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KING'S
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Naughty
but Nice
I go for Ann
And kisses blstery.
When she makes love
Bay, she makes history!
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United Artists -
Release
A WARNER BROS, Picture with
ANN SHERIDAN
DICK POWELL
GALE PAGE
HELEN BRODERICK RONALD REAGAN ALLEN JENKINS ZASU PITTS MAXIE ROSENBLOOM
and THE NATIONAL JITTERBUO CHAMPIONS
Directed by Ray Enright
"PARKY'S
But I'm aftra for
Gale, that charmer.
And, wow, that fire's-
A four armar
SUPER
SERVICE"
STAN LAUREL & OLIVER HARDY in "A CHUMP AT OXFORD"
QUEENS
DAILY AT 2.30-5.15-7.20&9.30 TEL 31453
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
REAL AS LIFE. ITSELF!
The story of a man tha
world called bad...and
the woman who dared
to love himi
BACK DOOR TO HEAVEN
THURSDAY
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
·February 20, 1940.
£75,000 Willed To Woman Friend in Paris
DUKE'S SON LEAVES ALHAMBRA
FORTUNE OF £278,701
LORD CHARLES MONTAGU, son
U.S. ENVOY IN HONGKONG of the seventh Duke of Manchester, has
left £15,000 in cash and £60,000 for life to Mlle. Suzanne Leonide Renard, of Paris. His will was published recently,
He also left her his bank account, stocks and shares, and certain of his possessions in Paris.
Lord Charles Montagu died last month. He was seventy-nine.
To his wife, thrice-married Lady Charles Montagu, who is herself very rich he left £1,000. His total fortune was £278,701 13s., with net personalty £278,004 58. 31.
Bachelor Until He Was Seventy
Lord Charles Montagu remained unmarried until he was seventy. His wife first married Viscount Chelsea and then Admiral of the Fleet Sir Hedworth Meux.
Sir Hedworth left his fortune of nearly a million pounds to her for life.
After his marriage Lord Charles Montaga said: "It is nearly forty years since I first met my wife. We are old friends,
other:
each
AMERICAN and understand Ambassador Mr.
well." Nelson T. John-
Other legacies in his will are: son (left) .photo life to his valet, Walter Franks; £2,000 and £5,000, on trust for graphed in Hong and £15,000 to Mr. Oliver Stan- kong last week
ley, son of Lord Derby and. with US. Consul
President of the Board General, Mr. A.
Trade. E. Southard.
WOULD IMPROVE M.P.S' BRAINS
"AB I watched you doing those exercises I thought what o good' thing it would be if we had physical jerks' in the House of Commons, It would greatly improve our mental capacity."
Sir Kingsley Wood, Air Minister, said this to girl recruits when lie Inspected the Women's Auxiliary Air Force reception depot. He stayed so long that it was after black-out time and the moon was shling when he saw the march past.
HANKOW ROAD
of
Mr. Stanley will get another £30,000 on the death of Mlle.. Renard.
Lord Charles Montagu was partner in 2 firm of stock- brokers. He owned Kimbolton | Castle, Huntingdonshire.
Another Woman Dies On Active
STAR Service
DAILY
AT
2.30
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Wallace Ford Patricia Ellis
Stuart Erwin-Aline MacMahon
Prebones and Berected by Willow 36, Seward
• TO-DAY ONLY
LORETTA YOUNG
A PARAMOUNT RELEASE
"FIFTH AVENUE GIRL"
An RKO Picture ⚫ with GINGER ROGERS - JAMES ELLISON
· 4-SHOWS-
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7.20.0.30
MAJESTIC
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MATINEES:202-30%.° EVENINGS, 20%-30«: 50x70x)
• FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY TWO GRAND STARS IN THE GAYEST LOVE STORY OF THE YEAR!
MYRNA
LOY TAYLOR
ROBERT
with
JOSEPH ALLEN
HENRY O'NEILL
DOUGLAS FOWLEY
YOUR.
The happy-go-luckiest love story of the year! Heart-throbbing hila- rity as Bob and Myrna are together for the first time!
LUCKY STARS
LUCKY
NIGHT
and Grover Joner
Desire Hay by Vincent Lawyer
ADDED ATTRACTION:
LATEST MOVIETONE NEWS DIRECT AFTER SHOWING AT THE KING'S THEATRE !
TO-MORROW & THURSDAY RICHARD GREENE
In His First Great Starring Rolo.... In A Great Picture !
"HERE 1 AM A STRANGER"
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
DAVID NIVEN
WALTER WANGER prosents
KOWLOON TEL.
57799
Eternally Yours
To-morrow: “FIVE CAME BACK” RKO'Picture
SHOWS DAILY 2.30-5.15 715-930
TARE AND TEEN OR HAPPY VALLÈS ĐÙI
ORIENTAL
THEATRETIRA
SPECIAL FOR TO-DAY ! RETURN ENGAGEMENT !
FLEMING ROAD WACH
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SCREEN'S MOST THRILLING WESTERN PRODUCTION
CAGNEY RIDES... SHOOTS...KILLS!
The Justiest spirit of Amersča's stormleat daya rides with "The Kid"
JAMES CAGNEY
OKLAHOMA KID
HUMPHREY BOGART • ROSFMARY LANE
DONALD CRISP3• Directed by Lloyd Boone » A WAINER BROS. PRWI Bindu by Max Value = Bwoon Pay by Warren Duft, Sobart Hodmor and Bened Karabine From an Original Boury by Bévand (1. Paramore and Wilde Windo
FOR TO-MORROW AND THURSDAY ACTION PACKED PICTURE
LOADED WITH COMEDY
RISKY BUSINESS
GEORG MURPHY
·El Bertel · Richard Tucker
Eduardo Ciannelli'- Less Amri
DOROTHEA KENT
• MATINEES: 206.-30c. * EVENINGS: 20c.-30c,-50c-70c,"
ANOTHER member of the Women's Auxillary Air Force has died on active service. She was Aircraftwoman G. W Bradwell, the third Engilsh woman to lose her life in the war.
Her name, together with that of. Aircraftwoman M. W. Chambers, appears in the 14th R.A.F. casualty list.
Misa Chambers. the second W.A.A.F. war victim, was given a military funeral last Monday, less than a fortnight after the funeral of Aircraitwoman- Yvonne Rockingham, the first woman to appear among the RA.F. casualties.
The list now
karnes.
issued contains 40
The R.A.F. casualty lists so far Issued show that there have been 404 casualties since the outbreak of war.
Previously reported "Atlasing,” Now,
Ieported Killed in Action" Lumsden, 621435. A.CE, A: Marton, 39800, Pilot Officer, A.D.
Previously Reported "Missing Belloved Killed." Now Reported "Killed in Action"
Mitchell, 4024D. Pilot CI.. G.B.
Wounded In Action
Sheen, 39474, FI. Of. D.FB.
Missing, Belleved Killed in Action Burley. 528450. A.C.1, J.C.; Macmillan, 526547, Sgt. V.D.
Mining
Johnson, G19004, A.C.Í, G.
Killed on Active Bervice Bowden, 302800, Tere Fit. Sergt. F.S Bull, 20416, A.CZ. L.B. Dale, 621011, A.CZ, L Deacon, $1346, Pitot O., A.A. France, 620302, A.C.2, B.; Gratiam, 40341, Pilot Om.. B.; Hation, 41207, Pilot of K.P: Hinson, 296003 Act. Sgt. F: Hope, 3217, Squad. Lead, N; Hunf, 021714, ACE C.; McGarvie, 635910, A.C.1, L Minsterson, 42009, Pliot O., 11.N.. Oliver, 404281, Lead, A.C., V.R.; Paterson. 74912, Plot OB., D.R.S.; Storey, 39170, FL. ON.. TW. Talbot,
earth, 627599. AC A.CZ, FL West
E. W. Whitehead, 567073, Lead. A.C., E: Whittaker, 137645, ACI AJ; Waras, 41312, Pilot of.. T.R. Missing, Delieved Killed on Active Service Coventry, 40006, 1401 QIT, C.R.; Qibson 581212. Act. Bat., A.G.
Died on Active Service Bradwell, 884128. Aircraftwoman 2. G.W.; Chambers, 804055, Aircraftwnman M.W Fletcher, 870009, A.C., P.; Francis, 300032, Cpl. CJ., Ginder, 600764. RES Hoder, 874002 Koz G20024, Lead, A.C. WG, Le Gauck, Kelly, 651567, Lead, A.C. J. Price, 410314, Epl, CE Skelton, 500540, Temp. Set. KO.; Willaly, 343010, Lead, A.C., V.T.
Britain To Exhibit At World Fair
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (Reuter), The Executive Board of the British Empire, Chamber of Commerce ore unanimously in favour of the con- tinuance of the British Pavilion ot the New York World's Fair of 1940,
The resolution opines that thle Ja In the interests of maintaining the British export trade which at present is of equal importance to other war
cfforts.
Nazi Plane Over Denmark
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 19 (Reuter).
- plane bearing German nationality marks flew over Danish territory south of Steaqig to-day,
Danish batteries opened fire but the machine was not hit.
BATHAN RD, KOWLOON-BANY A7 250-5202202950-TEL56856 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
THURSDAY
.
An RKO Picturo⚫
So funny that even the dogs howled!
The season's funalest thrill-and-chill show!
DEATH OF A
CHAMPION
LYNNE OVERMAN
DONAL
"FIFTH AVENUE GIRL"
with GINGER ROGERS - JAMES ELLISON
TAKE ANY TRAM or HAPPY VALLEY BUS. W
CATHA
DAILY AT 2,30,5.15,7.20,&9.30.P.M. MATINLESSIO 30%, 40% EVENINGS ––201. 30%. BO, TO NO.
TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY!
PICTURE
OF
YOUTH!
When life's a lark and all the world is full of happy song!
The Now Universes prosents DEANNA DURBIN in 100 MEN GIRL
unda
and LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI ADOLPHE MENUDU ALICE BRADY EUGENE PALLETTE-MISCHA AUER
EXTRA SPECIAL !!!
LATEST UNIVERSAL WAR NEWSREEL
Just Arrived By Clipper
FIRST TIME SHOWN IN HONGKONG Red Terror in Helsinki-Morciless raids by Soviet Bombers. America's aid to Finland-1st shipment of 'planes. The dog, christoned “HITLER" by the British, in quarantine. Ancient Chateau somewhere in France-taken over by B. E. F. for the wounded.
Graphic evidence of Britain's blockade at sea. President Roosevelt's appeal to Congress for increased budget of Army and Navy.
Etc., etc., otc., etc....
'TO-MORROW & THURSDAY, Two Days Only!*
BLACKOUT
PARIS CHARLIE CHAN in
CITY IN DARKNESS
A 20th Centurfax Fletore |--
with
SIDNEY TOLER
LYNN BAR RICHARD CLARKE HAROLD HUSER PEDRO de CORDOBA DOROTHY TREE C. HENRY GORDON DOUGLAS DUMBRILLE,
NOEL MADISON
THE CHINESE SPORTS CIRCUS
SHOWING AT HENNESSY ROAD
topp. Lee Garden)
COMMENCING: TO-NIGHT
2nd BIG CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
MORE HAIR-RAISING ACTS !
MORE BREATH-TAKING THRILLERS I
MORE DEATH-DEFYING DARE-DEVIL STUNTS!
COME AND SEE OUR ACTRESS TAN SIEW ENG DEMONSTRATING HER EXTRAORDINARY
FEAT OF STRENGTH!
UNBEATABLE BY ANYONE OF HER AGE { DEFINITELY A
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