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TODAY AND TOMORROW
The Most Inspiring Novel Of The Year! The Most Thrilling Drama Of The Decade !
Out of a Woman's Love-Scarred Heart Comes a Story to
Thrill the World!
TED
WHITE BANNERS
by LLOYD C. DOUGLAS
CLAUDE RAINS FAY/BAINTER JACKIE COOPER BONITA GRANVILLE
MENNY COMEILI - KAY JOHNSON » JAMES STEPKENSON - Directed
· Edmund fonátta amet te Tu Pale
Panda by WAKKEN ERDA + Laven par by Lane Corian, Cabaret Bagare and Abas Produs – Å BOEMOPOLITAN PRIM
SUNDAY
RKO Radio
Picture
| 4 SHOWS
DAILY 2.30-5.15
7.15-930
SPECIAL X'MAS ATTRACTION
BOBBY BREEN "BREAKING THE ICE "
TAKE ANY TRAM DA HAPPY VALLEY HUS
ORIENTAL
DAYS TO-DAY
ONLY
FLEMING ROAD ANCHAI
TEL 28473
TO-MORROW.
YOU'LL LAUGH AND CHEER AT THIS EXCITING PICTURE :
Packed with comedy and the best prize fight you ever shown in any picture.
BEST TAYLOR-MADE ROMANCE OF 1938!
ROBERT
Packed with power! Red-hot with romance) Teeming with thrills) Sweethearts"of "A Tank al'Oxford" in a star-studded hiti
TAYLOR
GROND ROARS
THE
Mroo Godmun
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FRANK
MORGAN
MAUREEN
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EDWARD
ARNOLD
WILLIAM
O'SULLIVAN - GARGAN LIONEL STANDEN · JANE WYMAN Directed by Richard Thorpe
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Produced by Sam Zirakalınt
STARTS SUNDAY
TEST PILOT
ACTION-LADEN NERVE-TINGLING
Clark Gable, Myrna Loy. Spencer Tracy. Lional Barrymore..
OMATINEES: 20c.-30e
EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c. ❤
KING'S:
Hongkong
"Of Human Hearts" QUEEN'S
"White Banners"
ORIENTAL·
"The Crowd Roars"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA -
"Non-Stop New York"
STAR:
"Bluebeard's Eighth Witế” MAJESTIC:
"Rich. Man, Poor Girl"
KING'S:
Coming
"Swiss Miss" QUEEN'3:
"Breaking" The Ice"
ORIENTAL:
"Test Pilot" ALHAMBRA:
"Breaking The Ice"
STAR:
"Top Hat"
"My Heart Is Calling" MAJESTIC:
- "The Crowd Roars"
"Reformatory"
RICH MAN, POOR GIRL
CINEMA & GENERAL
Petroleum Used In Fight Against Dreaded Malaria
Thanks to the intensive efforts uude for "fighting malaria, that terrible epidemic malady that ravages, many parts of the world, the knowledge of methods that enable this fight to be carried on success- fully has made very great progress. Thus until 1914, it was not known that petroleum could be used for fighting malarla by pouring it on watercourses. That was the year when it WAS
discovered that a special mixture of various petroleums completely destroyed the larvae of the angpheie, the mosquito that transmits malaria.
The interest of this discovery; ried out with a view to ascertain- was speedily appreciated, and fol-ing the conditions for obtaining lowing the fruitful collaboration the best results by pouring petro- between the well-known Ross In-leum over watercourses, and how it stitute of Tropical Hygiene, the would be possible to maintain an Burma Shell Oll Storage Company of Him on the surface of the water and the Distributing Company of without its becoming mixed with India, a rational method was put the water below it. Good results. into operation which secured were at last secured and methods magnificent results.
were put into force which are now Exhaustive experiments were car applied with success. But the war declared against malaria has per- mitted the completion of results already obtained by working in
NON STOP NEW another direction.
4
YORK
$1
PRESCRIBED DOSE
This is the development of the "Non Stop New York," the use of quinine, about which the „Gaumont picture starring Anna Malaria Commission of the League Lee in the lead-role as a down of Nations, has taken so much and out chorus girl is being shown trouble. It is hoped to generalise to-day at the Alhambra Theatre. the dally taking, in regions where The story" concerns chorus malaria is prevalent, of the dose of girl who accidentally witnesses a six grains of quinine prescribed by murder and then returns to Eng- the Commission, a method which land, only to discover that the has been employed, with so much New York police are trying an success by millions of people for Innocent man for the murder. preventing malaria, Petroleum and Petermined to save him, she in- quinine-the combination may ap- forms Scotland Yard, but they pear strange, but it gives practical disbelieve her. She stows away results by which millions of per- aboard a new Transatlantic ner sons benefit every day. to testify dr behalf of the Inno- For curing malaria, the Com- cent man.
⚫ mission in question recommends John, that 15 to 20 grains of quinine
There's something funny some-Loder, who plays the role of a should be taken every day, during
Arthur five to seven days.
Des-
where when a girl won't marry a man because he has a million dol- Iars. The somewhere in this case is the Majestic Theatre and the something is the laugh riot, "Rich Man, Poor Girl,
Robert Young, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey, Guy Kibbee, Rita Johnson and Lana Turner are featured in the cast of this enjoyable screen- fare.
of The "performance Young, Ayres and Miss Russcy are excep- tionally fine, with capable por trayals being turned in by the rest of the cast. The picture was deftly chected by Reinhold Schunzel.
FLAG PRESENTED TO GENERALISSIMOTM
Chungking, Dec, 22. On behalf of Chinese in Ger- many, Dr. Cheng Tien-fang, untii) recently Chinese Ambassador to Germany, yesterday presented a flag which he had brought back to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek as a token of respect for his leader-) ship.-Central Newa
Supporting "Anna Lec is
Scotland Yard Detective, Goullett, Frank Cellier and mond Tester.
BUDGET FOR REFUGEE
STUDENTS
Chungking, Dec, 22.
MONEY FOR WINTER GARMENTS
Chungking, Dec. 22. Substantial donations for the The Ministry of Education has purchase of winter garments for decided to make a monthly appro- soldiers have been received by the priation of $382,800 to nine govern-National Government from people ment middle schools for refugee in various parts of the country. students in various parts of the Yesterday, $23.600 and $85,639 country.
were remitted here from Shanghai Students in these schools are ex- and Macao respectively. The empted from payment of fees, and Macao donations were collected by may also apply for small loans in business men there through special case of need-Central News.
sales-Central News.
[720 - $30
ALIA
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
MATINEES. 20% - 30c · EVENINGS. 20%-30%-50£7
TODAY AND TOMORROW
A DELIGHTFUL ROMANTIC COMEDY. FÜLL
OF LAUGHTER!
GIRLS! HOW, YOU CAN WIN YOUR MILLIONAIRE BOSS.......in 6 Easy Lessons!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1938. -PAGE 5
KING'S
TODAY ONLY AT LIS, 5.10. 1.15 AND 8.30 PM.
MILLIONS CHEER ITS GREATNESS!
Tumultuous with the blazing thrills of America's romantic yesterday comes this emotional love, drama! Spectacularly produced by the creators of "The Good Earth" and "CaptainsCourageous"! CLARENCE BROWN'S Production of
OF HUMAN HEARTS
Directed by CLARENCE BROWN'
TOMORROW M.G.M. PICTURE
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A cast of thousands with « WALTER HUSTON • JAMES STEWART - BEULAH BOND! GUY KIBBEE CHARLES COBURN JOHN CARRADINE Stare Play b BRADBURY FOOTE Prodami by JOHN W CONSIDINE, A
Aj Matré-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
STAN LAUREL - OLIVER HARDY in
'SWISS MISS"
ROYAL STUDIO FREE SITTING COUPON For one copy of Postcard size art portrait will be given away froe to all Dress Circle patrons on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th D'e. performances...
ALHAMBRA
NATUAN RD, HO
„30.3.20·730 & 8.30 •TEL. 50806
TODAY AND TOMORROW A Thrilling non-stop flight to save a doomed man across the Atlantic! ROMANCE! INTRIGUE MURDER !
"NON-STOP NEW YORK"
Anna LEE John LODER
SUNDAY
RKO-Picture
BOBBY BREEN BREAKING THE ICE
DAILY
AT
230
520
720
920*
HANKOW
KOWLOON
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TODAY AND TOMORROW
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HE THOUGHT HE KNEW HOW TO TAME A FRAU
...BUT GARY'S IN THE DOG-HOUSE NOWI
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS
TO-DAY
ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS.
-St. Victoria.
AUCTIONS--Toys and
Christmas
Crackers, "at 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.
CINEMAS.-(Bee Column 3 of this
Page).
DANCES.-8t
Andrew's Ball, Peninsula Hotel, 9.30 p.m. ENTERTAINMENTS.
-
YMCA. Pantomime "Cinderella." in the West Lounge, 9 p.m.. Party on board H.M.S. Birmingham, to the Children of the Seaforth Highlanders, 5.30 p.m. to 7.30
p.m.
LECTURES-First Aid. by Prof. L. T. Ride, at P.W.D. Offices, 5.30 p.m.; Anti-Gas (in English) at HK. Chinese Women's Club, 11 Queen's Road. 11.30 am. ARP., Maryknoll Convent School, Kowloon, 4 p.m.; " Au- xillary Unit, at Ambulance Hqrs., 5.45 p.m. and Brigade, 7,30 p.m.: 'First Aid, at Ying Wah Boys, College, fcr Women, 8 p.m. • MAILS.-(Sen Page 18). MEETINGS.-Helena
May
"glous Fellowship, 10.30 am.
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CROSSWORD
NO. 191
ACROSS
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9 Consumed
(5)
10 Propor- tion (5)
11 As well
(3).
12 lumin ant (5) 14 Squeezes
17 Edible
stalk (6)
19 Alm at (6),
22 Wedded
25
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28 Cask (3) 29 Picture-
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puzzle (5) 30. Custom- ́ary. 451"
“MISCELLANEOUS. — Exhibition 31 Running
of Ancient Chinese Statuettes
of six Dynasties Paintings and Curios, at Hotel Cecil, from 2 to 7 p.m. MOON.-XI Moon, 2nd Day, Jewish
**ew Moon. BCIAL-Whist Drive and Tom- bola in R. E. Warrant Officers and Sergeants' Mess Wellington Barracks, 8,15 p.m.; Checrò Club Bridge and Mahjong- SPORTS. (See Page 2). SUNRISE 6,59 a.m. SUNJET--
5.45 p.m.
TIDES.-High at 11.39 and 21.58.
Low at 04.38 ang 15.25.
TO-MORROW
sore (5)
32 From here!
(5) -33, Fne (5)
DOWN
1 Attend to
(5)-
1 Hobo (6)
2 Player (5) 3 Feline
animal (7) Soldiery (6)
5 Walt an
(5)
0 Assevera- tions (5)
7 'Appear-
nces (5)
13 Musical
work (5)
15. Under-
U.S. AMBASSADOR
LEAVES KUNMING
Kunming. Dec. 22.
.
30
mine (3) 16. Mistake (5)
16
18 Organ of
bearing (3)
20 Height (7) Counsel
21
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22 Jollity (5)
23. Bird (5)
24 Result (51)
28 Dodge (5)
27 Agree
with (5)
SOLUTION ||TO-MOREUW
Solution No. 190
ACROSS:
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Lingered, 9, Feels. 10, Coercion. 11, Stand, 14. Web. 10, Repute. 17. Utopia. 18, Toy. 20, Rapid. 24, Mus- cular. 25, Mimie, 26, Marriage. 27, Agony. DOWN: 1. Clock 2 An- Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, US. Am-ger. 3, Hence. 4. Repose. 8, Erec-, SUNRISE.-6.59 a.m. SUNSET-bassador to Ching, left Kunming tion 7, Splendid 12, Debating
5.44 p.m.
yesterday morning to return to 18, Musician. 14, Wet, 15, Buy, TIDES.-High at 11.04 and 21.28. Washington by way of Burma-19, Ocular, 21, Bcore 22, Cloak
Low at 04.04 and 14.48.
Central News
23. Creed
MOON.-XI. Moon, 3rd. Day.
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He had too much money, and too little romance... until the came along! You'lllaugh you'll love it!
Rich Man
BOBERT
YOUNG POOr Gir!
LEW AYRES
RUTH HUSSEY GUY KIBBEE RITA JOHNSON.
ANA TURNER
190:
NEWS OF THE DAY TRAVELTALK
SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY **OUR SPECIAL CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION!
BEST TAYLOR-MADE ROMANCE OF 1938!
"ROBERT
Packed with power) Red-hot" with romance! Teeming with thrillal Sweethearts of "A Yank
{Oxford” in a star-studded hat! --
TAYLOR
THE
Meno
Gokarn
FRANK
MAUKSEN
EDWARD ARNOLD
MORGAN • O'SULLIVAN · GARGAN LIONEL BLANDEB •`IANE WYMAN Dizvoted by Richard Thépe. Pulpved by Ben Zimbaligr
AMEREA'S LEADING GONE JEAM.
IN THE COMEDY BIT OF 193HI
CLAUDETTE
COLBERT COOPER
GARY
MUGLER ZURGA PALING
"BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE*
EDWARD EVERETT HORTON - DAVID NIVEN ASSAL PATTERSTON » MATMAN HAST
*SOUND END DAN IS D
ERNST LUBITSCH KANN MAN
SUNDAY & · MONDAY- SPECIAL X'MAS ATTRACTION
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
7 Walt Disney's Creations in Technicolour,
(1) Mickey Mouse in "HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY "
în BOAT “BUILDERS "
(2)
(8) Donald Duck in SELF CONTROL"
do.
(4)
do. (5) Silly Symphony (6)
do.
(7)
do.
in "DONALD'S BETTER SELF"
*THE OLD MILL”
* MOTH 'AND THE FLAME”
* WYNEEN, BLYNKEN & NOD" ALSO
"LA CUCURACHA · A DANCE MUSICAL
in Technicolour
Charlie Chaplin in "BEHIND THE SCREEN” Belease through RKO-Badiq Pictures
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