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Kowloon's Most Select Private

Dancing Academy.

Every night

7.30 p.m.

till midnight.

We beg to announce the engagement of several new lady instructresses, The latest dencing steps are taught. Private classes by special arrange. ment, otherwise practice dances held every evening from 7.30 p.m. to midnight.

CASANOVA

PRIVATE Dancing ACADEMY 30, Hankow Rd. (Ground Floor), Kowloon.

Maintenance

PUMP Service

At Low Monthly Rates PLUMBING CONTRACTORS

Estimatas Furnished

Satisfaction

Assured

Well Boring, Flush Water Installations

Duro Pump and Engineering Co.,

Hydro Electrical & Sanitary Engineers 430, Nathan Rd. Tel. 56226

Cheong Hing Loong

Manufacturers and Exporters of General Embroideries and Modern Silks 29, Nathan Road...

ANDRE'S BEAUTY PARLOUR.

Kowloon Branch:' Kowloon Hotel Building.

'Phone 56558. Main Parlour: Gloucester Arcade. Hong Kong

'Phone 27973

COLOMBO JEWELLERY

STORES

Wholesale and Retail, Manufacturing Jewellers and Dealers in Diamonds, Oriental Precious Stones, etc.

13 Hankow Rd.

LEE

Tol. 57314.

CHEE

Ladies' Tallor

Ready Made Dresses at Most Reasonable Prices 29, Nathan Road.

∙CURWEN GRAD

ED SONG BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS.

BOOSEY AND HAWKES IMPERIAL EDITIONS]; OF SONG ALBUMS

for

ALL VOICES.

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY,

9, Ice House

Hong Kong

Telephone. 24848.

TAK LUNG

DEALER IN

Curios, Porcelain, Chinese Paintings, Bronze and Jade.

RARE CHINESE ART RELICS.

88, Nathan Road.

GRAND OPENING SALE

Artistic Chinese Rugs

ORIENTAL RUG CO., LTD.

Branch Orice: 18, Bathan Rad Head Office: 1980, Dabbling Well Road. Shanghal

KING'S THEATRE

Commencing Wednesday 17th, MAY.

A New CLARA

BOW

More svelte ...more "slender...more allur ing than ever as → "Dynamite" Springer. CALL HER SAVAGE

Monroe Owsley Thelma fodd

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with

Gilbert Roland Estelle Taylor Screen play by Edwin Burka -from the novel by Tiffany Thayer Directed by John Francis Dillon FOX PICTURE

LAWN BOWLS

KOWLOON CC. TEAMS TO-DAY

The following players will repre- sent the Kowloon Oricket-Club” bo- morrow in the lawn bowls matches: 1ST TEAM 2. POLICE AT

KOWLOON...

H. Gittens, A. J.: Linge, H. Hampton, A. E Silkstone (Skip).

E. C. Fincher, J. Chakwick, J. Howe, . Hyde, Lay (Skip).

A. E. Skinner, C. J Tacchi, T: Ferguson. H: Overy (Skip),

2ND TEAM. ER.C. AT SOOKUNPOO.

F. Maddox, C. J. Roe, V. C.

Labrum, L. Jack (Skip),

J. M. W. Brown, E. Houghton,

E. Kern, J. M; Jade (Skip).

P. Kristofersen, A. Sparry, W, W; Hirst. J. F. Robinsou (Skip). Reserve P. A. Foreman,

FALLS AND RISER AGAIN

STRANGE PALM TREE IN

·BALASORE.-

PA, CALCUTTA, "April 28, About two miles from Basta rail way station, Balasore. District a strange date palm has been dis covered.

It is stated that about mid-day the tree falls to the ground and about midnight stands erect again. Hundreds of people assemble there daily to witness this freak of na- ture.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1933

HONG KONG-MANILA MAN OF 7,000 YEARS

BY JUNK

TWO WEEK'S EN ROUTE

AGO

NEARLY COMPLETE FIND IN SOUTH AMERICA

The fossil remains of a proto- Mongolian man who lived in South America from 3,000 to 7,000 years ago have been discovered by Dr. Francia Spillman, -Professor of the Central University, at Alangasi, in Los Chilos valley.

Pieces of skull, a jawbone, rid and leg bones, make the remnina.... a remarkable find, as they are, most complate.

.al.

MANILA, May 9, Flying the Stars and Stripes from her masthead, the Chinese junk. Shin Di Ping Shi, on which two Americans and a mixed crew of five men are making an adven- Lure trip around the world, sailed into port early yesterday morning, dropping anchor in the breakwater off the Legaspi Landing at. .8 o'clock,

from The 85-foot junk comes Hong Kong on the second lap of her globe-encircling cruise which Dr. Spillman thinks that the her jovial skipper, John Blomman lived in Ecuador during the shie'd, declared may take 10 years ice age, baing one of the country's to complete. Although the junk original inhabitants. Ho is of the made a record run of five and "aopinion that the discovery streng- half days from Shanghai to Hongthens the theory that South Ameri- Kong it took her two weeks to ca was populated by the yellow come to Manila from the latter races of the Far East. port, a six-day calm being to blame for the slow passage.

The trip, conceived by John PAYMENT DEFERRED Blomshield, the master, a. New York artist, and Loring Frans- AT THE QUEEN'S worth, the chief officer, who also is from New York, started March 6 at Shanghai, but the" craft was' refitted at Hong Kong.

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After a stay of several days in Manila, they plan to leave for the next stage in the long journey, by way of the southern islands, Bor- neo, possibly Bali, to Australia. From there the route calls for voyage to Honolulu, then through the Panama Canal to the east coast of the United States, Europe and back to China.

PLANTER SUES FOR DIVORCE

SUMMONS TO BE SERVED IN ENGLAND.

KANDY, April 29." In the District Court of Kandy an action has been filed by Messrs. Jonklaas and Wambeek, Proctors, Kandy, on behalf of Mr. C. M. W Davies, of Watriagalla Estate Gajaha for divorce from his wife Mrs. P. L. Davies, at present in England. Mr. J. E. Hopworth, also in England is cited Co- respondent.

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The Judge (Mr. R. F. Dias) bas directed summons to issue on the defendants.

EVEREST FLIER

LONDON GARDEN TAKEN

TO STUDIO

The task of transplanting an English garden to a California motion picture studio was found to have its problems when a botanical setting was constructed at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios for Payment Deferred," which is now us the Queen's Theatre with Charles Laughton-playing the saine role" in which he scored a tremen- tious success in bath the London and New York stage versions of the piece.

CHURCH NOTES

ST. JOHN'S QATHEDRAL, For Lon.

MAY 14, 1833-

4th SUNDAY, AFTER EASTER. Holy Communion; 8 a,m.

Holy Communion (Pask Church), ... 8 a.m.

Children's Service, 10 a.m. Mattifs and Bermion, 11 am.

Preacher :-Rev. N. V. Halward. -Evensong, 8.10 p.m.

Freucher-Rev. G. K. Carpen-

ter.

Week Day Services. Mattins. Daily, 9.00 a.m.

Intercessions for the Sick. Wednes

day, 10.15 a..

Holy Communion.

Thursday, 7.45

Choir Practice. Friday, 3.30 p.m.

UNION CHURCH.

Kennedy Road. (Hong Kona)..

SUNDAY, MAY 14, 1933

MISSIONARY' SUNDAY. Sunday School, 9,36 a m.. Morning Service, 10.30 a.m. Preacher-The Minister. Evening Service, 4 p.m.

Preacher: The Rev. Frank Short. Social Hour will be held in the Church Hall after Evening Service.

WESLEYAN METHODIST

CHURCH, Wanchai.

(Opposits, Royal Naval Hospital,

Queen's Road, East).

Services to be held at the Methodist The following are the forthcoming Church.

Courtenay

SUNDAY, MAY 14, 1933- Morning Service, 10.15 a.m.

Preacher: Hov. J. Courtenay

Jacoba. Evening Servico, p.m. Preacher-Rev. J.

Jucous.. FRIDAY, May 19th.

Weekly Prayer Mesting, 7.30 p.m.

SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS". HOME, Wanchai.

22, Hennessy Road

Inasmuch as this garden serves aa the locale for the mysterious dis- appearance of the rich nephew who is murdered by Laughton in the story, particular attention was given this set in the matter of authentic atmosphere, and accuracy of detail. Phoney backdrops and artificial foliage were scorned in favour of the real thing. This necessitated employment of expert SUNDAY (14th) -Christian Social Hour. botanists, who superintended the

8.15 p.m. importation from England of cer- MONDAY (15th)-House Committee tain types of briars, thorn rose,

Meeting, $30 p.m. heather and a form of salt grass, MONDAY and TuunaDAY—Badminton. all of which were distinctly Eng-

Club Meets, 7 p.m. lish and a common phenomenon of

TUESDAY (16th)-Christian Social English gardens,

Hour, 8.30 p.m. TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

Realism Two Feet Deep. When certain of the plants were found to wither under the brilliance of the California.sua, the botanical experts recommended the importa

RETURNING HOME IN LIGHT tion of English soil, which order

PLANES.

[BRITJER. WIRELESS SERVICE.]

AIR COMMODORE Fellowes

was forthwith carried out. Thus we have what is believed to be the first motion picture set which is authentically foreign, not only from a surface aspect but also two feet underground.

11 LONDON, May 11.

leader of the Houston Everest

Payment Deferred" is based Flight Expedition, and Flight upon the play by Jeffrey "F. Dell Lieutenant McIntyre, who are y- and was first produced in London ing home to England from Purnea by Gilbert Miller, who later book in light planes, reached Constan- the production to New York, where tinople to-day and left later for it attracted nation-wide attention. Sofia.

A STOLEN PARTRIDGE COAL COOLIE CHARGED. A charge for the unlawful pos- session of a partridge, suspected of having been stolen in the Colony was preferred against a coal coolia before Mr. MacLaren at Central Magistracy yesterday.

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Charles Laughton plays the role of the middle-class bank clerk, who. driven to desperation by debts and losses on the stock market, essays what he conceives to bo'a." perfect crime." Through а surprising dramatic twist, the real crime re- mains undetected, but the bank clerk is subsequently arrested for a crime which he did not commit but of which he cannot prove his in-

nocence.

Important roles in the film ver sion are filled by Maureen O'Sulli van, Dorothy Peterson, Verree Teasdale and Ray Milland, under the direction of Lothar Mendes.

Defendant pleaded the bird had been sent to him from the country, to kill and to eat.

Sub-Inspector Smith-At first de- fondant said he got the bird from Kowloon City and then he said it had been sent down from the coun-

with stealing. Could you amend try.

His Worship-If it is a wild the charge to having it in his pos partridge it does not come undar session during the close-season 1

The Magistrate remanded this ordinance. I don't think you men in order to consider the case can steal a wild partridge.

8. I. Smith-He is not charged more fully.

Margot Grahame appearing

with Jack Buchanan in

Yes Mr. Brown*%

the

PROGRAMME

(Continued from Page" s.)`,

30-8 p.m.- relty of the Organ Recital by Mr. G. E. Longyear from the Union Church..

Programme.

1.-Opus 12-Nos. 2 and 3 (Wallis) 2.-Borzeurs. (Godard). 3.-Macetoso Allegretto (Mendels

sohn).

4.-Prize Song (Wagner) 5.-Duet and Chorus (Mendels

sohn.).

p.m.-Local time and weather re-

port.

Orchestral "In A Summer Gar den (Dalius)-London Sym- phony Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Toys-9731/2. Vocal Duet "Say To Thy Daugh.

ter from Traviata: (Verdi)... Vocal Duet-"Now Command mo

from. Traviata" (Verdi)- Amelita Gallicurci and Guiseppc De Luca.-8080. Pianoforte Solo"Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" (Liszt)-Mark Hambonry.-C2508,

Song Like a Dream from Mar

tha (Elotow).

Song-"O Paradise from Afri- cana (Meyerbeer)-Beniamine Cigli.-7109,

9-0.30 p.m.-

From the Studio, A pianoforte recital by Miss

Amelit Leo.

Programme, 1.-Impromptu No. 1 (F. Schu-

bert).

2-Moment Musical No. 3 and

No. (Schubert). 3-Impromptu in A Flat. (Schu-

1.bert).

4-Hark! Hark! The Lack (Schu

bert-Liszt)..

5.-Wandering (Schubert-Idëzt); 6.Valse Caprice (Schubert-

Läszt).

9.30-10. pim.4 Dance programme. 10 p.m.-Dugby Press news." 1033 p.m.-Close; down.

All records in the above Euro

pean programmes are supplied by Mesers S. Moutrie & Co.)."

H.M. THE KING

SUFFERING FROM ATTAOK OF RHENMATISM.

(DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}]

LONDON, May 11. IT 18 andounced from Bucking. Cham Palace that the King bes an attack of rheumatism on the left shoulder which prevents the wearing of uniform. He will not therefore be present at the courts this week. Otherwise. His Majesty la doing his daily, work as usual.

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