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Today's Screenings
Hong Kong
KING'S:
"Navy Blue And Gold" QUEEN'S:
"San Quentin"
ORIENTAL:
"Romance For Three"
"Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
"Jungle Princess" STAR:
Thirty-Day Princess" MAJESTIC:
"Penitentiary"
KING'S:
Coming
"Man-Proof"
QUEEN'S:
"Blind Alibi”.
ORIENTAL:
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"The Garden Of Allah”
"Hawall Calls”
ALHAMBRA: "Ex-Lady""
STAR:
"Ex-Mrs. Bradford" MAJESTIC:
The Good Earth"
BEHIND PRISON
WALLS
Laying bare the grim cross-cut- rent of life in the famous Cali fornian penitentiary, "San Quen tim." with Pat O'Brien, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart and Ann Sheridan, comes to the Queen's Theatre today,
The
picture is packed with dynamle action. And of course t must be in a story which deal. with a thousand prisoners. their officer guards. and their natreds, their jealousies and internal strifes, The climax is a sensational at- tempt of the men to make a dash for freedom.
NAVY BLUE AND GOLD
Acclaimed by naval officers as the most authentic story ever written about the historic United ДАЕМ Ашерту TEAEN รวา 49 Blue and Gold” opens today at the King's Theatre.
The novel, steeped in the colour- ful traditions of the institution. was written by George Bruce who also adapted.It to the screen.
The picture is headed by a strong cast including Robert Young.
Occupation In N. China
Hopei Finances In Muddle; Guerillas Extremely Active
After more than a year of Japanese", occupation, the political. economic and social conditions in the Pelping and Tientsin area have deteriorated to a state almost chaotic. The accumulating evidence of organized guerilla units operating, from a central authority sc- counts for the insecurity of the local hsien officials.
These men, who have been appointed under the authority of the "Provisional Government," rely upon the protection of Japanese gar- rison posts against the raids of guerillas, who often work in co- operation with the people of the hsien. The guerillas make it the practice to execute all puppet officials captured. Several magistrates who have falled to flee have met their death already.
Economic development plans of June 15. The value of the Chinese the Japanese remain largely on national banknotes has increased paper. The large industrial or- from $103.3 to $104.5 since that ganizations which have been or- date. The banning of the notes ganized also have been unable to has been postponed.
move into the intetior away from the railway lines. The stumbling
again.
FINANCIAL CHAOS
They are as follow:-
(1) Old banknotes of the Bank of
Japan:
(2) Old banknotes of the Bank of
Chosen:
(3) Banknotes of the Federal
Bank of China;
As an indication of the economic block seems to be the guerillas and financial chaos under which the people of North China are These Chinese troops are ram-existing, there are seven different pant. They cut communications types of banknotes in circulation. and it is said they interfere with the transport of goods suspected to be of "Japanese origin. Rural pro- ducts from the so-called "Happy Red Section" cannot be transport- ed to the main centres occupied by the Japanese. This restriction applies to all products which are known to be for export to Japan.
LEGAL TENDER AT PREMIUM
The Federal Bank of China of the puppet regime established in March this year: But the people of North China are reluctant to. accept" notes issued by this bank. They favour National legal tender and the issues of the private commercial banks.
WBS
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Under the Japanese scheme for displacing Chinese National legal tender, a ban on national bank- nutes was to be imposed as from
Solution No, 82.
A BASETILACES RIB PQ11ADAGE
ADAMANT MORON RESETTS ARE A S A WETINAVE NARROWINAY CHASTEERAPINE ESTERS ¶¶¶
ON SETH TEDIHOME ERSET BABE. S MARNE TROWELS ARENA EARSEE NAIAD TRY ETEEN
(4) Banknotes of the Bank of
East Hopel;
(5) Banknotes of the Bank of
South Charhar:
(6) Banknotes of the Central
Bank of Manchuria;
(7) Banknotes of the Bank of
Mongolia and Sinkiang.
It is felt that this is a 'record In world financial history. As a result people nowadays pre- fer to hold their goods and commodities rather than sell for this variegated paper. A heavy rise in prices of commo- dities from lack of adequate supplies put on the open mar- ket is observed.
SKELETON AUTHORITY In Chinese circles it is stated that Japanese authority exists only along the railway lines. .Chinese national authority exists 117 haien in the centre: of Hopel Pro-. vince. This authority is maintain- ed by well trained guerillas and troops,
Ten haien in the eastern part of Hope are also under Chinese National authority, as well as d number of hsien in North Shansi, and South Chahar,-(Ta Kung Pao),
CROSSWORD
NO.83
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1938 -PAGE
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JUNGLE PRINCESS"
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William Powell Jean Arthur RKO Picture "EX-MRS. BRADFORD"
James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore.] 1. Sky-blue Florence Rice, Bille" Burke. Tom 6. Stupefy Brown
Hinds, Paul 9. Greek letter Kelly and Barnett Parker.
Samuel 8.
It portrays the poignant de 13. A word used votion of cadets pledged to their
instead of a country's service, the heartaches noun of stern. character-building dis-15. Forward cipline, the thrilling sportsman-18. Small ship of the Navy's titanic, football
amount games, and the love of two cadets 13. Volcano in for the sister of their quarter-back
Martinique companion.
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EVENTS
TODAY
War
23. Approved 24. Indian.
mulberry 36. Image 28. Siamese
Anniversaries and Holidays.--St. cuin
Hyacinth.
Auctions-Household Furniture, Lammert's Sales Room, 2 Con- naught Road Central, 2.30 p.m.
Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this Fage).
Dances. Cheero, Club
8.30 p.m.
31. Mistake.
34. A monk's
cowl
Dance
36. Land
measure 37. Count 39. Threefold" 41. Hypothetical
force
Lectures.-First Aid, Helena May.
5.45 pm; ARP. at. St. Andrews 42. Prepare for Church Hall, 8 pm.
publication 44. Aftray
Mats (Bee Page 16). Meetings Annual, of European 45. Japanese Y.M.C.A. Hockey Section, in the West Lounge, 6,30 p.m..
Moon VII Moon, 22nd. Day. Social-Weekly Whist Drive and
cola
47. Gait.
49. In order that
50. Paid pub-
Tombola in Garrison Sergts' Mess. Licity. Queen's Road, 9 p.m.
Sports. (See Page 10),
|52. Ardour
54. Restrain
Sunrise,-4.01. a.m. Sunset-6.54 57. Melodies
Low at 06.55 and 18.48.
general
p.m
60. American
Tides. High at 00.34 and 12:53.
Low at 08.66 and 18.48.
MAN TOMORROW
62. Musical note 83, Bchool of
higher learn- Moon-VII Moon, 23rd. Day,
ing Sunrised an. Sunset 6,55 65. Auctions,
67. Worm
p.m.
Tides. High at 11.69. Low at 68. Jutting rock 05.57 and 18.23.
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Male sheep
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pseudonym
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Correlative
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8. Toy
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Dance of Bohemian origin 10. 'French
novelist
11. Warlike king"
of the West Saxons
14. New; com.
bining form 17. Proix, thrice 20. Heat slightly 22. Black cust 25. Protuber-
ance, as of the ear.
27. Authorita-
tive standard
29. Story
30. Woody plant
31. Seaport in
Greece 32. Limpudent. 33. Radicals -39, Expires
38. Ceremony :40. Trudge
43. Bank clerk 46. Claws 48. Compensate 51. Split pulse
Beak of a
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still
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An enjoyable evening was spent Both Japanese and Chinese radio in Hankow recently by members of dealers, are said to be already feel- the press and other friends who ing the pinch following the em- were guests of the Admiral of the bargo recently placed on the im- Vanise Flotilla and other American port of radio sets and parts by naval officers. A delightful supper the local authorities at Tientsin. was served aboard the USB, Luzon, Foreign firms are still given import followed by the showing of an ex-icences, but how long that will last
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