1947-01-02 — Page 2

LEE THEATRE TAI PING THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.15,

7.15 & 9.15 p.m.

AT 12.00, 2.00,

7.00 & 9.00 p.m.

ALL ITS THOUSAND THIRILIS ↳ BLAZING TECHNICOLOR!

The

DESERT

WARNER BROS!

Smashing Story of the Guerrillas of the Desert in Action! THOSE WONDERFUL SONGSTONE ALONE TRIFF SONG" DESERT SONG

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DENNIS. IRENE

MORGAN MANNING

Daredevil Leader of the Riffs!

BRUCE CABOT

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Singing Darling of "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

GENE LOCKHART

Directed by ROBERT FLOREY Dised Upon a Play by Lawrence Schwath

ADDED ATTRACTION

"RHAPSODY IN RIVETS"

SHOWING

TO-DAY

In Technicolor

MAJESTIC

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AND

ONE NIGHTS

EVELYN

with

PHIL

ADELE

KEYES - SILVERS · JERGENS

and

CORNEL WILDE

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

Screen Play by Wind H. PátkÍT, Richard English. Jack Henley Produced by SAMUEL BISCHOFF Directed try ALFRED L. GREEN

ORIENTAL

REAL NEW YEAR HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT!

5. SHOWS TO-DAY: 12:30 2,30-5.157.159.15 p.m. HEADING THE SEASON'S LAUGH ROUND-UP! With beautiful Music, Gorgeous Dancing, & Fun!

All in TECHNICOLOR?

The West

Goes WILD...

with Music, Gals,

and Color! Footin', rootin' TECHNICOLORI

rodco with

DOROTHY

DAY LAMOUR

DICK POWELL

VICTOR

MOORE

IN

RIDING HIGH

A Paramount Picture with

Gil Lamb.Cass Dalcy

and Mile Brittort and Band Directed by GEORGE HARSHALAKU

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1947.

"Sir." wrote n. "Constiint Render" to the editor of the London Times a few days after VE-Day, "since September 3, 1939 up to May, 1945 you have recorded in your columns no fewer than 4,766. public engage- ments that have been carried out by their Majesties either separately or together.

This tribute from 11 mem- ber of Britain's public was a testimony of the ceaseless way that during World War II King George VI and Queen Elizabeth travelled throughout the land, talking to many of their sub- jects and acquainting them- selves with first-hand know- ledge of the strenuous con- ditions under which maniy people were living during this period of total warfare. They shirited nothing-no well meaning officials could prevent them from walking as thoy wished through dangerously bombed areas and of expressing personally their compassion for the suffering and the afflicted. During the war years in factories, air

rail

This new picture of the Royal Family-taken at Buckingham Palaco, was released on December 11, which was the tenth anniversary of the King's accossion to the throng. The Queen and both Princessas wear the particular shade of palest grey-blue that is the family favourite. The Queen wears this royal pastel in a wool-georgette bolero frock, Princess Margaret, in a plain cropo; Princess Elizaboth, in a lightweight wool shirt-frock.

strenuous week, often leave town and enjoy complete privacy with their daughters in one of

their country homes.

Generally

they go to the Royal Ladge, Windsor. a pleasant Georglin house, once a cottage, not far from Windsor Castle. Qvern vern Elizabeth has developed the Royal Lodge into a charming home where. nezording to her wish. her young daughters have been able to para happy, natural childhood. surrounded, like other small girls with their pets, and hobbica.

Terhaps to-day. Queen Elizabeth, like other mathers, nigh slightly be cause childhood's happy days are

over,

Britain's public, who have taken in immense pride in Princess Eliza- beth since shủ was a curly-halred baby, rejoice to see that she has grown Into handsome. radiant. young woman of 20 years. Heir to the Throne, she hug had to study sirenuously, hey training has been exacting and well-planned.

But when they attend the numerous .. functions at which she fs the prin

cipal figure-and the Princess has ecompleted recently the most arduous sequence of public engagements—they realise her

makes in feiency as she speeches in a clear Voice, She has to her credit a brundens in thewiess French, and be- fore she left with her parents to have a well-cared vacation at

at Balmoral Castle. Scotland, her lost engagement

wns to visit Wales where the was Initiated as an ovale at the famous National Eisteddfodd and spoke to the assembly in Welsh,

But what fins carned the public's praise in recent years was that

BRITAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY

shelters and i}} wrecked streets, thousands of men' and women had an opportunity of talking to their Majesties and of putting to them their dividual viewpoint.

in

By Kathleen Courlander

average citizen

were

soon as she was old enough she in- sied on jolning Britain's Auxillary Territorial Service and was the first Royal Princess in become a full-me terler of une of the national An added delight for the move kupný and sailed than the quen d!" The average eltizen Hatens Women's Services. As Subaltern British public in these post-war home, of sur King and Queen.“ to the King's voice when, sitting by Elizabeth Windsor, she learnt to drive

a truck and one day Lundaners hoan freside with his family amused to see an Amy car with an days has been the sight of the Perlis tis During those sombre days wo Royal daughters. the stonds on a pavernent closely wedged Christmas Day, King Gean brond- "g" (sign that the driver is a learner) by the Princess engagements kept by the King Princess Elizabeth and Margaret with men and women who wait to last, from his country home in Sand-behind it driven

their parents,

Some greet the Royal Family, he recalls them and remembers how when Elizabeth to her, buthe at Bucking- and Queen were not announced with

These words Wet or the the Royal Buton was inmersed in total war-ham Palice. beforehand; they appeared in times with the King or Queen Family with due consideration for fare the 15ing's voice, wita strong

NO SINECURES shipyards and in factories with: or Princess Elizabeth is the those who live waited to see thein, umple words tade him tite canape j

Fourth in the Royal carriage is the a minimum amount or ceremony murh respected Queen Mother, drive slowly.

Princess Margaret, no longer Britain's But to-day George VI represents "baby" princess, worker Queen Mary who manifests; First the average. and sometimes as

but a well-grown eflizen notices to the man-in-the-street och miner

girl of to her interest in all that she sees the King-a slight ngure, fusually in them all the things Indieste-frenį Princess has filed looked up from his bench

years. Already the one or two Admiral of the the war has been born a spiritusi link public engagements a given prou! stranger by his side on public ocensions and who, the uniform of au ik who asked him sensible, direct when the Royal Family are in Fleet of Dritain's Royal Navy who hit binds mira to his pool, for he that she has a definite personality: ¡ has a frank expression in his blue, h inspires! their conciation oriste has become the President of ap- questions, he did not realise at residence at Buckingham Palace,

Buch as the propriate Krey eyes; his face is fuller than it monarchy and raised it to a dazzling Bariordo lehen, first that he was talking to his lives nearby in Marlborough ared to be and he strongly resembles unit: he symbolises their unity that she regards these undertakings League, and shows

King.

bis father, the well-beloved George on all her acoples of the British is no sinecures. But, so far, Britain's V. The average ettizen has known Comin aweo/h (of Nations

Title of her; they public have seen are content to know that she passes Km: George V us a prince who was

most of her time at fier studies and her hubbies as du their own daugh-

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Those who see Britain's Royal Filly at publle functions always re- But when 'the European vic-mark on their unity, and it is the armed as

a naval officer-without. There, beside him, is Queen. Eliza- beth, her clarining smile valitting tory was won and once again in- knowledge that all the ins of distinction or rank-who served at spectators, her beauty leamed in sofa.

their the First Family in the and are dera in World War I, and who later beening attire, Londoner: look boter, and they hope that her happy formation concerning

to plans could be issued before voted to one other that does much breza Britain's Industrial Royal to their hears on Aurik 3, 1923, when rond will be prolonged as

Chava

And so Britain's Itoyal Familly pass Duke of York. to stimdate the respect of the avenge Duke and made himself at home in te drae to Westminster Abbey hand, the public were able to ex-

Feitizen who readles the value of a shipyards and factories.

Haughter of the late Earl of Strath- by, and as the cavalcade vanishes press freely their loyalty and pereft home life.

more, the Queen was born and bred from sight the average man may re- SPIRITUAL LINK

Scotwoman, a fact of which the call the words spelten by the Prime devotion, strengthened so in- When in 1936, George VI ascended

Scet..

proud. Minister Mr Attlee, who said in re- appropriately are mensely during the war years, the Throne, the Primate of England, He Inows the, King os a Rogal Deeply attached to her mother-in-law, ference to the King and Queen. They themselves beloved by himself Quecu Mary, Queen Elizabeth has all have made by waiting for hours to greet the Archbishop of Canterbury said: lather who has monerynvei the King and Queen. And "Kal: Gente will have at his side with the welfare of peur factory tads the dignity of the reigning monarch's their courage, their simple way of under- living and their tireless devotion to after she has queued up for food the gentle strength amf quiet wisdom and even thousands of them happy !contort

shows that she has the Scotswanan's for some hours each day, this of a wife who has already endeared holidays at a camp he instituted. leandingly to her humbleal subject, duty,"

"Yet this is not the whole story," ordeal of street standing is nother elf to all by her grace, her charm, ne itita as Buston's ambassador quiet, ractical grasp of their daily

a journalist commenting rager kindliness of who has visited many parts of the problems apri is able to give them ad- | adds

these remarks. "Intense love mean achievement. on the purl her bright and

i country their Majesties have com of Britain's average housewife. heart. Truly, it is good to think that Cononsed and who, when hear that really helus.

Like bined with the spirit The Queen is a homomaiter.

which inakes mong all the homes of the Empire went to the U.S.A., wau. acclaimed by the hopes from which all that ico ertion of the Piesa

with any of their sublects at week-ends.jnt draws forth the best of all sorts but within is springs- none can be "Ite Came-We saw-te--con--the King-and-Queen-after their and conditions of men zuri women.“

_From_one_end of Britain to the other the Royal couple have travelled in the past year, in various parts of England, Scotland aml Northern Ireland! as well as to the Channel Isles i and the Isle of Man. Wherever they have been demonstrations of loyalty and overwhelming i ovations have awaited the King and Queen,

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Rupert starts for home, but the journey is not so simple be thought. Scarcely has he left Mrs. Badger's rottage when. a flurry of wind brings fresh snow, and he shehers fer some minutes behind a hedge. But the storm doesn't stacken so he presses on against the blizzard. When he has nearly seached his cottage the driving now whips into his face with auchi farce that he has to bend his head and doesn't police another figure on ahead of him.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,

According To Culbertson

South, dealer,

(Copyright, 1946, by Ely Culbertson)

North-South vulnerable.

NORTH

us!

the alternative, After Ruffing losers in dummy is an chosen as excellent plan in many hands-but West's overall. East would have don't overlook that little matter of opened the heart queen if North had bid no trump, whereas at five clubs "timing"!

Wast did not like to lead from hear tence and chose instead try spen the ace and another trump.

This gave South the opportunity to develop the play property, but unfortunately, all South could see was the chance to ruff a spade in dummy. He cashed the top spades and ruffed & third round. That he cashed the are and Cking of

mond, only to be let down" by second Past's showing up with a stopper in the suit. There was no hope now-two heart tricks had to be coneeded.

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