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CENTRAL

Advance “Booking at Andersons & the Theatre Telephone 25720.

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

YOU'VE HEARD HIM OVER THE RADIO NOW SEE HIM ON THE SCREEN.

HE'LL CROON INTO YOUR HEARTS WITH SONGS YOU WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.

"It's a British & Dominions Production."

Payne

and his

Band

CAVE

Wonderfully Staged-Brilliant Music

SONG-HITS INCLUDE:-

"I'LL DO MY BEST TO MAKE YOU HAPPY"

"LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING". "GOOD MORNING MR. SUN,"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1933.

WASTED HEROISM tion and sadness which at times

AND LIVES

will develop. Into something akin to anger. In every incident recorded, with the exception of the submarine activities in the Marmors, we find the berolam and devotion" of off-

· FUTILE ENTERPRISES cera and men thrown away on enter- | |prises which a rudimentary know- "Smoke on the Horizon."" „Medi-ledge of naval strategy would have terranean Fighting, 1914-1918. By dismissed instantly... Vice-Admiral C. V. Usborne, C.B. C.M.G. Hodder and Stoughton. 188. net....

SCIENTIST VICTIM TO

RARE DISEASE

ROCKY MOUNTAIN, SPOTTED FEVER

with

Dr Brumpt. whose fame, was The great fleet of "pre-Drend established in connection nought ships, derided by Lord researches into sleeping sickness,. Fisher as prehistoric, were turned was stricken while inoculating the Admiral Üsborne, in this ex into battle practice targets for animal with the "dermacentor an- traordinarily interesting book, what "Admiral Uspoins describes dersoni," which produces heredi- "Smoke on the Horizon," brings as some of the most powerful tary disease carried by ticks in the to bear on his subject the wide, as fortifications in the world. Traw-western United States. - well as detailed knowledge whichlers, manned by gallant ratings: The Pasteur Institute specialists must always be at the disposal of and fishermen, wete exposed to no are now confronted for the first the Director of Naval Intelligence, purpose to the withering fire, at time in the history of French me- a post which the author has recently almost point-blank range, of shore

batteries. relinquished at the Admiralty.

When auch great knowledge is re- In the absence of convoy, resist enforced by an admirable and lucided by the Admiralty, hundreds of style of narration, the great events merchant ships were sunk at leisure which he chronides can hardly fail by German submarines. to interest a wide public outside the Navy and Army.

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dicine with a casa of Bocky Moun- tain spotted fever. It is stated by Physicians in attendance that Dr. Brumpt, who is 55 years old; has a good chance of recovery heart can stand the strain.

if his.

Von Arnauld alone sank five troop The alarm expressed by phy transports and 126 ateamships In sicians that the disease might have The story of the sortie of the all 600,000 tons, and it is recorded made its first appearance in Fran- Gochen and Breslau will do nothing of him that he used his gun almost ce in epidemic ferm was dispoiled to diminish the historic fame of exclusively, and acted throughout when the circumstances of Dr. these two splendidly handed and with the greatest consideration for Brumpt's illness became known. magnificently constructed. German. the crews, even after unrestriced ships. The Goeben, by her extra-warfare was declared. This shows ordinary escape from Messina in the face of overthelming British ships, provides. like the Battle of Jutland, a terrible indictment of the naval doctrine of "The Fleet in Being" as an acceptable alternative to the traditional doctrine of deci- sive action.

that had merchant ships sailed in than of experienced seamen, and company with single escort that a drab war of massed and mounting a single Gin. gun, the faulty material, wrongly employed, casualties to merchant ships would was rellaved from stagnation only have been almost negligible.

by the heroic and noble self- This book, like the fifth volume sacrifice.of junior officers and men of "The Official History," must whose exploits the author has ren I may be mistaken, but I can student the impression that the gen

inevitably give the unprejudiced dered unforgettable.. hardly doubt that most naval officers eral direction of the naval campaign and laymen will read this book from the Admiralty was In the with mingled feelings of admira-hands of amateur engineers rather

LAST TWO DAYS

At 2.50, 5.10, 7,15 89.30 p.m.

"Smoke on the Horizon" was un- bappily an inevitable outcome of Lord Fisher's false doctrine of sca power.

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SE

GREATER THAN

SPECTACULAR

A MOTION PICTURE.

A daring, timely, original theme! A drams of tremendous power thunders across the screen and finds in every» one an answering echo.

A dramatic thunderbolt challenging the world, it huris a smashing answer to the burning question of the hour.

with.

WALTER HUSTON Pat O'Brien Kay Johnson R Constance Cummings Gavin Gordon

MADNESS

AMERICAN

SPICIAL ADDED ATTRACTION MICKEY MOUSE CARTOON

TO-MORROW

YOU WILL BE SHOCKED by these

Clever Coln Chasers

LESSON IN LOVE

NEXT CHANGE.

JI

THE WEIRDEST FILM EVER MADE.

..

THE PRODUCERS OF "FRANKENSTEIN" DO

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Now they offer you the weirdest. picture cover concalved-a mummy come to life to seek his lost lova,

with

ZITA JOHANN

DAVID MANNERS

Edward Van Staan, Arthur Byron, Story by Nine Wilcok Putnam and Richard Schayer. Produced by Cad Laemmle, Jr. Directed by Kerl Freund.: Presented by Carl Ladmmis.

KARLOFF

THE UNCANNY -

MUMMY

SEDITIOUS POSTERS IN INDIA

REPUBLICAN ARMY"

REVIVED.

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

It's untrue" not MY mother

In some cases the posters have Been pasted upon walls by night. They are headed "A call to you," and some of them declare that re- volutionaries will take

over, сп March 6, the "national work of Congress, which has failed.". A revival of the "Hindustan Re- Leaflets have been distributed in publican Army" organisation is In- Allahabad calling upon shopkeepers dicated by a display of posters at to close their shops in memory of Agra, Muttri, Meerut, Cawnpore, a leader who was shot in an en- Allahabad, and Delhi.

counter with the police.

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

They pointed the finger

of scorn at han a« «Hər Mother,... Her Father Could these thinga

Be traet

Samuel Goldwyn reeds

THE PULITZER PRIZE DRAMA

STREET SCENE

by ELMER RICE..

with

SYLVIA SIDNEY WILLIAM COLLIER, Jr. ESTELLE TAYLOR

KING VIDOR'S

Production

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2,30-5.15

7.15-9.30

Gossiping neigh bors-- Neglected wives-Suffering

children - Life Love-Hate-Fury --Frenzy--Com flict--Emotion--

EVERYTHING!

Hair-trigger action Thrilling

romance

Zane Grey's

ROBBERS ROOST

George

O'BRIEN

Maureen O'Sullivan

Directed by

LOUIS KING

FOX Picture

At 11,80 a,m,2,30 & 7.10 p.m, only

"SHANGHAI NIGHT"

| A Chinese Silent Picture with Musical Accompaniment and English Subtitles, Produced by

The United Photoplay Service Ltd.

"TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTAL

2 DAYS ONLY

THEATREN

THE

FLEMING ROAD

WANGHAI

TEL. 28473

TO-DAY-TO-MORROW GRAND PARADE

A Gripping, Amazing, Back- Stage Comedy Drama.

An Excellent Story of Old. Time Minstrelay with Iti Street Parade, Band Concert and Stage Performance.

Splendid Singing. Dancing! and Music!

تر گر کر فرادیی کور

HELEN TWELVETREES and FRED SCOTT

3WISE 3 WISE GIRLS

with MAE CLARKE

TO-DAY

ONLY

- JEAN: HARLOW

MARIE PREVOST - WALTER BYRON

"H ́DOLUMBIA PICTURE

(STAR

Robert SHEARER

At 2.30 5.20,

7.20 8 9.20

Norma MONTGOMERY in "PRIVATE LIVES"

TO-DAT ONLY

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer PUTURE,

WORLDA

Ai 2.30, 5.15,

1.15 8 9.20

Wm. HAINES "FAST LIFE":

MAJESTIC

"THE BIG

TO-DAY

ONLY

BROADCAST" At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 &

with

STUART ERWIN

BING CROSBY

LEILA HYAMS

9:20 P.M.

Not only the combined talents of every star of the air to gloriously en- tertain, but the great heart story of the peopls behind the MIKE”*