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Brigitte Helm

"MISTRESS OF ATLANTIS” ·

with GIBB McLAUGHLIN & JOHN STUART

AN ENGLISH VERSION OF PIERRE BENOIT'S WORLD-FAMOUS NOVEL "ATLANTIDE."

· A NERO SUPER PRODUCTION.

TO-MORROW

THE PAST OF MARY HOLMES

Directed by Horlan Thompson and

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1933,

·ENGLISH STUDIES

HONGKONG BRANCH OF THE ASSOCIATION

SEAMEN VANISH

POLICE SEARCHING THE WHANGPOO

Shanghal, Nov, 2. On Tuesday, November 7, the

River Pollco are searching for H.K. Branch of the English' Association starts its activities the bodies of two French sailors, for a new session. His Excellency believed to have been drowned Sir William Poel, who is president, when they fell into the Whangpo has kindly consented to preside from a sampan. at the opening meeting.

The men are Francois Leven and The English Association is a Leon Vincent, both of the cruiser world-wide Society. Its object is Primauget,

to

DUKE SUMMONED.

ALLEGED CONDUCT OF LOTTERY

London, Nov, 2,

A summons has been granted at the Bow Street Polico Court against the Duke of Athall, for selling tickets in a lottery. The case will

be heard on November 14.-Router. For some months past, the Daka of Athoil has recalved world-wide publicity for his achome to calea money for British charities.

hrrange meetings of people According to the authorities, interested in English literature the men fell into the water late and the English language. It has Sunday night while they were Lotteries being illegal in Eng- members of every nationality, race being conveyed in ʼn aanpan to land, His Grace invited anyons - and creed, who find a common their ship.

terested to send lilm "ten skillinga

Interest In the study and discus Another seaman, Péder Starund- for nothing." They received in alon of literary topics or linguistic haugh, Norwegian second engineer return a cancelled ticket, but no re- problems. The headquarters of

the Central Body in in London, on the 8.8. Wilfred, ras been ference to a lottery or prizes ap and there are local branches in missing from his ahip since Octo-peared on it.

Because of the Duke's unimpeach overy city of culture throughout er 28, and it is ballaved that he,

too, is drowned. Police are searchable reputation for honesty and the English-speaking world.

The Hongkong branch is now beginning its fifth year. It holdn regular monthly meetings. from

ing-Reuter.

dollars.

Integrity, money poured in. People subscribed confident that they would participate in a lottery. It

November to April, on the frat which are published throughout will remain for the authorities to year. For this central prova that the Duke actually con- Tuesday of each month. Each the muoting takes the form of mumborship, there is an extraducted a lottery. lecture and a discussion. The charge of five dollars in addition lectura is not meant to be nu ex- to the local subscription of three haustive treatment of a set theme,

n table may be arranged for them. but an introductory ravidw of a

Occasional Publications. Tuesday's meeting. will bogin tople which can be informally

with the annual business of ap- discussed by people interested in Not only does the local branch proving accounts and electing booka. That the moro impressive provide regular meetings. It also office-bearers. There will then be entertainmonta of the modern uublishes from time to time, as a lecture on "R. S. Surtees" by world have not entirely distracted funds permit, booklets containing Mr. Macnamara. Those who like mankind from literary purauits, le lectures which have boon de books, and those who ko horses. shown by the good attendance at delivered at these meetings. will have a good opportunity of these meetings.

To meet the convenience of hearing and discussing the views Membership of the local branch those who like five o'clock tea and of one who is well known to like

away both. has always, during these four who don't want to rush yoars, antounted td between eighty from five o'clock tea to attend a!

Old members who mean to and a hundred. Of these, some mepting, the Helena May Institute, twenty or thirty have also become whore meetings are held, kindly continue their membership, and members of the Central Body. offers to cater for tea-parties in now mombers who wish to foln, Membership of the Central Body the lecture hall. Those who mean have no formalities to go through, their establishes a link with literary to take ten, are asked to order Itj other than handing in

of the Helena names and subscriptions, which activities at home, and those who from the Matron

Join the Central Body receive May Instituto (Tel. No. 22160) the can be done most conveniently at copies of pamphlets and bulletins (day before the meeting, so that the meetings.

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