1938-04-05 — Page 5

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

QUEEN'S

DAILY AT 2-30-515-7·20 & 9:30 ·TEL.31453

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

Based on Peter B. Kyne's famed story of "CAPPY RICKS" ! LAUGHS, EXCITEMENT, FUN IN EVERY MINUTE !

LIVING AS EVERY MAN WANTS TO LIVE LOVING AS EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO BE LOVED:

GEORGE BRENT ANITA LOUISE "TH: 66 GETTER"

CHARLES WINNINGER

JOHN ELDREDGE - HENRY O'WEILL - Jeanal Creben » Gordon Otvor - Eddie Acuff • Directed

by Rusty Barkley - A COSMOPOLITAN PRODUCTION - Presseted by Warner Bros. TOMORROW

BACK IN CIRCULATION Joan Blondell

Warner Bros.

Picture

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-5.15

7.5-9.30

TAKE ANY TRAN OR HAPPY VALLEY HÀB

Pat O'Brien

PLEMING ROAD HAN CHAI TEL 28473

ORIENTALE

CLAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY✪

SO BIG IT TOPS THEM ALL},

Bere's the most marvellous of all Broadway Melodies" 10 stars, 100 dancers, 1.000 stream-lined beauties.

M-G-M's MOST LAVISH FILMUSICAL!

ROBERT

ELEANOR

TAYLOR POWELL Broadway Melody 1938

with

Metro-

T-

George MURPHY Bina M

PETUN

BARRES • Buddy EBSEN• Sophie TUCKER

DAYS TO-MORROW & THURSDAY

CONLY

THE INCOMPARABLE MASTER OF SUSPENSE!

A KARLOFF

you've never seen before!

KARLOFF

In a New Universal Picture

NIGHT KEY

MATINEES: 20c.-30c EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-7°c. ✪

ISTARE

TODAY ONLY

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

EBB TIDE"

LOSCAR HOMOLKA

Technicolor

FRANCES FARMER-RAY MILLAND

LLOYD'NOLAN BARRY FITZGERALD

jenna Paquetas amore Tran

ALUCIEN HUBBARD ...

TOMORROW

New Universal Picture

GENERAL

"ONE OF WORLD'S TRAGIC CITIES" TODAY AT THE Anxiety And Discomfort

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"The Awful Truth"

QUEEN'S:—

"The Go-Getter"

ORIENTAL:-

"Broadway Melody Of 1935"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

“Kid Galahad"

STAR:-

"Ebb Tide" MAJESTIC:—

"Slave Ship"

KING'S:-

QUEEN'S:--

Coming

"The Women Men Marry"

เ

"Back In Circulation"

ORIENTAL:

"Night Key"

"Wells Targo"

ALHAMBRA:—

The Go-Getter"

STAR:--

"Perscription For Romance"

MAJESTIC:-

"The Plainsman" ·

In Shanghai

Desperate Plight Described

What is to be the future of Shanghai? The Japanese are And- Ing it more difficult than ever to get the Chinese to return to the old city or even to set a proper civil administration.

The Japanese military are, therefore, sill in control,

Discussing this matter. the Shanghai correspondent of The Times describes Shanghai as one of the world's tragic cities. "The eternal racket of bombardment, disturbing nerves and preventing sleep," he says, "is no more, but in its stead there is discomfort and anxiety for some and desperation for many. All are affected and see the future darkly. With reason too, for the circumstances of the great Interior, upon which the welfare of Shanghal depends, are nothing less than disastrous.

That means

**There is no assurance that❘dinary storm, but the smaller Shanghai will recover its impor- firms are paralysed, and in re- cant position in the country's ducing overheads must cut salaries economy. Trade with the interior and dismiss employees. is at present dead.

"Many foreigners are already that Shanghai is living on its axed, others are under notice, and capital, and has also the prospect (for all the prospect, to say the of a serious decline in all its least, is highly uncertains. The values. No man knows where hejuving of a large proportion of the stands. Chinese or foreigner.

British

community is, in fact, positively threatened.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1938. -PAGE

KING'S

TODAY ONLY AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.90 P.M.

THE YEAR'S FUNNIEST

SUNNIEST HONEYEST OF COMEDIES !

"

IRENE DUNNE GARY GRANT

TOMORROW M.G.M. Picture

•

In

FOOD PROBLEM 'Shanghai is being fed mainly by "Obviously the foreign Powers means of the coasting feets of the concerned must make a supreme two British" shipping companies,effort to protect their interests in Jardine Matheson and Co., and China generally and those

and Swire's, whose Shanghai in particular. If Shang- vessels carry up and down the hai went, the rest would soon coast and reach up the Yangtsefollow. to a point near Klangyin

FAST ACTION IN Butterfield

NEWSPAPER FILM

"Back In Circulation" At Queen's Theatre

norrow.

the boom

at

N

FOREIGN RIGHTS "The Powers have positive rights

"The only other source of supply in Shanghai which under inter- | is Footung, on the opposite side of national law endure, whatever the Whangpoo. but conditions happens to China. It is the same there are nearly as bad as eise-with extraterritoriality. coastal where, and the supplies availabiè | and, inland navigation, and so on. are only a fraction of what they "The foreign interest In the

Customs "Back In Circulation," a fast-used to be.

may have less legal moving newspaper comedy-drama MUNICIPAL FORESIGHT foundation, but there is a positive mace from the Cosmopolitan "There would have been claim for priority of the foreign magazine story, "Angle Shooter" | famins in rice but for the enter-loans and indemnities secured on by Adela Rogers St. Johns, was pre-prise of the Municipal Council, the Customs revenue. viewed at the Queen's Theatre which by buying heavily for its "The chief argument for non- yesterday. It will open here to own account has kept prices with-interference with the Customs is in reason. Though there has been that it 13 A valuable institution no serious shortage of Imported doing very useful public service, necessaries, their cost has risen and that to tinker with it would the unmercifully for the hard-hit for- be to the disadvantage of cigners as well as cruelly for the trade. of all concerned, especially afflicted Chinese.

the Japanese, if they alm "The Japanese are trying to great development. In China. restore normality by supporting an

DANGERS AHEAD anthonomous commission of Chi-

*The real "point nt issue is nese to take the place of the for-whether the Japanese contemplate

Government of Greater

using "force majeure" to get all Shanghal and carry on the usual

they want in China Thalf respon- municipal administration.

sible statsmen have declared that This body starts unfortunately they will respect all foreign rights. with the reputation that its mem-

in

Revolving round the hurly-burly of a newspaper office and showing rather starting fashion the might of the American press, this pleture gives Joan Blondell, as a hard-bolled sob-sister, plenty of Jopportunity to exchange wisecracks an "art" at which is adept) with her news-crazed editor, Pat

O'Brien,

TEET

at

has the widow (Margaret bers are pro-Japanese: one has but it is not so clear that thei

The story is wound round the death in mysterious circumstances of a millionaire. With the informa- tion she ferrets out and publishes, Joan |Lindsay) brought to trial and con-

victed for murder.

After the trial, however, Joan becomes convinced of the widow's innocence and by further investiga- tion unearths evidence to show

that the millionaire committed suicide...

Although "Back In Circulation" gives an exaggerated picture of newspaper "methods.. it 19 good entertainment.

THE GO GETTER

already

been assassinated others have been threatened.

and

Japanese Army Is of the same mind. Ap- 'General Matsui foresaw circun- parently no civil authority can stances in which it would be function effectively while the

necessary for him to take action war continues and the Japanese with regard both to the Settle forces are the controlling element.ment and the Customs. An step The longer the struggle continues which affected foreign interest the more difficult does the situa- would of course greatly aggrav- tion of Shanghai become."

vate the situation in the Far East; might indeed impert' the peace."

NO FOREIGN TRADE Dealing with the position in the interior before the outbreak, of

hostilities, the correspondent says DIARY OF LOCAL

that the Chinese Government made strenuous efforts to correct

In more intimate fashion old abuses and Improve conditions in Cappy now comes before the public the interior and the first months again--almost in real fe. He's of 1937 indicated a sharp change

2

EVENTS

TODAY

in 2 movie-the Cosmopolitan for the better which greatly stimu- Anniversaries and Holidays.— production entitled "The Go Get-lated confidence.

Pure Brightness. (Ching-ming). ter.". which has its run at the Just when trade was revivingSt Vincent Ferrer.

Into

Anctions. Household Furniture,

Queen's Theatre today.

the war burst upon Shanghal," he Cappy is portrayed by Charles continues. "turning hope

at Lammert's Hong Kong Bales Winninger, whom you'll remember gloomy foreboding. The foreign Room, 2.30 p.m. as Cap'n Andy in the stage play. trade is now almost totally 503-)

Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this then the movie. called "Show pended, and with it the earning Page)

power of the population: Wealthy

Lectures.-Prof. R. K. M. Simp- institutions can weather any orson on "Rhetoric" at Helena May,

Boat,"

Yet Winninger isn't the go get; Iter. George Brent, handsome 6- foot Irish actor has that role and is co-starred with the slender, pic- turesque, wraith-like beauty. Anita Louise.

George loves Anita, in the Kyne! story, She's old Cappy Ricks' daughter. And before Cappy will let George have her. George must

U.S.R.C. APRIL FUNCTIONS

Dinner Dance And Cocktail Party

The United Services Recreation

5.30 p.m.: Col N. M 6. Irwin on "Combined Operations" to all ranks of the Volunteer Corps, at Head-! quarters, 6.30 p.m.

Mails-(Bee Page 18). Meetings-Annual, of Chinese Estates, Ltd., at China Building, 5th floor, noon; annual, of Douglas

go through a lot of tests which Club is holding three functions in Steamship Co., Ltd., at P.&O. Cappy devises. He succeeds in the Club during the present month, Bldg. noon; Kowloon Chess Club, an at Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.; On Funday, April 17. going through them..

5.30

Other notables in the cast includes (American Tournament will held Mothers' Union, in Cathedral Hail, 3 pm. Yonth Conference Com- Henry O'Neill. John Eldredge, heldm commencing at 11.30 a.m..

mittee, in Cathedral Office, Joseph Crehan, Helen Valkis, Helen entries for which will close at 5

D.m.: HK. Branch English Asscn. Lowell, Minerva Urecal, Harry pm, on the previous day.

at Helena My. 50 ph оть Wednesday, April 20, 2

Miscellaneous, Rotary Tifin. cocktail party will take place atj

“PRESCRIPTION for ROMANCE Beresford, Herbert Rawlinson and

with

Wendy Barrie Kent Taylor - Mischa Auer

-

SLAVE SHIP AT MAJESTIC

A spectacular drama that storms To Warner Baxter falls one of in epic sweep over half the world, the most colourful roles of his "Slave Ship," which is showing to- career, as a romantic scourge of day at the Majestic Theatre, stands two oceans, defying the navles of head and shoulders above the gen- all the world and fighting at last eral level of film fare to take its for love in the greatest adventure Tightful ranka as the mightiest of [of all,

Eddie Acuti

7 pm. The charge will be $1.50 Hong Kong Hotel; Soldiers" and per per person, and members may Airmen's Christian Assen, meets in

IRENE DUNNE'S vite guests at a similar charge. Hong Kong Union Church

GAY COMEDY

7.30 p.m.

P.

Y.M.C.A.

Hall,

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"THE WOMEN MEN MARRY" with Grogar Murphy-JosEPHINE HUTCHINSON

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LITTLE CAESAR

See

*. MARKED. WOMAN

EDWARD G.

ROBINSON BETTE DAVIS

Kid Galahad

with

HUMPHREY BOGART

WAYNE MORRIS JANE BRYAN Harry Carey William Hääde Songs by M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl - Directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ • A Wamer Bros. Hit-

George Brent. Anita Louise

"THE GO.GETTER"

THURS.:

• SHOWS

3.30 $30

| 720-130

in

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TOMORROW, ONE DAY ONLY! RETURN OF ANOTHER "OLD FAVOURITE " Į THE GLORIOUS STAR TEAM OF “MR. DEEDS" IN THE GRANDEST OF ALL D. MILLE'S GREAT ROMANCES ||

GARY COOPER

JEAN ARTHUR in "THE PLAINSHAN"

A PARAMOUNT SUPER PRODUCTION!

1-

ALIEN SENT

TO GAOL

On Saturday, April 30. a dinner

Moon-III Moon, 5th. Day dance will be held from 8 p.m. The charge is $4.50 Inclusive and $1.50 Religious-Prayer Meeting

Chaplain's Room, B. & 6. Home, 8 Irene Dunne, scores a big hit in for the dance only. the year's most delightful comedy

Applications for tables may be

Rehearsall.-A.D.C, at European role as Lucy Warriner in "The made to the Hon. Secretary before Awful Truth," which is showing 0.30 pm. on Wednesday, April' 21.

Social. Craigengower- Cricket at the King's Theatre.

It is hoped that the band of

Club Weekly Tombola, 9.15 p.m.; This gay, madcap story of the HMS. Eagle will be in attendance. Whist Drive and Tombola in Bergts. all the sex zagas. ·

Opposite him is Wallace Beery, Warriners, played by Miss Dunne

Mess, 1st Middlesex Regt. Nanking The new Twentieth Century Fox in a role that dwarfs all of the as Lucy and Carry Grant as Jerry, film, which co-stars Warner Baxter famed actor's previous sea rolca. is uproariously funny. The tum Lucy but permits Jerry to visit 3ks., Shamshuipo, 8:30 pm. and Wallace Beery, pictures the As the villainous mate of the last starts when Jerry and Lucy decide the dog. Thus many of the film's Sports(Bee Page 10).

Sunrise 6:12 am Sunset 6:40 Magistracy yesterday. adventures of the last alaver as, slaver, Beery makes the big-fisted, to separate with only one bone of outstanding comedy scenes arise

the custody of Mout of ... Jerry's visits to Larey's p.m. with mutiny reddening the decks, bull-headed seaman a figuré of contention,

apartment while she is entertain- Tides High at 00.45 and 11.53.

Low at 06.25 and 9.15. The court gives Mr. Smith to ing impatient suitors.

It sails or its last desperate voy-continuous interest, genial and Smith, their wire-hair terrier, treacherous to his dying breath nge.

BURGLAR BROUGHT

TO JUSTICE

Rudolf Manlock, allas Rudolt Chan Pak-chung, 23, of No. 193. Mamlock-Montague, 23, a Hun-Tai Nam Street, appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the garian, who appeared before Mr Kowloon Magistracy, yesterday on. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon a charge of burglary. Magistracy on Saturday on charges

Detective Sergt. Franklin stated- of obtaining goods by false pre- that defendant was seen by a tences, faced His Worship on a Chinese detective running along a further charge of breach of the scavenging lane near Aplin Street Aliens' Ordinance at the Kowloon in the early hours of Saturday morning......., Defendant had a dinner jacket, and a quilt under his arm. Bentence of three months' fard labour was passed.

Defendant pleaded gulity, on all charges and was sentenced to six ́months' hard labour.

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