WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932.
ROUND HONG KONG'S
CINEMA THEATRES
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"THE SEA BAT."
THE CHINA MAIL.
SUN MOVING AWAY
FROM EARTH.
Life Extinct in One Trillion Years,
form over its surface.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong- Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 888 metres (845 K.C.'s) :——
5-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 6-6.80 p.m.-Children's Concert.
Columbia Records kindly supplied 7.03-9 p.m.-European Programme by the Anderson Musle Co.
7.03-7.18 p.m.Orchestral.
China and the Philippines went
The sun is shrinking at such a Doug and his confreres in adven-rate and moving away
from the ture, shooting wild beasts, meeting earth
at a speed of three feet a kings, queens and celebrities, visit-century that Colonel George Cros, s ing sacred and historic spots. well-known French astronomer, pre-of Good acting, coupled with out-mingling with the surging tides of diets that in one trillion years' from standing photographic achieve-oriental humanity-looking always now life will have disappeared from ments and T South Sen setting, for the unusual, the extraordinary, the earth and a great glacier will Three Dances from Henry VIII. make Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's film and always finding it.
(German), "The Sea Bat," now showing at Before the magic of Doug's sense
Sir Dan Godfrey conducting A trillion years represents 500
the Bournemouth Municipal the Star Theatre, worth while see of humour, thrills give way to times the age of the earth and is
Orchestra (5577). ing. Charles Bickford and Raquel laughs on the least provocation. 3,000.000 times longer than the Chanson Bohemienne Torres head the cast, others of "Around the World" could well be duration of humanity
(Boldi & Nussbaum). prominence being Sila Asther this fealled a comedy, one of the best of sent. Colonel Cros estimates the
to the pre- The Clock is Playing (Blaauw), first talkie). John Miljan and this or any other year..
Jean Lensen & His Orchestra The fascinating features of this lion years old and not more than Cinderella Waltz (Pattman),
earth to be not less than 1,400 mil-i
(4741). George F. Marion,
7.18-7.38 p.m.-Organ Solos. Natives diving for sponges dar-film are too numerous to enumerate. 3,400 million years and has estab Alice Whore Art Thou? ing the day. Vodao dancing at Always after the firet gaap of lished an estimate of 2,000,000,000 | night, and exciting battles with the amazement, there is a succeeding
Puttman (DB104). In a Persian Market (Ketalbey), Glant Ruy a large sen monster) flood of laughter at Doug's witty
The sun, he contends, is 8,000,- In a Chinese Temple Garden. form interesting features of the quips. Famous. personages speak 000,000 years old and has left but (Ketelbey),
from the screen and there is a run-a scant 15,000,000,000,000 years, in Estrellita (Fonce),
Quentin M. Maclean (4021). Bickford is seen in the role of ning flow of explanation from Doug, spite of the fact that the san loses La Golondrina (Mexican Air), an escaped prisoner who, disguis-most of it being in a humorous vein. 250.000 tons of its weight a minute!
Emil Velazco (DE85). ed as a clergyman, tanda in the To miss this film is to misa one in radiation, which makes the daily
7.38-8 p.m.-Sea Shanties. island and falls in love with Miss of the finest and most sensational loss in weight some 350,000,000 tons Away for Rio (Carey),
entertainments the screen has yet.
Shenandoah (Carey), offered. It is a mixture of magic
Arthur Jordan. Tenor (3566). (a) Blow, My Bully Boys, Blow, and reality which will fascinate the
(b) Billy Boy (arr. Terry), grown-ups und bring delight to the
Island Sheiling Song, children as well.
film.
Torres.
OFFICIAL SOURCES.
"HUCKLEBERRY FINN.”
years.
and
127,750,000,000 tons a year.
the annual shrinkage about
In addition to losing its radiating power as it grows smaller, the sun is actually drawing away from the earth at the rate of one foot every 35 years, In one trillion years the sun will be one-sixth of its present distance-farther away from the
earth.
That alone will be responsible for
BRIAN AHERNE. Of twenty speaking parts in the motion picture, "Huckleberry Finn,"
Brian Aherne looks different in which will be shown at the King's his first talkie, "The 'W' Plan," Theatre to-morrow, four are car which will be shown at the Queen's ried by well-known juvenile players, Theatre to-morrow. He plays the Jackie Coogan, Mitzi Green, Junior part of a British officer masquerad here on earth of 15 degrees centi
a drop in the mean temperature Durkin and Jackie Seari, all of theming as a German officer, which continuing the roles in which they necessitates a monocle, one of those radiation powers of the sun. will re- grade. The reduction in weight and won favour in "Tom Sawyer." decolete haircuts, and a bumptious duce the temperature on earth an-
Several adult players seen in little moustache. It's the kind of other 15 degrees, "Tom Sawyer" again play the same moustache that
a total of 30 puts you in your; characters in "Huckleberry Finn,"place and suggests that your spell-
degrees centigrade or 64 degrees the seconil of the Mark Twaining is bad and your nose too red,
Fahrenheit. screen.and your banking account Claru Blandick will again hold away drawn. You know the kind!
the Sawyer boys, as Aunt Vietor Saville, who nursed it into Polly. Jane Darwell continues as being, feels all the responsibility of the efficient Widow Douglas. Huck
a conscientious gardener. Finn's guardian angel.
classics to
over
the come to
TWH veteran actresses, Cecill Weston and Lillian
over-
And
During the production of this pic- ture, Brian was caught smoking a Harmer wera cigarette. Victor snatched it from signed for the roles of Mrs. That his mouth, with the greatest in cher, and a companion of Widow dignation. "Hi" shouted Victor, Douglas. Miss Weston brings an "you'll burn my moustache!" experience of thirty years on the
People from Birmingham
stage and screen to her difficult funny that way.
NATALIE MOORHEAD.
are
Thus Summers will become Win- ters and the present Winters will
have an average Summer tempera- become glacial. New York would
20 degrees above Fahrenheit, and an average Winter temperature of 23 degrees below zero. Even California would have
Lare of
zero
Greenock Male Voice Chair (4623).
(a) Tom's Gone to Hilo. (b) What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor (arr. Terry), (a) Blow the Man Down, (b) The Merchant Ship
(arr. Terry & Show),
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.
Social Functions. To-day Tea Dances at Hong! Dinner Dances at Hong Kong, Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant;
Repulse Bay and Peninsula Hotels and King's Restaurant.
Entertainments. Tilly of Bloomsbury,"
To-day King's Theatre;
To-day Queen's "Beau Hunks."
Theatre;
Ta - day — Central Thoukran "Around the World in 80 Minutes." To-day Majestic Theatre; "The Madonna of Avenue A."
Today - Star Theatre: "Sea Eat."
Lammerts Auction. To-morrow At Royal Observa- tory, Nathan Road, Kowloon, house- hold furniture, 10.30 a.m.
Land Sale.
March 29-At-P.W.D. Offices, one lot of Crown Land, at Mount Cameron, & p.m.
Home Malls. To-morrow-Outward for Europe via Siberia (Rawalpindi), 10.30 a.m. -Meetings.
To-morrow China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd., Ex- change Building, noon.
March 25-R.A.O.B. Club, Bank of China Bldg., 6 p.m.
March 29-Hong Kong General The League of Arts Choir Chamber. of Commerce, Chartered
(4593).
Bank Bldg., 5. p.m.
8 p.m.-Local Time. 8.05-8.42 p.m.-Operatic. Orchestral
La Tosca (Puccini)-Prelude Act 9.
Milan Symphony Orchestra (5394),
Chorus-
La Gioconda (Panelicili)--
Festa Pane, Madame Butterfly (Puccini)--
Humming Chorus,
La Scala Chorus of Milan (4801).
Pianoforte Solo-
Ecsenkavalier
(R. Strauss arr, Grainger),- Fantasy on Love Themes,
Percy Grainger (DB28).
Chorus
Lombart! (Verdi)--0 Signore Che
Dal Tetto Natio, Carmen (Blzet)-Chorus of Cigar
ette Girls.
top heat of 24 degrees in Summer and average Winters of one or two degrees above zero. The Dakotaa would see average Winter tempera.;
La Scala Chorus of Milan tures of 46 degrees below zero. In·
(4800); the Siberian steppes life would be Orchestral- come impossible and at Vladivostok.
The Barber of Seville-Overture the average temperature
(Rossini), would
Percy Pitt conducting the above zero, falling in never rise
B.B.C. Wireless Symphony mid-Winter to 50 below zero.
Orchestra (V166). relief from another source, however, There is always some hope of
for Colonel Cros believes it is pos
Organ Solo-
Frederica O Malden, My Maiden
(Leharuent
Quentin Maclean (DB277). 8.42-9 p.m.
Wembley Military Tattoo,
character role, Miss Harmer was a prominent stage figure for seventeen years before she entered pictures.
Eugene Pallette, Oscar Apfel,į Natalie Moorhead, one of the Warner Richmond, Guy Oliver, most notable portrayers of man- Frank McGlynn, Aileen Manning charmer roles on the talking screen, and Clarence Muse have important avows that vamping comedians is parts.
twice as difficult as vamping the "Huckleberry Flin" was directed unwry heroes of straight droma. sible that some of the present by Norman Taurog, maker of the laugh up my sleeve," she de-nebulous groups may take the form recent youngster hit, "Skippy," and clared, "while putting dramatic of a sun by flattening at the ends of "Forbidden Adventure," the Sin-characters under my, er... spel.
in spinning. clair Lewis story, of young folk and That's an essential part of the their mothers. The picture was characterisation.
9.10.30 artistes, whether it be a comedy or a filmed at the Paramount studio in
"But when I loosed this particu-dramatic sequence. Hollywood and on location. An en-lar form of theatrical artistry on
But even his equanimity was tire country town, of the 1850 Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey severely shaken during a scene in vintage, was re-created near Holly-In "Hook, Line and Sinker," 1 found "Tilly of Bloomsbury," Phyllia wood as a setting for the story. it difficult. to keep from laughing Konstam, who plays the part of Nearly two hundred children, of right out loud. On two occasions Tilly, has invited her flance's rich assorted ages, have parts in the ple- their reactions were too much for family to her modest home where) ture. The juvenile cast of "Huckle-me and I really had to laugh!" attempts to put her middle-class berry Finn" is much larger than
Played the Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards conducted by Capt. George Müller (9078-4), p.m. - European Concert from the Studio.
Programme. 1. Pianoforte Solo-
Medley of Foxtrots & Waltzes,
Miss Doreen Ma. 2. Song-
(a) Lover Come Back To Me, (b) Pagan Love Song,
Miss Pamela Bell (Soprano) Accompanied by Mr. G. W. Humorous Monologue
True.
The Girl On The Ferry,
The production, a Radio Pictures' family into as good a light as pos- a. that of either "Tom Sawyer" or "special" comes to the Queen'ssible go all wrong, and culminate Skippy."
Theatre on Sunday next.
in a dramatic scene during which she denounces her future mother-In-4 law for her. snobbishness and patronage.
FAIRBANKS' TRAVEL FILM.
"TILLY OF BLOOMSBURY,"
Songs
(a) Love,
Mr. S. A. Sweet.
(b) Klas Me Goodnight,
Miss Joan Bell (Contralto) Accompanied by Mr. G. W. True
denunciation, 6. Violin Solo-Solected,
Those big crowds who attended;
Phyllis Konstam had a remark- The sincere manner with which the Central Theatre within the last able tribute paid to her after the Phyllis Konstam played this scene, three days were greatly thrilled and shooting of a dramatic scene in the fervour of her amused when they saw Douglas Tilly of Bloomsbury," the Sterling and championing of her own poor Fairbanks" "Around the World in Film Co, Ltd., talkie production family reached such a pitch of 80 Minutes" showing on the screen, which is showing to-day by request dramatic Intensity that Jack Ray- With three companions, Doug at the King's Theatre for one day mond was in constant fear that actually travelled out to strange only.
Phyllis Konstam would collapse lands in search of new thrills, and Jack Raymond, who directed the under the emotional strain, that he found them is amply verified picture, is beloved amongst artistes,
scene was eventually by the record of his camera. To for his imperturbability cloaks a taken. Jack Raymond enthusiasti see the picture is actually to accom-most kindly and tolerant under cally complimented her, and even pany Doug and share the fascinat-standing of human nature, and his the hard-boiled studio staff joined in ing adventures he found. Through gentle persuasiveness has the effect the outburst of spontaneous China, Japan, India, Siam, Indo-lof getting the last ounce, out of his plause.
Bringing Up Father.
MY LOVE
MY
ROSE
INGTFEL, NOF TUNE IN ON ANY LOW BROW MUSIC TO PLEASE YOU LISTEN TO THIS MUSIC OR GC TO YOUR ROOM·
When the
HELLO! 15 THIS YOU), DINTY? WELL! DO ME
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RADIO YOU KNOW I LIKE THE SAME CLASS OF MUSIC AS YOU DOS
ap-
Mr. Harold Leong Accompanied
by Mine Doreen Ma. 8. Songs
(a) Who do You Love (From "The
Love of Mika"), (b) One Kiss;
7.
March 29-Hong Kong Autemo- bile Association, Messrs. Jardine Matheson's Board Room, 5.30 p.m. March 30-Hong Kong Fire In- surance Co., Ltd., Messrs. Jardine's offices, noon.
March 30-Society of St. George, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's Board Room, 5.30 p.m.
March 80-Union Waterboat Co., Ltd.; Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., 3 p.m.
March 31-Hong Kong & Wham- Building, 11 a.m. pos Dock Company, Ltd., 2, Queen's
March 31Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., Exchange Building, Des Veux Road, noon.
Land
April 18-China Entertainment & Investment Co., Limited, extraordinary 'meeting, King's Theatre Building, 5th floor, noon.
Lenten Mission. lic Cathedral; Glenesly, 6 p.m. To-day-Lanten Mission, Catho
Subject: "The Crowning Glory."
TREASURE SEARCH.
Party of 24 Sail For Cocos Island.
Vancouver, Feb. 20. Captain Denis Rooke, the Aus- tralian fiyer, is among the party of 24 which sailed to-day to seek Cap tain Kidd's treasure on Cocos Island, off the coast of Columbia.
It is said that three separate lots of treasure are burled on Cocos Island, the total value being any-] thing between £10,000,000 and $20,- 000,000.
Einstein had to modify his theory As the result of discoveries in the field of science during 1981.
Miss Joan Bell (Contralto) Accompanied by Mr. G. W. True,
Violin Solos Belected,
Mr. Harold Leong Accompanied
by Misa Doreen Ma. Hamorous Monologue-
To Serenade Kowloon"",
Mr. S. A. Sweet,
P.
10.
Miss Pamela Bell: (Soprano) Accompanied by Mr. G. W. True.
11. Vocal Duets
Planoforte Bol
Medley of Fox Trota and Waltzes, Miss Doreen Ma.
8. Songs
(A) It Happened in Monterey, (b) Old New England Moon,
"ALL RIGHT- JIGGS-
LISTEN TO THIS STATION-THEY GIVE OUT SOME SWELL TUNESS
(3) "Springtime in the Rockles,”
Till We Meet Again,”.
The Misses Pamela and Joan Bell Accompanied by Mr. G. W. True.
10.30 p.m.-Close Down.
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