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SATURDAY,
JANUARY 19, 1935.
SERIAL STORY-
Lovable
theirs, were
Am
BTTARY RAYMOND
envelope. boat. I
opened another on the samo BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
site. Out fell a clipping, with one para- ANN HOLLISTER pretty and 20, breaks Wish old Peter was on your her engagement to TONY MICKLE emmer. He would be a whole regiment for graph buidly red-penciled: "Wonder stal artist, bere of ha drinking and generai. you." Irresponsibility. The same day PETER KEN-II's refused to see me. There's marriago was the result of a fit of DALIL wealthy and prominent, learns how VALERIA BENNETT, his fahrer, ceived him, and tells her everything la over between them,
Ann And Peter, ith heart-slek and_dis | ituatoned, mest in a restaurant. When Peter maka ber to marry him, Ann green.
for
They are married that night and net Florian, Sties spend several weeks there løp. pily until l'eter is callest home again herste uf buntes. All of the Kentall. Iasily except
nothing I can do."
if a certain man-about-town's hasty pique, and if the redhead with whom Mr. he ankled down the aisle will be able raid, to disprove the old saying that gentiv- isn't
men pretor blonds ..we wonder." Ann's face was sober. Peter asked, Mind if I see that, Ann7"
know when
He read the clipping, his
faco
"There is another side to Kendall's attitude," Sarah “Poler in the only one who her child. I suppose you That. Peter Was only three she married his father. Millicent was born within two years and white. "When I get my hands on
wrote this-what several years later the twins come the man who
dirty trick!" His eyes were blazing. "Peter Ann broke in breathlessly. "Oh. the family history. Ile Peler. you wouklu't Nobody pays seems very fond of them, particularly any attention to High-Life"," "But everybody reads it," Carol."
said grimly."
peter, her, MILLICENT, Eh Anh, An Carol and Dan"
Brent dreldes to give a dance to introduce Ann Lociety. Ana Testa that Valerie wil de Among the Huerta,
CHAPTER XIX
Ann said, "Yes, Valeria's invited. She heard about the party and told Millicent she hoped she wouldn't be excluded. Valeria said she wanted to be friends. Millicent thought there was nothing to do but usk her."
"So that's it. Sarah breathed. "She can fight better close to you, and with less danger of discovery Ann, dear, can't you see what's be fore your very nose?"
"I certainly enu. Which reminds ing it needs powdering." Ang turned Sarah and Luward
bedroom the followed.
door was closed Ann When the banded Sarah the package she had
been
"Yes, I know," Ann said.
told
17.5
"Hm. I can't say I ndtite Peter's taste. Everybody thinks she's awful snobs"
"Teter thinks she is misunderstood,
and kicking against the traces makes arrogant and hard. He her seem says she's really the finest of them Alf when you know her well."
"When's the party?" "Thursday night. You and Mac must be sure to come.”
"Mne in full dress" Sarah smiled. 11 threaten him with that." "But you will come?"
"I won't promine. Send me one of those swanky invitations, though. I want to frame it. Imagine being in. Kendall! vited to a party given by You never can tell what will happen then this world:",
untled holding. Sarah Lisaur wrappings and lifted out one exquisite undergarment after another, When she came to the beautiful ivory satin negliger tears gathered in her Ann, I can't bear It. Geiting nii these lovely things for my troussenu when you've been au rahappy-"
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"Peter, I couldn't hear it if you did anything about it. Everybody would be talking then."
"Guess you're right," Peter said. He crumpled the clipping in his hand. "Sure you won't let it upset you?"
"I won't give it anather thought." Anu snil. Unless you need your car, why don't you let Evans drive you down? I'll pick you' up afternoon,"
tisin
"I thought you'd be busy getting ready for the parts. Buying dress"
"It's bought and waiting."
ת
Peter was standing by her chair, smiling down at her. Ann, in her simply tailored brown jersey with the same starched white collar and cuffs, made Aun laughed.
feel the
upa pretty picture. She never appeared on at breakfast in negligees, but whe sometimes at night way.", she confessed. "I wake the light and look at the magni-always dressed in some simple, at-
myself tractive morning frock like this. Scence. I want to pinch to see if it's true,"
Once when he had remonstrated Surah told Mac, when they were with her. Ann had said, "You always alone together, that she felt in dress for breakfast. Why shouldn't her hores something would happen at 11"
"It's different with me" he said. Millcent's dance.
Pho"I'm on my way to work." pirited. Yet, he realised he liked pening run for Ann dressed for breakfast, fresh as
"No, I wasn't unhappy--that is, not terribly unhappy, Sarah, Peter has been wonderful. It's just that
"And I'm betting on Anti,"
"She's clever an I feel I'm lying in a sort of dream, ¦ said. Of course," her voice broke, "I had Shell give the Kendalls n
lanned everything differently. I had their money and outwit Valeria a rose, her bronze hair tucked in a always expected to have a real honey Bennett, too." moon, not a make-believe one. To spend it with someone who really loved me and someone-"
She had just remembered that Ana take the She did not finish, Jat began had not mentioned Tony. It wasn't | Ann."
nose. furiously. She a good sign. powdering her
xmali oft knot at the back of her
"That is," Sarah said slowly. "hend. Ana puts her heart in the Scht"
"Well, I'm off," he said, "I won't car. You're spoiling me,
On the way to the office he thought
And been about to say, "and some- As for Tony-If he started making about the way Ann had pretended in one loved." But loyalty to Peter trouble for Ann, Sarah told herself, silenced her.
she'd shoot him. The child
The
had Sarah said, meeting Ann's eyes in troubles enough without Tony step. the mirror, "you might as well telling in and complicating things ali, darling. You won't be seeing me further. every day now."
"Per's wonderful, Sarah. best friend I ever had."
"Friend Who wants t friendly husband 7
"ile took a huge sportment and hus servants all ever the alace Sonetimes I think I would be a lot happier if I had work to do-like
Peter."
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Ignore the covert thrust in the grandal sheet. He'd stake his life that she was the squarest, fairest-he caught himself up. Nu use in pulting Ann on a pedestal.
She was playing "he game square. Aun was reading the note that had ly, of course. She had been wonder- come in the morning mail. Tony'sful on the trip. It had been memor- able in many ways. Getting up The maid had brought the nil to early, with the mist still thick on the the breakfast room, handing the tray lake. Swimming with her those Inst Ann's warm days before they left. He had to Peter. He had gathered mail, mostly invitations, into a stack ever seen anyone as thrilled over
Junt
kid. A and handed it to her-not, missing the things. Ann was one envelope addressed in a masculine darned sweet kid
Ann's heart missed a bent as she opened Tony's note. "Belated con Aloud, she said, “I hope you'll keep emtulations," she said, adding brave your eyes open. I bet Valeria Bennett ly, "from Tony."
hand the letter wil. And I have an idea the family She did not
!
He had married · Aun beenuse they Born in York, Yorkshire, Eng-Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., wraid-rather-have-her, with all her Peter and he did not ask to see it.
* rank Incaness, than
interloper. It rand: "No Inte suppers, no early roth at a high emotional pitch land, on December 31, 1905, he Kowloon, whence delivery can be Goods not cleared within 7 days, It's the inbred snobbishness of people morning rides in old cars and taxi-that night, and because both of them enlisted in the 7th 1103ars onlined as the goods are landed.--
were hoping to forget. Forgotting whose famullies have, always known cabs, no nothing. I can't any one this chap was-Ann's business, just as he spent two years at the Royal aubject to rent.
January 21, 1920, as a Boy. Later,
of arrival, will bo including date carh other. Your ancestors may gratulate you. Ann, but you deserve forestting Valerin was his.
All claims must be sent to the Military have come over in the Mayflower, it for being so damned Jealous.
Was he forgetting her?
Kneller Hall. any When you're fed up, give me a ringbonestly didn't know.
undersigned before Wednesday, 23rd Ann.
wouldn't make Instit
not be. difference to the
unless I'll be walling. Tony"
recognized.
Lonely, thought. Sarna. She's ter-hrte. ribly lonely, That's bad-fur 'Peter.
Kendalls
CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
BUI-
"The death of Bandmaster Frod Burnett, A.1.C.M., Of
2nd It occurred to him that the note Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Ann had received was perhaps more occurred at the Rowes Road Milit- disturbing to her than the clipping.
Consignees of Cargo by the nbore named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception
is mouth set in grim lines at the ary Hospital yesterday afternoon.nf Opium, Treasure and Valuables are thought. And then he almost laughed after a brief illness. at the sheer absurdity of his feeling.
To Be Continued."
Peter
School for Music at
being landed and placed at their risk in the Godowna of the Hongkong
Appointed Warrant Officer Class January, 1935, or they will 1, he was promoted to Bandmaster. Damaged Packages must be left in only and joined the 2nd Battalion, Royal the Godowns for examination by the advance reports,. attains one of the his former sweetheart. It in highest points in gripping emotional after a slip-up in his plans forces Welch Fusiliers on June 7, 1932, consignees, and the Company's Sur- drama seen on the screen since "Bad him to commit an actual murder that joining the battalion at Gibraltar veyor Musura:-Goddard and Douglas Girl. In addition, the role of the he learns that his sweetheart is alive in August of that year. producer suffices to bring Walter and only alightly injured, and that
"The Thin Man"
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ANTI-GAS MEASURES
Connolly the belated recognition as he, linseif, is the actual victim of Popular among the officers and one of the greatest character meters his perfect. crime, Produced by men, the inte Mr. Burnett was also of the screen- tame he bas on-] Heelit-MacArthur at the Astoria, joyed on the stage, for two decades. New York studies as one of the good all-round sportsman being dili Sume of Connolly's recent roles in-new pictures, "Crime Without Pass prominent in swimming, water polu Exercising the caution and
and at football. His passing is gence he has applied throughout his clude "20th Century", "It Happened ion" employed the resources of one screen career in the selection of roles, One Night", "Lady for a Day and of the most remarkable technical generally regretted. Leslie Howard readily accepted RKO-The Bitter Tea Of General Yen" staffs. Radio's offer of playing the leading Doris Kenyon appears as his wife
"That's A Good Girl” part in W. Somerset Maugham's "Of with Robert Young cast as their son, Howard har-Others in the supporting CARL are lumat Bondage
Recently returned from New York boured an ambition to play the exact Jack Mulhall, Hobart Bosworth, Mato London after a successful stage ing role f Philip Carey in "Of con Jones, Scott Beckett, Maidel appearance in the Americau metro- Human Bondage", and his enthusiasm Turner, Rollo Lloyd and Akim Tami- polis, Jack Buchanan re-entered, the made him Toup to the offer, In the roff. screen version of the Maugham classic, coming to the King's Theatre on Sunday, Howard will be rounded by many notable film players, of your chairs, and If you enjoy being none other than Elsie Randolph who Terror" which comes to the Alham- LT. ROBERTSON APPOINTED including Bette Davis, Frances Dec, left completely in the dark while was his opposite player in many of bra Theatre to-morrow, with Mary] TO NEW VOLUNTER SERVICE
In the current H. K. Volunteer Kay Johnson, Iteginald Denny, Alan trying to solve a most baling murder his Londun stage successes, also Astor, Lyle Talbot, John Halliday and Hale and Reginald Owen. In Of mystery, don't fail to see the new appearing with him in the highly- Frank McHugh hending the all-star Human Bondage" Howard essays une Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's picture The successful "Yes, Mr. Brown". In the cast. To be exact, Al plays two Defence Corps.orders it is interest- of the most difficult roles in his Thin Man" showing at the Oriental current vehicle, this
team akeletons, doubling "in bones During to note that Lieutenant C. de popular
number of Reenes in the sensitive, Theatre on Sunday, Monday and have made-to-order roles, introducing ing a the career.. Portraying
Woolcott tle- cultured, lame youth, obsessed by a Tuesday, Alexander
experiments
the appointed Omcer-in-Charge love which means his rain, he is said lared "The Thin Man" to be the best several hilarious eccentric dances, and Inbogatory of the sanitarium where Salle Itobertson, M.M., has been
Among revolutionary innumerable Ling to give a splendid characterization. detective story ever written by any others in the east are Vera Pearce, "flurexray" are being carried out, Al Anti-Gas Measures, in addition to As Philip Carey, he is studying author, and Sinclair Lewis described Garry Marsh, Kate Outler, Dorothy plays The Skeleton to Irving Belcher, medicine when he meets the ruthless it as the most breathless of all of Hyson, Willian, Kenichi and Frank one of the assistants to Lyle Talbot, his other duties. Mildred, tawdry promiscuous trifler. Dashiell Hammett's stories. The Stanmore. A highlight of the hilar who, as Dr. Leonard Goodman
The appointment of Lieutenant Ils love is unrequited, but his in- Thin Man" is the story of Nick ious production is the opera ser- pushing the new. X-Ray machino to
in the picture, Robertson to this new branch of cessaut attention places his heart in Charles,
who suence where Buchanan, to avoid his completion. Later the palm of her hand. Despite hor Sherlock Holmes, SS. Van Dine and creditors, steps on the stage where Stewart becomes a skeleton for John the Volunteer service is appropriate, many treacheries, he always takes all other crack detectives rolled into he takes a leading part in the mas- Halliday, the rightful inventor of the for, apart from specialising in this
one. It tells of three murders which culine chorus, and immediately acts
"Durexrey." light supposed to re- Philips' romantle life, each with love and pity but their influence is over-with the unusual Wynant family claim of the London press indictes patient. It takes Al two hours and War, he has recently given lectures.
tolis method of solving the crimes pro- that this is the beat British musical- a half each day to transform himself to various Hongkong units. shadowed by his slavish tio Mildred "human bondage." The film vides one of the most exciting and comedy to be screened in Hongkong. lato a skeleton. When the process is was directed by John Cromwell, who unusual climaxes of all detective plc-The Daily Mirror reviewer points out completo, and he walks out on the has had such succossos as "Annares.
that he not only achieved a great lot from his dressingroom, the effect Vickers", "The Silver Cord", "Double "Crime Without Passion"
personal success but was mobbed by a startling even in broad daylight. Harness" and "Sweepings."
Proving once again that you "can't an outstanding auccess.
a. crowd of fans. The aim itself is On a dimly lighted sound stage, the Cohen, author of "Sweepings", faith get
Frequent sudden appearance of The Skeleton away with fully
the
st" Paramount's bursts of applause most unusual produced many shrieks from the transmutes,
SomeractCrime Without Passion", the Ben thing at a film's first night-greeted faminino, members of the cast, the Maugham story to the screen. Mocht-Charles MacArthur ploture several of the richly humorous come first day Al Stewart made his appear
featuring Claude Rains, Margo and dy situations. It contains "Whom the Gods Destroy"
all the ance as The Skeleton on the stage, Whitney Bourne and opening to-day good points of the stage show plus in the course of production. Even whoro "Return of the Terror" was "Whom, the Gods Destroy", Colum- at the Queen's Theatre agala explodes the slap stick comedy situations made after the skeleton said, "Hello!" in a bia's powerful dramm of a man's great the fallacy of the perfect crime and possible by
tho cinoma love for his son, featuring Walter points out that even the cleverest Jack Buchanan la at his best.""
camera. cheerful and perfectly human voice,
txx-detective An
in
LM
of
her back. Nora and Sally follow involved Charles, against his will the "imbecile". The unanimous ac- veal the complete bone structure of a branch in France during the Great
Loster
"Return of the Terror"
and lighted a cigarette which he took from an invisible pocket between his' fourth and Afth rib, nobody folt per-
Connelly, Robert Young and Doria criminal must allp up in his plans Kenyon, will be seen shortly at the somewhere and thus land in the Queen's Theatre. The film was clutches of the inw. Writton and adapted by Fred Nibio, Jr..from an directed by Hecht and MacArthur, Actors And themselves playing feetly at case. The make-up WIS original story by Albert Payson "Crime Without Passion" is the story strange and unusual parts in motion much too realistle for comfort. Terhune. The atory, briany, can-of-the-clovereat criminal lawyer in pictures, all the way from invisible Return of the Terror" is a molo- cerns a successful, Broadway stage New York who forgets his colo as man to off-stage shouts, but probably dramatic mystory thriller by Eugono producer whose one dominating alm defender of criminals to become an actor has had a more fantastic Bolow and Peter Milne, which was in life is the perpetuation of his murderer himself, and who bungles his sealgament this season name in the theatre through his son. crime, Claude Rains plays the role Stewart. Al Stewart is the man be- "The Terror." It concerna a series than Al suggested by Edgar Wallace's story The final SCOTICS marka highly of the lawyer who makes elaborate hindTheSkeleton in the First of strange murders. In a private dramatic climax, which, according to plans to cover the supposed murder of National production, "Return of the sanitarium.
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