THE CHINA MAIL. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1934.
"SMOKY" FILMED Wild Horse Foaled In West Proves Killer
UNDYING FRIENDSHIP FOR ONE MAN
Exceedingly well photographed and dramatically screened "Smoky," the latest
Fox Film re- | thai lease, which is coming to King's Theatre shortly, brings to wild the story of a the screen horse immortalised in Will James's best seller of the same name.
Irene Bentley and Victor Jory have the romantic roles, while Will James himself plays a pro- minent part in the picture.
"Smoky" is the story of a wild horse foaled on the plains of the Weat. Branded as a killer, he is known for his hatred of men. Only one man can understand him and to him the horse shows undy ing devotion. This friendship off man and brast is the basis of the! film.
So great is this devotion that when "Smoky" is stolen his friend puts aside everything, including the love for his sweetheart, to go in search of him. In the years that follow "Smoky"--still undiscover- ed by his friend-attains fame as a rodeo horse, and then sinka to the depths of a rubbish man's cart borse, abused and forgotten.
The final reunion of the man and horse brings the film to a dramatic conclusion that Blande high in the annals of film drama.
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IN and JOSEPH ADAMOUTOZ The early birds of the annual flock of trans-Atlantic flera already are fluttering their wings impatiently at Floyd Bennett Field, New York. No less than six aviators were recently esgerly awaiting favourable weather conditions before gambling with death in attempts to make non-stop fights to various parts of Europe. George R. Pond and Cesare Sabelli were disappointed last year and again this year in their attempt to make a non-stop fight to Rome, The Adamowicz brothers, Benjamin and Joseph, will try to reach Warsaw, Poland, in one hop. The lone wolf of the flock is Joseph James, of Chicage, who plans a solo flight from Chicago to Lithuania. He is tuning his plane at New York.
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
A lecture on the question
of
The film portrays the West with study will be given by Dr. Kiang all its panoramic beauty, and de- Kang-hu, the neted scholar, at the
Chinese
Y. M. C. A.,
picts with outstanding realism the Street, this evening.
colourful vigour of the rodeo ex- hibitions.
Bridges
ROOSEVELT AND ROYALTIES
Aviation and Motoring
RAILWAYS AIR TRAFFIC BID
Independent Lines' Alarm.
Senator Queries His Book Profits.
ESTIMATED AT $1,000,000
Cheung Ping-h of No. #160
Washington. FIRST STAGE IN NEW "WAR" The featured roles are eleverly
Lockhart Road, was admitted to portrayed. Victor Jory, whe was the Government Civil Hospital at Roosevelt's new
The publication of President book, 'On Our
London. Jast seen in "State Fair" and
2 a.m. to-day, suffering from the Way. has caused Senator Schall, Independent air lines in Great] "The Devil's In Love," gives a
effects of opium polsoning, said to Republican from Minnesota, to splendid characterisation As the
Britain are considering action to an wonder whether royalties devoted master of the wild animal. have been self-administered in
attempt to commit suicide.
eruing to the President from its defend themselves against what a prominent Irene Bentley took
sales might total $1,000,000 they consider to be the attempt part in "My Weakness" and enacta
which, coupled with his salary of the railway companies to win her part in "Smoky" equally well.
would give him an annual in control of inland air services. come greater than that of *per- sons he has exposed.'
Recently, the four mainline
TEACHERS' DAY IN HONG KONG.
Sir William Hornell's Address.
FIRST LOCAL CELEBRATION.
school
of
Addressing Chinese
at the celebration teachers "Teachers' Day," Sir William Hor-
nell, C.1.E., Vice-Chancellor of the
For the theft of a fountain pen from Ngal Hung at the Wanchal Reclamation ground. Tang Cheung war sentenced to six weeks' hard labour by Mr. Q. A. A. MacFadyen at the Central Police Court this {morning.
ac-
Senator Schall, who described railway companies and Imperial the book as an obliging contri- Airways agreed to form a new bution to our dismay, asserted company, with a nominal capital that Mr. Roosevelt's first book of £50,000, to provide air services sold for $5 per copy, and that in the British Isles and else 'someone has said that 600,000 where, and to form connecting copies were sold.”
links with the services of Im- hold Working out the President's
perial Airways. royalty at 40 per cent. on
cach copy, the Senator asked:
Lam Ya-kin, a Chinese seaman, was sent to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday, suffering from minor [Injuries after falling into a
on board the sa. Tubo while she was on her way to the Colony from Yokohama.
Since them the principal book-
"In this case did the author re-ing agencies have given up tak
ing bookings for the independent:
direct with the company concern-
QUEEN'S
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Directly From its Sensational Hits in TOKYO and SHANGHAI!
SUNDAY
MARCUS SHOW
in the OPULENT EXTRAVAGANZA
in THIRTY SCENES.
LA VIE PAREE
MAID OF SILVER
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LAND OF JADE
SPIRIT OF THE VINTAGE
RED AND WHITE FANTASY
CARNIVAL OF RHYTHM
QUEEN OF VANITY
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TREES
HALL OF MIRRORS
WORLD O' GIRLS
COMPANY OF 70
LARGEST PRODUCTION EVER BOOKED IN THE FAR EAST.
LEON MILLER BEN MCATEE
SIX BOUNDING ALI BABAS HARVEY, YOUNG & KAYE
LILLIAN MCCOY MARGO BUSCH
DOTTIE COUDY
ELMER COUDY.
LA FANETTE HA CHA SAN
SISTERS BRADY
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KAREL'S ADAGIO FOUR THE PLATINUM THREE
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GERORGENE MILLAR LES SECHRIST
ROLAND TOURNIER THE SILVER GODDESS.
LEE MASON FLO RIDA
36 Justly Celebrated MARCUS PEACHES 36
BOOKINGS NOW AT QUEEN'S BOX OFFICE. 5.15 P.M. DAILY MATINEES 50 Cts., $1.00, $2.00, $3.00. 9.30 P.M. EVERY NIGHT - - 60 Cts., $1.00,52.00, $3.00, $4.00.
TROLLEY BUSES
IN LONDON.
To Prosperity.
London.
ceive a royalty of $1.000.000 air lines operating in this coun- The St. John Ambulance Brigade which with his salary of $75,000 try. Those wishing to travel by Hong Kong University, at the has received a cheque for $369.26 would be more than any of King's Theatre yesterday pointed from the Chinese members of the the salaries and royalties receive one of these lines must book Motor Industry's Return out the importance of the study of St. John Ambulance, Railway Dl-ed by the other persona he has cd. Chinese and the necessity of ac-vision, to be donated to the Gas exposed.
This question is now being in works Disaster Relief Fund. Certainly, all the cards should taken up by the air transport quiring lucidity of expression
In the field of public service table,' he said, their own language.
A special social is to be held at and if it is wrong for Mr. Sch. section of the Society of British transport last year saw still fur-
Aircraft Constructors, and a re-ther progess to remember that they were deal- the Union Church, Kowloon, on wab to receive $300,000 in royal-mart is being prepared for con- trolley bus at the expense of the ing with living material, not auto. June 12 when a presentation will ties and salary and for movie sideration at a meeting of the tram. Nearly 16,000,000 more pas- matic machines, and that their be made to Mr. and Mrs. G. R. stars to have contracts for $200,ection to-morrow. Possible contact with their pupils must be Leib, who are leaving the Colony 000 a year and their incomes ex action will depend entirely upon former, while the older system lost
Sir William urged the teachers
vital.
on Saturday, June 16.
be laid on the
posed to the public gaze as has been done, then surely we have
,".
on the part of the
were carried by sengers
the
the nature of that report.
over 214,000,000. Trolley buses have now been in use long enough The more important indepen to show their many advantages, dent air lines include: Hillman's view and in the shape of reduced Airways, British Air Navigation both from the passengers' point of Company, Spartan Air Lines, running costs for operating, au- Portsmouth and Isle of Wight thorities.
Sir Shou-son Chow and many
Defence Bodies Formed. A Ladies' Whist Drive will be a right to know the royalties if prominent educationists were pre-held by the Police Branch of the any paid to an author even sent at the meeting which Was
M.C.L. on Tuesday, June 12, at though he be the President of presided over by Mr. T. Y. Chan, who explained that although the the Police Recreation Club, Happy the United States.'-Reuter. Chinese Teachers' Day was obser-Valley, commencing at 3 p.m. Ad- ved first some three years ago in mission will be $1, tea included. China, this was the first time there had been a local celebration.
RAILWAY VERSUS SHIPPING.
Canton-Hankow Link A Hinderance To Trade.
CHINEGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DISCUSSION.
Personal Par
Company, Highland Airways, Air There are now in Britain one' The Morrison Centenary Com Mr. J. Harrop, managing direc- Ferries, and Midland and Scottish pubile board (London), 28 muni- mittee will meet in the Cathedral tor of Messrs. James H. Backhouse, the railways are determined to and 5 private companies operating Air Ferries. They consider that cipalities and local authorities. Hall at 5.16 p.m. evening. Dr. and Ltd., returned to the Colony year prevent a recurrence in the air trolley buses, while some 20 other Mary Morrison were the first Mis-terday from Shanghai on the R. M. of what happened on the roads, athorities have obtained power to Jaioners in South China.
IS. Empress of Asia,
and that they are attempting to run this type of vehicle. Nearly One case of meningitis was re- The 8.5. Soudan left Singapore at win a secure place for themselves 900 buses are already in service ported in the Colony during the 246 a.m. yesterday, and is due in Hong in air traffic." hours ending June 5.
Kong at 7 a.m. on Sunday,
and several new deets ATC 04 Two associations have been
twelve örder. These include formed to protect the interests of
wheel double-deck Sunbeams for the independent air lines-the The Women's Auxiliary of the A fine of $2,500, in default one,
Bournemouth and 4-and 6-wheeler's of the same make for Portsmouth. Hong Kong Society for the Protec-year's imprisonment, was imposed Society of British Air Operating
Something like '£3,000,000 is sníd tion of Chlidren gratefully acimow-on Chan Yip, by Mr, E. W. Hamil Companies and the Air Transport
Assocation.
to be invested in trolley bases by The question of linking, the ledge the following donations:-Mrs. ton at the Central Magietracy this
operating authorities, and this Canton-Kowloon Railway with M. K. Lo, $100; Anonymous, $25; morning for being in possession of the future Canton-Hankow Kafl- Mrs. R. M. Henderson, $10. 42,500 heroin pills at the Tung On
figure is rapidly increasing an new way was debated by a record at-
Wharf yesterday.
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AIR TRANSPORT IN fleets are put into service.
BRITAIN.
tendance et the annual meeting For being in possession of A of the Hong Kong Chinese Cham-forged $10 Chartered Bank note at Pleading gulity to the charge of ber of Commerce, held yesterday. the Yuen On Wharf yesterday being in possession of 17 forged $10
Mr. Wong Kwong-tin was in the morning, Tang Wan, 36-year-old Chartered Bank notes and one $25 Representatives Meeting
shipping business Police Court this morning.
Revived.
AIR RECORD BID.
French Attempt To Beat 205 M.P.H.
Paris,
chair.
shop foki, was fined $30, in default Guilder Bank note, Li Ki-suen-un- Apprehension, based on the un-one month's hard labour, by Mr. employed, of 28 Wing. Wo Street, precedented depression of the Hong Q. A. A. MacFadyen at the Central third floor, was remanded by Mr.
London. Kong-Canton
[Q. A. A. MacFadyen at the Centra!! and competition from the railway,
Police Court this morning, until The air transport section of the
A French attempt is shortly to manifested itself in the discuss. Three men, Chan Lam, driver of next Wednesday for hearing, on the Soceity of British Aircraft Con-be made to break the world air Memebers connected with tramcar No, 898, Lau Hing, a con- application of Inspector J. Murphy.structors was revived as a result speed record, at present held by Chinese shipping voiced, strong ductor, and Hung Tu, a Chinese
́ ́ of a meeting at the society's head- the United States. disagreement with the Chairman's revenue officer, who were charged A fine of $200, in default two quarters in Albemarle-street, W. idea that the early completion of befors Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the months bard labour, was imposed recently, the Hankow Railway should bene- Central Magistracy with fighting in on Chan Chiu, second compradore About 20 reprasentatives of air Istres, the Marseilles, airport, fit the local trade. It was indicat Des Voeux Road Central on June 2 on the .. Michael Jebsen, by Mr. transport concerns and airport superintending the final adjust- ed that the completion of the Han- were discharged this morning.-- EW. Hamilton the Central operators attended the meeting.ments to his machine and the fun- kow Railway might considerably
Magistracy this morning, for imIt was decided to form two diyl-ing up of the engine, which, de
....
M. Jean Doumera, who is an en- gineer as well as a pilot, is now at
affect the skipping business," KA cluded among the Chamber's trade porting 220 bags of charcoal, 5sions, one for air transport opera-velops 1,000 hp.
Mr. LA Hoi-tong seconded by suggestions to the Government. cw of bananas, and a parcel of tors and the other for those in The existing record of 305 miles Mr. Chan Yu-shan moved that Mr. Nine members supported Mr. L's Ashing lines; unmanifested. The terested in airports and seroan hour was set up by Mr. James Wong's resolution concerning the objection; but the item was past- goods were ordered to be confiscat-dromes. The latter will include Wedell, on September 4, 1935, at
Chicago. "Hankow Railway'should not be in-led by an overwhelming "vote,
municipal aerodrome intereste
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