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Tawyer man
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Helen Vinson - Alan Dinehart
Claire Dodd -
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JOHN BARRYMORE
LOUISE CAMPALLE REGINALU
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NOBODY'S BABY
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"ITHKE OVERMAN. ROBERT ARMSTRONG Zanias, Laurinbe Don Alvaro Ismim Orter's Orobaalta istine Rhythm. Hasoais, The Avalon Boys
Diruated by One Meina'
FUNNIEST
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HOW BIG LAUGH RIOT!
THE CASE
OF VELVET CLAWS
THE
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THE
HONGKONG
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1937.
TELEGRAPH.
HELPING
Arabs, Jews United In Peace Plea
No Successor To High Commissioner Yet Discovered
BRITAIN TO SPEND
New Fiduciary Issue Of Notes
Jerusalem, Nov. 16.
London, Nov. 10, Unprecedented action has been
The announcement that the fiduci- taken by the Arab and Jewish mem-ary issue of bank notes. In Briinin bers of the Municipal Council, who will be increased by £20,000,000 to have jointly appealed for a check to meet sensant demands has been the terrorism which has assailed taken quietly in the city, Jerusalem during recent weckts.. United Preis,
ZIONISTS DETENTION
Jerusalem, Nov. 16.
It is announced that 24 members of the Betar Zion Revisionist Youth detention camp at Acre on suspicion of being impiented with last Sun- day's riots.—United Press.
Organisation have been sent to the
NO SUCCESSOR
London, Nov. 16. The new High Commissioner for Palestine to succeed Sir Arthur Wauchope has not yet been appoint ed, although it is understood the past was offered to Sir John Anderson, former Governor of Bengal, who de clined.
Several milliary applications have been received, but there is little doubt that a civilian will be appointed. Reuter.
Suspected Girl Spy Arrested
Spanish Loyalists' Discovery
Valencia, Nov. 16. The_Loyalists have arrested Seno- rita Raimonda Pages, 20-year-old adventuress, on a charge of being a Nationalist spy.
Pointing out, that note circulation tends to increase at Christmas, it is emphasised that such an increase this year would only have been possible. by drawing notes in reserve in the banking department of the Bank of fall in the proportion of reserve to England. This would mean a sharp deposits, and in order to obviate this, especially as the fall would attract unfavourable comment on the Con- tinent, the authorities have therefore decided to incrence the fiduciary issue thus permitting more notes to go into circulation without affecting the total notes in
reserve.
Moreover, reperta of high level
The of internal and external trade in October suggest a growing demand for currency. It is generally CX- pected that the note circulation will exced £600,000,000 at Christmas.-- Reuter.
RECORD SPENDING EXPECTED
London, Nov. 18. Last December note circulation re-, celved an all time record for Christ- max of £474,115,501, but with the growing prosperity of the country this figure was further exceeded highest point of the holiday season this summer when circulation passedi the £500,000,000 mark. In view of this it may be anticipated that the note circulation which was
£485.- 673,284 last week will touch a new high figure at Christmas-British Wireless.
ITALY NOT TO
It is disclosed that a large sum of MEDIATE
money was found set in her auto- mobile leense plates and several coded messages were found on her person.
Barcelona Jeweller, Agusti Valents. and several friends, have been arrested and charged with attempting to smuggle jewellery, gold and silver, into France.United Press.
WARNING TO BRITAIN
Rome, Nov. 16. The noted writer, Glovanni Ansaldo, editor of the Legliors Telegrafo, has warned Britain against any attempt to make Spain an "invisible Colony" through heavy Investments when the civil war is over.
"It England is foolish enough to invest fresh capital In Spain, she will certainly lose it," he says.United Press.
HEAVY NATIONALIST LOSSES
Hendaye, Nov. 16.
It is reported that the Nationalists on the northern Aragon front suffered heavy losses in unsuccessful attacks on the Loyalists' positions in the
i vicinity of Butano,
Nationalist reports state that ten Russian officers were killed in the movement of supplies, and that four Czechoslovakian officers, designated ng Loyalists, were killed last week. United Press.
RUSSIANS WITHDRAW OBJECTION
Approve Plan To Recall Volunteers
London, Nov. 10.
Al a meeting of the Non-Inierven- tion sub-committee, M. Ivan Maisky announced that the Soviet Govern- ment, in order to facilitate still further the practical work of the Non-Intervention Committee for the withdrawal of volunteers in Spain, accepted the committee's resolution submitted on November 4 in toto and without any reservation, leaving, along with the other governments, interpretation of the term "substan- tal withdrawal" until the question came up for consideration.
its
The Soviet has thus accepted the British plan and withdrawn objection to the granting of belli- gerent rights,
It reported that substantial progress has been made concerning the technical aspects of the three main branches of the plan dealing respectively with the withdrawal of volunteers, the granting of belli- gerent rights and the restoration and strengthening of the observation scheme-Reuter,
PROPAGANDA CARGO SEIZED ·
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Kobe, Nov. 17. Tolice have confiscated quantity of anti-Japanese films and pamphlets in the possession of the Chinese crew of the Dollar liner President Harrison.
It is understood the material was placed on board at Honolulu.
United Pres.
In Far East
Conflict
Rome, Nov. 10. It is learned authoritatively that there is no turth in the report that Italy may act as mediator in the Sino-Japanese war.
The report urose owing to the pre- sence in Rome of Mr. Chen Kung-po, the Chinese Minister for Propaganda, but it is stated that he is here without any specifle political purpose.
King George
Greets King ALHAMBRA
Of Belgians
Warm Wolcomo For Visiting Monarch From Londoners
London, Nov. 10. King Leopold of the Belglans arrived, at the gally bellagged Victoria Stalion at 3 pan, to-day on his offeint visit to England, and was met by King Georgo, the Duke of Kent, And the members of the Cabinet highest representatives of the Ser- vices.
After Inspecting n guard of honour provided by the Grenadier Guards, King George and King Leopold, Buckingham Palace, accompanied by headed a five-camluge procession to a full Sovereign's escort provided by the colourful Royal Horse Guarda.
The route was lined by the Guards
regiments and three Guards bands played along the way, which was packed with many thousands of enthusiastic and cheering spectators.
Reuter.
Company Lets Office Boy's Breach Pass
Not Pressing Charge Of Embezzlement
A case of embezzlement was heard before Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- fral Magistracy this morning.
Chin Ka-lam, 10, office boy employed by the China Construction Co. Ltd. was charged with having enbezzled from the company a sum of $100.
to
J. Dectective Sub - Inspector O'Donovan stated that the defendant and been in the empley of the com- pany for nine months and had given satisfaction to the Arm. On Monday he was given two cheques be easted at the Hongicong and Shang- Jin!
Bank.
He left the office at about 2 p.m. and did not appear again until
until after 3 p.m. When he returned to the company he told Mr. T. A. Johnston,
secretary, that he had lost the money en route or his pocket had been plcked. From the was way he spoke, Mr. Johnston suspicious und brought Chin up to the Central Station.
the
The defendant was sent out with a Chinese delective to show which was the route he took to the Bank, which took him over an hour. The of Bank of East Asia, and it was firm is on the third flour of building calculated that about twenty minutes would be enough.
While out with the detective the
Mr. Chen Kung-po was to-day re- defendant confessed that he had selved by Count Clano,-Reuter,
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"You'd be a nice
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SOPHIE LANG GOES WEST
Michael
imming:
Another of the famous Sophie
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given the $108 to his cousin who is a THE SCREEN'S FEMALE FURY IN HER MOST DRAMATIC ROLE !
scaman, whom he had met that after-
noon.
His cousin told him that his wife in Shanghai was having a hard time
STOP PRESS begged him to give the money for her
REPORTS PIRACY
Barcelona, Nov. 17.
It is reported that the s.s. Cardium, believed to be British, has sent out an SOS saying: "We are attacked by pirates,"
She is between Idlza and Alicante.United Press.
and in very poor circumstances, and
support.---
The money was not recovered, as the defendant had left for the North- ern port that same evening.
As the company was not pressing
the charge and the defendant met his cousin accidently and had not planned the theft, he was bound over in $200 to be of good behaviour for a year.
INTERNED DESERTERS
SHOT DOWN
British Troops Fire To Quell Nairobi Riot
Nairobi, Nov. 10.
Blating broke out on November 13 amang Italian and Eritrean native deserters at Isiolo camp, according to
a Government announcement.
The guard of the King's African Rifles was compelled to open fire. Nine deserters were killed and 27 wounded. Ten members of the King's African Rifles were also in- jured.
It is understood that the riot was duo to a domestle quarrel among the internes who were unarmed. The military casualties, occurred while the guards were attempting to quell the riot. Order has now been res- tored-Reuter.
STOCK MARKET
WEAKENS
London, Nov. 10,
The Stock Exchange showed re newed weakness, Wall Street*reac-
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Brazilian bonds were silll at nominal prices to-day, and WETO often marked down severely, Chinese bonds also weakersed, but Japanese holdings were steady.
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