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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, LECEMBER 21, 1936.

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KING GEORGE MEMORIAL

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The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation seknowledges the following further dunations to the! Two of Hollywood's most popular | King George V Memorial Furd. young stars, Robert Taylor and Previously acknowledged $108,031.41 Loretta Young, ore waited for the John Manners & Co. Ltd. first time cinematically in the Fox Anen. romantic hit, "Secret Interlude". Forster showing to-day at the King's Theatre, Members of the Chinese and the resulting combination is Staff of the S.C.A. & said to be the screen's "perfeel love-

Inspector Ellis.... team". "Secret Interlude is Mr. and Mrs. Croucher youthful love story concerning a boy Club de Recreio with a two many millions and his L. C. F. Bellamy secret sweetheart. Taylor and Miss Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Young are said to be ideal as im McBain lovers and the pleture is heralded as Dr. and Mrs. T. Y. LI the year's greatest_roimantle

grateful hit, Two

subjects Patsv Kelly, Dasil Rathbone and M.A. and D.A.D. Marjorie Catson ore featured in the W. J. Carrie ...... supporting casi.

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CRACKERS

FANCY BOX CHOCOLATES

PLUM PUDDINGS..

• MINCE MEATS,

GLACE CHERRIES.

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,65 to $ 6.00

.30 to $12.00 $1.10 to $2.90

.60 to

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MIDNIGHT

CHRISTMAS PARTIES

ARMY SERVICE CORPS PROVIDE FUN

derful party:

Lieut-Colonel H. D. Parkin D.DE, M.C., whose inferest and financiaf assistance made the party possible,

Major and Mrs. G. A. Bealo- Browne for their excellent orgoniza The Royal Army Service Corpa Ing the great deal of time and energy tipn. Special mention made regard- Christmas party was held in the spent by Mrs. Bonlo-Browne to make Garrison Lecture Hall on Friday, the party a success,

The guests included the parents and children of the Army Educational i The Omeers and their wives who Corps, Corps of Military Felice and assisted in the function. C. 5. M. Military Provost' Staff Corps.

Sabin and his very capable com- 82.10;

mittee. Sgt. Allen and The function opened at 3 p.m, and Dibson R.U.R. for the musle. S/Sgt.

Ddsmn," 100,03 In

a few minutes some seventy Kennard R.A.0.C, and assistant for 60.00 children were disporting themselves the cinema show, and last but not 100.00

at the various amusement stands. least. SKL. nichurdson- (Father 10.00 As usual the helter-skelter gronn-

Christmas). 10.00 ed under the weight of a masa of Three cheers were given for all of sliding humanity, whilst the overflow the above and the entertainment 10.00 of children, with a complete disregard closed after the National Anthem had 23.00 of the effects of niddiness, were been played.

10.00

$109,609.11ing tho

Hyrated On tho Those youngsters desirous deeds of

of Front isane Walton were at the Animal

Shen

The attendance

of the following

merry-go-round. of emulat- Buck and

and officers and their wives wus greatly free hand apprrelated:-Brigadier and Mrs. H. Booth and G. Suth-Smith, Colonel and Mrs. Fishing Well respectively. For less Morris, Lt. Col. nnd Mrs. II. H. C. W.

of a thousand dollar bill is not worth as he has been in every motion pic-strenuous efforts the slittle table, Dempsey, Major and Mrs. my more than half a postage stamp ture in which he has appeared. Ann marble boord, ski-ball and bull boned Richards and Contain and Mis, B. J. "TAVO in. Crowd." the romantle

comedy drama which is showing at Sothern, lovely, exotic, and capable offered attractions. In the absence Timmer-Contributed, the Alhambra Theatre to-day, is the of handling the story's breezy, roof a typhoon warning it may be re- rollicking tale of two young moderns mantle dialogue, proves herkeit eorder that it was unduly breezy in who start without even half a Inot perfect movie team mate for the the vicinity of the blow-football Where they go from that point, and European star. Fred Stone, appear table.

how they Onish, is told in the divert-ng as an old Arizona pioneer whic

Maltese, spurred

Lie

that

etc.,

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Ling screen story. The principal disapproves of the marriage of his Any feeling of lethargy was quick- characters in this Universal limeand-daughter, Miss Sothern, tonly dispelled by the indefatigable Cpl. olfering, pertrayed by John Bennett foreign Count, contributes a charac- MacCormac who, garbed presumably and Jost McCrea, each find belf ofterisation only Stone could. Billie as an Irish

torn thousand dollar bill. It has Burke, who is cast as the heroine's children into further activities. bern whisked cut of window dur- society-conscious mother, proves ber ing the course of a wild New Year's years of experience on the stage After tea a stir of exeltement wus Eve party, where money flies about have given her the ability to handle caused by an announcement faster than the wine, and wine flows acceded in working butler rules the vicinity of the R.A.S.C. Camber. assignment. Ernest Corsart, who Father Christmas had been sighted in #ke Nlagarn, After the pair ond

hus the divided currency, they bring to many a picture since he arrived With a resounding crash that gentle- back

to par value by pasting the In Hollywood, simply because he man (who when de-whiskered, bank together.

proved himself fortiture, they also interweave their lemons enter an a superb "gen-Is

gen- Is Sgt. Richardson) arrived down a Joins with Stone specially constructed but ilvra. Then they proceed to get in keeping the romance spleed with chimney, singgering under the weight sootless themselves into a maze of tangled comedy. "My American Wife" is of a huge sack which contained struations, madder by the minute, romance, handled in a

wonderful a light, refresh- The girl has previously

selection received ing manner. Designed especially for While the gifts, just what everyone of presents. 500 from her small town suitor to its stars, and filmed by Director buy a wedding trousseau. Instead, Harold Young, it provides an

wunted, were being

looked over by she spends. It for a dramatic course usually fine bit of screen fare.

the recipients, further surprise was and is ashamed to go back home.

being prepared, this in the form of a Her boy friend is almost thrown in

Juggling all when he tries

a irnupe of Chinese exponents, After and conjuring programme by coth the bil}

Drama with a new wallop, action the last rabbit had been pulled out of at the same bark where it had been with a new speed and romance with the hat, stolen earlier.

To make things more a new twist highlight the high ten-darkness for a cinema show of four. the room was plunged in compleated, the bank robbers get on aion excitement of "Human Cargo" his trail and things happen at car showing at the Oriental Theatre on

flims which included depletions of shoning speed, "Two na Crowd." Tuesday and Wednesday, with Claire earlier effort of the world

the anties of Felix the Cat and an directed by Alfred E. Green, in- Trevor and Brian Donlevy featured. flm star Charlie Chaplin. As the famed such excellent players as "Human Cargo", is an ofien-hilarious room was filled to its capacity and Henry Armetta, Allison Skipworth, always-thrilling romance between a rang with some very deep throated Pal Denny, Na Preston deb who wants excitement and Elisha Cook, Jr. and Andy Clyde.

a laughs, one could only conclude that reporter who wants headline. They the grown-ups were not quite as old. both get what they're after as they as they thought they were,

"My American Wife"

"Human Cargo"

un-

A fine cast of sluge and screen smash the underworld's vicious new veterans. a neatly designed screen menace-the smuggling of human play, and expert direction make "My belugs into the country illegally. of a modern Sexton Blake, was pre- Mrs. Gow, possessing the Instincts American Wife," Francis Lederer Alan Dinehart, Ralph Morgan. Helen sented with the spoils of the treasure picture with Ann Sothern, which is Troy and Rita Cansino are included hunt. showing to-day nt the

Queen's in the exceptional cast and, together Theatre fan-ride film entertain with Miss Trevor, and Donlevy, con- At the conclusion S. 5. M.. Holden [ment. Lederer, of course, is both tributo

performances that keep the R.A.S.C. on behalf of all the guests charming and convincing in his role, film moving at lightning speed."

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X'MAS

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