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UNDERWORLD
GLONGE BANCROFT CLIVE BROOK, EVELYN BRENT.”
LARRY SEMON
A HECTER TÆRNBULL PRISTIN
The picture you've been waiting for 1 A tale of the Underworld. as it really irl Written especially for the screen by Ben Hecht, a reporter who has seen the scenes that have been filmed.
AT THE
MAJESTIC
Nathan Road, Kowloon.
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[MASQUERADE. AS A GIRL.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1930.
YOUNG MAN'S FRAUDS AT
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THE SEASIDE. ·
Remarkable revelations of how a man, aged twenty-one, had been persistently masquerading as a girl at sesside resorts and elsewhere were made at Brighton Police Court last month, when Austin Hull, otherwise Cissie Hull, pilend- ed guilty to charges of stealing, a music case from a house no which The formerly lodged "and obtaining food with intent to defraud the landladies of apartment houses.
Hull, in a written statement, op. pealed to be sent back to his mo- ther and his brothers and sisters, who live in St. Helens.
The reason for my being in female attire is this,' " continued the statement.
Seventeen months ago I went on the stage impersonating a girl. After that I continued female in- personations, but I promise to let this ridiculoug whim stop."
Cautioned By Police. Detective Superintendent Taylor told the court that from the age of sixteen Hull had frequently ma queraded as a girl, and had been cantioned by the police. He left St. Helens, where he had been 'em- ployed in a colliery, ass summer, and since then be had stayed at New Brighton, Liverpool, and other towns.
He represented himself at Black- pool in the autumn as Miss Norma Jackson. He ran, up a bill of £0 at the house at which he lodged, and left without paying
The Bench decided to bind Hull over, to be of good behaviour on condition that he returned home.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE."
Horizontal
1.-Fine cloth. 6-Exceedingly fine.
11. To huppen. 12-Gateway. "
14.-Part of to be.
15.-Fondling
To depart.
18. To tarts. 20.To make up for. "21.-Large serpent.
22.Individual entry. 24.--Shelter.
25-In grammar, a name. 20.-A colour.
28.Pastimes.
30.-Mound.
31.--Anger.
32.--Trims.
35.-Awaited.
38.--Tunca.
39.--MeadowA 41.-Part of shoe.
42-To steal from.
43-Elegant country house.
43.-Chart.
48.-Pronoun.
47.Mediteranean coast.
49,-Toward.
50.—Aged.
52-A poem.
One who lassen.
65. Kind of cloth.
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Vertical. 3.-Descendant, of Sham.
2. By.
3.--Gratuity.
4.Thought 5-To irritate,,
Back bones.
7. To sharpen.. 8.-Unit of workią n 9.-French for and.
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10
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10-Highly seasoned dish.
11. Fundamental. 13.-Lends.
16.-A digit
19.--To worry.
21.-Ennui.
23.-Aspects.
25.-Goddesses of destiny.
27. To observe.
29.-Pastry,
32-European city..
33.---One who takes part in, up-
YOAT.
-34.-Splinter.
35. Most lacking in colour.
38.-Cheered.
37.-Station.
40.--Man's name.
43.-Evil.
44.-In line.
47. To tear.
48.-Scotch for one. 51,-Negative. 53.Compass point.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
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HE VESLIS
ABG SOARE ́DUZ BETITIE R
ARESLBRUS
CRASH NGE DESIRZ■ ELECTS GENEO JODAS
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS-THE HIDE-OUT.
COMES UP FEELING VERY DIRTY, FROM SIFTING ASHES, SEES LADY CALLER AT FRONT DOOR.
NOTHING HAPPENS, CAN'T HEAR THEM
BUT AT THAT THEY MAY BE RIGHT THERE IN THE
HALL.
DUCKS HASTILY INTO COAT CLOSET TO ESCAPE
DECIDES WHAT WITH WET UMBRELLAS AND RUBBERS HE'LL SUFFOCATE IF HE DOESN'T GET SOME AIR. STARTS TO OPEN DOOR A CRACK.
LISTENS ANXIOUSLY. AS WIFE GOES TO DOOR.
HEARS STEPS COMING TOWARD COAT CLOSET,
VERY EMBARRASSING IF THEY FIND HIM HIDING THERE.GETS UNDER COATS.
DOOR IMMEDIATELY SQUEAKS AND GROANS, SHUTS IT HURRIEDLY, WISHING HE'D NEVER COME IN HERE.
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(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.
HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.
Maid: "I've brought little Fre- derick to you, Professor."
Busy Profesor: ""All right. Put him in the file, under 'F."
***I really feel I have quite a liter- ary bent."
"Hm Well, just stick to that long enough and you'll be quite literally broke."
Aunt: "What does your new baby brother look like, Junior"
Detective's Son: "He's got small features, clean-shaven, red-faced, and rather bald.”
"
"Oi've just heard it said that parson be trying to find a good
treble for the choir."
"You fair surprise me, Don! thought he were dead against horse racing!!!
Lady: "How come you are tramp"
Tramp: "Crowded dut, of my profession. I'm a.aky writer from
·Pittsburgh."
"You'll be round to-night, Bob". said Joan.
Rather But, I say, you might tick off that ugly-looking fellow who drives your car and works in the garden; he always gives me a nasty look when he sees me.'
"Oh, don't worry," replied Joan, airily; "that's only father."
HALF HOUR LATER IN DESPERATION OPENS DOOR. FINDS CALLER WAS JUST RETURNING BOOK AND DIDN'T STAY.
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AMERICAN WHEAT FOR CHINA.
STILL LARGER AMOUNT. SUGGESTED FOR RELIEF.
[UNITED PREAS.]
Washington, March 1-Repre- sentative John W. Summers of Washington to-day introduced a House resolution which would op- propriate a suni not to exceed $75,000,000 for purchase and ship ment of American grain to China for use in the famine areas.
The Bill is almost identical with that previously introduced by Re- The young wife took her bus-presentative McMaster except that band shoping with her. Entering the McMasters measure provides a fashionable robe salon ahe select for expenditure of 825,000,000. Ied a dress and fitted it on. "How does it suit me, dear?" she asked
Believe it or not, but it's true,. There's an animal down at the
EGO
That looks boary with age But the sign on its cage Informs you the critter is
"Gau."
It was a bitter cold morning when nurse went in to take little Martha up and give her a bath. The little miss demurred, and, drawing the cover close about her, said:
"Nurse please go and ask Mo. ther, if I mayo't have a 'dry-clean ing' this morning."
When the young woman who had entered college to get a degree an nounced her engagement to her pro fessor in the middle of her second year, her friend said:
"But, Edith, I thought you came up here to get your Ph.D. "
"So I did," returned Edith, "but I had no idea I'd get him so
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One of two rival chapels in a vil lage had just got a new and very smart organ. A member of the other congregation met the care- taker leaving the chapel one day. "Ah reckon tha's gotten a organ," he said. "All the needs now is a monkey,"
"
"Aye," said the caretaker, "and all the needs is a organ !”.
An actor had been guilty of a piece of dangerous driving in his car. A policeman approached, tug. ging his notebook and pencil from his pocket,
The actor smiled.
"Well, my man," he said, pleas antly, I make it a rule never to sign autograph albums, but. in your case I'll make an exception.
The theatre queue had had a long, long wait. But at last they began to shuffle slowly forward as the early doors were opened. Sud, denly a young fapper rushed up" and insinuated herself behind stout and elderly gentleman.. A keen believer in fair,play,'be turne ed upon her.
"How dare you push in there t" he demanded. "That isn't your place.".
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him.
Not wishing to prolong the agony, for he knew that he would have to pay for one eventually, be replied. "It suits you right down to the ground,, darling."
"Then I won't have it," she snapped. "I want one that only reaches to the knees."
What the quarrel was about nei- ther of theni knew, but they had been hard at it, all the evening. She was first to sue for peace. Seating herself coyly on the arm of her husband's chair, shę said, coaxingly: "Come, John, dear; kiss my check and make it up."
But John was not in a gracious frame of mind. All he replied wa.
Ill kiss it, but I don't think it wants any more, making-up!"
Two women of uncertain age, who had long been rivals in love, quar- relled over a triffing gift which the object of their adoration bad indis. creetly bestowed on one of them.
"He intended those flowers for me," the elder woman said to the lucky recipient. "You waylaid him on the way to my house, and shamelessly robbed me of his offer ing. Your guilty face tells tales"
The other shrugged her shoulders as she answered, sweetly :-
"Oh, well, my dear, have it your own way. At any rate, no one will ever accuse you of having a telltale face. It's a dificult to read be- tween the lines!"
She wasn't really a nice girl, She- only made a fuss of the shy young man because he happened to be the only man in the seaside boarding. house for the time being.
BEACH JOYS IN HYDE PARK.
BATHING PAVILIONS FOR
MEN AND WOMEN.."
A SMALL FEE."
When women are allowed to bathe
in the Serpentine, as they will be this summer, both they and men bathers will have to pay a small. fes,
י
Members of the Serpenting Swim- ming Club, who would break the ice all the year round-if there was any-to have their dip before eight o'clock, have represented to the First Commissioner of Works that they have always been allowed to bathe free, bat. Mr. Langbury has replied Armly that with the arrival of women for the bathing parades all of them must undress in påvi lions and pay a trifling fee for the privilege.
"Two women were fined for bath- ing in the Serpentine last year," said Mr. Lansbury, revealing their | suffragette tendency when he add- ed: They were taken before a magistrate and they were fined be cause they refused to promise that they would not do it again."
He was defending the vote for the Office of Works in the House of Commons, although none of the ex pense for making playgrounds and bathing pavilions in the royal parks will fall on the State, since £21,000 has been subscribed by the public through the Press.
I think the day has gone to say that women shall not bathe in the Serpentine," said Mr. Lansbury, “seeing that women, are allowed to it in this House and take baths in this House."
"
Mrs. Grundy.
When a natural burst of laughter at this justification had died down Mr. Lansbury explained that the men's club had no right to say women should not bathe there. Since women were going to be allowed to bathe they must have a place to undress. Therefore, so must the men.
want to satisfy Mrs. Grundy said Mr. Lansbury. "I am myself and the bathers at the same time,'
a person of most broad views about all these things.
"If it were not for other people. I should not be as dogmatic, but I am sure I should not be allowed to give permission to men and women, even before eight o'clock in the morning, to undress on the foot- path and go in just as they please.' By provisions of the Summers Commander Kenworthy, who has Bill, China would reimburse the been on a visit to India, complain- United States Government 25 per ed that the poor man would have cent. of its outlay during the first to pay where bathing had hitherto year and the remainder over a ten-been free. year period.
Mr. McMaster insisted to-day that many Chinese" aro destitute and cited the alleged fact that the United States Grain Corporation, during the World War, accumulated profts at the expense of the wheat growers and never returned them,
He declared that the move would- be "humanitarian."
23.-Com-
Mr Lansbury retorted." It is not right for men and women to undress together. I thought Com mander Kenworthy would have" agreed with that, even although he has just returned from the East. He can leave the poor man to me to deal with."
Hideous Hoarding.
He added that at present there was only hideous hoarding at the side of the water, behind which little girls who were allowed to bathe, could undress. If they allow ed children to bathe he thought they ought to make some provision for the care of their clothes
Inadequate Distribution in China a Weak Argument. Washington, March menting upon his plan for China famine relief through expenditure of Ce75,000,000 for American grain to be shipped to the Far East, Re presentative John W. Sumners of ren to use the pavilion. If during They proposed to allow the child- Washington declared that opposi- tion to the Bill, on the ground that adequate distribution in China was impossible, appeared to be a weak argument ----
With millions in China starving, as reported, it should be possible to reach and to save many,
In its present form the Bill pro- vides that the grain is to be made into flour before it leaves the Unit- ed States. This will provide extra employment for the American un- employed.
U.S. TARIFF BILL AND SENATE.
SENATOR'S SCATHING PIC- TURE OF THE MEASURE.
(UNITED PRESS.]
Washington, March 23.-The long When some more dashing speci- debated Tariff Bill, on which the mens arrived she dropped him, and | Senate's final vote is expected at "queened" it among the new-com-an early date, represents a general ers. He, poor chap, didn't under increase of somo 6 per cent, above stand. He didn't realize the fact the provisions of the present law that he wasn't wanted any longer, and about 4 per cent. below the and so it happened that he burst House Bill. into the admiring group of smart men and spoke to her.
"
At present the Bill representa n hodge-podge compromise between It was a pity he was so awkward the conflicting interests of the in and clumsy, but she wasn't going dustrial East and the agricultural to let them think he was a friend | West." of hers. She gave him a blank stare.
"Haven't you made a mistake 1" abesiked.
Republican leaders expressed the opinion, however, that they would be able to force the Bill through the Senate.
The shy young man blushed, and Bargains and Betrayals. stammered and spluttered-but, re- Senator Tom, Connally of Texas, "Oh, yes, it is!" replied the girl,membering her past gracioneness, through the Democratic National pertly.. "I only went off to get be determined not to let her down. Committee, issued a statement' to- some candy, and I put a cross on "Well-e-I don't know," he day in which he characterized the your back with my lipstick so that said, "I was looking for a lady...”! Tariff Bill now before the Senate I'd know my proper place when I And then he stopped. It really near passage as a cluster of un- come back. Take your coal off and
wasn't so bad for a very shy young redeemed pledges-a bundle of bar. Bee for yourself!!!
gains and betrayals."
man.
the summer the crowds became too big, they would put up two tents, one for boys and the other for girls, and leave the pavilion for the use of men and women.
The playground plans include football niches, bowling greens, tennis courts, and sand pits in Hyde Park and Regent's Park, where there is also to be a paddle pavilions are to be put up there boat pond. Shelters and draing
and in Greenwich Park and Bushey Park, but Mr. Lansbury gave assurances that they will not be unsightly.
He also stated that no tree had bera cut down, to make way for these sporting amenities. Thosa which had been cut down were first condemned as dangerous.
Commander Kenworthy asked Mr. Lansbury to grant a limited aum- ber of permite to fish in the Ser pentine. Mr. Lansbury, however, made no response to this sugges- tion, and the closure was eventually carried by 232 to 141 and the vote agreed to:
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