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AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRES

TO-DAY ONLY At 2.30, 5.10.. 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

BY POPULAR REQUEST

POOR

TO-MORROW

United Artists

with

Shirley TEMPLE

Surrounded by

stars...

..singing

...dancing... her laughter traced with tears! Incomparably her best picture!

LITTLE RICH GIRL

ALICE FAYE - GLORIA STUART

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Jr. ELISSA LANDI in

THURSDAY, ́OCTOBER 15, 1936.

NEW YORK STOCK LEAVING FOR HOME

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CINEMA NOTES

EXCHANGE

MARKET UPWARD

YESTERDAY

What Is heralded as one of the maddest, merricst comedy romances

New York. Oct. 14..

HEAD OF THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM COMPANY

When the President Coolidge sails for America on October 31 it will carry away from the Colony Mr.

of the season, "Snowed Under," a S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of W. 11. Beil, General Manager of First National picture, is being yesterday's market:-The market to- the Asiatic i'etroleum Company in South Chinn and the Philippines, shown at the Queen's Theatre to-day resumed its advance, after who has spent over 42 years in the day. The picture is enacted by acorbing realising in leading issues. brillant all-star cast which includes Trading was lighter than for any day Far East, many of them in Hong- since October 1st. Steels, utilities and kong, and who has proved himself Сеогие

Brent, denevieve Tobin, Glenda Farrell, Patricia Ellis, Frank rails sold off carly, but rallied later in one of the Colony's most popular,

able, and publie spirited citizens, the day. Mail-orders and coppers McHugh, John Eldredge, Porter Hall

Mr. Bell considera Hongkong his advanced. Slivers were and Helen Lowell. The action taken

steady home and yesterday he expressed Rubbers and olls were little changed his regard for the Colony in the place in a New England farmhouse Motors were dull and slightly lower strongest terms. "longkong is my where a young playwright who

Communications were firm, but quiet, home and nearly all my friends are madly trying to finish a new

new drame,

Cements were very strong. The here," he said, "I have great in- is snowbound with two

for the

Bonds Market and the Curb Exchange terest in the Colony es auch and, new sweetheart, the lawyers, a

were both irregularly higher. who sherift

Ja

though I intend to spend the next S. C. & F. Wall Street Journal few years seeing the world,. I plan seeking to land the author in gaol

morning comment:-Gross raliroud to be back here in 1940 to spend earnings for October are likely to be the winter here and to participate the highest than for any month since in the Colony's centenary celebra 1930. Traders

particularly tons." bullish on General Motors, saying thut

second wife and

15

for failure to pay his allmony

allmony, Pro-

ate

Originally an officer of the long-

pinquity also plays strange pranks, and the gold digging divorcee who in seeking to throw her husband inte

int pl for failure to guol

to pay allmony, casta her eyes on the sheriff. There en-tho shares are "behind the market." kong and Shanghal Banking Cor- It is privately indicated that the re-poration, Mr. Bell came to the Far sues a series of love entanglements.

tall trade of New York at present Is East 42 and a half years ago. He The picture

is not without thrills, better than it has been for any year has spent the last 20 years with the however. including the wrecking of

sluce 1920. According to gossip on AP.C. and during his residence in the co-ed's car on a nearby bridge the street, leading Woolworth stock- the Far East has been stationed at and a battle between the first wife holders have been giving away much Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Can- and her ex-husband, in which the stock in "bequests," but this has now ton and Shanghal. The longest poker.apparently ended. It is understood period has been spent in Hongkong,

the Woolworth'

14 years in September sates though Mr. Bell was were the largest for any month in the Shanghai, history of the organisation.

knocks him cold with a The picture winds up happily in a most amusing and surprising climax. Raymond Enright directed.

The Poor Little Rich Girl"

To-day at the 'King's Theatre, by populor request Shirley Temple comes to town in a new Fox hit that is far and away the greatest film she

Rich Girl." Here is Shirley In all her

her glory in "Song-Alled, laughinden story that is one of the crowning cinema achievements of this or any other year. Five melodi-

"THE AMATEUR GENTLEMAN's ever made. This is "The Four

PULERN

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. A RIOTOUS COMEDY ROMANCE WITH HILARIOUS SITUATIONS I

A Mad, Merry Scrabble of Wives, Ex-Wives, Would-Be Wives and one defenseless husband-in a snowbound bungalow miles from the nearest jail!

SNOWED UNDER

Anal the wh

GEORGE BRENT GENEVIEVE TOBIN GLENDA FARRELL PATRICIA ELLIS FRANK MCHUGH JOHN ELDREDGE

NEXT CHANGE

NEW COMEDY-ROMANCE STARS GEORGE RAFT & DOLORES COSTELLO

in "YOURS FOR THE ASKING"

FIRST „SHOWINGS IN) KOWLOON

A Paramount Picture.

STAR

TO-DAY, FRI. & SAT.

POPULAR PRICES: 10. 40c. 20. SERVICEMEN JOC

Daily at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

When Charlie stops out...

there's no holding him!

His honeymoon is nothing but a sleep- walker's holiday!

Adolph Zuker presunit

MARY BOLAND CHARLIE RUGGLES Early to Bed

A Paramount Picture with George Derbier · Gall Patrick Robert McWade Directed by Harmon Mitsod

COMMENCING SUNDAY.

PAUL ROBESON & LESLIE BANKS in ONE OF THE TEN BEST BRITISH PICTURES OF 1935 !

"SANDERS OF THE RIVER"

A UNITED ARTISTS RELEASE.

COUNT THE

"TELEGRAPHS"

EVERYWHERE

mts new song its-und

and really hits. -are featured in the production. The numbers, all authored by those famous Hollywood songwriters Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, are "When I'm With You," "But Definitely." "You've Gotta Eat Your Spinach,

·Rally, "Oh, My Goodness" and "Military Mun."

"Dancing Lady"

"Dancing Lady," which is now at the Majestic Theatre, is bound to skyrocket Joan Crawford and Clark Gable to new heights. Their suc- cuss together in "Pessessed" wilt rem insignificant compared to their truniph in their latest effort. Here is picture with spectacle and splendoure never before, attempted and that goes for all the musicals heretofore. "Dancing Lady" is not Just another picture. J

the screen's crowning achievement in the produzetion of einbote musica) extenvananzas. First you have one of the finest ensts ever assembled Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Fran- that Tone, Ainy Robson, Winnic Lightner. Fred Astaire, Hobert Ben- chley, Ted Healy and his stooges. Next you have a tensely dramatic story that would make a great ple- are without is extravagant musi- cal background. Then you have the pretentious protitelion num» most bers ever staged, with three hundred glorious beatles to enhance these settings. · And, in addition, you have song hits that promise to become sensations overnight.

ter

"Trapped by Television"

ber

L

1

To England on the Queen Mary 5. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks: The trend of the

"When I leave here I do not in- market to-day reffects uneasiness on the part tend to settle in any particular of traders, but no important selling is place," said Mr. Bell yesterday. indicated. Business failures for the "My plans are to travel for some week amounted to 104. Associated time; where will eventually make Railroads report earnings for Septem- my home I have not yet decided. I would to be 10.4% above those for it may be in Hongkong, September of last year.

then fly home for three months dur- Cotton: The Government weekly ing the summer.

"My

travelling begins when crop report is unfavourable.. Forelea buying is leading the advance and leave the Colony, however, and be- sentiment is bullish,

fore I rench England I will have about Wheat:. It is reported that Austra- spent a month in America.

export prospects anuunt only to half of that time in Callfornia, a 60,000,000 bales, as compared with district where there are numerous I may 100,000,000 bates last.year. Canadian Places I would like to see. exports have been heavy and demand! even Inspect Hollywoot!"

On December 16 Mr. Bell will is strong for Winniper and Liverpool embark at New York on the Queen Mary and be in England in time Corn:

Heavy live-stork shipments, for Christmas and his twins' 21st which are attributed to the high cost birthday, which falls on December of feed, are expected to be a factor 29. The twins were born in Hong- in the demand.

kong.

futures.

Rubber: Business conslated large-1 ly of the switching of positions and the market is otherwise featureless.

REUTER QUOTATIONS Dow Jones Averages:

30 Industrials 20 Rall

Oct. 13. Oct. H. 176.20 173.57

50 65

10.89

20 UBIN

34.01

3.1.73

40 Bonda

104.53

105,49

11 Canton by Index -87.53

09.01

EXCHANGE RATES

Paris... Geneva

Berlin. Athens.

Man calu

Shantial New York Amsterdama. Vienna Prague

Madrid Liston

Honkong Bombay. Brussels. Montreal

During his stay in Hongkong Mr. Dell's interests have been many and varied. On a number of ocensions be has been a member of the Legis- lative Counell. He is a member of the Comell of the Hongkong Uni- versity and Vice-Chairman of the China Association. is interest in charitable work is

s

evinced by his place on the Committee of the

He Alice Memorial Hospital. Chairman of the War Memorial Hospital, a Director of the Y.M.C.A.. member of the Toe and of the Rotary Club. He is a menber of the Advisory Committee of the Ort, 14. Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps 105.5/61 and has been several times Vice- 21:2934 Chairthan of the Chamber of Com- 12.16 murec. Mr. Bell is also a Dircetor

of the

Wham- Hongkong and 550.

ol the Company and 03.1/10 pou Dock

10.00 Hongkong and Shanghai Bankint 19 Corporation. #13/32 1/4.13/32

Oct. 1. 105.1784

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-British Wireless.

The Bell Cup

Evidence of Mr. Bell's interest in was given only a

the Volunteers

Nom, short time ago when he donated a as flic 110 cup which is known new 1/2 29/32 1/2.29/32 Bell Cup, to be competed for among of the Air Arm of 1/0

1/6 the members

the Volunteer Defence Corps.

Crackling

"One of my keenest wishes is to with excitement 'over itown timeliners Trapped by Yokohama. 1/21/321/21/32 see before I leave the Colony the 20 planes of Pan-American Airways Television," Arst of the television Silver (forward),20

20 and China National Airways land- pictures to reach Hongkong, is being Silver (Spot)....20

at Kni Tak Ing

and laying the shown at the Alhambra Theatre to-

War Lean..... 100

foundation of Hongkong as an air day, with Mary Astor, Lyle Taibol,

centre," said Mr. Bell Nat Pendleton, Joyce Compton,

Personally Mr. Bell has flown Thursion Hall Henry Motion,

Lover 20,000 miles and he has always Wyrley Birch and Rolkert in the

KING RECKIVES PREMIER

been keen an aviation. He donat- cast, things just don't have a chance

London, Oct. 14. ed the cup because he is an old to get dull. The story concerns a young inventor Fred Deents, who is Haldwin, had an audience of

The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Volunteer himself and wished to do the something for the newest arm of enable ****

40. complete his television King at Buckingham Palace this the Corps. t because of lack of funds. ile afternoon. Lord Halifax, Lord Privy HE. the Governor, Sir Andrew chums up with a dumb bill coller-Seat, was another Minister who was Caldecott, will be entertaining Mr. tor Rocky O'Neill who gets him a Job as bill collector, Fred is sent day's Cabinet meeting, which lasi-23 prior to his departure from the received by Ilis. Majesty following Bell at dinner party on October to hound Dobby Blake, a shrewded for two hours. There was a full Colony, while on October 27 Mr young miss, pretty too, who lives

attendance of Ministers apart from Beil will probably deliver the week- with a girl friend May Collins, Bob-

the Lord Chancellor, who is In-ly address to the Rotary Club and by learns of Fred's favention, and It... decides to do something about. for herself. She manages to 5200 from Curtis, president of the Paragon Broadcasting Co. planning to keep it herself. But she falls in love with Fred, changes ber

mind. and decides to help him along. Cur- tis arranges a test, for the completed television set, but Standish, Curtis's general manager. Interested another set attempts to destroy Fred's set. Though the future looks dark for Fred and Bobby, fate gives them another chance when Own television set unmasks Stan- dish in his true colours.

"Elg Brown Eyes"

their

what's mani.

all

If you want to get the real low- down on who's who und what, go to your favourite curist. She knows more than the gossip sleuths in town. That's the impression you will get

from "Big Brown Eyes" showing ot the Oriental Theatre on Friday and Saturday with Joan Bennett playing the part of the manicurist who turns columnist. Cary of Joan's

sweetheart. When a wealthy woman whose jewels have been stolen calla In a private Investigator, he unknown to the police, is in lengue with the criminals. There is gun-play, and a little baby is killed. Joun gives up her job as hotel manicurist to take the offer of + newspaper columnist, the police for not getting the baby-killers. Her column car- ries a story that one of the members, has squented on the murderers, the gangster, the dence does not convince a jury,. and the actual murderers are freed. Grant resigns from Force protest against the crooked politics, and Joan goes back to her old job of manicuring. The private detective, feeling himself safe, relaxes his vigilance, and walks together with his whole and Grant. The round-up is complete, and everyone Is taken.

detec in the role

disposal, and the Secretary for tell the members some of his Ex-

Scotland, who died yesterday Switzerl:ind,→British Wireless.

in periences during bls long period in

the East.

CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE

THE HONG KONG SINGERS

will give an All-Elgar Programme including

KING OLAF

SOLOISTS --Mrs. Anderson Miller (Soprano), Mr. Edgar Warner

(Tenor) and Mr. A. V. Sanders (Baritone).

Also the "Fantasia and Fuguo in C Minor" (Bach-Elgar) and unaccompanied Works,

TWO PERFORMANCES THURSDAY, October 15 at 9.15 p.m. SATURDAY, October 17 at 9.15 p.m. Conductor:-J. ANDERSON MILLER,

NET PROCEEDS IN AID OF THE T.B. CHILDREN AT ST. JOHN HOSPITAL, CHEUNG CHAU.

Tickets at $3, $2 and $1.

Booking at ANDERSON MUSIC CO.

ENJOY GOOD MUSIC AND HELP A DESERVING CAUSE.

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN AD, KOWLOON FORILY UNT 1,30+3,3Q-730 04

SHOWING TO-DAY

Scienco Exposes the "Perfect Racket" in the Most Startling. Picture of the Season.

AS STARTLING AS ITS TITLE!

TRAPPED BY TELEVISION

LYLE TALBOT MARY ASTOR NAT PENDLETON

Directed by Dol Lord.

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

•

NEXT CHANGE

An M-G-M Super Picture

“GORGEOUS HUSSY”

with ROBERT TAYLOR. JOAN CRAWFORD FRANCHOT TONE. LIONEL BARRYMORE.

• SHOWS

DAILY

2-20-5.15 7.1-9.30

TAKE ANY TALK ON HAPPY VALLEY BUR -

ORIENTALE

CLAST 4 TIMES TO DAYO

'THE MOST AMAZING

WILD ANIMAL PICTURE EVER FILMED IT'S PACKED WITH DYNAMIC THRILLS !

A TOM OP-ZHEELS

FROM THE LAND OF

TEN TOM BEASTS ·

DANK BUCK)

FANG CLAW

#O.RADIO PICTURE Produced by the

VAM BEURTH COM

* TO MORROW & SATURDAY •

A THRILLING COMEDY DETECTIVE STORY.

A very funny picture filled with suspence and action.

CARY GRANT JOAN BENNETT

Sho looked too sweet to be danger pus But she put society's smartest con-man on the poll

"BIG BROWN EYES"

WALTER PIDGEON-LLOYD NOLAN ALAN BAXTER WALTER WANDER Production

Directed by Rear) Welsh - A Putemount Pictuss

MATINEES 200 OʻROSEVENINGS; 2

& SHOWS DAILY

1.30 · 6 20 720-9.30

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEL. 57122

(MATINEES: 20.30. EVENINGS: 20..-30c:50c:700

• TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY!

THE BIGGEST OF ALL "OLD FAVOURITES" ! !! THE PICTURE THAT MADE FRED ASTAIRE FAMOUS AND STARTED NELSON EDDY'S SCREEN CAREER ! ! !

Joan CRAWFORD Clark GABLE

in glorious réunion

A 'METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER SUPER PRODUCTION

with FRED ASTAIRE, NELSON EDDY.

• TO-MORROW

A THRILLING DETECTIVE STORY FULL OF ACTION !

WILLIAM GARGAN "THE LINE-UP”

MARION NIXON", in

A COLUMBIA PICTURE.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria' Hongkong.