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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

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Today's

QUEENS Screenings

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TODAY AND TOMORROW

Blackma, Grand Larceny

Mingled with

Comedy, Love and Music!

She Fell in Love with the Man She Tried to Trim!

BLOMAT

CHEAT

TEN

JOAN FONTAINE - DERRICK dẹ MARNEYA

АКО LADIO

Fichurs

Directed by Janak Santley. Produced by William Sistrom. Screen play by Charizz Kaufman, Paul Yowitz, Viola Brothers Shora, Harry Segall,

ADDED!

First Pictures of the "BURNING OF CANTON" Latest March of Time

"Walt Disney's

ALSO: Donald Duck in "DONALD'S NEPHEWS"

Deanna Durbin

THAT CERTAIN AGE”

Melven Douglas • Jackie Croper

FRIDAY

New Universal' Pitura

・

4 shows

DAILY

1.30-5,$3

7.15-0.20

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THE LAUGHING LOVE STORY OF THE YEAR!

Two girls in love with the wrong man -discover their mistake just in the nick of time.

Myrna -LOY

Franchot

Rosalind

TONE RUSSELL

MAN PROOF

With WALTER PIDGEON

Directed by RICHARD THORPE « Produced by LOUIS D. LIGHTON

SPECIAL FOR TOMORROW! ONE DAY ONLY!

CANTOR'S FUNNIEST AND MOST ELABORITE „PICTURE! A lavish production, filled with laughter, novelty, and the world's most beautiful girls in dazzling spectacle.

Gorgeous Girls Galore! Howls Guffaws! Screams!

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Eddie CANTORE

SCANDALS

UNITED

ARTISTS PICTURE

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SHOWING TO-DAY

KING'S.

Hongkong

CINEMA & GENERAL·

Special Charity Performan-

ces

QUEEN'S

"Blond Cheat"

ORIENTAL

"Man-Proof"

Kowloon"

ALHAMBRA

"Flight Into Nowhere"

STAR:

"Double Danger" MAJESTIC:

"Flash Gordon”

Coming

KING'S;

**There's

QUEEN'S:

EUROPEAN OPERA TOUR FOR FILIPINA SINGER

"Butterfly" Debut Excites New York Critics.

Enya Gonzales, the Filipina girl who, by her own efforts, has won a recent remarkable success on New York opera and concert stages, is planning a brief European opera tour, to be followed by a tour of the United States, according to a New York message. “Miss Gonzklas won wide acclaim in September when, understudying the soprano tend for the role of Cho Cho San in the San Carlos Opera production of #Madame Butterfly," she walked into the role when the star became

ill..

After this world debut as a prima

donna, she went confidently to

present a recital in New York's H.K. CHAMBER

Town Hall, early in November.

Her programme began in Italian with four "Rispett!" by Wolf-Fer- pari, several Spanish songs, includ- ing Turan's "Corazon de Mujer," scyen songs by Obradores, four "Cantares de mi Terra" by Osma. four Philippine folk songs and a group in English by John Ireland. Wintter Watts and Richard Hage-

6 Always A Woman” man.

"That Certain Age"

ORIENTAL:

"Roman Scandals"

ALHAMBRA:

"Walking Down Broadway"

STAR:

"Love Under Fire" MAJESTIC:

"The

Last Madrid"

Train

GLIMPSES INTO FUTURE

CONCERT

CLUB

First Concert Next Tuesday

The first meeting of the Hongkong Chamber Concert a Club will be held, by the kind invitation of His Excellency' the Governor, at Government House on Tuesday, December 13, at 6.30 p.m.

New York music critics received ner well The "New York Times" :commented that "Miss Gonzales sang her programme with a blend of hearty relish and good taste. She delighted in secking out hid- den nuances in the Spanish lyrics The programme, arranged, by and in letting her audience in on Mr. Lindsay A. Lafford, will consist the secrets of her findings. Her ct two trios played by Miss Prue volce is clear, full und well sus- Lewis. Prof. Ettore Pellegatti.

and From tained and she manipulated It LRAM.

Mr. Lindsay "A. adroitly for her purposes.

Lafford, F.R.CO., namely Beetho- Miss Gonzales has also attracted ven's Trio in E flat major (Opus favourable comment of her person. I No. 1) and Zanella's Trio in E The young soprano, has charm, minor (op. 23). In addition. Mr. temperament. voice and figure." Gaston D'Aquino will sing a group the "Times" sold. and, the of songs. "Herald-Tribune." An attractive Admission to this meeting of appearance and unusual self- pos- the Club is limited cb members. A swift panorama of "Flash Session." Her press agent said: subscribers and guests of sub-

scribers. It the Majestic "Really, she's very cute."

has already been sol- Theatre.presents armoured

pointed out that the member- of $5 for stx con- diers with ray guns, ladies in

certs has been

low transparencies which turn them

kept as into mythical figures of another world: kings and barbarians; fero- Mi. Lane, probation omcer, said clous beasts and mechanical de- recently of a boy before Caxton excluded. vices that first were invented by Hall juvenile court.

"He seems

SIX CONCERTS the fertile mind of Alex Raymond, utterly unable to realise that his

Those able to do so are asked to who created the newspaper strip.ge is 15 and not. 30, and that he join, not as members, but as "Flash Gorḍön" is a journey is earning 17s 6d a week instead of guarantor subscribers and to pay into the realm of fantasy, and at £2.000 a year."

$25, for which they gain admission the same time a glimpse into the The lad was charged with a for themselves and one guest to future. If anyone wants to know breach of a probation order made each of the concerts. The higher what this universe will be like, in June.

rate of subscription over member- thousand years from now. "Flash Mr. Lane also said: "Typical of ship fee is intended to serve as a Gordon" unrolls the curtain from his attitude, is, his request to me to donation to enable the Chub to the mystery with prophetic vision. buy him a full evening dress suit

Buster Crabbe is the star.

se that he can attend balls."

Gordon,"

now at

BOY WITH £2,000 A ship Tee

YEAR IDEAS

CROSSWORD

NO. 177

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The Romance of a Diamond Thief

PRESTON

WHITNEY

FOSTERBOURNE

DOUBLE BANGER

NEXT CHANGE

20th C. Fox Picture

with DONALD MEEK SAMUEL S. HINDS

David by Low Landes. Saremo slay by Arthur E.

Harm and J. ADEO) MORIES

Loretta Young

·

Don Ameche

in

"LOVE -UNDER, FIRE”

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

band of

18. Cover

20. "Agitate

21. Tissue 23. Regard

studiously

25 Winged part 28. Public

storehouse

28. Negative 29: What lover

of Aphrodite

was identifled by the Romans with Mars?

30. "After what

German physi- cist was the electrical resistance unit · named?

34. Dry

Solution No. 176 SOLUTION.-ACROSS; 1, Follo, 5, The Nobel Peace Prize for 1938 Greed. 8. Dwell, 9; Owned 10, Usual, was awarded to the Nansen Office 11, Scout. 14, Rash. 17, Stay. 19, 32. Small child for Refugees in Geneva, The Nan- Opulent, 20, Span, 21, Exit, 22, Ex- sen once ceases its activity at the treme, 23, Dery, 25, Drew, 28, Gross. end of this year, and its duties will 31, Maize. 32. Tuber. 33. Mouse. 34, be continued by the newly-founded Notes. 35, Whist.. DOWN: 1, Flour. International Commission for Re-2. Lungs. 3, Odda, 4, Hem, 5, Glut fugees in London.

8. Exult. 7, Delay, 12, Counter. 13, According to the late Dr. Nan-Useless. 15, Ample, 16, Honey, 17, sen's son. Hr. Odd Nansen, the Steed. 18, Abide. 23, Demon, 24, Peace Prize now awarded to the Flirt, 26, Rabbi, 27, Worst, 28, Gems, Nansen Office will automatically 29, Onus 30, Stew.

be transferred to the new Commis!

37. Interjection 30. Point of con-

centration

43. Article of

furniture

44. Make ince 46. Cut the outer part from

47. Kind of

manor court

49. Moccasin

zien in London, the leader of which, Miss Anna Neagle, the film. Bir Herbert Emerson, has been actress, was empanelled as a having long conversations with the member of the jury at St. Albana 51. Close director of the Nansen Office. Hr. Quarter. Bessions in her real name

Hansson

of Marjorie Robertson

companion

lawyer and statesman

35. What scholar originally

edited Bos- well's Journal

of the Tour to

the Hebrides: Edmund-?

37. Who wrote

Silas Marner?

58. Amatory 59. Nimble 60, Reiterate

DOWN

1: Roof of the

mouth

2. Eggs beaten

with milk

3. What is the

capital of the Philippine

Islands? Peculiar

4.

5. What is the first name of

the dramatist who wrote Design for

Living?

6. Pertaining to gold

7. Smart blow..

6. Past

9: Rotating

pieces on

wheels

SOLUTION TO-MORROW

10. Incarnation.

13. Roman»

urban official 16. Periods of

time

19. Put on 22. Footiess

24. Negative 21. Exclamation .. 29. On the summit 31. Anything

growing thickly

33. Pertaining

to

34. Capable

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35. Pass a rope

through a

hole in a block

36. Perfect types. 38. Island of the

Caroline... group?

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muse of astronomy? Choose

42.

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domesticated

48. Journey 50, Bhow

concern

53. Jagged 'cllfr 54. Pig pen 56. Chop of

as possible so that no person in- terested in chamber anusic need be

carry through its scheme of about six- concerts during the present season.

Additional members and sub- scribers are needed to enable the Committee to carry through Its project,

Membership fees and subscrip- tions should be sent to "Mr. D.. J. $1035, Vice-Chancellor's Lodge, University of Hongkong.

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

-TO-DAY

Anniversaries and Holidays.- St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this Ракет.

Dances. Cheero Club Dance. 8.30 p.m.: HMS. Medway and 4th. Submarine Flotilla Dance, in Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Entertaiments-Charity Perfor- mances at King's Theatre, in aid of the Chinese Refugees.

Lectures.--First Ald, for Govern- ment servants, at St. John Am- bulance Hqrs., 8 p.m.; Anti-Gas (in. [English) at the Hongkong Chinese Women's Club. 22 Wyndham Street, 11.30 am.

Mails. (See Page 18).. Meetings.-Ladies' Church Ald. at 8 & 8. Home, 10.30-a.m.; Kow-.. loon Union Church Women's Guild, 10 a.m.; Hongkong Sunday School Asscn.. in Kowloon Union Church or Hall, 5.45 p.m.-

Miscellaneous-Quarry Bay School Open Day, from 10 a.m. to 11.30. a.m., and Annual Prize-Glying, at 11.30 a.m.; Exhibition of Pictures In Gloucester Arcade.

· Moon.--Full Moon, 6.22 p.m: X Moon, 18th. Day.

Social.Whist Drive and Tom- bola in Garrison Sergeants' Mess, Queen's Road. 9 p.m.; Christmas Mahjong, Bridge and Whist Drive of the Prison Branch of the M.CL. at Stanley, 3,15 p.m.

Sports-(See Fage 2).

Sunrise. 6.50 a.m. Sunset.-5.39 p.m.

Tides-High at 09.38 and 20.40 Low at 03.31. and 14.14.

SCOUTS FORTITUDE

The Cornwell Badge, highest award of the Boy Scout movement, has been given to two 16-year-old Boy Scouts Scout Rex Rhee, of the 2nd Buckingham Group, and Rover Squire Rex Michael Rafter, of B. Mary's Group, Wellington (Central District), New Zealand- for fortitude shown in Diness.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1938.—PAGE

11

KING'S

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SHIRLEY TEMPLE

ia

LITTLEST REBEL"

A 20th Century-Fox "Picture

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GEORGE ARLISS

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THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD'

United Artista "Piel re

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WALLACE BEERY

12

TREASURE ISLAND.”

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

9.30 P.M.

GRACE, MOORE

in

WHEN YOURE IN LOVE"

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JUAN BLUNDELL: MELVYN DOUGLAS in

"THERES ALWAYS A WOMAN"

ALHAMBRA

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FLAMING LOVE-DRAMA ÅGAINST THE BACKGROUND

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THE LAST TRAIN FROM MADRID

with DOROTHY LAMOUR, LEW AYEES, GILBERT BOLAND

A Paramount 'ramatic Sensation I-

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