1938-07-20 — Page 12

TO

LAIK-CONDITIONED THEATREN

TO-DAY- ONLY

This girl will work at

a machine

all her lugl

- MORROW M.G.M. Pictura

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

Bul...this girl will be tamp!. ed by wealth

This girl will marry a poor man and keep on workingi.

she bad

DRAMA OF A SHOPGIRL AND

dreamed of A MILLIONAIRE!

and hoped for!

JERAWFORDSTRACY

Mannequin

ALAN CURTIS-RALPH MORGAN

AF BOR

•Dicocted by Frank

Joanotto MacDonald - Nolson Eddy in

TELEGRAPH

WEDNESDAYA

RANDOM RAMBLINGS

By "John Blunt"

Drowned To Let Friends Live

Clinging to a capsized sailing yacht in the Firth of Forth, togethot with two girls and two schoolboys, a young student saw that his weight was dragging the waterlogged eraft down.

Cheerio, I'm off," he gasped, and

struck out for an island a mile away.

Years spent in the East have fashioned me after that "Wise old owl who sat on an oak; The more he heard the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard... and I took "a patterning at Cramond, near Edinburgh, from that old bird."

It was the last they saw of him.

He was David Hepworth, aged 19, Thomas neighbour, schoolboy Cranmore, unable to hang on any longer, was also drowned,

A

That excellent axiom is unfortunately a thing of the The girls and the other boy were past. Having recently returned to Hongkong, I resigned saved by a party out for an evening's sull, Who at first took distress siguals myself to settling back into my inarticulate niche, but for ducks.

They found Ruth and Valerie alas! life has changed so depressingly that one feels goad-Sandeman, sisters, and the boat's owner, 16-year-old David Wilcox, ed into uttering his cry to swell the pandemonium of blinging to the mast. All were saved, A sudden squnll had overturned strange wailings.

the yacht.

Society, In the generally nccepted sense, has disintegrated into so many diametrically opposed fragments. Young men with communistic Jean- ings weakly prench insidious fallacies) in which they have become en-) mashed. Bereft of loyalty, devold of common-sense, they imagine that by sailing athwart convention they will bring about the millenium.

Cleries delve into political crazi- ness and prench anything from "red" doctrines to the creed of dictators.) They wantonly sacrifice the simplici- ty and beauty of the Divine and

the material and spiritual for t

the

snobs and then wonder why are not permitted to patronisc ail men. Humility is as foreign to them

is is vanity lo a leper. I am, course, speaking of the unfortunate examples... the noise-mongers, the insincere, the hypocriticnl.

STOP PRESS NEWS

KIUKIANG HEAVILY BOMBED

"The GIRL of the GOLDEN WEST" | secular. Some of them even bee by Japanese airmen over

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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW • The Surprise Hit Of The Season ! OLYMPË BRADNA.. The Star Discovery Of 1938!

*

YOUNG LOVE IN ALL ITS SWEET STARRY ECSTASY!

Gena Raymond - Olympe Bradne "STOLEN HEAVEN"

wal Glenda Farrell-Lawis Stone-Porter Holi Douglas Dumbrilla A Paramount Picture

FRIDAY

CAROLE LOMBARD

་

FERNAND GRAVET

"FOOLS FOR SCANDAL

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The grandest love

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JAPAN NOTE DELIVERED

Tokyo, July 20. Definite development in the border situation is considered improbable two return of the

the

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TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY!

RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF A FINE MUSICAL COMEDY

SHIRLEY TEMPLE

"The

LITTLE COLONEL

A B. G. De Sylva Production with, EVELYN VENABLE - JOHN LODLE

and BILL ROBINSON

Directed by David Butler

TO-MORROW

"THE LADY IN THE MORGUE”

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chun

Klukiang, July 20. bofore At least 300 bombys were dropped parlementaires who are expected to 41 wide be back either to-day or to-morrow aren around Kluklang in one of the unless they are killed by the Soviet Hunchun severest air ralds experienced there troops, according to

that the two yesterday.

parlementaires,

bearing prominent Commencing at 8 a.m. two Japanese message which says raiders flew over a point west

of parto

white flags, left a certain point on the Sinkang and dumped their cargo.

eastern border of Manchukuo terri- Much plety is being spilt over the At 11 o'clock, Chowklamen to the tory at 6.50 on Monday night to refugee problem. As long as i can cast of Kiukiang was raided by deliver an offelul note to the Soviet remember, Hongkong always has had squadron of Japanese aircraft which

authorities.

This official note was addressed by its masses of destitute beings, who, released about 60 missiles.

machines dropped 20 missiles in the early hours of the morning!

the Japan-Manchukua military au- Tomelshan, 10

south-west at can be seen searching the garbage

of Sinkang, nt 2

Later, they thorities on the spot to the. Soviet bins for snacks

food. or some lew

Sinochilapna, west ef commander at Novokievsk, discarded trifle which may fetch a

It has now actually been ascertained Sinkang

and

unloaded 00 more few cash at marine dealer's store!

More anissiles.

than 30 civilians that the two military parlementaires What of these? The Street Sleepers there were either killed or malmed were received by the Ogpu at Karan- Seclely was founded some years ago while rows of houses were blown up, chih, to whom they banded the note. to assist them. The S.P.C. cares for

Pellipu, south-east of Kluklang, Dumei. the children, but both of these

tack

and Moutashan, near Sinkang, were societies complain of of funds

afternoon. regularly, being utterly unable to also bombed in the

Central News. their

the

оп

of

over

the

p.m.

Deny British Protest

Hankow, July 20.

al

w

New G.S.O. 2 Arrives In Hongkong

Kokfong-quarters.

cope with the demand

1 remember na! meagre resources. great impulse stirred to assist these and the poor within our gutes, und, yet, people are thinking in terms of refugees, apparently foreign blind

Indifferent to

fter or

the prior claims of those born (many

Major G. R. Way, R.A., General them) within our gates. Let us dis-

The Foreign Office spokesman has Staff Officer II, a new appointment courage cant and humbug and take denied that the British Ambassador, in the Hongkong military command, stock of ourselves and sur Colony Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, has pro-hus nrrived in the Colony and taken before we invite China's destitutes lo

se tested against the Chinese occupation up his duties at Command Head- I know the strict sense of British property Bock here.

Chiness United Press. of justice Inherent in our

am sure that they will friends, and

If a handful of foreigners and a sprinkling of Chinese wish to reed, house and clothe refugees, let then put their hands in their own

and then announce pockets, limit to which they are prepared to But Arst of all, let even flem go. assure themselves that their is no for transport to Hankow, will leave Education Officer

not Captain G. W. P. Kimm, and Captain prior claim to their charity in Hong- for Welhalwel to-morrow, and

Hyde will assume the new post of kong itself.

Let us be sensible and to-day, as originally scheduled.

been Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal, 143 let

H.M.S. Daring, which has and moreover, practicn), not forget that all crents, in no mat- stationed at Swatow for some time, and will be in charge of the entire

milltary police. in due in the Colony to-day. ter what sphere, are a menace.

the

H.M.S. SUFFOLK

It is also notifled that Captain F. Captain C. H. R. Sale, A.E.C., and

1cft Regiment, Hyde, Manchester LEAVES TO-MORROW Liverpool for Hongkong on July 9 aboard the Blue Funnel liner Sarpe- H.M.S. Suffolk, the British cruiser don, which arrives here on August which brought down 100 ratings and 12. offlcers from Welhaiwel to Hongkong

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HANKOW

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STARE

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ANNABELLA

Remember herumzuul nome..... you'll never forget her lovely face!

Henry FONDA⚫ Leslie BANKS

57795

TUINGS MORNING

TO -

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A Paramount Picture

THE WORLD-FAMOUS TENOR

JOHN MCCORMACK

Directed by Harold Scherer. Produced by abed T. Kane A 20th Cent Fox Relenie

RAFT

GARY COOPER - GEORGE "SOULS AT SEA“

FAKE ART TRANÉ ON HULPPY VÄLLET BUR “

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in succession to

Gay excitement returns to the screen as Arsene Lupin out-thrills, out-romances and out-bafles ace G-men.

Romance races with mystery ..... as Arsene Lupin

and an American G-Man; match wits...to win a girl... and solve a double murderl

ARSENE LUPIN Returns

MELVYN DOUGLAS VIRGINIA BRUCE WARREN WILLIAM JOHN HALLIDAY NAT PENDLETON

Directed by GEORGE MIZMAURICI Produced by 10HH W, CONSIDINE, JE

Ong

Thousand

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THE PLAINSMAN

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