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"REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM”

CHARMING FILM AT KING'S TO-MORROW

A trade notice states:-

MAY BE IT'S LOVE'

AT QUEEN'S-

FORD CAR TAKES ITS PLACE IN A COMEDY

A trade notion states :~~~

The collegiate Ford, vehicle of The charm of Marian Nixon is the impression carried away by this gaudy colours and flippant wise- reviewer after witnessing the Fox racks familiar to every campus, version of the famous 'Kate Douglas found its way to the screen. las Wiggin and Charloyte Thoan-

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A splendid opportunity will be afforded music lovers to-morrow, Sunday, November 20, of enjoying a night of exceedingly good musical Lentertainment when by kind permis. sion of Lieut.-Colonel E. J. de C. Boys, M.C., and Officers of The 1st Battalion The Lincolnshire Regi- ment their Band under the direc- tion of Bandmaster, Mr. C. T. Trowt, will present a Band Concert of exceptionally attractive com- positions, concerning which the pro-

"This symbol of undesgrandante ORIENTAL

Of our is seen in the Warner Bros. "Rebecca masterpiece, Sunnybrook Farm" at the King's and Vitaphone college production, Maybe It's Love," in which Joan Bennett and James Hall have the

Theatre from Sunday. As enacled

by her, Rebecca is an imaginative

girl whose penchant for adopting lending romantic roles and which

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OBITUARY

MR. HARRY COOMBS

DISARMAMENT MEASURES

FAVOURABLE PRESS COMMENT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGRNOY.]

LONDON, Nov. 18. THE English Press generally. features Britain's disarmament proposals.

The Times says: "They must con entrate on the immediate condition

gal a successful advance which will give Germany no excuse for remaining outside the Conference.

The Daily Telegraph poiate out that the British pilicy is guided throughout by the principle, of dis. ornament whigh itself is a measure

of security, while the French plan stresses that the organisation of security does not touch the actual reduction of armaments.

The News Chroniclé observes the conspicuous omission of the rófusal to consider the abolition of big battleships.

The Daily Herald, Labour jour

Al, says they have taken a "hig step forward," but asks that the one-third reduction of når forces be epually applied to armies and fleets.

BRITAIN AND DISARMAMENT

SIR J. SIMON DEFENDS PEACE PROPOSALS

[CRITISH WIRELESA BERVICE...

Ruany, Nov. 37 THE feature of the British dis- armament proposals presented Geneta by Sir John Simon to day which has attracted must it- tention, is the suggestion for the immediate and drastic reduction of air forces na the first stage to their total elimination t

It is with deep regret that we have to announce the death of Mr. Harry Coombs which occurred at Matilda Hospital on Thursday night.at The deceased who was 82 years of age, was an old resident of the Colony having boen here since 1002. He came out in that year to join the Hong Kong Police as constable, and two years inter was appointed Waidmaster in the Medical Department. In 1905 he was appointed Sanitary Inspector, a post which he held until his retire ment in 1920. During his term of

In considering the proposal that all countries, including Britain, which possess large air armaments should reduce them to two-thirds of the present size of the British air force, it should be remembered that although Britain, now stands only fifth in size among the world air powers, she did possess, at the

offico as Sanitary Inspector, decensent of the war, the largest and most powerful air force in the ed also took charge of the super- world which she has since reduced vision of sanitary services at Taikoo unilaterally. Docks,

The late Mr. Coombs leaves a widow to whom much sympathy is extended,

The Funeral.

The funeral took place at the Protestant Cemetery last evening,

Further immediate measures pro- posed include the limitation of the unladen weight of military aircraft

lowest to the

figure generally agreed.

Britain declars berself willing to go with other Powers to any length to preserve the civilian population from the fearful hor rors of air bombardment, so vividly

everyone's troubles, a remembered is coming to the Queen's Theatre At 2,30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. tho Very Rev. Dean A. Swann described by Mr. Stanley Baldwin

influence in the plot.

to-morrow.

trait of the heroine in the original | hook, is again made the motivating Joe E. Brown and Laura Lee in. the comedy roles in this screen collegiate romance, have the Ford for their own special-use in, the picture.

Opening at Sunnybrook Farm, created for the filming in all its peaceful beauty near Santa Cruz,

Equipped in the usual college California, the film story carries

munner, the "puddle-jumper " has Rebecca quickly to aunts home in special stop and go signals, several Reverboro. Here the lives with automatic horna and whistles, and Aunte Jane and Miranda, played a radio fully equipped with snappy by Mae Marsh and Louies Closser Hale, a process that involves many! heartaches in the learning.

loud speaker.

Anders Randolf, Summer Get- chell, George Irving, and others ́are in the east of "Maybe It's Love,"

"all-American while the first football team ever assembled plays' football in the, picture and ennet roles under their real names.

Hore, too, she finds Jack-O-Lan ter, son of the village ne'er-do- well, played by Alan Hale and an un-wed mother, portrayed by Eula Guy. Hor innocent and quité un derstandable attempt to adopt! Jack-O as a member of the aunts' Joseph Jackson's sureen play of household is met. with stern rebuke Mark Canfield's original story,

William Wellman directed from

from puritanical, coldhearted Aunt Miranda; but she finds solace in the

hand of Alfred Bantell, the diree- appealing sympathy given hor by Aunt Jane and by the kindly un-tor. He has closely adhered to the derstanding of Dr. Adam Ladd, book in his screen treatment of the a part made vivid and believable story scenario of which was pre-

by Ralph Bellamy in his first en- tirely sympathetic screen role.

pared by 8.N. Behrman and Sonya Legion. Additional members of the supporting cast include Al- phonz Either, Sarah Padden, Char lotte Henry, Olaire McDowell, Ronald Harris and Willis Marke, all of whom contribute outstanding performances.

His stout defenso of Rebecca wine for Dr. Ladd the right toppay court for her hand, a privilege which he assumes with much eager ncas. Their fine, împirationa]" ro=" mance builds the strong bulwark

In emotional appeal, in grandeur against which they stand when the of backgrounds and settings, and drama reaches its climax, a time completeness of production, this when it appears that Rebecca's latest presentation of:** Rebecca", ideals and off her hopes are to be must be ranked as the "Uncat overs shattered.

given the inspiring, staring ro

In wealth of production detail, tannce of the little girl who thought this version of “Rebecca” reflects the whole world was "just wander- throughout the sensitive guilding full

helpless hopeless heartsick

YELLOW TICKET

Elisan LANDI Lionci BARRYMORE Laurence OLIVIER

officiated. There Was a largo in his striking speech last week..

Examination, with the other 'chief gathering of deceased's relatives and air powers, of the measures neces friends present, and among them,sary for the effective international besides she widow, were: Chief control of civil aviation is an essen- tial feature, of the proposals for Police Inspector P. Grant, Polico the attainment of this end.

Most Striking Features. Regarding and arnsaments, the limitation of mobile guns to 105 millimetres-Germany's limit DA prescribed by Treaty-and the abolition of all tanks above a given weight, fixed to exclude those suit- able for offensive operations, are the most striking features..

Inspectors Barnett and McLellan, Chief Sanitary Inspector C... E. C. Frith, Sanitary Inspectors Strange And S. T. Eccleshall, Revenue Officer Marks, Messrs. T. Hynes, Holdman, Ferguson, Water spoon and several Japanese friends.

Among the floral tributes sent were those from:His loving wife, Hisa; Daoy and Ernest, Ernest and Daisy, "A good friend, A.D." Chief Police Inspector P. Grant, Mr. U. Furuta, Inspector and Mrs. Sir John Simon emphasised in Stimson, Mrs. Witchell and family, his speech that the immense arma ment reductions rande in recent Mrs. Barker, Mrs. P. Angue, Inspee-years by Britain preclude her from

torsto

Regarding the naval proposals, which include smaller cruisers and the abolition of submarines further conversations are now proceeding a Genova between the representa- tives of the chief naval Powers.

of Sanitary Department, going further without

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general COMMENCING TO-MORROW Stary Inspectors of Eastern Disagreement, The British proposals are primarily directed to furling a trict Office, R.W.M. and Officers of basis upon which Germany's claim Lodge St John No. 618, 8:0., and several Japaneso sympathisers.

FOX

Janet GAYNOR Charles FARRELL Merely Mary Ann

gramme appears in the advertising columns to-day. Commencing at 8.45 pm. prompt a very excellent concert is assured.

to equality of status.could be dealt with, while bearing in mind that the objective of the conference was to effect maximum measures of dis- armament,

European Ponce, Pact."

With reference to the proposed undertaking by European powers not to resort to force to selle difficulties, Sir John Simon to-day remarked

This will probably conclude for the time being a very successful series of Sunday might musical funo- The barrier to further disaring tions that have boon & distinctivament in Europe is fear, and Europe is atitled to ask that this fear festuro in the entertainments pro-should be assuaged by the most posi vided by the management of the tive aut rerisa declaration, not from one State alone but from all. Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, the States of Europe, in reference Ltd. at the Peninsula Hotel. to all matter of Public support has been most their neighbours troversy with We wholly repudiate the view gratifying and at some fature date that such an assurance solemnly it is hoped to resume these con- given in thene circumstances would he a worthless promise. The con- certa which have been a decidedly domination of the whole world would pleasurable innovation."

follow if it was disregarded,

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