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CHINA USES CARTOONS FOR WAR
TODAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Stella Dallas"
QUEEN'8:
"Snow White”.
ORIENTAL:-
"It's Love I'm 'After"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA :—
"Snow White"
STAR:-
"Ever Since Eve"
"The Awful Truth”
· MAJESTIC:
QUEEN'S:
Coming
"A Damsel In Distress"" "Strike Me Pink"
PUBLICITY
MARTIAL SONGS ANIMATED
Hankow, May 6. Animated cartoons are playing an important role in China patriotic publiclty. Many such cartoons are being produced by the Motion Picture Studio of the Political Training Board of the the National Military Council, and thres expert Chinese cartoonists are working overtimg.
1.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TODAY
Anniversarios and Holidays.--- St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr. Auctions.--A Quantity of Shop Fittings, at No. 18. Queen's Road Central, 10.30 a.m.
· Cinemas-(See Column 3 of thir Page).
Mails. (See Fage 18).. Miscellaneons. -- Annual Fing
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Day of St. John Ambulance Asscn.
Moon.--First Quarter, 5.24 .m Since the cartoonists joined the IV Moon, 8th Day. studio last October...they have Sports.—(Ses Page 101. turned out more than ten reels Sunrise.—5,47 a.m, Sunset,-6,53 with an aggregate length of 4,000 (p.m.
feet. Half of the heels are plain Tides-High at 04.32 and 14.58. war cartoons while the rest are Low at 07.40 and 32.28. animated renderings of China's martial songs.
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Miscellaneous--OMelal `opening
Through plain movie cartoons
of the Chung Sing Benevolent "We Who Are About To Die" many of China's war slogans are
given 3 vivid
Society's Bathing Pavilion. Ken- interpretation. ORIENTAL:-
Thus the slogan "General Mobili-nedy Town. 3 p.
Moon-IV Moon, 9th. Day. sation" in huge Chinese charac- ters is fashed on the screen and,
Sunrise-5.48 a.m. Sunset:-8 52 inspired by those characters. farmers, merchants, students and Jabourers emerge and march. shouting in a chorus Fight on and on."
ALHAMBRA:-
"I Cover The War"
STAR:--
1J
"Stingaree"
MAJESTIC:-
"San Francisco"
p.m.
Tides:-High at 03.13 and 13,33. Low at 06.25 and 21.18.
cases the singer, often a charming PROGRESS OF RESISTANCE
girl, is shown and as she sings, the Similarly portrayed are such words of every stanza of the song. slogans as "Whoever have money its tempo and Its sound varia contribute money, whoever hava tions, are Bashed below her.
contribute strength." "Fight to our last man,"Regain
VALUE TO PEASANTS,
SNOW WHITE IS strength UNFORGETTABLE our lost territory," and others.
PICTURE
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY yesterday simultaneously at the Many of China's war songs such movie cartoons are being carried
EVERY SCENE IS A SCREAM OF LAUGHTER:
Here's a good uction story of a matinee idol in the sewons innst unusual and funniest domestic comedy.
LESLIE AR
BETTE
OLIVIA
HOWARD DAVIS DɛHAVILLAND
Three Hearts That Bleat as One...
It's LOVE I'm After®
PATRIC KNOWLES ERIC BLORE - GEORGE BARBIER
2 DAYS ONLY
TOMORROW & MONDAY
DELICIOUS MUSICAL ROMANCE WITH GAY COMEDY! Astair's sensational dancing scintillating with the goofy antics- of Burcs and Allen in a grand laugh show....
Frd ASTAIRE George Glacie BURNS ALLEN
A DAMSEL în DISTRESS
Reginald Gardiner
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WORLD LEPROSY EXPERTS MEET
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AU these cartoons are now being Through movie cartoons are also shown in many cinemas through- shown the progress of the cam-out the country. They are added paign of resistance on the various as short subjects to the various war The long-awaited opening of fronts, the movement of Chinese moving pictures of the present "Snow White and the Seven troops, their tactica of warfare and į war. Dwarfs." Walt Disney's Arst full-the positions occupied by Chinese To rural towns and villages in length colour cartoon, took place and Japanese forces.
every corner of the country the
Queen's and Alhambra Theatres. us March on, ye brave volun- by a fleet of movie vans. Before First shown to the public inteers." and "Arise, ye that want the iterate peasant masses, the December last, "Snow White" has not to he slaves" have been adapt-war cartoons are shown with the already become a world sensation, ed to the screen by the art of the maximum of efect (Central In every city where the film has movie
In most News). been released, all have marvelled at the beauty and ingenuity of the production.
The famous Grimm fantasy has been made into an unforgettable picture, Disney has given "Ife" to Snow White, the seven Httle Dwarfs and all the little animals of the forest by deft colour treat- ment and by the use of a multiple lens camera, which creates Illusion of depth.
an
AWFUL TRUTH · IS FULL OF·
LAUGHTER
Commencing today, Columbla's romantic-comedy. "The Awful Truth" starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, with Ralph Bellamy, Alexander D'Arcy. Cecil Cunning- ham and Robert Allen in support. will accupy the Majestic Theatre screen for a three day engage ment. Also in a prominent role is Skippy, the "Thin Man" wire-balr
caricaturists.
Fairer Frauleins
All German girls between the the ages of 17 and 21 who are members of the "League of German Cris"-and that means the vast majority-are now to be drafted into, a se- parate organisation known as the "League of German Girls--- Faith and Beauty," which will train them to become a "be- lieving and beautiful youth.”
Wealthy Men
Dare
Herr Baldur von Schirach, explaining the new organisa- tion to a meeting of Hitler Youth officers, said: **This namie may seem curious, but it comprises our complete pro-, gramme for the aims of this organisation are revealed by its name."
The more beautiful German girls become, the prouder they should be, he added.
Death
For Rare Fish
Six wealthy young men will shortly leave London on a perilous
pup, masquerading as Mr. Smith. expedition through North and South America to get rare specimens)
"The Awful Truth" tells of the of tropical fish.
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final tiff between" "Mr." Irene The party will Include a banker, a stockbroker, and a shipowner, Dunne and "Mr." Cary Grant and on their 20,000-miles journey they will have to brave fever, which leads to the divorce courts. deadly snakes and hostile tribes.
The film's highlight is the Anal
And their trophies will be tiny fish-no more than 2 in. in. sequence set in a swank mansion length-each weighing about two drachms and worth at which a dinner party is being £100 an ounce!
more than tendered
to. announce Cary Grant's engagement. Irene worms "The expedition will cost at herself into being invited by poz-least £2,000," Mr. Charles Schiller. ing as his sister, Scandalous' is who has organised it" told EL the word for what happens after reporter. He is the man who that.
looks after the Buckingham Palace tank of tropical fish.
FILM EPIC OF MOTHER LOVE
"I have organised a number of similar expeditions in the past, but have never been on one so big myself.
"Rare fish, such as the tiny black noons from Sumatra, fetch' Those who remember the first over £100 each in this country. Alm version of "Stella Dallas," in The specimens. we shall see in which Louise Dresser and Lots backwaters of the Amazon, never Moran were starred, will recall before penetrated by white people, the intense drama of this epic will be new to Europe.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT? .
They were returning home very gradually from an Old Boys' Dinner.
"What--bic--whad-d'you say, 'ole boy?" inquired the first re- veller, politely.
"Dunno," replied the other, steading himself against a lamp-post. "Didn't-his-catch Git m'shelf,"
BELL RINGER'S DEATH
At St. Paul's Cathedral For 47 Years
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1938. —PAGE
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"MAYBE I'M NOT THE WIFE YOU WANT!”.
STELLA DALLAS
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JOHN BOLES ANNE SHIRLEY and ALAN HALE • BARBARA O'NEIL Directed by KING VIDOR
FROM THE HOVER SY OLIVE HIGGINS PEDUTY RELEASED THEU UPRTED ARTISTS
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A UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
WOMEN'S PEACE *RALLY
The pooling of "research in-, A British authority, commenting formation at the conference of on Dr. Flandin's statements, sald: the International Leprosy Asso-"Unless reller measures are taken ciation. which was recently held leprosy can only increase. Mea In Cairo, is expected to bring sures are being taken by various great advances in the treat organisations, but in China. Afri- of mother love. ment of leprosy throughout the ca and generally through the
"According to what we have A new version. with Barbara world. ?
equatorial bett leprosy is definitely Stanwyck and
heard, if we only get a few of Anne Shirley, During the 10 days' meeting on the increase.
comes to the screen of the King's these ash, each should be worth than 200 delegates from
One of London's most famous between £100, and £200,0
Y.M.C.A. ACTIVITIES In Paris and London, he added, Theatre today. The part of the every country in the world dis-the number of lepers was negli-young man who falls in love with
"At the moment I have 23 recently in London aged 78.
beli-ringers, William Cockerill, died
The following is the programme cussed matters relevant to the gible.
Stella Dallas daughter, played in wen, woring night and day, con-
of activities at the European YM. prevention
and possible cure
Mr. Cockerill was for 46 years In Paris and London, he added, the old picture by Douglas Fair-structing 200 tanks and other
CA for the coming week:- secretary of the Ancient Society of
Tomorrow: --- Discussion Group the number of lepers was negli-banks Jr. is taken in this in- equipment for the expedition.
stance by Robert Taylor,
"On the trek home through the College Youths, the oldest fraterni-
in the West Lounge at 9 D..
·Directed by King Vidor from the jungle the expedition will bety of bell-ringers in the world, and
Paris, May 6. Speaker: The Rev. D. Rosenthall story by Olive Higgins Prouty, divided into units, each consisting had rang the bells of St. Paul's
Well-known women from many Subject: Revolutionary Religion." "Stella" Dalles" tells the tribula- | of three native porters.
Cathedral for 47 years.
countries will attend the inter Monday Servicemen's Whist POLICE arrested a woman at tons of a mother and the sacri- "While one "boy carries the He was the possessor of many national conference for the Drive in the West Lounge at 9 Dr. Charles Flandin, à French Biella, Italy, in the act of burn- does she makes to ensure her tank and its occupants on his bell-ringing records, and was well Cetence of peace and democracy" p.m.- „delegate at the meetings, stated ing the dismembered body of a daughter's happiness.
head in a wicker basket, the known all over England.
to be held in Marseilles from May Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs that leprosy was on the increase. { baby girl' in a stable,
second- "boy" walks behind him "
13 to 15.
am, day:ADO. Rehearsal at 8p.m. |_ Among those taking part will be -Friday: Badminton from 8.30 softhe Duchess at Athod/Gonferuntive jp.in.: &... A "Day and night for weeks this | as ten minutes would mean the member of the House of Commoni, « Saturday: Moonlight Launch method of serating the water must death of fish worth thousands of and Mrs. Olemin Kova, member of Plenic. Launch leaves Police Plez go on. An interruption of as little | pounds.
the Czech Benate-(Transocean). at 8 pm.
of the disease.
Representing the British Em-
pire Leprosy Relief Associationible.
was Dr. Ernest Muir, the associa- tion's secretary and the greatest leprologist In England.
He drew attention to the Hum- She declared that she had found
bers of lepers in Paris and to the the child dead, but admitted later | CAROLINE "Annie Oates, 85, mo- fact that leprosy could be con- that she had killed her "because F* ther of "the Antarctic ho tracted in Faria by people who she was too good for this wicked Captain Oates left 271,000 she had never left the city.
died recently.
world."
pumping air into the water with a
long blegéta pump, de
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