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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH

1938.

SPORT ADVTS.

HONG KONG FOOTBALL, CLUB

A meeting of the Lawn Bowls Section will be held in the Club House at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, 25th March.

E. L. STRANGE,

Hon. Secretary.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

CLUB.

THE SECOND EXTRA RACE

MEETING will be held (wenther permitung) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 26th March, 1938, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30

p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' "Enclosure; Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladles (Both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRET- ARY upon the personal application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of All Chits, &c.

The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) wili close at 12.15 p.m.

Timns are obtainable at the Club House provided they arc ordered from the No. 1 Boy in

Telephone 21920.

advance,

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The Price of Admission to tho Public Enclosure is $1.00

including Tax, for all Persona including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sallors in Uniform are ndmitted Half Price.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 21st March, 1938.

TOMORROW

AT THE

QUEEN'S

Your favorite vol-

canic blonde, in the arms of the screen's new heart threat.

Miriam

HOPKINS

RAY

EK

MILLAND WISE GIRL

With

WALTER ABEL HENRY STEPHENSON

Directed by Leigh Jason-, Produced by Edward Kaufman." Screen play by Allaa Saotl RKO HADID PICTUL

The Hory of th chi who came all her high home and wan) ating her mèn on foot.

ADDED

JAMES BRADDOCK

VA.

TOMMY FARR For The World's Heavy-weighi Championship Title.

COMING SOON

A Grage 161 in 25 Grantrent

NEW THE LAUGH HIT A THE WORLD

CLAUDETUL

COLBERT

CHARLES

BOYER Tovarichi

AMBRA

MOTOR VESSEL LAUNCHED

Built At Taikoo Docks

For Burns Philp

The number of vessels built re- cently in Hongkong to the order of the Burns Philp

Company of Australia was augmented yesterday,

the Taikoo Dockyard when

and Engineering Company, Ltd., launch- Lakntol: The ed the single screw motor vessel

naming

Life Saving Classes To Be Resumed

Local Preparations For Society's Examinations

Life Saving classes are about to be resumed in Hongkong. All in- terosted should communicate with Sub-Inspector Hunt, local represen- tative of the Royal Life Saving

Society, at the Central Police Sta- tion, or Sergeant Clark, Mong Kok Palice Station, who will advise clubs cercand classes

ghars, the daughter of the Mr. A. was carried out by Miss Moira

At the conclusion of the examina- Corrighan, the owners' Superintentions, all results must be forwarded dent, under whose supervision the with the necessary fees to Sub-In- Lokatol has been constructed,

The vessel, which is classed 100 AL at Lloyds and complies with the latest Board of Trade requirements, buy following principal dimen- sion: Length B.P. 130 feet, brendil 20 feet, and depth, moulded, 10 feet three inches, with a designed loud draught of eight feet nine inches. She is of the single deck type with monkey forecastic. The boat and navigating bridge decks are arrang- ed at the after end.

The large hatch to hold space is served by one five ton derrick work- ed by a Diesel winch at the forward end of the hatch. The windlass on the forecastle deck is also in Diesel typc.

spector Hunt, who, after checking, will forward them to London.

The examination forms and hand- books may be obtained from S.I. Hunt.

OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS

other me "enying the fine actinit

Spencer Tracy and Luise Rainer in a scene from "Big City," showing at the King's Theatre to-day, ...

ARMY BOXING

Championship Finals To Commence On Thursday

Boxing enthusiasts will be keenly. awaiting the finals of the Army

INTER-HONG SOCCER

Gibb, Livingston Trounce Hongkong Electric

championships, the first night of tween

An inter-Hong football match be- and the Gibb, Livingston which will be on Thursday, The Hongkong Electric Chinese employees following is the programme

Thursday, March 24-Inter-Unit was played on Sunday, resulting in a win for the former by five goals Novices Competition final.

to one.

Thursday, March 31-Novices In-

H. D. Bidwell and C. Santos shar- dividual Championships final,

Tuesday, April

ed the goals for the winners, while 16-Inter-Unito Hon-cheung was responsible for Open Championships final.

Friday, April 20-Individun! Open the Electric's solitary reply.

LEAGUE TEAM CHOSEN Championship Anal.

The machinery space is sliuated at the after end of the vessel, with an oll fuel bunker at the forward end of this space, one large hold amid- "Big City** (King's Theatre, to ships with a trimming tank, and day)-Directed by Frank Borzage, chain locker and water ballast forethis film touches heights of unutter- peak tank forward.

able pathos but also includes some slowly, it works exquisitely funny scenes. Starting up lo terrific climax. No of Spencer

Luise Rainer and members of the cast. "Every Day's A Hoilday" (Queen's Theatre, to-day). Since Mae West Insista on writing for 12

LIGHTWEIGHT her own stories and since some

somebody,

Havana, Mar. 20, Insistent on Kid Chocolate, 128 lbs., secured taking the characteristic quality out narrow decision

on points against of them, there is really little left in Fillo Echoevarria, 1241⁄4 lbs.

West picture

Spain. in a ten round lightweight Flanked by bout here to-day-United Press. eminent comedians, Misa West curves from north to south and again

There is accommodation

persons in two-berth cabins of ample Hays office, is equal sumably the

dimensions, also a large lounge and dining saloon with seating accom modation for 22 persons al the forward end of the boat deck running across the full breadth of the ship.

The Captain's cabin and wheel- house are sultably arranged on the navigating bridge over the saloon

or

"Mes of undese days but

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thren

BOUT

from west to east, taking in all the SPORTS POSTPONED

intermediate points of the compass. Edmund Lowe, Charles Butterworth,

The main machinery of the Charles Winninger and Walter Cat- Ground Waterlogged By

Lokutoi comprises a single acting, two-stroke cycle, four cylinder Diesel engine which has been built at the Taikoo Dockyard, under the licence of Messrs. Sulzer Bros. Ltd., of Winterthur, and is rated to develop 400 b.hp. at 300 r.p.m.

The vessel will have mean speed of 10% knots.

loaded

JAPANESE REQUESTS REFUSED

Appeal For Help In Restoring Order In Shanghai

Shanghai, Mur. 21. The Shanghai Munichal Council, replying to the Japanese demands in regard to municipal administration and greater representation in pollee force activities and investigations, have refused to appoint n further high Japanese official to the Seere tariat, which is an essential part of the municipal administrative machin-

ery.

The reply stated that the Council did not admit that the municipal ad- ministration, as at present constitul. ed, had shown inefficiency. Never-

ett help to make a success of the picture.

Sudden Rainfall

The Hongkong Football Club will meet Kowloon in a First Division League football match on Wednes- day on the Club ground at 5.10 p.m. The following have been thosen to represent the Club:-L. D. Skinner; W. Negoitzik and S. Strange; E. Fowler, K. Forrow and D. Hynes A. Fisher, J. Scott, T. A. Pearce, C Reserves: Lamb and B. Bickford.

A. Keown, P. Wilson and J. Gil-

christ.

TABLE TENNIS

Shu Shiu-kau Retains Singles Title

"Daughter of Shangbal"" (Albam- bra Theatre. to-day)--Interesting because of the appearance of Anna Owing to the ground being water- May Wong for the first time in three logged by the sudden rainfuil yester- years. Rather far-fetched on the day, the annual sports meeting of Shu Shiu-kuu, last year's toble Whole

St. Paul's College, which has to have tennis champion, successfully defend- "Ebb Tide" (Oriental Theatre, to-been held on the South China Ath-ed his title on Saturday when he day).This fim proved popular letic Association ground, was post- defeated Louis Shek-cheung by two when shown before and should find poned until to-morrow,

sets to one.

a wide appeal again, Oscar Homoi-

WAH YAN COLLEGE

Louis Shek-cheung, though beaten, The thirteenth ka, Frances Farmer and Ruy Milland

annual athletic

played a brillant game, and with sports of Wah Yan College will be smashing forehand drives annexed play the leading roles,

Happened

China ground, the first set. He was unable to In Hollywood" held at the South

advantage, however, (Majestic Theatre, te-day). Holly-Caroline Hill, on Thursday at 1 pm. maintain his wood tells a story against itself, of

Mr. B. J. Morahan, Supervisor of ngainst the great rallying effort triumphs and heart-aches in a Physical Instruction, will present the which gave Shu the match after a

prizes.

most thring' Anish.

film star's career. Leading roles are i played by Richard Dix, whose life is nearly ruined in the change from silent films to talkies, and by Fay! Wray.

INNINGS VICTORY

Bradman And McCabe Score Centuries

Perth, Mar, 21. The Australian Test team beat 120 runs in a match which concluded | Western Australia by an Innings and

to-day. O'Reilly took four wickets for 65 runs in the first innings and five for 12 in the second.

Centuries from D. G. Bradman and

S. J. McCabe enabled Australia to

score 391. The scores were:

West Australia: 102 (O'Reilly 4 theleas the Counell recognised and for 05); and 73 (O'Reilly 5 for 12), regarded sympatheticnlly - the desire Test Eleven: 301 (D. G. Bradman of the Japanese community for great-102, S. J. McCabe 122)-Reuter, or participation in the Council's ad- ministration.

It stressed that the principle of partnership applied to the whole Settlement and not one part only. Consequently it urged the Japanese authorities to assist in making con- ditions normal by taking all steps practicable to restore full Council control in the areas north of Soo- chow Creek at the earliest possible time.

The Counell said the pollee force requests would be met as far as pos- sible without impairment of eff clency, but they did not consider practicable at once to amalgamate foreign and Japanese branches.

"Apart from the financial aspect, such a change would render it im- possible to make a combined grada- iton st," the reply oncluded United Presa,

Big Aircraft Carrier Back

Conlon, Mar. 21.

des.

The biggest of three carriers, the one that has been back in Formosa for several weeks, Saturday night reached Tongkawan. Three troyers accompanied her.

The smaller carrier in southern waters left her anchorage at Hopao Island and anchored again not for from Kwonghol. Two destroyera kept pace with her on this trip. Seven launches put out to clear the ocean in the neighbourhood of fishing craft, states the Wang Tung news agency.

AMBULANCE CUP

The St. John Ambulance Cup will | be contested at the March meeting of the Farling Hunt and Race Club at Kwanton-March 27, and not March 20, as previously announced;

ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE

Canadiens Established

As Runners-Up

Washington, Mar. 20. In Ice Hockey League matches played on Saturday, the Maple Leafe defeated the Americans by eight goals to five at Toronto, while at Montreal the Rangers drew with the Canadiens, one goal-all, after over- time.

This draw established the Cana- diens as runners-up in the National League, having a two points lead over the Americans.-United Press.

Going

Home?

One of the amusing highlights in Miriam Hopkins' new romantic comedy, "Wise Girl," with Ray Milland co-starred, is enacted when, in her role of a Park Avenue heiress, she takes lodgings in Green- wich Village and has to bathe in laundry tub. That's ordeal

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enough, but when Milland and a party of his artist friends barge into the laundry in the care free fashion of the neighbourhood, Is her face red! See this pleture at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow,

Jel. 28151.

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FOUR ESQUARES,

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