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1938
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OLD KING JOE IS MERRY OLD CROW in a fitful romaneo that will givo fits to the whole family
DAVID L. LOEW PRESENTS
BROW
THE
HONGKONG
SAILOR OF WAR DAYS PROMOTED
Rose From Lower Deck To Chief Constable's Post
Chief
TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, JANUARY
Millions For U.S. Defence Improvements
Increases Notod In Many Directions 400 New Plones For Army
The recent uppointment of a form- er lower deck saltor to the position of Chief Constable of Rochester is of especial Interest to naval circles in Hongkong.
Wachition, Jan. 6. The appolatnent of a bluejacket boy entrant as a
The United States budget for the Constable is believed to be unique. 1930 fscal year calls for army and Lieut. Commander W. J. A. Wills,navy expendi ures exceeding $1,000,- who has become the new Chief | 000,000 including certain public Constable at Rochester, was formerly works programmies, barrucks stationed in Hongkang.
fraction and other projects not He the only officer commissioned || Jetailed, from the Lower Deck to wear three decorations. He received the C.M.G from King George V for gallantry al Jutland, the M.V.O. from Kin Edward VIII for service at his father's funeral, and the O.B.E. from King George VI in the Coronation Honour's List.
A recapitulation of the army and navy estimates, which are entitled National Defence," amount to 9080,- 623,100, and how an increase of $54,- that navid 47,000. It is estimated
detenec expendllure for national exclusive of the estimated $8,000,000 When Lieut.-Commander.
to be received under public works Willisto
$500,827,400, compared joined the Navy in 1910 the best amounts to
with the estimates of $534,505,000 enreer to look forward to was some 20 years in warrant rank and a long during 1938, And zealous service lieutenancy as a consolation prize before retire-
meat at 55.
7,
1938.
STRANGE ROBBERY IN LONDON
Ring Salesman Hit With Mallet; And Young Thieves Panic
London, Jan. 0.
A dramatic story was unfolded to-day when four young Mayfair men appeared on remanit before the Westminster magistrate, Counsel for the prosecution said that while show- ng rings at an hotel, a man named on the Bellenger received a blow head. Turning round, he found the man who had hit him standing with what appeared to be a black mallet. wearing tintext The assailant was pectacles and a dark coloured hand- Kerchief over the lower part of his tace.
The War Department's estimated expenditure on national defence 15 $418,790,000 compared with the 1938 The Wor gave Lieut-Commanderestimates of $399,270,000. In addition Willis a chance to show his mettle. Presatient 100sevent recommenULA At the age of 22 he was the captain the spending of $39,012,000 for war of a gun on board! MS Callioma
Deparment non-military objcelives, and during the Battle of Jutland the
of $10,000,000 on the Pa cnire un crew excenties huelf | Canal.
de- was wiped out. He carried on.
The total net Increase in the spile wounds, and was subsequently estimates for war is 520,120,201. mentioned in dematches
Bellenger was hit several times, and subsequently he was shown photographs of the men in the dock. ile said that the man with the mullet was Harley, one of the accused
Jenkins, was alleged that another of the meu charged, made a statement in which he said that no
wns to violence
be used. They merely intended to steal the rings if they had an opportunity. Jenkins added that when he saw Harley looking coming from the bedroom desperate, he rushed out of the place: and got on a bus. Subsequently hel met Winier and Harley, the latter showing him a handful of rings.
BETTER "LAY LOW" Lonsdale and Wilmer, two of the and himself, Under the general publie works other men involved,
a terrible WON. COMMISSION
programme is an item amounting to realised they were in After two years' further servige, he $115,348,517 1er the construction and position. Wilmer suggested that they was promoted to commissione: rank natailation of buildings, utilities and had better "lay low in the country."
batrh In the last
tif
and enmunlesions appurtenances for urmy poOSIS,
Statements by Wilmer and Lansdale Jenkins* statement, awarded to the lower deek during the
also for the continuance of improve-collaborated
asserted that assouit Was War. Ils first ship as a commissioned
ment work on rivers, harbours and which ofleer was the cruiser Cafednu, whil
stood control.
never contemplated.
Harley
The staled that
whole took part in the surrender of the
after he joined it.
Foreir service in
The cxiimates call for an average
|
German gh Sons Fleet n month nedve strength of 12,300 commission-object of his getting mixed up in the ed officers and 162,000 enlisted re- robbery was to get insurance money. All four men were remanded in gulars.
NEARLY 400 NEW PLANES custody-Renter Special, The army air corps has an estimat- ed appropriation of $70,556,072, to-
Hongkong in H.M.S. Corlisle came in Aust, 1925 and Lirut.-Commander. Willis
maled in this Colony until 197, when he received boys' training e5- tablishment appointment, this time to the St. Vincent, at Gorpori, where he served for ever two years, He was procated to Beutenant-commander on June 23, 1929, and a flagship appoint- meat, to 1.M.S. Nelson, followed in 1932.
Lt. Commander Wills was in com- mand of a Chatham naval detach- ment at the funeral of King George V. and for his services received the M.V.O.
Fit for a king over Being
HELEN MACK PAUL KELLY
An Edward Sedgwick Production
Distributed by Ar-Radio Pictures
ALHAMBRA
LAST YEAR'S STAGE SENSATION! THIS YEAR'S SCREEN TRIUMPH!
The screen's battle of the century for acting honors
with every member
of a great cast. winning new laurels!
Stay or
starring KATHARINE
*
See thom oll in this marvelous picturization
of Edna Ferbor and George S. Kaufman's sensational
Broadway
GINGER
SUCCOIS!
*
HEPBURN ROGERS
ADOLPHE
MENJOU
with
GAIL PATRICK • Constance Collier M Andrea Leeds
Samuel S. Hinds Lucille Ball.
Love, laughter and heambreak in an amat ing word vol where stage "struck girls bare tooth and claw in their fight for recognition and pay a heart's full price for Ning at leme:
Directed by GREGORY LA CAVA • Produced by PANDRO S, DERMAN
Screen May By Monte Rriklad and Anthony Veliler
at
TO-MORROW the QUEEN'S
Abandoned
Underwriters Face $25,000,000 Loss.
The north-east monsoon, which has made weather conditions tur- bulent in the Chine Sea lor over a month, has scaled the tate-of-the Dollar liner President Hoover, it is learned from Manila.
The Dollar Line tus announced that the ill-fated ship has beeb abandoned to the underwriters.
British and American unerwriters will, it is unders.ocd, bear the loss. estimated at 11.1. $25,000,000,
The Presiden 110-ver, route to Manila with a heavy passenger list and Christinas maus, went on the rocks of Huishoto Island, off the east const of Fortom, on the night L. December 11. The passengers were landed on the island and were later taken to Manila by the President McKinley.
Heavy seas have battered the
wat luover since she went!
driving her over the rocks. close to the beach. Hopes that the ap would be related with the Murch equinoxiel tides have gradu- lly faded os the hull commenced to crack under the strain of constant
ounding.
NO INFORMATION Local officials of the Lodar Lin have retived no Information yet hat the President Hoover has been bandoned to the underwriters,
"We know that weather conditions lave been especialy unavou: abie Juring the past two or three days," # Dollar official told the Telegraph.
Captain Yurdly and suc.elen i crew of ten tre still standing by ( board the canined vessel. Over 130 Japanese salvate worker rot them ashore on the island, are also
Drake's Drum Saved When Abbey Blazes
Other Priceless Rolics Lost
London, Jun. 6. Buckland Abbey, near Plymouth which is associated with Sir Francis Drake who resided there, was com- pletely destroyed by fre this morn-
ing
Sether with a contract authorization Bad Weather
totul at $18,120,894, making the avaliable for this branch of the Services $89,683,000, representing an increase of $11,938,546 over the 1938 igures. During 1939 the air corps estimates provide for the procuri- ment of 394 new planes.
Regarding the navy building pro- Kamme, President Roosevelt, said that funds were requested for the purpose of completing or continuing construction which had been provid- ed in part by previous uppropriations and which will not be completed in the present fiscal year. They would begin construction during the fiscal year of two battleships, two light Cruisers, eight destroyers and six submarines,
Delays Royal.
Bridal Party
London, Jun. 0. Severe weather is being experi enced in many parts of Europe.
his
Prince Paul of Greece and bride, en route to their wedding ni Athens, were delayed, us were also many of the guests who are attend- 1939ing the wedding,
The estimates also include funds for the laying down of four auxiliary vessels," he said.
The estimated construction of naval aircraft totalling $23,155,000 for 1939 was $740,000 less than in the current fscal year. However, it is stated maintain that this is "sufcient to naval aviation at its present high standard of cBielency and to provide
one increase in the planes."-United Press.
A lagoon in Venice is frozen und four men, marooned in a gondola, hove not yet bean rescued. Reuter.
BRITAIN PLAYS PANT IN NEW YORK FAIR
London, Jan. 8. Sir Louis Beale has been appointed Commissioner-General for the United Kingdom section of the New York number cf World's Fair in 1939.-British Wire-
"Icas."
CANADIAN PACIFIC
RESUMPTION OF CALL AT SHANGHAI Commencing with the Empress of Russia from Hong Kong January 26. 1938, Canadian Pacific "EMPRESSES” will call at Shanghai on the castbound voyage.
The Empress of Asia from Vancouver will call at Shanghai on January 24, en route to Hong Kong.
SAILING TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
.8 p.m., Jan. 13,
TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
EMPRESS OF ASIA
MAKE BOOKINGS FOR 1938 EARLY desirable accommodation.
Information and rates from
Union
Fuilding
.0,00 a.m. Jan. 26. ..Feb. 8. .Feb. 23.
in order to casuro
Canadian Pacific
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LONDON (via Australia) from £127.10. (Australian Newspapers on üle),
STEAMER
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16 Jan.
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Only a few of the art treasures and Elizabethan relics were saved, many oil paintings and valuable Chinn
damage being destroyed. The estimated at thousands of pounds.
"Drakes Drum", which legend says rolls
whenever danger threatens England, was rescued from the flares, of was also the word Drake word when he was Mayor of Plymouth- -Hritish; Wireless.
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