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JAMES STEWART

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GUY KIBBEE

CHARLES

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ROBBED MISTRESS

Ungrateful House-Boy

Gambles With Loot

Taking advantage of his mistress

December 23, 1938.

Australian CONTROL OF AMOY

Mail

absence, a house-boy, Chan Kwong. Coming By Dolia This

Morning

20, lole a leather sulteuse contain- Ing four gold bangles, six gold fin- ger rings, a plece of jnde, gold neck-

fountain lace, brooch,

pon, Kold The Imperiat Airways plane Del- What-watch, metal pocket watch, phinus renched Kai Tak at 4 pm. $100 in Shanghai currency, and two yesterday with 700 kilos of mail from bundbags, the whole worth several

the United Kingdom, The Della is hundred dollars, and Bed to Macao, expected at Kal Tak at 11 am, to where he disposed of the greater day with Australian mail. part of the property, and used the money in Rumbling.

The story of the theft was told

A consignment of flowers arrived by the

plane yesterday, and earlier | this week a small case of inacets from

Inauguration of New

City Government

Shanghal. Dec. 22,

A new City Government of the Important port of Amoy in Fuklen province will. It is reported, be in- ugurated in order to replace the Pence present Japanese-controlled Maintenance Commission,

It is believed that January 1 has been fixed as the inauguration date.

Amoy in the only port ocrupled by the Japanese on the vast streich of cast between Shanghal and Canton. The Japanese hold only the town itself, the immediate hinterland of which is in Chinese hands-Trans-

to Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Cen-Datavia came through. They will be Ocean. iral Magistracy yesterday.

sent by Clipper to Honolulu to scien- Detective Sub-Inspector W. N. Usia Investigating pineapple plaguca. Darkin said Chan was formerly cm-i

Two planes are due on Christmas "THE THREE BEARS"

played by complainant's husband. Day with malls.

after his death, complainant,

Wu Yiu-hing, took Chan into her " No. 144 Gloucester Road. employ Chan worked there about

three weeks, and apparently knew where the jewellery was kept.

When he was arrested in Macau, only two watches, the plece of jade and the gold necklace were recover-

ed.

Sentence of three months' hard labour was Imposed.

Mra, O. C. Womack and her cast BY AIR FRANCE

have every reason to feel happy at The following passengers reached the warm support afforded by the their little Pantomime Hongkong at 11.30

a.m. yesterday nubile 10

"The Three Bears," given this week from Hanol:

the Helena May Institute. Every Messrs. Leighton, J. Rondon, int Walsh, W. Jenks, Ryder, Major Prit-seat was sold for all three perfor churd. Van Sickle, and two Chinese mances, and many took lekets for

passengers.

COBURN

Directed by CLARENCE

ALSO LATEST NEWS

Mr. P. 11. Sin appeared complainant.

for the

Asters Goldwyn-Mok

OF THE DAY

CUFF-LINKS STOLEN

The German aviator.

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The children shouted

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the Bogeyman. Little Vivien Ralston, Pulkowski, who played, "SK

"Skylocks", proved to A fine of $30, or five werks hard in Lyble in a small Araldo type of who

yesterday left Bengal airport inte most popular with the dudlences, the dainty also appreciated labour, was imposed on Pang Slu-i plane equipped with 100 horse power dancing of Suzette Complen and the mun, unemployed, by Mr. E. ms-Hirth engine in nt attempt 10 "Christmas Fairy," while Mr. T. R. at the Kowloon Magistracy establish a long distance light re- Rowell scored a great success as the yesterday, for larceny of gold cuff- cord for regular alr service British "Bobby." falas valued at $17, from the Wing machines. "

Tai Jewellery shop, No. Canton Roath on Monday.

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DUCHESS DEFEATED

Unexpected Result Of Kinross Election

Tax Tokens Hoarded

El Reno, Okla. The state puts out sales tax tokens by the thousands here but redeems them only by the hundreds. "We have come to the conclusion," says London, Dec. 22. The Government, candidate, Mr. Miss Raisy Braden, El Reno tag agent, W. McNair Spadden, scored an un- "that someone elther is hoarding the expected victory by a majority of little one-and Ave-mi pleces or 1,313 over the Duchess of Atholl burying them in wholesale lots," standing as an Independent, in the

Kinross, West Perthshire, by-election.

The Duchess of Atholl, who had

or-

been Member of Kinross since 1023, Duchess, a large number assisted and recently resigned on account of dis- encouraged her, The Duke helped Breament with Mr. Chamberlain's Itis wife, who has taken a large part foreign policy, but was standing for in political and philanthropie re-election.

She is a prominent ganisations in the ducal stronghold sympathiser with the Spanish Govern- covering the constituency, ment and has consequently earned the sobriquet The Red Tuchess."

Mr. Snadden, who is 42 years of Although Opposition alberal and and the son

age, is a breeder of shorthorn eattle of a Presbyterian Labour members frowned on ise no minister. The constituency is one of Tivities of a number of their promine the largest in Britain, being 85 by 03 ent members on behalf of the miles in some paris---Reuter Special,

Printed and Published for the Froprietor by DERICK TENCY FRANKLIN at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkongkarayan

worth

To Hing-man, a girl employed by the hop, stated that defendant with two others, entered and looked at the show-easy, Ile sted to see Come cuff-links, and handed a pair to one of the other two men where- ups all three ran out. Only de- fendant was arrested.

un

THIEF MAKES HAUL Estering No. 3 Jordan Rond Wednesday thief stole jewellery, money and clothing valued at $108, belonging to Wang Yeung-hi.

LOSSES REPORTED The loss of a Rolex wrist-watch, old watch chain, valued at $260, somewhere between Sun Wui Camp and the Fanling cross-ronds

December 19, has been reported

to the potten by LL. Nawab Zaba Quiziibash, of the 5th/5th. Raj- putana Rides.

Pulkowski will make his first stop

in Calcutta and will then proceed in stages to Australia.-Trans-Ocean.

AIR SERVICE

Arrivals and Departures Of Planes

Outward

For London, Australia, British Countries and Europe: Imperial Al- n.m. December 23; 7am. ways 7 December 27.

For Chungking. Sium, ete; Eurasia and C.N.A.C. services indefinite.

Y.M.C.A.

FIXTURES

The following European Y.M.C.A. | ixtures are notified:

19 pum.

Sunday, Dec. 25. Christmas Day. Marol Service at 9 pan.

Der. 20, Boxing Day. "Cinderella" at 9 pan.

Tuesday, Dec. 27, "Cinderella" at

Wsinesday, Dec. 8. Services Christmas Ditmer and 7.39 p.

Thursday, Dec. 29, Badminton at 8.30 p.m.

Convert at

Friday, Dec. 30, Women's Section: For U.S.A.. vn Manila, Honolulu, Hyldge Clays at 10 am, and Practice Guam: Pat American Philippine Play. Badminton at 8.30 pan. Clipper 8.30 am. December 29; China i Clipper 8.30 January 5.

For France via Hanol: Air France. 0.30 am. December 24.

Inward

From London, Australia and Bri- tish Countries: Imperial Airways

LATE NEWS

Mr. S. Wates, of 224 Nathan Belia, 11 tm. Deccinber 33; Imperial Air Mail Delayed

Road, has reported that she lost her Airways Den, 25, wrist-watch, valued at $20, in the From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwel-

of the Peninsula Hotel on: C.N.A.C. Eurasia Services Tounge Testiny

Miss Martina Ferneza hus report- ed that she lost her fountain pen in her office in the Stock Exchange Building on Tuesday. The pen was

valued at $37.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Donations to Charitable And Other Funds

The s. C. M. Post has received the following donation to the Salvation Ariny:

Mr. W. Spence, $10,

BLIND GIRLS HOME

The S. C. M. Post has received the following donation to the Industrial Home for Blind Girls! Mr. W. Spence, $10,

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN The S. C. M. Post has recciced the following donations to the Society for the Protection of Children:

The Four Buddhas, $10; Mr. W. Spence, $10.

In memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. S. White: Miss Wentworth $1; Mr. and Mrs. Rathmell, $1; Class Lower 5. D.G.S., $1.

STREET SLEEPERS

The S. C. M. Post has received the following donations to the

Street

Sleepers Shelter Society;

The Four Buddhas, $10; Hongitong University Christian Association,

$40.73.

DONATIONS WAITING

Donations are lying at the Business Ollee of the South China Morning Post for the following:

Chinese Soldiers' War Relief: Emergency Refugee Council; Tung Wah Hospital; St. Vincent de Paul; Salvation Army: Street Sleepers Shelter Society; Industrial Home for Did Girls.

definite.

in-

From U.S.A., via Honolulu, Guam,

Manila: Pan American Philippine

December Clipper 12.30 p.m.

28; China Cipper 12.30 p.m. January 4

From France, via Hanoi: Air France, 12.30 pm. December 20.

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Stormy weather over the Gulf of Tonking delayed the departure of the Imperial Airways. Della by over an hour this morning at Hauol.

The Della is now expected at Kal Tak at 1 pm, with Australian mail.

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