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QUEENS
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TODAY AND TOMORROW
MURDER!
MADMEN! MYSTERY!
The CAT
and the CANARY
BOB HOPE
PAULETTE
GODDARD
Couglass Montgomery - Joku Beal
Gale Sondergaard Georga Zucca
SUNDAY
FRANK LLOYD'S-
Directed by
BUOT NUGENT
"RULERS OF THE SEA
Douglas FAIRBANKS, Jr.-Margaret LOCKWOOD
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN RD.KOWLOON-DAILY AT 230-520-2200950-TEL56856
TODAY AND TOMORROW
The Amazing, Thrilling Story of the Growth of To-day's Great Maritime Service |
SUNDAY!
DAILY AT 2.30
5-20
7.20
9-20
TWO MEN AND A GIRL WHO DARE
TO FIGHT AND CONQUER
THE RUTHLESS SEA!
FRANK LLOYD'S &
RULERS OF THE SEA
'manjingi
Douglas FAIRBANKS, Margaret LOCKWOOD WIN FYFFE GEORGE BANCROFT MONTAGU LOVE-
THE CAT & THE CANARY'
A Paramount Super-Thriller!
STAR
TODAY ONLY
Columbia Films
present
Henry FONDA
Maureen
O'SULLIVAN
in
HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON TEL
57795
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TO-MORROW "TOPPER"
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The screen's most embarrassing momenty in this hilarious romance of a shopgirl who
adopted a doorstep baby, and of the boss's
sont
IT'S A REAL SENSATION:
GINGER
DAVID
ROGERS NIVE BACHELOR
MOTHER
CHARLES COBURN › FRANK
ALBERTSON · ́E. E. CLIVF.
TWO DAYS ONLY! FRIDAY & SATURDAY
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Return Showing by Public Demand!
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Tyrone Fower, Loretta Young, Annabella,
COMING EVENTS
JAN.
5--Tides: "Iligh 6.33 amand, 6, 19 p.m. Low 12.37 mm, and 11.17' am.
Sunrise: 7.85 am; Sunset: 5.31 pm. Claims against estate of Bernard Ernest Ablitt due.
. Y.M.C.A. Badminton,
EX. Chinese Women's Club Dinner
in honour of Dr. Robert Lam, Chinese Merchants' Club, -7.30 puu.
St. John's Ambulance Hors-Home
| Nursing Lecture, 5.30 p.m."
Kowloon Outpatients' Hospital, Lecture on Hunte Nursing by D.
Rosenbloom, 5.30 p.m.
Christian Fellowship. Helena May
Inst. 10.30 BITL
Toc. H. Chater Room, St. An- drew's, 6,45 p.m.
St. Teresa's C.Y.M.S., Annual Meet- Log. 8.15 p.m.
Cheero Club. Darts, Ping-Pong and Billards
Sailors Home and Mission to See- men: New Year's Gala Darice, 8.30 p.m.
Ladies Working Party (B.W.OF.. Covt. House. 9 am- p.m.
G-Tides: High 7.55 am and 1.08
pin. Low 1.35 am and 12.05 nm.
Sunrise: 7.04 a.m.; Sunset: 5.5% p.m. Second Round of Stubb Shield Golf Competition due to be completed, Claims against estate of Marion Glichrist Hoerier due.
HE. the Governor and Lady North- cote leave for Fanling Lodge.
New Territories Agricultural EX- hibition at Fanling.
H.K.RA. Shoot."
Ladies Colony Tennis Champlop- ships: Singles Semi-finals, U.S.R.C. Courts. 3 p.m.
HK. Chinese Manufacturers' Union Mtg.
Charity Show at Alhambra Theatre, 11.30 a.m.
7-New Territories Agricultural Ex
hibition at Fanling.
Women's League of Health, De monstration at South China A.A.
leid. 3 p.m.
Charity Show at Queen's Theatre, 11.30 am.
8-Universal Week of Prayer Com- mences Daily Services at St. John's Cathedral. 5.30 pm.
Auxiliary Nursing. Service Home Numing Lectures, Commence at Queen Mary Hospital, é p.m.
H.K.PA Council Meeting. 5.30 p.m. Kowloon Hospital, Home Nursing Lecture, 5.30 p.m.
Crown Land Sale, P.WD., 3 p.m. 9-Entries close for Colony Chess Championship.
Entries close for Fanling Faces 13
noon.
H.K. Rotary Club 11 Mty, 1 pm. 10-King's Theatre-Dancing Dis- play. 5.10 p.m.
HKRA. Shoot.
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GENERAL
One Million EMERGENCY
FRIDAY,
JANUARY 5, 1940.-PAGE 3
Permitted To POWERS FOR KING'S
Volunteer
NEW SCHEME IN
OPERATION
ROOSEVELT
NEW PROPOSALS "
TO CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Jan, 4 (Reuter) LONDON, Jan. 4 (BWS)—As a result of relaxation of the opera~
-Mr. Charles Ed'son, Acting S:cre- tinn of the schedule of reserved wary of the U.S. Navy, has asked the occupations now announced, it is US Congress to empower President
estimated that approximately one
Rousevelt, "should a national
million men. hitherto precluded emergency arise," to procure ships from enlisting in the armed forces, and materials and to commandeer
factories and the Uke. 3 are permitted to volunteer.
OBJECT OF SCHEDULE
PRECAUTIONARY MOVE Mr. Edison describes his propo- sals as a precautionary move, in a The schedule, which is subject letter to Congress, and points out to revision from time to time, is that President Wilson was granted- designed" to ensure an adequate similar powers in March 1917, a supply of labour in trades and in- month before America entered the dustries of national importance and specific ages above which men
engaged in such employments, may not join the armed" forces..
The object of the new announce- j ment is to permit men, of or above the existing reservation age in more than sixty diferent types of employment, to volunteer.
Great War.
Mr. Edison adds that his request does not anticipate that the United States will be involved in war.
CHARITY FILM
SHOW
Tt is important to distinguish
Under the auspices of the Can- between the scheme announced ton University Students' Commit- yesterday, which affects the call tee for the Solicitation of Soldier ing up of men up to the age of 27, Winter garments, variety pro- cept those engaged in occupa grammes. teaturing the latest short tions reserved below that age, and topics, will be given at the Alham- the present order which relaxes bra Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 6, the reservation age in occupations at 11:30 am. and at the Queen's which already had a high reser Theatre on Sunday. Jan. 7, at 11.30 vation age.
SUBORDINATE PART
The eight American film dis- tributing companies have kindly Thus. persons mainly ∙affected! consented to donate pictures to ry the new order are men of over help this good cause. 30 engaged in trades cr industries
Admission prices will be playing a relatively subordinate usual and since the entire pro- part in Britain's war effort.
ceeds, will be devoted to this
3.5
The Manchester Guardian says charitable enterprise, the public It is intelligent preparation for are requested to give their sup- more stringent conditions ahead port. that the least essential industries should have the reservation age
relaxed and adds, "It will remove similar occupations in the army the anomaly that the unemployed is a wise use of man-power. man, who happened to be in a re- served occupation, should be de- barred from joining full time ser-
St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship vice." Party, 8 p.m.
Women's A.R.P. Union, Bandaging Class reopens at Helena May fast.. 9.30 am.
11-King's Theatre: Dancing Dia- play, 5.10 p.m.
St. Andrew's Club, Scavenging Hunt, 8.30 p.m.
12-Old Cheltonians Dinner, 8.15 p.mn."
St. David's Society, Annual Mtg. Supreme Court Buliding. 5.30 p.m.
13 H.KR.A. Shoot.
14--Semi-final of G. M. Young Golf Cup due for completion.
Macao Races.
Ladies Colony Tennis Champion- ships: Doubles Semi-Arials, U.S.R.C. Courts, 3 p..
18-St. Andrew's Club, Whist Drive (open to public).
17-H.K.R.A, Shoot.
19-Central British Assn. Dance,
20-H.K.R.A. Shoot.
R.E.O.CA. Supper Dance.
21-Fanling Hunt and Race Club, Kvanti Races.
22-First HK.VD.C. Camp Starts at Fanlimg.
St. Andrew's Club. Hotch-Potch Evening.
24-H.K.R.A. Shoot.
27-Third Round of Stubbs Shield
Ji
PRESS APPROVAL LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-The Royal Proclamation notifying an other two-million men of their Hability for military service is gen- erally welcomed by the British press.
PRAISE FROM FRANCE PARIS, Jan.. 4 (Reuter)-The British Empire's concerted war effort is warmly praised by a contributor to. Le Mati. French troops watching the Rhine, he says, receive deep satisfaction. at the steady growing up beside them of a British Army which also counts its soldlers by the million.
The "Contemptible Little Army”
has become a great army in a very short time and Frenchmen could Typical of contment is that of not praise too high'y their British the Manchester Guardian, which friends for not delaying a single says this is intelligent preparation day in their efforts towards a The transfer of skilled workers to triumph of their joint task.
CROSSWORD NO. 501
ACROSS
1. Footlike.
Golf Competition due to be complet 12. Australian
ed.
AKRA Shoot
28-HK. Riding School Gymkhana, 14. 10 R.m
FKRA Shoot...
30-Second RKV.D.C. Camp Starts
at Fanling.
31-H.KR.A. Bhool
"COAST GUARD” AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRE TODAY
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"Coast Guard," 32, Stout club which opens at the Majestic, Then-33. Pillage tre today, is a story of the United | 34. Unit States Coast Guard.
35. Indefinite
article
Its many thrills are based upon actual record and emphasizes the 36. Fragrant Coast Guard's slogan “Always Go
· Out”—there is nothing in the re- gulations about coming back
Ralph Bellamy plays the featur- ed role in this spectacular flm and in the supporting cast are Randolph Scott, Frances Dee and Walter Connolly,
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DAILY AT 2.30. 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
PARIS BLACKOUTI
THE CITY TENSE!
CHAN COMMANDEERED!
"CLOCKING
CHARLIE CHAN in
CITY IN DARKNESS
THE JOCKIES"
SIDNEY TOLER
Lynn Bari • Richard. Clarke - Harold Huber Pedro de Cordoba, Dorothy Tree · C. Henry Gordan • Douglas Dumbrille - Noel Madison A 20th Century-Fox Picture
ALSO
LEW LEHR COMEDY
"SHEEP IN
MONKEYS IS THE THE MEADOW"
(SPORTS REVIEW) CRĪZIEST PEOPLE" (CARTOON)
TO-MORROW
A Warner Bros. Picture
SHOWS DAILY 2.305.15. 7.5-0-30
DAYS
•
ERROL FLYNN in
" D.O D GE CITY".
IN TECHNICOLOUR
..
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She Lies
She Steals She Cheats
AND SHE MIGHT BE YOUR KID SISTER!
From rich homes and poor, come hundreds of dangerous daugliters. Will probatico make these bad girls good or just give them another chance to be bad
YOU'LL SEE THE ANSWER IN THIS AMAZING PICTURE!
THE
SENSATION
OF THE HOUR
GIRLS
on
PROBATION
ARE THEY THE
MARKED WOMEN OF TOMORROW?
SUNDAY THE FOUR FEATHERS??
Alexander Korda's two million dollar spectacle.
MATINEES: 20c.-30c • EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c.
& SHOWS
DAILY
2,306,20
220-9,30
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN ROAD
KOWLOON TEL.87222
(MATINEES:20c.-30c ° EVENINGS: 20c-30e50e70c)
TODAY AND TOMORROW
A THRILLING DRAMA OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE!
GANGWAY FOR ADVENTURE AND
COAST GUARD
Tondsiph
Frances
Ralph
ROMANCE!
Walter
SCOTT DEE BELLAMY-CONNOLLY
Directed by EDWARD LUDWIG A COLUMBIA FICTURE
Added Attraction :
LATEST UNIVERSAL WAR NEWSREEL: BOMBING OF HELSINKI
! .
Direct After Showing at the King's Theatre
COMMENCING SUNDAY
The Screen's Greatest Actress in the Year's Greatest Drama !
BETTE DAVIS
in
“DARK VICTORY"
A Warner Bros. Picture