THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1933.
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OLD DARK HOUSE
with
KARLOFF MELVYN DOUGLAS Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Lilian Bond and others. Pro duced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. Directed by JAMES WHALE Presented by Carl Laemmls, A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
COMMENCING SUNDAY.
HERE AT LAST! RKO-RADIO'S MILLION DOLLAR SPECTACLE.
The Play that Swept the World
is the Triumph
of the Screen]
Richard Walton Tully's matchless stage success a thousand times more thrilling now!
KING VIDOR'S
BIRD OF PARADISE
RKO
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PICTURES
RKO-RADIO PICTURE.
with
DOLORES DEL RIO and JOEL MCCREA John Halliday, Creighton Changy, Richard''Skoots"Gallagher, Bart Roach, David O. Selznick, Executive Producer
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SEA.
"THE HAIRY AINU.”
HOP OVER TASMAN
H.K. HEALTH RETURNS.
HOME
NEW GROUPING OF DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS
MR. CLARABUT'S LECTURE
AT SAILORS'
"Among the Hairy Alnu" was the title of an interesting lecture
KINGSFORD-SMITH AND-
SOUTHERN CROSS
Wellington, Jan. 11.
Ton cases of small-pox with three deaths (one imported), twa
delivered by Mr. C. E. R. Clarabut, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and cases of diphtheria with two deaths, of Hongkong University, at the his Fokker monoplane Southern three cases of typhoid with one Sallora and Soldiers' Home, Wan: Cross made another Tasman Sea death (one imported), two cases of chai, last night in the presence of fight to-day, when, with four com- meningitis with two deaths and a largo audience. Dr. K. II. Uttley panions he landed at Now Plymouth ono case of puerperal fever, were presided,
after a 1,200-mile trip from Aus-reported to the local health ́au- Mr. Clarabut described a visit he tralia. They left Sydney at 2.60 thorities during last week. Deatha from tuberculosis during the paid two years ago to Hokkaido, the a.m. and landed at 7 p.m.
week totalled 63. Northern Island of Japan (the
On arrival at the west coast port
On Monday name means "North-sca-land") in
савс one a huge
two CARCO of the more desolate parts of which they were welcomed by
dozen diphtheria and live the Ainu, a people still almost crowd and an escort of a
meningitis were also reported. in the Stone Age. There is evidence 'planes.
A feature of the flight was the There was a clean bill of health on that many years nge they wore to be found in most parts of Japan, use of radio telephony for com Tuesday. Lut they have been exterminated munication and broadcasting or driven by the pressure of the versation.
The machino also carried heavy stronger race into the desolate searchlight equipment as a precau- north Island, where they live
under very primitive and wretch-tion, but this proved unnecessary od conditions. Mr. Clarabut, in Reuter and British Wirclean. the interests of scientific enquiry.
No News of Hinkler shared the hardships and
dlo-
conTM
London, Jan. 11. comforts of their existence for
Another day has passed without Eoverni weeks, and told his
of Squadron Leader Bert audience many surprising things news about the people's mannor of Hinkler who loft on Saturday on u life. They are a hunting people, flight to Australia, but la
He had intended keeping his the desolate coun- try where they dwell game is route & Recret but as anxiety for his now felt, his London scarce and they eke out a miser.unfety in
of
The Medical Officer of Health notifies that it is considered that the incidence of tuberculosis is a more correct indication as to obtained by showing deaths from all forms of tuberculosis rather than showing deaths from jul monary tuberculosis only as has been the custom. Many of the as due to tuber- deaths recorded cular conditions other than pul- monary are in actual fact exten- sions of pulmonary infection. The above figure of 63 deaths is for tuberculosis in general.
able existence by spearing fish agents disclose he intended to pro- from coracles (many die by drown-cued vin Brindisi er Athens, Aleppo, ing): they also practise very pri-Baghdad, Banra, Jnak, Karachi, WHANGPOO COLLISION, mitive agriculture.
"The husbands," said Mr. Clarn- but, "leave it to their wives, who leave it to the children, who run away and play." (Laughter).
Jhansi, Allahabad, Calcutta, Ran- goon, Alor Star, Singapore and then by way of the Butch-East Indies. British Wireless,
Dr.
while manoeuvring this morning in the Whangpoo, when she collided with II.M.S. Devonshire which lying at anchor.
WOR
KWANGTUNG LOSES POOP DECK AND LIFEBOAT
Shanghai, Jan. 11. Mesars. Butterfield and Swire's Like the aborigines of Tasmania, or the North American Indians, Ainu, who lives in the North Is-u.. Kwantung met with an accident the Ainu are dying race. In the land and who is looked upon by course of his lecture, and in res- the people as their "father" ponse to a fusilade of questions Batchelor (now nearly 90 years of afterwards, Mr. Clarabut related a nge) greeted him with the words,
The Kwantung was badly damaged, wealth of interesting detalls of "Ah, my boy, you're from Hong-losing her poop deck and one, their customs and superstitions. keng, are you? I remember, when boat. The Devonshire was slightly The principal physical fact about was last in Hongkong iu 1876 damaged, having some of her bowi them is their extreme hairiness, there was an acute shortage of plates sprung men, women and children alike. water there. I wonder whether In order to find out how to get they have solved that problem to the country of the Ainu Mr. yet!" (Laughter, and what are Clarabut called on Dr. John Bat-known in political circles as chelor, a retired missionary to the "ronical cheers.")
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It is not yet known whether tho execution of the necessary repairs will delay the departure of the Devonshire, which is scheduled to nail for Hongkong on the morning of the 14th. inst.-Our Own Correspondent.
HONCKONG'S FINEST CNEMA
Michael Arlen's most brilliant novel "comes
to life in a picture that reveals all his "inner kuowledge" of the secrets of London's fashionable haunts !
CORINNE GRIFFITH
TO- DAY
"LILY
CHRISTINE"
with MARGARET BANNERMAN
and COLIN CLIVE
by. Michael Arlon
Directed by Paul Stein
A PARAMOUNT British PICTURE
A SHOWR
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TAKE ANY TRAN DE HAPPY VALLEY DUR
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Edmund Lowe 8a Joan Bennett
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HOLLAND
FOX HETUR
A master crook matohos his wits with the cunning Scotland Yard famous dotootivos.
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LOVE ME TONIGHT
'Charlie Buggier, Charles Butterworth and Myrna Loy
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Helen
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DID SHE RECOGNIZE HIS LOVE-MAKING?
His disguise was PERFECT-
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