BANK RATE UP IN FRANCE
PRESSURE ON THE
FRANC
LONDON CREDIT
DISCUSSIONS
Paris, To-day, Mystery continues to sur round the negotiations now between the taking place
French Government and leading British bankers in London for a loan to help France meet her budget difficulties.
The proposed loan is reliably stated to be in the region of £50,- 000,000, though rumour has placed it has high as £200,000,000.
The correspondent in London of the "Petit Parisien.” a paper which with the maintains close touch
Quai d'Orsay, reported last night, that he learned from official quar ters that the negotiations had at last reached a definite conclusion.
The paper states that although
Fred MacMartky and Gladys Swarthout în "Champagne Waltr" showing on Saturday at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres.
PEASANTRY
RESTIVE
IN SPAIN
VILLAGE DEFENCE
ORGANISATIONS
details of the loan will not be made TERRIFIC RAIN ON known till later, the amount grant-
NEW OFFICERS St. John's Cathedral Meeting
DERAILMENT ST. GEORGE'S BALL GEORGE'S BALL
ON KCR
LINE ALL CLEAR
THIS MORNING
MINOR MISHAP
The KCR line was all clear)
this morning, after all-night work at Teng Tau Ha, in Chin-
TO-NIGHT
BRILLIANT AFFAIR ENSURED AT
PENINSULA HOTEL
TO-DAY'S GUIDE
AT THE QUEEN'S CROSS
You, Jeeves with Arthur: Treacher, David Niven and Virc': giniz Field. A typical Wode- house tale, made funnier than All-is now set for St. George's Ball, the principal social ever by its adaption to the
Lancers.
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AT THE ORIENTAL “The Ex-Mrs. Bradford", with Wil-
Jean liam Powell,
Arthur, James Gleason and Bobert MY. L. C. F. Bellamy (Chair- Armstrong. The story, of a man) and Mr. J. D. Danby. murder mystery which proves PRESIDENT'S DINNER
a romance wrecker and a cupid
ese territory, where the 12.45 event of the New Year. Preparations have been completed to screen. p.m. up fast train met with a the last detail and it only remains for the six hundred guests!
to appear this evening at the Peninsula Hotel, which gally AT THE KING'S mishap yesterday afternoo%.
It was this self-same train that decorated in traditional manner, will to-night be glittering with Cinderella", with Jack Haley, Betty Furness, Arthur Treacher was involved. in the recent fire! life and colour.
and Raymond Walburd disaster. Yesterday, the engine!
Prominent among the decora-L Dowbiggin, Sir W. W. Hornell, barber follows the movements and a third-class coach were de- railed, but fortunatly remained tions will be the illuminated por Mr. J. Scott Harston and Mr. L. of Society people through gus- sip columns, idolises a Society. trait of St. George, at the end of ]C., F. Bellamy. upright
beauty though he has never the Rose Room, artistically dis-Decoration:--
Mr. G. G. Wood At the time speed had been played coats-of-arms and pictures
(Chairman), seen her, and eventually mar- slowed down to about 15 miles, of England, while in addition, the Mr. A. W. G. Tickle and Mr. A. Bries her. and to this circumstance was due front of the Hotel will be flood-lit.Raworth. its escape from a serious disaster. A feature of the Ball in previous Music And Dancing:-
Mr. P. S. Cassidy (Chairman) Strict economy in the manage-None of the passengers were in years has been the "set dances ment of St. John's Cathedral dur-jured, but a ticket collector, nam and this evening will be no excep- and Mr. V. C. Labrum. ing the past twelve months based Li, appears to have received tien, although the Roger de Cover-Card Rocens resulted in an excess of income miner hurts by falling out of the
will take the place of the State over expenditure of $1.457,75 and coach. a glowing tribute to the valiant
The mishap occurred just be THE COMMITTEES
Prior to the ball, the usual Pre-combined. No effort has been spared and efficient manner in which the fore the train was due to pass Rev. H. W. Baines served the con-Tong Tau Ha at 2 minutes past 2 make an outstanding success of the jsident's dinner party will be held. Prais, To-day.gregation was paid by the Acting pan. Four miles further up the function, the following committees which will be attended by the fol Unrest among the peasants Hon. Secretary (Mr. S. R. Kerr line, at the halfway station of having worked tirelessly in their lowing: in the districts of Southern and Mr A Brearley at the annual Cheung Muk Tau, it was also due respective capacities:- On the other hand, the "Figaro" Spain controlled by the Madrid meeting held in St. John's Cathe to pass the down train from Can-Invitation And Reception:-
Maj. Gen. 4. W. Bartholomex, CB ton, which was unable to proceed Mr. T. M. Grayburn (Chair dral Hall last evening. states that £50,000,000TM was the Government has begun to as-
iman). Mr. G. S. Archbutt. Hon The Rev. E. W. Baines, who pre-because of the abstraction.
address intimated:
Sir Henry Pollock. Mr. H. R. B. sam decided up, the loan to be a sure alarming proportions dur-
An exchange of passengers was Hancock, Mr. W. A. Dowley, Hon. Atholl MacGregor. Kt. C. and Lady
BEAT. THE STAR - "These short-term one payable before the ing the past few days, accord-sided, in his
effected, the Canton passengers end of this year, says Trans-Oceaning to Rightist-press reports that although the Council bad au-
G. Sedgwick and Mrs. G. G. Sedgwick, Merle Oberon and Joel McCrea. Reater adds that the loan, which The peasants are said to have thorised the appointment of
Assistant Chaplain after the end transferring to the nine unaffect. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Mr. E. MacGregor, Mr. C. L. Hoover
so far ed coaches, which were then pall Pearce, Mr. E. Cock, Lt Col H. B. Hoover. Bea--Admiral C Three", with Miriam Hopkins,
Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Hon. Mr.
One of the most remarkable is stated to be one of '£50,000,000, formed "peasants' defence
Edwin Taylor. CMG and in the villages of December last; none is expected in well-informed cir-ganisations"
was forthcoming even though theed back to Kowloon by an emer
Edvin Taylor, Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, pictures of 1936, the theme of cles in London to be mitalled this around Madrid and Alicante.
a man when he sency engine sent up from Shum-
and Mrs. Dodwell, Mr. A. Sammenfelt, which shows how a vicious lie jchun. They reached Kowloon at evening.
Correspondents in Spain of the Bishop sought
6.30 pm, two hours after their
Miss J. Archdeacon, M. E. Grimble newspaper "Le Jour report that was in England.
Officers for 1937
scheduled arrival. peasants* clashes between ganisations and the Government | militia have taken place.
ed to the French Government is higher than the earlier conservative estimates.
SHORT-TERM LOAN
BANK RATE RAISED
Paris, To-day. The Bank of France yesterday decided to raise the bank rate from two to four per cent, which is a
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AT THE ALHAMBRA -- "Damaged Lives", with Diane The President. Mr. V. M. Gray-Sinclair and Lyman Williams. burn, His Excellency_the_Governor A drama of young love, ea- and Lady Caldecott. His Excellency meshed in the web of its own CG, CRE. D.SO. and Mrs. A. ignorance. W. Bartholomex. His Ecnour
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Hong Kong Weekly ra Bachanar, Mr. J. M. Calvert, B. almost wrecked the lives of
Return
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MAJESTIC
Miss M. M. Mellor, Mr. J. R. Masson, three innocent persons. Mr. and Mrs. Elden Potter, Mr. and In the Colony of Hong Kong in-Mrs. 2. M. May, Mr. ERB
AT THE and Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Winter. Icluding the Island, Kowloon the New Territories during the This morning, the "Fei" express week ending at 8 am on Satur
EXPRESS LATE
Miss Podmore, Mr. P. A. Cax, Miss "Captain Blood", with Erroll P. Wright, Mr. 2nd Mrs. G Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Archbutt, Miss. Brearley, Capt W-A picture based on the roman-
The following were elected to serve on the Cathedral Council:- Mr. J. Owen Enches, Lient. Colvet.known. Johnson, Mr. M. J. Abbott, Mr. L. the A Barton, Mrs. Bartholomew, Mrs. logical sequel to the statement by Madrid front is holding up mili-Baskett, Mrs. Davidson. Mr. P. S. M. Vincent, Auriol yesterday that
Itary operations. considerable Cassidy. Mr. J. R. H. Hance, Dr. from Canton arrived at the Kow-day, January 23, there were alto- J. z. Cragg, Miss A. Dodwell, Mrtic adventures of Captain Blood,
L. Shields, Mrs. the Government would defend the activity, on the part of the rebels G. A. C. Herklots, Mr. T. H. loon Station some 30 minutes be- gether 40 traffic accidents, as the and Mrs. A. Morse, Miss D. Larch: who turned pirate after being
result of which 20 persons were Mr. and Mrs A franc against speculative attacks. is reported from the southern King, Mr. S. R. Kerr, Mr. Lindsay hind schedule.
injured, says the oficial police re- Archdeacon, Mr. M. Johnson, Mr. A. condemned to slavery by James
Miss M McLay, Mr. and IL It is an orthodox measure of de front, where they have captured Lafford. Mr. F. G. Maunder, Sir Owing to the damage to
the port
Mrs. D. C. Edmondston, Kiss P. fence against the recent heavy sell-two towns.
Henry Pollock, Dr. S. S. Strahan, track at the point where yester Of the persons injured, 16 were Potter, Mr. H. J. Cruttwell Miss E ing of francs, which was due to A message from Barcelona Mrs. Seth-Smith, Dr. K. H. Uttley, day's accident occurred, the express pedestrians, who were either Giles, Mr. P. J. Howorth, PA, Mis COMING PICTURES
the
the D. Dodwell road or playing on the roadway and were struck by vehiclés.
the belief that the Government states that buildings in the city Mrs. Alabaster, Lady Macgregor, was forced to travel at slow speed walking or running across might devalue the franc to
are being reconditioned
for re- M. G. Miskin, Miss Flex, Mr. Rhear that part of the line. lowest permissable limit, correception of the Valencia Govern- Koh, Prof. L. Forster and Dr. A. ponding to 112 france to the ment, which is expected to arrivey. Greaves. Pound
in Barcelona shortly. The same Representatives to the Board of source states there is a serious Trustees of the Church of Eng- STATUTE LIMITATIONS
shortage of bread in the town. land in the Diocese of Victoria, French Further relief for the
A similar shortage exists in Hong Kong.-Mr. P. S. Cassidy Treasury is imminently expected Catalan, where long bread queues and Mr. J. E. H. Hance. in the shape of the British credit are formed in the early hours of
Representatives to the Victoria Diocesan o£ £50,000,000.
Conference.-Mr. the morning. Trans-Ocean.
Owen Eughes, Lieut. Col John-
The French Treasury, however, is by statute only extitled to bor- Tow a further 241⁄2 milliard francs, and therefore it remains to bel seen whether the rise in the bank tate will succeed in allaying the fears concerning the fate of the
Benter.
INTEREST RATE
Paris, To-day.
taneously with the raising
of the bank zabe, the interest rate
J
WITHDRAWAL OF VOLUNTEERS
Sir Eric Phipps Says
Britain Is Ready
S
Official Supper Party
"Champagne Waltz", with The following will be the composi Gladys Swarthout, Fred Mac- tion of the Official Supper Party:
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One motor cycle driver and one
The President Mr. V. M. Gray-Murray, Jack Oakie, Velos and cyclist were injured as the result burn and Lady Caldecott, HE Sir Yolanda. The glorious Straus,
Andrew Caldecott Kt
C.MG, CRE. Waltzes held the hearts of of collisions between vehicles.
and Mrs. F. B. Winter, The Vice Vienna until a dashing young One cyclist and a lorry passePresident Mr. G. S. Archbutt and hand leader captured the town ger were injured through falling Me A. W. Bartholomew, EE. Maj. from their vehicles whilst in mo- Gen A. W. Bartholomew, C.B., CM.G. and its prettiest girl "Coming CRE, D.SO. and Lady MacGregor, to the Queen's, Alhambra and tion.
Of the 40 accidents, 15 were col- His Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor, Star Theatres.
K.C. and Mrs. G. S. Archbutt, lisions between vehicles; 18 were Mr. C. 1. Eoover and Mrs. CG Nevada", with Buster Crab collisions between vehicles and Sedgwick, Rear-Admiral C Barton: Mrs. Bartholomew, Mrs.
Berlin, To-day. pedestrians; and 7 accidents were Sedgwick and Mrs. CL Hoover, be, Kathleen Burke, Monte Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith and Mrs. C. G. Blue and Raymond Hatton, spec Baskett, Mrs. Davidson, Dz. G. A. The favourable reaction of due to other causes..
Vehicles.
Alabaster, M.EE, Hon Mr. C..Gtacular horsemanship, bronco C. Herklots, Dr. K. H. Uttley, Dowzing Street to the Reich Gov-
Alabaster XC, OBE and Mrx Mr. G. Miskin, Prof. L. Forsterjernment's reply to the British Note Private Motor Car
on foreign volunteers in Spain, has Motor Lorry and Dr. A. V. Greaves.
Sidesmen. Messrs. G. T. An-caused mach satisfaction in Ger-Public Motor Car
Motor Bus derson, C. Bitzer, W. E. L. Bow-man political quarters.
Tramcar
IMPERIAL AIRson, Mr. M. J. Abbott, Mr. L. A
DEFENCE
Sir H. Page-Croft's. Estimate Of Need
London, To-day.
ley, D. J. Crozier, S. Fowler, J. It is stated that the British Gov-Motor Cycle
C. M. Gresham,
G. F. Heath,
ernment, now as at the beginning The Empire's position in time (G. A. C. Herklots, L. B. Holmes, of the dispute, show full apprecia on advances on securities, has also of war was again referred to yes B. Jones, A. Keown, E. Koh. Ftion of the German point of view. been raised to five per cent, and terday, when Brigadier General Sir Kwok, G. Ladd, F. G. Maunder, The interest of the British Gop-l on thirty-day tredits from two to Henry Page Croft, Conservative G. K. Oliver, G. T. Padgett, N. ernment in the question of foreign per cent-Trans-Ocean, member for Bournemouth, stress-L. H. Railton, J. E. Richardson, volunteers already in Spain leads
led the necessity of strengthening v. Sanders, B. G. Stewart and
to the hope that negotiations: re- Britain's defences, in a public ad- ¡P. Wilson..
garding other forms of indirect in- +dress. Į
Bing-tervention, mentioned in the Ger-
TWO WOMEN KNOCKED DOWN
Castle Peak Road Accident
Auditors-Messrs. Lowe, Sir Henry stated that creation ham and Matthews.
of an air force capable of success- fully defending the Dominions
| against hostile attack, was just as important as the maintenance of
Ja home air force equal in strength; Two Chinese women were in-ito the strongest potential enemy. volved in a motor-ear "accident He estimated that to marantee early this morning, when they the safety of Canada, Australia were knocked down by private and Inths, an air force of 1,000 car No. 4045 in Castle Peak Road, lanes for
One of the women was admitted
to the Kowloon Hospital, but her the
Injuries are not of a serions va
ture. The other was slightly
to the driver he was
Bring
Ens, whi
the
Up
CANTON'S MAYOR RETURNS Development Of Port At Whampoa
Bicycle.....
Accidents
How Many Years Young
Are You?
The Secret of Growing Old Gracefully.
The key to the preservation
G
Edwin Taylor. Hon Ma Edwin bustling, cattle-roping and the thousand 12 Taylor, CMG. and Mrs. 2. M. Me stampede of five
1 Lay Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell and Mrs. steers are the high lights in 3. G. Seth-Smith, Hon. Mr. AW this Zane Grey melodrama
Hughes and Mrs. S. H. Dodwell, Mr. Coming to the Alhambra. RK McLay and Mrs. A. W. Hughes,
3 Sir William Hamell, C.LE ILD. Gand Mrs. AG. Bishop, Wing Com
"He Was Her Man", with mander A. G. Bishop, OBE, A.F.C. Joan Blondell, James Cagney and Mrs. R. Dalzell, Mr. H: E. B. and Victor Jory. An unscru Hancock and Mrs. T. Pearce, Mr. putous scoundrel does the one W. A. Dowley and Mrs. E. Cock, Mr. decent thing in his life. Well T. E. Perice and Ms. P. S. Cassius executed drama Coming to
E. Cock, M.RE. and Mrs.
Hall Lt C
Lt Col H. B. L. Dowbiggin, the Oriental Theatre OBE. and Mrs E. H. Williams, Mz EH Willians and Mrs. J. D. Daddy,
Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, M.C. and Miss
"Down The Stretch", with
man Note, can be started and a youthful appearance may be summed M M Mellor, Mr. A. Brearley al Patricia Elhs, Mickey Rooney:
decision taken in the near future. up in one word--regularity.
TERUKUNI MARU
and Dennis Moore. A thrilling horse-racing film Coming to the King's
The announcement by the British Learn to regulate your methods or Mrs. V. C. Labrem. Mr. P. S. Cassidy
Me, V. C. Labrum Ambassador, Sir Erie Phipps, that life; it is never too late to begin to and Miss P. Wright, Mr. J. Danby,
Meals should be taken, at Britain is willing to enter inte dis-do this.
regular intervals and at the same
"Hearts Divided"", with cassions on the withdrawal of for hours each day, retire early and rise eign volunteers has therefore been early always about the same hour,
Marion Davies. Dick Powell, take
* regular moderate outdoor received with special satisfaction.
Cland Rains, Charles Euggles, e exercise, avoid bustle and worry, and -Trans-Ocean.
Among passengers who arrived) and "Edward Evertt Horton -most important of all establish regularity of the daily babit, * in the Terukuni Maru were: Prince Jerome Bonaparte defies Pinkettes will help you do this. A Miss Frankston, Mr. Brankston, his brother, the Emperor dose of these dainty, little laxatives, Mrs. Mary Brown, Miss Mary Napoleon, for the love of his taken occasionally when needed.
to the
Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, Mayor of try would be Canton and concurrently Director defence of of Whampoa Port. Development,
EGYPT AND SOVIET Colonies, from arrived at Hong Kong from Shang- for each. -- hai by R. M. S. Empress of Japan
stimulates the liver. aids digestion, Fitzgerald, Miss Mary Holland, Baltimore sweetheart, Betty this morning. He will return to
Cairo, To-day. and by gently yet efficiently cleansing Lieutenant Patrick Marr Johnson, Patterson. Coming Canton this afternoon. · He has Press reports stating that diple- the stomach and bowels dispels con- Mrs. Johnson, Mr.Shotaro Kaki-King's.
Fikettes iso quickly apparently been in Nanking for a
month matic relations will soon be es-stipation.
James Edgar Miller, Mrs. Miller, "Gold Diggers Of 1937""”, with- hns, walked mapping out the scheme of de-tablished by Egypt with the So-banish bilinmess and leszaki, Mr. Ichitaro Kawamura, Mr.
aches, check, diaryhoes, clear the skin,
Mr. Adrian D. Stewart, Mrs. Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, allow-veloping Whampoa with the Cen-viet Union, are officially denied sweeten the breath, brighten the eyes, pull up. tal authorities.
Trans-Ocean.
relieve piles Sold by all chemists. Stewart.
Victor Moore, Glenda Farrell and Lee Dixon. Coming to the King's Theatre.
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By George McManns
JAPANESE PATROL
HONGKEW
Precautions On
Anniversary.
On the ami
break of