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Metro- Goldwyn. Mayer Picture
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ALSO PETE SMITH SPECIALTY “EQUESTRIAN ACROBATICS" AND OUR GANG COMEDY "FISHY TALES"
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On display in the lobby of the King's Theatre are many photographs Identify yourself and you wit Laken by a roving photographer. receive a complimentary paas to see M-G-M's picture enlllled “Live, Love and Learn." co-starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell, commencing Sunday, 18th October.
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A STARTLING DRAMA ! A DARING EXPOSE !
Killers
ARE MADE.. NOT BORNI”.
And here's
the startling insido story that tells you how to stop it!
CRIME SCHOOL
THE HONGKONG
Experts Are Pleased With The Mercury
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY OCTOBER 14, 1938.
EXPERTS TO Boatman Took AID INDIA'S First Ride On DEFENCES A Motor-Bus
Committee Will Conduct Investigation
London, Oct. 13,
Sequel In Hospital
And Court
Brilliant Achievement Of Novel Aircraft
London, Oct. 13.
With his head and face enveloped Aeronautical experts are very sails- It was announced on September in bandages, a boalman named 50 fled with the performance of the 13 last that on the invitation of the Loi-kl, 62, was charged before Mr. seaplane Mercury the upper com- Government of India, His Majesty's K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon ponent of the Mayo composite air- Government had appointed an ex- Magistracy this morning with having craft on her fight to the Cape, and peri committee with the following alighted from a bus while it was all in particular with the faultless mid-terms of reference: "Having regard in motion. Inir launching from the supporting { to the increased.
plane foot of wing area was called upon forces in
cost of modern Det.-Sergeant Kelly said that So of or- had been travelling on a No. 11, Tal-
despite the fact that at larmaments to the desirintaining | po, route bus. As tho vehicle was op- the moment of release every sque Kaninin and
atc.
WOB
in accordance with proaching a stalion in Pet Ho Street,
Addressing So, Mr. Barnett naked him: "Why did you not wait for the bus to stop?"
to sustain 45 pounds and the weigh-modern requirements and to the So stood on the steps and jumped off no less than 20 limited resources available in India before the conductor could pull him power ratio pounds per horsepower-a combina- for defence expenditure to examine back. So fell on his face and was tion of wing-loading and power-and report in the light of experience sent to the Kowloon Hospital where loading never before carried into gained in executing the British re- he remained for three days as the
armament programme, how these result of the injurica he received. Persistent adverse winds robbed resources can be used to the best the Mercury of the world's long- advantage, and to make recommen- distance non-stop light record nadations", she was forced to land short of
The committee has now been con- Cape Town owing to the exhaustion
stituted as follows, with the title, of petrol supply, and there is evitably some regret. Floats, each "Expert Committee on Indian De
which
capable of taking 600 fence 1938-39": Chairman, Admiral gullons, were only loaded with 478 of the Fleet, Lord Chatfield, Sir Strohmenger, Major- gallons. The Mercury was already Ernest J. carrying 7,000 pounds more than on General Sir B. N. Sergison-Brooke, her trans-Atlantic flight, and although Air Vice-Marshal C. L. Courtney, the experience of the last launch and Major-General C. J. E. Auchin-do not come on land very often, I has shown that more ambitious start-leck.
of
ing
loads may be allowed with safety, The committee hins already been
The defendant: "1 have never travelled on a bus before. I have been in Ilongkong for three years."
Sergeant Kelly: "He is a boat-
Passing sentence Mr. Barnett said man from Aberdeen, your Worship." to the defendant: "I think you have
taught yourself a farly good lesson, and since you are a boatman who
shall fine you $1."
in fully recognised that the pro taking evidence in London since the hopes to present a report as early in gramme of experiment by stuges beginning of October, and will pro- the New Year as possible.-British with the novel device of a mid-air eced to India on October 20. 11 Wireless.
launch was the only prudent one. The Mercury is now on hier way home from the Cape by cany hops along the normal commercial route, and her future programme is already under consideration.
It is suggested she may make on- other survey tight with mails across the North Atlanule, resuming the project from which she was switched for the South Africa flight; or she might again attack the long-distance record. The third alternative would be a long journey well within her capacity over a route which is not at present been disclosed.-British Wireless.
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15 FUNNY COMICS IN A GREAT SHOW !
IT'S GREAT BECAUSE it has Fred MacMurray an a swing band leader who swings his fists, the Yacht Club Boys at their funniest, Ben Blue dalier than ever, · Harriet Hüller Radio's singing star and 's terriño cast.
in
ALHAMBRA
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
STOP THEM ! THE PEOPLE CAN'T ! THE D.A. WON'T ! ONLY ONE MAN DARES !
SMASHING THE RACKETS
#KO RADIO Picture... With
ONE FIGHTING {MAN AGAINST
{A CITY'S HIDD- DEN CRIMEI Don't miss the ti thrill of this j insido story of the muscle
CHESTER MORRIS FRANCES MERCER
RITA JOHNSON
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BRUCE CABOT
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ment.
SPECIÁL RKO-PATHE CHINA WAR NEWS (Taken by Pathe Cameraman, A. T. Hull)
also
LATEST MÁRch of time
LIONEL ATWILL
SUNDAY
Picture
Warner Bros. 'MYSTERY of the WAX MUSEUM'
with Fay Wray
SPECIAL MORNING SHOW SUNDAY, 16th OCT. at 11.00 A.M.
A Rare Treat For The Children 1
"ALICE IN
WONDERLAND"
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Simering TIDE FAMOUS
Fronted by WARNER BROS, whi
"DEAD END" KIDS HUMPHREY BOGART
BILLY HALOP» BOBBY JORDAN | GALE PAGE FLEW SKILER LED GORCEY - GABRIEL DELL HUNTZ HALL-BERKARD PUNSLEY
ADDED!
SUNDAY
A First National Fixture Baron Phy by Crane Plans and Vincent Khartzen From
Krana 15am-běmade by Max Preinst
BRITISH SHIP SINKS IN SPAIN
Barcelona, Ocl. 13.
The British vessel, Stancroft sprang leak during an aerlal bombardment tu-day, and it is now sinking.
The Stancroft is a 1,407 tons ship and belongs to the Stanhope Shipping Company.
Forty bombs were dropped during the raid. Government pursuit planes up with the raiders over caught Mataro, 20 miles along the coast, and engaged them. The rulders made with all speed to Majoren.—Reuter,
FRED MAC MURRAY
COCOANUT
GROVE
THE BEST
MUSICAL OF 1938
HARRIET HILLIARD - THE YACHT CLUB BOYS BEN BLUE-RUFE DAYIS - BILLY LEF HARRY OWENS Segal Kanakas Bech,
ANOTHER GRAND "MERRILY WE LIVE"
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Dorothy Lamour The JUNGIE PRINCESS
RAY MILLARD ZAXIM TAMIRon
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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
AN IMMORTAL MASTERPIECE RETURNS TO THE SCREEN!
NORMA SHEARER
First Lady of tho Scroon, returns in the grandest of all love stories!
with FREDRIC
MARCH
LESLIE
HOWARD
SMILIN THROUGH
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
M-G-M'S GREATEST TRIUMPH OF PAGEANTRY & ROMANCE !
Greta GARBO Charles BOYER
n
MARIE WALEWSKA
RKO Picture
Sybil jason in "THE LITTLE PIONEER"
A Featurette in Technicolaur
"MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS"
Ruby Keeler - Anno Shirley
SPECIAL MORNING SHOW
SUNDAY, 16th OCT. at 11.00 A.M.
Our Second VARIETY PROGRAMME
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COLOUR CARTOONS
CHARLIE CHASE COMEDIES
KRAZY KAT and SCRAPPY CARTOONS
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THE THREE STOOGES
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A BOLT OF DRAMA THAT'LL BLOK" THE FUSES!
BETTE DAVIS
TEAMED FOR INE FIRST TIME WITH
FRANCHOT TONE
DANGEROUS
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CAPTAIN BLOOD"
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Three Envoys Going North
Chungking, Oct. 13.
COTTON CHIEFS VISIT EGYPT
London, Oct. 19.
A mission of the Lancashire cotton manufacturers, accompanied by an
Three foreign envoys lett Chung-official of the Board of Trade, is visit. king by air for-Yunnan en route to Ing Eaypt-Reuter,
Peiping via Hongkong to-day. They
are Baron Jules Guillaume, Belgian
Ambassador, M. Remato de Lacerda | is understood to possess, no special Lago, Brazilan Minister, and Baron significante. G; W. de Vos van Steenwyck, Nether- The new Portuguese Minister, DA J. M. da Silva do Labre, e Lima, is
lands
Malster.
The visit of the diplomats to the expected to present his credentials to Chinese capital where they remained Mr. Lin Sen to-morrow #fiardon during the Double Tenth celebration Reuter.
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