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THE FEMALE of the species

IS MORE DEADLY

THAN THE MALE.....!

Mary MORRIS

Zas the vicious, aristocratie Victoria: Van Brott in

DOUBLE

DOOR

FIRST SHOWINGS IN

KOWLOON

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You've been Frankenstein,

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WHAT HE FOUND THAMES EMBANKMENT?

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With

THE FORTUNATE FOOL

HUGH WAKEFIELD JOAN WYNDHAM ARTHUR CHESNEY BOBBIE COMBER SARA ALLGOOD.

Directed by NORMAN WALKER

WHAT SHE FOUND IN A MAYFAIR FLAT

TO-MORROW

JOAN CRAWFORD IN "RAIN".

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY,

WHITE ELEPHANT

PROSPEROUS BRITAIN

LEVIATHAN DESTINED FOR

ENGLISH BEST CHAMPAGNE

·DRINKERS IN WORLD

THE SCRAP HEAP

Now York, Apr. 24.

Paris, Apr. 24.

APRIL

25, 1935.

CONSTABLE - FINED

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ALHAMBRA

ENTERED BROTHEL WHILE ON STREET DUTY

Convicted on a charge of enteri Shipbuilding interests are preparing

According to the champaging a brothel while on duty in bids for the construction of a now liner to replace the 21-year-old Levia-barometer, Great Britain is the most Woosung Street on April 14, Gur. than in trans-Atlantic service. A prosperous country in the world to rachan Singh, constable B766 of contract for the new steamship is ex-day.

The latest official French figures the Hongkong Police Force, ain pected to bo' awarded within six

of champagne experts reaffirm the Lioned at Yaumati was fined $30 months,

Meanwhile, the Leviathan is tied up readings of tde liquid barometer by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the during Kowloon Magistrney yesterday for the past three years, at a Hoboken, New Jersey, pier, which time Great Britain's cham afternoon. parently destined either for the junk

A charge of soliciting a bribe (To Contral tako buses No. 4 or 5 going west. Booking at Moutrio's) pile or for purchase by some foreign Fagne imports have herensed steadily company. The sea-palace which be- until they now are three times what

of 50 cents from a woman, Li Sze, | came the "white elephant" of the they were in 1931.

The amelal figures show that int 157 Woosung Street, was dis- Atlantic has made her last trip as a

WILK four missed on the ground of inatf- first-cinan vessel under the American January, Great Britain

the United ciont evidence, while a third timos na prosperous, as flag.

"Provisions for construction of a sis States. In England the champages charge of leaving his beat was ter ship of the Manhattan and Wash-barometer registered 274,000 litres, withdrawn. Ingtun arki for retire: eat of the or about 330,000 bottles while in the

Mr. W. P. Thompson, Assistant! Leviathan was effected by an agroo United States It was heavy with only

07,800 litres.

|Superintendent of Police, pro- ment signed Inat month by Secretary

The Belgian barometer registers secuted, while Mr. T. P. K. Kemble of Commerce Roper and the United

but this States Llues, The Manhattan and third with 50,400 tres. Washington, cabin liners, have been reading should be corrected by the was for the defence.

of low tariff and the Divisional Inspector R, Shannon popular and successful. The Levia-equation

must than, upon which the United States anti-alcoholic, or strong drink inw, testified that constabies

thero.

patrol every street in their beat at spont U.S.$8,000,000 in 1922 for re-

Sweden come fourth with 38,800 cast once their tour of duty. conditioning and conversion into ani oil-burner, was withdrawn from ser-litres, and if this record is corrected He added that defendant was botwean that transferred from the Central vice last autumn after making five by the difference trans-Atlantic trips during the spring combined population of American wet April 9.

nation's 8,000,000 population and the Police Station to Yaumati and summer mouths,

Mr. Thompson gave evidence of

on

The United States Lincs has now states, she would stand a close second agreed to pay U.S.$500,000 as an ad- to Britain in prosperity.

In Great Britain the import datyan identification parade held at ditional consideration for the waiver

of the government's right to require on champagne is higher than it is Yaumati Police Station. In reply conlinard operation of the Leviathan in the United States. In the best to questions by the magistrate, in 1935 and 19:16. The company must London restaurants, however, cham-witness said that no constable on alno maintain the hull and machinery pane is listed at prices little higher duty could enter a brothel. If he

And than in those of the same category of the 48,942-ton liner in n

state of repair" until December, 19:18. in Paris-21 or £1. 58. a bottle and suspects a brothel is being ear- Definite retirement of the Leviathanup to £2 and £2.168.-United Preg,ried on, he is to report to the Sta from trans-Atlantic service has

ted a storm of controversy in

maritline circles, with some critics; MISS JOAN BATTEN

contending that there is no valid rea- son for its withkirawal, since the Majestic and Berengarin-bath Gor- man linera like the Leviathan and both now flying the British flag-maintainį

regular scheduls between United States and Europe.

1

the

4

ATHENS REACHED YESTER DAY MORNING

Athens, Apr. 24. Mias Joan Batten arrived here at 11.5 a.m. Greenwich time.

She got to Baghdad on the 22nd. and from there she had three days

U.S. Forced Out James P. Peacock, director of thei Shipping Board Bureau of the De- partment of Commerce, recently in hand to beat her outward flight fused to content when reminded that although the United States furnishes the bulk of passengers who travel on the North Atlantic, there has not been

record from London to Australia. Provided the weather conditions hold and she experiences no trouble

a single American flag liner carrying with her machine she should beat first class passengers in this service her own record easily.-Reuter, Blyce the withdrawal of the Leviathan.) Unofficial criticism of the Levia- than retirement was voiced by an other Shipping Bureau official.

tion.

Defendant atated that he had been in the Force for seven years. He denied the allegations made by the prosecution.

Mr. Thompson mentioned that defendant had a fairly good re- cord in the Police.

OBITUARY

FORMER VERTERINARY SURGEON IN HONGKONG

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The death occurred home last month, at the age of 63, of Mr. Adam Gibson, A.R.C.V.S., who from 1902 to 1920 was Colonial Veterin ary Surgeon in Hongkong. He burg. She is 908.9 feet long, has a passed away at his residence maximum speed of 24 knota and a Newton-Stewart. Mr. Gibson, who "If the Cunard-White Star Linn, a foreign company carrying chiefy The liner had made only three At Edinburgh in 1898, and was

passenger capacity of 2,040 persons, was born in 1871, gradunted at American passengers, can operate the lantic crossings when the outbreak of pointed to the Colony in January Majestic and Berengaria, why cannot the World War caused her to be tied 1902, arriving here just 33 years the United States Lincs keep the up at a Hoboken pier. On April 6, Leviathan going?" he asked.

ap-

For

1917, the United States Government 980, on April 25 that year. Peacock scoffed at reports circulat- took over the vessel and used her as six months in 1908 he was Acting ing in foreign shipping circles that a trong transport, She was awarded Secretary to the Sanitary Board in the Germans will bid for the Lavin. to this country under the Versailles addition to his other duties, and than. The Germans will never get Trenty.

for a period from 1918 was Acting the ship, he declared. These reporta

Since her reconditioning in 1922 the Head of the Sanitary Department. are to the effect that the Germans Leviathan las carried more than. In addition to his Government know that the Leviathan is still a quarter of a millan pasengers, work, Mr. Gibson was allowed good ship, and that they would like) Traße declined substantially last private consulting, practice, and to buy her, take her lack to Germany, year, however, and only 975 passen carne in contact with a largo nam- re-engine her and launch her with a gers were carried on five eastbound

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It Happened One Night On a Park. Bonch!

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