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CENTRAL

THEATRE

Showing To-day At 2.30, 5.15, 7:15 & 9.30 p.m.

LO MING YAU-presents LILY LAI

IN

"QUEEN OF SPORTS"

A UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE PICTURE.

COMING

THE PLIGHT OF A GIRL WHO IN LOVE AND HATRED BECOMES THE TOOL OF MASCULINE EXPEDIENCE!

JOAN BARRY

SALLY BISHOP

HAROLD HUTH

A British Lion Production.

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

Tends to other people's business and ailments... sings tenor in the church choir...but just doesn't get around to figuring out how he stands with that widow.

Will Rogers

DOCTOR BULL

MARIAN NIXON

RALPH MORGAN

ANDY DEVINE. Direxted by John Ford.

VARIETY PROGRAMME.] · HITLER INSÜLTED?

ENTERTAINMENT FOR

HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND

STAFF

An enjoyable variety entertain-

COMPOSITOR'S ERROR GIVES OFFENCE

ment, arranged for the benefit of A small printing error in the the patients, was held at the Miliseer

com-

Berlin, Apr. 24.

Volkszeitup. n daily tary Hospital, Bowen Road, Inat newspaper, resulted in the evening, some one hundred and posilor responsible being taken into fifty patients and R. A. M. C. staff protective custody to-day. making up the audience.

The error was made at the end The programmo WAN

an am- of President von Hindenburg's re- pitious one and consisted of two produced congratulatory birthday e-apt plays, vocal Items, con-telegram to Chancellor Ilitior exhibitions, illusions, and wherein the President said he monologues,

hoped Herr Hitler would enjoy The entertainment was given by many more years of blessed work permission of the Officer Com-Land personal welfare. But the manding, Royal Army Medical compositor put in an interrogation Corps, and directly responsible for mark at this point instead of an arrangements were Major and Mrs. exclamation mark! That Grelllor and Mrs. Pryn.,

trouble, Reuter

were:

made

"in

The artists who took part in the differont items of the programme Schnelluom and assistant;

2 2-Dramatic Fragment, Mrs. Slessor, Lilas Irene Roe, Port" (McKinnel). Players: W. Mias Gray, Miss Walker, Mrs. Prya, Robertson. Sydney West, and Messors G. Nigel, John Casson.James Fergusson; Sydney West. Paul Blossor, W. 3.-Monologue, by Sam Ogelth- Robertson, and James Fergusson,

all of whom are well-known to loen nudiences as artistes of re pute.

waite;

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

OBITUARY

-- DIRECTOR OF IMPERIAL

CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

London, Apr, 20.

The death occurred to-day of Sir Max Muspratt, Director of the Im porial Chemical Industries and former Lord Mayor of Liverpool. Deceased was 63 years old and had no heirs.-Reuter.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1934.

differences of opinion on its in- mediate policy. A year later he and five other members of the City Council severed their connection with the Liberal caucus, though re maining Liberals, and declared their latention of voting indepen- dently.

ARMS PARLEY

SESSION POSTPONED UNTIL MAY 29

Genova, Apr. 21, It is now practically settled Sir Max Musjiratt was made a that the Disarmament Bureau baronot in 1922. In February and the General Commission of 1926, he and four others went over the Disarmament Conference" will to the Conservative party in the meet on May 29, Instead of Aprli City Council. He stated that his 30. It is considered, in view of Max Muspratt, industrial secession was mainly a local move the French statement of atlitude magante and politician, was born and was not prompted by the recently, that it would be point- in Liverpool in February, 1872, national situation of the Liberal less to hold a meeting this month and educated at Clifton College party, but that naturally he could with the object of redrafting, the and Zurich, being the first Eng- not be a Conservative locally and a British. proposala. lishman to secure the Swiss Govern- Liberal in national politics.

There are two courses open to ment diploma in Industrial When the great merger, Imperial the General Commission, which chemistry.

Chemical Industries, Ltd.. waa may either register its inability Entering the works of the United formed with a capital of £88,000,- to agree and adjourn sine die liko Alkali Co. In 1895, he was concern-000, Sir Max became one of the the World Economie Conference, ed with the management of the Directors. It is associated with or proceed with discussions hop- technical side till 1014, when he the syndicate which has obtained ing to reach an attenuated con- succeeded his father as Chairman concessions for exploiting the re-vention.

of, this vast undertaking, which sources of the Dead Sea. Certain The majority of states, Includ. had been founded by his grand-Australian chemical concerns are Ing France. favour the latter father,

also connected with the syndiente course, but others feel that the

A chemist of great ability, he and it was proposed to form a possibilitles of negotiations have was Chairman of the Association combination to amalgamate the not yet been exhausted.-Renter.

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chemical interests In Australia and New Zealand. In connection with this question Sir Max Muspratt visited Australla towards the end

of 1927.

of British Chemical Manufacturers, Deputy-Chairman of the Sulphuric Acid Association, Chairman of the Liverpool Economie League and of Lord Mayor of Liverpool's com mittee on the trade and industry of--

M. Antony Klobukowhy the port. During the War he work- ed in the closest touch with the

Paris. Apr. 24. Ministry of Munitions nud

The death occurral here to-day chairman of the committee dealing of M. Antony Klobukowky, former with sulphuric acid, while his ad- Governor-General of French Indo- vice on chemical warfare wan con- Chinn-Reuter, stantly asked. In January, 1920, he was elected President of the Federation of British Industries.

Since 1895 he had taken a lend- Ing part in Liberul politica Lancashire and had been active in the Liverpool City Council since 1903, having held every kind of public office. He was elected M. P. for the Exchange Division of the city in 1910. In 1918 he was chosen leader of the Liberal party in the Council, In March 1922, however, he resigned the leadership

BANDIT OUTRAGE

PILLAGED VILLAGE OF

TSOCHINTZE.

Harbin, Apr. 24,

A force of 2,500 bandits ent tele- graph wires and surprised the station of Tsochintze to-day.

Their attack was delivered with- M. Klobukowky, who was born in out warning and they robbed and 1855, was recognised as one France's foremost diplomats and among other things, a quantity of of pillaged for hours. They secured civil servants. He was a per-eash from the warehouses of the inminent member of the Higher

Connell of the Colonies, having pre-einl Agency.

Chinese Eastern Railway Commer viously served his country in the capacity of Minister to Bangkok from here, and after a two-hour Garrison troops were despatched (his first senior appointment. 1901); Minister to Peru, in 1903: village. Three of the invaders and in battle drove the bandits out of the Minister to Ethiopia, in 1907; and one Manchurian soldier were killed. in Brussels from 1911 to 1016. One Russian woman was wounded. He WH Governor-General of Two Bussians and three Chinese French Indo-China; from 1908 to wore carried off in captivity.--

Reuter,

of the party in Liverpool wing to 1911.

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TO-DAY and

TO-MORROW

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A Josso L Lasky Production

I Am Suzanne!

FOX

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with

LILIAN HARVEY

Gene Raymond Leslie Banks

Directed by Rowland V. Leo

Podrecco's Piccoli Marionettes

Story and Stream play, by Kowland V, Lee and fdwin Justus Mayor

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Ginger Rogers » Gregory Ratoff

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TO-MORROW PRIDAY SATURDAY

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Reckless Riding

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-Song, by Miss Irono Rocj 5.-Comedy. "Postal Orders" (Ronald Pertwel). Players: Una The Programme.

Pryn, Hope Slangor, Evelyn Gray, 1--Magical Moments. By Prof. Gerald Nigel and Bee Walker.

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LAUREL HARDY

in "Dirty Work"

THE FIRST PICTURE IN RHYTHMIC DIALOGUE

"Hallelujah I'm A Bum

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AL JOLSON

MADGE EVANS

A

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́TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20 Hongkong's First Representative in Filmdom! JAMES LEE

(brother of well known Mr. Li Chor Chil

HAS IMPORTANT ROLE IN WARNERS THRILLER

It's Guess-Proof!

Philo Vance comes back to matchi nerve, and daring with the most,

ever created by Dine, master mystery

gerous killer

Powell

THE KENNE MURDER CASE

Marner Bros.' new thrill! hit from the Cosmopolitan rial, with Mery. Autor Ralph Morgun, Helen'

Vinson, Jack LaRua

RAIL REVENUE UP receipts £80,800,000 (agninust

£81,171,000).

BY

£2,400,000

ANTICIPATED RESULT

FOR 1933

There is a slight decrease in total traffic receipts, figures being £148,200,000 in 1983 and £148,235.-- 1000. In 1932. Total expenditure also shows a deercaso from £19.- 228,000 to £123,100,000.-

Tho total-number of passengers carried by the four companies was 707.795,000 (against 777,349,400).

An anticipated increase of over £2,000,000 in the net revenue, of the four main British railway com- panies for the year 1933 (£29,600,- 000 compared with £27,194,000 for 1932) is shown in noreliminary Elovon cases of small-pox with 0 statement.

donths, three cases of diphtheria The

provisional average rate of with threo donths, three cases Interest and dividend pald por typhold, one case anch of relapsing cent of capital receipts is 2.70 Cover and paratyphold, fifteen casen against 2.60.

of meningitin with one death and 55 Total pasaonger train receipts ported to the local health authorities

deaths from tuberculosia were £67,400,000 (against £67, last wook. On Monday there was a 064,000), and total goods train clean bill of health in the Colony.

of.

were ro