QUEEN'S
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- GLAMOROUS DIETRICH More Exotic, Alluring & Intriguing Than Ever 1
way woman
gants to do
MARLENE
DIETRICH
Angel
MARSHALL
DELOS DIGIIAS
Produced, and Dirasind by ERNST
LUBITSCH
TO-MORROW
The Funniest And Most Entertaining Picture Of The Season!
· MERRY - GO - ROUND OF 1938" Bert "Labr Jimmy Savo - Billy House "Mischa Auer Alice Brady & Universal's New Find, Joy Hodges.
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2:30
$ 20
720.9 30
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN
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TEL 57222
(MATINEES. 201 ·30%.» EVENINGS. 20, -30-50.70 FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
A PICTURE AS BIG AS THE SEVEN SEA!
A STIRRING SAGA OF IRON MEN ON WOODEN SHIPS
TO THRILI, YOU... TO TOUCH YOUR HEART! M-G-M'S MIGHTIEST SCREEN TRIUMPH!
KIPLINGS
Challenging the su- premacy of "Mutiny on the Bounty"... comes the new tilan of all screen adven. Surel Kipling's genius ...M-G-M's produc tion wizardry...com. bine to bring you your finest experi ence in the theatral.
Captains
Courageous
WITH
Freddic BARTHOLOMEW SPENCER TRACY LIONEL BARRYMORE
MELVYN DOUGLAS
VICTOR FLEMING Production
"Mam Goldwyn-Mayer MCTURE
THRILLSI SEB-Harvey, the boy. falls off the four lain the sea!
\SEI-Roca Balwana tho "We're Haru” and "Jenny Cunhasa?"
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heart ashore!" a
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A WARNER BRÖS, PICTURE
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The Glamorous Story Of A Girl Who Stormed Tho
Heights Of Ho Jywood Stardom,
Relish then Reminders
TO- MORROW
JANET
"FREDRIC
GAYNOR MARCH "A STAR IS BORN":
wi ADOLPHE MENJOU · produced by
IN TECHNICOLOR
David G. Salznic
GLORIA STUART - WALTER TIDGEON in "GIRL OVERBOARD"
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1938.
TO-DAY AT THE £10,000 TAX DEMAND INIQUITOUS,
SAYS FILM STAR'S HUSBAND
KING'8"-
CINEMA
Hong Kong
"Way Out West" QUEEN'S:-
"Angel" ORIENTAL:
"Under Two Flags"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
STAR!
"Merry-Go-Round of 1938"
"A Star Is Born" MAJESTIC:-
"Captains Courageous"
KING'S:---
Coming
....... "Racketeers In Exile"
QUEEN'S:---
"Merry-Go-Round of 1938
"ÓRIENTAL:—
"Kid Milions"
ALHAMBRA:—
"Angel"
STAR:
"Girl Overboard"
MAJESTIC: ---
- "Dark- Hazard”.
WAY OUT WEST
Yippee! Yippeel Laurel and Hardy in their first Westernl
at the
Captain Philip Astley, husband "If any more were to be, paid of Mias Madeleine Carroll, their inccine-tax it. would not be British film star, threatens to live. worth her while to continue ta in France or Spain permanently it work in Alma. the income-tax authorities persist. in their demand that he should pay £10,000 tax on his wife's in-too-it is not in my hands. come, write a Home correspon- dent.
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Miss Carroll sailed recently to Hollywood to start work on an- other film.
Discussing the pastilon Captain Astley said:
"It Is Iniquitous.
"The Income-tax authorities sent me an assessment form, "and on this I refused to all in details of my wife's income.
"My ground for this attitude is that during the years 1936 and 1037 my wife spent a total of 19 days in England. She has already paid out 60 per cent. of her Ameri can earnings in State and Federal
tax.
WANTED!
PLATINUM BLONDES
Platinum blondes, common-no, incominon-blondus, and other beauties are needed for the March. to Nationhood Pageant, fn the 150th Anniversary Celebrations, in Australia this year.
Six of the platinum variety wii be required for a float depicting
"Besides, her work in wholly in America now. Her money is there.
"The Income-tax. authorities here sent me a dat assessment of €10,000 on my wife's income", and say. that I must pay it.
I took equnsel's opinion. Re advised me that I had a good case.
· THINKING IT OVER
The position now is that they are thinking it over.....
"My wife has a similar opinion about the matter.
"III were forced to go abroad to live, it would mean corisiderable inconvenience." "
Captain Astley, formerly of the Life Guards, married Miss Made- leine Carroll in 1931 at Como, Italy.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TUESDAY.`JANUARY (4 Anniversaries and Holiday~~ Blessed Augėla. W.
Cinemas.--(See Page 5). Malls. (See Page 16). Meetings--Hong Kong Branch; English Association, at Helena May, 5.30 p.m.; Kowloon. Chess Club at St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 pm
Miscellaneous, Rotary Tifin
The packed audience King's Theatre to-day whooped it up with these inimitable comics as they rip-roared and roll'cked in in their latest Hal Roach-M-G-M.Flannel flowers," "four golden Hong Kong Hotel
Moon.-XII Moon, 4th. Day. feature comedy, "Way Out West," blondes for "Wattle float; and In "the opinion of your critic, it ve titian-haired girls for a sym- Social, Cralgengower Cricket is their funniest and fastest-
bolical representation of "Copper." Club Weekly Tombolo, 9.20 p.m.;) moving laugh-hit."
For the "Gold" "foat, a search St. Andrew's Mothers' Union New Laurel and Hardy are not being made for the most beauti- | Year Party 3 p.m. portrayed as bronco-busting cow-ful golden-haired girl in Sydney. Sporta (See Page 10).
boys bold-instead they are just a pair of "tenderheel" desert miners' trying to do a good deed for a dead prospecter "pard" But they are in a "locale of the wild and woodly gay 90's surrounded "by mounted-cowhands, stage coaches and all the tough hombres and picturesque atmosphere of the glamorous and adventuresque plopeer times.
ANGEL
to portray the "Queen" of the precious metal,
All the girls must have personal- 117 besides good looks. It's a little unfair to the brunettes. But un- less "Coal" has a float, they seem to. have no chance for anything really distinguished.
HIDEOUS CONTRAST
Sunrise.-7.04a.m. Sunset -5.52
p.m.
Tides. High at 1201 and 2221. Low at 05.17 and 18.05.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY É Cinemas. (See Page 3) Malls. (See Fage 10). Moon.-XII Moon, 4th. Day, Sports-(See Page" 10). Sunrise.-7.03 a.m. Sunset.-5.51
In hideous contrast with goldi- locks, six men with full beards are | p.m.
·
needed to represent miners on the Tides High at 11.37 and 21 51. gold float. The total personnel Low at 04.44 and 15,32.
for the, units will be 1500. Nat- lonal flowers to be symbolished in One of the most beautiful' and the pageant are: Wattle, Wara- charming screenplays the. screen tah, Christmas bell, and dannel has witnessed in months will be flower. Among other floral floats shown at the Queen's Theatre to will be one representing the Sus- day when "Angel" Paramount's pension Bridge at Northbride picture will be on the screen. The Liontered by the Willoughby. Chun- fine work of the principals, Mar- cil; and another the Landowne lene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall Bridge (Cabramatta Council). The and Melvyn Douglas, combified with the expert' and unique direc- tion of Ernst Lubitsch, have turn ed out a pleture of flawless bril- liance
WAR SURVIVORS FOUND
Police Uncover Gruesome Sights
In houses facing obscure alley- ways in Shanghai's" "Little Tokyo," metal Hoats will depict the dis- Chinese residents are still believed covory or coal, copper, and gold, to be hiding from the Japanese The Minister in charge of the military, preferring to face starva- Celebrations. Mr. Dunningham, tion rather than be discovered by told the press that the pageant Nipponese soldiers or marines. Herbert Marshall, who plays Miss would be made up of "announce-
Recently, the Municipal Police Dietrich's husband in the film is ment" and floral floats, bands, and discovered four such Chinese civi- a diplomat whose interest in state descriptive units, comprising marians, including an 84-year-old affairs has gradually drawn himehing and mounted parties. His-woman and a small child, cowering away from his wife.. a fact of torical events from the foundation of in a closed-up house near the which he is not aware, although Australia to the present day would Hongkew Creek All were victim's the resents it and is deeply hurt he portrayed. The personnel of of disease and privation. by it. Her dissatisfaction with 1500 would be dressed in ether humdrum life leads her to take a historical or symbolical costumes. secret trip to Paris, where she A staff of machinists was at work, meets Melvyn Douglas, an English and already some hundred of man on his way home after a long costumes and uniforms had been sojourn in India. They are at- made. tracted to each other immediately. and spend a wonderful evening
time together in Paris. Marlene WHERE SNAKES ARE
refuses to give her name, explains that she will never be able to see him again in the future, and says that they must look upon the evening as an isolated incident which must be forgotten She run away from him and returns honte, leaving him knowing her only as "Angel."
DANGEROUS:
The family had remained in the house for 101 days. They had a small supply of rice when they went into hiding and it kept them. alive. Drinking water was a more serious problem, and they were soon forced to depend on what reptitiously, on the roof and win- rain-water they could gather, sur-
dow-sills.
A Bfth member of the same About 20,000 people lose their household, a man, had died of" a lives in India every year as the re-bullet-wound during the first week sult of snake-bite. Snakes do not of "September. He was shot on chase the people, but the natives August 29, and while still alive. with bare feet and legs suddenly was carried by his relatives to a step upon or surprise a snake, and neighbouring house, where he auc in self-defence it bites them. The cumbea five days later. His re- In time Douglas and Marshall snakes of India are very poisonous, mains were found by the Police meet and become friends. Douglas and so death results. comes to Marshall's home, as a
and not much more than a skele- ton remained. guest. There Miss Dietrich re fuses to discuss the past with him. The supporting cast, including Ernest Costart, Laura Hope Crews, Edward Everett Horton and Her bert Mundin, is excellent.
FALCONRY AT THE 200
In Great Britain fortunately, there is only one poisonous snake. the viper or adder, and it is verv rarely that anyone is bitten.
Other survivors of the fighting have been discovered in the east- ern district "Suffering from beri- several very dangerous anakes, it some were in a state of inanition In America, where there are beri owing to improper diet, and
le believed that between one and as well. In addition the Police two thousand people are: bitten found many bodies of starved Chi- every year. Only a proportion of Inese, particularly in the Kashing these die as a result of the bitës Road area.
FIGHT FOR WORLD PEACE
overthrow the
The Zoo authorities are trying. to establish an exhibition of falconry as a feature in the Gar
China is fighting, not only for to help "China dens.
national independence, but for the Japanese. The birds are being trained to peace of the Far East and of the take exercise by going off for flights world, declared Mr. Wang Ching-
Until intervention ·oscuta," the and returning For days a sparrow-wal, chairman of the Central Poll-speaker said, China will continue hawk was carried about and fed by tical Committee., in an address fight the Japanese as long as hand, and he grew tame enough to given at a reception in his honour the has a man left to shoulder a be stroked by strangers. He is now at Hankow recently.
rifle. being taught to fly to a lure and
"In order to prolong the re- by the end of the month he is of his address that though China satance, those who have money expected to be ready for the is at the moment Aghting a power-should contribute to the Govern falconry.
ful enemy single-handed, with the ment, while the able-bodied should A kestrel is almost tame. When rest of the world fust, looking on give their services to the State his education has been completed the time will come when, the We must all resolve to lay down the next puotis will be a peregrine world's patience will be exhausted, our lives for the attalament of falcón and an Iceland falcon... and the Powers will then step. In 'victory.", he urged.
Mr. Wang stated in the course
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LAUREL HARDY in Way Out West
Presented by HAL ROACH STUDIOS
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"A STAN LAUREL production Directed by James W. Hon Screen play by Charles Roga, Falls Adler and James Part
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Reusa
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An unusual fast moving musical romance with four furiously funny comedians!
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4 SHOWS
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28
MARLENE DIETRICH in
“ANGEL”
Herbert Marshalt — Melvyn Douglas
KÄRL ANI TRAME OF ZELMOT VALLEY MUR,
ORIENTAL
PLEIDING ROAD
TEL 28412
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DEVIL-MAY-OAKE OUTCASTS IN THE UNIFORM OF DEATH! From Quida's romantic novel of the French Foreign Legion flashes this glorious spectacle-drama of men's heroism, #nd women" devotion, with the greatest esat ever seen.
A THRILLING STORY OF SAHAHA'S BURNING SANDS 1
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A magnificent outstanding comedy you'll enjoy seeing again !
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