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CENTRAL

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A DRAMA OF PRISON CHAIN GANGS

THAT WILL AMAZE YOU

The clank of leg irons—the swiiku

of the make whip the crack of rifle shots aimed at men with targets on their backs!

CAN. THIS BE AMERICA ?

Shameless, brutal and TRUE L the story of the chain gangs, where nameless men hack a mountains in the blistering sun. Thrilling and glorious the story of the one man in the gang whose spáris would not crumble...who rose in mighty strength because' a woman walied!

Here's drama big aa

Life itself... drama 'to send the blood pounding through your veins and act aflame your deepest

émotions.

"HELL'S HIGHWAY"

Aa

RKO

RADIO

Picture

of courtel

Dorid Q. Selznick, Executre Producer

Starring RICHARD

DIX

with TOM BROWN and Rochelle Hudson Directed by Rowland Brown

NEXT CHANGE.

***Hello.......number, pullease... this is Pazu Zitts speaking .......I mean Zizu Patts...oh dear...this picture is so funny I've forgotten my name...Zasu Pitts, that's it...are you İstenia...come on over and see the girl at the next switchboard and her sweetie mix it in one swellelegant picture l'

with

NORMAN

FOSTER

JUNE CLYDE

ZASU PITTS

Henry Armetta, J. Far- Fell MacDonald. Pro duced by Carl Laemmis, Jr. Directed by Edward Luddy, Presented by Cad Laemmle. A UNI VERSAL PICTURE.

STEADY COMPANY

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHT FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1933.

ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED

KOWLOON MOTORIST

FINED

Edward Curtiss, of No. 7. Nanking Road, was summonded | before Mr. Butters at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning for Failing to notify the police as soon sa he reasonably could after knocking down a Chinese woman In Chatham Road on March 15

:

ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS

SERIOUS VIEW OF MOSCOW ARRESTS

London, March 30, The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, announced in the Commons to-day that the whole subject of the arrested employees of the In Metropolitan Vickers Company Moscow is receiving the most serious and urgent attention of His Majesty's Government.

He therefore, telegraphed yes- terday to Sir Eamond Orey, Am- basador in Moscow, requesting his return home immediately for consultation. He is leaving for London to-day.

It was alleged that defendant ran into the woman near tinjunc tion of Natham Road and Chatham Road ns about 4.35 pm, on the day in question, and as a result of her injurica, the woman was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospi- tal. It was also alleged that de- fendant did not make a report to the police until the latter were umano looking for him.

Defendant said that after col-

In the meantime, the Embassy will be in charge of Mr. Strang, Counsellor of the Embassy, Au Charge D'Affairen-British Wire-

MACAO GOVERNOR ARRIVES

OFFICIAL LANDING

CEREMONY

His Excellency the Governor of Macao, Lient-Colonel A.J. Ber nardes de Miranda, accompanied by Mile. Bernardes de Miranda, and Capt. Cruz Ribeiro, A.D.C., arrived Hongkong to-day on an official visit to the Colony,

Although scheduled to arrive at 11:30 a.m., the Sui Thi was delayed by rough weather, and His Ex- cellency did not land at Queen's. Pier, which was gaily bedecked with flags for the occasion, until 12.30 p.m.".

His Excellency the Governor of.

Pech, Hongkong. Sir Williard K.C.M.G., K.B.E, together with a representative body of residents, met the visiting Governor at the wharf. After landing, Lt. Col. Miranda inspected the Guard of liding with the woman, he went Station and from there rang up Honour from the Ist. Lincolnshire to look for a telephone with the the Kwong Wah. Hospital where, Regiment, under Capt. H. Mare intention of sending for the am he was told, the woman was. The shall, and drove off to Government bulance, but before he could de authorities there informed him House, an escort Being provided so he found that the woman was that she was not in a serious con- by the Motor Machine Gun Section walking away, assisted by two dition at all.

of the Hongkong Volunteer defence friends. She was aparently un-

Corps. At Government Huse the harmed, except for a shaking. He Asked why he had not made a Guard of Honour was provided by himself was badly lacerated in the report to the police earlier, he the Portuguese Company of the hand and went to a friend's house said he did not know that he had Corps. where he had it looked after. Be- to do so within a specified time. ing considerably shaken himself, He had seen that the woman was Governor will stay in Hongkong he stayed there for tea and a rest. not seriously hurt, and thought He returned home later in the there was no immediate hurry. evening to find that the police)

His Worship decided to convict were looking for him. He accord ingly went to the Water Police and imposed a fine of $15...

TO-DAY"

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It is understood that the visiting

for a short period, before leaving on a visit to Portugal. During his stay in Hongkong, Lt. Col. Miranda will be the guest of His Excellency the Governor.

HONCKONE'S FINEST CNEMA

He practiced his foot- work in a society ball- room.

When he got into the ring all he knew was the clinches.

JAMES

DUNN

SOCIETY

He was a Prize-Fighter Who Did His Best Work in the Clinches.

GIRL

"with SPENCER

TRACY

PEGGY

SHANNON

Based on play by Joha Larkin, Jr. and Charles Benham.

Directed by

SIDNEY LANFIELD

Fox Picture

The Battle of the Classes — Typified by a Unique Romance Betwɛen an Unlettered Bɔy and a Thrill-Seeking Social Butterfly.

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The Thirst for Powerf

The Lust to Kill

The Yearning to Lovel Which Desire is Stron in, a Man with Only E

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TO LIVE

POLICE FIRE AT FUGITIVE

MAN WHO BOLTED RECAPTURED

with WARNER BAXT

the and stopped. He was arrested and taken back to Station:

The police report states th '12:30 o'clock ⠀⠀ this mornini man, Chan Blu, who had rested by Acting Sub A shot fired by Sergeant Hill MeEwen, was having hi frustrated an attempt by a prints taken in the cha Chinese to escape from police of the Wanchai Polled custody at Wanchai in the early He broke loose and rusl hours of this morning. The the building. He was misgile did not hit the fugitive, Sergeant Hill onto who, on hearing the shot from the vacant land in Lock Sergeant who was in hot pursuit, where the police offic thought better of his intentions revolver and fired a aổ