CENTRAL THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 6.10, 7,15 & 9.20 p.m.
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY ZBW. ON
355 METRES.
11 to 11.20 a, m.Stock quotations 11.30 a.m.--Chinese programme, 12.30 p.m.--Europçan programme, 1 p.m.-Weather report, loend time,
etc.
2 p.m.-Close down.
to B p.m.-European programme
of Victor records supplied by Messrs: Tsang Fook Piano Co.
0 to 8.9 p.m.-
Instrumental,
A 1931 PARAMOUNT "Oh Vermeland, Thou Lovely.
SUPER-PRODUCTION
MARLENE DIETRICH
The new screen beauty whose resemblance
to GRETA GARBO is
the rage of two
continents
in
He buried himself alive in the Foralga Legian to forgel wom en like her!
She Gives Love a Start ling Signifi cance!
MOROCCO
GARY COOPER MARLENE DIETRICH ADOLPHE MENJOU a Paramount Picture
NEXT CHANGE
The laugh that tume Scandal to Praise, and Lave The Talking Screen's newest and most during story of a woman's wits pitted against men's
intrigues
You loved her in "Ma- dame X-now thrill to the brilliant acting of
Ruth Chatterton
**THE:
LAUGHING LADY
A Paramount Picture
Booking at Anderson's and
the Theatre (Tel. 25720),
Victor String Ensemble.
The Music Box."Victor Wood.
wind Ensemble.-19993. Pianoforte Solo- Etude in D Fint" (Listz).-Harold Bauer. Pianoforte, Solo-" In the, Night" (Schumann). Harold Bauer-
0928.
Des
Violin Bolo-"La Route
Latins" (Dances of the Gob linn) (A. Bazzini).-Jascha Ici- fetz.
Violin Solo "Scherzo-Karan- telle" (Henri Wianiawski).- Jascha Heirftz; -6159. -
Pianoforte Sola-" On the Banks of the Danube " (J. Kurucz).— John Kurucz.-V12.
Violin Salo- Rondino " (Kreis-
ler) Fritz Kreisler.
Violin Sola-Fair Rosemary " (Kreisler), Fritz Kreisler, 1390,
7 p.m.-Stock quotations. 6.30 to 7.17 p.m.-
Humorous Numbers.
Orchestral Dance of the Toy
Regiment."-Victor Salon Oreh Orchestral-Warblings at Eve." -Victor Salon Orch.-19819. Vocal Dart-"Hoosier Hop."
The Duncan Sisters.
Vocal Duet - "I'm Following You-The Duncan Sisters, 22240.
Song" You and My Old Gui
tarJimmie Rodgers.
Song "My Little Lady."-Jim-
mie Rodgers-V40072. Pianoforte Solo-"Just for To-
night." John Kurucz, Pianoforte Bala--" A Little Kiss Each Morning."--John Kurucz, --V38.
Song "To Whom It May Con-
earn."-Johnny Melvin, Song" Yours and Mine."
Johnny Molvin.-29004.
7.17 to 7.41 p.m.-" Quartet in A Minor" (Schumann),-Flonzaley Quartette.-318).
7.41 to 8 p.m.-"Songs of the Past," sung by the Victor Mixed Chorus. 35972.
—
35825 and
8 p.m.-Weather report, local time,
.etc.
8.06 to 11.30 p.m.-Ko Shing Thea-
tre relay,
11.30 p.m.-Close down.
POLITICAL CRISIS IN ROUMANIA.
LAST ATTEMPT TO SAVE COUNTRY FROM DICTATORSHIP.
Bucharest, April 7-A last at- tempt to save Roumania from a Dictatorship will be made by 'the' Roumanian Minister to London, M. Titulescu, who arrived in the capital this afternoon, having no cepted the commission to form a Cabinet in succession to the Mirons- seu government which resigned Inst week in consequence of its inability tu bring relief to the suffering agricultural population. M. Títúle- scu' was given an exceptionally cordial reception when he arrived at the railway station. He imme- diately drove to the royal palace where he had a long conference with King Carol, at the and of which he announced his intention to form
Cabinet of concentration, com- prising all parties, an her believed that this was the only way to sava the country from the present grave economic crisis and the slough of despond into which it had "Leon allowed to drift,
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If the new Premier succeeds-in- forming such a Cabinet, Parliament will probably dissolved with conse quent early general elections. If, however, he fails, the only way out of the present difficult situation is, ng many believe, the abrogation of Parliament and the establishment of a Dictatorship.
·CYCLING IN FRANCE.
--Itvubriz, April 3.—fetry, a Bet- gian, to-day won the cycling race from Paris to Roubaix, covering 255 kilometroa in 7 kour 1 min, and beating the record for this event
Charles Pellasier; a Frenchman, was second
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1931.
THEATRE
KING'S
HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA
A MUSICAL SLICE OF COUNTRY GOLF LIFE!
GLORIOUS IN TECHNICOLOR, CHUCKFUL OF LAUGHS AND LOVE I
FOLLOW THRU
CHARLES
ROGERS
NANCY
CARROLL
ZELMA O'NEAL JACK HALEY
SCHWAB MANDEL
PRODUCTION
a Paramount Picture
CULTURE OVER THE
RADIO.
$100,000,000 PLAN OF MR.
ROCKEFELLER.
CINEMA AND JAZZ TO HE COUNTERACTED.
GANGSTERS TO PAY INCOME TAX.
FINAL SHOWING
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30
....$2.20
...81.70 ....$1.10 .50
PRICES Including Tax. Logo Seats. Dress Circle Back Stalls Front Stalls Booking at the THEATRE Only,
PHONES: 25313, 25330...
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THE MARX BROTHERS
IN
"ANIMAL CRACKERS ”
PARAMOUNT'S LAUGHTER PIECE
1.5. AUTHORITIES START COLLECTION DRIVE,
New York, April 4-Agencies of the federal government to-day be- gan an income tax collection drive against gangsters, bootleggers and New York, April 6-An influen-other denizens of the underworld tial group of distinguished persons, acting of the behalf of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., announced to-night that it will spend G.$100,000,000 in an attempt to bring culture to America by means of radio broad cast programmes."
who are believed to bo withholding statements showing their earnings.
Through wir, drive against the Bangsters and bootleggers the foder- jess agents hope to collect no than G.810,000,000 in delinquent in-
come taxes.
Dr. Levering Tyson of Columbia-In the offensive against those who are concealing returns on their in- University, New York, is the execu.
comes the federal agents will issue tive head of the enterprise.
blank subpoenas calling for, bank and brokerage accounts of bout- leggers and gangsters,
Laing Mr. Rockefeller's money the group will attempt to give cul. ture to Americans by broadcasting carefully selected music. Lectures will be radiocast. Those seeking to inject culture into the American citizen will attempt to compete.
with jazz, croning, Amos's Andy and the countless other frivolities caught by radio receivers.
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By calling for the bank state- ments of those suspected of con- cealing their incomes, the govern ment hopes to be able to detect dis crepancies between actual incomes. and the income tax returns which have been filed.
QUEEN MARIE IN ACCIDENT.
ROYAL CAR COLLIDES IN BELGRADE STREET.
Effects of the cinema_and_other_ popular forms of amusement are to be offset by the new culture-over- if Mr. Rockefeller's the-radio money is not to be spent in vain.
Further announcements as to the exact programme to be followed in cultivating America's culture are to be made soon.by Dr. Tyson. yet the names of those who will
culture give
to
ДБ America musicians, lecturers, dramatists, Belgrade, April 8-Shoppers in a book reviewers, art critics and busy street in the contre of the city historians have not been revealed. were startled to-day by a collision Newspaper reporters are plan-betwen two cars which was follow- ning to ask Dr. Tyson how he willed by a loud report a burst tyre. prevent the radio listener from They were even more startled tuning out a Brahms recital in when they saw that Queen Marie of favour of jazz from a roof garden Yugoslavia herself was driving the
or how he will make n lecture on car whose tyre had burst. The. carly Assyrian pottery compete damage, however, was only slight, with the apostles of "whoopec.” one of the wings of the Royal" ear
But, it is pointed out by an apple | boing buckled. vendor who represents a number of unemployed, a lot can be done with G.$100,000,000, even for culture.
The Qucon ant in her car while repairs were affected and then con- tinued driving.
PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
THE HONG KONG FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY having through their LONDON Aories concluded Arrangements with the following Producers of British Pictures:-
GAINSBOROUGH PICTURES (1928) LIMITED, THE GAUMONT COMPANY, LIMITED. JULIUS HAGEN AND HENRY EDWARDS. BRITISH AND DOMINION FILM
CORPORATION, LIMITED.
Takes pleasure in announcing the Early Release in Hone Kosa of the following Recent Successes:—
ROOKERY NOOK
HOUSE OF THE ARROW
SPLINTERS
LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY
PLUNDER"
BED AND BREAKFAST
A WARM. CORNER
ETC., ETC.
Enquiries for Terms, óta, should be addressed to Box No. 002,
c/o Hoko Kong Daily Press, Ind. -
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THE SILVER SCREEN.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"REMOTE CONTROL."
Born in Staunton, Va.; attended Staunton Military Academy; first job in mauitions factory; quit this for job in New York bond house. Got start on acreen by winning con- test for new faces; first film"Throo Wise Fools" with Eleanor Board man, feminine winner of contest;. Individual wiso-erneking " per. onality first recognized in "Brown of Harvard"; starred as result of overwhelming popularity in “Tel} It to the Marines" and "Slide, Kelly, Slide": "Aliaa. Jimmy Valentine" proved voice was OK. for talkies; 'Navy Blues" his first all-talker. Last two films were The Girl Said No", and "Way Quit West," Current release, “Re- |mote Control,” adapted from Now York stage hit is six. feat tall; hus dark hair and eyes; unmarried.
That, in short, in the life history of William Haines, who is featured inRemote Control now show- ing at the Queen's Theatre.
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STRICTLY UNCONVEN.
TIONAL"
The score stands ûve to 'two for Great Britain against America in the cast of the clover Somerset Maugham satire on marriage, Strictly Unconventional," which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is showing at the Queen's Theatre on Thurs day. The group of players are pro- bably more predominantly British than any similar collection ever to appear in American picture: Paul Cavanagh is from Chislehurst, and Tyrrell Davis from Surbition. Ernest Torrence hails from Edin |burgh; Alison_Skipworth and Mary
Forbes from London.
Lewis Stone and Catherine Dale' Owen are the solo American de fenders. Stone's birthplace was Worcester, Mass., while the beauti ful blondo Mias Owen is the daugh tor of an executive of the Liggett Mayers Tobacco Company, and the family home is Louisville, Ken tucky.
"WHOOPEE,"
To be the most beautiful blonde in Hollywood in a good deal of af 'distinction in a town where blongles, are as communion and us beautiful as they are scarce and homely in less fortunate places. Yet that is the titla bestowed by Henry Clive on Muriel Finley, glorified Ziegfeld show-girl, in "Whoopee," the Samuel Goldwn-Florenz Ziegfeld musical sensation, starring Eddie Cantor, which comes to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday,
Clive selected Miss Finley after A six months' search through Holly- wood which he took to be the place where beauty was best and most abandant. Immediately be chose her, Florenz Ziegfeld gavo ker n contract to appear in the stage version of Whoopre,' then run- ing at the Now Amsterdam Theatre in New York.
“SINGAPOREMAN'S BIG CATCH.
LANDS 314 POUND MAKO OFF NEW ZEALAND.
While Ashing to-day at Otahei Bay, Crupukapuka Ísland, New Zealand, Mr. G. 3. Anderson, of Singapore, landed a 515-pound mako after a struggle lasting one hour and 46 minutes,
Mr. C. Stewart, also of Singa- porc, has bean fishing there for over month, and Mr. Anderson, hear- ing he was here, came up from Auckland to spend a few days with him.
When Mr. Anderson made his big entch he was fishing from Mr. Stewart's launch, the Otehei,' nad: about 5.20 p.m. the dorsal fin of n shark was scen a short distance
from the N.W corner of Piercy Jaland (Cape Brett). Casting the bait over the side of the launch the angler had only a few seconds to wait, the mako dived, swallowed the kahawai and off went the line at lightning speed,
Mr. Anderson donned the harness at once and was soon sitting down in the swivelled chair having n hard tussle with the monster. "Mr. Anderson not having had aay ex- perience with deep sea monsters be- fore fought his prize gamely but at times it looked as though the-mako would get the better of the angler. By constantly pumping the fish it was eventually brought alongside to be dealt with in accordance with the rules of the club..
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The launch was towed many miles out to sea during the terrifio strug- gl. It was found impossible to. haul the monster aboard and it had to be towed to the Deep Sea Angler's headquarter's at Otehei Bay.
„Micro was much rejoicing in samm when it was found that the mako turned the scales at no fawer than 514 pounds. Mr. Anderson has nade arrangements for the jaw of the fish to be mounted and it will Le shipped to. Singapore,
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7,15 & 9.20,-
Broadway Gasped At It
-It's now
talkie of
a million laughs and thrills!
Something new! Takes
place in a radio broad casting station! great l
He
Broadcasts Laughs and Thrills and Romance!
WILLIAM
It's
HAINES Remote Control
with CHARLES KING
MARY DORANĄ JOHN MILJAN POLLY, MORAN
J. O, NUGENT
Augn Ho¤ ALI TALKING
Added Attraction
BENNY RUBIN
In
"The GENERAL ".
A COLOURTONE REVUE
NEXT CHANGE
WHAT about LOVE?
Strictly Uncon- ventional
HERE is the
talking TAKLI drama of thou«. sands of men and women who defy convention for love!
Somerset Maugham's play, "The Circle," that ran two years. is now a picture the whole world's gasping at!
with
LEWIS STONE PAUL CAVANAGH
CATHERINE: DALE OWEN
ERNEST TORRENCE
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