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THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CIRCUS NOW ON THE SCREEN!
The most sensational acrobata, trained wild boasts, fearless ridezs, funny clowus, tallost giants, smallest midgets and best performing elephants were selected from the worlds leading circus's to take part in this wonderful and thrilling mystery picture of the cirena. MOST NOVEL SÜREEN PRODUCTION SEEN IN YEARS!
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SON. AL MON.
A cobra's fangs,
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CHARLIE CHAN at the CIRCUS
» FOX pichern with
Warner Oland
KEYE LUKE
GEORGE and OLIVE BRASNO
Auociate Producer John Stone Directed by Harry Lachman
A GIANT MUSICAL ! “VARSITY SHOW.
Dick Powell, Ted Healy, Fred Waring's orchestra, 100 others
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TO. MORROW.
BY POPULAR DEMAND WIFE vs. SECRETARY"
NIGHT CLUB SCANDAL JAZZ BANNED ON
John Barrymore In
Leading Role
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1938.
TODAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"It Happened In Hollywood" QUEEN'S:—
"Slim." ORIENTAL:--
TALK ON LOCAL DIARY OF LOCAL
FISHES
Local Aquarists
Entertained
EVENTS
TODAY
Anniversaries and Holidays.--- Paganini born, 1784. rett born, 1848.
Wilson Bar-
A very interesting talk entitled Auctions. Old" and Surplus "Some Ornamental Marine Fishes Naval Stores, at HM, Naval Yard, in Local Waters" was given by Mr. | Hong Kong, and at Kowloon Naval #Charlie Chan At The Circus Shu Yen--in, B.Sc. at a meeting Depot, 9.30 am.
of the Hong Kong Aquarium 'So- ciety at the Hong Kong University | page) on Wednesday evening..
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:-
"Night Club Scandal"
STAR:-
"Libelled Lady"-
MAJESTIC:-
"After The Thin Man"
KING'S:-
Coming
"Beloved Enemy"
QUEEN'S:-
"It's Love, I'm After" ORIENTAL:-
"Varsity Show"
STAR:-
"Wife Versus Secretary" MAJESTIC:-
"Prince and The Pauper"
HOLLYWOOD LIFE BARED IN FILM
on
KING'S
SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
HOLLYWOOD BARES
"ITS
VERY AND SOUL!
HEART
Cinemas-(Bee Column 3 of this
Branch Minis-
Dances-Folice
The following is a resume of the tering Lesque Dance at Peninsula [address:"
Hotel, 8.30 p.m.; Seafarers' Dance Generally speaking, all marine at the Sailors' Home and Seamen's nishes can be reared in `captivity | Institute, § p.m.; Grand Carnival lor various lengths of time, pro-Dance at Hotel Cecil, 8.30 p.m. vided that proper amounts of mir Malls-(See Page 16). food, späce, and probably light, are 3lectings-Annual of Hong Kong given to them; but aquarists, "keep-| Tramways, Ltd., at Messrs. Jätdine ing fishes as a hobby, will not take į Matheson's Offices, noon; Helena whatever nature creates
May Christian Fellowship, 10,30
We choose those particular onesja.m., Lecture by Dr. H. Roeschelsen we prefer or those that would,sult; at Sailors' and Soldiers' Camera
Club, " cur purpose best.
Miscellaneous-Claims
There are three things that
against usually guide the selection of our the Estate of John Patrick due... aquarium fishes. In the Arst place. Moon, I Moon, 19th. Day, we want fishes with attractive and Social. Cheero Club Duplicate beautiful coloration. They must and Contract Bridge, 8 p.; R.E. be active when kept in a tank and W. O's and Sergts. Mess Whist and possess Bome sort of gracious Tombola, 9.15 p.m
movement.
Secondly we want hardy fishes that would be easy to keep in an aquarium. The less attention they require the better.
Sports. (See Page 10).
p.m.
RICHARD DIX
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ACTION} ON WITH
THE SHOW!
HOLLYWOOD
FAY WRAYIMBOL
Sunrise.-6.53 a.m. Sunset---8.21
Tides.--High at 11.58 Low at 05.25 and 17.33.
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Moon-1, Moon.-20th." Day. Sunrise.-8.54 àm. Sunset.-5.21
Thirdly, we expect our Ash to reproduce their offspring within the tank, so that we would get the greatest pleasure from observing the whole life history of the fish D.. and at the same time have more,Tides. High at 11.29. and 93.30. opportunity to enjoy the same Low at 05.00 and 16.46.
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Richard Dix And Fay Wray In New Picture Hollywood has recently dis covered that Hollywood is a good story subject. So, the movie in dustry with its peculiar ingenious ness has given the public another crackling movie story close the heels of "A Star Is Born,"
The new one. called " Hap-favourite species. pened in Hollywood" and pro- Now let us examine the Ichthyo- duced by Columbia, is well able to fauna of local waters here in Hony A FIRST CONDUCTOR stand on its own feet as a crisp. | Kong. About
FOR AMSTERDAM Dramatic document of studio life, species of Hong Kong marine fishes Alled with all the laughter. have been known to scientists, and (romance and occasional pathos perhaps a few hundreds would be that go to make the real Holly-familiar of known to most of us. Wood,
r
Richard Dix and Fay Wray enacting the roles of two stars of silent Western films give per- formances of a distinctly high calibre.
An unusual aspect of the pic-
â
thousand
ot
is
M. Eduard van Beinum has been appointed first conductor of the Although the fish fauna of Hong Amsterdam Concertgebouw Or- Kong is a rich one I should "only | chestra. Prot. Mengelberg select a few examples that are director of the orchestra, M. van deemed suitable for ornamental Belnum has been offered the purpose.
position of first conductor of The Hague Orchestra, but Amsterdam wished to retain his services.
*
THE SHARK FAMILIES- ture is the fact that the doubles numerous. Only one species He- Species of the shark families are
of most of
The work in the coming season
Hollywood's more imiscyllium plagiosum. I think, at Amsterdam will be too heavy
famous stars are presented. There are take-offs on W. C. Fields. Mae West, Marlene Dietrich, Grets
Garbo, Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Joan Crawford and others..
The picture opens at the King's Theatre today.
"'SLIM" AT THE QUEEN'S
suitable for small aquaria. It for Prof. Mengelberg to handle reaches a size of more than 3 feet
long, but we can find young fish
hurt.
alone.
1
13
of 6 or 7 inches in local waters easily: The peculiar thing about may be selected for aquarium keep- this fish is that it can be left out ing. Terapon jarbua is very abun water for weeks without apparent Cant in local waters near the shore
The family of Cardinal Ashes or shes living in the tropical and Amildae are little, active, pretty subtropical seas. We have about 7 or 8 species here in Hong Kong.
6
Am-
SKATE AND RAY FAMILIES:— Fishes of these familles are char acterised by the broad, fiat disk Colourful Story
formed by fusion of the body and
The Glass-fish family or the pectoral fins. Some young bassidae are attractive because of "Slim" is 1 story of the
rays might be kept in aquaria. colourful perilous, touch-and-go
their transparency and the shiny ICE-FISHES OR' SALANGIDAE: silver reflections from the "scales. livers of high-tension Unesmen, those sturdy lads who put up
-The transparent, slender, and Reaching sometimes to a length of steel towers across the land and greatly elongate body of the fishes about three inches, the most com-
The
string the wires that carry of this family makes them attrae- mon measure not inore than one electrical power over the moun-tive.
common species are inch int length. They usually tains and deserts.
Protosalanx hyalderanus Abbott haunt the sea shore and enter With pat O'Brien, Henry Fonda, and Leucosoma Chinense Lacepede, brackish water at the river mouth. Margaret, Lindsay and Stuart They are usually found in brackishi
. RED MULLETS Erwin in the leading roles, and or fresh waters rather than in-
The Red Mullet family or Mul- such excellent supporting players open sea water. »
licae can readily be recognized by as J. Farrell MacDonald, John THE MARINE EELS:-Many ma-the presence of two stiff barbels Litel, Jane Wyman - and Dick rine cels of the" Genus Gymno- below the chin. Many species are Purcell. "Slim" proves to be a thorax are brilliantly coloured (of small size and brilliantly co- first-class.movie, with an entirely They feed on small shrimps and loured.
fishes and
new background.
The very capable Fonda carries aquaria. the title role. He's a farm lad
H
i
are easily reared in
HALF-BEAKS
The Butterfly fish family or Chaetodontidae is very abundant in tropical and subtropical 'seas.
The Spade fish or Scatophagidae
who becomes fascinated by the The Half-beaks family or He- work of a linemen-gang crossing miramphidae are distinguished by is similar to the Chaetican 12 his acres. Through the aid of the elongated body and by the form but has smaller seales. One "Red". played by the always lower jaw being much prolonged species in this family is found in
appealing O'Brien, he gets a Job so as to form a long slender beak,
and the two become pals.
"Silm" has its run Alhambra Theatre today.
at. the
AFTER THE THIN MAN
Hemiramphus cantoris Bleeker la easily secured along the shores of Hong Kong Island.
MULLETS
local waters.
The Scorpion-fish family or Scorpaenidae is abundant near the rocky shores of Hong Kong. Most of the species in this family
The Mullet family or Mugilidae possess brilliant colours and tari- la easily distinguished from otherous patterns, but due to their habit
SNAPPERS
desirable
GOBIES The gobies or Gobidae are ex cellent aquarium ashes..
And once more. Nick Charles. groups of pisces by the general living at the bottom they are your favourite detective of "The form of the body, the two short not regarded 18 most Thin Man". goes out on the trall corsal fins and the absence of a
aquarium fishes. of mystery, murder and romance. lateral line. They like to swim in ORGAN
Yes. folks, this time it's "After the upper layer of water and are the Thin Man," writter by the active all the time. Performances of jazz music on same inimitable author, Dashiell
GROUPERS
The Wrass family or Labridae is the organ in Londonderry Guild-Hammett; with the same brilliant "Night Club Scandal" which has hall were banned recenly, at a stars, William Powell and Myrna ly called Seks Pan, habit the varied colour patterns. It lives Many species of Groupers, local remarkable for its brilliancy and Its run at the Alhambra Theatre meeting of the Corporation's Gen Loy; the merriest, maddest married rocky, coastal waters of Hong
among the rocks sea weeds and today, has a cast headed by, Johneral Purposes Committee.
couple ever to come out of Holly Kong. They are caught by hook some corals near the shores of Barrymore in one of the most A member said "We considered wood.
Hong Kong. or by seines. unforgettable roles of his career.that jazz musię would be harmful Another Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
From this brief representalion. ably supported by Lynné Overman, to the organ. We have also decid picture, directed by W. 8. Van
It is sumclent for us to see that Charles Bickford, Louise Camped that practising must cease at Dyke, the ace of mystery director dae differs from groupers in that marine fishes of Hong Kong are The Snapper family or Lutiani-the resources of the ornamental bell, Elizabeth Patterson, Harvey 10 o'clock each night.
produced by Hunt Stromberg, the Stephens, Cecil Cunningham and
they have the maxillary slipping very promising. In number, the "We found that'the organ is not famous ex-Et. Louis. newspaper Evelyn Brent.
in good order through lack of man; with a scenario by Frances mostly below the suborbitals which beautiful marine fishes of the tro- Scandal" "Night Club
form more or less a distinct sheath.pical and sub-tropical sens always 15 players. We have reduced playing|Goodrich and Albert Hackett. mystery--insofar as the wife of fees by two-thirds, from is 6d an
"After the Thin Man's more They make good aquarium fishes surpass the fresh-water ones. Dr. Ernest Tindal John Barry-baar."
than a sequel. It picks up-in high Lutianus johnil is very common in Among the corals and rocky bot- more)is murdered, and police set! A well-known broadcasting or-gear where The Thin Man" let local waters. The so-called Emperor toms of the sea shores, we will be out to and the killer. But the ganist described 'the decision" as ļoti
fish, Diplorption bifasciatum is also able to observe them in the full murder is no mystery to the "sheer Bumbledom.”.
In support of Bill Powell
a good aquarium fish. It lives in variety of their colour patterns. audience for in the very first
Myrna Loy we have James Stewart the open sea and usually haunts
To keep a marine aquarium, scene of the
we see Stephens, and Barrymore's cold--Elissa Landi-Joseph Calleia-the coast or enters brackish wa therefore, would give us wider way Barrymore strangle his wife blooded evasion. Through the Jessle Ralph-and Asta, that tera,
for obtaining amusement and bet- himself. and
liberal inadvertent statements of Ste-intelligent wire haired terrier of plant a
ter opportunity for understanding handful of clues which will caat phen's sister, played by Louise "The Thin Man,"
Grunts or Pomadesidue are wide nature... suspicion on her lover (Harvey Campbell. Detective, Charles Bick- Remember the date, today at their distributed in temperate and Efforts to bring us into closu Stephens.).
ford and Newshawk Lynne Majestic Theatre for a thousand tropical, seas. From this. famliy | contact with the natural world ace From this point on, the audience. Overman bave Stephens convicted laughs, a dozen stars, a hundred Terapon Jarbun (Forskal) and always beneficial to us, both men- completely. "In the know", follows and sentenced to the electric clues and only one solution! Plextorhynchus pictus (Thunberg) tally and physically. the plling-up of evidence against chair.
film..
and
الم
GRUNTS FAMILY:
MERLE OBERON. " BRIAN AMERNE in
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- PLANNED IN A NIGHT CLUB.......
COMMITTED IN A BOUDOIR! Alina Limar bzerann,
NIGHT CLUB
SCANDAL
A Paramount Picture with
JOHN BARRYMORE
Lynne. Overton • Charias Bickford-- Louise Comphall · Elzabeth Pettersen Herrey Stephen · Cecil Cunningham - Evelyn Brwer - Directed by Ralpās. Mursjefry
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WILLIAM
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