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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1929.

HARSHLY TREATED

ASSISTANCE FOR CHINESE IN

RUSSIA

DE. WANG'S ACTION,

At the

OIL ISSUE

FIVE PER CENT. 15 YEARS

DEBENTURE BONDS ·

PROCEEDS OF FLOTATION

New York, Yesterday.

the amount ef

THE CHINA MAIL,

ROUND THE CINEMAS SHADOWS BEFORE.

THE TECHNICAL ART OF PICTURE MAKING

"THE LAST WARNING"

| COMING-EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN "CHINA MAIL"

Social Functions To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

BANK HOLIDAYS,

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TN Accordance with Ordinance.

Aging, one-of, the technical arts Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, No. of 1912, the EXCHANGE

use of the theatre set in the big Laura La Plante-Mystery Special, The Last Warning" which is showing at the Queen's Theatre to-day until Saturday.

8.30 p.m.

Hong

To-day--Ten Danco at Kong Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

To-day-Dinner Dance at Repulse Bay Hotel; 8.30 p.m.

Entertainments To-day Queen's Theatre;

Canton. Yesterday, meeting of the State? The Texas Oil Corporation, the of motion picture making was Council in October 8, Dr. C. T. largest oil company in the coun-employed by Universal during the Wang tatal that at the rapture, try outside the Standard Oi! group, of Sign-Rastian relations there has announced the testa of á per 15-year convertible deben- were any, Chinese residing incent Russia, and that according to the ture bonas to reports of the Chinese Minister at G.$100,000,000 at the pride of 98 Berlin, the Chinese have been and interest,

One moment à spick and apan "The Last Warning." The proceeds of the flotation,

new theatre, everything ready an; very harshly treatal by the Rus-

Today World Theatre: pro-which will be one of the largest for an opening performance. and their sian Authorities

A "Morgan's Last Raid," and "Skirts." perty confiazated. Owing to the during the year, will be devoted

moment later the theatre is a (Continuous performance from '1.15 approach of cold weather, the to the expansion of the company's wreck, dust covers everything, the to 11.16 p.m.).

business.Renter's American Ser- Chinese residents, who are in a terrible plight, have asked thei Government to remit 50,000 gold roubles for transportation back to China.

The State Council passed a re solution granting the remittance. and an order was issued to the Ministry of Finance to deliver

vice.

TALKING FILMS

A UNIQUE PROFESSION

THREATENED

BANKS will be. CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, 14th of October.

Hong Kong, 9th October, 1929.

G.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

R.

Theatre; PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

paint is faded, the pipes rusting. Po-day "Star the wings falling apart, the cur-"The Country Doctor." tains disintegrating, cobwebs To-day Majestic Theatre: everywhere.

**Bred In

Old Kentucy" and Careful Cribs

"Uneasy Payment." Many methods of making things ok old were employed for this transformation. First to be aged were the signs. Air brushes with To-day--St. Paul's College Con- a special fading paint, a thin tone cert, 7.30 p.m.

To-day-Star Theatre; Warwick Revue Ca. present "The Peep Show," 9.15 p.m.

The invention of the talking film this sum to the Foreign Office for erentes in Japan a problem unique transmission to the Chinese Minis-Jamong civilized nations.

Japan which permitted the original To-day-Hong Kong University ter in Germany. -Canton News had her own variety of talking Dim colouring to show through faint-"Double Ten" Concert and Dance,

Hong uefore it was thought of iny, was sprayed over everything. 8.30 p.m. Agency:

the West, but it was a living, not Then all joints in the plumbing Oct. 12 and 13-Star Theatre; In mechanical, tongue that the Jupnd along pipes were painted with Warwick Revue Co, present "High janese movies spoke, and still speak, thick brown paint which was Lights," 9.15 p.m.

CONSULS IN CHINA for the Japanese prefer the living to the potted drama if they can get it. The problem now is, whether the mechanicni takkies will aupplant the living voice on the Japanese Lethema stage.

REQUEST TO ABOLISH FOREIGN JURISDICTION

LEGATION'S REFUSAL

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quickly heated with a blow torch.. This bubbled the paint and gives It the impression of rust on the

screen.

Oct, 14 and 15-Star Theatre; Warwick Revue Co. present "The Merry-Go-Round," 9.15. p.m.

Oct. 16 and 17-Star Theatro; Warwick Revue Co. present Airy Nothings," 9.15 p.m.

Oct. 21--Nelson Day Concert at

Paint of a slightly different shade from that used in firat From the first appearance of painting the theatre was promis- Peking. Yesterday.

filma in Japan a lecture or runningcuously sprayed around, which gave Lee Theatre, 0 p.m.- The Lejcation Quarter will shortly commentary, delivered by an expert the impression of fading and reply to the second. Note of the comedian, accompanied the exhibi-water streaks.

Home Malla Central Government asking for the tion.

Then the whole A foreign production with set was sprayed with dirty water Suez ("Macedonia").

To-day-Inward from Europe via Abolition of foreign consular juris- titles and sub-titles in the language which added to the eerie effect. diction. It is learned that the of the country of origin. the film

To-morrow-Inward from 'Amer- By means of a special machine,lea and ports ("President Cleve- Legation Quarter, promised to con-¡required a translator who spoke in

cobwebs were placed all over the sider the matter bu refused to the vernacular, and he beenma an

land"). ablish it costs as ext rear essential part of the entertainment. Indeed, he goon developed into

Renter.

Universal, makes cobwebs by em-hai, Japan and Europe via Siberia, set. This machine, patented by To-morrow-Outward for Shang- ploying the idea of a candy loss ("Macedonia"), 2.30 p.m.

achines using

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Sports

To-morrow-Steel Coulson's Bil. liard League: Winners v. reat of league, Somerset Sergts. Mess 6

p.in.

Oct. 14-Extra Race Meeting at Finally several tons of Fuller's earth were blown into the audi-by Mr. T. J. Price, 5.30 p.m.

Happy Valley.

torium and back stage and allow- ed to settle.

THE COUNTRY DOCTOR"

Breathless Fire Film at the

"Star"

something more; he became the god of the machine, letting the public liquid rubber, glue and other in- KNOCK-KNEED into the secrets of the plot and ad-

tion of the story. His interpreta-gredients, instead of sugar. tion of the drama, and his usually special dust was sprayed over the 'MAYOR'S. REGULATIONS FOR

witty.comments on it, were a sort cobwebs to give them the proper PROPER CONDUCT

of farcical accompaniment to the photographic qualities. The Mayor of Biarritz, M. Hirigoyen, tone of which the play went on to has issued a set of regulations for the its inevitable end; and, to the in- proper conduct of bathers and sun tellectual, this part of the show was bathers on the beach. Decency, ele-more interesting than the piece it gance and politeness, according to M.self. The katsuben, as he was call- Hirigoyen, should receive more atten-ed, became at least 40 per cent. of | tion from visitors who wish to enjoy the piece to the average patron of themselves at Biarritz.

the cinema hall. “Knock-kneed or obese bathers,”

Displace The Valce stale the regulations, "should wear

The question now exciting the wraps on the beach so that their phy Japanese public is whether the sicut imperfection may not be evident mechanical talking film will dis- "For & man." rends another recom-place the living voice on the stage mentation, gesture in more ugly of the cinema. The 10,000 profes. than that of removing a shirt in slonal katsuben of the country have pabile. Special enbins are provided for been a powerful influence on public this and should be used."

opinion; for these the voice of the At the end of the regulations, which average movie actor or actress will have been posted up in conspicuous seem a tame substitute. A gifted positions along the beach, is added a katsuben will most successfully fill notice that the police are empowered to the blank streaks created on enforce them.

popular film by, the paint of the police censor, and a broadcast of the talk given by a good katsuben has become the most popular of radio items in Japan.

to others."

VANISHED: GROOM

DISAPPEARS ON WEDDING MORN

The custom of having speech and action in drama taken by different A bride, waiting in bridal dress persons is quite old in Japan. It for her groom, and a large con-was so difficult to find good actors gregation waiting in St. Joseph's with equally good voices that an Roman Catholic Church, at Havant, elocutionist stood at the side of the near Portsmouth, for the couple, stage reciting the words to which were disappointed. The bridegroom the actor fitted his gestures. did not appear.

katsuben had only to reverse the It was found that the man, who process, fitting his language to what 'had been granted a week's holiday he saw on the screen,

to, get married, had left the district. .

The disappointed bride lnld the

flowers that were to have formed

her wedding bouquet on the altar of the church in which she was to; 'have been married.

Word was received in Peking last Friday that Mrs. Watanabe, mother of the director of the "North China Standard," died in Japan on Septem- 'bar 25. Mrs. Watanabe was in her 81st year and had been ailing re- cently. Her son left Peking to visit her about three weeks ago and was able to be with his mother when she passed away, Messages of condol ence have been sent to Japan by the very many friends of Mr. Wa- tanabe among Chirese, Japanese and other peoples, in the former capital.

took

An interesting ceremony place at the Tientsin. Race Club on September 28 when Sir James Jamieson, K.C.M.G., H.B.M. Consul. General, presented the insignia of the Order of the British Empire to Mrs. Florence O'Neill, Mrs. Dorothy Boiler and Mr. R. A. Williams for services rendered to the British troops.

The Paddington Coroner, who suggested that the speed of matur cars in London streets should be limited to that of the old hanson cabs, said he had received. some abusive letters as the result of his comments on the tricklessness of pedestrians, and the speed of motor vehicles".

Trading results in the South Wales coalfield for the three months. ended Saturday last, (in mail week) showed, alo 4,044 1) tónu.

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by 1700,000 tons ious (quartar," or 1,000,000

over

The

Oct. 17-Closing date of entries Oct. 23-Twelfth bi-annual race for Ships Lifeboats, ("Trevesa Trophy") starting time, 4 p.m.

Meetings To-morrow Extraordinary Gen- eral Meeting at St. Andrew's Church Many people dread two things-Young Men's Club, 8.30 pm.

To-morrow-Hong Kong Cricket total paralysis and death by fire..

man, happily Club Meeting, 5.80 p.m. married,, la confronted by both, and sees his wife menaced by the. latter as he lies helpless, there's tense, vivid drama-the kind that chills the blood and holds one! breathless with horror.

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I of the Sale by Public Auction i to be held on TUESDAY, the 15th day of October, 1929, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov- brnor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Tai Kok Taul, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King. for one further term of 75 years.

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As the Mayor of Greater Shang- hai has appointed a film and thea- trical censorship committee, the committee appointed by the District Kuomintang, have been ordered to wind up their affairs. Says the vernacular press,

Lt. Col. L. M: Codgrave, the Land Sale

Canadian Trade Commissioner,' has Oct. 15-At P.W.D. Offices one returned to Shanghai from an ex- lot of Crown land at Tai Kok Tsui,tended northern tour, 3 p.m.

Miscellaneous To-day Kowloon Chinese Such is one of the situation in Y.M.C.A. Formal Opening, 4.30 "The Country Doctor," in which | p.m. Rudolph Schildkraut plays the To-day. St. Andrew's Young title role, and which is showing Men's Club first rimble of the at the Star Theatre from to-day season. until Saturday. It was directed To-morrow Dance on tennis. by Rupert Julian, who made "The court, Somerset Sergts. Mess, 0 p.m. Yankee Clipper," "Merry-Go- Oct. 12-Third Annual Garden Round" and "Three Faces East." Fete of St. Peter's Church, 2.80 p.m. It is said that "The Country Doc- Oct. 12-Sanitary Department to surpastes his previous tri- Officers' Sports Club Dance, Hotel umphs.

Savoy, 8.30 p.m.

'Mr. Clarence Spiker, of the Chinese secretariat of the American Legation, and formerly of the U.S. Consulate Shanghai, has left Peking on a six-month's leave, in the United States, Mr. Spiker sails

on the

In addition to Mr. Schildkraut, Oct. 12-13-Bazaar of the Pre- shortly from Yokohama the featured players in the castciousTM Blood Convent, Wah Yan "President McKinley" and on ar- are Junior Coghlan, Sam De College, (8 pm, on Saturday and rival in America will proceed to Grasse, Virginia Bradford and whole day on Sunday).

Washington, D. C. Louis Natheaux. The screen play Oct. 15-At Helena May In- was written by Boulah Marie Dix.stitute, public lecture on "A tramp from Yunnanfu to the Yangtze," for the harbour races, 6 p.m.

Oct. 22-Ladies' Harbour Race. Oct. 28---Open Harbour Race..

IN OTHER PLACES

Floats for the Shanghai-Chengtu air mall planes are due to arrive from England. A pair will first be installed on the Huyung No. 4 which will make a flight to Hankow when the work is completed to determine the feasibility of a Shanghai-Hankow route.

The Gendarmerie Commissioner, CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN TO Gen. Hsiung Hai-hul, has ordered

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Mr. R. N. Shannon, of Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Taiping, is shortly leaving for Home on bollday.

Chief Inapr. B. J. Selvey, in charge of Central Station, Shang- hal, has returned from short lenve, spent in Tsingtao..

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his subordinates to resume censor. ship over the different "mosquito" papers, because they have been publishing reports which are de- trimental to the interests of the Kuomintang, which tend to under- mine the National Government, and which are obscene and immoral."

According to the northern Chi- heee press there are at present about 400,000 unemployed Chinese Miss Marle Louise Charlgnon,in Peking and vicinity.

The re- daughter of Mr. A. J. H. Charlgnon moval of the capital to Nanking is of Peking and Mr. Armand Gandon to a great extent responsible for

of the French Legation Shanghai, the unemployment. During the were quietly married on Septem- last fortnight of September, 97 ber 28 at a civil ceremony at the shops have closed their doors in French Legation, with the Minister, Peking according to the General Count de Martel, officiating.

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