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CHARMING "TALKIE" STAR.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, DECEMBER 28th, 1929.
RONALD COLMAN'S
NEXT PICTURE..
50
YEARS A JOURNALIST.
Will Soon be Seen in The Man Who Adjourned
"Raffles."
the House of Lords.
PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
Irene Bordoni, in "Paris," the First National vitaphone colour 'pieture.“
MYSTERY SNOW-MEN.
Himalayan Tribe Who
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a conversation like 14, will be remembered that the fearrying on Sogpa, as the hillon name them, hens clicking and their footprints, were also reported during the thiri or rather toe prints, were seen next Everest Expedition, and in 1928 a morning.
One of the great dramatic aue-
Mr. W. J. Murphy, who has just cesses of a generation ago is to be retired from the staff of the Preas brought to life again when Association after fifty years in Ronald Colman begins work on his journalism, was recently entertain- newest picture-"Rames!"
ed by his colleagues at a farewell nt Carr's Restaurant, This will be the third big film in dinner Colman's new programme.
Aldwych. Mr. Murphy is one of The rat. "Bulldog Drummond" the best known figures in Fleet -another revival, Incidentally, of Street, and he has friends in an old-time favourite-was enor-almost every city and town in the mously popular. "The accond, Kingdom.
"Contemned," a story of convict Many messages from prominent life in the Desty's Island colony; public men who have known Mr. ban just been finished."
Mr. J. II. "Rafles" Murphy were received. is to go into production at once.
Thomas, in a message, referred to "Bulldog Drummond" was a play his "old friend Murphy," who had made to order for Colman, and it never let him down, and added more will he would appear that "Raffles" will humorously: "No fall into the same catégory.
get speeches from me; duly written
It is the tale as you doubtless up, but then not delivered by ma #remember-of a gentleman ernets- when I saw my audience.”
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man; a cultured British cricket Mr. Lloyd George wrote: "Mr. atar who turned to scientific bur-Murphy is a journalist who has earried out difficult and frequent-
ly onerous duties without thought of praise or even recognition. welcome this opportunity of pay- ing my tribute of appreciation Lo la journalist who has worthily up- held the highest traditions of the profession which he has so loyally served."
Sir Charles Hyde's message took the form of a racing "tip." It ran: "P.A. Special Murphy**** One of the best in our stable. Good luck to him!"
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Mr. A. C. Gray, presenting Mr. Murphy with a portable wireless sel and a cheque, said Mr. Murphy had reported every celebrity of prominence in the present and In the past generation.
On one occasion in the House of Lords Mr. Murphy murmured loud-to himself. “Adjourn,” and the Lord Chancellor, thinking that that was the feeling of the House, 'glary as a means of diversion. The immediately put the question, and "Pat" was the character of this craeitsman has it was carried. been, ever since, to Life second-only man who had succeeded in what Sherlock adjourning that august assembly story profession Holmes has been to the detectives, from the Press Gallery," and the re- Obviously, Colman onght to eat it cord was in Hansard alive.
Mr. Murphy, in replying, said he Incidentally, as was remarked in had travelled some 500,000 miles this column a little earlier, if Col- for the Press Association. man's new pictures duplicate the success he scored in "Bulldor 1912 model, for it not only had to Drummond," the heavens won't he look like a fivver of that vintage
it had to sound like one, too. And big chough to hold this star. well-known British climber report: The existence of these snow-men
nothing but a 1912 Ford sounds d having watched them through has long been believed in by the feld-glasses near the Talung Sherpa, the Bhutia and the Lep-
Fred Newmeyer, Puthe director, like a 1912 Ford!
Now it happened that the car Glacier.
che.
was nearly run down by an old The latest message from the
Again, last October, porters!
The Germans speak in the Ford on the streets of Los Angeles that nearly hit Newmeyer was German Himalayan Expedition
to its credit. So gives the interesting information with a party from Calcutta heard highest terms of their porters the other day; but instead of cur- 1912 Ford, with something like that the "abominable "ahuw-men" these creatures around and in their whom they say they can hardly nlng the driver he blessed him and 250,000 millor have turned up again.
ramp in the snow at the Guleha hold back. The porters in their took him out to the studio at once, Newmeyer, rejoicing, led the driver Newmeyer was right in the fo the studio and pressed the an- As usual, they have not beenila and also said that their boxen turn say that the Germans are full
of Alming "The Grand cient flivver into service. of grit and that is praise indeed midst
This particular machine is said visible but their footprints have had been broken into...... been seen and their voices have On the present pecusión two of from men who have climbed high Parade" and he had spent weeks been heard, It is hoped that this the Sogpa are reported to have on Everest with such as Mallory, looking for a 1912 model Ford to to be the only one of its model in time the snow-men 'will be photo-been heard near Camp 5 close to Irvine, Norton, O'Deli and others be used in one of the street scenes good condition in all of Los An-1
For that picture. I had to be al geles. the upper end of the Zemn Glacier of the three expeditions.
graphed.
"Cluck."
NOVEMBER
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An itinerant enke neller at Yaumat! counts up his takings.
(Photo: W Stone).
SUNSHINE IN A LONDON PARK.
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The first Sunday in November was a glorious day of sunshine in Londah. Our picture illustrates the pleasant conditions in St. James's Park. In the foreground aro' children interested in the feeding of the gulls and wild
fowl, and in the background are the Foreign Office buildinga. (Times. copyright)..
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