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CULENT

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Adolph Zuker presents

The gay vors of

"Hands Across the Tabie"

CAROLE LOMBARD FRED MACMURRAY

The PRINCESS COMES ACROSS"

TO-MORROW

A Parmount Picture winn

DOUGLASS DUMBRILLE ALISON "SKIPWORTH WILLIAM FRAWLEY

Directed by William 10. Howard

WARNER BROS.' HIT WITH AN S STAR CAST

FIRST

SHOWINGS IN KOWLOON

"MAN HUNT”

FULL OF THRILLS AND LAUGHS !

STARE

4 SHOWS DAILY

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A PAGEANT OF LUSCIOUS SPLENDOR UNMATCHED SINCE SHEBA'S DAY!

EDDIE CANTOR

IN THE SAMITEL GOLDWIN PRODUCTION OF ROMAN SCANDALS

with

RUTH ETTING GLORIA STUART DAVID MANNERS

and the GOLDWYN GIRLS Released that UNITED ARTISTS

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY! "SHE MARRIED HER BOSS

WITH CLAUDETTE COLBERT, MELVYN DOUGLAS A COLUMBIA PICTURE.

MAJESTIC

4 SHOWS DAILY.

THEATRE

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20, & 9.30 p.m.

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ALL PRICES INCLUSIVE OF ENTERTAINMENT TAX

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

YOUR FAVOURITE TEAM IN THE GAYEST COMEDY OF THE SEASON !

WHAT A PAIR TO

BE IN LOVE!

Robert

MONTGOMERY

· MYRNA LOY ·

---together again-- and merrily! It's

the first time since "When Ladies Meet"

Petticoat

Fever

with REGINALD

OWEN

« Metre Çishlayer Mayax norme

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY! THE FIRST OF THE SERIES OF "OLD FAVOURIT

· TO BE SHOWN IN THIS THEATRE ?

"KING KONG"

THE BEST ADVENTURE PICTURE OF ALL" "TIME

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1936

GRANTS TO AID NO “DICTATOR”

RESEARCH

Allowances Of £200 A Year

STUDENTSHIPS FOR YOUNG DOCTORS

FOR WATER

Health Ministry Plan Rejected

water

on

THE OPEN-AIR THEATRE

Shakespeare And Searchlights

BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION IN

REGENT'S PARK

Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," revived recently in Regent's Park, constitutes in itself nearly half the reason forį an open-air theatre's existence, writes a correspondent. It needs the air, and the night sky, and the real wind in real leaves.

NEW DROUGHT PRECAUTIONS

recommendation that the The Medical Research Council Health Ministry should not be announced last month that it has given a dictatorship over decided to institute a series of supplies is made by the Joint studentships and fellowships to Committee on Water Resources and issued jencourage young British medical Supplies in their report,

graduates of special ability and recently.

The Committee was appointed original mind to become investiga-

consider and report tors in branches of medical science to.

Last month it had, in addition, concerned directly with disease in measures for the better conserva-

tion and organisation of water r the drone of bombing places and human being.

This field of research includes sources and supplies in England the probing fingers of searchlights at practice. Pick which you will: disease investigations into

or and Wales." manifestations of disease in pati- The Ministry, states the report, have, to represent the March of ents together with experimental sought to obtain power to schedule Civilisation, Shakespeare and Men-j areas in which the delssohn, or bembers and search- work of an immediately relevant by Order

lights. kind.

Minister considers the conserva-

Here on the ground, at any rate, Six post-graduate studentships tion of water supplies to be in

was something good; a beautiful are offered for medical graduates the public interest. who have already held house ap-1 Such Orders would be designed production that was not in the pointments and are strongly in-to prevent water being draw least ashamed of achieving pret- clined to a career in clinical from those areas for water under-tiness science or experimental pathology takings or for industrial or other beauty. Each selected student will receive purposes without his consent. an inclusive grant at the rate of $200 per annum during a period of not more than a year.

be

as well as, occasionally,

Passion And Wit

The clowns, led by Mr. Law- rence Baskcomb, as Quince, and Ministry Criticised ""The Committee is of opinion."Mr. Baliol Holloway, as Bottom, adds the report. "that the methods were really funny, and the ass's of the Ministry of Health justify, mask had a jaw action which was No Examining Work This grant will be for personal no small degree, the criticisms a whole farce in itself.

that have been levelled against maintenance while undertaking it by reason of its apparent failure The four lovers, Miss Mar-

this proved courses of study in

either to consider the point of viewgaretta Scott, Miss Rosalyn Boul-j jcountry. These studies must

lof, or to consult with. opposing ter, Mr. Dennis Arundell, and. Mr. calculated to advance the student's interests before submitting its pro- Jack Carlton, had vigour and pas- training in methods of research.

sion as well as grace and wit The courses may include modern Posals to the Committee."

It is suggested that a statutory It is because I like it all so well languages and advanced physiolo Central Advisory Water Board that I venture to complain of one

special gical, pathological, and

should be set up.

The various or two details. Why does Miss recognised clinical work under

Ministries affected and other in- Phyllis Neilson-Terry, as Oberon, teachers as a preliminary to serious terested bodies, such as Catchment see fit to go in for sudden bursts research work to be undertaken and Fishery Boards, water under- of very mannered elocution later. Studies of which the purakers and milk and other riparian pose is to enable the student pass further examinations will not be approved.:

Do

Council fellow-

owners, should be represented.

And why is Mr. Leslie French, one of the best Pucks imaginable,Į

· Full Control Urged

condemned to wear the raiment. "The Central Board" adds the horns, and tail of a faun? Puck The Medical Research

Committee, should "receive all re- has nothing in common with Fan. also offers four research

Regional Advisory Committees, and collect and mar- THE DORADO LATE ships for candidates of similar ports from qualifications who have already had

THIS WEEK

shal all the available statistical

some experience in research me- data and information of the coin-

Each fellowship will

be

ments.

thods. tenable for one year at the value try's water resources and require of £250 per annum. In approved instances fellowships will be re- newable at £300 per annum for al second year.

TO-DAY ONLY. AT THE

KING'S

HONG KONG

At 2.30, 5-10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 4,30 mm.

A

ONLY A COURAGE LIKE HIS LOVE LIKE THEIRS...COULD LAUGH AT THE PERIL THEY FACED!

Wallace

A roistering, blustering renegade who might be hero or traitor...a valiant men and a gallant girḥ..... - challenge terror and death on a glorious venture... with the fate of three nations at stake!

Barbara BEERY STANWYCK

John BOLES in

A MESSAGE fo GARCIA

ALAN HALE • HERBERT MUNDING MONA BARRIE

■ DARRYLF. ZANUCK 20th Century Production

To-morrow at the KING'S. LESLIE HOWARD T "THE LADY IS WILLING" A Columbia Picture

* Setus

DAILY 2.30–$35

7.35--06:30

To-morrow at the ALHAMBRA —

GEORGE O'BRIEN in "O'Malley Of The Mounted" 20th Century Foz Picture

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTAL

ROAD

TEL 19472

Mail From London CLAST 4 TIMES TO DAY•

Delayed

"It should advise the appro- priate Minister as to the initiation of any schemes or proposals that. it considers necessary in the public

The Hong Kong office of the Im- interest, and be consulted on in-

An annual perial Airways announced this Dorado Ireport should be laid before both morning that the R.M.A

will probably be more than a day Houses of Parliament."

arriving week

GIANT WARSHIPS pending legislation.

FOR JAPAN

50,000 Tons-18-Inch Guns.

LARGEST EVER BUILT

The U.S. Navy Department is reported to have confirmed a state-i ment that Japan is shortly to lay down one or more battleships of unprecedented size. They are saidi to be ships of 50,000 tons, with an armament of 18in guns.

Should they be built they will

in

$2

the

Penang

25

There are nine Regional Ad-behind her schedule. visory Committees at present and here this the Committee understands that plane did not leave three or four more would be suff-nsual at dawn to-day owing to the non-arrival of the London mails. She will probably leave to-morrow afternoon or Wednesday morning, arriving here on Wednesday after-

cient.

SEXTUPLETS IN MISSOURI

But Only One Girl Survives

Mendon, Missouri.

noom.

Mails for Hong Kong were aboard the liner Horsa which made a forced landing south of Basra over the week-end and was slight- ly damaged. The delay is probably due to this mishap.

JUDGE'S STRONG

COMMENTS

People Who Live "Like Animals ”

be the largest men-of-war ever A girl, the only survivor of sex- ¡constructed. In 1921 Great Bri-tuplets, last month cooed to a tain began four battlecruisers of slender farm woman who, accord-| 48,000 tons, which, however, wereling to the family physician, might subsequently cancelled The larg- have had six live babies if her

afloat est fighting ship now

is health had been better. A fort! night before Mrs. Phillip Speichin- H.M.S. Hood, of 42,100 tons.

xer, already the mother of nine! £90,000,000 Programme

sex-i children, gave birth to the Guns of 18in calibre were

Strong comments were made by mounted during the war in H.MS. tuplets but the news spread slow-

Mr. Justice Charles at Leeds Farious and certain British monily about the countryside.

Dr. W. B. Lucas, aged 80, whe Assizes last month when he grant- tors, but no gun exceeding 16in is-

called his son, Dr. John Lucas, to now mounted in any navy.

A Japanese programme of monsaid in the delivery, said that five ed divorce decrees to several peti- ter ships would automatically can- of the babies died in the embryo tioners who had asked him to exer- cel an important section of the re-stage after two months' develop-cise discretion in their favour in cent London Treaty, the validity ment

of which depends on Japan agree-

respect of their own misconduct.

At the end of one case, from Hull, he said: "Mothers, daughters

ing not to exceed the limit of gun-ANOTHER PEACE CONFERENCE and husbands appear to be all of

calibre, 14in, which the

Powers have accepted.

other

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a piece. They show no more de cency than a lot of cattle. It is horrible.

The forthcoming Japanese naval

"He is a case of a dirty man programme is understood to involve ing which Nanking will order an

seeking divorce from a dirty wo- the spending of £90,000,000 on new attack

Dr. Wang is going to Nanning, man, who has a dirty mother. I do jships during the next six years.

Kwangsi, to-day by aeroplane. not see any reason for keeping this He will go there with. Gen. Fang man and wife together, but they Yu-tseung if the latter can come are a lot of filthy people." to Canton in time. The peace con-

In another case the judge re- ference will be held in Wachow marked: No one seems to have

HOLLYWOOD "LAUNCH”.

Own Version Of Liner Queen Mary

instead of Hong Kong, as pre-any regard for marriage ties at

Cages

all, these days. In some viously arranged.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek mothers are quite pleased to see will be represented by Dr., Wang, their sons committing adultery. Hollwood has now “launched" (Mr. Hu Chien, President of the Some people live like a lot of its own version of the liner Queen Judicial Yuen, Generals Ching, animals" Mary.

Chien and Chu Pei-teh, while

It is a replica of the boat and Generals Li Chung-jen and Peil sports deck of the skip for use in Chung-hai will represent

the filming of the picture “Dods- Kwangsi side... worth

SOLE REASON

2

A FAST AND FUNNY COMEDY!

DAYS ONLY

SEE

"Two Maggi Among the Tercups of New York's High Society

Two Fisted

▲ Paramount Pictuén with

LEE TRACY ROSCOE KARNS GAIL PATRICK KENT TAYLOR

| Goser Bradley » Billy Loo

Directed by Jamas Censo

TO-MORROW & WEDNESDAY

TWO FEATURE PICTURES THE STORK'S GRANDEST CONTRIBUTION PRIZE BABIES OF THE WORLD. THE FAMOUS DIONNE QUINTUPLETS.

THEM IN

ALL THEIR GLORY

ALSO SHOWING

A SURPRISE COMEDY MYSTERY PRODUCTION - DEVOID OF HORROR OR PALPITATING SCENES.

TWO IN THE DARK

WALTER ABEL

MARGOT GRAHAME

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the Pakhoi is to stave off economic blockade, so as to obtain food and salt supplies for the people of The "launching” ceremony " was In reply to Gen. Ya Hon-mow's Kwangsi. The situation at Lin- attended by the acting British cable, asking about Kwangsi's in-chow and Pakhoi is now unknown consul, Mr. AE. Tandy, and his vasion of the south of Kwangtung, since.communications have been wife, with the local representative Generals Li Chung-jen and Peisevered. Though there is no of the Cunard-White Star fine. Chung-hsi complain of the block-fighting there it is learned that the Miss Merle Oberon, the British ade of Kwangs by the Central Ewangsi troops are advancing an film star, afterwards entertained troops and paval forces, and the all fronts, and they propose to Printed and Published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd, the guests to lunch in her studio sole reason for sending the capture Hengchow in Hunan sud-

Kwangai armies to Limehow and denly, if war starts.. dressing suite.

by DAVID CHRISTIAN WILDON, Manager, at 38, Wyndham Street, Victoria, Hong Kong