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ENTERTAIN

AINME

QUEENS

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9 30

Adelph Zutor presents

JAN KIEPURA uut GLADYS SWARTHOUT

ive us this Night"

Six New

Songs to

Thrill You 19/

PINAL

was Philip Merivale. Benny Baker Lyrics and Music by Oscar Hammerstein II 4° Erich Korngoll. Directed by Alexander Hall A Faronment Plentine

SHOWINGS MAJESTICAL 2.30. 5.20.

TO-DAY

BE'S DEAT! KES DAFFY!

THEATRE-

JOE E.

7.20 & 9.20 P.N.

BROWN

În Mercer Boosť pommekenbeinng hit, with

OISIRA DE NAVILLAND-RUTH DONNELLY

Alibi Ike

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, 'MAY 16, 1936

TODAY AT THE

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:—

"Captain January"

QUEEN'S:--

"Give Us This Night"

ORIENTAL:-

"Four Hours To Kül"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA

"Captain January"

MAJESTIC:-..

"Alibi Ike"

STAR:-

"The Goose and the Gander"

KING'S:—

Sunday

"Captain January“

QUEEN'S:~

"Give Us This Night" ORIENTAL

"ત્

Thanks A Million"

ALHAMBRA:---

"Captain January"

STAR:-

"Mary Burns. Fugitive"

MAJESTIC:-

"Ah Wilderness

THE GOOSE AND

THE GANDER

"Claire, you'd better meet this fellow. He's John Eldredge. your husband."

SUNDAY:-"AH WILDENESS” with WALLACE BEERY that comment to

ESTARE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

Kay turns the tables on a blonde

trouble-maker by proving one man's

as easy to deceive as another! KAY

FRANCIS

E

THE GOOS

AND

THE BANDER

GEORGE BRENT. GENEVIEVE TOBIN RALPH FORBES

TO-MORROW, MONDAY

TUESDAY

SYLVIA SIDNEY

"MARY BURNS

FUGITIVE"

INSURANCES ON THE QUEEN MARY

£3,000,0000 In The Open Market

London, Apr. 4. The insurances placed in the open markets to cover the Cunard White Btar liner Queen Mary against the ordinary risks of ser- vice

were

SUMMER HALF AT ETON

Lord Lascelles Among New Boys

1:

Windsor, Apr. 27... Summer Half at Eton College starts to-morrow, when the first wutch of boys will arrive. The re-

Director Alfred E. Green made Claire Dodd, when she entered the sound stage 'for her first day's work in the Wärner Bros, picture, "The Goose and the Gander," now showing at the Star Theatre.

Although both Miss Dodd and Eldredge have peen members of the Warner Bros. roster for some time, this marks their first meet- ing. When they were introduced they met as husband and wife. for they constitute one of the congenial couples in the picture.

"Hello, wifey." remarked Ei- dredge calmly, as he looked for the first time upon the actress.

"Same to you, you burglar," re- plied Miss Dodd.

Edredge has the role of a mainder will arrive on Thursday gentleman burglar in the film and and Friday.

Miss Dodd is his "moll" and "look- out."

Altogether there will be 1,156 boys

at the college, four below the re- The picture is an exciting cord fgare. Forty-one left last comedy drama of marital mix-ups naif and there will be 52 pew boys. which also involves a jewel rob- bery. Kay Francis has the stellar Among these will be Viscount Lascelles, elder son of the Princess role while others in the cast in- Royal and the Earl of Harewood, clude George Brent. Genevieve

ut owing to the fact that his mo- Tobiru, Ralph Forbes and ther and brother have measles his Lowell.

arrival will be delayed, probably

till the end of next week. He will

52

Helen

be at Mr. H. G. C. Streatfeld's! GIVE US THIS NIGHT

house, which is called "Oulliver's." :

Among other new boys will be

Jan Kiepura and Gladys Swarth- the Earl of Uxbridge, son of the Mar-out are starred in "Give us this queas of Anglesey; Viscount Mor- Night” a new musical roinance peth, son of the Earl of Carlisle; which is being shown at the Queens the Hon. George Douglas-Home, Theatre to-day. son of the Earl of Home; the Hon. Phillip Merival and Benny Baker Derek Mond, son of Lord Melchett: head the supporting cast, and the the Hon. Dudley Ryder, son of Vis- production was directed for Para count Sandon, and the Hon. mount by Alexander Hall. Thomas Sackville, son of Earl de "Give Us This Night" is the story la" Warr.

young Asherman's rise to For a The parents of new boys who ar- fame on the opera stage through rive this half and in future will the efforts of a beautiful girl star have to pay £245 a year, us com- and a middle-aged composer. pared with the former fee of £230, reaches its climax when the two This was decided on last December, men struggle for the love of the when it was explained that many», giri additions had been made to the

Erich Korngold, and Oscár Ham- staff and also that a great scheme merstein 11 wrote the musical score for rebuilding several houses and for the picture, which in addition modernising others had become 10 half a dozen popular type hits, necessary. This will last for about includes a complete original opera,

25 years.

ANCE

BANK OF FRANCE

Paris, May 14. Bank of France returns for the week ending May 8 show that gold valued at £36,000,000 was lost dur- ing that period and that the total holdings of the Bank are now valued at £773,000,000. Reuter

It

written especially for the picture.

Kiepura, continental favourite, was seen here in "Be Mine Tonight" Miss Swarthout's movie debut, fol- lowing her sensational success at the | Metropolitan Opera, was made in

"Rose of the Rancho."

"FOLLOW THE FLEET"

Booking At Gloucester Hotel

For the convenience of Hong completed yesterday, London, Liverpool, and other parts when a total of £3,000,000 was at of the United Kingdom, and un- Kong residents, the Management tained. This amount is about derwriters at Lloyd's. Only a of the Alhambra Theatre have one-and-a-half times as much comparatively small amount was again arranged with the Houces- again as the largest amount hit placed abroad. As the result of ter Hotel to handle the sale of herto written on a single ship. the large sums written in the martickets at their counter in the All the constituents of the Brikets not more than £1,800,000 of Arcade for "Follow The Fleet" the tish markets contributed to the the total value at risk of 24,800,000 latest Astaire-Rogers successful placing of the risk, in- remains to be bome by the Board coming to the popular Kowloon eluding insurance companies in of Trade.

theatre' on Friday next.

musical

CROSSWORD

PUZZLE

16

$4

NOTE-Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words required.

Across

1-Not caught, but what an es-

cape! (6)

-A skeleton story written fot films if wanted. or in case it may be (8),

10-We And this happening again

and again (9)

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12.Where one goes, the rest will

Follow (5),

14.-A line of many twists and

turns (6)...

18. A word suitable to mean peo-

ple (6).

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19-It's a small' residence for so

great a scientist. (5). 22.—It should be excessive! (5). 23.-This production of manual

labour can be used for "a drink. How?" (anagram) (9). 25-To begin with, it's hard to

see, and it's sure to become Jess! (81

26. This sharper may appear 23

a professional mourner! (6).

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8.-Part of A farmer's stock.

probably (4).

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可

dried, are, the synonyms sup- piled (6)

13.-For example, this is also suit-

able (*).

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when this is kept up (81. 20.-A bit of tobacco worth

pound, and (4).

1.-It seems to be the same

(-D)

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24. Where do the dabs and skates go to in the winter time? (3).

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

The following is the solution of yesterday's puzzle:-

Across:

1. Sunspots: 8. Puritan; 9. Heart- sease; 10, Charm; 12, Mildew; 13. Blur: 14. Aim; 16. Curt: 17, Atrium;.

1-One who plays the harp (6), 18, Glace; 22, Loquacious: 23. Out- 2-Watch For this on a telegradow: 24. Well-knit.

phic tape machine (6)

3. During (3),

5. You must tip this f you

want to get a game (3). 6-This may be gathered from the oaks that provide it (71. 1-A strong current is sure to

run swiftly (4).

JAPAN'S TRADE POLICY

Towards Export Control

A FINAL OFFER TO EGYPT

W

Down!

1. Scheming: 2. Nearly; 3. Pat- lence; 4. Trey; 5. Due; 6. Pith; 7, Fair; 8, Psalm: 10, Critical; 11. Marmoset; 13. Bit: 14. Arrow: 15. Disown; 19. Lour: 20. Cuff; 21. Cure; 22. LoL

ARAB AGITATION IN PALESTINE

Jerusalem, May 14. The High Commissioner, General Sir Arthur Wauchope, to-day con- ferred with Arab leaders in con- section with the serious situation in Palestine.

The result of the conversations is not yet known.

The Arab population is protest- ing against the influx of Jewish Immigrants and 13 striking throughout Palestine in an effort to obtain a Government hearing.

Emissaries from the Arab popu- lace are going far and wide to stir

Alexandria, April 21 After spasmodic meetings lasting nearly eight months, the Egypto- Japanese negotiations for commercial agreement have reach- ed their final stages. After various up support for their cause.-

Reuter's Bulletin Service. and counter-proposals,

proposals

the Japanese have made their final

offer, and upon the reply depends whether they will leave for home | PAINTINGS ACQUIRED

or whether an agreement will be signed.

The last Egyptian demand was that Japan should export to Egypt unly similar percentage of Egypt's total piece-goods imports as the percentage of Egyptiani cot- to purchased by Japan. Thus if Japan purchased 10 per cent of Egypt's elton exports she should export to Egypt 10 per cent of Egypt's imports of cotton piece goods.

BY QUEEN MARY

Thanksgiving Service And Lying-In-State

London April 28. The "Princes' Vigil," Mr. Frank Beresford's painting of the ring-in-state of King George in Westminster Hall, and "The Heart The Japanese opposed this on

of the Empire," Mr. Frank Salis- the grounds that they would be bury's painting of the Silver taking cotton to the value of nearly Jubilee thanksgiving service at St. Len times that of the cotton piece Paul's Cathedral last year, have goods imported by Egypt from become the property of Queen. pan. As the Egyptians remained Mary. They will be exhibited st adamant, however, the proposal the Royal Academy. was referred to Tokio, where it, waS tatly rejected.

It will be recalled that King Edward and his brothers joined Dr. Kassama, the Minister who with the people in their homage 1 leading the Japaness Delega- during the lying-in-state of King tion, then made a compromise pre- George in Westminster Hall, Mid- posal. This, he emphasised, was on night had just passed and the eas his own initiative, but he had no tomary changing of the guard had doubt that if it was accepted by taken place when the King, the the Egyptians bis Government's Duke of York, the Duke of

onsent would be

Br. Gloucester, and the Duke of Kent Kasaman

. given. proposal WIS that took their places between the Japan should export to Egypt cot Guards already on duty, and 'for ton goods to the value of the cotton | a, quarter of an hour remained purchased by Japan tram Egypt. motionless resting on their swords. He claimed that, despite the ad

vauce made by the

Egyptian

textile industry, well over 60 per Japan was vndergoing a great cent of the textile requirements change, and there was more than aä were being imported. Moreover possibility that in the future ex- the 10 per cent surtax on Japanese porte would be controlled. In sup- imports which Japan considered port of this point he said that the unfair discrimination-had not de fact that Japan's importa exceeded orensed the country's imports of her exports, end the balance had the goods in question, but had to be paid in the currancy of the merely diverted the trade from countries from which she bought, Japa to Hungary,

Czecho was tending to bring about a riss Slovakia, Belgium, and so on.

in production costs. COMMERCIAL POLICY.

The Egyptians finally agreed to consider this last offer. If it is Dr. Kassama also claimed that, rejected, Dr. Kassama will leare although Japanese importe of and the negotiations will be au- Egyptian cotton bad not greatly journed sine die. But although increased, owing to the price, she the Egyptians have hitherto been was now taking • increasing as implacable as the Japanese, it quantities ul salt, phosphates, and is considered possible that they gypsuni. He further suggested j-will- roseh" an agreement on these that the commercial policy of liner,

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