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Deeper in danger!... Luckier in lovet..

LUCKY CISCO KID

Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone

Associesto Prevewear John Stone - Streen moz

by Cobert Eith and Molen logon

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CESAR ROMERO

as Henry's ranamke raque ma Sio Grande et he fighèo estī MARY BETH HUGHES DANA ANDREWS EVELYN VENABLE CHRIS-PIN MARTIN

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The Inside Story Of Broadway's Favourites For A Day !

Yesterday, THE QURDE OF)

BURLESQUE

Today,

THE TOAST OF

BOADWAY

COMET OVER BROADWAY

KAY FRANCIS

IAN HUNTER JOHN LITEL DONALD CRISP

Tomorrow,

A WOHLAR

THE SHADOWS

FRIDAY & SATURDAY Son In Underworld Drama with "Big Hai

SERGEANT MADDEN

-Mayer Pictur

Air Raids Slacken After

Day of Heavy Nazi Loss ALHAMBRA 1 THEATRE

LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter). ——-—-An' air rald warning was sounded in the London ares to- night. Guna were in action in the north-west, north-east and south-west London areas, BOOK · after the warning sounded.

A.A. shells burst as fashes, ifke those from bombs, were seen in the north-west district.

Enemy planes Wales, over

north-west town.

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were

over south-west and

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audiences

Cinema and theatre again took the warning coolly and hardly anyone left the buildings when the warning was given, accord. Ing to one manager, who said that the show went on normally,

Nazis Visit Other Areas

_.

In addition to the London area, German planes were over many parta of England and Wales.

Enemy planes were reported near south-east and south-west coastal town and the Midianda this after-

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A Spitare brought down a German plane in the south-west aren.

The crew of three, who were unin- jured, were captured,

Another raider is believed to have {been shot down in the Channel,

A report that three German at inen toled out of a bomber near

Midland lown is being investigated by the Pulter. A cordon Wis im- mediately thrown round the aren and traffic on all surrounding roads was

stopped.

Three Nasi Shot Down

it is officially announced that three enemy aircraft have been destroyed by attacks on this country to-day.

Full reports of yesterday's actions show that one more enemy aircraft was shot down, making the total 47 for the day

Air Activity Slight

of

An Air Ministry and Ministry Home Security communique states that enemy air activity has been very |slight to-day.

Severni small formations appeared the Channel coast but only a few aircraft penetrated inland. Three of them were shot down by our fighters,

Up to 5 pm. Q.M.T, the only bomba reported to have been dropped tell i on the foreshors in the Isle of Wight. They did no damage and caused no casualties.

In addition to four pilots, whose loss was announced, we also lost two air gunners yesterday.

Spearfish Loss Is Confirmed

Famous Submarine Now Presumed Lost

6 Epsom SURREY

K

3

AME

antockucy

IT IS AGAINST this area that the Germans are launching their big attacks in the aerial blitzkrieg against Britain. their losses are heavy compared with their gains.

But

NO APPEASEMENT

IN ORIENT

Munich would be Waterloo

MANILA, Aug. 28 (UP)—Praising America for her strong Far Eastern stand, Major Evans F. Carlson, United States Marines (retired) and Mr. James Bertram, New Zealand author and war correspondent last night in a joint lecture urged all possible aid for a short war in China.

Both saw the possibility of a Far Eastern Munich which they heartily condemned,+

Dominion Influence

Mr. Bertram said that as long as: no policy la laid down, direct com Major Carlson anid: "It we attempt operation between Britain and Japan oppersement here in the Orient, we ❘remalna a

possibility. He explained are taking our first step towards our that Britain's attitude is influenced waterloo, not merely our Munich. by the European war Indian agitation Our reputation for integrity, fat and the relation between develop dealing and courage to stand for what ments in the Far East to the Pacific we believe to be right will be gone." Dominions.

LATE NEWS

Stubbs Road

Collapse

Questions To Be Put To

Legislative Council

to-morrow

NEW BUILDINGS FOR H.K.V.D.C.

A vote of $71,500 for the erection of temporary buildings for the Hong- kong Volunteer Defence Corps will come before the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council to-mDITOW,

It is exp

is explained that the original scheme of providing completely new The following questions regarding headquarters for the Volunteers has the recent collapse of Stubbs Tond been indefinitely postponed due to are to be asked by the lion, Sir the lack of a convenient sits Henry Pollock in Legislative Council To meet the more urgent needs of

the Cor

in consequence Corps

of 1 1-To what cause does the Gov- greatly increased strength, it is ernment altribute the recent serious necessary to provide temporary ac

In the Stubbs Road, cracks

erection commodation" by the

of |Magazine Gap, which have neces- wooden huts on the St. John's Place sitated the suspension of motor traffic site. Opportunity will also be taken Jon that portion of the Stubbs Road to increase accommodation by recon- Fund the building of 4 temporary structional work at the existing head-

The bridge to enable such traffle to be re-quarters.

total cost of the !sumed?

facheme is now estimated at $111,500 2.What is the estimated cost of and for the current Anancial year (1) The necessary repairs in that supplementary provision of $71,500 is

portion of the Stubbs Road: requested.

DEAT

(B) Of building such temporary

bridge as aforesaid?

3. With reference

THE British submarine which torpedoed the Nazi pocket

Regulation MORE UNIFORMS battleship Admiral Scheer 134 of the Vehicles and Traffic Regu-

'flations (88 set out on page 757 of FOR H.K.V.D.C. considerably overdue and must Volume II of Mr. J. A.

any European

The Hongkong Volunteers' stock of

sadly

Fraser's be presumed lost. She is H.M.S.Regulations of Hong Kong) which uniforms, which has become

empowers

Police Spearfish.

Officer to require the driver of a depleted, is to be increased.

To-morrow the Finance Committee motor vehicle which is laden to drive of the Legislative Council will be In command was-Lieut. Cmdr. J. such vehicle or to cause it to be H. Forbes, nephew of Wing Comman-driven or brought to any weighing asked to vote $30,000 for this, which der Steele Perkins, the Director of machine in order that the weight of will be over and above the $27,500 Air Raid Precautions in Hongkong. the vehicle and load may be ascer-provided for in the estimates.

It is explained that the abnormal For his exploit in torpedoing the what dates, since the First day of increase in strength and the amount Admiral Scheer Lieut-Cmdr. Forbes January, 1935, any European Police of replacements of worn-out uniform gained the D.S.O.

Officer has weighed in a weighing necessitated by the Intensive training machine, "In order that the weight now being carried out demands this Confirmation that the submarine is of the vehicle and its load may be supplementary volc, missing is given this morning in anlascertained." Admiralty communique received through "Reuter."

sources.

Fine Exploit

tained, will the Government state on

S.M.C. STUDIES NEW ISSUE

(i) Any commercial motor vehicle; () Any Army motor vehicle? The Spearfish was once before re- Will the Government also state ported overdue and missing by whether in any of such cases, the British Wireless on May 16. No weight or the load of such motor confirmation was received from other vehicle or of the loud therein were The Municipal Council has decided

SHANGHAI, Aug. 28 (Reuter). found to be excessive, and, U so, what to appoint a committee to study, action was taken in conséquence?,

whether any changes are desirable li the conduct of the municipal elec- The torpedoing of the Admiral TIENTSIN BLAZE ons was announced to-day. Scheer was one of the bravest ex-|

is believed that this action ploits of the war. The Nazi pocket

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" follows moves by the Japanese to battleship was covered by a screen) TIENTSIN, Aug. 28 (Domel) obtain some such step. Since the of destroyers and was travelling at Tientsin's one and only department Japanese efforts to obtain increased high speed when she was tighted by stores was destroyed early this representation on the Council were Spearfish

morning when a fire swept through,defeated at the polls this year the The Scheer was hit by two tor-the six-storied Chun Yuen Company Japanese have been agilating for pedoes.

The Spearfish was in building, situated on Asahi Road in rovision.

The Japanese press here to-day mediately attacked by depth charges the Japanese Concession. During this attack the crew, led by partment on the first floor and spread that it is "old-fashioned. It is also The fire broke out in the toy de-attacks existing procedure alleging Lleut

Cmdr. Ferbes, organised sweepstake on the time of each ex- throughout the bufiding. After five stated that the present election laws plotion. Lieut. Cmdr. Forbes calmlyours the flames were put under said to be democratie" are actually ticked each explosion off on a sheet control, but damage has been caused in favour of the British and Ameri- as they occurred. ·

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Proposals to permit the spreadi

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