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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, APRIL
LOCAL RADIO.
CONCERT FROM STUDIO
ON SUNDAY.
The radio programme to be broad- cast by Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 865 metres to-day is:
7.00-7.10 p.m. Operatic. Orchestral-Traviata-Prelude to Act
(Verdi). Orchestral-Traviata-Prelude to Act a
(Verdi), Philharmonic Symphony Orch. 1994. Song-Lucrezia Borgla-Drinking Song-
COLLEGE SPORTS.
YING WAH'S MEET UNDER - ADVERSE CONDITIONS.
18. 1931.
CINEMA NOTES.
EXAMPLE OF ADVANCED SCREEN TECHNIQUE.
The complete freedom from Ying Wah College held its annual athletic meet on Caroline Hill yester mechanical limitations attained by day. Undeterred by the most un- talking pictures in just two years of 4.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese Programme. favourable weather conditions posal-life is said to be particularly well de- of 28 monstrated in "Strictly Unconvention- 7.00-11.30 p.m. European Proble, a lengthy programme gramme of Victor and H. M. V. Re-events was gune through, competitors al," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's all-talk- was not ing adaptation of W. Somerset Maug- ham's stage hit, "The Circle," which cords kindly supplied by Messrs. S. displaying a zest which lessened on that account. Moutrle and Co.
The prizes were given away by Mrs. is at the Queon's Theatre.
In the early days of talkles, Blasing In a short spooch
was held down by erudo microphones Richard Shim. prefacing the ceremony, the Head-
This meant master (Rev. F. Short) thanked Mrs. | which could not record sounds farther Shim for attending,, and thoso others away than three feet.
the prize that a player were sitting, he could who had contributed to
not rise in the same shot, without hit- funda, In particular, he referred to
This, of course, the bard work of the Sports Com- ting the "mike,"
made the carly stories somewhat still- ed and interfered greatly, with that mittee which had made possible the
amooth flow of action which is such success of the meet.
an asset w a good motion picture.
The picture is cited as a particular. as it is a ly interesting example
action rather than an dialogue,
Perfect re comody, in which clever lines pass quickly around the cast. cording is necessary in a piny which depends so much on its lines and con aldemble facility in "picking up" voice in needed when the parts are so even- ly divided between a half a dozen players as is the case with this ple- turo.
It's Better To Laugh (Donizett!). Sigrid Onegin (Contralto). 1307. I'lanoforte Selo-Variations On Thomes
from Carmen (Bizet-Horowitz).
Valdimir Horowitz. 1327. Duet-Lucin-Why Lamont Yo!
(Donizetti).
BODE. Buninminu Gigli-Ezio Pinza. Song-Barbiere di Siviglia-Dawn with Her Rosy Mantle (Ronkin!). Song-Barbiere di Siviglia-If My Name You Would Know (Rossini).
1180. Tito Schipa (Tenor). H.00 p.m. Weather Report, Local Time, etc.
Musical Comedy and
1:30-8.10 pan. Light Opera. Sons O Guns-Selections.
New Mayfair Orchestra. C1982. The Three Musketeers-Vocal Gems.
Light Opera Company. C1830.
Bitter Sweet-Selections,
Jack Hylton and His Orch. Mister Cinders-Vocal Gems
C1727,
Light Opera Company. C1605. 8.10-8.43 pan.
Trio In Minor Mendelssolini).
Cortot, Thihasiale and Canals D. B 1972-D. B. 1075. 8.43-0.30 p.m. A Concert. Plano Solo-Nocturne A Raguze
(Schelling).
Igance Jan Paderewski, Song A Perfect Day (Carrie
Incubs-Bond).
6700.
Song-The Rosary Rogers and
Nevin).
Rosa Funnelle (Soprano)
1098.
Violin Solo-Persian Sonx (Glinka
Zimbalist)
Violin Solo-Waltz In Gnt
(Chopin).
Efrem Zimlmiist,
3164.
Song-Danny Doover (Kipling and
Damrosch).
Sung-On The Road To Mandalay
(Kipling and Speaks)
The results were as follow! 100 Metres (Senior)-1, Sul Pui- wai; 2. Mok Walhon: 3. Wong Wing- nin. Time, 12.4/5 neck.
100 Metres (Junior)-Chung King. wa; Chung Fook-tim: 3. Chut Lun, Time, 13.3/6 neck.
100 Metres (Smail Boys)-1, Un Chan-pong; 2, Chung King-chong: 1, Lau Ying-chew. Time, 15.4/5 secs.
Long Jump (Senior), Chan Wan-ming: 2. Mak Wa-han; 3, Yu Kai-yan, Distance: 18 ft. 11 in.
Long Jump (Junler)-Chung Fook. tim: 2, Chung King-wa; 3, Li King ah. Distance: 17. ft. 2 ins.
200 Matres (Small Boys)-1, Yuen Tann-pong; 2, Chung King-cheung; 3. Lau Ting-chow, Time, 33.4/5
BOCK.
200 Metrex (Senior)-t, Siu Pul wal; 2. The Taze-kow; 3. Mok Wa- hon. Time, 26.173 secs.
200 Metres (Junior)-Chung Fook- tim: 2, Chung King-wa; 3. Poon Sal- kit. Time, 27.1/6 Rees.
Three-Legged Race-1. Tse Taze kow and Chna Sik-tim: 2, Chan Ho Nal-him; 3. Young-kwong and Lam Chan-wal and Yeung Yuk-kuen. High Jump (Senior)-1, Wong Ting-chung: 2, Tro Dia-kit: 3. Chan Wan-ming. Height: 4 ft. it ins
High Jump (Junior)-1, Chung Fook-tim; 2. Tam Wing-foa; 3. Li King-nh. Height: 4 ft. 0 ins.
Sack Race (Open)), The Taze- kow; 2, Poon Sni-kit; 1, Chung Pul- young.
The players who participate in the test of talkie facility which "Strictly Unconventional" affords Include Lewis Stone, Ernest Torrence, Paul Ca vanagh, Catherine Dale Owen, Tyrrell Davis, Allson Skipworth and Mary l'orbes.
From all angles of story, dialogue, neling, setting, general production technique, and particularly the care- ful direction of David Burton, "Strlet- ly Unconventional" is an unquestion ed winner and will probably lead the way for bigger and better farcen. Talking Film of "Whoopee.""
formed newly Launching their
a production of Samuel partnerships with unparalleled magnificence. Goldwyn and Florenz Ziegfeld jointly present the renowed comedian, Eddie Cantor, in a picturized "Whoopee," based on the famous stage succos that ran for two years at the New Amster dam Theatre, New York. It will be Theatre to- shown at the Queen's
400 Metres (Senior).-1. The Taze- kow; 2. Mok Wa-hon; 3. Yeung Yuk-morrow. kin. Time, 04.4/5 seek
Putting the Shot (Senior).1. Chong Kwai-loung: 2, Mok Wai-hon: Reinald Werrenrath (Baritone).3. Sui Pul-wal. Distance: 30 ft. 10
6638. ins
Puttlag the Shot (Junior)-1, L King-ah; 2, Chung King-wah; 3, Chung Fook-tia. Distance: 30 ft. 2 ITS.
Guitar Sulo-Courante (Bach). Guitar Solo-Sonebina In A Major
(Tarreba).
Andres Segovin, 1298. Piano Solo-Etude In F Major
(Mendelssohn),
Plane Solo-Etude In A Minor
(Mendelssohn).
Sergei Rachmanino. 0.30-11.30 p.m. Dance Programme. Fox Trot-The Moon 'Is Low
1266.
Fox Tret-Montano Call.
Fox Trat-Cheer Up.
22392. 22153.
Fax Tret-Swingin' in A IIammock.
Fox Trot-Get Happy.
22444,
Fax Trat-My Future Just Pussed. Waltz-Blue Hawail. Waitz-Sparkling Waters of
21985.
Waikiki,
22275. Fox Trot-Nina Ross. Fox Trot-My First Love. My
Last Love. Fox Tri-The Verdict Is
Life. 22412. 22412. 21838.
Fox Trot-Reminiscing. Fax Trot-Betty Waltz-Where To The Song Of
Songs For Me. Fox Trot-My Baby Just Cares
For Mie. 22.90. Fox Trol-A Girl Friend Of A
Boy Friend Of Mine. Fox Trot-Mr. and Mrs. Sippi. 22472,
Fox Trot-Dixiana. Waltz-My Heart Belongs To The
Girl Who Belongs to Someone Eise. 22436.
Fex Trot The Song Without
A Name. Fox Trot-Making Whoopee, 1816, Fox Trot-Until You Get Sombody.
Else. Fox Trot-1. Violet 2. Friends, 22-173. Fax Trot-Betty Co-Ed. Fox Trot-A Night Of
Inppiness, 22217. Fox Trot-Sitting By The Window. Waltz-On A Little Street In
Honolulu. 22604. Waltz-All Through The Night- Fox Trot-That Wonderful
Something. 22203. Fox Trot-Chant Of The Jungle. Fox Tro:-I'm Just A Vagabond
- Lover. 21967, Fox Trot-I'm Still Caring. Fox Trot-Hanging On The Garden
Gate. 22301. Waltz-Song Of The Islands. 11.30 p.m. Close Down, SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME. 11.00-12.15 p.m. Union Service Relay, 88th Anniversary, Preacher-The Bishop Of Victoria. Order of Service:
Voluntary. Hymn "Praise my Soul, the Being
of Heaven.
Church
Invocation And Lord's Prayer.. Hymn "To The Hills Will Lift
My Eye"
Scriptura Reading. Ethesian. Ch. 4. V. 1-18. Hymn "Lord Of All Being,
Throned Afar."
Prayer.
Offertory. Offertory Prayer. Hyma "Lord Of Our Life, And God Of Our Salvation."
Sermon.
Elymn "My Soul Deth Magnify
The Lord." National Anthem..
Benediction,
12.16 p.m. Chinese Programme. 1.00 pm. Weather Report, Local Time, etc.
2.00 p.m. Cluse Down, 8.00-8.00p.m.
European Pro- gramma of Columbia Records kindly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Musle Co.
8.00 p.m. Weather Report, Local Time, ste. Orchestral-Mephisto Valse (Llant). Orchestral-Ferraal-Introduction
(V. D'indy).
Orchestra of the Brussels Royal Conservatoire. DX111. Bong-Traum Durch Dio Dammering
(Strauss).
|
Ladies Nomination Race (Open) .-- 1, Chung King-wah and Mien Ko-wa; Mok Wab-hon and Miss Cheung Tze-kin; 3 Chung Fook-tim and Miss LA Man
Invitation Race.-Won by St. Paul's College.
800 Motrea (Open)-1, Mr. Wat Hiu-kes: 2, Pang Kwok-kam; 3, Chow Foolt-chuen. Time: 2 mins. 31 secK
Arithmetical Race (Senior).-Wan by Wong Kai-rann.
Arithmetical Race (Junior).-Wen by Taul Lun.
200 Metres (Old Boys)-1, Leung Tsin-mun; 2, Ng Wah-yau; 3, Joseph Mak.
Hurdle Senior.-1, Tze Tse-kau; 2. Li Txan-Chung; 3, Wong Wing-nin. Hurdle (Junior)-1, Chung King wa; 2, Chung Fook-tim; 3, Kwok Ying-wai.
Teachers Race (Handicap)-1, Joseph Chan; 2, Kwok Mak-hol; 3, Chau Hung chịu.
Inter-class Team Races.-Won by Class 1 (Senior) and by Class 6B (Junior),
1,500 Metres (Open), Wong Kwong-ling: 2, Wat Hin-kee; 3, Wong Cheung-sok.
Consolation Race.-1, Leung Koon- ming; 2, Chu 9k-tze: 3. Kwok Ying- wing.
Mukden, Apr. 17.
screen
Eddic Cantor's
musical
Nervous comedy, his arst, is based on that
"The uproarious farce, pee" with the adultion of William Wreck," which later became "Whoo. Anthony McGuire's lyrics and Walter Donaldson's tunes.
It is the frat United Artists pic- ture in technicolour and is said to represent the most nilvanced use and the most perfect example of the pos- sibilities of the colour made.
sereen yet
Cantor, as the hypochondrine whe was "too alck to die," envorts through his fevered romanes of the wildest West, an unwilling victim of love at Ethel comedienne. the hands of his nurse, played by the most Shutta. Paul Gregory, the coon-shouting handsome nf Broadway's songatera, shares the singing honours with Chief Caupolican, renewed opera and con-- cert tenor. George Olsen and his hand set the rhythmle undertone to the plece.
The outstanding note of the first Ziegfeld-Goldwyn picture, after Can- tor has had his say, is Girls, Never in Hollywood's rather girl-conscious history has a group of young ladies meticulous Been selected with such enre-face, form, costuming; all com bine to give a resplendent and decora- tive femininity an eye-filling display that pales even the most ambitious of the girl-glorifying "Follies" that Mr. Ziegfeld now says he has forenworn in favour of the nudible colour screen.
Next Attraction at King's. Makers of wild animal hunt ple- tares will be hard put to it to follow successfully "Ingagi", the film which is to shown at the King's Theatre to-morrow. It is declared to be ene long series of thrills from the first moment to the last. The picture in Gen. Chang Hauch-liang 18an amazing record of the expedition leaving for Peking to-night, Inof the safari headed by Sir Hubert order to establish the headquar-Winstead and Capt. Daniel Swayne, ters of the Vice Commander-in-into the Belgian Congo. The most Chief, accompanied by the staff startling feature depicted in this picture in the discovery of what may for the new hendquarters.
easily be creatures that are half Reuter.
human, half apo. In other respects. "Ingagi" indicates clearly that the expedition had more than the usual share
adventures with wild animals. Despite the fact that the wild life of Africa is kald to be DX30.rapidly disappearing, there seemed no
Song-Mondnacht (Moonlight)
(Schumann).
Alexander Kipnis (Bass), LB4. Organ Solo-Toccata In F (Bach).
Anton Van Der Horat.
of
Chorus-Anthem-Ascribe Unto The dearth of it so far as the Winstead.
Lord (Wesley).
Swayne safari was concerned. They Windsor,had encounters with elephants, rhinos, 9176. leopards and lions and among other things caught an immenso python Ga feet in length. The picture is supplied with sound effects, giving the jungle volee at lart upon the screen.
St. George's Chapel Choir, Celk Solo-Chant Sans Paroles
(Tachaikowsky). 'Cello Solo-Angel's Serenade
(Braga).
Clyde Twelvetrees. DX37. Song Tannhauser-0 Star Of Eve
(Wagner).
Song Carmen-The Toreador Song
(Bizat).
Accum-
NEW BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE. BRINGING COLONY'S LAW UP-TO-DATE.
No fewer than 80 pages of the Gazette are devoted to a
draft Ordinance to amend the law relat- ing to bankruptcy.
Harold Williams (Baritono). 1873. 0.00-10.00 pm, From the Studle Recital by Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith. Pianist and papist-Mr. A. M. Rowes-Smith. Soprano Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith. Planoforte Solo-Sonata In C Major. Op. 69. (First Movement). (Beetho
ven). Song-Sing, Break Into Seng
The object of the Bill is to re- (Mallinson). Song-The Lament of Isis (Gran-peal the existing. Ordinance of 1891 ville Bantock). which is out of date and to re- Song-To A Thrush At Evening place it by an Ordinance based on (Montague Phillips) the Bankruptcy Act, 1914, but Song-A Song of The Open
(La Forge). adapted to local conditions.
It commencemont is postponed Pianoforte Solo-Prelude (Debussy).
until the 1st January, 1982, 80 68 Planoforte Solo-Romance
(Sgambatl) to give time for the preparation of Planoforte Bolo-Jig (Terk Bowen), the rules which are to be made. Song-a. Prelude b. Down In The
.thereunder. Forest (Spring) c. Love, I Have won You (Summer) from "A Cycle of Life" (Landon Ronald).
LORD IRWIN'S BIRTHDAY.
Song At The Woll (Hageman). Pianoforte Solo-Study In A Flat
London, Apr. 17. (Chopin). The King has sent a telegram to Pianoforte Solo-Nocturne in D Flat Lord Irwin on his 60th birthday,
(Chopin).
expressing high appreciation of Pianoforte Solo-Scherso In B Flat the retiring Viceroy's great sor-
Minor (Chopin).
vicon-British Wireless. 10.00- p.m. Close Down..
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