1934-07-02 — Page 12

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m

Ever

Since Eve

GEORGE O'BRIEN

MARY BRIAN

HERBERT MUNDIN

2 F

LIKE THE PICTURES ONLY FOR A

LIMITED SEASON

PRICES NOW AT ACTUAL COST

GIGANTIC MID-SUMMER

SALE

AT THE

TAJMAHAL SILK STORE

YOUR GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH PRISONER'S DEATH,

DIES IN LONDON

DIVORCE RECALLED.

Loddon, June 30. The death occurred in London to-day of the Duke of Marlborough, at the age of 63.

He passed away peacefully at his home in, Carlton House Ter

race.

VERDICA NATURAL CAUSER, KETURNED

A verdict of death from natural causes was returned by a Jury in an Inquiry into the death of Li Man, 22, a prisoner serving twelve months sentence in the Victoria Hospital, on Saturday morning.

The Inquiry was conducted by Mr. MacFadyon, sitting with 'n Deceased suffered for a long time Jury comprising Messrs. C. W. from an internal complaint, and Balmah (foreman), J. O. da Luz his Intimate friends know thare and Chin Wing-kin. was no hope of his recovery. Mr. G. L. Buchanan, chief ward- Nevertheless, he was to be seen ur of the Victoria Gaól, said that only a few days ago dancing until deceased, prisoner No. 3805, was the carly hours of the morning in sentenced to undergo twelve fashionable restaurants of the months hard labour for breach of West End

the Banishment Ordinance. He His cousin, the Hon. Mr. Win-was admitted to Victoria Gnol on ston Churchill, was among the April-13-and was admitted-to-the- Kiembers of the family at the be- gnol hospital on April 28, where he side when he died.

remained till he died at 8.15 nm, The Marquis of Blandford, the on Saturday. Duke's 37-year old heir by his marriage to Miss

Vanderbilt, succeeds to the title and the owner slip of Blenheim Palace, which the deceased used to say was the one great love of his life,

Dr. L. D. Pringle, medical officer' in charge of Victorin Gaol, said that when decoaned was admitted to the Gaol, he was at once diag nosed as suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. He was admitted to Hospital on April 28, and the The new Duke is the proprietor ufa dairy produce shop, bacteriological examination. lis diagnoals was confirmed by Berkeley Square, and is sald to

condition became progressively be an energetic salesman among worse, until he died on Saturday his-rich and fashionable, customers, He will be fully able to live at tion revented that there was ex- morning. A post-mortem examina- Blenheim Palace and maintain tensive tuberculosis of both lungs, In regal style, for it has a sub and his heart was also disensed. stantial endowment attached to Deceased was put on half labour by the late Duke's first wife when admitted to Gnol. Our Own Correspondent.

Charles - Richard John Spencer- Churchill, the 9th. Duke of Marlborough, was born at Simin in Diocesan Court which pronounced November 1871, and succeeded his her firat marriage, null and vold- father in 1892. He served with a decision confirmed by the Sacred the Yeomanry in the South African Roman Rota-on the ground that War, and became A.D.C. to Lieut. she had not consented to it. General Sir Ian Hamilton.

Miss Vanderbilt alleged that she Chan-1 cellor of the Primrose League in had been forced by her mother tho Duke, 1897-8, he joined the Government into the union with as Paymaster-General in 1899, benthough she was secretly engaged coming Under Secretary for the to another man. Hearing of thin Colonies in 1903, With the rank off to Europe, Sho declared that she love affair, her mother carried her of Colonel he served on the general was suffering from heart disease staff during the War from 1914 to and would die of shock, if her 1916,

From 1917 to 2018 he was Par-daughter did not marry the Duke. Ulamentary Secretary to the Board she announced the engagement in | Overruling Consuelo's ' objections, of Agriculture. In 1927 he strong- the

pross thus ly-opposed the proposals for the daughter's

forcing her hand. These state- reform of the House of Lords,ments the mother confirmed. warning the Peors that they would was also testified by the Duke that certainly not get more power than 120 days after the marriage the! they had already and might get Duchess said

to much less

him. "I havo only married you because forced to do so by my mother." connection with the case details In 1895 he had married Consuelo, wero published of the marriage. daughter of the American million settlement under which the Duku alre W. K. Vanderbilt. Sho obtain recolved £620,000, and even after ed a divorce in 1920 and married the divorce was entitled to £20,000 Col Balaan of the French army, a year. It provided that "if

the while the Duke next year married wife or her relatives broke the a daughter of E. P. Deacon, a agreement, the Duke would also Boston, millionairo. The action of secure a £500,000 trust fund. the former Miss Vanderbilt in Dr. Manning, Protestant Bishop applying to the Roman Church for of New York, declared that tho the annulment of her marriage decision had done more than any with the Duko caused a great recent event to weaken the sanctity sensation in 1926, in view of the of marriage. On the Catholic aldo allegations on which the demand however, it was denied that the was based. Her object was to finding was due to the fact that it Jégaliso her second marriago in the was an Anglican coropony, allra oyen of the Church. The caso lglous unions being, recognised as "camo before tho Southwark equally binding.

Divorce Sensation.

THE U.S.- STOCK: MARKET

PRESENT POSITION

ANALYSED

Now York, July 1. Standard Statistics roport:- The Security outlook is decidedly more hopeful than the stagnation of the market and current lack of speculative enthusiasm would Indicate, Investment policy un- changed. Portfolios should bo balanced with income producing and sopculative issues.

PH MONDAY

ABOLITION OF TAXES

NANKING DECREE RESULTS

ACCEPTED:BY SOME PROVINCES

Nanking, July 1. A new chapter was.com-

con- Commitments should be centrated in recommended Issues of automobile parts, building, menced in the history of agricultural and the Chinese internal taxa- chemicals, Industrial machinery, office equip tion system to-day, when ment, petroleum, railroads, retail trade, raliroad equipment and several provinces started the

abolition of certain taxes. ***. sugar industries.

Enormous reserves of idlo bank credit and paucity of new fin Other provinces are expected to ancing should encourage general follow suit in accordance with upward trend of bond market, the resolutions passed by the re American Steel Foundries commencent National Finance Conference, and Poor and Company "B" stock which laid down July 1 as the considered attractive for long date on which all provincial and term speculative purchase. municipal governments through

Weather conditions unfavour out the country should take steps able to cotton crop and a subnor- to carry out the resolutions. mal supply is indicated. Specul- ative purchases are warranted. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz.

THE OUTLOOK IN AMERICA

MORE INFLATION IN 1935

Washington, July 1 A sharp July drop in business in Indicated, but it will not be in the nature of a critical alump, Tho Autumn, upturn is expected in late September.

DISAPPEARANCE

OF CAR

FRANCIS LEE AGAIN.

IN COURTA

The recent disappearance and subsequent recovery of an M. G. Midgot motor car, No. 2382, be- longlig to Mr. Proulx, had a squel at the Central Magistracy this morning, when Francis Leo, of 15 Robinson Road, a member of a well-known local Chinese family, appeared on charges of driving the vehicle without a licence and, mission. secondly without the owner's por

On the first charge, the defen- dant returned a plea of guilty and in extenuation remarked: "I did not know I was driving this car. A man named Wong asked me to drive it. I had had a drink of coffee and did not know what I was doing.".

An uncle of the defendant made an application to the Magistrate for a short adjournment in order to obtain legal assistance.

The case was accordingly ad- journed until noon on Friday.next, ball being allowed in the sum of $1,600

than forty- SOVIET CONSULATE

AT HANKOW

According to the latest reports received by the Nanking Govern mont, the Kiangau Provin- cial Government had led other provinces by the aboli- tion of no less throc kinds of local taxes, which of fall within the definition "exorbitancy," while the provincial governments of Hupel, Kiangai, Ankul. Cheklang, Honan, Shan- tung, and Charbor and municipal governments of Tsingtao, Peking, Tientsin and other cities are also proceeding in earnest with the removal of much condemned taxes. -Central Nowa.

PREMISES. TO BE RETURNED

Hankow, July 2.

M. Bogomoloff, the Soviet Am- bassador to Chinn, is expected here from Nanking.

Wong Taat, unemployed, Was His visit Is believed to have

me sentenced to four months hard la-connection with -the resumption of bour by Mr. Hamilton, at the Central the Russian Consulate at Hankow. Magistracy this morning, for the

in

The Government programme probably indicates Inflation 1985, but further dollar devalua-theft of a radiator cap from privats The Hankow Government is pre- tion is not likely to occur in the car No. 2087, belonging to Dr. Taong pared to restore the old Russian near future. Swan, Culbertson and Wah-kit, which was parked in the consulate premises to the Soviet

grounds of the Tong Wah Hospital. authorities-Central News. Fritz.

TO-DAY

ONLY DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10.-7.15

and

9.30 P.M..

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30–5.13.

7.15, 0.30

#

LAST

1 was In

4 TIMES

TO-DAY.

KING

| AIR-CONDITIONED

THEATRE

He'd taken his fun where he found it... but she refused to be another scalp hanging on his belt.

SYLVIA SIDNEY FREDRIC MARCH

24.

GOOD DAME

B. P. Schulberg production

A Paramoul Pieture

THEATRE

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

BOOKING

AT THE

THEATRE TEL. 25313. **&25332.

TO-MORROW

GARY COOPER One Sunday Afternoon

A Paramount Picture

FAYLWBAY NIIL HAMILTON!

ORIENTAL

FASCINATING.

MYSTERIOUS DETECTIVE STORY

TRATA IT'S.

THRILLINGLY SENSATIONAL

WARNER

OLAND'S

HARLIE CHAN'S

greatest

CASE

Harner Olanday

BEST. PICTURE. Heather Angel;

TO-MORROW

WEDNESDAY,

SA

HAIR RAISING

RIP ROARING-

FAST ACTION WILD RIDING

WESTERN

· PICTURE

WITH

COMEDY

GALORE.

TOM

FLAMING

ROAD

WANGHAI

TEL. 2847

MIX

FOURTH HORSEMAN

QULLRO

SHOWING TO-DAY L† 2.30, 5:10, 7:20

MILLIONS

OF WOMEN

are secretly in love with their doctors !

+

Clark Gable, hand- somer than ever, shows you why, in the screen hits from the success- ful stage hit.

Clark GABLE MYRNA LOY MEN IN WHITE

STAN

LAUREL

TO-DAY

ONLY

STAR

At 2.30, 5.20,

7.20 € 9.20

with Joan Borsholt Elizabeth Allan. Otto Kij [A' Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer"

COMEDY SPECIALTY-

"The Midnight · OLIVER

Patrol

JEANETTE

MACDONALD

RAMON

NOVARRO

HARDY

Hank

Kowf

in Metro's Success STA "The Cat

and the

Fiddle"

577

ALHAMBRA

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30.5.20; 120 6 9.

OVER THE BODIES OF FALLEN WOMEN

י .

HE CLIMBED TO HIS THRONE OF VICH

SPECIALTY MICKEY MOUSE CART

SOCIETY WEDDING. United Presal

One of the weal In the United States: considerable publicl engagement with Mi Gillispio, & member New York family, was * Now York, July 1. suddenly at the begluning

-JOHN J. ASTOR, JUNIOR

·MARRIES AT LAST

The Rhode Island season's out year. After the nuair wit standing social event took place Gillispio, he went for yesterday, when John Jacob Astor, the world, calling or at the Third, aged 21; married Miss en route. Inimedi Ellon Tack French, aged 18, whoes rival back father drove a taxicab In New engagement, with York during the late depression announced

blished for the Propri