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VICTOR McLAGLEN
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Mighty successor to Erich Romarque's notable
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT"!
'BULLDOG DRUMMOND COMES BACK"
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John Barrymore
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John Howard · - ·Louise' Campbeli.
A Paramount Picture
THE DUCHESS OF KENT AND BATH
The Duchess of Kent will visit Bath on October 18 and 19. to attend a ball and the opening of
ST. LAZARUS - DAY
IN MACAO
(From Our Own Correspondent)
TODAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Marie Walewska” QUEEN'S:—
"Big Broadcast Of 1938”.
ORIENTAL:
"Wee Willle Winkle".
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:--
"Annapolis Salute"
STAR:-
"The Road Back"
MAJESTIC:-
"Borneo"
Coming
KING'S:-
"Charlie Chan
On Broadway”
QUEEN'S:-
"Good-Bye Broadway" "Submarine D.I."
ORIENTAL:—
"Madame X"
"The Awful Truth".
ALHAMBRA :——
"50 Roads To Town"
STAR:-
"Bulldog Drummond Comes Back" """The Go-Getter"
MAJESTIU:-
"Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo"
ANNAPOLIS
SALUTE
The romance and responsibility of a midshipman's life at the U. 8. Naval Academy make the “keynote of “Annapolla Salute," RKO Radio's new action offering with James Ellison and Marsha Hunt in the romantic leads and Harry Carey and Van Heffin sharing dramatic honours.
GENERAL
A CITY BYWAY DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS Where Pepys Watched
Great Fire
Laurence Pountney Lane recalls. in its name an early chapter of City history, "Pountney" being corruption of the name of Sir John Poultney. Lord Mayor in the reign of Edward III' and a man of great wealth and influence. **
TODAY
Anniversaries and Holidays.-- Union Day. South Africa (1910). Our Lady Queen of the Apostles.
Auctions—Household Furniture, at Lammert's Kowloon Sales Room, 35 Hankow Road, 2.30 p.m.
CinemastSed Column 3 of this
The church" of St. Laurence Page) Pountney wan destroyed in the Entertainments.—Whe
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Canter-
Great Fire, and was not rebuilt:bury Pilgrims," by the Hong Kong. Pepys saw dames burst suddenly Blazers, at the Great Hall of the from the steeple and records that University, 9.30 p.m. "the wind WAS mighty high. Mails. (See Page 18). driving the fire into the City”-
Meeting---Kowloon Chess : Club, I the sixteenth century the Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 pun.: Half- lane was a centre of London's Yearly, of Voting Members of Hong night life. and the poet Henry Kong Jockey Club at Happy Howard, Earl of Surrey, why one Valley, 5.30 p.m.; Volunteer Corps of the young men of fashion whose committee, at Headquarters, 5.30 wild diversions brought the place p.m.; Soldiers' and Almen's Chris- a certain notoriety.
tian Asson, in Hong Kong Union Records of the Privy Counell Church Hall, 7.30 p.m. Include depositions by a Mistress Dilscellaneous. Rotary Tirin. Arundel, who kept a house of en-Hong Kong Hotel: Claims against tertainment in Laurence Pountney the Estates of Fong The Jung, Lane, that Surrey and his friends (Kuo Fong Tze Jung) late, of ate meat in Lent and committed Rangchow; and John Peter Nor- other improprieties, including the onha, due. breaking of sober citizens' windows. at midnight
The railing of the old burying- ground is shown on the left of the drawing. Adjoining it stood, with In Eving memory a blacksmith's forge where the ring of the anvil could be heard from 7am. to 5 p.m.
Two generation ago water from Dowgate Dock invaded the lane, at the spot Mr. Fletcher stood to make his drawing.
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WHO TOLD YOU THAT?
I Want a reliable chauffeur who takes no risks.
I'm your man, sir. Can I have my salary in advance?
Moon-Jewish New Moon. V. Moon, 3rd Day.
Religious--Prayer
Meeting in the Chaplain's Room of the S. & 9. Home 8 p.m.
Social, Craigengower. Cricket Club Weekly Tombola, 9.15 pm: Whist Drive and Tombola in Bergts.' Mess, Nanking „Eks...., Shamshuipo, 8.30 p.m.
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Sports-(See Page 10) Sunrise-5.39 a.m. Sunset.-7.03
p.m.
Tides.-High at C9.47 and 23.55. Low at 03,18 and 17.15.
Moon.
TOMORROW
Moon, 4th. Day. Sunrise 3,39 a.m. Sunset.-7.03
p.m.
Tides. High at 09.00 and 23.00. Low at 02.38 and 18.25.
FRENCH AIR MISSION
IN LONDON
CORK HARBOUR DEFENCES
London, May 30. As a result of meetings between
. London, May 30. United The French air misalon, headed officials of Elre and the Kingdom on Saturday, arrange-by General Vuillemin, Chief of the ments were agreed upon for the French Air Staff, arrived at Croy- formal transfer of the defences of don in a French air force plane Cork Harbour on July 11. The yesterday, on a visit to the Royal date of transfer of the harbour de- Air Force squadrons and depots on fences of Bereraven and Laughs- the invitation of the British Gov- willy will be fixed later-Reuter), ernment--(Reuter).
A rivalry between two midship- men from vastly different stations in life forms the basic theme of the picture, into which much of the colour of the Academy and Its traditions has been skilfully woven. Ellison is the son of a veteran chief petty oficer. Harry Carey, who was never able to attend the institution himself but who has sacrificed everything to enable his boy to be- corne an "officer and a gentleman." ser
With most of the scenes actually filmed at the Academy itself, the production attains a notable realism. This has been" enhanced by the fact that Director Christy Cabanne, author of the story. is himself a former Annapolis mid- shipman and has captured much of the institution's spirit in the Alm.
"TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ”
ACROSS
book
15 Past
CROSSWORD NO. 16
HOSPITAL DRAMA 8 What penin-
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The cast Includes Arthur Lake, and Dick Hogan, Ann Hovey Marilyn Vernon.
4 Evil
7 Slumber
12
Branch of the
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"Annapolis Salute" has its run at the Alhambra Theatre today.
Tai race
13 Poem
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unsuccessful
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18 Cosy retreat 20 Ways of
walking
21 What famous
Within fifty feet of each other. tragedy and galety were enacted on the set of Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's "Between Two Women" which
at the Majestic opens Theatre. for a 2 day, showing, "Between Two Women" based ΟΣ en original story by Erich Von Stroheim and Inspired by a tragic real life story. Adapted to the screen by Frederick Stephan and Marion Parsonnet, 'the picture was dir- ected by George Beltz.. In addition to Tone, Miss Bruce. 27 Contend Miss O'Sullivan and Cliff Edwards, 2 The sun
was
candidate for president of the U. E. in 1872 Dash
It features Leonard Penn; Janet 31. Constellation Beecher, Charley Grapewin, Helen 32 Eggs beaten Troy, Grace Ford, June Clayworth, Edward Norris, Anthony' Nace and Hugh Marlowe.
SONJA HENIE EARNS MORE THAN ROOSEVELT
*...
with milk and fried
35 Who is the
creator of
آلو
Mickey Mouse?
37 Nothing
38 Tear 40 Thus... 41 Divisions of
learning.
43 who has been called the Newton of France?
Sonja Hepte, Ice skating movie, star, was paid £42,143 16. by Twentieth Century Film Corpoza- tion for her film work in 1937, 47 Who was according to a report on income filled at Government Offices in
Macao, May 29. Hundreds of the faithful took. Washington..
This would be about three
hanged on the
gallows prepared for Mordecal?
51 Distributive
funds 55 Metal
the historic Assembly Rooms which part in a religious procession are being renovated at a cost of through the principal streets of the years earnings for President Roos-50 Ridges
Bt. Lazarus parish' district this evelt (£15,000 a year). £25,000:
commemorate the The Duchess will stay at Long-afternoon' to
William B. Kundson, President leut, the seat of the Marquess of feast day of its patron saint. Lof General Motors, had only a Bath and on October 19 will at- The procession began from St. beggary £28.076 for his year's 50 Explate tend the opening of the Assembly Lazarus Church, which is one of work cut Owen D. Young, chair- 57 Weep Rooms, it is hoped to arrange the oldest churches in Macao and man of General Electric, collected 58 Sooner than 50 Leafy shelter for her to receive purses on behalf generally supposed to have been £47,000.
of the Royal National Hospital for erected in 1979; and drew large One of the highest paid men Rheumatic Diseases, of which the numbers of foreign and Chinese In England is Lord McGowan, is President. She will afterwards residents.
visit the hospital, and make a sand foule was provided by the tour of the city.
band of the Balestri Kostitute.
head of Imperial Chemical Indijs tries, who gets between 255,000 and £60,000,
60 Range of ri
7 perception 61 Scaldinavian-
Fulers of the Slavk
DOWN
Vulgar language
2 Ardent
3 What Ameri-
can statesman launched the Progressive Party in 1912?
4 Quagmire
6. Proverb
6 Puts off
7 Eject through
the mouth
8 Gradual'
passing
9 The self
10 Fish
11 Greek letter 17 Chinese
measurg
19 Linden tree 22 Look obliquely 24 To what line
of English
kings did
Henry IV belong? 25 Exist
;
26 Negative vote 29 Bupposed
hypnotic 'force
30 Speak:
imperfectly
32 Indian of
33
Tierra del Fuego
Russian
village community
34 Note of the
scale
36 Pit for green
fodder
".
39 What German
physicist Laid
the foundation ···
of the quantum theory?.
42 Clear 44 What British
soldier was the
intermediary
between Clinton and Benedict Arnold?
45. What is the
largest city of Africa?
48 Bea eagles 48 Biblical name
49 Myself
51 Small
quantity 52. Japanese
statemen
53 Bolemn pledge 54 Prefix:
SOLUTION TOMORROW
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1938. -PAGE 5
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GRETA GARBO BROWN
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Poture.
TOMORROW
20th Century For
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WARNER OLAND
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN 20. K
TODAY AND TOMORROW
THE FLAG-FLYING STORY OF A PLEBE WHO MADE THE GRADE' IN THE GREATEST NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL' ON EARTH!
THURSDAY
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Strike up the Band!
Here Comes a Heart-Throb/
ANNAPOLIS SALUTE
With JAMES ELLISON MARSHA HUNT HARRY CAREY VAN HEFLIN
Dirboled by Cartaly Cabanzo Produced by Robert Sak
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The strange, tangled romances of men... and women... in white... made by M-G-M Into one of the great thrill
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BETWEEN TWO WOMEN
ALSO:
NEWS OF THE
·DAY
Franchot Tone Maureen O'Sullivan, Virginia Bruce
Screen Play by Frederick ©Stephani and Marian Personne! Directed by George B. Seitz
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY MÄRTIN JOHNSON'S LAST, ́·
--AND GREATEST ADVENTURE !«
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
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Bonnie Waters, America's tallest show-girl who is it feet three inches in height, is now in London. bhe is one of the George Hale glamour girls.
Mr. John Aaham, believed to be the oldest Indian in Baskatche wan, reached the age of 107 about. the end of March. She calculates |Her age by nicons from the Indian
Treaty of 1874.
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