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ON THE AVENUE
with ALICE FAYE RITZ BROTHERS - CEORGE BARBIER
A 20th Century Fox Picture
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Sonja Henie with hundreds of gorgeous girls in ice skating ballet,
scene upon aceae of beauty and splendour &
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SOMETHING NEWI
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One in a Million
SONJA HENIE ADOLPHE MENJOU JEAN HERSHOLT NED SPARKS DON AMECHE
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SONS OLGUNS
RACES" Shirley Deanne
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE
KING'S:
CINEMA
Hong Kong
"Pennies From Heaven" QUEEN'S!—
“a "On The Avenue"
ORIENTAL:— W
"One In A Million”
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:—
"On The Avenue" MAJESTIC --*
"Sons O' Guns" STAR:-
KING'S
"On The Avenue”,
Coming
Trouble. In Morocco
QUEEN'S:
"Lloyds Of London" ORIENTAL:-
**Camille" ALHAMBRA:-
"Western Courage"
MAJESTIC:-)
"A Midsummer Night's
Dream"
STAR:-
"On To The Races".
ON THE AVENUE
Irving Berlin added a novelty to his long list of successes when he
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URBAN COUNCIL DIARY OF LOCAL
Agenda For Meeting To-morrow -
The fortnightly meeting of the Urban Connell will be held to morrow at 4.15 p.m.
Orders of the day are as fol lows ---
Letter from Government relative to the appointment of Mr. Champkin to be a member of the Urban Council during the absence from the Colony of Mr. F. C. Hall Letter from Government relative to the appointment of Mr. W.G Harrison to act as Secretary of the Urban Council in place of Mr. C. J. Roe.
Ir
Correspondent relative to the ap pointment of Mr. C. Champkin to serve on the Selcet Committee for Basements in place of Mr. F. 0. Hall.
in
EVENTS
MONDAY, JUNE 7
Anniversaries and Holidays.-- Knud Rasmussen Augustin Daly died, 1899.
born, 1879;
Cinémas.—(See · Page^5); Dances Cheero Club Dance, s
1.m
Vải
the Fatate of Minna Livingston Miscellaneous. →→ Claims against
Schack Mur due.
Social TM.CA. Service Men's Whist Drive, in West Lounge, 9 D.L.;
Georgs" "BeHots' School Annual Founder's Day Dinner.
Sport-(800 Fate 10). Moon-IV Moon, 29 Day. Sunrise.-6.38 · Am. Sunset.—7.06
p.m.
Low at 00.50 und 14.40.
Tides-High at 07:15 and 21.10;
TUESDAY, JUNE &
Anniversaries Sarah Siddons died, 1831. Douglas and Holidays
Jerrold died, 1857. at Lammert's HK. Sales Room, 2.30 Auctions-Household furniture,
D.M.
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Minute by the Chairman relative to the appointment of a Committee to consider the proposed changes the Sanitary Department's Estimates for 1938.
Applications for an eating house licence for No. 196, Lai Chi Kok Road, ground floor; for an eating house licence for No. 129, Tai Nan
Cinemas.--(See Page 5)... Street, ground floor; and for the
Lectures.-Hong Kong Hockey Hong Kong Amusement Park, Hen-Training School: "Mr. Edwin Cr at Police nessy Road; for a food factory Carter, Secretary-General of Pael- licence for No. 20, Water Street, ground floor; for a bake-house Hall, Garden Road, £30 p.m.
fc Relations Institute, in Cathedral licence for No. 368, Reclamation
Association
Lecture
Meetings,-Annua), of Royal En- Street, ground floor; for an offen-gineers Old Comrades Association, sive trade liçence for No. 9, Bung at Garrison Lecture Hall, 8 p.m. Hing Lane, second floor; for a food | followed by R.A.M.C. shop licence "for No. 66. Des Voeux Party's Musicale; Christ
Concert Road Central, ground floor."
Regular Returns.
completed a musical number writ- H.K. NAVAL
in on the Avenue," Twentieth
ten especially for the Ritz brothers
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Century-Fox musical which showing at the Queen's, Alhambra and Star Theatres to-day, in which the wild-eyed comics appear with Dick Powell and Madeleine Car- rolf
The 'new song, titled “He Ain't Got Rhythm," not only as a novelty for Berlin, but also pro- vides the Ritz boys' a new line of comedy attack.
Alice Faye, George Barnier and Alan Mowbray also appear in "On the Avenue, for which Twentieth Century-Fox Production onlef Darryl F. Zanuck chose Roy Del Ruth as director.
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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
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AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY. AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. A DOUBLE ATTRACTION!
ON THE SCREEN
HAPPIEST OF ALL BING'S HAPPY HITS!
ON THE STAGE
PENNIES HEAVEN
BING CROSBY
MADGE EVANS
A' COLUMBIA. PICTURE
FOUR SHOWS DAILY
TU-DAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Church Committee; in Church Vestry, 6
TO-MORROW COLUMBIA
p.m.
Sports-(See Page 10). Moon,-IV Moon, 30th. Day. Sunrise.-5.38 a..
Sunset,-7:05
p.m.
Tides.-High" at 06.27 and 20.00;
VOLUNTEERS Low at 00.04 and 19.50.
Amendments To Regulations
Amendments to the Regulations of the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force are notified in the "Govern- ment Gazette" as follows
The following paragraphs are added after paragraph (3) of re- gulation 2:
THE CREED OF A TEACHER
Woman's Four
Points
of Head Teachers.
Provide specialised education
(4) The Commodore shall be clated at Cardiff recently by Miss A "Teachers Creed" was enun- assisted also by a Committee, term- ed the "H.KNY Advisory Com-London. in her presidential ad- LL Swann,,, of Winchmore Hill, mmittee, of which he shall be," "ex dress to the National Association officio," the President. The other members of this Advisory Com- mittee shall consist of the members the highest aims of education Teachers believe, she said, that of the H.K.N.V. Committee and such other persons (not being ac-
could be best achieved by a Bing Crosby's rendering, of such
tive officers of the RN or the
scheme that would:-- songs es "Pennies from Heaven."H.K.N.V.) as the Governor may see
Give all education from eleven "So Do 1," "One two Button Your at to appoint.
to fourteen an equal "secondary Shoe," and "Let's Call a Heart a (5) The HK.N.V. Advisory Com-
education" status; Heart." is proving a magnet at the mittee shall be responsible to the King's Theatre where his new. Columbia picture. "Pennies from ing to him. recommendations on all Governor for making and forward- Heaven," 15 showink. Evans, lttle Edith. Fellows, and to the general policy of the Force.
Madge matters relating to recruiting and Louis Armstrong and his swingIn regulation 3 after the word band are also in the film..
"Committée" at the end of the Armstrong sings and play on his first line thereof add "and of the hot trumpet a novelty number HKNY. Advisory Committee." called "Skeleton in the Closet," which has also attained a large measure of fame on the air waves. Arthur Johnson and John Burke, each known for a number of hit tunes. wrote the songs for 'Pen- nies from Heaven."
LECTURE "ON MUSIC
A delightful lecture was given on Friday by, Mr. Gerald Sidney at the Diocesan Boys' School,
He spoke about enjoyment of
from fourteen to sixteen:
Ensure the health and general welfare of children in the school; Lead children through adequate cultural education to form inde- pendent judgments;
Train up an educated democracy. Miss Swann emphasised the danger of sorting children out at so early an age as cleven for entwy
"higher education," according to their attainments.
APPOINTMENTS into various types of schools for
GAZETTED
His Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to direct that the name of Mr. Kenneth Struan Robertson be added to the List of authorized architects, and to act on behalf of the Building Authority.
HL nature is complex," she said. “We all beneft by rubbing. shoulder to shoulder with others, It is debatable whether growing boys and girls hould be classifed according to brain_power."
TRAINING FOR CITIZENSHIP speaking of the need for a pro- longed general education in train- ministering the Government has said:
His Excellency the Officer Ad-ing up good citizens, Miss Swann
APPOINTMENTS
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THE WILHELMINE
REVUE ""
NEW SONGS NEW DANCES
NEW COSTUMES
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TROUBLE in MOROCCO"
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SHOWING TO-DAY
A MERRY MARTIAL MUSICAL FROM A FAMOUS BROADWAY STAGE HIT!
Blow the Bugles! - Beat the Drums!
JOE E. BROWN
SONS
JOAN
A Warne Beta Picture Directed by
Lloyd Boc
is coming in
OʻGUNS
From that famou Musical Stage Hit with
BLONDELL
BEVERLY ROBERTS VERIC BLORE WINIFRED SHAW CRAIG REYNOLDS
JOSEPH KING ROST. BARRAT
NEXT CHANGE
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM'
WARNER BROS. BIGGEST PRODUCTION 1
Word Wanted For
music and about the pleasure that been pleased to appoint Mr. William "It is essential that all members/Daily Telegraph."
"Chieftainess"
Further discussion of the word tain were the same thing in one "chieftain took place in Division 2 sense, but in registering arms, head of the Court of Session, Edinburgh, or chief might mean just head of. when the hearing of the petition the familly. There was no instance by Miss Catriona Louise Maclean in the register of chieftain ever of Ardour was resumed, states the being used at "all,
Miss Maclean claims a declara- democratic communities. should ion that she is chieftainess of the The talk was liberally and ex-ministering, the Government has general cultural education, which contested by I.-Cmdr. H. Hof less significance than chtet.
His Excellency the Officer Ad- be able to obtain that measure of Macleans of Ardgour and this is cellently illustrated. Mrs. Sanger, been pleased to appoint Mr. John enables them to go beyond who very kindly and ably assisted whyatt to act as Land Omeer.
Maclean, of Windover, Bursledon, Hampshire. Mr. Sidney, sang songs in English,
Lord Aitchison, the Lord Justice
by
the average person can have singing if he will try to use his voice as nature. Intended.
George Harrison to act as Secretary of a community, particularly of to the Urban, Cornell. "
mass
Mr. Thomas Innis, for Miss Maclean, said that Mr. McKechnie (for Cmdr. Maclean) and he were agreed that chieftain was a word
The Lord Justice Clerk: It has been your insistence on the word chieftain that has been the cause
It is hereby notified that is Ecceptance of matter, to that stage where they – airt-matter, weigh; very genuine enthusiasm by her the Government, under Instructions true clear voice and unaffected received from the Secretary of |way of singing, which set a most state for the Colonies, has bear beings who are the result of mass
German and French; and aroused cellency the Omeer Administering evidence, form' opinions of their Clerk, said that chief and chief- of the action.
excellent example to the boys.
To eath song she brought under, standing and sympathy so that even those in forelur languages could be enjoyed very namis, dan
Mr. Sidney played some solos, his introductory remarks adding to everyones appreciation of them while the pleasure he gave in two songs at the end shows that his singing days are by no means ever hs he modestly says. Els simple easy singing was masterly.
War days, dealing only with the bright and hilarious side of dough- Joe Brown, the awning lip-boy life in the AE Te peg comedian, promises to bring; Joe, who has three sweethearts an unusually big package of in the picture) has the role of a laughs in his new Warner Bros. | Broadway entertainer who just fimusical romance, “Sons / O can't get mad enough to enlist. Guns," which is at the Majestio Beverly Roberts has the role of The "Gazette" notines that the Theatre to-day. Dr Joe's fiancee, while Winifred Shaw figure representing the average The picture is based on the zol- is the vixenish sweetheart from opening selling rate for the month Hcking Broadway stage hit of the whom Joe flees into the arma, first of May, 1997 of the Hong Kong same title by Erea Thompson and of the army, and later the arms and Shanghal Banking Corpora- «Jack-Donahue, a colourful, mirtha - of-a-chic-French-laaste, a part-tion for demand drafts on London laden, tuneful comedy of World played by Joan Blondell.
| la settled at 14.823000
pleased to make the following ap pointinent: Miss Catherine Geekis Young Purves to be a Nursing Sister
own, and refuse to become human
production-thought.
ROSE NEW ATLANTIC
it is hereby notified that during the absence on leave of Mr. Rene Ohl, Vice-Consul for Argenting at Hong Kong, Mr. Jobard de Gapany will be in charge of the Argentine Vice-Consulate.
The number of emigrants leaving the Colony for the Colony for the Straits Battlements during the month of May, 1937, was 14.367,
Morty Dre
The Danish Foreign Minister De. P. R. Munch; arrived in Berlin on Friday afternoon, cays a Trans Ocean message from the German 'capitalis
FLYING BOATS
Building Started
Mr. Howe said the establishment of a regular service was wholly contingent on the success of these nig
Mr. Laness: Chieftainess is the word used.
stated were scheduled to begin in reply to Lord Wark, who ask- early in July
ed why he objected to the word chief, Mr. Innes said. It sounds rather like being called Lady Pro- voet. When a woman eceeds to an earldom in her own right you The Lord Justice Clerk said that do not call her Early if Mr. Innes was prepared to give up the word chieftainess they might consult on whether they could agree on a
Cambria and Caledonia have for some time been engaged on wire less, navigation and fuel consump tion tests.
could not reach an
Later Mr. Innes stated that they Mr. McKochule would not object
that he or chief of the ous family of Macle
The Tora Justice Cle Mr Innes (m2) juinute
Announced by Sir Philip Sassoon. The first fight to Botwood, New Under-Secretary for Air, on March|foundland, will be carried out, as 15, a special type of firing boat soon as conditions are favourable suitable for Atlantic operations is for the night and preparations on now in the initial stage of con- the other side are completed It struction by Bort Brows: Rochester, is understood that the new Atlantic states the "Daily Telegraph.”21 firing bost class will be 50-tornera.
The two long-range Empire dy ing bosta, Cambria; and Caledonia, pro
resent case zenta und
are to be employed in experimental ada, the Free State fights which Mr. C. D. Howe, the Canadian Minister of Transport, responsible.
riament the
opportunity of lodging answer
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