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AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY
by
A. H. CROOK, O.BE, MA W. KAY, M.A.
W. L. HANDYSIDE, M.A., B.Sc. PRICE $2.00.
NOW ON SALE AT THR PUBLISHERS.
THE
ROUND THE LOCAL Dun who plays the young husband in this gripping story of a typical
CINEMAS.
Reviews from Official Sources.
"THE MAN THEY COULDN'T ARREST."
New York couple.
Having finished her education at Fairfax High School, Hollywood, It was natural that Sally should turn from thoughts of a secretarial career to the more colourful and ro- mantic one of screen acting.
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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME,
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Heng Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 955 metres!
6-5.30 p.m.-European Pro- gramme of Victor and H.M.V. Re- cords.
Her big chance came' when she visited the Mack Sennett Studio with Carole Lombard. She attract With such fine actors as Hugh ed the attention of Sennett, who 5-5.18 p.m.-Orchestral. Wakefield and Gordon Harker, was seeking a girl to take the place Traume (Wagner),, among others in a brilliant cast, it of Alice Day who had walked out Russlan and Ludmilla (Gilnka),
hardly to be wondered at that on him following an argument over "The Man They Couldn't Arrest" Miss Day wearing men's pants in should be spoken of as one of the the picture. Sally agreed to wear film triumphs of the season.
the pants and the public agreed that It was left to Gainsborough she was
a hit in "The Good-bye to provide the screen
ver-Kiss."
sion of this "Seamark" thrill- She was chosen as a Wampas er, and all who have dls- Baby Star in 1928, an event which covered excitement in the novel will she considers equal in importance revel in the Alm story of a monocled to her first role as a definite atop inventor-hero who provides Scotland in her career. Yard with a succession of surprises. Another is that of her marriage
The British thriller is now showin June, 1930, to Hoot Gibson. ing at the Queen Theatre.
"ANNABELLE'S AFFAIRS."
Rowland Brown chose her for the feminine lead in "Quick Millions." Since then she has appeared in "The Black Camel," "The Holy
Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Frederick Stock (7123), When Day is Done (Katschor), Soliloquy (Bloom),
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.
Social Functions.
To-day Tez Dances at Hang Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at King's Restaur ant, and Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.
To-morrow Ten Dances at King's Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (35826),
Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel; 5.18-5.30 p.m.-A Selection of Dinner Dances at King's Restaur- Song Hits sung by Maurice Che-ant, Peninsula and Repulse Bay
IIotels, You've Got That Thing" from "Fifty
Thursday Old Bedfordians" Million Frenchmen",
annual dinner, Hong Kong Club, 8 "Paris Stay the Same" from "The p.m.
you Brought a New Kind of Love to Love Farade" •--•-• * • - •. . . (22294)
valier.
Me" from "The Big Pond", "Livin' in the Sunlight Lovin in the Moonlight" from "The Big Pond"
(22405) 5.30-7 p.m.-A relay of "Anna-
Saturday Burna Dinner, Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 8.80 p.m.
Entertainments.
To-day King's Theatre;
If Vletor McLaglen is conceited, Terror." and "Bad Girl," her cur- belle's Affairs" from the King's "Annabelle's Affairs."
he is enough actor to conceal the
fact. The well known screen star and exponent of robust screen roles;
Is one of the hardest men to inter-i
view in Hollywood,
rent auccess.
"HUSH MONEY."
There are supposed to be many Brawny Vic, who is co-featured ways of breaking Into the movies, with Jeanette MacDonald in the Fox Hardie Albright, co-featured with comedy, "Annabelle's Affairs," Joan Bennett in the Fox drama, showing at the King's Theatre, has "Hush Money," coming to the enjoyed
a most colourful career. King's Theatre on Thursday, used being a hero of three wars. what is probably the best method. moderately successful miner, a It came about when Albright was wrestler and champion prize fighter playing the juvenile lead in "Young in addition to playing in vaudeville Sinners" on the stage. A Fox and appearing with a medicine Films scout saw him and made a show, before going into pictures.
mental note of the fact that he was As champion heavyweight of perfectly suited to the part.
He Eastern Canada, he fought a no-also noted that Albright-youthful, decision bout with Jack Johnson, five feet eleven inches, 160 pounds, champion heavyweight of the world with light brown hair and blue at the motion, and might have be-eyes-was typical of modern Ameri-| come champion himself had be stuck can youth.
to the fight game.
Meanwhile, Fox Films had par- A cast of outstanding comedians chased the screen rights to "Young It In-Sinners" and was seeking someone supports the principals. cludes Roland Young. Ruth Warren, to play the lead. The scout, seeing William Collier, Sen.. Sam Hardy, Albright in "The Greeks Had A George Andre Beronger, Joyce Word For It," remembered him in Compton and Sally Blane. Alfred "Young Sinners", and asked him to Werker directed.
take a test.
"EAST OF BORNEO."
Since Albright knew the charac- ter, he had no trouble in making his test convincing. He was given the role.
Theatre by courtesy of the man. agement.
7.05-8 p.m.-Instrumental. Violin Solo-
Zapateado (Sarasate), Hebrew Melody (Achron),
Jascha Heifetz (6695). Piano Solo-
Variations in C Minor (Beethoven),
Sergei Rachmaninoff (6844). Cello Solo-
Song Without Words in D
(Mendelssohn),
(a) Songs My Mother Taught Me
(Dvorak),
(b) Flight of the Bumble Bees
(Rimsky-Korsakow),
Pable Casals (7103).
Piano Solo-
One Lives But Once (Strauss-Tausig),
Sergei Rachmaninoff (6836).
Guitar Solo-
Tremolo Study (Tarrega), Fandanguillo (Turina),
Andres Segovia (8767).
Plano Solo-
A la Bien Aimee (Schutt), Waltz in E Flat (Durand),
Harold Bauer (6608). Violin Solo-
Song of the Volga Boatmen-Para-
phrase (arr. Kreisler), Negro Spiritual Melody
(arr. Kreisler),
Theatre: To-day - Queen's "The Man They Couldn't Arrest." Today Central Theat "East of Borneo."
To-day Majestic "The Seas Beneath."
To-day - Star "Idle Rich."
Theat
Theatre:
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To-morrow-Outward for Europe via Marseilles (Hector), 10.80 a.m.; for Europe via Siberia (Athos II), 2.30 p.rs.
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January 30 at the Central Police Station at 2.80 p.m. All members must attend as a Company photo- graph will be taken at this time. Fritz Kreisler (1122), Dress-Blue Uniform, Cap with 8 p.m.-Local Time.
White Cover, Truncheon, Belt, 8.05-11.30 p.m. - Ko Shing Whistle and Chain, Armlet and QUEEN'S Theatre Relay.
Badge, "Pocket Policeman" and 11.30 p.1.
(approx.)-Close note-book to be carried.
Down
A remarkable photoplay is "East of Borneo," produced by Universal
"Hush Money" counts in its cast and filmed partly in the picturea- auch well known players of the pean recorded programmes
All recorda in the above Euro- que jungles of Sumatra and the stage and screen Malay Peninsula, among ancient Myrna Loy, C.
as Owen Moare, kindly supplied by Meassa. Moutrie
Heary Gordon, & Co. ruins, which form the setting for Douglas Cosgrove and George Batt. the action of the drama, now at the Central Theatre.
For this picture, it is announe- ed, is in no sense a travelogue, but
a dramatic story which is filled
AND
"FIVE AND TEN."
"A wicked woman at lasti"
This was the enthusiastic greet-
POLICE RESERVE.
Indian Company. Commendation.-Constable. iR253 are Mohamed Ahsan of the Indian Company. Hong Kong Police Re- serve is commended by the Hon. 1.G.P. for zeal and alertness on September 27, 1981, in arresting four illicit wine smugglers on board the s. ukiang.
Orders for the Current
Week.
Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C.
with suspense and exciting actioning with which Irene Rich welcom- The film tells the story of an ed her role of the philandering American doctor who has literal mother in "Five and Ten," Marion Wolfe. C.M.G.. Inspector-General
on Thursday.
Revolver Competition.
ly buried himself in this wild re-Davies's new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer of Police, are as under:-- gion where be, the only white man film coming to the Queen's Theatre in the entire countryside, is the personal physician of an Oriental rajah who rules his people from a ruined castle. Into this desolate
my husband in the bright lights," she said. "Now I am going to have
Flying Squad. Strength.-S. I. B. C. Randall has resumed command of the Flying Squad with effect from Wednesday, January 13, 1982)
The next instructional patrol will
A revolver competition will take take place on Friday, January 29 "For years I have been a trust-place between the Chinese Com-at Central Police Station at 17.15 ing but downtrodden wife on the pany and the Reserve Emergency hours. 'All members should at screen always dressed in calicoes, Unit at the Kennedy Road Range tend. Dress-Blue Uniform and spot comes the divorced wife of waiting at home while
some other on Saturday, January 23 at 2.30 Cap with White Cover. the doctor, her re-kindled love
herself with p.m. woman was enjoying
Reserve Emergency Unit, causing her to follow him half
Chinese. Company.
Strength-Constable R446. S. way around the world. It is when
Training Course-Part II-All Bercovitch has been taken on the her late husband spurns her and
some fun of my own for a change-recruita will attend at the Chinese strength of the Reserve Emergency the rajah casts covetous eyes on No more weeping and waiting and Company's Headquarters, on Tues- Unit as from January 16, 1982, the beautiful white woman that drab clothes. I have eight gorgeous day, January 19, 1982, at 5.30 p.m. Defendu Class-The defendu the drama reaches its climax, costumes to wear and, believe me, for instruction. while the thunderous eruption of there isn't any woman on earth who Defendu Class-This will be at Police Headquarters on Thursday The cast of "Enst of Borneo" is enjoys beautiful clothes any more held on Wednesday, January 20 at instead of Wednesday as previous-
than I." headed by Rose Hobart Charles Bickford, and also in- cludes Georges Renavent, Lupita Tovar, Noble Johnson and many hundreds of native Malays.
a volcano adds terror to the scene.
"BAD GIRL”
and
* class will be held in the gymnasium
•
Police Headquarters at 5.80 p.m. ly notified at 5.30 p.m. under Miss Rich last played the tragic under Police Sergeant R. J. Hunt. Police Sergeant R. J. Hunt.
Training Course-Part I-AI Arme Licence.--All members role of the wife in "Strangers May Kiss". and her assignment to the recruits of the Chinese Company who have not yet returned their role in the new Davies's picture fol-will attend Central Police Station licences to the O. 1/c. must do so lowed her acclaim in the Shearer for Squad Drill on Thursday, at once. film by critics throughout the world. January 21, 1982, at 5.30 p.m. Defendu Class.-The defendu N.C.O's. Class-All N.C.O's. will class will be held in the gymnasium
the attend Chinese Company's at Police Headquarters on Thure- Headquarters on Friday, January day, instead of Wednesday, as pre- 22, 1932, at 4 p.m. for instruction viously notified at 5.80 pm. under under Mr. Paterson, P.P.T.S Police Sergeant R. J. Hunt.
Company Parade-A Company (Sgd.) D. L. KING D.B.P. (2.), parade will take place on Saturday, Į Hong Kong, January 18,-1882.
Sally Eflers, who plays the title Jean Houyet, a young French role in "Bad Girl," Fox Film version millionaire, was condemned to ten of Vina Delmar's celebrated novel years' penal servitade on Devil's The Newspaper Enterprise lad. of mother love, coming to the island and twenty years banish- a ment, in Paris recently, for murder- King's Theatre very shortly, je New Yorker by birth, as la James ing a young woman..
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