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THE JUNGLE PRINCESS"— QUEEN'S THEATRE
The love of a jungle-bern maiden for a white man, the first she had ever seen, is the back- ground of this thrill-packed Para-i mount picture.-
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FACTORY
GENERAL NOTICES manlike chimpanzees, and the
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charge of a tiger are some of the thrilling elements in "The Jungle.
Princess Beautiful photography | McLaglen and and splendid animal scenes make with a supporting cast of 10,000. this romance one of the finest Colman is a private in thef pictures of its type to reach the French Foreign Legion. loved by Miss Colbert. She, in turn, has captured the heart of McLagles,
screen.
NTRIES for the above will The role of the jungle maiden
close at 2.00 pm on SATUR- is played by Dorothy Lamour. his Major. DAY, 15TH JANUARY, 1937, at radio star, and the man is Ray the Secretary's Office. Exchange Milland. She saves him from a Building.
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When Colman, who has fed his man-eating tiger, takes him to her from England to atone for cave, and nurses him back to life.brother's crime, falls in love with He learns to love her and she re-beautiful Rosalind Russell the turns his love with all the ardour tale begins to rise to its peak of and passion of her primitive soul dramatic intensity. But when she returns to civilisa-
Getting The Maximum Result
A bridge player is often con- The bidding: (Figures after fronted with problems requiring | bids refer to numbered explan- the most accurate weighing of latory paragraphs.)
South West 20 (1)
Pass Dbl. (3) Pass
North 2NT (2) Pass
At an isolated desert outpost, probabilities to determine which | East
ofis the better thing to do-to dou- 1S tion with him they are confronted McLaglen attempts to get_rid by Molly Lamont to whom Mil-Colman by sacrificing him to the ble an adverse bid which he feels 35 iand is betrothed and it is only revolting Arabs, but repents, and must be defeated, or to proceed Pass
to. the assistance of the to a rame contract himself and 1-Mr. Moyse said that he was at in the face of a fear-crazed horde comes
a loss for a good bid here. of natives intent upon slaying cornered subordinate. The climax face the possibility of defeat. them that Milland' makes his de-arrives when their entire force Questions of this type have a faces extinction. Then Miss. Col-great bearing upon winning or cision between the two.
the Legionnaires to losing at bridge. Over- bert leads Akim Tamiroff. Lynne man, and Mala all have important their rescue and saves the man she loves so that he can go to the roles in "The Jungle Princess."
arms of another woman.
"HIS BROTHER'S WIFE”—– ORIENTAL THEATRE
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Though there was danger that the hand might be passed with only a simple overcall, he de cided to take the risk.
In to-day's hand the South play-2-Mrs. Jaeger did not hear the er. Mr. A. Moyse, Jr. of New
A supporting cast of character York, made what proved to be tael players assist the stars in their correct decision. Though in the playing of this handsome and stir-play both he and his partner, Mra
This picture. produced by Me-ring photoplay..
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Van Dyke directing. brings Bar- ADVENTURE IN MANHATTAN bara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor
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Sauber and Jack Kirkland, under game. The hand was: the direction of Edward Ludwig.
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Among the subjecte dealt with
ous places of the tropical jungle Joseph Calleia scores in another of his suave bad-man roles.
East, Dealer
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The adventures alluded to im the title comprise many of the Van Dyke's tradition is superb most hilarious sequences seen i of all the competent directors in recent movies. They concern a Hollywood. none could have crime novel author and a Broad- moulded this material so artfully way stage star who unwittingly as Van Dyke, with his knowledge involve each other in a series of of the jungle, from personal ex- daring robberies of valuable ́art perience and likewise his famil-treasures. Joel McCrea and Jean
IS--8 iarity with human emotions. Arthur are seen these respective
|H—AJ9432 The daring story young roles with Reginald Owen, Her- scientist who vertures into the man Bing. Thomas Mitchell, John D-10 8 6
for
ic-875 jungle to find the cure
Gallander, George, Cooper, Robert) dreaded malady and returns to Warwick and Victor Killian in the realisation that the woman he support loves is his brother's wife, pro- vides a dramatic vehicle for these Idistinguished stars.
opening spade bid and thought she was responding to зд opening forcing bid of twi clubs.
Estelle Jaeger, faced difficult problems, they solved them trium-3-This was a close decision but,
after all, Mr. Moyse reasoned Į that with his partner strong phantly and defeated their vulner- The able opponents 500 points.
'enough to bid two no trump xame was duplicate, and the deci-!
over an adverse opening bid the screen in a spectacular
The production is based on the sion was a close one, for five clubs
and a simple overcall, the romance. That alone is of strik-widely-read story by May Edging can be made by South, and a set
penalty should be not less than the of one trick would not have been top, which was adapted to
509.end might possibly be 900. Mr. Moyse opened the diamond King, and when the dummy was spread upon the table he saw that the situation from the standpoint of defence was rot as encourag- ing as he had hoped. West, who had zever bid, showed up with a six-card major suit headed by the AceJack. Upon the lead, of the King Mrs. Jaeger played the Jack, obviously a pronounced come-on card, but Mr. Moyse elected tem- porarily to disregard it. If the desired result was to be accom- plished, his partner, when in the lead, must not be permitted to lead up to weakness in the dum- my. His next play then was the club Ace, which by inference denied the possession of the King- He then led the diamond Ace and a small ́ diamond, giving his part- ner a ruff. Mrs. Jaeger was now faced with the question: Why had Mr. Moyse deliberately re- moved an entry from his hand? The answer, while not obvious,! nust be that for some reason hel desired a heart lead' from his partner. It could not be, then, that he held an honour in hearts. The officially-prep.ed analysis or the King-Queen, as in that case
of
"THE WHITE ANGEL”
CENTRAL THEATRE
-TILL WE MEET AGAIN”—
STAR THEATRE
The heartaches of lovers, torn apart by their devation to their "The White Angel," presenting respective countries, are dramati-Į the biography of Florence Nigh-cally brought to the screen in this tingale, comes, as more than mere narrative in the life of
of this
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beroie woman. Through the life woman, played by Kay! Francis, we see the sweeping There is events of those 1850's.
of the British Cabinet
pletúre, which shows two happy lovers, stars of the theatre in London, Herbert Marshall and his Viennese sweetheart, Gertrude Michael, whose wedding plans are wrecked by the declaration
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whore Miss Michael, who, unknown to Kong, including the Island, Kow-North hand. If that (18th edition) 1936
sented the instrusion of a woman (her sweetheart, is a member of loom and the New Territories, dur-then Mr. Moyse must be void of
ended Saturday, hearts, and Mrs. Jaeger, drawing) -even one like Florence Nightin-the German Secret Service, places ing the week
herself under the orders of her there were altogether 48 traffic ac-this correct inference, led a heart. gale into the field-hospitals.
cidents, as the result of which one which Mr. Moyse ruffed. Later a Here is history in its most ster-commanding officer.
person was killed and 15 persons rump trick was cashed, and the ling
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education
Marshall is assigned to the Bri-
were injured
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a Chinese tricks-500 points for a especially when, so immaculately German soldier. Miss Michael female medicant, aged about 70 mum score on the hand. and faithfully produced.
is also stationed in Germany, and years, died from injuries received f In addition to Miss Francis when, accidentally, she meets her when she was knocked down by a other cast-members include Ian Jover realises that her love for private motor car whilst stepping Hunter, Donald Woods, George him is so great that she cannot off the footpath. Curzon, Henry O'Neill, Nigel betray him.
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Of the persons injured, 13 were pedestrians, who were either walk- Unconsciously, however,
ing er running across the road or gives him away to the German stepping off the footpath and were authorities, as an English spy struck by vehicles. Then she forgets her loyalty to
One bus passenger and a tram- ber country, and risks death bear passenger were injured whilst alighting from a moving motor bus The way in which, the sweet and a moving tramcar respective the screen's achievements, "Un-hearts outwit the German agents
In a thundering dramatic spec-fore a firing squad to save him. tacle that rivals the greatest of
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or from the publishers: screen... Ouida's unforgettable across the border into a happier Two cyclists were injured as the NOETH-CHINA DAILY NEWS story of a man redeemed from the world of peace and love furnishes result of collisions between vehicles. Of the 48 accidents, 20 were col-) Legions of the doomed by a the unforgettably thrilling climax woman's love.
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