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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

MONDAY,

AUGUST 31, 1936.

VEEN

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY AT 2.30. 5.15,7.20 & 9.30 P.M. FRESH-AS AN OCEAN BREEZE! FAST-AS THE

dalph Zukor

arents

CAROLE LOMBARD

"The

QUEEN MARY}

Rolikking, romanes with the stars of "Hands Across the Table"

FRED MACMURRAY

PRINCESS COMES ACROSS'

with Douglass Dambrills, Alison Skipworth, William Frawley Directed by William K. Howard, A. Paramount Picture

--TO-MORROW-

11 WARNER BROS. HIT WITH AN

• STAR CAST!

"MAN HUNT"

4 SHOWS

BAILTIN

1.30-5.15

7.15-$.20

THRILLS AND LAUGHS!

Fama ant Tran QR FRA PRY YA, LAT BUS

ORIENTAL

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S: —

"A Message To Garcia". QUEEN'S:—"

"The Princess Comes Acrosa" ORIENTAL:-

Two Fisted"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA ! --

"A Message To Garola" MAJESTIC

"Petticoat Fever"

STAR:-

"Roman Scandals"

KING'S:-

Coming

"The Lady Is Willing" QUEEN'S:-

"Man Hunt" ORIENTAL:-

DIARY OF LOCAL HOW THE NAVY

EVENTS

MONDAY, AUGUST 31

Nativersaries

and slidays-Que-n

at the Netherlands bors, 1986. Spirits' Festival. (Chung Yuna-chleb). Official End of War, 1921

Auctions.ste Stampa, al Cam. merte's Sales Room. 5.13 p.m; Houses buki Furniture, Humphreys Bukling.

Kowloon, 10.30 2.1.

Cinemas

...

King's A Mesange To Garcia.” Queen's The Princess Comes

Across."

Uriautal Two Fisted." World-Chiness Picture." Alhambra "A Message To Careia," Majestic :-"Potlicont-Fever." Sear -- Beranz Seantsis,”

Rehearsal

Daner-Cheera Club Dance, 8 p.m. Miscellaneous New Boys' Tests at Diocesan Boys' School. 9 a.m. Rehearsals. Fiest Chorus for "The Maid of the Mountains," Cathedral Hall, 5:30 p.m..

Samial.Reception by Aetg. Consul General, for the Netherlands in honour of Queen Wilhelmina's Birthday," in the Ladies Room at Hongkong Club an nexe. from 11.50 to 12.30 p.a Y.M.C.A. Whist Drive, the West

"The Famous Dionne Quin- Loungs, p.m."

tuplets"

ALHAMBRA:—"

"O'Malley of The Mounted" MAJESTIC:

VLENING

ROAD

TEL. 28473

"King Kong"

STAR:-

She Married Her Boss"

$

OLAST 4 TIMES TODAY

A FAST AND AND FUNNY COMEDY!

Two Cauliflowers in the Garden of Love!

Dishing the Right, rockat

to crash society as butter!/

Adelph Zever peHIRAN

Two Fisted

A Prisquent fixture wilk

LEE TRACY

·ROSCOE KARNS GAIL PATRICK KENT TAYLOR Grace Bradlay - Billy Les Piracted by Jamas Gree

2 DAYS

ONLY

TO-MORROW & WEDNESDAY

ik

TWO FEATURE PICTURES

THE STORK'S GRANDEST CONTRIBUTION PRIZE BABIES OF THE WORLD.

THE FAMOUS DIONNE QUINTUPLETS.

SEE

THEM IN

ALL THEIR

GLORY

猪养

ALL SHOWING

A SURPRISE COMEDY MYSTERY PRODUCTION

DEVOID OF HORROR OR PALPITATING SCENES.

TWO IN THE DARK

WALTER ABEL

MARGOT GRAHAME,

◆ MATINEES: 20c-30¢ ♫ EVENINGS: 20c.-30c,-50c,-70c.

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

4 SHOWS DAILY

AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

NOTE OUR NEW POPULAR PRICES I MATINEES: Stalis-20 a. Balzony-30 6.

EVENINGS: Front Stalls-20 8. Back Stalls-30`e

Dress Circle-50

Lage-70 t.

Servicemen to Dress Cirale-20

All Prices inclusive of Tax.

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

Robert

MONTGOMERY ::: MYRNA LOY ·

with REGINALD

OWEN

THE "SCREEN'S NEW

LAUGH HITI

Petticoat Fever

*Meuro-Goldwyn-May

WEDNESDAY, ONE DAY ONLY!

"KING KONG"

THE FIRST OF A BERIES OF "OLD FAVOURITES " TO BE SHOWN IN THIS THEATRE:

"PETTICOAT FEVER" Majestic Theatre Under New Management

A thrice-welcomed team return- ed to the Majestic Theatre yester- day when "Petticoat Fever," new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production co-starring Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy was screened.

Adapted from the successful stage play of the same name. "Pet- ticoat Fever" concerns & young wireless operator in an Icebound Labrador station. He is so lonely that, when a beautiful young girl fller and her male escort run out of gas and make a forced landing nearby, he holds them prisoner rather than face another Arctic night alone.

The story runs ità, merry course, with the young operator making remarkable romantic headway. when his one-time fancee, a girl who stood him up two years be- fore, appears on the scene, intent now upon marrying him.

The excellent supporting cast in- cludes Regina'd Owen,

Otto Yamaoka, Forrester Harvey, Bo Ching and Iris Yamaoka.

As from yesterday the Majestic Theatre is under a new manage- ment.

.

THE PRINCESS COMES

ACROSS

gether in ""Hands Table."

Moon Mom, 15th. Day, Sunrise.-4.00 a.m. Sunset.-6.40 p.m. Tides-gn at 7.40 and 21.00; Low at 1.20 and 14.55.

TUESDAY. "SEPTEMBER 1

1 Anniversaries Anik Holidays. St.

Giles.

Cinema.

King's The Ladys Is Willing". Queen's Man Hunt Oriontat-Two in The Flork." World-Chinese Picture." Alhambra ''()'Malley of The

Mounted."

Majestic :-"Petticoat Fover." StarShe Married Her Bons." Miscellaneous. Diocesan Boys' School New Tera starts at 8.30 .. Ratory Tiffin Hongkong, Hotel.

Rehearsals-Hongkong Singers. King Olaf (Elgar) Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30 p.m.

Social-Cheer Club Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m. Buffet Sapper on root, and Dancing, in West Loung, V.M.C.A.. 8.30 p.m.

Sports

Swimming-Mixed Bathing in the. Y.M.C.A. Swimtning Bath, from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m.

Moon. Full Moon.

8.3 p.m

VII Moon, 18th. Day.

Sunrise.06 m. Sunset.-6.40 p.m. Tidies. High at 8.33 and 1.35; Low at 211 and 15.27.

GIRL GUIDES HELP IN

INDIA

TAKES OFF REFUGEES

Transformation Scene In Destroyer

BLUEJACKETS ACT AS NURSEMAIDS

In view of the widespread in terest and admiration aroused by the British Navy's workmanlike evacuation of refugees from Spain. It will be appropriate to give some further details of how the work la performed, writes Hector C. By- water, "Daily Telegraph" Naval Correspondent.

The record for embarking the largest tumber of fugitives is held at present by HM.S. Devon- shire, which recently conveyed 600 from Barcelona to Marseilles The Devonshire, however, is a particularly roomy cruiser of 16.000 tins, and even with such a large number of extra "passengers" the problem of accommodation would not become acute.

It is very different in the case of destroyers, one of which last week embarked over 80 men. wo-

men and children of different..na- tionalities.

The vessel, one of the B class, displaces only 1,350 tons, her over- all length..being 323ft and her greatest breadth 32ft. Her ship's company numbers" 140 officers and men. whose quarters are by no means palatial.

As the refugees docked on board they were met by officers and ratings, who directed them where to go. Most of these unfortunate people were on the point" of ex- haustion and many were almost starving.

The weather was he, so it was possible for all the destroyer's awnings to be spread. In addi- tion.

canvas screens were rigged along the upper deck, which taus became a large tent. This, again. was divided into several cumpart ments by rigging other screens athwart the deck, and the refugees enjoyes a certain degree of privacy.

canvas

CABINS FOR THE WOMEN Meanwhile, the officers. without exception. háa handed over their cabins to the women and children. the latter Including infants in Arms. The entire cabiz flats in the aft-part to the ship were placed at the disposal of the women. As this accommodation did not suffice, the crew volun- tarily gave up one of their mess decks which was then fitted with extra hammocks, cots and camp beds,

signs of the times is the way in One of the most encouraging

Officers not on duty spent the which the work of Boy Scouts and night in deck chairs on the bridge, Girl Guides is helping to break while the blue-jackets off watch down the belief of national, class, rolled themselves in blankets and religious, and caste barriers in the slept on the steel decks "packed like sardines," as an eye-witness puts it.

world.

A few minutes after the last refugee came on board hot cocoa una, other, light refreshments were served all round. The Captain had authorised the Paymaster to draw

substantial

TO-DAY ONLY AT THE

KING'S ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

KOW OON

1 2.30 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. At 2.30, 5,20, 720 & 9.30 F'M.

ON A PERIL-FRAUGHT MISSION THROUGH DEATH-RIDDEN JUNGLES

Under orders, this man of courage fights his way to

a rebel comp...and with- out orders, falls in love with a rebel's daughter!

Wallace Barbar BEERY STANWYCK John BOLES in

A

MESSAGE toGARCIA

Laugh at “Wally" (Vive Ville) "Buery in his most bois. terous and hils- rious rola!

ALAN HALE HERBERT MUNDIN MONA BARRIE

DARRYL F. ZANUCK 20th Century Production Presented by Joseph M. Schanck Suggested by Elbert Hubbard's Immatol Essay and the Book by Leut. Andrew S. Rowor Amocios Podvou kaymond Gsiká Directed by George Mushall

ALSO LATEST FOX MOVIETONE NEWS

-To-Morrow at the KINGS--To-MORROW AT THE ALHAMBRA-

LESLIE HOWARD in “THE LADY IS WILLING”

A Columbia Picturs

NEW GOVERNOR OF FIJI

Sir Arthur Richarda Appointed

It was announced in the "London Gazette" of August 8 that the King

has appointed Sir Arthur Frederick Richards, K.C.M.G., to be Governor and Commander-in-Chier of the

Crime, comedy, satire and ro- mance are adroitly mingled in the Paramount production,' "The Prin- cess Comes Across" which tells a

Here is an extract from a talk very entertaining story about on the work Girl Guides are doing strange happenings during an At-

in this connection in India, given lantic crossing. The Alm stars &

by Miss Rustomjee at the Girl popular team, Carole Lombard and Guides Round Table of Trainers, Fred MacMurray who appeared to- 1935:

Across the "About 20 years ago, Guiding freely on the emergency stores, first came to India as a move- and as a fully commissioned Bri- Showing at the Queen's Theatre, ment for children who were not tish destroyer carries provisions "The Princess Comes Across has Indian, a game for children who for thre months the catering pIO a story that is slickly told, and the lived in the country for a time, blem presented no difficulty, acting is excellent.. There are a

and who had the adventure and In due course a rew incidents which drag, but on friendship of Guilding in their dinner was served in relays, the the whole this is a picture you will own small circle. There was some- ship's cocking staff being rein enjoy.

thing lacking here for these chil-forced by volunteers, while Blue- The story cheats once or twice

dren were living and playing to- Jackets acted as walters. in obscuring the trail to the mur-gether, not knowing anything CAPSTAN AS MERRY-GO-ROUND sloner for the Western Pacific. derer: but that is pardonable be about the children belonging to After dinner many of the child- cause the crime angle of the plot the country itself. Eventually this ren were taken on to the fo'castle entered the Malayan Civil Service Sir Arthur Richards, who is 50, is only one of its attraction, and

misunderstanding "disappeared, and entertained by the sailors, who not the most important.

and Guiding became a game for transformed the capstan into a Miss Lombard, assuming a Swed- the Indian children, too.

roundabout and invented other ish accent and mannerisms as the

novel games with musical accam false princess, is in grand form,

MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.

paniments. Elsewhere in the ship providing comedy, satire and ro

"Though India is spoken of as a burly Bluejackets were seen with mance with equal skill. Fred Mac- country, you all know that it is tiny babies in their arms while the Murray makes her a natural part- really a combination of

many tired mothers snatched 腐 few ner as the cool, amusing band-countries, with its 350,000,000 peobours' sleep. leader; and William Frawley pro-ple living in different states and Within a short time after sailing vides some splendid dumb-cracks provinces. speaking many dif- a complete list of refugees on as his aide-de-camp.

The film was directed by wu- different religious customs, dif- forwarded by wireless to the Bri-sonally to thank the captain and ! liam K. Howard. "Celluloid."

ferent manners, and different out-tish Consul at Marseilles to enable officers for all that had been done, looks on life. It is very dimeuit him to make the necessary ar- for them.

"A MESSAGE TO GARCIA"

ferent languages, and having many board had been compiled and

GEORGE O'BRIEN in

"O'MALLEY OF THE MOUNTED"

g0th Century Fox Picturs

ESTARE

TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY !*:

Re ura of An Old Favourite"

colony of Fil and High Commis- EDDIE CANTOR

in 1908. He was Governor of the State of North Borneo from 1930

Governor of Gamala. to 1933, when he was appointed

£3,000 and of High Commissioner, The salary of Governor of Fiji is

of the Western Pacific £1,000. The Governor of Gamble's salary 14 £2,500.

for anyone who has not been to rangements for their reception and An hour later, the vessel was on India to realize these differences, further transport.

her way back to Barcelona while

but Guiding is doing a good piece. "We were extremely comfort- all hands were busy cleaning the of work in helping us to under-able," writes one of the refugees, ship and preparing it for another Out of the story of the true ad- stand ourselves, and in bringing "and in fact the only people in load of passengers. venture that changed the destiny about mutual understanding. the ship who suffered any hard- of three nations, 20th Century-

What the Navy can do, in an "In the early years of Guiding ship at all were her own officers emergency was shown during the Fox has created fanciful, colourful it was not possible to mix girls of and men whom we had dispossess evacuation of Gallipoli, when a entertainment, full of glamorous different castes and religious: they ed. They could not do enough for single small destroyer, the Grass- romance, high adventure and mag- could not cook together nor eat us, and everything was done with hopper. of less than 900 tons, em- nificent courage, and presenting together. To-day I can safely say so much kindness and efficiency 'barked 1,200 troops with their three great stars, together for the that in our camps, training weeks, that our hearts went out to the equipment and conveyed them to first time, in thefr greatest' roles. and conferences, this attitude has British Navy."

The picture is "A message to changed; we have come to under-

On this occasion. the Hot cocoa was served early in decks were so packed that move- Garcia," inspired by Elbert Hu-l stand each other's point of view, the morning followed by a "realment was absolutely impossible, bard's immortal essay, and show-and the different castes and com-English breakfast.” When ing to-day at the King's Theatre, mittees have come together. If destroyer reached Marsellies the to go to the bridge could get there the and officers or ratings who had with Wallace Beery, Barbara we in India have been able to do process of disembarkation was only by clambering along the out Stanwyck and John Bdles brought this, surely we can spread this un- somewhat impeded by the number ride of the ship holding on to the together in the starring roles. derstanding to other nations." of refugees who were anxious per- guard rails,

Kethalo

IN

"ROMAN SCANDALS"

WITH

RUTH ETTING GLORIA STUART DAVID MANNERS

and the

GOLDWYN GIRLS

A SAMUEL GOLDWIN PRODUCTION

A UNITED ARTISTS PIOTUTE

* TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY ! ↑ "SHE MARRIED HER BOSS

CLAUDETTE COLBERT,

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