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DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1929.-
Manila.-Two high class combina- tion freight and passenger liners are to be placed in "inter island trade ia the Philippines by the Dollar' steamship interests,
Ed
Mäss Westboro,
- When Marcy's German police dog got stuck in a big drain pipe, fremen were called. They squirted a hose ince the pipe and blew the dog to safety.
New Orleans, La-Students of Newcomb College, fashionable girls' school, and Tulane University here, attraded classes barefooted when their campuses were flooded by heavy rains recently.
Berlin. At the invitation of the Finnish Government ten members of the Reichstag has left for Helsing- fors. Among them are president of the Reichstag Loebe and the noted Socialist leader Dr. Breitscheid.
London-Sudbury (Suffolk) Town Council have decided to confer the freedom of the borough on the American Ambassador. General Dawes is a direct descendatt of William Dawes, one of the Pilgrim Fathers who was a native of Sud bury.
KING BORIS.
HIS BETROTHAL RUMOURED.
BULGARIA'S BACHELOR
KING.
[United PressS.]
*
UNCLE TOM'S
CABIN." -------: -
CLASSIC OF THE NURSERY
ON THE SCREEN,
COMING TO THE QUEEN'S
ON SUNDAY.
[BY OUR FILM CRITIC.]
נו
"Sugar and Spice,
Sofia, July 10-In any biographi. cal discussion of King Boris 111.
And all that's nice. of Bulgaria it seems necessary to
That's what little girls' made of." emphasize, first, that he is Bul-
We used to sing that-and the garian to the core, second, that although 36 years old, he is still leas complimentary verse about a bachelor. This latter deficiency, little boys-many years ago in the same nursery in which we blotted albeit, will very probably be re- medied in the near future, accord-the pages of Trele Tom's Cabin ing to information reaching this with our tears, and the verses seem correspondent from a trustworthy to give a clue to the composition of the film of which I saw a preview, yesterday at the Queen's.
source.
Sugar and spice, sob-stuff and horrors, are in the opinion of the director, what successful fims are made of.
Memories of "Uncle Tom's
CORRESPONDENCE.
RAIN-MAKING EXPERIMENTS
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS.")]
Six-The Colony of Hong Kong has suffered from an unprecedent- ed deficiency in rainfall during the 19 months ending June 30, 1990, with consequent distress to the population, owing to water short age.
**BETTER PICTURES:
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS.
SiR-I fully agree with the sug- gestion made in "Shameonite's !” letter to the Hong Kong Telegraph. that picture-goers in Hong Kong form a society.
The reporting Committee could consists of 10 members, four to be chosen annually, and the remaining. six to be chosen every month by system of rotation, so that each
Amongst the many suggestions member would have a chance of received from the public by the being on the Committee for a short local Government was the proposi-period. Card votes could also be tion that powderad kaolin, sprinkled taken from all the members from.
countries.
suitable
time to time.
The Committee
could arrange
from aeroplanes above clouds, would induce precipitation; the method was stated to have been with the cinema proprietors to be employed with success in other present at the screening for the censor, and arrangements could no After discussion with other Government officials, I made doubt be made with the Press for at impartial criticism to be pub- the following recommendation:
lished a day or two before the first "I consider that the experi ment might reasonably be at-public screening. tempted one. I have little doubt. The object of the Committee of its failure, but this avenue of would be to use its influence with relief may then be considered
the proprietora of cinema for :- sufficiently explored and be definitely closed thereafter." (1) Better all-round pictures.
(2) A larger proportion of out-
etanding pictures. (3) Local screening of important pictures as soon as they are released by the producers, and not when they are nearly two years old,
My personal opinion is plainly expressed in the foregoing; had the
The full name of King Boris, who Detroit.-The Detroit airship
was born on January 30, 1894, con- works have completed the world's first all-metal dirigible which is des- forms in its length to the best of tined for the United States navy-kingly traditions. It is Boris The airship, which holds 70,000 cubic metres of helium gas, will start on" Clement Robert Marie Pie Louis its trial fights.
Stanislas Xavier. Boris was the oldest child of King Ferdinand.Cabin " held all these ingredients formerly Prince Ferdinand of so be settled down to produce a Saxe-Coburg-Getha, who abdicated masterpiece. Perhaps he began to in his san's favour shortly after the do eo by re-reading the book, or
Government refused to countenance World War, and of Princess Mariemore probably by deputising some- Louise de Bourbon et Parme, whom one else to read it for him, but the experiment, however, there' Ferdinand married in 1893. He I believe that the form of the film would have remained a feeling in was already fairly clear in his mind, the public mind that one possible has one brother, Prince Cyril, and two sisters, Princess Euxodia, and based on a rice balance of sugar solution of the water problem had not been tried. The experiment Princess Nadejda, the second of and spice, icb-stuff and horrors." whom married the Grand Duke of The "completed picture represents was made by the unit of the R.A.F. Wurtemburg four year ago. two year's work and the two mil-staticted here, and no precipitation
Eon dollars-spent on & formula occurred.
The reports in the local Press which has almost as little relation to Mrs. Stowe's classic as the are now being commented upon by
As Mr. Mancini has been the burles-journal's outside the Colony, usually earlier "Topsy and Eva"
with the implication that this Ok-leader in voicing the public's dis
satisfaction at the present policy of que.
Uncle Tom's Cabin" was more eervatory was responsible for the our cinema proprietors. I suggest than a novel. It was as powerful inception and conduct of the ex- that he should take the lead in calling a meeting of sympathisers.———— Yours, ete... as indictment of social conditions periments.
BETTER PICTURES. Eong Kong, July 31,
New York, Eugene O'Neill, famed American playwright who re- cently visited Shanghai, en bled friends that he has married Car- lotta Monterey, acress, in Paris. O'Neill's wife récently divorced him by agreement, in Reno. It was known that he intended to re-marry,
Vienna. The forthcoming mar- riage is announced of Prince Johann, of Liechtenstein who is the reigning head of the principality of Liechten stein, the amalicst state of Europe, having a total population of 11,500 and a territory of 150 kilometers square. The prince is 76 years old and his bride 51.
Heidelberg-The condition of
Chancellor Hermann Mueller, who is suffering from peritonitis, con- tinues extremely alarming: The at- tending surgeons, however, hope to localise the inflammation, basing all hope on the Chancellor's otherwise strong constitution. The Chancellor is 53 years of age.
Paris. Statistics just published show an extraordinary increase dur- ing the past ten days of deaths caused by street accidents and drowning. As many as 55 were kill.
"
Houston, Tex.-Striking pay dirt" at more than 8,800 feet, Uni- versity 1-B, group one, an oil well in the Big Lake field of Texas, has "come in" with a yield of more barrels of oil and than 1,100 12,500,000 cubic feet of gas daily. It is said to be the deepest well in the United States and one of the deepest in the world.
"An Old Boy," Boris has lived all his life in Bulgaria. At the age of seven he was registered as an ordinary pupil at the First Boy's Gymnasium in Sofia. Early in June of this year this school celebrated its fiftieth an niversary, the king as an Old Boy," playing a very active part
in the affair. He led a precession through the principal streets of Sefin and later entertained a num ber of the masters and older boys at the royal palace, to many of whom he presented decorations.
ant-colonel within
of the army.
A year 07
·
After the Abdication.
AS
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was Dicken's "Oliver Twist " This was not the case; the ex-
have
was
(4) Better and more eamfortable accommodation, including the installation of cooling and ventilating system in frst- class bouses like the Queen's.
I think a very small subscription: (say 81 annually or 819 for perman- ent membership) would be suf- cient, as the expenses could be kept down to a nominal figure.
QUEEN'S THEATRE
PROGRAMMES.
HONG KONG
TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY PRESS."].
SI-The thing that is making people angry over the Queen'e Theatre programmes is that there' has been a general worsening of the programmes since last October.
"average" films are not edited There are fewer big films, the
feeling against those conditions. Government to discount any sub. and did as much to arouse public periments were anthorised by the No belief in a While the American Civil War was
sequent criticism. mainly due to economic and poli- materially successful result sich factors, Mrs. Stowe's book certainly added fuel to the flame, held by the Administration or its and provided material for pro advisers, including my colleagues
and myself. Yours, faithfully, paganda. When he was eighteen Prince
The ilm joses epormously in
C. W. JEFFRIES, Boris entered the Sofa Military affect because it does not tell a
Acting Director. College as a cadet. and just before clear story. But for the incidents the outbreak of the war, in accor dance with the Bulgarian constitu- of the Civil War, which did not Royal Observatory,,
Hong Kong, July 31 [We do not know what comments tion. he was as Crown Prince of actually take place till ten years Bulgaria promoted to the rank of after the publication of the book, er in street accidents, and 91 drown-captain, reaching that of lienten- most of the material of the film
comes from the story, but in re- outside the Colony Mr. Jeffries has ed throughtous France, while or a recent Sunday alone, lost their 30. Boria became well known dur-moulding the novel the central seen, but can sympathise with him lives in street accidents and through ing. the war for his conspicuous ägures have been almost lost sight if it had been suggested that he had drowning.
bravery, which made of him the of. There would be no great barm any fait, in the success of the ex- idol of the officers and rank and file in that if other as interesting periments. Our own view of the and prepared, the number of frank. figures bad replaced them, but this matter was expressed in the follow. has not been done. Having set ing words: The rain-making ex-ly inferior time is greater than down Uncle Tom, Eva and Topsy periments which it is proposed to before, and the music has gone all from their thrones, Eliza, George make here in Hong Kong with the to pieces. Why is the old standard In the turbulent days following and Henry should taken assistance of the Royal Air Force not maintained! While it was the Ferdinand's abdication the young their places, but the human drama will be interesting-ail euch experi- company was making money hand-
one side to menta are, but that they are likely over-fiat.
The answer suggested at the to produce positive results sim- tact in his handling of the pro- Bulgarian monarch showed great has been pushed to
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" in it probable. Metecrologists continue annual meeting was that the pre- blems raised by the extremists who make room for the "ingredients." bad come into power as a result film form is the tragedy of the to discountenance the view that sent directors care for nothing ex- of the general dissatisfaction and mulatto couple Eliza and George, rainfall can be influenced in any cept cutting down expenses, and 18
"Jump it."
previous Copenhagen. The newspapers are disappointment that constituted
concentrated upon them even if the creation or more often the can full of sensational reports on what the aftermath of the war. His sad the interest should have been way by human agency-except by there is no opposition the public, appears to be a new case of abuse wisdom and foresight were severely large number of the characters in destruction of forests, and possibly Queen's Theatre here went under, In by the effect of large and continu thanks to this sort of economy-fret. of diplomatic privileges. One of taxed when dealing with the radic the book had to be cut out. secretaries of the Spanish Legational agrarian, regime under the Margarita Fischer the director has ous emissions from factory chim- please-your-audience-inst. sort is reported to bave smuggled whisky leadership of Stambulisky. It is found an excellent Eliza, at once geys." We believe nothing has ap- policy. The public is not unreason. and to have organized a regular generally believed that only his attractive and modest looking, but neared in our columns to sugges:able when a company is doing its illicit traffic in it. He had solicited firm stand at that time prevented he lets her be hidden behind a that the kaolin experiments were best, but when it is not there is country from going crowd of subsidiary figures, and carried out at the suggestion of no sympathy for excuzes.-Youre, the co-operation of several well- the
leaves her tragedy to dally with the Mr. Jeffries, or that he had any etc., known society women, the husband Bolshevik." of one of whom, on discovering his Rumours concerning the possibil-sub-stuff of little Era's" death more confidence in the success of
Hong Kong, July 31. wife's doings provoked a scandal ity of the king's retirement from bed and a number of other com the venture than we had.-ED.] by beating the young diplomat in bachelorhood continue. to cirenlate plicationg,
There is heaps of good material public. Investigations which follow through Sofia. While these remain ed revealed his activities whereapon nothing but rumors, this correspon in the film and in the cast, and be was re-called by his Govern- dent is authorized to state from despite the lapees and confusion of absolutely reliable Bources that the story-telling you follow it with King Boris' engagement and marri interest, but though there are har age is a matter of the near future.rowing scenes the tragedy never The name of his bride, however, really grips rot as it does in [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG should the already have been chosen, really well constructed blm such a which is not at all rertain, is kept a secret and is not likely to be disclosed until a very short time before the event.
ment.
NELSON RELICS FOR AMERICA.
FURNITURE FROM THE VICTORY.
Boheme,"
IN DEFENCE OF THE CINEMA.
DAILY PRESS."
Sin. I was surprised to read
to
RESIDENT.
DEATH OF MR. THOMAS 'POLLARD,
SUCCUMBS TO TYPHOID..
We regret to announce the death, from typhoid, of Mr. Thomas Pol lard, who passed away carly
the terday morning at Kowloon Hos pital. Mr. Pollard only arrived in the Colony about two months ago.
of
or "Resurrection," One of the most interesting things in the film is the dramatic talen of the coloured actors. From the The anticipated wedding day will comically hideous little person who your editorial reference be a signal for great relief and portrays Topsy with such clan, toilms as being an insult to the New York. It is reported that jubilation by the entire population the grave and moving figure of
Koag & Whampoa Dock Company one of the most precious of Eng of the country, for whom the one Uncle Tom (James B. Lowe) every ctelligence. We are not all high- He was a consulting engineer
one of them acts with vitality and brows and University men, or even had been engaged by the Hong land's national heirlooms, the fur-all-absorbing question and desire is
to see His Majesty King Boris III. intense feeling. The "white folk" Public School boys, who I suppose to supervise the reassembling of niture which was in Nelson's cabin at the battle of Trafalgar, has been happily married, and, as Prime though competent as a whole are
Mr. Pollard, who lived at the purchased by a wealthy American, Minister Liaptcheff. recently stated too large a team to manage well ever go to the pictures Lat epend the Diesel engines of the Raby and is being brought to the Unit at a public banquet, to have the Here and there a figure stands out their evenings with the Greek and Castle at Kowloon docks.
line of descendants of the dynasty Simon Legree (George Siegmann), Latin classics which they are so Dock Quarters, was taken ill-aud
and Little Evt-but the general ensured with an heir to the throne. Lawyer Marke (Lucien Littlefield), impression is of a vast canvas on which the figures thift and change with bewildering rapidity.
ed States.
Mr. Charles A. McAllister, the president of the American Bureau of Shipping, who has just returned from London, where he attended a shipping conference, in an inter view given to the Brooklyn Eagle, referred to the purchase as be ing " practically an international robbery." He said that it was feat ae if an Englishman should manage to purchase some of the furniture used by Washington and take it out of the country.
BLAZING CAR DEATH.
SPECTATORS SEE A DRIVER
BURNED.
fond of
removed to "hospital about a fort-
Some of us in this Colony bad night ago,
Mr. Pollard was sent out to Hong the filma, an education, We can learn something about life in circles Kong by the Lancashire Shipping. I advise you to see Uncle Tom's of society which are closed to us; Company, his services having been Cabin" because I think that many we can see how people in different loaned by the North East Marine of you may enjoy it and many countries dress and their social Engineering Company of Wallsend, He was 40 others will carry away memories of customs; and we get glimpses of Newcastle-on-Tyne..
a dramatic scene of two or of a scenery and life in different parts years of age and a native of South A motor car, with a single oc peculiarly clever piece of acting, I of the world which we are never Shields where he leaves a widow cupant, Mr. W. Waddell, of Net do zot believe that it will prove an Ikely to visit. All this in my and three children, the eldest of tingham, came in collision with a overwhelming success like "Ben esimon is educative, and therefore whom is 18 and the youngest 19.
His death will be deeply regret- larry at the cross-reads at Mount Hur," "Beau Geste" or the "Gold cannot be described as an insult A mahogany sideboard and 1 Tolgate, near Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Rush," but on the other hand it to the intelligence, as you call itted by those who had become his
and burst into has I think more of the elements Yours, etc., table, according to Mr. McAllister, Leicestershire,
of popular appeal then, for exam Subiect which was every were purchased by this unnamed fames
.
PICTURE GOER. THE GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE CORP., LTD. America. He said that he had Mr. Woddell made frantic efforts | ple,
[We may
remind our correspon been informed that this furniture to get out of the vehicle which was where praised by the critics, but Hong Kong, July 31,
dent that not all, but the great For information apply
had been stolen from the Vic crushed by the lorry. He was un- certainly did not go down well with tory, had since treble to date, and was burned to the public many hands, and had finally been death in full view of spectatori Chinks will be majority" of films were described
Ep.1 bought by an American at an aue who could do nothing to save him shewn at the Queen's from Sunday aran meult to the
to Wednesday next week, owing to the flames, tion."
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friends during the short time he had been in the Colony, and the deepest sympathy will be extended to his family at Home in their bereavement.
The funeral will take place this
at 5 p.m.
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