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Showing TO-DAY Simultaneously
KING'S
HONG KONG
ALHAMBRA
KOWLOON/
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.:At 2.30. 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
On Your Guard!
.if you have tears to
shed, love to give, q heart to lose-on your guard!
DALY
For M-G-M has spent $1,000,000
two years
..to bring you another romantic masterpiece to take its place with "Mutiny on the Bounty" and "David Copperfield" in the annals of the screen!
RONALD
COLMAN
in CHARLES DICKENS' Masterpiece
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
with a cast of 49,000, including:
Elizabeth Allan Edna May Oliver
Reginald Owon
Produced by
Basil Rathbone Honry B. Walthall
·
Blanche Turka
.
Directed by
David O. Selznick
Jack Conway
Meuro- Goldwyn. Mayer
st
PICTURE
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THEATRE
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1936.
ITALY DELAYS ACTION
NO RESPONSE TO WHITE PAPER
|AND NO EFFORT TO END WAR
Rome, March 27. Italy will not reply to the British White Paper on the Locarno Powers' proposals for the remedying of the disturbed European situation as a result of Germany's military occupa tion of the Rhineland and her unilateral denunciation of the Treaty of Locarno, This is the asertion of an authoritative spokesman,
The reason for Italy's rofussi to reply, as one of the Locarno signa- tarlan, is ascribed to the manner in which the situation has developed.
CORRESPONDENCE
The Government And
The Volunteers
(To The Editor.
Hongkong Telegraph.)
BRITISH UNITED ON POLICY
GOVERNMENT RESUME BRINGS ACCORD
London, Mar. 27. Sir regret that both the Com In political elrales there is natia mandant of the H.K.V.D.C. and "Old faction that the House of Commons Bill's Firstborn" appear to have discussion of the International situa- misunderstood the object of my letter. tion was not further postponed.
was not attacking either the
The full and remarkably frank individual keenness, nor the regiment-
them.
Clancy of the Volunteersmaatement of the Foreign Secretary from it but the apparent attitude of in last night's debate has made a the Hongkong Government towards profound Impression in wide circles, and the only important divergence which seemed to arise between the Because of the state of the world Opposition and the Government— to-day, in spite of the need for reduc-apart from individual disagreement, tion of taxation, Britain is increasing such na Mr. Lloyd Georga's on the its Service votes. In view of the staff conversations will disappear, it special position of this Colony, and is believed, when there has been time of what is taking place at our very the Exchequer's speech at the end of for consideration of the Chancellor of back door, surely it bohovce the Gov ornment of this Colony to "look to its the debate. Moat?" Even in a time of Anancial than the
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JAKE JANES
ROMAN METON
JEAN MUIR
PAT
FRANK
LAUGH
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Mr. Neville Chamberlain denied the suggestion that the Government was Government is not particular subordinating obligations under the ly interested in its own defence, the HK.V.D.C. STânt is cut down Covenant to the Locarno obligations. while in other directions no apparent keystone of the Government's, poller The League Coronant remained the attempt at economy is made, though and the obligations of the Covenant It is also authoritatively stated that pear not only possible but very doeirion took place in the East or in the PENNER OAKIE LANGFORD SPARKS GRABLE
to the Man-in-the-Street it would ap would apply equally, whether aggres 30 Signor Dino Grandi, the Italian Am-able. bassador in London, has not been
West British Wireless. authorised to start negotiations, with To put it at its lowest, the Volun the Committe of Thirteen to settle the Italo-Ethiopian dispute.
tears are form of insurance. While possibly the morcantlis. community
The Italians consider that a number might manage to scrape along under COLONY FINANCES
of questions, including those of pro- cedure, must firet be settled before negotiations commence-Router,
LOCARNO MEETING
Paris, March 27,
Л foreign fing, the Government Service would certainly be out of s jobl
on a
The points I raised in my previous HOW LAST YEAR letter were meant to filustrato this apparent apathy of the Government,
WORKED OUT but in view of what your other cor It is understood that it has been respondents have written, may I re- Financial statements for the past suggested that the Locarno Powers Poat I was not criticizing the year ahow that the Colony's excose of should meet at Paris as soon asgimental arrangements for distri-assets over liabilities on December 31,
bution
of food, etc. While these 1035, was $12,087,068. possible after the receipt of the German counter-proposals
Mi were to their
par with those of the
Total revenue for the year was formula for the amelioration of the Regulars, the latter
$28,430,549, hoard de
compared with European tension.
German finite statements that rations were estimate of $30,586,660. The revenue memorandum is expected to be de- not allowed for the H.K.V.D.C. and in 2004 was $20,574,235. livered Tuesday, probably by Herr von the Commandant's letter Hibbentrop, in London. The Locarno bear this out. If this was so, then Powers wish to discuss the German the food, etc., supplied was paid for proposals immediately they are other out of regimental funds or by
private generosity!
received.
The
the drew their rations. automatically
April 3 is the date tentatively sug gustid for the meeting, but thin bas not thus far ben confirmal-Reuter,
SAFETY FIRST
NEW LEGISLATION
ON LIFTS
Appears
an
201,038, against an estimate of $32,- to Expenditure for the year was $28,- 550,102 In 1934, the expenditure was $31,149,165,
COMPULSORY TRAINING
With regard to blankets, I seem to have raised a cloud of ficas about my earst Lt. Col. Dowbiggin ridicules the idea of Issuing them for one night. I noticed that every party of Regulars I an appeared to have them some had small tents as well Senate has approved a proposal for so surely it would not have been compulsory military training for boys. molly-coddling the Volunteers if they-Reuter's Bulletin Service.
had been issued? Actually my in- ference was that there was this dif ference between Regular and Valun- The Gazette contains the draft of ment would not provide funds to hire Leer equipment because the Govern- an Ordinance to amend the Buildings and-or distribute them. If I am Ordinance, 1835, whereby the follow-wrong, I humbly cat dirt-I drink ing addition is made after sub-section bamber pill
(4):
Paris, March 27.
The Army committee of the French
EXCHANGE
"Every Buch owner shall arrange, that as a keen Volunteer he is pre- "Old Bill's Firstborn" may say preferably by a contract of mainten-pared to put up with the traditional T ance with the makers or suppliers of ingratitude of Governments, but what Demand the lift or hoist concerned, or their about Tem Smith and Jack Jones who T.T. Singapore aganta of nominees in the Colony, may be thinking of joining un? They T, Sharghoi for regular and adequate cleaning, are not going to be encouraged to do
heyT. Japan olling and adjustment service at such so, specially if mobilisation for comp India intervals as the type of equipment or manoeuvre means loss of civil pay. and nature of the service demands.
T.T. Frisco & New York I conclusion, may I reiterate I am T.T. Java At least one in every three years the 'n no way attacking the Volunteers, T. France said owner shall arrange that the but that the Government's wielding T.T. Manila safety gear and governor switch, if of the Economy Axe over their sub T. Bangkok fitted, shall be subjected to a running missive (7) necks does not suggest, Saigon Lost ander maximum load and speed an appreciation of the realities of the T.T. Lisbon conditions, under the supervision of times,
a-competent engineer, and that a
certificate shall be issued to him on
the result of
cach test, such certi
JACK __-FRANCES
HFD
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THE BEST PICTURE OF 1935 ! AWARDED FIRST PRIZE BY ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND ACCLAIMED THE BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR BY NEW YORK CRITICS!!!
Their love was the flaming crucible that set ablaze a city's mob-mad fury!
TO-DAY'S OPENING
QUOTATIONS
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1/34
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1/3
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110
85%
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83%
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fleate to be signed by the engineer The Rural Orphanage
supervising the test. Every such
certificate shall be kept by such owner and presented to the Building
At Taipo
demanded."
Monday next,
March, Str Thomas and
Atato
Authority for inspection whenever Sir-On
The Obleets and Reasons THE BIG FUNNY MUSICAL SHOW.
that the new sub-section is added to Southom are to plant the first the principal Ordinance with a view to in the new Rural Home at Taipo. A grand aggregation of comedy stars that turn the swellest resortviding for adeguato attention to lifts on City and
the protection of the public by pro-
A Boys from on the Pacific upside-down with morriment, music and mischief in and hoists. The new sub-section (6) Home (for girls) are being moved the year's most joyous 'spectacular musical production,
added to that section
out into the country so that the is mainly based on the provisions of section & country life rather than town life.
children
may grow up qualified for (a) and (e) of the Code of Practice for the Installation of Lifta
The Home will be organised in Realators drafted by the Lifts and all their own work, cooking, etc.
units of twelve children who will do Escalators Installation Panel anoint- rd in 1931 by the late Advisory Council for the Building Industry to review such legislation as affected the installation of lifts and escalators in buildings and to report on the need for the revision thereof and the form such revision should take.
A Breezy, Madcop Musical Timad lo ú Tempo That's FASTI
Adolph Zuker
Otonado
JOHNNY
DOWNS
.BETTY.
BURGESS
• JACK HALEY: EDDY DUCHIN ANDY DIVINI A. Paramount Fielore
THIATRI
·TO-MORROW• MONDAY TUESDAY VICTOR HUGO'S MASTERPIECE.
THE CREATEST
HUMAN STORY EVER WRITTEN
BECOMES A SCREEN TRIUMPH.
SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN THE CALLEYS!
And aftor. that, he's from... free to live a life of terror.. hunted thing boroft of love, honour'anda'namo! Night and day') "hell's horror will dog his foot-stops ... no peace, no prospects, no promisa ! A soul-stabbing story with the scroon's greatest actors (în 'their mightiest roles 1:
Fredric MARCH Charles LAUGHTON
·VICTOR HUGO' MASTERPIECE LIVES AGAIN
Les
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TREASURY BILLS
London, Mar. 27,
and
The total amount applied for in tendern for £40.000.000 Treasury bills was £64.815,000. The average rate per cent, for bills at three months was 10/0.238,-British Wireless,
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624
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495
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110
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1/0
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.29.24
29.23 39.7/16 217 4.97% 1/2
1194
870
(a) $2,000 for current this year.
(b) $2.500 for building each addi-Prague. tional unit. or family home for Vienna twelve children..
Madrid We shall welcome all interested in Lisbon this project at the now, site (just
Hongkong North of the 134 mile stone on the Bombay. Trips rond) from & p.m. to 8 p.m. Brussels on Monday, 30th March, and the Monte Video
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