THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. » FRIDAY,
JULY 9, 1937.
WINTORY CHINA'S ARMY "Arcadians"
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
TO
66
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 patos-loving man... but when "the mob"alandered his daughter...he moved into action! Drama as American...and. thrilling...as "Yankee Doodia"...with ̧thoʻgrand stars of "Ahi Wilderness" brought gloriously together again!
A Family Affair
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MORROW
M. G. M.. Picture.
in
LIONEL BARRYMORE Cecilia
Eric
PARKER-LINDEN
MICKXY
CHARLEY
ROONEY. GRAPEWIN LUCIEN HUBBARD and SAMUEL MARX
ALSO
COLOURED TRAVEL TALK "BEAUTIFUL BAMFF AND LAKE LOUISE"
Robert Montgomery - Rosalind Russell
"NIGHT MUST FALL"
QUEEN'S
DAILY AT 2:30-515-7·20&9:30 TEL.31453
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Two Thrilling Stars in a Thrilling Game of Love!
Katharine
Francher
HEPBURN TONE
in
QUALITY
with Brio Diore,
Core Witherspoon, Pay
Dainier, Esalia Winwood
+
J. M. BARRIE'S laugh provoking fale of a bowitch.
ing minx an a man hunt
TREET
Steven
Directed by pergy Bermer Prodantiam EXO-RADIO NCTUS
ADDED ATTRACTION
"' MARCH OF TIME NO. 5"
Presenting
A PENETRATING AND ABSORBING SUBJECT
NO FOREIGNER OR CHINESE SHOULD MISS.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK AND CHINA”
SUNDAY
20th C. Fox Picture
& SHOWS
DAILV
2.30 $20 720.9.307
CONRAD VEIDT- ANNABELLA in "UNDER THE RED ROBE"
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
THE KING OF ACTORS IN A ROLLICKING COMEDY !
The great Arliss reigns
supreme again!
The screen's Inest actor ...
A role as human as
за
Emperor In his Nightshirt!
GEORGE
ARLISS
IN
"THE KING'S VACATION“
A WARNER BROS.
COMEDY HIT 1-
WE WITH
DICK, POWELL
PATRICIA ELLIS
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
MACDONALD NELSON EDDY
Maytime
Printed and Publlibed for the Proprietors by BENJAMIN WYLIA at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong,
CHEERFULLY AWAITS FIGHT
Young Troops Prepare To Defend Wangping: Snipers are Active
(Special to "Telegraph")
Peiping, July 8.
Chosen
Next Philharmonic.
- Production
10
The publle will be interested learn that the Commitice of the Hongkong Philharmonic Society has decided to proceed with arrange ments for producing "The Arcadians" during the week ending December, 18, under the direction of Mir. W. Producer Robertson, an Honorary
und Mr. Lindsay A. Lafford, J.R.c.o., LRA.M., A.LC.M. as Honorary Con- ductor.
The first rehearsal has been fixed for 5.30 p.m. on Monday, August, 30, at the Cathedral Hail. This, however, will be confirmed later date.
Chinese Y.M.C.A. Tragedy
at 1
Young Man Jumps To Death
"I visited Wangpinghsien this afternoon and saw. 'ragged Chinese youths, in uniforms of grey, armed with automatic rifles, cheerfully manning the walls of the town and rapidly sandbagging their positions and digging trenches for cover at both ends of Marco Polo Bridge (Lukuchiao). I saw more of these young soldiers three miles away, on the other side of the Yingting River, Street, was the scene of a shocking towards Changhsintien, where important Pinghan Railway Works.
are
situated
The Chinese Y.M.C.A., at
the Incident about 3 p.m. yesterday, when one of its residents succumbed to injuries caused by jumping from
"All of these Chinese troops indicated that they were determined to resist any attack. Their morale was of the highest.
"The Japanese are close by, on the north side of the Peiping-Hankow Railway. They hold the steel railway bridge 200 yards upstream from the Marco Polo Bridge. "I stood for half an hour on the Marco Polo Bridgehead and watched
Snatches Robs sporadie sniping, chiefly by Chinese,
Solicitor
But Charge Fails
In Court
While walking along Queen's Road Central, near the On Lok Yuen Cafe, about 2.15 p.m. yesterday, Mr. Alfred
across the sandy river-bed, where two Japanese corpses and one Chinese are still visible.
"In the bombardment of Wang- pinghsien, say Chinese officers, only three Chinese soldiers were killed,
and one clvilion. But 60 civilians were wounded.
Killing And Tilling
S. K. Lau, solicitor, of Mesars, Ts'o "It is reported that two armoured
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are bringing reinforcements and Hodgson, was robbed of a foun- trains tain pen from his breast pocket. from the Paoting area to Chang- cannot be con- 33, haintien. But this Ching, He caught hold of Ho
however, was firmed. unemployed, who, discharged when he was brought before Mr. K. Keen at the Central morning, on the
und
of insufficient evidence, Lal was. at the time, walking with Mr. Woo Pak-yeung, solicitor, of Messrs. Woo and Woo, and both of them stated in evidence that de fendont brushed against them. They did not, however, actually see the theft, and the pen had not been.re- covered. The place was crowded at the time.
VIOLENCE IN JERUSALEM
"Meanwhile a long line of couffes, crouching behind a marble bridge balustrade and passing arm-loads of grenades and big swords into Wang pinghslen.
"Half a mile away the country is peaceful and normally busy, people working in the fields.”—United Press.
CLIPPER AT SOUTHAMPTON
London, July 8. The Pan-American Clipper III ar rived at the temporary air base at Jerusalem, July 0. Southampton Water from Foynes to- The first violence since the publica-day. A welcome was given to Cap; lion of the Palestine Royal Com-tain Harold Gray, commander, and mission's report occurred here to-members of the crew by the Mayor of of the and offelals Jew was stoned and Southampton day when seriously injured near Herod's Gate. Air Ministry and Imperial Airways.—
United Press.
British Wireless.
4 SHOWS
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A Paramount Picture with EDWARD EVERETT HORTON Charlotte Wynises'- Porter Ma?
SUNDAY & MONDAY
FILLED WITH COMEDY, SONG HITS, SWING MUSIC'! Loving, laughing, fighting and romancing in Panama,
CHARLES BUTTERWORTHE
the battest pino player is Pansal - [
CAROLE LOMBARD FRED MacMURRAY
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O MATINIES: 201306 • EVENINCS: 20c. 30c 50r, J0c. ✪
The man
the roof. was Yuen Yi-cheong, aged 30, who unili a
month ago,
when he was taken with fever, was employed as a wireless operator on board a Chinese ship. He lived
with his brother, an engineer gradų-
ate of the Hongkong University, in
Room 21 of the Association.
On the arrival of Inspector Kirby a few minutes after the incident, Yuen was already dead,
H. K. Weather Variations
Cooler Yesterday But
Warmer To-day
Yesterday's maximum temperature, 86 degrees, was three degrees lower than that of Wednesday, whilst the night minimum of 77 was one degree lower, according to Royal Observatory returns. This morning at 10 o'clock the temperature was 85, or two de- grees above that of yesterday at the same hour, whilst humidity, at 77, was substantially lower than that of yesterday,
Rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 10 nm. to-day was 0.02-inch, bringing the year's total to 42.76 inches, against an average of $1.00.
over
This morning's weather report reads: A weak anticyclone ifes be- tween the Loochoos and the Bonins. Pressure
Jow relatively Western China and also over the Paride between the Philippines and the Carolines. Local
Forecast: South winds, moderate; fair with local showers.
Conflicting Claims
Insurgents State Loyalists Halted
Madrid, July 8. The Government offensive on the northern sector of the Madrid front continues with, success, according to a communique issued to-day.
It states the Loyalist troops ad- vanced still further capturing number of villages.
Insurgent reports, however, assort the Government attacks were repuls- ed with heavy losses.
Severe fighting is reported on the Biscay front.-Reuter Bulletin Ser- vice.
Peace Prize For Boy Scout Chief
The Hague, July 8. The peace prize amounting to £2,100 as been awarded to Lord Baden-Powell for his ar traordinary services towards International understanding by means of the promotion of the Boy Hoout Movement-Reuter, Bulletin Service.
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of
on main line British railways show a gain of £3,045,000 na compared with the first twenty-six weeks 1030. That perlod in turn showed takings of £1,819,000 above those of the first hult of 1935.
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