ACENTRAL THEATRE A
EParamount's Sound Pictures R
TO-DAY ONLY
Daily, at 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.
HBAR HIM
SING
Daring-Delightful-Different
"My Pature
Just Passed"
"Do You
Play,
Madame ?
CHARLES 'BUDDY'
IN
ROGERS Safety in Numbers"
a Garamount Pictur
Imagine! "America's" *Boy-Friend" romance ing with five gorgeous girls. In a skyscraper castle just made for lovel
TUESDAY, Dec. 9th
A roguisti
revel of
love and
laughs, lyrics-and
lace.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1930.
DIFFICULT DECISIONS
H
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS PLAY FIVE PERIOD GAMES FOUR PERIODS OF FOOTBALL AND ONE PERIOD OF ARGUING WHETHER THE SCORE IS 48 - 40 IN FAVOR OF THE HILLSIDE AVE. WILDCATS OR 50-46 FOR THE ELMDALE TERRACE BULLDOGS. THE TEAMS WITH THE GREATEST
LUNG-POWER ARE WINNING MOST OF THE GAMES
(Copyright, 1030, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.).
HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES' ASSOCIATION.
ANNUAL MEETING TO-MORROW AT 'GOVERNMENT
HOUSE.
MRS. SOUTHORN ON WORLD-WIDE MOVEMENT.
GLUYAS WILLIAMS
THE SILVER SCREEN.
THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.
LORD BYRON OF BROADWAY,
Clever, showmanship is soon in the work of William Nigh and Harry Beaumont, co-diretora of "Lord
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY AT 280, 5.10, 7 15 & 9.20..
He took love where he found
An eye-and-ear entertainmrat fou'll love!!!
Bryon of Broadway," Detroit, and turned it into a song 1 Goldwyn-Mayer's latest all-talking musical picture which opened inst night at the Queen's Theatre, for the two directors' pooled their ro- spective resources to produci a picture which combing a straight- fast-moving narrative with the bal- let extravaganzas and song attrac tions of musicønd comedy, :
It is difficult to think of any twn players who could better have filled the refer required for this feature than Charles Kaloy, imported from "Earl Carroll's Vanities" and Ethelind Terry, ntar of Ziegfeld's "Rio Rita," for natural talents enable these two stars not only to sing the catchy songs written for the picture by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, not only to dance their way through the claborate tochnicolour revues execut ed by Sammy Lee, but also to play the straight rolls required by the diverting plot with a skill hardly. to be expected from sing and dance specialiste.
Kaley ha the role of Roy. Erskine, a café píano-player' são Empira Day-Empire Day was
has a lot of trouble keeping the red letter day for the Quidos.
women from falling in love with One hundred and fifty Guides as him. Through their aid, however, sembled on the lawn of Headquar- and that of a vaudeville headliner, ys House at 8.30 a.m., with their he gets to be first a song writer and Colony Commissioner, Mrs. Sou-subsequently, a vaudeville matinée thors, and were inspected by H.E. idol. He still has a lot of trouble Major General Sandilands before with the women but meets his attending the Empire Day Service Waterco in Ardis, a musical comedy star who makes a fool of
By kind permission of His Ex-world, I have messages of friendli at St. John's Cathedral. After the
JEANETTE MACDONALD cellency the Governor, Sir William now and encouragement to alt Surviet, they went back to Head him and sends him back to his real
IN
A Merry Musical Mix-Up of Laughs, Love and Songs
'Let's Go Native
Paramount) Glation
Bookings at Anderson and the Theatre (Tel. 25720).
TO-DAY ONLY, at 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.
Carl Laemmle's Gigantic Picture
“BROADWAY”
100% Talking, Singing, Dancing. Pictured in natural colours, with gorgeous dance numbers, and the most distinguished cast ever assembled.
AT
THE
MAJESTIC
Becking at Moatrie's and at Theatre.
YOU KNOW
Nathan Road, Kowloon.
'Phone 17222.
YOU WON'T WRITE
So why not send your old mess-mate a Weekly Press while he is away). Let us have his Address, and send us $8.00 and we will send the Hongkong Weekly Press and China Overland Trade Report
to him
FOR SIX MONTHS
Office: 11, Ice House Street.
Pool, the Annual General Mecting Guides in Hong Kong. of the Hong Kong Girl Guides will
I hope that during the coming be held at Government. Houss year we may see still more Chinese to-morrow, at 10.30 a.tn.
Companies established, for in them The agenda is:-Minutes of the we place our highest hopes for laat Annual General Menting; tntinuity of Guiding in Hoax Report and Balance Sheet 1999. Kong and for its establishment later on in China. The Chinesa 1030; Badge Test Report.
Companies so far established have proved themselves highly valuable to the movement.
Mrs, Southorn's Lettor. Writing from London, in October to the Girl Guide Association.
Mrs. W. T. Southorn said:-
For the second year it happens that I am in England at the time of the properation of the annual report and Miss Jaques and Miss Sawyer have asked me to write a few words of introduction.
I should like to thank all those who have helped to further the movement in Hong Kong during the past year: Lady Clementi M.B.E, who had shown so kein an interest in Guide work in Hong Kong loft in February for Singa- pare taking with her many good book of
quarters House, where photographs were taken. The General had very kindly provided refreshments, and the Gitides did full justice to
thom.
King's Birthday parado-The 3rd Hong Kong Company, to win erg of the Prince of Wales Ban- ner Competition, with the Kowlon District Commissioner, Miss Saw.. the King's Birthday Parade at yer, represented the Girl Gulde
the Cenotaph.
8th Hong Kong Pack started many New Packs and Companies:-The months ago, but passed throughs so. many vicissitudes that the first enrolment did not take place until November 22, 1999;
has been formed at the Mui l'ong The 4th Hong Kong Company School, Bonbam Road, at the in- Mrs Ng Man Cho, The first en vitation of the Hond: Mistress, rolment took place on April 11. Now there are three Chinese com- panle in the district-
Prince of Wales' Banner Competition,
ORDER OF MERIT.
i
love. The various situations are. packed with humour but the direc tors have wisely left room for a. few emotional scenca..
UNCLAIMED LETTERS AND
RADIO.
A Ceneral Post Office notification zaves the following unclaimed cor- Post Office, and also unclaimed respondence, etc., waiting at the
radio telegrams at the Radio Tele graph Office, P. and O. Building:— Posto Restante Correspondence.
P. Brune, W. T. Booth, C. Barréða, Felipe Allas, D. Barendse, 1. 1.
Felix Chois, Emilio Colla, China Cotton & Silk Works, Ltd, A. Dakanay, R. Dilley, A. A. Ebrahim, Rev. Eckerson, J. Embleton, Capt. J. R. Evans, P. Fitzgerald, Mias N. Francca, IL. F. D. Gardiner, (Shellex, Ltd.), Mlle Gradet,
My first words, will be one of wishes expressed in a thanks to the two invaluable Din views of the Colony. We hair that trich Commissionura for shoulder. Lady Clementi is taking an equal- ¡ing all the work during my absenesly keen and active part in the and an additional word to Mrs. work of the Malayan Guide, hud T. H. King, our new Hon. Se we hope that through her we may cretary, for taking up in her usual establish some rapprochement with 1st ...... eheerful and capable way the one our near neighbours. We are grate-End rous duties of the post.
After travelling hall-way round
be our President and we extend n 4th 1st Hong Kong Company. Keller, Mrs. G. Krunkahak, Mr. the world again I find myself a warm welcome to her. We owe
5th End Hong Kong Company. Larue, Miss Mabel Lee, Miss J. more confirmed believer in the
By kind permission of Hon. Mr. Lane, Y. O. Lee, Miss M. Lavadia, Southern, who was acting as Om Munford, N. G Major, J. H movement than ever, if that werd
the finals of the Prince of Wales' McKenzie, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. er Administering the Government, May, W. G. Mckenny, Miss G. ponsible.
Banner Competition wore held at
Mirams, Miss M. Metzger, Government House on the moming Markham, National Industry Co., of March 9, and resulted in the G. C. Pelham, G. Frish, J. Cehilton (Wireless Operator), Felix Tausig,,
The 3rd Hong Kong Company is. Turville, Percy Taggart. F. A. Steel Trader, Isthmian Lîne Co.); to be congratulated on its persever- Wallis, Miss Wong Ppk Ying. ante and zal which enabled it to
1st Kowloon Company. (s.s. Bradglen), Mrs T. Heker, Brd Hong Kong Company, Mra. Ruth Gill, Mohamed Hason
ful to Lady Peel for consenting to 3rd... 2nd_Kowloon Company. M Harmon, D, H. Hazel, F
So often one is asked-"But what do the Girl Guides do! What does woaring a uniform and winning
much to Major General Sandi lands, O.B., C.M.G., for his un- failing support and interest and I add my special thank you to Mrs. R. M. Dyer our Treurer,
badges and ginging gangs lead to to all Guides and to all Vice Pre. 3rd Hong Kong Company winning G. E. Stockley, L. M. Tiniko.(e.s.
sidents, members of the local ar- Puck says:-"I'll put a girdle
sociation and examiners for their round about the earth in forty. minutes."
adapting the "plondid naistance so cheerfully And words of Peak I reply:-"Guides and ungrudgingly given, e have mado a girdle round the carth, not in forty minutes, but
Annual Report.
A lengthy annual port of the
in a comparatively short time (arl Guides association of Hong girdle of friendship, of inter-racial Kong contains, he following in and world-wide good feeling, ofteresting items →→ courtesy, of kindlines, of happi
ess, of the spirit of youth.
great:
Comparison of Numbers,
Toal Numbers
Personnel.
I have mot every class and every Brownie Tacke type connected with the Guide Guide Companies movement from the wifu, of the lianger Companies .... Governor-General
of ta Dominion to the girl in the hair. dresser's shop on a Trans-Atlantic liner and every caso there radiated from them something which, as a Welsh girl once put iTighle a little move in your heart.***.-2
Commissioners District Captains Becretaries Brownies | Brownie Guiders All around us at the moment the Guides world is soothing with unrest and Guiders discontent Burely this is the Rangers time to keep the Guide lamp Hanger Gulder service for others, and goodwill to
all burning brightly.
I shall leave it to olhom to re
cord the progress made in Hong
Kong during the past year.
· From" Beo 'quarters, where
1920 1030
the Banner.
win the Prince of Wales' Banner this year. Last year this Company was placed second in the Compet!- tion.ty
oxaminers sent is a most helpful In the Nature Competition, the criticism on the work of the com petitors. They also commented upon the excellent illustrations sent in by them.
-Brownie Totem...
The annual “competition for the
7 Talom was held on December 3,
Registered Articles.
Chino Slipper Co., H. J. Eddo (c/o American Consulate), Miss M
loughlin, F. Munford, Henkin, E. A. Kobza, Wm. Me-
** Unpata Correspondence, B. H. Keary, M. Lacson, Y. T. Ho Lin.
Unclaimed Radio Telegrams.
2639 1472 8794 1649 6392 1129, from
T2929 in the garden of Government Shanghai ;„Labrecqué, stearier-Rio-
House. The Wolf Cub Competition janeiro, from Shanghai; Roth-
17 was held on the same day. After bartel, from Frankfurtmain.
the Grand Saluter, the President,
Lady Clementi, inspected the Brow
nies and Cubs. This year, PacksIt is well-known that great pros
sure is brought to bear upon non-
3 competed only on two points.
** 17
-1029. 1830.
2
1
2
180
120
16
21
12
Total Numbers 32
On the Totem Day, the Brownies Roman partners in mixed marri- made Nature Paluros. To makongos," says the Bishop of Livor 11those they had been preparing them pool in a Liverpool diocesan tafict
Incive for many weeks. Marks In such cases, where such marri- 142 obtained on these were "added to ages have been made in register. those awarded on Pack Registers, offices, it is asserted that Roman with the following result; Catholic priesta havo declared to
End Kowloon Pack 3281et Hong Kong Pack
lot Kowloon Pack ... Armistion Day :-One Guide From End Hong Kong Pack. every Patrol and all Brows. Owls Srd Hong Kong Pack attended at the Cenotaph on Ar-4th Hong Kong Pack
building which will be the rallying laid by the District Commisioner 3rd Kowloon Pack point of all the Guides in the of Kowloon.
dih Hong Kong Pack
Placo, the Roman partners that unless the
letparties are married under Rontan 2ndrites the marriage is invalid
and
Lord BYRON
BROADWAY
TAL
Charley Katey *Etheliad Terry, Cliff Edwards Marion Shilling
with TECHNICOLOR
- NEXT CHANGE
Greta
GARBON
in the famous O'Neill play
Anna Christie
COMING SHORT LY:
·ERCH; MARIA REMARQUE'S preat norel. Presented by CARL LABMAMLE. Produced by CARI LAEMALE-jr. Directed by LEWIS MILESTONE
ALL QUIET WESTERN FRONT
MOHON KUN THE
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 5.30 9.20.
Tom Mix
ŽANI GREY'S
THE LONE STAR RANGER
WORLD
3rd the children are illegitimate. It FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
3rd important that such cages should
3rd
he fully substantiated ask that REGINALD DENNY
all incumbents who have knowledge that athaddechration has been
Imade will send the mrozia) 1ön with
full particulars to me."
The Night Bird