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NEW PAVILION AT SOOKÜNPOO.
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With a view to obtaining Barbara Kent was born in Gadeby, funds for the building of their Alberta, Canada. She was educated new pavilion at Sookunpoo, the in Canada and entered platures in Indian Recreation Club will be Novemier, 1925, when she won the staging an open air concert on title of "Miss Hollywood" inn their ground on the night of beauty contest staged at Santa Cruz, Saturday. August 9.
California. Among the pictures in The Club's ground at Sookun- which she has appeared are poo can be reached by-motor car "Welcome Danger," "Flesh and the Via Caroline Hill Road, Very Devil." "Drop Kick," "Lanesome,” elaborate arrangements have "Modern Mathers," "Stop That been made for the convenience of Man." "The Shakedown," "Destiny"" those who attend. A special and "Now I'll Tell One." stnge has been erected and the whole of the enclosure together with the approached will be illumined by several hundred elec- tric lights.
"NIX ON DAMES.”
"Excellent entertainment" is the the
The programme is divided into phrase which best classifies two parts. In the first half the latest Fox production, "Nix On Hawaiian Serenaders (string in- Dames, movietone comedy which "CAUGHT" CIRCULAR strumentalists) are included and open at the Queen's Theatre on those versatile artistes are worth story of two women and two women.
Sunday. It is a tupeful, sparkling. going a long way to see. They will appear at the end of the first background of an actors' boarding- haters, filmed against the colourful half of the programme.
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The following distinguished people were caught by the Adver. sarian's all-seeing eyes during the week:-
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"stunt one
Tork.
for the first time at this concert feminine complex are acrobats. In
The public will be introduced)
The gentlemen with io anti- to the IR. Kay Pickers, a band
lists. It has been arranged that
has his shoulder (alone).
broken, the programme is to open with)
and they doride. to rest up Mrs. Brown dined at Repulse numbers from this band,
In New
Two
Bay (not alone).
Mr. Dick Barty, whose powera pear on the scene and life becomes highly personable young ladies ap- of entertainment are by now) Mr. T. I. Pan is having a moon-well known to all concert-goers, is happily as could be expected, with quite complicated. All ende as light bathing party at Deep Water Miss N. Field who will be contri- most effective licks at the finish.
assisting in the concert as iş the two damsels getting in their Bay on Sunday. Bring your buting a tap dance. Master pyjamas.
Abraham, the young violinist, is stury, and the noteworthy cast and It is a simple but splendidly done also contributing an item in the Messrs. Gilbert and Baer's catchy Royal Duchess greets her friends
The following did not dine at the first half, while those who are of with such remarks as: ""Have you Hon. Mr. Chatterbox's on Mon- a humorous turn of mind will song numbers make it thoroughly
enjoyable. find plenty to their liking in "At Ames, and William Harrigan have
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Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 2, 1930.
ADVERSARIA.
Are We Lees Virile?
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Mae Clarke,
used your Pongo to-day, dear?/day: Miss Snifet, Cbunt de the Vicar's Fancy Ball," a comic the principal roles.
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Such soothing cream. Only 10 Curacos, Mrs. Delamode. pesetas a pot. My beauty parlour Gordon Kard-Sharper. opens at 9."
Mrs. Willowes-Smythe given, birth-to a new iden.
Time was when Duchesses were
Royal
And regal were their manners, But now they toil,
With tank and oil. And aeroplanes and spanners. "Oh, have you tried my favour-
ite cream?".
They murmur in the Palace. They seldom seem Quite like the dream That overcame poor Alice. Time was when Duchesses were
..prim,
Sedate and even proper,
But now they swim
And bare the limb
"The Sainted Tall."
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Mr. song to be rendered by Mr. F. M.
el Arculli. A novelty in the way! of concert entertainment is to bel has found in a contribution of Indian |
Mr. and Mrs. Lessdough have gone away to Taipo for the Sea- son.
.
Robert
"CHARMING SINNERS."
song and music, which has been of W. Somerset Maugham,, well- Blind chance altered the fortunes included to give some of the known British playwright, whose visitors, an idea of Indian music. sensational play, "Charming Sin-
Black Magic. The second half of the concert talking moving picture by Para ners," has been made into an all- will be devoted to a play entitled mount and will show at the Central "Black Magic" a farce in three Theatre for four days, starting to- acts. It is written, produced, and morrow. Doris Anderson, Holly- performed entirely by members of wood scenarist, who the I.H.C.
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QUERY COLUMN.
wrote the ad- (Conducted by Adversarian). Tickets. $1 each (children half recalls the incident.
aptation of the play for Paramount, Golfer. You should not strike days and their sale has met with "Lady Frederick,"
price) have been issued for some
"Maugham peddled his first play, the, ball with the steel shaft of a gratifying response. Those who London theatre managers before it to seventeen your club, but with the little intend to see the concart bul went to rest in a pile of doubtful gadget at the end. It goes much have not yet obtained their tickets manuscripts in the office of the further.
can do at the entrance to the Court Thantre. Because of its out- Perplexed. Do not worry; try August 9. when, by the way, it) tre was usually the last port of call Club's grounds on the night of of-the-way location, the Court Thea- the Turvey treatment.
will Lo full moon. Keep le date for any playwright. open. The concert will begin at
On the Waggon. The snakes you saw belong to the common species
"One season, the Court's manager; 8.45 p.m. and is timed to finish a Athole Stewart, needed a play very little after 11 p.m.
badly anything which would keep the house doors open. At random, '
BOMB THROUGH POST and with no hope of auccess, he
ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF BARONESS
DE ROTHSCHILD,
And eat pens with a chopper. of delirium trement..
Resident. You say you cannot A gentleman re-stand the cats at night in Kow- siding in this toon? You are not the only one. Colony intends Bashful. She is obviously try- to write a play.ing to "lead you on." Be careful, He informs the Adversarian that Many, a good man has been lost “Without fear, favour or malice" it will take the form of a satire before the altar.
Nervous Maid.--Do not be afraid, on local customs and manners.
· Are we less We take this opportunity of If there is a burglar under your virild than warning Mr. Somerset Maugham bed he will soon come out. our grand-that he has a dangerous rival.
Optimist. You say you intend fathers? The The title of the play is to be "The staying in Hong Kong until the number of Co-respondents which Sainted Tail," which, we under-dollar goes up? So far there are arises from the ranks of stand, is meant to be (in the centenarians in the Colony; our young men does not seem to Chestertonian manner) a paradox suggest it. Yet how many men of on Evil, personified by the Devil. the younger generation could The scenic effects are promised to grow beards if they tried? At be extraordinary, but no doubt our the most, they can produce but a magnificent local theatres will be few, sparse, straggling hairs, able to cope with this difficulty.to They tire easily and anything The prologue, which will last for more strenuous than a game of two hours, will out Shaw Mr. tennis exhausts them. In the Shaw, and the dialogue, which is wong, M.B., BS. (Hong Kong Uni- Dear Mr. Yew Kun-pon,
versity), has been added to the I shall be pleased to exchange past, it was at least believed that very contumely and coarsely caus-Register of Medical Practitionorg. books with you. Your list is in- man hunted woman (although, astic, has a vague resemblance to
deed a tempting, one. • Herewith Shaw tells us..it was really she Shakespeare:
who did the hunting), Nowadays one. woman quite openly and brazenly. pursues her man and actually asks
to be taken out.
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To have Commercialisation been born of Royalty. axoyal princess and aolden haired beauty of statues.
que mould has never been enough rived.
you will be the first.
News in Brief.
appointed Mr. Donald Oscar Russell His Excellency the Governor has
be a Justice of the Peace.
The name of Mr. Yu Chlv-
selected "Lady Frederick."
"Maugham's play ran for a solfa rear and he was eventually sought after by ench of the seventeen Lon-
don managers who had rejected his
first effort."
"The Doctor's Secret" and in "The
An attempt was made recently to assassinate the Baroness Robert! de Rothschild by sending her recent work from Maugham's pro- bomb through the past.
"Charming Sinners" is the most
Fortunately, the bomb exploded known on the Broadway stage and life pen.. Ruth Chatterton, well- prematurely in the parcel sorting recently seen in Paramount's pic- office at the General Post Office in turintien of James M. Barrie's Paris, and nobody was injured.
The intending assassins procured a beautifully bound oblong book Dimmy" has the leading role with which might
have served as an Florence Eldridge in supporting address book, removed the inside roles, Jeanne Eagels recently car- pages.
and replaced them with a ried the lead in the talking picture, quantity of powerful explosive,
Maugham's "The Letter." This they connected with the out- side cover, so that when the of a woman who discovers her hus
"Charming Sinners" is the story
ston would be caused.. baroness opened the book an explo-band to be in love with her best 'friend and who applies the theory that "pauce for the gander-is sauce for the goose.".
BOOK EXCHANGE.
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "China -Mall” August 2, 1920.)
H..!
Increased postage rates for some of mine which, perhaps, you' But only a vague parcels to various parts of world have not read.
jis published in the current issue of "Smoke Room Stories" by
the Government Gazette for-in-Canute Elmore.---
Afire broke out at No. 119 formation.
"How to Command" by Dick Bonham Strand, a three-storeyed Tait.
building, after nine o'clock this morning; when the Fire Brigade the flames had taken such a hold of the house that it was impossible, to. save it..
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Chicago, Yesterday.
William P. Smith When News look down His Majesty the King having "Poultice Making" by Lynd C.
Is News
the barrel of approved the appointment of Sir Doyler
Joseph Horsförd Kemp, Kt., "The Cainer" by Maximillan gun to-day. Aged C.B.E, K.C.. to be. Chief Justice Pounds. 77-(Dynomite News Agency) of the Supreme Court in succes- Fancy Skating" by Figueirado. sion to Sir Henry Cowper Gollan.. "Prohibition" by Philippa Glass. Purgatory, Today. Kt., C.B.E., K.C. His Excellency The Way to Love" by N. E. Soul of William P. Smith ar the Governor has, under instruc- Howe..
***How (Speedy News Agency), tions from the Secretary of State to Grow Rich by Xavier
for the Colonies, appointed Sir Don. Paradise, Yesterday.
Joseph to be Chief Justice of the "The Deaf Beggar" by E Supreme Court, auch appointment Kinnear. well-known 'face cream prepara" No news of soul of William F. to take effect from August, 1.
The Drunkard" by Ewart tion. "She has refused to rest Smith. Unable to trace him
Iddleigh. (Angelic News Agency).
Captain A. D. N. Howard, Secre""The Breath of Suspicion" by ury of the Anti-Communist Entente Annie Seed. of Shanghai, which is a branch of “Billlardə” by Miss Kew. the International Entente against “Advanced Billiards"-by the Third International, arrived in Potta Whyte
for the Duchess de
states an advertisement of a
content with these gifts of the
Hades, To-day.
gods, adds the vividly-imagina- tive writer. "Patroness of the Arts, she has likewise, kept her Visibility bad. No sign of soul vivid mind abreast of the Import of William P. Smith. Probably
the Colony yesterday by the Kalyan
Conference and to address meetings
Youra. sincerely.
Noah Puhner.
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Hosas were played on the neigh- bouring houses and the flames 'were, successfully preventing from spreading
The damage to catimated at $18,000.
property
Ten Years Hence.
[From the China - Mail of August 2, 1940.7.
Atin largely attended meeting. In. the Theatre Royal It was decided to celebrate the. Colony's centenary on a grand scale and variousTM Com- mittees were appointed. It was stated that there was a pro- In London and elsewhere in Great Chicago, Yesterday.
Britain. On the occasion of the A notification in the Gazette,spect of Princess Elizabeth taking last Conference of this body at states that no launch or motor part in the celebrations, Correct former message: Geneva, 22 diferont nationalities boat shall be used for purposes
Smith tot dead. Only were represented, several Govern of prostitution or for the convey. The Government is inviting de
(Dyna
merta being represented by spacial ance of women within the limits signs for a special stamp to com- defogé
of the harbour for such jurposes memorate the Colony's centenary."
ant political movements of her avoiding heated atmosphere on his way to Genera to attend a times. The advertisement then (Diabolical News Agency) quotes Her Royal Highness; "Fortunate are; we who know Pongo's two creams, and thef
hments in achlavi skinDoubtless