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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

A GRIPPING ROMANCE THAT BEGAN IN THE DIVES OF PARIS AND ENDED IN THE HOME OF A WEALTHY WOMANI

RUTH

CHATTERTON

ANTON

WALBROOK

in

THE

RAT

A wealthy womaIL,

bered by priores,

Ends the master ni her heart be GG ĐÈ the lowest dire of Paris,

WINE BAY

MARY CLARI BEATRIX LIHMANN FELIX ATIMIZ

Produced by Imperatce Film Productions, Lid. R.KO-Radio Picturas Auleens

Fred MacMurray Ray Milland

TOMORROW

A Paramount

ἐπ

Picture

"MEN WITH "WINGS

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4 SHOWS

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2.30-5.15 7.15-0.30

DAYS

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUE

ORIENTAL

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KING'S:

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CINEMA & genekal

HACHA, NEW CZECH PRESIDENT

Not

For their new President the Ciechs have chosen J. leading representative of the rule of international law and order. only is Dr. Emil Hacha an outstanding Agure in the Czech judicature, but he is also a judge in the International The Hague.

"Sally, Irene And Mary" QUEEN'S.

ww

**The Rat" ORIENTAL·

"Beloved Enemy"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA.

"Painted Desert"

STAR:

"Murder In The Fleet"

"Lancer Sp

MAJESTIC:

KING'S:

Coming

"Algiera"

QUERN'S:

"Men With Wings" ORIENTAL:

Sing You Singers"

"Flash Gordon"

ALHAMBRA:

"Men With Wings" STAR:

"Stamboul Quest"

MAJESTIC:

"Blockade"

ZONLY TO-DAY • TO-MORROW⚫ DIARY OF LOCAL

YOU WILL CALL THIS PICTURE GREAT!

The most dangerous game a woman ever played, pitting her beauty against diplomats, guns and treaties

for the sake of her beloved enemy,

"Beloved

Directed by H. C. POTTER Tomisevod the United Arțiate

Look at her. Men!

This beautiful woman held our against diplo- mats, treaties and guns ...for the sake of her beloved entry!

SAMBEL GOLEWIS) pucnomatis

OBERON AHERNE

nemy

wah Heary Staphoneon Jerome Cow BLIN David Niven Kuran Marler

MON: "SING YOU SINNERS" A GREAT

JF

COMEDY

Bing Crosby Fred MacMurray Wesley Ruggles.

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HANKOW

EVENTS

TO-DAY

in

Court at

Of

Dr. Hacha was elected, but it | Administrative Court at Vienn

an election in form alone. but on the formation of the Re- Two other candidates also. were public in 1918 he returned to

President considered at first, but it became Prague to become apparent that Dr. Hacha, lawyer the Prague Administrative Court

and and

later

the linguist,

-non-party

President who is well known in German Supreme Court.. legal circles. would best all the He took an important part in Constitution for Etate's highest position this drafting the time. His expert knowledge is the legislature of the Czecho- expected to be of great value ir jalovak Republie when it emerged froming a new constitution for from the World War. the truncated country.

at

The width of the President's in terests are indicated by the fact that he is a director of Progue's modern gallery, translator of

"or

Cr

NEVER IN POLITICS One of the main reasons Dr. Hachu's being preferred to alternative candidates has been that he has never had the sligh test connection with politics and therefore could not be sald tu favour any particular side in in- tarnal politics ог Germany the Western Democracies. A balance to possible suggestions of Exigilsh "leanings" is the lact that Dr. Hacha is so well known In German legal circles. that sinte 1933 he has been regularly Ger- invited to meetings of the man Academy of Law. He speaks fluent German as well as English an: Czech.

ik:

Dr. Hacha was also one of he experts who drafted the autonomy measures presented to the Sude tens last summer.

1

Roman Svity,

at born

Dr. Hacha, who Catholic, was Bohemia, August 7, 1872,'-"

DR. HACHA

"Jungle Queer's Kipling's

In Books" Czech, and a university lecturer on comparative administrative law besides being President of the Supreme Court.

ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS. Twelfth Day: -Epiphany: 91ight Coid (Hslao-han). AUCTIONS.-Crown Lands, at Dis-

trict Office, South. Buliding, 2nd, floor, 11 am. CINEMAS.--(See Column 3 of this

Page). DANCES.-Police Dance, to Penin- sula Hotel, 9.15 p.m.; Hongkong Philharmonic Society Annual Dinner Dance at Hongkong Hotel Root Garden. LECTURES. First Ald, by Prof. I. T. Ride, at P.W.D. Offices, 5,30 p.m. at Ying Wah Boys' College for women. 8 p.m.: A.R.P. at

School, Maryknoll Convent

4

11

EXPERT ON ENGLISH LAW

Brass Bands & Reminiscences

In our schooldays, we used to belong to a brass band. It was not a grand affair, but we could boast of several very good instrument- alista who were also Arst-rate sight readers. We

had 1 cor-

A man with penetrating eyes and strikingly impressive appear ince, Dr. Hacha is looked upon his compatriots as an English type of Chief Justice," It Is ថ net, euphonlum, bass, trombone, coincidence that he is one of clarinet and piccolo besides the Europels greatest experts on

percussion " and accompartment p.m.; Exam at Ambulance Hqrs English administrative law. section. 5.45 p.m.: Anti-Gas at H. K.

Throughout his long career Dr.

We played in all, the leading Chinese Women's Club,

acha has served the country public functions, religious as well Queen's Road, 11.30 am.

over which he now presides, Hisas civic, and took part once in a MAILS-See Page 161.

first important post was when he real grand "marche aur fam- MEETINGS. ---- Annual, of

entered the service of the Pro-beaux" Our bandmaster exerted Hongkong Girl Guides Assen, at vincial Committee of the King-all his energies to make us worthy Sandilands Hut, .10.30

a.mdom of Bohemia while it was of recognition and he did. Dur- Helena May Religious Fellow at a part of the Austro-Hun-ing his period of service, he even ship, 10.30 am.

garian Empire.' Between 1916 wrote

several pieces, marches the mostly, und dedicated them to us. We are proud to say that even to this day, in the town where we

MISCELLANEOUS.

the i

Claims

against the Estate of Edith Amy Agassiz, late of Tal Pa, due; Y.M.C.A. Women's

served and 1918 Dr. Hacha

+J

Sec- NO KOALA BEARS went to school those pieces are

16th

tion: Bridge Class and Prac- tice Play: 9.30 a.m. MOON.-Chinese XI Moon," Day, Full Moon, 5.30 am, RELIGIOUS.-Universal Week of . Prayer, St. John's Cathedral.

Tom- Ser- Bar-

FOR HOLLYWOOD

still being played, and the lads. still recall how so-and-so played In providing Austrálian atmos- his part this way and how so-and- phere for the film Captain Mid-so muted his portion and, was night. United Artists will have to punished by being excluded from do without koala bears.

:

the band dinner, which was look-

The Minister for Commerce (Sired upon as THE event of the year. Earle Page! said that on his way We remember how one of the through "America recently he had ads had so much chicken that he heen asked by Mr. Hal Roach, had to be removed to the intra- Club director of United Artists, for assis-ary and given a dose of castor oil tance in obtaining material to The lads used to take castor oil supply an Australian background a few days before the dinner by for the film

way of getting into training and

5.30 to 6.30 p.m. SOCIAL-Whist Drive and bola in RE, WO.'s and geants' Mess. Wellington racks, 9.15 p.m.; Cheero Bridge and Mahjong. SPORTS.-(See Page, 2).. SITNRISE.-7.04 a.m. SUNSET

5.53 p.m. TIDES.-High at 10.25 and Low at 03.54 and 14.41.

TO-MORROW MOON--Chinese XI' Moon,

Day.

ROAD KOWLOON TEL

SUNRISE.-7.04 a.m.

5.53 p.m.

57795

See murder committed before a battleship full

of witnesses! Then try and solve the mystery

MURDER

IN

TO MORROW.

M.G.M. PICTURE

Myrna Loy

ARCTIC BIRDS

STUDIED

ROBERT TAYLOR JEAN PARKER

Ted HEALY › Uin MEXIKL Na PENELETOST-Jaan MIREHOLT Author BYBOM • FURI BERZ.DE

THEATRE George Brent

“STAMBOUL QUEST

Solution No. 200

ACROSS: 1, Sharp, 5, Place. 8. Abode, 9, Outer. 10. Sauce. 11.

Valuable information on Arctic ther. 20. Rise. 21. Alley. 22, Lea- birds including several records ex-ther, 20, Rise. 21, Ally. 22, Storm- tending summer-ranges of several ed. 23. Inch. 25, Eddy. 28. Aside. 33, Tales. species-was gathered by T. M 31, Eager. 32, Rouge. Shortt, Ornithologist of the Royal 34 Terms, 35, Ended. DOWN: 1,

Zoology Stout. 2, Alter. 3. Part. 4," Museum of Ontario

Hose. Toronto, on his recent trip of the 5, Pest. 6. Acute. 7. Event. 12, Rea-

sons. 13, Ashamed. 15. Union.. Eastern Aretic.

An eastward extension to the 18, Flesh. 17. Trade. fights of the yellow-billed loon, 23. Inert, 24, Cigar. 26, and a northern extension in the 27. Yield. 28, Arts. 29. Isle, 30, Erse. known ranges of Lapland"longspur.

Sir Earle.. Page had undertaken to be able to go the full distancel 21.20. to inquire into conditions govern-Those who showed a meagre ap“

ing the export of koalas..

petite Un such occasions were In the meantime, the Govern- looked upon 36+ "mariettes," 17th. ment had refused permission for equivalent to our modern day

koalas to be sent to the San Fran-"panades.” cisco Exhibition and Mr. Roach As we were standing at the cor-

SUNSET.-

had been advised that he would ner of Agullar and Queen's the TIDES.-High at 09.39 and 20.32. not be able to obtain koalas for his other day, we saw a band com-.

Low at 03.11" and 13.58. **

I

plcture.

CROSSWORD

NO. 201

ACROSS

Worry (7)

3 Stone

frult (5)

8 Pleasant (7)

9 Collection

book (5)

10 Small

horse (3)

12 Foolish by

13

14

16

age (6)

18

15 Cunning` (6)

16 Threat (8)

17: Deep

breath (4) 20 Smoke

vent (6)

22 Elder (8)

23 Giri (8)

11

28 Colour (3)

23.

124

25

126

28

ස

28 Of the eye (5) (35

29 Separation.

money (7)

5 Pestilence (6)

18

30 Tatter (5),

6 Umpire (7)

⚫ (7)

18.

Solld. Druid.

31 Associate (7) DOWN

7 Baskets (7) ·

19

Tree (3)

20

Compelled (0)

1

duck hawk, common loon, mallard. A serica of horned larki were ab mountain bluebird, and greater tained with a view to studying yellow-legs, were also recorded. classifications of this species.

Emmares (5)

2 Bulb (5)

3 Idle talk (6)

4 Smooth (4)

11 Mount (5)

13 Elf (3)

14 Make cer-

-tain (6)

17 Vaporised (7) SOLUTION TO-MORROW

posed of Chinese youths, uniform- ed like West Point cadets with shako and all. What struck na an strange was that some of the in- struments they were playing wère typically Chinese but bulit more like Western, Instruments. There was a flute, for example, with a peculiar tub-like horn rking out of the body. There were also a couple of cornets, a trombone, a 'tuba and a system of gongs which

we have never seen before.

They

played Chinese Krasic, more or less in the foreign style too. The characteristic. Chinese contrapuntal method was not used

at all. The music, was played in unison," with the rhythm set by drums, and the peculiar system of gongr. the musicians did not compete with each other as, to lung power; the effect was not entirely unpleasant, even though the group was leading a funeral procession.

However, our pleasure was ahurt- lived, for not less than twenty

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1939.-PAGE

KING'S

SHOWING TODAY

DAILY AT 2.38, 516, 7.15 AND 9.30 PM.

ALL THESE STARSI

ALL THESE LAUGHSI and so much ring and extra sparkle It's your top-hit musical to datel

ALICE

TONY

FAYE MARTIN

*

SALLY, IRENE and MARY.

A 201ă Century-For Pictuïe with

JIMMY DURANTE-

·GREGORY HATOFF · JOAN DAVIS. Madieta WEAVER · Lesina HOVICK Samen PAI *47 » J. Lémnet BROMMERG

FRED ALLEN

ALSO LATEST. FOX MOVIETONE NEWS

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ALGIERS”

with SIGRID GUR!E-HEDY LAMARR United. Artists Picture

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN RD, HOWL

9,30

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

A BLOOD-RED CHAPTER IN MINING HISTORY!

THRILLING! EXCITING!

GEORGE OBRIEN

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PAINTED DESERT

W LARAINE JOHNSON RAY WHITLEY Directed by David Howard. Produced by Bart Gilroy. Screen Ploy by Joke Bicikmell god Oliver Drake.

TO-MORROW

A Paramount Picture

A DVORE DAILY 230 $10 720-30

Fred MacMurray

Ray Milland.

in

MEN WITH WINGS

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

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THE MOST SUSPENSEFUL SPY STORY EVER

THE MOSTE

A MAN EVE

THE

A WOM

From the chaos of

nations in conflict

emerge: the screen's most sensational spy

story... hitherto un- told... jolting in its realism!

SCREENED !

'LANCER SPY

DOLORES DEL RIO - GEORGE SANDERS PETER LORRE - VIRGINIA FIELD • SIG RUMANN

•

MAURICE MOSCOVICH LIONEL ATWILL • LUTHER ADLER

JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT

Directed by Cungry Patolt

Darryl Zanuck is Crudge of Pruduction

SUNDAY, MONDAY,

TUESDAY

AN ACTION-PACKED DRAMA, ALIVE AS TODAY'S HEADLINES!

MADELEINE CARROLL "BLOCKADE"

HENRY FONDA'

in

A United Artists Sensational Drams!

ever, to the broadcasts by the ZBW paces behind, immediately préced- I been at either end. It would have ing the comn, there was a band been ideal for correct performing Orchestra and by Ruth Litvin, who playing Western music. We re- balance. But perhaps we are for gave a pianoforte recital from the cognised the march and thought getting that the mystic people of Studio. Miss Litvia included in "American peer it well rendered, but the combative, Cathay have their own very, set her programme two preludes by competitive, and altogether chao- and very definite ideas of seeing Chopin, which, incidentally, we tic effect produced was too jarzing a loved one to his last resting had requested some time ago. on our somewlist, tender nerves. ❘

They were very well done indeed. The cortege was quite a "long" Last week we dedicated our en- The templ, in parts, needed a one, for it appeared that some one tire column to topics of the sea-little polishing. The technique was of note had passed. If the two son; thus some of those who per- perfect, being precise and bell-like bands, so totally foreign to each formed over 213W were passed by. in clearness.

-ALLEGRO MODERATS other in style and tone, could have Attention should be drawn, "how-

21 Less difficult (1

24 Exhibited (5)

26 Fold (5)

27 Moist (4)

place.

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