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DECEMBER

20, 1937.

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KENNY BAKER

FRANK MCHUGH ALICE BRADY JANE WYMAN GERTRUDE MICHAEL A Mervyn LeRoy Production Directed by Alfred P. Grown A Twer Hot Pictuen Presented

by Warner. Bersohort

Mom Vahure as pos

10 Spees by Harry Warish and Al Dutie

WEDNESDAY

AT THE

QUEEN'S

JOHN WAYNE IS A SPEED MARVEL IN THE WORLD'S FASTEST GAME!

•

HE-MAN DYNAMITE

ON SILVER SKATES! -Charging the gozis at crowd-maddening pacel

Idol of the Crowds

starring

JOHN WAYNE SHEILA BROMLEY BILLY BURAUD RUSSELL HOPTON

Screenplay by Gemge Wrogre

and Harold Buc

Ducted by Anhu Lužin

A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE

TO-MORROW

ALHAMBRA

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Nations of the world still debt-burdened from the last conflict are Onding that the price of wat has gone up. Cost of the World War has been added up to $340,000,000,000. Cost of a new war would far surpass that amount, with new construction and high cost of materials responsible.

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Army bombers, for example, like the "flying fortresses" in centre panel, cost $250.000 each and a squadron of 60 woulth release 100 tons of bombs daily, at $800 a ton. A naval torpedo, upper teft, costa $12.300. Every round fired from a big gun, like the mobile weapon at upper right or the anti-aircraft gun at left centre, costs about $10, while a 14-Inch navy shell complete with detonating charge cosis about $120. A combat division would Are away $330,000 dally.

Modern battleships, fully equipped, used to cost around $30,000,000 each. Now the price has doubled. The new aircraft car- rier Yorktown, lower right, recently launched at Norfolk, Va... cost $20,000,000. New Hems to be considered In an kupendium war would be tanks, lower feft, and gas masks, nuut only for soldiers, as in right centre, but for the civilian population as well. Tanks and elyllians gas masks were not used widely in the World War.

HULLO HONGKONG! COMING

All about the revue "ullo Hong- kong!” to be given by ofleers of the China Station and guest artistes

CHRISTMAS Soviet Angry | STOCK MARKET

CAROLS

Community

Singing

At University

At Poland's "Provocation"

Sharp Protest Goes

To Warsaw

at The Hongkong University Christian the China Fleet Club Theatre on Amoriation's 10th Christmas concert Wednesday and Thursday, is best in the Great Hall of the. University "garnered ̄ ̄ ̄from the notes ̄ ̄ ̄of the last night, attracted a ̄large gatheringį

Producer, Charles Owen, contained in who joined in with zest in the wol the Polish the programme,

and community singing.

Warsaw, Dec.__19. The Soviet has sharply protested to Foreign Office against "continued provocation" by the Polish authorities, and particularly The show promises to be unique in The choir was conducted by Mr. against a Soviet-Polish frontier in dash and originality and the pro-Rupert Baldwin and Miss Caroline cident in which, according to a semi- eeeds are to be devoted to charitles. Braga was at the pluno. Dr. L. T. official Soviet statement, two members The producer writes: This "Enter Ride was the soloist and Messrs. S. V of the staff of a Soviet train were unlawfully detained following the dis- tainment" (excuse the concell) is the Buxer, A. Gwyther and R. Stevenson cuvery of burning rags in a compart development of [L rather slipshod comprised a trio.

ment, which were apparently set on affair which we staged in the tron-

At the interval, Mr. Muk Kai-wing, fire by a Pollah citizen. sport Duncra a couple of months Chairman of the Association, express-į A semi-cmetal Polish agency flatly After drastic revision, a cerlained his thanks to those who assisted į denies the "lying adlegations," and amount of spit and polish and several the concert. Then Mr. Boxer, Pre-claims the fire was started on the changes for the better, you now see it sident, sald that though the primary fects in the Soviet train-Router.

Soviet side of the frontier, due to de- presented as a revue under a suitable object of the concert was not to raise i title with which to make our malden funds but to foster the Christmas bow to this distinguished Colony. spirit, a collection would be held on The cast is very much as it Was; behalf of three very deserving In- unfortunately the fleet is run ns stitutions. the Society for the Pro- national concern rather than for the tection of Children, the Hongkong i benefit of the theatre and we have School for Deaf Chlidren and the Jost one

or two of our original Street Sleepers' Shelter Society, stalwarts......Indeed, it is only due

ngo.

to my foresight in asking the belliger- i Following was the programme: ents to delay the next offensive that Community Singing...Carols 1 and 2. we have managed to gather together Carol: "New Prince, New Pomp".

ot all.

We Are Not Ashamed

Martin Shaw. (Robt, Southwell, 16th Century)

Talking of "Can Do?", you Solo: "Mighty Lord and King may find a certain similarity between

jill mortons"

our "Harassed Husband" and one of

the turns in that show. My defence Carols:

Is that ours is a different version of

the same thing and any way it was

Rach.

(from Christmas Oratorio)

(a) "O leave your sheep”

(French) .... arr. Kitson. (b) "It was the winter wild" (Milton)..A. E. Horrocks. proud of Item 14 which is a burlesque Two and Chous; "What Child is this on old-world melodrama, suggested

arr. R.

too fate to alter our proposed pro- gramine

rather

Incidentally we're

(W.C. DIX.)

EFFORT TO OBTAIN RELEASE OF H.K. MAN EXPECTED

(Continued from Pagė 1.)

extra-territoriality rights for subjects the way for wholesale espionage by suspected of espionage would pave

subjects of foreign countries enjoying extra-territorially, who would be secure in the protection afforded by their nationality.

REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 12.30 p.m. on Saturday says:

The market was caster.

Buyers Hongkong Bank £90, Canton Insurance $270. Douglases $48.

H.K. Sten inbonts $0.10. China Lights (Old) St. China Lights (New) $10:80, Macao Electric $10. Sandakan Lights $144. Entertainments $5. Constructions (New) $1. China Lights lights $5.

Sellers H.K. & W. Docks $284. Macao Electrics $19. Cements $124.

Sales Canton fasurance $27214. China Lights Rights $5.

PRINCE BURIED IN CAIRO

Cairo, Dec. 10, The embalmed body of the so-called "Mad Prince" Ahmed Seifcidin, brother-in-law of the late King Fuad, was given a State funeral and burial in the royal cemetery on arrived here from Istanbul to-day.

A representative of King Farouk, members of the Egyptian Cabinet and other Egyptian princes among those present.-Reuter,

MR. N. G. GEE PASSES AWAY

.DUCHESS FOR SWATOW

were

The Telegraph understands that the Chinese authorities will be will- Information has been reveived in int to release Richards If the Hong-Hongkong that Mr. Nathaniel Gist kong authorities will take action Gee, formerly of the Rockefeller similiar to that which would be taken Foundation in Pelping, died on If an allen were suspected of espion- December 18 at his home in Green- age in British territory in war-time. wood, South Carolina. The late Mc. It is understood that no such action Gee, who was tied 63, was the Bean be taken by the Hongkong au father of Mc. Charles Gee, by a muste-hall show sill enjoying

well- thorities. If Chinese allegations that known local American resident. along London ruh ant

I may Bay Carols: (a) "The Christmas Tree" Richards is guilty of espionage are that when we go musle-hall We

Peter Cornelius.)

correct

it appears

ars that the only action really do go music-hali!

that can be taken by the Hongkong (b) "The Grasmere Carol"

Government is under a regulaton A. Somervell. which prohibits subversive activities. Community Singing. Carols 10 and 11ainst a nation

triendly to Great to-dlity, Britain. The maximum penalty, it Community Singing. Carols 12 and 13ment with hard labour.

is understood, is two years' imprison- Carol: "The Late Book Listluby"

The Telegraph learns that Richards arr, G. Shaw.ds the third British subject to be ar (17th Century)

rested in Kwangtung in recent months on suspicion of espionage. In two previous cases, in which Indinna were involved, release was effected immediately upon representations be Ing made by the British Consul- General In Canton,

Which brings me, for no particular reason to the subject of crudity whleh score we have a peculiarly eleur conscience.

But in case you don't like Item

' point out here and now that this turn is one of the few old "chestnuts"

INTERVAL

Slinw.

in our show, was once played before Edward VIII, and has often before Sotos and Chorus: “Klugs in Glory" been seen by mixed audiences with. out umbrage being taken. As u miniter of interest, five of our turns Carot: "The Snow ties thirk" are quite unoriginal; three are fresh from the London stage and so, we

con-

(S. Image)

G.

G. Shaw,

(S. Image)

To-morrow

the

II.M.S. Duchess leaves for Sivalow

PANAY COXSWAIN SUCCUMBS TO

HIS INJURY

Shanghal, Dec. 19, The 26-year-old Panny Coxswain Mr. E. W. G. Hulsebus from Canton, Missouri, died at the Country Hos pital at 0.30 p.m. yesterday, bringing the deaths from the bombings on Mrs. McAvoy

will December 12 to five namely, Captain address the members of the Rotary C. H. Carlson of the Socony tanker Club on "The Spirit of Christmas." Melan,

the Panay's 'store-keeper It is hoped that members of the Club Charles Ensminger, coxawan Hulse- will remember that this is a Ladies' bus, the Italian journalist. Signor to bring their friends to the tin. Chinese-Reuter,

hope, quite new to you; wille all the Quartet: "The Wise Kings three" rest of the, programme hos been

Margery Moore, spécially arranged for this show and (Parndy Ames, 10th century) is more or less original. We are also Carola: (a) The Kings" quite pleased with our chorus

T'eter Cornells, sidering that the play boys of one

(b) "If ye would hear" minute are the heavy-handed

Dutch lune. riflemen of the next. For that

(Dora Greenwell) matter, we're not exactly ashamest of Community Singing Carol 20. Day and will take this opportunity Sandro Sondei, and an unidentified

any part of our show. So there!

GOD SAVE THE KING.

date, 8th December.

US.A., Honolulu. and Japan (Sen

Francisco, 27th November)

11th December.

December 20.

Shanghai and Swatow

Luchow

„December 20.

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways

Direct Bervice"--San

Francisco Pan-American Airways Plane

December 20.

Pres. Lincoln

December 20.

Sinkiang

December 20.

Talyuan

December 20,

Jeypore

„December 21.

Manlia

Emp. of Canada

December 22,

Sirdhann

December 22.

Titan

December 22.

Haiphong Pakhoi and Haihow

Shanghai and Amoy

Japan

Calcutta and Straits.

Straits...

Straits and Europe via Suez (Letters · and Papers) London, 25th November and London Parcels- London date, 18th November. Cortu Japan

Straits

Saigon

Straits, Manila and London Parccis

-London date, 11th November Memnon'

Japan and Shanghai Calcutta and Straits Straits

Jupan

Haiphong Saigon

Straits

Straits

Japan

fanpura

Deucalion

Barentsz

Scharnhorst

Agopenor

.December 23,

Alsula Maru Burdwan D'Artagnan

.December. 24.

December 24..

December 24.

December 24.

December 24.

Suisang

December 24,

Conte Verde

December 25.

December 25.

G. G. Paul Doumer

.December 25,

December 26.

Japan and Shanghai

December 26.

Jap

Raluyo Maru

December 27

December 28.

Japan and Shanghai

Athos II

December 28,

Cremer

December 28.

Ryufuku Maru

December 20.

Canada, U.S.A..

Jason

(Vancouver BC.

11th December) Emp, of Russia

December 30.

Japan

‚December 30,

Amoy

„December 30.

Java and Manila

December 30.

For

Per

Monday

Date and Time.

Swalow, Amoy and (Foochow via

Amoy)

Haiphong

Shanghai

Japan, U.S.A. Canada, C. and S. Pres. Mckinley ......Man., Dec. 20.

America and Europe_via_San. Francisco--due San Francisco 7th January, 1930 and Europe via

Parcels,

Ac..

Siberia.

and

Noto Maru Taimo Tjisadane

OUTWARD MAILS

Anshun.... Mon., Dec. 20, 12,30 p.m. Canton

.Mon., Dec. 20, 2 p.m. Liangchow Tues., Dec. 20, 2.30 p.m.

......Dec. 20, 3 p.m. ......Dec. 20, 3.45 p.m. Ord....Dec. 20, 4.30 p.m.

Mon, Dec. 20.

Alt Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan-American Airways Plane

lulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service"

.Dec. 20, 5 p.m. .Dec. 21, 8 am.

--due San Francisco, 20th Dec.

K.P.O.

G.P.O.

Reg. Ord,,

Dec. 20, 5 D.. Dec. 20, 5 p.m.

Ref.. Ord.,

Tuesday

..Tues., Dec. 21, G.P.O, and K.P.O. Rek...Dec. 21, 9 a.m.

Air Mail for North China, Bian and Eurasia Plane...

Nanking (vla Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface trans- port as Services permit), Kongmoon

Swatow

Polhow, Pakhoi and Haiphong

Amoy and Shanghai

Ord

.Dec. 21, 9.30 m.

On Lee

.Tues., Dec. 21, 10 a.m.. Leesang...Tues., Dec. 21, 10:30 am. Klungchow Tues., Dec. 21, 3 p.m. Soochow ...Tues., Dec. 21, 3.30 p.m. Wednesday

Samshui and Wuchow Swatow Kongmoon and (Pakhol via Kong-

moon) ... *Straits and Calcutta

Parcels,

Kongso Holhow

.Dec. 22, 4 p.m.

Fook On Yuensang

Ord.,

Thursday

Swatow and Shanghai...

Wed., Dec. 22, 8.15 a.m.. Wed., Dec. 22, 8.30 o.m.

.Wed., Dec, 22, 0.00 a.m.

Wed, Dec. 22. .Dec. 22, 5 p.m.

.......... Choksang Thurs., Dec. 23, 10.30 a.m. Air Mall for Wuchow, Kwellin. C,N.A.C.” Plane .........Thar. Doo, 23.

Kwelyang and Chungking by the "C.N.A.C, Airways Direct Service"

K.P.O.

.Dec. 23, 5 p.m. Dec. 23, b p.m.

Friday

Reg., Ord..

Japan...

G.P.O.

ROK.. Ord..

Dec. 23, 5 p.m..

Dec. 24, GLO.

Corfu.Fri., Manlia, Australia and New Zealand Atsuta Maru

Reg.. vin Thursday Island-due Thurs. day Island 6th January, 1938.

Ord., Shanghal and Japan

D'Artagnan..Fri,

Japan, Honolulu, Canada, U.S.A., Emp. of Canada

Central and South America and *Europe via Vancouver a.C.. (Parcels for Canada only--due Vancouver B.C., 12th January 1938, Formosa

Dec. 24, 10.30 am.

.Fri., Dec. 24.. .Dec. 24, 5 p.m. ..Dec. 24, 5.30 p.m. Dec. 24, 1.30 p.m. .Fil, Dec. 24..

Parcels, .......Dec. 24, 1 pm. Reg.,

Dec. 24, 2.13 pm. Ord.,

..Dec. 24; 3 p.m. Hongkong Maru

Fri, Dec. 24, 10.30 am. .Fri., Dec. 24, 3 p.m. .Fri., Dec. 24. G.P.O, and K.P.O.

..Dec. 24, 5 p.m. .Dec. 25, 0.43 n.m. .Dec. 25, 10.30 a.m.

„Sat., Dec. 25,

Hollow, Pakhoi and Halphong ... King Yuan Straits, Ceylon, Indin, East and Ranpura

South Afrien, Aden, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles-duo Mar- seilles. 21st January,

Parcels, Regi

Ord..

Saturday

Airmalt for "K.L.AT. Service”-due Ranpura .....

Amsterdam 2nd January, 1938.

G. P. O. and K. P. O.

Reg. Ord.

G.P.O, and K.P.O.

Ree..

Ord..

.Dec. 23, p.m.. .Dec. 20,8 m.

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

2nd January 1938.

ROR", Ord.

..Dec. 25. 5 p.m...

Des. 26,

m

Superscribed correspondence only.

.Dea. 25, 9.30a.m. .Dec. 25, 10 am.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plano Sat., Doc, 25.

Direct Service”----due London, 3rd January 1038,

Air Mail for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plano Rats, Dec. 25.

Airways Aorvlce"-due Darwin,