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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEEN'S Today's

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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY` LATEST FRENCH GAUMONT NEWS

GRAND DOUBLE ATTRACTION

ON THE SCREEN

You've never tiriled to surthier Sko It).... Love.... couraga..rademption in the jungle, Sugeri!

[Starkl. Trigning)

FIVE CAME BACK

AZO RADIO Picture

CHESTER MORRIS LUCILLE BALL) WENST BARRIE JOHN CARRADINE ALLEN JENKINS JOSEPH CALLEIA

C. AUBREY SMITH KENT TAYLOR PATRIC KNOWLES ELISABETH RISDON

ON THE STAGE

RAYMOND LUI & HIS HAWAIIAN ORCHESTRA.

TOMORROW

"YOUNG DR. KILDARE"

with LEW AYEES • LIONEL BARRYMORE An M-G-M Picture

Book Now for the Gala Midnite Premiere of THE MIKADO at the QUEEN'S on Saturday, 2nd Sept.

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN RD, HOWLDON-DAILY BT_2,30-520-730 & 9,30 «TEL. 36864

SHOWING TO-DAY

A PERFECT DREAM OF A LAUGH COM. BINATION | SONGS! ROMANCE | COMEDY !

BING..JOAN.MISCHA AT THEIR BESTI

Bing CROSBY Jour: BLONDELL

MISCHA AUER

East Side of Heaven

NEXT CHANGE

20th C. Fox Picture

A New UNIVERSAL Picture

SHARP SHOOTERS'

■ with

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Lyon Bari

Brian Donlevy

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IN DRAMA... IN ROMANCE

. ' ..

IN. STARS

178 1839′, GREATEST TRIUMPH !

EXCITING! their lips meet again! POWERFUL' as this drams of to-day's world of adventure to told! Never a story so different-Never 's drama so closed to the heart!

NORMA

CLARK

SHEARER GABLE BROWN'S Clarence

sproduction of

Idiot's Delight

TUE ONLY

Paramount

Picture

ARNOLD CORÍAN - SCHELORRAut Ferma Play by Naburg £. Sharwood Directed by CLARENCE BROWN Priduced by Hast Stromberg

The Entertainment Miracle of All Time!

"ALICE IN WONDERLAND”

What do you want ?

there is anything you want to buy or

try a small Classified advei

Hongkong Daily Press,

28 words $1,00 prepar

Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

"Zenobia

QUEEN'S:

"Five Came Back” ' ORIENTAL

"The Gracie Allen

Case"

CATHAY:

"Idiot's Deliebt“

ALHAMERA

Kowloon

"East Side Of Heaven"

STAR:

"The Firefly"-

DIAJESTIC:

CINEMA & GENERAL

SINGAPORE WILL BE FILM DISTRIBUTING CENTRE FOR R.K.O. STUDIOS

SINGAPORE will be the Sim, distribution centre for the Far East in future, as far as B.K.Q. studios is concerned. This is the result of the transfer of the distribution offices from Shanghai to Singapore,

Mr. Leon Brittop, who has recently arrived in Singapore, told the "Malara Tribune” that Singapore as (1 centre. was" ideally situated:......

Outlining. R.K.O.'s extensive pro- Murder gramme for 1940, Mr. Britton men- tioned numerous pictures of first rate importance. -*

“Just Around The Corner"

KING'S:

Coming

"Charlie Chan In Reno" QUEEN'S:

"Young Dr. Kildare"

ORIENTAL:

Another picture which is among the first flight of releases in. 1940 is "Vigli in the Night," picture of a story by Dr. A. J. Çronin. Mr. Britton also" mentioned. “Abe Lin- Chief among these were "Hunch- back of Notre Dame,” with Charles|coln in Ellinals” in which Raymond Laughton in the principal part. This is one of the finest character parts the famous British actor has had since he has taken to screen work.

Even Better Walter Diney's" "Pinocchio” 15. according to its author, even bet- ter than "Snow White." This pic- ture will be ready for release in America this Christmas.

"Ivanhoe" is another picture which forms part of this exten- sive 1940 programme.

Excellent Film

Massey stars.

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Altogether E.KO, studios have a first rate programme for 1940.

“ZENOBIA”

OPEN AT THE KING'S TO-DAY

A new era in entertainment la ushered in to-day with "Zenobia," Hal Roach's latest offering, at the King's Theatre. The era ti

A picture which should appeal this case is 1870, and the setting the carefree days to Singapore cinema sudience is Mississippi in "The Cowboy And The Lady" "Nurse Edith Cavell" featuring after the Civil War.

Combining costume with 'comedy Anna Neagle.

This

and farce, with furbelows, Roach has

CATHAY:

*Alice In Wonderland"

ALHAMBRA!

"Sharp Shooters"

STAR:

"Ice Follies of 1939" MAJESTIC:

"The Crowd Roard"

picture. Mr. Britton told the "Malaya Tribune," is an excel- lent piece of work and when Mr. Britton was in Hollywood recently he was told by Miss Neagle that this is the finest part she has had to play.

CROSSWORD

NO. 395

ACROSS

DOWN

1. You will probably get a black 1. May be seen in any a garden

mark for it.

12 words, 4 and 4).

2.

(3

4. Cannot be applied to any man

before his wedding-day words, 3, 2, 3). -

9. Begin again by taking me

after 17 across anag.

10. It may have a tente effect on ⚫ the hair,

12. A vegetarian "festival?

13. A well-known old realm

15. Half a dollar.

16 Concise.

17. See 9 across.

19. Shakespearean character,

21. Is reversed in 7 down.

Visited by Goosey, goosey gander.

3. Drowsy, not solemn combina-

tlon.

5. Natural fat,

6. I destroy a bird before I do

so to it,

7. Spanish town.

8. One of Nine.

1. No monster of the deep.

14. Obstinate.

17. If 18 down, he will see the

error of his ways.

24. A delay in the Port..

18.

Bee 17 down.

25. It provides a turning-point 20.

for a number in a vessel

14 down's end gives you most of it.

dividual brands of... high humour. Hardy is cast as a small- doctor. Langdon as the town owner of a medisine show." The in this case eternal triangle is completed by Zenobia, Langdon's |two-ton she-elephant, who forms a heavy atunties an uncomfortable knot in her tall. The H. C. Bunner story, from which "Zenobia” is | adapted was called "Zenobia's Infidelity," which may give some clue to the plot.

But this is not the only attrac- tion of "Zenobia.” Billie Burke and Alice Brady give rich comedy performances in their respective roles of the doctor's wife and the small-town mob, and the romance supplied by Jean Parker, James Ellison and June Lang. | Moreover, there are a host of supporting characters who all con- tribute to the general good fun.

Ja

COMING EVENTS

AUG.

26-Tides: Hijh 6.40 am, and 6.35 p.D. Low 146 p

Sunrise 6,03 am Sunset 647 pitt. St Andrew's Club Batting Pic- nie 8.30 pan.

Zachuski Dinner Dance at CB.A., 8.30 p.m.

Baseball-International Series First Round -Portugal v. Britain

HK. Y's Men's Camp at Lantao

Island Leave. PLZ. 1.30 pm. ........

Equine Sports Club 26th Cavalcade for Beginners to Bishop's Path, Ph.

Wedding at St. John's Cathedral-- Higgins Tyng, 13.30 p.m.

BOY

Scouts Camp Open to Public 13-8 pm-

ARP. Lecture

મ

(Chinese) Taumati Govt. School 7.30 pan.

Anti-Aircraft Firing Practice 2 âm. to 2 pm.

27-Tides: High 7.51 am, and 9.25 p.m." Low 1247 mm. and 220 p.m.

Buuriso:"6.04 1.2. Sunset 8:45 pm, Chinese / National Holiday Birth day of Confucius.

Baseball International Series Pirt Round China † US.

South China Athletic Ass. Launch Picnic

2. p.

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Boy Scouts Camp at Kowloon Tong Reservoir.

Filipino Club Tombola 11 am Y.M.C.A. Discussion Grogy 8 p.m. Speaker: Mr. T. Hermen-"The Pro- ruise of

Industrial Co-opera- tives.

28. Wine ever confuses the wit of 22. One way of getting rid of for advanced Riders to the Orchardi.

man (hidden).

tenants.

29. Faint outline of a stent 23. The Maginot Line is

movement, 1 KING

32. Egyptian king.

33. An example of the way in

which golfers ouster.

34. This powder is of no use

the field of battle

35. A possible method of dealing

with a cheque.

36. Mean

DAILY

AT

2:30

520

720

920

doubtedly so held.

26. Avails to produce it in the

mouth.

27. Reddish-brown

Equine Sports Club 27th Cavalcade

Lawn Bowls: 'KE' kam va Prison |"A" HE Police Club" 3'p.m.

28--Tider: High 815 a.m. and. 945 pa. Low 1.36 am. und 250 p.m.

SM 1.m. Sunset Sti u.in,

SUDARY Sérvice Tribuna)-230|

Andrew's Club Moonlight

30. It looks as if an oar can be Excursion 20 p.m.

made of this material.

31. Indian town::

SOLUTION ON MONDAY

STAR

TODAY ONLY

Janette

HANKON

ROAD KOLOON

MacDONALLE The Firefly

TO-MORROW

JONES WIE

JOAN CRAWFO

TEL

ICE FOLLIES OF 1939

Crown Land Sale, P.W.D. | pm. Annual Cen Mtg Catholic Truth Society, and Reception in honour of Mgr. Milo Zanin HK Hotel, 6.30

L

SPM Council Mitg. :4:15 pm.--

Whist. Drive 8.39 p.m.

H.K. Rotary Club Tifin Mtg. 1 p.m.

Opening of Our Lady's Hak st & Po Shan Road by FLE, the Governor,

YMCA

Bridge 10 am

amBadminton 8.30 p.m. Mxd. Brimming & pa

CARP. Lectures CORE)

Chinese, St. John Ambulance Head- quarters 7:30 pm ARP Volunteer Headquarters

ARP. in English, Club Lusitano, 5.30 pm: ARP. fa Chinese Chinese Chamber of Commeres 7 pm: AH.P In Chinese Y.W.C.A. Bonham Road, 780 p.m.; AFP. in English, 20 Ice House Street 530 p.m.

30-Area Marathon Team Race (Beting) Repulse Bay 3p.m.

Mahjongs $10m.

máns, 10 km, J

Receptions by

by Netherlands Consulate at HK-Uth in honour of „ÉSE Queen Wilhelmina's Birthday 11.30

WIN

$50

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1939. -PAGE:

MON

VAIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

SHOWING TODAY AT 236 516 115

WHO is she?

WHAT'S she got

Lovely

Yes, but she's ant

TENKMITA

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HAL ROACH Postmas

ZENOBIA

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KARA

HARDY - LANGDON

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BURKE - BRADY

ELLISON PARKER - LAND FL

The Hai Jahnvun Choi

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UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS": " CHARLIE CHAN · IN BENO" with SIDNEY TOLER PHYLLIS BROOKS

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FLEMING

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ORIENTAL

•LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY”

THE SOREEN'S FUNNIEST MURDER MYSTERY! Insane as she is, Gracie delves into every phase of this mystery even when she is ordered to stay out.

GRACIE ALLEN WARREN WILLIAN ELLEN DREW-

· RENT TAYLOR -

"THE

GRACIE ALLEN

MURDER CASE”

2 DAYS ONLY! TOMORROW & MONDAY

RIDE 'EM COWBOY! `RIDE 'EM COWGIRL!

Here's a fast action romance of Cowboy Land "

presented on a scale of magnificence.

MATINES

GARY COOPER

MERLE OBERON

The Cowboy and the Lady

EVENINGS

MAJESTIC

SHOWING

TO-DAY

50¢ -70:

A GREAT PICTURE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

A PICTURE THAT MAKES

YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH LIFE LAKE SHIRLEY AND CHARLE AND JUAN AND BERT AND ALLI

Shirley TEMPLE

JUST AROUND THE CORNER

CHARLES FARRELL - JOAN DAVIS

AMANDA DUFF BERT 'AHR BILL ROBINSON

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DEMAND

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THE CROWD ROARS

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