1937-12-08 — Page 28

14

KING'S

TO-DAY ONLY

CONSTAN

AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9,30 P.M.

A now laugh hit by the author of "My Man Godfroy Two spooks and a tímid soul go to. town-in saroon fun as you love it!

BENNETT GRANT TOPPER

ROLAND YOUNG

SPECIAL:

TO MORROW United Artists

DAILY

AT

230

320

720

920

Diret

BURKE

GLIMPSES OF "THE ARCADIANS" By The Philharmonic Society

CHARLES BOYER JEAN ARTHUR in 'HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT"

HANKOW

ISTAR:

© TO-DAY ONLY O

SHE GOT ALL THE NEWS

NOT FIT TO PRINTI

TO-

MORROW

Adolph Tukor presente

Fred MacMurray

Frances Farmer Charlie Ruggles

ROAD KOWLOON TEL

57795

"EXCLUSIVE'

A Paramount Picture with

Lloyd Nolan

Fay Holden, Palph Morgan

JOAN BENNETT - JOEL MCCREA

in "TWO IN A CROWD"

NATHAN

AOAO

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MUI TSAI REPORTS ASSAULT

But Mistress Not Convicted

Fined $50 On Other Charge

Following a complaint from

i-tsat tint she had been assaulted by her mistress, Tsang Chung-kam, 37, married woman, appeared before Mr. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning on bail of $109, charged with keeping an unregistered mui-tani, Shlu Chan-ha,

Inspector it. W. Fraser, of the Se- cretariat for Chinese Affairs, said the girl went to a police station and re- ported she had been assaulted by her mistress. Although cane marks were seen on her person, they were in- sufficient to support a charge of as- sault against defendant. The girl had been anid by her father in the country for $170 Canton currency, and had been brought down to How kong two months ago by defendant, 'who had come to the Colony to ar-. range for the arrival of relatives from Shanghai. The girl was given suß)- cient food and clothing, but did not wish to return to defendant,

The woman pleaded that she hadd brought the giri to Hongkong to look after her children. '

A fine of $50 was imposed.

•

An adjournment until 2.45 p.m. on December 13 for hearing was grant- vd when Yu Chan, 30, married woman, appeared before Mr. Forrest, charged with keeping an unregistered mi-isni. Kong Chun, B-treating! the girl, and assaulting her.

Inspector H. W. Fraser prosecuted, i while Mr. W. M. Brown, of Hastings and Co., appeared for the defence.

ILLICIT STILL FOUND

Severe Sentences.

On Chinese

Wong Fan, 50, and Wong Fat, 56, both vachidoyed, appeared before) | Mr. It. Edwards at the Central Maxis-

trncy this morning charged with pos- | session of an telt still at No. 1 Musque Junction, second floor, and possession of dutlable spirit, ferment- ing materials, and distilling spirit without a Beense,

Senior Revemie Officer A. Grimmitt stated that the still was a large one barrels of mash were and seven

fotel in the flat.

First accused was fined $500 or six months' on the first count, $90 or two months' on the second to run concurrently, $500 or six months' on the third charge and $500 or six) "months-on-the-fourth to run con

currently. Serond accused was dis- charged.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8,

Foresees No Trade Slump In Britain

Even Whon Arms Programme Ends

London, Dec. 7. Speaking at Birmingham to-day, Mr. Reginald McKenna, former Chun- cellor of the Exchequer, sald there was ho evidence of a slump in Britain, although there were, certain set-backs due to the recent cessation of

JAPANESE ADMIT REVERSE

Chinese Establish

New Line

Re-Occupy Pingyao

Pelping, Dee. 7

A Japanese military spokesman spending by the big Industriai concerns in the United States, caus-admitted that the Chinese are busily another "Ilindenberg ing a fall in

construeting In material prices.

Llue" along the right bank of the point 60 miles inside of the Shan- Yellow River from Tungkwan to a

tung border.

But there was no indication of a British decline in general, nor was this Ukely to occur as a result of the completion of expenditure on jarmament-Reuter,

ru-

STOP PRESS-

This tine is held by 22 divisions. The spokesman also admitted that Chinese troops operating in Shansi had re-occupied Plupyao.--Reuter.

VISCOUNT ISHIT IN LONDON

In No Hurry To See Eden

London, Dec. 7. Viscount Ishit, who is paying an umelelal visit to Europe from Japon, ceached London to-day and is spend- 2015. tu-morrow seeing prominent minbers of the Japanese enluny.

To-day he conversed with Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese Ain-

nfsandor to Landon.

Viscount Ishit intends to make an carly call on Mr. Anthony Eden, Britain's Foreign Secretary,--Renter,

Ex-Navy M.P. Questions New Policy

London, Dec. 7.

The new War Office policy of reducing the age of those holding

high Command led Lieut-Comdr. R. |T. H. Fletcher (Lab.) to ask Mr.

Neville Chamberlain,

the

Prime Minister, In the House of Commons lo-day, if this policy is to be ex- lended to the Navy and Royal Air Force.

The Prime Minister assured his questioner that the First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary for Air would continue to give full weight to all relevant considerations, includ- ing age, health and physical finess of officers concerned.

Licut-Comdr. Fletcher asked whether it was not desirable to have an approximation to the average age between

Council, the Army

Alr Council and Board of Admiralty. He quoted the disparity of age between -the-First-Sea-Lord and members of the other two bodies (eries of "No").

-Reuter.

1937.

QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG.

KOWLOON

AT 2-30-515 7:20-9:30 PM AT 2:30-5:20-7:20 & 9:30 PM

OPENING TO-DAY

Out Of The Herole Past Surgos A Mighty Advantura Romance Of Bold Men, Black Gold And Glory!

SCOTT

HIGH, WID HANDSOME

"Can farger You?” "The Focke Who Live Chee Hill" rogh" Wide and Handwoms"

"The Things I Want

*Allegheny At

NEXT CHANGE

THE SENSATIONAL STAR ÖF "3. SMART GIRLS" CREATES AN EVEN GREATER SENSATION I DEANNA DURBIN in “100 MEN & A GIRL"

Now Universal Picture with Loopold Stokowski - Adolphe Menjou

• SHOWS

DAILY

30-E13 7.10-0.30

Tant any Tram On Harrie VALLEY BUR

ORIENTAL

NGAS

WANCHAR

TEL 10413

TIMES TODAYO

WISECRACKER MAE IN HER LATEST LAUGH SHOW ! See Mac among the cows and clilekens, romancing in a barnyard and making love among the lyrickn,

A MOST HILARIOUS AND DELIGHTFUL RURAL COMEDY !

AE WEST.

Young Man

AMORANDOLPH SCOTTE

Pätiation;lyleartibo

armik Perry,REDIAzied by

SPECIAL! FOR TO-MORROW

1 DAY ONLY PICTURESQUE ROMANCE OF TROPIC ISLE REVEALED I A land where there are five women to every three men and all of them beautiful, where the honeymoon precedes the wedding and all marriages are kidnappings. INTIMATE SCREEN JOURNEY TO THE ISLE OF DREAMS!

WILLIAM M

PIZOR presents

M

OJMATI

VIRGINS of

BALI

A LOVE ADVENTURE

ON A LOTUS ISLAND

• SHOWS

DAILY 230-6.20

720-9.30

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

KOWLOON

TEL 37222

MAINEES: 206.-30. • EVENINGS. 20.-30‹:50.70.) "TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY! RETURN OF AN “OLD FAVOURITE ?" A CLORIOUS MUSICAL ROMANCE OF TWO HEARTS IN SONG TIME!

GENTLEMEN

1862-1937

TS FALL IN LO

JHYM

℗ TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY ə By SPECIAL REQUEST !

"DODSWORTH"

WALTER HUSTON in

A United Artists Pictura

CENTRAL

For TO-MORROW only

HAROLD LLOYD in

**MOVIE CRAZY".

Dally at 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. FRICES....— 206, 15c., 450, & 550..

For FRIDAY & SATURDAY only

MARLENE DIETRICHI &

GARY COOPEN In

"DESIRE"

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN

'a and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong

"SUIT"

YOURSELVES

AT

Rofrer

漫

12, Des Voeux Road.

NOW OPEN

06. 3067 OF EVENINGS:#20-30c-50c, 70c70

COMING THE KING'S

Selznick International presents

RONALD MA

COLMAN

RELEASED THRU UNITED ARTISTS

THE

Prisoner Zenda

MADELEINE. CARROLL

'MARY ASTOR • DAVID NIVER·· RAYMOND MASSEY « C; AUBREY SMITH AND

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr.

a Rupert of Intrat Produced by DAVID O. BELZNICK

Directed by John Cremall Based on Türgen Kvas's drumuffantian of Anthony Hapu'u navel ·

COUNT THE "TELEGRAPHS"

EVERYWHERE