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SORRELL AND SON'
H. B. Wanner, who play the title role in British and Panic Jous production of "Servel! and Son," at the King's Theatre to day, darted out in life to be a physician and surgeon, but found the call of the pausetuent world
pearance
went
too strong.
Warner's first American ap
vin 1905 when he there E0 play Merely Mary Ann with Eleanor Robson, His outstanding successes "Alius fitomy Valentine." "You and I" and "Silence." two he played on separate ve cusions fur three consecutive sea
Hons.
were
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His entrance intu'screen work was under the direction of the Jate Thomas Ines. He went to
California to do two pictures for this producer, and as a matter of fact did seven before returning to the stage.
le reated a sensation by his fine performance in "The King of
THE LITTLE COLONEL
That bundle of screen magic, ve-year-old Shirley Temple will soon be thrilling and delighting her anar af local movie fans in a new picture. Reports from other cities indicate that in "The Little. Colonel," Fox Film, has given her an ideal vehicle for her acting, singing, and dancing talents. It will come to the King's Theatre on Friday.
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She co-stars with Lionel Barry- more in this popular story of Southern prejudices, adapted from Annie Fellows Johuston's series of "Little Colonel" stories, which
of the favourite reading millions a generation back, and whose appeal is perennial.
*The Little Colone." is the story of a Kentucky belle who marries a Yankee, against her father's wishes, and is promtly disowned
the by
old proud aristocrat. who is still living in the days of the Civil War. Barry- the Southern aristocrat. hose dancing feet, smiling eyes, plays tho cameo colonel and honey coloured curts make a withering attack on the heart of the stern rebel.
Shirley
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In keeping with the importance g this picture, Technicolour
Kings and other outstanding graces part of this De Sylva pro- portrayals were given by Warnerduction. The real Shirley as she in "Silence," in which his work raily looks is seen for the movie was adjudged by the crities is one time by her following of movie of the ten best of the year. andits. in the silent Sorrell and Son."
In the past seven years Mr. Warner has played many scrven roles that will long be remembered for his depth of feeling.
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UNDER THE TONTO RIM
Zane Grey. nader of many world's writing records, has ind more of his books made into pic- tures than any other author.
"Under the Tonto Rim' which is showing to-day at the Alhambra with Stuart Erwin, Fred Kohler, Raymond Batton, and Verna Hillie In leading roles, is the 27th pic- ture to be made from one of his novels,
"Under the Tonto Him" is the story of Stuart Erwin, a cowboy who just couldn't do anything right. Falling at every other branch of cattle 'work. he is an- ally assigned to keep an eye on cattle in a corral. When they are stolen from under his very nose, he final takes up hog-raising.
The picture comes to a dramatic climax as he faces, on one hand, the band of thieves who stole his cattle, and, on the other the posse which has set out after him
BEGGARS IN ERMINE
"Beggars in Ermine," a Mono- gram production starring Lionel Atwill, portrays the role of a beg- gar reduced to that state because he has been tricked out of his for- tune represented by a steel mill. and due to the loss of his legs in an accident in the mstl.
A man of fine education, John Dawson (Atwill) writes treatises on steel and sells them on street corners in all parts of the world, while looking for his wife and daughter who have been taken from him by the man who cheated him of his ill and caused his in- firmity.
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THE CASINO MURDER
CASE
A new Philo Vance comes to the screen in the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer production. "The Casino Murder Case which opens tomor- row at the Queen's Theatre with Pau! Lukas playing the famous de- tective role created by 8. 8. Van Dine. Lukas is teamed with Rosa- lind Russell, brilliant young lead Ing woman of the New York stage who in "The Casino Murder Case" makes her seventh appearance on the screen within four months.
Directed by Edwin Marin, the picture's cast includes Alison Skip worth, around whom much of the action circles, Ted Healy, Louise! Fazenda, Donald Cook, Arthur By- ron, and Isable Jeweli.
Adapted to the screen by Edgar Allan Woolf Florence Ryerson. "The Casino Murder Case" is S. 8, Van Dine's most bating mystery.
SOVIET FILMS
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Moscow, June 3. That films are destined to play an important part in the promo- tion of the new Franco-Russlan friendship is evidenced by
the announcement here on Monday. that the French_government: nad sanctioned the release of six Soviet Russian sound alms In France where it will shortly be shown i leading French cinemas.
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Among the films is one entitled
includes Betty Furness, H. B. Wali- | "Fliers” which evidently is meant
hall, Jamieson Thomas, James Bush,
Stephen Gross, George Hayes and Astrid Allwyn, The pic- ture was directed by Phil Rosen,
to convey to the French public the striking impression of the strength of the Soviet Russian Air force Transocean. Kuo Min
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1935.
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MILLS OF THE GODS
At The Queen's
Drama scenes and orators work are some of the features of the Colmubla picture, "Mits of the Gods" with May Robson in the lead. now showing at the Queen's Theatre.
In it we see May Robson as a wealthy mi owner who had to overcome many difficulties before she could keep her factory open.
There is also the strong fight put up by Victor Jory as the virke labour agitator who fights the Hastings family to the last for the cause of labour. He fls in love with Fay Wray and then complica- tions sets in.
Miss Robson gave a very excel- lent portrayal and others in the cast include Fay Wray as her ex-
AMBASSADORS IN CHINA
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London, May 18.
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The Little Colonel"
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TROUT FOR THE TROPICS | MAJESTIC:--
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London, May 18.
The British angler has, acclima- tised trout in Kashmir. Kenya and Ceylon. Now he is to try it in a stil mere tropical home,
Thousands of trout ova, packed
made the long voyage from Sou-
Singapore. They. thampton, to vere sent thence by motorcar to
The Foreign Office will make an announcement to-day on the sub-in long wooden troughs, have just ject of British diplomatic repre- sentation in China, It is expected that following the recent example of Italy and Japan the British and | Cameron Highlands Malaya's hill French Governments will raise station, where, at levels between their Legations in Peking to the 2000 and 8000 feet, there are over status of Embassies,
50 miles of crystal-clear streams.
There was am understanding between the four Gaveraments of Great Britain, Japan, France, and' italy that they should act Jointly in this matter, but Italy made the change to an Embassy in Septem- ber of last year and Japan in- timated her intention of doing so, last week. The USSR. were the first to send a resident Ambassador to China
Our Tokyo Correspondent tele- graphs:-The American Embassy travagant granddaughter and yesterday informed Mr. Hirota, the James Blakely as her brother, Miss Japanese Foreign Minister, that Wray has appeared in eight ple- the United States Legation In tures since the first of the year China would be, raised to the and adds a new type of role to her status of an Embassy. It is under- record, while the role of her pro-stood that the British Empassy ther is the first major portrayal made by James Blakely.—O.M.O.
HAD HISTORY BEEN DIFFERENT
(Special Air Mail Service)
. London May 18. One young man who watched the Royal procession might but for our law of succession have been in the Prince of Wales carriage as the heir apparent. He was Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover,
has made a similar intimation concerning the British Legation in Peking. Mr. Ariyoshi will be the Japanese Ambassador to China, and Mr. Chang T-pin the Brst Chinese Ambassador, to Japan.
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London, May 18. While liners have hitherto 'es-¦ caped the mishap of scraping against the walls of locks in the Panama Canal, the Empresa of
leship.
this
There the ava will be under the special care of Mr. Britwistle, Dir- ector of Fisheries.
In three years time. If all goes well. Malayan angles will be able to catch trout in warmer water than trout have ever lived in de- fore, and amid scenery which is unrivalled in the tropics.
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BRITAIN NOT A GOOD HATER
But Must Be Against Peace-Breakers
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London, May 18.
What should be Britain's policy the conditions ut present existing over Europe?
Mr. Anthony Eden, the Lord Privy Seal answered this question. last night in the first public speech he has
the Winess delivered since which followed his tour Ave European capitals.
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London, May 18. Mr. Herbert Guedalla, who pre- sided over a meeting of the credi
Ltd., in tors of Lena Goldfields, in London yesterday, was accused of using low-down tactics by Mr. His answer was, "A collective C. Latham. chairman of the system is the only solution to our Shareholder's Protection Associa-18. 'Isolation' for this country died in the early years of this century and was buried when we signed the Covenant."
tion.
Two meetings of the creditora were held yesterday to consider a scheme of arrangement for the allocation of the Soviet Govern→ received mert obligations to be over a period of 20 years following com. an agreement between the pany and the Soviet Government last year.
(Special Air, Mall Service)
London, May 18. A handsome set of pipes and
That agreement provided for the Lord Forteviot to the newly formedtement of the company's claims. drums, which have been gifted by
payment of £3,000,000 in full set- New South Wales Scottish Regi-
ment, Australia, may stimulate a further demand for Scotland's national instrument among patrio-
tic Scots overseas.
The pipes, which were manu-- factured in Glasgow by Messrs. R.
Lawrie, Ltd, and are made of special African black wood to stand up to the New South Wales climate, left Glasgow for Australls this week. In addition, the pipe
major's set is full sterling mounted engraved with Celtic design,
This is only one of many gifts made to Scots in New South Wales by Lord Forteviot, particularly in connection with Highland games in
Deduction
If the Continental Salc law-Britain's recent experience has which eidudes females from the been shared by more than one bat- Sydney. succession had applied on the death of Queen Victoria's father,
H.M.S. Hood, when she passed the Duke of Kent; William IV. through the Canal, suffered slight would have been succeeded by his superstructural damage in brother. This was "wicked made way. HMS. Nelson, on the other A woman had a parrot which was Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, arter-hand, with a beam of 106ft, winch free to roam where it chose in the wards King Ernest I. of Hanover.
la 94in more than the Eood, nego-house. Polly was often in disgrace, Mated the locks successfully.
and had damaged some onions
and Nevada find the passage still to dry.
The U.. battleships Oklabama which had been tied up in bunches
more difficult With a 108ft beam they have only a foot clearance on Prince Ernest Augustus of Han-elther side. over is now an undergraduatë at
The succession would have gone to George V. of Hanover, then to the late Duke of Cumberland, and from him to the present Duke of Brunswick
In any case contretemps of this Oxford. He is a member of the wind do not reflect on the ship's Oxford Carlton Club, the nucleus navigators. Directly a vessel en of university Conservatism, to- ters the Canal she is under the gether with two other members of charge of a Canal pilot.
German distinguished
families,
Through the locks all power, is Prince Hohenlohe and Baron von provided by the electric locomo- Einem.
tive on either banks.
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For this she was caged and severely reprimanded by her own- er, who said, in the course of her remarks: "If you do that again, Folly, Ti pall very feather of your head."
The following day the lady was called upon by the vicar, who was bald On being shown into the room the parrot.greeted him with: "Hallo! Seen at the onions?"
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MILISTE GODS
The only practical form of such 1 collective peace system in existence to-day was the League of Nations.
NOT HOSTILE TO ANY NATION
Mr. Eden said he regretted the reemergence of such phrases es "pro-German" and "pro-French"
"Our policy as a member of the Mr. Herbert Guedalla prealded | League Js. directed against no Inë
the Arst
of dividual meeting--that
nation, but only creditors whose debts or clalins do against such nation or nations as not carry interest. On a card vote may act in conflict with the prin- the meeting unanimously approv- ciples of the Covenant which we ed the scheme.
have accepted.
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M.P.'s OPPOSITION
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"The British are not tant? any At a subsequent meeting of in-nation in Europe. They are not terest-claiming creditors Mr. Gue- hostile to any people, nor do they dalla recalled that committees re- regard any as antipathetic to presenting Creditors and Cote- them. The British people have holders, had recommended that the never been good haters. proceeds of the settlement should "But we should be, we must be 'ant any who may seek by fores to break the peace."
go as to two-thirds to the credi- tors and a third to the share- holders. Creditors were asked to, agree to waive all interest from January 1, 1930,
1.
Mr. Eder was addressing the East and West Fulham Conserva- tire and Unionist Association.
The meeting was held by order c the Court. and there must be a straight vote.
"I know." continued Mr. Gue- dalla "that there
certain amount of opposition to this scheme by Mr. H."B. Samuel, who has recently acquired some notes. i and Mr. John Wilmot, M.P.. repre-
senting the Shareholders' Pro- A vote was then taken, the re- sult of which will be announced tection Association.
the later
"Mr. Wilmot represents Socialist Party, who have always done their best to belittle the claim of the company against the Soviet Government.
"It may be some consolation, to) him to know that this opposition has had some effect, and we have more than been told
obce that there was a considerable body of opinion in this country that our company had no claim at all
QUALITY OF MERCY
"The doubtless strengthened the hands of the opposition which we met in Moscow, and has contribut ed to the smalizess of the settle- ment with which we are faced to- day."
Mr. Samuel suggested that the company had taken advantage of their position to force the note- holders into a position where they had no choice but to accept the settlement.
The quality of mercy may have been strained in 'the days of the Merchant of Venice when." it was ittle one pound, but it gets & ragged at the edges when it comes to a cool milion, he added.
NO COMPROMISE
Mr. Latham regretted Mr. Gue--| da'la's attack on Mr. Wilmot in his absence.
"These innuendoes are not only unworthy," he said, but also 15- British. I should have thought Mr: Quedella's position in the Cit would have exempted him from such low-down "tactics,” of "Order.”) S. S
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Mr. Guedalia-1, did not know Mr. Wilmot was not here.
* The Chairman - sala they were not in a position to comprofilge.
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