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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Women of Glamour"
QUEEN'S:—
**Turn Off The Moon"
ORIENTAL:
"The Last of Mrs. Cheney"
Kowloon
VAIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PM.
ARTIS
D
WON
Apolph Zukas pissensc
"TURN OF
THE MOON"
Promene Pictures CHARLIE RUGGLES · Bleanore Whitney
Johnny Downs Kenny Baker Phil Hamis and His Orchestro
Ban Blue Marjorie Gateson • Directed by Lewis Seilar
ADDED:-THE RECENT DERBY A" PSOM DOWNS
NEXT CHANGE
BALT E30-EIE
Claudette Colbert Melvyn Douglas in "I MET HIM IN PARIS'
TAKE ANY Tras or Happy VALLEY BUS
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
Puchong ROAD ФАЯСИДА
TEL 18473
DAYS TO-DAY • TO-MORROW
ONLY"
BY FAR THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT IN TOWN !
"A ten cont Princess with a Lord at her feet and a Düke in her hair- she goes from Steerage te Peerage in one romantic jump. It's a great show!
3 STARS IN A 5 STAR PICTURE!
JOAN CRAWFORD WILLIAM POWELL Robt MONTGOMERY
THE
Tastors. Cheyney
» Merna Gokilagen Mayer Merom.
FRANK MORGAN • JESSIE RALPH® NIGEL BRUCE + Fog the Play be, Frederich Lumedate • Drected by Richert Bodestusrull » Prudeved by Suuresin Wolgaton
SUN JOE E. BROWN
MON
Marian Marsh Fred Keating Eddar Kennedy
WHEN'S YOUR BIRTHDAY”
MATINEES: 20c.-302 O EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c.
Premier And Sir Austen: "I Am
Sure He Is Looking On"
A shadow overhung the visit of Mr. Neville Chamberlain to the City, states the "Evening Stan- dard." He went to the Cordwainers'
Hall in Cannon-street and received the honorary treedom and livery of the company.
Earl Baldwin first spoke of the shadow in presenting the Prime Minister to the company. He satd: "There is one shadow hanging over this ceremony in that I was urgently invited by our friend, your then ruaster. Bir Austen Chamber- Jain, and I was looking forward
GAS GANGRENE
Rare Disease
A man has died in Sydney Hos- pital from the rare disease of gas gangrene. The patient's leg mus- cles were severely lacerated when he was knocked down by a' motor lorry.
so much to that gathering, where the master might have received the brother.
Mr. Chamberlain spoke of it, too.
ALHAMBRA{-
"When Love Is Young"
MAJESTIC:-
"Cain and Mabel":
KING'S:-
Coming
"Green Light" QUEEN'S:—
"I Meb Him In Paris" ORIENTAL:---
"When's Your Birthday". ALHAMBRA:— “
MAJESTIC:
"I Met Him In Paris"
"Under Cover Of Night"
TURN OFF THE MOON
Sara Haden, Edmund Lowe, Dean Jagger
in "Under Cover of Night" showing at the Majestic to-morrow.
POSITION
OF MUI-TSAI
IN-MALAYA
Campaign Of Miss Picton-Turbervill
Miss E. Picton Turbervill, OBE., Turn Off the Moon," which has one of the members of the com- Its run at the Queen's Theatre to- mission which investigated the day, is a gay a musical comedy as question of mul-tsai in Hong Kong Hollywood has yet produced. In- and Malaya, and who presented s troducing three teams, Charlie minority report, made a speech on Ruggles and Ben Blue, Kenny the subject at a meeting of the Baker, and Phil Harris and Women's Citizens Society in Eleanore Whitney and Johany Petersfeld. Downs, including three song hits that were whistled by the audience as they left the theatre, featuring dance numbers as dazzling as only movie dancing
can be, "Turn Off the Moon" is a hit.
The story kids astrology as a royal aid to romance and an ad- ditional headache to Charles Rug- gles' frustrated sweetheart. The plot is developed so that it can stand on its own feet as a comedy. The surrounding glamour that the musical portions give It makes "Turn Off the Moon" a must on your picture Hist.
WOMEN OF GLAMOUR
W.
Columbia's "Women of Gla- mour," & searching emotional drama leavened with the sweet meat of gay, romantic comedy, is scheduled to open the new week's programme at the King's Theatre to-day. Virginia Bruce and Mel- vyn Douglass are featured in the principal roles with Reginald Denny, Leona Maricle, Thurston Hall, Pat Kelton and Miki Morta in support.
Those children were at the mercy of any lustful' man in the family
which employed them, They were often beaten and made to work at all hours: Infants of five and six years were sold, and women in maternity hospitals could be heard bartering for the sale of their children. There was a regular tariff, she went on, and about 50 dollars was given "for #, child of five and 60 dollars for a child of six.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
FRIDAY, JULY 23
Holidays.——
Anniversaries and General D. S. Grant died, 1885. Great Heat (Ta-shu).
Auctions.-Crown Lands, at Dis- trict Office, South, EK: 11 a.m.
Cinemas.-(Sën Page 5). Mails--(See Page 16). Meetings.-Kowloon Chess Club, at St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 pm. Annual, ́of Australian and New Zealand Association. 5.30 p.m.
Miscellaneous. — Claims against the Estate of Dr. Filomeno Maria Graca Ozorla, due.
Social-Farewell Reception to Dr. J. C. Soares and Mrs. Soares, at Club Lustlano, 5.30 pm; Cheero Club Duplicate and Contract Bridge, 8 p.m.; REW.0%, and Sergts. Mess, Whist Drive and Tombola, 9.15 pm. Sergt. Mess. R. W. F., Shamshuipo, Whist Drive, and Tombola. 8:30 p.m.
Sports. (See Page 19). Moon-Full Moon Moon, 16th Day.
Sunrise.-5.50a.m.
P.m
48 p.m. VI
Sunset.-7.09
Tides-High at 08.31 and 22:46; Low at 02.08 and 18.00.
Another way in which the law was avoided was by calling little girls of three and four who were "transferred" for a consideration,
SATURDAY, JULY 24 "prospective daughters-in-law." Anniversaries and Holiday.com other abuses included the selling Simon Bolivar born, 1783, Viscount of children as concubines-botight | Cardwell born, 1813. at an early age and, if attractive enough, sold later in life for a good proft.
SOME CASES OF CRUELTY
Other children were bought and then the owners lived on their in- moral earnings. The whole thing was wrong, she continued, and she thought they had lost sight of the Justly prond boast that there was no form of slavery in the British
Somewhat in the modern vein | Empire.
who
--
were.
sold
of "She Married. Her Boss" and There were some cases of cruelty "Theodora Goes Wild" which first to girls that were too horrible to brought forth Douglas fair for describe-girls smart comedy, "Women of Gla- merely to gratify the pleasures of mour" tells the story of a wealthy their owners. young artist who lives in con-
Referring to her position as the
after he had been clothed in the tempt of the sham and selfishness author of a Minority Report. She
livery and had taken the oath. He said: "Lord Baldwin spoke of the shadow. It is a grief to me that my brother, who was so anxious to to see me become a freeman of the Cordwainers' Company, did not live to take part in this ceremony.
You may like to know that the very last letter I had from him—| written only a few days before his death-was about this ceremony."]
of his set.
· Running out on a party that is given to unvell his latest canvas. he meets a girl who, curiously, is also running out on a similar party aboard a yacht, only she is rowing
ashore.
CAIN AND MABEL «
Lilting music, magnificent "I feel sure he is looking on. spectacles, rollés, rollicking comedy, approving:"
romance and thrills combine to form the rare entertainment found in the Cosmopolitan production released by Warner Bros, "Cain and Mabel" which held audiences in a spell of enchantment at its brilliant premiere at the Majestic Theatre yesterday.
Mr. Chamberlain said he liked to think that the invitation from the court was given to him not because he was Prime Minister, nor be- cause he had been Chancellor of the Exchequer, but because of the tung connection of his family with the company.
These Ingredients, added to the "Although I cannot boast of the fine performances of its two fam- blueness of the blood in my veins, cus stars, Marlon Davies and Clark or of the fame of my forebears, I Gable, and that of an exception Gas, gangrene, a severer formam yet proder of being descended ally talented supporting cast, make of tetanus, supervened after dir from those respectable tradesmen this picture one of the outstand had entered the wound. Although than if my ancestors had worn screen productions of the anti-tetanic and anti-gas gang-shinging armour and carried great year. Tens serums were administered swords.": Immediately and the man WAS
rushed to the operating theatre.
he died, the same day.STAA
To prevent the spread of the disease, the operating theatre door was sealed immediately after the operation and, with all cloth- ing worn by doctors, nurses, and attendants during the treatment, the theatre was thoroughly fu migated.
"Gas gangrene was responsible for a large number of deaths during the days before serum was used," said the assistant superin tendent of the hospital.
“Berum is given whenever there is likelihood of the disease, and, as a result, gas gangrene is rare:
"The name is derived from the. fact that gas from the wound gathers under the skin and profi duces a crackling" holss”.
Virginia B
"When Love Is Young?
said she was most reluctant to do
so, but she was unable to agree with the report of the other two Commissioners. The whole weight- or evidence called for a new law. She wanted a much more embrac ing law so that every child away from its parents should be regis- tered. There were things in the, Majority Report which glossed over certain evils.
"SIR GEORGE MAXWELL'S
FIGHT
Her colleagues 'claimed that it was impracticable to register every child, and only urged that, the machinery should be more vigor- ously used.
Cinemas-(See Fare (5). Dances-Flannel Dance at Hotel Cecil 8,30 p.m.
Malls. (See Page 163. fortnightly Whist Drive, 9.20 p.m. Social Craigengower Cricket Club
Sports (See Page 10). Moon.-VI Moon, 17th. Day. Buntise.-5.51 a.m." Buriset.-7.08
p.m.
..
1
Tides. High at 09.10 and 23.05; Low at. 02.50 and 16.33.
SUNDAY, JULY 25: Ninth Sunday after Trinity, St. Anniversaries and Holidays James.
Cinema (Bee Page 5). Mails-(See Pare 16). Miscellaneous. Visit to Rural'
Orphanage at Taipo, arranged by VDMA. Group." -"--
Sports. (See Page 10). Moon-VI Moon. 18th. Day. Sunrise 5.51 a.m. Sunset.-7.07
p.m.
Tides High at 09.50 and 23.5 Low at 03.30 and 17.07.
TRANS-POLAR FLIGHT
Paris, July 21. The American airman, Malterin, who intends to participate in the International Air Race, Istres. Damascus Paris, beginning on Sir George Maxwell, the British August 23, arranged by the French nominee on the Biavery Conven-Air Minister, Pierre Cot, in lleu ton at Geneva, had helped her of the proposed Trans-Atlan- considerably, and was backing her tie Flight, "will" make a Trans- in this fight, she went on. She Polar Fight from California to paid a tribute to the elvil servants Istres, according to the “intransi- in Hong Kong and Malaya who geant." were doing their best within in- adequate machinery.
Matterin, who is accompanied
Emotions surge...drama flames...as pamiona clath "In a penthouse stadio.......... and a nightchib bionde bares her fangs∙10 win
a male beyond
hor reach!
The Play That Rocked, Bluse
WOMEN
TO-MORROW.
FIRST NATIONAL
of GLAMOUR
VIRGINIA BRUCEA MELAYN DOUGLAS Reginald Denny art Kadah • Thurston Hall Proin a story by Million Harbert Gropped Directed by Gordon WI
A COLUMBINE ACTURE
ERROL FLYNN ANITA LOUISE in
GREEN LIGHT"
ALHAMBRA
RO, HOLLEC
SHOWING
TO-HAY
A PICTURE OF YOUNG ECSTASY!
VIRGINIA BRUCE
WHEN LOVE IS YOUNG
KENT TAYLOR WALTER BRENNAN
"A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE
NEXT. CHANGE "I MET HIM IN PARIS
A Paramount Picture
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with Claudette Colbert Melvyn Douglas
MAJESTIC
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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
ROMANCE! HUMOUR! SPECTACLE I FIGHT!
IT'S FIGHT AT FIRST LOVE WHEN THESE TWO MEET!
MARION DAVIES CLARK GABLE "CAIN and MABEL" MAN ALLEN JENKINS - POSPOL MARKS
AND
MONDAY
SUNDAY UNDER COVER OF NIGHT"
with EDMUND LOWE, FLORENCE BICE
A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER THRILLER !
ASHES IN CHURCH WALL
An urn. containing the ashes of
Misa Newell was a barrister and the youngest woman magistrate in the United Kingdom.
there was a large attendance of golfters at the service,
dering.
CUYABA STILL AGROUND
Lisbon, July 21.
Practically the whole cargo of caffee, which the vessel was carry-
ing, has now been emptied into the sea. The 93 passengers have been transferred to tugs and conveyed to Lisbon where they will continue their journey by train.
by an American airman, Jones, Miss Ursula Bridgett Curistande
All attempts at remoating the I had always been the boast of will start either from Los Angeles Newell, the 25-year-old daughter Brazilan steamer Cuyaba, wh Englishmen, she said, that he who or San Francisco and make for of Judge Harold Newell, as seal went aground on Tuesday off the WHEN LOVE IS YOUNG | set his foot upon English soll was Moscow by way of the Northed up in a cavity in the way of coast of Portugal, have so far rah-
free. Yet here they had instances Pole Transocean News Service Darley Parish Church Matlocked and the vessel is alowly foun
recently A sprightly romantic comedy of child servitude within the Bri- polka SA PARA KONZEN Universal's When Love Is Young tish Empire Little girls were showing at the Alhambra Theatre transformed from one family to could no longer be a matter of to-day, featuring Virginia Bruce,
another for consideration, and ignoratice on the part of those Kent Taylor and Walter Brennan. were kept in slave conditions for who tranicked in them. He said The picture blends the pathos of many years. No one had spoken the Government must act in this a deeply human experience with more strongly on this subject than matter. We designed
The reply of the Law Officers of the Crown was that all children. taken from their parents could "ap- ply for a writ of Habeas Corpus and be returned to them. Thus in law the sale of children was a nuility, though in fact the trans- Miss Rethbone (Ind): English action was a hideous reality, she Universities) in the House of Com said, because it still went on. Mr. mons recently, said that during Justice Bennett had remarked that, seven years in Parliament she had
the brilliance of Broadway's laugh- Mr. Winston Churchill when he ter and song.
War Secretary of State for the In "When Love Is Young." Bliss Colonies, and until he brought the Bruce sings and dances to tunes matter up this child servitude had especially written for her by Tim-gone on unchallenged for genera my McHugh and Harold Adamson. tions in both Hong Kong and Ma
The picture, based on a McCall | Jaya. -
A WOMAN'S
GRIEVANCE
The crew of the Cuyaba is still on bost
Transocean: Neut -Bereich
edingly difficult to str
Magazine story "Class Prophecy," LAYS ON PAPER ONLY deals with an obscure country Laws had been passed on paper girl who snubbed by classmates which were not adepted in fact and ignored by the school here the shid. As long ago as 1880 the legal technicalities toade the law noticed that if there was a ques- she admires
her Lord Chief Justice of Hong Kong stink in the nostrils of reasonable tion' which affected nothing more accom uncle to New York to study sing said that there were ten or twenty | people. She agreed with Jatice important than the life and health cept
thousand child slaves, and that it Bennett..
of women aid young girls 12 was debat
ing.
est whatever in it.
was
always left
Bands, they
portunity
the fag end
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