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HE LIVES AGAIN- AND THE WORLD
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Mr. PAUL MUNI
The Life of Emile ZolaTM
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I nuts had ears Lape Velos might be charged with tres- passing on a squirrel's prerogatives in her attempt to crash through to Bob Woolsey's conscibusness, in the above scene from "High Flyers" the latest of the Wheeler and Wobisey mas comedy riots to threaten the gravity of a picture-loving pahile..., Miss Volex, freshly back from triumphs xbrúnd, ti põón az eblef support to the nutty pair hi this THO Tadio picture, to which she contrfiertés clever inspersonations of biber fin celebraten... This picture opened at the Alhambra" Theatro yesterday
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1938.
TODAY AT THE CINEMA
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"Way Out West"
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"High Flyers"
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HEIDI
A Shirley Temple more glorious than anyone has ever known and a beloved story that has enthralled millions the world over has arrived on the screen of the King's Theatre in the never-to-be-forgotten ple- ture, "Heidi."
"Heidl," оде of the world's famous stories, had to wait for its star before it could be brought to the screen, declares Darryl · F. Zanuck, and the reason is evident. Shirley was cast in the title role in response to the thousands of movie fans who besieged the studio with requests that she play the part.
The result is a picture for which she will be remembered always, Ideally cast and gloriously portray- ed, the screen play by Walter Ferris an Julien Josephson is an achieve ment in transcribing a famillar and beloved stow to the screen.
HIGH FLYERS
NO CHANGE IN SCHEDULE
N.Y.K. Service` To America
Tokyo, Feb. 5. With the return of the "Hiye Maru" from the United States, the N.Y.K. have announced that there will be no change in the schedule of sailings of N.Y.K. liners to Am- erican ports, because they "place impelt confidence in the Ameri- can authorities."
Narrating a thrilling experience on January 20, when the plot to blow up the "Hlye Maru" at her moorings in Seattle was discover. ed, Shinichi Amano, the captain. and Bin Nelya; the purser, of the liner, which arrived at Yokotisma yesterday evening, with a full pas- senger list, told newspapermen the full story.
Kantaro Shimoda, a steward in the second class, at about 9 o'clock on the morning of Jan. 20. sighted a drowned naked body in a lifebuoy on the port side of the liner, and immediately communicated with the water police of Seattle.
At 1.05 p.m. a messenger hurried to the mer from the Customs House, and sald confusedly "Clock- work bombs are set astern of the Iner, to go on at 1.30 p.m., so move the ship to safety."-(Reuter}
CANADA'S DEFENCE
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DIARY OF LOCAL
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MONDAY, FEB, "
Auctions-Crown Land at»P.W.D. Omces, at 3. p.m.
Cinomas.--(See Column 3 of this
page).
Malls-(See Pare 16). Moon-I Moon, 8th. Day. Sunrise.-7.00 am. Sunset,---6.15
Tides-High at 01.15 and 13.50. Low at 07.08 and 20.45.
TUESDAY, FEB, & Miscellaneous. - Rotary Timon, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, 1 p.m.
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Lectures.-Institution of gineers and Shipbuilders, 6 pm.
Moon-I Moon, 8th Day... Sunrise.-7.92 a.m. Sunset.--6.13
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Tides-High at 0235 and 14.50 Low at 07.38 and 22.48.
POWER CONTROL
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Definite Japanese Programme
Tokyo, Feb. 5.
A definite programme for man- agement of electric power and Ottawa, Feb. 5.
other industrial enterprises 10. Defence of Canada's Pacific Central China is rapily being put coastline receives prominence in
into final shape, by Japanese Arms the Defence estimates, which were organised for this purpose, accord- introduced in Parliament today. ing to leading Japanese financial
The estimates total $34,000,000. | Journals.
An accompanying memorandum The commercial newspaper, emphasises the importance of Chugat Bhogyo, says that the Pacific defence.
Japanese Government is consider- The estimates provide for the ing establishment of a new bank- purchase of two new destroyers, ing organisation for Central and from Great Britain, and also for 55 South China and development com- new aircraft, and the augmentingpanies to take part in opération ul of the Naval Volunteer Reserve by
gas works, power plants and water enlistment of fishermen. sailors supply projects. and yachtsmen aged between 18 and 35.-(Reuter).
The Kwangsi Provincial Govern- ment has decided to install auto- matic telephones in the principal cities of the province.
Those past-masters in the fine
While installation work has art of fun-marking, Bert Wheeler already been in progress in Kweilin and Robert Woolsey, add to their and Nanning, orders have also been long list of stellar box office at-placed with foreign countries for tractions, when
Flyers," machines to be set up in Lungchow, "High lastest RKO Radio comedy, "co-
Wuchow and Linchow, starring the famous team, shows at the Alhambra Theatre today.
From smuggling jewels in B stolen police plane, to solving thefts in detective guise, and in-dog being wagged by a 4-in. tall- cidentally making hurricane love President Roosevelt.
SAYINGS OF THE WEEK
America is in the case of a 96-in.
We shall reach the helm within
NEW COMPANY
The leading Japanese power concerns, it is stated, are forming a new company which will be capitalised at 45,000,000 yen. with its main office in Shanghai.
At the same time, it is announced that the North China Electric Power Development Company, of Tientsin, is preparing to raise its capital from 5.000.000 to 50,000,- 000,000 yen.
the
It is likely that this firm will be merged with
new Central China Company.
A POWER PROJECTS Plans include operation of power to provocative beauties, the
projects for the Yangtsepoo, Nan- erratic but resourceful partners in
five years-Bir Oswald Mosley. tao and Pootung districts of merry adventure set a record pace
The Under-Secretary to theShanghai and other regions, south for hilarious antics "that never Home Omice, Mr. Geoffery Lloyd. of the Yangtse which are in Japan- slackens up to the film's smashing is going to Berlin to learn ese occupation. climax.
all about Germany's air-raid
that, profit
The story presents Wheeler asprecautions, so
an aviator and Woolsey as a side-Ing. by her example, we may show barker who, together, un- frustrate her bombers if they come. wittingly steal a police plane to Admirable international co-opera- do a bit of smuggling, and wind Lion-Mr. Wilson Harris. up posing as sleuths on the trail of a series of strange thefts at a palatial country estate. They no suicides-Mr. Hilaire Belloc.
In the Middle Ages they had no potatoes; but then, also, they had
t
Several groups of engineers and technical" experts are being sent to Shanghai to investigate conditions power plants in Central China. The Chugal Shogyo says that the various projects will be carried out in such a manner as to avoid fric-
with ❘tion
foreign Interests.- (Reuter).
suspect all the wrong persons while Rob human beings of their A report appearing in the In- trying to keep out of the peniten-heavenly and their internal impor- | Custrial Daily News, a Tokyo jour- tlary themselves, and keep their tance. and the author roba hisnal, to the effect that a new Japan- host's family in near-hysterics. characters of their individuality—ese enterprise to be called the Cen-
Mr. Graham Greene.
tral China Electric Company was The greatest obstacle in the way to absorb the Shanghai Power of votes for women
that Company, was characterised Frenchmen are 20 diabollenly "absurd” by an official of the lat- clever in the way they treat | ter company when interviewed last women.-Mme. Louise Weiss,
week by the North-China Daily News.
LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA
"Life of Emile Zola has its run at the Queen's Theatre today.
Warners' most ambitious Bim production of many months "The Life Emile Zola," is a 'vibrant, tense and emotional story about the man who fought a nation with George. his pen and successfully champion-
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The report stated that Japanese power Interests were organizing the "concern for the purpose" of taking over the Chapel. Power Company
ed the cause of the exiled Capt. FIRE OVER ENGLAND and also absorbing the Shanghai
Alfred Dreyfus. With Paul Muni in the title role, supported by dis- tinguished players in sustaining parts, the flm is destined to box office approval of the most sub. stantial character. It is finely made and merits high rating as cinema art and significant re- cognition as major showmanship. Encouraged by last season's biographical timing of "Story of Luis Pasteur," the studio strikes boldly with this more, dramatic theme. In addition to character delineation Muni has a role which at times is submerged under the plot and counterplot of one of the amazing intrigues of modern times. but scenarists and actor use these moments as calm before the storms
Power Company.
The report went on to state that All the breathless adventure of the Japanese concern was to be life in the days of "Good Queen capitalized at Y.45,000,000 and, with Bess" may be experienced this its head office at Shanghai, would week from the comfortable re- name the management of all ex- cesses of an upholstered seat at isting power companies in the cities the Majestic Theatre where "Fire between Shanghai, Nanking and Over England," Alexander Korda's Hangchow. magnincent screen spectacle holds the screen.
CAPITAL INADEQUATE The routing of the mighty The Shanghai Power Company Spanish Armada by Elizabeth's official, interviewed, emphatically seven Boating Areships manried stated that the company had heard by volunteer human torches; the nothing until that day as to the burning of the heretics by the proposed measure. He pointed out Spanish Inquisition; Bir Francis that the capital of the new Japan- Drake's pirating of the gold-laden eze concern, as published in the Spanish galleons and the attem Industrial Daily News, was not pted assassination of the Virgin nearly sumelent to cover the pur- Queen" are only a few of the chase of the Shanghai Power Com- pany, whose debenture issue alone amounted to $88,000,000.
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Gen; Mad Che-tung, one of the able circumstances, he left the
of bursting declamation.AUTY scenes that will keep you on the Outstanding acting support is edge of your seat during the furnished by nearly a dozen play-unreeling of this matchless screen Other authoritative circles in former communist leaders in child to a native woman for nur- ers of whom Joseph. Schildkraut as romance, based on the novel by Shanghai characterized the allu-China, is trying to ascertain the sing by paying her $5. Dreyfus, Gale Sondergward as his A. E. W. Mason.
sion to the Shanghai Power Com- whereabouts of his discarded child, } Also Gen. Chu Teh, close com- wife, and Erin O'Brien-Moore in s Korda, the astute pilot of Lon-pany as an error in translation, states the Central China Post. It rade of Gen Mao, has sisked the lesser role, as the inspiration for don Films, has chosen the German, pointing out that what was pro- may be recalled that when passing Chengtu authorities the conception of "Hine? leave Erich Pommer to produce the film, bably meant was that the new through the Kweichow border. Gen. adequate support to his aged to give deda. Imprémions. › Mountings Zare and William K. Howard, the top- Japanese company would take over Mao's wife gave birth to a child mother in Nanch'l, where she of exceptional pretensions and
notch American director, to handle Chinese power companies operat- the year before last at a place near seems to be in a very poor condi- costuming excellent and effective. the megaphone,
ing in and around Shanghai. - Tucheng, but, owing to unfavour- | tion.
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