1937-07-09 — Page 12

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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY. AT 2.30..5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

"I'M TOO OLD TO GO CROOKED .... BUT I'M NOT TOO OLD TO FIGHT!"

A peace-loving man... but when "the mob"slandered his daughter...ke morad into action! Drama as American...and. thrilling. "Yankee Doodle"...with the grand start of "Ahf Wilderness” brought gloriously together again!

A Family Affair

TO - MORROW M. G. M. Picture

F

LIONEL BARRYMORE

Cecilia

Eric

PARKER-LINDEN

MICKEY

CHARLEY

ROONEY. GRAPEWIN

LUCIEN HUBBARD MS SAMUKI, MARX

ALSO

COLOURED TRAVEL TALK "BEAUTIFUL BAMFF AND

LAKE LOUISE"

Robert Montgomery - Rosalind Russell in NIGHT MUST FALL”

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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Two Thrilling Stars in a Thrilling Game of Love!

Katharing

Franchot

HEPBURN TONE

In

J. M. BARRIE'S laugh provoking fala of a bewitch. Ing minx on o man hunt

THE HONGKONG.

Heavy Taxes Decreed To Meet Deficit

Speculators, Liable To Lose Profits

Paris, July 5,

New tax measures have been de- creed to cover the defeit In the 1037 budget, and provide, according to M. Georges Bonnet, Finance Minister,

8,000,000,000 francs for the ordinary budget, while 2,500,000,000 francs extra is derived from the railways.

All forward buying transactions for gold or forelan securities of a speculative nature between July 10 and July. 30 will be subject to a spe- clal tax, equal to 100 per cent. of the exceptional profit made by specula-

tors.

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY,

LA MERI'S SECOND TRIUMPH

FAREWELL DANCE

PROGRAMME

For the second time this week, a large audience thrilled to the dancing of

La Meri, internationally-formed danseuse when she gave her farewell Performance at the King's Theatre yesterday afternoon.

JULY 9,-.-1987.

Italy Tries To Show Her Friendliness

Mussolini Willing To Muzzle Bari's Propagandising

London, July 0. Italy's Dictator, Signor Benito Mussolini, indicated to the British Government to-day that all possible steps would be taken to prevent the broadcasting of "unfriendly"

mes- A complete change of programme sages from the Barl wireless station served only lo emphasise the nsin connection with the Palestine tonishing repertory of dances which Royal Commission's report, which La Meri has at her command. Most has caused so great a stir among keenly-awaited number was the much and Arabs. published "White Peacock" which La Mori Included in her group of inter- prelative dances. It fully realised, and even surpassed expectations.

He added Italy wanted to show in friendly spirit her desire to improve relations between the two countries. Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secre- Perhaps though her cleverést num-tary, expressed his gratification to ber was an interpretation of Dvorak's | the Italian Ambassador, Count Production taxes have been In-Humoresque," which again revealed Grandi, on receipt of Signor Musso- creased from six to eight per cent, the extremely elever acting ability tint's message. of the dancer, but primary necessities will not be affected,

Customs duties have been raised to the level at which they were fixed before October, 1938.

The price of tobacco is thus raised by 20 per cent.-Reuter.

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

HARTO LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, July 8, The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are Issued by Renter:

New York Cotton

dances.

ALHAMBRA

KAYMAN RD NOWOOK PAIN IT 210520-2

TO-DAY ONLY

THE SENSATIONAL DRAMAtic surpRISE OF THE YEAR! THE SECRET OF A HUNDRED CITIES EXPOSED I

A UNIVERSAL

PICTURE

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DRAMA! TENSE AT

YOUR HEARTI

LET THEM

LIVE!

JOHN HOWARD - NAN GREY

Seo The Widely-discussod "IRON LUNG" "In Oporation - MORROW

"AS GOOD AS MARRIED" with john Boles - Waiter Pidgeon - Tala Biroll

New Universal

It is called that the nature of Her Spanish dances were well re-certain broadcasts in foreign langu- ceived and considerable Interest and ages, including Arable, from the TO pleasure was derived from her Indian powerful Bari station during the re- cent Palestine trouble, frequently raised questions in the House of Commons-Reuter Bulletin Service.

MUSSOLINI'S GESTURE

London, July 8.

д few

Ilalan

Ram Gopal made two magnificent contributions to an exceptional enter- tainment, but is was a plty La Meri. decided to wind up the programme with a dual Mexican dance. Ram The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Gopal appeared to be ill at vase, both Anthony Eden,

days ago in its costume and in the style of informed the

Ambassador, dancing.

Count Grandi, of the impending of the Royal This was the only possible flaw in Issue of the report an otherwise memorable programmission on Palestine, and ex~ |

the hope that in view of Once again the dancers' costumes

in Palestine Anely the difficult situation were beyond reproach, and effective were the fighting arrange- and the genuine efforts made by the British Government to achieve Д peaceful solution, the Italian Gov- ernment would co-operate by avoid- wireless ing the issue from Bari station

of any unfriendly broadcast comments.

ments.

128.00 21.6514 12.30 12.30 .5472 .04

22.40 24.49

at

This morning, Count Grandl called July B.

Foreign Ofee with a personal 128.15/04 message for Mr. Eden from Signor 21.454 Mussolini to the effect that "the taken nil 12.33% Italian Government had

547% necessary steps to meet the Foreign Secretary's wish, and adding that the Duce desired in the friendliest spirit to do

do all he could to ease the situa- tion.

94 22.40

10.302

10.00

Mr. Eden, on behalf of the British 1/23% Government, expressed gratification

at the receipt of this

0.004 | British Wireless.

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July 6.

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Parts

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September

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Prague

14113

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Chicago Wheat

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216 216

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124/124 Bombay

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1284/1284 Silver (Spot)....20

Winnipeg Wheat

1435%/143% 145 7145

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-British Wireless.

AL.C.L. OFFICIAL HERE

message.

Queen's First Speech

Scotland's Interest

In Education

London, July 8. When the Queen was to-day enrolled at Edinburgh University as an Honorary Doctor of Laws, she made her first public speech since her accession.

On a round trip from Australia, In course of it, she said that as a

knew Mrs. Ma A. Hewison, O.B.E., Hon. Scotswoman she

the high Organising Secretary of the value which her fellow-countrymen tering Children's League in Australia, set upon education and the important London, July 0. arrived here by the s.s. Taiping part which Edinburgh University The Foreign Secretary and Mrs. yesterday. She is on a brief holiday played in the civic and national life Eden to-day gave a farewell luncheon trip, and during her

stay in the of Scotland. for the Netherlands Minister and Colony is making herself acquainted Madame de Marees van Swinderen.-with the work being done by the

local branch of the M.CL. British Wireless.

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· Charlotte Wynters » Poetoe Bull

&

MONDAY

FILLED WITH COMEDY, SONG HITS, SWING. MUSIC 1 Loving, laughing, fighting and romancing in Panama.

CHARLES BUTTERWORTH,

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CAROLE LOMBARD FRED MacMURRAY

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O MAȚINEES: 20c.-30% ● EVENINGS: 20e, 30e.-50c. 70%. ✪

Twenty-three thousand

children,

all

of the Scottish Youth members movements,

King gave the

and Queen a great welcome when they attended the Youth Rally on the rugby feld at Murrayfield to-day. The children assembled in lines in the arena and cheered continuously for 20 minutes as Their Majestics, accompanied by the two young Princesses, passed among them.

During the day, the King $150 held a levee at which officers of Scottish Regiments, Navy and Air Force wero presented

him.-- British Wireless,

to

SINCERE TAIPAN MURDER PROVISIONAL DATE FOR HEARING

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, before Mr. E. Himsworth, Li Fuk-chong, chiet manager of the Sincere Perfumery Manufactory, was charged on remand with being on accessory before the fact in the murder of Mr. David Chan Sze. former managing Director of the Sincere Co., Ltd.

Au Hing, another of the men arrested in connection with the crime, also appeared, charged with the capital offence.

Detective Inspector Carey, for the police, asked for a week's remand in both cases, which was granted. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Enr., appeared for Li Fuk-chong.

The hearing of the charges hus been provisionally fixed for July 22 at 2.30 p.m.

COMING WEDDING

A "atag party" was given last night for Mr. Nils Smeby, popular member of Hongkong's younger set, on the Gocasion of his forthcoming wedding to Miss K. E. Anstand. The

to which Mr. Herschend, Mr. Knudsen, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Palmertz were hosts, was held at Mr. Herschend's summer-residence on Cheung Chau Island, where the guests enjoyed themselves with tennis, bridge and music. Mr. Smeby's fiancee recently arrived in-the-Colony from Norway, and the wedding is to take place at

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