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"Indian

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"Sorenade

Just for You'

"Pardon Ma,

Madame"

JEANETTE

She scarcely knew his name ... but his ca. resses spoke the language ofloral

McDONALD

NELSON EDDY

Bose Marie

* Reginald Owent. Allan Jones, Bamos Stowärt” Alan Mówbray'

Clida Gray. Domcted by Wị H. Van Zykaj Pródseed by Bant Strßraberak

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1936,

POTSDAM'S SPEEDY PASSAGE

CLIPPED DAYS OFF VOYAGE HERE

MAKING UP LOST TIME

ENTOMBED MEN ARE RESCUED

TWO SURVIVE LONG ORDEAL

BURIED FOR EIGHT DAYS

Moose River, Apr. 20, Rescuers, after eight days of drilling through solid rock, to- day reached the three men en- tombed in the Moose River Gold Mine.

Mr. R. E. Magill, Toronto lawyer, who was part owner of the mine, had already succumb ed, while Dr. D. E. Robinson and the mine officini, Mr. Alfred Scadding, when found, were hardly able to walk. Both were nearly drowned by the rising flood waters.Reuter,

TERRIBLE DAYS Moose River, N.S., Apr, 20.

HITLER'S BIRTHDAY OBSERVED

PEOPLE SEND HIM 1,012 CRADLES

H. K. GERMANS'

OBSERVANCE

· (Special To "Telegraph")

Berlin, Apr. 20. Herr Adolf Hitler's birthday pre- sents Included 1,012 cradles,

He will give thom to the poor families of the capital..

He also received 34,000 pairs of

rocks. And these will go to the

German Army.

Hundreds of bunches of flowers and models of battleships ·were also Among his countless gifts-Router Special.

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"CAPTAIN BLOOD"

STARE a Toronto lawyer and also part owner,

Only 25 days out from Southamp ton, the ND.L. liner Potsdam arrived here last night at midnight on her record-breaking trip to the Far East, According to the present schedule worked out for the ship she will be back in Southampton on May 28,

This tri

irip will enally constitute a record, us will the 63 days planned for the trip from Bremen back to Bremen. Owing to engine trouble the Potsdam was forced to put back to Bremen and was fortnight 01

her outwarded nearly

voyage. An all pipe burst and the oil became Ignited, temporarily disabling the ship, and delaying her while repairs were carried out.

Captain Richard Arndt, Comman- der of the Potsdam, said this morn- ing that the

the ship had behaved Elght days ago Dr. D. E. Robertson, beautifully since leaving Southamp-well-known Toronto surgeon and part ton and he was confident that he owner of the mine, Mr. R. E. McGill, could malutain the schedule mapped

and Mr. Alfred Scadding, a mine off out. The ship is carrying a large end, were caught behind a heavy fall amount of cargo and her stays in port are never less than about 12 of rock in a shaft where flood water hours. Arriving in Hongkong

was slowly rising. For seven days midnight the ship leaves for Shang- they Uved.

Yesterd

their wives hai at 11.15 to-day, after

clis spoke to them

Д diamond charging a considerable part of her drill tabe which had been bored cargo and the 50 odd

through nalld rock, and one of the passengers for this port.

three said good-bye and dled.

TWO

are still alive. the water creeping up every hour. They can outside through the drill tube and atill

with the people communicate small amounts of food,/brandy and milk can be dropped down to them They

will not starve, Rescuers, trying to reach the entombed demned shaft, have encountered solid men through an old, con- rock. They cannot blast for fear of injuring the unfortunates behind the rock slide. They can only cut with frills and hammers, and the work is agonisingly slow.

same

MAINTAINING SPEED

at

Already the ship has made up six of the lost days and she will make up the remalader quite easily at the speed. The average. speed while at sea has been a little over 22 knots--by for the

fastest

average speed of

any ship running regularly to Hongkong from Europe.

The present holder of the recard Hongkong is the Log Furope to Hallan liner Victoria which is supo cap- able of steaming at 23 knots, In the present trip of the Bremen there is no planned attempt being made

Two wives and one widow wait at the head of the choked shaft. They will

hope.-Reuter

to create a record, sald Captain, Bulletin Service.

not abandon

Arndt, and it is merely for the sake of catching up with the usual tines table that the Potsdam is being pushed.

The cargo is the big dimculty, says the Captain, it necessitates a fairly Jong stay in every port. If she could make a few hours' call Instead of a

the

very trip could be made much more quickly.

day

The Captain

Pold

FIND OLDEST MUMMY

tribute to the SON OF BUILDER stevedoring in Hongkong which he considers well up 10 standard. In

OF PYRAMID Genoa, he said, there had been difficulty, for many of the regular men were with the Colours and as

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Cairo, Apr. 20..

Mareit 25 al

at 7 pm. Southampton One of the mummies is that of the

on March 27 at 2 p.m., Barcelona on March 30, Genon on April 1, Port Sald on April 4, Columbo on April 12, Singapore on April 10, Manila on April. 10 and arrived here at midnight on Monday,

san of Chefren, builder of the Second Pyramid.

H.K. CELEBRATION

Yesterday the llongkong group of the National. Socialist Party invited the German community to attend a celebration of Adolf Hitler's birthday. In accordance with the wishes

of Herr Hitler, the celebration was kept with modest limits. Mr M. Hess, leader of the Party Group, welcomed the the guests, who then joined in a simple meni.

ber

the

During the meal, Mr. Hess, in an Address kald:-"Ali Germans to-day think of one man: Adolf Hitler, their self-chosen Fuehrer. One all: thought and feeling unites them their love of the Fuehrer. If many to-day is once more

thanks to and respected It is untiring work of

Hitler, to

to his bellef In the in the qualities and resource Gorman people, which, f must lead them to wonderful future. If we think back, what do we see before 10337 Chaos, no security for the citizen, he respect for the law. Now the universal be- llo, that, led by Hitler, the way of Germany goes upwards. The absolute security in law and justice.

great

FATHERLAnd united

"And yet, not all is, achieved. But we know that the Fuehrer will not red until the very last of his tasks is fulfilled, until our Fatherland is truly united and

all. The Fuehretong, respected by work was only possible by hard work, and the unreserved co-operation of his peo- ple. Two qualities of the Fuehrer made him succeed; his absolute belief

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YOUR FAVOURITE SWEETHEARTS TOGETHER AGAIN !!!

Dick and Ruby and Uncle Sam's- wholeregiment of Midshipmen in tha story of the "Naval engagement" that almost wrecked Annapolis! It's the Navy's "Flinston Walk"i

DICK POWELL. RUBY KEELER

Shipmates Forever

in the strength of the German people, and a Nibelung' sincerity. With right. the Fuehrer can say: 'All that you are, you are through me, but all that I am, Four intact Egyptian tombs, one of

am through you." a result the ship had to be unloaded which contains the world's oldest rousing "Heila" were given for the At the end of the speech three by substitute workmen who were

mummy, have been discovered near Fuehrer and as best birthday present unused to the methods and conso- the Pyramids by Professor Selim Has-

san, dean of the department of Egyp-Then the "Horst Wessel"

the promise of absolute co-operation with The Potsdam left Bremerhaven ontology at Cairo University,

(Party song) was sung.

After

short pause, during which the dining an auditorium was transformed into at the far end of the n curtain was raised and a stage

visible, Amid became

continuous roars of laughter.

three one-act plays were performed the rehearsRIS for which had, in the past weeks, already been a source of much amuse. ment among the performers, amateurs protecting Thongst the German community. į

plays by cobbler in 1660, written in

in old-German rhyme. de picted the stupidity in man, the way he is easily cheated, and concealed drep wisdom beneath occasional coarse humour. Between the acts, music entertained the audience. The evening was

a great success, and everybody stayed until a late hour-

BRUTAL ATTACK

DESCRIBED

Another is the perfectly preserved mummy of a pregnant woman, com. pletely swathed in bandages. She was the wife of the highest of the nobles of the time, next to Chefren.

When the bandages are removed she will be the world's most ancient mummy, since all that remains of the others of the same period are mere fantes, without the bandages-Reuter.

MALICIOUS. WOUNDING Viceroy's Gift

CHARGE

"Tho nccused is very lucky that he is rot standing in the dock now on a capital charge," said Mr. M. J. Crown Solicitor, Abbott, Assistant r when le prosecuted Yik

Yik Shing, 25, an unemployed earth-carrying coolie on

wounding. charges of uliciously wou Wong Chuen, 27 a pig breeder, at the Criminal Sessions before Mr. Justice

J. J. Hayden this morning. There were two charges against (1) wounding Wong the accuscil, Chuen at

at Lung Chau Tseng, Kowicon, on February 4, 1998; and (2) wound- ing Wong Chuen with intent to cause him grievous injury.

MESSTA. H.. H. Scott (foreman), The jury empanelled consisted of A. K. Minu, Fung Shiu-hong. Wong Yu-choung, Lam Chong-choong, G. A. Low and L. D. Walch.

Originally two men were charged together, but one of them was dis charged in the course of the lower Court proceedings as the Magistrate held that no prima facie case had been made out against him.

To Poor

ENTERTAINS 7,000 ON ANNIVERSARY

Now Delhi, Apr. 20. Saturday, the day on which the Marquis of Linlithgow look over the reins of office as Viceroy of India, was also the day of his silver wedding.

In commemoration of the anniver- sary, Lord and Lady Linlithgow ar- ranged free meals for seven thousand poor people of all classes on Sunday House-Reuters Bulletin Service. morning in the grounds of Viceroy

LOYALTY REWARDED

from

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N. Z. TO OUST EXPLOITERS

U.S. INDUSTRIALISTS WILL SUFFER

Wellington, Apr. 20. The Premier of Now Zealand, in an interview with a deputation of cinema proprietors, said: "Cinemas in this Dominion are practically con- trolled by American finances," adding, "We are not going to have our cinemas run from offices in New York."

Moscow, Apr. 20. In consideration for the loyalty

Legislation will be passed, said the shown by the Cossacks to the Soviet, Premier, to deal with the matter, in all restrictions hitherto placed on

order that New Zealand cinemas may their service in the ranks of the Rod be run by New Zealand. Other Army have been removed by decision trades would also be affected by lexis- of the Soviet Central Executive Com-lation, especially the munt export trade, which is largely financed by mittee-Router.

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FERRY FARE EVADED

STUDENT FINED FOR ATTEMPT

OPIUM TRAFFIC

CHILDREN EMPLOYED BY WOMEN

:

The use of children as tramckers in.oplum and tobacco was deplored

Remarking that it was a bad case, Mr. Balfour at the Central Magis by Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt tracy this morning imposed a fine of when he prosecuted two women, $25 on Fang Ngui-ying, alias Fung Chan Yiu, 40, widow, and Tool Yin, Kwok-kau, 20, student, on a charge 48; widow, before Mr. Balfour at the of attempting to travel on the Central Magistracy this morning. Yaumati ferry launch Man Chung without paying his fare. Defendant I was stated the defendants were claimed he had a season ticket. arrested on the Conton Wharf fol- Mr. A. Black, Inspector of the lowing the arrival of the s.s. Tal Shon Ferry Company, deposed that the from Canton. The first defendant ticket was in the name at Fung had oplum strapped to her legs, while Ngal-ying whose brother, Fung the second defondant had tobacco Ngal-tung also had a ticket. De concealed on her child which sho fendant's signature differed from carried on her back. the original Fung Ngal-ying's signs- ture on record in the office. There fault, three weeks!

·Chan Yiu was fined $30 or, in de- hard labour was a lot of this going on, and it while's fine of $60 with the alterna- remaining here for anti-piracy duty, Sub-Inspector Mist prosecuted. The inflicted on Yeol yin. Chan lu also With the exception of two destroyers | was very hard to check, he added. tive of six weeks' imprisonment was the warships of the China Station left Incident occurred at the Shamshulpo had the r Hongkong this morning between 7 a.m, Ferry Wharf yesterday afternoon and and 8 am, on various routes leading when the defendant was asked for

Should the defendants fall to pay his ticket he stated he had forgotten their fines the children will be cared to Wellalwel.

H.M.9, Hermes, aircraft carrier it. It was later found that he did for at the Po Leung Kuk during left first, followed shortly afterwards not possess a ticket.

their mothers' term of imprisonment. by destroyers and the three cruisers, 1.1.8. Kent. Cornwall and Dorset-

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEBOY shire.

The Medway will follow the sub-] FRANKLIN, at I and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, misrines later to-day,

heavy weapon, the blow must have H.M.S. HERMES LEADS been struck with considerable force,

Continuing, Mr. Abbott said accused

- STRUCK WITH HAMMER Mr. Abbott informed the Jury that the accused was known to the com- plainant for some time but not by ment in hospital. The wound was name. The complainant was a nig; ↑still discharging and might, according breeder and lived in a small hut

to medical advice, keep discharging at Lung Chau Tecng, Kowloon City permanently. The wound was now

pressing on to the brain.. It was alleged that one day, accused

The approached him and asked if he had victim's eye-sight,, which was normal any room to let in his hut. He was before, was now Impaired; he now told that there was none. Two nights | had a squint in his left eye. The later, accused went back again. He blow must have been inflicted by a naked-complainant, "Where is your heavy Instrument; if it was not a money?" When complainant repiled, "I have none: I am only a poor plz breeder" accused in alleged to have struck him with a hanımer,

When the case for the prosecution lucky that he was not now facing a capital charge, it was up to the closed at the Police Court, secused jury to decide whether the reason wald he struck the complainant be given by the accused was sufficient to cause after the complainant had told warrant such a frutat, murderous him there was no room to let in the attack. hut he went back the next night and Medical evidence was then given by found that a room had been rented Dr. G. A. V. Griffiths and Dr. R; S. to another person. This, he said,| Begbie. Mr. T. Murphy testified to made him very angry.

the identification parado at which ac- Mr. Abbott went on to say that the cused was picked out by the com- campiainant was hit on the scalp, and | plainant, as the one who had hit him I though it was over two months since with a hammer on February '4 last.

the attack, he was still under trent The care is proceeding.

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