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TALKIE TALKS
by Diano
will remember, that years Madge Evans is a beauty with- ago, we liked Mary Pickford in afout a doubt, and to prove also that story of an orphan girl who was she is an actress, she has made adopted by a millionaire, sent to four pletures in three months. an expenaive College, given ideas She was a child "star" in the far above her station and in the movies; also the original for some end does, what is expected from the famous model. An education beginning-marries her guardian. abroad, the stago, a return to pic- How our tastes have changed. Itures, with Richard Barthelmess am of the arm opinion that, "Daddy' and a "flop," then back to the stage, Long-legs" will pack the King's M-G-M. kept their eyes on her, and because it is the show children will, she was brought back to Hollywood love. Personally, I found it sweet for another chance. I can highly y nauseous. You see the fault les recommend this film. (Queen's). in the plain fact that "The Dream
Girl of Seventh Heaven" utterly
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fails to please me in the Talkies. Sainsborough's British pitcure, with Do not miss "The Ghost Train,"
manner, Her
Fay Wray,
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(I do not agree) and Lionel fera London and the stage, and has Barrymore in "A Free Soul." The refused a big contract.
goc8
"
TRAGEDY ON TRAGEDY."
Mourners returning along the
at Windormere
from the funeral of
on
fbeat picture is "Cimarron" Jahn Gilbert has two more pic- (agreed). The best adaptation by tures to make. $250,000 per picture, Howard Easterbrook from a novel, Poor John, so some people foolish. is also given to the same story, andily say; I say poor M-G-M. the Art Direction by Max Rea, yet this glorious picture flopped in Hong Kong. The best original story is "Dawn Patrol." by John Monk Saunders, the best Direction!
to Norman Taurog for his lake front handling in "Skippy," the best November 7 photography to "Tabu." by Floyd Mra. Waters of Bowness, who died Crosby, and the finest sound to from shock after her daughter's Western Electric. It is a strange mysterious 'disappearance, saw the thing that the finest actress on the police recovering the body of her screen, and without doubt the big-daughter from the lake by drag- gest box-office appeal, Greta Garbo, ging. Miss Waters who was 46, has no mention made of her. was a prominent church worker. Amongst the nominees I saw the names of Anne Harding for "Holl- day," Marlene Dietrich, Norma Shearer, Richard Dix. Fredric March, Irone Dunne, and Jackie, Cooper,
Fox intend producing all the old
Her whining voice, her insipid two of the finest artlates on the certainly versatile and acts the Mary Pickford successes, and atar-
Bugary sweetness, London stage, enacting the prin- part of the Spanish Senorita to per- ring alone I stand in this opinion), the cipal parte, The amusing part of fection. Garry Cooper speaks Corinne Griffith's one-time success, Janet Gaynor in them.
Warner Baxter.
critics rave, and tell us that this play will muke box-office history. think the twelve-year olds will be yustly amused by the nasty little bunch of orphans who seemed to me to have a fairly good time, and
WATER RETURN.
All the Reservoirs" on Island Below Level.
The level and storage of water in were as under:-
Miss Bourne, the old maid, is play- Spanish most acceptably, and they "Black Oxen," will be done by Joan the reservoirs on December 1, 1981, ed by Cecily Courtneidge, and the both stupid dotective Teddie Deakin, by Some say that he is as good in this, super-performances,
give
her husband Jack Hulbert. It is in "The Virginian." Certainly.
Do you remember the See it (Central).
a thriller. Robert Salisbury Co. playing it at the City Hall? Angela Daddeley,
| (Qucer's),
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Anne Todd, Donald Calthorp and Man," in which Helen Twelvetress An outstanding picture la "Her Alinn Jeave make a fine
cast. gives the beat performance of her career as does Phillips Holmes. Likewise Marjorie Rambeau, Adapted from the stage play Ricardo Cortez and others in this. which Lenore Ulrich made famous,story of Frankie and Johany. (Due Lupe Velez, the fine little Mexican shortly at the Central).
spit-fre" actress comes in "Tiger | Rose" with Monte Blue, Grant!
Monte Blue.
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A thrilling story is "Twenty-four, Hours" with Clive Brook, Regis Toomey, Miriam Hopkins and Kay Francis (King's).
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Joan Crawford.
City and I District.
1980
1081 Tytam
19' 8" 10'11"B Tytam Byewash ... 28' 8"B 23' 8"B Tytam Intermediate 0' 1"B
01"B
Tytam Tuk
7'.0"B
12 8"B
Wong Nei Chung
14' 8"
136"B
Pokfulum
16' 9"B
13′ 4′′B
Aberdeen Upper
9' "B
Aberdeen Lower
13' 3"B
[Note: B, denotes "Below Over Row"; A. denoten "Abaya Overflow" L. denotes "Level with Overflow,"
Storage in millions and decimals of gallons.
Tytam Intermediate 105.43 195.43
1980 1081
Tytam
Tytam Byownsh
201.12 1.22
203.81 1.22
Tytam Tak
................. 1,250.00
1,185.75
Wong Net Chung
14.44
15.17
Pokfulum
30.58
87.32
Aberdeen Upper
128.04
84.41
Aberdeen Lower
Promised at the end of the month is one of the outstanding Crawford. In this play Clara Bow pictures Jack Holt, Ralph Graves had her first Hollywood chance.
Total and Fay Wray in "Dirigible." It Monroe Owsley was tired of being and Hill District in millions and de. ..... 1,752.70 1,846.05 Consumption of water in the City is a melodrama made up of daring cast for the cad, so he has left the eimals of gallons during the month adventures in the air, the collapse films for a time.
of November, 1931. He is really ill in a sanitarium. Consumption
1981
1080 290,50* 363.208
30.0
of the dirigible. In mid-ocean, the burning of an aeroplane in the ley Gary Cooper also is far from well. Estimated population 448,040 381,600 wastes of the South Pole, and the The British censors horrora ondured by the men in allow "An American Tragedy" on
would not Consumption per their attempts to return to the base the lines that they object to pre from Mainland.
bead per day ... 22.0
Includea 41.80 of supplies. The story is strong meditated murder. and is excellently produced by Columbia. (Central);
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million gallons
Includes Mr. and
75.68 million gallons Mrs. Reginald Denny from Mainland. have a son. Much sorrow WAS
November, 1930-Constant Supply A gem of a picture from Univer- bachelor, Richard Dix, married with the exception of the districts caused when the confirmed throughout the City, Hill & High Level districts during the whole month sal directed by, the Briton, James San Francisco Society girl, Wini-West of Eastern Street where a con- Whale, (who did. "Journey's End" fred Coe, aged twenty-three.
in
:
Atant street fountain supply
could not conjure up the right feeling for Judy's supposed suffer-) voice while she powdered endless! ing. I grew tired of the "Baby",
babies, and told a silly story of an imaginary Prince. Critics will tell you that "Her scenes will touch you deeply." Let us leave it at that. Warner Baxter, in a thank- less role, mouches through the part. A yery annoying youngster almost! spoils his romance, the slater, Unaj Merkel, with the inane voice is said to add to the humour of the play. Hats off to Fox; they have given a fine entertainment to the world of children. (King's).
Withers and H. B. Warner helping] along the old story of the North- HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP. Walter Huston is boing divorced Kowloon Main Adapted from the lage play western Mounted Police.
by his wife, background is lovely for The 1930 Photoplay Magazine
Kowloon Byewash will bring as Clark Gable in his photography, and they all do their Gold Medal has been awarded to "Follies Girl," his third.
James Kirkwood has married a shek Lai Pui
Reservoir first all-noble role. Joan Crawford best. This picture is showing at the
0' 7"B Universal Production "All does excellent work. Neil Hamil. the 5.10 and 9.20 shows only. Quiet on the
Wesley Ruggles, Director of
Shing Mun Recep- Western Front". "Cimarron," is married to Arleno
tion
0' 7"B 7' 2"B tan is the cad.
Guy Kibbec, Mar (Queen's),
which they claim was in all ways Judge, whom he was directing in a
Btorage la millions and decimals jorie Rambanu and Clif Edwards)
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of gallons. a perfect Alm. A word of explana- picture. are all splendid. In these columnà
1930 "Africa Speaks," a Columbia Alm, tion why the 1930 award is not I brat acclaimed Clark Gable when a thrilling, sensational and some made till December 1981. People contract.
Marlene Dietrich signs
Kowloon Main a new Kowloon Byewash I saw him in a small part in thing different. They claim that it in every corner of the globe are quota, she is only able to play Reservoir
As she is not on the shok Lai "Dance, Fools, Dance." When you was taken by Paul Hoeffler and asked to send in their opinions, and twenty-six weeks in the have seen him in "Sporting Blood," Walter Futter in the Belgian it takes about a year to see all the America, "Sussan Lennox," and other plays, Congo. Savagery and cruelty 1930 releases. Peoples of all races)
for the stage and screen) ja Mar Clark and Kent Douglass
Jack Gilbert is in Europe, so is operated from Novembor a to 80, 1930. November, 1931-Constant Supply Lupe Velez. "Waterloo Bridge." It is a story
throughout the City, Hill & High Also Janet Gaynor, her husband, Level you will never forget. (Central).mother and girl who dresses her month.
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For the Information of vleitore. the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:--
Victoria Peak
Signal Station Mt. Parker
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Mountain Lodge The Eyrie
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Total
Kowloon,
1980
0' 1"B
1031 L.
J
1′ 6′′B
1931 358.88 352.50
104.02
Pui
113.70
110.35
31.61
16.75
151.54
year in Shing Mun Recop
yon will realize why he is scoring among the native tribes make no send in their choice.
Lloyd Hamilton has been very
498.00 Photoplay badly injured in an, automobile ac-
$83.21 Buch big hit. In "Sporting appeal to mi, but it may to some! Magazine bows to the author, the cident.
Consumption of water in Kowloon Blood" with Lew
Al Jolson will Cody, Ernest (Central).
return to in millions and decimals of gallons Laemmles, the actors and the Direc- the screen Torrence
with Lily Damita in during the month of November, 1031, newly re-
tor-Lewis Milestone. Young Lew "Sons of Guns."
1930 1931 discovered Madge Evans, he does Much the best opportunity Irene Ayres found fame in this film.
Consumption
135.81 You will be surprised how hand- Estimated population 177,880 203,050. Rich has had for a long time, "On The camera men also are given some Irving Pichel looks in his new Consumption por Your Back" is worth the ferry ride, their full measure of praise; all part with Tallulah Bankhead in
head per day
25.3 17.2 H. B. Warner also does good work are members of a remarkable pic- "The
Constar t Cheat,"
What the art of ing November, 1930 and 1981.
t supply in all districts dur. The two juveniles, Raymond ture.
make-up cannot do would not beari Hackett and Marion Shilling, are
The repeating.
reports of the Government Bac- teriologist and Analyst show that the the past year has been made by a Observatory from January 1, 1930, One of the biggest sensations of quality of the water is satisfactory.
Total rainfall recorded by Royal Briton-Lealio Howard, but he pre-[05.20; January 1, 1931, 76.84.
Tho
Annual Award
of the
not too well cast. The story is full Academy Picture Arts and Sciences of interest, and fa sald to be the has been given to Marie Dressler life of a world-famous dress-maker. for her work in "Min and Bill." (Star),
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Fanny Brice did not do so well in her first talkie, as in "Be Your- self." If you did not see it at the Queen's, just go to the Star and hear her sing "My fan." There ia Robert Warwick As the prize- fighter. At Christmas time We shall have also at the Star Ramon Novarro and Dorothy Jordan in "The Call of the Flesh."
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A picture I can recommend for
a Christmas attraction would be Charles Ruggles in "Charley's Aunt." Everyone likes him, and regretted he had so little to do in "The Smiling Lieutenant." Go and see him in the old favourite. You will find he makes it far fun- nier than Syd Chaplin did in the Movies. I know it is the most far-i fetched plot, but the "Aunt from Brazil" can still raise many laugh. June Collyer and Doris 1725 well. This play is an exquisitely Lloyd add distinction to the cast. 1805 photographed biography of a race (Central).
Foot
1823
1774
1784
1725
Madge Evans.
1000 horse, Chow animal lovers revel in
877 this film). It is a fresh and mov-| A picture to be enjoyed to the 297 Ing story of a colt who, bred for the utmost is "The Texan," which la Foot
race track,
fall into evil hands. taken. from the story "The Llaue In the and he is rescued from Kid" by O. Henry, and has all the 8124 oblivion and wins the Kentucky turns and twists for which this 1971 Derby.
author was famous. Fay Wray, in
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