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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1930.
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS
FRED PERLEY HAS FORMED
A MEN'S PROTECTIVE ORGANI-
ZATION, AND THEIR FIRST ACT
WAS TO REQUEST ERNIE PLUMER, NOT
TO CUT HIS LAWN SO OFTEN, BECAUSE
WITH WIVES AS THEY ARE. THE PLUMER
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BE FOLLOWED, AND NO ONE WAS GETTING ANY TIME FOR GOLF
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TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY 2.B.W. ON 358 METRES.
DANCE MUSIC FROM THE STUDIO,
1.30 p.m.-Weather report. 5 to 7.30 p.m.-Chinese programme, 7:30 to 8 p.m.-Rev. H. K. Wells will give the Sth lesson on "Cantonese for Everyone." 8 p.ta-European programme of Victor records selected and supplied by Mesira. Teang
Fook. "Pearl Fiders"-Selection (Bizet).
Creatore's Band. "Serenade in G Major" (Arensky) and Minget in G" (Beet- hoven). Mischa Elman, Vio
соде,
(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Byndicate, Inc.).
BULLET IN A GAS METER.
'SHYAS WILLIAMS
£980. MISSING.
SOLDIER IMPERILS GUARDS' “LENT TO CUSTOMER” PLEA.
BARRACKS,
What was described as "an al- The statement that when a soluost unbelievable story," but which diar shot himself through the head the police court missionary said at Cholsen Barracks, the bullet en- was nevertheless true, was told at tered a large gas meter and Marylebone last month. "might have blown up", the wholo barracks if the meter had not been disconnected, was made by an R.A.MC. captain at a Chelsea in. quest on Philip Hedley Soppitt, aged thirty-five, a private, of the 1st Coldstream Guarda,
Soppitt was found dead with a gunshot wound in his head'in a basement behind a large gas meter at the barracks. A rifle which had been discharged was held to his
mouth by his left hand.
Ho was found after he had been reported missing from church parade.
liniat. "When the Curtain Comes Down."''
Captain J. H. Robinson, George Jessel, Dramatic Bari-R.A.M.C., said that the bullet had blown out the loft side of Soppitt's "Liebestraum "(Liszt) and Pre skull and afterwards, penetrated
lude in C Sharp Minor (Rach the gas meter. maninoff). Julius Schendel, Pianist.
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"Fortunately this gas meter was disconnected some time ago," said McCaptain Robinson, "otherwise the whole barracks might have been Cava-blown up. It is one of the largest neters I have seen, and is about (Schu-half the size of this court."
"The Sweetest Call"-John
Cormack, Tenor... "A Perfect Day National fiers, Male Quartette. "Schubert's Love Songs
bert).-Marek Weber and his orchestra. Dp.m.-Weather report, local time
and Press newn.
From the Studio:-Mr. John Russell will give a abort ad- dreas on the aims and work of the S.P.C.A.
9.35 p.m. (approx.)-
From the Studio:-The Unique
Dance Orchestro:
1. Overture" Morning,
and Night in Vienna."
9. Entract" Narcisss."
3. Xylophons Bolo
4. Waltz-"You're
Noon
The Imp."
Always ÏA
My Arms" (Rio Rita).
5. Blues" The Meanest Kind." INTERVAL
0. Selection" The Bolle of New
York."
7. Cornet Solo-"My Song of
Love for You,"
e Morianma."
8. Caprice 4
8. Fox Trot" Rio Rita."
10. Fox Trot
and
"Lovable Sweet" ("Stroot Girl"). 10.45 p.m. (approx.).-Close down.
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i Mr. Thomas, he said, owed them. about £800, and had told him that if he had ready money he could put through a big business deal and settle the account.
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Tappin was remanded.
'TO-DAY AT 230, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.20 P.M.
ALICE WHITE
TALKING! SINGING !
DANCING!
LEADING A CHORUS OF FANCY
STEPPERS IN
"BROADWAY BABIES"
Melody
that sets your feet a-stepping.
Drama
that sets your heart a-thumping. A $5.50 Broadway musical comedy! 200 gorgeous dancing girls 3 new song hits 1 Sumptuous night club scenes i Gay dancing ensembles !
MAJESTIC
AT
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The First Talkie Cinema
THE SILVER SCREEN.
“TALKIES” AT THE MAJESTIC
EXCELLENT RÉSULTS FROM NEW MACHINERY,
The Majestic Theatro, Nathan Road, Kowloon, inaugurates to-day a now era for Kowloon picture fans by showing the all-talking, singing and dancing picture, Broadway Babios." This is the first talking picture to be shown on the Penin- aula, and the management of the Majestic are to be congratulated on their enterprise. ·
For some time past, the new machinery has leon in the process
of being installed, with the result. to-day that the Majestic is in position to offer patrons as good entertainment as any given by talkie theatres on the jeland, the machinery being exactly the saine as that in the Hong Kong houses.
One of our representatives had the privilege and pleasure of being prosent at a preview of "Broad way Babies. yesterday. Besides the screening of the picture which WIS thoroughly enjoyablo, the Majestic seems o be admirably adapted for, tha takies, every note and word was clearly heard, and the synchronisation of tone and picture was perfeet.
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Much could be written about the film, which is crammed with bright songs and anoppy danoes. Piquante Alice White as a Broadway choring holds the stage most of the time but is ably assisted, by many, other artistes. There is plenty of love interest and lots of thrills. The Majestic Theatre's motto seems to
"A comfortable theatre, with good shows at moderate prices."
"PARAMOUNT ON PARADE'
DELIGHTS CROWD.
"Paramount on Parade," opened its first run at the Central Theatre Inst night. It is easily one of the cleverest, amartest motion pictures ever made. Some of it, is in technicolour.
Every important player in the Paramount Company is in the pic ture, and everyone of them does something big, grand, delightfully entertaining. There is nous of the business of drugging in names just to swell the cast. Each number of this cost entertains,
A spirit of charming intimney pervades the picture. The per formers meet the audience more than half way and lead it into the joyful frolic of fun and gnisty. It is jovial like nothing so much as Hollywood Party, with the greatest entertainers in the world on hand to provide the amusement and act as even-thoughtful hosts.
The picture must be seen to bo appreciated. Buddy Rogers, for in- stance, and Lillinn Roth, and George Bancroft, and Ciara Bow and Nancy Carroli are all in it.
"SUNNY SIDE-UP."
"Sunny Side Up” doen really keep one's sunny side up for throughout the film there is not one dull moment.
The story opens with Yorkville- New York City's upper East Side -humming with excitement for it is July 4 and everybody is making; merry. Among them are Molly Carr (Janet Gaynor), a clerk at Macy's, Beo (Marjorie White) her girl friend who shares hor apart- mente, Erio Sovenson (El Brende!) a grocery man who lives across the hall from the girls and who keeps a brotherly eye on Molly Eddy (Frank Richardson), Bee'a boy-
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And dada be DUSTER-BROW
and HENDERSON
UNNY
SIDE UP
JANET GAYNOR CHARLES FARRELL
Shark Lt Frank Richligion,
El brende Kapak Write Directed by DAVID BUTLER
COMING SHORTLY VILMA BANKY
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THE OHINESE DRAMA
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friend, necktie salesman who [TO-DAY & TO-MORROW. aspires to fame as a song writer is also in the party.
While these workers" are
are cetc. brating in their humble way, ́an- other party (a decidedly different one) is going on at the Cromwell home in Sea Cliff. Jack, the son and heir of the wealthy Cromwells, finds the gaiety of his friends rather boring as his Bancee, Jane' Worth (Sharon Lynn) seems to delight in drinking excessively and dirting) outrageously with the other boys, He turns away in disgust and climbs into his roadster, and without thinking where he is going beads for Yorkville where Molly's party is starting In trying to avoid s child, he runs into the sidewalk, and wrecks a platform and a crowd of angry toughs gather round him. They threaten him but Erio Swen- són, Intervenes, and saves
a mauling.k
Then the one
thing.
him
from
Jack meets Molly and they fall in love with each other, without realiz ing it, what follows gore to make
Sunny Side Up" a huge suc and those who saw El Brendel in. "Hot For Paris will surely not want to miss him in an even bettor röle.
film is
exceedingly 2003 one-indeed it is one TYMA
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of. nll.
all presented in a way that make one feel fuel of
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