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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPECT.ITI What if it should
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RAK O RADIO
FORIPPING
SPECTACLE
OF THE AGESI
Our Modem World Destroyed Before Your Eyeıl
Only half a hundred men and half a dozen women survive in the naked earthl One woman for ren men ...and no law. excepti desire!
An astounding imaginativ romance staged in the was waste of civilization.
With PEGGY SHANNON, LOIS WILSON SIDNEY BLACKMER Matt Moore, Edward Van Sloan) Ralf Harolde, Samuel Hinds Directed by Felix E, Faist from the book by $ Fowler Wright, Samuel, Bischoff, asso, produced
NEXT CHANGE
MAID of the MOUNTAINS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1933.
TAMAR TRAGEDY U.S. NAVY PLANS AMERICAN BOND
IMPRESSIVE SCENE AT
FUNERAL
Full naval honours wore corded the lato Signalman J.A.) Sullivan, of H.M.S. Tamar, who met his death under tragic circum- stances on Christmas Day, when kia remains were interred at Happy Valley this morning.
CHANGED
RETURNING TO PACIFIC
•
TAXATION
EXEMPTION TO BE REMOVED
Sentiment in both Sonate and
J
New York, Dec. 21. President Roosevelt is expected A change in the plans for thei return of the American fleet to to ask Congress to appropriate the Atlantic from the Pacific) about one billion dollars more for the on a visit next year has been pubile works. The coffin, draped with Union Jack, was conveyed from anounced by Admiral David the Royal Naval Hospital on a F. Sdlers the commander, gun carriage drawn by a gun's upon his return from Washing House la reputedly about ready to crew from H.M.S. Borwick," the ton.
remove the tax exemption feature cortege Including Commodore Frank Elliott, Cdr. C.H. Heath- He said the float would sail to from the forty billion dollars of Caldwell, D.S.O., H.M.S. Tamar, the North Atlantic by way of the municipal, stato and federal bonda Lieut. Cdr. R.G. Chichester, H.M.S. Panama Canal on April. 9. While for the purpose of increasing the Tamar, Surg, Lieut. J. Corbett, the itinerary has not been approved Government's revenue. H.M.S. Tamar, and Lieut. W.E.C. It was unofficially reported in naval
With the convocation of Con- Lowndes, H.M.S. Cornflower, circles that the squadrons will messmates from H.M.S. Tamar, return to the Pacific about Nov. 15.gress less than a fortnight away. a firing party from H.MS. Ber-Admiral Sellers has also recom-it is becoming evident that the wick, Royal Marines, a band from monded to the Navy dopartmant Government's investment in the H.M.S. Berwick, and a large num-that six scaplanes of a patrol nation's banking, Interests in in- ber of Petty Officers and ratings.squadron leave San Francisco Industrial and agrarian communities Outside the Catholic Cemetery the middle of January on a non will increase heavily in 1934, ab-
stop flight to Honolulu, distance
4 the firing pary and band formed of about 2,000 miles. The flight servers pointed out to-day. a guard of honour,
will be similar to two long-distance The Rev, Father T.A. Giles, flights made this year by 1.M.S. Medway, officiated at a squadrons short service in the chapel, and States and the Panama canal. at the graveside, the firing party firing three volleys as the remains ware committeed to the earth A Royal Marine bugler sounded the "Last Post."
between
naval
The announcement was made
the United that the R. F. C. will seek au
thority to make direct loans to
fic flects have been in the Pacific
The combined Atlantic and Paci-solvents industries.
Likewise, the R, F.-C., which for the last two years. President has already purchased over one- Roosevelt's recent announcement of
the return of the main body to the fifth of the American outstanding Wreaths were from Commodore Atlantic was hailed with satisfac- banking capital of US$3,500,000,- and Mrs. Frank Elliott. HMS. tion in Japan. Tamar; Ward Room Officers, H.M.
S. Tamar; Eng. Cmdr. P.H. Me-
000, éxpects to increase its owner- ship to nearly one-third with ultimate preferred stock purchaṣca
Cartan, and Engine Room Staff,|H.M.S. Tamar; V/S Dept., H.MLS: exceeding one billion dollara. H.M.S. Tamor: Chief. P.0.8 and Wron; Officers and Ship's Com- Per Stean, Culbertson and Fritz, P.S.8, I.M.S, Tamar: Communica-pan, H.M.S. Tarantula; Com- tions Staff, H.M.S. Tamar; Chiof munications Staff, H.M.S. Keppel; Yeomen and Yeomen, H.M.S. Communications Staff, H.M.S. Bor Tamar: St. Patrick's Club; Q.31.swick; Stonecutters W/T. Station; Mens, H.M.S. Tamar; PO.s' Mess,
H.M.S. Tamar: Royal Marines, H. All warships in harbour flew M.S. Tamar; Mac, Jerry, Niger, their colours at half-mast from John and O'Connor; Shipmates, 9.15 a.m. until 10.15 a.m.
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Bix weeks' hard labour was given by Mr. Balfour in the Central Police Court this morning to Tang Kau, who admitted stealing 10 lbs. of printing type from 43, Des Voeux Road Central,
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