1933-08-12 — Page 18

CENTRAL

THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

AT 2:30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30.

HERE IS A BRITISH THRILLER THAT GRIPS YOU FROM START TO FINISH. LYN HARDING-RAYMOND MASSEY ATHOLE STEWART

in

SHERLOCK HOLMES SOLVES CONAN DOYLE'S GREATEST MYSTERY IN

THE SPECKLED BAND

BRITISH AND DOMINIONS PICTURE

Commencing To-morrow

AT 5.15 & 9.30 SHOWS ONLY.

The Season's Comedy Sensation)

—with the screen's inimitable tomm-~-

SUM

SUMMERVILLE and ZASU PITTS...

OUT ALL NIGHT

With Lamm Hope Crews, Bhuday” Grey," Alexander Cam. Produced by Carl Laemmis, Iz Dirvoted by Sam Taylor. Presented by Carl Laemmle,

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1933,

SOLDIER SENT

TO PRISON

STEALS WATCH AND

RUNS AWAY

EUROPEAN COTTON, WHEAT

MANAGER CHARGED

ALLEGED FALSE- PRETENCES

7

'AND SILVER

LATEST NEW YORK

QUOTATIONS

Messrs. Swan; Culbertson and Fritz have recolved the following quotations on the Now York cotton and wheat and silver exchange for yesterday.

Cotton

December

Private Walter Langdon, of the Lincolnshire Regiment, stationed at Shamshulpo Barracks, was sent to

Lewis Edurin Sotheron Hodge, prison for aix weeks by Mr. aged 44 years,, manager, of the Wynne-Jones, this morning for Union, Transport Company, ap- stealing a gold wrist watch from apeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones Chinese jeweller's establishment at in the Central Police Court this October 57, Queen's Road Central.

morning, charged with obtaining January $45 by false pretences from the March Concrete Products Ltd.

May Defendant is alleged to have|July purported to have effected repnirs Spot to a junk belonging to the com- plainant firm, and to have been given the money for the repairs, Sept. Actually no repairs were carried Oct. out

"I happened to like the window. A spell came over mo" said Long- don.

Detective-sergeant' Suter. said the defendant went into the shop last night and asked to be shown a watch. He walked out with the watch and then ran away. He was caught by a private watchman at Lee Yuen Street East. When searched at the Police Station the watch was found in his possession. An officer of the Lincolns said defendant bore quite a good charac. ter, did his work well and was sober. There was 'no entry on his record sheet for the past year, but he had previously had a lapse of this nature. "I think he gets

fits of depression", he said.

·

Doc.

Aug. 10th Aug. 11th, Opening Closing

Range Range

9.78- 9.78 0.97-10.00 10.05-10.05

10.18-10.20 -10.30-10.19 10.50-10.50

Wheat.

9.36 0.38

0.56 9.58

9.64-9.6|

9.77- 9.78

9.95- 9.95

10.10-10.10

0.30.

Aug. 10. Aug. 11.

Aug. 10th Aug, 11th. ' Chicago Winsiper Chicago Winnipeg

100%

05% For

82

78% 100 83% 9814 804 fence, said that defendant was on

Mr. M. A. da Silva, for the de- May ..... 107% 88% 302% - 84%

Silver. bail of $500. In view of the fact that he voluntarily surrendered December

September himself to the Folice, he would March... apply for a reduction in ball. Họ understood that the Police were asking for two weeks' remand, as Mr. Honry Graye, manager of the Concrete Products was at present in Shanghai.

36,19 30.41 37.24 37.24 37.1:8 37.90

Total sales for the day:

5,050,000 oz. 3,170,000 028. (202 Contracts) (139 Contracts).

Leonardo da Vinci's world famous painting La Gioconda in the Louvre

Replying to the magistrate, Gallery is declared to be only a copy insp. Murphy said he thought Mr. while the original canvas is sold to bo in the possession of an art dealer Graye's evidence was necessary. in Algiers, according to a sensational The previous conviction was for kong since 1916 and was residing yesterday's Paris papers. The report Hodge stated he lived in Hong-report from London appearing in smashing glass windows in Mayat Cameron Road with his family based on a description furnished Jast year.

and two children.

to u London paper by an individual His Worship reduced bail to allegedly took place after the painting named Jack Dean of the events which

The magistrate said that in viewi

of the previous offence he could | $200 in cash or a surety to be was stolen in 1011 from the Louvre not give defendant the option on approved by the Court, And to which it only returned eight years

ordered n remand for one week, later.,

Ane.

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WARRIOR'S HUSBAND

with

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From the play by Julian Thompson

Directed by Walter Lang

FOX

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A STIRRING PAGE

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TO-MORROW

Smilin' Through

AT 12.30, 2.30 & 7.15 SHOWS

THE FIRST CANTONESE TALKIE PRODUCED IN HONGKONG.

LEW MUNG KOK & WONG PUI YING

in

"A STUPID BRIDEGROOM" AN ALL-TALKING & ALL-SINGING COMEDY

Produced By

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LAST

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WILL

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Dorothy JORDAN trans RICH

Matty Kand

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World famous Grand] Opera Tono

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FREDRIC

LESLIE

MARCH HOWARD

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7.20 89.20

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