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KING'S BROADWAY

TEL: 25313

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AT 2.30, 5.20 &

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"LAST THREE SHOWS TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.15 G

7.20 P.M.

7.30 P.M.

ALEC GUINNESS JOHN MILLS I

TUNES OF GLORY

TECHNICOLOR.

In

GALA PREMIERE TONIGHT AT 9.30 P.M. Commencing to-morrow at 2.30, 5.10, 7.30 & 8.45 p.m.

Tu-morrow Morning Shows!

Gäble Monroe Clift

in the John Huston production

Thelma Ritter

Walsch the Misfits

Released thru UNITED UM ARTISTS

King's: A 12.15 P.m. "O.K, NERO"

Broadway: A 10.30 9.1. "HALLS OF MONTEZUMA“

At 12.15 p.m. Extra performance of "THE MISFITS"

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* GRAND OPENING TO-DAY ✯ AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 PM.

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TO THE NAVY'S MOST RIOTOUS SEAMANI

NORMAN WISDOM

THE BULLDOG

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GRAND OPENING. TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.30 and 9.40 P.M.

JULIE... NO MAN COULD FORGET HER....

NO WOMAN FORGIVE HER!

M-G-Mariants

GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA

ANTHONY FRANCIOSA ERNEST BORGNINE

AN KETOV) PODCUCTION

"CO MAKED

EN THE WORLD

LUANA PATTER / CINEMASCOPE and METROGOLOR

Gina Lollobrigida, the World's Most Favourite Actress in Her Nowest Hollywood Production! ! !

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1961.

'starred' in films

Famous family mansion

mansion `starred' CORRESPONDENTS' CLUB

A magnificent view of the harbour.

A staircase leading from the central 'hell-all pictures by China Afalt photographer:

Sent to mental hospital

Remand for man

charged with attempted murder

of policeman

A 28-year-old unemployed man who was facing com- mital proceedings on a charge of attempted murder of policeman on Chinese New Year's Day was remanded until April 17 by Mr E. Corbally at Cen tral Court this morning.

In the meantime, the accus-, volver, Insp Chalmers said, was also A constable ed was ordered to be sent to the broke open. Mental Hospital for observation. handed to him five rounds of .38 During the course of proceed-colt ammunition and an empty ings, the accused told the court.38 cap. that he did not underst; nd what

was going on. *

Up to this stage, the accused

Ho Fat, of no axed address, said that he did not understand is accused of shooting PC Liwhat was going on in court, and Mr Corbally then adjourned the Western-street Ying in February 15 with intent to mur-proceedings.

der him.

ch

Detective Senior Inspector Thomas Chalmers, who is in charge of the care, testified that at 5 pm on February 15 he was called to the report room of the Western Police Station, where he saw the accused lock- ed in the station cells,

Del Insp Chalmers said he Kave

certain Instructions 10 two detective constables and the accused was brought out of the cells and wor taken to Queen Mary Hospital for treat- ment of fist injuries,

He added that PC5770 then handed to him a 38 colt with a Jandyard attached to li,

The re-

502 SHIPS ENTER. HK

To-morrow Holiday Matineo At Reduced Admission Gola 12.15 p.m. Lana Turner in "THE PRODIGAL” Hooyar 12.20 p.m. Marlon Brando in "JULIUS CAESAR" | port of Hongtong during Febru-

Five hundred and two ships, fying various Angs, entered the

ary.

According to statistics' pub-

the llshed la

Government

Saturday, April 1, 1961 at 12.30 p.m. Robert Taylor in “KILLERS OF KILIMANJARO" | Gazette today, 212 of the ships Gala

Hoover: Elvis Presley in "JAILHOUSE ROCK”

CHARMAINE BEAUTY SALON

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untering port were of British registry while 200 • ships figing the British flag were amongst tisz 402 vezels cleared in the same period

A total of 448,003 dw tons of commerical cargo was discharg- ed and 150,004 dw tóna of cargo loaded last month.

Colony currency

The average, amount of cur. rency in circulation during February totalled, HK$1,003,878,– 820, according to statistics published in today's Government Gazette.

TO MAKE

WAY FOR FLATS

BY SYLVIA DA COSTA ROQUE

On with the new and off with the old as quickly as possible that seems to be the rule that Hongkong is following during its present building boom. Up at a tremendous rate go the skyscrapers. Disappearing almost as fast are its old land- marks-the Colony's links with the past.

Being pulled down one by It is well known abroad one are the graceful-old build- the "Victoria Hospital" which Ings with the flavour of Vies was featured in, the film "Love torians about them, which give is a Many Splendoured Thing", the Colony a feeling of history. made in the Colony with

Their replacements, multi- William Holden and Jennifer storeyed hotels and Mee and Jones in 1056. apartment blocks are undoubted- ly more streamlined and fune- tional-but characterless in com- parison.

Among those that have been demolished is the Queen's Buliding on the waterfront, on the list is its Rcross-the-road neighbour Prince's Building, the stately Melbourne Hotel in Kow- loon, the GPO and, perhaps the most famous of all, the Cerres- pondents Club high up in Con- dull-road.

This is a red brick double- storeyed building garnished with cupolas and white pillars, which was built by the late Mr Mok Kong-sang in 1924 os a family mansion.

The interior is also in the grand style with palatial rooms, magnificent marble fireplaces and a great staircase sweeping up to the first floor.

Panorama

Mr Mok's son, Mr.H: S. Mɔk has just sold the former home to the Iling Cheung Realty Company.

It will probably be demolish- ed at the end of the year. On the sile, which commanda a panoramic view of the harbour, will rise an apartment block.

The building became the Correspondents Club 10 years age, end since then has been the meeting place for local and oversens journalists.

Holden has put it, onto Alm again in his TV documentary "Report in Hongkong".

The marble fire place,

Last year it was also used for scenes in a Chinese Alm, "The Velvet Glove".

Now the club's committee is faced with the problem of ind- ing other secommodation. Sald the Secretary, Mr "Buzz" Hunt, "Any suggestions anyone may have on the subject will be extremely welcome, but one thing is certain, we'll never get another place with this won- derfül almosphere and glorious view.

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PRINCESS: Holiday Matinee Tomorrow 12.30 p.m. Dean Martin ✪ Jerry Lewis "MONEY FROM HOME”.

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EASTER HOLIDAY SPECIAL MORNING SHOWS ROXY: To-morrow Morning Show At 12.00 Noon Audrey HEPBURN in "GREEN MANSIONS" In CinemaScope & Color

Saturday, 1st April, At 12.00 Noon

Kim NOVAK in "BELL, 'BOOK AND CANDLE"

MAJESTIC: To-morrow Morning Show At 12.30 p.m. "THE BOLD AND THE BRAVE”. Saturday, 1st April At 12,30 p.m. Gregory PECK in "ON THE BEACH"

BERTY RIALTI

NOW 35th Day At 2.15, 5.15, 7.30, 9.40

A Shaw Production In Eastman Color & ShawsŁODO

LES BELLES

WINNER OF

Acclaimed

16 TOP

In Europe

AWARDS

9. Americal

(Chinese Folk Arts)

'CONQUERING THE WORLD'S HIGHEST PEAK'

Filmed by those brave Chinese mountaineers who reached the 8,882-motres highest peak of the

Himalaya Mountains on May 25, 1960...

James Bond (WERE GONG TO DISAPPEAR,

BY JAN FLEKS DRAWING BY JOHN MCLUSKY

GUARREL - TO THAT LOUES (ON THE NORTH SHORE WE USED LAST TIME

BETTER WE. VANSIS

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At the $th

Asian Füm Festival

SB

Starring

LIN DAI &

PETER CHEN 10

With English Subtitles

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