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Man Against Beast!

The never-ending struggle of the jungle... the tug of straining muscles against the foreboding background of the wilderness. Then fabulous treasure and its inevitable companions, human lust and trickery. All the thrills of peril, jammed into the greatest of serials. Fifteen breath-taking episodes with TARZAN THE TIGER running wild and piling up new and excit- ing adventures. Even the king of the beasts could

not stay Tar- zan's mighty, hand.

with

Frank Merrill

And

Natalie Kingston

TARZAN

THE

TIGER

-NEXT CHANGE-

The thrill" of the picture! Twatch striping

beat up three husky ruffians!

The greatest

fight you've ever seen!

ALL TALKING

VERSION

ΟΙ

JOSEPH

HERGESHEIMER'S

CELEBRATED

STORY

COLUMBIA

CTURE?

"TOLABLE DAVID"

festuring

RICHARD CROMWELL

The Screen's Luthi Seanation"

NOAH

BEERY

JOAN

George Durges

PEERS

Henry Walthall

Dead 106 ALYSTOME

- COMING SOON

"THE AGE FOR LOVE"

WITH

Billie Dove, Charles Starrett, Lois Wilson, Mary Duncan, Edward Everett Horton.

A 1932 United Artists Picture.

HONGKONG

AQUARIUM

OPEN DAILY

10 A.M. 9 P.M.

OPEN

2 DOORS FROM WHITEAWAYS | DAILY

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria

THE HONGKONG

“TELEGRAFT, · FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1932.

BURGLARS FEEL THE SLUMP.

THE "FENCES" ARE

TOO HIGH.

Fashions are always changing even among burglars.

WORK STOPPED ON SHINY BOOTS FOR

GIANT

FLYING BOAT.

ECONOMY GIVEN AS REASON.

SOLDIERS.

MORE POLISH ON PARADE.

Brighter Boots for Soldiers the latest Army reform.

The War Office has informed

At present it is reported from Work has been stopped on the various parts of London's suburbs largest puasonger flying boat in Army contractors in the boot trade that these unwelcome visitors the world which was under cont lenthor treated by Д ЛЮТ have become tired of making the struction at Woolston, Southonin process must in future be used in

alton. It was to have been larger the manufacture of Army boots. traditional hauls of money Hilver apoona, jewellery, and than the German Do.X., and was

For some years research has cigars, and that they now prefer in fact a reply to that famous air-taken place to produce a leather

to take men's clothes and food.

Sometimes the "visitor" spurna the valuable plate standing on the diningroom sideboard, and con- tente himself with clearing out the

larder.

Sometimes he picks a few choice articles of clothing from the ward

robes.

craft.

It was announced at Sutthump ton that the Air Ministry was in negotiation wth the Supermarine Alatton Works (Vickers), Ltd., with a ylow to cancelling, on the grounds of economy, the contract for the construction of this great six-engined civil flying boat,

for the uppers of boots which. while being sufficiently durable, would allow adidiera to parade with highly polished boots.

The War Office now explaina

that

considerable anxiety has been felt for many years about the behaviour of Army grain leather which has been curried with And nometimes he makes off

dubbin (a mixture of flah oil and with brooms, saucepans, and other This hage menoplane, designed tallow), because, to keep it supple. household utensils which can have to have a wing span of 174 fent the leather needed frequent ap- pratically no commercial value. and a length of 107 feet, was plications of dubbin during wear. Several reasons have been aug- being built at the Woolston WorksÎn consequence it was difficult for xested to explain the burglar's of the Supermarine Company, ↑ troops to parade with polished changed tustes, which have been where the British Schneider Tro-boola. especially noticeable during the ply machines were constructed, It was found that soldiers some- last year or NO. One in the in- The keel was laid down about three times damaged the leather in re- ereased diflculty which the commonths ago, and the hull is at-moving the surface grease, mon burglar is finding in dispos ready in frame. Ing of valuables.

To Carry 40 Passengers.

Thu craft would have had ne-

The new currying mixture over- comes the difficulty and in, addi- ion it will prevent the premature

the leather. perishing" of

Scotland Yard Watch. Pawnbrokers tre circularisedcommodation for forty passengers,

The new material which is to be from day to day with lists of in addition to the crew, and would employed in the currying process atulen goods, and Scotland Yard have weighed 36 tous. It was after the leather has been tanned understood, a mixture keeps a close watch on channels designed to be equipped with six, it fa through which such goods are ike 1,000 h.p. Rolls-Royce-Buzzard es- containing paraffin wax and light.

kines, capable of keeping the neral mil.

monoplane in the nie continuously for 12 hours at an average speedi of 120 miles an hour.

ly to pass,

A novice in the art of house breaking often finds difheulty in obtaining an introduction to a good receiver of stolen properly; and even when he does, he seldom

obtains a good price for his it gotten gontis,

hee,

An official of the Supermarine Works at Woolston told a Press representative thai the announce- Many burglars, it is suggested, ment that negotiations were taking have become weary of the bother place with a view to cancelling the and the risk-altending nego-contract did not necessarily mean tiations with "fences." and now that the building of the flying prefer to steni articles which can boat would be entirely abandoned. be of some immediate practical

Another reason

given is that burglars are beginning to feel the slump. As a result of the pre- valent depression and increased taxation few householders are able to keep valuables or large sums

money in their homes. Jewellery is not worn nearly so much to-day as it was 20, or even 10, years ago, and women prefer

LAST TWO

DAYS

"Work," he said, "has stopped, but I cannot give you any reason. When work was stopped about 100 men were employed on tion."

construc-

to deposit such jewellery as is not in constant use at bank.

Consequently, the only things left for the burglar to take are articles of clothing and food.

KING'S

PRINCESS DEALER.

AT THE CALLEDONIAN

MARKET.

A former Russian princess "OW deals in antiques at the Cafede au Market.

She is a member of the Gateway Club, established for women who work. There are between 70 and 80 members, and many were at a club dinner recently held in Lon- don.

Mrs. Noem! Kay. who presided at the dinner, is a refovil expert, and undertakes the taak of flat and house finding and furnishing, down to providing hot-water bottles ready in bed when tenants

move in.

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 8 9.30 p.m.

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION.

LADIES

OF THE

BIG HOUSE

A Paramount Picture

with SYLVIA SIDNEY

AND

AN EXTRAORDINARY ADDED ATTRACTION SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF

ZIMMY

The World's Campion I, gloss Swimur

in

A sories of Astounding feats in a specially constructed glass tank on the stage. EATS,

DRINKS. UNDER

SMOKES.

AND LIVES. WATER!

You have heard ́of all kinds of dancera and danes but coms and yan the leglass dancer.

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PIVIN ME HALLY

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Would you pay his

price for silence or

would you risk the

love of your child

and husband?

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3rd Change of Programme.

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