THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1931.
ECONOMIC CRISIS.
METHODS OF REMEDYING DEPRESSION.
EXPERTS TALK,
Rugby, Yesterday.
Two interesting
the
world economic
Lord D'Abernou,
An bassador, and an expert on interna
THE CHINA MAIL.
by the scarcity of means of pay-ROUND THE CINEMAS
The position could be cor-
ment.
reeted by combined action between
the Central Banks of the gold-using| THRILLING AND SPECTACULAR
countries, provided those Contral Banks came to an understanding on joint policy, and that they took
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PICTURE.
"HELL'S ANGELS."
no
to
thrill pictures
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as their objective the restoration of stability to, a standard of value.
the It ia which
exaggeration views on
The price level
Social Functions, that "Hell's Angels," now crisis and
the standard of value should be stabilly-say
To-day--Ten Dance at Hong methods of remedying trade depres-ed was a matter for discussion, but showing in the Queen's Theatre,
of the
Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances most sion, were expressed yesterday at it must be consistent with ultimate in
Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels. and spectacular different functims in London,
stability and such as would permit ing
Entertainments. formier
maintenance of vages and that has ever been screened here.
To-day King's Theatre; salaries approximately at their pre-In spite of the terrific battles in
"Under Suspicion." sent rate.
It must also be such as the air, the wrecking of the gigan
To-day Queen's
Theatre; would render possible to the debtor tie Zeppelin, when the gallant Ger-
"Hell's Angels." man crew, in order to save the
To-day nations the punctual execution
Central Theatre; ship, jump out into space, not ance their contractual engagements,
"Rango." does the story seem improbable. Another View,
To-day Majestic Theatre; Unlike so many of the pectueu "King of Jazz." Professor Sprague,, on the other hand, pointed out that no agreement hur filma that have appeared re-j
To-day-World Theatre; "Enemy existed either on the cause of, or cently, the story in "Hell's Angels"
Beauty," the remely for, depression. Some has not been neglected. The only people prescribed that the great woman in the film is Jean Harlow, Central Banks should plug the who plays the part of Helen, while market
great amount of the other stars are Ben Lyon and with a additional credit and currency. James llall, who take the parts of None of the Central Banks, how-Monte and Roy Rutledge. At the War both ever, believed that this was an ap-commencement of the
boys who are studying at Oxford, propriate remedy.
All responsible people connected join the Royal Air Force. Shortly with banks were disposed to think after they take part in a Zeppolin that a fall in prices was a symptom, hunt, but are forced down after a and not a condition that could be thrilling fight in the air.
They observed escape unharmed. attacked directly.
Do you like dogs?" "Like? I adore them-hut they are indigestible." Pages Gates, Yverdon.
Meeting.
By Order of the Stewards,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1931.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
NOTICE.
THE HALF YEARLY GENERAL.
BERS will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley, on WED. NESDAY, 27th May, 1931, at 5.15 p.m.
Saturday-China Entertainment and Land Investment Co.. King's Theatre, 11 a.m.
Home Meila, To-morrow-Inward from Europe via Negapatam (Kutsang); Out- All members are cordially in- ward for Europe viu Marseillested to attend and participate in (Hakusan Maru), 6 p.m.
any discussion which may ensue. Europe
Saturday-Outward for
via Siberia (President Madison), 5
Sports.
AND NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General : Meeting of the Voting Members of the Hong Kong Jockey Club will be held at the Club House on the See Sports Diary on Page 8.
Miscellaneous.
27th day of May, 1931, Immediate- To-morrow Whist Drive, H.K.S.ly after the half-yearly, meeting when the Brigade R.A., Sergeants' Mesa, 8.45 of the Voting Membera
subjoined resolution will be pro- Posed:
They p.m.
Helen, with whom Roy is in that although the prices had tønded downwards, the movement of prices love, opens a canteen In France,) tional finance,
speaker, had been very uneven, was one
For prices and Monte, who knows that Helen
the saintly and Professor Sprague, the
creature Roy to rise, there must be satisfactory is not economic adviser, to the Bank of borrowings from bank, and in the thinks her to be, trics to disillusion England, was the other.
banker's judgment that would not him, without success. happen until a better equilibrium of better prices was renched, and a distribution of labour and capital than now existed.-British Wireless
Lord D'Abernon maintained that the present conditions were mainly, though not entirely, due to the full in the price of staple commodities, This fall had been brought about; Service.
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Under the strain of fighting Monte cracks up, and when called upon to join the Night Patrol he creates a scene.
p.m.
To-morrow-Volunteers' Annual Dinner and prize-giving, 8 p.m.
Saturday-Royal Corps of Signals open air dance, Whitfield Barracks, Later, however, 8 p.m. he volunteers to fly over n German munition depot with his brother. Before starting they decide to | celebrate, and go to a cafe, where Roy loses some of his idends when he sees Helen in the arms of an- other officer.
WU PEI-FU.
SAFE ESCORT GRANTED TO NANKING.
Nanking, Yesterday.
That Article 6 of the Articles of Association of the Club be altered by deleting therefrom the words "Ordinary Members may be unlimited in number" and substituting therefor the words "The number of Ordin ary, Mombers shall be one thousand two hundred or such greater number as the Voting Members shall from time to time determine."
Three a.m. sees the departure of the two brothers in a captured German plane in an attempt to blow up the munition dump. They has telegraphed to the Hankow and ordinary General Meeting of the succeed in their objective, but are Szechuan military authorities re- Voting Members of the Club will sighted by Von Richthofen's Fly-questing them to render protection be held at the same place on WED- bg Circus. After a thrilling chase to Marshal Wu Pei-La who is on his NESDAY, the Seventeenth Day of the brothers are again forced down way to Nanking-Reuter.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO HERE- The Nanking Military Command) BY GIVEN that a Further Extra-
men.
ties.
June, 1931, at a quarter past five o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of receiving & Report of the proceedings at the above men-
and captured by German infantry- Brought before the General they are given fifteen minutes to decide whether they will give in- rential rains added to his difficultioned meeting and of confirming formation or be shot as spies.
If thought fit as a Special Resolu- How the end cames, the only the Sumatran jungle film "Range"
Ernest Schoodsack, producer of tion the above mentioned Resolu possible Anale to such a story of for Paramount, spent eight months daring and sacrifice, cannot be told here. Needless to say, it is a fit-in the Achin fever belt, almost on ting climax, 'to a great 'story of
the equator, photographing his story.
the air.
รว
"KING OF JAZZ"
His only companions were Mrs. Schoedsack, "Alfred Williams, his camera assistant, a Chinese inter- preter. a Japanese cook, and a
A sound-proof bungalow, simi-small group of native bearers.
in construction to stages upon which
are filmed, наз
the
Hundreds of friendly apes were
tion.
By Order of the Stewards,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary,
Hong Kong, 14th May, 1931.
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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. On London-
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"talkies" constantly in and out of camp. Bank, wire construct Schoedanck reports, and tigers Bank, on demand ... 11% ed on the Universal lot for Paul made frequent prowling calls. Bank, 4 months' sight 11 13/16 Whiteman's use during the film-"Rango" is a
4 montba' story paralleling Credits, sight ing of the super-production, "King the fight for existence waged by
1/- 7/16 of Jazz" which is now at the a native tiger hunter and his son
Documentary, 4 Majestic Theatre, Kowloon,
months' sight 1/- 9/16 and an old ape and his cub. Whiteman's bungalow was sound-
On Paris-
proofed that.
60.
On demand in the
6072 Credits, $ mantha' middle of the busy studio, it would
On Berlinin
even
"MIN AND BILL”
be possible for him to concentrate | Marie Dressler and Wallace *ight with his staff of arrangers upon Beery, who have scored repeated
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the special music which was successes in separate vehicles, are On demand ....... Nom. written for the revue, which was now to be seen in their first co- directed by John Murray Ander-starring picture, "Min and Bill," Eon. producer of six "Greenwich which will open on Saturday in the Village Follies" in New York. Queen's Theatre.
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24 15/16
In addition to this soundproof The picture is based on Lorna bungalow, a rustic building on Moon's powerful novel of
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Sir Dan Godfrey's Orchestra.
The Mikado
Columbia Light Opera Co.
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KLOIC ROTES
.Record 9582
...Record 9581
MacPherson's Wedding Breakfast..Record DX138
Will Fufo
Let the Bright Seraphim
Isobel Baillie
...Record 9670
The Damask Rose Court Sym, Orchestra,
.Record DX24
Record DX106
...... Voyage on a Troopship ........Record DXS
Grenadier Guards Band.
The Midshipmile
Norman Allin.
Old Comrades Reunion .... .Record DX114
Roosters Concert Party.
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wide oppor throughout with rustic furniture,tunities in both the field of comedy and is complete with shower rooms, and serious work. dressing rooms, and every con- That the two players are as venience for. Whiteman's forty equally at home in the one field as on demand musicians during their
evidenced in the four in the other was months' stay at Universal City, startlingly contrasting roles played California.
by Misa Drasslor in
"Anna On demand The building is now being used [Christie" and the subsequent as a glorified office building pend-"Caught Short," and by Beery in ing its use again by Whiteman "Billy the Kld." and his band.
"RANGO."
In the current production Miss Dressler is seen as Min, propriotreas Copper Cash
terest
of a water front hotel, and Beery Copper Cents...... 8% prem. has the role of a boisterous Ashing-Rate of Native In- Patience, and 'not courage, is re-barge captain.
82% pa. quired first of all in hunting wild The plot centres about Min, who Chinese Sub. Coin 23% dis. animale with a motion picture has done her best to give. Nancy. Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par.. camera, according to Ernest her adopted child, a better environ-
Theatre.
Schoedsack, producer of "Rango"
ment than that of the disreputable for Paramount, now showing to
waterfront neighbourhood in which capacity houses in the Central she was left by the real mother, a woman of bad reputation. By dint "Rango" is the story of jungle of self-sacrifice and saving, Min has life that Schoedsack made during been able to send the girl to a fine eight months spent in the heart of school and is about to
reap her the Achin jungles, in northern reward in happiness when she Sumatra the only spot in the world where tigers and apes are learns that the son of the rich owner of the canneries wants to found together.
Schoedsack reveals that he demarry Nancy. The real mother takes this opportune moment to turn voted two weeks, Tourteen aucces-,
up again with the Intention of sive days, to securing a close-up blackmailing her
prospective rich
of one of the animals that plays In-laws. The problem is cleared in an important part in his fim. n powerful vlimax In which Miss Contrary to popular belief, the sunlight at the equator is difficult Dressler does the beat acting-of
her carbor, photographically, being strong, and white, only around mid-day. In the morning and the afternoon lengthening shadows make it), im- possible to photograph moving, ob Jects in the jungle depthe and for this
Schoedsack could use
his cameras only three to four hours a day'except when he used magnesium flares. Frednent for-
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Paris New York Brussels
Rugby, Yesterday.
124.26/2
4.80 5/16
34.94%
Geneva...
26.281⁄2
Amsterdam
12.104
Milan Berlin" Stockholm
02.89%
20.41%
18.141⁄2
Copenhagen
18.164
Oslo.
18.162
Vienna
-34.58%
Prague
Helsingfors
Madrid
Lisbon
48.8 -108,26
375
217.
8.7/32
Buenos Aires
35%
1/5.13/16
Athens
Bucharest
Montevideo
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164% 193.
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