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AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

OPENING TO-MORROW

THEIR LOVE IS NEWS AGAIN!

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it's their par.

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together ki

They parted in Reno...kissed impulsively under the Miami moon... and the damage

was done all over again!

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Second Honeymoon

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STUART ERWIN CLAIRE TREVOR MARJORIE WEAVER LYLE TALBOT J. Edward BROMBERG

Directed by Wolter Lang

Amodeia. Producer Rirymond Gáfin à Screen Pay by Kathryn Scala and Darrell Ware »Bated on the Red Book. Magazine Hory by Phily Wyła Derry) F. Zonuch in Charge of Production.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY JUNE 25. 1988.

VILLAGERS PRAY

FOR RAIN-PAY FOR WATER

Longest Spring Drought

For 150 Years

London, April 25.

Prayers for rain were said in many churches through- out the country yesterday-twenty-second day of the third long spell of drought this spring.

This drought, following that of last month and a long spell in February, makes this spring the driest for 150.

years.

Villagers in many districts are carting water supples from wells miles from their homes and householders are paying a half- penny a bucket for it.

Overcast skies gave promise of a seems to be the general outlook for break yesterday, but with a few ex- Southern and Western Britain until ceptions the expected showers did inld-week. not come.

the

Although short spella of rain from North-West may pnas ACTOSA Scotland and Northern England in the next few days, there seems little prospect of a general downpour In England and Wales.

FARMLAND'S FLIGHT

Farmland Is suffering severely. Typical of many Is the experience of Furingdon (Berks) nurseryman. He planter 60,000 trens a few weeks ago. All are now dead,

Some villages in Wiltshire have been without water for weeks, some Much cloud fit times, occasional are on limited supply, and in certain slight local showers, some sunny orens water is being delivered in intervals with average temperature milk churns.

WHOSE BABY? BLOOD |

TESTS CONCLUSIVE

DR. ROCHE LYNCH, senior Home Office analyst, went into the witness-box at Marlborough (Wiltshire) recently and proved by blood tests that a man accused by a girl was not the father of her child.

It was the first case of its kind in this country in which pater-

Jenn Batten, fumed New Zealand avintrix, among those presented to King George and Queen Elizabeth at the second court of the reason, in Bucking- hom Fuluce, London. She broke the solo flight record from Äus- tralia

England to

last fall. Above, in her court gown.

QUEEN MARY

nity has been definitely excluded by such tests, Dr. Roche Lynch LOCKED OUT

told the Court.

"These tests can never estab-|

lish paternity; they can only establish non-paternity," ho added.

Mr. Lestle Richard Hawkins, of man Castle Street, Aldbourne, the

tohi who was cleared,

the News Roche Chronicle recently that Dr. Lynch gave his evidence free, as public duty.

RESULT OF TESTS

Parker, Replying to Mr. R. J.

Roche Lach said Miss Ena Darington came appearing for Hawkins, Dr. with her child St. Mary's Hospital, London, un April 27 Inst,

Samples of their blood were taken In his presence.

Mr. Parker: Did Mr. Hawkins also come to the hospital, and did you of his personally take a sample blood? Yes.

Asked by Mr. Parker to explain what the tests proved. Dr. Lynch replied:

Koche

Woman Signs Cheque For £1,400,000

New York.

Mrs. Arie Kramer, New York dress designer, pulled out her cheque book, wrote a cheque for seven million dollars (£1,400,000), and took over the 1,400-roomed Hotel Lincoln, one of New York's largest.

She is the wife of Max Kramer, wealthy New York builder, was pre- viously married to Reginald Ford, British sportsman.

She has homes at Cannes, Malibu Bench and in New York's Fifth Avenue, and sleeps in a bed which Napolean Have to Josephing.

"My results are: Mias E. Doring-

on blood group AMN.

"Baby, blood group AN, "Mr. R. Hawkins, blood group

OM

"The

children of parents whose groups are MN and M can only be Mor MN and cannot be N.

OF GARDEN

Queen Mary tried a few days ago

to visit 3 garden fold down in V. The nemory of King George gate was locked.

The garden is in phistoric Canons

"In this case the child is N.Park, near Edgware, Middlesex. Har- Therefore, with an MN, the father row Urban District Counell dedicated must have been MN or N. In this it to King George V.

ense it is absolutely established that With thousands of tulips forming Mr. L. R. Hawkins cannot be the great pools of colour, it is a wonder- father of the child Dorington. The fus sight, bot the onsy glimpse the factors A und O have no signifi-visitor can get of it is through an cance in this instance."

Iron gate which the council is not allowed to open.

"NO MISTAKE"

At this point, Dr. Ruche Lynch handed to the Bench a table reprinted from the British Medical Journal.

Mr. Parker: You are satisfied that you did not make a mistake?--I am. Blood tests in this country are very infrequent? That is so. Up to 1920 the test had been used in over 5,000 cases of disputed paternity in Europe

alone,

Mr. E. G. Docker (of Newbury), who appeared for Miss Dorington, sald he was quite prepared to accept ne. Rachu Lynch's statement.

Dr. Roche Lynch is director of the Department of Chemical Patho- logy at St. Mary's Hospital.]

Sir Francis Burdett, who presided, said that Miss Dorington's application would, therefore, be dismissed. Each side would pay its costs, excepting

When it was proposed to build the Garden, residents of Canons Drive objected to a publle entrance neur their homes.

to

The question was submitted arbitration, and they won. The only approach to the garden from Canons Drive is through a private carriage-

to Canons, way lending

a white- fronted mansion.

Queen Mary, arriving for her visit, left her car and walked up the carriage-drive until she met kome children, of whom she asked the way.

But when she saw the rough na- ture of the ground which had to be

crossed she returned to her car.

The chauffeur tried the gate to the garden, which he found was locked.

the expense of the blood, test, which Queen Mary then drove back to Hawkins had agreed to pay.

London.

Bacteria March On Parade

Washington.

Two Department of Agriculture scientists have announced the discovery of four bacteria that give up their rugged Individualism when the going gots difficult and organise themselves into an army, marching on parade with the precision of West Point cadets.

Scientists have long believed that bacteria act like ruthless savages, These four species, however, each unlto in a co-operative organisation when the water in which they live starts to dry up. They move in ranks with as many as 50 individust bacteria in single file. Half a dozen ranks of bacteria may parade across a microscople field in a few minutes, it was soft)......... United Press.

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