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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1932.
CINEMA SCREENIN
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.
It is always hopeless when a girl Javishes, all her love on one man and receives none in return? Custom de creos that a woman
shall be the
Commencing SUNDAY,pursued one. In view of this should
26th JUNE.
A GRAND DOUBLE ATTRACTION!
BETH BERI DANSEUSE
she retire and suffer in silence or fight with all her feminine wiles for the possession of the one she feels to be her man!
This situation formis the basin of the story of "She Couldn't Say No," the Warner Bron, and Vitaphone pro- duction atarring Winnie Lighter and i, which is coming to Chester Morris, the Queen's Theatre on Friday. The famous Winnie is shown, as an enter tainer in a night club, desperately in love with Jerry, the former racketeer But who has became her manager, Jerry (played by Chester Morris) is decidedly not interested. Winnie tella
Jerry of her great love for him up the society and begs him to give t girl who, Winnie feels, in interested in him merely because he is entirely different from the men she has been necustomed to meeting.
He insists
upan proclaiming his love for the other girl, and Winnie, after a futile fight, leaves the city broken hearted. Mentha later Jerry's eyes are opened but it is too late.
"She Couldn't Say No" is not just a song and dance film. It is filled with absorbing drama. The supporting cast includen Sally Eilers, Johnny Arthur and Tully Marshall. Lloyd Dacon directed and the screen play was written by Robert Lord and Ar thur Caesar. It is an adaptation of Benjamin M. Kaye's play of the same
name.
**24 Hours**
Minor Watson is having a difficult thue convincing Hollywood that he Miss Beri will appear with the did not come from New York for the purpose of trying to steel the screen picture programme usual
Jackle Cooper, Mitzi Green. Junior Durkin Sunday, 26th and at 5.10, 7.15ures of Jackle Coogan, and 9.30 p.m. only from Monday. Jack Searl and other juveniles.
27th inst.
ALSO
**THE MAGNIFICENT LIE"
with
RUTH CHATTERTON RALPH BELLAMY
and
STUART ERWIN
A Paramount Picture. Prices as Usual.
PLANS NOW OPEN.
HONGKONG SHARE
MARKET.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY
STOCK EXCHANGE.
on
There were further indications of a
better tone is morning, and in not a few instances rates were marked
up.
Sales
Hotels (Cum. Rights) $13.20 Hongkong Lands $774 Hongkang Renities $11.80/11,90 Ewn Coltons Tis. 13.80 Hongkong Electricn $73 Telephones (P.P.) $2215 Cements (Combined) $18,40.
Entertainments Tis
Buyers Canton Insurances $1200 China Fire Insurances $400 Douglases $26 H.K. & K. Wharves $140 ILK. & W.
W. Docks $1814 Providents (Old) $4.90 Hotels (Cum. Rights) $11.30 Hotels
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$70% Realties $12 Hongkong Trn13H
2216 Yaumati Ferries (Old) $331; Yaumati Ferries (New) $32 China Lights (Old) $26 Hongkong Electrien $724 Cements (Combined) $18.35 Dairy Farms $284 Constructions
$5.10
Canstructio (Old) $1.56
H.K. Govt. Loans 25 Promium
Sellers
South China Motor "B" $11 Hotela (Cum. Rights) $11.10 Hongkong Electrics 73% Hongkong Ropes $13.80 Watsons (Old) $15 Animeinents $21
When the baggageman Is slow in calling for your trunk, words can't express it.
Watson,
ля
one of Broadway's best- known actors, with recent plays such
"It's D
a Wine Child," "This Thing Called Love," "Howdy King," and Thene Modern Women" to his cretiit, is about six feet tall, weighs 170 pounds and admits hun been quite
ឆ.
few years since he was a minor. Signed by Paramount for just one pictare, 24 Hours," in which Clive Brook, Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins and Regia Toomey are featured. Wat- in ix son makes his film debut dialogue edition of Louis Bronsfeld's novel at the King's Theatre to-day. Immediately upon the completion of this production he hastened to New York for work in George M. Coban's new play, "Friendship."
+
"Ever since the announcement of my arrival in Hollywood I have been getting mail advertising children's clothes and receiving phone calls from people who think I'm a kid One Watson. netor,
explained nwoman telephoned and evening
I asked for Mor Mr. Watson.
She said replied I was-Mr. Watson. she had a boy in pictures and sho wanted him to meet my son, "Minor.' "It is an old family name, but I guess 1 should have changed it to 'Adult' when I came of age."
even
"The Perfect Alibi,"
Crowds will no doubt flock to the Queen's Theatre for their share of the thrills and electrifying suspense occupying the screen in the latest "The Perfect Allbi." | film shocker,
This famous play, adapted and pro duced in England by Bast! Dean for Associated Radio Pictures (RKO-Radio Pictures), ran for two seasons on On the Broadway as a stage success. screen it is said to be meeting with greater acclaim. It tells the dramatic story of two criminals bent on vengeance against the man who уста convicted them twenty-five before. Ingratiating themselves into his home and confidence, and trading on the fact that he fails to recognise them, they murder him and cover their tracks with a perfectly manufactured alibi. Each man's story hinges on the movements and whereabouts of the other at the time of the crime.
Although the audience is always ware of the identity of the mur derers,even sees the crime committed. suspense is built to fever pitch by the extraordinary manipulation of the plot which author Milne has provided for of the the discovery and arrest criminala. How is done is the big thing in "The Perfect Alibi," and audiences seem to relish the appeal to the mind which the film offers.
But The Perfect Allb" has more
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following la the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Hanks. Hongkong Banks, $1486 n. Chartered Banks £10% n. Mercantile Banks, £16 n. Eost Asia, $112 6. Am: 0. Finance Corp, $26 n.
Insurances.
Canton lus, $1200 b. Union Inn, $440 n. China Underwriters, $3.60 n. China Fire, $600 b. H.K. Fire In., $1,195 n.
Shipping.
Douglases, $26 b. II.K. Steamboats, $21% n. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $45 n. Union Waterboats, $20 n.
Mining.
Benguet Exp. 31 cta 8. Benguets, 16 n. Kailans, 22/6 n.
S'hai Explorations, Tls. 2.10 B. Raubs, $321⁄2 яa.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $140 5. Whampoa Docks, $18 b. South China Motors $10 n. Providenta (old), $4.90 b. Hongkews, Tls. 218 n. New Engineers Tls. 6 n. Shanghal Docks, Ns. 82 n.
Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tls. 13.80 8. S'hai Cotton, Tis. 75% n. Zoon Sings Tis, 10% u.
Lands, Hotels, etc. H. K. Hotels, $11.30 b. H. K. Hotels Rights, 75 ets. b. H. K. Lands, $76; b. Metro Landa $10 p.
S'hai Lands, Tls, 25.40 n. Humphreys, $16.40 a. Asin Realties "B" $20 Realties, $11.90
n.
a.
Asia Realties "A", $166 n. China Estates, $100 n.
Public Utilities.
Tramways, $22.50 b. Peak Trams (old) $16 n. Star Ferries, 300 n. China Lights, $20 b. H. K. Electrics, $73 na. Macao Electrica, $24 n. Telephoner, $38 n. China Buses, Tia. 12 n. Singapore Tractions, 2/- n.
Industrials.
Malabona, $21 n. Canton lees, 36 n Cements (com.) $18.35 h. Ropes, $13.80 8.
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms, $28% b. Watsons (new) $15 n. Watsons (old) $14% n. Der A. Wings. $1 n Lane, Crawfords, $6 a. Mackintosh, $21 n. Sinceres, $16.50 n. Powells, $3.35 a.
Miscellaneous.
Amusements, $21 s. Entertainments (old), $13% sa. Constructions (old), $5.10 5.
8. C. Enterprise, $5 n.
B. Ind. O. Bonds, $58% n. Constructions (now) $1.70 s.
WATER LEVELS.
WEST, NORTH AND EAST
RIVERS
The following table issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Com- mission shows the height of water in English feet on the dates named in the West, North and East Rivers:
Highest on Lowest June record. on record. 20
West River at
Shishly. +417
action than mental gymnastics, c. North River t
Tsingyuen 26.4
cording to reports.
there are
some excellent players in it, including
(North tiver at
Santabul
Sheklung..+15.6
O
16.1
*
14.0
June 21
27.0
16.4
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17.1
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11.8
11.1
"Frankenstein."
C. Aubrey Smith, Warwick Ward, Eart liver at Dorothy Boyd and Robert Loraine.
"The Magnificent Lic." Between scenes on the Ruth Chint- terlen set at the Paramount Holly wood studio, Stuart Erwin was lead- Ing a discussion on the art of lying. "There are lies, and lies, sail the
conic. eager but bewildered start with the minor degrees of pre-sal's eerie "Frankenstein" will make its debut at the Central Theatre on vavication and work up to the fla-Saturday with Colin Clive, Mac Clark, grant forms. Now, there's the teenie-
John Boles and Boris Karloff in the weenie lie, junt step below the tiny le. Everybody can qualify in that featured roles. clans. Then comes the little lie. Lots little lie with while mix th
Fathers, and use it daily.
have popu mothers and sweehenrts larized this form.
"The ordinary big Ile and the crazy lle, Frank next. They're very popular with golfers and fishernien."
Packed to the brim with thrills, and caled by experts the most original We flm ever to the sereen,
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Colin Clive, "Journey's End" fame, Bucharest.. They at most poker was brought expressly from London Buchare plained Erwinto these two," ex-
and Dwight Hongkong.. to enact the scientist,
of "Draula" when they arrive home and
playa
Brussels Frye, play wives about their winnings
portant Dwarf of the pleture. Ed Milan.. Prague there's the huge lie, the ward Van Sloan and Ferderick Kerckheim
Copenhagen James Whole, the famous English
and Lisbon. nian, directed "Frankenstein," John Balderston, Garrett Fort and
and losings. Then gigantle lie, the tremenilous lle, the enioural lia.
complete the cast.
A that moment, Miss Chatterton walled on to the set and Director Berthold Viertel ordered rehearsals Francis Faragoh prepared the screen o
adaptation. Arthur Edeson, the wc Montevideo, for the next scene in "The Magnifi- known cinematographor of "All Quiet Montreal.. cent Lie," her new starring picture, !
"Waterloo Belgrade..... In which Edwin, Ralph Hellamy and on the Western Front" and
Bridge," photographed the picture and other talented sceen players will be, Danny Hall, the equally distinguished Silver (anott...10.15/16
soen at the King's Theatro next Sun artist, designed the unusual settings day.
of the film.
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London Terminals.
August 1932 5/5% down 1%ď December 1932 5/7% down 2d. March 1933 6/10% down 2d.
. May 1933 6/1 down 2d.
Buyers at above prices, sellers: . asking d-d more.
New York Terminals...
Spot .90 no change.
July 1932 78 down 3 pts.. September 1932 .84 down 3 pts. December 1932 .90 down 5 pes March 1983 96 down 6 pts.. May 1933-
New York (21/0/32)-Ronction
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