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QUEEN'S

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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

FRED ASTAIRE

GEORGE

GRACIE

BURNS ALLEN Damsel in Distress

JOAN FONTAINE

BEGINALD SARDINER

RAY MORE

A FANDRO É, DERMAN PRODUCTION. Directed by muORGE STEVENS,

ADDED: COLOURED' CARTOON

Walt Disney's Donald Duck in "DONALD'S OSTRICH "

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1938.

TODAY AT THE CINEMA

UNITED STATES

CHINESE IN

AID WAR FUNDS

$3,000,000

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"Head Over Heels In Love.” QUEEN'S :-

Hong Kong

KING'S:--

"A Damsel In Distress."

ORIENTAL:-

"100 Man And A Girl"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:I-

“Thrillot A Lifetime.”

STAR:-

"Super-Bleuth"

MAJESTIC:-

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"My Man Godfrey."

JOEL KCCREA

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BOB BURNS. FRANO S DEE

KING'S:-

OMORROW in Paramount's" WELLS FARGO"

TAKE ANY TRAM ON HANY VALLEY BUS

[4 SHOWS

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2.30-5.15

7.15-9.30

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A NEW STAR THAT CAPTIVATED THE WORLD!

The sweetest personality that ever graced the serGEU

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YOU'LL RELISH EVERY MOMENT OF THIS GREAT SHOW!

100 MEN AND A GIRL

DURBIN

LEOPOLD

STOKOWSKI

DEANNA

ADOLPHE MENIOU

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STARTS TE PRINCE NE PAUPER"

AND THE

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MISCHA AVER EUGENE PALLETTE

SUNDAY

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Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Mauch Twins, Barton MacLane.

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TODAY AND TOMORŁOW

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JACK OAKIE ANN SOTHERN

SUPER SLEUTH

Wo Eduardo Clannelii "

Alan Bruce Edgar Kuwandy

An Edward Smail Production. Directed by Ban Stoloff. RKD-RADIO PICTURE.

SUNDAY ----

Deanna Durbin in “100 MEN AND A GIRL"

A New Univerzal · Picture

A "TALKIE" ON THE RAILWAY

Coming

"Come And Get It" QUEEN'S :-

"Wells Fargo."

ORIENTAL:

"Love Is News." ALHAMBRA:-

"Wells Fargo.".

STAR:-

"100 Men And A Girl," MAJESTIC:--

"Wayout West." "Fire Over England"

JESSIE MATTHEWS MAKES HIT

If you like swing music, if you go for dancing, that fetches an armful of orchids, if you enjoy comedy that is as punchy as it is fast. then it will be worth your movie money to hear and see alim, sleek-haired Jessie Matthews in her latest starring vehicle produced by GB. It is called "Head Over Heels In Love", and opens at the King's Theatre to-day,

Contributed

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TODAY

Anniversaries and Holidays.

T. A. Edison born, 1847. Lateran Treaty, 1929. Apparition of Our Lady at Lourdes (8.1858).

Auctions--Household Furniture,

For Relief Work at Lammert's Hong Kong Sales

Room, 2.30 p.m.

Cinemas (See Column 3 of this page)

Dances.-Hong Kong Club Ball.

Mail-(See Page 16). Meetings-Helena May Christian Fellowship. 10.30 a.m.

Full support to their country's cause is being given by Chinese living in the United States, who to date have contributed over $3,000,- 000, Chinese currency, to China's war chest, says the North China Daily News. The efforts of the Miscellaneous-EE the Gover- hundreds of Chinese reddent in nor visits Tung Wah Hospital; America. have been centralized Medical Officer's House in old Govt. through the formation of the Civil Hospital open for public In- China War Relief Association of spection, (Air Raid Precautions), America, with headquarters In Ban 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Was

Francisco. This association formed on August 19 last year by

Moon-Y Moon, 12th Day. Social-Cheero. Club Duplicate

DI organizations of overseas Chi-Bridge, 8 p.m.; Whist Drive and nese, for the purpose of raising Tombola in REW.O's and Sergta'. money for civilian refugee relief, Mess, Wellington Barracks. 9.15 and medical relief for the wound-pm ed.

Sports-(See Fage 10), Sunrise.-8.58 am

Sunset.-6.18

WELLIN Tides. High at 08.02 and 18.25.

Low at 01.17 and 11.12.

TOMORROW Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this Page).

Besides conducting drives for subscriptions, the Association has D.m. sent medical supplies and clothing for the wounded soldiers and refugees in the war-torn areas, As many as 15.000 pieces of new clothing have been seat for the benefit of the wounded, white 50,- 000 lb. of old clothes have been supplied to the war refugees in Shanghai and Canton."

HANDED OVER

Malls(See Page 18). Moon. 1 Moon, 13th Day.. Sports.(Bee Page 10). Sunrise.-8.58 a.m. Sunste.-8,17

p.m.

The funds raised so far have been handed over to the Central Low at 09.18 and 09.15. Emergency Relief Committee at

-Tides. High at 06.35 and 17.14..

Nanking, the International Com- REFUGEE

mittee of the China Red Cross in Shanghai and Hankow, and the Canton Emergency Relief Commit- tee.

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NUMBERS

DECREASE

The funds have been raised by subscriptions from more than 30,- 000 individuals, of which three per Ten Thousand Return cent. were American supporter of China's cause. Men gave part of their salaries, women pawned their. jewellery, boys shined shoes to

raise

To Homes

sold subscriptions, · girls

A city may stop to play at the The dancing star of "It's Love flowers, and young men played time of the Spring Festival but Again" comes to town this time as baseball and football games to those engaged in tackling Bhang- a trim little Parisian who makes augment .the funds. Chinese hal's refugee problem can know her lying by entertaining in the athletes in San Francisco played a no respite, says the North Chira street cafes of Montmartre, but "rice bowl" game with the Los Daily News. Consequently the Re-. who embarrasses her male admir-Angeles Chinese for the "riceless" fugee Committee of the Shanghal era no end by her exceedingly mouths of China,

International Red Cross gathered vivid temperament and her pen- DIFFERENT FACTIONS UNITED for their weekly meeting, under chant for

causing scandals in

Every political party all cliques the chairmanship of Father Jac- public. Jessie dances her way in and factions, and Chinese or-quinot, and gave careful consider- and out of international compli ganizations are united as one in ation to the many problems affect- cations with consummate skill. their endeavours to assist

the ing

welfare of the Shanghai specially in song-and-dance Chinese cause to the atmost of refugee camps. number produced in aflhouette. their ability. All those connected During the month of January In addition, the bright and with the association work volun- the total number of refugees in, breezy..script provides the dark-tarily, and every dollar raised goes the camps in the Settlement and eyed dancer with two new leading back to China for, relief work. Concession was reduced by 10,000, men-young and dapper Robert while the administration expenses representing the number who have Flemyng whose snappy tap-danc-are shared jointly by the 81 or returned to their former homes ing and Individual style of love-ganizations which sponsored the or been otherwise absorbed. The | making mark, him' as a new Association.

Committee, during January, pro- to female hearts; and

Although the Chinese military vided food for 128,000 people in Louis Borell whose continental have suffered reverses. It is the 148 camps. This number will be suavity and witty conversation opinion of the Chinese in America increased by 3.000 during February make him one of those gay villians that China will be able to prolong The food is supplied through the you'd like to steal for your weekly her resistance and wear out the sponsoring of parent societies who cocktail party.

invaders. The Chinese people, it ran the camps, the Committee re- is pointed out by officials of the quiring in return that the camps Association. pre fundamentally be run according to a set standard lovers of Uberty and democracy, and the authorized ration per and will endure much hardship head be strictly. adhered to. and sacrifice to resist the threat should any camp fair to of Japanese conquest.'

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COMEDY HIT

Long before "My Man Godfrey started its run at the Majestic theatre, word came trickling through from Hollywood and way stations that Universal's outstand- ing contribution to the new movie

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CHINESE PROPERTY

SEIZURES

conform to these two require- ments the Committee would in- mediately cease the subsidy of food supply for that camp. CLOTHING COMMITTEE ACTIVE The Clothing Committee réma-

season was a splendid screen after Japanese Army Statement Toined extremely active during the

ing. The production staff

bod

Clarify Actions

KING S

LAST TWO DAYS AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

SHE'N BACK AGAIN! THE DANCE-SING SENSATION

LOVELIER... MORE ALLURING THAN EVER.

JESSIE MATTHEWS

HEAD OVER HEELS

IN LOVE

SONG HITS BY GORDON & REVEL Directed by Sonnie Hels

SUNDAY

UNITED ARTISTS

EDWARD ARNO L D....... in COME AND GET IT!

with JOEL McCREA —–—– FRANCES FARMER

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SING-TIME!

LONG-TIME!

SWING-TIME

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TO-MORROW

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THE FAROZURENES

"WELLS

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POWELL LOMBARD

MY MAN Godfrey

A UNIVERSAL FICTURE

· COMMENCING TOMORROW

LAUREL

STAN

OLIVER HARDY WAY OUT WEST

THEIR FUNNIEST FULL-LENGTH FEATURE] A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Comedy-Hit!

month, and is now approaching gone out deliberately to do every-

|theirˇobjective, Le to supply cloth- thing possible to make "My Man Property of Chinese "engaging in ing to every needy refugee whose Godfrey" the gold cup picture anti-Japanese activities" will be application has been investigated the year.

seized regardless of its location, a and the need confirmed by the After combing the market for Japanese Army spokesman an Committee's visitors, The Clothing available stories, Universal pur-nounced in Shanghai on February Committee, since its inception, has chased Eric Hatch's novel and in-¡3.

prepared and," distributed" 171,337 This statement was made in con- pieces of clothing in 181 camps vited the author to Hollywood to collaborate with Morrie Ryskind on nection with the confirmation by and hospitais. This' 'means that the screext play. That happy the Japanese spokesman of the there are only fourteen' campo in |combination turned out a script sealing of the former private re- Shanghai- which' have not been which read even funnier than the sidence of General Wu Te-chen, served by them. Any interested book. Gregory La Cava. was Chairman of the Kwangtung Pro- visitor will be well repaid by a chosen as the director.

vincial Government and former visit to the Committee's "clothing" Having the story and the di- Mayor of Greater Shanghai.

godown at 115 Hankow Road rector, the officials then turned Differentiating between seizure where they will be welcomed. over to La Cava a cast which star and confiscation, the spokesman Daring January a start has been red William Powell and Carole declared that the property of made in establishing a bureau for Lombard. The supporting players Chinese engaging in anti-Japanese tracing lost friends and relatives, were chosen for their sense of acts would be placed under the Quite a number of families have humour and their technique as "control of the Japanese military become separated and, with the screen comedians. Among them authorities."

prospect of repatriation looming, were Alice Brady, Gall Patrick,

and there is an edition of his Questioned as to whether or not it is essential that such "be re-

BURNS IN CHINA For the last year the London power walt, which will be even Jean Dixon, Eugene Pallette and property of such Chinese in the united as soon as possible, To meet

poems for some of them) in Midland, and Scottish Railway Co. more satisfactory. The actual en-Alan Mowbray,

International Settlement or the this need an organization has

When in his play, "East of Chinese. hayn hác. in operation a railway gine employed is a horizontally-

French Concession was able to been formed which circularizes Suez." Mr. Bomerset Maugham

plenty of "Burns coach fitted up as a cinema "talkie" opposed 2-cylinder Diesel, sélected

seizure by Japanese, the spokesman particulars of missing persons in made the Chinese, Lee Tai Cheng.anthusiasts Chinese and British..... vam for instructing station person- on

describe Burns as his favourite in Singapore, Hong Kong, and account of the Diesels 1-

declared that in his belief neither all camps. nel in new methods of signal munity tram are risks and the ARAB DOCTORS MEET the Settlement nor the Concession

Progress has been registered in poet and at the same time quote Shanghai, and it was at a Singa- operation, goods handling and lack of vibration in the horizon -

authorities could "Intervene in hospital provision for refugees and the lines

pore celebration of the poet's wide variety of other subjecta Botally-opposed type of power unik,

Baghdad, Feb. 10. matters regarding ownership of arrangements" for removing caser The best-laid schemes o' mice birthday anniversary that the successful has it proved that

yan' men Gang aft agley, dificulties of Scottish dialect had The tenth Arab Medical Congress property."

requiring hospital : attention to second coach is being built.

The particular engine used in

began here on Wednesday, under Japanese action in this direction, suitable accommodation with the the critics raised cries of"""Absurdi” an amusing Illustration. With vast Obviously, absence of vibration manufactured by Victor Off Enthe patronage of King Ghazi who however, would be taken "In the least possible delay. In connection "Impossible!" and Mr. Maugham enthusiasm the company, mostly from the power plant for the gines (Coventry), Ltd, and is, in

Ight of the relations between the with Infectious diseases among was accused of working off a sorry Scotsmen had sung "Bcota, wha "talle apparatus is a highly im-fact, the only engine of its amali made the opening address.

Over 400 Arab doctors have come: Japanese and the Bettlement or children one dificulty which has test at the expense of Scotland's hae," but one of the guests dis-

been experienced has been the national poet,

turbed the prevailing harmony by portant role, and this respect, the size working on this principle. For to Baghdad, 230 of them from Concession authorities,

the cinema it drives a 5-kW, alter- Egypt, Syria and other Arab coun- "The Japanese" military author-separation of children from their But Mr. Maugham) who is a breaking out, with a marked first coach says excellent results, alpough the engine was housed in nator, and the original at tries. The chief theme discussed ities as a matter of principle, parents, the fear of which has painstaking writer, was not so far colonial accent: very finet very a compartment at the and of the paled to have been operating an at the congress, will be malaria and will not recognize mortgages or caused parents to try and conceal wrong as his critics imagined, for fine! But, look here you fellows. Hay?" (Glasgow carriage. The second coach is to average of 10 hours a day for six other tropical diseases (Trans Hens on Chinese property (Worth the disease, thus causing wider in odd though it may seem, Burns who's Wan

Ocean)

China Daily News). for the days a week.

has a remarkable vogue in China. Bulletin). have special mounting

fection

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