BETTER AND BRIGHTER BRITISH FILMS
STUDIO'S PLANS
FOR YEAR
(By "Celluloid")
THE success achieved during 1984 by British films and the sale of several to American dia- tributors, has encouraged lead- ing British producers to embark on even more ambitious pro- grammes for 1933. Studlo ex- tenalons have been found neces- sary in some cases and mechani- cal and technical efficiency is now on a level with the best in Hollywood.
Gaumont-British opened a new studio at Shepherd's Buah recent-
and Hardy film, "Pack Up Your Troubles," having a return run at the Queen's.
ly and the output for 1932, 20 ONE of the scenes in the Laurel filma, will be exceeded this year. Already 22 titles out of a schedul- ed programme of 40 feature filma Involving a capital expenditure of satire on big business, with the Jewish Rosc, £1,250,000, have been scheduled in popular addition to at least 20 comedy comedian, in the leading male shorts of two-reels.
role.
The building up of atars will be Gaumont-Britlah polley this year. They have realised great commercial value of star ex-directors ploitation, however much cinema critics may decry it, and have set aside a handy sum to ald them in
their searches.
of a
week.
Julian
#
generally
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1933,
GENEVA VERDICT
(Continued from Pago1.)
5
LONDON STOCK PRICES
MARKETS VERY UNSETTLED
Feb. 15. Feb. 14. Chiness Bonds Bonda 1898 (Eng. Iss.).... £ 90%
Loan 1008 £70
£40.
£ 04
5% Loan 1908
Reorg Loan
£40
£ 37
1013 (Ldn. 188.) £70
£60
5%
£ 38-43
£ 10-26
$ 30-40
€15-23
15-26 # 16-25
£ 75-80
JAPANESE TROOPS, The-Recommendations declare that as the presence of Japanesd
The following quotations on the troops outside the Zone of the South Manchuria Railway. is in- London Stock Exchango have been compatible with the legal prin- received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson be compliad and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter. clplos, which must with in a settlement of the dispute, The market generally remains vOTY the Assembly recommends the unsettled, business being limited, ovacuation of these troops. The Arat. purpose of negotiation TC- commended hereinafter should be to organise this evacuation and 4 determine its conditions, stages and tirbe limit. The Assembly re- commends the opening of negotia tlons between the two parties in accordance with the methods ape Bonds 1925-47 £ 98 cifted hereinafter. Each of the Shal-Nanking
Rly. partios la invited to inform the Secretary-General of the League 6% Tient.-Pukow
Rly. whether it accepts the settlement recommended by the Assembly, 5% Ticet.-Pukow Railway (Supl, subject to the sole condition that
Loan) the other party also accepts it.
Shal-Hang- The negotiations will take place
chow - Ningpo
£ 75-80 with the assistance of a Committee
Rtly. established by the League A8-5% Henan Rly... $5-10-10 umbly. In cane of difficulty, the ukaang Rly.
1011..
£21-26 18-24 Committee must report to the As- sembly which shall pronounce 5% Lung Tsing U.
Hat. ly. 1919. 12-10 £ 12-18 hereon. It is left to the Assembly
Foreign Bonds to designate the membership of the Committee, but suggests that the Signatories of the Nine-Power Treaty, several members of the Committee Nineteen should form the Committee of Negotia- tons and an invitation extended to the Soviet Government to become a member of this Committee.
$%
German 7% In-
....
ternational Loan 1924 *** Japan 5% Sterling
Loan 1907. £ 50% Japan 0% Sterling
Loan 1924 # 64
Industrials & Breweries
Eloc. a month after having Associated been informed of the acceptance of the two parties, the Secretary General shall take all suitable tops for the opening of negotin- tlono.
Within
Industrica
Brit-Amer, Tob Chinese Eng. &
Min.
J. & P. Cont Courtaulds
THEN branching out into the the W realms of fantasy, cinemo seize the opportunity to treat it from the urt" point of view, and Willinm Dietlerle, who hold the megaphone for Six Hours to Live, due at the British International turned out King's on Sunday. has used many 50 films during 1932, an average tricks to make it truly awe
Their A picture
inspiring. Like Jual Imagine and dead body is coming polley will be even more Frankenstein, o flexible. They too are concentra-brought to life, and there are ting on buildlug up star values those certe shots of whirring. and a reserve of writers to write spitting contraptions that shoot original subjects. They consider
of electricity in every these the next proven necessities direction like so many arms of an
ISITING TRAY VARY CHARLY LIKEChemm incandescent octopus.
It is Warner Baxter who is thus CINEMA PROGRAMME resurrected, and Baxter admirers will find no fault with the choice. He is more emotional than usunt, the maintenance and recognitions Imp. Tobacco however, and an unsentimental player like Warren William or Walter Huston might have made the part different.
TO-DAY.
Central: "Thirteen Women." Queen's: "Pack Up Your
Troubles."
King's: "Hat Check Girl." Oriental: "Polly of the Cir-
CUB.
Star: "Night Court."
World: "Cuban Love Song." Majestic: "Young America." SUNDAY.
King's: "Six Hours to Live." Queen's: "Fifty Million French. men.**
Central: "Sweepstakes". Star: "The Champ."
World: "When a Feller Needs
a Friend,"
waves
To hold the feminine attraction there is Miriam Jordan, the intest English "Fox" discovery. An artiste, she came to America for the stage, and like so many other "diacaverics," was snaffled up by Hollywood,
Siz hours to Live vas taken from a book, aptly named Auf Wieder- Baxter schen, In view of the plot:
is resurrected for six hours only.
•
NON-RECOGNITION OF MANCHUKUO.
.
The settlement which is recom- mended differs from a mere return to the status quo existing before September, 1981; it also precludes
Guinness
SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local aharo quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Banks, $1,770 sa. H'kong Banks, Lon., £120 n. Chartered Bank, £14 n. Marcantile Bank, A.
£241⁄2 0.
*
Mercantile Bank 0., £9% n. East Asin, $108 n.
B.
Am: 0. Finance Corp., $28 m. China O. Fin. Ord., Tis. 6 n. China A. Fin. Prof. Tls. 4.50 p.
Insurances.
Canton Ina., $1,375 n. Union Ins., $570 es,
China Underwriters, $2.40 8. Chinn Fire 8620 m.
H.K. Fire Ins., $1350 ..
International Assco, Tis. 4.15 n.
Shipping.
Douglas, $30 b.
H.K. Steamboats, $22 b. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $48 n. Ido-Chinas (Def.), $82 n. Shell (Bearor), 43/12 m. Union Waterboats, $20 n.
Mining.
Bonguets, $17% n.
Langkate (Single), Tls.4 n.
S'hal Loans, Tla.2.30 n. Yonz: Golddelds, $4.20 n. Benguet Exp., 23 cts. n.
Docks, etc.
H.K. Wharves, $144 n. H.K. Docks, $20 n.
S. China Motors A.. $10 a. S. China Motor B., $8 n. Providents (old), $4.40 8. Providents (now), $1.90 n. Hongkews, Tls, 220 n. New Engineerings, Tls.6.20 n. Shanghai Docks, Tls. 90 m
Lands, Hotels, etc.
Hotels (old), $7.55 b.
Kailans, 22/9 n..
02/-
88/0
S'hai Explorations, Tis.2.10.
£ G4
£ 42
17/9
100/-
17/0 00/10%
22/0
22/0
49/9 AD/0
28/114 28/0
Distillors Dunlop Rubber Everready General
53/-
63/0
21/10
27/74.
30/-
30/-
Electric
dustries
(England) Imp. Chem. In
42/-
43/-
79/6
80/
Hotels (new), $7.80 n.
26/3
25/8
H.K. Lands, $75% n.
03/6
93/-
-28/9
28/0
25/0
20/0
*20/0
*29/-
Miscellaneous
10/2
10/3
10/3
10/11/2
$14
$ 14
1/9
1/0
30/-
50/-
7/..
0/D
Oils
38/14%
37/0 G8/9 7/1% 7/1/% 17%
£174
45/-
Pinchin Johnson Turner & Newall.. Unilever
of the present regime in Man churia, auch maintenance and re- cognition being incompatible with he fundamental principiés of the existing International obligations:
ny between China and Japan, on Burma Corpa.... and with the mood of understand- Anglo-Dutch.... Pacific which peace, in the Far East de-Canadian
nly. pends.
The Committee declares it is Pekin Syndicate. clear that in adopting the present Shai. Elec. Constr. Report members of the League Vickers 6/8d, cach ought to refrain, particularly as regards the present regime in Manchuria, from any act like Anglo-Peralan Ol
60/4 execut-Burmah Oil..... the prejudice to ly
the recommendations Mexican Eagle,
They application.
of tion
threatened to be the last film their
ALTHOUGH Oh Sailor Behaver of the said Report, or delay holl Teans.
TRACKS RANKEN INTO A CAROVANIN COURAGE that Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson continue not to recognise this ro-
Warner of British productions now that would turn out, they are back gime either in law or fact. the mechanical and technical side again, by courtesy of
Brothers, in Flty Million French- 10 up has been brought
man which the Queen's will begin Hollywood level.
British and Dominions finished on Sunday.
the
CONCERTED ACTION,
Trad.
45/-
EXCHANGE RATES
They intend to refrain in regard to the situation in Manchuria from Typically trans-Pacific in iteny laolated action and to concert last year with a trading profit of brand, the humour dispensed by their action among themselves and, Paris.
if possible, with the States con- Genova.
Orto... cerned which are not members of Berlin. the League, Bamely the United Helsingfore
Athens Milan.. In order to faciliate as far as States and the Soviet Republic. possible the establishment in the Buenos Aires. Far East of a situation in con- Shanghai, farmity with the conclusions pre- New York. sented in the present Report, the Nesteron
over £67, and saw success come the way of most of its films the bolsterous pair is from a including the sale of several to different mould to that of Wheeler and Woolsey and other American America.
"Prominent in their programme clowns, more slapstick and legs for 1933 are two pictures from wisecrack, but good of ita type. Jack Buchanan, two from Ralph It's all in technicolour. Lynn, and twa from Sydney addition to Bittor Howard in Sweet, Nool Coward's famous operetta.
THE plot of Hat Check Girl, at Tthe King's is the old, old story man's in- of an affluent young
supports Tho chlef now independent pro-fatuation for a poor but virtuous
Eilers ducing company, London Filma manden. Sally Ltd., which began in 1932 with her widowed mamma and work- 18 ahy brother with what she earns that four Alme, announces pictures are scheduled for 1933.ng a cloak-room attendant. Of she attends fashionable These will include, The Girl from duty Mazim's, Counsel's Opinion. Cash parties. She sleeps one of them and Wings Over Jungle. Two films off in a strange bedroom,
Ben Lyon meets her in equivocal will have as leading lady Miss Elizabeth Bergner, the German circumstances and behaves like a Bayard, but the course of their star.
true love disturbed by Sally's an outsize IT is screened here, Cash will rascally employer,
Monroe Owsley, big cant includes many favourites bootleg liquor. hended by Wendy Barry, daughter a scandal-mongering journalist, of Mr. F. C. Jenkin, Hongkong also makes himsel objectionable, K.C. Although she has appeared but collects a fatal wound before in several alms, Miss Barry has ho is able to part the young not been seen here on the celluloid couple.To round off the series of yet. This is her biggest role to hackneyed situations Ben is ac- date, supported by Robert Donat, cused of the crime, and the real Edmund rulerit is only unearthed in the Clifford Heatherly, Gwenn. Frank Cochran And nick of time. The acting is
Is a'worthy of a better plot.
Laurence
Grossmith. It
1
Feb, 16. 87.16/32 17.74
227
S'hai, Lands, Tis, 204 n.
Metropolitan Lands, Tis. 10 n. Humphreys, $14. sa.
Asia Realtles "A", $140 n Asla Realtics "B", $28 n. Chinese Estates, $95 b. China Realtles, Tls.1140 D. China Debentures Tla.99
Cotton Mila.
Ewo Cottons, Tis. 13.40 b. S'hai Cottons, Tls. 71 n. Zoong Sings, Tis. 11.75 n. Wing On Textiles (S.) 115 n
Public Utilities. Tramway, $21.50 1 X. Div. Peak Trams (old), si8.20 n. Star Ferries, $90 n. Yaumat! Ferries (old), 94 n. Yaumat! Ferries (new, $33 China Light (old), $11% 5. II.K. Electric $76 sa, Macao Electric $24.65 b. Sandakan Lights, $12 n.. Telephones (old), $30 n.. Telephones (new), $271⁄2 n. China Buses, T18.10 n. Singapore Tractions, 2/- 0. Singapore Pref. 12/- n.
Industries.
Malabon Sugars $27
n.
Cald: Macg. Ord.), Tis.14 n.
Cald: Macg. Pref.), Tis.10% n.
Comenta (new). $2 n.
1.K. Ropes, $11.30 n. Agriculturals, $7 n.
Feb. 16.
.87%
.17.80
.14.44
14.42
220
.19.65
19.55
.000
GOD
.674
.41/
67.3/16 4132
.1/7.13/16
.3.43%
1/7.15/16 3.43%
Canton Ices, $6 n.
8,55 .30 .116
41.25/32 580 -1/3%
8.65
Cements (Com.),'$7% b.
30
Cements (old), $6 n.
116
41.11/16
24.61%
680 1/3.7/32 24.50/2
.18.85
18 85
22.46 :110
22,50
110
5%
1/0.5/32
1/24
33
.4.08 .09%
4.12%
256
255
lver (spot)....16.11/16 Silver (forward).10
-Brition Wirziens.
10.11/13
10%
Secretary General is Instructed to Vienna 'o the States who are not mem- Madrid communicate a copy of this Report Prague. bers of the League, but who are Bucharcat Hongkong signatories to the Nine-Power Ho
or the Kellogg Pact, in-
Stockholm orming them of the Assembly's
Copenhagen. Treaty.
themselves with the views ex- hopes that they will associate pressed in this Report and, if necessary, concert their action and their attitude with the mem- hers of the League. Reuter.
Rio: Bombay
.1/8.5/32 Yokohama .1/2% *Montevideó.. .83 Montreal.
War Loan. Melgrade.
THE FACTS ABOUT JEHOL
London, Feb. 16. The British Government should que the establishment of a fact- strongly recommend to the Len- finding Commission regarding ENGLISH JOCKEY INJURED. Jehol, declares a resolution adopt- ed by the Executive Committee of
London, Feb. 17. the National Peace Council, which
L. I. Morriss, son of Harry Mor- has been despatched to the Gov-ring, fell and broke his collarbone ernment and the British delegant market yester
day-Reuters Special. tion at Genova,-Reuter
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms, $29 b. Watsons (old), $12.75 n. Watsone (new), 311.40 . Der. A. Winga, $1 n. Sincerce $16.50 b.
Lang Crawfords, $5.40 n. Mackintoshs, $21 n. Wm. Powells. $3.95 n. Wing On (ILK.) $225 n.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $121% n. Entertainments, $13.40 m. S.C. Enterprises, $3% n. United Theatres T15. n. Macao "Greyhounds," $10 . Construction (old); $5 a. Construction (new), $1.40 n Wallace Harpers, 89 n.
Ind Bonds, $66% 2. China Sport Ltd., $8 n.
Real Danger!
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FLYING ALONGSIDE
THE PLANE CARRYING RILEY AND FRECKLES,
THE PILOT OF THE BANDIT PLANE. DRAWS
A GUN ON
THEM
IF HE WON'T .COME DOWN.ON
HIS OWN POWER,' THEN I'LL USE THIS!!!
TRYING THAT. STUFF ON US, IS HE?... ARE YOU. CKAY, FRECKLES F
BETSY'S .LURCHING A. BIT..... WHAT'S THIS? HE'S SHOT
AWAY ONE OF THE STRUT WIRES!!!
́UNLESS THATS · REPAIRED 'QUICKLY, THE PRESSURE
OF AIR MIGHT SNAP THE WING CLEAN OFFR.
YEAH...BUT E
DONT LIKE HIM "SHOOTIN' AT US
LIKE THAT!
HER, ÎL APAT, OFF,
1 DEN MY NIDA SONYICIE