1937-02-02 — Page 24

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TO-DAY &гo-Morkow At 2,30, 5, 10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. M«G»M's NEW MAMMOTH MUSICAL SMASH

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? COLE PORTER SOURCE

BORN TO DANCE

starring

Eleanor Powell

(Your Broadway Melody Git) JAMES STEWART VIRGINIA BRUCE Una Market. Sid Silvazi Francus Langford • Raymand Walburn Alan Dineharto, buddy: Ihson

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containing

The TIAST PICTURE OF THE ABDICATION OF KING EDWARD VIII WITH HIS LAST MESSAGE TO

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

1937.

SHIPPING SEA AND AIR ALHAMBRA

SUBSIDY DECISION

BRITAIN HOPES TO

END IT IN 1937

CO-OPERATION IN INDUSTRY

London, Feb. 1. Moving a financial resolution in the House of Commons, authorising the continuance of the tramp shipping subsidy, which expired on December 31, Dr. Edward

Burgin, Financial Secretary to the Board of Trade, ex- plained that shipowners had

had been informed that they must make their plans on the assumption that the subsidy will cease finally at the

end of 1837. The Industry is expected to reorganise teelfast been the re- to continue the co-operation which has been

last

sult of the subsidy, he saldaring the

Dr. Burgin state

six months of 1930, there was a remarkable increase in freight rates,

of British ships commoned at the end of the year had increased by 70 per cent,

and the

or 285,000 tons,“ - but

tromp

"ATTACK" ON SINGAPORE

DEFENDERS CONVINCED

BASE IMPREGNABLE

Singapore, Feb. 2.

The elaborate manoeuvres which are testing Singapore's £10,000,000 fortress, continued throughout yesterday and last night, and go on to-day. The land forces are defending the great base against a combined attack from air and sea.

The manoeuvres commenced yesterday morning, since then there when aircraft patrols roared away to seek approaching enemy warships and transports carrying an invading army.

had been a widespread and most

pronounced set-backs.

subsidy, said Dr. Burgin, would be continued below £2,000,- 090, and if the avern

freight rates average rose to 22 per cent. above the level of 1920, no subsidy would be paid.

Dr. Burgin added that the 'Govern- ment did not propose to make any

payment on account until the end of

the year, and it was hoped that con- ditions during 1037 would make It unnecessary to pay any subsidy.- Reuter.

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LEOPOLD STOKOWSKS and his

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"MANY HAPPY RETURNS

'A'Wild Musicomody with.

QUY LOMBARDO

GEORGE BURNS & GRACIE ALLEN

A PARAMOUNT. FICTURE

THURSDAY ONE DAY ONLY!.

AN "OLD FAVOURITE" NOT TO BE MISSED 1:.. JOAN CROWFORD - ROBERT MONTGOMERY

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A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER COMEDY-HIT 1-.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street in the City of Victorie Hongkong

To Quit Strike- Bound Ports

The first American vessel to feave the Unlied States for the Far East since the shipping strike commenced three months ago is en route to Hongkong.

She is the motor vessel Ward, a freighter of the American Pioneer Line; and she is coming here, via Shanghai and Manila, with a full cargo of American goods.

The ship, for which the States Steamship Line are agents, is Government-owned, and it is ex.. tremely unlikely that she s manned by strike-breakers.

~The vessel. is due here on March 7,

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little, Commander-in- Chief of the China Station, aboard H.M.S. Cumberland, commands the attacking force. Major-General Dobbie, G.O.C. Malaya, commands the defenders.

The total of personnel involved is approximately 8,000, comprising naval ratings and detachments of the Army and Air Force, and troops from Johore.

The attacking force had to be 250: miles frora Singapore at the beginning

of the exercises, so it was assumed AMBASSADOR TO

that the first blow at the fortress will be from the air. Planes from H.M.S. Hermes will probably strike at Singa- pore some time during the night.

In addition to testing the vulner- obliity of the fortress to surprise at- tacks, the mobility of its defence will also be examined. Landing parties will attempt to break through the posts which guard the benchon. They will face barbed wire and machine- guns.

Is

"NEW SPAIN"

Rome, Feb. 1. Italy has nominated

Signor Roberto Cantalupo, at present Am- bassador in Rio de Janeiro, as first Ambassador to Ceneral Francisco Franco's Government In Spain.

Sigmor Vicenzo Lojacono, Ambas sudor to China, who la stationed in) Shanghal, will replace Signor Can- Defenders. believe that the fortress talupo, while Signor Juliano, former

impregnable.--Reuter Bulletin Ambassador to Chile, will go

Shanghal-Reuter.

Service

to

United States To Hongkong

Air Mail Rates Fixed

Washington, Feb. 1.

Russia Claims Parley, to-day announced that the first flight of the new through Anglo-French

The United States Postmaster General, Mr. James F. airmail service from the United States to China would depart from San Francisco on March 24, or soon after that date.

Policies Weak

Moscow, Feb. I. British and French weakness

I blamed in the first Soviet reac- tion to Herr Hitler's Reichstar speech.

The Izvestia deplots England and France

Impotently stretching out towards Germany hands which are hanging in the air. The journal says Hitler will only abandon aggression if he sees it will meet with a united and crushing rebuff--Reuter.

Fast Railway Service From H.K. To S'hai

Railway traffic between Hongkong and Shanghai will be near realisa- tion before the end of the year according to Mr. Chow Tsung- chi, Director of the Canton-Hankow Railway Administration.

The only break in the service will be in

In Canton itself, where it will be necessary for passengers from Hong- kong to transfer from the Kowloon- Canton

Railway to the Canton-Han- kow service.

Mr. Chow predicts that when the service materialises it will take leas than 60 hours to travel from Hong- kong to Shanghai, as compared with the 3 days by steamer.

Regular through traffic between

Canton and Hankow, linking up with the trans-Siberian service to Europe; will come into operation as soon, as new rolling stock arrives from Eng- land,

CANTON CINEMAS STRIKE

Canton, Feb. 2. Cinertias and other theatres throughout the elty are st

present

on strike as a protest against the new tax which was recently Imposed.

Proprietors of dipemas are appeal- ing to Nanking for the abolition of the tax.

Many thousands of Chinions, and also a number of foreigners, found the cinema doors barred yesterday Reuter

Simultaneously he announced the ounce and from Hawall to Macao and new-schedule-for-the-trans-Pacific Hongkong, 50 cents per1⁄2 ounce. airmail rates:

United States to Hawali, 20 cents Philippines postal authorities had not He also said that the British and. United States to Guam, reported the rates to be cunce:

charged ounce; United States from Monlia to China

per.

40

cents

per to Phillipines, 50 cents per ounce He announced the issuance of two U.S. to Hongkong and Macao 70 cents

ner

ounce, or approximately $2.10 now altmall stamps of 20 and 50 Hongkong money

cents denomination-United Press.

These rates will become effective It was learned from Mr. E. I, with the extension of the route from Wynne-Jones. Postmaster-General, Manila to Macao and Hongkong. this morning that the rates have been The rates from Howall to the prepared but have not yet been op- Philippines will be 30 cents per proved by the Governor-in-Council.

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Based upon the play "Interlerance" by Roland Pertwee und Harald Dearden

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2ND. Gʻ3RD. FEBRUARY 1937,

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