THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 8, 1938.
TRIBUTES TO REUTER'S
ALHAMBRA MAN KILLED IN SPAIN
SHOWING TO-DAY.
THE KING OF COMIC IN HIS LATEST LAUGH ROLE!
Swords clash! Women scream! Horses die laughing
DAVID L. LOEW
presents
JOE BROWN
An Edward Sedgwick production-Distributed by RKO-Radio "Pictures
NEXT CHANGE
A Warner Bros.
Picture
in a Royal Ravel
FIT FOR A KING
HELEN MACK PAUL KELLY
“DRAEGERMAN COURAGE”
Jean Muir
.
Barton MacLane
FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY
ISAKO'S
GRAND RUSSIAN
CIRCUS
Chatham Road, Kowloon TO-DAY and TO-MORROW
2 SHOWS DAILY 2
MATINEE FOR CHILDREN at 5 P.M.
NIGHT SHOW at 9.15 P.M.
OUR ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
New acts New
New Sensations
Watch for the date of the Grand Celebration Performance to celebrate the 50th Anniversay of Mr. Isako in
connection with his circus life.
11th January, 1938.
Book your seats early at Moutrie's.
COST OF VOLUNTEER WITHDRAWALS
London, To-day.
The withdrawal of foreign volun- teers from Spain will cost the Non-Intervention Committee the sum of £400,000, announces the "Daily Telegraph" în revealing certain details of the plan which is to be presented to the Commit- tee on Tuesday.
London, To-day.
The high esteem in which Mr. E. R. S. Sheepshanks (Reuter's correspondent who was killed in Spain) was held, was evidenced by the large congregation which assembled for a memorial service held at St. Bride's Church, in Fleet Street, yesterday.
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In addition to relatives, those present included Sir Henry Chilton (British Ambassador to Spain), representative of the Franco Government, Sir Roderick Jones (Chairman of Reuter's), Lady Jones and children, Lord Camrose (owner of the Daily Telegraph"), mem- bers of the Foreign Press Associa- tion and many prominent members of the British press world.
Sir Roderick Jones delivered an
WHITE PAPER
ON PALESTINE
CONDEMNED
Jerusalem, To-day.
address in which he paid eloquent The White Paper on the Pales- tribute to Mr. Sheepshanks' charac- tine question published by the Bri- ter and his prowess as a cricketer, tish Government provokes daily and deploring how he was cut off increasing dissatisfaction among untimely early in a career in which Arab circles here since the White he had given the greatest promise.
Paper does not abandon the plan of partition.
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YOUTH OF TO-DAY "His whole existence," said Sir Roderick, "was proof that the The organ of the Arab Defence young of to-day, no matter what Party "Falastin" bitterly attacks grade of society from which they Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore, Secretary for spring, are up to the highest stan-Colonies, reproaching him as being dard of physical, mental and moral the only Cabinet Minister advocat- fibre ever known in our race.” ing partition of Palestine. The Mr. Sheepshanks remains were paper accuses Mr. Orsmby-Gore brought from Spain, and will be in- of anti-Arab feelings and Jewish terred in his native place at Arth-sympathies.- Trans-Ocean. ington, a village near Leeds,to- day-Reuter.
COLD WINTER THROWS MANY OUT OF WORK
Berlin, To-day.
CRITICAL ATTITUDE
Cairo, To-day. Although interest in the forth- coming royal marriage predomin- ates, the press has not overlooked the publication of the British White Paper on Palestine, towards which the newspapers adopt a critical attitude.
The paper "El Mokattam” sees It is stated that, an increase of in the White Paper a new attempt about 400,000 in the number of un-by the British Government to employed in Germany during the gain time, while the "El Ahram" past month. will be announced in is of the opinion that the British the next official report on the sub- Government has virtually abandon- ject, which is expected to be published the partition scheme proposed ed next week:
by the Peel Commission without,
This increase, which will be the however, having the courage to first to be registered for a long time, admit the fact openly. Trans- 18 attributed to the unusually severe Ocean,
HITLER'S VISIT TO and long cold weather. It is con-
ROME
Rome, To-day.
An official communique states that Chancellor Adolf Hitler will visit Rome in the spring. Besides Rome, Herr Hitler will also stay at Naples and Florence. Trans-Ocean.
SURRENDER OF INSURGENTS
Barcelona, To-day.
fidently anticipated that within two months unemployment will have been reduced to its normal proportions. Trans-Ocean.
STRIKE RIOTS IN JAMAICA
Kingston (Jamaica), To-day. Workers on a sugar plan- tation in west Jamaica have carried out another strike, and are demanding an in- crease in wages. There have been a number of clashes with police, who were forced make baton charges, many strikers being injured.
It is claimed here that the insur gent commander at Teruel has sur-to rendered with 1,500 men. Reuter.
This sum, it is declared, will be obtained from 1 membership fees contributed by members re- presented on the committee, and will be managed by a special transporting them to their home serious. Reuter.
NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN
Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt has named
new
Mr. Joseph Kennedy, wealthy sup- porter of the New Deal, and organ- iser and chairman of Maritime Commission, United States Ambassador to Great Britain. Mr. Kennedy succeeds the late Twenty-five arrests were made, Mr. Robert Bingham..
President Roosevelt has also named Mr. Hugh R. Wilson, pro- countries.
minent disarmament expert, as Moreover, funds are required Dr. George McNeill The plan provides for
Hargreaves, Ambassador to Germany, and has Ch.B. (Edin), -M.R.C.P.] announced · that behind the front each capable of teers while t
Mr. Joseph are awaiting (Edin.), D.P.H. (Lond.), D.O.M.S. Davis, Ambassador to Russia, accommodating between 2,000 and transportation and also for pro- (Eng.), has been appointed to be will be transferred to Belgium 8,000 men who will remain there viding ships and provisions during a Health Officer, with effect from 1st in the Spring as Ambassador. until facilities are available for the journey Trans-Ocean,
Reuter.
committee.
but the situation, at present, is not
garrisons for feeding 100, ** 'n volun- MB,
January, 1988.
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