1939-08-21 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

At 8:30-515-7-20-950 RAL·

AT 8:30-320-7908 9:30 RM

SHOWING TO-DAY

Look out, Clark! She's

“Too Hot to Handle'

Ripped from the hamasions itvan of newsrest thrill-hunters comme della-swept ressace for the swell woodsos:ia of “Toot Pilot") Gable as a "lope-wolf” cang...and Myrša na the-

girl who made the

·lone wolf--kazeczną i

Clark GABLE

NEXT CHANGE

Myrna Loy

TOO HOT to HANDLE

WALTER

WALTER PIDGEON. CONNOLLY LEO CARRILLO

AT THE QUEEN'S "FIVE CAME BACK" Chestar Morris

• Wendy Barcis

Dimed by Jack Conway

NEXT CHANGE

AT THE ALHAMBRA

"SECRET PATROL" with Charles Starrett

ISTARE

NORMA

TODAY ONLY

CLARK

SHEARER GABLE Clarence BROWN'S

production of

Idiot's Delight

LOWARD

Screen Play by Robert

Sherwood

Directed by CLARENCE BROWN

Produced by Hunt Stromberg

TO-MORROW

KOM.OON:

57795

George Arliss in "CARDINAL RICHELIEU”

· TAKE ANY TRAM or HAPPY VALLEY BUS. w

CATHAY

DAILY AT . 2.30.5.15, 7.20,&9.30.P.M. MATINEES - 304, 30%, tóc. EVENINGI 1–20. M. 60% Zac. 60%. TO-DAY ONLY-LAST 4 SHOWS! THE YEAR'S SPECTACULAR HIT! SEE IT TWICE: Once for the mightiest spectacle that ever famed across the screen... the great Chicago fire!

+1

Once for its tempestuous love drama that has become the talk of the town!

THE GREAT AMERICAN MOTION PICTURE!

20th Century Fox presente DARRYL ZANÚCK'S

ANY OLD

**

TYRONE

HICAGO

ALICE.

DON

POWER-FAYE AMECHE

and a cam of thousands

Directed by Hanry King,

TWO DAYS ONLY-TO-MORROW & ̈ WEDNESDAY

Amazing Air Stunts! Thundering Thrills Electric Action 1

FLIGHT FROM GLORY" Chester. Morris

་

Whitney Bourne

HEAVY RAINS IN NORTH CHINA: FLOOD SITUATION GETS WORSE RAILWAY SERVICES AFFECTED

..

CHUNGKING, Aug. 18 (Central)-Heavy downpours in many parts of North Chins on August 16 have further made the flood situation worse, a Tientsin report states.

The west station of Tientsin ta HOLD-UP DOUBTED lying under water. Train service "Three men, armed with daggers, on the northern sector of the Tien- held me up and robbed me of tsin-Pukow Railway has been suG- jewellery and money," was the pended, while eastbound trains on Felping-Liaoning Railway atory told to the Police on the Saturday night by a 33-year-old reach as far as Changli in Eastern Hopel, 29 miles south-west of married woman.

The woman, Leung Yuk, said Chinwangtao, only. that she was walking along Bow-

The Hal Ho, in Tientsin, has re- ing Street near Canton "Road at gistered a further rise as a result about 9 pm. when the incident of the pouring in of flood waters occurred. She lost over $300 in from its tributaries. To avert the Jewellery and money.

danger of overflowing, the Japan-

The police stated last night that ese have made several breaches in they .considered

report the dykes along the Bouth Grand Canal, which flows into the Hal Ho.

doubtful

WIN

the

$50

See page

Pleading gulity to a charge of keeping an unregistered multṣal, Lam Buk-chun was aned $10 by Mr. RAD. Forrest at the Cep- fral Court on Baturday Insp. H W. Fraser, of the B.C.A prose 3

cuted

Today's Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

*Kentucky"

QUEEN'S:

"Too Hot To Handle"

ORIENTAL···

"Angels With Dirty Faces"

CATHAY:

"In, Old Chicago”'

ALHAMBRA

Kowloon

"Too Hot To Handle"

STAR:

"Idiot's Delight"

MAJESTIC:

...

"The Cowboy And The

KING'S:

Coming

"Flight To Fame"

QUEEN'S:

"Five Came Back"

ORIENTAL:

"The Devil's-Party" "The Gracle Allen

Case"

CATHAY:

"Flight From Glory"

ALHAMBRA:

"Secret Patrol”

STAR:

"Cardinal Richelleu

MAJESTIC:

CINEMA & GENERAL

PAINTER OF KINGS DIES IN POVERTY

LONDON, Aug. 4 (By Air Mail)—An hour before he died of heart failure in the flat where he was living in Fairfax Road, Swiss Cottage. London, Mr. Joseph Homerville Hague, the artist. sold tap pictures. The sale enabled him to pay his month's ment of some £7. which was overdue-an hour before bailifts had entered his fiat,

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS

DRAFT BILL OF AMENDMENT

That is the final chapter in the history of an eccentric yet, bill- liant artist, whose death was An- nounced yesterday, and who, just 13 years ago, had a room tri Buck ingham Palace, which he used as a studio in which to paint many members of the royal family. He was 73

·Light From Candles When Mr. Haque died his second wife, Mrs Ethel Hague, was at his side.. He married her two years

ago.

The

"Government Gazette"

Bu publishes the draft

of An Ordinance to amend the Births

the only and Deaths Registration Ordi Two candles were

illumination he had for the room Lady"nance, 1934.

Be it enacted by the Governor where he painted. of Hongkong, with the advice

In the back room of the ground- and consent of the Legislative door flat in the house in Fairfax Council thereof, as follows:---- Road. Mr. Hague's old and some 4. This Ordinance may be cited half-finished pictures are pilca UY. 24. the Births and Deaths Regla-filling every available space.. tration Amendment Ordinance, Some of his earlier work is hanging in the Palace. QUBETT 2. Section 9 of the Births and victoria and the Duke of Con Deaths Registration Ordinance,

naught were among the earilest Murder 1934, is amended-

of his famous sitters..

*Thanks For Everything”

URBAN COUNCIL ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

The

"Government

1938.

(1) in sub-section (2) thereof by the words "without any fee" and by the substitution therefor

Reproved pusCTM

He claimed to have painted more

of the words "on payment by royalty than any other living the Informant of a fee of dollar."

one painter. Said to be à friend of

MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1939. —PAGE

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

SHOWING TODAY AT 138,{\\K38) \734

Kentucky

The fire of young romance! The pread sport of kbegi? Apk ture big in theme and srith the emotion.... Kentucky Derby its spectacular climax!

NEXT CHANGE

Columbia Picture

LORETTA

TECHNICOLORI

RICHARD

YOUNG GREENE

and WALTER BRENNAN DOBILAS MIRABELLE - KARGI MORLEY - MOROWE OLSEN Patographed in TECHNICOLOR,

A 20 Centory-Fan Platoni.

FLIGHT TO FAME" with Charles FARRELL * JACQUELINE WELLS

hia

TAKE ANY THAN ON MADDY Valley Du

* SHOWS BANY

HOLD

| King George V., he once took over (1) in sub-section (3) thereof

a year painting him by the insertion after the words favourite horse Anzac "Register General" of the words "and then only on payment by the informant of a fee of ten dollars."

Objects And Beasons

is

In his latter years Mr. Hague would enthral listeners with his stories. Among his most celebrated was how he would not permit Queen Mary to enter his Palace studio. Another was how he re- proved the Duke of Gloucester for

1. The object of this Bill to amend the principal Ordi. nance, No. 21 of 1934, by imm- posing a fee for late registration falling to salute him-a captain, of births of one dollar, where the and at that time a superior on- information is given more than

Gazette" fourteen days: and within twelve

of contains the draft Bili Ordinance to amend the law lating to the Urban Council.

Be it enacted by the

cer.

against Sir Williamn Llewellyn and the committee of the Royal Academy for their re- fusal to hang his pictures.

Mr. Hague was a rebel, and the an months after the birth, and of ten Royal Academy was one of his re-idollars where registration Is butts. He once applied for a sum-

effected, with the consent, of the mons

more Governor Registrar General,

than twelve months after the birth.

2. Registration during the first fortnight after birth

His amusing argument was that betinue to be free, and free certi-as his pictures had been rejected

con- for Council ficates of registration will

21 years the Academy was sub-making criminal use of the money

of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Coun- cil thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance cited 29 the Urban Amendment Ordinance, 1939.

may

will

tinue to be issued under

coa-

2. The Urban Council Ordi-sections (1) and (4) of section they had from State odd. nance, 1935, as amended by sec-19 of the Principal Ordinance.

tion 2 of the Director of Medi-

cal and Sanitary Services (Change HOP YAT CHURCH

ot Name) Ordinance, 1936, is

further amended by the sub-

MID-SUMMER

stitution of the words Deputy VESPER SERVICE

Director of Health Services" the words

for

COMING EVENTS

AUG.

The Mid-Summer Vesper Ser-p.m. "Director of Medi- cal Services in section 3 (1) and Vice at the Hop Yat Church, on Saturday night was very well attended.

10.

Objects

And Reasons

The programme Included:- The object of “this,' Bill is to

Prologue (Passion) And They substitute the Deputy Director of That Passed By, Largo Expres- Health Services for the Director sivo, - a violin solo by Leung of Medical Services as Vice-Tak-ling, and Glorious Forever. Chairman of and professional Evelvellchen by Carl Heins. adviser to the Urban Council in Two Mazurkas, plano solo by Miss all medical matters, including Fung. Miao-wo. matters of public health «änd Ballade, another plano solo by sagitation, and as superintendent Miss Yung Mo-wan. of the enforcement and obser- Concerto in A"Minor was play- vances relating to

Public Health ed by Leang Tak-ling and Miss and the by-laws and regulations Chu Lai-wen on a violin and piano. made thereunder....

Miss Mary Ho rendered a solo,

CROSSWORD

NO. 390

ACROSS

1 Place of

worship (6)

4 Free (3)

B

Beverage

(3)

9 Mission (6)

11 Concord (5)

12 Carved

stone (5)

13. Selected (6) 16 Grain (5)

IR Fleet

animal (4) Won (8)

19

za Fondle (8).

25 Stopper (4)

28 Lifting

device (5), 29 Less' diEN-

cult (8)

31 Plank (5) 3 Irksome neas (8)

34 Revolved

(8)

35 Small

1

barrel (3) 36 Con-

cealed (8) 37 Declared

DOWN

1 Ditch (8) 2 Looking

glass (6)

4 Sticking.

substance

"

3 Bpear (5) ...!!!

20 Put in \(4)

23 Caledonian

*(8)

Fame (6)

Tried (8) Upper

House (6)

10 Hang loose 14 Cattle

food 135

15 014 chair

(5) Stacks (5)

SÖLUTION TO:MORROW

ཉམསས་སབ་ཅུ་ཆ སྐུ་

#1–Tiden: High 132 am and 2.39 Low 1.45 sm, and 7.18 p.m. Sunrise 6.02 am Sunset 651 pin. Claims Against Estate of Heary George Baker due.

Rosary Church Wedding-D'Almada La Castro-Reed, 11 am.

Crown Land Sale, P.WD 3 pm Criminal Sessions Open YMCA Whist Drive 8.30 pm.

St. Andrew's Club Committee Mte... 8.30 pm

St. Andrew's Club "Open Night" 22-Tides?" "High" 3.23 min, and 3:57 p.m. Low 9.15 am, and 7.50 p.m.

Sunrise 6:03 am. Board

6:50 p.m. Meeting of Licensing

D.13.

Craigengewer C.C. Tambola 9 pm. YMCA Bridge, 10a.m. Mxd. Swin- ming

6 pm. Badmintem 8.30 p.m. A.R.P. Lectures (fullcntirse) in Chinese. St. John's Ambulance Head- quarters, 1.30 pm; ARP Volunteer Headquarters 9 am-10 am,” ARP. in English, Club Lusitano. 5.30 pmL) ARP in

in Chinese, Chinese Chamber Commerce, 7 pm

of

p.m.

H.K. Rotary Club Tinn 1 Speaker: Mr. O, Moore. "Civic De sign" and Town

wn Planning

23-Area

Half-Mile Team Race:

(Swimming). Stonecutters ls. 1.30 p.m. TMCA (WB) Games Morning.

10 am. Plag Whist

Filipino Club Tombola, 8.43 p.

AR.F. Lecture (Chinese),

Govt. School, 7.30 p.m.

stuzzati

Garrison Bergts, Mess Whist and

Tombola $ p.

24-Y.M.C.6. Beginners Mahjongg 10 a.m.

25-Charity Concert at Chins Fleet

Club 9 p.

YMCA Keep Fit" Cinss 10.30 am: Mrd Swimming a pin. Bad- [minton '8.30 p.m.

qurth Luncheon Meeting of sino- American Institute of Central Bela- tions, EE Hotel 12.45 pa

268t. Andrew's Club Bathing Pic- nic 8.30 p.m.

Zachtski Dinner Dance

8.10 p.1

at OB.A

Baseball-International Series First Round Portagal r. Britain,

27-Baseball International Series First Round China' v. U.8.

28–81. Andrew's Club Moonlight. Excursión. 8.20'p.in,

**30m-Ären #Marathon / Team (Swimming) 'Reprise: Bay. 3'p.m.

ORIENTALE

ONLY TWO MORE DAYS-TODAY AND

TOMORROW

DIETY FACED KIDS WITH DIRTY "SOULS ! Chunk by chunk they cut out their hearts in alums, reformatories

and prisons to make them better boys." THE SAGA OF AMERICA'S DIRTY-FACED KIDS AND THE BREAKS THAT LIFE WON'T GIVE THEM!

ANGELS

WITH DIRTY

FACES

JAMES A

CAGNEY

PAT

O'BRIEN

THE DEAD END'KIDS • HUMPHREY BOSART

ANN SHERIDAN “GEORGE BANCROFT DE Mevator by Miehet Martin - Przestać be WARNER VODE, + domus Pig ke Jehe. Whester. and Wama Dull i Pown & Brooy by Rowland Drawn «Hasle by Man Parivar så. Pret Mutyand Prope

WED

Victor Molaglen William Gargan.

THUR "THE DEVIL'S PARTY" Voor Magn

MATINEES

& SHOWS

'DAILY 2.30.90 720-230

20c. Jc EVENINGS: 20c.-30.-50c.-70c.

MAJESTIC

THEATRE-

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEĽ87272:

(MATINEES: 20¿-30€ • EVENINGS. 20-30e50700

ParaNG TO-DAY

Two Great

A Strong Supporting Cast

A Brand New Brand of Romance....... Laughs Galore

Action All the Way!!!!

Race

Released

UNITED ARTISTE

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

COOPER OBERON

The Cowboy and the lad

Lady

with PATSY KELLY WALTER BRENNAN FUZZY KNIGHT - MABEL TODD HENRY KOLKER

Directed by H. C. Poffer

21. Owing (3)

Outspoken

Scold (0)

Song bird.

Solotion No. 319. ACROSS: 1. Scaffold. 5. Afar. 8, Famillary 9, Obey. 11; Meal, 13, Usual 16, Rest. 18, Stride." 20, Hearts 21. Essc. 23, Oceaní.H, Edge, 29, Iron 29, Persuade. 30, Heed, 31, Peasants,

DOWN 1 Bate, Z, Alms 3, False. 4 Lable, 8 February, Royalist 10, Mate, 12, Area 14, Astonish 15, Gruesome 17. Shed, 19, Deny 22 haevere, 25, Obste" 26" Pawn 27,

Gems

NEXT CHANGE

Scandalously Funny Picture about “ Mister

Averade Man

"THANKS FOR EVERYTHING'

ADOLPHE MENJOU JACK OAKIE ARLEEN

(6)

Assortea

(6)

rown-up

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