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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1936.
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BARBARA STANWYCK
A fast moving, light-hearted romance that takes a pair of young lovers over the bumps in a motor. trailer with a laugh for every turn of the wheels!
RED SALUTE ROBERT YOUNG
with
AA EDWARD SMALL Production
A Rotigace Picture Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Opening + FRIDAY
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Pytaniadis Henry M, Destr Eslosed (kry United Acties
EDDIE CANTOR "STRIKE ME PINK
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Hitting
New High Note in College Musicais?
GLATE
A Taisakuda hidlare with 301
JACE PINNER*** DAKIZ FRANCES LANGFORD
SPARKS
Belry diable Lynns Overman
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THE FUNNIEST PICTURE OF THE SEASON
Hands Across the Table'
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CAROLE LOMBARD-FRED MCMURRAY.
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2BASTO-DAY • TO-MORROW.
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A marvellous acreon production among the head-hunters on the untamod, forbidden island of New Guinea !
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HUNDERING THRILLS AND FLAMING ROMANCE
Filmed in the savage South Sea Islands.
RED
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With STEFFI DUNA
Regla Toomey
Raymond Hatton Directed by Wallace For
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BUDGET DEFICIT
DUE TO RELIEF EXPENDITURE
(Special To "Telegraph")
Ollawn, March 31, Canada ended the fiscal year with a budget defelt approximating $140,- 000,000 which is $24,000,000 above the predicted fiscal deficit, despite in- creased revenues,
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The deficit is đua Aratly abnormal relief requirements; second- by to $47,000,000 deficit the Canadian National Railways; and thirdly
of $37,000,000 drain financing the greally embarrassed the Western Provinces.
the
ITALIANS CONQUER AUSSA
COLUMNS BATTLE ACROSS DESERT
NOW SURROUND FORT SARDO
o
LORRY, AND BUS IN COLLISION
AMAZING ESCAPE'
OF DRIVER
An RA.F. lorry and a Kowloon bus, on No. 6 route, were involved in a collision on Cameron Road at about 0.40 a.m. to-day and badly wrecked, but the drivers of both vehicles ca- caped serious injury. There were no passengers on the bus at the time and the conductor was only scratched.
the left side of the road and brought another afteen yards, ploughed over After the impact, the bus travelled
Asmara, Mar. 31. The Italian occupation of the
The bus driver's escape was re- wealthy and fortile Sultanato to
Ausra completos 我信
markable, for his compartment was Important
A wrecked and showered with splin- military and political
conquestered glass. The lorry was not so Leaving Assab and Boilul some weeks ago
badly damaged. several Italian native dimeult march scross the Danak columns accomplished the long and Desert, infested with Ethiopian bands trade policies are expected to stimu- advance with guerilis ralds.
During the next fiscal year, new which attempted to frustrate the up against a tree. late business and increase revenues. New legislation pending is expected to end the railway's deficit through co-operation with the Canadian Pacific.
The Government also intends to prescribe reductions in provincial borrowings-United Press.
ZANZIBAR CLOVE INDUSTRY
CONTROL SYSTEM
INVESTIGATION
London, March 31. The Colonial Secretary, in con- sultation with the British Resident, has recently considered the position of the clove industry in Zanzibar, and it has been agreed, that new experi- ence has been gained of the opera tions of the Clove Growers Associa tion, that the whole position should be investigated with a view to de clding if modifications are required in the general policy of the Government relating to cloves.
Mr.
ini
B. H. Binder, Chartered Accountant, has been appointed and will leave England on April 24 to review the position of the industry and
to report whether, permanent economic interests of the the territory as whole, any, and what, modifications are леселвагу ст desirable in the existing system of control.-British Wireless.
THE ASSYRIAN CHRISTAINS
SETTLEMENT FUND APPEAL
London, Mar. 31. An appeal was launched to-day at an induential meeting in the Mansion House, at which the Lord Mayor pre- sided, on behalf of the fund of £180,- 000 required to pugment the contributions of the British and other Governments and of the League Nations, for the settlement Assyrian Christians.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, who Is sponsoring the appeal, and the Foreign Secretary were the
Sir Samuel Hoare and Mr. chief also supported the appeal. -Britisk Wireless.
BRITAIN FAVOURS
ELECTRICITY
of
were
con-
trolled and revictualed by twenty-
The Italian columna
machoć İzmit Mantentzeko BRITISH TREASURY
SURPLUS
Revenue And Receipts Both Over Estimate
London, Mar. 31. The financial year ended to-day, and the Treasury an- nounces a surplus for 1935- 36 of £2,941,000.
Revenue during the year totalled £752,920,000 and expenditure £749,979,000.
Expenditure is £16,000,- 000 and revenue £18,500,- 000
over the Budget estimates.-Router.
NYIMAMENNÝTUM HAIZEA
1
HAUPTMANN'S
EXECUTION POSTPONED 48 HOURS
(Continued from Page 1)
"any change in his previous stato- monts would be lio."
The prisoner spent nearly tho whole night writing to his mother and talking with his guards about what his family would do after is deathUnited Press.
No Now Trial
Trenton, Mar. 81.
Mr. Justice Trenchard has denied Hauptmann's counsel's plea for a now trial and has also refused a siny of axecution.
Guards armed with tear gas bombs patre! the streets of the city ready to disperse demonstrators.-United Press
Record of Case
The trial of Bruno Hauptmann was heard before Judge Trenchard at Flemington, U.S.A., commencing on January 3 last year. A verdict of guilty was returned on February 14, and Hauptmann was sentenced to die Ave planes which made nearly
DA the electric chair on March 18,
Hauptmann appealed on March 29, ground without the loss of a single 20. hundred risky landings on unknown and the hearing was fixed for June machine.
On October 9 the appeal was re- gunned
The planes occasionally machine-jected.
and dispersed Ethioplan On December 10 leave to appeal troops, including strong bodies of to the Supreme Court was granted, desert cavalry.
On January 16 this year, Haupt- Tho dificulties of the mir forces mann was granted 30 days reprieve,
increased by violent storms. The planes had to be chained to the ground to prevent their destrue tion in the fierce wind.
were
and
The Italians have Aurrounded Fort Sardo, which cuts the principal caravan routes connecting the Ethiopian plateau with the Red Sca, while the occupation of Aussa bringa the native troops nearer Dessive than those at present confronting the Em- peror Haile Selassie's forces at Lake Ashanl-Reutor.
and was re-sentenced to die on March: soon afterwards.
CABINET SPLIT DENIED
(Continued from Page !!
Locarno Pact, and the Cabinet will exercise close and complete pn- litical control on the Staff talks when thoy begin, while the extent of the
CARELESSNESS IN talks must be strictly defined.
BLASTING
MAN KILLED AND GIRL INJURED
There are differences of opinion with regard to the talks, particularly concerning the questions of time, procedure and scope. Hence there is à disposition to proceed cautiously in order to reach the most satisfactory and generally agreed decision. Reuter Special.
NO SIGNIFICANCE Failure to take effective precautions when blasting rock, resulting, in one
London, Apr. 1. case, in the death of a man, and, in
The resignation of Lord “Eustace another case, in a girl being injured, Percy does not affect the stability of led to summonses being taken out signation to the Prime Minister the Government. His letter of re against two contractors.
not
ex-
The defendants, Yu Yat-hing and making clear that he supports the Yeung Fat, appeared before Mr. Wout that the appointment was
Government's foreign policy, pointa. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy intended to be permanent and this morning, Yu Yat-hing was summoned in connection with the Presses the opinion that its continu blasting of rock at Lyemun Barracks ation into the new financial year is not
justifiable. on March 17,
Inspector O'Connor said that four pointed Minister of Co-Ordinated De- When Sir Thomas Inskip was ap- four separate blasts about D.15 am. men were working side by side on
fence it was thought Lard Percy
STEADY INCREASE IN OUTPUT
London, Mar. 31. The report of the Central Electricl- ty Board for 1935, published to-day shows that the tendency towards electricity in Great Britain than in for the foreman in charge to shout apparently is not intended, and Lord! more rapid increase in the output of on the day in question. It was usual might have been offered an important after the blasts had been made rendy sub-division of this work but this
the rest of world continued las! усаг.
Expansion of output in Britain and run away, two to the right and from 1920 to 1935 was seventy per of the men had run about 18 Leat two to the left. It appeared that one
cent., compared with expansion in the output of twenty per cent, in
away when he tripped and fell over the same period. Increase in em-
some loose rock, and he was either ployment in electrical industries ed in that position through fright. rendered unconscious, or else remain- last year amounted to 30,000, ap-fix blast, which had apparently not proximately.British Wirelcas.
INDIA'S NEW VICEROY
been laid as deeply as the other ones, went off first, and fragments of rock fell on him. He died of his injuries later. In this case only gunny sticks had been used to weigh down the blust.
Mr. Schofield imposed. a fine of $200.
NO SECRET ALLIANCES
DR. TRAUTMANN'S DENIAL
Singapore, Apr. 1. The German Ambassador to Chino, Dr. Oscar P. Trautmann, on his way to Europe, to-day denied reports of a secret Japanese-German agreement.
He anid Germany did not desire to repossess the Pacific islands over which Japan was given a mandate, after the War, Island He also contradicted the report of a secret agreement with China, say- ing that tochnical and military resistance to standing-United Press.
China ware of long
LEAVING FOR POST
ROCK WEIGHING 15 18. In the case of Yeung Fat, who was TO-MORROW
summoned in connection with blasting rock at 12.80 p.m. on the hillside near the Lyemun Military Path, London, Mar. 01. The Viceroy-Designate, Lord Lan- Road, on March 22, Inspector O'Con- lithgow, accompanied by his wife and nor said a little girl was brought to the station with injuries. and was daughters and personal staff, leaves sont to hospital. It appeared that London on Thursday for India.
He is joining the liner Strath-ho had been washing clothes near more at Marseliles the next day and The
the path leading to the barracks. is expected to reach Delhi on April about 200
blasting was taking piaco 18-British Vireless.
NEW MOTOR SHIPS
London, Mar. 31. The Elder Dempster Line have placed an order on the Clydeside for the construction of two now 4,200-ton motor vessels for the West African sarvice British, Wireless,
REFUGEES FROM GERMANY yards above Island Road, where an anti-malarial channe?
London, Mar. 31. was being made on War Department The Under Secretary for Foreign ground. No precautions were taken, Affairs, Lord Cranborne, informed and only guany sacks were used. A. the Commons at question-time that tree about ten foot away from the the British Governmeet would be re- rock weighing about fifteen pounds, Geneva on July 2, convened by the main road was struck by a piece of presented at tho conference at and it was presumed that the rock League Nations, to arrange a system then fell on the girl. She remained in of legal protection for refugees coming hospital for a wook. She had been from Germany-British Wirelcas: paid $10 compensation by the con tractor. A direct blow from a rock of that size might have easily killed anyone, and, further, there Pros danger to motor cars going along Island Road.
DENIES CRUELTY
Hollywood, Mar. 31. Mr. Bennett Clay, the New York' publisher, has answered his witc denying her charge of cruelty and 9.10. am. to-day that the typhoon is Sylvia Sidney's 'divorce complaint, The Manila Observatory reports at adicaling he may contest the suit. situato in about 133 Long, 10. Lat., United Press.):
moving N.W
COMMONS" RECESS
London, Mar. 81., The Prime Minister announced in the' Commons to-day that the House
when the Budget will be introduced. April 9 and reassemble on April 21, would rise fer the Easter.recess on
British Wireless,
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