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THE
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1934.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CINEMA SCREENINGS
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
*
COMPETITION
$250 Cash Prizes 24 Camera Awards.
COMMENCE SENDING IN YOUR ENTRIES
NOW.
SECTION 1
FOR THE BEST STORY-TELLING › PICTURE
1st. (Donated by the Eastman Kodak Company) New Continental Kodak 620-Duo, Zeiss Tessar f3.5 lens and Compur Shutter; 16 pictures to the Verichrome, Panatomic or Supersensitive Panachromatic No. 620 'Roll. Film. VALUE $134.00.
2nd. (Donated by "Agfa China Co.") "Agfa" Superior G. Camera 8 x 14 cm. with Anastigmat Trilinear f.6.3 lens, Compur Shut- ter and Self-timer. VALUE $60.00.
3rd. (Donated by the Eastman Kodak Company) Kodak 620, Anastigmat f.6.3 lens; 8 pictures 24 x 34 to the Verichrome Film Roll No. 620. VALUE $28.00.
Consolation Prize of New 620. Box Brownie
1st-$50.
SECTION 2
BATHING AND PICNIC PHOTOGRAPHS.
2nd.—$20. 3rd.-$10. Consolation Prize New 620 Box Brownie.
SECTION 3
CHINESE STUDIES. (FIGURES AND FACES) 1st.--(Donated by the Mayen Studio Baldax Camera with Meyer f.2.9
lens. Compur Shutters and built-in self-timer (Timing I sec. to 1/250th Sec.) VALUE $75.00.
2nd. (Donated by Carlowitz & Company) Zeiss Ikon Camera. VALUE
$35.00.
3rd.(Donated by "Agfa China Co.") "AGFA", Speedex Record Camera,
F 7,7. VALUE $25.00.
Consolation Prize of New 620 Box Brownie
SECTION 4
VIEWS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE & STREET SCENES 1st.-$50. 2nd.—$20. 3rd.-$10. Consolation Prizes of New
620 Box Brownie and one "AGFA" Box Camera.
SECTION 5
STUDIES IN STILL LIFE
1st.-$40. 2nd.—$20. 3rd.--$10. Consolation Prize of New
620 Box Brownie.
SECTION 6
SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 YEARS
1st.-$12.50. 2nd.-$7.50 and 12 Consolation Prizes of No. O
Box Brownie Cameras.
(Donated by the Eastman Kodak Co.)
The following Rules will govern the Competition- 1.-The Competition is confined exclusively to
amateur photographers.
2-The Prizes will be awarded to the competitors. sending in what are adjudged to be the best
• photographs in each Section. Each entry must
be accompanied by the form below,
3. The right to publish any or all of the entries
in the Telegraph is reserved.
--Photographs which have been already entered
In local competitions are ineligible.
G. At the conclusion of the Competition, entries
will be returned to competitors on application at this Office within seven days.
B.-No responsibility, will be accepted for non-
delivery, loss or damage.
Address your
7.-Photographs which must not be less than
x (excepting in the Children's tion should be printed in black and whity. with the entry form lightly pasted on the back.
- with the Competition.
correspondener will be entered into in con-
9-Entries in the Children's Section must bent the nany, nge and address on the entry form countersigned by a parent.
10--Members of the Staffs of the Honghong Telegraph and South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete,
11. The decision of the Judges shall be final.
Entries to. The Hongkong Telegraph Amateur Photographic Competition.
READ THE RULES CAREFULLY.
USE THIS FORM
AND LIGHTLY PASTE
IT ON THE BACK OF
EACH ENTRY.
ENTRY FORM
SECTION
NAME
ADDRESS
DATE
Please use block letters and paste this on back of each Entry,
If entered In Children's Section, parent please countersign here
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES
PENSIONS RULES
AMENDMENT IN BILL FOR COUNCIL
Among the now Bills to be in- troduced in the Legislativo Council to-day is one to amend the Pensions Ordinance.
Claire Trever, started to work on her prosent film contract nimest be- fore the train that brought her to Hollywood from New York had come to a full stop. New York born and educated, at 20 a veteran of Broad- Section 2 makes it clear that off- way Theatres, nevertheless the movies cera who are on probation or who were a new world to her when she are for any reason temporarily em arrived in the film capital, one even-ployed shall not be penalonable | Ing about six months ago. Fox mately because they hold one of thej Film studio representative met her offices which has been declared pen-) at the station as she was descondignionable by notification. the steps handed her the script of her first picture with the information that
Section 3 specifies more clearly
she wouldn't be expected to start work the educational service set out, to until 9 o'clock the following morning, comply with instructions contained She finished that one in timo to start in the Secretary of State'a des- a necond and the third one came the patches.. day after Number 2 was completed. Section 4 states:
Section 3 of the Pensions Ordin-
The third was "The Mad Game" and
In her role opposite Spencer Tracy she found her first real chance in ance, 1932, is repealed and the dramatle screen part. She played the following section is substituted: role of a girl. reporter in the story 3-(1) It shall be lawful for built against background of the the Governor in Counell, with the Sunteh Racket, the underworld's term sanction of the Secretary of State, for kidnapping. Other directors on to make regulations for the grant- the Fox lot saw parts of "The Blading of pensions, gratuities, and Gamp in the projection room; and ather allowances to persons most of them wanted Miss Trevor have been in the public service of in their next pictures. The "break"
who
went to Director Jantes Tingling, who the Colony, and to the dependants wow has the dainty blond actress, in of teen notes where such service James and Sally a comedy with a terminated by death. anuste, in which she is co-featured (2) Every auch regulation shall wih James Dunn playing the "Jimmy" be laid before the Legislative Coun- it ot, the King's eil and shall be published in the
Gazette.
roir. You'll ger Theatre to-day,
"Gambling Bhip"
The une pince in America where
This amendment adds the last phrase referring to dependants.
Section 16 of the principal! everything goes and the authorities Ordinance provides for death von't do a thing about it, furnished the gratuities to the estates of officers. hackyard for "Gambling Ship" the holding pensionable office who are thrill-packed melodrama which is showing at the Alhambra Theatret serving on probation or agree
ment. It is proposed to provide by Regulations under Section 3 for death gratuities, to dependants of non-pensionable officers.
The film's action is net
abonril
gambling ship, as the title explaina
Routing casino, moored just beyond the reach of locat anit federal authorities at the three-mile limit. Here the wealthycas tie ap thier own vessels, climb aboard, and win or lose, fortunes at roulette, dice, black- inck, or any one of a dozen other ganes which are run openly, with out any restraint but that of the underworld which operates them Cary Grant, Benito" Hume. Jack Latue, Glenda Farrell and Rosene Karns play the leading roles in "Gambling Ship." Grant is the cent ral gure in the action bigshot eastern gambler who goes west for vacation, and, in Los Angeles, comes in contnet with the operators of nautical casino, When they offer him an Interest in it, he refuses. But when Latue, an old-time enemy, operator of
rival ship, goes gunning for him, Grant changes his mind, The events that follow are rapid and thrilling. Miss Hume plays opposite Grant. Their romance runs through the picture, reaching a climax in the most exciting part of the events aboard the ship.
RKO-Rallo Pictures' "Morning Glory". There are other reasons: The star studdied cast huntled by dynamic Katherine Hepburn, Douglas Fair- banks Jr, and Adolphs Menjou, The sparkling direction by that minster megaphonist, Lowell Sherman. And the play by brilliant Zoo Akins. "Morning Glory" is the story of a fighter, and dramatic romance with New York's colourful Broadway as its background. It presents Miss Hepburn, the screen's must interesting best acting actress, as the girl who personality and the winner of 1933 believes in herself, who knows she has the talents to become a great actress. In stirring fashion. it de
lets her courageous fight to win recognition, with its disappointments, its heartbreak, and ita final triumph. It gives young Fairbanks one of the strongest roles of bis career. as a young theatrical producer who believes In the struggling girl, and eventually. Eddie Cantor in "Kid From Spain" teaches her the meaning of love, and, Eddie Cantor in "The Kid From! It presents Menjou as fascinating! Spain" showing at the Oriental tann-of-the-world. The film will open Theatre on Friday and Saturday. In at the King's Theatre on Sunday, and
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The Kid From Spain", Eddie marches the enst supporting. Miss Hepburn, THOS. COOK & SON, LTD.
out, neither bravely nor willingly, 30 Fairbanks and Menjou are, Mary how his skill and grace as a mutador. Duncan, G. Aubrey Smith, Tyler Escape from the police who are turau- Break, Don Alvarado and Fredric
ing him, protection from the Mexian Santley. thugs, the adoring eyes of the elong ntes blonde, and solving his room- mate's cult love affairs are all among arena in the thrilling, colour- ful climax to the story. It is a role in which the weak-kared, docile, help. lesa, bendy-eyed Eddie is funny in A Chaplinesque magn Accace. Songai that you will have trouble excaping. the kiniling faces and graceful beauty of a hundred girls, spirited dances end colour and glamour and excite- ment are all ingredients of this big production. Cantor tops himself as the bouncing bubbling minstrel. Ke has never been better; he has never beun as good. Lyda Robert is n wonder as a refrain for his song and is a second for his comedy. An easy! grace marks the laying of Robert Young ami Ruth Hab) as the romantic louds, and John Miljan and Caroli Naish are more than properly mena- cing as the Moxlan bad men.
"We're Sut Dressing"
Einging more songs than be has hu my other motion picture Bing Crosby) comes on Saturday to the Alhambra | Theatre in his new Paramount im "We're Not Dressing." From the original by Benjamin Glazer, "We're | Not Dressing" is a breezy romantle cong-fest, pityed arulna" the hack ground of a deserted South Sea Islanit, In addition to Crosby, the film'fea- tares Carole Lombard, George Burna and Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman and Leon Errol. Norman Taurog directed from the screen play by Stephen Morehouse Avery. The songs for Gadsby as well as thone which Ethei Merman sings, were all written by Mack Gordon and Harry Rovel, com joxers of “Dk You Ever See a Dream Walking." Aboard n. palatial yacht, Carole Lombard, a wealthy heiress, Is touring the South Pacific with her two rich suitors and her goofy uncle, Leon Errol, Bored with life in general, the young girl gets quite a kick out of watching the anties of one of her sailors, Bing Crosby, to whom she has entrusted the care of her net bear, Droopy. In his drurken moments ene foggy night, Errol stumbles into the wheelhouse, opens a door through which all the charts, ure blown, breaks the compass and they all take up, 'wrecked on n deserted iste. Now, with londs work to do, the sailor takes matters. into his hands, and to the unnoyance of everyone, especially Carolo Lam- bard, he puts them all to work. Con- plications increase daily, and become uito nerious, when Burtis and Allen, a couple of naturalists, foin their camp How Bing sings his way through their troubles, eventually winning the heart of bis wealthy m slayer, brings the picture to an enter talning climax,
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