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TODAY AND TOMORROW
Two Weeks Vacation at Camp Kare-free and a Lifetime of Laughs, for you!
A Broadway Stage Hit Hits the Screen! Ginger and Doug in the roles that made folks howl.
GINGER
DOUGLAS
ROGERS FAIRBANKS}{.
Having underful
Time
Peggy Conklin, Lucüle Ball,
Lee Bowman, Richa:& [Red} Skelton, Ann Miller, Donald Meek
EKO-RADIO PICTURE Directed by Alfred Saniell. A Pandra S. Berman Produc
ADDED ATTRACTION
Walt Disney's Latest Silly Symphony "WYNKEN, BLYNKEN & NOD"
WEDNESDAY
Gene Raymond Ann Sothern RKO Picture "SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING"
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-8.15 7.15-8.30
ORIENTAL
FLEMING ROAD WANCH TEL 28473
Hong Kong
KINGS:
"Four Men And A Prayer” QUEEN'S:
"Having Wonderful Time"
ORIENTAL:
"Rosalie"
Kowloon
ALHAMERA:
"
"Rocket Ship"
STAR:
Joy Of Living" MAJESTIC:
"The Return Of The Scarlet
Pimpernel"
KINGS:
Coming
Thoroughbreds 'Don't Cry"
QUEEN'S:
"She's Got Everything" ORIENTAL:
GENERAL
MUSICAL REVIEW OF THE WEEK
BY ALLEGRO MODERATO
It will not be long before we will | writers (they go in pairs nowadays) be hearing Gubert and Sullivan's is Hollywood. There for Wilm “Ruddigofe" on the Hong Kong | musicals дя паду 23 alx songs stage. The Philharmonic Society must be written. Big salaries are
rehearsals, Lindsay' paid. has started
Laford has relinquished his ›poel= | Most of the publishers are today tion as honorary conductor, which subsidiaries of the film studios as is a pity, but in his place the com- eighty percent of the songs written mittee could not have chosen a bet now are for pictures. The leading ter successor than Bandmaster H. song writers are in Hollywood, un- B. Jordan of the Royal Scots Weder contract or freelancing. wish the Society the success it de-
serves in this very difficult under- SPECIAL ADVISERS taking.
1
After a respite of a few months, the Chorus Group "took the air" agalą last night. It seeps that they have decreased in numbers, but that has not detracted from their
finė singing. In fact, the voices blend far better than they did before.
The programme chosen aulted their style and the training they have received from their conducter. Maestro Gualdi. The polyphonic style was introduced to Hong Kong by this Group four years ago Polyphony, in the real sense of the word, mean many voices. For some"
Palestina's" Works many voices have to be used to pro- duce the desired effect. The form consists of several tone series, pro- gressing simultaneously according "Trall" of The Lonesome Pine" to the rules of counterpoint, each MAJESTIC:
voice having a separate melody.
"Sable Cicada”
ALHAMBRA:
"Love, Honour And Behave"
STAR:
"Desire"
"The Merry Fellows".
MYSTERY OF THE SEAS.
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APPOINTED
Tokyo, Sept. 10.
The Cabinet has decided to ap point "advisers" to the Foreign Of- fice, the number of whom will not exceed three and, whose duty it will be to participate in all impor tant diplomatic hegotiations.
It is believed in political circles that among the first advisers to be be two former appointed will Foreign Ministers Messrs, Sato and Hachiro Arita.--(Trätisċċean). NATIONAL
CONSCIOUSNESS
Since the outbreak of hostilitie.. the national consciousness of the whole Chinese nation has develop- ed as never before.
As was reported by the Ta Kung
are receiving military training. Pao from Kwelyang the students
This is brought about by the present crisis, as the people not What a difference:-Tia Pan
only in Kweichow, but over the Alley then and now! The days whole country realise the impor when tune merchants had to turn tance of military training and the out their wistful ballads from dire responsibility of defending the mecessity"..." last week's rent or country. tomorrow's breakfast: the days
This strong national conselous-
With the arrival of the Messa geries Maritimes "steamer. Paul when a tune became the rage im- ness, widely spread in the mind of Doumer, in Hong Kong on Satur-mediately it was accepted and kept the whole nation, shows the great- day the mystery of the blazing all the planes all over the worlness of China's mass power. "
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY ship off the Paracels deepens. thumping them out, selling as
THE SORBEN'S INCOMPARABLE MUSICAL TRIUMPH!
A production so lavish and thrilling no show
of stage or screen bas ever approached it."
THE MIGHTIEST
ENTERTAINMENT THAT EVER THRILLED YOU!
STARRING
Pozalis
NELSON EDDY ELEANOR POWELL
*Featuring
FRANK MORGAN EDNA MAY OLIVER Diseted by W. S. VAN DYKE N A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
SPECIAL FOR TOMORROW-ONE DAY ONLY !
CHINA'S MOST PRETENTIOUS HISTORICAL PICTURE:
The epic of China's motion picture industry now rowes to the screen in all its magnificent aplentour.
“SABLE CICADA
A ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS **:
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多想
First intimation of a ship on much as five million copies, to say
are off the Paracels came with nothing of gramophone records DIARY OF LOCAL
what was considered possibly an those days are over! erroneous despatch concerning the "Claud Chappe"
A member of the crew of the "Paul Doumer" claims to have
morning.
Only a few of the old stalwarts! remain. such 25 fiving Berlin, Harry Von Tilzer and E. B. Marks.
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EVENTS
TODAY
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sighted a blazing ship at sea. off The publishers considered them. Page)
they picked br the Paracels, as the "Paul Dou selves lucky f mer was steaming in the vicini-chanced upon one hit out of Bfty ty at eight o'clock on Thursday songs. As soon as a song was ac-League, in Urban Council Chamber. cepted it was tried in burlesque, 5.15 p.m.; Quarterly, of Hong Kong Local Agents of the Messa-shows and then in vaudeville until Rine Association, in Extension geries Maritimes can give this story it died an early death or became a Room of Hong Kong Hotel Roof
SUCCES.
Garden 5.30 p.m. St. Andrew's no omcial confirmation.
Today things are different. The church Medical Rellet Working new Mecca of the song writer or Party, 10 a.m.; St. Andrew's Club
The Harbour Master also "mains silent on the question.
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Quy Kibben, Jean-Dixon,
Krie Blore, Lucille Ball,
Warren Hymar
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Committee Meeting, 8.30 p.m.
Miscellaneous--Home. Nursing Examination, in F. W. D. Offices, 5.30 pm; St. Andrew's Church Teachers' Preparation Class, 7 p.m.
Moon.-VII Int'c. Moon, 19th
Day.
Religious-St. Andrew's" Church Fellowship of Youth and Bible Reading Fellowship. 6 p.m.
Social-Busy Bees Sewing Party Bridge and Mahjong Drive, at Cathedral Hall, 1pm.; St. Andrew's Club "Open Night,” 8 p.m.; YMCA Service Men's Whist Drive, in the West Lounge, 9 pm
Sports. (See Page 101...
Saurie.-6.08 am Sunset 6.32
p.m.
41
Tides-High at 09.12 and 21.50 Low at 03.06 and 15,49.
TOMORROW
Meetings, St. Andrew's Church Mothers' · Union. 3 p.m.; Brownie Pack, 3.30 pm; Urban Council, Post Office Buildings, 4.15′′ p.m.
Miscellaneous. Rotary Tifin Hong Kong Hotel Root Garden, 1
p.m.
Moon. Vi int'c.
Day.
Moon. 20th.
Religious St. Andrew's Church Boys' Choir Practice, 6.30 p.m.
Sunrise,-8.00 am. Sunset.-6.31
Tides. High at 09.53 and 22.12. Low at 03.44 and 16.17.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1938.-PAGE
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"SHOWING TODAY. DAILY AT 2.56, 5.10,- 7.15 AND 1.90. PAM.
“TO THE ENDS OF THE HARTA.....IF NEED BRI”
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Four Men and a Prayer
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LORETTA YOUNG RICHARD GREENE
GEORGE
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SANDERS NIVEN SMITH
COWARD BIORSTWA - WILLIAM ZEXAT » IGAN CHEKADIN ALAN WALT - PESIMBED GRANT SUİTOR CHURCHILL • KATRU FENGERAT D
"THOROUGHBREDS DON'T CRY"
with JUDY GARLAND —"MICKEY ROONEY
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN RD, "HOW TOD
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY. · WEIRD SENSATIONAL UNFORGETTABLE ! MAN'S CONTACT WITH OTHER PLANETS! THRILLING RACE THROUGH SPACE!
with
ROCKET SHIP
ANEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE
LARRY "BUSTER" CRABBEJKAM ̧ROGERS
TO MORBOW
. Warner Bros. Pictura
DAPLY 230 230
·720-9.30:
"LOVE, HONOUR & BEHAVE"
with
Wayne Morris Priscilla La S
MAJESTIC
| THEATRE:
ROAD [KOWLOON
(MATINEES. 20€-30€• EVENINGS, 20, 30% 50%-20%
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
A Glorious Sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel"!
LONDON FILMS present
An ALEXANDER KORDA
****FACLECTION
Barry H
BARNES
RETURN SCARLET
OF
AMPERVEL
with
SOPHIE STEWART MARGARETTA SCOTT
JAMES MASON
Filthy him by RANCHES 'DIGIF... ·'
TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY A HILARIOUS MUSICAL. FARCEI MOSFILM PRODUCTION
THE MERRY FELLOWS
THE FIRST SOVIET RUSSIAN COMEDY: TO BE SHOWN HERE!
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