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EVENTS

Tuesday, May 21.

Cinemas

King's: "The Little Minister." Queen's!"—"Vanessa: Her Love

Story."

Central: "Chinese Picture.”

ber."

World:-"Chinese Picture," " Alhambra:"Sunset Pass,” Majestic:-"Student Tour." Star:-"Out Of The Blue."

THE ARMY

Colonel Heywood

(Specia¡"Air Mail Service)

London May 3 Colonel T, G. G Heywood,, U.B.E, whose appointment to be Brigadier, Royal Artillery," "Alder-

FLOODS AFTER

DROUGHT

Rain Comes In Torrents

New York, May 19. The drought-stricken regions of

Oriental: "I've Got Your Num-shot Command, was annonciced Texas and Oklahoma, which have yesterday, was formerly at Alder-been darkened and half-smother- shot as Brigade Major, RA, Ond recently under a heavy pall of leaving the command he went dust, have now been flooded. with the British Mission to the

Rains for which thousands pray- Orient, then to Versailles Shang- have come at last; but in" a hai, Poona, and Faria, where he deluge. has been Military Attaché since 1932.

Meetings Members of the Hong Kong Men's International Club St. Francis Hotel Building, 5.30 p.m.; The Kwong Kee Investment Oo.. Ltd.. 111 Des Voeux Road West. 2.30 p.m.

Rotary Tim

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Miscellaneous. Hong Kong Hotel.

Social-Euro-American Return- ed Students' Union "Get Together" Evening. Hong Kong Hotel. Roof Garden. 8 p.m.

Sports

Snooker-Steel Coulson League, Central Police v. Royal Engineers: Chief and Petty Officers v. St. Pa- trick's; Garrison Sergeants v. Pri- son Warders; Water Police v. Dock- yard Police. 7 p.m.

Tennis."A" Division; Chinese .R.C. "A" v. Craigengower C.G.; Club de Recreio "A' v. Chinese B.C. "B" United Services RC. v. Indian R.C.: Hong Kong C.C. v. Kowloon

C.C.

Moon-IV Moon, 19th. Day.. Sunrise.--5.41 am. Sunset.-6.58

p.m.

AL

A cloudburst in the night is responsible for the terrible loss of

damage. Colonel W. Cave-Brown, Delife and property M.C., who is to be Chief Engineer least twenty are dead or missing in Malaya, Joins at: a period when and seventy persons have been Stugapore is under development injured. Damage to homes, live- On the military side. He was stock, crops, rallways, highways Assistant Commandant of the and bridges is already estimated Chemical Warfare Experimental at over $3,000,000. Station at Porton, and was pro- moted colonel last year while at Chatham."

desolate

The plight of the farmers is the most pitiful. Throughout both statea afected by the dust storms. Bravet Lieutenant-Colmel R. Le the farms were parched and chok- Fanu, M.C., who has left the War ed. Crops were ruined already in Office to be 0.8.0.1, Rawkipindi many places, but in some of the District. has previously been more sheltered country there was G802 and Brigade Major in Still hope until to-day. Now India and also with the Iraq farmers stare over Andy.

food-scarred countryside, Their Lieutenant-Colonel A Lood, carefully nourished acres, 'thirsty M.C., posted to cominand the sand | for so long, are drowned now un- (North Midland) Field Brigade, der several inches of "mud and has been 0.0, 247th Batters, at water. Crops are washed out, al- Wolverhampton. He has a bar to together. his M.C.

Cattlemen, too, have suffered severely. Beuter."

Reunions

The seventeenth

cera" ze- unlon dinner of the 59th – Divi-

Tides-High at 0.07 and 10.20; sional Artillery will be held on Low at 3.45 and 18.12.

Friday, May 10, at the Trocadero

Wednesday, May 22 A reunion de

~ Anniversaries and Holidays. Small Fullness. (Hsiao-man). Feast of St. Rita of Cascia, W.

Auctions-Sale of Crown Lands, District Office, Tai Po, 11.30 a.m.; Leasehold. Property Sale, Messrs. Hughes and Hough's Bales Room, 3 p.m.

Cinemas

King's Under Pressure." Queen's: "Vanessa:

Her

Story." Central:-"Chinese Picture.” Oriental:-"I've Got Your Num-

ber."

For the let inviden will be held on Saturday, May 11, at First Avenue Restaurant, High Holborn. All old members of the division who served during the War will be welcome. Tickets (53) may be obtained from the hon, secretary, Mr. 8. M. Samuels. 284, Goswell Road, London, EC.

DON'T BE ASHAMED

Of Humble Origin

(Special Air Mall Servicenetr

London, May 3.

Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dominions, spoke од fame when he opened a new wing of the Gracle Fields Orphanage at Peacehaven, Sussex, yesterday.

"It is one thing," he said, 480 The veterans' parade and ser- achieve fame in any walk of life Love vice for former Royal Engineers and at the same time maintain will be held at Chatham on Sup-your own character and indivi- day, June 23. All who served in duality and not be ashamed of the corps are invited to attend your bumble origin. Application for particulars should be made to the Staff Captam (V), S.ME., Brompton Barracks, Chat Majestic: "The Count Of Morite ham, before June 12.

Christo."

World-Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Sunset Pass."

Star:-"The Man Who Played God"

Meetings.-Annual, The Canton Watson v. T. Armstrong and C. Insurance Office

Lid, Messrs. Strange (Hong Kong FC.); H. F. Jardine Matheson's Offices, noon,

Westlake and J. F. McGowan v. J.

Miscellaneous-Frat Aid EXE. Hensen and S. A. Bright (Crai- amination, Affilated Units: Nur-gengower C.C.); J. V. Ramsay and sing Detachment, Volunteer Head-

J. McKelvie v. W. K. Way and A. 8. quarters; Nominations for Vacancy

Gomes (Kowloon C. C.); J. Fraser on Sanitary Board caused by Ex-

and A. Hyde-Lay v. A. A. Razack piration of Dr. Li Shu-an's term

and W. V. Field (Club de Recreio), of office. due: Kowloon Union

Tennis-Division. Kowicon Church Women's Guild, 10 a.m.

C.C. v. Indian R.C.; South China Social Whist Drive, Seamen's

A.A. v. Central British Association: Institute, 9 p.m.

Chinese R.C. v. Hong Kong c.c.:

Sports Athletic-Inter-Scholastic Union Athletic Meeting. Caroline. HI, (trial heats).

Bowls Open Singles, G.G. Moss v. G. Perkins (Kowloon B.G.C.): Open Pairs, T. F. Stainton and J.

III

Club de Recreio v. Civil Service C.C.

The only people I havé a con-- tempt for are those who apologise for their birth or poverty instead of proclaiming to the world 'that they have got on and have suc- ceeded in spite of difficulties, and are not ashamed to proclaim that they were once some of the com- mon people.

the

Mr. Thomas, speaking of Miss Gracle Fields, who has provided £5,000 for building and equipment of the new wing of the home, sald:-

never She is

rest

"She has never forgotten her individuality and she has forgotten Lancashire. Proud of Lancashire and she is always prepared to say, Well, I апа Lancashire and the doesn't matter*."

The Home, which was formerly house belonging to Miks Gracie Fields and was opened as an orphanage by the Variety 'Artists' Tides. High at 1.03 and 11.05. Ladies Guild, now has accommo Low at 4.18 and 19.02.

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Moon-IV Moon, 20th, Day. Sunrise.-5.41 a.m. Sunset.-6.50

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