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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

THE CRUSADES

of

SHE

A sacrificial dance which In all history, no spectacle like this! Cast of 12 Cul! Thirty definitely a part of the plot, oc

Gurs in "She," RKO Radio's filmy kings leading one aimy warring against one King leading version of the famous H. Rider Thirty armies The Horrors of Haggard, novel, coming on Satur the Slave Market! Men burned day at the King's Theatre.

"She" is the The Spin-

queen of the ulive at the Stake!

of mythical fantastic kingdom dours of the

Salad.n! court

A #ame of The finding of the True Cross: Kar where "burns

eternal life." Explorers and, that Giant War Catapults!" War Gal- leys under Full Sall! Majestic such a flame does exist, and s entertainment that baies des- the god of the Korish people who, eription!" Cecil B. DeMille, master annualy, in a spectacular pagati showman 1 creating this. his rite, sacrifice a maiden to greatest picture, gives to the world; flame "in gratitude for life renew- super-de-luxe entertainment. "The ed. Crusades opens at the Queen's' 'Theatre to-day.

Was

this

This ritual "dance" number was created by Benjamin Zemach director of the ballet, noted

task

to produce Zemach's something which might well be part of a kingdom which had never even heard of world outside its borders. It had to be a re- algious dance based on high pagan

Shrewdly, DeMille has kept his moral values" in the realm of pure faith. It might be abstract faith battling for right so universal is Its impact. Unquestionably De- Mille has created one of the big- gest pictures, treating too, monument to himself in the en- tertainment world

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emotionalism. It was the dance of a people which could express their gratitude for life renewed" by himan sacrifice!

The main movements of the dance in "She" are performed by the priests, gowned in simple straight dark robes and masked

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1935.

LAST TWO-DAYS at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PM.

A NEW EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE -

THE SCREE THUNDERS FROM

"SHE"

!

VICTOR KLAGLEM

HEATHEN ANCES PRESTON FOSTER MARYCOT ENAKAME

WEIT CHANGE. HELEN CAHAGAN--RANDOLPH SCOTT-HELEN MACK

BRO

•

QUEEN'S

BARA THEATRE."

SHOWING `TO-DAY at 2.30, 6.10, 7,20 & 9.30 P.M. THE AGE OF CHIVALRY LIVES AGAIN IN THE SCREEN'S MIGHTIEST SPECTACLE!

NOTE - Owing to the Langth of the Fouture the Performances will start promptly on time!

THE INFORMER

GERMAN ORDER FOR CLYDE

At The King's

in copper. Some of the dancer's The long awaited RKO-Radio are musicians as well, with unstrit-production "The Informer" opened ats run at the King's Theatre yes- ments in their hands standing on heavy drums which they beat terday and is ranked as one of the with their feet.

most powerful dramas ever brought to the screen.

The entire dance performed, in this strange atmosphere with the light from a fire well gleaming on the copper masks.

the rhythm

Fred MacMurray, luindscine Paramount player, has the loading rolo as an adventurous, two-fisted fighter in Cur "coming to the Queen's Theatre at an early date This story of the famous Michigan State Police features MacMurray, Sir. Guy Standing, Ann Sheridan, William Frawley, Dean Jagger and Macina Schubert. "Car De is based on true incidents in the experience of this great criminal hunting forer, MacMurray port rays a young rookie enemuraged by bis sweetheart to join the State He emerges frora the police. rigourous training to prove him. self a hero early in his career. But, in a clash, with the State's most the dangerous bandits, be loses his proceed to escape from the state, prisoners through carelessness and is broken as a result. Even after this set-back, he persists in his loyalty to the fores. Finally, in a daring coup, bank banita cripple

4 SHOWS

YDAILY

1.20-5.13

1.15-1.00

burding to the final mood, pro- Cuced one of the tensest moments of this entire dramatic spectacle

radio policr

station anel

Their plan just fails of success through the bravery and quick. thinking of MacMurray, who wins burk his past and his girl through the arrest,

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ORIENTAL

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3 MORE TO-DAY-TO-MORROW-SATURDAY

DAYS

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The LIVES BENGAL LANCER

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GARY COOPER FRANCHOT TONE, RICHARD CROMWELL SIR GUY STANDING KATHLEEN BURKE

Prices Matinees 20 c. 30 o. Evenings 20 6-30 c~50 c.- 70 c.

SPANISH ROYAL MARRIAGE

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Sept 25.

Don Juan who la regarded as being the favourite candidate in the case of a restoration of the monarchy, is to marry Dona Maria

TOUR OF INDIA

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Sebt 25. The Arst organised tour in In- dia, Burma, and Ceylon of British business is to leav: this country

Great preparations are being on November 9. The party is ex-

made by Spanish Monarchists for pected to number fifty or more,

the wedding in Rome on October and will spend. over two months, travelling through the countries 12, the Besta of the Virigin of the Pilar, on of the most important in a train which is being placed at their disposal by the Indian rall-Spanish festivals, of Don Juan of Bourbon, heir to the throne of way authorities. Every opportun- ity is being afforded to study the Spain and at present serving in possiblities both of extentend- the British Navy. ing the marke: for British goods and of increasing the purchase by Britain of the products of Indian and Cingalese Industries.

Organised by the Association of Indian Municipalities, or which the Aga Khan is patron and the Gaekwar of Baroda president-elect, All the principal Monarchist the tour will visit twenty-seven newspapers are organising special towns in India, Burma, and Cey-trains. One newspaper alone has Jon. Civic receptions are being chartered four special trains and one of the largest steamers of the arranged in many of the centres. while the Gaekwar of Baroda, who, French Line..

own in Bpain sub- year, is making special prepara-scriptions, are flowing in for the tions for the entertainment of the purchase of a wedding present for travellera

the popular young Prince. Sub- scription funds exist everywhere in order to aid poor royalists who have not sufficient funds to make the trip to Rome.

I S directed by Wallace Ford cast and enacted by a superb headed by Victor McLaglen and Margot Grahame, the blonde star of the English stage and screen.

Victor McLaglen surpasses all Miss his previous efforts. whe Grahame gives a magnificient per- formance in the role of a woman to her man through who clings storm and strife.

The story centres around colour- ful Dublin in the troubled years after the World War. Gypo Nolan.i a human derelict with the body of a giant, agrees to "inform" on his hunted pal "Frankie McPhillp" for a price in order to get money for his sweetheart. Frankie refuses to be taken allve and is killed.

Gypo takes to the bottle in order to drown the memory of his trea-

chery and the picture is brought

to a terrifle climax..as he blunders through the fog.

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Steam Economy Plant

WAR OF THE FLAGS

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Sept 25. The Constitution of 1919 made the old revolutionary colours, the black...red, and gold, the national colours of the Geritian Republic. But une ambiguous nature of that Republic was decayed by the fact that the co.ours of the foundered Empire, the black, white, and red, London, Sept. 25.

were retained on the flags of the "The Glasgow Herald" is in- mercantile marine, as though the formed that an important contract

Republican colours were not re- from Germany has been received

spectable enough to be shown on by Messrs. James Howden and Co..he high seas and in foreign ports

(Special Au Bali Seav.ce)

The Ltd.. engineers, Glasgow. contract is for a complete equip- ment of Messrs. Howden's patented turbulent flow air preheaters for the bollers 01 five cargo steamers which are being built in German These preheaters pro- shipyards.

7 per cent. compared with the or- vide an economy of approximately dinary type of tubular heater.

In view of the fact that every effort is being made in Germany contine all engineering work within and other Continental countries to their own borders, it is a tribute to Clyde design and workmanship that the order for these impor-

tant units of the modern boiler room should come to this district.

Air pre-heaters of this design have become a standardised fea- The stark drama of the story is

in this ture of modern tonnage relieved by some light comedy,

ts country

economy when fuel while the romance between Preston

desired. These units have Foster and Heather Angel affords a contrast to the attraction between Installed in many British and foreign ships, both, in new.con- McLaglen and Margot Grahame-struction and reconditioned ton-

JF.

· CANTON FILM DISPUTE

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, October 9. First run cinema theatres here

nage.

been

Between 50 and 60 heaters of this type are in course of con- struction at. Messrs. Howden's works, and it is understood that work on the German contract will commence immediately.

We

OWNERS' DECISION

are also

have booked several British pic-owners of an

informed that important French are at

TODAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"The Informer' QUEEN'S

"The Crusades"

UKIENTAL:-

"The Lives of a Bengal

Lancer"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :-

"Ginger**

MAJESTIC:--

"Little Colonel”.

KING'S:-

"She"

ALHAMBRA

Coming

"Orchids To You" "Young Eagles"-pt. 2

OPEN PROPOSAL

Tientsin, Oct. 6.

An open proposal that North China break away from the Chin- ese National government and an on General Chiang onslaught Kai-shek, Chairmen of the Mill- tary Affairs

Commission. made

Tada

by Major-General Hayao new general, officer commanding Japanese army In North the China, created a new Sino-Japan- ese stir here to-day.

except by being timidly, disclosed un the lite "canton" in the corn her of this flag a "canton" sa suau that it could be concealed altogether by winding the dag round the flagstaff once or twice), The Republican colours never real- ly triumphed. The Nationalists Chinese politica would display the Imperial col-structures as administered under ours on all possible occasions, the authority of the central gov- while the Communists would dis-ernment and upon Nanking's po play the red of international So- licles toward Japan.

cialism. After a while the Nazt swastika in a white dise on a red Aeld joined the battle.

It was n sweeping attack ta and economic

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MAJESTIC

SETHEATRE

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2,80, 620, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

More Endearing thain Sunta

Shirley

TEMPLE

Lionel

BARRYMORE

Th

'TELITTLE COLONEL

F

B & D Satre Productjan with

EVELYN VENABLE JOHN LODGE and BILL ROBINSON Based on the story by Annie Fellows Johnston

A Genuine Photgraph and Figurette of Shirley Temple will be presented to each Patron Free. Come and Bring your Children Along.

PARTY AFFAIRS

Canton, Oct. 8. In view of the approaching date "er holding the Sixth Plenary,

the Fifth Nutional Session and Congress. members of the Central Executive Committee and Central Supervisory Committee residing in Carton mét at a special meeting this morning to discuss national problems and important Party affairs.

Important measures ached at this special meeting, al- though its minutes are not divul

In a seven-chapter booklet to- telling many thousands of words. General Tada urged the establish- ment of a

government ri THE SWASTIKA

North China, politically and eco- Beneath this formidable com-

the Repub-nomically independent of Nan-

only salvation of ged. bination of enemies lican colours, like the Republic it-king. "as the

who Bre self, disappeared, and. with them North China's masses the Red Flag which like the move-Impoverished under Nanking."

General Tada, who only recent- ment is symbolised, could

ly arrived here. In addition de- clared that troubled Sino-Japan- ese relations are impossible of unless Chiang Kal-

exist

only under the pro.ection of the Republic. The "swastika flag" and the Imperial colours alone remain- ed. They were displayed together settlement on public buildings and received shek is over-thrown and the Kuo- equal offe.al status. But the Third mintang party of China is sup Realm would not be itself if it pressed.

VESBAL GUNS allowed even a symbolical division

now

with

can

were

те

of the The regular meeting South-west Political was not call-

Routine affair ed this morning. will be discussed at to-morrow's'

Zion Nevas

*** C

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ECONOMIC UNION

Peiping, Oct. 8.

of power. The Imperial colours The Japanese commander tura-

The Hopel Economic Union, have

been" lowered-they ed verbal guns on the western vanish

.the nationallats nations declaring their policies which has been inaugurated last Stahlhelm and with everything the towards China a'm e'ther at dis- mouth, will soon conduct an in- vestigation of economie condition international Nazis enll "reaction." And soniemberment or

in the Province. which the complete political victory of control, neither of

to the absence of Mr. Owing the Nazis is symbolised and vivid- Japan permit.".

"Japan." said he must restore Chou Tso-min, Managing Director tures to be exhibited during the coastal fleet of steamers

ly impressed upon all by the holidays. Their distributors are present reftting two of their older willing to pay the censorship tax vessels with these Clyde-built pre-triumph of the swastika in the the traditional po icy of correcting of Kincheng Banking Corporation,

long war of the flags. The heaters, and, to take advantage of the increased economy, the owners propose to refit the whole feet as opportunity occurs,

of three cents per foot. eight leading American distribu- tors refuse to pay the tax and fall to supply any more plctures to local theatres. immediate likelihood this dispute.

is no There

of settling

are

The French owners have taken years of this decision after some experience with Clyde-built ton-

Some cinemas

showing nage incorporating this heater.

Hong

SHIPBUILDING ORDER Chinese pictures made

in Being

Cantonese We are informed by the Union Kong. dialogue, they are meeting some Steamship Company of New Zea- of land that they have placed an Still, the supply demand. Chinese pictures 1s not enough order with Messrs. Alexander Step- and some of them are not good. hen and Sons, Ltd., Linthouse, for

a motor cargo vessel, Other picture palaces are screen- ing old flims. Second or third run pictures are acceptable here, so long as there are plenty of thrills and rapid action. Too much talk- ing is not agreeable to Chinese audience, who do not understand the language,

F

NAVAL MOVEMENTS (Special Air Mail Service)

London, Sept 25. With reference to. British naval |:

de los Dolores de Bourbon, daugh-movements in the Mediterranean er of the Infante Don, Carlos of the following communique was Leaued by the Foreign Office last Bourbon-Siclile.

night:-

1s celebrating his Jubilee this In every

In Ceylon, where the tour is be ing planned largely through the in- strumentality of the Ceylon Trade Commissioner in London, calls will be made at Colombo, Kandy, and Galle, while visits will be paid to the ruined cl'ies and the more famous places. of beauty of the faland,

Interest is added to the wed- ding in that it is regarded as being a basis for union between the sup- porters of the Carlist dynasty and the Alfonsists,

His Majesty's 'Ambassador in Rome; called on Signor Suvich, Under- Becre ary of State for Foreign Affairs, on September 20, in or- der to communicate, in the name of his Majesty's Govern- ment in the United Kingdom the movements of the British Fleet and the reinforcements of men and material of the Bri- tish garrisons in the Mediter- ranean, adding that they were not intended to imply any ag- gressiva intention on the part of his Majesty's Government. He explained that such measures had been taken as a natural consequence of the impression

The new vessel, which will have

"

* DEATH OF RUSSIAN

western materialism with Orient-who is now studying economic the first conditions in Japan, at spiritual civilization."

Uneasiness developed in Chinese meeting of the Standing Com- circles as soon as the fiery state-mittee of the Union, of which Mr. ment was made public, based on Chou is a member, will be post- the belief it presages the resump poned until he' returns. tion of an actively aggressive (Special Air Mail Services

Japanese policy in North China. London, Bept 25. "While world attention is cen

and Ethiopla; The death of the famous Rus-tered on Europe sian scientist and inventor, Con-Japan again advances in North Government for reference. stantin Talolkovsky, at Kaluga, China, it was said in Chinese Central Newe Agency. was announced at Moscow yester-quarters.

f'nion News day. He was 78.

Tsiolkovsky was chledy known for his research work in aeron- antics and particularly the con-

a tonnage of 3500, will be specially struction of airships. He is best designed for the owners coal and timber trade between New Zealand and Australia.

known as the Russian precursor

of the infant science "of "astron- autics." His ideas for man-carry- are now being re-

BACK TO TIBET

Nanking, Oct. 8.

Mr. Cheng Yun, the special en-

Messrs., Stephen and Sons have four Admiralty vessels on tanding rockets the destroyers Gallant and Gren-examined in connection with the Toy of the National Government ade and the sloops Mallard and problem of building rocket planes to escort Panchen Lama, Living But able for use in the strato- sphere.

Pufin

The New Zealand contract is the third shipbuilding order booked on the Clyde this week

created by the violence of the campaign against the United Kingdom which had been con- ducted by the Italian Press dur- ing the last few weeks. Signor Suvich made an analogous communication and stated bat

An

INVENTOR

Buddha, on his way back to Tibet. will proceed to Chinghal around' October 10, to join the Spiritual Leader on his homeward tour- Central News Agency, ..

THE KING'S GIFT

Special Air Mall Service)

London, Sept. 16. Jewels trom the royal collection

persona; wedding present from the King.

obscure provincial school teacher, he had worked since 1885 on airship design, but his projects came to nothing owing to his lack of modey. As an inventor, he was- completely self-aught. His con- stant study of the laws of air pres- sure led him to anticipate the dis- coveries of the Wright brothers and of Count Zeppelin. He re- ceived, however, little or no atten- will be given to Lady Alice Bcott he was authorized to declare to tion or encouragement and his as a the Ambassador that Italian theories were not put to any prac- military preparations in thetical application. Mediterranean "Basin were of a Under the Boylet a special la-a purely precautionary nature and had no aggressive aims, The object of the publication of the communique is understood to be twofold. It is intended to ex- plain the altuation to the British publie and to lessen the tension caused in Italy by the anti-Bri- tish Press campaign and by Bri- tish naval measures.

His Majesty once declared that gerns woman looks best in boratory was opened for Telolkov matching her eyes, and he follows when making his sky at Kaluga so that he might this precept continue his research work and choice. So he will probably pre- many of his books were published, rent Lady Alice with sapphires. including over 10 works on the The King gave these stones to theory of the reactive motor Arst the Princess Royal on her mar elabora'ed by him. Of late years riage, but the Duchess of York

turquoises,

and: the he had been turning his attention received to the designing of an all-metal brown-eyed Duchess of Kent to

pazes. dirigible which is now being built,

The Union, it is reported, will devote itself mainly in the research. work and the result of which will National be submitted to the

ALNAMBRA

ILSTRE

COMMENCING TO-DAY

at 2.30, 5.20, 7.29 & 30 P.M.

Now

the Meania of

"Bright Eyes"

is the Tomboy of

the Tenements! And her ca pers will keep you roaring

with laughter

while she's stealing your

heart!

GINGER

JANE WITHERS

0. P. HEGGIE

JACKIE SEARL

BEN KATHARINE

ALEXANDER

“Prodhead for let it. "Wortsat

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