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MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS" |
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE
KING'S
CINEMA
Hong Kong
"They Gave Him A Gun" QUEEN'S:-
"Stave Ship"
ORIENTAL:---
"Top Of The Town""
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA :---
"Slave Ship"
STAR:-
"Go West, Young Man". MAJESTIC:-
"When You're In Love"
KING'S:-
Sunday
"Nobody's Baby"
QUEEN'S:-
"Slave Ship"
ORIENTAL:
"The Devil Doll"
ALHAMBRA :---
STAR:
"Stave Ship"
"Mind Your Own Business"
MAJESTIC:-
"More Than A Secretary"
SLAVE SHIP
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A spectular drama that storms In epic sweep over half the world. "Slave Ship," which opens at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres to-day, stands head and shoulders. above the general level of alm fare to take its rightful rank as the mightiest of all the sea sagaa
The
Twentieth Century- Fox Alm, which co-stars Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery, pic- tures the adventures of the last slaver as, with mutiny reddening the decks, it sails on Its last desperate voyage.
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To Warner Baxter falls one of the most colourful roles of his career, as a romantic scourge, of" two oceans, defying the navies of all the world and fighting at last for love in the greatest adventure of all.
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Opposite him is Wallace Beery, in a role that dwarfs all of the famed actor's previous sea roles. As the villainous maté of the last slaver, Beery makes the big-fisted: bull headed seaman a Agure of continuous Interest genial and treacherous to his dying breath,
THEY GAVE HIM
A GUN
With Spencer Tracy, Gladys George and Franchot Tone in the leading roles. "They Gare Him a Gun" opens to-day at the King's Theatre as one of the more Im- portant releases from the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer studios.
The picture, based on the nove by Major William Jovee
Cowen and directed by W. S. Van Dyke II. deals with the effect of war on the psychology of youth, tracing the transition of a kindly young clerk who goes through war inte a dangerous post-war racketeer,
"DEVIL DOLL"
A
ROYAL BIRTHDAY
Princess Margaret Rose, seen above with Princess Elizabeth, to-day celebrates her seventh birthday.
CHINESE NEARING
WHANGPOO AND
SOOCHOW CREEK
London, Aug.19.
According to dispatches received bere late to-night, it is stated that, whilst firing between Kiang- wan and Woosung is continuing without decision; the Chinese have succeeded in further advancing in Hongkew and pushing forward up to a few hundred metres from the Whangpoo.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 Anniversaries and
Holidays. Princess Margaret Rose born, 1930, J. B. Greuze born, 1725. C. W. Cope died 1890,
Cinemas-(See Page 5). Dances Flannel Dance at Hotel Cecil, 8.30 p.m.
Mails. (See Page 16). Social. Craigengower
Cricket
The Chinese are now two kilo-Club fortnighly Whist Drive and metres east of Garden Bridge, Tombola, 9:15 p.m. leading across Soochop Creek The Japanese are penetrating the gap with armoured cars and all troops available.
With this new Chinese advance the battle once more approaches the centre of the International Settlement, and the international": guard on Garden Bridge has been considerably strengthened. The S.M.C. requested: the Japanese Admiralty to remove part of the refugees from the Settlement, since refugees endanger the safety of the Settlement.
The S.M.C. suggested that two Chinese refugee steamers should sall dafly to Ningpo and that they should be assured of Japanese tree passage.~
Transocean News Service.
JAPANESE
ALLEGATION
Tokyo, Aug. 19.
The Japanese Admiralty issued a statement here, according to Familiar and beloved though he which Japanese planes bombed the is to patrons of the screen. Lionel
powder magazine at Nanking yes- Barrymore is recognizable only by terday. It is alleged that the his inimitable artistry, in Metro-magazine exploded. Confirmation Goldwyn-Mayer's "The Deyll Doll" of this report from other sources showing at the Oriental Theatre could not as yet be obtained.- to-morrow and Monday.
Trániaceon News Séroste.
The story concerns the career' of
a half-mad scientist who conceives a formula that reduces animais and human beings to a sixth of their natural size but leaves them hopeless morons, subject to the will of their insane master. The
WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE
Sports. (See Page 10). Moon VII Moon, 18th Day. Sunrise.-6.02 a.m. Sunset.-6.51
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Tides. High at 08.15 and 21.46; Low at 02.00 and 15.25.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22. Anniversaries and Holidays.
Thirteenth Sunday after Trnity. Bosworth, 1785,
Cinemas (See Page 5). Mails (See Page. 16). Meetings. Bible Conference closes at Cheang Chau Island; Y.M.C.A. Discussion Group, in West Lounge 9 p.m.
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Religious. Rev. G. H. Bateman on "Lov.ng God with the Mind." at Evensong. in St. John's Cathe- dral.
Sports. (See Page 101.
Moon. Full Moon, 8.47 am. VI Moon, 17th. Day.
Sunrise.- 8.03 a.m. Sunset-6.50
p.m.
Tides. High at 09.00 and 22.05; Low at 02.40 and 15.57.
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GRACE MOORE When You're in Love
THOMAS MacMAHON * STEPHENSON " MITCHELL
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Written and Directed by ROBERT RISKIN
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
JEAN ARTHUR · GEORGE BKENT:
'MORE THAN A SECRETARY"
A COLUMBIA COMEDY HIT !
JAPANESE DISSOLVE
HOPEI-CHAHAR COUNCIL
Peiping. Aug. 19. "Two Japanese divisions are tak- ing part in the fighting for the Nankow Pass. The 11th Division New York, Aug, 10. The United States to-day cele- attack the pass from the North,
was to-day near Dolonor and will! brated the 350th anniversary of the birth of the first white child
while the 12th Division, the crack in America, which took place at
division of the Japanese Army, Reynoldstown, North
commanded by General Itakaki, Carolina, where Sir Walter Raleigh estab- lished the first colony on American soll...
President. Roosevelt. attended the
laboratory, with its macabre Don your nata to one of the most captivating pictures scenes of tiny humans and the completely gloating genuis plotting his re-ever to grace a local screen. At celebrations, while a congratulatory venge on cruel enemies, is one of the Majestic Theatre yesterday. message was received from the
new Grace
Moore British Foreign Secretary. Mr. the tremendously startling specta- cles in which Barrymore has ever vehicle. "When You're In Love," Anthony Eden.
unfolded itself to the undisguised Reuter's Bulletin Service. participated.
pleasure of those gathered for the
MORE THAN A SECRETARY
Columbia's
cccasion.
Berving as Miss Moore's leading
CONFLAGRATION
Lyons, Aug. 19.
man in this film, is tall-dark-and-FIGHTING handsomé Cary Grant. In the pleas-
of a Continuing in the gloried trad)- ing role
two-fisted, hard- tion of "It Happened One Night," drinking American artist in Mexico, Grant gives his best portrayal" to "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and
A huge tre started in a saw mili "Theodora Goes Wild," the Colum- date. He serves the picture well, at Vienne, a small town near here
But the surprise is yet to come. today and spread to the whole bla. Stud'os present this week at the Majestic Theatre," starting The film treats its audience to a district of the town. The power on Sunday, a new comedy-drama story that would be welcome everi station was damaged, plunging the entitled "More Than A Secretary," without music. It is a deliciously town in darkness, while the skies with Jean Arthur and George cock-eyed yarn, cooked up by that were lit in crimson by the flames
master of screen writers, Robert A Sapecial train was run from Brent in the star roles. In addi tion to the popular principals, the Riskin, who penned such comedy Lyons carrying firemen to assist blcture has an exceptionally strong its as "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" in fighting the conflagration, supporting cast including Lionel | and “It Happened One Night." which was controlled after many Stander, Reginald Denny, Ruth With this film, too, Riskin makes hours of hard work on the part Donnelly, Dorothea Kept and his debut as a director, and he can of the Fire Brigades.. Geraldine Hall,
well be proud
Reuters Bulletin Service.
CRYSTAL PALACE
BLAZE
London, Aug. 19. What is left of the Crystal Palace after the disastrous fre of November last caught fire to day.
the old School of
Sparks from a rubbish heap near Arts started the confagration, which is spreading rapidly. The farnes rose to a height of forty feet, and will attack from the Fouth. *» seven or eight are engines are Heavy fighting took place this trying to put out the blaze, which evening near Chiang Khin ile, appears to be burning itself out, south of Peiping.
The north and south towers are
mand has dissolved the Hopel-Reuters Bulletin Service.
The Japanese Bupreme Com- | still Intact.—
this severed the last tie with Nanking. The occupied territory in North China is now completely ruled by the Japanese military and their Chinese protegeḍ— Transocean No Barvice...
Chahar Provincial Council, and
ALLEGED SPIES EXECUTED.
Moscow, Aug. 19. -- Another 34 alleged sples and members of the so-called Trotsky terrorist organisation have been executed at Irkutsk
It is stated the accused men were found guilty of carrying out instructions of the Japanese Intel- ligence service, endeavouring to discover military secrets.
ITALY ACCUSED
Valencia, Aug. 19. The Spanish Government has accused Italy of participating ac tively in the civil war, stating that up to recently she showed her ag- gression by submarine' wartare against Spanish ships, but now she has ordered her warships openly to sink Spanish vessels.
The Government claims that three divisions of Moors and one of whites Have revolted in Mala- Güm
Bouter's Bulletin Sermes,
on the Eastern Siberian Railway and plotted the assassination of The military court also found Soviet leaders. that they had carried on sabotage Reuter.
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