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CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

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Following this British super-production there will follow a list of latest productions.

TABE:-A Paramount super-production just released. It's a. picture of exquisite tropical beauty, the last work of that master of the screen, Murnau, director of "The Last Laugh,” introducing a story of the South Seas, made with a native cast. It concludes with a veritable screen poem 'of tragedy.

PHANTOM of the OPERA:-A Universal 1931 Special A mysterious "Talkie" with every player in full dialogue, except the leading man

. LON CHANEY.. It's the last of the man of a thousand faces in filmdum.

THE CAT CREEPS: ́Universal's new production from John Willard's famous play "The Cat and the Canary."

SOCIAL LION:-A 1931 Paramount comedy starring Jack

Oakie and Mary Brian.or

RESURRECTION: A Universal 1981 all dialogue super- production. It betters, the silent film of the past. DRACULA: Another Universal super-production.

Superstition of yesterday may be a fact of the world of science of to-day is explained in this picture. It's mysterious all through.

RIGHT TO LOVE:-A 1981 Paramount super-production. starring the sweet-Miss Ruth Chatterton.

FIGHTING CARAVANS:—A "Covered Waggon" type of picture of Paramount's starring Gary Cooper and Lily Damita.

STOLEN HEAVEN:-Nancy Carroll's-best of the season.

QUEEN HIGH-Another 1931 Paramount production.

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Bill to Assure Fairer Voting System. MICROSCOPICAL CHANGES.

Rugby, Yesterday.

In the House of Lords to-day, the Representation of the People Bill passed its second reading by 50 votes to 14. The measure pro- vides for the method of alterna- tive votes at Parliamentary Elec- tions when there are more than two candidates.

Lord Passfield, in moving the second reading, expressed the be- lief that the measure, if carried, would lead to little more than microscopical changes in the balance of Party representation, and he could not guess which Party, if any, it would favour. But there had been 469 three- cornered contests out of roughly 600 at the last General Election and in over 300 cases a member was returned by a minority vote, The alternative vote, tented, would lead, to a fairer re- prosentation of -constituents. British Wireless Service.

he con-

DANGER OF INDIAN

FEDERATION.

Would Sweep Small States off the Map.

MAHARAJAH'S VIEWS.

London, Yesterday. Reports that the Maharajah of Patiala has modified the views he expressed at the Round Table Conference in favour of Indian federation are confirmed by the publication of a statement in which the Maharajah states that the "Federation scheme hitherto proposed is fraught with the gravest danger to the very exist- ence of the Indian States. There is no trace of a Federal spirit throughout India. and if the scheme is accepted the smaller States are bound to suffer the fate of the smaller German prin- cipalities under the Confedera- tion of, 1815 and disappear frota the map of India."-Reuter. ROYAL

INDUSTRIAL TOUR OF BRITAIN.

Prince George to Visit Trade Centres.

FLIGHT TO DEVON.

Prince

by

ALIVE.

No Truth in Rumour of His Death.

VISIT TO VIENNA.

Vienna, Yesterday. It is unconfirmedly rumoured. from Belgrade that King Zog of Albanin is dead and the news is being kept secret for. State rea sons.

King Zog recently consulted a Vienna specialist on stomachic disorders and during the course of his visit an attempt was made on his life.

Alive and. Well.

"Later. King Zog is alive and well at Tirana, according to a statement issued by the Albanian Legation in London.-Reuter,

Rugby, Yesterday. George will travel

and aeroplane, seaplane,

[Two men fired shots at King motor car during the third

Zog as he was leaving the Opera industrial of his

tours. of Britain at the end of this month, House in February A member He will fly from London to Tor- of his suite was killed, but King quay on June 24, and will then Zog escaped. His assailants were visit the principal towns of Corn- arrested. wall by either seaplane or car. The tour will include a visit to the Duchy of Cornwall, the estate of the Prince of Wales. British Wireless Service..

TRANSPORT BILL.

L.C.C. TO RECEIVE £8,500,000

FOR TRAM EXCHANGE.........

Rugby, Yesterday.

GUILTY.

Bootlegger King Before High Court.

VIOLATION OF THE LAW.

New York, Yesterday, The notorious gangster AI Capone, who was arraigned be- fore the High Court to-day, plead- ed guilty to charges of violating the Prohibition and Income Tax laws,

Heavy Sentences,

Chicago, Yesterday. Two of Capone's henchmen who fought their cases received five and three years' imprison- ment respectively. Two others who pleaded guilty got 18 and 12| months. Capone's sentence will be delivered on June 30.-Reu- ter's American Service.

[Al Capone and 68 others, many of whom arè, members of Capone's syndicate, have been in- dicted by the Federal Grand Jury for conspiracy to violate the Prohibition law. The indict- ments charge Capone's gang with 5,000 offences. · A cablegram of June 6 stated:-The notorious gangster, Al Capone, who surren- dered to the Federal Court here yesterday evening in answer to a summons for non-payment of in- come tax, has been released on payment of $50,000 bail.]

AUSTRIAN CABINET

RESIGNS.

Opposition to Foreign Minister's Proposal.

FOREIGN DEBT.

Vienna, Yesterday. The Cabinet has decided to re- sign. This decision follows the resignation earlier in the day of Herr Winkler, Minister of the Interior, owing to his opposition to the Finance. Minister's pro- posal to guarantee £16,000,000 of the foreign debts of the Credit Anstalt

Herr Winkler's resignation fol- lows recent resignation of Dr. Hans Schuerff, the Minister of Justice, which left the Cabinet without a majority in the Cham-

ber.-Reuter.

POLITICAL BATTLE IN GERMANY.

Chancellor Wins Over

the Emergency Decree.

· NOT YET " OUT 'OF WOOD.”

Berlin, Yesterday. The Chancellor, Dr. Bruening, King Zog was under-won the first round of the battle! going treatment for internal over the emergency decree of disorders, attributed to excessive June 12. The Committee of the smoking. King Zog, formerly Reichstag rejected the National- Mr. Ahmed Beg Zog, President ists' demand for an immediate of the Albanian Republic which convocation of the Reichstag to was proclaimed in 1917, was-pro-discuss the decree, but the Gov- claimed King on October 25, 1928.ernment is not yet out of the He was born on October 8, 1895, wood, as there is still to be faced and is a Moslem by religion and the Socialist demand for the sum- hereditary chieftain of the Mali moning of the Budget Com- Clan." He is assisted in the ad- mittee. Reuter: ministration by a Council of Ministers headed by a Prime.

The London County Council Minister. The territory known pean War the Prince and nearly to-day approved the provisional as Albania was made up of the all the members of the Inter- terms offered by the Minister oföld Turkish Provinces of Scutari national Commission who ap Transport whereby under the and of Yanina. The independence pointed him left the country, London Passenger Transport bill of Albania was proclaimed in which fell into a state of anarchy. they will receive £8,500,000 of 1912 and subsequently a Euro A Republic was then proclaimed special class of stock in exchange pean Prince, William of Wied, which lasted until 1928, in which for their Tramways undertak was nominated to rule it in 1914. year it was changed into a inga-British Wireless Service, After the outbreak of the Euro monarchy.

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