10
KING'S
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
Naughty
I go for Ann
And kisses bilstery.
When she makes love
Boy, she makes
history!
but
Nice
A WARNER BROS, Picture with
ANN SHERIDAN
DICK POWELL
GALE PAGE
HELEN BRODERICK RONALD REAGAN ALLEN JENKINS ZASU PITTS MAXIE ROSENBLOOM and THE HATIONAL JITTERBUO CHAMPIONS
Directed by Ray Enright
But I'm fire for
Gale, that charmer.
And, wow, that fire's.
A four alarmeri
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 20, 1940.
LATE NEWS
Japanese Lift
Blockade
coast
DARING SHIP'S
11-9.00 P.M.-ALBURY STAKES. (Second Bection)-Winner $1,000, Second $400. Third $250. For Austraban Ponies, Grimns of this Meeting. Weight for inclies a per scale. Winners of one race, Jockey Allowance. Entrance 10. From In comunemaration of his splendid the 4 Mile Post (About Halt Mile
Yards). work in rescuing 313 passengers from
CAPT. HONOURED 10 1. penalty, of two races, barred.
173
2
TSINGTAO, Feb. 20 (Domel).-) The Japanese naval authorities to day announced that the temporary the blazing Italian iner Orazio in 8.M.. MELODY STAR 153
(8. A. Proulx) 1 coatini blockade has been lifted be the Mediterranean recently, Captain. APRING SHINE 152, 10.
(B. Chad) tween Tsingtao and Haiyang on the Giuseppe Ferrari, commander of the
the Shantung Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Blan-L...'s PRINCESS CLARO 152 lb. :. southern
(9. C. Llar) 3 band-
Nine Startera, Peninsula
cumono was presented with n
Wan by Six lengths; Three lengths. The Navy proclaimed on Febru some piece of silver plate by the
Time-1.03. 15 that the coast of Shantung Italian colony in Hongkong to-day.
Pari-mutuel.--Winner $7.00. Princes ary 15
Picking up the S.OS. of the Peninsula between Chefoo exclusive and Tsingtao exclusive was tempor-stricken 11,000-ton Orazio when he 35.90; 17.50; 38.10, arily closed to shipping and junk was near Spezia in the Meditarrapeun, traffic. Partint lifting of the blockadent aan. Captain Ferrari raced back is understood to have been made into the spot at nearly 22 knots. Ar- view of the progress in the Japanese riving on the scene at 6 pm, the same eastern day he found a very rough sea raging mopping-up operations in Shantung.
DAILY DOUBLE
רונן
This Time and Phoenix won the
which 69 daily double event, backers were each paid $87.30. The total pool was $6,028.
RACE 11
No. 173
H
5572 5471
$5,857.60
1,673.00 630.80
which prevented the French des- Unplazed ponies ($100 each): Nos, troyers and a transport on the spot 2458, 3277, 2603, 3543, 5015, 4107. from
lowering thele boats. Pas-
sengers were crowded near the bat of the Orazio which was blazing amidships.
The Conte Blancamano, however, managed to lower several life-boats! jand took off 313 people. The Colombo of the same company res- cued 130 and the French ships about' 40.
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DONALD O'CONNOR
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"HERE I AM A STRANGER"
A 20th Contury-Fox Pictura
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Bir Kingsley Wood, Air Minister, sald this to girl recruits when he inspected the Women's Auxillary Air Force reception, depot. Ke stayed so long that it was after black-out time and the moan was shining when he saw the march past.
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HANKOW
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LORETTA YOUNG
DAVID NIVEN
WALTER WANGER presonte
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Eternally Yours
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The fustiert spirit of America's stormlest days rides with 'The Ald'
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OKLAHOMA KID
HUMPHREY BOGART • ROSEMARY LANE
DONALD CRISP - Dicaded by layd Bacon • A WARNER BEDS, PIPWE
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FROM PAGE ONE
(D. Flack) 1
Credka's MUNRUMBRIDGEE 130 ... 195lu Kang's A ROARING TIME
143 1......
(P. Y, T. Well
Cocoa's ANNABELLA 165 15. ..........
Five Starters.
Won by many lengtha; Time.2.15.1
Parl-mutuel. → Winner $11.30 $7.50.
(2. 3. Chan) 3 many length.
230.40.
Places
CUP.com
41.30 PM.-RUYAL NAVY Presented by the Ollicers of HM. Navy, with $750 added, far Winner. Second $300, Third $200 For China Ponfes, Subscrip tion Grims of this Club of any SeasOTI. Winners Weight for inches as per scale. anywhere during 1939 of one race, 3 of Iwa races, 5 b; of three or more races, 71b; at this Meeting, 3 lb. penalty. Win- ners of the Garrison Cup or of the Royal Navy Cup at any time barred. Jockey Allowance. Penalties secumulative. En trance $10. From the Two Mile Post Once Round & In (About One Mile 171 Yards). II. Leigh's GUINNESS TIME 163 b.
(P. Y. T. Woli 1 J. F. Macgregor's STRATHBANNOCK
171 10.
. (D. Black) 2 5. L. K's CELTIC STAR 105 16.
(F. Marshall Five Starters. Won by three lengths: three lengths. Time.-2.15.4.
Parl-mutuel.-Winner $20.50. Pinces $11;
$13.30.
3.-3.00 P.M-ALBURY STAKES.-{First Section) Winner $1,000. Second $400. Third $250. For Australian Panies, Griffins of this Meeting. Weight for inches as per Bcnic. Winners of one race, 10 ib, penalty. of two races, barred. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $10. From the Mille (About Half Mito 170 Yards),
Neerlanda's
*FLYING
DUTCHMAN
Post
182 PARROW 157 16-
_Y_L... YIR.
(V. V. Needa) 1 (--Chno)---2
Williamson's BEA JAY 155 lb.
Ten Starters.
(B. A. Proulx) 3
Wan by dead hent; klar: head. Time-1.01.
Pori-mutuel.Winner' Flying Dutchman 811.90. 15.80; 85.50.
Sparrow
$0.10:
Places $5.60 and
$200.
6-3,30 PM-KILLARA ‘HANDICAP.— Winner $700. Second $300. Third For Australian Subscription Ponies classi fled "B" Claas as at list December, 1939. Entrance $10. Six Jockey Allowance. Furlongs.
Lucky's SYDNEY, LAD 153 1
(H. J. A. learne) 1 Jesson's PUMPERNICKEL 132 b
(B. A. Proulxi 2
Chau's DERBY DAY 155 1.
( B. Chao)
3
Seven Starters.
Won by A neck; Two and a half lengths., Thine 1.17.3.
Karl-mutuet-Winner
$7.30: $7.90: 13.00,
$16.70.
Places
HANDICAP- 74.00 F.M.-CHEFO0
$750, Second (Firul Section)-Winner $300.
For China Ponies Third $200. classified "D" Clam as at 31st December. 1939. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $10. From the Two Mile Post Once Round & In (About One Milo 171 Yards),
LI Po Chun's TIM18 TIME 140 lb.
(P. Y. T. Wei), 1! LR'S NIGHT VIEW 103 C. P 2
Lucky's SOME HOPE 145 lb.
Seventeen Starters,
(1. J. A. learne) 3
Won by length and half; short head. Time.-2.17.
Part-mutuel Winner $30.10.
#18.70: 30.40 $30.60.
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Graphic evidence of Britain's blockado at sea. President Roosevelt's appeal to Congress for increased budget of Army and Navy. Etc., ofc., atc., ate. ...
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PARIS! CHARLIE CHAN
BLACKOUT
CITY IN DARKNESS
·A 10th Century-Fox Picture
with
SIDNEY TOLER
LYNN BARI HICHARD CLARKI HAROLD HUBER PEDRO de CORDOBA DOROTHY TREN C. HENRY OORDON DOUGLAS DUMILELLE
NOEL MADISON
THE CHINESE SPORTS CIRCUS
SHOWING AT HENNESSY ROAD
topp. Lee Garden)
COMMENCING TO-NIGHT
Place 2nd BIG CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
84.36 P.M-NOOTY-KILL DENDY' SPORTH CLUN CUP—A Cup presented by Members of the Sports Club, A Bworps-
ench takes of 20
additional for $23 Starters, with $2,000 added. For Aшira- 1lan Ponies, Grillin's of titis Meeting. Win- ner to receive 70 per cent., Second 20 per Seant. Third 10 per cent of the total amount. Weight for inches as per sepie, One and a Half Miles.
Lan's FAR VIEW 185 b. Mira, Ciensatt's BAPPER 155 11,
(H. C. Pilt 1
(C. Encarnacao) Lee Bros' AMICUR CURIAE 155 [..
(P. Marshall) a Nine Starlors, Won by of length; aix length, *Time.-3.41.4 a record (previous record 2.433).
Pari-mutuol-Winner $10.40. Places 80.30; 40.20; 10.00, -
MEAT SUPPLIES
IMPROVE
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Brilish Wire- {leas)-A more satisfactory condition of home meat suppiles was shown jo- day by the Parliamentary Secretary of the Food Ministry. Speaking, 10- day, Mr. A. T. Lennox-Boyd ald:
"I think we can claim without boast- fulness that the home, meat supply ituation Improving very, consider ably indeed."
its revealed that the current week's
MORE HAIR-RAISING ACTS !
MORE BREATH-TAKING THRILLERS!
MORE DEATH-DEFYING DARE-DEVIL STUNTS! COME AND SEE OUR ACTRESS TAN SIEW ENG DEMONSTRATING HER EXTRAORDINARY
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1st Class
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$0.80
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