1938-07-26 — Page 24

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JOHN LODER

DESMOND TESTER

from the great newest by the green matkas

JOSEPH CONRAD

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SYLVIA AT HER BEST as a woman alone.......facing the world with every man against her'... except the last man in the world she would go 10. A GREAT STORY... AND A DREATER LOVE STORY!

Műs-liners Maladraeną --- Prema in ALFRED HITCHCOCK whe gave you Robert Danel În "The 29 Step"

SYLVIA SIDNEY

OSCAR HOMOLKA

The WOMAN ALONE

JOAN BENNETT - HENRY FONDA in "I MET MY LOVE AGAIN”

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The great

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Ronald COLMAN

A TALE OFF TWO CITIES

with a cost 49,000 including: Elzabeth Alam - Edna May Oilver Reginald Owen - Basil Rathbone Mancha Yurka Banry D, Walthatt

A Mare Golden May

"PICK A STAR"

PATSY KELLY - JACK HALEY

FLAMING

ROAD

WANGHAIL

TEL. JETZ

EGRAPH TUES

RETURNING Heroin Divan

TO FIGHT FOR CHINA

Former Hongkong Student

Once student at St. Stevens' College in Hongkong. Mr. Henry Peterson, fall and broad-shouldered, is on his way to Hankow to fight for Chinn.

Now 40 years of age, Mr. Peterson served in the Great War in the 24th Royal Fusillers and later as second lieutenant of the Royal Flying Corps. In China he will be Mr. Peh Der Chen, the name under which he wrote a book entitled: "Honourable and Pecullar Ways"

Keepers Get Stiff Sentence

Premises Raided On Thrac Occasions

Saying that the premises had been

JULY

MERCURY HOPS OFF FOR HOME

Crossing Atlantic By Easy Stages

Montreal, July 25.

ralded three times betoro, Revenue The Imperial Airways experimental Officer E. T. Warden prosecuted trans-Atlantic plane Mercury-top Wang Ngnu, 44, before Mr. Q. A. A. half of the famous Muyo composite Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magiat-craft-left Montreal for Newfound- racy this morning for the possession land at 4.50 p.m., British Summer of 412 heroin pills and two mace of Time. prepared oplum at a divan on a first floor in Kilung Street.

Because there is no Maia on this

Wong Was sentenced to eight side of the Atlantic to launch Mercury months hard labour and fined $552 with a full load petrol, the plane will or a further seven months.

not attempt the direct flight to Ire-

Router.

On a similar charge, Lat You, 40, land, but will proceed from New- Born of a Danish father and a was sentenced to six months and foundland via thê Azores and Lisbon. Cantonese mother, and bred in Hong- fined $255 or six, months. He had kong, Mr. Peterson, who speaks Eng-been arrested on a first floor of lah and Cantonese with equal ensë, Kwellin Street in possession of 141 hus lived in England for the last 27 pills and three mace of opium,

years.

Interviewed recently he confidently predicted China would win the war within two years.

As his place was solely for oplum smokers. Wang Tong. 40. received a somewhat lighter penalty for keeping a divan in Shanghai Street and being Asked if he would be able to in possession of eight mace of opium. adjust himself to the East after anlie was fined a total of $100 or four: absence of

of 27 yes, he repiled; 1 months. been ndjusting myself for 27 years. I spent a good deal of time in the British Museum learning what never knew about China when I was in China,"

He has written as a free-lance for most London papers both in his own harne and as

as Peh Der Chen,

Between 1921 and 1937 Mr. Peter- son travelled widely in Europe, lived on the

Continent and in Amerien. He speaks a little French, German and Dutch," as he modestly put it. Soon he hopes to master Mandarin. "Chinu cannot lose the war," de- clared Mr. Peterson. "It is o ques- tion of when we shall win."

He thought it would take two years.

Not Entitled

To Titles

Rajah Of Sarawak Explodes Belief

London, July 25.

In a letter to the Bellish press the Rajah of Surowork (Sly Charles Vyner Hirooke) complains that his duugiders are styled Princesses, to the constant annoyance of natives of Sarawak and himself.

The title.

says the Rajah, is a pare fabrication of the press

and the slogan has been used and misused until every country in the world heartily sick of the sound of Sarawals.

The Rajah adds, "I wish to state definitely that none of my daughters İs Princess.

We have done our best to try and put a stop to state- munts from California and New York, but are helpless in the hands of this undignified sensationalism, Princess Princess

Caught With Heroin Pills

Two Chinese Scnt

To Prison

Two unemployed Chinese appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at the Centrol | Mugistracy this morning charged | with possession of heroin pills.

Sentence of xx months' hard Inbour was imposed on Wong Hong, 35, for possession of 462 heroin pills at an address in Wing Lok Street,

A similar sentence was given Kwok Cheong, 45, for possession of 197 herom pills at an address in Kwong Yuen Street West, first floor.

Revenue Gillver J. 1. Stephens prevcculet.

STOCK MARKET REASSURED

MERCURY ARRIVES

St. John, Newfoundland,

July 25. at 9.28 p.m. B.S.T.-Reuter.

The Mercury arrived at Bolwood

The

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PETER B. KYNE SPINS A ROARING YARN OF BRAVE

MEN AND RECKLESS ROMANCE I

Mysterious

The

aferring

Avenger

Charles STARRETT

with Joan Perry Directed by David Selman'

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

New York, July 25. Lufthansa scaplane North Wind has arrived at Port Washing- lon, the trans-Atlantic air base, from the Azores, where she was catapulted into the air from a mid-ocean supply THURSDAY

A Paramount Picture

ship.

The North Wind is the second German pinne to make the trans- Allantle crossing this week.

Twenty-four experimental flights will be made this summer as a pre- ude to the inauguration of a regular trans-AUantle service by the Luf thansa Corporation,--Reuter,

WINGS EASTWARD OVER OCEAN

the

New York, July 25, Shortly after the Lufthansa seaplane North Wind arrived at Port

airport from Washington Azcres, the North Meer took off on the eastern light across the Atlantic. departing at midnight B.ST.-Router.

Decoration For

Herr Hess

Herr Martin Hess, leader of the National Socialist Party Group 111 Hongkong, with the consent of Herr Her, has been awarded the Merii Cross of the German Red Croas Society.

Luntion. July 25. The Stock Exchange was quiet but arm undertone was maintained owing to an optimistic feeling

The award has been made by the garding the prospects of eventizal | German Red Cross Society In appeasement in Europe, as the con- recognition of Here Hess services in inged advance un Wall Street, alding German and other refugees

Gilt-edged securities moved in aand evacuees from China, turrow range, with Far Enstern A similar decoration was awarded bonds weak. European issues were recently to Mr. Christian Kroeger, of steady.

Messrs. Carlowitz &

his Co., for Industrial shares were quiet and services with the international Relief featureless, while among the com- Committee in Nanking, Mr. Krueger modities, rubber prices were firm in was in Nanking from October, 1037 active trading on speculative buying to January

this year, after the Japanese occupation of the city.

Messrs. Mr. John H. Rabe. of Siemens (China) Lid., and Chairman of the International Relief Com- mittee, has been awarded the Ger- man Red Cross Society's Merit Cross.

There are no such persons as on trade quota inquiry.

and

Gold, Princess Peart

Baba. but have three daughters, whose names are Count- ess Incheupe, Mrs. Harry Roy and Mrs. Bob Gregory."-Reuter.

On the Foreign Exchange Market the French frane was firm, reflecting hopes of a further improvement in situation, the Continental political -Reuter Special.

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