FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1980.
THE CHINA "MAIL.
PLANS FOR IMPERIAL ROUND THE CINEMAS PARIS CELEBRATION
CONFERENCE.
Thousand Invitations to
--Reception.
MRS. BRUCE'S AMBITION.
Rugby, Yesterday. Preparations are well advanced for the Imperial Conference which begins on September 30.
NORMA SHEARER'S GREAT PERFORMANCE.
"THE DIVORCEE,"
Norma Shearer's versatility reaches fresh fields. In her new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer talking pic which opens to-day at the Queen's ture triumph, "The Divorcee,"
OF 1836 REVOLUTION. SHADOWS BEFORE
Courageous Speeches Under Umbrellas.
"THREE GLORIOUS DAYS."
Parle, July 22.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.
Theatre,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONG KONG WOMEN'S GUILD & MINISTERING CHILDREN'S
LEAGUE.
TT 19 PROPOSED to hold a Bridge & Mah Jong Drive at the Peak Club (by kind permis- Theatre aion of the Committee) on MON- DAY, October 20th, at 3.30 p.m. Theatre, in aid of the Funds of the above (Chinese League.
Tickets including Tea $2. each. Star Theatre, For further particulars apply
to:-
To-day-World The Deceptive Potion" Picture.)..
‚· Entertainments. To-day Queen's "Divorcee." The official conmemoration of Today Centrál the centenary of the July Revolu- | “Río Rita.", tion this afternoon was ruined, by the weather. Immediately after Theatre.'
Rising from the sordidness of the beginning of the ceremony The Dominion delegations williary Dugar" to the sparkle of rain began to fall, and while M. begin to arrive within the next Mrs. Cheyney," and then abruptly Tardieu was speaking it few days. They will be necom turning to the youthful buoyancy modated in various large hotels, "Their Own Desire," the Metro- down in torrents. and a fleet of cars will be placed Goldwyn-layer star has experienc- went on bravely until the end of at their disposal during the Con- ed another startling metamorphosis his speech with an umbrella held ference.
On the eve of its opening the British Government will give a
buntut în honour of the Imperial
came
M. Tardieu
To-day
-
"Love Trap."
Today Majestic Theatre; "The Last Command.".
Sports
See Special Sports Diary on page
Land Sale.. 22-At P.W.D. Offices,
8. in the most during role of her over his head by one of the ushers
Sept. at the Hotel de Ville, and the Pre-
career.
MRS. OWEN HUGHES,
402, The Peak. Hong Kong. 19th Sept., 1930.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
discotient, striking deep into the silent of the Repub, wen to the Kok Tsui and Taikoktsui, respec. De
In bold plunge into marital with equal two lots of Crown land at Mong
Home Mails.
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and on SATURDAY, 11th October, 1980 (weather per To-morrow-Inward from Europe mitting) may be obtained at the via Negapatam (Fushimi Maru); Race Course, Hong Kong Club and Harrison); Outward for Europe via from America and ports (President Causeway Bay Stablea.
Entries CLOSE at 12 o'clock Marseilles (Kashima Maru), 9.80 Noon on THURSDAY, 2nd Octo- a.m.; for Europe via Siberia ber, 1980. (Fushimi Maru), 3.30 p.m.
Meetings.
which Mr. Ramsay foundations of that traditional ins- end; but when it ended they and tively, 3 p.m. guests, at MacDonald will preside, after titution, Miss Shearer emerges the other members of the Govern which reception, to which 1,000 with new laurels, achieving the ment were obliged to take refuge invitations have been issued, will test performance she has ever in the Hotel de Ville, where most be held.
All the Premiers will dine with accomplished in her characterisa- of the people on the platforma, had
tion of the modern wife who fights already preceded them. Their Majesties the King and are with fire and dares to tell her Queen at Buckingham Palace in wayward husband of her trilling. by a chorus after the speeches, and Songs were to have been given the following week. British
Miss Shearer negotiates a most dif- there were two grand pianos on Wireless Service.
ficult role, endowing the part with the Place de l'Hotel de Ville to ac the fincase of a Stage veteran. company the singing, but the mem- CHARGE AGAINST AN Indeed, it is engimatical that this bers of the chorus had taken re- young player, lacking even a brief fuge in the Hotel de Ville, before, contract with the theatre, could be on deftly capable of the fine shad- ings with which she sketches this ragle figure in sympathetic tones.
INDIAN.
Law on Narcotics for
British Subjects.'
COCAINE IN HIS POSSESSION.
Tientsin, Sept. 8. At ILB.M. Consular Court at Tientsin on Friday before Mr. Á. G. N. Ogden (Consul and Addi- tional Judge), Bahmatullah, an Indian eye doctor, and Yusuf were charged with having created a disturbance by brawling in the French Concession at Tientsin, on September. 2.
There
was
"RIO RITA,”
A new and mightly era in eye-ent entertainment opened for local play-lovers yesterday when Radio Pictures presented its lavish spec tacle of music, drama and colour. "Bio Rita." on the screen of the Central Theatre for the first time.
tures,
September 23 Extraordinary
Hong Kong, 19th Sept., 1950.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"TROJAN STAR"
M. Tardieu finished his speech, general meeting of the Dairy Farm, and this part of the programme Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Ex. BLUE STAR LINE (1920), LTD, had to be entirely abandoned.' change Bldg. (1st floor), Des
The ceremony, although simple, Voeux Rond Central, 11 am. would have been impressive but September 23-Hong Kong and Steamer, for the unfortunate weather con-Canton Ice Manufacturing Company, clitions. The Hotel de Ville, was Lane; Crawford's Cafe, 10.15 a.m. decorated with trophies of Tricolour Angs. On the opposite idle of the immense *quare Was a triumphal arch with the arms of Paris in the middle and the dates 1830 and 1930 on each side.
A Packed Square.
September 23-Steamboat Com- pany extraordinary meeting, 11 am.
Miscellaneous. September 22-Opening of New Biology Buildings, University,
p.m.
From CONTINENTAL PORTS.
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livery may be obtained.
September 29-Hong Kong Stock The platform with rows of gilt-Exchange Settlement Day.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded chairs in tiers was erected immedi- October 20-Bridge and Mahgaless notice the contrary be given
before September 19, 1980.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
the
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on a wavelength of 855 metres:-
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All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 26th inst. at 10 a.m.
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Hong Kong, 19th September, 1939.
Without a doubt this audifilm version of the famous Ziegfeld musical success is destined to write trance of the Hotel de Ville, before M.C.L. funds, Peak Club, 3.30 p.m. Goods have left the Godown, and all ately in front of the principal en-Jong Drive in nid of H.K.W.G. & second charge a new and glowing page in the his which a large space was kept clear, against Rahmatullah of being intery of the screen., Prolonged the crowd of sightseers being held the unlawful possession of a quan-lause gave the verdict of the fans back by barriers. In the middle of
the real critics. tity of cocaine.
Not only is it laden with beauty, for the speakers, and the speeches
the clear space was a small pulpit | The recused had been brought before the Court on the previous colour, mystery, intrigue, drama were distributed to loud-speakers day but, the case had been ad- and action, but it serves to intro all over the square. Seeing how journed for the purpose of obtain-duce Bebe Daniels to the screen as
uncertain the weather has been Ing further evidence as to the possessor of a voice that promises nature of the substance found in to take her far in the new screen intely, it is rather surprising that the organisers did not have an awn- Kahmatullah's possession.
medium-talking and singing pic-
ing for the platform and pulpit. The Registrar (Major Herbert),
5-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. prosecuting, said the two men were
As a picture "Rio Rita" should An hour or more before the cere-
7 p.m.-European Programme arrested about 11.30 on Wednesfire the world with enthusiasm mony began the Place de l'Hotel de day night by the French Police even greater than did the Ziegfeld Ville was packed with an immense of Victor Records. and were handed over to the stage production in its 62 weeks in crowd, and crowds lined the pave- Kohala March,"
New York. B.M.C. Police. On being searched
Harry Tierney's music ments in the Rue de Rivoli and the Honolulu March, Rahmatullah was found to be in that set the world a-humming quays of the Seine. The windows possession of a white substance will live anew now that it can be of the houses all round were crowd- which had now been ascertained heard by infinitely larger audiences.ed with people. Republican Guards Pagliacci
Luther Reed, director, has en-words lined the platform on each in full-dress uniform, with drawn to be, cocaine. The R.M.C. Police had made enquiries and had found arged the stage production giving sitte, and there were mounted Re-
serčen version a broader to the that this cocaine had been pur- chased from a Dr. Chiang in the sweep and a sense of bigness that publican Guards and infantry all There were French Concession about
would not be possible within the round the square.
two military bands immediately in Particular- 3.75 confines of the stage. ago. grammes and he had ascertained is this true in the technicoleur front of the Hotel de Ville. that the usual dose for eye trouble sequences in which several hun- was 05 grammes. Having taken dred persons participate.
Several of the same players who were prominent in the original stage production are seen and
The
amount was
a year
all the circumstances into con- sideration the prosecution was not
Hawaiian Guitars, Frank Ferera and John Paalubi (20027).
HILL 60 BOUGHT.
Ändium, Son Qua (Leoncavallo),
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (4028).
.
SPLENDID GIFT TO THE EMPIRE.
London, Yesterday. The site of the famous Hill 60, which has a special association with practically every British Em- pire regiment who fought in the Great War, has been sequired through the generosity of Mr. J. J. Calder, and will shortly be transfer-
Hungarian Dance No. 17 (Brahms), Lotus Land (Cyril Scott),
Fritz Kreisler, Violinist (0706). Norwegian Dance (Greig), The President of the Republic Shepherd's Dance & Children's Dance, arrived punctually at four o'clock,
Edward German, Victor Orchestra (22171). and immediately after his arrival
Land of Hope and Glory (Elgar), the Tricolour flag was hoisted on Faust-Soldiers: Chorus (Gounod).
Victor Male Chorus (19783). a tall mast put up for the occasion of the opinion that this man was heard in the screen version.
in front of the Hotel de Ville. The Waltz in E Flat (Durand), Out- dealing in narcoties but was using them in the ordinary cause of his standing among these are Bertag was saluted by the troops, and A la bien Aimee Waltz (Schutt),
Harold Bauer, Piano Sala red to the War Graves Commission Wheeler,
(6508). Robert Woolsey and the chorue sang the first verse of
as a gift to the nations of the Em- however, allowed to deal in nar- Helen Kaiser. John Boles, who the Marecillaise accompanied by Gems from The Merry Widow"
píre.-Reuter. the band. This ceremony com- (Dehar), cotics without first obtaining a plays Capt. Jim Stewart, chief of licence from the British Minister the Texas Rangers, sings as a past memorated the restoration of the Gems from The Chocolate Soldier" through the Consulate-General and master of the operatic art, yet Bebe Tricolour as the French flag on Accused had therefore infringed Daniels, who makes her debut as July 29, 1830, when Louis Philippe King's Regulations No. 1 of 1924, a songbird in "Rio Rita," is a and Lafayette appeared on the King for a Day,
With regard to the alleged worthy partner, both in vocal and balcony of the Hotel de Ville Jeannine I dream of Lilac Time, brawling, His Honour bound over acting ability.
business. No British subject was,
both Rahmatullah and Yusuf In
to
(Stange),
Vicior Light Opera Co. (35410).
holding the Tricolour between
Jesse Crawford, Organist (21881). them. It has remained the national Cavalleria Rusticana-Intermezzo
(Mascagni), flag ever since, even during the
Tales of Hoffman-Barcarolle
(Ofenbach),
Dorothy Lee lends a spritely air the picture and sings several the sum of $10 for six months to effective numbers with Bert Wheel Second Empire. be of good behaviour.
The rain began just as M. Jean 'As to the charge of being in un- cr.
Victor Concert Orchestra lawful
(20011). passession
Georges Renevant is ideally cast de Castellane, President of the of cocaine,
Council, began his Si vous L'aviez compris-Melodie His Honour asked Rahmatullah if as Ravenoff, who later turns out to Municipal
He recalled one of the (Denza), he knew he ought not to be in be the "Kinkajou," the daring speech. possession of this or any other nar mystery bandit, the capture of most stirring incidents of the Re-Les Deux Serenades (Leoncavallo), cotic and on Rahmatullah pleading whom forms the theme of the pro-volution of July, when a boy of ignorance of the law, His Honour duction, Don Alvarado does sterl-fourteen rushed at the head of the Minuet read the section of King's Regula ing work; in fact, every member of insurgents on the Pent de la tions which showed that he was the big cast acome to have been Greve, which was swept by grape- liable to a fine of $50 with or with- selected with care to the end that shot, crying out, "I will show you Gems out six months' imprisonment with "Rio Rita" might be a flawless that I know how to die. hard labour and warned him and, production.
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New York, Yesterday. Results of major league base- ball games played to-day were as follow: Enrico Caruso, Tenor. (8008).
National League. Nocturne (Tschaikowsky),
New. York 6 Chicago Brooklyn 4 St. Louis Renee Chemet, Violin Soloist Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh
(0609).
American Lengue.
6 New York from "Alda" (Verdi),
Victor Symphony Ochestra St. Louis. Remem
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Cleveland 8 Washington ber that my name is Arcole." Paris, Memories of Schubert (Munson),
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3 Boston Chicago through him, all other British sub- "Rio Rita" is eye-filling, ear- M. de Castellane said, had remem- Ave Maria (Munson),
Lawrence J. Munson, Pipe
10 Philadelphia 14 Organ Solo -(85923.)
Reuter's American Service. jects that no person was permitted soothing, soul-stirring! It has bered and had given the name of to deal in narcótics without a everything that makes for keen in Arcole to the bridge on which he March of the Little Lead Soldiers," licence first obtained from the Brit-terest in sound films. It is lavish died.
-Coming Of The Republic, In its scope, prodigal in its beauty,
sh Minister.
(Plerne),
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(Bizat) Victor Concert Orchestra NEW GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED
(19780).
His Honour added that In this and has every right to be classed M. Tardieu, in an eloquent case as it was obvious Rahmatul 28 the nest musical extravaganza speech, recalled the principal in in the Heart of HawallWhite, lah was acting in ignorance and yet to greet the eyes and ears of cidents of the Revolution of 1880. My Honolulu Dream Girl-Waltz,
Buenos Aires, Yesterday. had not actually used more than picture-goers.
He mentioned in particular that it Over the Waves Waltz (Rosas),
Great Britain, the United States, Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra The big beauty chorus that sings, was'above all a revolution for the a very infinitesimal part of the
and Holland have recognised the (19880). cocaine during the year he would and dances through many of the liberty of the press, which had been La Paloma (Fradler),
new Government-Renter's Ameri- Arthur Pryor's Band (19878). tan Service. Felease him with a caution but any scenes proves again that Holly suppressed by the ordinances of other British subject who might wood must have "the pick of the Charles X., and that it was the Die Fledermaus-Overture (Strauss),
Victor Symphony Orchestra be found hereafter. to bo dealing world in girls." Ziegfeld himself manifesto of the forty-three journ
(85050). in any narcotic without a licence is out done in beauty and splen-allats that started it. In some res- 9, p.m.-Weather Report, Local
pects, M. Tardieu, said, it was true Time and News. "Rio Rita" is the "hit",show of that those who had made the. Three Valse de, Concert (Glasounow), || 5. Mr. 8. M. West-Entertalnor: the new screen era. It is a picture Glorious Days of July had been 7 no one can afford to miss,
dour.
would be very adverely punished. The cocaine would be confiscated.
P. and T. Times.
Peppery Colonel (to partner on golf course in reference to a girl. The foreman
was very short player on the links) "What is the handed and spotting a tramp sleep present-day girl coming to? ing on the other side of the road,
(Fisher).
a. "One Fine Day"
(Puccini).
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You know what I mean.” San Francisco Symphora. Doris Bielby-Soprano: duped. The workmen had been 9.05 pm-Studio Programme.
© Orchestra – (6820). given neither the vote nor the so cial reforms they demanded. 1. Doris Bielby-Soprano: Theirs had rallied to Louis
b. “I love the Moon" (Rubens). Philippe out of fear of the Repub- 2
ie, of which forty years, inter he
Imagine her parents allowing her to he woke him up. "Lock here, my became the President. appear in public in plus-fours and man, do you want any work! Eton crop Attempting to copy "What sort of work?" came the our drise. Bahl"
Partners "That, sir, Is my daughter."
GENERA
"Sorry I didn't know you were
I'm clot? I'm her
her father,
aleepy reply
Louis Philippe by his errors had brought on himself the same fates, as Charles & But those who had "Well, could you do anything with said that the Republic would never this shovel ??:/ boys come into existence were mistaken. Yes, Bald the tramp, brighten- The Republic came at last. It had ing up. "I could fry a nice piece of lasted sixty years. It was, strong bacon on It"
and uncontested.
Dream of Horne (Arditt).
Mr. Brock Baritones
We
"The Little Irish Girl" (Herman Lor
vi|| Eloquens Pat (Seymour
Powell).
Mr. Portallion-Contralto:
(Berly)
Noon Hash
Baldwin T
b. "Damon" (Stange).
7. Mr. Baldwin-Tenor y
Love's Coronation" (Aylward); b. "Red Dayon by the Sea"
(Clarko), A
3. Mrs. Forfaffion-Contralio:
"Kashmiri' Seng (Amy Wood
Muslds when Soft Voices dio" "Less than the Dust" (Finden):
Mr. Brock-Baritone s
Who Knows!" (Ernest B
b...When: song la Sweath:(Gagal Paul truda Sans, Souch);LETRAS Accompanist: Mr. C. Dudley Bartlett
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Love could
(Canel)
dowa,
Only all thee"
dear 2 eyes
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