1939-04-06 — Page 9

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April, 6, 1939.

V

NANCY

AIN'T IT SWELL TO

BE HOME

AGAIN NANCY?

PEACHY --- AND WE EVEN HAVE A NICE LI'L

SNOW STORM TO GREET US!

OH, BOY!...

WATCHTM DIS!

SLUGCO!---

YOU PROMISED)

ME YOU'D NEVER DO

THAT AGAIN.

DAT'S RIGHT--

SO I

DID.

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By Ernie Bushmiller

HATE WASTE!

Straits Soccer Players Win Last Match

Beat Hongkong Chinese Critchley And Rees "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT

By Solitary Goal In A

Fast And Even Contest

(By "Abe")

Win Golf Title

London, Apr. 5

At Addington, Surrey, to-day Brigadler-General A. C. Critchley and Dal Rees won the Amateur- Professional Golf Tournament by beating the Hon. Mr. Max Aitken and Henry Cotton by three and two over 18 holes-Reuter.

football, and thought he

started

WITH YOU" WINS

PRAISE OF CRITICS

'i

shakily in the first half, improved in done so in the ease of "You Can't and that fun is a worth-while part

the second.

if distributors in the past have they all come under the leading of sometimes erred in showering praise 'good clean fun. If the film has ory on a picture which has not deserved lesson, it is that while life may be it, there is no fear of their having jreal it should not be too earnest,

Take It With You." This picture, of the business of living.

the best in 1930, has been The appearance of Ip Pak-wa, the

In view of the fact that the picture uded everywhere and local critics, old South China left-winger, who has was directed by Frank Capra and not been playing soccer for three

forward to seeing a really fine him made by Columbia Pictures, a com- years, at

when they went to the preview held parison with "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" is almost inevitable. Having at the King's Theatre yesterday.

They were not disappointed. Not seen both, one can honestly say

In many respects the soccer match played between the Straits Chinese and the Hongkong Combined Chinese at Caroline Hill yesterday was the best of the three which the visitors have played in the Colony. The exchanges wore redentul suprise, but faster and more even than in the previous two considering the fact that he has been [out of the game for so long, the games, in both of which the tourists were out- veteran gave a good display, played.

sume

The

ball

net. And,

for the

DEFT TOUCHES

bit. "You Can't Take 21

had

arc

It With is as good as that old box-office suc- You" 13 a truly great pleture, cess in many respects and better in The same master hand possessing all the qualities which one some. laoks for but seldom finds in films. guided every move and has given Gge again, little fault could be in there in delicious; pathos same delightful little touches which You Can't Take It With You" the and every Though the Straits players were, game was immediately on resump-found in the midfield play of the moment of It is extremely, fortunate to win by the|tion when, foeing a one goal deficit, Straits

Deeds Goes To Town" Chinese. They Introduced also there is. but the plehire is made "Mr. solitary goal scored in the first half, the local Chinese took the ball down some-very deft touches which threw mastly

comedy the entertaining flim I was. comedy--human nobody grudged them their victory, into Straits territory. First Chan the local defence into knots on several with all the added louches in which

THE THEME In all their matches in Hongkong the Tak-fal, then Tank Kwong-sum

occasions in the first half when, hund Frank Capra, the director, delights. visitors have played well enough in and

០៥ later Chan Tuk-fai

Some of the things the characters again they only been able to take advan-

The Kirbys are purse proud. The midneld, and but for inmentable hit

Vanderhofs the wond-work of the goat tage of their territorial superiority; do may not be exactly sensible, but

pleasantly "plxi- weakness in front of goal, some of

with The custodiun

lated.) The Ks live in an enormous completely they should certainly have been more the results might have been different. beaten all within a period of 10 than one out up. James Goh and

manalon and work in an enormous Yesterday they revealed the

effective sunie | seconds. but the

were an Ha Tee-slang Bever

the centre-forward

no bank. The Vs live and work in a und inability to do anything with the ball entered

Gol and right-wing

little house where one or other col- combination, hanging

loo fast and difficulty in scoring. when in front of goal; but this time ilialy, if a trifte precariously, to their especially was much

Choo Seng-quee kept a frm check lects stamps, writes plays, makes they found that the counterparts in slender let the Straits players too clever for Chui Kwong-yue, the the local team were afflicted with the emerged winners from the game.

local left buck. But instead of cut-on Chun Tak-fal, but the alppy local freworks, studies ballet dancing all wingers must have been a source of at the same time. The Ks live in

•mindy.

ting in himself when well-plated

the ball great anxiety to the visitors' defence, an atmosphere of frigid finance-the Martin The Local Chinese eleven dki not Goh preferred to send In the second half especially, the represent the fulf strength * .Hongkong Chinese

of the into the middle. He was not always where Soon Choon-lye and John Vs in happy pandemonium,

Then distinguished themselves with Vanderhof, as played by Lionel for long periods Hongkong, Chinese Amateur Athletic Recurate with his centres, and when

Barrymore, might easily be the some timely clearances. all over the visiting de- Federation,

many famous names he was the local defenders were His Excellency the Governor, Sir grandfather of Longfellow Deeds fence.

They did everything they being missing from the line-up. But match for the Straits forwards. could have done without being able those to score. Admittedly they were un creditably, especially in defence, and chiefly to the only occasion when lic

Who turned out performed only goal scored in the game was due Geoffry Northcote, and party and the Anthony P. Kirby might be Ebenezer Chief Justice Sir Atholl Macfice or Scrooge, in the solidity of Edward were present at the match.

'Arnold.' Martin has IL grand- lucky in not doing so more than once; even in the forward line the approach dashed, in in an attempt to score. Ile Teams: still on the whole they had only work left little to be desired; only in had a very narrow angle by the time

daughter who is Jean Arthur. An- Stralls Chinese:-Fong Wai-man; thony has son who is James themselves to blame for missing so finishing did they fail. Chan Kwong- he was able to shoot, but Cheung Soon Choon-lye, John Then: Kee Stewart. Martin hng 11 house many opportunities.

yue, the Police back, who has been Wing-chol failed to hold the low Yew-ing, Choo Seng-quee, Koh Hor-Anthony wants to buy, and Martin EXCITING MOMENT

playing consistently well of late, was grounder and the ball went to Chis khoan; James Goh, Ha Tec-singt, Chin refuses to sell because he is not exciting moment of the given his first taste of representative Keng-hoek, who was following up, Keng-hock, Yuen Kuan-bong (Ho interested in money,

Kol-choy) and John Chye.

That is the theme of the film. Combined Chinese:--Cheung Wing- This in itself cloes not sound very chol; Hou Yung-sang; Chan Kwong promising, does it? But wait until. yue: Lou Hing-chol, Leung Wing-you see the flim.

It is a wow! chu se Kim-hung; Tang Kwong- As usual in a Frank Capra Alm vatn, Cheuk Shek-kam, Chon Tak- there

many arr

brilliant ful, Ip Pak-wah and Young Shui-formances by supporting players. stick..

One_by_Harry Davenport, as Judge in a New York night court, will send fun-goers into fits of laughter; an- other by H. B. Warner, as a man who

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

forgettable moment of tragedy.

"You Can't Take It With You" cannot fall to be a box-office success. It appeals to all sections of the com- munity: lowbrows are certain to like jlt, and highbrows will find them- selves bowled over too, whether they THE SECOND EXTRA RACE like it or not. There who wish to MEETING will be held (weather save their fearstained faces after- permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on wards can draw consolation from the with SATURDAY, 8th and MONDAY, 10th fawless technical emelency April, 1939, commencing at 12.30 p.m. which every bit of the pleture has on both days,

been made.

The First Bell will be rung at 12 NOON, and the Tin Interval will be after the second race (1 p.m.) on both days.

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duration of each Meeting in such a Henry Cotton has been appointed

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Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentle

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Member, such Member to be respon-ing, P. S. Bun and M. S. Lim de- At the Club de Recreio last even- sible for all visitors introduced by.

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Lim was outstanding and did much to win the match, while Au, also played a good game.

BAER-NOVA BOUT

New York, Apr. 4, Mike Jacobs, the famous promoter, has announced that, the Max Barr- Lau Nova heavyweight bout will be held at the Yankee Stadium on Juno [1.—United Press.

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