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THE FUNNIEST PICTURE IN 10 YEARS!
GROUCHO CHICO HARPO
MARX
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MATURE
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KITTY CARLISLE ALLAN JONES
Screen Play by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind Directed by Sam Weed
2 WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY.
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but a darn swell' picture, a fine story with plenty of action and thrills, it's far better than most of the pictures you've seen lately.
A Holl-Cat in the Air...A Honey on the Ground...I Adolph Ruker presenta
MYRNA LOY CARY GRANT
WINGS IN THE DARK"
A Paramount Picfytra with Have Kama Hiebert Caveneugh • Jean Dogzer
What A Girl!
2
DAYS FRIDAY & SATURDAY.
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A REAL SMART COMÉDY
THAT'S A RIOT OF LAUGHTER !
Charlie and Mary in a hilarious matrimonial farce that's funnier than anything you've ever seen.
CHARLIE MUGGLES · MARY DOLAND
• What the noighbors s07, Mary bellevasi The stars of "Ruggles" ore at it again. when the neighbors folk Charlie Into a scandal he can'ts
talk himself out oflic
Adelph Zuker presente
A Failmaval Piclure wii LEILA HYAMS · DEAN JAGGER
SUN., MON., TUES.
MAR. 1-2-3.
THE GREATEST OF ALL ADVENTURE PICTURES! British soldiers' battling blood maddened tribesmen. Herds of elephants stampoding through jungles.
DEFENDERS OF EMPIRE WHO NEVER KNOW DEFEAT
Adolph
Zokpre
The LAST OUTPOST
CARY GRANT
CLAUDE RAINS
THE * HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1936.
Wallace Beery plays a father who goes through fire and brimstone to win the affection of his son, Jackie Cooper, in “O'Shaughnessy's Boy". Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's great story of circus life, opening on
Sunday at the King's Theatre.
ALIBI ESTABLISHED
ANNA MAY WONG
FAMOUS FILM STAR
IN COLONY
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STRATEGIC RETREAT
RAS MULU GETA'S ACCOUNT OF BATTLE
ALLEGED ASSAILANTS OF A MESSENGER DISCHARGED
Densie, Feb. 21, The case against two elderly men,
Ras Muhu Ceta has issued a com THE idol of thousands of Chinese Tsang Kam-shing, age
cinema fans, Anna May Wong and Lam Kat, aged a years, charged munique explaining the tacties of the famous Chinese film star, arrived before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Cen-battle to the south of Makale. He February 12 here yesterday evening from Shangtral Magistracy, with having assault-states that he realised an Fel hai by the President Grant.
ed Lo Po, messenger employed at the that the Itailans were planning a big her first visit to China and Tytam Pumping Station, at Island offensive und ordered a strategic re- guarda The enemy advance as the treat. sho is fulfilling a long-felt desire to stand on January 11, faited
attacked visit the country from which her defendants produced witnesses at the noticed the movement and parents came.
hearing yesterday afternoon which immediately. Thus the battle began local engagements The first person she met on arrival definitely established they were not"in a series of
February 17. 147 was her elder sister, Miss Wong Ying.nl the scene of the assault. They from February 12 to
The Ethiopian casualties were star of the M.G.M: im "Eskimo," were accordingly discharged.
fend and 268 wounded. The enemy They had not seen one another for IREL been aver two years, having
losses were greatly superior." together in Amurica.
This
Up to the present, Miss Anna May Wong has no very definite plans as to the future. In a few days' time, she and her sister are going to Can- ton to meet their father,
Sergeant Dall, of the Stanley Police Station, prosecuted, while Mr. In- shing, Lo, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, appeared for Lam Kat.
Ras Mulu Gela claims that on the night of February 16 1,500 Eritrenna deserted and joined him with nnd munitions.-Reuter.
Arms
now
It will be recalled that in lila open-
Halled With Relief ing of the case, Sergeant Dall and
Addis Ababa, Feb. 21. Interviewed yesterday evening, stated that the complainant, shortly.
Rax Mula Geta's communique is Miss Anna May said: "I am so glad after 6 am, on the day in queation,
great relief, and it is to be in China at last. I have several was on his way to Shaukiwan from hailed with relations in this part of the world. the pumping station, when just below pointed out that it is impossible for inther u the Shek G Road he was attacked by the Ethiopian Government to report my sister in. Hongkong, Canton and a brother, Mr. James five men armed with wooden sticks the results of battles quickly owing
It is Norman Wong, in Shanghai.
and pinees of iron. He recognised the to poor communications. two defendants among his assailants. thought that Res Mulu Getas con- First defendant yesterday gave ducted a skilful retreat in the face of
vastly superior numbers. with
The news that Kas Kassn has com-! evidence to show that he was son after 6 am. at No 76 Stanley, Th and he produced two witnesses, Laimunicated freely with Ras Mulu Gota Kiu, a widow, and Chan Ching. and with Dessie is regarded as prov stonebreaker, both residing at the ing the falsity of the assertion_that same address, who both tertined to the Italian advance has cut off the
between Tembien forces.--Reuter. having seen the defendant
Going Home Via Russin "I intend to sea a int more of China before I leave. I have been invited to visit Northern China and If I do this, it is likely that I will then travel back to England via Eussia, But I shall not be leaving Hongkong for some time yet."
that he was at home about 6 am.
Miss Wong feels that she needs this trip to China to round out her educa-5.30 and 6.30 that morning.
Second defendant, to support his tion. She has had many opportuni- tes to ceing out before, but she felt evidence that he was at his house in that since it would take a month to Tokchiu with his wife and son, pro- that day. como out and a month to return, it duced three witnesses, Chiu Loi, a
Mr. Schofield accepted the stories
would be useless to waste her time foki, Tang Kun-mai, and his wife, for the defence and discharged both in taking a short trip during which Tai Sze, to bear out his statement men.
she would learn practically nothing.
Throwing side the change af p
pearing in another film, she decided
to come to China fortere
May Make Film
in
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Mr. Moon Kwan, director of the "Grand View Sound Film Company," who was at the wharf meeting Miss Anna May yesterday evening. 13 hoping that she will appear Chinese film made in Hongkong.
When I saw her
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in Hollywood Rome years ago." he said, "we had a plan for a Chinese picture in view. am hoping that Miss Anna May Wong will be willing to star in te lm, which will have seus of Pel ning, the Great Wall and the For bidden City for a background.
"The Alm will be runde with a view
European American and
lenses."
re-
Members and friends of the "Grand who View Sound Film Company" were present to meet Miss Wong, in- luded Miss Lee Yeo-lin, Miss Cho Yee-man, the Miasca Daris and Helen Kotewall, Mr. Victor Hugo, manager f the Oriental Theatre. Mr. T. Randall, Miss M. Mn, Mr. Wong Shau-nin. Mr. Mak and several other Chinese film directors.
ROOSEVELT'S PLANS
WEEK-END VISIT TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Washington, Feb. 21. President Roosevelt on Saturday will Journey to Philadelphia to ro- ceive the honorary Doctor of Laws. After this he will go to Cambridge to attend the initiation of his son, John Roosevelt, into Harvard's Fly Club.
Early on Sunday he will arrive at Hyde Park and remain until Tuesday or Wednesday.
On Sunday evening he will give a Ive-minute radio broadcast as part of the programme of the National Con- "erence of Christians-United Press.
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