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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

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SHOWING' TODAY

This Little Gold Digger Went To Paris

And Cried" WHEE! WHEE All The Way Home 1.

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Vive La Dance! Vive La Romance! Vive La France!

GOLD BAGGERS

IN

RUDY VALLEE

ROSEMARY LANE - HUGH HERBERT - ALLEN JENKINS

SCHMICKELFRITZ.

GADAIA DICKSON » MELVILLE COOPER • MAREL TODO · FRITZ FELD • A WARME BROS. Powers • Diwced by RAY ENRIGHT + Musical Numbers Crated oil Directed by Baby Berkalay Keren Play by Jai Kaldela and Marras Dul » Share by furry Wile, Robert Mandir, Nouto Lan Com pa town by Zwey Harvis and Tuna Saemmer, - Mimis sul Lavin, be Herry Warm med Al Dabla

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Today's Screenings

Hongkong

KING'S:

"Stand In"

QUEEN'S:

"Gold Diggers In Paris ORIENTAL:

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"Navy Blue and Gold"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :

"Gold Diggers In Paris" STAR:

"The Kennel Murder Case". MAJESTIC: "

"Escapade"

KING'S.

Coming

"Blockade"

QUEEN'S:

**To-morrow's

ORIENTAL:

"Tropic Holiday" "Dracula"

ALHAMBRA:

Children"

"Undersea Kingdom"

STAB:

"42nd Street**

MAJESTIC:

"Love And Hisses"

CINEMA & GENERAL

What The Stars

Are Doing

Dorothy Lamour is to be star- Universal ar planning a

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1938.--PAGE

atory

red by Paramount In a re-make called Newsboys Home. for 3.5 |of Mantrap, one" of Clara Bow's many of the Dead End Kids

biggest successes in 1926. Fred they can get. It "deal with MacMurray will co star

Hollywood is talking about, a romance between Janet Gaynor and Adrian, M-G-M's dress de- signer.

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STUPENDOUS:.COLOSSALI SUPER-GIGANTIÇ | Behind the Hollywood scenes with the author of " Mr. Deeda " for grand fun and romance.

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famous memorial home in New York where newsboys are boarded for a minimum price.

it's the senson's topl

The next Thin Man picture to be called "Another Thin Man." The baby William Powell and Lew Landers, director of many Myrna Lay were preparing for Radio "B" pictures is being pro- in "After the Thin Man" willi be moted to "A's." Els first will be present. "Pacific Liner" starring Victor McLaglen as a chief engineer, a similar character to the one he played in "The Informer."

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Josef von Sternberg has signed a contract to direct for M-G-M. This cancels the plan for him to direct Danielle Darrieux in Rio.

by Universal tried to buy Ann who Sheridan's contract from Warners after her work in a supporting part in "Letter of Introduction." M-G-M are adding lion to But Warners are to star her in the animals in "The Wizard of "Students Nurse."

The Kay Francis dying fim has been re named Dublin Mistake. But it will be 'Kay does the Corrigan stunt.

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Oz." Bert Lahr will play the part.

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extra Anance by United

Jackie Cooper may come to whom

Walter Wanger has been given England. Monogram, for jone and a half million dollars, he works. are considering making Artists four pictures with him over on the strength of his succcess here next year. with Algiers.

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In the next Hardy family ad- Billy Cilbert, famous for play ventures, The Hardys' Out. West." ing fat comic Greeks, asked Virginia Weldler will join the for a release from his Radio con- company instead of Judy Gar-

BIG BEN IS 84 tract to return to the stage, He land. Mickey Rooney stars.

YEARS OLD

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gues to Broadway to play in Greek to You."

Joy Hodges, the singer in Mer- -Go-Round of 1938, will play a Anthony Rivers, a New York straight dramatic part in her acter whu played Valentino's next alm. The Comet.

Now Speaks To The brother in Blood and Sand. is

World By Radio

At intervals every day a voice rings out from London to the world, speaking a language that men of all nations can #understand, telling the passing of the hours-the voice of Big Ben, the great bell that hangs in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, at West- - minster.

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down to star in the screen Dennis O'Keefe takes over blography of Valentino which leading part from Robert Nont- Edward Small was planning for gomery im "Vacation from Love" Jack Duna

with Florence Rice.

GOLD DIGGERS

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IN PARIS

"Gold Diggers in Paris" which opens at the Queen's and Alham- bra Theatre to-day, is a hilarious story of the comical error per-

The bell that was to sound the hour from the then newly-built petrated by Hugh Herbert in tower was originally cast in 1856. signing up a troupe of dancers It stood eight feet high, was nine from a New York night club to and a half feet in diameter at the represent America in an inter-

•LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY mouth, and weighed 15 tons. After national ballet contest in Paris.

A MIGHTY SENSATION AS THRILLS PILE ON THRILLS! Cheer to the exciting swing of military banda, roaring crowds, the thrilla of Army - Navy game, its fus with romance.

BLUE

NAVY

GOLD

With ROBERT YOUNG JAMES

LIONEL "TExuda

Florence RICE - Bale BURKE Tom Brown - Samuel S. Hinds Paul Kelly Barnett Parker Screen Play by George Bruce Produced by Sam

A Sam Wood Produlist

2 DAYS TOMORROW & MONDAY

ONLY

BOB AND MARTHA LOOSE AMONG THE LATINS: She is the mad matador, he is the gay caballero, then there's glorious Mexican music, songs and dabres.

From Romance to Bullfight It's a Fiesta of Funt

TROPIC HOLIDAY

& Purimount Peter wit

BOB BURNS - MANTHA RAVE DOROTHY LAMOUR - RAY MILLAND BINNE BARKES - FITO CHIZAR

MATINEES: 20c.-30c EVENINGS: 20-30c.-50c.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-MORROW "Miscellaneous.-Y.M.C.A. Discus- sion O.oup, in the West Lounge, ?

TO-DAY

Holidays- Anniversaries and Autumnal Equinox (Chiu-fen). Horace Walpole born, 1717. Our p.m. Lady of Ransom.

Auctions-Australian Subscrip- tion Pony, at the Paddock, Race Course, Happy Valley, 5.15 pm.

Cinemas (Bee Column 3 of this Page)

Moon.-VIII Moon, 2nd. Day, Sunrise.-6.12 a.m. Sunset 8:19

p.m.

Tides.High at 08.45 and 21.20. Low at 02.15 and 14.55

being transported to Westminster

After numerous compileations.)

t was test.

INDIAN DENIES CHEATING

More than €50,000, said counsel at Bow-street recently, was said to be involved in a charge of cheating in India against Changaramkumarath Unnittiri; 37, a cashier in the employ of the P. and O. Bank- king Corporation. at Calicut, Madras.

He appeared on remand under

It stood for some, months at the sometimes exciting and always the Fugitive. Offenders' Act. and foot of the tower. the marvel of funny, the American chorus girls was remanded in custody. A pro all beholders. The bell was struck actually make the judges forget visional extradition, warrant had at intervals to test its soundness, all about ballet when they per- been issued by the Madras Govern- but one day was found to contain form their routines at the con- ment. i flaw, owing to which

Mr. Du Curn, prosecuting, "said scrapped, and a second bell. the The picture stars Rudy Vallee that the depositions were expected present one, was cast at a London and Rosemary Lane, while the to arrive from India shortly.

supporting cast includes Hugh! Mr. Derek Curits Bennett, de- Big Ben the. Second, which Herbert, Allen Jenkins, Edward fending. renewed an application weighs thirteen and a half tons. Brophy. Mabel Todd, Melville for ball. He said it was strongly was hoisted to its eyrie, some 200 Cooper and Frity Feld.

bell foundry.

feet above the ground, in October,

1858. Oficially named 'St. Stephen."

contested that any crime had been committed, and Unnittiri's parents had lodged with the bank in India

shortage there might be. securities to cover any possible

it was soon given by the pub bob of the pendulum, the clock will Uc the nickname of Big Ben'

His brother; a law student in after Sir Benjamin Hall, then First Sain four-tenths of a second in

24 hours. Commissioner of Works, the official: The materials used in the clock's willing to stand surety. Unnittiri England and another person were responsible for the care of Gov-construction were of such excel- was anxious to return to meet any erriment buildings..

lence that, when the mechanism allegation, and was prepared to fly After a time this bell too, was overhauled about four years back to India..... developed a slight flaw, owing to ago, no replacements were needed.

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The magistrate, Bir Rollc

the clapper's being too heavy but Every part is original, just as it Graham-Campbell, refused to al- the makers were able to mend was made over 84 years ago.

and Big Ben has given no trouble since.

low ball.

CROSSWORD

NO. 116

ACROSS

One cold, wintry day in 1923, a small group of BBC engineers climbed to the root of a nearby building and picked up the bell's voice with a microphone for the first time; a new era in Big Ben's life had begun. Later a'microphonie (protected | against weather and interference by pigeons) was in- stalled in the clock tower Itself. and Big Ben became a regular broadcaster to listeners at Home.

On November 11, 1927, the' bell was flat heard by overséa listeners 10 Brutal through the medium of G5SW, the 11. Boundary original short-wave transmitter of 14 Girl the BBC. It would be interesting to 17 Behind- know its original founders would 19 Make.. have taken the news that one day (

ready.

1 Strength 5 Happen 8 Joining 9 Hazard.

their bell would be heard in every 20 Enormous part of the civilised world.

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It is a' common error apply the bell's name to its parent clock, the most accur- ate as well as the largest and most powerful striking clock in the world-it keeps time so perfectly that some listeners believe it to be automatically. controlled from Greenwich Observatory Actually, the clock is not controlled or syn- chronised in any way, yet offi- cal records prove that it varies. Hardly 'more than a second for the Hongkong Philharmonic

either way throughout the Society's production of "Ruddi-

TEST. gore are progressing satisfac- torily and that apditions for the Although it is 15 feet long and p.m.

principal parts are to be held fol-weighs Ave tons, so perfect is the Tiden-High at 09,37 and 21.50 lowing Monday's rehearsal at the adjustment that if a penny, is Low R2.03.00 and 15.25.-

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Malls—(See Page 161.

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biet what a madcap e- capade it turned into!

PERQUELL Scapade

Mat THE DAY

with LUISE RAINER Frank Morgan Reginald Owen Mady Christians-Virginia Bruce A Robert Z. Leonard Production Produced by Busand H. Hystan (2

• TOMORROW, MONDAY, TUESDAY DABBYL F. ZANUCK'S NEW-IDEA MUSICALI WALTER WINCHELL - BEN BEENIB SIMONE SIMON

'LOVE AND HI SES”

20th Century-Fox Musical Sersation!

ALSO NEWS OF

SOLUTION NO. 113

MOON CAKE MONEY FOR WAR CHEST

1. Attack, 4, Calmed. 8. How 9. Relles. 11, Raisin. 12 Flank, 13]

Chungking, Sept. 23. Ignite. 18. ect. 18, Tuta. 18. Din- Newspapers here are sppealing ner: 23, Caress, 25, Chuns, 28, Frame to the public to spend less money 20, Twenty, 31, Cello. 33, Osprey. 34, on moon cakes on the occasion Errant. 35, Den 36, Tithes 37 of the Autumn Festival, which Beldom, Down; A, Adrolt. 2, Talent, this year falls on October 8, and 3. Cleft. 4. Cor. 5, Awaken 6, to donate the moner thus saved Master. 7. Denote. 10 Bledge: 14 to the nation's war chest.

It is estimated that in Chung- Got. 15, Islam, 17, Ledge, 20, Neatle.

ktrig sidnel at Idaật: $30,000 could 21, Ant. 22. Effort. 25. Carpet, 25, be raised for war funds in this

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Recede, 28, Unpaid. 27, Bystem. 30,

Worse 32, Eyed.

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