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UP THE RIVER

PRESTON

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PHYLLIS

FOSTER MARTIN BROOKS

SLIM

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SUMMERVILLE TREACHER

A 20th Century Fox Picture

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A Charming Romance under giant pînes in the mighty woods of Maine, A new and refreshing adventure in musical drama.

He's Here Again in a Burst af Song!

TOMORROW

BOBBY BREEN and BASIL RATHBONE

Make a Wish

with MARION CLAIRE

HENRY ARMETTA - RALPH FORBES LEON ERBOL DONALD MEIK

HERBERT RAWLINSON

RKO-RADIO Picture ',

WITH

& THURSDAY, PECK'S BAD BOY CIRCUS" Tommy Kelly

ANN SOTHERN SIGNS LONG-TERM

CONTRACT

THE UPPER LIP

A British General has been complaining that in a recent film British officers are shown without

KING'S:

Hongkong

CINEMA & GENERAL

"Romance Of The Redwoods** QUEEN'S:

יי

"Stand Up And Fight"

ORIENTAL:

"Test Pilot"

CATHAX:

"Make A Wish"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:

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"Up the River" » STAR:

"Murder In The Fleet" MAJESTIC:

"Submarine Patrol"

KING'S.

Coming

"Hard To Get"

QUEEN'S:

"Four Girls In White"

"Ben-Hur"

ORIENTAL:

"The Duke Of West Point" CATHAY:

"Peck's Bad Boy With The

"Circus"

ALHAMBRA:

"Ben-Hur"

STAL:

"Bordertown"

MAJESTIC:

"The Lady Objects"

"The Crowd Roars"

""ROMANCE OF

A DIRECTOR WHO DIDN'T FORGET A PROMISE

It took Director Sylvan Simon nine years to fulfk a pro- mise. When an undergraduste at the University of Michi- ran in 1930. Simon directed the school play, ' CAPONSACCHI, which featured his friend and roommate. Mel Benstock, Cason Contli

Simon huded Benstock sa having given the out- standing portrayal in the production.

"It I ever become a real direc. tor, you'll be the first to have a part he promised.

"Holds Good"

of

Three years ago, the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer director and his wife attended the opening "Outward Bound." Sitting direct- ly across from them was Benstock. The director commented Con the fact he was leaving the next day for a Hollywood directorial Bid- signment. "That promise, still holds good," he stated.

Now, Mel Benstock is playing in his first motion picture, THESE GLAMOUR GIRLS featuring Lew Ayres and Lana Turner. Sumon Is directing. Hollywood does keep ¡promises.

"THE LADY OBJECTS" AT THE MAJESTIC

TO - MORROW

A dramatic, heart-stirring record of a woman's inability to happily combine a domestic with a pro fessional career makes Columbia's "The Lady Objects" which opens at the Majestic Theatre to-morrow

NEW JUNGLE LORD FOR HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood his a. new' jungle Jord and his name is not · Johnny Weissmitiller-he Pete Smith, the screen's famed commentator and unseen star. Previously, "Tarzan Weissmui- ter," as he la поге familiarly known, held undisputed sway master and compatriot with animals, birds and flowers.

BS

Now Pete has entered the com. petition with a new brand, of

mimicry. | animal

In his new Metro-Goldwyn - Mayer specialty, "Nature Study," Pete's famed voice becomes the "Oooo" of a wind, the "caw" of a crow, the "pt"

the "Mmmm" of as skunk, the buzzz" of a bee, of sweet-smelling flowers; even the "Grrr" of à big

brown bear.

Mervyn Freeman, naturalist and

3' Chrilling tale of modern newsteal cameraman filmed and

отансе..

"Lanny Ross and Gloria Stuart. co-featured in the new fim, are † responsible, in part, for the un- qualified success of "The Lady

THE REDWOODS" Objects" Director Erle C. Kenton

AT THE KING'S

must be handed a word of praise, and the Ben Oakland-Oscar Ham- merstein-Milton Drake song hits

not

Lovely Jean Parker, who scaled rate another compliment or two. the heights of screen stardom with And, if the adjectives have her performance in "Sequoia," re- yet been exhausted, let's say a turns to the big timber country good word for the cast supporting In her latest Columbia picture. Ross and Miss Stuart. "Romance of the Redwoods," open-

ing to-day at the King's Theatre.

Charles Bickford is co-featured ADDITION TO CAST

OF BLACKMAIL",

with Miss Parker in the new film, which is based upon a famous Jack London story.

Guinn. "Big Boy" Williams, por- "Romance of the Redwoods" is trayer of big, dumb workers with set against the majestic savagery hearts of gold, will team with of the nation's timber belt. the Edward G. Robinson in Metro- Pacific Northwest. It is said to be Goldwyn-Mayer's "Blackmail," as one of the most beautiful alms Robinson's assistant in dynamiting made, in recent years, possessed of oil well fires. all the breath-taking beauty of the backwoods country, with its great trees, it's turbulent rivers and riot ous mill towns.

Williams will be seen as Moose

McCarthy, who is slightly slow on the uptake but who remains loyal

directed the short."

Killed While Fulfilling

Their Duties

SOVIET AIR FORCE DISASTER

MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuter) Gen.

three Kholsunoy and other officers of the Soviet Air Force High Command, "wers killed "in the course of full- Ing their duties."

No details have been published, but is it presumed that the plane in which they were travelling crashed...

One hundred high omcers of the Army signed a tribute and the list disposes of the recent foreign

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to Robinson, after the latter has mours of a new Aïmy purge. The cast, in addition to Mr. been sentenced for a second time

gang, Bickford and Miss Parker, includes to a road

and protecta Gordon Ollver. Ann Shoemaker, Robinson's wife, Ruth Hussey, Pat O'Malley, Marc Lawrence, Don Beddoe, Al Bridge. Eari Gunn and picture, with John W. Considine, John Tyrrell.

Jr. producing.

Henry C. Potter directs the COMING EVENTS

Judge Puzzled By Failure

To Find Thetis

"Here is submarine drving at three o'clock on a fae, calm afternoon, and she is not seen again until the following morn- ing, and only then because her stern is sticking out of the water. "There seems to be a failure somewhere. It rather looks as if the means aboard the Thetis of telling where she

was had falled."

In these words Mr. Justice Buckniji spoke at the end of the twelfth day's inquiry into the loss of the Thetis in Liverpool -Bay with 99 lives.

And the witness who had just The Judge: That is the opposite. given evidence agreed. He was I am trying to think of the reason Captain P. Ruck-Keene, in com-why no more men did come up: mand of the First Submarine, whether it was a voluntary decision Flotilla in the Mediterranean.

Or not."

AUG.

1-Tides: High 9.43 am, and 1123. p.m. Low 3.10 km, and 4.36 pími,

Sunrise 5.54 a.m, Sunset 7.04. p.m. A.R.F. Lectures: In English, Club Lusitano 4.30 pm, in Chinese, Chi- nese Chamber of Commerce 7 pm

Kowloon Residents Association. Qrtly. Mt. St. Andrew's Hall. 6 p.m. HK. Rotary Club, HK, 1

Hotel, 1.00 Speaker: The Hon.

s Caine on "Income Tax in Hongkong." YMCA, Moonlight Picnic. (Bad- minton Section) 8 p.m.; Bridge 10 am; Mixed Swimming & p.m.; Bad- minton 8.30 p.m.

Craigengower G.C. Tombola 8 p.m. Cheero Club Whist Drive 8.45 pm. St. John's Cathedral Sale

of

Handiwork 11 am to 5 pm.

HKRA Annual Meeting 5.30 pm. Urban Council Meeting 3 p.m. 2--Tides: High 10.11 Ban, and 11,45 p.m. Low 340 am, and 5,86 p.m.

Sunrise 5.55 am Sunset 7.04 pm. YMCA. Pies Whist and Mahjongg

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Firing Practice from Stonecutters àm pin,

China-Australian Assocn. 'Dinner to

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Mr. J. L. Liu, at Cafe Wiseman 7 p.m.

Cheero Club Dance 8.30 p.m. Compulsory Service Starts.

Mr. Justice Bucknti, chairman Attorney-General; I don't think of the tribünal, pointed out that it could have been voluntary it was odd that, with a tug in decision. attendance, the submarine was not First witness of the day was Mr. located until 17 hours later. Frederick Orton, diver to the 3 Tides: High 10.40 km. Low 6.65

Mr. G. Hutchinson, K.C. (for Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. | a.m, the AEU and the ET.U), re- He told how he dropped straight Y.M.C.A. Mahjongg for Beginners marked that even then the sabon to the Thetis and found a great 10 am. Flag Whist 8.30 pm.

HK Y's Men's Club Meeting, St. marine was not found by the deal of wire wound round the con-Francis Hotel 1 p.m. Speaker: Dr. attendant vessel.

ning tower and the gun. .......... 18. Y. Wang, China's Industries."

He thought it belonged to the Cheero Club Contract Bridge & p.m. Mr. J. Watters, assistant shipyard

4--Helena May Institute entertain- manager, Cammell Lairds, builders indicator buoys released from the

Missionaries

of the rabmarine, was being ques submarine, and might have imped-MCA Keep Pier Class 10:30 tioned by Mr, Hutchinson about ed the working of the escape am. Ba the salvage operations when the hatch. President of the tribunal observed:

Time Was Too Short

You were more concerned about saving the ship than you were the men because it was thought that,

necessary, they could escape quite easily?--Yes, that is it.

Mr. Justice Bucknill; It was

Ann Bothern, who has the lead-moustaches whereas the upper plater when you realised that they ing role in "Maisle." has been given was not allowed to be shaven by a long-term Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British officers up til 1914. contract. Among Miss Bothern's But unshaven upper lips don't outstanding pictures of the past always mean moustaches.

They sometimes two years are "Trade Winds,"

mean little She's Got Everything." "Dan-downy tufts scarcely calculated to gerous Number" and "There Goes arouse fear in the enemy. My My Girl," "Maisie" was directed impression is that so long as the upper lip is kept stiff it doesn't by Edwin L. Marin.

matter what grows on it, writes a Home correspondent.

Cast of "The Women" Hedda Hopper will have the role of the newspaper correspondent

in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's produc- which haa Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell in tion of "The Women.".

Peggy Shannon is also an addi-starring roles, with George Cukor, tion to the cast of the same picture, director.

The hearing was adjourned.

CLAIMED

TANK INVENTION

Captain Bede John Francis could not escape by the escape apparatus, and then the time was Bentley of New Barn House, Long-1

field, Kent, who claimed to have too, short? The witness agreed

Bir Donald Somervell (Attorney.invented the tank, left. £5. He General) mentioned the Admiral- died in May, aged 60.00

Els claim for £300,000 from the ty's policy, laid down in 1934, of giving up attempts to salvage Crown in respect of the invention sunken submarines and to save life was dismissed by Mr Justice arst by the Davis escape apparatas, McCardle in the King's Bench In the case of the Thetis, he Division in 1925. Mr. Winston added. Captain Oram came up Churchill was a witness for the with a plan for saving the ship.

CTOWAL

Badminton 8.30 p.m.; Mixed- Swimming 6 pm.

Crown Land Sale

ወ

South) 11

All-Cycling Meeting at Carolins

TMCA, Launch. Firnic 230 pza.

Wedding at Cathedral-HordST- Bolton 3 ym. St. John's,

*St. David's Bociety Launch Ple nic 2.15 p.

All-Cycling Meeting at Caroline

Firing Practica" from Stonecut- ters 6 pm-midnight, th

Rotary Club Timin Mtz. HE Hotel pm.

10-Piring Practice from Stonecut ters 6 pm to midnight,

HE. Y's Men's Club Mtg. 8. Francis Hotel 1 p.m.

11-Crown Land Sale (DO, Bouth) 11 am...

14-HK, and Shanghai Bank Half- Yearly Interim Dividend payable.

Crown Land Sale FWD 3 pxo, 13-Crown Land Sale (DO. North, Talpo) 11.30

a.m. 16 HE Land Lov

and Agency Ltd Interlin Dividend pay "I think." he commented, "that He died Intestate and letters able, d

17 Star Ferry Co., Ltd., Interim Captain Oram's plan was to save or administration have been grant-

BHK TYROways, Ltd., Interim the men by bringing the ship to ed to his widow, Mrs Marguerite Dividend payable

| Dividend "payablo.

the surface."

Edith Bentley,

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 1939. -PAGE

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ROMANCE

OF THE

REDWOODS

CHARLES BICKFORD JEAN PARKER

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THE UNTOLD DRAMA OF THE HEROIC "SPLINTER FLEET"!

The "Splinter Flest", Naiest craft

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NANCY KELLY. PRESTON FOSTER - GEORGE BANCROFT SLIM SUMMERVILLE - JOHN CARRADINI

JOAN VALERIE - HENRY ARMETTA WARREN HYMER J, FARRELL MacDONALD DOUGLAS FOWLEY MAXIE ROSENBLOOM Directed by John Ford.

A 20th Century Fax, Picher

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TOMORROW AND THURSDAY

A Fascinating Story of A Woman Larrer Defending Her

Own Husband Charged With Murdering The Other Woman

LANNY ROSE

GLORIA STUART in THE LADY OBJECTS

A Columbia Picture

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