1940-01-04 — Page 3

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEENS

DAILY AT 2.30-5.15·7.2089.30 TEL 31453

TODAY TO SATURDAY

MURDER!

MADMEN! MYSTERY!

The CAT

and the CANARY

BOB HOPE

PAULETTE -

GODDARD

• Jabe Best Douglass Montgomery

Cafe Sondergaard George Tacco

NEXT CHANGE

FRANK LLOYD'S

Directed by

ELLIOTT NUGENT

`RULERS OF THE SEA”

Staring

Douglas FAIRBANKS Jr. Margaret LOCKWOOD

ALHAMBRA

¿NATHAN RD. KOWLOON DAILY AT 230-520-720€ 930-TEL$6856

TODAY TO SATURDAY

The Amazing, Thrilling Story of the Growth of To-day's Great Maritime Service!

TWO MEN AND A GIRL WHO DARE

TO FIGHT AND CONQUER

THE RUTHLESS SEA!

FRANK LLOYD'S'

RULERS OF THE SEA”

Douglas FAIRBANKS, Jr. Margaret LOCKWOOD WALL FY FE CEORGE BANCROFT MONTACH LOVE

H

SUNDAY!

THE CAT & THE CANARY A Paramount Super-Thriller!

"

TAKE ANY. TRAM or HAPPY VALLEY BUS. w

CATHAY

DAILY AT 2.30.5.15.7.20, &9.30.P.M. MATINESS ..........-30%, 30%, 40% EVENINGS -20% 30 k 70. 80%.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

1,000 Thrilling Scenes Un

The Air!

"DEEP RAID"

A USSE PRODUCTION

• TO MORROW & SATURDAY

Ginger Rogers, David Niven in

BACHELOR

MOTHER'

An RKO RADIO Ficture

GENERAL

COMING EVENTS NO LIBERTY OF TALKING

JAN.

4-Tides: High 135 mm, and 5.24 pal low 10.17 a.m.

Sunroe: Tai a....; Sunset: 5.53 pm, Lates Working Party (B.W.02.), ¡ Govt House, §-am--I pin.

RN. Yard Police Recreation Room, Waist Drive, 10 an.

Cathedral Women's Fellowship, De- votional Service, Lady Chapel 3,30 p.m.

་

Auxiliary Nursing Service First Aid Lectures, Commence at Royal Naval Hospital, 8 p.

Asta Land, Ltd, 8th Annual Meat- Ing. Mercantile Bank Bulidings, 12.30 p.zn.

YMCA Games Morning, 10 am. "Laloma" Kindergarten School re opens

Cathedrai Ofice, 5.30 p.m.

Trustees Cathedral

Cathedral Scouts, Bishop's House, 5.30 pm.

Busy Bees Knitting and Bandage- Making, Central Fire Station, 9.30

1.1.

St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship Charity Games, 2.30 p.m.

to Thespucal Society Mtg-6 n.us.

crisis, when the entire city was ordered blacked-out as a precan- tion against air raids.

CHARLIE CHAN AT KING'S TODAY The first recent motion picture

The film shows how, under cover to show the blackout of war is "Charlie Chan in City in Dark-mest, daring crimes was committ

of this awful darkness, one of the ness," the new 20th Century Fox throller, with Sidney Toler, whfen

Bart, Richard Clarke, opena' at the "King's Theatre to Harold Huber, Pedro de Cordoba, This story shows the famous Dorothy Tree, C. Henry Gordon, Earl Derr Biggers sleuth caught Douglas Dambrille and Noel Madi- ainid the terror and thrills that are featured in Toler's sun- beset Paris during the days of porting cast

day.

ed.

Lynn

A. P. Knudsen on "Theosophy and Modern Needs."

Royal Naval Hospital, First Aid Lecture by Surg. Capt. Hobbs. 5.30 p.m.

H.K. Y's Men's Club Tifin Mtg.. St. Francis Hotel. I p.m.

Vagabond Rotarians Mtg Cafe de Chine, i p.m.

Ladies Bible Study, 216, Nathan Road. 10.30 m.

Women's Fellowship.

St. Andrew's.

11.

2.30 p.m.

Victoria

Chess club, Gloucester Hotel. 5 p.m

tel

Kowloon Chess Club, Peninsula Ho

5.30 p.m.

Cheers Club. Contract Bridge Les- GOTIS, D.11.

5-Tides: Irh 6.33 nm, and R.19 p.m. Low 12.37 am. and 11.12 a.m

Sunrise: 7,05 a.m.; Sunset: 5.51 p.ze: Claims against estate of Bernard Ernest-Ablitt due.

YM.CA. Badminton.

H.K. Chinese Women's Club Dinner In honour of Dr. Robert Lim, Chinese Merchants' Club, 730 p.m.

St. John's Ambulance_Hors-Home Nursing Lecture. 5.30 p.

Kowloon Outpatients Hospital. Lecture on Home Nursing by Dr. Rosenbloom, 5.30 p.m.

Christian Fellowship. Helena May Inst. 10.30 2.r.

Toc. H. Chater Room. St. An drew's, 6.45 pan.

St. Teresa's C.Y.M.S.. Annual Meet ing. 6.10 p.m.

Cheero Club, Darts. Ping-Fong and Billiards.

A Second Round of Stubb Shield Golf Competition due to be completed. Claims against estate of Marica Gilchrist Hoerler due.

FLE, the Governor and Lady North cote leave for Fanting Lodge.

Agriculturai

New Territories hibition at Fanling.

HKRA. Shoot.

Ladles Colony

Tennis Champion- ships: Singles Semi-fimis, USR.C. Courts, 3 p.m.

7-New Territories Agricultural Ex hibition at Fanling.

Women's League of Health, De- monstration at South China s.s Field. 3 p.m.

8--Universal Week of Prayer Com mences Daily Services at St. John's Cathedral, 5.30 p.m.

Auxiliary Nursing Service - Home Nursing Lectures, Commence at Queen Mary

Hospital, 8

8 p. HKFA Council Meeting, 5.30 p.m. Kowloon Rospital, Home Nursing Lecture, 5.30 p.m.

9Entries close for Colony Chess Championship.

Entries close for Panling Races, 12

Moon

HK. Rotary Club Tiffin Mtg., 1 p.m. 10-King's Theatre-Dancing Dis play, 5.10 p.m.

H.KR.A. Shoot.

Bt. Andrew's Women's Fellowship Party, 8 p.m.

11-King's Theatre: Dancing Dis play, 5.10 pm.

P.I

12-Old Cheltonians Dinner, 8.15

13-HERA. Shooti

14-Semi-nal of G. M. Young Golf Cup due for completion,

Macao Races,

Ladies Colony Tennis Champion. ships: Doubles Semi-finals, U.S.R.C.

Courts. 3 p.m.

17-KRA Shoot.

19--Central British Assn. Dance, 20-HKRA Shoot

R.E.O.CA. Supper Dance.

Continued Improvement In Palestine

WITHOUT THE LIBERTY

OF WRITING

ན་ཐད་་ མ་ནས་

Germany's

IMPORTANCE OF "Entirely New

A FREE PRESS IN

TIME OF WAR

LONDON, Jan. 3 (BWS)—The Importance of maintaining a free

Weapons'

press in time of war was strongly U.S. PUZZLED OVER

emphasised by Mr. J. A. Spender, Vesarda Journaust, in a speech in London,

REMARKS BY JAPANESE GENERAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Havas had asked whether the United marks made in Japan by "Major- by Airmail)-Puzzling over the re- States could be half slave and half General Ames Oba, on his return

Bela ling that during the Ameri- can Civil War Abraham Lincola

*

A

free, Mr. Spender said that WIS the question for the whole world today and, in « special sense, for the world press

DISIVATION In halt of Europe, he said, the free 'press was not only extinguish- ed, but its machinery appropriat- ed and distorted into an instru- ment of tyranny.

to Japan from a visit to Germany, American milltary experts are at a loss to understand what the Japanese officer meant, when he said the Germans have. "entirely now weapons."

NATURAL DEVELOPMENT The New York Times bad make some pointed comments to an General Oba's statement, recall- argument, plaustole especially in wartiming editorially that "when we ex-

new.. amine entirely for equalising. press conditions between slave coun.rles and the

Dealing with the

free he said that those favouring this Bressed the apparent advan- tages oota-ned by suppression, not only of news lixely to be useful to the enemy, but also of evidence

of internal weaknesses.

NAZI PROPAGANDA "Throughout the peural world German propaganda has become a laughing stock, Within Germany, the ruling faction appears to be more and more at sea about the right use of a controled press and about how much it dare disclose of the truth about its dealings with Russia, about aims of policy and about the course of the war,

"It needs, according to its own theory of totalitarianism, co-opera- tion of the en.tre people and this people it feeds with foolish startes- stigation of the Munich bomb plot, the sinking. of Athenis, British in-

British eltement to Finland-to which no intelligent person would give credence,

14

What effect, this has on the Ger- man people is beyond our guessing. but we can say with much con- fidence that it has destroyed Ger- man credit in other countries."

A CONTRAST

Mr. Spender contrasted his pic- ture with that of the British freel press system, which, he said, gave the world the means of judging for itself and formed for the British Government a mirror of public! opinion.

'weapons"

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1940. —PAGE

KING'S

SHOWING

TODAY

DAILY AT 2.30. 6.10, 7.15.& 9.30 PM.

PARIS BLACKOUT! THE CITY TENSE!

CHAN COMMANDEFRED!

"CLOCKING

CHARLIE CHAN in

CITY IN DARKNESS

SIDNEY TOLER

Lynn Bari. Richard Clarke • Harold Huber Pedro de Cordoba Dorothy Tres C. Henry Gardon Douglas Dumbrille • Noel Madison A 20th Century-Fox Picture

ALS O

(SPORTS REVIEW)| CRAZIEST PEOPLE" against their historical and tech-

turn out to be natural develop- nological background, they always

Tents of known chemical pro- cedures or mechanisın.”

doctors

tion that "the Frankfurt dye in- Taking up General Oba's asser.

dustry is employing 1,400 and chemists in special researches, the Times make the following comment:

"Military research is no different from industrial research. The more closely we scrutinize revolutionary weapons, the more they turn out to be mere improvements over the old and to involve such matters as defence of battleships against tor- pedoes and mines. the rapidity of gun-fire on land and sea, radio signalling. alloys with specific mill- tary uses.

非

COMMON POSSESSION ...

imply that the scientists engaged "Ang such superiority would

in purely military research are able to discover new principles with an ability and rapidity unknown to industry, whereas the truth is that the army and navy conscript the technologists of industries and universities and thus exploit know- ledge which is the common posses- sion of all nations."

SHIPMENTS TO ECUADOR

The Consul for Ecuador. has the received a "telegram from After dealing with necessity for Minister of Foreign Relations at self-discipline and stating that Guayaquil advising him that es the first press duty was to be the from Jan 1, 1940 shipments to supply of truthful news and hon-Ecuador will not require a Con- est comment, he concluded that

!rol Permit without free press "Parliament

would be a secret debating society HEAVY DEMANDS

and the law courts star chambers, There is no liberty of talkingi without Eberty of writing. Liberty of the press is everybody's liberty."

EXECUTIVE YUAN

MEETING

MADE UPON

R.N.L.I.

LONDON, Jan, 2 (BWS)-The exceptionally heavy demands made upon the services of the Royal Na- CHUNGKING, Jan, 3 (Central) tional Lifeboat Institution during --Detalled reports on the inter- the past four months, owing to the national And military situation brutal and indiscriminate use of were made by Dr. Wang Chung- mines and torpedoes by Germany, but and Gen. Ho Ying-chin, Min-are reflected in a review published ister of Foreign Affairs and War today of the year's work of this respectively, at the regular meet-great voluntary society. ing of the Executive Yuan held here yesterday.

During 1939, 1,356 lives were saved constituting a record in the The meeting decided to relieve history of the institution the pre- Mr. Hsu Chung-ching of the post vious highest figure being 1,348 in of Commissioner of Education of 1917. Kwangtung and

appoint Mr. Since September 2, boats have Huang Lin-shit to succeed him., been out 411 times and rescued

1.101 persons being an average of The Nisshin Kisen Kaisha whärt 64 in each war week. Twenty-four m Changsha was re-named Re-medals for gallantry were awarded nascence Wharf at a ceremony on during the year to members of life- Tuesday.

boat crews.

HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON TEL...

DAILY

AT 2:30

5.20

TC-

7.20 9.20

STAR

*$7795

BETTER RELATIONS BETWEEN ARABS AND JEWS LONDON, Jan. 3, (Reuter) Latest authoritative advices celved in London show that securi- ty and conditions in Palestine: con- tinued to improve during the month of December. There has been a steady increase in the re- cover of arms both by surrender and seizure, particularly in areas where collection

formerly difficult.

was

CORDIAL RELATIONS Despite the fact that there remains some propaganda on pro Mufti lince, the relations between the people and the Government are still more cordial,

A tendency for better relations between Arabs and Jews is ap- parent, especially in the Telaviv area.

Recruiting for the Auxiliary Pioneer Corps is making good pro-

Eress."

LAST TIMES TODAY

GIRL ALONE-against a lawless mani Beauty's dark,alot! Banger

BALL=Lon—st the jungle's Tringal

PANAMA LADY

ALLAN LANE STEFFI DUNA

· EVELYN BRENT-DONALD BRIGGS.

TO-MORROW

Mystery

Eatin

Thrill

LET US LIVE"

Henry Fonda • Maureen O'Sullivan

LEW LEER COMEDY "SHEEP IN THE JOCKIES" MONKEYS IS THE THE MEADOW"

(CARTOON)

ERROL FLYNN in "DODGE CITY

NEXT CHANGE

A Warner Bros. Picture

•

IN TECHNICOLOUR

SHOWS DAILY

2.30-5.15

7.15-9-30

TAKE ANY TEAM OR HAPPY. VALLEY BUS

ORIENTAL

21

FLEMING ROAD

TEL 28473

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY

CRASHING INTO SOCIETY WITH RIOTOUS RESULTS!

A grand comedy with the toughest band off brazen brats ,that ever hammered their way into society.

MANY

AUER BOLAND - HORTON

+

Little Tough Guys

IN SOCIETY

ram is ophonan patute Porent, liver a Frank)= THUMAS - Harris BERGER « Haity CuksTRA Efàries DUSTAN - David BUNCHY • WILL BENEDICY

TWO DAYS ONLY! TOMORROW & SATURDAY.

IT'S A 100 to I SHOT THEY'LL GO WRONG!

21

An amazing story of dangerous daughters.

GIRLS

: 01.

PROBATION

● MATINEES: 20c.-30¢ ● EVENINGS: Z0c.-30.-50c.-70c.

4 SHOWS DAILY 230 $201 710.930

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN

ROAD KOWLOON

FEL 50272.

(MATINEES. 20€-30€ • EVENINGS. 20, 30<- 50x70‹

TODAY, ONE DAY ONLY! Return Showind of Alexander Korda's Great Colour Production !

LIVING". LOVING....FIGHTING ..THE BEAT OF A SAVAGE DRU

A thrilling epicofadventurebe. yond the perilous Khyber Pass, where East meets West on its own terms, and no rules hold.

Flamander Route, presents

DRUMS

with SABU and a cast

' of 3,000

Kelended Thry BUITES ANTIEFE

TOMORROW AND SATURDAY

A THRILLING DRAMA of LOVE & ADVENTURE! RANDOLPH SCOTT. 16

RALPH BELLAMY in

COAST GUARD'

A Columbia Picturé,