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•KINGS

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

Love Takes a Gamble

with romance, wealth and liloitself the stakes! A beau- tiful spitfire tries to outwit a cunning killer...and finds horself in the tightest spot of her young Lifol Plenty of excitement and surprise... a howl with every thrill!

SINNER TAKE ALL

with

BRUCE CABOT Margaret Lindsay JOSEPH CALLEJA

NEXT CHANGE Warner Bros.

BAILY 1.30-5.19

7.15-0.30

Directed by Errol Taggart

Produced by Lucien Hubbard and Samuel Marx

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MCTURE

ERROL FLYNN - OLIVIA de HAVILLAND IN

"THE CHARCE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE"

FAKE ANY TRAN OR MAPPY VALLEY BUB

ORIENTAL

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ROAD

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BORN DANCE

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STALUMO

Eleanor

DOWELL

JAMES STEWART AT VIRGINIA BIBLI

ALEK DOMINATE AN

DALY TO-MORROW & THURSDAY THOUSAND SAILORS ON SHORE LEAVE in a hilarious 'comedy of gobs, girls and laughter.

A Frames Plea

with LEW AYRES

MARY CARLISLE

Larry Crabbe-Benny [

Baker Grant Withers

There's an epidemic of love

In Panama!

Adelph Leser prevente

LADY

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TWO "OLD FAVOURITES" THAT YOU SHOULD NOT MISS !

TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY !, WAR MAKERS EXPOSED IN A WORLD DRAMA OF TO-DAY ! |

THE HEAD THAT

SCHEMED A THOUSAND WARSI.

THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD

CLAUDE RAINS

JOAN BENNETT

LIONEL ATWILL

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY !

TWO`SHOWS, IN ONE - MURDER SET TO MUSIC !

MURDER AT THE VANITIES “

A Paramount Picture

THE

HONGKONG

TELLS OF BROKEN ROMANCE

TELEGRAPH.

WOMAN WHO SHOT DE CHAMBRUN

Paris, Mar. 22. Madame de Fontages, who recently shoi and wounded Count Louis de Chambrun,

former

Am- French bassador to Rome, whilst he was boarding a train for Brussels, testined to-day at the preliminary hearing at the Palais de Justice into the in- cident.

TUESDAY,

· FATAL LORRY CRASH

HEAVY FINE ON

DRIVER

A previous charge of manslaughter against him having been withdrawn, J. Tsoi Fel, a 22-year-old lorry driver was fined heavily by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy on charges of driving without due care and cau- tion and having an excess load on hle lorry.

an The charges arose following necident at the junction of Pokfulum West on Road and Queen's Road January 20 when lorry No. 1000, driven by defendant, crashed Into and killed four Chinese.

She stated that she was Signor Mussolini's mistress from April to Mr. C. Y. Kwan, who appeared for July, 1030, and saw him regularly defendant,, this morning put his

MARCH 28, ∙1937.

BRITISH PREMIERS' PENSIONS

SALARIES WILL BE DOUBLED

London, March 22. The Prine. Minister's salary will be doubled, at £10,000 a year, under a Bill which. has now been drafted and will be introduced this week.

All other Cabinet Ministers receive £5,000 a year, except the Lord Chan- cellor, who at present gels £10,000, including £4,000 as Speaker of the House of Lords.

The Dill also provides for pensions

Mr. Baldwin will move second bourhood of £2,000 a year. reading of the Bill after the Easter

until Mussolini suddenly refused to client In the box. Defendant for ex-Prime Ministers in the neigh- see her. She confided in Count de Chambrun, who suggested that Mus-described the accident, which he said solini's refusal might have been due and primarily been caused by two to worry over the illness of one of people raming across the road from

his children.

She

right to left.

Continuing her evidence, Madame Cross-examining, Inspector Saua- de Fontages sald an Italian ofetal ders asked, why, Ithis speed was four presented her with a round trip air or five miles per hour and he was ticket to Paris and suggested that in second gear, he took nearly fitly she should leave Rome "for a while." feet in which to stop.

later returned but left again when she was unable to see Mug solini, but again returned in despera

to determined being

dle. She took or of drug, but later revived. United Press.

that stated Previous messages Madame de Fontages had asserted that Count de Chambrun revealed facts about her past and her charac- ter, which caused Mussolini to break off the relationship.

Helen Moody May Turn Professional

Hollywood, Mar, 22. Mrs. Welen Wills Moody, the world's greatest weman tennis player, may turn professional.

Mrs. Moody has been under- going screen tests for a series of tennis "shorts" and although her amateur status is not Impaired at the moment, she will becom

дв Flic a professional as soon signs a motion picture contract.

United Press.

EDEN AWARE OF

zald

SLAYINGS

London, March 22. Replying to a questioner in the Mr. Commons to-day, House of Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, he had seen a press report con- cerning the death of two Korean smugglers which resulted from an encounter with Chinese preventive officers. He did not consider an in- quiry, suggested by his questioner, was called for, he said.--Reuter.

MR, CHAMBERLAIN INDISPOSED

London, Mar. 2. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, is confined to his room with #severe cold, necessitating the cancellation of all fow engagements during the next days. British Wireless,

ROOF GARDEN

Addressing His Worship, Inspector Saunders said that he was asking for the maximum penalty on the first

very Berious) churge. This was a case. If defendant had exercised due care and caution, the accident could never have happened.

recess, and will intimate that he does not intend to accept a pension.

The Bill will not only remove sub- stantial anomalies, but will facilitate re-shuffling of the Ministries.-- Reuter.

Well-Known Journalist Passes Away

.

London, Mar. 22.'

In fining defendant $200 orr charge' (a), and $5 on charge (b), His Wor- ship 'sald that the question of com-! penantion could not be dealt with by his Court, fur, If it were, he could and he

The death has occurred of Mr. not award more than $50

Саве thought that this was a

for Richard

Wood, formerly on the staff much more: That point, therefore, would have to be settled between the of the North China Daily News,

Shanghai-Reuter, relatives of the deceased and defen-

The late Mr. Wood was with the. dant. If insufficient was offered, North Chine Daily News for several they could appeal to the Supreme years, having joined in 1907. He

Court.

OBSTRUCTION CASES

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was a keen member of the Shanghal Volunteers, being a lieutenant in the Scottish Company. During the Great Two summonses for obstruction War, he served with the Black Watch twice 1910 and was with private cars in Pedder Street from 1014 to

awarded

the were also dealt with by Mr. W. wounded. He was Schofield,

M.C., the D.C.M. and M.M.

J. R. Bergne-Coupland, of Messru. Reiss, Bradley und Co., driver of car No. 2838, was fined $3. Traffle

Inspector Saunders said defendant NAVY EXPENSES

parked his car just beyond the end of the parking area on March 13.

G. Bird, of Messrs. Palmer and Turner, was cautioned. His car, No. 2203, was placed in the space opposite the Hongkong Hotel which is marked "No Parking."

Both defendants had clear records.

DEFENDS SUPREME COURT

JUSTICE WRITES“.

TO SENATE

APPROVED

Washington, Mar. 22. The Senate to-day passed by 84 the Bill approprinting votes to 11, $512,047,000-for the Navy in the year beginning on April 1.

A few minor changes must be approved by the House of Represen- tatives before the Bill is sent to the White House.--Reuter.

CORONATION STAMP

London, Mar. 22, The Postmaster-Ceneral announced in the House of Commons to-day, that a special three half-penny stamp would be issued in commemoration of the Coronation. It will be the same size as the Jublie stamp and will bear a portrait-of-the-King, and Washington, Mar. 22. Senator Burton Wheeler hos pre-Queen-Reuter Bulletin Service. sented the Judiciary Committee with

a letter from Mr. Justice Hughes, of

the

resident's

the United States Supreme Court, posals. The letter is largely devoted

body denying that letter charac

is behind to un explanation of the court's work. with its work

It says: "The Supreme Court is court fully abreast of its work. This terises

dangerous, gratifying condition has obtained for reorganisation plai

to impair the several years. We have been able saying it is Hublo

for several terms to adjourn after which Bre court's efficiency.

This is the court's Arst formal disposing of all cases comment on the reorganisation pro-ready to be heard."-United Press.

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