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CENTRAL
HEATRO
SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30.
The amazing story of a 'strange crime that brought
two lovers together!
The
ONSLOW
STEVENS
WYNNI GIBSON
CROSBY CASE
20000
With Sheets Gallagher, Alan Dine. hart, William Callier, Sr., J. Farrell MacDonald, Warren Hymer, Edward Van Sloun, John Wray. Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. Directed by Edwin L. Marin. Presented by Carl Laemmle. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
FIRST RUN PICTURES
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"HAT CHECK GIRL"
Coming To The OrientalTM
"Hat Check Girl"will be show-
Theatre on
ing at the Oriental Wednesday and Thursday. with Sally Ellers and Ben Lyon in the leading roles.
Miss Ellers portrays the title part, that of a hardworking young lady who handles the hats and wraps at a famous New York night club, and Lyon that of a young millionaire whose Arst meeting with his future fance is when he finds her asleep in his apartment. From this accidental beginning their acquaintance flowers rapidly. complicated by such events as her arrest on a false charge of selling Hiquor, a ide on the city sprink- ling cart when their taxi breaks down, and a trip to the Andiron- dacks during which Lyon proposes. and is accepted.
The sparkling Ginger Rogers. who enacts the role of Miss Ellers chum and fellow-worker. supplies much of the comedy in the pro- duction. While the two principals are said to give brilliant perform- ances in their well-suited parts. Arthur Pierson, Noel Madison and Dewey Robinson also have Im- portant roles in the film.
NEW CHANCERY LANE STATION
Modernization Of The Underground
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, July. 29.)
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
To-day
TUESDAY, JULY 17,
Holidays.--
(Tien-
Anniversaries and Feast of Heavenly Qifts. k'nang-chich).
Cinemas
King's: "Orient Express" Queen's:-"Fugitive Lovers"
Central-Hidden Gald"
Oriental:Chinese Picture"
World:-"Chinese Picture". Alhambra: "House On 56th
Street"
Majestic: The Great Decision 9tar:-"Dancing Lady"
Meetings
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Hong Kong Jockey Association Council, St. Andrew's Church Hall, 5.30 p.m.
Sanitary Board, 4.15 pm.
Miscellaneous
Rotary Club Tiffin Speaker: Mr. L. W. Amps, 0.5.E, on "Afghanis- tan"; Service Men's Bathing Party. from Queen's Plér, 5 p.m.
Moon.-VT Moon, 6th Day.
Principal Malls"
Inward Air Mail by Van Heussa; from Europe via Siberia by Felix Roussel.."...
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Outward Air Mall for Europe by Felix Roussel. 10.30 am; steamer, 11.30 a.m.
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Sports.
Lawn Bowls-Pairs Champion- Ship, J. E. Noronha and B. Busto v. B. W. Bradbury and U. M. Omar (Police R.C. green); J. Watson and V. Petherick v. W. K. Way and A. 8. Comes (Civil Service green), 5 p.m.
Lawn Ternis.-"A" Division, Chinese "A" v. South China; Club- de-Recrelo v. Indian R.C.; Kowloon C.C. v. Craigengower; Hong Kong C.C. v. Chinese "B": U.S.R.C. v. Chinese "C",
Meetinga-Council Meeting Hong Kong Hockey Association (St."An- drew's Church Hall). 5.30 p.m.
Sunrise.-5.45 am. Sunset.-7.10
p.m.
Tides High at 1.24 and 11.59; Low at 5.30 and 19.14.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 28.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1934.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
DAILY AT
2.30, 5.10, 7.15
.AND
9.30 P.M.
KINGT
AIR-CONDITIONED
THEATRE
WHEELS OF FATE ....... whirling on the tracks of destinyl Thrills in every turn! Terror at every stop! Saven lives speeding to an end no one could forate!!!
fox film prezants,
ORIENT EXPRESS
with"
HEATHER ANGEL NORMAN FOSTER RALPH MORGAN HERBERT MUNDIN UNA O'CONNOR
Directed by Paul Martin
From the ngrel by Graham Greene
SOME NEW FILMS
(Special Air Mall Service)
"MURDER IN TRINIDAD"
Heather Angel Again!
PLEASE BOOK EARLY
TEL. Nos. 25318
25332
TREATEE
NEXT CHANGE
"Murder in Trinidad," selected by the Crime Club as one of the best mystery novels, of the year, comes to the King's Theatre on thrilling motion
London, July 29. The Thin Man-Every now and then the powers at Metro, in one of their less earnestly sartorial moods, toss off a thriller that, for sheer pace, fun, and efficiency, leaves all the others standing. j "The Thin Man" is a lovely med- ley of murders, shrewdly and ironically directed by that W. S. van Dyke whom everyone had previously supposed to be a trave- Thursday as a Auctions China Auctions Sale logue expert, "and fastidiously play-picture. The novel, written by of Motor Cars, etc., at the Klened by William Powell. The lines John Vandercook, has "met with Ho Co., 333, Tai Nam shamshulpo, 5.30 p.m.
are lively and the situations great popularity because of its pointed; the fun is just as rellable intense and unusual mystery. The Cinemas.
as the mystery.
screen play, adapted to the screen King's: "Orient Express"
by Seton I. Miller, is reported to Queen's "Fugitive Lovers""
be equally absorbing arid exciting. Central: Hidden Gold"
The film serves, to introduce, a Oriental:-"Hat Check Girl" World:-"Another Language"
der the touch of baby fingers. It Alhambra:-"House Оп 56th
is a pretty sight to see one of the Street"
toughest casts in Hollywood deck- ed up as kriights of King Arthur prid gathered-round a night club table. But we only want a little bit of butter for our bread.
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Street.
Majestic: The Great Decision" Star:-"The Chief"
The Girl in Pawn-Damon Run- yan, who wrote the story of that 'admirable modern fantasy. "Lady for a Day." ilkes to play tag across the dividing line between whimsy and bankum and sometimes he gets caught out. The present fable, introducing America's new- est child prodigy. Shirley Temple. Dances
describes how the rough heart of Tea. Dance West the American gangster softens un-
· Meetings Alice Memorial and Amilated Hospitals, 5 pm Chamber of Commerce Board Room.
Hong Kong Union Church Ladies' Committee. Church Hall, 10 am.
Y. M. C. A. Lounge, 5 p.m.
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"Miscellaneous Whist Drive, Seamen's Thstitute, 9 p.m.
Kowloon Union Church men's Guild, 10 am.
Moon-VI Moon. 7th Day.
Principal Malls
"
Wo-
Outward for Europe via Suez by
Deucalion 2.30 p.m.
Social Functions
Whist Drive in connection with Kowloon Union Church Women's Guild. 3 p.m.
Sports " Lawn Bowls,-Pairs Champion- ship, N. M. Currie and J. F. Lunny V. A. Chapman and J. Fraser (Club de Recreio green), 5. p.m.; Singles Championship, E. C. Fin- cher V. F. V. V. Ribeiro (Civil Service green); R. A. C. Basto v E. G. Post (Kowloon Docks green);
R.C. green), 5.16 p.m.
Sunrise.-5.48, am. Sunset.-7.10
pjn.
Low at 6.26 and 19.43,--
Tides-Hugh at 1.45 and 12.34;
derground system, and has only 25 steps.
Another stage in the moderniza-D, Rumjahn v. L. Luck (Police tlon of the Underground railway system of London to meet the in- crease of traffic was reached yes- terday, when, the new Chancery Lane station on the Central Lon- don line was opened for service. The public. will and that conveni- ence, brightness, and spaciousness. have been provided "at one more point on a greatly used "Tube."
The only criticism beard con-
When the excavations were be cerned the retention of the name ing made for the new station the "Chancery Lane.” The entrances contractors came across the foun- to the new station are about 100 dations of the old Middle Row "yards to the east of the station which at one time stood in the which has been replaced. There middle of Gray'a Inn Road. The are four of them-two on the River Boume was also struck dur- south side of Holborn and the ing the boring operations, and it others on either side of Gray's Inn was found necessary for men work- Road at the junction with Holborn ing in compressed air chambers to --and they lead to a large book- enclose the stream in a form of ing hall beneath the street sur- steel shell. Gas, water, and elec- face, as at Piccadilly. Five escala- | tric light mains had to be divert- tors are provided in two flights to ed, and the Post Office tube run take passengers to and from" the | ning beneath Holborn had to be platforms: 65ft, below the road taken round the station in a sharp level. The lower 'flight, connect- | curve:7-
Ing the east and west bound plat- The cost of the new station has forms, is the shortest on the Un-been about. £230.000.
TO-DAY & TO-MOBROW
ROBERT
QUELA'S
MONTGOMERY
Fugitive LOVERS
TO-DAY ONLY
JOAN.
STAR
CRAWFORD
in
A NEW KIND OF DETECTIVE!
MURDER in TRINIDAD
A Fox Picture
with
NIGEL BRUCE HEATHER ANGEL
VICTOR JORY
new and unusual type of detective, who to all appearances is slow moving awkward and outwardly stupid, but in reality is a keen- minded, alert individual. It is this detective who is confronted with the task of cleaning up a group of diamond smugglers and solving three murders.
The trail be has picked up leads him 10 the Caroni Swamps, treacherous with quicksand, tnac- man-eating crocodiles. cessible to man and infested with It is in
never been known to set foot be- this hell-hole where man has
fore, that the detective finds the astonishing evidence thas leads, to murderer. the capture and conviction of the
Nigel Bruce, who will be remem-
"Coming Out Party," has the role bered for his splendid portrayal in of Detective Lynch in the film. Heather Angel endows the picture with her romantic charm, and along with Douglas Walton sup- plles the love interest. The others in the cast are Victor Jory, J. Carrol Naish. Murray Kinnell, Claude King, Pat Somerset, Fran-
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S
HONG KONG
"Orient Express"
QUEEN'S
"Fugitive Lovers"
CENTRAL...
"Hidden Gold"
ORIENTAL
ず
"The Song Parade"
(Chinese Picture>
KOWLOON
ALHAMBRA——
STAR
"House On 58th Street".
"Dancing Lady"
MAJESTIC
"The Great Decision"
KING'S
Corning
"Murder In Trinidad”
QUEEN'S
"Lady Killer"
ORIENTAL
"Hat Check Girl":
STAR-
"The Chier "Going Hollywood" ALHAMBRA~-
"Massacre"
4 SHOWS
DAILY 2.33-3.15
-7.15-0.20
MAJESTIC
STHEATRES Nathan Road, Kɔwlodu, Tel. 57222. TODAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
GIRL HE LOVED KLET SHIELD
ÎNMEN FROM
UMS!
"The reat Decision"
BILL" BOYD “CHIC” SALE
CHARLES
DOROTHY WILSON Directed by Ralph Ince An EKO-RADO PICTURE Der O: Salariak,
TAKE ANT THAN OR HAPPY VALLEY HUB
ORIENTAL
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY-
Mr. & Mrs.
SIT KOK SIEN
IN THE
"SONG PARADE'
THE BEST CHINESE" PICTURE EVER PRODUCED Songs, Music, Comedy All in Cantonese Language.
PLEMING ROAD WANCHAJ
TEL. 28478
2 DAYS ONLY-TO-MORROW & THURSDAY
CHECK GIRL
HAT
Sally EILERS
Ben LYON
Directed by Sidney Lanfeld · A FOX PICTURE/
cls Ford, John Davidsm and Nable ORIENT EXPRESS A FINE GESTURE
Johnson.
At 2,80, 5.10,.7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
TO-MORROW
JAMES
CAGNEY
in
Lady Killer"
witā
MAE CLARKE
At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
CLARK GABLE
"Dancing Lady"
TO-DAY ONLY
ALNAMBRA At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
BEFORE MY VERY EYES TWO- MEN BARGAIN FOR ME!
FRANCIS
THE HOUSE ON 56TH STREET
MENTRE
CAR SERVICE FREE
TRANSPORTATION
for
Car and Passengers on Vehicular Ferry with Purchase of a minimum of 2-81.10.
tickets.
Opening At The Queen's To-day,"
Bob Montgomery's
Gift
Thanks to Robert Montgomery, "Dad" Mills now has a comfortable chair to sit in when he arrives. home tired of an evening.
For many years as well known character in Los Angeles, ."Dad."
Graham Green's best-selling novel comes to the screen of the King's Theatre. to-day under its original title, "Orient Express." Produced-} under the Fox Film banner, the picture is reported as being even | Atty-year-old blind man, sold more sensational than the book newspapers on a Glendale Boule- Fox has reconstructed on an exact
vard corner. scale the deluxe train with its coaches and thundering engines, its cosmopolitan dining cars, and the milling crowds and nolsy stations of Europe.
The story of "Orient Express" is novel in that it gives a dramatic characterization of seven strange people who meet
board
mer-
a train speeding from Ostend to Constantinople. The seven are a dancer; a wealthy young, chant, who falls in love with the a Cockney Englishman and his domineering wife; a thief, fleeing from justice; - a
dancer:
beautiful
Then a blind man was needed for "Lady for, a Day" and "Dad" waS/ offered the part.
So well did "Dad" play the part that the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios gave him a role in "Fugiti- ve Lovers." current - attraction at the Queen's theatre
The day that "Dad" joined" the cast he was led to a deep, com fortable chair to rest until he was néeded. Ee heared a deep sigh of relief and his hands groped appre- clatively over the luxurious sides of the big chair.
"This is a real treat," "Dad" said, giri, "a Communist leader and thinking aloud as most blind men do. "have never been so comfort- woman, reporter. The
able." and ambitions of these seven peo..
emotions
Robert
Montgomery, standing ple are dramatically characterized. As the train nears the Jugo heard him. Bob walked quietly to nearby, studying the blind man
Blavian
border, "the Communist
gives the dancer an incriminating casting office.
the set telephone and called the
letter which leads to her arrest along with the thief and the Com-said. "You know the address of "This is Bob Montgomery," he munist himself. How the dancer "Dad" Milla? Well, send him a finally untangles herself from the chair exactly like the big one the net fate has cast we're using on the set and send grasp of around her, brings the Alm to me the bill what is reported as a tense and
The chair was delivered that" exciting climax
"afternoon and now "Dad" can rest "Heather' Angel, who has en in perfect comfort when he returns deared herself to the American home from his street corner or public in "Berkley Square," has from the motion picture studió. the leading. feminine role, while Norman Foster plays the romantie lead opposite her. The film boasts a well-rounded cast that includes such stellar screen stars as Ralph- Paul Martin directed. He colla Morgan, Herbert Mundin, Una borated with Carl Hovey and Oscar O'Conner, Irene Ware Dorothy Levant in the authorship of the Burgess, Lisa Gora, Willam. Irving, screen play,
Roy D'Arcy, Perry Ivina, Fredrik Vogeding and Marc Lobell.
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