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THE
HONGKONG
MORE U. S.
TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY.
FEBRUARY 12, 1938.
MONEY FOR STOP PRESS NEWS QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
DEFENCE
Roosevelt Requests Now Millions For Appropriations
CHINESE PLANES
BOMB JAPANESE
Hotel, Anhwei, Feb. 12.
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THE MOST
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EXCITING & COLOURFUL, PERIOD IN
AMERICAN HISTORY !
EARL BEATTY GRAVELY HURT
London, Feb. 11. Earl Beatty received severe Chinese planes effectively bombed Japanese positions and communica-juries to his buck when his horse fell tions on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway heavily while hunting with tho and Wuhu fronts yesterday, according Quern. Earl Beatty was taken to the to information from military sources. Melton Mowbray hospital and his
be the condition is stated to grave.- The Mentaitze station on
com-Reuter Special,
Washington, Feb. 11. President F. D. Roosevelt has asked Congress for supplementary appro- priations of C$10,089,000 to strengthen the army, according to the Appro- Tientsin-Pukow Railway was priations Committee of the House of pletely wrecked. The airdrome at the Representatives,
now being used by
· ́appropriation provides for
was heavily The
damaged.
JAPAN CENSORS additional aircraft, material, und im Many Japanese army trucks on the cast of
SHANGHAI MAILS plements for the manufacture of army highway at Changhwaiwet, materials and the making up of Pengpu, on the south bank of the
Hankow, Feb. 12, deficiencies in ammuniion.Reuer
River, were destroyed, while
the yesterday, Beginning from Japanese troops on the highway were U.S. NAVAL POLICY
by the machine-gunned
Chinese Japanese authorities in Shanghal have Washington, Feb. 11.
rulders.
Instituted censorship on incoming and Representative Carl Vinson has "Assisting the attack of the Chinese outgoing mails, necording to informa- published the text of the amendment) infantry units, Chinese planes also tion to the G$800,000,000 naval expansion{ severely damaged Japanese defence News. bill, which declares: "The funda-works on the Wuhu front-Central mental naval policy of the United News.
States is to maintain a flect adequate
to defend both the Atlantic and Pacific consts simultaneously, and all Americon insular possessions."
The bill also provides that the navy should be of sufficient strength to guarantee national security, but not for aggression. Reuter.
500,000 REFUGEES TO BE EMPLOYED
Lanchow, Feb. 12. Some 500,000 war refugees are be- ing despatched to Kansu this spring for land reclamation work, it is officially announced. In a telegram
| PROPHECY THAT to Chu Shao-llans. Chairman of the
CAME TRUE
"NEW COLONIES SEEK AT BOTANY BAY"
BRITISH ADMIRAL'S
nious
RESOURCE
now
Kansu Government, Generalissimo - Chiang Kai-shek instructs ibat neces- sary preparations be made to commodate the refugees.-Neuter,
SHANGHAI POLICE
BAFFLED
Shanghai, Feb. 12.
ac
At present the French police are awaiting Identideation of the decap!- tated hend found yesterday morning
Chinese re
A rhyming prophecy about British by Russian cabaret girls. It is be- colonisation of what is
Newlieved to be that of a
home South Wales was made by an anony-porter who was seen at the
writer in the Whitehall of Dr. H. H. Kung on several occa- Evening Post of Nov. 21, 1788. It sions prior to the outbreak of hosti- rend:
Hlles Jast August. Police believe the decapitations are not carried out in French Concession, but the heads are
motor. Who knows what may happen a hun-conveyed there by
dred years hence?
Let no one think much of a trifling
expense:
Meanwhile the police are very puzzled by the publication in the Sin Wen Pao yesterday of photographs of two of the heads. They deny they 150th issued any pletures of the heads, and
The lots of America what can repay? New Colonies seek for at Botany Bau.
This
year
the murks
anniversary of the founding of New are determined to find out how the South Wales by Admi.
Arthur newspaper obtained the photographs, Philip, with the Sirius, a sixth-rate-Reuter, warship, the tender sloop Supply, six transports and three supplyships.
Dr. George Mackaness has written. the most complete account ever pub- lished of Phillip and his work during the crucial first five years of the settlement. The book published to- day"Adml. Arthur Phillip, R.N.." Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 30s is likely to remain the definitive biography of n remarkable pioneer of the Empire.
THE FIRST LANDING Nearly 100 convicts and 050 mari- nes, guards and sailors left Spithead on May 13, 1787, in the 11 vessels. They arrived at Botany Bay in January next year, and on Jan. 20 the Arst landing at Sydney Cove was -made-The-story-which-follows-is. one of amazing fortitude, endurance and resourcefulness, with a regrett- able undercurrent of disaffection, and squabbling among subordinate of- ficers.
Governor Phillip emerges as almost the only leader who was able utterly to put aside personal jealousies, and to keep brightly burning in the face of tremendous difficulties bis own serene optimism concerning the future
of the coteny.
He was handicapped, from the first, by a terrible shortage of techniclans and overseers. The tools and supplies provided were inferior, and the marines proved almost as dificult to control as the convicts.
Major
"A PIONEER COLONIST" The Lleutenant-Governor, Russ, showed no genuine willingness co-operate, and the correspondence home which has survived, except for Philip's own despatches, strikes "n note of unrelieved gloom.
to
In full detali Dr. Mocktoncss follows the wavering fortunes of the young colony. It is impossible to resist his conclusion that but for the tenneity, courage and falth of Phillip, New South Wales could never have survived beyond the first year of its existence,
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the Continent-wlint Valentino was 15 years ago.
AUSTRALIA LIKES MUSIC Chaplin, though
he
has done
nothing since "Modern Times," is
populár sill the most
star with French audiences. Not only "Modern Times," but even older comedies are
HOW BOX OFFICESill drawing the public, after in-
PLACE STARS SHIRLEY TEMPLE
FOURTH
numerable re-issues.
The authority just quoted puls France's favourites in the following order: Chaplin, Boyer, Fernandel, Tino Rossi, Sacha Guitry, Jenti», Gabin. Marlene Dietrich, Reinu, Gary Cooper and
Greta Garbo. Annabella, second last year, has dropped back owing to her absence in London and Hollywood,
The ilm actor whose pletures earned most money in 1937, outside the United States, was Gary Cooper,
Australia likes music and comedy. according to a survey just made by The Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy op American trade authority.
Xcam head the list, und Bobby Breen, Shirley Temple's popularity in the the American boy singer, scrapes into United States and Britain is so great the first 10. thut, taking her home market into
Germany liked Zaralı Bede, the consideration, she was probably the Swedish actress and singe huln biggest draw of all. But Cooper has Wessely, the late Renald JLOR, the wider appeal,
Lillian Harvey, Luise Ullrich. The ten leading players, outside the
SURPRISE FOR CIVIC HEAD United States, are said to be:
Garbo leads in Italy, with Shirley Temple and Katharine Hepburn next, Gary Cooper is top of the list in Japan, Shirley Temple having dropped from first to seventh place.
Hawall pretera Paul Muni. The Scandinavian countries like their own players best. William Powell, Garbo and Jannings are the first three In Austria.
Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo. Clark Gable, Shirley Temple,
Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers. Robert Taylor. Marlene Dietrich. Paul Muni,
Jeanette MacDonald. Three of Cooper's films, Bengal Lancer" "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," and The Plainsman," were outstand
Perhaps the most curious Jump to: fame is that of Lily Bouwmeester, who ranks No. 1 in Holland. A stage actress she was forgotten by the Alm ing successes, and it is expected that publle until she played in Ludwig "Souls at Sea" will be another.
Many other players have a strong Pygmalion." The film was regard regional following, 'Chorles Boyer isled bathe trade an à certain flop and to France-ludaed to most parts of proceded to break records.
Berker's film version of Shaw's
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