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QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
HONG KONG
KOWLOON
AT 2-30-515-7·20-930RM AT 8:30-5·20-790. 2,9:30 PM. FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
GAY COMEDY... NEW MUSIC AND SONGS
ROLLICKING ROMANCE!
THREE'S A CROWD... AND WHAT A CROWDI
BLASTS
SWARTHOUT JOHN BOLES BARRYMORE
Jaka
Amenca's singing sweetheart
gives twa rožlicking Romeas
the romantic run around!
"ROMANCE
IN THE DARK
A Blue Pateral regiono con CLAIRE CODO FRITZ FED, CURT BOIS Demand Bry 10. C. Peter
·TOMORROW
The Mimale of 1934 Technicoloar
GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT
George Brent
Olivia de Havilland
A Warner Bros. Picture
CINEMA
Disney's "Snow White" Will be
Shown Here Next Week
TODAY AT THE
· CINEMA
Hong Kong.
KING'S:-
"You Can't Have Every-
thing"
QUEEN'S ;-
Romance In The Dark"
ORIENTAL:-
"Ever Bince Eve"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:-}
STAR:
"Romance In The Dark"
ม่
*Mary Burns Fugitive"
MAJESTIC:
"52nd Street"
KING'S:-
Coming
"Borneo"
QUEEN'S:——
"Gold Is Where You Find It": "Night Spot"
ORIENTAL:---
"Big City" ALHAMBRA :-
"Gold Is Where You Find It" "She's Got Everything"
'Claude Rains
STAR:-
TAKE ANY THAN OR HAPPY VALLEY, DUB
4 SHOWS
FLEMING
DAILY
2.30-5.15
7.15-9:30
ORIENTAL
ROAD LANGHAI
TEL. 28473
DAYS TO-DAY • TO-MORROW.
ONLY
A FUNNY COMEDY WITH A LAUGH-A-MINUTE! You'll scream when you see this daughter of Eve fa this modern Garden of Eden that's filled with streamlined templations.
THE FUNNIEST OF THE 1938 COMEDY PRODUCTIONS:
MARION
HAIL!
DAVIES
HAIL!
THE GANG'S ALL HERE!
Se Gims' isvorite.
Jamsters Lank up on
Old Men Laughter)
It's titamo! It's a BRTIEŠ
EVER SINCE EVE
FRANK MÉHUGH PATSY KELLY ALLEN JENKINS Louise Faninda + Sartou
Makam » Maria Paluten
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
139DUCTION
Bag? Flames • Blessed by Cheri B-du
Swap Lane Jilles, Bal"Malkin and La Hayward • From an Origtend they la Marbert Lee and Game Bukur
STARTS Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Sensation!
SUNDAY
"LOUISE RAINER 100 OTHERS "BIG CITY" SPENCER TRACY
MATINEES: 20c.-30c • EVENINGS: 20e.-30c.-50c.-70c.
School Where Pupils May
"Answer Back"
Pupils at a school near Totnes (Devon) are not obliged to take lessons in a particular subject if they are not interested in it.
They are encouraged to be frank and honest. They may even "answer back" the headmaster.
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**Theodora Goes Wild" - "Kid Galahad” MAJESTIC
"King Solomon's Mines"*
Spent £50,000 On Seven Reel Animated Cartoon
"Disney's Folly" has become Diariey's Pride."
After being viewed by over 55,006,000 people in the United States, Disney's greatest picture "Snow White and the Seven Dwarf" a full length colour film has been granted a “U” certificate in London. It will open in Hong Kong next week,
Richard Haustier. the famous Star critic declares, “Disney has produced, something for which no other medium could have been ased so effectively. Be has in fact created cinema history."
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"Snow White" is taken from the Grimm fairy story which needed little adaptation. The delicate step daughter of the queen, SDUW White. Is hidden by her beauty envious relative in the scullery fand there dreams of a prince who' w11 some day come and take her away. Instead of a handsome prince, however, a derce huntmani siezes her and carries her into the forest where the queen has order- led him to kill her step-daughter. Touched by her innocence," be re- places the dagger in its heath and sets "Snow White" free.
Iri the gloom of the forest crooked hands reach out towards her eyes glare from the shadows and evil whispers sound in he ears. Distraught with fear, she fees to the little house where the seven dwarfs Uve. Finding the York crities said of it: place littered and untidy she sets. The happiest thing that has hap-It right before the dwarfs return. pened since the armistice"
New
WALT DISNEY. *
TRICKED
The queen, meanwhile, discovers her step-daughter 15. where changes herself into a witch, and takes her a rosy apple. At the drst bite the girl falls into a deep
When Disney announced his in AMERICA'S ONLY
tention to spend £50,000 on a seven reel, animated cartoon run SWING STREET
ning for 60 minutes. Hollywood With the most exciting and roared contemptuously, but, when glamorous spot in the world as its shrewd old brother. Roy announc-sleep for which the only cure is logale and the greatest aggrega ed that the final bill amounted to tion of entertainers from both the £300.000 "Snow White" became East and the West in the cast, known as "Disney's Folly." Walter Wanger's "52nd Street" makes its powerful bid for popu- lar acclaim today when opens
at the Majestic Theatre.
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"
FEAR IN THE FOREST
the William Morris
When
Swing bands and comics, eccen- Agency bid Disney £200,000 for the English rights, he reluzed and tric dancers and scat singers,
booked it through R.K.O. Radio all gleaned from the 600-foot
Pictures at a figure estimated of 52nd Street that strip
round a quarter of a million sterl-" jammed with night clubs. con- tribute their specialties to the ing. first screen story of America's only i swing street.
Recruited from their nocturnal naunts in Manhattan are Madcap Jack White from the 18, Maurice Rocco and Dorothy Saulters 'from the Kit Kat Club.. Georgie Tapps,
Sup
dancer from the Paradise.
Jerry Colonna who has appeared
SHE-SAVED CRITICS
THE TROUBLE
love's Grst kiss.
When the dwarts return from work Snow White seems dead and they put her in a glass coffia, Ecaring of the sleeping girl the prince visits the house. kisse Snow White and awakens her. The wicked queen is already dead. nurled over a presipice by a thun-
derbolt.
ADULT INTEREST
"Snow White" is reckoned by most critles to be as human and entertaining as anything Holly- wood has produced with living materials and to have roung about 90 per cent, adult interest. So satised is hard working- Walt Disney with results of his tally that he has already given orders for production of his second full length feature "Pino-
a dozen hot-spots. Cook and THE Archbishop of Canterbury chio." He had arranged to make Brown of the Harlem. Uproar
House. Pat Harrington. Ai Nor-
(Dr. Cosmo Lang) revealed re- "Bambi," but changed his mind
man and the 52nd Street Girlscently that 52 years ago a careless at the last minute.
nead the array of Broadway en- tertainers which appear in "52nd Street."
NEW MUSICAL PICTURE
"You Can't Have Everything." opening at the King's Theatre today, is 27 excellent musical comedy. It features Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Charles Winniger. Arthur Treacher and other famous players.
The songs are written by Gor don and Ravel, who have been responsible for many of the best
MINERAL WHICH
housemaid, burned the manuscrip:
DI
book he was writing on Thomas Cromwell.
"Perhaps she anticipated the DIARY OF LOCAL
verdict of the critics." the Arch- Lotshop said.
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CHINESE ARMY'S
EVENTS
TODAY
Anniversaries and Holidays. Bir T. Beecham born, 1879. St
NIGHT HAWKS Peter, Martyr. Birthday of Emperor
Strike Terror Into
Japanese
That the Japanese 'soldiers are
of Japan, 1901
י
Auctions-Old Curios, at Lam- mert's Hong Kong Sales Room. 2.30 p.m.
Cinemas (See Column 3 of this Page).
Dances Seafarers" Dance, at Sallors' Home and Seamen's Insti- tute, 9 p.m.; Annual Supper Dance of Diocesan Old Girls' Assen., and Boys' Asscn.,' at Diocesan Old Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.
Entertainments. --- Mr. Gerald Sydney's Recital at Mrs. Tinson's Residence.
Mails(See Page 18). Meeting. — Extraordinary,...of Wallace Harper & Co., Ltd; Hong Union Church Women's Kong Guild, in the Church Hall, 3. p.m.; Helena May Christian Fellowship, 10.30 a.m.
song hits in recent pictures. afraid of meeting the Chinese in And no less a person than Gre-hand-to-hand fighting is generally gory Ratoff, whom you have seen known, but few can imagine the time and again on the screen and fear with which they regard the always enjoyed. is the author of Chinese "night rald squads" In Shansi, where they have been the story.
smarting ander constant attacks from the Chinese guerillas.
Members of these squads, forried solely for night raide, all have to EXPANDS
undergo special training in the use Strange mineral known as ver of their eye. In pitch darkness. miculite, which expands from five each armed with sticks, they are to ten times its original size when ordered to exert their sight uritil heated, has been found at Mel- they come within a striking dis- ville, in the Murchison, and at tance of each other. Whereupon, Mullalyup, in the south-west, ac-down go their sticks.
Moon-III Mocn. 29th Day.. cording to the Government analyst (Dr. E. 8. Simpson).
Social Reception at 7A Condult The mineral may become in- Froneness to hate, so much in
In order to avoid broken heads Road, by Japanese Consul-General, was and bruised bodies, they exert their in honour of the Imperial Birthday. His school, Dartington Hall, pre-evidence everywhere today, is to creasingly valuable as a sound in- sents the educational side of one some degree a direct product or sulator and deadener. It
education, Mr. Curry valueless before its capacity for eyes to locate the whereabouts of 11.30 a.m: Cheero Club Contract of the most interesting social unwise
argued, and has suggested to damping sound waves was dis- their "opponents" so much so that Bridge, 8 pm.; Whist Drive and experiments of the generation.
in a few weeks time they all get Tombola in R.E.W.O.'s and Seats Mr. Curry began his talk by thoughtful educationista a chal-covered a few years ago,
When raised to red heat the used to darkness. After the train-Mess, Wellington Barracks, §. pm.: placing upon the shoulders of lenge which has inspired, the new
temperature of a large proportioning, they can all see things in the YMCA. Ladies' Contract Bridge; educationists most of the blame movement.
of the water in the stone was dark as clearly as the owls and Annual Dinner of Royal Artillery Assen, Hong Kong Branch, m converted into steam, which burst the cats see their prey,
Hotel Cécil, 8 p.m..
Sports--(See Page 10) Sunrise.-5.53 am
From this school the headmaster, modern education movement these to the were wrones that must be righted (Mr. W. B. Curry) came News Chronicle Schools Exhibition in the school-room, and Mr. Curry to discuss dispassionately aspects outlined the trend and significance of "The Modern Movement in of the development. Education"
for the Great War, and he warned
his audience that unless some-
-TAUGHT BY CANE
METHOD OF TRAINING
Miscellaneous-Playing, of Re- treat by the Band of the 1st. Kumaon Rifles, at Whitfield Bar- racks, 6 p.m.
Sunset-6.49
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KING'S
SHOWING. TODAY AT 2,30 5.10 715 & 9:30 PM.
THE NEW SINGSATIONAL MUSICAL SHOW
FROM THE MIT MAKERS OF 20th CENTURY-FOXI
"YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING"
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MARTIN JOHNSON'S LAST PICTURE "BORNE O‘
STAR
TODAY
Adalah Zukor presenta
SYLVIA
SIDNEY "Mary Burns, FUGITIVE"
A Puramount Pictuon with
MELVYN DOUGLAS ALAN BAXTER Directed by William K.Howard * Walter Wanger predvetiss
TOMORROW.
A Columbia Picture
• SHOWE
DAILY
220. $70 720-9:30
ONLY
WANTED
TOMLOOM TEL 57795
by the law... WANTED
by the underworld
IRENE DUNNE
THEODORA GOES WILD
with MELVYN DOUGLAS.
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON
TEL 87222
(MATINEES. 20%.-30. • EVENINGS, 20.-30.50x70)
TODAY AND TOMORROW
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO "42ND STREET"
WAITER WANGER
52
Directed By Harold Young. Patoasad thru United Artins
The story of the hottest, gayest, swingiest street in all the world...filled with melody, dancing--SWING!
STREET
with were than 20 stars. Saudad by
- IAN HUNTER, LEQ CARRILLO, ELLA LOGAN
*PAT PATERSON,SID SILVERS, ZASU PITT'S and XEXNY BAKER
EXTRAORDINARY ADDED ATTRACTIONS":
TWO COLOUR CARTOONS
Mickey's Polo Team" and "The Worm Lurns'
SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY
MINES KING SOLOMON'S
with
CEDRIC HABDWICKÉ, ANNA LEE & PAUL ROBESON Gaumont British. Pictures.
SOMALILAND STATUS
UNCHANGED.
Not To Become. A British Colony
NO EXEMPTIONS FROM VISAS
London, April 28. The question was asked in the House of Commons yesterday as to whether the Government would consider exempting persons who intended to visit Britain solely",
reasons from the for business
freedom to express opinions apart the numerous small layers Members of these squads also thing was done to adjust the pro-was inculcated in the class-room, of which the material was com- have to be finished masters in the
London, April 27. found irrationality of human so-toleration towards the point of posed. Inquiries are being received Chinese counterpart of Juliteu. In
p.in. from many parts of the world for addition, they must also be able to
Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore, Secretary ciety the consequences will be view of others would follow us a measureless.
Tides. High at 08.05 and 21.08. for the Colonies, who was asked necessity of obtaining, visas." swing their big swords with un- the mineral.
In the House of Commons, today Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Becre- urual dexterity and be able to out- Low at 0210 and 15.00.
TOMORROW. throw their enemies in hand- grenade duels.
•* UNWISE EDUCATION
whenthe- conclusion natural younger generallon grew to man
The Great War," said Mr. Curry, hood. S
In this respect, new schoola dif- "was itself a challenge to tradi- tional usage in education, and the fered profoundly from traditional ideas and emotions that led to the schools, where lessons were taught Great War and are still hamper-by the cane, 6TH ing civilisation are, to some ex- In the modern school, it was the development of the child's tent, the product of education."
To some educationists who had emotional life that counted, rather now become identifed with the than behaviour and habits,
Domestic Scene: Joan Craw ford has been spending a great
Boaming the Shanst countryside deal of time knitting a wool purse for Julia Murphy, wife of the dan in the dead of night, these owl. cing-man, George Murphy. Joan eyed Chinese guerillas have be mumbles under her breath and come a source of terror to the stomps her left foot when she Japanese, so often have their sur happens to drop a stitch...
prise assults succeeded:
Meeting-Annual of Price & Co. Noon.
Moon-IV Moon, let. Day, Sunrise 6:54 am Sunset p.m. paband
u he would take the necessary tury for Foreign Affairs, replied Chande. steps bring British Somaliland that an arrangement of this kind into the status of a British colony would be impossible in practice,- and its people as British citizens (Transocean),"
8.48
Tides High, at 07.35 and 20.11. Low at 01.35 and 14.15,
in accordance with their dentes.
replied. "The aflewer in the the inhabitants of British Somali- negative. I am not aware or any land for a change of status. widespread desire on the part of (British Wireless),
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