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CANNONS FOR NEW PLANES?

Air Ministry Looks Into Question

The Royal Air Force hghter aeroplanes which are to come into service "under the expansion

scheme may mount "cannon," or large calibre 'machine-guns, states. the "Morning Post."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1937.

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TO-DAY AT THE BRITISH CINEMAS DIARY OF LOCAL

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S :-

"The Devil Is A Sissy"

QUEEN'S:-

"Three Smart Girls" ORIENTAL:--

"Gorgeous Hussy",

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Easy To Take" MAJESTIC:

STAR:

"The Amateur Gentleman" ¦

"Sanders Of The River"*

KING'S

Coming

"Love On The Run" QUEEN'S:---

"Dimples"

ORIENTAL:-

"Kelly The Second" "Anthony Adverse"

ALHAMBRA :---

"Dimples"

STAR:-

"Dancing Pirate" MAJESTIC:-

"Scarface"

EASY TO TAKE

ARE BIGGEST

19,500,000 Patrons Every Week

EVENTS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25,

Anniversaries and Halldays. — Jewish Purim. Feast of Lanterns. (Shang-Yuan-Chich), St. Ethel-

Cinemas

Statistics showing the distribu-bert, King (a. 618).. tion of alm theatres in Europe and America, the development of at- tendances in different countries. and the increase or decrease of box-office receipts, according to the latest calculation by the In- tamnational Association of Cinema- Proprietors, are now published.

The report shows that America possesses 15,400 cinemas, providing seating accommodation for 10,100,- 000. This means that there is a cinema seat for 80 persons in every thousand of the United States

population,

Germany has 5,300 cinemas, out a comparatively low seating, ac- commodation at 1,900.000; England

nás 4.700 cinemas, and the high seating accommodation of 3.900,- 000, of a seat for 85 in every 1000 of the population France and Italy have almost as many cinemas as England, but fewer seata.

King's: The Devil Is A Bisay." Queen's: "Thres Binart Girls" Oriental:-"The Gorgeous Hussy" World: Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Ensy To Take" Majestic-The Amateur

Gentleman"

Stär: "Sanders Of The River" Lectures-Theosophical Society, p.m. Informal Artistic Meeting, Music, Verse, Pictures.

ing, at Seamen's. Institute, 7.30 Meetings-Toc H Supper Mest- Monthly, of Hong Kong Philatelic Past Building, 5.30 p.m.; V.D.MA. Society, in "South China Morning

to meet Mr. G. Barclay, Far St. John's Cathedral Hall, 5 p.m.; Eastern Secretary of CM.8.,, În St. Andrew's Club Committee, 8.30

p.m.

Miscellaneous—Entries close for Hong Kong Horticultural Society's Show of Flowers and Vegetables,

noon.

Rehearsals. Philharmonic So- ciety, "Street Singer." in Cathedral

AVERAGE CAPACITY 330 British ciriemas are, on the average, the largest in the world. Their average capacity is 830. ↑ Fall -8.45 p.m.

is well America's

below with 856; France's is 511, Italy's 350, and Germany's 374,

These figures show that the American film has at its disposal a uniform market of 125,000,000 people served by a high proportion of cinemas and seats. Thus the American film can face the world

Its costs of with

production guaranteed by the home market.

Attendances at the cinemas in

the principal countries during 1935-38 show that each week 70,- 000,000 Americans, 19,500,000. Eng-

Marsha Hunt and John Howard share top honours in the leading of Paramount's breezy comedy- romance, "Easy to Take," which has it run at the Alhambra Theatre to-day,

The film is a consistently amus-ish, 6,700,000 French, 8,000,000 ing story of life "behind the scenes" Germans. ang 5,200,000, Italians go in a major radio broadcasting to the pictures. Of every 1,000 of studio.

the population aged over 15 years 784 go to the cinemas every week in America, and 550 In England.

"Easy to Take" is a skillful blend of fun and romance, plot and suspense, paced for entertainment by Director Glenn Tryon Howard and Miss Hunt are aided by a group of unusually capable actors, including Eugene Pallette, a veter- an who appears as manager of a radio hour; Richard Carle, Douglas Scott and Jap Duggan. The youth- ful Scott succeeds, admirably in portraying an annoyingly spoiled ten-year-old.

Figures of frequency of attel- dance during 1935-36 show that the American of over 15 goes to the cinema 408 times a year, the Englishman 30 times, the French- man 11 times, the Italian 9 times, and the German only 8 times.

Swedish Blui statistics show the popularity of American pictures there. For the year ending June 30, 1936 there were, released 293 ["whole-evening" flims, Of those 192 were American, 23 French, 23 German. 22 Swedish, and only 14

Howard is a radio "Uncic Roddy" | in voice goes out over the air waves, telling adventure stories to kiddies everywhere. The voice so charms British.

Social-Busy Bees' Bridge and Mah Jong Drive, in Cathedral Hall, 3 p.m.; Tea-Party, at Gloucester Hotel, in honour of Mr. Feroz Ali, 5.15 p.m.: Cheero Club Contract Bridge and Mah Jong Drive, 8 P.m.; Local Anzac Function, in Gloucester Hotel Building,

Moon-Full Moon, 3.43 p.m. I Moon, 15th. Day.

Sports

Racing.—Entries close for Fan- ing Hunt Spring Meeting, at Kwanti, noon.

Sunrise.-8.48 a.m. Sunset.-5.25.

p.m.

Tides-gh at 10.15 and 21.50;' Low at 3.38 and 15.04.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Anniversaries and Holidays Jewish Shushan Purim. at. Victor. Anchoret.

Auctions.--Postage Stamps, at Lammert's Sales Room, 5.15 p.m.

Cinemas.

King's-The Devil Is A Slasy." Queen's: "Dimples." Oriental:-"Kelly The Second." World: "Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Dimples." Majestic: The Amateur

Gentleman." Star:-"Bandera Of The River." Lectures.-Helena May Chris- tian Fellowship Meeting, 10.30 am.

of Hong

a wealthy eccentric woman that she. In Berlin 1938, 192 new pic-Speaker, Bishop Hall. leaves a will providing that Ho-tures were shown, and of these Meetings. — Annual, ward shall be the guardian of the 119 were German, 33 were Ameri-Kong Tramways Ltd., at Messrs. Scott nephew to whom she leaves can, 17 were Austrian, and none her estate. 'Howard doesn't like I were British.

the idea, but a glimpse of Miss Hunt, the boy's sister, plus the entreaties of Pallette convince himn that the job might have possibili- ties. He accepts it, and the fun begins.

THE DEVIL IS A SISSY

After only a short time, Howard finds that the boy's fortune is a For the first time, three of the myth, and that he will have to most famous boys in motion plc- manage for both Scott and Misstures are "teamed in the same Hunt, without their knowledge, on screen story. They are Freddie his own forty dollar a week salary. Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper and A misunderstanding which grows Mickey Rooney. from this separates the principals

The new picture, "The Devil 18, for a time--until radio succeeds in a Sissy" based upon an originai bringing them together again.

story by Rowland Brown. comes to the King's Theatre to-day.

Novelty entertainment sequences are skillfully woven into the story, as one programme after another goes on the air in the studio which is the picture's background. Real radio performers have been enlisted -some new. to movies.

A COMPARISON

So far ranges equal to thos obtained with the motor-cannon have not been claimed with the wing-mounted cannon, because this type has a low muzzle velo city.

Jardine, Matheson's Offices, noon: Annual, of Diocesan School Old Boys' Assen, at Hotel Cecil, 7.15 p.m.; Annual, of Ladies' Recrea- tion Club, 6,30 p.m.

Miscellaneous. Entries close for Trinity College (practical) Musical Examination.

Moon-I Moon, 18th Day. Religious. The Way of the Cross," in all Catholic Churches.

Sports Badminton, Mixed Doubles League, Club de Recreio "A" W. Kowloon Tong: Free Lances v. University.

Tennis Ladies' R. C. American Doubles Tournament.

"Suurise.-6.49 a.m. Bunset-6.24

p..

The Devil Is à Sissy" is the story of three boys who boome in- Tides. High at 9.50 and 21.08; separable pals and, strangely Low at 3.10 and 14.16. enough, features three boys who are boon companions in real life.

Freddie Bartholomew plays a rich English lad who meets his un- usual companions by visiting his father's studio on New York's East. side.

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KELLY THE SECOND

More than forty sets ranging in class from the dressing room of Jackie Cooper's role is that of a cheap and tawdry prizefight the son of an executed convict, arena to a swanky night club were while Mickey Rooney portrays an- used for the filming of the feature. other juventic product of the side-comedy production, "Kelly the walks of New York.

Second" showing at the Oriental hold that, unless it is mounted in

wide Despite the

chism Theatre on Friday and Saturday. some of the new machines, these An objection to the

motor- aociety

that usually separates Swift-moving sequences and a machines will be out of

cannon is that engine tremor wealthy children from those of story with ever-shifting locales before they reach the squadrons.

communicates itself to the gun the slums, "The Devil In a Sissy".

*made necessary. this unusually and spoils its accuracy. The problem is not a simple one,

emphasizes that neither creed nor

large number of sets. When the orders for new R.A.F. race can keep apart, boys of diff-

béaturing an all-star cast in- because it entails the considera-

fighters were considered

Williams and tion of two

the erent socie different kinds of i

when their cluding besides

Rosenbloom. Patsy Kelly, Charley was not visualised. The newly together. the engine and almost forming an

mounted in the wings.

purpose.

date

of

phy, Harold Huber, DeWitt Jen- rings and others, "Kely the Second, a Hal Roach-M-G.-M.

driver, and his sweetheart-trainer," production, reveals the romance of Cecil Callahan, the fighting truck Molly Kelly. The ups and downs of this strange pair who becomes involved in a racketeer adventure, 'goes, to make a hilarious and en- tertaining picture marks Miss Kel'y's debut as a Incidentally this feature comedy player in full-length Hal Roach-

cannons, one of them mounted" nounting of the motor-cannon lives and friendships are so close-chase. Pert Kelton, Edward Bro integral part of it, and the other machines have multiple machine- The story shows that these three gun armament. They are mostly boys, raised in totally different designed to mount two gune in the environments, are brothers, under trials with both, the former in a' of fight through the disc swept down on the streets, where the The Air Ministry is conducting fuselage, firing forward in the line the skin; that life must be faced French aeroplane bought for that by the aircrew, and two, or four battles are fought that parental other gung in the wings, also mismanagement can wreck a life The essential value of the Aring forward but just outside the unless better influnces, such as the cannon consista. In Increased alrscrow disc.,

schools and the court, save 12 Whether to go over to these effective range in air fighting. { The motor cannon is mounted The supporting "cast includes to rely on batteries of The ordinary machine-gun is in the V between the two banks, Etienne Girardot, the school prin- machine-guns, is one of the most considered to be of 200 yards of cylinders, and it fires through cipal, Mary Doran, "the school vital tactical questions of the day range, whereas it has been claim the airacrew shaft, which, being teacher: Jonathan Hale, the judge It is being debated vigorously ated for the motor cannon that it geared, is higher than the crank- Andy Tombs, the policeman; and, G.-M. productions.

has double, this range, And al- shaft. At present most variable Christian Rub, the stone entter | though it fires more slowly than pitch aircrews cannot be used with the machine-gun, It is necessary a motor-cannon, but new designs to obtain only one hit to put the have been got out to overcome this enemy machine out of action. dimculty.

guna.or

the Air Ministry.

Foreign countries, almost with out exception, have adopted the cannon, and those who believe in this armament in this country

· The picture bears the distinguisha

ing touches of that director, W. B.

Van Dyke, and comes on top of "Ban Francisco" and "His Brother's "such of his recent successes FA Wife."

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