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BRITISH VISIT TO BERLIN
Tentative Date` Arranged
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
Press" (Copyright).].
Berlin, Mar. 13.
An official communique Issued here on Wednesday states after the foreign minister Von Neurath had informed the British Ambas sador last Saturday that the pro- posed visit of the British Minister --which has been postponed owing to Hitler's illness could take place In about a fortnight, the British Ambassador suggested
that the
date for the visit be fixed for March
25 or 26. The British Ambassador has now been informed that the British visitors would be welcomed on that date."
Press telegrams from London announced that Sir John Siman would be accompanied by Mr. An- thony Eden and that the British statesmen will stay in the German capital for three days, it being as yet undecided whether Mr. Eden will proceed from Berlin direct to Moscow since definite arrange- ments for the Moscow visit are still urider discussion with the Soviet Government.- Trantacean Kuo Min
"BRIGHT EYES”
Coming On Saturday To The King's
The assistance League of Los Angeles, an organization sponsored by leading women of Southern California, reaps a large revenue for charity through co-operation with the motion picure studios.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1935.
TO DAY ONLY
AT
2.0.1016
& 9.30 P.M.
KINGS
A GRAND DOUBLE ATTRACTION
ON THE SCREEN
ANNA NEAGLE
FERDNAND GRAAVEY
Securing certain "locations" has the league. Often studios require been entrusted to the women of
Studios pay the league for securing a fine home with spacious lawn.66667 these and in most cases the weal- thy people who- donate their home for auch use permit the lea- gue to take all the revenue.
An unusually fine home, with large lawn space and flower gar- Shirley Temple, Fox Film produc-, dens, was required for the new
tion, "Bright Eyes," which comes to the King's Theatre next gåtur- day. with James Dunn' in the cast. The ladles of the. Assistance Lea- gue found among their patrons the finest estates of the Assistance and his family, who live in, one of
League, but they did not know much about motion pictures nor motion picture people. They de murred at first, but it so happens they have four children, four, seven, eleven and thirteen years of age. When the children learned that Shirley Temple was to come and work on their lawn, it was a 'different matter. They insisted on 'meeting Shirley. Thus, the Assis-
NAVAL PROGRAMME OF tance League obtained the loca-
SPAIN
Special to the. "Hong Kong Bally Press" (Copyright).1
Madrid. March 13. The naval programme which is shortly to be submitted to the Cortes was published in the off- cial gazette bere on Wednesday. It provides for the construction of 12 submarines, 400 tons each, 12 torpedo boats of 800 tors each. 8 mine sweepers, 2 mine layers 12 motor launches as well as for the extension of the coast forti- fications. The
is
ition.
ENTER MADAME
The Queen's Next
Change
Lovely Elissa Landi. Paramount the leading role in
due at the
in
"The Queen's Affairs'
SISTERS UNDER
THE SKIN
Showing To-day At
The Star
99
day "Sisters Under the Skin," a Coming to the Star Theatre Lo- star, has
Columbia production, brings to- "Enter Madame".
gether three of the screen's cut- Queen's Theatre
on Sunday and standing players-Elissa Lenti, which has Cary Grant featured.
Frank Morgan and Joseph Schild This new film which was adapt-kraut-in a modern romance of a ed from the stage play of the woman who seeks happiness in a Her loyalty holds her to the man' who can give her everything, but her heart asks for the other who
ON THE STAGE
AT ALL PERFORMANCES
COLBERT SISTERS
SENSATIONAL AUSTRA LIAN TAP-DANCERS IN NEW AND FASCINATING DANCES AND SONGS. FEATURING THEIR PHENOMENAL STAIR. CASE DANCE.
THE QUEEN'S
AFFAIR"
5 .
Current Attraction At The King's
The story opens in New York where Nadina (Anna Neagle) is working in a department store, when emissaries from the country the news that, owing to a series of her birth wait upon her with of deaths among her relatives, she
estimated at 447 millions pesetas / 82me name, is a romantic comedy penthouse but finds it in an attic. is due to ascend the throne...
which will be
years.-"
expenditure
spread over
Transocean Kuo Min
"NEW COAL MINES IN
RUSSIA
five
4
marries an
about a man who opera star and acquires ar en- Fed up with his wife's
can offer her only love.
tourage. neglect, he finally runs away from
Elissa Landi plays her only to have her pursue him Bailey, an actress, the woman who Blossum with the inevitable reconciliation figures in the triangle. In "Sisters and a happy ending.
Under the Skin," Miss Landi is Filmed against a background" of again given a colourful, dramatic actual opera scenes "enter role in line with the upward trend Madame" features Richard Bon of her recent vehicles. Two lead
ing men support the glamorous Elissa,
Special to the "Hong Kong Dally11, Metropolitan Opera star, and Nina Koscvhetz, famous soprano, Press" (Copyright).]
is heard in the operatic roles.
Ellott Nugent is credited with the diraition of this film and ap pearing in the supporting last are Overman. Sharon Lynne, Lynne Paul Porcast and Adrian Rosley.
Moscow, Mar. 13. Forty-one new coat and ignite pits will be put in operation in Soviet Union in the course of the present year and a sum of 600
TURCO-GERMAN TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
million roubles has been approp- rated for this purpose by the commissariat for heavy industry. "The new mines will be situated in Moecowdonez and Kumez coal- fields and they are expected to produce 23 million tons annually A Turkish delegation headed by
Berlin, Mar. 13.
The suave Frank Morgan is one of them. He is cast as the million- aire Yates, who tries to find ro- mance at the age fifty in au affuir with Miss Landi.
The romantic lead is played by the dasbing, debonair Joseph Schildkraut. Schildkraut is colourful In Sisters Under the Skin," he plays Zukowski, a temperamental, vivid character with whom Miss Landi falls in love.
a composer,
Others in the cast of "Bisters Under the Skin" are Doris Lloyd
Hinds and Montague
and will make the Russian arma- the Secretary of State of the Clara Blandick, Shirley Grey. ments industry Independent, the Turkish Foreign Office, Numan Samuel coal felds being situated in South Rifat arrived here on Wednesday Shaw. Russia and thus are of great im- to conduct.trade negotiations portance in time of war.-
with the German Government- "ransocean Rua Min.
Transocean Hus Min.
HERE ARE TWO MORE CONTESTANTS FOR THE
“SHIRLEY TEMPLE” CUP
Sally Furman
Jimmy Ra
Which Is The Winner?
the six contestants who entered for the Shirley Temple. Tap Dance Contest, which was held at the Dancing Dispiky dven by Mis Daisy O'Keefe at the King's Theatre, Awin ner of the contest will be announced before the screening of - the Fox Film "Bright Eye" at the 2.30 performance on Saturday,
U.S. RELIEF BILL AMENDED
Washington, March 13,
In spite of the efforts of her General (Gibb McLaughlin) and
her Chancellor (Miles Malleson) to make her arrival the signal for peace, and order, the people revolt at the command of Carl (Fernand Graavey) & revolutionary leader, and the Queen is deposed a few minutes "after her coronation. She flees with "Marie (Muriel
Aked); her old nurse, and goes to Paris to lead the life of- exiled royalty. *+
Tiring of the social round she goes incognita to a lonely moun tain, resort, where she and Carl meet each Ignorant of the other's identity, since although Carl tira- ed Nadina out of her kingdom they never actually, set eyes on one another.
From this point developments take place quickly, culminating in the revelation of true identities with disastrous results.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. No: 25319
25992
TO-MORROW·
YOUR EYES WILL BRIGHTEN - AND YOUR HEART WILL SING!
-Notable in this respect are the street scenes, the interiors
and exteriors of the palace, the moun- tain hotel and Carl's chalet. Much of the outdoor ac- private tion of the film was photographed од location in Italy, on and ||
Lare Garda and the
The Senate has amended the around Administration's monumental Re-Dolomites, lief Bill
The Senate's move prevents the expenditure of large
sums un additional production of muni- tions, warship construction the manufacture of military materials.
Beuter."
TO-DAY
AND
TO-MORROW
or
SHIRLEY TEMPLE BRIGHT EYES
A FOX Picture with
JAMES DUNN
Produced by Sol M. Wurmed
TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME
(Continued from Page 4)
BERLIN RADIO
9 pm, DJA, DIN Announcement
German-English)
ག
German Folk Song
Programme Forecast (German-
English)
9.15 p.m., Woman's Hour:
The 125th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Luise 9.45 p.m., News in English on DJA
and in Dutch on -DJN
10 p.m., Relayed from Hamburg.
Concert of Compositions Dy Bach and Haendel 11.00 p.m., Quiet Corners and Val- leys Gramophore Selec- tions
0
11:15. p.m., News in. German
DJA and DJN 11.30 p.m., The Farcical Adven- "tures of a Wight in Love
An Hour of Merriment 12.15 a.m., News in English on
DJA and in Dutch on DIN. 12.30 a.m., Close down DJA, DJN
(German-English)
RADIO MANILA
6 pm. Studio Music 6.10 p.m., Spanish
Period
Informational
6:30 pm, English Informational
Period
7pm, Dollar Steamship Company Programme (Chain KZEG)
7.15
pm. Fillpino Songs-The Serenader, assisted by Millian Palomo violinist, and Ariston Avelino, pianist
7.30. pm, Songs by Josefa C. La
chica
7.45 p.m., Bizalde y Cia Program
A
me-Monserrat Igitsias
pm, Club Beauty Products
Programme: 2
8.18 p.m., Mapa String Ensemble
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S:
HONG KONG
"The Queen's Affair" QUEEN'S:-
"A Wicked Woman" ORIENTAL:-
"Convention City"
KOWLOON
MAJESTIC:--
"Jungle Trap"
ALHAMBRA
"Pardners"
KING'S-
Coming
"Bright "Eyes" "Gambling"..
QUEEN'S:--
"Enter Madame"
4 SHOWS
20 1.12-4.30
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 57822 TO-DAY & TOMORROW At 2.30, 5.20.7.30 & 9.20 P.M.
"JUNGLE
TRAP"
"A Paramount Picture with
Charles
LAUGHTON Carole
LOMBARD
Charles
BICKFORD
FAKE ART TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
ROAD
ORIENTALE
MORE TO-DAY & TO MORROW
"DAYS
A FAST COMEDY RIOT! MORE HILARIOUS LOVE TANGLES THAN HAVE EVER BEEN SEEN IN ONE PICTURE BEFORE..
"Fast moving comedy bulit. for entertainment and nothing sla",
JOAN BLOUBELE MARY. ESTON
ADOLPKE MERANO
© FRANK NG DUGO
TEL. 29473
FIRST NATIONAL'S COMEDY OF THE CENTURY!
CONVENTION CITY' 10 STARS
A WICKED WOMAN
Drama At The Queen's
"A Wicked Woman" in which Mady Christians, the famous Viennese actress makes her
CREAT
LAUCH
HAVANA RETURNING.
TO NORMAL
Havana, March 13. The strike of the Government servants and school teachers is rapidly breaking up
Postal services have already turned to normal.
The Government's
threat to
American film debut and which is adopt American methods in hunt- now .showing at the Queen's ing down the country's public. Theatre, is a gripping story of enemies, has frightened. the Com-" love, devotion and retribution.
munist leaders into hiding- Peuter,
The story deals with the strug- 8.30 pm. Welcome Tourist Progles of a woman who, after hav The supporting casts are:-Miles
gramme for passengers aboarding murdered her unworthy hus Malleson, Hay Petrie, Muriel Aked.
the Dollar as. President Hoo band in self defence, Cufford Heatherley, Reginald Pur-
ver dell, Michael Hogan and Stuart | 8:45 pm. Spanish Period Robertson.
8:55 pm, Stock Quotations
"The Queen's Affair" is being shown at the King's Theatre,
10 pm. Reveries 9 pm, Bay View Hotel Orchestra
10.30 pm, Sign Or
CVIIN'S
Mady
WICKED
JEAN PARKER CHARLES BICKFORD
AT 2.30, 5.10
7:20 & 9.30
P.M.
THE NEW STAR
A screen event. the first picture
a flaming new per... sonality... brilliant. glamorous, magicall
WOMAN
makes B pact with God to rear her family: to independence-and then sur renders to the law.
Miss Christians proved herself to be a great portrayer of human emotions as the unfortunate.] woman, and the way in which she rises from a person of lowly be ginnings to a place in a modern American city, provides many a dramatic moment...
Anotable cast supporters the Viennese actress, including Jean Parker, Charles Bickford, Betty Furness, William Henry, Sterling Holloway and De Witt Jennings, all of whom help to make the picture a highly dramatic and entertaining one,
MILITARY SERVICE IN BELGIUM
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dal
Prem" (Gon
ALHAMBRA
THESTRE
LAST TIMES TO-DAY
JACKIE COOPER Pardners
WRAY ICHARDS
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