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NANCY

OH, TEACHER ---

BOUGHT

· · YOU SOME

FLOWERS!

Monday,

OH, THANK

YOU?.

MISS ORCHID ISN'T

HERE

TODAY!

Goodbye. Mr Chips

From the Novel by

JAMES HILTON

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

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SMACK

By Ernie

BUT, I. LOVE FLOWERS

TOO!

January 15, 1940.

Bushmiller

YOU SURE HAVE A WAY

WITH THE

GIRLS!

ROBERT DONAT, malo lead in M-G-M's greatest British Production entitled "GOODBYE MR. CHIPS" enjoys his.

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THE KISS

DANCING with Kathie did strange things to Chipping: his heart beat faster than it had for ages; a feeling of contentment, of happiness, flowed through his veins; even his muscles, unaccustomed to the movements of the dance, limbered; almost it was as if he were floating about in the mists of a mountain top-alone with Kathie.

ness.

"Like it?" he asked, with a tentative smile of tender-

"Love it!"

"As much as you hoped ?"

"And more. You're doing splendidly.”.

Many eyes followed them about the ballroom, for Katherine Ellis was a strikingly beautiful girl, and

She had in-

"He might at least have had the good sense to keep the wo

Chipping and Kathie smiled at man to himself!" said Hilders- cach other in an embarrassedley,

"Women aron't allowed in this

we come to!"

way.

loch.

vented a nickname champagne at the first cafe that room in any case!" said McCul- for him. A sudden warmth of tenderness, and ache of loneliness to come, swept over Chips.

And then, suddenly, Kathic arose on her tiptoes and kissed

Chipping cut a fine figure in his rented evening clothes, him lightly on the lips, turned for he had never put on excess weight and he was half aand jumped hastily into the head taller than Kathie. Max and Flora turned amazed train. eyes upon them every time they whirled past.

"Evening dress is very

becoming to you, Mr. Chip-

ping," Kathie said.

He preened a little at the

compliment. "You

prove?

"Heartily."

"Then I sup- pose I shall have to buy it."

ap-

As time went on the dancers thinned, but Chipping was on the floor with Kathie for number. The last every

Strauss's waltz,

dreamy, half melancholy "Wiener- blut," was drawing towards its end. Their faces had become graver, and they were silent.

SYNOPSIS

IN the masters common room at Brookfield, the structors Brad. gathered about Ra-

"Hush warned Max. "I hear them coming!"

This is a nice start for the new term!" said Raven gloomi- ly.

ven at his sudden The door opened, and Chips Ahout. He looked appeared shyly in it and stood

up from the newspaper. He hesitating. had been reading.

CHIPS stood in an utter daze of "Just listen to this item, will armazement and de- you? 'Chipping-Ellis-on Sept. light, unable to 22, at St. James's Church, belleve his senses. Bloomsbury, Katherine Mary, A woman, an ador-only daughter of the late Henry able, beautiful Forbes Ellis, to Charles Edward young woman, hnd kissed him Chipping of Brookfield School!" -Chips, the old bachelor school- There was a buzz of amazed master!

comment. "What, old Chip- Then a whistle shrieked and Ping!" "It can't be!" "Must be the train began to move and some mistake!" "It's fantastic!" Max jumped down to the plat form. Chips awoke from daze.

"Miss Kathie! Kathie!" he cried and ran after the moving train.

Charles Edward Chipping, a master at Brookfield School for 20 years, has never been able to make friends with the boys due to his diffident naturo and to having getten in "bad with them early in his first term. The German master persuades him to accompany him on a walking tour of the Tyrols one summer, Ha is D mist on the

Kathie's face appeared at the caught in

of her compartment. window mountain and

in the fog He ran, laid his hund,

on the climbs up to “rescue" an Eng-sill, and, breathless with emo lish girl, Kathie Ellis. They tion, stammere: are both greatly attracted to **You sach other and meet again in Vienna where Kathie per- suades him to dance with her.

Chipping looked down at ************************** the face so close to him, at

"You know what I mean, it's the long, curved eyelashes. so...” Of what was she thinking that gave such a serious, almost sad, a look to her face.

"Miss Kathie

" He

Will you A penny for those solemn thoughts."

hesitated until she glanced up at him. "I..

"I was thinking of to- morrows-and railway sta-

tions. and goodbyes."

Chipping and Max were at the station to see Kathie and Flora off for their re- turn, to London. In the

"It is, very. Rather crowded train, isn't it?"

Kathie laughed. "You said that before, too!"

"Did I? It's saying goodbye, you know."

"I know. It's awful."··

"Miss Kathic

**Yes?"

"I wanted to say something

TO-MORROW "Mrs. Chips"

STOCK MARKET. REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Omeial "Here's Staefel now," said Ra- Summary issued yesterday says: histvene ought to krów Sucr

At the slightly lower rate of $21 fel, you sly dog, did you know Docks were a feature of the morning's about this?" He waved the trading. Shares changed handa $21 after which 3,200 shares newspaper.

passed @ $21. Cements were again "Of course I know. They met, in favour sales reported @ 18.70 & in a fog."

$18% Transactions were also rc. "What? In London?" asked corded in Cantons, Watsons, Govern: McCulloch.

4% Loan & Trams. Market closing steady. "No, no! In Austria-a mountain mist!"

"Some mist!" laughed Hi- ... you kissed me!"*

dersley, smiling at his fellow, "I know, It was dreadful of masters.

me!"

"I've got it cried Raven. "No, no!" cried Chips, Increas- "He proposed to the lady before gathered headway. "But do you Chipping! ing his pace is the train the fog had cleared! Bright od ... I suppose she's are we-oh, this is nwfull elderly, Stacfel?" Look here," he cried, his sense "Well," Max appeared to con of humour coming to his aid:sider, "I would hardly call herf "You'll have to marry me now, that." you know!"

"Is she in the scholastic And then suddenly Kathie line?”. smiled with tears in her eyes. Max, after, hesitating, replied: "Do you want to

"Yes,"

"Rather?" He all but stuinbled "I thought "Kol Plain

in keeping up with the train, post, I suppose?“ "Do you?".

"Dreadfully! Goodbye, my dear!"

"Kathie!

**My dear fellow, please 1" beg. ged Max. She Is Chipping's | choice."

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"Is it as bad as that ?" asked Oh, my dear, Hildersley dismay. § THE toot of a you can't go now!"But the train horn, and the con-was going so fast that his hand "No, naluxclaimet - Max ductor calling slipped from the still of her eagerly. "Do I give a wrong in Watsons $0.20 "Bitte, Platze neh-window, and Kathile's face was pression? She is a good crea man!" brought him disappearing. "Kathie! Good ture. Iler nose is perhaps # to a stop, "Oh, byel" dear, it's time for

little 'red!

RAVEN jumped to his feet. off.

....

Food Shortage In Spain

DARA FANG, MADRID.. For the first time since, thie, elvil wer ended an omela reference to Spain's shoringe of food was made in *.***n boardcast spoach by Senor Serrano Suner, Minister of the Interior. He "No, please, sald It would be foollal to hide the sald Staufel. I fact that they were experiencing dif told Chipping to flcult times.

Production in Republic territory bring her into iberated in the latter part of the war

"Good Gad!” cried McCulloch, He came to a standstill, star-"Does she drink? bustle and confusion of the you to get aboard!"

ing after Kathie's window, starkj Max and Flora overtook them. tragedy on his face. And then platform, Chipping and

**No, no-it's only Indigestion, Kathie had paired off, and "Come along, Kathlo," called Max Staefel laid it hand on his approached her compart ping"

Flora. "Goodbye, Mr. Chip-uri. Chips turned to him.. ment, tense and self-consci- "Can't you remember?"

"She's gone! I don't know! ous, hiding their feelings in "I wanted to say that you've see her again!"

where she's gone! I may never the stiff commonplaces of an made this the most wonderful English farewellholly one horn tooted, and Ping, and as selected the meet you this afternoon. They was mil, find thero, were no referve

of my life, and-" "I-er-do, hope you have a comfortable journey," said Chip- the voices of Max and Flora church already-and I am to be will be here any minute. You stocks. The shortega maqstly con- ping.

called from the compartment: best man." At Chip's "I hope so, too.”

"Kathis!" "Miss Kathfel":

be- must be kind to lier for Chip cerned milk, olive oil and sugar. Me wildered look, Max laughed with ping's sake!",

production was a tourth of the What time do you get to. "You must go," said Chipping anused, affectionate sympathy. He's bringing her hero! The Government had decided to amount required, and NAME UNA London? Oh, I asked you forlorily. Goodbye, Misa "My good fellow, do you ima Masters; who had remained import stocks in some crises, brid the f that before, didn't I?”

Kathle

gine that we were both blind aflènt during the clamour, got Ministry of Industry would assume

• lan't saying good-Kathle took his hand. "Good- and deaf? Come along. We up, his eyes staring at Max as control at stupio articles to ensure

byc. Mr. Chips!".

fairer distribution misong, the poorer are going to open a bottle of though they might pop out.icimseos.

bye awful 77-

I should not worry, Chip

Max

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