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Cheung Chau Assembly Hall Roof Collapse

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Day Before Sabbath Crowds Gathored

SATURDAY,

COMING TO COLONY

World-Famous Evangelist Expected This Month

Mr. J. Edwin Orr, the well-known rovivalist, is expected in the Colony .on October 12 and, will conduct ~~ meetings here.

· Mr. - Orr-has-had--a remarkable

amazing

OCTOBER

1938.

Spectacular Film At The King's

"In Old Chicago" A Brilliant Success

...

- career. A young - Irishman from Belfast, he felt the call of God to a Cheung Chau residents aroused shortly after 8 o'clock this five years ago. He left Ireland with flocked to the King's Theatre Inst were ministry of Revival. This was about, Hongkong's film enthusiasts who morning by the noise of a heavy a bleycle and half a crown, and in night for the gala premiere of the crash, and they looked out of their the months that followed he travell. 20th Century-Fox production, "In windows to find the roof, of the od 10,000 miles through Britain, a Old Chicago"; were not disappointed, Assembly Hall had collapsed. It truly miraculous journey. The story it is one caved in-without-warning and of this journey, "Can God?-10,000 nims of 1938, and is certain to at- of the most' memorable smashed every acat in the hall. Miles of Miracle in Britain" had an tract huge crowds wherever it shows.

The Assembly Hall, donated by most popular books of the year,

sale and was one of the the fate Sir Paul Chater, is a land-

The Alm la a masterpleee of direc- Since then Mr. Orr has continued | Ulon, and there are sonte scintillating mark of Cheung Chau, and is used his "miracle" journeys in Europe performances, notably by Tyrone for every conceivable sort of public (penetrating evon to Moscow), in Power, Don Ameche, Allee Brady and function on the laland. services are held there every Sunday, tralia, New

Church Canada and the United States, Aus-Brian Donlevy.

Zealand while during the week it is the venue Africa, in all

and South

Particularly striking are the scenes over 100,000 miles for social functions, and committee round the world. Over 50 countries depicting the home life of the O'Leary meetings.

have been visited and large crowds family. The sequences are handled The cause of the disaster.. is present a mystery, as only lost year, he has spoken.

at have gathered to hear him whereverby-director-and players alike with

warmth and sensitiveness. The re- following damage by the typhoon, the roof was repaired,

His books, telling the story of his markable personalities of this diverse remarkablo travels, have reached a family are projected in their entirety It is surmised that white ants had circulation of over 300,000 coples, from the screen, and one feels that caten into the massive beams and so making him the most talked-of one is being allowed a privileged cut away the root's support, as both evangelist of the day.

peep into the private lives of a very ends of the root collapsed simultaneously.

Mr. Orr is coming to the Colony brave and very human family. from Australla where he has been The Hall was built about 15 years holding revival meetings for several fatherless trio of sans is especially Alice Brady, who brings up her ago, after the original contractor had months, and expects to proceed to impressive in the domestle scenes, and falled to complete the work. It West China in company with Mr. the quaint, but rugged affection which stands high on one of the island Andrew Gih of the Bethel Bands-exists between the brothers Dion and i hills overlooking the reservation. Contributed.

Jack O'Leary, is perfectly charn- terised by Tyrone Power and Don Amechie.

AMAH WINS CLAIM

Cheque for Winnings In Manila Lottery

Also taking acting honours is Alice Faye, who does a bit of first-rate

most haunting manner the famous music hall songs of the time..

NEW N.Y.K.. LINERS For Run from Yokohama straight acting as well as sing in a

To Shanghai

The more spectacular part of the Submitting that the question of The N.Y.K. Line have decided to film, the famous fire which destroyed the legality of the cheque need not christen four 4,000-ich cargo motor-Chicago's "Patch", is brilliantly enter into the matter, Mr. C. A. ships, now, under construction, filmed, although the sequence inclines Sutherton Kuss made a claim for Myoken Maru, Myoho Maru, Myogi to bore towards the end. As in the return of a cheque made out for Maru, and Myoko Maru respectively. "San Francisco", there is an inclina- MOST FANTASTIC THRILLER THE MIND EVER CONCEIVED!ed on behalf of an amah, Wan Ng, mountains in Japan. Mount Myoken the fault is a minor one, and in no $33.37 and for costs when he appear- All are derived from the names of tion to overdo the spectacular. But CHAPTER No. 1.

before Mr. Justice E. H. Williams is near Osuka and well-known for its way robs the picture of its well- In the Summary Court yesterday. Nose-Myoken Temple; Mt. Myoho is earned merit.

one of Mr. Russ explained that plaintiff Mt. Natl, the district being celebrat- of the two mountains comprising

It is a film which everyone shout had been one of a syndicate which ed for the Kumano-Nat! Shrine and make an effort to see.-S. G. hod won a Manila lottery and that for Null Waterfall, the highest water- a obeque had been given to her. An-fall in Japan; Mt. Myogi, near

BENKATSI THE OCEAN FLOOR

TILE UNDERSEA CITY ARENA OF DEATH

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REVENGE OF THE VOLKITES PRISONERS OF ATLANTIS THE JUGGERNAUT STRIKES

EXCITING EVER SEEN BEFORE I other woman, Chan Kwal-ching, the Karuizawa, is famed for its beauti-

defendant in the claim, had snatched ful mountain scenery; and Mt. Myoko FAREWELL PARTY it from her and had so far refused is a favourite skiing centre in Niigata to return it.

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Patricia

Chon was not in court, but Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, who sald he had

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formerly been her solicitor, present, and after stating that he had received no instructions for the case, handed over the cheque to the Court. Plaintiff's claims were granted after she had given evidence.

QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS

It is officially notified that quaran- tine restrictions have been Imposed against arrivals from Foochow on account of Cholera.'"

The restrictions Imposed against arrivals from Haiphong on account of Small-pox have been removed.

N.Y. CUBERNATORIAL NOMINATIONS

New York, Sept. 30, Governor Lehman has again been nominated as the Democratic candl- date for the State of New York. Should he be elected It will be his fourth term.

The Republican candidate will be Mr. Thomas Dewey-Reuter.

Kine

Prefecture, north-east of Lake Noziri, These four ships are scheduled, upon completion, to operate in the Yokohama-Shanghal service.

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NETHERLAND'S GRATITUDE

Middleburg, Sept. 30.

In the Netherlands, numerous donn- tions have been received by the newspapers avith the object of offer- ing to Mr.. Chamberlain a mark of recognition. for his services towards! Europe.-Reuter Special, chsuring and preserving the peace of

A farewell party was held on Thursday at the Queen Mary Hos- pital Sisters' Quarters, for Miss Maclaren who is salting to-day on the Carthage. The Nursing Staff of the Medical Department presented her with a allver tea-service and a silver tray.

Miss Elizabeth Colina Maclaren, S.R.N., B.C.M., was appointed a Nurs- ing Sister in the local Medlen De- partment in 1919, being appointed Home Sister in 1927. She became Home Sister at Queen Mary Hospital in May last year, the ille being altered to Matron, Grade II, at the beginning of this year.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS

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The following unclaimed grams are lying at the office of Cable and Wireless; Anna Mac Ford, Chardham Hotel, Kowloon,

from Shanghai; Kucovalov, Hotel Metro- pol, Victoria side, from Berlin; Ka- shmatral care Melvani, from Shang- hal; Hallett Abend, care American Consulate General, from Hankow.

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