SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DRAWNWORK & EMBROIDERIES
Manufacturers & Exporters of
ALL KINDS OF
SWATOW DRAWN
WORK
AND
ART EMBROIDERIES
SHAWLS
UNDERWEAR
PYJAMAS
KIMONOS.
SWATOW TRADING Co.
6. Pedder St. upp. Hong Kong Hotel Phone. 23303.
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest in Gentlemen's Outfitting
AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE PERFECT FIT AND
RELIABLE SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Oulütters
64, Queen's Ed. C.
Tel. 21417.
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,--
tat oor, No 74, Queen's Road
Central. Tel. 21258,
TANG YUK. DENTIST Successor to
the late BIEN TING, 14, D'Agullar Street, TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO. LTD. 72, Queen's Road C. Tel. 23270.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS. F. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" Solo Agente for Kelvin Motors.
FRUITS.
AMERICAN FRESH FRUITS
Just Arrived
KELSY PLUMS
YELLOW CLING PEACHES
BARTLETT PEARS
SUNKIST ORANGES
SUNKIST GRAPEFRUITS
Wholesale and Retall.
WING COFFEE CO.
139, Des Voeux Rd. C.
Tel. 25869.
LITERATURE
BOOKS for All
Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery,
General Literature. Presentation Books Children's Books a Speciality. THE BOOK & BIBLE DEPOT Wyndham Street.
Next to King's Theatre.
Agents for
British & Foreign Bible Society. The Religious Tract Society and The League of Nations' Society.
SWATOW DRAWNWORK.
JUST OPEN !!! LAI YANG EMBROIDERY CO. 2. Wyndham St.
(above Book & Bible Depat.) Direct Exporters of Swatow Drawn Work, Embroideries. Silk Shawls, Trish Linen & Grass Cloth, Handmade Laces & Ladies' Underwear, WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL.
:
HAIR DRESSERS
LEE YEE,
Ladles and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers. No. 12, D'Aguilar Street... (opposite Queen's Theatre).
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central.
SHOES.
Ar
Pair Black
Brown Shoes from $6.00 Black or Brown Boots from $8.08. Children's Boots ar Shoes from $3.00.
Bast styles, most complete stock of all sizes. Repairing a specialty, WONG SIU WOON #1, Pottinger St.
Phone 2117S.
SPORTING GOODS
ATHLETIC GOODS
AT
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME,
THE CHINA MAIL
The following programme will be broadcast to-day, from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of $55 motres:
4-7 p.m.-Chiness. Programme. 7-11.30 pm.European, Pro- Kramme of Columbia Records kind- ly aupplied by the Anderson Music ! Co.
7.05-7.32 p.m.-Orchestral, ¡Orphee-Ballet (Gluck),
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Orchestre Symphonique of Paris (DXGD). Concert Waltz in A (Glazounov), Witches Dance (Puccini).
B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra (911). The Song, at the Drum-Selection,
Herman Finck and its Orchestra (DX233).
8 p.m.-Local Time, 7.32-8.25 p.m.-Concert Items. Song-
Peer Gynt-Solveig's Song (Dickinson & Grleg),
She Wandered Down the Mountain
Side (Stephenson & Clay),
Dora Labbette (Soprano)
(1577).
Violin Solo-
.Sicilienne. and Rigaudon
(Francoeur-Kreisler). Air (Goldmark),
Song-
Arthur Calterall. (9410).
Simon the Cellarer
(Bellamy & Hatton): Roll On, Than Deep and Durk
Ocean (Dale & Petrie),
ROUND THE LOCAL CINEMAS.
Reviews from Official Sources.
"WAY FOR A SAILOR”.
If all motion pictures were made the manner in which John Gil- bert's now talking drama, "Way for a Sailor," was filmed, make-up imen could take permanent vaca- tions.
The Gilbert vehicle was screened with no make-up whatever upon the principala and only a few, túfts of whiskers added hero and there' in the extra ranks.
Directed by Sam Wood from the original sea narrative by Albert Richard Wetjen, the new Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer talkie is being shown at the Queen's Theatre pre- senting a virile glimpse of Hfe in the raw from a sailor's viewpoint.
Gilbert had to shave his moustache off and don dirty
| dungarees for the role and his: shipmates. Jim Tully and Wallace Beery are similarly attired.
George Westmore, the studio make-up expert, was assigned as assistant to the Gilbert company, bit his biggest job turned out to be that of putting a set of handle- Bluebar moustaches on himself to play
Nerman Allin, Bass 19807).
Accordion Tris-
Hilda (Reynold),
Accordion Dust-
La Tourterelle - (Damnre),
Jenn Deveydt & Louis Logist (DB363).
The Deveyit Brothers.
Song
Down Here (O'Reilly & Brake), A Fairy Went A-Marketing (Eyleman & Goodhart),
Dumé Clara Butt, Contralto (PB5).
a sailor blt on board ship.
Leila Hyame has the leading feminine part, and the cast includes Polly Moran and Doria Lloyd.
TARNISHED LADY."
An aura of sophistication sur- rounds him. At the same time, in spite of his apparent dignity, he has, a charming informality that makes him one of the most engaging film players on the screen. He is
Quartel.
Quartet in A Major-Andante Canz-Clive Brook; --
labile (Beethoven),
The Catterall Quarlet (9141). 8.25-8.55 p.m. Scottish Selec tions.
Aldershot Searchlight Tattoo Entry of the Pipe Band,
j Song-
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He appeals to the aging spinster as strongly as to the flapper. Men like him because he is one of them, yet he is not of the backwoods, strong-arm type: Insight of what is popularly called "the American businessman.". He is the perfect untion of the suave and the sharp- witted. and is known as the man Dame Clara Butt, Contralto who never uses alibis.
Played by the Band of H.M. Scot's Guards (9110).
Kathleen Mavourneen
(Crawford & Crouch), Annie Laurie,
(PB3).
Band-
The Gathering of the Clans-Scot
Fish Patrol (Williams),
The Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadies Guards (4515)
Choral-
The Road to the Isles (from "Song of the Hebrides") (arr. Fraser), Loch Lomond
(arr. Vaughan Williams),
Greenock Male Voice Choir (4000). 8.55-9.30 p.m.-Octets. Prelude in C Sharp Minor
(Rachmaninoff arr. Sear), Tannhauser-0 Star of Eve
(Wagner arr. Willoughby),
H. Squire Celeste Octet
(9128).
Mignon-Polonaise
(Thomas arr. Robertson), Mignon-Introducir et Romance
(Thomas arr. Robertson),
J., Squire Celeste Octet (9507). Seene De Bullet (de Berlot arr. Scar), Second Movement from "Symphonie
Pathetique" (Tschaikowsky' arr. Robertson),
J. II. Squire Celeste Octet (9825). Invitation to the Valse (Weber arr. Sone),
THE LIANG YOU CO.. Chant Sans Paroles (Tschaikowsky),
70; Queen's Road C.·'
K. FUJIYAMA
PHOTOGRAPHER
ANNOUNCES HIS REMOVAL
WYNDHAM STREET,
3rd floor.
J. JL. Squire Celeste Detot (9668). 9.30-11.30 p.m.-Dance Music. Fox Trot
I'm the Last One Left on the Corner, Got the Bench-Got the Park,
African Lament,
Mama Inez
I Surrender Dear,
Sing Song Girl
For You,
Waltz
Little Sweetheart of the
Mountains
Fox Trot-
Out of Nowhere,
L
He appears in "Tarnished Lady" now showing at the King's Theatre, the story written for Tallulah Bank- head and Brook'e. benefit by Donald
The Alm Ogden Stewart.
by George Cukor, being directed who guided "The Royal Family of Broadway" through its paces on the
acreen.
"FREE LOVE."
Lively, sparkling, wide open blue eyes opened wide in amazement- quick, etacatto, decisive speech, clear-cut and alivel
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Such is the first impression one guins of Genevieve Tobin, comely atage star who has met Hollywood and taken it by storm in her first "A Lady Universal pictures, two Surrenders" and "Free Love," the
Like Wallace Beery, Stuart latter being the attraction at the
Erwin and other noted comedians, Central Theatre starting to-day.
Miss Tobin has, tiny hands, per-Hymer began his film career as a fectly moulded. "They're the fea- deep dyed villain. Fox signed him ture i dislike most about myself. I in the early days of the talkies,-and always have to have my gloves made at that time Hymer looked to the to order or buy children's sizes," studio eye like a tough, hard guy and nothing else. Hymer breathed she states ruefully.
Blonde hair, gracefully waved; villainy all over the place in
"The "Speakeasy,"
Girl From silky and glistening.
Havana," "The Lone Star Ranger" and other offerings in which many dark and dirty deeds were done.
A delightful English accent of which one is not conscious after the firat dozen words-a determined (2427D) chin, and snapping eye-a com- plexion which is flawless and a .(2422D)
constant joy to the caméra man. (2403D) Stich
a description proves a fair appraisal of Miss Tobin,
Suy a Little Prayer for Me,
Learn to Crean;
You Suid turi
(2420D)
In "Charlie Chan Carries On," which opens to-morrow at the King's Theatre Hymer and Marjorie White enact the roles of the Chicago racketeer and his wife. The howls Her mother has been her constant of delight which greet their activi- companion on her invasion of Lon- ties are significant of the ability. don, where she played the lead in of these two fun-makers.
Warner Oland has the title role of "The Trial of Mary Dugan," in
New York during the runs of "Polly the keen Chinese detective and Mar- (2480D) Preferred," "Fifty Million French- gurite Churchill and John Garrick (2420D) then" and other hits, and now for the romantic leads in the Fox version of the noted Ear! Deer yeur in Hollywood. She is of Irish descent. She'd Bigger's novel, which Hamilton like to try writing. She has a MacFadden directed. sparkling sense of humour. but is
Sweatheurt We Need Each Other,
Waltz
You're Always in my Arms..(5600)
Fox Trot
Under the Spell of Your Kiss,
Personally, I Love You....(2880D) little known to those who are not
Adios,
Siboney Sugar Blues,
close friends. She is a bit shy (2434D) among strangers but she never
"STEPPING OUT."
Agua Caliente,
Mexico's Monte
Readin', Ritin', Rhythm....(23800) fails, to make friends of those she Carlo, figures in motion pictures Waltz
Nights of Gladness,
Thrills
Fox Trot
Would You Like to Take a Walk Ho's Not Worth Your Tears,
Blue Grass,
My Southern, Hone
Somewhere in Hawaii,
Must Bo Dreaming
One Step
meets.
for the first time in "Stepping Out," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's hilarious (DB309) "CHARLIE CHAN CARRIES ON." Adaptation of the stage play. It Is a story of oil millionaires who Finding a real pearl in a twenty-essay notion picture, production. (2381D) five cent bowl of oyster stew, or and get into the tolls of gold dig- buying and old volume in a second-gers. Action ranges from Holly- (5226) hand book store and discovering it wood to the resort below the
to be a priceless "first edition are border.
Charlotte Greenwood, Leila the only experiences comparable to the thrill a dlm studio feels when Hyarns, Reginald Denny, Lilian
(5224)
One and Ono are Two) (1227) |a player signed to do "Heavy" roles Bond, Cliff Edwards, Merns Ken-
Dada Dada! ANA
Fox Tron BAD
To-day, To-morrow for Ever,
My Inspiration is. You(5024) Just Like Melody out of the Sky, Because: My Baby Don't Mean [***"Maybe", "Now
My Coquette,
Toy Town Admiral
turns out to be a good comedian. nedy, Harry Stubbe, and others are
In this instance we mean Warren in the cast. Hymorp
***** (8007). Waltz
(204262 (1228) (Continved at foot of next Column.)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh Bone Day You'll be Sorry 11.30 pm. Close Down.
„[5003)
Charles F. Rienner of "Caught Short" and Reducing"" fame, directed the comedy-romance which will be shown to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre,
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