WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1931.
THE LOG
Of The "TRADER HORN" Expedition.
Jay W. S. Van Dyke
Exclusive to the "China Mail"
ideas about the speed at which things are moving, and in every subsequent shot the director must be careful not to shatter this time illusion. Although the action must be stepped each time that the cameras are moved, it must be start- ed again with the cameras at the exact point at which it left off and at the same speed.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
ROUND THE CINEMAS!
FINAL SHOW OF A GREAT
FILM.
"TRADER HORN."
If you accust Duncan Renaldo, sticking a sager in the right car and waving a three-foot knife in the other hand, he'll hail you as brother. For that's the law of his tribe.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
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To-day--Tea Dance at Hong of the Sale by Pubilc Auction
Dances Kong Hotel; Dinner
at to be held on MONDAY, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels. 8th day of June, 1931,
To-day-Reception at Govern-13 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department. by ment House, 9.30 p.m.
Order of His Excellency the Gov- Theatro; ornor, of one Lot of Crown Land
Entertainments. To-day King's "Just Imagine."
Today Queen's Trader Horn."
Today Majestic "Isle of Lost Ships.''
To-day - World Words and Music."
Rhino Camp, Uganda, July 18, The antive outbreak of hot week has fallen into its proper niche along with the cloudburst, the first bulfalo, the crocodile pool and the other high
The actor, who played Peru in apota of the M-G-M safari. Of the ten natives arrested, four werd re-
the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture
now showing in leased after the hearing for lack of
"Trader Horn" evidence. The remaining six are
the Queen's Theatre for the laat.
Today Central' time today, is a full fledged mem-The Singing Peony." being held in the Arun jail until
A Record Shattered?
ber of the Masai tribe of untives their records arrive from Kenya, at which time they wil be sentenced Suppose that in the long shot we by formal adoption.
Kenaldo waS The officials have expressed their had a boy walking toward the gang-
put through the approval of our prompt action in plank with a conspicuously large regular rites of initiation while the on his back at the company, directed by W. S. Van turning the matter
to the elephant tusk over Uganda police, and the battered fes- same time that we see Horn's canoe Dyke, was camped in the tures of Dr. Barrett, who was on 100 yards from the landing, headed district. He had to drink blood- the receiving end of the attack, are for shore. Then, in the next shot, that last survival of the old rites responding to his treatment and à medium-long-shot, imagine that when the tribe was cannibalistic, medical attention. it Jouka
swear we show Horn arriving on the dock and
to the allegiance reached the brotherhood. though Time. the great healer, has just as the boy has
It would gangplank with his ivory.
The ceremony was witnessed by given us a break.
be apparent to a sensitive audience the rest of the company, including and to all the critics-that Horn Harry Carey. Edwina Booth and shattered the existing Olive Golden, and portions of it had either record for the 100 yard dash in were "shot" for the film itself. reaching shore, or else the boy with the tusk had paused to confer with somebody about the outcome of Kid Chocolate's latest boxing encounter.
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In the three days past we have done more solid work on the picture than in any similar period since our arrival in Africa. Our complete lighting equipment is here and when the sun has turned us down, we have thumbed our noses and pro- ceeded to shoot close-ups under the
arca.
A Transformation, The arid landing place here has been transformet into another thriving trading post, The store larger ani of a different pattern from the one at Panyamur-is situated just at the edge of the river dock. Trees and ferns have been erected to relieve the sandy, barren ground surrounding it and the in- terior het been lighted and furnish eil for indoor filming.
We have rented the Lugard-the ship that brought us here-tune in scenes of the picture revealing the departure of Little Peru and Nina Tat the end of the story and
a sequence
"A LADY'S MORALS”
Today Star KenyaThe Desert Song.".
Nine musical numbers are heard
at Kau Pui Shek, in the Colony Theatre; of Hong Kong, for a term of 75
years, with the option of renewal at Theatro;}a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King. Theatre; for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Theatre;
Theatre
June 7 to 9-King's Theatre; Along Camo Youth.”
Meetings.
June 16 Peak Tramways Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel.
June 17-Lane, Crawford, Ltd., Exchange Building.
June 17-Indo-China Navigation
Steam
Co., Ltd., Messrs. Jardines, noon.
Home Mails. To-morrow-Inward from Europe via Suez (Kashgar),
Friday Outward for Europe via Siberia (Empress of Asia), 10 a.m.
Saturday Outward for Europe
The only possibility of lifting this would be through the invention of an invisible camera. With sufficient in A Lady's Morals," which will via Marseilles (Kashmir), 10.30 blight on the director'a
horizon open to-morrow at the Queen's a.m.
of these, it would be possible to film Theatre with Grace Moore, Metro long shuts, medium shots and close-politan opern stur, in the leading
time, eliminating role.. ups at the same
Song" and 3 students' chorus. Herbert Stothart contributed a Swedish pastorale and "Oh Why," with lyrics by Harry Woods and Arthur Freed.
Carrie Jacobs Bond wrote "Love-
the chance that they would not Four songs written by Oscar duve-tail chronologieally. Until some Straus and Clifford Grey are "It Is such arrangement is made, however, Destiny." "Barcarolle." "Italian the best we can do is to keep careful records of each shat and check over the details when the "rushes" are shown. When a mistake nude com | parative ense. In my case, unfor- tunately, the "rushes" are not sent back to us from Nairobi until wety Hour," the first song to be have left the location at which the written for the screen by the well- scenes were made and the possibility known composer. in the middle of the
The remaining script dealing with a general exodva 3f "retakes" is practically nil. from the trading post resulting from a cannibal cutbreak. White traders and natives are acen deeing casting apprehensive glances over their shoulders as they rush aboard the river boat, bound for
healthy surroundings.
the
scene,
more
"How many fish did you
"Six, darling, why?"
on Monday, dear?"
"Tha! silly fishmonger
The Dialect.
Sports
See Sports Diary on Page 9.
FOR CHARITY.
ALLOCATIONS. TO LOCAL INSTITUTIONS.
'SUNDAY HERALD" CUP.
two numbers are from popular
The following allocations from operas, one being an aria from the Sunday Herald Charity Cup "Daughter of the Regiment" and football receipts this season have the other the celebrated "Casta been made by the Committee ap Diva" from Norma."
pointed at the last Council meet-
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Add to the problem outlined above the extra handicap of work ing with a particularly primitive tribe of natives here at Rhino Camp and you will realise that while I am making progress with the picture, still there is justification enough for completed it will be easier to send the inroads of pale strands among a runner direct to Joe at the South my raven tresses. Although Pole and eliminate the bother of Swahili is a sort of lingua Franca locating us first. However, much spoken generally throughout East credit for the success of this experi- Africa, we found that it had leftment should go to Clyde. De Vinna. the local tribe cold with the lone who figured it out and spent many exception of the Sultan. Our com the Hartford call signal. munds, therefore, had to be given frst to the hunters, who gave them to the Sultan in Swahili to be translated by him to his tribesmen. To say that at times my words lost much of their force in translation is putting it mildly. And the fact ever seen a moving picture adds to that none of the natives here have the difficulty of explaining to them what we are doing.
Indeed the one stroke of chance catch which made our progress here at
has
charged you for eight."--Every body's Weekly, London.
Horn and Peru, arriving by canoe at this point watch the weene and por tray conflicting emotions. Horn is mildly interested; Peru is terrified. The bont sounds its departing whis- tie, the last refugees clamber aboard. Peru rushes to the captain who is directing loading at the gangplank.
asky.
Shot First Lion.
ing of the Football Association with full power to make the dona- tions:- Protestant Orphanage Protestant Almshouse's Mission to Seament Society of St. Vincent de
Paul ..... Little Sisters of the Poor Tung Wah Hospital
(Eastern Section) Blind Home
Alice Memorial and
Aliated Hospitals Hong Kong Benevolent
Society
Matters nol comected with the early morning hours listening for picture but worth mentioning: Shot my first lion night before last... Chinese Loper Mission went for a drive toward Arun ... Soldiers' and Sailora'
Home came upon lion and lioness 30 yards from road at mile 6 .... shot New Territories Medical twice.... killing lion .... lioness Benevolent Society ..
caping into tall grasa ....
day-St. John Ambulance light revealed him to be rather Brigade scrawny .... poor mane head Italian Convent (Blind all possible was the hearty co-opera-not worth saving for trophy.
Children in St. Fran- tion of "Jock" Dinoon-the ono Harry Carey killed his first big cis Home)...... white man in Rhino Camp. This game same day... went out with Cheer-0 Club sturdy little Scottish lad, the hunter looking for kongoni ... ran French Hospital (in ap- manager of the Rhino Camp into herd of forty buffalo at miles preciation of services ginnery, has
epent the
past seven, three miles from road ... rendered to injured four years in this dismal stalked them for two houre... got fcotballers) outpost, living absolutely apart 150 yard shot at young bull from his kind, palpable lord fired pace ... bull ran 50 yards fell
and skin into camy yesterday revealed perfect shot by Carey...
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Order of His Excellency the Gov- 344.24ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at May Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a torm of 75 years, with the option of renowal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the 300.00 Surveyor of His Majesty the King, 250.00 for one further term of 75 years.
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200.00
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of all he surveys. It was due to his dead... herd stampeded away, for- The total distributed to date is kindness that we were able to enlist tunately.skinners brought head {$37,241.64. sufficient porters to construct the set hurriedly, to act in the picture, and to do the heavy work about camp. During the days filming he would stand by obligingly-anxious to be of any service possible, drink-
bullet entered behind left shoulder Is Your Child Clean piercing lungs
... beautiful head Good Bye To Marine Route. To-night our job at Rhino, camp
Is there really any danger?" he
ing in the panorams of reflectors, is completed. To-morrow will begin "Not if you don't mind being arcs, wires and cables that littered eaten," the captain replies, reassur-the set. ingly,
Horn, seeing this, turns his back
paper.
me.
"Who are
,
out to
Internally?
There is danger in "Incomplete elimination."
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ROBOT BRAKESMAN.
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Danger."
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A device which automatically applies the brakes of a railway train and atops it, independently of any action by the driver, was demonstrated on the G.W.R.
A
the task.of loading our saferi for the long trip through the Belgian Far more important than external Byrd Expedition.
Congo. We are waving goodbye to cleanliness and that cannot be over- ostimated-is the hygiene of the in- Shall he desert his pal or stay A few days ago, altogether un the marine route. At this point we ternal organs. If external cleanliness and fare the natives? The ropes expectedly, we received a reply to become a motor safari And our is of the highest importance, internal are cast off, the vessel leaves the
be our message to the Byrd expedition equipment must
acicanineas can only be described dock. He comes to a decision sud-at the South Pole. Clyde De Vinna minimum.
an absolutely vital matter. In fact, t is no exaggeration to say that it denly and jumps aboard as the
came to breakfast wearing a broad
Pulled up next to the native com- is a matter of life and death, for it ship is about 5 feet off shore,"
smile, bearing with him a slip of pound are the trucks and touring acknowledged by medical men that Gone Back on Him.
cars that will take us: 6 Chevrolet t is in congested intestines and clog
red Internal organs that most disease "Here is the De Ganahl's answer," trucks, 4 Reos, 3 GMCs, 4 Lanclas, on the scene-evidencing acute die-he announced, handing the paper to the giant America-LaFrance which
Terms establish themselves.
A powerful locomotive which at And even though a parent is satis- appointment. His boy Peru has
carries the electric generator and fed that a child is performing the times reached a speed of over 70 gone back on him-"yellow" in the
the De Ganahls and one Fackard, two Nosh and two natural functions regularly, that is miles an hour travelled from Fad- face of danger. Well, he has a job what anewer. do they expect?"Buick touring cars. Superfluous of always sufficient evidence that the dington to Slough, and was de to do, a river to "Trade." There is enquired, having forgotten the in-items of personal apparel and all plete and that accumulation is not liberately chocked by signals.
dally eliminations are
are entirely com- a tug at his elbow. It is Peru dripcident completely.
extra safari kit have been loaded on occurring. Parents should watch for warning showed in the engine cab ping wet.
Rather disgustedly he recalled for the Lugard together with two mem- the symptoms of incomplete elimina- but for the purpose of the test the "I forgot my guitar," says Peru.
me the fact that they were the bars of the electrical crew who will lon in their children, offensive breath, driver took action. That and other scenes centred Americans with the Governor of meet us as we emerge from the skin blemishes, dull eyes, irr!
assitude, lack of appetite, irritability
indigestion, The train thereupoa pulled up about the river-have been filmed Uganda who had visited us at Mur- Congo. The trip is long, the roads and mughtiness in behaviour.
entirely of its own accord within end despatched to the laboratory in chison Falls and who had sent, via are had during the rainy season At any of these symptoms the im-40 yards. Nairobi on board the Lugard.
our radio, a message to their BOU, and every extra pound counts. mediate administration of Baby's Own The Invention is another great To portray successfully scenes of | Joe, at the South Pole. There had
Tablets becomes an urgent necessity. this kind which involve carefully, been considerable delay, It seemed, Tomorrow night the loading This preparation, specially for babies safeguard for travellers, as it en- timed mass action, one must apare in reaching the Byrd operator. The should be completed, ready for an ind children up to six is the final out-sures complete safety in fog, ralu, no pains in the matter of syn- reply had been sent through the early start on the day following come of long research for a gentlo zor blizzard.
This robot system sounda a siren chronising the individual shots to Hartford, Conn, station, and relay elephant farm, about 300 miles ful features of the old-fashioned pura bell for "All clear.” A ramp
Our next location is Wando, the gulater for the very young
the unpleasant and harm in the engine cab for danger and agree perfectly with the long shoed by them to us.
northwest of here which we plan to gatives which are so harsh on the The message, read, "Regarding make in two days of nearly steady child's delicate Internal membranes connected with a signal box switch stance, we took an original long shot message, how are you both? Radio driving. Most of the trucks will be Baby's Own Tablets set soothingly is fixed on the permanent way, and from a raised platform a hundred address and plans, routing samane driven by members of the M-G-Mot surely, bring Instant relief in in on the engine is a contact shoe, an
antile indigestion, constipation and yards removed from the ship which before. Well-love-Joe. To reach crew, with the personal boys riding colic. The fablets expel worms, check electrically, controlled brake valve embraced almost all the action for the De Ganahls, who are now 200 on top of the load. One truck will diarrhoea, allay fever colds and airen combined, and an electric the same. One could see the scram miles or more from us, it will be carry a supply of cold meats and roup. During teething they are in-bell ble of natives and whites for the necessary to employ a native runs canned goods for provisions on the valuable, casing pals and thus induc- The G.W.R. has 872 miles. track" ship, the captain directing them at her to go across country. By the trip, it is impro-able that we will ng natural techo they and 384 engines fitted with the
contain' no "narcolic-druga jifany the gangplank, the cance of Horn time, they return to us the reply be able to pitch tent until we kind. Above all, they 42 pleasant system, and it is now being extend- and Faru coming up stream toward requested in this message we will reach our destination.
tasting and children take them „vill-ad to 2,180 miles of track and 2,884 the landing. In this shot the au- be 250 miles from hare. Before
ingly.. Obtain's hottle" from your locomotivas, at 12 total cost of dience, unconsciously forms its own another exchange of messages in
chemist to-day
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A' COLUMBIA PECOND BY
· HIS MAJESTY THE KING
THE SPEECH OF HIS MAJESTY
AT THE OPENING CEREMONY
OF THE
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Record No. 0414.
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