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QUEEN'S

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SHOWING

TO-DAY

See The Marked Woman vs. Little Caesar I Also See WAYE MOR IS, Who's Heading For Stardom I

I'VE GOT TOO MANY BOY FRIENDS

Net oss, not con bor uhens of them! Little Caeme' sops at· nothing. “Killer binasʼhos'im inching trigger fingu, und Wayna →well, make anyone about the punch ɓe pecka! Which one would! | you choow if you wait in my place?! palkka

EDWARD G. ROBINSON

Humphrey Bogart

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1938.

TO-DAY AT THE LONDON

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Its All Yours" QUEEN'S:-

"Kid Galahad"

ORIENTAL

**The Crusades"

من

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

STAR:

"Varsity Show '

"Mr. Dodd Takes The Air's MAJESTIC-

"Devil's Playground"

KING'S:

BETTE DAVIS

in "KID GALAHAD"

Wayne Morris Jane Bryan

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FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN INDIA

WEE WILLIE WINKIE

An appeal on behalf of a fund found at Tel Mashuk "about 14 to combat tuberculosis in India miles inland from Tyre. The tomb- has been launched by Lady Lin-chamber, 25ft. long, is approached lithgow, wife of the Viceroy. It is by a staircase of 20 steps and to be known as the King-Emperor's contains interesting frescoes, some Fund, commemorating his acces- sion to the Throne. The King himself has subscribed £750 and the Queen £250. Lord and Lady Linlithgow have given £750, and Indian Rulers have also contribu- ted generously.

Subscriptions may be sent to Her

Excellency the Marchioness of Linlithgow. Viceroy's Camp, India.

A

recond

ROMAN TOMB ·

Roman rock-tomb. of the century BC has been

of which are still in good preserva- tion.

Coming

"Broadway Melody of 1938" QUEEN'S :-

"The Perfect Specimen"

ORIENTAL:-

"Love Begins at 20"

ALHAMBRA:--

"A Damsel In Distress" STAR:

"Call It A Day" MAJESTIC:-

"Sweet Surrender"

AT THE QUEEN'S

Beldom indeed is a trio of stars such as Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart cast in the same film. And not only that! "Kid Galahad" himself lad so-called because of his high regard for women-is a new actor, only 23, called Wayne Morria, who' appears destined to join the ranks of top stars on the strength of this one picture.

LIBRARY

FOR THE BLIND

Largest Of Kind In World

To-day a blind person can exally say that he is as "well-read" as anyone with sight. In 1882 an im- portant step was taken in opening the library for the blind in London, writes

"Christian Science Monitor" correspondent.

Louis Braille invented his system of reading and writing for the blind in 1829. But many years elapsed before the system was in universal use or before the number ot books accessible in embossed type was anything but negligible.

To-day what is claimed to be the world's greatest library for the blind is operating in London. It is called "The National Library for the Blind," and gives a unique ser- vice to those people throughout the British Empire and the world who are deprived of sight.

The secretary of the library is Miss O. I. Prince, who is not blind. "All the books in our library are written or printed in the Braille system," she told an interviewer, "but some of them with the so- called Moon character letters. The library for the blind always oc- cuples a far larger place than does that of those who have vision. Books printed in the Braille system take up a good deal more space than those with normal print and the volumes which are produced in embassed type are bulky and heavy.

BOOKS ARE BULKY

|

"It is practically impossible and beyond the means of the majority The new leading lady who holds of blind people to store any con- his romantic interest is an up-siderable number in their own- coming-girl-too-Jane Bryan, who | homes. One must consider that an scored a triumph in "Marked Wo-ordinary novel ta transcribed. man," as Bette Davis' sistar,

B

A great story and a magnificent cast! "Kid Galahad" looks like one of the 1937's very best!

Robinson plays prize-ight manager. Miss Davis is his girl friend, "Fluff." Humphrey Bogart is Eddie's rival manager. Robinson is none too straight; Humphrey is an out-and-out crook

"Kid Galahad" is showing at the Queen's Theatre today.

CHESS

INTERRUPTED

BY DEATH Daughter To Take Father's Place After 22 Years

I

A game of chess which was left unfinished nearly 22 years ago. because one of the players lost his life in the Battle of Jutland, will shortly be completed.

り

or

volumes, each of which is more printed into bot less than five

than a foot high, almost a foot wide and weighs as much as an old-fashioned history book.

sive to produce, each volume cost

"The books are extremely expen-

copy of the printed work. For in- ing much more than a complete

stance, a 73. 6d, or $2 novel, trans- cribed into Braille, running into perhaps Aye volumes cost the library £7 10s. ($37.50) per copy." Some of these popular "and standard works are produced by machinery, but this is only worth while when a great many coples are wanted. The majority of the books are written in Braille by trained proofs-read by a blind proofreader, tested Volunteers,

each page dipped in shellac, manually corrected, and the whole bound well and strongly, at a cast of 30s. per volume.

and

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27."

Anniversaries

and Holidays.--

St. John Chrysostom. Bishop and Doctor of the Church.

Auctions:-Crown Lands, at

am. Land Office. Ping Shan, 11.30

H

Cinemax-(See Column 3 of this

pigol.

Dances: Reel Class for Children at Hong Kong Union Church Hall, 5.30 p.m.

Entertainments; Hong Kong University Arta Assen presents "Macbeth" in the Great Hall of the University, 7 p.in. in aid of Chinese Medical Relief Fund.

Lectures:-Theosophical Society,

6 p.m.

Mails (See Pare 16).

Meetings:-Victoris Chess Club, Gloucester Hotel, 5 p.m.; Annual, of Hong Kong Philatelic Society: Annual, of St. John's Cathedral, in the Hall, 5.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship. 3.p.m. ̈ ̈

Miscellaneous: Christ Church Ladies' Guild Sewing Party at 3 Duke. Street, 10am

Moon-XII Moon, 28th Day. Social:-Y.M.C.A. Ladies' Night, 7.30 p.m.; Cheero Club bridge, 8

p.m

"Sports,- (See Pages 10 and 16). Sunrise:-7.04 a.m. Sunset: -6.09

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Tides:-High at 08.50 and 18.38: Low at 01.35 and 11.28.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 28.

Moon-XII Moon, 27th. Day, Sunrise:-7.04 8.m. Sunset:- 6.08 p.m.

Tides:-High at 07.30 and 17.50. Low at 09.48 and 10.03.

LOCAL ESTATES

Lu Ku-un, bank compradore. late of No. 111 Robinson Road, who died on March 1, 1937, left local

bate of the will or the deceased estate sworn under $71.000. Pro-

has been. granted to Iu Tse-shi, Iu Loo-shi (widows), Iu Tak-cheuk (compradore), and Iu Tak Lam

architect)

Local estate to the value of $29,- 800 was left by Claude Clement Hancox, supervisor. late of A.P.C. Building (Shell Horse), who died on November 4, 1937. Probate of the will of the deceased has been grauted to Caroline Brown, spins- ter, of No. 16 Nullah Road.

ment for the blind, it also gives a certain amount of employment.

More than 100 blind copyists are The game was begun by two Haval officers. Lieutenant George

The National Library for the employed in duplicating the more McNamee, a naval schoolmaster. 000 volumes and loans them out cond copies are needed and in mak-

Blind possesses no fewer than 194,- popular new books, of which sec and Shipwright Lieutenant-Com- free of charge to more than 11,000 ing new coples of the old favourites mander J. G. Rogers (retired). In blind readers. November. 1915, they agreed to

which are beginning to show signs play chess by correspondence and

of wear. It is estimated that the started two games simultaneously.

ANY PART OF WORLD

cost of supplying each reader for informing each other by letter and

one year is approximately £2. Any blind man or woman in any diagram posted when they reached part of the world can write a let-modation and floor space had be- Pressure on both shelf accom- port, McNamee won the first game.

ter to the library for books on any The second went on until May 31, available subject. Readers can ob- 1916. McNamee was about to make tain such volumes as Lawrence's his twenty-seventh move when "Revolt in the Desert," the Battle of Jutland began. The Maurois" "Disraeli," Leon Feuch- Queen Mary sank, with 57 officers twanger's "Jew Susa." as well as and over 1,200 men. Lieutenant-"The Duke" by Guedalla, or the Commander Rogers kept *the latest best sellers. chessboard exactly as it was in memory of a man he had never the library daily and an Been. He has now asked Eileen McNamee. aged 23, the only daughter of his opponent, to finish the game at his home at Chiswick,

ETON COLLEGE WAR TROPHIES TO BE SOLD AS SCRAP

Eton College has decided to dispose of its war trophies, which are to be sold for scrap-mon.

They include the big Bulgarian gun which has stocd in the centre of the Officers Training Corps parade-ground since 1919. arid which was nicknamed by the boys "Big Bertha.”

Andre

part of the premises was demolish- ed, and a new building erected on the site. This provides ample ac- commodation for the needs of the

come so acute that in 1935 the old

library for many years to come.

"Of course, we should pay the authors their copyright." Miss In general. 1000 volumes leave Prince added, "but generally speak- equaling, they are all so generous to the number come in to be checked and blind that not only do they refuse shelved before setting out on their the copyright fee, but they actually travels again. But not only does send some donation to the library the National Library provide the when we ask them for permission means of education and entertain- to transcribe their books."

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STAR

SHOWING TO-DAY

Meet Mr Deeds Kid Brother Mr. Dodd

When the gun arrived at Wind-

to be too heavy to go over Windsor sor Railway Station it was found

Bridge, and to get it to Eton, a distance of two miles, it had to be towed via Maidenhead and Slough, a detour of 15. malles. Empire record for a parachute What is believed to be a new

The gun bears the names of hundreds of Eton boys, as it be-l descent WEB made recently at

came a custom to carve one's name Standerton

on Bertha before leaving Eton. (Transval) by Mr. William Kerr, a former profes-that it had been decided to sell A college official said recently signal parachutist, who jumped the guns because they were getting from a height of 22,395ft. The re-in a dilapidated condition. The cord he broke is stated to be 22- Bulgarian gun was becoming dan 000ft, made by the late Mr. John gerous, and, in addition it was: CHANGE

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