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Young Romance
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If It Hadn't Happened! DOROTHY JORDAN ERIC LINDEN
ROSCO ATES... PURNELL PRATT
RKO RADIO PICTURE
·DIRECTED ST
J. WALTER RUBEN
FRIDAY
Stage and Silent Screen Success
Now a Great Talkie.
HENRY EDWARDS & ANNA NEAGLE
1
The Flag Lieutenant
THRILLING STORY OF THE NAVY MADE WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE BAITISH ADMIRALTY.
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London, Mar. 72 Mr. Valera has apparently decided to burn his boats be hind him.
PHILIPINES GOVERNOR
MR. THEO. ROOSEVELT
RESIGNS
(Spacial to "Telegraph).
(By Taľkovani, copyright. Telegraphie Messages Ordinance, 188]. Received. Marok
Washington, Mar. 7.
RIOTING IN
ATHENS
MILITARY REGIME
BROKEN UP"
"
GEN PLASTIRAS
RETIRES
President Roosevelt has accept-
Athens, Mar. 7. [ed the resignation of Mr. Theodore Serious rioting occurred in Roosevelt, the Governor-General Athens to-day in consequence of of the Philippine Islands.
The Dominions Secretary, Mr. Ruster. J. H. Thomas, announced in the
la pubic demonstration against
Pending the arrival in Manila er afr. Homer S. Cummings, who the military dictatorship estab is to be his successor, the Vice-lished by General Plastiras.
The military regime has, how Governor, Mr. John Holliday, will carry on the administration.ever, been broken up as the result of the strong expression of public opposition, although one man was killed and twenty were wounded
overcome the demonstrators Commissioner in London of the
against the military dictatorship. Irish Free State,. informing him that the Free State Government
Following the incident, General Mr. Thomas, answering a ques- had decided to appropriate, for tion, said the sums withheld by the Plastiras announced that he would normal exchequer requirements, Irish Free State amounted to £1,-retire from the political scene, his the sums received from the land 750,000 up to July 15th, 1932 when withdrawal being followed by the formation of a Provisional Cabinet annuities and other charges, which the special duties came into force. had hitherto been placed in a se The sums withheld between that headed by General Othoneos.- parate suspense account in antiel-date and February 28th, 1939, pation of arbitration.
amounted to £2,910,000.
House of Commons to-day the re be understood to acquiesce in the when the military attempted to ceipt of a letter from the High action now announced."
BRITAIN'S LOSS..
Mr. Thomas said he had to-day The approximate amount collect- replied expressing regret at this ed up to February 28th in special intimation and stating that the duties and duties under the Import "United Kingdom Government's Duties Act 1932 on goods imported offer of arbitration or negotiation from the Irish Free State was £2 still remains open and they cannot 123,000.-British Wireless,
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Three men. armed with an iron bar, robbed the inmates of an numbered bouse in Ying Loong Wal village, in the Au Tah District, at 2 o'clock this morning when they decamped with money and jewellery to the total value of $470.
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This Woman
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This Man
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WHICH?
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CONAN DOYLE'S Master Detective
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Played by CLIVE BROOK MIRIAM JORDAN ERNEST TORRENCE
William K. Howard production
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Pornmcunt.ictyro
HERBERT MARSHALL CARY GRANT
• Directed by
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The Spitting Evil.
[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]
the Jime-light of publicity, talk "big" about building sanatoriums, and Government officials issuing formidable statistics, but we have not yet the pleasure of coming: across anyone doing any practical work in lowering down the death rate due to tuberculosis.
Sir, of all vulgar practices, the worst is the habit of expectoration in public places, yet it is freely We so often see Indian constables. tolerated in this British colony. In so enthusiastically chasing poor and Manila and other more "clean" aged hawkers whose only offence is ports, spitting, on account of its that of attempting to earn a living. dangerous possibilities, is consider-Why not direct their energy to more ed an offence and policemen and useful chounels? officials are allowed to fine offenders If power is entrusted to these on the spot, thus doing very useful Indian contables as well as other. work without wasting the time of Government officials to impose a magistrates.
fine on any one caught in the act, According to official statistics, the energy of our Guardians of the tuberculosis claims thousands of Law would be spent in a better victims yearly. Would this num- cause, and the sanitary condition ber be so great if spitting indis-of this Colony would be consider- crimately had not been allowed ten ably improved Yours, etc. years ago? We have philanthro-
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