1937-06-22 — Page 5

VEENS

DAILY AT 2-30-515·72029-30-TEL:31453

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

THE "OLD COWHANDS" OF "RHYTHM ON THE RANGE""

"play" havoc with the hulali

Walali Wedding

BING CROSBY BOB BURNS MARTHA RAYE. SHIRLEY ROSS SIÇRGE BARAJPR_LESP"TEIKSON Directed by Frank Turke

TO-MORROW

A Faramount

- Picture

4 SHOWS

・DAILY

1.20-5.1

7.15-0.00

A Puramaan Picture

"CROWN AND GLORY"

An Epic of the British Empire!

TAKE NOT TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BƠM

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY SPECIAL ADDED FEATURE! THE BEST OF ALL CORONATION PICTURES.

CRAWFORD GABLE

CLARK

OTHE

LOVE

FRI. $4 SAT:

RUN

wid

FRANCROY

TONE

PLEMENG

BOAD

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S

Hong Kong

"Stage Struck" QUEEN'S:—

"Walkiki Wedding" ORIENTAL:

"Love On The Run"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Shadow Ranch".

MAJESTIC:

"Satan Met A Lady"

STAR:-

"Crack-up"

KING'S:———

Coming

"Dangerous, Number" QUEEN'S -

"Crown and Glory" ORIENTAL:-

"Breezing Home" · "Sing. Baby Bing”'

ALHAMBRA:-

TEL. 2007S

"Hell Below*

STAR:

TO-MORROW & THURSDAY EXCITING BACE COMEDY

SPORT OF KINGS " THRILLS AND LAUGHTER

SING BABY SING

NEWES LAUGH EIT Ritz Bros., Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Ted Healy. SUNDAY. ROMEO & JULIET" with 100 STARS.

MATINEES: 20c.-30e ✪ EVENINGS: 20c,-30c.-50c.-70c.

DAILY

AT

2-50

3:20

**20

920

HANKOW

KOWLOOK

STARE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

ONE MINUTE FROM DEATH!

CRACK-UP

PETER LORRE

THURSDAY

ONE DAY

ONLY

UNLEVY

"UP

HALF-WAY ROUND

WORLD

Englishwoman's Voyage In Small Sailing Ship

1-

Mrs. Adrian Seligman, a young

Englishwoman, who sailed half way round the world in a little sailing ship has arrived in Sydney by the motor ship: Tricolor.

At her "husband's request 'Mrs. Seligman transferred to the Tricolor at Capetown, because the

57795

RALPH LYNN in TO THE NECK"

Alfred Mirovitch,

"Up To The Neck"

"CHATHAM

HOUSE"

Book By Commander King-Hall

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TURSDAY JUNE 22 Anniversaries and Holidays.— Sir Joseph Lyonis died, 1817... Cecil | sharp died, 1924. Summer Solstice

(Haia-chih)...

Auctiona-Household Furniture, Lammert's HK. Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.

Cinemas.(Seo Page 3).

In "Chatham House" by Com- mander. Stephen King-Hall, just" published. (Oxford University Press, 55. net) the origins, and growth of the Royal Institute of International Affairs are lumin-School. ously described.

Lectures Hong Kong Hockey Assc Lecture at Police Training

Meetings. Cathedral Church Council, in the Hall, 5.15 p.m.; St. Andrew's Church Counell, 6 p.m.; Garden Fete Committee, in Christ Church Vestry, p.m.

Miscellaneous Rotary Tin.

The author left the Navy in 1929 to join the star of the Insti- tute and is to-day a member of its Council and Chairman of its Endowment Committee.

Conceived at the Peace Con-Hong Kong Bótel. ference, founded in 1920, estab--- Social. Craigengower Cricket lished in 1923 at Chatham House, Club Weekly Tombola, 9.30 pm.; St. James's Square. London," the Cheero Club Whist Drive, 8.30 pm.; former home of Chatham, Darby Euchre Drive, Royal Welch Fusi-· and Cladstone, granted a Royallers Sergts. Mess, Hankow Bar- Charter in 1926 the Institute | racks, 8.30 pini.

przes 1 double purpose.. 1. Sports.—(See Page 18). Scientinc research into Imperial and Foreign Affairs. 2. Collection and distribution of information on Imperial and Foreign Affairs, Under its bye-laws the Institute is precluded from expressing any

Moon-V Moon, 14th Day. Sunrise.---5.39 .m. Sunset-7.10

p.m.

Tides-High at 7.47 and 2218; Low at 01.09 and 15.12.

Dances.-Cheero Club Dance, 8

p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 "The Great Hospital Mystery" opinion as an organisation on the Anniversaries and Holidays.—— MAJESTIC:

conduct of Foreign Policy.

Duke of Windsor born. 1894. With its meetings, conferences, Plassey, 1757, Formation ör Information Department, library Heaven and Earth (Tien-tf-fano- and publications (eg. Survey of hua). International Affairs, and docu-) Cinemas (See Page 5). ments on International Affairs, both.. published annually) Cha-" tham House fulfills an increasingly Meetings. Kowloon Union felt want for Diplomatista, Mem- Church Women's Guild, 10 am; bers of Parliament, teachers, Christ Church Committee in the lecturers, broadcasters and last Vestry, 6 p.m.; S. and S. House but not least the Prest. Unique Committee, 5.30 p.m. of its kind in Great Britain, the Miscellaneous-Y.M.CA. Chinese Institute is moreover the foster-Class, Mezzanine Room, 6.30 p.m. mother of similar bodies In Moon.-V Moon, 15th Day. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sports-(See Pare 10).

Sunrise.-5.40 a.m. Sunset.-7.11

WAIKIKI WEDDING

Romance, hilarity and music in generous portions are provided in "Waikiki Wedding," the gay comedy of love in the pineapple groves with Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye and Shirly Ross which is showing at the Queen's Theatre to-day.

The romance is between Crosby South Africa, India and New- and Miss Ross and, in lighter vein,foundland. Burns and Miss Raye. Crosby is a press agent whose job it is to keep Miss Ross, who won a trip to Wal- kiki in a contest, properly thrilled with the glamour of the place. He bas to resort to considerable trickery to accomplish this, but be- ing a resourceful press agent he is not "short on ideas. He falls in love with the girl and is reduced to the necessity of undoing his trickery with honest romancing to information win her.

STAGE STRUCK

"Stage Struck,” First National'a mammoth new musical romance, is showing at the King's Theatre -to-day with all star cast including Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, War- ren, Frank McHugh, Jeanne Mad- den, the Yacht Club Boys, scores of supporting players and hundreds of extras.

ง

The picture depicts the whipping

into shape of a Broadway musical comedy from the selection of cast and chorus, through rehearsals to the premiere performance. It is a revelation of the lives of theatrical folk behind the wings, giving, an Intimate peep into their romances, their hatreds and jealousies, their temperamental ravings and their arduous preparatory work before the curtain finally goes up.

SHADOW RANCH

The popularity of the "Western" or outdoor romance .w.ll not diminish..... not as long as they are produced as well as they are In "Shadow Ranch,” the Columbia all-talking feature with Buck"Jones which holds the screen at the Alhambra Theatre to-day...

p.m.

Tides-High at 08.20 and 22.55; Low at 01.50 and 15.50.

THURSDAY, JUNE 24

Cinemas.--(See Page 5). 1 Lectures.-Theosophical Society, a

Before the Great War questions of foreign policy were caviare to the general public: to-day, as Commander King-Hall points out, anniversaries and Holidays.-- foreign affairs.is front-page news St. John Baptist. Midsummer Day. in the most popular papers."

Quarter Day. Without Chatham House, be observes, all those "whose busi ness it is to interpret

current events to the public would be at s loss to know where to turn for

they need." "Chat tham House," he goes so far as to claim, "is an indispensable part of our public life"

THIN LIPPED FILM STARS

"No Real Wornen"

p.m.

Meetings-Hong Kong Philatelic Society, in "S. C. M. Post" Board Room, 5.30 pm. Toc H Supper, at Seamen's Institute, 7.30 p.m. Moon.-V-Moon; 18th Day,

Sports-(See Page 10). Sunrise.-5.39 am. Sunset.-7.20

p.m..

Tides-High at 07.15 and 21.31; Low at 00.28 and 14.36.

would Install 18-millimetre' sound projectors, and organise PIO- grammes "of films designed to British im actresses were criti-stimulate the use of non-fiction clsed by Dr. H. W. Taylor, vice-

chairman of the Public Libraries Committee, Bolton, speaking at the conference of the Library Association at Scarborough, states the "Daily Telegraph."

They are all thin-lipped," he said," "all about two nutmegs in weight, all speak with the same voice, and all appear to be of the same age from 14 to 17. We have no real women like those we see in industrial towns like Bolton. "I am told that Mae' weighs more than one or two nutmegs, but she is not a British film, actress."

Mr. M. C. Fottinger, of the Tyneside Film Society, suggested that cinema screens may soon be as common in public libraries as lecture platforms are now.

A

He had little doubt that in the next few year many municipalities

sections of libraries.

in-

As a means of imparting educa tion and intelligent recreation, the cinema had incalculable possibili- ties. Any library with an adequate collection of books on the cinema was not pulling its full weight as a social force.

Mr. Pattinger described as "per- nicious" the habit of visiting che cinema consistently regardless of the programme offered.

If the public shopped for the films in the same pratical spirit as for other commodities, less would be teen of the all-dancing, all-crooning atrocities, of the so- called historical nims which dis- torted history beyond "recognition, of the antics of half-witted American college boys, and of the Incredible goings-on of those who were conceived to be the Idie rich.

"My Friend Mr. Jardine"

It would be difficult to imagine a more likeable, wholesome charac- FAMOUS MUSICIANS ter than Sim Baldwin, the cow- TO VISIT SHANGHAI rides many hard miles at the call puncher who quits his job and

of a friend in need. Finding". his Three artists each of whom has friend murdered. Sim takes up the gained particular fame in the world task his pal had left undone of music are shortly arriving in fighting to save a girl's property Shanghal to give a special concert from the conniving schemes of a

the Wanking Theatre. They scoundrel; thrilling the audience the "Evening Standard. The any bishop or archbishop the right 3.

pianist, with a barrage of stunts, fights Mishel Piastro, violinist, and and amazing horsemanship. Joseph Schuster, cellist. Mirovitch is one of the foremost planista in America, having appeared in nearly

SATAN MET "A" LADY every important American city. P

played such or Bette Davis and Warren William chestras as lae New York, le come to the Majestic, Theatre, to Philadelphia, the Boston, Detroit, day to their new co-starring Minneapolis and Los Angeles Bym- Warner Bros. production. "Satan Warren William phony Orchestras. He has travel-Met A Lady,” led eight times round the world: plays opposite Miss Davis, while Mr. Kensit is a friend of the Rev. and is very popular in the capitals others in the cast include Alison R. Anderson Jardine, who perform of Europe, which he has visited Skipworth, Porter Hall, Arthured the religious ceremony at the

Treacher, Marie Wilson. Winifred Duke's wedding. Shaw and Olin Howland,

The picture is based on a novel by the famous writer of action, Cunha, Mrs. Seligman will rejoin Danniell Hammett, which is ons or the sailing ship when it reaches the best the author has turned The Cap Pilar was the only sail- Sydney, in several months time, out It is written in his usual ing ship to leave London with for the return voyage to England style, with mystery and thrille nails in 36 years. The mails were through the Pacific islands, combined with sophisticated hu- for the lonely island of Tristan da Panama, and the West Indies mour, love and intrigue.

next stage of the falling ship

OUB."

With her husband, Mrs. Seligman left London in the 295 tons bar quentine Cap Pilar in September on the romantic voyage. The crew of 14 is formed of adventur- ous youngsters, clerks, labourers.. university graduates, fisher-lads, and professional men. Each pald £100 for the privilege of Joining hér.

many times.

bhag

LAIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN FOR

FINAL SHOWINGS I

TO-DAY DAILY AT 2.30. 5.10, 7:15 & 9.30 P..

1,000 LAUGHS SET TO MUSIC!

STAGE

STRUCK

DICK POWELL - JOAN BLONDELL

•Warren WILLIAM - FRANK MCHUGH THE YACHT CLUB BOYS

CAROL NYGNES - NORANT CAVANAVO30 / Mone Dick Poveži

JEANNE MADDEN - CRAIG REYNOLDS

TO-MORROW

by L. 1. Brig

and Harold Arion

DANGEROUS NUMBER" with ROBERT YOUNG- ANN BOTHERY A. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

ALHAMBRA

RD, KOWLOON-DAILYAT 1130*330*720 € 9.30 ·TEL:6685.

TO-DAY AND TOMORROW® BUCK JONES IN THE FASTEST WESTERN THRILLER YOU HAVE EVER SEEN A FIGHT TO THE FINISH 1

BUCK JONES Shadow Ranch

Whirlwind All-Talking Wester

~A COLLIMBIA PICTURE-

THURSDAY

A 20th Century

Fox Picture

4 SHOWS DAILY 2.30 $20 720-0.30

LOUIS

**THE GREAT HOSPITAL MYSTERY?" Jane Darwell Big Humann Sally Blane

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN

ROAD...

TEL:87228

MATINEES. 20c -30% EVENINGS. 201-30ɑ-50%:70) TO-DAY & TOMORROW

Old Nick Learns Some New Tricks About The Temptation Racket... From An Expert! And the poor davit- hasn't the chance of the proverbial mowball...when Bette gons. after him in this wild battle of wits and billets from: the

• author of **The Thin Man"!"

Satam Lady

BETTE DAVIS Warren WILLIAM

ALISON SKIPWORTH ARTHUR TREACHER

ANOTHER HIT FROM THE AUTHOR OF: THE THIN MAN"

WILLIAM DICTEREE

Da Adorna a lens Huture

THURSDAY, ONE DAY ONLY !

THE SCREEN'S MOST AMAZING, STORY OF HEROISM" || ROBERT MONTGOMERY WALTER HUSTON

"HELL BELOW"

AN "OLD FAVOURITE": FROM M.G-MT

GERMAN FILMS AT

PARIS EXHIBITION

Paris, June-za Over 100 or the best German:

attitude of religious people to King

"Whatever may have been the bitter cup to the end of his days.

“DANGEROUS GROUND" Edward's abdication, there can be only one opinion as to subsequent is on dangerous ground in mixing "The Archbishop of Canterbury

events, writes a correspondent in up religion with politics, nor nad Duke of Windsor and the lady be to stop Mr. Jardine from carrying has now made his wife have acted out the religious ceremony if he elreu aspectly. Every canon of | chose to do so, but right conduct has been fulated by |・・ "The law in the Church of Enx- them and, in the eyes of the law, and is perfectly clear. The law there can be no criticism of them" provides that a clergymzan can, if

This is the opinion of Mr. J. A he wishes, refuse to marry divorced aims have been brought to Paris Kensit, of the Protestant Truth Bo-persons. Tals regulation was made and are shown in the German Pa ciets. He expressed it in an ad- at the request of the body of the vilion in a special cinema room. dress at Rochdales

It is left to the in- They are changed frequently, and clergy. Thus it dividual conscience of a clergyman have proved a very great attrac to decide what he shall do dom

"Unfortunately attempts nave Transoccan News Service.

made to interpret this in anÄT other way and to give the impres slon that this means that clergy- men are prohibited from marrying divorced persons The law does not support that view.

Mr. Kenalt expressed to me his disgust that any attempt should have been made to stop Mr. Jardine | from omciating.

"Religious people agree that King Edward VIIL was right in, abdicat I have known Mr. Jardine ing" said Mr. Kenalt. "But the long time Heuss man of Duke of Windsor as he now reproachable character should not be made to drink the who stands for hit principles

one

BASQUE LOSSES

Bilao, June 20 The Basque forces are reputed to have lost 50,000 men during the eleven months of war. Of the 7,

battalions that arrived from Aust- ria in support of the Basques, only eight remain

Among the Basque leaders that ded one or two months ago, is the well-known Basque Beparatist, Garcia

Franzosean" Keus Bervice.

not

the bitter end, whatever threats he may receive from high quarters. providing a religious service for the

"Unfortunately, we have a Remis | Duke of Windsor, Imitating episcopate and clergy, even to the extent of an exclusive party in divorce, and thi discipline. I for one would not, we say that the Duke hat every call down the curse of heaven on | right to be married according Mr. Jardine for stepping in and the rites of the Church of England.

Page 5Page 6