QUEENS
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30; 5.18, 7.20 & 9.30
GEORGE
RAFT
EDWARD
ARNOLD
in Paramount's
"The GLASS KEY"
by the author of "The Thin Man" DASHIELL HAMMETT
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.
TO - DAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S!-
"The Nitwits"
'QUEEN'S:-
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1935.
HOME FOOTBALL
FORECASTS
(BY' FORWARD)
The following is a list of Cup Ties and League Matches to be played on Saturday. The Teams in bold type are tipped to win;---
CUP TIES
Mileare
95 V. 160 9. 110 2:00
BRISTOL R. Southend Crystal P, TORQUAY Corinthians
Resulta
1932-3 1933-4 1934-3
*The Glass Key" ORIENTAL:
**The Crusades ' -
Kowloon
Northampton NEWPORT BRISTOL C. Dulwich H.
V.
READING
38 T.
NEW BRIGHTON
90 V.
Workington
Exeter
60
V."
GILLINGHAM
CLAPTON O.
35
ALHAMBRA :--
7.
Aldershot
Nunhead
95
**Pursuit"
MAJESTIC:-
7. \
WATFORD
Margate
70
V.
FURMING ROAD
MANGHAI
TEL: 20478
"Girl In The Case" STAR:-
"Hia-Greatest Gamble*
ROMFORD
52
7
Grantham
23
Y.
„SCARBOROL
HALIFAX
11
WALSALL
85.
Coming
CHESTER Wigan MANSFIELD BARROW
135 V
62
Gateshead
115 V.
80
DARLINGTON-
70 Y.
« Accrington
TRANMERE
115
T.
Carlisle
SHOWING TONDAY
SKINGS!
QUEEN'S P.R. Folkstone NOTTS C.
-V-------Darwen-
Rochdale
Lincoln
ROTHERHAM
Hartlepools
Wrexham
DIVISION I.
STOKE..
▼. Birmingham
Leeds. U...
2-0
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"21"
50
1-2 4-1
West Brom. A. 2–2 1–】
i:
SUNDERLAND 6-11-08-2 Arsenal
Aston Villa
40
y.
BOLTON - W.
85-
BRENTFORD
170
"Our Little Girl".
STAR:-
DERBY C. Everton
115 HUDDERSFIELD 160 P
35
V.
1.
MIDDLESBORO"
85 7.
PORTSMOUTH
210 "
PRESTON N.E.
.110
T.
T
Liverpool
Grimsby
SHEFFIELD W. WOLVES
140
T... Chelsea
100
Y.
Flackburn R.
53 5-3 2-1
010-11-1
Manchester C. 20 21 2
2-1 1-0 1--2
4-2 1-2·1-0
2-3 2-1 3-1
Bert
NEXT
Robt
WOOLSEY
The reigning Quince of Geolydom join wich tho
THE
NITWITS
Fred Kanting Betty Grable Evelyn Brent Erik Rhodes
RKO RADIO PICTURE CHANGE -
CLARK GABLE in CALL OF THE WILD” with LÖDETTA YOUNG TAIZEM
ALHAMBRA
NILS FRU
JACK DAKIR ANTIOKS
TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20. &, 9.30 F.M.
PURSUIT
CHESTER
SALLY
MORRIS EILERS
SCOTTY BECKETT • HENRY TRAVERS
C. HENRY GORDON,
Directed by Edwin L. Maria' Freduced by Luden Hubbard und Red Morin,
TAKE ANY TRAN CO HAPPY VALLEY SUB
• SHOWS
2-20-3,13
RIENTAL
TO-DAY-TO-MORROW-SATURDAY
WONDERS TO DAZZLE YOU ! CAST OF 10.000-COST 82.000.000 THE GRANDEST
SCREEN SPECTACLE OF ALL TIME! MILES AHEAD OF ANYTHING HOLLYWOOD EVER PRODUCED.
Her Beauty Decides the Fate of the World!
The Scarlet Middle Ages
live again in ramenco
and thrilling specide!
Adelph Zaker presente.
CECIL B. DeMILLE'S
"KING'S:-
"Call Of The Wild”
ORIENTAL:-
"Gold Diggers of 1935" "West of The Pecos". "Bride of Frankenstein” "Car" 99" MAJESTIC:-
"Oay Divorcee"
"The CRUSADES"
IGRETTA YOUNG HENRY WILCOXAN
Pricas Matinees 20-30 a. Evenings 20-30 e.—50 e.—70 6.
STARE
SHOWING, TO-DAY
At 1.30, 5.20, 7,20 & 3.3 P.M.
The story of a mon who lived furiously
and fiked ith
GREATEST GAMBLE
with RICHARD DIX
DOROTHY WILSON RKO RADIO PICTURE
· SATURDAY, 10th- “GAY - DIVORCEE". By Special Request. One day only,
"THE GLASS KEY”.
A Daaheill Hammelt story, uy the author of "The Thin Man,' now showing at the Queen's Thea tre is "The Glass Key," starring George Raft.
Political manoeuvering, love in- trigue and an enthralling murder nystery are the story elements of this picture. Raft the star acte the political henchman of Edward Arnold, political bos, of a big city. Arnold supporting Charles Rich man for Senator, is in love with his daughter Claire Dodd,
Richman's con is murdered after he has had an argument with Ar- nold, and the latters political enemies mediately start a cam- paign to fix the responsibility for the murder on him.
***THUNDER MOUNTAIN”.
From the exciting opening scene in the Idaho gold rush right down' to the crashing climax, Fox Film's "Thunder Mountain," coming to
BRITISH FILMS
WIN AWARDS
At The Brussels Exhibition
"ANNAPOLIS FAREWELL”
Sir Guy Standing and Richard Cromwell, whose portrayals of father and son in "Lives of à Bengal Lancer" were outstanding features of that highly successful Alm, are united again in leading roles in Paramount's "Annapolis Farswell the dramatio navy story which was filmed in the United States Naval Academy, which is coming sc01 to the Queen's
Theatre.
Sir Guy appears as a retired commodore who, having given the best part of his life to his country. has returned to Annapolis, there.. to spend bis last days, while Crom- well appears na the midshipmin friend of the aged officer.`
"HIS GREATEST GAMBLE”
Discarding affairs of the heart for his daughter's happiness is the sacrifice which provides the drama of "His Greatest Gamble," Richard Dix's new RKO-Radio picture...
Dix depicts the, unselfish father in this original film story by Salisbury Field. Philip Eden de- serts his paramour Bernice to lend his care and Love to his spirited daughter Alice. When Bernice sets his divorced wife. Florence, on their trail, he ac cidentally kills the woman and is sentenced to imprisonment. Under Florence's domination AMice grows up into a helpless social puppet denied even the wholesome love of a worthy fiance.
"NITWITS”
DIVISION II.
SHEFFIELD U.
Barnsley
20
...
BRADFORD
155
T
Norwich C.
Burnley
175
T
Swansea T.
1~23-1 3D
Charlton
85
V
Leicester
FULHAM
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T.
4-2
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Hull C.
65 V,
50
140
Y
130 Y.
Southampton
"Port Vale
TOTTENHAM
40 T 205
BURY Blackpool
-. MANCHESTER
NEWCASTLE Plymouth
West Ham
Bradford
Doncaster
Notts Forest
IIII
1-0
scottish league. DIVISION 1.
VIII II III
ABERDEEN AIRDRIE
V.
Hearts
30 C 10
Arbroath
Ayt
T.
THIRD LANARK 1-0 5
CELTIC * *Dundee
V
Partick
1-2
T
MOTHERWELL 0-3
St. Johnstone
10
Y.
TA
Albion "
T
20
HAMILTON
Hibernian
QUEEN'S PARK QUEEN OF SOUTH RANGERS
GOLF
Country Club And
Shatin Club
The annual match between the Country Club and the Shatin Golf
Dunfermline 31
Clyde Kilmarnock
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YACHTING
Wednesday Race
The Wednesday Race in the""A" Class of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club took place yesterday over a 7.8 mile course from Chan-
Club will take place at Shengshui nel Rocks (P), Kowicon Rocks (P),
(8) and Club Line. The results
on Sunday, December 1. Teams and starting times will be-
SINGLES
(Special Air Mail Service> Interesting evidence of the ad- vance of British flims is afforded by the list of awards, given to documentary pictures at the Brussels Exhibition, Germany, the United States, Sweden, Belgium, Holland," and Czecho-Slovakia were among the countries repre- sented, but in the face of such competition Great Britain carried off several of the highest prizea. The best scientific film was considered be
to
*The Sea- mchin," which was shown by the Film Society on Sunday, and 'Coal Face," another film in the programme, received a medal This latter work was made by the General Post Once Film Unit, which was well represent- ed among the prize-winners, two other of its productions being distinguished..
"Song of Ceylon," by Basil Wright, won the Prix du Gouver- nement, and as Len Lye's "Col- uur Box" came under no category the Judging committee invented que for it and gave it a prize, This nim can now be seen in the all-ously in. The Nitwits", their 10.00 colour programme at the Tatler.
latest film comedy showing at the Cinema, All these documentary King's Theatre, films are short and do not re- celve much advertisement. But as they represent a side of the cinema in which achievement goes hand in hand with experi- ment it is pleasant to find them winning official recognition abroad..
"CALL OF THE WILD"
For almost two months, Clark Gable, Loretta Young and Jack Dakle braved snowslides, starva
the Alhambra on Sunday carries tion and death in Mount. Baker, its star. George O'Bria through Washington,
Aiming
Darry!
F
9.40 am. A W. da Roza and 8.
* Yamamoto.
Rumsey Shoal (P), Channel Rocks
A
Labo. A3
(Col. J. A. Grün) La Linde, A5
Finished Pos. 18.22.34 1
16.21.14 5
9.44
FE. Remedios and K.
FI
Ota.
(Mr. N., Keary) True Blue, All
10.25.42
2
A. A. Lopes and Y. Ohno.
[
(Major H. Thoyts)
.16.28.38
To solve the deep-dyed mystery of The Black Widow, an extor- tionist operating at large, one would believe that Wheeler and Woolsey would subdue their 9.48 screen nonsense. But not Wheeler 9.52 inimitable hilarity and solve and Woolsey! They perform with
thrilling murder case simultane-
B
9.56
j
10.04
The boys are now proprietors | 10.08: of a cigar counter in The Lake Building, scene of two murders 10.13 and a sinister blackmailing plot, for which Betty Grable, Wheeler's 10.18. partner in fun, romance, song and 10.20 dance, is accused.
**CRUSADES...
The most spectacular production by the world's greatest maker of Spectacles, Cecil B. De Mille's "The Crusades" is showing at the Orien- tal Theatre on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
10,24 10.23.
10.32
M
E. D. da Roza and KPat, A12...in Watanabe,
(Mrs. D. W. Persse)
A. Urquhart and T. Painted Lady, A14 16.28.10 Takei.
(Major F. C. Booty)
E. Sadick and O. Tsuji-
mura.
·H. K. Lee and H. Tanaka
„ J. J. Basto and S. Yama-
naka."
P
A E. Castro and T. Mayene.
R. A. Basto and S. Saito. E. Christensen and H. kiatsuakima
F. X. Sliva and B. Alito. H: G. Leong and EL -Kunihiro
C. H. Suen and Watanabe. 10.36C. G. Anderson and K.
Mizusawa, M. A. Simoes and 8. Olma
ANGLO-GERMAN SOCCER
London, Nov. 26. The following have been selected to represent England against Cer- many in a soccer match to be played on the Spurs ground on December 1:-Hibbs, Male, Hap good. Crayston, Barker, Dig, Birkett, Carter, Camsell Westwood and Bastin.--- Easter.
10.40
210
10,44
B. Alves and H. Kami-
I
10.48
B. Basto and Y. "Kishi- nami. Reserves; C. E, R. Pereira, Y.
2.15
2.20
2.25
2.30
*2.36
Tamamoto
with a cast of thousands and back- grounds that set a new standard even for Hollywood.
2.05
and Ota Lopes and E. D. da Rosa v. Ohno and Watanabe,
2.40
as stirring a series of adventures - Zanuck's 20th Century production De Mille, who made "The Ten -softened by a tender romance "Call of the Wild," which comes Commandments," ""The King of as the screen has recorded into the King's Theatre next Sun- Kings," "The Sign of the Cross,”
day. many a day,
"Cleopatra," and other great screen Thunder Mountain is the The screen play is an adapta. spectacles, has outdone even him- Ohashi, and Y. Hirose. picturization of Zane Grey's new tion by Gene Fowler and Leonard | self in his newest flim. This virile and popular novel. Its story, Praskins of Jack London's in story of the attempt to recapture plot ramifications, characteriza mortal story of love and treachery the Holy Land from the Baracens 2.00 pm. A w da Ross and Re- tous bear the stamp of Zane during the Yukon Gold Rush and is filmed on an overwhelming scale,
medios Grey's authenticity, the irresistible all the colour of those feverish lure of his outdoor action ple- times has been transferred to the tured?
ECTORI
FOURSOMES
TO-DAY *&
|TO-MORROW
MAJESTIC
HEATRE
• At 2.30, 5.20.
1.20 & 9.20 P.M.
GIRL
EUGENE ERENHE
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
DUWORLD.
SAVO CASE
Jimmy
IN THE
FORTA
-LAMBERT DARLING
EUE
STARTS · SATURDAY.
OUR LITTLE GIRL"
SHARP PRACTICE
IN CANTON
Employment Bureau Gets Big "Squeeze
The depression which has for- ced many firms out of business, is responsible for a prosperous era for the unemployment bureaux In Canton,
CHINESE PHYSICAL "CULTURE EXPERT IN LONDON
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Nov. 2. General Chang Chih-chiang, head of the Chinese Government Bureau for Physical Culture at Nanking, who is on a visit to England, was entertained in Lon- don yesterday by the Conference of British Missionary Societies.
Speaking in Chinese, General Chang said that after studying the Copy ancient Eastern system of physical It is estimated that there are an education, of which Japanese jin- present 168 employment "bureaux" Jitsu was only s part, he was which consist only of bare rooms visiting Europe and the United where 20 or 30 jobless men and States to see Western physical women daily wait around hoping training systems. His aim was to combine the best of both for the for work.
Owing to the breakdown of the physical development of his coun Rilk industry In Shuntak district, Chinese people is poor compared trymen. The physique of the thousands of young women have with that of the West, and China come to Canton for employment needs strong bodies and strong and have made straight for the minds in the task before her" he unemployment "bureaux," hoping said. The General leaves London that work w be found for them, for. Paris to-day. according to the Hong Kong "Chaojanpao."
An Employment Recommenda- workless persons, and it is esti tion Agency has been formed, but mated that around $130.000- bas failed to place many appile-drained from their already-thin ants, and most of those who have purses annually. found work get less than $20 per month, and most of those who still lack work are returning to the “bureaux.”.
Urquart and Sadick v. Takel and Tsujimura, "Lee and J. J. Basto v. Tanaka and Yamanaka. Castro and R. A. Bastó Y. Mayene and Balto. to find work for only four or five Christensen and Silva persons during a day. Successful v. Matsushima and Alito candidates must pay 20 per cent Leong and Buenv of their salaries to the proprietors Kunihiro and Watanabe of the “bureaux,” and it la esti- Anderam and Bimoes mated that they collect a large *Mizusawa and Oki
amount each month by this means Alves and B. Basto v There is a bigger evil, howi Kamimura and Kishing the
Tbriness, iri thai
20 Por Cent. Commission Charged It is estimated that there are 60 big "bureaux" and these are able
in
Many of these "biresur” are only over-nignt affairs, some re- maining open for a day, the owner disappearing the next morning
Most people seeking work have. come from the country and have no special training, 4 majorite ur the women are even willing to accept work as amaths for $4 per month, including room and board. The Employment Recommendat Agency, recently - pant for a photographer at month, but no-g qualifications
pasted, while hundreds are
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