1939-05-27 — Page 7

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BOYS AND GIRLS!

Here's a wonderful oppor tunity for you to wake some extra pocket money and to get a free ticket to woo M-G-M's picture entitled "BOYS TOWN," co-starring Spencer Tracey and Mickey Rooney. The picture was voted one of the ten best pictures of the year, and though it just failed by the narrowest margin to nose out Columbia's Can't Take It With

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Academy Award for the bast picture of the year, it neverthelese secured two other Academy Awards just the same. Spencer Tracey won the award for the best male performance of the year for his portrayal of · Father Flanagan in BOYS TOWN, and the writers of the Story received the other award for the best screen story of the year. The" picture will play simultaneously at the Queen's" and "Alhambra Theatres from June 3, 1935,

All you have to do is to secure subscription for the "Hongkong Daily Press" for a minimum period of six months from a relative or friend. For the first thirty subscriptions received, each successful contestant will receive 20 per cent. of the whatever subscriptions he secures commission and a free ticket to the boat seat in the Queen's or. TOWN Theatres to see "BOYS

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with Spencer Tracey. and Mickey Rooney. After the first thirty subscriptions are" received, we will only pay the commission," so send your subscriptions in early

to get the free cinema ticket as

well

DRAMA YOU'LL SEE

with your heart in your eyes!

Two great stars in the "Captains Courageous" of 19381

TRACY ROONEY BOYS

Esch anateatant can submit as many subscriptions as secured and qualify for the commission and cinema tickets.

In all, there will be four competitions of this kind, each lasting ous week. For each, similar prizes will be given (except that the picture for which the free cinema ticket is presented will vary), but, at the end of the fourth competition, the "Hong kong Daily Press will, in addition to the prizes and commissions 'skráied, offer á special prize of $20.00 to the competitor who bas. "brought in the largest number of new subscribers so long as the

number is not less than twenty.

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This is the thin contest of the series and, will remain in force. until 12 noon on Friday. June 2, 1939.

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GENERAL

ARRANGEMENTS FOR KING'S

BIRTHDAY REVIEW

A Revlow of the Garrison in celebration of the Birthday of His Majesty King George VI, will take place in the Happy Valler On Thursday, June 8, 1939.

The Review will commenco, at 8 am, on June 8, 1939, at which hour His Excellency the Governor And Commander-in-Chief ær- rives at Maka Entrance to the Race Course.

Seating accommodation for those desirous of witnessing the Parade will be provided in the various en- closures. Admission to Enclostires A B D and E will be by ticket obtainable only from the Deputy Assistant Adjutant General," Head- quarters, China Command, to whom application should be made by those requiring accommodation. No application need be made for admission to Enclosure C

His Excellency the Governor and Commander-in-Chief arrives at

the Parade Ground escorted by "a Motor Cycle Detachment of the H.K.V.D.C., and, immediately after receiving the appropriaté honours, inspects the Parade.

After inspecting the Parade His Excellency will return to the Balat- ing Base and take the Salute when the Parade marches past.

ON THE FLATFORM

The following will be in position

MUSIC EXAM. RESULTS

Owing to pressure on sys.co the results of the Trinity Col- lege of Muste Examinations held in Hongkong from May 13 to 23 have beta, unavoidably held over and Will appear in our Monday tasno.

Only Five Days Left To Register

LAST MINUTE RUSH EXPECTED

on the platform in attendance on His Excellency during the March WITH ONLY FIVE DAYS LEFT Past: The Commodore, "Hong-[BEFORE THE TIME-LIMIT EX kong Commodore A. Peters, PIRES, local registration of British D.S.C., Royal Navy, The subjects is proceeding very slowly, Officer Commanding, The Royal and the response to the last an- Air

Fonce, Group Captain nouncement twood by the author)- HMK. Brown, RAF, The Officer ties has been very poor indeed, it Commanding. The Hongkong Naval is officially stated. Valunteer Force, Commander J.

Facilities for registration were Petrie, DS.C., and the Comman-made available nearly two months dant, EKV.D.C. Lieut-Colonel Hago, but the number of British B. Rose, M.C. During the March subjects who have filled in and re- Past the Parade Commander, turned their forms is still far Major-General A.E. Grasett, DS.0, below the estimated total required MC, General Oficer Commanding, by law to register. The British Troops in China, will also join His Excellency.

Under Ordinance. No. 12 of 1939. every British subject who was After Marching Past, the Parade resident in the Colony on March will reform line.

31 this year must make and sign

His Excellency will then leave a return in the prescribed form, the platform accompanied by the giving the information and parti- Senior Officers of the Services and culars specified thereon, and must take up a position in front of the deliver the return to the authori Flagstaff.

tles on, or before Wednesday, May The form of Ceremonial will 31. follow that laid down for Parades

EXEMPTIONS

held in honour of the King's The following British subjects Erthday when the Sovereign is not are exempted:-persons of Chinese present

race; members of His Majesty's ROYAL STANDARD

regular Naval, Military or Air The Union Jack flown during the Forces and the Hongkong Police Marth Past will be hauled down Force; females and Persons: under and the Royal Standard (furled) 18 years of age and over the age run up to the masthead.

of 55.

The Commander of the Parade- will order the Parade to give the Royal, Balute will again be given dard will be broken at the mast- head representing the arrival of His Majesty The King a

The Troops on Parade will then advance in Review Order and the

Oficials in charge of regis tration expect that there may be a last-minute rash, but emphasize the fact that anyone required by law to register and who falls to do so before Wed- nesday next will be prosecuted.

SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1939-PAGE 7

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Royal Salute will again be given ouices, police stations, the ... travel. followed by three cheers for the bureax or from the Registration Xing.

Office, Chung Tin Building, top floor. ......

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COLONY HEALTH

As the Royal Standard is hauled down, signifying the departure of

DEPARTURES, ETC. His Majesty, the Royal Salute will

According to law, all British sub- once more be given by the Troops, jects arriving in the Colony from His Excellency The Governor and other places, and who cannot Commander-in-Chief then leaves claim exemption as provided, must the Parade Groand, after receiving register within 48 hours of their the appropriate honours, accom-arrival. Departures from the panied by the Escort of the HK. Colony and changes of address

Thirty-three cases of tuberculosis VD.C.

must be reported to the Registra-were notified to the "Health, De- Träfflé Control, including the tion Office one week before. provisions of car parks, will be in the Hands of the Civil Police.

AIRPORT NEWS Imperiai Airways;

NORTHBOUND Monday: Bangkok, Hanoi Hong-

kong.

Dorado, Delphinus 4 & 5 pm.”

SOUTHBOUND

Tuesday: Hanol, Bangko Dorado-7 am.

Air France: R

NORTHBOUND

Wednesday: - France,

|Hongkong, DAE

Service -12.30 p.m.

Pan American Airways;

EASTWARD /

Hina

- Wednesday : U.S.A.. Manila, Hong- tong.

China Clipper-2 pm

* WESTWARD Thursday: Manila, USA, China Clipper 8.30 am.

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UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

The following is a list of un- claimed telegrams lying at Cable

RETURNS

partment on May 25, in addition to, eight cases of measles, four cases-of diphtheria, and two cases each of cholera, enteric fever and dysentery.

& Wireless Limited, Hongkong "FOUR DAUGHTERS" Branch:-...

Apr. Coppinger, passenger, 5.8. Canton, from Shanghai

Centina, _from_Shanghai..

Du Sautoy care Wardley, from Shanghaid

Dr. Honeywill Kowloon, from Gillingham Kent.

Meredith: c/o The Peak, from Croydon.

Cinema, fans are promised a peal treat when "Four Daughters" is shown at the King's Theatre short- ly,

A Warner Brothers production, the picture is based on the popular story by Fannie Hurst.

Comedy, music, love and sacri- |fice are interwoven "in “Four

Minerals c/o Mercantile Manufg: Daughters." Co., from Bingapore.

Tranho care Chaumon, 135. Con- naught Road, from Saigon..

-Mero, from Koylu

Eckelmann Kremoffice, New York

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Minerals, from Haiphong, Raulcovun, from Changanshe. Mr A Roces, Jr. Peninsula Hotel, from Manila.

The cast includes Priscilla Lapė, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Gale Page, Claude Rains, May Robson and Frank McHugh, (2

A Royal Balute was fired yesterday on the occasion of the birthday at HM the Queen Mother Mary,

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