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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1931.
BRITISH FILMS.
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1931.
DAY BY DAY
AFTER ALL, LOVE IS LIKE A WHOOP-
The opening rate of the dollar this morning was 10.7/84.
Lt. Col. ROWLAND FIELDING on
THE EARTH
GOLD: RANSACKED.
oven if puro English were spoken, American talking films could not bo exported to non-English speaking peoples. Mr. Maxwell therefore realised the opportunity and dis- covered that Elstree was ideallyING COUGH WE ARE ALL SUBJECT situated for the purpose of the TO IT, AND WHEN WE'VE GOT IT WE "multi-lingual talkie." He began CAN'T SMOTHER IT-T. R. Threlfall, to produce English talkies and then to arrange with a German or
HOUGH most commodities are that of an occan into which the Franch company
to bring their
apiling at prices which barely world dumps nearly a third of its own caste to Elstree, using the
repay the cost of production, con- annual production, most of which same studio sets and recording
aumors still refrain from reploni- is merely hoarded. shing their stocks, so deep is the Since the discovery of Amories apparatus. Obviously, American
The Ilongkong Technical Instituto prevailing feeling of uncertainty, at the close of the fifteenth con- producers could not ship whole advertises its re-opening on Wednes-With the last few days silver tury the world has produced ap
has reached the lowest price in proximately 1,042,800,000 ounces ita history.
of gold, more than half of which Gold alone is being produced in was mined during the last thirty kong in holding its ball at the renin- insufficient quantity to mout the years. sula Hotel on Tuesday, the 17th in-demand, and the world's output.
Of the total about 467,- 000,000 ounces
are estimated to which in 1920 was approximately, exist in the form of monetary
or
The P. and O. s.s, Mirzapore, from Singapore, is due here at 8 am. on Sunday next.
The St. Patrick's Society of Hong-
casta of German
French day, March 4. artisten from Europe to Holly- wood for the purpose of making tri-lingual films.
are
stant,
A prominent American Consul
It is advertised that Mr. J. W. £83,500,000, will probably have stocks. recently stated that the English Stephenson has taken over charge of Buon pussod its zenith, if it han
adapting themselves much the Chinese Maritime Customs from not alreay done ae. It is nt pro- To-day, the principal gold-pro- Mr. J. G. O'G. Anderson, in from to-aent being kept up by the Randducing countries in their order of more readily to "sound" then theyday.
goldfield, the capacity of which importance aro-the Transvaal, did to "silent" film production,
must before long show diminution. the United States, Canada, Russia, Sir Charles Ellot, retiring Abbasza- The reason, of course. Is that the der for Japan and formerly
In countries which have define-Mexico, Australasia, Vice-
Rhodesia. producers have the material ready Chancellor of Hongkong University. ly adopted the gold standard, the The Transvaal, which contributed at hand on the British stage. AL
in a passenger by the linkone Mars, value of gold na expressed in cur- some £43,000,000 in 1929, produces due in Hongkong on Friday.
rency is unchanging. In England about one and a half times as the moment, they are largely on-
jan sunce of fine gold is worth 35%. much on the other six countries A further remand for a week was it follows that as gold becomes mentioned, put together. Raved in merely transposing the
granted by Mr. Schofield, when Sehbat | scareer its purè fting power in The world has been ransacked spoken drama from the medium of Khan and Abdul Khatian appear-creases, which-in other words more thoroughly for gold than for the stage into the new medium ofed before him, charged with having means that commodity prices full, any other metal. Untiring pro- the film. They have not had the street 6ght at Wanchai in January.
It would seem that the nation spectors, rough plonoera of civili- continue to SCOUT the time in which to develop an entire- Sub-Inspector M. Murphy said the Producing most gold, in a rising sation,
injured men would probably be in market for gold, possesses advan-mountains and the plains as they ly new art or technique of sound hospital for at least another week, tates over other nations in the have dono throughout and talking movies. But they
world markels. Now that is the history. But there have been low have made a fine start and are den, Surrey, and late of Prochow, whe
Mr. John Charles Oswald, of Croy-positiva occupied by the British new finds of Inte
years and none Empire,
whose mines, mosily that is likely to replace the Rand died on June 21, 110, left Hongkong controlled from this country, pro-when it begins to fail.
Assaulted four her Indians in
now coming into worldwide re-
cognition. We can only hope that
超怕
available to Britons oversensi
CORRESPONDENCE.
Forthenming Concerts.
To The Editor of Hongkong
Telegraph.]
this
probate.
curry 1218
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new
all
Some
state to the value of $22,100, and duco rather more than 70 per cent. promising discoveries are personalty, including geoss of the world's total output. It is being developed in Western Aus- na an outcome of the deliberations realty, of $68:3329. Be rescinded A
former will, by virtue of which left; position which, some years ago,tralia, and the Australian Govern- of the recent Imperial Conference, his wife, Nina Louis Oswald, sole led people to think that our re-ment, alive to the Importance of a larger proportion of British beneficiary and executrix, and she has covery from the ravages of the the gold-producing industry, has Un-recently decided to pay a bonus of films will before long be made been granted the resealing of the war would be fast and sure.
fortunately, our production costs £1 per ounce of gold mined in the of goods have not come down in country. In New Guinea, some annuat carnival dance in the Pen-proportion to the rise in the rich deposits are being exploited Insula Hotel on March 18, and 1 purchasing power of gold.
in spite of great natural difficul- | Would appeal to all lovers of
ties an Equatorial climate, scant The world at large would ap-
Janimals to give this function their) Practically speaking, all the untrained Inbour, a country I changing its views
support. Prizes are being present-gold that has ever been produced precipitous and inaccessible that
been employed elther about British
us transportation is practicable only films. If,
ed for the Best Dressed and most # few
There exists no years ago, it had been predicted
(original Costumes for both Lamoney or in the arts.. Gold does by aeroplane.
not get used եւ յ like the and tentlemen. This annual Rali metais, such as Iron, copper, tin, overcome by the ingenuity of man base difficulty, however, that cannot be That the products 1 British
is recognized as one of the most lead, and zine. It is imperishable if gold is found in sufficient studios would พาณ SALEN
Sir. We have just received a more
wire frons the Westminster ice who take an interest in the work articles recently excavated at Ur
pleasant ways where all hose and indestructible, and the gold quantity. pupularity than those emanating Singers, stating that they are per- of the S.P.C.A. may get together of the Chaldees, though several will, be opened up, but the earth's Rich mines may, and probably fran I[allyward, t prophecy | forming at the Star Theatre from and the financial support helps thousand years old, are as fresh surface has been searched so Ju- would not have been taken too March 7th to March 10th, and ask materially to enable the Society to to-day na when they were manu- tensively and for so long a period seriously. But the fact in to-daying us to assist in making
the good work. The faetured.
for gold that the chances of And- known. They were su papalar dunces held in 1928 and 1929) that it is the British talking which here before it we recommended proved a great success, everyone supply must indeed closely
The existing available worlding new fields of the magnitude apnecessary to arreat the declining are most popular, the append of them to give a few performances ; present being out to enjoy the proximate the total gold "mined output become less probable as
Kowloon on their the American production being ve
return evening. I should agam make a since men first began to extract each year PRNsOS. Int journey, the wane. There are reasons for would be in
(special appeal to the rising genera- the metal from the earth-after, The hope for the future lea April. Advertise-tion of the Colony to support us in deducting, of course, the gold lest principally in the large low-grade this, as we shall show later. Meatments are, of course, appearing our effort in this direction, thereby by misadventure or attrition, or ore. bodies. Already the flotation while, it is interesting to noto immediately, but the notice is combining sympathy with the lot through its having been hidden process has made available vast
short that the.Singers will have of animals with a social evening
away dellberately in tomba or deposits of lead-zinc-copper ores arrived almost before the public spent in the delighttel surround- otherwise.
containing small quantities of time played into the hands of unna heard of them. We underings of the Garden in the Penin-ways in which gold can go out of Newfoundland provides a notable There are, however, various gold. The Buchan's River Mine in scrupulous company promoters. It stand that booking is being opened sula Hotel, did a good turn for Mr. John Max- at once at the Star Theatre and at
For example of one of these. Tickets may be had from the use and become ineffective. Moutrie's.
example, about two-fifths of the well, the lone man of enterprise
History shows that gold short- We should appreciate it if you tee:
following members of the Commit-gold produced each year is con-ages have in the past Invariably from Glasgow, for his company, would allow us to make a farther
Mrs. Anderson, Hon. Mr. J. P.such gold
sumed in the arts. Obviously been made good by new discg the British International Pictures, announcement of three forthens Draga, Mrs. Forrest, Mr. H. Owen purpose, and the available sup was found. The sixteenth century serves no utilitarian veries. Goldfield after goldfield diacoverida in takt Storm, with the result thated for three consecutive week. Talati, Dr. K. C. Yes, Mra. in this manner.
hungry fortius ter minated in the Australian and to-day his Elstree studion are the nights:-Fri. and Sat., March 27th Baker, Mr. E. . Dovey, Miss Grace The remaining three-fifths is Californian gold rushes. In 1885 centre of the British talking-films and 28th, and Mon. March 30th.
He-tung, Mr. J. 1. A. Hutchison, employed as money. Most of this the Rand was discovered and, Me. Strok has just wired reseryMrs. M. R. Lo. Messrs. A. F. B. gold having been laboriously dug later, the Klondike and the Lene. ing the Theatre Royal on the 27th Silva-Netta, J. Russell. F. out of the ground is reburied in But it will not be wise to count A writer in ung of the English | For a pair of excellent dancers Tregilius, D. H. Blake, W. B. Fin- bank vaults. A great deal of it upon a continuance of these ex- reviews, in comnienting the known as the Sakbaroffs, who are nigan. Lady Bo-tung, Miss is hoarded. Recently, the flow of periences. future of the British film indus-violinist. They should have a Perrin, Mr. H. S. Rouse, Mrs. P. P. France has reached flood propor accompanied by a pianist and a Heard, Mrs. Loseby. Mr. N. .gold to the United States and try, puts forward the view that peared here earlier but have been. Wadehouse, or from our Hon. tions, with the result that all even without the Films Act, Bri- delayed by splendid successes in Secretary, Mr. J. D. A. Hatchison, other countries are feeling the We Must Have
that whilst the Films Act for a
understood thia
was helped by it to weather their peer bad luck, are book: Martin, Mr. M. 11. Borey, Mr. B. By gislation restricting its uses America. The hu
musical attractions which, Hughes, W. de plies could be to farther produced
production.
1
tour.
tish talkies would have emerged Japan. He has also booked the e/o. Thomson
Theatre for the 30th, for a vocal Buildings. victorious. In the first place, ho recital by the celebrated prima Anys, the British people wanted | douna, Toti dal Monte, and her good English. The plain, honest husband, de Muro-Lômanto (lyric audiences of the Midlands, the tenor), who are on their first world North and the South could not At the same time another im- stomach a jargon which was pressarlo, M Podali, unaware of Marlenot, the inventor of the these engagements, is bringing M.
wonderful "Music from Ether" instrument, to the Theatre on the 28th.
the Star It would be
a pity for music-lovers to mise any of these attractions, but without a special effort the attendances are: bound to suffer from the close proximity of the dates.
largely meaningleas to them. They could not appreciate the wise- cracks of the "big boys" or the sayings of the "red-hot mammas." For a Chienge "op" to say, "I'm going out to grab a can; I gotta chop that mick before he squeala," nay mean something in America,
It is the object of this Society to but it leaves a Lancashire au give timely notice of the visits of dience gaping when asked to ls-professional artists of sufficiently high standing to be recommended ten Le
such
gibberish. Even London began to loathe back and combat the apathy that used to to the publle; to stimulate interest stage dranin with commonplace be so widespread; and to ensure stories of crime, boot-lagging, or that these artistes shall face sex, which Hollywood sent over rows of empty benches. Adver
reasonably-filled halls. und not week by week, month after month, tisements will appear in your to serve as the background for columns in due course. But some- monotonous displays of chorus is niceded if the attendances
thing more than the usual adver-) girls' legs, Even the romantic on these three dates ces to justify young woman from the suburbs this Colony's improved musicnt Krew tired of such back-chat-as: lovers will give all the support In reputation. We hope that music- "Baby, you didn't oughta travel their power for the sake of the with that bunch," "Io zat 80?"artistes who are in no way
arrangements.-Yours, etc.
to
"Yeah, that's so-and I don't blame for these unfortunate
Listen, baby, you mean maybe. kinda kid yourself you're smart; well, same day 1 guess you're gonna be kicking yourself atl round the block." "Aw, can t
A. M. BOWES-SMITH, IIon. Secretary, Hongkong Musical Socfoty.
8.P.C.A. Ball.
Sir, The Committee of the Bo-
big boy." "O.K., baby!" Sufficient ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty that, to Animals are having their third
has been quoted to show
pinch. India, according to 1 Co., York, writer in the Neie York Times, J. RUSSELL, Hon. President,
absorbs about 6,000,000 ounces each year. The relation of India to gold--an says this writer-is:
"The polar bears will next play—”
SYPNO KCA SERACÍ, wc,
Favourites.
By Beverley Nichols.
con-
THE man next to me was study-
theatre programmes which tain, besides the list of econes and the nume of the cast, various stories, jokes, and oddments of theatrical Information. One of the most popular features of this programme is its series of "con- fessions," in which various actors and actresses inform the public. of their favourite flower, their favourite food; their pet aversion, and the like. It was one of these confessions which a roused the fre of my neighbour. "How can they make auch fools of them. selves?" he demanded, with a snort. "How, can anybody but a half-wit have a favourite flower. or a Tavourite anything, for that matter?"
I do not agree with this critic. I Am all for the man who says, quito dofaltely, that he · has favourites, whether they are animal, vegetablo, or mineral."; All Speciallats.
It may be more impressive to any that you haven't-to observe, gushingly, that you atere all flowers to such an extent that, you couldn't possibly choose a single blossom from the world's garden. But such broad apprecia- tions are apt to be a little dull.
After all, the institution at. marriage is based, somewhat rash- ly, on the assumption that you have a favourite woman so that in this matter, at least, you have (Continued on Page 7)
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