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MY DEAR MISS ALDRICH

Edna May Oliver Maureen O'Sulliean

Watter Pidgeon Aita Johnson

Janet Beecher -Osipinas Story and Borean

Play by Harmens d. Mankla

Directed by George B. Bella

* Mam Gokhuya Mayer MITUM

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A.D.C.. STOP PRESS NEWS PRODUCTION]

Mystery-Thriller

Well Played

"Distinguished Gathering", by James Parish-China Fleet Club,

Characters

tin order of their appearance)

Felix Montague .. Juálth Montague Ilair

Sir Bring Howet.... Lady Tholla Wilner

"Lesley Gent"

Caraline Beckwith

11. C. MacṇAMUTE

Maurice Barton,

JAPANESE ATTACK JUNKMEN

Still Hold Chuyai

Hankow, May 10. Despite most intense Japanese aerial bombardments, which have been almost incessant since May 9, the Chinese-forces are holding out at Chuyui, according to Chinese reports. Japanese forces from Yutui are steadily pushing southwards towards Fenheten, and

a Japanese column which

In succeeded Kinghalang is said to have advanced capturing southward, reaching point proximately twelve miles north-west of Shanhaien.

the Japanese were forced to retire.

i severe uttock by the Chinese After a

A Japanese detachment reached Laihuang station, on the Lunghai Railway, but later withdraw in the face of overwhelming Chinese odds, the defenders attacking the Japanese from every side. Lathuang is cast of

An attack by a Japanese motor Nigel Waymouth trawler on a Chinese junk just out Ruth Shakespeare side of Hongkong waters has been Getston Gitmore reported to the local pollee by Cheung feien Prior You-ll, 52, muster of a fishing Junk, Dorothy Cavanagh who states that on May 17 he was Evelyn Tevershan fishing with two sompana west of C. D. Willin Major "tunty" Peaton W. fiammilton Sal Tau, when a Japanese trawler Beth Smith-Wright came from the direction of Taishan Dorinda Casivell Ellot Richard Viner

E. G. Smith-Weight | The Japanese boarded one of the Detective-Inspector Rutherford

sampans on which were three men 11. 11. Jos and a woman, Detective-Serpent Ferris W. A. Mackinta self underneath some salls and was

The woman hid her Detective-Sergeant RamARO

Ralph Stephenson undetected, but the three men were The Play Produced by Charles Burton

taken off by the Japanese to Lintin, The Hongkong A.D.C.'s catholiclly where, it is alleged, two of them in taste is well recognised, and it Cheung Fuk-toi and Cheung Lai-pal could never be better demonstrated were killed. than by the contrasts represented in badly wounded, but he was rescued The third non, Cheung Kal, was the current season's offerings.

by relatives and taken into Hongkong Lanfeng-Reuter. Whether the latest production, "Dis- linguished Gathering" is as skilfully Waters, where he was played as its Immediate predecessor the No. 3 police faunch. "French Without Tears" is bound to man is now in Kowloon Hospital,

and his condition is suid to provoke discussion. Popular opinion seriouss will most likely and it wanting.

"Distinguished Gathering" is harder to produce than "French Without Tears," because there are qualities lacking in its authorship, Mr. James Parish, striving to avoid an obvious inule, Saunts moralty and bluffs an constructive Scotland intelligently Yard investigation into a strange con.. clusion, to provide a dramatle twist. One feels that it was a twist con- ceived only at the last minute by au author apparently appalled by the threat of a mundane, logical finish.

CLEVER FIRST ACT

SPECIAL MOVING PICTURES WITH ACTUAL SCENES OF THE and texture.

“BATTLE OF TAIERCHWANG”

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SATURDAY

No Right To Wear Uniform Warner Bros.

Abdul Aziz Rumjahn, aged 10, was fined $25, or one month's imprison.**** ment by Mr. R. H. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning for wearing the uniform of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, at Bay View on May 17, although he is not i ber of the Volunteers, Shanghal, May 19.

Captain S., S. Hedgecor was Japanese reports claim that Japan-continuat, and Sergt. McKay in said that defendant had no ese troops captured Changchwang, | Kvidenc four miles from Hsuchow, at 8,10 money, was unemployed and had no p.m. last night.

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An exhillrating pace is Pukow Et city 20 mlies around in the uniform.

railway.

ment.

conviction

There was O for embezzle-

The cleverest writing is in the first act. The plot is splendidly unfolded, and netther of the succeeding acts ca approach it in dramatic composition

on the Tientsin- previous The town was corn- set, but unfortunately not maintained.

occupied by the Japanese Accused admitted the charge. as The players strive manfully, even according to a communique well as the conviction for embezzle-

from field headquarters.

Reports regarding the capture of Changchwang state that the Japan- NEW AIRCRAFT ese troops made a dush from Payan- shan under cover of heavy artillery fre.

if ut intervals, rather insincerely, with their complex characters. Nigel Waymouth acems to have captured the spirit of the author. and after his stimulating work in the first act, one impatiently awaits subse- quent appearances. He is supremely confident in the role and certainly in- vests it with distinction.

GENERAL LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE

CHINA'S LATEST VICTORY BATTLE AT HANKOW APRIL 29. eral level of excellence by the re-

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tron

Other Japanese reports from the Hauchow front declare that Japan- ese units are steadily advancing to- words Hsuchow along the Tunghung) highway.--Reuter,

HERTZOG GAINS IN ELECTIONS IN

S. AFRICA

Capetown, May 18. There have been several surprises he in the South African elections, which

were held yesterday.

Beth Smith-Wright makes the utmost of a "silly" röle, Ruth Shakes- peare runs dangerously near the border line of over-statement in a

but most exacting part,

withal Early city returns disclose that all with well-deserved honours emerges

urs urban centres, excepting Durban, while Maurice Barton gives .one

one | voled solidly for the Government, and the best performances of should the Fural areas follow sult, the the evening. There js hardly coalition is assured of a majority

his enough of Smith-Wright;

pre- beyond its expectations. sence on the stage is so vital, that one very much regrets his early de- misc. Gelston Gilmore offers an exceedingly fine study, and play goers will look forward to seeing him ogaln

An early surprise was the defeat of Mr. c. W. Coulter, Deputy Leader of the Domlaion Party, by Mr. B. K. Long, the United Party candidate. Mr. Coulter has been defeated in the constituency by an unexpectedly large majority.

H. H. Joseph entries out a rather

Mr. W. B. Mudeley, Leader of the dreary police investigation with a

Labour Party, has been returned in marked degree of ability and a pro-the Benoni electorate against the per sense of authority, but this scene is without question the weakcat work of the author, and the whole dialogue suggests "padding."

combined opposition of United Party and Nationalist candidates.

of

Three Union Party members of the Cabinet in the fast parliament The cast as a whole play their have been re-elected. They are the parts intelligently and with en-Mines, Hon. O. Pirow, Minister

Hon. J. H. Hofmeyr, Minister for thusiasm, but the author troduced too many characters to give R. Stuttaford, Minister of the Interior. hus in Railways and Defence, and the Hon. them all a fair opportunity. Im- pressive lines are few and far befered a slight reverse at Durban, The Nationalist Government suf- Lween, and for the most part the where the strong British element de- characters have to depend сл feated two United Party candidates monosyllablic Interpotations.

and elected Dominion Party candi- dates. Reuter,

The play has a fair amount of action and plenty of drama, The players, well schooled by enthusiastic producer Charles Burton, get the utmost from it, and it is a production well worth seeing.-S.A.G.

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CARRIER FOR

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Washington, May 18. Mr. Carl Vinson, Democrat Mem- ber of the House for Georgia and Chai, man of the House Committee un Naval Affairs, has sought presidential approval for the appropriation of suf- scient money to immediately con- struct the alreraft carrier authorised by the Naval Expansion Act.

Jaw.

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carrier," said Mr. Vinson, in express- "We need this additional aircraft the hope that the Navy Depart- United Press. ment would support his request.-

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