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CENTRAL

CHEATRE

Advance Booking at Andersons & the Theatre Telephone 25720.

FINAL SHOWING TO-DAY

at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

HIS PAST AFFAIR BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE PRESENT, AND OH! WHAT A GRAND FUTURE AWAITED HIM!

Tom Walls LEAP YEAR

IN

ANNE GREY

ENGAGED TO A BLONDE IN LOVE WITH A BRUNETTE!

A

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1933.

"OLD LADY" BUYS GOLD

EXPLANATION. BY CHANCELLOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

London, Feb. 23, Replying to a Commons ques- tion regarding the recent gold purchases by the Bank of England issue department, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Chamberlain, 'said that, for various reasons, large amounts of foreign money had been coming to London recently, which were bad money in the sense that they could not rely on retaining them.

If no precautions were taken. these capital movements would result in a sharp rise in sterling, to be followed later on by a sharp fall,

Everyone would agree that such fluctuations, which were

very

harmful to trade, should be limit-

ed as far as possible, but it was

SECRET AEROPLANE ARMING REPORT

BRITAIN NOT TAKING ACTION..

London, Feb. 23.. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, was questioned in the House of Commons re garding reports alleging that 32 military aeroplanes" were recently flown from Italy to Hungary and there taken to pieces and hidden.

He replied that he had seen these statements, of which a semi-official denial had been issued by the Hungarian Gov- ernment.

In this instance, therefore, - he did not consider any spe..... cial action was called for on the part of the British Gov. ernment.-British Wireless.

mom

ACTIVE TRADE IN

SILVER

not in the general interest to state. COINAGE DEMAND

what particular methods might be adopted to check them.

LIKELY

A cable received by Messrs.

CAPE COALITION.

SMUTS-HERTZOG "AGREEMENT

POLITICAL CRISIS

SETTLED

Capetown, Feb. 23. The political upheaval in}] South Africa has had a some- "what unexpected result, a coali-

tion agreement having been ten- tatively reached between Gen- eral Hertzog, the Premier, "and General Smuts, the Leader of the Opposition.

The agreement is presumably the result of a breakdown of negotiations between General Smuts and Mr. Tielman Roos.

Under the arrangement entered into between the two political lenders, General Hertzog will re- tain the position of Prime Minis- ter and General Smuts will be al- lotted an important portfolio „în his Cabinet:

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The agreement provides for full maintenace of South Afri- can membership of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Parliament will probably be

view to dissolved next week and a general election,

He agreed with the questioner that these purchases of gold should be regarded as flexible additions Swan, Culbertson and Fritz from to the bank's gold holding and New York states that there was that it would be improper to re-active trading in silver yesterday, gafd them as permanent additions due to the possibility of more to the gold reserves which may be being used in coinage.. The price the formation of a semi-National used in the future for restoring advanced during the day, but Government, will

reacted somewhat in the after-May-Renter credit-British Wireless.

noon.

Silver quotations

with

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QUEENS TIPATRE

To-day & To-morrow at 2.30, 5,10, 7.15 & 9.20 BRITAIN'S BEST THRILLER

IVOR NOVELLO

604 ELIZABETH ALLAN & AW. BASKCOMB In

THE LODGER

A Hair-Raising Mystery Story with a Startling Climax

be called for

THE

the Shareholders of the Hangkong and

The Central Committee of the Shanghai Banking Corporation are National Metal Exchange of New reminded that the Bank's meeting York were:-Spot 27.67; May, Communist Party under the leader- takes place tomorrow (Saturday) at 27.77; July, 27.98. Total sales ship of M. Stalin, the virtual Diets- 11.30 am. at the Head Office of the yesterday were 6,350,000 ounces on tor of Russia, has issued a caution Corporation, No. 1 Queen's Road

254 contracts.

against the danger of an attack. Central:

SAUCY STORY SPARKUNG WITH

FUN --

LAST TWO

DAYS

A British & Dominions Picture.

-STARTING TO-MORROW

Arresting, strange and torrifying is the story of the man who hunted mon! On his island stronghold, Zaroff, polished sportsman, lured ships to their doom with falsa beacons placed in a shark- lnfested sea...then drove the male survivors into the jungle armed with knives, to be hunted down like beastst

The Most Dangerous Game

With JOEL MCGREA FAY WRAY...LESLIE BANKS ROBERT ARMSTRONG Directed by Irving Pichef and Ernest B. Schoedrack from the story by Richard Connell.

"A COOPER-SCHOEDSÄCK PRODUCTION

David Q. Selznick, Exec. Producer

́Ân RKO-RADIO Picture of kourni

ANGLO-IRISH DISPUTE

COAL SUGGESTION

DISFAVOURED ·

London, Feb. 23.

withdrawal of the Irish duty on British coal, the Dominions Secre- tary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, said any attempt to reach a partial settle- ment of the Anglo-Irish dispute on the suggested lines was not likely to be useful.

At the same time, as he had fre quently explained, the United

. In the House of Commons to-day, Kingdom Government remained de. asked if he would be prepared to fulrous of a friendly settlement negotiate with the Irish Free State with the Irish Free State, provided Government with a view to exempt on the basis that the validity of ing equivalent. Irish, product from existing obligations was accepted. the special duties, in return for a-British Wireless.

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At 2.30, 5.10.

7 15 89.30 p.m.

HONCKOND'S FINEST CHEMA

ALL THAT WAS HOLY

-is now sin! **

Has LOVE, too, a new meaning?

it's the world you live in- Look at it!

LORGOTTEN COMMANDMENTS

Clarified by spectacular episodes ( from the CECILB. DeMILIE epic "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

with

SARI MARITZA "GENE RAYMOND MARGUERITE CHURCHILL IRVING PICHEL

a Paramount Picture.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

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Laugh with the sap who thought love was a noun!

H

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R KNEW THE FACTS

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LIONEL

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"Flying High"

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Comedy

MAJESTIC

·To-day & To-morrow at 2.30, 5.20, 7,20 & 9.20 p.m.

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