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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 10, 1940.
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THE REMARKABLE gala night at the Hongkong Hotel Saturday night, attended by one of the largest crowds seen at the Gripps this season, is, to be re- peated next Saturday.
In response to popular demand, the Management of the Hongkong Hotel has arranged with Fredric and Sandra Hartnell, who concluded their
season
last Saturday, to appear again at the Gripps again prior to their departure for Shanghai.
The Hartnells will appear on Friday and Saturday night in conjunction with popular Dave Harvey and the Dyer Sisters, who opened their re- turn season in Hongkong last Saturday after over three months in Manila.
Both teams are now active- ly rehearsing several new numbers for next Saturday's gala which, it is hoped, will be on an even greater scale than last Saturday,
The two teams will combine for some of their numbers.
"Daveve", the horse who has created a riot since he cantered on to the Grill Room floor on Saturday night, will also be there, 'to affect his hilárious audience in much the same way he (or is it sha?) ap- pears to affect him-herself after altempting to take the hurdle.
The Hartnells are rehearsing a new "war" number which will un- doubledly prove popular. I'll not let you into the secret, but I can assure you that it's a real novelty for Hongkong.
While the Hartnells have trans- ferred to the Oriental Theatre, Daye Harvey and Phil and Eve Dyer are welcoming old friends In the Gripps for the rest of this week. Saturday, In Next Friday and which the two teams combine, will bo positively the last appearances of the Hartncils, the Management of the Hongkong Hotel announced to-day,_In_ndvising_early_reserva-_
tions.
"TONY drew a Horse” was undoubtedly one of the most successful plays ever pre- sented by the Amateur Dramatic Society which, I un- derstand, has had several requests from unhappy "cus- tomers" who were unable to obtain beats on Saturday right to stage a revival.
It's hardly likely, however, that the AD.C. will accede to the re- questa, The players have had a hard season, and the 'props have been dismantled, so the, Committee will decide, probably, to call it a day
October, when they'll for the Centenary
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peculiar
Hongkong men. makes people want to ABC.Philharmonic
and other local
cal talent for only on the last was well to the fore with
night "Tony Draws # Horse, Wednes- day's house was mediocre, scores had to be turned away on Satur- day. Yet, usually, the players are more on their toes on opening night, when they usually give their best performances.
Tit. Just a form of snobbery that makes Baturday night the only night in Ilongkong?
WE are the Robbera of the' Woods. Any time's Kissing Time. Can you still hear those words-from the war- time London of 1916 and on- wards?
Well, you will hear them again If you're going home on leave this year. "Chu Chin Chow" to come back to London, Barring hitches-as its backers warily say.
If all goes.. well," "Chu Chin Chow" will be back at His Majen-- ty's Theatre in May-at the theatre where it ran for five years, 1916-1021, the longest run known to any theatre in the world, 2,238 performances.
The bulky actor, Oscar Asche, stuck in Manchester on a rainy afternoon, started the play (he called it a "pantomime" at first) and finished it within three weeks. It brought him in £200,000, Five yeurs later; ho was in the bank- ruptcy court, and he died in 1930 a poor man.
Will, the London of 1940 tako to
GALA
BIG SATURDAY
WHAT'S ON
KING'S: "The Honeymoon's Over."
QUEEN'S: "Tarzah. Finds a
Son."
MAJESTIC: "Flight to
Fame."
ORIENTAL: "Going Places." Alhambra: "Renegade 'Trail."
the greatest popular success of the lust war?
The people behind this revival feel optimistic. "The publé still goes to see Gilbert and Sullivan, doesn't it?".
They plan a lavish production. They are firm in their intention to be faithful to the original produc- tion of Oscar Asche.
The only concession they are likely to make to modernity is to speed the whole thing up. "The publle to-day likes things faster," The slow, dignified Javanese danc- ing (do you remember it?) will be
"something replaced by dynamic."
more
Otherwise, this "Chu Chin Chow is to be "word for word,"
SOON to be seen in Hongkong
In a two-real, comedy subject which has created a sensation in America.
"You Nazty Spy" is the tile and it is the first picture from Holly- wood to have as its entire theme, the satirising of the Hitler-Goer- Ing-Goebbels dictatorship. Burles- the quing these notorieties are
Three Stooges."
This topical, comedy has proved such an outstanding box-office
a
America that Columbia success in intend to go all out on big publicity campaign and, to treat "You Nazty Spy" as in the same category as a tip-top feature sub- Ject
Hollywood
BY the way.. still photographers, at their annual ball, chose twenty-year-old model Arline Brandes as their perfect glamour girl. She came nearest their photogenie perfection, which they report to be the cheeks and rose of Linda Dirnell, the mouth and chin of Oomph girl Ann Sherl- dan. What d'you think?
Tom Mix plans a screen come- back as a father in serial "The Red Rider."
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DIANA LEWIS'S, only job in plctures until she married Bl Powell was to pose as a statue. Now she's Mrs. Powell, M.-G.-M. has given her a part in Eddie Cantor's "Four Little Mothers."
Not even "Pygmalion" got re- sults like that.
Great
By the way
the the Frank Capra has broken away
from Columbia Fictures after many years and will freelance. His first film is "The Life Death of John Doo for. Warner Brothers. Gary Cooper will again
be the Capranished being When Flora Robson has Queen Elizabeth for Errol Flynn In "The Sen Hawk" she'll go to Broadway to
appear in the St. James' thriller, Ladies in Retire- ment."
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TWO people very inuch in the public eye at the 'moment
are associated in a new picture called "The Shop Around the Corner."
One in Ernst Lubitsch, who directed Greta Garbo in the spark- The other is ling "Ninotchka." James Stewart, the lunky young deputy sherlit who makes all the difference to the Marlene Dietrich
character in "Desiry Rules Ap
From what I hear of "The
mer
Around the Corner" It appears that Lubitsch has combined wit in direction with rather more senti- ment that is customary, As lead- ing lady he has the gifted Mar
With Miss Sul- Sullavan Karet lavan and Mr. Stewart tugging at heart-strings the results should be good.
our
She is shop girl, he a clerk. They write letters which endear them to one another, cuch. being ignorant who the correspondent Is; but at the same time euch dislikes the other in person very much.
The reason, it seems, is that the best girl, having read that the
their sirens capture
prey by annoying them, has been trying the method on the young man. The plot, sounds slender but its treat- iment, they any, is full of charm and humour,
This remarkable
GRIN AND BEAR IT
By Lichty
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"My coat's simply a fright, and I know very well
pay for one by simply dashing off a now text-book!"?
you could
WAR PROPHESY
WHAT of Hitler? What will
even
he do next? These ques- tions were on the tongues of most Americans when I left the United States a week ago, and here in England these same questions seem moro urgent.
The answer is so clear to me after studying Hitler's astrology und numerology charts that I feel compelled to say something that is not too pleasant.
I bellovo England is headed to- ward war against Hitler --prob- ably this autumn,
As everybody knows, Britain de- clared war on Germany on September 3, 1939-six months after these words were writ- tentl
But Hitler, the man of destiny, is, doomed.
He who himself has followed the concerted advice of exceedingly skilful-astrologer will face-in-the end a
a fate be cannot manoeuvre.
these By conniving with trological advisers he chose the "best dates" for his inarches on Austria and Czechoslovakia.
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But the price of these victories
Is more than he can
For Hitler has the planet Saturn In the tenth house of his horo scope.
This is the sign of overwhelming ambition, the blen of authority and success for a while.
But it also means eventual re- pudiation and unmitigated defeat for those who let that ambition control them.
I have said that Hitler strikes at the moment advised by his astral- ogers.
On the best of next September the transiting Saturn, the cold green planet we see in the sky, will be conjunct with the position of Hitler's Sun at birth in his house of war.
His progressed Saturn Is squar- ing, and will continue to square, rauen Mars, the planet which rules and in in hip bouse of war.
The FIRST SIX MONTHS
1939-40
▼
BRITISH AND FRENCH LOSSES
MEN Including Killed,
Missing and Prisoners
1914-15
6000
630,000
WARSHIPS 92,000 TOŃS
MERCHANTMEN
738,000 TONS
質
MONEY £900,000,000
141,500 Tons
320,000 Tons.
£300,000,000.
Was written on vast following (and the Gestapo
April 6 last year
by MARGARET BOOTH.
an American
Astrologist
And there are numerous other astrological indications that the situation will be anything but for- tullous.
However, I do not believe he will be able to halt his ambition.
position of Saturn on Sep- The
tember 1, 1930, is interesting in view of the bombing of War- saw on the morning of that day by Hitler.
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time he will continue to have a wilt silence all voices to the can- Irary).
All the talk about Hitler being Basassinated is without base for- his horoscope indicates that he will Iive to be repudiated
There is no such simple way out for him as sudden death.
It is not
possible.
The wor to come will seem strange in many ways, with un- expected allances and intermittent attempts toward peace.
Hitler will not have bargained for
out and out England as an
Would prefer to enemy, and he handle her with his diplomatic cunning.
astrologers have Perhaps his told him that war with England would be unlucky,
[As the Blue Book has shown, Hitler, even up to the last weak In August, never expected that
emerge from he would
his Polish adventure at war with Britain. An alliance that stag- gered the world by its uner- pectedness was that of Berlin with Mosceto. Currently, Mr. Summer Welles is 011 a mission in Europe which is alleged to have a peace alm.)
Early in 1940 Hitler's martial tendencies may again get the bei- ter of his judgment.
When will Hitler be defeated? I am not going to make pleasant
In March, he may take a new prédictions for the sake of making
offensive before the middle of that cheerful reading. this.pare
1. "Belleve
month. the British people prefer to khow the plain, varnished truth rather than to be lulled by false promisch and false prophets, ka me sh
IT IS MY BELIEF THAT. THE COMING WAR WILL NOT BE SHORT.
Hitler's numerology Immediate perlod table shows a big break up for him, but not until early in 1043.
Many views have been extended as to the duration of the war. Nearest official reckoning might be based on Cabinet's Septem- ber decision to plan for three- year wor] Until 1943 ifftler will continue to be the adored leader of the Nazis.
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His worries will be great, but let us not deceive ourselves, until that
The only thing likely to check him would be his plans for a peace move April.
In April, 1910, we may see him the to impersonate attempting
dove of peace which he will look
It is a role
as innocent as a cat with a canary feather, protruding from her mouth, for within this coming year he will have added conspicuous atrocities to his record.
ous
as a
It will be a time for England to beware as Hitler is more danger-
a diplomat than general.
However, the ultimate fate of Hitler is scaled. Saturn is closing in on him and 'seeking revenge for his misuse of power.
Hilter, the man of destiny, is doomed. And it is my bellef that he will fall early in 1843.
SPOTTING THE RANK
COMMANDER (E) and EN- GINEER COMMANDER
Those ranks the Former is gradually replacing the latter under the proient system of entry--are distinguished from the rank of Commander In thờ executive, branch by purple cloth between the stripes, as 'In the case of other engineer-
ing ranks.
When the war began thora were 159 Commandora ;{E} and 59 Enginder Commandors on the active list of the Royal Navy. On the rotirad: list there were 7 and 136 respec- tivaly.
The majority of officers of those ranks are employed in charge of th
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capital ships, aircraft catflätu and cruisers. In wardroom metics" "the" Commander (E) or Engineer Commander is almost always referred to as "The Chief, an old term dat- Ing from the days when stoam was still a novólty and tho of- flear who had' charge of a ship's engines hold the now obsolete rank of Chief En- gineer,
Between 30 and 40 Com- manders (E) or Engineer Commandors word at tha : santo 'date employed at the Admiralty or on inspection work in various shipbuilding establishments. Threa wore Assistant Naval Attachos in Washington, Tokyo and Bor
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The bride, who is a Nursing Sister at the Queen Mary Hospital, wore a lovely création of blue lace with white accesories and carried 0
The bridegroom, who is an Inspec- bouquet of pink carnations and tor of Police, is the youngest son of forget-me-nots.
the late Mr. and Mrs. G. 6. Fender, Miss Eleanor Leslie, in a frock off Dundee, Scotland. He was at pink organza and lace, was the only tended by Mr. William McLeod as bridesmaid. She carried a Victorian best man.
posy. Miss Sutton, Principal Matroni
of the Queen Mary Hospital, was the The reception was held later at the maid-of-honour, and wore a smart Roof Garden of the Hongkang, Hotel, dress of royal blue with black after which the happy couple left accessories.
for Repulse Bay; where, the honey-
Dr. D. J. Valentine, Medical Officer moon is to be spent, Mrs Fentier in charge of the Queen Mary Hos-travelling in d drbes of rose tink pital, gave the bride away.
with navy blue bccessories.
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