1.0
KING'S
SHOWING TO-DAY-
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
THE ROMANCE OF HOLLYWOOD
FROM BATHING BEAUTIES TO WORLD PREMIERESI
DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S production of
HOLLYWOOD
CAVALCADE
THE MOST BRILLIANTE
IN TECHNICOLOR
Alice
Starring
Don
FAYE AMECHE
EDWARD BROMBERG · ALAN CURTIS STUART ERWIN JED PROUTY BUSTER KEATON - DONALD MEEK GEORGE GIVOT. EDDIE COLLINS OVING CUMMING:
A 20th Century Fax Picture
NEENTERTAINMENT
Also Latest FOX & UNIVERSAL WAR NEWSREELS
Tuesday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 2, 1940.
"Moral Crusade" Against Aggression
ALLIES WITH
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEDRAPH"
LONDON, Jan. 1 (UP).
The possibility of a break
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
MAY
RED
BREAK RUSSIA
HONG KONG
AT_R30-515 7:10 950 PM
in British and French rela: Uruguay Interns Nazi
tions with Moscow is seen
in the intimation of a “moral crusade" against Russia
which is now occupying the|
Ship with Spee's Crew
German tanker,
crow
territorini waters before 6.30 nm. Monday.
She weighed unchar at 4.30 p.m.) and dropped anchor at 5.40 p.m. In the outer harbour after passing the German steamer Lohn. The crewa of the two vessels exchanged the Nazi salute while watching crowds gather-
ed on the waterfront.
attention of diplomatic MONTEVIDEO, Jnn. 1 (Router).—The circles here, bringing to a Tacoma, has been interned together with the Graf Spee climax a series of develop aboard. ments which have revealed Shortly before noon, represen- Franco-British tatives of the government board- increasing.
ed the Tacoma as she lay in the coldness towards the Soviet outer harbour and signed legal Firstly, the British Ambassa-bonds under which she will be dor's wife, Lady Seeds, will detained in Uruguayan waters leave Moscow probably to- for the duration of the war.
A guard of 20 sailors was placed morrow "on leave."
Secondly, the Ambassador's arrival aboard to prevent any attempt at In London is also expected, incldent evasion. with the Foreign Office preparations Uruguay's action was taken on the to publish a White Paper revealing round that the Tacoma intervened in the inside story of the vain Franco-the Graf Spec affair as an auxiliary British negotiations to conclude a unit of the German Navy, pact, with Russia,
Rated As Belligerent
NEXT CHANGE "Charlie Chan in City in Darkness" and also ridiculing the threat tested by the Germans.
A 20th Century
Fox Picturo
SHOWS
OMLY 2.30-$19
with SIDNEY TOLER LYNN BARI
Filem DECT TO AN SA HAPPY VALLÉT BUB
ORIENTALE
OLAST 4 TIMES TODA
CECIL B. DeMILLS Two MILLION DOLLAR THRILLER ! there's thousands of people in this marvelous picture. More exelting than anything you've ever seen before,
Roaring Romance in the Greatest American Epic of them All!
Cecil B. DeMille's
UNION PACIFIC
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea
TWO DAYS ONLY! TO-MORROW AND THURSDAY
A GREAT SHOW THAT'S ALL ACTION AND COMEDY !
KISCHA
KARY
EDWARD EVEREST
AUER - BOLAND~~~HORTON-
Little Tough Guys
IN SOCIETY
MATINEES: 20c.-30c. EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c.
TAKE ANY TRAM or HAPPY VALLEY BUS.
CATHAY
DAILY AT 2.30.5.15,7.20,&9,30.P.M. MATINEES Midd, 104, IN EVENINGS 1–20% 302, BOL, TOC, BOL
PINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY *
Our Special New Year's Attraction
For Your Wholo Family!
A GREAT CLASSIC
COMES
TO LIFE IN GLORIOS TECHNICOLORI
T
Shirley
TEMPLE
ANITA LOUISE
THE LITTLE RICHARD GREENE
PRINCESS
JÄN HUNTER - EXSAR BONETŲ ARTHUR TREACHER - WARE BASI SYBIL JASOM - MILES SAKE?
a 2018 Camury-Fan Freturn }
la
the that thei
Thirdly, Sir Hubert Gough, Com-
It is thought that Hitler may have mander of the Fifth Army in the World War, has published a call to decided against scuttling because
would have lent support to Britain to lead a European moral Uruguayan
contention crusade against Russia and urging Tacoma is a belligerent. "Brilain to stand boldly up to
"This contention is vigorously con- of a Soviet Invasion of Iraq or India.
Scuttling would also have caused Diplomats here believe these developments to be significent beade complications as the Tacoma carries a considerable cargo of re- cause of the Russian invasion of frigerated fruit belonging to ex- Floland, the Scandinavian countries' fear, the possibility of Soviet influence porters on the Pacific coast of the
United States. spreading to the Balkans neutral powers' opposition when they rallied against Moscow In connection with Russia's expulsion from the League of Nations,
4
and the
The decision regarding what docu- ments may be included in the White Paper may also decree the fate of British relations with Russia because the Paper may either be an innocuous collection of documents or an ippleft, if not outright, condemnation of the Soviet policy.
Another theory is that the captain! had hoped to make for Buenos Aires where, it is believed, he might have escaped internment, but on sighting a British worship, he decided that the plan was impracticable.
The Uruguayan Foriegn Office ar- nounced that the captain. of the Tacono, Hans Kanow, made n format protest when he was informed of the Government's decree ordering him to leave. The announcement said the decrce had been signed after a night
long conference.
The Tacoma entered Montevideo on November 22 accompanied by the Lahn after they had run the blockade around Cape Horn.
The Tacoma aided in the shifting of the crew of the Grot Spee to tuga causing the Urumayan Government to decide that the Tacoma is "an auxil- ary vessel of the German Navy."
ANOTHER NAZI
LIE NAILED
LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reuter)-The German news agency claims that the British patroi ship, Agathe, was sunk on December 21 by a German sub- marine.
No Such Ship!
Exchange Nazi Salute MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 31 (UP).—) On enquiry at the British Ad- The German freighter Tocoma to-day "miralty, it was learnt that no British teft her berth and anchored in the naval ship was unle on December 20 guter harbour under orders from the and that there is no ship named Uruguayan Government 10 leave Agathe in the British Navy.
LATE NEWS
HITLER TO GO?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ANOTHER MAJOR
DISASTER
ISTANBUL, Jan. 1 (Reuter).-| Following earthquakes and floods,
REDS MASS IN ASIA
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” ROME, Jan. 1 (UP)-The "Mes- the Turicish people to-day were hitangero's" correspondent at Calro re- PARIS Jan. 2 (UP).—The Róme by a third natural disaster.
parts for the past twenty days the Correspondent of the "Peilt Parisien" Many Turkish ships are feared lost Soviet is reported to be massing.
internal changes reports iliat
are in terrific storms in the Black Sea, troops in the Caucasian Mountains.**
British-built being prepared in Germany to conThe small
Istanbul According to the "Messagero's" cor- vince the Allies that the Nazis are steamer, Turkan, is reported sunk respondent at Teheran the Soviet has willing to make peace.
with a crew of 20.
The programme Includes:
According to the latest reports, litter will-resign-the-Chancel-over 300 people-lost-their-lives in-the lorship and will become President of floods in north-west Anstolla.
massed 880,000 troops on the Afghan trontier.
Ho_also_reported that an Anglo- French expeditionary force of 300,000
the Reich, occupying the position held Floods are now reported from the strong, commanded by General Wer-
by Hindenburg before his death;
2.Goering will become Chance
tor;
3-Nazi radicals will be "puraed. This will apply especially to ler, Goebbels and Ley.
imm-
4. The portfolio of Foreign Affairs will be given to a professional diplo- mat, probably to von Mackensen;
Dr. Behact wit resume the Ministry of Economies;
be silent on im-
Russin
Amassla orea earthquake zones, and, is being organised to meet the
Rivers swollen by torrential
| Soviet menace." ruína overflowed and swept away bridges |
The "Messagero's" correspondent
and wreeked almost every building at Calcutta says a volunteer Indian
Militia is being formed to in their path.
enable
Hundreds of villages are marooned. Anglo-Indian regular troops to con.. and military engineers are building centrate on the Khyber Pass. pontoons to rescue the villagers.
Many thousands of terror-stricken men, women and children are fleeing. from the Bloods half-clothed and suffering from the bitter cold.
It is feared that the full extent of
the havoc brought by the floods will
BRITISH AID FOR FINNS
LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reuier).---Beltain
6. The programme of the new Government will perialistic designs;
Soviet 7-Relations - with
not be known for several days when has formally notified the League of will be slackened;
the rescue parties have managed to Nations that she is taking steps to 8.-Germany will promise a Ilmated
penetrate to all parts of the inundat-help Finland. recreation of Poland and Czechoed regions, Slovakla
the arbitrage of a under "well-known personage.”
0.-Germany Will
the tenounce autarchle system and will return to normal world economy.
According to the correspondeal Generals Diechenau and
Brackovitz
are in agreement with the moderate
Liner Escapes
GPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Though there is no indication of the form the help will take, It is learned that no troops will be sent to Finland but only war material. -
France in taking a similar step and the Allies are working in close co- operation.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (Reuter) used
President Kalllo of Finland has message in which he express-
Nazi leaders and are now sounding The wireless announced from Berlined gratitude for the Allied help. He
the 10.000 tons Hamburg the moguls of Germany's heavy Indus that
to
try, who appear to be willing to agree America Line ship. St. Louis, which aid: "During the next few days the who have any faternal solution which will was at New York when war broke Reds will make the acquaintance of
volunteers from abroad. prevent Germany from slipping fur-jout, has arrived safely at Hamburg the same love of liberty as ourselves." ther towards the Bolshevik economie system.
Japanese Planes Downed
KWEILIN, - Jan. 2 (Central)-
it Japanese planes were shot down by Chinese pursuits in one of ever fought
• TWO DAYS ONLY! To-morrow & Thursday over et air bottles Kwangi on
U.S.S.R. PRODUCTION
DEEP RAID"
COUT TELEGRA
EVERYWHERE
December 30,
Elgieen enemy machines of the 90- type staged an attack on the city.. They were cutmanoeuvred in a 15- minute spectaculor dogfight and chas- t out of the city limits.
Yugo-Slav Quake
LONDON, Jan, 1. (Reuter). According to the German Radio, ha earthquake to-day seriously damaged several buildings In Dubrovnik, In Yugoslavia. There wero casunities.
no
DAILY
AT
2-50.
5.20
7.20
.9.20
STAR
HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON
TEL. 57793
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
TOMORROW
An RKO Pictura
ROGERS NIVEN
PAVID
Bachelor
Mother"
EKO SABIO PEEWE
CHARLES COBURN FRANK ALBERTSON E. E. CLIVE
"PANAMA LADY”
Lucille Ball Allan Lane.
KOWLOON.
L..
AT 230 520-720 2 9:30 PM)
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
IT'S THE BIG SHOW
OF ANY YEAR! ⠀
All themusio, ssay, laughter and spectacle of the great Broadway stage hitt Greater than ever.
on the aureen!
CAST OF HUNDREDSI
ROONEY
BABES
Directed by BUSBY BERKELEY
THURSDAY
A Paramount -
Thriller
• SHOWS DAILY
1.30 & 30 720-930
はしゃ
She thi goldencoedd
GARLAND
ARMS
い
WISHAGER - KIBBEE » PREISSER . Conva
BRACT
HAYES
KAKS
DOUBLAR
JAYNES MCPHAIL
JOHN
BROOKS LYNN SHEFFIELD
- and Hundreds of Dancing Honeys!
Produced dr
ARTUVA FREED
Metro
Mor
SONG HITS
"Good Morning" "Where Or Whon" "Babos la Arms"
"God's Country"
PAULETTE GODDARD & BOB HOPE in "THE CAT & THE CANARY”
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATMAN
ROAD KOWLOON
TEL 07232
MATINEES. 20-30 EVENINGS 20-30-5070)
• SHOWING TO-DAY THE GREATEST SPECTACLE OF THE SEASON ! HIS TASK... TO SEVER CONTINENTS!” HIS FATE... TO BE TORN BY LOVE]]
The harole: story of the bulider of the Sues Canal apoc
tacularly told!
20th Century-Fox Picture with | TYRONI LORETTA
•
POWER YOUNG ANNABELLA
J. Edward Bromberg • Josaph Schildkraut Henry Stephenson Sidney Blackmer Sig Rumann Maurice Moscovich•Nigel Bruco Miles Mander' George Zucco DARRYL F. ZANUCK In Charg> of Production Dected by Man Dwan d'Avenion Proteser Chan's peyem May try Pallen Zuma and Jahon Jerryland
- Band on a very goo
Added Attraction:
LATEST UNIVERSAL WAR NEWSREEL (Soviet Invading Finland, etc.)
-Direct After Showing at the King's Theatro
NEXT CHANGE
Return Showing For One Day Only!
Alexander Korda's Great Technicolour Production ! RAYMOND MASSEY. SABU
"THE DRUM”
A United Artists Pictura
BALKAN STATES ADMIRAL LITTLE
CONFERENCE
PARIS, Jan. 1 (Reutor)-Accord-
MARRIES AGAIN
LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reutor)—Ad- Ing to well-informed sources here. M.miral Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Galoneu, the Rumanian Foreign Lord and former Commander-la- Minister, is planning a conference of Chief of the Chian Fleet, married his the four Balkan siates at Belgrado cousin, Mary Ellenbeth Little at
Westminster Abbey to-day. this month.
His first wifo died in May last year.
Ice Stops Reich Food Supplies
SNOWFALLS ON WEST FRONT
LONDON, Dec. 31 (Reuter) Many German ships carrying cargoet of foodstuffs and Rumanian oil to Germany are held up in Hungeridianow harbours, according to a Budapest re-even port quoted by French-Radio,
Navigation on the Danube has stopped owing to ice,
a
PARIS, Jeo. 1 (Reutor)--Heavy on the western front caused the patrols to cease activity during the night,
Aeroplanes on both sides remained ta | grounded..
Printed and Publiabed for the proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLAS, at 1 and B, Wyndham Street In the City of Victoria, Hongkong.