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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

*THE MURDER MAN'

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For breath-taking speed, sus- pense. "mystery and romance, Iew. pictures have equailed "The Mur der Man" which presents Spencer Tracy and Virginia Bruce on the screen

Alhambra the

from Sunday to Tuesday.

In a way its title is misleading for it is nothing to do with ganga or gangsters. Instead "The Mur der Man" is the star reporter of "a powerful New York daily who has won the nickname through his success in solving crumes that have baffled the police. The role

plyed by Tracy.

"CURLY TOP

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"The smartest tracks ever worn

DIL by a little girl

the screen!' That was the proud boast Director Iiving Cummings when he started to work on. Shirley Tem- ple's new starring picture for Fox Films. "Curly Top," and how well be has lived up to it can now be seen at the King's Theatre,, where the picture is now playing."

new

"She starts out n gray blue flannels and overals," says Cum- mings, describing Shirley's costumes. "Those are the clothes she wears when she is a little girl in an orphanage. but as the. story unfolds she

la a appears

clothes

Miss Bruce the paper's "sob- sister" who is adopt at giving ad-succession of the cutest vice to the lovelorn through her imaginable, designed and created columns, but who cannot control for her by Rene Hubert, stylist of her own heart when it comes to Fax: Films. "Tracy. She loves him. He, embit-

tered by a tragedy that has wreek-scenes ed his home is tolerantly fond at

her,

A mysterious crime shocks the city. Tracy swings into action for his paper. Through his alert de- tective work he is able not only 'to give his paper "scoops" but to give the police clues which lead to the arrest and conviction of the alleged murderer. And then, at the height of new success, Tracy suddenly amazes the pollee by tearing down the very story which had send the alleged murderer to the brink of the gallows.

Speed, suspense, drama and romance are the keynotes of this powerful new picture. The cast is ably chosen, Outstanding per- formances are contributed by Lionel Atwill. Harvey Stevens. Robert Barrat, James Stuart, Wi- liam Colller. Snr. and others.

"The Murder Man" is Harry Rapf's new production for Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer and was ably directed by Tim Wheelan

"WINGS IN THE DARK

". No matter whether you're in- terested in aviation or Dot- whether you can tell a plane's type by the noise it makes in the sky or whether you're unable to tell an aileron from a wing-you have a stirring. dramatic treat and an hour of thrills, chills and grand comedy in Paramount's "Wings in the Dark" scheduled to be screened at the Queen's Theatre son. Although the plot

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1935.

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

IT'S HE HAPPIEST P CTORE!

SHIRLEY

TEMPLE Curly Top

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JOHN BOLES ROCHELLE HUDSON JANE DARWELL

Patural bar WINDELD SHEEHAN

her

NEXT RANGE

LOUIS-BAER TITLE BOUT THUNDER IN THE NIGHT" PICTURE

Fox

"And, finally. in the closing there are the dresses nighties, bathing, sults and acces-

her by sories. all given to millionaire. stepfather. "played by John Boles They, of course, are. the masterpieces of the ward- robe."

A preview of the wardrobe worn by Shirley in her newest starring effort, convinces one of the trut of Cummings' assertion. . Among the eighteen changes created for Shirley. are the following ador- able garments, any one of which would make a little girl's heart miss a few beats, for sheer joy.

Pure white bathing suits w surely take first place in tashinn

Shirley

sees

In

after everyone hers very special and gorgeous with a cap that captivates a

eyes.

No wardrobe would be complete for Shirley without one of her favorite pink frocks, of course.

QUEEN'S

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SHOT THRU WITH ACTION AND THRILLS!

The super-chong-

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Van who trum thele rockles Ever with ellen, demma, peril nád romance. burning up the

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CAR 99

FRED MacMURRAY'

who wrecked expresión in "The Olliert LA SIR GUY STANDING ANN SHERIDAN WILLIAM FRAWLEY

LABOUR "SPLIT" JAPANESE HERESY HUNT

Mr Lansbury's Position

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Sept. 25. Sir Stafford Cripps has resigned from the National Executive of ne Labour Party, to which he was appointed a year ago at the party conference held at South-f

His resignation port.

Was an- acunced in a letter which he ad- And so Rene Hubert designed and dressed to Mr. J. S. Middleton, created for her a beautifu" pink

secretary of the party. In the fo georgette all in sunburst pleat-lowing terms: ing.

"Curly Top" is the appealing tale of a sunny. little orphan girl. who brings happiness and To mance to the charming million aire who adopts her.

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John Holes and Rochelle Hud son head the supporting cast the picture which boasts five ne tunes all with music by Ray Hen derson, and several fascinating Jack Donohue dance routines,

“DALT DISNEY'

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Special Air Mall Service/

Loudon, Sep. 28.

HEAVY FIRE LOSSES

Still Burning This Morning

TODAY AT THE CINEMA

Hồng Kong

KING'S:—

"Curly Top"

QUEEN'S:-

"Car No. 99"

ORIENTALA...

'Ruggies of Red Gap"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Fun Variety Programme"

MAJESTIC:-

"Time Square Lady"

Coming

KING'S:- "y

QUEEN'S:--

"Thunder In The Night"

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"Wings In The Dark" MAJESTIC:-)

"Folles Bergere"

UNITED ACTION

Against Japanese Competition

The case ut Professor Minobe, which has exercised the whole of Japan for the last eight months, has been ended by his resigna.ion from the House of Peers. Profes- sor Minobe was the greatest

(Special Air Mai, Service, authority in constitutional law in Japan; he had taught for thirty

Landon, Sept 28. years at në Imperial University in Special Air Mail ServiĽA:

Plans, for

combined

action to Tokio, and his textbooks had been

preserve themselves from the in- London, Sept 30, accep...ld as the standard works'

roads of Japanese competition are the Civil Service. But these

The great riverside üre which

oeing considered oy h textile in- books included the theory of the broke out on Wednesday afternoondustries of Grea, Britain. Emperor as "an organ u the at Wapping continued throughou. Slate"-Inat is as coming within yesterday, casting over a wide area the Constitution in the same way a dense pall of thick black smoke as Parliament and people. This from walch-flames shot out at 101- As you may see from the Press, theory provided the opportunity tervals. Early this morning it was I felt compelled to dissociate my- for a shameful personal and politi-stil burning. The efforts of the self

the attitude the cal attack, with the ardent sup- Aremen were largey concentrated National Executive on the question port of the army and navy, ever on keeping the fire within the one of supporting the "National" ready to uphold the absolute post-warehouse in which it had start- Government's foreign policy on tion of the Emperor. from whom ed. In this they were successful, ex- the lines that I expressed at the joint conference of the executive at Margate. Although the party has not expressed itself upon this issue and will not do so until the Brtunion conference I do not wish to embarrass my colleagues on the

trom

of

executive on this matter. I have decided therefore to resign my membership of the National Exe-

In its initial run at the Alham-cutive from to-day. 1s based on an aviator's unwaver-bra Theatre yesterday, the ing work for safety in the alr Walt Disney Silly Symphony fea- through the perfection of "Blind turing Mickey Mouse in Techni- flying." the picture is so replete colour provided great amusement with drama, suspense, heart for the patrons who attended the tugging romance, and novel and performances. criginal slants that it sweeps you along on a wave of enthusiasm for its sheer entertainment value

a

a

which

**

It is not necessary, I am "sure, for me to say that this Ret of mine will not diminish in the least my eagerness to help the party to gain power, because I am as con- vinced as ever' 1 was that the sole political party which offers any hope to the British workers is the Labour Party. As I have decided to take this action, I should ke you to withdraw my "name from the list of nominees tor the Executive election which will take place at Brighton, and I accord ingly make the request that you

will do so.

cept at one point, where the flames broke through into an adjoining warehouse containing stores of tea. They were Quick y prevented from spreading beyond the wall.

For hour after hour last night

The plans include united action to secure the imposition of quotas for impor.s of all textiles from all countries. Tiese quotas would be based on the average imports dur, ing the period 1930-1932..

Tentative suggestions are now in the hands of the representa- tive bodies of the cotton, wool.en and suk, industries. It is hoped that sumc.ent support for the suggestions will be forthcoming from these bodies o make a joint mee.ing worth while in a few weeks' time.

alone they derive their power and to whom alone they owe respon- sibility. As A result Professor Minace was attacked in the Diet and the House of Peers, abused and insulted in the press, accused of treachery and "lesemajests" by the grim fght went off against the en who had not even read his unbeaten Bames. Fireman with books and who could not have halt a life'me's experience had mediately, the home market will unders.ood them if they bad. The never seen a fire so stubooru. The shortly be completely dominated Government surrendered meekly scene was grotesque. The wind by Japan to this pressure, and were quite now blew from the south, forcing ready to hand over the scapegoat great volumes of black smoke

There is a strong teeiing, parti- cularly in the alk. inqusay, that unless drastic action is taken im.

JAPAN'S - EXPORTS BINING

Japan can land stik in this

to the sacrifice, the politicians, across ́, and" down into Wapping country after payment of the duty

day,

whose own interests Professor the whole of the affected sector in at from two-thirds to one-half of Minobe, was defending, joined a dense fcg. Searchlights placed the British price, in the patriotic clamour and de- to direct the aim of the hoses As a result, Japanese exports to In addition to Mickey Mouse.

manded prosecution by the State. which played from roofs and pave- this country are rising rapidly. there was programme I

Not one word was wriken or spo- ment, made pale gleams in the During the first seven mon.hs of Bymphonies by the same artist

ken in his defence except by Pro- darkness.

1933, her exports of pure suk Its hero it Cary Grant, who dis- which was full of variety and fun.

fessor Minote himself, who, though

goods totaled 6,000,000 square trusts lovely Myrna Loy because For those who wish to drive the

COLLAPSE OF FLOORS big lie was in danger and his

yards. In the corresponding per- he believes her spectacular. pub- blues away we can recommend no-

house guarded "night and

Behind and above the breaking god of the following year they rose a trip.. to city hunting fights bring disre-thing better than

refused to recant one word of front wall of the ravaged wara- description which

what he had written and Japan

◊ 10,800,000 square yards. pute on his beloved profession show of this When, as a result of an accident not only provides for the children

had read with apparent satisfac- ange glow, out of which

nouse arose an angry red-and-or- During the same period of this great year they bave risen to 12.600,000 on the eve of the fight that will but grownups as well.

tion for nearly thirty years. climax his experiments. he 15 The management of this thea-

AN ISSUE FOR THE PARTY

But dames still leapt at intervals. square yards, out of 19,700,000 one man cannot fight a nation, Through two shattered upper square yards blinded and Miss Loy comes to his tre is to be congratulated on

The letter was submitted to the

Japan and he has been forced to resign windows thick tongues of Came cartoon's

appears to have. been ald. Soul sick and desperate, he screening these

Executive of the party at a meet- flees to the woods. Myria follows, provide a change from the usual ing in London yesterday. There

his life menilership of the Hcuse constantly flicked out to the length particularly helped by the altera- bringing him one of those grand programme.-J.F

of Peers--an honour granted to of a lance in vicious defiance of ion in the silk import duties in was a large gathering of the mem-

him in recognition of his services, half a dozen streams of water Juy 1834, when imports of alik Seeing Eye dogs (about whom

bers including Mr. Lansbury.

-While his books have been with-

on them. in the loom or unfinished state you've heard in Alexander Wool-

playing unceasingly Parliamentary Leader of the

drawn from publication and bis From Lime to time thunderous were permitted a; a tower scale of cott's broadcasts) Between her

Statzord Labour Party. but Str

crashes told of love and the dogs devotion, they

the collapse 01 | duty, ` Cripps, having made it clear that theory officially condemned.

floors within the building or of work a miracle an Grant resolves

his resignation was to take effect to return to his work-and thence

further pieces of the outer wall to a happy ending after thrilling

at once, 'was not present. At the close of the

meeting.

On The riverside the scene of a climax.

which lasted about three hours, a

ruin was even more complete. Most brief official statement was issued

of the riverside wall had fallen, to the effect that the letter had

(Special Air Mall Service>. and in be low state of the tide been submitted, and that it was

London, Sept. 30.

its wreckage lay on the mud mixed décided to accept the resignation Harry K. Thaw, the multi- with hat of the giant cran.' which and to express regret that Str millionaire who figured in one of fell on Wednesday night, a smush- |Stafford Cripps had found himself | New York's most celebrated mured lighter or two, and masses of at variance with the declared der trials in the early years of crude rubber, all of which burned policy of the Labour Party.”

this century, is critically la continuously like a vast bonare.. It is understood that a com- hospital at Quebec, after being paratively short part of the time landed from the Empress of which the meeting lasted was Britain. occupied with discussion of Bir

He was taken Stafford Cripps's resignation. If leaving Europe. At the hospital he had not taken the step of re- doctors diagnosed his illness a signing he would have had to face bronchial trouble.

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"RUGGLES of RED GAP

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HARRY THAW ILL

INCREASING BAYON

PRODUCTION Whereas in the whole of 1933 under the old duties, imporis from Japan in the "loom state" totaled only 101,000 square yards, in the firs, seven mon.hs of this year less than they have totalled no 4,422,000 square yards.

It is feared the Japan wiki soon duplicate in artificial sik the huge successes she has achieved in pure silk. Her artlacial mik pro- CONTRACT CLAIMS.

ducidon has already far quidistan- Underwriters have already been ced that of France, Italy and shortly after notified of possible losses under a Great Britain, and is second only large number of contracts as a to the United Biates

result of the fire: As the building The Japanese industry predicts was still in flames it was impos- that by 1938, it will have surpass- kible during business hours yester-ed the produc.ion of the United day to arrive at a relab.e estimate States.

the ultimate loss; and pre- So far the Government has re-. cautionary advices of possible fused to impose quota on an claims have been given in the cas: indus'rlat" product and the Impurt of a number of contracts in respect Duties Advisory Committee has nt which he actual amount at-risk refused to impose a duty suffic- may eventualy prove to be small. lently high to affect Japan. It is hoped that the pressure which the total loss will be heavy, Loss's on rubber have already been notified dustries would bring might induce in respect of two contracts' for a change of heart

£30.000 each.

the chances of re-election by the Mr. Thaw has been living party conference at Brighton next | France for many years after a month, and in view of his differ vivid career in America, which ences with the policy of the began soon after, as a boy #t executive his re-election would not | school," he inherited £8,000,000 have been a matter of certainty. from his father

But it was felt that his resigna- tion and the resignation of Lord j. Ponsonby from the leadership of at Brignton next month, and it is the Labour Party in the House of felt that its decision must affect a feared, however, that the Lords might make Mr. Lansbury's Mr. Lansbury's position. On the position as leader of the party ex- other hand, it was recognized by ceedingly difficult, in view of Mr. the Executive yesterday that there Lansbury's uncompromising oppo- is still a possibility that the situa sition to the application by the tion may not reach a stage which League of Nations of sanctions will make his position acutė. that might involve the risk of. A meeting of the

National Labour Council representing the The Labour Party, as Bir Trades Union Council, the Labour Stafford Cripps points out in his Party, and the Parliamentary letter, will have to express itself Labour Party, will be held on amunting to a substantial. Rum upon this issue at the conference Tuesday,

war..

The mos rellable estimates ob- tainable yesterday indicated that about 2,000 tons of rubber, had been destroyed and about 1,000 ons damaged. A loss of £18,000 on copper and another on speter

have also been notified,

į

combination of thres malor sp

Read At Home Most women, says a magistrate. are capable of managing a hus- band. The exceptions, of course, are those who make the mistake of treating him like one of the family.

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'FOLINS BRGERE'

HON. LIONEL GUEST

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Sept. 20. The Hon. Lionel Quest, fourth son of the first Lord, Wimborne and brother of the present peer. died yesterday at Ferring, Sussex. after a long illness.

Lionel George William Guest was born on November 16; 1880, the year that his father, Sir Ivor Guest, second baronet, had been raised to the peerage... His mother

Wes

the eldest daughter of the seventh Duke of Marlborough. He was educated at Eton,, in Mr. A. C. Benson's house, at the University of Glasgow, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. From 1901 to 1911 he was engaged in financial business in Canada.

On the outbreak of war in 1914 he joined the Royal Naval Volun- teer Reserve, with which he served until 1918. In that year he trans- Ferred to the Royal Flying Corps, continuing to serve until 1918 after it had been formed into the Royal Air Force. In 1919 he was award- ed the -OBE. (Military). In 1928 he was elected to the London County Council as a member for Mile End. After the War he ac- tively resumed his business in- and his directorships in- terests 'cluded those of Guest's Trust. Limited, the American Austin Car Company, Incorporated; Hall Tele- phone Accessories (1928). Limited. and Memphis Cotton Hull Fibre. Limited.

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AUSTRALIAN TRIP

(Special Air Mail Service),

London, Sept. 30, A suggestion that Britian Minis- tera should be invited to Australia because they "apparently did not appreciate the problems peculiar to the Dominions" was commented yesterday in the Commonwealth House of Representatives by Mr. Пе Lyons, the Prime Minister. caid that, without casting refleo- tions on anyone, there was nobody who would not benefit by such a trip. "I am hopeful that Mr. J. H. Thomas will be given an op

•portunity

visit Australis and the other Dominions," he added.

to

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