1934-12-24

CINEMA NEWS

NOTES FROM. THE THEATRES

Songs that will nover die and that have delighted the world for years, becoming ever increasingly popular, are to come for the first time to the talking screen with Ernst Lubitch's massive production of "The Merry Widow" which in due very shortly nt the Queen's Theatre. No musical romance has ever achieved the same world wide popularity as "The Morry Widow". It has been played in every country and every language. The strains of the "Merry Widow" waltz are as familiar and as loved -to-day in Moscow as In Buenos Aires, In New York as in Peking. No light opera in history has so perfectly and permanently gripped the public. All the famous songs of the Franz Lehar masterpiece nre to be heard in Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer's presentation, starring Maurice

Chevaller und Jeannette MacDonald. The haunting- 18 romantle "Villa" is sung by Miss MacDonald, an are "Tonight Will Tosch Me to Forget", "Melody for Laughter" and "Walows Are Gay", Chovaller's nonge Include "I'm Going to Maxim's, and "Girls, Girls, Girls". Together Miss MacDonald and Chovaller sing "The Merry Widow Waliz" A male chorus renders "We'll Go to Cafe De Paris".

addition,

the Franz Lehar music in its original form

"Can-Can" ombellishes the ballet at Maxim's, the Marsuvian ballot, the huge Albertina Rasch walts ballet and other spectacular details. Chevaller and Miss Mac- Donald head a huge cast that in- cludes Edward Everett Horton. Una Merkel, George Barbier, Sterling Holloway, Donald Meek, Herman Bing and others of note in the -olaborats presentation of the Lebar classic. Hundreds nf gorgeously costumod players, huge and specta cular settings, and unique effecta lend fresh glamour to the picture.

"Treasure Island”

More than 200 years of acting experience packed into one picture in the notable casting nehlevement for "Treasure Island","

most widely read atory of pirate adventure over written, that has been transferred to the screen from the Robert Louis Stevenson book by Metro-Goldwyn- Mayor. The picture is now enjoying tremendous success at the Queen's Theatro. Wallace Beery, ann of the most seasoned veterans in pictures, is playing Long John, Silver, one logged pirate with blood in his eya and friendship in his heart. For more than twenty years "Wally" bus made them laugh, ery and tremble ever since he first appeared as A Swedish girl in a two-real comedy. Jackie Cooper, with only three years of acting experience but already acclaimed as one of the most pheno- monal of all child stars, in his role

THE HONGKONG.“ TELEGRAPH.

The late, Dr. G. Montague Haraton who was the pioneer in opthalmic work in Hongkong, and whose death has just occurred in London. He was a brother, of Mr. J. Scott Harslon.

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

FOR POOR CHILDREN OF

EASTERN, DISTRICT

The St. Agnes's Girls' College branch of the Y.M.C.A., gave, a Christmas party for the poor Chinese children of Wanchai and Causeway Bay districts' at, the Church Missionary School Hall, Caroline Hill Road, on the after- noon of Saturday, December 22. Altogether there were about 100 of these poor children present.

How They Stand In The Tables

HONGKONG LEAGUE

DIVISION I

G S. China "B"

S. China “A” R. Navy

4 R. A.. Hongkong F.C.

Police Chinese Ath. 3 Lincoln Regt 0 East Lancashires 2 R.W. Fusillers 1 They had a Christmas tree

St. Joseph's F.C.-1 Club de Rec. beautifully decorated, loaded, with

League Tables. presents, and it by hinny candles. The little children of the College

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. entertained them with a mas play entitled "The Christmas S. China "A" 10 10 0 0 35 7 20 Tree," and Miss Wong Yuk-mui of China "R" 11 7 2 27 18 18 the "Y" related to them the story incoln Regt. 12 0 16 24 20 13 I.K. Poliée 11 5 4 2 20 20 14 of the "Baby in the Manger" and Hongkong F.C. 10 4 4 2 21 10 12 how He was poor like them. Chinese Ath.

19 11

Christ-

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2 30 1 The little folks then joined in Club de Rec. 10-3 4 8 21 23 10 many games until Father Christ- East Lanes. 1 2 4 6 16 21 8 mus, a pupil of the College Navy 10 3 3 4 19.17 of Jim Hawkins, boy adventurer, is disguise, talked, through an inter-.W: Fusiliers 9 24 19 19 said to have the finest dramatic preter, upos cleanliness of the A 12 3 18 16 43 opportunity of his career. Lionel body and mind, and later di Kowloon F.C. 9 11

St. Joseph's 10 12 7 9 29 Barrymore celebrated his twenty-tributed to them such useful fifth year on stage and screen when

he started his portrayal of the in-articles as towels, sour, cups, mortal Billy Banes, hengmhan of penelis, etc., which were donated Athletic Captain Smollett, most bloodthirsty by pupils of the College. pirate of them all. It is estimated

Lincoln

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1984.

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day;---

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Honkong Banks, $1620 b.

H. K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.),£1971⁄2

Chartered Bank, $16 n. Morcantile Bank, A. and B. 282 1. Morcantile Bank C., £131⁄2 ni East of Asia Bank, 893 Am: 0. Finance Corp., 8h. 20 a China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. $1.80 n. China O. Fin. Pref. Sh. $41⁄2 n.

insurances.

Canton Ins., $270 n.

Union Ins., $506 b. China Underwriters, $1.20 . China Fire, 3520 an.

H.K. Fire Ins., $23711⁄2 n. - Internat'l Assce, Sh. $6.00 n.

Ehipping.

Douglas, $40 8.

H.K. Steamboats, $71⁄4 n.

Indo-Chinas, (Pref.). #80 n. Indo-Chinas, (Det.), 388 n. Shell's (Beater), 44/41⁄21⁄2 n. Union Waterboats, $10 n.

Mining

Antamoka, 76 eta, b. Balatoca, $37 n. Bagulo Gold, 40 cts, s. Bengueta, $13.75 n

Bongueta, Exploration, 21 cts.

Benguet Goldfield, 20 cts. n. Big Wedge, 10 ete, n.

Gold Creek, 23 cts. n. Gold River, 24 cts. n. Ipo Mining, $1 n. Itogone, 40 cts. n. Salacot, 16 eta, n. Kallan, 20/- n.

Langkats (Single), $15 n.

S'hai Explorations, Sh. $6ʻn. S'hai Loans, 5. 30 n.

Raubs, ex. div. $10.70 n.

Venz: Goldfield, 35 n.

Docks, etc.

II.K. Wharves, $111. H.K. Docks, $12% n. Providenta (old), $1.40 m. Providents (new), 50 cts, D. Hongkews (old), Sh. $309 n. New Engineerings, Sh. 35% n. Shanghai Docks, 8h. $120 n.

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cottons, Sh. 39 n. S'hal Cottons, (old), Sh: $74 n. S'hai Cottons, (new), Sh. $44%

Zoong Sings, $9.40 n. Wing On Textiles. Sh. $55 m.

Landa, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $5.05 sa. H.K. Landa, 364 sa,

7 13 24

DIVISION Z

& Eastern

3 University

3 Hongkong

1 Kowloon

I. Navy R. E.

I East Lancs.

5 RA

League Tables.

Gonia

Ton, bisculls, and fruits were South China that Barrymore has appeared in afterwardia Bupplied, and the Fusiliers

youngsters were enabled-to-tako some home.

more than 260 plays and pictures since he first scored in "The Copper head" in New York and played in

They then dispersed with "Friends" for D. W. Grifth in 1900, considered the brith of pleture murmured thanks and happy

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

dramas. To Lewis Stone, stage and smiles, for to most of them the Lincoln Regt. 10 10 0 0 34 11 20 screen idol for more than thirty party was the first in their lives. R. Navy.... 19 8 1 1 30 18 18 years, goes the part of Cantain Contributed. Smollett, the man who pilots the good

ship Hispanicle in search of pirate | ————

gold. In leading character roles are Belmore, Billy Bevan, Armand Kalix R A. 122 23 26 12 Otto Kruger, Nigel Bruce, Chories and Harry C. Bradley,

"Chic" Sale and others.

"Damer"

Big Circus Comedy

DIVISION 3

B Police

4 Club de Recreio 3)

4 Railway

8 R.A.E.

3 Radio

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East Lanes, 11 8 1 242-13 17 Chinese Ath. 8 6 0 2 24 0 12 South China, 10 G 1 3 20 16 12 University

14 18 19 R.W. Fusiliers 10 3 3 R. E.

114 1 Eastern Ath. 11 2 1 12 29 6 Warner Bros."

Joe E. Brown, the famous awning-Hongkong F.C. 11 0 11 32 4 later

musicated comedian, will be back in town Kowloon F.C. 11 0 2 9 5 42 2 spectacle, "Dames," which is,schedult-morrow, appearing on the screen ed as the New Year attraction at the af the Alhambra Theatre in his latest Lincolns Alhambra carries an unusually inrge First National comedy. "The Circus R.E. and talented cast headed by aix Clown." The circus is used through-| East Lancs. stars And in addition to the urin-out as a background for the hilarious R.A.O.C. cipals, there are 300 of Hollywood'a most beautiful chorus girls, who stunts of the picture, which, however, Fusiliers

has its own well-defined plot and R.A.S.C appear in the novel Busby Berkeley romance. The picture deals with the ensembles, besides hundreds of extras.intingate life of the circus folk behind Joan Blondell heads the

list of the scenes and also during the giving

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. principals, playing the part of a gold of a show. The tangled love affairs East Lanes.. 13.11 0 2 06 17, 22 digging choring while Dick Powell and the circus folk come into play, in R. A. S. C... 13 11 0 2 40 22 22 Ruby Keeler provide the romantic which Joe becomes so involved that Lincoln Regt. 12 7 2 3 30 18 30 Intorent,

the two

lovers his plight becomes ludierous. Patricia R. A. F....: 11 6 2 21 14 appearing opposite each other for the Ellis has the leading feminine role R.W, Fusiliers 107033 fourth time in pictures. The other opposite Joc while others in the cast Radio's. C... 13 00 stars include Zašu Pitts, who has a include Dorothy comedy rolo a Ruby's mother. Guy Dilloway, Gordon

Burgess, Donald B. A. M. C... 115 Kibbee in the role of her husband and Wilson, Rennie Cosby, Spencer Char Club de Rec. 123 Wesicuti, Charles R., A, O. C... 11 4A Hugh Herbert as an eccentric million-ters and Bobble Caldwell, as well as R. E. aire who promises to leave them his score or more fortune on condition that they prove performers.

of famous circus II.K. Police. 10 Hallway Ree. 12

4 R.A.M.C.

LEAGUE TABLES.

13- 3

Goals

NEWS IN BRIEF

DAY BY DAY

REST JA THE SWEET SAUCE LADOUR-Plutarch.

The Hongkong Automobile Associa tlon's road servico will be suspended on Christmas Day.

to be a fine moral fibre. Others in the cast include Arthur Vinton, Phil Regan, radio's "Singing Cop," Sammy Fain, the noted song weller, Arthuri Aylesworth, Johnny Arthur, Leila Bennett and Berton Churchill. The pleture is a mammoth musical comedy spectacle with hilarious situations and glamorons romance. Catchy music

The next issue of the Hong- and lyrics were written for the specialty numbers by three teams of kong Telegraph will be acosong writers, Warren and Dubin, Boxing Day. We take this op Fain and Kahal, and Dixon and Wrubel, Ray Enright directed the portunity of wishing our renders

a Merry Christmas.

The following passengers from "Rhythmic foldity" is the latest Europe embarked

on the R.M.S. technical development in

The members of the Faculty of motion Empress of Japan at Vancouver, the Chun-Shing Institute of Com- pleturo making. The phrase may December 15 for the Oriont:-Mr. J. merce and the student body are hold sound forbidding. but Eric Charell, C. Barry, Sir Frank and Lady Hud-ing leading exponent of this interesting son, Mr. A, Woods, Mr. E. S. Giles, Emporium to-night,

Dinner Party at the China Continental technic, says its explana Sir Frederick Maze, Commissioner of tion is ample. his initial Chinese Customs, Shanghai; Mr. W. American screen offering, "Caravan," G. Peter, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Parker. which he has created for Fox, Film

picture.

"Caravan"

and which a coming to the King's

January 8, when it is expected that There will be no Rotary tiffins until Dr. Hu Shih, of the International University of Peiping, will be the speaker,

The Chinese Catholle Young Men's Society will hold its annual dinner in

Theatre on Tuesday, Charell utiliaca the Puiano Judge, sailed for India the Evangelist, on Thursday, Decem this now method. The production, it yesterday on retirement. On Friday ber 27, at 7.80 p.

Mr. M. Akbar, formerly clerk to honour of ita Patron Saint, Bt. John

horalded

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н.к. Lands 4% debentures,

$99% b.

S'hai Lands, Sh. $24. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $12.20 n. Humphreys, $94 n.

H.K. Realties, $5.30 h. Asia Realtios “A” Sh. $100 ». Asia itemities “B” sh. $20 m. Chinese-Estates,-888-n.-- China Realtics, Sh. $124 1. China Debenture, $123 n.

Publle Utilities,

Tramway, $20 b. Penk Trams (old), $12 n. Peak Trams. (new), $7 n. Star Ferries, $98 b. Yaumati Ferries, (old), $22% n. China Lights (old), $10.40 n. China Lights (new), $10.15 n. 1.K. Electrics, $711⁄2 an. Macao Electrica, $26 n. Sandakan Lights, $8 n. Telophones (old), $25 Telephones (new), $10.70 an. China Buses Sh. $12.40 n.. Singapore Tractions, 4/8 Singapore Prof. 17/9 u.

Industriais.

Malabon Sugars, $8.70 n.

Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $20 n. Cald: Muck. (Pref.), $19% n. Canton Ices, $2.85 b.

Cement (com.), $2.30 n. H.K. Ropes, $4.10 n.

Stores Dairy Farms $24 n. Watson, 36 n.

Lane Crawfords, $3.75 n. Mackintoshs, $21 n. Sinceres, $8 n.

4Vm. Powells. 70 cls. n. Wing On (H.K.) $105 n.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $2.75 n. H.K. Entertainmonte, $7. S. C. Enterpries, $1 b. Macho. "Creyhounds," $2 n. Construction (old), $2 n. Constructions (new), 75 eta, N. Vibor Piling, $6.60 n.

Ch. Govt 5% 1925 G.ş Bonds

.92% n.

ILK: Gov. 1% Loan 8% prem, b. H.K. Govt. 34% Loan, 2% prem,

Wallace Harpors, $7% n.

LUNGHAI RAILWAY

EXTENSION OF LINE: FROM TUNGKWAN TO BIANFU i sald, will provide something acne-nat, he was presented with a "pugree tionally new in the way of film enter-(Indian head-dress) by the Moham

Loyang, Dec, 2370 tainment, chiefly because of this medan community in Hongkong. In Anew Club, having for its Chilberto little-known

The Lunghal Railway. Adminis- procedure, making the presentation, Mulvi Mo temporary name, "The Hongkong tration has announced that freight ""Caravan"—comes

ahamed Shah referred to Mr. Akbar's English Forum; is being sponsored and passenger traffic on the new spectaulat musical romance played work in Hongkong on behalf of the by a group of enterprising members extension of the Railway between Fagainst the colourful background of Moslem community, his services as a of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Over twenty finomadic life. Its cant featured trustee of the Mosque and as a people were present at a preliminary. Tungkwan and Slanfu will be in- Charles Boyer, Loretta Young Jean guardian of the cemetery, The Mulvi meeting bald on Saturday night. The troduced on December, 27. At the Piper Philips. Holmes, and includes also expressed the hope that Me. promoter of thai new venture are same time, a through train service File:Fazenda, Eugene Palielie Akbar would be spared for many Mesir. Y. & No WC. Young Lin- on the whole line of the "Rallway Paley, Dirges, Richard Carle, Lionel ment.

* Grapevin, Noah Berry, years to enjoy his well-earned retire coln Wengi William Chancendisses will be commenced Central New8

spot | Josephine Wong and Rose Pau):

Agency.

RADIO BROADCAST

Three Christmas · Items From the Studio

DANCE MUSIC-

From Z.B.W. on a wayclongth of R55 matres (845 kilocycles).

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. G-6.10 p.m. A Talk on "The Govern- ment's new method for refunding rates in respect of vacant floor" by The Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau.

6-10-7 pan, Chinese Programme. -- 7 p.m.-l_am. European Programme. 7pm. Closing Local Stock Quela. tions, London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations,

7.08-7.36 p.m. Light Orchestral. Waldteufel Memories (arr. Finek), Maruschka (de Leur).

Cuban Serenade (Midgley). 50 Years of Song.

7.30-8 pm. From the Studio. "An "Christmas Talk" by Bryan Lewis.

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Ite port.

8.03-8.45 p.m. A Relay from 91.

John's Cathedral,

A CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME

Mrs. H. L. Lockhart .... Soprano. Mrs. E. Snowdon-Jones.. Contralto. Mr. Frederick Mason ................. Organ. 1. The Holy Boy (A Carol of the

Nativity),...

Ireland.

2. My Soul doth magnify the Lord

Frederick Mazon.

3. AA Joseph WRS n-walking

...Thiman.

4. Cradle Song,... ...... Byrd.

5. Our Brother is born,.. Farjeon.

0. The Holly and

the Ivy

Arr. Martin Shaw. Blake's Cradle Song,.. Vaughan Williams.

8. Christmas day in the Morning

....rr. Martin Shaw.

9. The Bells of Christmas, ... arr.

Martin Shaw.

10. Nunc Dimittus, ..... Frederick

Mason.

11. Adente Fideles,

Shaw.

arr. Marila

12 Chorus, Hallelujah, .....

Handel.

8.45-9 p.m. Band Selections. Woodland Pictures-Rural Suite

(P. E. Fletcher).

Songs of Wales.

9.9.10 p.m. A Dream of Christmas, (Albert W. Ketelboy's).

9.10-9.50 p.m. From the Studio.

A Version of Charles Dickens' well known story "A Christmas Carol."

9.50-10 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press News, London Stock and Commodity Quotations.

10 p.m.-1 a.m. A Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Grill Room (by courtesy of the Management).

1 a.m. Clone Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

This Evening's Broadcasts From The German Short-Wavers

Speelat PIOETANSES for FAC Eastern wil be broadcast from Zeese AN

BOUTH ARIA ZONE Routh Asia Zone, broadcast from DJD, (19.74) mitrean DJN~(8};45~metres);

4.45 pm

istener follow.

DJB, DIN Announcement (Germ.. Engl.) German Folk Song, Pro- Ramme-Forecast German, Eng

ا للمزز

.. Christears. Folk Hangs by the Karin

Herd Vocal Quartet.

5.30 p.m. News in Kamlish,

3.45

.m. Sprelat Woman's Programmas

Chini Night on a Tel

By Lulu van Straus und Torney.

1.30 p.. A German Chelimas in the Akrainian Nash, Header: Felix Jannasch.

*45 p.m. News in Garman,

7 p.. Concert af Light Music,

8 p.m. Nawa in English.

8.14 p.m. Cissa down DJB, DIN (Carm,

Engl.) -

EAST ASIA ZONE

Eat Asla Zone broadcast Urowæk DJA on 31.58 metres. and DIN (31.45 metres).

p.m. DJA, DJN Announcement (Gier..

Engl.) German Folk Bong. Tre

ramme Forecast (Germ., EURL) 1,45 p.m. News In English on DJA and

in Dutch an DJN. 10 p.m. Decorating the Christmas Tres. 11.16 p.m. News In Germen on DJA sad

DIN.

11.30 p.m. Christmas Night en Halle Isle By Lala van Strana and Torner. 12.18 .m. News in English en DJA and

-in Dutch on DJN 12.30a.m. Close down DJA, DIN (Germ.,

Engl.)

KZRM PROGRAMME

This Evening's Broadcast From Manila Station

The following programme will be broadcast from Manle this evening by KZAK

.m. Studio Clamles.

8.10 p.m. Spanish Informational Period. 6.10 p.m English Informational Feriod. 7 p.m. Plaza nella-Marie Lee Jones.

p.m. Studebaker Champlone-Manila 7,10

Motor Co p.m. Malabon

Sponsorship.

7.40

Bugar

Company

7.45 pm. Fanlo y la Programme (Chalo

XZEG). 8. Brunswick Recording Programi STOP

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