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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS sements
FLEET
SEVENTY-SIX LINERS IN OPERATION
OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Cinema Notes From The Theatres
"LIBELED LADY”—KING'S
THEATRE
Powell
Reckoning aircraft in operation, materials used in their construc Jean Harlow, William and new flying boats and land-tion, will be rendered almost com Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy planes in construction, the Impletely noiseless when the liners together in giving one of the most perial Airways fleet now numbers are in flight. The crew of the new entertaining pictures in 76 aircraft, the engine-power of air-liners will comprise a Captain,
recent
these machines representing a First Officer. Wireless Operator, years in a drama with a news- total of just over 170,000 horse and two Stewards. Each machine paper angle.
The principal roles are cast to power.
will have a specially-designed kit- perfection, Jean Harlow 25 the Centaurus', the third of the new chen equipment, and the stewards editors's sweetheart while Powell fleet of Empire flying-boats, will will be able to provide a full sex has the role of a romantic reporter be next to operate in the Mediter-vice of meals and refreshments ranean. Canopus', the first of the while in the air. new feet, is already in service
and Caledonia, the second to be CONTINENTAL AIR completed is to be employed | initially on long-range test flights
to obtain data for the Atlantic ser vice. Another of the flying-boats will be detailed for a similar pur-
pose.
TRAFFIC
Increase In Volume
Of Passengers
and his humour is given plenty of opportunities. Myrna Loy is elightful as the libeled lady and Spencer Tracy completes the sist
with and attractively virile and natural portrayal of the harrass- ed managing editor.
Jean Harlow, William Powell and Spencer Tracy have the leading parts in "Libelled Lady" now showing at the King's Theatre.
"DANIEL BOONE” ALHAMBRA THEATRE
The story centres about a society
Hardships and perils of early sirl who considers that a news settlers in America, the courage paper has insulted her and files and determination they displayed
Starring George O'Brien as
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON
First Church Of Christ,
Scientist, Hong Kong
Other units of the new dying-
A remarkable feature of flying damages for five million dollars are all brought to life on the boat fleet will be completed, and put into service on different see this winter on air routes betweeThe sued newspaper is thre in into screen in this picture.
The subject of the Lesson Ser tions of the Empire routes, at in-London and the Continent is the an uproar and its frantic editor!
increasing volume of passenge solicits the aid of a former star Boone, and featuring Heather Anmon in all charches of Christ, tervals of less than a month.
In addition to these 28 aying traffic which is forthcoming. This repeater to extricate him and the gel as the young aristocrat who Scientist, to-morrow, January 10,
follows her family into the Wilder will be: "Sacrament." boats, which are built for Imperial already exceeds the figures of any paper from dificulties. Airways by Messrs. Short Brothers previous winter, and is attributer In his scheme, the heiress dropsness and eventually gives her The Golden Text will be: "Thou (Rochester & Bedford) Limited, 12 largely to the comfort of the big her sit and falls in love with the heart to Boone, the story drama-
well reporter. It is, when he, in turn, large land-planes of a monoplane modern air-liner with its
presence · of mine enemies." type are now under construction heated saloons and service of hot falls with in love with her that tizes one of the most heroic ac-Preparest a table before me in the
(Psalms 23:5). American by Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth meals while in the air. Another complications begin and the story complishments of one of the most Aircraft Limited. These monoplane fact to be taken into consideration takes an unexpected and hilarious intriguing epochs in air-liners are to be known as the is the devaluation of Continental turn.. 'E' class, and the first will be given currencies. the name of 'Ensign."
*LADIES IN LOVE"
QUEEN'S THEATRE
history.
Among others, the following ci- It depicts migration of the thirty familities of Yadkin, North tations from the Bible will be. "And he came out, and Carolina, who set out to carve a [read:
new home out of the wilderness went, as he was wont, to the mount which lay beyond the Cumberland of Olives: and his disciples also
The London-Budapest route is Several of these monoplane air-running every week-day in each liners will be used on the Imperial direction this winter, instead of Airways Continental routes twice-weekly as was the case last Janet: Gaynor, Loretta Young Others will be put into service on winter. Three services a day are and Constance Bennett and Simone Mountains. Led by Boone, they be followed him. And he was with- fas gan their epic journey, transport-drawn from them about a stone's the main Empire lines. Weighing maintained in each direction be-Simon are featured in this
ing livestock, house possessions east, and kneeled down, and prayed, when fully-loaded approximately tween London and Paris.
cination story of four lonesome 120 tons, the air-liners of the 'E
young ladies, looking for a love and farm implements through for-saying, Father, if thou be willing, class will have a pay-load capacity AIR-LINES OF THE WORLD that will last forever.
ests, over rushing rivers and into
remove this cup from me: never- of from 3 to 5 tons. Their four
So'romantic about love, so prac-untracked lands. After the new]
theless not my will but thine, be engines will develop a total of just:
tical about lovers, the picture is a settlement of Boonesborough is Recent statistics for the mileage bitter-sweet over 3,000 horse-power, and the
romance of the ad erected it is subjected to a nine-day done. And there appeared an an- liners will be able to reach a speed
of air-lines in operation through ventures and heart-aches of the attack by Indians, and when this gel unto him from heaven, streng in the neighbourhood of 200 miles out the world now bring the total four in search of the men they battle has been won the settlers thening him. And being in 30
to a figure approaching 300,000 love.
learn that they have been swindled agony he prayed more earnestly: Seventeen years ago, when the Don Ameche, Paul Lukas. Tyrone out of their new holdings by un- and his sweat was as great drops As equipped for use on Euro- pean services, these 'E' class air/first commercial services, wer Power, Jr., and Alan Mowbray scrupulous politicians. Episodes in of
established, the total of the world' are also featured in the support the life of Boone, as well as the ground.
blood falling down to craft will carry up to 42 passen air routes was not much over!
And when he rose up xers in four large, lucuriously 3,000. In the following year, how-
ing cast in "Ladies in Love.” (appointed saloons. The passenger
The entire cast of the production, Costumes and zeographical set from prayer, and was come to his saloons will be scientifically rentiever, it jumped to nearly 10,000 as befitting an array of such fam-ings of the period at the close of disciples, he found them sleeping lated and heated, and, owing to 1921 it was over 12.000. By 1924 ous names, is superb. Janet Gay-the eighteenth century, are repro-for sorrow, and he said unto them. their position away from the en-After this progress can be illusiorious. Constance Bennett, stun-tail
it had reached the 20,000 mark nor is appealing, Loretta Young, duced in striking and romantic de Way sleep re? rise and pray, lest gines and the sound deadening trated by the table herewith:-
an hour.
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ye enter into temptation.”
Included in the cast are John 22:39, 41-16). ning, and Simone Simon, the fam- ous continental star, fascinating. Carradine, Dickie Jones, George Route
Don Ameche is excellent as the Regas, Ralph Forbes, Clarence Mileage!
156,800 young doctor, while Paul Lukas Muse, and Crauford Kent. 48,500 1931 185,100 contributes one of his most note- 190,200 worthy performances as the South American who must choose be 200,300
tween Constance and Simone.
Year
1925 1025 1927 54,700 1932 1928
90.700 1933 1929 125,800 1934
Route Mileage Year
34,000
1930
223,100
"SWORN ENEMY" MAJESTIC THEATRE
the
(Luzke
Biso The Lesson Sermon will include the following passages from the Christian Science Text- book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptares" by Mary Baker Eddy: "When the human
Alan Mowbray contributes a The story concerns two young element in him struggled with the The returns from all quarters stellar performance, tinged with brothers, born and raised in the divine, our great Teacher said: for the twelve months ending 31st laughter, as Sandor, the Great, and seething heart of a great city, "Not my will, but Thine, be done!" December, 1935, brought the figure Tyrone Power, Jr. stands out as where the influence of the grim that is, Let not the flesh, but who re- racketeers is never far away. Ons the Spirit, be represented la me. up to 278,200. Since then, during the wealthy young man the current year, the total bas fuses the love of Loretta Young of them is ruthlessly killed be- This is the new understanding of been increased substantially.
Figures just to hand show that) |during a recent month 98,360 pas- sengers were carried by twenty air) transport companies in the United States. This figure was nearly 7,000-
**THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS"-ORIENTAL THEATRE
cause he knows too much and the spiritual Love. It gives all for other swears to avenge him.
Christ, or Truth. It blesses its Joseph Calleia, the sinister vil-enemies, heals the sick, casts out lain of the screen, plays a Lon error, raises the dead from tres- Chaney role as a crippled gang-passes and sins, and preaches the Randolph Scott, Binnie Bamesster chieftain. Robert Young por-gospel to the poor, the meek in greater than for a corresponding and Henry Wilcoxon head-one of the surviving brother who heart. Remembering the sweat of becomes the manager of a prize-agony which fell in holy benedic- month in the previous year. the greatest casts of stars ever asghter, played by Nat Pendleton. tion on the grass of Geth semane,
At a recent conference of air sembled on the screen in "The
Florence Rice, daughter of the shall the humblest or mightiest traffic experts in America it was Last of the Mohicans," fim version famous writer. Grantland Rice, disciple murmur when he drinks foreshadowed that, in the develop-of the immortal James Fenimore has the feminine lead. Others in from the same cup, and think, or ment of air travel by night shoes Cooper classic
the cast of this Metro-Goldwyn- ever wish, to escape the exalted
placed outside compartments will Also featured in important roles Mayer picture are Lewis. Stone, ardeal of sin's revenge on its des- be shined by a porter just as they in this anforgettable story of the veteran character actor, Bartroyer? While we adore Jesus, are on railway sleeping-cars, and that a barber and beauty operator glorious adventure, heart-stirring old Huber, Harvey Stephens and and the heart overflows with gra- tibade for what he did for mor- may be additions to the personnel romance and thundering conflict Samuel Hinds.
tals, — Treading alone his loving of very large aircraft. Some of the for a nation yet unborn are Bruce
Angel, Phillip "MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION"-pathway up to the throne of glory, experts thought that it may even be Cabot, Heather
STAR THEATRE
in speechless agony exploring the found possible to have dresses and Reed, Robert Barrat, Hngh Buckler
way for us, yet Jesus apazes suits sponged and pressed while and Willard Robertson:
Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor us not one individual experience, passengers are on night air jour Scott is seen as Hawkeye, the
play the starring roles in this pic-if we follow his commands faith- ineys.
brave and handsome Colonial)
ture, a poignant drama which be-fully; and all have the cup of sor- From Siam comes news that a scout hero, beloved by the millions gine in New York City and later rowful effort to drink in propor road connecting Bangkok with the of readers of the book, Miss Bames moves to Paris, finally reaching its tion to their demonstration of his aerodrome at Don Muang has now is cast as the glamorous Alice climax in Virginia.
FAMILY AIR TRAVEL
1
love, tili all are redeemed through
Announcement
been completed and is open for Munro, who is torn between love] The picture's principal theme is divine Love." (Pages 33, 47, 26)- traffic. This will facilitate great for him and loyalty to the gallant a tender love story between Missi ly the traffic to and from the sero-Major Duncan Heyward, played Dunne and Taylor, which reaches drome, as previously it has been by Wilcoxon, Cabot has the roless heart-pulting elimar when the necessary to employ a slow and of Magus, the renegade Indian main figures of the narrative are First Church of Christ Scien- rather infrequent train service.
spy: Miss Angel is seen as the threatened with tragedy.
tist, Hong Kong, a Branch of The lovely Cora Munro and Reed plays
Important roles in “Magnißcent Mother Church, The First Charch Uncas, the young Indian brave who Obsession" are enacted by Charles of Christ, Scientist, In Boston, hopelessly worships her.
Butterworth. Betty Furness, Ralph Mass, Macdonnell Road, close to Breath-taking highlights of the Morgan, Sara Haden, Gilbert Ein-Tram Station, Sunday Service The youngest passenger carried
11.15 a Testimony Meeting, so far on the Brisbane Singapore Picture are the defense of Forty and Heary Armetta sections of the England-Australia William Henry against the on-
Wednesday 6 p.m. A Reading air mail was a three weeks old slaught of the Freach legions;
Room is located at Bank of Fast baby, which new from Darwin on Cora's death leap from the heights
Asia Building, 10 Des Voeux Road Central, and is open daily 10.30 am-2 pm, Saturdays 1030
12:30 pm, evenings. Ex-
the stages acroes Australia to of Lovers Cliff: the thrilling re- QUALITY PRINTING
Brisbane. Not long ago a solicitor scue of Hawkeye from the torture- and his wife, on a flight from Wes stake of the savage Harons; the tern Queensland, were secom- barbaric war dance of the Indian panied by their two children; while tribes, and last, but not least, the recently an English resident of hand-to-hand tomahawk battle to British North Borneo landed at the death between the renegade Brisbane from Singapore accom-
panied by his wife and four chil half-breed and "The Last of the drea.
Monicana.”
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16 7 pm All authorised Chris- tian Science literature is available at the Reading Room The Pablić is cordially invited to attend the Services and to visit the Reading [Room