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SHOWING TODAY The Sereen's Most Terrifying, Mystifying Melodrama! Karloff's Supreme, Triumph !
THERE'S MURDER
THE
INVISIBLE MENACE
BORIS KARLOFF
MARIE WILSON - EDDIE CRAVEN Blanc loạt lap Tukar kurus - Trennundu Ta Prican Widto a Sanny Apa Mla by Ralph Sper: of fank A WARNER PROS Pulas
IN THIS EYE...
W. C. Fields
in Paramount's
Martha Baye "BIG BROADCAST OF 1938
NEXT CHANGE Dorothy Lamour
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"ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES"
A Popeye Featurette in Technicolour
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HE ALWAYS HIT HARD/
HE ALWAYS
RACED FAST!
So Why Slow Up When it Comes To Lova?.
CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD!
JOHN WAYNE • LOUISE LATIMER ROBERT MEWADE » TIRLY MARSHALL Bengal in Ardor later · & From Car Production Jombate Producer, Ford Madeens
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KOWLOON
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$77.95
Song!
He's Here Again in a Burst of
BOBBY BREEN and BASIL RATHBONE
Make a Wish
with MARION CLAIRE HEKET ARMETTA - RALPH FORBES LEON BIROL - DONALD MIEK
HERBERT RAWLINSON LEONID KINSKIY
Music by OSCAR STRAUS... Directed by Kurt Naumann...Produced by SOL LESSER PRINCIPAL PRODUCTIONS . Associate Producer, Edward Gross... RKO.RADIO Picture
TOMORROW ** MERRY-GO-ROUND OF 1938°
New Universal Picture
with
Jimmy Savo Bort. Lahr Mischa Auer
HARDY'S HOME SOLD
11
A. Martin, the Thomas Hardy's home, Max, people, Mr. B
one of Gate, Dorchester, which was de- auctioneer, said "It 18. signed and built by the novelist those places which, like Shakes- and poet, is to remain in the pos-peare's birthplace and Milton's session of the Hardy family despite cottage, will always be to lovers bids from another quarter when it of English literature a sacred was auctioned at Dorchester re-spot."
cently.
The house was bought by Major
H. O. Lock, a Dorchester solicitor.
The National Military Council
on behalf of Hardy's sister, Miss has announced a list of 12 mili-. Kate Hardy, of Talbothays, West tary officers receiving punish- Stafford, near Dorchester. The ments, including five death sen- tences. The recipients of punish- price paid was £2250.
in which ments are topped by a brigadler. Being the house Hardy wrote much of his work general, who is dismissed from famous office. many
and entertained
GENERAL
COLONY TO SEE FILM OF CHINESE
TODAY AT THE CINEMA
KINGS:-
Hong Kong
"Lost Horizon" QUEEN'S:--
"Invisible Menace" ORIENTAL:-
"California Straight Ahead"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:-*.
"Hollywood Hotel"
STAR:-
"Make A Wish MAJESTIC:-
Life Begins In College".
KING'S:-
Coming
"Marle Walewska”
QUEEN'S:-
"Big Broadcast Of 1938"
ORIENTAL:-
"The Barrier"
ALHAMBRA:-
"Love Is On the Air"
"Big Broadcast Of 1938" STAR:
"Merry-Go-Round Of 1938" "As You Like It"
MAJESTIC:
"Tarzan Escapes"
"Dark Journey"
"Between Two Women"
引
THE INVISIBLE
MENACE
For a long and profitable period un Broadway, a mystery melo drama called "Without Warning" ran as a stage play. Now as a picture called ***The Invisible Menace," with Boris Karloff as its star, the story is scheduled to open: at the Queen's Theatre today.
The picture is described as far superior to the stage-play, success rul as the latter was. Besides be- ing a mystery, is also a comedy, with the humorous and romantic Eddie by atmosphere carried Craven, who plays the "part that he did on Broadway, and long- lashed Marte Wilson, portrayer of "dumb blondes.”
FLIGHT TO JAPAN
TODAY'S SHOWING AT KING'S AND ALHAMBRA
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TODAY
Anniversaries and Holiday. Rogation Day, St. Gregory - - VII, Pope.
i
Cinemas (See Column 3 of this
A film showing the welcome ac- „worded at 'Hankow to the Chinese | Page)
air squadron upon its return from the epic flight to Japan on May 8.30 pm 19 is being shown at the King's and Alhambra "Theatres today,
Dances-Cheer
Club
Dance
Mails-(Sec Page 18). Meetings-General Committee,
in Assembly Hall of B. 8. Home. 5.30 p.m.; Kowloon Union Church Women's Guild, 10 sm.
Miscellaneous---Claims
against
The picture has been rushed to Hong Kong by C.NAC plane and after its public showing here be sent abroad for exhibition.
Arranged in newsreel form, the alm gives shots of the Chinese the Estates of Robert Alexander planes as they landed in Hankow Buss; and Mrs. Agnes Watters aerodrome, the eight aviators be Scott, due; Exhibition of Graphic ing received by distinguished Chi-Art at Chinese Chamber of Coas
85 Connaught ere elvil and military» omcials, merce the presentation made to the atr Road; Chinese Painting Exhibition men and the patriotic demonstraat French Convent Chinese Mid- tions staged in honour of China's die School. Caroline Road. first "air expeditionary force."
WHO TOLD YOU THATT,
An absent-minded film pro- 'ducer was stopped by an alms- seekor, who related to him, a thrilling sob story.
"Try to work out a happy ending." said the producer, "and bring the script to me next week."
STATE CONTROL OF MARRIAGE
Sir F. Buzzard's
Forecast
Sir Farquhar Buzzard, Reclus Professor of Medicine at Oxford University, speaking at the Ideal Home Exhibition recently, forecast the State control of all marriages within the "next 25 years as $ [necessary measure to preserve the
quality of the race.
He said that the population "The Invisible Menace "
was might be divided into thra directed by John Farrow from a categories:
screen play by Crane Wilbur, Fifty per cent. of normal fitness;
based upon Ralph Spencer Zuik's
play.
"LOST HORIZON”
RETURNS
Twenty per cent. supernormal:
And
Library.
Moon-IV Moon, 28th Day, Social-Weekly Whist Drive and Tombola at Garrison Bergts' Mess. Queen's Road. 9 pm.: Luncheop Party for Maj.-Gen. Sir James Karbord, at Goverment House
Sports-(See Page - 101 Sunrise.-5.40. a.m. Sunset~~~7.01
p.m.
Tides. High at 09.36 and 17.28. Low at 12.23.
... TOMORROW
Moon-IV Moon, 27th. Day. Sunrise-5.40 a.m. Sunset.-7
1.00
Tides-High at 05.10 and 16.03 Low at 11.15 and 23.20.
DECLINING BIBTH RATE "We are confronted not only with a declining birth rate, already an established fact, but with the prospect of a population in which the unfit will outnumber the nt."
The proposals Sir Farquhar put forward to avert this danger were:
Intensive study of human heredity in a geographically imi- ted area, and long-term endow- ment of research.
More general education of chil- Cren 1a biology, with special re- ference to heredity.
Statutory authority for marriage, Involving investigation of personal and family health of the contract- ing parties.
Economic encouragement tow- ards raising a family.
Thirty per cent. subnormal... "Under present economic condi The medical man," he summed tions," he continued, "the subnor- up. "cannot be blind to the amount mat have every encouragement to of health and unhappiness due produce large families, which are to heredity causes, and therefore Those who missed seeing the again subnormal The normal and looks forward to the time when picturisation of James Hilton's supernormal are charged with the more knowledge and more intel- "Lost Horizon" should lose no Op burden of supporting the subnor-ligent application of eugenic portunity today of viewing it at mal. and are tempted or even principles combine to eliminate the King's Theatre on its return forced to remain sterile or limit one great source of human suffer- showing there.
ing," the number of their children.
The story, though idealistic, isi timely, and deals with the adven- tures of a British diplomat who is kidnapped and transported to a secluded perfect country called Shanghri-La, where. contentment and plenty abound.
As Robert Conway, the diplomat, Ronald Colman gives a truly Ane characterisation. He is ably as- sisted by Jane Wyatt, John Ho- ward, Margo. Edward Everett. Hor- ton and Label Jewell.
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SPY SECRETS IN
PARIS GOWNS
Did you know that Paris gowns were used by sples to convey in- formation during the World War?
That's only one of the tricks of espionage revealed for the first time in "Dark Journey." the Vic- Bavilė, production starring Conrad Veldt and Vivien Leigh" at the Majestic Theatre.
tor
In this thrilling romance, the lovely Miss Leigh is cast as a French modiste in Stockholm. ́As soon as her latest Paris models ar- rive, she carries them to the head- quarters of the German Secret Bérvice. Here the gowns are draped over a lampshade, and the whereabouts of the Allied Armies are found to be cleverly worked Into them in code.
SOLUTION NO. 9
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ACROSS
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16 Transgres-
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17 Clever 19 Salutation 20 In addition 22 Unit of
length 23 Agitate 24 Boils
26 Pillar of stone 27 Help 28 Portuguese
coin 29 Worship 32. Proft
An annoy-
ance
37 Dry 38 Hindu
garment 39 Greek
letter 40 Male
servant 42 Peruse 43 Deadly 45 Pour of
gently
47 Drench 48 Barles
49 Steeps 50 Venturer DOWN Vility
2 Thorough-
fare
3 Number
4 Unita of work
5 Made head-
way against
6 - whirled about.'
7 Male of the
red deer
8. Mountain in
Asia Minor 9-Sober
10. File-like took
12 Evil spirit 15 Cauterise 18 -Sloths 21 Gazo at 23 Pen for
syine (pl) 25 Hasten
· 23 · Japanese.
ccin
28 Moved
backward
29: Son of
Adam 30-Lavished
extravagant
fondness on 31. Eloquent speaker
32 Babylonian,.
delty
39 Face at a
34 Presser
33 Hues 37: Acts of
selling
40. Extensive 41 A tissue 44 Particular
shade of a colour
46 Mongrel
·SOLUTION MORROW
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1938. —PAGE 5
KING'S
SHOWING TODAY
SPECIAL TIME AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.25 & 9.40 P.M.
FRANK CAPRA'S MIGHTIEST ACHIEVEMENT!
"JamesHilton's superb novel becomes the year's greatest motion picture
EDWARD EVERETT HORTON • H. & WARNER - JANE WYATT - »- SAM JAPPE JOHN HOWARD • MARGO ĐẠT ISABEL JEWELL. - THOMAS MITCHELL from the naval by James Hilton » Scream play by Robert Rakin A COLREDTA, PICTURE
Owing to the length of this programme, patrons are requested
Miŝo note: the alteration of time. For best entertainment, patrons should see the film from the BEGINNING | Special Added Attraction :
Special Newarenì of Hankow's welcome to Chinese Airmen after flight over Japan,
GRETA GARBO - CHARLES BOYER in
"MARIE
NEXT CHANGE M.G.M. PITUXE
WALEWSKĄ".
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN RD, HOWLOON-DARY AT 3, 30-320-750° € 2,30 +7€L«S-6 8:
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
AS BREATH-TAKING ....... AS SPINE TINGLING AS THE MOMENT BEERE A CRASH ! CRASHING TO A CLIMAX OF CHILLS!
THE DEVIL DRIVING
Richard
DIX
JOAN PERRY NANA BRYANT
FRANK E. WILSON
4 COLUMBIA PICTURE
Highly Recommended To Motor Car Owners Who Drive, Own Cars Especially!
ADDED Special Newsreel of the TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF THE CHINESE FLYERS FROM THEIR RECENT SENSATIONAL FLIGHT OVER JAPAN,
(See the Nation's Heroes of Today!)
TOMORROW
Warner Bros. Picture
4 SHOWE
"LOVE IS ON THE AIR"
Ronald Reagan
June Travis
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
(MATINEES, 2027S
FINAL SHOWINGS" TODAY
1
NATHAN ROAD
Į KOWLOON
The world's newest fun Favourites in their
first starring laugh sensation}
OTTA LIFE! ****
WOTTA RIOT!...
WOTTA LAFFAPALOOZAI ......... and wotta time you're going to have!
The RITZ BROTHERS LIFE BEGINS IN COLLEGE
Teeming
with new hit lunes by Pollack and Mitchell1)
NAD JOANNEMIONT DE GLORIA
DAVIS MARTIN STUART
| FRED STONE & NAI PENDLETON - DICK BALDWIN. JOAN MARSH - DIXIE QUNZAR » ED THORGERSEN TED PROUTY+MAURICE CASS-MARJORIE WEAVER
J. C. NUGENT
TOMORROW ONE DAY ONLY! Return Bhowing of the Greatest of All the Aurenture Pictures!
Johony Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan
"TARZAN ESCAPES"
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
..in
The National Government has mandate, It is reported, relieved appointed Lieutenant-General 14 General Lu Chung-lin, Lieutenent- Mu-ming a member of the Mili- Generals Chen Ming-Jen and Tung tary Council, says w” dispatch to Ting-po of their posts of Military the Life Daily News. The same Councillors.
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