HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
HONG KONG
4 230-$15 7-20-9:30PM
KOWLOON
AT 2:30-520 720 8 9:30 PM.
FINAL_SHOWINGS TODAY
THE GRANDEST ROMANCE EVER FILMED!
BONALO COUMAN, grapes of 3. stars as Pranavie
Villon, pourrogue who dared ta Spong the farat Sandy Promos
TOMORROW
AT THE QUEEN'S
"THE
RAT
A. Chatterton A. Walbrook
Flaming Adventure
Glorious Romance!
Adolph Zukor pesusit
RONALD COLMAN
“U FRANK LLOYD'
"IF I WERE KING
A Fantament Picture wish
Frances Dee Basil Rathbone Ellen Dr. C. V. France · Neary Wilcution_
Pembacad and Directed by Nick Lord
TOMORROW
AT THE ALHAMBRA PAINTED DESE‹‹T” George O'Brien Ray Whitley
TAKE ANY TEAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BLE
4 SHOWS]
DAILY
2.30-5.19 7.15-9.30
DAYS
ORIENTAL
| FLEMING ROAD HANCHAI TEL 25473
•20 TO-DAY • TO-MORROW⚫
A WILD WOMAN LEADS A HILARIOUS MAN-HUNT!
She out-smarted, out-talked, out-thought him, but be put of a gay fight in this serowy, dizzy, funny comedy,
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
PRESENTS
with
Women! Here's your recipe for romance:
WOMAN CHASES MAN
MIRIAM HOPKINS JOEL MCCREA
CHARLES WINNINGER ERIK RHODES
ELLA LOGAN • LEONA MARICLE BRODERICK: CRAWFORD
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
RELEASED THEU UNITED ARTISTS
" MEBLE OBERON
'BELOVED ENEMY BRIAN AHERNE
10 MATINÉES: 20%.-30e • EVENINGS: · 20ɛ,-30c.-50c.-70c: ↳
DAILY
AT.
2-30
5:20
720
9-20
HANKOW
STARE
MARX
BROS.
21
in
TODAY ONLY
"A NIGHT
at the OPERA"
M.G.M. Picture
TO-MORROW
A Paramount
Picture
CINEMA & GENERAL
Today's Screenings
KING'S:
Hongkong
"The Drum"
QUEEN'S.
"I Were King
ORIENTAL
"Woman Chases Man"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA
"II I Were
STAR:
King"
"A Night at the Opera" MAJESTIC:
"She Married An Artist"*
KING'S:
Coming
"Sally, Irene And "Mary" QUEEN'S:
The Rat"
"Spawn Of The North" ORIENTAL:
"Beloved Enemy"
ALHAMBRA:
"Painted Desert"
STAR:
"Wells Fargo" "Murder In The Fleet"
MAJESTIC:
"Lancer "Spy"!
Titanic Film
Plan Protest
མར་ཁ་ཅན་རང་རངས་པ་ནང་བཞིན་ཁོང་ང་ང་ང་ནང་ཕྱག་ཆ་
аге
MIGHT CAUSE ALARM TO TRAVELLERS Plans for making aim of the Titanic disaster described in the stage and Screen magazine. "Varlety," which also states that the Cunard White Star Line is understood to have lodged ha ^ formal complaint with the De- partment of State in Washing- 100.
DRAME OF NORTHWEST FRONTIER
Thrills, romance and intrigue on India's Northwest Frontier unfold. In "The Drúm," Alexander Korda's new picture, which is showing at the King's Theatre..." Sabu, the child star of "Elephant Hoy fame, is the principle character, being supported by Valerie Hobson an Roger Livesey.
Broadcast Music Not A "Public Performance"
THE QUESTION WHETHER permission granted to bands to play copyright music in public covers the broadcasting of the music will be argued before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which re- cently granted Mr. Arthur John M-1lor and Mr. Wilfred Wells, Halsey. music publishers, of Liverpool, leave to appeal agaiasť a judgment of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
ACROSS TASMAN
SEA BY PLANE
Regular Flights To Begin This Year
Qantas
Empire
Airways. which is responsible for the main air routes from Singapore to Aus- tralasia, announces likely ex- tension of the services from Sydney in Auckland, New Zealand. early this year.
Ltd. the company
The White Star liner Titanic sank in the Atlantic after call.
New flying boats, modified ver- sion with an leeberg on her mal-
sions of the Short Empire boats den voyage to the United States on April 21, 1912, with a loss of the Imperial Airways and Qantas that constitute the mainstay of 1,503 lives.
Mr. Maxwell Fyfe, K.C., for Mr. Mellor and Mr. Halsey, said that
pamphlets and prospectuses which
they published bove notices to the
effect that all their music wa
"free for pubile performance."
The Australian Broadcasting commission had engaged baras which had played pieces in which Mr. Mellor and Mr. Halsey owned the copyright, and, as a result, the publishers brought an action for an Injunction to restrain the broadcasting of their copyright works.
It was the contention of the petitioners Mr. Fyfe' suld, that the permission covered performance
in public but not broadcasting.
"SEPARATE PERFORMANCES"
member of the committee, asked Lord Russell of Kallowen, a
Empire Airways fleets, will be Officials of the shipping com-commissioned for the run of 1,348 there was a performance by the counsel of he was saying that
pany admit that they were aware aites across the Tasman Sea.
band, which was licensed by his that the project had been under discussion for
clients, and a separate performance several
The Auckland-Southampton air- months. bus state that any action in such wat will measure 14.477 miles, by broadcasting which they did A matter could be taken only by making it by far the longest is not cense
the world. Britain's plans the company's head office in Eng land. It was obvious, however, they added, that objection could
1;
for Mr. Fyfe: Yes. That accords with
an Empire route around the world the decisions fald down in authori- will be another step nearer com-ties in this country, in the United be taken, since a Alm of this pletion, when the first seaplane States and in 'Australia. nature might alarm travellers. on the regular service alignts
"Variety" quotes a Hollywood spokesman of the Selznick Inter- national Picture Corporation AS saying:
in Auckland harbour.
Mr. Fyfe said that Mr. Justice Nicholas, who heard the action, held that the right of free perfor- |mance referred to in the petition– ers' pamphlets and prospectuses "We have no intention of aban- and engaged the British director, did not refer only to bands, but | doning the picture. In fact, we Alfred Hitchcock, to make the meant any performance in which
English novelist, to write the story,
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have brought Richard" Blaker, the film."
Frances Dee.
Joel McCrea
WELLS FARGO”
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS.
-Blessed Angela.
or Hall, 5,45 m. Kowloon Un- Ion Church Women's Guild. 10
a.m.
CINEMAS-(See Column 3 of this MISCELLANEOUS, Annual In-
Page).
DANCES.-Cheero Club Dance, 8.30
p.00.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
8
*Kowloon Union Church Sunday School Christmas Tea Party, 3 to 6 pm LECTURES --First Md, for Govi ernment Servants, at Ambulance Hqra..
Anti-Gas (in p.m.; English at H.K. Chinese Women's Club, 11 Queen's Road, 11.30 8.12. MAILS.—(See Page 16). MEETINGS.-HK, Sunday School Assen.. in Kowloon Union Church
spection of the Royal Naval and Marine Landing Party by the Commander-in-Chief, at Happy Valley, 10 am; Claims against the Estates of Reginald Fleming
Johnston, and Margaret Theresa Theodor (otherwise Margaret Theodore), due: Cathedral Wo- men's Fellowship Working Party, Cathedral Hall, 10 a.m.. MOON-XI Moon, 14th. Day, SPORTS,--(See Page 2). SUNRISE.-7.04 a.m. SUNSET.-
5.51 p.m TIDES.--High at 97.43 and 18.50,
Low at 01.44 and 12.08.
CROSSWORD
NO. 199
ACROSS
1 Give (6)
(8)
4 Walted on
8 Spirit (3)
9 Obeisance ...
(6)
11 Responds
to (6)
5
•
8
10
1/3
IS
177
1
12 Candle (5)
18
120
13 Unfolded
16)
16 Kind (5)
18. Skin
opening (4). 19 Builder's
material (6)
23 To moder-
ate (6)
25 Augury (4), 28 Sky blue
** (5)
29 Journey (8)
31 More
agree. able (5) 33 Outspoken 34 song bird
(6)
(6)
35 Total (3) 36 Comun-
drum (6) 37 Performer
22
124
4
125 1.26
27
130
37 32
34
35
2 Metal (8)
3 Make
speech (5)
4 Certain (4)
5
Come
forth (B)
6 · Unoccu
pied (6)
7 Leave of
(8)
10 Tomboy
(6)
(6)
14 Vessel (3)
DOWN
15
At no
1 Church
dignitary
. time (5)
(6)
17 Find
pleasure in
“SOLUTION TO-MORROW
(5)
50 Wonder
(B)
21 Small
barrel (3) 22 Disease (8)
23 Reversed
(6)
24 Dridge (6)
26 Chiefly (8)
27 Floweri
..
honey (6) 20 Kind of bay- window (5)
32 Unem-
ployed (4)
the petitioners' pieces of music were rendered, and that, therefore, the broadcasting of such pieces was a performance with the con- sent of the petitioners and not an infringement of their copyright.
The chairman, Lord Atkin, said that important legal questions. were involved
Other members of the committee sitting were Lord. Thankerton,
Lord Wright and Lord Porter.
CHOLERA "NOTICE
Government Notification Nó, 788
of September, 29, 1938, is amended as follows-
First and second class cabin passengers embarking at Hong- kong for ports in the Philippine Islands are no longer required to furnish themselves with certi- heates of immunisation against: cholera.
kong
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1939.-PAGE 5
KING'S
TODAX ONLY AT 238, 5.30, 7.15 AND 9.30 PM.
“COME ON...
W you dare!”
Teda mummer at frying alien wat die tango zelmeremo al spin bulking
Karben kiara, de strokeg mataa, mut
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The
DRUM
La Chern Tac Hote
www.BABU BAYMOND MARRY - JESMONIO TREEN VALČED HOBBON
RECTA UVERY
had twent off balles. " (P ZOLTAN KONDA
ALSO
A WALT DISNEY'S CARTOON Silly Symphony
IN TECHNICOLOUR
MODERN INVENTIONS"
TOMORROW
Featuring DONALD DUCK
ALICE FAYE TONY MARTIN in
20th Century Fox *SALLY, IRENE AND MA Y”.
• SHOWS DAILY 230 5 20 720.930
MAJESTICO
THEATREV
(MATINEES. 20. -30. • EVENINGS. 20. •30x50c70)
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY:
TWO GREAT SHOWS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!!!
ON THE STAGE,
QUEENIE
and her
HAWAIIAN TROUBADOURS
SINGERS. MU¬ICIANS AND HULA-HULA DANCERS
ON THE SCREEN.
A Gay and Romantic Comedy About Artists and Models!,
WIFE VERSUS MODEL! T
SHE MARRIED
AN ARTIST
JOHN BOLES LULI DESTE
Frances Drake · Helen Wesliey Alexander D'Arcy · Breptes Dr Marion Gering - A Columbia Picture
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY The Most Buspenseful Spy Story Evor "Screened! DOLORES DEL RIO
in
GEORGE SANDERS "LANCER SPY"
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
ITALY BANS FOREIGN FUNNIES"
- Italian children, may, follow the ly military, the Italian race, and Steerage passengers from Hong-antica of Mickey Mouse and Don-Italy's past and present history."
Courageous.. healthy adventure to ports in the Philip ald Duck in their funny papers but pine Islands should, however, ob- must give up other foreign comics, stories" are to be permitted, birt tain a certificate of inoculation
citme and "morally equivocal" sto- Dino Alfieri, Minister of Propa-ries are banned. against cholera dated not less than ganda, instructed comics edito.s to five months prior to the date of abolish
Picture papers already have be- completely
all matter gun substituting adventure strips, their departure from Hongkong imported from abroad excepting one which the exploits of an and issued by the Port Health the creations of Walt Disney, Omcer. Hongkong, or other Gov-
Italian aviator which are distinguished from the Cub fighting, for Insurgent Gen. called "Tiger's ernment Medical Officer.
uthers for their artistic value and Francisco Franco in Spain. substantial morality.”
Solution No. 198
1
Stories and illustrations copied
from a foreign product by Italian
KWEICHOW RADIO
STATION
KWEIYANG,' Jan, 2, (Central)—— The new radio broadcasting
ACROBS: 1, Delicate. 5, Acts. 8. writers and artists also were c
dered suppressed,' Prodigal, 9, Ruin. 11, Fade, 13, Omits, 16, Arms. 18, Uproar, 20, With the elimination of foreign Astute, 21, Neat. 23, Table. 24, Deck. drawn or foreign inspired comics, station, XPSA, here began broad- 28, Adam. 29, Persuade. 30, Then. picture pages are reduced by one casting on New Year's day. 31. Censured. DOWN 1, Dupe, 2, balt, Signor Alferi ordering textual
With a wave length of 43 metres, LOOK., 3, China, 4, Trader. 6, Cau-matter to be substituted. The fun-the new station will broadcast, in tlous. 7, Bongster. 10. Tosa, 12, Dare.nies have been running 14 tabloid Mandarin, Cantonese and Amoy 14, Bubtract. 15, Cribbage, 17, Mate, pages. 10, Anew. 22, Adhere. 25, Oasks, 26, July
-64.7 63.2 03.9 68.7 73.4 83.1 Fair. 26, Fair, 27, Herd,
dialects. Malayan, English and. The Minister declared children's Japanese on week days from 6 to papers must become educational, 7.30 a.m. and: 5.30 to 11.10 p.m, and *psalting Italian heroism; especial-on Sunday from 5.30 to 11.10 p.m.
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