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CORRESPONDENCE.
LADIES AT SOCCER
MATCHES
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[To the Editor, “China Máll"-J
Sir I wonder if I could be en-
lightened why some of the European
AWARDS FOR BEST
SCREEN WORK
Clark Gable And Miss Colbert Honoured
BUT SHIRLEY TEMPLE WINS GREATEST APPLAUSE
Claudette Colbert and Clark
ladies entering the Sookuupo Army Gable were last month acclaimed football field yesterday, when South China "A" defeated Lincolns, wereby the movie world for the best free of charge, when the Chinese acting performance on the screen ladies had to pay $1.2
Jin 1934.
From what I have learned, ladiesThe two, who co-starred in "It| are by courtesy. I should certainly Happened One Night" were be glad to know if it's true, and singled out for the honour in the through the medium of your esteem annual awarde voted by the ed paper, I hope shall be enlightened. Academy of Motion Picture Arts
W.AN.N.
RABIES FATALITY ·
Mr. J. A. M. Elphinstone
Dies In Hospital
BITTEN AT DOGS' HOME
and Sciences. Other film notables were tendered inwards for acting, directing, producing, song writing and other outstand ing achievements in the industry, during the past year.
The greatest applause from the 1,000 of the film colony's elite who attended the academy's "an. nual banquet, however, was re- served for little Shirley Temple, The death occurred yesterday who received a special award. morning at 3 o'clock of Mr. James | The picture: "It Happened One Alfred Montague Elphinstone at the Night," a "cleverly fashioned but Kowloon Hospital from rubies. He simply-told story, of a boy and a was 25 years of age.
girl, was the vehicle on which
"
It was stated that on Febritary 26 others besides Miss Colbert and Mr. Elphinstone was at the Dogs' Gable rode to acclaim!
Home to make a purchase on behalf
of his father, who had written to
tal,
Brought Awards To Others
Well written, it brought the
THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY APRIL 1, 1
"Before and after" photographs show the quick change made in, Flemington, New Jersey, scene of the Hauptmann trial, as newspapermen, lawyers, witnesses, morbid fur-coated women from Mayfair and ather Bangers-on depart after making it the news centre of the world for six weeka.
LITERARY NOTES
RECENT WORKS OF FICTION
Brief Reviews Of Latest Books
A MIXED BAG
Joseph O'Neill's best seller.
INHERITED TRAITS WILL OUT
THE "POACHER”
FINELY-WRITTEN STORY OF RURAL LIFE
TRAVELS IN TIBET
MAINTAINED
Outet And Homely Romance
A BRILLIANT FIRST
NOVEL
Now In November
YOUTH'S DESIRES. FEVERS AND HALLUCINATIONS
November
(Gol)
Roam
hous
of- ree
heavil
mortgaged farm:
the
how away out.
ony of mind
and body
the cam: son
work on the teria
fing Adroughti
ing down from Inds her
dea
fevered climax
distinctly not Ideal.
this small community leapt to a Thames decidedly
Miss - Johnson's book – har - the la changed to a more
sation of a heart doing its atmosphere. best for a body whose discase is be the head of the famil yond hope An American critic bad Teared
drea
has written "It is Incredible that most human and this book should be the work of a ing, of individuals,, pro girl of twenty-four
To one reader it
a young girl could have:
Ca friend as well as a
The author
creat
tion of very
auty people. Dere
tertaining love
of Fouth's desires and fevers and hay, and -Dolly
it It has the mad, hectic
Hallucinations. That is its virtue
Rarely have those emotions been so
vividly and compactly
The book has the
Wanderer's Diary Of summer storm, and its
Strange Places
“TIBETAN TREK”
He came to Hong Kong Miss Colbert. I was busy with Talented Rebecca West is back Behind the story of Luke Bis-Borges, frail bamboo, bridges,|
animals,
Beauty
EVE LE GALLIENNE ON HERSELF At 33" Charming Book
Theatrical Life
YOUNG AND FAMOUS
slatie
frea)
him from Formosa, and that whilst there he was bitten by a dog. which the following day had to be destroy year's screen writing award to ed.
Robert Riskin; well directed, it Nothing unusual was noticed brought the directing award to about him until last Tuesday, when Frank Capra, and well produced, he began to complain of being un-it brought the production award
ibétan: Trek," by Ronald Kaul- well. On Friday Dr. Nicholson was to Columbia Studios.
back (Hodder and Stoughton, 128 The Poacher, by H. E. Bates, called and he, fearing the worst, had The proceedings were inter- Mr. Elphinstone removed to Hoapi-rupted half-way through so that
(Cape; 78.6d:), in one of those well-bd.), la graphic and entertal Miss Colbert, who was taking a "Land under England" is a good constructed, imaginatively ab- The purpose of the expedition de Mr. Elphinstone was the only son
train for New York, could re-example of the changing type of served and finely written stories scribed was the collection of of Mr. S. Elphinstone, a prominent ceive her golden statuette. novel to-day. It might almost be of rural life which Mr. Bates is dowers Mr. Kaulback writes ad- merchant and mine-owner of Kobe, to be very foolish and cry, said selling always needs & Verne.
"I am afraid I am just going a modern Jules Verne, and book more likely to write than any of mirably of coolfes and their loads, his contemporaries, forests of rhododendrons, torrenta, Japan. when a boy, and was first educated
“At 88", by Eva Le Gallienne (John at the Diocesan Boys' School. In retakes until the last minute and again with "The Harsh Voice" hop's wild youth, respectable mid- town, people, and a variety of
dle-age and sudden lapse in old
Lane, 128.6d.), offers the remini young, 1928 he proceeded to England where vacation. But before I go I making India live in "Diatant the story of the whole changed at two and went on till five, and for herself as a producer of playa world
I wanted to get off for this R. J. Minney, of "Clive" fame, is axe back to the ways of youth, Hes At Shigatang the travellers had scences of a young Woman who has the he received his later education at the want to tell you how grateful I Drums," and Claude Houghton
to attend one banquet which start already made a dietinguished name among the love Shoreham Grammar School (Brigham to Frank Capra if it had leading the field in mental and in which has come over country life a second from seven till ten; they and as the directress of the Chele Mias ton). Finally, he went to the Auto-not been for him I should not tellectual stimulation with "This moblie Engineering College of Lon-be here."
In England during the last 50
then "tottered off to bed, hoping Repertory The dan, from which he graduated with Later Irvin Cobb, the toast-thrilling and tantalising as an independent life suddenly and simple people
side of play :: Was Iyor Trent" I found it is un
The flame of that shifting and over to see food again." These When she is diploma.
Tibetans are a happy, hospitable, amge and discussi On returning to Hong Kong, Macademy felt there was one
master, said: "This year the crime story
snuffed out. And in its place. It is to be hoped that Mr. Kaul Gall Elphinstone joined Messrs. Wallace great, towering figure in the All this is good news, ar there came a articial, axed, incande-back will continue to wander and tere
The "Earth" Novel Harper and Co., Ltd. later going cinema game, one artiste among is an equally sensible re into business on his own account. artistes. one giant among the favour of what I might's the and was turned off."
scent gas-flame kind of life, the life that burned for a given. period
write for our enjoyment. For over a year he was the pro: troupers.". prietor of the Service Company, and
"carth" novel--the real thing, not the ludicrous imitations so deliciously book, but Mr. Bates, is such a dis- "The Poacher" is not a long garage · and service!
debunked by Stella Gibbon in "Cold ciplinarian of words that he does Comfort Farm.". Perhaps Brett not require length to tell what is Young was partly responsible. At essentially a long story. any rate, "This Little World," one
managed a
station at Ashley Road, Kowloon,
but at the end of that period sold
Ovation For Shirley Temple
He ended with the name
of
When
the
the business. Recently, he joined Shirley Temple. the Advertising
his
оп comments
1!
modern
years.
It is impossible to withhold ad-
life are so pungent that very little AN OLD SEA LOG textual comment, is necessary.
and Publicity young star came into the spot of the finest sellers of the au-miration of his consummate crafts- Bureau, Ltd., with whom he re-light she received the biggest tumn," is not suffering yet from manship. Yet there are moments mained up to the time of his death, applause of the evening,
He was a member of the Flying kissed Mr. Cobb and was placed Arthur Wragg, one of the fiercest would be glad of a loose sentence,
She spring competition.
when weaker vessels like myself Squad of the Hong Kong Police on a stool before the microphone and most able of our artist-re-or even of an untidy page, a in Reserve,
want to thank you all very, formers, followed his modern inter which emotion was not quite so The funeral takes place to-day at very much," she said. the Catholic Cemetery, the cortege Mr. Clark Gable was cheered Wept," published recently, His
pretation of the Psalms, with "Jesus severely controlled by intellect passing the Monument at 5.30 p.m. lustily, but merely bowed and
smiled as he received
pictorial latatuette...
Runners up to Miss Colbert in the academy's balloting, which
It is gratifying to "read" high || A sea yarn written in the mid- praise for the Van Gogh book, nineteenth century, but with an now represents a minority of "Lust for Life", which I tipped as Elizabethan rather than a Victorian film workers, were Grace Moore winner two months ago. I lent favour, was published by Allen and for her work in "One Night of my proofs to Edmund Blampied, Unwin in January under the title Love" and Norma Shearer for the etcher. He said every single "A Cruise in an Opium Clipper." "The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Interested in art should The author, Captain Lindsey An derson, relates his experiences dur 1859. It was an adventurous ing a trading voyage to Formosa in
passage to a secret and uncharted destination, trading oplum for
LINDBERGH £5.000
- REWARD
Three People Enter Claims
There are three claimanta for the £5,000 reward offered for informa- tion leading to the identification or capture of the kidnapper of the "Lindbergh baby.
The reward was offered by the Legislature of New Jersey,
While the vote count was not to have been far in the lead. announced, Miss Colbert was said
person
read it. M
Tale Of Childhood Those who seek and enjoy a book of exquisite beauty should look out Runners Up Among Men
for Go
-bye for the President It is ve far from being Good- Running behind Mr. Gable Inbye to all The
the tale of In simple, nimagin the men's class were Frank Mor two childho
and the author of
the Eleanor Acland, hing the very love
who
redit
The claimants are a member of gan, who scored in "The Affairs the Corn Exchange Bank Trust of Cellini," and William Powell Company, who identified as part of for his work in The Thin Manly life story of her daughter, who the ransom money, the ten-dollar Several candidates drew atten-
died at the age of eleven, looked feet of noto paid by Bruno Hauptmann at tion, notably blonde Bette Davis farther back to her own childhood a casoline station, the manager of for her role in "Of Human the station who sold the gasoline to Bondage,
and contrasted them. We are It is hard to deine the quality of Hauptmann and noticed the number Other awards announced were: this unusual book. Some will have
of the car, and his assistant, who Song "The Continental," no time for it to others it received t
the note in his pay written by Con Conrad and Herb envelope.
ATTACKED BY LION
HE WAS STALKING
Hunter's Experience In
Africa
following a wounded Lion
for 12 miles in the Maba
nd Mr. Gerald relation of the Earl,
only att
book of moving quality. Magidson, in the picture, The the discerning it cannot fail to be Gay Divorcee"
Sound Recording "One Night
of Love"
Musical Scoring O
of Love!!!
cartoon,
Short Subjects- Cucaracha toise and
City
beat-
Night ma
reco
mong.
ing!
ex-
the
the
traded, could return home in safe
from prison He plans
Quiet Moments
Gallienne should
left the
Smoke
CAPSTAN
The Preferred Charette