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A floodtide of stirring emotions and a torront of dramatic powers. Love and romance amid a thousand dangers. Mon and nature in torrific combat. A storm maddened river. A flood threatened dity. A heart gripping, throat-catching story. A swift rushing current of eye-filling, hoart-thrilling super dráma.
CC UMBIA
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"The
FLOOD
with ELEANOR · BOARDMAN
MONTE BLUE DAVID NEWELL
Directed by JAMES TINLING
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
SHOWING SOON
Love, Deceit, Sorrow, Indiscretion. Romance, Excitement, Long Changes, Great Entertainment.
MAE CLARKE & RICHARDO CORTEL
in
RECKLESS LIVING
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The Aviation's Marvellous Masterpiece Now Perfectly
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TALKING PICTURES
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"TOL'ABLE DAVID”.
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It is a story so powerful, so human and with such a "hits" that
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SUGAR MARKET
THE LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following cable at the close)
of the sugar market yesterday has
been received by Mesars.
treath and Co.
London Terminals.
Pon-
December 1932 6/41⁄4 no chango.
March 1993 6/71⁄4 up 4.
Alay 1 6/9 » Vit. August 1933 6/11 no change, Buyers at above prices, sellern asking -d more.
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May 1933 1.12 no change. July 1933
Cuban 96-Spot 1.08 no change.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1932.
"MARCO POLO OF AMERICA"
DETROIT PITCHING SENSATION
HERE ON 13TH TRIP Bridges Allows One Hit;
ROUND WORLD
Julius Brittlebank, retired indus- trialist, of Charleston, South: Carolina, bas been travelling about
AL
Retires 26
New York, Aug. 5. the world since he was 50 yearsing feats in the history of base- One of the most amazing pitch- old, and in lifetime he has ball was brought off by Bridges, trekked a total distance of 1,000,000 the Detroit twirler, against Wash- ington to-day. Washington were demoralised at the close and lost 1:10.
miles.
Before he was 50 he went up and dhwn the United States. South Amerien and Europe, and after 50
DE VALERA REJECTS OVERTURES
(Continued from Page 1).
would be spent and even if it was possible it would be inadvisable.
He asserted that there was, at the present time, very little prospect of establishing alterna- tive markets for frish produce. but it was worth while making a tremendous effort.
Mr. de Valera took the oppor- tunity to announce his rejection Thomas Inskip towards of the advances made by Sir
have
many
a batter
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
he made the world his playground. brilliancy, allowing only one hit.
Bridges pitched with sensations He arrived itt Hongkong and being responsible for the re-understanding, stating: "I should today aboard the President Hayes tirement of 26 men!
prefer independence to a partner-{ on his 13th voyage around the St. Louis scored only two hits ship in which if I have advantages. work. His records show that he against New York Giants and
disadvantages.-- has made more than 50 trips to both were home 11118, Hack Wil-Reuter. Europe, 12 trips to Hawaii. 30son and Blades were the scorers, journeys to Afrien, and mumerous Klein and Lee hit home runs to jaunts to China, Japan and Aus-enable the Phillies to defeat Chicago, while the Athletics were losing their first game for some time at St. Louis, Fox and Grove hit home runs for the Athletics and Campbell for the White Sox. At the end of the ninth inning the trans were all square, but St. Louis pressed to scare in the tenth "rame. Results:---
tralasin
Wherever he has visited he has been hailed as "the Marco Polo of America." He is now 74 years old, leks 60 and he declares he'll keep du travelling until he is 100 years old.
He finds that China is the most interesting of all lands, New York vity has the best opera. Africa the most adventure, and India the most interesting civilization and history. Kilauen volcano, when in action, is the world's most awe in- spiring spectacle,
BOXER FUND DISPOSAL
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London, Aug. 5.
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AIRWOMAN. DIVORCED
IMPOSED ON DE VELERA
BY LAW.
of
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It is pointed onl in Dublin in enexión with the payment the Irish land annuities into suspense account that it is impos- sible under the law as it stands for the Free State Government to appropriate them.
Before such a course, could be adeptesl it would be neřessary to peal Section 12 of the Land Act. a 1921 passed by Mr. Cosgrave's Government It sets up the Par- chose Annuities Fund, and Section 12 embodies the agreement on the subject of land annuities made be- tween the British and Free State Goverhments in 1923,
The section was passed by the Free State Parliament not only without opposition, but without discussion.
Accordingly, it is stated, in
on
Government Puchasing;
In the Divorce Court. Sir James paying the money into a separate Commission (which is disposing of Heath. ironmaster, and colliery account, Mr., De Valera is merely £5,000,000 from the Boxer Indem-owner. Berkeley-squat, London, doing what he is required to do by nity Funds) is recorded by Mr. was granted a decree nisi forthe law of the Free State.. He is Chung Chun-wang, the Director of divorce from bis wife, Sophienot even fully doing that. for the the Commission.
Catherine Theresa Mary (formerly section is clearly mandatory Interviewed by Reuter on his re- Mrs. Eliott-Lynn) whom he mar-the Minister for Finance to pay turn to London, Mr. Chung exied in October, 1927.
fover the money to the responsible pressed high appreciation of the Lady Heath' did not defend the British authority. whole-hearted co-operation of all suit in which she was charged with Mennwhile there is also much members of the Commission, adultery with Mr. Reginald Wil-talk in Dublin of the efforts to Chinese and British alike. Heliams, an American nirman.
open up new avenues of trade to added that the tram-ferry bridges For Sir James Heath it was compensate for the loss of British ordered in Britain are making atated that Lady Heath had served markets. Me. De Valera admitted rapid progress, and an order for notice upon him that she had in the Dail that Mr. S. O'Mura had 10,000 tons of ruils for the Kino- divorced him in Reuo. He had been sent to the United States to chow-Tainan Railway has been learned that she had gone through see what facilities there were for placed with five lending British ceremony of marriage with Mr. developing trade between the two steel works. --Router,
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