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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY," "NOVEMBER 4, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE CONDEMNATION | DIARY OF LOCAL MAY HELF
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"I Promise To Par" QUEEN'S:m
"Successful Calamity”. ORIENTAL:-
"Stolen Holiday"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:-
STAR:
"Range Feud:
"Give Me Your Heart" MAJESTIC:
"Night Must Fall"
KING'S:
Coming
"Captain's Courageous"
QUEEN'S..
"Wee Willie Winkle" ORIENTAL:--
"Riding On "Air" ALHAMBRA:--
"Wee Willie Winkle" STAR:-
"The Great Gambini" «MAJESTIC:-
"Stolen Hollday"
A. SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY
MORALITY WILL BE MOBILISED
Japan Not Deaf
EVENTS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Anniversaries and Holldaya:— Admiral Benbow died, 1702. Men- delssohn died, 1847. St. Charles, Archbishop of Milan.
Clasmas. (See Page 5). Lectures.-Theosophical Society Lantern Lecture. 6 p.m.
It is not easy to think or speak calmly about what is happening in China When the League of Nations Advisory Committee for the Far East "solemnly.condemns" the bombing of "open towns" by Japanese aircraft it speaks mildly. When it adds that this slaughter at innocent civilians has "aroused borror and indignation throughout the world." it stays well within fact. Mankind 13
pretty Well united in detesting the sort of savagery lately exhibited in Spain and China. The question is how to translate its horror and indig-Whist Drive, 8 pm. nation into effective protest, com- ments the "Christian Science Monitor."
Malls-(See Pago 16), Meetings. Womens Guild at Cathedral Hall, 3 pm.; Victoria Chess Club, Gloucester Hotel, 5 p.nl
Ladies'
Miscellaneous-Christ Church at 3 Duke Street, 10 am.; Kow- Quild Sewing Farty loon - Women's Afternoon, in St. Andrew's Hall, Charity Çames 3 p.m.
This condemnation from Geneva may be one step. The power of the League. 15 lttle respected in Tokyo but this committee, Speak- ing with the voice of Afty-two nations, will be heard. And the World will ring with words endor- sing the Geneva declaration.
Merality will be mobilised....
There are some signs that Japan
Moon-X Moon, 2nd Day, Rehearsals "The Arcadiana,"
in Cathedral Hall, 8.45 p.m.
Social-Kowloon Docks Weekly
Sports (866 Page 19). Sunrise.-6.23 a.m. Sunset.-5.45
p.m.
Low at 04.01 and 15.15.
Tides.-High at 10.45 and 21.35.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Claemas. (See Page 5)... Mails. (See Page 16). Moon X Moon, Srd. Day. Sports-(See Page 101, Sunrise-6.29 a.m. Sunset.-5.46'
p.m.
Tides-High at 10.03 and 21.10.
is not deaf to what the world | Low at 03.20 and 14.43."
thinks. She has seemed surprised
that peoples whose governments
so
have their plans for the YORKSHIREMEN
The latest in the succession of Warner Bros. hits. "A Successful bombing of non-combatants should Calamity." starring" George Arliss, protest. But she has begun to re- showing at the Queen's Theatrecognize that people may be shock- to-day with the celebrated star in ed into enmity by the actual use the role of an American financier of weapons they have not yet of International reputation who tried. Recently Admiral Honda finds his millions keeping his attempted to' excuse Japanese family away from him because of bombing as aimed only at military the many things they permit his objectives. wife and children to do with their time.
It is quite possible that more heed will be given to the Blunt warning issued by the Russian Government that Japan would be held responsible for intentional or unintentional bombing-should any occur of the Soviet embassy In Nanking. And serious, and widespread proposals in Britain and America for unofficial boy- cotts of Japan may well be under- stood in Tokyo.
- Mary Aster one of the screen's lovellest heroines, appears as the young wife of Mr. Arliss, whose "scads of money" permits her, to indulge in such luxuries as be- friending and subsidizing young composers, redecorating the once comfortable mansión in modernis- tic fashion and giving musicales for dowagers and debutantes. The children in "Ä Successful Condemnation may help. But Calamity" are portrayed by Evalyn more than condemnation is need- Knapp and William Janney. Both ed, with an international as with of them are so occupied with idle an individual wrongdoer. And as pleasures that their father. is the "Christian Science Monitor" almost a stranger to them.
pointed out'recently, the condem- Arliss contributes another of his nation must extend to the kind faultless performances to "A Suc-of thinking which in every nation cessful Calamity." his role of is prepared to resort to barbarism. millionaire, who tells his family II morality is to be mobilised it that he has lost his fortune in must be sure of its ground and be order to bring them closer to him free from selfish and nationalistic
Again, allowing him a wide range motives. The demoralizing attack The star reveals his on the better elements, of human
of action.
ability as dramatic hero and thinking is not coming alone from comedian in this picture of modern one nation. And it must be met life among the millionaires, where with a heart-searching determina- only butlers and malds are truly tion not to resort, if there is any faithful to the head of the house. possible alternative, to the same
The
supporting cast of "A hatreds and fears which are pro- Successful Calamity" includes such ducing the slaughter of innocents stage and screen favourites as in China, Grant Mitchell, Fortunio Bona-
nova, David Torrence. Hardie Al-
DINE
Legend Of The Round Table
The picturesque legend of Rich- mond Cathedral in Yorkshire, and his Knights, of the Round which relates how King Arthur Table lle buried there ready to rise up in the hour of England's need, was referred to by His Excellency annual dinner of the Society of the Governor in a speech at the Yorkshiremen in Malaya recently.
His Excellency was the principal guest of honour. Others included Bir John and Lady Baganil, Str George Trimmer and the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice a'Beckett and Mrs. a'Beckett Terrell.
His Excellency referred to the election of Sir George Trimmer as chairman of the St. George's Bo- clety, and said he was an ideal man for the role, for he was dragon himself when he got going. CRICKET HONOURS
a
..
"I am to-night extolling ឌ county," said Fils Excellency, wicket and the umpires has rub- "which by the aid of weather, the
dlesex, of the bed the county of my birth, Mid- championship, but as a Middlesex county cricket
man and a good sportsman I con- gratulate you, as one non-Bender to another."
lived in Yorkshire and even knew He went on to say that he had
something of the habits of the na- tives, and he referred to the beau-
bright, Hale. Hamilton, Oscar Apfel 300-MILE CRAWLs of Yorkshire scenery.
and Randolph Scott.
NIGHT MUST FALL
An experiment in defiance of tradition was attempted by Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer in filming the London stage hit, "Night Must Fall," which comes to the Majestic Theatre for the next 3 days with Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell in the stellar roles.
A new
type of
murder story. "Night Must Fall" is unfolded on the screen with a technique as different from any employed be- fore was "The Thin Man" unique in its handling.
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A star known for sparkling, frothy roles of the most sympa- thetic
sort, Montgomery пож greets his fans in the new picture as one of the most fiendish of murderers'..
Besides Montgomery and Miss Russell, the cast includes three members of the original stage troupe, Dame May Whitty, Kath- leen Harrison and Merle Totten-
ANNABELLA'S NEXT LORD MAYOR'S FUND ham, and also Alan Marshall, Mat-
London, Nov. 2.. The Lord Mayor of London's Chinese Relief Fund now exceeds. 250,000,- Reuter
thew Boulton and E. E. Clive.
Indian Dies Of Exhaustion
Tragedy has overtaken the 300- mile "crawl" of 'an Indian father and his two sons, who set out Punjab, to from Mandsa,
Birmoor State, the boly city of Hardwar in the United Provinces, in fulfilment of a vow.
After seven days of crawling, one of the sons died of nervous exhaustion.
Earlier this year, when his sons fever, the father vowed that he were critically 1 with typhold
His Excellency, said that there was a legend that under Rich- mond Abbey" there lay King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, with the magie horn and the magic sword. When the horn is blown and the sword is drawn. King Arthur and his Knighta will awaken and come to her peril. The man from York- shire, to-day would, he knew, fol- low the King and his Knights.
"When we toast. Yorkshire," he concluded, "we toast the chivalry of the yeomen of England"
Mr. A. B. Jordan, in reply, seid it fell to him on behalf of the Yorkshire Society to express their helping to make the dinner the pleasure to all their guests for pilgrimage to success It...: was. Hardwar on his hands and knees thanked His Excellency, for mak- He specially if they recovered.
ing such a charming speech.
would
make а
His sons were restored to health and the family set out, hoping to carwl five miles each day.
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Undaunted by the death of his son, the father la still determined to complete the Journey with his surviving son, He will, however, break the crawl for two days in Before she goes to America, to
order to attend his other son's make her debut for Twentieth
funeral.
"Generally speaking, Britain is Century-Fox, Annabella has one
I PROMISE TO PAY
The father has been urged to commerce have its proper way
anxious to see.
see peace restored and more picture to complete in this
abandon the journey, but he re- again, The present hostilities in country-"Follow the Sun." This
Columbia's timely drama, fuses to finch from his sacred vow, China are only doing harm all will soon he started by New World
Promise to Pay," the smashing lest he should incur the "disp-round and the British policy is, to Productions,
story of one man's fearless war leasure of God." and Pukas and Romney Brent will be the leading
against the loan shark racketeers,
do everything possible to secure will be the new screen attraction men. Annabella's first Fox picture starred her in "Le Million, his at the King's Theatre starting to-
the resumption of peace," said Bir will not, by the way, mark her famous comedy about a sweepstake day. Featured in the cast are the loan shark racket boss. Upon when he arrived in Penang en borrows money from an agent of new Governor of Hong Kong Credmry Northcote, Into the debut in American studios. Some ticket, that she became famous Chester Morris, Helen Mack, Leo their return, the bonus is not route for Hong Kong, says the years ago, she played in French outside her own country. Anna-Carrillo and Thomas Mitchell. versions of several Paramount bella s 25; married to Jean Murut
forthcoming, and Eddie plans to Malaya Tribuner
Hong Kong being involved he said Sir Geoffry worked for several Eddle films. Annabella got her first film-leader of the Spanish army in clerk, played by-Morris, expects a amounts from his salary, The viewed with regrets the events in indicate such a possibility, adding Bir Shenton Thomas, who, when Lang, carefree young pay off his debt in small weekly Interviewed he said, Britain there had been nothing at all to years with, the present Governor. role, at the age of eighteen, in "La Kermesse Herolque." She has bonus from his employers shortly racketeers, however, do not, agree the Far East, "Napoleon." For some time after already appeared in two British and wanting to take his wife, with this plan and Eddie is, way He declined to discuss the situa-attack on Hong Kong you may as Sir Geoffry as Colonial Secretary, this, she played' in minor roles, picture: Wings of the Morning" Mary, played by Miss Mack, and laid and exciting developments tion however, and when question- well talk of China attacking the
If you are going to talk of an Governor of the Gold Coast had and it was not until Rene Clair and "Under the Red Robe."
their youngsters on a vacation, he follow
ed ́as regarding the likelihood of Argentine."
His Excellency and Lady North- cote arrived here last Thursday.
WARNER BROS. SENSATIONAL DRAMA BASED ON FRANCE'S GREAT FINANCIAL SWINDLE 1.
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