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MICKEY ROONEY'S A SWING-TIME CUPED HOW! When he tries to help his kid vis-

...we lend a "man about town

...... sona sosial in that Wedding barel

Croyli körest your manners.

int clows your bal... AB HOWLI

O'SULLIVAN O'KEEFE ROONEY,

GEORGE BARBIER • JENNIE URALFIL

Mickey segir

HOLD that KISS

ALSO

SPORTS SHORT

'OLYMPIC CHAMPION

SKI

NEXT CHANGE GRACIE FIELDS . VICTOR McLAGLEN in

20th Century

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Thursday;

SPITFIRE FIGHTER

CROWN LAND CHARGES

May 18, 1939.

CALLOUS CRIME

Occupation After Permit Young Girl Murdered |

Had Been, Cancelled,

At Cheungchau

on

A summons against Chan Kwong of Taikoktsul by Mr. B. H. Peplow victim of a particularly callous mur A 18-year-old girl, Lo Ho, was the Sénior Land Ballift of the Public Works Department, was adjourned der at Cheungchau on Tuesday, bring

to by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the strangled

death

board Kowloon Magistrney yesterday.

Junk No. 8404C. The girl's mother, ing to occupy and maintain a struc- mistress of the boat, was badly maul- Chan was summoned for continu-Cheng Tai-tal, 39 years of age, and ture on Crown Land, after his permitted and is at present in the Kowloon had been cancelled.

Hospital with injuries to her left eye and mouth.

Now Being Produced In Good Numbers The Spitfire fighter aeroplane which has aroused most Interest in the last two years, has a speed of 362 m.p.h. at a height of 15,000 feet and Is the fastest aeroplane served out in numbers to any Air Force,

A steady stream of Spitfires is coming out of the factories writes a Home correspondent.

now, To mark this triumph over diff cultics a display was given at Dux- ford Aerodrome, near Cambridge, shi, a woman, for a almilar offence, A summons against Tang Chan- recently by No. 10 (Fighter) Squa-was adjourned to May 23.

Mr. Peplow said a letter had been written to the Police asking if they objected to the permit being altered had been received, to a blacksmith's shop, but no reply

Lau Shing, of the Lee Yuen Loon A squadron or a fight of Spitres firm, Taikoktoul, was fined $5 for is a most impressive sight. They having stored timber on Crown Land look tiny little creatures to possess without a permit. such great power as they do, for the wing span is only 30.fi. 10 In, the lengu 20 ft. 11 in., and the height 11 ft 5 in. The engine la a power- ful Rolls-Royce Merlin, which is re- : markably quiet. The landing wheels. are retracted in flight, and speed can

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be checked by split flups in the trail-omcial summary issued yesterday, ing edge of the wings,

skysi..

Cheng reported that at 0 pm, on Tuesday, her boat was boarded by three men who gavo orders to be rowed in a certain direction. They accent. Two of the men sat at the spoke with a strong "Yeung Kong?

stern, near the mother, and one amidships. The girl was seated at the bow rowing.

the two men at the stern suddenly When near to Chengehau Harbour,.

arose and caught hold of the mother by the throat and placed a hand over her mouth. The man amidships took the girl by the throat and pressed her down. The mother was tied and could not see what was happening.

After a while the mother heard three men then ransacked the junk, another bont come alongside, and the decamping with money, jewellery and clothes to the value of $184.80.

SOVIET SHIP TRIALS

The markei was quietly steady Moscow, May 17. during the morning, rates being The mother released herself and upon going to her daughter found

An extensive trial has been given well maintained. Trams and Lights, a number of Soviet-built warships Old, were the most prominent coun- her dead. The Junk was anchored during the Baltic feet manoeuvres lers, and Dairy Farm fights continue by a stone, and was about an hour's which have just ended. The vessels, to find a ready market for all that sail from Choungchau. which include a battleship, are stated are offered.

to have completely satisfled the experts,

It is announced that the term of service of the Soviet navy has been increased from three to five years,

The newspapers hall the construc- tion of the great Soviet navy under Stalin's personal supervision. Izvestia declares that the coast is now quite armour-clad and inaccessible.—Ret- ter,

MOSQUITO BOATS

Manila, May 17. It la understood that three addi- tional "mosquito" bonta will arrivo from England soon, similar to the one which the Philippine Army Off Shore Patrol recently acquired. The Philippine Army plans to acquire 40 of these torpedo motor boats by 1840.. -United Press..

UNION'S COAST DEFENCE

Pretoria, May 17. The authorised establishment of the Unlan's const garrison, active citizen, Volunteer forces and Royal Naval Reserve for 1930-40 has been in- eransed by 5,000 to 1,402 officers and 20.468 other ranks.-Reuter Special

· FAIR FOR CHARITY

Rehearsal of Dress Parade

Held on Penk

The Peak and Kowloon children who are to take part in the dress parade at the charity fair on Satur- day were put through their paces at 254 The Peak, the residence of Sir Robert Ho Tung, yesterday.

Unfortunately the dresses were not yet ready, but the children were shown how to walk and pose for the parade.

There will be a Chinese wedding group, an English wedding group, old fashioned Chinese costumes, which have been specially embroider- ed for the occasion, modern Chinese dress, English dresses of 25 years ago, as well as modern frocks, swim sults, and sun suits.

The Chinese Goddess of Mercy will-have-as-her- counterpart, the Western Goddess of Peace.

In all

all about 45 children will take In the mannequin parade.

· HEART-THROBS!,.. ROARING LAUGHTER !!! part in

SWELL..together!

Brimstone's Bad Man and Judge Hardy's boy...in the grand heart-story of three who came back... because they were thoro- breds under the skin!

Wallace

BEERY ROONEY

ALSO:

NEWS OF THE

DAY

mickey

STABLE MATES

A Sam Wood Production

·Borgen-Play,by Leonard Praskins

and Richard Matbaum

Produced by Harry Rapf

SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY

A DELIGHTFUL ROMANTIC COMEDY ! !!

LORETTA YOUNG

JOEL MCCREA "THREE BLIND

A 20th Century-Fox Picture

MICE"

COUNT THE

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EVERYWHERE

The matshed being erected on the.

ground opposite the Peninsula Hotel

the

Is being presented to the organisers of the Fair by Mr. Yeung Wing hong. Four horses, lent by Kowloon Riding School will be available for those who care to ride. on Saturday and an ordinary hobby horse may be used by the less venturesome folk.

Prizes are now on view in the window of Lane Crawford Ltd.

Among firms which have given materials, flowers, shoes, are the Treasure Ship, Lane Crawford Ltd., Chiffon (who is making the bride's head-dress) Clover Flower Shop; and Batas

Tickets may be obtained from Mouiries or Trang Fook.

To-morrow night a talk on the fair will be given over ZBW,

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A BOY AND A GIRL...caught In the web of a ruthless maɛhunt!

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Gladys Swartbout-Lloyd Holan

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