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CHAN YUK MUI & WU SHAN

IN

"The PEARL NECKLACE'

Adapted from the World-famous Novel Extravagantly produced by the Unique Co., Shanghai.

SHOWING SOON The Latest 1932 United Artists Special Feature

Roland

THE HONGKONG

West ORSAIR

United Artists Picture

WITH

Chester Morris

ALSO

The Newest Universal Special Production WALTER HUSTON and HELEN CHANDLER

IN

"A HOUSE DIVIDED

RECLAMATION GROUNDS. WANCHAL

GARDEN

-OPIN-AIR CINEMA

THEATR

-TALKING PICTURES -

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Stallo

ZEPPO

HARPO

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CHICO

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1932.

REPORTER GIVEN

GAOL TERM

CIVIL SERVANT INVOLVED

GETTING ADVANCE

INFORMATION

(Router's Special Service).

London, July 14. Illicit newspaper activities in the quest for first news, ex- perienced a check to-day when Mr. Frederick S. Bugden, a Fleet Street reporter, was sentenced at; the Bow Street Police Court to two months' imprisonment in the second division for obtaining information by unlawful means.

It appears that Mr. Bugden ol tained particulars of the wills of prominent people from a Civil Ser- vant shortly before they were made available to the general public, and that these were pu- blished in the newspaper to which i be belynged.

Sir Percival Clarke, proseenting, said it could not be denied that | some inducement was provided by | Mr. Bugden to the Civil Servnail concerned.

Picture shows Mr. do Valora and Mr. S. T. O'Kelly, Vice-President

of the Irish Free State Executive Council, leaving 10, Downing Street

after their visit to London Inst month.

AIR-BOMBING

ABOLITION

URGED BY SMALL NATIONS

DRAMATIC TURN IN IRISH SITUATION

¿Continued from Page 121

bury, Sir Stafford Cripps. Mr. Arthur Greenwood શર્ષી Major Attlee, on the other.

Geneva, July 14, The complete abolition of air- After a long discussion, it was ENORMITY OF OFFENCE.

bombing was strongly urged by announced that the Prime Minister eight of the smaller Bo pair would be most happy to see Mr. The Chief Magistrate dwelt on Powers in an interview to-day de Valeen in London to-day 14 the enormity of the offence but with Mr. Arthur Henderson, the discuss the situation with a view gave a reduced sentence owing to Chairman O the Disarmament to a settlement, after which Me. the fact that Mr. Burden had an | Conference.

Norton. telephoned to Mr. de excellent military and journalistic These Power are seeking to Valera who necopted the invilas recoril.

extend the scope of Sir John Si-¡tion. Notice of appeal was subse- jion's resolution, discussion of; RACE TO AVOID DUTIES. quently given, Mr. Boyden being which has been postponed from released on bail. His newspaper Saturday to a date not yet fixed. has briefed Sir William Jowit. It appears that the Conference the former Attorney General in will not be wound up until the the Labour and National Govern end of next week, Reiter, ments, to defend him.

CIVIL SERVANT SENTENCED

Three weeks ago, Lionel Ballard Clifford Winterbutton (China Navign- The forthcoming marringe of Capt. (68), of Featherstone-buildings,tion Company) and Max Ada Crosby Holborn, a clerk in the Principal has been announced. Probate Registry at Somerset

Honge, was at Bow street sentented ¦

Mr. de Valera was in any event threatened with serious dimiculty) in securing authority for the tariff reprisals which he contemplated. the Irish Labour Party being hostile to the move on the ground that it would involve Ireland in on increase in the cost of living.

The race of Free State exporters to avoid the new British duties WAH partly successful. Ifor (example, about six thousand head of cattle, sheep and pigs, and two hundred tons of butler, cream and from the Free State,

were

by Sir Chartres Biron to six weeks' disclosure of information which at imprisonment in the second divison [some time or another would not for unlawfully communicating to a have been made public. The in- landed in Liverpool to-day, bui r presentative of the Daily Mail formation which Ballard gave several boats from ather Free! certain information relating to emuld have been obtained sube State ports were too late as the wills whic, he had obtained as a quently by any person on payment | Customs at Liverpool closed at 4 person holding office under his is at Somerset House.

TheP.m.-Reuter, Majesty the King.

pecuniary enusidération which he i Mr. L. S. Fletcher defended, and sad received amounted in all to entered a plea of guilty.

£x of £9.

it

SENSATION CREATED.

London, July 15. Mr. Ramany MacDonald's in- Sir Percival Clarke, for the Sir Chartres Biron. passing vitation to Mr. de Valera was not Director of Public Prosecutions, sentence, said that Ballard was no known until midnight, when said Ballard had been bribed, to doubt in a serious state of health, crented a sensation. High hopes put it bluntly, to break his duty to but it was not suggested was he are entertained that an economic The State, and to divulge informa-was nol perfectly respon- war between Britain and. Ireland tion which the person who bribed sible for his actions. "It is clear," will now be avoided. him must have known was covered he continued, "that this man is Mr. Norton advocates 21 tri- by the Official Secrets Act.

morally responsible, but a far buna of four members-two no- An official nt Somerset House greater moral responsibility be-minated by the British Govern- said that Ballard was engaged tem-longs to those who used their post-ment and two by the Free State- porarily in 1921. His salary was tion to bribe this man to betray who will report to both Govern- En week. He was dismissed on his trust. But they are not be- ments. This plan avoida difi- June 1 after being suspended. fore me. I can only deal with culties regarding the appointment Mr. Fletcher, for the defence, this man. It is a serious offence of an independent Chairman). pointed out that there had been no the betrayal of confidence." Reuter

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with

EDWARD EVERETT

HORTON

SCREEN'S

FUNNIEST COMMEDIAN

and

LOIS WILSON, KING BAGGOT

Directed by

JAMES CRIZE

GIVES YOU THE HA! HA!

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UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWS

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A Picture for the Ages!

With a chat +} shousand

headed by

RAMON NOVARRO BETTY BRONSON MAY MAYOY CARMEL MYERS FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN From the novel corrighted by Harper Bros. Titles by Katharine Hilliker and H. H. Caldwell, Adaptation by JUNE MATHIS. Scenario by CARBY WILSON,

BEN HUR

TO-DAY 8. TO-MORROW

T

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Three Years in the Making

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STAR Daily at 230,5.20

In Her Great Successor To THE DIVORCEE

10. th ROBERT

MONTGOMERY Nell Hamilton

TO-DAY 8

T

TO-MORROW

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7.20 € 9.20 p.m.

NORMA

SHEARER

in

Stranger Maykiss

Directed by George Fitzmaurice

At 2.30, 5.15,

WORLD 7.158 9.20

"REDUCING"

MAJESTICA

You can't afford to miss

THE

4. MARX BROTHERS

"MONKEY BUSINESS"

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SUNDAY JOE COOK "RAIN or SHINE."

LOCAL MOTORIST

CHARGED

DENIES DANGEROUS

DRIVING

Mr. L. H. Moorman, manager of Messrs, D. Gestetner (Eastern) Ltd., was summoned before Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court this morning by Sergeant Baker for alleged dangerous driv- ing at Causeway Bay on July 5.

The defendant denied that he had driven in a manner dangerous to the publice.

Mr. Moorman replied that he did not think he had been driving dan rerously, as !! !!! Her both ways cross Shaukiwan Road. It had been raining heavily that morning and the roads were still wet, continued the officer. There was little traße about at the time. His Worship: On Shaukiwan Road itself did you actually see anyone endangered ?--No.

The defendant informed his. Worship that he had driven that way six times a day for some time past and had Bever even had "elase shave."

0

The hearing was ndjourned until -next Tuesday, his Worship remark- ing that he would visit the scene, Penk Obstruction.

A fine of $6 was imposed on Mr.

H. P. Bailey who appeared before. his Worship on a Bummons

C-

he

and The

cusing him of leaving his car out- Hide the Penk Hotel and thus enus- ing an obstruction.

of

Glving evilence, Sergeant Bun- ker said the defendant was travell- ing along Causeway Bay Rond at a speed of about 36 miles an hour. Without reducing his pace. turned into the side road crossed Shaukiwan Road. triangular plot of ground which Was opposite A. King's Slipway had been raised to a height twelve feet and the defendont was not in a position to see anything which might have been coming. from the east,

Defendant's Denini.

When the officer stopped the de- fendant and told him that he had driven across Shaukiwan Road in

a manner dangerous to the public.

In reply to his Worship, Ser. geant Baysting said that there was room for four cars on the stand. The defendant's vehicle was the only one causing an ob. struction.

Two hawkers were charged before Comdr. Nowill, at the Marine Court this morning, with having boarded the Hongpeng without permla aion. Accused admitted the offence, and each was fined $20.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PELOY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria

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"AT THE VILLA ROSE**

4 Tricheskam Film Presduction--Distributed by

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DANCERS IN DARK AT THE VILLA ROSE"

A Paramount Picture

with

MIRIAM HOPKINS JACK OAKIE WILLIAM COLLIER, Jr. BUGENE PALLETTE

with

AUSTIN TREVOR RICHARD COOPER FRANCIS LISTER

A British Picture

Ambassador

Bill

with GRETA NISSEN MARGUERITE CHURCHILL

Fifty thousand Sylvanians Jaid down their guna in hys- terica...Diplomats went dippy ...Senators roared with rage at his homespun humor and shirt sleeve etiquette A Queen got back her King "and a Prince returned to play.

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