THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1936.
A scene from. "Mutiny on the Bounty" with Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone and Herbert Mundin coming on Sunday at the King's and Alhambra Theatras.
GERMAN MUSIC
U.S. EMBASSY
In connection with the increase in the Royal Air Force, great activity is being shown at the Firing Training School at Peterborough. Pictura shows young pilots about to have their first solo light.
SCHOOL MATCH
DI GAETANO
GIRLS
Staff Boats Pupils By
Wide Margin
NOW APPEARING IN HONGKONG
British Pupils
tho Central of School turned out in large numbers
KARLSRUHE BAND ÁT IMPENDING RE-SHUFFLE
MR. CLAUDE SWANSON kind
SERIOUSLY ILL FOLLOWING RECENT ACCIDENT
PENINSULA
OF APPOINTMENTS
Nanking, Feb. 13. The Peninsula Hotel was crowded
It is learned that the staff mem-) to capacity last night when the hand of the German cruiser Karlsruhe, by hers of the U.3. Einbassy at Nanking permission of Captain will be increased. Mr. Clayton Wald- Siemens and Officers of the cruiser ridge, Second Secretary of the Ameri- st Athens, will be gave a very enjoyable concert, mainly can Legation
transferred here. Ile is expected to of music from German composers.
arrive some time in April.
Other changes in the American for- the About 450 people were present, In cluding several of the local German eign service in China include community, and for two hours they transfer of Mr. B. Davis, at presont were treated to a delightful pro-Acting U.S. Consul General in Shang- hai, to Singapore ps American Consul General. Mr. Louis II. Courloy, at the present Consul in. Hongkong, will be ramme.
transferred to Shanghal with same rank. Mr. Charles S. Need, second Consul in Shanghai now on leave in the United States, has been assigned to the U.9. Consulate in Belgrade, Yugo-Slavin. Union News
Washington, Feb. 13. Mr. Claude Swanson, the Secretary
The programme consisted of num- at King's Park yesterday afternoon The five DI Gaetano girls, who of State for the U.S. Navy, who broke featured in n specialty A rib through a fall yesterday, han
bors from the work of Wagner, to witness a hockey match played
Weber, Bohne, Schmiedecke, Souppee, between the Biaff and the girls' senior were
dancing act on the musical comedy developed pleurisy.
Revue," sbow. "Casanova
His brother has been summoned to. Prager, Blankenburg, Blume and Schmidt, and the hand was under the inton of G. Doerferl
Was road
elaven. It was the first game of its naturo to bo staged and thoroughly enjoyed, the Staff winning which played one year in the larger his bedside. Reuter. easily by six goals to nil. The Rev cities in the United States from
G. E. S. Upadell, Headmaster, was the West Coast to the Middle East,
an interested spectator.
The Staff scored three
scores were Morse
(2) and Miss W. Marsh.
Koals
The Staff were best sorved McLellan
an who played an
are
now la Hongkong.
Three
in months were spent in the best
and hotels in Chicago; ench half of the game. The goal theatres
(3).. MeLelinin alene. The girls then played with! the Hollywood Music Box Revue, by featuring the movie star, Mary untiring Brian: which toured the Southern game in the pivotni position. He States. Before leaving the States: was responsible for spoiling man for Shanghai, the Di Gaetano Girls
Firk promising movements in the attack. Miss Marsh, on the right played three months at the famous Seattle. They wing, and Miss Knili, on the left, Club Victor in
Failed from Seattle on September severely 27, fast, arrived in Shanghai on nevertheless put up a very October 19, and played a very suc creditable performance. E. Martin, cessful engagement at the Cathny M, McCaw and D. McCaw did splen Hotel.
werd
The
trounced,
though
did work in the defence, the hitting
of the last named being especially
hard and accurate.
Throughout the match sections of
the spectators shouted
lustily in
turn for tho Staff and for the School.
CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE
First Division
P. W. L. D. Pts.
5 4 0 1 13
6 3 0
0 2 8
R.
12
C. S. C. C.
3 1
Army
University
1. R. C.
Polico
R. E.
R. N.
K. C. C.
C. C.
Second Dlylsion
Recrolo R. A. M. C,
H. K. C. C.
University
R. A. S. C.
C. S. C. C.
P. W. L. D. Pts.
The RE.O.C.A. are holding a Dance ia the China Fleet Club Theatro on Saturday. A point of Interest for this dance is that quite a number of
German
cruiser the crew of the Karlsruhe have expressed their in- tention of
an invitation book,
mittee are foring, also the Com-
and facilities will be made at the dance for patrons to have their names entered. Any persons who wish to bo included and who are not able to avail themselves of this opportunity are anked to write to the ffon. Secretary
Leaving
Shanghai
"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT
To-morrow's Picture Features
Numerous wedding groups will appear in to-morrow's is. sue of the Telegraph Pictorial Supplement, including those taken at the marriages of Lieut. B. E. O'Brien and Misa Elizabeth Strahan, MH:
Miss Bullock and
Gladys Tomlin, Mr. J. G. Jones and Miss Megan S. Jones, Mr, G. A. Stewart and Miss Joy Ever. all, Mr. Tsang Kook-kock- and Miss May Chung.
Among other groups will be one taken at the presentation of the gold trefcil badge to Mrs. W. B. A. Moore for valua ble services to the Girl Guide movement, and another show- ing members of the Yeung Chung Chinese Middle School Association; whilst interesting seenes aboard the German cruiser Karlsruhe will also be shown.
In addition, the Supplement will contain the popular enter- talument and feature pages.
wh
R.E.O.C.A. Entertainments Com-January B, this year, they arrived mittee, Wellingtoni Barracks.
in Hongkong two days later, and pened at the Hongkong Hotel on
Me. J. H. Furay, Vice-President and January 11, where they played for Head of the Foreign Department of one month to a very appreslative the United Press Association of audience. America, arrived here from the North by the s. 8. President Hoover to-day, and is leaving to-night by the same liner for Manila. Ila is on a tour of the Association's Far Eastern bur
cate.
After closing their engagement
at the Hotel, they were requested to play the best local theatres in Hongkong. They are now meet-! ing with huge successes at the King's, Oriental and Alhambra Theatres.
The 4 Gaetano Girls have been
IN LONDON together for five years, studying at
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the same dancing school, and taught by the same teacher. They all live in Denver, Colorado, and started their dancing career there. Thoy began by playing at the Brown Palace, the Cosmopolitan, the Shirley-Savoy Hotels and the R.K.O. Orpheum, and the Denham Theatres In Denver. These theatres play the larger and, lead- ing road ahows.
There will be no dinner dance on Saturday at the Repulse Bay Hotel, but the usual tea danco will be held! on Sunday, at 4.30 im
One caso each of Diphtheria, Typhoid and Meningitin were reported to the local Health authorities on Wednes day.
Above Art Sen the Gastano Sitters, who are appearing with the Six Caiety Girls at the Oriental Theatre to-day and to-morrow.
SINGAPORE QUESTION
SIR A. KNOX RAISES POINTS IN COMMONS
AUSTRALIAN DANCE
ANNIVERSARY DAYS OF TWO COUNTRIES HONOURED
London, Feb. 13.
All preparations have been made Major General Sir Alfred Knox asked two questions in the House of for the dance to be held to-night Commons in connection with Malaya. by the Australian and Now Zealand First; has the Malayan Government Association at their club rooms in the svelled the question of a proposed Gloucester Hotel building.
. commence The dance, which will memorial for King George's Jublico 7
Bald
the Gov-at 9.16 p.m., le to commemorate the Mr. Thomas replying
true an ernment had decided to create anniversary days of both New Zea National Park for this purpose, and land and Australia. The The Sultan of Pahang had donated aniversary days fall, in January but site for the project. The Government the preparations for a dance at that had also voted a sum in this connectime were cancalled following the
death of King George. tion.
waa
with This is the first occasion on which The second question
Mr. Thoniasa dance has been held. In the As- regard to wild game. replied that the conservancy game sociation's new rooms, and it is ex- laws in Malaya would be amended by pected that there will be a large at the Legislature in the near future. tendance of Australasians and their -Router's Bulletin.
KING'S
friends.
ALHAMBRA
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
STARVED FOR LOVE!
16 men from the hell-ship, "Bounty," answer the siren
call of the island Paradise-
vrom the blood-drenched decks
F
of a man-o'-war to the ecstasy ofasun-baked Paradiscisle...from the tyrannical grasp of a brutal captain to the arms of native beau-
ties who brought them love and forgetfulness! Now their roman-
tic story lives on the screens of the world...in one of the greatest en- tertainments since the birth of motion pictures!
METRO-
GOLDWIN- MAYER
PICTURE
CHARLES
THE
$2,000,000
SCREEN SENSATION!
CLARK
LAUGHTON GABLE
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
with
FRANCHOT TONE
Herbert Mundin Eddie Quillon
Dudley Diggs Donald Crisp.
A Frank Lloyd Production
PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL TIMES AT THE KING'S & ALHAMBRA THEATRE AS FOLLOWS:-
2.30, 5.00, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
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