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UNIVERSAL'S SUPER SENSATION THE THRILLER OF THRILLERS

IT'S TERRIFIC!

Wild animals tearing madly through the jungle before a monster brush fire... fighting fiercely among themselves menacing the 'lives of a beautiful woman and a breve men.

A THRILLER!

-the greatest ever dared for the screen! With the glamorous TALA BIRELL, MELVYN DOUGLAS, Onslow Stevens, Directed by Ernst Laemmle. Story by Lester Cohen. Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE pra- sented by Carl Laemmle.

NAGANA

NEXT CHANGE.

THEY CAN'T TAKE

MY BABY!

Fis ́ve digel, Pro Deen aromal. My reputation has Been dragged from Second Avenue to Brošćaczy, there they spell my meme in lights, They've got me kabelled no it won't wash off. "They've taken uhegy every decent ching and paid nor writh glit.

murder! They can't get away with chart

stance

BENNETT

Glamorou....Glorious...ts the story

of the girl who fought for love.....and lost?

ROCKABYE

The heart-cry of a million mothers JOEL MCREA - PAUL LUKAS Med besogn Oder from thy ale ky Soths Bondur

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BRITAIN'S AIR CHIEF DEAD

SIR GEOFFREY SALMOND

PASSES AWAY

HELD POST ONLY A FEW DAYS

API. FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1933.

TELEGRAPH.

ANOTHER TRADE AGREEMENT

GERMANY TO. BUY BRITISH COAL

London, Apr. 27. Under an Anglo-German trade agreement published to-day, Ger-] many has agreed to take a mini- mum of 180,000 tona of British

or month in return for tari concesalons upon a number of artletes comprising toys, munteal Instruments, clocks, jewellery. hollow ware, safety razor blades and chemicals.

The agreement becomes opera- | tife on May 8 of the year. Reuter.

London, April 27. Sir Geoffrey Salmond, Chief of the Air Staff, who has been seriously ill since the beginning of April, passed away to-day.

He had assumed his new post,received the D.S.O., in 1918 the the highest ranking in the Royal Air Force, only a few days when. B. and in 1919 knighthood (K.C.M.G.) and promotion to Air he was taken ill and his brother. Vice-Marshal Sir John Salmond, who had re- tired, suddenly was recalled to the Air Ministry.

The Air Council have announced

that the funeral will take place on Monday.

Sir Geoffrey Salinond was born in August 1878, and was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military Academy. Woolwich his father was Major-Gen. Sir W. Salmond.

DOXER REBELLION. Joining the Royal Artillery In 1898, he served with that arm in the South African war, gaining | seven cluspa to his medat. He als participated in the suppression of the Roker rebellion in China.

In 1911, he took a course at the Staff College and passed. At the outbreak of the world-war he was

SYSTEMATIC RAIDS.

STAHLHELM DISAPPEARS

DR. SELDTE JOINS NAZI ORGANISATION

ALLEGIANCE TO HITLER

1000

Berlin, Apr. 27. Predictions that the Steel Hel- met organisation would cease to exist as a separate en- tity in German politics have quickly been borne out.

The head of the Stahlhelm, Dr. Franz Seldte, who is Minister of Labour in the Hitler Cabinet, has joined the Nazis taking the bulk of the Steel Helmets with him,

It was his systematic and per- sistent ride which served more than anything else to break up the Turklah armies. In a lull in the The announcement was made operations in December. 1918, he by Dr. Seldte in a wireless broad- accomplished with Capt. Rosa cnat, in the course of which he Smith the first fight to India, Re-said he was submitting himself turning to England, Sir Geoffrey and the Stahlhelm to Hitler's Salmond became, in 1922, the leadership. Director-General of Supply and Research at the Air Ministry and a member of the Air Conncil.

In 1926 he was created K.C.B. and a year later was given com- nand of the R.A.1, in India, being i promoted Air Marshai in 1929.

CHIEF OF AIR STAFF.

Those who refused to follow him could regard themselves as re- leased from the membership outh. THOROUGH "PURGING".

The step, which has long been expected, was taken after a thor-] At home again in 1931, he was tough" "purging" of the Stahlhelm Commander-in-Chic of the Air of the opposition elements, includ- Defence Britain until he was Ing Lies. Colonel Duesterberg, appointed in July, 182, Chief of who was dismissed yesterday, and a captain on the General Staff, but the Air Staff. succeeding his Major Wagner, the Federal Chan- within a year had reached the younger brother, Sie Jobs Sal-cellor of the organisation. rank of Lieut. Colonel. He then mond, who had held the past for No official announcement has joined the R.A.F. and, promoted years and retired to give his

Brigadier-General, was given the brather an opportunity to attain theen made regarding the with command of that force in the Mid- the higher post. The appointment |

drawal of Herr Hugenberg and

dle East which he held with great was effective from the beginnlag Baron von Neurath from the Hit-

ler Cabinet-Reuter. distinction until 1921." In 1917 be of the present month-Krater,

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A GALLANT GUARDSMAN MEETS HIS MATRIMONIAL WATERLOO !

WEDDING

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Featuring

ROLAND YOUNG, GEORGE GROSSMITH,

Joho Loder, Wendy Barrie, Lady Tree.

Directed by ALEXANDER KORDA

A LONDON FILM PRODUOTION,

Distributed by THE BRITISH FILM DISTRIBUTION' 00., LTD. HONGKONG,

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