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CENTRAL

THEATRE

Advance Booking at Andersons & the Theatre Telephone 25720..

SHOWING TO-DAY.

at 2.30, 5.1.5, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

John

Every Woman's Blood will Beat! Strong Men's Eyes will Fill with Texra!

Barrymore pours his bum. ing genius into one of the most stirring human docu- ments the stage has ever given to the screen!

BARRYMORE

An

RKO-RADIO PICTURE

of course!

With three brilliant stars in Clemence Dane's"magnificent heart-thrilling play

"A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT"

With KATHARINE HEPBURN Billie Burke, David Manners.". Directed "By Gorge Cukor. Dauid O. Selenick, Executive Producer

THE WORLD'S CRITICS HALL THIS AS ONE OF THE SEASON'S BEST PICTURES!

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL

THE GREAT DROUGHT

OFFICIAL END

AMERICA

N. Y. NOT ALLOWED TO CELEBRATE

New York, April 6. Fourteen years "drought" comes to official end in the States to-night.

JAPANESE LEADER'S RESIGNATION

7. 1933.

SENATE CLEARS FOR ACTION

Withdrawn by Order of SMASHING ATTACK

Emperor

Tokyo, April 7

Mr. Koyama, the Minister of Justice, bas resigned, taking responsibility for the implication of a high judicial official in a recent Communist plot. of

ON UNEMPLOYMENT

30-HOUR WEEK

BILL PASSED Washington, Apr. 6.

The Senate has passed a Bill It is thought possible that the providing for thirty-hour week an resignation may precipitate the and prohibiting the shipment in United Cabinet crisis which the papers inter-State and foreign commerce have recently been forecasting of products of labour employed Reuter..

Later for more than, thirty hours in a The beer will be on the table: in nineteen out of forty-eight| Mr. Koyama has withdrawn his week. States and the others, or the maresignation on the command of jority of them, are expected to fol- the Emperor, who 'holds that the low suit in quick time.

The measure is to remain effec- Minister was not responsible for live for a period of two years.,

Beer, ale and porters will be his subordinate's Implication in sold in restaurants, clubs and the Communist intrigue.-Reuter. hotels.

Broadway, however, is compel

ed to remain, temporarily, thirsty. The New York brewers are cau-1

decided not to ticus and have

make delivery of any alcoholic, drinks until six o'clock to-morrow. morning."

They fear the possibilty of an' orgy of celebration if drinks are supplied to-night, an event which would be prejudicial to the "Wet" cause-Reuter.

ITALIAN MINISTER RETURNING HOME

It specifically, excepts industries! which are engaged in the produc-| tion of perishable goods.--Reuter, [

proceeding on Home Leave.

He will be accompanied by his wife who is the eldest daughter of

Chang Hsueh-liang Aboard Signor Mussolini.

Conte Rosso

While the vessel is in port the Minister and his wife will be entertained on board by the Italian community of Hongkong.

The Conte Rosso, the Italian luxury liner, which passes through

We understand that another the Colony on April 13, will have Nanking, Apr. 5. The Ministry of Communications many distinguished passengers on passenger for Italy is Marshal has ordered a reduction in the air-board, including Count Ciano, the Chang Hauch-Liang, who is travell- nail rates on newspapers-Reuter. Italian Minister in China, who is ing with an armed bodyguard.

LAST TWO DAYS

At 2.30. 5.10, 7.15 8 9.30.p.m.

HONCKONC'S FINEST CHEMA

Conan Doyle's Greatest Sherlock Holmes Adventure

THE

SIGN OF

FOUR

AN ASSOCIATED

RIDIO PICTURE

NEXT CHANGE.

ENGLAND'S GREATEST ENTERTAINER IS HERE WITH MUSIC THAT ENCHANTS

AND SONGS YOU WILL NEVER FORGET:

Production

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25513,

25132).

-NEXT CHANGE- SUNDAY, 9th April

She knew that what these Ipeople said was true-yet · she was the only one who sympathized and under- stood b

GOME.

It wrecked

lis vengeance

on an lenocent boy and gill

JEALOUSY-

I burned

lis brand on

the souls of

a household!

NEGLECT-

I brought

Tragedy into the life o!

"a heart-hungry

wife!

Samuel

GOLDWYN

Street Scene

with

SYLVIA

SIDNEY

Wm.

QUEENS THEATRE

To-day & To-morrow at 2.80, 5,10, 7.15 & 9.20

TOGETHER

GREATEST STAR of TODAY- GREATEST STAR of TOMORROW!

Master of a thousand emotions creates his most amazing role!

JOHN

BARRYMORE

MARIAN

MARSH TRILBY

אן

SVENGALI

Never such strange emo- tions! He hypnotizes! He thrilla! He commandst Any

woman caught in his spell MUST obey!

Hypnotist!

Gentis ! Lover! Whose' avil power makes women hit slaves (

Warner Bros.

& Vitaphone hit.

FROM SUNDAY

GREATER THAN PA MOTION PICTURE

SPECTACULAR

A daring, timely, original theme! A "drama of tremendous power thunders"

across the screen and finds in every~.- one an answering echo.

A dramatic thunderbolt challenging the world, it hurls a smashing anawer to the burning question of the hour,

wwith

Walter HUSTON

Pat O'Brien Kay Johnson Constance Cummings Gavin Gordon

AMADNESS

TO-DAY and TO-MORROW

STAR

JACK HOLT

Behind Mask

Maris Kartelf Oenstance_Gemmings

Direles by

At 2.50 5.20,

7.20 8 9.20

JACK PAYNE AND HIS BAND IN SAY IT WITH MUSIC UTHM E ROMANCE A MUSICAL FEAST

HEAR THESE HAUNTING MELODIES

"I'LL DO MY BEST TO MAKE YOU HAPPY" "LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING." |

Love

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HATS

$13,50

Dresses in

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ARTHUR WONTNER IAN HUNTER

and

ISLA BENAN

Released by The BRITISH FILM CO. Hongkong. All who have read a Sherlock Holmes story must see Arthur Wontner as the great detective.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-5.15

7.15-9.30

Collier, Jr.

Estellm

Taylor

KING VIDOR'S

Glectasi since "THE BIG PARADE" UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTAL

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FOX

WOMAN'S LOVE

A

BROUGHT HIM

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SHADOWS

THE FIRING SQUAD.

OF

HER INGENUITY

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SOUL

CHARLES

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TO-DAY — TÖ-MORROW

THEY CALLED

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A SPY

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TO-DAY @ SWORLDA At 2.96, 5.15.

10.MORROW

7.15 89.20

"LOVERS COURAGEOUS":

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pinte

JAPAN'S PROTEST

AGAINST ACTIVITIES IN" FUKIEN PROVINCE

Tokyo, Apr. 6.

THE TAEL GOES

OFFICAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY GOVERNMENT

Shanghai, Apr. 6

A strong protest will be lodged It' has been officially stated with the Fukien Provincial au- that China went off the centuries- thorities and the National Govern- old- tael standard to-day. ment with regard to the alleged In its order formally abolish- anti-Japanese agitation in Fukien, inr. the tacl as a unit of currency which, it is stated, is assuming from to-day, the National Gov- alarming proportions,

arament emphasises that hence- It is alleged, that frequent cases forth contracts in terms of tacls. con- will be considered invalid and occur in which policemen fiscate Japanese goods or severely says that outstanding obligations punish Chinese merchants dealing in taels should be converted into

i dollars, Rcutor. with them.-Reuter.

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