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KING'S

TO-DAY ONLY.

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.'

Laired by the fabutops tegend of King Solomon's Miner, a besmiful girl and four in trepid men seek the jewels. thai oner adorned the forms of

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and when A Book That Thrilled Millions-A Picture More Thrilling Thn the Dook!

THE. HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HANKOW EXODUS

Many Passengers For Hongkong

Over 300

Exhibition

Aids Cause Of Peace

THURSDAY,

DECEMBER 30, 1937.

Closing Japan Dance Halls

new

Tokyo, Dec. 30. Admiral Suetsugu, Japan's ultra-Nationalist Home Minister, has Glasgow, Dec. 20. ordered a dance halls In Japan to A pence pavilion will be included close from April next as part of a Hanitow, Dec. 20.

In the Empire Exhibition at Glasgow) "crusade to mobilise a national next year. The pavilion will consist spirit." refugees will leave ot

of a number of halls in which will be

9am, to-morrow for Hongkong in a train of 13 coaches. Booking open ed this morning at the British naval Canteen and by 3 pm. 395 passen- Hers had been booked, including 120 from Hankow, 32 from Changah, 137 from Kulg, Kluklung and Machong. The Intter includes many students of the faculty of the Kuling American School.

demonstrated that a collective system brings security to the world..

the International Labour Office, while One hall will depict the work of others will show that work done by the League Secretariat in social and economie activities.

Admiral Suctsugu regards dange halls as a "banefut Influence on the pubile mind, a definite threat to good merals, and us a menace to männers Reuter. which are peculiarly Japan's own."-

FISHING PROTOCOL

Moscow. Dec. 29.

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A record attendance is'exported at the Exhibition. No less than 0,750,- The Japanese Ambassador and the Once again the train will present 400 tons of catalogues have been Assistant People's Commissar for a colourful sight, Flugs of many

Affairs are Foreign

havo signed nations will be attacked each rated in nine languages and

to train comprises six Wagon. The

the world. Reuter.

fisheries regime for 1938.-Reuter, second class conchies, the fare on which is $30 a person, three third class conches on which the fare la $15 each, also n luggage van, dining ear, heavy baggage van and service can'

already being distributed at over protocol establishing teinporary

A party of 137 came to Hankow yesterday, in, the D., and S. vessel Woosung and w remain aboard until the train leaves. The Woo- sung party includes 56 chlidren, 52 women and 20 men-Renter,

STOP PRESS NEWS

ALHAMBRA

KATHAN RO. HOWTOON DAIS

• ́ ́TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

'Thoy' strike back ai killers in armorod cars ..stoal kissos back of bullet-proof glass!

KING SOLOMONS

with

CEDRIC

HARDWICKEİ

ANNA LEE - ROLAND YOUNG

A Gaumont British Picturo

TO - MORROW

M.G.M. Picture

3

DAYS ONLY

MINES

STAN LAUREL - OLIVER HARDY in

'WAY OUT WEST"

ORIENTAL

TO-DAY – TO-MORROW

ROAD

TEL SMITH

SATURDAY

MOST ASTOUNDING PICTURE OF TO-DAY'S REALITIES !

The youth of yesterday's war faces the problems of to-day, without funds and Jobless big resorts to the gan that war taught him to use in order to live and love, A MIGHTY SUCCESSOR TO ERICH REMARQUE'S "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT”

WARM ARMS MELTED THEIR BITTERNESS!

BROAD BANN

SUN.

MON.

WALL STREET REVIVES

(Continued from Puge 1.)

consumers and the Government, and they must be curbed.

Mr. Cummings declared that the existing Anti-Trust Law WAS inadrunde and that additional" ap- propriations were needed to enable the Department of Justice Fo ficht monopolistic practices.-Router.

JACKSON HITS OUT

Philadelphia, Dec. 29.

Attacking monópolistic practices, Assistant Attorney-General Jacks, in speech to-day, accused **BER Business" of going on strike against Government in an effort to "liquidate the New Deal" seizing the current rrecssion cudgel to whach concessions out of the Government.

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of

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Mr. Jackson asserted that the Glov erament's recovery programme hadt restored profits to business and the only eritletsm of the New Deal as on reunomale programme was that it did not do enough to guard recovery from tlie raids of the monopolist:- Renter.

IMPROVED SENTIMENT

New York, Dec. 29.

The New York Stock Exchange staged a moderate recovery to-day.

The recovery was partially attri- buted to short covering. although there was a generally improved senti- iment as traders ignored the adverse news.

The Assistant Attorney General's reiteration of complaints against trust manipulation had a bearish influence,

SCREAMING COMEDY WITH MUSIC but this was offset to some extent by

Bing Crosby, Martha Raye, Mary Carlisle, Andy Devine

"DOUBLE OR NOTHING"

OMATINEES:

• SHOWS

DAILY

130-8.20

720-9.30

ICE REVENINCST #200, 300-50

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN

ROAD KOWLOON

TEL 37222

MATINEES: 20.-30. EVENINGS, 20«-30«:50c:70c)

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

THE MOST POPULAR OF ALL THE "OLD FAVOURITES" {

Adolph Zukor prudente marke

D.JEKYLL

FREDRIC MARCH MIRIAM HOPKINS ROSE HOBART

A Brand New Copy!

COMMENCING SATURDAY

KIPLING'S GREAT EPIC OF IRON MEN ON WOODEN SHIPS!

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'CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS"

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COUNT THE "TELEGRAPHS" EVERYWHERE

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN at 1 and 3, Wradham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong

the Secretary of Commerce stating that it is the Government's duty to safeguard the "profit motive."

There was considerably less tux selling, and increased buying peared late in the session

up-

Competen! observers express the opinion that the public will resume buying in the New Year and will favour armament issues and stocks related thereto, in the belief that the Government is planning further armament expenditures,

The Curb Exchange wus moderately active with prices irregular, while the Bond market wus Irregularly lower and fairly active, with United States issues lower.-United Press.

DULL MARKET

London, Dec, 29. In the continued absence of busi- ness and the weak overnight Wall Street, a dull tone was imparted to the London Stock Exchange to-day. though there was litle actuat selling. Some sections finally developed slightly steadier Influences.

⚫ Commodites, cotton, rubber, copra and base metals were easier in sym pathy with the overnight set-back from America.

The French franc weakened on nervous selling caused by to-day's Atrike in Paris.-Reuter's Special.

NO ARMS ON FRENCH SHIP

Paris, Dec. 20.

The French steamer. Yolande,

which was, attacked by Insurgent warships but rescued by French cruiser and escarted to a. French Insurgents allege that port, has been searched, s

the carrying arına.

the

was

Her cargo was discovered to be only tobucco and dry beans.—Reuter.

SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong radio:-Cremer, Soudan, Now Orleans, Agapenor, Vätshing, Mutnam. Founder, Boston Maru, Minoo Maru, President Coolidge, Houtman, Schamborst, President Grant, Talma, President Van Buren, Suwa Maru, Nellore, Antonor, Conte Verde, Santos Maru, and Tisaroca.

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HSUCHOW AND HUAIYIN RAIDED

Hsuchow, Dec. 30. Hsuchow. Llenyun Harbour und] *tuaiyin were raided by Japanese] planes yesterday.

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Coming from off the coast of Jinchuo in Shantung, four Japanese seaplanes appeared over Hauchow at 10 am. and released more than 10) bombs on the east and north parts of

city, destroying over

over 20 housesi and # passenger coach at the railway station. No c

No casualties resulted. Under furious Chinese anti-aircraft gun fire they flew away in an enster, ly direction. One of them was seen to have been hit by a shrapnel, and lo wobble along unsteadily.

From Hsuchow the

the raiders flew to Lienyun Harbour, where' they dropped number of missiles, damaging the raits and telegraph poles and wires. In the afternoon four other Japan- ese planes reconnoltred Huaiyin and dropped several bomby-Central | News

Born Reckless

ROCHELLE HUDSON BRIAN DONLEVY BARTON MacLANE

Naw Universal Picture

GRAND NEW YEAR ATTRACTION

ROBERT KENT HARRY CAREY

PAULINE MOORE

Quested by Malcolm 53. Claw Majagile

"MERRY-GO-ROUND

of 1938"

with Billy House - Misha Auer - Joy Hodges

QUEENS

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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

THEY TRY TO MAKE A LADY OUT OF JANE BUT IT ONLY MAKES A WRECK OUT OF THEM!

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45 FATHERS

THOMAS BECK LOUISE HENRY.

The HARTMANSA

A NEW, GLAMOROUS, INTRIGUING MARLENE DIETRICH in “ANGEL" A Parisian Romanco with

HERBERT MARSHALL - MELVYN DOUGLAS A Paramount Pictura

HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON

STARE

• TO-DAY ONLY

The Flaming Chapters

of Her Life Bloxed with the Names of Conquerors...!

Adolph Zukor Bretents

CECIL B. DeMILLE'S!

CLEOPATRA

A Paramount Picture with be CLAUDETTE COLBERT WARREN WILLIAM HENRY WILCOXDI 2018TH SCHILDKRÁJA

TO. MORROW

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STREET SCENE “

with SYLVIA SYDNEY - WILLIAM COLLIER, Jr.

CENTRAL

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DEC. 31, 1937 & JAN. 1, 1938

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