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CENTRAL
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Advance Booking at Andersons & the Theatre Telephone 25720. -
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FINAL SHOWING TO-DAY. at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
Every Woman's Blood will Beat! Strong Men's Eyes will Fill with Tears!
Barrymore pours his burn- ing genius into one of the most stirring human docu- ments the stage has ever given to the screen!
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1933.
4"
B.B.C."
“NO BIAS AT THE bias, I will not listen to him, and no self-respecting individual would.
Not Infallible. "Nobody of any Intelligence will claim infallibility for himself as an individual, still less for a whole vast organisation with such raml- fications and covering such a multiplicity of industry as the B.B.C.
SIR JOHN REITH REPLIES TO CRITICS
FINCHLEY LATIN MOTTO
DECLARE TO BE “APPALLING”
When the question of having a Latin motto for the Borough of Finchley came before the Council, Councillor Byan asked: "Who is responsible for the so-called Latinity of the motto?"
Sir John Reith, Director Gener al of the B.B.C., replied to critics who accuse the Corporation af
"I am not here to say the B.B.C. "bias,” when addressing a luncheon makes one mistake in a blue moon in London of the Thirty-Two Club or every day. In this matter of
the Socialist organisation formed political bias I am saying that the The Clerk-"It is not necessary last year "to provide a common B.B.C. will not submit to the charto adopt it. The Latin may
be meeting ground particularly forge of anything deliberate, neither good or otherwise." those who have no legitimate title in that sphere nor in any other Councillor Ryan-It is appal¬ to belong to a Trade Union."
sphere.
ling." "When you want to dicuss the B.B.C.'s constitution and the con trol of the B.B.C.," said Sir John, "discuss them and don't mix the two things. However one may
"Whatever you as Labour mem- believe in democratic principle, myhers, ex members, and candidates contention is that you will not may think with respect to B.B.C. open Council, and it was decided achieve democratic principle bias, your views are comparatively that it should be further considered. democratic method."
mild compared with the views of in committee, the Right Wing of the Conserva-
"Secondly, that every effort la made to obviate a charge of bits either in the political field or in any other field.
The Chairman (Councillor Pikė) "I am not happy about it myself.” Councillor Syrett, the Chairman of the Education Committee, offered to correct the motto..
The motto was not disclosed in
The BBC., he continued, was at exceedingly interesting and im portant experiment in public management, and his hope was that in due time--not où the analogy Bridgeman." of the ten years it tock to settle- In another part of his speech, all for dancing except that I can what would be done with Waterloo Sir John confessed that entertain-hardly ever find anyone of respect- Bridge "one will find railroads, nient was the main function of the able height to dance with. (Laugh- con and steel nationalised up to B.B.C.
ter.)
tive Party. You can take that from artificial grin, or perhaps a for- me as a statement of absolute fact, rowed brow and concentrated mien it would be endorsed by Lord associated with oven an agonising operation. Is that pleasure? I am
down.
Can
the B.B.C. system, and the Post "The English race, or British (Sir John stands 6ft. Giù. in his Office and one or two other Govern-race," he continued, "are extraor-shoes.) ment departments denationalised dinarily difficult people to entertain. "I sometimes wish it were pos- 4", We all know the English take their sible to introduce a kind of Con- "On the question of impartiality pleasures sadly. Is there realtinental gaiety on occasions, there is one thing, that, as far as pleasure in greyhound racing? you imagine London going carnival! I have got any interest or control | And look at another form of plen- for a day or two? Wouldn't it be in these matters-1 am not talking sure.
a very good plan for, London? officially if a man wishes to come "Go into a fashionable hotel and What a priceless asset to be able to to me with a complaint and he swatch people dancing. Look at play the fool just on bccasions cuses or the B.B.C. of deliberate two couples. They have a vacuous, when you want to and mean to."
QUEENS THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
SPECTAODLAK
GREATER THAN
A MOTION PICTURE
A daring, timely, original thème! A drama of tremendous power thunders across the screen and finds in every- one un answering echo.
A dramatic thunderbolt challenging the world, it hurts 'a smashing answer to the burning question of the hour.
with
WALTER HUSTON Pat O'Brien Kay Johnson Constance Cummings Gavin Gordon
MADNESS
AMERICAN
John
BARRYMORE
An
RKO-RADIO PICTURE of course!
With three brilliant stars in Clemence Dane's magnificent heart-thrilling play
"A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT
With KatharINE HEPBURN Billie Burke, David Manners... Directed by George Cukor. David O. Selznick, Exctive Producer,
THE WORLD'S CRITICS HALL THIS AS ONE OF THE SEASON'S BEST PICTURES!
COMMENCING TO-MORROW.
ENGLAND'S GREATEST ENTERTAINER IS HERE WITH MUSIC THAT ENCHANTS AND SONGS YOU WILL NEVER forget-
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duction
JACK PAYNE AND HIS BANDIN SAY IT WITH MUSIC
•••A MUSICAL FEAST
RHYTHM E ROMANCE:
HEAR THESE HAUNTING MELODIES
"I'LL DO MY BEST TO MAKE YOU HAPPY"
"LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING."
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 8 9.50 p.m.
HONCKONE'S FINEST CNEMA
THEY TORE HER TO PIECES LIKE A PACK OF WOLVEŠ Į
It's untrue not MY mother
They pointed the fingar:
of scorn at her.... Har
·Mother.... Ker Father Could these things
be true?
Samuel Goldwyn presents
presents
THE PULITZER PRIZE Drama
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313, 25532.
-STARTS THURSDAY
At 5.10 & 9.30 p.m. only.
Hair-trigger action Thrifling romance
Zane Grey's
ROBBERS ROOST
* George
STREET SCENE
by ELMER RICE.. SYLVIA SIDNEY WILLIAM COLLIER, Jr. ESTELLE TAYLOR,
KING VIDOR'S
Production. .
UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
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7.15-9.30
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TIMES TO-DAY
Hong Kong Bank Building.
Sea
Gossiping neigh- bors--Neglected wives-Sullering
children -Life Love-Hate-Fury
--Frenzy --Com-
flict--Emotion--
EVERYTHING!
O'BRIEN Maureen O'Sullivan
Directed by
LOUIS KING
FOX Picture
At 11,30a.m.2,30 & 7.15 p.m. only
"SHANGHAI NIGHT”
A Chinese Silent Picture with Musical Accompaniment and English Subtitles.
Production, by
The United Photoplay Seruke Ltd.
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GREAT
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HELEN TWELVETREES
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YOU WILL BE SHOCKED by these
Clever Coin Chasers
A LESSON IN LOVE
3WISE 3 WISE GIRLS
with MAE CLARKE -- ̈
TO-DAY and
TO-MORROW
JEAN HARLOW
MARIE PREVOST - WALTER BYRON
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
STARI
Robert SHEARER
At 2.30 5.28,
7.20 € 9.20
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Wm. HAINES in "FAST LIFE"
MAJESTIC
BROADCAST"
“THE BIG
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STUART ERWIN
BING CROSBY LEILA HYAMS
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M..
Tot only the combined talents of every star of the air to gloriously e tertain, but the great
heart story of the people behind the "MIKE"