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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1938.
TODAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Beloved Enemy"
QUEEN'S :-
ORIENTAL:—
MAJESTIC:-
YACHTING
Sweepstake yacht races, under the auspices of the Royal Hong Kong Yeaht Club, were held on Saturday over a course of 9.4 miles, resulting as follows:
'A' Class started at 14.30 Yacht
Corrected Pos'n. Kittiwake
18.21.15 (Miss 3. M. King)
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TODAY
Cinemas.Sec Column 3 of this
page›
Lectures.-Lectures on First Aid, at P.W.D. Omces. 5.30 p.m. Malis (See Page 16). Meetings. Meeting for Chinese Amahs at 1 Canton Villas. 2.15 p.m.: 5.A.C.A, Blackboare Meeting. 8 p.m.
..
Andrew's Working
"Miscellaneous, St. Church Medical War Party in the Hall, 10 am; 8t Andrew's Church Fellowship of Youth. 6 p.m.; St. Andrew's Church Teachers' Preparation Class. 7 p.m
Moon-I Moon, 21st. Day. Rehearsals-St. Andrew's Club A.D.C. Dress Rehearsal, 8 pm.
Social. European "Y.M.C.A Whist Drive, in the West Lounge, 9 p.m.
"It's Love I'm After"
Artemis
"Varsity Show"
Kowloon
Jean
ALHAMBRA:-
"It's Love I'm After"
| STAB:----
"Riff Raff”
"The Prince and The
Pauper"
Isobel
True Blue
..... 16.26.32 (Mr. G. G. Wood) Redshank ........ 16.27.06 (Capt. R. H. Bower) 16.28.40 (Cal. a. C. Gowlland) Carpenter
16.28.44 (Major B. E C. Dixon) Gull
16.28.54 (Mr. John Johnsen) Nereid I... 16.30.40
(Lt.Cdr. Sprague, R.N.)
18.31.27 (Dr. L J. Davis)"
D.N.F.
3
5
B
Gael
(Mr. H. S. Rouse) Mixed Classes started at 1435 Dorothen
16.24.18 (Mrs. L. Drummond)
15.25.07 (Col. 8. Smith)
1
p.m.
2
Diana
Zephyr
Eryl
Allsa
Owl
18.28.15 (M:. J. Gifford Hull
15.28.53
3
4
(Mr. M. T. L. Wilkinson)
16.30.01 (Major. J. C. L. Yale)
D.N.F. (Mr. G. Moffatt Wilson)
D.NF. (Mr. A. Drew-Wilkinson)
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Moon-I Moon, 22nd. Day. Religious. St. Andrew's Church Boys' Choir Practice" 6 p.m.
Sunrise.-8.53 a.m. Sunset,-6.22
ri
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Sporta-(See Page 10). Sunrise.-8.52 am. Sunset.--6,22
Tides.-High at 00.52 and 12.50. Low at 06.20 and 19.20.
TOMORROW
Meetings. Young People's Club,
8 p.m.
Miscellaneous. Rotary Thin, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, 1 p.m.
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HARLOW RIFF
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"It's Love I'm After" showing at the Queen's and Alhambra Thea- tres today.
MR. F. L. RAPLEY HONOURED
Mr. F. L. Rupley, the well-known local sportsman. Was presented with two Tientsin rugs by mem- bars of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club on Saturday evening. Mr. Rapley is shortly leaving for Home on retirement and the high esteem in which he is held by fellow mem- bers at the Bowling Green was emphasised by the large attan- dance at this very pleasant func- tion,
In making the presentation Mr. E. V. Searle. vice-president of the Club sald:-
Our old friend Fred Rapley has
decided to go Home and stay there and will sail on March 6th.. by "Magara." Fred has been one of
The best and most conscientious officers the Club has ever had; he
has never shirked a job of work. and has held practically every Tice including that of president, Pretty kindly sort of "bloke" too. I served my bowls apprenticeship in his rink back in 1931 and he never
1
DERBY CASH SWEEP
{0.m.
Tides. High at 00.10 and 12.28 Low at 05.58 and 18.25.
The number of tickets sold for the big Derby sweep is now well past the 300,000 mark and at the While driving in Queen's Road Race Course on Saturday people East on Saturday afternoon, the were still buying in large numbers. Rev. J. R. Higgs, of St. Andrew's a small that the first prize will be be- boy who was, however, unhurt and
There is good reason to believe Church, knocked down
tween $125,000 and $130,000.
Association Football
ran away.
THE||
made faces at me or mumbling GRAND DISPLAY BY THE
mutterings: which many other skips have since. My recollections
of Fred will always be that of a good friend and sport and I'm sure that is how we all feel.
On behalf of the members of this Club I will ask you. Fred, to accept this present, with our best wishes for the good health and happiness of yourself and your family, and long may your lum rick.
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MERLE OBERON'S NEW FILM
"Beloved Enemy" At King's Theatre
ISLINGTONIANS
First Class Football At Caroline Hill
By Right-Half”
Football of a brand never before seen in the Colony was provided the thousands of soccer fans at Caroline Bill on Saturday when the Islington Corinthians made their debut in the Colony and beat the South China Athletic Association by one goal to nil.
The score, however, rather misleads one insofar as the run of play is concerned, for it was the Corinthians right through. with an occasional break by the Chinese forwards. But these were always nipped in the bud by the Corinthians' defenders, A series of telephone calls was outstanding amongst whom were their captain, Pat Clark, and responsible for bringing to the Bill Whittaker, the centre-half, who showed-Hong Kong for the screen Samuel Goldwyn's produc-
Brst time what the third back game was like. tion, "Beloved Enemy," which
came The Corinthians were not at fuli Chinese
within shooting brings Merle Oberon and Brian strength, the many injured play-range "Pat" was always there to Aheme to the King's Theatre toers in their ranks making this relieve pressure. Buchanan day.
impossible. To make matters even sound and Longman showed us a The purchase of the story was worse, they had to play Dick Man- trick or two in goalkeeping. Tam. made by long distance phone ning. their left-back, at outside I noticed, soon copied one of them while Goldwyn was vacationing in right, while some of the other
passing the ball to one of Nice and John Balderston, who players, too. were not in their the backs, when taking an outaide kick, for the latter to return it to collaborated on the screen play usual positions, with Rose Franken and William
him to gather it and send the FUNG LIKE NOVICE Brown Meloney, was putting the
leather away sky-high. The Corinthians' defenders were finishing touches on the story In so good that Fung King-cheong, London.
wizard of local football, was made
ing cast.
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"Y" Draws With Royal Scots
A drawn game was the result of the hockey match between the YMCA and the Royal Scots. The
core was two all,
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Military Hospital Defeat "Y" Seconds
The YMCA seconds were de- fented by a combined Military Hospital team by the odd goal in
at
AVERY'S CLEVER GOAL The second half was a repetition The story, described as a ro- to appear $ novice. The other of the first, the Corinthians doing) mance of love under Are, casts Chinese forwards, too, were play-most of the attacking but being by bad luck. About Brian and Merle as a man and ed to a standstill. For the first dogged woman who fall madly in love al- ten minutes of the game the twenty minutes from the restart, though their two separate coun- whole South China team was dis- however, Sonny Avery received a tries are at war.
organised. They were over-awed pass when he was in the middle their of the field, dribbled it down and. Karen Morley, Henry Stephen-by the occasion and even son, Jerome Cowan and David goalkeeper, Tam Kwan-kon, was though there was a bunch of Ce- not so neat with his clearances fenders in front of him he fetated Niven are featured in the support- Their first concern appeared to be twice and sent in a rising shot
to kick the ball away from their beauty, incidentally to put the end of the deld, no matter where Ilingtons one up. This was the
Both sides played ne hockey, it' landedl
only score, for though a continued
being exchanges NO SCORE
pressure
kept Was
Dame the
4ftrat were the Arst to seen when Major Chopra of the There was no score in the first Fortune refused to desert the Chi-The
and their goal had many score when Kraus netted after LMS. made his debut, and played half though the Chinese goal had
corner a very good game. Major Chopra some miraculous
more narrow escapes before the receiving the ball from a escapes. Dick
This was followed by another has
been playing first división when, in a melee in front of the hockey, in India, and it is believed Islington Corinthians: C. Long-soldiers' goal, Kraus repeated with he will be seen more often. man; P.B. Clark, A.D. Buchanan & well-timed drive.
His position at centre-forward AJ. Martin, W. Whittaker, J.K. At half time the YMCA. led by suited him very well, as he is very fast with his stick and possesses two goals to mil.
fine shooting ability.
PRINCE AND PAUPER
Outstanding Cast
What the stage and screen has Tarrant was too well watched to always needed (and never had) to be able to do anything and when- make a dramatic masterpiece out ever he received a pass there were of Mark Twain's immortal yarn at least two Chinese players called "The Prince and the Fau- dancing attention on him!
rese
final whistle sounded.
The teams were:-
・税込
even.
· South' China A.A.; Tam Kwam- The second half was somewhat
RETURN 'MATCH?
three on the CBA ground King's Park on Saturday.
A newcomer to local hockey was
score"
per," was a pair of Identical twiris | Dick Manning played a hard Wright; R. Manning, L. Bradbury, -a couple of youngsters about 12 game at outside right but the pick. Tarrant, A. Avery, W. Miller: years old who looked so much of the forwards were Bradbury kon; Mak Sul-hop, Lee Tin-sang: more exciting than the first, the Both sides. failed to IT'S LOVE I'M AFTER Howard and Bette Davis are play-alike that even their mother and Avery. Both of them played an Hing-chol, Lam Tak-po, Leung soldiers giving a much better dia. In the first hair. Early in ing the suicide scene from Romeo couldn't say offhand which was really clever football and they were wing-chlu; Yeung Shui-vick, Fung play. Benwell in the "T" goal was the second period, as the result and Juliet before an enraptured which Leslie Howard And
never afraid to pass the ball to audience. Romeo's impassioned Bette Davis
At last, just such a pair has somebody better placed for taking ing-cheong, Chan Tak-fal, Lat kept busy and saved some difficult of a beautiful pass from Naik Bhag
shots, Shui-wing, "Cheong Moon-wing.
Drum-Major lines are interspercéd with whis-
Dregman Singh, Fimm opened the score for finally found the net after a the Hospital. This was followed pered remarks to Juliet who, equal been found-and used in the First a shot at goal. It was their un-
tussle near the "Y" goal, and from by another from Nalk Bhag Singh. to the occasion, replies in kind with National film version of The selfishness that most caught my
Prince "and the Pauper," which attention. thoughts which are far from com-
this stage of the game the soldiers who scored with a fast drive from delighted Saturday audiences at Wright was a very hard-working plimentary to the great matinee
tried time and again to score the close range which Smith in the the Majestic Theatre.
left-halz and his centres were n It is learned that the South equalising goal, eventually being Y.M.C.A. goal was too slow to save. idol.
great help to the forwards. China Athletic Association have They Miss, Davis becomes particularly
The " are Billy, and Bobby Martin also played a constructive invited Islington Corinthians to
rewarded when Dregman scored
forwards reduced ing lady who are of course Lealle annoyed when she sees that Mr. Mauch and they play the title roles game and Whittaker was always participate in a return match fol-
for them."
arrears later when Smith, their Howard's glances are being con-in the Twain iterary classic..
centre-forward, scored Howard and Bette Davis.
for them where he was most needed,
lowing the competion of the lat- The teams were:
with a well-timed drive inside of At times madly in love with each tinually directed toward one of the Billy Manch plays the pauper lad Pat Clark their captain, gave a tor's programme in Manila, and other, they are also. sorely beset boxes which contains, among other Bobby is the Prince. Errol Flynn, display at right-back that will goft is quite probable that a team of AN. Other:
Y.M.C.A. Benwell: Lange, Cox: the penalty area.
Jenkins, by professional Jeulousles which people, Olivia de Havilland.
the star, is the swashbuckling down in the history of football in 11 and three reserves will fly back Kraus, Rose, Muller.
Colledge, serve to turn their ardour into Miss de Havilland portrays the swordsman who helps manipulate Hong Kong as one of the best ever to the Colony by the Clipper in or tempestuous hate. Scene-stealing role of a wealthy society girl who the careers of the lads. Claude seen here. He moved up with the der to play the match and catch Royal Scots. Bgt, Waddell Kennedy Lt. Patterson; Markle, Is their favourite pastime.
has gone completely gaga over the Rains is superb as the villain Earl forwards when occasion demanded the same boat for Canada as the Jordan, Bgt. Marshall: L Cpl. Drum-Major Dregman, Lt. Master- Thus, the picture opens as Leslie great actor.
of Hertford.
but on the few occasions that the rest of the team.
Neave, Sgt. Fraser, Cpl. Robb, Capt. ton-Smith
The story la an intricate tale woven around the life of a great Shakespearean actor and his lead-
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