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MÉSTEALA UW**** HONG KONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1932 ## – **=)##X Price Single Copy, 10
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TO-DAY.
(April, 23:
St. George's Day
FAMOUS YARD" MAN RETIRING.
ALLEST OF THE BIG
OST THRILLING CAREER.
Disguised Himself. Jungle Fright With Fosed a Doctor in
as a Policemanf
resopard London Crime.Haunt
Hong Kong Spolety of St. George SUPERINTENDENT COOPER RETIRING. "At Home, Peninsula Hotel 9130)| ALDO..
Blessing of foundation store of New Kowloon Tong Church, 4 pm by Bishop Valgorte.
Racing: Fourth Extra Race Meet- ing, Happy Valley.
Cricket: Enterport Trial Match on Hong Kong Cricket Club ground, sp.m.
L'amona man are disappearing | Recently do was staying with a from Scotland Yard An era of relative who was being troubled by
·great detectives appears to be just the attentions of petty thieves. ending, for close on the retire. Knowing that his guest was one of ment of Chief. Constable Wensley Scotland Yard's "Big Five," it and Chief Inspector James Ber-rould seem natural that the host rett opmics, the news that another would take advantage of his guest's expert will be leaving the Oviexperience. This was not the caso,'" minal Investigation Department "We don't want Bootland Yard to within a few months. This tell us what to do said his rela- Superintendent Charles Cooper, tive "I know the thief, and I'll of whom a Special Comminologist just tell the local policeman." giver this pen pictura,
And so, says Cooper, with a When Lord Byng decided, a year twinkle in his eye, "the village. ago, to do a little "spring clean-bobby was thought a better man for ing around the West End, night the job than myself" Star Theatre: Tilly of Bloomsalub properties discovered a new
It is this ability to appreciate a joke that
thes makes Superintendent World Theatre City Lights,
took the form of Choper such a genial friend in pri Too Dances at King's Restaurant valent smile and the general ap goes straight for his man, and any a mild-looking man with a benevate life. Officially, however, he is quite a different personality. He and Hong Kong Hotal; Dinnerpearance of a secretary of some Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Re charitable institution to all p
guilty person would have pulse Bay Hotel and King's Rea-pearance just seeing the night life of London he had rand so much tourant,
about.
Central Theatre: Grafti Queen's Theatre: "Escape" King's Theatre Terror."
Tel
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bury
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SUNDAY.
(April 24)
Fourth Sunday after Easter. Football: Charity Match, Caro- line Hil
Golf: Kowloon Golf Club Com- petition,
King'a Theatre: Sisters."
Queen's Theatre:
nox, ir
Susan Len-
Central Theatre: "The Command Performance."
**tørror.”
The terror
vory
awkward time under his pertinent
questions,
MUCH TRAVELLED. Apparently fascinated by his ex- perience, he would visit 4 club travelled more miler than any other In his pursuit of criminal he has again and again. His surprise at officer. He visited America to in- some of the things that happen interview Trebitsch Lincoln in gaol. the West End and his efforts to be He chased another fugitive all over hail fellow well met" brought the world and eventually located friendship (and smiles).
him in Africa...
One night he would stroll to the. door and whistle and the Flying Squad would pour in "at the dou,
ble"
He had to penetrate the jungle in Portuguese West Africa, and in doing so got the fright of his life." He was sleeping in a bungalow one tropical night with the door open Suddenly he heard a soft tread, and it immediately, finshod aarom hin mind that the man he was seeking had become aware of his presence and had persuaded à native to deal with him
PICTURESQUE CAREER. This wild-looking man, who closed- Thalf the night clubs of London in s Stepping mouth and who soon ranches the age limit for the C.I.D., is Supt. Char les Cooper, shortest in stature and girth of the "Big Tive He has had the most picturesque career of
He glanced around the room with:
any Yardman.
fost moving and saw the flashing With a keen sense of humour eyes of a great leopard. Star Theatre One Romantic tells many a tale against himself. Cooper had a revolver under his
During his service he has met and pillow, but. denit with almost every type of law.
"I was petrified with fright" (he breaker, and there is probably no will tell you). "I lay there help Hotal police officer in the world who could less, not able to move. Perhaps it
handle any criminal more akilfully, was Just as well; because the leo This must be understood in order.pard suddenly turned around and
the jungle,
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Night."
World Theatro: "City Lights."** Tea Dances at
and, King's Rest
European
Inward fully to appreciate a story he him.umped off the bungalow stops into
Europe via Sibría (Tjisadane)
self delights to rolate..
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King's Restaurant
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