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THE ROMANTIC SECRETS

IN THE LIVES OF- BEAUTIFUL NURSES!

Girls in White

with FLORENCE RICE. UNA MERKEL

ANN RUTHERFORD, MARY HOWARD. ALAN MARSHALL

Directed by S. Sylvan Simon

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CA, FLAMING DRAMA OF MARR7ZON-A-SHOESTRING )

LOMBARD

JANES STEWART in "MADE FOR EACH OTHER"

A United Artists Picture

Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

"Hard To Get

QUEEN'S:

"Four Girls In White"

ORIENTAL

"Four Daughters"

CATHAT:

"Submarine Patrol"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:

"Ben-Hur"

STAR:

"Straight Place And Show"

MAJESTIC:

"Garden Of The Moon"

KING'S:

Coming

The Three Musketers

QUEEN'S:

"Gunga Din"

ORIENTAL:

"King Of The Underworld"

CATHAY:

"The Ice Follies of 1939**

ALHAMBRA:

"Gunga Din" /

STAR:

"Always Goodbye"

MAJESTIC:

.:

"Made For Each Other"

Ina Claire Returns To The Screen

BOTH ·

Claire was Fagan in Washington, D.C., on October 15. Educated at Holy Cross Academy, in Washing* ton. She made her first stage appearance la 1908. imper- sonating Harry Lauder.

CINEMA & GENERAL

;

From there, she went to vaude ville, playing the Keith and Proc- tor circuits Her first stage ap-

BOAT USED IN "TUGBOAT ANNIE” NOW IN NEW BEERY FILM

The ancient tugboat "Narcisme” which carried Maria Pressler and Wallace Berry to fame In "Tugboat Annie" was hauled out of drydock in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer back lot and pat back in commission for Beery's newest picture, "Thunder Aflost”. in which he appears xs, a turbont captain who joins the Navy.

In use for the first time since "Tugboat Annio," the "Narcis sus," rechristened the "Susan H," was relaunched into the studio's outdoor tank, where Beery climbed aboard and examined all the old familiar features of the deckhouse and gear.

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"Thunder Afloat" will be the last picture in which the tug can be used, however, as the script, requires it to be sunk. by a submarine.

MASSED R.A.F.TM EXERCISES

1,300 PLANES TO TAKE PART

PRISONERS

TEACH

TO

IN JAILS

The educated prisoners in the Punjab jails stand to get a special remission of sentences if they educate a suficient number of LONDON, Aug. 3 (Reuter)—Ap-aduit illiterate - prisoners, proximately 1,500 planes will parti decision has been made by the cipate in the R.A.F. home defence Punjab Government in pursuance exercises which are taking place of theff policy for promoting adult from August 8 to August 11 on education in the Punjab, larger and more comprehensive scale than ever before.

to

Paid teachers are already work- ing in some of the Punjab jails, The principal objects of the Government now propose that in exercises are to test the alr and addition the paid teachers ground" defence of Great Britain educated convicts should be ap: against air attack and the organi- pointed as teachers in jails. zation and efficiency of the forces participating."

The Inspector-General of Pri- sons, Punjab, has Instructed all Ares of Exercises The area of the exercises are lists of selected prisoners who may Superintendents of fall to submitt the north and east line connecting be keen on acting as teachers of Macclesfield, Droitwich, Salisbury their fellow convicts. The convict and Bournemouth,

There will be approximately 800 defending planes of which 500 will be fighters. The ground defences include anti- aircraft, searchlight, balloon and barrage units.

come

teachers are to be selected from among those prisoners whose un- expired sentences may be between two and five years.

These convict teachers at the outset will be concentrated in orie

The attacking force will number, jail and will be given instruction 500 bombers presumed to

in the methods of teaching by from territories in the east. Air Officers of the Education Depart- raid precaution will also be prae- ment. They will then be sent to tised on the nights of August 9 various Jalls to act as teachers or and 10. when London blacked-out.

will be assist teachers.

pearance was in "Jumping Jupit APPROPRIATIONS

er," then "The Quaker Giri" and "Honeymoon Express."

Went to England first to play in "The Girl From Utah" and "The Belle Of Bond Street."

After her return to America she was in the Ziegfeld Follies in, 1915. Was a David Belasco star for two years at the Belasco Theatre, starting in 1917.

In motion pictures, she was starred in "The Last Or Mrs. Cheyney," "The Awful Truth," "The Royal Family Of Broadway." "The Greeks Had A Word For It" and other pictures,

BILL IN U.S.

Huge Cuts Made By Committee

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Reuter) -The principal cuts made by the House of Representatives'. Appro- priations Committee which slashed

They will only be required to do" teaching work during their im earn additional remission is they show good results.

COMING EVENTS

| AUG.-

4-Tides: High 12,08 am, and 11,10 am. Low 505 am and 6.03 pm.

Sunrise 5.56 am. 'Sunset 169 p.m. Naval Court Martial Tamer 10 s..

on HMB

Troopship Diwara due Helena May Institute entertain-

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Crown Land Sale (D.O. Bauth) 11 a.m.

St. Andrew's Med. Working Party. 10 a.m

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5-Tides: High 12.23 a.m. and 11.40

Low 546 am, and 6,30 p.m. Sunrise: 556 am Sunset 7.02. p.m. All-Cycling Meeting #t Caroline

9:30

420

720

H

YMCA Launch Pienic 2.30 p.m.

| President Roosevelt's · Appropria-

tions. Bül from nearly $216,000,000 ment to Missionaries. to $53,000,000 were the complete ell- Y.M.O.A "Keep Fit" Class 10.30 mination of the $119,599,918 Item swimming 6 p.m.

A.12. Badminton 8.30 p.m.; Mixed Miss Claire suddenly deserted

for restoration of the capital im- Hollywood' and returned to her pairment of the Commodity Credit first love, the Juage, and became Corporation and reduction of the the leading "comedienne, After proposed outlay for acquisition" of five years away from motion pic-strategic war materials from $25,- tures, she returned, under contract

000,000 to $10,000,000, to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She is now appearing in "Ninotchka." starring Garbo,

THREE PRETTIEST BRUNETTES IN HOLLYWOOD

Ernst Lubitsch's "three prettiest brunettes in Holly- wood" were" chosen for the three cigarette girls in the Paris hotel in "Ninotchka" with Greta Garbo. They figure in scenes with Melvyn Douglas, Big Rumann, Felix, Bressart and Alex Grenach.

"I want the three prettiest brunettes in Holly wood, five- feet one inch tall," was Lu- bitsch's requisition to Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer's aasting office. The lists were -can- Vissed.

Lubitsch chose Peggy Moran, Jennifer Grey and Kay Stuart.

IS WINSTON

The Committee also cut the $7,300,000, recommended for train- ing of civilian pilots to $3,000,000, commenting that the lower-figure -Wedding At Cathedral-Horder. would be sufficient to train 7,500 REO.C.A. Flannel Dance 8.30 p.m.

Bolton 3 p.m., St. John's, students, which is half the number Equine Sports Club Cavalcade ta.

6-Tides: High 12.49 a.m. and 12.13

contemplated by the civil aeronau-Bishops Path. tics authority.

The 'Committee's record showed P Low 6.30 àm. and 8.58 p.m.“. that the total appropriations this Sunrise 5.58 am Sunset 7.02 p.m.

Equine Sports Club Cavalcade to year exceeded $13,000,000,000, com-Orchard. pared with last year's total of Lawn Bowls. Interport Trial 3.30- $11,361,000,000 .!

p.m.

12 MORE 1RA. SUSPECTS FOR DEPORTATION

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuter)—ØLF (Samuel Hoare yesterday signed "a farther 21 deportation orders against IR A. suspects

He also signed an order prohibit- | lag the landing in England of L. R

A. suspects.

*

Three L RA deportees were taken aboard the Dublin mail boat at Holyhead to-day. They declared they would be back in Manchester next week, and added that all the IR. A funds were obtained from sympathisers in America:

Y.M.CA.. Discussion Group s p., Speaker: Rev, A. McLellan on "Form Criticism and the Gospels."

7-Tides: High 116 sin, and 1.05 p.m. Low 7.28 am. and. 7.20 p.m.

St. David's Society Launch Pic- nic 2.15 p.m.

All-Cycling Meeting at Carolinė

FAIL

YMCA, Whist Drive 8.30 pm. 8-Piring Practice from Stonecut tem 6 pm ---midnight.

Rotary Club Tian Mtá., HK, Hotel 1 pmm..

Crown Land Sale: (PWD) 3 pm. 10-Piring Practice froin Stonecut ters 6 pm to midnight.

HKY Men's Club Mtg Mt. Francis Hotel 1 pm

tares (Chinese) at Ears, 730 p.m.

et. John's Ambulance ARP Let

YMCA (WS) Bridge 108.m Med Ewimming 6 p.m. Badminton 6,30 p.m. M

WORTH IT? COLONIAL QUESTIONS GAAD.C: Gen. MIE--

LONDON, July 21 (By Air Mail) A professional politician who is out of office is like a jockey without amount. It is only human nature that he should want to get back into the saddle,

MCA (WS) Mahjonge and Bridge Drive, in aid of Charity. 10 am.

Dr. Mahlongg 10 am,

11-Crown Land Bale (DO Bouth) †14 8.m.

IN COMMONS LONDON, Aug. 3 (BWS) In a YMCA "Eeep Fit Class 1030 statement on the proposal for aam, Mxd. - Swimming. §. p.m., "Bad- Joint Parliamentary Committee minton 8.30 p.m.

Chin-Ma on Colonial Questions, the Prime

Registry Wedding Minister said that the Guvern Yearly Interim Dividend payable,

14--HK, and Shanghal Bank Half- But he should be frank about ment appreciated the anxiety of Crown Land Bale PWD 453 PICAS his motives; he should not seek to members that an opportunity St. John's Ambulance First Aid Lec- cloak them under any highfalutis should be afforded to the House of tures "atert in "8.0MP" Board, Room, pretences especially if his talent for keeping in closer touch

10.45 WIŁAT making a nuisance of himself is at Colonial problems, particular Talpo) 11.30am

15 Crown Land Bale (DO. Nortis, least as great as his ability to proposal for a Parliamentary 18-HK Land Investment and render useful service.

PA Committees doubt presénted

Agency

Ltd. Interim Dividend pay? Apropos, it is worthy of mention certato advantages, but waleed 17 Star Ferry Co. Ltd. Interim what another famous politician issues of Parliamentary procedure

Dividend payable sald of Mr. Churchill years ago and constitutional practice of "Winston is an uncomfortable far-reaching character, which re- St. John's Ambulance

Dividend Payable quired very careful considerationz tures (English); KtaHori 15,45

He hoped to make a more dednite statement of the

(Beliamin Intentions in satezan

bedfellow in politica First of all, "he tries to kick you out of bed. It be fails at that he tries to pinch all the clothes.

able

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