1939-12-22 — Page 3

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Matro-Goldwyn Mayur Drama!

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GENERAL

COMING EVENTS Cargoes Not

DEC.

22-Tides: High 5.36 am and 608 pm. Low 13.46 am and 11.20 p.m.

Sunrise: 6.58 a.m.; Sunset: 5.43 p.m. Sino-British Cultural Assn. Ktg. Speaker: Mr. J. E Witham "China's Ten Trade."

China Light and Power Co., Ltd., “Annual Mig. 12 noon.

Claims against Enemy Arms (Vinces Singer and Wilhelm Maier and Co.) Schools' Physical Training Competi tion, H.K.P.C. 9 am; Final at 11.30

Cheero Club Christmas Dinner. 7.30 p.m."

Children's Fancy Dress Party, Per insula Hotel, 4 p.m.-6.30 p.m.

H.K. University Congregation, Great Hall. 4.30 p.m.

St. Andrew's Wolf Cubs Christmas Party, 5 pm

St. Andrew's Church Fellowship Christmas Draw, and Social Wellington Barracks, 7.30 p.m. and 10.39 p.m.

Carol Party in Kowloon

REW.O. Mess:

Sale of Toys at Millington, Ltd., in ald of B.W.O.P, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Orphan's Home. Executive mittee Mtg.

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Delivered

CLAIM AGAINST NAZI FREIGHTERS

MIAMI, Deo. 21 (Eenter)—–—– The Imperial Sugar Company of Galveston has filed a suit for attachment against the German freighter Arauca, which put Into Port Ever- glades, in Florida, yesterday, after being pursued by a Brl- tish warship.

NEUTRALITY ZONE NOT VIOLATED

SCUTTLING OF THE COLUMBUS,

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (Router)—— Mr. President Roosevelt's Secretary, declared that more complete re.. poris had now been received which convinced the United States Gov- ernment that the" Columbas wäe scuttled in order to avoid risk of encounter or seisure outside the neutrality one.

No naval action or encounter

CARGO OF SUGAR The Company claims it had many tons of sugar on board three. Hamburg-Amerika line freighters, was reported and, therefore, the which put into neutral ports at question or any violation of the the beginning of the war without neutrality zona was not involved. delivering their cargoes.

The suit involves a sum of $38,-

Com-

500.

Christ Church: Nativity Play. 8.45

8.12.

Crown, Land Sale (D.O. South), 11 Toc H. Chater Room, St. Andrew's, 6.45 p.m.

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THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE SON IN A PICTURE WITH A HEART AND SOUL 1 MICKEY ROONEY... IN HIS FIRST SOLO STARRING VEHICLE... WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN TO ORDER FOR HIM! '

Mickey Rooney

Mark Twains THE ADVENTURES OF

HUCKLEBERRY FINN

WALTER CONNOLLY

WILLIAM FRAMLEY -REX INGKAN LYNNE CARVER - JO ANN SAVERY

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

Jeanette

MACDONALD BROADWAY SERENADE

LEW AYRES

IAN HUNTER FRANK MORGAN

· A Rotors 2. Loved Protestbe

A Metro-Goldwyn May/KE MORUM

Christian Fellowship, Helena May Inst. 10.30 a

23-Tides: High 7.07 a.m. and 8.44 j' p.m. Low 132 am, and 12.13 p.m.

LOSS TO MUSIC WORLD

Sunrise: 6.59 Am; Sunset: 5.43 p.m. Death Of Conductor

Y.M.C.A. Pantomime, 3 pm.

HE. and Lady Northcote leave for

Lodge.

of Business

Administra

at

tion--Students Christmas Party

tropole Hotel. 8 p

Metropole

24-Tides: High 3.17 am and 722

p.m.

Low 2.13 am and 1.58 pm

Of B.B.C. Empire

Orchestra

LONDON, Dec. 21 (Renier) —

The death occurred in London on

NAZIS NOT TOLD BERLIN, Dec. 21 (Reuter)-Up to a late hour yesterday, the Ger- man public was not allowed to know that the Columbus had been scut- tled by her crew, nor did they know that the French had sunk two more U-Boats.

Dangerous Work

“BALLOON NAVY"

Sunrise: 8.59 a.m.; Sunset: 5.44 p.m. Tuesday of Mr. Eric Fort, who for TO COUNTER NAZI,

Christmas Eve.

St Andrew's Church: Carol Ser-

vice. 8.15 p.m.

RK, University, Christmas Carol Concert. Great Hall, 9.

Softball League. 25~~Tides:" High 3.09 m. and 3.03 p.m. Low 3.54 a.m. and 1.37 p.m.

Sunrise: 8.39 a.m.; Sunset: 344 paz Christmas Day.

sixteen years has been a member of the B.B.C. staff as Empire Music Director and Conductor of the B.B.C. Empire Orchestra since Ita inception in 1934.

GREAT PROMISE

MINE - LAYING

Heligo-

LONDON, Dec. 21 (Beuter)—" Measures against Naz! planes laying mines along the Bri- tish coast Include not only nightly patrols over land, but also operations by the Balloon Navy," in order to intercept enemy aircraft.

DANGEROUS WORK He had the unusual gift of being Balloons now made fast to boats and HKP.C.light-hearted even in his "serious around various danger areas ground Scotland va England, 3.30

music."

these boats are manned by young p.m. u

Children too will miss him, for members of the Balloon Barrage

St. Andrew's Church: Festival Ser vice. 11 am.

International Soccer, China va. Per- tugal, Sookunpo, 3.30 pm

26-Boxing Day.

International Soccer

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His death is a loss to the world of 'music, for his serious works showed even greater promise for the future.

i.

REO.CA. Pancy Dress" Dance. he was well-known over the chil- of the RAF, tugmasters and fish-

Peninsula Hotel.

Fanling Hunt and Race Club Meetdren's programmes to the younger |ermen. ing at Kwantl

YM.C.A. Pantomime, p.m. and 9

p.m.

H.K.CS.C.C.--Prize-Cliving & Chil- dren's Sports, 4 pm.

Party, Metropole Hotel,. 9 p.m.

listeners who were his fond ad- mirers.

The danger of the work is Ulus- trated by the story of how one such boat found itself anchored at

Canadian Chinese Club, Christmas GOVERNOR OF TIMOR night near a mine. It did not dare move for fear of being blown up LISBON, Dec, 21 (Favas)-It is and those on board wore their life- officially announced that Cap-belts all night, tain Manuel Ferrera Carvalho will

Tea Dance at Craigengewer Cricket

Club.

27-Crown Land Sale, P.WD, '3

p.m.

Next morning the anchor was

29-China Light & Power Recrea-soon be nominated as Governor of hoisted and the boat slowly and tion Club Dance, 9 p.m.

Diocesan Boys' School, Charity Dance, 8.30 p.m.

30-Claims against estaté of Leung Chan Tak Yan due.

31-New Year's Eve.

li

Rizal Day: Luncheon at Filipino Club. I p.m.

St. Andrew's Church: Old Year's Day Services.

Football Shield. First Round Y.M.C.A. Pantomime, 9pm.

PRINCESSES BÄCK IN LONDON FOR CHRISTMAS

LONDON, Dec. 21 (Reuter)

and Princess Princess Elizabeth Margaret are to spend Christmas with Their Majesties. They have been in Scotland' since before the war and travelled down to London during Tuesday night.

They have not seen the King since the middle of August or the Queen for two months.

Mr. Cheng Tse-hsien, member of the National Relief Commission. arrived in Kwellin on Tuesday with $150,000 relief funds. Mr. Cheng will shortly leave for the front to distribute the relief money among war refugees In South Kwangsi.

-Riotous Film

At King's

Tumor.

cautiously moved out of the area:

CROSSWORD NO. 493

129

ACROSS CLUES

19

1. A steely characteristic, but

suggestive of emotion 7 Striking

14. An abnormality ending with beginning of 17 across

15." Rent in stores

16, Would describe music that goes round and round

17. Absolutely reasonable to

begin with food issue 18. Bampled

20. Just time for a little one 21. Beautiful, but apparently

anything but dumb

23. The peak

24. Sweets that can't be served

hot

25. Kind of mouth

21. Towards someone

15

30. One is an essential part of

The chance of a lifetime to "Pack Up Your Troubles" in your old kit bag and howl, howl, howl awaits you down at the King's Theatre, where joyous Jane Withers- arrives today in the new 20th Century-Fox comedy of that title, 34 A relation without us, found with those riotous Ritz Brothers tossed-in to guarantee you maximum of fus.

A

FI

these cakes

In mint

35. Buch excuses naturally don't

go TRI 37: Elips up

mentally

40. You observe it sounds lik

sea..

Yes, Jane's the bravest .little Ma'amiselle in all France-and the 38. Not real but pictured Hitzes are in the army now! Being the Ritzes, of course they take the liberty of telling the General off, with results that provide the pic- ture with one of the funniest punch lines in the memory of this re- viewer.

41. If it's not built on whee it can hardly welsh

5

E 12 13

DOWN CLUES

1. Too sticky a pitch for

cricket

Wooden standard tor black-

2

mess

F

3. Ran into

4 Talk idly

5.

grocer's boy's pulses.

י ןךָ

Running one doesn't stir

6. Nudista may get good tan-

ning from these

7. Riot reacted (anagrain,`

8. The honest highwaymanı

who just takes his pick

9. Model for a' sluggard

10. Concerned with smallest

matter

11. Weighty beginning for some-

thing one takes to pick up

12. In a wax

13. Heavenly

10. Powder seen" in orienta:,

chemist's shop

21. Cheek or neck

Goes to bed

28. Spotted ·

28. Almost rhymes with 21 down

but it's a tongue

29. Beginning

31. The select few.

32, Snare made wiser 33, Made one

36. In the know with you and

the gate-post

42. The finest editor apparently 39. Obtained but for this is not

is, conquered

43. Non-stop indeed

remembered

SOLUTION TOMORROW.

SATIRE 8111IRTI

Jane presents two grand new

-Solution No 492 impersonations-George M. Cohan,, singing "Tm A Yankee Doodle SLUMP ISTRIPES LE,¶V¶¶ETEROSIONIT Dandy," and Eva Tanguay, sing-PER ORATION¶¶P¶X DEEMTF8ALMIDOME ing "I Don't Care." She also sings ANGLETREPLENISH ORDEAL IDEA. BID "Who'll Buy Flowers," a song by STEEPLE EERIEUSERTEILIA GILEN Sidney Clare and Jule Styne." MINTA AYSTEMS BRENEWALS1RESENT

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1939. -PAGE

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