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Daily at 2.15, 5.10, 7.15 and 9,20. P.M.
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PARAMOUNT'S NEW SENSATION!
FOUR TTATHERS
BY AW MASON
THE ROMANCE OF "BEAU GESTE.”-
AND THE
THRILLS OF "CHANG" COMBINED.
ALBO
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William Huston & Katherine Francis
IN
GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS"
Broadway's Drama Sensation on the All-Talking Sereon.
BOOKING AT ANDERSON AND THE THEATRE
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1930.
THE WORLD AT ITS WORST
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
WHEN YOU DROP IN, TO TELL. SOMEBODY ALL ABOUT YOUR TONSILITIS OPERATION AND DISCOVER THAT SHE HAS JUST HAD HER APPENDIX OUT.
(Copyright, 1930, by The Ball Syndicate, Inc.)
MOTHER STOWS AWAY
WITH CHILDREN.
WANTED TO START À NEW
LIFE IN ENGLAND,
A woman and her three children, were discovered as stowaways in the Britsh liner Mooltan Bay after
NINE HEROES IN SHORTS.
BUT REALLY, THE LEGS-
GLUYAS WILLIAMS
GIRL MOTORIST TO PAY £1,250 DAMAGES.
FORBIDDEN BY FATHER TO DRIVE.
"We expect a large and repтE- sentative party in Dress Reform At Leeds Assizes last month, designed for town wear
William Arthur Sunderland, clothi- The beguiling words of this inter's manager," of Detroit, U.S.A., it had loft Fremantle, West Aus-vitation took me (writes a woman was awarded £1,850 damages for in- correspondent)" to the farble Arch juries sustained in a motor accident to see the march to Hyde Park at Mook Fryston, Yorkshire, in Corner of the Men in Sensible June last year. Dress.
tralia.
They were landed at Colombo, and are dow in the care of a society until they can be sent back to Fre.
mantlo,
T
The woman said they were threa- tened with starvation in Australia, and she thought the best thing for her to do was to stowaway with her children, and try to reach Eng land in that manner.
Her husband, who was out of work, and saw little prospect of getting away, told her that she had "not got the nerve" to stow away, but she retorted that she was not going to remain in Australia and ace the children starve.:
She walked on board the liner at Fremantle with the youngest child and Inter made another journey with the other two children. They were found soon after the ship had sailed. The passengers subscribed £12 and gave it to the
woman.
TO-DAY ONLY At 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
thes Ralston in
"HALF A
BRIDE
There were ine.
The plaintiff was a passenger in a motor-car driven by Constance Heroes they were. Wearing open Cook, daughter of Joseph Henry fronted shirts, shorts and socks Cook, of Doncaster, when a collision which revealed a daring amount of occurred with a motorcycle com- bare feg, they gathered at Marble Arch to show the West Ended with the resut that he lost his
thebination. His shoulder was fractur
the strength of the Men's Dress Re employment until March this year. form Putty.
Miss Cook and her father, were With the critical eyes of a woman, joined as defendants to the action, I looked at the bright ties, the weally pull-overs, the conventional but the father denied liability on lounge coats, the sturdy shoes, the the ground that he was not present. socks, and the little shorts. And and had expressly forbidden his. I think Englishmen must be rather rain to show so much leg in public,
The pioneers looked forlorn and lonely, although joined by a Berlin girl and two young Austrian men, who had been climbing and were delightfully sup-tanned.
I had hoped for a brave and gallant march along Park Lane, but the pioneers crept away very, softly in pairs, and disappeared among
the trees.
I think that" before men reform their clothes they had better reform their legs.
BACHELOR GIRLS' EXHIBITION.
"CHAMBER OF HORRORS
TO BE INCLUDED.
When the Bachelor Girls' Ex hibition is held in the new Horti- cultural Hall, Westminster, in the autumn, no man who is not accom- panied by a woman will be admiit ted It is to be an exhibition run enirely by women for women; there will even be women police. Every thing appertaining to the bachelor girl's life will be dealt with in the exhibition. Her
daughter to drive the car.
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY ZB.W. ON
335 METRES.
11.to 11.30 am-Commercial News. 11.30 am to 19.30 p.m.-Chinese
programme.
12.30 pm-Europeat midday pra-
gramme.
1.30 p.m.-Weather report.
p.m.-Close down.
6 pm-European programme of Victor records selected and supplied by Mesars. Teng Fook.
Raymond Overture (Thomas), Victor Symphony Orchestra, Rose in the Bud (Forster) and One Little Dream of Love (Gordon), Renee Chemet, Vio- Lin Solo
I Call Upon Thee, Jesus and Prelude in E Flat Minor, Bach, Philadelphia Symphony Orch. Auld Scotch Sanga and Mary” of Argyle, Six, Harry Lauder.. Sincerity-Waltz (Pignotom) and Wedding of the Winds (Hall), La Vittoria Orchestra.. Rustle of Spring (Sinding) and Narcissus (Nevip), Haos Barth, Piano Solo.
Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin), Paul Whiteman and His Orch. The Flatterer (Chaminade) and Scarf Dance (Chaminade ), Hans Barth, Piano Solo. Bird Songs at Eventide (Barrie).
and The Little Silver Ring (Chaminade), Jobn McCor- mack.
Staccato-Caprice (Vogrich) and" Hungarian Rhapsody (Liszt), Yolanda Mero, Piano Solo.
3
QUEEN'S
FINAL" SHOWINGS ... TO-DAY:
FINAL PERFORMANCES
·OF THE
'MONTMARTRE FOLLIES”
"REGINALD
DENNY
Wants
La Czarine-Mazurka (Gaunė) to
and
Rendez-Vous-Intermezzo (Allteer), Victor Salon Orah. Cradle Song (Brahms) and Sous Le Palmier (Albdniz), Alfred Cortot, Piano Solo,
Know
Traumerei (Schuimann) and An- What Would
dantino (Lemare), Edwin H.. Leiere, Organ Salo. Sylvia Ballet Pizzicati (Delibez) and Intermezzo and Valse Lente, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra...
Spanish Dance (Granados) and Vito (Popper), Rablo Caadis, Violoncello Solo."
Berceuse (Jarnefeit) and Praclu-
dium (Jarnefeit), Victor Com cert Orchestra Love Me Always-Waltz (Rizzi) and Tango Delle. Rose (Bot tero). Victoria Orchestra. Serenata (Tosti) and Carceleras (Chapi),-Amelite Galli-Curci, Soprano
King Cotton-March and Officer
Arthur Pryor's Band. of the Day-March (Hell),
8 p-Chinese relay from Ko
Shing Theatre,
9 p.m.-Weather report and Iconl
time." Relay continued.
11 p.m.-Close down.
PERPLEXITY OF EROS.
A GIDDY PROSPECT,
Eros. the famour statue of the
Mr. Cook was not responsible. He Mr. Justice Hawke found that therefore gare judgment in the sum God of Love, has still to find a mentioned with costs against Con-horne starice Cook
Mr. Justice Hawke said, "I as me this is a very unfortunate thing for the plaintiff. It may pes sibly mean that he will get nothing. It is a very lamentable thing, but there it is.'
WHICH BABY IS WHICH?
HOSPITAL CALLS IN EXPERTS.
The identities of two babies born the same afternoon at the Engle wood Hospital Chicago, became so confused that Dr. Arnald Kegel, the Health Commissioner, summoned a jury of experts to meet and help to determine which is which..
The infants were born to Mrs. Watkins and Mrs. Bamberger,, who occupied the same room at the bos pital and left together on July 9 for their respective bomen Two days later the father of the supposed" Baby Watkins, watching food, raiment youngster being bathed, discovered books, toilet, amusements, and a tiny piece of adhesive tape on its career will all be represented. One back bearing the name "Bamber corner of the exhibition will proger in red ink.
"Father's Alarm,
the
vide a shock for Miss 1930, and that is just what the organisers intend.
The corner will be devoted to n "Woman's Chamber of Horrors, getting into touch with the Bam- His alarm was increased when, on and in it will be displayed all the berger family, he found they had tortures, from the ducking-stool to already removed from the back of boned collars and steel corsets, to the other new baby a similar tape which women were subjected betare they obtained their freedom. Neither family is willing to ex
| marked “Watkins. "'" It seemed to, me that the time had come," the organiser told a rechange infants as the mistake may porter, **when the young girl of have been made in labelling. The to-day should be made to realise babies are as slike na twins and in some measure how much suffering blood tests are unlikely to be help has been endured by the women of ful because the four parents are of previous generations, in order that the same types she might enjoy the freedom and The Health Commissioner: slates: Cinqujunenro THAT. She possesses, to | Authropology is our cater tkzpe of lave saved to piva Byggingjukenbringur shoe iddiadora babrio
Esther as an ultra-modern. miss who takes for herself a trial marriage in the hope that it may provide a thrill that wine men and song
failed.
apt to forget the women who work ed so hard to win emancipation for
sisters.
MAJESTIC their stor
Nathan Road, Kowloon.
live
The exhibition,, which will open on November 12, and will continue for ten days, will be opened each day by a famous Women
Semitic and the other Caucasian; and though they look as alike to me as two peas in a pod, experts analysing the different racial char acteristics of head, hair and features should be able to throw some light on this mystery.
Consultations are taking place be tween two R.A.s, Westminster City Council, Scotland Yard, the Lou- don County Council, and the Minis ter of Transport on Eros and his place in Piccadilly Circus.
In the next nine months. Lon-" doners will see Q
succession of
Wooden structures. representing Eros placed in different positions, on the new island site in Piccadil
ly.
The replacing of Ero, is not r
You Do???
if you were an unwelcome guest, had an appointment with the host's daughter at midnight downstairs, were ranght on your war and trapped in two other women's. rooms? SEE what the man in this hilarious picture did you'll get the comedy kick of your life over this situa tion and scores of othera just as embarrassing, and just as anny. Give your selt a treat-come and have the laugh of your life! See
EMBARRASSING MOMENTS
FOX MOVITONE NEWS
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RIOT
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THE CHINESE DRAMA
The LEGENDARY
VIXEN"
simple matter. The public authori-TO-DAY TO THURSDAY tieg w sanction nothing that will not stand for 50 years at least.
In height from the ground, radius of base, position of the figure, and so on, the monument must be in keeping not only with the higher modern buildings of Piccadilly Circus, but also with future buildings.
differ in all details, oven, to the The wooden test structure, will direction in which Eros will foco,
deed-for Eros.
Piccadilly Circus is a circus in-
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