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The haunting sorrow of this girl whose love was too grent to keep or bruised and battered heart from bursting..... IIELD THE FULI, HOUSE BREATHLESS WITH SUSPENSE... The soul conquering love of the bewildered boy...in the midst of death, isolatun and destruction......GRIPPED THEM WITH PROFOUND EMOTION.
There were toars
for its sadness...
einging hearts for
its
courage, and
joy in its power to
entitetain:
THE
SEE IT AND BE GLADI
MATERLOO BRIDGE
From the Its E Herd Stage play, wah MAE CLARKE, Kett Donglass, Barin Bad Bent,
Bar Das, Nt'ini Oṛet. elerie Kerr.
JAMES 1ered he
WHALE Frontd by Cari 6, erunt. Produced by Chart Lavarnamin, Jel
COMING
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
SOONI
TIFFANY
PRESENTI
he
COMMAND PERFORMANCE
Kings May Command!
The Destinies of Kingdoms May Hang on a Matrimonial Alliance-
But Love Obeys Only Out Command!
Commanded to Woo and Win a Princess For Another, or else Dic, an Actor. Wins Her for Himself in Spite of Every Intrigue.
NEIL HAMILTON
UNA MERKEL
HELEN WARE ALBERT GRAN
From the Play by
C STAFFORD Dickare
Directed by WALTER LAN
A JAMES CRUZE PRODUCTION
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 0. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1932.
FIRST INCIDENT
OF MANY.
DEATH OF NAVAL RATINGS.
AMERICAN FEAR.
Washington, Feb. 17. Japan may be presented with a claim for damages if the Shanghai War involves the International Settlement.
The killing of British blue- jackets in Shanghai hoa inten- affled the anxiety in official circles, where the incident is regarded as the first of many that are likely to arise from continued heavy fighting.
The possible claire for damages which will arise if the Sino- Japanese clash involves the in- ternational Settlement has been the subject of informal discus sions for more, than a week be tween Japanese officials at the State Department,
America's 'Objection.
It is emphasised that the United | States Government dora ant al,- |
Japanese sandbug emplacements in the front Has in the Chapel district.
THAT ASSEMBLY
MEETING.
JAPAN RAISES NEW OBJECTIONS.
COUNCIL'S VIEWS.
Geneva, Feb. 17.
PROHIBITION LAW AMENDMENT.
་་
NOT FAVOURED BY. COMMITTEE.
Washington, Fab. 16. The House Judiciary Commit- ten, by a vote of fourteen to nine, to-day decided not to report favourably to the House of Re- presentatives On the Beck-Lin- pret to the quartering, in the In- The Japanese delegation, at to-theum Prohibition Amendment, ternational Settlement. of such day's meeting of the League Coun- which would restore quor Japanese troops us are necessary ell, raised a legal point in control to the States. for 12 protection of Japanese nexion with the Chinese applica fires and property, but it does obtion for a sprej me of the reet to the use of the Settlemouendy, claiming that Mr. W. N. as a base for atineks into Chiave, You's better is red a delinite territory.
A Promise Given.
Since the ineid, na which several Chinese were killed or wounded by shells which dropped behind the Hnes held by the American forces in Shanghai, the Japanse have given an assurance to the commander-in-chief at the
S. Astatic Fleet. Adadral! Taylor, that the firing of shells into the sector held by American marines will be stopped.-Reuter.
BRITISH PROTEST.
London, Feb. 17. The action of the Japanese in dropping bomba upon a factory in the International Settlement on the 11th instant, was the subject of questiona in the Hound of Commons to-day.
74.
re
con-
the
Party lines were split on vote, which was much closer than had been expected.
Sponsors of the__amendment will seek to obtain 145 signatures dapan also raper tun otlara ab-to a petition to bring the amend- elions to the concreation of alment before the House, despite meeting, the the Committee's unfavourniko find that such convention special Assembly
would action. illegal, leave the Chinese ap- itional, rod, ration secondly, because Japan had not agreed that the question should be denit with under Article XV,
is
The Council of twelve is of the the opinion, in principle, that Japanese objections e inadmis- de, but the President of the Connell has been nuthorized consult legal experts and draw up) a reply, which will be consideret at a fresh meeting at 5.30 pm, to- Hrow-Reuter.
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The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Hong Mr. Wallhend asked whether kong University
Arts Association the Foreign Minister was taking last night:-President, Prof. Raber steps "to protest against this non: Vice-Presidents, Mr. brench of international law and Cooper, Mr. C. E. R. Clarabut, Mr. to prevent its recurrence."
K. P. Cheung. Dir. 11. N.
ML.
A
Chung: Wong: Vice
Sir John Simon, in reply, quoted Chairman, Mr. S. L. the statement made by the Chairman, Mr. Lam Swee Chum: Japanese Admiral to the United, Hon. Secretary. Mr. Chow Koxik. States Consul-General, Mr. Edwin! Cunningham, regarding cilent.
the in-i
I added that no action by His Majesty's Government was. there fore, required.
Roller Camp Bombing.
Mr. Wallhead also drew atten- tion to Sir John Hope Simpana's
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protest against the bombing of the food relief camp in Shanghai and asked whether His Majesty's Government thought it necessary to prolest to the Japanese Govern- was ment against that.
the received by
Lengue Authorities at Geneva on Satur- Sir John Simon' replied that Sir day and would, of course, he dealt John Hope Simpson's telegram with by thera-Reuter.
KING'S
At 5.10, 2.30, 7.13
An English Cast with American Direction.
The eyes of LOVE
are the eyes of LAND!
F
9.30 p.m.
Elissa
Landi in ALWAYS GOODBYE
PICTURES
with
LEWIS STONE
Mayfair at her fest-Scotland Yard on her trail, bat horlove belonged her victim, ▲ dar. lag game of heart's and diamonds.
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ATTRACTION
Wits and wiles,
tears and smiles
and a gor
geous woman
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WARNER BAXTER
with
JOAN
FOX
QUEENS
TO-DAY 10 SATURDAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20
Joan Crawford
with
PAULINE
MODERN
TREDERICK, NTILHAMILTON.
AT THE
Paris, with its gay` life and loves→ was she to leave them all for the safe haven of marriage?
—DON'T FAIL TO SEE—
CHARLIE CHASE
in
Rough Seas"
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