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KING'S

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

Swing, Brothers! Sing, Sisters? Howl and cheer, everybody! Because Judy Garland

at her

- plùs 7 lun-stars... bring you the mirth-and-melody Show of Showa!

bess

ALLAN

JONES

JUDY

GARLAND

LYNRE .CARVER

FANNY

BRICE

EVERYBODY SING

Metra Godlyn Mayer

PROTURE

NEXT CHANCE

M.G.M. Picturo

also TRAVELTALK "SERENE

SIAM"

Reginald OWEN Billie BURKE Reginald GARDINER Directed by Edwin L. Maris Proused by HARBY RAPE

“BEG, BORROW OR STEAL" with Frank Morgan John Beal Florence Rice

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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY O

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Another Hilarious Adventuro

in the hectic lives of Annabel, temperamental Screen Star, and Lanny, screwball press-agent I

IT'S A 'LAUGH ALL THE WAY!

JACK

LUCILLE

CAKIE BALL

ANNABEL

TAKES A

TOUR

wuh

RUTH DONNELLY. BRADLEY PAGE

RALPH FORBES FRANCES MERCER

ADDED!

RADIO

Picture

3 Walt Disney's Cartoons in Technicolour

(1) Mickey Mouse in "Boat Builders"

(2) Mickey Mouse in "Hawaiian Holiday" (3) Donald Duck in "Self Control" TO-NIGHT at 9.20 P.M.

HONG KONG, PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY presents THE FINAL PERFORMANCE of

"RUDDIGORE”

PRICES: $3.30, $2.20 & $1,10 INCLUDING TAX

TOMORROW

A Paramount

Picturo

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-6.15

THE THRILL PICTURE OF THE YEAR

覆蓋

BOOLOO "

COLN TAPLEY - MAMO CLARK

FLEMING

ROAD WANGHAI

Saturday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

H. K. N. V. F.

PROMOTIONS

December 17, 1938.

4,000 Jews

No Optimism To Pass

ANNOUNCED About Peace

The following promotions in: the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Forcé have been announced:--

Lieutenant lo Lieutenant-Com- mander-Richard John Vernall, with effcet from November 8, 1938,

Acting Sub-Lieutenant

to Sub- Lieutenant-Claude Trenchard- Davis, M.C., with effect from Novem- ber 10, 1037

with

John Gordon Gifford-Hull, with effect from November 23, 1037.

Sub-Lieutenant to Acting Licu- tenant: William Ralph Ewing Ste- phenson, with effect from November 0, 1930.

Claude Trenchard-Dayls, M.C.. with effect from November 8, 1938.

Acting Sub-Lieutenant (E) to Sub- Lieutenant (E):-Frank Buckle, with effect from November 27, 1937.

Cudet to Acting Sub-Lieutenant--- Desinand Ernest Hindmarsh. effect from November 15, 1038.

Cadet to Acting Sub- .-Bernard Joseph Mora-i han, with effect from November, 8,

Maurice 1938. Thomas

Parsons, with effect from November 15, 1930, George Gordon Stopani-Thomson, with effect from November 23, 1938. Probationary Cadet to Cadet: Patrick Cardinal Masen Sedgwick, with effect from November 5, 1937. Frank Cecil Manning, with effect from February 12, 1938, Gerald John Probyn Carey, with effect from February 12, 1038 Willian Alou Johnson, with effect from March 18, 1938, Robert John Minnitt, with effect from November 8, 1938. James Thomas Brown, with effect from November 8, 1038. Jack Yuan Hut- ton-Potts, with effect from Novem- ber 15, 1938. Kenneth Albert Watron, with effect from November 15, 1938,

Boer Celebrations Reach Climax

Pretoria, Dec. 16. The fourth day of the Voortrekker centenary celebrations reached climax to-day when the foundation stone of the memorial

to comme-

morate the great trek of 1838, when

NEW YORK, Dec. 10. ARRIVING IN the Queen Mory to-day. Mr. Joseph Kennedy, the American Am bassador to London said: "I am not particularly optimistle about peace in Europe."

No sald that Mr. Chamber- Jain's programme had not yet accomplished anything, adding **Whatever

comes of should stay out."

we

Asked for his opinion of Herr Her, the Ambassador replied: "I suggest you meet me this day after I resign."-United Prena.

LATE NEWS

Huge Navy Budget For France

Park, Dec. 16.

The French navy-estimates for 1939 total 8,174,000,000 francs, it was announced to-night, which Includes 2,674,000,000 francs for current upkeep and working ex- penses, and 5,500,000,000 francs for extraordinary

expenditure

for new material and equipment. poris and arsenals.

The amount represents an in- crease of 76 per cent, compared with the 1938 estimates, namely 2:4 per

cent, on the ordinary budget, and 121 per cent, new construction.

It is aimed to complete all vessels under construelton pro- vided in the estimates by January 1, 1943-Reuter Special.

Britain's 60 New Warships

London, Dec, 16,

Naval expenditure has doubled.

Through H.K.

Toklu, Dec. 17. Over 4,000 News from Europe will Hand in Shanghai In the near future Frovented the spokesman of

Japanese Foreign Office to-day. these about 1,000. wift land December 20 having made the journey in the Conte Blancamano

the Dutch, settlers left the Cape to army expenditure has trebled, und escape British rule, was laid here by air force expenditure has quintupled three women descendants of since the Inst elections said Mr. Voortrekker leaders.

Lerlie Hore Belisha at Devonport |

the

A crowd of 200,000 participated in to-day.

ceremony.

He added that it was expeeled that Alessages Were received from 60 warships, representing 130,000 Queen Wilhelmina, and Mr. Malcolm tons, would enter into service MacDonald on behalf of the Nether-| linasefal year.-Reuter,

lands ind United Kingdom res pectively, the former expressing the hope thin the celebrations would give new ties to the old bonds be- tween the Union and the Nether- lands, and the latter expressing admiration for the courage and endurance displayed by the

7 KILLED IN PLANE CRASH

Rome, Dee. 16.

the Of

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while a futher 2,000 to 3,000 are now en route. About 1,000 arc from Germany, and the remaining group is composed of refugees from Italy, mostly Germans.

Whether the Jews will be granted permission to reside permanently in Shanghai depends on the decision talion by the local Government de- clares the spokesman, und should the Jews be allowed to settle there, no distinction will be mude between them and members of other faces, although politically ruspletous per- song will not be periniited__to_re- nah.-Trans-Ocean.

NEW SECRETARY FOR COUNCIL

Mr. Charles J. Roe bas been appointed to act as Secretary to the Urban Council as from December 15,

Mr.

NEW JAPANESE CONSUL-GENERAL

Akiyoshi - Tajiri, Consul. General for Japan at Hongkong. assumed charge of the Japanese Consulate-Generat on December 10:

NO DEVALUATION OF RUPEE

New Delhi, Dee, 18. A communique states that the ¡Government of India has no intention of allowing the present exchange value of the rupees to be lowered- Reuter.

06974 00944

Forged Cash Sweep Ticket Misfired

Sentence of six months' imprison- iment with hard labour was Imposed ពត Wong Kwan-yu. 26-year-old

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN RD. HOWLOON-DRRY AT 7,30·5,20×720 € 950 •TKL. JOGAS

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

IT'S JANE'S FUNNIEST !

IT'S A LAUGH AVALANCHE !

TO - MORROW

A Paramount Pictura

DAILY

AT

$30

520

720

•

9:20

Jane's up to her grin

in

trouble

again

Jane Withers ALWAYS IN TROUBLE

JEAN ROGERS ARTHUR TREACHER ROBERT KELLARD - EDDIE COLLINS O ANDREW TOMBES - MANA BRYANT JOAN WOODBURY

A 20th Century-Fox Picture

THE THRILL PICTURE OF THE YEAR "BOOLOO"

COLIN TAPLEY - MAMO CLARK

STARE

℗ TO-DAY ONLY

KOWLOON

houseboy, for attempting to defraud Eddie Cantor in "ALI BABA GOES TO TOWN”

the Macao Jockey Club of $3,682 by ¡means of a forged sweep leket.

Evidence disclosed that

Wong changed the number of 1:15

-sweep Seven people were killed when a ticket, 06071, to 00944. the winning Voortrekkers In their historien Italian military plane crashed near number in the Lamchen Cup on

enterprise.-Reuter.

NEW PREMIER OF SIAM

Bangkok, Dee. 10.

for

the

Mr. Pibutsonggram, Minister Defence in Slam, has been appointed Premier by the Council for Regency-Reuter,

Rimini la-day.---Reuter,

December 11.

TO - MORROW

MGM Picturo

Four days after the race the actual g winner of the sweep collected thr money from the Macao Jockey Club alice in Hongkong. A few hours later Wong produced his fleket, claiming to be the winner.

Oficials of the club detained him and sent for the police.

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A 20th Century Fox Picture

STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY "BOHEMIAN GIRL"

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A much married mufi-millionaire is subdued and put into a sirait-jacket by his eighth wife whom he married for a new thrill.-

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GARY

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ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING

7, CHATER ROAD.

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY

THE HAPPIEST-HIT OF THE SEASON !

Jane Withors in ́ ́"RASCALS" with Rochelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox, Berzah Minevitch and His Gang

A 20th Contury-Fox Picture

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