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Showing TO-DAY Simultaneously

KING'S

HỒNG KONG

ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON.

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

HE FACED DEATH WIT

A SMILE ON HIS FACE

and an acha in

his heart for: the woman ho ¡loved! Murrieta the Mighty Prides again l

WARNERS

in his finest role since "In Old Arizona".You'll

cheer and love him in-

ROBIN HOOD

EL DORADO

x

M-G-M's Mighty Entertainment)

A Year to Make!

Metro. Gontwyn Mayer

- PICTURE

ALSO

Cast of Thousandsi

with

•

ANN LORING-BRUCE CABOT MARGO J. CARROL NAISH Directed by William A. Wellman Produced by John W. Considine, Jr.

LAUREL and HARDY

in Their LATEST COMEDY

"THICKER THAN WATER

NEXT CHANGE AT THE KING'S- "CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS'E with WARNER OLANA KEYE LUKE GEORGE-OLIVE BRASNO 20th Century For Picture,

STARE

-NEXT CHANGE AT THE ALMAMURA

"HELL-SIF MORGAN"

with GEORGE BANCROFT-ANN HOTHERN VICTOR JORY

A Columbia Picture.

4 SHOWS DAILY

"At-2:30,~5:20; 7;20 ̄&·9,20Μpime" TWO MORE "OLD FAVOURITES” THAT YOU VOTED FOR! THIS IS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING THESE CLASSICS OF THE SCREEN!

TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY

SHEARER

Inseric MARCH Charles LAUGHTON

The Barretts of WIMPOLE STREET

A METRO GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY

CLARK

CLAUDETTE

GABLE and COLBERT

IN

“IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT"

A COLUMBIA PICTURE.

The MING YUEN STUDIO has removed to the 3rd Floor of No. 6 Queen's Road Central.

JUST OPPOSITE the Dairy Farm's Soda Fountain.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors, by FREDERICK PEnor FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1936.

ST. LOUIS - DEFEATS NEW YORK.

SECURES 'HOLD ON

LEAGUE LEAD

YANKS WIN IN

16 INNINGS

New York, June 7,

St. Louis strengthened its position at the hond of the National Ledgute to- day by slefeating the one-time lenders, the New York Giants, six to three.

The Cardinals hit twelve times against the Giants' best pitchors, and Collins clinched the game by amacking out a homer.

The Giants hit eight. Each teani had one error:

#paton has commenced to climb Again, The Braves steppod. fast against the Reds, running up an eight- run total on twelve hits, a homer by

Devaluation

Now Deemed Inevitable

NATIONS

AWAIT

PARIS DECISION

Lopez assisting materinily. Cincin GOLD BLOC EXPECTED TO

nati could only score three times on fourteen hils. Each had one error.

Chicago Cuba; also challenging strongly in the last few games, won against the Brooklyn Dodgers, four ta three. Each side- hnd nine hits. Brooklyn hind two errors and Chicago one.

Pittsburgh Pirates scuttled Philadel phim, six to two, in spite of rugged Belding. They had three errors. Suhr all a homer, however, and theị ten hits glcided well. Phillies had one error and seven hits.

BROWNS SUCCEEDED

to

St. Louis Browns, tail-ending the American League, succeeded in bent ing their rivals for this honourable position. They won nine

five against Philadelphia. Clift's homer türned the eight hits into a present- able total. Philadelphia also talt eight. They also had the best portion of Ave errors.

Chicago whipped Doston in a hard- hitting game, thirteen to five. The White Sox hammered out sixteen hits and

faultless were

the neld. Kreevich got a homer. Boston hit twelve times nad had two errors,

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The New York Yankees won a sixteen-inning battle against Cleve- land, five to Tour,

Rufing and Selkirk won the day with home runa. New York hit twelve and Cleveland ten, and the Yanks had one error.

Detroit took a close decision from Washington, ten to eight in the first of a double-header. Goslin hit,

There were thirteen other hitters. Washington had thirteen hits and two errors.-Renter

homer.

DISINTEGRATE

Paris, June 7.

The devaluation question overshadows all else in Paris.

However, M. Leon Blum, the new Prime Minister, has not indicated his policy in this matter, though he has announced reforms in every direction and three series of bills to accomplish his ends.

Devaluation, according to well-informed circles, is generally believed to be inevitable, and will probably a gold embargo or start with one of two things: inflation by printing money to the legal limit of thirty-three per cent. gold coverage, compared to the present sixty per cent. of coverage. Currency restric- tions are also considered likely.

Inflation by printing seems to be the most probable course, since it would then be possible to simultaneously enforce restrictions on exchange.

are

Senport banks are doing a huge ex- change business. The British

with sterling and buying franes converting them into gold.

AMERICAN. WATCHING

The United States is closely observ ing events in France, in the belief that devaluation of the franc is cer tain and abandonment of the gekl standard probable. The United States has foreseen both eventualities and American financial interests have they will have a safe breathing-spell in which to determine the immediate results without seriously suffering.

BRUTAL MURDER put their affairs in such shape that

AT LAMMA

FISHERMAN THROWN

OVER CLIFFS

Further details of the brutal mur- der of a fisherman at Lamma Island at about 4 p.m. yesterday are disclo ed in a report made to the police by i married woman, Leung Kuu, aged 11 years.

|

It in considered the French situa tlon, with the labour unrest, is almost parallel to that in the United States when President Roosevelt was in- augurated, therefore M. Blam's steps to meet the exchange and gall situa

is may be similar to President Roprevelika,

Amerien's chief concern is for the Dollar-Frano eross-rate, changes in which might seriously affect trade and Onance generally.

It appears that Leung Kau and the "deceased," Chay Kee, aged 37-years-Moreover, #~ts" believed-that-de- went out to pick awabis at Shek Pai valuation of the frane must be Wan yesterday afternoon. A party, followed by other gold standard na- consisting of about ten to thirteentions-United Press. men and one woman, were laying out)

A

fish to dry on the high rocks close to the place where decensed was picking awabis, when Leung Kau saw deceas ed ascend the rocks and then heard an argument between him and the party on the racks. Decenzed was bring accused of spoiling the fish. fight then took place, and deceased was assaulted by about ten members of the party who were armed with wooden poles. He was then pushed off the rocks, falling on to a shelf of rock abent 25 feet below, where he was later found dead. The assailants in two fishing boats in the

direction of Stanley;

Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence (Crime), Detective Sub-Inspector O'Donovan and a party of police visited the scene later.

Early arrests are expected.

"EITHER SIMPLE OR INSANE”

INTRUDER AT CLUB DANCE

ANTHONY EDEN'S

YOUNG SON

A Chinese, stripped to the waist, attempted to enter the Shek-0 Club on Saturday evening while a dance was in progress. He was ejected, and later in the evening was arrested on a charge of theft of fishing boat, Making his appearance before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning; charged with the theft, he was remanded for 48 hours inremarkable, is here seen snapped ut police custody.

Little Nicholas Eden, whose to- semblance to his father, Mfr. Anthony- Eden, British Foreign Secretary, is

York Minster with his mother.

G.O.C. BACK

IN H.K.

It was stated by Sergeant Groves that defendant was either a very aim- ple fellow or was insane. Sergeant Groves stated that ho passed delen. dant on his way to Shek-0, on Satur- day evening, and later saw, defendant hanging round the Shek-O Golf Club. Defendant tried to enter the dance floor while a dance was being held, ejected. About 8 p.ti. Wong Yan-sang, maslar of A bont, found his craft missing from the shore His Excellency Major General A.W. nt Shek-O, and saw the boat out at Bartholomew, General Oficer Com. ren. He set out in another boat, and manding troops in China, returned to found defendant in his own boat, the Colony by the steamship Yochow Defendant appeared in Court clad yesterday from his tour of Inspection only in a pair of trousers, which was stated to be the same manner in which he was dressed when he enter Lt. P. J. Howorth, A.D.G., romained Shek Club. He admitted the behind for a short holiday, and LA. charge of theft, and was remanded to Kempthorne, R.W.F., is doing the Bnal his relatives.

duties of A.D.C. during his absence.

SILVER "BEARS" COVER

BUT FLUCTUATIONS. NARROW

NO REVIVAL

OF DEMAND

Bombay, June 6. Messrs. Merwanjee and Sous, in their silver review for the week end- ing yesterday, write:-

Fluctuations were narrow and were mostly accounted for by bears cover- ing. An undercurrent of uncertainty was nevertheless noticeable owing to a continued absence of any signs of revival in the up-Country deninnd

The import activity in London was attributed to covering operations in the local market and has further been

instrumental in depressing

sentiment.

The up-Bountry deniand has averaged about 130 bars of silver a day.

A surplus of about 10,000 bars is now expected after the June settle- ment.

Shipments of silver afloat from London to Bombay at this week-end total £6,685,000.

is

The Incoming mail steamer bringing silver to the value of £120,000 from London to Bombay.

The principal feature of the week was the sharp advance in July/August Broach.

The large short interest be- several pro-

gan to exert itself when

minent operators

operators bought heavily. forcing shorts to cover on expecta- tions of a squeeze. The rise was RC- centuated by higher New York ad- vices and further heavy buying. Subsequently, rumours of liquidation by a leading bull operator caused n sharp roverse, which was partially off-set by the recovery in the markets abroad.

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CANTOR

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Japan has bought fairly. China EXTRA

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COMEDY operations owing 10 difficulty In disposing of their produc- tion-Renter Commercial Service.

THOUSANDS FOR KING'S MEMORIAL

ROYAL FAMILY'S GENEROUS GIFTS

London, June 8. The staff at Mansion House, en- gaged in receiving the 'contributions to the Lord Mayor's fund for the erection of the memorials to the Inte King George, is being kept extremely busy.

It was announced to-day that Ills Majesty and Queen Mary, his mother, have each donated £1,000 to the fund. The Duke and Duchess of York have contributed £500 and the Dukes! of Gloucester and Kent £250 each.

Numerous cheques for £1,000 have

In Shanghai, Tientsin and Peiping..been received from prominent firms

and companies, together with lesser Amounts, and the interest of children In the fand is evidenced by the re ceipt of many small sums, postal orders and stamps-leuter..

CARTOON

with

ETHEL MERMAN SALLY EILERS PARKYAKARKUS' and the Gorgeous GOLDWYN GIRLS Released the UNITED ARTISTS

Disney's Best Silly Symphony "WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN'

Funnier than The 3 Little Pigs.

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TO-DAY &

TO-MORROW

MAJESTIC

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and adventure...!

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