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BILL BOYD

THE

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A CHARLES R. ROGERS PRODUCTION

Harry Jon Brown, Associate Producer

Directed by

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ท

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James GLEASON

STARTING TO-MORROW

ZEW AYRES

JAMES WHALE from the novel by Donald Henderson Clarke, Producedby Carl Laemmle, Jr. Presented by Carl Leumile A UNIVERSAL. PICTURE

MAE CLARKE UNA MERKEL JOHN HALLIDAY. ANDY DEVINE

in

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1932.

GUILTY BUT INSANE

EX-MARINE KILLS WIFE

MENTAL DISORDER IN HONGKONG

LOCAL RADIO

LICENCES

MUST BE RENEWED SOON

AMY TERRIFIED

ONLY WOMAN AT A LUNCHEON IN HER HONOUR

(Our Own Correspondent).

The Hongkong postal nu- thorities notify that all existing broadcasting receiving concen expire on 31st December. Now licences for 1933 will be available. at the Wireless Licensing Office, Eric William Millard, who last 1st Floor, Post Office Building, as Bu Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphie year served on the China Station from 1st January, 1933, and will Menges Urdinance, 1874. Reosived. December

40 +44 พ.ศ. as a musician in the Royale Issued during working hours Marines, was found guilty at Kainat the receipt of Bristol Assizes of the murder of

mittance of $10. his wife at Fowey on October 19 last.

П ro-

London, Dec. 19.. Mrs. Mollison (Amy Johnson) confessed that nothing during her hazardous flights had terrifled her London, at which she was more than the luncheon to-day in the guest of honour.

Applications may be arade:-) (a) personally, (b) by passenger The jury found him guilty but (c) by post. It is essential under Inanno and Mr. Justice Finlay or fe) and preferable under (n) and

Amy was the only woman pre- dered him to be detained during (b), that applications should be sent. His Majesty's pleasure.

accompanied by crossed cheque The President of the Royal Millard left the Plymouth RN. payable to Hongkong Government. Aeronautical Society, Mr. Fairey, Hospital in September and went to The new Beenes will then be sent of the famous Fairey firm of aer live with his wife at Fowey, by post or messenger as soon as toplane manufacturers, toasting Things were normal for some it is ready. Where actual ensh is the avlatrice, calculated that her weeks. On Sunday, October 18, tendered, a new Heanée should be engine on her lust fight onde however, Mrs. Millard moved into received in exchange before 127,727,000 explosions faultlessly. a vacant room between two lod- leaving the Licensing Offee.

Amy twisted her handkerchief

gera in the house and on Tuesday, In the case of renewal, the old nervously as she replied facing the one of the lodgers, at her request, licence should be returned with Ben of male faces. put a bolt on the door.

IN THE SCULLERY.

The application.

She admitted that she had some anxious moments during the flight, "but now my heart is beating faster than ever my engine did."

The famous woman flier modestly

On Wednesday, the tragedy oc-)

At the annual general meeting of curred. A servant next door heard the Euro-American Returned Students) Mrs. Millard crying for mercy. Union held yesterday at the offer of placed all the credit for the fight Soon afterwards, Millard went to Messrs. Lo and Lo, the officers elected on her engine, which she never the police, saying "I've cut my for the ensuing year are as follows:-spared, although, beyond cleaning wife's throat. I don't know if President. Mr.Wan Ju-sing: Hon. the plugs, she did nothing to it.. I've done a proper job. She's in Treasurer. Mr. Li Shu-fong; Com SALE OF CROWN LAND. Secretary. Mr. Leung Bal-wah; Hon.

the scullery."

In the course of evidence, most of the witnesses who had come in. to contact with Millard described him as peculiar, Allegations he had made against his wife were shown to be the result of his im- gination.

UNDER OBSERVATION.

Imittee, Mesara, Lo Po-in, Chau Kwan?-

luni, 1. K. Lo and Horace Lo.

TWO LOTS DISPOSED OF AT FAIR PRICES

observation on the coholism and had been under Two lots, of Crown land were sold Chinn Const by auction at the P. W. D. yesterday for mental disorders. One reafternoon, port made when he went into the The first comprised about 12,800 Hongkong R.N. Hospital, last year, quare feet of land situated at was that if he stayed on his ship the lot was $32,225, and as there was Yaumat. The upset price quoted for Surgeon-Lieut. Charles Fox, of he would become mentally derang no bidding beyond this price it was the Plymouth Royal Naval Hosped and might, if alightly provoked, knocked down to Mr. Yu Yik-kwal, of tal, reviewed Millard's naval car- not be responsible for his actions. Sang Leo and Company. eer, which showed that although

A Bath mental specialist told the his work and character were very Court that he had formed the con- good, he had Huffered from clusion that Millard was insane at neurasthenia, malaria and al- the time of the crime.

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A DOUBLE ATTRACTION || SHE FORETOLD HIS FUTURE while he pondered her past

WILLY

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