1934-08-29 — Page 24

QUE

ULLA'

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30

Prisoner, Yes....

BUT, OF LOVE İ

MARION

GARY

DAVIES COOPER

Robert W. Chambers"glorious romance

is all you dreamed it would be on the

screen! Thrills, gaiety na songs!

with Joan Parkor

Katharine Alaxander Tod Healy The Four Mills Brothers

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictura.

Cosmopolitan Production

Operator

13

SPECIALTIES.

THE LATEST HEARST NEWSSEEL

LAUREL & HARDY

in

"COMING BYE-BYE"

CENTRAL

SHOWING TO-DAY ONLY, DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30.

THE FAMOUS BATTLES OF CORONEL AND FALKLAND ISLAND.

"THE DEEDS MEN DO"

COMMENCING TO-MORROW. WALTER HUSTON, FRANCES DEE IN

"KEEP 'EM ROLLING”

R.K.O. RADIO PICTURE.

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5,20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

EDNA MAY

BELOVED STAR of CIMARRON

"HELEN CHANDLER JOHN DARROW.

FANNY FOLEY HERSELF

SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ.

Investment bankers and brokers in securities and commodities Daily New York and London Stock Exchange Service. Commodity Futures on the principal American markets

Kiembers of:

Chicago Board of Trade.

New York Cotton Exchange. Commodity Exchange, Inc.

(Silvor, Rubber, Silk Copper, Hites and Tin). Now York Coffen and Sugar Exchange.

Correspondents for Hayden, Stone & Co.

Telophones: 30244, 30245, 30246, Cable Address: Swanstock.

9, Queen's Road Central

(Corner of Ice House Street).

@ Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERION - PERUT, FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29,

MIRACLE MAN OF MESSINES

SIR EDGEWORTH DAVID

PASSES AWAY

NOTED EXPLORER AND SCIENTIST

(Special to "Telegraph”).

By Telegraph, Owpyright. Telegraph to, že ani epie Ordinanss, 1882. Received August *, T.80 a.m

Sydney, Aug. 28.

AUSTRIAN MONARCHY MURDER OF

RUMOURS

BUCHAREST REPORTS

DISCOUNTED

[

London, Aug. 28. In regard to Bucharest reporta having reference to the Austrian Throne, it is felt in London and Itumanian opinion would not All prove the adoption of any policy which might strain, the solidarity of the Little Entente, and both Czechoslovakia and Yugo-Slavin still consider that a Hapsburg restoration would be incompatible with the maintenance of peace in Europe/Reuters

DOLLFUSS

AUSTRIA TO ISSUE

BROWN BOOK

COMPLICITY OF GERMANY

Vienne, Aug. 28. Reports that Dr. Schuschniga, the Austrian Chancellor, has pre- pared a dossier allegedly exposing German complicity in the tragic Mujor and Mrs. K. L. Stewart, events of July, have been officially Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Firth, Mr. C. W. confirmed. Bickninro, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Grey, It was announced to-day that the Mir. E. W. Lovelcas, and Mr. I "Bolt Austrian Government will shortly The death has occurred of the Kentwell were among the passengers publish all documents and evidence famous explorer-scientist, Sir who

left Hongkong for Europe Edgeworth David, who supervised aboard the Blue Funnel 8. Antenor gathered in investigations in the

form of a "Brown Book." the construction of the vast sys-this morning.

Publication is planned to take tem of tunnels on the Western Front during the war and blew an Mining Corps he enlisted in place prior to the opening of the up Messines Ridge, which the it in spite of his age and went to pext Assembly of the League of Germans considered impossible the Western front where in 1918 Nations.

It will deal almost entirely with owing to the nature of the soil, ha, was appointed geologist to

that led to the He was even more famous for the British armies. Among the the July "rovoit" his discovery of fossil fauna in problems he tackled was that of murder of Dr. Engelbert Dolifuas, Austraila estimated at six hundred showing the mining engineers how and it is understood that it will

of com million years old.

to cope with the water dificulty directly accuse Germany He was born in Wales in 1858 which was threatening to defeat plicity in the putsch.

their efforts to blow up the Mees!- VON PAPEN'S PLANS. as the son of a clergyman, was

It is rollably stated that von educated at Magdalen School andnes Ridge. For his services he

the D.3.0. and was Papon will not return to Vienna New College, Oxford, and went received

from Germany, until after its pub- out to New South Wales in 1882 knighted (K.B.E.) in 1920.

REMARKABLE DISCOVERIES. lication. He will not be compelled as a member of the Geological

After resigning his chair into declare Germany's viewpoint: Survey. In 1891 he was appointed

remarkable Reuter. professor of geology at Sydney 1924 he made two

A London paper recently publish- University and he led the expedi- geological discoveries which were

Announced in 1928. He stated ed a series of pictures alleged to tion to the Ellice Islands in 1897. that radio-active evidence showed have been issued by a German newe

ANTARCTIC EXPERIENCE. that some of the oldest rocks in agency on July 22, three days be From 1907 to 1909 he served as the world date back 1,000 million fore the death of Dollfuss, one of selentific officer with the Shackle-years. In the Mount Lofty and the photographs being of Dr. Doll- ton Antarctic Expedition and Flinders Ranges in South Austra-fuss, the caption underneath being: headed the party that first climbed lia he found recka containing per-"Dr. Dollfuss, who died of wounds Mt. Erebus. While on the anow fectly preserved remnants of received in the capture of the slopes of the mountain he called animal fe millions of years Chancellery """ to Sir Douglas Mawson who was older than any hitherto classified writing in his tent: "Could you by science-a diacovery that places spare a moment to come out to the birth of life. far earlier than

At a cricket meeting of the me?" Mawson said he was busy, had been supposed. He had been but would come presently. After searching for these remains for Police Recreation Club held at the an interval David said: "I'm 30 years, but it was not till May, Police Headquarters this morning, awfully sorry to trouble you, but 1928, that he found them by the C. F. Alexander was elected Cup- I must ask you, if you don't mind, aid of a powerful microscope. tain for the coming season with to make haste. The fact is, I've They were skeletons of animals W. E. Meadows as Vice-Captain. fallen into a crevasse. I'm hang something like sandworma or The Police are entering a team In now to the Junior League as usual. and ing on to the edge with my fingers crayfish, but entirely

In practice will commence next and shall have to let go, if you science and were discovered don't come out and help me." what were regarded as non-month.

David led the party which reach-fossiliferous sirata,

Mr. T. H. King was in the chair ed the South Magnetle Pole on A Fellow of the Royal Society, and commenting on the past year's Jan, 16, 1909:

David was awarded medals by activity anid that it was satisfac-

tory. many learned bodies.Reuter.

After he had raised the Australi-

BY SPECIAL REQUEST TO-DAY ONLY 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.30 P.M.

KANC

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

Suppose YOU loved a

man you could feel and hear and sense, but whom it was im- possible to see...What would you do?

The

See what this girl did,

In the picture that will startlo, thrill, amaze you...

H. G. WELLS'. Fantastic Sensation

+

POLICE CRICKET MEETING

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313, → 25332,

TO-MORROW

Those Drep Sea Divers (were always

An hal water... with the ladies)

Edmund LOWE Victor McLAGLEN NO MORE WOMEN

INVISIBLE WO

with Gloria Stuart,

Claude Rains, William Hairigan, Dudley Digges, Una O'Connor.

A Universal Picture

4 SHOWS

DAILY 2.30-5.15

7.15-0.30

MAN

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

with SALLY BLANE MINNA GOMBELL

A Charles R. Rogers:

A Paramount Picture

ORIENTAL

2 DAYS ONLY TO-DAY & TO-MORROW ENGLAND'S

favorite COMEDIAN

IN HIS. LATEST COMEDY RIOT.

POSITIVELY

THE BEST and FUNNIEST PICTURE RALPH LYNN

EVER PRODUCED.

FLEMING

ROAD.

WANGHAI TEL. 2847S

RALPH LYNN

UP TO THE NECK

WINIFRED SHOTTER directed by JACK RAYMOND

DIRECTOR OF FRODI HERBERT WILCOX

1934

The House of Premier Showings of the Best Pictures at the most Popular Prices.

ALHAMBRA

THEXTRE

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 &.9.20

JOFE

WASN'T it a great depression until

BROWN

flashed the "pan" that has turned the Panic inso (laugh riot!... We're telling you he's juever been funhier-and tomorrow you'll be telling us

YOU SAID A MOUTHFUL

A First National Hit-funnier than "Fireman, Savo My Chili” Local Doy Makes Good" with GINGER ADGERS and FARINA:

also SPORT THRILLS

Introducing a Now

Game with Great Speed—"BOX LACROSSE** Absolute Convenience! Perfect Comfort ! SPECIAL CAR SERVICE 1·

Free transportation of cars & passengers to purchaser of a minimum of two $1.10 tickets obtainable at Hongkong Wharf from 4 p.m. Daily..

AMPLE PARKING SPACE DIRECTLY OPPOSITE..

TO-MORROW

A Picture that is Really Intertaining! NOT JUST ANOTHER MUSICAL but.......... A Romantic, Pe

Spectacular Operatta

Sot in the lachanting Hiyday of Impross Ingosic

A Good Succonsorts.

SUNSHINE SUSIE"

Another Gaumont-British-

Ufa Buccess!

ILIAN HARVEY

Chenly

Girl

Romance and Intrigue in a Delightful Story Phone 56858 for Reservations

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW.

STAR

At 2.30, 5.20

1: 7.20 & 9:20

The Picture That Won The Academy's Award For The Bast Story Of The Year!

William

POWELL

Xay

FRANCIS

"ONE WAY PASSAGE

FRIDAY

GEORGE LEE in his, Hilarious comedy “CLEANING. UP".

COATES & CO

ORIGINAL

Plymouth Gin

Je and always has been absolutely DRY

and is emluently. maitable for

COCKTAILS,

Sole Agents:

CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. The leading Wine & Spirit Merchants in the Far East.