1938-04-09 — Page 5

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

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KOWLOON 2

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OPENING TODAY

The roaring story of the pirate who saved the nation!

(A FECIL B. De MILLE Production

FREDRIC MARCH

THE BUCCANEER

FRANCISHA GAAL

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AT THE QUEEN'S Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant

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BRINGING UP BABY

[4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-5.15 7.1-9.30

AKIN TAMIROFF 'MARBOT GRAHAME WALTER BRENNAN mimas, KECIL I. Kaif

AT THE ALHAMBRA Joan Blondell - Pat O'Brien BACK IN CIRCULATION

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LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY. A PR¿DUCTION WITH A THOUSAND DANGEROUS THRILLS: The mightiest motion picture ever to sweep the thundering torrents of history across the screen. PARAMOUNT'S THUNDERING ROMANCE OF THE WINNING OF THE WESTE

WELLS FARGO

Frances

LLOYD NOLAN HENRY O'NEILL PORTER HALL · ROBERT CUMMINGS RALPH MORGAN - MARY NASH · JOHN MACK BROWN - BARLOWE BORLAND karmel ved besnel te PRAN KOTE Livsten Pub, HOHEARD ESTABROOK

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A PRIZE FIGHTING ROMEO WOMEN CAN'T RESIST! Every woman has to make a fool of herself over a man...ONCE!

Love is one racket you can't run the way you want to."

A GRAND SHOW THAT'S FILLED WITH COMEDY SURPRISES!

""OUT OF A MILLION DAMES, IT HAD TO BE YOU!"

Edward G. ROBINSON

BETTE DAVIS

in

Kid Galahad

with HUMPHREY BOCART

WAYNE MORRIS - JANE BRYAN • Harry Carey William Raade Saugs by M. K. Jarome and Jack Scholl - Dienstad by MICHAEL CURTIZ - A Warner Bros. Bit

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HOW, THE KING PREPARES HIS SPEECHES

The method followed by the King in preparing his speeches is described in a book, "In the Words of the King," by Taylor Darbyshire (Potchinson, 101 60) recently published.

The work is a selection of his Majesty's speeches and messages, from his Arst public utterance on Mar. 17, 1918, when he was a naval officer still on the active list, up to his breadcast to the Empire last Christmas.

In this 21 years the King made more than 560 speeches. 547 of "which preceded his accession to

ANCIENT

SEAPORT

To Be Excavated

GENERAL

COLONEL HOUSE DEAD: "NEARLY PREVENTED THE GREAT WAR"

TODAY AT THE

KING'S:

CINEMA

Hong Kong

"The Bride Wore Red". QUEEN'S:———

"The Buccaneer"

ORIENTAL:---

“Wells Fargo"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"The Buccaneer"

| STAR:—

"Magnificent Obsession"

MAJESTIC:-

"Thin Ice"

Coming

KING'S:-

THE death has been announced

in New York of Colonel Edward M. House, famous wartime adviser to President Wilson. Colonel House was .80 years old.

His death followed a critica! iliness earlier this month, when he had plearisy, says British United Press.

Colonel House, whom the late President Wilson described 2.3 "my second personality." had a unique position" in international" diplomacy.

He was friend, confidant and adviser to Wilson, and because his chief interest lay in foreign affairs, he was able to influence the course of American foreign. policy to a degree which no mem- ber of Wilson's Cabinet could at-

tain.

WENT TO GERMANY

House was apprehensive of war

"Protect Our Home" (Chinese ( breaking out in Europe, and early

Picture).

in the spring of 1814 he went to Germany with the object of seek- ing some means of reaching an between Britain accommodation

QUEEN'S:-

"Bringing Up Baby" ORIENTAL:-

"Kid Galahad"" ALHAMBRA "

"Back In Circulation" STAR:-

"Wee Willie Winkie" "Caravan"

MAJESTIC:-

"Men Are Not Gods"

and Germany.

He Interviewed the Kaiser after "sounding" members of the Gov- erment, the Army and the Navy,

Afterwards the Kaiser said, **The visit of Colonel House to Berlin and London nearly pre- vented the Great War." Although the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand prevent-

FERENC MOLNARed House from developing bis

STORY FOR

plans for preserving peace as dis- cussed with the Kaiser and Sir Edward Grey. House earned

JOHN CRAWFORD large share of the credit for bring-

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1938.—PAGE

KING'S

SHOWING TODAY

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FOR THIS 2,WEEK CINDERELLA”

It's Tonight Or Never!

JOAN CRAWFORD.

THE

"Bride Wore Red

Franchot TONE-Robert YOUNG. BILLIE BURKE - REGINALD OWEN Pindend by Joseph ). Mankenler

Shoesć by Domky Arbour

lady lich gave mis cobarts beauty

14-

* day chance to live "Take a lody"... and to get her mani Bur -what heart-mrobbing drama when Joanos to choose between

Franchor and Sol

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A1 SO LATEST. NEWS OF THE DAY

TODAY & TOMORROW

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At 11.30 AM.

COLONEL 'HOUSE

DAILY

AT

230

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ing about the armistice of Novem DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

Ferenc Molnar. the famous ber 11. 1918. Hungarian playwright. provides House was a collaborator with the American screen star. Joan President Wilson in the drafting Crawford. with A charming of the "fourteen points" on which Cinderella-like story in the lat- the proposal for on armistice was ter's intest picture. "The Bride based. Wore Rcd," which is showing today at the King's Theatre.

Adapted from the play, "The Girl from Trieste," the story, deals with the adventures of a girl who rises from poverty to riches and meet her Prince Charming in the person of Franchot Tone.

Incidentally, "this" is the Arst picture in which Tone 'and Miss Crawford have appeared together since they were married,

The picture was directed by Dorothy Arzner, famous Holly- wood woman director.

FREDERIC MARCH

IN NEW FILMTM

"A thrilling and soul-stirring picture oi América's struggle against England during the War of 1812 15 presented by Cecil B. DeMills in his lates historical epic. "The Buccaneer," which opens at the Queen's and Alhambra Thea-. tres today. with Fredric March in the title role..

It is a mighty panorama pf a crucial period in history, showing the burning of Washington, the (Louisiana of picturesque Create days and the defense of New Of- leans by General Jackson.

March is seen as a pirate who turns out to be a hero when he realises that his adopted country. the United States, is in danger of destruction,

TAXI DRIVER PLANS WORLD

TRIP

In a 30-ft, boat, he has bullt from an illustration in 20 mechanical, magazine, 'a Syd- ney taxi-driver named George O'Brien plans, to sail round the world.

Mr. O'Brien plied his tax by night and constructed his ship by day.

He intends to take his wife and two chlidren with him. Mrs. O'Brien is at present tak- ing a course in navigation. Lyall;" aged nine, will be First Officer and Noel, aged seven, will be Chief Steward.

The O'Brien's hope to reach America in time to see the San Francisco Exposition in 1939.

R. A. ASSOCIATION

DINNER

The annual dinner of the Royal Artillery Association (Hong Kong Branch) will be held in the Hotel Ostia, the ancient harbour of

Cecil on Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. Rome, which legend says, was

In the supporting cast are Particulars may be obtained from ounded by Ancus Martius, fourth Magot Grahame Akim Tamiroff, RÝM. J. W. Held, (Telephone Mili- ing of Rome, is to be completely fan Keith, and Walter Brennan.tary Exchange E.Q. 15Q), xcavated and its old bulldings restored in time for the World

Tair in Rome in 1941.

The official announcement. says at "the excavation will not only sult in a great contribution to rchaeological knowledge, but wit' e lofty confirmation of the mperial reality created by Fas- 'Sm and of Rome's eternal

tiny as an empire."

museum is to be built to

the Throne. His first, speech was house the relics discovered. such

at the opening of a rifle range atas statues and vases, trees are to the Houses of Parliament.

be planted and

parks laid

cut

Mr. Darbyshire thus describes amid the ruins. The big amph!- hts Majesty's methods of pre-theatre is to be restored and may paration:

MANY IN OWN HAND

"First. there

was

used for staging open air plays.

The many fountains will be working again and the restored

his rough Ity will be floodlit at night.

General Ho Chien, former Gov-

draft of what he wanted to say. with the facts, and figures that might be necessary for the subject. These latter were ap-jernor of Runar and new Minister parently licked into shape by his vf the Interior, who recently ar staff, and then the result was rived in Chungking from Hankow revised and in some case re- to take his oath of omce and at- revised by the King himself, who, tend to the affairs of the Minis- indeed, continued the task of try. returned to Hankow by alr on revision at the table or on the March 24, states a dispatch to the platform until almost the mo- Standard.

ment of delivery of the speech.

"This is especially observable in written from first to last in bite the earller speeches of his career own handwriting.". when with no staff of his own Mr. Darbyshire has had access and living in Buckingham Palace to original records of the speeches with King George V. and Queen preserved in Buckingham Palace. Mary, he had on occasion to fend and also to the King's own re-. for himself in matters of clerical cords. On many of the latter are need More than эле speech notes and asides, amendations among those I have handled was and alterations.

New Miracles Of Grace.

Bonja Henie displays new miracles of grace as the skates and skis to tuneful melodies in her new "picture," "Thin Ice," which showing today at the Majestic - Theatre,

TODAY

Anniversaries and

Holidays.—

St. Mary of Egypt, Penitent. Paul Robeson born, 1898.

Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this Page

Con.

Entertainments. Charity cert at HK. University, in aid of HK. Students'. War Rellef Assen... 18 p.m.

Malls. (See Page 18).

Miscellaneous. Claims against the Estates of Robert Maclean, and Joseph O'Conor Donelan,' due.

Moon. Moon. 9th. Day. Beligious.-Lenten Mission "at Catholic Cathedral. 6 p.m.

Social-Wah Yan Old Boys' So- cial Gathering at Hotel Cecil. a p.m.

Sports-(See Page 101.

Sunrise.-6.09 a.m."Sunset.-8.43

p.m.

Tides-High at 06.15 and 16.45. Low at 09.40.

TOMORROW

Moon-If Moon, 10th, Day.

Sunrise.-8.10 a.m. Sunset.-6.41

p.

Tides-High at 04.55 and 15.15. (Low at 07.23 and 23.15. -

COURT REPORTER'S AFFAIRS

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"Borrowed From Peter To Pay Paul'

That it was a case of borrowing from Peter to pay Paul was the submission of Oswald E. Hogan, a shorthand reporter attached, to the Supreme Court, when he was taken through his public exam- ination in bankruptcy before Mr. Jutice McElwaine, the Chief Justice, in Singapore, recently.

Bankrupt stated that his credi- tors were mostly moneylenders and he had borrowed from moneylenders to pay off prior moneylenders.

In answer to questions by. Mr. Koh Choog Hong, Assistant Official Assignes, bankrupt sald he was born in Singapore, and was 34 years old. He was married and had two children, both girls sged four and two respectively.

He had been employed at the Bupreme Court for about three years and his present "zdary waż $520 per month, which, after deducting $21 for the Widows and Orphans Fund, left him $499 per month.

"PROTECT OUR HOME”

A Chinese Picture

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Robert TAYLOR.

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TOMORROW

SHIRLEY TEMPLE in "WEE WILLIE WINKIE"

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SHOWING TODAY

SPECTACULAR ICE-BALLETS, LOVELY MUSIC,

SPARKLING FUND

Your "One In A Million" girl and the boy in a million .. in a gay and magnificent musical!

SONJA HENIE

TYRONE POWER

Thin Ice

ARTHUR TREACHER RAYMOND WALBURN

JOAN DAVIS

SIG RUMANN Jalan Hale ¡CEẨH RAY, HELVILLE COUFER

1455 + GEORGE GIVOT

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Dazzling its- specacies!

Songs of filling loveliness)

The

THE STRANGEST. TRIANGLE STORT EVER TOLD! MAKIA M HOPKINS in

"MEN ARE NOT GODS"

An Alexander Karda Production, A United Artista Picture

SONJA HENIE ON THIN ICE

The face value of his abilities was $8.236 due to 12 creditors. Apart from these debts he had that skima in shimmering" delight "One in a Million," Miss Hente. is. other debta which had already along the silvery Alpine slopes, more radiantly exciting than over 28 she displays new beauty, new snow-drenched with dazzling aring and new breath-taking

A gay and magnificent musical, Topping all her triumphs of

been paid off.

spectacle and exciting beauty. thrills. Various circles in Lanchow held heart-warming with riotous tun A delightful romance of "mis- a memorial service for the great and young romance, brings Sonja taken Identify anording many soldier of the Bung Dynasty, Gen- Hente and Tyrone Power together, hilariously. funny. situations, eral Yo Fel, on March 8, states a 18 you wanted them to be, thril"Thin Ice". concerns the romance message, to the Standard. Following, as you knew they'd be, in the [of a beautiful skating star who ing the service, a campaign was Twentieth Century-Fox picture, falls in love a man she believes to launched for the popularization of "Thin Ice," which opens today at be a reporter, but who, in reality. native goods.

The Majestic Theatre.

JB Prince.

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