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CHAPLIN'S NEW FILM Satire Aimed At Dictators
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 6.
has
CHARLIE CHAPLIN broken his silence about his new in which
film "The Dictators," he is to have a talking role for the first time.
The story and dialogue are finished, he said, and screening will begin on March 15. It is hoped that the m will be ready for relche in autumn.
the
The story naturally, is concerned with dietators, but primary poroose is to make people laugh.
"The present politen nituntion an exceptional vehicle for
kespeople with an over-alun- |
dance of dignity and an over-supply of power always, in the end, have been the targets of laughter," de-. clared the film star.
Chaplin plays the dual role of die- tator and the inmate of a concentra- tion camp resembles him exactly.
Kruter.
Arabs Prepare
-
Their Case
London, Feb. 6.
The Arab High Committee dele- gates are busty engaged in la- minute preparations of the ease they will present at the London Palestine conference.
Briefly the canu will be: firstly, recognition of Palesune's comp.ca independence; secondly, replacement of the mandate by truly
MAJ, GEN. TELFER SMOLLET
SHANGHAI
COMMANDER DEPARTING
SHANGHAI, Feb. 6. MAJOR-GENERAL TELFER. SMOLLET, commander of the British troops in Shanghai, is sailing for England on February
11.
He will review a guard of honour on the racecourse on the morning of his departure.
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 7, 1939.
By Walt Disney
MILITARY FUNERAL
Royal Scots Pay Tributo
To Major R. Scott
The late Major R. Scott, of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots, was buried ut Happy Valley yesterday with full military honours,
Deceased died at the Military Hose pital on Saturday after a long Illness contracted during his stay in China as Assistant Military Altache to the British Embassy. Since he left his Battalion in India, Major Scott had been stationed at Nanking, Hankow and Chungking. He
duc to who return to England on tenve to rejoin
taken ill.
A Look Through The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
24
Currency Bill In Commons
Londan, Feb. 0.
WALT DISNEY
No question of any change in monetary policy was involved in the new Currency B1, declared Sir John
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Ideas zapldly. Their intrst mission moving the second reading of the, The Japanese are gaining advanced Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, consisting of Mr. Sansuke.Ilayuskl, the Bill in the House of Commons to-day, Folter-inspector-General and Pracurator The Bill was rend a second time [z. B. W. on a Frequency of 45 k.c's. Sunrise To Sunset; Beautiful Moon:
at Tokyo, with a suite of vary intelll-without division. other day on their way to Europe, where gent cadets-vizited Hongkook the they will study the polles systems in cerned certain detalls of the monetary Sir John added that the B con- each country. They admired the "ng mechanism, and he recalled that the buildings" which Major-General thought their own poller administration been increased from £150,000,000 to Gordon und Captain Deano preside, but Exchange Equalisation Fund
quito an effective.
£500,000,000 in order to check undue fluctuations on the exchanges.
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After an interval of eleven years the Admiral and Officera of the Chinn
had
Recent events made it opportune to
on
nud His Orchestra with Vocal ne By Robert Victor
frain; Russion Medley Of Folk Songs |(Traditiound—ser. Serokin); Gypsy TRIO FROM STUDIO Caravan (Traditional arr. Sorokin) Sorokin Russian Choir cond. by Hadio Programme Broadcast by Chpt, S. Surokin; Prelude Slav; From
and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. Along Petrograd Roadi: Bake No
second. and 8-11 p.m.
9.52 m.cs, per Bread; Sleep My Baby; Moscow;
Ballet from Konisk Gorbunlek' H. K. T.
Russian Vagabonds cond. by Theodore
to Intercession
12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service
Katz; The Epic of Scrgs 'Jaroff's Don from St. John's Cossack Choir (Prof. Schwedoff; The Cathedral.
Song of the Terck Cossacks (arr. 12.30 Pls and Tabet (Vocal) and Jaroft)....Don Cossack Choir cond. by Serge Jaroff; Caucasin (Iwanoff).. Continental Orchestras.
......Russian Balalaika Orchestra. Parade Of The City Guards
A Mustent Snuf Box 8.00 Time, Weather and An- ...Orchestra Raymonde; nouncements.
8.03 Light Orchestral Concert,
New Symphony Orchestra
his wife and two sons when he was squadron ngain entertained Joen} Seintroduce the Bill. Over a long
elets at hali in the City Hall last period, ending last spring, gold stocks (Jassal); IE. the General Omeer Command various inen-of-war were busy for days on January 31 lost at the marketC'Est Le Debut D'Une Aventure!
evening. Working partiss framt the had continually increased, amounting (Lladow)
Mario The Ball (Czibulka) .Mandoline,
Fitzgerald to Capt. C. R. the American war vennel Adams, of hav~ Equalisation Fund, the rest being in Vocal Refrain by M. Pelland; Qu'Est-Me Of Love (Lenoir)....Tom Jones
munde
STERLING SPECULATION
[So
Ger
at slow march. The offerr's mount, France then praeikfully withdrew then the proposals. One effect of the Jubline (lm 'Every Day's a Holiday') man); Can I Forget You (0lm Algh
boots
saddle and with the riding reversed in the stirrups, was led in
the rear.
and
decrec.
...
attended the funeral with Brigadier very artistic was the effect.
Quand On A Mil Tintagel (Bax); Mediterranean A. B. Thomson, Brigadier
Aux Dents (Noluin-Mireille).... Pils (Bax) 3. T. W
wing six months there was a con- tt Tabet (Vocal) with Piano; Tol cond. by Eugene Goossens, Sylvia Reeve, Col. C. R. Spear (Military
siderable exodus of gold which repre- Attache to the British Embassy), accused Mr.
The German officials in Samos have sented refugee capital. gold stocks. Seu
Seule Tango (Mario); Laser-Mol Ballet (Delibes); Love's Brcom After Major J F.
Hincklock, the United falling to £085,000,000, of whleltmer
Almer-Tungo (Mela) Capt.States Consut, and Captain Leary of £151,000,000 was in the Exchange Meltl and His Argentin Orchestra with Orchestro; form (Fibich); Speak To Boxer, and the following officers at
aling instigated the recent rising in the issue department of the Bank of 13 Royal Seats: Lieut. Col. D. J. Hainan, by upplying Matanta in England.
Ce Qu'On Attend (Misraki): On N'As and His Orchestra. McDougall,
Brevet Lirut. Col. Mr. Prince tiemarck h
Pas Bergin De La Lune (Misraki). 8.39 Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano) Carr, Majors S. E. II. E. White, A. G. formal complaint to the United States
Pils et Tabet (Vocal) with Piano; La and Richard Tauber (Tenor) Symp. A. S
S.
nuthorities at Washington. Captains Godley,
.Erich Ols- Folletta (Marchesi) A. G.
Night And Dreams (Schubert, Op. Mackenzie-Kennedy, S. Burn, 11.
chewaii and His Orchestra
43, No. 2); Happiness (Schubert) C
That tendency had continued Harland, Masterton-Smith and N.
it.
A aretion of the German press urges during the rest of the year. Some of
Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano) 1.00 Time and Weather. Gilbertson. Junior officers and an the anexation of Samon by Germany, the gold loss was due to repatriation
1,03 Renars at the Plano,
Plano secamp. by Gerald Moerc. 25cort of 200 men preceded the asserting that American train are of French funds, and some was due (Novello); Zing! Went The Strings Sucns): Melodie (Rubinstein)
"Glamorous Night" Waltz Medley (Sung in German); Le Cygne (Saint-
eintlery Gates, where the band and with Germany over the matter,
put to undesirable speculation against the Of My Heart" ("Gay Deceivers Richard Tauber (Tenor) with Orches
Pound. Palestine Officer Tocort of 200 min lined the road and
"Sweet Adeline" Plano Med-tra. The Vienan Tagblatt declares that The B was entirely justified
Hunley:
(In German); Be praised thou with arms reversed while the Siener Menubirea informed M. Geble made no difference to the fundley (Hammerstein 2nd and Kern).
peaceful night (The Vagabond Come To China zun-carriage bearing the passed that Iinly would blockade
Reuter and Rugby Press, Zichrer); O Vienna, my beloved between, followed it comin pas trasce ulf reed die frere Tarling mentals of currency, but was a more weather and Announcementa. Vienna (The Tourist Guide
the employment of italian teachers accurate ctatement of facts. There
1.30 Dance Music.
Zichrer....Elisabeth Schumann no trace of Indation or deflation Was
Fax-Trots The Dipay Doodle: prano) with Orchestra. 25 YEARS AGO
revaluation would be the liberation of approximately
Nat Gonelin and His Georgung Wide and Handsome')....Richard £5,000,000. The with "Reuters" Berlin correspondent sayn Chanelior said that he did not pro- Double Dare You....Freddy Gardner by G, Waller (in English).
Vocal Refrain; Fax-Trut-Tauber (Tenor) with Orchestra cood. Non-commissioned officers bore the that in the Committee of the Reichst coffin, draped with the Union Jack considering the Naval Extinntes, Herr bost to treat that turn as revenue, and His Swing Orchestra.
8:50 Studio Trio-Prue abolition of the Balfour Declaradaj
Lewis fourthly, immediate
surmounted by the offler's van Jagow, te Foreign Secretary, and but as unrealised capital apprecia- cersation
sword, to the graveside, where the Germany's relations with Great Britain tion, which would be passed to the Speech from the Roof Garden of the and Lindsay A. Lafford (Plano).
1.40 Relay of the Rotary Tillin (Violin), Ettore Felleraill (Cello) Jewish immigrants, and lung sales,
Equalisation The question of a possible con-
Account, Hongkong Hotel. Speaker: Dr. T. W funeral service was read by the Re, could be descrised as very good, a rap. Exchange prochement was progressing. The reli- where it
Trio in D Minor (E. S. Hinchelle.
would constitute capital Ware. Subject: The Public
Napravnik); federacy has also engaged hatenoun,
tions between the two Cabinets were in reserve--Reuter,
and (a) Allegro.con spirito; (b) Scherzo; but it is felt that this subject could
Some Public Health Problems." After the camn had teen lowered every way marked by mutual conadenes.
(c) Elegir: (d) Allegro con fuoco. be best brouched after signature of j
into the grave,
2.15 Close Down.
0.20 the Firing Party, Admiral van Tirpitz, the Secretary of
Ilarry Goss-Gustard at the a treaty with Britain.
6.00 Relay of Dance Orchestra Organ. At present Major-General Telfer-drawn from the Royal Scots, fired | State for the Navy, emphasized that MUFTI'S ATTITUDE STIFFENS Smollet is the guest
from the Roof Garden of the Hong- SATURDAY'S BRIDE
Fontasic-The Storm (Lemmens). of honourhrte volleys,
Great Britain's ratio of 10 to 10 was Piper seunding a #1 The High Committer delegates it numerous receptions and farewells,tament between rach volley. The still acceptable, but u Naval holiday
939 London Relay The News. kong Hotel. received numerous
ronized. Any
9.50 Military Band Musie romat which he is receiving a number buglers then sounded the "Last Post" could not be
Positive Miss Laura Andrade Wed
(n) I have eyes; (b) Joobalai; (c) proposals received; however, would un-
little kis
Old Folks At Home And In Foreign bodies in Egypt and Palestine. Two of mementes from local social and and "Reveille" and officers saluted surely in examined in'e spirit of gold-
at twilight; (d) It don't, particularly insisted that the Defence political groups-United Fresa,
To Mr. M. Sagritalo
Lands ( manke sense.
(C. J. Roberts): (a) America; will
8.14 Record: Dixon Hits No. 21. (b) France; (c) Seetland; (d) Spain; should speak only Party delegates for themselves, and that the ligh
St. Margaret's Church, Happy Val-
Reginald Dixon (Organ).
(e) Germany; (1) Ireland; (i) Italy: Committee should solely represent
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Heartache: (b) (1) Hungary...H. (a) Sweet "Router's" Agency fearns that Italy is in a sturdy when Miss There's honey on the Moon to-night; Guards cord, by Chot. George Miller.
M.
Grenadler Palestine. The cables have tended
stil neotiating directly with Turkey wedding on
Saturday to stiffen the attitude of the Mufti
other regarding the retrocession of the Laura Florinda Andrade, daughter of (c) Belive me; (d) I'm gonna lock
10.00 StudioThree People" A Party towards the Defence Party, Colonel F. K. Simmons, M.V.O., O.n.t..,reals were then laid, includini Aegens Islands. At present the pour Mr. Francisco Andrade, of the Har- my heart,
Play by Robert Victor. carly.c., ut present G.8.0.1 in Palestine, Battalions of the Infantry Brigade.
representatives of and
parlers relate to the Italian desire to bour Ofee, was married possibility of an
6.35 Records: Goodnight, My Love obtain compensatory concealous in the Melenco Sagritalo, of Manila, P.I. between
two das been appointyd Commander of the
region of Adalia, Asin Miner, where
from 'Stowaway'); There's Something delegations now serma
these might condict with Great Britain's Father U. Galbiati omelated, and in The Air (from 'Bunjo on
my
10.15 Light Opera Selections interests and prejudies British rights in the bride was given away
by her Knee') Ruth Etting (Vocal) with "The Yeomen Of The Guard"— view of railway extensions, but the mat. Cather.
Orchestra; Medley; Intro: Is it true Vocal Gems (Gilbert and Sullivan) ter is the subject of friendly discun. ; Mr. R. J. Manalue performed the what they say about Dixie?: When ...C
.Columbia Light Opera Company 13an between Italy and the British Com-duties of Best Man, and the bride's Lady meets a Gentlemen down South; with Orchestra: "The Pirates Of The wreaths included thate from [pany concerned. the following: HE the G.O.C.; II. M.
younger sister, Miss Clotilde Andrade, Sing, Baby, sing....Tarrant Bailey Penzance"--Voral Gems (Gilbert and acted as bridesmaid.
(Banyo) with Orchestra. Ambassador to China, Sir Arch.bald
Sullivan)....Columbla Light Opera After the ceremony a reception
0.44 (a) There's a far away look¦ Company with Orchestra. Arabs Killed In
Stark Kerr: Brigadier Reeve; Em-Rassy MacDonald desires to retire was held in the bride's house at 18,n your eyes; (b) When the tentner |
10.30 Dance Auste. assy Staff; British Diplomatic Mis- from the Chairmanship of the Labour Fort Street, North Point, and later in bloom; (c) St. Louis Blues; (d); Quickstep The Gypsy In My Soul; Military
DIY Col. Action
McDougall, Lieut.-Col. Party.
Fox-Trat-Let Us Be Sweethearts arr; all Officers of the Royal Scots;
the same evening the couple left for Sensation.
7.00 ja brief honeymoon in Macao.
Closing Local Stock Quota- Over Again....Not Gonella and His Owing to a large number of hostesses Spear; Col. Lavat Fraser, the
tions.
Georgians with Vocal Refrain by Nat and Mrs.
W. M. Farren; all at Hume vetoing the Tango, the Tele. anks, Sesforth Highlanders:
7.02 Ruistan Programme,
Gonella and Stila Moya; Fox-Trota aligraph approached Lady May, this morn
Midnight Iteview ing as të hez opinion of the Tango for
-In My Little Red Book: Something anks, Midaltzsex Regiment in the forthcoming ball to be Heavy Battery, RA; Royal Scots. Government lioune
held at
Theodore Chaliapine (Bass) with Or-To Sing About (from the film).. on February 1.
chestra cond. by Eugens Geossens: Mantovani and His Orchestra with iergeants Mess; Corporals
Room; Lady May and that she knew nothing leadquarter
Stanka Razine (Cirzoounow)....Or- Vocal Chorus Tango-Take Your Company; "A" Com-shout the Tango dance or the kindred any: "I" Company;
chestra Of The Brussels Royal Con- Chance: "C" Company; dances: personally, she was in favour
Fox-Trot-Vieni.. cond. by Desire Defauw: Hir servatoire D Company; Corporal Arnott; Mr. of the old graceful and stately dancer
Feinz Huppertz and His Orchestra: London, Feb, 6. Scherzo (Borodin); which formed the programme of the
Santa ad Mrs. Hutchison; Officers, H.Q.,
Margherita; Rear-Admiral Norman Wodehouse No. (Herdan) Serenade, Op. 3, Fox-Trois-In ina Command; Ometrs, Royal English hostess.
Sergel Cry. has been appointed Rear-Admiral in Rachmaninoff (Piano); Song of the His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain: Cry. Baby, Cry....Jack Hars and ncers; Ofears, Middlesex Regiment; | Sle Henry May was net in favour of Charge, and Admiral-Suncrintendent Needy Pilgrim (Nevstru:-Manikin): Fox-Trots-Somebody's Thinking Of rezants, Middlesex Regiment the Tango and we could state that such of H. M. dockyard at Gibraltar, in Arise, Red Sun (Russion Folk Song) You To-nicht: Picture Me In Peridise Meers, R.A.M.C.; Garrison Sergeants dances on the Tenge would be excluded succession to Admiral A. E. Evana. ...Theodore Chailapin" (Bass) with Jack Harris and His Orchestra
Members, Garrison Sergeant from any programinu At Government He is to assume command about the Afonsky Choir and Balalaika Or- with Vocal Chorus, less; Chine Friends: Matron and one lady lay preferred enthuala- May 24-leuter.
chestra; With A Russian Gypsy Or 11.00 Close Down. Sisters,
the Tapprochement
Arab
A
cables
the grave.
NEW APPOINTMENT
London, Feb. 0. The War Office announces
tbut
wreath at
some by
the
.G.O.C. Laya Wreath Major-General Gruselt luld 0
und Tave
the
to be the British forces in Shanghai, in Mr. J. C. Hutchison, a friend of the Luccession to Major-General Telfer-deceased, and wives of officers and Sinollet.
men of the Battalion, were present at The appointment becomes effective the graveside. on June 5-Renter.
remote.
Support for the Arab demands came to-day from the Muslin League of India through its Londen repre sentatives. manifesto sympathis- ing with, and augmenting the Arab claims of independence was feed this evening A copy was placed in the hands of the Marquess of Zel- land, Secretary for India, who pro- mised to convey the contents to the Government.
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WOULD CO OPERATE
Fakhri Nashishibi of the Arab Defence delegation, in an interview with "Reuter" to-day said he felt certain the British Government had a real intention of finding a solution and to establish peace in Palestine,
The National Defence Party would necept
proposition any
leading eventually to independence of Pales- tine.
He claimed that the Party repre- sents at least 75 per cent. of the material interests in Palestine, and over 50 per cent. in numbers.
Jerusalem, Feb. 0. During a millary action Inst night, two armed Arabs were killed, inc seven arrested, while firearms were sad in a village in Samaria, where well-known terrorists lived.
In addition four rifles and other let equipment were captured in a village near Jerusalem.
This roaming bands wire dealt with en a road running northward from Jerusalem.
tambitions. The Defence Party would Whatever the result, the delegation co-operate completely with the man- would do what was just for the atory Government to find a solution. country without regard to personal --Reuter.
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No photographers were allowed to
10 YEARS AGO ake pictures in the cemetery. The
Captals Frank Hawks, piloting a uneral procession was so long that Lockhead-Vegy munoplane, to-day estab ruffle was considerably dislocated at fished a new record for a non-stop Happy Valley, more than a dozen fight from Los Angeles to New York. rams and buses being held up. Ha Aying time was 18 hours and 21 Further delays were caused later minutes. when trame had to follow the escort
narching back through Wanchal
AIR RAID WARDENS
Successful Candidates In Recent Examinations
5 YEARS AGO
A deathly stillness has settled down upon Parla after a night of terror unparalleled In 0 hundred YEATY. Frightful spectacles are related by all eye-witnesses of the battle on the con- cordo bridgekend, where most of the casunities occurred.
Before dawn, it will be impossible to get a complete picture of the destruction and the cost, but the Pro- fect of Police has already announced that twelve persons were killed and by. ween five and six thousand wounded, or otherwise injured.
The Air Raid Precautions Officer announces the result of the Air Raid Warden Examination held at the Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, on January 31
For ve hours, the Place da la Con- and February 1 and 3 as follows:
cordo resembled a battlefield, in which's Qualined as Air Rald Warden in grim struggle swayou, to and fro bo structora.-Mrs. R. P. Dunlop, Mrs. Tween Republican: Osurds and a mob of C, Walls, Mr. R. Kirkwood, Mr. V. over thirty thousand, Time and again. T. Low, Mr. C. J. Drover, Mr. Mok¦ it seemed that the Guarda must be Ching-un, Rev. J. Bechtel, Mr. R. overwhelmed and onto the mob forced Millar, Mr. W. V. Field and Mr. Lher of Daputies to be met with a direct Its way_right, to the steps of the Cheme Skinner.
Quained as Air Raid Wardons from traps en querd Miss W. Robinson, Miss M. C. Braga, Paraguay and Bolivia, who havɑ bem Mrs. M. W Todd, Miss Elyle Yurn; at war in the Gran Chaco for months Mrs. F. G. Stokes, Mind. E. Olore, Mrs. | past, have barged to a proposal by`ilis A Prehu, Min. R. Miliar and Miss-11, Halfweek-Alfa;! Popo, prutiding, for, nå Brewer.
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