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Adolph Zuko, bison's

At 2.30, 515, 7.20 & 9.30

The PREVIEW Murder Mystery

Reginald Denny Frances Drake

Gail Patrick

Rod LaRoque

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Marian HOPKINS

Splendor

JOEL MCCREA-PAUL GAYANAGH

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A Super Comedy You'll Love To See Again!

WHAT A NIGHT!

What pair they

wert..

and what

fun they had!

Ernst LUBITSCH'S "TROUBLE IN PARADISE

with metalam HOPKINS KAY FRANCIS

HERBERT MARSHALL

· Charlie Ruggies - Edward Everett Hortos

A-Paramanel Picture

•TOMORROW= FRIDAY-SATURDAY◄

ALEXANDRE DUMAS GREATEST STORY RELIVES IN GLORY ON THE SCREEN!

De gundam

Alexandre Dumas"

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

116 WALTER ABEL, PAIR LUKAS, MARGOT GRAHAME, HEATHER JANGE "GAN KETTH, Maroul Olsen, Oudow Stevens, Recomand Puschel

OMAȚINEES: 20c.-30c ℗ EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c,-70c.

THE CHINA MAH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1936

ESPIONAGE CASE IN AMAR NATH TO BE

AMERICA

NAVAL SECRETS ALLEGED

TO HAVE BEEN SOLD

Washington, To-day-

REINSTATED?

All-India Captain Said Willing

NAWAB OF BHOPAL'S STATEMENT

London, To-day- John S.. Farnworth, a former Lieutenant- Major Ricketts, manager of the ¡AF-India cricket team, in a state-j Commander in the Navy, has been arrested on a ment here yesterday, said that the charge of selling naval secrets to Japan. The Maharajkumar of Vizianagram. arrest was the result of months of veiled police captain of the team, is completely willing to accede to the Indian activity. The authorities claim to know the name Board of Control's request to take of the Japanese officer to whom Farnworth is al-back Amar Nath, now that the ef- leged to have delivered the secrets and hint that fect of his necessary disciplinary an early arrest is likely.

A message from Bombay is to Farnworth, when arraigned, pleaded not guilty. The war-the effect that the Nawab of Bho- rant charges him with delivering to a Japanese naval officer a pal, in a statement yesterday, said book entitled "The Service of Information and Secrecy of the that the announcement that Amar United States Navy Confidential Publication."

Nath would return to England im-

action had been felt.

Farnworth, in an interview, said that he talked with the re-mediately was wholly unauthoris- presentatives of some oriental Government about the possibilityed 'and' premature.

EARLIER REPORT

of his going abroad to organise an aviation corps. He did not know whether it was Japanese or Chinese. He denied that he Az earlier report from New Del- knew anything about confidential papers, but some papers relat-hi stated that the Nawab of Bho- ing to naval matters were stolen from his home.

pal, President of the India Cric- personal The authorities allege that ket Board had sent a Farnworth

the captain request to was discharged but firm. from the service nine years ago, and manager of the Indian cric charged with conduct prejudi-ket team touring England, that cial to the navy. -- Reuter.

they should recall Amar Nath, and ask him to come back to England as soon as possible so as to be in time for the second Test as Man-

FETE NATIONALE IN FRANCE

Celebrations All Over The Country

PARTY FLAGS FLOWN FROM PRIVATE HOUSES

-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

MALTA AS CROWN chester on July 25.

COLONY

Letters Patent Bill Approved

London. To-day.

Amar Nath has promised to apo-| logise and to behave in future.

The view is taken that he has already been sufficiently penalis- fed, and there may be serious re- percussions unless he is recalled. -Renter.

BARE DETAILS Amar Nath was sent back to In-

ALHAMBRA

-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

"I'M A DIVORCEE, AND SATISFIED TO BE ONE!”.

I'M AN

EX-HUSBAND, BUT NOT YOURS, THANK GOODNESS!

And So They Were Married

MARY ASTOR MELUYN DOUGLAS

Edith Fellows Jackie Moran Directedby Ellien Navnet·zAP.Schulbargproduction A COLUMBIA PICTURE

FIRST SHOWINGS IN}

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for each other!

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THEATRE

At 230, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p. WE ARE KEEPING OUR PROMISE AND ARE BRINGING BACK SOME OF THE "OLD FAVOURITES” THAT

EVERYBODY WAS WAITING FOR ! measure

The "Fete" of July 14 was cele- A Malta Letters Patent Bill, brated here in customary manner. empowering His Majesty to re-dia as a "disciplinary the only difference from other woke the present constitution and at the time no explanation years being the prominently dis-nd providing for a Crown was given beyond the fact that played flags. While in former Colony Government, has been both the captain and manager of years only official buildings, banks jassed by both Houses of Par-the team had had occasion and great department stores hoistament and has received the speak to Amar Nath "about his ed the Tricolour, this time the Royal assent. Reuter. population displayed flags to show

the adherence to their parties. While the Popular Front members

showed the Tricolour together JUDGMENT FOR

with Red Flags, with three. arrows for the Socialists and the Sickle and Hammer for the Communists. jor attached these emblems to the

Tricolour, the Right-wing parties": adherents only showed the Blue, White and Red Flag of the Re- public.

-

WIDOW

European To Pay Damages

SEQUEL TO MOTOR, FATALITY MLeon Blum, the Prime Min. ister, in a broadcast speech, ap- Judgment was given in favour pealed to Popular Front adherents of Soo Fung-shi, a widow, by Mr. to be patient and not try to Justice Hayden at the Summary hasten the reform measures, in Court yesterday when he ordered view of the danger of the Matthew Durham Watson, Sani- Reactionaries, who waited for the tary Inspector, to pay her $600 chance of revenge. Service.

behaviour on and off the field."

Amar Nath was alleged to have been insolent to his captain and to have made the statement that they could do nothing about it as he was indispensible to the side.

[Amar Nath's own story appears on Page 43.

"DRUGGED AND ROBBED"

Youth On Charge Of

Public Mischief

Charged with "effecting a pub-|

Trans-Ocean damages for causing the death of lie mischief" John William Mar- her husband by driving a car at tin, aged 19, of no fixed address, 20 allegedly excessive speed with was at Chatham last month re- lout due care and cantion

DARDANELLES CONFERENCE

Agreement Virtually Reached

CONVENTION TO BE SIGNED SHORTLY

The claim, which

Was

for

manded in custody for a week.

Constable Ovenden said that

$1,000, was a sequel to a mishap following a telephone message he on the Taipo Boad on November 19, when Watson's car mounted verge at Cobham apparently

was

not excessive along

found Martin lying on a grass

conscious.

-|

the pavement and struck a Chin-

Martin told him that he had ese who died from injuries.

been put into a car by four men Mr. Mackinlay, for the defence, outside Chatham Railway Station. submitted that Watson had not They kicked and punched him, and been negligent and that his speed two of them gave him something that white

to drink. He remembered Montreux, To-day. particular stretch of road. The nothing more until be found that Agreement has practically Coroner, he said, had completely his money was missing. been reached on the disputed exonerated Watson from blame. A doctor at a Bochester hospital points at the Dardanelles Con Mr. Peter H. Sin (for plaintiff) reported that Martin was not suf ference. There will be a plen-declared that Watson had

fering from any injury or from ary meeting to-day, and the negligent because he did not slow the effects of drugs. convention may be signed at down more.

been

Afterwards Martin said, accord- ing to the police, that he lost his

not been assaulted.

POLICEMAN INJURED

the final plenary meeting to- Delivering judgment, Mr. Jus wards the end of the week. tice Hayden said:

The drafting committeeras In this case the defendant ad-money at dog-racing and he had to have met last night finally to its driving at a speed of about) shape the articles of the con- 35 or 40 miles an hour, which he vention which caused difficul-maintains was not excessive in ties. Under the settlement it is view of the nature of the road. I understood that in the event of think, however, that the fact a war in which Turkey is neu-that this accident happened in the tral the Dardanelles will be way it did shows it was excessive. closed to the warships of all Although there are NO CROSS- belligerents, except when carry-roads in that vicinity, motorists ing out obligations under the must be prepared for the possî- League Covenant. -Reuter. bility and likelihood of pedestrians

Attacked By Three Men

P.-c. Darbyshire, who noticed using the road. One cannot fail two men acting suspiciously at the EVERYTHING SETTLED to notice the extraordinary man- entrance of a piano factory in Lea Montreux: The acceptance by ner in which a certain section of Bridge-road, E, early one morn- the Straits Conference of the last the Chinese residents. cross the ing recently, questioned the men British compromise is now virtual-road and motorists must pay some and was at once attacked.

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JOHN BOLES in **

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• SATURDAY, ONE DAY ONLY! •

FREDRIC MARCH, GARY COOPER, MIRIAM HOPKINS

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MAJESTIC

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

THEATRE

Edmund LOWE

THE GREAT

MPERSONATION

ly assured. It is asserted that regard to the habits of Chinese A straggle followed, and for a the question of the right of way in pedestrians.

time Darbyshire held his own, bat peace-time has already been settled, and Britain is now pre- that the road had been under re-in the fight, and the constable was pared to agree to the dissolution Dair so that it was all the more left lying injured on the ground.

necessary for him when approach-while the three men escaped. [of the Straits Commission.

I consider that defendant knew a third man appeared and joined HONG KONG BENEVOLENT

15. It is hoped that the pact will be ing this part of the road to drive signed by Friday unless an un-with due care. He is not entitled forseen hitch occurs-Trans-to assume that he had a clear road for himself to go akng, at any Océan Service.

|speed he thought proper.

PIPES OF PEACE

The very nature of the accident

KING'S SURPRISE VISTES TO MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS

London, to-day-HM the King is to my mind evidence that he yesterday afternoon paid surprise

the British Bagpipe players were asked to and I am satisfied that the in- Graduate

was driving at an excessive speed visits to

Medical School at Street consider their neighbours by Mr.suries from which the man died Hammersmith and to the London Lewis F. Beaton, president of the were attributable to defendant's School of Tropical Medicine and Scottish Piping Society, at the negligence. Judgment is for Hygier itish Wireless Ser Jannual meeting last month.

plaintiff with $600 damages.

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