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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1930.

ROUND THE CINEMAS

"ANNA CHRISTIE "

FIRST

SHOWING TO-DAY,

you

GRETA GARBO'S ADVICE.

An advocate of

the strenuous

FINAL CONCERT.

MATRICULATION STUDENTS OF ST. JOSEPH'S.

VERSATILE PERFORMERS.

THE CHINA MATE

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS "ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL."

Social Functions. To-day--Tea Dance

at Hong Kong Hotel.

Tonight Dinner Dances. at Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels.. To-morrow-Hong Kong Autom- Third Annual obile Association

The Matriculation students of St. life, yet a firm believer in rest la Joseph's College, who are leaving the seemingly paradoxical attitude at the end of the tarm, gave an en- assumed by Greta Garbo, Metro-joyable farewell concert in the Col- loge Hall last evening, and proved Goldwyn-Mayer star.

"Work with all the punch, the themselves very versatile perform-

have in you," says Misers. Garbo. "Don't shirk or watch the The programme was well arrang- clock when you are in a job wheed, catering for various tastes, ther it be typewriting, clerking.]and every item was heartily Dinner and Dance, Peninsula Hotel..

other plauded. The most popular num- selling bonds, clothes, or merchandise, writing, acting sing bors were undoubtedly the music of Put all the Hawaiian Trio, and songs by a ing, or cooking a meal. that you have into your work, and quartette billed under the title: the return will be one hundred-"Our Darkies Revel." fold.

"Bui

over.

full

A scene

да

from Julius Caesar was also well when the day's work is presented.

how

Was The matter

programme No relax. strenuous the day, try to get a under:-

Overture: The Student's Parado. breathing spell of at least twenty

Plano Solo-Minuet, H. Ozarlo. minutes, By this I mean a com-

Class Hours: Sketch by Mehal, plete let-down from work and

Asome, Ozorin, C, K. Wong, Guterres, Rosario, C. Ribeiro. worry over affairs of the day.

"Every one must work out his For of relaxation. own system

the meat nyself, I have found

effective method is to recline on

"Kotto Missio" Dance:-L. Tjon. Our Darkles Revel: Nolasco, C. Xavier, G. Ribeiro, Mehral.

Nigger's Drill.

Seone from Julius Caesar:-Brutus Hawaiian Trio:-C.

a couch. I close my eyes and en- by L. Tjon. Cassius by F. Lim. deavour to relax every muscle.

Xavier, F.

A Dance Number:-L. Tjon. Secret of the Trunk:-Sketch by G.;

Guterres, Lenz Castro,

Asome, Remedios.

Then try to think of the plea-Abraham and Ed. Alves. santest thing I can and drift of as it were to "never-never-land." In this fashion tired nerves loosen. my body feels free, and at the end of twenty minutes I feel re- freshed and able to carry again.

"In addition to this, I do not believe in burning the candle at: both ends. Nature takes her tol, and the man or woman who does not have suflicient sleep will pay in the end.. As to the amount, individual. that depends on the

Napoleon is said to have needed only four hours; cthers nead double that amount. But one can soon determine what la best, for it one arises rested in the morn ing he can be reasonably sure that nature's demands have been ful- filled."

Xavier,

E.

Hawaitan. Trio:-C. Abraham and Ed. Alves.

"Make It Snappy" Chorus:-L. Tjon, Lenz, C. Xavier, G. Castro and F. Lim, Nolasco, J. Remedios...

Song Ensemble:-Farewell.

DR. NAVARRO,

PORTUGUESE MINISTER TO

CHINA ENTERTAINED.

Saturday-Hong Kong Univer- sity Medical Society Annual Dinner: and Dance, Hong Kong Hotel, 7.30

p.m.

Saturday-Cralgengower Cricket Club Dance, 9.15 p.m.

Entertainments To-day Queen's "Anna Christie."

To-day Central "Let's Go Native."

To-day-World 'Not Quite Decent."

To-day-

Theatro,

Theatre

Star "She Goes to War."

Thestra,

Theatre.

To-day Majestle "The Climax."

Theatre;

To-morrow-Children's Concert, Helena May Institute, Kowloon, 6.30 p.ro.

To-morrow Theatre Royal: "Yeomen of the Guard," 9 p.m.

Home Maila

Europe from To-day-Inward via Siberia (Chung King and Fuldá)."

To-morrow-Inward. from Europe

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For variety of choice and good, real bargains: call at SINO'S, 65, Queen's Road Central:

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Lammert's Auctions, To-morrow-At Sales Room; 4, Duddell Street, household furni Dr.ture, 2.30 p.m.

Holt's Wharf Ta-morrow-At was guest of (Kowloon), 145 bags sulphate of

ammonia, 11 a.m.

His Excellency Senhor Armande Navarro, Minister for Portugal to China,

honour at a reception given by the Portuguese community of Hong Kong yesterday in the Club Lusi-

tano.

Dr. Navarro, who was accom- Miss Garbo's Intest picture spanied by Mr. Cerveira d'Albu the all-talking production "Annaerque o Castro, Consul-General Christie" which is now showing for Portugal, was received by the in the Queen's Theatre.

"Did the doctor find out what you had?"

"Nearly. I had 189., and he asked for 15s."

Buen Humor, Madrid.

"ALL QUIET."

Tuesday At 4, Duddell St., toys, 2.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous. 'To-day Art Club Exhibition, Lane Crawford's.

To-morrow-Lantern lecture by Rev. E. A.-Armstrong B.A. on President of the Club, Mr. Silva- "Birdhunting with a Camera," St. Netts, and other prominent Portu- Andrew's Church Hall, 9 p.m. guese,

Later he was presented. with a silver cigar case by the Consul-General, on behalf of the

Portuguese community.

Dr. Navarro sails for the North by, the Chichibu Maru to-day.

is.king.

There is an abundance

of pearls, and the island spouts oll every time a tent peg is driven, but|| it is all valueless to the castaways, for they are

beyond the pale of) civilisation.

Oakie's part in this heotic plot, one may be sure, is a part that calls. for many smart cracks and much humorous action.. To begin with,

he explains to William Austin that! he is called Voltaire because when: he was born his mother had a Jewish nurse. "Me mudder told Here are some of the European titles of "All Quiet on the West-the nurse, she wanted me called Marla Re-Walter, but the nurse wrote it down trn Front," Erich

the, way a Jewish nurse would pro- marque's sensational novel, brought to the screen by Univer nouace It-Voltaire.”

sal in a dramatic picture which

There are five songs in "Let's Go Native." Oakia. sings three of

opens on Sunday in the Queen's them "dge Jazz," a solo with danc Theatre. "Pa Vast-fronten Intet Nytt; Intet Nyt fra Vestfronten," ing chorus on the boat-deck-"I'vo "In Western Nichts Neues," "Van Got a Yen For You," a duet with Het Westelijk Front Geen Nieuws Kay Francia on the tropical isle, and "Let's Go Native with a "A l'Ouest Rien de Nouveau."

And (here's a tough one) "Lan-chorus and reprise by William sirintasmalta et miltaan nutta. Austin in the coconut grove,

But it isn't fair to make you guess that; it is Finnish, and the

The spicy freshness of the songs only exceeded by the spicy fresh-

publishers. are Kustannouso-neas of Mr. Oakle himself.

sakeyhtio Kirja, of Helsingers. The Latvian title is "Reltumu Fronte Bez Parainam," and the Polish is like unto it: Zachodizie Bez Zmion."

"LET'S GO NATIVE”

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"THE CLIMAX:”

...

chorus, of three hundred canary birds, the first feathered Eongsters to be featured in sound Ams,will be heard, in "Th

Universal production of Climax The great Jack Oakle grin in- the famous stage play by Edward vasion which began, for, the de Locke, which will open to-day in the

Majestic Theatre. loctation of millions'oftalija- goers, 2.year or so ago, continues The singing,of the canaries is the its irrepressible spasms of laugh recurrent musical motif for the ter in the Central Theatre this beautiful love scenes, forming a week in "Let's Go Native."

sort of a second theme song for the This smiling dean of glang and cture. The theme song itself is wise cracks who began amusing "You My Melody of Love," written audiences in "Class Harmony and especially by Victor Schertzinger, continued his veritable panic, of composer of "Marchata" and other mirth in "Hit the Deck Sweetie." Popalar níelodies, and sung by The Social Lion, and others, la & Kathryn Crawford in the leading bigger-and-better-than-ager-riet in feminine role.

Let's Go Native” on which shejvis In addition to canaries, and the starred with Jeanette; MacDonald, numerous other sound effects, many. the princess of "The Love Parade of them reproduced for the frat and supported by Sheets Gallagher, time in sound film, there is music Kay Francia, William Austin, and on a flute, a violin, an organ and a Eugene Fallette.

plano; whistling; a Swiss music Onkis is seen ag Voltaire Me-box; a full-piece orchestras roost- Ginnis, the go-getting taxi cab drivers crowing and doves cooing. er who gets all mized up with Liga One of the songsung by Miss MacDonald's plans, for her trups Crawford In The Climax which of show-girls who are making was admirably adaptable to con- trip to South America to put on a version to a sound picture because revue for a millionaire. When of music being an integral part of Dakfele cas rinn ; fito in pollca the station In New York No is bound to Fergales seek refuge on the ship. He getá

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HE Undersigned have received

Tinstructions to sell by Public

Auction,

ON.

FRIDAY, December 12, 1930, commencing, at 11 am.,

at Holt's Wharf, (Kowloon), (for account of, the concerned). 134 Bags Sulphate of Ammonia. 11 Bags Sulphate of Ammonia.

(all more or less damaged.) Terms: Cash on Delivery.".

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong-Kong.-December 11, 1936.

THE Undersigned have received

Tastractions to sell by Public

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ON

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