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Today's Screenings
KING'S
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"Stagecoach"
QUEEN'S:
“Honolulu”.
ORIENTAL:
"Blackwell's Island"
CATHAY:
"Music For Madame”
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
"Honolulu"
STAR:
"Paradise For Two"
MAJESTIC:
"Topper Takes A Trip”
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Coming
"Girls' School"
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"You Can't Cheat An
Man"
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CINEMA & GENERAL
A pleture group snapped on the lawns at the Sixth Extra Race meeting. (Photo by Lelen).
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Wesley Ruggles has signed with "Outside these Walls" is now in Columbia ... that's Hollywood's production, with Ray McCarey biggest news. This prominent dir-directing a cast featuring Dolores ector, who has made some of the Costello, Michael Whalen and lit- Honest screen's most sensational hits, tie Virginia Weidler:
"Little Miss Thoroughbred" CATHAY:
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"Ranger Courage”
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PLEKKING
ROAD
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WASOMAJ
The Girl Of The
West"
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TO-MORROW
SPECIAL TIMES: 2.30, 5.00, 7.15 & 0.30 P.M. JEANETTE MACDONALD • NELSON EDDY
in
GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST ”
"Always Goodbye"
Golden
TOPPER TAKES
A TRIP
soon checks into the Gower Street Studio for his first big Columbia production.
Fenny Singleton has fully re- covered from her Friday the 13th accident and has rejoined Arthur Lake in "Blondie Steps Out."
Little Larry Simms, Baby Dum- pling of the Blondie comedies, just received a unique honour..!! he became the world's youngest mayor. Larry only four, is now Honorary Mayor of Venice, Calli.
WHEN DOCTORS WORE SILK HATS
WERS
When doctory used to tall silk hats, they had a rea- son. They always carried the implements of their trade in ' them. This professional kit consisted of a pen knife, an Ink bottle for writing in- structions to an apothecary,
Grant, by the way, will be Noel Bronte's
UID-
Paul Mantz, famous "flyer, has Riso recovered from Friday the 13th luck... Mantz, cracked up a quill pen, a larger knife for his ship in Utah while doing a
minor operation, and
#bla toury for surgical attention. thrilling scene for "Plane No. 4," Local audiences laughed loud tentative title for the Howard This and several other tit- and long when "Topper Takes A
Hawks drama featuring Cary bits of medical history was Trip" was unzeeled at the Majestic Grint. Jean. Arthur, Richard earthed by the research depart- Theatre through United Artists Barthelmess and an impressivement of Bamuel Goldwyn's studio release. With this sequel to the cast
in preparation for Alming Emily vastly, successful "Topper" of last
immortal "Wuthering season, Hal Roach has again, rung the bell, and provided us with Coward's host when the popular Heights," which is to star Merle playwright. and another ninety minutes of solid British
actor Oberon.
Little refinements of the trade entertainment. Or rather, trans-Visits Hollywood. parent entertainment, for much of Grant was given a surprise such as the present day doctor's the hilarity depends upon the birthday party by Jean Arthur bag-used then only for child- birth cases--came a good many camera which allows characters to and cast of the picture. disappear at will.
Fay Balater has added another years after the period of the pic- Roland Young is back as Topper, music box. 1894 type, to her ture, 1800-1825.
harassed by the ghostly collection now beling featured canny Frenchmen by the Marlon Kerby, agam portrayed by with Ida Lupino in "The Lady name of Rene Theophile Eyacinthe saucy Constance Bennett. Bille and the Mob." which some pre Laennec stumbled on the stethos- Burke and Alan Mowbray have diet will be one of the season's cope in 1814 when he was called their old roles of Mrs. Topper and surprise comedy hits Fay's upon to examine an enormously Topper's man, respectively. Verree music boxes now number 97. fat woman through whose "layera Teasdale. Franklin Pangborn, and Maureen O'Sullivan gifted a of flesh the heart. beat could not Alexander D'Arcy are additions to script girl with a unique and rare be felt with the hand. the comedy cast Norman M bracelet of silver coins... after Necessity, It would seem, is the Leod, director of "Topper," again completing "Let Us Lave" with mother of invention; invention. wielded the megaphone.
Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy. the mother of progressi
stil
PALESTINE POSITION
-
BRITISH WHITE PAPER PROPOSAL EXPLAINED TO MANDATES
COMMISSIONTM
GENEVA, June 16 (Reuter)-The Mandatės Commission finished the examination of the report on the Palëstinė Man- date and disclosed that, owing to the heavy cost of the "recent disturbances the education budget of 1939 would have to be
reduced.
'
disturbances
and
that
The' general impression was that despite the the administration had been functioning smoothly polic, vigilance regarding warcotles wäs in no way relaxed.
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It was also disclosed that spe The British Government did not cial measures were being taken claim. that their policy would to relieve unemployment among achieve this end in the near the Arabs, amongst whom it was future.. The animosities of the more prevalent than among the past had gone too deep for that. Jewa
But they did believe that their Contrary to expectations, Mr. policy was the best calculated Malcolm MacDonald, the British to turn faces towards the great
objective. Colonial Secretary, was not pre- sent in the morning. He will be 'making a statement regarding the position of the mandatory power at the afternoon's meeting which will begin the examination of the White Paper proposals.
British Polley
When the session opened in the afternoon, Mr. MacDonald ex- plained the British policy in
BIG CLAIM AGAINST GERMANY
Palestine and said that it was SABOTAGE DAMAGE
at present premature attempt to sketch the Constitutional pro- visions which would be most ap- propriate for the securing of essential interests for both the Arabs and the Jews. Jews.
IN U.S.A
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Beuter)-Claims against Ger=" many amounting to $50,000,000 for wartime damages, WAS allowed in the Supreme Court by Mr. Justice Roberts, acting as umpire for the German American Mixed Claims Com- pro- mission,.....
Maybe the best arrangement would be a · predominantly Arab province, or provinces, v and a predominantly Jewish vince, or provinces, each with a
The claims arose from the
A
Smuggling Of Jewish Refugees
BRITISH POLICE OFFICER & SOLICITOR CHARGED
JERUSALEM, June 18 (Neu-
ter)--Hearing was opened in the District Court of the case against British Police officer, Inspector Harry God- dard," and Max Seligman, Ca British Lawyer, who are scensed of assisting an organization engaged in manggling Jewish refugees into Palestine, AK SA
charges · "have been Thirty formulated by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Palestine Police, to monito
Seligman has a large legal practice and is the president of the Palestine Crown": Colony and Dominion Association, “whose ob- Ject is to have the Holy Land In- corporated as an integráland Juridical unit of the Empire.
13 KILLED: 20 INJURED
BERLIN, June 18 (Router)—, Thirteen were
and twenty. Injured when the Berlin to Prague derailed near Sudetenland.
town
• Three: coaches, were over- turned and the signal box wrecked
large measure of local autonomy alleged acts of sabotage on the DAYLIGHT CURFEW and a central government to deal munition works at Blackton, ON JEWISH QUARTER
with matters of common concern.
Kingsland.
'But it was essential that both The Judge set aside the previous JERUSALEM," ung should have a free life in accor. decision in favour of German on Daylight curte dance with their own traditions the ground that certain Cezmi for
and beliefs Only by means of witnesses committed that freedom to each could peace,
friendship and prosperity be the Lehigh
Testored on a permanent founda-Bet tion:
the claimanta
Fon the
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A GREAT HEART-DRAMA FIRED WITH INSPIRED
BARBARA STANWYCK HERBERT MARSHALL
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ALWAYS GOODBYE
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