KING'S
SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. ON THE ISLE OF THE INCREDIBLE -the greatest adventure of them all!
Soo sights novor soon bofora!.....possiblo only in this land of the Impossible!..........
Trea-climbing fish! Flying snakos! Oysters on troosi Monkeys with "schnozzolas“! · Murut men blowing. death Head-hunters as they really are! "Dovil-boast"... holding the jungle in a
roign of terror]
OSA JOHNSON
MARTIN JOHNSON'S LAST PICTURE
pratants
BORNEO
Produced by Mr. and Mrs. Martin.Johnson
NEXT CHANGE
United Artists
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-0.15
7.15-9.30
Dramatically described by Lowell Thoman with hilarious interruptions by Professorewahr.
FAREWELL AGAIN
with LESLIE BANKS FLORA ROBSON
TAKE ANY TRAR OR HAPPY VALLEY SUB
ORIENTAL
FLEMING ROAD WANCHAI
TEL 28473
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY
HERE'S ONE BIG SHOW YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS ! Two great stars in a wonderful picture with the most sensational climax the screen ever recorded.
FRANK BORZAGE
DAYS
LUISE
RAINER SpencerTRACY BIG CITY
* Metry Cottage Maycs mayın
2ONLY TO-MORROW & THURSDAY •
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 3. 1938.
Assembling BUBONIC
Airliner At Kai Tak
For Service With Chinese Company
PLAGUE AT HAINAN IS.
Canton Doctor On Way! To Investigate
Japan Won't Close Siberia Consulates
Moscow's Request Rojected
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN RE HOSULOTTE PAIVARA VONATOKAN KARINTILITI
SHOWING TO-DAY ・・
It's got EVERYTHING
Chungking, May 3,
Hankow, May 3. A new Douglas air Ilner will Bubonic plague has broken out on
Tokyo, May 3. shortly upplement the
Adding a new source of Soviet-Romance C.N.A.C. Hainan Island, south of Iwangtung Japanese friction to the long list of machines on the Chungking-Hong-
The Chinese Health Administration kong and the Chungking-how has telephoned Dr. Chang Mo-ling relations between the two countries. unsolvedt questions embilturing the of Canton to proceed Immediately to the Japanese Government to-day Halman Island to investigate condi- rejected Moscow's request for the
Vaccines and serum. manwhile,
routes.
The plane at
present Is beingi tiong. assembled pt Kai Tak, Hongkong, and it is expected to make its miniden flight in about ten days' time,
the
are being rushed to increase Inedical stores of the island.--Reuter,
There will be no alteration in the present time table. The new machine willy on either route as the de- this type to operate uni mund arises,
Internni airways system. It will be the third air liner of Special.
at
closing of Japanese consulates Habarovsk and at Elingovtschensk, in Siberia,
The Soviet Government, a spokes- man for the Foreign Omee said, had "no justification" for taking such China's unilateral netion,
Reuter
STOP PRESS NEWS
(Continued from Paye 1.)
coufles for their passes, required for entry Into Hongkew, and sought to search the lorry to necrtnin its con- tents, the driver is alleged to have turned around and driven back to-. wards the British Consulate-General, Incated nearby.
Three ormed Japanese gendarmes. gave pursuit but were stopped near! The Consulate-General grounds by six Seaforth Highlanders on guard duty. The lorry vanished into Con- sulate-General grounds.
The Japanese authorities declare that an advabre notice of the intend- ed movement of mualtions should have been given them by the British mlitary before attempting to drive a lorry carrying explosives, accom- panied by Chinese roofles without the necessary permits. through Japanese defence sector-Domes.
40 DEATHS FROM
SMALLPOX
the
Fifty-five cases of small-pox, with were reported to the health authorities last week.
40 deaths,
This is the lowest weekly total since the
commencement of epidemile, which up to last Saturday had claimed 1,580
yes Twenty-eight of last week's cases were reported from Kowloon, 14 from Victoria, one from Aberdeen, two from the New Territories and ten from craft in the harbour,
There were also 22 cases of men- ingitis, twelve being fatal. Four of the 25 cases of measles reported were fatal.
A total of 131 tuberculosis deaths
UNIVERSAL'S MAMMOTH MILLION DOLLAR LAUGH SHOW reported during the week is the
More famous merry-makers, stars, melodies and romance than the screen has ever produced,
BERT LAHR SINMY SAVO
BILLY HOUSE - ALICE BRADY
MISCHA AVER - JOY HODGES
MERRY GO ROUND 1938
'A MEN VIRTUAL PRIVA
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THE MOST STARTLINGLY ORIGINAL PHOTOPLAY OF ALL TIMES !!!
" THE
GREEN -PASTURES"
A Fablo by Marc Connolly - A Warner Bros. Pictura
CANTON AGENTS
for the
Hongkong Telegraph
WM. FARMER
& CO.
Victoria Hotel Building.
Shameen, Canton.
Tel. .13501.
highest weekly total since the begin- ning of the year. Total deaths from) January 1 ore 1,004,
The issue has already fed to the lodging of a vigorous protesi with Moscow over the alleged notification given by Soviet ofleints to Mr. Matsuro Shimomura, acting Japon- ese Consul ut Blagoveschensk, that codo telegrams would no longer be accepted from him for transmission, beginning May 1.
1
The Soviet Government asked that the Japanese Consulate-General Habncovsk and the Consulate. nt Blagoveschenk be closed on April 15. --Domel.
20 Killed In Motor Bus- Train Smash.
Lisbon, May 2.
Twenty passengers were killed and a number injured when a motor bus, which left Oporto early this morning, colilded with a train on a bridge, and fell into
the river below-Reuter Bulletin.
SAILORS HELD AS VAGRANTS
Three Malayan seamen, Edward Pestana, 24, Amat Bin Doolah, 2D, and Allh Bin Mohamed Layim, 30, were charged before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morn ing with being vagrants und entering the Colony without valid passports.
The three defendants are sailors who worked in the sleamer Siamese Prince. They missed their ship, as they did not expect it to sail so soon.
They were committed to the House
of Detention and expulsion orders
made against them.
TRIAL SEAPLANE
FLIGHT TO BANGKOK DENIED
A report stating that Imperial Air- ways would run a trial seaplane fight from Hongkong to Bangkok denied to-day at the local office of the company.
Was
"I understand that the seaplane service from Singapore will be ex- tended through to Australia within a of months," explained In
He added that it was the eventual aim for Hongkong to be linked with London by flying boat. Possibly n day might be cut off the present time and this would bring the Colony within less than five days of England.
ROYAL ACADEMY DISPLAY OPENS
London, May 2.
The Royal Academy exhibition opened to the public to-day and a large crowd Saty some beautiful paintings.
Much Interest was shown in a painting of the Coronation which is to be presented to the King-Reuter Bulletin.
Not by her hat or gloves.
Thrills Glamour
GENE RAYMOND ANN SOTHERN
She's Got EVERYTHING
With VICTOR MOORE - HELEN
·BRODERICK - PARKYAKARKUS BILLY GILBERT
& Giggles!
A girl who goda angling . for money falls in love
with the gold fish who
awallows her hook.
SHOWING WITH
Diteplad Saniley. Producent Afborf Lewis. Screen play by larry Segull and Maxw
NATHAN MANN vs. JOE LOUIS
in a Heavy-weight Championship Titso K.O, Bout
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Men Ravaged the Mighty Mountains!
They Sacrificed Gold
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JOLD
is where you find it
GEORGE BRENT OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND CLAUDE RAINS - MARGARET LINDSAY
TOMORROW
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Thrill to the mincia of 1938
TECHNICOLOR
Comady 'NIGHT SPOT"
Romance !
Crooks.
Parkyakarkus Allan Lang - Joan Woodbury
w
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. or the
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know she walks in fashion, but by the
beauty of her shoes from Gordon's.
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TO - MORROW
A Paramount Picture
1/2
Break of
Hearts
MARLENE DIETRICH
"THE SCARLET EMPRESS”.
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