THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1928.
Phone C. 22
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PREMISES TO LET.
ΤΟ LET.-FLAT. comprising 4 big rooms with verandah, servants* quarters and basement, 54, Ken-! nedy Road. Apply to top floor or to Lock Hing. 33, Queen's Road.
NOTICES.
HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUR.
N EXTRAORDINARY GEN-
A ERAL MEETING will be held
In the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, 19th JULY, 1928, at 5.30 p.m.
BUSINESS:— Proposed New Club House,
W. PRYDE, .. Hon. Secretary. 1. Ventris Road. Hong Kong, 12th July, 1928.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
THE CHINA MAIL,
PICTURE BUYERS.
ENGLISH AS WELL AS AMERICAN.
AND AS MANY!
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VAST FILM STUDIO.
NEW USE FOR WEMBLEY PALACE.
£500,000 COST.
ing at Wembley, is to become a film studio.
all the highly priced picturea sold the world, the Falace of Engineer The largest concrete building in in sale rooms and by private treaty are being shipped to America, said Mr. Gudtegunst, of the firm of Memora. P. and O. Colnaghi, in a!
This scheme, which has been long remarkable
discussed, has, I learn, at last been statement to "Evening Standard" representative, carried through by Mr. Victor "Moreover many of the published Sheridan and a group of British
financiers. pricea for pictures are quite fictitious. Often certain purchasers Other Wembley buildings and add several thousands to the actual many acres of ground, including purchase price. So a false value the ornamental gardens and lake, IT TT IS HEREBY, NOTIFIED that is given to the work. This has have been acquired by this group.
The Palace of Engineering will be an INTERIM DIVIDEND. of sal happened several times in the course aivided into more than a dozen in- TO LET.
per Share, subject to deduction of of the last twelve months.
"The public, a result, have dependent studios, each 250 feet by Income Tax, has been declared for WANTED TO LET Shops or Go-the HALF YEAR ending 80th altogether a wrong appreciation of 75 feet; but if necessary studios up the actual situation in the art to 600 feet can be arranged, which downs in Central locality, No. 8 JUNE, 1928, at rate of 2/- world.
would allow for the most elaborate Duddell Street. Apply to H. Dollar.
scente effects. The "Flying Scots Ruttonjee & Son, 15, Queen's Road
man," for instance, could be run Central.
into and through such a studio.
LOANS.
per THE DIVIDEND will be payable an and after TUESDAY, 7th AUGUST, 1928, at the offices of the Corporation, where Sharehold- ers are requested to apply for Warranta.
MONEY TO LOAN-$30,000 ¡m-
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of mediately available for advance on the Corporation will be CLOSED mortgage on first class property in from MONDAY, 23rd JULY to the Colony, interest 7% per SATURDAY, 4th AUGUST, 1928, Apply Box No. 561, c/o (hoth days inclusive) daring which period no transfer of Shares can: be registered.
month. "China Mail."
TUITION GIVEN.
PRIVATE LESSONS in English and French; violin and piano;; stenography and typewriting. Easy conditions. Apply to 6, Aimal Villas, Kowloon.
HOME TUITION.
WESTOVER-STEVENAGE
don.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1928.
NOTICE.
"The American scare is, perhaps, the most embarrassing from the national point of view. Each time five figures de given for a picture everyone assumes that it is to be
shipped to America by the next liner.
"This da far from being the case. "In point of fact there are several very important buyera in this country who do not announce what they have purchased.
once.
Different Mentality.
A Swimming Pool.
me.
"Everyone
GET THE HABIT!
TAKE A TAXI.
GARDEN PARTY.
MELODRAMA THRILLS OF STAGE FAVOURITES.
A "GRAND GIGGLE."
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Everything tended yesterday (says the London Daily Tele graph" of June 18) to make an emphatic success of the annual Theatrical Garden Party, in aid of the Actors' Orphanage, at the Other advantages of the Wembley Royal Hospital Gardens, Chelsen. site are that the Stadium, river, The weather was admirably suit- scenes, railway and other bridgesjed. to the occasion. From the are all on the spot and available for pecuniary standpoint the result alm purposes without the expense must clearly have been very of construction.
satisfactory, to judge by the num- Each studio will have its own her of those present.. offices, dressing-rooms and baths.
One of the chief attractions: There will be reading and rest was, as usual, the appearance of rooms, a restaurant, sun balconies the Grand Giggle Company at the "The American mentality is dif-and-true Hollywood touch historic theatre bearing the same ferent. The moment an important swimming pool.
name, under the direction of Sir picture is bought it is announced at
"We expect Wembley to become Gerald du Maurier. There was An English buyer may have the national studios," Mr. Sheridan presented for the first-and only at the same time purchased several told
knows time a new and highly original Important works and nothing is how accessible it is, and I firmly melodrama, entitled "A Corporal said about it. The English have believe that these studios will in- and a Man," specially written by
poor advertisers of duce American and world producers Austin Melford. always been
Neither the their own actions.
to make pictures in this country, old Grecian nor the Surrey in its "Moreover, I could cite several
where no
such facilities have palmiest days could have been THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY instances of pictures which went to
hiherto been available." the
guilty of presenting a more thrill- only America just after the war having
"Beat in the World."
ing or impressive drama, nor one Tea No. 1been repurchased for British col-
The purchase and conversion of upholding so strenuously the the palace into a film studio will cause of Virtue over Vice.
The acting was wholly admir-
Mason, Sir Gerald won the un- Mr. Sheridan, who a few years diluted favour, of the audience by can be exchanged for a 1⁄2 lb. tin Americans entered the art market of Ten, Free of Charge on applica- with a vengeance, they bought four-age was a leading exhibitor but has a masterly performance. Wear- recently been concerned chiefly with ing a blonde wig, and with his fifths of all important works.
"Since that time there has been the financial side of films, has spent chest bedecked by innumerable a change. In the last two or three much tire in Hollywood studying medals, you at once recognised in
the principal studios there.
him the ideal hero and ladies' years more pictures have been sold
|- "What we aim at," he said, "Is ́prime favourite. Unqualified by this firm to British and Euro-
to provide the host facilities in the praise must also be given to Olga pean buyers than to Americans.
"Certainly, quantities of works of world for making pictures. We Lindo, whose portrait of the art continue to leave this country, shall have a staff of experts, direc-wicked woman of the piece left but it is wrong to say that the tors, cameramen, electricians and nothing to be desired. country is being denuded of pic-the rest, so that anyone who wishes villain, Charles Laughton won for
can come to us and say:
himself the plaudits of the horri- For the information of visitors Here is our script. We can fied spectators, while as a comic the following list of some of the the spend £20,000 on the picture. Now Cockney Mr. Clifford Mollison highest points on the Island, and
gave what will probably be re Mainland is published:-- get on with it.'
"Producers, who do that will be membered. as the most finished able to commend the services of impersonation of his career. highly-paid experts at a cost far less Miss Edna Best, as the humble than that involved if they had to but fascinating heroine, emerged from the ordeal well, while others
TWARNED that WARNED
In healthy neighbourhood, "YELLOW LABEL,” bears Chinese lections. Some pictures are return- SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL Characters on the top of the tin, ing. Some are going. It will al-
cost about half a million. It is ex-), A few Boarders received whilst Inside the lid will be found ways be like this while private col-pected that the work will be com-able. As the hero, Corporal Jack in the House of the Principal. In-a Coupon. 12 Coupons from 1 lb.lections are being dispersed.
Fortine or 24 Coupons from 1b. tins "Just after the war, when the pleted in ten or twelve weeks.
BOYS.
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Tel. No. C. 3469.
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Hong Kong.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction
tures.
"One hundred years ago, after the terrible
slump of
Napoleonic wars, English buyere hought up practically every avail- able picture on the Continent."
to be held on MONDAY, the 16th BAN ON ‘BUFFALOES. engage them. day of July, 1928, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Depart- ment, by Order of His Excellency
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36-Increase in size 37-Thrust
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Franco 47~Tailed star 48-8helf
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"If, on the other hand, producera who contributed to the success of prefer to bring their own staffs the afternoon were Mr. Alfred ¡Drapton, Mr. Henry Daniell, Mr. they can do so.
Gordon and Mr. "We may
the Nigel Bruce, In time make Wembley Studios a training school Harker.
Elsewhere were to be found all as well, for film acting, Hke every- thing else, demands an apprentice- sorts of attractive entertainment, superintended by popular mem- ship."-C. M.
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PRESBYTERIANS AND
· HALL. the Governor, of one Lat of Crown Land at Tai Kok Tsui in the
Belfast, June 12. Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of At the Presbyterian General 75 years with the option of renewal Assembly in Belfast to-day the at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Rev. T. M. Johnston protested Surveyor of His Majesty the King, against the decision of the Hall for..one further term of 75 years. Committee in letting the Assem- bly Hall for a Service next Sunday PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
under the auspices of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, Jon the ground that the Order met'
in public-houses.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice or Archibald de Bear's "Many SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS' HOME The Rev. Dr. Bingham said it would be nothing less than a Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals Happy Returns" tent, superin- Scandal if the service was held in bege to acknowledge with thanks tended by Mimi Crawford, Morris the following donations to the fund Harvey, Elizabeth Pollock and the hall.
A resolution was passed to the for furniture and fittings of the Max Rivers. effect that the Assembly dis-new Alice Memorial Hospital Build- approved of the letting of the hall, ing.
No. of Sale.
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ALICE MEMORIAL AND AFFILIATED HOSPITALS.
and instructed the committee to Per Mr. Lo Chung-kue:— cancel the letting.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
-Public Auctions
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
.. ON TUESDAY, the 17th July, 1928, commencing at 2.46 p.m.
at No. 408, The Pesk (Severn Road).
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
(Partieulara from Catalogue.) On View from Monday, the 16th. July, 1928.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 12th July, 1928.
ON
THURSDAY, the 19th July, 1928, commencing at 11 am, at No. 14, Granville Road (Top Floor), Kowloon. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
(Particulars from Catalogue.) On View from Wednesday, the 18th July, 1928.
Terms-Canli on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers Hong Kong, 12th July, 1928.
Mr. Lee Chung-kue
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Mr. Wong Ping-sun
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