1941-01-03 — Page 8

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 3, 1941

KING'S

SHOWING TO-DAY

at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

It's Call to Arms!

(THE ARMS OF LOVE)

Deanna DURBIN

Spring Parade

A Henty Koster Production

Robert CUMMINGS Mischa AUER Henry Stephenson Anne Gwynno Allyn Joslyn Franklin Pangborn BUTCH and BUDDY

Directed by HENRY KOSTER Produced by JOE PASTERNAK

• A UNIVERSAL PICTURE • Original Siery

by Emma Meriuhko • Screenplay by BRUCE MANNING and FELIX JACKSON

NEXT CHANCE A 20th CENTURY-FOX PICTURE

Inadequacy Of The K'loon Bus Service

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effort to cope with the situation. They had afrendy petitioned Govern- ment for permlasfon to purchase, for the duration of the war, American- muke, vehicles for the purpose of replacement and enlargement of their present fleet of, buses, and, although this petition had been sent in some time ago, nothing had yet been heard in reply, consequently the ordering or purchase of such vehicles was held

The Company had also again appented to Government to allow them to use "double-deck" vehicles on the main routes, in the same way og kus been sanctioned on the Island; we churals for "double-deck" bodies were actually in hund, and one af them with a frame-work body fitted o it had recently been tested on the road by the traffic department.

Something Should Be Done

Some pungent remarks were made at the meeting regarding the apparent helplessness of the Bus Company to effect any pracileal means for coping with the situation, and it Was emphasized that whatever quarter was responsible for the impasse, 11 was essential that something shoukt The done to remove the constant and continued irritation to the residents uf Kowloon, which the inadequate bus strvice involved.

It was pointed out that the failure to provide for the replacement of unserviceable vehicles in due time,

not

KING MICHAEL kissing his mother, Queen Holon, on har arrival in Rumania after years of exile. She arrived at the frontier station.

The First Bombs Of New Year

FROM PAGE ONE

brought down,

One British Vickers-Wellington was

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TO FIGHT AIR RAID FIRES

FROM PAGE ONE

mediate formation or fire and bomb Oghting parties in business and re- Lone Down Raider

sidential districts shows signs of being the only detrimentally affects interests of the Bus Company them very slight enemy air netion to-day Security in

declared Mir Herbert LONDON, Jan. 2 (Iteuler).The Morrison, the Minister of Home

satisfactory, selves, but also gives rise to a grave

stufement to-tight, danger of the transport services on districts.

has been confined to the coastal| Mr Morrison added that prelimin the peninsula being seriously dislocat-

ary reports from all regions indicated ed in the near future,

An Air Ministry communique states that without waiting for the approach

"THE CISCO KID AND THE LADY" which might have vital repercussions miter casualties were enusert

IL situation that little damage and only low of wardens and Bremen a great num-

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Call it a Day

she fell for a painter who specialized in figures!

He was in love but sail

is was strictly business

or something!

in the event of an emergency. As

by

ber of men and women were offering

the question generally is of paramount imbs which were dropped in a town their services either individually or public importance, it was decided to in Keut.

after making up parties among them. draw the attention of Government to Reports received since this selves. the matter.

inorning's

communique. It is added. 1 Other business dealt with at the show that a small number of persons meeting was of a

nature, were killed when a single enemy afe Those present were-Mr-lam Ming-craft dropped bombs in a town in the fan. President: Mr D. W. Munton, West at England shortly before dawn Vice-President; Mr F. C. Mow Fung.

this morning.

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lion. Secretary; Mr R. 11. Wong, Hot, Treasurer; Dr S. G. Kirkby-Gomes, Major C. M. Manners, Li Col E. D. Matthews, Miss H. Mow Fung, Messrs It. Peston, D. O. Silver, J. N. Sweeney, C. E. Terry, and D. Wylle. Apologies for absence were received from Hon. Me ro D'Almada Castro, Rev. J. t. 1ggs, Mr 1. N. Murray and Mr R. A. da Silva.

LATE NEWS

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Italy Retires From Battle Of Britain

FROM PAGE ONE

INSPECTION OF AUSTRALIANS .

JERUSALEM, Jan. 2 (Reuter).

The Australian Army Minister. Mr

P. Spender, and the Chief of the Aus- tralian Gentral Staff, Lieut-General Sturdee, have arrived at Palestine from Australia on an inspection visit: of the Australian Imperial Force.

Musselini, has beon fareed to arcept. India And A.R.P.

It is well-known that Mussolini hos always been mest reluctant to accept ruch German "support."

CALCUTTA, Jari. 2 (Reuter) The question of providing for the If it comes to attempting to ex- safety of important buildings in the plain the matter away, the Italians city and the surrounding industelal will probably try to suggest that it is areas against possible air raids is merely que pro quo for the assistance engaging the attention of the Bengal given by Italy to Germany by send- Government. ing some Italian planes to Belglum fer attacks on Britain.

It looks as if an effort is being nude to break the news gently to the Ilian public and to prepare them for the presence of large German air] strength on Italian soll.

British Journalist Expelled

LISBON, Jan 2 (Reuter)-\V. Lucas, for many years the London Times" correspondent in Portugal. RED ARMY CHANGE

has been ordered to leave the coun- Try within 48 hours on account of an MOSCOW, Jan. 1 (Reuter)article written by him in an Ameri- General Shadanko, Deputy. Com can review. missar of Defence, has been relieved of his post.

In it he alleged that German fluence existed in Portugal.

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