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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY
SHIRLEY IS
No. 1 Gable Second
By A Film Correspondent FOR the third year in suc-
cession Shirley Temple has been the most· popular atar in Britain and the United States,
At the end of 1934 she was placed eighth, after being only 15 months in feature films. Since then she has held first) place by an enormous majority,
This was revealed in a Motion
Picture Herald poll of all British and American cinemas.
In British cinemas the 10 most popular stars are:
Shirley Temple.
Clark Gable.
Gracie Flekis.
Gary Cooper. George Formby, William Powell. Jeanette
MacDonald, Robert Taylor.
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THE LIFE OF EMILE
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SHIRLEY TEMPLE
VICTOR MCLAGLEN in
"WEE WILLIE WINKIE”
A 20th Century-Fox Picturo,
Ginger Rogers,
Laurel and Hardy.
In the United States the 10 most
popular stars ore;
Shirley Temple.
Clark Gable.
Robert Taylor,
Bing Crosby. William Powell. Jane Withers. Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers.
Sonja Henie. Clary Cooper. Myrna Loy.
Most consistent has been Clack Gable, who has been in the Arst 10 for six years in succession. Sonja Henie wins eighth place with her Arst flm. "One la « ·Milllon"; an achievement never before recorded by any star.
Among British film stars the first
10 are:
Gracle Fields. George Formby.
Jessie Matthews.
Will. Hay, Inck Buchanan. George Arliss,
rles Laughton Charles
and Tom Walls (equal).
Anna Neagle. Jack Hulbert. Paul Robesun.
From this at Robert Donat and Sydney Howard fall out as compared with lust year, while newcomers are Charles Loughton, Anna Neagle, and Paul Robeson,
DEATHI
BIGGS-AL S1. Teresa's Hospital, on 7th February, 1038, Kathleen Esther Olggs, aged 44 years. Funeral will pass the Monument ut 4 p.m. to-day.
STOP PRESS
1938.
STAR
DEBUT BY CROATIAN Edward Johnson, manager of the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York, congratulates Miss Zinka Milanov, "Croatian soprano, after her debut there. Now in her late twenties, her initial debut was at Zagreb, Yugoslavin,
ALHAMBRA
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Thoro goes that cuckoo clock again. It's time for howls and spasmal
Bert
WHEELER WOOLSEY
WEDNESDAY A Paramount Picture
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“THRILL OF A LIFETIME”
The Yacht Club Boys - Dorothy Lamour
ADVICE TO WIVES STARE
BY SURGEON
The suggestion that birth control should be practised by young wives for the first year of marriage was made by Mr. L. C. Rivett, obstetric surgeon to inpatients at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, when lecturing at the winter school for Health Visitors and School Nurses, in London.
"It seems me," declared Mr. Rivett, "that it would be very much wiser if in the course of the development of education we could arrange things so that a woman does not embark upon pregnancy until she has completely settled down to her new life and until she has learned how to manage her own home.
CHINESE GUERILLAS CONTINUE GRIM WARFARE
(Continued from Page 1)
Japanese army, and according to Central News Agency reached Men- talze, south of Pengpu und north of Linhaikuan.
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WATER DRINKS PROBLEM
Advice on how to feed a young baby from six to 12 months old was given by Dr. N. Langdon, Lloyd. Some of his hints were!
"If you knew how they cooked vegetables in boarding houses and hotels you would never give them to a baby and you would probably never eat them yourself either.
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"For some mothers find it difficult to give young The main Japanese forces attacked babies drinks of water, but it is im- the Chinese positions west of Ting-perative for the tiny toddler to have yuan with the purpose of forelag the an adequate supply" of water. Chinese to abandon them and their lines north of the Hul River.
"Certain shattering experiments attack was checked at Yunkancheng during the lost few years have rather according to Central News' des exploded our theory that underdone patches from Hsuchow, more than meat is more digestible than over- 1,000 men of the Japanese vanguard done meat. have been cut off.
The
"A raw carrot is an excellent thing for a child to chew on."
Meanwhile, Chinese reinforcements
When told of Dr. Lungdon Lloyd's continue to pour into the area. comments on cooked vegetables, Mr. striving to check the Japanese push Hugh Wontner, secretray of the _towards__Hualyunu, northwest of 110:els-and-Restaurants Association, Pengpu.
commented:
"Vegetables are cooked in hotels in Defenders' Bravery Praised a way acceptable to the clientele and
JAPAN TO HONOUR LEADERS
All milltary quarters praise the probably much better than at private bravery of the troops on the southern houses. I think that the average | Tientsin-Pukow Railway section, husband would never cat any food at who are believed to Le Kwangsi all if he knew how his wife cooked nighting
declare the it..." men. They Japanese will require at least a fort- night to reach suchow from the south. However, it is feured the northern defence sections of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway sections, of the Tientsin-Pukow line, which Shantung and Szechuen troops are halding, will be more difficult to maintain In spite of the elaborate fortifications.-United Press. Attack On Wuhu Imminent
Tsingyang, Feb. 7. Wuhu, bone of contention between Chinese and Japanese forces along Under cover of the night, Chinese the lower reaches of the Yangtze, troops, advancing from Tsingyunkino will be the scene of another flerce on Fuyang, passed Talpingkiao at battle when Chinese troops have ten o'clock last night and were fast, completed their arrangement for a approaching the western gate of fresh assault from three sides, Fuyang. A brisk engagement was loter reported.-Central News,
CHINESE APPROACH
FUYANG
Kinhwa, Feb. 7.
LULL ON NORTHERN
Tokyo, Feb. 8.
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TWO TENDERHEELS TRY TO BE DESPERADOES !
They started out on a burra, but before long the burro was riding them -- they broke their necks presenting a deed to a gold mine, but they gave it to the wrong girl! A LAUCH EPIC OF THE STAGE COACH DAYS!
LOLIVER
HAL BORCH STUDIOS Presen!
ESTAN
LAUREL HARDY
As a prelude to the celebration of the nftieth anniversary of the pro- mulgation of the Constitution on ❘ WED.
THUR, Japan's Empire Day, February 11, bronze statues of the three great statesmen of the Melli period will be unvelled in the new Diet building on February 10.
Taking advantage of the muddy I terrain following a torrential rain, a The unveiling ceremony, which Chinese brigade. stole a crossing of will be held at 1a.m. In the central the Yangtse and flanked the left hall of the building, will honour wing of the Japanese troops at Wuhu Prince Hirobumi Ito, Marqula Shig-
morning.
nebu Ohkum and Count Taisuke FRONT
yesterday
Simultaneously,
determined Itagaki, Hsuchow, Feb. 7. counter-attack was launched by the While fierce fighting rages on the Chinese forces at Lukung, seven miles Diet, Mr. Yukio Ozaki will present southern section of the Tientsin-west of Wuhu on the river. Taken
On behalf of both chambers of the
among the 800 members of bolh
Pukow Railway, a general lull is unawares, the Japanese at Lukang brunchies of the Sacred Tree in hon- prevailing on the northern section were driven from the streets and res our of the memory of the famous where all has been quiet during the treated toward: the hills behind the statesmen. Ozaki is the only person last few days. Both the Chinese and town. Japanese positions remain unchanged.
The damaging of the bridge at ment of Chinese troops, having with all three men.-Reuter.
To the right of Wuhu, a detach-houses of the Diet who enjoy the dis- tinction of having been acquainted Lokow is holding up Japanese troops obtained effective cooperation from at the Yellow Blver, according to a the main Japanese prisoner,-Central News.
forces operating In the vicinity, opened an attack on the in- vadera from Kweltan. At Chaosze remnant
of
Japanese Invaders
"
They're gold-hun- tars now (and they couldn't find it in the U. 8. Mint!) Six reels of their grandest howls!
WAY OUT WEST
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HISTORY AT NIGHT.” Charles Boyer, Jean Arthur, Lea Carrillo, Colin Clive.
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Chinese troops are extremely active karassing Japunere positions pending the opening of a concerted attack
from all sides,-Central News.
Snow Helps Drive Japanese From Yuhang
Kinhwa, Feb. 7..
Following their success, the main body of Chinese troops are advancing towards Hangchow and Kungsenklao.
Central News,
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REPORT
Final Showings To-day SONS of the
DESERT"
The Hongkong Stock Exchange Saturday rends ometal summary issued at 12.30 p.m.
River Crossing Frustrated
Hauchow, Feb. 7. Several attempts by Japanese troops at Pengpu to cross the Hwal
The market opened and remained A Berce battlo in a heavy snow, in RiverTMTMTMTM were
rather dull Bargain hunters en- frustrated by alert deavoured to take advantage of the which Japanese artillery fire was in-Chinese defenders on the northern dullness, but were disappointed. effective, brought Chinese troops right bank on the night of February 0. to the gates of the battered "elty" of The Japanese made an attempt to Yuhang, ten miles west of Hang- cross in small launches, under cover chow, at 0.25 o'clock yesterday morn-of artillery fire from the southern
bank.
Ing
The main forces of the Japanese "Chinese forces, upon the approach were driven from the city and have of the Japanese, released a withering ratreated towards Hangchow.
hall of machine-gun fire, killing about
To defeat the maze of land mines 50 men, The Japanese attempt to and charged barbed wire Inside steal a crossing was repeated at Chinese troops have not entered the several different points along the city but are closely guarding the river, but was repeatedly frustrated. eastern...... gate...and mopping-up-the---Central News,
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