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The Adventures of
Robin Hood
Errol FLYNN
Mighty advocature Apt- thrilled the-agki ... non-lives inrever in TECHNICOLOR
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND - BASIL RATHBONE CLAUDE RAINS - Parrie Knowies · Eugene Pallette · Alan Hale · Melville Cooper. Ian Hunter • Una O'Connor • Premaded by WARNER BROS. » Directed by MICHAEL GÜRTEZ and WM, KIGGHÚRY • Original Borom Play by Nation Beilly Ralat and Sæpe I, MIJE Samad none haciane Rohia Houd Laganda • Monic, by Erich Wet'n "neworld » & Wizs Nacional Pieren
WEDNESDAY
AT THE QUEEN'STM "LISTEN DARLING"
P. Bartholomew
Judy Garland
TO-MORROW
AT THE ALHAMBRA HEART OF THE WEST" William Boyd. Jimmy Ellison
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GOLDWYN FOLLIES
with
ADOLPHE MENJOU RITZ BROTHERS ZORINA - KENNY BAKER
HELEN JEPSON
"CHARLIE MCCARTHY”
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tempted by
Ten million people have read this story of a doctor.... luxury and beautiful women... called back by the cry of humanity to the citadel of his youthful ideals! Now it storms froth the screen...... one of the greatest dramas since films began!
DONAT RUSSELL
CITADEL
RALPH NICHARDSON • REX HARRISON
EMLYN WILLIAMS
Produced by VICTOR SAVILLE
་་་་་་་་
A MIGHTY FILM
novel that.
A KING VIDOR production
TO-MORROW "A NEW LAUREL & HARDY Two hours of
I day only
VARIETY SHOW
WEDNESDAY : “SPRING MADNESS
1 day only
THURSDAY
1 day only
SAMAYTIME"
B.F.R.D.C.
hilarious laughter!
** Low Ayres
Maureen O'Sullivan:
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy
LEPER SETTLEMENT
CINEMA & GENERAL
Today's Screenings
KING'S:
Hongkong
"My Lucky Star".
QUEEN'S:
"The Adventures of Robin
Hood"
ORIENTAL
"Give Me A Sallor" CATHAY
"The Citadel"
Kowloon
-ALHAMBRA
...The Adventures Of
STAR:
Hood"
MAJESTIC:
"Carefree"
The Young. In Heart"
Coming
KING'S:
"Romance And Rhythm" QUEEN'S:
"Listen Darling" ORIENTAL:
Slimming Is Divorce Cause
SAYS
DOCTOR
mo-
. "Don't blame the alim dern girl who finds herself in the divorce court, blame her slim mother."
So sald Dr. Doris Mart, talking on sex education at a meeting in London recently in co-operation
Council of..
the British
with Eyglane.
ARMY SERVICE ABROAD CUT
TO FOUR YEARS
Reservists Asked To
Rejoin Colours
Reduction of foreign servico from six years "to" four years Was One of two reforms announced by the War Office an April 19,"
This combs Into force next trooping season and affects all ‚warrant officers, N. C. Os and The birth of a baby is more men "going abroad on a normal dificult if the mother has B alimtour of service, -- figure," she said "And men will
marry this slim type nowadays, also benent, as they will come Those now serving abroad, will so more and more slim girls are nome earlier by yearly batches, Robin born and the whole problem be- beginning with those who have
comes worse and worse."
been out longest. The baby is in more pain at a Unita on the Home Establish- difficult birth than the mother. ment on temporary duty overseas My theory is that the child never Palestine, for example--cannot forgets the pair it felt when it usually count such overseas service was born. It remains in the sub- towards their normal four years conscious mind.
abroad.
and
"When the child' grows up
THREE MONTHS' LEAVE marries, he or she will be frigh If however, ♫ soldier has tened of birth and the
marriage completed a four-year tour abroad. will go on the rocks.
and is due to be posted to unit on "The pain the child experiences temporary duty overseas, not ex- is a feeling of fire round its head,pected, back during the same and the child will subconsciously trooping, season, he will be given ask its mother. about it as it grows three months' furlough in "this.
country before joining his unit, up.
The other refom says that any “ALL THROUGH SLIM FASHION" soldier now. In his last year of "He may repeatedly draw pic-service, will be allowed to extend will, subsequently, be "A New Laurel & Hardy Varie-tures of bonfires, and I have met it and
ty Show"
cases where the child has set light allowed to re-engage to complete 21 years' service. He then becomes to things.
eligible for a pension
"The Goldwyn Follies' "East Of Java"
ALHAMERA:
"Heart Of The West"
CATHAY:
"Spring Madness":
STAR:
"Devil's Party"
MAJESTIC:
"Gateway"
"I cured one child who had Been accused of arson. I traced it down to the mother not telling the child that it had had a painful time at birth," she said.
Regular Army Reservist with a character of not less than "good" Have been offered the opportunity of rejoining to complate 12 years' with the colours. They, too, will be allowed to re-engage and get a
AMENDMENT TO Arst caused all these troubles.
"The fashion of the silm figure pension.
| EVICTION ·
ORDINANCE
mo-
"In the majority of cases thers have anaesthetics when their children are born, but one that is suitable for the baby has yet to be found.
-URBAN COUNCIL
MEETING
The Urban Council will meet The "Government Gazette" pub-
"The divorce rate would go to-morrow at 4.15 p.m. Orders of lishes the draft B, of an Or-down tremendously if an
the day are as follows:- anaes- dinance to amend further the thetic for a baby could be "found.”
Prevention of Eviction Ordinance, 1838, as amended by the Preven- tion Eviction Amendment Or dinance, 1939,
Be--it-enacted by the Governor or Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Couricli thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Prevention of Eviction' (No.
2) Amendment Ordinance, 1939.
2. Section 8 of the Prevention
Severaj women schoolteachers,
district workers- mothers and crowded round Dr. Mart after her talk to thank Her for her help.
Auxiliary Nursing Service
Correspondence relative to the appointment of Mr. C. Champkin to serve on the Select Committees for
and Cemeteries, Factories Workshops, and Wells and Pools in-place of Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, M. Q.
Correspondence relative to the proposed erection of a public flush latrine and urinal on a site at the eastern end of Lower Lascar Row, adjacent to the Central Theatre,
Applications for a restaurant of Eviction Ordinance, 1938, as A course of lectures and de-icence for No. 135, Con- renumbered by section 3 of the monstrations in Home Nursing naught Road Central, ground Prevention of Eviction Amend- will be held on Thursdays at door; food factory licence for No. ment Ordinance, 1980, Is amended p.m. at the Queen Mary Hospital 25. Yen Chow Street, third floor. by the substitution of the words staring on May 11. Lecturer:-and for No. 195; Tal Nan Street, "first day of June, 1940, for the Dr. (Mrs) A· L, J. Dovey
words "rst day of June, 1939."
OBJECTS. AND REASONS
1. Section 8 of the Frevention
of Eviction Ordinance, 1638, as renumhered by section
the
3. of
Solution No. 302
Across: 4. Monarch, 3, Nature, 9, Tempted. 11, Harmed. 14, Die. 15,
Prevention Of Eviction Amendment Ordinance, 1939, pro-Taken. 17, Caved. 18, Volt. 19, Camel.
ground floor; milk shop licence for No. 13, Tin Lok Lane, ground floor: food preserving licence to manu- facture Gourment Powder in the premises on Lot No. 735, S. D. 1, Sheung Sha Po, Kowloon City,
vided that the Ordinance should 21. Baker. 25, Layer. 28, Gear. 27. DIARY OF LOCAL
continue in force until the first Chaos, 28, Divan. 30 Via. 32, Tested. 33, Sllence. 34. Bonata. 35.
day of June, 1938, and no longer. Persist. DOWN: 1, "Anchovy. 2 unless otherwise provided by Or-Startic. 3, Creek, 5, Owed. 6. Appeal
dinance...
EVENTS TO-DAY
2. The object of this Bl is to Clever. 10. Miser, 12, Mat. 13, ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS. extend the period of operation of Basin. 22, Central. 23. Gradual. 24, Decay. 16, Naked, 20, Merit. 21,
Our Lady of Pompell. The Ap- the Ordinance for a further year. Shrine. 25, Lovers 26. Venom. 31,
parition of 8t. Michael the changel.
Acts.
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Worker (5)
4 of the
town (5)
10 Dread (4) 11 Symbol (4) 13 Bover-
eignty (6) 14. Except
that (6). 15 Bums up (4).
17 Relations
(3)
18 Breakfast
food (8) 21 Helper, (8) 23 Doze (3)
Subscriptions received to date for It is notified in the "Govern- 25 Carin (4) credit of The British Fund for Re-ment Gazette" that the Governor 27 Fisherman Het of Distress in China, Hongkong in Council has appointed the place and South China Branch, are as known as the Tung Wah Intec- follows:--
(6)
30. Get (8)
33 Loaned (4)
R
33 Medical
tions Diseases Hospital, at Ken- Previously acknowledged. $448,553.54 nedy Town, to be known as
teper settlement... The Chinese Staff of
amount (4)
34" Path (5) 35 Vitupera→
*tion (5)
DOWN
Geo, K. Hall Brutton and Co.
142.39
The St Stephen's Col-
Hosiery Co.
18.20
lege, Stanley
The Presbyterian Fel- ~lowship' Union of New
South Wales The Workers of Tin Wah
204.18 The staff of Dr. Li Shu
Fan's Clinic
28.00
2. Ohler (4)
3 Melody (4).
185.17
Total
$449,129.47.
5. Knock (3)
NO. 303
6. Fearing (B)
7 Desire (4)"'. 8 Ring (5)
9 Tyranni
cal (8) 11 Morose (5) 12 Casual
look (8) 16 Haughty
(B): SOLUTION: TU-MURROW-
19 M1 (6)
20 Pastime (5)
22 - Thief (6) 24. Dwelling
(5)
26 Mislaid (4) 28 Voluble (4) 29 Conchides
31 Curve (3)
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AUCTIONS/Crown
Ar-
Lands, st
P.V.D. Offices. 3 p.m. CINEMAS-(See Column 3 of this
Page). DANCES. Cheero Club Dance
8.30 p.m. LECTURES-European Y. M. C. A. First Aid, 11 am.; ARP., In Public Restaurant, Happy Valley Race Course Stand, 630 p.m.; In Chinese, at "K" Godown of H.K. and Kowloon Wharf Godown Co., Ltd., 7 p.m.; st Ying Wah College, Kowloon, 7.30 pm- at Chinese YMCA' in Waterloo' Road, Kowloon, 7 p.m.; Home. Nurking in Chinese, at Queen Mary Hospital,8 pm.; Wardent Course in Chinese at Tung Mai Middle School, 127 Heard 'Street. Wanchal, 7 pm... MAILS.-(See Page 16). MEETINGS.-Hongkong Football Association Council, 5.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Church Medical War. Working Party, for the Chi- nexe Wounded Boldiers 10 am. MISCELLANEOUS-St. Andrew's Church Sunday School Teachers' Preparation Class, 7 p.m. MOON-Chinese III Moon, 19th
Day 25. |"RELIGIOUS.—8t. Andrew's Church
Fellowship of Youth, 6 pm? SOCIAL-Y,M.C.A.ServiceMeri Whist Drive, 8.30 pm; - St.......) An- drew's Club Whist Drive, 9 pm | SPORTS/~~(Bee Page 2); D. *si
SUNRISE, -5.48 -8 m. - SUNSET,-
6.52 pm
MONDAY, MAY 8, 1939. —PAGE 5
MYUNGRY
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRES SHOWING TO-DAY
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
SONIA
HENIE
RICHARD
GREENE
MY LUCKY STAR
JOAN DAVIS CESAR ROMERO BUDDY EBSEN Arthur Treacher • George Barbier Louise Howick Billy Gilbert Patricia Wilder Paul Hurst Directed by Boy Dul Bath Music and Lyrics by Gordon & Revol A 20th Century-Fat Pietazo
ALSO LATEST TERRYOON
IN LOVE
so desirable'i' FOR LOVE. * Lasting f
And in six inmptoms ice protacles, the gives you Emething
to remember always
MRS. O'LEARY'S COW›
NEXT CHANGE Warner Bros. Picture
"ROMANCE AND RHYTHM " with
DICK POWELL. PAT O'BRIEN
. PRISCILLA LANX
ISTAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
*
OGETHER AGAIN!
HANKOW
·~ ROAD KOWLOON TEL.
-and how you'll wal
come them back... In the show that tops the top of all their previous efforts!
ASTAIRE BOGERS
Fred and Ginger
dancing to your heart's content
CAREFREE"
Music and Lyrics by ------
IRVING BERLIN
TOMORROW
VICTOR MCLAGLEN in “DEVIL'S PARTY''
4 SHOWS
DAILY 2.30 $20 720-9.30
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN ROAD
KOWLOON
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(MATINEES. 20«.·30: • EVENINGS. 20%-30%-50%700
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Pin by DAVID O. SEITNICK
RELEASE › TUPU UNITER ANTZ
PAULETTE
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FAIRBANKS, Jr.
BILLIE BURKE
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
Ellis Island
The Most Dramatic Spot on Earth Telling Its Story Of Concentrated Humsa Emotion } DON AMECHE. ARLEEN WHELAN in
"GATEWAY"
A 20th Centary-Fox Plature
TO-MORROW
AUCTIONS. — Household Furál- ture, at Lammert Bros, Bales Room No. 2, Connaught Road Central, Ground Floor 230 pm, MEETINGS,Fortnightly, of Bt. Andrew's Church Mothers' Union, in the Church Hall, 3 pm;⠀⠀ Brownie Pack 330 pm MISCELLANEOUS. -- Investiture
at Government House, 12.15 Central British School, Physical
{"TIDES —High" at 10.28 Low at Training Display, 5.30 y.m.
04,02 and 17.38г.
Chinese: TIT Moon 20th
RELIGIOUS.Et. Andrew's Church
Boys' Choir Practice, 6.p ROTARY MEETING—At Hong- kong Hotel Roof Garden, 1 pm 8001AL--Craizengower –– Cricket Club Weekly Tombola, 9 p.m.; Cheero' Club whist Drive - 8:45 pm. Army Teachers Club End of-Season Didiner, at Cafe: WIS: man, 8 m SUNRISE
£52. p.m.
am.
SUNSETĀS
TIDES-High at 00.39 and 10.97.
Low at 04.33 and 18.20.
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