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QUEENS

LAST TWO PERFORMANCES TO-DAY. at 2,30 pm & 9.20 pm

of the brilliant Philharmonie Society's Success

"A COUNTRY GIRL"

VERILY HONG KONG HAS NOT WITNESSED A MORE SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTION - DELAY IS: FATAL IF YOU DESIRE TO ENJOY A REAL SHOW - BUY YOUR SEAT NOW!

- TO-MORROW-

PAUL MUNI in his most terrific role as the "Scarface" of medicine in DR. SOCRATES.”

4 SHOWS

DARY

.2.30-5.19

TIME-ENT THAT OR HAPPY VALLEY BUR

ORIENTALE

LAST 4 TIMES

TO-DAY

SEE THE NAVT IN ACTION.

THEATRE

A GIANT SPECTACLE

ON

THE HIGH SEA'S

ANNAPOLIS FAREWELL

"The Bengali Lascosu" # tâ» V. 2. Navy

SIR GUY STANDING ROSALIND KEHH✩TOM BROWN

RICHARD CROMWELL

TO-MORROW & ̃MONDAY

A

HAIR-RAISING POLTRAYAL'

OF A MAD DOCTOR IN A TERRIFYING MYSTERY DRAMA

EYES THAT

SPELLED Doom!

MAD LOVE

STARRING

Peter Lorre

with

Frances Drake Colin Clive

Prices: Matinees 20c.-30c. Evenings 20c-30c-502-70c.

STARE

-TO-DAY

ONLY

AT 2.30, 5.20, 720 & 920 PM. THE MOST UNUSUAL PICTURE EVER CONCEIVED:

NOIL COWARD

The most versatile man the world...makes his long- ownited screen debut in

· the audacious drama of an kaolent lover who loved offen-bab not for long!

man siché and Charles Machetar

The SCOL

Julie Haydon Hope Williams Rosita Morand» Marifa Sleeper Writion, directed, and produced by: Sen Hacht and Chories MocArthur, Low Gormés,

- Photographer and Associate Director,

A Paramount Release:

TOMORROW

THE CRAMMED-WITH-ACTION STORY OF A GIRL WHO SHOT THE WORKS FOR THE MAN SHE LOVED! MYRNA LOY CARY GRANT in "WINGS IN THE DARK

TO-DAY ONLY

TO-MORROW

A-PARAMOUNT: PICTURE.

BAT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 9.20 p.m

MAJESTIC 2&320 pa CLARK GABLE CALL WILD

ONS

LORETTA YOUNG JACK OAKIE*

"WOMAN WANTED"

HOFFMAN STANDS FIRM

MAIN EVIDENCE QUESTIONED

“JERSEY JESTICE” IN HAUPTMANN CASE

Trenton, To-day. Governer Hofman staunchly de- fended his reprieve of Hauptmaon in a long statement, in which he directly “attacked the prosecution, yesterday. "I question the truth- fulness and mental competence of some of the chief witnesses," he said. “I don't if the crime was committed by one- mam. I am worried at the eagerness to bring about Hauptmann's death - re-i flected in the order given to the banks no longer to bother about

Tansund, the balance of the

of which $30,000 is stîi în'cirenlation: confes- "Hauptmann made no Ision, but when the New York: Etening Journal offered him $75,- 1000 to be left to his widow and child for an exclusive confession the offer was rejected I am in-j terested in what we have proudly called Jersey justice. If there is an investigation I shall not run away.Renter.

A new portrait of Dr. Jose A Barnet, provisional-president of Caba. He was Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President Dr. Mendieta, - who resigned. Barnet will serve until next May unless elected for the full term at the coming poll

"

LOCAL DOLLAR THREE-FOLD ITALIAN PROTEST TO LEAGUE

STEADY

"Spot" Silver Falls

The local dollar is steady, open- ax on demand this morning at 1/8d

ATLANTIQUE CASE

Previous Findings Confirmed

Bordeaux To-day.. The final decision in the pro- tracted-litigation as regards the burning of the Atlantique, given in the Court of Indictments sit- ting as an Appeal Court, confirm ed the previous finding that there was no "case, and hence the in surance companies' demand for the re-opening of the case was dismissed.

The "Mercantile Ministry has authorised the sale of the burnt- cart hulk-Reuter..

FACE OF MOTHER

INDIA"

Miss Mayo's New Book Banned

London, To-day. The Government of India has jhanned Miss Katherine Mayo's book "The Face of Mother India," as it is regarded that some pas sages of the book are likely to upset the religious feelings Hindus and Mohammedans.--Rea-

ter's Bulletin Service.

MANCHESTER'S

HONOUR

Naval Ship

London. Manchester

of

TO-DAY

KING'S

ALHAMBRA

S520: 29:30. PM.

GRANIL IN HER GREATEST!

on a kissless honeymoon! vman-trouble all over again!

sayest in

WYPTISE SUCCESSOR to

"It Happened One Night

Claudette COLBERT

SHE MARRIED HER BOSS

ALYELUR AAPKA PROTANO PAREN

A COLUMBIA PICIOR

K

FROM

will

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Finally, charges are made as regards mutilation of dead Italian" It is allez- “Spot" silver declined to 19,2nd Askari soldiers. The London on New York cross-that air officers captured give its name to a ship in the rate was quoted at US$4.95 Daggahbur were killed as compared with US$496 capitated and their heads carried

to the Abyssinia while the New York on London in triumph cross-rate was steady at C-US-beadquarters. $4.95%

TOTAL ECLIPSE

SUN

To Be Studied In New Zealand

and de

The note, signed by Signor Suvich, adds that these barbarosa OFacts violated every principle

humanity and law, and were be- ing reported to the International Red

the Cross for action-Reuter.

Wellington, To-day.

BOMBING CHARGE REJECTED

when one of the new cruisers of British navy for the first time the Southampton class in the| |1935 programme is launched.

The vessel is to be built by Messrs Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Ltd, Newcastle-on-

Tyne.

ап-

The names of other ships in necessary the 1935 programme are

nounced as follows:

Cruisers (southamptor Class) :) Rome: The Italian reply to the Liverpool (Fairfield Shipbuild- Swedish Note formally rejects the ing and Engineering Company charge that the bombing of the Ltd.); Gloucester (Devonport

deliberate.

It Yard).

WSLS

New Zealand geographical and ambulance scientific societies are preparing was an unfortunate accident, the Submarine (Porpoise Class): an expedition to study the total bombers having only military Chachalot (by contract). eclipse of the sun in 1937. The objectives:

Sub..grine - ("T" Class) telescope used by the 1930 It adds: "While deploring the Triton (by contract). expedition has been lent for the occurrence, we must observe that Submarine (Swordfish Class):

Ser-those who undertake service

of Sterlet

(Chatham Yard)- purpose. Beuter's Bulletin Vice

this kind must face certain in Renter evitable risks.”

ITALY AT LEAGUE MEETING

Rome: It is officially announced that Italy will be represented as the League Council meeting on Monday. Baron Aloisi will be the chief Italian delegate-Reu-

DISQUIETING NEWS OF HIS MAJESTY

(Continued from Page 1) PEACEFUL NIGHT

Later: At a late hour last night the King was sleeping peacefully.

ter.

OBSCENE WRITING

ALLEGED

Sex Book Appeal Dismissed

ية

*GIVE YOUR GOLD": The King is spending his pre Sydney, to-day Italian re

It was announced at London sent holiday very quietly. He has

sidents have forwarded to Signor Sessions recently that the

HERE'S TO ROMANCE”

TO-MORROW with NINO MARTINI-GENEVIEVE TOBIN

Commencing

TO-DAY: ALL 4 SHOWS

20th Century

Fox

Picture

2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.20 at the

CENTRAL

on the stage,

2-HOUR CYCLONIC ENTERTAINMENT!

THE WORLD FAMOUS

CHIN LOO

Company of 30 Chinese Jugglers and Acrobata Beautiful Girls in Acrobatic Tricks and Sensational Balancing

See the SHUTTLECOCK TRICK, absolutely NEW NEVER been presented before by ANY ACROBAT !

not done his customary amount Mussolini most of their gold Bench, after reading a chapter A GREAT SHOW AT BARGAIN PRICES! of shooting, but has accompanied ornaments and wedding rings in of a book called "The Sexual parties led by HP.H. the Duke

of Kent, riding his pet pony. Hesponse to his appeal to Italians impulse, had decided to con- to “give your gold to save your firm the magistrate's order for sent is copies of the book to be destroy- country. The amount

has attended Sandringham

Church on Sunday, walking the estimated at £2,000.-Reuter's ed

quarter of a mille.

He impress ed people last Sunday by his ap- pearance of good health

A medical authority in London observed that the use of the phrase "signs of cardiac weak- ness" shows that the doctors are rather worried Reuter.

PRINCE HENRY IN BED London: HRH the Duke

of

Bulletin Service “GIFT” OF DIAMOND RING

Apparent Generosity In Question

Boriswood Ltd, publishers of the book, had appealed against a decision by Mr. B. A Powell the Westminster magistrate, who fined the company £50 with 20 guineas costs and ordered the

destruction of the book

The Court cancelled an order discharging Mr. Kenneth Wi- liam Marshalla shop assis-

Gloucester, who is confined to his London Mr. J. Barbour, tant who sold a copy of the room at Baskingham Palace with aged 82, of Lanark-villas, Maida book-under the Probation of a sore throat, is reported to be Vale, is to have returned to him, Offenders Act. The chairman going on well. It is now unlikely a diamond ring he was said to (Sir Percival Clarke) remarked that he and the Duchess will have given to a young woman that there was no evidence that The new the contents of the leave London as arranged or for a trifting service

At Marylebone Police-court book. A similar order in the Monday for Aldershot, where the Duke is resuming his military recently, Herry Deighton Ward, case of Mr. Jahn Robert Turner duties. The Duchess opened the aged 27, salesman, of the same Morris, a director of the come new ward of a hospital at Hitcher address, was charged with pany, would remain. yesterday-British Wireless Ser-stealing the ring, and with giv-|

ing false information to a pawn-

vice.

ELLSWORTH RESCUED

broker, when trying to sell it IT WAS A FAMOUS VICTORY"

Gift Denied

Mr. Barbour agreed that he

gave a good deal of money away

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for what might be considered Rivers the Abyssinians - made. 2, PLANE IDENTIFIED trifling services, but denied that determined stand in order to Earlier message stated that the because a Miss Marjorie Briggs, maintain an important key pasi- reconnoitring plane from the Dis-la shop assistant, called Ward to tion near Semley, Here the Ita covery II reported from the Bay put a Is in the electric meter lan forces were attacked by of Whales that Ellsworth's plane for him, he gave Ward 5s and Abyssinian cavalry, which, how- had been identified, and attempts the girl the diamond ring ever, proved not match for the were then being made to embaric The magistrate, said Mr. Bar

and was finally put bour, was not in a position to fight. Trans Ocean Service. A message to this effect had discriminate as to how to dis been received by the At

pose of his "property"

Ward

the man sighted.

Minister of Defence from the was fined £5 for giving false in- CHINESE JUDGE RESIGNS FROM captain of the Discovery.

formation to a pawnbroker, and The Colonial Office later stated an order was made for the re

turn of the ring

MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN, JOEL MCCREA. that they had received a furf)

message from the master of Dis covery H, reporting that Eliswo and Kenyon, were both alive

HAGUE COURT

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