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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN
DROOD
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The largest motion picture set since the making of the famous Hunchback of Notre Dame was built at Universal studios for the filming of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," the sensational and spine tingling mystery drama which comes to the King's Theatre on Friday with Claude Rains in the starring role, "supported by brilliant cast.
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*An entire English village of the Victorian period was built, streetą. stores, a beautiful cathedral, a young ladies finishing school, all absolutely Authentic 35 to every particular were constructed, and when one stepped into the village streets he felt as though he had been transported to another coun-
Dry.
The farmshing of the interior settings for this picture, which is laid in the period of 1864, required months of research and search for the proper furnishings. There is one living room, for example, that
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decorated for the Christumas holidays. Great care had to be taken to make certain that every thing in that room was absolutely true to the time,
Un
overcrowded the "typically mantelpiece
opened FO
fans, Dresden china. Vasex and other knick-knacks of the period.
The Dresden china lamps of the miti-Victorian 1'1 are £1 de- light to the eye of n collec- You see the flowers under tor. glass lich- were the pride of the mid-Victorian housewife
• SHOWS
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BORN TO BE BAD
Racketeering lawyers, doctors and Insurance "adjusters' known under the generic term "ambulance chasers" came in for a showing-. up in "Born to be Bad,” showing to-day at the King's Theatre.
In this 20th Century Picture, produced by Joseph M. Schenck and Darryl F. Zanuck as & #CO- starring vehicle for Loretta Young' and Cary Grant: the cinema- going public will see how "ambu- lance, chasers" engineer a heavy damage suit against a wealthy man following a trivial accident
They conspire to prove that a truck owned by him has makned a small boy for life, whereas the boy has actually been little more than scratched, The machinations of the boy's scheming young mo- ther play an important part in the frame-up.
Loretta Young plays the mother. a "customer's girl" in the cloak and sut trade, whose beauty is matched only by her unscrupulous- ness. Cary Grant portrays the wealthy victim.
Ou the walls hang "wool-worked flowers in their frames, and flower- pictures in the-velvet frames. "In the sewing basket one even sees a famoas beadwork pin cushion of which the women were proud, but which had so many beads there was little room left for pics This room is a true reproduction of the mid-Victorian "parlour" as it was then called.
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a fortune waiting for him fo collect-then he lost the winning ticket.
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o Carrillo Louise Fazenda Ted Healy
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MURDER IN THE FLEET!
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TO-MORROW
& SATURDAY
A MACHINE GUN.
OF LAUGHTER!
COLOMBARD ONSTER MORRIS
THE
Gay BRIDE
AN ALL STAR
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WOMAN IN THE DARK
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Mysterious crimes, an amazing Does a woman who owes her at- leat of detective work, and brood-tempt at success to a man have a ing
with right to repudiate her obligations bewilderment mingle hilarious comedy in a unique blend to him? Is she entitled to freedom from a man, who she eventually realizes she doesn't lovel
in "Murder in the Fleet," Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer's" new Story of crime on a cruiser due on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre.
HUNG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1935.
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 2.30.5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
YOUNG, HEALTHY- and FEMALE! Men fought
for her charm, avan Though sha chested, Red, and
double.crazed
them?
Then life got van with her, when she tried to be good!
KUNTOR
CHINESE FILM DIRECTOR
Dies Of Heart Failure
"
(Special to "the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).]
Shanghai, July 17. The Chinese screen world was! shocked yesterday morning to learn of the sudden death of Mr. Tseng Tsen-Chiu, one of the best known of local film directors who, until his death, was connected with the Star Motion Picture Company.
Mr. Tseng died of heart failure at 7.10 am. yesterday at his home, 4 Chi An L, Moulmein. Road. He was very weak and of late his work has been so heavy that he has bean laid up for the past few days. He recently made a long speech of welcome during the banquet given In honour of Miss Butterfly Wu, one of his company's movie queens who returned to Shanghai from a tour of Europe a little over a week ago.
"TWO SISTERS”
Only 48 years old, Mr. Tseng is survived by his widow, three sons and one daughter. One of his sons, Mr. Tseng Shiza-Chiu, is one ct the best known film stars in China..
The Chinese public are familar with the name of Mr. Tseng Taen- Chiu because of the popularity of he many talking pictures he dir- ected, especially the "Two Sisters" which was shown to record houses
consecutively for: two months at the Strand Theatre last year. The same picture was shown in Moscow at the recent International Motion Picture Exposition, and later in other European countries, and was widely acclaimed for its realistic treatment and portrayal of Chinese life.--
China United Press (by mail)."
The Poor Aspirate Baby was being exhibited, and, tion of his name cropped up. of course, admired, when the ques-
"We dunno what to call "im." sighed the proud mother. or Halfred?"
"What" about Halbert, or Harthur,
This situation, cleverly conceived and developed by Dashiell Ham- mett, author of The Thin Man," Thrills blend into laughs and forms one of the all-absorbing vice versa 23 a naval, lieutenant bighlights in his latest drama of follows a criminal amid a crowd of j "dangerous romance," "Woman in civilian visitors and a ship's crew
the Dark, which is now showing impounded on a suspicion-laden at the King's Theatre,
Louise Loring, a beautiful sing- ship. A sensational fight with as murderer and an astounding climax ger, has had financial backing from in which the criminal is disclosed Billy Robson, suave man-about- aboard where all have been under town. After her concert tour fails suspicion, mark high spots in ex- he regards the money he gave her.
financially, Babson tells her that "Ho, no," responded the parent; "we don't want nothing with a citement, in the fast-moving play. not as a loan but as an "invest-haspirate: people halways goes and
Little Jean Parker, heroide of ment." "Sequoia" has: her most ambitious
drops it." For a time abe dodges his de- role to date as the sweetheart of mands, but as Robson gradually. Robert Taylor, the young officer becomes more and more distaste who solves the crime tangle. Tay- ful fo her, she decides to leave him lor, who recently scored in "Times for good. Robson, of course, is Square Lady" and "Society Doctor" gives an outstanding performance.
CARNIVAL
With a cast containing some of screenland's - most outstanding players, - "Carnival,” a Columbia picture opens to-day at the Queen's Theatre. Lee Tracy, Jimmy Dur
ante, Sally Elers and two-and- one-half-year-old Dickle Walters, who makes his motion picture de- but im this production are the principal players.
Crammed full of laughs, action;
equally determined to prevent her from going. When she takes refuge with Bradley, an ax-convict, Rob son trumps up charges to have them both arrested.
In an effort to rid herself of cbson and an agreement she no Bradley are involved in an longer wishes to keep, Louise and citing chain of events that build rapidly to a typical Hammett
denouement.
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Fay Wray is beautiful and ap pealing ELS Louise Loring and Ralph Bellamy portrays the ex- convict vainly trying to live down bis past..
thrills and suspense; this picture The welfare workers trace will be enjoyed by all who see it him dewn hit Trac
entera
Lee Tracy is seen as a fast-talk- "Poochy" in a baby contest. The ing carnival man, who talks him-k'd hasn't a chance in competition. self in and out of jams. When his with the other babes, but Durante wife dies leaving him, with an fo- and his dexterous angers switch fant son, he finds himself in a votes and Poochy" is declared situation. He wants to bring up winner. The hoax is discovered the child, "Poochy" himself, but and they're both sentenced to serve the baby's grandparents ra'se ob- time in fall. The climax is one of jections. Forcefully, Lee takes the the most thrilling scenes the baby from the hospital
screen has even shown
TO-DAY
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BORN TO BE BAD
QUEEN VICTORIA'S® WED- DING SOUVENIRS.
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, July 6.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE The No. 2631
SUNTVCHANG
AMYSTERY
EDWIN DROOD"
CARE LAEMMLE PRESENTS A UNIVERSAL PICTURE WITH
-CLAUDE RAINS
DOUGLASS MONTGOMERY
SEA TOUR ANGR-- MAVID BANK
SUBMARINES IN WAR
New Undertaking By Germany
(Special Alr Mall Service)
London, July 6.
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TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Koug
KING'S:-
"Born To Be Bad" QUEEN'S:-
Vagabond Lady"
ORIENTAL:-
"Carnival"
Kowloon
MAJESTIC:--
"The Captain Hates The
Sea**
KING'S..
Coming
The Mystery of Edwin
Drood"
QUEEN'S:-
"Age of Indiscretion"
·ORIENTAL:-
"The Gay Bride"
MAJESTIC
THEATRE PUNONA
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Fun in every funnel! Hilarity in every hatch A laugh panic in every porthole!
THE CAPTAIN
....
HATES THE SEA
WITH
VICTOR MOLAGLEN JOHN GILBERT ALISON SKIPWORTH WYNNE GIBSON
GOVERNMENT STOPTM MSS. SALE
(Special Air Mall Service
London, July 6; The intervention of the Foreign
A small pair of fat satin shoes, that look as though they were the special party ones of some Victo-burn, Nat.) asked the First Lord
Vice-Admiral Campbell (Black ARCHDUKE OTTO once preventing the sale of Lord
to
of the Admiralty whether, during the recent discussions, the Ger- man representatives revealed what` was the policy of the German Government regarding the use of submarines in war.
rian child. Is among the souvenirs of Queen Victoria that have been placed on view at the London Museum. These shoes, that bear Inside
"All "hal the words Victoria," were worn by her at her wedding. Near by is the tlay. faded wreath of orange blossom.-During the discussion on the Sir B. Eyres-Monsell (Evesham, that she wore also Her wedding dress looks like a diaphanous for it is of the evening gown. finest white satin and lace and is made so to leave most
of the shoulders bare.
Also on view is a white gown covered with large white lore
knots that she wore on the even-
many points of detall concerning. existing naval treaties, the Ger- man representatives stated that
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And His Return To Austria
"Specul Air Mail Service) ·
- London, July 8, The Archduke Otto, the 23-year-
Abingdon's papers at Sotheby's has created a little sensation and dis- turbed many owners of nineteenth- century letters of important people who were thinking of selling them. The Foreign Office refuse to specify which of the documents they claim under the Official Secrets Act, so.
as it would be impossible to yell letters by auction which the Crown might demand from the buyers. the whole lot has been temporarily withdrawn,
They are letters addressed by different personages to Lord Stuart family, who was French Ambas de Rothesay, a cadet of the Eute
Germany is prepared to adhere Old Hapsburg heir, whose early to the rules regarding submarine recall to Austria has been made warfare as set out in Part ry of almost certain by the decision of the London Naval Treaty, and to the Austrian Government to lega- accept" then for herself irrespec-use the return of the Habsburgs tive of whether they are adhered and restore their confiscated prò- to by all other Powers.
perty, with over £98,000,000, said Part IV, of the London Naval in Brussels yesterday "I will notteri Treaty reads as follows:-
as
The following are accepted established rules of International
ing of her wedding, and equally attractive is a dress of the palest blush case decked with allver lace that she had specially made for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Her. Coronation robe looks like Law: the relic of some fabulously. In their action with regard wealthy Eastern king, for it is of t5 merchant ships, submarines heavy cloth worked all over with must conform to the rules of In- gold thread and with brilant roses and thistles. vessels are subject.
ornamentedternational Law to which surface
In the middle of all these beautiful clothes, that are 80 small that they would scarcely fit many modern children, is a large ornate cat of mahogany and allt over which hangs a heavy red canopy. This was used by the children of Queen Victoria by those of Queen Alexandra, and by the children of Queen Mary, who has lent the Museum. .
cot to
the
Saving Time
Parachute-jumping pupil (who stutters)-D-d-do I c-c-count" t-t- ten before I p-pull the cord?
Instructor-No, my. lad count two-and make it snappy.
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you
or
return to Austria without the fall approval of all parties concerned." He did not deny that negotia
were in progress, but he
tions
regretted that he could not now discuss the matter.
ABSENCE PRO TEM
...
sador in 1823. A series of 52 letters between 1814 and 1830, includ- from the Duke of Wellington, writ-
one from the field of Waterloo, are in the collection. There are Nelson letters and letters from when the admiral held the chief Admiral Lord Berkeley to Stuart
command on the Portuguese coast. The trouble, however, may lie in Lord Aberdeen, Lard Palmerston, the letters from King William IV..
and Lord Castlereagh.
Interest in the negotiations has been heightened by the presence in Brussels of Herr Karwinsky, Austrian Under-Secretary of the Department of Justice.
Up to the end of the war there The Archduke admitted be. had
seems to have been no dificulty in had a meeting with Herr Kar-publishing and selimy royal and Ministerial documents. It was the: publication of Marshal, French's book on the war that first aroused Government action, and the ap- pearance of a book detailing the enterprises of King Edward, wher Prince of Wales, on the turf was the chief incentive to the order prohibiting the publication of let- ters by the King or his pre- decessors without royat permission.
2-In particular, except in the case of persistent refusal to stop on being duly summoned, or af active resistance
visit to search, a warship, whether sur-winsky. face vessel or submarine, may not sink or render incapable of navi- gation a merchant vessel without having first placed passengers, crew and ship's papers in a place of safety. For this purpose the ship's boats are not regarded as a place of safety unless the safety of the
that Herr Karwinsky is in Brussels It is stated in some *quarters
to offer the Archduke the return of the confiscated Hapsburg pro- perty on his promising not to re turn for the time being..
French Government's
"Inquirers at the French Foreign passengers and crew. is assured in Office yesterday were referred to the existing sea and weather con- M. Laval's statement last March ditions, by the proximity of land, that or the presence of another vessel attitude to the Hapsburg restore- which is in a position to
take tion was
identical with that of them on board...
the Little Entente. The Little The high contracting parties Entente Jugoslavia, Bonmania. Invite all other Powers to express and Czechoslovakia ferociously their assent to the above rules.
Warning--Pon Ahead }]}, Professor (to unrully freshman) Tell me, sir, what has become of your ethics?”
'Freshman-"Oh, sir, I traded it fare. in long ago for a Hudson."
Reference
Mistress (interviewing mald)? And whom did you work for last? Frospective maid: You remember that Miss Brown, who died mysterious? Well I did for her.
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opposed to restoration.
This means that Germany has
The Austrian Government's de- agreed never again to resort to cision is welcomed in Rome. It is what was known during the war felt that the "eventful" return of as unrestricted submarine
(Ministerial, cheers some Labour cries of 'dissent),
Read This and Pass Out
war
and
the Hapsburgs to the throne of Austria would be a strong factor in the maintenance of the coun- try's independence,
VIENNESE PRESS HAPPY
She "Have you put the cat out, Austria with the greatest atten
"We are watching events in darling?"
tion," declared a German political Darling.(Sleepily) Naw, I did-spokesman, but we have no inten
n't even know it was on fire!"
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AG ANY
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$1.10 70 cts,
tion of interfering. It is more a matter for those States which once formed the Austro-Hungarian: monarchy."
The spokesman described the move as part of a programme by which the world would be gradual ly accustomed to the Hapsburg's return.
The move has been received with the utmost enthusiasm in the Viennese press.
EXILE: SINCE AGE OF BIX Various castles and estates, which are estimated to have a value of about £$8,000,000, will be restored to the Hapsburgs; but provision has been made that their historic and artistic interest
should not be lost to the public.
The Archanke Otto was six years old when his parents were driven into exile. Rushed from Vienna with his sister and three younger brothers in April, 1919, he was tak
B. A. AND PACIFIC DEBENTURE ARREARS
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, July 6, Further inarcation of economic recovery an Argentina is afforded. by the announcement that one and 1 half years arrears of interest are to be paid on the 44 per Cent. Second Debenture stock of the Buenos Ayres and Pacific Hallway Company, Ltd., and on the 4 per Cent. Second Debenture Western Railway. These are in stock of the Argentine Great
each case the senior stocks includ- ed under the moratorium sanc tioned in July, 1932, and the pay ments bring the interest up to June 30, 1933, in each case. The gross traffic receipts of the former company for the year ended June a showed a marked expansion in local currency, but a decline when converted into sterling at the official rates of the week in which the traffic were earned. Last yea very large sums had to be provid=" ed for loss on exchange and de- preciation of peso assets, but on this occasion a different state of affairs prevails, and there is rea son to be hopeful of the final result. In any case it appears to Justify an expenditure of £237,000 for the two lines, which is the The moratorium has just been gross interest payment proposed.
extended for one the option of the bored
Juderes sentencing, inani, to ten years Have you anything to say? No, except that it strikes me you are pretty liberal people's time
with
other
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