QULLA'S
'Final Showings To-day at 2,30, 5,00, 7.15 & 9,30
NOTE THE NEW PRICES
At 2.30, 5.00 & 7.15 $1.00, 60 cts., 35 cts. & 20 cts.
Exclusive of Tax
Here is a story of love' for the agri. Charles Dickens wrote it. M-G-M has made a mighty plo ture of IL Tour heart will never Ist you forget it.
COPPERFIELD
With a star cast of 69 players
Featuring:
▼. C. FIELDS MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN KADGE EVANS EDHA KAY OLIVER TRAXI LAWTON ELIZABETH ALLAN
MOTI
LIONEL BARRYMORE FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW LEWIS ROLAND
STONE YOUNG
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
To-day & To-morrow at 2.30, 5.20, 7,20 & 9.20 p.m.
"Get that
4 Picture:
the command that sent, them into the jaws of death!
ABOVE THE CLOUDS
NOTE OUR NEW PR« ES
Dress Circle 50 cts, and 5 cts. Tax Children 35 cis. '. Back Stalls 35 cto. and 5 cts. Tax
Front Stalls 20 cts.
FIRST
SHOWINGS IN
KOWLOON
Children 20 cts. Servicemen 35 cts.
STAR
THEATRE
POPOLAR PRICES:
Tic. 40%. 20c.
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. FAMOUS BOOK COME TO LIFE!
MARGARET KENNEDY'S
"THE CONSTANT
NYMPH"
with
BRIAN AHERNE & VICTORIA HOPPER
In
Directed by BASIL DEAN
THE SCREEN'S MOST POIGNANT LOVE STORY ! A Gaumont-British Picture.
-NEXT · CHANGE-
FRED ASTAIRE & GINGER ROGERS
"THE GAY DIVORCEE”
WITH HALF THE BEAUTIES OF HOLLYWOOD
IN A GIDDY GIRL SPREE ! ! !
OLD BROKEN-USELESS
GOLD ARTICLES
such as rings, brooches, bracelets, watches, chains, medals, dental plates, trinkets, necklats, cufflinks, cigarette cases, purses, etc., etc.
BOUCHT AT HIGHEST PRICES. M. BERAHA-Gold Merchant Asia Life Building-14, Queen's Road Central.
MISLED THE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1935.
THE ·HONGKONG TELEGRAPHL
FORGERS
FINALLY CAUGHT
POLICE
GAOL AND LIKELY
BANISHMENT
A case of giving misleading in- formation to the police came before Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at the Kow- loon Police Court this morning when Li You, unemployed, was charged with theft of a suit of clothing and $1.45 from 796 Nathan Road, necond floor, and giving mis- leading information to Principal Chinese Detective Schk Tui to the effect that Tam Tit-kong had stolen the articles.
The complainant was Shum Tun, 21, a student of 700 Nathan Road. When charged, the defendant said: "I myself did not sleal. My friend, Wong, stole and pawned them and gave me the ticket to plant in the Jacket pocket of Tam. I was also instructed to get som ona-to-arreat him.My friend would go to Canion and return later with money to start business with me, provided I succeeded in carry- Ing out his instructions. I was to any, if required to give evidence, that the clothing was stolen from 796 Nathan Rond, second floor, and that there was $1.45 in it."
Detective-Sergeant Allen stated there was no evidence against the defondant on the charge of theft, and it was necordingly withdrawn. Defendant admitted a previous conviction Inst year for four charges of theft, two of the com. plainants being Dr. J. H. McElney and Llaut. Wood, R. N.
On the charge of giving mis- leading information the Maxis- trate passed sentence of three months hard labour and recom- mended the defendant for banlah- ment.
STEEL CARTEL
AGREEMENT
WARSAW OPERATORS
IMPRISONED
TRACED FROM LONDON
Warsaw, April 30. Three men have been charged hero with forging £44,700 worth
CHINA RAILWAY - INVESTIGATION
BRITISH MISSION IN
COLONY
Among the arrivals on the Banpura to-day from England was Brigadier-General F.D. Hammond who has come to China to examine
and advise upon the Chinese ralk The
way system.
Brig. Gen. Hammond, who is accompanied by Mr. L.J.L, Lean and Mr. F.J.M. Taylor, both of the Great Western Railway, stated this morning that he did not know his plans for the future and could of British National Insurance not say what he was going to do stamps, and when convicted to or where ho would be going. Ilo day were sentenced by the expected to stay in China about Criminal Court to imprisonment. four months, he said.
The first two were sentenced to In the House of Commona two years' confinement and the April 1, Sir John Simon announced that Brig.-Gen Hammond's ap- pointment was the result of an entirely spontaneous-invitation on the part of the Chinese Govern- ment and that the mission, repre- Rented an independent technical Inquiry and had no political associations
SILVER JUBILEE SUPPLEMENT
Free With Saturday's Issue
man
Ahould
readers Telegraph make a point of securing a copy of the issue of Saturday, May 4, with which will be pre- sented special 12-page illun- trated Silver Jubilée Supple- ment..
Printed on art paper, the Supplement will contain near- ly thirty pletures, including, the amelal Jubilee portraits of the King and Queon.
There will be, numerous articles, specially feature written for the Supplement,
NEW CATHEDRAL ORGANIST
MR. LAFFORD POPULAR AT HOME
in
THERE IS ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW
at the
CENTRAL
Nathan Road Kowloos
Car Park Dirwetly opposite
Queen's Road Central
Car Park, Tervola Biznes
ALHAMBRA
THEATRES:
loader in offoring first run pictures at the most popular prices
SAME POPULAR PRICES TO ALL SHOWS!
CENTRAL
TO-DAY ONLY
As 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
A Fascinating_Spino-Chilling.,
Breath-Taking Mystory!-
BONDAGE!
Fold by turne
thežz love so kusetal to the
fiend, who parsed them
Menace
A Para Fietera mitä
GERTRUDE MICHAEL PAUL CAVANACH
Henietta CrosMENT John Lodge and Montagu Leve-
TH
Mr. Lindsay A. Lafford, F.R.C.O.,
arrives L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M., Hongkong to-day by the P. and 0. Biner Rampura, on his appoint- ment as organist and choirmaster of St. John's Cathedral, in suc- eession to Mr. Frederick Mason.
Mr. Lafford. who was, until ho accepted the Hongkong position, third, whose responsibility was assistant organist of Hereford rather less, was sentenced to four Cathedral and Musical Director
of the Ross Operatic and Drama-i months.
has The forgery was discovered in tic Society,
won golden April of last year, when three opinions at Home, and a Hereford
commenting Poles were arrested in London and nowspaper.
on his were subsequently convicted. departure, stated that it would be, BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWS
It was alleged that 4,600 sheets a real loss to "community, →→→→ REDUCED PRICES — of counterfeit British Insurance adding that much of the credit of Dress Circle $1.10: Back Stalls 55 ets. Stamps, found in their possession recent performances of "A Coun- F. Stalls 35 cta.; Upper Circle 20 ets. at that time, had been printed in try Girl" by the Operatic Society Representatives of the European Warsaw. It was revealed, too, was due to his careful training Steel Cartel and of the British that forgers planned to print and and inspiring conductorship. At Iron and Steel Federation at to-distribute
11⁄2da farewell gathering held by mem- day's conference in London con-
bers of the Society, Mr. Lafford was presented with a cheque.
TEMPORARY PLAN APPROVED
London, April 30.
cluded an agreement for a period postage stamps.-Router.
in - England
MOTOR SPIRIT PRICE
London, Apr. 30.
of three months that imports of cartel products into the Unlied Kingdom should not exceed the rate of 643,000 tons per annum, 'or 160,750 tons for three months, From to-morrow the price of maj with certain adjustments for other tor spirit will be advanced one products.
peting per gallon throughout Gevat, During this period, negotiations | Britain-British Wirelera. for a long-term agreement will be actively pursued. Negotiating
the
CLOUDY WEATHER
The anticyclone has strengthened and moved southeastward. It in now centred to the north of the Lower Yangtze Valley. The da. pression has deepened considerably and is now moving northward over committees of the various sections ment to suspend for three months Hokkaido. Pressure remains rela- will be appointed immediately. the operation of the Increased tively low over the China Sea. The British delegation under-duties which came into effect on Local forecast: Enst winda, took to request the British Govern- March 26 last.-British Wireless, moderate to fresh; cloudy.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT 2.30,
5.10, 7.15 G
9.30 P.M.
KINGS
"THE FIRST MRS.
FRASER'
with HENRY AINLEY - JOAN BARRY
DOROTHY DIX - HAROLD DUTH A BRITISH Picture
:
*Bost british film ....... is a wonderful piece of work..the production as a whole is lavish and vary beautiful.”—NOTTS JOURNAL
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DAILY
2.30-5.15
7.15-9.30
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NEXT CHANGE
MYSTERY WOMAN
A FOX Picture with
MONA BARRIE
ORIENTA
KAY FRANCES
Mandalay
RICARDO CURIEZ·LYKE FAIRD)
THEATRE:
FOR 2 DAYS ONLY TO-DAY & TO-MORROW ANOTHER SPECIAL
STAGE AND SCREEN SHOW ON THE SCREEN Daring picture sensation, dopic- ting life in the tropics--in a land where there's only nine command- ments--and a girl can do hor worst!
ON THE STAGE An entire chango of Programme of vaudeville acrobatics, The Human Frog. Roman Rings. Parallel Bars, and weird feats of Contortion.
GILBERT ROLAND
JOHN HALLIDAY
BERNASIONAS
PASSTRAL
ALIAM
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TO-MORROW DOCTOR X". with Lionel Atwill-Fay Wray
ALHAMBRA
·TO-DAY ONLY
at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
10-STAR CAST
In an amazing drama of Murder and Motherjova
"THE
FIRE
BIRD
VERREE TEASDALE
RICARDO CORTEZ
LIONEL ATWILL
ANITA LOUISE
dito
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