SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1931.
GUARDIANS OF THE ROUND THE CINEMAS
RIVER.
Fast Motor Boats for Thames Police,
CO-OPERATION WITH SHORE.
ADVENTURES OF WAYWARD NEPHEW.
"THOSE THREE FRENCH GIRLS."
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RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The following programme will the broadcast to-day from Hong Kong Brandcasting Station ☐ wavelength of 855 Z.B.W. on metres.
4-5 p.m.-Chinese Programme.
NEW
SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN CHINA MAIL.
Social Functions.
To-day Tea Dances at Hong
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong).
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE
7-11.30 p.m.--European Pro Kong and Peninsula Hotels; Dinner NICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIĘTY - EIGHTH Dances at Peninsula and Repulso ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING Bay Hotels.
|of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Theatre; Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 29th
Waino Kauppy & His Stomi Orchestra (20871);
You will be pardoned for poking your neighbour in the ribs, slapping the back of the lady in front of you, ar rolling in the aisle when you Rugby, Yesterday.
Girls" gramme of Victor Records. Following the recent establish- we "Those Three French
nt the Queen's 7-7,30 p.m.--Hawallan Music. ment of Police Motor Patrols as showing
On a Beautiful Night. equipped with fast cara and motor Theatre.
Indeed, think
we
the theatre Honeysuckle, cycles to deal with road offenders. It is announced that the Thames should provide aisle mattresses to
against law-Bells of Hawali, River Police, whose duties include protect themselves
This Voom Voom, the protection of valuable cargoes Huits from injured patrons.
Alekoki, of vessels anchored in the river, hilarious furce-comedy is by far the are to have motor boats capable funniest picture to reach the talk There is laugh from of the highest speeds and equip-ing screen. ped with wireless to enable close start to finish and the film plles up
fast 60
they co-operation with the shore police. riotous situations
develop into one prolonged round of -British Wireless Service.
guffaws.
Four Aristocrats (20587).
Orchestra (21417).
Lillu e.....Kane's Hawalian's With Kohala March, Honolulu March,
Frank Ferera and John K. Paalahi (20027). 7.30-8.08 p.m.-Concert Items.
Harry Beaumont, who directed Song-
the feature with P. G. Wodehouse's
MISS ENGLAND I TO dialogue in the script, did an ad-
RACE AT POTSDAM.
Kaye Don Hopes to Beat His Own Record.
LAKE GARDA REGATTA.
Rugby. Yesterday, Britain will be represented in two forthcoming International Motor Bont Bacing events. In
mirable job for
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Metro-Goldwyn Violin Solo- Mayer guiding Reginald Denny and Fin Dorany through the leading romantic roles and obtaining an
abundance of love interest without
ericing a single giggle.
George Grossmith.
-The cast includes Cliff (Ukulele Ike Edwards, Yola d'Avril, Sandra Ravel, Edward Brophy, George Peter Gawthorne, Grossmith and
all splendidly east and offering ne performances.
The plot concerns the adventures of the
Clair De Lane (Verlaine-Szulc), Benu Sair (Bourget-Debussy),
Mary Garden, Soprano (1439). Kuralla Hungarica (Dohnanyi),
Fritz Kreisler (1428-29). Piano Solo-
To Spring (An den Fruhling), Waltz in G Flat Minor (Chopin),
Myrtle C. Eaver (22163). Song-
Bols Epais (Sombre Forest)
(Arr," by Lully), Premiere Caresse (the First Caress)
(De Crescenzo),
Enrico Caruso, Tenor (1437). 8.08-8.20 p.m.- Light Opera
Gems. The Chocolate Soldier (Strange-Strauss),
wayward nephew of a The Merry Widow (Leon-Lehar), the Lake Garda Regatta on May blithering English lord in France.
Victor Light Opera Company 9 there will be two British en He meets up with three French girls
(35416). trants, Miss England the Second; and is joined in his escapades by H.M.S. Pinafore (Gilbert-Sullivan),
screaming
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Victor Light Opera Company! (35380). 8.26-9.11 p.m.-Orchestral. a fashionable Parisian Fintamila (Symphonic Poem)
(Sibelius),
style salon and is finished by a wedding scene
as unique as ever;
newly returned from creating the
two former Yankee doughboys.| world speed record at Buenos The plo reaches Aires. Besides racing the Re-
climax in gatta, Kaye Don may attempt to beat his own record of 1031 miles an hour. Miss England the Second will also race at Potsdam
There is one song hit in the pro- Regatta.--British Wireless Ser-duction, "You're Simply Delish,"
which you are bound to like. different and tuneful.
viice.
MORE BY-ELECTIONS
VACANCY CAUSED BY RETIREMENT.
SIX NOW PENDING.
imagined,
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"RENEGADES."
It'e
"Renegades" the dramatic Fox Movietone vehicle starring Warner Baxter, of the Foreign Legion, is now playing to packed houses in the King's Theatre.
Royal Albert Hall Orchestro : (9015). Rhapsodic Espagnole (Maurice Ravel), Symphony Orchestra (9700-1) Lyric Suite (Grleg),
Royal Albert Hall Orchestes
(9074). Hansel & Gretel Overture
(Humperdinck),
Symphony Orchestra (9075), 9.11-9.30 p.m.— Boris Godounow-Revolutionary Sceno
(Moussorgsky),
Chorus & Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert
Coates (9307-8).
p.m. Dance Pro
.(22696)
(22272)
(22321)
(20023)
Entertainments. To-day King's "Renegades."
MAY. 1931, at 11 o'clock am., for Theatre; the purpose of receiving the Re-
port of the Directors and the Theatre; Statements of Account to 31st De- comber, 1930, and of declaring Theatre; Dividends, etc.
To-day Quecu'o "Those Three, French Girls."
To-day Central "See América Thirst,”
To-day Majestie "True to the Navy."
To-day Ambulance King's College, 9 p.m.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
Concert. Society will be CLOSED from
Home Mails. To-day Inward from Europe: vin Siberia (President Harrison); from
Negapatam Europe via (Katori
Outward Maru);
for Europe
Siberta (President via Lincoin), 5. p.m.
Sports. See Sports Diary on Page 9.
Miscellaneous.
To-day-Exhibition of Pictures at Komor and Komor's.
To-day-Priza distribution, Wah Yan College, 2.30 p.m.
11th MAY to 29th MAY, Both Days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1931.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong).
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Monday-Whist Drive, St. John's NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Cathedral Hall, 8.45 p.m.
Tuesday Benevolent Society's Jumble Sale, City Hall, 2 p.m.
FLOODS IN CHINA.
MANY DWELLINGS CARRIED AWAY.
that the SIXTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building. FRIDAY, 29th Hong Kong, an MAY, 1931, at 11.15 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Re- port of the Directors and the Statements of Account to Blat De- cember, 1930, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Shanghai, Yesterday. Company will be CLOSED from A message from Kiukiang 11th MAY to 29th MAY, Both states that Nanchang and a num-Days inclusive. ber of districts along the Han By Order of the Roard, River are flooded, following heavy rainfall.
Parts of the river embank- ment have collapsed and many houses have been carried away by the terrific inrush of water.
Thousands of people have been rendered homeless and the neigh- bouring hills are crowded with refugees.-Reuter.
CHURCHES
A CHARGE OF ONE DOLLAR 19 MADE FOR ALL NOTICES HEADING UNDER THIS
9.30-11.30 The drama revolves about the gramme. personalities 'cf four adventurers, Fox Trot- Rugby. Yesterday,
My Temptation, A by-election at Stroud, Glou-privates in the Legion and sworn waltz
When Your Hair Has Turned cestershire, is necessitated by the comrades, and an alluring woma
to Silver retirement of the Conservative Py who had earlier betrayed one
of the four. Breaking out of the Fox Trot-
Cryin' for the Carolines, Legion jail, where they had been
Little Faith In me Have Kept for disorderly conduct, the
St. Louis Blues .. four rejoin their company, and dis- Waltz- tinguish themselves in action. Wailana While being decorated by the Fox Trot-
The King's Horaes, Minister of War at Casablanca, the
The S
Sleopy Town Express ....(22619) leader sees the woman who had Waltz-
A Bundle of Old Love Letters, betrayed him.
to Fox Trot-- He attempts to choke her
Should I
(22255) death, but the arrival of his cap- tain prevents this, and the four
(22623) May 3, 4th Sunday After Easter. engaged in a desperate battle with native Police are forced to fleo. Thinking that they had killed one of the policemen in the fray, three of them desert to avaid punish- ment. Later, the quartette, again reunited, boldly abduct the woman and take her with them to the Arabs.
Beryl: "Did you get me hi bargain basement, mummy?"
Mother: "Whatever do
mean, dear?"
a
How they find themselves op- posed to their former comrades you when the. Arabs decide to attack a lonely outpost, and how the woman Beryl: "Well-my fingers are in her bitter attempt to avenge all different sizes."-
herself on the quartette, turns a Passing Showe, London, machine-gun on them, forma the intensely dramatic climax of this unusual talkie of the Foreign Legion.
The
momber, Sir Frank Nelson. death early to-day of Sir James Melville, the former Labour Soli,
caused citor-General, has
I'm So Afraid of You, By My Side
Fall in Love with Me,
The Wind in the Willows ..(22015) Waltz-
Blue Pacifle Moonlight,
My Missouri Home.......(22024)
Trot-
Fox
You Said It.
Sweet and Hot.......(220607) 99 Out of a Hundred Wanna be
Loved,
Would You Like to Take a Walk,
(22811)
Waltz
You Will Remember Vienna, Fox Trot-
I Bring a Love Song ......(22512) Lonesome Lover,
Little Spanish Dancer ..... (22602) Us and Company,
Still Belong to You...(22669)
All That's I'm Asking is Sympathy,
To be Forgotten
(22236)
this
March Fox Trot
The Triple Cheer,
The Princetown Cannon Song, Good Night Peor Harvard, Down the Field
.(22545)
Ring Dem Bells,
Little Words
Victor Fleming directed gripping film adapted from the novel, "Les Renegats" by Anode vacancy at Gateshead. There are Armandy. Warner Baxter as the now six by-elections pending.-Bri-leader of the four renegades gives tish Wireless Service.
MADEIRA REVOLT.
* SECOND LANDING OF LOYAL
TROOPS.
Lisbon, Yesterday.
A second landing at Madeira is : officially announced as having bean "effected with complete suc- cess" with the object of support- ing an advance by yesterday's landing_party.
Further Operations.
The cruiser Vasco da Gama bombarded Pico Cruz, Madeira,
but the rebels' artillery did not reply.
Troope who landed have captur ed two boats and some war material,
a notable performance and his work is flawless. Noah Beery. George Cooper, and Gregory Gaye play Baxter's three comrades, and C. Henry Gordon, Bela Lugosi and Colin Chase give praiseworthy sup- port.
woman
Fox Trot-
.(22528)
Three Walt
On a Little Street in Honoluló. All Through the Night (22504)
God Save The King. 11.30 p.m.Close Dawn.
Myrna Loy, the only woman in plays the role of M-Gann, the cast, plays the role of the ster, in the Universal feature-
apy, who laughed at
length-satire "See Amorica Thirst.” Baxter's efforts to betray her, although she had betrayed him-- until he kidnapped her.
"SEE AMERICA THIRST.”
*** NEW ¦ MOON.".
ST. JOHN'S 'CATHEDRAL, HONG KONG.
Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Holy Communion (Peak Church), 8 am.
Children's Service, 10 a.m. Choral Eucharist and Sermon: 11a.m.
Preacher: The Dean. Evensong, 6 p.m. Prencher: Rev. H. V. Koop.
UNION CHURCH. Kennedy Road, Hong Kong.
Sunday, May 3, 1931. Morning Service. 11 o'clock. Evening Service, 8 o'clock. Preacher: Rev. J. Horace John
ston.
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1931.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong).
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
NOTICE
that the SIXTY - FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Bulldi, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY 23H MAY, 1951, at 11.20 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Re port of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st De- cember, 1930, and of declarlag Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 11th MAY to 29th MAY, Both
Days Inclusive,
By Order of the Board,
FAUL LAUDER,
General Manager, Hong Kong. 2nd May, 1931.
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & LAND, INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the FIRST ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- |HOLDERS will be held at the Re- gistered Offices of the Company. King's Theatre Building, 5th floor on SATURDAY, the 16th day of
at 11 o'clock in the *** forenoon; to receive the Directors' Report and Accounts for the period ended 1st Docember.. 1930, to
Social Hour after Evening Ser-May; 1931,
vice.
Sunday School, 10 a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST.
SCIENTIST..
as may be
elect Auditors, and to transact such other business Branch of The Mother Church, properly transacted at an Ordin- The First Church of Christ, Scien-ary General Meeting of the Com- tist, in Boston, Mass. U.S.A.]
Macdonnell Road. below Bowen Road Tram Station. Sunday Service, May 8, 1931,
ment."..
pany.
And Notice is further horeby given that the Register and Trans- fer Books of the Company will be closed from the 9th to the 16th
alve.
a gang- 11.15 a.m.
Subject: "Everlasting Puntsh-day of May, 1981, both days inclu
Hong Kong, 80th April, 1931.
LIANG CHI-HAO,
Managing Director.
Russian military manoeuvres commanded by an actual Russian
The Sunday School is held on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Wednesday Evening Meeting at 5.30 o'clock.
Reading Room at above address, open:-→→
Tuesday and Friday 10 am. to
| General, figure in "New Moon," Besides being one of the cleverest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's adaptation comedians on the screen, Harry of the Broadway stage success co- 12 Noon... Langdon is an accomplished car starring Lawrence
JUMBLE SALE.
UNION CHURCH HALL.
WING to unforeseen circum-
Tibbett and Monday and Thursday: 5.30 to 7afces the Jumble Sale han tooniat, an eccentric dancer, plays Grace Moore. Tibbett as a Russian p.m. nine musical Instruments, and sings. Hieutenant in the vivid drama of ad- The Public in cordially invited been postponed until FRIDAY,
Langdon is featured with Slim venture and intrigue, commands to attend the service and visit the June 19, at 2.30 p.m... Summerville and Bessie Love in men who were drilled personally by Reading Room.
Universal's feature comedy "Sea General Theodore Lod!, laté of the America Thirst.". The picture, a Russian Imperial Guard. ... The "racket" picture was directed by Jack
The destroyer Guidiana is leav-satire on the liquor
CONSIGNEES, NOTICES
ing for Madeira from Lisbon to- practised by American gangsters, Conway. A large supporting cast day, and the steamer Almirante la the present attraction at the is headed by Adelpho Menjou, Ro-
Central Theatre. Schulz is also' leaving--with sup
Others in the land Young, Gus Shy and Emily
Consignees of cargo er [海] pifes and munitions for the ex-large cast are Mitchell Lewis, Fitzroy
Matthew Betz, Lloyd Whitlock. "New Moon" will be the attrac- Baron Blythawood are reminded to peditionary force-Réater,
Dick Alexander, Tom Kennedy, and tion at the Queen's Theatre starting take delivery of their goods which | Stanley Field. - Wiliam " Jemia" to-morrow.
will be subject to rent after May Craft directed.
Consignees of cargo er mv. Java are reminded to take delivery. of their goods which will be súbi ject to rent after May 16
MR. WU PEI-FU, S
Shanghai, Yesterday.
It L reported from Hankow that Wu Pel fu is due thera May 4, en route to Nanking-
Matthew Beta), one of film- land's most popular "heavies." broke Into motion pictures on his own Inițistive after seeing two of his friends playidy In a "morie at a theatre. Betz visited the
uglo and was immediate ívork as a heavy.”
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Consignees of cargo ex s.s. Ben- rinnes are reminded to take dë” livery of their goods which will be subject to rent after May 6.
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