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KAY FRANCIS
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GEORGE BRENT GENEVIEVE TOBIN RALPH FORBES.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE A STERN WARN-
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Break of Hearts" QUEEN'S:-
"The Goose & The Gander' ORIENTAL:-
"The Informer" CENTRAL:-
"The Crimson Trait
Kowloon
ALHAMBRAY
"Thanks A Million”„ MAJESTIC:
STAR:-
ING ISSUED
Two Soldiers Fined
A very stern warning was meted Tout by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday when two soldiers of the Royal Ulster Rifles Regiment appeared before h.m on enarges of damaging pro- perty and sing pope, as a rc- sult of which a Chinese had to enter hospital for treatment, being ver stitches near the temple. The other complainant was a Folce constable, who was struck on the jaw, when he was actually trying to protect the soldier concerned from being molested by the pedes- trians who gathered round. him "Thundering In The Night" after he had created' disturb-
ance. "The Wedding Night"
His Worship said that if an as- sault of a constabe by a "ald- ter happens again, there would no.: be an option of a ne, but im prisonment for the offenders. The Magistrate further stated that the Pulice were particularly protected here in the Colony. He conc.uded that at the same time he made a lowance for St. Patrick's Day when the Incidents happened, and o only fined the two defendants. GE. Ross, 25 years of age, was charged with having damaged' « glass pane at 175 Johnston Road to the extent of $3. the property of Leung Pin Ying on March 17 and with assaulting Lo Chi Kai on the same datë.
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The Informer
BY VICTOR MOLAGLEN
RKO
HEATHER ANGEL
PRESTON FOSTER
A MARGOT GRAHAME
Pictura
Wallace Ford • Unn O'Connor
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Gary COOPER STEN
Jinna
SWEDDING
NIGHT
RALPH BELLAMY HELEN VINSON SIEGFRIED RUMANN, Directed by KINO VIDOR. Released they UNITED ARTISTS
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"Sweet Surrender"
Gary Cooper and
Sten
"The Wedding Night”
Showing at the Star Theatre to-day.
WEDDING NIGHT"
Gary Cooper discards his fam!- Lar role of so dler and Anna Sten becomes a modern American girl Samuel Goldwyn's productior.
in
of "The Weuding Night," which begins a two-day run at the Star Theatre to-day.
.:
The film a dramatic romance, depicts a situation famillar to all Americans the revo t of the younger generation against the dictates and commands of the older generation.
Cooper.
as a fimous author whose ablity has been lost in the mad shuffle of New York parties. drinking and night life, goes to his Connecticut home, to rest and seek inspiration for a new book He meets and falls in love with a neighbouring farm girl, played by Anna, who looks after his home when his luxury loving wife leaves him to return to gay New York..
to a mon selected by her father, whom she does not love. Facing
A. McCarroll, 21 years old," was charged with damaging a glass panel of tram car No. 31 to the ex- tent of $3 In Arsenal Street on March 17 and also with assaulting Police Constable D181.
McCarrol was ordered to pay $3 amends to Tramways. Ltd to: breaking the gass. of the fram car, and fined $15 for the damage charge and $30 for the assault.
Ross was ordered to pay $3 amends to the complainant who owned the glass panel, and $5 to the other complainant who, was struck by him. A further fine $10 was imposed on the damage charge and $33 for the assault.
"BREAK OF
HEARTS
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At The King's
scenes
SALARIES DEBATE
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one
In the latter connection, how- ever, I destre to refer to passage in the Colon.al Secretary's speech. the passage in which he told us that University-trained Chinese expect salaries equal to those drown by European officers.
expectation. That, surely, is an unreasonable officers have to endure and to finance
. European
climaticaly enforced separations from their families, and it is an accepted and uncriticised principle in Malaya that at least 25 per
cent of their salaries represents
ап
oversens, allowance. I fee! sure that the principle will prove equally acceptable here when people have had time to think it over.
THE DILEMMA...
The Honourable the Senior. Unofficial Member who seconded the motion has been given, in answer to his remarks regarding Government's refusal last autumn to fix exchange forward for its sterling Commitments this year, the very reply that he hoped would not be given. That is be- cause it is the true and only pos able. reply. I was not here at the time, but I have read the corres pondence and from it emerges very plainly the dilemma in which Government found itself. It was on the one hand, as the Honour- able Member expressed it...
she trustee of the taxpayer; and It was on the other the Keeper of the public. conscience.
The fact that the advice for Axing exchange forward Was tendered ananimously by the Unofficial Members of this. Council was proof enough that the proposal was not morala indefensible. But there ате matters in which a Government should not allow itself to be placed in a position where a defence of its morality may be even called for. For Govern ment to have fixed, exchange forward with an exclusive fore- knowledge of relevant future events to be brought about by' Itselt might. I consider, have created a
which situation, th official
verupulousness could have been questioned; and questionings of that kind might have done the Administratio greater injury than it would have reaped financial gain by fixing exchange forward. That is all I have to say this motion but before putting it
0
ot the
Really soul-stirring love between. Katherine Hepburn and have been enacted for the caméra
Charles Boyer in "Break Hearts," NOW
at showing King's Theatre.
While Boyer, idot of the French stage, and screen, has been halled 5 one of the great lovers of films, Hepburn
never before has been
cast in a role offering her so great an opportunity to display her tal- ent for romantle love.
"She combines the fire of a Duse," said Philip Moeller. Olga Nethersole with the repression
amazed at her
director. "I am
of an
most
notional range from the intense, lyric abandon to the most subtle nuances." He declares that for beauty and power he does not.
believe that Kepburn's love scenes
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ON
the vote I would ask the Honourable, proposer to consider whether his purpose has not been adequately served by this debate: if it has, there is hardly any need to proceed to a division.
MOTION DEFEATED
and
the Chofetal members des.red to Sir Henry Pollock intimated that
leave the Counci Chambers 20 deliberate over the matter, after an absence of ten minutes, the Hon. Mr. M K. Lo addressing His Excellency the Governor, sald that white he thanked
the
with Boyer ever have been dupli-Colonial Secretary and Dr. Wel-
cated on the screen
of a young composer who marries **Break of Hearts" tells the story
lington for their comprehensive statements, he was not convinced that the Government had taken adequate steps in retrenchment.
It
The author and the girl realize they must remain slient because he is married and she is engaged a famous maestro but leaves him when she believes that her love is no longer necessary to him
was impossible for him to His plunge to the depths of des- reply at a moment's not.ce, but pair and his regeneration through | fe- felt "that he had the support her love make an enthralling pic ture. It is a. Pandro S. Berrian production for RKO Radio.
a ife of drudgery. she revolts against the blind tradition of her parents.
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Slegfried Rumann appears her father, Ralph Belamy as the 19 sturdy son of the soil he chooses for her husband, and Helen Vin- son as the wife of Cooper.
King Vidor, whose "Our Daily Bread" recently won the League of Nations gold medal award for the world's best fm last year. directed "The Wedding Night." which is released through United Art'sts.
of a divorced wife to get even with the pretty blonde who sto.e her husband's heart.
THANKS A MILLION
At The Alhambra
With Dick
Powell
Yacht
of the Unofficial members on this point. Mr. Lo said that he was
| particularly grateful for what His | Excellency had said and the man-
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ING EXCITEME
THUNDER NIGHT
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EDMUND LOWE KAREN MORLEY PAUL CAVANAGH UNA O CONNOR
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with
DOLORES DEL BIO
ner in which he had taken the HONG KONG FIRE To pay a Dividend of
motion. That the
Civil Service
was overstaffed was not only his own opinion, but that of the general public. In addition it was generally condemned by Civil Servants themselves.
INSURANCE
Annual Report
"Issued
$11 per share $440,000.00.
To add to Investment-
and Exchange Fluct tuation Account
To add to Reinsurance
Fund
100,000.00.
122.010.82
$662,910.82
.3935 ACCOUNT.
The balance at credit of this Account 13 $753,118.76.
CONSULTING COMMITTEE
In view of Els Excellency's 88- surances, he wished to submit! that the idea of his motion was to record his view and intimated' and And that he wished the motion to be Dvorak singing and romancing. put to the division The motion
The following port is for pre- Fred Allen and Patay Kelly in-was defeated by nine votes to slz.
séntation to the harend ders f diilging in a hilarious feud. and
the Hong Kong File Insurance She manoeuvres the second wie Paul Whiteman and his band, The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga Co Ltd., at the Sixty-Seventh Or- and her escort, with whom she is Rubino, and the THE GOOSE AND THE planning a trip to the mountains Boys slating in
Club abstained from voting. He said dinary Meeting, to be held at the that to his mind the statements offices of the company, on Friday, the general
Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. C. GANDER
while her husband is Away on hilarity and tunefulness, "Thanks made by the Government were March 27, at noon.
Bernard Brown, A. H. Compton, L. business, into her "odge, where a Million," the new 20th Century satisfactory, and the assurance The Ghase and The Gander" a they are compelled to spend the Fox production brings the season's that they would
The General Managers and Con-Dunbar, Felix A. Joseph, T., undertake to suting Committee have pleasure Pearce, J. H. Taggart and S. T Warner Bros. comedy drama in- night. At the Same time she top mirth and melody production keep an eye on the problem, met in submitting a statement of the waliamson retire but, being eligi volving an un'que love tangle, now invited the ex-husband to visit to the Alhambra Theatre.
with his approval. Before the Accounts of the Company. made ble. offer themselves for re-elec- showing at the Queen's Theatre, her.
The picture, replete with catchy vote was taken Bir H Pollock in- up to 31st December, 1935 13. tion. with Kay Francis, and George
With all under one roof, and a Brent in the stellar roles.
new tunes by Gus Kahn and formed Els Excellency that the ing and Hong Kong currency. robber and his "moll" who have Arthur Johnston, fellows the cock Hon. Dr. 8. W. Ta'o was absent The plot involves both the theft run out of gas, thrown in for good eyed adventures of a tanktown but that he was in entire accord of hearts and of jewels, is set in measure, there ensues many lively, show troupe headed by Fred Allen. with the views of the Unofficial the gayest of atmospheres and exciting and embarrassing situa-His company loves him so they members. carries a most exciting situation. tions which culminate in a sur-think he's responsible when it The Council meeting then ad The story evolves about the pot prising climax.
rains.
journed sine dine.
1934 ACCOUNT
This Account shows a surp us of $662,910,82, and it is recommended that this am he appropriated
follows:-
AUDITORS
The Accounts have been audited by Messrs. Lowe, Eingham ar Matthews and Percy Smith, Beth and Fleming, who, being eligible, offer thenise ves for. re-election.
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