Fage
TO-DAY
ONLY
KING'S
IT'S THE HOTTEST THING THAT EVER HIT THE ICE!
WALTER WANGER presents
Ann Sheridan
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
WINTER CARNIVAL
with
RICHARD CARLSON
ZIMELEM FARRISH - ROBERT ARMSTRONG - VIRGINA GILMORE
Directed by CHARLES RIUSNER “RELSAFED TREU UNITED ARTISTS
When the college cuties and the campus cut-ups ride high and happy on top of the world even Old Man Winter gets spring
swing
In his heart!
• TO-MORROW.●
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
RICHARD GREENE DARIL ·RATHBONE WINDY BARRIE
DAILY AT
2.30
5.20
7.20
9-20
TO-
MORROW
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-5.15
7.15-9.30
STAR
TO-DAY ONLY
and
HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON TEL. 57795
LESLIE HOWARD
KAY FRANCIS
in
“BRITISH AGENT"
A Warner Bros. Picture
: "THE GREAT WALTZ"
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
ORIENTAL
M-G-M
Picture
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•2 DAYS TO-DAY ¶ TO-MORROW•
FROM THE EXCITING ROMANCE OF A ROYAL BAD-GIRL COMES THIS THRILLING ENTERTAINMENT !
NORMA SHEARER TYRONE POWER
FOR SUNDAY: AND MONDAY THE SCREEN'S MOST LOVABLE STAR
DEANNA DURBIN
"3 SMART GIRLS GROW UP”
MATINEES: 20c.-30c @ EVENINGS: 20%
THE CHINA MALL, NOVEMBER 3, 1939
LONDON IS READY
FOR 3,000
London Fire Brigade has been decentralised. A world- famous system which has been followed for 70 years, and imitated by cities in every part of the world, has been brought up to date to meet the air-raid danger.
t
FIRES
trailer
They are in charge of the pumps attached to the 3,000 taxi-cabs hired by the L. C. C.
The message system has been Home Call, District Call, and Brigade changed. Instead of the code signals, Call, the messages are now Four-pump call, Eight-pump call,
pump call.
and Sixteen-
Auxiliary firemen are now on duty at fire alarm posts all over London, day and night. They are there to stop The two-shift -ystem has bech the practical joker. The war alone abandoned and every London fire- has not been enough to curb him. man is on duty, night and day, with an allowance of 30 hours leave per week which he can spend with his wife and family,
The London County Council area has been divided into six regions, each self-contained and under the command of a superintendent.
The "district" system, introduced by the famous Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, has been practically abolished. The London which the fire brigade organiser of the 1880's could think of as one city has become for practical purposes six cities.
Supreme command of the Brigade is in the hands of Major F. W. Jack- gon, hitherto the deputy chief officer, who has taken over from Commander A. N.. G. Firebrace, who has been "seconded" to A. R. P.
He has the assistance of five divi- sional officers, Messrs. Kerr, Field, Fordham, Hoare and Blackstone. Commandant Fordham is in charge of the 34,000 Auxiliary firemen and 5,000 Auxiliary firewomen who work · as drivers and telephonists.
WARNING SHOTS AT
BRITISH SHIP
(SPECIAL WAR SERVICE)
Oslo, To-day. It is revealed that Norweglan tor- pedo-boats on Wednesday stopped a British steamer off the West Coast of Norway.
They fired warning shots across her bow when she failed to respond to signals.
After a visit, the British vessel was allowed to proceed.--Reuter.
THE LATEST “WAR” COMMUNIQUE
(SPECIAL WAR SERVICE)
Paris, To-day. The latest communique statės:
THREE THOUSAND TAXIS The full-time auxiliaries set £3 a week. They are on duty day and night | Patrols were active during the day In 58 stations situated in garages, between the Blies and the Rhine. - schools, and disused fired stations. Reuter.
• SHOWS
DAILY 2.30-8 20 720-930
MAJESTIC
THEATRE ·
NATHAN ROAD
| KOWLOON TEL 57222
(MATINEES 20% - 30c ° EVENINGS 20‹-3050-70
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
AN EXCITING GANGSTER DRAMA FULL OF SUSPENSE
AND THRILLS! 1
THERE'S
A NEW CODE
OF THE UNDERWORLD!
YOU CAN'T GET
Starring
HUMPHREY AWAY WITH MURDER
BOGART
Warden LEWIS E LAWES
Prosented by WARNER BROS. WITH A GALE PAGE* BILLY
JOHN LITEL –
COMMENCING SUNDAY
DARING, INTIMATE TRE LATIONS BEHIND
THE SULNES
LUIDE:RAINER
GODDARD
"DRAMATIC SCHOOL
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