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women they love!:

A Foremanet Plura with

FRED M&MURRAY-JACK ORKIE · JEAN PARKER LLOYD NOLAN EDWARD ELLIS --BENNIE BARTLETT Produced and Directed by hug Fisher

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"39 STEPS"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE

KING'S:

CINEMA

Hong Kong

"General Spanky" QUEEN'S:-

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"The Magnificent Brute" ORIENTAL:-

"Texas Rangers" „

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Rainbow on The River"

MAJESTIC

"The Merry Widow" STAR —

"39 Steps"

KING'S:--

Coming

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"The Man Who Lived Twice" QUEEN'S:-

"Under Your Spell" ORIENTAL:-

"Trouble For Two" ALHAMBRA:-

"Flying Hostess"

STAR:-

"Man of Iron"" MAJESTIC:-

"Street Scene"

GENERAL SPANKY

The thrills and drama of the war between the States m the 60's, with the charm and traditions of the Ol Scuth. furnish the tri- teresting background for the Hal Roach feature-length comedy, "General Spanky," which opens to-day at the King's Theatre This picture serves to introduce chubby Spanky McFarkand as the newest and most sensational of the juvenile screen stars.

TROUBLE FOR TWO

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PUSHKIN AND LITERATURE

A Place Of Honour

pages) on

· Moscow, January 18. (Tass Mall) -An extensive study about 400 "Pushkin and World Literature." will be published in the U.S.S.R. In the very near future,

Pushkin's enormous importance in world terature,-said" the author of this bocs. V. I. Nelshtat, in an interview with a Tass corres- pondent--is seen even from the were fact that his works have been translated into 84 languages. In these languages there exists more than 1,500 translations of varlous of Pushkin's works and In some languages many of these works have been trans- lated several times. Thus, "The Queen of Spades" has appeared in 12 German. 10 Czechoslovakian, 7 French and & English translations. "The Captain's Daughter" Was translated 12 times in Germany, a times in Czechoslovakia, 8 times In France, 7 times in England. etc. Pushkin's striking drama "Boris Godunov" was translated 10 times in Germany and 9 times. in France.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TUESDAY, MARCH 9 Anniversaries and Holidays.-St. Frances of Rome, W.

Cinemas

King's:-"General Spanky. Queen's "The Magnificent

Brute. Oriental:-"The Texas Rangers." World: "Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Rainhow On the

River." Majestic:-"The Merry Widow." Star: "39 Steps."

Meetings. Annual, of HK. Land Investment Agency Co., Ltd., at Messra, Jardine, Matheson's Offices. noon; Annual, of HK. Iron Mining Co., Ltd, at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's Offices, 12.15 p.m.; An- auai, of HK. Auxilary of the Bri- tish and Foreign Bible Society, at Bible Depot, Queen's Rd. Ct., '5 Q.; Kowloon Chess Club, at St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 p.m.; Kowloon Unton Church V.P.S. Committee. 8.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous. Rotary Titän. Hong Kong Hotel; Exhibition of Oli Paintings at Hotel Cecil, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Rehearsals-Hong Kong Singers, Union Church. Kennedy Road, 5.30 p.nl.

Evevn Pushkin's novel in verse-- Social - Cheero Club Whist "Eugene Onegin"-which presents | Drive. 8.30 p.m.; Craigengower so many difficultles for the trans- | Cricket Club Weekly Tombola, 9.20 lator. has been published in the p.m.; Police Branch of Ministering German, French, English, Italian, League, Whist and Mah Jongg Czechoslovakian, Polish, swedish. Drive, at St. John's Cathedral Danish. Hungarian Serbian and Hall, 3 p.m. other languages.

Critical Research Another important proof of the popularity of Pushkin's works abroad are the 'critical and re- cearch studies about the immortal Russian poet. As far back as in the thirties of the XIX century European critics recognized that Pushkin can be classed together with such coryphact of world poetry as Shakespeare, Byron and Schiller. ·

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Sports

Cricket. Royal Artillery V. Royal Engineers (Kowloon C.C.), 10 a.m.

Hockey International Tourna- ment, Ireland v. Wales (H.K.S.R.A. ground), 5 p.m.; England v. Scot- land (U.S.R.C. ground), 5 p.m.

Moon. I Moon, 27th. Day. Sunrise.-0.39 a.m. Sunset-8.30

p.1.

Tides-High at 9.00 and 18.32; Low at 1.30 and 12.09.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 Anniversaries and Holidays. The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.

Cinemas.

King's "General Spanky." Queen's: "The Magnificent

Brate." Oriental:-"Trouble For Two." World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Rainbow On

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The River." Majestic: The Merry Widow." Star: "Man-Of Iron."

Dances.-Cheero Club Dance 8

p.m.

The elaborate production nas been realistically staged, Aside from the scenic beauty of the O The students of literature in all South, the atmosphere is main-countries, emphasize the world tained with, the melodious voices importance of Pushkin as creator of a group of thirty negro spiritual of realistic method in poetry, as singers.

the unsurpassed master of style in poetry and prose, as the great humanitarian, whose work is filed with genuine popular spirit.

Pushkin could not but in- "Trouble For Twb." showing at Auence the productions of the the Oriental Theatre to-morrow West-European writers of his and Thursday, with Robert Mont-time and the literary generations gomery, and Rosalind Russell, is after him. Chamisse, Hoffman based on the story. "The Suicide

von

Fallersleben, Heine, Vazov, Club" by R. L. Stevenson. A dis- Vrchlicky and others reflected Lectures, HK. tinguished supporting cast includes Pushkin's lyrics in their poetry.

Polytechnic Commercial School Headmaster's Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen,

The French critics consider that Louis Hayward. David Holt, Vir Mérimée's novel "Carmen"

Address at Y.W.C.A., 8 pm.

-Meetings. - ginia Weldier, E E. Clive, Walter created under the direct influence Kong Realty and Trust Co., Ltd.. Annual of Hong Kingsford and others.

The story, told against a picit should be said, was in general 11.30 am;

of Pushkin's "Gypsies." Mérimée,at Exchange Bldg., (2nd floor), turesque

Annual of Women's background of royal Pushkin's passionate admirer, and Bection, YMCA, 4 p.m.; Hang intrigue, is a fascinating adventure without any reservations called Kong Aquariums Society, at BloL in young love and reckless living him the fiart poet in the world. Dept. University, 4.30 p.m.; Kow- In the picturesque eighties.

Mérimée's big work entitled loon Union. Church Women's "Alexander Pushkin" which was Gulld. 10 am; Christ Church published in 1888 enjoys great Committee, Waterloo Rd., 6 pm. popularity. Besides, a number of Miscellaneous. -Exhibition of interesting statements about Oil Paintings at Hotel Cecil 10 Gay Vierinese music, continental Pushkin can be found Mérimée's a.m. to 7 p.m.; Discussion Group, joyousness, Parisian Tevels and letters to Sobolevsky, published in at Christ Church House, 8.30 pm: charming old world romance blend the USSR in 1928. From these Jumble, Salt, at St. Andrew's Hall, with massive spectacle and glamo letters it appears that in many 3 p.m. rous ¡ocates in The Merry respecta Mérimée took Pushkin's Widow." Ernest Lubitsch's pro-

works as an example for himself. duction of the Franz Lehar mas- terpiece, which is now on at the

"Boris Godunov" and "Eugene Majestic Theatre.

Onegin" left a marked trace in Reuniting the triumvirate

foreign literature. The Influence Lubitsch, Maurice Chevalier and

of."Boris Godunov" is alive up to Badminton. → Men's Gingles Jeanette MacDonald. the Metro-

our days. Thus, Heisler's drama Championship (Quarter-finals), Goldwyn-Mayer picture is staged peared in Germany in 1923, bears Chng v. P. R. Hul; T. G. Lee v. A. "Godunov's Children" which ap-F. H. Wong v. K. 6. Liew; C. E on a spectacular scale, its whim- sical comedy, gay humour and signs of influence of Pushkin's L. Fisher; T. J. Ong. v. M. "A charming romance being back-drama. The well-known Czechos- Oliveira.

Gustav Pleger

MERRY WIDOW

grounded

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by gorgeous settings

lovakian writer

Moon-I Moon, 28th. Day. Religious. Lenten Service at St. John's Cathedral, 5.45 p.m.; at St. Andrew's Church. 9 pm.

Sports

Football-First Division, Navy, v.

and hundreds of beautifully cos- conceived and created his novels. China "B" (Causeway Bay), tumed players. The world-be- "Pan Vyhinsky" under the in- 4.30 p.m.; Kowloon v. St. Joseph's loved music is presented en a Auence of "Eugene Onegin.” '

(Kowloon)," 4.30 p.m.; Seaforth Highlanders v. Recreto (Ɛookun-

Chinese (Club), 430 p.m. poo), 4.30 p.m.; Club v. Kowicon

Shooting.--Hong Kong Rifle As- sociation Spoon and Practice Kowloon

scale never possible on the stage The picture is in every way what might be termed a super-produc- tion.

LEARNT BY HEART The influence of Pushkin's prose can in the first place be seen, in the French literature. Marcel Prévost, recalling the impression shoot AIR DEVELOPMENTS left upon him by the "Queen of City), 2 p.m.

IN SOUTH AFRICA

Spades," writes: "I once again seu myself as a youth... striving to master the art of the masters of South Africa is becoming more novels, I see myself studying this and more air-minded. During

little chef d'oeuvres ("the Queen DR. H. H. KUNG BACK Yuan and Minister of Finance, 1935-36, according to figures just of Spades"). I had beers

TO-MURROW ONE DAY ONLY *

•“MAN OF IRON Barton MacLane

IN SHANGHAI.

Satisfied At Results. Of Nanking Meeting

who arrived in Bhanghai from Nanking recently in an interview with a representative of the Cen- tral News Agency.

In the near future, Dr. Kung revealed, besides the reorganiza- tion of the Central Bank of China Further stabilization of the Into a Central Reserve Bank, he national currency as a means to will also devote much time in re- wards consolidating the financial adjusting and improving the or structure of the nation and the ganization, of the various currency. development of agriculture, in- | Institutions. dustry and commerce as a step to- | ward the enhancement of the peo- ple's itvellhood will occupy the major attention of the Ministry of Finance.

(Army Range,

Bunrise.-8.40 a.m. Bunset.-8.30

-Tides.-High at 17.33; Low at

D.m.

00.53.

re-

published, over 10,000 passengers reading it so often, that I finally were carried by lees, as compared learnt. It by heart." Doubtlessly Records Of King

year.

on. Internal services, as Merimes himself who rendered so with about 3,000 for the previous excellently the "Queen of spades."

Revenue froin passenger Increased very considerably. and mall traffic. during 1935-38. 18 somewhat obliged to Pushkin in his skid in creating a simple tense novel. And. Maupassant · himself has not evaded the influence of Session which was attended by the author of "The Queen Di four-Aitha of the members. Spades." In any case he also had One of the most important dedi- carefully read it and reflected sions reached at the Semion, in upon it.

"Edward Lost In

Oxford Fire

A fire which broke out in the Junior common room of Magdalen College, Oxford, destroyed, records, mostly in the form of photographs and books, among which were some of-King Edward VIII, when he was at Magdalen as Prince of

Questioned about his impres-the opinion of Dr., Kung, was the It is possible to cite many more sions of the Third Plenary Session setting of November this year for examples, Neishtat said in con- of the Fifth Central Executive the convocation of the National clusion, but what has already Wales, Committee of the Kuomintang People's Assembly, for the institu- been said, suficiently describes The Are," which had apparently which concluded recently, Dr. tion of a Constitutional Govern- the recognition and love, which been smouldering all night, "des- Thus declared Dr. H. H. · Kung, Kung stated that he was most ment has always been one of the Pushkin.... won. throughout the | troyed one side of the common Vice-President of the Executive gratifled over the outcome of the aims of the Kuomintang.

world. (Tass Mail)

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Love and dromo in the setting of the Old South ...with Spanky bringing two sweethearts together In a heart-warming hour and a quarter of real

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Spanky

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| Phillips ·HOLMES Ralph MORGAN Irving PICHEL Rosina LAWRENCE

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THURSDAY- THE MAN WHO LIVED TWICE"

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RAINBOW ON THE RIVER

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Benita Hume, Alan Mowbray, Louise Beovers, Henry O'Neill, Marilyn Knowldan,

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FLYING HOSTESS”

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SYLVIA SIDNEY in **STREET SCENE

A UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

"

widow of Captain E. C. Neligan, R.N., and Mr. Birch, a widower,

Duke's Cousin To

Wed

Ship's Officer found that they were both living

lonely lives. At Pening they de cided to marry, and in Japan, at Wearing a simple brown beret | Mrs. Neligan's forty-fifth birthday and pulling her fur coat around party, they announced their en- her, a duke's cousin stood at the gagement. gangway of the Hector and sadly

gineer.

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sald good-bye to the chter en- The happy voyage ended at

Tulbury, when Mr.

Birch, a tall, dark, quiet man, clasped his fancee's hand as she went down the gangway,

She had cut short a tour of the Far East by three months to order to be with filmi,

Mrs. Letta Neligan, daughter, di Lady Alice Fitzgerald, and first cousin of the Duke of Leinster, and Mr. John Birch & Cheshire, man, fell in love as the ship walled through the Suez Canal on her outward voyage, manteng

In the romantic setting of the Far Eastern seas Mrs. Neigan,

am going to Glasgow next week to meet the Hector when she arrives there," Mr. Neligan told me.. "I hope we shall be married very soon. We should have been married already were it not for regulations that prohibit an off- cer's wie sailing in the same ahip.".

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