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12.

SHOWING TO-DAY : At 2.30, 5:10, 7.15, & v.30 p.m.

THE EMBATTLED CRY OF AMERICA'S AROUSED YOUTH:

"get 'em "and

"LET

EM HAVE IT"

with RICHARD ARLÈN

泯

VIRGINIA BRUCE ALICE BRADY BRUCE CABOT

*

United Artists Picture.

GALA PREMIERE-TO-MORROW AT 9.30 P.M. CHARLIE CHAPLIN

in "MODERN TIMES"

United Artists Picture.

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2,30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30.

TO-DAY ONLY

Two Muggs

Among the Teacups of New York's High Society

Fisted

A Paramount Piatura metÀ

LEE TRACY ROSCOE KARNS GAIL PATRICK KENT TAYLOR Grace Bradley - Billy {ex

Directed by Jamne Ceups

TO-MORROW

THE FUN'S THE LIMIT "BUT MUM'S THE WORD!

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THE HONGKONGTM

YANKEES' TWIRLER FANS NINE

MALONE DEFEATS

ST. LOUIS.

GROVE BLANKS

DETROIT

New York, May 6.

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1936.

1

CANTON STUDENTS' THREATS

MAY STRIKE TO FREE CO-EDS

FIGHT NEW DRESS LAW

It is learned here that fourteen young women were arrested in Can-

INDECENT BOOKS ON DISPLAY

POLICE WAGE WAR ON PORNOGRAPHY

BOOKSTALL FINED

The police have launched on attacic on book stalls in an effort to purge the Colony of obscene and offensive literature which is said to be flooding the market, and concerning which several complaints have recently

This was a big day for American ton yesterday when they defied the League pitchers. Malone, young New new dress regulations, which impose York twirler, fanned nine of St. elbow length sleeves and gowns be Louis batters when the Yankeeslow the knees and, it is believed, whitewashed the Browns, eight to two. prohibit the use of foreign-manu-been made. The Yankees scored on fifteen hits actured textiles and even foreign And the Browns on eight,

styles.

J

Lefty Grove's performance for the Boston Red Sox wan even more outstanding. He held the world's champions Detroit Tigers to five hits, while his team mates were knocking out seven for two runs and victory, This in his urcond scoreless game this

season.

There was a thrill or two in the ten inning battle between the Chicago White Sox and

the Philadelphia Athletica,

With Banura sending two balls souring over the fence, and Dykes macking another circuit drive, Chi- cago seemed in irresistible mood. They put up five runs on ten hita. But the Athletics were close behind and evened the count before the end of the ninth laning. Then Moses cracked out a home run, after two men had got to inse, and scored the three tallies which decided the issue.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

to-

four rank

The women are all students, and they live refused to pay the fines demanded of them, and intend to zerve their terms in gaol.

Their

The first prosecution of the kind was heard before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, when h WoTall, - Chùng Lum-s20, owner of a book stall at the Star Ferry, was summoned for having 'ex- posed to the pubile view seven books of an indecent, obscene and often- sive nature on April 10.

however, trades at the universities, have other plans. They are threatening to strike unless the co-eds, ore immediately freed.

The books, which were produced to The Bureau of Public Safety an-Mr. Schofield, were the magazines nounces that it is intensifying its "Gee Whizz," "Bedtime Stories," "La dress reform campaign, it is undestadist" and a book of pictures of

Soucy

Stories," "Spley." stood, and will those who ignore its decrees.

continue to

THEATRES RAIDED

women. Mr. .

nude Murphy, Assistant Director Criminal Intelligence (Crime), pro- Canton, May 6.

secuting, said books of this type were The campaign launched by the being sold extensively in the Colony.

Such Books Cainese authorities against modern

and magazines were women's dresses, the short sleeves coming into the Colony in great num- low necks generally worn by amart bers, and he thought he was right young ladies but officially declared in saying that a number of small "queer costumes," is now in full book stalls had sprung up all catering extensively for highly Immoral arving.

ALHAMBRA

RD. KOWLOON DAILY AT

.TO-DAY

720

ONLY

LET'S GO! THE BIG SHOW!

IT'S THE NEWEST!" Get set for the top musical show of all screen filstorył 15 Stare, 200 Girle In MOM's Big Parude of molody, mirth, romance!

BROADWAY MELODY 1936

/ДВАНОК POWEL

dances

Jack BENNY Eleanor POWELL Robert TAYLOR UKA MERKEL FRANCES LANGFORD 8.1 D: HILVERS 18 Slapt

HIT

SONGS

+how ahe mage ava

(by

Этомия

and Freed)

Broadway Thythm", "'ve Got A Feelin' You'reFaciln* "On A Sunday Afternoo "You Are My Lucky Star."

An M-G-M Picture

TO-MORROW

Special police constables are pat-ningazines of the type produced in Katharine Hepburn in “SYLVIA SCARLETT" --

arm

short

Court.

CENSORSHIP NEEDED

rolling the streets and Interfering with women and girls wearing cloth- Hale hit Д homer for Cleveland

of a stylo other than that prescrib. Indians and bent the Washingtoned by, the Government.

ing of

When the present Ordinance was Senators. The neare was six to four.

passed, the position regarding Iltera- The Indians hit ten and committed indies had to

Almost over-night modern youngture was entirely different from what to discard their smart was to-day. The present-day three errors, while the Senators dresses and put on "standard clothes" could only muster Bix

masses of Chinese are educated in hits and with sleeves which to not leave much English, and he thought he was right undered once in the Geld.

of the exposed,

in saying that, there was a wider Systematic raids were made on all market for banks of this type in theatres and other places of amuse-Hongkong. The time was over-ripe Hafey's home. run boosted the ment last night and women found for adopting some system of control

dresses with very Pittsburgh Pirates

wearing to-day when they met the Brooklyn sleeves were ordered to leave and censorship of these books.

Mr. Murphy further stated that it Dodgers and held them to six sent-return to their homes, and several was the first prosecution of its kind

the "advice" were to ignoring the tered hits. The Pirates hit seven girls in

come up before His Worship. under arrest.

Several complaints had beery received there were scenes of in recent months about these immoral The Cincinnati Reds drove in five excitement in various parts of the books, and he asked Mr. Schofield to runs on eleven hits when they troune-city when policemen held up offenders, take a serious view of the summons, ed the New York Glants, who thus for no trouble has occurred. In as an example to others. managed to chalk up two runs on the majority of cases the women had

Cinals. five hits. The

Ind two complied with the restrictions but had their sleeves rolled up. The orlitina! decree was that the sleeves must cover the elbows, which admittedly looks awkward and elumay,

times,

OFTOPR,

MacFayden, phching for the Buston Braves, shut out the hard-hitting St. Louis Cardinals, allowing them only Bree hits. The Braves scored once with six hits. Ench team had one error.

The Chicago Cubs nosed out, the Philadelphia Phillies by five to four. The Phillies committed vo errors and the Cuba two. Chicago hit seven times and the Cardinals five,

----Router.

Refortifying Dardanelles

BALKAN ENTENTE IN AGREEMENT

Belgrade, May 5.

A conference of the Balkan Entente Turkey, Yugo-Slavia, Greece and Rumania has agreed to the Turkish proposals for re-fortification of the Dardanelles.

Д

placough

PETITION SUBMTTED

The question of censorship or con- trol, Mr. Murphy sald he would take, up with the Government.

"We will have to take special measures to clean up the Colony of these magazines and books, und, failing that, something else will have to be done", said Mr. A petition has been submitted to Murphy. "In certain countries in the the Government by the Women's world some magazines and newspapers Association protesting that sleeves are baaned, and we should be able to should not be made to cover the do likewise," he concluded.

Mr. Murphy aid defendant did elbows, though they are satised that they should reach the elbow. After quite a good business at the Star considerable deliberation the South-Perry,

Defendant, who pleaded guilty to west Political Council yesterday grant- ed the petition and instructions have the summons, was fined $50, The been circularised to tailor shops books were ordered to be confiscated. accordingly.

It is understood the authorities also! intend to enforce rigid restrictions

ANOTHER CASE

The Kowloon Star Ferry Bookstall

forbidding students wearing foreign were summoned before Mr. Macfad at the Kowloon Magistracy this style

clothing and Government en yen ployees wearing clothes made with morning with having exposed inde

cent literature for public sale. A ther than home-spun materials. —. i co

representative admitted the summons, “Reiter“Speck?

but said his master did not know they were obscene. Detective Sub-Inspec- tor R. Cunningham prosecuted.

His Worship remarked that na it was the first case of the kind to came before him, he would bind defendant

PAIR WEATHER

A weak anticyclonic area les over over in $50 for one year. He warned the Lower Yangtse Valley and a defendant, however, that the practice shallow depression is moving east of selling auch books would have to ward Cross South Japan. Locul atop. forcenst:--East winds, mcilerate: An order for the confiscation and

The agreement is subject to the fair, provision that in the event of member of the Entente being attacked by u non-member, a conference of Entente members shall be held to decide what action to take regard- ing the Dardanelles,-Reuter's Bulletin:

Service.

EDEN WON'T PRESIDE

AT NEXT LEAGUE COUNCIL MEETING

Mr.

London, May 6. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary, told the League of Nations to-day that he will not preside the League Council meeting being held on Monday noxt,

nt

A representative of Chile will pro- bably take the chair at the meeting.- Reuter Bulletin Service..

RAW RUBBER

LATEST SINGAPORE

.

PRICES.

Messrs. Benjamin and Potts - ro- ceived the following Straits currency quotations (buyers) from Singapore to-day for raw rubber:

Spot....

2674 cts.

eent cent

July Sept: 20% eta. up Oct/Deer: 2014 cts. up 1⁄2 cent

up

cent

Jan/Mch: 201 cta.

Markot: Steady.

Local estate to the value of $1,000 was left by Mr. John Hugh Mackenzie, mining engineer, late of 2104 Hyde Street, Ban Francisco, who died at the above address on December 23, 1982. Latters of administration have been granid to dir. Geo. K. Hall Brutton, solleitor, the lawful attorney,

destruction of the hooks 'was made.

PAVEMENT BABY" BORN.

ON WATERLOO ROAD

A Chinese woman sank down on the pavement on Water- loo Road at 11.30 o'clock last night and gave birth to a lusty boy.

A policeman discovered her. But mobilo stopped. Two kindly Chinese be did not know what to do in such an gentlemen took in the situation and emergency. There was nothing in assisted the mother into their car. The policeman helped them with the regulations to cover exactly such a

baby. contingency. So he just patted the mother and petted the child, and walt- ed, having made both his patients as comfortable as possible.

Bothor and child were driven to Kowloon Hospital, where they wore received, and whither the mother was apparently bound when she was over- It was not long before an auto-come. "Both are doing well."

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