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KING'S

SHOWING TO-DAY

Irving Berlin's six now songs!

"I'm Sorry for Myse!!"

"An Old Fashioned Tung Always Is Now

"Song of the Matronome"

"When Winter Comas" "Poured My Heart

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Sonja Tyrone HENIE POWER Irving Berlinia SECOND FIDDLE

with

RUDY VALLEE EDNA MAY OLIVER MARY HEAŁY · LYLE TALDOT

ALAN DINEHART Directed by Sidney Lanfeld *Associate Producer Cone Morkey Screen May by Itarry Tugend Based

on a story by George Bradshaw

A 20th Century Fox Picture Darryl F. Zoruck in Charge of Preiluction

OR ONE SHOWE

Latest FOX & UNIVERSAL WAR NEWSREELS

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THE MAYOR SHOUTS "VIVE LE ROI”

By O. D. GALLAGHER

Daily Express War Reporter

WITH THE B.E.F. IN FRANCE.

THE KING talked to three important people to-day -M. Lebrun, our Ally's First Citizen and President, M. Daladier, their Prime Minister, and (no names allowed)

a thirty-year-old Portsmouth man in aù A.A. unit.

The President and the Prime Minister he uet at an impressive

hunchem in a provincial town ASHAMED

behind, our lines. The host was

December 26, 1939.

LATE NEWS QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

Admiral Scheer Off S. America?

LONDON, Dee.. 25 (Renter), — report romlyg from Columbia, South

the King, partially repaying the OF HIS C.O.red, sales that the German

hospitality he and the Churen received when they visited Paris some months ago.

Gort,

Commander-in-Chiel,

stoud on the steps of the restaurant In wricane the President and the Prime Ministry and took them in side where the King waited.

As all three had met before, there were no introductions.

THERE was a Eitle French hoy in a sailor-sult (because of mir Sallur-King"). [t:

sented EL bouquet almost as big as homself to the King and to the President, Andi he got a regal "Mercl" alt to bl

elf.

We have been told "Cordial tonsis were exchanged,”

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Francos Hodgson Burnett's great classic

THE LITTLE PRINCESS

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SHIRLEY TEMPLE

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RICHARD GREENE ANITA LOUISE LAN HUNTER - CESAR ROMERO · ARTHUR TREACHER - MARY NASH - SYBIL JASON - MILES HANDER - MARCIA MAE JONES Directed by Walter Lang

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"GOD'S COUNTRY AND THE WOMAN”

GEORGE BRENT - BEVERLY ROBERTS

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ortation

The Blog- Emperor entertaining the Frenchs President and the Premier in one of thee jurts of France that the Empire is ady to fight for.

Dawn To Dusk

THE nameless, important Parts mouth man the Kitig was inspecte jag the men who have the toughest bobs rein in the BE.F., the Eat- aiveratt nr.

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GRANDSON

battleship, Admiral Scheer. lows been sighted off the coast.

The report came from Some (missinnarles amt it is stated that the Bristol, warship was sighted lose to the

THE grandfather of a conscientious shore, probably just outside territorial |

objector wrote to the telbunal; Waters. citting here to-day that his family were ashamed of han.

His bulleyed. that she had rendezvous with a supply ship from Mexico.

Mr. Joba Bellman, a Flashry

The Columbian authorities sent out councillor Wrote concerning nisį grandson. Arthur Hockin, of Ux- vessel to uvestigate, but this was when some hours afterwards, and Lorough. Ivybridge (Devon):

(the vessel arrived on the scene the "C my side he comes of a long warship had disappeared.

Time of soldiers and sailors, My| ancestor we Captain: Itabr Beit- inan, of Chenwood, of Queen Eliza- beth's days.

"He Could Drive"

Kronstadt Bombarded

"All the family are shamed to hear that he is claiming excuption

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 25 (Reuter). from service of King and Country-The Soviet naval base at Kronstadt Should you consider that he was severely damaged by the Bre really a contentious object of Finnish batteries in the first days in London hope that you will put of the war, says a Finnish claim. him in the non-combatant service.|

So certive were the Fald gun

He drives a motor-cycle and can that the fires. were observed to he drive an Army burry. He could raging four days afterwards.

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OLIVER

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LAUREL

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HOLD TIGHT They're thumbing their way to an All-Time Speed Record in Rib-Rocking Laffs!

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A BORIS MORROS Production Directed by A. EDWARD SUTHERLAND. Original Stary

and Servon Play by Ralph Spence, Alfred Schillos, Charles Rogers, Harry Langdon

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drive for the Medical Corp:“ Hockin objected to serving in the Kirov, was sent to Tallhus to be res One repson why the Red cruiser. grounds, Furces on religious

paired after being hit by Finnish The

for Hockit constat guns, was that Kreisstadt war adjourned

from friends secure letters Jurifier avalence of his convictions. !

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A young Taunton member of the

They begin their on-the-loss job: | 19gmouth Bredturen, Charles F. Lind-, at dalen, fondy only ac du li. You any Lasching, told the Trileral that, never kelar when the ending may

ve on to a in the ar, Their post ons. theatre or denna end deres mod ften-tu ace thys tacitent, the ton Hest.

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He was exempted from military the Armylee on echtron that be build continue hi present work in the Strath djartrarnt

Semeraet County Cesca

Twenty-six years, and retired as Poemany retreuuni-major, and Iver

at Aktorshot.

HIS father and mother were inher [ferently when their son beepme com- pany sergeant-misjon. Inman tiki Aldurshet home even more proudly when they got a lettre telling the na that 11: ie o is unwes second diese - tertata.

The fast man in the BEP to be: commissioned from the ranks,

He got the news in a War Ufice telegram, which he automatically re- crived while doing his routine work,į He read it impersonally until he found it referred to ilmselt.

His colonel shook his hand and made him a second lieutenant on the spot. Even gave him the necessary "pip" for each shoulder, which the colonel_had_to_spare.. The ex.com - рапу sergeant-major was in the olcers' mess that night, having night-cap with the best of them.

He' popular with his fellow- officers and men. No small achieve-i inent.

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Farm Scene THE King went into a real Freneli farmyard to see more A.A. Mud- Wallahs. The troops and their officers were as correct as could be, But the regular inhabitants of the yard, what

to-do! Roosters crowed and dogs barked. A farm-labourer's head stuck out of the loft window in the stable be- hind the men on parade,

A small terrier rushed up when the colonel stepped forward to meet the King, It yapped around the King's ankles, suddenly lost its nerve, and rushed away.

The local mayor was there. He was the owner of the farm. And his wife, both in their best Sunday black. The mayor wore black gloves and shook hands with the King wear- ing them.

Ho was so excited. His hands trembled as he held a paper and read:-

In the name of my country, I thank your Majesty. thank your people. I thank your splendid and big army. So closely united with the French Army on the borders of our country, for the defence of this sublime and noble cause and for the defence of all humanly." In a stentorian voice: "Vive le Roll Vive l'Angleterrel Vive la France!" WIEN the Inspection was done, the colonel called with slow delibera- tion: ""Three.

cheers

and raucous squawka from the base of a haystack. A triumphant hen, a new loid egg "Hip, Hip, HOOR-A-A-Y."

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for

....his. Majesty .... the King!"

longer pause.

That country mayor was another Important man. There are millions at Frenchmen like him. He spoke their thoughts, too.

SMART WORK BY THE POLICE

Short Christmas Day story: 6,30 p.m.-Thick stolo overcoat from bedroom of residence of Mr N Blockton, 123 Boundary Street, using bamboo pole through window.

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0.45 p.m.-Theft reported to Sham- hulpo Polico Station,

7.10 p.n-Overcoat, recovered in Mongkok, returned to 123 Boundary Street by police.

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Unlicensed Doctor

Police Act On Information

Chan Mun, 32, who sati he had

qualified as a doctor at the Kwong Wah Hospital, Canton, was ined) $200 by Mr. Houston at Central Magistracy

Saturday for practising medicine when not registered.

Inspector Hopkins said he visited Chan's office in Queen's Road Central on Friday, accompanied by Valentine and secured a prescription | from Chan,

Dr.

Dr. Valentine said the action was taken following the receipt of an anonymous letter believed from a medical practitioner.

In fining Chan, Mr. Houston sald if he continued to practise medicine, the maximum fine was $1,000

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