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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

Today's

QUEENS Screenings

DAILY AT 230-515 -7°20 & 9-50 ·TEL. 51453

TODAY AND TOMORROW

The Most Inspiring Novel Of The Year! The Most Thrilling Drama Of The Decade !

Out of a Woman's Love-Scarred Heart Comes a Story to

Thrill the World!

TED

WHITE BANNERS

by LLOYD C. DOUGLAS

CLAUDE RAINS FAY/BAINTER JACKIE COOPER BONITA GRANVILLE

MENNY COMEILI - KAY JOHNSON » JAMES STEPKENSON - Directed

· Edmund fonátta amet te Tu Pale

Panda by WAKKEN ERDA + Laven par by Lane Corian, Cabaret Bagare and Abas Produs – Å BOEMOPOLITAN PRIM

SUNDAY

RKO Radio

Picture

| 4 SHOWS

DAILY 2.30-5.15

7.15-930

SPECIAL X'MAS ATTRACTION

BOBBY BREEN "BREAKING THE ICE "

TAKE ANY TRAM DA HAPPY VALLEY HUS

ORIENTAL

DAYS TO-DAY

ONLY

FLEMING ROAD ANCHAI

TEL 28473

TO-MORROW.

YOU'LL LAUGH AND CHEER AT THIS EXCITING PICTURE :

Packed with comedy and the best prize fight you ever shown in any picture.

BEST TAYLOR-MADE ROMANCE OF 1938!

ROBERT

Packed with power! Red-hot with romance) Teeming with thrills) Sweethearts"of "A Tank al'Oxford" in a star-studded hiti

TAYLOR

GROND ROARS

THE

Mroo Godmun

46

FRANK

MORGAN

MAUREEN

wrieb

EDWARD

ARNOLD

WILLIAM

O'SULLIVAN - GARGAN LIONEL STANDEN · JANE WYMAN Directed by Richard Thorpe

14

Produced by Sam Zirakalınt

STARTS SUNDAY

TEST PILOT

ACTION-LADEN NERVE-TINGLING

Clark Gable, Myrna Loy. Spencer Tracy. Lional Barrymore..

OMATINEES: 20c.-30e

EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c. ❤

KING'S:

Hongkong

"Of Human Hearts" QUEEN'S

"White Banners"

ORIENTAL·

"The Crowd Roars"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA -

"Non-Stop New York"

STAR:

"Bluebeard's Eighth Witế” MAJESTIC:

"Rich. Man, Poor Girl"

KING'S:

Coming

"Swiss Miss" QUEEN'3:

"Breaking" The Ice"

ORIENTAL:

"Test Pilot" ALHAMBRA:

"Breaking The Ice"

STAR:

"Top Hat"

"My Heart Is Calling" MAJESTIC:

- "The Crowd Roars"

"Reformatory"

RICH MAN, POOR GIRL

CINEMA & GENERAL

Petroleum Used In Fight Against Dreaded Malaria

Thanks to the intensive efforts uude for "fighting malaria, that terrible epidemic malady that ravages, many parts of the world, the knowledge of methods that enable this fight to be carried on success- fully has made very great progress. Thus until 1914, it was not known that petroleum could be used for fighting malarla by pouring it on watercourses. That was the year when it WAS

discovered that a special mixture of various petroleums completely destroyed the larvae of the angpheie, the mosquito that transmits malaria.

The interest of this discovery; ried out with a view to ascertain- was speedily appreciated, and fol-ing the conditions for obtaining lowing the fruitful collaboration the best results by pouring petro- between the well-known Ross In-leum over watercourses, and how it stitute of Tropical Hygiene, the would be possible to maintain an Burma Shell Oll Storage Company of Him on the surface of the water and the Distributing Company of without its becoming mixed with India, a rational method was put the water below it. Good results. into operation which secured were at last secured and methods magnificent results.

were put into force which are now Exhaustive experiments were car applied with success. But the war declared against malaria has per- mitted the completion of results already obtained by working in

NON STOP NEW another direction.

4

YORK

$1

PRESCRIBED DOSE

This is the development of the "Non Stop New York," the use of quinine, about which the „Gaumont picture starring Anna Malaria Commission of the League Lee in the lead-role as a down of Nations, has taken so much and out chorus girl is being shown trouble. It is hoped to generalise to-day at the Alhambra Theatre. the dally taking, in regions where The story" concerns chorus malaria is prevalent, of the dose of girl who accidentally witnesses a six grains of quinine prescribed by murder and then returns to Eng- the Commission, a method which land, only to discover that the has been employed, with so much New York police are trying an success by millions of people for Innocent man for the murder. preventing malaria, Petroleum and Petermined to save him, she in- quinine-the combination may ap- forms Scotland Yard, but they pear strange, but it gives practical disbelieve her. She stows away results by which millions of per- aboard a new Transatlantic ner sons benefit every day. to testify dr behalf of the Inno- For curing malaria, the Com- cent man.

⚫ mission in question recommends John, that 15 to 20 grains of quinine

There's something funny some-Loder, who plays the role of a should be taken every day, during

Arthur five to seven days.

Des-

where when a girl won't marry a man because he has a million dol- Iars. The somewhere in this case is the Majestic Theatre and the something is the laugh riot, "Rich Man, Poor Girl,

Robert Young, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey, Guy Kibbee, Rita Johnson and Lana Turner are featured in the cast of this enjoyable screen- fare.

of The "performance Young, Ayres and Miss Russcy are excep- tionally fine, with capable por trayals being turned in by the rest of the cast. The picture was deftly chected by Reinhold Schunzel.

FLAG PRESENTED TO GENERALISSIMOTM

Chungking, Dec, 22. On behalf of Chinese in Ger- many, Dr. Cheng Tien-fang, untii) recently Chinese Ambassador to Germany, yesterday presented a flag which he had brought back to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek as a token of respect for his leader-) ship.-Central Newa

Supporting "Anna Lec is

Scotland Yard Detective, Goullett, Frank Cellier and mond Tester.

BUDGET FOR REFUGEE

STUDENTS

Chungking, Dec, 22.

MONEY FOR WINTER GARMENTS

Chungking, Dec. 22. Substantial donations for the The Ministry of Education has purchase of winter garments for decided to make a monthly appro- soldiers have been received by the priation of $382,800 to nine govern-National Government from people ment middle schools for refugee in various parts of the country. students in various parts of the Yesterday, $23.600 and $85,639 country.

were remitted here from Shanghai Students in these schools are ex- and Macao respectively. The empted from payment of fees, and Macao donations were collected by may also apply for small loans in business men there through special case of need-Central News.

sales-Central News.

[720 - $30

ALIA

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

MATINEES. 20% - 30c · EVENINGS. 20%-30%-50£7

TODAY AND TOMORROW

A DELIGHTFUL ROMANTIC COMEDY. FÜLL

OF LAUGHTER!

GIRLS! HOW, YOU CAN WIN YOUR MILLIONAIRE BOSS.......in 6 Easy Lessons!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1938. -PAGE 5

KING'S

TODAY ONLY AT LIS, 5.10. 1.15 AND 8.30 PM.

MILLIONS CHEER ITS GREATNESS!

Tumultuous with the blazing thrills of America's romantic yesterday comes this emotional love, drama! Spectacularly produced by the creators of "The Good Earth" and "CaptainsCourageous"! CLARENCE BROWN'S Production of

OF HUMAN HEARTS

Directed by CLARENCE BROWN'

TOMORROW M.G.M. PICTURE

•

A cast of thousands with « WALTER HUSTON • JAMES STEWART - BEULAH BOND! GUY KIBBEE CHARLES COBURN JOHN CARRADINE Stare Play b BRADBURY FOOTE Prodami by JOHN W CONSIDINE, A

Aj Matré-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

STAN LAUREL - OLIVER HARDY in

'SWISS MISS"

ROYAL STUDIO FREE SITTING COUPON For one copy of Postcard size art portrait will be given away froe to all Dress Circle patrons on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th D'e. performances...

ALHAMBRA

NATUAN RD, HO

„30.3.20·730 & 8.30 •TEL. 50806

TODAY AND TOMORROW A Thrilling non-stop flight to save a doomed man across the Atlantic! ROMANCE! INTRIGUE MURDER !

"NON-STOP NEW YORK"

Anna LEE John LODER

SUNDAY

RKO-Picture

BOBBY BREEN BREAKING THE ICE

DAILY

AT

230

520

720

920*

HANKOW

KOWLOON

STARE

TODAY AND TOMORROW

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HE THOUGHT HE KNEW HOW TO TAME A FRAU

...BUT GARY'S IN THE DOG-HOUSE NOWI

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

TO-DAY

ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS.

-St. Victoria.

AUCTIONS--Toys and

Christmas

Crackers, "at 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.

CINEMAS.-(Bee Column 3 of this

Page).

DANCES.-8t

Andrew's Ball, Peninsula Hotel, 9.30 p.m. ENTERTAINMENTS.

-

YMCA. Pantomime "Cinderella." in the West Lounge, 9 p.m.. Party on board H.M.S. Birmingham, to the Children of the Seaforth Highlanders, 5.30 p.m. to 7.30

p.m.

LECTURES-First Aid. by Prof. L. T. Ride, at P.W.D. Offices, 5.30 p.m.; Anti-Gas (in English) at HK. Chinese Women's Club, 11 Queen's Road. 11.30 am. ARP., Maryknoll Convent School, Kowloon, 4 p.m.; " Au- xillary Unit, at Ambulance Hqrs., 5.45 p.m. and Brigade, 7,30 p.m.: 'First Aid, at Ying Wah Boys, College, fcr Women, 8 p.m. • MAILS.-(Sen Page 18). MEETINGS.-Helena

May

"glous Fellowship, 10.30 am.

Rell-

CROSSWORD

NO. 191

ACROSS

5 Mar (5)

a Assent (5)

9 Consumed

(5)

10 Propor- tion (5)

11 As well

(3).

12 lumin ant (5) 14 Squeezes

17 Edible

stalk (6)

19 Alm at (6),

22 Wedded

25

174 Wide awake (5

28 Cask (3) 29 Picture-

.word

puzzle (5) 30. Custom- ́ary. 451"

“MISCELLANEOUS. — Exhibition 31 Running

of Ancient Chinese Statuettes

of six Dynasties Paintings and Curios, at Hotel Cecil, from 2 to 7 p.m. MOON.-XI Moon, 2nd Day, Jewish

**ew Moon. BCIAL-Whist Drive and Tom- bola in R. E. Warrant Officers and Sergeants' Mess Wellington Barracks, 8,15 p.m.; Checrò Club Bridge and Mahjong- SPORTS. (See Page 2). SUNRISE 6,59 a.m. SUNJET--

5.45 p.m.

TIDES.-High at 11.39 and 21.58.

Low at 04.38 ang 15.25.

TO-MORROW

sore (5)

32 From here!

(5) -33, Fne (5)

DOWN

1 Attend to

(5)-

1 Hobo (6)

2 Player (5) 3 Feline

animal (7) Soldiery (6)

5 Walt an

(5)

0 Assevera- tions (5)

7 'Appear-

nces (5)

13 Musical

work (5)

15. Under-

U.S. AMBASSADOR

LEAVES KUNMING

Kunming. Dec. 22.

.

30

mine (3) 16. Mistake (5)

16

18 Organ of

bearing (3)

20 Height (7) Counsel

21

ลา

22 Jollity (5)

23. Bird (5)

24 Result (51)

28 Dodge (5)

27 Agree

with (5)

SOLUTION ||TO-MOREUW

Solution No. 190

ACROSS:

Dense.

B

Lingered, 9, Feels. 10, Coercion. 11, Stand, 14. Web. 10, Repute. 17. Utopia. 18, Toy. 20, Rapid. 24, Mus- cular. 25, Mimie, 26, Marriage. 27, Agony. DOWN: 1. Clock 2 An- Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, US. Am-ger. 3, Hence. 4. Repose. 8, Erec-, SUNRISE.-6.59 a.m. SUNSET-bassador to Ching, left Kunming tion 7, Splendid 12, Debating

5.44 p.m.

yesterday morning to return to 18, Musician. 14, Wet, 15, Buy, TIDES.-High at 11.04 and 21.28. Washington by way of Burma-19, Ocular, 21, Bcore 22, Cloak

Low at 04.04 and 14.48.

Central News

23. Creed

MOON.-XI. Moon, 3rd. Day.

+

He had too much money, and too little romance... until the came along! You'lllaugh you'll love it!

Rich Man

BOBERT

YOUNG POOr Gir!

LEW AYRES

RUTH HUSSEY GUY KIBBEE RITA JOHNSON.

ANA TURNER

190:

NEWS OF THE DAY TRAVELTALK

SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY **OUR SPECIAL CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION!

BEST TAYLOR-MADE ROMANCE OF 1938!

"ROBERT

Packed with power) Red-hot" with romance! Teeming with thrillal Sweethearts of "A Yank

{Oxford” in a star-studded hat! --

TAYLOR

THE

Meno

Gokarn

FRANK

MAUKSEN

EDWARD ARNOLD

MORGAN • O'SULLIVAN · GARGAN LIONEL BLANDEB •`IANE WYMAN Dizvoted by Richard Thépe. Pulpved by Ben Zimbaligr

AMEREA'S LEADING GONE JEAM.

IN THE COMEDY BIT OF 193HI

CLAUDETTE

COLBERT COOPER

GARY

MUGLER ZURGA PALING

"BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE*

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON - DAVID NIVEN ASSAL PATTERSTON » MATMAN HAST

*SOUND END DAN IS D

ERNST LUBITSCH KANN MAN

SUNDAY & · MONDAY- SPECIAL X'MAS ATTRACTION

GRAND ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

7 Walt Disney's Creations in Technicolour,

(1) Mickey Mouse in "HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY "

în BOAT “BUILDERS "

(2)

(8) Donald Duck in SELF CONTROL"

do.

(4)

do. (5) Silly Symphony (6)

do.

(7)

do.

in "DONALD'S BETTER SELF"

*THE OLD MILL”

* MOTH 'AND THE FLAME”

* WYNEEN, BLYNKEN & NOD" ALSO

"LA CUCURACHA · A DANCE MUSICAL

in Technicolour

Charlie Chaplin in "BEHIND THE SCREEN” Belease through RKO-Badiq Pictures

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