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"South Riding"
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"Sixty 'Glorious Years"
ORIENTAL
"Three Comrades"
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"Sixty Glorious Years"
STAR:
305 Nights In Hollywood" MAJESTIC:
"Judge Hardy's Children"
KING'S:
Coming
"There Goes My Heart" QUEEN'S:
"If I Were King"
ORIENTAL:
"That Certain AgeTM ALHAMBRA:
"Arzona Mahoney"
STAR:
"White Banners" "The Great Ziegfeld" MAJESTIC:
"Swiss Miss"
"SIXTY GLORIOUS YEARS"
The panorama of brillant events and the drama and romance of the sixty glorious reigning years of England's Queen Victoria; her pri- vate life; her betrothal to Prince
CINEMA & GENERAL
BEST FLYING FEAT
British Pilot Ties In Award
UNITING EMPIRE
PEOPLES
Sir Frederick Sykes' Appeal
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"We sometimes hear that race is decadent; we know this to be untrue, but we must prove it hy showing that we are determined and able to use and develop to the best advantage. the limitless re- sources, spiritual and material, of Empire which have been handed down to us."
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This appeal was made by Major- Gen. Str Frederick Sykes, former Governor of Bombay and Cater of
the Air to f 1918-1910 speaks
Squadron-Leader Council.
Kellett
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at a special meeting of Fellows of the Royal Empire Society recently. Sir Frederick is chairman of the Mr. Howard Hughes
He said that the society's Squadron-Leader R Kellett,vutstanding task was to bring |leader of the R.A.F. Vickers-Welles-together the peoples of the Empire ley bombers which broke the Into the closest possible world's non-stop record in flying union. Unless that was done, those from Egypt to Australia, tied with ideals of democracy and liberty for Mr. Howard Hughes, American mij-which we stood ran a poor chance lionaire flyer who flew around the of survival,
world. in the balloting of the In- He outlined certain changes in ternational Aeronautical Federa-¡the internal organization of the tion for the outstanding aviation society which would enable it to achievement of 1938.
strengthen its position
the
centre of
Imperial
In attempts to pick a winner for principal the annual award for the finest air thought and study. The aims of the performance of the year, federation scelety were non-political and non- (delegates voted three times. but sectarian, and its membership In- each time Squadron-Lender Kellett cluded men and women of many races, religions and political par- and Mr. Hughes were 'tied.
tles.
MEDAL HELD OVER The federation award for 1938.
EDUCATING THE YOUNG
To enable it to discharge its task
be a surplus of several thousand pounds a year. There would be no difficulty in expending this on the many crying needs so evident atj the present time.
Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha: therefore, will remain vacant and it was essential that there should the birth of the Royal Princess: the usual gold medal award will be the opening of the Crystal Palace: held over until next year. the death of the Duke of Welling- Squadron Leader Kellett and Mr. ton; the Crimean War; the pass-Hughes head the list of six entrants ing of the beloved Prince Consort; for Judging on this year's award. following this, her retirement After them, in the opinion of the from public life, to emerge again representatives.of 23 countries tak-
her Diamond Jubilee!
.
It was essential' that the mort- gage debt on the new building at the insistence of Disraeli and ing part in the judging. were rank-and he proposed to build up a should be substantially reduced,
ed the following:
mortgage redemption fund. A Professor Focke, German, for his generous anonymous donation had helicopter fights;
already been promised.
"SOUTH RIDING” - Victor Saville's latest and most Miss Grisodoubowa, Russian pilot successful production, "South Rid-jof light airplanes; ing." is showing to-day at the King's Theatre.
The leading players in the film are Edna Best, who plays the part of Sarah Burton, the head mis tress at the Yorkshire school girls, and Ralph Richardson plays Robert Carne, Squire Maythorpe Hall.
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Sir Frederick added that dis- semination of knowledge about the main
Mario Pezzi, the Italian flyer who Empire was one of their made several altitude records, and objects, particularly by educational M. Foujita, the Japanese airman work among the younger genera- who created a distance record on a
tion close circuit,
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"Our educational side." he said,
Neyer in the history of the "is promoted by lectures, by our who federation has there been such a
circles and groups. by organizing al close race for the award. Usually students. We have in our Ubrary Essay competitions. for young is a walk-over. One spokesman of
material for enlightenment and re- search on Imperial subjects un-
A leading child part is played the federation declared: by Joan Ellum, a Yorkshire girli
who has had no
experience, but
Saville predicts 1
"There should be a rule whereby
previous alm duplicate apards can be given, but equalled anywhere."
for whom Mr. nfortunately both "Kellett and
great future Hughes must be satisfied with their DIARY OF LOCAL
The other important child part unofficial standing.":
is played by Glynis Johns, daugh-
ter of Mervyn Johns the actor.
An amendment to the rules may soon be made.
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EVENTS
TO-DAY
ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS
-Mendelssohn born, 1809. Feast St. Blasius, Bishop and Martyr. (Blessing of the Throat). AUCTIONS.-Crown Lands, at Dis- trict Office, South, Queen's Bldg.. 2nd floor, 11 a.m. CINEMAS, (See Column 3 of this
Page). DANCES.-Y.M.CA.
Hockey Club Annual Cabaret Supper Dance, ut Peninsula Hotel, 9 p.m.; Chi- nese. Dancers' Asscn. Ballroom Dancing Competition, in Hong- kong Hotel Grill Room, 4.30 p.m.; Hongkong Reel Club Chlidren's Class, at Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30. p.m... LECTURES.-First Aid. by Prof. Ride, at F.W.D. Offices 5.30 p.m.; at Ying Wah Boys' College, 8 p.m.; A.R.P. at Maryknoll Con- vent School, Kowloon 4 p.m.; at Club Lusitano. 5.30 p.m. MAILS.- (See Page 16). MEETINGS.-First Meeting; of the Nutrition Research Com. mittee; Joint Exhibition of Chi- nese Paintings and Calligraphy, at St. John's Cathedral Hall, 10 a.m. to 7, p.m.; Helena May Religious Fellowship, 10.30 a.m. MISCELLANEOUS.-Y.M.C.A. Wo- men's Section, Bridge Class, 10 a m.; Exhibition of Photography, at Assembly Hall, S. & S. Home, 5.15 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.: Imaginary Naval Power Attack MOON-Chinese XII Moon,
Day.
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