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DAILY SHOWINGS at 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30-

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RICHARD TAUBER 3 Reels of Amazing

in

One of the most delicious

talking pictures it is possible to imagine

BLOSSOM

Unheard of Facts

and

"MANHATTAN TOWER"

TIME" with MARY BRIAN

EME ANT TRAM DR HAPPY VALLEY HÚB

ORIENTAL

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Comedians, Singers, Dancer and Musicians: The best company

of entertainers that ever came to Hong Kong.

LAST

TIMES TO-DAY

THE BIG FUNNY RADIO SHOW

George

TO-MORROW

& THURSDAY-- A SMASHING DRAMA THRILL'S GALORE

A BAFFLING MURDER! brings two lovers together!

RAFT WOMAN

Afice

FAYE

VERY

NIGHT WANTED

at EIGHT"

FRANCES LANETULO PATSY KELLY INREK RADIO ROODES

a Walter Wanger

·Product

with

Mr. O'SULLIVAN

JOEL MCCREA

Lewin BioNE. Los Calen Eigen Leenedy

“Bloist by George 1. Jailm

Goldwyn-Mayer namNE PICTURE WITH ACTION

Prices Matinees 20-30 c. Evenings 20.30.0-50.6—70.6.

ESTARE

SHOWING TO-DAY

THE SCREEN'S BIGGEST LITTLE MAN IN HIS GRANDEST ROLE

Lookie!

Lookie I

Lookie!

Here

Comes

"Dinky"!

JACKIE

Cooper DINKY

Steam doesnt wit

MARY ASTOR ROGER PRYOR

—————NEXT CHANGE-

BY SPECIAL REQUEST! FOR ONE DAY ONLY !" EDDIE CANTOR IN “KID MILLIONS”

"DINKY"

***MANHATTAN TOWER"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:--

Broadway Melody of 1938"

QUEEN'S:-

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"Blossom Time"

ORIENTALI

"Every Night At Eight" "Cowan and Balley

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-~~-

"Broadway Melody Of 1938"

MAJESTIC:-

Chinese Picture.

STAR:-

"Dinky

KING'S:-

Coming

"Escape Me Never QUEEN'S:-

"Manhattan Tower"

ORIENTAL:--

"Woman Wanted"

ALAJESTIC:-

"A Notorious Gentleinan"

STAR:

"Kid Millions".

ALHAMBRA:-

"Love In Bloom"

"BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936"

of 1936,"

AN UNUSUAL

REQUEST

"

'APPLICATION TO BE

SWORN IN AS AN INTERPRETER

BRITISH TRADE FAIR IN CHINA

To Be Held In Hong Kong Next Year

The Charge Against Landon, yesterday Mrs Beatrice

Two Policemen

Shanghai, Dec. 31. Serg Ernest Willam Peters aged 31, and Probationary Sergt. Winam. Alfred Judd, aged 26, both

London, Dec. 19. At British Industries House,

Thompson, Drganiser of she British Empire and China Trade Fair, stated that the British Committee, which has just been formed, consisting of Lord Derby (patron), Lord Elgin of ' Kin-" cardine, Lord Sempill, Lord Hirst of Witton. Lord Leverbulme, Sir

u the 8. M. Police, again appear-Malcolm Robertson, Sir Francis

had

Cecil

the

commended British manufacturers.

ed yesterday on remand before Goodenough, Sir William Lewellyn. Mr C. H. Haines, the Registrar, Sir Harry Hague, and Air in H. M. Folice Court, charged Clementi, with causing grievous bodily harm fair to to a Chinese of the beggar class, The fair, which is to be held in "and" Turther"with"having thrown Hong-Kong-in-December,--1936,

Lim

the Hongtew Creek, was inspired by a belief in the thereby unlawfully killing him. possibilities, of the South China Mr. John McNelit prosecuted on market, and particularly of the

of the South Seas- Dehalf of the Police, while both countries the accused were represented by Malaya, Blam, and Java, which Mr. H. A., Recks.

are largely inhabited by Chinese.

0107

Mr. Reeks, at the outset, applled Mrs. Thompson said that in tor permission" to be sworn in as South China there were 10,000,000 customers for British an interpreter. "in order to act potential

as a check upon the offic.al intor-goods, and it was really time that preter supplied by the police," and we did something to combat me which Japan and the offered to produce his qualifica- gains tion proving his ability sa to act. United States were making at our The Registrar-This is a very expense. Hong Kong's experience strange and unusual request. I do during the Jubilee, when 200,000 not think I can acquiesce. You Chinese thronged into the colony are an advocate now appearing for the celebrations, was a revela- before me, and any remark made tion to the commercial community by an interpreter is really in the of Hong Kong as to the number of nature of evidence. You cannot Chinese there were with money to thas moment be both an advocate and an inspend, and from

British business men In Hong terpreter as well

Kong saw the necessity of striking a blow for British trade in Hong Kong. :

mls-

Mr. Reeks-So that, if a take is made in the interpretation, I cannot correct or check inter-

+

before The Registrar-I have

nut several times pointed

Enchanting music, spectacular darice routines set in backgrounds pretation, and, knowing the peril unprecedented splendour, a to my clients. I must just af pageant of the world's greatest down, under it? entertainers headed by Jack Benny, and an intriguing story "all com- [this bine to make "Broadway Mitody your remedy. You can get your Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's own interpreter sworn in on sour most ambitious musical extrava- | side. ganza, the screen's oustanding eye Mr. Reeks I have not got the and ear entertainment of the money to do that. My own clerk year, showing to-day st the would not be by any means as wood. King's and Alhambra Theatres. as the Court's Interpreter, and to The five songa by Nacio Herb get an efficient interpreter would Brown and Arthur" Freed, "Broad-cost money which I have not gof way Rhythm." "Tve Got a Feelin' The Registrar- einnot help. You're Foolin," On ā Sunday but this is certain, you cannot Afternoon.." "Sing Before Break-.) act as advocate and interpreter at fast" and "You Are My Lucky one and the same time?" Star." all were well received and

A Dring Declaration

seem destined to be hits without Anthony Ricketts, Chief Clerk

exception.

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"LADY PRECIOUS STREAM"

St

of H M, Supreme Court, gave evi-

The fair, for which the Hong reserved Kong Government had 84,000ft. In the centre of the town would be a great help to British trade in a number of promising sales territories.

a

(Mrs. Beatrice Thompson is local resident and founder of the advertising firm known as Adver- tising and Publicity Bureau)

WEDDING

Mulhern Goulbourne

With a military atmosphere pre- vailing, the wedding of Miss Mabel Goulbourne and Mr. George Ed-

The

The bride, who was given away

gown of plain white satin made en

TO-DAY ONLY AT THE

KING'S

HONG KONG

ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON

At 2.30. 5.10, 7,15 & 9,30. P.M. § Au 2.30. 6.20, 7.20 & 9.30 PM:

so NEW-IT'S A YEAR AHEAD

BROADWAY

Mano

HOTUM

with

MELODY

1936

Filmdom's NEW wonder show! You've walted seven years for it...a king's ratte "som to produce! So crammed with gloel

ous music, so packed with fun, ro mance, spectacle, so teeming with stars of screen, stage and radio, it ser a new standard for screen musicali!,

EVERYTHING IN "ONE GIANT SHOWI SONG HITSI

"Broadway

Rhythm" “On A Sunday Afternoon!! "You Are My

Lucky Star

"Sing Before

Breakfase

JACK BENNY ELEANOR POWELL

ROBERT TAYLOR.

Heading Cast of 15

Starsi 200 Olds]

-To-morzow at THE KING'S --To-MOREUW AT THE ALHAMBRA

ELISABETH BERGNER

LOVE IN BLOOM”!

in "ESCAPE ME NEVER" with GEORGE RURNS-DIXIE LER

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

A PARAMOUNT PICTURE

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

"YEE SAI CHO"

CHINESE PICTURE WITH CANTONESE DIALOGUE

4L {

FEATURING THE CELEBRATED CANTONESE ACTOR MA SZE TSANG.

QUAKE THRILLS IN SPORE

CONCRETE BUILDINGS

ROCKED

No Damage Done

Jack Benny, recently, declared dence that he attended at St. ward Palmer Muthern, Stan Ser- the most popular of all radio stare. Luke's hospital with an interpregeant Royal Engineers, took place repeats his success on the screenter, and took down in writing the in Shanghai on December 91, at 1s the smart Broadway column'st. dying "declaration of the deceased: 2.30 p.m. in the Cathedral,

Bid Silvers, "king of the stooges” Mr. Recks took the witnees in Rev. Isard, chaplain to H. M. rets many a laugh with his droll detail through the statement, which Forces, Shanghal, officiated in the humour. Other new screen per- was as follows:-T think I am presence of a number of guests

The bride is the daughter of analities Who deanitely score dying. can remember the cir

this elaborate musical are cumstances when I was thrown Company Sergt.-Major John Goul- Eleanor Powell, for the past five into the creek... I was thrown inte bourne, Corps of Military Police. years acclaimed as "the world's the creek by foreigners-two for- and Mrs. Goulbourne. The bride- groom is the son of the late Mr. greatest tap dancer" who plays the eigners. I cannot remember af lead opposite Robert Taylor.

what time I first saw the fore'gn-George Henry Mulhern, R. N. and ers. (Here the two accused were Mrs. Blanche Ward. Once in a blue moon a picture

confronted with the deceased.). I is produced which has all the

cannot recognise either, foreigner by her father, was dressed in a elements of drama, coupled with

I had been in a car with them" intelligent direction, perfect cast-

Dr. Seth Kenneth Squires stated train. Her long talle vell was ing and excellent acting. Such a

that he conducted à post-mortem caught to the head by a wreath of picture is Remington's "Manhattan We are advised by Mr. T. A. Mar-examination of the deceased un orange blossoms and she carried Tower," coming soon to the tin, the Hon: Business Manager, December 6. Immersion in creeka bouquet of carnations.

Was Miss Her only. attendant that as all bookable accommoda-water, having regard, to the phy- The picture features Mary Brian tion in the University Great Halisical condition the man, and Barbara Riley who were flame-

в were felt in- Singapore on Satur In the feminine lead. Never has

of "Lady that his temperature was below coloured chiffon velvet and

There is no doubt as to its real- this dainty actress been more con- Frecious Stream" on January 11 85 degrees, would be definitely wreath of red and white flowers day morning. vincing or

has been taken up, bookings at harmful. It might contribute to with shoes to match She carried more appealing for

red and white carnations,

ity, for the Free Press has been that matter. She handles the the King's Theatre have had to death in several ways, causing

The bride's mother wore a dress told by several business men in fresh pneumonia in other parts of sympathetic role like the capable actress that she is, and makes us

No additional seating arrange the lungs, or by aggravating of maroon silk trimmed with blue Robinson Road, Working in dif- lve her part with her," which is ments can be made, and the only pneumonia which might have been lame with hat and shoes to match feret buildings., that they felt the

Sgt. E. Savory, 'Royal Armyshock distinctly. tickets now available. are

existing at the time.

Medical Corps, attended as best There was a swaying sensation man and a detachment of Military for several seconds, 80 much so informants Police formed a guard of honour that one of our The bridegroom wore a uniform of thought a fit of dizziness had the Blue Patrols. After the cere- come over him. mony the couple passed beneath an archway of crossed batons.

Queen's Theatre.

..!

the performance for

be closed.

FOT

the supreme test of any characfew unreserved seats in the Gal-

Mr. McNeill-Did you and traces terization. Irene Rich too," is convincing in her part.

lery which may be obtained at the of fresh pneumonia?-Yen. University Arts Office.

Answering Mr. Recke, witness Patrons

upstated that there was a distinct are asked to take "BLOSSOM TIME"

their reservations by not later hardening of the Tech's than Thursday the 9th.

pointed to pneumonia of at least A special souvenir programme seven days growth, but, so far as Everyone have heard of the of 1500 copies is being produced he could see, pneumonia and no- golden voice of

Richard Tauber for the occasion and advert'sers thing else was the cause of death. famous tenor who started off the are asked to diote as this is in the The fresh traces of pneumonia phenomenal vogue of You Are hands of Messrs. Millington, Lid. had developed, within 38 hours of but how enquires should be addressed to death... many people realise that he is also them direct,

the

My Heart's Delight,"

a clever composer of music, and University. has often sung his own composi

itons in public?

Herr Tauber made his first Bri-

tish picture "Blossom Time" now

and not to

**ESCAPE ME NEVER”

showing at the Queen's Theatre," It is curious that although for British International Pictures amour, with a capital G, has

Alm,

The Registrar adjourned, the further hearing until Monday next, when he stated he would formulate definite charges against the two, accused:

During the ceremony OTSI

Distinct earthquake tremors

....

کر کو

In another orice the hanging Lights were seen to be swaying.

There was considerable confu-

selections were played by Mr. O. M.sion in a police station in the cen-

Risley of the RAMC. and solo fre of the town. psalms were sung by Private Gif- ford,

·

At 2,80, 5.20,

7:20 & 9.20 P.M.

WEDNESDAY

A NOTORIOUS

GENTLEMAN''

WITH

CHARLES BICKFORD HELEN

QUEEN'S GIFT TO A RECTOR

London Dec. 17. The Queen has sent aa a Christ- mas present a beautiful. Bootch Jaib-wool rug to the Rev. F. Sut- ten Lewis, rector of Fersfield, Norfolk

The gift, which came sa a com- plete surprise to the rector, WB3 accompanied by Christmas card.

"I at Erst thought when the parcel reached me that it might he suit," he said. But I could not remember having ordered such a thing,

"I cannot understand it in any way, as I can never remem ber coming into contact with her Majesty, and '1 am wondering how abe comes to know who

ILEXI,

"I can tell you," he added, "that I hardly like putting my feet on it seeing by whom it was sent."

SOCIALIST LEADERS

FORTUNES

Landari, Dec. 17 By leaving nearly £24,000 tile One officer suddenly felt as late Mr Arthur Henderson es he was going to faint, and then tablishes s record. His estate is

the most considerable left by pro Mr. and Mrs. Mulher are to realised that the building was

minent Socialist leaders in the leave shortly for England and will shaking.

The tremors were over in a tew Houses of Commons. spend their honeymoon in the Lake

Mr. John - Wheatley, who was District. The bridegroom will re- seconds, but during that brief sume duty at Bordan, Bents, aiter period, all officers and rank and Minister of Health in Mr. Mace having completed three and cnenie down to the prisoners in the Donald's first Administration, left half years' service in the Far East. lock-ups, thought the building a £18,000,

sing.

AT TELUK ANSON (From "Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Ded 28. There was an earth tremor at

Following the church service a modern edifice of reinforced con Mr Villam Graham, President nente rave about her acting, which reception for fifty friends was held crete was on the point of collap-of this Board of Trade in the last Socialist Government, who wBS 28- at Elstree, and wrote special y for long been the prime requisite of her true crowning glory. But the British Forces Recreation Juckie Cooper, foremost child this nim several fine muzical num flmdom's darling, Elisabeth Berg If you were to pass her on the Club in Tetry Road,

garded as the next Socialist Chun- motion picture star, was happier, bers which he also sings in the her, whom arities and fans have street, you would very likely be at The bridegroom's gut to the

cellor, left £12,167.00 £ while making the Warner Bros.

taken to their hearts with one a loss to point out anything sug- bride was a dress ring of diamonds

Another Cabinet Minister in the picture, Dinky," which comes to

great sweeping, gesture, is anything gestive of an ability to send and rubles and the bride's glit to

1924 Socialist Government, « Mr. The Star Theatry 'to-day, than he

but a Glamour Girl

mopolitan theatregoers into raves.

Stephen Walsh, had an estate ever was before during the pro duction of a film......

The little Austrian stage You would see a little girl-about the bridegroom was a smokers ca-

which was proved at over £8,000. On the opening day of the pic favourite, who comes to the King's five feet one with the lights un binct. The couple received a not All this was due to the fact that ture, Jackie proudly displayed Theatre, on Wednesday in & alm developed figure of a boy. From of Peking carpets from the Mill- Teluk Anson this moming Many If Socialist Cabinet Ministers in Jackie had long yearned for an op- his full dress uniform, patterned version of "Escaps Me Never the under her simple hat would peer cary Police Mess & Eatsuma tea residents noticed things rattling either House are included, the late portunity to play a cadet at a mill- much on the order of the famous Alargaret Kennedy play in which the face of a frightened child set from the Garrison and Ber-on their table The time of the tre Lord Chelmsford's estate was the tary school,

greys of West Point. He quickly she scored a sensation on both the large, round black eyes with gold geants Mess, a suite of furniture mor was 8.47 a.m. The tremor was largest. He left £28,452-a«very This opportunity finally arrived grasped the fundamentals of the New York and London stage, har points in them glowing in the firm from the groom's mother and che also felt at Rubans Estate, five modest fortune for the representa- with "Dinky and Jackie lost no Manual of Arms and soon was able evolve little out in the Beauty white oval of her face. time in making himself adept in to handle a regulation, U. B, Army and Fashion pages. Instead the Tone superb Ang is coming to thee and linen from the bride's miles from Teluk Anson. No ser- tive of a family of distinguished

ous damage is reported the manual of the soldier, Springfield rifle like a veteran critics and the public of six conter King's Theatre

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