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carnivorous fauna which Mother-
Who is to, ty and oliese
And has long ceased to interest
Her massive and fascinating husband, Takes her dally, douche
As often you plonro
In the bathroom on the Went
Conteline, of this attractive feland. For which reason sha
Never suffers from catarrh
And is ever free
To enjoy Chinese Teha
On the verandah of her house Which she
Upstairs
harca
With a pekingese and a mouse,
Occasionally she reads
Telpa like this
And undergoes creeds Whono lict motiv Is a king.
Guard your lipa Oh you young_men Against Mrs. Bouche With her fine lips, Her dignified Ah-em!
And the soft, silken couch That belonged to Mr. Bouche.
News in Brief.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1931.
BRILLIANT CAST IN "MADAM !:
SATAN."
1
ROUND THE CINEMAS the thoroughly human characters of
the story.
Richard: Arion, who played op- "posite Clara Bow in "Ladies of the
Mob,"
With Charles "Buddy" Rogers in "Wings" and opposite Nancy Carroll in "Manhattan, Cock- tall,” is here given a leading role opposite another popular favourite
MID-AIR DISASTER.
With more than fifty well- "screen names listed; Cecil known.
Brian.
B. De Mille's "Madam Satan," of the screen, the winsome Mary showing in the Queen's Theatre,
Baclanova, the most talked of would be the notable if for no other reason than its unusual flood woman in Hollywood as a result of characteriza- her superb, artistic of established personalitics.
tions, has a motivating role; Harry De Mille chose his unusually Green, the well known vaudeville large cast with an eye to dancing comedian, has an important comedy and singing as well as acting ability. For "Madam Satan" has of the vaudeville stage and already part and Jack Oakie, a graduate as its biggest episode an elabora auccess in pictures, has the wise- ate masked ball aboard a Zeppelin.cracking part of a Press agent. ending in a mid-air disaater which cause all the guests to descend to ambitious young man who decides The pieture tela, the story of an earth in parachutes.
to seek fame in Now York.
The
The entire industry was combed for the players of this production, home-town girl to whom he is The principal roles go to Kay engaged follows hint to the big city Johnson as "Madam Satan" (the interest of a wealthy society wo- only to find that, through the charming lead of "Dynamite"), Reginald Denny as "Bob Brooks,”
man, he has made an instantane- ous success and, drunk with popu-
of Wallace D. Hawkes (Hone Roland Young as "Jimmy" (you'larity, has entered into a mad whirl Bishop Murder Case" and "Unholy rival and the home-town girl's de- rocall his comedy work in "The
of living. The active jealousy of Night"), and Lillian Roth, who cision to leave him bring him to his came to the part of Trixie,
It is a picture filled with from "The Vagabond King" and emotion, bubbling with humor and other woman, a gold-digger, directes.
The Love Parade."
packed with thrills.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ended March 14 amounted to 87,931 tons, and the sales to 140,857 tons.
A memorial service for Mr. Charles Makeham will be conducted
in the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Wanchai, at 6 p.m. to-morrow by the Rev. 3. C. Knight Anstey.
the
Elsa Petersen, former prima donna of Ziegfeld Follies, has a splendid singing opportunity as
Martha," the maid,
اٹھی
"GOLD DIGGERS OF BROADWAY."
Comedy
Tunes
TALKIES IN SCHOOLS.
May Become Part Of Usual Curriculum,
It is, however, in the Zeppelin
Finding something new for ball sequence, that De Bfille calls blase Broadway is the most dim- in the greatest number of folk cult job in the picture business. well-known to the screen world. Warner Bros. gave you some-
These folk come to the ball thing new with talking plctures- At the expiration of three months
variously dressed. For example, then with singing plctures-then from date the Wing Hing China- Edward Davis, noted character with colour pictures. Ware Company, Ltd., will unless actor and former president of the Now once again they give you cause is shown to the contrary, be N.V.A., is Henry the VIII, with all something new in "Gold Diggers struck off the Register of Com- his wives. Wilfred Lucas, one of Broadway.” panies and be dissolved.
of the earliest of the film stars, It's a typical Winter Garden appears as # Roman Senator.show plus a
Belasco comedy- India could produce. Moreover, The forthcoming wedding is an- The comical Tyler Brooks of drama. There's a chorus of one! he was determined to see the ad-nounced of Frederick Hardy Neale, Dynamite" is ર. laughable hundred Hollywood beauties. Six venture through alone.
Repulse Bay Hotel, to Anna Iris Romeo." Wallace MacDonald ro- Witmark song hits which you wil "Show
Maria Azzaretti, c/o Lloyd
pents his singing and acting of simply have to whistle. me the (hic) tiger, and we'll Triestino Navigation Company, The Rogue Song" with a catchy that you will have to laugh at. jolly shoon shee who's the better Klukiang Road, Shanghai.
number. "The Cat Walk." He is Costumes that would make R man than I am, Gunga Din-”
the first mate of the Zeppelin. beauty out of a fifty-year-old spin- Notice to given of the accession of white Boyd Irwin as he tersely expressed it. After this Colony to the International from starring in the Brandeis nington can dance them.“
came directster. Dances as only Ann Pen that we decided we had better Sanitary Convention signed at Theatre, Omaha, to be captain. as only Nick Lucas can croon
Copy of point out the path of danger and Paris on June 21, 1926.
them. Wise cracks as only Winnie the Convention may be inspected at "THE COHENS AND KELLYS IN Lightner can pull them. leave the rest to him. We told the Colonial Secretary's Office.
Love AFRICA."
scenes as only Conway Tearle can him that a man-eater of gigantic
play them. Plus speed, plus snap, dimensions had made its head-
The U.S.S. Houston will be open Universal studios which has plus all the colours of the rain- quarters in a clump. of malus to visits by American citizens to-given to the world euch brilliant bow. The toute ensemble in 100 about a quarter of a mile down Bonts will run from Blake Pier to on the Western Front" and "King
morrow from 1 pm to 5 pm. super-productions no "All Quiet per cent. natural colour by the
technicolons process. the road and that for the last and from the flagship on the hour of Jazz" has turned its attention week nobody who had tried to and one-half hour during the times to a new era of advancement in
mentioned. puss that way had lived to tell
the production of comedy features. "The Cohens and Kellys in the tale. This was enough to
The "goba" of the U.S.S.Africa," which will be shown for make the intrepid sportsman Houston, the American flagship, the last time to-day in the Cen- which is at present visiting Hong tral Theatre may be considered a quiver with excitement.
Kong, were yesterday entertained real attainment In comedy screen- at a tea dance by the Cheero Club, fare. Charlie Murray and George the country just now are envying In the City Hall. Music was pro-Sidney, two of America's outstand- their comradea About cleven o'clock, when the vided by the Cheero Club, orchestra. Ing comediana of both screen and sex elementary schools who are at fifteen Middle-
moon had cleared the trees, a do-
stage fame.
are featured in this watching talking films as part of Convicted on a charge of steal-photoplay which has received the the school curriculum under the cile mule was brought along from ing a dollar from a drunken Ameri-same careful attention to detail as critical gaze of educational experts the mountain battery. I helped can sailor, who was travelling in a its two prize pictures of 1930, who will seek to measure the chil- the gallant fellow on to its back; rikisha in Lee Tang Street, on Neither money nor time has been dren's, particularly backward chil- RANDALL--On March 27, 1931. [got him set, and handed him a/ Wednesday night, a Chinese. who spared to make "The Cohens and dren's, reactions with a view to at 7, Braemar Terrace, Quarry twelve-bore gun loaded with appeared before Mr. W. Schofield in Kellys". the finest entertainment embodying this new instrument in
the Central Police Court yesterday of its type. With an excellent the national educational system. blank cartridges. With a wave of afternoon, was sentenced to three cast of characters, huge and beau-
An expert cinematograph opera- his hand which nearly lost him months' hard labour. The rikisha tiful settings for the physical maktor arrives in a different school This balance he sallied bravely puller was given two months' im-ing of the picture, "The Cohens each day with a portable appara
prisonment on a charge of aiding and Kellys in Africa" is in a class tus and six carefully chosen varl- Hong Kong, Saturday, March 28, 1931. forth while I crept along in the and abetting the larceny.
apart from usual film farces. shadows; ten yards behind, to see the fun.
"COHENS AND KELLYS IN Leaders of different Chinese
SCOTLAND!" As the mule ambled slowly commercial communities in down the road a loud roar creft Colony expressed strong opposition Talking pictures offer tremere the stilly night. Those, who like to the recent decision made by the dous opportunities for comedies, lected by
Sanitary Board for the recision of you and I, have been privileged to their resolutions (passed in 1918) says Charlie Murray, one of the talking picture to one class hear the Colonel give tongue in relative to the treatment of small-rolled players in Universal's the same picture in a silent form
rollleking picture, "The Cohens to another class. The mat
One section the cause of discipline, know ox in private houses.
and Kellys, in Scotland," coming will have a preparatory lesson be what he can do. As our guest ap-meeting of the Kai Fong held into the Queen's Theatre to-morrow. fore a film show, another will have
ter came up for discussion at a
"For instance," Murray stated, a recapitulatory lesson afterwards. proached the bushes the din be-the Tung Wah Hospital yesterday "dialect has long been an import
The sponsors, thus intend to de- came terrific. Feeding time at afternoon.
ant phase of comedy on the stage.cide not only whether talking pic There were many famous players tures are worthy of inclusion in and teams whose. fun-making the curriculum, as wireless broad- abilities depended almost entirely casting already embodies, but how on their ability to butcher the judiciously to mix pills and jam English language in an uproarious when the system. 13, finally intro-
duced.
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Bay, to Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Randall, a son.
ADVERSARIA.
"Without fear, favour or malice.”
Moonlight Blood-
Sports.
(A Letter from an Army Officer in Bengal).
Dear Adversarian,
-I feel that you should be kept the Zoo was nothing to the noise au fait with the doings of the given off by our messmates in Regiment in this outpost of the that thicket. Suddenly, with a Empire while you are enjoying snarl of rage, the baleful brute the blessings of the land with the leapt from his lair on to the fruits of your Bridge winnings (sic!). You remember the man
he is with us now.
moonlit road...
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TRADE WITH INDIA.
Lancashire Fears of Fiscal Autonomy.
the
"The Lancashire cotton trade
way.
London, Feb. 6. The school children, throughout
ed films, for example the life his- tory of the frog, scenery and life in Cyprus, operations in a coal- mine or John Masefield reciting a The data will be carefully col- system of showing a and
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"Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll on," said the bride- groom In poetic frenzy as they strolled along the shore.
"Oli, Clarence, how wonderful you aro! It's doing it!" sald.his sweet and blushing bride..
Ten Years Ago,
"It is not necessary to go into detail to explain how this form of: comedy was hampered or even ren- De Lacy Smyth, whose bright Great credit is due to Wilkins,
dered entirely impossible in the prattle did so much to cheer our the junior. Subaltern, unemcum-
medium of the silent picture. flagging spirita during the hot bered as he was, with the Mess being the Targest exporting trade get over humorous dialect..
has long held the distinction of Titles were entirely inadequate to afternoons when we were coming tiger-skin lashed on to his back,
in the United Kingdom. Its 'Im- "For example, one of the amus out in the old P. and O? Well, for his realistic performance. portance to Great Britain is there- og sequences in "The Cohens and There was a deafening report as fore manifest," says the annual Kellys in Scotland" consists of Exuding ben homie from every De Lacy Smyth fired both barrels report of the India section of the George Sidney's effort to say 'It's Manchester Chamber of Com a biaw bricht nicht. You can pore of his nasty person, he at once and fell backwards off his merce. “
imagine the difficulties of "trying turned up one day last week and mount.
www India has been by far its larg to get humour out of such an idea announced-hía, intention of mak- It was a very good evening, est customer, but, while continu- silent pletures, when the pro- ing to hold that position, is tak-nunciation, or rather mispronun- ing the Mess his headquarters though the casualties were fairlying smaller and smaller. quantities ciation, would have to be handled until he had slain a tiger. As the heavy. Wilkins. has got gravel of our goods as time goes by. through the medium of words evening wore on he became more rash on both knees, the Adjutant While admitting that foreign com- flashed upon the screen.
petition has played an important and more bloodthirsty. It be was, badly bitten in the arm when part in the decline of British ex- canie evident that if we were ever recuring the mule, and, worst of ports, it is recognised with equat all, the frightful Smyth is with clearance that Indian fiscal polley to be rid of the man
we must us for at least a fortnight, re-hay also spntributed to that de procure a tiger from somewhere, covering from the effects of a line in no small degree, even if we had to buy one from broken collar-bone and alcholic Hence follows the fear that, if theme of the Central Theatre's Rt- Villa" 10, Macdonnell Road, the amenagerie,
"
Luckily De Lacy Smyth
poisoning.
All the bestse
Jack
very weak. By the end of dinner Mrs. Roseste Bouche,
(With apologies to Mr he was sufficiently pot-valiant to
Ezra Pound): confront single-handed all the Mrs. Rosente Boneks
"THE MAN I LOVE"
[From the "China Malt" of March 20, 1921.]
To-day's dollar is worth 2/4%
Twenty-nine Bishops of the Missions Estrangeres attending the Pokfulam Conferenca were the guoats of the Chineas Catholic
Love Its ups and downs, as community on Saturday afternoon, Richard Arlen and the lovable when a pleasant "at home" was Mary Brian can portray it, is the given in their honour at "Spries
India be granted unqualified fiscsi traction for to-morrow, the all-residence of Mr. Simon The Yan, mutonomy, the door to trade in talking picture "The Man I Love." Chairman. of the Chinose" Catholic that country might be still further It is a supar-romantle drama, Union - This week the Bishops re closed. ... India, should remember directed by William: “A. Wellman, turn to their various fields of work. that trade: Is necessarily mutual, the man who made "Wing. After a gery pleasant time spent on, and that the prosperity, of differ "Legion of the Condemned," the lawn, where muse way provided [counts 18 of thigh importance to "ladies of the Mob" and, "Beggars by a string band, the large gather-
the other
* of Life", A elrong cast handjes ing assembled in the drawing.room.