CENTRAL THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7 15 & 9.20 p.m.
THERE IS ONLY ONE
MARVELLOUS PRODUCTION!
"Only & Rose"
thrill your heart
Le Dennis King. singe it.
DENNIS KING
1%
"The Vagabond King
-JEANETTE MIDONALD
WARNER OLAND
9.P, MEGGIE =
arantation,
Bigger than
"The Love Parade "
ENTIRELY IN COLOUR.
A Super-Production At Slightly Increased Prices:
At 220:
$1.70; $1.00 and 80 Ots.
At 6.10, 7:15 and 9.20: $2.00, $1.10 and $1.00,
(Prices include Tax) BOOKINGS AT ANDERSON'S.
NEXT CHANGE
All-Talking Romantic Smaab 1. Burning Love Under The
Tropic
Moon!
Thrill To The Hauating Melody of "GAT LOVE."
The
DELIGHTFUL
ROGUE
ROD LA ROCQUE
and RITA LA ROY
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1931.
THE MINUTE THAT SEEMS A YEAR
TO AMUSE THE CHILDREN WHO ARE
RINGING DOORBELLS ON HALLOWE'EN, YOU LIE
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
IN WAIT AND WHEN YOUR BELL RINGS FLING THE
DOOR WIDE WITH A LOUD “BOO!", REVEALING TWO OF
110-31
YOUR MORE CONSERVATIVE NEIGHBORS COMING TO CALL.
(Copyright, 1930, by The Ball Syndicate, Inc.)
GUIAS WILLINGE
THE SILVER SCREEN. MEN WHO LIVE ON GUN TEST AT
QUEEN'S THEATRE,
"NOT SO DUMH,”
In "Not So Dumb," Metro-Gold.. wyn-Mayer's new starring vehicle for Marion Davies, which opened yesterday at the Queen's Theatre, King Vidor has provided the come dienne with the most vivacious role she has played, a soarkling vehicle that affords her wide latitudo for her rara comedy.
The picture is an adaption of the well-known stage farce, "Duley," by George S. Kaufman and Mare Connelly. It is Vidor's third pio- with Miss Davies as tho atar, the previous two having been the exceptionally successful "The
Snow People.". Patay" and
ture
THE DOLE.
FUND'S £40,000,000 A YEAR, BORROWING.
The problem of how to deal with the 400,000 people who do little work at any time but are able to satisfy the relaxed transitional conditions was mentioned at the first moeting of the Royal Commis sion on Unemployment Insurance in London.
Miss Davies demonstrates her vocal as well as physical versatility in the screen comedy, adapting her voice as well as her personally to the role of a blundering flapper who tries to run her fiance's business affairs and almost ruins her roinance as well as his bank ac-1 count.
Elliott Nugent plays opposito the star and the supporting cast in- oludos Raymond Hackett, William Holden, Julia Fayo, Sally Starr, Donald Ogden Stewart, Franklin Pangborn and George Davis.
The music is contributed by Donald Ogden Stewart, who plays "atmospheric melodies at a piano, while Fraukling Pangborn gives a dramatic reading of a new scenario ho has written för a. "gigantic film epic."
"ONE MAD KISS,"
Sir Francie Floud, the new Per manent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, said these people were at present costing the Exchequer more than £22,000,000 a year, ..
INQUEST.
PERJURY CHARGE AFTER DIVORCE.
BLACKMAIL PLOT ALLEGED.
A charge of committing perjury in divorce sint brought by him against his wile and: Sir Guy Seb- [right-a 47-year-old baronet-with the object of influencing the jury to arrive at an unjust decision and improperly award damages to him " was heard at Bow-street recently against Henry Gludwyn Grayson.
Another charge against him was of perverting the due course of law and justice.
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Grayson was described as an estate agent, 25 years old, of Mari- borough-place, St. John's Wood, N.W.
"MISADVENTURE” VERDICT ON SHOT SQUIRE.
Dramatic tests with a gun were made at the inquest at Saltwood recently on Mr. Reginald Lawrence Lawson, who was found shot in the grounds of his home, the historic Saltwood Castle, Hythe.
Mr. Percival Clarke," "for" "the Director of Public Prosecutions, anid the case was one of consider- able gravity.
The jury returned a verdict of Denth by misadventure," the coroner remarking that there was no evidence at all of suiiide.
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
QUEEN'S
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON TO-DAY & TO-MORRO
388 METRES.
TWO LECTURES FROM THE
STUDIO,
11 a.m.-Stock quotations, 11.30 am. Chinese programme. 12.30 p.m.-European programme, 1.30 p.m.-Weather report, loca!
time, etc.
The petition was presented by Grayson on October 20, 1928, on the grounds of the misconduct of Mrs. Grayson with Sir Guy Seb. right, of Beechwood Park, Mary- gate, Dunstable. Damages of £3,000 were claimed. In his petition Gray- son swore that there had not been collusion or connivance between him and his wife.. When the case was beard in November, 1929, it was un defended and damages were agreed· at £400.
Walter Edward Skipp, Mr. Law son's business secretary, said that Mr. Lawson, who was of cheerful disposition and had no worries, was There was also eriticism of tho taking arrangements for Christ. scheme on the ground that it
A market scene, with all the pie- turbulent turesque quality of a Latin nation supplies one of the many colourful backgrounds for the firat Don Jose Kojica, Fox picture, | "One Mad Kiss," to be seen at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday.
The square in front of the dicta tor's palace is thronged with men, women and children in typical Spanish costumes. In the market. are all varieties of barnyard fowl, wine, cheese, pigs, goats and tro- pical birds, while tied to posts about the plaza are burros of the mountain folk who have come to town for their weekly shopping.
..
.
Uneconomic,
encouraged unceonomic short working,
facilitated arrangements by em ployers which led to the casualisa-
tion of labour,
When the jury were asked if there wore any questions, one of their number said: "I should like to know why we are not allowed to viow the place where this happen-
2 p.m.-Close down."
5 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programine.
6 to 0.30 p.m.-Dr. K. S. Shia,"
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Broks the Door Open. Grayson swore that he was a commercial traveller, and that on August 31, 1928, he left home on business for Liverpool. He returu ed home unexpectedly, and asked his cabman to wait while he went in for some change. He went to his bedroom, but found the door locked..
M.B., B.S.-Clrinese lecturo on Infant Welfare,
to 10,30 p.m.-European pro- gramme of Victor record, sup plied by Messrs. Tenng Fook Piago Co.
7 to 7.15 p.)TM***
Ho stated that ho heard scuffling inside, and he called the cabman to help him to break open the door. When this had been done he found his wife and Sir Guy.
It appeared from the evidence, continued Counsel, that Grayson had been living happily with his wife, and that it was a terrible
hampered industrial reorganisa-ed, and why this inquest has not shock when their home was broken taken place during the daytime in-up. stead of at night."
tion,
was
impedes the mobility of labour, and resulted in a system of sub- sidiaing wages out of the Upem ployment Fund which thoroughly uneconomic. Mr. James F. G. Price, assistant principal secretary to the Ministry. of Labour, said the unemployment benefit scheme was now into debt at the rate of £10,000,000 a year. The slope. normal revenue was £45,000,000, and for the coming year the benefit paid. was £107,000,000,
That," said Mr. Price, "is a shortage of £42,000,000 on normal revenue. The Exchequer is bearing £22,000,000 of that outright by shouldering the cost of transitional benefits.
Police Sergeant Brooker, said that the body was lying on a muddy
Varioty.
AT
2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,20,
You Must Meet Dulcy-she's
riot!
Med-
KING VIDOR Producton
Orchestra Tap Dance
Joy."-Victor Novelty Orch. Duet Whipporwill."-Gene and
Glenn,
Cornet Solo-"Carnival of Ve- nice" (Benedict).--Del 'Staigers. Comedian- Eddie. Cantor's Tips
on the Stock Market."--Eddic Cantor. 7.15 to 7.30 p.m.--
Talkie Hits.
Humorous Song" My Lover" (from "King of Jazz ").-Graco 'Hayes,
The Tres-
Song" Love" (from
passer ").-Gloria Swanson (So.) prano).
Song" Bite is the Night" (from Their Own Desire")-James Melton (Tonor).
Humorous Song-"Lady Luck " (from "Show of Shows "},~ Chick Endor. 7.30 and 8 pm
The Coroner: That does not arise: Upon hearing that story the jury were so sympathetic that, although out of this witness', ovidrase: If you
want to cross-examine the £400 damages had been agreed coroner I am afraid you will have
upon, they awarded Grayson £500, a difficulty.
* Stiff Pull."
and a decree niti was granted.
If the jury had known the true facts, said Mr. Clarke, instead of being sympathetic they would have driven Grayson from decent society as a person who had been living on the earnings of his wife for a con- siderable time, and who was simply blackmailing. "this old gentlemen," Sir Guy Sehright.
The Coroner: Were there any signs of slipping? There were one or two signs, but other footprints had pretty well blotted them out.
The coroner then called for the gun, and after it had been cocked, banged the butt on the floor.
The same member of the jury who had previously asked a question The balance of £40,000,000 is then cocked the gun and pulled the being borrowed and will continue trigger.
to be borrowed until some remedy It is not a hair trigger," he
for the present state of affairs is | said. “The pull is very stiff. It is found.
The Obvious Way,
not a gun that will go off ac cidentally."
When the Telephone Rang. Mrs. Floronce Bennett, formerly
a domestic help to Mrs. Grayson, said that when Sir Guy was expect-
Band Selections. "High School Cadets March" (J.
P. Sousa).-Sousa's Band,
"It's A Long, Long Way to Tip-
事 (Judge-Williams). perary Victor Novelty Band.
"Suppose," said the Chairman, Charles William Churcher, a gun-ed at the flat, following a telephono Judge Holman Gregory Inter,amith of Ives, said the pull on the man makes up his mind that he right trigger was three and a half won't work, that he will draw pounds and on the left four pounds. benefits as long as he possibly can.
He could not get the gun to go off le there anything to prevent him? by jolting it.
Mr. Price: There is one outstand- ing thing, there is the offer of em ployment at the Exchange.
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Judge. Holman Gregory: Haro you considered whether any pro Mona Maris, former U.F.A. star, vision could be made which would has the lending feminine role, that prevent a man who set himself out of a Spanish dancer. Tom Patris, to live at the expense of the Insur- cola, famous dancing comedian, ance Fund from doing so t plays the part of Antonio, Mojico's Mr. Prince: Well, if I may put it handy man; while Antonio Moreno without saying it is a recommends plays the iron dictator whose tyran- tion, there is one obvious way and nics finally drive the people to re- that is to make the benoit depen- volt, led by Mojico,
ident on the contribution paid.
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Mr. Skipp, recalled, said that Mrs. Lawson was unfit to attend the inquest. She and her husband were ideally happy.
Mr. Lawson had recently had ́a- motor accident in which a child was
killed, but it did not worry him any more than it would any normal person
"Madelon !!
call, we all had to get on the move, and Grayson had to go out." One occasion Grayson was in bed when the telephone bell rang. He dressed hurriedly and left the fat by the back way. The flat was then tidied up, and all of Grayson's clothes were put away. No man was supposed to be there. When Sir Guy came in by one door Gray son went out by the other. That happened several times.
Grayson, who pleaded Not guilty," and reserved his defence,
was committed for trial. Bail in £100 was allowed.
WORLD I
LECTURE TOUR
THEATRE
ROYAL
A SERIES OF FASCINATING LECTURES
ON S
PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY By DR. P. FENNELLY, LLD. (Past President British Association of Praction! Peychology).
SIXTH LECTURE
To-day, Friday, January 16th, at 9.15 pm.
CONQUERING FEAR AND WORRY-MAN'S
GREATEST ENEMIES"
LAST PUBLIC LECTURE Sunday, January 18th, at 9.15 p.m. THE MASTER MIND-HOW TO DEVELOP
PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER "
(Bousquet Robert).—
Victor Novelty Band.
(a) “Hail to the Orange," (b)"
Oskee Wow Wow !! (Green. Hill)-Chiversity of Illinois
Military Band,
"Illinois Loyalty March."-Univer- sity of Illinois Military Band. "A-Hunting. Soone" (Bucalossi).-
Victor Concert Band, "Patrol Comique" (Hindley-Lake).
Victor Concert Band. 3 to 0 p.m.---
MARION
DAVIES
HE pret.
bell comes ty dumb Into her own
Pin this hila
rious talk
ing comedy.. You,thust
mert, Dulcy
NOT SO DUMB
Concert Items. Violin Solo-Romance in F
(Beethoven),-Jacques Thibaud. Song "Zemire Et Azori (Tre. Wabler) (Grotry). Madan Galli-Curci. Song "Proch's Air and Varia- tions (Proch).-Madam Galli Curci.
Pianoforte Solo-" Prelude in A Flat/Major" (Chopin).—Ignacë Jan Paderewski.
Pinnoforte Solo-Prelude in D - Fint" (Chopin).—Ignace Jan
Paderewski.
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Violin Solo-"Nocturne" (Techni
kowsky).-Rence Cherket. Violin Solo-"Minuet" (Haydn.
Hartmann) Renee Chemet. Song "Within the Tomb For- gotten" (Boethoven).-Feodor. Chaliapin (Bass). Song-Song of the Volga Bost- toen" (Chaliapin-Koenemann).
Feodor Chalíópín (Bass), Pianoforte Solo-“In the Night"
(Schumann)-Harold Bauer. Pianoforte. Solo-“ Etude in - D· Flat" (Liszt).Harold Bauer. Orchestral Schubert's 'Love
Songs" (Schubert Berte). Marok Weber's Orch:
to 9.30 p.m.-Professor R. K. M. Simpson, M.C., M.A., will give the first of a series of Shakes pearean talks. ⠀
9.30 to 9.30 pằm.-;
The Fire Bird," by Strawingcy. Introduction" Dance of the. Fire Bird."-Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.
TALKING
with
PICTUR
ELLIOTT NUGENT
HACKET
BEARST BEWSHEEL
ADDED ATTRACTION
The Colourtone Revue “PIRATES"
with BENNY RUBIN
NEXT CHANGE
plays
a double game when
a fascinating. dancer wins a dashing outlaw-
and a sly dictator
For Movisione. Musical Romance with
DON JOSE MOJICA
directed by Marcel Silver presented by William Fox
ONE MAD
"Dance of the Princess."-Phila-
delphia Symphony Orch, "Datre of the Princess " concluded Dance of King Kastchei.- Philadelphia Symphony Orch, 2 Dance of King Kastéhoj ""con- cluded Bercouse (Lullaby); Philadelphia Symphony Orch. "Berceuse! (Tullaby) coreluded.
Final.-Philadelphin Symphony Orchestra.
0.60 to 10 p.m.
Waltzes.
Waltz in A Flat
(Brahma),
*** Minuet" in "G" (Bach) --Vic-
tor Orchestra. Andante from
Orpheus
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TO-DAY
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· PSYCHOLOGY IS THE VITAL MESSAGE OF THE AGE
ADMISSION FREE.
TO-NIGHT
Collection to help defray expenses, ? 9.15 p.m.
TO-NIGHT
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Chopin).Viotor Orchestra. "Waltzes" (Brahms).-Victor" "Or
chostra, W
10 to 10.30 p.m.-Experimental re-
lay period.
God Save The King. 10.30 p.m.-Close" down.
TO-MORROW At 5.30 & 9.20.30
PROTECT-OZ
with
DOROTHY BURGESS PAUL PAGE
ROBERT
ELLIOTT
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