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THE

ROARING TWENTIES

w HUMPHREY BOGART GLADYS GEORGE-JEFFREY LYNN FRANK MCHUGH · PAUL KELLY Directed by RAOUL WALSH

A WARNER BROS. ' Picture/

Servon Play By Larry Wald, Richard Wachuday & Robert Russon » From an Original Story by kach Wettinger

می کی باری ان کے گروسی

MAETERLINCKS

THE BLUE BIRD

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

December 23, 1940.

Credulous Chinese Pays QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

Out On

Fairy

Stories

"Obviously you are not an expert when it comes to dealing with human nature, or you would not have parted with your money to a rogue like this," declared Mr E. Himsworth at Kowloon Magistracy this morning to Chan Sun-ng, 41, described as a rubber expert.

Chan was complainant in a case against Ho Shing, 40, who admitted obtaining $352.50 by false pretences..

Widespread Night Raids On Britain

FROM PAGE ONE

anti-aircraft shell crashed through the window of a public house in a west Midland town

where the wedding reception was under way.

Detective Sergeant Hoynes said: that complainant visited defendant'.

house in Chatham Road on December Suicide During Air

14 for his fortune to told and defendant told him to give him some money to buy race tickets for good

Raid Warning

luck. Complainant gave the defend- A verdict of "Suicide while the innt.350 and on December 17 the balance of her mind was disturbed" cfendent said that he needed $50 to was recorded at a Lewisham inquest, give to the goddess of a temple and on-Mrs Rosina Scholey (73), of the complainant gave him this sum Ashburnham Grove, Greenwich, who too.

took her life while an air raid warn- Subsequently, the complainant Ing

ing was in progress. saw the defendant again and was told Mr Francis Scholey, the husband, Quiet Monday Morning that the goddess wanted a suitcase to said that when the air raid warning LONDON, Dec. 23 (UP). It was keep things in the temple and that sounded, he and his wife went to the quiet in the London area carly this he had bought such a suitcase for dugout in the garden. Later she morning after a long lull, with only a $32.50. Complainant gave the de- told him that she had got tired of walting and was going to the house to get some bread and milk.

couple of bursts of gunfire heard since fendant that Tissue Paper

the Inst alarm. During the evening, bombs fell on a town in cast Anglia with little damage, and Incendiary bombs were dropped on a northwest

own..

over

Turned Into On December 19, the defendant When the All-clear sounded ho told complainant that he had had ajwent back to the house and found his conversation with the goddess and wife, lying dead on the kitchen floor ahe had told him that there were 22 in front of a gas stove. The room Sunday's Activity

devils each of whom required $10 was full of gas. LONDON, Dec. 22 (Reuter). before any good luck could be His wife drende the prospect off Enemy al activity

Britain obinined. Complainant gave defend- having to enter hospital shortly. She during daylight hours to-day was ant $220. The money was placed wan in poor health. very small but after darkness raiders into a tin and when the complainant were reported from several districts, Inter told him that the goddess had Faw the defendant once again, the Including Liverpool, Midland, informed him that the devils were northern, west and south-west towns In England and Wales.

indignant because the money was not Up to a late hour to-night, there Rood and when he had logiced into ind been no reports of heavy bomb the tin where the money had been found that the notes hnd ings but in several places the raiders kept he

turned into tissue paper, met_a.strong anti-aircraft barrage.

An alarm

Defendant said that he had used was counded in the London aren soon after dusk and the money to pay his arrears in rent there were indications that a very and for other things, heavy. barrage was being put up against the ralders.

in TECHNICOLOR bomber was reported brought down,

During the day one Junkers 88

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TAR HAN TRAM CHE DAMPS AMARY SUR

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HEATRE

in south-eastern England.

Two British planes landed in Eire, according to an officini statement issued in Dublin, and the crews were interned.

LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY Bangkok Reports

HE KEPT JUST ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE POLICE !

A dangerous debonair thiof! Ho'll steal anything from

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Repelling Of

Defendant was sentenced to four months' hard labour and ordered to be expelled from Hongkong.

Vichy Acquires Havas

Reorganisation Move

LATE NEWS

(Continued from Page 1)

Chinn Seas Fleet Command, the Japanese Naval

Commander-in- Chief's proclamation regarding the tactical operation in the South China ares has been communicated through the Japanese Consul-General here to foreign diplomatie represen-

and VICHY, Dec. 18 (UP)-The tatives

maritime customs French, government has been Ruthorities concerned. authorized to acquire a 25.000.- dance with

says: "In 'accor- The proclamation

operational FROM PAGE ONE 000-franc holding in Arence Japanese Commander-in-Chief's pro- necessity, the Havas under a law entitled "Law clamation of July 15, 1840, regarding American nationals in Thalind, one Relative to a Reorganization of the prohibition of coastal traffic in half of whom are in Dangkok. the Havas Company."

Hangchow Bay and other areas is May Negotiate,

Technically, Agence Havas has be applied to the following addi- VICHY, Déc. 22 (UP)-Despatches with a total capital stock for a news

private company hitherto oni urens effective midnight on 10in

the Salgon indicate that the

1. Holingshan Harbour and its situation between Indo-China and and an advertising agency of about adjacent waters surrounded by the 105,000,000 francs. It has been the Thailand is improving.

line linking the western end The Frencis Government, declared furgest of Uree French news ngen Talnochino, southeastern and south- the despatches, feet that the autho- cles, the others being Agence Radio western ends of Nauming Island, and illes at Bangkok are not opposed to discontinued, publication at Bordeaux

to and Agence Fournier. Agence Radio Chwangyuehchich. a resumption of negotiations between

2. Shuitung the French and the Thailanders on June 26 after the retreat from and their adjacent waters surrounded and Tinpak harbours which was arranged last June, but Paris. Agence Fournier continues to by the line linking Slaochlao, Tai- which never occurred when the Thal-function at Vichy, having accom-fengki, and Anchingshan. landers, instead of proceeding with ponied the government.

3. Lungmoonhu and Pakhoi har- Iriendly negotiations to settle the The law relative to Agence Havas bours and their adjacent waters north disputed possession of the Mekong reorganization does not state the of the line linking Kwantowchlao and river islands, chose, instead, to take method of reorganization, but it was Paklunghu. direct-action

understood the government Intended

been a

The French announce that if the to acquire control of the news agency Thailanders want to negotiate with portion of the Havas company, which M. Garrieau, the French Minister to thereafter would function openly as Thailand who is now in possession of a government agency, similar to Ger- full instructions, they will be able to many's DNB and Italy's Stefani. engage in conversations immediately.

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The British Government is nego Retired business and professional tinting with Mr W. D. Pawley, the men at Patcham, near Brighton, turn aviation expert, who supervised the out and deliver newspapers and building of Nationalist China's only perlodienis, when, owing to air raids, aircraft factory, with a view to the they arrive too late for the normal promotion of a similar project in distribution.

dia, says the "New York Herald- Tribune.

Among the volunteer "news boys" are a well-known journalist, a high-| Mr Pawley last month made a grade ex-Civil Servant, and a prom- survey of sites in India and studied inent engineer. the aptitude of Indians for the work

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