QUEEN'S
DAILY AT 2:30·5·15·7·2089-30 ·TEL.3/453
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
When a lightwad goes on a spending spree, Oh boy!
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S-
"All American Chump" QUEEN'S:-
"Wild Money"
ORIENTAL:-
"Escadrille"
Kowloon
| AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
SHOWING TO-DAY
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,30 P.M.
ALL-AMERICAN LAUGH HIT!
Elmer was a whis at num- bars...but a back-number allovel. Until a pretty girl kissed Eimer.. and he found out what he'd been missing!
MONEY
Iyase Gra
Louise Col
ALHAMBRA
"Exclusive"
STAR:-
'
"The Lady Escapes"
MAJESTIC:-
"Libelled "Lady"
"And we thought
ha was a piker}"
KING'S:
Tu-MORROW at 9.30 P.M.
THE ROBBER SYMPHONY"
4.SHOWS
DALE
130-X...##
735–4.20
A Lavish Musical Entertainment
TAKE ME THAM DE HAPPY VALLEY BUS
ORIENTAL
FLEMING
ROAD
WANDHAJ
TEL. MONTS
QLAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY●
FAMOUS PAUL MUNI SCORES AGAIN!
A tense draw of men living close to death in a desperate mission and of a woman they left behind,
A SPECTACULAR ROMANCE OF FRENCH AVIATORS!
Pals in the fighting plans that sput- tered death, they both loved the girl one called his own.
Miriam
MUNI HOPKINS ESCADRILLE
with LOUIS HAYWARD
Academy Award Winner, Muni in his great-
ust role!
2 ONLY TO-MORROW & SATURDAY
A LAUGH RIOT FROM START TO FINISH: That funny comedian with the big mouth is back again with his latest and funniest picture.
AS A POLO CHAMP HE'S A SCREAM!
HE'S A ONE-MAN TEAM
WHEN HE GETS UP STEAM!
JOE E
BROWN
POLO JOE
CAROL HUGHES
KUHARD
SHERTS GALLAGHER
JOSEPH KING - GORDON ELL'OTT „GEORGE £. STONE HO
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DAILY
AT
2:30
520
720
920"
NEXT
CHANGE
STARE
SHOWING TO-DAY
KOWLOON
ESCAPE
GLORIA STUART MICHAEL WHALEN
GEORGE SANDERS CORA WITHERSPOON GERALD OLIVER-SMITH
Directed by Lagone Ford Lotion Predumer india i Letton
Warner Baxter
Wallace Beery in "SLAVE SHIP"
It is claimed that if the Sahara Desert were irrigated it would be possible to grow vegetables there, To find spinach in the sand would be a pleasant reversal of the normal procedure.
"Now look here. Sarah,” suid Mr.
Wigby, "don't you send any more
Coming
"The King And The Chorus
Girl"
QUEEN'S:
"The Robber "Symphony"
ORIENTAL:-
"Polo Joe" ALHAMBRA:-
"Blonde Trouble"
STAR:
"Slave, Ship" MAJESTIC:-
“A Family Affair”
WILD MONEY
Fred MacMurray and Frances Farmer in a scene from Para- 'mount's "Exclusive.” showing at the Alhambra Theatre to-day.
WAR SHADOWS
Leaves Before the Storm. By Ursu- la Bloom. (Rich and Cowan. 75. 6d.)
Miss Ursula Bloom (lways man- ages to get you in the end. You may think her characters suburban (in the present case they happen to be literally so to begin with), but they have a unity in themselves which works with the very decided cleverness and sense of the ridieu- lous in their creator and interests you in what happens to them. This serious enough new book has a
High humour, a fast moving story and a special cast of players combine to make Wild Money."subject. It deals with the shadow
the film which has its run at the Queen's to-day, one of the breeziest and most delightful comedies seen on the screen this season.
Based on the Saturday Evening Postatory "Tightwad," by Paul Gallico, the comedy often reaches hilarious heights as it unfolds, the history of a would-be newspaper who goes beserk when he is given
unlimited funds with which to get a "scoop. Edward Horton is the reporter and he is assisted in his antica by sleepy-valced Lynne Overman, Louise Campbell, a New York stage beauty who makes her film debut in this picture; · Porter
Littlefeld, Hall, Lucien
Benny Baker, Ruth Coleman and
many others.
POLO JOE.
Your old friend, Joe E Brown, appears at the Oriental Theatre to-morrow and Saturday in the latest of all his starring vehicles. **Polo Joe."
. He plays the role of Joe Bolton. An American youth who after several years in China, returns home with a solemn-visaged valet -and an unbounded supply of tall tales. He returns to the ar8 of his adoring, gushing and dis- gustingly rich Aunt Minnie-who is a member of an extremely swanky polo-playing colony..
Joe and his valet discuss the case in hand and decide that Joe must pose as a "wow" at polo. After that, he brags so much about his skill that he is finally shamed Into becoming an active member of the local polo club.
ALL AMERICAN
"CHUMP
Three topnotch comedians make M.-G.-M.'s "All American Chump" showing to-day at the King's Theatre. a first-rate. fun feast..
Stuart Erwin has the major spot in this new and novel story about small-town human adding machine who becomes bridge champion of the world.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.
Anniversaries and Holidays.s A. Bonar Law boru, 1858. Rev. E B. Pusey died, 1882.
Cinemas (See Page 5). Mails (See Page 167. Meetings. Shanghal Brownles, living in Hong Kong, at Sandilands Hut, 2.30 p.m.: Women's Guild, in Cathedral Hall, 3 p.m.
Rehearsals.The Arcadians." at Cathedral Hall, 8.45 p.m.
Social. Cheero. Club Contract Bridge and Mah Jong, 9 pm Civil Service Whist Drive, 9.20 p.mL
that robs all lives of their sense of security. It is war that turrs the charming, gentle-natured husband Nikki,into the tormented and tor- menting victim of nerves who is boo much for his household to bear with anything but conscientious affection: and the threat of war that drives his, wife to be actually glad when her idolised son la sud- denly killed in his youth before he Low at 13.03. can be drawn into its reality.
There is a good deal of charming writing about Germany in the book: and a few of the characters stick k
the the memory—especially 'supposed old maid who lends the barn to Nikki and his wife. This barn seems Hke a real place; we Fuspect Miss Bloom of drawing It from life-and why not? The Httle anobberles of the mother in the early chapters are extremely true to type and given with real humour.-"Morning Post".
'WARE SNAKES
Zoo's Advice On How To
Treat Adder Bite
Snakes are unusually numerous this summer in the West of England, in Hampshire. Sussex and Essex, and holidaymakers are advised to be careful when walking across fields of heather, or along sunny paths.
The bite of an adder, or viper, Britain's only poisonous snake. is not fatal except with young child- ren, and only then if prompt treatment is not given. It can be very painful, however, and if the victim is net in good health it may result in a troublesome illness. The adder 13 easily identified. It 18 from two feet to two feet six inches fully grown, is marked with a dark brown V-like pattern on a very light background (almost cream), while there is a distinc
tive V mark on the back of the head.
A Keeper of the Reptile House at the Zoo gave this advice "for treating an adder bite:,
Cut the place quite deeply and suck hard, taking care to spit out It is Erwin, after playing newɛ-
all the blood. If any permanganate papermen for three successive of potash is available, rub some pictures, reverts" to the hilarious crystals into the wound and then boob type of role that first swept find a doctor as quickly as pos- him to popularity. He plays Elmersible. Lamb and it is the portrayal perfect.
THE WINDSORS IN VIENNA
Vienna, Sept. 14.
Another way of treating a bite is to tle a handkerchief tightly above the wound, which prevents the polson spreading.
The common grass snake, which is green in colour, and sometimes grows to over three feet long, is by far the most prevalent in
The Duke and Duchess of Wind-Britain and is perfectly harmless. sor arrived in Vienna from Buda-- pest to-day. The couple is expect-
A man who played the bagpipes led to remain here for some days, outside a London police-station and will proceed to Castle said he did it for a bet and not Ensesfeld, where they will spend expect any money from his the winter- teners. However, they did send him out a couple of coppers.
Features at a new model car
masacrum Fewn Sarnce.
RUSSIA TO SIGN NYON PACT
Moscow, Sept. 14.
GENEVA RUMOURS -
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Geneva, Sept. 14
Sports. (See Page 101. Moon.-VIII Moon, 12th pay. Sunrise.-6.10 a.m. Sunset.-6.26
D.MI,
Tides High at 05.05 and 20.40;
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17.
Cinemas. (See Page 5). Mails (See Page 16). Sports-(See Page 101.
Moon.-VIII Moon, 13th. Day. Sunrise.6 09 a.m. Sunset.---6.30
p.m.
Tides-High at 00.35: Low at
08.40
THE ROBBER SYMPHONY
. What is the Roooer Symphony? It is not merely a symphony or musical composition of delightful themes with a brilliant illustration: it is not only a motion picture with beautiful images and all its Intricacies of human emotion, ac- tion and plot on the screen; the Robber Symphony is to be sure all this and far more: it is the unique creation in the reaim of art com. bining music and motion picture into an organic whole, it is a Film In Music, and as such, the first
one.
Quite an unusual aspect of art and beauty is presented by the Robber Symphony. Herë film is music and music is tim. Both Aow from one and the same artistic.. mind. There is no discrepancy be- tween the visual images on the screen and the music. Both de: velop in perfect harmony; they are a unity, not in appearance but lu reality. Whether man, donkey or dog. whether nature herself with mountains and trees, the romantic strains of the music move them Even the average spectator cannot fall to see this.
all
DISTINGUISHED HISTORIAN
Prague, Sept. 14' Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, vir- tual founder of the post-War State President, died in the early hours of Czecho-Slovakia and it's first of this morning after an illness lasting several days.
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M. Masaryk, who was 37 years of age, was one of the most dia tinguished European statesmen, historians and philosophers.
Of humble, origin. fils career was one of the most romantic of modern times, his whole life being spent in the struggle for Czecho-
It is rumoured in Geneva dr-Slovakian independence.
cles that Italy is to be invited to He was a member of the Austrian
&LSO LATEST CHARLIE CHAKE COMIDT
"SOUTHERN EXPOSURE.
ALL AMERICAN
"
with
Stuart ERWIN
CHUMP
Robert ARMSTRONG
Betty FURNESS • Edmund GWENN
« Metro Goktugun Mayer verm
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FERNAND GRAVET — JOAN BLONDELL
IN
'THE KING AND THE CHORUS GIRL' A. Warner Bros., Picture
ALHAMBRA
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SHOWING
They let her play with headlines...she'd have' been safer with a gun!
TO-DAY
FRED MACMURRA FRANCES FARMER CHARLIE RUGGLES. EXCLUSIVE
a Fremont Picture with LLOYD NOLAN SAY HOLDEN RALPH MORGAN
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2.30 $20 720,9.30
“BLONDE TROUBLE”
鼎
Eleanore Whitney Johnny Downs
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THEATRE
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KOWLOON
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WALTER CONNOLLY JACK CONWAY
Divered the
M
LAWRENCE WEINGARTEN
(Cam. "A
Jean HARLOW
William POWELL
Kurna LOY Spencer TRACY
Libelled Lady
AN OLD FAVOURITE" FROM METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER |
TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY • THE LOVABLE STARS OF "AH WILDERNESS" IN ANOTHER. GREAT DRAMA !
LIONEL BARRYMORE, CECILIA PARKER, ERIC LINDEN
in
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A FAMILY AFFAIR"
A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE!
Join in the anti-piracy control in Parliament, but came into dis- French villagers beat an unpo- the Mediterranean. Therefore Bri favour with the authorities on acpular tax-collector with umbrellas tish and French delegation, quart count of his agitation for indepen- ters expect that the Nyon Confer-dence for the Czech minority. ence will close on Tuesday with the signature to the Anti-Piracy
It is officially stated that the Pact
a1-
of my shirts to that laundry!" include a cocktail cabinet, a card-
"Why, whatever's the matter, | table, a bookshelf, a radio-set and Russian Government have dear?" asked his wife.
a sun-ray lamp. There are also thorised M. Maxim Litvinov to #Nothing, only I feel as though windows installed at each side sign the anti-piracy treaty, con- I'm wearing lace curtains, that's through
which a view of thecluded in Nyon all."
scenery can be obtained if desired. Transocean:
*
Authoritative
confirmation" "of the report that Italy's affirmative answer has already been received still lack. however.— Transocean.
During the War period, he was at one time Professor at King's College, London. ⠀
'In 1918, he became head of the Czecho-Slovak National Council, recognised by the Allies as the provisional government of Inde pendent Czecho-Slovakia,
and walking-sticks. The gesture seems to have been quite unanim- ous; they all clubbed together.
"what does it mean when a man dreams he has given his wife a pearl necklace?" asks a cor- respondent. It usually means that he is more generous asleep than awake.
"Do you know what turnip-tops are good for," queries a nature- healer. Not a bit, but we should Imagine that turnips find them fairly useful.
A Turf critic asserts that many steeplechase Jockeys are too im pulsive. In fact they persist in taking their fences before their horses come to them,
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