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The Divorce of Lady X
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LAURENCE OLIVIER
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RALPH MORGAN
ALAN CURTIS
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"Maytime's" prodf" starShowboat's Jhrilling to nort Singing love sangs by the composer of "Rosa. Marie:1
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1938.
Chinese Ambassador To Germany
LEAVES BY GNEISENAU
Patriotic Fund Withdrawal
In Hongkong Of Volunteers Keon Competition To From Spain
Be Biggest Donor
Tremendous enthusiasm has been aroused among the Chinese firms in
"Times" Sceptical
London, Aug. 26.
ro
Non-Intervention
Mr. Chen Chich, Chinese the central district in their contri- The Spanish Ambassador to Eng- Ambasador to Germany, left button to the Chinese patriotic fund. land, presented a note to the Foreign
There is
is the keenest rivalry to be Office yesterday in which It was de- Hongkong for Germany inst the biggest donor in the campaign.clared that the Loyalist Government, night by the N.D.L. liner, Wang Kee and Co. of 30 Connaught in approving the plan for a propor- Gneisenau. Accompanying him, Road Central, which on Thursday tional withdrawal of foreign volun- night declared that they intended teers, would permit the inclusion of were his daughter, Miss Wai- to give $20,000 in national currency, "members of the countries net min, and Mr. Feng Chih-liang, came out, with a surpriro announce presented on the Vice-Consul for Hamburg. ment yesterday that the amount had Committee,"
The party Was seen off by a been increased to $50,000, gathering of more than 100 Chinese
The Times takes a sceptical view The Ying Cheong Hong of 48 Des of future negotiations. In this con- And foreign friends.
well-known foreign tobacco arm of the different autonomous districts to Voeux Road Central, agents of
nection it would have to be left to Hongkong, came out with a banner decide whether to form a still burger on Thursday that it would stive 4 district donation, the exact nunount of which has not been mentioned, but it is that Barcelona will agree
It is likely, according to the paper, believed to be considerable.
Mrs. Oscar Trautmann, wife of the German Ambassador to China, accompanied by her daughter also left on the same liner last night,
Communists Demonstrate
In Canton
Canton, Aug. 27.
tu any chunge in the plan and the loyalists There has been competition among will probably utilise any delay in the three Chinese shops opposite the negotiatious to impress upon the Morning Post Building. On Thurs-French Government the necessity of day night the Hwamar Co., tailors, reopening the Pyrenean frontier.
Trans-Ocean. put up a banner announcing that it would
(Canton currency);
RIVE
Yesterday
$500 morning the
door. the Oriental landshop next, Com-
pany, announced
donation of
$1,000 in national currency. In the afternoon Loo Brothers, an adjoining Canton's first Communist demon-business,
came
out with 11 large stration since the cutbreak of the white banner declaring a donation Sino-Japanese hostilities was made of $1,200 in national currency. yesterday, when 500 writers, artists It may be mentioned that thei and students demonstrated, in sup-Chinese staff of the S. C. M. Pust port of the New China Daily News, has given $2,000 in national currency which has been suspended for two to the fund, doys.
Earlier Collection
ALL-UP AIR MAIL CHARGES
New postal rates ennsequent upon the Introduction of the all-up atr The demonstrators sold freedom
moil are issued in the Government of the press was necessary for the Three hundred thousand dollars in Gazette to-day. The changes are furtherance of China's victory. They Chinese National Currency was slight.
For all British countries. passed a resolution swearing allegi- collected by fruit hawkers in
the possessions, mandated territories and ance to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Sheungwan district in their three-day protectorates served by air routes. chek, after which they dispersed campaign for funds for the Chinese the charge for letters will be 15 cents United Press.
Government, which ended on Thurs for each half ounce, and for post- day night, according to an estimate, cards 10 cents each.
The
amount is the highest reached in the local movement. Hawkers in
Martial Law In Jaffa
Jerusalem, Aug. 20. According to latest reports Martial Law has been proclaimed in Juffa, following the new Jewish bomb out- rage at the vegetable market in that city.
Twenty persons are said to have
the
! For all other British
possessions not served by air routes, the old rale
all other sections collected a tutal of 15 cents for the first ounce and 10 Gum af $370,000 Chinese National
cents for bach additional ounce or Currency.
The drive is continuing and
an ounce remains in force part of organisers hope the grand total may cents each,
fo
letters, while, pasteards are 10 exceed $1,000,000,
The old rule for other countries not including China and Macao and remains, The above specified countries also namely 25-cents for the first ounce and 15 cents for Bachi additional ounce or part of an ounec.
Flower stalls commenced their "drive" number of special buttonholes. They yesterday, selling quite a continue their effort to-day.
been killed by the exploding bomb, Five Residents
and the condition of some 40 Arabs who were wounded by the flying splinters is extremely grove.—— Trans-Ocean.
DEATH ROLL-NOW 23
Jerusalem, Aug. 26.
The death roll in the Jafn bomb outrage is now 23. Nearly 40 others are seriously wounded-Reuter.
GIRLS' COMPLETE
TRAINING
Au all girls' social service training camp. sponsored by the Young Woman Christian Association of Hongkong, has just completed three weeks of intensive training in mill- and tactics, under
Qualify As A. R. P. Instructors
16 DIE IN PALESTINE
Jaffa, Aug. 20.
Sixteen people were killed and 30 injured in a bomb outrage in a vege table market this morning. After
incendiarism.
The following have qualified for the explosion, sniping, arson and A.R.P. Grade 1, according to St. Johnstone throwing occurred and attacks Ambulance Brigade, and are thus were made on the police stations and Instructors and Examiners in out the fires which were started by recognised by the Home Once as banka, Fire brigades at Jaffa and Tel-a-Viv were kept busy putting Raid Precautions.--Mrs. G. F. Steele- Perkins, Mrs. R. Langley, Capt. A.
One Arab was w. Muir, Mr. Chan Sau-ping and
killed when the Mr. Tse Long-chlu,
police fired on a crowd attacking the "Grade Actors,
who have branch of Barclay's Bank. the leadership of the Shangh 1 Boy qualified to
St. John Am- The city quietened later and Bri- Scout Social Service Club. A de-bulance Brigade Units or assist tish troops at present are patrolling | monstration of their work will be C.A.GS., and ARP. Grade I Instruc- the_streets. given at the South China Athletic tors are Miss U Kim Man, Mr. Chan Two Jews were shot dead on the Club at 3 p.m. to-morrow, and the Yuk-in, Mr. U Kai Cheung and Mr. road between Halfa and Jerusalem. public is invited to attend.
Reuter Bulletin. | Lam Chu-ung.
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Seo Bette Davis In Her Best Role
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HEARTLESS SIREN FOR WHOM MEN DIED
She asked all-she took all-she gave'nothing!
Bette Davis JEZEBEL
HENRY
GEORGE
FONDA BRENT
MARGARET LINDSAY · DONALD CRISP. FAY BAINTER
A WILLIAM WYZER PRODUCTION A WARNER BROK PICTURE
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'GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933
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The Firefly
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Biosted by Robser X. LEONARD Produced by HMNT STROMEERG _A_Metro-Goldwyn-Murer FitLIK
TO-MORROW, MONDAY, TUESDAY
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SOAN CRAWFORD in "MANNEQUIN”
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Final Showings TO-DAY
TEMPLE
The Poor Littlej
Rich Girl"
Yugo-Slavian Cabinet
Re-Shuffled
Delgrade, Aug. 26.
"SOVIET A RUSSIA THRU TE EYES of AMERICA
London Stoc
Market Is Steady
London, Aug. General Maritch, the Minister for The London Stock Exchange War, who took a prominent part in though experiencing restricted
the recent Little Entente conference,,ing to-day pending Sir John Sim hua resigned.
statement to-morrow on Cen The Ministers for Commerce and Europe, enjoyed a good underton Physical Education have, also · re- signed.
Gilt-edged and foreign bor All three have been replaced by steady, with a light improve Generel Meditch, Chief Df the noticed in Home
RAILER General Stan, who succeeds General changes were small, thế Maritch.
toxille section was depresse Agency the passing of a dividend
does Milis, Kairs, displayed thena result of Parl and:
for certain. Issues--Rec
The Yugo-Slav... Newa states that the reconstruction not signify à modification of Government's policy-Reuler,
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