THE
HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
28, 1938.
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SOFTBALL H.K. READY FOR "BLACKOUT"
TOURISTS HONOURED
Manila, Nov. 22.
The American softball girls, who from are touring Manila, returned Bacolod to-day, and were given a reception by President Quezon at the Malacanan Palace.-
They will begin a four-day series on Wednesday prior to going to and Shanghai-United
Hongkong
Press.
OUR GUIDE TO THE
CINEMAS
A.R.P. Exercises Start To-morrow
CIVILIANS ASKED TO DOUSE LIGHTS
A PRACTICE “BLACKOUT" will commence automatically at 9.15 p.m. to-morrow.
No air raid alarm will be sounded for this exercise. It will terminate at 11.15 p.m.
to darken their premises, grounds and transport vehleies so
The "precautionary plans period" which commenced that they will be ready for the on Monday will cease to-"blackout." |night at midnight.
THRER MINUTES GRACE
It is vital that in time of war, During the practice "black-
hostile aircraft should not see the "Rich Man, Poor Girl" (King'i
night, to-morrow
the
lights of a town at night. The aim Theatre, to-day)-A third filming of
to should be to try and obtain a com- are asked the good old Cinderaliu play called out"
of the Colony "White
Collars," telling how the general public
illuminated ad- plete "blackout" walthy man helped the poor family extinguish all
and signs; ex- within three minutes of the sounding the daughter, Robert vertisements and married Young, Lew Ayres and Ruth Hussey tinguish or obscure all domestic of the "ale rald warning."
When the "binckout" commences have the three chief parts.
lighting, so that no light is
comes
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"Women Are Like That" (Queen's visible external to the building; ex- at 9.15 to-morrow night, no alarm Theaire, to-day)-Pat O'Brien looks tinguish all street lighting; lower all will be given. Automatically, every the the blinds of railway carriages; darken householder should turn out all un- unhappy $1.4 understandably
who beships in or entering the harbour: necessary lights and remove egotical advertising man
and internal globes and obscure remaining lights his wife extinguish headlights a drunkard when succeeds in a deal which he had Bights of all motor vehicles and other by covering with thick cloth.
the
types of transport, including rick- abandoned, Kay Francis,
Private supplies of electricity and shows and bleycles; dim the side wile, wears some dazzling gowns.
ot all vehicular gas will not be discontinued or cur- and rear lights trafle with two thicknesses of dark talled during the practice "blackout" and, therefore, responsibility for blue cloth.
darkening will rest on every indivi- dual having under his control any form of lighting.
"Prison Farm" (Alhambra Theatre, to-day)-A shocker about the girl who loves a man who, although she does not know 11, is a criminal. They are caught together and sent to a prison farm, where scenes of brutality are enacted. Shirley Ross, Lloyd Nolan, John Howard, J. Carrol Naish and Porter Hall are the prin cipals.
"Stolen Heaven" (Oriental Theatre, to-day)-Young love and beautiful music make a rare combination in a ofter tale of crooks who reform
Gene meeting an old music master. Raymond and Olympe Bradna ore the young jewel thieves.
"My Dear Miss Aldrich" (Majestic Theatre, to-day)-Comical drama of country girl who finds herself owner of a great metropolitan news- Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Sullivan and Edna May Oliver hend the cast.
paper.
REFEREES' MEETING
The half-monthly meeting of the Hongkong Football Referees' Asso- elation will be held at the Bank of Canton Building, fourth floor, ut 8 p.m. on November 28,
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The practice "binckout" garded as Exercise 1.
is re
When it ceases at 11.15 p.m., light- ing restrictions will not be enforced, but it would be unwise for the com-
reinx their to
lighting munity restrictions to any great extent. They will be called upon to again restrict their lighting for Exercise No. 2, which consists of two phases.
The time and date of the first phase will not be made publle; but the period is thirty minutes.
The time of the second phase will be two minutes after the expiration | of the first phase and will last twenty minutes.
TRAFFIC TO CEASE
Iraq Accepts Of Conquest
Abyssinia
Rome, Nov. 22.
S'hai Trade Controlled By Five Nations
Shanghai, Nov. 23.
Five countries to-day control almost 90 per cent, of Shanghai's foreign imports, while all the other countries share little more than ten per cent, of this trade. a detalled analyals of the Chin- ese customs trade returns for October reveals.
and
These five countries are the Japanese Empire, the British Empire, the United States, Ger- Netherlands the many Indics.
Japanese easily lead, their share of local imports for Octo- more than ber being slightly one-fourth compared with pre- war days, when Japanese im- poris held third place, being about 17 per cent.
The British Empire is second with 22 per cent, compared with first place prior to the war, while America is third with 19 per cent. whereas before the war she was second, and far ahead of Japart-Reuter.
EDEN SEES GLOOMY FUTURE
FOR EAST
Forecasts Hard Days
For Trado.
LONDON, Nov. 22. MR. ANTHONY EDEN, speaking in the House of Com- the mons to-day, described Anglo-American trade agree- ment as by far the most impor tant trade event of the year. He said it was a step in the right direction, and he hoped others would join in that way,
It was all the most important es Britain's trade had so many dificul- ties in other directions.
In the Far East one used to regard China as the one great expanding market left in the world, but what- there was going ever
else
happoverishment.
to be great
"They have gone through untold suffering, and when it is over I think the position of the Western nations will not be better than when it Legan," concluded Mr. Eden-Reuter.
Wuchang Leaves Harbour On Mission of Mercy
After supplies had been loaded all night, the Wuchang
cleared from the Douglas wharf at 7 am to-day on her mission
of mercy to Canton.
She will be preceded up the Pearl ¡sionaries: They were: Dr. Kennedy, British (In Charge); Dr. Bauergarten, River by a Japanese warship.
ond
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It is expected that the ship will Austrian; Dr. Wagner, American; Dr. reach Canton before 5 p.m., with Rose, British; Father Orlando, Ha- American; Father Cairns,
British; two McDonald, The latest country to recognize the $200,000 worth of stores liallan sovereignty over Abyssinin is clothing, a quarter of which has been Father
subscribed by the Lord Mayor's Roman Catholic Sisters, Canadian Iraq, her Minister in Rome having
(Sister de la Misericordie, and Sister Mrs. Rosc British, visited the Italian Foreign Minister, Fund in London.
There were two ambulances aboard St. Peter);
the (Trained social worker); Miss Helen ship. the
gift from n one It is of great interest to note that Count Galenzo Ciano to-day, to in- the main difference between the two form him that in future his country
Passengers aboard the ing Slater); Miss. Green (Trained separate blackouts" is that in the will regard itself as "accredited with Kwangchowan Overseas Relict As-Anderson, Americart, (Trained Nurs
jship included doctors and mis- Nursing Slater), British. first practice "blackout," the date is Majesty King of Italy, and Em-sociation. and time of the commencement of peror of Ethiopia."-Trans-Ocean,
is
the exercise known beforehand (to-morrow night from 9.15 to 11.15 p..) and trafle may continue run- ning, provided lights are dimmed in accordance with instructions.
For the second "blackout," the time and date of which will not be announced, and during the second phase of that exercise, (ie, two
atter minutes
the expiration of the first phase) all types of traffe other than those authorised by the Air Force, Fire, Military, Naval,
and
Police, Air Raid Precautions Medical Services will cease to run.
The "precautionary period" ccuses
By at midnight to-night. every member of the general public should have prepared necessary
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Ruth Hussey, a newcomer to the screen, plays opposite Lew Ayres and Robert Young In "Rich Man, Poor Girl," now showing at the King's Theatre.
Nere's Luck!
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BEER
AUSTRIAN SPECIALIST OFFERS SERVICES
Dr. Bauergarten, who is a dis- tinguished Austrian specialist, now a
refugee,
services.
Was
his offered Recently
Innetzer Cardinal treated in the doctor's hospital in
Vienna.
It lo
pay
sis. pointed out that the Hongkong Emergency Relief Council has nd
for the vanced $130,000 to stores on the Wuchong, and it is: hoped that the local British fund will be able to repay this amount.
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The Wachang was loaned without charge by the China Navigation Company and free whorloge was given at the Douglas pier. A molor truck, donated by Messrs. Dodwell's, is now at Shameen. gifts and stores were given by di- ferent organisations, including Chung Sing Benevolent Association, which gave large bales of cloth.
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