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\AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY

TO-MORROW

United Artists Release

at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. By Special Request

ROBERT

ROMANCE RUNS RIOT un'delightful ghost runs wild! Not an old meany ghost, who floats around frightening people...but an amusing spook with a yen for beautiful women. and who could blame him

DONAT

1.star;of the Count of

kendof his romantic bed ing

GHOST GOES WEST

AN PARKER

ALLETTE ENEACUAIR

UNITED VÄRTESTS

"LA VIE PARISIENNE” ·

with CONCHITA MONTENEGRO . NEIL HAMILTON

TOY VETERA

ITIONED THEATRE

THE

HONGKONG

GIANTS WIN IN EXTRA INNING

(Continued from Payo 1.)

runnern advanced. Croset!! fumbled Whitehead's grounder and Ott scored, while Ripple went to third. White- head was safe on first, Jackson fanned. Schumacher funned. One run, one hit, one error.

Yankees Gehrig grounded out to Whitehead. Dickey fanned. Selkirk singled to centre and Powell ground- ed to Jackson, who threw wildly to first base, Selkirk acoring and Powell going to third. The scorer gave Powell a hit and Jackson an error. Lazzeri singled to right, scoring Powell, Johnson butted for Ruffing and fanned. Two runs, three hits, one error,

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to

SEVENTH INNING

Ginnis Malone

pitching. is Moore led to Selkirk. Bäriell Bled Powell.. Terry grounded Malone. No runs, no hits, no errors, Yankees Crosetll fanned. Itolic fanned. DiMaggio doubled to centre. Gehrig walked. Dickey fouled to Mancuso. No runk, one hit, errors,

`EIGHTH INNING

DiMaggio, Glarits-Ott flied to Ripple walled, Mancuso grounded into a double play, Crosetti, to Lazzeri to Gehrig. No runs, no hits,

no errors.

no

Yankees Selkirk popped. Powell fanned. Lazzeri grounded to Bartell. No runs, to hits, no errors,

NINTH INNING ·

Glonts-Whitehead Air to Selkirk

| Jackson bunted and was out, Malone to Gebrip. Schumacher tanned. No runs, no hits, no errors.

Last Times To-day at 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. left Held. Bartell sacrificed, Rolfe lo

A Million and a Motor Car,

or Love in a Furnished Room?

She said yes to the wrong man)

Barbara STANWYCK Bride Walks Out

IKO

BACHO

Ficture

THE

SENE

OBERTS

RAYMOND YOUNG

HELEN:

SPARKS BRODERICK

5 brilliant stars in e laughable drama of love

on a budget the story

of a girl who married in faste and repented on 35 per week

TO-MORROW

First CLUE CLUB Thriller This Year!

+ SHOWS

DAILY

230-6.30

7.20-9.30

Tiguan 4. Eberhart's

The MURDER Dr.Herrigan

RICARDO CORTEZ - MARY ASTOR

KAY LINAKER - JOHN ELDREDGE

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEL 57222

MATINEES: 20c.-30 EVENINGS: 20-3D: 5070

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

THE GREATEST BACKSTAGE STORY THE SCREEN HAS EVER SEEN ! ! !

SONGS? Of course! DANCES, too!. GEORGE M. COHAN'I

SONG AND

DANCE MAN

a FOX Pictura with

CLAIRE TREVOR. PAUL KELLY

MICHAEL WHALEN

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY @ FRANK BUCK'S "FANG AND CLAW"

↓

A Breathless Camera Record of Man Against the Jungle

To Give You the Thrill of a Lifetime.

Yankees Malone single to teft, Crosetti attempted a sacrifice and fareed Malone ak second. Rolfe forced Crosetti at second. DiMaggio walked. Gehrig grounded to White- beach. No runs, one hit, no errors.

TENTH INNING

Giants-Moore lined a double to

Lozzeri. Moorc went to third, Terry led to DiMaggio, scoring Moore after the catch, Ott popped

One run, one hit. no errors.

Yankees-Dickary singled off Terry's glove. Selkirk fouled to Mancuso, Seeds ran for Dickey. Powell fled to More. Lazzeri wos up. Sceda was out attempting to steal second, Manscuro 10 Whitehead.United Preas.

out.

ITALIAN CURRENCY

DEVALUED

(Continued from Page 1)

her monetary policy, It was officially announced, following

Cabinet, meeting fo-day.-Reuter,

a

NEW DEVELOPMENTS

London, Oct. 5. To-day's events, including Italy's devaluation of the lira and the modi- Ocation of import restrictions. Mr. W. S. Morrison's Important speech at Geneva and the French Minister of Commerce's announcement that

and abolition of some Import quotes, is claborating customs tariff from which quotas will be entirely excluded, have created a favourable impression in Lendon and the markets generally have had an optimistic fone,

ofing Saturday's_reduc-.

Great prominence is given in the papers to a speech delivered at Geneva, this morning by the Financlot Secretary to the Treasury in the Commission of the Assembly which deals with questions.

social and economic

Mr. Morrison emphasised the opinion expressed by the League's economic committee that enrency adjustment could not bring lasting improvement unless it were accomM- panied by relaxation of direct and indirect import restrictions in the shape of quotas and exchange control, and declared the reduction of barriers so as to allow imports to adjust price Jevels

Was

a logical concomitant of currency realignment. Ho under look to submit two resolutions to the Commission, one dealing with re- duction of trade barriers and another In favour of a League enquiry into the commercial access to certain raw muteriais, -British Wireless.

START OF DANCING COMPETITION

First Heat At Hongkong Hotel Yesterday

The first heunt of the official ball- room dancing championship GE Hongkong, was decided at the Roof Garden, Hongkong Hotel,, last even- Ing, when there was a big attendance of dancing enthusiasts, although only three couples participated in the com- petition.

Mr. Leung Liu-chuen and Miss P. Randall won the popular vole and duly qualified for the semi-finals next Sunday, while Mr. M. Drysdale and Miss D. Reville secured the official Judges' award and will compete again next Sunday,

After the competition, Miss Pat

Sykes and Mr. J. A. Andrew, the ballroom dancing experts, demon- strated the basic steps of the competi tion dances to a keenly. Interested gathering. A further hent will be decided nt the tea dance this after- noon, when ono, pair will qualify by popular vote and another will be chosen by the judges.

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TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1936.

an

CINEMA NOTES

A haunted Scottish castle that is transported to America, complete with its ancestral ghost, provides

SAD PLIGHT OF

* JARROW

UNEMPLOYED MARCH

TO LONDON

march is to

London, Oci. 5. A town deputation" composed of novel setting for "The Ghost Goes two hundred unemployed, and West," Alexander Korda's goy ro-organised with, the approval of all

parties mantic comedy which brings Robert Jarrow, Durham, to-day to march on the local Council, left

Donut to the King's Theatre in alto London corrying a petition to the dual role. The picture is showing House of Commons, with 11,572 signatures, › proying for measures to by special request for to-day only provide employment in the town. Donut is seen as Donald Clourie,

The objeel of the impoverished young Scotch draw attention to the plight of the nobleman who is forced to sell his town, which has one of the highest ancestral castle to an American percentages of unemployment in the the whole country and which recently millionaire, and also

plsys handsome ghost who strolls the cas-suffered a blow to hopes of allevia- tle halls. Eugene Pallette plays tlan of its distress, aroused by plans the Millionaire and Jean Parker for steel works which were daughter Peggy. A series of hilari-cancelled owing to rationalisation ous situations develops when the schemes within the steel Industry

host begins to walk the luxury itself, liner which is transporting the dis- mantled

The Bishop of Jarrow pronounced castle to America. Hin murked resemblance to Donald a blessing on the marghers before causes considerable confusion among thele dejrture, and they were the passengers and discomfort to urged by the Mayor to maintain the Donald who discovers that there are eredit of the town which they re- picasanter fates than being credited presented by their conduct in Lon- with the strange and unpredictable don and en route-British Wireless, unties of a mischievous and amor-

LATEST FICURES

cus

London, Oct. 6,

later

Spook. Itone Clair, fumous French director, handled the mega-: phone on The Ghost Goes West" for London Films. Robert E. A seasonal decline in employment Sherwood prepared the screen play in the hotel und boarding house from a story by Eric Keown, which service and in distributative trades appeared in the London magazine and the building: Industry, as well as Punch," Harold Rosson is credited an increase in the number tempor- with the photography and the sets arily fald off in coulmining, in all are by Vincent Korda. The comedy umounting to over 34,000, explain the Is released through United Artists. rise of 10,399 in the total numbers unemployed inst month. compared with August.

Early to Bed”.

Tenth of the Mary Boland-Charlie

Ruggles combinations to t the that on

The Ministry of Labour estimated September 2, there were screen, "Early to Bed," latest of

10,906,000 approximately

insured the pair's hilarious farces, is by all persons, 16 to 4, in employment in adds their most successful. The Great Britain. This was 5,000 more Inugh-masterpiece, which will be

than sereened at the Orientul Theatre on more than the

the month before

fore and 488,000 year

eat before. At the Tuesday and Wednesday, gives Mary and Charlie Screamingly different same date, the numbers of registered ptol as a background for their antics, unemployed totalled 1,624,330, com- prising 1,322,034 wholly unemployed, Ruggles is mouse-like clerk in a glass eye firm, who has been em-232,122 temporarily laid off and 69,- played for twenty-six years. Mury 23 normally in casual employment. is the Gibson Girl to whom he has This was 10,300 more than on August been engaged for precisely twenty of 24, but 334,271 less than on Septem- those years. They marry as the

ber 23, 1930.British Wireless.

ture

$1

opens and set out on honeymoon. Charlie, seeking fand a huge glass eye order, heads for a spot known as Ookawaoka- booges Ludge. It turns out to be

sanitorium, Charite is revealed

sleep-walker, during his somnambulistic strolls, the peace of Ookawookaboogee Lodge is

shot- tered by a jewel robbery and murder. Charlie suspects himself. He is enthusiastically joined in his suspicions by Mary and other guests. From this point the plot swings into a completely cockeyed combination of mystery and hilari ty, with Jaughs following each other at breakneck speed.

"Sung and Dance Man"

HOME RAILWAYS

ACTIVE

TRAFFIC INCREASES

+

SHOWN

London, Oct. 5. Ruikvay trame Agures published to-day show that passenger journeys made on British Hallways during the first six months of the year, buï ex- eluding season ticket holders, In- creased, compared with the corres- ponding period of last year, by

The modernized version of George | 18,169,078, or 3. per cent. M. Cohan's famous stage success, "Song and Dance Man", comes to-

presents

EMPIRE EXHIBITION

London, Oct. 5,

hold an Empire Exhibition in Glas- gow in 1938. The Exhibition will be f held in Bellabouston Park.-Britiali Wireless.

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ALHAMBRA

NATHAN BO HOULDOS DAILY AT :

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

SHIRLEY'S Biggest Musical of the year 1

HER BEST.

“BUT DEFINITELY!!

Shirley

TEMPLE

5 Song and

Danco

Smashos!

Ja

The

POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL'

Look at the stars who surround herl

ALICE FAYE GLORIA STUART JACK HALEY MICHAEL WHALEN

SARA HADEN • JANE DARWILL CLAUDE OILLINOWATER

A FOX Ficture

Directed by lertag

TO-MORROW

Angle Prodecor & 0. D+Tyke

by the series of

theaner Surge and faigh Spence

"BAR 20 RIDES AGAIN"

with William Boyd

4 SHOWS DAILY

240-$18

7.15--8.50

•

Jimmy Ellison.

TARK ANY TRAM on Happy YaLLAY DON

ORIENTAL

ROADS WAMONKS

TEL BELTS

ONY TO-DAY O TO MORROW.

HERE'S A VERY FUNNY COMEDY !

CHARLIE IS A SLEEP-WALKER

HE DOES THE STRANGEST THINGS AT NIGHT! When the moon comes up, he comes out and the fun begins, his dream becomes a nightmare of laughs.

DAYS ONLY

When Charlie steps out. . .

there's no holding him!

His honeymoon h

nothing but a sleep. walker's holiday!

Adolph Zuker prasents

MARY BOLAND-CHARLIE RUGGLES

"Early to Red

&Pornmount Picture with George Berklær - Golifatick Kaban McWade Directed by Harman Mcleod

THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY. THE ACKNOWLEDGED KING OF COMEDY.

day to the screen of the Majestic weeks ended July 11 and show an For freight, figures relate to the 28 Theatre. The Fox picture, featur-increase compared with the corres- ing new songs, new laughs and new ponding period of 1935 of 0.130,500 pathos,

Claire

Trevor, ions or 4. per cent.-British Wireless, Paul Kelly and Michael Whalen In the leading roles. Recognized by -theatre-goers as the greatest story of theatrical life ever written, "Song and Dance Man" is the drama of the quiet self-sacrifice of 11 poor hom-and-egg sond und dance man whose gal had a chance At a largely attended meeting in to make the big time if he stepped Glasgow to-day, it was decided to out of the picture. The girl, aided by the good-hearted "hoofer when she was down and out, is loyal to him to the end. Her talent and beauty, however, bring fame and opportunities for a wealthy mar- rlage her way, but the hoofer can't see that he is holding her back un- til he is finally "old off" in no un- with her new found love. The Alm, certain terms. The pity one feels which was produced by Sol M. for the poor hoofer turns abruptly Wurizel and directed by Allan Dwon, to genuine admiration when he Includes in its east Ruth Donnelly, Anally sacrifices himself and does a James Burke, Helen Troy, Lester

We are donating our lough-clown-laugh net: Unknown į Matthews and. Rutt Harolde, The entire receipts for all

film also features four new song performances numbers, all written by Sidney Clare and Lew Pollock, Miss Tre- Thursday, Oct. 8th of vor sings and dances to the hit CHARLIE CILAFLIN'S number, "Join the Party".

"MODERN TIMES"

to the girl he puts on an act and causes a split in the partnership. Left with no other alternative, the girl accepts the stage offer and Soon achieves fame and happiness

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A SCINTILLATING COMEDY OF HIGH LIFE ABOVE

AND BELOW STAIRS! JACK BUCHANAN in

'COME OUT OF THE PANTRY”

with FAY WRAY — A UNITED, ARTISTS RELEASE NEXT "PREVIEW MURDER MYSTERY" with CHANGE

REGINALD DENNY

FRANCES. DRAKE

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

"MODERN TIMES”

HIS LATEST 66| COMEDY

SPECIAL!

on

to the Chinese Cham-. ber of Commerce in ald of the Chiang Kai- shek acroplane fund.

GRAND BENEFIT

PERFORMANCES THURSDAY

HONGKONG'S

GIFT TO

MARSHAL CHIANG KAI-SHEK

ON HIS. 58th BIRTHDAY.

MATINEES 20c 30c • EVENINGS: 206:302.-50c.-706.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, at 9.30 p.m.

SECOND SONATA RECITAL

by

PRUE LEWIS

Violin

and MAURICE BARTON

Piano

AT THE

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE

where tickets may be obtained at

$3.00 & $2.00 (Reserved), $1.00 (Unres.) Soloist-Mrs. NEIL MATHESON

Not Proceeds to the Building Fund of Christ Church, Kowloon Tong.

FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY

Hongkong.

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