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An a writer of weird and grue-P & O. BANKING some mystery stories, Edgar Allan
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Foo stands at the head of American CORPORATION LTD authors, is morbid tales have never been excelled, either in ingenuity of (Incorporated in England, 1920). plot or in powerful description of horror.
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in the Rus Morque," that
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Perhaps Poe's most famour story la Colombo,
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Local theatregoers will have un op- portunity to see "Murders in the Rue Morque again. It is showing at the
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During the production of England's Krentent war film "Tell England." which will be shown at the Queen's Theatre today, Anthony Asquith and Geoffrey Barkas, the directors of the picture, happened to want a few war. ships for ten days to use as "props" for the thrilling scenes of the troops landing on the famous Beaches of Gallipoli depicted in the epic story. They politely asked the Admiralty to Jend
them
Every description of Banking Changchun Rome-any, three battle. ships, seven destroyers, a handful of and Exchange business transact Dalten (Dains)Nagasaki
Ferien Current and Fixed Deposit Ac- Hamburg rencies opened for clients. counts in local and foreign cur-naskow
pick*********** and rutters-just a few ed.
"Why. certainly!" said the Ad- miralty cordially. "Take your pick, We haven't a war on this month, an far as we know-you can have them from the Mediterranean Fleet.
Thank you very much, said Mr. Asquith. You are very kind."
"Not at all," said the Admiralty courteously.
"But one
mament. These alf craft are worth a trifle of Of course you will in-
sure
So Mr. Asquith put on his hut and went round to the insurance office.
With
said the clerk, rabbing hare!
his hands. "Say a premiuni of £125,000,
Mr. Asquith did some quick mental arithmetic and found that, on a basis of eight working hours a day it came to rather more than £26 minute แม
supposing the light failed!
the difficulty of
of in- suring the British Fleet was overcome by an ndjustment with the Admiralty, otherwise "Tell England" could never have reached the screen to enthral picturegoera with its magnificent memorial to the heroism of those who fought and died on the Eastern Front.
"The Misleading Lady."
If worst comes to worst, Edmund Lowe can qualify as a first-rate steve-
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"Dude Ranch."
Mitzi
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dore. He demonstrated his weight wing currently at the carrying ability by moving close to a ton of human buggage within a few Frank Tuttle, who made "It Pays to Recorganized October 16, 1928, under special
Ranch" was directed hours while working in The Mia Advertise" and "Her Wedding Night." charter of The National Government at an leading Lady," in which he is co. The story concerns the humorous! INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK. Cald: Mark. (Pref.), Tis.10% which will be the Paramount attrae- a traveling troupe of actors visits the Retro Canta
starred with Claudette Colbert, and happenings at a Western ranch when Babworbed Capital Lion at the King's Theatre, starting Eastern
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place and attempts to give the Reserve Funda
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One scene of the film calls for in a peck of trouble.
carry Miss Colbert out of a second storey room down a flight of utairs to his car.
Lo
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Amusements, $19 Entertainments, $13
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You've got to string a man along bofore you can rope him-
in.
"The Spy",
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also the of
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Worldwide interest in the new and up their cameras for the
the
shut
the
famous Sergeant Quirt of the screen
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being carried on in Soviet Russia at- ment both at home and abroad. had to lug Cinudette's "stand-in" or tenta to ita extent and importance.
it double, four times down the steps, one of the nightiest dramas ever THE
forms a tremendous background for The girl in question weighs 128 brought to the screen. "The Spy" pounds, which gave Lowe a carrying Fox total
of 512 pounds before a shot was Kay Johnson and Neil Hamilton, new movietone production featuring taken.
at play The star repeated the process with
the King's Theatre. Claudette eleven times before Director woven an absorbing romance into the Authorized Capital
Berthold Viertel, the director, has Stuart Walker
was satisfied that complicated plot that makes of the Subscribed. Capitai overy little detail in the action was perfect.
picture a historically accurate record Paid Us Catal
"Lovers Courageous,"
Robert Montgomery is the captivat ing star of "Lovers Courageous," a charming new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offering to be screened next Sunday at the Queen's Theatre.
Bend On: 15 Gracechurch Bizet,
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of the Red Revolution, packed with Herve Fond and flost .............. the thrills and suspense of a gripping love story.
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In presenting the intimate side of The Bank si Regland ▲ Midland Bank, Ltd everyday life in Moscow, "The Spy" succeeds in capturing the lightness Baske and galety as well as the sordid aldo Damber of existence there since the upheavel | Colentin Montgomery fans will go wild over brought about by the Revolution. this dashing romance in which Madge unusually powerful supporting Delki Evans is the girl of his dreams. To cast which adds much to its strength Galle gether they make as pleasing a
include Fredric Frederick, Milton Hongkong romantic team as ever appeared on Holmes, Auston Jowell and Honry the screen. They evoke
aring of Kolker. sincerity in their performances that
is delightful.
The
story ส an original by Frederick Lonsdale, noted Dritish playwright, who penned it capecially
for
we are told. It is
An
Kota Bharu Bila Kuala Lipis Bingspare Kuala Lumpurfoerabaya Puri Love (Maurition) HONGKONG BRANCH. Every domarition of Banking and Exchange
"The Spy" was filmed from an business tremend original story by Ernest Pascal.
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may
In the storyMAY 2 aro
struggling playwright who falls in love with the daughter of an English admiral. To break up her affair with the poor youth, the girl is hastened into a marriage with a titled barrister, However, on the ove of the
she clopes with the im Wedding
author. Tribulations provo too great and the young husband obliged to return her to her parents. Hla play becomes a success later and, of course, there is a happy
reunion,
An excellent supporting cast in aludes Roland Young, Bery! Mercer, Frederick Kerr and Reginald Owon.
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