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The best of the BENNY pictures!
Six of the biggest stars of screen and radio "in the year's biggest entertainment). JACK BENNY
-Binnie Barnes-Phil Harris
Betty Grable Rochester"
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& Paramoon| Picture+ Brosted by Mark Sandrich
DOROTHY LAMOUR
11
EDWARD ARNOLD
MAN
ABOUT TOWN"
·TO-NIGHT AT 9.30—” DEVIL'S PARADISE,” A Chinese Picture.
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ORIENTALE
ROAD
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REPEATING AN IMPORTANT PICTURE OF THE PAST!
FOR SALE! A GEISHA GIRL!
A magnificent production of this immortal story... the love drams of a Yankee Sailor and a Geisha Girl. A tale loved by millions with ail its thrills, humour, pathos and haubting qualities.
One of the World's Greatest Love Dramag!
"MADAME
BUTTERFLY
SYLVIA SIDNEY
CARY GRANT CHARLIE RUGGLES
CHUP SCHULBERG
TWO DAYS ONLY! TOMORROW AND THURSDAY
THE LITTLE TOUGH GUYS GET TOUGHER! They loosed the fighting fury of the parements on those who welched on the only law they know,
THE
LITTLE TOUGH GUYS Harry CAREY Frankie THOMAS
OF
CODE HE STREETS
KING'S:
Hongkong
*“Wife. -Husband 'and'Friend” QUEEN'S:
"Man About Town" ORIENTAL·
"Madama Butterfly"
'CATHAY:
"Camilie"
ALHAMBRA
Kowloon
"The Girl And The Gambler”.
STAR:
"Hard To Get"
MAJESTIC:
"Angels with Dirty Faces"
KINGD
Coming
"News Is Made At Night"
QUEEN'S:
"Vacation From Love"
'ORIENTAL:
"Code Of The 'Streets" CATHAY:
"A Man To Remember"
·ALHAMBRA:
Three Smart Girls Grow Up"
STAN:
"The Notorious Sophie Lang"
MAJESTIC:
"Romance Of The Redwoods”. "Young Dr. Kildare"
WOMEN'S A.R.P. UNION
The Director of 'Air Raid Pre- caytiona announces the following "Short A. R. P. Courses on Per- sonal Protection for Yourself and Your Home." (Open to men and women).
Peak Club on Mondays at 3.30
com.mencing on
Monday Sept, 25-Lecturer: Mrs. Steele Perkins.
IGENERAL
H.K. Chinese Commemorate Mukden Incident
"ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS"
A story of human emotiáns as epic BA Its scene, Columbia's "Romance of the Redwoods" opens to-morrow at the Majestic, Thea- tre with Charles Bickford and Jean Parker featured.
'Chiese residents in Hong- "kong “yesterday joined their compatriots In Chins and abroad to doftmemorate the eighth snuiversary of ✅tha
The new film captures all the Mukden Incident which led to
scenic grandeur of the nation's timber belt, and it possesses all the Japanese military occupa÷ tion of the four North Eastern.
the flaming power inherent in the Provinces In 1931.
pen of its author., “Romance of Chinese "national dags in the the Redwoods" is based upon A Colony were hoisted at half-mast Jack London story of the great · and several public organisations, north woods.
A bruising, brawling thriller of including the Hongkong « Come mittee for Student Reller, the the timberland, this new film is a Hongkong branch of the National surring human draina set amid Women's Relief Association, and surroundings of majestic dignity the Hongkong branch of the which enhance the entertaining Chinese War-time Child Welfare and swiftly-paced narrative. Institute. Keld meetings yesterday morning in commemoration of the occasion.
***TEN-CENT" MOVEMENT "
A seething caldron of smoke and, flames, the blazing brilliance of a hage forest on fire, climaxes "Romance, of the Redwoods” and' symbolkes the burning emotional'
Chinese students here also conflicts which make the fim 80 launched a "ten-cent" movement thrilling.
to raise funds for the feel of
refugees in the country.
Practically all vernacular papers COMING EVENTS
yesterday commented on the oc- SEPT.
casion, declaring that we shall 19-Tides: "High" 12,3$ am, and 2.30 never forget the humiliations we p.m. Low 728 am and 629 punk, suffered then and urging for con-
Sunrise 6.11 am. Sunset - 6.24. P.M. tinued resistance against the pre- Swimming 6
MOA
Bridge. 10 am; Mxd. p.m.; Badminton 8.30 p.m. sent enemy invasion until we A.R.P. Lectures-Yaumati Govern
ment School, 730 p.m.; ARP recover all lost territory.
The "Ta Kung Pao" points out Chinese, Queen's College, 730 p.m.
ARP..
Club Lusitano, that the root of the present world in English,
5.30
(full P: ARP catastrophe, in effect. lay in the Chinese, St. John Ambulance Head- course) in Mukden Incident eight years ago. quarters. 730 pm: ARP. Volunteer It was the Japanese invasion in
Headquarters 9-10
m ARP Manchuria which paved the way merce, 7 pm; ARP, in Chinese. Chinese, Chinese Chamber of Com- for the present International chaos Y.W.CA. Bonham Road 7.30 p.m.: and lawlessness. the paper says.
AR.P. In nglish, St. John's Cathe
dral Hall 6.30 P: A.R.P. In Eng
pri
ARP. Warden's Course, St. John
Headquarters, 5.30
lish, St. Andrew's Church Hall, 6 Solution No. 414
Ambulance
p.m.; ACROSS: 4, Scarlet. D. Placid, 9, ARP. L
Diocesan Girls' Bloater. 11. Cactus, 14, Fur. 15. Junior School, pun, Arson. 17, Tents, 18. Rosy, 19,
H.K. Rotary Club Tmn Mta. 1 pím Speaker: Lieut-Col, E. J. R. Mitchel Bowed, 21. Debar, 25. Curls. 26,The Lighter Side of War." Acre. 7. Cheap. 28, Epoch. 30, Leg. 32, Sweeps. 33, Artizan, 34 pm. Low 8.43
20-Tides: High 1.15 am and 1.59
and 8.53 p.m. Buurbe 218 2
6.11 am Sunset 6.23 pime Lecture on First Aid (Chinese)
Queen Mary
Hospital
p--Lec turer: Dr. (Miss) P. C. Lal.
YMCA. Women's Section-Annual
Severe. 35. Rebound.
DOWN: 1. Spectre. 2. Carcass, 3,
10, Outer. 12. Try. 13, Sober. 16, Plous. 5. Calt. 6. Reared. 7, Elects.
at
Women's International Club: on Mondays at 5.30 p.m. commen- Noble. 20, Wasps, 21, Dupes, 22 Gen. Mtg.. 11 a.m.; Lecture by Surg.
cing on Monday Sept. 25. Lecturer: Mrs. Raymond.
Schemes, 23. Measles. 24 Charge. 25, Calico, 26, Ace. 29, Owner. 31, Gain.
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Reject (5)
4 Shaving tool (5)
10 Back (4)
11 Emblem (4)
13 Near by (6)
14 Courts (6)
15 Paradise
(4)
17 Repose (3).
18 Bemoans
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'Evo's Beauty and Cleopatra's Wiles-The During of Helen of Troy, and The Lure of Sheba's Quesn-All'These and More Are GARBO'S Own In "CAMILLE”!
Imagine! Garbo in the ones of Robert [Taylor! The thrill you've been waiting for glorifying the screen in a soul-droene destined to be the sensation of the year! ORETA APIA KORIST
GARBO-TAYLOR
CAMILLE
with LIONEL BARRYMO
ELIZABETH ALLENESENG
HENRY DANIELE ZILENDRS,
ULRICAN LAURA HÖFL,
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ON THE STAGE
RAYMOND LUI
AND HIS HAWAIIAN ORCHESTRA Supported by: HULA HULA DANCER And A WELL KNOWN: SHANGHAI " UROONER
ON THE SCREEN
A human document more thrilling than a dozen movie "Thrillers”
Anne Shirley 6 A MAN TO REMEMBER") B-5-0 Radio's
Edward Ellis
Best Picture
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25 Measure of
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27 Missive (6)
30 Fit for food
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7 River
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33 Circle (4)
34 Rot (5)
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3 Anger (4) · 5 Donkey (3)
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B Magnifi-
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11 Defect (5)
12 Declare (8)
16 Drove Tox-
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SOLUTION TO-MORROW
20 Weapon (5)
22 - Pawn (8) 24 Fashion-
able (5)
26 Loan (4)
28 Branch (4)
29. Otherwise
(4)
31 Snake (3).
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CHARLES WINNINGER
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JENKINS BONITA GRANVILLE
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SOPHIE
Capt. G. T. Hobbs on "Anatomy" p.m.: Service Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.
HKRA Shoot 1.45 pm. Rosary Church, Wedding - Prata- Xavier, 7 puz
Helena May Institute-Bandaging Olass, 10.30 *.
A.R.P. Lectures-(In Chinese Yau- matt Government School 7.30 plat AR.P., Short Course, Helena May Institute,
9.30
ain; in English, Club Lusitano, 5.30
Chinese. p.m.; La Queen's College, 7.30 p.m.; (in Chin- ese) Chinese YMCA., Bridge Street, 7.30
Shaukiwan Public Diapen p.m.; BRTY. 7.30
p.m. 31-Lecture on Home Nursing (Eng- ish) at Queen Mary Hospital, 6 pm. Lecturer: Dr. Mrs. L. J. Dovey:
YMCA. Mahjongg Class. 10 a.m.; Annual Winter Programme. Mtg, 5.15 p.m.
St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship Annual Mtg, at St. Andrew's Hall, 3
ARP
Lectures-Volunteer Head- quarters, 9.-10 am; Warden's Course. St. John
Ambulance Headquarters, 15.30 pm; tn Chinese, Queen's College.
7.30
Yaumati Government School, 7.30 p.m.
p.m.
EK. Y's Men's Club: Chinese Din-
ner at Chinese Merchants Club,
am.
Ma "Black Out.”
"Keep Fit Class, 10.30
Mxd. Swimming. 6 p.m.; Bad-
| mistoni, -8.30dren at Helena
Reel
May
Clam
Institute, 4.45 pin.
Annual Meeting of Hongkong Reel Club, Helena May Institute, 5.30 pm.
Meeting of Foreign Station Radio Listeners, 5.p.m
South Chins A.A. Swimming Cham- plonship, 7.30
p.m.
23 Jockey Club Extra Race Meet ing, Happy Valley.
Annual Outing for Blad Girls, 3 p.m.
South China AA. Swimming Cham plonship, 7.30 pan.
Football - Haiphong v. Combined Chinese, 330 p.m
24-HKRA Shoot, 9am.
Football---Haiphong v. Best of Co-
lony, 5.30 p.m.
25 EK. Cricket Axen. Annual Mig. Crown Land Bale, P.WD. 3 p.m. 77-HERA Shoot, 1.46 p.m.
28-Claims against estate of Ernest Ferdinand Oppenheim due.
Unveiling
St. Andrew's Club Annuai Chen Mtg Church Hall
"of Flame
at Morrison Hall by HE the Governor, 5.30 p.m.
20 Claims against estate of Charles Harold Brangwin "dus.
South) 11
Crown Land Bale 0.0. South)
30-Boy Scouts Assa, Annual Swin- ining Sporta, VRC. 230 pm
WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER
40. married woman appeared before Mr. R. A D. Forrest, at the Central Court yesterday, on a charge of murder.
• It was alleged that the defen- dant, on July 14, at No. 9. Dés Voeux Road West, third floor, murdered one Wan Hang-chung."
Detective-Inspector LB Whair. who is in charge of the c case applied for a formal remand of one week and this was granted.
Defendant was stated to have been conded to the Queen Mary Hospital since the day of the alleg. ed murder.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 1939. -PAGE 3
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IN
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YOUNG BAXTER WIFE HUSBAND and FRIEND
TO-MORROW
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
BINNIE BARNES - CESAR ROMERO
A göth Century Fox Picture"
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HOUSEWIFE HERMAN "
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"EWS IS MADE AT NIGHT"
with "PRESTON FOSTER
• LYNN ́BARI
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN RO, HORIU
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TWO GUN TERROR WITH A SOUL OF CHIVALRY! THRILLS ACTION ADVENTURE!
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THE GIRL AND THE GAMBLER"
LED CARRILLO TIM HOLY STEFFI DUNA MARCH OF TIME "The Mediterran
DEANNA DURBIN in her latest triumph
"3 SMART GIRLS GROW UP"
MAJESTIC
ATHEATRE
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
A Story, Mighty With the Clash of Hen
A Picture, Unforgettable in its Greatness
ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES
JAMES
PAT
CAGNEY O'BRIEN
THE DEAD END KIDS HUMPHREY BOGART
ANN SHERIDAN - GEORGE BANCROFT Butter d. 1 Brawl Largr - Pru aerae ay YESPNED PROL
Boom Mer 57 Soba Wesley Mid Wagon Dule Ersai n Boney by Keiland Burma) „Made her Man Diskant aah Past Magʻi Finan
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY
Jack London's Immortal Story of Mortal Love and Hate!
ROMANCE OF THE REDWOOD
with CHARLES BICKFORD HA JEAN PARKER
A Calambin