10
KING'S
SHOWING
TO-DAY
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. NO INCREASE IN PRICES
PAUL
MUNI
BETTE
DAVIS
Of the part who hata wakand
Man kan 20 þenter Prak printed Mr
Hilary's Fiertest Days for Again........
In A Perera That Wits Latve Forcit,
WARNER BROS!
JUAREZ
***
Brian Aherne
CLAUDE KAINS JOIN CARPIALD. DONALD CRISP
Pat Lazat - Quad Benetea koh Finipat Kasane - Means Arrian, JE VILLAM MARTIDA
Gang Tulad koman
Also Colour Cartoon "CINDERELLA MEETS A FELLA" GALA PERFORMANCE, TO-MORROW at 11a.m. Only
In Aid of the International Peace Hospital for wounded soldiers
• SHOWS
DAILY
2.30 -6 20
7.20.9.10
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN
ROAD KOWLOON TEL. 57777
(MATINEES: 20%-30co EVENINGS: 20«-30«50e70)
• SHOWING TO-DAY o
THUNDERS WITH THRILLS ! BLAZES WITH EXCITEMENT !
ROARS WITH ADVENTURE ! EXPLODES WITH ACTION!.
West of Chicago,There's No Law-West of Dodge City..No God!
ERROL FLYNN DODGE CITY
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
February 7, 1940.
HELP FROM
“KUNG HEI FAT CHOI" THE ALLIES QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
THE Chinese-at least mest of them-celebrate their New Year to-morrow.
Those who are affected by the war'will be doing It on a smaller scale. But the shopkeepers are nevertheless doing good business, mainly because of the influx of refugees.
The Chinese Government adopted the Gregorian Calendar in 1912 and since 1930 the publication and use of the lunar calendar has been banned.
Traditions of centuries cannot be done away with so easily. so the holiday was resumed and called the Spring Festival holiday.-K.C.L.
The "Hongkong Tolograph" will not be published
to-morrow.
Publication will be resumed on Friday, when our pages will contain two days of overseas and local nows.
DAILY AT 2.30
5.20 7.20
STAR
© TO-DAY ONLY ✪
HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON -TEL. 57795
See the "inside story'' behind his flight in this flaming per-
sonal bistory of the youngster i, who twisted the fall of Fate and lived to laugh...IT'S SWELLI
DOUGLAS
Wrong Way
CORRIGAN
RADIO
RFLYING IRISHMAN
with
PAUL KELLY ROBERT ARMSTRONG GENE REYNOLDS DONALD MacBRIDE EDDIE QUILLAN
Also Showing "THE WARNING” To-morrow: "Cat.And The Canary" Plcture Fri & Sat.: "Good-bye, Mr. Chips"
4 SHOWS
DAILY
EXO.-E.IT
1.11.20
TAKE ANY TRAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS *
Paramount
ORIENTALE
MGM Picture
FLEKING
KOLO
WANONLI
TEL. 18478
ANOTHER BARGAIN IN SUPER ENTERTAINMENT !
TO-DAY, TO-MORROW, FRIDAY & SATURDAY IMPORTANT FIRST RUN PRODUCTION AT POPULAR PRICES !
POSITIVELY THE GREATEST WAR PICTURE OF ANY AGE!|
All other war drama's are Pigmlessin comparison to this mighty apcèincle showing dis horrors and brutality of war and what happens to exptured British and French soldiers behind the Nazi front and those incarcerated in the German prison camps. THOUSANDS IMPRISONED BEHIND MILES OF BARBED WIRE!
1939
MOST
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND ANN SHERIDAN 2000
EXCITING
SCREEN
EVENT!
Britain And Franco Extond. Their Assistance
London, Feb. 6. Allled assistance to Finland expected to be expedited and inrged us the result of the Anglo- French conversations to-day.
is
en-
Quarters in touch with the foreign Embassies report that the chance of xtension of Sovietisation of the Scandinavian countries or German attucks on Ifolinnd and Belgium appeared to be equal, but the odds have now shifted to the Scandinavian ountries.. Despite the inclination of Dandler in favour of breaking off relations with Russia, the British uppose an open rupture.
åhere is increasing optimism that the Finns can hold the Russian air
orge. Finnish military aviation ertimated to have' quadrupled since the invasion began.-United Press.
German Modiation
ing
Copenhagen, Feb. 6. The Berlin correspondent, of the Berlingske Tidende reports that the German Ambassadors ut Helsinki and Moscow, Bluecher and von Schulenburg, are at present ecnsult- Herr von Ribbentrop regarding the Russo-Finnish situation.
The correspondent says that nl-: though no immediate result can be expected, Germany still maintaino. official silence. The conference in- lientes German readiness to mediate if and when the opportunity occurs. -United Prota.
COMPULSORY
DEFENCE LOANS
THE HAGUE, Feb. ¤ (Domel),-It Is understood that the Netherlands Government, in an attempt to con- solidate its finance and economy in face of the turbulent European situa- tion, is planning to Issue compulsory national defence loans,
for
Financial circles understand that the Government's plan will provide a compulsory allocation of publie bonds to all circles and oblige busi- ness concerns to zet aside 40 per cent of their profits for subscription for the Government loans,
TANKER MINED
LONDON, Feb. 6 (UP)—The Bri- tish tanker, British Councillor, 7,040 tons, was mined in the North Sea last Saturday. Forty seven members of the crew have been landed.
L/Cpl. G. Barnett, of the Middlesex Regiment, Shamshuipo, las reported to the Police the larceny of a num-
ber of wooden chairs valued at $17.50 from the Camp Churck Inside Barrack compound.
the
LONDON. Feb. 8 (Reuter).-The Southern Rhodesian Red Cross have ren: £1,000 to the Lord Mayor's) Fund.
LATE NEWS
HONG KONG
KOWLOON'' -
AT 2:30-515 7:20-9:30PM AT 2:30 - 5:20×720 8°9:30. PM
SHOWING TO-DAY
Grouch THE
Chico
Harpo
MARX BROS
ATTHE CIRCUS
BAKER RICE
EFARDENT
MARGA
CTION
More musica! mingia
from the "Winars of ✡a“ 'composars! Hvers
"Lydia the Tatooed Lady" "Two Blind Love"" ***ringall"
*Stand Up and Take a Bow"
TAKE ANY TRAM or HAPPY VALLEY BUS.
CATHAY
DAILY AT 2.30.5.15.7.20.89.30.P.M.} MATINEES –––20%, 30%, 40% EVENINGS1⁄2-206 304, BOU, TOC, RAL.
* TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY!
It's A Comedy Riot! Harold Lloyd Givos You His Grandest Laugh Hit !
LLOYDER
FUNNIER!
thebol ile Inter InstOPEY
HAROLD
LLOYD
PROFESS
BEWARE
TO-MORROW FRIDAY SATURDAY
BIC CAST! SONG HITS! SHOW OF SHOWS!
M-G-MATSUN DOMUSIC
M-G-M's BIG FUN-AND-MUSIC SHOW!
HOTS
Mickey ROONEY Jude GARLAND BABES.in ARMS
Charles WINNINGER
Gay KIBBEE
•Dimoted by BUSSY TAKEĹŻY
CHINESE SPORTS CIRCUS
ALL IN TECHNICOLOR
BRUCE CABOY-FRANK M©RUCH-ALAH KALE
· JOHN LITEL HENRY TRAVERS-VICTOR JORY WILLIAM.LUNDIGAN * Origħal Screen Play by Robert Buckner • Music by Max Stainer Directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ A WARNER BROS. Picture
To-morrow, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Daily at 12.00 Noon
SPECIAL MORNING PERFORMANCES PROGRAMMES OF COLOUR CARTOONS
Completo Changa of Programma on Saturday Admission Prices: Dross Circlo-30 ct., Stalls-20 cts.
• NEXT CHANGE
A GREAT WAR-PICTURE THAT ONLY NOW CAN BE SHOWN I
LESLIE HOWARD
DOUG: FAIRBANKS, Įr, in
“CAPTURED”
A Wamer Bros. Dramatic Sensation !
More Land Ploughed First Investiture
In N. Ireland
LONDON, Feb. G (Reuter).—|
Of The War
LONDON, Feb. 6 (Router):—His
Northern Ireland's contribution to Majesty the King held the first In-
war, food problems was the subject i vestiture to take place during the of a broadcast given by the Premier,War at Buckingham Palace.to-day.
幕 Officers Mr. Neville Chamberlain.
and non-commissioned.
He said that 250,000 additional officers of the three fighting forces
deres were being ploughed and that and a number of skippers of trawlers Northern Ireland Intended to increase, were among those to receive decora- its output of dax...
tiona.
Priisted and Published for the Proprietork by FREDERICK PenCY FRANKLIN at i and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.
A Warner Bros. mper-production with
LESLIE HOWARD DOUG. FAIRBANKS... PAUL LUKAS MARGARET LINDSAY
A story only the screen
could tell-cold as the screen has never told a story before! Too BIG for the pages of history! ... Too daring for any generation but this!... Too thrilling to belleve until you see it spread before your very nyal
FILMED EXACTLY AS RELATED BY
SIR PHILIP' GIBBS WORLD FAMOUS REPORTER
• EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c.
• MATINEES: 20c.-30c,
TO-NIGHT.
TO-NIGHT
AT HENNESSY RD, (opp. Lea Gardens} Show Starts at 8.30 p.m. COME. and we our selected, talented Shanghai actors and actress05, SEE Miss Tan Siew Eng, the ONLY wild animal
·GIRL TRAINER in the East perform unarmed with flerce tigers.
MATINEES on Fob, 8, 9, 10 G11
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Parents! Bring your children to this show and give them an enjoyable afternoon's entertalument.
Night Show
Il Clans Seal
Matinee
Box ( pernone)
$10.00
$8.00
Blagle Box
3 2.00
$1.60
Reserved Seat
3 1.60
$1.10
$ 1.10
..80
2nd Class Stat
.80
.00
3rd Clan Beat
.40
.30
COME EARLY AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT SHOWING FOR A SHORT BEASON ONLY