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Beta and Samuel Spaweck's

WEETSCIRL

Stage Play Produced By George Abbott

Caring for the first those in 2 you, JAMES

CAGNEY

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MARIE WILSON

RALPH BELLAMY FRANK MCHUGH DICK FORAN Dirty LLOYD BACON

A WARNER BEGA. METUAR Screen play by Dalla end Sampat Spaweck

KENTUCKY

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with LORETTA YOUNG - RICHARD GREENE

HANKOW

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"RIDE A Crooked MILE" AKIM TAMIROFF - LEIF ERIKSON

ORIENTAL

FLEMING

ROAD

WANOHAR

TEL SOMS

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Lord Baldwin On-

Difficulty Of Democratic Government

Unity Is Big Need

never

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (Reu- ter)."IF war comes it will find the British people united ns before, powerful in material resources and believing in our hearts that on the issue depends ultimately the freedom of mankind," declared Earl Bald-

Britain, speaking at the banquet of the Congress on Education for Democracy.

the

European Steals Radio Sets By Trick

Charged on

three counts with stealing radio sets by a trick, Charics Percival Archer, aged 25, formerly al

sentenced by Mir, R. A. D. Forrest at

August 17, 1939.

More Police To Cope With

I.R.A. Terrorism

Women Arrested

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

radio saleammut, was this morning! the Central Magistracy to two weeks prisonment on each of the three charges.

Det.-Sergt. Allen said that Archer,] LONDON, Aug. 16 (Reuter). who was born in Hongkong, ap--As part of the ceaseless police pronched the complainant Ma Mak-watch for Irish Republican yee and

asked him if he wanted "to buy a new radio. Ma said he would Army terrorists, the Home office if he could sell his

old set

has granted permission for the Archer took it away and sold it. Scotland Yard Special (Inves- Archer approached a Mr. J. A. Bor-

Earl Baldwin added: "In such a confilet we must play our part, and to the end.' Democracy was most difficult form of government that ever existed, in a Totalitarian | W State, no responsibility rested on the individual citizen.

and

win, former Premier of Greater and said he knew a friend whigntion) Branch to be increased. had a radio set he would exchange Extra officers have already been for an old one. and Archer took posted to several ports in Wales and Borger's set and sold it.

the West Coast of England up to In the third case, in which Archer Lancashire, and later this week, other was charged with stealing by bailee, officers will augment the staffs ut it was stated that he went to a Fishguard, Holyhead, and Heysham. friend on Saturday last and said he Information lins been received that would like to borrow his radio set the LR.A. deportees may attempt to for a party. He was asked to return re-enter the country and others, it the next day, but instead, Archer hitherto unknown to the police, may sold it to a radio store in Hennessy try tu enter England. Read.

The police are not satisfied that Archer received a total of $130 for the campaign of terrorism has ended and a special watch is being mali- pleaded guilty nd tained on suspects in London. The when asked by the magistrate what latest suspects to be delained are two he had done with the money and women. whether he could make any restitu- tion, Archer sald he had spent all the money and could make restitution.

In conclusion the speaker said: "We have

shown the world that we have ideals no less than the Totalitarian States ident. Harder of accomplish- ment because they are far higher ideals, they involve the co-operation of men of their own free will endea- vouring to work with God himself in raising mankind."

Flew Too Near Maginot Line

London, Aug. 10.

Six warning shells were fired at the Imperial Airways liner Forluna when she flew close to u prohibited area near the French border while en route from Zurich to Croydon with nine British

passengers.

The first sell burst some distance in front of the plane and within a few minutes five more burst close to the plane, causing the pilot change course.

to

In response to wireless Inquiries by the plot, Strasbourg replied that the anti-aircraft battery commnander thought that the Fortuna was flying too close to the Maginot Line pro- hibited area. The French message added, "Very sorry."

Ten minutes later the pilot, asked by wireless from Strasbourg whether the shooting was good, replied, "Yes, far too good for our liking."--Reuter,

Anti-Nazi Film

GERMANS

PROTEST

Chungkin, Aug 18.

A dispute la indirect form between Communist Russia and Nazi Ger- many occurred in China's capital this

•LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY weck when the German Embassy

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BARBAWA O'NEIL • JOHN DEAL

WENDY BARRIE - OTTO KRUGER

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The Firefly

LEONARD

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WARRIN

JONIS - WILLIAM

UKLY OKMENT DOUGLAS BURSEILLE

To-morrow & Saturday: “BEN HUR”

fled a protest at the Foreign Office demanding a ban on the antl-Fascist picture "Professor Manlock," a Soviet producilon depicting the unfortunate

te of ilfe a German physician of Jewish

the three sets.

Defendant

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

no

No New S.A. Chief Yet

LONDON, Aug. 10 (Reuter). The High Council of the Salvation

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued yesterday says:

The short session did not allow sufficient time for the market to get a into a proper stride.

Buyers

H.K. Wharves $102

H.K. Docks $10.15

Providents $4.13

H.K. Lands 4% Debentures par Canton Ices $1

Cements $1214

Dairy Farms (old) $20 Dairy Farms (new) $10

Watsons $7%

HK Govi 4h Loan 1022 H.K. Govt. 314% Loan 99%

Salca

IK. Docka $14.20/25 HI.K. Electrica $54%

b

MANILA COLD SHARES Atoks Py. 20% b Antamok Ps. 21 Bagulo Cold Pa, 20 Datong Buhay Ps. 0130 s Benguet Consolidated Ps. 10.50 b Big Wedge Pu. 20 b

9

Coco Grove Ps. 21 Consolidated Mines Fs. 0015 b

emonstration Ps. 00%

Pa. 43 s

&

Ipo Gold Ps. 18 b Itogon Mining Ps. 23 Mambulao Consolidated Ps. 081 Masbate Consolidated Ps. 11 Mindanao Motherlode Ps. 8 b Mine Operation Ps. 13 5 North Camarines Ps. 244 1 Paracale Gumaus Ps. 16 b San Mauricio Ps. 80 b Surigao Consolidated Ps. 21 b Suyoc Consolidated 14% s

Syndicate Investment Ps. 0280

United Paracale Ps. 41 5

Sunk Air Liner....

Is Raised

Army which is in session at Clapton for the purpose of selecting an Army leader to succeed the retiring General Evangeline Booth, spent to-day dis- eussing procedure and has not yet reached the

point at which nomina- tions for election may be made.

An official who has attended every Army conference in the important past

20. years,

told "Reuter" that "we have made good progress and how nearly completed the preliminaries. I have never known a Council meet- ing that was conducted. In such spirit of goodwill.”

Students Protest To Lord Halifax

PARIS, Aug. 16 (Reuter)-A ¡message proiesling against the British decision to hand over the four Chinese suspects in Tientsin, was sent to Lord. Hallfax, the British Foreign Minister, to-day by the International Students' Conference which opened here yesterday and is attended by students of 35 countries. The message Bas the students "insist that the British Government should not hand over the Chinese prisoners to a phantom government. action would be contrary to Such British justice, for it would signify a recognition by a member of the League of Nations of an aggressor Power and would have grave interna- tional consequences,"

New Yangtse S.N.O. Appointed

picture, which belongs to Russia's Asia Films of Chinaci, was first shown on August 5, at Weivi

London, Aug. 16 (Reuter)-car- Theatre. which is the only one

Admiral John G. P. Vivian, has been operating in the city. The German

appointed Rear-Admiral and Senior Embassy protested on the ground

Naval Officer of the Yangtse gunboat that the picture inclted anti-Gennan

LONDON, Aug. 10 (British Wire-flotilla in succession to Rear Admiral sentiments, whereupon the Social

liner R. Holt as from October 27. less)The Brush Airways Welfare Bureau was instructed to which crashed on its way to The new Admiral will assume com- carry out a ban. At the same time Copenhagen from London yesterday mand about December 20. He will the Police Bureau despatched officers

ers afternoon with the loss of five lives, leave England by the P. and O. Iner to enforce order because the theatre. was ruised this morning and was Ranchi on November 17 and is duc which held permit granted by the towed to Masnedsund.

in Shanghal on December 25.

the

Chinese movie censor to show picture, refused to comply with the order. The Municipal Government then ordered the theatre to remain closed for three days for failure to comply with the order.

However, when the picture- was again submitied for censorship, the censors did not find any evidence Warranting a bal

ban and returned the picture uncensored. It is understood that the theatre will resume showing the pleture, which at the first shows drew packed houses.

Meanwhile the Communist

We

paper New China Daily News in an editorla} in the matter draws three important conclusions and says, "The German Embassy has not interfered unreason- ably with our internal life. know that Germany has interfered with affairs in Austria and Czecho- Slovakia. Now she is using the same action on us and it seems come people in the country here are willing to stand such humiliation. This is a

to us all.

#endly, the

plcture is anti- and tells the truth. The Chinese who are being oppressed by the Fascists should be encouraged by the film and similarly the United States authorities should encourage the showing of the, film to school, children.

"Thirdly, the important tool is mobilisation for resistance. A flim that encourages zuzistance should be permitted to bo shown.”—United

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M.P.s See Anti-

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Arabs Ambushed: One Killed

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HAIFA, Aug. 10 (Reuter).-The LONDON, Aug. 10 (Bellish Wire-first major outrage in the Jenin area less)-A realistic display of anti- since October last year occurred to- aircraft gunnery was given at the day when

containing two camp Watchet, Somerset, of the members of an Arab peace gang" 54th Anti-Aircraft regatta before a was ambushed and one of the men party of Members of Parliament and was killed and the other was seri- Provincial Mayors.

ously injured.

New Air Speed Record Claimed

Having knocked the wireless- controlled aeroplano "Queen Bee" out of the sky with their 45 Inch guns the unit brought their 3-inch guns to bear on towed target and before long It also dropped into the sea. The men who scored this last hit only PARIS, Aug. 16. (Reuter)-Com- joined the Territorial Army last mander Maurice Rossi, long-distance Their experience of the filer, claims to have beaten the in- Sooted weapons of many of ternational air speed record over a those taking part has been acquired close circuit by flying 10,000 kilo during the ten days they have been metres at an average speed of 311.621 In camp.

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