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THE BAND PLAYS ON
FIRST SHOWTIGS IN KOWLOON
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer Picture
with
ROBERT YOUNG STUART ERWIN, LEO CARRILLO BETTY FURNESS TED HEALY PRESTON FOSTER. RUSSELL HARDIE
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'A HUMAN DRAMA OF REAL LIFE
AND REAL PEOPLE!
REE OVE
with
CENEVIEVE TOBIN CONRAD NAGEL UNIVERSAL PICTURE.
-NEXT CHANGE-
SPENCER TRACY and JACK OAKIE in "LOOKING FOR TROUBLE"
A 20th Century Picture.
MAJESTIC
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GILDED BUTTERFLY OF THE PARIS BOULEVARDS! she used mon for stopping stones as sho 1010_from_ obscurity to the pinnacles of famo!
Anna ten ANA
with
LIONEL ATWILL
RICHARD BENNETT
PHILLIP HOLMES
Released Through United Artists
ALLSOPP'S
BRITISH PILSÄNER
1 THE FINEST AND MOST POF ’ULAR BEER
SHIPPED TO THE FAR E, AST.
THE - HONGKONG
EPILEPTIC'S DEATH
SCHO OF MURDER IN THE
"MENTAL HOSPITAL
TELEGRAPH. - THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1935.
HOTELS' - YEAR
PROFIT TO BE CARRIED *FORWARD
LOCAL COMPANIES
STATISTICS FOR THE FAST. YEAR ISSUED
Sent to the Criminal Sessions'at | The proat of the Hongkong and The report by the Registrar the Supreme Court on a charge of Shanghai Hotel Ltd., for the Companies for the past year states murder of a fellow Inmate of the year ended December 31, 1984, in- that on the 31st. December there were Montal Hospital in July 5, 1981, cluding balance brought forward 722 companies on the Hongkong and ordered by Sir Henry Gollan, from the previous year of $188, register, of which 108 were in course the Chief Justice, to be detained at 289,80, amounted to $289,224.90, of liquidation. A total of 207 com- Incorporated Dutaido tho the Mental Hospital, William which the Directors, at the forth Panics
Colony and not on the Hongkong Bowen, Burasian, diod at the coming ordinary. yourly meeting register have registered the requisits Montal Hospital on March 4. of Shareholders to be held on documents.
His death was the subject of an Thursday, April 25, 1885, will ro- Inquiry, conducted by Mr. W. comniend carrying forward to next Schofold at the Central Magis-year's account. tracy yesterday afternoon, when the Jury, comprising-Messrs. F. A. Loureiro (Foreman), J. M. X. da myocarditis, with dilation of the Silva and Yu Sze-hing, returned a heart and heart failure. verdict of death from ""naturali
слився.
During the year 60 new companies were put on the register and 66 com- panies were struck off. One company was transferred from the Hongkong to the Shanghai reglator:
The fees collected in rospect of "China" companies amounted to Assaulted Family Members-
$177,807.91, and those in respect of other companies to $19,813.00. The Dr. G. H. Thomas, Medical Off- Mr. James Murray, head, atten- fees for licences to keep local rogis- cer of the Mental Hospital, said dant at the. Mental Hospital, said ters amounted to $1,091.45, that deceased was admitted Bowen was first admitted In 1929 One firm, was registered under the second time to the hospital on with a history of epilepay and Chinese Partnerships Ordinance, 1911. August 17,-1930, suffering from having assaulted members of his and no firm was registered under the dementia and insanity associated family. He was then about 16 Limited Partnerships Ordinanco, 1912. with epilepsy. He used to have years of age. He was discharged Deposits to the total value of epileptic its very often and for in December 1929 at his father's $4,040,000 have been made by In- some periods almost nightly. On request. On August 17, 1930, he surance Companies under the Fire July 6, 1931, after a fit, during returned to the hospital, having and Marine Insurance Companies De the day, he struck another inmate the same symptoms. He was doing poet Ordinance, 1917, $1,418,700 re- of the hospital on the head, and a job of work and making himself presenting cash deposits, that inmate died subsequently. generally
Deposits under the Lite Insurance useful until he assaulted another patient with to $1,200,248.51, of which $844,240.51 Companies Ordinanco, 1907, smount Attacked Other Patients
bamboo broom, with the is by cash deposits. Bowen was brought up before a result that the patient died. Ho Magistrate, and later sent to the was charged with murder, and on Supreme Court, where, on August August 19, 1931, was found to be WORKING SMOOTHLY 20, 1931, he was ordered to be do- insane by Sir Henry Gollan, the tained at the Mental Hospital dur-Chief Justice, and unfit to stand ing his Majesty's pleasure. Since his trial. He was ordered to be then he had made several attacks detained in safe custody in the on other patients and members of Mental Hospital. tho atat.
A few wooks ago, ho seemed to
NEW ROAD REGULATIONS IN BRITAIN
London, Mar, 20, The speed limit of 30 miles
On February 28 last, he noticed be failing mentally and physically, that Bowen was not feeling well. and on February 8 Inst he ap per hour for motor vehicles on He had fever and his body and peared worse, and subsequently streets and roads in built-up areas legs became swollen. His condi-died on March 4. He had been is officially considered to be tlon became steadily worse, and secluded on one or two occasions working smoothly, and the Trans ho died on March 4 at 5.25 a.m. In an epileptic cell, but had not been port Minister, Major Hore- Witness made a post mortem ex-under mechanical restraint. He Bollsha yesterday expressed satis- amination of the body, and found became more demented and Irrit faction at the response from the heart was very much dilated, able during the past year, but was motorists to his appent for co- but could find no other cause of less violent:
operation In enforcing the limit. death. When ill, Bowen's diet Miss Gertrude Bowen, alster of A further innovation In the was milk, eggs. marmite, beef the deceased, deposed to having campaign for reducing traffic congee and sugar. As a rulo he called in the Police in 1928, when casualties in London was intro- seemed fairly rational, but they her brother after a fit had a fight duced yesterday, when guard were always afraid of him, bewith another of his brothers, using ralla to prevent uncontrolled cause they never knew what hola chopper. He was uncontroll-crossing of streets by pedestrians might do. He did not speak non-able. He was removed to the were introduced at a dangerous sen, but his mentality was low. Mental Hospital, discharged in road junction in Camden Town. The eart enlargement was, in 1929, and again admitted in 1930. The object of the ralls is to en- witness's opinion, brought on by She Identified his body.
courage pedestrians to use safety violent muscular strain during The Jury then returned their lanes when crossing a roadway.
British Wireleza.
Als. The cause of death
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KINGS
He'd take a chance
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EVEN A WOMAN!
And he staked rerything on the life of a little girl!
"FOX FILM PERSENTS.
America's First Actor GEORGE M. COHAN
IN
GAMBLING
with
WYNNE GIBSON DOROTHY BURGESS
Directed By Roulard Y, Lee
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Constance BENNETT
Fredric MARCH
In
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GIANT MUSICAL ROMANCE
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AN LEIN CHARELLI
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A HOX Picture with CHARLIS BOYER LORETTA YOUNG JEAN PARKERS”|
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The Screen's No. 1 Singer Singing 1935's Ace
WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE
"LOVE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER"
“IT'S JUNE IN JANUARY”
‚ à rollicking comedy-romaner sÉS
to misla that does things to you,
Here is my H
with
the singing sweethearts of "She Lovas
BING CROSBY KITTY CARLISLE
AUSON SKIPWORTH "ROLAND YOUNG REGINALD OWEN » WILLIAM FRAWLEY
A Faremoval Plature Birokrad by Frank ToHÈS THE MOST DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL COMEDY ROMANCE;}
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The Ficture Sensation from the Novel by R. H. BRUCE LOCKHART
TEA
ERANCIS HOWARD
IN
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AGENT
2Big Stard
Again Warner Bros. Stah the Heart of the World with this Hit Inspired by THE BOOK
THAT MADE THE
WORLD TREMBLE!
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SUNDAY
PAT O'BRIEN & JAMES CAGNEY "HERE COMES THE NAVY":
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