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With David Manners, Jacqueline Wells, Lucillo Lund, Honry Armetto, in a story suggested by
EDGAR ALLAN POE
Produced by Cari taammis, 21. Diestiad by Edward G. Ulmir. Presented by Carl Laemmis. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.
WILD! WEIRD!
WICKED!
THE HONGKONG
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Cicely Courtneidge in Historical Role
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"ME & MARLBOROUGH" IN CERICE AND GOLD
Production is due to start shortly on "Me and. Marlborough," Cicely Courtnaldge's new subject, under Victor Saville's direction. In this plcture, Cicely Courtneldge will bring to life ona of history's most Intriguing characters-Kit Rose, woman "soldier" of fortune.
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Kit followed her husband to France during Marlborough's cam- paign of 1709-1710, and joined the i cavalry as a trooper. She had many wild adventures. She is said to have rescued Marlborough, and Inter, when her identity became known was made a "vivandiere" or Butler, and eventually was the recipient of a pension from officia! quarters:
Kit Ross was born in 1007 in Dublin. She was a wild Irish girl, who rode any horse bareback, and preferred such manly occupations and na ploughing, winnowing, threshing to the gentler arts. When af Inst she married Chris- topher Welah, it was only to be "grass widowed" when her husband was pressed into service and shanghaled to Holland. She promptly took man's clothing, and enlisted in the Royal Regiment of Foot and went off to find her husband. She was twice wounded, taken prisoner, exchanged,
and Joined the Scots Greys. She kept the scoret of her sex, and passed through the battle of Blenheim.
"Cotton Evening Frocks" Cotton materials are back again for evening wear. Here in a frock in culton voile show- ing ceriac and pold stripes on a white ground, with cerise #elvet neck-band and belt.
She gained her name of Kit "Ross" ihrough her association with A certain Captain Rosa. Later, she married Hugh Jones, a Grenadier CHOCOLATE TARTLETS who was killed, On reaching England she was received by Marlboil it until smooth in one GRATE four ozs. chocolate and borough and by the Duke of Argyle and the Queen herself, who granted kill milk. Beat up the yolka
life, two eggs and stir the chocolate her
ebilling a day for
milk gradually to them, add two Later in life she married yet again,
̈ ́DECEMBER 17, 1934.
Loses Toes On Arctic Flight
PILOT WRECKED ON GLACIER'S TOP
Moscow, Dec. 7. Michael Koshelev, the first Soviet aeroplane pilot to spend an entire year in the Arcite colony of Franz Joseph Land has returned lo Moscow minus his toes but with a vast collection of moteorological and other, scientific data about the Far North.
Despite the extremely difficult flying conditions prevailing in a land of fco with sub-zero tempera-
In reply to an anonymous letter recolved recently,, and numerous other inquiries from interested persons, wo'wish t 'announce that the following artists have been transferrer to the Decca Gramophone Co., and their first recordings or Decca will be avaliable shortly..
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MILLS BROTHERS
DORSEY BROTHERS ORCH.
GUY LOMBARDO'S ORCH. ISHAM JONES'S ORCH.
The Records will be Priced at
$1.60 nott.
tures. Koshelev put in 50 fying TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.
hours while with the colony. a result of his aerial observations, he introduced many changes in current [maps of Franz Joseph Land.
M. Koshelev's principal mission was to study conditions for flying in the Far North, which the Soviet Government hopes to bring many weeks nearer cívillantion by estab. lishing regular air routes between there and European Russia. HIN experiences demonstrated the feasi- |bility of using planes in the Arctic although, as Köshelov can witness, flying there is dangerous.
"kud the first crash of my flying career in February", he said, "I made a forced landing on the very top of the Hooker glacier. Although I made a safe landing. the wind was so strong that it Immediately overturned my plane.
"I had to wait near the plane for four days with hardly any food until the storm aubsided. Then I walked 26 kilometres to the colony station. All my toes were, frozen. Those on the right foot and some on the left had to be amputated immediately.
"When my wounds had healed I jatarted flying ngain and continued [fying until my hibernation in the
Far North ended."
senter amphibian plane which he found well adapted to Arctic flying conditions.-United Press.
M. Koshelev said he used a three-
teaspoonful of vanilla DAYLIGHT SAVING
a man named Davies. She ended. Bugar, and stir over low heat
until the eggs begin to
to thicken. her life as an out-pensioner of Chelsen Hospital, and was buried with
honours. military Margaret's, Westminster.
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TRAMPS HONOUR CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Charlie Chaplin has received an Invitation to attend the annual con- vention of the Hoboes of America, the organisation of professional tramps.
The invitation, on an elegantly printed card, was accompanied by
a silk membership badge.
he
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Across
1 Everyone's after the
trees, get in fret, to secure this. thin piece of wood.
10 Shows a liking for a pen and a
song.
11 Stop more used by the lotter wrlier than by the organist.
12 Thus the King, as they used to call him, took exercise after tea- time.
Add A essence and cool the mixture. with Line about 12 tartlet tine short crust pastry and three-parts fill them with the chocolate mix- tartlets into a ture. Put the baking tin and bake in a fairly hot oven until the pastry is cooked about 15 minutes. Cover with meringue made from the stiffly
Remember the first year of day-14 ድ the whipped whites of sweetened and flavoured with light saving time 7. The grumbling, vanilla. Sitt castor sugar over confusion, sneering? and return to the oven to brown The death of the first man publie the meringue slightly; serve coldly to sponsor summer time in the
United States, the former Man hattan Borough President, Mr. Marcus M. Marks, recalls the fact that the French daylight enving pioneer still lives,
The famous comedian replied ham very soon. Henry Edwards that, while he was deeply conscious will direct. The of the honour conferred upon him, Halfour, Gordon Harker, and Stan. cast has Betty regretted that he would be ley Holloway in starring roles. unable to attend the convention as he was buaily engaged in preparing for his next pleture.
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SHERLOCK HOLMES FILM
I see nothing odd la prevention. Do you?
15 Germany's Sheffield,
16 George Robey's favourite re-
frain.
18 They serve millions of meals a week and I'm sure they don't really pinch the sweets,
21 Shows the kind of strain en- 24 Relating to the apex.
dured in a Tees inn.
20 The Scat's purpose is achieved by behending the stinging plant, 30 Worms, as such, would bo un- satisfying, notwithstanding, an historical precedent,
He is the former Minister of Public Works, M. Andre Honnorat, who managed to put through the "revolutionary" measure over countrywide protesta in 1916. Though Lyn IIarding has been signed to
the country was in the She is related to the children, play Professor Moriarty in "The throes of the worst war, dozens of 32 Specifice a true blue scientific,
paper. Valley of Fear" now in production cranka
write 33 Last a clerical character-i.c., is
clad differently.
found
time
to
at Twickenham. He previously longorat: "If I meet you, I shall Bing Crosby is going to adapt played on the stage and screen in shoot you on sight.” his voice to a different type of the Sherlock Holmes atory, "The musie in future. He is to take the Speckled Band." but has tending role in "The Yellow Night-before played the sinister profes. ingale," a romantic story with
The Sherlock Holmes of the "straight" baritone.
film la Arthur Wontner.
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"MENACE" OF BRITISH
PICTURES
"British pictures are a serious
menace
sor.
never
ELISABETH BERGNER IN
BRITAIN
Elisabeth Bergner and her bus-
to Hollywood's foreign band, Dr. Paul Czinner, with the trade," declared Sol Leaser, founder rest of the "Escape Me Never" unit,
ADVICE TO SOLDIERS
NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
Advice given to a soldier depart
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it 80, 35 I any port is upket, bad
language may result.
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interested.
3 There is no close scuson for this
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In the
6 These may
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Mediterranean in a desolato en-. semble.
8 All quiet on the schoolboy's.
front.
TA policy of this will not carry
one far.
BA trop among russlans for dusky
Jadics,
11 The simplest form of fleld-work',
-to an old soldier.
13 It's a mixed wine.
17 It's in gao) (anag.).
19 First.
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desert island, yet th
hospitable.
22 Balsam obtained from a louk, 23 Immigrant, t
25 Grown-ups.
27 The menu involves the, artist in
a quarrel.
28 Flag.
29 Enlist in a quiet fashion and
without fuss.
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been found in, the archives of the Novozybkovo District Library,
of the West Coast Theatres (In have returned from location, and ing for war twenty years ago: corporated) on his arrival at Holly-are now working on the interior "Don't encumber yourself uselessly. wood after a business trip to scenes in the British and Dominions A valise, yes, if you must, with London.
Studios,
A sponge. In your Georges Perinal, the linen, soap, "They are he anid, cutting French cameraman, is photograph pocket a stout knife-best Jock-boy. down American distribution by 25 Ing these, and has taken over from for s.soldier. And a few grams per cent. British producers are Sepp Allgeler, who did the location of permanganate of potassium, to STORIES AND SPEECHES OF Nartov, in the preface, states that
disinfect drinking water in caRO spending large sums on their pro- work.
opidemic threat; also some tinnture [ductions,, and are forcibly bidding
for international markets,”
RETURN OF "SQUIBS" The Betty Balfour filnı, “Squibs," will go into production at Twicken-
SALESMAN SAM
of
PETER THE GREAT
Moscow, Dec, 16.
race manuscript, entitled
The author of the work, Andret
he collected the atories partly from hearing them himself and The unit had a successful three of iodine for scratches and wounds.
partly from friends of the Tzar. weeks' shooting in the Dolomites Around the waist, a flannel belt; and Venice. Sepp-Allgeler, the in the heart, courage; on the lips,
The manuscript is dated 1727- photographer of "The White Hell of a song in the head, sang-froid. "Memorable Stories and Speeches and comprises 400 pages. It is Pitz Palu," had many opportunities With that, and tobacco-ca ira!” for good work in capturing the From Intransigeant, August 3, of Peter the Great," and contain- beloved that it originally belong ed to Prince Dolgurov, who once scenic beauties of the country. 1914.)
ing much new information, has lived at Novorybkovo-Reuter
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