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January 18, 1940,

WAR

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LEO CARRILLO

PAULINE MOORE WILLIAM HENRY HENRY WILCOXUN DOUGLAS FOWIRY ETIENNE GIRARDOT

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Universal's presentation of Erich Maria Remarque's Greatest Novel Directed by Lewis Mileston

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RICHARD GREENE in

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with Richard Dix

Brenda Joyce.

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and Many Others

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ROBERT DONAT in "GOOD-BYE, MR. CHIPS”

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SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURES!

**Watson, the naodla!”.....as the moster

of a thousand mysteries doros challenge the Beast from Hall that terrorizes two young lovers in og nightmare of horrori

SIR ARTHUR

ON THE MOOR!

CONAN DOVES THE HOUND OF

DOYLES:

THE BASKERVILLES

RICHARD

DASIL

WENDY

GREENE RATHBONE - BARRIE

{us Sherlock Mod

and NIGEL BRUCE - LIONEL ATWILL

{m Dr Watson)

JOHN CARRADINE - BARLOWE BORLAND - BERYL MERCER • MORTON LOWRY - RALPH FORIES,

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THE WORLD'S GREATEST MASTER OF THE VIOLIN MAKES HIS FIRST, SCREEN APPEARANCE !

SAMUEL GOLDWYN Women

Jascha HEIFETZ; They Shall Have MUSIC!

ANDREA LEEDS · JOEL McCREA GENE BEYNOLDS-WALTER BRENNÁN

ABCMH WARD

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FADERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong,

ILLUSTRATIVE of the difficulties encountered in Kwangsi Province, this photograph shows Chinese troops moving up to the front lines through mountainous country.

New Petrol

Pumps

Motorists Can Now Buy Any Quantity Desired

U.S. GRABS NO APPEALS TO

TRADE

EXPORTS SET A 10 YEAR RECORD

BRITAIN

LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter)-In the House of Commons to-day, the if he would give the names any lates

Prime Minister, when asked

who, since September 30, 1939, hed

asked Great Britain to guarantee |them against aggression and had been NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Reu- refused, replicu, "Nene." The new type of electrle compu tator petrol pumps in popular use in ter)-Exports from the United England are being installed in Hong-States last month amounted to WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Reuter), kong. The pumps are designed to show at all times the cust or petrol US$358,000,000-the largest for-The U.S. Army is sending to as well as the quantity delivered, nearly a decade. They accurately measure

The total is $71,000,000 more than and are in November and $92,000,000 higher down to one cent worth bullt on the basis of calculating ma-than in December, 1938. chines but are very sturdy and tam-,' ver-proof

Quantity

officers to Helsingfors, one from Riga and the other from Washington, to and air developments in the war. serve as Military Attaches on land

Large slipments of seroplanes. imports declined by £33,600,000 petroleum and metals to the Allles) or four per cent. In 1939 compared constituted the principal factor la with 1938 and exports by £36,000,000 enlarging the Intal.

both or severi per cent, but that Acroplanes stone were valued at imports and exports in December $21,000,000, and accounted for most increased compared with November,

f the increase.

1039, and December, 1938.

To insure fill measure, being dew livered, all numerals which Indicate cost and gallonage must be sel back can be to zero before the pump

machines operated. Nor will the operate if there is any water or airi

British and French purchases in- The year ended with a small 1- creased from $44,000,000 in Novem-crease in the adverse balance, home- in the lines.

Motorists interested in cheeking ber to $80,000,000 in December, 1y, £401,000,000 against £387,000,- the mileage they are getting from Exports of cotton also suddenly 600 their car will find the new pump increased from $30,000,000 to $43,- The December Imports of £86,000,- more useful than formerly.

000 were the greatest in any month Pumps have been installed at the Latin American countries are since December, 1037, Texaco Station ut Wanchal and tuming to American markets owing V.R.C. in Hongkong, and at Waterloo to the war. They have increased Road and the Far East, Motors in their purchases by about $8,000,000 to Kowloon.

$73,000,000, while purchases by Asiatic countries have swelled by about $15,000,000 to $00,000,000.

the staff of the

COLLEAGUES' GIFTS

Presentations to Two Hongkong Journalists Two presentations to members of S.C.M. Post Ltd., were made yesterday afternoon" by Mr. B. Wylie, the General Manager, when Mr. James Poon was the recipient of a dinner set on the oc- casion of his forthcoming marriage in Miss R. Young, und Mr. L. S. Le Gay Brereton, Night Editor, received a portable typewriter on the occasion of his departure from the Colony after five years service with the SCM, Post.

On behalf of the stuffs of the S. C. M. Post and the Hongkong Telc- graph Mr. Wylle wished both hap- piness. The two recipients suitably replying.

LATE NEWS

000,000.

Britain's Figures LONDON, Jan. 17 Reuter).- The Board of Trade announces that

Increases compared with Novem- ber were mostly in food, grain and flour Increasing by £2,500,000, meat

dalry £1,700.000 and

produce £2,700,000.

Exerts in December wore £40,200,000, which Is a rise of £2,800,000 compared with November, mainly in manufactured goods.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

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"IF I WERE KING"

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"SNOW WHITE AND THE 7

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