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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 25, 1988.

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featuring

WILLIAM BOYD

GINKLA HAYES - RUSSELL HAYDEN

"THE LONE BATTALION”.

A Chinese Picture with English Subtitles

廂

西

ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER

to be presented on

1st, 2nd and 3rd November

by the Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club

at the

QUEEN'S THEATRE

Prices:-Box (6 seats) $50,

$5.50; $4.40, $3.30, $2.20, $1.10 Gallery 55 cents.

All proceeds to be devoted to the China Relief Fund.

Booking opens on 25th. Oct. at the Queen's Theatre.

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TO-NIGHT'S DINNER

1. Mock Turtle Soup

2, Fried Sole

3.

Victoria Cutlet

4. Fricassed Calf's Feet & Mushroom

5. Roast Chicken

6. Cold Chocolate & Cream

7.

Cheese & Biscuit

Tea or Coffee

Price 90 cts.

ST. FRANCIS HOTEL

QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL..

LONG CHASE AFTER PEAK SCHOOL

SNATCHER

THEFT

JAPANESE AIRMEN'S

MANDATE ISLES REPORTS

London, To-day.

Shanghai, To-day. According to Japanese reports,

In regard to the Japanese man- date for islands in the Pacific, it would appear that the Japanese the Chinese in the region of Han- Government intend to pursue akow are retreating on all fronts. policy of non-co-operation while

retaining their hold on the is-Japanese airmen say that most of lands, says the Geneva correspon- the Chinese troops are retreating in dent of "The Times."

the direction of Hankow, but some

con-

Mr. Sakenobe, Japanese repre- sentative on the Mandates Commis.are making westwards over the sion; has informed the chairman Hankow-Canton Railway. that he will not participate in the · Above Hankow, on the Yangtse, present session in view of the deci- numerous junks loaded with Chin- sion of his government to refuse ese troops were sighted making for all collaboration with the technical the interior. organs of the League.

Although no official notification has been received it is also under stood that Japan will not send a representative to answer questions on administration of the mandate. Motive for this refusal presum ably is to be found in the action of the Chinese Government, which recently drew the attention of the League Council to extension of the Japanese National Mobilisation Bill to these islands contrary to the

Reuter. terms of the mandate.

THE WAITING FOKI TRICK AGAIN

A 27-year-old salesman, Tse Ming, was charged before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning, with larceny of $60 by a trick.

The Japanese command cludes from these reports that the inner fortification system of Han- kow is being abandoned and the possibility that the Chinese will not seriously defend Hankow is indicated.

Endless streams of refugees are seen in the streets of Hankow and Wuchang, taking with them only what is absolutely indispensable.— Trans-Ocean.

SHIPS BOMBED NEAR CHANGSHA

Changsha, To-day.

Two ships carrying passengers, anchored in the Siang River outside the west gate here, were bombed On September 30, defendant by Japanese planes during a severe went to the Au Kwai Drug store,

No. 181 Johnston Road, and asked air raid yesterday.

the proprietor if he wanted to buy The two vessels were the s. s. some cheap Sanatogen. The pro-Sin Man Yang, belonging to the. prietor gave him $60, and sent. a Hupeh Provincial Government, and fcki with him to get back the the s. 8. Hung Yuan of the San Pei medicine. Near the Ice House Steamship Company. Both receiv Street, defendant went into a build-ed direct hits. It is estimated that ing, telling the foki to wait outside. at least 300 causualties resulted He was not seen again, but was

among the passengers. arrested last night at Yaumati.

Defendant was sentenced to two months' hard labour and ordered to

complainant, refund $60 to serve a further month.

or

Changsha spent a hectic day yes- terday as Japanese planes zoomed overhead from morning till after-

noon.

Other batches of raiders bombed important points along the Canton-

ADMIRALTY GETS Hankow Railway, including Milo

TOO MANY OFFERS

London, To-day.

Recruitment for the Royal Naval

Volunteer Supplementary Reserve has met with such response from with gea yachtsmen and others

of experience, including ex-officers the Royal Navy, Naval Reserve and Merchant Navy, that the Admiralty has now found it necessary to fix the limit to the numbers to be entered at 2,000,-British Wireless,

station, 73 kilometres north Changsha. Central News,

KING AND QUEEN SIN LONDON

of

London, To-day. The King and Queen returned to Buckingham Palace yesterday from Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park, where they spent the weekend. His Majesty gave an audience to mem- bers of the governing body of the

ENVOY APPROVED International Labour Organisation

Paris, To-day.

M.

in-

by

now meeting in London. Repre- sentatives from more than 20 dif ferent nations were presented by

Brown-British Wireless.

Mr. T. G. Kevan, of No. 1, Almal Chung Yup, 89, messenger, and The German Government has Villas, and a mason, Yiu Yee, were Wong Kwai, 21, gardener, were this officially agreed to the appointment commended by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac-morning charged at the Central of M. Coulondre as the new French the Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest fadyen on their joint arrest of a Mag stracy with unlawful posses- Ambassador, in succession to snatcher when they appeared assion of 559 catties of treewood.. Francois-Poncet, according to witnesses this morning in a case in

Defendants took the wood from formation given to the press which Wong Yiu-cheng was charg- the playground at the Peak School M. Bonnet.Trans-Ocean. ed with snatching a handbag from yesterday,

A fine of $250 or. three months' Mrs. Stranger in Austin Road.

Defendant was chased and ar-hard labour was imposed on both. rested in the front of the Kowloon

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U.S. & PALESTINE

London, To-day.

AUTHORITARIAN SLOVAK STATE

Prague

To-day.

Magistracy by the witnesses. The A fine of $6 was imposed by Mr.

In a speech at Banska, Dr. Josef bag was thrown over the wall of Q A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon

Tisa, the Slovak Premier, announco the Diocesan Girls' School during this morning on Mrs. E. Leitao, of Mr. Joseph Kennedy, the Amerled last evening the end of political the chase.

No. 124, Waterloo Road, when she can Ambassador, called on Mr. parties and the establishment of an on Christian Sentence of three months' hard pleaded to leaving her car unattend- Malcolm Macdonald at the Colonial uuthoritarian atate labour was passed.

ed in Chatham Road on October 2. Office yesterday.-British Wireless, basis in Slovakia.—Trans-Ocean.