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BOBBY BREEN
BREAKING
the ICE
Produced by SOL LESSER » Carched, by Edward
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• Screen Play bỳ Mary McCail, A. Masvel Sad and Bernord Schubert,
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AT THE QUEEN'S Bette Davis Henry Fonda
CHARLIE RUGGLES DOLORES COSTELLO ROBERT BAGRAT DOROTHY PETERSON
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"Breaking The Ice"
STAR:
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The Crowd Roars"
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Coming
"Mademoiselle Docteur"
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"That Certain Woman"
ORIENTAL:
"Prison FarmTI"
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"Women Are Like That"
STAR:
"
"My Heart Is Calling" MAJESTIC:
"Reformatory"
CLOCKS SET BY ELEPHANT'S... TRUMPETING
Goyo, Manila's one and only elephant. s an excellent timekeeper and a grateful old soul. At 3.30 p.m. every day, her invariably blows his trumpet. He never falls except when he is Imprisoned for had behaviour.
CINEMÄ & GENEKAL
CANDID CAMERÀ AT THE RACES
·購!
PICTURE TAKEN at the Thirteenth Extra Bace meeting held at
Happy Valley, (Photo by Leica).
STRIKING PEN PICTURE OF CHIANG KAI-SHEK
Japanese Have Made Good His Every Objective
In a recent article to the “Spectator," Mr. Peter Fleming gives au excellent pen picture of the Generalissimo and his greatness. Chiang is 52 and was born at Chikow in Cheklang, his parents were farmers and substantial people: his, father died when he was a boy of eight.
In the old days Cheklang suffered a good deal from the depreda tions of Japanese pirates; and the Japanese, tell you, by way of "a joke, that Chiang must have had one of these pirates for a father, for no Chinese could put up the kind of show he has.
This story is worth mentioning. They would like to kill him, but because it gives an idea of the re-can't; they would like to beat him spect, which intelligent Japanese decisively, but can't; they would entertain, however reluctantly, for like to buy him, but can't; they the Chinese Leader
At 20, Chiang went from 4 Chinese military academy to a Ja- panese military academy. In 1911 he returned to China to take part
would like to discredit him, but can't; they would like to make peace with him, but can't...
He, more than any single factor. stands between them and a solu-
in the Revolution; and for the of the various problems which
text 15 years or so he was hard at
arise when you set out to conquer
Chiang is waging a war in whien,
At such times Goyo sulks in the. Aghting and scheming and re- 450 million Chinese, cage, tugs at the fron bars and signing but always loyal to Dr. butts his bulk against his prison Sun Yat-sen and his revolutionary
principles.
walls.
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Frequenters of the Mehan Gar- dens said that Goyo trumpets in order to express his gratitude. The old elephant, it is said. feels duty bound.. to do something in ex- change for his liberty, so he keeps time by blowing his trumpet 30 minutes before the dismissal hour of government employees to warn his keeper of time to quit work.
So accurate is Goyo's 3.30 p.m.
In 1923 he was sent to Moscow. His subsequent actions have sug- gested that he has no use for Bolshevism; but he is not likely ather to neglect or mishandle the physical power of the US.S.R.
so far, the enemy has made good every one of his major objectives. A majority of Chang's chier collaborator have been, at one me, or another, his sworn and active focs. There is no such thing A trained Genera! in China as
Staff, and as one line of communi- cation is cut another c.ops up...
It was after his leader's death when you visit Chiang at his that Chiang emerged from the
headquarters you might reason- writer of revolution and civil war ably expect to meet a man show- es a politico-military leader of the ing some signs of preoccupation. Arst rank. In the autumn of 1926 you don't. He comes into the room trumpeting that Philippine Army Chiang captured Hankow from Wa walking delicately a spare, eest officers and constabulary agents Pel-ru: in the autumn of 1938 he gure in a simple uniform. He
whose offices are just a stone's
throw from the elephant's play-ast it to the Japanese. Psychologi- gives you a
cally those two events in the smile.
ground set their watches by it,
NEW RECORDER Mr. H. L P. Hallett, K.C., has bech appointed Recorder of New- castle-on-Tyne, to succeed Mr. Deans, who died on Aug. 31.
Mr. Hallett was educated at Westminster and Oxford. He was President of the Oxford Union So-
quick businesslike
troubled history of China are cen- in
Wisely, he has not schooled him- turies apart.
self in the intercourse. with for- The Chinese are the most mature eigners; he does not believe in race in the world; but it is only veneer, and prefers foreigners to in the last decade or so that be themselves. He likes to know modern China has begun Pachieve maturity. Credit for this coticed, as a Chinese army however to any shortcomings foreigners have
.emarkable advance TILST be well it fights is still a Chinese ivided between Japan and Chiang army: he is interested in remedia- Kai-shek. While Chiang would ble, not In Inherent defcets.. probably · have...“ united ciety in 1908 and was called to the without the paradoxial help of he explolts, he imp ovises, he Chiang Kai-shek does not create, Bar in 1911. He served through-Japan, Japan might easily not makes the best of a bad job. He have united Ohiha if Chiang had cannot at present do otherwise, Since 1910 he has been hon secretary of the Junior, Imperial not been there.
and he does it amazingly, well, League. He took slik in 1938 and ..Hence, in part, the exasperation Many Chinese are almost uncan- in June this year was appointed a of the Japanese with a man who nily farsighted; they can see Gov-Commissioner of Assize, doing duty combines the most inconvenient what's coming to them a long way qualities, from their point of view.whead. But few are suffitently re-
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
YCTURES—First aid. for
-rnment Servants, at. St. John Ambulance qrs.. 8 p.m. MAILS. See Page 16) MEETINGS.-Antai, of Asla Lands
Ltd.. at Mercantile Bank Bldg... End fluer. 12.30 p.m.; General Committee. at S. and S. Home, 530 p.m.: H.K. Sunday School Assen-, in Kowloon Union Church or Hall, 5.45 p.m.
ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS. the Apostle and --St. John
Bank Evangelist." Public and Hollday. -CINEMAS,—(See Column 3 of this
Page).
DANCES.-R.E.O.C.A. Fancy Dress
Carnival and Cabaret Dance, at Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m. ENTERTAINMENTS.
Pantomime "Cinderella." in the West Lounge, 9 p.m.
MAILS.(Bes Pare 16).
of
YMCA | MISCELLANEOUS.—Claims against the Estates of David Allen MC- Erskine Bell and Ghulam hamed, due: Kowloon Tong Garden City Assen. Drawing of Debentures, at Clus House, Waterloo Road, '6.30 p.m. MOON.-XI Moon, 7th Day.
·SOCIAL—Whist Drive and Tom-
bola in Garrigon Sergeants Mess, Queen's Road. 9. p.m.. Y.M.C.A. Annual Christmas Dinner and Concert for vice Men, 7.30 p.m. SPORTS. (See Page 2.) BUNRISE.-7.01 am.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Rehearsal
Naval Landing Parties, at Happy "Valley, 9 to 11.30 am. MOON.-XI Moon, 8th Day. RELIGIOUS-Prayer and Fellow. ship Meeting at S. and S. Home, 8.30 p.m.
Club SOCIAL – Cheero
Whist Craigengower
Drive. 8.45 p.m.; Crickket Club Weekly Tombola.
p.m.
APORTS. (See Page 2).
SUNRISE 7.01 3.
5.47 p.m.
Ser-
out the war,
on the Midland Circuit.
CROSSWORD
NO. 193
ACROSS
1 Sewer (5)
4 Ease (7) "
8 Punish (7)
9" Ground
cercal (5) 10 Giver (5) 11 To plait
(7)
13 Capable (4)
15 Eefoul (8)
17 From
where (8)
20. As well (4)
SUNSET-22 Disagree-
ment (7)
6.48 p.m.
SUNSET.--
|
TIDES—High at 14.21; Low
07.34 and 18,35.
TIDES-High at 13.53 and 23.49:
Low at 05.59 and 17.46
TO-MORBOW
ANNIVERSARIES and Holidays.
The Holy Innocents.
at 24 Guide (5)
Solution No. 182 ACROSS: 1, Enug. 5. Mice. 8, Edible. 9, Therm. 11, Buel, 12, CINEMAS,(See Column 3 of this serted. 15. Pose. 17, Lord, 18
Deprive. 19, Let 20, Yes, 21, Page).
Awaited, 23, Tail, DOWN; 2, Needs. DANGER. Cheero Club Dance, 3. Gems. 4, Pier, 5, Moddle. 8.
8.30 D...
|Clearness. 7, Blop. 10, Reed. 13, EX- ENTERTAINMENTB.-St. Andrew's pidin 14, Thistle. 16, Operation.
Christmas Party, 21, Allege, 22, Dew, 25, Adige, 26..
Peel, 28, Game, 28, Rask.
Wolf Clubs'
$ p.m.
28 Unseeing
(5)
27 Daring (V)
28 Helms-
man (7)
29 Relin-
quish (5)
DOWN
1 Settled (7)
Once more' (5)
3 Inborn (7)
4 Nullify (8)
5 Power (5)
6 Speech (7) 7 Blight
colour (5) 12 Informa-
·tion (4) 14 Throb (4) 16 JOYOUS·(7)
18 Promising
muccess (7) SOLUTION TO-MORROW
1 Designate
(7)
21 Captain (8)
22 Amounts
`owing (5) 23: Beneath
(5)
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sponsible, and fewer still hare sufficient power over their fellows, to divert, forestall or resist the march of events. Chiang, like many ut his compatriots, knew, what was coming to China, and whence, Se did what he could to prepare for the crucial hour.
When that hour came, he took fearful decision and stood firm; met overwhelming force with in- dequate force, but still met £ on its own terms; and to-day is still lighting. vigorously, but with an dd serenity, one of the very few honourable wars of modern times..
AMENDMENT TO
ORDINANCE:
The "Government Gazette pub- tshes the draft of an Ordinance to amend the Dangerous. Drugs Ordinance, 1935, authority having been obtained from the Becretary of State for the payment of fixes and estreated ball in dangerous Arug cases into a special account. The object of the amendment is to authorise the same procedure for disposal of fines and estreated ball In cases arising under the Danger- us Drugs Act, 1935, as it is at pre- sent followed in cases arising un- der the Oplum Ordinance, 1932, but In the new section of the Danger- aus Drugs Ordinance the words "the Court or" are inserted before the words "a magistrate", to cover any case in which the ball may be estreated by the Supreme Court and not by a magistrate.
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The Yank at Oxford and his Girl Friend in a two-fisted love story that shows
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TAYLOR the CROND ROARS
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Lionel STANDER Jane WYMAN Screen Play by Time Lennon, George Bruce
Скотин
Oucted by RICHARD THORPI
Produced by SAM XIMBALIST
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