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Errol Flynn, star of "Cap- tain Blood" and the "Charge of the Light Brigade," now report- ing the Spanish civil war for an American news agency.

Last week he was reputed to have stopped a machine gun bullet at the front but,, motor- ing back Into France, he stálil

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TUCK.—At the French Hospital, on

E. Tuck, a daughter,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

Saturday, Arntt. 10, 1937.

solution. By

of greater degree of industrialisa- tion, Shanghai is faced with aspects of this problem which do not find a counterpart on a

reason

its

machine gun,

One of the most adventurous and romantic characters of real life that Hollywood hus asquir ed for the film world, Errol Flynn will be remembered local- ly for a daring robbery of w...ch he was stated to be the victim while passing through Hong-

Inttractions.

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Senhor Barbosa, thrice

Governor of Macao,

seer on à copra plantation.

Hongkong's Tennis

Champion FEW

will grudge Taui Wai-pul the honour to which he has attained by selection as one of China's team in the 1937 Davis Cup Competition. He is now on his way to Europe where he will join other members of the team and train up for their first en- counter with New Zealand.

from

the

Taul Wat-pul, leaves Colony Singles Champlonship open to seek laurels with China's' Davis Cup team in Europe.

in

Aberhart himself was not a candidate, but he accepted the Premiership and was found a safe scat. Wealthy. residents nt once began to withdraw cash and securities from Alberta

Tsui has had every opportun- ity of reaching his present pro- fictency and he has added his own endeavour to auch purpose that he has been the most able and improved player in the Colony, for several years. Born Tel. 27778/9 Stubbs Road kong on the steamer Tawla, while his money lasted, he lived

He alleged $60,000 worth of like a prince. But the useless in 1911, Tsui's father was known as "Tadpolo" by a host of re- diamonds were stolen from him, routine of luxury bored him.

sidents who respected his pro- Errol Flynn stayed a week

A succession of jobs followed, wess on the tennis court and his here and gave highly impres- He was sacked from a post as a knowledge of all things pertain- similar ing to the racket. While young sionistic views on life in Hong magistrate's clerk; a April 10, 1937, to Mr. and Mrs. kong "with the Volunteers" to fate ended his career as an over. Tsul was practising the game and prophecles of things to

with a plece of wood in the shape Hollywood reporters.

of a racket, Tadpole was making come. With the aid of his ad- heronte he built in Calgary the His Inst role, in the "Charge So he bought a schooner and rackets under his own name.

Bible Institute" of the Light Brigade places began shipping copra. He knew At Queen's College, Taui Wai. "Prophetic him definitely in the leading little about navigation, and, just pui devoted himself carnestly to which had its own radio station. rank of actors and box-office as business was on the up-grade, the game and, without going Alberta listened to him nightly, Flynn piled up his ship on a reef. into full biographical details, it When he found from letters that Errol Flynn, is Ireland's most Once again Errol was without can be mentioned that he won his hearers were most interest- handsome gift to flmdom. a job. And in him was born a the Colony Championship in ed in monetary problems, he longing to see London again, ∙1934 and 1936 and he and his began to study such things. He HOUSING PROBLEMS Adventure is in his blood.

brother, Yan-pui, deposed the took up Social Credit, becoming He got to London all right, Rumjahn - cousing

its first practica] exponent. One of his ancestors was Chris- Shanghai, like Hongkong, hastian Fletcher, who led the Ono part of his journey home Doubles throne they had occu- At the Alberta elections a housing problem which is famous mutiny aboard the his was a thousand-mile voyage in pied for 11 years,

1935 he came forward as leader- an open sailing boat across one proving extremely difficult of toric Bounty.

of the most treacherous oceans

Like other tennis players, of a Social Credit party with a Tsui is versatile at ball games slogan of "£5 a month dividend Even in his youth he

in the world.

and could add cricket and foot- for every adult citizen", winning restless, craving for excitement. Perhaps that's why he was ex- After London, Flynn roamed ball laurels to his skill at ping- 54 seats out of 63, pelled from Lycee Louis le the Continent in search of pong if he wished to give up the

material for stories.

time... Grand, in Paris.

Back in Londer an offer. When he was born, in the

Facing A Deficit large scale here in Hongkong. north of Ireland in 1909, his from Warner Brothers.

father, a professor of Biology at New York... California-and With Hope Basically, however, the question Cambridge University, deter- then six months of comparative to be handled is identical in both mined to give Errol a fine acade- idleness in the film studios.

FACING a deficit of £200,000 banks and Investors with inter- The question of finding a suit- centres, and one of the observa-mic, education..

in this year's budget, Mr. ests in the Province also safe-

Abérhart, Alberta guarded themselves. tions in the report just issued by But education was not in the able Captain Blood arose. Cast. William a Housing Committee appointed Irish boy's line. After leaving ing directors tested twenty-one Prime Minister and Social Credit estimated that to pay the £5 a Paris he knocked about for men-mostly stars for the role, Pioneer, is not discouraged by month would require £24,000,000 by the Shanghai Municipal some time with n stock and were unsatisfied. Council applies with equal force theatrical company.

Flynn was the twenty-second. to Hongkong. This is couched Then an English film pro- He got the role.

a film in-the-following terms: The ducer decided to make

version of "Mutiny on the And so Hollywood began its will still catch up with his pro- principal difficulty appears to be Bounty." The part of Christian usual "Who is he?" Of course, gramme. that the poor cannot afford to was offered Flynn, and he went the film city knew that Errol

Mr. Aberhart awept Alberta as adviser. His plan, however, pay an economic rent for even with the rest of the cast to was the husband of Lili Damita,

with his Social Credit policy in was not to come into force for minimum accommodation which Tahiti, where the picture was the beautiful, vivacious star.

1935. He was born in Ontario at least eight months. Alber- will conform to modern stand-made.

The couple met in the liner in 1876 and is of German origin, hart went to Ottawa to ask Mr. ards of decency.' There is an

Prime Minister, for £3,600,000 There, the romantic story of which first brought Flynn to Schoolmaster, farmer, Prohibi- R. B. Bennett, the Canadian with which to meet Alberta's ' interesting section in the report the South Sens renewed his lust New York. "We loathed one tionist and preacher, he used to

for adventure. When the tiim another-on sight," says Errol. broadcast on religion, selecting immediate obligations but was dealing with conditions in Ilong-was finished the handsome Irish "And we kept on loathing one Bible texts as the basis of his offered only £450,000, enough to kong. This is based on

another until we were married." Interpretations of past events cover those of one month. pre-lad stayed on. liminary data supplied to the

He bought a boat in Tahiti Committee by the Colonial

and organised a pearl-fishing Secretary of Hongkong, pending business. The enterprise was a the conclusions reached by the "flop." Commission which is studying

After pearl-hunting, gold- this Colony's housing problem.

prospecting, Young Flynn It is rightly stated therein that threw in his lot with two other overcrowding naturally results men and went to New Guinea în from the combination of low search of gold. wages and high rents, and the. And Flynn found it. He suc- view is expressed that, with ceeded where veteran prospec- sufficient accommodation and tors Had falled. He cleared It's been discovered that the Maybe it's the angle at which strict enforcement of the law several thousand pounds' profit rules of a Home golf club pro-some of these bowlers stand land and sailed to Sydney. There,hibit drinking on the premises. after delivering a wood which against overcrowding, values in the congested areas, now, artificially high, would

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his failure to keep up with early promises to his party.

He has three and a half years to run and is confident that he

BULLS AND INNERS

☐ ☐

From the Office Butts.

It

Was

a year. The allowance was to be made in credit certificates valid within Alberta, the money being raised by a tax on turn- over. Aberhart invited Major Douglas, author of the Social Credit scheme, to go to Alberta

Recently he stated that the Government had not attained the Social Credit system yet. They needed co-operation from the Federal Government but would carry on as they were without its support.

Popular Governor

of Macao

Welcomed yesterday in Hong- kong on his return to take up office as Governor of Macao for the third time, His Excellency Hard linea on those who show creates the impression that the Senhor Tamagnini Barbosa wit- their best form at the 19th.

nessed many tributes to his popularity in this Colony where he is equally well known.

Son of a man who held high!

green isn't level.

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office in Portuguese Colonies, Senhor Barbosa spent his child- hood in Macao but finished his. education in Portugal being a student at the University of Coimbra. In 1908 he paid official visits with his father to Cape Verde, Guinea, St. Tnome and Angela. Five years later he was appointed to the Com-

reorganisation of the Colonies which work occupied him several years. In March 1918 he was

reach their true economic levels, whether this method is likely to

D with the result that re-develop be followed in measures to deal

"The Tiger Goes Lame," says Most women are naturally ment could proceed at the lowest with the problem. The Shang- possible cost. The choice of hai Committee makes a series of a local headline. But don't get musical, according to a lecturer alternatives for Hongkong, it is proposals regarding land regula-too excited; the reference is to Yes; they do seem to be able a race, pony, not the Kowloon to make a song about, almost stated, appears to be between ations and building by-laws, one man-eater.

anything. major operation or a long, slow of which is that no cocklofts be process of elimination. There permitted in houses used for In- is a further comment, though dustrial purposes, but in regard Judging from the overcrowd- A man charged with theft this on what precise authority it is to palliatives generally, it suging of local gaols, some of this week, pleaded that he merely based is not clear, that "sub-gests that the Council appoint a propaganda boosting the attrac- cheated at chess. In any event, sidies towards housing do not permanent offlétal or committee tions of Hongkong seems to his opponent appears to have mission for the administrativo appear to be possible in Hong- to deal with such matters, as have found its way into the been rooked. kong, and any municipal housing means for reduction of rent and wrong quarters. must bo economically self-for improvement of hygiénic sufficient, though it is consider-conditions. The document is a

A visitor expressed amaze-appointed Governor of Macao ed not unreasonable to expect most valuable contribution to a

There's been some wonderful ment at the number of hairpin and, though twice recalled for service at the Colonial Office, he from the Government some ad-problem of great complexity, shooting in Hongkong lately bends on Hongkong roada. again represents the head of his vance towards capital outlay in and, as such, is worthy of con- quite apart from those people Maybe this explains the dif-country in its most important volved." It will be of interest aideration by the Commission who make a habit of shooting ficulty some people have of castern possession. to see, when the local Commis-charged with reporting on hous-their necks on the least pro- keeping to the straight and sion's report is finally issued, ing conditions in Hongkong, Ivocation.

narrow way..

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