1936-12-10 — Page 24

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER

1936.

KINGS

· LAST TWO DAYS

"At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15. &.9.30. P.M.' HAILI HAILI THE GANG'S ALL HERE!... And so is the grandest film howl of the monthl

WE WENT TO COLLEGE

CHARLES BUTTERWORTH

WALTER ABEL

HUGH HERBERT UNA MERKEL\ EDITH ATWATER

MÜmind by YORKPR SANTĚRY Produced by MARRY HAPP

The old trade are

back how thay

let themacivan

Romanor spada

campos high-jlaka

gridiron Charitie

de in great chat of

„fuistera icade The

tough parade! •

GALA PREMIERE, TO-MORROW, AT 9.30 P.M. OPENING SATURDAY, 12TH DEC. NORMA SHEARER -- LESLIE HOWARD in "ROMEO and JULIET"

with JOHN BARRYMORE

Hour

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

SIESTA BEFORE SLAUGHTER

In the rebel army lince, in the outlying districts of Madrid, these gunners enjoy a short siesta în the sun, but never far from their prim, little mountain gun, before returning to the work of killing, Latest advices from Madrid state that another and stronger. insurgent offensive is in preparation and that Russian advisers to the Spanish Government forces have advised the evacuation of the capital to stronger lines, where the militia till await reinforcements of Russian troops before striking at the enemy flank and attempting to recapture the note thoroughly shell-shattered capítol.

STRIVING TO STOP

UEENS CIVIL WAR

DAILY AT 230-515-7-20 & 9:30 ·TEL. 31453

LAST TIMES TO-DAY

With

Crime doesn't pay in this man's town!

Fred STONE GRAND JURY

Owen Davis, Jr.

Louise Latimer

Directed by Albert S. Rogel

in

EKO-RADIO PICTURE,

ALSO: March of Time & Colour Cartoon

FRED

· TO-MORROW

ASTAIRE

GINGER

ROGERS

SWING TIME

Bongaky

six new

Rhythm, here we come!

JEROME KERN

With

VICTOR MOOLS "HELEN"BRODERICK

ERIC BLORE BETTY FURNESS OFGROES METAXA

*KO RADIO etdim

Levica by DOROTHY FIELDS. Directed by George Stevens. A PANDRO 5. BERMAN Production

• SHOWS

DAILY

130-K18

TAKE ANY THAN OR HAPPY VALLEYSUR 7 |

ORIENTAL

PLENING

ROAD WAMOHAI

QUEZON HERE FOR HOLİDAY

ANGLO-FRENCH PLEA SENDS INSTRUCTIONS

TO POWERS

INTERVENTION

RESISTED

London, Dec. 9.

FOR FLOOD RELIEF

NO FORMAL FUNCTIONS

President Manuel Quezon, head of

REBELS SUFFER REVERSE

LOSING GROUND TO BASQUES

|BURGOS, VITORIA

THREATENED

Madrid, Dec. 9. The Foreign Office has an- the Philippines Government, who is

While Government and insur- nounced that the British and visiting Hongkong with a large party, gent forces are inactive in the French Governments last week gave an interview to Press re- frozen Madrid area, the Govern exchanged views on the situation Peninsula Hotel this morning. He with their advance in the Burgos presentatives in his room at the ment troops have pushed on

Не created by the prolongation of stressed the fact that he was really front. the civil war in Spain and the travelling Incognito and does no! dangers to the peace of Europe am here for a holiday and to play that heavy fighting is in progress on intend to accept formal invitations. Despatches from the north report involved.

golf," he said. President Quezon the Santander front, where the Having established that their views leaves for Canton on Saturday and Basque loyalists, fighting in the snow were identical in this matter, the will return here on Sunday, travell- and lee on the Canadian Mountains, French and British Governments ing both ways by train. He calls for have captured Alto Seuz Quiano and agited the German, Italian, Portuguese Manila on the Empress of Asia on the fortified town of Crinte. Gov- and Russian Governments,

their

joinܝܘ

December 16,

to

also

of the

respective diplomatic repr

onment supporters have sentatives on December 4, to

to within 25 miles Referring to the flood and typhoon vance them in declaring their absolute de- damage which occurred in Luzon the important city of Vitorin. day after his departure, termination to renounce strictly all sident stated

the Pre- An uncomfirmed report from the that he had ent some area states that n Government direct or indirect action which is in Instructions to Secretary J.B. Vargas plane has forced down two rebel any way calculated to lead to

to foreign

tomachines, both victories being ac Intervention Ja

necessary the condict; and to take all measures

credited to a

n Government "ace", consequently, to Instruct their repre- sive immediate relief and

believed to be a foreigner. sentatives on the London Non-Inter-construct such public buildings and

In Madrid, a Government spokes- vention Committee with a view to roads as have been damaged.

man has admitted that insurgent organisation of fully effective President Quezon recalled that his

Villareal caus- machine-gunners near last visit to Canton was in 1928, the ed a Gover also asked these four Con-year in which a temporary unification forced landing. However, the a Government bomber to make a Governments to join them if China was brought about. "I machine suffered only minor damage, in a spirit of humanity and to hope that the second unification, and the pilot and observers were endeavour to put an end to the armed brought about this year, will be a uninjured. conflict in Spain that the country may permanent one," said the President. "give-united-expression of its national

will-Reuter.

the control.

CHINESE EXCLUSION

*

Food rationing, regulations have put into force in Madrid, per- mitting each inhabitant to make dally ASK FOR TIME

Referring the position

to

of purchases of half a pint of milk, one Paris, Dec. 10. Chinese in Manila and the Philippound of bread, five ounces of meat, Germany, Italy and Portugal have pines, the President said that the pre- one ounce of bacon, one pound of asked for time to consider the Anglo- sent law of exclusion is in force by fruit, half a pound of tomatoes and French proposals for the lessening an act of Congress. He hoped, he five ounces of peas, beans or lentils. of the danger of the Spanish war said, to see it repealed and in ita Residents will in future be able to spreading and for ameliorating the place a law passed which permitted purchase on alternate days four lot of the suffering people of Spain. Chinese immigration ön

ota pounds of fish, two eggs, one pound Russia is understood to have stated basis, we cannot permit Chiness of sugar and two pounds of rice. that she La favourable to the labour to enter the Islands," he con-

United Press. proposals,

TO ASK INDEMNITY tinued in the interests of our own Mediation apparently will be spon- inbour. That is the only reason for

Paris, Dec. 9. sored by the Vatican, and also by the a law partially excluding them. It is officially disclosed that LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY⚫ United States and other American There must be no competition which France intends to ask indemnity from will interfere with our own standard whichever side in the Spanish civil Three stages of mediation are of labour and we must insist that war shot down the embassy aircraft contemplated: namely, mediation by the newly admitted Chinese do not over, Guadalajara. Meanwhile, an the powera,

armistice, and some participate in the retail trade of the investigation of the incident is under sort of referendum in Spain which islands.”

way-United Press. Awill determine where power shall lie-Reuter.

A LAUGH AND A THRILL for every tick of the clock !

TEL. 1972

A thrilling laugh-packed story with two great stars.

LORETTA YOUNG FRANCHOT TONE

2

DAYS ONLY

Unguarded four

LAWIN STONE · ROLAND YOUNG

TO-MORROW & SATURDAY UNFORGETTABLE THRILLS WITH

LAUGHTER !

Ceiling ZERO

CAGNEY - OBRIEN

Die draers 30aal Blæsebut. Find

MATINEES: 20c-30c • EVENINGS: 20.-30.50c..70c.

3

elated and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERIOR PERCY and 8, Wyndham Street in the City of Victorle

republics.

AIRMEN ABANDON VOYAGE

WEATHER SPOILS TRIP TO TOKYO FLIERS HEAD

FOR

PARIS

Tunis, Dec, 0.

The commercial future of, the Philippines, which largely rests upon the arrangements that can be reach- ed with America, was spoken of by President Quezon, who said that at present the trade relations between the Islands and the United States were regulated by an act of Con- gress which would remain in force for the ten years probationary

***Then there is going to be á con- ference with a view to considering whether these relations may be put on a permanent basis," continued the President. "No one can tell what the outcome of that conference will think that the people of be, but

14 KILLED IN 'PLANE DISASTER

PILOT BLINDED IN

DENSE FOG.

both countries have a fair realisation WIRELESS · MAN

of the possibilities of trade relations based on lines which will be

beneficial.

tho

ves of

the Chinese Central

morning two re-

President an

bis in connection with

Government

colled

DYING

London, Dec. 9.

It is now officially stated that: 14

The weather has interrupted the Quezou dit to Canton, President / Persons were killed in the crash' of

flight of Jean Perraud, and Gilbert intended Denis, the two French airmen, who Quezon does not intend to accept, had hoped to make a rapid flight from however, any formal Invitations, Paris to Tokyo and win the Alr To-day he will be the guest Ministry's purse of 400,000 france lunch with Me. T: V. Soong, at the offered for the voyage.

home of General Gaston Wong.

Although they have not abandoned their

plans, they Paris to-day to await more favour

Bro returning to

at

the Dutch KL.M. plane, near Len- don, to-day

The dead Include Commander Hautzmayer, veteran Austrian, pilet. The only three survivors are Walter Schuback, a German passenger, Ja

Jan van Bemmel, radioman, who is ex- pected to Miss Bongerstams, who is se

dle, and the slowardess able conditions before embarking on A 16-year-old boy, Chan Toa, was only from shock.

suffering their dangerous enterprise. They admitted to the Government Civil took off for Le Bourget at 8.35 am. Hospital yesterday suffering from an visibility, Fog limited the pilot's The cause of the crash was poor Yesterday, leaving Paris. In the Injury on the head, caused when a sight to only a few feet. Apparently early morning, they arrived here in stone was thrown at him by another the pilot, having lost his horizon, the afternoon, having taken some-boy.

thing less than seven hours for the ̈long hop-Reuter, som de dag stage the

falled to gain aliflude and seraped the roof of a house, struck a tele- phone pole and crashed into the side

CLIPPER DELAYED VS of the Clipper plans for the Far of a residence, the plane bursting Alameda, Doè:9. Fast scheduled to-day, has been post- into flames and setting fire to three Duo to bad weather, the departure poned until Monday-United Press. houses-United Press.

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN AD HOUSTO

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY-

ALIGHT," GAY,

INTRIGUING COMEDY-ROMANCE

ODTAYUR NOT COMEN'S1.

GATEST LOVE YABU

THEY MET IN A TAXI

CHESTER

MORRIS

WRA Y

IGNEL STAND. H

COLBAREN

FRED

FAY

TO-MORROW.

GINGER

ASTAIRE ROGERS

SWING TIME

WUL VICTOR NOORE WHELEN BRODERICK - ERIC BLORE BETTY FURNESS GEORGES METAXA

4 SHOW! DAILY 2.10.20 7.20.9.30

45 lea

Directed by George Štama. A PANDRO 1. DERSLAN Production, Muals lę JEROME KERN Kgebu by DOROTHY FIELDS

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON TEL. 67823

(MATINEES: 20¿.-30%.° EVENINGS: 204-30ť:50×70% FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY.

A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO "ONLY YESTERDAY"

Margaret Sullavan, as Ursula Parrott's most vital heroine, takes you into the secret corners

of humanity's heart!

SULLAVAN

URSUI

greatest

NEXT TIME WE LOVE

TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY

· A CHARMING MUSICAL COMEDY !

"LA VIE PARISIENNE”

DAILY

(PARISENNË LIFE)

BRITISH PICTURE

A UNITED ARTISTS

HANKOW

KOWLOON

ISTARE

•

LAST TIMES TO-DAY

SUPERB ENTERTAINMENT. MAGNIFICENTLY PRODUCED Starring

Evelyn Laye

Whoan oroni artibu

wi enchant you

FRITZ KORTNER. IMLYN WILLIAMS CARL ESMOND 'ALICE DELYSIA CONCHITA SUPERVIA

EVENSONG

Directed by

·VICTOR- SAVILLE

TO-MORROW.

FRED ASTAIRE GINGER ROGERS in

57795

"SWING TIME”

CANTON AGENTS.

for the

Hongkong Telegraph

WM. FARMER & Co.

Victoria Hotel Building.

Shameen, Canton.

Tel. 13501.