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A THRILL PICTURE SUCH AS YOU GET ONCE

IN A LIFETIME.

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Sensational Drama of the

Daredevils of the

AIR

A romantic love atory fold against the most spectacular aerial action

photographed!

over

withi

JACK HOLT

LILA LEE

Ralph GRAVES

AFRANKR-CAPRA

production

OMANCE, ADVENTURE, LAUGHTER, TEARS, SUSPENSE, & A COLOURFUL AUTHENTIC BACKGROUND.

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Thursday, April 9, 1931.

Second Moon, 22nd Day.

BATABLISHED

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大英四月九號

禮拜四 中華民國辛未年十月廿二日

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1931.

COLONEL LAWRENCE

IN THE R.A.F.

Secret of Aircraftman

Shaw.

DOCTOR'S WARNING.

"Lawrence of Arabia" le dead.

at

The hero of a hundred thrilling exploits in the desert exists no longer; in his place there is a self- effacing.. hard-working, spced- loving fellow who is known to his companions Cattewater Air Station, near Plymouth, as Air- craftman T. E, Shaw, writes Dally Express Correspondent.

The recent inquiry into the Ply- mouth flying-boat disaster once more directed the limelight on him, but it was Aircraftman Shaw and not as Colonel Lawrence that he gave, his evidence.

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Numbers of people asked, "Why did he do it?" but not one of them found the real reason for his de- cision to hide himself away in the

an

| Royal Air Force and to take

obscure position. It was said that he was tired of public life. It was anid that he wanted peace and quiet for the great task of trans- lating the Odyssey.

The real secret was revealed to me by a friend of the air- craftman. Colonel Lawrence join-j ed the Royal Air Force for the sake of his life.

His life was despaired of just before he joined up in 1922.

and

During his campaigns travels in the desert and in the forgotten corners of the globe he had been wounded numbers of times. His body was almost rid- dled with bulleta. His doctor i warned him that he had only (eighteen months to live-and then only if he lived in perfect peace and quiet somewhere in the South of France.

That was not Lawrence's idea of life. Peace and quiet, yes; but, idle- ness, never! So he enlisted as a mechanic in the RA.F. There he could have perfect seclusion, but there would be hard work and an oportunity of Indulging in his favourite craving, speed.

From time to time the name of Aircraftman Shaw was heard-in various towns in India and other parts of the East, and then he came to Plymouth.

"All signs of his failing health have disappeared," said Aircraft- man Shaw's friend to me. "The life of discipline and the open air has given him a reprieve from his sentence of death, and he is now as strong as any one.

Always In Uniform.

REPLY TO SOVIET.

NO ANTI-RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN IN

JAPAN.

REGRET EXPRESSED.

Tokyo, Yesterday. Japan's reply to the Soviet pro- test against last month's shooting affair has been made public.

at-

It repeats regret at the attempt on M. Anickieff, but Inalats that in- vestigations have failed to show any connection between the tempt on M. Anickieff's life and any anti-Soviet campaign in Japan. -Reuter.

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NAVAL DOCKYARD

PRESENTATIONS.

Dr. F. G. Hunt and Mr.

E. E. Benham.

In

RETURNING HOME.

the Naval Dockyard Re- concert was held in honour of creation Club last night a farewell Surgeon-Commander F. G. Hunt,

ro-

|

[A Tokyo message of April 7R.N., M.B., and Mr. E. E. Benham, stated that the Japanese reply to M.I.E.E., Superintending Electrical Engineers. Both gentlemen, who the Soviet protest against the at- tempt on the life of M. Anickieff, are exceedingly popular, are the Soviet Commercial Counsellor. turning Home on the completion of

three years' service here. last month, had been handed to M. Troyanovsky, the Soviet Am-Bickford, and all the heads of de- The chair was taken by Mr. W.

bassador, that evening.]

partments attended.

SOME RAIN.

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone is now cen- tral near Shanghai.

Strong to fresh monsoon pre- valls along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sca.

Forecast N. E. winds; strong to fresh; generally over- čist; some rain.

Rainfall.

Rainfall for 24 hours end-. ed at 10 a.m.-nil, Rainfall since January 15.77 inches against an average of 7.39 iuches-deficit 1.62 inch.

Temperature.

The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was:-

Hồng Kong

66

Macao

68

Pratas Island

74

Manila

76

Foochow

58

62

46

36

Amoy Chefoo

Shanghai

FINE COLLECTION !

HAUL FROM A CHINESE

BATHING SHED.

During an interval Surgeon- Commander Hunt was presented;

by Mr. S. R. Tickner, R.C.N.C., M.IN.A., Chief Constructor, on be- half of the whole of the officera and staff, with a beautiful travel- ling trunk. On behalf of the Dock- yard Club Mr. Bickford presented Mr. Benham with an opium stove and Chin: tea set. The services of the two departing gentlemen were warmly eulogised by the speakers, and both recipients feelingly responded.

WAS

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The concert programme thoroughly enjoyed by all, cores being the order of the even- ing. The under:

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AMBSEMENTS:

AT THE

QUEEN'S

Man Against Monster In the Depths of The South Seas!

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

The

The greatest

underwater scenes

SEA

ever made!

EA BAT

with

Charles Bickford

Nils Arther

Raquel Torres

programme Wad 18

Metro

Part I.

TALKING

George F. Marion

A Wesley Ruggles Production,

ADDED

ATTRACTIONS.......

· Piano Solo-Mr. W. R. Fleming. Dick Barty and a Piano. Song: "The Skipper of the 'Navy Jane'"-Mr. Cornelius. Monologue: "The Saint and the Sinner" (Anon)—Mr. W. Gill. Duet: "The Quarralling Duet" from "A Country Girl"-Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius.

Part II.

Duet-Messrs. H. Annisa and

W. H. Balley.

Song: (a) "Lilac Tree" and (b)

"Keep

Hoping"-Mr.

Cornelius.

on

Monologue: "A Conger Story"

-Mr. W. GII,

Duet: "To My First Love"

Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius. Song Mr. W. H., Bailey.

MINING DEADLOCK.

SERIOUS COAL SHORTAGE IN TIENTSIN.

KAILAN CO. INVOLVED.

"A fine collection of things he seems to have got" commented Mr. Schofield in the Central Police Court this morning, when Lal Wah (22) unemployed, WOS charged with the theft of: a counterpane, a woollen cardigan, a cotton quilt, & red blanket, a pair of flannel trou-į sere, a pair of woollen trousers, a pair of canvas shoes, a towel, a

Peking, Yesterday. torch, 9 tennis balls, two whistles, a

The deadlock between the Kailan cigarette case, and a Ullman's stop Mining Administration and the watch, the property of the Chinese Peking-Mukden Railway continues, Athletic Association Bathing mat-, but it is understood that. the coal "Ho is never seen in anything shed at Tent-Teze-Mul.

shortage is much more serious at but his aircraftman's uniform, Defendant pleaded guilty, and Ticntain than in Peking owing to with his hands grimy from work-

six sentenced, to

weeks', the large number of industries at ing on oily engines, and often with hard labour. Inspector G. A. Tientsin and the fact that Peking his face besmeared with grease. Stimson who

prosecuted, said can more easily obtain supplies "He is often invited to dinner that defendant, when arrested, was from the coal mines at Tatung and at the homes of local celebrities, wearing Bome of the stolen Mentonkow; hence while the coat and sometimes he accepts, but he clothing. The rest ōf the at Peking is somewhat higher always wears his uniform. It is haul he had wrapped up in a mat, than usual, it is still far from strange to see him sitting at a gaily and he was arrested, on suspf- famine prices. decorated table looking like any cion, by a District Watchman one taken from an R.A.F. camp, aa he alighted from a tramcar. and then to hear him talking in such a way that no one can refrain from listening to him.

WAS

A

Found abandoned in a lane at the rear of 132, Yu Chau Street, Chinese boy, about two weeks old, was taken to the Kwong Wah Hog-

popular with them because he puts on no 'side." -

"When you first meet him and talk to him you are inclined to think that he is rather mad, but pital. before he has been talking to you f more than five minutes you begin to think that it is you who are mad. An extraordinary man. "His great joy is speed. Ho has "Two or three times a week, he brought a fast motor-boat which dines with the commanding officer. | formerly belonged to Sir Henry The rest of the week he takes bis Segrave, and he delights in racing meala in the mess with the men through the Sound. He also runs of his rank. He is universally a fast motor-cycle."

Take

YATREN

The Kalan management are very reticant.In the matter, hence the rights of the quarrel are not easy to ascertain.----Router,

NO DOLE FOR NEW ZEALAND.

Referring to the unemployment queation Mr. Forbes, the Prime Minister, has taken an early oppor tunity of publicly stating that so long as he is Premier of New Zea- land no payment will be made un- less work is given for it. He added- that he had been advised while he was In England to endeavour to avold the dole system at all costs.

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as a prophylactic against

DYSENTERY

Obtainable

chemist

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OUR GANG

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Love and laughs!

What's all the laughing for ?

You must see this grand farce with the sparkle of champagne and the thrill and lure of gay Paree !

with FIFI

DORSAY

REGINALD

DENNY

CLIFF EDWARDS YOLA D'AVRIL SANDRA RAVEL GEO. GROSSMITH

directed by

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