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DOUSTAJ
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"THE RAGE OF PARIS"
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Don
Sonja HENIE AMECHE
happy landing
JEAN HERSHOLT
ETHEL MERMAN · CESAR ROMERO
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ONE OF THE BEST OF THE OLD FAVOURITES! Martyred by mob-madness-doomed to a living death for a crime he did not commit.
HISTORY'S MOST AMAZING MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE!
Towering drama torn from life!
THE PRISONER SHARK ISLAND
starring
WARNER BAXTER
Șes De Tamuni A. Mode,
with a cast of ana thousand
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DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS
TODAY
"ESCAPADE"
CINEMA
Groups From War-Torn Provinces
Settling In Szechuen
Today's Screenings
Hong Kong
KING'S: "Escapade" QUEEN'S:
"The Rage Of Paris" ORIENTAL:
"Happy Landing"..
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
"The Rage Of Paris"
STAR:
"Viva Villa"
MAJESTIC:
"Eeid}"
KING'S:
Coming
"Beau Hunts”.
QUEEN'S:
"Mald's Night Out" "Wite Under Suspicion" ORIENTAL:
"Prisoner of Shark Island" ALHAMBRA:
"Wild Horse Mesa" STAR:
"Piccadilly Jian"
MAJESTIC:
"When Thlet Meets Thief"
THE WEEK IN MACAO
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Special Provincial Areas. Being Developed
(BY AIR MAIL FROM OUR CHUNGKING -CORRESPONDENT) ORMER RESIDENTS of Fengtleü, Kirin, Heilungkiang and Jehol. I provlaces of Manchuria and north China now under Japanese military occupation, have been holding frequent meetings in Chung- king of late and aside from rendering assistance to their compatriots. some of whom have been in need since escaping from the sphere of Japanese influence and seeking refuge in west China, many of them have shown an interest in the efforts of local investment companies to organise" new villages with modern sanitary, arrangements in the suburbs of Chengtu and other large towns in Szechuen.
Many Chinese from Manchuria are in favour of a residential centre so that they may have frequent gatherings and help each other to establish themselves in their new province.
Development of distinct provin- for their money in shopping or cial'centres in Szechuen is not new; other deals.
it is merely history repeating itself,
During the Ching Dynasty and
at the time of the Taiping Rebel-
CANTONESE ASSOCIATION – Recent arrivals from Kwangtung ar other scenes of war may become
Hon, many groups of people, some members of the Chungking Can. consisting of all the able, members tonese
"Residents' Association.
of a village or town, hating war, which has a club room, a cemetery made their way into various dis- and an occasional monthly dinner, tricts of Szechuen, particularly along the principal rivers of the province.
In Kwanghan, not far from Chengtu, traces may still he 'found of the magnificent Lianr (two) "Kwang or Hu. Kwang guild halls. temple-like meeting places for the former residents of Kwangtung and Kwangsi and of Hunan and Hupeh, the two south and central China provinces known for the enter- prising spirit of the people.
A colony of nearly 3,000 Canton-) ese still remains in Hsintu, forming a special residential district. These Cantonese, when dealing with the local people, always speak the Sze- chuen dialect, but when among themselves they use their "mother tongue."
In Chungking there
are
Szechuan sugar producers talking of improving their industry and perhaps a little encouragement to some Cantonese from Hawal would hasten matters. For some reason or other, newcomers appear to be able to do better in Szechuen in dealing with political and economic problems.
·
El Ping, whom the Stechuen- ese have delfled for his work -et building dams and digging
Irrigation ditches, was not a native son of the upper Yang- tse, but of Shantung. Chu Ke- lang, oe Kung Ming, in whose honour there is still a well-kept temple in Chengtu, was also called Into. service from an- other province, during the period of the Three Kingdoms. to bring order out of chaos. Since the start of the war. Macao, August 7.
two people from many different pro- H.E the Governor of Macao, Dr. groups of Cantonese, one com- vinces have come to look upon safety zone. Artur Tamignini de Sousa Barbosa, prised of members of the Kwang-Szechuen was among those who attended the tung Guild, or Kwangtung Wal Chungking is being called Little annual service in honour of Our Kuan. Members of the Kwang-Shanghai: Nelklang. Little Sco Lady, the Protectress of Navigators, tung Wal Kuan, though descen-chow; and Chengtu, Little Peiping. Whether this can be regarded as which was held in the chapel at dants of Cantonese, cannot now Gula Lighthouse on Friday morn speak Cantonese, although they an honour or otherwise, depends ing. A Atting sermon was deliver- still proudly display on their sign-upon those who know these other ed from the pulpit by the Rev boards that their shops are old three cities initimately. However, establishments, which there is no doubt that Szechuen Father Rocha, of the St. Joseph's Cantonese
has much trade-mark value to will be much influenced by outside Seminary:
those expecting to obtain full' value because of the war.
Departures
Departures from Macao during the week included Mr. Humberto aviation Borges, US-bound for studies; Mr. Humberto Rodrigues: and Mr. Fernando, Rodrigues. Jr. both for engineering studles in Portugal; Mr. Romeo Teixeirs, ac- companied by Mrs. Teixeira and children; and Jose Mendes.
Don Cossacks
Macao is looking forward to the visit of General Platoff's Don, Cos- sack Choir expected during the month of September. The famous White Russian singers will be ap- pearing at the New Pedro Theatre Seven Sisters
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bishop's Bisters in usual custom. However, It was noticeable that less bang bangs" were let off on Monday than In previous years.
Cholera
Romance, drama, galety and music. mingle in a unique blend
of entertainment in "Escapade." The Colony Government has ap- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's gay Con-propriated $30,000 in its budget as Auctions.--Crown Lands Sales, at
tinental drama now playing at contribution towards expenses in- P.WID Omices. 3 p.m.
the King's Theatre. The unusual curred locally, in anti-cholera work. Cinemas—(See Column 3 of this story, through original dramatic Minor restrictions have been lifted twists. maintains steady action in by the Macso Medical authorities. Lectures.-HK.V. D.C. Nursing which every possible element of thus fhdicating that the "epidemic Detachment Lecture on "Home entertainment, from grand opera has already passed Nursing." by Miss CR. Hammond, to whimsical comedy is logically
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at P.W.D. Ofices, 5.30 p.m. Mails. (Séè Page 18). Meetings St. Andrew's Church Medical Relief Working Party, 10
a.m.
Church
and naturally introduced.
With William Powell heading the cast as a whimsical artist whose past feats as a Lothario land him in trouble, the picture introduces new personalities and Andrew's new ideas, Luise Rainer, brilliant Miscellaneous. - St.
Teachers' Preparation Viennese stage star, makes her Class. 7 p.m.
debut on the American screen as Social St. Andrew's Club Whist his leading lady. Drive. p.m.; YMCA Service Men' Whist Drive, 9 p.m..
Sports-(Bee Page 10). Sunrise 5.56 am Sunset-7.02
.p.m.
Through modern sound record- ing magic, the voice of Enrico Caruso, amplified from his re- cords. lives again in a faithful reproduction 11 the operatie scenes. Lilting music by Walter Tides-High at 05.23. Low at Jurmann and Bronislaw Kaper, European composers of Jan Kle- pura's hits, is used through the not a Meetings St. Andrew's Church picture which, though
musical, fias interesting musical interludes.
13.09.
TOMORROW
Brownies, 3.30 pm..
Miscellaneous Rotary Timin, Hong Kong Hotel Root. Garden, 1
p.m.
ROTARY CLUB
At Tuesday's meeting of the
meron, President of the Rotary Club of Peking will speak on Tidea-High at 08.20 and 21.01. "Observations on recent travels in
North China.” Low at $13.46.
Religious St. Andrew's Church Boys' Choir Practice, 6.30 p.m. Rotary Club Rotarian John Ca-
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authority
19 Title of
respect
20 What active
volcano is in the north- western part of Martini- que?
21. Potsesses 22 Persian fairy 23, Blave of
Barah
28 Electrified
particle
27 Son of Jacob 30 Dutch cheese 31% Unit
32 Molding with
an 8-shaped profile
33 Correlative of
helther
34 Vase with a pedestal
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the mouth of
the Penfeld
River. In
France,
36 Destiny
38 Weep convul-
sively 39 Who wrote The Age of Reason?
41 Scatter
seeds
43 Human beings 48 Utilised
48 An American
...president 48 Place for
afekeeping of papers
49 Exist
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children
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Great Lakes Worm
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a famous Latin."
Quarter?
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7 Barrier pre- venting now of water
& Flower
Recent pre- sident of
US..
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Gaelle
16 Russian ruler
20 Writing
fraplément.
21 Son of Noah
Famous
American
poet
Female of the domestic
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can president
was shot by Charles
Gufteau?
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anti-
Roman quity 29 Crain as clear
prost
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an Iridian tribe
35 Concave
vessel In what mountain chain is the world's
highest active volcano?
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shoe with an
under sur- face.
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40 Continerit
41 Former tille
of respect
42 Additional
amount
Ireland
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Anything
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