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"HER JUNGLE LOVE”

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"Come And Get It"

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Coming

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ORIENTAL:-d

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TODAY

NEW YORK

New York. with all of its mad- dening midday whirl, with its fiery Anniversaring and Holldaya.--- | blaze of neon by night along the whit Monday, Bank Holiday.

Gay White Way that today is Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this more red than white, with its Page)

night clubs, glant buildings, crowded tenements, penthouses-

the striking contrasts of

MallsBec Page 161. Meetings.-St. Andrew's Church all

Medical Relief Working Party, 10 | human handiwork is now revealed

a.m.

Miscellaneous. — St.-

Church Teachers'

Class. 7 D.m.

Andrew's Preparation the

to the world in its true colours.

David O. Selznick, who made amusement world applaud with his technicolour production of Hollywood, "A Star Is Born," turned his showmanship talents to "the east and "Nothing Sacred," the comedy satire of New Sunrise.-5.39 a.m. Sunset 7.05 York co-starring Carole Lombard and Fredric March, showing at the Tides. High at 02.42 and 13.25. King's Theatre today glorifies Low at 06.28 and 20.35.

Manhattan and eastern resorts in Technicolour.

Moon.-V Moon, 9th. Day Social-St. Andrew's Club "Open has Night." "D.m

Sports. (See Page 10)

pm

از

TOMORROW

Ben Hecht, writer of the mad

Anniversaries and Holidays Manhattan tale, which is based on

Whit Tuesday.

a story by James H. Street, des-

Auctions--Crown Land Sales, at cribed Father Knickerbocker's

P. W. D. Offices, 3. p.m.; Leasehold Property Sale, at

town as a "cake-walk between two

Lammert river banks The spirit of his

Brothers Sales Rooms, No. 4a, atirical description has been cap- tured in this fast-moving, roman-

Duddell Street, 3 p.m.

Meetings Peak Tramways Cotic farce. Ltd. Annual Meeting, at Hong Kong Hotel, Noon; St. Andrew's Church Mothers' Union, 3 p.m.; Brownie, Pack, 3.30 p.m.

Misellaneous. - Rotary Timin Hong Kong Roof Garden, 1 DIN.

Moon.-V. Moon. 10th. Day. Religious St. Andrew's Church Boys' Chair Practice, 8.30 p.m

Gordon and Revel; scrumptious girls; a parade of personalities headed by Alice Faye, the Ritz Brothers. Don Ameche: fiying addles, hot trumpets and honey croonera; dancing feet like rain on the roof; and the insanest antics ever from the Ritzmanlacs-Twen -

BY 'ALLEGRO MODERATO'

Of the three soloists Victor San- The performance of "The Can- terbury Pilgrims by the Hongders had the most dimeult pleces Kong Singers last Tuesday was to perform and we think he was a their most ambitious effort. This hero to bave tried to sing them. particular work of Dyson is noted Els rendition of the Monk' was for its heaviness and intricacy. It excellent. In his second number, exacts all the attention from con- [the 'Franklin,' he did not have. ductor, singers and most of all, much of a chance. The orchestra the orchestra.

was overpowering and the tempo. Except for a few woolly spots, too much for him. the show went off rather well. It The orchestra did noble work is difficult to conceive Dyson at throughout. It is a bit of a job best of times: We heard the to tackle the introductory bit and Singers doing "In' honour of the make it sound -anything like mu- city" last year, but we still think sic, because the score is a maze of. "Canterbury Pilgrims" a far more notes thrown together and hardly difficult work to perform,

Intelligible to the ordinary music

The 'prologue' and Tenvol are lover. the two most tuneful bits in the The Singers did the opening whole work. The soprano solos in When that Aprile remarkably, "The Nun" and the "Wite of well. The Orchestra had the best Bath

art delightful and Eva of The Knight' The best" thing Turner did both every justice. they did were the Clerk of Oxen- They are both lovely pieces. Per- ford The Shipman' and the Mer- haps the singer could have round- chant,' the last proving to be the ed her high notes a little more. most popular number as far as The tenor solos in "The Squire the audience was concerned.

The Haberdasher and 'His Frater- inity and the 'Doctor of Physic' The last performance of 'Smile' are varied in mode and taxed the by the R.A.MLC. Players on May 28 singer to the utmost. Gaston was very poorly attended. We d'Aquino sang the 'Haberdasher noticed that the audience consist- best of these three. The tempo of ed mostly friands of the the 'Squire' was too fast for us to R.A.MC. appréciate his singing.

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WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

"How many miles to the "gallon?" father asks.

"What colour is the up- holstery*" inquires mother.

"How fast will she go?" de- mands the son.

"Has it a good mirror?" asks the pretty daughter.

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"How can they afford It?" gossip the neighbours.

"FIRST LADY"

of

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•

Except for the Radio, the mu-. sical season will be closed until Late September. But we think some promenade concerts would' be the ideal thing.

We heard Aureliano Fertile and Margaret Sheridan singing pieces from 'Butterfly.' and. 'Andrea Chenler.' and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.

Albert Barton, baritone, will sing from the Union Church at the broadcast service. He is offering Lead Kindly Light" by Barnard.

This year happens to be the cen- tenary of the death of Bizet. “Per-

at

"First Lady." a film version crhaps some of the musical societies tieth Century-Fox Includes Every- the Broadway stage hit of the will be enterprising enough to thing for a smash hit in "You same name, is scheduled to have its perform the concert version, Can't Have Everything.", singsa-local premiere next"Wednesday at least. of "Carmen," when', it gets tional new musical show opening the Queeps Theatre.

cooler. scday at the Majestic Theatre,

Kay Francis is the star of this

All the uprcar. the swing. the Warner Bros, comedy of society. brilliance, and the freshness ex-and-politics at the American

pected from the entertainment- capital, Supporting her are Pres- 'makers who produced “Sing, Baby, ton Foster, Verree Teasdale, Anita Sing." Thanks A Million," "On Louise, Victor Jory. Walter Con-

THE WEEK IN MACAO

The Avente,” “One In A Million," Holly. Louis Fazenda. Marjorie (From Our Own Correspondent) and "Wake Up And Live" is top- Rambeau and a dozen other not- bed by a galaxy of featured talent, ables.

Macao, June 5.

which also includes Charles Win- "First Lady" is a polite treatise British Gunboat? ninger, Louise Hovick, Rubinoff ou the Washington society: as Concluding her courtesy visit to and his violin, Tony Martin. Ar-seen from the 'corner of a ̈merry Macao recently to participate" in: thur Treacher. Phyllis Brooks, Tip,¦observer's ̈ege. It has no mission, local celebrations commemorating Tap and The. Louis Prima and his It preaches nothing more serious Portugal's national day on May 28. band. and Tyler Brooke.

Colony than the gospel of good humour. HMS. Seamew left this

for Canton early last Monday morning. Commanding the Bea- [mew is Lt.-Comm. D. L. C. Craig. The Chinese Spirit

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE” CROSSWORD NO. 21

ACROSS

What people are hostile to

the Jews in

Jerusalem?

6 Worm.

117

18

14

16

13

In

18

14

no

9 Priest's

white men vestnient.

2+

22

123

24

12 What volcano

25

36

27826 24

on the island

30

52

of Martinique

had disastrous

34

55

eruptions

May 8, 19022

56

57

38

13

Pronoun.

39 404!

21

43

14

Born.

146

15 A high Turk-

lah official,

18 Occuples..

18 Eagle.

19 Insect.

20 A bird's

habitation.

21 Territorial

division of Denmark

22 Rock-bering

tool.

24 Chemical

symbol.

25 Stimulate. 20 Let.

30 Gathered the

harvest.

32 Ascended. 33 Command 34 Jewish month

35 French article.

36 Required, 38 Number 39 Transmit.

42 What title of

honour is used

among Mos- lema.

43 In Greek

mythology. who was the inventor of

the reed- pipe?

44 Nearest.

46 Street arab. 48 Ventilate. 40 Turn to the

right.

+}

48

43

52

53

60 Winged.

51 Sheep.

52. Rare.

53 To lease

again.

DOWN

1 Mimic.

2 Recollect..

3 Vigilant.

4 Existed.

5 Weight of

India.

6 Value.

7 Ewe.

& Japanese

coln.

English

queen.

10 Permits.

11 Most excel-

...lent.

17 Temper.

19 Glaziers' tack.

21 Air: combin- ing form.

22. At that place. 23 Audibly. 25 Squanders. 27 Land mea- "

-sure.

tant of the

moon.

29 Recent

Foreign Sec- retary of Britain. 31 Paid pub- licity.

32 Vehicle on runners.

34 Prepared for

publication.

37 What war

charlot was used by the inclent Cauls?

38 What Mex-

can dish is made with crushed Indian corn?

39 Wound,

40. What is the

Den name of Charles Lamb?

41 Authoritative standard. 43 Wan. 45 'Bell.

46 Fish with spear-like snout.

28 An Imagin- ary inhabi-

47" Snare.

SOLUTION TOMORROW

47

A certain young Chinese lady last week bade farewell to her tor- eign friends prior to going to Can- ton to become, a Red Cross worker, "The Japanese want to fight our women arid children, so we are going to oblige them," was hez sardonic reply to the remark that Įner job was a pretty dangerous one

for a young lady.

The Japanese Touch

ese

Last Tuesday morning a Japan- destroyer, hovering outside Portuguese.. territorial waters

around Macao, halted a small fleet of junks which were enraged in shing in the locality. Two of the Chinese vessels succeeded in mak- ng good their escape into Macao waters, both crews reporting that the Japanese had fred on the other junks.

Gazetted

片

Among the new names recently Eazetted by the Government is that of Dr. Alexandre Gomes dos Santos. Dr. Bantos has been ap- pointed Medical Officer of the. Macao Fire Brigade.

Returned

Returned recently to Macao from Home leave in the United States of America was Mr. G. D. Fuller who plans to put in a few more years of residence in China, Mr. Fuller has already 30 years to his credit.

Organizer

On June 10. Macao will celebrate the anniversary of the death of Luiz de Camoens, the soldier-poet who gave to Portugal the immor- tal poem Lusiad in which he, mng Com- of the glories of her sons. missioned to head the organizers 10 arrange for a programme for Camoens Day was Dr. Jose Ferreira de Castro, director of the Liceu Infante D. Henrique,

Canton Refugees

In order to check the influx of refugees from Canton as a result of recent Japanese bombinge- ^in' that capital, the Macao authorities have imposed "restrictions similar to those in Hong Kong.' Last week a large number of Chinese were repatriated to Canton,

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