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Another Dawn

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TEN YEARS ASLEEP

Strange Case Of American' Girl

Doctors who have been trying to rouse Helen Bucchmann, twenty- six-year-old girl of Westfields, Massachusetts, have now given up all hope that she will ever wake ..again.

CRUEL DIVORCE

LAW":

Some of the late Mr. Justice Swift's hardest sayinga were directed against the divorce laws After hearing some divorce cases at Birmingham Assizes, be de- clared:

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:—

"Topper"

QUEEN'S:—

"Another Dawn"

ORIENTAL:----

"Go West Young Man"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:---

"Another Dawn",

STAR:

"Easy Living" MAJESTIC:-

"A Star Is Born"

KING'S:-

Coming

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QUEEN'S:

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"Souls At Sea"

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"Let's Fall In Love"

ANOTHER DAWN

There's a British garrison trap- ped in Iraq (Arabla), and only one chance for them to be saved,

They have an old, feeble air- plane. It can fly with bombs-to a dam that needs to be destroyed. But it can't carry enough fuel to fly back. The man that fles : and destroys the dam. and saves the garrison has no chance in the world of ever returning. And there are just two men who know how to pilot a plane

That's the climatic situation in

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1937.

72 Men Sent Home From Singapore:

Admiralty Statement

11:

I obtained from the Admiralty a statement about the return to this country of 12 British seamen who have been working on fleet auxiliaries at Singapore, writes a London correspondent.

The men are now returning to England in the liner Naldera, and It is said that they will lay "grievances" before the Admiralty and the National Union of Seamen when they reach London.

The men represent the technical subordinate crews of the steamers Bishopdale, War Afridi and Ab- beydale, which have been engaged in carrying Admiralty stores.

ALLEGED COMPLAINTS.. They were signed under special Board of Trade" agreements "not exceeding two years."

In statements attributed to the men, it is `alleged that they are be- ing returned to England "because they complained about the condi- tions of their employment.

only five months of their agree- ment

One of the seamen is said "to | have declared that he and two others of the Bishopdale were "made to sign statements that they had willingly resigned from the ship."

The men were also said to have. complained that their family al löwances had been cut without notice, and that they were not receiving proper treatment in the Naldera.

REFUSAL TO WORK WITH CHINESE

The Admiralty statement given to me was as follows:

"The men signed articles for not exceeding two years.

"There was considerable sickness among the men in the Abbeydale

and the War Afridi. Their places had to be filled, and as there were no Europeans to replace them. Chinese were engaged.

According to a report quoted by "Immediately this happened the the British United Press from the men complained that they could "Penang Gazette,” there were

not work with the Chinese, and "scenes" in the Naldera during the would not do so “The only thing first stage of the journey home, to do was to repatriate the Eng- between Singapore and Penang., lish seamen. This was done on their own terms. They are re- celving full pay until they reach England and are, of course, re-.

In an interview published in the "Penang Gazette," one of the men is reported as having said:

**The reason given for the ❘ceiving free passage home. astounding decision to dismiss us all is that we are 'not able to stand up to the climate.'

"But we feel that there are other reasons which have not been made known to us. We shall do all we can to regain our rights."

The men had done only a few months' service. The Bishopdale left Glasgow on September 8. and, according to the seamen, five days before they reached the Singapore haval base they were told they would be sent back.

"In regard to the Bishopdale, It was considered that the same pro- blem might arise, so the men in this ship were also repatriated when they arrived at Singapore.

"The Admiralty have no know- ledge of alleged bad treatment in the Naldera."

An official of the National Union of Seamen told me that they had received no information and had no knowledge of the men's inten- tion to lodge complaints.

The Naldera is due in England

The War Airidi's crew had served in about a fortnight.

"Another Dawn," the romantic READING

adventure story led by Warner Bros. which has It's showing at the Queen's Theatre to-day.

BLINDFOLD

It Is Easy," Says

London Man

One of the men la Errol Flynn. He is a junior officer and friend of the Colonel of the outfit. Also, he's in love with the Colonel's wife, who is lovely May Francis. And the Colonel is that strikingly good- looking Englishman who used to be the matinee idol of London--- Ian Himter. He loves both his wife and his junior-but he has no idea that they love each other..

Who nies the plane and destroys

eighteen months," says Mr. the dam and saves the garrison?

Thomas Bradlaugh Leng, pro- You won't be told here! The working out of the problem is

prietor of several south, London what makes "Another Dawn" any a bet with anyone who chal- billiard clubs. He is prepared to extremely unusual and gripping photoplay.

TOPPER

"X-Ray eyes and magic are all bunkum. There is no mystery Anyone about reading blindfold. with normal ablilty can learn it in

lenges his opinion.

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DIARY OF LOCAL

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EVENTS

"TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7.

Anniversaries and

Holidays.

Sir Redvers "Buller born, 1839. Willa Cather born. 1876. Great Snow. (To-hsueh,.

Cinemas(See Page 5), Majis (See Page-16). Meetings-Hong Kong Branch English Association at Helena May, 5.30 p.m.; Kowloon Chess Club at St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Mothers' Union. 3 p.m.; Kowloon Winter Food Committee, at St. Andrew's Vicarage, 8.30

Chinese p.m.; Mr. Leng's interest in this was

Chamber of Commerce, Monthly roused when he saw Khuda BuCommittee Meeting. Chamber's the Indian mystic giving, astound-

Headquarters. Connaught Road ing performances of reading news-

Central, 2.30 p.m. papers. driving a car, etc., when

Miscellaneous,Chinese Art Ex- he was blindfolded in London

hibition at University; 10 am-8 Kowloon Tong Garden City Association Drawing of Seven De- bentures for Redemption, at Olub House, Waterloo Road,

7 p.m.; Rotary Tiffin, Hong Kong Hotel.

The astounding adventures of recently. Mr. Cosmo Topper, sedate Wall "I was convinced," says Mr. street bank president, who was Leng, "that there must be a simple destined to take in hilarious and explanation. I began training my ribald escapades with sundry mad-brain to react rapidly, and I spent cap gentry of another world. is

several hours a day practising transcribed from Thorne Smith's concentration." sensational novel to the screen in the new Hal Roach feature-length comedy. "Topper" at the King's his eyes bandaged. The only 8.45 p.m.; Y.MC.A. Pantomime, 8

Theatre.

Constance Bennett and Cary Grant are co-starred as the young married couple who, upon' meeting à violent death, find themselves inprisoned in spritual space and who can only advance to a higher plane by achieving one good deed. Their idea of a good deed is re- constructing the staidly normal life of Cosmo Topper.

Roland Young as "Topper" inds the ethereal couple a source of constant embarrassment in their material and invisible efforts in

ed life with his domineering wife, his behalf. They upset his henpeck- played by Billle Burke, how life fit in and about astounded natives, how they pursue an incredible "To my mind the divorce laws

series of adventures

ACTOSO of this country are wicked and

bewildered countryside, lifts "Top- When she was sixteen, Helen cruel. These people ought not to per" from the rut of his amug was struck by a bus, and has been

be, subjected to the dreadful existence and makes of him a in a state of coma ever since.

dignities to which they are: and disreputable but happy human Music was one of the methods, I wish some of those learned tried by the doctors to wake her. ecclesiastics who have 50 дись A violinist sat at her bedside and concern for the well-being of played soft melodies. But Helen society would come and sit there" did not stir.

-pointing to the public gallery Wives cannot be assessed on "where they would be merely their cash value. They are, not spectators, of here, where they chattels would have to deal with matters." Wives cannot be treated as if Among the numerous sayings of they were planos, and the husband bis that attracted attention were say how much per leg he paid. these:

I have been an associate of No one who was ever engaged, criminals all my life. I know. to be married has come up to there is a great deal of good in expectations

the very worst of them.

Now, after ten years, they re- port; "There is no change in her condition, and there is no likel- hood of a change in the future."

The theory is that when Helen was struck by the bus, her brain cells were injured, and have not grown together properly.

Already she has been asleep twice as long as Patricio Maguire, the Chicago "sleeping beauty," who died a few weeks ago.

being.

If young people did not make ' A man ought not to be allowed imprudent marriages this country to leave money if he does not could not go on..

know what to do with it.

Now he can read a newspaper, drive a car, and play cards with

Moon-XI Moon, 5th. Day. Rehearsals-Hong Kong Singers. at Union Church. Kennedy Road.

condition is that he must have p someone with him to ald the Social. Women's League. mental telepathy.

of Health and Beauty Bridge and "You see," says Mr. Mr. Leng. Mah Jong Drive, at Kowloon "that it is the brain that con- Cricket Club; Craigengower Cric trols everything. The eyes are only ket Club, Weekly Tombola, - 9.20 mirrors to the brain and, with a p.m.; Whist Drive and Tombola at. little practice, it is possible to dis-China Light and Power Recreation pense with them."

Club, King's Park, $ p.m. Sports-(See Page 101.. Sunrise-8.50 a.m. Sunset.-5.39

CHINESE STUDENTS" LEFT PENNILESS

D.m.

Tides-High at 13.29 and 23.03; Low at 06.24 and 16.33.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8.

Cinemas,(Bee Page 5). Malls (See Page 36). Moon.-XI Moon, 6th. Day. Sports (See 'Page 10). Sunrise-6.49 a.m. Sunset-5.39

The plight of Chinese students' in Scotland, & number of whom áre almost penniless as a result of the dialocation caused by the Sino- "Japanese war, has moved the prin- cipals of the four Scottish univer- ities and the presidents of the students' representative councils top. inaugurate an appeal for financial Tides-High at 12.49 and 22.30;

assistance..

Many of the Chinese students, particularly in Edinburgh, which is

Low at 05.43 and 16.09.

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