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CINEMA NOTES
Two fentured players of excep tlonal praise are headlined in the new mystery film "Two in the Dark,' showing at the Oriental Theatre to- day and Wednesday. The tivo‘aro Margot Grahame and Wallace Ford. Miss Grahune portrays a girl; down on her uppers, who falls blindly in love with a man toward whom, Anger of murder-gulit points, and sticks, lo him, Ford is cast na powered news reporter and con- tributes substantially to the high- pitched suspense of the mystery tale.
the
In the Dark" concerns.aman robbed of his memory, who discover* that he has become implicated In a Guaranteed fitting. Perfect Pleater Questions arising out of the inter-murder. Walter Abel, who op-
pears with Miss Grahame, hus the lending role.
London, Abg. 31. 1/ (Recommended "Good House-
national situation, and which have keeping"). Magic Needle Threader
been before the Foreign Affairs Sewing Outfit 1/-, Postfree (C.OD-Committee of the Cabinet will be re- 2/- extra). Universal Products, Dept. II.T., Aqua House, Old Steine, viewed at a meeting of ministers on
Wednesday.
logue free.
Brighton. England. Domnestie cala- It will probably not be a full meet- of the Cabinet as some ministers Ing who are still on holiday at consider. able distances from London are no! expected to attend.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY
EUROPEAN LADY'S
ORDEAL
Throwing. pepper into the face of his intended victim, a Chinese at- tempted to rob a European Indy near the Royal Naval Yard shortly after eight o'clock Inst night,
Jl. Penny, victim Wan Ars. .
A. who resides at Hillwood Road, Kaw- Jeon. She was walking from west to east along Queen's Road, on her way to the Naval
val Yard, but when
"The
verandah,
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The meeting is regarded us a pre- liminary to the resumption regular sittings of the Cabinet Firitish Wireless,
U.S. MINISTER'S SON
TRAGEDY IN FAMILY OF MR. HAROLD ICKES
n
"The Lady is Willing" -
Many Leslie Howard fo9. have
wanted to see their favourite in one of those gay, scintillating, light vehicles.
of
Lealle Howard. Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Binnie Barnes, as they appear in "The Lady Is Willing," Columbia picture showing at the King's Thentre to-day.
Demand
T.T: Shanghol T.T. Singapore
T.T. Indla
T.T.
I.S.A.
Ung uniour. It concerns in the evilence at a death inquiry T. Germany
"Cs of n
SUICIDE IN HOTEL INQUEST ON FOREIGN TT. Guggestive of the French farce... His
DOCTOR suave charm and engaging manner indicate him as a perfect choice for
"July 23-30-Everything perfect (T.T. Japan Well. of the this type of role.
their wish is made by God-everything spollt by
There more than amply fulfilled in Mr. the hands of human beings. **T.T..U. Howard's latest starring picture. "The fore is life n struggle until death. ITT Manila Lady Is Willing," the Columbia Prom very tired of life, that the reason TT.
Datavia duction that opens at the King's I kill myself. D. Bardbs."
ET.T. Bangkok Theatre to-day. Here is smart. These words, writen on a plece TT. Saigon sophisticated tale with plenty of of paper, played an important part TT. France
and a brilliant combination
T.T. Switzerlanıl It concerns the held at the Kowloon Magistracy yes- French detective, terday.
TT. Australia Latour."
as portrayed by The inquiry was held to determineTC. Lisbon Howard.
characterisation of a
how Hungarian doctor, Adalbert Aoir detective "with a for fun and a Burdos, 47, found dead in a room 4 m/s. L/C. London weakness for women" is superb. In the Kowloon Hotel on July 24. hnd
4 m/s. D/P, a new kind of screen romance, met his death. "Latour" "kidnaps Blanie Barnes,” Mr. E. Himsworth eat as Coroner,4 talented. beautiful actress, who plays and was assisted by a jury compris
of a wealthy
Chon Hing-kl (Foreman). ing Messrs. Helene Dupont, wife
"Gustav Dupont." The Wong financier,
Wing-chung. and G. M. kidnapping is curried out su that Gutierrez, Jr. Acting Sub-Inspector Latour will receive Dupont's ransom A. Kinnear
the Police. money-the money to be turned over Dr. G. H.
Medical Officer in to three men who have been swindled charge of the Kowloon Mortuary. by Dupont. Latour falls in love with testifled that he had performed a post Helene, and the
complications mortem examination on deceased on Paris. develop. It comes to
enuse of
of Geneva a smashing. July 25. He found that the saucy climax. Gilbert Miller, famous death was poisoning from barbituric Berlin
"The acid derivative. There
Athens job purulent discharge from the urethra. Milng
Chicago, Aug. 31. According to
police report about 20 yards from the main en- trance, and under the
Wilmarth Ickes, foater son, of the for the where it was rather dark, a Chinese United States Secretary suddenly confronted her, threw interior, Harald L. lekes, has shot killed himself at his father's pepper into her face and endeavour- and ed
of Winnetka,-- to snatch her handung. There | hone in a suburb were no passers-by at the time, but Peuter. Mrs. Penny, although somewhat blinded by the pepper, managed to struggle free from the man's clutches and dashed into the Yard, at the. Rame time sereaming for help.
ot
As soon as news of the incident was received, Police, in charge Inspector A. E. Carey, immediately surrounded the place. Passers-by Along the vicinity were searched by members of the Emergency Unit.
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Lady Is Willing.”—and n he has done! Gustav Dupont is por-The chest and lungs appeared normal. Oslo trayed by Cedric Harwicke, well-and the spleen was slightly enlarged. Shani
ed. Shanghai. known to both singe
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screen The remaining organs were normal in New York. Hudlencca. Sir Nigel Playfair,
The heod. skull, and Amsterdam Nigel appearance. Bruce W Graham Browne, Kendall brain were normal. Witness had sent: Vient Lee, Claude Allister, Arthur Howard, the stomach and contents and various Prague. Virginia Field and John Turnbuti | internal organs to the Government; Madrid. comprise the supporting east. "The Analyst. In view of his report and Lady Is Willing" is naughty-but oh, other Inck disease or injury, wit-
the conclusion
that death was caused as already stated. Brussels. Le, an overdose of umytal, which is Montreal
remedy for Insomnia. About one Monte Video.. and a half grains was the normal Yokohama....
Silver (forward) 19
had War Loan.
so good!
"Petticoat Fever"
ness come
30.13/10 30.13/10 1/2.1/8-1 1/2,1/01
Amid snow drifts and ice barriers romance bloomed at fifty below! Fur clad, and parka covered, Robert Mr. V. C. Branson, the Govern-Silver (Spot)....194
dose.
Montgomery and Myrna Loy fell in love for the first time since "When ment Analyst, deposed that he
of amytal Ladies Meet. The new picture is isolated eight grains "Petticant Fever li was adapted which, however was not the full from the stage success of the same amount taken.
and for its scenes the studio
Labrador
Room-Boy's Evidence *Li Kin, 29-year-old room boy em- of a ployed in the Kowloon Hotel, was the next witness. He said that Dr.
to Hollywood. Montgomery plays. the part
107
-British Wireless.
FRENCH SLOOP HERE
She is com-
The French sloop, Rigault de lonely young wireless operator in a bleak Arctic station, ninety miles Bardes had lived in Room No. 415. Genauille called this morning from from the nearest Eskimo village. His At 7 m. on July 24, witness notterd Saigon on her way for a Northern
was closed.
Passing cruise, and fired a salute of 21 guns life is brightened considerably when that his door
be heard snores to the country, which was replied to couple, Myrna Loy and again at 12 noon an engaged Reginald Owen; find their way to his coming from within. At 4 pm. he by Blackchend Fort. hut after their plane has cracked up knocked, and receiving no answer, manded by Capitaine de Fregate nearby. The circumstances of his entered. Dr. Bardes was lying motion- L. H. Moron. lovemaking provide what is said to less on the bed. Witness reported be ene of the sprightliest comedies of the matter to the monoger. the year.
The picture was directed by George Fitzmaurice and produced by Frank Davis, Harold Goldman adapted the Marx Reed play for the screen.
WATER LEVELS
STATE OF RIVERS IN KWANGTUNG
Mr. H. J. H. White. the hotel manager, testified that Li Kin made a report to him that the occupant of Room 415 appeared to be dead. He went to the room and saw the body, the after which he telephoned to Water Police Station and informed Insp. Kinnear.
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the start-British Wireless. bed, cind only in a pair of drawers. On a table next to the bed was a plece of hotel note paper, written on In pencil. Next to it was a black A dinner dance will be held on leather box containing three phiala, the Open Roof of Repulse Bay Lidu, One contained four copsules marked weather permitting, und at Repulse amytal, and the other two were Bay Hotel in event of bad weather,
on Wednesday at 9 p.m. - empty.
The note. bearing the words already given, was inspected by the A flannel dance will be held by the Coroner and the jury, after which the local section of the Health, Strength. Coroner remarked that the Jury Sports and Athletic Club at the Hotel record record Aug. 28 Au. 31 would probably find that the poison Cecil on Saturday next from 8.45 pm.
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The jury accordingly found that Lieut. Col. R. M. Rodwell and Officers deccased had died of poisoning from the Dance Orchestra of the lat. Dn.
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barbituric acid derivative, and died from his own hand.
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