1937-12-31 — Page 4

SHOWING

TODAY KING'S

ROACH STAN

OLIVER

LAUREL HARDY

NEXT CHANGE Columbia Picture-

DARY

MORE

They're gold-hum- ters now (and they couldn't find it in the US Mini!)

WAY OUT WEST

* STAN LAUREL Production

Meto

Mayer

Directed by JAMES. W. HORNES (Vodium

Sereen play by Charles Rogers, 20

Felix Arller and James Parrott

“RACKETEERS IN EXILE”

with George Bancroft-Evelyn Venable-Wynne Gibson

ORIENTALE

2 TO-DAY TO-MORROW. 2DAYS YOUNG SOLDIER FACES STARVATION TURNS CROOK!

A thrill packedy story of what happens after armistice is signed. In the war they taught him to kill, in peace-time he became a racke- teer and killed in order that he may enjoy himself to love and live

luxuriously.

THE MOST TALKED OF FILM IN RECENT YEARS

WAR ENDS!

THE

LIFE BEGINS!

ROAD BAUN

A NEW SUNIVERSAL

PICTURE

SUN.

THE FUNNIEST SHOW IN MONTHS! MON

Everything's doable in this great fun show! Double Comedy, Double Romance! Double, Melody! Double Laughs!". DOUBLE YOUR MONEY'S WORTH IN ENTERTAINMENT

BING

MARTHA

Ficture

RAYE

CROSBY DOUBLE OR NOTHING

O MATINEES: 20c-30c @ EVENINGS: 20c-30c.-50c.-70c. ©

IF YOU ARE TOO BUSY TO WRITE HOME DON'T Just Post a Copy of the

Oberland China Mail

which gives all the News there IS

Both Local and Coastal

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBE

1937

IN TERUEL

SLUM CLEARING —— CONFLICT CAMPAIGN'S PROGRESS

London, To-day.. Returns issued by the Minister of Labour show that good progress is being made in the final stages of the Government's great slum clearance campaign. During the year ended September 30 last, 158,439 houses were demolished or closed compared with 45,148 dar ing the previous 12 months.

To the same date, 163,274 houses. with accommodation for 764,669 persons have been provided for the purpose of rehousing persons dis- placed by slum clearance opera- tions.

The return also records. that 13,484,132 new houses have been built in England and Wales since November, 1918-British Wireless

PARIS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL

Paris, To-day.

CLAIMS

There has been little the situation around ing the last 24 fierce- fighting is in

The clsing of the

sere conflicting

of

out in some own, while both have inflicted losses on the enemy. Reuter

BURGLARIES ON THE PEAK

An intruder entered the house of Mr. PS. Cassidy, 30, The Peak, be tween 3 and 6 o'clock this mornin and stole money and jewellery the value of $286.

too?

Another attempted burglary place between 4 and 5 o dock this morning at the residence of Mr. J. C. Miller 32 The Peak The in- truder was disturbed and took to his heels without having taken any- thing.

The transport strike leaders de NEW NETHERSOLE

cided at 4.30 o'clock yesterday mor ning to call off the strike and or- der the immediate resumption of work.

HOSPITAL

The

opening of the new Nether-

The resolute action taken by the French Government and its threat Sale Hospital has been arranged to to employ troops for maintaining take place on Friday next at 11:30 all essential services induced thef 12.01. strike leaders to give way as they

It is learned that His Excellency feared the consequences of allow the Governor has consented to per- ing matters to come to a head form the opening ceremony, and that Apparently they accepted the Sir Geoffry will be accompanied on Trade Union's advice to show mo-his visit to the hospital by Lady. deration although the Trade Union Northcote,

headquarters have been surprised

by the quick response to their ap-| peal It is generally expected that Paris will return to normal eondi-

tions during the early hours of to

day-Trans-Ocean.-

YACHT THEFT

SOLDIER KNOCKED DOWN BY BUS

Private Bumpstead, of the Middle- Capt. Laird, of the Seaforth Highwen Road Military Hospital this sex Regiment, was admitted to Bo- tanders, reports the theft from the morning with injuries to his right yacht Curlew in Causeway Bay of leg. He had been knocked down by a barometer and thermometer valued

a bus in Nathan Road

jat $20.

The E. and A. Steamship "Nankin

will leave for Manila, Rabaul, Bris CONGREGATION OF

bare, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart to-morrow at 2 p.m.

CENTRAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Daily at 12.30, 230, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.

ces: 20 cts-35 cts-15 cts.-55 cts.

morica's Dancing-

UNIVERSITY

The annual Congregation of the University of Hong Kong will take place next Wednesday at 5 p.m. The degrees will be conferred by the Chancellor, Sir Geoffry Northcote.

cd ASTAIRE ROGERS SHALL WE DANCE Lady

showi

Universal

Gallant

JAN 2&

Shirley Temple

His

FANLING HUNT

Gover Lodge on

Fanling

STOWAWAY