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NANCY
HM-- WE HAVEN'T HAD A CUSTOMER ALL DAY
DOCTOR
SLUGGO
NO - AN' I'M GETTIN'
OUT. OF PRACTICE--
I'LL BE LOSIN' ME SKILL!
IN
Friday,
I BETTER KEEP
TRAININ SO DON'T GIT
RUSTY
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH .. August 4, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
JUST WAIT A MINUTE, NANCY-- I HAVE TO GO
HOME FER MY SCISSORS;
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NANCY!
Jel. 28151.
LAST TWO DAYS
of our
SUMMER SALE
FIRST ADE ++ STATION
Competitor's Claim To The King's Medal
But War Office States She Was Not Eligible: Sequel To Bisley Shoot
!
London, July 18.
Miss Marjorie Foster, runner-up in the com- potition for the King's Prize at Bisley this year," has made an unsuccessful claim to have won the King's Medal for the best shot in the Territorial Army.
She based her claim on the (nct) thut she is an Assistant Company Lender in the Women's Transport Section of the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
Firing for the Medal was concur rent this year, owing to the cancel- lation of the Territoriul Army Rifle Association meeting, with that for the King's Prize, which was won by Captain T. 5. Smith,
"At the moment the ATS. Is not; recognised as part of the Territorial: Army, and therefore Miss Foster is
TEACHING FOOTBALL EXPERTS
London, July 15. One Hundred and seventy protes
not a serving member of the Terri-tonal football players, evaches and torial Army," it was stated at the managers went to the Carnegie War Office. Accordingly Miss Foster physical training college at
Leeds
is not qualied to shoot for the medal recently for a week. They went to according to Territorial Army Rifle school and listened to lectures and Association rules."
bad ball practice. Over 80 footbulls
Charles Winninger seems to appreciate the charm of his lovely servant, Olivia de Havilland, in this scene from the film, "Hard To Get," showing at the King's Theatre to-day.
The leader among the serving were in use. members of the Territorial Army to Mr. S. F. Rous, the F.A. secretary, get into the final was Lieutenant G.) was in commund; with Mr. J. R. W. Nicholson, 8th Battalion, the Wity, of the F. A. slaff, the offelal Queen's Royal Regiment (West Sur-jin charge of the training scheme. "eighteenth with Famous players who took the course rcy), who was score of 272.
included Guthrie, Who led Port- smouth to their English, 'Cup vic- PRINCIPLE INVOLVED
tory, and Sproston, Miss Foster told a reporter at Bis- Billie Aitken,
Newenstle once a Bey that she hnd received no in-d Scatland stalwart, and for the
HONGKONG DEFEAT
IN ESPLEN CUP
Close Match Decided Three On The
By A
Last Head
formation from the War Office about last ten years exile in France and Information has just been received in Hongkong that the King's Medal. "I want this mal-Italy as a football couch, came over
the Esplen Cup match against the Wanstead Bowling Club fer cleared up," she said, "because to fearn more, our corps is not getting the umelal Mr. Rous, in receiving the party, recognition it deserves. The Wo-said there was great demand for was played on July 21, and Hongkong was defeated by
take positions abroad. 20-17 after a very fine game.
men's Transport Service was former coaches to
ly the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry The Army, too, may ask for and has been serving for thirty during the coming winter.
I should consider years. Naturally
it a great honour to be awarded the King's Medal, but in addition to that there is a very big question of princ!" ple involved and that is the recogni tion of my corps as serving Terri torials."
The Mayor of Walsall (Alderman Pat Cullins) is arranging a civle re- ception for Captain T. S. Smith, the winner of the King's Prize.
Captain Smith will be met at Wal-
many
The issue was not deckled until the tast head. Apparently the
scoring was very even, and on the OUR GUIDE
| 20th end; the score was tied-ot-17-17.-1
Soviet Aid To Wanstead scored a three on the 21st.
China Denied
Moscow Has No
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Hongkong was represented strong rink, made up of L. Guy, J. F. McGowan, A. Hyde-Lay and J. McKelvic.
The Esplen Cup was presented in 1031 by Mr. James J. Esplen, 0.0.8.,
TO THE CINEMAS
for competition between Hongkong "Hard To Get" (King's, to-day).—:
sall railway station by the 6th Bal- Knowledge Of Credits to on Home leave and the Hilarious tale of tit-for-tat that car-
talion of the South Staffordshire; Regiment, to which he was formerly attached and which
German Gas Masks carried out here by Dr. Sun Fu,
For Parisiens
Wanstead Bowling Club. It was not ries an
at the shrew. With
Baseball
CARDINALS REGISTER TWO WINS
New York, Aug. 3.
The following are the results of matches played in the Major Baseball League to-day:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn
R. H. E.
-13 1 Batteries, Pressnell and Todd. Pittsburgh
1 B
1
Batteries, Butcher and Berres, Mueller,
Boston
1
B
1
Batteries, Posedel and Lopez, St. Louis.....*
5 14
0
3 +
2
4 10
Batteries, Burke and Owen. Boston
Batteries, Turner and Lopez, St. Louis..
Batteries, Cooper and Owen.
Batteries.
0 6 15
Mulcahy, Harrell
Philadelphiu
Millies, Davis.
Batteries,
Mancuso.
Chiengo
and
9 13 1
Flussell Lce. I
ond
New York Vs. Claçinnati postpon-
eti on account of rain.
Detroit
AMERICAN LEAGUE
12
0 3 11
and Batteries, Newsom, Newton Tebbetts. New York ........
10 I Balterics, Pearson and Dickey,
0 15 4 Batteries, Allen, Dobson, Broaca. Sullivan, and Hemsley, Swell, Boston .....
17 Ostermueller, Dickman and Peacock,
Rosar. Cleveland ...........
Batteries,
St. Louis...........
19
1 Wude,
5 13 Batteries, Mills, Whitehead, Law- son, Gill, Kennedy and Glenn,
2
Spindel
D 10 0 Batteries, Kraskauskas, Appleton' and Ferrell.
Chicago
Batteries, Tresh.
0
$ 14 Smith, Brown and
7 11 1 Batteries, Beckman, Dean, Potter and Hayes-United Press.
| Philadelphia'
U.S. COMMODITY
PARIS, Aug. 3 (Trans-Ocean) however, way not held doubtful W. V. Field) lost 19-24. A sensational revelation was made during the distribution of gus-masks to the civilian population in certain paris of Paris to-day.
auto-comp feud into the MOSCOW, July 20 (Havas)-Al-until 1935 that Hongkong registered homes of the idle rich and ends with will be in though they did not outright deny its first success in this annual match. the taming charge of Lieut.-Colonel Muller. The the report that Soviet Russia had and in the nine matches played to Olivia de Havilland, Dick Powell, battalion will escort the winner to granted China commercial credits to
and Isabel Jeans. the Council House. He will be re-the tune of 750,000,000 gold roubles, date, the Colony has won three.
The following have been the re- "Four Girls In White" (Queen's. ceived at the Council House by the generally well informed quarters sults since 1935;
(0-dny).—Romantle drama set in a Mayor and other residents.
to-day did deny knowledge of this
1935-Hongkong (B.H.E. Marks, hospital, with nurses and doctora for falleged mid to Chungking.
J. F. Lunny, V. N. Atienza and S. characters. There Bre extended Oct. Following the mission
cilnical scenes and shots of recently Rondie) won 10-14
flood Dec. 1036-Hongkong (E. G. Post, V. disaster. Florence Rice, Una Merkel, Jan. President of the Chinese Legislative Petherick, G. C. Moss and B. W. Ann Rutherford and Mary Howard Mar. are the four nurses, and Alan Mar- Mily, Yuan, and Foreign Commissar Via Bradbury) won 24-18. chestáv Molotoff's statements before 1937.-longkong (C. Dowman, shall and Kent Taylor supply the July
E. Hollands and male Interest. A. F. Paul, W. the last session of the Supreme Soviet,
"Ben Har" (Alhambra, to-day),- that the US.S.R. does continue as-JG, F. Goodwin and A. M.plete with sound.
1938-Hongkong (W. L. Walker, That old classic of "silent" days com- sisting China
Sept. Holland) won 20-10.
"Garden of the Moon" (Majestic. Dec, 1030-Hongkong (L. Guy, J. F. to-day)-Pat O'Brien as
hotel Mar. McGowan, A. Hyde-Lay and J. manager engages in a feud with John May McKelvie) lost 17-20.
Payne as a swing band leader, with Las Angeles night club ns back- ground and Margaret Lindsay romantic interest Light musical
Upon receiving their gas-masks numerous persons were astonished
China's Aid To Soviet
Political observers emphasized, that to find the words "Made in Germany"it was only the unexpectedly strong
or "Made in Czecho-Slovakin" stamp-resistance of the Chinese Army that ed on them,
hud prevented Japan from smashing against the Soviet Fur Eastern fron- tiers in the autumn of 1937.
INDOOR BOWLING
farce.
"Four Daughters" (Oriental,
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, Aug. 3.
New York Colton
Opening
Closing
9.00/8.00 9.04/03
0.83/82
8.06/86
8.69b/70 8.72 N
3.50/50
1.03/63
0.40/40
8.40/40
0.23/22
8.29 N
Spot
9.64 N
New York Rubber
16.50b/00 10.35b/57 10.00b/60, 16,62/62 16.03b/72a 18.05/65
10.056/700 18.07/07
Total sales for the day:---510 tona.
Chicago Wheat
for
Sept.
Dec.
-01
Wednesday's sales;—
requently admitted their intera Leading Scores For Month day Concerning four daughters of c
LONDON, Aug. 3 (Router), "Reuter" learns that
Govern the ment's observations on the latest re-continuing assistance to China, Fin- ports from Sir Robert Craigie about uncial assistance would naturally be the progress of the Anglo-Japanese extended in the form of credits for negotiations have not yet been des- the purchase of war materials from
Mussian plants, they concluded.
patched to Tokyo,
THE
HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:
& SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
·LIMITED,
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Of July
The following are the best scores over-sentimental show. Worth rec-
ja music teacher who fall
with the same man and the un- expected outcome. Tender yet never Sept.
love
Dec.
May
Hongkong Bowling Alleys for July: and
Oct.
Dec. May
for duck pins and ten pins at the ing. The Lane sisters, Claude Rains John Garfield, the screen's
Mrs. J. S, Landoit (123) had themewest "hit." best score for women at duck pins, and T. Sorge was best" in the men's
section with 143.
Mrs. E, Soong again led the women at ten pina with score of 100, and E. Hearther was most successful in the men's section with 250. Az u result Hearther will have his name engraved
Watson's Ten Ping on Shield.
Starting Times At Fanling
The following are the starting times at Fanling during the holidays: SUNDAY
Old Course
1.
CHIANG'S SON RETURNS TO
. BERLIN BERLIN, July 20, (Havas). Fol- .18 8. H. Dodwell, T. McMullen.
920 G. C. lowing a short stay in Berlin, Chilanga H, Burchard, J, W. Mashow. Wel-kuo, second son of Generalissimo
M. S. Lloyd, D. Humphreys. Laidlaw, L, A, A, Duncan, Chiang Kai-shek, returned to Munich 30 8.8. Church, 11. B. Lang. to-day to continue his education at 10.04 J. M. Pearson, P. E. Annis, the military academy in that city.
MONDAY The young man took part German private in the entry German troops into Austria during the momentous daya of March, 1888. die has since been promoted to the Yunk of Bergeant.
of
Old Course 9.18 W. T. Yaxall, A. Sommerfelt. 9.20 8.8, Church, 1, 1 Gekre. 0.34 14. Young, W. Howlii, DPD NOTTI, I 3. Kwalker,
D. Forbes, B, D. Xvena. 10.01. Pearson, M. Pollock.
05/04/ 04/04% 05/05% 05/047% 00/65%
10,720,000 bushels, Chicago Corsi
424/41% 41%/413 421%2/42% 419%/41%
44/44
Winnipeg Wheat
6247524 53 b 54/54% 047%/04%
57 b
EAGLE OBTAINS NEW CREW
This morning was one of the few times when a British war- ship drew into Kowloon Wharves.
'Aircraft corrier H.M.S. Engle went alongside No. 5 wharf to that the transfer of her crew could be con- veniently effected when the troopalp Dilwara arrived early dials morning.
The Eagle is being recommissioned in Hongkong. The Dilwara, which brought the carrier's new crew, will take the former personnel back England. The Eagle will pull out from the wharf and return to her usual anchorage this afternoon,
10
BARGAINS IN THE SPORTS
DEPT.
TENNIS RACKETS
from $10.00
BADMINTON RACKETS
GOLF CLUBS
from $5.00
from $3.50
25 LANE CRAWFORD'S.
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Investment Bankers and Brokers
Members of New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trado
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
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Manila Stock Exchango
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THE
BIG SHOW IS HERE!
Staged on a scale that beggars words!..Astride its YEAR'S eye-staggering scenes, three lusty sons of the sword..reckless in love, ruthless in war, dauntless In paril.
GUNGA DIN
CARY GRANT VICTOR MCLAGLEN, DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr.
Was
Sam Jaffo
Edvarda Clannell Jasa Fontaine
Inspired by the
rugged glory
karolo Lines.
of Kipling's
FANDRO S. HERMAN in charge of production. Produced and directed by GEUROR STEYDES, From a story by Ban Hecht and Charles MacArthur, Screen Play
SUNDAY
Same and fred Deloi
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