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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY :
Two grand stars...together
for the first time... in the MYRNA «
year's happy-go-luckiest
TO-MORROW
New, Universal Picture
romance!
ROBERT
LOY-TAYLOR
LUCKY NIGHT
with JOSEPH ALLEN
HENRY O'NEILL DOUGLAS FOWLEY S
Mcdo
"THE SUN NEVER SETS
starring
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. BASIL RATHBONE
ALHAMBRA
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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
THE
SUN NEVER SETS
Staining DOUGLAS
FAIRBANKS
A HASIL
RATHBONE
VIRGINIA FIELD LIONEL ATWILL
BARBARA O'NEIL
A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE
TO-MORROW
& SHOWS
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"INSIDE SOVIET RUSSIA
with Englial Commentary and Subtitles
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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
The Gloriously Gay Young Stars of "Four Daughters" Return to the Screen With a Faster
and Funnier Bit Than Their Läst One !
JUTEREY
IT'S DELIGHTFULLY FRANK
PRISETELA
AND FRANKLY DELIGHTFUL LANE ·LYNN®
BAYAND
YES
MY
YOUNG
BAINTER
GENEVIEVE TOBIN
DARLING
MAT
ROBSON
DAUGHTER
IAN HUNTER
Directed by WILLIẢM KEIGHLEY Pressed by WARMER BROS,
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY
AN EXCITING AND FAST MOVING MURDER STORY!
"WHILE NEW YORK
SLEEPS"
MICHAEL WHALEN JEAN ROGERS - CHICK CHANDLER
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
WHILE NEW YORK murder mystery and, in the course.
SLEEPS" AT THE
MAJESTIC
their efforts to track down the culprit, they get ahead of them- selves and plant the police on their own trail by solving the Michael Whalen
Chick alid
murder before it is committed. Chandler provide thrills and chuckles in. While New York Packed with thribs and boast-" Sleeps," the second of 20th Cen-ing several refreshing new twists, tury-Fox's Roving Reporter series, the story keeps one mystified and which opens at the Majestic entertained right up to the final
fadeout.
Theatre to-morrow.
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This time the trio who were The entire cast, which also in- introduced to screen fans in "Time cludes Robert Kellard, Joan Wood Out For Murder," find themselves bury and Marc Lawrence, türn in involved in an even more exciting swell performances.
COMING EVENTS
OOT.
H-Tides: High 11.38 a.m. and 10.35 p.m. Low 518 am and 1.20 p...
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Sunrise: 6:27 am; Sunset: 548 p.m. HK. Rotary Club Tian, Mig. p.m. Speaker: Mr. Ellery Denison “Chinese Air Post."
GENERAL
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG “
tra
Fex-Trot-Moon Over Miami- Roy Smeck & His Serenaders. Waltz -Songs of the Klands-The MoaIJE Serenaders Slow Fox-Trots-Little Gypsy Of The Seven Seas: To Mother With Love-The Organ, The Dance Band and Me.. Tango Fax-Trot—Sor- rento By The Sea: Waltz-When You're Only Seventeen-New Mayfair Dance Orchestra. Fox-Trot The Touch of Your Lips-Ray Fox & His Orchestra.
Closing Local Stöck Kuon-
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1939. =PAGE 3
KING'S
SHOWING TÓDAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 F.M.
SLAUGHTERED
TO THE LAST MAN!
Race Course Paddock-Auction Sale of Pons-3.15 pm.
YMCA Bridge Class, 10 am Badminton and Mad. Smimming, 0.00.
Z
Cheero Club, Whist Drive, 8,43 p.m. Ladies Working Party (B.W.OP... Govt. House, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.. NOV.
Garrison Challenge Cup Finala Kowloon Chess Club, Peninsula Ho- tel. 5.30 p.m.
B
W
On Wavelengths of 355
metres (845 kew) 31.4s
metres (9.52 megacycles),
BRAHMS
-Tides: High 18.35 pm, and 11.20
Low 6,03 am, and 1.43"pm, Sunrise: 6.27 a.m.; Sunset: 147 può Y.M.C.A.: Badminton trom m. Service, Dance, 9 p.m. HK.RA. Shoot, 1.45 p.m.
a.f
ILEBESLIEDER
BY LOCAL QUARTET
"West End Cabaret"
6.43 tions.
6.45 An Hour of Popular Classics
12.15 pm. Short Service of Inter-compered from the Studiɔ.
30
cession.
Soldiers' Club Tournament Final. Chinese Estates, Ltd. third interim
dividend payable.
1,45 Kileny! (Plano) playing Cho- pin.
12.30 Dance Music. Fox-Trot-Maybe It's The Spring-- Grand Studie Op. 10: Etude No. 3 Ambrose und His Orchestra. Tangos in G Fiat Major Black Key"); Etude Lawn Bowls: H.E's Team vs. Club-Responso Malevo: Re-Fa-St-Juan No. 8 in E Flat Mpar: Etude No. 8 de Recreio. Government House, 3.30 De Dios Fülberto and His Orquestrain F Major; Etude 4 in Sharp
Portens. Fox-Trots-Smile When You Minor; Etude No. 3-te-k Major. p.m.
Say Goodbye (alm "The Show Goes
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather On); In A Little French Casino Jay Report and Announcements. Wilbur and His Band. Waltzes 8.03 Raisins and Almonds; Rehearsing & Night's Dream"Overture, Lullaby-Phil Green and His
Rhythm. Fox-Trotz-Sweet Leilani (from Wal- kikt Wedding"): The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down-Billy Cotton and· His Band
South China College. Lion Rock Address by Mr. Eugene Chen Rd "China and the European War." 10
Entries Close "for Jasper Clarke Cup. GM, Young Cup and Stubbs Shield and R.H.K.G.C. Championship.
Cheero Club Dance-8.30 pun Institute of
of Ship-builders and En- gineers: Lecture "Propulsion Wasting Vessels" 6 pm. ·
Ladies' Working Party (3.W.OF), "Govt. House, Ba.m. to 1 p.m.
of
Chinese Y.W.C.A. Debate on "Birth Control is applicable to Present-Day Church 8.15 pm.
Tides High 141 p.m.; Low 11.55 am. and 5.20 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.28 a.m: Sunset: 5.46 pm. Y.M.C.A.: Games Morning, 30 Am. Dr. Dovey's First Aid Course. 10 a.m.; AD.C. Rehearsal, 8.30_p.za. Garrison Amateur”” Snooker Final, Theosophical Society Mtg.. Speaker: Mr. A. Lebeden "Heredity and Theo- sophy."
Cheero Club-Contract Bridge Les sons, p.m.
Women's Fellowship Mtg., St. An- drew's Church, 2.30 pm
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.). Govt. House, 9 am to 1 p.m.
HE. Y's Men's Club Mtg.. 1 p.m. Speaker: Mr. Dang Kam-fal
YMCA "Keep Fit Class, 10.30 Final Lecture on First Aid by Mrs. A. M. Peters: Badminton and
R
Mxd. Swimming. Pards Final.
Garrison Amateur
Cheero Club. Tea Dance. 5 to 7.30
p.m.
Sale of Wörk in HK. Union Church, 3 p.m
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.Q.F.), Govt, House, 9 am to 1 p.m.
Institute of Shipbuilders and Ea gineers: Lecture by Mr. H. C. Mar garet "Modern Developments in the Lighting of Ships"-8 p.m.
10 a.m.;
YMCA.: Badminton, Bervices Concert, 8.30 pm.
HK. Jockey Club's Tenth Extra, Race Meeting--2 p.m.
Christ Church, Kowloon, Bazaar-3
p.m.
Lawn Bowls Assn. Annual Dinner. Concert and Prize Distribution. HK. Hotel 8.45 p.m.
5. St. Vincent de Paul Society Ba- zaar, opp. Peninsula Hotel.
St.
Teo-Yeun garet's Church Wedding:
6-British War Organization Pund Auction at Peninsula Hotel.
1.09 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report.
Mendelssohn-"A Mid-summer
Berlin State Opera, Orchestra con- ducted by Dr. Leo Blech,
113 Stadio-Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltres.
Kuartet: Eva Turner (Soprano); Helen Lockhart (Contraits); Glaston 1.03 Herbert E. Groh (Tenor) and D'Aquino (Tenor) and Victor Sanders Marcel Palotti (Organ).
(Baritone). At the Plano; J. R. M.. Smith and E. ONell Shatr
4.50 Berlin State Opera Orchestra. "The Operaball"-Overture (Heuber-
Studio-Comments on Recent
9.15 London Belay-The News.
Musica Prohibita (Gastaldon); La Danza (Rossini)--Marcel Palotti (Or- gan). Frasquita-Serenade (Lehar Others) There Once Lived (Waltz ger). song froth Operette In the Realm of Undra-Lincke and Others)-Herbert
We Magic E Groh (Tenor) with Orch. Chimes Intermezzo (Rust); Whisper-
9.05 Events
Fox-Trots-Sump'a 'Bout Rhythm:
Ing Of The Flowers Blon)-Marcel 9.30 Dance Numbers by Duke El- Paletti (Organ) with "Hawalian' Oul-
Jan Oul-fington and His Orebestra... tar. Gasparone (Mflocker)-Duet: Margarete Slezak (Soprano) and Her- bert E. Groh Tenor) with Orchestra. I'm Satisfied. Fox-Trot--Admiration. Peramors-Dance of the Brides of 9.40 B. BC. Becording - "West Kashmir (Rubinstein); Sylvia Ballet End Cabaret." Fantasy (Delibes) Marcel · Palotil (Organ).
With Ee Atherton: May, June and Julie; The Mystery Singer: · Ord 1.50 Reuter & Rugtý Press, Wea-Hamilton and his 20th Century Band and Others; Interruptions by Leonard Henry as the Visitor Devised and Produced by Cecil Madden.
11.00 Close · down,
ther Forecast and Announcements.
143 De Groot and His Orchestras "Gipsy Love"--Selection (Lehar) -- De Groot and His Orchestra. Ay, Ay, Ay. ("Guyana"-Perez,_Freire); Stand- chen (Strauss-De Groot and The Piccadilly Crch "Les Millions D'Arle- quin-Berenade (Drigo); Old Spanish Song (Aubert)-De Groot and The
Orch The Merry Widow” Lehar)-De Groot and
SHORT WAVE
His Orchestra. Desert Bong-Waltz
The Desert Song-Romberg); Even- Calls song Easthope Martin)-De Groot & G.S.G. The Piccadilly Orch.
2.13 Close down.
6.00 Dance Mago..
G.S.B.
G.S.H.
G.8.0.
Trans.
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Fox-Trots-Who? Romping-Fran- | Trans 1 kle Newton and Orchestra. Tangos- Tráns. *** Lamento Land of Magic - Belps Huppertz and His Orchestra. Fox- Trot At The Balalaika; Waltz Delyse-Jack Hylton and His Orches
HISTORIC FILM
S.P.C. Women's Auxiliary, Bridge & AT THE KING'S
Mahjongg Drive. Peninsula Hotel, 3.
**rd
7-Licencing Board Session, Couti
cil Chamber. 4 p.m.
Kowloon Docks,
at
HKRA. Shoot, 1.45 p.m. Launching of mv. Hermelin
6 p.m. Launches leave Queen's Pier, 5.15 pm.
Claims against estate of C. Ku, late of Tientsin, due.
2.30
Legislative Council Budget Mt.
TO-DAY
The massacre of 183 brave Texan frontiersmen during the assault on the Alamo Mission by General Santa Anna's Mexican that instigated Texas' successful troops. In 1836, the historic, event
struggle for independence, Is do- cumented In Columbia's "Heroes of the Alamo," which opens to- day at the King's Theatre. The film is especially timely at this Charity Football Malah, Peninsula alteration of 100 years of date following as it does the re-
10 Claims against estate of Ella Sophia Gertrude Tidswell due.
Northumberland and Durham Ass of H.K.. Annual Mtg, S.C.M.P. 6.15
li-Armistice Day.
Hotel 8.30 pr.
BFRD.C. Bazaar.
Match.
South Ching Athletic Meet.
12—Macao Races.
Jasper
Clarke Cup Golf: South Chinn Athletic Meet. 13-St. Patrick's Society." Annual Mig. R.K. Hotel, 6.30 p.m.
14-Mr. K. K, Lim's Art Exhibition. Cathedari Hall. 9 a.m.
Wedding: Lock-Robinson.
CURRENT FILMS
Texas Independence,
DAVENTRY
Wavelength 17.79b.c. (16.86m.) 8.51m.c. (31.55m.) 21.47m.c. (31,97 m.)
15.18m.c. (19.79m)
(G.S.O., G.S.G., G.S.B.) (G.8.FL, G.S.G., G.8.B.) (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.S.B.) AUSTRALIA
Call Sign: "VIR Ware Length, 31.34 metres Power, 1,Kilowatt HOLLAND-INDIA
Call letters: FHL. Wavelengths 16.88m & 25.57m.; Frequencies 1777okc. & 1773oko. TO-DAY
HK
Tite p.m.
2.30 The Life Blood of the Empire: Trade and Some of its Pro- blems' Talk by the Rt. Hon. R. 8. Hudson. (D1), 245-Round Britain with H. V.
Morton and B.B.C. Thestre Or- chestra. (D1).
3.40-Leaves of Memory,' by 'An Old
Timer. (D1). 4.00-The News. D1). " 4.15 Nat Gonella and his Georgians.
(D1), 4.45 Sports
News and Market, Notes. (DI). 6.45-Up With the Curtain. Variety entertainment with Geraldo Concert Orchestra. and his
(2).
745-A Tale from Timbuctoo." Ari
African nocturns by Bernard Rowley, 2),
8.16-B.B.C. Empire Orchestra. (D2). 9.15-The News. (D2). 9.45-Eports News and Market Notes.
Among the gallant, defenders of the Alamo, sacred shrine of free- dom for all Texana, were Davy Crockett, the famous frontiersman; Col. James Bowle, of Knife" fame, William B. Travis, "Bowle commander of the Alamo's forces. Almerian Dickinson, a young ladd- owner, and his pretty wife, Anne, who pained the men in the Alamo 11:00 by stealing through the Mexican line,
10.00-Scrapbook for 1906. Memories
and melodies of thirty-three years ago, presented by B.B.C. Variety Orchestra. (D3), The Four Feathers 5: "The Wells of Obak. From the novel wen 11
by A. E. W. Mason. (D3). 11.30 By the Fireside. Presented by Bruce Slevier and Roy Speer. (D3).
Chandler, Earl Hodgins, Julian 12.15-Nat Gonella and his Georgiana Rivero and Bruce Warren. Harry 12.50-Sports News and Market. Notes. Frase directed.
*(D3).
(D3).
QUEEN'S: Lucky Night (MGM). The principal roles in this spec-
Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy are tacular drama are essayed by 12.00--The News. (D3). cast together for the first time in Rex Lease. Ruth Findlay, Lane am the same picture, which is a.ro- mantic comedy of New York's gay life. Adequate week-end enter tainment. KING'S:-Heroes of the Alamo. Pic
turisation of the fight for Tex independence, introducing all the well-known characters of history, including Sam Houston. ORIENTAL: ---- Grand Jury Secreta
(Paramount). Revelation of what goes on behind the walls of the District Attorney's office, done in the usual American style. With John Howard and Gail Patrick, CATHAY:—Alexander's Ragtime Band (20th Century-Fox). Story of the life and struggles of Irving Ber lin, Tin Pan Alley genfus, Long but interesting, and tuneful. Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and Don Ameche in the cast.
ALHAMBRA:-The Sun Never Bets (Universal). Douglas Fairbanks, Jor., and Basil Rathbone keep the Union Jack dying against over whelming odds Strong stuff, but apolled by the obvious tinge of . propaganda.. MAJESTIC: Yes, My Darling Daugh-
ter (Warner Bros.). Comedy of
· modern morals, nicely acted and pleasantly amusing, but a bit too wordy. With Priscilla Lane, who is always good, and Jedrey Lynn, STAR:Head Over Heels In Love
(Ualled Artists). Jessie Mat- thews, English favourite, in an enjoyable comedy with&musió, is
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Victor McLaglen Chester Morris in "PACIFIC LINER"
To
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THE ALAMO
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German air dont on a day's assignment in the "Blitzkrieg," German training ship in ceaseless attack on the Westerplatte fort.
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