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M. BARTHOU AND SIR MR. OLIVER
JOHN SIMON IN
QUARREL
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lend the conference buck to the Anglo-French-American agree- ment of October. 1933, barring German rearmament.
M. Barthou
quoted Sir John Simon's
previous, declarations against permitting German re- armament and then ironically cited
AUSTIN
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC IN BOURNEMOUTH
SUCCEEDING SIR DAN GODFREY The many friends of Mr. day in favour of a return to the Frank Austin, Hongkong mana- British January Memorandum, per- mitting Germany moderate rearmager of Messrs. S. J. David and
the British Minister's speech to
ntent..
that
be pleased
Co., will
learn to
his nephew, The Commission adjourned until Mr. Richard Dennis Oliver Friday, probably to allow the ex-Austin, has been appoint- citement of the Simon-Barthou ed Director of Music to the clash to subslde.-United Press.
SIR JOHN SIMON'S SPEECH
The Franco-German Differences
Bournemouth Corporation, in succession to Sir Dan Godfrey.
The appointment, which takes effect from October 1, carries with it a commencing salary of £1,000' 1 year.
Mr. Austin, who is 31. Is nt The prospects of the Disarmu-present conductor at the London
studied at Coliseum. He
the
ment Conference were frankly Royal College of Musk, and In reviewed by Sir John Simon In 1928 was musical director of the the course of his speech express-Bristol Orchestra, and subsequent- Ing the views of British Governly conductor of the Bristol Sym- ment on the situation.
phony Orchestra. The Christmas production of Hansel and Gretel nt the Cambridge Theatre was also conducted by him. His father Is Mr. Frederiek Austin, the well-
singer, Composer, known operatis directer.
and
If the speeches in debate were to be useful they must, he said, deal with the realities that now faced them and he proceeded to address himself to some of them, recalling that during the last six months, since the work of the
Sir Dan Godfrey, who will retire Conference wha adjourned to per- at the end of September, has been mit of parallel and supplementary associated with the Bournemouth efforts being carried on the Bri-Municipal Orchestra for over 40 tish Government have been very years. Starting with a small mili- closely associated with these efforts, inry band
fostered In 1893. he He referred, in particular, to the interest in music in Bournemouth United Kingdom Memorandita of until he was ultimately able to January 29th, and the statement, build up a symphony orchestra textually approved by the German which has made Bournemouth the Government, which Britain-chief centre of musical activity on obtained, or modifications in the memorandum which Germany was which prepared to necept and included a
to heavily concession armed powers that there should be no disarmament for fast five years of a ten years' ronvention.
NO PROGRESS.
the South Const.
One case of small-pox and three cases of meningitis were reported in the health authorities on Tuesday.
| limits suggested at the meeting of the Bureau on October 14th last, with the modification contained in the
French memorandum of
January 1st.
He was grateful for what Mr. Norman Davis had said as to the value of these efforts but they had not produced a new basis of agreement and as the President pointed out on Monday: "In view
Suggestions made in October of the opinion. expressed in the propounded a basis which would of April have admitted of no immediate French memorandum
of Germany other 17th. it
seemed that diplomatic rearmament negotiations between the powers than an increase in quantities pro- could hardly be carried on any portionate to a gradual trans- formation of the Reichswehr and further."
the arms which she was, by trenty, Dealing with the circumstances | entitled to possess, in which these diplomatie negotia. tions were entered upon Sir John Simon recalled that, in November, the conference found itself unable
Germany had rejected that sug- gestion and the contrast between that proposal and the formulated
to proceed to a second reading of requirements of Germany of April
the draft-convention-with-any-16th was obvious.
sold hope of thereby renching a universal agreement.
Were those suggestions, in the f present circumstances, a possible basis of an international agree-
Germany was absent and some ment? mutno had to be fosni to keep The Conference would make no her in touch in the hope of bring-progress by avoiding or burying ing her back within the ambit of these crucial points beneath mere- discussion and negotiation, withly general observations.
BRIDGE BUILDERS.
a vlew to an ultimate agreement. For an International agreement about armaments necessarily in-
His Majesty's Government had volve amongst other things, that done their very best to be bridge Germany should be a party to it. builders.
By end of this general debate DIFFERENT VIEWS.
they ought to see more clearly The French Government, in a where the foundations for such a niemorandum of March 19th, ex-bridge must be laid if the gap was pressed concurrence with the to be closed. They could see phrase in the previous United already how overwhelmingly grave Kingdom memorandum that the the consequences must be if, after reconciliation of the points of all this effort and these prolonged view of France and Germany was debates, no bridge could be built. na ersential condition of general agreement.
In the opinion of the British Government, the draft convention which the conference had adopted What, he asked, were the es as the basis still afforded the best Hential differences which divided solution. Realising, however, the these two points of view as they serious consequences of failure to de- emerged from the documents ex-rench an agreement they changed between the various termined to formulate the modi- powers?
fications which found expression
the niemorandum
of
29th
In its statement of views of in April 16th. the German Gov- January ernment defined the rearmi- It contained proposals regarded ment for which It stipulated not as Ideal, but as most likely of in the proposed convention, at the acceptance. The close approxima same time declaring that it would tion between that memorandum and agree to a postponement of the re-the German declaration showed duction of the armaments of other that the differences were being powers until the end of the fifthrrowed. year of a ten years' convention,
GERMANY'S CLAIM.
CONCRETE PROPOSAL..
The British Government felt If, therefore, an international that the line of that memorandum agreement was to be renched. was more likely to produce an either their claim must be modified agreement than any other concrete or conceded. If they really de-proposal.
sired to do business in the con- His Majesty's Government were foronec it was essential that this strengthened by the most interest. laauc should be faced and dealt ing memorandum put forward by with now by those principally cou. the Donlah, Spanish, Norwegian, cerned.
Swedish and Swiss delegations, the main conclusions of which seemed Germany claimed that the con-
to be in close accord with those of vention, if it followed the general the United Kingdom memorandum. Hines already approved by the vote of General Commission, should accept a level of German arm ments higher than that provided tho peace treatles to the xtent indicated in the document
of April 16th..
FRENCH STAND.
On the other hand, it appeared Tram the document would desire to stand fast by the
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"Moulin Rouge,” the _romantic muxlca), starring Constance Bennett in
RADIO BROADCAST
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Schenck's and Darryl · Zanuck's 20th
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From 2BW on a wavelength of 356 metres (8.15 kilo.cycles):
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Operas.
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Programinte.
I want to be Happy. Someday Sweetheart...
Century Pictures, a United Artists release, comes on Sunday for simul taneous showings at the Alhambra and n.World Theatres. Its story, based on French stage success of the same Introduce Misa name will serve to Bennett in her drat dual role, and as Rainger of songs especially written for her by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, who composed the memorable hits in 42nd Street", "Gold Diggers of 1933" and "Roman Scandals." Surrounding her is a cast which in cludes Franchot Tone; Tutilo Carmi- rati, stage star of "Strictly Dishonor able," Helen Westley, one of the founders of the New York Theatre
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Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss). ductions; Andrew Tombes and use
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7.20-7.30 York stage shows. The Boswell Six-Memories (arr. by Monckton) and p.m. Lionel Monckton ters and Russ Columbe, famous radie played by Debroy Somera' Band. stars are another attraction of the film. Sidney Lanfield, who directed "Society Giri" agd "Dance Team, directed "Moulin Rouge." Max Hen. nett partys both the stage-struck ife of a play-wright and Raquel, gifted but notorious French music hall artinte. The plot has to do with the efforts of Helen to convince her hus land that he should follow a career rather than make a home for him. It accumulates complications which in clude the situation of the husband making gallant love to her while think ing she is Raquel, and so putting him. elf in Jeopardy of a divorce suit. The story gathers considerable dran- le momentum, and testers at all times between comedy and romance, 1ts action, for the most part, takes ince backstage of an important New York revne and in the Park Avenue penthouse of the actress Raquel. Mies Bennett introduces two songs "Coffee in the Morning and Kisses in the ight" and "Boulevard of Broken Drdoms" Tallo Carminati
Chorinen trai "Song of Surrender." ed in intricate modernistic ilance routines by Russell Markert, who originated the Roxyettes in Radio City Musle Hall, appear recurrently in umbers keyed to the underlying rhythm the picture. The picture vas produced on an exceedingly lavish n.sale, and marks Miss Bennett's debut
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I Never Dreamt.
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Only a year ago.
Old Favourites-Piano
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6. Ah Sweet Mystery of life.
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10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.
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Close Downl
"Ever Since Ere"
of
K.
The three days of shopping and fittings estimated as necessary in provide George O'Brien with 10 changes of attire for his role in his "Headline Shooter"
current Fox Film, "Ever Since Eve" Thrilla run rampant and romance at the King's Theatre, dwindled to the progresses at a mile-a-minute pace in five minutes necesanty for George tu "Handling Shooter" RKO-Radio Pic make a list of the outfits on the back tures' realistic melodrama of a during of an envelope. He has everything newsreel cameraman, which is now needed in his own wardrobe-dinner showing at the Central Theatre with suits, formal morning and afternoon William Gorgan and Frances Dee attire, riding hablt, and all the rest. Fending a commendable cast. The "One of the principal rensons I'm glad film moves at a breakneck speed em-to get out of Western pictures", said bracing some of the most remarkable O'Brien, "is that a great many people Retion shots ever caught by the seem think my personal wardrobe camern. Spectacular episodes during consists of a pair of chaps, a black an earthquake, a disastrous fire and ashlet, a 10-gallon hat, and a pair of Kreat flood highlights the story boots". Herbert Mundin, Mary Brian William Gargan makes a deserved bid and Betty Blythe also will ask for starring honours with his excellent sartorial glory in the picture which performance of the newsreel camera- George Marshall directed. Others in man in "Headline Shooter". Frances the cast Dee scores mightily as the newspaper girl and Italpo Bellamy as Hal Cold- well.
are Roger Irahaf, Russel Simpson and George Meeker,
Ilang-
"The Mystery of Mr. X" Robert Montgomery has collected "This Side of Heaven"
police souvenirs and literature all his At last, un average American family life, Now at last he has won has been immortalized in, a motion starring role in a film based on the Picture production in the new Metre operations of Scotland Yard. Metro- Geldwyn-Mayer film, "This Side of Goldwyn-Mayer's new thriler. "The Heavon," which is showing at the Mystery of Mr. X," which opens on. Alhambra Theatre. The picture tells Saturday at the Queen's Theatre. In the story of a typical middle-class his Beverly Hills home the star has a family, whose heartaches, tragedies, sucred room. It is full of police romances and aspirations clash almost collections: Choice books, cane his simultaneously. As the head of the tories, glistening rapiera, pistols from Inmily, Lionel Barrymore comes pullce departments all over the world. through again with one of his master- A public official in London, a claso ful performances. At a time when friend of the netor, has sent him many other members of his family are fac- tekens surrendered by criminals ap- ing their greatest grises, Barrymore prebended by Sevtland Yard, becomes involved innocently in aning over the room's fireplace is a stim, embezzlement st hin ollice. He graceful-looking walking stick, such attempts suicide but is enved by as many well-to-do Englishmen might the concerted efforts of his family. own. But a close examination reveals new face to the screen, but one of the t to be a sword-cane, one of the most best loved actresses of the stage, Fay vicious of crimlaal weapons, Bainter maken her debut in the pic former owner was seized, fortunately, ture as larrymore's wife who has before he could use it. A almiler succeeded in selling a novel to Kword-cane was fashioned by the tho motion picture producer. Mao Clarke, studio's property department a who can always be depended upon for death-dealing weapon weed by the first rate performance, deviates murderer "X" in the new film. A tray from her usual exotic rales and, for of gems sparkles brillantly under a the Beat time, appears as a charming glass case in the room. These, too, school teacher lured by two men, une aro from Scotland Yard. Duplicates other in ideallatie young newspaper-safen, they were robbed from their man, Mary Carilale, no successful in owners and seized in subsequent other co-ed portrayals-and who ad- arrests. His library Includes many mits she has never attended college volumes on such subjects. Black is seen as the younger daughter of Jacka are festooned from the ceiling, Barrymore who believer marriage ispistols are everywherd. Itifies from old-fashioned for a girl with her the native pollee of certain, parts of wort vows on life. Henry Watts Africa are slung on wooden tegs in worth, a recent recruit from the long columns. Commenting on his. Brondway stage, pinys the part of hobby, Montgomery shrugged: "They halisg Englisinn Klaming Youth Ung linh me to ruins. Nothing like a roc
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with dence of the late Dalai Lama, and security among lines on which they the murder is apparently a result might hope for the sympathy and of intrigues on the part of a new the facoperallen of the United party which in Urin Staten.--British Wir'êllas..
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