1936-12-05 — Page 24

KINGS

SHOWING TO-DAY

SAMUEL.

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

THAT WILLS YTS SHEER PO

These Three

ANTEED

HOPKINS OBERON

•

JOEL MCCREA

- Reached by WILLIAM WYLER ·

Screens

Shamad by the world be cause of a child's malicious, falsehood...driven frum their homes and careers by a hostile cominunity It's tho most talked about picture of the yearl

ALSO ADDED ATTRACTION

'MUSIC

Next ChangO

BI. G. M.

Picturo

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-18

7.tb$20

LAND"

A Silly Symphony in Technicolour

"WE WENT TO COLLEGE”

with CHARLES BUTTERWORTH - WALTER ADEL

TAKE ANY TRAM DE HAPPY VALLEY BUS T

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TEL, 19473

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1936.

EMPIRE NOW AWAITING MR. T. V. SOONG'S PLANS BLUE FUNNEL LINER

MONARCIP'S DECISION

(Continued from Page 1.)

Attler considered. There were no Iuriner qu-ations and the House adjourned-Reuter,

Visit Is Denied

London, Dec. 4. The Archbishop of Canterbury's choplala has denied that the Arch=| bishop visited the King at Fort Belvedere to-night. The carller re- port was evidently a result of a mistaken identity-Neuter.

Blunt Challenge

London, Dec. 4. Facing an historic session In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the British Prime Minister, bluntly challenged King Edward to abandon his plan to marry Mrs. Simpson or to abdicate:

After this, the Premier visited His Majesty at Fort Belvedere where, it is believed, he informed the King that the Cabinet would resign unless he capitulated.

Later the Archbishop of Canterbury also visited Fort Belvedere and pre- sumably delivered the Church's ultimatum to King Edward.-United Press,

TENDERS ACCEPTED |LATEST GOVERNMENT

LIST

The Government has accepted the following tenders:

Repairs to Grab Dredger No. 1. Messrs. The Kwong Hip Lung Co. (1932),

Supply of rations for Indian Police. The Indian Stores,

Lic.

Supply of rations to Indian Prison Staff-The Indian Stores.

Repairs to Grab Dredger No. 2→ Messrs, the Kwong Hip Lung Co. (1932), Ltd. Cleaning

typewriters, - Mcзsrs.

| Musttard & Co., Ltd,

Repairs to S/L. "G.P.O. Mears, Kwong Cheung iling.

uniforms for Government

MERCHANTS INTERESTED IN HAINAN PROJECT

TEN THOUSAND TONS SHIP`

FOR FAR EAST SERVICE

London, Dec. 4,

The Blue Funnel Line have order.

"The possibilities for economic development of Hainan are bound- less, and if exploited to the full, willed a motor liner of 10,000 tons dead compensato un largely for the loss weight for the Far Eastern, service of Manchuria," said Mr. T. V. Soong, to be bulit at Dundee.

This is the largest shipping order for the Tayside for seven years.

Later.

Chairman of the National Económic Council and of the Central Bank of Chinn, to Hongkong Chinese business- men on his recent visit here.

scheme may be gauged from the fact The Importanco being given to the

Messrs, Holts say, that the order for the building of the new motor placed-Reuter. line at the Tayside has not yet been

TT. 1dla

EXCHANGE

Belling

that on his present visit to Hainan he is being accompanied by a host of military and civil officials, including the Mayor of Canton, Mr. Tsorig chief, General Yu Han-mow; Yang-po; Kwangtung's military

the T.T. Mr. T. L Soong; the former Com-T.T. Shanghai Provincial Finance Commisiloner, | Demand mander in charge of Southern naval T. Singapore. defence, Admiral Chan Chak; and TT. Japan the Chief Manager of the Bank of China at Shanghal, Mr. Pel Tau-yec. T.T. USA.

General

Gaston Wong KeuT.T. Batavia Monila Tilitary Administrator of Hainan, has gone from anong to accom-T.T. Bangkok pany Mr. Soong on his inspection TT. kong residents interested in the our; whilst other well-known Hong. T.T. France

T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland cheme who have since gone with

are Dr. L Shu-fan and Mr.TT. Australia Chau Man-chi.

T. Lisbon

him

Mr. Sooug's. Return Here

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Soong will again be in Hongkong, upon the completion of his tour of Hulnan and Kwangal

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⚫LAST 4 TIMES TODAY⚫ departments-Messin, A-Man Hing ints and capitalisto pave been invited Logonic

NEVER ANything liKE IT BEFORE ! 10,000 pooplo, watched him die! Yet no one saw who did it! Even you, can't name the killer!

A REAL LAUGH-CRAMMED MURDER NOVELTY ! .

MOONLIGHT MURDER

with CHESTER MORRIS MADGE EVANS

●TO-MORROW MONDAY TUESDAY. THE FATE OF THREE NATIONS AT STAKE ! As 'a blustoring, swashbuckling scamp of a renegado "Wally" Boory was nover so uproarious ! SEETHING WITH THRILLS AND BOISTEROUS EXCITEMENT I

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MESSAGE TO GARCIA

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Radio's amazing gift to the screen!

The "Bobby" of Eddis Cantor's radio program . . ¡ in a hoari-warming drams with music and songs!

Bobby BREEN

LET'S SING AGAIN

EDDIE CANTOR SAYS: J

Thero la ko one on the screen.

of any age, with a greater par

TKO RADIO PICTURE

KOWLOON

with

HENRY ARMETTA

TO-MORROW & MONDAY

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COOTER Houston

Vivienas Osborne

Directed be Kart Neumaiq*

·SOL LESS. PRODUCTION

In New Perfooted Colour LORETTA YOUNG DONAMECHE - KENT; TAYLOR

Trinted and Publiated for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Strost in the City of Victoria Hongkong

Cheong

to participate

Axing boundary ment. Providing and stones to lots.-Mr. Tsang Foo.

Supply of junks to Government Grab Dredgers Nos, 1 and 2.-—--Messrs. Sal Hing & Co., Ltd.

Maintenance and repairs to Port Works. Mesars, Woo Hing and Mesrs. Ching Lee & Co.

Supply of ments to Chinese prisoners, witnesses and deporteds,

Chun Sum.

Maintenance and repairs of and alterations and additions to Govern- mont buildings Messrs. Talt Hing & Co., Messrs. Kien On & Co., and A Long & Co.

to Steam Launch "II. O, 3."-Messrs. The Kwong Hip Lung Co. (1932), Ltd.

Painting and repairs to H.M.S. Cornflower-Messrs. The Hongkong' & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.

Supply of brass licence badges for dogs. Mr. A. Wol.

· RESTORING WAGE CUT

wages.

in Innan develop- Bombay.

Mr. T. V. Soong Returna

Canton, Dec. 4. Belgrade

fu and General Yu Han-mow return-Bucharest

Mr. T. V. Soong, Mr. Tseng Yang-Rio

ed to Canton to-day from Ilainen Silver (forward) 21 where Mr. Soong went to Inspect the Silver (Spot)....214 beginnings of plans for developing War Loan..... .105 the Istaca's industries.--Reuter,

-British Wireless.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

LIFE IS GIVEN TO NO MAN AS A LAST- ING POSSESION, BUT MERELY ron US Lucretius.

His Excellency the Governor han appointed Mr. L. H. C..Calthrop to be a Superintendent of Police.

***

His Excellency the Governor has, appointed Mr. W. La Barte Sparrow appointed Mr. W. R. Scott to be a His Excellency the Governor has to be a Superintendent-of-Polico- Divisional Superintendent of Police.

The number of emigrants leaving the Colony for the Straits Settlements during the month of November, 1030, was 7,042.

The White Horse Distillers, Ltd., for whom Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., are local agents, have issued a very useful pocket diary for 1837.

ills Excellency the Governor has Clarke to be Assistant Superinten- appointed Mr. Arthur Grenfell

dent of Imports and Exports.

It is hereby notified that His Honour the Chief Justice has ordered that the next Criminal Sessions shail be held on Monday, December. 14, at 10 a.m..

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

KOWLOON

AT 2:50 515-720-930 PM. AT 2:30-380-7‍20. & 9:30 PM:|

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THE

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RAMONA

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• SHOWS

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Loretta

YOUNG

DON AMECHE

KENT TAYLOR PAULINE FREDERICK JANE DARWELL KATHERINE de MILLE ' JOHN CARRÁÐINE and a cast of thousands

Directed by Henry King

Executive Producer

Sul M Wurtzuk

Brand on th» mgeni

by Heire Hunt, Jackina

MAJESTIC

NATHAN.

ROAD

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Londen, Dec. 4. The Sallors and Firemen's and Catering Department Panels of the National-Maritime-Board-held-a meeting in London to-day to consider! Slting in Divorce Jurisdiction this the application by the National Union; morning, the Chief Justice made of Seamen for the restoration of the absolute the decree in the case in appointed Mr. J. L.

His Excellency the Governor has IT IS THE POLICY OF THIS THEATRE NOT TO INCREASE THE balance of the 1932 cut in scamen's which Mrs. J. Middleton Smith OBE.,

McPherson PRICES HOWEVER BIC THE PICTURE OUR MOTTO IS:- to be a Member of th successfully petitioned-for-divorce Licensing Board for a period of three

"THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT-AT-POPULAR-PRICES”-H The

cut of ten per cent was against her husband. originally agreed in 1932 and three- quarters of this have already been restored. It was agreed to-day that the remaining quarter on the 2.5 per cent. will be restored on January 1, 1937-British Wireless.

BRITONS TOLD

TO LEAVE

EMBASSY MAY QUIT MADRID SOON

Madrid, Dec. 4. The British Charge d'Affaires has warned British subjects remaining in the capital to depart while facilities. are available, as the Embassy might receive orders to withdraw-Reutes'a Bulletin Service.

It is notified that the name of Ka Au Knitting Company, Limited, has bren_struck off the Register.........

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"THE ADVENTURES OF

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The King of Wild horses Rinty — The Wonder dog

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"STARS OVER BROADWAY”

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1936

FINAL SHOW

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