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IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of One Dollar per Share has been declared for the six months ended 30th June, 1936, and will be payable on and after FRIDAY, 11th SEPTEMBER, 1936. Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Registered Office, P. & O. Building.

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SCOTTISH EXPERIMENT WITH

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Ho blunders from Fourteen former industrial work- one mistaken clue to another, anders are engaged in an experiment Bank of East Asia Building, hinges into an orgy of wild adven and with the aid of a grant from the tures. At midnight he has a heetle Government of £2,000, time in an old disused tube, nation

and

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ADMIRAL RETIRES SIN GEORGE CHETWODE TO LEAVE NAVY

London, Aug. 10. It is officially announced that Admiral Sir George Chetwode has been placed on the retired ilst at his own request.

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Forbes has consequently been promoted to Admiral.Reuter.

sequence

the

Men will receive full allowance at the dog Jack (Jack Hulbert). There is the Labour Exchange until

is self-supporting--British first-class support from Claude Hubert scheme

Wireless, and Fay Wray.

"Annie Oakely" Grouped among the foremost women serves as her Tenth Anniversary plc- of history, Annie Oakley is re-created ture, Garbo has been surrounded by on the talking screen through the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with her finest characterisation by Barbara Stanwyck supporting cast, her most superb set- to be shown at the Oriental Theatre tings and a story, one of the work's Annic greatest, that has been transferred on Sunday and Monday. Oakley was the leading performer in faithfully from Leo Tolstoy's dramatic screen. As Count Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, she classic to the

and defeated the world's champion marka Vronsky, the dashing young Russing man, and evolved into the greatest officer who wins Garbo's love

or tenra her away from her husband Annie's life was coloured (Basil Rathbone) and her little son rifle shot who ever lived, man

Bartholomew), Fredric woman. with romance throughout her career. Freddie Her romance, her career with Buffalo March turns in one of his finest per- As Karenin, the husband, B arena spectacle, her internation-formances.

arc

al tour and command performances Rathbone repents his fine performance before European royalty, all are of Murdatone in "David Copperfield," portrayed in "Annie which brought him to the forefront of British Wireless adds that in cor-realistically

Oakley."

Miss Stanwyck, who is featured players. Others in the cast

win honourable mention of Admiral Sir George

cast, including Maureen O'Sullivan, May Robson, noteworthy Chelwade's retirement Vice-Admiral starred in the title role, is supported who

Preston Foster, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Owen, Phoebe Foster, Gyles Sir Chineles Forbes is promoted Ad-by a rairal, Rear Admiral Max Horton is foreni Olsen who depicts Buffalo Bill, Isham, Cora Sue Collins and Reginak Denny, "Anna Karenina" is the nixth promoted Vice-Admiral, and Cap: Andy Clyde and Pert Kelton.

picture that Clarence Brown bas di- ial Arthur Dowding

reeted for Garbo, and it stands out as the finest achievement of his di- Rear-Admiral,

career. David O. Selznick Greta Garbo's twentieth picture rectorial

"Anna was the producer and William Daniels, for the American public,

which is at the Star the cameraman, has presented n Karenina," Theatre. can safely be acclaimed. her loveller and more happy Garbo than greatest picture. For this, which also ever before.

is promoted

Four cases of Typhold and one case of Meningitis were reported to the local Health Authorities on Tuesday.

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"Anna Karenina"

Grand Concert

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