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KING'S:-

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A revolutionary and far-reaching in step in colour tone effects motion pictures is the newest in- novation Introduced by Darryl F. of Zanuck, production chieftain Twentieth Century-Fox whose "All Baba Goes to Town." is on to- day at the King's Theatre with Eddie Cantor in the starring role.

The film is a magnificent, side- splitting comedy.

Tony Martine, Roland Young June Lang and Louise Hovick head the splendid cast supporting the famous comedian, with John, Carradine, Virginia Field, Alan' Dinehart, Douglas Dumbrille, the Raymond Scott quintet, the Peters Staters and Jeni Le Gon featured.

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"Varsity Show is a refreshing relief, in its story, from the well-

TWO` LAWSUITS

Injunction, Dissolved

Two actions by Miss Constance Bennett, the film actress, against Gaumont British Picture Corpora- tion Ltd., one in England and the other in the United States, were again mentioned in the Court of Appeal recently.

28, 1937.

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

TUESDAY, DEC. 28

Anniversaries and Holidays.n Innocents Day. Woodrow WBson born, 1856,

Auctions, Crown P.W.D. Omces, 3 p.m.

Land,

at.

Cinemas. (See Page 5). Malls-(8ce Page 16). Meetings.-Kowloon Chess Club, at St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 p.m.; Annual, "of Asia Lands Ltd, at Mer- Miss Bennett appealed from an cantile Bank Building, and floor, Injunction granted during the 12.30 p.m.; HK. Referees' Asson.. vacation restraining her from Room 205 'Gloucester Building, a proceeding with the United States

actico.

The Court ordered that the in- junction be dissolved on the terms that the plaintiff would not oppose any reasonable application for ad- journment in the Californian courts.

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"At a previous hearing it was stated that the English action related to two films, "Everything 13 Thunder" and "The Hawk." whien Miss Bennett was to make in England, and that she was

£7,151, ciaiming

being the équivalent of 35,000 dollars, as damages for alleged breach of con- tract relating to the two films. It was suggested that the American action was based on the allegations of fact,

Mr T. W. C. darthew, K.C.. for Gaumant, British, stated yesterday that during last few days they had received some long affidavits from: the other side, and it appeared that, if that, evidence had been before the Vacation Judge. he might not have granted the in- Junction.

same

Mr. F. R. Evershed, K.C., for Miss Bennett, said he would assent to the California proceedings. nct coming on for 28 days, and for such further time as was reason- ably required for Gaumont British to prepare their case.

THE CASE OF THE

BLACK CAT

p.in.

Estate

Club Miscellaneous - Rotary Tin, Hong Kong Hotel; Claims of Edward against the Vyvyan Neville Fuller, late of as Seistan, due; News Photo Exhibi- tion at Chinese YMC.A.

Moon.-XI Moon, 26th, Day.

Cricket Social, Craigengower Club Weekly Tombola, 9.20 p.m.; Cheero" Ladies' Committee Christ- mas Party for Sericemen, at the Club, 7.30 p.m.; YM.C.A Service- Drive in the West men's Whist Lounge, 9 p.m.

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tive, Perry Mason, and June Travis. as Della Street, his secretary.

There are murders galore--one of an eccentice millionaire's nurse, one of his caretaker who owns a mad cat-and a third for good

measure..

Six persons are under suspicion, two of whom kill themselves, The six suspects" include Jane "The Case of the Black Cat," Bryan, granddaughter of the mil- the latest of the First National Honaire, Craig Reynolds and Gordon picturized versions of the Erle Elliott, his grandsons, Nedda Har- Stanley Gardner's mystery thrill-rigan, his nurse, Gorge Rosener, ers, comes to the Majestic Theatre the family caretaker and Carlyle. to-day with Ricardo Cortez in the Moore, Jr.. the sweetheart of the role of the famous lawyer-detec-millionaire's granddaughter.

German Party Attacked En Route To Shanghai

worn "back-stage" routine into JAPANESE CONTEMPT FOR FOREIGN FLAGS which many museal comedies have been kept. There is an air of briskness and youth and galety to it rarely found in movie-musicals. Rosemary Lane, Lovely to lock at. Dick Powell's

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romantic feminine interest, while her sister Priscilla i3

the one of.

most original and adept dancers to be seen upon the screen in recent years.

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There are, of course, plenty of dances. both solo and chorus. The amashing finale of the show-devis ed and directed by Busby Berkeley -shows no less than 200 boys and girls na picturesque and stage Bling routine. dancing up and down a high and wide fight of steps at the college.

escape How he managed to Japanese bombs dropped uncom- fortably close, and remain miracu- lously unharmed in spite of in- cessant Japanese machine-gun fire. was related in Shanghai by Mr. John Ahlers, German correspon-

Yeun of the dent

Zuericher his recent return Zeitung, on to that city from Nanking.

Accompanied by another Ger- man national, Mr. Ahlers left the capital early one morning bound for Shanghai. That was shortly before the news of Japanese land- reached Ings at Chapoo had Nanking. The road they took had been bombed many times and, as a consequence, the party was much delayed, arriving in Boochow only in the morning of the second day. It was here that the

uneventful. trip, hitherto became trying, for the party ar rived in the picturesque town just "Varsity Show" is showing, at the in time to run for cover and Queen's Theatre to-day.

"The entire cast participates in the Anale, including besides the Lane sisters-Priscilla and Rose- mary-Lee Dixon. Fred Waring. Roy Atwell. Walter Catlett. Scotty Bates, Ted Healy, Mabel Todd, Sterling Holloway, George MacFar- land. Johnny "Scat" Davis, "Poley" McClintock. Buck and Bubbles. Ben Welden and Emma Dunn.

VOGUES OF 1938

.

Manhattan-its streets, shops, night clubs, restaurants-has been "captured in all its myriad colours

tor the first time.

experience one of the heaviest air- ralds to which Soochow had ever been subjected. Hundreds of non- combatants and civilians were slaughtered as a result of the dropping of some 700 tombs,

HIDE-AND-SEEK

After the raiders had left the The great metropolis makes its city, the German correspondent Technicolour debut Walter and his companion proceeded on Wanger's Vogues of 1938," the gay their way, but they had not gone musical extravaganza, which is very far when they perceived some

40 Japanese aeroplanes currently unreeling on the, screen

over the vicinity.

of the Majestic Theatre, with War- ner Baxter and Joan Bennett star-

red.

flying

The explosion of a huge pro jectile only a hundred feet away.

The scenes were obtained by brought them to a keen sense of Charles Kerr, assistant director, their danger.

BO the car was

on the road directly before them where the bullets struck.

Five Chinese 'coffins in a rice- field a hundred yards away afford- ed the, Germans the only cover, and while they ran in the direc- tion of the coffins, the 'plane gave chase. They had hardly reached their goal when it swooped down and spat machine-gun bullets at them. Owing to the fact that there was no overhead cover, the Germans were chased from one side of the burial ground to the. other. They ducked among the coffins for half an hour before the up his Japanese airman gave little game of hide-and-seek and made off..

Believing this to be their nar- rowest escape from death, the Germans heaved a sigh of relief and resumed their journey, but more was yet to come.

of

TERRIBLE ORDEAL An hour later, as the party was approaching Anting, they sighted " squadron three Japanese bombers attempting to destroy a bridge over which the Germans had yet to pass. Simultaneously, one of the three planes sighted the car and headed in its direc- tion. When it had come to within ten to fifteen metres above them. Mr. Aniers and his companion leaped from their seats into nearby ricefield, just in time to escape a hail of bullets which pierced the windows and roof of their vehicle. By this time the two other planes had joined their companion, and for fully two hours they ploughed the paddy with

bullets.

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During that period, the Ger and Winton Hoch, technicolour stopped, and the swastika fag

at a Japanese bombermans kept calm and perfectly camera chief of the production; waved

bombeta In this reason that the

eventually left the field, thinking they had klifed their helpless

prey.

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and the venture marked the first which was then flying approxi-still, and it may have been for

received a cable from time in motion picture history that mately 50 feet above them.

wite telling me she is very pleased a three thousand mile location trip addition to the flag the Germans has been made for such a purpose. waved, another was spread over

The French film actor, Jean with her new Alm," said M. Murat. In the same flying squadron as Among the backgrounds that the roof of the car, so that it was

Dacretion being the better part Murat, ex-war pilot husband of ngure prominently in the story of hard to conceive that the Japanese. "Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938" pilot could mistake them for any of valour, they then decided to Annabelle, beautiful young French Georges Carpentier during the Live return to Boochow where they alm actress who was introduced Great War, Jean Murat has been

to English-speaking, audiences in married to Annabella for been compiled by Denys Kilham are the section of Broadway be thing else but Germans.

For a while.it seemed as though were advised to miter their route

the colour flm "Wings of the years. They met when they were. Roberts, Secretary of the Society of tween 42nd and 54th Streets; Park

the making a French film together. Authors, Playwrights and Com- Avenue between 48th and 88th the pilot recognized them for and take the road to Shanghai via

"Wings of the Morning," described An anthology of the latest work pusers. Incorporated, and among Streets; the Metropolitan Museum what they were, for the plane Ningpo and Hangchow. This ad-Morning," has arrived in

He is now on a world cruise, as the greatest colour film achieve of living poets will be read in a the poets to be represented are of Art; and such famous night gained altitude and ceased bomb-vice they very wisely followed. Colony..

asing the party, but not long after and were fortunate in catching forthcoming programme from Andrew Young, Edwin Muir, W. Aspots and restaurants

the Ningpo River whe closed by a wood, where she is working in a shown in Hong Kong some weeks Daventry The anthology, which Anden, Walter de la Mare, Stephen Morocco, the Maisonette Ruse, the they saw the plane power-dire, the last boat to Shanghai before and will rejoin Annabella in Holly-ment, of British Studios, Was heard the report of a machine-

| ago, nim with William Powell boom. is limited to poems writter or pub-pender, Louis MacNeice, and Her: Colony Club, Twenty One and the

Kun, and noted the puffs of dust Cotton Club, lished during the last year, has bert ead.

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