1940-09-17 — Page 8

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15, & 9.30 P.M.

TWO AGAINST THE WORLD!

DOUGLAS

•

Defying the deluge

of death that struck like a thunderbolti

FAIRBANKS.. BENNETT

GREEN HE

writt

JOHN HOWARD · ALAN HALE GEORGE BANCROFT - VINCENT PRICE GEORGE SANDERS

A JAMES WHALE Production

ALSO LATEST MOVIETONE & UNIVERSAL NEWSREELS

NEXT CHANCE "CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY"

A Warner Bros. Pictura

with EDWARD G.

ROBINSON

STAR THEATRE

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TO-DAY

Topping

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alive with intriqua.

ONLY

THE

LONE WOLF PARIS

in

starring

FRANCIS

LEDERER

with FRANCES DRAKE A COLUMBIA PICTURE

TO-MORROW

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220-9.30

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TO-DAY & TOMORROW

BREAKNECK ACTION IN EVERY SCENE OF EXCITING

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STRONG-ARM

GUY ON A GAMBLING SHIP

JACK

.where the stakes

were life and death!

HOLT

OUTSIDE the 3-MILE LIMIT

Th

HARRY CAREY

SIG RUMANN - EDUARDO CIANNELLI - DONALD: BRIGGS IRENE WARE

Screen play by Albert DeMond

A COLUMBIA PICTURE ' Directed by LEWIS D. COLLINS

ADDED ATTRACTION ;

LATEST MOVIETONE NEWS Directly After The King's Theatre THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY THE GAYEST, GOOFIEST RIQT. THAT EVER REACHED

THE SCREEN!"

Hal Roasti previně). THORNE (Topper) SMITH'S HELARIOUS NOVEL

TURNABOUT

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 17, 1940.

SKILLED AR. P. MEN GET RISE

INCREASED PAY FOR ALHAMBRA THEATRE

200,000

VOLUNTEERS

FULL-TIME Civil Defence Volunteers and members of the Auxiliary Fire Ser- vice are to have pay increases of 5s. a week for men, 3s. 6d. for women and 1s. 6d. for youths.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FURTHER DONATIONS TO WAR FUND

WAS reached A total of $1,320,320.12 yesterday by the War Fund inaugurated by the 8. C. M. Post. Ltd. The lasert donations aset

Mr. D. W. Williams

Mr. A. Kirby

Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Wood

Mr, and Mrs, B, O'M, Deane (monthly)

n. . o. r.

Penthede

$100

These increases, announced by the Minister for Home Defence, benefit about 200,000 people.

The revised standard weekly rote for men will thus or 65s and for women 43B. 6d.

It is made clear that men getting the Ss. advance include foremen and akliled members of rescue parties.

memix Volunteers

па appointed depot 50 superintendents or deputy super- 15į intendents. whose existing rate

less than £5 a week may be granted a similar increase so long as it does not

carry the revised rate over £5

The British War Organisation Fund. Hongkong Branch, acknowledges the following donations:

$300 And 3514.02348; 2, (monthly) to; D. G. Day (monthly). $16. A 1 Guinness (monthly), $20, The Lawn Bowls Finals Sween for Ambuisme Fund, $101, sale of 10 CH18.8. Badges, $10; M. Miner (montity), $18; A. M. Kennedy (monthly). 130 D MeCistelle (monthly 0 Hongkong Police Force All Contingenta

and and Chen Stof July

August), $1,209,15; male of 4 c.ifs. Badgen, $4: Mr and Mrs. C. M. Hall (munthly), 150; one of the Chinese Stat of Wilkinson and Grist (August), $34; Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Horden (monthly), 3th; Joseph Prentice monthly), $25; D. P. Clark (Monthly). 100; E. P. Birentfield (monthly). $30; xalo ot 1 CHS., Badge per Mr. AA Paul, Bal of 8 CILER, Badges per Mrs Perdue, $18: some Members of the Stoff

Jardine Matheson

Laa, July August), #337; . . Carter (monthly). 121, tolal $006, 107.73.

ANTI-T. B, ANSOCIATION

The ion Treasurer of the Ilangkong Anti-Tuber quonia Antation acknow. Jedges the following matiertatione d doratiorta-

E

Dr Dr Berzmodo de Sousa, 25. + Treung, $2 Pung Woon-kway. $5. Swa Yang, 13, Dr Phoon Seck-weng. $50, Mrs Slu. #100, Julian Chub. Tych & Co. #5: Lee Kai-min, $5, Tre Vü-elsen.

Manufacturer. 45 Chlpese

Union. 45. Malik Surgery, $25; Chinese Batting Club, $ i helg Su-yue, $10, Miss Cheng Hung-yue $10

FRENCH TROOPS MINED

London, Sept 15

A convoy of ten French merchant with dermobil,sed soldiers abamed rat into a minefield 11 the Mediterranean en inute to Marseilles from North Africa, says an offelal German news agency despatch froITI Geneva.

I is announced from Vichy, adds it agency, that two ships were sunk, Ithough most members of the crew dulcers were rescued.-Reuter,

4 SHOWS]

DAILY

2.30-9.10

7.18-9.30

a week.

is

The Increases apply similarly to whole-time members of the AFS.. Including officers whose present rate is below £6.

ITALIAN DESIGN IN EGYPT

Attempt To Seize Canal

Rome, Sept. 16. Marshal Graziani, employing the

The Minister's decision is the re- greater part of Italy's armed forces sull of discussions with the consul-in Libya, supported by aviation, is talive committee appointed by the proceeding against Britain's Austra unions to meet him on wages and lana, New Zenlanders, and Indians. The italions are making n three- conditions in Civil Defence.

The union

to the arrange-pronged drive along the coast and ment are the Transport and General with two columns striking from in Workers' Union, the National Union and across the plates. Their main

and objectives are Alexandria of General and Municiple Workers Suez Canal,

the

the Fire Brigades Union, the Nation- It is authoritatively stated that the n Federation of Building Tides Italian infantry will reach Alexandria Operatives and the National Unionin a minimum of one month and a of Pubite Employees

U.S. Lends £42,750,000

To Plane Makers

They Will Help Britain

An advance of 171,000,000 dollars (£42,750,000) To mastubatures of glunes and nuntion for the exteʻti - sion of plant in t The rande by the Beconstruction Finance Caporation, it was onounced in Washington

An offeind of the emprat on tas, the empacity of the feties incredi in the scope of the advaner would be extended to such

Vast extent that British orders I migeraft could be fulfilled without interfering with the needs of United States defence

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A GOOD OLD FASHION WESTERN COWBOY THRILLER ! The whole West feared the rustler king, along camo Hopalong Cassidy, the hero of a hundred thrill round-ups who conquered the gang with swinging fists and blazing guns.

HERE'S SIX - GUN JUSTICE AT IT'S VERY BEST!

Another rip-roaring round-up of Cassidy thrills!

FIGHT to the finish.

with dooth to the issect

Pacalement prevents

Clarence E. Mulford's "SILVER

ON THE

„SAGE"

featuring WILLIAM BOYD

win George Hayes-Russell Hoydan Stanley Ridges Frederick Burton - Ruth Rogers. A Henry Sherman Provolon SPECIAL FOR THURSDAY-ONE DAY ONLY

LAUGH RIOT

"TOPPER TAKES A TRIP

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Roland Young. Constance Bennett, Billie Burko.

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MAT LEVING

THE LAW OF WILD

Part 11

THE

*CO-STARRING

KING OF

REX WILD HORSES RIN-TIN-TINJR.

THE DOG HERO OF YOUNG AMERICA

ADDED! Latest NEWS OF THE DAY

FIRST AIR RAIDS ON LONDON Scenes of Destruction! Air Battles Over the City! A.A. Guns In Action! Naxi Wreckage on Coast!

THURSDAY PARKO Radio

Picture

Bobby Breen, Charlie Ruggles in BREAKING THE ICE”

maximunt of two months, regardless of the German offensive Against Britain. The next immediate Tailan Mersa objective will probably be Matruh, 125 miles from The Cyrenaicn Teventies -- United PrOSA.

Heavy Italian Losses

Cairo, Sept. 10, Heavy losADA have been inflicted 45PM the Italian troops which are penetrating into Egypt It is stoled that the Italians have exposed them- selves to heavy fire from planes and portlery While our Pasualties - inue to be unsignificant, the enemy. is believed to have lost many mer

But- art-1 materapi -Reuter

Ta irtin

ir

Not at War With Egypt

Rome, Sept 10. is learnt

authorite lively that Italy is still trying to refrain from any declaration of war against Egypt, despite the launching of an offensive by Morshid Groziani and the taking of Sullum.

Italian According to responsible

waging acurees, italy is only

war against the British forces in Egypt, not against The Exyplans. These quarters stale that italy cannot per- mat Egypt to be used ne a British base directed against Italan interests. Therefore, the Italian army has en- tered Egyptian territory. United

Preas

British Bombers Busy

communique

Rome, Sept. 16. A

to-day !ksued stated.—"British planes carried out air raids over Asaab, Massawa, As-

mart

other African cities, femusing slight damage-United Press,

Successor To Late Rep. Bankhead

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuter) The House of Representatives, by seclamation, to-day elected Repre- sentative Haybum of Texas, ta Speaker in succession the late Mr. William B. Bankhead.

Streaker Bunkhead to-day Was given an Impressive state funeral at which President Roosevelt was present with members of the Cabinet, Congress and Supreme Court as well Speaker Bankhend's actress daughter, Talullah Bankhead.

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