1938-01-24 — Page 5

QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON

AT 230-320-220 & 480 (PAL FINAL SHOWNGS TO-DAY

AT 250-515-7-90-9:30 28.

LAST TWO DAYS

STEVENSON'S GREATEST SOUTH SEAS ROMANCE comes to the screen in

Technicolor

"EBB TIDE"

OSCAR HOMOLKA

FRANCES FARMER-RAY MILLAND LLOYD NOLAN · BARRY FITZGERALD

L

TOMORROW

WEDNESD *Y*,

AT THE QUEEN'S

AT THE ALHAMBRA

"Marked Woman" vs. "Little Caesar" (From Shadow-boxing To Blonde-ighting

"KID GALAHAD"

Bette Davis , Ed. G. Robinson

"starring

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1938.

TO-DAY AT THE PROPERTY

KING'S

CINEMA Hong Kong

"Lite Begins In College" QUEEN'S:-

"Ebb Tide"

ORIENTAL:-

"Mr. Dodd Takes The Air"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :—

"Ebb Tide"

STAB:--

"Charlie Chan At The

Opera"

MAJESTIC:-

"Topper

KING'S —

"It's QUEEN'S

.

Coming

البعيد

All Yours"

-"Kid · Galahad"

ORIENTAL:~

"This Way Please" ALHAMBRA :-

"Some Blondes Are

Dangerous"

"New Faces Of 1937". MAJESTIC:-

STAR:-

"SONE BLONDES ARE DANGEROUS ''

with

Noah Beary, Jr.

Dorothea Kont

TANCE ANY TRAN OR HAPPY VALLEY RUG

FLEMING

ONLY

7.09.30

ORIENTAL

AGAD

WANCHAS

TEL. 14TH

"Just Imagine""

LIFE BEGINS. IN... ·

COLLEGE

The funniest, fastest, hit of the the dizziest, daffest. year with comedians ever... starred in опе Of mirth and

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY grand jamboree

DOUBLE ATTRACTION'T TWO SHOWS IN ONE!

RADIO'S FOREMOST SINGING COMEDIAN ON THE SCREEN ! SPECIAL VAUDEVILLE ENTERTAINMENT ON THE STAGE!

Dodd Takes

TRANK MCHUCH ALICE BRADY GERTRUDE MICHAEL АЛЕ КУМАМ

KENNY BAKER

A MERVIN LEROYA PRODUCTION Dnected by

#fred E. Grepo

ON THE STAGE AT ALL- PERFORMANCES .

DAYS

ONLY

VOLSKY'S

MIDNIGHT FOLLIES

2 BY TO-MORROW & WEDNESDAY AGAIN W: OFFER TWO SHOWS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE 1 ON THE OCHEEN

A GREAT COMEDY SHOW THAT'S A RIOT OF LAUGHTER ! Here's a picture with a meaningless title that ranka with. Ei hast comedie...f the year with 20 stare

SPECIAL STAGT SHOW

Adalgın her prævents

THIS WAY

PLEASE

CHARLES "Buddy" ROGERS - BETTY GRABLE: NED SPARKS FIEBER MCGEE and MOLLY Porter Hall Lee Bowman «Ceul Cunningham • Ramo Vincent and MARY

SUNT PICTURE

LIVINGSTONE

MIDNIGHT FOLLIES

LAST TWO DAYS

Presenting an entire change of programme, everything new."

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

•B.:0.7 i l

WOMEN IN THE HONOURS LIST

merriment

That's Life Begins in College," Twentieth Century-Fox muscial smaah starring the comedy-mad Ritz Brothers and featuring Joan Gloria Davis, Tony Martin and Stuart, and a tremendous cast. which is at the King's Theatre...

Augmented by the sensational song hit of Lew Pollack and Sidney

REMOVAL BY

FOREIGNERS

New Regulations

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

MONDAY, JANUARY 24 Cinemas.--(See Column 3 of this

pago)..

Lectures-Air Raids Lecture, at

Governing Procedure China Fleet Club Theatre,

In accordance with the new ze- gulations issued in Shanghai by the Japanese Naval Landing Party, it notided that foreigners wishing to remove goods. and personal effects belonging to them can, on present- ing satisfactory evidence of owner ship to the Police Station of the District in which their premises are situated, obtain the Recessary passes, states the "North China Daily News."

Applicants should produce two photos of themselves or their certi- fed foreign employees for whom they require passes. These passes will be regarded as permanent. till their need ceases to exist when they will be returned to the Police. These passes are issued to assist rightful owners to move their pro- perty.

The Shanghat Municipal Police will not accept responsibility for property wrongfully removed.

THE ENGLISH BIBLE CELEBRATIONS

Nearly four hundred years agɔ the English Bible was first placed in every parish church in mngland, and this fact will be recalled at an important quatercentenary to be celebrated in London and else where during 1938 gà đăn n

3.30

Mails. (See Page 18). Moon-X Moon, 23rd" Day,

Sports-(See Pages 10, 11 and

Sunrise 7.05 am Sunset,—6.05 b.m.

16).

Tides-High at 01.05 and 14.10. Low at 0711 and 19.45.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 Cinemas-(See Column '3 of this

page).

་་

"

Malls (See Page 16). Meeting---Annual General, St. Andrew's Church, in the Church Hall

Miscellaneous. --- Hotary Titia, Hong Kong Roof Garden, I p.m. Moon-XII Moon, 24th. Day. Sports. (See Pages 10, 11 and

Sunrise.-7.05 a.m. Sunset.-8.04

18).

p.m.

Tides-High at 00.19 and 13.30; Low at 06.40 and 18.33.

OVER £800 FOR A' 'STAMP

RECORD PRICE FOR 1937

The you 1937. has been an ex- citing one for the philatelist. It was made notable by the Em- pire's Coronation Issues amount- ing to 202 stamps in all, Dealers budgeted originally for 191, but Newfoundland sprang a surprise with their special Issue of eleven stamps,

In 1538 the English Reformation took place, and Henry VII's.com-

: mand that year that the English

Following close upon the Cor- Bible should be placed. In everyonation issue came the stamps of church for the benefit of parishion- the new reign. Canada issued the first stamp of King George VI on April 1, making history in two ways: for they were not only the Arst stamps to bear the new king's portrait but they were the first Empire stamps ever, to show an English monarch in mufti.

D. Mitchell whicu include "Whyers was the sign that this great Talk About Love?" and the otherk. "Life begins in College" moves along on a tidal wave of giddy gags, gorgeous girls,"songsters and

teppers.

The mad merrymaniacs of "Slag, Baby, Sing." "On the Avenue," and

"You Can't Have Everything" have the time of their life in a three Ritz circus of the wildest, maddest gags ever put over.

EBB TIDE

The first sea story Almed m Technicolour will be shown at tha Queen's and Al- hambra Theatres" to-day, in Para- mount's Picture "Ebb Tid.” Taken from a story by R. Lou Stevenson- and Lloyd Osbourne, “Eab Tide" presents the famed European char- acter actor, Oscar Homolka, in an American picture for the first time. Homolka, in' his ́first "role here, lives up to expectations in his! characterization of Captain Thor- becke, a broken "sea captain who has lost his ship and papers through drunkenness. He has the knack of making even the worth-

change in religious outlook was firmly established in England...

For some time now a National Counci representing Churches throughout the country has been meeting in London at one of the City churches in order to plan

what form the celebrations shall take, and it Has been decided to hold public meetings and pageants in most counties early next sum

mer.

June 19 will be observed all over the country: as a special thanksgiving Sunday, and the cele brations in London will include a service on that day at St. Paul's Cathedral that the King and Queen will attend.

to choose, yet two other historical

It seemed hardly an ideal date

sets were issued on the same day: Burma. The Aden ones were of a the first sets of Aden and of

pleasing design with a native craft in the forground against a view of the island, while Burma

WAS

current Indian stamps.

content to over-print the

.Grenada was the first of the crown.Colonies to issue stamps to mark the new reign, and it made postal history by the issue of a farthing value for the first time in its eight decades of TWO ARABS HANGED stamps. It is a clean, staightfor- ward design, and one of the "est of the year.

Jerusalem, Jan. 72. Two Arabs were hanged to-day in connection with the murder of the British archaeologist. Afr. Starkey, on January 10.

An Intensive search has

been made ever since the murder by less. Thorbecke akeable char-police assisted by troops and dogs. acter. His supporting cast is mare" than the name implies, since it includes Frances Farmer, Ray Milland, Lloyd Nolan and Barry Fitzgerald of the Abbey Players of

Dabila.

Milland and Miss Farmer supply the romantic interest of the tale. Their love story is a strange one.

TOPPER

Constance Bennett and Cary Grant, co-starred for the first time, and Roland Young as "Top- per," achieve a joint triumph in the Hal Roach-M-G-M feature comedy. "Topper," which opened on Saturday at the Majestic Theatre.

The trio turn in brilliant per- formances that brought forth en-

One of the men hanged to-day was sentenced to death by a mill- tary court for firing on the police after he had escaped from a house which the police were searching

THE CENSUS

The year's stamp census, for which collectors are indebted to Messrs. Whitfield King, shows that: 1,772,new, stamps have been Issued. Europe is responsible for 550, Africa for 395, America for 378, Asia for 239, and the rest of the world 180, a very average in-

The Empire's huge total has crease. been approached by France, which The other was charged with has utilised 128 stamps to adver- complicity In Mr. Starkey's mur-tise the Paris Exhibition. France der and with firing on the police, one of whom was murdered.

Meanwhile, a tile factory in the Jewish settlement near Jerusalem was totally gutted by fire last night. It is understood that the fire was due to arson.-

Rester.

f

CHINA CLIPPER RETURNS

..

Jan. 23.

thusiastic response from the audi- San Pedro, (California). The ence. Mia Bennett, light and gay China Chipper, which left here for in the high comedy of "Topper," Honolulu, was forced to return is more delightful and alluring with petrol pipe trouble when; six At the head of the women in musical world will appreciate the than in any role she has portrayed hundred miles ont. She landed the Honours List is the Duchess of honour conferred on Miss Harrieth her illustrious career. Just as safety at Los Angeles- Northumberland, now Dame Cohen, who becomes a Commander Claudette Colbert added to her etter Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian of the British Empire, and nothing fame in "It Happened One Night" Order which recognises distin could be more popular than the and Carole Lombard scored in ""My guished services rendered to the inclusion of Miss Gracie Fields in Man Godfrey, Misa Bennett comes King or other, members of the that distinguished company.

into her own in. "Topper." Royal Family, Dr. Barrie Lambert Mrs. Price Hughes receives the Cary Grant exhibited the "same same honour soon after she had

becomes a Dame Commander of

say, rollicking manner, that char the British Empire, and everyone the happiness, of realising one of acterized his leading man role op- who knows the splendid work she her dearest wishes, the opening posite Grace Moore in When has done in medieize, including of a hostel where some of the You're in Love."? her war service in South Africa, more helpless of the girls who

and her arduous work as member come to the West London Mis Mrs. Cecil Chesterton, founder of of the LC.C. when-the, Poor Law sion Sisterhood for help may and the several Cecli Houses for infirmaries became LCC. hos- a home for a year or two. Nearly homeles women in which Queen pitals, will welcome the honour, ten thousand girls who have pas-Mary has always taken great in- done to her drunte van an' af sed through the mission will be (terest.

A similar honour has been ac- delighted at the recognition of Mrs. Rama Rau. who receives corded to Miss Gwendoline Mrs. Hughes's long and happy the Kalsar-i-Hind Medal. is one Trubshaw, chairman of the Car- | work. ~

of the best-known and most active marthenshire County Council. The The O.B.E. has been given to Indian women in London..

CABINET LEADERS

has not

famous forgotten her Rodin represent the moderns, and. dead: Anatole France and August Corneille and Descamps the clas- Kics.

But the most popular personality stamp was the 3 cent issued by the States in memory of Virginia Dare, the first white baby born. on the American continent. Its sentiment. captured America, and its sale has run into many mil- liona

The stamp trade has been booming throughout the year. The record price for a single stamp was that realised in the Strand some weeks ago, when £850 was paid for a 10s. Inland Revenue stamp of Edward : VIL-

SPECTACULAR EISE The most spectacular, rise was shown by the George V. 21d., over- printed "Morocco Agencies," which jumped from 3d. to 108. in a single day, and the most curious story is connected with the New Zealand London, Jan. 22.

Chamber of Commerce issue. The Prime Minister, who was Very Boon after

they were Birmingham on personal bus-placed on sale they were bought

MEET

KING'S

SHOWING TO-DAY

DAILY AT 2.30 5.10, 7.15 & 8.30 P.M.

CRAZY

....... in **Sing, Baby,

CRAZIER

Singl

in "You Can't Have Everything"

CRAZIEST in this riotous. laffepalooza!

Teaming with Pallack and

hit tunes by

Mitchellt

NEXT CHANGE ***COLUMBIA

DAILY

AT

230

520

"720 920

HET BROTHERS

SIN GE

JOAN DAVIS TONY MARTIN GLORIA STUART

FRED STONE » MAT PENALETAM EN THORGERIES: DOCK HALOPUTER 104N PARIN - DISHE MURRAR JES PHONEY - NKOWICE SAFE MARINER WEAVER+Z. G. UNISET

ALSO LATEST CARTOON TIMID RABBIT "

MADELEINE CARROLL-FRANCIS LEDERER

in "IT'S ALL YOURS"

STAR

HANKOW BROADA KOWLOON TEL

57795

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY WARNER OLAND vs BORIS KARLOFF-

in the west mystery picture of their career

TO-MORROW:

SHOWS DAILY

2,30 670 710.930

“CHARLIE CHAN

at the OPERA

with

KEY LUKE CHARLOTTE HENRY THOMAS BECK MARGARET IRVING

A 20th Century Fox Picture

NEW FACES OF 1937"

Joe Penner Milton Berle Harriet Hillard

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEL 47221

MATINEES 204 30%. EVENINGS: 20,-30-50-700

FINAL SHOWINGS-TO-DAY

| KISSED- BY A LOVELY SPOOKI.

And then this timid soul treat to town) 90 Minatas

of Brand-New Laugls!

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An involvin

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Lovey Com

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----HAL ROACH on tants CONSTANCETM

གི་རྩ CART

BENNETT GRANT

TOPPER

with Roland YOUNG-BIIIs BURKE Alan MOWBRAY Bege FALISTIE ́....

Directed by NORMAN Z. Mei800 Aasadato Produse Mine: 1. Tran

THE GAYEST SPOOKS

YOU EVER SAW!

TO-MORROW,

ATBO:

NEWS

OF THE

DAY

́ONE DAY ONLY!

RETURN OF AN OLD FAVOURITE"!

EL BRENDEL MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN IN

"JUST IMAGINE"

A FOX SUPER-PRODUCTION

JEWS NOT WANTED IN RUMANIA

Bucharest, Jan. 22, The Rumanian Premier, M Goga,

terday to preside at a Cabinet New Zealand visitors to the Cor- newspaper correspondent to-day, nesa returned to London yes up, and their prices went up in an interview with a German

Committee at No. 10. Downing onation hoped to pay their ex-condemned Communism as a men- Street, which was attended by the penses, by their holdings of these ace to the safety of Rumants. Lord Chancellor, the Foreign Be stamps. But they unloaded so As regards Jews in Rumania, he eretary, the Home Secretary, the many that the bottom dropped said that there was one solution Colonial Becretary, President of out of the market, leaving out to collect the Jews into one Jewish the Board of Trade and the visitors to pay their own expenses, nation "the further away from Dominions Becretary,

with scant Contributions from Remania the better." British Wireless.

stamp collectorii:

Reuter

VAN ZEELAND REPORT

London, Jan. 22. The Report on the world econ-

Paul van Zeeland, former Belgian omic situation drawn up by M

Premier, is expected to be publish- ea next week.

Text of the Report has been for- warded to Mr. Neville Chamber- lain (the British, Premler) and M Camille Chautemps (the French Premier) for perusal. Beuter."

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