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SPAWN of the NORTH
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Gangland and penitentiary roaring newspaper offices in big cities, and romance in the country are mingled in a dramatic plot in "The Last Gangster." in which Edward G. Robinson appears... Is showing at the King's Theatre to- day in the story of a man's term in prison and the effect on his family
James Stewart. Rose Stradner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's glamorous discovery from Vienna, Lionel Stander and "others' of note sur-" round America's "number one gangster star" in the new drama
"The Last Gangster" deals with the downfall of a gang overlord trailed by the G-Men, jailed on an Income tax fraud indictment and imprisoned for ten years during which time his wife changes her Identity to save their child from the disgrace of his name.
CINEMA & GENERAL
NEW CINEMA
HOUSE
Cathay Theatre To Open Soon
The Cathay Theatre, the
newest Colony's
cinema, is nearing completion la Wan- chai Road, on a site almost immediately opposite the old No. 2 Police Station. With a seating capacity of 920, an entrance lobby in marble and Venetian mosaic, with concealed lighting in the auditorium of three different shades of green, the cine, ma is the last word in architec- tural design.
R.CA "high Adelity" sound sys- tem, and treatment of the walls with rice husk plastic and the cell- ing with Heraklith beards, should ensure perfect sound.
Flims already booked for show-
include "Vivacious ing
Lady." "Snow White." "Carefree." "Little | Miss Broadway," "Lancer Spy" and
"Four Men and a Prayer."
Lock Hing and Company, sliver- smith and curio dealers, are the owners of this new theatre pro- perty. Messrs. Palmer and Turner are the architects,
PRINCESS
Little Laureen Clemo who has the role of princess in the "Sleeping Beauty" Ballet which will be presented by the George " Goncharof School at the King's Theatre on February 2. (Photo D'Asis)..
CROSSWORD
NO. 209
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2
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by sheep
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perennial plant
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SUNRISE.—7.06 am.. SUNSET-6
p.m.
TIDES.-High at 07.48 and 18.42.
Low at 01.21 and 11.25,
TO-MORROW
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matter
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What philos-
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39
George Elot?
23
DIARY OF LOCAL "EVENTS
TO-DAY
ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS
-S. Marcellus. CINEMAS.(See' Column 3 of this
Page),
DANCES. Cheero Club Dance, 8.30
p.m.
LECTURES. Dr. French Oliver's Back-to- the Bible' Meeting. "Apostates and Backsliders," at Kowloon Union Church, 7.30 Dr. First Ald, at Ying Wah Boys' College, for men, 8 p.m.; al Ambulance Hars.. 7.30 p.m. "MAILS.--(See Page 16)..
MEETINGS Kowloon
Church Fellowship, 8.45 p.m.; St. Andrew's Church Medical Reller Working Party, 10 am. MISCELLANEOUS, A.R.P.
Union
FX
amination at Volunteer Hqrs..
Lecture, | LECTURES.-Y.M.C.A.
"South With Scott," zy Mrs. D. 8. Green, à p.m.
MEETINGS.-Monthly Committer, of Chinese Chamber of Com- meuce, Chamber's Board-room, Connaught Road Central, 2.30 p.m.;
Andrew's St.
Mothers' Unlon, 3 pm.; Brownie Pack, 3.30 p.m.: Church Council and Budget Meeting. 6 p.m.
What large
sea receives the waters of the "Voka and Ural
brut has no outlet?
26, Ireland
MOON-Chinese XI Moon, 27, 27. What is the
Day..
RELIGIOUS--St. Andrew's Church Boys' Choir Practice, 6.30 pm.
10.30. am.: Y.M.C.A. Ladles' ROTARY MEETING.-At Hong-
Charity Games Afternoon, in the West Lounge; La Salle College SOCIAL
Prize Distribution, in College Hall, 4.30 pm.; St. Andrew's Church Teachers' Preparation Class, 7 p.m. MOON.--Chinese XI Moon, 26th.
Day.
REHEARSALS.-Hongkong singers in Union Church. Kennedy Road, 5.30 p. HK. Philarmorile Society Orchestral Section, at Seamen's Institute, 3.45 p.m. RELIGIOUS-St. Andrew's Church
Fellowship of Youth, 8 p.m. SOCIAL-Y.M.CA, Women's Sec- tion, Bridge and Mahjong Drive in aid of local charities. 3 p.m.; Whist Drive in YMCA West Lounge, D.m. SPORTS. (See Page 2).
kong Hotel Roof Garden, 1 p.m.
ÝM.C.A, Women's Sec- tion, Sewing Bee, 10 a.m.
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third largest city in Europe? Note of the scale
29. Obtainca - 30. What Aus
trallan prima donna took her stage name from her
native city?
31. Edge
32 Paid pub- licity
$3. Abounda
34. Bathe
35
What engin- eer conceived the plan of building the Brez Carial? Ferdinand de~?
46
42
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37. United with stitches
38. Domesticated
oxen of Tibet Meadow
40. City in
Vermont
42. Allowanc
for past service
46. Silkworní
What early.
47
romantic poet wrote "The Schoolmistress?
Beverage
49. 50., Concise 51. Negative
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17. Lofty
mountains
19. Sharp
projections
29. Licit 21. Wear away 32. Humour
23. Makes
tranquil
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gulshed
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27. Peers
30. Most humble
31. Uncooked
33. Former Rus-
vote
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3.
Of each an
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5. Freezes
6. Everything
7. Compass
9. For what“
famous Greek woman did Pericles divorca his wife? What Finnish runner holds the record tor the five miles event?
SOLUTION TO-MORROW
30. Of what
country is Damascus the
capital?
37. Meaning 39. Part of, a
camera. 40. Wager. 41. Exist. 42. Through. 43. Electrined,
particle.
44. Indian of
Tierra del
ין
Fuego.
45. Marahial of
France
48, Personal
pronoun.
RADIO
PROGRAMME
(Continued from Page 3)
ships; There was a frog: What have you got; etc.-Uncle George's Party with Orchestra. An Animal Alphabet (A Quessing Game For Tiny Tots) Noah's Ark (Containing The Names Of The Animals Heard In An animal Alphabet)--George Baker (Vocal) with Orchestra. Studio Serial Litila Man, You've Had A Busy Day (Hoffman and Wayne)-Lee Allen with Mrs. Allen and Norman. Sidney Torch at the Organ.
6.30 p.m. Closing local Stock Quotations.
6.33 p.m. Carroll Gibbons, and His Boy Friends.
Hitting A New High-Film Selec- tion. Breakin' In A Pair Of Shoes (Stept); Sugar" Rose' (Waller). Now That You're Gone (Kahn and Ferito); Can't We Talk It Over Washington and Young). Double
| Or Nothing-Fum Selection; Mr. Dodd Takes The Alr-Film Selec- tion.
7 pm A Light Spanish Pro-
sramme.
If I Could Forget Your Eyes (Albeniz)--Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) with Orchestra. "Sevilla (Albeniz) Navarra (Albeniz)—Arthur Rubin- stein (Piano). Un Barberillo Alegre (Villa-Prado) Conchita Supervia (Mezzo-soprano) with Or- chestra. Pastora (Murillo-Miranda) La Zingarella (Paisiello)-Conchita Supervia (Meszo-soprano) with Or- chestra. Carnaval (Lucena) L# Habanera (Lucena)-Cordoba Phil- harmonic Orchestra cond. by P. Cantero. 'Cello Solo by Jose Pablos, 7.30 p.m. Magyar Imre and His Orchestra In Hungarian Folk Songs.
You Are The Fellow, Friend Tykody: My Little Velvet Hat; Oh! How Long It Seems Hungerlan (Boka Csardas Of George Nagy Karoly)-Magyarl Imre and His Hungarian Gypsy 0.chestra. "Blue Cornflower (Kadas) Tik Tak Tik Tak Ut Az Ora (Frono Frigyas Leanyok, Legenyek (Recsoy, Cyula) --Kalmar Pal acc, by Magyari Imre and His Hungarian Gypsy Orches- tra. Pale Yellow Rose: I love. You Beautiful Lady (Sandor)-Magyari Imre and His Hungarian Gypsy Or- chestra.
1.45 pm. Reginald Foort at the Organ.
Medley Of Daly's Favourites. Keep Smiling! (Reginald Foort's Signature Tune), Reminiscences of Frial."
8. p.m. Local Time Signal, Wex- ther Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m. Varlety with Murga- troyd and
Eddle Winterbottom. Jeabody and Elizabeth Welch.
Banjo Orch.-Shake Yo' Feet (Norgan) Ha! Ha! (Morgan)— Fred Morgan's Banjo Rhythmics with Vocal Refrain. One-man Band-Many Happy Returns Of The Day (Burke)-Eddie Peabody playing his Banjo Guitar, Mando- Hine and Mando-Cello with Own Vocal Refrain and Piano. Humour-
Sports aus-Winter
(Handley- Crick)-Murgatroyd and Winter- bottom (Two Minds with not a single Thought) with Monte Crick at the Plano. Plano Duets Sweet (Kern, Ham- Adeline Selection merstein) - Arthur Young and Reginald Foresythe with Drums. Vocal The Girl I Know ("Glamour- ous "Night-Novello) Far Away In A Shanty Town (Glamorous, Night". -Novello) Elizabeth Welch accomp.
by the Drury Lane Theatre Orch. cond. by Charles Prantice,
8.30 p.m. London Relay-"The Royal Air Force."
A talk by Sir Edward Campbell. M.P., Parliamentary Private Secre- tary to the Secretary of State for Air.
8.45 p.m. Liart-Hungarian Fan- tasia For Plafo And Orchestra.
Jacques Dupont (Plano) and the Orchestra Symphonique (of Paris) conducted by F. Ruhlmann,
9.01 p.m. Songs by Jussi Bjorling (Tenor).
"La Gioconda" - Heaven And Ocean! (Ponchlelli) "L'Africana”— Oh Paradise! Meyerbeer)—with Orchestra conducted by Nils Grevil- Kos.
9.10 p.30. Tchaikovsky--There And Variations From Suite No. 3 In G.
London
Orchestra Symphony conducted by Sir Landon Ronald,
9.30 p.m.
London Relay The
News.
9.50 pm. Turner Layton' (Vocal) at the Piano:
A Waltz Was Born In Vienna (Crocker and Loawe): It's Great To Be In Love Again (McHugh). A Beautiful Lady In Blue (Coots).
10 pm. London Relay."In Town To-night."
MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1939.-PAGE 5
KING'S
SHOWING TODAY
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 715@AND 9.30 PM. Little Caesar'' lives again? In drama pua gent with red-blooded romance ... ripping the glamor from the last of the nation's back stabbing mobstersi M-G-M'a Greatest Thrill Dramal
Edward G..
ROBINSON
"The LAST GANGSTERS
STEWART STRAD
NER
STANDER: Dosglas SCOTT, Jobs CARKADINS Siday BLACKMER Doreen Play by
Joke Lee Makin
NEXT CHANGE United Artists
DAILY
AND
ALHO OUR GANG COMEDY
SMART
BOYS"
·
“STOCKHOLM & PRIDE OF SWEDEN"
Coloured Travoltaik}
GARY COOPER in
*THE ADVENTURES, OF MARCO POLO " with BASIL RATHBONE SIGRID GURIE
ISTAR
SIX GIRLS...
living and loving andlonging with in the shadows of Broadway's bright lights!
& SHOWS DAILY $30 20 720 930
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DOWN BROADWAY
A 20th Century-Fax Picture with
CLAIRE TREVOR DIXIE DUNBAR
PHYLLIS BROOKS · LEAH RAY LYNN BARI - JAYNE REGAN
TO-MORROW
Dolores Del Rio...
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21.
George Sanders LANCER SPY"
A 20th C. Fox Ficture
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Annica's Gone Gi
GEORGE BARBIER
C. HENRY GORDON
HEDDA HOPPER
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A Pro Preduction
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY "Your Only Opportunity to Hear and Bee the Greatest Pianist
of Our Age! PADEREWSKY
in
“MOONLIGHT SONATA
A United Artists Picture
Fox-Trot Avalon Quickstep [Of Myself Nat Gonella and His Introducing personalities from
Vocal Refrain, every walk of life in interviews Margie-Harry Roy and His Or-Georgians, with
Swing-step, Clownerie Fox-Trots-Lost My Rhythm, Lost with Lionel Camin.. flashes from chestra. the news of the week, and "Stand- Bwing Rumba-Rumba Acrobatique My Music, Lost My Man (fim.
"Soft lights and sweet music) Tm ing on the Corner" (Michael Azarola (Plano). Fox-Trots Standing interviews the "man in the street Edited and produced. by C. F. Meehan,
10.30 pm. Dance Music.
Bye, Bye, Baby Until To-day- All In [film "Boft lights and sweet Ambrose and His Orchestra with music)-Ambrose and His Orcestra.
Get with Vocat Retiain, Vocal Refrain. Quick-step
11 pm. Close down. Hot Blow Fox-Trot-Makin' A Fool
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