1938-12-17 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 17, 1938

Page 5.

WINTER SPORTS IN LONDON. One of the most interesting personalities for the "winter sports” which open at Earls Court next month is Prince Poking Fire, son of an Iroquois Red Indian Chief. He is a champion snow-shoe hurdler and racer, and has brought his full native dress with him. Photo shows Prince Pok- ing Fire practising jumping exercises outside Earls Court.

QUEENS

DAILY AT: 2:30:515 - 7·20 & 9:30 TEL 31453

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

3 SHOWS AT 2.30, 5.15 & 7.20 P.M. ONLY The fiery movie star and her stunt-minded : press-agent in their newest mad adventure!

LUCILLE

JACK

OAKIE BALL

ANNABEL

TAKES A

TOUR

with

RUTH DONNELLY BRADLEY PAGE RALPH FORBES • FRANCES ́MERCER ·

ADDED!

*

RXO

RADIO Picture

3 Walt Disney Cartoons in technicolour

(1) Mickey Mouse in "Boat, Builders”. (2) Mickey Mouse in "Hawaiian Holiday” (3) Donald Duck Self Control"

TO-NIGHT at 9.20 P.M.

HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Opera 'RUDDIGORE"

PRICES: $3.30, $2.20. & $1.10 INCLUDING TAX..

TO-MORROW

A Paramount

Picture

Hot Dogs

The thrill picture of the year

"BOOLOO"

Colin Tapley Mamo Clark... ·

MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS" REAL!

Sage and Onion Stuffing

Pork Sausage Stuffing

12a, Des Voeux Road, Ctl.

20 cents

40

50:

JEWELS POUR IN FOR REFUGEES: ONE WOMAN SENDS PIANO

Thousands of pounds worth of East End of London, with the mes- gold, silver and jewels lie heaped sage: "When my son gets work I'll in a glittering pile in an office in send you more." An unregistered Southampton-row, London, wait-envelope contained an anonymous ing to be turned into land.

4 SHOWS DAILY 2.30-5.15 7.15-9.30

A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL VIVA PRODUCTS

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUE

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

Tel. 21311

FLEMING ROAD

WANCHA!

TEL. 28473

£100 note issued in 1900, still crisp LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY•

Necklaces of pearls, amber and and uncreased. ivory; sapphire and emerald A tiny unset diamond comes from brooches; antique silver heir-a small girl, with the explanation looms; wedding rings and the that it was given her on her 12th contents of children's. money-birthday-her first present of value. boxes. These are some of the An 11-year-old boy has sent the treasures already sent to 18-year-old | contents of his savings box. Girls Lady Fitzgerald's Golden Sacrifice from a London clothing factory Appeal, which is to settle Jewish re-write to say: "We have-no-jewels, fuguees on land in Palestine..

but here is 18s. we have cot- re-lected."

Among the 10,000 articles ceived are 200 wedding rings, 600 Jewish silver wine cups, and more than 500.candle-sticks,

SILVER BRICKS

An old German silver canteen, once the property of Princess Mary of Wurtemburg, Queen Mary's aunt, stands beside a silver baby-feeder, dating back to 1659,

A pile of solid silver bricks representa more than 2,000 ounces of the less valuable silver articles - which have been melted downe,

One post brought a contribution of ls. 6d. from an old woman in the

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'NIKS

Many of the contributions re present almost the last article of any value their owners possessed. Among these are a bracelet and earrings from a 60-year-old wo- man who had been unemployed for five years, a set of gold-fill- ed false teeth from a woman of 80, and three silver spoons from a woman who was penniless. Two pounds came from a woman 2 whose husband was lying seriously i11 one pound was from her, and the other was sent by the non-Jew- ish nurse attending the sick man.

Another woman visited the col- lecting centre, silently pulled off her valuable diamond ring, and placed it on the table and left with- out a word.

Lady Fitzgerald's own gifts in- clude her engagement ring, an anti- que jewel box and a snake Bracelet given her when she was 12 years old.

"I have no jewels, but will you please accept my piano instead,” wrote one woman.

Many who send gifts explain that they are non-Jews, but realise the of desperate position in which

Jews are finding themselves.

NEW STREAMLINED COMEDY THAT'S A LAUGH RIOT!

A much married multi-millionaire is subdued and put into a strait- jacket by his eight wife whom he married for a new. thrill.

AMERICA'S LEADING LOVE TEAM'

166 THE COMEDY HIT OF 19381

CLAUDETTE

COLBERT

GARY

COOPER

ADOLPH ZUKOR PRESENTS

"BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE"

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON - DAVID NIVEN RIZABETH PATTERSON SCHERMAN BING

DAYS ONLY! — TO-MORROW AND MONDAY

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A million dollars in style creations, wonderful song hits, new dances, a fashion parade of beautiful girls,

WARNER BAXTER JOAN BENNETT

Walter Wang

Vogues

the

• MATINEES @20c.-30c

EVENINGS DZ0c.-30c.-50c,-70c.