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KING'S

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THEIR LOVE IS

DYNAMITEL

GEORGE RAFT

A Now, Exciting ituit!-

JANE BRYAN

Fasiastising Start

WM. HOLDEN

"Golden BoyAgain!

In WARNER BROS." hard-hitting, hoart-hitting hit!

"Invisible Stripes

HUMPHREY BOGART

FLORA ROBSON

PAUL KELLY.HEHRY O'HEILL-LEE PATRICK

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DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr., MADELEINE CARROLL,

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ROBINSON

"BLACKMAIL

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RUTH HUSSEY DENK LOCKHART BOBS WATSON

Barney by Devil Marse and Matmam Ludmg

Derrated by HR. G. POTTER

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Johnny Weismuller Maureen O'Sullivan In TARZAN AND HIS MATE"

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

BRITISH PRESS IN WARTIME

Dangers Straining Censorship

Mr J. A. Spender, Charter President of the Institute of Journalists, in his address at the postponed annual general meet- ing of the Institute, held at Liccester recently, said that the British Press støvd almost alone in fighting for the freedom of the Press in Europe.

Who the Fress submitted to any necessary control, they must keep the Government reminded that the Press played the part of eyes and ears for them, and that the Government might be deprived of the organs of sight and hearing if they exceeded a wise and tolerant use of their powers.

At the beginning of his address, which was rend in. ils absence. Mr Spender sald. that wherever the Ger- mun dictator had established a foot-

ing his first step had been to extin-

In

gulsh the treedom of the Press. Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakio, Poland, Belgium,

Norway. Holland, Denmark, and France there was not lu-day a single free newspaper.

But the dictator had not stopped

Centenary Stamps

Issued On Feb. 26

The Postmaster General announces

February 22, 1941.

RADIO

ZBW, 355 metras (645 ko) and 31.45, metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Music Hall and Other

London Relays

Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Fre quency of 845 kc.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.16 p.m. and 8-12 mid- night

0.52 m.o's, per second. 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.

оп

12,30 Dance Musto by Joe Loss and His Orchestra,

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen-

Report,

ther

1.03 Sousa Marches.

1,18

Flantation Songs,

+

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1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press. Weather Forecast and Announce-

ments.

1.45 Varlets.

2.15 Close Down.

5.45 Indian Programma

0.30

llons.

Closing Local Stock Quoin-

6,32 Compositions Strauss,

of F

7.00 London Relay The N 7.15 London Relay-Talk: eracy Marches'.

7.30 London Relay--Spacial

cast to the British Forces In the far East.

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CAROLE LANDIS HENRY WILCOXON

ONSLOW STEVENS

Blcasts by EDWARD DMYTRYK A PARAMOUNT PICTURE

at seal

prepara 8.00 Local Time Signal, WeatherTo-morrow:- -"TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS"

there; he had seizert and endeavoured thai Hongkong's Centenary nuc to pervert to his own uses news-postage stamps in the denominations papers

of high reputation, and sub-2 cents, 4 cents, 5 cents, 16 cents, 25 mitted to a ruthless persecution all centa and $1, will be on sale in all members of their stafts and all those Post Offices as from February 20.

In order to facilitate tho among their contributors who had had the courage to resist him.

tion of "first day covers," complcie When the story came to be told it sheets of any denominations, i.c. 60 would rank wif that of any of the stamps, will be obtainable on pay- religious or political inquisitions of ment at the Accounts. Oflee. Top former days,

Floor, Post Office Building, from 4 p.m. to 6 pm. on Tuesday, February 25, The stamps will not be valid for and the New Light Symphony Or- postal use until February 20.

An Appalling Picture In France a large number of newspapers disappeared altogether at the moment liter entered Paris. But he appeared to have made special effort to keep certain famous French Journals existence in order that he might use their

name and reputation to cover his designs.

day

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

DONATIONS RECEIVED, FOR

THE BOMBER FUND

It was an appalling picture which A total of $1.684,120.03 was reached yes the Press of Europe presented toergy by the War Fund Inaugurated by A great and honourable pro- the S, C. M. Post, Lid. with the following

donations: fession,

had won which

nuthority Movie Eventag at St Andrew's and prestige as an instrument of free-

Church Hall on February 20.3117 Hongkong War Effort Commitee opinion, had been seized, throttled,

Proceeds of Foathali kicking and perverted to the uses of menda- content between fluskies of Uni-

versity of Washington and the cious propaganda-mendaefty with n

Orford FC.F.CFB) donation) 50 thousand tongues.

Me Alfred Morris (six

Wartime Necessity

In Britain the Press had to submit

to the necessary military discipline

of war-time. Its problem was,

broad-

ly speaking. to guard the frontiers

ANCIENT PAINTINGS

Report and Announcements. Op. 104.

8.03 Dvorak-Concerlo in 13 Minor,

Pau Casals (Cello) and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.

8.40 William Brownlow (Baritone)

chestra,

9.00 London Relay-The News, 0.15 London RelayQuestions of the Hour'.

0.30 Local sport results. 0.33

Nelson Eddy (Baritone). Jeanetta MacDonald (Soprano) and Marck Weber and Ills Orchestra,

10.00 London Relay-Musio Hall', 11:00 London Relay-Talk 'Books and People".

11.15 Dance Music,

12.00 midnight. Close Down.

To-morrow's Programme

Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Fre- k.c's. and on Short quency of 845 Wave from 11.00 a.m.-2.30 p.m. and

of civil liberty against the encroach-British Cultural Association, an ex-vice from St Andrew's Church.

Under the auspices of the Sinc-8-10.35 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's, per second. ments of the military censorship.

hibition of Mr Hsiao Shiu-min's

11.00 nm. Relay of Morning Ser-

12.15 Debussy-Nocturnes.

12.40 A Violin Recital by Menuhin.

1.00

Local Time Signal and Wea-

The Press could and ought to warn collection of ancient Chinese pain!- the authorlies against the dangers of ings will be held in the Fung Ping straining their powers. The military

Shan Chinese Library, Hongkong censors should realize that the Press University, commencings at 11 am, ther Report. was not a tiresome survival from on Friday, February 28, when Mr 1.03 Piano Duets by Rawicz and peace which could be effaced in war, D. J. Sloss will declare the exhibi. Landauer.

114 Light Opers Company. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Weather Forecast and Announce-

but

a most potent miillary weapon, tion, open. It will remain open until the right use of which was of equal Sunday, March 2, 10 am to 8 pm. concern to the soldier and the daily. journalist.

In war-time there should be an Advisory Council of Press repre- sentatives in regular contnet with the Ministry of Information. In the countries of the dictators the Press was the slave of the Government; in the free countries it must in some sense be the Government's partner.

Guides To Opinion

A free Parliament and a free Press, working together, were the appointed and trustworthy guides to opinion in a free cowstry. Journalists' should beware of approving or conniving at methods which led to their

suppres sion in

in their proper function

of

It had fallen to this country to sustain single-handed the cause liberty and democracy in Europe and the members of the Press had no sinal part to play in that. They had that they could adjust themselves to the knowledge and the warning which honest criticism alone could provide.

to

10W

Mr P. E. Verstone, in his preal- dentin! address, mentioned, that about 1,500 Journalists in Britain were serving with the Armed Forces,

Singapore Fixes Food Prices

MAXIMUM prices have been fixed in Singapore for the sale of locally slaughtered meat, live poultry, eggs, fresh, dried and salted fish, vegetables and curry stuffs.

It is made an offence for any per- son to demand, offer, accept or pay any price in excess of the maximum.

LATE NEWS

A Bralims Programme, 2.30 Close Down,

Press,

5.45 Indian Programme, 7.00 London Relay The News, 7.15 London Relay-Talk: Britain Speaks',

7.30 Mary Band Concert. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,

Chol

8.03 Relay of a Rectal by the and Organ of St Joseph's

Church.

8.45 Studio-Book Reviews. 9.00 London Relay The News 9.15 London Relay-Questions of the Hour'.

9.30 Tchaikowsky--Capriccio Ita- lien, Op. 15.

Boston Promenade Orchestra con- ducted by Arthur Fiedler. -9.46-Compositions of Chopin.

10.05 Bach-Brandenburg Concerto No

ment).

in F Major (1st and 2nd Move-

1st Mov: Allegro; 2nd Mov: Adagio

The Philharmonic Orchestra, 10.15 Studio Sunday Evening

Epilogue.

Conducted by a Priest of the Roman Catholic Church.

10.35 Close Down.

ANSWERS

1. Mussolini. 2. Empire State Build- Ing. 3. Gypsy Moth. 4. Lizard. 5. Jesse Owens. 6. Seven-Antique, Bermuda, Bahamas, Jamaica, New- foundland, St Lucia and Trinidad. 7. Queen Elizabelh. 8. General Ste Archibald Waveil, G.O.C. Middle East. 8. Kalinin. 10. Fenghua, Che- klang.

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