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KING'S:
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"Happy Landing" QUEEN'S:-
"The Kid Comes Back" ORIENTAL:
"Laurel & Hardys'
Variety Show"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA
"Invisible Menace”
STALL:
"Stella Dallas"
MAJESTIC:-
**Topper.
KING'S:_*
Coming
GENERAL
CORRESPONDENTS' ADVENTUROUS TRIP
GIVEN UP FOR DEAD- APPEAR IN SHANGHAI
Two Chinese war correspondents at suchow, unheard of singe the Chinese troops evacuated from that railway junction city on May 19 and long given up as dead or captured, have miraculously turned up in Shanghal, having travelled through several hundreds of miles of allegedly Japanese occupled territory.
Until their reappearance, plans
The couple are Yao Shih-feng] and Ting Chi-chang, both of the for holding a memorial meeting Funny Central News Agency, the largest and compensating their families Chinese news service organisation, were already talked about in Han. which keeps a large corps of cor-kow. respondents and radio operators at various fronts,
"When Thiel Meets Thief"
"All Quiet On The Western - Pront!! PEA
"Oll For The". Lamps of
"China"
ORIENTAL:
"Big Broadcast Of 1938" 'ALHAMBRA
"Hundred Men"
STAR:-
The Gay Desperado" "All American Sweetheart” MAJESTIC:~
They Gave Him A Gun" " "Everything Is Thunder"
Loch Ness Monsters In The Seine
WAITING TO SEE
THE KING
All reports that the monster har been seen in Loch Ness recently can be dismissed as unfounded: The King and Queen will find her -löyal Scottish creature that she is-awaiting them in the Seine with a mate and a brood of Loch Nesstings, says The Times.
Monster and mate have already taken up their position, so as to be sure of a good view, at the downstream end of the Ile de la Cite; their heads are turned to the right bank channel, down which the Royal barge will pass, and their tongues are hanging out with happy expectation, "
How Yao and Ting got out of the Japanese military cordon around the doomed city is not yet Shown. Nor has it been divulged whether the Japanese overcoats.
THE KID COMES which they wore as gifts from the
BACK
"The Kid Comes Back" opens the Queen's Theatre today.
Chinese troops who saited them from the invaders, were of any help to them in their escapade. at They are returning to Hanfrow via Hong Kong to report to their head- afatice for duty again.
The picture is the story of cowboy. who turns boxer after be
SALLED GRAND CANAL ing stranded, in New York. His ability makes his rise to the top mall group of Chinese army com- Yao and Ting. together with a rapid one and he is soon in a post-nanders and others, lett Hsuchow tion to aght for the heavyweight in the afternoon of May 17. They championship.
arrived at Hwalying, a large county
However, hia opponent la the in northern Kiangsu in an army brother of the girl he hopes to truck. marry and she has made him pro-ceived does not reveal how they Meager Information re- mise that the two would never dodged Japanese soldiers. It is meet in the ring.
oresumed that the two must have The story of what transpires sailed down the Grand Canal in a makes an exciting drama full of junk disguised as farmers. Some- amusing situations.
how they reached. Nantungchow. Barton MacLane plays the part whence they boarded a foreign ship of the other boxer and June Travis for Shanghal is his sister who, is in love with Wayne Morris. Maxle Rosenbloom,
IN JAPANESE HANDS x-light heavyweight champion, is turn has come as great relief to While the news of their sale re- the villain
WHO TOLD YOU THAT? A young men's club had'sent their curtains to the cleaners." The next morning the follow- Ing note arrived from a young #ladies' club across the street:~ "Dear Sirs, May suggest that you procare curtains for your windows" We do not care for a course in anatomy." The young men answered: "Dear Girls-The course 1s optional."
their friends and fellow, grafternen. another Chinese newspaperman also assigned to "cover" the war at Hsuchow, was less lucky and is now In the custody of the Japanese. The unfortunate mian is Fanx Isang-lang, of the Wuhan Jih Pao ne of the most influential Chinese dailles in Hankow.
Like Yao and Ting and a score other Chinese war correspondents; Feng left Hsuchow on May 17 but he was in a different group." As far as it is known at present, he fell into Japanese hands about 35 kilometres southeast of the new fallen city.
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Reign in
India
4 Small nalis
9 Animal's Coat
Those who observed the monster in northern waters tinder-esti- mated the length of her neck-a good 20ft-and did not mention her graceful yellow noras. ・・・
Two of what promises to be a 12 Sooner than happy brood of six Loch Nesslings 13 Plant of have already hatched out and are Boating a few yards from the 14 Winged part eastern India shore, within easy call of mother.
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24 Places where the skin is." ruptured
Simone Simon's option. has been taken up
at Twentieth Century- Fox. Her next picture will be a 27 Possessive musical called "The French Doll."
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pronoun 28. Dialect from
Vedic Argang United, States. money of... account.
Luella Gear, character actress who was with Fred Astaire on the 30 stage in "The Gay Divorce" will go
to Hollywood to play Ginger Ro- gers's aunt in "Carefree!!
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THE GAY DESPERADO" Gregory La Cava has signed a 33 In what city.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TODAY
Girls Club at 39 Connaught Road Anniversaries and Hulidays.-Central, 4 p.m. Bir Stamford Raffles born, 1781.
Moon VI Moon; 8th Day.
Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this Religious-Prayer Meeting in the Chaplain's Room at S. & 8. Home.
Page).
Lectures-Air Raid Precautions, 8, p.b.
Social. Crafgengower Cricket Helena May, Garden Road, 11.a.m.; Hong Kong Women's International Club Weekly Tombola, 9.16 p.m. Club, Gloucester Bldg., ́8. pm:
Sports. (See Page 18)... Indian Recreation Club, Bookunpon
Sunrise-5.43 am Sunset 7.11
[p.m.
Tides High at 03.35 and 15.35 Meetings Kowloon Chess Club, Low at 09.25 and 21.15
Valley, 6.30 pani Malah
Malls,- (500 Para 16).
Mothers' Union, Cathedral Hall, 3
TOMORROW Moon,VI Moon, 9th. Day. Sunrise, -5.43 am Sunset-7.11:
at Peninmila Hotel, 8.30 p.m.
Miscellaneous Rotary
Hong Kong Hotel, HE the Gover
producer-director contract at
48 Lahore Is the
capital of what province of
India?
51 Gain a victory
52 Visible, mass
of fag
54 Eggs 55 Permit
58 State of
Germany
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21 Stores,
22: The letters of what English,
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Bernard Shaw have been. published:
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Ellen?
Talk insanely
Goes at a
retarded rate.
28 Father
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is the tomb of Radio, where he made "Stage
Danta? Door." His first picture will be 34 Maiden loved. "Right Angles," a comedy-drama by Zeus on Bulldog Drummond lines.
35 Malay canoe 37 Therefore
we
part in "Mother Carey's Chickens" 30 Damascus, Nan Grey is being tested for the 38 Simpleton which Joan Bennett decided not is the capital to do.
of whit country? Glenda Farrell, who left War-41 Myself ners to get a change from wise-42 Harl cracking. will go dramatic in 43 Universal's "Walls of San Quentin. Barton Machine, her partner in the Torchy Blans" days, will be with her.
What is the missing part of the name the famous English r
architect:
Wall Dimey has bought the —Jones? screen rights to the AA Milne 45 Fasten
Tides High' at '12.45 and 14.16 stories about Christopher Robin 48 Sacred nor and Lady Northcote vult the Low at 0742 and 20.30
and Winnie the Pooh,
Zoroastrian
What phy
sician Drst performed public vaccination? The forehead
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be"
7 Dreadful
8 Prophets
9 Tall sedges
of the Nile 10 Beverage 11- Armed
combat. 16-Pull along
after
18 Bmell 20 What is the
capital of
29 What English
clergyman is
called the Gloomy Dean? | 32. Showers 23 Negative 36 Fast
38: Tower in a
medieval castle
40 The letter H
42 Large cask"":
44 Strong wind
46 Uncitüred 46 Instrument for
plercing boles Struggle
48 Opaque,
creamy matter 40 Hall!"
Btout club Bone
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Solution Ep. 45
The Chitan International Famine SPRAT12EATIEM÷Reller Common In Shanghai has TRANSJORDANLA sent telegrams to various overseas. EOTNA081D RAPE Chinese communities appealing for TWOTRHEATAN 172
contributions of relief funds for 41PAINALLYEBB hê vithms of the current Yellow OPERATUTAH THE
River flood says a report to the GENIFAISNOBED
(Chua (440) News" The Com- EL 16 LLITE MIAS. ELDJDE ANLEN¶¶mission, it is reported, has also re- TOFIED GABQsted roteten church missions in PERILTITEMT PI food districts to reports on the AGITATRARAMD "Fortest or exmage done by the in- ROST PES1OTTER undation:
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