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TO-DAY

ONLY

SIMULTANEOUSLY AT THE

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

At 2.30 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

At 2.30, 5.20. 7.20 £ 9.30 P.M.

KING'S:-

IN BREATH-TAKING NATURAL COLOUR!

A blazing love story of the feud-torn Kentucky Hills...filmed in natural color!

Against a background flaming with the hatred of neighbor fighting' (neighbor unfolds the glorious romance of a "wild-hearted daughter of the hills and the man who opened her heart to love!

Adolph Zukor presents

SYLVIA SIDNEY FRED MACMURRAY HENRY FONDA

in

"THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE

with Fred Stone, Nigel Bruce, Beulah Bondi, Robert Barrat, Spanky McFarland, Fuzzy Knight. Actually filmed outdoors In Techni- color. Directed by Henry Hathaway A Walter Wanger Production • A Paramount Picture

TO-MORROW AT THE

QUEEN'S

MARY ELLIS & WALTER PIDGEON

la "FATAL LADY"

▲ Paramount Picture

STARE

* TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY I

Return of A British

"Old Favourite"

HE GAVE HIS

WIVES A PAIN IN THE NECK

And did his working with na

aza. Hoary, The Elgladha urmator

dar of the weweilt And thău plan

turtothe wundar në við sömel LONDON RM63 powst

CHARLES LAUGHTON

The Private Life of HENRY VIII

Demand by Blaander Korda

ASLLADO ČELU KNETLO AZTUTI

- TO-MORROW, ONE" DAY ONLY ! " BY SPECIAL REQUEST! BROADWAY MELODY of 1936

TO-MORROW AT THE

ALHAMBRA

LIONEL ATWILL & IRENE HERVEY in "ABSOLUTE QUIET"

An M.G.M. Picture

"FANG AND CLAW'

"Peng and Claw"

QUEEN'S:-

"The Trail of The Lonesome

Pine"

ORIENTAL!---

"Little America"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA÷----`

"The Trail at The Lonesome

Pine"

MAJESTIC:-

"Professional Soldier"

STAR:-

"Love Parade"

KING'S:--

Coming

"Ecstasy"

QUEEN'S:-

"Fatal Lady" ORIENTAL:-

The Thin Man"

ALHAMBRA:-

"Absolute Quiet"

"A Message To Garcia" STAR:-

"The Private Life of Henry

VIIL"

"Broadway Melody of 1936"

THE PRIVATE LIFE

OF HENRY VIII

his-

Under the tine touch of Alexan- der Korda, rotable English direc- Lor, England's great and highly amorous monarch of the sixteenth century, who is recorded in tory as the Bluebeard of kings, ap- pears on. the screen in "The Private Life Henry VIII' in the person of Charles Laughton.

This picture. a United Artists release showing at the Star Theatre. to-day. gives Laughton his greatest opportunity, without doubt. and He takes advantage of his opportunity by giving a richly human portrait of the man in the monarch.

The story concentrates on the romances of the king who mar- ried six women and caused two of the six to pay for their infidelity with their deaths under the axe of the executioner. The Arst wife divorced, the second. the

OFFICIAL FAREWELL TO BRIGADIER

Guard Of Honour From Five Nationalities

(

MILITARY CEREMONY ON THE BUND

Shanghai, Aug. 20,

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

Holidays.--81,

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 Aniversaries and Louis, King of France.

Cinemas

King's - 'Fang And Claw." "Quorn's :-"The Trial Of The Lone-

Pine,"

Oriental:-"Little America." World-Chiness Picture." Alhambra ;—"The Trail Of Come-

Pine."

Majastip:-"Professional Soldier." StarThe Private Life Of Henry

VIIT."

Mestings-Kowlona Tong Anglican Church, Garden Fete Committee, p.z.

MiscellaneousRotary Tiffin, Hong. kong Hotel.

To the accompaniment of "Auld Lang Syne." Brigadier F.. S. Thackeray walked down to No. 14 S.M.C. Pontoon shortly after o'clock. yesterday morning, and boarded a British naval launch from HMS. Falmouth, which carried him out of sight of the

Social-Tombola at R.E.W.Os and guard honour provided

of

by 8/3, COs. Meas, & put.; Cheera Cluh troops of five different national-Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.

Rehearsals Hongking Singers. King Olaf (ilgar), in Union Church. Kennerly Road, 5.30 p.m.

ties. So ended his term of service Moon-First Quarter, 1.49 p.m. VI

commander of the British forces in Shanghai,

The guard of honour, drawn up on The Bund foreshore opposite the Cathay Hotel, consisted of a detachment from the Lancashire Fusiliers. under Capt. E. W. Oxon-. ford, with Second-Lieutenant P. Cleasby-Thompson as the stand- ard-bearer. The regimental brass band was drawn up on the right of the detachment. Next to the Lancashire Fusillers was a detach- ment from the Japanese Nava! Landing Party, consisting of ma- rines and ve buglers.

Stationed next to the Japanese blue-jackets was 2 detachment from the French Colonial forces. under Lieut. J. Boudet. A detach- ment from the Fourth Marines was the next in line, under Capt. E. E Shaughnessey, and on the right dank of the parade was detachment from the Russian Re- giment, S.V.C.

Moon, Ph. Day. Sunrise.-6.03

p.m.

*.m.

LL

1

Sunset.-6.47

Tidra.-fligh at 1.20 and 14.29; Low at 9.39 and 19.06.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 Anniversaries und Holidays-St. Zephyrinas.

Auctions. Crown Lands, at District. Office, North, Taipe, 11.30 ...

Cinemas

King'Ecstasy." Queen's :-"Fatal Lady." Oriantal:"Little America.". World:-"Chinese Picture," Alhambra Absolute Quist."

Majestic-Stranded." Star:-"Broadway Melody Of 196," Commercial, Hongkong

Tramways Interim Dividend payable.

Dances. Cheers Club Danco, 8 p.m Moelings.Annual, of Macao Jockey Club, sad The Macao and South China Enterprises, Ltd., at 10 Ice House Street, non and 12.15 p.m. respectiva y: Annual of the Royal Hongkong On the arrival of Brignater Yacht Club, North Point, 5.45 p.. Thackeray, who was accompanied | Annual, of Royal Army Medical Corps by Capt. T. G. Rennie, Brigade Assen., in Urban District Council Board Major, and Lieut. D. W. Rayner, of and S. Homs General Committes, 5.30 Room, Post Ofes Fildg.. 5.30 p.m. S. the Lancashire Fusiliers, the regi- mental band played the general salute, and the troops presented arms. Brigadier Thackeray walk- ed straight down the lines, and a bugle call greeted him ау he reached the Japanese ranks. A

from fanfare

buglers of the French Colonial Forces was sound- ed as he approached the detach- ment, and Brigadier Thackeray then walked down the ranks of the Russian volunteer detachment.

p.m.; Kowloon Union Church Women's Guild," 10 a.m.

Social Whist Drive at Sailors' Home and Seamen's Instate. 9 p.la.

p.m.

Sporti

Yachting-Annual Meeting, Royal Hongkong Yacht Club (North Point). 5.45 p.m.

Moon.-VI Moon, 10th. Day. Sunrise.-6.04

1.1. Sunset.-6.46

Tides-High at 2.10; Low at 11.20.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 Anniversaries and HolidaysChinese National Holiday, Birthday of Con fucius. (Shang-tan-chieh.) Customs

EL

Cinemas

King'a'Ecstasy.”

Queen's

Bring 'Em Back Alive" Frank was.

After carrying out his inspec- Buck, whose name has become a famous Anne Boleyn, was behead- tion. Brigadier Thackeray, shook household word, has recently re-ed: the third died giving Henry hands with representatives of all turned from an expedition to the his first son and third child; the the forces represented at the Malay Peninsula and northern fourth, the German Duchess of parade, with representatives of Holiday. India, bringing with him a new Cleves, was his wife for only a day the Shanghai Municipal Council, bagful of cinematic thrills. From and part of a night; the arth and with a number of his personal the more than twenty ralles of film went the cruel, quick way of Anne friends. Among those who were exposed he has produced his third Boleyn. and the sixth, an elderly in the group which saw Briga- feature picture; "Fang and Claw," nurse, hen-pecked the aging kingdier Thackeray of were Rear-Ad- said to be not only a worthy suc- into taking care of his health and,miral E; Kondo, Capt. C. E, Ho- cessor to his two preceding ones,

as the picture closes, is charac- ward-Vyse. Major W. H, Clarke, but also radically different in terized by him: "and the best is the Rev. 1 E. Vann, chaplain to many respects. It is now being the worst."

the forces, Lieut.-Col. L Perretier shown at the King's Theatre to-

Laughton has made Henry of Lieut. Boudet, Cofonel Charles F. day.

history a definitely human gure. B. Price, Lt.-Col. W. D. Smith. "Fang and Claw" evokes thrills boisterous eating

sunning the gamut of hilarious. Major Speele, Capt. R. A, Boone, and laughing. Major A. E. G. Douglas. Major E. succession & hair-hunting and drinking, loving and V. Burke-Murphy, Leut.-Col. R breadth escapes and breath-taking storming. and drivan to the F. H. Massy-Westropp Lieut. J. struggles between man and animal, depths of genuine grief as the N. H. Christie, Capt. E, W. Oxon- both in pursuit and capture.

by

a rapid

wife he thought was really true tord Mr. R. C. Alers, Deputy Com- One of the highlights is a hair- and whom he really loved, was re- missioner of Police, Mr. A." E. raising pursuit of a native by a vealed as an adulteress. her lover George, and many others, ravenously hungry man-eating his own personal alde.

Brigadier Thackeray is to leave tiger. fi enormous beast that." One of the riotously funny Shanghai of the 23rd

this lurked in the wild fastnesses of situations is when Henry, having month on board the 3.3. Empress the Sakal country. Stalking its made. an appointment with ot Japan-(N.CDN.J

unsuspecting prey through the Katheryn Howard in her room dense jungle. the great famished late at night, tries to steal there cat follows the native to his place urinoticed through guarded halls

"Fatal "Lady." Oriental The Thin Man." World :-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra Absolute Quiet." Meetings. Monthly, of Hongkong Philatelic Society, in SC. M. Post Board Room, 5.30 p.m.; Toe H. Supper Meeting at Seamen's Institute, 7.30 p.m.

doc.

Miscellaneous.-Clains against 山 Estate of Albert Washington Showman

Moen. VII Moon, 11th. Day.

Sports

Tenzin "C" Division, Chinese B.C.: v. Civil Service C.C.; Kowloon Indian T. C. v. Club de Recreio,

Sunrise 2.03

p.m.

*.IA. Sunset,-6,48

Tides-High at 0.40 and 12.56; Low

at 8.00 and 18.31.

and the excitement mounts in a and, having at last gained beWEATHERMEN AND BIRDS KEEP VIGIL

a Particularly

ON ISLET 300 MILES FROM QUEENSLAND

mmnen

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY AT 2.30 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

FRANK BUCK'S

Own.story of his perilous advent tures in the land of mighty beasts

FANG

AND

CLAW

"Once more he's back alival.........

Back from the nameless reach. es of forbidden lands

astonish and thrill you with

... to

Jacenus of tighting 'tory....... fimed at the risk of

life and Umb1

RKO. FABIO FICTURE Produced by VAN sturen COPPOLATION

--TO-MORROW-

**B CSTASY

with

HEDY KIESLER THE PICTURE BEAUTIFUL

• Snows

DAILY

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUJE

7.15–1.20)

ORIENTALE

2DAYS TO-DAY

FLEMING

ROAD WANCHAS

TEL 20472

TO-MORROW◄

· DARING EXPLORERS

RISK THEIR LIVES TO GIVE YOU THRILLS! An authentic motion picture of Rear Admiral Byrd's second Antarctic expedition. Daredevil makers of history, in exciting adventures at the bottom of the world.

Adalah Zukar presenta

Rear Admiral RICHARD EBYRD'S

Second Great Antarctic Expedition into

LITTLE AMERICA

THURSDAY

1 DAY ONLY

Capital of the Unknown

A Paramount.

·Picture

THE THIN MAN

The comedy drama that made motion picture history, Bee it again!

• MATINEES: ZOc-30€ EVENINGS: 20e.-30e.-50c.-70c.

TO-DAY MAJESTIC

ONLY

VICTOR McLAGLEN FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW

THEATRES

Were

the

PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER

Bre

furious crescendo. As the tiger doors, primps before knocking. bounds through the open door, the When he says it is Henry knock- man dives out through the wining she asks, "Henry who?"-to dow, and the beast follows him. the king in his own palace! The native races madly for

Brisbane, Queens-Willis Island., bird residents there, splendid perfor- nearby tree, the tiger close behind mances are given by Binnie Bar the Northeast coast of Queens of the quall type. They cannot

treeless islet about 300 miles off landrails-amall birds which him. A might spring misses its

nes as Katheryn Howard. Elea mark by a matter of inches, and Lanchester as Ann of Cleves, Ro-

land, is the abode each year. By more than a foot from the the frightened native climbs thebert Donat as Thomas Culpeper. Wireless of Australia whose duty tery how they reached the island 0: two officers of Amalgamated ground, and it lo a source of mys- tree in panie with almost super-Katheryn's lover. and by Lady human agility. That the tiger Tree. Franklyn Dyall and Miles

follows him up the

trunk and Mander. forces him out to the very tip of one of the limbs goes without`say- ing. The climax comes when Frank Buck interferes and provides what is said to be a distinct sur-

them was the warm aun, beside Another ger episode depicts them was a babbling brook. It the capture of the argest of the was a quiet, restful, peaceful scene. species ever seen

In the Malay Crododile 15 "Boy," mused the first tramp country. A giant

highly novel manner, contentedly. "right now I wouldn't caught in change places with a guy who it is still in its native element,

its jaws being tied by Buck. while

The two trampe were stretched out on the green grass. Above Prise.

owns a million bucks!"*

"How about five million?" asked his companion.

"Not even for five million," drowsed the Bret tramp.

"Well," persisted his pál, "how about ten millión bucks?";

The first tramp sat up, "That's different," he admitted. "Now you're talking real dongh!"

It is to observe the weather, and when the nearest land is 300 miles particularly

the to report

ap. away. proach of cyclonic disturbances toward the mainland,

There is also a distinct variety of terns to be seen, but the most A wireless transmitting station Interesting of all are the noddies.

The new neighbours were invited and accomodation for two men These quaint birds run around to tea. Little Tommy protested at

are the only structures on the one another. pause facing each having his face washed, whereupon island, which is composed of sand other, and bow several times in a his mother said; "Come, let mother and coral. It is also the home of manner that would be approved in wash your face so that you'll be as many sea birds as can crowd the most exclusive ballroom.

on the limited space.

nice and clean for the ladies to kiss."

He yielded to this and was wash. ed..

A few minutes later, while watch- fresh vegetables ing his father wash, he said: "Dad-operators, dy, now I know why you are wash cucumbers. ing your face!" -

for

LAUDER'S LATEST FILM FINISHED

Last Scenes""'Shot" In Brilliant Sunthine

London, Aug. 1 "The End of the Road," the new sereen Picture belt duced by Fox Films, Ltd., in which Bir Harry The Federal Government Light-Lauder and Miss Ethel Glendín-

completed

4t 2.80, 5.20.

7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

TO-MORROW

KAY FRANCIS

IN

"STRANDED"

WITH

GEORGE BRENT

conditions, We are absolutely satisfied with the progress made at Lochaweside."

Most of the scenes were "shot" on the old ruad, from Dalmially to Inveraray whlen winds its

way oyer the high Monument HI, on the summit of which is erected the monument to Duncan, Ban MIntyre, the notable Gaelic bard. on this hit one of the nest views in Scotland, can be obtained.

trict, around as well as motor- Hundreds of people from the dis-

of the sets from the beatherclad hillsides.

Soll was transported from the house Department's steamers keep ning a Glasgow girl) have been mainland to endeavour to provide in touch with the island and tre taking principal parts at Lochin parties who travelled long the two quently have to replenish the Awe during the past week, was distances watched the "shooting" Tomatoes, radishes, fresh water supply.

and the and lettuce

yesterday, grow

Mr. Hooper said that during his artista, directors, and technicians rapidly on account of the abun-12-month occupancy of Willis numbering about 30, left Daimally Gall coloured caravans being "Doctor," said the patient, "the dance of phosphates, but wind Island there had been only one

driven over the rough hill road Lady (rhapsodizing over the other doctors seem to differ from and salt spray play havoc with cyclone to report and the island"Wet weather interfered with the were included in the scenes. The

last night for London.” view); "Exquisite! This is exactly Like heaven!"

was on the very edge of it This work during the first few days," | surrounding "scenery took in Loch "I know," said the medical man, A Hooper, one of the officers is the disturbance which did con- said a director "On Wednesday. Awe Ben Cruachan, and Glen Char-a-banc cheerfully, "but I'm confident the who returned recently after a siderable damage to north Queens-however, we had bright sunshine Loeby, Glen Strae, and, Glenorchy. Party: "Lumme, Alf! Bhe's been post-mortem will show I was year's sojourn on the island, said land and delayed shipping early all day and were able to push with the Mull and Morven Moun

that the most prominent of the this year.

shead with the film under perfect | tains far in the back-ground.

Driver of the

about a bit!"

You."

right."

1.

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