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Little Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands, supported by her father, Prince Bernhard, eagerly watches crowds drop flowers on steps of Soestdijk palace, in honour of her mother's 30th birth- JAY.

Cargo Clearances At Tsingtao

London.

Questions were asked in Parliament recently regarding the carriage of cargoes from Tsingtao to Canada and the vessels carrying such cargoes,

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

June 13, 1939.

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Girl

Rebuked

Intruder

WEYMOUTH.

ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD

London Can "Hardly

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HOLLYWOOD.

SAMUEL GOLDWYN, millionaire film magnate and Cons-ex-newsboy, has bought the £1,200,000 stock held by

tance Chapman, of Castletown, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks Portland, was aroused from sleep by the switching on of the light in the United Artists Film Corporation, it was learned

in her bedroom.......

She saw standing near the door a naval man, Able-Senman John Largy, aged 22.

"Take your hat off in a lady's bedroom," Constance said sharp ly.

"I'm sorry," said the sallor as he proceeded to obey,

Portland magistrates laughed heart- ily recently when Constance described the incident in evidence against |LMERY.

The man was fined £0 for being on enclosed premises for an unlawful purpose.

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"When I saltor," Constance said, "I screamed and pulled the bed-

clothes over my head.

The sailor pulled them off me and

put his hand over my mouth,

"I promised not to scream if he took his band away.

"I TELL LIES"

recently.

Goldwyn Incorporated."

The new name of the United Artists studio will be "Samuel

producers. Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlio United Artists Corporation is an association of owner- Chaplin each holds stock worth £400,000.

Kords since he began production in London, and who is a direc Mr. Harry George, who has been associated with Alexander tor of London Film productions and of the Denham and Pine- wood Studios, sald..

"We in London have had no indication whatsoever.of any such transaction.

"If it has taken place it must vitally affect Mr. Korda's position as an owner-member of United Artists, but it is hardly conceivable that such a deal should have been completed since owner-members of United Artists wishing to sell their holdings are obliged by the constitution of the corporation to offer the made to Mr. Korda." shares to all other owner-members. No such offer has been

Mr. George Archibald, a joint to

"I asked him: "What are you doing | managing-director of United Artists | success dispuie have been

in my room? and he said: 'I've come in London, said: to see you.' I had never seen him before.

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"I told him to take his hat off in lady's bedroom. He took it off and sald he was sorry. "Then, my. Mum

toor

knocked at

the

recent

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What makes the report all the more

have

member

un-

"I said, 'Mum won't believe me puzzling to London is the fact that and Alexand years ago Goldwyn

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It has been known for some time "I can hardly believe it. A deal that Goldwyn has completed in secrecy in the space of most active

been dissatisfled of auch size could hardly have been with the situation wherein he, as the a week. In my most

of United municatious from New York there with Mary Pickford, Douglas

Artists, should have to share profis has been no hint of any such sale,'

Falr- banks, and Charlie Chaplin, The sailor said, 'Tell them you are

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who ave been virtually inactive as pro- joll right!!

ducers for several years.

Just over two because I teli les." (Laughter.)

Korda secured an A call for help by Connie's mother Goldwyn and United Artists have option to purchase Jointly the hold- was answered by two policemen,

been in strong disagreement since ings of Mary Pickford, Douglas Fair- Mir. Hannah asked the Prime and one German and what was the

who trapped Largy In the bedroom. Janu

January last Mr.Goldwyn, filed banks, and Charlie Chaplin, but after A naval officer said Largy's conduci di sgainst United Artists over two New York, and London, It was Minister whether he has any in- percentage of Tsingtao shipments to

wo protracted negotiations in Hollywood,) formation as to how many British, Europe formerly carried in

months ago, seeking cancellation of British American and Japanese ships, ships?

vessels. He has, however, no official are cement by which the films nounces that they had decided not to respectively,

distributed throughout the world carried cargoes from The Prime Minister: My

exercise it, Tsingtao to Canada and the United Friend bas seen

Noble confirmation of these reports. As re- by United Artists,

IL unofficial reports gards the proportion of Tsingtou

was then reported that the deal States of America, during the month stating that a

United Artists replied to his action collapsed because of the three prin- of March?

Japanese shipments to Europe formerly carried by saying: "The sult has no merit cipais insisting on being paid spot steamers and one German vessel In British ships, the figures for 1835 whatsoever, and will be vigorously cash in full, instead of accepting cleared from Tsingtao with direct and 1030 were approximately 36 per contested." cargo for. Europe and North America cent, and 62 per cent. The actual

settlement in instalments during the month of March, and they tonnage carried in 1936, however,

It is understood that efforts made number of years, make no mention of

any such showed some decrease on that of the clearances by British or United States previous year.

Captain Alan Graham arked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the only vessels shipping cargo from Tsingtao to Europe during the month of March were three Japanese

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