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THE MA N WHO HAS PLUNDERED YOUR SENSES NOW WRINGS YOUR HEART
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SEE HIM AS THE SILENT IRON MAN WHO DARED TO LOVE AS YOU AND I.
PAUL MUNI ✩ Miriam HOPKINS
ESCADRILLE
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Louis Hayward
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S
Hong Kong
"China Seas”
QUEEN'5:-
"Escadrille"
ORIENTAL:-
Kowloon
MUI FONG COLLEGE
Annual Speech Day
The Annual Speech Day of the Mul Fong College was held yester- day morning at the Central Thea- tre, in the presence of a large
"The Plough and The Stars Eathering of students and friends. General Chan Ki-gau, High Ad- viser and Special Delegate of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in Hong Kong and a Director of the College, gave away the cerchiate and prizes to the successful can- didates
ALHAMERA:--
"Escadrille"" MAJESTIC:
"The Gay Divorcee""
KING'S:—
Sunday
"China. Sesg" QUEEN'S:2
"Escadrille"
ORIENTAL:-
"Cain and Mabel" ALHAMBRA:--
"Escadrille"
MAJESTIC:-
" Men On A Horse"
"ESCADRILLE
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Among those present were Messrs. Lee Sing-kul, Au Boon- haw, S. Y. Wong, Ip Kwai-chung, P. K. Kwok, Chan Foo-cheuïg and Dr. Lam Shing-fan.
It is understood that the Mul Fong College is receiving subsidies from the Commission on Chinese Oversen Affairs and grant from the Board of Trustees for the Ad- ministration of the Boxer In- demnity ~ Funds remitted by the British Government,
The Headmistress of the Girls' College being away in America, the Headmaster of the Boys' College, Mr. Chan Tit-yat presided. ANNUAL REPORT
EF After welcoming the new Direc❘ Two of the screen's foremost tors or the College, the Hearl- dramatic stars, sensational master presented the annual re- young newcomer in his bid for port. He traced the expansion of stardom, and a vibrantly realistic the Girls' College" from the time story of the French air forces in when it was first established as a the World War are" seen in primary school twenty-years ago "Escadrille" RKO Radio feature in High Street with seven students which opens at the Queen's and on the roll to the present moment Alhambra Theatres to-day.
when it is housed in 1, Babington Woven together with exceptional | Path with a number of 400 on the
Kessell's
great French novel. "In the way of teaching" the "L'Equipage." not only permits Headmaster continued. "we have Paul Mun! and Miriam Hopkins to been trying to encourage the stu- do some of their nest charac- dents to do
work for terization, but it also brings forth themselves as possible, and to trafri
brilliant performance од the
them to write summaries on what part of Louis Hayward, a young they have read and short notes Brithher who definitely establishes
on variou sthings that they may himself as of stellar material.
come across."
"OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT"|| skill, this screen version of Joseph roll.
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„IT'S FIGHT AT FIRST LOVE
WHEN THESE TWO MEET!
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RE-OPENING SUNDAY, AUGUST 1st.
This trio. does nobly by the story --and, indeed, the story is one "that makes heavy demands on its players. Subordinating the thrills of aerial combat for a powerfully dramatic romance involving two flyers and a woman married to one of them. "Escadrille” söars far out of the customary "air picture"
class into a stratum all its own as searching study "in human emotions under, the stress of war.
CHINA SEAS
Roaring out of the Orient, typhoon of ferce loves, bitter hates and perilous Intrigues strikes the screen of the King's Theatre to-day.
It is "China Seas," which unites.
as much
Dow
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
SATURDAY JULY 17 Anniversaries and Holidays. fanac Watts born, 1847. Adam Smith died, 1790, -
Cinemax-(See Pâre 5). DancesFlannel Dance at Hotel Cecil, 8.30 p.m.
Málm----(566 Page 16). Meetings-Extraordinary, of The Laung Hot Bank Ltd, at 53 Bon- ham Strand East, 3 pari.
Miscellaneous, — Yeung
Chung
School Prize-Olving at King's Theatre. 10.
Sports-(See Page 10). Moon.-VI Moon, 10th, Day. Sunrise.-5.48 a.m. Sunset.-7.11
Low at 11.48 and 21.31.
Tides-High at 04.18 and 17.40;
SUNDAY, JULY 18 Anniversaries
Holidays
lgbth Sunday after Trinity, Jane Austen died, 1817, Jewish Fast of Ab..
Cinemas-(See Pare 5). Malls. (See Pare. 16). Miscellaneous---Discussion Group in Y.M.C.A. West Lounge, 9 p.m.
Sports-(See Pare 10). Moon-VI Moon, 11th. Day. Sunrise.-5.48 a.m. 'Sunset-7.10
p.m.
"Tides. High at 03.06, and 1941; Low at 12.55 and 22.31.
MONDAY, JULY 19 Anniversaries and ... Holidays.— Samuel Colt born, 1814. Thomas Cook died, 1892.
Auctiopia, Crown Lands, at P.WD. Offices, 3 p.m..
Cinemas. (See Page 5). Mails. (See Page 16). Moon VI Moon, 12th, Day. Social-YMCA. Bervice Men's Whist Drive, in West Lounge, 9 p.m.
Sports-(See Parę 101-
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FLOODS IN
WEYMOUTH
London, July 15.
St. Swithin's Day has been dry
and warm in some parts, but at 6th. Hong Kong Company.
"Our Girl Guide Company, the Weymouth five thousand people In the beach. watching aval consist of 14 guides, and is being exercises, were drenched when looked after by Miss Queenle Fing torrential rains swept, the town. (Captain) with Miss Lopes as the The streets were soon dowing streams and the town was flooded.
Lieutenant.
The Mui Fong Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade la still going, strong with anum- ber of 50. . .
BOXER FUND: GRANT "The Commission on Chinese Oversea Affairs have been giving us a yearly subsidy of $2,600 a part of which money has already been spent in buying books, apparatus and models to add to the old
stock
Many hotels and shops were nooded, and in the basement, of one hotel, where people were bav-
ng unch, the foods rose to a height of three or four feet, driv- ing the people out. Traffe "pro- ceeded with difficulty.--.
Reuter's, Bulletin Sernica.
THUNDERSTORMS
London, July 15.. Some violent thunderstorms oc-
curred" in England to-day. Wey- "We are very glad to announcè mouth had a cloudburst which in three of the greatest stars of 20-day that we have just received few minutes flooded many shops filmdom for the first time in al-news that the Board of Trustees and houses. Dorchester, Dart- most five years. Clark Gable, Jean for the Administration of the mouth and Bristol had a similar Boxer Indemnity Funds remitted experience and at the Leicester Harlow and Wallace Beery, ".
ground a "China Seas" is no weak-tea en- by the British Government have County Cricket Club
It is red-blooded definitely decided to give a grant storm water sewer burst and a tertainment. gripping, intense melodrama from of $30,000 towards Our School torrent some feet deep carried beginning to end. There is not à Building Fund.
away chairs and forms..
were single moment in which action
The storms
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lags or suspense is missing."
the worst within ` living metrory, London, too, experienced thunder and heavy rain, some houses be
struck by lightning. British Wireless,
BOYS' SECTION
"Our Boys' College has just com- All the action takes place on thepleted its second year's work. The wheezy old liner Kin Lung as it system of management is similar plows through the storm seas to that of the Girig' College. The between Hong Kong and Bingapore total number of students on the with a cargo of gold and freighted roll is 126.aas against 94 in the with an even more interesting previous year. cargo-human passions.
ATLANTIC SURVEY
FLIGHTS
London, July 26. Another double trans-Atlantic
CHAN KI YAU'S SPEECH
yau said:
I am extremely happy to be able to come here to-day to distribute the Certificates and Prizes to the successful by students of the Mul
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Flaming romance, pulse- stirringadventure, thrill-
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China Seas
was Lewis Stone
Dudley Digges
Rosalind Russell
C Aubrey Smith
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TWENTY KILLED IN MINE DISASTER
Sullivan, Ind, July 15. Thers big been a fragif: 62- plodion in coal mine here.
Fiat, reporta stated that four men were gravely injured and 24 others were trapped by the ex- plosion in a mine belonging to the Glendora Coal Company
"Next news said that twelve of those entombed had been rescued, ten of them seriously burned.
London, July 15, "The King and Queen to-day continued their tour of the dis- tressed areas in Wales, and this
visited Senior Middle School: - Wong | morning
Carmarthen, In replying. General Chan Ki-King-chu, Ip Yuk-fung. Leung where His Majesty opened the Wal-seem, Lee Yuk-hing, Tam Lal-new National Library with a gold fun. Wong Po-chun, Wong Wai-key. The King sald the Princi wah.
pality should be proud of ita na- Junior Middle School: Wong tional home for Welsh Ilterature. Po-chun, Mak Wai-ngor, Ng Man Later, Their Majesties left by Fong College. Although I am & 1a7, Wong Yuet-wa, Lo Lul-yin, train for Carnarvonshire. Thou- new director, I have known this Yue Han-neung, Iu Chot-wan, Ng sands of Welshmen cheered con- College for n very long time. Wing-chu, Fung Fan-yue, Yue tinuously when the King and up alive. know that Miss Ng has struggled sau-yuk, Cho Yee-wan, Ma Yeuk- Queen "showed themselves" to After some hours of trantic At 7.25 p.m. to-day the Ameri-
for twenty years and has under-kan. Ng Woon-ging, Chan Pik-ha, the people from Queen Elinor's rescue work it was omcially an- gone many difficulties and hard- can Clipper ship lett. Foynes, Ire-
Primary School Chau Chin- gate at Carnarvon Castle, on the nounced that casualties were 20 land, on a return fight to Both to bring the school to what wan, Chan Cho-wan, So Wal-kan, historic tower where Princes of dead and 12 seriously injured.
it-13-to-day R wood, Newfoundland, the base,on
Chan Mul-heung, Bo Yuen-ping, | Waits have been presented to the To the graduates I wish to tend- Ng Chun-chu, Lee Bau-wal, Wong: people since the days of Edward the other side of the ocean. A few
Wa-yuet, Lau Yuk-chun, Wong'. IL hours later the Imperial Airways er my hearty congratulations.}} Caledonia was due to leave Bot- wood for Foynes.
crossing by planes of Imperial Airways and the Pan-American Airways, collaborating in plans for establishment of a regular service, has just been commenced.
Later.
· I hope they wil continue to May-wa, Wong Ful-king Wong Mr. David Lloyd George, – as seek for new knowledge whether at May-yue, Wong Miu-wa, Ip May- - Constable of the castle, presented Universities or elsewhere, and try lat, Lau Suk-chun, Fung Kwai- in foot-long ker of the Castle to It has been learned from Botto and good in everything. I king, Lau Kit-hing, Chan Ying-wa, the King wood that the Caledonia took of hope they will strengthen them- Cheung Pak-kin, Mung Pul-hang, Reuter Bulletin Service
selves and properly equipped them- Chan Yuk-hing. Lai In-fong. at 10.25 p.m. BBT for Foynes- Beuter
selves for the salvation" of their Kindergarten Class-Tal Chun-
nation at this critical moment. tal, Chul Bul-wan, Tong Nga,lin, CONGRESS REBUKED
With the grant from the Board Wong Bhu-fan, Chan Kwok-wa,
A DRIFTING STATION of Trustees for the Administration Mung Suk-chal, Chau, Mo-chup,
Moscow, July 15.
Washington, July 15.
It is feared the twelve remain- ing in the mine cannot be brought
There were 203 men working in the mine when a terrific blast oc- curred.
One of the rescued miners said. most of the men were crushed to death by falling debris or by being hurled against the rock walls (01: the tunnels.
The cause of the not yet known C
Keith
of the Boxer Indemnity Funds and Cheung Lal-chun. Yeung Ying- President P. D. Roosevelt, to Roosevelt wrate. ∙that donations from various sources, | chak, Tong Po-kwong, Leun Yee-day addressed a letter to Benator hoped that in decent The Sovier polar station estab- the school will soon have a new may, Fung Kin-ning, Wong Lau, A. W. Barkley, Kentucky, acting his memory, Congress lished on ice near the North Pole and adequate building of its own wa, Tal Chun-hung, Ng Man-chan, leader of the Democratic bloc in deferred discussion for the purpose of atmospheric and will most probably become be- Lo Man-chak, ip Yuk-king. the upper house, asserting it is legislative matters Investgations is not stationary, fore long the best private school Boys' College pat
the duty of Congress to legislate fore with regret that according to the rpert on ice in the colony of Hong Kong!, (Apé Junior Middle School: Lau Yue this session for the reorganisation vantage was taken of drifta, Nasenow who reporta that plause);
hong, Mul Pak-wong, Cheng Tze- of the federal courts. " w have been a period of hang, Tæol Wing-lan..
The abandonment of the Jud! The President's rebuke I Primary School: Yeung Poon- cini reform measure will place the lleved to due to reports chan, Yuen Hok-hin, Mak Sun-eau, responsibility for failure of action Benator Robinson's death Kung Ka-six, Chan Yur-chuen, squarely on the shoulders of Con- prove the death knell of court Mak Cheuk-sau, Chan King-lun, greas, he declared
form legislation in the concert consisting chieny of sing- Lau Yue-keung, Leung Ping-lam, ing and dancing,
the station has drifted 352 kilö-|- Mr. Lee Blng-kul, z director of metres from its original position, the school, and Mr. Ma Blu-chun. as the ice la moving at the rate one or the teachers, also spoke of four kilometres per day in After the Prize Distribution, the the directam of Spitzbergen and students of the College gave a Greenlanda p
Transacean Basos Heraira
Referring to the death of Sena" | session. Yuen Kwun-nga, Cheng-chung. tor Robinson yesterday, President Reuter.
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