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Chengchow, April 9,

LULL KIANGSU

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Hauchow, April 9.

GENERAL

War Relics Come To Hong Kong

TODAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"The Bride Wore Red"

QUEEN'S:-

"The Buccaneer"

ORIENTAL:-

"Kid Galabad"

Kowloon

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"The Buccaneer" STAR:-

"Caravan"

· MAJESTIC:-

"Thin Ice"

| KING'S :——

Coming

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"Bringing Up Baby" ORIENTAL:---

"Way Out West" "Mountain Justice"

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"Llody's Of London" MAJESTIC:-

"Men Are Not Gods"

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Customs Collection Bears Mute Testimony To Mad Japanese Diabolism

BY J. PRETTEJOHN

FRAGMENTS of Japanese shells and bomba have travelled hun- dreds of miles and landed in Hong Kong. They were brought here by the Chinese Maritime Customs authorities and аге now treasured as war relics.

The fragments are grouped and kept in separate small boxes amongst the many bookshelves in the office. Ubrary. A brief ac- count is pinned beside them, explaining the "circumstances under which they were found.

To take no chances of their being lost, the boxes are nailed with only a pane of glass on one side for inspection.

and

diabolical

What horrible

There, in the first box, was an stories they would tell if they emptied ride cartridge case and a khaki sun hat. These were found could only talk.

in the Lintin Station of the CM.C. on November 19 after the depar- ture of the Japanese, who had raided the place.

The sinister look of each ting ittle piece bears mute testimony of disaster and catastrophe, as if formed B once to say that it whole shell or bomb that might have wrecked some happy homes or destroyed many a human life.

Indeed, the appearance of one plece, which was marked with the results of chemical changes, gave any careless observer the sign of It being stained with blood.

MUSIC OF THE WEEK

By Allegro Moderato".

were

In the other corner of the box fragments of shells there. found close to the Swabue Station near Tortoise Hill, which the rath- less invaders had bombarded on February 5.

Looking through the second box there showed a small bottle of TNT which was collected, from an unexploded Japanese aerial bomb which was intended for the Tin Tong Wai Station along the Kowloon-Canton Railway on De-

cember 9.

Amongst the other relics in the cubicle were fragments of bombs stained with TN.T.

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Well, well So far no one has The idea of the Evening Epilogue

TN.T. STAINS thuwn any vegetables at us for is simply grand and should merit

(4 stars). The St. Matthew Stored inside the third case were our contribution of last week

So. 1++++ nore we are again, spruce and Passion by. J. S. Bach following also pieces of shell, stained with carly to lighten your Black Monsoon after from London put the TNT. They were collected from vicinity of Samun Station day-we hope! That is our mainnight cap on the deliciously drowsy the gurport, after all. It is for you-head of a perfect day with plenty which u Japanese cruiser had Man In The Street that we are of God's sunshine, fresh air and visited on, September 12 last year. getting our fingers stuck between Aret class muste. these darned keys. ...It is for We heard that Doreen Ma bad you-but, let us get back to our to be substituted by H. L. Ozoria purpo:t that's a good word-last Saturday, as, she had to play

at the C.B.A. Dance.

It formed part of the hulk of Nura Kanis was her own artistic the Customs launch. "Taishan," We were told that our para- graphs on vocal production went self on Tuesday when she gave awhich met her doom on Septem- Of the ber 8. One of the Japanese men- over. We shall rest on our errecital of Russian Müste. laurels for a while and not bela-six numbers we would give three of-war met this ill-fated vessel. bour you

too much. There is, stars to five. Eva Turner was a land, after shelling her, destroyed however, a rather amusing incl-three star tum, but we liked her her by fre.

huh?)

dent which we must simply re- count or go... poot! We had

Landon Ronald, number best.

We were. Just in time to hear!

Perhaps the most treasured of all the relics by the Customs Au- a piece of charred thorities was wood about two feet long.

three people hooting with mirth the Beethoven Trio comprising DIARY OF LOCAL and judging from that, we think Prue Lewis (violin) Ettore Pelle-

we may submit it for public con-gatti (cello) "and Lindsay Lar- sumption.

1:

ford (plano) on Friday after dim-

We remember, in the days of ner. Four stars easily!

our youth, a young enthusiast who

from

EVENTS

TODAY

Lectures. Volunteer Nursing Detachment, on "Home Nursing. at P. W. D. Offices, 5:30 p.m.

Mails-(See Page 163 Meetings. Annual, of William Powell, Ltd.. 12.15 p.m.: St. Andrew's Medical Rellet Working Party, 10a.m.; St Andrew's Women's Guild, 10.30 am:

This was followed by two re-

Muzio (50 · | amall cordings by Claudia had availed himself of

Auctions.Crown Land, at P. W. course in vocal production (we prano Voi lo sapete, o Manima.

We do not mean, how- from Mascagni's Cavalleria, and D. Offices, 3 p.m. ask you!).

Cinemas (See Column 3 of this ever, to deprecate the course, but 'Si mi chiamanno Mimi,

Page)- let us go on with our story. Among Puccini's Boheme. To say that the 'gadgets' sent out, which in- she is great is to say little... she cluded a mirror for one to see if is a glant. We were a little dis- one's tonsils were behaving. was appointed with not hearing the a sort of wedge affair, notched at balance of the selections from Intervals along its triangular sides. Grand Operi. There was no time This was to be inserted into the to play the last record. We are mouth and the teeth were then musicians of course, and cannot to settle into the notches thus re-understand why a musical Item gulating

the aperture of the must be cut to make way for news trom London. The subscriptions mouth.

Instructions were to keep on for hearing both are the same, we taking a new notch after every so hope!

The Pipers of the 2nd Battalion many lessons until the mouth would assume or acquire the re- the Royal Scots, have been sound- quired "aperture for correct tone ing the Retreat for about a week emission, automatically, after suf- from Murray Parade Ground, and Ecient practice.

we hear that in future it will de- Anitely be a fortnightly affair.

NOEL COWARD

This manner of slow progress did not suit our zealous young as- pirant to the laurels of Caruso and

We meant to give Mr. O'Neil he attempted to 'get' the very top- most notch, frst time. Can you Shaw 4 stars for doing what he did imagine him running around, at the Union Church concert on a making unintelligible noises and bad plane. Two of the stars must signs.to try and have people assist have fallen off during typing.

How we wish we were in London) him with the removal of the

Yehudi Menuhin and his sister 'crimson' thing?

'Crimson', by the way.. was not Hephzibah, who is a brilliant plan exactly the qualifying adjective heat, are there for a season, and naed. That sort of put the lid on 50 1 Kreisler, who will be taking his desire to dedicate himself to part in a Halle Concert in Man the art of the Muses. We never chester. knew what became of the 'course.' In the words of the classics he let it lay, but he waxes blasphemous every time wedge' la mentioned.

NEAR AND FARE

Mistowski, the Trinity College

Examiner, will grace Hong Kong with his presence this year..

Miscellaneous. — St. Andrew's Fellowship of Youth, 6 pm: St. Andrew's Teachers' Preparation Class, 7 p.m.

Moon-III Moon, 11th. Day. Social--St. Andrew's Club "Opep Night," 8.45" p.m.; Cheero Club Whist Drive, 8.45 p.m.; YMCA. Service Men's Whist Drive, in the West Lounge, 9 p..

p.m.

Sports(Bee Page 101. Sanrise.---6.09 am. Sunset.-6.41

Tides. High at 06.15 and 16.45. Low at 09.40.

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TOMORROW Meetings. Annual, of Green Island Cement Co. Ltd, at the Offices of the Company, Exchange

Building, Des Voeux Road Central, 11.30 am: St. Andrew's Mothers' union, 3 p.m.; St. Andrews Brownie Pack, 3.30 p.m.

.Miscellaneous.-Rotary

Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, 1

1.1.

Moon.--III Moon, 12th, Day Rehearsals-A.D.C. Rehearsal,

Sunrise -6.08 a.m. Sunset-0.41

9 p.m.

A Hollywood filin company mak- ing a musical comedy is the theme Ben Hecht produced for Sam We are sure you agree with us Goldwyn's Follies which, accord- that you were highbrows you ing to critics, is the best musical would have enjoyed the pro- comedy made In Hollywood" for a gramme from Z.B.W. last Sunday long time. All the music, except Low at 00.15 and 11.50.

for the balleta, is done by, George-

and Ira Gershwin The great

Assisted by guerilla units, Chi- A lull prevails on the northern COMMUNITY- SÏNGING Zorina in dancing, and the Ritz nese forces on the Pelping-Han-Kiangau

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Hankow, April 9. Traffic on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway between Tientsin and Tainan-has-been disrupted since April 4 as a result of the activities of Chinese guerillas around Teh chow, according to a message re-

A United Artists Picture

DEATH OF MARQUESS OF MILFORD HAVAN

#London, April 9. The Marquess of Milford Haven, brother of Lord Louis Mountbatten and second cousin of the late King George V. died aged 45 in a Lon- don nursing home today after

several weeks' illness.

FIRST RUN IN 20 YEARS- front recaptured Binslang situation remaining practically un- kow

station early yesterday morning changed.

Kovno, April 9 in a surprise rald on the Japanese Chinese troops have been des-made in Canton with public com-claim."

The first train since 1920 crossed troops.

patched to Yencheng to stem furmunity singing in English, and so We must pause here a moment Depleted in number and hard ther Japanese northward drives pleased are the organizers or the to remember a great soldier and the Polish-Lithuanian frontier to-ceived here. (Central News).

day, the line being now completed pressed by the activities of the from Tungtal.

event held at the Canton YM.C.A. | poet, • -

between the Lithuanian station,

The Marquess broke his thigh in Chinese army, the Japanese forces The Japanese force in Yangchow on March 30 that they are plan- who passed away suddenly on

QUEEN MARY ENDS TOUR operating in north Honan akong has been increased to 1,000 strong.ning to hold another gathering on March 1. Many composers have Vievie, and the Polish station.

Landon, April 9.

an accident last December when the railway are believed to be Feverish military activities have Wednesday at 7.30 p.m.

set his poems to music, among

In order to effect the connection Queen Mary arrived in London he slipped and fell on a marble making preparations for a retreat. been reported there(Central Mr. Y. O. Lee, of the Canton Y's whom is Tosti, who had known him

Large numbers of the invading News).

Men's Club' heads the committee quite intimately. Yes, let us re-it was necessary to construct 1 this evening by train from South door. He is succeeded by his bro in charge of arrangements, while member he is not dead, but will kilometres of track on the Lithus-Waics, where she has spent Ave intelligence reports, are gathered to a general withdrawal north-Mrs, W. E. MacDonald, of Lingnan live forever in the hearts of those hian side and three kilometres on days as the guest of Lord ther the Earl of Medina-(British

(Transocean).

Wireless) the Polish side.

Plymouth.(British Wireless). who are favoured by the Muses. in the vicinity of Sinsing prior ward.-(Central News).

University, will lead the singing.

soldiers, according to military

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