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A SPECIAL SAILING TO
MANILA
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(Compania Maritima)
DEPARTING FROM HONGKONG.
JULY 5th or 6th
Friday,
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July 5, 1940.
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OUT
OF ORDER
UNDRESS ACT IN REVUE
WAS 'ARTISTIC
80,000 GET
RISE
Ʌ strike
of
80,000
textile workers in the bleaching,, dycing and finishing trades has been avoided.
Wage increases of 28. 6d. a week for men, 15. 6d. for women, with pro- portionate advances for juniors, were agreed to - recently.
This
was announced after an eight hours' con- ference in Manchester be- tween representatives of the employers and trade union sides.
The unions had asked for increases of 15 per cent. for time workers and 10 per cent, for piece rate workers.
LONDON FIREMEN MOBILISE
ALL London's fire services, regular and auxillary, were mobilised during a series of fires and manhole explosions recently.
Manhole covers were blown off in Queen-street, City, when an explo- sion damaged u as main under the pavement.
-Says Defence
SOLICITORS argued recently whether a revue strip- tease turn was "artistic and unobjectionable, and similar to things happening all over the country," or "unchaste and Immoral."
Jack Warner's
Lucky "Alibi"
JACK WARNER was due to face a big ordeal recent- ly his first appearance as a star at the annual gala performance for the Brins- worth Home.
Mitions knew him as a wireless artist; few had ever seen him on the {stage, for a year ago he was a motor salesman who added to his income at smoking concerts and dinners.
Without new "material" he felt very nervous about,lt, and then, be- chuse of a Brighton dress rehearsal of "Garrison Theatre" as a stage show, had a perfect alibi.
This
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HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
THE SOCIETY ASKS FOR
$35,000
In 1940 to meet the thesessing needs of sick and destitute children in Hongkong, against which the Incoma to date is $22,000 ɑnly.”
In order to continue its work, The Society ap- peals for the balance of
$13,000
before the close of the financial year on sist October.
The Boclety now administers to over 3,000 children at eight Centres and, In addition, supporta 25 elularen at various Institutions and U bables at sts Creche.
Hon, Treasurers (from whom a copy of the Anual Report for 1939 may be obtained):
Mr. A. McKellar, C.A.
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Mr. Kwok Chin,
c/o The Banque do L'Indo-China,'
HONG KONG.
1st June, 2010,
The fact was in n revue called "Eve-Oh, the Naughty Gal Revue," presented at Her Majes- ty's Theatre, Carlisle. Sum- nonsea were brought at Carlisle Police Court against four people
Harry Benet, producer, of Benk- atreet, W.; for causing part of a new stage play to be presented before it had been allowed by the Lord Cham- berlain.
:
Arthur Charles Crosby, as manager of the theatre at the time.
Francis Pinney Ader.n actor, whose address was, given as clo Bernard Delfont, Queen's House, Leicester-square; for acting a part jot the play,
Melville Glen, a
young actress, whose address was given as Beak- street, W., for acting a part.
"A Girl And ? ? ?"
a
Mr. G. W. Davidson, prosecuting, sold, that Mr. Benet submitted script of the revue to the Lord Chamberlain, and-subject to cer- tain amendments obtained a licence. But the script did not mention an act given on March 12, which was entitled "A song, a girl, and
was
Gracie Explains Usually, int the Vanity Com- mand," the King and Queen go-and the Brinsworth Home benefits to the
The turn began with Adey singing a chorus. He told the audience he extent of £6,000.
time the substitute perform-did not know what was happening behind him, and it depended on the ance realised not more than £1,350.
song It was hoped to make up the rest audience whether the
encored. by an appeal on the air; for the show monwealth and to the troops in France.
Gracie Fields, who was at her best, They stood by for five hours, pro-apologised for not singing comedy tecting buildings. Later, the street numbers with the words: "I am was closed while repairs were made.
Meanwhile calls came to two fres singing Sunday songs." -one at a dance hall in Albion- road, Stoke Newington, N., the other
Fire broke out but the firemen
more explosiona
Stood by S Hours
"Blue" Turns
It is a pity two of the other artists at works in Borough High-street, were not equally circumspect. They
were "blue.!!
S.E.
In both cases the buildings were Vie Oliver and Flanagan and badly damaged and families living Allen were cleverly topical, Vic near them left their homes for safety, said he was anving up for two years
Three Injured
so that he could afford to see "Gone Two youths and a cyclist were in-With the Wind." jured when two manhole covers blew Dles on Monday": he means "It's a Bud spoke of his new song, "Hitler up in New-square, Lincoln's Inn, E.C.
Windows of a building were shot- Lovely Day To-morrow." tered and the canvas of sandbags was set on fire.
Firemen were called up to this out- break by Mrs. F. W. Ashard, of Plum Tree Court, wife of an air-raid war- den. She broke the glass of a fire alarm with a newspaper.
TOLL OF THE ROAD
Only One Fatality In 98 Accidents Last Week
HEARING THE WAR
IN LAKE
CROWDS gather every day round a lake at Fritton, near Great Yarmouth-to listen to the war.
He then sang "Scatterbrain," and curtains behind him parted, showing the girl Glen in a short black lace. frock.
While Adey was singing she re- moved her frock and faced the audience in the nude. The lights were gradually dimmed and the curtains drawn as the song came to an end.
Split Second Only
Mr. Eldon Lightfoot, defending, said that the girl stood in the nude for only a split second.
prosecution was for omitting to ob
Mr. Lightfoot emphasised that the tain a licence for the script, and sald the defendants would strongly resist any suggestion that there was any- thing improper in the turn.
Mr. Benet did not submit the script of this turn to the Lord Cham- berlain because it was in the nature of a dumb show, and he did not know that a dumb show needed a script.
He had been in the theatrical business for forty years and had never had a complaint against him.
Benet was fined twenty guineas and five guineus costs, and Crosby was fined one guinen and one guinea
The lake, surrounded by trees, for some unexplained reason acts as a costs. sound-conductor.
Boom of Guns
In the Colony of Hongkong, in-
The boom of guns can be clearly cluding the Island, Kowloon and heard if you stand by the water. New Territories, during the week Mr. William Ward, who lives near, ended on Saturday, there
were said: "We had similar experiences in; altogether 18 traffle aceldents as the the last war."
result of which one person was kill-
ed and 41 persons were injured.
The
The eases against Adey and Miss trates fell they acted under orders. Glen were dismissed, as the magis-
-
Summonses Against Minors Withdrawn
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION person killed, П Chinese Mr. Percy Chen will give a lecture female, age 10, was knocked down on "Methods of Rural Reconstruc- Summonses Issued against 800 and killed by a lorry whilst crossing tion" in the Library of the Chinese minors at Rossington Colliery, near the carriageway.
Y.M.C.A., Bridges Street, at 8 o'clock Doncaster, for damages for breach of Vide last weeks return, the Chi-to-night, under the nusplees of the contract, arising from a lightning nese male, age 20, and the Chinese English Discussion Club. The lecture strike, have been withdrawn after female, age 60. who were knocked will be Blustrated by motion pictures discussions with the Yorkshire Mine- down and injured by a tram-car and of the work of the Shum Chun Rural workers Association. The men are a private car on June 15 and June Welfare Centre. All Interested are to work for at least five shifts o 18 respectively while crossing the welcome. carriageway, succumbed to their in- juries un Juno and June 20 res- pectively.
Of the persons injured, 27 were pedestrians who were struck by vehleles while crossing the carriage- way, one bicycle rider and one rick- the coolle were injured as the result of collisions
between vehicles, one motor
n bleyele rider were in cist and
Jured when their vehicles rim into an iron bar and the roadside respectively, eight from passengers were injured while alighting from moving trams: and one bus passer- ger and ong tram passenger were Injured while attempting to board a moving bus and a moving trom res pectively,
Of the 08
08 accidents, 37 were 'col- llalans between: vehicles, 37 were collisions between vehicles pedestrians and 24 aceldents
due to other causes.
and Werc
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