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QUEEN'S THEATRE

Tu-DAY ONLY at 5. P.M. and 9 P.M.

MAX REINHARDTS screen production of SHAKESPEARE'S

“A MIDSUMMER

NIGHT'S DREAM"

accompanied by the immortal music of FELIX MENDELSSOHN PRICES1-13, $2 $1.50 & #1.

This superb production will not be shown in Hong Kong at lesser prices for a period of not less than six months?

ORIENTAL

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.

TODAY AT THE CINEMA

મળ

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Anna Karenina”

QUEEN'S~~~es

"A Midsummer Night's

Dream"

ORIENTAL:4

"Roberta"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA—

"Anna Kareniniz”

MAJESTIC:-

STAR:—"

Brewsters Millions"

Coming

MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1936.

HONG KONG RIFLE

ASSOCIATION.

Meeting Called To Discuss

Range Accomodation

RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S SHOOTING

of

preponderating number “1914” rifles now being used, will be specially noticed.

* A meeting of the Council of the y tric Hong Kong Rife Association is be- ing held to-night, when considera- tion is being given to the question The Associatlon's Score-Book was of the provision of adequate range pubilahed on Friday, for the first "The Farmer Takes A Wife" accommodation for its members ume, and on Saturday evening, during, the week-end shoots. That stocks had been entirely sold out: this matter is becoming one of further supplies are being made to- major importance is shewn by the day, and all members who wish to fact that, on Saturday, the range } purchase a copy of this publication at Stonecutters was crowded, some are advised to do so without delay members being compelled to shoot | from the "Honorary -Secretary; ut 600 yards, when the light was | Messra. Mamak & Co., or the pub- sa poor that even with the naked lishers, Ye Olde Printeris, Ltd, eye, it was almost impossible to The usual Conditions of Shooting distinguish the outlines of the tar- ' were observed on Saturday, viz; 'gets. Since affiliated 'mèmbera of "King's 1st stage,” comprising anita and clubs of the Regular seven shots to count and оде ulready forbidden to | sighter, at 200, 500 and 800 yards, shoot on Saturdays or Bundays, it and the leading scores were as will be seen that the problem is follows;— S fast becoming acute, particularly so as we understand that the mem- bership Agures, which will be dis- closed at the meeting this evening.- will show an affiliated membership

"Unknown Woman"

TAKE ANY TRAN DE NAPPY VALLEY BUN

PLEMEN

KING'S:-

ROAD

DAIL

1.30–5.19

TEL. 294TE

QUEEN'S:-

9.15-8.20

The White Cockatoo".

STAR:-

THEATRE

2 MORE - TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

DAYS

OH, WHAT A SHOW! MEN GO MAD AND WOMEN FRANTIC! Heart-breaking beauties in gasping gowns Scenes of ravishing

splendour! Tas Queen of shows surpasses on the screen its mighty stage success!

SO WONDERFUL

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YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S REAL!

IRENE DUNNE ♣ FRED ASTAIXE

GINGER ROGERS

ROBERTA

Prices Matinees 20 c.-8u c.

STARE

SHOWING TO-DAY

JACH QUCHARM

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BREWSTERS MILLIONS

DAMITA

directed by THORNTON FREELAND strayton në prodestiame MERDERT WILCOX

-NEXT CHANGE- THE CASE OF THE OURIOUS BRIDE"

"WHITE COCKATOO".

out-

JEROME KERN'S queen of musical romemees brought Picture to the screen

** RADIO

Evenings 20 c.--30 e-50 e-70 e.

"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S

DREAM"

"The Case of The Curious Army are

Bride"

ALHAMBRA:--

" Kids And A Queen"

MAJESTIC:-

"Calm Yourself"

approaching, 4,000, while the in- 3 dividual full membership will be

ANNA KARENINA found to have increased by nearly:

years,

fifty per cent, since the last Coun cil meeting, held just over a month ago.

So phenomenal has the growth, of this new organisation been, that the National Ride Association have asked for a special report to be forwarded to them; this has already been despatched, and should reach Bisley by the end of the present month.

SATURDAY'S SHOOTING

S.R. (E)..

Score at Aggre- 200 500 600 gate yds. yds. yds. score

Nt, N. NA NE.

Holmes (a)... 33.33 31 97" C.P.C. Black...... 33 32 31 96

Pte. Quah (a)....... 30 31 31 92

Cpl. Woodman (a) 31:32 29 92 Major Steers (a)... 33 29 29-91 31 30 28 89

Mr. Johnson

C.S.M. McNeill (a) 28 31 29 88 Capt. Caffyn (a), 28 28 31 87 RSM Slater (a)... 32 30 24 88 L/Sgt. D. P. Jones

(a)

Pte. J. Smith

29 29 27 85

S.R. (A) A.EL

In her greatest Alm for many Greta Garbo in "Anna Karenina" delighted audiences on both sides of the harbour, when her latest, and by the way, tenth an- niversary film as an M.G.M, star, was shown concurrently at both the King's and Alhambra Theatres. Garbo not only dances the "mazurka" with refined grace, but

26 31 29 88* also gives an outstanding portrayal Shooting conditions on Saturday | Sgt. Warwick ...Ser. 28 30 28 86 13 Anna, wife of a cold harded were anything but pleasant; a con- A. L/Sgt. Goad 7 30 29 27 86 minister. Karenina (Basil Rath-stantly varying light, plus a "fish-8gt. Blandford... 2 29 32 25 80 bone) whose one thought is his tall" wind proved to be more than L/Cpl. Tonking's 6 28 30 28 84 work and position in life. When a most competitors could cope with: Pte. Dyer ... 6 30 28 28 84 dashing young officer, played by on the other hand, it is just these Lt. Sequiera..... 8 25 29 29:83 Fredric March comes into her life, sort of conditions which afford LAC. Dolman... 8. 29 28 28 83 Anna forsakes all for the love the valuable experience to the keen Sgt. Howe 5 27 30 26.83 has been starved off by her illus shot, who will find, If he has not Mr. Stickland... 9 24 30 28 821 trous husband...

already done so, that, the Bisley A.HAss'n 'cap. ranges are, without doubt, unrivali-"į ed for the wind conditions which they provide. In the B.R. (b) class,

Rathbone as he husband in question is superb, while Freddie Bartholomew as the son of Miss Garbo, though not seen enough' gives a performance in keeping with the high standard he has set since "David Copperfield."

A unicorn, despite the fact that so such animal oxsiste, comes peep- ng through the trees, Fairies and atves, likewise classed as "purely mythical, go so far as to slide Garbo fans should not Miss this down moonbeams. Cupid in perher latest for the film is authen- son, is actually shooting his arrows ele in every detail. Russia in the and Puck, a fantastic little creature good old days must have been with a small tail and pointed ears, grand, and the antics of the officers goes riding through the air on the branch of a tree. All this happens in their drinking bouts is slightly in the Warner Bros, picture, "A incredulous" are extremely amus- Midsummer Night's Dream," now ing Redincam." screening at the Queen's Theatre.

Strikingly beautiful io settings and following closely the classic phrasings and glamorous imageries of the Shakespearian fantasy, the production was directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle na a mammoth spectacle.

It is set to the strains of the beautiful music of Mendelssohn, arranged by Erich Wolfrang Korngold. The unique dances were created by Bronislaws and Nina Theilade.

A Gastronomical Drama

SIX STOVES AND FOUR

CHEFS OF OLYMPIA

The all star cast includes James

Joe E. Brown, Dick"How can you do the lobster Cagney, Powell, Jean Muir, Victor Jory, soup!" the chef asked plaintively. Anita Louise, Verrec Teasdale, And again: "How can you do the Hugh Herbert, Frank McHugh, lobster soup 1 Mickey Rooney and scores of other famous players.

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FOOTBALLER'S BUSY

24 HOURS

Ends In Engagement

Glasgow, Dec, zu. Torrance Glick, the weu-known footballer, has had a

busy and eventful 24 hours.

At noon yesteâday he was a Glasgow Rangers player.

Two hours later he was trans- ferred to Everton.

--Nett Spoon. -H'cap Spoon. (1)-Signifies that a "1914” rifle

was used

¡ WOMAN FOUND

GASSED

WITH BABY UNHARMED

BESIDE HER

Tiff With Husband

LAST TWO-DAYS AT THE

KING'S ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

KOWLOON

At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PM. I^AI 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 .F.M.

GRETA

G

XCRUI

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents its prondase offering.

• Tolstoy & heart stabbing romance of two lovers who forget the world .., brought to thrilling life on the screen. A triumph for Garbo.. cheere for its cast

and mighty production!

CO

CLARENCE BROWN'S 'production

-Anna.

KARENINA

wi FREDDIE

BARTHOLOMEW

"DAY IN COPPERTIKLU' famu

MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN MAT ROBSON BASIL RATHBONE.

PRODUCED BY DAVID O. SELEWICK,

WEDNESDAY AT THE KING'S "UNKNOWN WOMAN” with RICHARD CROMWELL

MARIAN MARSH "

A COLUMBIA - PICTURE-

| Wednesday at THE ALHAMBRA MAY, ROBSON

lin "3 KIDS AND A QUEEN

A UNIVERBAL PICTURE

TO-DAY MAJEZTA

ONLY

At 2,30, 5,20,

THEATRE DAMENARAI 7,20 & 9.20 P.M.

A DRAMA of a GREAT EPOCH

JANET GAYNO

HENRY FONDA

6 FARMER TAKIS WILE

Charles Bickford

Slim Summervilla

· Jana Withers Andy Daving Margaret Hamilton. Roger Imhof

TO-MORROW — CALM YOURSELF"

with BOBERT YOUNG & MADGE EVANS-

THIS SMALL GROCER

"I tried to coax her to tell ins what had been done." went na witness, "but she tried to laugh After a husband told eat off. I said, Let me know where it

nad with his young

wife has gone and that will be the end following wat she ended her of it. Do you want to part? *

the North Monmouthshire should know my own business.

Late last night he was in 2 moter smash.

His fiancée is Miss Molly We, lamson, a 20-year-old Glasgow Coroner expressed the opinion that don't want to part.**

L: Their romance started a thewoman, Gladys Emily Maud

For nearly two hours, witness year ago when Torrance bought Evans, aged 23. of Chapel Row said, he tried to coax his wife to his first car from Miss William-Baenavon, committed suicide in a Louper, or under sudden sun's father. and Miss Williamson int had the job of teaching the cus-Impulse, which amounted practi-

to drive. They are Locally to insanity.

tamer

By her side, on the floor, was her 18-months-old baby unharm-

ed

Earnest studente, seated tier on be married on Dec. 30 in Glasgow. The house was full of gas when tier in the "Kitchen Theatre," Miss Williamson was with Ter-Mrs. Evans body was found in 'a puckered their brows. Three of the rance in that road accident last chair in her kitchen. Iour attendant chels, hovering night.

with BREWSTER'S MILLIONS" by their leader looked on

"After Torrance had signed for worried frowns, Outside, in the Everton." she said, "we decided National Hall of Olympia, the voices of the Catering Exhibition visit his parents at Airdrie. As grew louder.

we were passing through BaiMos- The French chef stroked his grey ton the car skidded and struck a moustache. He' explained. He lamp-post. Fortunately I received gentilated. He chuckled. Now only a slight shaking, but Torrance those at the end of the theatre had his left hand injured “ beard little. It did not matter,

The long-awaited film version of "Browstor's Millions" that famous thecomedy which, before the war, had 4 year's run in the West End, and which has been on tour somewhere or other ever since, began its run at the Star Theatre yesterday,

"It would be unfair 10 Queen's Theatre patrons to ine the plot of the "White the Cockatoo" next change nt Queen's Theatre.

Much of the entertainment les

Jack Buchanan takes the part of

for in front of the speaker another

in the suspense and the bewilder- Jack Brewster, the young man chef was doing the work, perform-

ment of the audience until the

account for the money.

Then he told her, "If you don't tell me it will mean the parting of you and me.”;

In an effort to induce her to tell | him, witness packed his box and

went to a friend's house.

"Just before, half-past eleven that night, said witness, "some Artificial respiration was being he came to my friends house and tried by an ambulance man when asked if I was there He told me Dr. R. J. Hogg arrived. The my wife had gassed herself." doctor said, that efforts to revive

When he received the message, Mrs. Evans were continued for ut added, he was ready to return another half-hour without avail. home to his wife,

Apparently, a gas tube had been Questioned by the Coroner, the tied round her neck, and put near witness said that he and his wife Including Lobster her mouth with the aid of a had been quite happy together, asplayxls from coal gas poisoning, he added, inmonds,

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Onal scene-for here is one mein of his uncle's will, is obliged to ing, and rubbing and beating and Parisienne Special Toast and plece of string. Death was due to save in to her in everything,"

A

THE DISCOVERY

!

IS PROUD

Hecently the Queen, ordered ne- cuits to the value of · 21 · for Christmas presents from Mr. Al- tred Bayes, the owner of a small grocer's shop in Chelmsford,

Essex.

Already the order has resulted in an improvement in his trada: turnover.

Now the not.ce "Fattomised by her Majesty the Queen"" adorns Mr. Bayes' Uny shop window,

He has also received a letter from Lady Victoria Forester, lady- th-waiting, saying that the bis- emits arrived safely and that the Queen was pleased with the selec tion sente

Mr. Bayes wrote to the Queen to say how much the small shop- keeper appreciated her patronage, and suggesting that a small order would be of great benent to him

He was reminded, through her lady-In-Waiting, however, that, the

about town who, under the terms ing miracles of slicing and weigh- Persons,

spond half a million pounds in sir sifting.

Sandwiches."

Queen had dimeulty in placing drama which has real elements of months in order to qualify for a “The gherkins are being sliced. The compilers of the programma,

In bis evidence, the husband, Evidence by John surprise. The romance between legacy of six millions. The des Now we are dealing with the bone-writes the "Morning Post" corres

Aneurin. Evans, who is a miner, whose house Evans and his wife orders with small shopkeepers, Jenn Muir and Ricardo Cortez, who perate and fantastic things he has less sardines. My friend has pondent, had been careful to said that his wife took their banay Lived, was that when he returned other than those at places near are the leads in the picture, is to do in order to accomplish this snatched sandwich loaf, plain. This," they wrote, "is beautifully acted. Ruth Donnelly provides most of the fun.

Square Six.... Mustard and cress rather more a work of fancy and out shopping in the afternoon home just before 10 p.m., there her homes.

When she returned witness ask- | were lights in the house, but the Mr. Bayes wrote again, and the in the role of a spinster school Lili Damita, whose first Brities have rallied. Now the stuned imagination than a classical dish

The of cookery."

ed her for the key of a tin box doors were locked and he could Queen placed the order. teacher who maddies in and out talkie this is, plays the leading olives. Square Three.

So the students applauded. They in which he kept a post office not get in. of the action, supplies the comedy female role, whilst others of the crowd is cheering

strong cast include Fred Emney STUDENTS' APPLAUD

clapped the six stoves and the four savings book and money, ve rellet. Minna Clombell and Walter Nanoy O'Neil, Anthony Holles and

chefs. Walnuts, lobsters, "prawns, Previously there was £T in Kingsford do excellent work as the Amy Veness, Sydney Fairbrother, The students in the proportiou passed before them in gay proces

He went to a friend's house to mysterious proprietors of the hotel Behnatian Shaw,

of ten women to one man--did not ion, while Commentator roamed money as well as the savings book and owner of the white cockatoo

Direction in by Thornton Free cheer, but they clapped They and the smoked salmon blushed in the box. On that day Mr. await the return of Mr. and Mrs, whose habit of rifling the pockets land, a young American with clapped the strange passes over the and a tiny voice whispered "Square Evans was have taken 25 to be Evans, and returned later to his

entered on the post post once house, RULLAT of guests in search of titbits considerable reputation for making lobster. There was enthusiasm when Eight."

Another man named Challen eventually solves the mystery and slick "musicals. His biggest suo Demonstrator sharpened a carving Now, like headmaster, the chef account.

Eddie

Cantor's knife, and. Commentator stepped¦ was calling the roll Parsley

Witness said that when heger, entered the house through leads to the apprehension of the Cess was

Maple lettuce vinegar, walnute

bedroom opened the box, the £5 was gone.

by: "Whoopee." "Brewster's Millions aside slayer. Others in the cast include is his first effort on this side of the They were good actors, the Here they all are fit John Eldredge, Gordon Westcott,

Atlantica

master obets Neither of them would And-presto there they were. Addison Richards, Paulie Garon, a Noble composed the musical | spoil the big moments of the other Time to go. Somewhere a clock Armand de Border, Bentley Hew-numbers, and the veteran Arthur It was a gastronomic drams in an chimed Regretfully, the reporter lett, Andre Cheron, and Georges wimperis is responsible for most unlimited number of acts A passed out in search of ton and

Cocktai Repavent

val of the dialógum, ch

Bunst for Eight to Ten bread-and-b

but was not entered in the book..

TRIED TO COAX HER wife made no reply when are, skred about its

near th

the side of the chair. It seemed dazed, but was well now.

Reginald Alonzo Challenger, ot Chapel Row, Balaenavon,,told how he got into the house by breaking an upstairs window.

He said he

the ras Kand: pulled the tube. from

Tip: face.

The Coroner résor,

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