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CENTRAL

THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS_TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30. · JIM TULLY'S SMASHING CHAIN-GANG EXPOSE ! TERRIFIC THUNDERBOLT DRAMA.

"There's a Woman Back Of Every Crime!"

LAUGHTER

IN HELL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1933,

NEW PUBLIC

JIM TULIÍ'S sensational novel brought to quivering life on tho screen!....The story of a hunted man whose soul was seared in the Rames of siren kisses and “ "healed in the arms of true lovel

With PAT O'BRIEN, MERNA KENNEDY, BERTON CHURCHILL, GLORIA STUART, TOM BROWN. Produced by Carl Leemale, Jr. Directed by Edward Cahn. Presented by Carl Laemmle. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.

Commencing To-morrow

ANOTHER TRIUMPH ! GAUMONT BRITISH presents A CAST OF GREAT BRITISH STARS IN A HAPPY MUSICAL ROMANCE.

WORKS Honourable Members.. The pro-

COUNCIL APPROVE OF

HEAVY VOTE

posals wero Inid unofficially befora the Finance Committee of this Council in April last, approved by | them and have now been sanction- ed by the Secretary of State.

I how boy to move that this Council approves the recommenda tions made by the Director of Public Works and laid before Counell and resolves that a sum of Of this sum, $500,918 will be $631,658, distributed as follows: spent on public works extraordin- Head 32 Public Works ary, $60,000 on public works Department

$61,740.00 recurrent and $61,740 on ordinary | Hend 33 Public Works departmental works.

By unannous vote, the Legisla- tive Counell yesterday approved of additional expenditure totalling $631,668 on lóčal public works.

Recurrent

In putting the motion, the Head 84 Public Works Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Mr. M.) Extraordinary

J. Breen) said:

Honourable Members will ro- collect that the Honourable Colonia

MILITARY SECRETS..

AMERICAN SOLDIER'S STIFF SENTENCE.

Fort Sherman, Aug. 31. Convicted at n courtmartial in this Canal Zone military base, when he was charged with the

illegal possession of military secrets, Corporal Robert Osman, of Brooklyn, N. J., has been dishon-

ourably discharged from the United States army and sentenced 60,000.00 to three years' hard labour. 509,918.00

$031,658.00

Information Asked.

In addition the soldier has been ordered to pay a fine of U. S. $10,000 or serve an additional 18 years in prison with hard labour. Osman was not charged with selling military secrets to foreign: powers-Router.

Wharf, is it not, Mr. Paterson?

Hon. Mr. Paterson: The new wharf really has no number.

I am afraid I. do not know the aum. bora.

COOL CONTROLLED COMFORT

H. E. The Governor: In con- nexion with the approach, it was decided to seek some place where the silt might be placed and it is. proposed to place it at Kun Tong, beyond Kai Tak. In order to allow the dredgings to be placed there, carry out some works there to crente an area necessary to receive the deposits. Police Training School in Caine The Hon. Mr. Paterson: Number Rond. With regard to the rubble Five wharf, as a matter of fact mound at Kun Tong, certain pro-is the wharf at which passengers posals are being submitted to the ordinarily arrive. It in the оле Government very shortly and if nearest this side. they are approved work will be put) Lin hand in the near future.

Seerotary when presenting the be charged upon the revenue 1933 Budget emphasised the im- and other funda of the Colony in portance of keeping a sum of addition to the aums already pro- $10,000,000 In surplus balances vided in the Estimates for 1980 and explained that the Public for the purpose of carrying out Works programme was definitely these recommendations. restricted so that this figure ba The Colonial Secretary (How, maintained. The proposals he Mr. D. W. Tratman) seconded. . submitted would involve a reduc- tion of the surplue from $11,812,- 803, which he estimated would be

The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock: the opening figure of the year, to should like to ask where the Upper $10.616.131 at Its close. It turned Levels Police Station is to be, and out, however, that 1933 opened with in item 34, I should also like to $12,847,062 or $1,034,269 better have some further information than was anticipated, and as the about the construction of a rubble financial position during the car-mound at Kun Tong, first section. It has been found necessary to rent year has remained reasonably The lon. Director of Publie favourable, there is available for Works: The Upper Level Police further expenditure during the Station is on the site of the old year this num of $1,034,259, The Supplementary Estimates now sub- mitted amount to $631,058 which allows a substantini margin for eventualities.

For Urgent Works. The object of this resolution is to place further funds at the dis posal of the Public Works Depart-; ment during the current year for the purpose of undertaking, the additional urgent works recom- mended by the Honourable Director of Public Works and enumerated in the list before

LAST TWO DAYS

At 2,30,

5.10, 7.15 8

9.30 p.m.

Hon. Sir Henry Pollock: Sir, I would like....

H. E. the Governor: It is the new long one at the north end.

Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie: I notice one item for widening Magazine Gap Road. May I nsk when this will be completed 7

H. E. the Governor:' It is pro- posed to put in a sum of money in next year's estimate in the hope that it will be completed next

H. E. the Governor: This is in connexion with the dredging in the Harbour. It has I think been mentioned before at a finance com- mittee meeting, and in to enablo approaches to No. 5 Wharf on the other side. It is Number Five, year. "

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

WHO ACCUSED HIM?

Was it his conscience? Was it his wifet

Or was it his mistress ma

from out of the past?

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Commencing Sunday, 3rd. September.

ON THE SCREEN

They Kissed

While

Their

Fathers

Cussed

Fox Film Presents

BEST OF

ENEMIES

It's Hilarious

with

Buddy Regara

Martan Hen

Frank Morgan Joseph Cawthorn

Grate Missen

ON THE STAGE

The Sensational MACKEY TWINS

with their EDUCATED FEET"

QUEEN

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& To-morrow at 2.30, 5,10; 7:15 & 9.20 WHAT GOES ON IN METROPOLITAN GARAGE... HOUSE OF HELL ON WHEELS ?

Sonnie Hale Lilian Harvey Jack Hulbert

Happy Ever After

FASCINATING ROMANCE IN A COMEDY THAT IS DIFFERENT.

·with DELIGHTFUL SONG-HITS INCLUDING

“In a Year, In a Day." "Truly Rural" Gentlemen.'

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MONEY ADVANCED ON MORTGAGE OF PROPERTY. LOANS ON LIFE INTERESTS AND REVERSIONS.

LOW-RATES OF INTEREST.

tong Köng Bank Building**

hone 28121.

RONALD COLMAN

The SAMUEL GOLDWYN Production of

cynara

UNITED ARTIST'S PICTURES

Directed by KING VIDOR

KAY FRANCIS

Wann passions surge through o lide of tender emotion...sa real, as here, you'll say, as you wipe your fears away, "I hove lived with off these people! What an 'experience it was?"

ALSO ADDED ATTRACTION MICKEY MOUSE presenta "BUILDING A BUILDING" and

"BIRDS IN THE SPRING."

A Billy Symphony in Technicolour.

4 SHOWS DAILY

2.30-5.15

7.15-0.30

MICKEY MOLIS

The greatest coloured dancers over to appear In Hongkong, fresh from successes In America.

Muale by

PENINSULA HOTEL ORCHESTRA,

TAKE ANY TSAM OR Happy ValleY BUS

ORIENTAL

2 DAYS ONLY.

TO-DAY—TO-MORROW.

A GREAT PICTURE WORTHY OF HER

TAME.

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THE MOST PENTENTIOUS SORBIN PRÒDUCTION OF HER CAREER),

CLARA

BOW

SAVAGI

FLEMING ROAD WANGHAI

TEL, 28473

Eight Floors of Masked Danger Hiding Behind Tires, Gas and Steel) See the Racker Exposed --the "Dummy" Crushed-the __"Death-Ride" Plunging-Down- From Roof to Street: With » Dead Man at the Wheelf

DRIVING

with EDMUND LOWE WYNNE GIBSON JAMES GLEASON LOSS WILSON DICKIE MOORE

and ALLAN DINEHART

A Paramount Picture

FROM SUN D

BETTY BOOP

QARTOON

was the SMARTEST Guy on

Broadway!

But he wasn't fast enough for a dizzy blonde who could get away with murder. ROBERT

MONTGOMERY

SALLY

EILERS MADE ON BROADWAY

A Mesa Golduyn-Mayer, METURE

with MADGE EVANS Directed by

HARRY BEAUMONT

TO-DAY and TO-MORROW

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At 2.30 5.20, 7.20 8.9.20

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