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Constance BENNETT:
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ME KIWI
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terests of the Colony and others who The Forefront, which act out in know Sy Newton Stabb in Heng response to a call for help, was kong. hit by
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The Very Rev. Denn Swann olli. smashed all the cabin windows cited, and prior to the impressive and severely injured one of the service which followed, stid: crew. When she had returned to Brethren, the funeral of Bir Newton port with this man the Forefront Stabb will be taking place in Ling-after the 9th December, 1931, will be set out again, and after one rope land in about two-and-a-half hours" had snapped and another man had time. been hurt, managed to bring the it is at the oposial request of his Versuilles safely into harbour. widow and of several in Hongkong The Newhaven lifeboat for some who knew him that we are met to time stood by the Versailles, join with those at Hone who will which deliberately drifted into be thinking much of him at this shallow water off Seaford Head, time. where she could anchor.
it is evident that Bir Newton
Some of the passengers were later Stabb wan amu woll loved iT Iranaferred to the night boat Hongkong, being hold in high Arundel, but the others spent the esteem by all sections of the night shore-British Wireless.
GUILTY LIPS.
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We are taking this opportunity. therefore, of commemorating with gratitude the nanny services which he indered to this Colony and to The Empire. And as we commit bis Houl to the kroping of Almighty Gal, we shalt pany for his widow "You said you'd do it. Northa, d is faturly in their bovenve Don't you remember that I warned you? I told you it wasn't going to hr easy but you said you'd go through with it."
"But I didn't know It would be like that!
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"MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND.”
PUHLHARMONIC SOCIETY'S
I thought it was just W. Bati, Mr. Paul Lander mad talking to Mr. Flynn.
of the Court I didn't er meiubers know you meant everybody!"
Directors, is Honey Sir Joseph "Mr. Flynn will be
Mr. E. R. Haifax, there all Kemp, Hon. right. And it won't be any hurder on. Mr. F. D. C. Wolfe, Mr. Hthe talking before Judge Wellington Wing (Compradre of the Hongkong than it was to Flynn, Why, Norma, and Bhanghai Banking Corporation). you can't back down now! You've Rev. G. T. Waldegravo, Mr. H. R. got to go through with it!"
Hancock, and other lending
*13]-
Chris put her arm around the bers of the Hongkong and Shanghai other girl. "We're all going to Bank Staff, and a large number of stand by you, honey.
But Bob's Indien. right. You couldn't refuse to go
O now."
Norma turned away. When she: TOC H IN HONGKONG.
faced about a moment later she shid nstendily, "I'll try to do it!
Public indignation,
manifested INVITATION TO PRELIMINARY
MEETING.
The following announcement is
PRINCIPALS.
On Friday next. December 11, Philharmonic Society cum- mence their season of "Miss Hook of Holland". If one is to agree with C. B. Cochrane who remark- ed in his "Secrets of a Showman" that he prejudges the success of a production by the advance book- ing of the Initial performance, the Philharmonic Society is assured of yet another triumph.
"Miss. Hook of Holland" Was produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, a number of years 959 with auch well known princi- pals us G. F. Huntley, Isabel Jay, F. Pope Stumper and Gracie Leigh, comedy has been produced Although this popular musical by a
great many amateur companies,"for some reason or ether, amateur pro- ducers have usually found difficulty in getting quite the right type for the leading parts Having acen the rehearsal of the local Society's production, however, one can say that the producer has been CX- tremely fortunate.
between Mr. C. Reg. Anderson who plays Van Voyt, The Bandmaster, and Mr. F. Pope Stamper who played the part in the original
pro- duction. Mr. Anderson is in every
• There is a notable, resemblance
by protesta from civic groups and women's clubs, denunciatione from! pulpits and platforms, swelled into in rising tide during the next seven made:
day's. The onrush broke about the A meeting of all those who have beads of certain city officials. 1 in any way been connected with crashed against the Marlboro police Toc II is to take place on Mon- department.
day, December 7 at 6 pm, at Lane The agitation was responsible Crawford's. Any who passed for unprecedented promptness
in through the Old House at launching the official investigation. Poperinghe will he especially Lafe Flym was not alone among
welcome. éity politicians to see the possibili- This is the first meeting of Toe tica of such a scandal. Apparently JI members to be held in Hongkong Flynn's opposition-assured that and all are asked to come along. The affair could not be hushed. There will be buns andi caffeo, wanted it cleared away and forgot. cigarettes and matches. Those
who know what a len as soon as possible before the Wo
Toc II
"bun falt election.
light" and Ceremony of
Light are like won't need reminding, Norma went back to her desk in those who have forgotten will be way ǹ typical musical comedy hero
and Stonet's offi on Monday. She evolved the formula of answering
keen to
be reminded. There will
younger Harry Welchman. all questioners with "I have noth-
be ne "job-master"-as yet to Possessing a very fine voice, splen- ing to say,
stage-presence, and withal a It was a
bard and ounce on wayward members, and trying week but she managed
Tubby", the beloved Tubby,'
Mr. knowlede of theatre-craft, sends his blessing and greetings. live through it.
Anderson will do a great deal to- wards making the production "When this is over," Norma tolk
a herself repeatedly, "they'll have to some time. Chris was ahead and kong, Mr. Anderson brings
succent. A newcomer to Hong- let me have Mark!" That was the opened the door. She picked up an him splendid records of achieve
with Hitaus of all her prayers. "They'envelope from the table in the hall.ments in auteur theatricals in have to let me have Mark!"
Thursday evening she and Chris you, Narma."
"A letter!! Chris said, "It's for other parts of the world. The arrived at the apartment at the
Philharmonic Society is lucky in To be Continued).
securing his services.-Contributed
to
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