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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1936,

KINGS Viennese Journalist On Tour

LAST TWO DAYS

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15, & 9.30 p.m.

HE WAS SO YOUNG

A CLARENCE.

BROWN

PRODUCTION

and she was sa provocativel

Youth in the wild- emass of first love and temptation... In the screen drama that you'll cherish as a glow. Ing memaryl

ah Wilderness!

EUGENE OʻNEILL'S

Great American Drama..a nation-wids, 'stage_success^opres on the screen at last!

starring WALLACE BEERY

with

ALINE

F

Liown. BARRYMORE MacMAHON

ERIC UNDEN

CECILIA PARKER SPRING_BYINGTON,

"EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT"

FROM THURS,

with

JUNE LANG

-

THOMAS BECK

Mem

Aprites ar Maye

NE FILI

QULLA'S

TO-DAY ONLY-At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30.

SYLVIA SIDNEY

Quilty of alding the man she

in

loved...

barke was

Mary Burns,

call FUGITIVE

MELVYN DOUGLAS ALAN BAXTIR.

DAILY

6.30-8.19

FOX Picture

PARAMOUNT SHORTS

TO-MORROW

RICHARD BARTHELMESS

**FOUR HOURS TO KILL

TAKE ANY TRAN OR HAPPY VALLEF BUS.

ORIENTAL

*

FLEMING ROLD WANORJAL

TIL BESTE

ROUND-THE-

WORLD CAR OWNER TO VISIT H.K.

ONE of the world's most

remarkable motorists has just spent a few days in | England.

He is E. H. Naumann, a Viennese journalist, who is engaged on a motor tour of the world in the famous Popular 8 HP Ford.

This amazing trip has already lasted three years and covered 200,000 miles- all in the same car. It is still only about half com- pleted, and some of the stages of the journey yet to

be covered represent, in Funeral

themselves, extraordinary motoring feats.

When seen at Dagenham, where

he visited the Ford Works, this all-over-the-world motorist

STEA

about to have his car shipped to Tangler, Morocco,

Service By Sick Bedside

Mr. E. H. Naumann and his wife.

WIFE'S INSISTENCE

From Northern Africa he will drive the length of the Continent to Capetown, including the crossing of the Sahara Desert. The formidable journey acrosa! the sandy wastes of the Sahara,

Brisbane, Mar. 6.. with nothing but a faint track to

Gradually prepared for the guide the traveller, with its sudden shock by a series of supposed re- blinding sandstorms, and the scant ports from the hospital, Mrs. chance of rescue should a break- Vera. Mann, mother of a three down occur in the wildest regions, days' old baby and wife of Mr. has hitherto been attempted only Richard Mann, who was killed in by specially-prepared cars manned by well-equipped crows.

a smash at Coorparoo yesterday

Mr. Naumann will undertake it morning, was gently told to-day in his Popular Ford, gccompanied of her husband's death. Her only by his wife, and without any strength proved unequal to the special equipment.

shock and she collapsed.

He feels confident that hla car

who had been with

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KING EDWARD'S WORKSHIP

London, Mar. 12. King Edward, who wants to know "what makes the wheels go round" in his new job as monarch of 493,000,000 people, has enlarged his offices...

His father, King George V. had three rooms on the first floor of Buckingham Palace where he discharged his duties of State, The new king, reluctant to dis turb them when he found he needed more room, took over the Belgian suite, a group of rooms overlooking the palace quadran- RIC

The rooms, once net aside for receiving visiting royalty, are alled with messengers, secretaries and clerks.

One room is the King's per- sonal "workshop" and across & hall are the rooms of his busi ness staff United Press.

will overcome the dificulties as he her since the accident, took charge STILL has already covered hundreds of of the baby and the doctor re- miles on the snow-blocked roads of mained to give what ald he could. Northern Europe.

To Run 350,000 Miles

When she recovered later in the From the Cape, this world day Mrs. Mann asked that the motor tourist will proceed via caskat be brought into her bedroom Aden, Syria, Persin, India before the funeral. Fearing that Hongkong, China, to Japan, He distressing scene might have will then ship his car to America serious effects the doctor tried to and drive across the U.S.A

dissuade her, but when she became

LAST 4 TIMES TO▪DAY⚫ driver and was the first to cross Mrs. Mann leant over and kissed

SEE THIS WONDERFUL CHILD ARTIST

IN A FAST ACTION COMEDY DRAMA.

Meet SYBIL JASON

5-year-old Star Sensation in

"LITTLE BIG SHOT

A. Warmni Bier

GLENDA FARREL·L ROBERT ARMSTRONG EDW. EVERETT, HORTON,

DAYS

ONLY TO-MORROW & THURSDAY.

THE FUNNIEST GIRLS IN PICTURES

IN ANOTHEr great comEDY SENSATION I

THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER'S ON THE ROAD!

Traveling Saleslady

JOAN BLONDELD GLENDA FARRELL

→ MATINEES: 20c..30c • EVENINGS: 20c,-30e.-50c,-70c. @

`TO-DAY &

TO-MORROW

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

At 2.30, 5.20,

SOVIET'S BEST CUSTOMER

BRITAIN TOOK 25 PER CENT. OF EXPORTS

Britain is still Russia's leading customer.

In America he hopes to visit Mr. almost frantic in her insistence, Henry Ford by which time he anti-he thought it wise to comply with cipates that his car will have cover- her winhos. ed over 350,000 miles.

A pathetic scene took place at the Mr. Naumann, who has for years bedside, as the casket was lowered been an enthusiastle long-distance on to trestles placed near her bed. Siberia by car, believes that he her husband. As the Rev. A, C. must have broken most mileage Kennedy of the Coorparoo Presby. records during the last three years.terian Church, conducted the pro- He has nothing but praise for his commitment service she lay back car, which has carried him through quietly on her pillows, her left countless difficulties with scarcely a hand resting lightly on her hus-lished recently, reveal that more hitch, and his experiences afford band's forehead. As the service striking evidence of the sturdiness concluded she asked her sister to and dependabilities of this famous remove a lock of her husband's light car-the least expensive hair, and, with this clasped in her Saloon car ever produced by a hands, abe sat up and, through the British factory.

open windows, silently watched the Despite the high mileage cover-funeral move away. Later she ed, much of it over appalling roads, collapsed and her condition is caus- he states that no Important replace- ing anxiety.

ments have been made to the car,

and it is still fitted with the origin-

al Dagenham-bullt engine No. 4484.

own running repairs. Accommoda- Eaten in Britain, He and his wife carry out their Yugoslavian Eggs

tion costs them little, as they live]

Trade figures for 1935, pub-

than 25 per cent. of Russia's total exports last year went to Britain, the trade turnover hav- ing registered an increase of 14,190,000 roubles over that for 1934...

Britain in 1935 bought Russian goods to the amount of 86,255,- 000 roubles. Her exports to Russia were only 43,382,000 roubles.

and sleep in the car, the interior Thanks to Sanctions last year was 120,000,000 roubice,

being adapted for this purpose. Such necessities as a portable stove and cooking utensils are carried on,

the roof.

London, Mar, 20..

He earns his living by writing Britain will eat more eggs and accounts of his experience and of bacon from Central Europe in the countries ho visits,

The car is decorated with 62 sanctions against taly,

consequence of League of Nations badges, representative motoring clubs and associations of perts on sanctions that sanctionis Word comes from Geneva's ex- 17 countries.

of the

nations are not buying from non- sanctionist nations,

This accounts for the shifting of trade from Hungary, which is not applying sanctions against Italy, to Yugoslavia, which is applying sanctions against Italy.

WORLD RIGHTS FOR BRITISH FILMS

NEW FIRM'S PLANS

This is one of the outcomes of Trafalgar Flims, with head-the mutual support which states quarters at the studios being built imposing sanctions under Article by London Film Productions at 15 of the Covenant of the League Denham, Buckinghamshire, will of Nations are giving to one an- begin this month productions for other. distribution. In all countries by

Britain in the case of Yugoslavia United Artists.

has now agreed to material reduc- The first two pictures by the tione in the limitations and tariffs 7,20 & 9.20 p.m. Trafalgar company are to be it has hitherto applied to Yugosla- "Pagliacci" and "Elizabeth of vian eggs, bacon, turkeys and England,"

The rights of "Pagliacci" were Yugoslavia has been experting purchased only a few weeks before about 176 hundredweight of eggs

·American, producers Bebured the to Britain each year and paying a rights in all other Italian operas, duty of 18. 6d. por 120 egs, accord. "Paglacel" is therefore likely to ing to weight. The duty on tur be the only Italian opera to be keys is reduced from 8d, to ld, por filmed in London. The star will pound, this concession being be Mr. Richard Tauber,

limited to 60,000 hundredweight Jack Oakey, the United States per annum. The duty on chickens expert, went to England from Holly-is similarly reduced from 3d, to wood to supervise the building work 1d. per pound, this concession bo at Denham, and the studios willing limited to 20,000 hundred.. cost about £375,000.

weight per annum,

WHEELER WOLSEY

IRKO RADIO

Ficture

ROBT

The

NETWITS

·Fred Keating Batty Grablö Evelyn Branti Melk”. Rhode={

THURSDAY:— “EAST OF JAVA” with CHARLES

➡ICKFORD.

chickens.

Murray Silverstone, of United The agreement was reached Artists, stated that. Trafalgar after consultation with the British Films would make two or three Dominions and Southern Rhodesia, pictures a year, costing from 2160, whose consent was required under 000 to $200,000 each.

the Ottawa: agreemont.

|

Russia's favourable trade balance

compared with 186,000,000 roubles, in 1984.

Soviet economic penetration into Persia, Afghanistan, 'Sinklang and Outer Mongolin last year.continued at a rapid pace.

Forty per cent. of Persia's trade. turnover last year was with Russia. The Soviet absorbed all Persia's' exports of rice and livestock and 90

per cent. of her wool and cotton.

RESULT OF AGREEMENT Exports of metals, machines, cement and automobiles to Persia considerably increased, following the trade agreement of last August, whereby the Soviet Union under- took to render technical aid in the development of Industry in Persia.

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

NATHAN RO, KOWLOON ORIYA

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

You'll Have to Control Your Emotions!..

or you'll get that way. about Ginger in this moontime adventure with the starlet of

"Top Hat"

GINGER ROGERS In Person

WITH

GEORGE BRENT

ALAN MOWBRAY. GRANT MITCHELL

SAMUEL S. HINDS

She Singst

Commit Practivo-

Out of Sight Cu?

of Mind

Directed by Willem A, Saltor from, the novel by Samusi Haskins Ailgië, author of "it Happened One Niski?”

----- TO-MORROW

A Thrill Packed Railroad Drama!

RANO

Fichie

GEORGE O'BRIEN in “Whispering Smith Speaks.”

ESTARE

4 SHOWS DAILY

At 2.30; 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY 1-

ANOTHER OF THOSE PICTURES THAT OUR PATRONS

WISH TO SEE IN OUR THEATRE !

THE INSIDE STORY OF THE GOVERNMENT WAR ON CRIME! Dramatic dynamite, as you follow the blazing exploits of the men who defy death in the

war on crime!

Public Hero

with

NUMBER

Lionel Barrymore-Jean Arthur ChesterMorris-JosephCallofa Paul Kelly Lawis Stone Directed by J. Walter Ruben

INT.

Produced By Luoton Hubbard

» Meno Gokluyn Mayer murura -

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY !

GRACE MOORE

"LOVE ME FOREVER".

Columbia Musical Super-Production.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

Docember ... 10.82 Total sales:-98 lots.

May July

September

Chiengo Wheat

10.34

07% 97/07

88 86%/86% 86% 85%4/85%2

Saturday's sales: 12,527,000 bushels.

The following quotations on the May

Russia is now also playing an im- of Afghanistan, whose imports of New York commodity exchange are July portant role in the Industrialisation machinery and technical commodi-sued by Router. ties from Russia have markedly in- creased. Twenty-five per cent, of Afghanistan's trade turnover was with the Kremlin.

New York Cotton

March

May Russia purchased last year al-

July most the whole of Sinkiang's ylold Docomber

October of wool hides, cotton, raw silk and January undressed furs,

Spot

Outer Mongolia's foreign trade was practically confined to Russia. Eight years ago only say

Manch 34 per cent. of her trade went to July the Soviet

Soptember

Mar, 20 Mar. 20. 11.41.. 11.42/42 11.04/04

11.05

10.00/07

10.24

10.72

10.26

10.20

July

October

10.22/22 '10.20/20 March 10.21/21 May

11.45 11.47

New York Rubber

16.03 16.06.

.16.07 16.15 13.23

16,08/11

- 10,16/16 10.27/27

July

Chicago Corn

50% 68%/68%%% 50% ..58%/58%

Winnipeg Wheat

BB麵 82%/82% 84% 4884/88 84% 83%/83% New York Bilk

1.68

1.60 7.1.85

1.70 167/674 1.04/04

The troopship Neuralia has left Singapore and is expected here on Thursday. Bad weather.has caused hor to be slightly behind her original schedula.

Exports of Soviet machinery, automobiles and metala to Mon- Printed and Published for the Proprietors by Fazozunk. PREOT golia have increased fivefold in the FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria past five years.

Hongkong.