1939-07-29 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

KOWLOON

At 230-515:7-90-930 RM AT 230-50; 720 & 9:30PM

SHOWING TO-DAY

".. A VIGOROUS SAGA OF IRON MEN & IRON HORSES 1

1939'S *MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY!”

M-G-M's mighti est drams of love and dangerl The screen's biggest thrill!

ADDED!

AT

WALLACE

BEERY

FOBERT

TAYLOR

Moz

STAND UPAND FIGHT

with FLORENCE RICE HELEN BRODERICK CHARLES BICKFORD,

THE QUEEN'S ONLY

FRENCH GAUMONT NEWS!

Direct from Paris via Air France-

News Items Only 10 Days Old from Europe. METRO NEWS. OF THE DAY! Direct from New York via Clipper. Special Items of the Attempted Raising of the US Submarine "SQUALUS,"

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DAILY AT

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TO... MORROW

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Starring

ELEANOR

HOBERT

POWELL YOUNG

GEORGE

GRACIE

BURNS ALLEN

A MannyGollagen-Mayer mETIAM

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SHORT SUBJECTS

Today's Screenings

Hongkong

CINEMA & GENERAL

KING'S:

"The Return or, The Cisco

KU”,

QUEEN'S: -

"Stand Up And Fight" ORIENTAL:

· "Start Cheering” CATHAY:

"Straight. Place and Show

Kowloon

ALHAMBRAI

"Stand Up And Fight"

STAB

Honolulu

MAJESTIC:

"Submarine Patrol"

KING'S.

J

Coming

"Romance Of The Redwoods" QUEEN'S:

"Ben-Bar"

ORIENTAL:

"College Swing"

CATHAY:

"Walt Disney's Features" ALHAMBRA:

"Up the River"

STAR: ""

"Alexander's Ragtime Band” MAJESTIC÷

The Lady Objects"

"ON BORROWED TIME:"

ON THE SET

A ROADSTER, VINTAGE UNCERTAIN, MEANDERED CASUAL- LY DOWN THE MAIN STREET OF CHATFIELD WITH LIQNEL BARRYMORE AT THE WHEEL AND A QUANTITY OF FISHING.

BOBS EIGHT-YEAR-OLD TACKLE STICKING OUT BEHIND, WATSON, SITTING PROUDLY ALONGSIDE BARRYMORE," PAT- TED THE WHEEL

"Year in, year out. runs like a sont," Barrymore. 'streed. “Loyalty, that's what she's got--foyalty.”

There came a loud blast from the motor. The car leapt forward, rocked and stood still. At the same moment, church" bells, close by. pealed out loudly. Barrymore and Bobs sat with poker faces, avold- ing each other's eyes. The former dropped his hands from the wheel and resignedly relaxed. Another blast made the two occupants jump violently. The car rocked con- vulsively ahead for a few feet and subsided with a snort.

Remarkable Behaviour The church doors swung open and the congregation flocked de- corously down the steps just as the car's radiator cap suddenly! shot into the air with an explosion. a geyser of steam spurting up.

At the entrance to the church Charles Waldron, as the Reverend Murdock, was bidding farewell to his flock. Beulah Bondi, as. Granny, was speaking to him, leaning on the arm of Elly Malyon as Aunt Demetria.

MOSCOW

TALKS PROGRESS

REPORTS TREATED WITH RESERVE IN

FRENCH PRESS PARIS, July 28 (Reater) Suggestions that the tortheom- ing military talks between the British

French and missions and the members of the Soviet General Staff signify that political agreement has been virtually reached treated with reserve la the

prese

RIE

"Not Quite Correct" "Les Temps" writes: "It is not quite correct to say that the way to an agreement has been entirely cleared as a result of the last talks The shrill hissing of the car in Moscow. What appears to be that the conversa- had drawn the eyes of all in its confirmed is direction Several youngsters had tions are now developing in a better atmosphere than pre- run down the church steps and up

to the ancient vehicle to inspect viously."

The Journal des Debats" urges its remarkable behaviour. Their elders elther laughed outright or the advisability of the Soviet Union the Soviet-German stared with varying degrees of, terminating

| non-aggression pact which

signed in 1926.

TORRENTIAL disapproval

RAINS AND FLOODS

NORTH CHINA DISASTERS

|

was

"She sure picked a sweet place.

Another Meeting to stop, Pud," whispered Barrymore

MOSCOW, July 28 (Reuter)Bir to Bobs in a stage aside,

William Seeds, the British Ambas- "gure did. Gramps," answered sador in Moscow, M. Nagglar, the young Watson

And the first comedy scene of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "On Bor- rowed Time" was in the bag.

"Not scared of riding with me. are you Bobs?" Barrymore kidding. ly inquired of his passenger... PEIPING, JULY 28 (REUTER)—

-“Me? I should say not," replied TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE THREA- TENING NORTH CHINA WITH the eight-year-old. "In "In Old DISASTROUS FLOODS AND HAVE Chicago" I rode in a covered ALREADY STOPPED JAPANESE wagon, with Alice Brady driving." MILITARY OPERATIONS. -

Of the four railways out of Pel- ping, only that to Mukden is run- Baing, the others being under water]

at many places.

|

A rise of ten feet in the Yung- ting River caused damage to the famous Marco Polo Bridge, where the present www.r

SEA BATTLE

: FOR SCREEN

French Ambassador, and Mr. Wil- lam Strang. Britain's Special

had

further Finety. Envoy, minutes meeting with M. Molotov at the Kremlin yesterday after-

noon.

The negotiations are believed to be proceeding satisfactorily, but to-day's meeting is stated to have been indecisive,

POLISH - GERMAN. FILM AGREEMENT TERMINATED WARSAW, July 28 (T/Ocean)—–—– The Association of Polish Cinemas End Theatres has notified the Polish film industry that the film

The big superdreadnaughts that started, while so frequently plow the newsreel agreements with Germany will be Tungchow, a city east of Peiping, seas in our theatres may be, the liquidated. German

Guerillas' Daring

are

films would

from Polish film life... is under six feet of water. Hun- pride of the American Navy. But thus once and for all be eliminated As the "Wieczor Warszawski" re- dreds of houses in Peiping and its it took the trail splintery, 110-

concerning the matter of ports, vicinity have collapsed, causing foot submarine chasers to write the most dramatic chapter in

those anancial obligations for several deaths, "

World War naval history.

films that were displayed before, Included in the cast of "Sub-these obligations will have to be These conditions have made the Chinese guerillas more daring and marine Patrol," which is at the met. A special commission is to Richard be appointed to decide that com- they fought an "action with the Majestic Theatre..

Nancy Kelly, Preston pensation should be paid for any Japanese at a post 20 miles north-Greene,

George Bancroft,

use of films after that date. west of Peiping on Monday, when Fester.

Summerville, John Caradine, Joan Moreover in the near future the they killed,90 Japanese troops.

Valerie, Henry Armetta, Warren use by the Polish nim industry of Hymer, Douglas Fowley, J. Farrell unexposed films of German origin MacDonald and Maxle Rosenbloom is to be forbidden. Up till now Darryl F. Zanuck, in charge of Poland has bought from Germany production for 20th Century-Fox, several millions metres of unex- selected John Ford. Academy posed ahnk: Award winner,

this direct important fim.

They then approached one of Peiping's city gates, about 200 strong, and, abducted 28 Chinese, including a Japanesë employed in the police and wealthy`residents, for ransom, before the Japanese troops de- rived on the scme.

to

CROSSWORD

NO. 373

ACROSS

1 Mote (5)

8 .Scent (7)

9. Hair dye

(5)

11 Monster (4)

12 Pure (5)

14 Prance (5)

15: Bellet (5)

17 Resound.

19 Superior

21 Grant (6)^

24. Completed

(4)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ánnoun-z Fruit (5) "Robert Benchley started his 1939 ces two purchases for its short aub- 23 Journey (5))

Ject departiment: "Slot Machine 31 Vletons (5) Hollywood career off with a bang, Racket an original unpublished 32 Shortly (4) In fact with a double bang. The

story by Erie L. Ergenbright, and 33 Competitor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedian is The Life of Hugo Grotius" by appearing in two pictures without

a day of rest between.

Joseph Ansen

Currently, Benchley is appearing

in his latest dissertation, "Bee-

5. Pair (5):

34 Hand, back

(7)

Heiled (5) Creature

Silm

AFUME

A

鹽滾滾

(20 To weary

22 Blunder:(5)

23 Pariah (7) 25 Container

Frighten

COMING EVENTS

JULIA

29 Tider: High 1.50 8.m. and 9.55 p.n. Low 12.54 am, and 2,63 p.m. Sanrise 5.53 a.m. Sunset 2.60 p.m. Lectures-Air Raid : Warden Chinese, at Chinese YMCA. Bridges Street 7.30⋅ DAL ARP. Instructors Class, FWD Board Room, in Chinese 3. D.DL

Baseball at Caroline Hill 2.30 p.m. Dawn Bowls Lengui. Fe

Wedding at Cathedral-Kwok-Wang 3.30 pm,

30-Tides: High 8,33 am, and 10.28 p.m. Low 1.40 am. and 3.29 PATE

Sunrise 5.53 am, Bahset 7.05 p.m. Baseball at. Caroline HID 10.30 @m. YM.C.A. Discussion Group Meeting ted by Rey, P. Short

9pm.

Mui Fong College, Speech Day, King's Theatre, 9.30 am,

31-Tides: High 9.30 amy and 10.55 p.m. Low 2.28 am and 3.57 p.m.

Sunrise 6.63 8.m. Simset 7.65 pm.

Third Qu Thira, qu. parable in

Rates

advance

Crown Land

Sale

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ARP Lectures. Wardens and Instructors Class, Tan Muj Middie School, in Chinese 7 pm

Final Lecture on ARP... Voluntary Alf Course by Mrs. Feters at YM. CA. 11 am.

YMCA WHE Ditre 1.30 p.m.

Military Police Mess-Whist and Tombola 8.30 pm-

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"Miracles For Bale which 35 Oneness (5):

DOWN Sting." As soon as that fim is features Robert Young, Florence Anished, he will go home, get a Rice, Henry Hull and Lee Bowman, 2 Foreword good night's rest, and report the is now in production at the Metro- very next morning to do his next Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Tod comedy "Day of Best Browning is directing the produc

Baal Wrangell is directing both tion from a story based on the one-reelers from Benchley's scripts, novel, "Death From a Top Hat," by Jack Chertok is producer of both. Clayayton Rawson.

SOLUTION ON MONDAY

Elusive: 14.

Shrew 16 Acres, 17, Terse 24, Aspic 25 Truce, 27 Dial 28 Tell 29 Mean, 30, Spiny

SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1939. —PAGE

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN SHOWING TODAY AT 230, 136, 7.15

- “Ah, this one, your love maker-MYAN happy that Tonight / will kill no one ["

O. Henry's guy bandit. most gollant quæ-fighter. of them

'new and grømber danger

with the original Cisen Kid in his famous "role!.

WARNER BAXTER THE RETURN

OF THE

CISCO KID

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NEXT CHANGE Columbia Picture

ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS" with CHARLES BICKFORD JEAN PARKI

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4 SHOWS

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ROAD

2.30-5.15

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7.15-9.30

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LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY

BOARING WITH RHYTHM: GLITTERING WITH GAL SPARKLING WITH STARS! LOADED WITH LAUGH

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CHARLES, STARKETT PROFESSOR QUIZ

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MAJESTICE

ATH ATLI O

SHOWING TODAY

THE UNTOLD DRAMA OF THE HEROIC

"SPLINTER FLEET"!

"Splinter Fleet", "linidst cruft

ever ta ida bokila action! The strang. est crew of civillavi odtis und a

man a Bahting ship! The gro est loyé évet to live through

SUBMARINE PATROL

RICHARD GREENE

PRESTON FOSTER « GEORG

KANCE

LIM SUMMERVILLE - JOHN CALE

JOAN VALERIE

WARTEN HYMER-

HENRY ARMY

DOUGLAS FOWLEY - MAKE

Directed by Job Ford

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Darcy F. Zamish, in Charge of Productal

NEXT CHANGE

Story of A Woman Lawyer Defending

Own Husband Charged With Murdering The Other Wom

LANNY ROSS

GLORIA STUART THE LADY OBJEC

A Columbia