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KING'S

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THERE COES MY HEART Goodbye, yacht Who cares? Qoodbye. Job! What's the difference Job don't matter. trouble doesn't mean a thing

in this grand, glorious not of laughter and romance!

HAL ROACH

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THERE GOES MY HEART.

FREDRIC

MARCH

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PATSY KELLY

ALAN MOWBRAY

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Directed by JOHN ALYSTONE Original Elors JEAN HEGULERCO une

CHARLES ROGERS « Scrom Play by JAMES PARROTT, FELIX ADLER, CHARLES MELSON Ansociate Proéreur §. 5. VAN KEUKEN

A Metro - Gildwyn - Mayer Bletmen

Added Attractions: News of the Day"

and

"Our Gang" Comedy

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 4, 1939.

TO-MORROW at 12.30 P.M.

SPECIAL MORNING SHOW

Harold Lloyd in "THE MILKY WAY” Admission: Stalls-10 cts.. Dress Circle-20 cts., Loge-30 cts.

NEXT CHANGE

RETURN SHOWING BY POPULAR DEMAND! Icanette MacDonald "NAUGHTY MARIETTA” Nelson Eddy in

An "Old Favourito" from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Needed Urgently

MEN'S WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S

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11, Ice House Street,

MONDAY

THURSDAY

10 am to 12 Noon.

LATE

COLONY'S DEFICIT

$440,043

Despite Highest

NEWS

Ban On Hawkers

Of Sweep Tickets

The habit of hawking enih-sweep race tickets around offices and in the streets, which has become prevalent! in Hongkong during recent months, in to be stopped by law, according to notification in the "Government

JAPANESE TO PERMIT SHIPPING

Gazette" this morning, which publish. Limited Number Of

ed the terms of a Bill to amend the

The most important part of the

Revenue In History Betting Duty Ordinance of 1931.

British Vessels

"There a no reason why a Kmited As a result of increased expendi- amendment is that no person shall ture in nearly all Heads, the Hong-sell, or offer for sale any tickets, lists, number of British aliips should not go

Government kung

sustained B receipts or other substitutes for to Canton." defeit

This statement was made to-day of $440,043 for the year tickets recording the numbers of the 1938, according to figures published chances allocated for any cash-sweep, by the Japanese Consul in Hongkong. in "Government Gazelle" this totalizator, or pari-mutuel, except at Mr. T. Oda, when commenting on the morning.

places authorised by the Com-arrival of the Japanese steamer Sul Itevenue, totalling $36,735,854, missioner of Police for such sales, San Maru in the Colony at 0a.m. was the highest ever recorded, ex- and then only in accordance with the to-day. The ship is taking Japanese ceedin 486.

that of the previous year conditions (if any) contained in such wish to point out that this does

cargoes from Amoy to Canton,

**I not me was also the offices of the club conducting been re-opened, but that only Expenditure, however, a record, the total of $37,175,897

the cash-sweep, totalizator or pari-limited number of Japanese and being $5,064,075 higher than in 1937, mutuel betting, to which the tickets, British ships will go to Canton."

At the beginning of the year, it was lists, receipts, or other substitutes for estimated that the Colony would have tickets relate. a surplus of $3,124,629, compared with the actual surplus of $1,005,164 in 1937,

by

EXPENDITURE JUMPS There was a big increase in ex- penditure in December, the total of $5,982,720 being nearly $3,000,000- above the expenditure for the same period in 1937. Revenue in Decem ber amounted to $3,109,514, compar- ed with $2,921,319 in the same period In 1937.

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authorisation, or on the premises or

mean that the Pearl tiver

has

A

The Consul sald that the Japanese and British Consuls in Canton had exact streets is forbidden, and this pro- terms of which he had not yet been

The hawking of chances in the roached an agreement, the abition is extended so as to forbid informed. the sale or offer of tickets in any places other than those authorised by the Commissioner of Pollee,

011

11c

said the Sui San Maru would be returning from Canton in a few days, and though it might not call at llongkong, another ship would be doing so shortly.

CHINESE OFFICIAL

He said that within the next two DUE TO-DAY

or three weeks. several Japanese steamers would be on regular service General Hsu Tsong-tse.

Vice-to Canton, calling at Ulangkong and President of Control Yuan, ia arriving through to Amoy. in Jongkong: this afternoon

Air, Oda

said

that no passengers board the President Conlidge from were salling on the Sol San Maru Shanghai where he resided for the this morning for Canton. No cargo past 18 months on account of its was taken aboard here, and the call poor health. In order to clear up the at Tiongkong was inore in the nature Tumour that he was asked to join the of a trial trip.. Japanese puppet Government in all-time Nanking, be decided to visit Heng- jump of kong anmediately,

from

RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GUNBOATS

Nearly every Department showed increased expenditure last year.

Miscellaneous Services, which cost $1,628,017 in 1937, cost $3.040,662 in 1938- increase of $1,411,042.

Military contributions to the im- perial Government increased

the $5,586,415 in 1937 to record of 56,880,723-a

At the same time, however. the $1,294,300. I will be recalled that It is learned that the Chinese "Telegraphi" is informed from most Government recently announced that Nation!

has appointed authoritative sources that the British, ure contributions to the Imperial

other Third Power come him, including Mr. To Yuch-naval authorities have been requested passage of I gunboats up and sen, Mr. Wong Shao-lai, Dr. Andrew to stop the Lee, Adiniral Chen Chak, Mr. L. K. down the Pearl River.

This fact would indicate that Kung and Mr. Au Fong-poo.

future

Government have been Axed at SB.- special ra overnment here to wel-American and

000,000 per annum.

Only seven Heads showed increased Revenue during 1938, the principal being Revenue from duties, which increased from $7,625,411 to $9.105.- 121. Revenue from this source com- prised

one-third of the almost Colony's total revenue.

LAND SALES JUMP

Land Sales showed a welcome in-

that the

Vie

will proceed to Chungking to take up shipping from the River.

It is understood that General Hsu Japanese desire to clear all foreign

It is understood his new post in the newly organised

last institution named "The National De-foreign gunboat to proceed up the fence Council," of which General river was the U.S.S. Mindanao, which Chiang Kai-shek is the Chairman. Left Hongkong for Canton on February

crease of $671,040, after declining 0.B.E. FOR ARMY

steadily for several years. The total receipts in 1938 were $1,199,510, com- with $528,403 in 1937.

the exceeded

The

ADVISER

!1.

COLONY'S ASSETS

It has just been learned that Mr. SHOW DECLINE

D. A. G. Willis, Financial Adviser of

Com-

actual revenue estimated revenue by $844,510.

Despite the serious loss of bust-the War Oflee to the China

Hongkong's excess of Aspets over ness since the closure of the Chinese mund, was Included in the New Year Liabilities has decreased 10 $13,- section of the railway, the Kowloon Honours, Mr. Willis was awarded 582,234 as a result of the defeit

in the Order of the Brkish Emp.re! Canton Railway succeeded in

reasing revenue from $1,287,040 in (Civil Division), 1937 to $1,982,287, an increase of $404,347

The loss sustained by the K.C.R.

a result of the closure of the Chinese

BIG DELAY IN AIR MAIL.

sustained in 1938, it was vented this morning.

The Culony's actual cash assets now total just over $3,000,000, owing to the fact that over $12,000,000 has Works been advanced for. Public

have not yet arrive against loans which this afternoon have

been issued. bren delayed three days and will not arrive here

section may best be instanced by. Home mails scheduled to comparing the revenue of $138.027 in December, 1937, with the small total of $39.260 in the last month of 1930.

until Tuesday.

The Australian mall is expected at 5 p.m. to-day.

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