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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE

KING'S:

CINEMA

Hong Kong

"The King and The Chorus

Girl"

QUEEN'S:-

"The Robber Symphony"

ORIENTAL:-

"Polo Joe"

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STAR:--

"Slave Ship"

MAJESTIC:—

“A Family Afair”

KING'S:

Sunday

"The King And The Chorus

QUEEN'S

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ORIENTAL:-

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ALHAMBRA

"Blonde Trouble"

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MAJESTIC:

"Rembrandt"

BLONDE TROUBLE

Eleanore Whitney and. Johnny Downs, the screen's most appeal- ing pair of young sweethearts, hit the bell again for another Alm triumph in their new comedy

"Blonde Trouble," which opens at the Alhambra Theatre to-morrow.

"Here's the cause of all the trouble in "Blonde Trouble," the motion picture comedy which opens to-morrow at the Alhambra Theatre. They are lovely Eleanore Whitney and Terry Walker and the gents whom they trouble include Johnny Downs, Lynne Overman. William Demarest, Benny Baker and El Brendel.

with Terry Walker, Lynne Over WINDSOR CHIEF

man and William Demarest head- Ing the fine supporting cast.

"Blonde Trouble" is the hilarious tale of a young song-writer about

RETIRES

to be "taken by a gold-digger Arranged Seven Royal

who imagines that he has plenty of money and a rosy future. The gold-digger, Terry Walker turns the boy, played by Johnny Downs.

away from his sweetheart, Elea- nore Whitney, and determines to marry him herself.

Funerals

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

Anniversaries and

Holidays. died, 1783. Hazlit died, 1830. Diocesan Girls'

Ember Day. Euler

FEAT AT BURIAL OF School Founder's Day. Priests' Day.

GEORGE V

Downs falls for Miss Walker's

Superintendent of Works at plan." He quarrels with Miss Windsor Castie. Mr. Jame Lamb, Whitney, and ""breaks "off"

with has

retired on pension her. Miss Walker submits Downs' twenty-seven years service with after new song to her song-publisher the Office of Works. He was also ex-boy-friend, played by Lynne surveyor to the Dean and Chaplain Overman, and he, figuring that. If of Windsor and superintendent of she marries Downs he'll be rid of the Royal Mausoleum at Frog- #her, encourages the pair in the

more, says the "Sunday Times," belief that Johnny is going to be His retirement recalls a feat of a big success...

intensive organisation in connec- tion with the funeral of King George V. Mr. Lamb was respon- sible for the arrangements in St. George's Chapel, and he had only five days to complete his task.

A FAMILY AFFAIR

A story of typical American small town life that is certain to touch the hearts of milionis is revealed in the picture. "A Family Affair." which opened yesterday at the Majestic Theatre.

With

Lionel Barrymore and many of the cast which appeared in "Ah Wilderness!" the new film flraws 3 poignant picture of the tragedy and comedy that mingle in the average home in any small town.

The cast includes Cecilia Parker and Eric Linden, who portray the young romance, with Mickey Rooney, Charley Grapewin, Spring Byington. Julle Haydon and Sara Haden. The director was the re- liable George Seitz.

MAJOR LONGDEN Art Director At Empore Exhibition

No other monarch had ever been buried there with under ten days for preparation,

but Lamb, in half that time, had to Mr.

get ready the Royal tomb, house the mechanical coffin lift, and see to the erection of stands to seat an additional 1,000 people In the nave.

DAY AND NIGHT WORK This entailed day and night work-and the job was finished with twelve hours to spare.

Bazaars.-Precious Blood

Con-

vent Bazaar, Yeng Chow Street, Shamshulpt..

Cinemas. (See Page 5).

Dances. Flannel Dance, in Hotel Cecil, 8.30 p.nl.

Members

Malis. (See Page 15). Meetings.Final. of and Creditors of M.Y. San & Co.

Road

(1927) Ltd.. at 98 Queen's Central, 2nd floor. 3 p.m. Moon-VIII Moon, 14th. Day.

Social Craigengower Cricket Club Whist Drive, 0.20 p.m. Sports. (See Page 101. Sunrise.-6.11 a.m. Sunset.-6.24

D.m.

Tides. High at 07.06 and 20.30. Low at 01.05 and 14.10.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Mails. (See Page 16)... Moon.-VIII Moon. 15th.. Day. Sports-(See Page 101. Sunrise-8 09 a.m. Sunset.-6.30

p.m.

08.40

Tides. High at 00.35: Low at

81 YEARS A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER

Mrs. M. Legg, of Withermoor-

Bournemouth. has

Deer

Mr. Lamb also made arrange- road ments for seven other Royal fune-teaching In Sunday schools for 81 rals, including that of Queen years. She is now 93 and still Alexandria: He will be succeeded takes a class of small children a by Mr. McIntosh from Greenwich Winton Methodist School Hospital.

every Sunday.

"

"It is my delight to keep it up, she said, "and I shall do so as long as iney want me. In order to get me to Sunday school my husband. used to cook the dinner."

A native or Edinburgh. Mr. Lamb was at the age of fifteen ap- prenticed to the building trade. One of his most important jobs before joining the Office of Works was to supervise the building of the Chapel of the Knights of the Golden Diploma of the Sunday

Mrá, Legg has received the! Major A. A. Longden, D.8.0., has Thistle in Edinburgh. been appointed Director of Art at On being appointed to the Once Bext year's Empire Exhibition. He of Works he was given charge of has taken up his new duties in historical buildings in Scotland, Glasgow."

and superintended the work of Major Longden, who was former-preservation at many ly Art Adviser to the Department castles and fortresses. In 1826, watch beetle. The ceilings were of Overseas Trade, was responsible when he secured the Windsor, ap- lowered while

He has exhibited at the Royal Academy and has organised the art sections of British displays at international exhibitions all over the world.

The Palace of Arts in Glasgow is

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COMMENCING SUNDAY

CHARLES LAUGHTON IN

REMBRANDT"

A LONDON FILM PRODUCTION

MR. ESME PERCY BITTEN BY DOG

for the exhibitions of Dutch, Ita-pointment, he was Superinten placed in position, and finally lan, Persian, and Chinese Art at dent of Works- at the Palace of artists from London spent weeks Burlington House,

Holyroodhouse and

Edinburgh at the Castle re-touching up the' Castle.

artistic work. LIFT TO NURSERY FLOOR

The Royal Tombhouse bencath Mr. Lamb carried out many im- St. George's Chapel came under portant alterations and improve- Mr. Lamb's care, and he drew up ments at Windsor. One alteration the plans for the Royal burial-

Mr. Percy was visiting Mr. Elder to be a permanent building. At was the extension of the lift to ground at Frogmore. He super-

Wills, a the close of-the exhibition it is to the private apartments of the vised the removal of fourteen cof-

film director. Mr. Wills said that when Mr. Percy called, pass into the possession of the Castle to the nursery floor, so that fins from the tombhouse to the

three of his dogs ran out to greet Glasgow Corporation.

King George V. might pay more new burial-ground..

May Lose Sight Of Eye him. Mr. Percy stroked a Great A special feature is to be made frequent visits to the nursery

The transfer was kept a great

Dane and raised. the dog's front of the Old Masters of Scotland. while his grandchildren, Princess secret, and even residents-in-the- Visiting-a-friend-at-Weybridge-legs-zo that the paws reated on his Their works will be shown side by Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, Castle did not know what was Surrey, recently Mr. Esme Percy. shoulders, "I think that probably side with the work of modern

happening. The removal was the actor and producer, who is 50, i the dog wanted to get down, and... artists of England and Wales. Perhaps the most difficult al-done at night, and the re-burial was bitten near, the left eye by a that it snapped at him," Mr. Wills

The Palace of Arts. designed by teration was the introduction of at Progmore was carried out be- Great Dane. It is feared that he added. Mr. Thomas B. Tait, architect of new timber in the ceilings of seve-hind tarpaulins erected to prevent may lose the sight of the eye. He Mr. Percy 13 1 well-known the exhibition, is approximately ral of the State rooms which the lights of the lanterns attract- is now in

the Eye Clinic, Mary Shakespearean and Shavian actor, 15.000 square feet in size. It is to have the famous Verrio ceflings ofing attention.

Jebone Road, N.W., where he un- who made his first appearance on an English stage in 1904. He has played in English films.

were staying there,

be surrounded by a garden for Charles II's reign. It was found Mr. Lamb is returning to Edin-derwent an operation. His condi-

that the timber had rotted 'burgh to spend his retirement.

'the display of sculpture.

tion was described as "fair only."

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