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--making hysterical history in their scream version of Broadway's sensational (zugh hit!
THE
MARX
TOMORROW
Bros
"ROOM SERVICE"
AT THE QUEEN'S "BLOND CHEAT"
Joan Fontaine-
D. de Marney KKO-Radio Picture
4 SHOWS
DAILY 2.30-5.15
7.15-9.30
As BED RADIO SHE Wis
LUCILLE BALL-ANN MILLER ·
FRANK ALBERTSON.
TOMORROW
AT THE ALHAMBRA "FLIGHT INTO NOWHERE
with Jack Holt
A Colombia Pöture
FLEMING ROAD
TORE ANY THEM ON HAPPY VALLEY BUS
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ORIENTAL
THEATRE,
CINEMA & GENEKAL
Today's Screenings
KING'S-
Hongkong
"Little Miss Broadway" QUEEN'S
"Room Service”.
ORIENTAL·
"Tha" TexaIII”
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA·
"Room Service"
STAR:
"Crime
MAJESTIC:
School'
"Man-Froof**
Coming
| METERED WATER CRIMINAL
CONSUMPTION
Consumer Liable For Payment
PROCEDURE
ORDINANCE
Infanticide Offence Amendment
It is notified in the "Government Gazette" that by virtue and in ex- ercise of the powers conferred by tains the draft of a Bill intituled The "Government Gazette" con-
section 2 of the Emergency Regula- tions Ordinance, 1922, and of all an Ordinance to amend the Cri- other powers enabling him in that minal Procedure Ordinance. 1859. behalf, the Governor in Connell Be it enacted by the Governor makes
the following regulation, of Hongkong, with the advice and which shall be added as regulation consent of the Legislative Council, 38 to the regulations made under thereof, as follows:- the sald section 2 on the 28th Sep- tember, 1938, and published in the Gazette of the 7th October, 1938, as Government Notiñention 775 and subsequently amended:-..
38. Where until the date of this regulation any premises have been supplied with water, the metered consumption or excess consumption ? which has been payable by un owner or landlord and recovered,
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Araend- ment. Ordinance, 1938.
2. The Criminal Procedure Or-·· dinance, 1809, is amended by the substitution of the following sec- tion for section 774 thereof:-
77A-(1) Where a woman by any wilful act or omission causes the death of her child being a child under the age of twelve
in whole or in part, from his months, but at the time of the act
"There's Alwaye A Woman" tenants, by way of rent, such owner | Dr omission the balance of her
KING'S:
QUEEN'S:
"Blond Cheat"
J
"That Certain Age"
ORIENTAL:
"Man-Proof"
ALHAMBRA:
or landlord shail, notwithstanding mind was disturbed by reason of any notices he may have given to her not having fully recovered his tenants or the water authority. from the effect of giving birth to the child or by reason of the effect continue to be deemed the con-
of lactation sumer and shall be liable for pay-
consequent upon ment of any moneys due in respect the birth of the child, then, not- of such consumption, or excess withstanding that the clrcum- consumption, until he has made ar- stances were such that but for the rangements satisfactory to the provisions of this section the water authority for the continued offence would have amounted to supply of water to any persons murder, she shall be guilty of lawfully occupying such premises; felony, to wit of infanticide, and and, until such arrangements arenay for such offence be dealt with made, the Water Authority may and punished as if she had been continue the metered supply of guilty of the offence of manslaugh- "The Private Life of Henry water to the said premises.
ter of the child.
"Fight Into Nowhere" "Walking Down Broadway"
STAR:
"Shipmates Forever" "Double Danger*
CLAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY MAJESTIC:
THE SCREEN'S MOST SENSATIONAL OUTDOOR ROMANCE! THOUSANDS
IN THE CAST MILLION DOLLAR SPECTA LE
Out of
*EXCITING TARILLING
history's blazing pages comes this mighty story of courageous love!
JOAN BENNETT and RANDOLPH SCOTT "THE
TEXANS
2 DAYS ONLY-TOMORROW & WEDNESDAY
DARINGLY MODERN STAR STUDDED SMASH BIT!
A story of a beauty who fought with savage fury for
a love another women had stolen.
Myrna
Franchot
LOY
Rosalind
TONE RUSSELL
MAN-PROOF
with WALTER PIDGEON
Directed by RICHARD THORPE --Produced by LOUIS D. LIGHTON
OMATINEES: 20c.-30c EVENINGS: 20c.-30c,-506.-702,
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS
TU-DAY
LITTLE MISS. BROADWAY
Shirley Temple always turns in
·CINEMAS ~(See Column 3 of this a fine performance as millions of
Page).
fans will attest--but this time she DANCES.-Y.M.C.A. Service Men gives you the time of your life!
Dances, 9 p.m.
She's a Shirley of surprises sim- "A LECTURES.-On
Humanist ply surrounded by singing, danc- Education," by Professor R.K.M. ing. romancing fun making Simpson, at the Education show people. And if you're thrill- Society of the Hongkong Univer-able "Little Miss Broadway," which sity. 8.30 p.m.
MAILS. (See Page 18). "
VD**
CRIME WITHOUT PASSION
LICENSING BOARD ELECTION
(2) Where upon the trial "of a. woman for the murder of her child. being a child under the age of twelve months, the jury are of opinion that she by any wilful act" or omission caused its death, but that at the time of the
net or omission the balance of her
mind was disturbed by reason of her not having fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to the child or by reason of the effect of lactation consequent upon the birth of the child, then jury may notwithstanding that the
were such. the provi-
but
circumstances
for
the
It is notified in the "Government Gazette that by Command of His Excellency the Governor, an elec- They've done it again! That lon by the Justices of the Peace amous team of writing wizards, of two Justices of the Peace to Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, serve on the Licensing Board for who gave to the films such pictures three years. vice. Mr. Cyril Champ- as "Twentieth Century" and "Viva kin, J.P., and Mr. Hugh Blackwell Villa," have turned to producing | Layard Dowbiggin, 0.8.E., J.P... Alma on their own, and hit the bell whose terms of office expire on with their very first effort. It's December 9, will take place in the
that Council Chamber of the Urban that "Crime Without Passion," vivid, enthralling, fascinating. film Council on Wednesday. December |sions of this section they might have returned a verdict of murder, drama that is showing at the Maj-21. from at 4 to 6 p.m.
return in lien thereof, a verdict of estle Theatre,
Forms of nomination may be
Infanticide. With Claude Rains, remembered obtained at the Magistracy. Hong- for his work in "The Invisible kong. Man," in the leading role, appear- į Every nomination must be dell- ing in nearly every scene, and vered not less than six clear days Margo, the Spanish dancer, and before the day fixed for the elec- Whitney Bourne featured, "Crime [tion. Without Passion" tells the story of The only persons entitled to vote the perfect crime-that almost at the election are the unofficial succeeded.
Justices of the Peace.
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CROSSWORD
NO. 175
ACROSS Willness
1
(5)
1
Crawl (5)
10 As well
(4)
11 Gem (4)
13 Hire (8)
11" Clergy-
man (8)
15 Young
animal (4)
3
16
10
75
17 Austra-
·lian bird (3)
125
20
30
120
18 Menace
is showing at the King's Thea-121 Protect- tre.
MEETINGS.-St. Andrew's Church The grand group of troupers 23
Medical Relief Working Party, which aids and abets Miss Temple 10 a.m.
is headed by, that scintillating MISCELLANEOUS.-—81. Andrew's stepper, George Murphy; the irre-
Church Teachers' Preparation pressible Jimmy Durante; gorgeous (8)
blonde Phyllis Brook and Edna May Oliver, the popular, prim and
Class, 7 p.m.. MOON-X Moon, 14th Day. RELIGIOUS.St. Andrew's Church prudish grande dame of filmdom,
Bible Reading Fellowship and Fellowship of Youth; & p.m. SOCIAL-St. Andrew's Club "Open
Night," 9 ̈p,m SPORTS.-(8ee Page 10). SUNRISE.-6.47 a.m. SUNSET.--
5.39. p.
باز
To make the go-happy thrill hit` of the year, six new Bullock and Spina melodies radiate from the romance and the hit selectors can choose from "Be Optimistic,” “We Should Be together". If. All the word were Paper," Swing Me an
TIDES.-High at 04.57 and 17.58: Old-Fashioned Song." "How Can
Low at 00.20 and 11.36.
TO-MORROW
MEETINGS.-District Watch Com-
DM.
1
I Thank You." and "Little Miss Broadway," the title song,
URBAN COUNCIL
At the meeting of the Urban
dered.
enced (4)
long (8) Drinking .vessel (3)
234
25 Detest, (4) 27 Harken to
30, Dull (6) 32. Warmth
(4)
3 Experi-
33 Putrid (4) 34 Trappings ·
(5) 35.. Backbone
(6)
5 Floor
cover (31 Young eagle (6)
7 Excuse (4)
8 Dullard
(5)
9 Trader (8)
11 Command
(5)
DOWN
2 Cable (4)
12 Charge (8) SOLUTION TO-MORKOW
15 Showed
(B)
19
Arouse (6)
20 Exhausted
(5)
22 Weak (6)
24 Chimney (5)
26 Journey
-(4)
28 Store (41
29 Gain by work (4)
31 Vase (3)
(3) Nothing in this section shall affect the power of the jury upon an indictment for the murder of a child to return a verdict of con- cealment of birth, in pursuance of section 49 of the Offences against the Persons Ordinance, 1885, except that for the purposes of the pro- viso to that section a child shall be deemed to have recently been born fit, had been. born within twelve months before its death.
(4) The said section 49 shail also apply in the case of the ac- quittal of a woman upon an in-
Infanticide dictment for
35 it applies upon the acquittal of a woman upon an indictment for murder.
1
OBJECTS AND REASONS
Clause 2 of this Bill enacts In section 77A of the Criminal Pró- cedure Ordinance, No. 9 of 1899, the provisions of section 1 of the Infanticide Act, 1938, (1 & 2 Geo. B. c. 36) in substitution for the provisions of section 1 of the In- fanticide Act. 1922, (12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 18).
CARNIVAL DANCE
AT PENINSULA The Chief and Petty Officers Re- creation Rooms, H M. Dockyard, Hongkong, will hold a Carnival Dance at the Peninsula Hotel on to-night from 8.30 p.m. to 1 am. The price of admission for gentle- men is $1, ladies by invitation. The dance music will be provided by the band of HMS. Dorsetshire. Tickets may be obtained from the Manager of the Dockyard Club..
El
OVER 20,000 REFUGEES
IN CHANGSHA
Changsha, Dec. 3. Registration of refugees
in
Changsha 'caused by the disastrous fire on November 11 has been com- pleted...
2
It shows that there are alto- gether 24,021 refugees.. Among them only 2,250 have some sort of lodging while 22,671 are homeless. In addition, there are 150 or- Phans who are now in care of the
government Central News.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1938.-PAGE, 5
KING'S
SHOWING TODAY AT 2.30, 510, 7.18 AND 938 PM.
A Shirley who shows you the time of your life in the musical that's the life of the town!
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COLUMBIA
DAILY
AT
2-30
5:20
7:00 920
Shirley Temple LITTLE MISS BROADWAY
with
GEORGE MURPHY PHYLLIS BROOKS
JIMMY DURANTE
"EDNA MAE OLIVER
A 201
·Century-Fox"
Picture
斤
ALSO
CARTOON..
"BILLY GOAT'S WHISKERS
Six gril songs by
Bullock and Spino!
EDUCATIONAL COMEDY
"ALL'S FAIR"
JOAN BLONDELL MELVYN DOUGLAS
#
·
in
THERE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN'
STAR
TODAY ONLY •
“AFTER THIS WE'RE GOIN' STRAIGHT.........
Yes, Straight to the Electric Chair!
TO-MORROW
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CRIME SCHOOL
THE DEAD END KIDS
BIO HITRO - FORTY BONDIN BIN ADININ GALAGRE PEN - ELNEZNÁLE - TURKEY MUSEU
HUMPHREY BOGART
Dick Powell Ruby Keeler
SHIPMATES FOREVER"
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(MATINEES. 20. ·30. • EVENINGS. 20. ·30%-50%-70%)
TODAY, ONE DAY ONLY!
RETURN OF AN "OLD FAVOURITE "!
The Most Exciting Murder-Drama of All Time!
TIRED OF HER
and for that he was sonyi TIED TO HER
and for that he hated her)
CRIME without PASSION
A Hock-Mackthur, Picture with CLAUDE KAINS. Stur öl’Tka Tavdalkin Mon WHITNEY BOURNE
and MARGOʻ. THEATRE
•Wition, Directed and Predicné
by Bag Hocht & Cherier Mas Arber, Las Carmes, Photographer
A Paramovat kutyasu
TOMORROW, ONE DAY ONLY
ANOTHER “OLD FAVOURITE" NOT TO BE MISSED!
"CHARLES
**The Private Eife of HENRY
LAUGHTON in
A London Film Production
CINEMA SHOWS TO OVERSEAS DONATIONS
AID RELIEF
Kunming. Dec. 3. Approximately $100,000,000, has Under the auspices of the Rotary been donated by overseas Chinese Club, special programmes are to the National Government since being shown at the King's Theatre' the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese on Wednesday in aid of the re-hostilities, according to Mr. Chow Chi-kang, Vice-Chairman of the fugees.
Overseas Affairs Commission, who arrived here from Hongkong via French Indo-China on Thursday.
In addition, large quantities of
A different film will be shown at each show: Shirley Templé in
mittee Meeting, at Government
Solution No. 174
Sunday Special Solution House. 12 Noon: St. Andrew's
SOLUTION. Ácross; 1, Crutch,
SOLUTION—Across: 4, Special 8, Church Mothers Union, 3 pm.: Council on Tuesday at 4.15 p.m., an Brownle Pack, 3.30 p.m.: Urban application for an eating house. Robust. 7, Enclosure. 9, Colt, 10, Create. 9. Posture, 11, Tripod. 14. Council, Post Office Building. 4.15 licence for No. 226, Hollywood Ends. 11, Reply. 13. Sinner. 14, Pot, 15, Valet. 17, Cling. 18, Lean,
Road, ground floor, will be const-Tokens. 15, Placid 17, Stated, 19. Leap. 27. Cheap. 25, Lower 30. Ram POPPY DAY FUND ittiest Rebel." at 2.30 George medicine for wounded soldiers and
19, Brake 21, Padrs, 25, Curls, 26,
MOON-X Moon, 15th. Day.
Teach. 20, Beet. 22, File, 23, Direc-32, Nature, 33, Gambler. 34. Debate, REHEARSALS" Y.M.CA. "Pan-
tion, 24, Expect, 25, Humbly. Down 35, Asinine, Down: 1, Scuttle. 2. Previously acknowledged $18.843.52 Arlise in "House of Rothschild" at refugees have been contributed by tomine," in the West Lounge, 9 SOCIAL-Y.M.CA. Women's Sec-1. Cracks. 2, Tint. 3, Halber. 4 Revival 3, Btool, 5, Prop. 6, Cattle. 24th Heavy Battery, RA,
tion Sewing Bee.
Result. 5. Bore. 6, Trusts. 7. Elong 7, Airing, 10, Socks, 12, Pan. 135th Bn 6th Rajputans SUNRISE.-6.48
Rines SUNSET.- ated. 8. Entertain. 11, Remit. 12, Debar. 18. Trill, 20, Ásón, 21, Pupil. 5.39 p.m.
Youth. lb. Pebble. 16; Defeat. 17, 22, Perusal, 23, Spheres, 24, Cheats. TIDES-High at 00.25 and 1834. Scotch. 18. Dreary. 21. Five, 22, 25, Carbon. 28. Let, 29, Waver. 31,
Low at 01.10 and 12.10.
"word
RELIGIOUS-St. Andrew's Church Boys' Choir Practice, 6.30 p.m. ROTARY MEETING-At Hong kong Hotel Roof Garden, 1 p.m.
a.m
Form
Mean,
43.60 5.10, Wallace Beery in "Treasure them, Mr. Chow added.
Island" at 7.15 and Grace Moore Full support, Mr. Chow stated, is 150.00in. "When You're in Love" at 9.30 pledged by the overseas Chinese to
p.m. All receipts will be donated the National Government for con- · $19,037.12 to the British Fund for Relief of [tinued resistance to Japar.-Cen-
Distress in China.
tral News,
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