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TU-DAY ANNIVERSARIES AND HOLIDAYS.
Queea Alexandra born, 1844. AUCTIONS.-New T.aveder's 8am- plés, at Lammert B.os, 2 Con-. Bug Read Central, Hoom 205, 11 am,
CINEMAS,—(See Column 3 of this
Puze).
DANCES.—Ship's· Company of HMS Kent at Peninsula Hotel, 8 pm
LECTURES. First Aid, for women, at King's College,.8 p.m.. Mixed Class, English Speaking, at
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Sewing Party: Victoria Chess Club, Gloucester Hotel, 6 p.m.; Kowloon Chess Club, Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Fellowship, 3 p.m.: 'St. Andrew's Club, 9 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS. - "Our
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against the Estate of Charles
Today's Screenings
KING'S-
Hongkong
"She Married An Artist"
QUEEN'S:
"Personal Secretary"
ORIENTAL·
"52nd Street"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA· ·
"Room Service"
STAR:
"The Plainsman”
MAJESTIC:
"Man-Proof”
KING'S:
Coming
"Little Miss Broadway". QUEEN'S:
"Room Service"
ORIENTAL:
"Stand In"
ALHAMBRA:
"Riding Wild"
STAR:
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"Victoria The Great"
MAJESTIC:
"Her Jungle Love"
MAN-PROOF
CINEMA & GENEKAL
Chinese Boy Artist
Astonishes London
London, November 30, Plato Chan, an eight-year-old Chinese artist, has astonished leading critics in London.
opened Dr. Que Tal-chi, the Chinese Ambassador, yesterday an exhibition in Bond Street of his drawings and paintings, and critics agree that the work shows vigour, Imagination, and firm- ness of outline, far beyond his years.
Chan, who is the son of a member of the Chinese Diplomatic Corps, gave a display at the exhibition of his aklifin drawing, which proved very popular
Among the favourite objects of his satire as a caricaturist were Herr Hitler, Signor Mussolini, and Japanese generals.
Dr. Quo suld that Plato Chan was not only an artist of high power, but a good citizen of China, since all the proceeds of the exhibition were to be devoted to help China in her unparalleled and undeserved suffering-Reuter.
ARTIST NOT TO PAY FOR SONGS
-Jokes That Were
Below Standard
ROYAL SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE
Membership Rule Changed
lyric The Lord Mayor of London opened the annual meeting of the Royal Society of George at the Mansion House recently.
The allegation that writer's jokes were below standard and that the, censor would have a lot to say about them" was made by Ann Penn, music-hall artist, a Marylebone County Court recently. An action brought against her DV Mrs Violet Mabel Lezard. widow. of Chesterfield-house, W., elaiming £19 11s for work done was dismissed with costs by Judge Drysdale Woodcock.
St.
The report was adopted on the motion of the chairman of coun- cil, Lord Queenborough, and the following retiring members of the council were re-elected on the Sir Peter Grain, proposition of seconded by Major Robert 1. Fearon.
Even as history is constantly changing, so does romance change Mr. Beddington, for Mrs. Lezard, and no better proof thus far has said that his client wrote three Lord Queenborough, Adml. 8ir reached the screen than "Man- songs and some dialogue for Miss Sydney Fremantle. Lady Cor- Proof," starring Myma Loy. Fran-Peng. There was never any sug-deaux. Lady Plenger, Mr. Guy chot Tone and Rosalind Russell. gestion that Miss Penn was dis-M. Eden. Mr. Gillie Pot- and presented at the Majestic satisfied with the work, and it was ter, and Major Richard Rigg. Theatre.
"Man-Proof** is the not until a suggestion came from amusing story of a modern marl-Mrs. Lezard that it was time she tal mix-up, with the Misses Loy received some money that any dis- and Russell ably abetted by Tone satisfaction was expressed, and Walter Pidgeon.
Mrs. Lezard, in evidence, said Miss Loy is the lovely news-that she was well known in South paper artist who is madly in love Afrlea, but had riot done any lyric with towering, Walter Pidgeon writing in this country before. Miss but ambitious Pidgeon marries Penn asked her to alter a song wheresoever born, being British
whose father about a circus.
On the proposal of Adml. Bir Sydney Fremantle. seconded by Col. John Josselyn, the rule con- cerning membership was varied tu read that full membership and should be restricted to men women one at least of whose parents is of English blood.
subjects.
Rosalind Russell rolls in wealth. Miss Loy is deter- She later äsked her to write a
On the motion of Lord Kennet, mined to win Pidgeon back and song. "We Are The Backbone of compel him to get a divorce. but the Business, don't you Bee?" Miss secunded by Mr. Somerset de Penn said that she wanted it to be Chair. the following resolution while the honeymooners are away
about two broken-down variety was carried: artists who could do anything, and
she diverts her interests to her art and to the companionship of
Franchot Tone, a cartoonist.
RIDING WILD
ordinary.
and
"That the beauty of the English she wanted to do. her impersona- 'countryside and the charecteris- tions about them. The third song tie itfe of the English rural com- was a parody on George Formby's munity should be preserved." “Cleaning Windows."
PLUMBER AND GEYSERS
Mr. Beddington: How did you would pay her for it, and Mrs. parody it?
Lezard replied that she would "have a shot at it."
Mra. Lezard: I made it a plum- ber mending geysers. Miss Penn approved of the idea.
"Riding Wid, starring Tim Mc- Coy, now at the Alhambra Theatre, Is unquestionably the most drama- tic and entertaining western film
When Mr. Beddington was ques- to be shown locally for some time
tioning Miss Penn about the line Fierce action, superb horseman-
Mr. Duveen, for Miss Penn, refer- referring to the negress, the Judge skip. શ clever and ..unusual
red to a line in the dialogue. said, "That is just nasty." story, excellent acting, outstand-What's in a name? A negress by Judge Woodcock, to Miss Penn: Ing photography
beautiful scenery. tft this film far above any other name would smell as The latitude the censor allows is
bad," and said to Mrs. Lezard. "Are pretty extensive?—Yes. you suggesting that an artist with When Miss Penn had finished It is a story of the conflict be-
Miss Penn's reputation would use a ❘ her evidence, the judge said. he tween the big and the small ran-line like that?"
did not wish to hear any more. chers of ths West, probably one of the most colourful. chapters in American history. Range wars existed with alarming results that seemed to overpower the forces of law and order. The rights to land caused the importation of hired gunmen and many were the bloody
conflicta
MOVIE PLAYER'S HEROISM
#
RISKS LIFE TO SAVE FRIEND FROM FIRE
Lyle Talbot, the fila actor, played the role of a hero in real life when he rescued one of his guests, Franklin Parker, from a fire, which destroyed his home recently
His bravery may end his career! before the camera, as he was dan- gerously burned about the hands. face and head..
Mra, Letard: I have heard her use worse unes than that.
Giving judgment, he said: “I should not believe for a moment Miss Penn, giving evidence, said anybody in the defendant's post- that she had 10 years' experience tion could have regarded the lyrica as a variety artist and was well-as anything else but rather stupid. known as one of the leading im- I have read this patter through personators on the stage. She had and I fall to see a touch of real adooted a very high standard. humour in it. One can forgive
She told Mra. Lezard that, if she coarseness. if there is something. had anything suitable for her, she' very funny about it.”
CROSSWORD
NO. 172
ACROSS
1 FTP-
quently (5)
4 Vault (6) 10 Malay (4)
11 Sceptre of
. office (4)
Male
Talbot dragged Parker, who was unconscious and severely burned, 13 from a bedroom, handed him over to firemen and then leapt 20 feet to the ground when his own escape was cut off.
The two men were admitted to
Arthur Lowday Skinner due; hospital in a critical condition.
Entrics
close
for Hongkong
Philatelic Society's Annual Ex- hibition; Opening of Street Sleepers Shelters at the old 'St. Peter's Church and former Vic-
Yaumati Government School, 8 toria Gaol.
p.m.; at Ambulance Hara, 7.30 | MOON-X Mond, 10th. Day,
relation (8) 14 Fruit (8) 15 Insects (4) 17 Assist (3) 18 "Fans" (8)
21 Divine
worship (8) INDICTED FOR · 23 Fasten (31
25 Night DEFRAUDING
• birds (4) HELEN VINSON 27 Regard (6)
30 Cve con- New York Nov. 304
fidence (6) p.m.; 8. & 8. Camera Club "De- |RELIGIOUS-Cath:drai, Women's . Bernhard Toplitsky, promoter velopment of Films & Plates"
Fellowship Devotional Bervice, in ¡ from Hollywood, was
indicted 32 Later on
(4) (including Treatment fr hot the Lady Chapel, 3.30 p.m. yesterday by a Federal Grand Jury
33 Not all (4) climates) 7.30 p.m.; Theosophical (SOCIAL-Public Wo ks Recreation on a charge of defrauding Helen
34 M'xture Society, 6 pm.. "Zoroastrianslam" Club Tombola, Chaseway Bay, 8 Vinson, flm star wife of the ten- by Mrs. M., P. Talati,
p.m:: Whlit Drive' and 'Tombola" bis champion, Fred Perry, of some MAILS-O Catinas' Parcels Mall at the China Light & Power Re- $84,000 in a fraudulent annuity
(for Australia by the Tanda creation Club, King's Park, 8.45 insurance scheme.
closes at 5 DI
p.m. MEETINGS.--St. John's Cathedral [SPORTS.-(See Page 10).
Women's Fellowship, in Cathe-(SUNRISE.-8.45 a.m. SUNSET. dral Hall, 10 a.m.; Busy Bees 6.39 p.m.
(5)
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pleasure/ (8) 7 Borough
(4)
8 Stop (5) 9 Short
story (8) 11 Ethical (5) 12. Taper (8)
ted (8) 19 Keep (6) 20 Number
(5)
22 Ship (0) 24 Brag (5), 26 Young
sheep (4) 23 Doctle (4) 29 Fuel (4)"
2 Dread (4).
Toplitsky is now in custody m ❘ Los Angeles awaiting sentence there on two charges for stealing, jewels-Reuter.
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5.
(4)
5 Tear (3)
16. Repudia-
31 Vase (3)
SOLUTION TV-MORROW
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1938.-PAGE
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Solution No. 172*
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Tap. 15,-Rites. 17, Stone, 18, Brim
OXFORD STROKE, AT CAMBRIDGE
Mr. A. B. Hodgson, who stroked.
19. Mocks, 21, Tubes, 25, Cured, 28. | Oxford to victory in the last two Mast. 27, Mourn. 28, Raven, 30, End University boat races, has gone tos 32, Raridom. 33, 8trayed. 34, Bustle Trinity College, Cambridge, to take s 38, Selects. Down: 1, Ascribe. 2, a special course preparatory to Nostril. 3, Heart. 5, Melt. 8, Adepts
Mr.
entering the Diplomatic Bervice. 7 Greens. 10, Tasks 12, Alm 13. The question of his rowing for, Demur. 16, Soher. 20, Cedar. 21, Cambridge does not arise, Tunny. 22. Mandate, 23, StammerHodgson, who was at-Oriel College, 24. Bottle. 25. Crease, 26, Men, 23, Oxford, took his final examination Value, 31, Deft.
In June.
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