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"Mr. Dodd Takes the Air," a pic- ture which combines several un- usually appealing features, la scheduled to show at the Queen'e Theatre to-day.
Kenny Baker, of course, plays Dodd. He sings five tuneful mielo- dles written by the highly success- ful composing team of Harry: War- ren and Al Dubin..
Kenny is surrounded by a high- class comedy cast, for his movie debut. The always delightful
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,
TO-DAY AT THE 300 REFUGEES
CINEMA Hong Kong
KING'S :-
"All Baba Goes To Town" QUEEN'S :-
"Mr. Dodd Takes The Alr" ORIENTAL:-
"Captains Courageous"
FROM HANKOW
Christmas Express Leaves Hankow
more than
Hankow. Dec. 23. Preparatiors for the departure to-day of the "Christmas Express,” which will evacuate 300 foreign nationals to Hong Kong have been completed
The booking of passages opened yesterday morning at the Canton- "The Man Who Cried Wolf" Hankow Railways booking ofice STAR:-
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:-
"Morocco
MAJESTIC:-
"Suzy"
KING'S:-
Coming
"King Solomon's Mines" QUEEN'S :-
Varsity Show" - ORIENTAL:-
"God's Country And The
Woman"
ALHAMBRA:-
"Make A Wish"
STAR:-
"Seventh Heaven"
MAJESTIC:-
"Vogues of 1938"
ALI BABA GOES TO
TOWN
Eddie Carter's first picture for Twentieth Century-Fox Is the grandest, most extra-glorious hit earth! "All Baba Goes to Town"" mirth-musical starring
on
the fun-king of screen and radio
opens at the King's Theatre to- day, with Tony Martin, `. Roland Young. June Lang and Louise Hovick heading" a star-crowded
cast of entertainers.
United for the first time with the hit-makers of "You Can't Have Everything," "Thin Ice." "Wake Up arid Live" and other triumphs.
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Loaded with gags and girls. swing and things, "All Baba Goes to Town" is a surpriseful grab— Bagdad of hi-de-highlights." To name a few of the thousand-and- one-delights, there's Eddie aboard the Magic Carpet: the haram's Sultana. Louise Hovick., making
love to roving-eyed Eddle; the sumptuous banquet with Eddie a3
on the hulk off the ex-German concession which was jammed by à large crowd walling" to secure passages. Many waited for more than two hours in lines 5 to 6 deep. The time of departure al the train is fixed for nine o'clock this morning and the railway authorities hope to arrange to have the train switched along the loop line tö Kowloon without touching Canton.
The total capacity of the trala is 324 passengers and there is every reason to believe it will be filled
It leaves. when
The majority of the passengers are leaving most of their belongings behind because only # limited amount of baggage is allowed. Among the passengers are several Russfän taxi dancers from Han- kow's cabarets who are eager to go to Shanghai and have obtained transit visas from the Bit'sh authorities in order. to through Hong Kong.
pass
Meanwhile, it is hoped, another train will be arranged during Christmas week, although at pre- sent the possibility 15 remote... Reuter.
fairly
NON-INTERVENTION COMMITTEE AGREE
London, Dec. 22. The Non-Intervention Sub-Com- mittee had under further сол-
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sideration to-day the mandate to be given to commissions to be sent to Spain to supervise the with- drawal of foreign volunteers, and agreed upon all outstanding points In regard thereto. It then turned to the consideration of plan rights to the two parties in Spain, relating to the grant of belligerent and agreed upon the manner in master of ceremonies; countless hisses under the desert moon should be dealt with. After au- which questions still outstanding Tony sings to June; the fable
thorising expenditure necessary gorgeousness of Bagdad: and elaborate
for the beginning of investigation dance ensembles In
of the complicated administra- which Eddie, the Petter sisters.
the Jeni Le Gol and hundreds of tien la connexion with
withdrawal of volunteers, the Sub- lush harem beauties and original Committee discussed the further darlings .perform In riotous. rhythmic routines, while Raymond composition of commissions to be Scott and his famous Quintets play sent to Spain and agreed without his own composition "Twilight in Prejudice to the exact form to be Turkey."
SUZY
Franchot Tone takes to the air for his third role opposite Jean Harlow, this time in Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer's "Suzy." showing at the Majestic Theatre.
given the commissions and that representatives on the Sub-Com- mittee should start informal dis- cussions in regard to the compost- tion of the commissions.~~~
British Wireless.
1.
NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR
Paris, Dec. 23.
It is now confirmed that the
"Suzy" is from Herbert Gorman's gripping novel of an American girl caught in the intriguing web of the spy system during the World French Cabinet intends to appoint War and. to complicate her plight. Comte Doynel de St. Quentin És finds herself married to two French Ambassador to Washington famous aviators at the same time. He had been named for the post
Tone, who has appeared with Miss Harlow in "Blonde Bomb- shell" and "Reckless." portrays one of the husbands.
in Rome but was prevented from taking up the position owing to the French refusal to recognise the King of Italy as Emperor of
Transocean News Service.
The tense drama skips from Abyssinia.— London to Paris to Cannes to the advanced aviation bases on the Western Front and offers Tone his anest screen portrayal sipice "Mu- ting on the Bounty."
THE MAN WHO CRIED WOLF
Seething with tense
mystery
THE FISHERIES CONVENTION
Soviet Extends Rights To Japan
Moscow, Dec. 22: The Soviet have and powerful emotional conflict. Fisheries Convention with Japan, decided to extend for one year the Universal's production, "The Man
DECEMBER 24, 1937..
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24
Anniversaries and Holidays.-- Vasco da Gama died. 1534. Mat- thew Arnold born, 1822. Christmus Eve.
Cinemas.(See Page 5). Entertainments.-Y. M., C. A. Christmas Pantomine "Robinson Crusoe," 9 p.m.; and Matinee. 5 p.m
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Mails. (See Page 16). Meetings-Kowloon Chess Club, at St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 p.m
Miscellaneous. — Exhibition Chinese Watercolour paintings at China'Building, 8th, door 10 8.01.-** 7 p.m.
:;
of
Moon-Last Quarter, 10.20 p.m. XI Moon 22nd Day.
Religious-Midnight Masses in all Catholic Churches.
Social, Cheero Club Duplicate Bridge, 8 p.m.
Sports(See Page 18). Sunrise.-7. 0.01.
p.m.
Sunset 5.45
Tides. High at 01.27 and 16.24. Low 81 08.09 anid 20.06.
SATURDAY DEC. 23 Cinemas. (See Pago 5). Malls. (See Page 16). Moon.XI Moon, 23rd. Day. Sports(See Page 10). Sunrise.-8.59 a.m. Suntet. -5,45
p.m.
Tides-High at 00.30 and 1492, Low at 0728 and 18.40.
SCOTS GUARDS FOR HONG KONG
Royal Welch Fusiliers Going To Sudan
London, Dec, 22. The troopship Dunera departed to-day from Southampton to carry out the normal trooping programme.
She will call at Malta, India ports and Hong Kong and will disembark the 1st Battalion. The Green Howards at Malta, from where it will take the 2nd Bat- tallon of the "Rifle Brigade to India.
The 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards from Bombar will go to Hong Kong in place of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Welch Fusi- llers, who are a normal part of Hong Kong's garrison, but who are at present, on temporary duty in Shanghai..
The Royal Welch Fusillers at Shanghai will go to Port Sudan from where the 1st Battalion the
Black Watch will embark for home on March 7.- Reuter.
MARYSE HILSZ
OVERDUE
Paris, Dec. 22.
the Anxiety is felt here for French aviatrix, Maryse Elsz, who
„
is engaged in an attempt to break Paris to Saigon. She is overdue the record for the flight from
at Allahabad after having set out from Karachi on Tuesday morning. The distance between the two cities.1 800 miles. Transorean News Service.
Later: News has been received that Maryse Hilsz, who was reported overdue at Allahabad on her fight from Paris to Indo-China, had Ezrived at Calcutta, where she took off at 8.30 'GM.T, to-day for Akyab, British Burma.--. Transocean News Service.
JAPANESE PLANE WRECK FOUND
Nagoya Dec. 22, is going places in the movies, and Who Cried Wolf" showing at the year, according to the Tass Agency, neighbourhood of the Sulznoka
due to expire at the end of this
While steaming to-day in the is being groomed for stardom by Alhambra Theatre to-day, featur- her studio. Henry O'Neill, Ferris ing Lewis Stone, Barbara. Read long the agreement for a year in Nanking, sighted the wreck of a Japan requested the Soviet to pro-Prefecture, the British steamer, Taylor and Harry Davenport add and Tom Brown. to the melee.
"The Man Who Cried Wolf" is view of the fact that negotiations Japanese naval plane. Rushing to Alfred E. Green, long famed as a drama that no audience will ever vention, begun, in 1835, bad not yet warrant officer who died of his in- for the conclusion of a new.con- the apot the vessel picked up a a comedy director, guided the forget. It presents problems every-ted to an agreement. making of "Mr. Dodd Takes the one will want to solve...Why does
juries aboard after revealing that Alr," which Wes adapted from Stone, as the stage star in the nar-
two other Japanese ' airmen were the Kelland novel by Williamrative, confess a series of murders
missing. Search for the missing Wister Haines and Elaine Ryan.
aviators proved to be frultless and it is feared they have drowned.---- Feuter.
MARQUESS OF LOTHIAN
which he knows nothing about? How does he build a perfect alibi to protest himself when he kills the man who stole his wife? How does he save his son, whose life is In jeopardy for the crime he did not commit?
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DRIVE ON TERUEL CONTINUED.
CHRISTMAS AT SANDRINGHAM
Later, Dec, 23. Government troops are con- tinuing their drive on Teruel which is expected to be completely oc- "The Man Who Cried Wolf" ta cupied. very soon. II Teruel falls it Alice Brady plays a goofy opera The Marquess of Lothian has se- ¦ a vital, flaming narrative that will will be the nearest Loyalist town singer who pursues him with cepted nomination as a candidate reach down into the center of to the Mediterranean,
-London, Dec: 22- matrimony in mind. Frank Mc-for the Chancellorship of Edin-your being. You will respond to Observers stated that Teruel was The King and Queen and Queen Hugh in his audacious and some- burgh University in recession to its vibrant strength You wilt Intended to be the starting polat Mary, with Princesses Elizabeth what nutty press agent, Gertrude the late Bir James Barrie. ¿ thrill to the inspirational lave of the Insurgent drive against the and Margaret, travelled from Michael is a vamp who has mer- Lord Lothian. a Liberal, was story that weaves itself around Government in order to separate London this afternoon "to gand- cenary ambitions toward Kenny, Under-Secretary for India, bat in Barbara Read and Tom Brown. Catalonia from the next Govern-ringham, where the Royal Family Els real romantic interest is Jane (1932, after the Ottawa agreement, Here is a human drama, aglow ment territory
will spend Christiaas Wyman, pretty little starlet who ! he resigned from the Government with the rest of livingt
British Wirelesi.
Reuter
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