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DISTINGUISHED GATHERING
MONDAY, MAY 16, 1938. —PAGE
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Akim Tamiroff-Gail Patrick Ann May Wone
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HIDER HAGGARD'S GREATEST ADVENTURE STORY: A book read and loved by millions of people is now a sensational screen thriller.
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CEDRIC RADIOWICIOS » AMBJA USE
SPECIAL FOR TOMORROW-ONE DAY ONLY.
Directed by ZOLTAN KORDA "
PAUL ROBION
LESLIE BANKS
in Colgae Wallace's"
SANDERS the RIVER
2 DAYS WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
ONLY
SPECIAL CHINA WAR PICTURE
"BATTLE OF TAIERCHWANG"
IN 5 REELS
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STARE
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
Here's Bette
at her best!
Here's Howard
with his
hair down!
IN
KOWLOON
LESLIE HOWARD BETTE DAVIS
OLIVIA
DeHAVILLAND
It's LOVE I'm After
„RATRIC KNOWLES - ERIC BLORE - GEORGE BARBIER
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TOMORROW
20th C. Fox
Picture
Myrna Loy Victor McLaglen "BLACK WATCH"
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Left to right:-E W. Hamilton, as Major Runty" Pearson; Miss V. Cave; and W. A. Mackinlay. as Detective-Sergeant Ferris, who are in the cast of "Distinguished Gathering” which will be pro- duced by the Hong Kong A.D.C. at the China Fleet Club Theatre on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. and Saturday, at 9 p.m. each night.
TODAY AT THE
KING'S:-
CINEMA
Hong Kong
"Merrily We Live"
QUEEN'S:-
"The Great Garrick
URIENTAL:-.
"King Solomon's Mines"
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Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:-
"Penrod And His Twin
Brother
STAK:-
"Its Love I'm After".
MAJESTIC:-----
"The Fledy"
KING'S:-
Coming
"My Dear Miss Aldrich" QUEEN'S:-
די
"Dangerous To Know" "College Swing"
ORIENTAL:-
"Sanders Of The River
ALHAMBRA :--
"Dangerous To Know
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STAR:
"Black Watch"
"I Met Him In Paris” MAJESTIC:
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"The Awful Truth" "Seventh Heaven"
ROYAL NETHERLANDS INDUSTRIES FAIR IS IMPORTANT MILESTONE
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND
VISITORS BROKE ALL RECORDS
The 38th Royal Netherlands Industries Fair, which was held at Utrecht from March 15 to 24, proved to be an important milestone in the progress of this institution.
Both an regards participation and number of visitors the 38th Fair broke all previous records. The number of participants for the first time exceeded the figure of 2,000.
A
The permanent Pair baildings were again extended. new halt for machinery was erected, which hall was officially inaugurated by H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, and subsequently named the Beartrix Hall,
and
For the first time the technical The television demonstrations
large attendances character of the spring Fairs, in drew contrast with the agricultural never before had the public in the character of the autumn Fair was Netherlands been able to make more clearly, evident. This was the acquaintance of this inven- due to the fact that the newlytian.
constructed hall for machinery Owing to technical reasons these gave an excellent opportunity to demonstrations could only be held machinery manufacturers, and the for a few hours a day; notwith- metul industry, to display both standing this fact 35.000 visitors heavy engineering and other pro-availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity to attend. them.
ducts,
This technical character was, The section "Applied Art in In- moreover, clearly demonstrated industry" which, up to the present the sections for building and had been confined to products of origin. Wis now roadbullding materials, which were Netherlands
of the usual high standard as re-amplified by Belgian exhibits. gards quality and variety.
Belgium, Germany. France, (and On the whole,participation Morocco), Italy and Switzerland showed an
Increase. A new participated with official and col- section was established for print- lective sections.
(Continued on Back Page)· Ing machinery,
"TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE"
CROSSWORD NO. 2
ACROSS
1 Members of
an Algonquian tribe
5 Masculine
name
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14 Winged part
54
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242 43
15 Chaffy scale
In plants.
What hurt-
ourist wrote.
17
the famous
short story. Haircut?
10 What Italian
leader led a fight of sea- planes to the Chicago Exposition
in 1933
21 Climbing
species of pepper
22 What county
of Scotland.. embraces
many Islands northeast
of Orkney
*25 Negative
23 Bailor
27 Lively dances
29 Hebrew
letter"
31 Who became
US. President after Gar. field's death?
34 Patched" 38 Biblical -
pronoun
37: To one side 39. Exist
40 Correlative
of either
.*
41 Who is best
known for his theory. relativity?, 44. Tint 47 Aromas 48 Rustic swain
used in
poetry
FEER
50 Insect
TER
53 Number
54 Ridge of sand
58 Verbal
57 Marry
53 Solar disc
59 Become dull
to the
appetite
DOWN
1 Undermine..
2 The kava
3 Who starred
with Clark Gable in It Happened One Night? Perspire
5 Month in
the Jewish calendar Complete the name of the famous American lawyer: Dud- ley Field-2 7 'Anglo-SaxaD
coin
8 One of a
Slavic tribe
9 Division of 1 poem
10 On the shel-
*tered side
11 Fertilizer
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50
1951
2950
952
18 Compact
20 Who wrote
The Little Minister?
22 Remain A
23 Timid rodent
24 Rely
28 Chinese
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measure
29 Persian fairy
30 Paradise
32 Who wrote
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MAD, FANTASTIC
FAMILY
ever assembled, under one roof. Each is a rugged Individualist, but together they present a united front that is bewildering to their sedate and conservative suburban neighbours.
"Merrily We Live," the aprox- rious Hal Roach comedy opens today at the King's Theatre with Constance Bennett and Brian Aherne in the leading roles.
Prominently cast are. Billle Burke, · Alan Mowbray, Patey Kelly Ann Dvorak, Tom Brown, Bonita Grarivite, Marfoile Rairi- beau, Philip Reed, Clarence Kolb Marjorie Kane, Paul Eventon and Wlille Best.
The action of "Merrily We Live" revolves around the antics of the Kilbourne family, as mad, fantas tic and carefree, a group as was
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS
TODAY
Auctions-Crown Land Sales, at P.WD. Offices, 3 p.m.
ti
Cinemas (Bee Column 3 of this Page)
Lecturas-H. K. V. D. C.
Nursing
Detachment. Lecture on **Home
Nursing," by Mrs. Stout, at P.W".D.
1
Tess of the
Offices, 5.30 pm-
Maila
D'Urbervilles?
Pronoun
35 Break in a.
verse
38. What is the -name of the
famous Canadian quintuplets?
40 Propelled
with "oars 42 The sun 43 Armed force 44 Flat-bottomed
boat
45 Sharpen a
Tazor
48 Old Norse
--work
49 Not at home 51 Balt
52. Cloth measure
55 Printer's
Imeasure
SOLUTION TOMORROW
(Bee Page 18).. Meetings. Annual, of China Underwriters, Ltd., 4A, Des Voeur. Road Central, Noon; Council, of Hong Kong Football Association, Holland House, 5.30 p.m.; t. Andrew's Church - Medical Relief Working Party, 10 a.m... Miscellaneous, - BL. Church Fellowship of Youth, 6 p. Teachers' Preparation Class, 7.p.m.
Andrew's
Moon-Iv Moon, 17th, Day.
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Whist Drive, 8.45 pm: St. Andrew's Club "Open Night,” 9 p.m.
Sports. (See Page:10 Sunrise-5.44 am Sunset 5.56
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Tides High at 09.00 and 2241 Low at 0226 and 15.31. 2
BENNETT
AHERNE
Merrily We Live
AND LATEXY MISICAL
SKONT IN TECHNICOLOUR
DAY
"SUNKIST STARS AT. PALM SPRINGS "
WEDNESDAY
MY DEAR MISS ALDRICH"
with EDNA MAY OLIVER-MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN WALTER PIDGEON-RITA JOHNSON
A Matro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
ALHAMBRA
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TODAY AND TOMORROW."
A Programme That Is All Entertainment! A Picture For The Whole Family!-
Two All-American Boys' for All American Boys!
PENROD
and his TWIN BROTHER
Starring the
Mauch Twins Billy & Bobby
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Sybil Jason in "A DAY AT SANTA ANITA'
A Technicolour Featurette That's A Show In Itself!
WEDNESDAY
▲ Paramount Picture
4 SHOWS DAILY 230 £70 720.930
"DANGEROUS TO KNOW"
with
Akim Tamiroff - Gall Patrick - Anna May Wong
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THEATRE
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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
NOTE SPECIAL TIMËS: 238, 5.00, 7.20 AND 9.45 PM.
WITHIN YOUR MEMORY NO FINER OVE STORY -NO GREATER MUSICAL ROMANCE!
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MacDONALD The Firefly
ALLAN JONES. WARREN WILLIAM A ROBERT Z. LEONARD Production,
Branded by Robert Z. (BONARD (25 Prodused by MORE STROKDIRA.
A Meta-Geldvika Mora Peter-
TOMORROW, ONE DAY ONLY
RETUEN SHOWING BY SPECIAL REQUEST!
IRENE DUNNS
CARY GRANT in
THE AWFUL TRUTH”
A Columbia Comedy-Sensation!
Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, Ihearsal, at China Fleet Club, 49 p.m. His Excellency the Governoj, j p.m. with Lady Northcote will be pre- sent at the Performance of Dr. Mei Lan-fang. and his.. Company, Meetings-St. Andrew's Church at the Léo Theatre, 9.20 p.my/
TOMORROW-
Brownie Pack. 3.30 pm.y
Miscellaneous/-Rotary
Moon-IV Mom. 18th Day.. Rebearsals AD.C. Dress Re
Religious-St. Andrews Church Boys' Choir Practice, 6.30 p.m.
Sanrise 3,44 am. Sunseta -6.56
Tides. - Righ, at 09.28 and 23.28. LOW AL 03:00 and 18.30,
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