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DESPERATE! DARINGI She risked a ruthless vengeance to save the man she loved.
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
presente
Barbary Coast
From WED.
with
MIRIAM HOPKINS EDW. G. ROBINSON
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JOEL MCCREA United Artists" ALSO WALI DENEY'S SILLY SYMPHONY COOKIE CARNIVAL”
"FRECKLES"
In mautiful fachnicolour
RKO Radio
with Tom Brown-Virginia Weidler
QUELA'S
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Gladys Swarthout, star of opera and radio, makes a bril -liant screen debut
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ROSE OF THE
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CHARLES BICKFORD
WILLIE HOWARD + HERB WILLIAMS Directed by Motion Guring
JOHN BOLES · GLADYS SWARTHOUT ́ ́
To-morrow-Binnio Barnes in "ONE EXCITING ADVENTURE”.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH
*"'FLYING PRIEST”.
OF CANADA
This man is called the "flying Pricat more of Canada." He has flown than 50,000 miles during his work of preaching to poor Redskins and distributing food to them. He has also saved many human liven by carrying the nick Indian from the large forests to hospital,
Keen Rivalry
In Tea Markets
Shanghai, Jan. 25,
China, famous for centuries as the home of fine tea, is facing in- creasing competition for the world market.
The sale of ten, which has been
Mecklenburg Terror
1936.
OGRE OF SCHWERIN TO PAY PENALTY
Schwerin, Feb. 29.
A period of terror for parents throughout the province of Mecklenburg and the neighbouring districts is being evoked by the conviction this week of Adolf Seefeld, 65, before the jury here, charged with twelve murders.
Seefeld is a vagrant with a heavy criminal record. He has fourteen previous convictions on his record, mostly for immoral assault upon juveniles. He had spent 23 years of his life peni- tentiaries.
According to the prosecution, Seefeld was responsible for a series
Jessie Matthews of tragedies spreading anxiety
Not Going To Hollywood
JESSIE MATTHEWS IB
not
going to Hollywood. She was to make one picture for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but the arrangement is cancelled.
throughout the region. Many small boys, mostly about five years of age, had disappeared; it" is an sumed that they had been asanult- ed and then murdered with an un known poison. It is stated that Senfeld's prosenco was always signalled. In the neighbourhood when the cases occurred.
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YEARS OF CRIME
Formal charges were brought forward against Seafold in con- nection with twelve murders, com. mitted between 1933 and 1935, in
Potsdam, Wittenberge, Ludwigs
A condition of the arrangement for the "loan" of Miss Matthews was that Gaumont-British reserv ed the right of approving the story] and other detalls of the produc tion assigned to Miss Matthews In Hollywood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayerlust, Rostock, Oranienburg, Luc- have made-every effort to comply!eck, Neurappin and Schwerin. this requirement, but it has any other similar caaca, spread- not been found possible.
ing over a period of forty-two years, and bringing the total up to 40, will also be discussed at the trial in view of the strong aus- picion that Socfeld might be in- volved in them, too, although formal indictment has not been passed in these other cases,,
Saturday Was Big Day For
one of China's principal exports Women
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since her ports were opened to foreign trade, has shown alarming decline for the past averal years, according to statis- ties published by the Ministry of Commorce.
Aside from the keen competition of India, Ceylon, Jaya, Sumatra and Japan for supremacy in the tea market of the world, China's largest customer, Soviet Russla, ia now becoming her competitor.
Not quite one pound of tea per year is consumed, by each of the Soviet Union's',147,013,600 ditizens, Until about ten years ago, China was the principal supplier of tea to Rusala, but within the past decade, ten production has become an im- portant part of the Soviet Union's more and agricultural plan and
more tea plantations are boing established throughout that coun- try.
With the increase in Russin's sales China's tea production, have dropped-proportionately and figures for tea exports in 1930 showed China taking sixth place Among the various principal ten- producing countries of the world. -United Press.
London- Lisbon
2 DAYS TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Airway
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A MOST STUPENDOUS SPECTACLE !
SEE THE CAIETY OF CAIRO IN HECTIC WAR:DAYS.
The betrayal of spy by spy.
Arabia's dosort of an unknown hell.. Amazingly clever secret service tricks. A jungle set aflame by savago tribes.
A PICTURE MIGHTIER THAN "BENGAL LANCERS."
eGrandest Adventure Pĺčtůžo
Adelph Zenoc práškuľť
The LAST OUTPOST"
Purqueunt Picture "werk' Cary Grant Claude Rains Gertrude Michael. Kathleen Burka
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TO-DAY &
ORROW
MAJESTIC
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PORTUGAL AWAKES TO OPPORTUNITY
Lisbon, Feb. 2.
With the inauguration of the first regular air service between London and Lisbon by the Crilly Airways, evon Portugal looks ahead to greater strides in the development of air services.
Hitherto Portugal has not pro- gressed very fast in this form of transport, but 1935 was a year of awakening air consciousness.
A mass flight is planned by a group of Portuguese military avia- tora, to the colonies. A French mission, duly authorised by the Portuguese Government, is now at the Azores, actually studying the best way of making this archipelago a landing-stage for a future line between Lisbon and North Ameri- ica.
This mission has made careful Investigations at Port Prin-and Almoxarife Beach: an airplane fe making survey-flights over different. Islands and has repeatedly alighted on Furnas and the Sete Cidades,
Isle, on Lakes, In St. Michaels which attention appears to be specially concentrated.
By the Crilly regular daily dire service, the. present three days' Journey by land from Lisbon to 7.20 6.9.20 p.m. London is to be reduced to nine hours. A service between Lieben and Oporto Is alau under considera- tion. The visit of the British Crilly bi-plane "Dragon' to the north of Portugal' on a trial Alght started this Iden..
GREATEST COMEDY since CHAPLIN'S “SHOULDER ARMS”
Groucho - Chico - Harpo
MARX BROL
A Night che Opera
The north is the centre of Portu gal's chief products and it is point od out that many perishable goods could be exported by air, such as flowers, fruit and vegetables, which are especially abundant in northern Portugal. An order was already carried out this Christmas from a big London frm for hundreds of kilograms of roses, which were flown to London
POPPING THE QUESTION
London, Feb. 29, To-day was the day of golden opportunity for 2,600,000 women of Great Britain when 'Leap Year gave them the legendary pre- rogative of "popping the ques- tion,"
The only difficulty seemed to be in finding a single, eligible man to propose to, for recently tabu- lated government figures showed a marked shortage of single men of marriageable age.
The 20,993,000 women of Eng
The trial, which lasted for two months, was mostly conducted in secrecy In view of the character of Seefeld's alleged offences.
The German press, discussing. the case, described it as containing unanswerable evidence in favour of the Hitlerite regime's cugenic Seefeld's criminal logistation. instincts driving him to sexual misconduct and murder are as- cribed to heredity. It is said that the Nazi law "for the clmination of hereditarily unfit offspring" now is being applied in the case of families such as that of Seofell.
TRAGIC FAMILY -- His father
alcoholic. Ruined by drink, he died in the hospital of Potsdam in Seefeld was married but he de serted his wife. They had nine children. Two became habitual drunkards; one is feeble-minded; one committed suicide; and a son, born in 1803, was sent to prison for assault at the age of sixteen.
was an
1903.
is maintained, tends to eliminate from society families such as this one, producing unadaptable, aħtl- social members in each generation, -United Press.
-land, Scotland and Wales repre- The Nazi eugenic-logislation...
Bent a majority of 1,636,000 over men and it was estimated that another million could be added to this figure because of a prevail- ing male reluctance to enter into matrimony..until auch incidentals as employment and further improved.
wages have
Nevertheless, authorities were convinced that this year would be the "best leap year in from the Britain's history" standpoint of marriages.
In 1932, when leap year last rolled around, there were 307,000 marriages. Last year there were 318,191, or about 16 for every 1,000 the persons of population, and added Incentive of Loap Year should boost the number still higher in 1936.
Up in Scotland, where legend has the founding of Leap Year, wary young Scotsmen were con- fronted with the question of marrying a-lassie who makes so bold as to propose, or pay a £1 fine for refusing her..
They found some solace, how- ever, in recent statements of historians to the effect that a sup. Queen posed statute algned by Margaret of Scotland in 1228 in good-humoured nothing but a fraud.
It had been generally thought that the statute was still in effect.
The historiane said that her maist blissit Megeste Margaret". mentioned in the 1228 statute was NOT on the throng of Scotland in that year, for the country was ruled by Alexander IX from 1214 to 1249
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Nevertheless there is ancient barony in England to day enjoying a title brought into the family by a Shropshire girl of 22 who proposed to the first baronet on Leap Year, day, In- voked the aid of the law, was upheld and subsequently mar ried the son of the man to whom she proposed.
Tonight In London, at the gayest hotels and might clubs, the women will order the cocktails, the dinner and wine ask the men dance, pay tia bills and tip the waitors:
Jameson Raid Officer Dead
Another link with Ceell Rhodes) has been broken by the death in a London nursing home of Lieut- Colonel Sir Raleigh Grey, of Lor- bottle Hall, Northumberland..
*Ha' wea 75.
A member of the band of pioneers who created the original Rhodesia, Sir Raleigh Grey knew and worked with Coell Rhodes and gave the best years of his life to Rhodesia,
He entered the army in 1881. Within four years he was a cap- tain; 1881 saw him serving in the Zulu War and dive years later hel was lieutenant-colonel command- in the Bechuanaland Border] Police.
He took part in the famous Jameson expedition. During his service in the Sixth Dragoons, in the year of the South African War, he became a brevet major, was mentioned twice in dospat and awarded both the Queen's and the King's: Medal. ches, He left the army in 1904.
British capital and for senti- mental reasonaTM-to-morrow morn- Ing's newspapers probably will au- nounce an unusually large number of engagements."
First Birthdays
To-day, incidentally, was the first birthday that soversi eminent Britons have celebrated in four years. Among them is the Marquis of Hamilton, heir to the Duke of. Abercorn. He was born on Leap Year day. In 1904 and-from the number of his birthdays—is only eight years old. Another fa Sir Ernest Horlick, malted milk
agnate, who celebratin birthday at the age United Preca.
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MyrnaLOY "WHIPSAW"
SPENCER TRACY
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TO-MORROW
EYES OF DOOM!
ninety minutes of mystery you'll love!
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MACMAHON-RATHBONE
·MART CARLISLE FRANK ALBERTSON DUDLEY DIGGES", & Meco Goldwyn-Mayer PETUKS
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A GOOFY MURDER STORY THAT WILL JUST SPLIT YOUR HOMICIDES ! ! !
Bert
HEELER
Added Attraction!. "FIDDLIN FUN" CARTOON
Robt
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The reigning Chulness,
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THE
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Fred Kasting Betty Grable Evelyn Brent Erik Rhodes "Musiekki Aly Heart" by Decathy fields and Jimmy Fickfuch
Directed by George Sterone -
EKO-RADIO PICTURE".
THE WORLD-FAMOUS TENOR RICHARD TAUBER
In a Fragrant Romance to Schubert's Enchanting Melodies !!! "BLOSSOM TIME"
A British International Picture.
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THE BIGGEST THRILLER IN 5 YEARS ! JAMES CAGNEY AT HIS BEST !
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