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Auna Neagle, whose Arat
Hongkong and Kowloon used: At the end of the first session aptizarance Good Night Vienna much less water for February, of the final round of the American marked her as a potential star, playa 1933 than in February of the pre- amateur pivot and progressive with Henry Edwards in The Flavious year. Figures supplied by Lieutenant" and supplice the ro tournament of the American ride mance. Mas Neagle, a blonde of the the Water Authority indicate that League, Mrs. L. H. Brink of purest type and delightfully English the Colony's reservoirs are hold- Indianapolis had a comfortable in appearance, has in this picture
ing considerably more water now: lead.
de February 1982. The con "This lead, however, was cut down mands upon her. She is, however, a sumption of arter per mend of considerably the second day, but sweet heroine and very evidently a population has dropped consider- nevertheless she was still out in mistress of the art of the
Bercen
ably. Flag Lieutenant" is splendid front and for a while it looked "as achievement, and cannot fail,
A
The tight reservoirs which supe its! though Indianapolis was destined appeal to any audience. It la ex-ply the City and Hill districts of IBIDDERFORE | 5,300 | 10 Mar. 10 a-mi Straits, Colombo, & Bhay to win the tournament. During cellently produced and beautifully Hongkong contained 1,166,740.000 CORFU the entire third session. Mrs. | pautographed. It comes to to gallons on the last day of Febru-COMORIN Brink's bad luck continued along Hollywood's Most Eligible Bachelor
Centra Theatre on Friday.
ary. compared with 1.140.320,000 |=BANGALORE gallons with poor cards, and as a result
on the same, date last Ben Lyon recently married she received a tremendous minus Bebe Daniels, Walter
Fear. In February last, an cati- RANFURA acore which put her hopelessly out
cording to Hollywood became mated population of 385-250 in CHITRAL of the race
Lic lmcony's most eligib
il.Tongkong consumed 214,200,000 RANCHI swashbuckling colonel in Bride bachelor. Pidgeon's work 25 allons or 19.3 gallons per bead, while in February of 1932, some the Regiment established him 4 182.250 people consumed 238,000,-) 300 gallons or 21.5 gallons per head.
Mrs. Brink well demonstrated her championship calibre the first day in the accompanying interest- ing hand.
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The mainland reservoirs con- for adoring fan notes and the
gallons on subject of eulogies from lady fan tained 422,180,000 magazine write
writers. The crown of February 28 last, compared with filmdom's favour rests very lightly 366.760,000 on February 29, 1932. upon. its new. wearer. It neithe
This year, an estimated popula- annoys him nor pleases him, overly tion of 310,000 consumed 120,170, muen. He is a man's man six fect, 000 gallons or 13.3 gallons per two inches tall and athletic, fulfilling head, compared with a consump both the requirements of
Pance
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Samples of water from the re- NANKIN which is now showing at
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Government TANDA Cast
Ona Munson, Lyan Courtney, Tom Dugan,
Bacteriologist and analyst and Inax 14
Thelma Todd. Holmes Herbert and Nella found to be satisfactory. Walker. "The Hot Heiress" directra The total rainfall for February] by Clarence Badger, is an original last recorded at the Royal Obser- for the screen by "Herbert Fields, vatory was 0.58, and for the same with incidental songs by Richard month of the previous year, 3.635) Rodgers and Loreny Hart."
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The Roadhouse Murder"
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Mrs. Brink was sitting in the South position and opened the con- tracting with one diamond. East and West were vulnerable-tier siče avas not vulnerable.
Telling a weird and convincing novel, and now a picture company North replied with one heart, mystery-romance in a highly enter buys and puts it back into a 35,000 Mrs. Brink then decided that itaining. manner, "The Roadhouse word scenario." "The Lash", first
Murder', RKO-Radio
vehicle starring
for ro National's was going to be too difficult to Mance featuring Eric Linden and Richard Barthelmess, is opening at
wystery make game at diamonds, and over Dorothy Jordan will be showing at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday. called the bid of one heart with the Central Theatre for the last time two.no tramp. North warried her to-day. Packing, more feature does ¦ introduced by Marlene Dietrich. In 1BHUTAN
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"Blonde Venus.” A new mode in eyebrows has been) in seven, the film centres it, com- glende Venus," her latest picture: CHITRAL West's opening lead was the ten plcations about a young newspaper which is now showing again at the NELLORE
fantastic gamble reporter's of spades. Would you play low fame and the electric chair. In the slanting, Oriental eyebrow make- with King's Theatre, she again displays from dummy and allow the trick tou
company with the sweetheart he up that she
in "Shanghai RANCHI come up to your queen? If so, you objections, this ambitious hireling of intended it only fer the one piction.
her father's
Express. Though
originally sho, FOUDAN would lose your contract,
CARTHAGE Mrs. Brink realized that the New York tabloid stumbles upon
her own liking for the innovation ANDA. double murder in danger of the hand lay in her club late rondhouse. The lovers have fans that she decided to retain it alorely And de Was seconded so heartily by movie suit. If she were to play a small taken refuge in this dismal house of Cary Grant, considered one of the NALDERA spade from dummy and East were shadows from a terrific thunderstorm, most promising of the new crop of to shift to a club her contract With a big story in his hands the re young male players, plays the role could easily be defeated, so instead porter Reps a chance of building it of the lover, with Herbert Marshall, of the dramatic of taking the finesse she made the into a great one that will bring him well-known star very fine play of going right up fame through a daring and hazardou, stage, as the husband. in dummy with the ace.
scheme, Deliberately he plants
"If I Had a Million.”
and the police h She now led the jack of diamonds evidence that will put
Klage A group of old-time trail. The true evidence that will acrten character actresses, many of from dummy and allowed it to vict the real killers at the proper whom have been sick, unable to ob- Nde right through, West winning moment and mean his own freedom tain work or actually destitute, with the king. West returned the he intrusts to his sweetheart. The found that Hollywood has a heart nine of spades, Mrs. Brink played scheme works and he is enjoying a after all when the production of a spade from dummy, East won the gume suddenly takes on grim and to the King's Theatre
great thrill as a hunted man when "If I Had A Million, which comes the trick with the king and now
on Saturday, seriousness. The evidence was act under way. The elderly shifted to clubs.
which Wynze Jack
means
His
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Brink played a small club from her the youth is swept to the shadow of Gary Cooper, George Raft, hand and Weat won the trick with the electric chair in the moving the queen. Bile then cashed his ses events which leas! up to the Kurprise Oakie, Frances, Dee, Charlie Ruggles, of clubs, but Mrs. Brink had the conclusion. club suit stopped with the king. She now made five diamond tricks, the king of clubs and two hearts. If Mrs. Brink had played small spade on the first trick, East would have won with the king and then returned the club, whereupon West could have immediately set the club sust before Mrs. Brink had her diamond "guit established, and in that manner defeat the contract,
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