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And what a great part he's provided for Bette as the most beautiful international crook who ever bumped a guy off between kisses!
Satan meta Lady
Sureshed by Warner Bros. -- written by, famous Dashisi 'Hommett — played, by
BETTE DAVIS. Warren WILLIAM ALISON SKIPWORTH ARTHUR TREACHER
Wini Shaw ». Maric. Wilson • Porter Hall • Oliņ Howland
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Comedy TUES. Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot -Tone. COMING SOON! ROMEO and JULIET”, 100 STARS.
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COLLEGE HOLIDAY
|| MAZZICA FUNT » ELEAZIONE VITHET « JÖKORNY DAYAS
A Peramount Plature directed by Frach Yutria,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE RECONSTRUCTION DIARY OF LOCAL
KING'S:
CINEMA
Hong Kong
"Mary Stevens, M.D." QUEEN'S:—
"Mr. Deeds Gloès To Town" ORIENTAL:-
"Satan Met A Lady",,
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:----
"Time Out För Romance" MAJESTIC:-
STAR:
"Tiger Shark"
"College Holiday"
KING'S:—
Coming
"Stage Struck" QUEEN'S:-..
"Walkki Wedding" ORIENTÁL:- :,
"Love On The "Run" ALHAMBRA:-
"Walkikt Wedding" MAJESTIC:-
"Romes and Juliet"
STAR:-
Waikiki Wedding"
TIME OUT FOR ROMANCE
An adventure such as might have beset a cross-country caravan of cars provided thrills on location at Ventura: Calif. for the Twentieth Century-Fox company making. Time Out, for Romance." the story of the motor-cars that ply from coast to coast. Claire Trevor and Michael Whalen are featured with Joan Davis, Douglas Fowley and Bennie Bartlett in the film. which has its run at the Alhambra Thea- tre to-day.
IN SZECHUAN
Conference At Kuling
Chengtu, June 10-In response to a summons from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Military Affairs Commission, Mr. Lu Tao-fu, Provincial Commissioner of Reconstruction for 8zechuan, flew to Bankow to-day, en route to Kuling.
Mr. Lu will conter with the Generalissimo on concrete measures for the promotion of eĉenomic re- construction in Szechuan.
Active preparations are being made for the early inauguration of the proposed Szechuan-Hsiklang Military Affairs Readjustment Committee (Chuan-Kang Chun- Shib Cheng-Li Wel-Yuan-Hul),
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EVENTS
China
FRIDAY, JUNE : 18., Anniversaries · and Holidays.—— Waterloo Day, 1815, Hammersmith Bridge opened, 1887
Actions-At
Auction Rooms Machines, specified in Schedule attached to Bill of sale No. 29 of 1938, at 11 a.m. Cinemas.--(3506 Page 5). Lectures--Helena May Christian Fellowship, 10.30 a.m.
Miscellaneous. —- Claims
against
the Estate of George Button Potts (George Frederick. Hutton Potts) due.
Contract Bridge. 8 pm Grand Bocial— Cheero Gina - Durat
Tombola, Garrison Lecture Hall. 730 pm; VDMA. Group Social, at St. Andrew's Hall," 3.45 pm.
Sports-(See Page 10). Sunrise.-5.39 a.m. Sunset-7.10
p.m.
It is learned that the new Com- mittee will be headed by General Ho Ying-chin, Minister of War, as Chairman. General Ltu Hsiang. Chairman of the Szechuan Provin- cial Government, and Lieut. Gen. Ho Kuo-kwang, Director of the Chungking Provisional Headquarc. H. Spurgeon barn, 1834. ters of the President of the Mil- "tary Affairs Commission, will be "concurrently Vice-Chairman, with the various Army Commanders ip Szechuan and Halkang as members of the Committee.
Moony Moon, 10th. Day. Tides-High at 05.25 and 18.00; Low at 12.14 and 22.56.
SATURDAY, JUNE" 19.- Anniversaries and Holidays.
G. J. Whyte-Melville born, 1821.
Cinemas. (Sen-Page 5). Sports. (See Page 10). Sunrise-5.39 am Sunset-7.10
p.m.
Moon.-V Moon, 11th. Day- Tides-High at 08.06 and 19.30; Low at 13.12 and 23.40.
SUSPENSION, OF TAX With the approach of the sum-
SUNDAY, JUNE 20 mer settlement period (the 5th day Anniversaries And Holidays. of the 5th moon), Lieut.-General Fourth Sunday after Trinity. Ac- Ho Kuo-kwang has raised $2 mil- cession of Queen Victoria, 1837. hons for military expenses in Sze- Cinemas. (See Page 3). chuan and Hsikang, of which one Miscellaneous.-YMCA Discus- million la secured from the Chung-ston Group, in West Lounge, 9 p.m. king Bankers' Association in the Speaker: The Rev. K. Mackenzie name of the Szechuan Provincial Dow. Department of Finance, and the Religious Celebration of the
other million from the Central Feast of St. Anthony, at 173 Bank of China. the Bank of China, Third Street, West Point (St. Louis the Bank of Communications, and Industrial School). the Farmers Bank of China, with Sports-(See Paze 10). the approval of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
*tar'd
Sunrise.--5.30 am. Sunse).-7.10
With the suspension of the col- Moon.-V Moon, 12th. Day. lection of the Farm Tax in the
Tides. High at 06.40 and 20.37; drought-stricken areas, the Pro-Low at 13.57. As a daughter of a millionaire vincial Government revenue show- sportsman, Claire Trevor
̈ed a deficit of $7,513,000 at the end fices
home when she leams from her of May, while the arrears in the MARY STEVENS, M.D. father that the titled foreigner she military, appropriations for Sze- has just wed bad secoured a half-chuan and Hsikang amounted to
The enthusiastic audience which million-dollar settlement from her $7,300,000. However, loans amount-last night witnessed the opening ambitious mother. Hoping to meeting to $3.260.000 were secured by of Kay Francis latest Warner her father in California, Claire the Finance Supervisory Bureau Bros. production, "Mary Stevens starts hitchhiking across the
(Tsal-Cheng Chien ha Chu) un-
MD." at the King's Theatre, saw der continent.
the Chungking Provisional her in a role which has been beg- Headquarters of the President of ging for a chance to be done "by the Military Affairs Commission, so her, that the deficit was reduced th $4,040,000,
· WAIKIKI WEDDING
Paramount's picturization of "Waikiki Wedding" is one of the finest musical comedy the screen has ever presented. Headed by Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye and Shirley Ross in the lead- ing roles this melody-laden drama of youthful romance, commences its inaugural screening at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres on Saturday.
Through the medium of gay songs, laughter and romance, this picture unfolds the tale of a press agent whose publicity campaign is to make Waikiki known to the world as the glamour spot of the
universe.
"FREE STATE OF MEDICINE”.
The institution “Esser de Chirur-
In view of the suspension of the Farm Tax, the Provincial Govern- ment is making arrangements for a loan of $8 millions from banking circles in Szechuan, and
where-
Kuo Min.
else-
PUBLICITY LEADER AT KWEIHUA
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The role is that of woman MD. No one who has watched the de- velopment of the delectable Kay Francis featured player to one or the most popular stars on the screen, will be d'sappointed In "Mary Stevens, M.D."--dr surprised that she has made such a success of it. She is the typical profes- sional woman from the tips of her small "toes to the close-fitting bob of her shapely head.
HONG KONG HOTEL
Kwelhua, June 10-Mr. Fang Chih, Vice-Director of the Central
"Among the latest arrivals at the Party Publicity Department, ar- Hong Kong Hotel are Mons, and rived here yesterday from Nanking
Madame Cero, Mlas J. A. Ross, Mr.
The latest arrivals at thè Glou-.
ceater are:--
Mrs. K. Claude Brown, Messra, T.
via Pelping by rali. He was met Charles A Watt, Mr. Milton M. at the station by General Fu Tso-Klein, Mr. Christian Martel, Mr.
A. Marzouca. Chairman of the Butyuan Provin- cial Government, the various Pro- vincial Department Commissioners, and Princes Bha-Ko-Tu-Erh-Cha- Pu
T. Kwai, T. 8. Cheng, H. P. Heung, and Ah-La-Tan-O-Chi-Ern, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of C. C. Fung, K. C. Young, T. K. the Local Autonomy Political" Af-Chow, W. J. Wen. T. C. Lee. fairs Committee of the various Mongolian Leagues and Banners in
"WAIKIKI WEDDING" with favourable climate, where Suiyuan Province.
Bing Crosby Bob Burns"
HOLIDAYS FOR 175,000 MOTHERS
to
gleStructive," founded by the Dutch surgeon Dr. Esser, for two two years has sought a location
hospitals could be erected and be
After paying courtesy calls on worked according to the principles General Fu and other leaders he of restorative surgery.
visited the cemetery for Revolu King George of Greece has now tionary martyrs, and gave a re- granted Dr. Esser. permisalon to ception to the cultural leaders. inspect the Greek Islands in the Mr. Fang was the guest of General
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· Aegyan Sea, and to select a suit- | Fu Tro-i at dinner... able one for his purpose. "The| Kuo Min.
of notice to quit. Those who are warship "Nik!" has been placed at not in a financial position to en-Dr. Emner's disposal. Out of the 392 list the services of a solicitor in Islands of the Greek archipelago, these matters will end that, in | Dr. ́ ́ Ester has selected Kyra all questions of disputes with land-Panaghia, 80 Bquarekilometers lords, a special department of "Mo-large,
ther and Child" will come to their Here Dr. Esser plans to erect an Independent, neutral, international
assistance.
FLOOD RELIEF
FUNDS
JAPANESE MUSIC IN THE PARK
Band From The Asigara
had the unusual experience of see- Visitors to Hyde Park recently
ing the Naval band from the Ja The welfare organisation "Mo-
panese, cruiser Asigara in tem- :ther and Child" is, apart from the
porary occupation of the band- Winter Relief, perhaps the most
stand, and hearing from it an important of modern Germany's
Excellent performance, states the new institutions In tacludes
"Morning Post The band bad family assistance, assistance
come up from Fortsmouth to take mothers, to young people and the
the place of the New Symphony organisation of day nurseries.
Chengtu, June 10--Of the 140 Orchestra, which is the Park band This organisation, according to re- An important part of the work medien free state. Be maintains drought-stricken districts in Bre for the week
ge cently published aguren, came, last done by the organisation has been that it must be an independent chuan, relief funds have 20 far The programme was made up year, to the aid of no fewer than the provision of hulldays of (on an state, as only then the necessary been distributed to only four dis- chilefly of light music. It included 981,881 people. At the end of average) 28 days nearly four negotiations with the various Goytricts, according to reports received examples of Japanese music- *December, there existed more than | weeks duration to mothers ur-ernments can be carried out suc by the Szechuan Rallet Commis "Ohimatsu”” ("Old Pine Treen
23,000 “Mother and Child" centres gently in need of rest and change, cessfully. In peace as well as dur- sion.
and Tchigojishi" (Dance with the throughout Germany, which ware. The day oreches have been great- ing war, this state will afford hos- i Relier funds were received at Lion's Mask)--which were follow- visited in all by 2.8 million people, ly increased in number, and there pitality to the disabled of all na- Chlenko on May 25, and distributed "ed by Waldtewiel's Valse.” “Angel Particular stress is laid on the work are now nearly 2,000 permanent tions, and efforts will be under- among the drought, victims în d'Amour," "Londonderry Air," God- done by nurses for pregnant wo- kindergartens, Another most im taken to restore their full June 1. At Kwangyuan, funds frey's "Reminiscences of Scotland," men, women in childbed and in-portant development for the agri- capacities. The most prominent ! were received on June 1 and dia, murches, and an overture. fants. To what they have done in cultural workers is the creation of physicians of all nations will be tributed on the 8th at Nanpu,The band, nearly nifty in ritm this respect is due in no small harvest creches, of which 1,300 asked to co-operate and they will; funds were received on the let and ber under the able direction of mezsers the fact that infant mort e in altion in 1936. Thus the form the administration of the distributed on the 3rd, At Lochin, Lieutenant S. Naitoh, played with ality has been reduced since 19331 woman who is compelled to a Free State Afsoon as jurists have fande were received on May 26 and skill and spirit The performance from 7.9 per cent to 9.58 per cent. bour in the fields can do so with found a legal basis for an effective distributed on June de confluded with “God and that aloce 1934 nearly. 120,000 peace of mind, knowing that her, neutrality and independence, the i⠀⠀ Oncial quarters here are mury King" and the Japanese National children more have survived, pour children are not only being proper- constructions of hospitals the prised at the unaccountable delay Anthem.
In the year 1936 135,000 questions | ly cared for during her absence, necessary houses will commence. in the distribution of the reiter
funds dtait
To surt required: ·Kuo«Min.
-"Among the audience were sentatives, «? DE the Embassy
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WAIKIKI WEDDING” With Bing Crosby Bob Burns Hariha Haye - Shirley, Ross
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DR. HENG LIU RESIGNS
Nanking, June 10. The resigna tion of Dr. Heng Liu, Director of the National Health Adminis tration, from his concurrent duties
as Director of the Military Bur- | My gery Administration has been ac cepted by the Military Affairs Com- misalon. Er. Che
been
CHIENTANG RIVER CLOSED
Hangchow June.
to the
the
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