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ROSE HOBART
PAT O'BRIEN Produced by Carl Laammie, Jr., from story by Emile Gauvreau. Directed by Russell Mack. Presented by Carl Leemmie.
Yes, that's NEWS, when this man who revels in the misdeeds of others learns something about honor...See this amazing story of a man who was ready to sacrifice anything in his craving for HOT NEWSI
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER G. 1932.
CHECK FOR “WETS"
WHIRLWIND SALLY JUST FAILS
SIX VOTES SHORT
OF SUCCESS
Washington, Dec. 5.
The whirlwind tactics of the "Wets" immediately Congress reassembled, to secure a motion in favour of the repeal of Pro- hibition, were checked by the House of Representatives voting 272 to 144 in favour of the motion.
The effort was nearly success- ful, the "Wats" only just failing to secure the necessary two-thirds
Mr. Garner, who only just failed in purbing a motion for Prohibition Repeat through the House of Repre sentativne, in shown above greeting Democratic colleagues.
majority. A switch of only six votes would have carried it of.
The anti-prohibitionist move was sponsored by Mr. John Gar- ner, the Speaker of the House and the Democratic President-Elect
FINE WEATHER and his estimates · of the likely
The anticyclone has extended voting were very accurate. The preliminary canvass of the House southward, and continues to in- revealed last week a vote of 275 increase in intensity. The typhoon favour of Repeal and although this is situated less than 200 miles cast of Manila, moving N.W, or. was slightly, short of the requisite N.N.W. Fresh to strong monsoon two-thirds majority, the "Weta" calculated on a number of ab- will prevall along the coast, and the Norhern China Sea. sentoes, enabling them to effect over
Local forecast:-North winds, their coup.
fresh; fine.
NOT DOWNHEARTED.
RACE MEETING TRAFFIC
BUSINESS MAN SUMMONED
Summonses for parking his car on an unauthorised stand and for disobeying the signals of a polica officer wore brought against Mr. A. Stokkink, of the Netherlands Trading Socioty, Before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Polico Court this morning.
The defendant, who was not present in Court, was alleged to haye left his car outalde the on- trance to the members' stand on Novembor 5 during an ëxtro Race Meeting. He was asked by Ser- geant McInnis to vacato stand, but refused.
QUEENS THEATRE
To-day & To-morrow at 2,30 510, 7.15 & 9.20 LOVE was his idea of
higher education!
AMA NONARRO
the
A remand for one week was given for the defendant's atton- dance, his Worship docilning hear a representativo who was sent to Court.
FOUR SECOND READINGS
COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY
to
The Legislative Council meets on Thursday afternoon, when the following Bills will be brought up for second reading;
A BI to consolidate and amend the law relating to the jurlediction
Mr. Garner proposed that the question of repeal be submitted to wish in preventing financial approof magistrates and the procedure the Staten, to be acted upon within priations for the enforcement of and practice before magistraten in the next seven years at special Prohibition.-Renter. State conventions.
The 'Wets" are not downhearted
CALIFORNIA'S DESIRE.
Washington, Dec. 5. at their failure to-day, however, being well satisfied that the A Bill to modify the Volstead Act marshalling of auch strength in and permit the sale of "naturally this.Congress Inevitably means fermented" wine has been intro- a certain vote for Repeal in theduced in the House of Representa- next Congress,
tives.
relation to offences punishable on summary conviction and to indict- able offences and for other pur- poses.
A Bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Registra- tion of United Kingdom Patents.
A Bill to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance,
A Bill to amend and consolidate the law relating to Offences.
Furthermore, the "Weta" are The measure was brought in by pointing out that whether or not a Democrat member from Call-1897. Congress votes for re-submission fornia, where millions of gallons of of the Prohibition issue to the wine are awaiting an opportunity country, they can go as far as they Tor sale.-Reuter.
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Novarro as a soccer
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