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SHOWING TO-DAY
It's
HARD
ΤΟ
It's hard
At 2.30, 5,10,
AIM CONO,TANGO THEATRES
to remember a tuomet king!
forget the thrills it gives paar!
7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
It's hard to GET grander entertainment..ans a here!
DICK
OLIVIA
Powell De Havilland
CHARLES WINNINGR •· ALLEN JENKINS BONITA GRANVILLE & MELVILLE COOPER A WARNER BROS. PICTURE
ADDED AITRACTION COLOUR FEATURETTE "SONS OF THE PLAINS"
with the MAUCH TWINS
NEXT CHANGE
THE RITZ BROTHERS in'
"THE THREE MUSKETEERS'
• SHOWS DAILY 1.30 - 6 20
7.20 -9,30
A 20th Century Fox Picture
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN
ROAD KOWLOON
TEL 57222
MATINEES. 20‹ · 30‹ ° EVENINGS: 20. ·30c 50:70
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
IT HAS EVERYTHING!
ROMANCE
DRAMA
MUSIC!..
SINGER CHARGED WITH BEAUTY'S MURDER!
THE
Defended by town's smart-
est
femole
mouthpiece. his own wife!
LADY UBJECTS
LANNY ROSS • GLORIA STUART,
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY
"GARDEN OF THE MOON"
A Warner Bros. Musical Hit!
TO-NIGHT'S DINNER
1. Ox-tail Soup,
2. Stewed Fish & Tomato Sauce
3. Victória 'Cutlet ··
4. Chicken & Ham Croquette
5. Roast Leg of Lamb
6.
Stewed Peaches
7. Tea or Coffee.
Price 90 cts.
ST. FRANCIS HOTEL:
QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.
DRINK
EWO PILSNER
At the H.K. Bowling Alleys
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1939.
SHARP FALL IN TEMPERATURE
મ
THERE WAS A FALL OF H DEGREES IN TEMPERATURE DURING THE NIGHT, FROM A MAXIMUM YESTERDAY · OF 88 TO A MINIMUM OF 74 DEGREES. AT 10 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING THE THERMOMETER READ 76 DEGREES, WITH HUMIDITY 95 PER CENT.
Rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 10 a.m. to-day totalled 1.78 inches, which brings the total for the year up to 64.60 inches, com- pared with an average of 54.55 inches.
A ridge of high pressure extends from North China to the Pacific eastward of north Japan.
The Pacific depression is situated about 250 miles to the east of Oshima, moving north-east...
Another depression is nearly sta tionary to the east of the Bonins,
A trough of low pressure extends from these depressions across the north part of the China Sea to Tongking.
WOMAN CAUGHT
PICKING POCKET
Olivia de Havilland and Dick. Powell share starring honours in "Hard To Get,” at the King's Theatre.
JULY'S WEATHER
The Royal Observatory report on: the weather of July states:-
During the first fortnight of the month the SW monsoon prevailed,. and the weather was mainly sunny and very warm; temperature reach- Nine months' hard labour
was ed 90 deg. F on 13 days in succes- imposed by Mr. Q. A, A. Macfadyen sion. On the 16th the weather be- this morning on a 23-year-old wi-came cloudy, and on the following dow, Ko Kan-ping, for stealing 14 day there was, a heavy fall of rain cents from a man who was watch-accompanied by a marked decrease ing a Chinese street-display op-in temperature. The remainder of posite the Alhambra Theatre
on the month was comparatively cool, Tuesday.
with little sunshine and frequent Inspector A. Wright said accused rainfall, owing to the presence of a was caught red-handed by a detec- trough of low pressure over
the tive. She was formerly under po-S coast of China. No typhoons. lice surpervision and had seven
affected the Colony during July. previous convictions,
The mean temperature for the month was 82.3 deg. F, which is normal. A maximum of 94.0 deg.. was recorded on the 18th and 14th;. this equals the highest tempera-- ture ever recorded in July. A mini- mum of 13.9 deg. occurred on the 20th. The mean-relative humidity.... was 84 per cent., which is 1 per cent, above normal.
ARMY DRIVER SUMMONED
R. Hart, of the Royal Scots, was summoned before Mr. R. Edwards this morning, for driving without due care and caution in Gården Road on July 12.
Sunshine amounted to 198 hours, Traffic Inspector Clarke told the Court that the summons was issued against a normal of 212 hours. The 12.69 inches, following a complaint by Mr. W. total rainfall was Clarke, who was being driven Which is 2.44 inches below normal. down Garden Road, when lorry A maximum gust of wind of 33 No. 4806 came out of torram.ph. was recorded at 6.30 p.m. on . Barracks. Mr. Clarke's chauffeur the 22nd. had to swerve sharply to avoid collision..
Defendant was fined $15.
CENTRAL
THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY.
At 12.30, 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. """ Prices: 45 cte.-55 cts.-80 cts.
MANDOYAL
NELS
JOHN BARRYMORE:
LOW & SAT.
Havilland
CHARGE of the LIGHT BRIGADE"
FRIEND'S OFFER
A 36-year-old unemployed Indian, - Janas Khan, was charged before Mr. T. J. Houston this morning, - with being a vagrant in the Co--- [lony.
A friend of defendant, a private watchman, said he was willing to take care of the defendant.
-Defendant was discharged.
AUSTRIAN OIL PRODUCTION
Vienna, To-day,
Oil production in Austria is ris- ing.
In the last six months 45,000 tons were produced, which is 18,000 tons - less than the whole of last year. Many new wells have been drilled. -
Trans Ocean.
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