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October 25, 1939.
War Newsreels For King's
Universal Supervisor Tolls Of Plans
The assurance that the producing programme of Universal Pictures Corporation would not be curtailed: because of the wor was given by Mr. A. Diuf, supervisor for the com pany in the Far East, who has just arrived in the Colony, in an interview with the "Hongkong Telegraph," to- day.
ile niso sald that King's Theatre had contracted for weekly releases of Universal's special war newareels. Mr. Dati and Mr. Palmertz, China Universal manager, are at present inj the Colony. Mr. Af hos just com- pleted a world tour which included visits to all the Universal offices in the Far East, as well as to the head office in New York and the studios in Hollywood.
The discovery by Producer Joc Pasternak of Deanna Durbin had been followed by production of some of the best pictures ever to come out of Hollywood, sald Mr. Daff,
He added that 1940 promised to be Universal's best year yet. Apart from Deanna Durbin, Universal pa secured such stara na Charles Boyer, Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Cary Grant, Margaret Sullavin,
Loretta Young, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. Herbert Marshall, Joan Bennett, and, for "thrillers," 'Basil Rathbone, Boris Karfaff, and Bela Lugosi.
in- The Ine-up of comedy scurs
West, C. Fields, Mine cluded W. Mischa Auer, and Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy,
With gas mark across boulder and wearing uniform of marshal of Royal Air Force, King George visits a Royal Air Station. Sie Hugh Dowdlog, commander-in-chief, at right.
A new produekig unit had been' added to Universal's roster for the coming yrur, namely Barry Edington productions. As agent, Mr. Exington VTT nud under personal contract such! stars as Marlene Dietrich, Jeanette MacDonald, and Edward G. Robinson,
Gloria Jenu, 11-year-old songstress discovered by Joe Pasternak, was be- ing groomed to take the juvenile place of Deanna Durbin and would make her debul in "The Under-Pup."
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SPECIAL PARAMOUNT NEWS OF ACTUAL WARFARE IN EUROPE See the Bombardment of Wasterplatte fort by Gorman Destroyer "Schleswig-Holstein" ALSO BOMBING OF WARSAW !
A very quiet wedding took plac
Church yesterday.! Deanna would be cast more grown-1 St. Andrew's
Mir.! the bride of
A brief survey of the work of the up, romantic roles and would be seen when Miss Tulsa Zignly, of Jordan Ju Hongkong soon "First Love." Road, became Then she would make "It's a Date Heinrich Leonard Moors, an engineer National Red Cross Society of Chitm wils given by Dr. C. T. Wang, pre- Pictures which Dr. Ball rattled or at Kowloon Dock.
The bride wore a wedding gown ofsident of the Society, in an inter-
Chu es on Universal's big at Included.- "Rio."
Gurle; while crepe satin, slim fitting, with a view upon his return from starring Sigeld
Dr. Wang mentioned the. Medical Invisible Man Returns:" "Tower of high neckline and long sleeves, and king recently. London," starring Basil Rathbone, her white tulle vell was held in place and Boris KarloT; "Victoria Docks at by a small cluster of orange blossoms Relief work now being carried on by pinned high on her head. Her to the Red Cross Medical Corps, com- Eight," and "Friday the 13th."
quet was of white gladioll.
manded by Dr. Robert K. S. Lin, Mr. Th Zilgaly gave his daughter Director of the Medient Rellet Com- away in
Dr. Lim marriage, and Dr. C. Cmission. A report from Petrovsky undertook the duties of states 40 cmbulunees received from recently reached best man.
Hongkong have
ia Kwonglung. Rev. J. R. Higgs oficiated and Mr.. their destinations
that Rupert Baldwin was at the organ.
When the couple left for Repulse Kwangi, and Kweichow, and depot and slore 9th new Bay, where the honeymoon is to br spent, Mrs. Moors wore a white en-medical supplies has recently been semble with a bolero, white broad-et up near Chungking, in addition brimmed hat, and white necessaries, to eight such depots and stores of-
ready established, Tokyo, Oct. 24.
its recent inspection and survey Red Cross Medical Jopanese Saburo Kurusu,
Corps in and around Chungking. Dr. Ambassador to Belgium, will be
ta to Berlin
succeed
Wang said, gave him the impression transferred
and belief that medical relief work Lieut.-General Hiroshi Oshima, who Domel been recalled home,
in war-torn China to-day has actual- ily made marked improvement. learned from "authoritative sources,
that the Dr. Wang emphasized Mr. Shigenori Tashiro, Japanese
Shanghai, Oct. 24. Consul-General at Tientsin, will be
organising of additional Mobile Units relieved of his post to become the Further complaint of action inimi to travel anywhere is absolutely ur Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs incal to American moissons has reached gent, if one visualises the extensive Peiping from Sinslang in north territory that has to be covered A Berlin message says that the Honan, where it is reported that they the Red Cross workers, coupled horrors of bombing by at. Berlin, Japanese authorities have confiscated with the ~utgoing-Ambassador.
organise Го
Buch additional NEXT-CHANGE. Am lean Catholic lgenori Tegoh, Japanese bassador at Moscow, and Mr. Saburo Divine Word and have begun to erect mobile units, Dr. Wong pointed out, found elements are
MGM Picture Ambassador-designate to their own building on the site.
two principal Nurusu, Pertin, met in a conference at the It is stated that the Japanese have lacking or insuficient; medical sup German capital on Saturday and said that they would pay some sola-
tium for the land thus inken, bat atlles and motor vehicles.-Central Sunday.
some future and undetermined daic. The Japanese envoys, according to This, plus the recent
Berlin dispatch, agreed Japan's policy in Europe should be formulated Chenliu, Honon, when in the course
anti-Britishi with the utmost caution to meet the of
windows or a, Misslan house were Threat of German Attack ever-changing situation in Europe.
Calls Forth Volunteers General Oshima is leaving Berlin broken and an American flag was torn down, and other slight difcut- on October 28 for Japan vin Naples les which are being met by Ameri
Buenos, Aires. Oct. 24.
at and Amerles-Domei,
con missions in various parts of
Colonel R. E. Russell, attache North China are leading many to!
British Embassy, stated follow- suppose that the movement which the
that German vessels began a political and anti-British, ing rumours movement is gradually but surely are planning to raid the Falldands, the Falk- developing into a Jepunce anti-20 or 30 Englishmen in Buenos Aires Chritian mission movement all over have voluntarily joined
tands defence forces, but the British North Chint-steufer.
Government has in no way assisted their passage to the Falldands.
The nationalist groups have dis- The agenda for the meeting of the Legislative Council to-morrow In-
tributed a few posters in Buenos Attorney cludes a motion by the
As an indication that the United Aires street demanding the return General to change the style of the office of Government Marine Surveyer States will be firm in the Interna- of the islands in to that of Principal Surveyor of tional Settlement of Shanghai, a re- Argentine claims.
The Manchukuo Government.
Lieut-General Hirosh! Oshima, Mr. the ground belonging-to-e-Ames Japanese warplanes.
of Mission Society
AGENDA FOR COUNCIL Two New Bills to Come Up For Discussion
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Incident ut
demonstration
American Marines
Shanghai, Oct. 24.
FALKLAND ISLANDS
accordance with
An afternoon paper charges that por is current that more American Ships.
arrive here shortly, German funds were used for finan- to, marines will "A Bill The Arst reading of
elng the groups. United Press. amend the Promissory Oaths Ordin-Trom Santiago.-International,
the
anee, 1809" will also be presented. Second and third readings are: "A Bill to amend further Volunteer Ordinonce, 1933" and "A Bill to provide for the maintenance of reserve stocks of commodities
for which would be essential vital needs of the community during war or other public emergency; for
of Importers the registration such commodities and for purposes Incidental to or connected with the matters aforesaid."
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