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June 3, 1940.

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MERLE OBERON

"OVER THE MOON

IN TECHNICOLOUR

with REX HARRISON —— URSULA JEANS

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BORIS KARLOFF & BELA LUGOS! in "BLACK FRIDAY And World's Heavyweight Championship JOE LOUIS vs. JOHNNY PAYCHEK KÁCH MY TEAM on Marpi Vitr Bib

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THE SPHINX

TWO DAYS ONLY-TO-MORROW AND WEDNESDAY Thrilling tolo of gallantry in the lawless West.

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"KNIGHTS & RANGE

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MIGHTIEST TARZAN TRIUMPH!

His cry ringt out again,,,and amaz. ing new jungle thrilly flood the scresa!

TARZAN FINDS A SON!

"THE BEST EVER!" says Edgar Aloe Burroughs, author

of Tarzan thrilla!

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THRILLS! Äs the

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Hammocks

Used

To Save

Destroyer

WHEN the destroyer Eclipse was attacked and damaged by Nazi bombers hammocks and wood were stuffed into a gap to keep out the water.

Some of the crew who have i arrived home safely in ship

Heir And

which took the Eclipse in tow Former

told of their experiences.

Saved by Zigzagging Stoker David Long, of Princess Street, Devonport, said: "We were bumbed four times, but by zigzagging we finally managed to get out of the way.

was on the upper deck, and the Arst Indication we had that the ship had suffered damage was when some- one came up. and said that we had -casualties.

"Some of us went to shore up the

· bulkheads, using hammocks and wood.

"During the attack

terrifte- barrage of fring from some other ships kept the Nazis at a distance,

Usherette On

Honeymoon

MR. BRIAN HERVEY TALBOT, heir to a for- tune, and his bride, a Llandudno cinema usher- ette, are now on honey- moon at an "unknown destination."

Mr. Talbot, aged 24. is the

"A vessel took us from the life- boats. Later we were transferred to another ship which had taken the great-nephew of Lord Waver- Eclipse. In low......↑

tree, who-loft £800,000 when he died in 1953.

"After dropping four or five bombs near the uterin of our escort the Nozis made off.

"Our captain, Lieut.-Commander Clark, remained on the Eclipse with the navigation party when we were in tow.'

Thirty Seamen Freed at Narvik

An episode. which resulted in the; freeing of 30 British seamen during the Norvik action was revealed by men of HMS, Hardy, who left i Bouthern port for their homes o speeln! leave,

He was married at Llandudno to Miss, Katherine Hughes, also aged 24. Hired Out Donkeys

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The bride was working at her cinema until a few days before the Wedding, which was very quiet. hay

For nearly 100 years her family @lived in Llandudno. Her mother

and grandmother have hired out donkeys on the beach,

cust.

A mounted polleeman guarding the liner Queen Elizabeth at a New York quay. The cost to the elty of patrolling the North River waterfront, where many Euro- pean ships are berthed, is more than 300 a day.

HITLER'S "PEACE" TOWN

-NEW-YORK;

ROME despatches to New

The grandmother has twice broad-York say that the price of peace demanded by Hitler and Signor

During the three days' stay of the

Mr. Talbot met his future bride at Mussolini Is complete freedom Hardy survivors at Ballengen, a little a dance at Bangor some years ago of the seas. They are delër- Norwegian coast town about 18 miles when he was studying estate man-mined, say these reports, that from Narvik, these 30 British mer-agement.

Britain must abdicate her world chant seamen arrived.

They fell in love at first sight and sea power, and no similar sca later they became engaged.

They had been in the hands of the Germans, but had been set free, Ed- win-Harper, of Devonport, told the News Chronicle, as the result of the netion by the Hardy, and later the attack led by H.M.S. Warspite.

"We never really made contact with them," he added. "They were taken away by the Navy."

About 90 of the Hardy - survivors have not yet reached home.

Some of their wives watched for them in vain outside Devonport dock- yard, but silpnates were able to assure the women that their husbands were safe.

KING'S BIRTHDAY

Parade And March-past At Wanchai This Year

Details have been announced of the arrangements for the military parade

Under his will Lord Wavertree, the noted sportsman, left the residue of his property to accumulate for 21 years and be held upon trust for Mr. Talbot and then for his eldest or only descendant,

Mr. Talbot was M 10-year-old schoolboy at the time,

PARACHUTE

STRATEGY

Prisoners Tell Of Failure Of German Methods

London, June 2.

power shall replace it.

In particular, Italy will demand the demilitarisation of Gibraltar, Bizerta (the French naval base north of Tunis), and Malla.

It is also reported that sources close to both dictators believe that reither Italy nor Germany desires to see the British Empire broken up, as there is no other Power to replace It and this would be a blow to the white race.

A despatch to the New York Daily News states that Hitler has already chosen the city where he will dictate his peace terms the tiny town of Munster, where in 1848 Germany hind to accept the terms of the Treaty of Westphalla ending the

It is authoritatively estimated that Thirty Years War. the majority of German parachutists The Nazis, says the report, are Evidence of prisoners now in Eng-Hitler will land on English soll as the dropped in Holland were ellied already speaking of the day when land supports the view the losses in-first foreign conqueror since 1000, curred by parachute troops and air borne infantry were disproportion- ately heavy.

on the King's Birthday, June 13, Amazing examples of losses are Instead-of-the-usuni -parade-nt-given. For instance, of 16-infantry- Happy Valley troops this year will men in one plane one prisoner was

BIBLES

march along Hennessy Roud, Wan-the only survivor. Of 10 in another PRESENTED

chai.

machine three were killed in the air and four inore were shot when they

The OMeer administering the Gov-landed. Of eight from another plane Graduates Receive Gifts

ernment will take the salute from a only two were olive half an hour base in Hennessy Road, in the later. Children's Playground. More than 3,500 men, from the Navy, Army, Air Force and Volunteers will take

pact.

A Guard of Honour of 100 men from the Royal Scots will be drawn

Other prisoners related that large numbers of planes were lost and one Dutch airfield was a mass of blaz- ing German planes.-Reuter.

At Annual Service

Hongicong University Christian As- The annual service held by the

sociation for the new graduates was held yesterday morning in St. John's Hall Chapel, Bonham Road, when bibles were given to graduates by the Rev. F. Short on behalf of the British ernment, Mr. N. L. Smith, has receiv

The Officer Administering the Gov-and Foreign Bible Society.

QUEEN'S GRATITUDE

up when the Officer Administering the Government arrives at the func

ion of Hennessy Road and Luard Road at 8.15 a.m. The Union Fla ed from the Secretary of State for The service was conducted by Pro- will be broken from the mastend; the Colonies an acknowledgment of fessor G. King, Dean of the Fac

first six bars of Anthem played and the Guard congratulatory telegram which he of Medicine, and the serinon ef Honour will give a Royal Salute. of the Hongkong community on May Bishop of Hongkong.

despatched to Queen Mary on behalf preached by the Rt. Rev. R. O. Hali, During the Royal Salute the whole 25 on the occasion of Her Majesty's

will be

of the National Anthem will be play-birthday.

Was

In the course of his sermon, the

ed by massed regimental bands. As A telegram from the Secretary of Bishop naked the graduates not to the Guard comes to the "present," State says: "Your telegram has been treat their Bibles as some holy thing the Royal Standard will be broken before Her Majesty Queen Mary, who whose ideals were beyond them, but out and the Union Flag lowered, desires that an expression of her to try and live up to what the Bible Officers and gentlemen present will sincere thanks for the message con-contained. The rest problem of

love salute or uncover and join in thetained therein from all sections or was how to do what they wanted to cheering for the King. The Royal the community in Hongkong may be do-to live up to what they professed. Standard will be lowered slowly and conveyed t

1 to you."

they remembered the command- the Union Flag raised again.

ment,

"Obedience to God and charity to their fellow men,"

"they would have learned something of the Love of God.

The Officer administering the Gov- ernment wil then inspect the Guard and go to the stand, where he will watch the march-past. The Guard of Honour will march off to the right, via Luard Road and Lockhart Road, to their barracks.

.

The garrison will begin to march past the official stand at 8.25 nm. Troops taking part will include:

Approximately 100 ratings from The Royal Navy; three batteries (125 men) 8th, Heavy Regt., R.A.; three batteries (125 men) 12th: Henvy Regt., R.A three batteries (150

men) 5th. A.A. Regt., 1st. FK. Icat.. |H.KSR.A. (250 meni: two

men); two companies (250 men) Fortress Engineers; amazing underwater

H.K. Signal Company (50 men); three compantes (300 men) 2nd. Batt. Royal Scots; four companies (400 men)

1st. Middlesex Regt; four companies (400 men) 5/0th. Raj- putana_Rifles; three companies

(300 men) 18. Kumaon Rifles; Hongkong | Mule Corps (100 men); detachment |HKVD.Č. (300 men); detachment

(30 men) Royal Air Force,

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ECUADOREAN OFFICERS

Guayaquil, June 1.

It is understood that Italy has suggested that nil Ecuadorean. mili- tary officers now training in Italy, retum home immediately in view of the pollity that Italy, will be In- valved in the war-United Pres,

LATE NEWS

Many of the world's evils were brought about by the fallure of the combination of thought and action. it was easy to think of what they were going to be, what they were going to do, but the thing was. to put their thoughts into practice, The Bishop urged the graduates to keep that in mind throughout their lives.

Those who received Bibles were; Faculty of Medicine.-Miss M. Ching, Miss D. Chun, Chan Weng- cheong, Chen Hai-ming, Chu Kwok- king, Fang Ching-wen, Fong Joo khoon, Goel Ging-hwat, H. C. Ho, Kwong Kwok-cheung, Lim Soon- kool, Lim-Yew-poh, La Sul-sun, Wi- liam Oh, For Peng-teil, and Tsang) Kwong-kau.

Faculty of Arts---Miss Edith Kong,

Miss Margaret Kong, Mina Laura

Luk, Mias R. Pau, Miss Paulino Trinh, Miss Catherine Wong, Ileng Chenghawee and Leo Shau- chun”

Faculty of Engineering-George Hong Choy, Hui Cho-ying, King Sing-yin, Leung Shiu-kung, Linuw Khoon-tiong, Liow Why-hone, Mani Hung-cho, Pau Zung-yul, Tan Kern Khoo, Ya Peng-hong and Deng Ching-trung-

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