QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
HÔNG XONG
KOWLOON
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SHOWING TODAY
FROM GRAND OPERA TO GRAND UPROAR !
The Glad Girl of Melody, and "yyy
the Mad Men of Yoll-ady?'
MILY PONS
TACK OAKIE
Hitting
NEW
HIGH
TUA ERIG BLOKE - EDWARD EVERETT HORTON · John Hawarde Eduardo Ciannelli IKO-RADIO PICTURE
© Jesse L. Lasky Production. Directed by Agouf Welch,
Jeroen play by Gertrude Purcell and Jake Twist,
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ADDED Walt Disney's Coloured Cartoons
QUEEN'S
LONESOME GHOSTS
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AT THE QUEEN'S "DAUCHTER OF 'SHANGHAI"' Anna May Wong Cias. Bickford
Paramount Picture
+ SHOWS
DAILY 230.5.15 715-930
ALHAMBRA
| “PLUTO'S QUINPUPLETS"
NEXT CHANGE. AT THE ALHAMBRA
ADVENTURE'S END"
John Wayne Diana Gibson A New Universal Picture
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ORIENTAL
FLEMING ROAD
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1938.
TODAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"The Firefly"
QUEEN'S :——
"Hitting A New High"
ORIENTAL
"Alt Baba Goes To Town"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:-
"Hitting A New High"
STAR:-
"The Singing Marine”
MAJESTIC:
"Elephant Boy"
KING'S:-
Coming
"Bad Guy" QUEEN'S
"Daughter Of Shanghal" ORIENTAL:-
"The Road To Glory" "Banjo On My Knee" ALHAMBRA :—-----
“Adventure's End”
STAR:---
"Alice Adams"
MAJESTIC:— “
"Love On The Run"
·FIREFLY
Triumph For Jeanette MacDonald
FOREIGNERS DECIDE TO REMAIN IN CHENGCHOW
Despite Certainty Of Bitter Fight
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TODAY
Cinemas-(8ee Column 3 of this
Page)
Malls.--(See Page 18).
Meetings-St. Andrew's Fellow-"; |ship Committee Meeting, 11 am.; St. Andrew's Fellowship of Youth. 6 p.m.; St. Andrew's Teachers' Pre- paration Class, 7 p.m.
Miscellaneous. — Kla
Excellency
CAUSE OF HUMANITY
the Governor," Sir Geoffry North- Shanghai, March 12,
cate, will make a private inspection Despite the virtual certainty that of the Trade and Technical School, one of the bitterest fights in the Gap Road, Wanchai, 2.45 p.m.; St. war mill shortly be waged for the | Andrew's Medical War mastery of Chengchow, a group of Working Party, 10a.m.
some forty foreigners, both women and men, who are doing humanitorian work attending to war stricken Chinese in the town, have refused to leave.
Relief
Men's
Social.—Y.M.C.A. Bervice Drive, in the West Lounge, 9 p.m.
Sports. (See Page 10). Moon.-II Moon, 13th. Day. Sunrise.-6.36 a.m. Sunset.-8.32
Chengchow is a strategic pointp.m.
the junction of the Lunghai and at Tides.-High at 07.48 and 18.20; Feiping-Hankow Railways and only Low at 00.15 and 11.29.
Although the Jap-
*TOMORROW
IL
25 miles from Szeshul where the Japanese have already crossed the Yellow River,
Auctions-Public Roup of Race anese are still remaining silent Ponies at Hong Kong Jockey Club's on the crossing and only mention Paddock. Happy Valley. 5.15 p.m.
that
a crossing was effected at Meetings. European Y.M.C.A. Hoku, 75 miles up-river, the Chi-Annual Meeting. 5.45 pm nese admit that the Lunghai Rall- Miscellaneous Rotary Tifin. way was cut at Szeshul, where Hong Kong Hotel Root Garden, 1 the Japanese recently crossed, and p.m.
are now making desperate, pre- Moon.-II Moon. 14th. Day. parations to defend Chengchow in Sunrise-6.38 a.m. Sunset.--6.32 expectation of the Japanese ad-[p.m.
vance.
Tides. High at 08.30 and 19.35. Forigners at present In Cheng-Low at 01.40 and 1248." chow, include Dr. Donald Hankey Each recent year has brought to (British), two Canadians. Dr. R.B.
MORE TO-DAY • TO-MORROW the screen a finer type of musical McClure and Miss Grace Hibberd.
THE WORLD'S FOREMOST FUN-MAKER!
There's no limit to laughter and novel surprises in this magnificent side-splitting comedy production. AN EXTRAVAGANT AND GLORIOUS MUSICAL SHOW!
Hold on to your turbans, folks!? EDDIE CANTOR
WED
and hit-making 20th Century Fox go fo #Town TOGETHER...and it's a Cantomado of laught...a grob-Bagdad of fun!
ARI BADA GOES TO TOWN
TONY MARTIN ROLAND YOUNG - JUNE LANG - LOUISE POVICK,
JÓNK CARLADINI - VIRGINIA FIELD - ALAH DINEMART - DOUGLAS DUMBIALE: LAYMOND SCOTT QUINTET - PETERS SISTERS - JENI LE GON
Gordon dhe Ravel's best song hita ye!! · "Log Your Way Thre Abg Hare To Sway", "Too Go My Heart Sei Che You"
THUR "THE ROAD TO GLORY"
Fredric March, Warner Baxter, lune Barrymore, 50 others.
MATINEES: 20¢.-30c ● ́ EVENINGS: 20c.-30ċ.-50c.-70c. •
27 CASES OF SMALL-POX
C.B.A. ACTIVITIES
CABARET SUPPER
DANCE
picture and 1937 is no exception. une German, seven Americans and "The Firefly," Metro-Goldwyn- at least 29 priests and nuns, mem- Mayer's impressive adaptation of bers of the Italian Mission in The Americans who Rudolf Friml's memorable operatta, Chengchow.
in- with Jeanette MacDonald in her are doctors and missionaries seventeeth musical thumph. is clude twin brothers attached to Hollywood's new offering at the the same Mission. Dr. and Rev. Several attractive, features are King's Theatre today.
Pennabacker respectively. A tele-being arranged for the Cabaret Allan Jones and Warren William įgramme received at the headquar-Supper Dance which the Central are the star's leading men.
ters of the American Baptist Mis- British Association are holding in "The Firefly presents a power-sion here states that the whole the Peninsula Hotel Rose Room on ful story of dramatic romance, as foreign commmunity has decided Wednesday, at 9 p.m. well as a vehicle for remarkable to remain in Chengchow, taking music M-O-M has gone the limit in its settings and in the artistry
Neille. Lee and partner will pre- refuge in the compound of the sent an Apache number while Jo Baptist Mission. The compound is Whitting and Dorothy Moss w of presentation.
outside the town of Chengchow but contribute a novelty tap item. Hunt Stromberg and Robert z. is situated midway between the
Peggy Eccleshall and partnen Leonard produced and directed.railway station and the Chinese will also give an exhibition waltz
military barracks. respectively.
and a quick fox trot.
fect voice.
AC This is
Miss MacDonald dances beauti- admittedly dangerous location but fully and sings "Love Is Like a apparently is considered to be Firedy." "He Who Loves and Runs safer than anywhere else, in the Away" and "When a Mald Comestown. Knocking at Your Heart" in per- The foreigners are also preparing to accommodate 10,000 refugees in Allan Jones sings A Woman's this compound.-(Reuter). Kiss" and "The Donkey Serenade." and they sing in Duet, "Biannina Mia" and "Sympathy" with Charming effect:
HITTING A NEW HIGH
Lily Pons In Light Story A gay romance, drenched with Imelody and songs sung by dynamic Lily Pons, is offered in. "Hitting New High." new RKO Radio musical film which has it run at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres today with Jack Dakle co-starred.
SMALL-POX CASE The picture is by far the best
NOT NOTIFIED
"
screen effort of the talented diva, and the story, direction, cast and music set
new standard for
a
CYCLONE KILLS 25: 45 INJURED
In addition to these numbers we understand that there will be several popular songs by two well- known local crooners.
Tickets may be obtained at the door, or from the Hon. Secretary. | Mr. J. J. King, c/o Falconer and Co.. at a charge of $3.50 double, and $2 single.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
A Mixed Doubles Tennis Tourna- Calcutta, March 12.
ment will be held on Sunday. Twenty-five persons were killed, March 20, at 2.15 p.m. on the and 45 sent to hospital when a C.B.A. Courts, King's Park. Will cyclone struck the small town of all those interested in taking part. Assam.. It is feared there are fur-kindly notify the Hon. Secretary ther bodies under the collapsedMr. J. J. King. hats. The victims are chiefly teabe in by Thursday.
All entries must
plantation labourers. (Reuter Bulletin),
Tea "will be served throughout the afternoon, and prizes given, ta the winning couple. The prices of admission are:-Members (Ladies
ANGLO-IRISH TALKS. Gentlemen $1.25); Non-Mem- bers (Ladles $1.25. Gentlemen $1.50).
London, March 12, It is understood the Anglo. Irish
today negotiations
reached 4 difficult and critial stage.
The Irish delegation will be re- turning to
Dublin sooner than expected.~~(Reuter Bulletin),
During the 24 hours ended mid- A fine of $10, with the alter-filmusicals. night Friday, 27 fresh cases of native of four days' imprisonment, The plot relates the adventures small-pox were reported. Kowloon was imposed on Man Yau, 42, (of a night-club singer, played by had 13 cases, while in Victoria hawker, when he was charged be-Miss Pons, and her efforts to only ten cases were registered. fore Mr. R. Edwards at Central crash grand opera Basically a
Three cases occurred in Shauki-lagistracy on Saturday with fail-satire, the action starts in Paris HANKOW wan and one in the New Territo-ing to report a case of small-pox.
ries.
Sanitary-Inspector M. D. Watson. Of other diseases notified, five had died
prosecuting, said defendant's wife of the disease, at were of cerebro-spinal fever, three No. 21. Third Street but each of measles and dysentery.
report had been made till after two of diphtheria and one of en- the woman was dead. teric fever.
SUN YAT-SEN
MEMORIAL
MEETING
NEW FLYING CLUB
no
with the prima donna unable to interest Edward Everett Horton, wealthy opera patron, in her voice. Later, by arrangement with Jack Oakic, Horton's secretary, she follows the two to Africa where, through 1 hoax suggested by Oakle, she gains an audition in the middle of the jungle.
SHORTAGE
OF PAPER
YUGOSLAVIA FEARS JEWISH INFLUX
Austrian Refugees May Stay Only One Day
Belgrade, March 13 The Yugoslay Foreign Minister.
NEWSPAPERS WILL SUFFER
Hankow, March 12. has instructed the Yugoslav Lega- Though the story is light, Miss“ Owing to difficulty of trans-tion in Vienna to issue no visas Pons nevertheless has the oppor-portation, Hankow la experiencing to refugees for prolonged stay in tunity to introduce several operátican acute shortage of printing Yugoslavia but merely visas for It is proposed to form a club, to jarlas without breaking the mood paper. Unless new supplies are transit, permitting a stay of a be called the Hong Kong Model of the picture. These, introduced available soon, publishing houses minimum of 24 hours. Aeroplane Flying Club with the logically, include The Nightin- and newspapers will have to curtail Politically unreliable elements
Lucia di Lammermoor."
A crowd of over 2,000 people jobject of promoting interest in the gale" from Saint Baen's opera joperations,
are not to be considered at all as gathered in the King's Theatre on designing, construction and gying "Parisitys,"
Hankow "I Am Titania” from
haa 20 vernacular
the object of this order, it is stated Saturday to pay tribute to the jet both rubber and petrol driven "Mignon," and the mad song from dailies, large and small, and two memory of the late Dr. Sun Yat-model aircraft.
English-language dailies, the Cen-in authoritative quarters. The or- trai China Post and the Hankow der is to prevent a great Intinz of Herald. In addition, there are. 15 Jewish immigrants-(Transocean); printing plants. The dally con- sumption of printing paper, ac- cording to an estimate, is 50 reams. to be The forthcoming marriage in The existing stock is said
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
sen, "Father of the Chinese Repu- This...Club would hold weekly blic" on the occasion of the thir- meetings for lectures and discus- teenth anniversary of his death. sions, and outdoor meetings at, it Amongst those present were re- is hoped. Kal Tak aerodrome or presentatives of the Labour, Agri- Fanling when competitions would culture, Commerce and Student "be held, with a possibllity of awards bodies, and speakers included Mr. of prizes to winners of the com-announced between Mr. Li Hing sufficient only for another month K. C. Ip, Chairman of the Sun petitions.
lan, undergraduate of the Hong or six more weeks at most. Cen- who are interested, Kong University, and Miss Clasy tral News). English speaking and 18 years old Leung, B. A. and over please, write either F.A.
Mr: LA is the son of Mr. Li Wing-
Yat-sen Memorial Committee, Mr. Will those Chan Sock-ying, Madame 8an Fo, Mr. Cheng Hùng-lin, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo and Mr. Chan Ki-yau,
BROADBENT AGAIN AFTER
RECORD
London, March 12, The Australian airman, Harold
KING'S
SHOWING TODAY AT 2,30, 5.10. 7.16 & 9.80 P.M.
EVER GREATER THAN
"MAY
TIME'
It took her years to com-
pistal-cus! of thousands
... mighty scenes of spec
takuler splendor....... glori-
out lave-songs that make
234 hours of glorious mand
ed, spectacle and
your heart beat fosteri ... Never a show, like
on
this on stage or estoni
JEANETTE MACDONALD The FIREFLY.
IN
ALLAN JONES - WARREN WILLIAM
A Robert Z. Leonard Production « A Matras --
The wow -0-♬ bensation Coldwyn-Mayer Pictur ́a. Produced by HUNT STROMBERO
But cost factumal
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BAD
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with BRUCE CABOT - VIRGINIA 'GREY
ISTARE
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
He's a fighting Marine with bia pals!
`la's a singing be-muni with his gila!
THE
SINGING MARINE
TO-
MORROW
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1.30 520 720-930
DAILY
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MUCH HERRERT
DORIS WESTON • LEE
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NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON
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(MATINEES. 20. -30. • EVENINGS. 20.-30.50.70.)
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
RUDYARD KIPLING'S FAMOUS “JUNGLE STORY" !
ELEPHANT BOY
UNITED
ALEXANDER KORDA FROM "TOOMAL OF STATINE ELEPHANTS" #Y
RUDYARD KIPLING
SCIOS Y
ROBENT FLAMENTY • FORZAR KORDA
TOMORROW, ONE DAY ONLY!
RETURN OF AN ** OLD FAVOURITE”!
JOAN CRAWFORD LOVE ON THE RUN"
CLARK, GABLE in
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A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER COMEDY-HIT!
ENGLISH VOLUNTEER.
DIES IN SPAIN
Austin, No. 5 Gap Road, Top floor. toong, merchant, of No. 63 Caine Mr. Tseng Kwang-ching, a mem- or to A.W. Summers Esq., Aero Road, and Miss Leung, who is a ber of the Central Executive Com-Broadbent, left Lympe at 3 a.m. to- nautical Engineer, Kai Tak Aero-graduate of the Hong Kong mittee of the Kuomintang, arrived day. He is planning to fly to Aus day, after the Nationallats bad drome for further Information
University, is the daughter of Mr. In Slan, from Hankow on February (tralia under four days.(Reuter). Leung Chak-taun,
24. says 'a despatch to the 8in
The programme for the Women's Section of the Y.M.C.A. for this week is Tuesday morning; Sewing Word has been received by Mr Another wedding announced taWen Pao, Arriving at the same Bee: Wednesday: Badminton in the RH. Tyson that the World Bridge that of Mr. William Wa, of No. time was Mr. Chen Ti-cheng. Re West Lounge all day; Thursday: Olympic will be held on Wednes-728 Gloucester Road, third floor, construction Commissioner in the Bridge and Mahjong morning: (day, April 20. Details will be avail- and Miss Benedicta Benna, of No. Hausu Provincial Government, who
12 Arbuthnot Road, ground tour. Friday: Contract Bridge leasoris.
is now returning to Lanchow..
able later.
IN ATHENS
Athens, March 12. Broadbent is spending the night here, and will leave for Basra to morrow.~~(Router).
CAROL POSTPONES LONDON TRIP
ADOLF HITLER PLATZ
Bucharest, March 13." Saragossa, March 12.
King Carol of Rumania has post- Ernest Percival," an English
poned his visit to London in con- volunteer" fighting in the In-sequence of the International
tional Brigade, was found situation (Reuter),' ously wounded in Belchite to-
Vienna, March 13. The square in front of the recaptured the town. Percival died as priest administered the last Vienna Town Hall has been re- rites. The Government admits the named Adolf Hitler Flatz-(Traris- fall of Belchite but has declared ocean). that the defending troops had re-
treated before the Insurgents ad- losses were inflicted on each other. vanced. Both sides claim heavy¡(Reuter "Bulletin).
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