THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938.
KING'S
SHOWING TO-DAY
JOAN
BLONDELL
Living sappily over after... In the gayest love-and-laugh hit since "The Awful Truth"!
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
MELVYN
DOUGLAS
THERE'S ALWAYS
Woman
Sport Short
"SPORTS OF THE
SEASONS"
ALSO
Colour Cartoon
"STORK TAKES A HOLIDAY"
"COMMUNITY
SINGING" (Hawaiian Songs)
Samples of Richard Hudnut's products will be given to
FREE ad patrons of the Drass Circle and Back Stall at
evening performances.
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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY ə An Appetizing Dish of Blackmail, Grand Larceny and Breach of Promise Spiced in Comedy, Love and Music !
Sho Fell in Love with the Man She Tried to Trim!
With
BLOND
CHEAT
JOAN FONTAINE › DERRICK de MARNEYİ
RK RADIO
Pictu
Directed by Joseph Santier. Produced by William Sistrom, Screen play by Chartez Kaufmaŋe Paul Yowite
Viola Brothers Shore, Harry Sepali.
"BURNING OF CANTON”
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DEANNA DURBIN
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Disposition Of COMMITTED Duke, Duchess
British Forces In N. China
London, Dec. 7. Particulars of the British naval and military forces in North China were given by Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, during question-time in the House of Comsions to-day, when he said that military forces on November were 37 affeers and 855 other ranks. Foreign Harrisons in North China were at the following strengths; United Studles 555, French Italians 342.
1.520,
The figures of the Japanese strength were not avaliable.
TO SESSIONS
Alleged Receiving Of
Of Windsor For England
LONDON, Dec. 7. UNIMPEACHABLE sourcey state that the Duke of Windsor will visit England for a fortnight near the end of February.
Stolen Property
Committal proceedings against Leung Kwak-hong, 34, and Tam Yau-
hing, 28, charged on two counts of He will probably be accompanied eceiving atolen property during by the Duchess of Windsor, although ank robbery in Chinese waters on this depends on whether recognition November 16,
and
with receiving a will be given to her royal status. Inglot
The purpose of the visit is for the and n pair of trousers, the
Duke to see the Queen Mother, and it property of Chan Kam. were
luded before Mr. E. Himsworth at is definitely stated that at the present te Kowloon Mugistracy this morn-he not planning to live in London. Since their marriage in May last have The aures included garrisons at for trial at the Sessions this month. year, the Duke and Duchess Peiping, Tientsin and certain small
The
taken from the junk lived exclusively at various places in curgo | detachments in their vicinity.
France and other countries on during the robbery consisted of taro, The disposition of the naval forces tinger and yam.
This was later dis- Continent. were at ine discretion of the Com-
overed to have been sold to the Yit mander-in-Chief, and allocation bei sau vegetable dealers in Waterloo dourly like to come back to England. tween North China and other parts Road, Kowloon. of the station varied
considerably throughout the year, On December 5, there were one British warship ai Taku, one escort vessel at Tsingtao, and one cruisér at Weihuiwel.
At present no foreign worships
were in Chinese waters north of the Yongtse, except It number of Japanese cruisers and destroyers.
Reuter.
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
New York. Dec. 7.
New York Collon
December
Jan. (1930) Mar. (1930) May (1939) July (1039) Ocl. (1930) Spot
Opening Closing 8.51/51 8.49/49 8.52/62
8.32/32 8.27/27 8.27/27 0.08/00 0.00/10 7.83/83 7.83/83 7.40/49 7.30/50
New York Rubber
December
Mar, (1939)
May
Szotember
Otahap
when
heir both men were committed 1
the
It is known that the Duke would
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN AP, HOWLOON DARY AT 2,
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
SIX GIRLS. Living, Loving & Longing within The Shadows of Broadway's Bright Lights !
Recently the Duke of Gloucester, with the Duchess, met the Duite and Evidence regarding the orreat of Duchess of Windsor for the first e two men was given this morning time since the Abdication, and this by Chinese detective Chan Kui, who meeting is belleved to have marked said they were detained when they the beginning of a "reconciliatlon" TO went to the vegetable dealers to which will shortly be followed by the dect the money for the produce, return of the Windsors to England. They were taken before Chan Kam, He complainant, who identified them j as being two of the robbers,
Sub-Inspector C. H. Goodwin pro- ecuted.
European Lady Is Robbed
Youth Bound Over
ROYAL CIRCLES SILENT Buckinghain Palace offctals are silent regarding the accuracy of the Duke of Kent's assertion that the Duke of Windsor is returning 10 England.-United Press.
Committee To Try To End Wheat Crisis
London, Dec. 7.
сот
Mrs. J. M. Jack of 6, Esɛex Cres-
An uttempt to end the world wheat cent was the complainant in a case crisis appears to be foreshadowed by before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central the announcement that the Interna- Nagistracy this morning when Tang tional Wheat Advisory Committee K:vi"k-lnirje. 10. An unemployed will meet in London on January 10. 8.72 Nom. youth pleaded guilty to a charge of According to an official
stealing a handbag containing $75 wale complainant was shopping in 16.226/25 the Mecca Silk Store about 11.30 a.m. 15,00/08 10.13/15yesterday. 15.90/16.03 14.12 7/15 18.20/20 16 20/22 Sales for the day:-3,000 tons.
shop where the complainant had left The communique adds that the Chicago Wheat
t and had turned around to look at principal task of the meeting will 044/64% something. The loss was discovered, be to consider the present world May
67 10714
and defendant was arrested almost whent crisis, and what action the July ... 05/807% 0014/60% immediately.
committee should recommend to the Tuesday's Sales: 14.443,000 bushels,
21 governments represented on the Chicago Corn
Defendant stated that he needed December
49/40 some money to return to his village committee to cope with that crisis.
To-day's Financial News explained 514/144 5134/51 Hap Po, South Kwangtung Pro- that the London conference was made 52%/521% 52%/524 vince and made use of the opportunity possible by the decision of the Winnipeg Wheat
to take the bag. He was bound over Argentine government to appoint a 00%/60%, in a sum of $30 to be of good representative to the committee after 825/0234 02/02 behaviour for a period of one year a two years' absence. -- Reuter 034/63%
634/03% and will be sent back to village. Special..
unique issued by the advisory com- mittee, after its meeting yesterday, the decision to hold next month's meeting has been taken in response Detective-Sergeant H. B. Dewar to representations by the Australien, told the Court that defendant took French, British and United States the handbag from a counter in the governments.
RETURN SHOWING BY SPECIAL REQUEST ! December
FLAMING LOVE-DRAMA AGAINST THE BACKGROUND
OF SPAIN'S CIVIL WAR!
Adalph Zuker pretenti
"THE LAST TRAIN FROM MADRID"
Dorothy Lamour. Lew Ayres - Gilbert Roland Karen Morley, Lionel Atwill Helen Mack Olympe Bradna: Anthony Quinn
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TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY! MYRNA LOY and GEORGE BRENT In the Most Thrilling Spy Story Ever Told ! "STAMBOUL QUEST"
An "Old Favourito" from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
HUNGARY'S CLAIM
Budapest, Dóc, 7.
TRIBAL FEUD
A foud which has broken out be- Okoklat Hungary's claim to that part of tween the Chamra and dor former territory in Transylvania Beduin tribes, which are inhabiting which was ceded to Rumania in 1919, the Syrian province of Desiren, in was voiced in this evening's consor- giving considerable anxiety to the 1 vative newspaper, Megyering, says French authorities, according to a Trans-Ocean.
· Prana-Decan report.
Muy
July
December May
July
WE'LL WRAP YOUR GIFTS
Ladies
do
prefer
Hosiery
7
or she has to be consoled.
It's always HER Birthday, an Anniversary, or Christmas
much harder for a man than the financial strain of constant gift giving is the question of 'just what to give'...
or
These are helpful hints-Ever thought of giving HER a box of Hosiery
what woman doesn't like stockings... Gloves---maybe she'd like a 'new pair of shoes or a pair of those new Cocktail Slippers we are showing-in each case a gift of quality and coming from GORDON'S she'll know it's 'good."
PROBLEM
IT'S NOT TOO SOON TO THINK ABOUT YOUR GIFT P
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andlongingwith- In the shadows of Broadway's
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CLAIRE TREVOR · PHYLLIS BROOKS · LEAH RAY DIXIE DUNBAR - LYNN BARI - JAYNE REGAN
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"THAT CERTAIN AGE”
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Liner: "Cantor at noon; on Saturday. Accompanied by his stad, Major General Bartholomew la expected to "Teichi: Queen's Plar «l: 10.30 Kim an Saturday to board launch? for the Canton. A guard of honour drawn from, the Kumaon Hides will be on the pler,
His Excellency the General Officer Commending British Troops in China,
Major General Baribajomaw is be- Major General A. W. Bartholomew, and Mrs. Bartholomew, will leave ing rellevad Is Hongkoɛid by: 323. Han kone for England by the P. & O. * General, A. E. GYAPVIES
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