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The Latest 1932 United Artists Super Special CHESTER MORRIS & BILLIE DOVE

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COCK OF THE AIR

MAJESTIC

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17

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Under A Mediterranean Moon they kissed and for. got the world.

A week of courtship a night of flight -one hour of lovel

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1932.

AIR MISHAP WATER-SLOGAN

ALARM

GERMAN FLIERS MISSING

COMPETITION

Wo are pleased to announce that

ARMY'S BID FOR POWER

the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton has ECONOMIC POLICY very kindly consented to not as

Judge in the Telegraph's Save Water Slogan Competition, entries for which closo on Saturday next. All slogans sent in, whether pre- viously published or not, will be

FRANTIC SEARCH IN forwarded to Mr. Shenton, whose

TIMOR SEA

Kupang, May 17. Fears of a tragic termina- tion to a long flight on the ove of success are now enter- tained in the absence of news of Flight-Captain Hans Ber- tram, the famous German airman, who took off from Kupang for Port Darwin early yesterday morning and has failed to arrive.

declaion will be final.

There is no slackening in the number of entries being sont in. From the latest batch we make the following Rolections:

DICTATION

JAPAN'S POLITICAL

CURIOSITY.

Tokyo, May 17. The Army's sympathy towards the farmers and the small mer- chant class and their conviction No. 13:-"The water you save that the alleviation of the econo- to-day may save a life to-mormic distress in the rural districts la essential, seems likely to play an important part In deciding the composition of the new Cabinet

row,"

•

No. 14:–“A little saver each morning: a big save each night." No. 15;-Tighten your tapy or tighten your belt.""

No. 16:-Use water for ten, but bathe in the sea."

No. 17:-"Want of thought- want a quart.”

No. 18

gallon in the mains is worth twenty in the drains"

According to one well-informed source, the Army has not yet de- finitely refused to participate in n Party Cabinet, but is strongly the formation of A urging National Government,

According to the same source, to the Army nevertheless agree recommend a War Minister in a headed by Seiyukal Government Slogans, which must not exceed Mr. Kisaburo Suzuki, provided the ten words, but may be less, must Government pledges itself to sup-

A frantic search is now In pro- gress for signs of the large Junkers all-metal seaplane which he was piloting, accompanied by another

German, young

Herr Them. 118 necond pilot, Count Lagoria, the well-known Alm operator, and a mechanic. Herr be addressed to the Editor, and

be marked: "Water Slogan Com-port the Army's economic pro- Klaussmann,

gramme which is said to include a [petition."

change in the taxation system, aiming at relief for the farmers and the application of moratorium debis contracted by the farmers and small retailers.

on

They arrived in Kupang Sunday on a trade and mapping flight from, Germany to the Far

DESTROYER SEARCHING.

to

and

East and to Australis, and took made a perfect landing but a wave off for Port Darwin, apparently, caught the machine and tipped it

The pilot und la com- Mr. Suzuki, it may be noted, is early yesterday morning. Hince over.

with reac- when nothing has been heard of panion ran along the other wing to a forceful character

try and regain the balance, but it tionary sympathies. He has close the party.

was too late. The experience was personal associations with Baron

Arakt rendered til more uncomfortable Hiranuma, General because the water was known to other leaders of the Kokuhonsha be shark Infested. Capt. Bertram Reuter, and his companion remained in it. for about 20 minutes but rescued by bont from

e steamer Clan Maclivery.

The party had a narrow escape during their present flight. Fly- Ing across the Bay of Bengal (rora Calcutta to Rangoon they ran into a storm and had to deviate from The result was their course.

the that when they ran out of

WOA

A Dutch destroyer from Soura- haya is helping in the search and have all ships in the vicinity been warned by wireless to keep n look-out for the missing airmen.

The object of the fight explained by Captain Bertram in an interview in Singapore when be said that he sought to discover the best means of linking up Australia, Asia and Europe by air lines, while he also proposes to fly across America and Africa with

were the

found themselves with only

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has the King

been

II. M.

the same object in view. He ls of storm, having flown inland, they graciously pleased to approve the the opinion that the best method enough petrol to keep them going appointment of the Hon. Mr. would be to divide the routes up for about ten minutes. Fortunate Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of so that land and sen planes can bey the pilot located a lake north Australia, to be a member of His used where each type is particu- of Akyab and landed there safely. Majesty's Privy Council.--British Inrly suitable.

Wireless.

They stayed there during the The work which he had under- night and the storm which they taken had not been without care had avoided followed them there. Orlando Thomas Kinsey, of ful planning. Some alx years It broke furiously in the night East Grinstead, an ex-Metropoli- have been spent, including trips to but the machine, was undamaged, tan Police sergeant was 103 on the Far East, in making the pre---Reuter and B. parations for the flight, and he emphasized that no attempt was being made to break records.

A NARROW ESCAPE.

Up to the mishap now feared, the flight has been very success- ful, and Capt. Bertram was con- fident.

Recalling his earlier trip whon his plane sank at Vizagipatam. Capt. Bertram said that was smaller Junkera plane than the one he is using on the present trip. On that occasion the plane.

Apr. 20.

GERMAN THUNDERSTORM HAVOC

(Renter's Special Servica),

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washed out of the graves.

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