THE
HONGKONG
CINEMA SCREENINGS. West commissioned him to paint pic-
NOTES SUPPLIED BY
THEATRES.
THE
Several members of the all-stur cant of Warner Bros. all-talking Vitaphone production, "The Hotten tot, eaming on Sunday next to the Queen's Theatre, switched from foot lights to cameras ao often during the filming of the picture that they hardly found time to ent
|turen needed for the walls of his sets, instead of, as formerly, renting high- priced works of ort. Overnight the young man was "made."
"The Bat Whispers," fentures Chester Morris. West yanked him from New York stage und starred him in "Alfbi,"-making a screen star of him in one production. To-day Ches ter Morrin is one of the highest priced stars in taking pictures. Una Merkel: made a stage name for herself In "Coquette" on Broadway. D. W. Grifith gave her an important part "Abrahanı great drama,
Edward Everelt Horton, Patavin his Koth Miller, Edmund Breese and | Lineola." West deciled she was Junt Stanley Taylor, who enuet leading the girl to carry the feminine romance roles in the screen adaption of this in his new production and now prodle- famous stage comedy, were all play-tions are that she is on her way to ing in stage productions and at the{stardom. West ransacked the stage same time. With an evening per-and the film colony for players of a formance every day and "several high calibre. Every name in the gast matinees during the week, they founiliin one of merit. The players include their days and nights n sucesssiner of Gustav Von Seyfertitz, Grayce Ramp- "one dara thing after another."
Maude ton,
Eburne, Ben Bard. An star and producer of the Vine Willam Bakewell, S. E. Jennings, Street Theatre in Hollywood, Horton Hugh Hantley, Charles Dow Clark, was playing the title role in "Her Spencer Charters and Richard Cardboard Løver." Patry RuthTurker. Miller and Stanley Taylor graces the stage in "Nightstick." Edmund
Leslie Henson created Breend was reviving one of his greatest stage hite as the star "of laughs when he appeared at the King's So Thin in London" at this El Capitan last week in "A Warm Corner," that Theatre in Hollywood. However, Roy the management in bringing the Del Ruth arranged his shunting | film back for a further two days' With its brilliant cant schedule to agree with the various run to-day. programes of his cast and the prochic-headed by the popolar Lenile Hennon, then went abred at a steady pace,
A Warm Corner” stands out as ond Horton portrays
Featured of the funniest and best produced comedy part in "The Hottentot," while comedies that England has filmed.
the
"A Warm Corner,”
no many
Patay Ruth Mifer ennels the leading! Hensen in surrounded by a galaxy feminine.role. The all-star cast also of well-known comedy stars, includ- includes Edward Earle, Otto Hofmus, ing Beather Thatcher, Connie Edus Douglas Gerard, Stanley Tayler and Maude Turner Gordon. Harvey Thew did the scenario for the Mapes. C'oilier play.
West Champion of Film Aspirant,
A staff of experts is felmed West's,
No man recipe for a good picture.
can do everything himself and do it well, he malitains. The only metho
petent assistanta
and
Austin Milford, while Belle: Chrystal and Kim Pencork เหย figure la prominent roles,
"A Warm Cornve" will be screened | anly at the 2.30, 5.10 and 7.15 p.m. shows Losiny, ne Heifetz is giving his poneert at 9.30.
"The Right To Lave,"
David Manners is one of the three
110 xurround one-self with com. leading men enst with Rath Chatter- In "The Hat Whispers" now shown by Paramount in "The Right to ing at the Queen's Theatre, West had talking film version of the Susan Glaspall book, "Bronk Evans,"
a hand-picked stuff and a hand-picked. This mee drama of romantic repres cast of players, just as he bad tried in through
three generations, i
The
to have in every previtas production offers Miss Chatterton screenland's
His rehearsal director was Charles | 1. Smith, who has had long experience et "triple clameterization." hoth as a stage diretor on Broadway, Picture is now at the Central Theatre, and a screen adviser in Hollywood. In the role of Joe Copeland, Man- The camera battery was headed by ners enjoya the opportunity to por. Ray Jane, with en-erdit King to tray the sympathetic part of Mi Robert H. Planek. Botin
are Chatterton's first lover. În "Journey's
men
veterans and have filment many of End," Manners made his servent the greatest averses the screen has delat, and his suceras in this prodio. | known. Stuart. Thompson and Bert tion resulted in a fi contract with Shipman, crack CITY MAY24, were First National, engaged Hida
Banner eureer includes a variety i Harvey Meyers, who plomer the of talents, from puppetering, to that method of painting shufows on walls -Ecowiny guide in Arizona. He has and settings Instevid of relying on the les collect antiques and fine uncertain shadows cust by lights, valalingt, was shining light in thei was retained by Wext to handle this ¿Little Theatre inorement in New York, ¦ detail. Meyers' sole job is to print, played a stage role in the stage pro- sindows for West's productions, duellen of “Dancing Mothers.” 'and Thomas Lawless, a young artist, was Judds a degree of bachelor of Science a given a real opportunity by West, in forestry from the University of mur is on his way to artistic fame. Toronto.
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TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1931.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks,
Hongkong Dank, $1570 n. Chartered Bank, £12% n. Mercantile A. and B, E191⁄2 1. East Asia, $134 n.
Insurances.
Canton Tus, 1,400 n. Unlon Ins., $425 b.
China Underwriters, $5.10 b. China Fires, $650 m.
1. K. Fire Ins., $1,450 .
Shipping.
Doubles, $21 n. H.-K. Steamboats, $24 b. Indo-Chinus, (Pref.) $26 m. Union Waterboats, $28 n.
Mining.
n.
Benguet, $10 Kailans, 30/-, n.
S'hai Explorations, Tls, 2.40 h. Rauba, $438.
Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $1511⁄2 1. Whampoa Docks, $111⁄4 n. South China Motors $10. Providents (old) $5.30 b, Hangkews, Tis. 210 n. New Engineers. Tla. 54 n. Shanghat Docks, Tin. 9 n.
Cottona.
Ew cottons Tia, 16 d. S'hai Cotton Tls, 85 n Div. Zoon Sings T. 12 n.
Landa, Hotels, etc. H.K. & S. Hotel (all) $15,10 b. H.K. & S. Botola (new) $14,60 5. ) 11.K. Lands, $80% b S'hai Land, Tia. 30 n. Humphreys $18 b. Joalties, $11.00 3,
Pablle Utilities. Tramways, 321.10 4
Peak Trums, (old), $14.60 5. Star Ferries, $95 b.
China Light, $27,25 b. H.K. Electrics, 37714 b. Macuo Electrics, $23 n. Telephones, $43 n. China Buses, Tle, 17.90 m. Singapore Tractions, 4/- a
Industriala,
China Sugars 50 eta, i. Malabone $80 n. Canton Ice, $414 sa. Cement trom.) $19.10 b. Ropes, S16
&
Stores, etc Dalry Farms, $281, h. Watson. $16 b
fer A Wings, 81 n
Lane Crawfords. $6.90 m. Mackintosh. $19 n. Sinceres, $15 h. Powells, $3.60 n.
Macelanens *Amusements, $19
Constructions, (old) $5,65 b.
b.
COATS
with fur COLLARS and CUFFS
from $55.00
Sports Coats
In Attractive Tweeds from $24,00
A COMPLETELY NEW RANGE OF CARDIGANS AND JUMBER SUITS IN FASHIONABLE SHADES.
Hats & Gloves In Great Variety.
ELITE STYLES
A. P. C. Building,
PEER RIDICULES WOOL TARIFF.
AN AMERICAN HANDICAP.
New York, Nov. 8. Lord Bamby, a former president of the Federation of British Indus- tries, at a dinner given here last
inaugurate the night to
"wool week.” caused some surprise by de-? nouncing the American tariff wool as absurd, and manifestly great handicap to American dustry.
on
**]k lts hv[ sliced In being protective," he said, "becntiae Am- erica does not grow enough of the
quality of wool taxed to warrant such a high exclusive tariff.
"Forgive me for calling this phase of your tariff absurd, but I am thinking of the greatest good of the greatest number.”
21 YEARS AGO.
SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE “TELEGRAPH" FILES,
The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended December 3rd, 1910.
The rate of the dollar on demaud
was 19. 30.3/16d,
The death occurred of Mr. T. Neves, for over thirty years in the service of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
In sympathy with the Republican movement. thousands of Chinese
had their queues cut off publicly, and later there were many parades through the streets of those who ported with this emblem of Manchu overlordship.
Lord Barnby's hearers included) prominent representatives of the The St. Andrew's Ball, at the wool trade, who obtained the high City Hall, was a huge success. The Lariff from Congress, together with Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart was the representatives of the Hoover ad.} Chieftain. ministration, who sanctioned the
hedules,
GUY FAWKES "RAG."
CAMBRIDGE UNDER.
undergraduates
· GRADUATES IN COURT,
Severul |fined at Cambridge Police Court
Following a Guy Fawkes "rag.”
were
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Soldiers and sailors revolted in Macao, demanding the enforcement of the anti-religious laws.
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SUGAR MARKET.
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS,
Pen-
Henry Maurice Champness, of The following cable at the close King's College, who pleaded guilty | of the sugar market yesterday has. to an assault on a constable, asked been received by Mesars. what was meud by assault.
"Are you
playing the Tool with the Court?" asked the Clark,
Champness replled that he asked the question seriously, anul was told that i meal that he had put him-- self in a position to hit the con- stalde,
Police Constable Self said that his helmet was pushed over his eyes from behind, and he was hit in the back.
Champness was fined £1.
on
treath and Co.
London Terminal
March 1932 6/10 down May 1932 7/- no change. August 1932 7/2 down 1⁄4¢. December 1931 5/6 no change.
New York Terminals,
March 1932 1.09 down 1 pt. May 1932 1.13' down 2 pla. July 1932 1.19 down 1 p. September 1032 1.25 down 1 pt. December 1931 1.10 down 1 pt.
London (3/12/91). Licht's
Joban Bellamy, of St. Catharine's | College, who also pleaded guilty to asanit, was fined 1s. Similar pen- alties were imposed Oliver second estimate of Beet Crop re- Joreph Hezry Simon, of Sidney ¡ducat by 110,000 tons, viz:-- Sussex College, and Peter Francis Europe excluding Russia, G.110,000 Mardannel, of St. Catharine's Cottons: Russia, 2,150,000 tons; total, leg, who were charged with throw 8,260,000 tuns: against 8,370,000
tons previous estimate, ing fireworks.
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HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY
STOCK EXCHANGE.
BY
The ession opened this morning with decidedly stronger feeling, stocks in the list. there being buyers for a number of
Saler.
Underwriters, $5.10,
Cements (combined). $19.20. Electrics, $78,
Dairy Farms; $283.
Buyers.
Unions, $425, Steamboats, $24. Provident (old). $6.10. H.K. Lands, 380. Humphreys (old), SIR, Chinese Estates, $95. Trams, $21JO. Star Ferries, $95. II.K. Electrics, 37719 Canton Ices, $5%.
H.K. Ropes, $16. Watson, $16.
H.K, Amusements, $10%. Constructions (old),
Underwriters, $5.10.
5%.
Shanghai Explorations, T. 2.40.
Hotels (old), $15.10.
Hotels (new), $14.00.
H.K. Roalties, $11.90.
Ewos, Tis. 16.
Peak Trams (old), $14.00,
China Lights, $27%.
Telephones (part paid), $25.60. Coments (combined), $19.15. Dairy Farms, $28. Sinceres, 15. Entertainmente, $15. U.K. Government
premiam.
Sellers.
Underwriters, $5.10. Providents (old), $5.40. Star Ferries, $00. 8.C. Enterprises, $10. Raubs, $43.
Loan, $24%
Venezuelan Goldfields, $2, H.K. Electrics, $78%.
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