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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30 5.157.15 & 9.30 P.M. UNIQUE FILM CO. presents

"A MOVIE STAR"

WITH

WOO SHING AND YEE KWOK.

A CHINESE TALKING PICTURE IN CANTONESE DIALOGUE,

COMMENCING SATURDAY

BROUGHT BACK FOR A SHORT ENGAGEMENT THE CLEVEREST AND SNAPPIEST MUSICAL OF THE YEAR !

Have You Seen the

O

CARIOCA

Not a fox trat or

a polka.

But honey, it's

a smoka...

From Rio de Janeiro

where it never gets cold!

Seen for the first time north of the Equator

the most stupendous spectècle ever born to rhythm.

BLYING

OWNTO RIO

DISCOVERED1

And from now on

you'll laugh every Time you hear his nampt

One of Broadway's favorits Jan FRED ASTAIRE makes the bit of your lifel

With

DOLORES

DEL

RIO

GENE RAYMOND.. RAUL ROULEN GINGER ROGERS... FRED ASTAIRE Music by

VINCENT YOUMANS

Lyrics by Edward Eliseu and Gus Kahn. Dircled by THORNTON FREELAND, MERIAN C. COOPER, exec- ulive producer, Louis Brock, essociate producer.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1934.

JOBS FOR

MILLIONS

AMERICA'S SUMMER PROGRAMME

MODERN HOUSING

SCHEME

(Special to "Telegraph”)

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis Mass enger Ordinance, 1201. Revived April 4. 9.49 '4.m.)_

Washington, April 4. Commander J. E. Sissmore, D.S.c. The problem of reducing un-R.N., who left for England to day in employment in the United H. M. troepship 'Somerestshire. Mri. States, still standing at a de- Sissmore leaves on Saturday by the 'plorably high figure, is seriously P. and O. Haur Ranchl. engaging the attention of Ad-| ministration officials.

At a press conference to-day. General Hugh Johnson, National Recovery Administrator, aald he hopes to secure the re-employment of two million men during the

NEW MINISTER TO SIAM

Spring and Summer through the SIR JOSIAH GROSBY processes of shortening working hours in industry and stimulating building enterprise.

a

APPOINTED

London, Apr. 4. He said that plans are being been appointed Minister to Bang- Sir Josiah Crosby, K.B.E., has prepared for nationwide kok, in succession to Mr, C. F. J. $1,000,000,000 home modernisation programune, Including the removal Dormer. of slums.

WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL

VACATING SITE

SHORTLY

RESPONSE TO APPEAL

London, Apr. 4.. Westminster Hospital, one of the oldest and owing to its posi tion opposite Westminster Abbey, perhaps the best known in Lon- don, is shortly to be vacated.

In response to an appeal for £100,000 for the purchase of a site for a new building, a sum of £106,- 731 has been raised in five months, 6,000 donors contributing.

Ar appeal on behalf of the fund was broadenst recently by tho Lord Chancellor, Lord Sankey, and ns areault £8.127 was received.

A loan of £220,000 will be raised for the new building which will incorporate the latest develop ments in hospital design and ap- paratus after a report has been re- ceived from a mission which will inspect most modern European hospitals.

Particular attention will be given to minimising the delay in dealing with out-patients-British Wirelcan,

The new Minister is, as a result of this appointment, returning to There will be no weakening in the country where he commenced the drive to cut hours of employ- his diplomatic career as a student ment by a further ten per cent. interpreter in 1904, and where he Mrs. E. E, Carter is to speak from and to fucrease wages for the remained in Various

capacities. B. W. at 0.30 p.m. to-day on the shorter period by ten per cent.until 1917, when he was appointed subject of "Co-operation Between the Consul at Saigon. In 1919, he was Nations of the Pacifle." Mr. Carter appointed acting Consul-General stitute of Pacific Relationn, while Mrs. Is the Secretary General of the In- at Bangkok, and a year later he Carter has been very active in the returned to Saigon. From 1921 to League of Women Voters of the Un- 1931, he was Consul at Batavia, ited States of America and has also and since the latter year has been served for several years on. the Minister to Panama.-Reuter. World's Committee of the Y,W,C.A.

United Press.

The Hongkong Benevolent Society gratefully acknowledges a donation of $10 from Mr. M. J. Quist, in memory of the late Mr. Edward Stone.

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30.

5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

KINGS

"THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED

YEARS... ARE THE HARDESTI”

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313. G 25332.

NEXT CHANCE

Two Great Stars Give Their Finest Performances

QULLA'S

Final Showings To-day at 2.80, 6.10, 7.20 & 9,80

ESKIMO

WIFE

Two TERRIFYING YEARS in the

Artic to mako--

TO-DAY

ONLY

Metro- Goldwyn-

Mayer PICTURE

TRADERS

this EPIC of LOVE and ADVENTURE!

Paramount's Drama

'Disgraced'

STAR HELEN

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with

TWELVETREES

BRUCE

CABOT

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At Hankow Rd.

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Mama Loves Papa

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