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ANOTHER BRITISH SUCCESS.
The film that radiates happiness
the film with the "Happy" Song..
"SUNSHINE SUSIE"
with
RENATE MULLER & JACK HULBERT
-with
NEXT CHANGE
ROSITA MORENO
RICHARD
ARLEN
LAI
Love making swift and
impetuous AE this fast-
moving, outdoor drama
itself. And just look at this
cast!
The Santa Fe Trail"
Booking at the Theatre,
The
China Mail.
ESTABLISHED 1845.
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1932.
U.S. DETECTIVE IN LONDON.
Theory That Lindbergh
Baby Is In England
SCOTLAND YARD APPROACHED.
(Reuter's Special Service).
THE FORTESCUE TRIAL.
American Stirred by Official Report.
POLITICAL INFLUENCES.
Honolulu, Yesterday.. Armed police guarded the grey-stoned Temple of Justice
London, Yesterday, Charles Schoeffel, t New at the opening of the Fortescue Jersey assistant chief of Police, Trin!.
STIFFKEY TRIAL PROCEEDS.
Accused Attends After Preaching 3 Times.
LANDLADIES IN THE DOCK.
(Reuter's Special Service).
London, Yesterday. After preaching three times yesterday in his parish, Rector
has come to Britain, presumably At the same time America has Davidson attended the resumed in connection with the Lindbergh teen stirred by the issue of a re- trial wherein he was accused of baby kidnapping, case, and is post by the United States Assist-immoral conduct. proving almost as elusive as the ant. Attorney-General, who has Several London land-ladies baby itself.
been investigating into the con- from whom the Rector had rent- Not only has he slipped invisi-ditions in Honolulu regarding the ed rooms described the Rector's bly through an enormous squad wild accusations of general law-proceedings, of newspapermen awaiting his lessness and wholesale rape which One land-lady declared: I arrival yesterday, but he has were refuted.
would not admit him, while an-: evaded the furious dashings| He stated that prohibition was other stated that she gave the hither and thither by journalists better enforced in Honolulu than Rector notice. She had put him in London to-day, and they fail in the United States and in this out because he had young girl ed even to catch a glimpse of report he adds that the public visitors to which she objected, him.
prosecutor and the police Tn and he also owed her £20 for his Scotland Yard, however, off- Honolulu are inefficient and in- lodging. cially admits that he has been fluenced by politics. -Realer's there and has conversed with American Service.
Lord Trenchard and other off-
cials Schoeffel is understood fo
be travelling
northward this
afternoon if still undetected.
It is stated that the police are working on the theory that the kidriappers took the child into Canada and there boarded a liner which landed the child in Liver- pool.
FOOD TROUBLES IN RUSSIA.
"Supplies' Regulation Committee."
FOG OR RAIN.
The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory to-day, states:-
An irregular area of low pressure covers China general- ly. A depression is indicated over South Manchuria.
Forecast:-Light Southerly or variable winds; cloudy with local fog or rain.
Temperature. Hong Kong
71
Млеко
70
Prats Island
65
Manil
72
Fochow
64
Amoy
68
Swatow
71
troubles
Chefoo
40
Shanghai
58
GOVERNMENT MOVE.
Riga, Yesterday.
Increasing food
throughout Russia has compelled
the Government to organise a
"Supplies
Regulation
Com-
mittee," to be headed by Molotov,THE ANGLO-FRENCH
to Lake change of the food sup- plies, and to see that towns in the rural districts actually receive allotments,
The work of this committee alen
CONFERENCE.
(Continued from Page 1.)
regulate the exports and the disinterest was at one time or the other tribution of reserves of food
discussed during his visit. stuffs and manufactures,
R.A.F. 'PLANES ON CRUISE.
Three Bombers Fly Over Somaliland.
OTHERS BOUND FOR SINGAPORE
Rugby, Yesterday.
Three Royal Air Force Craft of the No. 216 Bomber Squadron, en- gayed on a Somaliland cruise, have reached Wadihala to-day from Atbaru,
Three aircraft of the No. 205 Fly- ing Boat Squadron, on a return flight to Singapore from Port Darwin, reached Sourabaya during! the week-end. - British Service.
Wireless
GEORGE EASTMAN'S
FORTUNE.
Bulk of It Left to the Rochester University.
Rochester, New York,
Yesterday.
to
In the will of George Eastman Seriousness of Situation. which proved to be $20,000,000 he It would be empowered to deal
Rapid and satisfactory progress left the bulk of his fortune drastically with
made in cases of in-
an examination of the Rochester University. Reuter's efficiency among the State organ-tributable to the full realisation that
Danubian question is mainly at-American Service. isations. Reuter.
the situation is such that an agree ment on measures to
be adopted vioualy cannot settle the Danubian
TO MAKE BRITAIN simply must be reached and reached problem, but it is hoped that
AIR-MINDED.
National Aviation Day European problems, and it seems they will meet at an early date and
Planned.
SIR ALAN COBHAM'S MOVE,
speedily.
they are BO
much involved in To-day's experience convinced achieving economic concord in the ministers of the advantage of such Danubian States that now with the meetings as method of approaching views of four powers before them probtble that similar meetings be- reach an effective arrangement.- tween statesmen not necessa British Wireless Service. only between those of Britain and
Naval Disarmament. France-will be arranged as a
Paris, Yesterday. means of clearing away some of The scope of the Anglo-French Rugby, Yesterday. entanglementa which beset Europe.conversations in London, according| Plans for a National Aviation
Haate Is Urged. Day in 170 towns, from Penzance
to the "Temps," is very wide and. The Danubian situation was dis- includes besides the Danubian and) to Inverness, have been prepared by eussed objectively As an economic Reparations questions the question
and, in considering of naval disarmament, nirman. His campaign to make the possible grouping with an attempt will be made to devise a Britain "air-minded" has the warm view to the exchange of Franch-Italian agreement. support of the Prince of Wales, the products, at no time Was With regard to tariffa, France Air Ministry, and all the Chief Airit suggested tmät
any state will propose the opening of negotia- Organisations. British Wireless should be excluded for political rea- tions prior to the Ottawa Confer- Service.
sons only. Four great powers ob-ence-Reuter.
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THE
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SIX
A
@smopolitan ~Production
POLICE Baffled the citizenry at bay
the underworld reaching out its sinister hands to rule a great city — and at its head Scorpio, the Killer, such a figure as only the great
Wallace Beery could portray!
with
LEWIS STONE JEAN HARLOW CLARK GABLE
AT
Perman
NEXT ATTRACTION-
Revealing drama of misunder- stood husbands and understand- ing secretaries.
Behind
OFFICE DOORS
THE STAR
·~MARY ASTOR ROBERT AMES
Ricardo. Cortez Catherine Dale Owen
A
MELVILLE BROWN
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OHN
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LEILA HYAMS
GILBERT
way for a
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