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Here's some more of that mellow-voiced melody by Gene Austin, singing "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder for Somebody Else.", A Hit that will make a Hit with you. Also “Kollin' Down the River" by this saINO popular artista number you won't want to miss. Let us play them for you..

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder for Somebody

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Rollin' Down the Hiver (Featured in Connie's Revue,

"Spades Are Trump"

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The Toy Town Admiral Searching for You in My Dreams

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Cheer Up-Fox Trot (Good Times Are Comin") Swingin' in a Hammock-Fox Trot

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If You're Not Kissing Me--Fox Trot", (from Metro-

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Sport Columns

KENT IN A GOOD ATHLETIC MEET IN

POSITION.

Freeman Takes Five Wickets.

TOURISTS: 181,

Canterbury, Yesterday, After their surprising result at Bristol, the Australians met Kent

to-day.

Taking firat use of the wicket the tourists failed before the bowling of Freeman, and it was only due to contributions of 45 from Richardson and Hurwood that the total reached 181. "Tich" Freeman captured half the wickets for 78 runs.

Kent scored 87 for the loss of 4 wickets before the close of play thus being 94 runs behind with six wickets in hand. Scores ;----

Australians: 181. Kent: 87-1,

--Reuter,

EBOR HANDICAP.

RESULTS OF GREAT YORKSHIRE RACE.

A DEAD HEAT.

"Coaster," Sir H. "Brown Jack” was third, half a length away.

Prices were:-20 to 1. "Gentle man's Relish," 100 to 8 "Coaster," and 13 to 2 "Brown Jack."-British Wireless Service.

UNITED STATES,

ROUND THE CINEMAS

VIRTUE TRIUMPHS. AT THE QUEEN'S.

AT THE NEW SILK STORE.

"THE BIG PARTY."

an May

The best thing one about "The Big Party," now, show-

Mile Relay Race, Woning at the Queen's, is that it may

by British Empire,

RECORD MEETING.

be all right, for those who like this sort of thing. By, which is meant the atory of an extremely poor but incontestably. virtuous shop girl with a good figure, who. through no fault of her own finde Chicage, Yesterday.

employment in a cloak and suit

the athletic meeting held here be-that her figure is just what was The following are the resulta of shop run by two Jewish gentle- nen. It is eventually discovered tween the British Empire and the reeded to show off gowns to "out- United States:-

ef-town buyers"-and there you are.

400 Yards Relay Race-Won by the United States. 1. Eddie. Tolan; 2, George Simpson; 3, Russell Sweet; 4. C. Yeland. Time: 37% seconds.

The Foung lady has He is also poor. So it is only to a beau. be expected that a wealthy back- er of the firm will offer her the Mile Relay Race-Won by the use of an "Apartment" which she da); 2, Walters (South Africa); 8, girls seem to be amazingly simple. British Empire. 1, Wilson (Cana-accepta. These poor and honest) Brangwyn (Britain); 4, Guolding The rest of the plot can be ima (Australia). Time: 3 min. 18.4/5 gined. The same sort of thing sec. and 4 min.

used to thrill factory lassies 25 450 Yards Hurdles Relay, Race—years ago, or more. Won by the United States.

In the couras of the film we

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The Empire athletes were rings a couple of songs which

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grés akies, and sunshine, of While most of the British ex- course. And needless to add, perts only hope to tie, the Ameri-Virtue emerges triumphant. cans concede that the Empire has

that's that.

a great chance of victory.

The friendly spirit surrounding

when the

And

Rugby, Yesterday. The Race of the Ebor Handleap, one of the great races of the year for Yorkshiremen, was run at York. It resulted in a dead heat between

Fine Derby Film. Mr. Arkwright's "Gentleman's Relish," and Sir Hugo Hirst's the Empire Games at Hamilton tion, the sound film of the 1930 Although not the "star" attrae- Wernher's has been brought to Chicago. An Derby struck the writer as being

instance of this was British manager found one of the have all the ingredients necessary far more impressive. Here we American shot-putters coaching a for a big "splash”. member of the Empire team.

Drama, ac- tion, colour, thrills, and genuine Following the success of the human appeal, helped out by some Empire Games at Hamilton, the really superb camera work, and a Dominions delegates have animously agreed to form an Em-of "shots."The race itself is fine- very happy and typical selection pire Sports Federation to per-ly depicted, and it is a pity the petuate the games, and this has film is not longer. undoubtedly drawn Britain and News rounds out the bill.

Movietone America closer together in the athletic ведае, It is un- derstood that the authorities have .done their utmost to impress on the American. team that this is an pecasion for cementing their friendly contact with the flower of the British race from all over the Empire-Reu-: tera American Service.

Our Sports Diary

LOCAL

Water Polo-To-morrow- Division I-V.R.C. Y. Chinese Bathing Club.

Monday Division I-Navy v. R.A.

Im

Wednesday Division Chinese Athletic v. V.R.C,

Baseball Saturday-South China v. Filipino Club.

Co.

Sunday Japanese v. Texa

Lawn Bowls Saturday-- Division T-C.S.C.C. v. C.C.C.; Club de Recreio v. K.B.G.C.; Division II.-K.C.C. v. Talkoo R.C.

Racing September 27- Seventh Extra Race Meeting. October 10 and 11-Eighth Extra Race Meeting.

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Football - September H.K.F.C. firat practice, Club ground, 5.45 p.m.

September 27-Chinese v. Rest of the League, Happy Valley.

October 1-Entries close for Challenge Shield.

Aquatics-August 31-Ea trics close for V.R.C. Night Fete, 6 p.m.

September 6-Entries closa for Police Reserve Raco at Police and Prison Departmenta aquatic sports: V.R.C. Night- Fete.

September 19 - Police and Prison Departments Aquatië Sporta, V.R.C.

Polo-September 20-Gym- khana, Polo Ground, ́

Rowing-September 22- Trevessa Trophy, 4 p.m.

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SEMI-FINAL OF SPEY ROYAL CUP..

In the semi-final of the Spey Royal Cup Kowloon Dock R.C. de- feated the Club de Recreio on the K.C.C. green by 26-15.

*Scorea: Kowloon Dock.

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(Skip)....26 (Skip)....15

Kowloon Dock R.C. are now in the 'final. The Talkoo R.C. and the Craigengower C.C. have still to play, the winner of which will meet the Electric R.G. to decide the other team for the final

WATER POLO.

COMFORTABLE WIN FOR SOMERSETS.

"THE FOUR FEATHERS."

"The Four

Paramount's Feathers," the new triumph of the screen. ia showing to good houses at the Central Theatre, It is a sensational successor to "Beau Geste." Supreme In story, perfect in photography, admirable In direction, this new story of Eritlah army life in Africa does not need dialogue to enchance its greatness.

A superb cast, which includes Richard Arlen, Clive Brook, William Powell, George Fawcett Fay Wray and others, forma a moderate size directory of blue book

screen talent. Lothar Mendes directed with Cooper and Schoedsack, and A. E. F. Mason's arrative is charmingly elaborat- ed.

African wild animals are used with -terrific effect, and the magnascope. draws the battle scenes up to the magnificent pro portion.

We are moved to congratulate all concerned and to endorse this

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"The Four Feathers" is attrac tion enough for anybody's money, end its vital drama is so intense that it would carry any audience to complete state of satisfaction.

FALL INTO NULLAH

THEORY OF CAR ACCIDENT NOW DISCOUNTED.

With reference to yesterday'a The Somersets, by virtue of report about a Chinese named Wan superior weight, managed to defeat To-wai" (52) of Shiu Un Shan the China A.A. team in a water polo village, Talpo, being found 'un- match at the V.R.C. last night. conscious on the main road suffer- The score was four goals to one ing from injuries balleved to have The Chinese opened the scoring, been recolved through being knock- but at the interval the soldiers laded down by a motor car, a by 2 goals to one. They put on two paragraph appeared in to-day's more in the second half, showing Police morning reports discounting superior, combination, although the this theory, Chinese were actually the speedier side.

TENNIS.

SECOND ROUND

DOUBLE

N It stated that it has since been ascertained from a statement which Wan made to the Police in hospital, that he had fallen Intaa, nullah when jumping aside to avoid? á motor car which sounded its horn. behind him. In spite of being in- HONG fured, he managed to climb back to

the road where he became uncon sclour and was later discovered.

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As the accident b.m. on Tuesday,

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