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A Native Pletare Servon May by Marbert Field, and Joseph Fields • Adéltiwwal Claingre hy dr Bomber • From The Play, “Return'Engagemeor,'' an-Nuwer Romition, James Shuto sad Kanutury Curr
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MY HEART IS CALLING'
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Entertainments-Variety Concert
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GENERAL
POWER OF THE NEW CHINESE PRESS
Today's Chungking, War-Time Capital,
Well Served By Newspapers Screenings
Hong Kong
"KING'S:
"The Qirl Of The Golden
QUEEN'S:
"Fools For Scandal"
ORIENTAL:
"The Bad Man Of
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
West"
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) =
Chungking, July 25.
To those who have been used to regard, newspapers as an every- day institution like the telephone and electric, light, its influence may not be so readily appreciated; but to a newly-established order of modern civilisation, the power of the press is tremendous.
Cheng
A couple of weeks ago in Chung-Chungking edition. Mr. king, the war-time capital of Chwang-po, editor-in-chief. of the China, the inhabitants, for one journal, L now in Chungking reason or another, falled to con-supervising preparations. tribute more than $100,000 on cash,
NEW DAILIES
the
Brimstone" silver or gold in connection with Recently Chungking DOW
the first anniversary of hostilities. birth or transfer here of a number A timely reminder soon appear of new dailles. The Arst to come ed in the local press, with the from Nanking was the Min Pao, a result that the people are now tabloid with full news service. Then" eagerly striving to raise the fund, appeared the China Times and they hope that they may raise $1,200,000.
"Fools For Scandal"
STAR:
"Submarine D.1."
MAJESTIC:.
"A Yank At Oxford"
KING'S:
Coming
"The Woman Alone"
QUEEN'S:
"My Heart Is Calling" ORIENTAL:
"Professional Soldier" "Dangerous To Know". ALHAMBRA:.
10
"Mysterious Avenger"
STAR:
"A Tale Of Two Cities"
MAJESTIC:
Arsene Lupin Returns"
of
Shanghai, at one time the third largest paper in the country. The South-West Daily News saw light MR. LIN SEN'S GIFT
for the first thine two months ago.
the 31. Lin Sen. Chairman of the
Szechuen Both Chengtu, National Government,"has_contri- capital, and Chungking, its trade bated a gold loving cup, worth port, are today each served by $10.000, to be auctioned off to the more than a dozen dally journals. highest bidder. The cup was pre some having a circulation of 8,000 sented to him several years ago to 12.000.
by members of the Chinese Marl- time Customs Service on the oc casion of his birthday.
NATIVE NEWSPRINT
As newsprint costs more than $20.00 a ream these days, many of
од
The press report that Hankow them employ native materials, and has been contributing more than Kiating, the Min River in $1,000,000 has
also encouraged Szechuen, has been turning out fairly good newsprint for some Chungking to greater efforts.
As a further indication of the months. #power of the press, the Central
Yungchwan, Peḥpet, Neiklang, and Dally News, principal organ of the many small towns in Szechuen also Central Kuomintang, formerly 13-have their country newspaper. The sued in Nanking but now published air lines and long-distance bus in Hankow, has decided to issue a service, covering as many as 13
身
MUSICAL REVIEW OF THE WEEK'
BY ALLEGRO' MODERATO
motor roads leading to all parts of interior, are able to bring news- papers from the leading cities to mans towns and villages" withiri the same day.
!
General Feng Chih-an. former Chairman of the Hope! Provincial cannot hear them-Government, whose troops took" Lately we have had two new-fortunately. comers to the local radio world, selves. Ever the greatest artists part in the initial clash against of correcting the Japanese at Lukouchlao last riamely. Mollie Mennie, mezzo- make it a habit
has arrived in Hankow soprano, and Greta Scull, pianiste. themselves from their recordings. summer,
a question" of idle on a summons from the Chinese This is not We heard Mollie Mennle for the first time during the ZBW cele-vanity, but of pure necessity. If high command. says a Chinese dis-
progress is the final aim.
brations, and we thought her per- formance then "better than her effort on Thursday evening. It is unfair to pass judgment until we have heard more. though we must say we found 'At Dawning' during the Thursday night recital de-
lightful.
As regards Greta Scull. her pro- gramme on Saturday night, con- sisting of "Papillon" and "Bing a song of Sixpence," was quite good for a first trial. We also reserve our opinion until we have heard her again.
+
patch."
CROSSWORD
NO. 63
ACROSS
1. Existed.
4. Covered the
inner surface
of.
8. Japanese sash.
12. Lofty moun-
tain,
3
13
16
20
(2)
22 173
27
28
14.
13. Wear away.
The legal profession.
30
31
Command to
33
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turri to the right,
38
40
This reminds us of microphonë ccnselcusness. It is a fact that the first time a performer faces a microphone: he has a sudden feeling of drying up. Words sud- denly evaporate and he cannot
13 And utterance. It a feeling
15. similar to stage fright, only more accentuated by the fact that one. cannot see the audience, cannot feel with them, hear their ap- plause or hisses.
16. Cut grass.
What river
17.
is joined by
the Baore
не
at Lyons, France?
$3
19.
Inert gaseous >> element.
48. Possess
49.
What coun-
21. Rear
appendage.
Ed Wynn. the well-known American comedian, wanted "the 'feel of the stage when he was Invited to do his "Fire, Chief" pro gramme for Texaco over the radio. So the station provided an au dience, and put a plate glass on the studio wall, so that he could 22. Who sur- see the people outside. In many words, we mean that the 'atmosphere' essential to a good performance is in this way created.
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60
The quartette consisting of Eva To you want your son to be
Turner (soprano), Helen Lockhart Lectures, H.K.V.D.C. Nursing taught by a man or a women?
of thousands of (soprano). Gaston "d'Aquino, (ten-24. views "Home The on Detachment Lecture Nursing," by Miss C.R. Hammond, parents are being taken on the or), and Victor Banders (baritone),
at P.W.D. Offices, 5.30 p.m. Mail(See Paro 16) Meetings.-Bt: "Andrew's Church Medical Rellet Working Party. 10
3.m.
Miscellaneous. - St.
Church
veyed the
boundary between Penn- sylvania and Maryland
try owns Tri- politania?
51. Portuguese
coin.
52. Golf mound.
53. Military
assistants.
54. Insect.
DOWN
Sway from
(U.S.A.)
with Jeremiah
Dixon?
Being ap
1.
side to side.
propriate.
2. Beverage.
3.
4.
Who wrote
the Faerle
Queene?
of either
4. Acid fruit.
5. Metal.,
!!
6. At this time.
article.
the which performed
"Persian 27. Bolar disc. subject by branches of the Na- tional Association of Schoolmas-Garden" suite last night, did not 28. Trades,
do so well as the first time it art. 29: Correlative ters, says a Home correspondent.
The association broke away from tempted the number last year. the National Union of Teachers We thought the voices blended 30. Beetle,
31, Possesses Andrew's Afteen years ago because the union much better during that first ap-
Ferhaps placing has 32. Pastry. Preparation refused to advocate men teachers pearance. Teachers'
for boys over eight years old. something to do with the general 33. Indefinite Class, 7 pm.
The individual contribu- Latest referendum result comes effect,
34. Agreeable Moon.-VI Moon, 28th, Day.
odour. Religious St. James A. and M. from Chester-le-Street (Durham). tions need no comment, but the
36. Foundation. Holy Communion. 7.30 am 8t. Forms were sent to 765 houses, No concert effect, which is the most
alowed. With important factor in quartette sing 97. What is the Andrew's Church Bible Reading canvassing was
of twenty-two failing to vote and ing, was somehow lacking. One Fellowship and Fellowship
seven papers spolled. the
result voice or other would occasionally protrude above the others, every For men teachers, 710 (928 per once in a while. Last year, there cent).
was not so much of this, there was For women teachers; 28 (3.4 per more evenness and balance. ¡cent).
Youth, B p.3.
Social, St.
Andrew's
Games Evening, 9. P.M.
Club
Sports. (See Pare 10), Sunrise.-5.50 a.m. Sunset.-7.08
p.m.
Tides. High at 0454 and 18.57, Low at 12.56 and 22.46.
TOMORROW
Meetings St. Andrew's Church Brownie Pack, 3:30 p.m.
-Miscellaneous Rotary
Titan,
Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, 1 D.m
"
•
Al
7. Short for
Edward,
8. Cause to run -off the rails,
9. Ancient
Greek weights.
10. Prohibit.
nearest known planet
11. Anger.
'to the sun? 3. What con-
temporary
poet wrote John Brown'a In Jarrow 800 were for men, Now this is a fact not only with Body?, ninety for women; in Leeds 2.905 this particular quarette but with.40. Be silent. wanted men, eighty-nine wanted all other groups of singers who 41. Raised. women teachers.
perform over ZBW. If there could 42. Female ser- be recordings made these vants:
of
Moon VI Moon, 29th Day... groups. It would surely help the 44. Sound made. Religious St. Andrew's Church | Improvement of their singing. We by sheep. Boys' Choir Practice, 6.30 pm: do not blame them, as they, un-45. Bird.
18. Strikes.
24. Indefinite
· period of time.
21. What city of
Oklahoma is known as the "il capital. of the world?" Form" of polite address. 23. Explate.
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25
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36
39
41
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24. Suggesting
the wrong
side of a garment
25. Din.
Salute.
.. 28.
28. Of brief
length.
32. What beauti-
ful maiden
opened a box containing
all human illus'?
-34; "Bitter
35. In what
country are Kiev and, Odessa?
36. Stinging
insect.
38. The Moselle
and Ruhr are tributaries
of what river? 39. Makes the
cry of the 1186.
41. Large
-bundle.
42. Witticism. 43. Inspire
fear 27
44. Evil. 26. Tumour of
the skin. 47. luminated. 50. Note of the
scale.
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