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A DYNAMIC DRAMA OF RACKETS, "RIDES' and RAPID-FIRE ACTION. LOVE, REVENGE and JEALOUSY all loft behind with odoh stop in

Laughter on his faco rancor in his heart

He sacrificed life

for the sake of love!

LAST PARADE

The Thrilling Story of

A picture that will

tug at your heart and catch

է

at your

throat.

kk

Gangster's Final Fadeout

with

JACK HOLT

TOM MOORE Constance Cummings Directed by Erte C. Kenton From the story by Carey. Robinian, A COLUMBIA PICTURE

SHOWING SOON

THE GREATEST CHINESE UNITED PHOTO PLAY SERVICE TRIUMPE

RAYMOND KING

IN

HUMANITY'

NOT

TIN

1 IN 10

ESCAPES

HALITOSIS

(unpleasant breath)

17

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

ATROCITIES IN LIBERIA

KRU VILLAGES

ATTACKED

London, May 25.

THURSDAY, MAY 26., 1932.

BRITISH LABOUR DEEPENING OF

AND JAPAN

ATTACK WAR POLICY

Information received through SUPPLY OF THE

the League of Nations

on the

military operations on the Kru coast of Liberin, show that 12,000 natives have been driven by the forces of the Liberian Govern- ment from their ruined villages into the bush in a manner which

excuse and admits of no

on their ni grounds which, taken

wholly in-

strongest, were

ndoquate.

The League Council has

Sir

would

"

MEANS

London, May 25. Strong fooling against the military adventures of Japan in Shanghai and Manchuria is still being exhibited in Bri- tish Labour circles.

ST. LAWRENCE

CANADA HOLDS UP NEGOTIATIONS

TARIFF DISPUTE

Ottawa, May 25, Mr. R. B. Bennett, the Prime Minister of Canada, has announced in Parliament that the negotiations with the United States for's treaty providing for the deepening of the St. Lawrence waterway have not yet been brought to a conclusion.

In connexion with the announce-

The Government was to-day ment, the Ottawa newspapers de- Cnsked for a statement regarding clare that Canada is holding up the cently been considering there the arms and ammunition supplied progress of the treaty negotiations medial measures proposed by to Japan and China by British pending the result of the Canadian Liberia Committee.

John armament Arms, while a state- protests against the proposed im- Simon stated in the House ofment was issued by the T.U.C. position by the United States of prohibitive Lariffs Commons to-day that he

Unicis steps are taken against practically" continue do everything his the warlike policy of Japan, it against Canadian exports of cop- power to ensure that these men will be impossible to give nations per, lumber and canned goods.

It in neserted that the Canadian Hures are both speedy and effec-the feeling of security which is n Live British Wireless.

condition of International dis-Government is using the St. Law armament, declares the statement,rence project as a lever to secure which was issued in the name of favourable trade consideration from SUCCESSFUL CONCERT the National Executive Committee the United States, which is thought to be particularly powerful in view of the Labour Party...

of Washington's desire to conclude the treaty prior to the Presidential election.-Reuter.

MIL HARRY ORE AMONG ARTISTS

Canton, May 24, A most successful concert was

DEBT PROBLEM MIXED. The statement points out that it will be impossible to solve the problem of war debts without International disarmament.

In the House of Commons, a Kiven by Mr. Harry Ore, the well-statement on the war material known pianist, assisted by Mr. Ma exported to China and Japan was! Sze-chung, violinist, and Mrs. made in a written statement in rep C. H. Shoop, mezzo-soprano, In the ly to a question by Mr. MacGovern, Young Men's Christian Associa of the LLP. tion on Friday.

MACHINE GUN SUPPLIES.

GOLD STANDARD IN S. AFRICA

BITTER ATTACK. BY GEN. SMUTS

The concert was held under the

It showed as its salient features International a suspices of the

Capetown, May 25. Women's Club in aid of the Con- that six hundred and two machine-

A vehement attack on the report ton, Public Welfare Committee to guns and over two million rounde

exported to of the Parliamentury Committee support one Health Nurse for one of ammunition were

machine-in favour of maininining the gold year. The

pledged China, and seventeen Club had themselves for the sum of 3900 guna to Japan, in the first four standard in South Afrien, was mide to-day by General Smuts, the glad months of 1931. for this purpose and were

to

to be able to reallue a little over Twenty-six machine guns and Opposition leader, in a speech be- this sum from the proceeds of the over a million rounds of ammant-fore the Assombly,

General Smuts declared that inust be tion were sent to China and two concert. Great credit

and thirty machine-adherence to the gold standard given to the members of the Inter-hundred national Women's Club who 39-guns and over six million rounds meant national bankruptcy

Ammunition

to South Africa and accused the sent were sisted in arranging the concert of

of attempting to und in selling tickets, especially Japan In the first four months of Government

malatain its own prestige at the to Mrs. Kunkle; without whung 1032.

country's expense. zenlous work such a great measure

The programme

great

NO PROHIBITION.

He concluded by declaring that "whatever may happen in this the bitter

of success would not have resulted. Major Colville, Secretary to the was well re-Department of Overseas Trade, ceived the audience showing its replying to further question by House the matter will be fought

appreciation by loudly Mr. MacGovern as to whether out in the country to applauding the talented artistes. the Government would

consider end." -Reuter. Our Own Correspondent.

stopping the export of these munitions, said that unilateral ic- The Royal Observatory reports a depression covers South tion on the part of this country that would not be effective. Supplies, China. The Northern depression, ir needed, would merely be now of considerable intensity, is secured from other Bources central near Vladivostock, moving eastward. Moderate to fresh S.W, winds will prevail along the China, Coast, and over the north part of the China Sea. Local forecast: S. W. winds, fresh, squally; cloudy. rain later.

"NO FOUL" BOXING RULE

(Reuter's Special Servica).

Reuter

Madras, May 25. London, May 25.

Mukund Lal Sirkar, the General The British Board of Boxing Secretary of the All-India Trade Control has announced that it will Union Congress, has been arrested. not recognise the American "no It is believed that the action 'hus foul" rule in the fight between been taken in consequence of a Carnera and Larry Gains, which is seditious appeal which he recent laking place on May 29th..

ly published-Reuter.

Amsterdam, May 26. The Government of the Dutch East-Indios ham assented to the revised tin out-put curtailment scheme-Reuter.

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