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KING'S
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IS A MELODY FOR TWO!
When two hearts brot in'swingtime and the world is full of spring!
Melody for 2
TO . MORROW
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JAMES MELTON - PATRICIA ELLIS
MARIE WILSON • TRED KEATING • DICK PURCELL - WINIFRED SHAW Craig Churkos dyp · Gurdan Bniet • DARICTED BY SPARS KING – MUSIC ANDITZES BY MARY WAREIN & AL BUSIN AND IL X. JEHOWS & JACE SCHOLL • À Warsac Beus. Pictyty
MARLENE DIETRICH - ROBERT DONAT in "KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOR"
TAME MIT TRAM OR PRASET VMLET BUS
ORIENTAL
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
PLEBIS
WANDHAŁ
TIL 1947D
THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
Britain's
1937 Road
Fatalities
Death-Roll Lowered, But Still Largo
London, Jan. 12. During 1937, no less than 232,030 people were killed and injured in rond accidents in Great Britain according to statistics Issued by the Ministry of Transport,
The figure shows a decrease of 1,444 compared with 1836.
The death-roll in 1037 was 6,591, an increase of 30 over the previous
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1938.
ANGLO- Roosevelt's
Overture To Big Business
IRISH PARLEY
An
De Valera Going To London With Delegation
Co-Operation Talks With Leaders
New York, Jan. 12. The formation of some new link between the Government and business interests is believed to be the likely result of yesterday's conference between President Frank- Roosevelt and five lending businessmen. Further conferences, however, will be necessary before closer co-operation la effected.
Un London, Jan. 12. Anglo-Irish conference will be held in London on January 17, and will be attended by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, and Mr. | Altogether 2,079 pedestrians were Eamon De Valera, chief execu- killed, decrease of 36 and 72,057 tive of the Irish Free State, it injured, n decrease of 1,719 is officially announced. Reuter's Special.
year,
FORMER RESIDENT
PASSES ON
Mr. James Reid Won Distinction During Trying War Years
Information has been reeglved in Hongkong of the death at his home at 231 Nilsdale Road, Pollockshields, Glasgow, of Mr. James Reid, former ly Manager of the Talkoo Dockyard, and Past President of St. Andrew's Society in Hongkong.
The late Mr. Reld has lived in
The purpose of the conference is to discuss questions affecting the rela- tions of the two countries.
that the President is agreeable to a Well-informed quarters, belleve plan involving an effort by the Federal Government to avoid further duplication of the utility distribution systems. The plan would also alm at restoring the confidence investors in operating companies with a view to facilitating the financing of plant expansions...
of
The Irish delegation will consist of Mr. De Valera, Mr. Sean Lemass. It is estimated that the 'steel output Minister for Industry, Mr. Sean for the current week will be 28 per McEntee, Minister of Finance, and cent. of capacity, which is an increase Dr.
James
es Ryan,
Minister of Agricul- of 2 per cent, compared with last Mr. Chamberlain will be ac-week's output; but it is stated that companied by Mr. Malcolm Mac- no definite trend of new business has
Secretary of
of State for developed, and no rapid acceleration Donald, Dominions, and Sir Samuel who has special duties in connection with the North of Ireland.
Hoare,
All questions of common Interest will
be open to discussion, but there will be no fixed agenda until the
first day's contons show whether
of the
Conver
there is no useful. Hence the first
being
als are entirely preliminary,; and they are an outgrowth from in- formal talks between Mr. MacDonald and Mr. De Valera as occasion offered in London or Geneva.
in
demand for the next month or two is indicated owing to the continuance of uncertainties at Washington.-- Reuter Special,
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VICTOR MOORE
HELIN BRODERICK
ERIC BLOKE
BETTY FURNESS GEORGES METAXA
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'WILLIAM POWELL - JOAN BLONDELL In
LAWYER MAN
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COUNT
THE
"TELEGRAPHS“
EVERYWHERE
when he left Hongkong after 17 years' association with the Talkas Dockyard and Engineering Company
He was appointed
dockyard manager in 1810, and was in that position during the Great War ship ing boom-the greatest experienced In this Colony.
Notwithstanding the scarcity of labour during the war and post-war years,
Mr. Feld was largely instrumental in overcoming all the dificulties attendant on the running of B
new establish- ment, aratively
when he retired in 1920, he left a highly efficient and well organised dockyard,
Df
Mr. and Mrs. Held arrived in the Colony from Scotland in 1909, and resided at Quarry Bay. Old residents will recall that Mrs,
Reid
proved one the most willing and energetic ol war-workers, and with other ladles resident at the time in Quarry Bay, helped in no small measure during anxious and trying days of 1914-1 to make the name of Hongkong truly respected.
HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM Members of the staff of the Taikoo Dockyards will best remember the late Mr. Reld from the words, ins- cribed on
illuminated address an
European presented by tho
stam shortly before Mr. and Mrs. Heid's departure
ure for Home. The Address, presented by
by Mr. K. E. Grieg, read) follows:
ปร
.
at
The subjects contemplated, if early dellberations are promising, arc de- fence, anance and agriculture, under
discussion of
comprehensive trade cattle pact. agreement and a coal
It is possible the question of the partition of Eire (which is the Free State) and northern Ireland may be raised. But the appointment of diplomatie representatives abroad will not be raised as this is a matter of Internal policy with Eire-Reuter.
-
J
PRIME MINISTER OF EIRE
Dublin, Jan. 12. Mr. Eamon de Valera took his seat as Prime Minister of Eire when the first silting of the Dail opened this afternoon under the new constitution. Mr. Sean O'Kelly as Deputy Prime Ministry sat next to Mr. de Valera.
attendance of There was a full members and the public gallery was crowded. Reuter Bulletin.
STOP PRESS
-NEW-AMBASSADOR---
SEES KING
London, Jan. 13. Sir Kerr Clark Kerr, new Arr bassador to China, was received by His Majesty the King at Sandring ham to-day and kissed the hands of the sovereign on confirmation of his appointment. Reuter,
BRITAIN. MAY ENTER PACIFIC FLYING ZONE
The European staff desire to place
respect and on record the esteem in which you are held. As manager of the Talkoo dockyard yur personality and
deep interent in the welfare of the stutt all times will ever remain a cherished the minds of those who memory In
served under you have
"Your record of shipbuilding In outpost of our great Empire is u this out
San Francisco, Jan. 12. most enviable
and those who one,
The Samoa Clipper disaster will have been associated with you realise and duly appreciate the great amount give Great Britain the opportunity and of entering the trans-Pacific flying of hard work, perseverance responsibility which in face of many zone for the reason of the at least difficulties has materially helped us temporary stoppage of the
In American service to New Zealand, to raise the art of shipbuilding
it according to beliefs Informally ex- Hongkong to the high standard
pressed by aviation circles here. holds to-day."
But representatives of Pan-American Airways indicate the New Zealand line will not be abandoned.-Reuter.
Seek World Boycott Of Japan
London Conference
In February
London, Jan. 12,
on
Pan
AMERICA TO BUILD NEW WAR FLEET:
Washington, Jan. 13. A new bill to strengthen the United States fleet will authorise huge con- struction, embracing all types of Vinson, naval vessels. Mr. Carl Chairman of the House Naval Com- mittee, made this announcement to- day.
Mr. Vinson said the bill would be Introduced to Congress soon að
Csar Organisation, Claim Police
Paris, Jan. 12.
revealed French police to-night that evidence had been received con- necting the Coar ("Cagoulards)" cont
unsolved spiracy with the hitherto murder of the two Roselli brothers who were found dead in a wood near Bagnolle.
Police announced that three ar rests had been made in connection with the crime, two at Marseilles and a third at Constantino in Algeria,
M. Max Dermy, Minister for the Interior, stated that the police were convinced the Roseill murders were committed by persons connected with the Caur organisation. The mur- derers were four in number, three of whom were already under deten- tlon. The fourth was still being sought.
In addition two accomplice had also been arrested.-Reuter,
Anti-Japan Discussion At Hankow
Nationalist And "Reds" Unite In Common Cause
Hankow, Jan. 13. In Hankow, leaders representing the Communist Party and the Kuo- mintang are discusing basic plans for co-operation between the two factions in the present anti-Japanese campaign and future national recon- struction work.
So far the conversations are said to be proceeding smoothly under the absolute guiding principle of "Anti- Japanism, and the anti-Japanese task which is supreme over every other consideration."
A joint Nationalist and Com- munist manifesto is expected to be issued at the end of the conversations. -United Press,,
BASQUE REFUGEES DRIFTING BACK
TO SPAIN
London, Jan. 12.. Although some 500 Basque refugee
:
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN AD KOULOON DAILY ATELON
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
*SOTHERN Burges mary
MEREDITH
Hollywood's glow- Ing Glamour Girl and the dramatic star of "Wintersal”..team- ad forlove and laughs in a sipping story of
a man with money,
and
a girl in lovel
BOLAND THE GROOM
THERE GOES
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Directed by Joseph Santley Produced by Albert Lewis Screen Play by SK, Lawan, Dorothy Yost, Harold Kutz!!
A funikow
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SATURDAY
Warner Bros. Music-and-Laugh-Hit of the Year "The SINGING MARINE" DICK POWELL - Doris Weston Hugh Herbert Loo Dixon
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JACK JOHN . BOLES OAKIE
FIGHT for YOUR
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IDA LUPINO MARGOT GRAHAME Gordon Jones • Bri Kheden
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ON THE STAGE Evelyn & Tod Chon
COMMENCING SATURDAY
́Delightful in Song.
Thrilling in Romance 1.
DICK POWELL in “THE SINGING MARINE” A Warner Bros. Picture with Ddris Westoni -Lee Dixon
DAILY
ISTAR
TO-DAY
Katharine HEPBURN
In
“LITTLE WOMEN"
with JOAN BENNETT PAUL LUKAS JEAN PARKER FRANCES DEE
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VICTOR MOORE - HELEN BRODERICK In a Home Shriek Home Comedy
"MEET THE MISSUS"
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the President has sent his messages chlidren have now returned to Spain, British Craft
The International Peace Campaign to Congress detailing the programme. between two and three thousand re- announces a conference to organise It is belloved the messages may be main under the care of the Basque
Children's Relief Committee, wh
which |scht to-day, a world boycott of Japan and ald for
It is said the plan approved calls has just made another appeal to the Chine, to be held in London
for 20 per cent. Increases over the public for funds, to enable it to February 2.
Viscount Ceell will be one of the tonnage limitations of the defunct maintain the refugee children, many Presidents, and M. Edouard Herriot, London Treaty. Ono member of the of whom have lost one or both
the initial parents in the Spanish President of the French Chamber of Naval Committee said
$125,000,000 until satisfactory conditions for their Deputies will be one of many foreign outlay would
repatriation aro avaliable.—British leaders who will attend the confer-
Wireless. ence-Router.
400 Simultaneous
Conversations On One Cable Line
Lendon, Jan. 12. Speaking at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Bir Georga Lee, Chief engineer to the Post Office described, the development of the oo-axial cable” By" which 400 · telephone conversations can carried on at one time op oneTM cable-British Wireless,
Router.
bo
Italy's -Hand Of Friendship To Japan
civil war,
Tokyo, Jan. 13. The Italian Aníbamador fold Mr. Hirota, Japanese Foreign Minister › yesterday that Bignor Bonito Mumolini was sending a mlsion to Japaat tocement friendship and to sindy indas». trial, educational snd other
· syabems -- La---tke
United Press.
3
Disappear In Shanghai
Strong Note Sent To Japanese
Shanghai, Jan, 13. Repeated approaches to the Japan- eso authorities since December 15 for the return of 12 British-owned lighters and five lugs, from which the British flag was run down and the Japanese flag substituted have produced the scantiest of results,
DR. WELLINGTON KOO
AT THE HAGUE"
The Hague, Janë 12). Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Am- bassador to France, arrived here to
received by the night.......... and was Minister at The Hague.
Dr. Koo is remaining for some daya to receive Mr. Sun To, the forth- coming Chinese Minister to Moscow. They will discuss plans regarding Russian. support in the Far East-
Beuler.
DANUBIAN NATIONS ACCEPTED FRANCO GOVERNMENT
Budapest, Jan. 12.
At the Danubian conférence to-
The 12 lighters and three tugs have disappeared, and the two tugs located are still firing the Japanese dag.
British naval authorities have sent day, it was announced that "Austria a strongly-worded representation to and Hungary had formally recomic- Admiral Hasegawa, who has promised | ed, the, Franco regime in Spalon
United Pres.UNAMATA BAN to return them Reuter,
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