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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

"MURDER ON A HONEYMOON"

Edna May Oliver and James Gleason, that inimitable screen beam, mix hilarious comedy with teuse melodrama while solving the answer to RKO-Radio's latest my-

"Murder on atery thriller, Honeymoon," which is now show- ing at the King's Theatre.

.

Miss Oliver plays an angular., Anoopy schoolmarm of the 1800 vintage who is suspicious that every murder, while Mr death is Д Gleason portrays a fast-talking, but rather obtuse police inspector.,

IN CALIENTE ·

"In Caliente," Eirst National's

musical latest

offering with Dolores Del Rio and Pat O'Brien

"THE SCOUNDREL'

Filmgoers who have come to think of a camera man' as someone

who just stands around and cranks a camera while everyone else does the important work will have to revise that picture when they come to deal with Lee Garmes, camera man and assistant director with Ben Hecht and Charles Mac Arthur at their-Artoria, L 1. stadion.

Garmes, whose most recent dim- ing

福 job

that of *The Scoundrel," starring Noel Coward and coming on Saturday" to the King's Theatre, in the new type of

cameraman,

STRANDED

Stranded a powerful melo in the stellar roles has been booked drama spiced with romance, closes for the Queen's Theatre to upea" to lay at the Queen's Theatre. to-morrow, Busby Berkerley, George Brent has the leading mas famous creator of scene spectacles.culine role opposite Kay Francis

in the stellar role. has staged three big song and dance

entitled numbers

"Eth Caliente," "Lady In Red" and In the latter nun- "Muchacha." ber Phil Ragan as a chief bandit, does the singing while Dolores is featured in a dancing review.

SPECIAL BANK FOR - MORTGAGES..

Details To Be Announced When Code Is Revised

Nanking, Nov. 18. That a special bank be establish- ed to deal with mortgages on al- estate, in urged by various dis- trict Chambers of Commerce in petitions to the Ministry of Fin

ance.

The Chambers request that pending the establishment of the bank, local banks be authorized to undertake mortgage bus.ness.

The Ministry, replying to these petitions, states that preparations for the opening of a special bank to deal with mortgage business are already being made, and detailed measures will be announced as Boon as the present legal code concerning mortgages is amend- ed.—

Kuo Min.

HOWA

STARE

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 5.25, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

Sydney

HOWARD

雞絲 COP

TO-MORROW

GEORGE WHITE'S

1935 SCANDALS

A FOX PICTURE

4 SHOWS

DAR)

1.15-0.00

2

Kay has the role of a traveller's aid worker. She falls in love with George, a rough and tough en- gineer, who is building the world's largest bridge. Geoige is in love with Ray but believes " human being with a flaw should be thrown on à dump heap just as he would discard a girder for his bridge.. The engineer's cyes are finally opened when Kay saves not only himself from ruin at the hands of racketeers, but his beloved bridge.

CHINESE COURT DEALS WITH SILVER

Loong Sai, a hawker; found in possession of 100 silver dollars at a Yangtazepoo Road wharf, near Chawangtao Road by Wayside Police Station detectives one week ago; and who was tak:o to the station when he could not- satis factorily explain what he was 50- ing to do with the silver, was told by Judge Hsiao Hsi-feng in the Court F.rst" Specia District

the siiver found a his that possession was to be confiscated. Loong was the first man to have his sliver confiscated by the local Chinese court since the Finance Ministry announced its decree for "white the nationalizing of the metal.

FISHED OUT OF WATER, It was first suspected that Loong was one of those smugglers who tried to make profits by selling sulver dollars for banknotes za re- ports were current that some per- sons were willing to offer from $1.20 to $1.40 in notes for each" allver dollar. Loong told the po lice, however, that he had pulled asack containing the 100 silver dollars from the Whangpoo River that day after seeing that the been thrown into the sack had water from a ship alongside the whart. The hawker further said that the man who had thrown the sack into the water must be the smuggler, but he was not.

were

In view of the hawker's state- ments which be insisted 'true, Judge Halao imposed a fine of $15 on him on the charge of being found in possession of an- other's property.

Among Other Things Junior: "Daddy, what is dew?” Daddy: "The rent, the note at the bank. and the instalment on

the car."-"Grit.”

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ROAD WANGHAE

TEL 2847S

MORE TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

. DAYS.

A MIGHTY WARSHIP.

at the Mercy of a Murder Fiend!

AN EXCITING

COMEDY MYSTERY PICTURE!

ROBERT

ТАК

TAYLOR-PARKER

Una Merkel- Bał Pauliníka · Jana Haraboli Arthur Byron • Prank #kialda

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1935.

„TO-DAY ONLY at 2.80, 8.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PM...

WITH

EDNA MAY OLIVER

JAMES GLEASON

EKG-RASO PICTURE

MURDER ON A HONEYMOON

PROX

NOEL COWARD in PAKAMOUNT TO-MORROW THE SCOUNDREL" • PICTURE

LOCAL FOOTBALL

FIXTURES

JUGEN

THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.80, 5.15, 7.20 -9.30

FRANK BORZAGE'S..........

"STRANDED"

with

Glamourously Amourous

KAY FRANCIS

Five First Division Matches for Week-End

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The following are the League fixtures for the coming week end:-

Saturday

November 23

1ST DIVISION

Chinese Athletic v. Club de Recreio (CH2) Referee: E. G. Isley;

Linesmen: A. E. C. Clarke and A. J. Stockbridge. H.K.F.C. V. R.W.F. (H2) Referee: W. P. Payne; Linesmen: R. AI-

dridge and J. Tracey.

2ND DIVISION

Chinese Athletic v. Radio (CHI) Referee: A 1. Jarmain. Kowloon v. RE (K1) Referee: W. G. Twaites. H.K.F.C. v. Lincolns (H1) Referee: E. M. Omar. R.W.F. v. Club de Recrelo (32) Referee: W. R. Reynolds.

3RD DIVISION

RAM.C. 7. R.W.F. (V2) Referee: J. V. Gomes. RE. v. RA.F. (MI) Referee: K. K. I. Railway v. Lincolns (R2) Referee: E. A. Hunt.

Sunday

November 24

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IST DIVISION

Lincolns v. South China "A".(32) Referee: E. E, Randall; Lines-

men: W. C. Twaites and I. Tracey.

South China "B",7. E.A. (S) (CH3) Referee: C, J. Malyon; Lines-

men: W. P. Payne and H. F. Scratton.

St. Joseph's v. B.A. (L) (N2) Referee: D. Kossick; Linesmen: K.

Aldridge and A. E. C. Clarke.

2ND DIVISION

Eastern v. South China (51) Referee: A. J. Stockbridge.

Owing to Camp the following fixtures have been postponed.

NOVEMBER 23

St. Joseph's T. East Lanca, (J1) 3rd Division, Kowloon y. Navy (K2) 1st Division.

B.A.S.C. & B.A.0.C. v. University (M2) 2nd Division. Police Europeans v. Liga Portuguesa (B1) 3rd Division.

NOVEMBER 24

East Lancs, v. Pollca (P2) 1st Division, East Lancs. v. Navy (C2) 2nd Division.

LEAGUE TABLES

1st Division

2 1 4 20 128

P.

L

A. Pta.

Police

2 23

.12

R.W.F.

3

1

4

18 12

10

South China “A”

4

4

18

2

8

Lincolns........

7

Navy

5

471

19 14.

8

Club de Recreio

2

16 12

Hong Kong Football Club

8

416

13

East Lancs,

Chinese Athletic

Kowloon

St. Joseph's

1 12 17 61 14 23 13 24

South China B

B.A. (6.)

RA. (L)

2nd Division

TELEVISION AND THE CINEMA

A Demonstration In London

(Special Air, Mall Service:

London, Nov. 4. Television on a full-size cinema screen will be demonstrated in London in a few weeks time. The Dominion Theatre probably will be the scene of this experiment, and the date early in December,

астеел

TO - DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:~-~

"Murder On A ̧ Honeymoon"

QUEEN'S

“Stranded"

ORIENTAL:-

"Murder In The Fleet"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:----

"Love Me Forever"

MAJESTIC:-

"Baby Face Harrington"

STAR:-

"It's A Cop".

KING'S:~~

Coming

"The Scoundrel"

QUEEN'S:-

"Caliente"

STAR:-

"

"Georges White's

1935 Scandals"

MAJESTIC

THEATRE- "NATHAN RUAD, KOWLOON TO-DAY & 10-MOKROW At 2.80, 6.20,′ 7.20 & 9.20. P.M.

HER HERO!

-but

Just a howl to

the rest

of the world!

(100) LAUGHS! The comedy złot of a theid aan!!

Baby Face Harrington

with

CHARLES

BUTTERWORTH 'UNA MERKEL

SCOTSWOMAN WEDS

IN LONDON

Bridesmaids Carry Bouquets

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hamilton, of 56 Curzon Street, London, W, 1, and of Ornum, Bearsden, near Glas- Kaw.

Of Eucalyptus Leaves

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Nov. 4. Four br.desmaids wearing · Sart draperies on their heads and vision to challenge direct compari-carrying bouquets of eucalyptu¶

attended

Giliian Miss This will not be the first big son with the existing ordinary leaves

cinema film.

Hamilton at her wedding on Sat- screen projection to be seen in

Home entertainment is, prob-urday to Mr. Peter Upton Gaskell, this country. Five years ago Mr. JL. Baird gave a demonstration ably, the least important of the the son of Captain John Upton at the Coliseum, using a

many possible developments of Gaskell, of Ingersly Hall, Cheshire," and of Mrs. Alastair Ian Matheson. built up of over 2,000 small flash- television, although within mea- surable time the new art will have lamp bulbs which lighted up as re- quired to give the light and shade provided" the means of bringing to any one spot cinema pictures of of the picture. In 1932 he tele- vised the Derby to the Metropole events happening in any part of Cinema, using a special "mirror- the world. In this country a new type of cable already makes drum" arrangement and a screen 10 feet wide and 8 feet high. Possible the exchange of such pic- Baird Television, Ltd., are respon-tares between London and Birm-groom attended sible for the new experiment, and ingham. will use a screen. 24 feet wide.

The projection of news pictures The apparatus to be used is an cinema theatres will come first development by the Baird Com- as a normal procedure; but in the pany of the "intermediate film" end, the whole of the movie busin-

01. projector which first came into ess will depend television. prominence in Germany. By the Ceritral transmitting stations, us- Baird method the picture, tele- ing either wireless or the land. vised from some distant spot and line, will be necessary for the sent by wireless, is picked up and news picture business, and, hav-83tin made visible by a cathode-raying the apparatus, its whole time tube.

use will be 'suggested by economy.

This picture is photographed with a special form of cinema continuously camera having moving film, which is ready for

Molair

Young Buyer at Christmas Fair:

Several Scottish friends and re- latives of the bride and bride- the ceremony, which was at St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street Prebendary W. G. Pennyman" officiated, as- ested by the Rev. d. C. Harding, and Mr. Laurent: Corbett was the best man

ORANGE BLOSSOM CLUSTERS

Miss Hamilton was charming in her dress of rich cream brocaded

interwoven with silver" · threads) The dress bad a close- fitting bodice with a square neck. line, and the plain skirt lengthened at the back into a long and pointed train. This, like the hem of the skirt in front, was

WEL

projection within two minutes of But aren't these shoelaces rather bordered with ruched tulle and

the picture being picked up by wireless. In that time the fin has been developed, washed, fixed, washed again, and dried. After projection the film can be stored for use in subsequent, programmes.

BOLD MOVE

dear?"

"You see, they're real mohair, miss. It's a very risky job, shear- ing the mo!"

Gritty

"And so you love spinach? "Yes, it's my middle name.". "Really?"

Within a few years some such arrangement as this will be much used in Cinema theatres; but the Baird Company is making a bold move in allowing projected tele | son."

Yes; Tamas Sandy MacPher

Whitewright Bon""

Karloff, Marian Manth and Katherine DeMille in The Black Room"

-A Columble Picture

Devli with a private graveyard-demon with the kiss of death luring beauty to his room of doom! How? Why?

The answer is contained in the Columba drama, "The Black Room," showing this week-end at the Alhambra Theatre.

clusters of orange biosROTTIS.

A twisted bandeau of the satiri held in place the bridal vell of ivory tulle, and Miss Hamilton carried a bouquet of lilles-of-the- valley with siver issue ribbea streamers."

Miss "Toot" Howard, Miss Anne Castellian, Daphne Barley, and Miss Molly Macaulay were the bridesmaids,

ALHAMBRA

BINERE

TO-DAY ONLY et 7 30, 5.20, 7.20 & 8.20. P.M-

BY POPULAR DEMAND

Grace Moore

East "Lancs.

'South China

E.W.F.

Lincolns

MURDER

IN THE

FLEET

Prices Matinees: 20 0.80 d: Brenings 20 se÷80 6—60 67–70 620

RAS.C, & BA00.

RE

Chinese Athletic

Navy

Hong Kong Football Club

Club de Recreio

Eastern

University

Kowloon

Radlo

F.A. Pis

61

28

1039

B.V.F.

Police (Chinese).

ÚRAMO."

East Lança;

Liga Portm

?Lincolns

~ Police Euroj

13/Ballway

3rd Division

in her new, pidij

LOVE ME FOREVER

Victor Schertzinger

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