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A mountain lion and e

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EQUOIA Jean Parker

Biselad by

CHESTER H FRANKLIN

Produced by

OHN W CONSIDINE, IR

LAUREL HARDY

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SCOTTISH M.P. PASSES

SIR F.C. THOMSON'S CAREER

*

London, April 21. Sir Frederick Charles Thomson, Unionist Member of Parliament for South Aberdeen, since 1918.. died to-day,

Sir Frederick has been Treasurer of the Household since 1031.

In 1901 he was named Advocato of the Scottish Bar and in 1904 was. called to the Bar of the Juner Temple.

He was severely wounded whan serving with the Lovat Scouts in! Egypt and Balonika.

In April, 1929, he was Junior Lord of the Treasury and Inter in the same year was named Solicitor- General for Scotland.-Renter.

HONGKONG SINGER IN SHANGHAI

MRS. BOWES-SMITH DELIGHTS

MONDAY,

APRIL 22, 1935.

NEW "TELEGRAPH” SERIAL

"THE DARK BLOND" STARTS SOON

A new serii, "The Dark Blond," will commence In the Telegraph on Wednesday,

Written by Carleton Ken- drake, this is a

"girl"

story very cleverly told, combining love interest and dramatic sus- It is the tale of a pense. xirl's battle of wits against desperate enemies, of the man who loved her, and of the awift, pulsing course of events that finally brought them hap- piness.

Start reading "The Dark Blond" on Wednesday, and keep pace with the story every day.

DOMESTIC QUARREL

CAUSES BIG FIRE IN HEART OF CHAPE DISTRICT

Shanghai, Apr. 21.

STABILISATION HOPES

WORLD CONFERENCE ANTICIPATED

Washington, April 21.

The Secretary of State. Mr. Cordell Hull, it is reported, has expressed hopes that the Ad Iministration's reciprocal trade

programme will make itself Buf-

Commencing

TO-DAY

at The

CENTRAL

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON

CAR PARK: DIRECTLY OPPOSITE

&

Simultaneously

QUEEN'S ROAD,

CENTRAL

CAR PARK: JERVOIS STREET

ALHAMBRA

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The Two First Run Theatres at the Most Popular Prices

(To Céntrol take busca No. 4 or 6 going West. Booking at Moutrie's)

ficiently felt within the next | %PARAMOUNT'S GLORIOUS EPIC OF BRITISH COURAGE! month to cause one or more of the European nations to call for An International currency stabill- sation, conference.

Hopus for stabilisation were never brighter, some American observers belleve-United Press.

NAVAL SEAMAN

SUCCUMBS

FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY

The funeral took place at Happy Valley this morning of Able Sen- man E. Stayfordi, of HMS.

A quarrel between a Chinese Medway, who died yesterday. at coolie and his wife inte last night the Royal Hospital of bronchial resulted in the total destruction pneumonia,

Hongkong music-lovers will be interested to turn that Mrs. Bowes- Smith, who is at present on holiday of the straw matshed homes of Deccased was accorded military with her husband in Pelping 500 people and a large tumber-Honours, parties from his ship and fgared in a recent Sunday concert yard at Chap

the Royal Marines Band of HMS. arranged be the Municipal

Hermes attending. The service Orchestra in Shanghai.

was conducted by the Chaplain of H.M.S. Medway, the Rev. R. E.

The coolie returned to his home

The Shanghai Times, in com- | late, and through this had a menting on Mrs. Bowes-Smith's up violent altercation with his wife, Royse pearance, said: "A particularly the quarvel lending to blows,

in the resultant struggle be- bright spot of the progranime wha The singing with orchestra accom-ween the man and his wife a

animent by Airs. Bowes-Smith, lerosene lamp was overturned.

The couple, their Her voice hus a bell-like clarity that

quarrel thrilled and enthralled the audience momentarily forgotten. attempted as she sang Brahma' We Wander'd to stamp out the flames, but the Once Together, and especially kerosene soaked matshed was soon forceful was her rendition of I. į completely ablaze, Woll's To Spring."

Spreading rapidly the flames

家

DÁRING BANDIT RAID

BANK CLERK ROBBED IN SHANGHAI THOROUGHFARE

Shanghai, Apr. 21.

Defying death.....for honor, the glory and the pride of regiment that had never known defeat! They're the Bengal Lancers...heroes all .:. stepping from the Touring pages of Francis Yeafe-Brown's book lato, an exciting spectacle of swashbuckling adventure!

Adolph Zular prgrante

THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER

with

GARY COOPER FRANCHOT TONE RICHARD CROMWELL SIR GUY STANDING

C. Aubrey Smith · Monto Blue and Kathleen Burke

A Paramount Picture Directed by Honry Hathaway

THE MOST POPULAR PRICES CENTRAL:-Circle $1.10; Stalls 55 cts.: Front Stalls 35 cts.

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ALHAMBRA

Shanghai police are secking sev- ALHAMBRA:-Logo $1.50; Middle Circle $1.00; On leaving Shanghai, Mr. and had soon consumed the surround-eral bandita who, in bruad day- Back Circle 70 cts.; Back Stalls 50 cts.; Middle 35 cts. Mrs. Bowes-Smith made the trip toing building and next gained a light, robbed a Chinese employee Petping by air.

hold on an adjoining lumber yard, of the Hankcow Bank of more than where thousands of feet of $9,000 yesterday. valuable timber was stored.

The money was being carried in Severnt Chapei firemen were in-a small satchel to the Commercial jured while fighting the flames, Bank of China just before closing and fears are entertained for the time yesterday. safety of an octogenarian fortune- The bandits swooped suddenly teller, who is missing.

on the bank clerk and, grabbing

IMPROVED MARKET

SENTIMENT

TECHNICAL

OBSERVERS

WATCHING RAILS

New York, April 21. There is greatly improved sentiment on the New York Stack Market.

Traders expert a continuation! of investment demand.

Favourable factors are:- (1)]

The quarrelsome couple, now the bag, made a quick getaway. much chastened, are being held The robbery, occurred cn 1 in the by the Bureau of Public Safety-crowded thoroughfare United Presa.

heart of the International Settle- ment.-United Press.

CHINA

LOTTERIES

INTERNATIONAL SAVINGS

SOCIETY BAN

Nanking April 21.

VIENNA TO CHINA

THREE ADVENTURERS SET

OUT IN A CAR

A ricord March cigarette pro-j It is learned en financial su-

Vienna, Apr. 21. duction: (2) a more than seasonal thority that the Ministry of A San Francisco doctor, Her- advance in carloadings.

Finance is proceeding with a plán mann Erbann, an Austrian sports- Unfavourable factors are for the prohibition of the lottery mnn, Max Reisch, and a photo- (1) A slight decline in Youngssystem now conducted by many grapher named Helmuth Ish- town steel production; (2) techni- savings banks, The Ministry of mann have started a 20,000 mile | cal observers of the market are Finance intends to issue a minis nutomobile expedition charting a sceptical, until Rails advance with terial order to this effect early in road route towards China- Industrials-United Press.

next June--Central News Agency United Press.

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