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TO-DAY ONLY AT THE

KING'S

HONG KONG

ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON

'At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.: At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.

-

SHIRLEY TEMPLE

as you've always wanted to see her...more

adorable than ever in sou’wester and slicker ...gáining new glory in this unforgettable story of a lighthouse by the sea!

CAPTAIN JANUARY

A FOX Picture with

GUY KIBBEE

SLIM SUMMERVILLE

JUNE LANG SARA HADEN -

JANE DARWELL BUDDY EBSEN

Associate Producer 6. G. DeSylva Directed by DAVID BUTLER Based on the story by Lowa E. Richards DARRYL F. ZANUCK

In Charge of Production

—TO-MORROW AT THE KING'S----|----TO-MORUOW. AT THE-ALUAMDRA—-

CEDRIC HARDWICKE-MARIE GLORY

in "THE KING OF PARIS"

United Artista Released.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

8.30-8.18

"EXCLUSIVE STORY"

with PRANCHOT TONE-MADGE EVANB

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pklare.

TAKE ANY TRAN OR HAPPY VA LEY DJS

ORIENTAL

FLEMING

ROAD WANDHE

TEL. 19472

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, MAY 18, 1936.

UNWILLING

TO INVEST

IN CHINA

U.S. INTERESTS "NOT ENTHUSIASTIC

a5

BUYING SILVER "ON LOAN”

Washington, May 17. It is being said among financial circles here that the Chinese delega- tion, hended by Mr. K. P. Chen, has informally investigated the ponsibility ot American investments in China in public services or industries, and that at present they are unable to find any satisfactory prospects.

HOMERS

FEATURE MATCHES

ST. LOUIS WINS ANOTHER

MANY CLOSE SCORES

New York, May 17. the National Lengua to-day, where Home-runs featured the games of the Giants, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals won their engage- ments. The Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves did not meet, on account of rainy weather.

It is understood that the United Pittsburgh Pirates, with eleven States Export and Import Bank lehits, one of them a homer by Vaug interested in short-term financing

han woro nosel out by New York, specifle trade prospects, but no power-eight to six. The Giants also had ful groups of bankers or other inves-eleven,

of

SAVAGES

HUNTING BRITISH WOMEN

MISSIONARIES IN DEADLY PERIL

DESPERATE APPEAL

Addis Ababa, May 17. Anxiety is increasing for tho safety of the two New Zealand Miss Daisy missionaries, McMillan and Miss Freda Honn. A letter has arrived hero by runner to-day, saying the two women had fled from their

tors are at present ready to parti- run. En Bartell getting a home mission to the bush,' but that

cipate.

.

feared immediate... dis-

Two other runners had tried to get

team had two errors. The

Cincinnati Reds

Won another they The projects in which China hoped close decision, and were luckier then covery and death.

they deserved.

won tho to arouse interest include

Handley broad game, knocking the bail out of the Sino-American investment corporation Bark and turning four hits into three to develop various types of enter prises, or alternatively an exclusive runs, while the Brooklyn Dodgers American combine interested in sup-could only squeeze two runs out of porting a single type of Chinese enter twelve safe blows. The Rode com prise such as a railway car and loco-mitted one error. motive factory.

The Chinese are said to be disposed to participate through a joint invent ment, or management, in the event of either project materialising,

The United States Export-Import Bank has admitted the discussions on Chinese trade projects, but adds that no conclusions had been reached.

It is also rumoured that as a re- sult of the negotiations between, the Bank of China's Mr. Chen and the United States Secretary of the Tren- sury, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, United States purchases of Chinese silver are contemplated, and that the manner in which the purchases would be enrried out would have the semblance in China of a United States loan.

the

The rumour suggests that United States Treasury will buy sil ver under the terms of the Silver Pur- chase Act but permit the silver to re- main in the custody of American banks in China, nubject to return to

Chineso

Government upon China's repayment of the proceeds of the anie.

the

Spokesmen of Mr. Chon'a delegation and the United States Treasury both disclaimed any knowledge of such a plan.

*

However, economists here ar

are of the opinion that such an arrangement is plausible since it would avoid the appearance of draining China's silver, while technically it is placing the sit- ver under the control of the Slates--United Press.

United

PLANS FOR

LEADER'S FUNERAL

HU

HAN-MIN TO LIE IN NANKING

Canton, May 18. Mr. Hu Han-min's funeral. the date for which has not yet been fixed, will be very elaborate; probably the most impressive site Dr. Sun Yat- sen's.

The South-west Executive Com mmittee has decided to appropriate the sum of $100,000, and a larger amount Is expected be granted by the Cen- | tral Government, for the event.

Lo

ten runs on

through with letters, but hail failed. The third runner oluded the bush bandits.

The letter he bore told of the plight of the missionaries. Their station is seventy miles south of Addis Ababa amassed St. Louis

and had been besieged by bandits, so fourteen safeties, and J. Martin and. that the inmates had decided to flee to Medwick holped along with homers, the bush. They feared their dis- The Philadelphia Phillies scored threo covery was imminent, however, and on six hits, including Camilli's four-that death was certain. The bandits bang drive.

ST. LOUIS WINS

In the, American League the St. Louis Browns won their accend game in seventeen alarts. The Philadel phin Athieties were their victims, at

FORMER GREEK PREMIER PASSES

M. Tsoldaris, former Premjer of France, whose death was reported yesterday.

the end of a score of eight to five. The Browns hit eleven with Solters homer, against the opposition's ten and played a faultless game in the field.

The New York Yankees defeated The funeral in all probability will the Cleveland Indians eight to four, begin in Canton and continue to Nan-scoring on eleven hita. The Indians king

where Mr. Hu's remains will be hit mine. Each team had two error buried with full State rites.

The Detroit Tigers won against the The coffin in which the late Kuo- Washington Senators, eight to seven. mintang leader's body is lying, cost Both sides had eleven hits and no $2,800, being made of sandalwood errors, and Kress hit a homer for the

craftsmen famous throughout the country-Reuter-

2MORE TO-DAY • TO-MORROW from Tingchow and is the work of Senators and Simmons for the Tigern.

YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BETTER ENTERTAINMENT !

A MILLION dollars worth of headliners of stage, screen and

radio give you all the fun you can take.

great show of laughter, music and song.

IT'S THE WÖRLD'S GREATEST SHOW I

See..YOUR RADIO FAVORITES

at their peppiest...

at their merriest...

In this musical

Jubilee of joy

in

THANKS A MILLION

Starring DICK

POWELL

ANN DVORAK FRED ALLEN PATSY KELLY- PAUL WHITEMAN and BAND with RAMONA RUBINOFF

RAYMOND WALEVER YACHT CLUB BOYS

■DARRYLF. ZAHUCK

201 CENTERY PRODUCTION Pennaner KPU JE, ŠPORTNE -

[★ MATINEES; 20c.-30¢ • EVENINGS: 20e,-30c.-50c,»70e?

Silver Price Declines

RATES IN LONDON AND MONTREAL

New York, May 17.

London spot silver prices doclined

one farthing to 20 pence per ounce

It was anybody's game.

Boston Red Sox got a narrow de- cision over the Chicago White Sox, eight to seven. Just to be in style, the Bostonians also hit eloven times, like most of the other teams of the Lengue, Werber gave them a kome run. Chicago scored its eight kits-Reuter.

seven an

COMMITTED TWO ROBBERIES

while the forward quotation dechnod LONG SENTENCE FOR

by 3/16 pence to 20 11/10 pence per ounce yesterday.

London gold was quoted at 140s. Id. per ounce.

On the London foreign exchange inarket the French frane was quoted

ARMED MAN

Pleading guilty to two charges of robbery by two or more, Li Ying, 36, was sentenced to four and a half

a 75 23/64 against the pound ster-years hard labour by Mr. Justice J.

ling.

were shooting wildly around them.

The women belong to the Sudan Interior Mission--Reuter Special

FIGHT TO ESCAPE GALLOWS

TWO BRITISHERS FACE DEATH

San Francisco, May 17. Attorneys have fled with the State Supreme Court a petition for the re- hearing of the applications for clemency on behalf of two British subjects, sentences to death by the California

courts. The men Robert

Mackay, allegedly Implicated in a kidnapping, and calls himself only

The

men were

saved

aro

nion who

execution within a

a few hours of the time not their hanging, op

intervention

for

the

of the Foreign Office. Mr. Cordil Hull, the Secretary of State, took it

himself to

to stay the exccution in order that all that was possible could be done for the men under the law. Mackay bitterly reproached the au- thorities for last-minute postponement of his death when, as he said, he had strelet bitself to face the ordeui man- fully-United Preak.

Rome's Heroes Welcomed

Rome, May 17.

A crowd of 5,000 witnessed on affectionate family re-union when Minister, accompanied by his wife Signor Benito Mussolini, the Prime and and daughter, the Countess Ciano, welcomed back to the capital the two soldier sons of the Dictator, Vittorio and Brune

Count Clano, and the! Duce's nephew, Vito Mussolini.

The young men, all of them fllers, were received at the Littorio airport, having flown back from service in Ethiopia.

Il Duce kissed his two sons and his nephew,-lieuter,

TENSION IN JERUSALEM

BRITISH TROOPS CALLED OUT

Jerusalem, May 17. The Cameron Highlanders were ordered to march through the main streets of the city to-day, owing to the Increasingly tense situation

here following the murder of three Jews, shot down by an Arab as they left a cinema.

The Jewish population is ter rified by the recent happeninga. The Government's measures to ensure order include the pro- clamation of a curfew between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., while all roads are guarded by British .soldiers and pollee.

Bro

All pedestrians J. Hayden at the Criminal Bessions

this morning.

QULLA'S

TO-DAY ONLY

JAN KIEPURA

Adolph Zukor presents

At 2.30, 5.05, 7.20 & 9.30.

A glorious musical romance under a Mediter

ranean moon!

GLADYS SWARTHOUT

live Us This Night.

Live

with PHILIP MERIVALE • BENNY BAKER. Lyrics and Muste by Oscar Hammerstein II and Erich Korngold. Directed by Alexander Hail A Paramount Picture.

TO-MORROW

WE'RE GIVING · YOU

WARNING

OF THE SCREEN SURPRISE OF YOUR LIFE!

'It's the show insiders have been whispering about! The fastest, funniest aleutli story since "The Thin Man' and the swellest of all PERRY MASON'S amazing cases!

THE CASE OF THE

LUCKY LEGS"

STARE

A Flet National Picture with

WARREN WILLIAM PATRICIA ELLIS

4 SHOWS DAILY

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

• TO-DAY & TO-MORROW SYLVIA SIDNEY IN HER GREATEST DRAMATIC TRIUMPH SINCE "MADAM BUTTERFLY" !, ! ! A 'GRIPPING SWIFT-MOVING DRAMA CRAMMED WITH ACTION, THRILLS AND ROMANCE ! ! !

Within Two Seconds

Her Whole Life Changed!

Adofph Zukor proventa.

SYLVIA SIDNEY

'MARY BURNS, FUGITIVE'

A Paramount Picture with

MELVYN DOUGLAS ALAN BAXTER

Directed by William K Howard • A Waller Wanger Production

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY CARL BRISSON in "SHIP CAFE" Paramount's Comedy-Hit with Songs !

TO-DAY

ONLY

MAJESTIC

THE GREAT AMERICAN DRAMA!

At-2,30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

AH WILDERNESS!

Beery

WALLACE

with LIONEL

Cover Barrymore

Tuesday 19th

IKTUS

THE "CRUSADES":

Streamlined Car

bela May Challenge

World's Mark

searched for weapons,

Berious damage has been caused

by incendiarlen in Haifa.—Roster.

MORE RAINT

Muroc Dry Lake, California,

with

Loretta Young Henry Wilcoxon

one time Indianapolis speedway win- ner. Powered by Millar Racing⋅ Motor, it is equipped with a 12-foot stabilizing fin, which tends to balance the machine at maximum speed.

Hontreal silver bid prices were: May 40.43, July 46.55, September The first charge against the no-

Fougler, who mot several "saucer 40.70, December 47.00-United Press. cused was that he, together with

track records in 1023 and 1924, said: ne made no attempt to set any record three others, all armed with knives, went to 17 Wo Hop Street on Decem

May 2. in the local run and could only esti- Two unemployed min, Cheung Lamber 14 last, and robbed three women,

A special stream-lined racing mate the speed at 160 miles per hour. heung and Cheung Mou, who had a Chan Lin, 47, Wong Yuk-lin, 33, and

A weak anticyclono situated in car which hurtled across the dry the present motor with a 12 cylinder Moore and Fonglar plan to replace fight in Queen's Road near Graham Lo Slu, 29, of $150 in money and the Pacifle to the east of Japan. A bed of Muroc Dry Lake at ap-676-horze power engine within the Street, were bount over to keep the quantity of clothing and jewellery. shallow depression covers China. peace by Mr. Balfour at the Central

hour next three months and attack, the 24 The second count was in respect of Local forecast:-South winds,, ma proximately 150 miles an

derato; cloudy generally, probably has been hailed by its designers George Eyaton, English driver, set on heur endurance record of Captain Magistracy this morning. Insp. A. a robbery at 88 Eastern Street, second W. Smith prosecuted.

floor, on January 22 last when the some rain.

as a potential challenger to the the Utah Salt Fints last year. The accused was alleged to have robbed,

world's endurance run récord. with four others, two sisters, Cheng

record is 140 miles per hour for the Po-kun and Cheng Fo-feng, of three Cheung Lam, 30, attired in Eur- With James Stewart, young movie 24-hour run. Fengler suid his gold finger rings, a gold bracelet, a opean style clothing with opon actor, beside him, co-designar Harlan would be made over the same course.

two platinum wrist neck shirt, pleaded guilty before Mr. Fangler whipped the four-wheeled United Press.

straight-away Balfour at the Central Biagistracythunderbolt down a E. aged GG

1. Williams, Assistant this morning to the theft of a silver course while a movie camera crow ro corded the dash. The run was the

Captain J. E. Lock commander of was charged before Bir. ful possession

prosecution, said the crimes were Schofield, the

Road Hollywood at Central Magistracy this of a serious nature because in both Pilldagton sald defendant was seen The car, 20 feet, tave inches long, Club on "The Growth of Imperial Almed here by a Hollywood company, to-morrow's meeting of the Rotary morning. Defendant stated he had cases the victims were women.

told Defendant the Magistrate that he was formerly was built by Fengler and Lou Moore, Airways" GAR

a clerk employed at the Hongkong

The police ara endeavouring to trace the owner of a blue chrome leather

with nickel

of British make, found in possession Watches and a silver hair clip.

Pun

of Cheung Tai, unemp with unlaw-/Attorney-General, who appeared for shield from the Kwong Wah Collie climatic sequence to a picture being the 1.M.A. Dorado, will speak at

W.

picked up the bag on the hillside near The accused was sentenced to two the Wanchal works. Defendant and a half years' hard labour on the was arrested in Tai Yuen Street on first charge and two years on the Saturday. Mr. Schofield romanded do- | second, the sentences to run con- fendant for 48 hours.

secutively,

to

A classroom.

Dot-Sergt.

Club but was dismissed two months

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY ago. The defendant was romanded. FRANKLIN, nt 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, until to-morrow for further enquiries.

Hongkong,