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The Devil's Hour Had Struck !!
The man she loved was among the soldiers on that mountain top... enemy sappers mined underneath them, planting tons of dynamite she could only wait for that awful. explosion!
The DOOMED BATTALION
THE PICTURE TERRIFICI
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With TALA BIRELL, LUIS TRENKER, VICTOR VARCONI, Albert Conti, Henry Armatta, Gustry von Seyfertite, A Marcel Vendal and Charles Delac Production. Directed by Cyril Gardner. Produced by Carl Laemmle, Ir. Associate, Paul Kohner.
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE Presentad by CARL LAEMMLE
Starting To-morrow
Britain's Great Star in an Outstanding
British Production.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1932.
AMERICAN ADMIRAL.
THE MYSTERY OF LAI PING-CHEE.
· ENTERTAINED ON VISIT TO CANTON
Canton, Nov. 23.
LITTLE BOY WITHOUT
A FATHER
FIT AND WELL
PHYSICIAN'S REPORT ON MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD
London, Nov. 23, Admiral M. M. Taylor and
The Premier, Mr. Ramsay Mac-; ollicers of the U. S. Navy, who
The central figure in a strange Donald is physically and mentally arrived from Hongkong on the drama unfolded in the Policet, declared his physician, Sir was little LalThomas Horder, at the Health Re- Court yesterday lenbel on Monday, were ontor-
an intelligent: tained at an informal luncheon by Ping-chec.. He is Marshal Chan Chi-tong and Chair. youngster for his aix years, but orts Association luncheon, thus disposing of all kinds of rumours Lam Man-koi at the Naval he doesn't know his own father that the Premier is almost in im- man Club on Tuesday. The party con-
or if he does, he procrastinates.
Early this
month Lai was sisted also of the American Con-brought down to Hongkong with
Sir Thomas Horder described sul-General, Mr. J. W. Ballantine, and other members of the Amerian older boy, by a man named Ah the rumours as a political move to eah Consulate as well as Chinose Chung, suspected by the police, to mislead the public. Our Own Cor
be, a tracker in children.
rcapondent, officials.
The older boy heard Ah Chung Not wishing to be sold, ho escaped charged with partialpating in the planning to sell Lai and himself. and went back to Canton.
Marshal Chan proposed the health of Admiral Taylor, who responded.
minent need of a bath chair.
:
The case proceeded smoothly
The following guests were also
On one of the wharves in his ante of a child and brought before present: Capt. M. E. Higgins, Capt. C. W. Larly, Col. J. F. Dyer, native city he saw notices offer- Mr. Wynne Jones last Monday. Com. D. B. Beary, Lieut. Com. H.ing a reward of $50 for the re- L. Grosskoph, Lieut. Com. P. W. (covery of Lal who, the notice said, until the child startled the Court by dis-owning the man who claim- Warren, Mr. Horace, H. Smidth, had been kidnapped.
He found a man who said heed to be his father, The Magis- Mr. Hall Paxton, Mr. J. K. Pen was Lai's father and told him trate adjourned proceedings for field, Admiral Chang Chi-ying, what was going on in Hongkong, further inquiries: but at the Gen. Houng Hong-ping, Mayor Liu The pair caught the first Hong-s.C.A. offices, Lal went back on Chi-wer, Gen. Tu Yik-him, Gen. kong steamer.
This statement. In Court and said Ho Lok, Dr. Chu Slu-sen, Mr. Kam In the meantime, negotiations
the man was his father. Taeng-chen, Mr. Hau Chung-ching, for the sale of Lai were procced- Mr. Lee Luk-chia, Mr. lio Kai-li, ing satisfactorily. A woman from Everything. Mr. Leong Chih-wnl, Mr. Wu Pah-up-country was in the market for hearing sing, and Mr. Lee Fong.
was set
for the yesterday when the anon and she eventually bought "father" incontinently disappear- Lai for $160 and took him off with ed. her.. The purchase
money was
At American Consulate, On Tuesday evening. Mr. Bal-
The purchaser went into the lantine was host at a dinner given paid to an old woman named Tze In honour of Admiral Taylor and Sak who was a go-between in the witness box and swore that $160 officers. Marshal Chan Chi-tong, transaction.
jwas paid for the child on her be sunt followed and Chairman Lam Man-koi, officials, Enter at this point the indig-half. Her and members of the American nant
father and exit Mr. Ahlswore that she paid the defondant Community were present, and Chung, who disappeared.
the $160. There the case Anjah- most enjoyable evening was spent
led. by the guests.
Father's Story.
Mr. Wynne Jones scolded Tzo" In proposing the healths of The father went to the Serre- Chairman Lam Man-koi and Mar- tariat of Chinese Affairs and told Sak, told her she was "a naughty shal Chan Chi-tong, Mr. Ballantine his story to Inspector Shaftain, old woman," and fined her $50, in said that the occasion was also the who succeeded in tracing the aunt default month's imprison- bi-centennial anniversary of the of the purchaser. He sent her up-ment.
one
fret consul in Canton, who recountry after her niece and Lai Lai Ping-chee goes back to the ceived his appointment direct and the aunt was able to bring protection of the Secretariat of Chinese Affairs, but the pro- from President George Washing the pair back.
There was no one but the go-bability is he will eventually find Admiral Taylor left this morn-between Tsc Sak, who could be a home with the woman who paid ing. Canton News Affeney,
prosecuted, and she was formally for him $100.
ion.
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MANCHURIA ARGUMENT
JAPANESE DENY EXPANSION
off in 24 hours.-Reuter.
Foreign Office Interest
Tokyo, Nov. 23.
The Foreign Office is paying elose attention to the private ex- change of views between the Japan- ese delegates at Geneva and re- presentatives of other countries. The Foreign Office is busy study- Ing the suggestion made in somo quarters that the Sino-Japaneeo dispute be referred for direct
Geneva, Nov. 23. When the League of Nations Council resumed its deliberations of the Lytton Report this after noon at 3.30 o'clock, the Japan CBO dologato, Mr. Matsuoka, negotiations between the tivo coun- donied the policy of continentul tries with the participation of the expansion attributed to Japan. Interested powers-Reuter's Morn-
Dealing with the anti-Japanese|ing Post Special. boycott, he made a telling point
Manchukuo Envoy
Shanghai, Nov. 23.
by quoting the American State papers regarding the first official Besanger from Geneva say that Chinese boycott, which was direct the Manchukuo special envoy, Mr. ed against America.
Ting_Shih-yuon, who has been re- The United States on that oc-fured entry into Switzerland, has casion he said, took decided ac-been allowed to enter through the
•tion and called up the Pacific offorts of the Japanese Minister- Floot. -The boycott was called Router's Special.
LIFE GOES ONTM
Comedy, dra.
ma, roinance, intrigue and mystery all enter into this action-full pic- ture of life in asmart London hotel..
with HUGH WAKEFIELD
(By arrangement with Grimsborough Pictures (1918) Ltd.)
ELSIE RANDOLPH BETTY STOCKFELD WALLACE GEOFFREYS
Based upon "Sorry You've Been Troubled "
by Walter Hackett
Directed by JACK RAYMOND
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SENTENCED TO DEATH. Khan, charged with tito murder on
INDIAN FOUND, GUILTY OF MURDERING COMPATRIO18
October 12 of two of Sprdine's << watchmen, Mohammed Khan and Gulda Khan, were sentenced to doath by Judge Sir Peter Grain to- day, on being found guilty. Hankow, Nov. 28. It is alleged that the condemned Three
unemployed Indiana, men stabbed the watchmon on be- Hazar All, Peer Khan and Niamat lag refused a loan.-Reuter.
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