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MERRILY YOURSI JOAN CRAWFORD WILLIAM POWELL ROBERT MONTGOMERY
Cast of Mrs. Cheyney
The
Suave Bill to right of her.debonair Bob 10 left of her...what girl. wouldn't change places with gorgeous Joan, of the "fugitive" from a live-and-dime store
who crashes the 400 to steal or marry a million! it's the star-crammed
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FRANK MORGAN
JESSIE RALPH NIGEL BRUCE From the Pyry Pradovich Lonsdale Directed by Richard Bolesławiki
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Judge Gets 167| Proposals
By J. B. HARDWICK
FOLLOWING HIS RECENT COURT STATEMENT
THAT "NOBODY WANTS TO MARRY ME,” MR. JUSTICE CHARLES, BACHELOR JUDGE, HAS RECEIVED 167 PROPOSALS OF MARRIAGE.
He has revealed that the proposals come from spinstera and widows whose ages range from 22 to 65 years. One was written on frosted paper.
Admiral
Reveals Great War Blunder
ONE of the worst blunders of
the war, caused by differ- ences between the Admiralty | and the then newly created Air} Ministry, was revealed by Ad- miral Sir Roger Keyes in the House of Commons.
Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, who had command of the Dover Patrol in the war, made the
dual control! charge that the introduced on Apr. 1, 1918, lcd) to the failure of the Navy to destroy the German Fleet after it had been bottled up.
He quoted a letter which he wrote to the Admiralty in May, 1918, in!
A lady in the Old Kent-rond, writes: "Sir, I see you want af wife. I beg to say that I am 85,
a good housekeeper, a fair cook,] and clean."
"Miss 22's Offer
While bombs and shells pour down on Madrid; the women and children live a pitiful existence. Many are
Another proposal from a girl of stocking to safety along the
22 states;
"I have seen your photograph in the paper. You say you are 65, but you look as if you have a bit of fun in you yel.”
The marriage. offers follow a re- cent Old Balley case during which it was stated that "if a man has a decent job he ought to marry."
Mr. Justice Charles remarked: "Well, I've got a decent job, but nobody wants to marry me."
Not Accepting
Valenela' road.
MINIATURE ROBES FOR
PRINCESS
London, Apr. 15.
The next day, when his photo- PRINCESS ELIZABETH, graph appeared under the headline the first female heir to of "Nobody's Darling," the offers Britain's throne to see her begin to pour in.
But Sir Ernest Bruce Charles
is a confirmed bachelor, and al- parents crowned, will wear though he enjoys mixed company a miniature velvet robe of it may be presumed that the offers are now no more than a memory. Untit
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peeress' rank for
the
recent iness the judge coronation, May 12, com- was a rest walker, and even now,
la cloth cop and heavy coat, he isplete with a little coronet accustomed stride between the
to rising
of the court and dinner at being made especially for her. the Judges' Lodgings,
Mr. Justice Charles has worn the
CLAST 4 TIMES TODAY which he described the "confusion Judge's wig end gown of oflen or
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and inefficiency" resulting from dual control.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS Aerial photographs at that time showed 23 large destroyers arid torpedo-boats and 12 submarines ly- ing in the basin at Bruges and the canals near.
A wonderful target for bombing attack was missed.
mas9
The costume will have a modi-
piae years, and although bachelor fied train, a tiny kirtle of scarlet h: deploys much human under-velvet and a cowl of ermine. standing of the opposite sex during The robe and train, shortered so court cases.
that a little girl of 10 can handle it, will be edged in ermine. Except for the length of the train, the princess' costume will be replica of those worn by the grown- up ladies.
King Asks
For Treat
Handicy-Pace night bombers For Kiddies
have been
this invaluable for purpose, commented Sir Roger but these craft, tl:C production of which the Admiralty was entirely responsible, were coveted by the R.A.F. General Ofcer.
CORONATION DAY
At the coronation of King George V, Princess Mary, although 14 years old, had difficulty with her 10-foot train. It was a tiring job for her to drag the heavy expanse of velvet and ermine over steps and the long the Бите Ume Abbey aisle, at balancing her coronet, Her coronet fell just as she entered the Abbey. London, Apr. 15.
It will be the first time Princess They were taken
About one London schoolchild away from:
Elizabeth has worn a coronet. Hers bombing German destroyers and
the coronation being made light and simple so submarines lying in the blocked in 10 will see canals in order to bomb clvillans in procession in the official child-that Princess Mary's mishap will not Cologne.
ren's "colony" on Victoria Em-be repeated.
Beneath the robe and kirtic, she bankment.
will wear.a
-high- frilly, white, waisted dress. She will wear long. that white gloves, white slippers and white stockings.-United Press.
With the few bombers left very little damage could be inflicted be love the German crafi scattered.
especially The King asked children should be the first to greel him when he leaves Westminster Abbey. They will 40,000 of them, mossed-for-a-quarter-mile on either
GIFT TO MACAO POOR side of the embankment.
SIR ROBERT HO TUNG'S GRANT DISTRIBUTED
in Mueno,,
Macno, Apr. 22.
Ho
But there are more than 500,000 not children in London's schools. counting the many private schools. How the favoured children are to be selected is one of the school authori ties initial problems.
their
Film Actress
Watches Operation
On Husband
New York, Apr. 15. -.
The donation by Sir Robert
To begin with, children under 11 Tung of $10,000, on the occasion of
will be ruled out, halving the num- Dr. the arrival of His Excellency
ber. It is probable that schools then Tamagnini Barbosa, has been dis- will be informed of the quata for
to select tributed among several Macao in- each, the scltasis situtions doing work among the poor children by ballot or other means.
The millions
of. chlidren living ULM actor Lealle Fenton was auc- outside of London will fare worse.
cessfully operated on for The following are the allocations Some 8,000 from towns near London,
a Hollywood abdominal trouble of youth made. $1,000 to the Conosslan In- and representatives
ganisations, will have standing space hospital to-day.
His film star wife, Ann Dvorak, stitute; $500 to the Salesian reserved on Constitution Hill.
All other children will be out of stood by holding his hand until he Orphanage; $2,500 to the Santa Casa da Misericordia: $200 for the lepers luck, unless their parents are able lost consciousness, remaining in the along the procession room until the eighty-minute opera- at Ka Ho and Don John Island; to buy seats
tian was over. $200 for the poor at Tuipa and
School authorities took 70,000 Lon- Colowan Islands; $1,700 for distribu-
poor tion among the poor, at the discre- don children to see King George and
Queen Mary in their Jubilee proces-bration disclosed tion of the Macao Police: $700 torsion, but space then was more easily children had no raincoats. A collec. the poor at Bairro. Tamagaini; and
and obtained.
tion of old, coats was made from $3,000 to the Tong Sin Tong, the Special stands will be erected for more fortunate children. About 500 eleemosynary
Institution maintained
ned the children on the embankment, but of these coats are still on hand and by the Chinese community at Macao. they will not be covered. Children, will be loaned on May 12.
Sir Robert also donated $10,000 to therefore, will be asked to bring The children will have a long wait the Macao, Kiang Wu Hospital, some raincoats in case of a shower. A in the stonds, as they must be in time ago. Our Own Correspondent. sirollar request at the Jubilee celc- their seats by 7 a.m.-United Press.
route.
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Love so glorious it was denounced as "sin"
The director of "Mutiny on the Bounty" thrills you again with this grand love-story of the courageous little. "Maid of Salem” and her fugitive cavalier.
I'm a fugitive with a price on my head...and I dare to love you!”?
"My brethren, Satan is loose
smongst us...let us root him out!”
"Soon we'll be together without hiding and secrecy
.."Tell us his name!"
ADOLPH ZUNON prasenia
CLAUDETTE COLBERT and FRED MacMURRAY
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'MAID OF SALEM
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