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FREDRIC MARCH IN

“ANTHONY ADVERSE”

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A.GAUMONT BRITISH PICTURE.

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THE CHINA

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BYSOVET

Continued from Page 1).

Reports published by various pa

LOCAL ESTATE

Late Mr.

Leaves

Local estate,

pars abroad sixie at the Italian has been lett by the Government, has advised the Ger Jardine Bell-Irving man Government to abandon their | Makerstown “Kelsoca moral support of General Franco's land, who died on an Government, but this is emphati- cally denied here.

SOVIET REPLY: The Soviet-Russian reply to the Franco-British note is character ised by the Press here as “a man- oeuvre whose insincerity and am biguity is obvious.":

An application. by Johnstone Patterson; law torney, for the sealing of copy of the confirmation of the executors, has been grant

YEARS EVE

COLONY

Page 1)

provide nothing: efr-large" num--

the managernent of j Nabove have?}

make this New "that will King- Book-

hère häve long since

hed the capacity mark, but the happy band of workers in

The late Mr. Arthur Poooo these places have the knack of providing for even, the latest ar Samy, formerly of No. 88, Boom!

zivala. ham Road, who died on Novem "It certainly does not require a ber 14 last, Teft local state to So far as the Hong Kong Hotel [is` concerned, the same arrange- long explanation to prove that So the value of $190,900.

ments on Christums Eve will be {viet-Russia's intervention in Probate of the Will has been Spain has assumed an extraordin-granted to Messta Arthur and carried out again to-night. ary extent and constitutes an Felix Christian Samy, and Miss overbearing interference in Medi-Emice Samy, the deceased's two terranean States," says the Edisons and daughter respectively. * tor of the newspaper Tribus, in a-leading article.

"One must wonder why Soviet~! Russia should believe that she could evade the" issue by such a perfunctory reply which any self- respecting_state must reject for reasons of prestige alone. It may ascertain whe

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LOCAL DOLLAR ADVANCES

Silver Prices Up-

The local collar has advanced ther those Soviet-Russian troops (1/32 opening on demand this mor- fighting on the Madrid front un-ning at 1/2%.

Norman Brooks and his band!! will play, while Bob. Earnett and Eula Hoff, as well as Vera Love and her Ten Festive Folies will entertain. On Christmas Eve the orchestra hit upon the happy, "plan of playing many old favourites such as "Yes! We Have No Ban- anak* "Happy Days Are Here |Again,” “I Can't Give You Any- thing But Love," and "Tipperary and this proved so popular with the people dancing that some ac- tually refused to leave the foor

der the Command of Soviet-Rus "Spot" silver ruse 4 to 213%, while when the numbers were over! sian generals are really volum forward" advanced 1/16 to teers, but the fact of their pre 21-3/16 sence in Spain is undisputed, not

We will also have Art Carneiro and His Boys; as well as Bob and The London on New York cross-Bertie Hellmans.

that

to mention the arms and amuni- rate was quoted at £U.S.$4.90% The same prograzione as tion deliveries for which General as compared with US$491% presented on Christmas Eve will Caballero is periodically express-while the New York on London be followed at the Repulse Bay

at unchanged W7235 ing his thanks to Moscow.”

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ANNUAL NAVAL INSPECTION

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"D" Company HMS. Duncan and 8th Destroyer Flotilla

◄ London: One hundred and fifty Scottish volunteers will depart from Glasgow to-morrow to join the forces of the Valencia Goveri- Seaman Platoons will be made ment, according to a report from that city.

and Peninsula Hotels, and at the Gloucester, Pa Gellman and His Gloucester Cossacks, the Dixie Sis tems and the Duo Artinellis, Nina | and Vladimir, will help the crowds to give 1937 a right royal send- off.

Apart from the hotels, dances have been arranged at, the differ-

The Kowloon Colony. up as follows:-1 Petty Officerent clubs and institutions in the Platoon P. 0-2 F. O. S. or 2 Ldg Club holding Sea-Outer Section Leaders-24) Dance and the Craigengow-

File (Stokers may be included).

ROYAL MARINE COMPANY

are

2.

Cricket Carnival

er Cricket Club will be holding

The recruiting in Scotland is in charge of a regional Communist leader by the name of Peter Ker- rigan, who has announced that be “E" Company-HMS. Cumber-their major social fraction of the hopes to secure 500 volunteers by land, HMS. Dorsetshire, H.M.S. year in the shape of the Presi- the end of January,

Berwick, HMS. Hermes and dent's Ball, always a well-attend- ed function. The cabarets will A contingent numbering, 150 HMS. Captown. men has already left for, Spain,) Boyal Marine Platoons will come have "extension" hours again and on December 18 last. The Indepen-aist of. 1 Sergeant and 40. Rank everything points to a marvellous

time for everybody... dent Labour Party and Socialist and Fie

The New Year celebrations do League, which recently consolidat- No. 20, Platoon will be provided ed with the Communist Party in as follows: HMS. Hermes not stop bere. On the other hand, England, have officially assumed Sgt. and 28 rank and file-HMS. this is only where the fan starts. for on New-Year's Day a tea-dance the task of obtaining recruits for Capetown-12 rank and file

will be held in the Roof Garden the Red Forces and of aiding in

NAVAL-HOWTIZER BATTERY

of the Hong Kong Hotel, when Art Carneiro and His Boys will supporting them.

Lieuten-

·Battery Commander ant W. J. Lamb and HMS. Cam- provide the music and Bob Bur rett and Eula Hoff, together. with berland.

Danish Steamer Boarded

No 1 Section Leader Commis-Vera Love and her Follies will en- sioned

or Warrant Officer and tertain. In the evening a dinner dance will be held, in the "Gripys" London: Another case of the HMS Berwick. seizure of a foreign ship in Spanish No. 2. Soction Leader Contis with Norman Brooks and his waters occurred yesterday whe signed or Warrant Officer and General Franco's fences stopped

and boarded a Danish steamer, the

MS. Dorsetshire. Battery Chieft Canners Mate- Ingeborg, off the coast of Gibral C. P. O. from Cumberland tar, according to a message from Gibraltar.

Following a protest by the Danish Consul the vessel was released and permitted to continue its voyage.

Act Of Sabotage Át Marseilles

re-

Band discoursing the music. Saturday night has bee served for the Farewell Gala Night for Bob Bumett and Eula Hot These two very charming No. 1. Go-MS. Cumberland.

personalities who have provided No. 2 Gun-EMS. Berwick No. 3 Gun-HMS. Dorsetshire, Hong Kong with such grand en- tertainment wil make their last No. 4 Gun-HMS. Hermes. Each crew consisted of a Pet-week-end appearance in the Hotel. ty Officer as Captain of the Gun They have been the means of pro viding Hong Kong with dancing and 18 rating

ROYAL MARINE BANDS

that compares favourably with the best that can be provided in other Royal Marine Beads from H. Mcities in the world. On this same Marseilles: An act of sabotage against a Spanish steamer which Ships Cumberland: Berwick, Dor night Vera Love and Her Ten Fes- had taken over a cargo including setshire and Hecmes were missed tive Follies will also help entertain number of motor-lorries destin-under Warrant Bandmaster . E the large number of people who ed for the Spanish Reds was com- Emitted here yesterday by unknown

perpetrators.

Unknown men had placed an infernal machine under the driv

Compton

END OF ANCIENT LANDMARK

Lower Hangards Farm, which is

er's seat of one of the lorries. It about 300 years all and" a "well- exploded with a tremendous de-known landmark for hflees” near toration, bat, fortunately, with Cuffley Woods, Herts, is to be pair

out capsing serious harm

ed down. -

fenders for treason, was publish- red in an official gazette bere

yesterday.

have already signified their inten- tion of attending. The charge is $7 for dinner and $2 for those who come after.

MISS SZE LIANG SURRENDERS

Two-Hour Questioning At Soochow

General Franco Shows His Gratitude

Shanghai, To-day. Seville: General Franco is to

The authorities have been. ̈ ̈ in- finance a plurimage of several stracted to seize all property of Miss Sze Liang, the woman law- Tendres Merzeem families to aenders- without regard to yer who jumped her hail after ber Meces as a reward for the serverdicts in future trials. Retail arrest on November 23, last, to vices of Marroccan troops in the merchants dealing with goods gether with six other leaders of Spanisă, war, according to a re-falling under this prohibition are the National Saluation Associa part received here

likewise liable to punishment.tion, surrendered herself to the Kangsu High Court at Soochow Trans-Ocean Ser

yesterday

A steamer has been provided for the journey and will sail un- der the banner of the Caliph in 2 few days is announced that the news of this outer has aroused in Spanish Mor

French Dock Workers Refuse To nload

fondest hopef dan to make Friz

during his life-

City of Mecca, is fo

cafford the of

After being questioned for two bours she was ordered to be pla

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Edward Everett Herton Peggy Conklin Laura Hope Crews

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