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Cinema Notes From
The Theatres
"THE TRAIL OF THE LONE- SOME PINE-QUEEN'S AND ALHAMBRA THEATRES.
"The Trail of the Lonesome Fine," one of America's best-loved stories, is a spectacular Tech- nicolour version starring Sylvia) Sidney. Fred MacMurray andi Heary Fonda.
Based on the novel by John Fox, Jr. "The Trail of the Lonesome Pize" is a tale of hill folk in the! Cumberland Mountains, and the feuds that set family to fighting| family-for causes long since for- gotten
More than 90 per cent. of the picture was filmed outdoors, at Big Bear Lake, California. Lo- sation scouts toured the Pacific Coast as far north $5 Oregon.
THE Undersigned have received seeking mountains and setting for
Tina Lucerous to sell Dr Publishing, and anally locating the
Auction
OD
Wednesday the 26th. August 1936 commencing at 230 p.m.
at their Sales Room. No. 35 Hankow Road,
Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
lake site.
wins
Michael Whalen, Gloria Stuart and Shirley Temple are in “The Poor Little Rich Girl" which will be shown at the King's and Alhambra Theatres 2001.
BRIDGE NOTES
BLIND SPOTS. By Ely Culbertson
Recently, after a late game
CASTLE PEAK CAR CRASH
Kowloon Magistracy Hearing
CAR MEETS LORRY IN MIDDLE OF ROAD.
The film presents Miss Sidney and Fonda as members of the same mountain clan, who all their lives have loved each other and warred together on a neighbouring fami- ly. Ancient ways are changed, when MacMurray, a however,
con- young engineer, arrives to
Lam Huen, licensed driver of struct a railroad line through their at Crockford's club, some one brought up the subject of opti- Miss Sidney's) hills. He
The clubs that public car No. 1062, and Leung heart, while Fonda, in bewilder-cal illusions.
change while one looks at them, Hee, licensed driver of lorry No. ment sees the collapse of the only Black Wood Ware, Teak Dining code he knows to fight and kill the lines that appear different 3282, who were going in opposite Room & Bed Room Furniture, for what he loves. The film in length but actually are iden-directions along the Castle Peak others, road on July 16 and collided, were tical, these and many Carpets, Rugs, Ornaments. Pic- reaches a climax when Fonda sets
were mentioned. Then some charged with driving without due tures, Brass & E. P. Ware. Porce-out after MacMurray, and the lain & Glass Ware. Sewing Ma- rival clan simultaneously sets out one took the score pad and drew care or caution, before Mr. Q. A.
a large black dot on its sur- chine, Electric Fans & Lamps after Fonda. Linen, Rattan Furniture. Officej Furniture, etc., etc.
comprising:-
also
One Radio Set.
On View from Tuesday the 25th. August 1936.
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from the
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AFRIDOL SOAP and immediate relief are
synonymous.
"LITTLE AMERICA”
ORIENTAL THEATRE
When
were
face, demonstrating that as it Macfadyen yesterday afternoon geant McHardy appeared for the “FANG_AND_CLAW-KING'S came closer and closer to the at the Kowloon Magistracy. Ser.
eye it suddenly disappeared. THEATRE
Probably you have tried this prosecution. stunt, which shows, I believe, Sergeant Scrim stated that the The result of a full year of that each eye has a blind spot (police thought both men work, danger and hardship bas The discussion reminded me of guilty of rounding the curves in been condensed into less than the
a hand I had watched that the middle of the road and failing to two hours that it takes to unreel evening. There is no account- keep in their own lanes. Witness. "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Frank ing for the declarer's failure to upon arrival at the scene, found Buck's "Fang and Claw.” The make his contract (he is one the car pushed dangerously near noted animal collector spent nine of our leading experts), except the seaward side of the road, hay- months in the jungles of the Ma-on the theory that the obviousing been saved from rolling down lay Peninsula and northern Indis, play had struck his blind spot the embankment by several pine and the balance of the year in This was the hand. travelling and cutting and editing the 100,000 feet of film to its ex- hibition length.
South, dealer. Both sides vulnerable.
S. 9
NORTH
H. K 5 4 3 D. 9 8 7 6 4 -C. 10 7 2 WEST-
This picture, which is said to be a most worthy successor to the noted animal trapper's preceding cinematic records of his jungle exploits, "Bring 'Em Back Alive": and "Wild Cargo," attains new S. K J 8 heights of interest in that it re-H. Q 10 7 2 veals to the public some new se-D. J 10 5 crets of trapping and outwitting C. 8 43 the wary birds and animals of al- most every known variety, the pic-: turization being spiced with many, hairtbreadth escapes of Buck and the members of his expedition. Produced by the Van Buren Cor poration and released by RKO Ra- South dio, it once more proves that "Na-JC. ture saves her greatest thrills for 3S. Frank Buck."
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII”—STAR
THEATRES
EAST
S. Q 7 4 3 2 EL AJ36
D. 2
C. 9.6 5 SOUTH
S. A 10 6.5 H. 9
¡trees.
The lorry, which had been com- ing down the hill proceeding to- wards Castle Peak, had struck the right side of the car, damaging the right front mud-guard, wheel, had tyre, and head-light, and pushed the right end of the front axle out of position.
The lorry
13
15
23
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for verazional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho.
241 142
149
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HORIZONTAL
4-Sharper
6-Clipping instrument 11-Exist
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146 147
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$i-A compass point
(abbr)
|32-A wager
35-Exist
12-To utter gaspingly Mineral spring
13-Exists
15-Mexlean dollar
16-To be awaiting 17-Egyptian god
18-Gazel of Tibet. 20-Regius Professor
(abbr.)
21-A calor 22-Marsh
23-A rodent
25-Suffix Footed 26-River in N. France 27-Large rock-bering
tool 2-Averted
36-Folicus, as a spy 32-Viper
33-Consume 37-Anxious.
·41-Wanders almicssly 45-Itsan
49-A singing voice
40-Matentine fator.)
50-Period of time
156-Prefix. Apart
VERTICAL (Cont) 16-Device for pressing 17-A flower
19-Greek god of war 22-8-ize with the teeth |24-A book of the Bible
(abbr)
57-To the sheltered side 25–A dog's foot 58-Heavenly body
e-Country of Europe
(abbr.)
61-Scent
52-English school |5%–Warehouses 65-Percolated
VERTICAL
1-A chessman
-The (Sp.)
3-Pinch
At any time 5.Makes a reply 6-Moves rapidly 7-Part of the arm S-Terminate. S-Near by 10-Exhibited in a
Cheatre
1:4-Float in air
:
25-Conjunction
23-Amalrama (abbr)
-Function
3-Makes
ative
25-Half a score
36-Destiny |38-Farm animal
39-Pig-pen
}40-Golf mounds
11-Crowded *2-Otherwise
*2-Negative
|44-Turkish officials
46-Dozes
47-Arranged, an
Ingw 52-Stain
57-Bustle 59-Fish enga
51-Out of print (abbr.) les-Notary pubile(abbr.).
The solution of the above with a now cross-word puzzle"
will appear in to-morrow's istus,
V
ARADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme
wil
suffered damage of a similar na-be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.R.W. ture, but in a smaller degree.
on a wavelength of 355 metres. (845 EC.2).
4-7 pm-Chinese ProgramZĖ. 7-11 European Programme. 7 pan-Musical Comedy Gems of
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
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DONE #TS APES
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T EİRİC İYİAİRİNİ:
The Man in the Moon Coate
4. Pianoforte Solos-
Valse Rustique-Coleridge-Taylor Valse Mauresque-Coleridge-Taylor 5.- Songs.
Lorry Driver's Story First defendant, driver of the lorry, admitted that he had been going rather speedily and also ad-Yesterday. mitted that when the accident oc-Wild Violets curred he had been in the middle Pezzy Ann. jof the road. He said that he had The Girl Friend - Light Opera Ca.(from London.
D. AK Q 3 C. AEQJ The bidding=
West North Pass 20. 4C. Pass
East Pass Pass
seen the car around the bend and had applied his brakes, but was
5C. (final bid)
far
Maria Eliner and Martin Kraemer
7.17 p.m.-Rance. Chemet (Violin) Tito Schipa (Tenor)
La Cumparsits-Tauge
Confession Tango
1 Breene
2.
Hilo March
Programme
3. - - Imi au is de
Bing bells ring--Day.
The Elfman John Wells
9 pm-News and announcements
9.20 pm--From the Stadio.
A Jazz Piano Recital by H
Programme
Casto L Medley:—
Night time in dear old Shanghai The very thought of you Old Yazro
Serenade to a wealthy Widow
3. Compositions by HL. Ozorio.
I write a Song
Just because I've lost you dear. My broken heart
Leaving just mem'ries behind..
4. Medleys
Melody from the Sky Memories
Some of these days (by request) 45. Shiek of Araby
9.40
L
Pam Excerpts from Noel Coward's plays. Selection-Conversation Piece Twentieth Century Blnes
"Cavalcade"
I'll see you again-"Bitter Sweet"
Peggy_Wood and George Metaxa We were Dancing “To-night at 8.30′′
Noel Coward.
10 p.m. Big Ben from London. "In England Now" by Reginald Azkett"
Bondo Capriccioso (Saint-Saeus), The rather remarkable (and unable to stop in so short a dis- Violin Solo Introduction et Ozorio
2 Song Sogno Soave e frightful) bidding requires ex-tance.
(Fond Dream of Love) (Donizetti) planation Exactly why South The car driver stated that hes. Violin Solo--Serenade (Pierne)
club had chose to open with one
seen the lorry coming to-14 Song rather than his proper bid ofwards him very fast, so fast that The film opens with the coming two diamonds I cannot say, un-
7.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quo- execution of Aume Boleyn, a scene less he-foolishly allowed his had it not been for the trees, the splendidly handled, with the spec- honours in clubs to influencer would have been hurled over tations.
the side. He had drawn, as
7.40 pm Primo Sexia's Accor North was not a good, tators assembling on the green; him.
Waltzes round the World. then the king's further adventures player, which is sufficient ex-lover to the side of the road as hedeon Band.
He could when he saw the lorry com Don't Save your smiles into the matrimonial field; a gior-planation of his bids. ious interlude with Ann of Cleves, should have bid either one dia-ing, and denied that any part of She came from Alsace Lorraine the highlight of which is a game mond over the club bid or pass-his car made the groove, saying Song of the Lift Old Ship O'Mine Preferably, I think, the that the lorry, in backing ont] of cards played on their wedding ed.
8 pm-Local: Time Signal, Wea- When Amundsen discovered the night, at which Henry is decisive-latter. Had he passed, East (after the collision carried off his ther Report, and announcements.
which dragged... along 8.05 pm From the Studio. by defeated; bis attempt to pay a might well have given South a bumper,
Selections by “The
Moana Beach South Pole on December 14 1911. stealthy visit to the bedchamber chance to rebid by bidding the ground and made the groove.
The case was adjourned until Boys." CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby he travelled by dog-aledge.
of Katheryn Howard; their wed spade.
South's three spade bid was Friday next, at 12 noon. are being Admiral Richard Byrd crossed the ding and her love for Culpeper, informed that all Goods landed at their risk into the Godown South Pole 18 years latter, he discovered by Wriothesly a dra- pretty bad, perhaps unethically of the Hong Kong and Kowloor rode in a tri-motored aeroplane.
WOMAN'S MISHAP matic scene where the truth is motivated by his partner's long The wealth of equipment car-laid before the monarch, who in huddle at his first bidding Kowloon, whence:
And over four ried by Byrd's second Antarctic reduced to tears. Finally, as age opportunity.
Jumping from a bus which was wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional cargo will not be landed Expedition was directed by John
still in motion Bat
near Tai Hang here, unless notice has been given 45 L. Herrmann, Paramount camera creeps on, comes his wedding to clubs, South still had a chance
Katherine Parr, who dominates to bid four diamonds.
évidently he wanted to be ab-Road on Saturday a woman, Wong hours prior to vessel's arrival, but
this still tempestuous King.
admitted to the carried on from port to port to the man, and Carl 0.. Petersen, radio final port of call to which the option expert-when they returned from
Above it all is the amazing per solutely sure he reached game. Ying-sze, was
West opened the jack of dia-Government Civil Hospital suffer- extends.
the trek with Paramount's film formance of Charles Laughton, monds, which declarer took ing from a fractured right leg. No claims will be admitted after "Little America”.
who literally lives Henry VII, with the king. He led the ace the Goods have left the Godown, and By contrast with the equipment and who renders a portrayal that of spades and trumped a spade all Goods remaining undelivered after of the pioneers, it was a revela is nothing short of astounding in dummy. Then, after con-1 the 28th inst. will be subject to rent tion. "Heroics are all right in His rage, his whirlwind moods siderable study, he led a low expert to make such an egre- be presented to the undersigned on their place." Herrmann pointed and amourous adventures are put diamond. East tramped (Southgious blunder. After South or before the 6th prox. they out, "but the real object of ex-before us as if we were looking dropped the ace) and returned had trumped one spade he
ploration is, or should be, the upon the real Henry VII.
ja club. South won this trick, could have counted two spades, All broken, chafed, and damaged ferreting out of scientific data. It The rest of the cast also yield and, hoping that East had held four clubs, and five diamonds Goods are to be left in the Godowas seems to me a lot smarter to make brilliant performances. where they will be examined on the
Binnie only two trumps originally, and total, eleven. But the eleventh 26th inst: at 10 am, by our surveyors Preparations for every contin- Barnes as Katheryn Howard gives that West had the age of trick apparently was before Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the gency in advance, and get your scintillating portrayal, Elsa hearts, led a low heart. -But South's blind spot. He thought presence of Consignees concerned. scientific-information as safely as Lanchester, in private life Mrs. Bast won this trick and return be had to ruff another spade to In the case of dutiable cargo, co possible. Admiral Byrd is a brave Laughton, does wonderfully welled a club, and although declarer make it, and so lost the hand. signees are requested to inform the Imports and Exports Office that they man, but he is not so foolhardy as as Ann of Cleves, Merle Oberon eventually discarded one spade It was only after the opponents have such goods for, examination. to risk the lives of his men need-an Anne Boleyn, Wendy Barrie as on dummy's fifth diamond, he had won the rubber that he No Fire Insurance has been effected lessly. The proof of his success Jane Seymour, Lady Tree as the had to lose another spade trick realised the hand was cold, lies in the fact that the expedition old nurse, Franklyn Dysil, Miles Any beginner would have whereupon he promptly quit returned after successfully at Mander, Cland Alleber and Robert made this hand, because begin the game, went home, and taining every one of its major ob- Douat all lend magnificent: suy-ners have been taught to count probably picked a fight with his jectives,
port.
their tricks It takes area-wiel
All claims against the vessel zuzat.
will not be recognized.
Op
Bill of Lading will be countersign
ed by
LLOYD TRIESTINO
Queen's Emilding wit Hong Kong, 22nd August, 1985,
Tre found a little grass skirt 5. A Hula Medley 6. Aloha Oe.
8.25pm Tancredi"? Overture (Rossini) played by the Regimental Band of HM. Grenadier Guardatotek
8.30 pm-From the Studio A Recital by Molly Walden (Soprano) and Lindsay A Laford (Pianoforte).
1 Songs
Programme..
18:16 pm--Jack Hylton, and his Orchestra
11 pm-CLOSE DOWN.
DEAD IN BATHING POOL
Sapper Leslie Black, aged 21, Down in the forest-Landon Ronald of the Training Battalion Royal One morning very early-Sanderson Engineers. Chatham, was
found 2. Pianoforte Solos—“
dead in the garrison bathing pool Barcarolle Tachaikovsky. Chant sans paroles Tschaikovsky, at Dock-road, Chatham, near the 3. Songs
Naval Barracks, after being post- Villanelle del „Acqoz-
led as an absentee for seyen days.
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