D.W.GRIFFITH'S
SORROWS
OF SATAN
THE love of a woman, loyal and true, that burns through the lures
and enticements in this world. eventually drawing him back to the real values of life. that is the gripping story told in "Sorrows of Satan."
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'FRISCO SALLY
LEVY.""
AN IRISH-JEWISH FAMILY AT THE QUEEN'S.
REALLY AMUSING COMEDY.
THIS WEEK'S PICTURES.
[AY QUA FILM CRITIC.]
"Frisco Sally Levy" is well worth a visit to the Queen's to-day
[SOUTH CHINA TRADE local taxes which harass trade pass-
IN 1927.
AFTERMATH OF THE BOYCOTT.
BUT THINGS ON THE MEND.
ing through Rongmoon. In addition to heavy taxation, the main dif-1 ficulties with which trade had to contend during the year under review were labour trouble and the erer-present pirate scourge, while .civil war daring the latter part of the year was another factor which added to the feeling of uncertainty
The annual trade reports and re-and lack of confidence, without turns of the Maritime Customs for which successful commercial enter- the Samshui. Wuchow and Kong prise is impossible. moon Districts during the year 1927 show that while trade had made a big recovery following the end of the Canton-Hong Kong boycott.
had made the best recovery, but high taxation, political and labour untest and a general lack of security hampered enterprise.
SAMSHUI.
The total Maritime Customs" re- venue for the year under review amounted to Hk. Tis. 220,080 (not including famine relief surtax
от to-morrow.' There DIC any things were below normal: Wuchow amounting to Hk. Th. 293), as number of American domestic comedies, and we have seen some of them here on the films and others presented by the Wilbur Pisyers on the stage, but "Friaco Sally Levy is the best of the lot. It tells the story of the family of Lapidowitz a company of six all of whom are delightful people and the parts are really cleverly acted. Od Isaac Lapidowitz married Bridget O'Shaughnessy and Sally, Michael Abraham, laidar Patrick, and tiny Rebecca Patricia, come to cement the Irish-Jewish alliance, Isaac, Michael, and Rebecca carry the mark of their race in their facor, Sally and Isidor take after Jira. Lapidowitz, but they made a boisterously happy family, and keep the audience well amused till the fall of the curtain.
Beyond the family there are only two actors, the two claimants for Sally's favour, Pat Sweeny, an Irish policeman (Charles Delaner), and Stuart Gold, Jew and bon rivene (Roy D'Arcy). Perhaps the greatest credit should be given to the latter for Stuart Gold looks an absolute cad and it is not by any means a grateful role for a polieh ed actor like D'Arcy. He plays to perfection, the over-handsome, ua- ecrupulous. imitation gentleman who would be attractive to a girl of Sally's type, and it is perhaps because the part was distasteful that he does not claim the centre of the stage as he generally does. Isaac. the father, is very well play ed by Tenen Hoitz who is not weil known: Leon Holmes who plays the eldest freckled son is a familiar figure in comedies and plays up to his reputation here.
Undar General Regulations.
against Hk Tls. 60,231 for 1926. Such a result is far from satisfac tory, showing as it does a decrease of over 100 per cent, when com- pared with the figures of the last "normal" year-1924. This "de- After the resumption of normal crease, which affected nearly all communication with Hong Kong in beadings-import duty alone fell off October, 1986, trade passing through by about 20 per cent, is prin- the Samihui Customs improved cipally due, it is feared, to the somewhat, though it did not attain diversion of trade to new channels dimensions proportionate to the referred to in the preceding parą. consumption of the district. This graph, state of affairs continued through--| out the year ander review, and there are no prospects of the prosperity, of the pre-strike period being res tored in the near future. The net value of the port's trade during the your amounted to Ek, Tis. 5,482,065, or 44 per cent. less than in 1994. Of the many adverse factors re-
In spite of many adverse condi- tarding the progress of recovery, the-tions, launch trafic under Inland Washington surtax is perhaps the Waters Regulations shows much greatest. The reason why Samahui improvement over the pre-boycott years, tonnage under this heading trade has not suffered to an even being over 50 per cent. higher than greater degree is explained by then 1024 This increase is specially comparative safety of steamer trans. portation, as consignments of goods conveyed by Hong Kong-Canton
junks have on more than one oc- casion been pirated. Business war generally slack during the early months of the year, and very little improvement was recorded until September, when, trade began to revive. This, however, did not last loak owing to a recrudescence of internecine strife.
The "total revenue for the year amounted to Hk. Ts. 118,906, show-
two previous years, during which trade was dislocated by the strike and boycott,
The story of Sally who runs away from home with her Jewish ad mirer. becomes "Frisco
Sallying increases over the figures of the a dancer in a night club, Lery," and returns home on Christmas Eve, is full of amusing situations. It is criep and has the ring of truth about it. ·Sally herself (Sally O'Neil) is so delightful in her wi; fulness that you are very pleased to see her welcomed back note the worse for her adventure.
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Shipping.***
Under General Regulations. The total tonnage of ships entered and cleared, amounting to 1,983,818 tons, was larger than that of the years 1925 and 1920. The British, which fell to 185,556 tons during the pre-
The number of vessels coming under this heading amount to 1,981, with an aggregate of 1,135,315 tons, showing a decrease of 515 vessels and 127,977 tons as compared with 1994.
Under Inland Waters Steam
Navigation Rules,
oticeable under the Chinese flag. which is again replacing flags now that the commandeering of vessels for military purposes is becoming
thing of the past.
Foreign Goods... Owing to the unsettled conditions { which "prevailed over the greater) part of the year, merchants followed a hand-to-mouth policy, and imports were restricted to the immediate demand from the interior. The net value of foreign goods · imported through the Maritime Customs
FRISCO SALLY LEVY
with
SPEED!
EVERY time she got a 'new boy friend, her Irish sweetie served him with a trafie summons ! HERE'S speed, here's fun, here's the most hilarious and unusual romance you've seen for a very long time I
Directed by
WILLIAM BEAUDINE
SALLY O' NEIL
ROY "D'ARCY and CHARLES DELANEY.
FELIX THE CAT IN "POLIX USES HIS DEAD.”
AT
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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
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THE story of a lovable liar whose unquenchable optimism and irresistible hilarity gained him success in the end!
FORD
STERLING
IN
THE SHOW OFF
with
LOIS WILSON AND LOUISE BROOKS
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
AT THE
WORLD
At 5.15 & 9.20 Only.
dwindled from Hk. Tis, 13,591,337 1280&7.15 p.m. The Chinese Western Drama "Cheng Wen Zlang." 1994 to Hk. Tls. 7,763,276.
Amongst increases, sulphate of ammonia should be specially noted as having definitely come into its own as the most popular fertiliser. Kerosene oil remains by far our most important article of import
Passenger Traffic,
The number of passengers.travel-
LONG TACK SAM-MAGICIAN. ceding year, again headed the listing by steam to and from Hong
Kong amounted to 128,883, or only two-thirds of the number registered in 1924. Unsettled conditions and
with 1,147,188 tons. The shipping business was, in the main, unsatis Long Tack Sam, д Chinese factory. Passenger-boats have had
30 per cent. rise in the fare would magician who has performed all their profits cut down to a very over the world and
scem to account for the "deficit is a great small margin owing to increased favourite at the London Colliseum, running expenses.
285,387 is the figure supplied by the has been engaged for a short sEL- Under Inland Waters Steam Sunning Railway Company as repre- son at the Queen's Theatre. Long Navigation Rules-The total tonsenting the total number of passen- Tack Sam is supported by a large nage of vessels reporting to the gors arriving at, and leaving, number of first claes artists who Samshui Customs during the year Pakkai Station (Kongmoon) by have appeared with success inwa's 544,680 tors, as compared with rail " almost every city in the world. 450,378 tone in 1928. The Chinese flag The artist himself is not only a is specially predominant, represent magician, he is a contortionist, an acrobat and a dozen other things that go to make frst class enter- tainment. The opening date of the eeason will shortly be announced, when advance booking facilitics will be available at the Theatre.
THE WEEK'S PROGRAMME.
ing now 80 per cent of the whole inland shipping, owing to the change of a large number of vessels from foreign to Chinese flag.
Ganeral Review.
The value of the foreign goods imported direct from Hong Kong amounted to HL Tis. 4,142,345 and from Canton to Hk. Tis. 193,908, the net total value being Hk. Tis. 4,333,522, as compared with Hk. Tls, 8,175,489 in 1924. The importation Frisco of cotton piece goods, amounting
Miscellaneous
Though no serious" outbreak oc- curred at Kongmoon or in the im- mediate vicinity, there were several disturbances due to a local union, since closed by the military. This union also managed to start several seamen's strikes, which, however, were soon, settled.
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A GRIPPING DRAMA of a woman who gained all the power in the world except the power to hold her husband's love!
LEATRICE JOY
HELL'S HIGHROAD
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There were two typhoons during cidents on the Yangtze, was start- the year, on the 25th July and the 20th August, both of which caused much damage. The weather, how ever, was on the whole favourable to crops, the several rice and cocoon
ed, and conditions became so bad that, in spite of proclamations issued by the military authorities ordering the protection of foreign lives, and property, the evacuation of the port by all foreigners wa seriously considered Things im- Merchants Complain.
proved, however, and were greatly Trade under the Native Customs helped by the determined efforts of was decidedly bad during 1997, and the Kwongsi authorities to elimin there was much dissatisfaction ate red influence. Additional amongst the Kengmoon merchants, taxation and political strife, had who complain bitterly of the dif. their adverse influence on trade; ficulties-mainly heavy taxation, but this influence was of short labour trouble, and piracies with duration. The rice crop was good. which they had to contend. Such Batisiactory Shipping Figures. being the canditions, it is not sur-
The total tonnage of vessels en- prising that the Native Customs revenue should have fallen to the tered and cleared during the year lowest figure recorded during the of 1928 and amounted to 1,089,801 was practically double the figures Past ten years. It amounted for Kongmoon and its sub-offices to tons, this being the largest tounage recorded in our Shipping tables Hk. Tls 46,390, Ek, Tls. 758 less since the opening of the port in than the amount collected during 1897. About half of this amount, the previous year,
Queen's. Today and to-morrow: Sally Levy."
to Hk. Tis. 159,474, was the largest crops yielding fair returns. Wednesday to Saturday: Sor- during the past decade. The most zows of Satan," a Marie Corelli noticeable increase was recorded story filmed by W. D. Griffith with under, dyed and printed cottons of Adolphe Menjou, Ricardo Cortez, Japanese origin. Local industries Caroe Dempster, and Lya de Fatti have suffered severely owing to the in the leading roles. The story increased internal taxation. Many doale with the temptations of life. manufacturers have closed their A series of short films showing doors and removed their workshops the lives of great composers for to Macao or the Kowloon lensed which special musical scores are territories. provided, has been obtained, and the first of these "Gounod" with the music of Faust and pictures of the story of his opera will be shown before "Sorrows of Satan." This we shall have two aspecte, Goethe's and Miss Corell's, of his Satanic Majesty.
KONGMOON.
WUCHOW.
Trade Lost Through Boycott.
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Inasmuch as steamer traffic be- tween Hong Kong and this port upon which local trade is largely dependent was maintained with World.
579,618 tons, consisted of vessels only short interruptions during the
under the British fing, second on To-day: 5.15 and 9.20, "The whole of 1027, & certain degree of Show Off" with Ford Sterling and normality may be said to have pro-
the list being those under the Chinese flag, with a total of 359,052 Lois Wilson. 2.30 and 7.16, Chinese vailed during the year under re-
Carrying On Under Dinculties."
tons. During the year there was drams Ohang Wen Zinng." view: Conditions, however, were
The outlook for the trade of an average of 11 steamers plying Tuesday and Wednesday: 5.15 far from satisfactory, and the total wuchow at the beginning of 1827 regularly on the Hong Kong and 0.20, Forty Winks," comedy net value of the trade amounted drama with Viola Dana and Bay only to a little over v million Hai- appeared to be fairly bright. Wuchow run and eight on the mond Griffith At 2.30 and 7.15, kwan taels, or 6 million: Haikwan Peace reigned within the province, Canton-Wuchow run.
The total net value of Chinese Chang Wen Ziang,"
taels less than during 1994, the Inst banditry had been largely suppress
ca, and communication between the merchandise imported amounted Thursday to Saturday: Douglas normál ” year. These figures port and Hong Kong and Canton amounted to Ek TIs. 7,602,918, a Fairbanks in a thrilling picture afford a striking illustration of the was unhampered. Adverse condi. decrease of Hk. Tls. 240,103 as com- "The Mark of Zorro.".
lasting damage done to trade during tions, however, speedily arose: pared with the figures of last year. the boycott which prevailed from events on the Yangtze, Inbour Silver bars to the value of
Communist agitation To-day: "Hell's High Road," July, 1925, to October, 1928, Kong unions,
Hk. Tls, 515,000
imported with Leatrice Joy and Edmund moon has lost, for years to come heavy taxation; and a fall in the from Hong Kong for the minting Burns. The story of a woman's it is feared, its position as a dis- value of the local dollar all com- of Kwangi 20-cent pieces at the
raving for wealth.
tributing centre for many a district bined to restrict trade. In spite of local mint. Tuesday and Wednesday: Rod into which goods from Hong Kong all these drawbacks, however, the The total number of junks enter- La Rocque, Jetta Goudal and Noah were imported through this port total value of the trade amounted ed and cleared at the Native Cus 14,508, aggregating Beery in The Coming of Amos." These goods began to find their way to Hk. Tis. 28,371,637, which in atoms was A drams in a modern setting. to these districts by devious chan record for the port, and represents 8387,602 tous, an increase of Thursday to Saturday: Love nels in order to evade the boycott, an increase of over 8 million taels 475,000 tons over last year's figures. 'Em and Leave 'Em an amusing and they still find their way there on last year. Early in the year an Conditions, on the whole, were bet- story of a modern flapper. With by these channels now in order to anti-foreign agitation, due to inter than they have been for some
years. Evelyn Brént and Lawrence Gray." escape from the ever-increasing (Continued on next Column),
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