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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 Anniversaries and Holidays. Feast of St. Augustine, Rishop and Doctor of the Church.

Cinemas

King's-Elinor Norton." A dramatic wireless distress call Queen's: "My Song For You." of air traffic is shown by the out of the ArcticWe die if help Cebiral: The Forbidden Trail" tigures for passengers, freight, not sent" has bwen received Oriental:The Queen's Affair.” mails and mileage of the Imperial here..

Alhambra Chinese Picture.' Airways services.

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It comes, it is believed, from Majestie:-Whoopee." Comparing the Brst quarters four men adrift in an open boat Star:-"Bechelor of Arts" of this year and last, passenger to the Far North sea, without food Lectures-Mr. L. W. Teeling. Aus-" too miles were 564,835 as against or fuel They are a cinema (tralian and N.Z.. Assen. 387,038, freight ton miles were photographer, a wireless operator Cloucester Hotel, 5.30 pm.

Rooms, 127,213, 3.4 against 87,811, and and two seal-hunters. maik.. ton miles were 289,425 as

against 135,056, while the passen ger miles total reached 5,884,234 as against 3,830,609,

The four men wintered

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Meetings-Annual, Royal Hong North-east Greenland and shouldpm; Kowloon Union Church Wo- Kang Yacht Club, North Point, 4.45 have returned to the more hos men's Child, 10 am.. pitable coasts this summer. How- Still more recent statisties re-ever, they were unable to reach ferring to May this year, show an the "outside" in time to catch the Increase of 10. per cent, as, com-reller" ship sent to meet them. The pared with the simber period in relief ship, moreover, was held 1934, in the number of Empire air back by ice. passengers, passing through Croy- don Airport.

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Social Tombois un Karl H.MD. Tamar, 7.15 pm; Cheer Club So- cial Night, Whist Drive, Seamen's Institute, 9 pm

Sports A few days at the men

Bow's Oper Singles (Quarter- the seal-hunters" station in annais), E. A. "Alves v. F. Cullen through open water to the victu-bury v. EL Overy (Kowloon 8.G.C.). attempt to make their way (Craigengower C.C.); B. W. Brad-

Swimming. Colony Champion-

During the most recent twelve months for which figures are available March 31, 1934 to Aprility of the relief ship. They are

I 1935 airliners of the Imperial Now herrimed in by rotten ice, un-ship. V.RC. 8 p.m. Airways operating on the Euro- able to move one way or another pean and Empire routes, flew

and, which is worse, unable to Tennis B Division, Hope 2,482,864 miles and carried 55,560 travel over the Ice They are Kong C.C. v. University. passengers and over 2,000,000

literally imprisoned in semi- pounds of mails and freight. British Firelos.

frozen ocean.

It is reported that the British expedition ship, Quest, which is

on

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LESLIE HOWARD travellers wil take an effort to

As Hamlet

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London, Aur. 5.

Leslie Howard, the stage and screen star, returned from Holly- wood with two big determinations -to keep away from Hollywood as much as possible and to desert the New York stage.

"For many years" he said, “I have been trying to live in three places

Films and the stage in London, the stage in New York, and films in Hollywood.

"Now I think the time has come to stop. I cannot see why any British star should go to Hollywood to make a film when he can do them just as well and for good money in this country.

"My Lifelong Ambition " In the winter I propose to make my farewell appearance in New York with my own production of

Hamlet!"

"It has been my Lifelong am- bition to do that play.

"As far

as films are concerned. I Gave a contract with Warner Brothers, of Hollywood, which rather Interferes with my making ilms in this country, but I have persuaded them to let me make one of their alms each year in this country.

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The Danish Government has sent a seaplane out to hunt for them and a Norwegian trawler 17 Auctions Lammer's Household trying to establish communica-Furniture, Sales Room, 230 p

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REY. JELLICOE'S ACTIVITIES

London, August 26.

Cinemas.

King's-Elinor Norton." Queen's."My Song For You" Central:The Forbidden Trail.' Oriental:The Queen's Affair.” Alhambra Chinese Picture." Majestic: "Disreali."

Star: Dr. Jekyl And Mr. Hyde."

Meetings Hong Kong Philatello Rev. J. D. Jellicoe, cousin off Society, S. C M Post" Board Hari Jellicoe, who died on Satur-Room 5.30 pm.; Theosophical so day, aged 37, had been prominent ciety Study Class, 6 p.m.; Toc # nousing and other reforma, in the 7.16 p.m.: Monthly, Bible Union of ly asociated with experimental Supper Meeting, Peninsula Hotel Somerstowni

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amenities at rents not higher than those formerly paid by the tenants; while giving a return on finals), G. N. Mitchell y. J. C. Bowls Open Singles (Quarter- the capital subscribed by prac Brown (Civil Service GO); A. M. tical philanthropists of 21 per Holland 7. R. Duncan (Club de cent on the loan stock and 3 per cent. on the ordinary shares.

Rev Jellicoe, who was the Cufate of this parish until he moved last year, to a curacy at Salht Martins-in-fields, was also the superintendent of the local public house, which was rebuilt

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