KING'S
SHOWING TO-DAY. AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30, P.M..
LOVE YOU
JOHN
THE SCREEN HAS NEVER SAID IT THIS WAY BEFORE for the by nevar brews thềy kind of love for 1
"
Love so era defies
Realita world to try
M... kama mara pracione
then life Beat Ya'll, naps forgal the saw
ikrill the warde Mi 'lere yay" will bring! PRISCILLA
GARFIELD ÷ LANE
ALAN HALE
The 'Daughters Courageous" lovers in their own picture
WARNER BROS.
NEXT CHANGE
1
A 20th Contury-Fox
Picture
DUST BE MY DESTINY
“CHARLIE CHAN'S MURDER CRUISE ”
with SIDNEY TOLER
STAR THEATRE
HANKOW RD. KOWLOON DAILY AT 2-30-520-720-920 TEL 57795
• TO-DAY ONLY →
1789
BRIDE... QUEEN... MARTYR.... All in Nino Thrilling Days! -
Cedric HARDWICKE• Nové PILBEAM
Nine Days & Queen
AW JOHN MILLS DESMOND YESTER SYBIL THORNDIKA
• TO-MORROW •
BORIS KARLOFF in "BEFORE I HANC"
• SHOWI
DAILY
1.30.20
*720*230
MAJESTICE
HEATRE
KOWLOON TEL. 57723
(MATINEES: 20c.-30.° EVENINGS: 206-30c-50c70)
SHOWING TO-DAY
A GLORIOUS RETURN OF THE GREATEST ADVENTURE STORY EVER TO BE FILMED IN TECHNICOLOUR 1
ALL YOUHOPED ET WOULD BE NWAND MORE!?
The Adventures of
Robin Hood
of new thrill in TECHNICOLOR!,
· ERROL
FLYNN
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND BASIL RATHBONE CLAUDE RAINS
PATRIC KNOWLES • BUGFNË PALLETTE ALAN HALE • MELVILLE COOPER
JAN HUNTER
UNA
Fred by WARNCE DROS,
CONNOR
NEXT CHANGE
Heroic Drama ...
Mighty Air Show!
MEN AGAINST THE SKY” RICHARD DIX. WENDY BARRIE . EDMUND LOWE
An RKO Radio Picturo
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
U. S. Italian Anti-Fascists Demonstrate
NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (Reu- ter). Two thousand Italians and Italo-Americans-eighty per cent, of them men-attended a big anti-Fascist meeting orga nized by the Mazzini Society at the Cooper Union Hall.
been
PRO-NANKING
MAN SHOT S'hai Terrorism
- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SHANGHAI, Feb. 17 (UP) would-be assassin seriously wounded Mr Tum Dien-shun, pro-Nanking ometal of the "Morality Relief As sociation" outside a French Con- cession tea shop at 0.40 p.m. yester- day.
February 17, 1941.
To-day's Racing Carnival
FROM PAGE ONE
3--12.30 PAI. AUSTRAL VALLEY STAKEN-For Australian ponies, Grimns
cale. One mile,
of this Meeting. Weight for inches as por Ll Po-chun's A Happy J. Holdeni 1
Tima 152 1b,
Eu Tong-son's Fleetwing 152 lb.
(W. C. Foy) 2
Gredmaka's Coleona 152 lb. (D. Black) 9
·
11 starters. Won by ve lengths; short hengl. Time-1,31. Parl-mutuel! Winner $13.70, Pinces $0.50; #930; $0.50.
MAIDEN
One shot entered Tunn's head The and is expected to be fatal.
4,- 1.00 P.M. RYDNEY unman opened fire in the view of many customers and pedestrians on STAKES (Becond Section)For Austra the street. He escaped by mingling lan Subscription pontes of 1041. Weight with the crowd which gathered im- for inches as per reale. Six furlongs nediately. A police riot squad turn-CW.K. Amulet Star 182 16.......... (D. 1. F. Craven) ed out and cordoned off the area C.1's Black Sent 153 IV. (1. B. Chao) but there were no arreals.
Toots A Burprising Time 182 lb.
(1.. Holden) 3
Profesor Salvemini, after paying tribute to President Roosevelt, said, "If Hitler wins, Italy becomes the biggest German colony. The Italian people have not
defeated. The King of Italy, Mussolini, the inst two Popes and the Cardinals have been defeated. The Italians re- to Bght a dishonest war," Max Ascoll, President of the
Meanwhile the police arc in- Seclety, sak that the freedom and unity won by Italy had been taken vestigating the disappearance of a away from her people who had been local taxi which was commandeered fooled by Fascism. Ascoli added, by six Chinese at 1.30 p.m. on what time for Itations the local press called a "mystery mis-
the slon."
the
"Now America to aid
Anglo-Saxon ident. It is up to those who have Anglo-Saxon liberty to teach the Italians of Italy what free- dom really in."
EAST AFRICA
FROM PAGE ONE
011
Attempted Bribe Fails
Tried To Help Friend
10 starters.
Time:-1.10.4.
Won by a neck; short head.
Pari-mutuel:-Winner $34.50. Pinces
$11.00 $0.30, 17.06.
31.30 PM-MAIDEN
STAKES For
China ponies, bona fide Grigins of this meeting, Weight for Inches as por acain, Six furlongs.
T.K.L. Qulong 132 b. (V. C. Needa)! Cire's Lovelylight 162 w. (8. Noodt) Marber's Palber 153 B.
**(Chao) 1
Won by three lengths; four lengths. Time: 1,23.3. Pari-musuel: Winner $5.70; $3.30; $5.00,
$24.00.
Places
03.00 1M, — AUSTRAL MAIDEN At Kowloon Magistracy to-day,
STAKES-For Austrailan ponies, Grifins Mr M. A. da Silva pleaded guilty of this mesilog. Weight for inches as per
behalf of Lau Hon, a 20-scale. Six furlongs,
of Lan's Distant View 182 15 . C. Pi) 1 The natives complained of bad treat-year-old office buy, to a charge
to Yuct Chin, Lee Brov Vis Major 152 1 inent, such as the forceful removal of offering a bribe
(M. M. Sokoloff) 2 their wives, children and stock by PCC666, with a view to influence his
Cire's Starlight 152 (C. D. Moller) 3 the Italians,
conduct as a public cervant.
Springboks Take The Air CAIRO, Feb. 16 (Reuter).The activities of the South African Air
Lau appeared before Mr D. J. N. Anderson.
defen-
Mr da Silva sald that the Force during the week-end included dant was employed by the Hongkong the bombing of a pontoon bridge Engineering Construction Company between Gabwen in Italian Sornali-land on February 12 he met n fokl of Hund and Jumbo, hitting several pon-his in the custody of a constable for firewood, toons and causing part of the bridge
allegedly stealing sume Out of misguided friendship and to sink.
thinking that it was only a
smell matter, the defendant took out $1 and offered it to the constable and Was himself arrested.
Wire entanglements were also bombed and a block-house was des- troyed.
Risk of Losing Job .
Mr Silva said that the defendant
I starters. Won by three lengths: Five lengths. Time.1.10.2/1, Pari-mutuel.—Winner $7.80. Placon $5.00; $2.80; $13.10.
33.30 M-CORAL HANDICAP,--For Australian Subscription ponies of previous Seasoner. Jocity allowance, Oné mile. Mrs Grasett's Shaper 159 1b
(W. I. 9. Davini (IL, C. PIR) vitaja's viceroy 182 ¡be.....
(D. Black) 3
Lan's Far View 158 lb, ...............
Nie starters, Won by five lengths; 2 lengths; Time-1.40.2/0;
Pari-inuttel-Winner $8.10. Pinooz $3.50; $0.20; 30.50.
84.00 P.M.—AUSTRAL TRIAL PLATE, -For Australian ponies, Griffins of this
One and a quarter miles.
R.A.F. Bomb Effectively ATHENS, Feb. 16 (Reuter)Fur Ufer heavy raids on enemy positions: In the area to the north of Kiisura were made by R.A.F. bombers to-day had been employed for some time by meeting Weight for inchen as per scale. in spite of unfavourable weather; the Engineering Company and if a Military camps, supply dumps and heavy penalty was imposed on him gun emplacements were effectively
he ክር might lose his employment, whereas if the defendant was lightly punished he would be re-employed. dant being a criminal or an associate [of a criminal
bombed,
Hurricane Derails There was no question of the defen-
Electric Train
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MADRID, Feb. 10 (UP).—It is es timated that 150 persons were killed or injured when a wind of hurricane proportions derailed an electric train between Bilbao and Son Sebastian.
Sixteen bodies have been recover- ed and 120 sent to hospilot.
The nccident climaxed two days of gules over a wide area of Spain.
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.40-5.93
1.19-1.30
(S. C. Llong) 1
· P. & L.'s, First Love 192 15. Lan's Prairie. View 152 lb, Pearslur's Marah Warbler 132 1b.
(D. Black) 3 Seven starters. Won by three longus; short head. Time-2.10.4/5. Parl-mutuel Winner $32.00. Places 37.10 $8.6: $5.70.
Det.-Sergeant Bethell said that he believed that the man who was in the
0.-4.30 P.M. SYDNEY MAIDEN
Austra custody of the constable hnd netenlly (Third Serlion)For
Ilan Subscription panics of 1041. Weight asked the defendant to give the $1. for inches as per scale. Six furlong. Although the defendant was on ball Yeung Bros National Welfare 163 1 of $50, a small fine or a bond would
(B. I. Tao) Lee Chi Chon's Happy Returns 149 15. meet
eet the case.
(P. Y. T. Well 2 ***(D. Black) 3
Seventeen entries.
Defendant was bound over in $108.8. Vitamin M 153 to. for 12 months and Mr. Anderson or- dered that the $1 concerned be placed In the Poor Box.
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY DUB →
ORIENTAL
FATHEATRENI
FLEMING ROAD
TEL. 2847J
TO-MORROW
ONLY TWO MORE DAYS TO-DAY UPROARIOUSLY FUNNY! SIDE SPLITTING LAUGHTER ! Hero's the latest and by far the funniest of all their crazy.comedies, when you see.Stan and Babe.take.a.crviso for their health you'll scream until your sides ache. FUNNIEST OF 'ALL FULL LENGTH FEÀture ComedIES !
12. Hal Roach presenta STAN
OUVER
LAUREL&HARDY
SAPSATSEA
Directed by GORDON DOUGLAS Releared thru UNITED ARTISTS
FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
at
CLARENCE E MULARERT",
“TEXAS TRAIL
JUDITH ALLEN WILLIAM BOYD GEORGE HAYES
Dine, Wine & Dance
CHANTECLER
170-170 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
· TEL. 50021.
Won by a bond; the same. Time-119.4.
Part-mutuel.-Winner $31.00. Flaces
311; 524 $0.30.
10-3.00 PM-TRIAL
TLATE-For
China ponies, bona fide Griffins of this meeting Weight for.inches as per scale. .One and
quarter mlies. Cire's Velvet Light 152 lb.
(C. B. Holler) 1 Eve's Eve of Deception 152 lb.
(A. D. Coppin) a Manetta's Raconteur 182 lb.
(P. Y. T. Wel) 3 Four Marters, Won by three lengths; many lengths. Time.-241. Parl-mutuelWinner $2, Pinces $7; $22.
U. S. ARMY
EXPANSION
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
AT 230-5-5-7-20-9-30 TEL,31453 ★AT 230-520-720-930 TEL.56856 FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
JUDGE HARDY
and SON
THE NEW HARDY PICTURE IS HERE!
Lewis STONE Mickey ROONEY- Cecilla PARKER. Fay HOLDEN Original Story and Screen Flay by Carey Wilson Disscted by GEORGE B, OKITZ
Troo-Col. Stug Mat No, 886-47O...
TO-MORROW AL QUEEN's "Queen Of The Mob" Blanche Yurka - Ralph Bollamy
TO-MORROW AN ALHAMBRA "Tarzan & His Mato" with Johnny Weismullar
TAKE ANY TRAM or HAPPY VALLEY BUS.
CATHAY
DAILY AT 2.30. 5:18, 7.20.89.30.P.. MATINEES (0, 30%, 40% EVENINGS-204, 30%, 20%. Tox, OTH
• SHOWING TO-DAY
THE MOST SENSATIONAL "BROADWAY MELODY" OF ALL! THE WORLD'S CREATEST DANCERS IN THE WORLD'S GREATEST MUSICAL SHOW! Only M-G-M could have brought them together! And only M-G-M- could have made this entertainment miracle of hit-parade tunes, star talent, scintillating spectacio, ravishing beauties, fun and romance! The most thrilling "Broadway Melody" of them all I
World's Greatest Danc ing Stars Cole Porter Hit Tunesl Ravishing Baauties! Spectaciol 1940's Show of Shows!
ASTAIRE POWELL
ELEANOR
BROADWAY MELODY
COLE PORTER MUSICI
"Begle The Begeka”.
* Concentrate On You"
"! Happen To Be in Love"
of 1940
"When You And Ma“
Brendegy
with
GEORGE MURPHY. FRANK MORGAN
IAN HUNTER
Ingan"! Mankay W FLORENCE RICE
Merrn
Conturen May
Cecond-more!
PICTURE
-3,000,000 NEXT CHANGE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 20th Century
(Domei).-Military authorities
disclosed that the Army Depart-
Fox Picturo
Devel
LYNNE CARVER
TAURD NORMAN
Randolph Scott, Margaret Lindsay in
"20,000 MEN A YEAR
PRIVATE HOTEL. Tol. 58921
ment has started a survey with Baron's Court 23-25 Nathan Rd., Kowloon,
a view to expanding the Army
to more than three million men In case of emergency.
Sites for additional camps and cantonments are being surveyed all over the country. Thus an army of 1,418,000 men contemplated by Juno could quickly be doubled in size such a step was necessary.
If
JAPANESE ENVOY
SEES IL DUCE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
RESIDENTIAL HOTEL-QUIET LOCALITY—THREE MINUTES TO FERRY GOOD FOOD-DAILY and/or MONTHLY RATES-SPECIAL RATES TO FAMILIES – PUBLIC DINING ROOM AND LOUNGE. Under European Supervision,
Britons Stay Despite Evacuation Notices
TOKYO, Feb. 10 (Domel)-An YOKOHAMA, Feb. 16 (Reuter), — Despite the evacuation exchange of information regarding advice, local Britons and 'Americans, numbering over 1,000, show the Far Eastern and European no signs of leaving Japan, states the daily, "Hochi." situations was made between Mus-
solini
yesterdayrect closer co-opera-
Britain Free
and the Japanese Ambassador, It is understood that Britons; going ships is limited and that book- Mr Zembel Horiklil, during their and Americans who have alreadying should be made well in advance 20-minute interview at the Venezia returned home since September of the calling dates," Palace
totalled only 140. Measures to ilon between Japan, Germany and Italy were discussed. The Japanese Ambassador was accompanied by Mr "Yoshinaga Ando, Counsellor of the
Japanese Embassy,
Ex-King Alfonso's Condition
LONDON, Feb. 16 (Reuter) bulletin issued in Rome this evening states that ex-King Alfonso's 'condi- tion has not worsened during the past
Foreign companies are said to be carrying on as usual,
Shanghai Notice
SILANGHAI, Feb. 17 (Reuter)-
FROM RAIDERS.
LONDON, Feb. 17 (Reuter).--- The British Embassy bag Issued There has been little enemy alr notices to-day renewing the advice of activity over England since yester last October to Brilons to evacuate day... Towards-nightfall on Sunday a occupied Chian,
The following is the text of
single enemy aircraft dropped a The bomb on press release issued by the Embassy where a few houses were damaged north-east coast towTI will be recalled that in October and a few casualties, were caused. last, the British authorities advise About the enquirers that any British subjects
same time, bombs were who had no good reason for remain neither damage nor casualties.
dropped in East Anglia causing
The Air Ministry states there is advice
nothing to report on the night..
24 hours and that he has passed a ing should consider the advisability of fairly quiet day.
leaving decupled China. This still holds good.
Mr A. K, Thomson of the Pubile Works Department reports that 2,000 iba of kerap fron, value $300,
were
remain and
any
Shanghai Market
"The decision whether to leave or
consequent stolen from the Water Works Departments, must be mode Individually c ment Stores in Shanghal Street on oing to a decision, however, it News) Many speculators of moder-
personal circumstances. In
CHUNGKING, Feb 17 (Centrni February 15,
must be realised that it will almost ate means in Shanghai arg reported certainly be Impossible to provide
to have gone bankrupt as result of special facilities for departure at the sharp fall of stocks due to Far short Rolice. It should also be borne Eastern tension. Losses incurred by in mind that Far Eastern shipping the fall on February 14 alone are services are already seriously cur- roughly estimated at between CN talled, that accommodation in ocean- $20,000,000 and $35,000,000.
LATE NEWS
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the Cily of Victoria, Hongkong,