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"SERVANTS". ENTRANCE"
KING'S THEATRE
Janet Gaynor portrays a million
King's Theatre Bldg, 5th Floor. dollar heiress of an automobile
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Janet's descent to poverty is mo- tivated by a desire to become a useful woman, to learn to cook. Bew, bake a cake and take care of babies. So she disappears through the front door of her own palatial home, and makes her way to the Servants Entrance" of another, masquerading as a maid. It is thus that she meets Lew, a chauf- feur with an Inventive turn of mind whose passion is a new type) of motorboat. To win his love, and to make him capitalize his invention without revealing her identity, become. Janet's amusing problems.
The story, adapted for the screen by Samson Raphaelson is from the famous story by Sigrid and Boo.
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RAFT PROGRAMMES
In addition to Janet Gaynor and ENTRY FORMS for the TWELFTH EXTRA RACE MEET. Lew Ayres, the cast includes Ned! ING, to be held on SATURDAY, Sparks, Walter Connolly, Louise the 1st December, 1984 (Weather Dresser, G. F. Huntley, Jr.; Astrid PEARLS, GENUINE CULTURED; permitting), may be obtained at the Allwyn, Siegfried Runmann, and PEARLS Mr. KODAKA arrives on or Secretary's Office, Gloucester Build. John Qualen. about the 23rd. inat. Watch for open-) ing date of PEARL EXHIBITION at ing; the Club House, Happy Valley; Messrs. KOMOR & KOMOR.
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For the first time since Martin Luther died in the fifteenth century, Germany has a single Bishop ruling over the entire Protestant Church, in the person of the Reverend Ludwig Mueller. Despite heated oppost... tion by thousands of clergymen, many of whom have been sent to con-. centration camps, the new Bishop was appointed primate of Nazi Ger many by his friend, Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler. In 1926 Mueller con- vinced litler that a unified Church would help bulwark the swastika.
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CENTRAD
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY, AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9,30
THIS IS THE PICTURE THAT OVERSHADOWS ANY ONE EVER MADEI
"THE LEGEND OF SIEGFRIED”
COLOSSAL CLIMAX OF
ACHIEVEMENT.
with
MUSIC & SOUND
An Ufa super special.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
Hainland is published:----
QUEEN'S THEATRE
Hong Kong Honoured DAUGHTER AMONG LARGE . GATHERING
BRIDGE NOTES
UNUSUAL PLAY
by Ely Culbertson.
RADIO
TODAY'S PROGRAMME
NAVAL CHARITY DANCE
Proceeds To Dependents
The following programme wil Of Late Petty Officer he broadcasted to-day from » the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.R.W. on a wave length of 855 metres (845 K.Cs) —
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Dance Music To-night- 4-7. p.m.-Chinese Programime. 7-10.40 pm- European Programame 7 pm-Closing Local Stock Quota tions, London and New York and Com- modity Quotations.
7.08-7.38 p.m.-Orchestral.
(a) Woodland Interlude (from
By the kind permission of Captain A. Poland, D.3.0., RN, a charity dance will be held by the Petty Officers of the Fourth Submarine "Flotilla" at the China Fleet Club Theatre on Thursday evening,
Dancing will commence at 8.45 p.m. and conclude at 1 am. Admission will be $1.50, ladies by
"Caractacus") (Op. 85) -(Elgar) courtesy. The music will be
(a) Dream Children, Op.48, (Elgar) supplied by HMS Medway's
London Symphony Orchestre con- Band,
ducted by Sir Edward Elgar,"
Le Rouet D'Omphale (Omphale' Spin-
All proceeds will go to the aid
ning Wheel) (Saint-Saens, Op81) of the dependents of the late Philharmonie Symphony Orchestra Petty Officer Knights of H.M.S.
of New York conducted by Orpheus.
Willem Mengelberg.
The OperaballOverture (Heuberger> Berlin State Opera Orchestra con-
ducted by Dr. Leo Blech...
7.33-8 p.m.-Vocal Gems
Maritana (Wallace)
Monsieur, Beaucaire (Messager)
Jolly Roger
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$8,000 LOSS FROM
Light Opera Company, I CHINESE HOTEL Light Opera Company. Canton Military Agent's
Columbia Light Opera Company.
Report To Police
A report was made to the
8 pm-Local Time and Weather Report.
8.03.9 p.m. From the Studio. Dance Music by the Orchestra of the Police yeaterday by a Canton B.S. "President. Ineoin" directed John military purchasing agent, Tsui
Kay."
Programme
1. I Saw Stars
2. Getting Sentimental Over You
Trombone Solo by John Silverman
3. Sweet Bue. Just you 4. Original Plano Somposition
5. The Lights are Low 6. My Judy
Rohret Abbey.
7. Reflections in the Water
Violin Sole by Ray seamont 8. Mood Indigo
Was it a Dream?
Diane Waltz Medley.
It is rare, indeed, to find a case-9. where a
Declarer is able to fulfill a contract to make two in 10. Sometimes I'm Happy
11 Piano Selection... a suit when, had the opponents bid 12 Song of Surrender the same suit, they would have late been able to make, three-odd - 14
Having won one Motion Picture Academy award with a thrilling double role in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Fredric March makes his second bld for this distinction with another, in "Death Takes a Holl- Right Rev. G. H. Lander, D.D., other words, a hand that will pro-13. day," the Paramount pleture. now Bishop of Hong Kong from 1907 at the Queen's Theatre.
A memorial service to the
to duce & awing of four tricks depen-14.
In the first part of "Death Takes 1920, who died last week, was held
Among the large congregation
a Holiday." March masquerades as at St. John's Cathedral last evening. a "Shadow," a sinister figure, cap-| able of destruction at will. Inter- vening scenes find him transformed present were Mrs. E. G. Stewart, a Into a dashing Russian prince, a daughter of the Bishop Lander, Mr. gay romancer, taking his first Bing E. G. Stewart, Principal of St. at love and life, but always con Paul's Boys' College, the Hon. Mr. acious that, in three days, he will N. L. Smith and Mrs. Smith and
Lt. Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin. again become the "Shadow."
The service, most of which was in As the Russian prince, March enters the home of a distinguished Cantonese, was conducted by the family as a mysterious guest, and, Rev. Lee Kau-yan. Other Dergy) seeking the meaning of love, he participating were the Bishop of tests the young women of the villa, Hong Kong (Rt., Rev. P. O. Hall), each in turn. Each of them is at Very Rev. Dean A. Swann Arch tracted to him, but only one under-deacon Mok Sau-tsang, Rev. H. W. stands his true personality and is Baines, Rev. N. V. Halward, Rev. E. W. L. Martin, Deaconness Vincent, willing to love him withal.
The supporting cast in "Death Rev. Tsang Ki-ngok, Rey, Paul Teo Takes a Holiday" is notable for its and Rev. Chung Yan-lap.
great names. Headed by Evelyn
Venable, it includes the distinguish-
ed Sir Guy Standing, Kent Taylor, Fred Kerr, Ian Hunter and Mar- Kathleen Howard, former grandį
opera star who resigned her recent garot Yarde,
dent upon the Declarer.
One of these rare hands is the following:
North, Dealer
Neither side vulnerable;- North-South, part-score 60 North:-
S-A Q 10 8
H.-92 DA 9 8 4 C-54
West:
S-987 H.-K J 3 -D.-7 6 5
C-10 $2
East;~~
2
S.-2
·HQ 8 7 6 D-K J 10
C. -A K Q 76 South:-
S.-K 6 5 4 H.--A 10 5 4 D-Q 3 2 C-98
The bidding:
Pass
Charmaine
Waltz Medley.
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi Somedy Sweetheart: The Very Thought of you.
15. Don't let it happen again.
9-9.15 p.m.-A Pianoforte Recital by: Arthur de Greef.
1. (a) Waltz in G flat Major, Op. 70,
* No.-1. (Chopin).
Yuk-lam, of the loss of a sum approximating $8,000 in Hong Kong banknotes from his room at the Melchow Hotel in Des Voeux Road, Central.
He arrived from Canton by. train the previous evening. The Police are now investigating the matter.
MOSCOW'S MONSTER
LIBRARY
Among The Largest In The World
With 5,600,000 volumes, the Len- in Public Library in Moscow is among the largest in the world and
(b) Walts in D flat, Op. 64, No. 1 holds second place in the Soviet Union. More than 600,000 readers (Chopin).
2. (a) Serenade, Op.16 (Moszkowski) a year avail themselves of its ser
(b) Etude, Op. 18, No. 3 (Moss-vices.
kowski).
3. Waltz in E. Major, Op.24
(Moszkowski).
9.15-9.30 p.m.
Tidworth Tattoo, 1984.
Massed Bands of the Southern
Command.
9.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, Lopdon 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
$.35-10.30 p.m.--Variety. Ráno Solor
Fl string along with you What are your Intentions?
Rale da Costa. Song-Brighter than the Sus
What more can I ask?
Anona Winn (Soprano). Orchestra--
Wonder Bar-Film Songs Belection
The Bohemians. Banjo Solo-Keyboard Kapera Mandoline Solo-Mazur
East South
Dbl. Pass
20
West Pass
Mario do Pietro, Quick Fox-Trot-Sing as we go Waltz-Love (Wonderful Love)
position as fashion editor of In order to comply with the con Harper's Bazaar to fill this role;ditions of an unusual will, in which North Helen Westley, the Theatre Guild she is required to marry a man. 18: artist; Katherine Alexander and from Toronto whom she has never
Mr. Harold S. Vanderbilt, play- Henry Travers, both well-known in een before, Jessie Matthews pasen
ing the South hand, wanted to buy Jas-her-own-parlour-maid. "It_is_in] the theatre.
this guise that she is able to test the contract as cheaply as possible “TWENTY MILLION SWEET. the sincerity of her sultor; they and tried to stop the opponents are happily married and win a for- from bidding the suit in which he was the weakest by bidding two clubs. To his horror, everybody passed.
HEARTS"—ALHAMBRA THEATRE
The joys and tribulations, the glamour and the romance in the lives of radio entertainers, gathered from behind the scenes,, are shown
Theatre.
tune.
"SWEEPINGS"—MAJESTIC THEATRE
East, one of our great players, read, of course, Vanderbilt's club
Six celebrated screen stars, bid as a bluff and thought he had Lionel Barrymore, Alan Dinehart, him trapped, as he actually had.
in First National's elaborate pro Gloria Stuart, William Gargan, Unfortunately, the defence wan duction, "Twenty Million Sweet- hearts," now at the Alhambra Eric Linden and Gregory Ratoff, such that the contract was made. : West led a small heart, knowing appear together in a sweeping The story, by Faul Finder Moss melodrama of modern American that East must have an honour in and Jerry Wald, presents the in- life, "Sweepings," now showing at that suit. For one reason or an- other, East failed to put up his timate side, of the singers and an the Majestic Theatre. For the information of visitors nouncers whom everyone has heard
"Sweepngs" tells the rise and Queen. He probably reasoned that the following list of some of the over the air, but whom few have fall and a mighty family who is South, having made a bluff bid in sighest points on the Island and seen, or known. While there is a called the "backbone of America" clubs, probably had a good heart well-knit plot with comedy and Misa Gloria Stuart combines her suit and that the play of the drama and romance intermingled, Beauty with her acting ability Queen would set it up. South won the picture is enlivened by many gives a wonderful performance as with the Ten of hearts and then musical numbers, both vocal and the "sweetheart" of the picture while cashed the Ace of hearts.
the personalities of Barrymore and He then trumped a heart re- Instrumental...
Pat O'Brien furnishes much of Gargan are nowhere brought out turned to his hand with the King 1,728 the comedy as the well-meaning, as well as they are in this film. 1,726 but bungling, talent scout who boosts many an unknown to fame only to get into disgrace. himself through his wildly enthusiastic, but unethical, promotion schemes.
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of spades, and trumped^^ another heart. Now the Ace of spades wAS played from Dummy, East trump- ed and expecting Mr. Vanderbilt to have at least three clubs, play- Johnny Weismuller, America's ed three rounds of trumps."
Had he stopped after the second
A new romantic, team is brought, retired swimming champion, and
to the screen in this picture Dick Maureen O'Sullivan, the pretty round, he still could have set the Powell and Ginger Rogers, as the Irish atar, are starred in Metro- contract. On the tenth trick he
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Goldwyn-Mayer's new drama of the had left only diamonds and one 1,971 screen lovers.
There are several big specialty African jungle, "Tarzan and Hir more trump., He led a diamond. numbers, including the Four Mills Mate, now at the Oriental Then-South won with the Queen and finessed the Ten of apades, which Brothers,Ted Flo Rito and his band, and the Three Radio Rogues Johnny Welemuller makes an East trumped, and South made the
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Ray: Noble, and his Orchestra. Waltz-Hamalian Emiles
In the heart of Hawall
Hawaiian Guitars. Song-You were so Charming
I'm Your Slave
Charles Fitz Gerald (Tenor)
Piano Selo
I had to Change the words ' One minute to one
Rate da Costa
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10.40 p.m.-Close Down..
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