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"Its a Britial & Dominions Procliuction
The Story of an insurance agent who become a ling For a day and a half
Sydney Howard in
It's a King'
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COMMENCING SATURDAY. THE “HUMOURESQUE” OF THE TALKIES. THE CITY!.. Crucible of Dreams and Glory... From its Turbulent Soul Rises a Human Story! Life's Laughter:.. Life's Hopes... Written Into an Imperishable Rhapsody of Love!
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1933.
DEATH OF OLD A VERY DEAF
RESIDENT
AFTER 50 YEARS IN
HONGKONG
MRS. MARY BEVAN
Mra-Mary Antoinette Staton Bevan, who passed away at the-Victoria Hospital last night after 11 long and painful filness, was one of the oldest re- sidents of the Colony,
CONCUBINE
IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE
EVIDENCE
Kwong Lam, n carpenter, and and Li Tal, a married woman, appeared before Mr. Balfour in the Central Police Court this morning, charged with assaulting Lam Sze, a deaf concubine, living at 381, Reclamation Street.
BRITAIN'S RYDER CUP TEAM
YOUNG "HOPES" SELECTED
SEVERAL NEW PLAYERS
An effort to commence the com- was found plainant's evidence
London, June 7 impossible. The Interpreter stan- ding next the witness' box spoke
Britain has selected her Ryder as loud as he could, but the wo-Cup golf team to oppose America
man could not ear.
His Worship decided to refer the She came here with her husband and family in 1881. With the excuse to the S.C.A. caption of the youngest son who was born here, the family return-1
.
cd to England the following year! He now lives in Coronado, Cali- on afck leave, but returned in fornia.. 1883. For the last fifty years Mrs. Bevan remained in Hongkong, nover leaving the Far East.
Her husband, who was Chief Clark of Works at the P.W.D. died some forty years ago.
The youngest son, Roland, also served in France, but returned to Hongkong after the war and, is now on the staff of the Kowloon and Canton Railway.
2
WAR WORKER...
at Southport on June 20 and 27.
The team includes some of Kág- land's youngest golfers who have won their spurs in pan tourna ments during the last twolve months.
The team will be:
Percy Alliss (Beaconsfield) A. Dailey (Bradley Hall ) W. H. Davies (Wallasey) AJ Lacey (Selsdon Pork) "Abo Mitchell (Unattached) A. H. Padgham (Ashdown
Forest)
Mrs. Bevan leaves one daughter, the wife of Mr. Wm. Andorson of her sorvices for Queen Mary's.. the Anderson Music Co., and three! Needlework Guild, being a most sons, the eldest of whom William faithful worker. She made hun. Perry (Leatherhoad) Staton Revan was, until recently, dreds of garments during the war.: superintendent of the Eastern Ex- She was also a devoted attendant chango Telegraph Co. at Foochow at St. John's Cathedral for nearly and has now retired on ponsion.fifty years."
Charles Whilcombo (Crews Hill) Reserves:-
B. Easterbrook (Knowle)' A. Havers (Sandy Lodge)
Of the team which represented England in 1931, only W. H. Davies, Abe Mitchell, and Charles many Whitcombe 'retain their places, .Sho was loved by her friends and her death will be Easterbrook and Havors being re-
legated to reserves. greatly felt.
The second son, Herbert, was When she later Ilved in Kowloon one of the first volunteers to leave she attended St. Andrew's Church Hongkong when war was declared until prevented by increasing and be went through the entire years and infirmity. East Africa campaign with the Welsh Fusillers. He received a Commission and was mentioned in despatches. Later he joined the Chinese Labour Corps and served In France, where he was gaesed. Mrs. Bevan was well known for
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1031 are left out.-Reuter. miniscences of the old days.
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HOWARD HUGHES presents
HE HID BEHIND. A. WOMAN'S
SKIRT
SCARFACE
The
CHALLENGE
He challenged the world when ha power run high, but when fortune turned, his blood turned ́yellow and like a whipped dog he look ad to the wemon' ka, ruined-te saw him from his doom.
with
PAUL MUNI ANN DVORAK OSGOOD PERKINS KAREN MORLEY BORIS KARLOFF
• HOWARD HAWKS
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ZASU PITTS and BEN TURPIN
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PEPPY PETTING AT
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'The BIG PARTY"
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DIXIE LEE
A Story
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IRENE DUNNE RICARDO CORTEZ ANNA APPER GREGORY RATOFF Directed $3. Gratory fia Cava DAVID O. SILYNICK'Produzion
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WHEN LONDON SLEEPS
A
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FRANCIS SULLIUAL
RENE RAY
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