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KING'S!

Hongkong

I Am The Law"

QUEEN'S:

"Ben-Hur"

ORIENTAL:

"The Love Parade" CATHAY:

"Treasure Island”

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:

"Who Goes Next" STAR:

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Coming

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CINEMA & GENERAL

"I AM THE LAW”

AT THE KING'S

"Little Caesar" has tossed aside his automatics, softened hls leer to a scholar's" frown, abandon his chesty swagger. "Little Caesar" has reformed. "At the King's Theatre. he cries: "I Am the Law," and then sets out to prove it.

HOLLYWOOD PREMIERE AT WORLD'S FAIR

NEW YORK, June 7-The World's Fair, which is attracting

filmy

to this metropolis millions of people from all over the world. was the scene of a very interesting event the other day.

For the first time since the Fair opened, a Hollywood production was given an exclusive, premiere there. The picture Hal Roach's "Captain Fury," Starring Brian Aberne, Victor

* McLaglen, June Lang and Paul Lucas, ·

In addition to the

fact

that

this is the first important photo-

play ever shown at the World's COMING EVENTS

Fair, Captain Fury" also has the distinction of being the Arst | JULK

cver written which photoplay

in the deals with real events early history of Australia, Eng- land's famed dominios below the equator.

"British

Lavish Ceremonies The premiere was staged as part of the lavish ceremonies at- tendant upon

Empire Day at the World's Fair, and a

of group distinguished

British and officials from England

the various colonies was present,

Australian commissioners, news- theatre owners, and paper men.

"down un- others from the land der" were also among the spe cially invited guests at the "Cap- scebied tain Fury" premiere. All

to enjoy the picture immensely.

On the following day, "Captain Fury" opened at the Radio City greeted Music Hall, where it was very cordially by New York's thousands of theatregoers. "Captain Fury" is an picture of the "Rebla But it out-robs genre. Hood" in that it deals with actual history and is much more up-to date.

"action"

Hood"

"Robin

a

Special Preview

the same On the evening of

"Captain Fury" was day that shown to the high, functionaries of the British Government, group of young sailors from the Exeter and British battleships,

at guests Berwick, were special preview of the same production held in their honor in the United Artists offices near Broadway and 49th Street, in the heart of the New York "bright light" district.

a film

-18-Tides. High 9.45am, and 11,25 pm Low 3,10 mm, and 453 p.m.

Sunrise: KAB am Sunset 7.10 p.m. Urban Council Meeting 4.15 p. ALP, Lectures:-Instructora Class, St. Paul's College in Chinese) 7.30 p.m,

Wardens and Instructors' Class, Chinese, at Tun Mul Middle School, In 7 p.m.; Diocesan Girls' School English, 6 pm; AR.P. Examinations (in English) For Instructors, La Salle College, 5.30 p.m.; St. Paul's College, 5.30 p.m.; (In Chinese) For Wardens, Queen's College, 7 pm; For Instruc tors, Queen's College, 7 p.m.

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Cralgengower" C.C. Tombola 9 pm. Kowicon Union Ch. Mahjongg Drive S p.m.

Entries close for all Cycling Meeting. YMOA, Bridge 10 am. Badminton 8.30 Mxd Swimming 8 p.m.

p.m Gruwa

Land Sale, Tai Po. 11.30 am, Rotary

Club Mtg. 1 DEL Speaker: Wing-Comdr. J. G. Walser on "Dalat".

19-Tides: High 10.38 a.m. Low: 4 a.m. and 5.34 pm

Sunrise; 5.49 am Sunset 7.10 p.m. Cocktail

Argentena Maru 4 to 6 pm,

Party

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TMCA Women's Bec. Bridge and Mahjongg 10 a.m.

20Tides: High 12.07 am and 11.29 Low 4.50 am, and 3.12 p.m. * Sunrise 5.49. a.m and 7.10 p.3. Legislative Connell Meeting 2.30

pm.

HR T Men's Club Mtg. 1 p.m. Speaker: Dr. Klang Kiang-hu

Crown Land Sale (D.O. Ping-

shan) 11.30 a.m.

China Emporium. Annual Mtg. 4 p.2. Christ Church Wedding: Goodban- Simpson,

YMCA Mtg. of Voluntary Helpers re, &t Andrew's Fair 11 a.M.

11-HERA Am Gen. Mtg. Cntna Fleet Club 5.30 p.m.

YMCA. Badminton" 8,30 p.m. Mad. Swimming 6

Taikoo Docks: Breconshire Trial Trip 11 am

22--Y.M.C.A. Launch Pienie 3,30 pm VDMA Christ Church Group Launch Picnic 3 p.DL

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HK.F.A. Counel Meeting. 24-Military Police Mess Whist and Tombola, 8.30 p.m.

Id effect, Edward G., Robinson is back the screen in an unusual,

The "tars" were invited to the thrillingly dramatic tale of a one-preview by Mr. Arthur W. Kelly, man fight against racket terror. Organized crime grips a huge city. In charge of foreign distribution.ing Picnic at Stanley.

the police and the district attorney are powerless, and then a mild-

vice-president of United Artists

at

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23-Ladies Golf Summer Meeting

Valley 27-Cath. Women's Fellowship Bath- 26-H.K.V.D.O. Annual Aquatic

Sports, V.RC.

mannered law professor is made SHANGHAI HOTEL Bates for Third Qtr. payable in

a special

prosecutor. Suddenly

turned into an aggressive. double-fisted dyname. hammering relentlessly at his toes, "Edward G. Robinson's law, professor is a brilliant new addition to his roster of famous characterization.

SEARCHED BY JAPANESE

CHUNGKING, July 17 (Cen- "tral)—Accompanied by mem- bors of the French police force, four Japanese plain clothes men conducted search of Room No. 230 of the

Hotel Great Shanghai

Edward VII early

Avenue

yesterday morning.

B

on

hall an They left after bour's visit without bringing away anything.

Hand-Grenades Found

advance

FRANCO-TURKISH DEFENCE PLANS ISTANBUL, July 17 (Reu- tor)--The French Military Mission, comprising staff off- cers of all three services, have arrived bere en route to An- kara

common to discuss Franco-Turkish" defence plans.

Solution No 362 ACROSS: 1, Advise. 4. Always. 8. Axe. 9. Tilled. 11, Lascar. 12.

Robinson is superb, and Otto Kruger contributes 2 faultless performance. Barbara O'Neil, as the star's tolerant spouse, is richly sympathetic. John Beal, seen as Kruger's unsuspecting son who becomes Robinson's alde, deserves congratulations for his éxcellent handling of emotional scenes, and Wendy Barrie, BS Kruger's worldly-wise aide and sweetheart plays a difficult role with deftness.

CHUNGKING, July 17 (Central) Named. 13, Clever, 16. Elect, 18, "I Am the Law" holds special Two hand-grenafes were disKite: 19. Nearer. 23. Antler. 25. appeal for young and old, pre-covered in a filling station of the Etna. 28, False. 29. Island. 31. senting as it does an absorbing Asiatic Petroleum Company near Taint. 33, Epochs, 34, Gallop. 35, melodrama crammed with thrill- the intersection of Nanking and Eke. 36. Deters 37 Storms

DOWN: 1, Attack. 2, Velvet. 3, ing entertainment.

Szechwan Roads in Shanghai 'yes-

Scene. 4. Axle. 5, Leader. 6, terday, according to a report from

Archer. Surety. 10, parnel that city.

14. Lid. 15, Veins. 17, Jewel. 201 The bombs failed to explode. The police are making investi-Alring. 11 Inn. 22, oftend. 23. Almost, 24, Tether. 26, Tailor. 27. gations.

Adepts. 30. Btart. 32. Asks.

JAPANESE PLANE SHOT DOWN

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RIDDLED WITH BULLETS

WAIYEUNG, KWANGTUNG, July.. (Central)-Flying dangerous-

ly low, one of two Japanese planes which conducted a reconnoiter- ing flight near Kukai an outlying. district of Kityang on June 28 was shot down by Chinese rifle Ars, according to a belated re- port.

The plane was riddled with bullets and crashed, a total wreck. Two Japanese pilots, badly wound- ed, attempted to escape but were shot by the Chinese soldiers.

A machine-gun" on the plane was seized. The wrecked ma chine, bearing the number 124, was manufactured in Japan In the 13th Year of Showa,

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CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Courage

(5)

5 Pattern (5)

8. Messenger

(5)

9' Scrap (5) 10 Rolling

stock (5)

11 Fish (5) 14 Vermin (4) 17. Whip (4) 19 Finger pro-

-tection (7) 20 Teutonic

party (4) 21 From

home (4) 22. Old "sword

23 Capacity

measure

Lone Raider : KINHWA, July 17 (Central) — A-one Japanese plane visited Halmet, important seaport on the 25:: Orbs (4)

23 Snake (5) north Cheklang coast, yesterday afternoon and dropped four mis-31 of the siles near the White Cloud Mount outside the town limits.

Hedy Lamarr, after a successrui debut in Algiers, is again at work this time with Robert Taylor as her leading man in M.-G-M's Lady of the Tropics.

moon (5)

32 Month (5) 33 Com- Gpanions (5)

34 Mixed

metal (5) 36 Raucous (5)

DOWN Might (5)

NO. 363

2

2 Ball (5)

3. Retain (4)··

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-17 Letting (5)

18- Bland (5) :: 2 Dance (5)

4 Above (4)

5 Legend (4)

24 Waterway.

6 Stage play.

(6)

28 Etories (5)

7 Meal (5)

Lived (3)

13 Green

vegetable (7) ÷15 Maxim (5)

16 Rod (5)

SOLUTION TO-MORROW.

27 Stupid (5) 28 Soldiery (4)

29 Obligation

(4)

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Iam The Law

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