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CRAGIE ALLEN MURDER CASE”

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19

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OLIVER

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with a Star Cast

DAVID COPPERFIELD of 6 Players 13.

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BAT The FIREFLY"

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Today's Screenings

KING'S!

Hongkong

"On The Record" -

QUEEN'S:

"Ben-Eur

OBIENTAL:

"The Devil Is Driving"

CATHAY:

"Babes In Toyland"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:

"Who Goes Next"

STAR:

"A Man To Remember" MAJESTIC:

"Straight, Flace and Show"

KING'S:

Coming

"Angels With Dirty Faces* QUERN'S:

"Midnight"

...

CINEMA & GENERAL

CROSSWORD NO. 364

ACROSS

1 Thult "(7)" 3.Ethical (8)

s Declared

(7)

9 Part of

time (5)

10 Tibetan ox

(3)

12 Bog. (6)

15 Weed (6)

16 Mean (81

17 Water-

plant (4) 19 Daine (4)

20 Ball (6)

22. Particular

(6)

23 Temporary

ruler (6)

26. Obtain (3)

28 Fetter (5)

29 Tumul-

tuous (7)

30 Reside (5)

3 Month (6)

4 Neat (4).

5 Shalan

animal (6)

$ Aquatic

meeting (7)

7 Chance (7)

11 Fisherman.·

17 Dimin-

ished (7)

18 Located (7)

19 Limb (3)

20 St (8)

21 Far (8)

24 Call forth

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 1939 PAGE

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

SHOWING TODAY AT: LIGY EJA,

Quietly, the little staanger

It's married life in the roar for these newlyweds; especially when this dirty-faced angel joins their *honeymoon"... as a stowaway?'

PAT

O'BRIEN

JOAN

kearts

AND

ANYTHING ELSE THAT WASH T NAILED DOWN!

OFF THE RECORD"

BLONDELL BOBBY JORDAN

31 Go before

"Gracie Allen Murder Case” ORIENTAL:

(7)

DOWN

1 Attraction

(5)

(8)

(5)

2 Governor

13 Tree (9)

25 snack (b) *

15)

14 Easy (6)

27 Journey (4)

SOLUTION TO-MORROW

A Warner Brow

Picture

"Stagecoach"

CATHAY:

"David Copperheid

"Suzy"

|ALHAMBRA:

"Gracie Allen Murder Case"

STAR:

"Son Of Frankenstein"

"Suzy"

MAJESTIC:

"Valley Of The Giants"

GATECRASHERS AT WAR OFFICE Almost every day a number of the callers at the War Office are found to be men who are trying to gain admission to the build- ing by false pretences.

Most of them are elderly gen- tlemen of distinguished appea- rance and charming manners.

the They usually mention name of some high official with to" be whom they falsely claim on terms of close friendship.

These persistent visitors are not foreign agents trying to Office secrets, pry into War

But over-age patriots who em- ploy all manner of subter- fuges with the hope of ob taining

of an opportunity pressing their claims for en- rolment in the Officers Ener- gency Reserve.

The age limit

IUI the Corps

Solution No 363

ACROSS 1. Fluck. 5. Model, 8,

Envoy. 9, Waste. 10. Train THOUGHT HE WAS

Perch 14: Rats. 17, Lash. 19, Thimble. 20. Nazi. 21, Away. 23, Chtrass, 23, Peck. 25, Eyes, 28, Ad- der. 31, Lunar 32, April. 33, Mates.

34, Alloy, 35, Husky.

IN HEAVEN

Keen cyclist, Mr. Charles Sealeaf

of Hanford-avenue, Liverpool, was DOWN: 1, Power. 2, Upset. 3, enjoying a "spin with a friend,

hie

in Was involved

Reep. 4. Over. 5, Myth. 6. Dame. when

¢

7. Lunch, 12, Existed. 13, Cabbage. collision with a motor-cycle.

He rocketed through the air in 15, Adage. 16, Stick. 17, Lease. 18, Suave. 23, Polka. 24., anal. 26. a series of somersaults. He thought, yarns, 27, silly, 28, Army, 29, Duty."Perhaps I'll be killed." Then he hit the ground and was knucked 30, Rash.

unconscious.

ONLY TWO

SENSE AND SUPERSTITION?

Some time later he was con- scious of the scent of th flowers. Painfully he opened his eyes. Dinly he saw masses of flowers. In the centre of he read one buge" wreath

"E. L. P.".

The thought came to him that he must be in heaven.

Darkness again for an unknown The young physician struck a match and lit his two neighbours' time. Then he heard his friend's cigarettes. Then, before he could voice. Mr. Bealeaf opened his eyes light his own, "Only two!" ex-again and found he was in a hospital postulated his hostess. He blew out ward. There were no flowers to be the match and struch another. How seen.

"I can't understand it," said Mr. many of us would use a match three times? Not many, perhaps sealeaf weakly. "I saw banks of in Roweres. I thought I was But why?

+

is 55, but it is not uncommon In the Napoleonic Wars there heaven:"

Kis friend laughed. "I hope for men well over 70 to present were neither matches as we know themselves at the War Office and them nor cigarettes. But to the yuu'll get nearer to heaven than insist that they are at least 20 soldiers on guard or resting after that," he mid. years younger than they really a heavy day there was consolation

Aro,

LYCEUM'S LAST CURTAIN

in tinder and tobacco,

And to make the steel spark and the tinder glow and the

"We carried you to the nearest shop. It was a forist's!"

"spunk" tight and the pipe start COMING EVENTS

was

a lengthy process: A second pipe might safely be lit, but a third

JULY

19 Tides: High 10.38 am, Low: i was dangerous: it gave time for am and 5.35 p.m.

bringi shot to

Sunrise: 5.49 a.m. Sunset 7.10 p.m. well-directed

학 Party

Argentena Cocktail

4 to

$ D..

Immediately after "the curtain had fallen at the Lyceum Theatre recently, many people besieged a

them death, door. the "stage

among

wear- actors and actresses, still ing make-up, who had

theatres from their last tribute.

rearby

to

ני

Maru

Examina

That experience, met with here.C.A. Women's Sec, Bridge and hurried and there at the front and told Mahjongg 10 am.

ARP. Lecture: Air Raid Warden, pay to comrades some of whom had

at Chinese YM.CA heard of it already, gave birth to in Chinese,

tions (in English) for instructors- La one Salle College, 8.30 pm; St Paul's '(In Chinese) College, 8.30 pm; Queen's College. 7 p.m.

Kowloon Junior Sch. Prize-giving

"Long live the memory or the a very sound generalisation. For Bridges Street, 1.30 p.m.

memory three men to light from Lyceum; long live the

of Henry Irving: long live the "match" was courting death. memory of Ellen Terry." were the last words spoken from the stage

of the theatre.

Matches are no longer expensive enough to need econmalaing, and 5.30 p.m. lighting is no longer a matter of

Exhibition of Paintings at Tang

minutes. But the rule remains: Chl-wong Chinese Scho. 11 a.m, to 6

the reason has changed p.m.

It was fitting that they should have been spoken by Mr. John | only Cheldud, for in the Lyceum thes- from sound sense to superstition. tre his great great-aunt, Ellen Terry, enjoyed many triumpha with Henry Irving.

It was announced at a per- formance in the Ellen Terry Barn Theatre at Smallhythe, Kent, that the National Trust is taking over Dame Ellen Terry's house in Kent

"OFF THE RECORD"

AT THE KING'S off the Record," a new Warner Bros. picture with a newspaper background, opens to-day at the Kinga Theatre with Pat O'Brien and Joan Hondell teamed as ita

20-Tider: High 12,07 a.m." and 11.29 Low 4.50 am, and 6.19 pm. Burias 5.49 am and 7.10

p.1

A.70.

1

Legislative Counci Meeting 9.30

La Salle College O.B.A Mtg. 6 p.m. HK Y Men's Club Mtg. 1 DEL Speaker: Dr. Klang King-hu Crown Land Bale (D,O, shan) 11.30 am.

Plis

China Emporium Annual Mtg. 4 p.m. Christ Church Wedding:-Goodban

simpson (which

In

is arranged as a museum her memory) and the rest of her estate to preserve them for the nation.

"

YMCA Mig. of Voluntary Helpers

co-stars and young Bobby Jordan re. St Andrew's Fair 11 am, of the Dead End" kids playing 'a featured role

21-HERA. Ann, Gen, Mtg, China Fleet Club 5.30 p.m. 7

Final date for renewal of motor car YMCA Badminton 8,30 p.m. Mid. Taikoo Docks: Breconshire Trial Trip 11 am.

2-YMOA, Launch Picnic 2,30 pm. Group VDMA Christ Church Launch Picnic 3pm.

The last previous production in licences. which Pat and Joan were co- "Marriage in Hollywood, is a starred was also a newspaper Swimming & pr

Circulation," thousand to one against you," picture, "Back in says George Brent. The trouble 18, but aside from the similarity of

all screwballs we're

in this background, the new picture has Business Bo what have we? Marlittle in common with the former riage between a jittery lady and a'squirely gent”-

A

one.

HEPA. Council Meeting. 24-Military Police Mess Whist and Tombola, 8.30 p.m.

Left Book Club open Mtg. Speaker:

p.m.

Other actors prominent in the cast besides Pat, Joan and Bobby wireless are Alan Baxter, William David Dr. Harry Talbot, new streamlined

25-Ladies Golf Summer Meeting transmitter is now installed at the son, Morgan Conway and Moroni Penang Wireless Society's Head Olsen. Based on an original story at Happy Valley,

27-Cath, Women's Fellowship Bath- quarters at 40 Perak Road This by Saul Elkins and Bally Bandlin, new. transmitter is easily capable the alternately melodramatic, ing Pienie at Stanley. of delivering an output of 1000 sentimental and amusing screen ment grant of $5,000, the installa- play was written by Niven Busch, Sports, 7.8.0. tion of this new transmitter has Lawrence Kimble and Earl Bald-"" watts. With the help of a Govern win. The production was directed advance, do been made possible. Experimental by James Flood. transmissions were made early in

June and it was not until recently

28-HX.VD,C. Annual Aquatic

31-Rates for Third Qtr. payable in

"Dolly Haas la testing again this time for We Are Not Atoné, star-

that the increased power was Ruth Chatterton wants her ex-ring Paul Muni, Dolly still has not applied regularly on the daffy husband, Ralph Forbes, to be her made a pictare since she went to

Hollywood leading man in a stage play. Broadcast transmissions.

NEXT CHANGE

"ANGLES WITH DIRTLY FACES”

JAMES CAGNET

WITH

PAT O'BRIEN

ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON-DARY ET 2, 30°3,20×720

$30 TEL.

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY GRIPPING DRAMA OF WAR PRISONERS1 THEY TUNNELLED A WAY OUT OF A LIVING HELL? BARRY K. BARNES - SOPHIE STEWART

With

JACK HAWKINS

WHO GOES

Directed by

MAURICE ELVET

CHARLES-EATOR Disband ANDREW OSBORNE CY FRANK BIRCH ROY PINBLAYA ALASTAIR MacINTYRE WEINHART MAUR]

TO-MORROW

A.Paramount

Picture

4 SHOWE

DAILY

·2.30 $20 720-830

NEXT?

Produced by Ivor McLaren

"GRACIE ALLEN MURDER GASE:

Gracie Allen' Warren William:

MAJESTIC

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MATINEES 20%. •30. • EVENINGS 20, -302-50-70 FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY THE RITZ BROTHERS IN THEIR FUNNIEST "PICTURE I

WHAT A SANG YOU'LL GET OUT OF THE BANGTAILS.

e with the Ritzes upl

The RITZ BROTHERS

in Damon Runyon's

downl

STRAIGHT, PLACE and SHOW

RAGS1 NAGS! SONGSI ROMANCE! ・it's the bits

RICHARD ARLEN-ETHEL MERMAN PHYLLIS BROOKS - GEORGE BARBER

WILLIE BEST

Directed by David Bater

- Simeriť am a play by Damen Rayton and Beving Smar

Busty Zameck in Charms of funds,

TOMORROW FRIDAY, SATURDAY 1001 Unparalleled Thrille in Technicolour VALLEY OF THE GIANTS WAYNE MORBIS CLAIRE TREVOR FRANK MCHUGH A Warner Bros. Super Production!

Bette Davis plays the role of Gangster will turn priest again Queen Elizabeth in Elizabeth and when Joseph Callela plays, Father Essex with Errol Flynn, as Essex Damler in the aim of that name. Others in the cast are Olivier de John Farnow, Maurten Sulkvan's Havilland, Vincent Price Alan husband, wil direct this

succes Hale, Donald Crisp, James version of the very Stephenson and Henry Daniella biography he wrote of

Colony. could assemble nearly English a cast as Warmers who devoted hus lize

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