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EDWARD G. “DARK HAZARD
ROBINSON
IN
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A WARNER BROS. PICTURE-
ISTARE
TO MORROW. United Artika'y Belease
TO-DAY ONLY
JEANETTE.
MACDONALD
in
THE LOTTERY
BRIDE"
with
John Garrick, Joe E. Brown
JANÉT GAYNOR FREDNIO MARCH
in
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1938.
TO-DAY AT THE WAVE OF
CINEMA
Hong Kong
"KING"${----
"Way Out West"
QUEEN'S:-
"Angel"
ORIENTAL
"Double or Nothing'
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:-.
STAR:—
"Merry-Go-Round of 1938"
"Lottery Bride: --MAJESTIC:—.
"Captains Courageous"
KING'S -
Coming
"Racketeers In Exile"
QUEEN'S:
"Merry-Go-Round of 1838***..
ORIENTAL:-
Under Two Flags"
ALHAMBRA
. "Angel".
STAR:-
"A Star Is Born"
MAJESTIC:--
"Dark Hazard"
WAY OUT WEST
The vogue of the popularity in Western pictures now includes so rollicking and stellar a team of comic stars as Laurel and Hardy. who is on to-day at the King's Theatre in the Hal Roach-M-G-M feature-length" comedy, "Way Out West,"
."Way Out West" isan ideal vehicle for them; one of the most hilariously-funny features they. have ever presented. As pair of "enderbeek" desert prospectors in a back-ground of the colour and thrills of the gay 90's wild west,' Laurel and Hardy romp through a succession of adventures and mis- adventures that sent the audiences into gales of laughter.
ANGEL
“Angel,” which has its run at the Queen's Theatre today, is, from every standpoint a remarkable pro- duction, with the "Lubitsch touch" and the fine work of Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and Melvyn Douglas providing a brand of entertainment you can't afford to miss.
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The story in that of a woman (Miss Dietrich) who is married to brilliant statesman, played by Herbert, Marshall. She loves hier husband, but absorbed in affairs of state, has no time or attention for her, She resents the fact that she is unable to share his life, and goes finally on a secret journey to Paris, where she meets a diplomat who is returning home after a long stay in India. The diplomat (Melvyn Douglas), is powerfully attracted to, Miss Dietrich, and she finds him. profoundly moving.
The principals are supported by a fine cast, with Laura Hope Crews, Everett Ernest Cossart, Edward Hortor and Herbert Mundin all lending valuable asistance to the finished picture.
CAPTAINS
COURAGEOUS
...
TERRORISTIC
ACTIVITIES
Japanese Soldiers Wounded By Grenades
Shanghai, Jan. 1 A wave of terroristle activities inauspiciously ushered in the New Year. in Shanghai to-day when a group of about seventy Japanese soldiers walking along Hankow Road on a sightseeing tour of the Settlement areas, were the target of two hand-grenades thrown from Chinese buildings..
Four Japanese privates" and five Chinese were injured by the grena. dos, which were thrown by uniden tified miscreants
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
MONDAY, JANUARY 3
Cinemas-(See Page 5),... Lectures-Air Raida Lecture, at China Fleet Club Theatre, 5.30 pm.
Malls-(See Page 16).
Meetings Hong Kong Football Association Council Meeting, in Room-205, Gloucester Building=2nd- door, 5.30 pm
Moon-XII Moon 3rd. Day. Sports (See Fire 10), Sunrise.-1.02
P.D.
m. Sunset-5.49
Tides --High; at 10.04 and 20.22. Low at 03.04 and 19.37.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 Cineman (See Fago. 5). Mails(See Fars 163. Meetings Urban Council, Post Omce Building, 4.15 pine
Miscellaneous Rotary Timn,. Hong Kong Hotel, I p.m.
Moon.-XII Moon, 4th, “Day. Sports={Sec. Pago 10), Sunrise.-7.02 a.m. Sunset-3.48
Police cordoned off the area and made A house-to-house search, which, however, proved fruitless.
Meanwhile, hand-grenades were also thrown at three. Japanese cot-pim lon mills in the Italian defence
Tides. High at 08.30 and 19.16 sector. one exploding dangerously Low at 01.52 and 12.08. near Colonel Andreino, the officer commanding the Savoy Grenadiers, who was unscathed. Casualles and damage were only very slight. ' ..
A foreign eye-witness of the CHINESE PILOTS
Hankow Road incident told Reuter:
"I was shopping. when I suddenly heard two loud explosions in the street, which was filled with Chin-
DECORATED
Z
ese, who scattered in pante in all Chiang Praises Their
directions for cover,
"LOADS OF SUSPECTS" "Two Settlement police riot Fans arrived on the scene and took loads: of Chinese to the station for ques- tioning as possible eye-witnesses, while ambulances rushed the In- jured to hospital.
"Later, Japanese consular police arrived for an investigation on the spot, and returned to Hongkew when they had completed their | Inquiries.
Bravery
Hankow, Jan., 2: The National and Kuomintang flags fluttered in Hankow Wuhang and. Hangyang in celebration of the New Year to- day.
A special meeting was held to- day in the headquarters of the National Government and the Central Kuomintang in Chung- king. Government leaders made
speeches urging the nation to re-
The four Japanese privates who were injured had become detached
new its determination to resist from the main party, which was foreign
aggression and solidly leisurely going to see the Settle-unite behind the Government in ment Race Course.
"They were armed only with bayonets, though the ancers car- ried pistols."
To-day's outrages confirm the presence in Shanghal of-anti-Ja- panese terrorists bent on creating disorder, and their activities are causing much misgiving.
"It is almost impossible to round up all armed gangsters and ex- soldiers in the city, for which reason, although the Chinese forces withdrew from Shanghal eight weeks ago. curfew is still being enforced between 11.30 p.m. and 5
2.m.-
Hruter.
"
MACAO PROTEST, TO JAPAN
Canton, Jan. 1.
A protest from the Portuguese authorities at Macao is believed to le behind the Japanese with- drawal from Wongcum Island, near the Portuguese colony, yester- day.
Japanese marines were landed on the island on December 28 but, according to a rellable, Chi- nese source, have now withdrawn to, their ship.
The withdrawal, says the same Presented by an impressive cast, source, te believed to have been headed by Freddie Bartholomew, due to a request from the Portu- Spencer Tracy. 'Lionel Barrymore guese authorities, as Portugál has and Melvyn Douglas, Metro-Gold- | certain rights on the island. wyn-Mayer's screen version of Kip- Meanwhile a company of Japan- ling's "Captains Courageous" open-ese sailors attempted to land at ed on Saturday at the Majestic Theatre.
Freddie Bartholomew crowns his brilliant young career in the role of the dich American boy who is awept from the deck of a liner in a gale off the Grand Binks and res-
cued by a fishing crew, Spencer Tracy, as the Portuguese · Asher- man, is magnificent and Lionel Barrymore gives an extraordinary. performance. 18 Captain Disko, skipper of the schooner. "We're Here.
DINNER TO AID ORPHANS
Tongkawan, in Chungshan district to-day; but contacted Chinese troops and withdrew.--- Eouter.
SEVERE AIR RAID IN CANTON AREA
Canton, Jan. 1. New Year in Canton was greeted by a severe air raid in country dis tricts north-west of the city this morning.
Bombe and gunfire were audible all over Canton, but no bombs were dropped in the elty proper. Reuter
FALL OF WEINSIEN RUMOURED
Miss Gracie Fields presided, at the Envoy Hotel at the annual dinner of the Variety Artistes" Ladies Guild and Orphanage tr ald of the widowaj: orphans, sick and needy of the variety profes- sion "Miss Jean Batten. the air- woman, was the guest of honour,
Replying to the toast of the Guild and Orphanage, proposed by "Mr. Charles Doughty, KC., Miss Fall of Welhsien, half way be
Fields said she hoped that those tween Tsinaniu and Tsingtao, present would help the cause, she where the màin Chinese defence kept the orphanage herself, But lines are situated, is rumoured
Hankow, Jan. 1 Japanese troops are vigoriusly attacking "Talan, in Shantung, fall of which is expected at any mo- ment,
STAR IS BORN“ she could not help all the poor but not yet conarmed.-
mothers, and orphans in England,
Reuter
facing the crisis.
Hankow newspapers published special editions featuring the usual New Year messages from various important civilian and military leaders of the Government. All Government omces here worked as usual to-day.
Meanwhile,, an impressive cere- mony was held this morning when General Chiang Kai-shek, accom- panied by Madame Chiang, pre- sented medals to Dve Chinese allots who had distinguished themselves in aerfal engagements with Japanesc. Others who were
unable to come here because they were on active duty elsewhere, will have their medals sent to them. Before the ceremony Chiang Kai- shek made a brief speech in which he praised the officers and men of 'the Chinese Air Force who, despite handicaps, had "fought bravely in defence of the nation."— Reuter.
UNIFYING THE NATION
KING'S
SHOWING TO-DAY
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7:15 & 9.30 P.M:
ござい
THE LAUGHS ARE
GUARANTEEDI
When they sing...when they cand
the West goes wild and woozy
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LAUREL HARDY in
Way Out West
Presented by HAL ROACH STUDIOS
WEDNESDAY
A STAN LAUREL production Directed by James W. Horne Barona play by Charles Rogers, Fallz Adler and James Parrott
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer METUI
RACKETEERS IN EXILE"
Columbia Picture with George Bancroft. Evelyn Venable- Wynne Gibson
OF
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN AO Howtoon
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
An unusual fast moving musical romance
four furiously funny, comedians!
MERRY-GO ROUND 71938
Body B. G. DESYLVA CHARLES R. ROCERS
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MARLENE DIETRICH: in **A IGEL?
Herbert Marshall Melvyn Dougla
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPÉ VALLEY HOB
ORIENTAL
ROLD
SEANCHA
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY®
FUNNIEST SHOW 'IN' MANY MONTHS
In his will an eccentric millionaire leaves $5.000, to four unknown.
For Meeting Japanese persons, to anyone of the four who can honestly double this sum in
Aggression
Hankow, Jan. 1. The Governmeus has decided to Increase raembership of the Ad- visory Council which was formed on August 22 for the purpose of "unifying the nation for meeting Japanese aggression" to seventy- five..
In addition to the original coun- cillors, the Secretaries-General of the Ave Yuans (the Exécutivé. Legislative, Judicial, Examination and Control Yuana) will also serve, as well as one representive each of the provincial municipal governi-
ments.
Or the nine candidates from the Commission for Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commis- sion; three will be appointed. mem- bers of the Counëfl.
If there should still be vacan- cles, the Goverment will all them in order to bring the number of members to seventy-Дvé.
The statement announcing the above, says it is difficult to hold elections in time of war, and ex- presses the wish that persons chosen would measurë up tô pub-- lle expectations, "thereby demon- strating the solidarity of the people behind the Government in the ezorts to realise the principle objective victorious conclusion to China's armed resistance against Japan."- Reuter
thirty days is to win one million dollars."
IT'S FILLED WITH LAUGHTER AND FUNNY SITUATIONS
BING
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OR
MARTHA
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DOUBLE NOTHING
2 ONLY TO-MORROW & WEDNESDAY
MIGHTIEST EMOTIONAL SPECTACLE, DRAMA
WITHIN MEMORY!
Nothing leti ghen a gabht of 10,000 corta depicttbe spectacular sweep of Onida unforgettable
story of the French Foreign Legion. “
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FOUR.
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