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Wallace BEERY

Old Hutch

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with ERIC LINDEN

CECILIA

PARKER ELIZADETĀ

PATTERSON RODERT

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1937.

BRIGHT BUSINESS

PARIS READY QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

OUTLOOK TO

PHILIPPINES PASSED

GOOD YEAR FOREIGN TRADE BEST IN YEARS

Manila, Jun. 18.

A rosy pigjure of trade and business prospects in the Philippines for the year 1937 is painted by lead- ing businessmen here.

One an all agree that the past year has been one of ever-increasing prosperity in every line, with boom in gold mining providing the AT ALL PERFORMANCES | most outstanding feature.

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She threw away a throne to follow the call of her heart!

"Her Throne" and a Thousand Lives the Price of a Great Human; Love!

The story of Womos's wor that made the fond ree red,

From the famous nisi by MAXWELL ANDERSON

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Katharine HEPBURN Fredits MARCH

MARY OF SCOTLAND

FLORENCE ELDRIDUT DOUGLAS WALTON JOHN CAKKADINE

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"The year 1030 will pass info history as one of the most active, and successful post-Wor periods bf business in the Philippine Islands." states. Senor Cornelio Balmaceda, Director of Commeree. "In the en tire twelve months an almost fervid activity surged through practically all lines of business."

Foreign trade, he points out, was the best in five

years; money in circulation Increased: domestle retall trude soared; prices of the country's i staple produets such 115 sugar,

tobacco, copra and hemp higher both in the Islands abroad: Rovernment revenues in- creased; passenger and freight traile indexes entered new high

kground:

ercegold

mining boom

was easier; and "to cap it all, tracting all classes of investors and

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production of

set in, at-

the country's

BAN ALL VOLUNTEERS

But Will Alter Stand

If Plan Impracticable

RUSSIAN NOTE SUGGESTS NEED OF QUICK ACTION

Paris, Jan. 17.

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Adolph Take present

Dorothy Lamour

[The JUNGLE PRINCESS"

A Feromoni Pidura with RAY MILLAND

The French reply to the British note, which proposed the banning of volunteers for Spain, was issued by the Foreign Office to-night. It states that France agrees with Great Britain with regard to the need for banning! volunteers without waiting for a complete system of 'HEART'S DESIRE' control of war materials and men sent to Spain.

However, the French note adds that if, at the expiration of a reasonable period, the ban is shown to be impracticable, then France reserves full liberty of action either in denouncing the engagements contracted or organising international co-operation to make control

Jurgely in exports in the effective.-Reuter.

Total Imports

first ten months of 1936 showed nu increase of 33 per cent. over the increase

1035. Exports period of responding

were 10.5 per cent. higher.

with sugar exports up 02 per cent.

hemp per cent, and coprn 55 per

cent. Imports increased by 18 per cent., will all lines of manufactured goods showing heavy gains.

Aggregate retail sales increased by 78 per cent. over last year walle building construction figures gained

50 per cent.-Reuter,

France To Send Wheat Into Spain

Barcelona, Jart. 17. Senor Comerera, Food Minister for the Catalan Government, on his retum from Paris 10-day, told news- papermen that the French Govern- ment had authorised the export to Spain of 20,000 tons of wheat.

The French Government, he said, had taken this course in order to assist in alleviating the sufferings of the people of Spain, due to the pre- sent intense food shortage-Reuter Special.

Inaugurates New Service

DIRECT FLIGHT TO EMPIRE CITIES

Brindisi, Jan. 17. The Imperial Airways flying boat, Centaurus, enrrying the first passen. ger and mails ever flown direct from Britain to the overseas coun- tries of the Empire, brrived here to- day after on excellent algift,

The Centaurus carried nine per- sons, besides her crew, of five and over a ton of mail.

She continues her Journey tow morrow, taking off for Egypt, India and Australla.Reuter.

POPE CONTINUES

AUDIENCES

IN SPITE OF LACK OF REST AT NIGHT

Vatican City, Jan. 17. !

Itis Holiness the Pope spent

rather disturbed. night. with Intervals of pain in the leg.

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However, he whs able to give Reveral audiences to-day, and also hnd important conversations with Ave German bishops. Reuter Special.

UNILATERAL SCHEME NOT SATISFACTORY

Moscow, Jan. 17. The Soviet reply to the British note of January 9 regarding the banning of volunteers to Spain, urges that as the Insurgents had not agreed in principle to the proposals of a scheme of control, thuse powers wishing to should share in any control plan undertake to act immediately,

It is suggested thai the period necessary for the establishment of control be ten days.

"Russia's note points out harm would be done to the Spanish Gov- ernment if a control agreement were uniinteral. It adds that the Soviel Government, though not sending! volunteers to Spain, would regard such a unilateral agreement as frex- pedient-Reuter.

M.

RUSSIA'S ATTITUDE

Moscow, Jan. 18. Maxim Litvinoff, the For

note

STRIKERS HOLDING FACTORIES

REFUSE TO LEAVE THEIR POSTS

WORKERS IN CONFLICT

Flint, Jan. 17.

The "sit-down" strikers who are occupying the Fisher au- tomobile body-building plants here, have voted not to evacuate the factories,

cign Commissar, has handed a to the British Ambassador here, which agrees with the British suggestion They claim that the General Motors that volunteers for Spuin be banned, Corporation has negotiated for set- but only on condition that Russia's tlement with the so-called "Flint agreement is not binding unti. other alliance," organised by non-union powers have accepted similar mea- strikers, in order to crystallizo senti- cause ratres and adopt effective measures toment against the strike and Insure their observance. This ap-trouble.

rerently refers to the suggestion to It appears to be the one big point of Mr. John Henry Lewis, labour lare observers in Spain.

The note says that although Russia lender, that the Union of Automobile is not at present sending volunteers Workers should be recognised as the to Spain, it is not considered advis- sole bargaining agency for labour by able to adopt a failateral ban.

Jall the General

Motors workers.-

Germany To

The note made no comment on the Reuter.

Russian aviators nre report that nghting in Spain, though It recalls that on December 4 Russia made the suggestion that a general agreement not ic send volunteers to Spuin should be engineered, and that late that same month it was proposed to send observers to Spain and reparti

of volunteers. on the activities Retter.

COLONIES FOR JEWS

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Paris, Jan. 17.

that France is It is unnounced

her colonics, especially opening Madagascar, to Jewish immigration.

United Press.

FILM DIRECTOR DIES

Hollywood, Jan. 17.

film director,

Conscript

Men Abroad

Berlin, Jan. 17.

For the first time since ie intro- duction of conscription, Herr Adelf Hitler has decided to enrol Germans living abroad. Like anyone else, the Germans who live away must serve with the army or the labour corps.

The service decree, issued to-day, instructs German Consuls abroad to enrol the 1917 class. German sub- The Polish

Mr.jects born in that year are now liable Richard Boleslawski, died to-day of to be colled upon for army or labour heartfailure.-United Press.

corps service. Reuter Special.

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GARDNER SENTENCED

At the Criminal Sessions this morning. Joseph Charles Gardner, aged 49, pleaded guilty to six charges of fraudulent conversion and fraudulent fixing of used duty stamps whilst in the employment of the Unión Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.:

Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jr., appeared for accused and made

a pica for leniency.

The Chief Justice (Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor) sentenced accused to 15 mon hard labour on each charge, the terms to run concurrently. His Lordship'said he took a serious view of the cuse, as accused was inve trusted position

E. H. Fitzgerald, left, and E. P. Marsh, conciliators of the Department of

Labour, have been working quietly but tremendously to get unions and employers to compromise and end the suicidal maritime strike, which is costing millions in wages and losing operators, enormous aunis,. and customs they may never be able to recover..

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