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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES
BEHOLD MY WIFE
Sylvia Sidney, who has essayed almost every possible type of flm role in her career, appears in one she has never before attempted in her new Paramount film, "Behold. My Wife" due shortly at the Queen's Theatre. In this plature, Miss Sidney appears, as a full- blooded beautiful. Indian girl.
Miss Sidney is first seen in the native New Mexico background of
the Apache Indians, of which
tribe she is a member, Here she meets Gene Raymond, pampered son of wealthy parents who ded from New York when his family halted his marriage to a girl he
loved.
Raymond, who is wounded in fight with an Indian, is nursed back to health by Miss Sidney. Realizing that she is in love with him, he asks her to marry him and accompany him back to New York. He hopes, in this fashion, to humulate his family.
| NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS
is a long jump but the the movies From Mt. Olympus to Broadway. span it easily in "Night Lafe of the Gods." Lowell Sherinan's hilarious comedy, coming to King's Theatre on Thursday.
the
The partoramic scope of this Universal picture - virtually · trans- cends from heaven to earth, inna-
much as the ancient mythological gods come down from Mount Olympus to Broadway," New York, In one of the wildest, maddest Journeys over described in A photo-film
An almost exact repilca of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with its many artistic statues, is shown in the fm. when the gods come to life. Among them are Apollo, Verus, Mercury Diana, Neptune, Perseus, Hebe, Bacchus and others. To reproduce these statues alone cost more
than 850.000, while the setting of the
is museum Itself
estimated at
His plans, miscarry when hts, family takes the Indian girl to many more thousands of dollars.
their heart.
In another sequence of the
20
art
and
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 7′′ 1935.
LAST TWO-DAYS.
MAT 2,30.5.10, 7.15) & 9.30 P.M.
1910
KINGS &
1935
THE SPECIAL FILM OF THE GLORIOUS AND
EVENTFUL REIGN OF
THEIR MAJESTIES
KING GEORGE V
AND
QUEEN MARE
ROYAL JUBILEE”,
· (THE "ROYAL CAVALCADE”)
CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS
Real Jubilee Treat
ROYAL NAVY
Visits To Japanese
(Special Air Mail Service.
London, Apr 18.1
It is now announced that visits will be paid to six Japanese porte
BOURING "AT THE THEATRE Ter. No. 25813 +25932
THURSDAY-
NIGHT
LIFE the GODS
"ALAM MEYERRAT =YLORIDE MURREERT PEDOT BELARNON » ROCHARD CARLE WESZKY BARNT • MENEY AZMUTTA FERDINAND GOTESCIALE » WM BOYD
INDIA'S GAIN
From Big Silver Rise
In his disappoint-picture, a swimming pool costing ment, he betrays his real purpose $75,000 was especially built for the to her and forces her to run away gods disport themselves in with another man who has fallen
Between these two sets alone In love with her, Monroe Crwisy.
(Special Air Mail Service: there was more" money spent than Raymond repents and follows the average
The management of the Queen's fim
London, April 18. costs in its Theatre entered into the spirit of the girl. knowing now that he
entirety.
The dramatic rise in the price Lowell Sherman, who the Jubilee Celebrations by offer. by vessels of the China Flest dur really loves her. But in the inter-
directed the picture. is a noted in "Charlie Chan in Paris," a
ing the next three weeks. This of suyer lends fresh strength to vering time, Owsley has been
connoisseur of
cruise was planned some months the Indian Exchange position. killed and Miss Sidney is being objects. It was under his personal land in the role of an oriental decision of the United States Gov- tew signs of
rate delightful picture featuring Warner age, and has no connection with the Up to the present there have been held for the murder.
supervision the sets were erected. sizuth. There is no need for me ernment to send a naval mission offerings et the metal from the A great cast, numbering more to say what an ideal detective of good will to Japan; in fact, the huge stocks hoarded in India, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT than 20 featured players, parties
**Charlie" "makes for we have all British visits will and two days be pate in this novelty photoplay seen him in the other Charlie
fors Admiral Upham, commanding Government of India is selling but there is evidence that the Among them are Alan Mowbray Chan pictures, all of which have
the US. Asiatic Fleet, is due si Florine McKinney, Peggy Shannon, proved to be so popular,
Yokohama on May 3 At Kobë at the British cruiser Suffolk is "dua to leave on the same day that the
U.B. destroyers arrive.
"It Happened
One Night."
Columbia's picturization of the Samuel Hopkins Adams Cosmopo-
which «litan movelette.
co-stars
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert is showing at the Oriental Theatre to-day and to-morrow.
This the third Columbia picture of the current season to win en-
I
Geneva 'Mitchell, Marda Deering, George Hassell, Robert Warwick, Wesley Barry, Paul Kaye, Trene
Ware and many others.
heiress. And Gable, as the in- thusiastic reception from the genious and more or less gallant critics and audientes everywhere knight-errant, is expected to reach "It Happened One Night" has the highest pinnacle of his been. halled by the "Hollywood i popularity. seers as one of the most romantic The supporting cast Includes plcture's ever filmed. in which Roscoe Karns, Blanche Frederich, Miss Colbert is said to be at her Alan Hale, Charles C. Wilson and best as the high-spirited young' Ward Bond..
THAT EPSTEIN BUST
Of George Bernard Shaw
(Speda Air Mall Service)
London, April 18. An action concerning, an Epstein bust of Mr. George Bernard Shaw, on which a bowler hat had been placed and a photograph taken, came before Mr. Justice. Farwell in the Chancery Division to-day.
Mr. J. G. Strangman (for Mr. Jacob Epstein) moved for an inter- locutory injunction to restrain the Keystone View Company, Incor porated, sued the Keystone Press Agency, from infringing the sculptor's copyright in his Bronze bust of George Bernard Shaw, by publishing or circulating a photo graph taken at the Leicester Gal- leries, Green-street, W, showing the bust with a bowler hat placed on it,
Apologies
An exhibition of Epstein's latest works was opened at the Leicester Galleries at "the beginning of March, said Mr. Strangeman.
A photograph of a bronze "bust of George Bernard Shaw was
TO RUN ACROSS FORTH BRIDGE
(Special Air Mail Service)
London Apr. 18.
Iunners
This time Charlie journeys to France on a secret mission for a British banking house. Before he leaves Paris he not only tracks down & sang of forgers but has plunged into the dangerous shadows of his most baming my stery. The French authorities are frustrated over a phanton killer who has terrored the gayest city in the world and it is Charlie who captures him red-handed, follow ing two of the most hideous mur- ders in Parisian annuals.
In this picture Warner Oland has the good fortune of having in the supporting cast such players as Mary Brian. Thomas Beck, Erik Rhodes, and John Miljän.
Included in the programme is a two reel Sliver Jubilee film. The flim shows the most interesting periods of Their Majesties The King and Queen's life.
Que of the boy relay
It commences with his child- who will help to carry Scot,and's | hood and later as an officer in the B. B. message to the King in Royal Navy, bis vists to Germany London in time for the Jubilee and India as Prince of Wales and celebrations will actually cross later as, King. His inspection of the Forth Bridge in order to hand the British Lines during the War is cver" the message to another run- also shown. ner who will be ready to carry it a stage further
an its journey south.
This is probably the first
Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer, Commander-in-Chief, in the Kent, Captain 1 B. B. Tower, D.B.C., and accompanied by the sloop Fal- mouth, Commander F J. Walker, left Hongkong on Tuesday. Their programme is:-Yokohama, April 14-15; Matsushima, April 16; H kodate, April 17-20; Yokohama,' April 22-27; and Nagasaki, April
30-May 1.
The cruiser Suffolk Captain Errol Manners, A.D.C., is to leave Shanghai on April 18 for Nagase ki, April 17-20; Beppu, April 21. 14, and Kobe, April 1 May 3. She is due at Hongkong on May 8. The Kent and Falmouth, however, will go to Shanghai for the Jubilee celebrations, and from May 15 to 29 are to visit Hankow.
APPOINTMENTS
The Admiralty notified the fol- lowing appointments yesterday:
Payr. Comdr. Henderson, to Boscawen, May 1.
Lt.-Comdrs.-A St. J. Edwards, to Furious, April 4; J. R. 8. Brown, to L71, in command; and G. H. Bolus, to L68, in command, May 3; and B. 8. D. Armour, to Courageous, undated.
Chaplains-Rev. R.D. Canadine, E. Res, to Ganges; and Bev. J. N. to St. Vincent, April 28; Bev. W. C. Holland, to Shropshire, May 24. Its H. AL Marsham, to Dol to Titania; sad W. J W. Woods, to Seahorse, in command, April 23 A. H. T. Fleming, to Courageous, April 27; J. W naton, to Lil, in command; G. B. Colvin, to Les; Angry Guide" Why didn't you T. A. Turner and B. 8. Pember shoot that tiger?"
ton, to 171; and A. G. L. Boale, to L21 May 3
The last event is his attendance at the wedding to Prince George and Princess Marina last autumn It is a very interesting news reel
in the history of the Forth Bridge and should on no account be missphin, April 13; J. E. Slaughter, inat a boy has been allowed to ed.-F.S.T., cross the
foot.
tamous
structure
on
il
The Connoisseur
The timid Hunter-"He didn't
Special permission to cross the bildge by the footpath has been granted to the Boys Brigade. The message, locked in a silver baton, will be carried in relays by run- ners starting from Jehn o' Groats have the right kind of expression and down. 'through towns in the on his face for a rug." cast coast of Scotland until it reaches North Queensferry. From that point the message will be carried across the Forth Bridge to Dalmeny and thence south.
IRELAND MESSAGE
A similar message to the King. which will be sent from the Boys Brigade of Northern Ireland,, wil. arrive by steamer at the Broomie- law, Glasgow. on April 25. Run- ners who will meet the boat on.
taken by the Keystone Company its arrival in, the morning will but, instead of the bust being photographed in the state in proceed through the city streets which it was executed by Epstelu, the Irish runners will be welcom
to the municipal buildings, where a bowler hat was placed on the head"
ed by Balile. K. Muir. Simpson, and the message then handed on Mr. Epstein had obtained full to the first Scots runner. There apologies from the newspapers he after the message will be carried had been able to trace which had by relays to Motherwell. Wishaw. published the photograph, and Larark Lockerbie. Gretna. had also been given a similar Carlisle, where it will be handed apology by the Keystone Com-over to English runners, pany, who said when the photo- graph was taken their general manager was abroad.
To Destroy Negative
and
The majority of the actual beur- ers chosen to carry the message have won the King's Badge, the highest award in the Boys' Bri-
In these circumstances the gade motion would be treated as the
trial of the action. The Keystone.
Company would give a perpetual
undertaking in the terms of the although it was not part of the notice of motion and also agree order, they would contribute a to destroy the negative of the certain sum to the Artists Bene- photograph as well as to use their volent Institution.
best endeavours to recover and
destroy all prints of it.
and Mr. Thomas Dawson, who ap-
peared for the Keystone Company They would also pay Mr. assented and his lordship made an Epstein's coets of the action and, I order accordingly,
Straighten Up Now
"Lend me ve dollars, old man. I promise you, on the word of a gentleman, to pay it back to-mor- row."
L6 (E.)—JA. Fenn-Clark, to Frobisher, April 12
Sub-LET M. Blake, to York, April 18.
Sub-Lta. (E)-C.-W. G. Ham, to Arethusa; and M. Luby, to Coura, geous, 1
sequa Mag-A M. Nagle, to
Hood, May 1.
to
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Along with other great aliver- Lowning countries India is a signa- tary to an agreement to restrict its sales, but it is believed that advantage is now being taken, within the limits fixed, to obtain the benefit of the higher price resulting from President Roose- velt's programme..
The effect is to increase the already considerable balances credit of the Indian Government in London. The rise in silver is thus reinfor- cing the higher price for gold in helping the Indian Exchange position in a period of low com- modity prices
standing to the
The accumulation of stering balances is prompting a forecast in the market that when, in October. the opportunity arises for dealing with the India 6 per Cent. Bonds 1835-37, the bonds may be trepaid without recourse to a fresh issue. There is. Just under £12,000,000 of these bonds outstanding, redeemable at par on three months' notice on or after October 15.
It is believed that a substantial amount of the bonds has already „„been purchased on behalf of the Government of India in the mar-
ket
Rodney; J. T. Grist and W. ZN. Rutherford, to Hood; G. B. Muir, to Berwick; A, P. Wilkinson, to Norfolk; W. W. D. Spriggs to Ajar; M. Rogers and A. W. Hal- wood, to Valiant, May 1
"Gunners.-E A. Nivison, to Leander, April 19; and F. W. Jel- liff to Excellent, April la
Wt. Shipta-E. A. Gunningham, to Cardiff, April 11; and J. Ouli,
Mrs. Gordon rushed into the house in a great state of alarmL
"Tammas. Tammas," sho" 61, claimed there's 1 cow in the garden." Payr, Cadets.-Y. E. M. May, to “Hoots, "wunman," repled, Tam- Benown M. E. Montgomery tendas, dinna stand, there wastin Bring the gentleman around O'Hara, to Barham; M. J. Chand-garden sad milk it before it gets Exeter A. J. Petrie-Hay and valuable time. Get back the the and let me see him."
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SINISTER MYSTERY lurks in every shadow-
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