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PUBLICITY FOR SEX CRIME

"A Sinister Disease"

The opinion that a great deal "In some branches of the Press of sex crime is stimulated by the a sinister disease seems to be ap- baser type of journalism and Press pearing, possibly due to the fact photography was put forward by that the board of directors think MI. W. H. Grace, pathologist and mote of increased sales and higher dividends than of clean. and lecturer at Liverpool. University

wholesome journalism. School of Forensic, Medicine, speak-

refer to that Press which Ing at the annual meeting of the plasters its pages with semi-nude Liverpool. Discharged Prisoners' Agures and nila its columns with Aid Society at Liverpool Town Hall disgusting material with a thinly recently.

veiled sexual background.”.

GENERAL

£5,000 AWARDED TO MISS OBERON

TODAY AT THE JUDGMENT AGAINST CHAUFFEUR

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:--

"Lost Horizon"

QUEEN'S:

"First Lady"

ORIENTAL:

"Alcatraz Island"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:----

"Danger-Love At Work"

STAR:-

"The Thin Man”

MAJESTIC:-

"Madame X"

Coming

KING'S:-

"A Yank at Oxford”.

QUEEN'S:

"Submarine D.I."

ORIENTAL:-

"The Painted Vell" ALHAMBRA:-

"Submarine D.I."

STAR:-

"David Copperfield" "The Awful Truth" MAJESTIC:- "

"Stelia Dallas"

MADAME X

A motion

MERLE OBERON

EDWARD

EVERETT HORTON

The action by Miss Merle Oberon, the film star, claiming damages for injuries and "conse- quential loss" arising out of a car smash, ended in Mr. Justice du Parca's Court in the King's Banch Division recently, and Miss Überan WAS Awarded £5,000 damages against the man who was acting as her chauffeur, says the Dally Telegraph.

The case arose out of a car col- Halon which occurred at the junc tion of Bolsover-street and Car- burton-street, W.," on March 18 last year. Miss Oberon, in her real name, Miss Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson, "of York-tery; race. Regent's Park, said that she lost £2,978 in salary she would have received for her work in the flm "I. Claudius,” which was abandoned after her accident.

She also said that she had lost 43 days of her. "Alm life, which would have to be made up at the

AS A STRONG MAN end of her contract with Londen

The ludicrous Ineffectiveness that typifies Edward Everett Horton in mr.23t of his screen comedy roles has made great favourite with Alm ces.

Flim Productions Ltd. and Samuel Goldwyn Incorporated Ltd., and that her remuneration in respect

him for that period would have been

audien-

£7,600.

She was a passenger in a car Now audiences will have driven by Mr. Sidney James Digby, chance of seeing him in a reversa jof Killarney-rond. Wandsworth type of role. In "Danger, Love at Common, S.W., her chauffeur. Work," which is showing at the Alhambra Theatre today, he is cast as a strong man, fairly exuding dynamic energy. the founder of the "Rogers Secret of Success" system.

PARTIES TO ACTION

He was made a defendant to the action. together with Mr. Herbert Edward John Bundy, of Holyrood- gardens. Edgware, who was, driv-

N.W.

He is ably supported in the Ing the other car; Auto-Sales Co. plature to stir the picture by Ann Sothern. Mary Ltd., of Great Portland-street," and hearts of old and

young alike Boland, Jack Haley. Walter Catlett B. A. Saunders Ltd,. trading as the comes to the Majestic screen and the "Pixlelated Shters", ot Mr. Motor. Combine, of Euston-road, starting today with the presenta tion of "Madame X" with Gladys George in the memorable title role and a featured cast of artists which includes John Beal in the role of the son and Warren Wi- Jam as the father.

Based on the play by Alexandre Bisson, with a fresh screen treat- ment by John Meehan who adapt- ed such Norma. Shearer hits 2.3 The Divorcee" and "A Free Soul." the new picture emerges as a clas- sic of all time, its heart-stabbing

a woman's degradation. story of and ultimate sacrifice to save the

of her name

completely modernized in its narrative · and the psychological treatment of Its characters.

son

Deeds Goes to Town" fame.

Altogether a recipe for mirth and laughter!

WHO TOLD YOU THAT

Jones pulled into the garage with a grinding of brakes, and asked to see a decent second- hand car.

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"Getting tired of the old bus?" inquired the garage keeper, as he ran his eyes over the battered vehicle.

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"Yes, every tinget park, her some blinking policeman comes running after me to make sure I've reported the accident."

"TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE'

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passage

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brewing liquors

9. Loots

14 Wish

earnestly

CROSSWORD-NO. 24

15 Opposite of

aweather

18 The month

of variable weather

17 Root of the

taro

18 Pendent

mass from roof of cave 20 Eon

21 Beginner 22 Bottom of

watercourse

23 More

mirthful

25 A corded fabric

27 Number of

years in a

decade

28 Least

waveringly

34 To journey

37 Dexterity

32 Hint 39 Implement

used in

gardening

40. On fre

42 Area in bill

of parrots

43 Freezer 44 A large cask

45 Sentenced 47 Those who repent

50 A strong beer

51 Auricle.

52 Chanted

56 Interdict

59 Narrow

gorges

62 A light

collation 03 ́ A tract in

Florida 86 Small tumour

on the skin

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Mr. Justice du Parcq entered Judgment for Mr Bundy. Auto- Sales and the Motor Combine. with costs. against Miss Oberon. and judgment for Miss Oberon for £5,000 damages against Digby, with costs. Mr. Digby also to in demnify her in respect of half Mr. Bundy's costs, such costs not to Include any costs attributable to the issue as to which of the de- fendant companies was Mr. Bundy's employer at the particu- lar moment of the collision.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TODAY

Anniversaries and Holidays- Official Birthday' of King George VI. Bank Holiday Charles Dickens radied, 1870.

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Rudimental

29 Pollute

30 To be mis-

taken

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31

Canal from Buffalo to Albany

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69 To Address

70 Asserts

71 Colours

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Angle of bevel of saw. tooth with plane of blade

2 A place of

sojourn

3 Engaged in

4 Personality

5 Sew loosely

6 Communior

tabics

7 Hindmost 8 Liquefy

9" Holy

10 Suitable

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Child's bed

12 ⚫ Bird of

Hawk family

Unfalling

33 Placed on a

golf mound..

34 A quick

light step

35 A lineage"

Pertaining to

36

the side

41 Merriment 40 A food for borses

48 Mark to

shoot at 49. Tough 53 Graduated

series of things

(plural)

64 Uncenny 65 Given points

of ume

50 A great mass

of ice

57 Asseverate 58 Field of

granular anow

13 Snow vehicle

60 Large COP-

19 Charged with

ered vehicles

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Opinion

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A plant used

mathematica

In medicine

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SOLUTION TOMORROW

24 Daydream

Cinemas (See Column 3 of this. Page

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Birthday

Malla (See Page 18). Meetings Victoria Chess Club, at Gloucester Hotel. 5 p.m.

Miscellaneous.—King's Parade at Happy Valley, 8 a.m.; Consular Reception at Government House 11 am.; HE the Governor and Lady Northcote lunch with Chairman and Members of the Hong Kong Ch

Moon.-V Moon, 12th." Day.

Social Garden Party at Gor- ernment House, 4 p.m.; Cheero Club Bridge and Mahjong. 8 p.m.: St Andrew's Club "Open Night," 19 p.m.

Sports.See Page 10

Sunrise.-5.38 a.m. Sunset.—7 00

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Sunrise 5.38 am, Sunset. 7.06

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