1938-04-30 — Page 5

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Man Ravaged the Mighty Mountatast

FOR LOVE....

They BacBced Gold and Life Itawl!!

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KING'S:

You Can't Have Every-

thing"

QUEENY:-

"Gold Is Where You Find It"

ORIENTAL:-

"Ever Since Eve."

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

GENERAL

SCENES OF DESOLATION AT NOW FAMOUS TAIERCHWANG ARE DESCRIBED BY CORRESPONDENT

Once Flourishing Market Town Of Some

Fifty Thousand Inhabitants Now A Mass Of Ruins

Talerchwang (pronounced tie-er-djong), the once Hourishing maret-town of some 50,000 population, is a dead city.”

A mile from the west gate of Talerchwang, a branch railway runs north to Yiksien, Taochuangand Lloebeng connecting with the "Gold Is Where You Find It" main Tainpa Railway on the west and the Langbal Railway on the STAN:-

"Theodora Goes Wild"

MAJESTIC:---

"52nd Street"

KING'S:-

Coming

"Borneo"

QUEEN SI

"Night Spot"

ORIENTAL

"Big City" *Merry-Go-Round of 1938"

ALHAMBRA:-

"She's Got Everything"

STAR:-..

*Kid Galahad" "Break of Hearts"

MAJESTIU:---

"King Solomon's Mines"

GOLD IS WHERE

YOU FIND IT

Cold Is Where You Find It." a Warner Bros. Technicolour produc-

Įsowth. The grand. Canal girdles the Shangtung-Klangm border 'town jon the mouth, whic four highways link it up with citias further in -Shantung.

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The Chinese defenders fought for 15 days literally with their back to the Canal. There is not a single bill anywhere ten miles' |from Talerchwang, and on this level country the Chinese wore

handicapped by lack of fast mechanized units.

The main street of Talerchwang his lost home, an explosion about runs east and west for a little over 20 yards away startled both the a mile in length. With the Japan-photographer and his pathetic ese holding the eastern section at subject. Some fair sized projectiles this street' and the Chinese en-were set of by the smouldering trenched behind the barricades to are,

the

West hand-to-hand street Along the East-and-West street, fighting went on for days on end the correspondent" had to climb None of the 700 odd shops liningover barricades made of baga, of the main street has been spared by say bearis. In front of each of the intense bombardments. The these entanglements, there were 3,000 or more houses in other parta | dents deep and wide enough to of the town had the same fate. It trap. tanks or any was a miracle that the headquar- į vehicles. ters of Brigadier-Commander Wang Within the east gate by the side Kuan-wu at No. 78. West Street, of a temple, there were ruins caus- was unscathed.

ed by a direct hit of the Chinese artillery on a Japanese ammuni-

mechanized

SMOULDERING FIRE When the correspondent entered tion dump. Near this spot the Japanese cremated their dead. tion starring George Brent and the west gate, Tolerchwang was Olivia de Havilland. opens at the still smouldering in more than a There were four rows of graves where the Japanese had set up Queen's and Alhambra Theatres dozen places.

tablets with the names of the today.

fallen men and officers on boards. They also planted shrubs in front of these graves.

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Live shells, hand-grenades, both Based on the best-selling novel duds and unused, cartridges and of the same name by Clements gun fuses et every description were Ripley, it is the story of the strewn everywhere. While the cor- famous feud between the wheat respondent was taking a picture of ranchers and the hydraulic minersja small boy mourning in front of of California during the 1870's.

During this period California was in an unsettled condition. The ranchers had not had time to organize and consolidate themsel- yes before the land was overrun by miners backed by large eastern financial interests.

The mining operations in the mountains caused large quantities of dirt and gravel to be washed down to the wheat covered plains below. Thousands of acres were in- undated and the damage ran into millions.

ORIENTAL THEATRE

"ATTRACTIONS

The management of the Orlen- La Theatre announces the follow- ing programmes for May:-

May 1 to 3 "Big City." with Spencer Tracy, Luise Rafier.

May 4 and 6 "Merry Go-Round of 1938." with Bert Lahr, Jimmy Savo, Billy House, Alice Brady.

May and 7 "It's Love I'm After" with Leslie Howard, Bette Davis. Olivia DeHavilland,

May 8 and ́s "Damsel In Dis tress," with Fred Astair. Burns and Allen.

May 10 "Strike Me Pink." with Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman. Sally Ellers.

May 11 and 12 "Breakfast for Two," with Barbara Stanwych,

Go To School, It Will Be Useful, Was Advice Herbert Marshal.

Dickens Gave To Boys

FOR PENANG

CREMATED ASHES

A heap of cremated ashes about Ave feet high was left unburied tot far away. Toward the north- western corner. of the town, which the Japanese occupied for a short period, more grave mounds were Tound." Some corpses were buried In such a burry that Japanese tin belmets and boots were

only partially covered by earth

In the same locality, five Chinese civilian corpses were lying in the streets. There were also dead

dogs, pigs, chickens and ducks. In one pond several ducks were killed apparently by concussion, while two fowls were swimming, grace- fully.

A huge Buddha shining with his gold-tinted coat kept smiling at thescene of destruction. The image, the correspondent was told, was taken out of the temple by the Chinese defenders to re- mind the Japanese invaders of their religion of peace, but the benign looking Buddha failed to check the blood-thirsty horde.

From the gap broken through by |the Japanese on the northwestern section of the wall, the correspon- dent climbed over to inspect the four wrecked Japanese tanks about 200 yards away in the wheat felds.

Three of them were badly-burat. but the farthest one remained in good shape with its turret remain- ing intact., Large crowds of people The model of the statue of gathered around these seven-aid- May 13 and 14 "Make A Wish Captain Francis Light, the found-half-ton monsters. They also told with Robby Breen. Basil Rathone.er of Penans, which is to be erect-one another of the remains of B "Go to school and learn all you on his way to the station to take Mines." with Paul Robeson, Cedric Wilcozson, AR.B.S., the statue will bores and the two dozens or 80 May 15 and 16 King Soloman's ed there. Designed by Mr. F. Japanese plane, several hundred

Hardwicke. Anna Lee.

armoured trucks further away at May 17 "Saunders 01 The

Shaochwang. River" with Paul Robeson, Leslie) Banks.

Thắn

'can. It will be useful to you some train to London.

day,"

His words are recalled, after 70 the advice which years, by Mr. Willam Wright, re: Charles Dickens used to give to tired ship's engineer, of Strood "the bays of the National School, who was one of the boys at the Strood, Kent, who clustered round school, writes an Evening Standard him as he strode down the hill correspondent.

Mr. Wright told me;

"I remember Dickens well.

Wire, with Pat O'Brien, Margaret May 18 and 18 "Public Enemy's

Lindsay.

be of bronze.

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R.A.M.C. DANCE

JAPANESE CASUALTIES

DIARY OF LOCAL! "He often walked, from his home with Beorge Brent, Anita Louise (Army Medical Corps Corporalsdent was told by an old farmer

The Japanese also buried, un- cremated, their dead in Ave grave A Fannel Dance will be held at mounds outside the town. Each of the Hotel Cecil at 8.30 tonight May 20 and 21 "Go-Getter." until 1 a., drganised by the Royal these contained from nve to seven hundred corpses, the correspon- May 22 and 23 "Firefly," with Club, Toni Desmond and Jeanette MacDonald, Allan Jones. dance orchestra wil be in atten- ing. Incidentally, he was also for

bis who was impressed to do the bury- May 24 "Prince And The Pau-dance. The charge for admission red to carry supplies when the per," with Mauch Twins and Errol is $1.20 for gentlemen and 80 cents

EVENTS

TODAY

Anniversaries and Holidays, --- St. Catharine of Siena. Franz

Lehar born, 1870.

Cluemas(See Column 3 of this

Page).

Dancee-United Services Re- creation Club Dance, 8.15 p.m.

Mails.--(Bea Page, 10). Miscellaneous-Claims

against

the Estates of Alexander Ritchie

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at Gad's Hill Place, to take the

316 train to London.

ADVICE NEVER CHANGED "That meant that he passed the

National School while We were playing outside. "As soon as

we

saw him we; would race to him and he would pat us on the head and say 'Go to school and learn all you can. It will be useful to you some day.” I was often the first boy-tu get to film. He always said the same thing.

"I can see him as plainly now

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Japanese retreated.

But before they reached Nikow, the Japanese set him free, only to |fling a band-grenade at him from a distance. His right arm' was still swollen as a result of the Japan- ese ingratitude.

Back at the headquarters of the brigadier-commander, the corres- pondent was offered a bowl of date arid rice, congee. "You are honour-

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PATIENTS LEAVE BED EARLIER

New Surgical Theory Discussed

patients

Scottish. Besuta hare planned a in which Wallace kills one of the led with the first bowl of food cook- as I could then, dressed in black, | buge⠀⠀ spectacular pageant, in English and has to dee, and later ed in Talerchwang in the past Wood, and Choy Hong, late of:

with "à tall hat and carrying a | which 54,000 Scouts and Wolf Cabs on the crowning of King Robert fortnight.” an “officer remarked. Honolulu, Cus.

stick

from all baits of Stotland will the "Bruce will be acted. The Sure enough, for the Chinese `de- Moon--New Moon, 1.28 pm. The last time I saw him was in take part. AKAKI

rallying of the Clans to Bonnie fenders had their food brought in Moon, ist Day.

1870, just before He died. 'I was The pageant will take place at Prince Charlie and many other from outside as smoke from their Social Diocesan Girie School at Gad's Hu with other boys. Ibroz Stadium on June 4, and will exciting events in Scottish history kitchens might direct the Japan- Social Afternoon; Dinner Recep Feeping through the railings we be for the benefit of the visitors will be depicted. Pese bombardiers

The Lancet, in its current issue, Lancet suggests that Du that tion to Dr. J. L. Stuart, at Tung saw him sitting in his chair on at the Empire Exhibition which Scouts and Wolf Cubs will give On the floating bridge over the tells of the growing ides smong might, on occasions, be allowed to Lo, Talpo Road, Kowloon, 6.30 pm the lawn with Miss Hogarth, two will open in Glasgow in May, a display of Highland games and Canal on his departure from Tal- Continental sargeons" of allowing get up earlier than is now the

Sports-(800 Page: 10). ⠀

of his sons and two daughter."" } The pageant will depict histor-dancing of the present day to the erchwang, the correspondent met a patients to leave their boda after practice among British surgeons. Sunrise 5.52 am Sunset 6.49

Ical scenes from the time of the music of Massed bands, A number of peasants returning to operations at a much earlier dale In any case, it suggests,, careful Francis Lederer is inclined to get Romans to the present day, The rally will end with Scouts their own town. They had been than has hitherto been the custom, and well-planned exercise in bed Tides-High" at 08.41 and 22.03; somewhat angry if anyone men- Low at 03.41 and 15.4b.

tions that he is about the most the Romans will be staged and entrances into the stadium and west.ater to the

A battle between the Picts and carrying nery crosses to the various taking shelter in the hills in the lounal quotes a famous might be given more consideration in the after-treatment of certain superstitious personage Hollywood ❘ this will be followed by the arrival leading the 30,000 boys taking "Lao-hsiang, (fellow countrymen) Rumanian surgeon who permits operation.go has ever known. We happened to of St. Columbs and his followers part in the show into the areap sorry for your misfortune, but the average ease of appendicitis Undoubtedly, each case must be Santlee-5.53 am Sunset 6.19 learn this fact when commenting at the encampment of the Pictish Hundreds of pigeops carrying they cheerfully replied, saying that operation to rise and walk about treated on its merits. There are

on the Czech's ambitious dodging | King.

TRA|menanges to every county In thanks to our herode stand they the day following the operation. many people to whom an operation Tides-High at 05.06 and 31,08, of 4 black cat which had crossed. The skirmish between William Scotland wil be released from were able to return home again. While not fally approving of us such an emotionally, exhausting. Low at 02.10 and 1900.

this early-to-rise fashion; the affair that physical rest is needed.

'ta'd

TOMORROW

Moon-IV Moon. 2nd. Day.

is path

Wallace and, some English soldiers the rally ground;

(Central).

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