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FILM CHIEF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

NOVEMBER 14, 1935.

30,000,000 BRITONS WILL CAST A

Nikolaus Horthy, con to the Hungarian regent, intends to establish a Alm company which will probably come under the lendership of Alexander Korda.

FOUGHT PET BABOON AT EDGE OF PRECIPICE

LIFE AND DEATH. STRUGGLE Capetown, Nov. 1. AT the edge of a preci- pice near Harrismith (Orange Free State) the owner of a pet baboon

VOTE TO-DAY

MOMENTOUS ELECTIONS IN FOUR COUNTRIES

BIG POLL MAY DECIDE FATE OF THE WHOLE EMPIRE

London, Nov. 14.

Approximately 30,613,000 electors are eligible to vote for the 615 members of the new House of Commons to be elected to-day, according to the now register just issued.

There are 14,430,000 men and 16,183,000 women, making the largest electorate in British history.

The previous electorate for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland was about 29,960,071 and men out- numbered women by approximately 1,750,000.

A century ago the electorate totalled only half a million. Until the reform act of 1918 when women of 30 years of age and over were given the vote the electorate never numbered more than eight million. An additional five million women were added in 1928 when the franchise was extended to women on the same terms as to man.

PASTOR GIVES 6 RULES FOR KEEPING YOUNG

Auburn, Oct. 15.

This prescription for keeping young was given Kiwanians by the Rev. George E. Davis:

Keep your eagerness for new ex- poriances,

in

Keep the confidence of youth. Never despair.

Do not try to keep up with youth

your living habits. overlook petty annoyances.

Take to heart youth's ability to

Muks a life, not a living.

found himself strug. Temples

gling for life with the

beast, which was trying Looted For

to push him over.

The baboon had behaved well Relics?

before, except that it could not tolerate dogs.

It would destroy every dog it could find. At first it would pretend to be friendly with the dog until within striking range.

Then the baboon would grab the dog, march off with it to a precipice 100 feet high, near the homestead, and hurl it to the rocks blew.

Sudden Grab

Lately It had accounted for a few sheep in a similar manner, and its master, Mr. de Wet du Plessis, had begun to think seriously of destroy- ing it.

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A treasures

and

At least 80 per cent, of the electors are expected to cast their ballots, a total of nearly 26,000,000 compared with about 23,000,000 in 1931.

All persons twenty-one years

MOONEY'S

--STAR WITNESS

Warren K. Billings, the second famous prisoner in San Fran- clsco's Preparedness Day bombing case, on the witness stund in Tom Mooney's habeas corpus proceedings. Behind Billings- brought from Folsom to attend the hearing-can be seen various photographic exhibits in the famous case. It was held in San

Francisco Jast month before a comntissioner representing the State Supreme Court.

BIGGEST AIRCRAFT

of age or over, except royalty: Contracts Given for

peers, aliens, bankrupts, luna- tics and idiots, are eligible to vote, unless, by mischance, their names have not been in- cluded in the election register.

The remnants of plural voting which still exist in Britain make

it possible for Lens of thousands

jof electors to vote in more than jone constituency.

More than 100,000 men and women university graduates are entitled to vote for one of the twelve members of parliament representing the universities.

R. A. F. Planes

2,000

FIRMS WORK NIGHT AND DAY TO

COMPLETE 1937 PROGRAMME

The Air Ministry has now given out most of the con- tracts for the expansion of the Royal Air Force.

It is understood that the total order, including first In addition they may vote for line machines, and training machines, totals about 2,000 relics another candidate standing for aircraft.

Every aircraft and nero engine chester, also has a substantial or

worth thousands of pounds the residential constituencies. This makes the biggest order given to the British stolen from Chinese temples Oxford University graduates are finding their way into Bri-elect two members of parliament, aircraft industry since 1918. tain, according to the London Cambridge two, London Univer- Sunday Chronicle. It is one of the biggest "rackets" sity one, combined English uni- versities two, Welsh universities A man who has just returned one, Scottish universities three, after spending 30 years in China, and Queen's University, Belfast, told the Sunday Chronicle that he one.

has identified articles which are almost priceless in Chinh.

of modern times.

They are being taken over at -ridiculous-pricea,--becauso...even. the men who are selling them do not know what they are actually worth.

-New-Pilots-

firm on the Air Ministry's list is der for Audax machines and, in working day and night to complete addition, a large order for their typo 652a for general reconnais- orders to time-table.

The Home Defence commandssance duties round our costs. of the Royal Air Force will be

Avro's are now also to build the brought up to a first line strength Thousands of electors who of some 1,500 to 1,600 machines Hawker Hector a new type deve-

loped from the Audax. are not university graduates by March 31, 1937. qualify nevertheless to vote in two constituencies through their occupation of business

This programme gives the coun- premises of at least £10 yearly try more than 30 new airdromes value in constituencies other and more than 2,000 new pilots and than their residential consti- 20.000 skilled aircraftmen. tuencies.

Busy firms, such as Hawker's, Electors with residential, uni-have had to farm out a great deal "Priceless pieces of jade, golden versity and business qualifica of their work. Buddhas, poem boxes containing tions, however, may voto in only

The airplanes on order embrace single-seater fighters which Can the original works out route, two of the three constituencies, elimu to 36,000ft. in a few minutes try's most Hlustrious bronze figures, temples cut out of solid ivory, and other items, some of which are thousands of years old, are being smuggled out of the country. Mr. du Plessis

He took it for a walk, and as they were passing the cliff where the animal had thrown. over dogs and sheep, it suddenly grabbed its master round the waist and started to force him towards the precipice. Mr. du Plessis tried to push it away, but every time he took hold of it the beast bit him, so that he had to use his fists and boots.

Step by step he was forced back- wards towards the edge of the pre- cipice. In despair he swung an. uppercut at the baboon's jaw. This knocked it out. looked round and found that he was no more than five feet away from the edge.

The baboon, still dazed, was occured with reins, led back to the house, and shot.

According to a local hunter who has shot baboons for many years In the Cape Province, it was the the grey largest specimen of mountain baboon he had ever seen, He considered that it weighed near- ly 150 pounds.

“Over there," he said, "one of the biggest thieving cam- paigns over organised is baffl- ing the police.

poets,

The present register of elec-and cruise at 230 to 250 mph.

day bombers and night 'bombers tors was compiled last summer.with speeds up to 150 m.p.h.; Householders throughout the general purpose machines and two country filled in forms listing all seater fighters; machines for cons- Clover Leader

persons over twenty-one years of tal reconnaissance; lying boats "One of the biggest men In the age under their roofs who had and training machines. 'racket'

Here are the bulk of the orders: IL former Russian resided there for the preceding Prince, but the police have been three months. Included in these

Armstrong-Whitworth, of Co-

a substantial ventry, has

order unable to get sufficient evidence reports were the naval and mili- for Hart Trainers. These against him. He is too careful. tary forces abroad.

the Hart two "I have been in touch

developed from

about 100 m.p.h.

with

people who have bought many of

are

New Day Bombor Hawkers themselves, apart from their 250 m.p.h. Fury Fighter with 600 h.p. Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine, are busy with a good order for their new "Hind," a light day bomber developed from the Hart. The Westland firm, who build at Yeovil, have orders for the Wallace General Purpose blplano and General Aircraft at Hanworth airdrome, London, are building Fury Fighters under licence.

Boulton and Paul of Norwich

and Northampton, have orders for some two-seater Fighters of the Hawker Demon, class. Both Handley Page and Fairey's, who supply the heavy night bombers for the R.A.F., are exceedingly busy.

Failure to make a return in: /seater day bomber, which flies at seater Fighter and the Gladiator.

these time-honoured relica looted curred a penalty of from temples and other places, United Press. he added. "They are now decorat- ing sideboards and other pleces of furniture."

A TRAGIC KING

£100,-

The anniversary of King Alexander's death was colabrated in Bel grado in the presence of the young King Peter, together with members of the royal family. The picture above shows the Young King, with his younger brother, Prince Tomislav, reviewing, the Royal Guard.

Tosts Completed

Sir John Siddeley, head of the Armstrong Siddeley Development Corporation, has stated that his companies are so busy with orders for aero engines and aircraft that Armstrong cars will only be built to order.

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Tho Gloster Aircraft Co., now allied with Hawkers, have new or- ters for both the Gauntlet single-

It is the Gladiator which reach 35,000 feet and fly at more than 230 m.ph..

Flying Boats

can

Vickers are also building a num- ber of these Hart trainers. Vic kers also have orders for the new general purpose, monoplane, which

Cranfield (De) has lately completed its tests.

Church Panton (York) The Bristol Acroplane Co. Debeien (Essex) which is busy on the production Elrun (Yorka) of air-cooled radial engines for Feltwell, (Norfolk) military and civil purposes, has

New orders for flying boats have gone between Saunders-Roo, of Cowes, LO.W., for the "London" type; Short Bros., of Rochester, for some of the Singapore class. The first of new airdromes as it stands up to date is appended

They are:

Finningier (Yorks). Harwall (Berkh) Henswell (Lince) Mullavington (Wilte) Marbam (Norfolk).

Montrose (Scotland) Manby (Lines) Dátum (Franta) Shambury (Balog) Scampton (Line) | Stradabal! `(Beffolk)

Ternhill (Balop) Thorney island

iklanta) Upwood (Hunts) Wyton (fiunt).

a substantial order for the Type 142 monoplane, which can reach a speed of 270 m.p.h. and something less when converted for day bomb- The Air Ministry's plans have ing duties.

been laid with a view to alreraft

This company now has an addi-all being completed as the air- tional order for Audax machines.dromes and hangars are ready to These are Aimyco-operation receive them, and for the recruit- types, which again are designed ment and training of personnel to by Hawkers.

be completed as squadrons The firm of A. V. Roe, of Man-ready to absorb them.

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A SIX YEARS' PAINTING JOB. One of the biggest painting jobs in the world has just been begun.

Forty painters are now at work on the entire girder system

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