1937-12-05

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

KOWLOON

AT 230-515·7·20-930 RML AT 230-520-720 & 9:30 PM. SHOWING TO-DAY "A Lifetime of Love in One Fleetiad Moment

An Eternity of Devotion in One Tender Kiss !

FRANCIS

with IAN HUNTER' FRIEDA INESCORT 'Herbert Musdin • G. P. Huntley, Jr.

NEXT CHANGE AT THE QUEEN'S Irene Dunne in

ERROL

in Warner Brom;": new romantic hit

FLYNN

Another Dawn

Directed by WILLIAM DIETERLE Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold

NEXT CHANGE AT THE ALHAMBRA

Return Engagement of "HICH, W DE & HANDSOME" "SOULS AT SEA' Gary Cooper. * George Balt

A Glorious Musical Romance

4 SHOWS

DAILY

1.M-$.17

7.15-3.30

TAKE ANY Team Or HamAY VALLEY B

ORIENTAL

FLEMING

ROAD

TEL

20473

TO-DAY-TO-MORROW-TUESDAY

AN EXCITING PUNCH-PACKED COMEDY THRILLER!

A famous movie hero in disguise, who proved to be louglier off Ythe screen than on, they laughed at his wild heroies on the screen.

but they changed their tune when he faced the guns of gangland MODERN WESTERN STORY OF COWBOYS AND GANGSTERS!

GEORGE O'BRIEN

"In the story of a movie

atar who became the terror of the plain ven

HOLLYWOOD COWBOY

WHA CECILIA PARKER

A CEORGE HIRLIMAN P. duction. Dicted by Eming Sort

RRO.RADIO

DAYS. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

ONLY

MAE WEST:

"Go West Young Man" WARREN WILLIAM RANDOLPH SCOTT ALICE BRADY, Elizabeth" Paterson, Lyle Talbot Isabel Jewell, Margaret Petty « Directed by

For THURSDAY-ONE DAY ONLY

"VIRGINS of BALI” WITH AN ALL

NATIVE CAST

Sat.

Fri. 6 THE GREAT O'MALLEY” with Pat O'Brien. Humphrey Bogart and a great Cast

• MATINEES: 20c.-30c © EVENINGS: 20c,-30c.-50c.-70c.

• SHOWS

DAILY

2.30. $20

720.930

MAJESTIC

THEATRE -

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEL.J7222

(MATINEES. 20. -30%, P EVENINGS. 20. -30% 50e708) SHOWING TO-DAY

THE FIRST MODERN PICTURE IN TECHNICOLOUR! THE GREATEST CAST IN HOLLYWOOD'S MOST THRILLING STORY!

SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS

JANET GAYNOR FREDRIC MARCH “A STAR IS BORN"

the first modern picture în TECHNICOLOR with ADOLPHE MENJOU

Dhested by WILLIAM A. WELLMAN Produced by DAVID O. SILENICK RELEASED THRU UNITED ARTİSTS··

NEXT CHANGE, FOR ONE DAY ONLY !

RETURN OF AN OLD FAVOURITE"

"LET'S FALL IN LOVE” with EDMUND LOWE, ANN SOTHERN

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1937.

PARADE THROUGH

SETTLEMENT "

(Continued from Page 1.).

derstood the document and would bring it to the notice of the Coun- cil.

SILVER AGREEMENT RENEWAL

"London, Dec. 4. Renewal of the International Silver Agreement of 1933, expiring at the end of 1937, will not be at- tempted, and it will be allowed to lapse without further ado, says "The Statist."

JAPANESE WARNED Major Gerrard also emphasised that he could make no agreement

The paper continues that the in regard to passage of Japanese question of immediate import, is troops through the Settlement.

whether the precarious equilibrium "The Shanghai Municipal Coun- surrounding the market will be up: cil also destres it to be known that

set by lapsing of the agreement. the Council's representatives had.

This depends on the attitude of previous to the parade; emphasised

American authorities, and to the Japanese authorities the their readiness to take additional Inadvisability thereof at the pre-supplies at prices now ruling. sent time.

the

This will only be decided by the The Shanghal Municipal Coun-personal reactions "of a few in- 'cll has made a full report to the dividuals in the United States.

Sentor Consul on yesterday's oc-

currence.

NO RIGHT IN CONCESSION During street corner con- ference in front of the War Memorial, with H.M.S. Folkestone and H.M.S. Falmouth in the back- ground, the French Chlet of Police and French military officer made It clear to a group of six Japanese officers that the Japanese had no right to pass through the French Concession, and could only do so if they asked, and received, per- mission, and complied with all other French requirements.

TELEPHONE TO HEADQUARTERS

A Japanese army officer tele- phoned to headquarters from the nearby Asiatic Petroleum Com- pany's

building, while Japanese officials rang up Japanese Embassy.

NO EARLY DISPOSAL

doubt that in the event of real pressure on China's exchange re- serves, which may come soon, the Chinese authorities will be compel- led to begin liquidation of this asset, especially as they will be no longer bound by the restrictive clauses of the agreement.

PRESSING NEEDS Moreover, it is by no means cer- tain that the Sino-American SU- ver Treaty will survive lapsing of the international agreement.

While the situation may be com- plicated by sales by Japan of silver confiscated from areas in China under her domination, it car safely be assumed that the Japanese assets will become more pressing.

now

"The Statist" concludes by say-

ផ

It may be assumed that lapsinging that it looks therefore of the agreement will be imme- though the market had a fairly diately reflected in larger offerings critical period ahead, and from the of the white metal on the market. market pointy of view. imminent There is no question of early dis lapsing of the 1933 agreement has posal of the substantial amount of not received the attention which Chinese silver sent to London for the development deserves.-

Reuter: there is little safe-kceplay, but

JAPANESE HAMPER EDUCATION

Wide-Scale Destruction Of Universities

were many

poor house in which emerly paupers.

In Shanghai, several millon dollars worth of property belong- ing to Chinese and foreign operated educational institutions were laid waste by Japanese batteries and the hostilities bombers during

Some 14.000,000 Chinese students are to-day being kept out of their schools in different parts of the

3 civilian country as

Japan's result of the military operations in China.

With the approach of the win- ter semester, parents and educators throughout the nation are faced with the serious problem of how there. to avoid a long, enforced idleness

The Japanese then agreed to comply with the French insistence that they provide a French escort for the lorries.

During the discussions. Japan- cac soldiers, of whom there were five or six on each lorry, got off and took photographs and stood about nonchalantly while news- papermen and cameramen hasten- ed to the spot.

Reuter.

In the early days of the war in for Chia's boys and girls who ap-that area, Japanese armed forces pear to have little prospect of re-centred their attacks on the Ger- turning to their regular work while man-founded National Tung-Chi

the war continues.

TARGET FOR BOMBERS

Since the beginning of the hos tilities at Lukouchlao on July 7, continuous stream of reports from foreign news agencies stated that Japan's military overlords have ap- parently picked leading univer- sities, schools and cultural institu- tions as the targets of their aerial and artillery attacks.

FOOD ECONOMY PROGRAMME FOR KWANGTUNG Canton, Dec. 4: A food economy programme for Kwangtung pro- vince to be enforced during the present emergency is now being planned by Dr. D. Y. Lin, Director of the Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry, and Dr. W. W. Tsc, Direc- tor of the Bureau of Health. Fol-sities, was completely destroyed in lowing approval by General Wu Te-chen. Governor of Kwangtung, a campaign will be launched in the various districts to urge the people to economise on foodstuffs during the war penud..

A number of experts have been named to a special committee to study the food problem for the campaign.

University at Wousung. The build- ings, equipment and libraries of this school, which for the past 25 years has formed China's leading educational institution of medical and engineering science, are now

no more.

The Ming Jang Middle School and the Eliza Yates Girls' School of the Southern Baptist Mission of America were also destroyed dur- 108 the Nipponese attack on Chapel Dr. M. T. Rankin, head of In Tientsin, the Nankai Uhiver-the Mission headquarters in China,

American-endowed in- sity, an

told correspondents that the $1,- stitution which was considered as

000,000 campus is a total loss. one of the country's best univer-

JAPANESE CONTROL SCHOOLS several days of concentrated bomb-

Apart from the outright destruc- tion of cultural institutions, Nip- ing and artillery attacks. was left of the million-dollar

pon's armed forces are also carry- subsequently Seting out a systematic programme of campus was

and "Japanizing" all Chinese schools ablaze by Japanese ruffians soldiers who built a flaming bon-

in areas over which they have ob- Are with the institution's collec-

tained military control. tion of rare books and manuscripts.

What

An American resident of Tien- tsin, in a letter to friends To pressmen, Japan's military command in North China explain- Shanghai, revealed that all text

Central News,

cd that the burning and destruc-books for Chinese schools in North tion of Nanka! University was a China have been revised under ENVOY RETURNING TO REPORT

"rightful punishment because the the supervision of Japanese mill- ON PANCHEN LAMA'S DEATH

University was the fountain-head tarists. Even schools maintained Chengtu, Dec. 4: Mr. Chao

of anti-Japanism in North China.".] by the British municipal authorities Shou-yu, high commissioner ap-

After the outbreak of the in Tientsin, he wrote, are forced to painted by the Chinese Govern-

use texts which aim at teaching ment to accompany the Panchen Shanghai war, the Japanese air

force which bombed Nanking. Chinese children that the real Lama, the Tibetan dignitary who died on Dec. 1 at Yushu (Iyekun-China's capital, Canton, the lead-salvation of their country lieg in do), to Lhasa, is returning by waying South China port, and other of Kwangting to report to the Open Chinese cities, again Central authorities, according to a wireless received here to-day. The special bodyguard which was sent to protect the late Panchen Lama to Lhasa is also returning to China.

It is stated that the Panchen

Lama" was seriously ill and his

condition became worse following

paid special attention to universities, hospitals, libraries and museums.

SMOULDERING RUINS

The National Chungshan Uni- versity at Canton, an institution dedicated to the memory of the founder of the Chinese Republic. Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was the target of

receipt of the news of the night-raiders on several occasions. High explosive bombs were dropped on ing in Central and North China.-. Central News.

the campus, and on the nearby

FOUR JAPANESE WARSHIPS REPORTED DAMAGED Nanchang, Dec. 4: According to information emanating from on- 'cial sources here, Chinese planes raided the Japanese warships an- chored in the Yangtze River near Klangyin on Dec. 2 and scored direct hits on two of the vessels, which were seriously damaged. The planes then continued on to Shanghai where they bombed and damaged two Japanese vessels in the Whangpoo. Central News. CANTON-HANKOW TRACKS

DAMAGED DURING

"RAID YESTERDAY Canton, Dec. 4: Five Japanese bombers, flying from Tongkawan, released over 10 missiles at Ngün- chanao and Yuentam stations, north of Canton, on the Canton- Hankow Raliway during an air raid at o'clock this morning, causing serious damage to the tracks and roadbeds, according to reports received here by the ran- way authorities,

Other reports revealed that 13 Japanese planes were sighted over Tungkoon, Shuntak, Chenchnen, Fatahan and Bamshul eariter la

CHINESE DAMAGE GUNS AT KIANGYIN FORTS Nanking. Dec. 4; Prior to their withdrawal from the Klangyin Forts, the Chinese forces damaged

Japanese domination of China.

In other parts of China every attempt is being made by Govern- ment and educational authorities to open temporary classes in places outside of the immediate war area. These

efforts, however, are only meeting with partial success, as the lack of funds and the destruc- of the most valuable books tion and scientific equipment render it Impossible to conduct any form of scholastic work except on a cur- talled basis.

CHINESE FORCES EVACUATE

TANYANG

Nanking, Dec. 4: With the fall of the Klangyin forts the Chinese

all the big guns to prevent them forces on the Nanking-Shanghai from being used by the Japanese,Raliway withdrew from Tanyang it is learned from military circles, to Chinklang yesterday morning.

It is stated that the forts suc-

it la officially announced here.. cessfully withstood the Japanese naval and aerial bombardment and on several occasions inflicted damage on the attacking Japanese River. warships in the Yangtze Their fall is attributed primarily, to the Japanese enveloping attack on land.

A rearguard action was fought by one division of Chinese troops at Tanyang to cover the withdrawal and, meanwhile, all bridges on the highway between Chinklang and Tanyang were destroyed to impede the Japanese advance.

After they captured Changsha,

New defence works have been Wusth and Changchow, the Jap-

completed by the Chinese forces anese established artillery post-southeast of Chinklang where tions at Chowchwang and Nan-

bloody battles between the oppos- chachen about seven kilometresing forces are anticipated Im- from Klangyin. Under a heavy minently. barrage their mechanised units launched repeated offensives ou the forts.

The Chinese forces, it is reveal- ed, destroyed all bridges leading

The Japanese central column is still being checked at Liyang whilst the attempt of their right wing to push toward Wuhu in

to the forts except one near the order to cut Chinese communica- bus station which they intended|tions between Nanking and Han- to use for sending troops across kow has been frustrated after to engage the Japanese in hand- the Chinese recapture of Kwang-

the day but flew away without to-hand combats whenever posteh and Buanchen on the Anhwel

sible. dropping any bombs-

Central News.

Central News!.

border.

Central News.

SHOWING

TO-DAY KING'S

A HAPPY YEAR IN THE MAKING

...AND FUN ALL THE WAY!

CONSTANCE

CARY

BENNETT GRANT

TOPPER

út 1 M-25

Roland YOUNG Hillie BURKE Alun MOWBRAY - Fugen« PALLETIE Diretted by NORMAN Z. MILEÖD

Next Change

Ascarioty Praksene Malingy de, Master

Monofinidanu Maver in 1998,

ALSO

At 2.30, 5.10 7.1849.30p.m.

SEE... TWO DAY Spooks OR La Loos

An Invisibis beauty

bath,

--as a comedy cam sza given you 1,000

now langfal

Share This Page