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'SHOWING TO-DAY

Saturday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

LATE

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

WHY FATSHAN

ROMANCE!...ADVENTURE!.....EXCITEMENT!

MARLENE

JAMES

DIETRICH STEWART

DESTRY

RIDES AGAIN

COMING!

Released Thru -

United Artists

N SHOWS

with

Charles WINNINGER

Mischa AUER-Brian DONLEVY

"SLIGHTLY HONOURABLE"

with

PAT O'BRIEN

ORIENTALE

PLEMING

ROAD

WANGHAI

TEL SIGHTS

LAST 4 TIMES TO DA

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"Three Little Maids From School Are We"

GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S

MIKADO

IN TECHNICOLOR

KENNY BAXGA, Juan Calin, the D'OYLY CARTE CHORUS.

and Cast of Hundreds

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TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY !

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DRAMA OF LOVE UNASHÁMED it was fated to happen!

TO. MORROW

ONLY

FOR

MON.

•

FOR

TUE.

FOR

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ROBERT

BARBARA'

TAYLOR STANWYCK

Lin the picture the world is talking about!

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(tolth. Full Chinese -Sub-lities)

VICTOR MCLAGLEN

Shirley Temple, Richard Green in

"LITTLE PRINCESS"

"THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT

MONTE CARLO”

"THE STORY OF VERNON AND IRENE CASTLE"

"THE RETURN OF CISCO KID"

August 3, 1940.

NEWS

WAR IN THE

IS DELAYED MEDITERRANEAN Evacuation

Dodgers

It is now revealed that the imme- ALEXANDIA, Aug. 3 (UP).—The idlate lasue whleb Is delaying the Anglo-Italian war in the Mediter- Fatshan at Canton is the Interpreta-ranean has resolved itself Into a tion of the agreement between the pinne versus warship struggle with British and Japanese authorities re-the balance, so far, in favour of the this morning that there have been a It seemed apparent at ten o'clock lating to the supply and payment of warships. Japanese naval plots.

The British deet in the eastern number of evneudtodgers.

Only 49 women and children hnd The point is still unsettled us is also Mediterranean is constantly attacked the question of stevedoring previously by Italian planes while on patral, reported for evacuation at the Penin- reported.

Becking Itallen warships to destroy, sula Hotel and Hongkong Club by 10 A check up

of other sources but so far no British warship has an, an hour after the scheduled of evacuation indicates that stevedoring is not un- been reported hit although the bombs, time. Nolineations der active discussion at the moment drop, so close on some occasions that were sent to 75 people, for whom ac- other differences be- the warship seemed to be ploughing commodation was provided aboard as there are

the evacuation' ship. tween the parties which remain to be its way through a forest of the trees

The 49 settled before full traffic on the Conan the fountains of water shot up 40

49 women and children who feet in the air on either side.

for evacuation will ton River can be resumed.

hove reported . Mr. Blunt, the British Consul Italian pines attack the fleet, only nake one of the most unique voyagen General in Canton, and the Japanese fran great altitudes but the convoys in history. Consul General

A paiutin 20,000-ton Canadian are conducting are getting through despite the fact negotiations,

that they have to run the gauntlet liner, whose total pccommodation, in fof Italian submarines and tities. · peace tune is worth a prince's ran- I am told that as many as 100,nom, will be at their entire disposal. Italian planes, flying in relays of five They will uecupy the bridal and Hin arrow-head formation attack two offer suites which, before the

or three British warships on some were far beyond the reach of occasions, concentrating first on one ordinary resident of Hongkong. and then another.

Run Of The Lounges Malta endured 70 sir-ralds up to) They will have the rim of all the the beginning of July, in which the lounges. Three wide dreks Italians lost 12 plants according to their disposal.

Two evacuation officials, a British sources.

Travellers from Malta state that land nurses. will care for them on the Htle domute has been done to the trip ta Sydney. island, and the presence of a few Because it is travelling direct and British fighter planes is sufficient to expects to reach Sydney in nine or put the attackers to fight, often ten days, the evacuation liner will dropping their bombs in order to almost certainly set up a new record make a faster geloway. The attacks for transit between Itongkong and on Malta "are also reported to be nude Australia. |from great altitudes, probably, due to

the hot anti-aircraft fre.

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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DÀY: The Most Hilarious Comedy in Years!

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UPE VELEZ MEXICAN SPITFIRE

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ADDED!

LEON ERROL KO

DONALD WOODS ADO

Picture

A FAMILY OF NATIONS"

A Documentary Film of the Riso and Progress of the British Empire !

TO-MORROW

CHARLES LAUGHTON "THE BEACHCOMBER

in doctor A Paramount Picture

Twenty-five persons, of whom four were children, reported at the Penin- sula Hutel al 0 am. Twenty-four evactices reported at the Hongkong

FURTHER THREE Ch All had boarded the liner by

INS. OF RAIN

Last night's heavy rain has added)

10 am. Twenty-six to report.

persons

falled

a further 3365 inches to the Colony's ROOSEVELT AND

total for the year, which now stands

nt a total of 95.725 Inches since) Jinunny 1. The increase recorded) fell between 4 pan. yesterday und D o'clock this morning.

The heaviest fall last night was between 11 pan, and 1 nm. when 1.36 Inches fell. The next heavy full was at 7 o'clock this morning, when 40 points were registired.

Beaverbrook For

War Cabinet

LONDON, Aug. 2 (Reuter).-1 is officially announced that the Prime Minister has invited Lord Beaver- brook to be a member of the War

Cabinet.

For the time being, Lord Beaver- brook will continue to be Minister of Aircraft Prothuetion.

CONSCRIPTION

WASHINGTON," Aug. 2 (Router). -Replying to a question; at his Presi conference to-day with regard to report that he was "not so hot about conscription,” President Roosevelt declared that he was distinctly in favour of a selective service bill which he considered "essential 12

dequate national defence."

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BINNIE BARNES ALICE BRADY

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RAY MILLAND

"THE MIKADO

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JOAN

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"JAELVYEL

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COMMENCING TO-MORROW The Most Beloved Crook In All Fiction! SAMUEL GOLDWYN

RAFFLES

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DAVID OLIVIA

NIVEN de HAVILLAND

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