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Presenting on the Screen for the First Time.
A Galaxy of Ten NEW 1930 Walt Disney Short Features in one programme!.
FEATURES
Walt Disney's
1939 RELEASES
WALT
DISNEY
ALL IN TECHNICOLOR
MOTHER GOOSE
GOES
HOLLYWOOD
FERDINAND THE BRAVE
THE
THE FOX MICKEY'S DONALD'S
HUNT
BULL
LITTLE
TAILOR
Today's Screenings
KING'S
Hongkong
"The Lone Wolf In Farts" QUEEN'S
CINEMA & GENERAL
MALARIA AND FALL OF
HELLENIC CULTURE
Rain is a great boon to the Greeks, but sometimes, from June to August, it becomes a nuisance. During this season it is very bad for the crops, and, in addition, the number of malaria cases Increases. Owing to this, there is a shortags of flour and a greatly increased demand for quinine. These two products are Indispensable to the Greeks and both must be bought abroad, ̈.
Without bread
Greek the
"A Galaxy Of Ten New Colour perishes, but without quinine hej
Shorts"
ORIENTAL
"Boolea"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA
"Scipio The African"
STAR:
also dies. It is not surprising that DANCER SPEAKS
the downfall of the hegemony of Ancient Greece and the end of the grandeur of Hellenic culture arë both attributed to malaria.
Hippocrates, whose works are of immense importance in medicine, described malaria as an ill that has a paralysing influence on human- ty. During his time one 115 powerless to deal with this malady, The Barrett Of, Wimpole whereas now an excellent remedy
is available.
Many centuries were to go by
"The Last Out Post" MAJESTIC:
Street"
KING'S:
Coming
The Baroness
Butler"
QUEEN'S:
"Touchdown Army”
ORIENTAL:
"Everybody Sing"
"Mad About Musle”
ALHAMBRA:
And
"The Mad Miss Manton" STAR:
"The Key"
"Way Out West"
PARROT
GOLF GAME
"THE
WHALERS
DONALD'S LUCKY » DAY
FARMYARD SYMPHONY
MAJESTIC:
MERBABIES
"Rose-Marie"
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"The Adventures
Sawyer"
OF £3,000 GIFT
Mr. Casani Meets
His Creditors
When creditors of Mr. Santos" Casant, the professional dancer, of Regent-street, W., met at London Bankruptcy Buildings recently Mr. C. T Newman, Assistant Omejal after the fall of the Grecian EnReceiver, said that he understood pire, before the useful properties the abilities to be about £4,000 The uf cinchona bark were discovered. No assets were realizable.
quite by chance. Now, the raw bark is scarcely ever used, medicine for malaria, only quinine. extracted from the bark, is used.
Asked whether he did not owe Recently, the Malaria Commis someone about. £3,000, Mr. Casani. SION of the League of Nations replied. "It was a gift, not a loan." pointed out in one of the reports
Mr. Newman said that recording devoted Co the therapeutics of to Mr. Casant's statement.. he was malaria that it considered that the British subject born in South short quinine treatment (15 to 18 Africa. He came to England in grains per day during five to seven 1915, and enlisted in the Army. days) wis the best and most
He received severe head and face economical treatment for malaria. wounds, and was granted a
peri- For prophylaxis the Commission slon of £84 a year. recommends a daily dose of six In 1921 he started the Casani grains during the whole malarial school of Dancing in Knights- bridge, and built up a successful business.
Mr. Casani did not agree, but put As the llablilties at approximately
£2,000.
01
Tom
AN ALL-DISNEY PROGRAMME
Ten ut Walt Disney's latest cartoon comedies and
TO-DAY • TO-MORROW⚫ymphonies are being shown to-
THRILL-PACKED ADVENTURE FILMED IN MALAY, WILDS ;
A daring white man braves the wrath of the deatholealing" Sakais
to prove the bloodly legend of the woman-eating White Tiger: A breath-taking safari into an unknown land.
THE AMAZING STORY OF BOOLOO, WHITE TIGER GOD OF THE SAKAI!
BOOLOO
Filmed in the Malay jungle by CLYDE ELLIOTT who mada “hống “Im Buch Allen" and "Dev Tiger" with COLIN TAPLEY JAYNE REGAN A Forsment Picture
SUN. 64
MON
EVERYBODY SING
ROMANTIC HILARIOUS
Allen Jones-Fanny Brice-Juday Garland-Billie Burke.
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TODAY ONLY
LAST OUTPOST
A Paramount Pectarry with
CARY GRANT
CLAUDE BAINS GERTRUDE MICHAEL
-KATHLEEN BURKE COLIN TAPLET
TO-MORROW :
LONE WOLF
IN PARIS
***Fighting.
** Shoulder to Shoulder...
Dafenders of Empire Who
Never Know Defect, a glorious drama by the same studio which
gave you "The Lives
a of Bengal Lancer"
"THE KEY”
01
Bringing to the screen one the gayest and most exciting ro- mantle comedies of the year. "The Lone Wolf in Paris",
with
con-
its colourful background of tinentul intrigue, proves an ideal vehicle for the charm of Francis Lederer and the beauty of Frances Drake,
In this sophisticated adventure
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story, now playing at the King's glove, and he brings to life Louis Theatre, Lederer is offered a role Joseph Vance's famed gentleman that fits him like the proverbial crook most successfully.
day in one bill, at the Queen's Theatre. None of these short films have been shown here before: they include Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and all the other captivat- Ing creations of Disney's genius.
season.
In Greece. the short quinine treatment has been employed for many years past, and has given excellent results.
·ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES He had been paid as much as £150 for an appearance as a dan-
cer.
In 1925, with £2,000 given him
BRITISH PLAYS by friends he moved to bigger pre-
12
ON TOUR
Old Vic Company Leaves London
mises in Regent-street, where he had been since.
His earnings averaged £2,000 a year, but he admitted he entertain- ed lavishly, for which he was given expenses in addition.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse enter
In 1933 Mr. Casani, and another the held of costume drama in "Brave Little Tailor." "based on
person promoted Casant's Club, LONDON, Jan. 19 (BWS)--With Ltd.. and £10,000 was spent on the familiar Grimm, fairy tale of
the British decorations alone. the meek little man who is taken the, co-operation of
|Council, the Old Vic Theatre Com- In December, by mistake to be a glant-kililer
Donald Duck, who is fast be-pany will leave London to-day for amounting to £200 were awerded coming a rival to Mickey, tries his a
months tour during against Mr. Casani in an action. hand at golf and other adven- which they will play in a represen-He appealed against the judgment.
tative series of British plays in and a settlement was arrived at.
tures.
three
1037, damages
The latest of Disney's animal Portugal, Italy, Egypt, Greece and Mr. Newman asked if he had put
characters, Ferdinand the Bull. will also be seen.
SHANGHAI CONSULAR
Malta
bny money aside for a "rainy day." Two Shakespearean plays are Mr. Casani: Unfortunately I included in the repertoire, namely. have not. I spent freely and it Tyrone Guthrie's modern dress I went. • production of "Hamlet" and "King The case was left in the hands COURT FOR 1939
Henry V Plays by Sheridan and of the Official Receiver. Pinero, and by four modern CHUNGKING, Jan 19 (Central dramatists, Shaw, Edward Wooll, -Mr. C. E. Gauss, Sir Herbert Norman Ginsbury and J B Phillips, and Mr. Mura, respective-Priestley, will be staged.
ly American, British and Japanese The proposal for the tour Consuls General in Shanghai, have rizinated in an invitation from been appointed judges in the Con- the Egyptian Government to play sular Court in that city for 1930, in Cairo
CROSSWORD
NO. 213
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28 Flaps.
29 Action (Law)
30: Consumed,
31 Rapidly:
32 Epoch.
33 International
language.
34 Catkin
35. Genuine,
38 Gift.
38 Symbols,
39 Deflect.
40 Herole, story, 41 Article of
food.
43 Public
vehicle.
44 Earrier.
47 Paddle.
48 Excite.
50 Wife of
Adam.
51 Blamede coln,
52 Railroad
dining-car.
53 Reposed.
DOWN
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potato,
2. Anglo-
$2
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of account
3 Offence..
4 Toll.
5. Unidentified
weed."
6 Indian.
7 Myself....
8 Advance.
9 Table vege-
table (Pl.)
10
Mistake.
11
social
Afternoon
18 Fastens.
20 Beverage,
21 Excess of
solar year over 12
lunar months.
22 Acute.
23 Teach.
24 Incline.
25 Musical
SOLUTION TO-MORROW
28 Staggers 28 Exhaust, 31 Reformed, 32 Aegadian
Islands west of Sietly.. 34 At Bea 35 Equip. 37 First pre-
dent of the German Republic.
38 Cavalry
sword.
40 Satisfy.
41 Serpent.
42 Rodent.
43 Is able to
45 Topaz
humming-
bird,
46 Encountered.
49 Chinese
measure.
41
DIED ON HIS BIRTHDAY
The death took place on his birthday on January 7 of Mr. Denzil de Souza, Senior Assistant Master at the Outram School, Singapore, at the age of 42 years. The late Mr. de Souza was educated at the St. Joseph's In- stitution and was a teacher for various periods at the Raffles In- stitution, Victoria School and Out- ram School, his service 14 3 teacher exceeding 25 years,
EMINENT INDUSTRIALIST "Mr. Harold Barbour, the eminent Ulster industrialist died at Zurich on Christmas Day when he was en route to the Far East.
DIARY OF LOCAL
77
EVENTS
TO-DAY
"
ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS
-King George V died (1936), AUCTIONS.-Crown' Lands, at District Office, South, Queen's Bldg., 11 a.m. CINEMAS.-(See Column 3 of this
Page). DANCES. Annual Ball of the Society of Et. George, H.K., at Peninsula Hotel; Hongkong Reel Club Class for Children, Union Church Hall, Kenned Road, 5.30 p.m...
ENTERTAINMENTS. -
Special
Performance for Schools, 'G. B. Shaw's Play, "You. Never Can Tell" la University Great Hall. 7 p.m.
LECTURES.-First Aid, by Pro. L. T. Ride, at P.W.D. offices, 5.30p.m.; at Ying Wah ́ Boys' College, 8 p.m.; A.R.P., at Maryknoll Convent Bchool, -Kowloon, 4 p.m.; at Club Luzi- tano. 5.30 p.m.. Dr French "What Oliver on
Price Pa- «Kowloon Union Church, 7.30 p.m.; MAILS~~(See Page 16), MEETINGS. → Volunteer Corps Fife Committee, at Hars.. $.30 p.m
Helena May Religious Fellowship, 10.30 a.mi.; Hong- kong Badminton Assen. Conn-
ganism?", at
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1939. -PAGE 5
KING'S
SHOWING TODAY AT 2.31, 5.39, 7:15 AND 8.30 PM.
BREATH-TAKING ADVEN. TURE... ON A NIGHT ALIVE WITH INTRIQUE !
THE
LONE WOLF Paris
starting
Trancis
Frances
LEDERER DRAKE
wich
•
Waller Kingsford Lesna Maricle
Screen play by Arthur T.HlorwDAN Based on astury by Louis Joseph Voore Directed by ALBERT S., RÖGELE
ADDED ATTRACTION
"THE
See the greatest crook of them all 20 straight-for the arms of a beau-
rijul dame!
A COLUNDLY PICTURE
LITTLE MATCH GIRL
TECHNICOLOUR CARTOON Awarded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Prize for the Best Short Subject Cartoon of the Year.
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