BIG MANILA PROPERTY DEAL.
BOND ISSUE TO FINANCE COLLEGE,
One of the largest transactions In Manila real estate of recent times was recorded last week, when a mortgage deal of trust accaring a lesos 150,000 bond is- suo was filed with the Register of Deeds. The document was exocut- ed by the Benedictine Fathers, in favour of Philippine Trust Com pany, as trustee.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1928:
WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
Gay Pottery,
FOR JADED APPETITES.
The bonds issued under
Gone are the old "sulphur and trust deed aggregate Pesos 450 molasses" days of spring! Jaded 000, are dated January 1, 1929, and bear interest at 8 per anlaste is stimulated much more num. They are to mature serially, aesthetically nowadays.
crude poppy in the centre of the design and petals, leaves and soft green stems surrounding it in. conventional pattern. Blue flowers and sometimes old Castil- Ilan paintings, all crude and in- teresting, give suggestions for
patterns-too..
Unusual Sleeves.
IN JAZZ PATTERN EFFECTS.
· WITH THE STARS AT HOLLYWOOD.
SHORTER COMEDIES TO BE
THE VOGUE.
Hollywood, Calif., Dec. 16. For some years movie produc- ers have attempted to educate their public. And now that they have just about succeded, they are be ginning to wish they hadn't tried 30 hard.
Harold Lloyd is a good example sent day screen comedians. Lloyd of what has happened to our pre-
used to make five and six comedies a year. Now he makes about threo pictures in two years.
Comedy stars particularly age finding the going pretty rough. Any sort of a gag used to get a laugh but in these days a situa- Patchwork sleeves are a novelty:tion must be really funny or the A bronze brown velvet dress was critical audiences will not even The brilliant yellow sunshine of distinguished from other bronze anicker. old Spain gives its colour, in- brown velvet dresses simply by its Instead tensified, to this pottery, Black steeves, in two to fifteen years, and are of forcing folks to eat, house-ness. A Spanish cup and saucer many colours, "odd" bits of stuff lines and green set off tha gay- These were full bishops' sleeves of coupon bonds in denominations of wives now beguile the appetite by will liven up a sick tray as few arranged patchwork fashion, Pesos 500 each., The honds are secured by the land and buildings learning how to "dress up the things can. Spanish candlesticks, Jazz pattern effects appear on of San Beda College, on Calle Men-table," prepare attractive foods vases and odd pitchers or other the sleeves of many new frocks of pleces are almost as decorative to plain material, and small triangles and serve them enticingly,
a table as flowers themselves.
"I can't turn out good films any and oddy-shaped bits of stuff in Inquiry at the office of the
Bretty china is their chief Italian pottery shown
the many gay colourings are sewn to faster than that," declares the Philippine Trust Company, which
As imagination of the dreamy tem- gether in a way which is reminis-comedian. "With all the dramatic producers trying to get laughs into company is handling the sale of "prop" in this new art. the bonds, disclosed the fact that pictures are often more lovely be peraments" of the native women cent of the patchwork quilt.
It is an idea which is quite attrac-their pictures, our gags must be and children. A Variety of over Pesos 250,000 of the bonds cause of their setting, so meals
And it is becoming harder and were subscribed by the Bank's served on colourful and interest-designs decorate it. Its shape, tive and less bizarre than it mighty funny to get by at all
Squat Bounds.
Sleeves are all-important fea-harder to get stories that will lend ellents last month, and present in- ing china just naturally please, too, shows imagination.
round tea sets will have the top dications are that the entire fasue
of their cups flare like founces or tures of the new frocks, and it is themselves to comedy adaptation.... will be over-subscribed within' a'
Handles area noticeable fact that several old-
Worda Fall Flat. grow octagonal: few weeks..
rarely just handles. They rise fashioned styles are being revived abruptly or curve out or take some with great success, Most
diola.
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Poltery's Special Niche. European peasant pottery has In explaining the rapid sale of its special niche in this new the bonds an official of the Trust Company pointed out that the bonds are among the most attrat-, tive investment securities ever placed on the market. The 8th interest rate," he stated, "appeals atrongly to conservative investors, while the property securing the issue is appraised at Pesos 1,102,- 000, or two and a half times the amount of the honds. Moreover, the high standing of the Benedec tine Fathers, and the amazing suc cess of San Beda College, are a further guarantee of the sound- neas of the investment.",
C. L. Hoskins & Co.. Manila real estate firm, negotiated the When -underwriting of the issue.
Interviewed concerning the trans- action Mr. C. M. Hoskins stated that the loan was negotiated as a means of refinancing the new San Beda College buildings.
San Beda, College's new cam- pus and structures represent an investment of Over i million pesos, be stated. "The buildings were completed only a year ago, their construction having been Ananced on the basis of a build- ing loan. Now that the plant has been completed, sound business dictates a long-term financing plan whereby a lower interest rate; with provision for gradual amortization of the obligation, could be ar ranged. This the present bond is- Bue accomplishes, placing the col-" lege of a thoroughly sound busi ness basis."
MYSTERY FILM.
new
Upper left, Italian pulty-coloured tea set of unique aquntness, with unusual handles and gay yellow birds; upper right, practical and decorative, a brilliant yellow Spanish cup; lower left, octagonal Quirer ware enlivened by quaint Breton figures, and, lower right, an Italian milk pitcher, tecorated with,, a medieval castle, and a blue porridge bowl, topped with a gay cover.
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"I have found that I can't buy published stories. Few of even the best authors have the slightest conception of comedy production. They deal with words. We must deal with pictures. Many gags 'sound very funny in words but on the screen they fall absolutely flat."
Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin, and Harry Langdon work more or less along the same lines. They con- Iceive their own stories, act in them, gag them, and supervise their direction and cutting- In fact, they are the picture.
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"My comedies are only about two-thirds completed when they are pre-viewed for the first time," says Lloyd. "I work after the first pro-view" touching up the woak spots, cutting sequences that drag and changing titles. To do this. I must show the picture before un audience at least four tinies.
Loses Sense of Values.
"The public must judge what stays in a film and what comes out. After I have worked on a picture for about six months and sometimes longer, I have become so close to it that I have lost its true value. I am not a fair judre of what is funny and what won't go over at all. And neither is anyone else in the company. That's why we must have so many pre-views."
In his early days Lloyd always followed the policy of having his scripts complete, before he started shooting. That is the thing that dramatic producers should do- and most of them don't. But it sleeves are considerably bigger doesn't work out in comedies, as than those which women have Lord has learned. He works "on been wearing lately.
the cuff," as they say in cinema- The lower halves of some sleeves land, now. That is, most of his show marrow beltlike straps made humorous situations are from the material, finished wisataneous A variety of designs decorate it. little buckles, while smart frocks
scheme of housewifely art. It is unusual shape that makes then colourful, diferent," and ines- not only easy to hold but distine pensive.
tive for, their addity.. "PLEASURE BUYERS" AT THE Alade and decorated by women!
Originally Rural. •· and children of the QUEEN'S.
stretches of France, Spain and
Those who like mystery films have their taste catered for at the Queen's Theatre, where, at present, the Warner Brothers production, "The Pleasure Buyers" is being screened.
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ferls that the greatest thing in comedy is anticipation and sur- Prise.Bath clements are lost, adaptations of something with which the public is familiar.
Italy, it brings with it some of Most of this pottery was original-] show a return of the small out- The comedian has closely fol the elusive charm of its natively made far from the cities, per-standing frill Inseinto the apperducing a stage play because he heaths. As it is hand-made, each haps along streams in mountain scam from the elbow down. piece has the additional appeal of stretches, and a certain little yel- light difference from the others. low bird, reminiscent of Our Perhaps the most popular of canary, and a hauntur of moun-
Contigos pill hold their own foreign peasant pottery is the tain streams, is a popular, design The story cancerns the murder Quimper ware, fashioned in Brit- on much of it.
amongst the newest of new models. of a man whỏ laughed at super-tany. Each has a tiny Breton Then, too, looking up towards A way. specimen of these add stition, and practically the whole man or woman's figure on it, the
hills, the women have coatlees recently seen in town, wa3 well-cut lame, jacket "for film is devoted to the tracking dressed in characteristic colourful glimpsed old medical castles a
For the murder of a young woman named Devina Nellie down of the murderer. Quite a costume of red, green, tin, yellow, high in the mountains and have sanking," very similar to a man's number of people are, for varying purple and black.
transported the image to decorate smoking jacket. Ring velvet is used ghina. Some of the most interest for other luxurious affairs, and Schmit at a picnic at Bridgewater, big pleers have suck castles, heavily embroidered taffetas Iin the Adelaide Hills, on October roughly sketched on a soft grey-now eansidered "quite ordinary." 12b, William Ephraims Haines bine or cream back-ground. If worn in the evening, the only (25) has been executed at the
Adelaide Caol. Prior Colours are not so gay, porttaps, time for them really, they must
the pressed penitence for on Lalian pottery us on Spanish, harmonise in colour, though they death the condemned bit the combinations, are really contrast in material, with lovelier. A putty coloured pct evening dress. The low decolle and gratitude for the considera- asked for a smoke sible for some good acting. Need- Spanish pottery looks to its tery may have a gay yellow bird tage which Jocks out of place in tion shown him by officials and less to say, there is a strong love native land for colour and design and then both blue and green the theatre lobby, between the others. He interest to relieve the griraness of too. The Spanish puppy is alging its cups,
and get, is discreetly, velled when as he was about to ascend the scaffold, and was hanged with a Juxurious coattee is worn.
cigarette in his lips. the story.
universal motif, with perhaps al plates.
reasons, suspected of the" erime, and the audience is left guessing
"Quimper Ware. until the very end, when there is
The basic colour of Quimper a surprising denouement. which results in the apprehension of the pottery is a rich buttery creani and the little @gures always stand murderer. The leading parts are played by Irene Rich and Clive a crude setting of black and red
lines suggesting Breton woods, Brook, both of whom are respon-|
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14 Italian coin.
15 Confound, with terror, 17 Equal.
18 Nature and laws of poetry. 19 Come after,
20 One who falls with an axe. 22 Puzzle
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21 Reject with disdain.
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20 Work as characterised by editorial 25 To rain in fire drops.. ⚫labours, 30-Hermit.
33 Landa surrounded by water. 36 An army.
37 Females of birds. 20 Part of the leg. 43. Frane for supporting. 45 Meal made from cats. 48 To fade.
19 Defamatory writing. 50 Clerical vestment. 51 Beasts of burden. 62 To spot. 53 Prophet. 54 Fissure. 56 Finishes.
126 Tokens.
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31 Shell-Ash,
32 Division of a stable.
34 Shepherds hut.
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42 Raging.
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