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She wanted him to steal her!

HOWARD The Lady is Willing

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LATEST CARTOON

“SOLDIER OLD

MAN"

JEAN HERSHOLT in

“SINS OF MAN”

QUEEN

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBERAL 1936.

“QUEEN MARY”

WELCOMED

Tumultous Greeting For Record Breaking Liner

VALUABLE DATA GAINED BY FAST TRIP

London, To-day.

HIS MAJESTY'S CRUISE

Slight Mishap To Yacht Nahlin

London, "To-day.

PEAK HOTEL CLOSED

Another Link In Social

Life Severed

The yacht Nahlin, on which FAREWELL COCKTAIL PARTY HM the King is making a holi-

to

day cruise and which is expected, Another link in the social life after leaving Greek waters, of the Colony has been severed by The Cunard White Star liner proceed to Gallipoli, when pass the closing, as from to-day, of Queen Mary had 筷 tumultuousing through the narrow channel welcome from vast crowds afloat of Euripos yesterday, struck a continuously operated by the

between she reached bridge at Chaleis

and ashore, when

the

the Peak Hotel, which has been!

main-Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Southampton yesterday afternoon island of Enboca and the at the end of her double record-land. The impact was not severe Ltd, since 1922. In the 14 years breaking voyage across the Atlan-and the only damage was to the of its existence the well-known hostelry catered for the people of tic and back.

ship's boat. The liner, which bad a-crowded On His Majesty's return from the Colony no less than visitors to escort of pleasure steamers, pri- the cruise be is going to Balmoral, the island. rate yachts and speed

"Pand the newspapers anticipate Generally looked upon locally Southampton Water. docked at that when he later comes back to as a high-class residential hotel, 12.40 to the noise of hundreds of London he will take up residence it has accommodated many well- sirens, breaking through the drone at Buckingham Palace British known people from time to time

boats

of many aeroplanes circling over- Wireless Service.

head. The reception recalled thei

enthusiasm of last March. when

in its history. Local residents

were attracted to the hotel during

the mighty ship first came to her ESTABLISHMENT OF the hot summer months, and many

home port.

Referring to the recapture for Britain of the Blue Riband of the! Atlantic by the westbound passage. from

"CHEKA"

{Continued from Page 1)

who went there temporarily in the first instance continued to re-i side there as permanent guests! because of its homelike charac

Ambrose Lighthouse to Madrid: The Government offen-ter. Bishop's Rock in 3 days 23 hours sive on the Guadarrama front is

The decision to close the hotel

57 minutes at an average speed of stated to have begun, the insur-which is regretted by a largel 30.63 knots, the Commander of the gents falling back while fighting circle of friends, was only made It is reported that after very careful consideration. Queen Mary, Sir Edgar Britten, desperately.

Mr. an insurgent three-engined plane according to the general manager To-day & To-morrow at 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. and the Chief Engineer.

stressed fell in fames near Cordoba after of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Llewellyn Roberts, both the reserves of power which the a fight with two Government

Hotels, Ltd, Mr. P. H. Suckling.i planes Router's Bulletin Service.who stated in a recent interview ship still possessed.

REFUGEES AT BENDAYE At a ceremony at Liverpool Sir

here that it was felt that the building) Percy Bates. Chairman of the Cun- Hendaye: It is learned ard-White Star Line, explained that the insurgents did not, as was too old to be used as an hotel, that the fast ran had been made originally planned. announce the since it is not equipped with the 22 modern and up-to-date features at this stage in the liner's career bombardment of Iran with

obtain to

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WORLDS GREATEST BABIES

NOT FIVE BABIES ANY LONGER, BUT FIVE BIG GIRLS. NOW IN THEIR SECOND YEAR!

At birth their combined weight was less than ten pounds, to-day their gross tonnage is about 175 pounds. They have an income of $100,000 a year.

THEY ARE THE HIGHEST PAID MOVIE STARS TO-DAY! Last year they received $50,000 to appear in a movie, they were before the camera 38 minutes a day for six days, that's $13.87 2 minute for each baby, not bad for a bunch of kids! ALSO SHOWING A DELIGHTFUL

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Future Uncertain

but to be which are considered essential by data for the design of the sister-carried out "during the course of present-day standards. ship No. 552, the keel of which August

31. Actually their will be laid on the Clydeside Yard artillery remained absolutely of the Queen Mary's builders. John silent all yesterday morning. the The future of the hotel still

& few Brown and Co., Ltd. in

only sign of activity being one remains uncertain. There is months' time. From this point of

plane reconnoitring ever the possibility that a new building! view, he said, the record-breaking

loyalist positions.

may be erected at the site, which voyage had yielded important and valuable information. British Wireless Service.

SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING

(Continued from Page 1).

3:

Now that the evacuation of Irun is one of the best on the Peak. has been completed. worden and On the other hand, the property children of Fuentarabia are being may be disposed of, if suitable! brought to safety in Hendaye, offers are forthcoming. The refugees are being treated But if a new hotel is opened at with great kindness by the popu-the site of the old establishment lation and the authorities here, which is closing to-day, it will

latter Generals Li and Pei have sent the

providing medical be carrying on a tradition which wires, welcoming the peace nego-attention and having all who has not been broken, but only!

the frontier inoculat-severed. tiators. It is learned that, owing pass

1 precaution against to yesterday's bad weather, Dr. ed.

epidemic. About 3.000 Wang Chung-hui, Mr. Ka Cheng an and Generals Ching Chien and, persons arrived at Hendaye yes- Chu Pei-tich will go to Nanning terday morning, and 2,000 more patrons of the hotel last evening, by aeroplane this morning, having are expected-Trans-Ocean Ser-which was a most enjoyable func- failed to leave yesterday after vice. noon. They will take with them

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The management gave a cock- tail party to present and past

tion in spite of the fact that it| met on a melancholy occasion.

The following guests of the 3 letter in Generalissimo Chiang

London: Replies favourable to hotel have left the establishment Kai-shek's own hand, saying that the proposal, with which Great peace is exceedingly urgent and

tions of China. General Feng Yu- tseung, seeing that peace between Nanking and Kwangsi is likely, has gone to Hangchow by zero-

plane and will be back in Nanking

Britain and France have already during the course of yesterday necessary in the present cond associated themselves, for a com, and to-day:-

Mr. and Mrs. F. Austin, Mr. and jmittee which might sit in. London

for the purpose of keeping the Mrs. K. Begdoa, Mr. E. C. Belbin, Governments in contact regarding (Mr. and Mrs. H C. R. Bloom, and' the execution of the non-inter-Miss Bloom, Miss J. Braga, Mr. vention agreement, have been re-J. V. Braga, Mr. W. M. Brown, to-day.

Generals Chiang Kwang-ngai and ceived from a number of other Mr. W. A. Butterfield, Mr. and The Miss M. Clay, Miss H. Crawhall- Tsai Ting-kai, the two Shanghai powers, including Italy.

would be Wilson, Mr. B. C. H. Hallowes,i war heroes, have officially announ- projected committee ced the reorganisation of the 19th purely of an advisory character Miss G. Hill, Miss N. Hiscox, Mr. Route Army on August 28 at Nan- and would have for its principal H. C. Lowick, Lt. T. D. M. Martin, ning The Central Government function the exchange of in- Mr. H. A. Mills, Miss R. Mulliken, as to the actual Dr. A. Nelson-Jones, Mr. G. W. will recognise this army after the formation Nanking-Kwangsi peace is set-measures taken to prevent the Reeve, Lt. Col. and Mrs. S. D. export of arms, munitions and air-Reid, Mr A. W. Tickel, Mr. A.] TELEPHONE SERVICE

craft to Spain, in accord with the Watson, Mr. J. Wattie, Mrs. A. R. The Nanking-Hankow and Shang-

programme of essentials sub-Knipp and Lt. and Mrs. F. G. hai-Hankow telephone services

mitted by France, and accepted by Ratcliffe. start to-day. The rate for both)

The com- of them is $5 for every three the other countries. minutes. It is learned that the mittee would also presumably con- Shanghai-Canton service will be sider other points arising from

tled.

started sometime this month.

the non-intervention agreement, serve usefully Mme. Sun Yat-sen is now work and it might also ing for an amnesty for all politi-in connection with the contem-

INTERNATIONAL THEATRE

CONGRESS

Vienna, To-day. The Sovieti cal prisoners in China, the total plated appeal on humanitarian Union will be represented at the number of whom is about three grounds to all parties to the International Theatre Congress or four thousand, before Novem-Spanish civil confict to abate the which opens here on September 2. ber 2 this year, the date on which horrors reported from all over The delegation will include the Spain. The British representa- actor Radloff, who is one of the the Peoples Congress starts.

tives to serve on the committee holders of the title "Russian Ar- GORDON BENNETT BALLOONS have not yet been chosen-British tist of Merit of the Soviet Union.”

Wireless Service.

-Trans-Ocean Service. ENCOUNTER RAIN 7

Warsaw, To-day--Late reports Marshal Ridz-Smigli Pays

Official Visit To Paris

state that the Gordon Bennett) balloons are still fying in-a south-easterly direction and head-

ing for the Crimea. Weather fore- Warsaw, To-day, The Press up and protect the independence casts predict rain along the route comments at length on the visit of Poland.

In his reply the Inspector-Gen- the balloons are taking and the of the Inspector-General of the opinion here is that the wianer Army, Marshal Ridz-Smigli, to eral pointed out that in the pre- will be the balloon which is the Paris, the opinion, especially in sent conditions the country can- last to get a drenching-Trans-the opposition press, being that not afford to be divided into com- Ocean Service!

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the rival. At the reception in the have a conference with Marshal northern China Sea. The local Polish Embassay the Chairman of Eidz-Smigli. Although an at forecast for to-day, as issued the Liaison Commission of the mosphere of secrecy surrounds the Printed and Published, for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd, by the Royal Observatory this Polish organisations in France actual purpose of the vixit, press morning, is light westerly or expressed the wish that Marshal reports indicate that great, politi- variable winds, cloudy, some Ridz Smigit, as successor to Mar- cal importance is attached to th

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