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Supper Carnival

FRIDAY, SEPT. 19

at

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Midget Golf, Skating, Dancing, Swimming

In aid of the Society

Protection of Children

for the

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$9 Double

On Sale at the Hongkong

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Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

September 13, 1941.

SHOW NEWS

MIDNIGHT PREMIERËS

Rosalind

Russell and Melvyn Douglas find "This Thing "Called Love.*****~-

"This Thing Called Laye" is a hectic,

tliat a

REVIVED

of

quality

The Queen's Theatro's Saturday beginning to assume a little of the "What a handsome young fellow midnight show is being revived to- atmosphere of a big e.ty. On Robert Taylor ist I am struck anew night, when "Flight Command" wil ordinary week nights, streets become by this because hila employers and be screened.

deserted and a general dullness he are at some pains, apparently, not descends as soon as the 9.45 cinema to have his acting misjudged through Although 1 certain section

of crowds have got in the theatres. On. any Insistence upon his thought takes object.on to having Saturday nights, many more people

good looks.. midnight movies, there is plenty of are abroad and the air is some serves to succeed, anyway. I insist.

Mr Taylor's acting has a evidence to show that the Innovation what more charged with life.

sincerity and understanding that 8 popular with the general public.

all the same: that the fine and manly. Hongkong has little in the way of

This surely cannot be taken as any features upon which they are now night life, and the ordinary citizen reflection upen the population's so careful to lay no obvious stress and his family can only find time conduct in wartime. London is proud are an essential part of the show, on Saturday evenings to have a little of the fact that its people are main- "Flight Command" affords tis fun and entertainment.

taining as far as possible a normal American Air Force, excitements,

This being so, they should not be existence, denile the bombs, and the with Mr Taylor appearing first as grudged a little extra enjoyment places are carrying on as usual and appointment to

fact that theatres, cafes and other lad from training college whose

even if a midnight cinema allow does are frequented as much as in ordinay selves the "Hell a calling them-

even in wartime,

thin a

reflection upon

is resented

想

use up some of our precious fuel. times certainly has not made The probability is that lights will be British morale any less admirable. Ing by the more experienced flers

their

superior stand- burning anyway on Saturday nights, Fun and gaiety in good, sensible large and fuel used up just the same measure is healthy for everybody, thrills which include aving in fog "The formula is familiar but the and a gallant rescue by the proscrib ed hero, have a splendidly realistic

Ruth Hussey bestows her charm

inga.

family is proof of becaure people are apt to want to a man's honesty the week-end, Indulging in a game of stay up a little later than usual on Mel must, per

To come, therefore, to the picture nir. that the Queen's is putting on nt

force, pretend cards or other home pastime.

In passing, it may be noted that midnight to-night, our reviewer has upon these tense and vivid proceed- this town, on a Saturday night, is this to say- And

that a baby is on

its

1t5 way.

Rosalind, with-

but understand-

out

ing

the situation

at all, suddenly

Ands herself the

centre of a great deal of unwel- "cene"attention.

THE RAMPARTS WE WATCH"

IS COMING TO

· HONGKONG

history assuines

Commencing What "Maryland" sought to do for

next Friday, the Businessman Ed Averill read Wil- Watch" happy-go-lucky that state, by sincere recreation of King's Theatre will present March son's plea for neutrality and sald: values and truer proportions.

be neutral in thought." After the Lusitania was

human

domestic comedy in which Rosalind the life and atmosphere of its brond of Time's first full-length feature, "I'm not going to find it so easy to To reveal the forces of aggression Russell and Melvyn Dougins are sec forms, ils fox-hunting gentry and its "The Ramparts We Walch."

son

This 'm fuses the penetration of realized w Bunic Ed Averill's more into war, the producers decided

*The Ramports | We Wetch", dors

ho enlisted in the

unsus-

to their greatest advantage. It's

which were plunging the world.cente sory of marriage and morals funny coloured natives with all their and faster than even "The Doctor strengths and their foibles, so "Vir- medern Journalism and the art of Lafayette Escadrille that he might be to make use of the Nazi terrer film, Takes n Wife'

Alexander Hall, ginia." showing to-day at the Queen's the motion picture into a stirring, killed, but raid: "That's a chance 11 "Baptism of Fire," which showed who directed the screen sensation of and Alhambra Theatres, tries to do aty kind of drama,

enacted by a have to take." And Congressman re vividly than rnything tire the last year,

is responsible for

cast of 1,400, none of whom, strange- Lawton said: "I hate to think it ever the world. Already it has been used the cur

danger for another southern state.

faced by the free peoples of rent Columbin ecmedy at the King's.

ly enough, are Holywood playe... have to vote to this pantry into to demerolise Norway, the Low Story of a young married couple, This is a thoughtful story of a long-

war." But in 1017 he did. This Thing Called Love" races from exiled Southern girl who recoptures

Countries, Numanis, and France. one madcap situation to another. the love of Virginia through associa- not preach a sermon, but it does In time of crisia these people dis- M: and Rosalind are the newlyweds. lion with the ancestral honie and 'e gel across a message, and, in the covered within themselves

But German censorship was a Rosalind belleves that marriages may handsome neighbour. The treatment words if the producers,..."It is preted energy, generosity and cour stumbling block. But the March of be made in heaven but they should dwells mainly on tradition, so that the hoped that from this film the age. Most important was their dis Tims toarned that the Canadian Gov. Orst be tested here on earl She charming by-play of pust versus pre- American people and the people therefore

covery that as people working to ernment held prints of the Nazi fim tore propeses that she and Mel sent rises superior to any considera- the other democracies may father gether with a common will, they which had been cenfiscated from a learn to share the same house before ton of dramatle action.

something....perhaps much....that could do a job magnificently.

flying boat by British centrabent they alterat to share the same rorm.

will strengthen and sustain their

control officers at Bermuda. The Madeleine Carroll plays the part of renvictions, their faith, and their

To make clear how the destiny of prints were secured from the Cano- engaged to be married to a New days ahead."

kings and generals, the film is richly new ending for "The Remparts We Yorker but whose association with a

documented with historie newsreels. Watch" over the vigorous threats and stalwart neighbour beccines such an Scene of the film is ory U.S. town. The ambitions of pretty Hilda Ben- attachment that the townsman gives Characters are the ordinary people singer are shown to be affected by Post of the German Government, Ramparts We Watch" is her over at the very steps of the most Americans have for next-dor the ambitions of a German Emperor based on the beak of the gathe name name altar.

neighbours. To them in 1914 the inspecting his ships at Kiel. The published a few years ago whose The picture is well-produced and news of war in Europe meant no lives of carefree America kids author is Major George Fielding His efforts are complicated by the beautifully mounted In gorgeous mere at first than a few unpronon- shown jumping on an ice wagon are Ellot, noted American military ex- additional factor that he is up to his technicolour. Fred MacMurray, Stir- coable names. But roon housewives related in the web of world events pert whose authoritative articles on neck in a business deal with a some- Lng Hayden, Helen Broderick und lice Dora Smith read about ether to old Franz Josef of Austria jump the developments in the present war what eccentric mullimonaire. The Marie Wilson are in the supporting housewives starving in Belgium and ing a little less spryly into his royal have often appeared in the "Hong latter, father of ten children belleven east.

said: "I can't bear to think of them." carriage. In "The Ramparts We kong Telegraph."

And Mel unable to do anything else, the Stuthern miss, Charlotte, who is hopes during the perilous and trying ordinary people la interwoven with dian Government and Included 26 at

is forced to agree.

His determined campaign to break down his wife's resistance by get- ting her drunk, by running around with a blonde secretary, by attempt

to frighten her into his arm only result in one minor disaster after another.

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

Handshakes

AND THERE'S THE DOUBLE-CLINCH........ AS IF THEY WERE ABOUT TO PLAY RING-AROUND:2:ROSY OR TEARED A WALLOP WITH THE FREE-HAND,

*HOWDJADO

́VE'VE ALWAYS BEEN GLAD THAT THE HAND- SILAKE OF ABOUT 1905...WHICH STARTED HEAR THE CHIN AND WORKED UP...DDNT LAST VERY LOUG, WE BUSTED TOO. MANY SEAMS AND LOOKED TOO SILLY,

BY KEMP STARRETT

THE HAND-OVER-HAND STYLE FOR WIKLE-

SALE DISTRIBUTION...USED BY PROFESSIONAL, HANDSHAKERS RUNNING FOR OFFICE........... AND AS WABULAND FRIENDLY AS A

SOFT-SHELL CRAB.

THE DUD HANDSHAKES WHICH STARTS ON ONE E DE ONLY AND STAYE THERE. ITI- AS COLD AS AN EAUTY RUBBER GLOVE AND ABOUT BALE AS ENTUSIASTICO

THOSE MORNING-AFTER,

את

SUGGESTIONS FOR MUSICIANS, ARTISTS" (AND OTHERS WO JOPE TO USE THEIR FINGERS AGAK) FOR GREETING MUSELE BOUND. FRIENDS480

· ¡TIE PROBLEA OF WIE

EASIEST WAY TO SHAKE HANDS, AWITH 40000 PEOPLE WITHOUT AN ACHE. OR PAIN HAS BEEN SOLVED,

Grandagan

IN THE DAS

AS IF THE