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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY · 14,

1936.

Why Do Stars' Marriages Fail?

DIVORCE COURTS DO THRIVING TRADE

Hollywood Industry That Knows No Slump

Divorce mills of the gods of Hollywood didn't grind slowly in 1935. In fact, they ground so fast that filmdon is still trying to pull itself together and fill an-

Emperor

other couple who can be dubbed Starts

"The Happiest Married Pair."

Husbands and wives, like money, are easy como and easy ro with Hollywood. Look at the "imposing" itet of 1935's broken romances:

JEAN HARLOW divorced hor third husband on March 11. He was cruel to her

Fashion

If Japan Went To War

Just Received.

"The principal contribution the A Fresh Shipment of VIOLINS, VIOLAS AND United States and Great Britain CELLOS,

can make to the solution of the Far Eastern question lies largely along economic lines."

Sir Frederick Whyte, former Political Adviser to the N

tional Government of China, put forward this contention when he spoko on "the situation in the Far East" at the Royal United. Service Institution in London last month.

'He declared that the root cause of the present trouble in the Far East was the character of China during the Revolution. Tho

➡MPEROR HAILE SELASSIE Chinese had failed to put their WILL SOON SHOW HIS house in order, and the Japanese INFLUENCE

WOMEN'S had taken advantage of the situa FASHIONS.

tion,

ON

Hats and frocks are going all

MARY PICKFORD uprooted Holly- wood's greatest matrimonial sheet- anchor who she divorced DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS. When the decree bo-Ethiopian. comes absolute in March this year, Douglas is expected to marry

LADY CYNTHIA ASHLEY, in whose di vorce he was cited as co-respondent, whlio Mary's name has been linked with Charles ("Buddy") Rogers,

JOHNNY "Tarzan" WEISMUL-

Bonnets decorated with an array of alender feathers, as worn by the Emperor's troops, will be all the rage.

Japan's hope of Manchuria as an outlet for her population and products did not appear likely to be satisfied.

Waa war inevitable? It might be inevitable between Russlá ond) Cloaks after the Abyssinian de- Japan. It WILS conceivable- LER and his Mate (LUPEZ VELEZ) sign will be popular for evening though he did not believe it was fell out, became reconciled, divorced, wear, and for the afternoon at probable that there might be all in the course of a few months. home, trousers tailored in the best Lupe alleged that her Tarzan threw Addis Ababa manner. the furniture. at her.

MARY ASTOR- sued her second

The now dresses for the home husband, Dr. Franklin Thorpe on in. will also be worn with sandals of compatability grounds, and secured Abyssinian design. one of Reno's 2,800 divorces.

DOLORES COSTELLO alleged cruelty and habitual" Intemperance against hubby JOHN BARRYMORE, receiving custody of their two children. Barrymore's linked with that of Elaine Ja

Jacobs, with whom he went on a yachting cruise Now John doesn't speak to Elanie any more.

was

Beautiful ELISSA LANDI was the next to fall by the divorce wayside, securing a divorce from London barrister-hubby John Cecil Lawrence, who refuses to recognise the Is Angulos deerce az binding on a British subject.

VIRGINIA BRUCE wound up an- other "perfect romance" when she divorced hubby JOHN,GILBERT.

BARBARA HUTTON'S

HAPPY

EVENT

IN A DIM

ROOM OVER-

war between the United States

ind Britain would almost inevitably |

Japan, in which event

be involved.

Communications

Britain's major concern, how. ever, would be the preservation of uninterrupted communication with her great Imperial estate, and the Far East was just off the main line.

If Japan gained control of the Philippine Islands, it would bring interference by them with our own lines of munication much nearer.

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1 A midge has enten and digested ita lend-two to three score in fact (two words, 0 and 3). Household implement that 'out of the common.

is

9 A mortal stricken in youra "us

in control.

"Extreme cruolty" secured Colleen FLOWING WITH PALE Britain's contribution Moore a Los Angeles divorce from ORCHIDS A BEAUTIFUL For Eastern preblem might be| Albert Scott, a New York Broker.

WOMAN AWAITS. THE PROU-made when the Japanese-reached DEST MOMENT OF HER LIFE. a more amenable frame of mind. When the fruits of their Far Eastern campaign came home, they might be persuaded to give 10 Animal: there's one in a Hamp. their politicians and diplomats 11 Fish: apparently stale. another chance. It might then 12 XXUVIll. be seen that the real solution of 13 Might be a boss in opera. all, but in the markets of the am the problem did not lie in Asia at 14 Public school born in a Surrey

Countess Haugwitz von Re- ventlow, formerly Barbara Button, the American heiress,

expecting a happy event.

Frozen faced BUSTER KEATON didn't smile even when he gained his freedom from Mrs. Buster. Why?is

'Causa Buster was the defendant, and there, was also a $200,000 alienation of affections charge against his friend Mrs. L. C. Sewell.

"I am perfectly happy and very proud," she said. "I able to write poetry and live a life of happy poems."

The happy event is expected to-

world.

LILA LEE, a film star known to fans of a decade ago more than to the younger generation, went to Carson City for her divorce from Jack R. Feine, another New York wards the end of this month, and influence of the United States and Then, and then only, could the broker. You'll notice that New York the countess has cancelled all of Britain be brought to bear. brokers have been pretty prominent her social engagements. No far. Lila's case was heard behind; closed doors.

Footry Hobby

very narrow

"Through that opening," Sir Frederick comment

pro-

JOAN BLONDELL successfully Now she spends most of hered, "I see something of the day alleged that thrice-previously married time indoors reading the poems of light of peace for the Far East in husband GEORGE BARNES had not Byron and her favourite Eastern the future. The majority of our spoken to her for hours at a time, writer, Tagore.

fellow-countrymen это drove a moter car while intoxicated

Chinese, but in the services the and ignored her guests at their home In the quiet room in which majority are, perhaps, the other when she asked the Divorce court in she resta is a concealed gramo- way. I think we have reached a Los Angeles to end yet another of Hollywood's "perfect romances."

phone controlled by a tiny point when we ought to be pro- switch at her bedside.

ourscives, because We have It continually plays Oriental reached a critical stage in music.

relations to the Far East."

MARIA JERITZA, the operatic! flm star, married flimproducer Wil- fred Sheehan after she had secured divorce from Baron von Popper. There was a spot of bother when Murla and new husband visitéd Austria In September, Austrian Government ordering hor to leave country before they prosecuted for alleged higamy, Arkansas divorces being unrecognisable in Austria,

CLAUDETTE COLBERT and NORMAN FOSTER completed the drama of real life tangles when they divorced in November, Claudette bak- ing the initiate FOSTER immediate- ly announced intention of marrying Sally Blano, sister of Loretta Young. They do say that Hollywood parents teach their children arithmetic by getting them to add up the number of daddies they've had."

SALESMAN SAM

War Debts at a Glance

፡

Washington, Doc. 25.

. The following tabulation gives at a glance the war debt aituation between the United States and European nations:-

Country Baiglun Czechoslovakia Salonia.... Finland *TRICE Great Britain Hungary Italy Zatria Lithuania Poland

Boumania Yugoslavia

Total indebtedness

$411,100,620

105.233.195 17.784.695 6,720,645 8,960,773,238

4.536,107,869 2,001,038 2,008,003,286 7,812,668 8,354,644 222,600,460 63,271,783 $1,428,000

June 18

$7.182.468

1,482,812 322,850 190,518 50,000 318 30,670,745 12,569 14,741,518

Ansounia

In arrears $11,909,458 3,552,808 089,985

82,808,412 176,120,200

114,828 18,687,010 286,482 221,160

12.817,829

147.004 4,039,089

J248,700 100,000

. 1,048.780 825,000

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17 All the air a solemn-holds"

(Gray's Biery).

31 Get off the mark quickly (not 19. Belgian town....

hing to do with cricket) (three

2 and 3). words, 3, 4 Suggests that a fair number. have fallen off the`ladder.

24

25 Singers (anag). 27 At the beginning.

23 In "Romeo and Juliet."

29 May be a great help. If your

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DOWN

1 A silent afterthought gives rise

to complaint.

Horace says the timid see those which do not even exist.

3 Illuminants and their one-time medium will suit many a gar- dener (two words, 6 and 4).

4 Gets a tremendous lot of cor-

respondence.

& Striking aUCTCAA,

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6 Tanned.

10

120

7. Might be in opera, but I have

never heard

open in it (two words 4 and 3).

8 One of famous trio. (Nol'not

Joachim.)

13 Blto coins by way of variety,

дю and get them divided into two parts,

15 A German town starte needful. 10. Tleing up and getting older

after the start.

18 Contains two side by side, 20 Wing or cake?

22 Relation.

23 Trees may be replanted here. 26-Man's name.

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BRITAIN AND EGYPT to King Fuad stated, that Egypt de- sired a real agreement with Britain, strengthening the bonds of 'cordial friendship, and placing their lations on a solid bands of co-operation and good understanding.

DELEGATES TO NEGOTIATE NEW TREATY

Cairo, Feb. 18. Nahas Pasha, leader of the Ward has been nominated as president of the delegation that is to negotiato n new Anglo-Egyptian Treaty.

Ht stressed the unity and repro- sentative character of the delegation. It la understood that Admiral W. W. Fisher, General George Weir, and The Royal Decree nominates 10 Air Chief Marshal Brook Popham members to servo on the delegation, will act as technical advisera to Sir and the Premier in submitting names Miles Lampson-Reuter

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