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THEY GAVE HIM

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE PLEA FOR POET

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:—

"Between Two Women"

QUEEN'S :-

"Els Affair***

ORIENTAL:-

"A Day At The Races"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:---

STAR:-

"Men In Extle"

"Make Way For To-morrow” MAJESTIC -

"They Gave Him A Gun"

KING'S:-in

Coming

"The Case of The Black Cat" QUEEN'S —

"King Of Gamblers" ORIENTAL:---

"A Tale Of Two Cities" ALHAMBRA:--

"Virgins of Ball"

STAR:-

"In Caliente"

MAJESTIC:-

"Things To Come"

BETWEEN TWO WOMEN

A story idea based on real Hfe by Erich Von tragedy, written Strohelm, has inspired one of the mest Important Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer pictures of the year.

EX-CONVICT

Writings Of Distinct Promise

Sir John Squire, the author, and Mr. A. Price Hughes, a Methodist

pleaded minister,

at the Old Bailey for a poet ex-convict to be given a chance to adopt a literary career. Both declared that the man'a writigs showed excep- tional promise."

In the dock was Frank Arthur Stanley, aged 35, a labourer, who pleaded guilty to three cases of house-breaking and who found guilty of being in habitual criminal.

was

M. Price, Hughes told Recorder (Sir Holman Gregory, K.C.) that he, found jobs for Btanley, whom he trusted, despite his record, and had allowed him the use of his library. Stanley read voraciously and wrote poems and articles. He also suggested a number of short. stories, which appeared to be ex- cellent.

Sir John Squire sald Stanley's work showed "distinct promise.

"My opinion is that he is not Irreclaimable; that probably luck has been against him from early days, and that if his feet were set on another path he will Ko straight"

A secretary of Sir John said her brother was willing to give Stanley work and train him as a garage mechanic, and was prepared to be bound over for Starley's good conduct.

The picture is "Between Two Women" featuring Franchot Tone. Maureen O'Sullivan and Virginia Bruce. which is showing at the King's Theatre to-day.

"This man. an ex-convict," Sir Prominent in the cast are Holman said, "promised to go Leonard Penn. CHA Edwards, straight, to make a struggle, but Janet Beecher. Charley Grapewin. within a day or two he Wag That Helen Troy, Grace Ford: June arrested in another town. Clayworth. Edward Norris, An-is what happens, over and over thony Nace and Hugh Marlowe.

again." Tone appears in one of the big- He said that if the brother of gest roles of his career, a studious sir John's secretary came to court surgeon devoted to his work. and entered into a recognisance, Maureen O'Sullivan plays the he would give Stanley another nurse who, although married, falls in love with Tone.

Virginia Brue won her leading role for her excellent work

chance.

"The Great Ziegfeld" and other | FAMINE RELIEF pictures..

George Seitz, responsible for muny box office hits, was the director.

HIS AFFAIR

COMMISSION FOR

WAR REFUGEES

The urgent need for alleviating the plight of civilian victims of present hostilities is clearly re- cognized by many organizations which are doing their best to help war refugees. The Executive Com- mittee of the China International Fumine Relief Commission

enve

Two great stars, Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck, achieve their true greatness together in "His Aair," which has its run at the Queen's Theatre today. That they should do so is not exactly

an appropriation of $10,000 over surprising, for Twentieth Century- | a month ago to various relief Fox, producers of the picture the organizations for the care world is talking about, have cast

of war refugees in as co-stars the screen's most talk- ed-about. real-life sweethearts, re- garded in Hollywood as the film colony's Number One off-screen

romance.

The exciting events of "His Af- fair" take place at the turn of the century, when the stability of the nation is threatened by an unpre- cedented series of sensational bank robberies in the Middle West. In a desperate 'move, President Wil- liam McKinley calls upon a young Lieutenant, Robert Taylor, who has had a brilliant record under Admiral Dewey.

Sworn to secrecy, Taylor is in- structed to disgrace himself in the Navy. to be discharged, and eventually to find his way to the bank robbers...

NAZI JEW-BAITER IS ANGRY WITH MARLENE

evacuation Shanghai.

and

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, Anniversaries and Holidays Royal Marines founded, 1604. VIS- connt Sankey born, 1886.

Auctions-Household Furniture, at Lammert's Hong Kong Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.

Cinemis. (See Page 3). Mail(See Page 16). Meetings.—Kowloon Chess Club 'in' St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 p.m.). Council Meeting in Cathedral Hall, 5.15 p.m.; St. Andrew's Mothers' Union, 2 p.m.; Christ Church Fete Committee, in the Vestry, 6 pm.

Miscellaneous-Rotary Tiffin, in Hong Kong Hotel..

Rehearsals-Hong Kong Singers, in Union Church, Kennedy Road. 8.45 p.m., Mozart's "Requiem" and Elgar's "For the Fallen"; FM.C.A Pantomime, 9 p.m.

Cricket

Social. — Craigengower Club Weekly Tombola. 8.20 p.m.; Whist Drive and Tombola at China Light and Power Recreation Club, King's Park,. p.m.

Sports. (See Pare 101. Moon.-Last Quarter, 9.20 p.m. IX Moon, 23rd Day. Sunrise.-6.25 a.m

p.in.

Bunset.--5.50

Tides. High at 00.55 and 16.10: Low at 03.48 and 18.33.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27 Cinemas.--(Sce Page 5). Malls. (See Page 16). Moon-IX Moon, 24th. Day. Sports-(See Pare 10). Sunrise.-6.24 a.m. Sunset.-5.51

D.I.

Tides.-High at 14.46; Low at 07.35 and 17.47.

EMIL JANNINGS ILL

Stockholm, Oct. 24.

ac-

The celebrated German fir tor, Emil Jannings, has fallen" 111 here. He has contracted a severe chill and the doctors have ordered the patient to bed. He had to cancel all invitations, among these being a reception 'on' Monday by King Gustav V of Sweden, who, upon hearing of Janning's illness, sent over his physician-in-or- dinary. Dr. Hjalmar Cassermann, to-day. According to a statement by the doctors, the patient's con- dition need cause no further anxiety.

One of Janning's oldest friends, State actor Werner Kraus, himself equally famous as film actor, had to leave Stockholm this afternoon," but remained with the patient till the last possible moment.- Transocean News Service

DUKE OF WINDSOR

IN PARIS

Paris, Oct. 24.

There are still over half a mil- and lion refugees in Shanghai, the Commission considers it urgent The Duke and Duchess of Wind- that they should be sent inland sor arrived here from to comparative safety. To this this morning. end, the Cimmittee has appro- priated a further $10,000 for this purpose.

Germany were

The couple met at the station by representa- tives of the British Embassy and several friends and acquaintances. For food sufferers in Ghantung They immedietaly proceeded and Hopel, the China

Inter- their hotel... national Famine Relief Commia Transneenn, News Service. sion has set aside $20,000 for the relief of flood victims. This will be supplemented with funds which the Shantung Committee is raising locally.

NEW MINISTER IN PRETORIA

Berlin, Oct. 24. The Fuehrer and Chancellor appointed Geheimrat Leltner to the post of new German Minister to Pretoria.

SOCIAL DEMOCRATS BREAK WITH COMMUNISTS

Paris. Oct. 24."

In an open letter in the "Popu- laire," the Social Democrats decline the invitation of the Communists to attend a conference to be con- vened for October 28 to discuss the proposed amalgamation of the two parties.

The reason given by the Social- Marlene Dietrich, the film star,

Democrats to convene the confer- has evoked the anger of "Der

ence is that it would not be pos- Stuermer," notorious Journal of

sible in such a short time, to arrive Dr. Leitner is a diplomat by pro-at an understanding with their Herr Julius Streicher, Governor of Franconia and Germany's No. 1. fession, and was 10r several years representatives in the Provinces, and that it is not considered de- that Embassy Councillor to the Ger- the ground she has acquired U.S. citizenship.man Embassy at Washington, and sirable to discuss in a committee of restricted size the questions that Miss Dietrich, who will be 33 in since 1936 has been entrusted with

Departmet on American had already been submitted to the December, was born in Berlin, the

parties of the Popular Front Her real name is Mary Magdelene questions in Wilhelmstrasse.

Transocean News Sernien. von Lusch.

Jew-balter, on

After stating that she has stay- ed so long with "im Jews" in Hollywood that she has now be- American citizen, and

on:-

goes

The concert at St. Stephen's come an Girls College on Saturday night that acquaintance with Jews has on behalf of the Hong Kong entirely destroyed her Germanic School for the Deaf, was a great character, "Der" Stuermer"

"From a photograph published 15 the Metro-Goldwyn- Miss Carolina Braga, contributed Mayer adaptation of the best seller a piano solo, "Valse in A Flat Miss Dietrich can be seen taking by William Joyce Cowen, former Major" and ten-year-old Master the oath of allegiance. The im- soldier, who expressed his hatred Wong Blu-tak played "Fifth Noc-portance which the Jewish tunic- tionary attaches to it can be seen of war in the novel.

turne."

from the fact that he is giving the oath in his shirt sleeves.

"Marlene Dietrich is betraying the Fatherland.".

. Directed by W. 8. Van Dyke II, Chinese dances were given by the film has Tracy, Gladys George Miss Ng Chiu-sheung, Chau Bhuk- and Franchot Tone in the prin- neng and Lain Yuen-hung, and cipal roles. The supporting cast members of the Fellowship of includes Edgar Dearing, Cliff Ed-Youth contributed two Medleys. wards, Mary Treen and others. Various conjuring tricks, by Mr. Hawaian Orchestra, which was The war scenes were filmed on-Wong Chi-chul were well received. conducted by Mr. A. Chan

The outstanding item on the The evening concluded with a the vast 500-acre Tract where Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer made "The programme was, however, the Chinese play by the students of

various pieces rendered by the St. Stephen's Girls' College. Good Earth,”

SPANIARDS REPATRIATED

Paris, Oct. 24. Some week's apo the

French Ministry of Interior decreed that

The Social Democratie party stated that it did not want to undertake anything that might prove detrimental to the union of the Popular Front Parties.--- Transocean News Service.

all male Spaniards capable of DRAMATIC 'BATTLE REPORTED

London. Oct. 24. bearing armis, who came to France since outbreak of the hostilities,

The British steamer "Kaisar - Í Hind reports by wireless a fight would be repatriated.

The "Matin" now reports that between an aeroplane and a sub- all males between the ages of 18 marine, giving the postion of the and 45, irrespective of their aghting craft at 37 degrees North wealth, will be repatriated, and and 0.45 degrees west, that is off that some 600 Spaniards in Bar-he North African Coant between ritz received their repatriation Oran and Algiers.

The nationality of the fighting order to-day. Most of them will

go to Nationalist Spain, but those craft could not be determined and who are adherents of Republican it is also not known how the

contest ended Spain will go to Belgium. Transocean News Service.

Transocean News Service

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BETWEEN TWO WOMEN

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