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BEG BORROW OR STEAL
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FRANK MORGAN
JOHN
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FLORENCE
RICE
Arwen Play by Losward Low, Harry Ruskin and Mason Pasal · Directed by William Thiele Predzosi by RIDERICK STEPSEATI
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YOURE ONLY YOUNG ONCE
LEWIS STONE
MICKEY
PARKER ROONEY
Directed by George B. Seitz
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TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY
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BLOCKADE
· MADELEINE
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MARY CARLISLE "TIP-OFF GIRLS"
LLOYD NOLAN
in
A Paramount Pictura
COUNT
THE
"TELEGRAPHS"
EVERYWHERE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Thursday,
VIOLENCE ALLEGED
Peculiar Affair in Hut
At Repulse Bay
After partaking of hospitality of- fered them by a man named Chan Tong, two unemployed men, Wong Wah, 40, and Wong Fu, 44, ura al- leged to have attempled to rob their host, and to have used violence in doing so. They were resisted and ar- reated, and appeared before Mr.
January, 26, 1939.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LATE NEWS Donations to Charitable
JAPAN'S PROTEST TO SINGAPORE
London, Jan. 25. Domel correspondent in London A. D.
D. Forrest at the Central Magia reports that the Japanese Ambassador tracy yesterday, charged with rob-to London, Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, on instructions from his home bery with violence at Repulse Bay act rent, un Wednesday after-
D.
protest with
Lord Hulifax, re-
on January
Both men
were committed for noon todged
Secretary,
trial at the February Sessions. Foreign Se
Detective-Sub-Inspector W. N. garding the Durkin prosecuted. and sald Chan was asleep in his hut, which
And Other Funds
10.00
The following in a list of nub- scriptions received to date for credit of the British Fund for Kellet of Distress In China, Hongkong and South China Branch: Previously acknowledged $410,734,37 The Hongkong Embossing Hongkong Chinese Athletic War Relle! Association (Sponsored by South China Athletle Assn.) "B.F.R.D.C., through the
HI.K.S.C. Branch Sub- acription Committea Miss S. H. Molts The Hongkong Association
that residents in con at Japanese
sador Shigemitsu, Ambassador
The
the
corres-
4
Poultry
2,000.00 5.00
5,000,00
120,00
$429,874.37
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Is situated on the hillside above Mr. pondent further reports, painted out Eu Tong-sun'a residence, with his in his protest that the residences of Anonymous wife, who occupied separate Japanese residents-in Singupere were Cubicle, when he was awakened to-strictly searched and that a number daylight by someone knocking of Japanese nationals were forcibly on his front door. On opening it. placed under detention. he saw the defendants, both of whom
Japanese protest further said they were craving for opium asserted that great restrictions were and asked if Chan could spare them imposed by the authorities of the some. Chan gave the second defen- Straits Settlementa on the travel and dant two pipes of oplum, and while residence of. Japanese nationals on he was smolting It, the first defendant suspicion alleged espionage.--- left the hut, and shortly afterwards Donici, re-entered, holding hand.
n stick in his
Both men made to leave the hut, and Chan naked back for his oplum pipe. The men then went up to himl and asked for a loan of money, which
015
Ut
The S. C. M. Post has received the following donations to the Hongkong Benevolent Society in memory of the late Mr. Harold Seth:
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hodgson, $10; Mr. and Mrs. D. Drummond, $5; Mr. and Mr. C. Bernard Brown, $10; Mr. G. B. S. Thomson, $10; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Alabaster, $5; Mr. H. Donovan, $10; Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, $5; Mr. D. W. Munton, $10.
STREET SLEEPERS
following donations
The S. C. M. Post has received the to the Street
of the late Mr. Harold Seth: Sleepers Shelter Society in memory Sir Robert Ho Tung, $10; Mrs. M. wood, $10.
BRITISH EMBASSY STAFF DEPARTS
London, Jan. 25. The British Charge d'Affaires to Chan said he did not possess. First the Loyalist Government, Mt. Ralph defendant then produced dagger Steventon, together with the entire from his girdle, and handed it to sinff of the British Embassy, as well sacand defentent, who threatened Chan with I. Chan again protested a few British subjects who were #lill in the Catalna capital, teft he had no money, and sticking the
Barcelona this evening aboard the daggers fret defendant proceeded
inton table second defendant British
OTHER SOCIETIES Devonshire, for the cruiser French frontier town of Vendres, to bind Chan with a cord.
Nancy Ching sends the following Chan shouted
Mr. Stevenson for the time being donations: Hongkong Benevolent So- for help, and ha wife ran out of the hut. Second de-will stay on board the Devonshire, ciety, $5; Street Sleepers Shelter fendant
quarters. went
her.
Society, $30; St. John Ambulance and returned according to well-informed
The
Brition, erukser Greyhound. sence, Chan struggled with first de-
from tection of Chlidren, $10; Ministering fendant, and was
Barcelona to struck
to Marseilles, has returned Children's League, $15; Society for on the
Animals, thighs with a stick. First defendant to Barcelona, waiting to take on board the Prevention of Cruelty to
meat chopper and
per and Mr. D. J. Rogers, the British Consul- 55; British Fund for the Relief of picked up a threatened. Chan with it. On his re- General, who will leave the capital Distress in China, $30: Lepers Fund, turn, second, defendant continued his immediately after its fall-Trans-320; Tung Wah Hospital, $50. search of the hut, and picked up the Ocean. opium pipe, whleh stuck into his girdle. Both defendants then left.
after
five minutes later. During his ab-after taking British sublects Association $20: Society for the Pro-
ALSO
he
Chan chased them, and they had | nearly reached the main road when first defendant threw the chopper Into a nullah. On the
main Chan caught sight of Mak Tanga kwong, an employee of the Repulse Bay
Hotel, and shouted to Mak to help him. Both men ran after the defendants, and caught second de- tendant, whom they
ney took back to the Hotel Garage, Chan's nephew, Chan Kwan, then came on the scene, and
informed of what had hap on being pened, went to look for first defen- dant, and later returned to the garage with him in his custody. The police were then called.
When Chan's wife ran out of the hut with second defendant after her. she called for help. Second defendant caught up with her, and picking up
INSURGENT BOMBER CRASHES IN FRANCE
Paris, Jan. 25.
During a snowstorm this morning. Spanish Insurgent bumber erished on French territory, near Arrens in the Pyrenees.
DONATIONS AWAITING Donations are lying at the Business Office of the South China Morning Post for the followng:
Tung Wah Hospital: Emergency Refugee Council: Street Sleepers Shelter Society: St. John Ambularice S.P.C.A. Ministering Association; Children's League; Dr. Barnardo's The crew of two offfeers and three Homes: Dogs' Home; B.F.R.D.C. men were killed,
Three of them had tried to land
with parachutes, which falled to open SCENE IN COLOMBO in the storm.
The machine was a German made French Seamen Jeer three-engincu
Heinkel plane,
armed with two machine guns- Trans-Orcan.
DARING HOLD-UP
FRUSTRATED
At Italians
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DAILY
AT
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520 720
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WARNEN
ANGE Buck Benn
Gags and Gowns
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JACK BENNY JOAN BENNETT
ARTISTS AND MODELS
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MARY BOLAND CHARLEY CRAPEWIN JOYCE COMPTON FRITT FELD at the
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HANKOW
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BAXTER BENNETT "Walter Hangers VOGUES
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London, Jan, 25. The Daily Express Colombo corres- pondent reports that when Italian Hner Conte Rosso berthed alongside the French liner Marechal Daring attempt by armed bandits Joffre there inst Tuesday, the crews In large plece of stone, struck her with to hold-up a money-lending establish- of both vessels massed at the stern
at
and shouted taunts
It. He also pushed her into the nul- ment in Queen's Road West 9 and forecastle lah, where she was later found and o'clock this morning was frustrated, and Ribes. taken back to the hut by Chan Kwan, as a result of which one man is now
The Frenchmen yelled references Corroborative evidence was given in custody.
to Mussolini and leers nt Italian The Intended victim was Au Cho- claims to Tunis.
Thie by Chan, bis wife, nephew and Mak, after which defendants were com-yee, money-lender with offices at 347 taliated with the chorus "Tunisia." mitted. Both declined น give Queen's Road. evidence or make statements.
Y.M.C.A. FIXTURES
The following European Y.M.C.A. fixtures for next week are announced: Sunday, Jan, 29-Discussion Group at 9 p.m. The Rev. Higgs will speak. Monday, Jan. 30.-Whist Drive at 0 p.m.
Italians re-
They attempted to board the More- Three
men, two arined with chal Joffre, but were repulsed with revolvers, entered his establishment. buckets of water.
Corsica members of the crew of COMMONS TO DISCUSS the Marechal Joffre jumped into
harbour
to the boats, and rowed
ulso Conte SPAIN SITUATION
Rosso, but they were repulsed. The harbour police were called in and restored order.
London, Jan, 25.
Plluts have been instructed not to berth Italian and French bouts side by aide. The Captains of both liners agreed that none of the crew would enr-be allowed ashore.
The position in Spain, and inter- national affairs generally will be Tuesday, Jan. 31-Women's Sec-debated when the House of Commons tlon: Sewing Bee a 10 am.
Bad-re-assembles on January 31,
The businces provisionally minton at 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 1.-Women's See-marked for the day has been post- tion: 9.30 a.m. Badminton: Afternoon, poncd.--Reuter, Badminton (Team practice only).
Hockey
Friday, Feb. 3-Women's Section:: Bridge Clase at 10 n.m. Dance at Peninsula Hotel 8 pm. Badminton at 8.30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4.Women's Sec-
Lon: Badminton,
SOBRANI
Balka
THE FINEST YEHU
NEZRG, PA(20)
MAIL IN AT 1 O'CLOCK
The Italian and French Consuls exchanged visits and apologised for the disorder.
It is reported that the Italian Con- su has indicated his unwillingness Delphinus is expected at Kai Tak to attend the Governor's reception at 1 p.m. to-day with the delayed air and Rotarian conferences of dele- Air France plane is scheduled gutes from India if the French Con- mall. to arrive from Hanol at 1230 p.m. sul is invited.-United Press.
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for
the
it is stated that "ordinary" folk will be thrown out, as they would
"aloon days A most unusual function has been have bd in the old
Among the attractions arranged by the Central British As
shows, tombola, sociation for Saturday night at the evening are side Club Houso,
fortune telling, dancing, Hillbilly The members have decided to hold shows, hot-dogs, Mexican baked a "Red Dog" party to open the 1939 bends and "cawfee," so that a most season, and at 9 pan. members and enjoyable and novel eveninga, envy their friends intend to forgather and tertainment is promised.
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