1939-01-20 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEEN'S

DAILY AT 2:30-515-7-20 & 9:30 ·TEL, 31453

SHOWING

ODAY

100 GLORIOUS MINUTES OF FUN!

Presenting on the Screen for the First Time.

A Galaxy of Ten NEW 1930 Walt Disney Short Features in one programme!.

FEATURES

Walt Disney's

1939 RELEASES

WALT

DISNEY

ALL IN TECHNICOLOR

MOTHER GOOSE

GOES

HOLLYWOOD

FERDINAND THE BRAVE

THE

THE FOX MICKEY'S DONALD'S

HUNT

BULL

LITTLE

TAILOR

Today's Screenings

KING'S

Hongkong

"The Lone Wolf In Farts" QUEEN'S

CINEMA & GENERAL

MALARIA AND FALL OF

HELLENIC CULTURE

Rain is a great boon to the Greeks, but sometimes, from June to August, it becomes a nuisance. During this season it is very bad for the crops, and, in addition, the number of malaria cases Increases. Owing to this, there is a shortags of flour and a greatly increased demand for quinine. These two products are Indispensable to the Greeks and both must be bought abroad, ̈.

Without bread

Greek the

"A Galaxy Of Ten New Colour perishes, but without quinine hej

Shorts"

ORIENTAL

"Boolea"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA

"Scipio The African"

STAR:

also dies. It is not surprising that DANCER SPEAKS

the downfall of the hegemony of Ancient Greece and the end of the grandeur of Hellenic culture arë both attributed to malaria.

Hippocrates, whose works are of immense importance in medicine, described malaria as an ill that has a paralysing influence on human- ty. During his time one 115 powerless to deal with this malady, The Barrett Of, Wimpole whereas now an excellent remedy

is available.

Many centuries were to go by

"The Last Out Post" MAJESTIC:

Street"

KING'S:

Coming

The Baroness

Butler"

QUEEN'S:

"Touchdown Army”

ORIENTAL:

"Everybody Sing"

"Mad About Musle”

ALHAMBRA:

And

"The Mad Miss Manton" STAR:

"The Key"

"Way Out West"

PARROT

GOLF GAME

"THE

WHALERS

DONALD'S LUCKY » DAY

FARMYARD SYMPHONY

MAJESTIC:

MERBABIES

"Rose-Marie"

* SHOWS

DAILY

2.305.19

715-9.30

DAYS ONLY

TAKE ANY TEAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BE

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

FLEMING ROAD

HANG HAI TEL 28473

"The Adventures

Sawyer"

OF £3,000 GIFT

Mr. Casani Meets

His Creditors

When creditors of Mr. Santos" Casant, the professional dancer, of Regent-street, W., met at London Bankruptcy Buildings recently Mr. C. T Newman, Assistant Omejal after the fall of the Grecian EnReceiver, said that he understood pire, before the useful properties the abilities to be about £4,000 The uf cinchona bark were discovered. No assets were realizable.

quite by chance. Now, the raw bark is scarcely ever used, medicine for malaria, only quinine. extracted from the bark, is used.

Asked whether he did not owe Recently, the Malaria Commis someone about. £3,000, Mr. Casani. SION of the League of Nations replied. "It was a gift, not a loan." pointed out in one of the reports

Mr. Newman said that recording devoted Co the therapeutics of to Mr. Casant's statement.. he was malaria that it considered that the British subject born in South short quinine treatment (15 to 18 Africa. He came to England in grains per day during five to seven 1915, and enlisted in the Army. days) wis the best and most

He received severe head and face economical treatment for malaria. wounds, and was granted a

peri- For prophylaxis the Commission slon of £84 a year. recommends a daily dose of six In 1921 he started the Casani grains during the whole malarial school of Dancing in Knights- bridge, and built up a successful business.

Mr. Casani did not agree, but put As the llablilties at approximately

£2,000.

01

Tom

AN ALL-DISNEY PROGRAMME

Ten ut Walt Disney's latest cartoon comedies and

TO-DAY • TO-MORROW⚫ymphonies are being shown to-

THRILL-PACKED ADVENTURE FILMED IN MALAY, WILDS ;

A daring white man braves the wrath of the deatholealing" Sakais

to prove the bloodly legend of the woman-eating White Tiger: A breath-taking safari into an unknown land.

THE AMAZING STORY OF BOOLOO, WHITE TIGER GOD OF THE SAKAI!

BOOLOO

Filmed in the Malay jungle by CLYDE ELLIOTT who mada “hống “Im Buch Allen" and "Dev Tiger" with COLIN TAPLEY JAYNE REGAN A Forsment Picture

SUN. 64

MON

EVERYBODY SING

ROMANTIC HILARIOUS

Allen Jones-Fanny Brice-Juday Garland-Billie Burke.

O MATINEES: 20c.-30c • EVENINGS: 20e.-30e.-50c.-70c. Q

DAILY

AT

2:30

5:20

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THE

HANKOW

KOWLOON

STARE

TODAY ONLY

LAST OUTPOST

A Paramount Pectarry with

CARY GRANT

CLAUDE BAINS GERTRUDE MICHAEL

-KATHLEEN BURKE COLIN TAPLET

TO-MORROW :

LONE WOLF

IN PARIS

***Fighting.

** Shoulder to Shoulder...

Dafenders of Empire Who

Never Know Defect, a glorious drama by the same studio which

gave you "The Lives

a of Bengal Lancer"

"THE KEY”

01

Bringing to the screen one the gayest and most exciting ro- mantle comedies of the year. "The Lone Wolf in Paris",

with

con-

its colourful background of tinentul intrigue, proves an ideal vehicle for the charm of Francis Lederer and the beauty of Frances Drake,

In this sophisticated adventure

Solution No. 212 RIFTI TAMBALD

ANOATIRATOMAR

STOP ITY.RUWIRE LETAI LAIRTEGG.

ARMTTENTACLES

8 NAG STATE111

KENNELLINEAR ATOMIOTARU BOATS WAIN RET ALPEELSTIDO 1 RISERAH ORLE EVILEG OTTOAD DESK DADTA'PSE

story, now playing at the King's glove, and he brings to life Louis Theatre, Lederer is offered a role Joseph Vance's famed gentleman that fits him like the proverbial crook most successfully.

day in one bill, at the Queen's Theatre. None of these short films have been shown here before: they include Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and all the other captivat- Ing creations of Disney's genius.

season.

In Greece. the short quinine treatment has been employed for many years past, and has given excellent results.

·ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES He had been paid as much as £150 for an appearance as a dan-

cer.

In 1925, with £2,000 given him

BRITISH PLAYS by friends he moved to bigger pre-

12

ON TOUR

Old Vic Company Leaves London

mises in Regent-street, where he had been since.

His earnings averaged £2,000 a year, but he admitted he entertain- ed lavishly, for which he was given expenses in addition.

Mickey and Minnie Mouse enter

In 1933 Mr. Casani, and another the held of costume drama in "Brave Little Tailor." "based on

person promoted Casant's Club, LONDON, Jan. 19 (BWS)--With Ltd.. and £10,000 was spent on the familiar Grimm, fairy tale of

the British decorations alone. the meek little man who is taken the, co-operation of

|Council, the Old Vic Theatre Com- In December, by mistake to be a glant-kililer

Donald Duck, who is fast be-pany will leave London to-day for amounting to £200 were awerded coming a rival to Mickey, tries his a

months tour during against Mr. Casani in an action. hand at golf and other adven- which they will play in a represen-He appealed against the judgment.

tative series of British plays in and a settlement was arrived at.

tures.

three

1037, damages

The latest of Disney's animal Portugal, Italy, Egypt, Greece and Mr. Newman asked if he had put

characters, Ferdinand the Bull. will also be seen.

SHANGHAI CONSULAR

Malta

bny money aside for a "rainy day." Two Shakespearean plays are Mr. Casani: Unfortunately I included in the repertoire, namely. have not. I spent freely and it Tyrone Guthrie's modern dress I went. • production of "Hamlet" and "King The case was left in the hands COURT FOR 1939

Henry V Plays by Sheridan and of the Official Receiver. Pinero, and by four modern CHUNGKING, Jan 19 (Central dramatists, Shaw, Edward Wooll, -Mr. C. E. Gauss, Sir Herbert Norman Ginsbury and J B Phillips, and Mr. Mura, respective-Priestley, will be staged.

ly American, British and Japanese The proposal for the tour Consuls General in Shanghai, have rizinated in an invitation from been appointed judges in the Con- the Egyptian Government to play sular Court in that city for 1930, in Cairo

CROSSWORD

NO. 213

ACROSS

Pronoun.

4 Stub.

9 Wager.

13

12 Limb.

Hereafter..

14. Before.

15 Fairy queen.

16 Land

measure.

17" Musical

drama.

25 26

2

4

→

4

10 11

12

13

34

1.

15

16.

12

19 50

21

22 23

* 24

27

28

24

30

131

327

33

34

35

Discharge.

22 Vapid.

36

57

34

24 Godfather.

39

40

27 Immense.

htt #2

43

V3 44 45 46

47

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133

Instrument

10 Rage.

21

28 Flaps.

29 Action (Law)

30: Consumed,

31 Rapidly:

32 Epoch.

33 International

language.

34 Catkin

35. Genuine,

38 Gift.

38 Symbols,

39 Deflect.

40 Herole, story, 41 Article of

food.

43 Public

vehicle.

44 Earrier.

47 Paddle.

48 Excite.

50 Wife of

Adam.

51 Blamede coln,

52 Railroad

dining-car.

53 Reposed.

DOWN

1. Aweet

potato,

2. Anglo-

$2

Saxon money,

of account

3 Offence..

4 Toll.

5. Unidentified

weed."

6 Indian.

7 Myself....

8 Advance.

9 Table vege-

table (Pl.)

10

Mistake.

11

social

Afternoon

18 Fastens.

20 Beverage,

21 Excess of

solar year over 12

lunar months.

22 Acute.

23 Teach.

24 Incline.

25 Musical

SOLUTION TO-MORROW

28 Staggers 28 Exhaust, 31 Reformed, 32 Aegadian

Islands west of Sietly.. 34 At Bea 35 Equip. 37 First pre-

dent of the German Republic.

38 Cavalry

sword.

40 Satisfy.

41 Serpent.

42 Rodent.

43 Is able to

45 Topaz

humming-

bird,

46 Encountered.

49 Chinese

measure.

41

DIED ON HIS BIRTHDAY

The death took place on his birthday on January 7 of Mr. Denzil de Souza, Senior Assistant Master at the Outram School, Singapore, at the age of 42 years. The late Mr. de Souza was educated at the St. Joseph's In- stitution and was a teacher for various periods at the Raffles In- stitution, Victoria School and Out- ram School, his service 14 3 teacher exceeding 25 years,

EMINENT INDUSTRIALIST "Mr. Harold Barbour, the eminent Ulster industrialist died at Zurich on Christmas Day when he was en route to the Far East.

DIARY OF LOCAL

77

EVENTS

TO-DAY

"

ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS

-King George V died (1936), AUCTIONS.-Crown' Lands, at District Office, South, Queen's Bldg., 11 a.m. CINEMAS.-(See Column 3 of this

Page). DANCES. Annual Ball of the Society of Et. George, H.K., at Peninsula Hotel; Hongkong Reel Club Class for Children, Union Church Hall, Kenned Road, 5.30 p.m...

ENTERTAINMENTS. -

Special

Performance for Schools, 'G. B. Shaw's Play, "You. Never Can Tell" la University Great Hall. 7 p.m.

LECTURES.-First Aid, by Pro. L. T. Ride, at P.W.D. offices, 5.30p.m.; at Ying Wah ́ Boys' College, 8 p.m.; A.R.P., at Maryknoll Convent Bchool, -Kowloon, 4 p.m.; at Club Luzi- tano. 5.30 p.m.. Dr French "What Oliver on

Price Pa- «Kowloon Union Church, 7.30 p.m.; MAILS~~(See Page 16), MEETINGS. → Volunteer Corps Fife Committee, at Hars.. $.30 p.m

Helena May Religious Fellowship, 10.30 a.mi.; Hong- kong Badminton Assen. Conn-

ganism?", at

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1939. -PAGE 5

KING'S

SHOWING TODAY AT 2.31, 5.39, 7:15 AND 8.30 PM.

BREATH-TAKING ADVEN. TURE... ON A NIGHT ALIVE WITH INTRIQUE !

THE

LONE WOLF Paris

starting

Trancis

Frances

LEDERER DRAKE

wich

•

Waller Kingsford Lesna Maricle

Screen play by Arthur T.HlorwDAN Based on astury by Louis Joseph Voore Directed by ALBERT S., RÖGELE

ADDED ATTRACTION

"THE

See the greatest crook of them all 20 straight-for the arms of a beau-

rijul dame!

A COLUNDLY PICTURE

LITTLE MATCH GIRL

TECHNICOLOUR CARTOON Awarded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Prize for the Best Short Subject Cartoon of the Year.

NEXT CHANGE

20th Century Fox

WILLIAM POWELL

ANNABELLA in "THE BARONESS' AND THE BUTLER “

ALHAMBRA

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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

A SPECTACULAR PICTURIZATION OF THE MIGHT AND GRANDEUK OF ANCIENT ROME!

SCIPIO

TOMORROW

"KKO Picture

2.30 630 720-230

"SCIPIO

The AFRICAN."

starring

ANNIBALE NINCHI

CAMILLO PILOTTO

and

ISA MIRANDA (with Spanish Dialogue)

Barbara Stanwyck •

in

HANNIBAL

Henry Fonda

"THE MAD MISS MANTON »

MAJESTIC

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BETURN OF AN

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Почина SHEARER

Fredric MARCH

Charles LAUGHTON

BARRETTS of

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A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Musical Sensation !

5

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p.m., 'and' Fixhibition Room, 5.30 p.m.

Prize-Winning Films MISCELLANEOUS. — Y. M. C. A. MOON-Chinese XII Moon, 1st.

Women's Section, Bridge Class Day. New Moon, 927 p.m. and Practice Play. 10 am: SPORTS-(See Page 2). Kowloon Union Church Young SUNRISE-7.95 am. People's Rally: Amateur Movie Contest Prize Distribution at TIDES-High at 10.11 and 20.45.

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