1938-05-18 — Page 5

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

"AT 9-530-315-7:20-9:30 RAL ̧ AT 2:30 · 5·20-720-6. 9:30 PM

'SHOWING TODAY

The Shock-studded Story of A Super-racketeer Akim Tamiroff Tops His Performance in "The Buccaneer"!

AKIM TÄMIS OFF

"The Desvaneer" und "The General Dial"

THIS MAN HOLDS A WHOLE CITY IN HIS EVIL GRIP BECAUSE

HE'S.....

TO KNOW

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GENERAL

DISTINGUISHED GATHERING

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1938. -PAGE

KING'S

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romance.....than evon "Topper'i

"Left to right:H. C. Macnamari, as Blair: „Beth Smith-Wright, as Dorinda Caswell; and Maurice Barton, as C. D.. Willlars, who are in the cast of "Distinguished Gathering,” a play in three acts by James Parrish, which the Hong Kong "Amateur Dramatic Club will produce at the China Fleet Club Theatre. at 9.15 tonight, tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. (Photos by D'Asis Studio).

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Britain "Could Be Held

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TODAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S :-

"Merrily We Live" QUEEN'S:—

"Dangerous To Know"

ORIENTAL:-

"Battle of Talerchwang."

-Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :—

"Dangerous To Know"

STAK:-

"I Met Him In Paris”- MAJESTIC:-

"Seventh Heaven"

KING'S:-

Coming

"My Dear Miss Aldrich" QUEEN'S:-

"Hollywood Hotel" "College Swing"

ORIENTAL:-

"The Go Getter" ALHAMBRA:-

"Hollywood Hotel"

STAR:-->

"Lives Of A Bengal Lancer" "Trouble For Two"

MAJESTIC

"San Francisco"

"Cafe Metropole”

DANGEROUS

TO KNOW

which

"Dangerous to Know," opens at the Queen's and Alham- bra Theatres today, is a powerful story of a racketeering. political rajah, whose "Achilles Heel," 'a burnirig desire to get into society. brings about his downfall

Akim Tamirodi, vividly brings out the character of the boss of a typical American city, urbane. power-mad, .unscrupulous. Anna May Wong, the exotic Chinese star. is seen as the racketeer's lifelong friend

adviser, and

whom h thrusts aside in his climb up the social ladder änd who finally gets her revenge in a strange way t keeping with her oriental' back- ground

The cast of popular players also includes Anthong. Quinn, Porter Hall and Roscoe. Karns.

GEN. LI HAN-YUN

READY FOR FRONT

The belief that in the event of before, and the final and winning war Britain would be so depen- argument will be in numbers." dent upon foreign shipping that The report also says that the the country could easily be held council are not satisfied that suffi- to ransom by a small combination clent is being done to place the of foreign maritime Powers is ex-merchant navy in a state of pre- pressed in the annual report of paredness for any eventuality, ex- the Mercantile Marine Service presses disquiet at the growing of the "Ironsides, who took an Association.

dependence of British shipping on

Cafitoh, May 17. General La Han-yun, formerly

active part in the northern ex-. The association represents cap-foreign cil, and suggests the impedition, and his division, are now tains and navigating officers of medlate formation of a Ministry

the British merchant navy. "

After quoting from speeches, by

Str. Thomas Inskip, the Defence

Minister, in which he said that as

2

or shipping-

WIPED OUT

the cargo-carrying machine merchant navý today was as effec-

I HEARD from Vienna of two

IMMORTAL LOVE DIARY OF LOCAL

STORY

The honours in "Seventh Hea- ren"—and there are plenty of them for all concerned-are' divid-

EVENTS

TODAY

Anniversarios and Holidays.---

ed primarily between the tremen-Goodwill Day. Children's Day. dously moving picturization of Anniversary of the Beginning of this. the tenderest remance of our the Oficial Discussion of Peace in time, and the fact that u tTime of Peace. St. Eric, King of emerges fully an actress destined Sweden.

to be known as the greatest star Cinemax. (See Column 3 of this

on the screen-Simone Simon, co- | Page) starred with James Stewart in the Twentieth Century-Fox production (8.30 pmn. which opened today at the Mar Jestic Theatre.

Austin Strong's immortal love istory, adapted from the stage play produced and directed by John Golden, presents once again that star-crossed pair of lovers. Diane and Chico, who lift your heart to the sky.

?

Simone Simon, as the little waif, Diane, surpasses all hopes ex-. pressed for this sensational French screen find. who has the strange gift of touching the deepest places of your heart, And James Stewart tall, laughing, gray-eyed shines opposite her Chico of the valiant spirit and the shy, year- ing love.

as

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

"The drink"Balled a cab and fell into the back seat.

"Shay, driver," he ordered, "drive me around the block a hundred times."

The driver was startled, but he obliged just the samo. Around and around the block they went. And on the sixty- Afth trip, the drunk leaned forward.

"Step on li, buddy," be hic-" coughed. "I'm in a hurry.”

Dances.-Cheero Club Dance,

Kong

J

Entertainments--Hong AD.C.'s Presentation of a "Distin- Buished Gathering" at the China Fleet Club Theatre.

Malls (See Page 16). Miscellaneous. Children of

Wales broadcast to World: Claims against the Estate of Dr. Bai Chuer Ho due; HE. the Governor and Lady. Northcote visit the Haw Par Hospital at Cheung Chau. Moon.-IV Moon, 19th, Day. Rehearsals.---A.D.C. at Y.M C.A..

8 p.m.

Social Whist Drive and Tom- bela at Garrison Sergts.' Mess, Queen's Road. 9 p.m.

Sports. (See Page 10)

Sunrise, 5.42 a.m. Sunset.-6.57 p.m.

Tides. High at 01.00 and 10.40; Low'at .04.30 and 18.33,

TOMORROW

Moon-IV Moon, 20th. Day. "Sunrise-5.45 a.m. Sunset.-6.57

p.in.

Tides High at 00.12 and 18.15. Low at 04.00 and 17.53..

|GEN. CHAN CHAITONG

Chungking," May 17. General Chan Chai-tong, form- erly commander-in-chief of the Kwangtung forces. was formally sworn in office as State Council- lor at the weekly memorial service here yesterday.-(Central News).

"TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE" CROSSWORD NO. 4

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14 Printer's measure

15 One who

furnishes food

16 Winglike part

18 Accessory

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in Hankow ready to go to the front for active service.

21 Station

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Prior to leaving: Canton," the General stated, in an exclusive in- 'terview, that political phases are more? simpartant than military problems, the ratio being three to tive as it was in 1014, and that zealous storm troopers who stopped seven. He expressed gratifçption we should be able to call upon, a Jewish-looking women and at an opportunity for active aer- foreign tonnage to some extent, ordered her to clean the pavement,vice after years of garrison work Just as we did in the last war, the writes an Evening Standard cor- in Kwangtung. report statea;,

respondent.

General Li cleaned north-west

in Swatow he put up a strong and stand against Formosana ronins who crated incidents and engaged in smuggling, which was checked-International)

"Your coumett must oppose in When she protested that she Kwangtung of bandits while serv the strongest possible terms the had nothing with which to do it.ing as Pacification Commissioner complacency which makes use of they told her to use her fox fur and while occupying a similar post such arguments and incomplete cape."" statistics..... Whether or not the

She completed the task to the total British tonnage is nearly the same as in 1914, the fact remains satisfaction of the stormtroopers, that there are 1824 fewer ships of Then she demaned their identi- Acation numbers, told them that all tonnages:

of the she was an American citizen and "Selentide elaboration present situation to show that by said that she was going to 'Elaim the extra carrying capacity, speed £100 for the irreparable damage and improved cargo-handling faci- to her fur and three shillings for Treasury has launched a nation- lities, our present fleet is the equal her work, de drago

of that in 1914, is fallacious. The

Emulating Italy's action during the Abyssinian War, the Tokyo

wide "Let's-Bell-Gold-tu-the-Gov-

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length-units.

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humourist 41.Wandered 43 Because 14 Judge 40 Preposition 48 King of Bashan

49 Insighit- cant

The case went to Herr Baerckel, | arnment" campaign, which is 50 Uninten- next war will se things done on a the Nazi Commissioner in Austria, backed by bigger and faster scale than ever and the claim was paid.

the powerful Nichi

Nichi newspaper chain.

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More than 100 members of the Central Executive Committee and staff members of the Kuomintang attended a meeting observing the ERIERI OTPENNNational Humiliation Day Me!!

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Wang Ching-wel, Chairman of the Central Political Council and De-

8 NEERLE ETI DAputy Trungtsal of the Kuomintang,

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presided over the meeting while Mr. Chou Lu, member of the CEC delivered the main address in which he recounted the circumstances leading to the acceptance by the then President of the Chinese.Re- |public, Yuan Shih-kai, of the Jap- anese Twenty-one Demands, and emphasized the significance of the cecasion especially during the pre sent national crisis. National flags were half-masted throughout the city in observance of the occasion.

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