1940-05-24 — Page 3

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEENS THEATRE

HONGKONG DAILY AT 230-5-15-720-9:30 RM TEL 31453

SHOWING TO-DAY

THEY'RE BACK! With new Thin Hai fun, new thrills, new rollicking romance -and a cute surprisa -

MR. AND MRS. THIN MAN HAVE A B-A-B-Y]

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BILL POWELL

ANOTHER THIN MAN

-WASSER. THIN MAN JR." VIRGINIA GREY • OTTO KRUGER

C. AUBREY SMITH Deered by WS VAIDYAKU

Produres by TiỰND STROMBENG

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

NATHAN RO KOWLOON DAILYAT 230-520-720-930 TEL56856

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

A SPY DRAMA ABSORBING! INTRIGUING!

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.305.20 -7.20 -9.30

DOUBLE CRIME in the

MAGINOT

LINE

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VICTOR FRANCEN

电影拍

YEKA KOREME

Directed and Penthecać by

FILEX GANDEKA

Released by Tower Pierina

TOMORROW.

William

Myrna

POWELL LOY

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VIRGINIA GREY - OTTO KRUGEЯ. C. AUBREY SMITH RUIM HUSSEY NAT PENDLETON PAIFIC KNOWLES TOM NEAL - Diresfeil by W. 5. Vaṁ Nyke ¡I Pro duced by Hunt Stromthe

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD

TEL:57222

(MATINEES: 20-30% EVENINGS: 20-30c-50c70 TODAY AND TOMORROW

NEVER BEFORE SUCH TERRIFYING DRAMA... SUCH SWEEPING SPECTACLE ... DARK FASCINATING SEGRETS LURK BEHIND THESE GRIM TOWERS!

Blood orgies of

power-mod mon- archs...treacherous intrigue...love in the shadow of scaffolds'

TOWER of LONDON

BASIL RATHBONE

BORIS KARLOFF BARBARA O'NEIL

IAN HUNTER VINCENT PRICE NAN GREY

1 AND CAST OF THOUSANDS

Öviglent veremphaf key holodet 1, kan `n-Probered uni Desend by 10WLANU W, LIE

A ROWLAND V, LEE PRODUCTION • A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTUSE

COMMENCING SUNDAY

Two Great Actresses in the Best Emotional Drama

in

45

of the Year!

BETTE DAVIS MIRIAM HOPKINS

THE OLD MAID “

Warner Bros. Picture'

GENERAL

A strange match of the 1400's finds Rose Hobart tricked into marrying Basil Rathbone in Universal's Tower of London, now

showing at the Majestic Theatre.

"LION HAS WINGS" AT ORIENTAL

It.

SURGING CAVALCADE

OF THRILLS

If the snoe hts, put your foot in

When Bas Rathbone accepted the Fole of Richard II in Univer- sal's powerful 15th century drama, "Tower of London." now" playing at the Majestic Theatre, he was Indeed putting his foot into it." And for all his years of stage and, screen stardom, he did not know whether or not the shoe would

St.

The character of Richard is one that both defles criticism and in- vites. For more perschal rea-

considered sona, Rathbone

1+ easily one of his most important parts:

Rathbone takes no sides in the matter, but his portrayal of Rich- ard is based on historical records, as is the entire story of ""Tower of London.". Boris Karlo. Ian Hunter, Barbara O'Neil, Nan Grey. the most dramatic sceries in the Vincent Price and John Button V. Alm are shown the Central Control nave other leads. Rowland Room, from which all plane Lee produced and directed from manoeuvres are directed.

the screenplay by Robert N. Lee.

Radio Programmes.

HONGKONG

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On Wavelengths of 355

metres (845 ) 31.49

metres (9.52 megacycles).

A RELAT FROM SAIGON ON ANNAMITE LIFE

"World Affairs”

.. Alexander Korda's "The Lion has Wings" dramatises the secret story of England's great defences and is showing at the Oriental Theatre. The picture has a cast which includes Ralph Richardson, Merle Oberon, June Duprez, Robert Bushell and Douglas, Anthony Derrick DeMarney.

The central theme of "The Lion has Wings" revolves around the tirling and exciting exploits of the Royal Air Force. It unreels a vivid and suspenseful drama. of the thousands of men who have. been trained to man England's mighty air force and to use these powerful machines for death-cession. dealing blows to the enemy.

Going behind the scenes, "The nut. Lion has Wings" "reveals how Bri- Polka De WR-Sergel Rachmani- tain's air army operates. It shows the Royal Air Force in action over the Eltej Canal, whèn Its swift and mighty bombers destroyed a Ger- man battleship; how a barrage of anti-aircraft batteries shot down enemy raiders and demoralised the entire attack; how alr espionage agents pry open the secret plana of the enemy, and relay them to the Air Defence Ministry, Among

COMING EVENTS

MAY

24-Tides: High 12 midnight and 10.81 m Low 3.55 am, and 3.45 pm, Sunrise: 5.38 a.m.; Sunset: 7 pm. EMPIRE DAY—Public Holiday. St. John's Cathedral: Empire Day Service for Young People, 9 am, s

Catholic Cathedral: Special Service. with attendance of School Children,

9 a

X.C.C. to

present "Orders Are Orders," 9.15 p.m.

YMCA: Business Girls' Swimming 5.30 p.m.; Mixed Swimming 6.30 p.m.; Badminton 6 p.m.

Chéero Club: Darts, Table-Tennis & BIlarda.

Ladles Working Party (B.W.OF., Govt. House. § am-12.30 pm.

Police Centre Working Party, 10

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter

12.30 Compositions. of Hachman).

no (Piano). "Suite No. 2 for Two Planos, Op. 17-Vronsky and Babin (Plinas). Prelude A Flat Major, Op. 23. No. 8; Prelude in A Minor, Op. 32, No. 8-Elleen Joyce (Piano).

100 Local Time Sigual and Wes- ther Report.

1.03 Hawallin; Selections. Song of the Islands (Charles King); Lei E Hula (anny Noble) Mike Hanspi and Time Islanders. Hawalian Love - Kane's Hawallans. South Bes Island Medley - Intro: Hawahaw: On the Lagoon; The Le's Song: Rawallan Sunshine; Hawaiian Eyes The Twilight Serenaders with Orchestra.

Willem Mengelberg and His Con- certgebouw Orchestra.

1.00 Relay from Sairon-A Visit of Ari Englishman 10 an Annamite family.

Continued on Page 11

SHORT WAVE

Calls

0.8.G

G.S.B.

G.S.FL.

G.5.0.

DAVENTRY

Wavelength

17,791.6. (16.9521) #.51m.e. (ILSKm.) 2147m.2. (J147m.) 15.18m.4. (19.37m.)

NEWS IN ENGLISH

Transmission I-News Gum-

mary

Full Bulletin Trans, II & III-News Sm

mary

Pull Bulletin

do....

Transmission V-News Sum-

mary

Ful Bulletin

4.00 pm. 5,00 p.m.

6.45 DJTL

7.30 p.m.

9.16 p.m.

12.00 mid-

night

7.30 am 1.30

SHORT-TALKS

FROM B.B.C. -

(All Hongkong Time) "Under Nazi Rule"-On Mondays at 9.30 p.m.; reproductions on Tuesdays at 4.15 am and 2.45, p.m. and on Wednesdays at 11 p.m.

1.18 Reginald Dixon at the Organ. Dixon Hits No. 27--Intro: Blue skies are round the corner; The Winbrella

"The Empire at War On Mondays Man; Day Dreaming; Penny Bere at 11 p.m.; feproductions on the same nade: The Dicky Bird Hop: Under day at 1.45 am, and on Tuesdays at

Dixon Hits No. p.m. and 2.45 p.m. the Chestnut Tree. 24-Intro: How'dja like to love me: Love walked in: Meet me down in Bunset Valley: I won't tell a soul: The sweetest song in the world The Chocolate Soldier's daughter.

1.30 Reuter and Baghy Press, Wes. 'ther Forecast and Announcements.

145 Dance Masle by Billy Cotton and Hi Band.

"Cards on the Table". On Tuesdays 9.30 p.m.; reproductions on Wednes days at 9 am, and 245 p.m.

"In England Now"-On TuesdŁYS and Fridays at 11 p.m.; reproductiops on the same days at 6.45 p.m. and an Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4.15 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Matters of Moment"-On Wednes days at 11 p.m.; reproductions on the Comedy Fox-Trot The Joo-Jah same day at 6.45 p.m. and-on Thurs- Tree; Fox-Trot-Ey An Old Pazoda. days at 12.30 am. and 4.45 8.m.

"Background to Fox-Trots Your Heart and Mine:

the News On Twinkle In Your Eye. Keep a

Slow Thursdays at 11 pm: reproductions Fox-Trot Me and the Moon; Comedy on Fridays at 9 am and 2.45 pm. Waltz Dandelion, Daisy and Daffodil "World Affair"-On Fridays at 9.30 Fox-Trots Carelessly; Fifty Million p.m.; reproductions on the same day Robins Can't Be Wrong. Fox-Trots at 2.45 Am. and on Saturdays at 12.30 The Merry-Go-Round Brote. Down; pan. St. Andrew's Working Party (Med- Sweet Leilani (from Waikiki Wed- cal), 10 am.

ding'). Helens May Christian Fellowship, 2.15 Close down,

6.00 Prokofieff "Peter and the HK. League of Nations Society, AnWolfs mual Meeting, Helena May Inst., 6.30

a.m. to noon.

10.30 'à.m.

D...

"London

Log"-On Saturdays At 13.30 pan; reproductions on the same day at 11 pm and 6.48 a.m., and on Sundays at 12.30 p.m.

"Vive La France" "On Thursdays at 9.30 p.m.; reproductions, on the same

An Orchestral Pairy Tale, Op. 67 day at 2.45 am, on Fridays at 11.45 played by Serge Koussevitsky and the am, and on Mondays at 2.45 p.m. 25-Tides: High 12.50 mm. and Boston Symphony Orchestra.

"Political" " India”-On Wednesdays Närri 1108 am. Low 129. man, and 6.30 p.m. (tor: Richard Hale.

at 7.30 p.m.; reproductions on Thurs Bunrisë; 3.58 km, Sunnet:"7 p.m.

days at 2 p.m. and on Saturdays 'at YMCA. Swimming Gain, 9

2:45 pm.

K.C.C. to present "Orders Are Or. ders," 9.15 p

HE. Jockey Club's Sixth Extra Race Meeting 2 p.m.

Exhibition of Paintings at Cathedral. Hall, 10 am-7 p.m:

HR Police Res. Chinese Company dinner dance, Pén. Hotel, 8 pm.

REW.O.'s and Bergts Mess: Whist Drive and Dance, 8.30 p.m.

26-Tides: High 144 am and 1)41. Am.; Low 5.03 a.m. and 7.15 p.m.

Sunrike: 5.38 am; Sunset: 7.01 p.m. DAY OF NATIONAL PRAYER. Wah Yan Past Students' Asen Sports Meeting.

YMCA: Mixed Bwimming, 9 a.m Discussion Group, 9pm. Speaker: Rev. J. R. Higgs.

27-Tides: High 2.39 am and 12.15 p.m.; Low 549 am, and 8,02 pm."

Sunrise: 5.38, a.m.; Sunset: 1.02 p.m. China Emporium, Ltd. Antal Meeting and third drawing for de bentures, pipz

Exhibition of Paintings at Cathedral Hall, 10 am-7 p.m.

YMCA.: War Work, 10 a.m.; Ber-: vice Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.

28-Tides: High 3.37 am and 12.35 p.m.; Low 645 am and 850 p.m.

Sunrise: 6.38 a.m.; Sunset: 7.02 pm Sino-American Inst. of Cultural Relations, Annual Meeting, Chinese Merchants Club, 6.30 p.m.

Wm. Powell, Ltd.. Annual Meeting,

Des Voeux Rd.. 12.15 p.m.. Exhibition of Paintings at Cathedral Hall, 10 am- p.m.

YMCA.: Bridge Class, 10 a.m.; Australian Society's Social Evening, 8.30 p.m.: Mixed Swimming, 6 pm.

6.25 Molselvitch at the Piano, Mouvenients Perpetuels (Foulene); "From the Western Front”—On Etude (Stravinsky); Jardins Sous La Sundays at 9.15 a.m., 3.45. p.m., and Plule (Debussy). Piirtations In A 1.45 ar

Chinese Garden; Rush Hour in Hong- RELIGIOUS SERVICES

kong (ChasiDS),

tions.

6.49 Closing Local Stock Quota-Sundays at 4.30 am 11.30 am and Religiotis services are broadcast on

3.30 pm, and on Mondays at 11 am. The Epilogue is broadcast every Suz- iday at 645 ·p.m.

6.42 Tchaikowsky-"Bomeo and liet"Overture Faninsla.

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"THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK" Louis Hayward · Joan Bennett · Warren William

FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1940. -PAGE

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LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY"

ENEMY AIR-CRAFT NOW AT BRITAIN'S MERCY !.

34 men in a sound-proof secret room where they watch and listen... each of them holding the pulse of a nation's vital centre to defend it against an enemy sometimes, heard but rarely seen.

YOU NOW SEE HOW A NATION DEFENDS ITSELF!"

ALEXANDER KORDA ...

presents

THE

LION

HAS WINGS

wich MERLE OBERON

RALPH RICHARDSON.

JUNE MPRE! ROBERT BOUGLAS AKTREET BESHEET - HEROSCH BURNINNEY

Story by lat Sakymple

De by BTTLE ARTILLE **

Light Beams Finding the beraders la The Bock"Siias

Anti-Aireralt Gras Leval Precisely on Their Targeti

Counter-Attacking Bombers Force. The invades" Letres!

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GINGER ROGERS-DICK POWELL-13 OTHER STARS

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SCREEN'S MOST SENSATIONAL ADVENTURE' STORY!

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HELL BELOW

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