1932-01-27 — Page 12

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When Death

Hovers,

Life's

Past

Flashes Like

a Star Shell

On the brink of death, five doughboys, as different as the poles, relive the mo mentous episodes of their the girl they left lives

the other wo behind

sweetheart, sister, man--- mother. War's stupendous story of the women home.

with BILL BOYD

nt

• JAMES GLEASON

ZASU PITTS LEW CODY MARION SHILLING

MARY CARR

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An RKO PATHÉ Feature

BEYOND

VICTORY

NEXT CHANGE

COLUMBIA PICTURES

Presents

Barbara Stanwyck

it

TEN CENTS A DANCE

with

RICARDO CORTEZ MONROE OWSLEY SALLY BLAHE

LIONEL BARRYMORE Production

She danced on the magit carpet of Lovel

*TUK CENTS

A DAHO

China Mail.

Seamen's Wages.

ESTABLISHED 1845.

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1932.

Reductions, to take effect from January 31, have been agreed upon. Senator King's Bill

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To empower U.S. officials to board foreign steamships in U.S. porta and remove or deport seamen of races ineligible for U.S. citizenship, has called for protests by European

countries.

Bank of England's Stability.

Remarkable Discovery.

NEWS TABLOIDS AND OVERNIGHT CABLES SUMMARISED.

Unfounded Rumour.

There is no truth in the report that the League has decided to warn Japan regarding Shanghai.

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British Naval Disaster.

Submarine M2 is reported as yesterday morning, and has not missing. She dived off Portland been heard of since. A search is being made for her.

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The announcement that the Bank. will complete next week the repay ment of outstanding credits in con nection with the August loan meets with praise and approval in Britain, and hailed as a striking proof of, New Attorney & Solicitor Generals. Britain's financial soundness.

Sir Thomas Inskip takes over from Sir William Jowitt as At- torney-General, and Sir Boyd Merriman, takes over from Sir Thomas as Solicitor-General.

Welsh Mine Disaster.

Nearly a bundred men were in the pit of the Llwynypia coal mine, Rhondda Valley, when an explosion occurred on Monday. The death. roll now amounts to eleven.

The Marston Archaeological Ex- pedition has come upon the royal tombs of the Kings of Jericho, and, from the contents of these tombs, it is expected definitely now to be [able to settle the date of the Exodus

etc.

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Soviet Railway Disaster.

Officials found responsible for negligence in connection with a disaster which occurred, near Mos- cow, on January 2, have been aen tenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from one to ten years.

A USE FOR LOCUSTS.

May Be Used as Cattle Food in Kenya Colony.

The plagues of locusts which year after year bring devastation to the settlers of Kenya Colony may eventually become a source of profit to the colony.

A complete scheme, it is understood; has been prepared, and is being considered by the Government, for the use of the pests as raw material for cattle food in the form of dried pow.

der.

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Health of "Tommy Atkins."

War Office plans to promote the health and efficiency of the soldier lay down the essential athletic standard for all infantrymen.

WATERLOO BRIDGE.

GOVERNMENT TO MAKE A LARGE GRANT.

Rugby, Yesterday, The London County Council has been informed that, if they decide. to replace Waterloo Bridge aCTOBA the Thames with a new one carry- ing six lines of traffic, Government would make

Waterloo Bridge.

has

The British Government offered to make a grant of 60 per cent of the cost to the London County Council for a new bridge.

Burma.

Satisfactory progress continues be made in connection with the rebellion. Further surrenders and captures of the remaining leaders are taking place.

A Balanced Budget

prospect, as a result of the response La regarded now as difinitely in

to the appeal for prompt payment of instalments of Income-tax due.

Bandits Activity.

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Talingho, on the Peking-Mukden Rallway, was surrounded by bandits on Monday, and ́ɛ train hald up. The bandits, however, retreat- ed when Japanese reinforcements arrived.

Harbin.

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General Hai-hsia is advancing on Harbin with a large force. It is expected he will engage the Japan-j ese forces to-day.

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"Wizard" Smith

Has established a new World's land-speed record over a ten-mile course-164,684 m.p..

FIRMS FORCED TO CLOSE.

Decree of Government

of Haiti.

West Indians in the Republic

cent. of the cost--British Wire-jects, will be forced to close their a grant of 60 per of Haiti, who are British sub- less Service.

LEAGUE COUNCIL.

Geneva, Yesterday. The League Council disposed of the miscellaneous agenda be- fore it so expeditiously this morning, that the meeting, ori- ginally fixed for to-morrow, has been postponed until January 28.

The Government will buy the locusts as they are killed, while still in the hopper stage, from the farmers and resell them again-Reuter. as cattle food. As there is bound to be a huge surplus this will be exported abroad, and, thereby, the scheme will be a self-support- ing one.

If the scheme is adopted it will he necessary to drop the methods of poisoning which is at present

in use.

CABLE RECEIPTS.

DANUBE'S LONGEST BRIDGE

FINISHED..

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businesses according to a Haiti Government decree, say mess- ages which reach Kingston,

bas

Jamaica, from Port au Prince.

Owing to the severe economic and business depression in the island, the Government found it necessary to reserve all trade and commerce for its own nationals. An exception is made for the cafe and catering trades.

British West Indians, and subjects from Jamaica in parti- cular, must therefore dispose of their businesses,

The longest bridge over the Danube has been completed at Rel- TROOPS MARCHING ON HARBIN. grads (says Beuter), It joins Ser- bia to the Banat, and will provide the quickest route to Roumanis and Hungary.

This will be of importance to all using the Simplon-Orient express The following has been receiv-28 it will quicken the journey to ed from the Head Office of the Bukarest and Budapest by several Eastern Extension Australasia & hours, China Telegraph Company, Limit- ed, London:-

Imperial & International Com munications, Limited:-Estimated Traffic Receipts December, 1981, £451,831 December, 1980, 2486,407. Aggregata Receipts (January to December):1931, 24,888,437; 1980, 26,865,561.

The sum of £21,000 must be de- ducted from the message receipts for December, 1981, in making a omparison with December, 1930, owing to changed conditions of sharing traffic.

THE HUNDREDTH CHANCE.

Harbin, To-day. Troops under General. Hsi- haia, Governor of Kirin, from the Harbin and are now within thirty South-East are marching on kilometres of the city. Their strength approximately is 10,000, and four bombing planes,

Fuchistien has bear captured by troops from Pinhsten and is Ernest Bourchier Hawksley, a 55 is permitted and it is rumoured now isolated. No communication, year-old retired soliciter, an Ongar there have been looting excesses. Ell Cottage, Addlestone, Surrey, The Japanese Military Mission died in hospital from cellulitis set is now in session and Japanese up by an injury caused when he believe that fighting will take accidentally bumped his arm place to-morrow between the against the door.

Kirin Government troops, of the old and the new

Recording verdict of Acciden- tal death at the inquest, the West minster, coroner, Mr. Ingleby Oddle, said that in 99 cases out of 100 such an injury would not prove fatal.

Genuine

BAYER

Colonel Dolhara arrived here! this morning and has been ap pointed Chief of the Mission Reuter.

DENTALINE

(Concentrated Antiseptic)

Ia more than a mouth-wash it actually KILLS GERMS

Dentaline is an Antiseptic Germicide and Astringent. Properly diluted it is delightful to taste and refreshing" to use.

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LESLIE HOWARD LIONEL BARRYMORE JAMES GLEASON CLARK GABLE.

TO MORROW

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