12
AIR CONDITIONED THEATREN
TO-DAY 'G TO-MORROW A+ 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
THE
ROBERT
ROMANCE RUNS RIOT
as a delightful ghost runs 'wild! Not an 'old meany ghost who lost around frightening people...but an amusing spook with'a yen for beautiful wonen. and who could blame filin
DONAT
sensational stor of "The Count of fonte Crisis" ot hit romantic best int
GHOST GOES WEST
URTED VERTISES
ALSO, WALT DISNEY PRIZE WINNING CARTON "THREE ORPHAN KITTENS" in Beautiful Technicolour.
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2001. CENTURY
FOX
SHIRLEY TEMPLE in
'THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL"
QUEENG
AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW at 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
SUPERB ENTERTAINMENT MAGNIFICENTLY PRODUCED
Starring
Evelyn Laye
...
Whore great artisley
will enchant you
FRITZ KORTNER
EMLYN WILLIAMS CARL BSMOND ALICE DOLYSIA CONCHITA, SUPERVIA
EVENSONG
Directed by
VICTOR SAVILLE
SUNDAY
•
A Smart Breezy Comedy !
“THE_BRIDE WALKS OUT!
BARBARA STANWYCK. CENE RAYMOND ROST, YOUNG
ESTARE
SHOWINGS IN KOWLOON
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
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Daily at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. BETTE DAVIS IN A PICTURE THAT WINS FOR HER
THE ACADEMY AWARD OF 1935 1
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THE SHOW "VARIETY DAILY" CALLS BETTE'S BEST!
BETTE DAVIS DANGEROUS FRANCHOT TONE
MARGARET LINDSAY ALISON-SKIP
INTELDREDOES DICK!
COMMENCING SUNDAY
THE HONGKONG
King Back In London
MONARCH MISSES RECEPTION
London, Oct. 1.
The King and his household party returned to London to-day after a holiday at Balmoral.
His Majesty arrived this morning ut Euston Station, together with his parly, travelling in special sutoon' conches attached to the Aberdeen Express.
When the train arrived at the station the King went straight to a waiting motor car without any know- ledre of the large crowd which bad gathered to cheer bim..
The Duke and Duchess of Kent, who left the train later, were given an enthusiastic reception ---Reuter Bulletin Service.
HONGKONG-MACAO CABLES
SERVICE SOON TO BE RESUMED
Macao. Out. 1.
The cable service of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. between Macao and Hongkong, which has „been interrupted since Sept. 20, is expected to be in working condition
another two days' time.
in
The cause of the interruption is due to the severing of the cable spme eight miles from Macno by Ashing junks fouling the cable ns
they trawled in the cable route. II in about a year since a similar occurence took
place. No less
a number than 300 fishing Junks may be seen trawling on any day in which favourable
weather conditions preval while at certain seasons, as many as 900 vessels, some of them Formosan, are in evidence.
Work is somewhat difcult in the position in which
repairs are being effected owing to the strong tides and current setting across the mouth of the Canton River. Due to extreme shallowness of the water et the locality, the current is from 8 to 9 knots. Our Own Correspondiént.
the
NOTED SURGEON'S
ESTATE
BEQUEST TO LEEDS UNIVERSITY
London, Qcl. 2 The late Lord Moynihan, the emblent surgeon, left estate of the value of approximately £325,000 by his will, probate of which was applied for to-day,
AVIATION-FILM
AT QUEEN'S
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1936.
BRITAIN'S RIGHT TO FALKLANDS
Evidence of Early
Documents-
4
LONDON-PARIS SERVICE
SPECIAL TRAIN FERRY
ņ
ARGENTINE CLAIM Southern Railway as a night service.
London, Oct. 1. On October 14, n train ferry service. between Dover and Dunkerque,
travel enabling passengers to
be- tween Londe and Parls without
change, will be Inaugurated by the
Three train ferries will main- taln service to provide ac commodation for 12'sleeping cåra and The claim of the Argentine Gov. forly londed goods wagons. A special ernment to the Falkland Islands, dock hing been constructed at Dover. Great Britain's most butherly-British Wireless. colony, has now been disproved by documents in the National Record Once and the British Museum.
DISPROVED
SPAIN'S AMBASSADOR
London, Oct. 1. As announced in the "Telegraph''i On his arrival at Croydon this last week, exception has been taken afternoon, the new Spanish Ambassa to the fact that the General Postdor, Senor Don Palo de Azearate, was Office still accepts letters franked omelally welcomed on behalf of the with postage stamps issued by the Foreign Secretary-British Wireless.
"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT
To-morrow's Picture.
Features
A wide variety of interests will be covered by the lus- trations in to-morrow's insue of the Telegraphi Pictorin Supplement.
Groups will show the fare- well dinner by junior N.C.0,'« of the Royal Welch Fusiliers - to departing members, the opening of the extension to the Sandilands Hut, the eles- Ing day of the lawn bowla section of the Hongkong Foot- ball Club, the 13th Kowloon Troop of Buy Scouts (winners of trophies at the recent Scouts' aquatic
sports), and graduates of the Tao Tazo school for the learning of sim- plifted Chinese characters.
There will be some excellent · pictures of the procession of the Feast of St. Teresa of the Child Jesus; and a group taken at the wedding of Mr. A. V. Wong and Miss M. J. Quan Lock-lee.
The pug marks of a tiger, or similar animad, near the Kowloon Reservoir will be shown in another picture.
In addition, the Supplement will contain the popular enter- tainment and feature pages, results of last week's Child- ren's Competition, and details of a new contest for the young- sters.
:
Argentine Government on which the Falkland Islands
are shown Argentine possessions.
FRENCH-EXPEDITION-
}
as
teefded to sell his ownership to the Spaniards. 11 is difcult to find out What the burgain Retually WAA. Surs varying from £20,000 to
£200,000 have been mentioned.
"Meanwhile, in 1765, Commodore Byron had taken possession of Saunders Island, one of the Fulk- lands, for England. Later, Captain John MacBride landed stores and marines from his frigate and erected blocidiouses at Port Egmont. Mac- Bride made surveys with bont parties
one of which landed off Carlisle Sound,
"On the top of a high hill they found a battle with a paper inside. showing that the French had visited the place a short time before. The paper was signed, among others, by De Bougainville, and is now in the Record Omce.
WARNED TO DEPART "MacBride afterwards visited the French settlement, and gave its in- habitants formal warning to depart, as the islands were the property of his Britannic Majesty.
The next English ship to visit the Istands
was commanded by Captain Farmer. When he was there
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN BO: HOWLOON-DALLY
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
The Most Exciting Presentation of Scenic Bosutics of the High Sierras.
James Oliver Curwood's
adventure thrillorl
The
COUNTRY BEYOND
4 SHOWS
DAILY
4.30-19
718-8.30
DAYS
6.Fax picture with Rochelles
HUDSON
PAUL KELLY ALAN HALE and BUCK
TO-MORROW
HER BIGGEST HIT-
...“BUT DEFINITELY"!
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
The POOR LITTLE
RICH GIRL
with
ALICE FAYE GLORIA STUART JACK HALEY MICHAEL WHALE
TAKE ANY THAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUI
ORIENTAL
FLEMING
ROAD
WANNAI TEL. STATH
Spanish ship arrived from Buenos ONLY TO DAY TO-MORROW
After supplies,
Aires very short of water. allowing her to take in Farmer requested her commander to take himself "off. A few days later she returned with large Spanish squadron.
"I have coples of the correspon- dence between Farmer and the com- mander of the Spanish Squadron, and also of that between Captain MincBride and the French Governor. Farmer refused to depart, and the fight begun, The Spaniards had a landing party of 1,400 men, wille the British garrison was only a hun- dred strong,
Farmer, therefore,
salistled with having forced the Spaniards into committing an act of war during peace time, capitulated.
The articles of capitulation and an inventory of everything handed over in the Spaniards still exist. The articles show that the British garri- son was allowed to march out under armis, with
drums beating and colours flying.
This practice persists after diplo- An intended bequest of £1,000 to British Ambassador in Buenos Aires, incident reached London there was matic representations made by the "When Farmer's account of the Leeds University for a scholarship to be named after his wife, which Lord Turner, formerly Officer Command-ment employed Dr. Johnson to write Wing Commander H. M. Stanley an uproar, Lord North's Govern- Maynihan had not an opportunity to insert in his will, it is announced will has sent to the War Offee the re- Junlus dealt with the affair in one
ing troops in the Falkland Islands, a denunciatory
pamphlet, and be carried out by the family-British:sults of his research Wireless.
into original of his famous letters. After futile sources, which show how the Fall-negotiations with Spain the British land Islands came into British pos-Fleet was mobilised. That mobilisa- Kession.
tion, Incidentally, gave Nelson his first chance of entering the Navy.
RETURNED TO BRITISH "In 1764," said Wing Commander
"Finally, Spain disavowed the Turner, "Colonel De Bougainville persuaded Louis XIV to let him At South American squadron, the Falk- bction of the commander of her out an expedition to what is now land Islands were honded back again known as the Australian continent, to the British Government, and the and to certala islands on the way stores were surrendered, I have a there, which had
previously been
of the receipt given to the Included In the Queen's Theatre
sighted by two ships from St. Malo.
islands were the Falkland shows that many of the articles hus Spaalards for the stores, which programme to-day is a most interest-Isiands. They had been given their been replaced by others of an In- ing educational
and instructional name "short." It is
is entitled "A Day at
by Captain John Strong, in ferior quality. Croydon Airport," and it shows big fare, and he named a cape in the occupied from a British ship. Sur- 1000, Strong's ship was the Wel- "In 1772 the Falklands were re- alt liners coming and going. over- hauling of machines, and many other
Falklands Cape Farewell, still so
geon's Mate Penrose wrote an ac- aspects of the life at this
called to this day. busy
count of the reoccupation. He des- the Union fing, was erected on Mount cribes how a large flagstaff, with Egmont, and a leaden plate placed there, describing the islands as die property of his Britannic Majesty.
"The stump of the flagstaff still be seen on the summit of Mount
A DAY AT CROYDON AIRPORT
aviation centre. Imperial Airways, Dutch, German and Swiss machines will be seen.
The main aim is "Evensong." British picture featuring Laye.
A
Evelyn
ACTING PUISNE JUDGE
Mr. J. A. Fraser, attached to the Attorney General's office, took his seat as Acting Pulsne Judge for the first time this morning, during the Felday calling-over of forthcoming cases. Mr. Fraser has been appoint- ed until further notice to act while the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mic-
Jack Buchanan i
uchanan in "COME OUT OF THE PANTRY" Gregor, is recovering from his ill-
A United Artists Release,
Emporium Ballroom
SEASON'S OPENING AND
Festival Night
In celebration of our 2nd Anniversary
SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT
The Grubel Troupe
Balloons
Confetti Streamers
With an entirely
NEW FLOOR SHOW
Souvenirs to all Patrons
The Right Spot for a Gay Night:
ness, and the Puisne Judge,
leave.
Mr. J. J. Hayden, is away on local
GERMAN GENERAL DIES
Magdeburg, Oct. 1.
The death has occurred here of General von Arnim, who command- ed the Fourth German Army Corps
in the Great War.-Reuter,
HALS, HOOD'S CÉUISE
London, Oct. 1.
H.M.S. Hood. fingship of the Battle Cruiser Squadron, left Ports- mouth to-day for the Mediterranean. -British. Wireless.
Three cases of Diphtheria and six cases at Typhoid were reported to the local Health authorities on Wed- nesday.
The rainfall measured at the Hong- kong Botanic Gardens during Sep- tember amounted to 13.24 Inchies, all of which fell during the first ne days of the month, nearly nine inches being recorded on September 6 and
The
horses, pig, cattle, sheep, and so on, De Bougainville took out settlers, and founded a settlement in the Falklands where Port Louis now is I have his diary of the voyage in my possession. When he returned, n year later, he found that the seitle- ment had not been successful, and Ermoni."
CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE
THE HONG KONG SINGERS will give an All-Elgar Programme including
KING OLAF
car
SOLOISTS:—Mrs. Andersen Miller (Soprano), Mr. Edgar Warner
(Tonor) and Mr. A. V. Sanders (Baritone).
Also the "Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor" (Bach-Elgor) and unaccompanied Works.
TWO PERFORMANCES THURSDAY, October 15 at 9.15 p.m. SATURDAY, October 17 at 9.15 p.m. Conductor:-. ANDERSON MILLER,
NET PROCEEDS IN AID OF THE T.B. CHILDREN AT ST. JOHN HOSPITAL, CHEUNG CHAU,
Tickets at $3, $2 and $1.
Booking: at ANDERSON MUSIC CO.
ENJOY GOOD MUSIC AND HELP A DESERVING CAUSE.
A DELIROUS DUCHESS ON THE LOOSE !
She meets a suave playboy of the Casinos.... and that's when the fun and laughter beginu,
SUN. MON,
YOU'LL WIN THE BEST LAUGH OF THE SEASON!
MEET THE GIRL WHO BROKE THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO!
THE WIDOW
FROM
MONTE CARLO
ARREN
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DOLORES
WILLIAM • DEL RIO
"THE SINGING KID"
AL JOLSON
SYBIL JASON
Cab Calloway-Yacht Club Boys-Edw. Everett Horton,
MARY BOLAND CHARLIE RUGGLES
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