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KING'S
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If it is romance i
So this debonair millionaire gives his million the air and goes looking for a girl who can say"It's only mooey!"
In
WARNER BAXTER I'LL GIVE
A MILLION
with
MARJORIE WEAVER
PETER LORRE JEAN HERSHOLT
JOHN CARRADINE J, EDWARD BROMBERG LYNN BARI FRITZ FELD
Directed by Walter Lang
Darryl F. Zack is Cherps of Prodve there A 20th Century-Fox Picture
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DAILY
"Alexander's Ragtime Band” with Tyrone Power Alice Faye
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
K.R.A. AND Belgian Catholic
STREET LIGHTING
Monthly Meeting Of
General Committee
Leader Dies
Brussels, Feb. 15. Four days after he had been asked to form a new Belgian Cabinet, M. Henri Jasper, one-time Belgian Pre- mier, died suddenly this afternoon. following 131
operation.
February 16, 1939,
Freedom ALHAMBRA
To Work
THERE IS NO- THING to prevent trade unions from func tioning in Hongkong,
He was 68 years of age. The King of the Belgians had puld a visit
to his residence this morning, The monthly meeting of the and only last Saturday M. Jasper was General Committee of the Kow- entrusted with the task of forming loon Residents Association was new Cabinet to succeed, the Spank
Government. On Monday he in according to Mr. held on February 7, in St.moted that he felt unequal to the
MacDonald, Malcolm Andrew's Church Hall.
task.
Between 1926 and 1932, M. Jamer
apart
in other Belgian
front
a
Those present were: Mr. B. Wylle, (President). Mr. F. C. Mow Fung was head of four different Belgian Secretary' for the
no Colonies, in reply to (Vice-President), Mr. R. Baldwin governments, (Hon. Secretary and Treasurer), Miss ministerial posts
Cabinets-Trang-Ocean,
question in the House H. D. Sawyer, Messrs. Lom Ming Fan. Li Chor Chl, C. M. Manners,
of Commons yesterday, 1. N. Murray, R. Pestonjl and W. J. Hattey. Apologies for absence were
says a "Reuter" des- received from Messrs. D. W. Munton
patch. and C. E. Terry."
Letters concerning the Children's) Playground and the Hongkong | Horticultural Society, were read and opproved.
Daring Raid On Kowloon House
A daring armed robbery Was
the
Mr. MacDonald said that
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effected by four men in Pitt Street, trade unións in Hongkong TO Kowloon, al 0,15 am. 10-day. were freely permitted to A letter was read drawing at- | The victim of
outrage was tention to the poor street lighting in Cheung Yut-tonst. 24-year-old function. Prince Edward Road near the steps woman. lending to the Diocesan Boys' School. In her report of the incident, the
There had been about eight
It was decided to write to Govern-woman said that the four men, industrial disputes in the past, ment and mention the poorness of of whom were armed with daggers, the lighting in Prince Edward Road entered her room just before day- all of a minor'nature, which had generally.
FINES ON MOTORISTS
break.
They threatened her with the dag-been settled amicably through Secretariat for Chinese fers as they proceeded to ransack the the premises.
The robbers finally decamped with: $325 in money and jewellery.
Jamaica Strikes
Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 15. Seven ships are held up Jamaican ports, unable to discharge their cargo as a result of a lightning strike called yesterday,
A letter was read concerning the large number of fines recently in- ficted on motorists for parking their cora alongside the sidewalks Salisbury Road near the entrance to the Kowloon Wharves. It was de- elded that no action be taken. the ebsence of a "Parking" notice being - Don Amache considered as sufficient warning to those who insisted on parking there. After some discussion, the Com- mittee deprecated the granting of a public-house licence in connection with premises recently erected at the corner of Granville and Nathan Itoads. It was felt that the opening island. demanding that the strike of such premises in a residential should spread throughout the island. district was to be deplored. It was-Reuter. decided to write to Government in the matter und also to asic that clearer alte descriptions be given in Government Gazette when the bulld ing of such premises was contempint-
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OF HUMAN HEARTS
A cast of theweands with
WALTER HUSTON JAMES STEWART - BEULAH BONDI GUY KIBBEE - CHARLES COBURN - JOHN CARRADINE
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ed.
SQUATTERS' HUTS
was
The Committee's attention drawn to the fact that conditions had again become deplorable in the Grampian Road district owing to the large increase of squatters' huts. It was decided refer this matter to the Sanitation Sub-Committee.
It was confirmed that the Annual General Meeting of the Association be held on Friday, March 3 ut @ p.m.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange→ official summary Issued at 12.30. pan. yesterday says!
The market was quiet, with very little change in prices.
Buyers Hongkong Bank $1.410 ed. Union Insurence $400 China Underwriters $0.65 1.K. Fire Insurance $175 Providents (016) $01; 2. Chinese Exlates $100
Yaumati Ferries (Old) 32214 Chris Lights (New) $315
K. Electrics 857
Canton Jees $1
1.K. Ropes Si
Wink On 1.K.) $38 -Entertainments $7
Marenons 1.K.) 2/9
Seller
Star Ferries #7215.
Halbe Hongkong Bank B1.425 Union Insurance $407 Star Ferries 5711 Hnteriainments $7 H. S. Heleta 203% Antamoks P. 43 Aloka T. 30
Hagulo Gold P. 2715 Coca Grove P. 47
Consolidated Mines Pa. .003 Demonstrations P. 70 San Mauriel P. 1.02 United Paracale P. G
The labour leader is touring thei
Affairs.
No bona-fide trade union was suppressed, but certain guilds and associations, professing to be trade unions, have from time to time been declared un- lawful, mainly on account of terrorist and political netivi- lies.
The last such suppression was over a year ago.-Reuter,
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BATTLE OF
BROADWAY VICTOR MCLAGLEN BRIAN DONLEVY LOUISE HOVICK
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