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ENTERTAINME QUEENS

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2,33, 5:15, 720 & 9.30 P.M.

Mae Auswei

the Call of

the Wild.d

Mae West

KLONDIKE ANNIE with VICTOR McLAGLEN.

A Paramount Picture - Directed by Raoul Which

LATEST

HONG KONG DAILY

PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1936.

TODAY AT THE CINEMA

I

Hong Kong

'KING'S:~/

"Splendor"

QUEEN'S:-

"Klondike "Annie"

ORIENTAL:-

"The Three Musketeers"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA me

"The Lone Wolf Returns"

MAJESTIC:-

"Strike Me Pink"

STAR:-

!!!

"Back Street" "

Coming

KING'S:-

PARAMOUNT SHORTS

"The Unguarded Hour"* QUEEN'S :---

-COMING SHORTLY-

ALL ABOARD FOR THRILLS-FUN-ROMANCE

in

THE FLORIDA SPECIAL with JACK OAKIE - SALLY BILERS

• SHOWS

CAILT

1.30-£17

7.11--20

MORE

TAKE ANY Tran or Happy VALLEY BUB

ORIENTAL

SEMINA

ROAD LANGMAI

TEL 2013 |

DAYS TO-DAY • TO-MORROW.

DUMAS' AMAZING NOVEL OF VOLCANIC HEROES! IN A BATTLE OF WITS AND SWORDS! "All for one and one for all !"

The grandest and most spectacular romance ever bom from the fire-dipped pen of Dumas 1. The reckless sons of the fighting, blade ride and fight and love again

in the

grondestro-

mance ever writtená

Dumas' Deathless Novel-

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

Wish WALTER ABIL, FAUL LUKAS, MARGOT GRAHAMI,"HEATER ANGEL JAN KEITH, Marani Olsen, Onslow. Biovome, Resumend Pinchat, Jaka Qualon, Ralph Forbes, Nigal de Beulier,

PARATEKOMANDAT SY I

|● MATINEES: 204-306, © EVENINGS: 20c,-30c-50c.-70c.

ESTARE COTTON EXPORT

RETURN OF

"OLD FAVOURITES"

TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY !

A Great Human Deama of Love and Sacrifice! IRENE DUNNE · JOHN BOLES

IN

"BACK STREET"

From the World Famous Novel by Fannie Hurst

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY! FREDRIC MARCH MIRIAM HOPKINS GARY COOPER

IN

DESIGN FOR LIVING"

ON

THE DECREASE

JAPAN'S INDUSTRY HIT BY

OVER-PRODUCTION

Tokyo, July 3.

Japan's cotton industry is suf- tering from the twin specters of over-production and a slackening of the export trade..

Taking stock of the Industrial 'situation' after a period of rapid expansion, Haruteru Miyake, writ-

"The Florida Special" ALHAMBRA :---.

"Love Before Breakfast”

STAR:-

"Design For Liying" MAJESTIC:-

"Brown On Resolution"

"SPLENDOR"

Miriam Hopkins at the King's Theatre to-day in Samuel Gold- wyn's "Splendor," the "dramatic story of a giri who marries into NewYork's "490" and is ruthlessly sacrificed by her husband's im- poverished family to their "blind craving for luxury.

Remembered by many as a pair of clever dancers, “Yola and Paul" will make their bow once again to the Hong Kong public to-morrow

In the Grill Room of the Hong Kong Hotel,

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

AT THE ORIENTAL THEATRE

The four most famous fighting "men of action, who so "gloriously Joel McCrea, who scored op-

maintained the honour of Queen posite the blonde star in "Barbary

Anne of France against the in- Coast," again appears with her intrigues of Cardinal Richelieu, have this Rachel Crothers' story.

By marrying Brighton Lorri-

more, the scion of a once-great New York family, Phylls Manning wins the hatred of his domineer- ing mother.

'

The embittered old dowager manoeuvers the girl into an affair with a wealthy and tuential admirer to insure a lucrative busi-

ness

connection for Brighton. When Brighton learns. the truth he is bitter and unforgiving, 30 Phylls leaves him. But he finally comes to his senses and the film fades out on a happy ending.

Paul Cavanagh, Helen Westley, Billie Burke, David Niven, Ka- thertae Alexander and Ruth Westen are also prominent in the cast of "Splendor. Elliott Nugent directed the film which is released through United Artists.

A gold rush is what happens. when a line of chorus girls spot'a man with a bankroll!

ing in the pertodical Bangyoto Ky- | output while the rate of consump- oiku (Industry and Education), de- tion is remaining static. clares that raising of tariff walls against Japanesę goods has pre- sented many difficulties.

"A PERIOD OF TRIAL"

As a means of mitigating the

threat the Spinners Association The article quotes statistica has enforced a quote system of showing that at the end of 1935 | production among its members, but there were 10,330,452 spindles and this has led to constant disputes an annual output of 3,580,724 bales | among spinners, weavers and 01 yarns, an compared to 7,045,029 traders. On the whole, it is safe apindles and 2,524,695 bales m to my that the cotion: Industry is

facing a period of trial.”

Discussing Possible methods of dealing with the situation, the ar-

1930.

at last transferred their swash- buckle and sword play from the pages of Dumas' "The Three Mus keteers" showing at the Oriental Theatre to-day- and. to-morrow, to the sound screen in a rousing, realistic spectacle.

.

D'Artagnan, the Gascon fire- brand; the austere and tacitum

Athos: Porthos the great girthed and loud voiced swordsman; the romantic, poetic, and dreamy Aramis, the four of them carved a niche in fiction's hall of fame with their raplers that no other quartette car match.

| SCHOLARS AT THE "Y" BATH

KEEN SPORTS WITNESSED.

The Central British School held

annual their

swimming sports yesterday morning at nine o'clock at the Y.M.C.A. in Kowloon.

The events were keenly con- tested, and the enthusiast of the young swiramers could be judged by the numerous entries.

Practically every member of the school took part in soms event ar ather,

In the inter-house championship Chocolate House came, first, ag- *This was Sregating 134 points. more than double of Red House, which came second with the total of 60 points.

Full remits follow:-

Junior Girls 25 Yards Free Style:-1. Miss I. Craig; 2. Miss

Junior Boys' 25 Yards Free Style:-1. Morris; 2. Williams: 3. Turner.

The brilliant French novellst | B. Goodwin; 3. Miss J. Freeman. had a situation that inevitably led to great

romantic adventure one that developed drama and into a most thrilling tale of world literature, holding millions thralled for nearly 3 hundred years.

en-

Intermediate Girls' 25 Yards Free Style:-1. Miss E. McKelvle; 2. Miss M. Parsons; 3. Miss B Houghton.

||

Intermediate Boye 50 Yards Free Styler-1. Wiliams; 2. Dwyer; 3.

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The celebrated Broadway actor, -Walter Abel, portrays d'Artagnan, Paul Lukas, Marond Olsen, and Onslow Stevens are respectively Pryde. Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Seruor Girls 25. Yards Free Margot Grahame plays Milady de Style:-1. Miss J. Booker; 2 Miss Winter, Cardinal Richelieu's al V Featherstonhaugh: 3. Miss C. luring "spy. Heather Angels Bone.

Constance, and Rosamond Pinchot Senior Boys' 50 Yards Free ia Queen Anne, Ian Keith, Miles Style:-1. R. Keown; "2. Kennard: Mander, Nigel de Bruller, Murray 3. Hurley. Kinell Lumsden Hare. John Qualen, and Ralph Forbes round out the cast.

THE LONE WOLF RETURNS

Junior Girls 50 Yards Free Style:-1. Miss D. Craig: 2. Miss B. Goodwin. 3. Miss. B. Jones.

Junior Boys' 50 Yards Free Style: 1. Morris: 2. Williams, 3.

Turner.

Intermediate Girls' 50-Yards Free Style:-1, Mks E. McKelvie; 2. Miss 8. McKelvie; 3. Miss B Houghton

· Intermediate Boys' 100 Yards Free Style:-1 N. Williams; 2, Dwyer; 3. Pryde.

Senior Girls' 50 Yards Free. Style:-1. Miss C. Bone: 2 Mias V. Featherstonhaugh: 3. Mixs Booker.

J.

The world always stands ready to pay tribute to a lovely woman. Tala Birell is such a woman. Perhaps it was her exotic lovell- ness; perhaps it was, her perfect- ly modelled face, "her. blende beauty, her charm that gave her the right to understudy. Mariene. Dietrich in Berlin. No matter Style:-1. E. Rodgers; 2. N. what it was, the young giri, to Booker; 3. P. Paul. the manor-born in Bucharest, Junior Girls' Diving:-1. Miss D. Roumania, descendant of a long Craig: 2. Miss Byers; 3. Miss B line of noble ancestors, made her Jones. stage debut very near the top. Junior Boys Diving:-1. San- And in a Max Reinhardt produc-ders; 2. Wiliams; 3. Cook

tion.

Senior Boys' 100 Yards Free

Intermediate Boys”. Diving:-1, Dwyer; 2. Pryde; 3. Stephenson.

Senior Girls' Diving:-1. Miss P Snaith; 2 Miss A Martin: 3. Miss J. Booker

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREY

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FIFTH AVENUE EXPOSED!

the daring revelations of what goes on behind the drawn curtains of Fifth Avenue's mansions. What sacrifices are made in the name of SPLENDOR,

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SAMUEL GOLDWYN

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TO-DAY

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Fiction's favorite adventurer!

THE LONE WOLF

G&1]

PATRICK

RETURNS

SUNDAY

Tala

BISELL

THE PICTURE WITH A SOCK!

Cort Luammie presents

Carole LOMBARD

LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST

PRESTON

N FOSTER

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

MAJESTIC A: 2.80, 6.20,

THEATRE CALASAN

7.20 & 8.20 P.M

Strike Me Pink!

IF IT'S NOT

EDDIE CANTOR!

SUNDAY:-"BROWN ON RESOLUTION".

Junior Girls' 25 Yards Obstacle Race-1. Miss E Byers and Mas B. Jones.

Junior Boys' Obstacle Race! Tie Wiliams and Morris.

between Turner, - Sanders,

Intermediate Girla Obstacle Race; Miss P. Turnbull andngs his arms," Miss E McKelvie.

with

·JOHN MIEL

"Look, Maria, that one staring at us through the bars Seams quite intelligent, doesn't he? "Yes. Uncanny, isn't it?”": "Almost as if he understood every word we're saying."

*Walks on his hind legs too, and

"Look, he's got a peanut! There now, would you believe it? He Intermediate. Boys' Obstacle Race 1 Stephenson and Bilk before he eats it, just like we do.

knows enough to take the shell off stone.

Senior Girls Obstacle Race: 1isten to her chatter. He doesn't

That's a female with

Intermediate Girls" Diving:1 It was in Reinhardt's produc- Mirs E. McKelvie; 2 Miss B tion of "It Lies in the Air" that Houghton; 3. Miss D. McCaw Miss Birell understudied Marlene Dietrich, taking over the leading Comparing Japanese cotton cloth exports with those of Great Bri-

role in the Vienna production Her work in this famous play lain, Miyake states that Japan exticle states:

marked her for future success. ported 2,725.109,000 square yarda "There are a number of ways

Benior Boys' Diving-1. Ken in 1935 and Britain only 1,848,884, in which the situation might be both abroad and in this country.

In 1930 abe was invited-to ap- ·|-nard: 2 Ainslie; 3. F. Rodgers. 600. In 1932. Britain was export-met; for example, a further cut pear opposite Conrad Veldt in Junior Girls One-width Back ing more than Japan.

in the production cost, the manu-

"Caps Forlorn," Because of her stroke:-1.Miss J. Freeman; 2. The doctor, was making his

facture of high quality goods, tremendous success in the English Miss E Byers; 3. Miss B Good- "In spite of its impressive pro-transformation of the cotton In-plane found eager admirera win and Miss P. Kirby tied rounds in the hospital, accom-gress, one may legitimately aak dustry into a comprehensive abre in Hollywood There, too, she Junior Boys One-width Back panied by ten students. He stop whether the cotton industry will industry, and more vigorous efforts started at the top, starring in stroke: 1. Williams; 2: Banders:

continue thriving forever,"

the 'to develop foreign trade might The Doomed Battalion and 3. Morris A the bed of a bookmaker, writer continues." "Several pro- singly or in combination prove in- "Nagana." After examining the nature of the blems must be discussed before anstrumental in furthering develop featured in "Let's Fall In Love," Backstroke-1. Miss E. McKelvie In de 1933 g she was. Intermediate Girls 25. Yards man's complaint, he asked the answer can be attempted students whether they thought that the rate of increase has being the old free trade system and Live To-night,

"First of all, it must be noted There is no possibility of restor subsequently appearing in "The 2. Miss P. Turnbull; 3. Miss Misa M. Booker, and. Miss C. Bone seem to be paying much atten

Captain Hatea the Sea," "Let's McKelvie needed, an operation.

"Crims gun to grow smaller, despite the discriminative barriers against Ja- Punishment, and currently, in Backstroke:-1, Williams; 2. Lock- and Intermediate Boys 25 Zards fact that cotton cloth exports last pan's goods are being strengthen- The Lone Wolf Returns," with hart; 3. Pryder year were the largest on recorded, but if technical improvement Melvyn Douglas Bad Gall Patrick Senior Girls 25 Yards Back Still more significant is the fact is combined with efforts to open The Lone Wolf Returns" la the stroke:-1. Miss J. Booker; 2 Miss that apprehension of over-produc- new overseas markets, the nation Columbia flim based on Louis C. Bone: 3 Miss A Martin, Chocolate House 2. Red The bookmaker sat up in bedtion is being telt, due to the great should be able to tide over the Joseph Vance's famed story. The Senior Boys 25 Yards Back and shouted. "Oh, no, you're not; expansion of productive facilities present diffienit altuation that pre- picture is showing to-day at the stroke-1 Keown; 1 Hosegood; It's ten to one against.”

and the continuous increase in Vails both at home and abroad.” Alhambra Theatre.

3. Fryde,

ped at

Each of the students said "No

You are all wrong," said the doctor. "I am going to operate.""

ment of the cotton business.

Senior Boys' Obstacle Race F Rodgers and N. J. Booker.

Girs' Inter-House Relay: Red House 2 Blue House;" Chocolate House

House

Boy

Chocol How

to hức thời

be his mate. (don)

60 points

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