KING S
SHOWING TO-DAY
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
HAILED AS THE BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR
A Production
Cedric HARDWICKE Nova PILBEAM
Nine Days a Queen
The Burs of Lody Ima Grey JOIN MILER. DESMOND TEJTËN STAIL THORNDIXX Diranta Robert StrycRAND
NEXT CHANGE -
"YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING"
with
ALICE FAYE - RITZ BROTHERS - DON AMECHE A 20th Century Fox Picture.
DARBY
2:30
520
720
HANKOW
STARE
TO-DAY ONLY
A 4-Star Story with a Star for Every Rolety
Slaudette COLBERT "Private Worlds"
CHARLES BOYER - JOAN BENNETT BELEK VIRSON - JOEL-MCCREA
Directed by Orgery Le Cave A Poramtent keisara A Walter Wanger Production
TO-MORROW
KOWLOON
57795
THPE
Ambassador Here For Brief Visit
THU
1988
REJECTION U.S. Students OF GERMAN Hear Demand
DEMANDS
Bombs Do Not Delay WITHDRAWN
Train From Hankow
Announcement Seen In Prague Press Later Denied
Prague, Apr, 28. The announcement of the
Japanese planes, carrying out systematic routine bombings of the Canton-Hankow and Kow- loon-Canton Railways, created a no-man's land fifty miles ahead and fifty miles behind the British Ambassador's special train of rejection of Herr Konrad Hen Lwo coaches, which arrived inlein's demands by the Czecho- glovakian Government, which Hongkong at 8.30 n.m. to-day.
While extraordinary precautions appeared in the official press and were inken by both Japanese and other newspapers last night, was Chinese to ensure that the Ambassa- cancelled in the final editions of dor's express would meet with no the newspapers and replaced by mishap on the journey from Hankow 10 Hongkong, Japanese planes did not a brief statement to the effect desist from bombing operations on that the cutlier announcement the Kowloon-Canton Railway and the was incorrect-United Press. track was blown up yesterday after- noon, when a direct hit was made at Cheungmuklou. Repairs were effect ed, however, before the train passed ut 6 o'clock this morning.
Twelve British refugees from Han- kow taking advantage of the diplo- matic immunity provided for the Ambassador's express made
the Journey southwards. Four remained at Canton to catch the night boat to-night, and the remainder coming on to Hongkong by train,
Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, the Ambassador, and Lady Kerr were met at the Kowloon Raliway Station by the A.D.C. to His Excellency the Governor.
They will be guests at Government House until to-morrow, when they will leave for Shanghal by the Empress of Canada.
Millions For Australia's Defence Plan
Canberra, Apr. 27.
The Commonwealth Treasurer, Mr. Casey, introduced a Bili to- day authorising defence loans of £10,000,000, of which £4,000.- 000 is to be raised Immediately.
The Government intends to place orders for defence capital works amounting to £5,250,000 In the current year, and for
£17,750,000 next year:
Defence expenditure for the next three years will aggregato $43,000,000-Router Special.
TUNGWO DUE BACK IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, Apr. 28.
The Jardine steamer, Tungwo,
Sylvia Sidney in "MARY BURNS, FUGITIVE" which was seized by the Japanese uni
A Paramount Picture with Melvyn Douglas
SHOWS
DAILY 230-2.70 770-230
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN
ROAD KOWLOON
TEL 57222
MATINEES: 20%.-30. EVENINGS, 20-30-50.70
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
THE BEST BRITISH MUSICAL ROMANCE OF THE SEASON!
JESSIE MATTHEWS
HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE
Tuesday night, was released at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and is expected to arrive in Shanghai this morning, when the British Consul- General will open an enquiry regard- ing the Japanese allegation that a Chinese member of the crew fired on Japanese troops-Reuter,
MANY STILL OUT OF EMPLOYMENT
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London, Apr, 27. A small deerease in British employment is recorded in the latest figures.
The total on April 14 was 1,218 fewer than on March 14, but about 342,000 above the same period last year-Reuter Special.
BRITONS LEAVE BARCELONA
Barcelona, Apr. 28. Thirty British subjects have evacuated from this port Inn British cruiser owing 10 the heightened tension there which lo- crenses with every Insurgent advance, -Reuter Bulletin,
For Boycott
Nation-wide Anti-
War Rally
Palo Alto, Calif., Apr. 27. In connection with the fifth annual nationwide student demonstra
proce tion, protesting against war, 1,200 Stanford University students heard Mr. Owen Lattimore, noted author- lecturer, who lived for years in
П
Mongoliu, urge the United States to tional affairs,
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Mr. Lattimore recommended boycall and embargo on goods and war supplies against all "aggressor naglons", noming Germany, Italy and Japan.
He said that Japan ultimately dangerous to the would not be so United States from the standpoint of military activities, as in so-called trade aggression-United Press.
STOP PRESS NEWS
QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
HONG KONG
AT 2-30-515 7:20:980 RM CAT 2:30-520-720 S 9:50
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
GAY COMEDY.
GEARYS
NEW MUSIC AND SONGS Į ROLLICKING ROMANCE !
THREE'S A CROWD...AND WHAT A CROWDI.
· America's singing sweetheart”
SWARTHOUT
JOHN BOLES
JANN
BARRYMORE
give two rollicking 'Romens'
the romantic run, aroundi
ROMANCE
IN THE DARK
di Parmanus Papers a* CLAIRE DODD FRITZ FELD CUNT BOIS DROmed by M. Č. Pana
SATURDAY
The Miracle of 1938 Technicolour :
"GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT”
GEORGE BRENT - OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND - CLAUDE RAINS
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-8.15
7.15-9.30
A Warner Bros. Picture
TAKE ANT TRASI DA KAPPY VALLEY BUE
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
FLEMING ROADS MANCHAI TEL, 28473]
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY•
SHE BARED INSIDE SECRETS OF THE UNDERWORLD ! One daring girl tralls the ring of 'super-crooks 2. and death. SENSATIONAL PULSE-POUNDING, ADVENTURE STORY I
PATS
who deal in human,carkO
ZONLY
PAUGHTER
OF
SHANGHAI
ANNA MAY WONG
TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY
6 COMEDY SCREEN STARS IN ONE PICTURE !:
A show of laughter with an all star comedy
DAVIES
FRANK
CH-PATSY
cast
MONTGOMERY EVER SINCE
U.S. Government
TO-MORROW & SATURDAY
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO "42nd STREET" ! WALTER WANGER'S "52nd STREET"
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with IAN HUNTER, LEO CARILLO, PAT PATERSON A United Artists Musical Comedy 1
HURT IN JUMP
FROM TRAIN
at
M. AVENOD' TALKS WITH
MR. CHAMBERLAIN
London, Apr. 27.
London for Paris
Jumping off a moving train Wo Kok Shek, New Territories, on April 15, Li Shek, 38, suffered In Yuries to his head,face, and feet, today the Zutque Secretary General when he lied down lobbankment. M. Joseph Avenol, who had previ
He received fort Ald, treatment at ously conferred with the Foreign the St John Ambulance Blation at Secretary, saw the Prime Minister at Wanting, and was later sent to the his room at the House of Commons: Kowloon Hospitel
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Air Mission Travelling To Pacific
Avoid All Formal Contacts With
Japanese To "Purify The Countryside"
New Co-operation Army Formed
Peiping, Apr. 28. The Shichianchwang correspondent Washington, Apr. 27. of the Ying Pao reports that an The British Air Mission visited! "Imperial Co-Operation Army"-the Baltimore this morning and inspected name connotes an army assisted by
the Glen Martin Aeroplane Factory, the Imperial Japanese Army
returning to Washington In the even
starting a "Purify the Countryside"
ing, after which the members pro- campaign.
posed to leave, almost immediately
It has issued a list of rules, making
for the Pacific Coast on their main the village headman responsible, and
tour of air factories.
"
As though to emphasise the non-
them to examine, report and
1 villagers, Including'
.
relatives, and
political and purely technical nature visiting friends and of their task, the members of the particularly to watch and report on Mission are not making any official all strangers and oth
other suspicious calls here but are confining them-characters. selves to conferences at the British
the headman Im Embassy. They had an interview mediately to report the arrival of any with Sir Ronald Lindsay yesterday. Red Army worker, troops and spies, Although badgered considerably to organise an "Imperial: Co Opera by newspapermen the members of tion to Purify the Countryside Corps" villages will defend the the Mission are managing, good-whitch humouredly, to say nothing-Reuter, against the Reds, to make secret and immediate reports If a Red Army occupies villages, and to register all drths United" Press.
NO COLONY STATUS FOR BRITISH SOMALILAND
London. Apr. 27. The Secretary for the Colonies was asked in, the House of Com- mòns if he would take nECERISA'Y steps to bring British Somaliland Into the status of a British Colony, and iis people sa British cllisena in accordance with their desires.
Ito replled: "The answer is in the negative. I am not aware of any widespread desire be thè pari of the Inhabitants of British Somaliland, for a change of status British Wireless.
́ ́DEATH PENALTY RECOMMENDED
Hankow, Anr. 28. Denth penalty for the assakain: of Dr. Herman C. E. Liu, late President of the University of Shanghai, war recommended by the S.M.P, advocate in the last hearing of the
the First Special" DitTION RES
Shanghai yesterday, according to ma report received here. Final verdict will be handed down on May
It is believed that aside from Dr. Llu, several other prominent Chinets citizens' in Bhanghai are un 2 the.
black. Ist" ROL Central Newbs.
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·SONG HITS BY GORDON & REVEL
Directed by Sonnie Hale
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