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OYLAND OPENS
VILLA IN BIG-PRICE "THERE'S
TRANSFER MARKET
ONCE MORE
London, Nov. 11.
Aston Villa have come into the big-price transfer market again. Yesterday they paid Blackpool £10,500 for Frank O'Don- Dell, the Scottish international centre-forward.
The boom period in high-price transfers has been reached earlier than usual this season. Four transactions in recent weeks have cost approximately £34,000.
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McCulloch's move from Brentfordį J. Haycox, centre-forward, Tor- cost Derby County £9,000, Man-quay to Northampton.
chester City paid Tottenham £8,000) Milligan, Centre-forward. Clyde to for Sproston a week ago, and East- Chesterfield,
hom left Brentford for Blackpool at
a cost of £0,000 two days hack,
EXCHANGE DEAL OFF
Eastham was nearly concerned in the biggest exclinnge deal in Soccer history.
Mr. Harry Curtis, the Brentford manager, was negotiating for an in- ternational pinyer to take Eastham's place. That player Wis Frank O'Donnell Tenns Wero arrunged between the clubs Blackpool were} to have Eastham, valued at £6,000, und a cheque for £4,500.
Unfortunately for Brentford, As- ton Villa were tooking for somebody to stop their slide, and they made an affer of £10,500 for O'Donnell.
Blackpool, who recently turned down Sunderland's £8,000 bid for him, left it to the player to make his choice, and he preferred to go to the Midlands.
Brentford have not given up hopes of getting their mon. Mr. Curtis is, in fact, negotiating with four clubs.) and hopes to make a dent soon.
Eloke may also have a newly signed pinyer In their team. Nego- Ballons for the transfer of Tennant, the Bolton full-back, were completed yesterday. The fee in said to be about £2,000. Tennant Stoke's books ix years ago...
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Other moven yesterday were!~~~ William Anderson, Enck, formerly Sheffeld United and Barnsley. tu Barrow.
F. Mardon, centre-forward. Bour- nemouth to Bristol City.
A Picture as Exciting
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SIX GIRLS... who knew longing and desperation... laughter and fri. umph...on those shadowy side streets off Broad- way!
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PHYLLIS BROOKS
LEAH RAY DIXIE DUNBAR
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TOM BECK DOUGLAS FOWLEY WALTER WOOLF KING JED PROUTY Exentre Predvoer Set M, Walsal Okontak By Harmen Pastor
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Anderson, one of the four Owen American tennis aces, on their way to India for a two-month tour before
going on to Europe, who played in Hongkong on Friday. Andersen de- feated Heuner Henkel in Europe last year in one of the championshipa- Photo by A.A. Kahn.
Work Resumest In Factories In France
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Paris, Dec. 5. Work in the factories which were concerned in the general strike gradually being resumed, and it expected that nearly all plants will of the be operating in the course
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next three days.
Some works are bring guarded by large force of police and mobile guards, and only those workers are admitted who are in possesalon special identity cards, as well certificate of employment issued by the management.
of
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Those sections of industry which are concerned with national defence аге re-opening first, and other sections will probably follow soon.
It is stated that in the
metal industry as a whole in the Parls region an overwhelming majority of workers have accepted employers' demands to sign new Individual contracts in place of the collective agreement which lapsed owing to the attempted generni strike.
The number of workers who have hitherto refused to comply with this condition was estimated this after- or four to be only thre пооп thousand.—Trans-Ŏcton.
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A WOMAN”
CLUB "A" XV TO PLAY ARMY SMALL UNITS SIDE
A game of Rugby Football will be played on the Club ground at Happy
NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL AT K.C.C.
"The Thin Mun" started a trend Valley to-morrow, when the Club Kowloon Cricket Club's New Year's in Alms which proved so popular "A" XV will play a side drawn from Eve Ball will be held on Saturday, unlit
were made subsequently on the some
3.30 a.m. Fancy dress is preferable Scots' optional. The Royal but Dance Band will play, by kind per- mission of the Ofeer Commanding and Ofteers,
with the publle that many pictures the Army Small Units. The match December 31, from 9.30 p.m.
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nes. While ne combination has as will commence at 4.45 pm. sharp, get proved to have the same appeal The Club side has been selected as as Myrna Loy and William Powell, follows: - nevertheless the theme itself, with slight variations, has been enough to make these pictures enjoyable.
J. R. Brown: H. van Leeuwen, F. M. Thompson, D. B. Nelson, K. A. Munco;} Columbia Studios hay
have now pro-J. Hutchison, R. Rutherford; J. C. duced "There's Always a Woman."
Menhinick, J. S. Dunnett (Captain), whleh
Hell bears resemblance to the
W. E. Peers, W. A. Johnson, T. Swan, Mon "Thin
type. The Initial
H. W. E. Heath, W. Stoker and G. L. handicap of such a pleture, of
Eastgate. โร that it must inevitably be
with compared
the Loy-Powell cinsśle, and perhaps suffer in the process; but here is one which, f not quite so slick and so well-made. ls entertaining enough for most ple- iure-goers.
courke,
The Principals are Melvyn Dou- glas, as the "smartest defective in
Easy Victory
For K. Tong “B”
town," and Joan Blondell, his wife. Over St. Andrew's
who works on the same murder as her husband, with embarrassing_re- sults for all. It is amusing stuff, a Ittle overdone perhaps here and there, but the final result is extreme
ly good.
The film benefits greatly from the suate playing of Melvyn Douglas, who gives another fine performance. He has been execptionally good in his last few pictures, and now bids lair to become a great attraction on his own shortly.
Capable support is given to the principals by Mary Astor, Frances Drake, Jerome Kolker.
In the "B" Division of the Bad minton League, Kowloon Tong "B" defeated St. Andrew's "B" by 9-0 on the latter'a court Jast evening Scores:
L. Gibson and S Darby (St.j Andrew's) lost to A. L. Fisher und J. L. Anderson 6-21; lost to J. L. Stephens and J. Tung 13-21; lost to J. A. de V. Soares and J. Trang 4-21.
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Prizes will be awarded for most artistic, the most original fancy dresses and Spot Dances. Carnival novelties, balloons, etc., will be dis- tributed just before midnight.
Supper, which will commence at approximately 12.15 am., will be ser ved from a cold buffet In the Billard Hoom.
Tickets are:-Ladies $3.00, Gentle- men $5.00, and the number of tickets will be limited.
As accommodation in the Club- house is limited, members are nsk- ed to make up their parties before December 28 and to enter particulars on the list provided on the Club counter. A plan indicating the post- tion of
of the tables has been drawn up and members may make their reser vations in conjunction with a member of the entertainment sub-committee for parties of six or more.
I. R. C. EVENT
commence on
The winter social programme of the Indian R.C. will Friday, December 30, with n dance. to be held in the club-house, cum- W. Know and L. Avery (St. An-mencing at 8.30 p.m.
but Prizes will be awarded for
15 Fancy dress Cowan and Henry (drew's) lost to Fisher and Anderson
11-21; lost to Stephens and Tang optional.
Previewed at the King's Thentre yesterday, "There's Always a Wo- man." proved a delightful show and should find a wide appeal for these who like mystery with their comedy
Burning And Occupation Of Canton
First scenes of the burning and accupation of Canton, taken by the intrepid RKO-Pathe cameraman, A. T. Hull, will be shown in the Queen's į Theatre, to-day, together with "Blond Cheat
evening.
preferable
3-21; lost to Soares and Tsang 4-21. the most original fancy dress of the
S. A. Broadbridge and J. Tom- linson (St. Andrew's) lost to Fisher! nd Tung 13-21; lost to Soares and and Anderson 5-21; lost to Stephens
Tsang 1-21.
Chinese Dig In South Of Tungting Lake
ARMSTRONG WINS BY A T.K.O.
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Cleveland, Dec. d. Armstrong, world light- and weiterweight boxing champion, beat Al Manfredo, of Los Angeles, by a technical knock-out in the third round of a scheduled 15- round fight to-day for the welter-
The bout was for Christmas charity and was arranged by a Cleveland newspaper.
The referee stopped the light 1 min. 45 secs, after the third round has started.-Reuter,
Shunghai. Dec. 6. Following repeated aerial bombings will be recalled that Mr. Hull of the orcas south and east of the was one of the many news photo-Tungting Lake, the Japanese claim weight title. graphers in Canton during the that the Chinese forces in this region, evacuation by the Chinese, and was which previously had apparently the first to reach Hongkong with the intended on offensive movement, pictures.
have now started to entrench them- Missing the "Clipper" by one day,lves, especially in the vicinity of Mr. Hull forwarded his films to Pingklang, which is geographically RKO-Pathe New York, by Im-expcelally suited for defence. pertal Airways via Southampton. Developed and released in New York The Japonese admitted that the Immediately, a print was rushed Chinese forces have moved eastward back on the "Clipper" which arrived from the regions south of Tungting here on Saturday last,
Lake towards Pingklang, strengthen-
T.T. Londun ing the Chinese forces there.
Demand From the South China theatre, it T.T. Shanghul
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BOUT FOR SHELAEFF is reported that Japanese plates on T.T. Singanore
India
San Francisco, Dec. 4. Andre Shelaeff has signed to meet George Salvadors, of Texas, for an eight rounds' main event on Decem- ber 12. Several moniha ago Ceferino In co-operation with the air force, Garcia beat Salvadore, who, however, Japanese troops have occupled the has a series of victories to his credit, important city of Kowkong on the Including such prominent fighters as West River, 50 miles south-west of Fritz Zivic-United Press.
Canton, this marking the first Japan Shelaeff was formerly welterweight ese offensive movement for some champion of the Orient.
| time.-Trans-Ocean,
two successive days bombed and T.T. Japan damaged Chinese gunboats on the West River, hitting one gunboat each T.T. U.S.A. time.
T.T. Manila T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok T.T. Sulton T.T. France T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland (T.T, Australin
A scene from the EXO Radio release, “Blond Cheni,” now showing
at the Queen's Theatre. Shown in eoschinolfen with this film are pictures
of the burning and the postpation af Canion.
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