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TODAY AT THE CINEMA
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KING'S:-
"A Tale of Two Cities" QUEEN'S:-
'Stars Over Broadway* ORIENTAL:--
"Les Miserables"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:-
"A Tale of Two Cities" MAJESTIC:--
"The Gty Deception"
STAR:-
HOLD-UP IN CITY
Pepper Used
21, 1936.
WOUNDING AND MURDER
اللتي
Robber Outrage
New Territories
In
Two armed robberies at udum- bered huts in the New Territories thought to have seen perpetrated
Pepper stated to have been used by three men who yesterday morn.ng he d up and robbed Ma Chung-yee, 29, of Wing Shirt Street, in the heart of the city.
Ma reported to the central by the same gang occurred yester- day which resulted in severe in- Police Station yesterday that at
Juries being received by two per- 11.40 while he was walking along sons from ballet wounds, and in Queen's Roud opposite the Chin the cold-blooded murder of an- Emporium, he was attacked by
other. three men, one of whom put his arm round his neck and threaten- ed him with a revolver."
The three men then dragged him into a lane off Queen's Road and robbed him of $450 which was "The Whole Town's Talking" in his inner jacket. Pepper was
then-thrown into his eyes,
Ma stated. and he was unable to follow the men
KING'S
Coming
"Red Saiute" QUEEN'S:-
"Co.egiate"
ORIENTAL
"Red Morning"
ALHAMBRA:-
"Seven Krys To" Baldpate"
LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY MAJESTIC
THE MOST ASTOUNDING PICTURE EVER SCREENED!
Fredric
MARCH
Charles LAUGHTON
VICTOR HÚGO'S
MASTERPIECE LIVES AGAIN
Les
Miserables
TINKTURE"
DAYS TO-MORROW & THURSDAY
ONLY
AN AMAZING THRILL PACKED SCREEN PLAY! .
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REGIS TOOMEY RAYMOND HÁTYON
RED
MORNING
• MATINEES: \20c.-30c ® EVENINGS: 20e.-30.-50e.-70c.
ESTARE
STARS OVER BROADWAY
"Stars Over Broadway." Warner Bros.' new musical comedy drama, SHOWING TO-DAY ONLY!|| clasing to-day Elt the Queen's
Columbia
Pictures presents
...until fame ex- ploded a bomb- "shelf of romance and frightened him into the'
EDWARD maddest adven-
ture since Dovid socked Goliathi
G ROBINSON
in the best picture he ever made
THE WHOLE
TOWNS TALKING
4000 Artber-Wallone Fort
PÁRDUCTION
Based on 4 Ader be
Dirumal by Jews Yard
TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY ! THE MARX BROTHER'S
II
Theatre, takes the audience behind
STAR:
Travelling Saleslady".
"A Night At The Opera"
"THE WHOLE TOWN'S
TALKING"
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It is our guess that "The Whole Town's Talking, which is showing today at the Star Theatre, is at once a hit. Unsurpassed in enter tainment value and boasting one vi the outstanding performances of the year in the serio-comic char- acterization by Edward G. Rosin. son, "The Whole Town's Talking is a robust, exciting and bilarious comedy-drama. It is a decided success, and one that will keep the town talking for a long
whole
time.
an
"RED SALUTE":
reurns to
Fol owing an absence of six months, during which she took a vell earned rest, Barbara Stanwyck the screen in the Rehance comedy, "Red Salute." whch begins its run on Wednes day at the King's Thestre.
Tal Un, wife of a lime-maker of Lau Fau Shan Village, died as a result of a bullet wound in the stomach as she was being removed to Ping Shan Police Station prior to being sent to hospital. Tang Kwok Hang (57) lime maker and husband of the murdered woman, and Ng
brother-in-law Chung, were both removed to the Kowloon Hospital, the former with a bullet wound in his right leg and the latter with a bullet wound in his stomach Ng Chung is stated to be in a serious condition.
GC-
A report of the dastardly currence reveals that the robbers who just ten minutes previously had held up the occupants of an- cther hut, actually get away with nothing in cash It is however, thought Hikely that they went away with some clothing.
It appears that Tang Kwok Hang
An opportunity of this nature was offered her by producer Harry, M. Goetz and Edward Smail was awakened at about 3.40 am.. "Red Salute." and she readily ac-
from his bed situated near the cepted the assignment. Instead
door. He unsuccessfully attempted of her familiar strong emotional
to keep the robbers out, but they roles, Barbara pays a fight, breezy. torced the door open. He was shot romantic comedy part as Drue Van in the right leg, and his wife who Allen, a tempestuous college girl made a plucky attempt to shield with a flair for bizarre escapades-hez man, was shot in the stomach. 3h 13 quick-witted. tongued, but withal a loveable creature, as Robert Young, in the role of a young buck private, dis- covers in the course OT a fast. moving series of amusing difficul- ties that ensue stranded
wigger-
when they
Fogether across
Mexican border.
аге the
1-
Hardie Albright. Ruth Donnely, CHAT Edwards, Gordon Jones and Paul Straton head the supporting cast of this rolicking comedy, which Sidney Lanfield directed.
COLLEGIATE
Robed in modernized versons of their own period syles, "the six most
The story concerns the hilarious
of adventures
inoffensivo, frightened little clerk who is mis taken for the country's most sought-after gangster. He is given a passport by "the authorities to identify him at all times. His gangster counterpart, however, frightens the clerk int hiding
glamorous. and beautiful aigns while he uses the "passport
women of history," will be seen in to carry his criminal activities.
Paramount's gay new musical, Jones, the clerk, finally develops
wh.ch an under nourished courage: when
"Collegiate,"
opens to has dream-love, the lovely Jean morrow as the Queen's Theatre.
production Arthur, isekidnapped by the gang Paramount's
heads ster. In a startling and sensational needed to make a choice in the climax he captures the criminal, matter and after considerable con. wins the girl and discovers to hissultation they chose: own satisfaction that he's a man's mala.
Others in the cast of this fast- face, thrilling comedy drama ore Wallace Ford, Arthur Hohl, Ar thu Byron. Etienne Girardot, Donald Meek and John. Wray, They lend excellent support to the principal players.
Cleopatra.
Helen of Troy,
Catherine the Great. Josephine Bonaparte, Camille.
Madame de. Pompadour. Six of Hollywood's best known models portray these famous wo- men in the film, which stars Jos Penner, Jack Oakie, Frances Lang-
the scenes of broadcasting stations) “A TALE OF TWO CITIES"/ford and Betty Grable.
and night clubs in one of the most entertaining and tuneful pictures
to come to the screen in many a long day.
he starts
Ng Chung, the brother-in-law was asleep in another room, and when he entered the room he was order- ed to keep still. He attempted to regain the room he had vacated
and was shot down. The bullet lodged in his stomach and he fell near the door.
The robbers then proceeded to ransack the but, but after a short time, falling to find anything of value they decamped. Only $2 oz. $3 in cash was in the hut at the hut at the time, but the robbers. failed to locate the money which was hidden in a drawer. A foki noted the police at Ping Shan who on arrival found the injured woman on the bed, having been placed there by her husband. Ng Chúng lay at the door separating the two room. The woman died on the way to the station. TAO robbers were not identified by the inmates. Several bullets belong- ing to ammunition of 7.65 calibre were found in and around the but
EARLIER ATTACK.
Ten minutes earlier the robbers had visited another lime-maker'a hut, but fortunately for the in- mates, although pistols were pro- duced, no shots were fred.
Blu Ping Yeung (47) shopkeeper reported that at about 2.30 am. he was asleep in a cubicle when he was awakened by hearing the door open. Before he could get out of bed two men armed with pistola and carrying torches, enter- ed his cubicle.
two.
One kept guard at the door of
"Collegiate," is a story in which Oakle falls heir to an old-fashion-
The hut was then ransacked but Truly magn.fisent in its specta-ed girl's college, astumes active nothing was stolen. The robbers cular sweep, ye: absorbing in its management with the help cf remained for about ten minutes. The glamorous. romances of de ightful intimacy, "A Tale of Penner and Ned Sparks, and turns Although the man said that he radio stars, the struggles and tri-Two Citi es," starring Ronald Col- the Institution into а "chart only saw two robbers, fokis of the bulations of asping song-birds, man, opened a limited engagement | school." Among the ner de-l'hut state that they were a further their rise to success and their to-day at the King's and Alham-partures downfall, is presented for the first bra Theatres. time in most colourful picture
It takes its place among the im- Alled with thrilling action. mortal works of the screen, enter hilarious comedy, catchy songs tainment which cannot be praised and gigantic spectacles, all kit ju00 highly. It is a photo-play into a dramatic and concrete p'ot that no man, woman or child can of definite unity. There is a ex- afford to miss, ceptionally talented cast which Ronald Co man's fans will and Includes Pat O'Brien, James him at his beat. He never has Melton, Jane Froman, Jean Muir, ¦ had a role which gave him such Frank McHugh, Marie Wison, opportunity for the qules bumor, Frank Fry and others.
"RED MORNING”
the high drama and the poignancy he expresses so well. As Bydney Creton, whimsical, sardonic, bril- Įlant wastrel, he reaches the peak
A seafaring maid's adventures of his artistic career, kath her farce on the tropical! The story of "A Tale of Two seas surrounding New Cuinea and Cities" is intimately known to
is the ladies of history serve as models fashiona ogy clase and the famous for the girl students in that de- partment. Travs Banton, famous Paramount style expert, created the costumes for each of the six
models.
£30.000 FOR MARLENE DIETRICH
London, March 6 Marlene Dietrich, irritated with Hollywood, is returning to Europe. She will almost certainly make a Alexander Korda, of London Film theme of "Red Morning,” next at- toys and sorrows, the adventures Productions. She will be paid triction at the Oriental Theatre and the treats of a little group of ] £30,000.' on Wednesday and Thursday.
TO-DAY ONLY AT THE
KING'S ALHAMBRA
FONG FONG
KOWLOON'
At 2.80 5.10, 7.15 & 9,30 PM. ↑ At 2.80, 5,20, 7.20 & 9.80 P.M.
"MY LIFE FOR YOUR LOVE!"
R
It them
all!
"Doed Costerfield": "China Seas "Mutiny.
on ticadunts"- and brings
no
You te vadefiest pro- dufiraham alll Afgifte word awaits G-M's Million Dollar duct of Charles Dickens' glorious love
gry.
N A
2 YEARS TO MAKEI CAST OF 49,0001
COLMAN
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Elizabeth Alian Edna May Oliver Réginald Owen
Basil Rathbone
WEDNESDAY AT THE KING'S~| WEDNESDAY AT THE ALHAMBRA
BARBARA STANWYCK 10 RED SALUTE "
with' ROBERT YOUNG → United Artists Released
"SEVEN
EYS TO BALDPATE": with GENE RAYMOND-
MARGARET CALLAHAN KRO-RADIO Picture
TO-DAY
& TO-MORROW THEATRE
MAJESTIC
JOAN BLONDELL GLENDA FARRELL
TRAVELING SALESLADY
WILLIAM GA @!&# +${TANA NA MAN SEA MUSTH DONNIFI - PAINT PETEKTORATET KASTEKLENI
London Highland Club Dinner
At 2.80, 5.20,
7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
COMING
PHANTOM
EMPIRE
(PART I)
LONDON-SCOTTISH SOCIETIES
Replying to the toast of “Kin- dred clubs and societies," proposed by Mr. H. A R. J. Wilson, Lord Alness said the numerous Scottish
the hut, another remained indide CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS Societies in London kept alight
the shop, while two ransacked the shop. All had pistols which were tastened around the neck by a piece of string and they spoke the Hakka dialect.
APPEAL
the flame of local patriotism-a precious virtue. to-day-and, form- ed a congenial centre at which men and women with common in- London, March 10. Members of the London High-¦terests," ideals, and memories asso- land Club had their first annual ciated. They also helped to cor dinner to-night at Grosvenorrect certain misapprehensions that House.
existed in some quarters in Eng Colonel Ian M. Campbell, of land to-day with regard to the
character of the Scots: have been seen by 8tu, sometime Airds, chief of the club, who pre
sided; said it was an off-shoot of. There were people on the south ago in Un Long.
the London Gaelic Society · and | side of the Border who had form-
Not many minutes after the rob- bers had left. Siu reports that he heard about 11 shots being rent from the direction of Tang Kwok Hang's house.
One of the robbers is said to
#
owed its origin to the forceful ad-
the Fiji Islands form the actionful millions of readers. It tells of the picture in this country for Mr. KING GEORGE MEMORIAL vocacy of Angus Clark of. Balla
A National Scheme
London, Mar. 13.
A resolution that a national and
ed the impression that the Beat was a frugal person, who kept the chulish. Nowadays it was open to Sabbath and everything else he“ people of Highland or Lowland could lay his hands on, and who lineage or descent, Scotland must arpired to man the Cabinet, people, English and French who Mira Dietrich may go to Berlin,
be united if she was to thrive, dominate Parliament, monopolise The adventuress is second mater are caught in the maelstrom of where she made her name in "The
The Chairman said the club had business, and generally run the on her father's schooner which aithe French Revolution of 1789. Blue Angel," if a director can be treacherous crew scuttles for the Specifically. It tells of the strange found. Mr, von Sternberg, who has Empire memorial to King George Che great ideal in view the at- Empire No doubt there was a insurance money. She escapes in love of Carton and Lucie Manette, made all but one of her pictures should take the form of & statue quisition of its own club premises. modicum of truth in that. (Laugh- a lecking dinghy to a tribal village played by Elizabeth Alan a love since The Blue Angel," is a Jow and a phlanthropic scheme was At the present time its 400 memter.) The lure of London was so where her ingenuity saves her life that was doomed to frustration in and would not be welcomed in proposed by the Archbishop of hers met once a week in the Royal great, however, that once a Scot
Germany.
Scottish Corporation Hall bus came to it he remained there. from the natives. Then sho life, yet which transcends death
Meanwhile, work on the film *7/Canterbury yesterday, at a meet there," was no reason why they! The health of the chairman was esples. her lover captured by in its sublime majesty.
Love a Soldier, which was to cost convened by the Lord Mayor should not have 1000 members pledged on the call of the Earl of With the star is a cast of 112 nearly £200,000, is being delayed of London at the Mansion House. "A NIGHT AT THE OPERA" savages on a neighbouring island,
and rescues him in a breath-taking stars and featured players, most while the producers march for un- The statue would be placed in with opportunities for meeting Dunmore.
Among the guests were Ms. Jan of them world favourites. Among other star Merle Oberon was some noble setting in London, and every day of the week in some An action-packed story proceeds these, outstanding performances offered the part, put I understand a site near Westminster Abbey was central headquarters, where, a Cameron, the Countess of Dun- addition to facilities for recres more, Lord Bempill Lord Alness, to the climax topped off by the are contributed by Miss Alan that Alezauder Korda, to whom suggested.
philanthropic thrling sight of a dynamite blast. Edna May Oliver. Reginald Owen, she is under contract, has had to scheme. which would be one to tion, there might be reading rooms Colonel Henderson Commanding She is tobenent the whole country, would for music, language, and other the London Scotting the Hon. F. "Red Motring" features the win-Basil Rathbone, Benche Yurka, decline, to release her.
studies.
A Stewart-Mackense of Seafortai, somie Stem Duna
be decided upon after suggestions of "La Henry B. Walthall, Dona'd: Woods, play in another picture.
InQueen of Hearts," which has
had been received by a committee The club had already accumu- Sir St. Clair Thomson, Bir Alexan- Cucaracha" fame and Regis Walter Catlett, Fritz Lether, H. B. Toomey in the leading roles sup Warner, Mitchel Lew's; Claude its first public showing on Sunday
project and he appealed to all Leod of Skeabost, Mr, W. 8. Mor- ported by Raymond Hatton, Mit Gilingwater Billy Bevan, Isabeat the Paramount Tottenham et up for the purpose of receiving luted almost £4000 towards this der and Lady Walker, Mrs, Mac
Court-road Cracie Fielda has
The resolution was seconded by well-disposed Scots in London to rison, and chell Lewis, Francis MacDonald Jewell, Luch'lle Laverne and Ty modified list music-hall technique
Marsha
to suit the screen,
Lord Bath, and was carried
help in accomplishing its ideal.
Solicitor at Old Street (to a de- tective): Do TOU belleve the prisoner's story?
The Officer: I do not. Solicitor: The police don't be lleve anyone. David said "All men are llars. He must have been in the police force,"
venture...
and others.
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them
The
Wilson
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