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KINGS

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ACROSS THEIR ROMANCE FELL THE \

SHADOW OF A 12-INCH KILLER!

The

Not since Lon Chaney's "The Unholy Three" such a thrilling mystory! Unbelievable-but you soe it right before your oyes! Something now- something different-in scraen annals!

DEVIL DOLL

String

BARRYMORE

Mauroon

with

O'SULLIVAN

Frank LAWTON

Directed by TOD BROWNING

ALSO LATEST NEWS OF

THE DAY

Including "WORLD CONGRESS OF CATHOLICS" "NO HOLIDAY FOR DEATH IN MADRID" *GEORGE VI BUSY AS NEW KING"

And Charlie Chase Comedy "MANHATTAN MONKEY BUSINESS"

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MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN

ROAD KOWLOON

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(MATINEES: 20.-30. ° EVENINGS, 20%-30:50%;700

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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW THRILLS AND MYSTERY IN A DEPARTMENT STORE!

INSTEAD OF A SCREAM-

YOU GET A LAUGH!

A triple murder mystery-. played for fun and laughs and thrillst. Bob Young and Florence Rice take care of the romance-and how about Ted Healy for howla!

THE LONGEST

Directed by Errol Taggart

Produced by

Lucien Hubbard and Hamuel Marx

IGHT

ROBERT YOUNG FLORENCE RICE

TED HEALY. JULIE HAYDON:

· CATHARINE DOUCET

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THE HONGKONG/TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY,

APRIL 16, 1937.

KOWLOON Income Tax

MATTERS DISCUSSED

Numerous Questions Before K.R.A.

The Pawning Of

Stolen Goods

Increase Anticipated

Budget Prophets Are Busy In Britain

London, April 15..

DARTMOOR OUTBREAK

IS DENIED

Only Five Minor Breaches Lately

London, Apr. 15. Following insistent rumours of Budget prophets are at the moment trouble and demonstrations at Dark- busy. They forecast actubf expendi-mour Prison similar to those which preceded a mutiny five years ago, the The nuisance and danger of low-ture of about £832,000,000, compared Secretary of the Prison Commission flying aeroplanes, the question of the

with a raised revenue Inst year of denied that there had been any out- provision of a leprosarium, the mos

The Secretary

twice quito nuisance in the Kowloon City

prisoners had complained about their dimers, and in this connection five committed. minor prer of discl

of discipline, had been dealt

£802,000,000, leaving a balance of break of violence. inter that

district, burglaries and the pawning / £30,000,000 to be found from taxa during this month a small number of

of stolen goods, and the existence of an alleged Beggar Settlement in re- The sidential Kowloon were amongst

discussed at the

matters

tion.

with.

plates

An increase of 3d. in income tax is regarded as practically certain, and meeting of the Kowloon is expected that the super-lax fimil | often Association held on Tuesday evening will be reduced from £2,000 to

£1,500 a year. in St. Andrew's Church Hall.

Those present

sent were: Mr. B. Wylic (President), Mr. F. C. Mow Fing (Vice-President), Mr. R. Baldwin (Hon. Secretury), Mo

Messrs. W. J. Kntley, B. W. Bradbury, C. E. Terty,

EW.

W. Gardiner, and Rev. J. H. obsenec were Hings. Apologies for received from Hon. Mr. L. D'Almada, Messrs, R. P. Phillips, T. B. Wilson, H. Gitties, C. M. Manners and Miss R. Mow Fung.

The rumours alleged that and soup bowls had been flung in the warders' faces and that outburst oc- It is thought that the motor (axcurred among the men working in may be restored to £1 per · norse- Power.

Correspondence referring to refice- tor lights on "islands" on Waterloo Roud, the bend in the road near Tsun Wan village and the new road through Custom's Pass was read and approved.

LOW.FLYING PLANES

In view of the reply from the Hon. Director of Air Services. it was de- cided to write to the Officer Com- manding RA.F., Kai Tak, and the Civil Aviation Company drawing their attention to the nuisance and danger caused by low-fying acro- planes over certain districts in Kow- loon.

With reference to the alleged nut- sance caused by the unloading and storage ot cement in certain premises in Kaf Yan Road, the Hon. Secretary the was instructed to forward to original complainants copy of a letter received by the Association from the Urban Council.

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The Markets and Sanitation Sub- Committee. reported having considered Government's reply on the subject of leprosarium, regarding such as satisfactory Information gained by return of questionnaires on the subject of Leprosy were being tabulated in the form of a report, which I was recommended should be sent to Government, and publish- ed in

In the Press.

the

A letter from the Trade Board. concerning proposed alterations - in curtain bus routes in Kowloon was referred to the Bus Services Sub- Committen.

The mosquito nuisance in Kowloon Chy and adjacent areas was discuss- ed at length. On this sublect a letter from Government was read. It was decided that series of questions should be prepared by the Markets and Sanitation Sub-Committee and sent to Dr. Basto with the request that he put them to the next meeting of the Urban Council.

THEFTS AND PAWNBROKERS

The increasing number of bur- glaries in Kowloon and the apparent case with which thieves are able to pledge stolen goods with pawnbrokers are occupying the attention of the Association. In this connection legal advice has been secured, with refer- ence to orders made by mogistrates in such cUICY.

The General Committee feels that residents whose goods may have been stolen and subsequently pawned by the thief should, in all such cases, avail themselves of the provisions of the - Pawnbrokers Ordinance which entitle them to make application to the magistrate for the return of such goods without payment to the pawn- broker.

The Association has donated $50 to the Children Playgrounds Associu-

lan

It

was reported that the Regulations in connection with Chatham Road Park, drawn up by the Association and submitted to the Police Depari- ment in Oclober, 1930, have now been gazelted,

The Markets and Sanitation Sub- Committee was requested to investi- gate conditions existing in alleged Beggar Settlement in residential Kowloon,

"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT

To-morrow's Picture Features

Numerous pictures of topical interest will appear in to morrow's issue of the Tèle- graph Pictorial Supplement.

There will be reproduced some of the winning pictures In the Sailors' and Soldiers'. Home Amateur Photographic Competition; and a number of groups will appear of functions attended by the new Governor of Macao during his Hongkong visit.

Another group will deplet those present at the farewell tiffin given by the Consular Body to II.E. Sir Andrew Caldecott, whilst amongst others will be one taken at the danco beld by the Sergeants of the Portuguese Company of the Defence Corps and another of the revolver winning team from the Chinese Company of the Police Reserve. There will also be an effective scene from the Philharmonic Society's pro- duation Cof

Street Singer."

"The

Tea and sugar are regarded as possibles for an increase in duty, and I suggested that there may be a tax ch cosmiles.-Router · Balleth Service,

the Belds. It was also reported that an insurrection had been planned for Coronation Day-Reuter,

Little U.S.

Champ Beats

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN RO, HOLLOON.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW,

A TENDER LOVE ROMANGE YOU'LL FALL FOR.... TENSE DRAMA THAT GRIPS "YOU ALL THE WAY.

"Koop il cavated!” was

· this man's code.

560 what happens when

this doctor talks!

SUNDAY

R.K.O. Radio Picture

SCANDAL BREAKS LOOSE!

Adolph Zukar presente

"A DOCTOR'S

DIARY"

with

JOHN TRENT, Paramount's Now

Helen Diwal Burgess

-.. Geo. Bancroft...

A Paramount Picture

{"Tali 12. and save Gvast"! begged his swaaibaari.

Damon Runyon's Thrilling Romance of the Turf

"

RACING

LADY"

with Ann Dvorak Smith Ballew Harry Carey

Lynching Bill Harry Mizler QUEEN'S

Opposed

Likely To Be Shelved

By Senate

Harringay Stadium, Apr. 15.

The American featherweight cham- plon, Petey Sarron, in a ten-round fight here to-night, defeated Harry Mizler. of London, thus retalning his world's championship.

little the Mizler towered over fighter from America, but Sarron, Washington, April 15.

with the bell, Imunediately commenced The House of Representatives to swinging blows to the body and

boxed

with

often speed, Kreat

His two- bewildering his day passed a bill, by 270 to 119, 'n-

opponent. froduced by Mr. Joseph Gavagan, handed aftack was most effective. making lynching a federal offence. Sarron almost knocked Mizler out In the second round with a right to The bill Imposes heavy fines and the jaw. The Londoner recovered, strong imprisonment upon sheriffs or con- however, and provided a stables perinitting their prisoners to finish. He knocked Sarron down in be taken from custody and killed, the ninth, and tenth rounds for counts Individuals rumposing leof one, but the weight of points while

in the earlier lynching mobs would be similarly scored against him punished.

stages was too great to overcome.-- Reuter.

The measure was bitterly opposed by Democrat representatives from. the southern states and It is believed: ikely it will be shelved in the Senate. -Reuter.

SOVIET GOLD FOR US.

London, Apr. 15, Since yesterday, three consign- inents of Russian gold, totalling about 120 cases, each case weighing over 100 pounds, have arrived Tilbury for trans-shipment to New York.-Neuter.

DIPLOMAT'S DEATH

London, Apr. “15.

CL

Mr. John Murray, British Minister to Mexico since January 1935, who was absent in Europe on sick leave, died to-day in Berlin, following an operation.-British Wireless..

QUEEN MARY AT LUNCHEON

London, Ap. 35.

Queen Mary attended a private luncheon party glyen by the Prime Minister and Mrs. Baldwin at 10 Downing Street to-day. British Wireless.

PREMIER BEES KING

London, Apr. 15. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, had an audience with His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle to-night-Reuter.

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DAILY

Ce

416-8.50

ONLY

England Water Problem

Special Committee

Now Formed

London, Apr. 15. The

after Minister of Health, consultation with other Government Departments, bas appointed a Central Water Advisory Committee, under the Chairmanship of Field Marshal Lord Milne, and comprising persons with a knowledge of the pro- blems from

of view of various Interests concerned, to ad- vise Government Departments on questions relating to the conserva- tion and

and allocation of water resources, is expected the Committee

will first place. necessary

Coulder, indernisation of the

measures for

law relating to water supply and for the conservation and use of water so that the resources of the country may be used to the best advantage.-- British. Wireless.

PARLIAMENT PLANS

London, Apr. 13.

It is expected that to the cover the period of the Coronation and the ordinary Whauntide recess, Parlia ment will be adjourned on May 17 and reassemble on May 24. Ai- though considerable business has yet to be done, Parliament may be able to rise for the summer vacation on

July 30th-British Wireless,

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2DAYS TO-DAY • TO-MORROW. CROOKED RACE TRACK RACKETS EXPOSED! Among a frenzied mob of 80,000 Charlle Chan finds his man, but a most exciting racing story ever screened;

THE BEST OF ALL CHARLIE CHAN PICTURES !

STARTING SUNDAY

HALFWAY ROUND THE WORLD ....... HE RACES NECK AND

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CHARLIE CHAN AT THE RACE TRACK

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WARNER

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HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

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SUNDAY

RKO Picture

DAILY

JOE E. BROWN in

'* "WHEN'S YOUR BIRTHDAY ?”!

HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON

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VIOLETS LORAINE AND GORDON HARKER

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Picturo

CHARLIE RUGGLES

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MARY BOLARD

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