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THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,
AUGUST
21,
1937.
NANKING ROAD AFTER LAST WEEK'S TRAGIC BOMBING
QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
HONG KONG
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AT 230-515 7:20-9:30 PM AT 230 5·20-720 2 9:30 PM.
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United Artists
RIHARD TAUBER in
"PAGLIACCI“
HANKOW
ISTARE
KOWLOON
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
Mae West hits the barnyard circuit ...and how the hey-hey grows!
MAE WEST. "Go West Young Man"
WARREN WILLIAM - BANDOLPH SCOTT ALICE BRADY, Elizabeth Penesson, Lyle Telkor. fchel towell, Margaret Perry Barored tog HENRY HATHAWAY › Balaque by Mar West
AA IMANUEL CONÍN †spotuction ch Param came #Liputa
TOMORROW
Paramount Picture
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30–3,19
CHARLES RUGGLES - ALICE BRADY in "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS"
FARE AND TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUR
ORIENTAL
FLEMING
ROAD
TEL 14YE
Much hovac was created and many lives lost by bombs from Chinese planes which dropped in Nanking Road lust Saturday. Our picture shows the entrance to the Cathay Hotel on the left, with that of the Palace Hotel immediately opposite. In the lounge of the latter establishment a foreigner was instantly killed when he was flattened against the watt by the force of the explosions. (Photo by Mrs.
Rosario, of Shanghai).
New Factory Legislation
Draft Of Hongkong Ordinance
The Gazelle contains the draft of an Ordinance to amend the law Felat- Ing to factories and workshops and to; the employment of women, young persons and children in certain in- dustries.
The "Object of this Bill is to transfer
office
of Protector of Labour from the the Secretary for Chinese Affairs to the Chairman of the Urban Council and to vest the control of factories, workshops and the employment of young person and children No industries in the Urban Council.
ANGLO-
ITALIAN
RELATIONS
NOW VERY MUCH
EASIER
told
War Risk Rates Increased
Hongkong included
In Ports
Palmere, Sletly, Aug. 20.
London, Aug. 19. Bringing his visit here to a climax Lloyds underwriters, marine and to-day. Sig. Mussolini
50,000ssurance companies are giving forty- troops that Italy walns to pursue a eight hours notice that they have concrete policy of peace, but she will decided not to insure goods on shore
tolerate
Bolshevism the either before loading or after dis- Mediterranean."
not
in
Adventures tho stormi in ople sweep over half the world!
NEXT CHANGE
At The Queen's
Warner
BAXTER Wallace
BEERY
เส
SLAVE SHIP
Kent Taylor Nan Grey
ELIZABETH ALLAN MICKEY ROONEY George Sandere Jane Darwell Joseph Schildkraut" Directed by Tay Garten Amaciate Prodecar Nunnaly Johnso
It is announced that the Anglo-charge at Shanghai and other Chinese "LOVE IN A BUNGALOW" Italian tension has been cased and t
Rates of Insurance against war risk with Britain that Italy's relations have been "clarified."United Press, in the Mediterrancan have been in- The rates for vessels pass- ing the Straits of Gibraltar and pro- ceeding east of 12
12 degrees
longitude,
Workshops Ordinance, HANKOW
FLOOD
MENACE
GRAVE DISASTER
FEARED
Upon the enactment of the Fac- lorics and 1932, it was considered desirable that of the Protector of the powers Labour under that Ordiaunce should be exercised by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs with the assistance of qualified Inspectors of Labour until the persons and Industries affected should become accustomed to measure of regulation. With the passage of years the reasons for this arrangement have disappeared. ssed to effect the and it is now transfer above-mentioned
This Bill is based upon the provi- sions of Ordinance No. 27 of 1932, which, with the Factories and Work-
The situation is regarded as very 1036. shops Amendment Ordinance,
repeats. In this Bill, clause 5 of serious and if the river continues to rise and adequate prevention is not which gives the necessary powers forthcoming it is feared that another Urban Council, and disaster similar to the one in 1933 clause Pa a power of inspection top will be repeated.
to the
Of
are
Hankow, Aug. 21. Hankow. Hanyang and Wuchong and the surrounding vicinity being treatened by another food as the river level rose ta 49 feet to-day from which is only only four feet the tops of the flood-prevention wall- dyktes.
【LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY select committee of that Council, the The Changkung dyke is still intact]
GIANT PRODUCTION OF LAUGHTER, SONG, MUSIC ! The greatest rotrival that ever. dazzled from the screen Mae comedians! More song hits! More fun! More girl splendor! More spectacle! More everything! FIRST TIME EVER SHOWN AT POPULAR PRICES !
THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT!
DAYS
ONLY
of
ТОР.
the TOWN
Ä Her Kairanai Pics
DORIS MOLAN + GEORGE MURPHY HUGH MERDENT GREGORY QERTRUDE NIKSEN RATOFF
LOGAN HENRY ARALTY
RAY MAYER
MICHA AUER
TO-MORROW & MONDAY
A MYSTERY THAT THREATENED CIVILIZATION ! Fantastic as the Voodoo Magic of Africa; wierd as the mystery of Flindu Fakirs: stranger than the secrets
of Oriental power, most novel picturé ever conceived.
A MAD MYSTERY AND WIERD ADVENTURE THRILLER.
opportunitey has been taken to but the smaller dykes are in a very effect certain amendments which
One thousand ex-precarious situation. perience has shown to be necessary coulles have been rushed to reinforce and to revise and consolidate, in the the weaker embankments along the form of by-laws, the regulations river.
No. 27 of
27 of 1932
The bund area from the Customs
foot
sade under Ordin,hedule to that House to the Japanese Concession In
and set out in the Ordinance and Government Notifica-lunkow is now under one tions Nos. 600 of 1933 and 784 of water-Central News. 1936, published in the Government Gazette of 8th October, 1933 and 2011 September, 1936, respectively.
PEAK BURGLARY
of
Perased Preased
in a
line from Civitta Vecchin to For all in Tripoli are as follows: tankers, 20s. per
for crdinary vent., by tramp steamers, 10s. per Both were previously 5s, per Rates for passenger liners are unchanged at 5s, per cent,"
Carg cent. cent.
a vessel from the east does not cross the above line, the rate for passenger lipers will be 15. 3d., "for ordinary tramp steamers 25. Od. and for tankers 5s, compared previously with sixpence.-Renter.
"TIMES" MAN LEAVING
BERLIN COLLEAGUES'
SYMPATHY
Berlin; Aug. 20.
The Times correspondent at Berlin is leaving on Sunday, in accordance with the German offelal notification, The Foreign Press Association has effect the circularised members to. that it is expected that many may convey messages of sympathy and good wishes to the correspondent, and that others will be seeing him off ut
station. The Propaganda Minister has given an assurance to the Foreign Prers Association that a high official will be placed over the German press
public from order to prevent the generalising attacks on foreign cor- respondents-Reuter Bulletin.
the
By fixing 14 years as the minimum
Captain A. K. Dibley, of No. 103 age for employment in industrial undertakings (Clause 3 (1) of the The Peak, reported to the police that on the sometime, between 11 p.m. Bill and by-law 5 In the Schedule 19th and 8 a.m. on the 20th, some thereto) and increasing the perixi body entered his house and stole during which women and Young
£10 and $03 in silverware worth be employed during money. persons may not be the night in ordinary circumstances to 11 hours (by-law 8 in the November, 1919, and communicated Schedule), effect is given more fully by the Secretary of State in his clr- to the International Labour Conven-cular despatch of 13th August, 1921. have in actual tions fixing the minhaum age for at-The Conventions mission of children to industrial em- practice been adhered to by cm-
The Spanish ployment and concerning the night ployers of labour in the Colony for work of women and young persons some time, with the possible excep- nouneed the appointment employed in Industry which were tion of the provisions regarding night | Antonio Jean Morente
General to Manila-United Press. adopted at Washington 011 281h work.
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NOW SHE'S SINGING WITH A SWING IN THE GAYEST OF ALL HER HITS!
GRACE MOORE When You're in Love
...... CARY GRANT
Wrilton and Directed by ROBERT RISKIN
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
TO-MORROW AND MONDAY
A RIOTOUS COMEDY REPLETE WITH FUN AND ACTION ! JEAN ARTHUR GEORGE BRENT in
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A Columbia Picture
CHOLERA OUTBREAK
LEAGUE DOCTOR COMING
TO HONGKONG
Singapore, Aug. 20.
INCIDENT ON BUS
JAPANESE LEAVES SUITCASE. WITH MONEY
An unconfirmable story was cur-
Dr. C. L. Park, Director of the rent, in the Colony lust evening that of Nations Far Enslerna Japanese passenger, on a bus left League Bureau, is coming to Hongkong to a suitcase, containing a number of confer with the authorities on pre-papers in Japanese, and alleged to to military movements at ventive measures against the spread relate
Honkow and Shanghai, an the seat. of cholera.
The Bureau is enquiring from The Japanese alighted from the orens bus and the sullense was found on a various national institutes in threatened by the epidemic regard-seat by the conductor. It was later Ing
to contain, in stocks of cholera apeled and found available vaccines,
addition to the papers, $8,000 of Dr. B. Borcic, League Health Ex-Japanese banknotes. per, for China, is accompanying Dr. It was later claimed by the pag ParkReuter.
senger, who appeared most agitated,
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