1938-02-15 — Page 5

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WELLS FARGO

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TODAY AT THE CINEMA Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Come And Get It"

QUEEN'S :---

"Wells Fargo."

ORIENTAL:-

"The Prince and the Pauper”

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Dance, Charlie. Dance."

STAR:-

"Love Is News". MAJESTIC:— ·

"Way Out West"

KING'S:-

Coming

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"SLIM

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Best Film Banned In Malaya

BONFIRE LIGHT

Aids Aeroplane In Landing

By lighting a bon-fre, villagers at Moeja, Sweden, enabled an aeroplane ambulance to land at night and rush a woman suffering from appendicitis to hospital.

When the machine arrived" at Moeja in response to an urgent call, the pilot was unable to land on the lake there owing to the darkness.

Voted by the American National Board of Motion Pictures as the best film of 1937, "Night Must Fall in which Robert Montgomery is stated to have given his best performance on the screen murderer; will not be Penang or the rest of Malaya. The film has been banned,

seen in

"Slim." ORIENTAL :—

"Draegermar Courage." "Charlie Chan At The Circus"! ALHAMBRA

"Night Club Scandal"

STAR:-

"Winterset." "Rose Marie"

| MAJESTIC:-

"Fire Over England." "Shall We Dance"

EDNA FERBER

NOVEL FILMED

JAPAN SERVICE DIARY OF LOCAL

PENSIONS TO BE REVISED

EVENTS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Anniversaries and Holidays- Chaliapin born, 1873. General Lew

Compensation Boosts Wallace died, 1905/

With No Time Limit In Payments

Tokyo. Feb. 14. Providing for an increase of about 17,000,000 yen as payment to the familles of Japanese soldiers killed or wounded in action, a bill to revise the existing persions law has been presented to the Dlet.

Auctions. Postage Stamps, at

Rooms, Lammert's Auction

5.15

p.m.

Cinemias. (See Column 3 of this page)

In

St.

Mails. (See Page 16). Meetings-Kowloon Chess Club, at Peninsula Hotel. 5.30 pm.; Mothers' Union, in St. Andrew's Hall. 3 p.m.; First, of newly- cleated Church Council, Andrew's Hall, & p.m.

Miscellaneous. - Claims Against

Estate of Alice Sanderson legislation. It calls for increased Laurenice, due: Rotary Tiffin. Hong compensation to families of 801-Kong Hotel: H.E the soldiers in the lower ranks of the service and families having three or more members.

The salient feature of the bill is its likewise to social welfare the

Subject to the approval of the Diet, these révisions will be put into effect on April 1. They will apply not only to corps fighting in the present hostliltles but also the families of those who saw service in the Manchuria incident, the Sino-Japanese war of 1894 and the Russo-Japanese war.

NO LIMIT OF PAYMENTS

Compensation boasts ranging between 20 to 25 per cent are call- Samuel Goldwyn's magnificent led for in the measure. film version of Edna Ferber's colourful novel of the lumber camps. "Come and Get It," is showing today at the King's Theatre."

An Increase of 80 per cent will be made in payment to familles of third-class privates killed 15 ас- tion. The present law provides for

law

Governor

broadcasts from. Z.B.W., 7.45 p.m.

Moon-Full Moon. 1.14 am. I Moon, 15th. Day.

Social-Valedictory Party and Presentation to Captain H. "West- lake. in Volunteer Headquarters. 6.30 p.m.; Crafgengower Cricket Club Weekly Tombola, 9.15 p.m.

Sports-(See Page 10). - Sunrise.--6.36 m. Sunset.-6.20

D..

Tides. High at 10.27 and 22.01: Low at 03.55 and 15.20,

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16.

Moon. Moon, 17th Day.

Sunset.-8.19 Sunrise.--6.50 a.m.

p.m.

Tides.--High at 09.58 and 21.15: Low at 03.21 and 14.30.

DISCOVERIES IN EGYPT

Again and again one has heard that the soll of Egypt has, archæo- logically speaking, been exhausted, writes a columnist in the Evening Standard.

An inspired cast. headed by Ed-payment of 1.50 yen per year, with ward Arnold in the role of Barney increases of 30 per cent for the

first five

years. The new Glasgow. the chore boy who be- came a lumber baron, brings Miss raises it to 2.70-gen for this period.

to Life Ferber's vivid characters

Families of second-class privates with uncanny accuracy. The Alm slain in action, who now receive catches all the colour. the thrills, 165 yen a year with a 30 per cent the danger and the fun of the increase for the first five years. story.

will receive an 80 per cent increase Arnold gives what is unques- to 297 yen without any limitation tionably his best performance, as to the period of years in which while Barney McCrea is perfect as payment is to be made. his son. Richard, who wins the Families of first-class privates girl his father loves. Lovely who now receive 180 yen will have blonde Frances Farmer gives & their payments increased to 324ing, or even aproaching, the beauty fine, understanding characteriza- yen.

of Tutankhamen's will again be tion in the difficult dual role of

Survivors of non-commisioned found. The robbers have been too Lotta, the colourful cabaret singer

officers killed, who are now paid industrious in their plundering. whom the power-mad young

An eminent Egyptologist who Barney loves but leaves to marry according to the increases of 30

percent for the first Ave years, will showed me that tomb some time the bass" plain, tight-lipped

Lotta's beautiful benent from increase of 45 to 55 ago told me also the strange story daughter and

falls per cent under the new law, in ac-of Mr. Howard Carter's canary." daughter with whom he

cordance with new policy of grant- hopelessly in love. years later.

ing more to the relatives of those

EXCELLENT" COMEDY

AT ALHAMBRA

"Dance. Charlie, Dance," the

I

the lower brackets of the ser- vice without any time limitation.

HIGHER OFFICES

Increases of 40 per cent are ask-

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Mr. Walter Emery's discoveries at Sakkara, near Cairo, disprove all such forecasts.

Yet I doubt if any tomb surpass-

THE SNAKE

It seems that Mr. Carter had the canary in the house which he occupied while he was working at Luxor

The bird sang blithely day alter

Warner Bros. comedy which opens ed for in payments to families of day until, it was discovered later. at the Alhambra Theatre today.oticers below the rank of major or the workers were nearing

deals with FL couple of shady Broadway producers who induce lieutenant-comander who are killed in action. Compensation is paid Stuart Erwin, a stage-struck boy from the country who has just in them at present under the 30 per herited some money, to put $20,000 cent increase plan for the Arst five into a show they want to produce. years.

tomb.

the

Then its singing gradually ben On the day be- reached the became fainter. fore the tomb was singing stopped completely.

On the day the tomb was open-

Allen Jenkins and Charles Foy, Similar increases of 30 per cent popular comedians, play the part are provided for in payment to led the canary was found dead. of the producers.

familles of alain officers below the It had been killed by a snake: and the first "figure found within To make things funnier. Jenkins rank of major-general or

the tomb was the figure of a hard-boiled wife, Glenda Farrell, is admiral.

snake.

met Mr. Howard Carter

an ex-fan-dancer who is always

her semi-nudist activities.

in

their

rear-

I

In

According to the proposed law. threatening him with a revival of families of officers above the rank Cairo later. He ridiculed the story of colonel or captain who are slain of a Tutankhamen curse which for "Dance. Charlie, Dance" is gay in action will receive a 20 per cent a long time was trundled into the and merry throughout. Erwin, of course, dominates the show, but excellent performances are also given by Miss Farrell, Jenkins and a new comedierine from the stage named Collette Lyons.

WELLS FARGO

and

increase (Reuter).

pensions.melight every time one of those

present at the opening died.

"CRUETY TO ANIMALS" IN "BORNEO"

Fox

Outcasts of Poker Flats, Recis 2 and 4, R.KO, (USA), Gun-play.

Bone Benders Parade, (USA), Unsuitable for 1 alayan audiences.

Here is one of the most brilliant romances ever screened: Based on the opening of "America's Lifeline

It was revealed in the Straits of Empire," the trail whi a linked the Far West to the East in early Settlements Government Gazette ribbon Published recently that two reels gold days, the narrow through, desert, forest, plain and of Martin Johnson's last wild lie Alm,. "Borneo," were banned by mountain over which adventurers. soldiers,

Borneo, Reels 8 and 9, Fox settlers, heros

the Malayan flm censor.

cruelty to scoundrels passed for more than It is stated that the reason for (U.S.A.); Shameful

animals. twenty-five years, "Wells Fargo" is banning these two reels is "shame-

Tough to Handle, Reel 6, Conn. a cavalcade of American greatness ful cruelty to anima's."

Pics. (USA), Third degree, ex- which it is everybody's business to The Alm, "Borneo," was shown cessive gun-play and hold up. see, whether he's looking for his in Pennang early this month and

Headline Crasher, Reel 6, Conn tory, a love story, comedy, thrills proved very popular. The two pics. (USA), Gun-play. d2 3 or inspiration.

banned reels were, of course, ex- She Couldn't Take It, Columbia The story is built around the eluded from the version shown in USA), Gangster. express business as founded by Pennang.

Big City, M.G.M. (USA), Gang. Wells and Fargo shortly after gold was discovered in California. Its

Blake of Scotland Yard, Egisodes 1 to 5. R.KT. (USA), Gun-play.

(Beat), U.P.S. Four Song (China) War, propaganda.

Chinese News (Bilent); UP.S. (China), War propaganda.

Bchool for Husbands, RK.O. Law of the North, Reel 8, Mono- | (USA)); Suggestive.

Humiliation, Grand View Hong Headline Woman, Reel 8,. Mascot Kong, Propaganda.

China War News; South Confdential, Reel 1. Mascot ces, Reel 2, Propaganda.

Madam X, MG.M (UBA), Gun-play.

"Shanghai News (Silent), "Pro-Sorcid.

She's No Lady, "Wells Fargo" is showing at the paganda..

There Goes My Girl, R. K. O. (USA) Gun-play. Queen's Theatre today.

Pardon My Grip, (USA) Gun-play.

The order of selection is: 1. "Night Must Fall" (Robert Montgomery Whitty, the British actress),

and

Dame

The full list. together with the ster. hero is handsome Joel McCrea, maker and the reason for the ċen- May trail-breaker and man of vision sor's action, as as folows;

Its heroine is charming Frances, Land of the Wanted

2. "The Life of Emile Zola" Dee, who marries the bold adven- Monogram (USA), Gun-play,

turer and then, unable to under- (Paul Muni

י..

Men,

Valley of the Wanted Men, Ree) 3. "Black Legion" (Humphrey stand him as his work carries hims. Ambassador (UBA), Gun-play:

farther and farther away from her, Bogart);

4. "Camille" (Greta Garbo and finally leaves him. Robert Tavlor).

1:

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Edna

Ferber's

COME AND GET IT/

wich

EDWARD ARNOLD

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When they sing...when they dance

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LAUREL

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"FIRE OVER ENGLAND"

A UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

BRITISH "SUPER

FILMS"

International Market

Prospects

Mr, W. Farr, formerly associate general manager, of the British Film Institute, sale that the Bri- tish film industry in producing super-ima or international films or whatever they chose to call them. had tried by a great show of surface glamour to conceal People connected with various the fact that underneath there branches of the film industry de-was little real technical ability.

They had. ignored their home Provin- bated before an audience at Dart-

mouth House, assembled on the audiences whom they had a chance (UB.A. invitation of the English-Speaking of understanding and had catered Union recently, the question for audiences they did not under They had never tried Paramount whether the British film. industry stand.

should attempt to break into the to understand what they could do Columbia world marker by the production well, but only how well they could Dead End, U. A C, (USA), (USA), Unsuitibly for Malayan of internatonal" films. Mr. Frank do what America had already

[done. Gangster gun-play and murder,

Others in the brilliant cast are gram (US.A.), Gun-play." 5. "Make Way for Tomorrow."Llodyd Nolan, Henry O'Neill, Mary 6. "The Good Earth" (Paul Nash, Ralph Morgan, John Mack (U.S.A.), Gun-play.

Brown, Porter Hall, Jack Clark, Muni and Lube Rainer):

Realising his predicament, the villagers quickly gathered material and made a large bonfire with it on the jetty at the lakeside. The fames lit up the surface of the water and the pilot was able to make a perfect landing..

The woman was taken on board and an hour and a quarter later she was in hospital at Hagernaes. By fand transport the journey Bartholomew). would have taken more than a day.

7. "They Won't Forget" flyn- Robert Cummings and hundreds of

othera. ching film, rio leading stars).

8. "Captains Courageous"

and Freddie (Spencer Tracey

9. "A Star Is Bori" (Janét day- nor and Fredzlő March),

10. "Stage Door" (Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers),

audiences.

Darval presided.

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