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THE MYSTERY OF THE
WAX
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ALL IN GORGEOUS
TECHNICOLOR
Fred MacMurray
"COCOANUT GROVE”
Harriet Hilliard Yacht Club Boys
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In all show history, there has been nothing to compare with the giant picture it took M.G-M three years.. two fortunes...to make from Pearl Buck's world-famed novel!
MUNI Lavice RAINER
with WALTER CONNOLLY, TILLY LOSCH
Charley Grapewin, Jessie Ralph
Based on the Novel by Pear! 5. Buck Adapted for the Stage by Owen Davis and Donald Davis Directed by Sidney Franklin * Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
MOTUNG
TOMORROW, ONE DAY ONLY
AN OLD FAVOURITE" YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
NORMA SUEARER
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
RIPTIDE"
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
in
Hong Kong
KING'S:
"Man-Proof" QUEEN'S:
"The Mystery Of The Wax
ORIENTAL:.
"Hawaii Calls"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
Museum"
"Oll For The Lamps of
China"
STAR:
"Musle Is Magic"
MAJESTIC:
"The Good Earth"
KING'S:
Coming
The Squeaker"
QUEEN'S:
"Cocoanut Grove"
ORIENTAL:.
**The Kid Frum Spain"
"Ex-Lady". ALHAMBRA:
"The Milky Way" STAR:
"When You're In Love" "She Married Her Boss" MAJESTIC: "Riptide"
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MUSICAL REVIEW OF THE WEEK
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· BY ALLEGRO · MODERATO
The
lunch programme from "We notice in a ZBW on Sunday last was delight that there ful. It was a pity that we were about the Hong Kong Singers and Al- beach, the Sunday the Philharmonic Society. out on the previous. or else we would have though they are distinct societies. heard the entire opera "La there was a time when they had Boheme." As it was, the third one conductor, and the orchestra' and fourth acts were satisfying was practically the
There enough. The recording. with were singers who were members Rosetta Pampini as Mimi and of both societies. Is it not a good Luigi Marini as Rodolfo, support-idea to leave well alone? ed by equally famous artists and
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same.
the entire Chorus and Orchestra A great deal of amusement of La Scala di Milano, is exceed-may be obtained by trying to play ingly fine.
some musical instrument by one- self. One need not be a Chopin
.
The sarne evening we were or Paganini to be able to enjoy treated to a recital by Ruth Lit-the production of musical sounds some simple instrument. the en
planoforte. Of her from three pieces the second and last. Tuke for example, the comb and namely, the Prelude Op. 28, No tissue paper. When
vin
we were
15 in D Flat Major and the Wal-small we used to have no end of tz Op No. 2 in B Minor, both by fun with this very primitive in
Even Mozart and Chopin, pleased us most. May strument.
From this
we suggest that she include Pre-Schubert played it. ludes Op. 28 Nos 17 and 24 by was evolved the kazoo, which has Chopin, in her next recital.
been featured even by Tschal- kowsky in his Nutcracker Suite.
If you are one of those who The Don Cossack Russian Choir cannot carry a
tune then try will be performing at the Queen's rhythm... there is a lot of fun to Theatre from September. It is
be had by necompanying a band a long time since we have had a
record or the radio with drum and visit by choir of such reputation traps. Kitchen utensils and the that musle lovers, especially those backs and arms and chairs yield who belong to choral societies. remarkable sound values as per- should give all the support possi ble.
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cussion lastruments. Set drinking glasses, grade them with The Chinese Choral Society is water and they may be played. presenting a
of typical Then there is the ukulele, which
concert
JUNGLE DANCES Chinese folk music at the Great can be mastered in a very short
IN EPPING FOREST
Wolf Cub Conference
Hall of the University on Saturday. time. This should be interesting.
The more
Victor Sanders gave i very know pleasing recital last Thursday with than the ZBW Orchestra,
this
harmonica has brought satisfaction to boys who absolutely no music at all many another instrument. The foremost exponent of On Wednesday, the trio com-Instrument, Borrah Minneivitch, posed of Prue Lewis. Ettore Pel-a Boston newsboy. attracted Somers. Deputy Chier légatti and E O'Neil Shaw per- trade with his harmonica.
the Gretchaninoff Trio. he has a harmonica Scout, recently welcomed delega-formed
orchestra who trifle stronger composed of boys.
клот Ee nothing about music.
and his band now perform music from
Lord
tes from 24 countries to the Arst The 'cello was world Wolf Cub conference at the than usual. Forest.
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Now
The delegates are the men and Whoever Toby Gray' is he can Bach to jazz, and have played at women" leaders who are in charge Icertainly play an accordeon. the Metropolitan in New York of boys aged from 8 to 12.
However, we think that his pro- and Queen's Hall in London. gramme with Pomping Villa. who needs 10
The conference will last for five days and there will be discussions on training. Displays will be given of national games, drama, handi- crafts and physical education..
British Empire delegates this morning will give a demonstra tion of jungle dances.
introduction to radio DIARY OF LOCAL
a
fans, could be relieved with violin, A piano and an accordeon somehow. do not combine well. Not so very long ago we used to have combinations of voice, plano and violin, or saxophone for these The Empire delegates come light programmes, or else there trum Canada, British Gulana. were very enjoyable "non-stop Hong Kong, Nigeria, Ceylon. the variety with several artists. We Gold Coast, New Zealand and used to look forward to these pro- South Africa.
grammes.
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Lectures.-Lecture on "Air Raid Precautions," by Wing Commander A.ES. Steele-Perkins, at the Peak Club, 10 a.m.; EKVD.C. Nursing Detachment Lecture On "Home Nursing" by Miss C. R. Hammond, at P.W.D. Offices. 5.30 pan Mails. (See Faze 16). Meetings.St. Andrew's Church Medical Relief Working Party, 10
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Miscellaneous. St. Andrew's Church Teachers' Preparation Class, 7 pm.
Moon. VII Moon, 27th Day. BoclaL-YM.C.A. Service Men's Whist Drive, in the West Lounge, 9 p.m.; St. Andrew's Club Ping Pong Evening, 9 pm.
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TODAY ONLY
A MERRY, MAD MIX-UP OF ROMANCE, LAUGHS, SPECTACLE AND TUNES!
MUSIC IS MAGIC
TOMORROW
A Columbia
Pictaro
REGULATION"
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ALICE FAYE RAY WALKER BEBE DANIELS MITCHELL & DURANT
Grace Moore
WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE”!
ABROGATED
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Dialect descended
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from Sanskrit 27. Gastropods 29. Stationary
part of a machine
31. Large snake 32. Member of
an Indonesian tribe
33. Remains on
: the feet 38. Threefold
39. Borders of
garments
40. Garden
Implement
42. Low part of
a city
R.E.O.C.A. MEETING The Royal Engineers Old Com-43. Anglo-Saxon
money of account
It is notified in the Government rades Association will be holding
Gazette that Information has been
their Quarterly General Meeting in the Junior N.C.o's Dining Mess
received from His Imperial Japan-Wellington Barracks, Hong Kong, ese Majesy's Consul-General, Hong on Thursday, Sept, 8 at 8 pm Kong, to the effect that the regula
tlops which designated Hong Kong
as an epidemic district of small-Consul, Chefoo, to the effect that pox have been, abrogated.
Hong Kong has been declared an
It is notified that information infected port on account of cholera, has been received from HBM as from July 29.
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King Arthur had his court
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Jewish calendar
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small quan- tities
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Aegean
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7. Cleared
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8. Makes a
mistake
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law
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with cream 17. Owing 20. One of the
United States 22. Edible 24. Animals 26. Top of the
head (pl) 28. Young boy 30. Saflor
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35. Disgraced
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seaman
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ashes
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to
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panied
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the head
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"HE'S STILL MINE .. ↑ and she can't
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"CINEMA CIRCUS"
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In Technie lour
I
KING OF THE DAMNED"
"with CONRAD VEIDT-HELEN VINSON
ALHAMBRA
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The story of two lovers caught in the maelstrom of the Mystic East
OIL FOR
THE
LAMPS of CHINA
From the book that "hypnotized a million rooden'... Hugo caet starting PAT O'BRIEN • Josephine HUTCHINSON »JEAN MUIR
TOMORROW
A Paramount Picture
A. Emphać: Production—A Fiona National Plature
Harold
Lloyd
THE MILKY WAY By Popular Request
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[4 SHOWS]
DAILY 2.30-5.15 7.15-9.30
ORIENTAL
22
FLEMING ROAD MANCH
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fly BREEN in Hawaii Calls
NED SPARKS. IRTIN E. COBB
RAYMOND PAIGE and his orchestra
· EKO-KADIO' Pazzure. Directed by Kdward F. Cline, Produced by
Sai Laster. A Principal Production. Screen Play by Wanda Tuchock
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ONE OF THE BEST AND FUNNIEST OF OLD FAVOURITES.
Samuel Goldwyn presents
Gorgeous Girls Galore! Howds! Guffaws! Screams!
Eddie CANTOR
The KID FROM SPAIN
UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
WED.
THUR.
"EX-LADY"
BETTE DAVIS GENE. RAYMOND
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