1940-01-11 — Page 19

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NANCY

TSK, TSK hu

OH,

HELLO

HE'S OVER THERE

WAITIN FOR THE

TEACHER TO COME OUT

OF SCHOOL!

Goodbye, Mr Chips

From the Noval by

JAMES HILTON

Adapted from the M.-G.-M. Picture by LEBBEUS MITCHELL,

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By

Ernie

SLUGGO-

OH, HELLO, MISS ORCHID--- AIN'T IT LUCKY I JUST HAPPENED TO BE

HERE WID ME

UMBRELLA---

ESCAPE

AFTER 20 years as a master at Brookfield

School, Chipping has failed to win the

confidence or affection of his boys.

CHIPPING continued on to the master's com- mon room. They, too, would be departing for the summer, and he wanted to say good-bye.

"You

"That is why I felt in fairness "You will like it, I am sure," I should cyplain to you person-Max went on eagerly. ally why the Governors and like to climb, you say the coun- have decided to appoint Mr.try is beautiful, and ——" Wilkinson.

"IT'S very good of you, Staefel, very good, but really it's quite out of the question."

"But why? me that."

ing on the mountain side.

"What do you make of this 7" he asked.

After a look through the tele- scope, the landlord responded:

"Misls come up unexpectedly. but so heavy a mist so early in the year is strange." I hope my friend Chipping gets back before the mist

geta thicker."

January 11, 1940.

Bushmiller

his feet and began to slide down- ward.

He caught at a bush and sat down heavily.

"Confound it!" he exclaimed, then listened intently to the ominous thundering for below of the dis lodged stones,

WHEN the sounds had died away, he reached in his pocket .for his pipe. He filled

A Look Through RADIO

The "Telegraph":

ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

| Hal Lorenzo, Toby Gray & The Harmony Three Radio Programme Broadcast by, 20w on a Frequency of 843 Ice'a and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p. and 5-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. pq

SO YEARS AGO

Jan. 11, 1890. Glasgow in the largest city of Beet- led, and claims to be the second in the British Empire. R has 800,000 prople, including the suburbs to ton inles in length; five miles in width, and has over sus hundred and forly miles of atrocle. Two hundred years second.

ago, Glasgow was a pleasant town of 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter

four treats, and ten Yosnela wers owned thera.

The Front Forth bridge, which is the most stupendous structure of the kind yet undertaken, in just comploted. It is a new addition to the wonders of the world. It has the longest span of any bridge on the globe.

celon.

12.10 Derickson and Brown and

The Casani Club Orchestra, -

1,0 Local Time Weather Report.

Signal and

1:03 Rossini-La Boutique - Fan- lasque; London Philharmonic Or- chestra conducted by Eugene Goos- The cantilever-bridge Iden has risen

ECM. 3 opponent to the notorious

Press, channel tunnel scheme. Quite recently

1.30 Reuter and Rugby the Arnis af Meants. Schneider of Weather Forecast and Announce Creusit and M. Iment, the latter the ments. original contractor for the Suez Canal: 1.46 Varlety with Flotsam and and for the Fazuran Canal, submitted: Jeluam, Buzelic Tarri, Clarla Wright, to Mr. Baker for discussion their pre Ivor Moreton and Dave Kayo and Hafnary designs. These, exhibited at;

the Paris Exhibition, show nbridge The Hi Hilles

having seventy cantilever spans similar; to those of the Forth Bridge. Tho length would be twenty-four miles, the wright over a million tons and the cost about £74,000,000, The project, as an engineering, porribility, was seriously dieussed by the Iron

Steel In- and stitute at the Parla meetingg. In Bir John Fowler's and Mr. linker's opinion the works at the Forth Bridge and a recent deep foundation at Sydney have placed beyond doubt the practicability of a channel bridge, but the enormous cost precludes the question from being ather than one of seleniile interest.

25 YEARS AGO

Jan. 11, 1918,

2.10 Close down.

5.45 Studio Children's Hour, 0.43 Closing local Stock Quota- tions,

8,47 A Dance Programmed. 7.30 London Relay-The News. 8.0 Loen Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

and

1.03 Studio-Concert by Hal Gray Lorenzo (Jazz-Plano), Toby (Farb-Accordeon) and The Har mens Three (Vocal).--Jazz in dem Horns), Harmony Three Penny

Gray

Hal Serenade, Toby

Swing Lorenzu; Volga Boatman's In a letter published by German Sou, Hat Lorenzo; Hawaiian Para- newspaper, a Landwehr officer writes: dise, The Harmony Three; My Bonnie "On the German Front officers and Lima Over The Ocean, Novelty, Hal mira do not salute in the usual way, Lorenzo and Toby Gray: Smoke Geta but by uying Gnd Punish England, while the reply ir, May 11 Punish Jn Your Eyes, Frank; itequest Mcd- England.

my, China Boy, Blue Rhythm, Toby Gray and Hal Lorenzo; Old Man of Mrs. Parker, sister of Earl Kitchener, the Mountains, Harmony Three; opening the Soldiers' Wives' Club, Los Musical Mixture No. 2. Toby Gray; den, said that from what she could Plano Medley, Girl of My Dreams gather from her brother in occasional

Deep Purple, Heart's Delight, Hal chats, he thought the war would fit Lorenzo; Lonesome Road, The Har- a good bit longer and that more meni

Three; Novelty

Medley, inuy were needed.

Booips-a-dalsy. Palais Glide, Beer Barrel Pollca, Toby Gray and Hal Signor Carpi's Italian Grand Opera Lorenzo; You Roseal You, The Har Company witi open a brief season commony Three. myndlag on Thursday at the Stor 8.45 StudioTakk "At Sea with Theatre. The opening piece will be "La the RAF, Costal Command,” Boheme."

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10 YEARS AGO

Jan. 11, 1930,

5 YEARS AGO

Jan. 11, 1935. Resumption of. Toastin l facilities through and

Inlo

bianchurin, from Chinn, enabling the use of a speedy mail service vin Siberia, in hailed with

He found Herr Max Stacfel, the German master, a healthy comradely Viennese, cutting up cake which his class had given him, and sharing it

hurried on at the apprehension "Me go abroad?" sald Chip-¡ gall the landlord: mist was form the pebbles and some stones anderer with the other masters,

"Mind if I borrow this that dawned in Chipping's face. ping, really startled. book to read on the train?" asked Hudson.

"Go ahead," replied Stur- geon.

"Weer-felt that with your "H. G. Wells," said Hud-musual gift for getting work son. "Never heard of him." out of the boys, you would pre- "It's his first. He'll never fer to concentrate upon teaching come to anything. It's too land leave the rather tiresome job of Housemaster to someone fantastic. Ah, Chipping,ith special gifts in that direc

"For one thing, "I've booked where are you going for tion." your holiday?"

"I understand, sir," said Chip-my rooms at Harrogate and "Harrogate," replieding, anxious to end the inter-

"Ach! Harrogate! That is a Hudson for him. "He always view and to get away and con-

ceal his disappointment.

place-for-old-ladies-Not for does. Aren't you fed up

"Though I doubt," continued gay young fellows like you and with it, Chipping, after 20 Charteris, "that Mr. Wilkinson me!" years?"

will ever turn out as many

"I dare say I do need at "It's a nice, quiet hotel minor Latin poets as you have. change," said Chipping, and

"I quite understand, sir."

| hesitated. and I'm used to it."

"I felt sure you would The school porter came in well, I suppose you're off for the company?" suggested Max.

"But you do not care for my and Staefel invited him to have Holidays 7"

"Er-yes-to Harrogate."

a piece of cake.

be done. The 'Eadmaster's con-

Telling ledge beating his arms about Chipping stood on a brond, slop-i him to keep warm. The collar of his Norfolk Jacket was turned up.

satisfaction in all circles,

Radio Retain Record

(By "Pilgrim")

(Continued from Page 6.)

it and struck mutch, stained

As he held the failing. flamo a distant, eerie

when they rectify this

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strange. menneing yet beautiful "Hello" The cry was in a wo-St. Andrew's 4-0 in quite an

-man's-voice-Hel-lo!-

"Good heavens! A woman!"

0.05 De Groot and The New Vic- toria Orchestra playing "The Gypsy Princess-Selection (Kalman).

0.15 London Relay-News Sum- mary.

9.30 The Comedy Harmonists. D.43 Light Orchestral Selections, 0.58 Variety with Arikur · Mar- shall, The Mills Brothers, Kaaul and Lula, Irene Elsinger, Tessle. O'Shea and Olberr..

110 Close down.

EUROPEAN ON SERIOUS CHARGE

Lieut. Thomas Parkinson, 31, of Volunteer Headquarters was charged Dis morning with unlawfully killing Wong Chiu-lan whilst driving his Bonhamn motor-car..No. 550 along Road, near Breezy Point, on Decem-

ber 23.

Inspector Saunders prosecuted and Parkinson was represented by Mr. D. L. Strellet.

Inspector Saunders asked for a re- mand of one week.

CANC

Rolling below him was a white call that seemed to come out of the TN a Brawn Cup League fix- wall of mist, shot through with a white clouds above him.

ture, Recreio ladies defeated

interesting match. The visitors light...

"This is a nice business," het

had much the better of the play muttered grimly to himself. "1 could be here all night," he cupped The match burned his fingers ant in the first half, and their speed

excellent understanding February 6 and 7 have been pro- his hands and shouted a long "fel- he tossed it away. He stood uv. And

shouted: "Hello! Hello! Are you gave the home team many visionally fixed for the hearing of the lo-o-o!"

anxious moments. There was a lonely ring to his in danger?"

There was no response. "Well, In Miss M. Campos, Reerelo voice in the mist now enveloping

my word!" he upon

muttered had the most dangerous forward. lim.

his spiked stick and on the field. She scored two goals There was neither echo nor an-picked up " should be glad of it, Staefel, swer to his call. Turning in the started to scramble cautiously up-in the second half, followed by Miss

glad. As a matter of fact, I'm opposite direction, he called again wird. often-er-quite lonely, but-" and listened in vain for a response.

"Then there is no more to be CHIPPING walk-aid" cried Max triumphantly, "It Jed rapidly to his is settled

arrange everything. We take rooms. Twenty the London train, to-night. Pack years he had been yourself. Chipping. We have not. at Brookfield; he much time."

Thanks, but I've got work to "Well, have a pleasant time, pliments. Mr. Chipping, and and good-bye." he'd like to see you in 'is study right away."

SUDDEN ailence! followed as the por

ter left. Chipping's .

face lighted up in- voluntarily.

him.

With a gesture of impatience he started to sit down, and loosened

HITLER, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ENGLISH

(Conded from Page 4.)

JOINT AIR CONTROL

Air Marshal Barratt Assumes Dutics LONDON, Jan. 10 (Reuter).

Rodrigues and Miss, Figueiredo. The halves were prominent, and Miss T. Gonsalves. full-back, played well

The Recreio juniors are improving every week, and are showing signs of a definito understanding with each other. The forwards, in general, combined really well, and when in the circle proved themselves good opportunists.

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ST. Andrew's worked very hard in the opening stages of the game, Lut were no match for Recreio, who showed good teamwork and were much faster on the ball. For the home team, the score might have

was first master "Wait. Staefel, please" and the Housemas- But Max bad already left and tership should have gone to shut the door. Outside Chipping) "I say, ' bet

could bear Max and Mason, another that's about taking

master.

be arranged." And the Baltic-Air Marshal A. S. Barratt, the over Woodward's house," said unpopularity with the boys.

He knew why it had not-his|

into Apparently they had run

was shut to British trade-for a newly-appointed commander of Hudson, "Congratulations, Chip-

cach other. It was quite dark when there

the British air forces in France, been higher had it not been for some ping."

"Ah. mirden. Mason, and goed-time. came a knock at the door. Hobye"

But the dictator and the Rus-arrived by air to-day at the head good work on the part of Miss 1. Millington in goal. Miss D. Chow, The other masters chimed in. did not respond, and the door Bye, Schmitzel. Have a good sians were uneasy allies. Rus-quarters of the Air Force from the left back, also did some good "Yes, indeed." "You certain-

sin wanted Finland-and took the place where he had been work.

There WRE delinite weakness ly deserve it after all this time." was opened and Max Stacfel me.”

Thanks. I shall and Chipping is it, the dictator's annoyance, for stationed since the start of the

Air coming with me."

he was the friend of Sweden. war as Senior

Liaison among the Intermediates, but in the attack, Miss B Longbotton, centre Mason, "What!" shouted

The dictator wanted to Teach Officer with the French forces.

forward, and Miss T. Jex, on the left credulous. "Old Chipping going the Black Sea. The Russians

All ranks of the British air forecs, wing, did well, broad 7"

The Saint Juniors will have to Chipping stiffened at the words. stood against him.

says, "Reuter's" special correspondent Why shouldn't he go abroad?

At last the dictator made war with the British Air Forces in France, put in some carnest practice if they

the ever-growing

"It's quite a surprise, if so," said Chipping, somewhat in- coherently. "I had rather hoped.

ngked:

"May I come in ?" "Yes, do. It's got dark, hasn't He pulled the chain of the you know. Well, I think I'd gas light and the flame flared better go."

up full "See, Chipping," cried Max Max closed the door and came look of uncertainty and bewilder- on Rugola. It was a disastrous welcome the new development, which hope to be shifted from the botter Stacfel, I'll touch wood for up to him. you!"

Charteris, the Headmaster, a handsome, kindly man of about 45, seemed slightly embarrassed as Chipping entored his study, He hummed a little.

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The

France.

מזלות

of the League.

In

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THE postponed match between

the Royal Engineers and the C.B.A. which should have been

meat on his face gave way to some-war. After it came a rising of the sequel to nir "Chipping, I hear.. Is it thing that partook of growing exal the nations of Europe against Erength of Britain's. true that Wilkinson-

citement and pleasure.

him, the nations whose com- "Yes, it's true," said Chipping he heard Max's distant voice exii.

To the Tyr-we shall climb," mon people had been grumbling Considered An Advantage, curtly.

for long. "It is one man, whol "Don't break your necka!" is responsible for these wars.”

It is pointed out here that unity played last Sunday, will take "I'm sorry."

ad-place next Sunday at Sookun- uf, control is considered swered Manon. "Thank you, Strefel. I don't

The allies told the dictator's vantage, as all avaliable air forces poo, commencing at 10.30 am. Max Stiefel, in formal dress, for

can be tited in the best way ac- say I'm not disappointed, be-he latt just returned to the Tyrolean country that they wished her no

cording to the course of events. cause I am. But there it is.inn from a near-by town, walked ill. That they fought against

There is no question of the Army alone. She

be should Do you mind if we talk about out on the terrace. The valley be him.

receiving any less support from the excellent "great, strong and happy, for alr, and in practice the low, waa flooded with sunahine,

ACROSS the valley her power is one of the founda-co-operation between the Army und

the Air Force will be unaffected. and its mininture lake tions of society."

Chat Air} It may be emphasised 1090 the mountains..

Marshal Barratt and General' Gort Somewhere on one of

"I suppose you have guessed, why I wanted to see you, Mr. Chipping."

“Well ——— or —— I-—-” '.· smiled (something else?" Chipping,

"Mr. Woodward's retirement leaves a house-mastership to be filled."

He walked over to his desk and sat down.

A silence fell, Stacfel broke

...to/

t, feeling his way. "I have planned a walking tour my own country through

"Yes, sir," replied Chipping in an anticipatory voice.

You are, the senior master the Tyrol, the Salzkammergut, and normally the vacancy to Vienna. I would be happy would go to you." Charteris for you to come with me."

TO-MORROW.

the nummite was Chipping, unless

Both teams will be at full strengti, and the civilians will be out to main-

in their undefeated record.

H.K.H.A. Tournament League Table

P. W. L. D. F. A.PL.

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EUROPE was weary of will not only be in the closest colln- Radio & P.SC. 4 1 0 12 08

him. One statesman boration, but will have responsibility R. Engineers he wrote: "Put an end to this fever of equal Importance for the success-Nomads the Recreio On on the road back to the fun.

was already down and of fear and expectations, in ful prosecution of the war

Western Front. Max looked through the telescope,future."

which no one can count on the

C.B.A.

K.I.T.C. Royal Signals B Police

6 2.30 0.114

4 2 2 0.47 22.00 101 1

and saw something that made him In one last fight an end was NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (Reuter)-RA.O.C.

put to the dictator's power to Two members of the Canadian Ship University do evil,

ping Board havo arrived from Ottawa. Loading goal-scoreta to discuss the possibility of acquiring Sergeant Homburg (RE..). American ships for the transport of Gurbachan Singh (Radio) | Canadian goods."

8. A. Fowler (CBA)~

-THE GIRL IN THE MIST

-name?

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Canadian Airmen·

Join R.A.F.

LONDON, Jan, 10 (Reuter)—An Air Commodore and two Group, Cop- talns of the Canadian Air Force have arrived in England to familiarise themselves with the working and methods of the RAF,

A Sensational New Note In Screen Entertainment !

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