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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 13, 1939. .

DONALD DUCK

By Walt

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Reporting Progress: by Ritchie Calder

LAST night I got "all lit up" at a party. But not in the way you think.

It was not a "purple party." It wis un "ulira-violet” one,

With malice aforethought, a friend beguiled me into a charade. I was all so innocent. I was to play a grepsy rook complete with white tunle, carving knife and steel.

und checks was a zine codmium pre- aration which becomes lurid glow- it red. The white tunic had been enated with various zine cadmium and aniline preparations, which only show up under ultra-violet, And the knife and steel had been smeared will vaseline.

Teeth: fluoresee and so do the eyes. JN London at the moment ten shows He put on the make-up, just have dressed their choruses in uneared vaseline over my face, gave Ruorescent materials.

When the

me a bibulous red nose and height-ordinary lights are switched off and ened my complexion.

the ultra-violet switched on, dresses take on new luminous hues ranging over nine shades from light green to red. No dress retains its original colours.

on.

SI went back into the sitting

room, the lights were switched off and there was a horrified scream front the women in the company.

Then, in a mirror, I saw the rea- Boris Karloff was amalinee idol compared with me.

My face was alight. A ghoulish white mask, with a flaming: nose and cheeks grinned back ol me. The white tunic was a rielous Bluzer- really blazing.

Here is a new spectacular device, widely adapted in stage-craft, yet it is Httle more than a year since the Electrical Development Association, in conjunction with the lamp manu facturers, first staged it as a scientifle novelty in a review.

LOCAL ESTATE My eyes had a sinister glint. My Local estate valued at $3,000 was teeth gave me a luminous smile. The left by the late Mrs. Jullet Bredon carving knife and steel were alight. Lauru, formerly of 6 Heino no Fang Hatung. Peiping, and who died WHAT had happened was that at San Francisco on December 10, there had been secretly Installed 1007. Letters of administration, with in the sitting-room an ultra-violet the will annexed, have been granted lamp-a black mercury, discharge to Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, the lawful lamp with a quartz envelope to cut attorney. out a Hght except the ultra-violet. Mrs. Lauru was the daughter of Vaseline fluoresees in the invisible the late Sir Robert Bredon, former ultra-violet light. Hence the shoulish Deputy Inspector General of white face. The "rouge" on iny nose Chinese Martime Customs.

the

New is Knowledge

Q. Who are the 27,000 islanders who are opposed to all schemes to fortify their islands for their protection in event of war? A-The inhabliants of the Aland group at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia, The 80 islands fle midway between

the Swedish and Finnish consts and both countries are eager to omend the 1921 Convention (which demilitarised the is- lands) and provide lurge-scale fortifications. The islanders, however, enjoy

their present Immunity from war prepara- tions. Finland Owns the is- lands but the inhabitants speak Swedish.

sion

Q. Why have Japanese women been asked to stop eating pota- [02:37 A.-Industrial alcohol,

badly needed by Japan for war pur- pcses, can be extracted from sweet potatoes. There potatoes are a delicacy in Japan.

--RADIO-

"That Music Reminds Me" Mountains Of The Moon (Cnie-

From the Studio

12.0-12.20 p.m. Kelay of Service of Intercession from St. Cathedral.

Roberts); You Needn't Have Kept

In

A Look Through The "Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

of

Asthma Germs Killed in 3 Minutes

Choking, gaping, wheezing Asthma and Brunektin polson your aystem, ruin your health and weaken your heart, Mendaca the prescription of an American physician, tarin killing Anting Dernin in lautas,

A Secret (Silver-de Murela)...... Primo Scala's Accordion Band with MENDELSSOHN SYMPHONY

Vocal by Ralph Silvester; Did You Mean It? (Greer); Have You

Feb. 13, 1880. Radio Programme Broadcast by Forgotten So Soon? (Gilbert)....... We take grent pleasure in supporting purifies the hood and bulita new vitality ZBW on a Frequency of 945 k.e's, and Greta Keller (Vocal) with Fred Hart-Dr. Candie's public-spirited proposal, that you can sleep soundly nil night, vat anything and enjoy fe. Memacu In 10 on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. andey and iis Quintet; Meet Me Down the other lay at the meeting of successful that it in guaranteed to give the Literary Society, to take over and you free, easy breathing in 24 hour und to In Sunset Valley 5-11 p.m. on D.52 m.c's. per second.

(Gilbert); My Heaven HK.T.

run on nsre popular Unes the Library completely stop your Astinna in 8 days or The Pines (Sigler- Conrad)... Primo Scala's Accordion attached to the City Sal Museum. af money back un return of empty package.

the many desiderata which the et Miendues from your chemist. The guar Band with Vocal Chorus. John's

Colony stands in aore need fa thubwof, *ntee protests you. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, a really useful Ibrary, easy of necess Weather and Announcements.

at all hours of the day, and fullting 1.40 Mendelssolin-Symphony No. all the requirements of that bimensely 4 ("Italian") In A Major.

Benottetal institution. It has been said; that the British Sir Hamilton Harty conducting The themselves in all places

people distinguish where they tulle Orchestra.

settle by n ship, Church, a cricketi feld, and ruce course. We think the thuo ha come for us to render pur- elves equally prominent by carrying a Ibrary with us wherever we RO.

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Lik Library In

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2.15 Close down, 6.0

For

12.30 Charles Kullman (Tener) and New Light Symphony Orchestra.

Three English Dances (Roger Quilter)....New Light Symphony Orchestra cond. by J. Ainslie Murray; Thine Alone (Blossom and Herbert); When You're Away (Blossom und

The Children. Herbert)..Charies Kullman (Tenor)

Nursery Rhymes....Unele George's with Orchestra; Serenade (Rovini's Party (Vocal); Singing Games For Serenade) (Words, Lociston); Come Children: Broiten Bridges Folling The present Library attached to thej Back To Sorrento (Aveling and De Down (Traditional); When I Was Aureum 12 Curtis)....Charles Kullman (Tenor) Wood's Orchestra with Vocal Refrain; residents. It is

Lady

form, (Traditional)......Chalmers practically useless to the majority of

with Orchestra; A Life On The

Is a good

stort

neither M Ocean-Nautical Selection (Binding) Studio-Serial Story: Little Drum-brary, nor a circulating

bar. The ....New Light Symphony Orchestra.mer Boy (Noel and Pelost)....Elsie rooms are dark, cold, and unconiforta-

1.0 Time and Weather,

Carlisle (Vocal) with Orchestra; Here ble. There is consequently ample room 1.03 Greta Heller (Vocal) and Comes The Sandman (Alm 'Mr. Dodd for the introduction of a public library, ROTARY CLUB SPEAKER Primo Seala's Accordeon Band.

Takes the Air')....Elsle Carlisle in the colony, and we hond DF When They Played The Polka (Vocal) with Orchestra.

Canttie's altiative will meet with rt The Rev. .J. E. Sandbach will (Holzer-Andre): The Highland Swing

*6.30 Closing local Stock Quotations.

prompt and hearty response from 411) classes of the community, particularly 6.32 Sea Shanties. address the Hongkong Rotary Club to- | (Grant-Johnston)....Primo

Seala's

from the persons morrow on "Life among the Chinese Accordion Band with Vocal by Sam To Hilo (arr, Terry) Lovlands: High-Library.

Blow The Man Down; Tom's Gone with the management of the City Halt directly connected and tribespeople off the beaten track with You (Sarony)....Greta Keller and Laddle (arr, Tayler Harris).... Costa; A Little Ramble In Springtime

(Vocal) with Orchestra; In The

Goss (Baritone) and The Cathedral Male Voice Quartet with

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25 YEARS AGO

Feb. 13, 1889. (Candish); A Wet Sheet And Arived in port this

The Blue funnel steaner Ajax or Flowing Sea (Lloyd)....Royal Naval North. The captain reports that the morning from the Singers, Portsmouth Conducted by vessel encountered C. T. Lee, R. N.

heavy blizzard the North Parlic, the alp being frozen

6.45 Sir Edward German-Turce for three days, the Dances From Nell Gwyn.

helng degrean.

Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey.

The superb film

in

temperature

6.35 A Variety Programme with attracted and is still attracting my

"Que Vadin" Elle and Doris Waters, Itenara, Max people in the Victoria Theatre." Ailier, Stan Holloway and the Bally- hooligans.

Greater Excitement Than You've Ever Had Before!

Buck JONES

BORDER LAW

Thrills Calore!

Zas

Lupita Tovar James Mason Directed by

Louis King

A Columbia

Picture

Frickle Fashion in now threatening tol Plano--Gershwin Medley, Renara; afflict men with lit trousers, after the Humorous Monologue-The Lion And style of the alit skirt now no prova-| Albert (Edgat.....

Stanley Holloway lent.

Dance Orch. The

with Wolseley Charles at the Piano; An American tailoring Journal has Ballyhooligans been collecting views of leading nem Make Whoopee Medley Fox-Trolors of the trade on the possibility of The Ballyhooligans; Comedier sh iden bring adopted thin spring. nes-Huntin' (Ellis and

nud, according to the chairman of une: E. and D. of the cluchters and cutters associa Waters); Gert And Daisy And The tiens on that side of the Atlantic, this Tandem (E. and D. Waters)....Elsic! weird freak in to be ordained as "tho and Doris Waters with Orchestra; thing" for men in a very short time. Dance Orch.-Favourite Favourites,

is bound to come," the Inter-

No. 3--Fox-Trot Medley. The viewer was Luid. "Men's clothing, bas Ballyhooligana Comedian-Juct for too long a time been kept within other Sally (Carlton).

revulsion againat with Orchestra; Plano-I Was Lucky

Max Miller triet bounds. The

this state of affales shows Itsutt in! (film "The Man from Folies Bergere'); and even with feathers.

unily coloured huts decorated with bows Rhythm Of The Rain,

"The time la Intro: "Valentine" (in The

not far distant when Man from won will be compelled tu dress us ela- Folies Bergere)

Renora Dance borately for evening parties on women

Orchestra Favourite

No. 2-Fox-Trat Medley..

Favourites) lo."

........The

Ballyhooligans; Talking and Singing --Max Miller In The Theatre Che torded during on Actual Performance

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10 YEARS AGO

Feb. 12, 1929. Despite extreme cold and continuous) immense crowd gathered

at the Holborn Empire, London).... rain, an

Max Miller, with Guiter and Orches in the aquare of the St. John kateron

tra.

Church, facing the ancient Lateraní

8.0 Time Weather and Announce Palaes of the Popes, where Pope Pius: ments.

8.03 Violin Roles.

Grinzing (Benotzky);

Remem-

and Signor Musuálint, algoed the his- torie trenty which finally settlon the so-called Roman question.

brance (Mario Melf) Albert Sandler tween the Church and the State that The agreement settlen a dispute be- Assisted by Jack Byfield (Piano) has lasted for nearly sixty years and and Reginald Kilbey (Cello): Extase that has kept the Panti a self-imposed -Reverte (Ganne); O Sole Mio (Di prisoner at the Vatican aluce 1878. Сарца). ..Albert Sandler assisted

by J. Samchtink (Cello) and J. By- feld (Piano).

1.15 London Relay-Dooka'-3.

5 YEARS AGO

Feb. 13, 1934.

A virtual stale of civil war exists wide ares in Austria, the

A weekly series of talks by The over

Right Hon. The Earl Of Lytton, socialist uprising having extended to at

K., 6.C.A.I., G.C.I.E.,

least Ave states. A highly critical

8.30 Songs by Stuart Roberton; situation exists. (Baritone).

Dolores (Лlim *Millions');

All the Heimwehr reserven have been That called up and ordered to pirmuro for Song In My Heart (Glm "The Gang additional force of between thirty-fivei

active service, which means thei ALT Show')....with Orchestra and Male and forty thousand men were armed Chorus, Watching The Stars (film so-night

Splinters in the Air')....with Or- Grim Bghting is going on ut many chestra and Male Quartet.

polnen whore the socialist rebels, well- 8.40_Studio—That Mosle Reminda armed have occupied mininture for.

| Me"-2,

9.15 Orchestral Selections, Academic Festival

tresses and are defying the efforts of government troops to dislodge them.

The casualty toll in aiready excued. Overture, Op, Ingly high, the number of wounded 80 (Brahms)....Vienna Philharmonic attaches estimate that over one hun cannot yet be estimated, but hospital Orchestra cond. by Bruno Walter.;dred and fifty have been killed. Legende (Dvorak-Op.59, No. 3)....

03.

the to-night presenta of ah arised camp. Palicu and troops with riston And fixed bayonols are patrolling the treets, many of which have been fenced in with barbed wire.

Vienna Sir Thomas Beecham conducting the pearance London Philharmonic Orchestra, 0.30 London Relay-The News, 9.50 Moreton and Kare on Two Planos

Dinah; After You've Gone; No- body's Sweetheart St. Louis Blues; Some Of These Days....with_druina by Joe Daniels; Tin Pan Alley Medley No. 4....with string bass, and drums.

10.0 London Relay—In Town Toi night'.

Heir Forced To

Spend

St. Joseph, Mo, George Zug Inherited $800 when a relative died in Germany, so he went there to spend it because he could not fake it out of the country.

Introducing personalities from every walk of life in Interviews with Lionel Gamlin, flashes from the news of the week, and Standing on the Corner (Michael Standing inter- And Mine (Allm 'Broadway views the Man in the Street'): Edited Melody of 1938)....Horry and produced by C. F. Mechan

Roy and His Orchestra with 10.80 Dance Music.

Vocal Refrain; Quickstep--Avalon; Fox-Trois-Old Man Moon (alm Slow Fox-Trot-Ain't Misbehavin', Topper'): Fonly Myself....Harry -Joe Daniels and His Hot Shots, in Rov and His Orchestra with Voral Drumnnalicks Hatching

Fortuna....

Fox-Trot.When

--- Fireflowers; | You Gotta Sing, You Gotta Sing? .Hobert Renard · Dance'] 'Gong-bord. And w: Ladyje. Orchestra Fox-Trots Your Brand film Gangway: Jack;

And

My Broadway : [Alm His Orchestra (with Vocal Broadway Melody of 1938); Your

way

WEDNESDAY

At The

ALHAMBRA

It's Fun with a Gun--

when the screen's toughest

mug mixes larceny with laughs!

For A Slight Case Of Hysterics..

EDWARD G.

Robinson 'A SLIGHT CASE OF MURDER

Percented by Warda u been ... SANE BRYAN SAILIN JENKINS RISI DONNELLY - WILLARD PARKER

WEDNESDAY,

QUEEN'S