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MIGHTY ROMANCE OF THE GREAT SOUTH-WEST
Out of
7
history's bkzing pages comes this | mighty story of courageous loval
LUCIEN HUBBARD
PRODUCTION
MAY ROBSON WALIER BRENHAN
ROBERT BARRAT
Kdybyłe Zaken prom
JOAN BENNETT and RANDOLPH SCOTT
**THE
TEXANS
J. Paramount Plebert
ADDED: "PLAY SAFE" A Technicolour Cartoon NEXT CHANGE Bing Crosby Fred MacMurray
“SING, YOU, SINNERS”
A Paramount
Picture..
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
FO-DAY Anniversaries and Holidays.mime, 9 p.m. Allies occupied Damascus, 1918 St Jerome..
Lands,
at
Auctions-Crown District Office. South, Queen's Bldg., 2nd floor, 11 am,;. Household Furniture, at 2 Connaught Road Central, 230 p.m.
Rehearsals. — Y.M.C.A. Panto-
"Social-Whist Drive and Tom- bola in R. E. Warrant Officers and Bergeants Mess, Wellington Bar- racks, 9 p.m.: Cheero Club Bridge Night,
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Sports. (See Page 103. Sunrise.-6.14 a.m. Sunset.-6.13
Cinemas. (Bee Column 3 of this p.m. Pake).
.:
Tides-High" at 00.01 and 15.14. Commercial-China Light and Low at 07.50 and 17.50. Power Co., Ltd., final Call payable.
to the Bankers of the Company; Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co. Ltd. Debenture In- terest,›
Dances-Reel Practice at Helena May, 5.30 p.m.
Lectures-Prof. L. T. Ride on First Aid, at P.W.D. Offices, 5.30 p.m.; Short Revision in First Aid at St. John's Cathedral. Hall, 10:30 am. ARP. at Maryknoll Convent School Kowloon, 4p.m
TO-MORROW Moon.VIII Moon, 8th Day... Sunrise.--8.14 a.m. Sanset-6.14
p.m.
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Tides-High at 13.50. Low "at [6.30.and 17,40
NEW GOVERNOR OF ANHWEL
Chungking, Sept. 28:
Today's Screenings
KING'S:
Hongkong
"Silent Barriers" QUEEN'S: #
The Texans"
ORIENTAL",
"Undersen Kingdom”.
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA
"The Texans"
STAR:
"Imitation Of "Life" ·
MAJESTIC:
"Paradise. For Two"
KING'S.
Coming
"In Old Chicago"
QUEEN'S:
"Sing. You, Sinners"
ORIENTAL:
“Undersea Kingdom"
ALHAMBRA. "
"Sing. You, Sinners"
STAE:
"Gay Divorcee"
"Fools For Scandal"
MAJESTIC:
"The
Divorce
PARADISE FOR
TWO
"CINEMA & GENERAL
Admirers of Jack Hulbert will
GALA PREMIERE. TO-NIGHT
A scene from “In Old Chicago" with Tyrone Power, Alice Faye,
Don Amecht, which Has Ita gala premiere to-night at 9.30 p.m.
at the King's Theatre and will be shown to-morrow.
Charlie Chaplin's First
13
Film Discovered
از
TOOTHBRUSH MOUSTACHE WAS
THEN LUXURIANT GROWTH ·
Iri
Charlie
bact
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE probably many who know that Of Lady X"
Chaplin once directed a film in which he did not appear himself, there must be few who know that he once miade flim in which the bowler hat and
cane
were missing and in which the adornment of the upper lip, so far from being worthy
of the slighting' qualification "toothbrush," was only a thing of luxuriant and drooping elegance.
Not even the Encyclopaedia. with sinister moustachios and Britannica seems aware of this long frock coat. This film. Mak- notable fact, for in its bio-ing a Living. Is said to be the graphy of Chaplin it is first he ever made, and the un- stated that. "In his first picture. expectedness of his attire is ас made in 1913, he adopted the counted for by the fact that he similar part in eccentric costume which has ever was playing a since been associated with name."
be pleased to hear that Britain's No. 1 comedian 15 in his best form in the new London Film's musical, "Paradise, for Two." which, is showing to-day at the Majestic Theatre.
his Fred Kamo's sketch, A Night in an English Music Hall," when his
Hulbert plays the part of Rene Martin, a millionaire banker who is involved in a motor smash
A film. however, has now been potentfällties as a film comedian with a chorus girl, Jeannette," a
odded, to the National Library were recognized by Mr. Joseph role taken with charm and grace of the British Film Institute which M, Schenck. by Patricia Eliis.
the beautiful Hollywood star. As a
result of shows
guise Jeannette the collisior. taken for the millionaire's friend.
13 mis-
giri
"Paradise for Two" is a bright entertainment. cheerful piece of packed with amusing situations and snappy dialogue. Hulbert and Miss Ellis put over severa! attractive song hits, notably "In
and A Paradise for Two"
**Kiss Me Goodnight," which are succes-
805.
LONGEST TELEPHONE
LINE IN WORLD
Vladivostok, Sept. 28,
What is claimed to be the longest direct jelephone and telegraph line in the world is now being built from Moscow to Khabarovsk in Siberia.
The new line will be more than 5.400 miles long-almost 1,250 miles longer than the direct line from Halifax to Vancouver, across Canada which is at present the lungest line in the world.
On the new line it will be possi- ble to transtnit simultaneously three telephone conversations. 19 cables and one telephoto over one pair of wires.-International.
PRINCE FACES SUMMONS
"
the Charlie Chaplin in of a city dude. complete
PUSHED PRAMS
500 MILES
After seven weeks on the road, Mr. P. Silver, 34, and his 32-year-old wife, with their two infant children in one pram and their scanty provisions 13 another, have arrived at Adelaide from Melbourne in search of work.
Altogether they have coverea about 500 miles: They travel- led an average of 15 miles a day, picking up odd jobs on the way, sometimes sleeping under bridges or in the open.
Mr. Silver has obtained tem- porary work there.
of
SLAPSTICK SCHOOL Karno's Company was touring
at the United States the time. and it was Mr. Schenck who ad- vised Mack Sennett-founder the slapstick school ot Film comedy--to engage Chaplin to play In the comedies then being made by the Keystone Company in H lywood.
די
Until recently, only 25, of the "5 fins which Charlie Chaplin made for the Keystone. Company could be traced. but the National Film Library has now succeeded in discovering and acquiring three more--Making a Living. Twenty Minutes of Love, and Gentlemen of Nerve-and as a result of its enterprise Dew light has been thrown on the origin and"growth of the screen's
illustrious
moustache.
ruest
CROSSWORD
JACKOSS
2 This agreement
is closely ar-
ranged (7)
A Heraidle fur (4)
▸ Odd place for a
lady to get her
hat from (6)
10 Colouring matter
(5)
11 Chest ...
sounds
as if there was
a cold on one.(6"
12 Important period
A summons against Prince Mahmoud, brother of the Sultan of Irenggang. British Malaya, for. taken alleged assault, has been _out_by-an-Oxford-photographer-
Mr. Norman Miller. following scuffle recently, in which the prince and his fiancee. MIAS 14 Joyce Blencowe, daughter of an Oxford tailor, were said to be "in- vclved.
2
of time? (6).
13 Dutch old maste:
(4)
A hail from a
ship (4)
16
Biblical king
Mr. Miller saw Prince Mahmoud and his fiancee walking in the 17 ccntre of Oxford and photograph- ed them.
A crowd watched the scuffie, and Mr. Miller was taken to the 18 Radcliffe Indrmary, where stitches were put into his left arm.. His head was also cut. "
who could im- pose silence (4) The sort of col- onist who is. popular with storekeepers (7) Lady known in the Morse code
(4)
21
Frince Mahmoud's proposed marriage with Miss Blencowe was banned at first. by his family; later, their objections were with
22:
Bird not found in the Zoo (4) - Yield for a Dic- tator (7)
24
drawn. -
"Stands-- land where it did?" ("Mac- beth") (4)
The weed to cut short (4) "St to be-, still to be drest as you were going to a feast" (Ben. Jonson) (4)
SOLUTION. NO 120° R181R1B1PICKLE 25 HEARHEARTU 0114 Walls(See Page 16
The Executive Yuan yesterday TG10TFT OTLINING Meetings Helena May, Religious appointed General Liao Lei as BANK BOOK¶LPTEL Fellowship, 10.30 am; Annual, of Chairman of the Anhwel ProvinI TETRTETÉTIONA Hongkong St. Andrew's Society, incial Government, to succeed Gen-I N CRIMINATINGID 111K18 TBI NERVE S. C. M. Post Board Room. 5.46 eral Li Taung-jen, p.m.; General Committee of the
General Shin Yu-án, comman-AA1 CUSTARDEN 28 Does it mean Hongkong Lawn Bowls Assen., in der of the guerilla units in Bhan-F I CHUTUSTU¶¶¶ Messrs. Jardine Matheson's Room, tung, was named member of the ATHORSECHESTNUT
Shantung Provincial Government REEL 1H¶ATXIRIN Miscellaneous-Air Raid Biren The meeting also decided to estab-L 1871 18 UPPOSED Test from the top of Wanchai lish a training institute here for BUTTONITIOILTAS the education of 1000 refugee D1BTDTLISTLES 8 Market: 2.30÷p.zi..........
HEARTYJETET 8 7 7 1 children-Central News. Moon-VIII, Moon, 7th. Day,
5.30. p.m.
this eart is beaten? (6)
29 The flag to give
a dagging......
writer sound encouragement
(6)
NO. 121
30 This sort of rub-
5: They Indeed are
ber might wipe
half fairies (10)
out a big score
6 "
at the card table
(5)
31 Not quite to kill though it sounds
like a bomanDON corpse (6)
32 British soldier
(4)
1.
33 He suggests a
Scandinavian detty (7)
DOWN
1. No bath would
upset him (6)
2 Epithet for an artful harbour master perhaps (6)
3 It is, not cruel to tread on the African (4)·
A seat across a boat apparently
(7)
An army in the beginning of får distant landa (# beastly clue)' (8). Flag to which others conform
78).
13, Giant, sound
seems a suitable anagram (10) 19 Fish (8)
20 Almost ability
(8)
23 This describes a
sole effort (7)
25 If this boat loses,
a letter it is no longer smart in appearance (4)
26 This worker is *** never hot headed
(B)
29 A young salmon
(4)
SOLUTION TO-MORROW
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1938. -PAGE 5.
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Dalby ALAN SULLIVAN Milion Reimer
Production
*. Notore pits. thom 'ugaiter grimb movatelas and treacherous moskags. But they laugh at Death and hast destruction.** And which comma's tender love conquer Plateral barrierz).......
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IN OLD CHICAGO" 20th Century Fox Superb Production
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FANNIE HURST'S
IMITATION OF LIFE
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KORDA
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THE DIVORCE OF LADY X"
A United Artista Ficture
The Chinese Government bank, C.N.A.C. TO RESUME notes in circulation for the period.
SERVICE SOON ending June 30, 1938, totalled $1,726,977,835, says' a report to the It is learned from a very reliable: "International Daily News". This source that the China National Agure, observers state, is really not Aviation Corporation will resume a heavy täcrease over the previous service between Hongkong and note issue of the government Chungking a fortnight bencë. ! banks, for up till the end of The reason for the delay is partly August, 1937, the notes in circula- because one of the remaining two tion, lasted by the Bank of China, planes is still undergoing repairs, the Central Bank of China; the An order? Hah » been sent to Bank of Communications and the America for the construction of a Farmers Bank of China, amounted new model passenger, plane to take. to a total of $1,511.714.642 worth the place of "Kweilla" shot down. by the Japanese over a month ago. of banknotes, the report states.
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