MAJESTIC
TO-DAY ONLY at 2,30, 5.20, 7,20 8 9.20 p.m.
“It isn't WHAT you are, but WHO you are With enough puilin this town you can get away with murdert"
SLEEPERS EAST
with
Wynne Gibson
Preston Foster Mona Barrio
Directed by Kenneth MacKenne
YOUR SUMMER NEEDS
AT COST
FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY
WONDERFUL FABRICS
AT
WONDERFUL PRICES!
TAJMAHAL SILK STORE
THE
King's Theatre Building-D'Aguilar Street.
GLOUCESTER
LOUNGE.
ICE CREAM
AND
SODA FOUNTAIN
SERVICE.
A RANGE OF
SPECIALITIES
For
“KIDDIES"
ΤΟ
"GROWN-UPS”-
RAIN! RAIN! RAIN!
Buy Your
RAINCOATS & UMBRELLAS
NOW
at the
CHINA' EMPORIUM.
Prices:- RAINCOATS from $5.50. Up UMBRELLAS
.60
Queen's
Rd. C.
CHINA' - EMPORIUM LTD;
THE HONGKONG
PH
THURSDAY JUNE
1934
FAR EAST POLICY
READY TO ARM
LONDON INCRED
·BRITAIN PLANS EXPANSION
FAMERICA ANXIOUS TO WORK WITH BRITAIN
London, June 27, Dr. Alfred Sze, Chinese Minis- ter to the United States, on his arrlyul here to-day from Washing on for his son's marriage, Inform el Reuter that Americans despite pre-occupation with their Internal problems, were watching the Far Enst most carefully and took a serious view of the region's nos Bibilities.
London, Juno' 27-
SILYER NEWS TREATED WITH. GREAT RESERVE.
The
London; June 27, While the preliminary" {nava}} Silver circles hire: nroj un-. conversations here have nirendy animously treating - with revealed wide differences In the greatest reserve the messages from vlows of Great Britain, United Now York as to America's silver States and Japan and the chances programma. of holding a Naval Conference in 1936 are dwindling the British credible that the Washington It is pointed out as being almost Cabinet has, met and, it is under Treasury would announce Its In- stood, endorsed big Air Force and tention to purchase a huge amount Naval budget increases and minor of silver. Before the end of the Army Increasés.
Amorienos are anxious, for close co-operation with Britain in the
It la reliably reported that the year, thus encouraging speculation Far East; but the British policy Government will submit a Bill of and forcing up the price of the doubtful seemed somewhat undecided, and supplementary estimates for the metal. It is also very many Americans feared that thero Air Force, Navy and Army some whether it would be possible to was still a strong party in Eng-time during the Parliamentary ses purchase such an amount ne sug
gested within the period named. and favouring a renewal of the slen next week. Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Dr. Sza The presentation of this Bill to It seems more likely that the Parliament will signalize the com-Treasury will acquire ellver quietly It was impossible to exclude mencement of an Impressive. Brl-without disturbing the market, in political questions relating to the tish) Plan for
rearmament accordance with Mr. Morgenthau's Pasific from the 1995 Naval Con- United Press,
racent statement."
stated.
ference. The qucation of disarma- ment could no. more be discussed apart from polítics than at, the Just Washington Conference, he assorted.
SOUND FINANCES.
IMPROVED ·
As Britlan was Inviting the GERMANY'S TAX YIELD MYCH Powers to the Conference, "con«} tinued Dr. Sze, America could not officially suggest a programme, but he thought that unofficially thes could do 80;
Ile believed that the Conference would fully discuss the Far Enstorn situation from all points of view.
Berlin, June 27.
It is suggested that the mesange may Have been inspired with a. vlow to Voto-cutching for the Democrats at the coming election.
-Reuter.
Sterling Gaing
London, June 27, After prolongod activity at In-
A substantial improvement intervention, the British Exchange. tax yields was reported by the Equalisation Fund did not operate. Secretary of the Finance Ministry to-day and sterling strengthened of in the course of a statement deny its own accord, owing to the small. ing that n fresh tax would be im-general demand. posed with a view
It is believed in some to promoting
quarters America's policy in the Far East German exports.
that the silver news from America, was quite unaffected by the CX- The official said that the tax with the suggested possibilities of change of Notes between Mr. yield of April and May was 120,-infintion, is causing uncertainty Cordell Hull and Mr. Hirota on 000,000 marks above the corres-In the future of gold correncies, March 21. The important point ponding months of 1933.
resulting in the small purchases of which had escaped attention was He was certain that seni re- | sterling, that Japon had been trying to ceipts would exceed the Budget ca The Reichsmark Armed up scenre an exclusive pact with timates by hundreds of millions of sharply to-day and yesterday, duo America, but America's retort had marks; and the German Govern- to small purchases. In been that any pact must includo ment would thus be enabled to market. The movement is out of nil nations of the Far East: cover all fresh' necessary expendi- proportion to the volume of buel- Russia and China, as well as Japan |ture-Reuter. ant the United States.
The Financial Noies estimates Dr. Sze scouted the report that
that the Exchange Fund has spent
ness.
п narrow
Amerien would buy 1,000,000,000 of President Roosevelt, who would £10,000,000 out of its gold stock to ounces of silver within the next be most careful not to upset the support sterling since the wook- six months. The whole control of market by sensational buying.ness of the pound started recently. silver purchasing was in the hands Our Own Correspondent,
-Rentor.
LAST TWO
DAYS
DAILY AT
2.30, 5.10. 7.15
and
9.30 P.M.
KINGT
AIR-CONDITIONED
No.. man-made laws. here...the jungle knows only the law of the strongest...with. life and beauty, the reward of the winner!
THEATRE
CECIL B. De MILLE'S
FOUR FRIGHTENED PEOPLE"
Paramount
Picture
with
CLAUDETTE COLBERT-HERBERT MARSHALL
MARY BOLAND—WILLIAM GARGAN
4 SHOWS DAILY
2.30-5.15:
7.15-9.30
THEATRE
TAKE ANY TRAM or HappY VALLEY BUS M
BOOKING AT THE
THEATRE.. TEL. 25313.
G 25332.
-FROM SATURDAY-
*The Answer Is No!"
It's tough to be a bad boy in love with a good dame!.
SYLVIA
SIDNEY
F. RED RIC
MARCH
IN
GOOD DAME
* B. P. Schulberg
production.:.
A Paramount Picture
ORIENTAL
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY,
ZOE AKIN'S GREAT COMEDY STAGE PLAY. **NOW P THE FUNNIEST
LOF ALL S
SCREEN PRODUCTIONS
3
GOLD-DIGGERS: THAT. STOPPED,
NOTHING.
HERE'S TO OUR MINI LONG JAY THEY GIVEY
What ariston havd
in this fast-moTTAGE.
atory of three gidas! who co to Breed- way to have their
"prawks":
co-lined I
THEATRE
GREEKS HAD
AWORD THEM
INA CIAIRE
JOAN BLONDIEL, MADGES EVANB LOWELL SNELMAN. DAVID MANNERS SURRANSEX
FLEMING
ROAD WANGHAI
TEL-28473
2 DAYS ONLY TO-MORROW & SATURDAY.
JEAN-
PIFAN
HARLOW HARLOW
WILL ROCK
THE TOWN
WITHER LAUGHTER ANA IN THIS
FAST ACTION COMEDY OF OLLYWOOD'S TEMPERAMENTAL
STARS
TRACY
COMBSHELL
FRANK MORGAN, (FRAN- CHOT TONE, PAT: OʻZEIEN, (UNA; MERKEL, STD-HIAŁY
VICTOR FLEMING
QULLA'S
To-day to Satur
at 2.30, 5,10, 7.20 8, 9:30)
OO MANY MEN WERE READY TO GIVE FIER LYLRYTHING VA WHÊN ALL SHE WANTED WAS ONE WHOD GIVEHER A LITTLE TROUBLES, AND SHE GOTISI
Chatterton FEMALE
And luparb Test, including GEORGE NT, Whiljö Anversliem, főhjný věck
Gavin Gordan, Ruth Donnelly,
ALSO SHOWING.
Musical Specialty
FIFI
-TO-DAY
ONLY
STAR
At 2.30, 5.20, 7,20 8.9.20
Van Dine Thriller "CAMPUS MYSTERY"
Metro's Powerful Drama
Day of Reckoning
with
RICHARD
Hankow Rd.
Kowloon
STAR
DIX
Phone 57795
MADGE EVANS
ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
To-day to Saturday at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 8 9.20
"AFTER_YOU. MY DARLING, NO
OTHER MAN CAN
EVER MATTER..
Is it the same with every woman? Is therealwaysoneman to whom she belongs -alland forever And is this man she sp- cretly lover to the last, always the man who loved her first??
See
Stanwyck
EVER IN MY HEART
A Warner Bros. Picture with OTTO KRUGER” RALPH BELLAMYCRUTH DONNELLY
"HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE CHILDREN: PROTECTION OF
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY.
The S.P.C. requires $25,000. this yoar to maintain its work for sick and starving children. Will you send us one or more of those dollars ?.
Your donation will be gratefully.
macknowledged.:["han Hon. Treasurers: in
Mrs, L. W. Amps, 517, The Peak; Mrs YSK. Chow, 22, Shoujon HIN
bed for the
Wyndham