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CINEMA NEWS

NOTES FROM THE

THEATRES

GOVERNOR'S THANKS

APPRECIATION OF PUBLIC

WELCOME

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Authorbel Capital

A brilliant array of talent bedecks Unofficial Member of the Legislative Reserve Fund

Sir Henry Pollock K.E., Senior Bulmeribed and Paideop the now. screen musical comedy, "The Council, has received the following Girl Friend," which is showing at the letter from the Hon. Colonial Secret Alhambra from Thursday to Satur-

Ary, day. The top name spots are filled

Thomas Southorn Sir by the meteoric Ann Sothern and kong, December 10, 1535.

Colonial Secretary's

Oflice, Hong- Jack Haley, stars of many

any Broadway! succenses and, without

The Honourable, Sir H. E. Pollock, recent inonths, almost

KT..

£5,000,000 2,504,100 180.000

HEAD OFFICE1 117-122, Lendenhall fires, Landon, EC.4, WEST END BRANCH: 14-10, Cockapur Street, London, S.W.1.

BRANCHES-Bombay, Cafrutta, Calicut, am directed by His Ex-Colombo, Hongkong, Madras, Shanghai, Binge- the Governor to convey to Agencias-In all the principal towns

General Exchange and Tanking teena

aa inany Hollywood ones., Str., Hongkong." Hoger Pryor, another actor who has cellence

pore,

of

had equal popularity on both stage and screen, heads the supporting you personally, and through you, the world. with-Thurston Hall, Victor, cast, to the members of the Public Receptraponcles, Loane and overdrafts granted on

Ray

Courtney The long their

accounts opened.

tion Committee and the people of Margaret Seddon and Hongkong, and in particular to Sir proved security. Current, and Fixed Deposit Incz

William Shonton, the Chairman of SAVINGS ACCOUNTS in lacul extracy- share of galety to the. Three the Reception Sab-Committee, penniless Broadwayltes who become Excellency's most slucere thanks for

His Interest allowed at 2% per annum. nyaived in rural theatrhuis by im the warm welcome accorded to him allowed at rates which may be obtained in

STERLING BAYING ACCOUNTS:-inter personating a famous impresario nat his assistants

otts theme of the fue the bilmed on the occasion of his arrival in the application.

Lo

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Colony.

A stampede His Excellency has received with of farmyard animals broaks up their very much pleasure the English and premiere

in a converted barn and Chinese cuples of the Address of consternation reigns. The solution Welcome and, in thanking you for filed evening in the theatre. The miration for the skilled craftsman-

their troubles

ibles promises

then, fun-

he wishes to express his al- music and lyrics for "The Girl

were propared by Gus Kahn which adurned both the addresses Friend"

the handsome casket an and Arthur and

in which Johnston, and

nang | they were contained. by Miss Sothern, Haloy, Pryor and

His Excellency further desires me an ensemble of chorus boys and girin. to convey to yourself and to the other

Two Together, the tune whieh

of the Committee his ap Members recurs throughout the film, in expect preelation of the excellent arrange- ed to become one of the season's hits.ments, and the able manner in whleh Other numbers include "What Is This they were carried out, at the cere Power," and two ensemble routines. Welcome to Napoleon" and " | mony of the presentation of the Ad

dresses of Welcome at Volunteer leon's Exile."

TO

understand the Headquarters.[ son for the latter two songs about obedient servant.

Sir, Your the famous emperor of France, it

W, T. SOUTHORS, Colonial Sveretary..

nust be known that the show-within- mus! the show is a burlesque on Napoleon. In which aler

Am.

an unusually good

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Manager. Hongkong. 18th November, 1935.

WAH YAN COLLEGE SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATED

The Wah Yan College's sixteenth anniversary was celebrated at a din- ner to which the entire staffs of the College, its branch in Kowloon and the Wah Yue School in Wanchai were invited, in the College building in Robinson Rund on Monday night.

The Rev. R. W.

who the pro- Kressive

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new. Presided, briefly alingher,

Corporal, Miss Sonys the Little

porting cast is is Josephine and Pryor, a French marshal. Symone, including Patsy Kelly, a our Felix, Broadway dance director, romer to the screen, who shows was chosen by Director Edward marked talent in this picture as an eth and expressed his apprecin- Buzzell to stage the terpsichorean comedienne Reginald Owen, branch college

work of the staffs of the Paul Page, John Sheehan and Robert School of Wanchini. and MeWade also contribute notable per formances.

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