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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY

1988.

No Helium

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"WE WENT TO COLLEGE"

Charles Butterworth

Walter Abel

LEE THEATRE

Presents

CHINA'S GREATEST ACTOR

Mr. MEI LAN FANG

Gala Opening on

WEDNESDAY, 11th May at 7.30 p.m. Presenting

"HSI SHIH”

The romantic story of the beautiful HSI SHIH who lived

742 B. C.

12th May, at 8.00 p.m. Presenting

"THE DOUBLE REUNION”

13th May, at 8:00 p.m.

Presenting -

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Zeppelins

U.S. FEARS USE FOR WAR PURPOSES

Washington, May 8.

BRITAIN, Roosevelt

AMERICA SHOW WAY

Joint Jurisdiction Over. Disputed Isles.

:

Washington, May 8:

On Errand

Of Mercy"

HIGH SEA DRAMA IN U.S. CRUISER

Charleston, S. Carolina, It is authoritatively stated

It is understood that the terms

May 8. that unless President Roosevelt of a new Agreement between How President Roosevelt par- intervenes, Mr. Harold Ickes, Great Britain and the United Secretary of the Interior, will States, which will be signed ticipated in a dramatic errand prohibit the sale of large quan- shortly, will provide for joint of mercy on the High Seas was told here to-day by railograms dia- jurisdiction over the two tities of helium gas to Germany.puted islands in the South Sens. Philadelphia, in which the Pre- received from the cruiser

Hellum is the only non-indammable These smail pln-points on mapy of gas suitable for use in dirigibles, the Pacific-Canton and Enderby Bident has been holidaying on a Germany requires supplies prin- islands are of strategic importanco trip to the Bahamas. cipally for the new dirigible, now in view of the forthcoming network

The cruiser picked up a radio under construction, which will re- of commercial air services between place, the Hindenburg, destroyed at the United States, Canada, Australia, message from the Norwegian freighter Immediate Lakehurst, New Jersey, when its ni- New. Zealand and New Guinea. Marathon, asicing for flammable hydrogen gas exploded. According to the New York Times medicul assistance for an injured negotiations will be extended to cover) scuman. The US.S. Philadelphia, Dr. Hugh Eckner, the famous the Antarctic regions, where huge which was Afty miles distant, Zeppelin commander, is expected on areas are at present in friendly dis- Immediately turned and headed at Monday to seek authorisation for the pute between the two countries. full speed for the Marathon. export from America, which controls teuter. the world's 19,700,000 cuble feet). of hellum.

It is indicated that the Secretary of the Interior will inform Dr. Eckner that such a quantity constitutes "on amount of military importance," and its export would therefore violate the Hellum Act.

There are no indications that Prest- dent Roosevelt will interfere with Mr. Jekes' decision,-United Press.

President Roosevelt, who had been watching a movie performance, went TRIED TO ROB POLICEMAN

on deck immediately the Norwegian WRA sighted, and WHA zn Picking a European sergeant of the ship Police Force as his victim, Lom Kong, interested spectator is a boat was 20,

In was lowered unemployed

Carpenter,

the choppy sentenced to two months hard labour took a doctor to the Marathon. by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central| Magistracy this morning for the theft of a wrist watch from Sergeant P. Sherevera at Queen's Road Central near Wing Wo Street.

STOP PRESS

JAPANESE

PRESS

TOWARD NINGPO

SCO

and

The Philadelphia's doctor removed a steel splinter from the eye of the renman, who is reported to be pro- gressing favourably-Reuter.

PRESS NEWS

SMALLPOX CASES INCREASE BY 7

Seven further cuses of smallpox were

to

Health the reported Shanghai, May 1.

Authorities during the past 48 hours, Shaoshing, famous wine-producing bringing the total to 2.220 since centre in northern Cheklang Pro- vince south-west of Hangchow, was January 1. Occupied on Saturday by Japanese forces moving in the direction of cases of diphtheria, three of measles Ningpo. 15 Japanese communique issued at 1 o'clock this afternoon

said.

in

the

land

The Japanese column engaged this operation was reported to be tontinuing its advance along railroad towards Yanyu.

Assisting the advance of forces, Japanese naval aircraft on Sunday bombed Hofel, strategie city' In central Anbwel; Anking. and Liyuan, in the same province, and Ningpo and Chukl in Cheklang.-

Dumci,

Additionally there were three new

und one of dysentery.

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RETURN OF ANOTHER “OLD FAVOURITE”

EDDIE CANTOR in "KID MILLIONS” A United Artists Picture,