4 SHOWS
DAIL 1 2.30–5.15
1.5-8.50
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1935.
TODAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong.
KING'S:-
HOME FOOTBALL FORECASTS
(BY FORWARD)
The following are the fixtures for Saturday, December 7, Teams in bold type are tipped to win:-
QUEENT
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 Warner Bros. present
1t
BETTE DAVIS
in her first stellar role in
"The Girl from 10th Avenue."
-NEXT CHANGE
JOE E. BROWN
in BRIGHT LIGHTS **
ORIENTAL:-
"West of The Pecos"
Kowloon
"Dressed To Thrill"
QUEEN'S:-
Results
1932-4 1933-4.1934–3
Middlesborough 4-2 6-0 80 Huddersfield 0-2 1-3 Wednesday
Portsmouth Brentford
DERBY
Preston NE
1-1
DIVISION 1.
"The Girl from 10th Avenue"
Billeage
ARSENAL
215 T
BIRMINGHAM
86
7.
BLACKBURN
52
CHELSEA
75 Y.
GRIMSBY
145
V.
Leeds
ALHAMBRA:-
"No Greater Glory" MAJESTIC:-
LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER STOKE
65 V 30
73 Y
Aston Villa
45
',
Wolves
SUNDERLAND
110 V
Bolton
"Bride of "Frankenstein"
WEST BROM
85
E
Everton
STAR:-
"The Secret Bride"
"BLACKPOOL
45
7.
BRADFORD. BURY. DONCASTER
35
Y.
175 V.
55
Z
Port Vale
LEICESTER
$$
V.
Norwich C.
205
Notts Forest
63
V
SHEFFIELD
235
7...
SOUTHAMPTON SWANSEA WEST HAM
210 7.
165
V
185 Y.
Tene ANY VAAN OR HAPPY VALLEY RAE 201
PLEANNO ROAD
TEL. 19475
KING'S:-
ORIENTAL
LAST
THEATRE
4 TIMES TO-DAY
A SUPERIOR WESTERN
THAT BEATS ANYTHING YOU EVER SAW!
t
ROMANCE
on the raw frontier!
RICHARD
DIX
in ZANE
GREY'S
TO-MORROW
& SATURDAY THIS
MAN-MADE MONSTER ·
DEMANDS A MATE FROM THE WIERD SCIENTISTS WHO CREATED HIM!
THE MONSTER WANTS A WIFE!
CARL LAEMMLE
WOLLENTE
Karloff
THE
Bride of FRANKENSTEIN
WEST OF THE PECOS &
4. DUVERSAL
THE
DISTUDER
MONSTER
TAIKS
Prices Matinees 20 &-80 c. Evenings 20-30 -50 .70 €.
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STARE
"SHOWING TO-DAY-
At 230, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
BARBARA STANWYCK in "THE SECRET BRIDE"
with Warren Willam
COMMENCING 'DEC. ÖTH CECIL B. DE MILLE'S
11
**DRESSED TO THRILL”
He though he was the central gure in a romantic triangle and woke up to discover that he had loved one woman faithfully 'alt the time!
Coming
"Bonnie Scotland" QUEEN'S:-
"Bright Lights"
ORIENTAL:-
Bride of Frankenstein' MAJESTIC
CARLISLE
DIVISION II,
Manchester U.
Barnsley
Fulham
Hull City
NEWCASTLE
TOTTENHAM Plymouth
Bradford C.
Charlton.
Burnley
DIVISION III. (NORTH)
55
Transient Lady"!
STAR-
Darlington
"The Crusades"
ALHAMBRA :--
"Bonnie Scotland"
Gateshead HALIFAX T HARTLEPOOLS Mansfield T OLDHAM A.
V 110 7. 125
123
40 T.
V.
15 7.
25. V
.42
* 48" Y
**THE SECRET BRIDE'
At The Star Theatre
"The Secret Bride," which began its initial run at the Star Theatre yesterday is another Warner Bros. reibase, full of breathless suspense and emotional acting:
Miss Stanwyck has one of the, finest dramatic performances in her role of the secret bride of the man who is obliged to prosecute. her father on a charge of bribery. Warren William in the role of the district attorney and the hus- band gives a very convincing and effective portrayal.
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How their troubles are finally 80 ved brings to a climax one of the best dramas ever shown locally
FH.J.
"BONNIE SCOTLAND"
That is the tantalizing position in which Cave Brook finds him- Belf in Fox Film's "Dressed Thrill," the picture which launches the starring carcer of the funniest and most ambitious Tutta Rolt, the glamorous new of the feature-length 'comedies European screen sensation. The co-starring Stan Laurel and picture is now at the King's Oliver Hardy. Theatre.
With wee bit of delighted Clive Brook's romantic dilemma romance and heaps of good old- In "Dressed to Thri" dates from fashioned Laurel and Hardy
that last days of the war
hilarity, the production serves to Leaving Tutta Rolf. a dressmaker bring the two famous comedians In a provincial village who loves together again after brief him devotedly. he returns to separation which, for 3 while, America
threatened to-end disastrously for throughout their legion of fans the world.
"Bonnie Scotland," opening
ît Saturday to
the King's and Alhambra Theatres, is rated *S
Years later she catches up with him. He is now a banker, she & "Pussian" stage star. Although he is captivated by her beauty he falls to recognize his old sweet- heart.
ROTHERHAM
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ALDERSHOT Brighton BRISTOL C. COVENTRY Exeter MILLWALL NEWPORT
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100 V
25
Barrow CHESTER LINCOLN C. Southport
N Brighton CHESTERIZELD Accrington S.
Stockport
Rochdale
York City
Crewe Alex.
DIVISION III. (SOUTH)
65
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80 V
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60 "Y
115 T
185 V.
20
7.
Iuton
105
7.
Northampton
QUEEN'S PARK
135
..Cardiff
5-1 4-0 2-2.
SWINDON TORQUAY WATFORD
75
Clapton 0.
200
7.
Notts C.
110
V
Gillingham
2-0 2-1 3-1
SCOTTISH LEAGUE. DIVISION I.
Albion ARBROATH Clyde DUNDEE
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20
T.
Airdrie
4-2 4-0 2-0
HEARTS
Queen's Park
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Third Lanark
THE
HAMILTON
Hibernians
ABERDEEN
Queen' of South
Dunfermline RANGERS
T. Celtic
5-04-0
3-1 6-2 2-3
C-2 3-1
04 1-1
FILM WORLD
heaps of good old- Visit To Elstree: Amusing
„"THE GIRL FROM 10th
AVENUE
Bette Davis was the "Border- town" girl who murdered her
'BONNIE SCOTLAND"
When Laurel and Hardy unwit husband because she wanted his tingly enlist in a Scotch regiment | partner. She was Mildred of about to embark for India, the "Of Human Bondage," and made fun begins in their latest Hal the biggest hit of the screen year Rosch-M-G-M comedy feature in the role of the cockney girl "Bonnie Ecotland." And when who did not hesitate to kill a others of soul. Now she has the starring
"The CRUSADES" Stan and Ollie, with
A Paramount Super-production
Advance booking now available,
Daily from 13 Noon. Shows to commence at 2.30, 5,10,
・・・ 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
PRAGUE CURRENCY DECREE
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Prague, Dec, 3 No Czechoslovakian bank notës
their outfit, impersonate bigh role in the First National produs officers upon the occasion of their tion The Giri From 10ch visit to the Khan of Gazeer, Avenue, opening to-day at the iribal chieftain. the hilarity Queen's Theatre. reaches its height. The picture is. Bette has po goody-goedy type coming to the Alhambra next; | in this picture. She is not the week.
heartless, wanton of "Of Humán
In the first place, imagine, 1f Bondage," of the sensual" female you will. Messrs. Laurel and of "Bordertown." In this picture Hardy in kilisi Then picture she is a little shop-girl of no par- them involved in intrigue in the ticular morals,who goes to a bandit-infested desert stretches cocktail party. and marries the of far away India In no other dissolute scion of an "aristocratie picture in which they have ·ap- family. peared have they enjoyed such a gloriously strange background for
their anties.”
may in future be sent abroad, ae cording to a Government decree. issued on Tuesday, which entirely
SUBSIDIARY COINS prohibits the export of all notes of
"BRIGHT LIGHTS”.
IN DEMAND 'denominations of flity crowns and over. Teri and twenty crown notes
Joe E., Brown is coming tó
Canton, Dec. 4. are exempted only for the purpose town!
Big crowds were present to-day of travelling abroad, when they His latest comedy romance,
at the Kwangtung Provincia may be taken up to a total of three "Bright Lights," a First National Bank demanding subsidiary notes. hundred crowns, which may be picture. Alled with mirth and Three banks in Shup Sam Hon Laken out of the country."
melody, is scheduled to open at and one bank on the Band are Travellers must make up the re- the Queen's Theatre this week-atso giving out subsidiary notes maining seven hundred crowns if end. The production 18 a on behalf of the Bank. needed, with coins or foreign cur-hilarious comedy of "back stage” Each person destring change rency. These severe regulations with songs coming in naturally has to wait for hours for the have been made necessary states.the as part of the action of a money. Government bank teller Czechoslovakia National Bank; to theatrical troupe Scores of are cautious officials and count prevent the legal evasion of cur beautiful chorus girls appear in rency restrictions which have been tuneful and fascinating numbers. going on.-
staged by Busby Berkeley, who Transocean Kuo Min.
directs the entire production.
out the money with precision.
About 1,200,000 worth of sub- sidiary notes were paid out to-day,
-Union New
Mixture Of Types
At the moment Elstree is a very amus:ng and interesting place. There is a certain hostelry in the neighbourhood of British and Do- min.ons Studios, and if you go there at lunch time you will find a crowd containing the queerest mixture of 'types and the widest possible variety of costumes...
Recently there were galant knights in plate armour, wild and woody sansculottes quite incredib- ly (and artificially) nithy, Rus- `slan officers of the Imperial re- gime, ladies in the lovely frocks of the Regency, black-faced come dians from a concert party, and morning-coated gentlemen from a garden party set
was
for
AN INTERESTING SHOT The most interesting
set seen a French town hall made ""The Marriage of Cor- bal," which Karl Grime dir- ects for Capitol Film Productions In it à revolutionary tribunal had been set up, and Nlis Asther was attempting to wake, the passions of the crowd with a wild burst of oratory.
which has been buit on the east side of the studios for "When Knights were Bold" It is a re- markable example of the scene builder's craft. It is modelled on Warwick Castle, where the first exteriors of this im were shot It has a moat, druwbridge, and twin portcullis gates. The walls were manned by knights and men-at-arms, and the banner of the de Verea floated from each of its three towers.
The besiegers approactied with a wooden tower or crept up to the walls, behind wheeled mantlets. The air was thick with arrows, and with stones hurled by cata- puits.
At 3.50, 5.10.
SHOWING TO-DAY
•KINGS P.M.
NEIT CHANGI
FINAL
TUTTA | ROLF
Glamorous new screen sensation co-starred with
CLIVE BROOK
*DRESSED TO THRILL"
_A_Fox PloTURE
STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY in" BUNNIE SCOTLAND
SHOWINGS MAJE 19
TO-DAY
NEXT CHANGE
THEATRE
<ARI LAEMALE PELLENTE
M.Q.M. PICTURE
At 2.80, 6.20.
7.20 & 9.80 P.M.
KARLOFF.
THE
Bride of FRANKENSTEIN
A SERVERSAL PICTURE
with
"TRANSIENT LADY" GENE Batuono, Frances Draka,
"MR. CHOU TO RETURN
TO SOUTH
Nanking. Dec. 4. Mr. Chou' Lou, Chancellor of Sun Yat-sen University, will not accept the appointment as presi. dent of the Examination Yuan if It is offered to him, It was learn- |:
ed here to-day.
The University head is prepar- ing to leave here by the week-end for Canton to resume his duties at the University and the South- west Political Council. He will be accompanied by Mayor Lâu Chi- wen and Mr. Lin Yun-käl, Chair- man of the Kwangtung Provincial Government,
High officials here are favour- ably impressed by the progress of Sun Yat-sen University and its new buildings at Shek Pel Mr. Chou is assured that the Central Authorities will continue to remit funds for the administrative and construction expenses of University.-
Caion News,
WAR ON SILVER SMUGGLERS
Shanghai, Dec. 3.
the
ALHAMBRA
TRENTEL
TO DAY
at 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 A. 9.30 'P.M.
"SEE THIS DARING CHAL-
LENGE TO HUMANITY! THRILL TO ITS POWERFUL,
EMMUNAL IMPACT!
You may never see it like again
NOV GREATER GLORY
In the official notes which were sent to-day to
the First and Second Area Distret Courts here, the Ministry of Finance requests that punishmest should be meted cut against the smugglers.
the
Since the enforcement of Lew monetary measures, It paints i out, many arrests, in connection with river smugging, have been made by the Shanghat. Public Safety Bureau. These acts cer- tainly constitute a serious viola- tion of the Silver Decree and are detrimental to social economy and The battle attracted a good dea" threaten the national existence. of attention from passing motor-Strict measures. the note urges, lats. The director stated that on should be taken by the judicial the previous Saturday there had authorities to put a halt to the been something approaching a activities of those unscrupulous traffic jam, and the cheers of the pronteers- onlookers bad actually spoiled the
Central News Agency. sound track of several ahots. He is having a canvas screen built round the whole sel
COLD SNAP IN CANTON
A FRANK BORZACE N
Laurel & Hardy in "BONNIE SCOTLAND”' A hilarious picture of
faughter..
EUROPE'S HIGHEST DAM
Special to the "Hong Kong Daly
Press" (Copyright)}
Geneva, Dec 3. Europe's highest dam, two thou- sand two hundred fext up in the mountains, has now been complets
The one shop seen was inter-
Judgment was reserved by the ed in the Heremence valley in Third Branch Klangsu High Court Walls Canton, Four hundred esting. The camera was fixed on a-three-ton crane. Perched round
in Shanghal on November 30 in thousand cubic metres of concrete it were three assistant camera
the appeal fled by Messrs. J. A were used for the construction or men in,what appeared to be very
Thompson and Dizon, British, Bub the dam, 580 metres long and BS precarious positions. The camera
jects, against "a Becond Special feet high, which, erected in the Canton, Dec. 4. first focused on the coins of two
District Court's decision which upper end of the valley has creat Intensified by a sharp northerly dismissed their claim against the ed a reservoir holding 50 million fead soldiers in the hall moved wind, the cold spell struck Can-Chung Fa Realty Co., 39 Avenue cubic metres of water. The wa across to the backs of the crowd, ton fully in the face to-day and Edward VIL, for more than $7,000, ter falls 1,750 metres, through a 12 retreated, awung up and then for caused much suffering to the only Mr. Thompson was in court kilometre long pressure pips line towards Nils Asther on the teled 55 degrees Fahrenheit at 4 pm. reasons for appeal, Mr. Thompson where it drives the turbines pro- ward over the heads of the crowd poor. The thermometer peglater Questioned by the Judge about his to an electricity works near Bitten, bune. The crane itself la mount- Occasional * drizzle ... dampened said the Chung Fa Realty Co. had ducing a 160,000 horsepower. The ed on a cradle equipped with four the atmosphere, while lowering taken over the property and made construction of the dam occupied wheels, balloon tyred, and le morskies and absence of sunshine business out of it and he and Mr. Ave summers, providing employ- ed by hand. It is far from easy to added mistries to the outdoor Dixon just wanted their money ment for two and at times three handle, and one could hardly fall workers and hawkers.
back. Questiomed why they had thousand workers for whom a bar. to be impressed with the directors The Fong Bin Hospital and sued the Chung Pa Realty Co. rack town with its own church and quier patience and determination other charitable institutions are while in fact Mr. F. Els owed restamanis, was erected at a height giving hot congee to the poor them the money, Mr. Thompson of two thousand metres above, BOLL people
said it was because Mr. Ellis was level Inion News,
Transocean Kuo in
ATTACE ON A CASTLE The next spectacle provided was the slege of the mediaeval éxsile
in coalition with the respondente.
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