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Today's

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SHOWING TODAY

Blackma 1, Grand Larceny

"Mingled with

Comedy, Love and Music!

She Fell in Love with the Man She Tried to Trimi

With

BLONDAT

CHEAT

JOAN FONTAINE - DERRICK de MARNEY.

"

12 KO

RADION Pictur

Directed by Joseph Santry. Produced by Widiam Sistrom, Screen play by Charisa Kaufman, Paul Yawita,, Viola Brothers Share, Harry Sagali.

ADDED!

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First Pictures of the "BURN NG OF CANTON"

Latest March of Time

U.S. COAST GUARDS" ("G" Men of the Sea)

Walt Disney's

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"THAT CERTAIN AGE"

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A BEAUTY WHO FOUGHT WITH SAVAGE FURT!

A heart-thrilling comedy romance of a woman who dared anything for love.

M-G-M'S STAR STUDDED ROMANTIC SMASH!

DARING, MODERN « jieunty turns punongi. faites da latile In whats another lost anfit

MYRNA LOY FRANCOTTONE ROSALIND RUSSELL

Man-proof

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Comedy of

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EDDIE CANTOR in "ROMAN SCANDALS"

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Fatal Myt

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Forever

HANDZIE ROVID KOWLOOD

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“DOUBLE DANGER”

Preston Foster". •

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Whitney Bourne

THERE'S ALWAYS YOUNG ROOSEVELT

A WOMAN

KING'S.

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"Little Miss Broadway"

QUEEN'S

"Blond Cheat"

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"Man-Proof"

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"Flight Into Nowhere"

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MAJESTIC:

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HONGKONG'S INLAND SEAS

A fine view of the Pokfulam "Reservoirs.

taken by Mr. A. Rosario.

This photograph was

"The Private Life Of Henry

* VIII"

KING'S:

Coming

"There's Always "A Woman” QUEEN'S:

"That. Certain Age”....

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Scandals"

"Walking Down Broadway"

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"Love Under Fire" MAJESTIC:

"Flash Gordon"

PRIVATE LIFE

OF KING

Alexander Korda's drst picture, "The Private Life

MUSICAL REVIEW OF THE WEEK

BY ALLEGRO MODERATO

The highlight of local broad- At this writing, H. L. Özörlo is casting last week

was the "going to town," slapping the appearance of several Chinese Ivories in a jazz recital. Of the artists. The Arst

was Miss many Jazz pianists here, Ozorio is Shen Yu-kin. who

gave a outstanding. Although it is dim- very delightful recital on Tues-cult to originate a style in jazz day from the Studio, Her pro-plano playing. this artist has gramme consisted of Scherzo, Op.maintained "that certain some-

39 No. 3, Etudes. Op. 30 No. 10, and thing" in his delivery which places Op. 10 No. 20, all by Chopin, and him in a class by himself. On oc- the Tarantella by Liszt.

casions, of course, he has allowed Miss Shen showed herself a com-but that, of course, is pardonable himself to imitate "Fats" Waller, plete master of the planoforte. In in's place like this where there is technique and Interpretation, and so very little scope for any branch we can safely say that she may be music-making and one is forced ranked among the best in the to depend on the gramophone for Colony.

The second Chinese artist was Miss Ma Si-kul, who also gave a planoforte recital on Friday night.

big Her programme consisted of Varia-

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an idea of how things are being done by the world's best players

Out of all the criticism and sug-

of tions on a German Folk Song gestions concerning 2BW, we have

· Henry VIII," in which that su-(Chopin), Intermezzo in E Flat been able to glean something usa- perb actor Charles Laughton, is and Rhapsody -in A Minor tul. If London can be relayed starred in the name part IC- Brahms), two Cradle Songs, the with such success, why not try re- turns to the Majestic Theatre first by Lladoff arranged by Siloti, laying some of the other big for a short season to-day...

the second by Waterman, and the stations. Marche Grotesque (Sinding). England's merrle monarch in

alt his "majesty. machinations

and moods is portrayed with ine The Bach and "Wagner artistry and understanding by gramme during the week, stretch- Laughton, while Merle Oberon, ing over a period of an hour and a

DIO DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

as the tragic Anne Boleyn, is half, had several delightful mor- also excellent.

sels, namely, the Fugue in C Minor for two voices. played by Wanda

ES

historical,

TO-DAY

AND HOLI- DAYS-St. Nicolas, Hsia Yuen

CINEMAS. (See Column 3 of this

Festival (Hala-Yuan-chich).

Page).

Though the subject of the nim Landowska on the harpsichord: ANNIVERSARIES

its treatment is the Ave Maria sung by Gota humorous, gay and Insouciant Ljungberg, soprano, with

violin in Korda's best manner.

obligato and harp and organ ac- companiment; "Elizabeth's Prayer from Tannhauser sung by Maria Jeritza; and "Brunnhilde: Holiest Bride!" from Gotterdammerung

BLOND CHEAT

A girl. hired to make love to an and "Full of Grace" from Tristan eligible bachelor in order to break and Isolde sung by Lauritz-Mel- up his engagement to another wo-chior. man, falls in love with him. This leads to an amusing series of events

Miss Barbara Gilmar, who before In "Blond Cheat" featuring Joan coming to Hongkong had been Fontaine and Derrick de Marney.inging in Italy and England, gave at the Queen's Theatre to-day.

us a very delightful programme of Supporting Miss Fontaine and de Scottish music on St. Andrew's Marney are Cecil Kellaway Lilian Day. Her voice. though a trifie Bond, Cecil

and shrill, is of a ne. texture and Robert Cuote.

bears the mark of good training.

Cunningham,

CROSSWORD

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LECTURES. →→→ A.RP., Maryknoll Convent School, Kowloon, 4 p.m.; Anti-Gas, for A.R.P. Volunteers-at-Y-M.GA÷Kow- luon, 6 p.m.; Full Course Anti- Gas Training at Police Reserve Emergency Unit Hors.. $.20 p.m.; St. John Ambulance Arst ald (Dr. Arcul), at Headquar- ters, 8p.m. at King's College. for men, 8

p.m.; at Queen's College, 7.30 p.m. ARP, for General Public at Ambulance Headquarters, 7.30 p.m. MAILS. (See Page 16), MEETINGS. - Rotary

Meeting. Hongkong Hotel, 1°p.m.; Kow- Joon Chess Club, Peninsula Hotel. 5.30 pm: Bt. Andrew's Mothers' Union; 3 p.m.; Dis- trict Watch Committee meet At Government House, noon; the English Assen., at Helena May. 5.30 pm.

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One of the most hilarious The President's son, Mr. James comedy-thrillers to be screened Roosevelt, has announced his ac- 23 Twelve locally for some time, "There's ceptance of a position with the Always A Woman", starring Joan m Industry 3.S vice-chairman 31 Indian Blondell and Melvyn Douglas, and of Samuel Goldwyn Productions. the next change at the King's Until last month. James Roose- Theatre. cannot fail to please velt served as his father's private. even the most "stald and sedate secretary-Reuter,

of Hongkong audiences.

"Definitely a "Grade A" picture.

himself

the story concerns the adventures ney's office, and is plunged at of an ex-Government detective once into a mysterious murder who finds

fallure which he eventually solves with when he starts out on his own, the aid for rather," despite the goes back to the District Attor efforts) of his hare-brained' wife.

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Y.M.C.A Sewing Bee;

Exhibition of Pictures in Glou-

cester. Arcade.

MOON-X Moon, 15th. Day.

REHEARSALS.—Y:M.CA.

tomine, 9 p.m.

Pan-

| RELIGIOUS-Prayer and Fellow- ship meeting at 8. and S. Home, 8 p.m..

SOCIAL Cheero Club Whist

Drive, 8.45 p.m.;

Craigengower

Cricket Club Weekly Tombola, 8.15 p.

SPORTS-(See Page 10).

Į SUNRISE.-8.49 a.m. SUNSET

-5.39 p.m.

TIDES-High at 08.40 and 19.55.

Low at 02,38 and 13.35.

TO-MORROW

MOON-X Moon, 18th Day, SUNRISE~~649 a.m.

5.39 pin.

BUNSET.—

TIDES.-High at 07.50 and 19.14.

Low at 01.56 and 12.55.

Solution No. 175 ·

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Shop 20, Earn. 31, Urn.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6," 1938.-PAGE

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