1937-12-31 — Page 16

KING'S

SHOWING

TO-DAY

DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. THEY HIT THE WILD AND WOOZY. WEST... and I'll never be the same! Stan and Olile are panning for gold now. and what pans they havel But real surprises pop out of the fun bag when they sing! and dancel their way in-and out-of trouble! It's FULL LENGTH Hilarity that'll put you in laughing stitcher!

HAL ROACH ...STUDIOS

Present

STA LAUREL

OLIVER

HARDY Way Out

West

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture ALSO LATEST COLOURED CARTOON

**BOSKO &, LITTLE. CANNIBALS"

NEXT CHANGE_

"RACKETEERS IN EXILE”

Columbia Picturo with George Bancroft - Evelyn Venable - Wynne Gibson

◄ SHOWS

DAILY

230–818

7.15-8.20

TAKE JE TRANORMAPHE VALLEY DUO

ORIENTAL

FLEMIN

ROAD

TEL 2047

02MORE TO-DAY • TO MORROW.

DAYS

YOUNG SOLDIER FACES STARVATION

wwwwww

TURNS CROOK !

A thrill-packed story of what happens after armistice is signed. In the war they taught him to kill, in peace-time he became a racketeer and killed in order that he may enjoy himself to love and live luxuriously. THE MOST TALKED OF FILM IN RECENT YEARS!

WAR ENDS!

THE

LIFE BEGINS!

ROAD BAYY

SUN. MON.

A NEW

UNIVERSAL

PICTURE

THE FUNNIEST SHOW IN MONTHS!

Everything's

-

double in thin great fun show ! Double Comedy Double Romance! Double Melody! Double Laughs! DOUBLE YOUR MONEY'S WORTH IN ENTERTAINMENT !

BING

MARTHA

A format

RAYE CROSBY DOUBLE OR NOTHING

●MATINÉES: 20-30 DEVENİNGS;520-30c508-702%

CENTRAL

QUEEN'S RD. CENTRAL: CAR PARK JERVOIS STREET Take Bus No. 4 or 5 going west, 3 min, from stop, opposite Queen's

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

Daily at 12.30. 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. PRICES: 20 cts. 35 cts. 45 cts. - 55 cts.

ASTAIRE

QEEGINGER?SSEZ

ROGERS

SHALL WE DANCE

Hualo by Geosop Gershwin. Lyrion by tra Gershwid, Directed by Mork "Sandrich. A

Pandro 3. Dermazi Production.

With

Edward Everett Horton. Erie' Blora Jerome Cowan Caflian William Brisbane Harriet Hoctor • RCO-RADIO PICTU

THE HONGKONG

WAR RELIEF. WORK WILL BE

DESCRIBED

Madame Sun Fo, General Wu-Tch- chen, Governor of the Province of Kwangtung, Sir Shouron Chow, Pro- fessor Hau Tl-shan, Professor K. K. Lim and Mr. Luis Chan have given their consent to act as the Judges for the Art Cover Competition organised the China Information Service in onnection with the publication of the China War Rellet Album.

As a result of requests the date for the closing of entries has been ex- tended from December 31, to Janu- nry 10.

The Album, which will appear in January, will contain articles relating to the methods taken to alleviate the sufferings of Chinese. wounded soldiers and war refugees. It will be illustrated with special war photo- graphs hitherto unpublished. A special feature will tell of the part played by the various relief associn- tlons in Ilongkong and Canton.

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TELEGRAPH..

FRIDAY,

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS

New York, Dec. 30. S. C. & F. New York correspon- dent cables:

DECEMBER

31,

1937.

DEATH SENTENCE

FOR ARAB

taifa, Dec, 30. Sentence of death has been passed by the Military Court at Nazareth on Arab arrested in possession of a rille and ammunition in the recent operations in the hills of Galileo- Reuter.

EXCHANGE

Selling

Stocks: Securities to-day were in better demand on reports that the President's message on Monday may not be as hostile to business as hus been suggested by recent develop-T.T. London ments, A further rally-is likely, but Demand

T.T. Shanghai we are still inclined to be cautious.

Cotton: Business to-day wns T.T. Singapore quiet. There has been, some im TT. Japan

textile trade. A T.T. Indin provement in the

T-T. U.S.A. continued narrow market is probable,

to-day were TT. Montia Wheat: Exports moderate. There is less pressure of T.. Batavin The

British TT. Bangkok Australian offerings, Government has denied the report T.T. Saigon that it has asked for an option on the Canadian wheat surplus.

Corn: Country offerings are light und stocks are firmly held. Exports are moderate, but cash den and is Kood

Rubber; Prices are reported to be below the Quota Committee's ideas. Dupont is reported to have sold 500,- 000 lbs. of synthetic rubber this year. el.f. prices ut present ure above a workable basis.

The annual reunion of Old Boys and pupils the School of Accountancy and Commerce will take the form of a fancy dress dance to be held on the school premises af No. 1 Middle Road, Kowloon. The Dance

com- mences at 9.15 pm, and refreshments will be served during the evening. | yesterday's markets: There will be prizes for the best costumes.

STOP PRESS

TWO PEAK HOMES ENTERED BY THIEVES

were

Two houses on the l'enk broken into during the early hours of this morning.. Mr. P. S. Cassidy, residing at No. 30, the Penk, was rubbed of money and jewellery to a total value of $200 when someone entered his house through the window sometime between

3 and

and 6 a.m. Mr. J. C. Millar, No. 32 the Penkt, was more fortunate, An unknown person broke into the house between 4 and 5 an. but

apparently Was disturbed and lett without taking anything.

ANOTHER RAID

ON CANTON

It is learned In Hongkong this murning that Japanese planes raided Canton's outskirts again this morning.

It is presumed they also atincked the railways in the vicinity of the city, for telephone communication has been Interrupted again.

Sugar: Business is stagiant, but prices remain steady.

S. C. & F. Dow Jones Summary of i

T.T. France

Germany Switzerland TT. Australia

.18. 21% .15, 2

.1044

.5234

1081

..612

140

.90$1

.0.10

70% .13314

1/0

Buying

.1/31%

1/3.5/32

.01% .D.65 .03 .4.999

4 m/s L/C London

cin. 4 m/s D/P 4 m/s L/c. U.S.A.

in/s France 30 d/s Indin

U.S. Cross rate in London

SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

The following ships are expected The market to-day suffered from pre-hollday dullness, but the under- to be in wireless communication with Muru, radio: Minoo tone appeared to be technically in- tungkong

Verde, President Hoover, proved, and the List showed net gains Conte ranging to above 2 points. Prices Santos Maru, Sagres, Paul Doumer. were steady and most advances were Nancy Moller, Yalou, Nellore, Sul- held. Armaments were in demand. yang, Anhui, Tisaroca, Antenor, Avlations gained runging above 1 Fushimi Maru.

were Rails point. Stecis firmed,

were

higher, except Atcheson, which eased. Gold-minlags were prominent on the

H.M.S. Suffolk arrives to-day from

unside. Coppers were steady. Tsingtao and H.M.S. Dainty from

Silvers

were dull. Bank clearings Welhalwel. registered their seventh consecutive decline.

Curb stocks were firm. although

business was quiet.

་

The Management of the Hongkong Hotel announces that there will be

Bonds were higher, with business no ten dance this afternoon and also bonds were that the carnival dance for to-night quiet. Government

has been fully booked up. lower.

Wall Street Journal morning, com-

ment!

.

Ing common stocks is un against inflation,

insurance

President Roosevelt is not expected

There ነጻነ been sorie recent broadly to attack Business in his

buying of low-priced speculative Message to Congress.

movie shares. Bethlehem Steel issues are in de-Dow Jones Aver.

Administration's 30 Industrials mand, due to the

20 Rails prospetive programme.

Many who handle important uc-20 Utilities counts report that investors are plain- 40 Bonds ly frightened, disbelieving that hold-11 Commodity Index

DAILY

AT

230

20

720

920

Dec. 20 Close 120.15

121.56

20.15 29.38

19,08 20.35

02.00

02.01

52.03

53.21

ISTARE

TO-DAY ONLY ©

HUMAN AS LIFE ĪTSELFI

Love Hola Jealousy - Greed

--- Frenzy - Boerl. fice.

On Any Street In Any City

In the World.

HANKOVI ROAD KOWLOON TEL 57795

SYLVIA SYDNEY

in one of her earlier

successes

"STREET

SCENE"

with

WILLIAM COLLIER, JR.

A Paramount Picture

℗ TO-MORROW •

THE WORLD HAS NOT HEARD SUCH A VOICE SINCE

THE DAYS OF "CARUSO"

HEAR HIM SING YOUR FAVOURITE "ARIA" FROM THE MOST FAMOUS OPERAS

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GIGLI

THE WORLD'S GREATEST TENOR

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JOAN GARDNER/

ROBOT

"THE CAMERA THAT CANNOT FAIL”

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN AD.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY-

»'Thoy strike back at killors in armored cars

..stoal kissos back of bullet-proof glass!"

Born Reckless

ROCHELLE HUDSON BRIAN DONLEVY BARTON MacLANE

ROBERT KENT HARRY CAREY 201

PAULINE MOORE

TOMORROW

GRAND NEW YEAR ATTRACTION

"I

YOU

'MERRY-GO-ROUND.

of 1938"

with Billy House - Mischa Auor - Joy Hodges Now Universal Picture

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DAILY AT 230-515·7·208930 TEL 31453

→ LAST TIMES TO-DAY THEY TRY TO MAKE A LADY OUT OF JANE →→

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TO - MORROW

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• SHOWS

DAILY 230-6,20 720-9.30

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45 FATHERS

THOMAS BECK LOUISE HENRY

The HARTMANS

A NEW, GLAMOROUS, INTRIGUING MARLENE DIETRICH in “ANGEL" A Parisian Romance with HERBERT MARSHALL MELVYN DOUGLAS A Paramount Picture

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TOL 37222

MATINEES: 20-30 EVENINGS, 20-30:50:70

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

THE MOST Popular of alL THE "OLD FAVOURITES" I

"Adolph Zuror presenta

ANDESES

M. HYDE

FREDRIC MARCH; MIRIAM HOPKINS ROSE HOBART

INTERCHANGEABLE

LENSES

.. BUILT-IN ANGULAR FINDER

CASING OF STAINLESS STEEL

HELMUT NOCHT

7. CHATER ROAD,

A Brand Now Copy !

✪ COMMENCING TO-MORROW • KIPLING'S GREAT EPIC OF IRON MEN ON WOODEN SHIPS!

"CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS”

with Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore A Matro-Goldwyn-Mayor Super Production !

COPIES OF

PHOTOGRAPHS

by "Staff Photographer”

appearing in the

"SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST"

and

"THE HONGKong telegrAPH"

may bo purchased

at the Business Office

of "The Hongkong Telegraph" Morning Post Building, Wyndham Street,

•

CLOCKWORK FILM WINDING

Kazi

•

AUTOMATIC ZONE FOCUSSING

•

DAYLIGHT MAGAZINE LOADING

·

ALSO SHOWING: "Latest Universal News from the Shanghai Front ! Pictura of the gallant Doomed Battalion.

JAN. 2 & 3

SHIRLEY TEMPLE in

STOWAWAY

Printed and Published for the Propricture by FREDERICK PERCY FRANELLY at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong

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