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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

upon his

It 15 been often said that Charles Dickens drew own experience to show us clearly his characters. Perhaps no greater range of Dickens can be found anywhere than in "Great Expectat tions of which Universal has naile one of the finest and most outstanding picture of the year. The film is now being shown at the King's Theatre.

Almost a year of research and preparation was made necessary in the production of this film. It is

marvel of authenticity. Faith ful replicas of the scenes anti sets in the story were obtained at great cost and much trouble, inasmuch as many valuable pieces of furni-; ture and bric-brac, of almost 100 years ago, an iu longer la found. The scene in the churchyard, at the opening of the story is actually stardling in its reality. This set is a faithful reproduction "of an "eld Kentish churchyard not far from the river actually mentioned

in the story.

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CHARLIE CHAN IN EGYPT

on,

Audiences everywhere have hailed Charlie Chan in Egypt" as the mon thrilling engrossing and in genions of the "Chan" series to date. Once more starzing Warner. Wednesday to the King's Theatre. Oland, the picture comes It's the story of Charlie Chan's criest adventure in the land of the Pharoachs and promises to be the biggest thrill ever offered to audiences in this city...

Priceless gold and jewelled treasures from the tomb of Ameti,, an ancient high priest," are stolen from among those brought to light by the French Historical Society's Nile, the great river and land over Expedition. near Luxor on the which Cleopatra once ruled.

Charlie Chan is hired by the Society to race the thefts and to apprehend the thieves. Three mur ders occur and everybody wonders whether it was Sekmet, the cat headed Egyptain goddess of ven geance who struck down those dis barbing the monarchs in their firul sumber.

The kitchen set of Mrs. Joe fargery," the blacksmith's wife, is an excellent reproduction of the type of kitchen in vogue then with the particular class of people to which she belonged. Again, the marshes where the great night be "Pat Paterson, as the daughter reen the two convicts takes place, of the expedition's lender, gives wre especially built to represent į unusual support to Warner "Oland ns nearly as possible those soggy, and Stepin Fetchit, as a native of treacherous

weird and

places the desert sands who becomes Char- which bug the banks of the rivere Chan's strange and frightened Thames in northern Kent.

Principal rales in the cast ara taken by Hull. Phillips Holmes. Jane Wyntt, Florence Beed, Alan "Hale, George Breakston. Francis L. Sullivan and Rafaela Ottiane."

4 SHOWS

7 BAIL!

1.30-5.15

1.15-0.30

aid, creates many comic situations.

The bewitching Rita Cansino dis plays her charms and ability to gooil, advantage, while Thomas Beck holds up his role with some good manly acting.

Tarr guy TraN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB

ORIENTAL

2 MORE TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

DAYS

FLEMING ROAD

WANCHA

PEL. 38473

A $2,000.000 SCREEN PRODUCTION I

8 000 PEOPLE IN THE CAST!

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1935.

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SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.80 P M.

CHARLES DICKENS"

IMMORTAL STORY

GREAT

EXPECTATIONS

MAN MERRY HELL, MARLAPU MENJAR, ZAMKWYATT, PLADEREN KORTES, YALITAT MORBON se mombler lygter ve Madden zu CAN LAMENTmbana by SAAT VANDAG Bande wanaona kamena,

MEIT CHANGE

WARNER in OLAND CHARLIE CHAN IN LGYPT"

FURY OF THE JUNGLE

At The Queen's

A picture packed with emotional locale in the thrills with the South American Jungle Malango is now showing at the Queen's Theatre, it is the Colum- production, Fury "of

DIA

the

Jungle."

Tae presence of one white woman in a jungle village popu- ated by desperadoes and derelicts results in a mad maelstrom of passion and revenge.

A

Peggy Shannon as the lovely English girl who unwittingly in cites this whirlpool proves herself a capable actress, Donald Cook and Dudley Digges as an escaped convict and a drunken doctor

QUEENS

A THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 6.10,"7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

It is reported that Douglas Fair- banks intends to turn some of his silent pictures, including "The Thief of Baghdad." into talkies.

WHERE WHITE MEN REVERT TO

Savagery

FURY

OF THE

JUNGLE

FILMS BANNED IN MALAYA

Gunplay The Chief Objection

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Great Expectations" QUEEN'S:-

"Fury of The Jungle”.

ORIENTAL:

"Cleopatra"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"The Cowboy Millionaire"

MAJESTIC:-

"After Office Hours"

KING'S:-

Coming

"Charlie Chan In Egypt"

MOB VIOLENCE

The Disturbances In Edinburgh

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Sept. 3.

An indictment of une recent re-

Singapore, Sept. 7. Last night's Government Gazette. contains an interesting list o films which have been banned in the Colony for various reasous, one of them being "British Agent," the film based on the book, Memo.rs ligious disturbances in Edinburgh of a British Agent, decribing the is made by the Very Rev. Prinicipai adventures of Bruce Lockhart durW. M. Macgregor, D.D., Glasgow, in ing the Russian Revolution when an article published in the Churen he was left in sole charge of the of Scotland magazine, “Life and British Embassy.

Work," under the title "Our Atti- The following is a list of

tude to the Church of Rome.” filme banned since Jan, 1 of this

Such outbreaks of mob violence year, with the maker's name in brackets, followed by the Censor's as have recently been seen, in reasons for rejection. All the alms Edinburgh, Principal Macgregor are American with the exception of | states, do more to help the Roman

and Abdul the Danuled' (British)ings.

the

IT'S THE MOST STUPENDOUS PICTURE respectively gave very understand. DUNECHT BALL "The Man Who Knew Too Much, cause than the most skilful plead-

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YOU'VE SEEN IN YEARS!

only the granjost love

story in 1935 years... but Mão grandest zastrade orwell!

Alalph Zuber Presanta

CECIL B. DEMILLES

CLEOPATRA

A Paramount Picture, with

CLAUDETTE COLBERT WARREN WILLIAM HENRY WILCOXON

Summer Prices Matinees 20 ts-30) çfa

BLACK MOON

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Trapped on Voodoo cursed island, while Д thousand blood erazed natives howl for blood of the whiter the mysterious and secret rituals of the African voodoo religion and the gripping drama that follows when Jack Halt dis covers that his wife is the leader and the high priestress of the

natives, fre voodoo-mad principal elements of the Columbia production 'Black Moon' opening to-morrow at the Queen's

Theatre.

new

Jack Holt is the hero of the story, Fay Wray and Dorothy Burgress will be seen as his two featured lading ladies, with a cast

little that includes

Cora Sue

- Evenings 20 ets.-35 ets.-65 ets.

NEW KILSYTH HOUSING SCHEME

Presses And Bedsteads Provided

(Special Air Mail Service).

London, Aug. 28. Kisyti Town Council on Satur-

the the day formally opened

Arst houses in their latest scheme aut Barrwood, The scheme includes 152 three and four apartment cottages and flats constructed under the 1930 Act, to be let at rents of from 4s 9d to 5s 3d per week, inclusive of taxes.

To avoid monotony, a

block has been painted e

Delegates from authorities admired the finished wardrobe presses, shelved larders, oak bedsteads, and enamelled bathrooms which have been in- cluded in the furnishings.

colour

ner

able portrayals in their roles. Inese two acted as her body- guards alter the death OL orother but the machinations of the villains (the parts played by Alan Dinehart and Haroid Hubér) were too much for them.

Many Notable Guests Present

he ball

In the end the doctor and the villains all meet the same fate,

(Special Air Mali Servicej that is death by being pushed

Lozuli, Aug. 2 Into a crocodile infested river,

The doctor sacrifices his life to people were present a

A brilliant assemblage of Botable enable Donald Cook

and Peggy given in Dunecht House, Aberdeen. Shannon to start life afresh to-shire, last night by viscount Low. gether.

dray in honour of his youngest 518- ter, the Hou, Daphne Pearson, precedes her presentacion at next year's Court, when she attains the

The picture is full of suspense and excitement which, aided by 2 very capable cast, is worth seeing. "C"

age of 18.

£1.5

and "Girl in Uniform” (German). *Sympathetic indignation is

BANNED FILMS Midnight Alibi (Warner) Gun- play Gangstera,

Bella Donna (Films Racial,

Sales)

Kwakened," he continues, "and just-minded outsiders are driven to feel that, if Protestantism' can be vindicated only in such crude Lazy River (M.G.M.) Objection- | ways, its day is nearly done. able prison scenes Racial.

"To every devout soul, worship. Unconquered Bandit (Reliable) however -directed, must always Gunplay.

be venerable. This plan of pur- Hell Bent for Love (Columbia) suing with curres and wild threats Gunplay. Bandita

Treason (Columbia) Gunplay. Behold My Wife (Paramount) Racial Murder.

Menace (Paramount) Murder. Gunplay.

Dangerous Crossroads (Colum- bis) Gunplay

NO MORE FILMS Boodlit for the occasion, and dan- theme.

For Canton Cinemas

Local cшen

Viscountess Cowdray acted hostess for her son, and the digni fied mansion-house of Dunecht was cing took place in the library. ."

AUTUMN FASHIONS. The latest in this autumn's tashious was shown in the beauty and variety of the style of the Greases worn by the women present. Lady Cowdray's gown was of black taffeta, designed with bouffant skirt, and her tiara and other or numents were of emeralds and diamonds. A pale blue net frock with frilled, corsage and full skirt, relieved with trimmings and beli of silvor kid, was a charming toilette for Miss Daphne.

Canton, Sept 13, theatres are look- ing to the eight American flim com- panies for the return of deposits given for tale release of pictures for exhibition, as the eight com- panies have refused to send any more pictures up to Canton.

The total amount of deposita

Lord Cowaray's cousins the Hon given by the leading motion thea-

res amount to over $160,000 local Mrs. Burrell and Mrs, Tony Acton both wore white satin, the Grst with currency. It is said that

emeralds and the second with dia cinema theatres are seeking 809-monds as ornaments, The Hon return of those sums, arnment assistance in securing the Lavinia Strutt was a striking figüre

ia a red marocain gown.

the

The Canton Municipal Govern- men, attempted to mediate but did

Lady Anne Hope had diamond stars in ber hair, and a' blue velvet sash on her elegant gown of grey

iffon, the

ELEGANT GOWNS

Collins, Arnold Korff und Clarence scheme has been introduced, and nct secure any satisfactory results. Muse. Roy William Neill, who each was responsible for "Whirlpool" different colour.

lirected Black Moon." The story is an adaptation by Wells Root of T'lements Ripley's

Cosmopoltan magazine story; "Haiti Moon.

BOB LEIVERS

Out To Win Title

(Special Air Mail Service)

Norman

London, Aug. 28.

other

local

When this acheme has been

Theatre managers take position that the eight members of the Film board of China under- take by contract to supply them pictures for exhibition. Their fal- ure to supply the pictures is a vlo- fations of the contract. They have to pay to the police authorities the censorship fees as required by law and failure to pay is no excuse for breaking the contract. Paion News.

WET REVIEW', VETERANS ENTERTAINED

a company of Romans, bewildered or exalted in presence of what they count a Divine Mystery, is not only indecent and ungodly, it is supremely stupid, as it operates directly in favour of the cause which it is intended to discredit."

Mystery of Wax Museum (War

Within the Evangelical Chur- ner) Cruesome and revolting theme.

Of Human Bondage (R.K.0.) ches, there was a growing mess of Immorality, Unrelieved sordid lazy and half-kindly tolerante. Protestant propaganda was re- Mystery Women (Fox) Gunplay.garded by those people with im- Story in which criminal element is patience as the monopoly of reac predominant.

tionaries and fanatics and row- dies.

i.

Buried, Loot (M.G.M.) Criminal element predominant,

White Eagle (Columbia) Gun- play.

The Man Who Knew Too Much (Gaumont Gunplay.

British Agent (Warner) Political dialogue.

Times Square Indy (M.G.M.) Gangster. Racketeering,

" On certala

to

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aspects of

the

SLACKENING OF BELIEF That mood was due partly to a general slackening in the inten- 5lty of belief, for indulgence of other men's opinions was a natur- al result of uncertainty regarding one's own. But there were other ectionable scenes

Girl in Uniform (Hafbarg) Ob causes, Principal Macgregor said, including at and he pointed to the Edinburgh tempted suicide, in Girls' Board situation.

Abdal the Damned (B.I.P.) Re Roman question," "the Frincipal ng School. ligious uround. Offensive

continued, "agreement among our- Mohammedaos.

selves should not be impossible. "I sufficient evidence can be produced that in some depart- nients of municipal service key positions have been secured, and that now a Protestant, as such, is at a disadvantage-if it can be (shown that, in-face of native un- ployment, fresh immigrants from Ireland have at once secured situations, then a social wrong is done which calls for exposure and redress.

ANTARCTIC EXPLORER TO WED

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Aug. 28,

The Marchioness of Aberdeen who brought with her Mrs. Four- werd and Miss Barbara Baillie,

The engagement is announced as in a gown of pale blue satin to-day between Mr. James W. S. urocade trimmed with dramante on Marr, of Conachie, Gartly, Aber corsage, and Lady Burnett of Lays deenshire, and Dorothes Helene. wore an elegant princesse gown of youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. "Where all alike are citizens, the

beel grey matin, with which sheF. Plutte, of Hydenham,

Community has no right to con- rore pearls and diamonds., He Mr. Marr; who was a member of cern itself with a man's religion, debutante daughter, Hobays, was the scientific staff of the Dis but with his fitness for the job. ju a picture frock of hydrangea Covery actually began his Polar blue. A blue velvet sash made

"It is complained that pleasing contrast on Miss Lavender exploration when he was a Boy Education Act of 1918, which sim

taffeta Scout,

ed at removing an 'injustice to our Christie-Miller's green frock, and Miss Nen M'Gowan was

He was only eighteen when he Roman fellow-citizens, has actual- in pale blue marocain.

was chosen by Shackleton in 1921 ly secured for them a huge money to go on the last voyage of the endowment and.

privilege."

OTHER DRESSES

With Lady Arbuthnott, whoss Quest, dark green crepe vown had a Last year he was awarded the corkage of glittering green sequins, Polar. Medal, and Clasp for his ser- wa Miss Mary Arbuthnot, wearing vice in the Mawson expedition of

white net frock. Lady Clinton 1929-31.

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the

position of

TRUE SAINTS

stating Principal Macgregor, that "we are not free to forget that the Roman communion, how- Ever deplorably it may have de-

completed Kilsyth will have fully 40 per cent. of its population aċ- commodated in municipal houses, which, it is believed, wil be a record for any municipality.

At a luncheon held after the Bob Leivers, "the Staffordshire opening ceremony Provost Jarvie swimmer, has bis eye on an was presented with a silver tea Olympic title.

service and Ballle Callaghan with Although he has falled to beat a wallet of Treasury notes.

(Special Air Mail Service) Wainwright, England's

Mr. Peter M'Kinnie, convener

Londen, Aug 28. greatest swimmer. in any of the of the Public Health Committee national championships from 220 for Stirlingshire, said that in the

"Between 30 and 40 Greenock and district Wet Review" veterans yards to one mile this year, he county ares they had, re-housed has, at times, given him a good about 5,000 familles, or about 25 Lady Lithgow at Gleddoch House, the Hon. Mrs, Charles Fane and Notice has been given at a parted from primitive, standards

were the guests of Sir James add

In the recent English half-mile landward part of the county. Langbank, on Saturday, the oc- champlonship. Wainwright beat With what Kilsyth and other casion being the fifty-four anni- myle had with him his daughter. London register office of the forth does yet possess many essential Leivers by a foot, so Leivers is burghs had done, a very big step sersary of the review of Scottish the Hon. Mrs. Vanghan-Thompson coming marriage of Mr. Edwin marks of a Church of Christ, re- not far behind.

bad been taken towards what Volunteers by Queen Victoria in and his granddaughter, Mrs. Allon Dunean Sandys, MP for Norwood. marks that the Roman Church must amount to a social reforma Edinburgh. A pleasant afternoon on The Hon. Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs, Diana Bailey, eldest has produced, and is producing tion.

was spent and the company wers 13 one of those accompanying daughter of Mr. Winston Chur- true saints. He also points to its afterwards entertained to tes, ⠀⠀

ord Belhaven and Stenton from child

record of missionary endeavour **Iny Castle. Lady Fermoy wor many fine diamonds with her gown

The wedding will be at St. rebukingly rich in patience and of unrelieved black tulle and Mrs Ethelburgas Church, Bishopsgate in herole self-devotion

milton of Bkene was attired in and will take place, it is under-

stood on Beptember 16% green and silver brocad

Tace.

Both these swimmers are going into strict training during the coming winter, and close rivalry may be expected, between them. next summer.

An interesting fact about these two swimmers is that they live

per cent of the population of the

The ages c ths. veterans as gregated 2051 years, and the aver un-79 age was 70. The oldest mem-

ber of the party was aged 88 years.

quite close to each other, but they train at different baths der different coaches.

was accompanied by her daughter,

fis Charmian Fane; Lord Craig-

MR. CHURCHILL'S DAUGHTER"

What the fatr may

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nathan Roke Kawloon Tel: 67222 TO-DAY ONLY

At 2,50, 520. 7.20 & 8.20 PM.

ARK GABLE CONSTANCE BENNETT After Office

Hours

BANKS TAKE PRECAU- TIONS ON ITALIAN CREDITS

(Special Air Mail Service)

London. Aug. 28. Britain is steadly reducing her commitments in Italy.

This action is dictated purely by business considerations. Simi-. lar considerations have induced one cr the leading joint stock banks to close down a subsidiary in Genoa.

The subsidiary Was largely concerned with the finance. of British trade with Italy. Owing to the difficulty of securing pay- ment for goods shipped to Italy trade has virtually been brought to a standstill. Hence the closing of the bank.

.. For several months past lead- Ing. British banks have refused to renew credits given to Italian banks and business firms when they matured.

As a result the amount of such credits now outstanding is com- paratively small.

Other banks have sharply cur talled the limits

to up

which Italian concerns may cbtain credit.

י

For example, an Italian Arm may have had" а Kmit of £250,000 with a British bank.

As soon as signs of trouble with

the Abyssinia developed

limit was cut down to the amount which the Italian Arm had ac- tually taken up, say £100,000.

he adds, "no one can predict, but in our country there is a rising tide of paganism both in faith and in morals and it is not incon- ceivable that, some day, all who call Jesus Lord may be driven to stand together, acknowledging and Assisting one another, in order to save our nation from the deluge."

WHERE IS THIS

LADY?

A KASIY CO-Loom MUSICAL ROMANCE OF MODERN VIENAM/

:: MARTA EGGERT OWEN NARES-GEIL KARTHUR

FRANI. LEHAR

KATSE KERK) WIDOW

TO-DAY & 10-MORROW

Af 2.30, 520, 720 2 9.30 p.m.

ALHAMBRA

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