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Programme of
1.48 p.m.-Weather report. 6.30-6.30 p.m. Chinese music.
7.48 p.m. --- report.
Evening weather
8 p.m. - Evening programme, (Victor & H.M.V. Records supplied through the courtesy of Mesers. Moutrie & Co.).
"Leslie Stuart's Songs," Selection,
The Band of H.M. Coldstream
Dance Music.
Guards.
8.30 p.m. "Saite No. 2, in B minor" (Bach),
Overture,
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Dance Music.
9.15 p.m. "Take A Look At Mine," "Reviens," Comedienne,
Gracie Fields. "A Run With The Darktown Hunt"
(Vernon), Talking,
10 p.m.
Scott & Whaley. Dance Music.
"My Treasure-Waltz" (Becucci), "The Spanish Dancer.":
International Concert Orchestra.
Dance Music.
10.20 p.m.
"A Night in Budapest," "A Night in Vienna," Medley Waltz,
Hungarian Rhapsody Orchestra. 10.30 p.m.-Close down.
SOME "HOWLERS
"
In a well known local school the teacher gave the Chinese boys a number of idiomatic phrases with orders to make sentences showing the use of such phrases.
Here are
a few with the given phrases in italics:
As they were birds of a feather they
were naked.
Stirring tea produces a storm în a
tea cup.
Being late for school he went by
leaps and bounds. The monkeys in
the Botanical Gardens are birds of a feather. Aeroplanes usually sal under a
cloud.
The hyena tried to steal the lion's share and next morning was found in cold blood, The carpenter drove the thin end of the wedge through thick and thin. (Two phrases)
All the drinks were stood by the - winner. (Given phrase was
"stand by."). The sweep's bag fell and he 'dis. appeared under a cloud of soot. The schoolboys come in terms three
times a year",
You can beat me in the shorter races but I can beat you in the long
Tilti
He tore his newspaper and so broke.
the news.
Meat left over at dinner goes to the
dogs.
A duramy goes without saying. Some young men like to take a miss ("take amiss") to the pictures. Pussy is pleased when she smells a
rat.
The barber takes the heir of one's
head.
When he came out of his bath he showed a clean pair of heals, Adam's apple is the lamp in one's
throat
The lazy boy washed up to the mark
on his neck.
UNUSUAL FILM.
"THE PORT OF MISSING GIRLS
TUESDAY AT QUEEN'S
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
1/11
On London- Bank, wire Bank, on demand... 1/11 3/16 Bank, 30 days' sight. Bank, 4 months' sight 1/11 % Credits, 4 months'
sight Documentary 4 muntha'
sight
On Paris- On demand
months* .. Credits,
sight
2/-4
1197
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1929.
KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL
In Lots of not
less than
1/2-toni-
Delivered to Peak District (above Bowen Road), $23.00
ner tan.
Per Delivered
to
Bowen Road
Lower
Level, $21.00 per ton. Delivered
to
Pokfult m Road, $23.00
and
1272/2
On Berlin--
On New York---- On demand ..
468
per ton.
1
On demand...
A picture which, strikes a new note in film fare and perhaps, one of the most unusual pictures eevr seen here, is an apt description of "The Port of Missing Girls," which will be the attraction at the Queen's Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday. The picture is a powerful drama a very of modern life, in which moving story has been taken and, by a fine sense of values, built into a strong presentation. The story is said to be true to life and vividly; depicts the alarming happenings which a young girl of the modern Credits, 60 days'-sight 48% flapper type may meet during her existence in large city. Al through an innocent love affair, a beautiful girl falls prey to the social jackals who promptly attempt to take advantage of the situation.
Barbara Bedford and Malcolm McGregor are the leading players and are supported by other well- whom are known artistes, among Hedda Hopper, and Bodil Rosing.
a
STUPIDITY
LEADS TO A TERRIFIC CONFLAGRATION
"FLAMING WATERS"
a rescue
The simple stupidity of a comedy character to whose mind water is the only means of fighting fire, and who promptly lets loose the flood of attempt to ex- a reservoir in an tinguish a roaring inferno of oil, gives rise to one of the most impres- sive and dramatic thrills ever filmed in "Flaming Waters," a drama of the of fields which rears with intensity in its sensational climax. The result of opening the flood gates is that a sea of the flaming fluid surrounds a house in which the mother and sweetheart of the here are imprisoned and gives
chance to effect him a which is brilliantly conceived and He is force of marvellously shot. swim under the seething surface of the bank and the burning oil to then by means of a rope to: the roof he carries the two of the house women to safety hand over hand.
This provides the finish of a truly sensational film, which will be seen for the last time at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, to-day. F. Har- mon Weight, who will be remem- bered for his-direction of "Drusilla With A Million," also made this oil The cast is field epic for F. B. 0. perfectly balanced and gives a good account of itself.
In addition to the picture famous company of Chinese magicians will entertain at all
will be houses. The prices usual.
a
SAVED FROM DEATH
FREIGHT STOPPED TO PERFORM RESCUE
HEROIC CANADIANS
her two
Од Bimbay-
Wire
129
On demand
129
On Calcutta-
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129
129
Ou demand
On Singapore-
On demand 8314
On Manila-
per ton.
Delivered
te
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Geneva
Milan
London, Yesterday.
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Amsterdam
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Stockholm
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Copenhagen
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Prague
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108
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omitted to give any reasonS. quiry by their superintendent, E. G. Guthrie, brought to light the fact that the home of Charles. Witkus, near Three Rivers, Mass., had been afire when the freight train was passing and that had it not been for the prompt action of the railway crew Mrs. Witkus and her children might have perished in the flames which destroyed the house.
Because they saw a house chiaze in the country near the railroad tracks and stopped their train so that they could rescue a mother and
small children from the Three elderly ladies who lived flames. Engineer M. J. Murphy, together in Dorset-road, Merton, Conductor J. E. Powers, Brakemen died within four days of each other C. G. Shippey and F. Murphy and from pneumonia and were buried in Fireman B. R. Bogue, of the Cen- the same grave at Merton Church, tral Vermort Railway, brought Surrey. They were Mrs. Julia a widow: ber their freight train into St. Albans Marion Wells, 78,
sister, Miss Frances Jane Littler, twenty minutes late.
In their report they, ktated that 82, and Mrs. Well's stepdaughter, they were behind schedule but Miss Mary Alice Wells, 69.
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