A
CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"
ARE THE MARX BROTHERS
REALLY FUNNY? ANY attempt to criticise Mar-
now at the
humour-bol Karl of that ilk, but the queer quarlet showing Horsefeathers King'sis, has and always will be influenced by personal opinion: thero in probably no other screen act, barring Garbo, provocative of greater diversity of opinion. The merry, madcap four burst on the
three duzed pubile In Coconuts years ago, and their admirers and anemies, after Animal Crackers and Monkey Business still remain Humorically the same. There is no changing: If you liked them in Coconuts, you'll like them till if over. they run out of ideas, And the crowds who swore that Coconuts was the most inane and intolerable issue of Hollywooden imbecility, will continue to sit like Sphinxes while the whole' theatre rocks.
By "Celluloid"
Con-
Lill Dagover, famous tinental etage anil mereen star. appears in her first American production "A Woman from Monte Carlo,"
10
As
This Is L Dagover's first re- Irrelevance, improbability and tease here, although on earlier film illusion are suggested by the title Congress Dancers has been pre- of their present show, and tho viewed. This was one of the UFA whole three run riot. The quartet 1931 productions with the foreign has never been madder, the story atar playing only a minor role. never merrier and the action never the Monte Carlo woman, In the M.G.M. film she is fit company for more maden.
Yet a glimpse of Horsefeathers Huston and William who even "Are the excels his work in Skyscraper Souls. provokes the question: brothers renily funny, and if so, is the most being made of their ta- GRACIE MAKES HER DOW. leut? Legislatively speaking, the
UR arst opportunity of seeing Answers are (1) yes and (2) no.
Gracie Fields on the screen As musicians, Harpo and Chico are unique and entertaining and will be Looking on the Bright Site, beneath the incoherent ramblings, nt the King's on Sunday, Gracle of the garrulous Groucho, the in in need of no introduction and is a strata of commonsense and judging on the sale of her gramop- even relevance. But Harpo in no hone records here, she has many lyrical in his animal madness and admirers. This is a British film. Croucho destroys order with such produced at the Radio studio, and calm that something fantastic it should be interesting to note if could have been made from their Gracle will go the way of many a efforts.
radie and gramophone artisle talkies, There With the Marxian inlents there pitchforked into seems a grand opportunity to create a work nkin to Alice ins; TISSINNTEKTURONNEMANAT Wonderland, but instend we have
musle hall sketches lougely flung CINEMA PROGRAMME
together and linked by pour patter. The impression left by the pic ture in that the producers thought, that with any material the Mar- xes are funny enough. The are, but could be funnier, and if given a genuinely comic idea instead of verbal wit they could bring a realf humouroux novelty to it screen! sorely in need of freshness.
MAKE-UP BOX BUSY.
AKE-UP men
Mtime for
worked
over-
Strange Interlude, Eugene the M.G.M. version of O'Neill's stage masterpiece, the Sunday attraction at the Queen's. They were called on for nine trans-!
for the four formations of age central characters, Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Alexander Kirkland and Ralph Morgan, who are
de.
TO.DAY.
King's: "Horsefeathers," Queen's: "Woman from Monte Carlo,"
Central: Young Bride." Star: "Polly of the Circus." Majestic: "While Parts Sleeps." Oriental: "My Pal the King." World: "Three Modern Girls,"
TO-MORROW. Central: "Thark."
SUNDAY.
Queen's: "Strange Interlude." King's: "Looking on the Bright Side."
picted growing from youth to age has been a conatan! stream
of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1933.
MR. E. R. HALLIFAX CONSTABLES CHARGED
RETIRING.
LONG CAREER IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE
ALLEGED EXTORTION FROM SHOOTING GALLERY OWNER
Sin Chouk, the complainant in the case in which four Indian con- The departure In April of the stables are charged with obtain- Hon, Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.Ging "aqueeze," was subjected to a on long service leave, preparatory lengthy cross-examination yester. to his retirement, will leave a real day afternoon when the case was gap in offelal and social circles in resumed at the Kowloon Magis the Colony.
tracy before Mr. Butters.
The Hon. Mr. Hailifax has spent practically the whole of hin work. ing life in the Far East, coming to Hongkong in 1897 at the age of 23 as a Cadet. Within ifteen months of his arrival Mr. Halifax was up- pointed Acting Polke Magistrate in the New Territories, and, pansing his Final Examinations In September, 1900, was soon afterwards appointed Assistant Superintendent of Polico and Police Magistrate in the New Territorien.
Ho became Acting Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1902, and in 1905
seconded Transvaal Emigration Agent at Chinwangtao. He resumed his substantive appointment in 1906, and in 1907 was appointed Acting Assistant Land Ofeer in the Now Addition to his Territories, in substantive duties.
He became Registrar General in 1911, the title being changed to that of Secretary for Chinese | Affairs in the following year. He was given the O.B.E. In 1918 and the CRIC, in 1923. He became a member of
Executive and the Legislative Councils in November.
1912.
Towards the end of 1924 he left the Colony to act as Commissioner of the Hongkong section of the British Empire Exhibition, and in recognition, of his valuable ser- vices in England, was awarded the CM.G. in the 1025 New Year Honours.
Mr. H. C. Calthrop, A.S.P., was in charge of the case for the Crown, while Mr. Hin-shing Lo defended all defendants.
OBITUARY
FAMOUS ENGLISH RACE- HORSE DREEDER
London, Feb. 1. The death occurred to-day' of Lord Wavertree, famous breeder of Eng-
nh thoroughbreds.-Reuter.
and
William Hall Walker, sportsman, believer in astrology and firat Baron educated at Harrow. His father was Wavertree, was born in 1850,
Bir A. B. Walker, Bart, who owned considerable property in Liverpool and Derby.
In his early manhood Wavertreo took an active part in the Volunteer Defendants are Sodagar Singh muvement and became Ifon. Colonel the Royal (1690), Naranjan Singh, (B654), of the 66th. West Lancashire Terri- Gurdit Singh (B553) and Gurdittorial Engineers and of
Artery Special Reserve. Ip-1000 ho was elected Conservative M.P. for the Singh (B116).
Sin Cheak stated that he was the Widnes Divinlon, retaining the scat part-owner of the shooting gal-until 1919 when he was raised to the
ery at No. 239 Laichikok Road, peerage. ground floor, which he opened on January 20 in preparation for the Chinese New Year celebrations. At about 11 am. on the same day, two Indian constables went into the shop and asked why there was such a big crowd. They accused a gambling him of conducting school and, he alleged, asked him for $5 as "ten money."
Witness could not say who these constables were, but he could de- finitely say they were B553 and 116 because he had seen their to pay numbers. He refused them. B653 was talking to him, while B116 was standing at the doorway. They got together and chased all his customers away.
money.
But it was in sports and pastimes that his interest really lay. In addi tion to being a fine and daring rider at Tully Stud, he bred racehorsen Kildare, and trained them at Russloy Parks, Wiltshire.
Bred Minoru..
trained It was he who bred and
won the Minoru, the horse which Derby for King Edward VII in 1993. Minors also won the Two Thousand Guinean. Wavertreo's other horses. brought him a large number of suc- essen over a period of many years. He rode them prensionally himself and in 1010 won the House of Com- Point-to-Point Lightweight Steeplechase.
mo
war
In 1010 however, when the brought about a shortage of horses, ho presented the whole of his racing table to the nation to start a na- tional stud.
Money Paid, Witness and his partners then discussed the matter, and finally
In 1926 Wavertree came into con- decided to give in. 553 and
Aict with Epatein, the sculptor. The B116 were still at the shop and
latter had sent two pieces of sculpture witness handed $5 to the former,
to an exhibition In Liverpool. In opening. It with n breezy, specchi who also told him that they would
the Wavertree said of these that "a very corne round daily to collect
poor artist would have done better, woral." if he had submitted kin a The next day, witness made Returning to the Colony in 1926, report to the Police at Yaumati, Epstein announced bla intention of withdrawing the sculptures and said Halifax became Acting and in consequence of his report, his protest was nat against criticism, Mr. Colonial Secretary. Since then, Inspector Booker, Detective Ser-but aganat Lord Wavertree's bad he has on several occasions disgeant Meadows, and two Chinese manners in abusing, while opening an charged the duties of Colonial detectives went back to his shop exhibition, the work of an artist who Secretary, the last occasion being with him. They gave him a $5 had been invited to send in. The
to give peer then apologised. during the period of Sir William bill and instructed him
the Colony this note to the Indians if they Peel's absence from last year.
came for the money.
Shortly after he had
Keen Sportsman.
WAS
returned
Witnes could not recognise these two men again, although he was sure they were not the first two defendants.
n
Wavertree leaves no heir.. B. S,
Wavertree ruled his life in accor- dance with the position of the planets. He did not claim to be an astrologer to his shop, two Indians dressed in the sense of being able to read the future from planets, but had a strong A keen sportsman, Mr. Hallifaxin plain clothes came in and ask-
an. For many years he received was at one time Ilon. Secretary of ed for money. He accordingly belief in the powers of others to do the Royal Hongkong Golf Club. handed the note to them.
weekly horoscope and claimed that the forecasts were of value. He belleved The present "old" Course planned from a survey by Colonel
atticularly in astrology as a means Close, in 1911, Mr. Hallifax, who
of fixing a suitable time for a sur- gical operation. the site, originally auggested
In the course of a lengthy cross- materially assisting in making its une possible.
examination by Mr. Lo, witness Throughout the whole of his denied that any of the defendants service with the Hongkong Govern-had been to his shop to gamble. Mr. Lo-I put it to you that the ment, Mr. Halifax has proved himself a most conscientious and first defendant went into your painstaking official. Occupied shop, gambled with you, won 80 during the last two deendes with cente, and naked you to pay him the advice and control of the in cash instead of cigarettes 7- Chinese population, to which he is No.
Witness went on to say his work has been purely father," administrative and
necessarily even if anybody else had won 80 quiet. To newspaper representa- cents worth of cigaretten, he
agreed to Lives, Mr. Hallifax has always would not have been difficult to "pump" but it has money as this would not be law- always been realised in journal-ful..
In answer to further questions, necessarily delicato, calling for witness denied that the shooting that do not admit undite paper publicity.
in a series of gradual changes us them during the past four years the action covers more than 30 and Chevalier and Cliff Edwards istic circles that his work was
years.
news-ary 20.
The case was adjourned.
that
pay
are about the only two who have | ecrtain qualities of statesmanship | gallery was opened before Janu- Strange Interlude's most inter- remained. esting cinema point is the attempt Looking on the Bright Side lives conveying thoughts: neither the up to its title. Although it relise screen nor stage have yet captured mainly on Gracie's overpowering this effectively, and probably never personality, there is a welter of will. Director Robert Z. Leonard catchy taties and an abundance of in this film, has used the Hame humour. device employed in a hort Featur.
ing Walter Buston as dean Val-ANOTHER ALDWYCH RIOT.
jean, The Bishop Candlesticks,
four yeas ngo. The lips do not move, while the artiste's thoughts
method
TO recommendations are needed
are broadcast in his own voice the Central, for Tom Walls and simultaneously. The
is Ralph Lynn, tugether
with the
Hongkong at the end of April an The Hon. Mr. Halifax will leave long-service leave, and will auto- matically retire when it expires in November. At last Mondiny night'e Interport golf dinner a pre- sentation was made to him, cordial tributo being paid to his services |
OBITUARY.
LONDON DIRECTOR OF BRADLEY & CO.
probably the nearest the talking merry Aldwych cast, are like the ANOTHER M.C.C. DRAW.ichardson, one of the Directors of screen will approach to the al Fox Movietone News, and speak most impossible.
for themselves, Although it is a little slow in getting into ils HISTRIONIC HIGHLIGHTS.
stride, Thark grows in heartiness to positively prodigious propor-) DRILLIANT acting has saved tions, and has the usual plethora 11 melo-drama from of absurd situations-this time in failure, and it is only because of haunted house with Ralph Ly-
Bmany
Larwood's Eight Wickets Against Queenslanders.
Brisbane, Feb. 2.
An engagement ring on the finger is no sign that wedding bells are on hand.
Newa was received by cable in Iongkong yesterday from London, the death of Mr. G. A
Bradley and Co., who was a former resident of China of
yeara standing. He was a son of the taking charge of Bradley and Co's. founder of the firm, the late Mr. interests in the northern part. lic T. W. Richardson, who came out to became a partner, and was one of Hongkong from Edinburgh in 1865, the first directors of the
many
concern
The M.C.C. match against the and entered into partnership with when it was formed into a limited team at Ton-the late Mr. C. W. Bradley atlinbility company in 1913. He left the Far East in 1920 to enter the the work of Lil Dagover, Walter in, as inane as ever, providing Queensland country Huston and Warren Willum that most of the laughs.
woomba has been drawn. The coun-Swatow in 1860.
The late Mr. G. A. Richardson London office, and had directed the The Woman from Munte Carlo, now Tom Walls, also as director, has try team scored 210, of which Brit, at the Queen's, keeps its audience never done better work, in handle made 65 and Raymond 5. Larwood came out to Swatow about thirty firm's interests from the City since
yenra age, to join the firm, and then, in tension. Entertaining if you ng the megaphone, and the cutlook eight or 8. like the improbable, but more se forting and editing is the best of the second innings, Jardine making 77 not transferred
The M.C.C. lost three for 187 in the after a short period there was ita really superb work.
many Aldwych films.
out.-Reuter!
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