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Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.

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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 17, 1988.

Whipsnade To Breed Lions Next Year

accommodation,

London, Sept. 30. "But they are not always reared, Whipsnade Zoo is to have a mainly because of lack of suitable special "breeding pit" for lions. The new feature will be on the edge the downs, near the present lions' enclosure. Work on it will begin early next year.

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"The dena will face on to a large concrete playground, where the family will be seen as soon as the mother brings her cubs out.

A Zoo official told me:

"Our new.pit will be surrounded "The present enclosure a set of by railings over which visitors will old chalk pits overgrown with rough be able to have an uninterrupted. scrub is not suitable as a breed-view of- the-family:"

ing pit. For a number of years we have kept four male lions there. They get on "well together and::we do not want to disturb them.

"We propose building a construc- tion similar to the existing "tiger" pit."This has been an ideal nursery for tigers. Twenty-four cubs have been bred there during the past five years.

'Idol' Dies

Forgotten

London, October 3. Conway Tearle, matinee stage idol of Edwardian days, star of "So far we have not tried breeding silent films and then almost forgot- lions at Whipsnade, but there would ten in talking pictures until he in "Dinner at be no difficulty in doing so if we played the lead had a proper 'nursery for the Eight," died after a heart attack in mother and cuba."

Hollywood yesterday at the age of

"Lions are, of course, very easily | 56. bred in captivity, nowadays..

A half-brother of Godfrey Tearle, Conway was born in New York and

MOCK MARRIAGE educated in England. He was mar-

ALLEGED

ried three times..

--DOGS ON GUARD

At one time he was earning £950 a week as a film star, but during the last few years of his life, he lived in a small house in a quiet

It was suggested at the Old Bailey recently that a 15-year-old girl had gone through a mock'marriage cere mony with a man, and that her fat-district of Hollywood. her and mother were present.

The man, Thomas Christopher Ryan, 25, a labourer, pleaded not guilty to a charge of taking the girl out of the possession of her father, and guilty to committing an offence against her. He was bound over for 12 months.

Police-sergt. Maskill was asked

Even immediate neighbours- saw little of him. Two surge police dogs, backed by an ag gressive Highland terrier, saw that no one pried into the pri- vate life of ex-star turned re- cluse.

Wife number one was Josephine Parke, an actress. The second was by Mr. B. M. Cloutman, defending: Roberta Menges Corwin, better "Do you know that he and the girl known as the "Pearl of Sheepshead took part in a mock marriage cere-Bay the third and last "his mony, at which her father and ideal”—was Adele Rowland, a mother were present, and that in dancer. respect of it photographs were taken, the girl wearing her mother's wedding ring?" ·

Sergt. Maskilt: I have been given to-understand-so-by-the-mother.

WEDDING RING DENIAL

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BACK TO WESTERNS' Last night spoke to Godfrey Tearle at his country home at Tring (Herta). He was badly shaken at the news of his brother's death.

"We were devoted to each other," When the girl gave evidence, she he said. "I haven't heard from was asked by Mr. Cloutman: "There Freddie, as we call him in the fami- had been a marriage ceremony only, for some weeks. Not since his the lawn?"

appearance with Tallulah Bank- "Not exactly," she replied..., head in 'Antony and Cleopatra' in She denied that she had worn New York. her mother's wedding ring when "The play was not a success, and photographed: The photographs, Freddie, with his great 'sense of. she said, were hung on the man-humour, sent us all the adverse telpiece.

criticisms with his own delightful Judge Beazley said he wanted annotations. young men to realise that it was a serious offence, but he did not want to send Ryan to prison.

INDO-CHINA

"His letter ended by saying that he was returning to Hollywood to go back to 'his Westerns.'

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Wednesday, the 19th. October, 1938° commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor)

Fine Assortment of Ready made Dresses, Fur Collars, Bags. - Imitation Jewellery and Sundries.

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