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The Picture That Shows Man
What Woman's Love Can Mean!
THEY WONT FORGET
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DICKSON EDWARD NORRIS Dida Brazer Allen Jashan Lama Tutte
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Your Favourite Star DEANNA DURBIN In Her Latest Triumph "MAD ABOUT MUSIC"
A New Universal Picture with HERBERT MARSHALL
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ON THE SCREEN, TODAY-ONE DAY ONLY 1.
RETURN OF AN OLD FAVOURITE" ! “
BIGGEST SHOW OF THE YEAR!
$2,000,000 Werth of Fun and Beauty'
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
Presents
Eddie
CANTOR
Ce Me Pink
with
ETHEL MERMAN SALLY EILERS
Strike
PARKYAKARKUS and the Gorgeous GOLDWYN GIRLS Released thrü UNITED ARTISTS
• ON THE SCREEN, TOMORROW-ONE DAY ONLY 1● ANOTHER "OLD FAVOURITE" FROM UNITED ARTISTS |
RONALD COLMAN "LIVE OF INDIA"
LORETTA YOUNG in
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JOSEPHINE
HUTCHINSON GEO. BRENT
MOUNTAIN JUSTICE
BARRIE HOSENT BARRET
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The Mountains!
Diented, by Michael® Carily:"7"& First AMI
TOMORROW
William Powell sing “
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GENERAL
SUMMER IS I-CUMEN IN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1938.-PAGE 5
KING'S
SHOWING TODAY
DAILY AT 2,30, 5.10 7.15 & 9.30 PM.
Scene at one of the tents on Shek-O beach-(Staff Photographer).
TODAY AT THE KING'S WEDDING GIFT
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Dark" Journey"
QUEEN'S
"They Won't Forget"
ORIENTAL:—
"Slim"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:--
"Daughter of Shanghal"
STAR:-
"Mountain Justice"
MAJESTIU:-
"Strike Me Pink"
KING'S:—
Coming
"Double Wedding"
QUEEN'S:
"Mad About Music"
ORIENTAL.
+
"Ever Since Eve" "Fight For Your Lady"
ALHAMBRA :---
STAR:
"Mad About Music"
"Rendezvous"
MAJESTIC:—
"Cave Of India" "Married Before Breakfast"
INSIDE STORŸ OF CORRECT LUBRICATION"
Standard-Vacuum ̈
Film To Be Shown
TO BE ON VIEW
TREASURED CLOCK INCLUDED IN HISTORICAL DISPLAY
Escape From Fire-Scared Lions
CHERRY KEARTON, the well-
known naturalist and film photographer, his wife and two companions were photograph~ ing in Hell's Gate Canyon, Lake Naivasha, Africa, when Are swept down the Forrt.
near
The party could not take re- fuge in the bush, which was, fall of ons terrified by the fire.
A full in the wind enabled them to dish to safety in their motor car, the radiator of which had dried through the intense heat, **
WAR SPY STORY STARS FAMOUS GERMAN ACTOR
The noted German actor, Con- rad Veldt, and the lovely English star, Vivien Leigh, are cast in the leading roles of Victor. Saville's latest production, "Dark Journey.", which opens at the King's Theatre today.
The film is a thrilling, romantic drama of espionage during the Great War, in which Veldt has, a dynamic role as Baron von Mar- witz, a German spy who is torn between love and duty.
Arrangeraents are complete "for Vivien Leigh plays the part of the special showing of Standard-| Madeleine Godard, а milliner Vacuum 011 Company's educa- whose shop is. a cloak for her. tional talking picture, The Inside political activities, Story of Correct Lubrication, at Joan Gardner, Anthony Bushell,
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One of the most treasured 'wed- ding gifts of the King and Queeri—|
a clock which tells the hour, the date, the phase of the moon, plays eight different march tunes, and even depicts at specific hours a troop of Horse. Guards cantering down Whitehall, excepi on Sundays is to be included among a price- less display of historical clocks-at the Empire Exhibition.
This wonder clock was Glasgow's
gift to their Majesties, and it is returning to the city for Exhibition on loan from the King and Queen. It was made by John Smith,' a Fittenweem clockmaker, in 1804. and was valued by three of the leading clocksmiths of the day at £900. It will be on view" in the Hall of History in the Bcottish |Pavilion Eouth. It stands 4ft. 9in. in height and there are three dials painted by Alexander Nasmyth, who painted the famous portrait of
Robert Burns.
A denen tätious would have, opened ther treas
•uties for their exprsen -Thonmade of ten wyjaśn have shot then we sight. They wern la, love... and we'ihe anter clone nich others discšim vncary!
Dark Journey
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WILLIAM POWELL MYRNA LOY in
"DOUBLE WEDDING"
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picfute
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN RD, KOWLE
"TODAY, ONE DAY ONLY *
THE FEMALE "CHARLIE CRAN” AGAINST THE UNDERWORLD!
TOMORROW...
Warner Bros. Picture
4 SHOWS
DAILY 2.30-3.15 "7-15-9.30
She bared the secret
of a thousand deathsi.
DAUGHTER OF SHANGHAI”
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ANNA MAY WONG: Pally the Chechen Bickfort
· Lossy Grubka · Codi Crusinghot + ́& Cuidi Nziale - Auchany Conjur
be Patterson - Brodys Brant - Memand by Makut Karey - & Pakamabot ngjara
EVER SINCE - EVE" Robert Montgomery Marion Davies
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DIARY OF LOCAL LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY•
EVENTS
TODAY
Anniversaries and · Holidays.
St. Agnes of Monte Pulciano. Adolf Hitler born. 1889, -
Auctions.--Household Furniture,
at 7A, Bowen Road, 10.30 p.m. „
of Cinemas. (See Column 3 this Page).
Dance,
Dances.Cheero 8.30 pm.
Club
A MOST THRILLING HIGH TENTION MELODRAMA!. Trouble shooters" that electrify you with excitement crackling with laughter that sizzles with action,
SLIMS
THEY LOVE..!
when they're lucky!
AND DIE..
when they're moll...
Chica
Mails-(Bee Fage 16).
Meetings.—Ännual, of Provident Loan-and Mortgage Co., Ltd... in Jacobean Room Hong
DAYS
PAT O'BRIEN-HENRY FONDAY
the King's Theatre on Friday, at Ursula Jeans and Austin Trever Kong Hotel noon, and extraord-2 ONLY TO-MORROW & SATURDAY •
noon. The film takes about 45 are in the supporting cast. minutes to run.
Free passes may be obtained upon application to the Advertis- ing Department, Standard-Vacuum Of Company, Union, Building..
OUTSTANDING NOVEL MADE INTO PICTURE
The Inside Story is an up-to- date sound picture that will in- terest every man who operates a machine, owns a plant or runs an
Ward Greene's novel of murder, automobile. It reveals for the first prejudice and mob hatred, "Murder time on the screen the part played in the Deep South," has been by lubrication in reducing the translated to the screen by Mervyn waste caused by friction. By means LeRoy, who, with his deft and of animation and actual photo- simple direction has made it into graphy, you will be able to see one of the finest moving pictures the fundamentals upon which car- of the present season. reet lubrication is based.
The Inside Story shows what a microscople of film has to combat, It gives the spectator a clear and graphic picture of what really happens when engine parts more lover one another.
Under the name of "They Won't Forget," the picture opens today for a short run at the Queen's
| Theatre.
The cast, is headed by Claude Raine, who is still remembered for. his splendid acting in" "Crime" Without Passion." Hupporting play-.
Joslyn, Glória Dickson and Gilaton Rosemond
inary at 12.15 p.m. Annual, of Macan Electre Lighting Co., Ltd. at Offices of Messrs. Lowe, Bing- Matthews, Mercantile ham Bank Building, 11.30 am; Volun~| teer Sergt. Mess Committee, 18 p.m.; Annual, of Victoria: Recrea tion Club, 8 p.m.
Miscellaneous—Claims against the Estate of Hugo Robert Beaven due.
Moon- Moon, 20th. Day. Behearsals Hong Kong Bingers at Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30 pm.
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Mess Social-Garrison Bergts. weekly Whist Drive and Tombola. queen's Road 9 p.m.; YMCA Old Members Dinner. 7.30 D.fn. Cock- tail Party at UB.R.C., 7. pm: Chinese YMCA Tea Party to HE. The Governor, 4:30.p.m.
Sporta (Bee Page 10). Sunrise 6 am. Bunset-0.45
Tider-High at 01.56 and 11,35, Low at 05.20 and 19.45.
TOMORROW
Moon-III Moon, 21st, Day, Sunrise, 601 a.m. Bunset-9.45
It has been gratifying to ers include Otto Kruger, Allynp.m. Standard-Vacuum to receive from many who have already seen the aim comments to the effect that themakers have avoided the temptation to make it too elemen tary to deserve the attention of lenced men of industry or su
that it would be undera only, to all technicians. free CONET, is absolutely
dvertising.
MANCHUKUO ENVOY ARRIVES IN ROME
Rome, April 19. Hau Shao-ching, new Manchukuo Minister to Italy, arrived here yes- terday
(socean).
Tudes High at 00.37 and 1108 Low at 05,00 sm 1880
THE DOUBLE BARRELED LUYE "AND LAUGH SHOW!!
Sweet romance resounds with song and' hoome with boisterous comedy.
Jhy BOLES Jack OAKIE,
FIGHT YOUR LAD
Ida Lupino Margot Gralama
Garden Jones, Trik Rhodes, My Gilbert, Paul Gulfayin BEO-RADIO "RICTURE
MATINEES: 20c.-30e • EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c. →
SEEKING BRITISH NATIONALITY
MR. CONRAD VEIDT AND DR. CZINNER
silent Among the applications to the He appeared in German Home Secretary for naturalization films, and has since played leading American silent and, are those of Hans Walter Konrad parts in Velde, better known as Mr. Conrad latterly, British talking films. Veldt, the fim actor, and Paul Dr. Cainner has directed a number Czinner, the film director and of British pictures in which ́ Miss husband of Miss Elisabeth Berg Bergner, appeared. She was born
in Vienna, and made an inter ner, says The Timisa
fa Berlin zational, réputation on the stage and was a pupil of Max Reidhardt. before taking to the screen.
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