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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

Today's

QUEEN'S Screenings

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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

RIDERS

TOMORROW

A Paramount

Picture

& SHOWS

DAILY

5.30–5.TE

1.15–1.30

OF THE SKY!

Adolph. Zuker presents

MEN WITH WINGS

in TECHNICOLOR?

File

MACMURRAY MILLAND

LOUISE CAMPBELL

se vertel and Conciadh WILLIAM A. WELLMAN A Paramount Picture

“GIVE ME A SAILOR

Martha Raye

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HARPY VALLEY BUSS

Bob Hope

ORIENTALE

SPECIAL! RETURN ENGAGEMENT FOR TODAY ONLY!

DON T MISS THIS MARVELLOUS SHOW! THE MOST FAN PASTIC ADVENTURE EVER CONCEIVED You will see thrilling dragon battles, sensational rocket crashes, world conquering marvela; scientifle mechanical devices as you my expect to see a thousand years from now. THE WORLD'S" MOST ASTOUNDING MIRACLE 1ICTURE

FLASH GORDON COMES TO

LIFE!

The sensational” thriller

of the canfury,

BUSTER CRABBE

FLASH GORDON

with

JEAN ROGERS us Dale Arden,

2 DAYS ONLY! TOMORROW & THURSDAY

TREILLING ADVENTURE OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN! Film scopa against bandit troops, camera fights cannon in a blazing story of picture-snappers at the front.

Cover The War

Starring

JOHN WAYNE

** GWEN CAZE

MATINEES: 20c.-30c EVENINGS)

A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE

KING'S "

Hongkong

"Algiers"

QUKEN'

Men With Wings"

ORIENTAL·

"Flash Gordon"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA -

"Spy Ring"

STAR:

"Sing You Sinners"

MAJESTIC:

"Blockade"

KING'S:

"Lord QUEEN'S

Coming

Jeff*

"Give Me A Sallor" "Spawn" Of The North" ORIENTAL:

"I"Cover The War"«

ALHAMBRA:

"Carnival Queen” "Spawn Of The North"

STAR:

Treasure Island" "Wife. Doctor And Nurse" MAJESTIC:

"You're Only Young Once"

BLOCKADE

The most dramade situation of

the present, day-the Spanish civil war-forms the background of the tempestuous love story which is told in "Blockade," Walter Wan- drama ger's thrilling romantie which stars Madeleine Carroll and | Henry Fonda at the Majestic

Theatre.

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This is the romance of a man and girl, drawn into the conflict almost against their will-lovers who were at the same time bitter enemies.

CINEMA & GENERAL

SUEZ BUILDER'S SON PROTESTS OVER FILM

Count Paul de Lesseps, son of Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal, went recently to the film "Sues," which is largely about his father's Ufe. With him went one of the best lawyers in France. Before he went Count de Lesseps had laid full plans with the lawyer to try to get the film stopped Immediately by the legal authorities on the ground that it represented his father in a scan- dalous way.

China's Loss

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Before he left for the, cinema Count de Lesseps said that he had been trying vainly since last July to see the scenario of the film be-

In Books Andfore it appeared.

Art Relics

CHUNGKING, Jan. 8 (Cen- traf)In the areas DOW на der Japanese occupation China has lost 2,118 Ubraries and 825 reading centres. Granted that the average number of books in each library be 3,000 volumes, a conservative estimate, the damage to Chinese culture in books would "amount to more than 1,000,000 volumes, to say nothing of the value of "the rare books in the Peiving Nä- tional Libraries in Nanking. Tientsin and other cities.

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The loss sustained by 54 museums and relic halls is beyond mere computation in terms of money.

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"When I Arst heard tromi î friend in New York that the film was to be made I went in person to the Paris office of the film com- pany in question," he said.

"I asked to see the scenario, but nothing happened. Then I sent a registered letter to the New York head opice of the company. reply, came.

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"Again I sent to New York. But stlt I heard nothing.

"As the film'company refused to supply me with the detalls I want- ed, I applied for them to my friend in the USA. He sent me long extracts and I have been able to form my opinion from these.

"FOR FATHER'S MEMORY” "My lawyer has been through: them thoroughly, and has all legal

For example, in the Relics Hall of machinery ready to act against the the Palace Museum in Pelping were company if we do not approve of 214 cases of documents and rare the film as it is shown,

"If necessary, I am not only go- manuscripts. In the Literary Hall were 1.737 cases of documents anding to try to get it stopped, but rare manuscripts. These are also to get it remade so as to car rect the disgraceful impression leged to have all been seized by the which the scenario would certainly

Japanese.

Suffering a similar fate was 826 cause if shown before the public

cases of books in the former Na-) tional Pelping Palace Museum, 88 cases in the Summer Palace, five cases in its librart. 144 cases in the Museum of the Ministry of In"

terior..

in the form I have seen.

"I am doing this solely for the memory of my father, whose great gure appears to be about to be defamed. His private life, which is apparently shown in the flim 'as a series of amorous Idylls, was as upright and distinguished as his He as an engineer. I am deter- mined to get this corrected, as the scenario story I have seen is false and damaging to his memory."

In terms of money the Na- tional Central Library in Nan- king bears a loss of $550,000, the Nationai Central Museum also in Nanking $665,000 and the Kiangsu Provincial Library of Chinese Books $300,000, - According to figures complied by: the Ministry of Education; the damage to the buildings either des- Those who like spy stories will proyed or occupied by the Japanese, į find "The Spy Ring" which, is be-} and to cqlpment in Chinese social ing shown at the Alhambra Thea- educational institutions alone is tre to-day a thrilling and enter- worth $18,144,380.

taining experience.

SPY RING

Solution No. 203

Most of the famous. Chinese The story purports to give the CAMTAVASTIWA Gprivate collections were kept in inside of the activities of a group! AGA VOLTASASE Paping... Tientsia. Shanghai, Soo-of clever. International agents. ROCHESTER THEchow, Hangchow, Changchow, Nan-The spies attempt to steal an in- AIRT WRITking and other cities in the Shang-rentlan which looks harmless MODESTO INSET hal-Hangchow area, where many enough, and its harmless appear- EROSLALDENR A severe battles were fought. Pentylance affords practically the only RIO FRIED. 1 M Athere is no way to estimate the safety against

determined the LOT WEAVE CATO value of these private collections of onslaughts of Leon Ames, Roy Ma- ENDED EMERSON books and art treasures, which son and Jane Carleton. 450DES RUT** could not be removed in time and William Hall for the first time is LEVRELEASER 3 as a result were either destroyed or given the lead in "The Spy Ring" A WEA MENS 1 RIA carried away by the Japanese. PER LEASE 5 PY

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The 180 chimney at Kirkstall Forge, Leeds, is being dismantled because it would be a dangerous landmark in time of war,

piecemeal by steeplejacks because It cannot be felled" owing to the proximity of other bulings.

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DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

TO-DAY

ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS. Nations founded,

League of 1920. st. William. Bishop AUCTIONS -Household Burril- ture, 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon, 2.30 p.m

CINEMAS. (See Column 3 of this

Page).

quarters,

King's

at DIM:

ENTERTAINMENT.—St. Andrew's Mothers' Union New Year Party, 3 p.m. LECTURES.-Talk by Miss Li Luk

wah. tri St. Andrew's Hall, 8.30 p.m.: Anti-Gas, fresh course, at Volunteer Headquar ters. 10.30 a.m.; at YMCA, Kowloon, 6 pm.; First Aid, (Dr. Arcull), at Ambulance Head-

p.m.; at College, for men,

8. p.m.: Queen's College, 7.30 AR.P.. at Ambulance Headquar ters, for General Public, 7.30 p.m.; at Maryknoll Convent School, Kowloon, 4 p.m. MAILS-(See Page 16).

of MEETINGS. Annual.

St. David's Society, Hongkong, in Supreme Court Bldg. 2nd, floor, 5.30 p.m.; Rotary Meeting. Hong- Kong Hotel, 1

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1939.-PAGE

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William HALLIN

TheSPY RING

THURSDAY

New Universal

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4 SHOWS DAILY 230 520 770-9 30.

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NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE

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JANE WYMAN

CARNIVAL QUEEN" with Robert Wilcox Dorothea Kent

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who gave you “Zola'

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BLOCKADE

wo-starring MADELEINE CARROLL

HENRY FONDA

with LEO CARRILLO~ JOHN HÄLLIDAY « Directed by William Dieteris • Released thru United Artists

TOMORROW AND THURSDAY

THE FIRST OF THE FAMOUS JUDGE HARDY'S FAMILY"

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PICTURES "

"YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG ONCE"

Lewis Stone

Cecilia Parker

Mickey Roouey A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

tection of children, in the SPORTS-(See Page 2). :-

SUNRISE.—7:05 Old City Hall, 10 am.

Wo-

5.57 .. MISCELLANEOUS.-Y.M.CA.

men's Section Charity Sewing TILES -High at Bee, 10 a.m.

ان

06.26 and 18.02.

a-m. SUNSET.

13.25 Low

"TO-MORRÓW MOON-XI Moon, 20th, Day. RELIGIOUS-Prayer and Fellow- MEETING-Annual, of the Hong- kong Group Peace Pledge Union, ship Meeting, at 8. and 8. Home, 8.30 p.m.

in the Challenge Book Rooms, Whist BOT m Gheero

Ice House Street, 5.30 p.m. Drive 8.45 p.m.; Police Branch| MOON.—Chinese XI Moon, 21st, of Ministering League, Monthy Day.

Club

5.56 pm.e

Bridge and Mahjong Drive, Ca- SUNRISE.—7.05 a.m. SUNSET. thedral Hall, 3 p.m.: Cralgan- gower Cricket Club Weekly Tom-TIDES.-High at 12.36 and bola, p.m.

Low at 05.56 and 17.07.

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