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A MIGHTY SALA OF BRITISH HEROISM I ELEVEN BRITISH, CAVALRY MEN LOST ON THE BURNING SANDS OF HELL !
MIGHTY ! BLAZING! GLORIOUS !
These men actually lived their -roles, in the sweltering heat of the desertt Touchingly simple. astoundingly real, the crushing!
power of this great drama
blasts the bedrock of thei
human here!
JOHN FORD' PRODUCTION),
OST PATR
wills
VICTOR McLAGLEN BORIS KARLOFF WALLACE FORD REGINALD DENNY
J. M. Kerrigan, Billy Bevan, Alon
Hale, Brandon Hunt, Douglas
Welton, Sammy Stein, Howard
Wilson, Paul Hanson
Vrom the novel, "Poirol”.
by Philip MacDonald
producer
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
PRISONER'S DEATH,
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE
LAUNDRY YARD?
FRIDAY,
Wong had changed his clothes,! witness made him sit down until ho was relieved at 0.15 a.m. by Warder Prait. Wong Yat did'not) appear distressed.
MAY 18, 1934
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KING'S MONEY.
LETTERS OF CREDIT IN
BOOKMAKER'S HANDS
London, May 17.
Warder Pratt, who relieved The Coroner's inquiry conduct Warder Ryan at 9.15 am.. sald ed by Mr. Hamilton, at the that after Wong Ynt had changed Two letters of credit for £1,000 Central Magistracy, into the death his clothes, he found him to be drawn on the Hongkong and of Wong Ynt (No. 2995),
On examining Shanghai Banking Corporation and fidgety again. a prisonor serving a month's sen- prisoner, he found he had soiled belonging to the King of Slam,. tence at the Victoria prison on his trousera again. He then figured strangely in a Police Court March 28, has reached, Its con-wrote a chit and sent Wong to cane at Greenwich to-day. cluding stage, and the Jury, com-hospital. Wong never complained Oliver Edwards, a bookmaker, prising of Messra, F. C. Callaco to him at all, nor did he groan, living at a lodging-house in Dept- (foreman), B. A. Barros and and it was only through his own ford, was charged with being
that E. I. Rozario, will deliver their observation
ho noticed possession of the King of Siam's
lotters of credit. verdiet this afternoon, after a prisoner had solled his clothes. summing up of the evidence by
Mr. Hamilton.
In
The prosecution aubmitted that it was reasonable to suspect that the letters of credit had been stolen
or otherwise unlawfully obtained.
Edwards, wisen arrested, sald he found the letters in the Strand. He was remianded oh ball.
The King of Slam is at present visiting England-Reuter.
with his walk either. About Ove
Called A Policeman. Warder Ryan, the first witness!
Warder A. D. Sjoors, who was called yesterday afternoon, stated in charge of the hundry, sail that on March 26 at 7 am, there were about 35 prisoners took charge of Yard No. 2. He under his charge on the morning took over Wong Yat at 835 am. of March 26. He sent a boy to Wong Yat was brought with three Yard 2 to ask for four more other prisoners, and about five hands, and Wong Yat was one minutes later Warder Spoors sent of the four sent down. They for them. The four of them were were set to scrub the khaki on then sent down to Yard No. 1. At the floor. About five, or ten 8.35 am. he received a chit from minutes inter, he sent Wong back minutes Inter, witness saw Wong Warder Spoors, which rend, to Yard No. 2 because when he escorted by Warder Goddard "Please receive prisoner 2995. He first saw Wong he did not appear come down the steps. His party la useless to me." Another pri- to be strong enough for the work. of prisoners Immediately stopped soner brought Wong up. Witness After Wong's arrival, witness work, and he again heard the word "chal yan." He thought it told Wong to carry on exercise went to the laundry, and, Wong with the ether prisoners, but was out of his sight for about five beat to keep Wong out of the yard, instead he sat down. Thinking minutes, but in sight of Warder and shouted across to Warder that Wong did not know the Fowler who was in charge of Goddard to take Wong back. It
War not true witness went routine, witness asked him again│party No. 6. When he came oùt
to
to exercise. When Wong turned of the laundry, he saw a group of rescue Wong from other prisoners, to walk, witness noticed the back-prisoners standing around the He never saw Wong assaulted by of his jacket and trousers were four who had just come in. He any of the other. prisoners.
Wardor Fowler, who was in soiled. He called Wong and ask- wont to see how Wong was getting
ed him to change his clothes. on, and found him sitting down charge of another party in tho Wong never made any complaint with the scrabber in his hand yard, said it would have been 1 him. Witness then asked and doing nothing. Witness felt impossible for Wong to have been Warder Goddard to take Wong to something was not quite right, asaaulted without his not having Yard No. 1 and get him a change He thought something was about seen it,
of clothes. Warder Goddard re- to happen, if it had not already Assistant Warder Abdul Cur- turned about five minutes later happened, and accordingly sont reem, who was on duty, said he with Wong, and told him that Wong away. As Wong got up to did not see the convicta fighting,. Warder Fowler had said to him, go. witness heard the word or any one of the prisoners being "Don't keep prisoners in No. 1"chni yan," which he understood hasnuited., Yard. This crowd ma- mob him.to be policeman. Wong never This concluded the evidence.
policeman." Warder complained to him when he got and the inquiry was then adjourn Goddard did not pass any remarks up, and did not appear to be ined until this afternoon, when the about Wong's appearance. After pain. There was nothing wrong verdict will be given.
He
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LILIAN HARVEY
Gene Raymond
Leslie Banks
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KING'S BIRTHDAY
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IN A MAN'S WORLD, WHAT
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She sought romance-and-it- mecked her. She loved love- and if deceived her. So she hatod with the bitterness of a woman scorned...until sho mot the and man it was folly to halo and madness to lovel
EN IN
LIFE
a Columbia dramatia sensation?
from Warner Fabian's zmązing story with LOIS MORAN
CHARLES' BICKFORD
Victor Varconi Donald Dillaway
A SCHOOL TREAT. baverage at recess time.
Two English girls dressed in tho Dairy-maid costumos BOYS RECEIVE REFRESHER Ovaltine
OF OVALTINE.
already familiar to the local public through past demonstra- Yesterday morning the La Salle tlons held in the hotel lounges Collogo presented an unusual and at the Empire Fair, served sceno, when over 800 boys with the chlidren, explaining at the their teachers enjoyed a troat, aame time the, Ingredients of
Messra. A. Wander, Ltd., manu- Ovaltine. facturors of Ovaltine, through- The 800 boys were served in their publicity and selling agente, half an hour. A clno Alm was have obtained the sanction of the taken of them and of the process loading schools in Hongkong to of mixing and handing out of the introduce their strength and Ovaltine.
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health-giving beverage, Ovaltine, An Ovaltino competition will b to the students. The La Salle announced shortly for students, College is the first of some twelve and valuable cash prizes will be schools whose children will be distributed through the principals: given a cup of this tonic-food of the schools.