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SHOWING TO-DAY

Melvy

is delvin in

criminal history

AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.35 & 9.30 P.M.

While his gem

of a femme m 51 1,12) factures a mystery:

Dated by At LAKHTE IVIÄ Who game has 'There + Abrors A Warpe

Also Lates! COLOR CARTOON

"GIFTS FROM THE AIR"

And 3

The

The mystery's curious; the comedy's farious; the gal's brains?

Just SPURIOUS!

MELVYN DOUGLAS VIRGINIA BRUCE

THERE'S THAT WOMAN AGAIN

MARGARET LINDSAY STANLEY RIDGES

COMEDY

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

STOOGES

SLIPPERY

NEXT CHANGE

SILK

LORETTA YOUNG WARNER BAXTER in

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Fast Travelling

Japanese Flying To New York

Tokyo, Sept. 13. Negotiating a distance of 17,381 kilometres from New York to Tokyo in a record-breaking period of six days and two hours, two adventurous Japanese travellers are expected to | reach their goal to-day.

RELATIVE ROBBED Brother-in-Law Takes Big Quantity of Jewellery

Pleading guilty to stealing jewel- lery valued at $1,103 from his alster- In-law, Cheung Tal, 20, accountant was fined $30 or a month's hard

September 14, 1939.

EMPIRE ALHAMBRA

NEWS

Nairobi.

labour by Mr. Forrest at the Central KENYA AIRMEN LAND' Magistracy yesterday. Another man, ON TREE-TOP Tool Mor, 20, shop fok!, who admit- ted alding Hel

and abetting Cheung In the thefts, was similarly sentenced. Mr. William C. Mitchell, president Sub-Insp. Dorkin said the thefts of the East African Aero Club, and occurred between July 10 and Sep-Major C. A. Hooper, ex-president, tember. 10. Cheung lived in the both of Natrobl, report a remarkable same fint as his sister-in-law, Leung escape while they were dying near Sul-ml, 21, at 201 Wanchal Rood, Mozambique, Portuguese East Afrien. first floor. Tsol called at the house Thelt machine was returning froin on varimus dates, carrying o a basket, a visit to South Afrien, At an al- and, on the pretence of going swim titude of nearly 4,000 feet above a ming, the jewellery, was smuggled forest the propeller broke off and the out of the house in the basket. The engine fell out. The plane

tree top, from which both air- Joss was not discovered until recent-

Most of the property had been men elambered down uninjured.

Nazi

Arms Dumps-The recent re- sold or pawned, but, with the ex- reption of a few pieces, it has adstribution of troops in Tanganyika reported to be due to infamation bern preuvered.

that has come into the possession of

Mr. Isamu Morimura, director of the Japan Airways Company, necom- panied by his secretary, Mr. Saburo Moriya, took off from New York at 12.05 am. on September 7 in on attempt to set a new record for the travel between New York and Japers by availing themselves of all possible transport facilities land and sea and in the air. They renched Guam by a Pan-American Clipper at 4 pan. Tueday and then hamediately uped, for Saljian aboard a Japanese steamer,

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Arriving at Salpan at 6 am, to-day, they will start for Yokohama by the passenger airliner of the Japan Air- ways Company. They are expected to reach Yokohama at 4 p.m. to-day to complete their adventure,--Domei. Mail For Europe

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7.19-4.30

"MAN ABOUT TOWN"

Station Superhutendent of Inn at Airways, Hongkong, who 1 for Hanoi, and Miss P. Dilan for Luvion.

The plane carried 293 kilograms of mails

Clipper And Air France

The Air Froner plane has been delayed a day and is expected to arrive about upon to-day.

The Clipper is expected about 3 puh.

AIR SERVICES

Arrivals and Departures Of Planes

Inward

From London and British tries: Imperial Airways 5 September 37.

coun-

1.1.

Frum U.S.A., via Guam and Manila: Pan-American China Clipper September 14.

From Chungking, Yunnan, Kwei- ehow: "C.N.A.C. and Eurasia service indefinite,

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Air

From France, France, September 14, noon,

Outward

For London, Australian and British countries: Imperial Airways, 7 a.m. September 20,

For U.S.A., vla Manila and Guam: China Clipper, September 15.

For Chungking, Sian, etc.: Eurasia

and C.N.A.C, service indefinite.

For France, via Hanoi: Air France

Starring JACK BENNY - DOROTHY LAMOUR | September 14, 2 p.m.

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B.B.C. Recording Of "West of Bristol"

TALK FROM STUDIO Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.D.W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 0-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.e's. per second,

H.K.T.

12.15 A Short Service of Inter- cession.

12.30 Nat Gonella and His Geor- glans with Maxine Sullivan.

Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

1,03 Len Green at the Plano, 1.12 Concert Waltzes.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments,

1.45 Half an hour of French muste. 2.15 Close Down.

Studio-Children's Hour.

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7.40 Plano Selections by Rale da Cosle.

8 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

8.03 B.B.C. Recording-West from Bristol.

A Programme devised and pro- duced by Francis Dillon.

8.34 Rodger Quilter Three Eng- Hish Dances,

New Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by J. Ainslie Murray.

8.43 Studio-A talk by Professor R. Robertson on the Present Bilustion. 9.16 London Relay---The News, 0.45 Musical Comedy Selections, 10.15 A Dance Programme, 11 Close Down.

REPORTS OF THEFTS Watch Taken from Bedroom

Of Peak Residence,

Mrs. E. L. Clegg, of 680 The Peak, has reported that someone entered her bedroom on Tuesday and stole a wrist watch valued at $80.

Mr. J. B. Scowirest, of the tanker Scalaria, lying at North Point, has reported that during his absence on Tuesday someone entered his cabin and stole money and a wrist watch to the value of $120,

Chan Kam-ngor, of 71 Lion Rock Road, has reported that $40 were stolen from la home by a thief who entered during his absence on Tues day.

Miss Thomson, residing at the Helena May Insitute, has reported to the Police on behalf of her father, Dr. Thomson, of the Canton Hos- pital, that a pick-pocket on board the steamer Talshan, on which he was npassenger to Canton stole his watch, valued at $100, on Tuesday,

charge.

landed

Cheung pleated that he had been;

and had been pressed for paye Government concerning increas

1 Nazi activities throughout the mint by his doctor.

Territory, It is believed in Kenya The complainant did not press the that the Germans in Tanganyika are In possession of considerable dumps Me. Parrest ordered Cheung to pay of ammunition and arms, scattered $430 compensation or undergo whlely throughout the country. further two months' imprisonment. Close contret is maintained between The complainant, however, informed the Tanganyika Nazis and those in his Worship that she was willing for Mombasa, where the bulk of Kenya the defendant to make amends at his German resklents live, pleasure, and the order was thereby cancelled.

LATE NEWS

AUSTRALIA

WHEAT SCHEME MAY FORCE ELECTION

Sydney.

The result of the recent debote in the Victorian Parliament shows that Mr. A. A. Dunstan, the Premier commands substantial majority 200 Victorian Saelalists Country party members his oppo- Isition to the Commonwealth's wheat plan It seems possible that the problem will election.

Mr. Dunstan is nware that fle Menzies' scheme for wheat bounties le unworkable without unmimous State co-operation.

lead

to Federal

Victorian observers believe that Mr. Dunstan is willing to go the length of seeking a combination of suficient Federal Country party. members and Socialists to cause the defeat of the Menzies Federal Minis- try.

NEW ZEALAND

DECLINE IN DAIRY OUTPUT

Auckland.

The decline In the output ot butter and cheese in the Dominion in the last two years represents a Joss of £4,000,000.

The leaders of the industry are seriously perturbed. Contributing factors have been the dry spell and labour difculties.

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Although the new dairy scuson has begun suppliers do not expect guaranteed price announcement unt!!! the end of September. Many are urging

an increase on the ground of rising costs.

Aribans from Britain-More than 80 English artisans have arrived in Wellington from London. Many were accompanied by their wives and familles. About 50 were under engagement to the Government and were met by officers of the State Placement Service. The rest came independently, drawn by the pros- pect of high wages and short hours.

Birthplace in Miniature

The Rev.

Toledo, O.

John Chapman had modelled his birthplace in mininture in a replica of a ploneer homestead. A log cabin and various form imple- ments in the model represent the Iron Mountain, Mich., home where he was born.

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CAUGHT BY SOLDIER |1929, was sentenced to three months'

Pick Pocket Watched From: Military Truck

hard labour.

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SNATCHER REMANDED Kwong Ping, 31 unemployed was

Magistrate Awaits Report charged before Mr. Edwards at Cen-

On Fitness to Be Caned trai Magistracy, yesterday with steal- ing a fountain pen from Lee Hon

Mak Ping, 22, unemployed, was san, lumber merchant.

remanded for 48 hours by Mr. Ed- Sgt. H. R. Ramaten, of the Middle-wards at Central Magistracy yester sex Regiment, sald he was on a day, pending a doctor's report on military truck opposite the Star his fitness for caning. Ferry when he saw four men close

in on Lee Kwong, brushed past Mak was charged with having him and took the pen, Bamaten snatched a gold bracelet worth. $80 - Jumped from the truck and after a from Lam Wing, 22, of Leighton Hill short chase arrested Kwong in Ice Road, in Queen's Road, Central, Sgt. House Street.

Cullinen said Mak had melted the Kwong stated he was a newspaper bracelet and sold it to a goldsmith's vendor, was just walking near the shop for $27.88. When arrested he men and was mistaken for the cul- had $1.00. He stated he had pald debts and bought food with the Kwong, who had previous records money. A portion of the bracelet and was banished for ten' years in was roodvered.

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