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M-G-M's NEW MAMMOTH MUSICAL SMASH.

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BORN TO DANCE

My starring

Eleanor Powell

(Your Brondway Melody Girl) S JAMES STEWART VIRGINIA BRUCE

. ALSO LATEST NEWS OF THE DAY

containing

TT PICTURE OF THE ABDICATION OF KING EDWARD VIII WITH HIS LAST MESSAGE TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE

“DOWN THE STRETCH'

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REBELS WAGING SEA WAR

RICH CARGO TAKEN; ARMS SHIP HUNTED

SUBMARINE ACTIVITY

Valencia, Feb. 2.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

1937.

RUBBER MARKET

UPSET

DIFFICULTIES IN SETTLEMENT

London, Feb, 2. Dealers in London rubber are greatly handicapped following rum- ours, started two days ago, that settlement attempts had revealed cer-: tain difficulties

Hopes that concerted efforts might succeed in overcoming the trouble have now been abandoned. An an-

NO TARIFF

ON RELIEF DONATIONS

SENT TO VICTIMS OF

U.S. FLOODS CAIRO LEVEES STILL HOLD

Washington, Feb. 2.

President Roosevelt has invoked an

A despatch from Malaga says an unidentified submarine has.torpedoed the Leftist steamer Belfin, in the Gultnouncement is expected early to--emergency regulation to permit of

morrow. Was

of Alermis, while the vessel bound for Mainga with a general cargo. The mesange adds the ship was-beached and the cargo and crew saved.-United Press.

TAKE RICH PRIZE

Gibraltar, Feb. 2. The insurgent gunboat, Canovas del Castillo, accompanied by several armed trawlers, got a rich prize In the capture of the Government steamer Arnabalmendi, near Malaga, carrying a 1,000,000 peseta cargo of groceries and petrol, which the rebels are now unloading at Ceuta-Keuter.

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HUNTING ARMS SHIP

Gibraltar, Feb. 2..

It is reliably reported that the Rightist cruiser Baleares; carrying a seaplane and accompanied by a depot ship, has left Cadiz for the Atlantic in order to attempt to intereept the Leftist steamer, Marcanabrico, which is bringing arms from Americă to Spain.-United Press.

SPY PLOT BARED

Barcelona, Feb. 2.

A number of Halions have been or- rested following the discovery of an alleged vost spy plot, according to an announcement made by the Cam- missary General.

The investigations into the alleged plot are continuing.-Reuter.

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TEMPORARY SPACE

ON CITY HALL SITE

Two new car parks will probably bo provided for Hongkong motorists in the neur future.

Work has commenced on the widening of Garden Road near the Peak Tram terminus, and it is in- tended that this will include the levelling of an area suitable for use as a car park,

When demolition of the old City Hall is completed, portion of the area will also most likely be set aside for

the use of motorists. This area would be available until the property is sold.

It is understood that Government is seeking buyers for both the City

in Shakespeare's "AS YOU LIKE IT"ll and Beaconsfield Arcade pro-

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SPECIAL CHINESE NEWSREEL PROGRAMME A splendid record of the Safo Arrival of Marshal Chiang Kai Shok from Sian.

Vivid glimpses of the Sul Yan Front, atc, etc.

TO-MORROW

RONALD COLMAN

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CUBA DEPORTS JAMAICANS

UNDER NEW NATIVE LABOUR LAWS

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Havana, Feb. 2. Concentration camps are being con- structed in Cuna, Recording 10 0 Government aNNOUNCEMENA, incse will contain 40,000 Jamaican labour- crs who are awaiting acportation | under the new native labour laws.

11 is planned to repair.ate Huaur- ers who have been sworking in the Cuban sugar-cane plantations naval transports, They will be sent away in pa.ches of a thousand at a time-Reuter.

RECORD FLIGHT

ABANDONED

FLIER RETURNING TO ENGLAND

London, Feb. 2. Flying Omer David Llewellyn, who left Croydon this morning on an attempt to set up a new England- Capetown record in a Percival Vega Gull machine, zbandoned the flight at Marseilles on account of adverse weather reports..

He is returning to England and will renew his etlemnt na Foon Nea suitable opportunity occurs.-British. Wireless.

RECRUITS' NUTRITION

London, Feb., Recently, 05 an experiment, number of applicants who failed to pass the medical examination for the Army were given a period of physical training, during which at- tention was given to their nutrition. To-day the Wor. Secretory Informed the House of Commons that the experiment had proved, successful and a practical application on a larger scale was under consideration. -Uritish Wireless.

THE “CARTHAGE" The s.s, Carthage is

expectat

to arrive with Home mails at 4 puta. on Wednesday and to sail for Shaug- hal and Japan at 5 pan, on Thursday

Estimates of the amount involved vary from £5,000. 10

£10,000,-- Reuter,

CLYDE YARDS BUSIER

BIG NEW CONTRACTS

ANNOUNCED

London, Feb. 2. February has started well for the Clyde shipyards, with the announce ment of three new contracts,

Denny Brothers, of have been coinmissioned two 4,000-ton cargo

Henderson Line of Ciners for thei

of

duty-free importation of foreign donations of food, medical and other supplies to relieve the flood sufferers.

Cairo, Illinois, remains the danger- spot. The sweiten waters havé nearly reached the brim of the senwall and are literally higher than the city's roor tops. If Calro's embankments succeed in holding the river's impend- ing crest, will be a happy augury for the remainder of the Mississippi Valley.

The Federal Flood Commission has started a survey of Memphis. It is stated that cearly a million people have been forced to evacuate their in any homes, this being the greatest number disaster In the country's history-Reuter.

ROYAL SYMPATHY

Dumbarton, to build

London, Feb. 2. The King and Queen have sent a Glasgow, and the Mourse Line have Instructed Conne message to President Roosevelt ex- of Scotstoun to bulla a motor liner pressing sympathy with him and

9,200 tons deadweight.

the American people in connection Six

months ngo the Scotstoun with the serious situation arising yard was without a keel-a position from The Mississippi floods. A which had obtained for over six similar message Has been sent years, but work on five vessels is through the British Ambassador in now being

commenced.British { Washington on behalf of the British

Government-British Wireless,

Wireless.

REGENCY BILL UNOPPOSED

(Continued from Page 1.)

sences, the provisions under the Bill. were essential.

THRONE BELONGS TO ALL

The throne, Mr. Clynes continued, was accepted as a serviceable - and Popular institution by all classes, and belonged not to England but to the Empire. As the Labour Party bad grown. 50 Republicanism had de- clined, he commented, He did not offer any explanation. Im clent to draw attention to the fact, which was beyond unspul e

The second reading was carried by a vote of 305 to. 1. Mr. George Buchanan, Labour, was the only op- posing vote. Mr. Maxton and Mr. William Gallagher being tellers for the minority-Reuter Special.

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Coronation Programme

ARRANGEMENTS

FOR H.K. SALE

In connection with the sale of the Coronation souvenir programme, is announced that the Scout Move ment has been greatly honoured in being selected by King George's Jubilee Trust to co-operate in selling the programme ut all coronation festivities throughout the Empire. The Scout Movement is regarding the distribution of the programme as a most important public service and in the nature of the Scouts' Coronation Good Turn.

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A Paramount Picture with LARRY BLISTER CRABBE KATHLEEN BURKE MONTE BLUE RAYMOND HATTON

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"LAUGHING AT TROUBLE"

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A SWIFT ACTION MYSTERY PICTURE THAT WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING WHODUNIT !

A RED-BLOODED MYSTERY OF BLUE.

BLOODED KILLERS!

Mignan 1. Überbert's

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mystery masterplace!

Here in Hongkong the Boy Scouts Association has undertaken to try FRIDAY NON-INTERVENTION the Coronation Day itself and at any and well in the street 1,500 copies on

QUESTION

COMMITTEE MEETS IN LONDON

MURDER

BY AN

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LYLE TALBOT MARGUERITE: CHURCHILL • CLAIRE DODD.

Eldredge Banden tilatt i kaseph Kraduate France-treated by Frank Malemaić

Universal's Sonsation,

FLASH GORDON. SATURDAY

cricbration to be held on the succeed-Buster Crabbe in a picture with a thousand thrills.

ing days.

As programmes will also be on sale In booksellers and news agents shops from April 23 onwards throughout the Empire, an assurance has been given to the Trade by Imperial Headquarters of the Boy Scouts Association that Scouts will not sell the the programme before this date.

"London, Feb. 2. The Twenty-fourth meeting of the Chairman's sub-committre of International Non-Intervention Com- mite was held at the Foreign Office to-day.

The sub-committee considered a number of questions, which would require to be settled by the participat ing Governments immediately they agreed to adopt the proposed scheme for supervision of the land and real frontiers of Spain and Spanish de- pendencies in order to bring tha! scheme into immediate operation. A further meeting of the committee will be held shortly-British Wireless.

AMBASSADOR PROMOTED

AGA KHAN ON AFRICA TOUR

London, Feb. 2.

The Aga Khan, who is the head of the Ismaili Mohammedans, is on a visit to East Africn. He flew yester- day to Dar-es-Solem.

Communal disturbances broke out before his arrival. Two Indians were injured, one being the editor of a London, Feb. 2. newspaper which published refer- Sir Eric Phipps, at prosent Am-ences which offended the Mohamune- bassador in Berila, has been appoint- dans.

ed Ambassador to Paris, in succes- sion to Sir George Clerk, who is

The Aga Khan has sent a message

reuring in a few months' time to Mahommedans ordering them to Reuter's Bulletin Service.

restore friendly relations.~~~Reuter.

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