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SPARKS - LANGFORD

KITTY CREEKT · KYRKS FULLER

TO-MORROW

"HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE” with CAROLE LOMBARD - FRED MCMURRAY.

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1936

·RUSSIA'S “FLU

SCOURGE

Should Not Hurt

› Britain

GENERAL MOBILISATION

OF DOCTORS

HONG KONG NAVAL VOLUNTEERS

New Appointments Gazetted

The following appointments in the Hong Kong Naval Vounteer Force are published in the Govern,

London-An influenza epidemicment Gazette: which is sweeping over Russia is unlikely to affect this country.

ito

THREE POLICE THEORIES

Mystery Of Woman Dead In Canal TERRIBLY BATTERED ABOUT THE HEAD

Birmingham

The police are pursuing three Lieutenant James Petrie, D.S.Clines of enquiry into the death of bc - Lieutenant-Commander. Mrs. Eliza Jane Worton, the 25-

A West End medical authority with effect from February 19; years-old West Bromwich woman Įmade this assurance last month.

A general mobilisation of doc-

Paymaster-Lieutenant Sydney whose head was found to be ter tors in Russia has been ordered Hampden Ross to be Paymaster ribly battered when her body was to fight the epidemic, the worst Lieutenant-Commander, with effect recovered from the canal at Tip- for 10 years. Fears have been from February 19; expressed that it is similar to that lof 1918-19, and may therefore Ireach this country..

"Not So Great"

Sub-Lieutenant

Iton...

--Their investigations bave led to (E) John three theories that the woman Richard Bergne-Coupland to be was struck by an assailant withi Lieutenant (E), with effect from some bluat instrument and then February 19;

thrown into the canal where she Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant Ed-was found on Saturday; that abe to be Paymaster was knocked down on the road by with effect

from a motor-vehicle and then thrown

"The danger is not so great,” the medical authority said, “be- cause it is late in the year for award Grossman du' epidemic to start. In 1918 Lieutenant, 119 it ran right through the winter. February 19;

"People to-day, too, are in ex. Cadet Alfred Charles Ford cellent health. ·

Sub-Lieutenant (E). with "The Warm summers of the from December 1, 1935. past three years have contributed largely towards this.

"They are also becoming AT 2.30. 5.10. vaccine-minded. Thousands are inoculated every autumn against 'fu' and similar illnesses.

7 15 & 9.30 p..

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ETHEL MERMAN SALLY ELLERS

ZIJEVAKANTNÍ ́and WKLIAN MERTET

the sergeant Baldy G

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Cha

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WALT DISNEY'S SILLY SYMPHONY in TECHNICULAUR "WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN ?”

DARY

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ORIENTAL

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LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY•

MARVELLOUS PICTURE! WONDERFUL STORY! ENTIRE PRODUCTION IN COLOUR, The private life of a woman of the world!

Astonishing portrayal of history's most glamorous adventuress !

MIRIAM HOPKINS

(BECKY-SHARP

ZOUBEN MAMOULIAN

#2

"No really effective anti-toxin for flu' has yet been discovered,

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

The Commander-in-Chief, it is true; but the intensity of the Admiral Sir Charles Little, attacks has been greatly reduced.to return to the Colony The mortality figures show an Macau by H.MS. Falmouth jenormous decrease.

into the canal, or that she felli the bridge parapet and from

to be struck her head on the ice.

effect

scre

"Head Injuries

ALHAMBRA

TO-DAY ONLY

• MONOR TO,

CARL LAZMMLE NAS THE J

starring

PRESENT

A Valvaraul Pictura et « Noul Sarpelsmes

Edward ARNOLD Constance

UMMINGS-Sally EILERS

Robert YOUNG

JAMES WHALE'S TRIUMPH OF TRIUMPHSI

understood that the police "REMEMBER

believe that the woman died from bead injuries and not from draw- ing.

The description of 2 motor lorry driver who, the police be lieve, may be able to throw some Vice-light on her movements has been is due circulated in the Midlands. The from man is said to be about 30 years of age, 5ft 10in in height, medium time this morning, and on his ar-build, dark thin features, with

complexion. When. rival a salute will be exchanged fresh between His Excellency and Ad-seen he was wearing a dirty blue "In 1918, again, people were mirál 0. G. Murán, Commander-motorcoat, brown leggings and suffering from the direct effects in-Chief of the United States Est brown corduroy breeches.

It has been established that Mrs. of the war.

Asiatic Squadron or the flagship

Worton drew her unemployment "Another factor against the U.S.S. Augusta.

the afternoon, before her death, danger of a rapid spread is the

but from then onwards her move- reduction in unemployment and the recovery in trade.

ments have not been traced.

Direct War Effects

→

The Colonial Treasurer gives "The great danger in 1918 was notice in the Government Gazette the presence of the germ strepto-that the figure representing the coccus haemolyticus. This caused average opening selling rates for a vast number of people to co-the month of March 1936 of the tract pneumonis

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bankingj "There is actually a slight wave Corporation for demand drafts on

London is settled. at 15.50.

of pneumonia in the country now, but it is very mild. I do not think

it has anything to do with in- | finenza

i

Only Cure

LOCAL DOLLAR

RISES

"Forward" Silver Up

last

The local dollar has risen. The Offices of the Supreme opening on demand this morning Court will be open daily from 10 at 1/3%.

་་

The London on New York cross

a. to 1 pa during the Easter "Spot" silver was steady at 20. "In the favour of a spread of Vacation, except on pubic and gen-while "forward" advanced 1/16 to the Russian epidemic to this couneral holidays, when the offices will 20. try is the ease with which the ill-be entirely closed. The Easter Vaca- ness travels and the damp weather tion begins on April 10 and term- we have experienced recently.

"It would suffice for only one person to travel from Russia to England to bring the whole epidemic,

A cure? The best thing to do

is to go straight to bed and stay! there."

rate was unchanged at £-US- inates on April 16, both days $4.95%, while the New York on London cross-rate was also un- inclusive.

The number of emigrants leav-changed at US$495. ing the Colony for the Straits Settlements during the month of

March was 11,799.

WEATHER REPORT

Moderate easterly winds, cloudy

The text of the Counterfeit generally, is the forecast for to- Lord Horder said: "It is cer-i tainly true that the 1918 epidemic Currency (Convention) Ordinance, day, as issued by the Royal Obser followed a serious outbreak in 1936, is published in the Govern- vatory this morning.

ment Gazette. Russia. The montas of February, and March are especially bad for

HAND N

£55 A WEEK SALARY

Comedian's Claim Succeeds

BREACH OF CONTRACT

There will be no Dinner Dance to-night at Repulse Bay Hotel, but the usual Tea Dance will be held to-morrow, Sunday, at 4.30 p.m.

FRANCONIA IN PORT

(Continued from Page 1) Mr. FitzPatrick intends join- ing one of the "Flying Clippers" at Manila for Honolulu.

PROMINENT PASSENGERS Among the other prominent

Stainer's "Crucifixion" will be sung by the Chinese Choral So- Jciety in St. Paul's Church, Pedderi

Hill, on Wednesday. next at 5.30 passengers on board are Col, W. p.m. The tenor soloist will be Mr.A. E. Bulkeley, who is connected E. O'Neil Shaw, and baritone Mr. with the Aetna Life Assurance A. V. Sanders. Mr. Rupert Bald-Corporation, and Mrs. Bulkeley. wia, A.T.C.L., will accompany on Countess de Guyencourt and Miss Judgment for £128 and costs the organ and Mr. J. Anderson Gayencourt, Mm. Paul J. Kalman, who is one of St. Paul's, Min- was given in the King's Bench Miller, LEAM, will conduct.

nesota, socially prominent hos- Division last month in favour of Mr. George Phillip Hirsch, a The Chinese community are tesses, Mrs. Bertha W. Unr comedian, professionally known giving a farewell party to the wood, widow of Senator Under-

Sir as George Jackley, and then, Hon.

Southorn, wood, and Mr. Wheeler Dryden, of Gambia, who is Charlie Chaplin's step- |Governor-designate jappearing at the Lyceum.

His claim arose out of a and Lady Southor at either the brother.

by the breach of contract

Hong Kong Hotel or the Chinese! Mr. Frank E. Back, famous pro- of

on durer of jungle pictures and not- Merchants Club at 5 pm.

►TOMORROW. MONDAY TUESDAY• KFC, Syndicate, Ltd.,

Mount-street, W., to engage him April 27, when a Chinese address ably "Bring "En Back Alive,” who in a musical play called "My will be presented. His Excellency is reputed to be on board accom Kingdom for a Cow."

the Governor, Sir Andrew Calde panied by Mrs. Buck, was not to Mr. J. C. Lawrence, his coun- sel said that notification had ott, has accepted an invitation to be found been received that the Syndi-attend the function. cate did not intend to defend the action.

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Hoarse Voice And Force Mr. Hirsch said that the de- fendants agreed to engage him at a salary of £55 a week during the run of the play. He was suited to the play, as it TR- quired "a great deal of hoarse voice and force."

After he had attended re hearsals he was asked if he: would give up the part, as the defendants had discovered they ought to have engaged an opera- singer.

His reply was that he could make the part a success. Sub- sequently he was asked to dis continue rehearsing. *-*

The play was performed at the Savoy Theatre for two. weeks and two days, and he claimed that he was entitled to be paid, the agreed salary,

Thomas

He is now working on another film called "Gangway.”

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IN THE HANDS OF MÜRANIA'S VICIOUS QUIN

(FIRST CHAPTER)

PHANTOM EMPIRE

LAST NIGHT?"

with Robert Armstrong Louise Henry Gregory Ratoff. Reginald Denny

ESTARE

TO-MORROW -

LIGHT-HEARTED ROMANCE

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William

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Les MISERABLES

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