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eternal in the human breast" of the Oriental as well as of the foreigner. And why should not it?

Let us during this festive sea- son of our Chinese friends throw

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

1930

SHAMEEN WEDDING THE PROBLEM OF

Ceremony in the Episcopal Church

BOUSFIELD CASTENS

PICTURE DIALOGUE

“TALKIES "AND-CMUTES ”

The wedding took place at Shameen yesterday of Edith Gwendolyn Castans, the fourth daughter of Lt. Col. W. E. Castens, R.A., of Little Milton, at alking, flims have on for one too high quality of most LTHOUGH the great majority that la chiefly responsible for the 'Oxfordshire, and John Keith been anything but a success from aufible screen offerings. So far Bousfield, youngest son of Mr. the angles of dialogue and vocal as the actual vocat tones are cou W. R. Bousfeld, K.C., F.R.S., of tones, one cannot fall to be impress-corned, they could be improved Hendon, Middlesex. the Rev. Ped at Hollywood by the patience and vastly, dg the theatre managers Jenkins officiating.

pains taken in the more important ireres more careful in supervising The bride, who was dressed in studios to improve the quality of the volume of sound from the pro a beautiful gown of ivory panne productions, and also by the injection booths. velvet, with tight atting bodica numerable ingenious, devices, that with square neck, long sleeves and are being. Introduced.... long full skirt, entered the Church on the arm of Mr. J. W. Plati, who gave her. away. Her bouquet WAS A shower of lovely aweet

peas.

Mlas Eileen Beer was in attend- ance as bridesmaid and wore a fashionable ensemble of apple green georgolte, 'and 'carried a bouquet of a shower of pink

rosca.

Mrs. J. W. Platt was matron of honour. She was attired in a dress of dark rad printed velvet. The duties of beat man were dia charged by Mr. W. T. Stonton, while the groomsmen were Mr. M. M. Maas and Lieut. W. Mattingley, 2nd Batt, K.O.S.B.

After the ceremony in the church," reception was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Platt, Shameen, where the usual family toasts were fully honour ed by those, present.

The bride's travelling dress was of printed brown crepe de chine, and brown fur coat.

The happy couple are spending their honeymoon In Macao.

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Verdict of the Coroner's Jury Overland Chind Mail. away doubts and le

fears, as to At the Kowloon Magistracy China's future. Let us waive yesterday afternoon, Mr. T. S. thoughts of recriminations and Whyte-Smith held an inquiry into retaliations, of mistrust and

the death of Subadar Jawand Singh, doubt. .Let.

of the Hong Kong Singapore R.G.A., Us raise

our who was found dead in bed in his eyes, with the Chinese, to the quarters at Whitfield Barracks. horizon of the New Year with the According to Dr. J. E. Dovey, fervent prayer that its dawn shall and cardiac failure. The velns of death was due to acute gastritis,

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Quite a number of playwrights and stage directors are working on Screen-Making Mis

talking pictures, and in the Fox But producers stil bellova there studio Geargo. Middleton, the author is a place for the silent picture. of several plays and a past president They base their argument on the of the Dramatists' Guild, is one of somewhat unexpected financial suc- three men placed in charge of pro- cess of recent silent efforts. But duction by Winfield Sheehan, the whether or not. the old-fashioned general production managar, Mr. mute fim will return, the fact is Middleton has been in Hollywood that the Kölé producer of any, long enough to decide that dialogue importance who is clinging to in motion pictures should be vir- allence is Charlie Chaplin, And ally the same as in the theatre. aven he has capitulated so far as to "You build to a climax," observed have in "City Lights," which has a Mr. Middleton, in a recent talk, London, background, the patter of "and the lines from the screon must dancing feet and the tones of a have the same beat as those from. trombone and a cornet, together the stage. The enforced economy with a synchronised music score. of words in a picture, however, In other respects Chaplin is means that the film lines must be strongly opposed to the dialogue, more or less climaxic, for there is picture. He had no faith in the talk- no time for slow approach in the ing film, and he said that he will not episodas. In most of the talking only keep to the old-fashioned pictures only: the vital scenes can pantomime, but will avoid having in be portrayed. his new venture even.such a sound

Training to Listen as that of a closing door. Chaplin, "Those who are not familiar with of course, is alone in his work, and the theatre have said that the con- It is highly probable that many pro- veying of information by the ducers would not have been so characters is all that is necessary, screen if they had, been able to give should be conveyed in terms of hysterical about. sound from the but that is not enough. The lines

to their productions the poetic theatre language. Sometimes, it charm Chaplin imparts. mak} la necessary to use close-ups where This great comedian, however, is we cut dialogue, which is, after all, hardly industrious. He works only part of the motion picture. We are when the spirit moves him. Other going to have careful and thorough producers with chains of theatres to rehearsals before beginning photo- supply with entertainment are graphy, and the dramatist and the obliged to keep the mills grinding cinema director will have an oppor fast, and it is this necessity for tunity of studying the story to- haste, together with the present un-gether. certainty concerning the blending have been trained to look only at » Motion-picture audiences of cinematic values with dialogue, serfes of moving scenes. They

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must now be trained to listen, and this is something we must do by giving, them pithy, dialogue."

Mr. George Arliss is enthusiastic about the eventual outcome of the talking, Alm. While waiting for

have in store sunshine and happi- the brain and the kidney appeared Tutelage Departments to the lights men and the camera, ha ness, amity and contentment for to be congested. The blood w all. It is in that spirit that the very fluid and suggested asphyxia. China Mgil for the 85th time wishes, Chinese" and the Chinese the seasonable "Kung hay fat choy!

News in Brief

The Coroner's jury, without re- tiring, returned a verdict of death by acuto gastritis, the cause of which was unknown.

Mr Whyte-Smith concurred and expressed sympathy to the widow.

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to prepare for ́ ́ his next scéne, ha said he believed that the audible picture, would-Improve the taste for dramatic literature, just as he be- lieved the gramophone had been re- aponsible for bringing about liking for high-class music.

Ten Years Ago

From the "China Mall”

January 29, 1920.1

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Canton, Yesterday. In an interview with pressmen, concerning the abolition of the tutelage departments in the differ ent divisions and aquadronà, Mr. | th Wong, Jen-ng, Director of the Tute BANDIT SUPRESSION lage Department of the Wham- poa Cadet School; said that the The Hong Kong Chinese Amateur

Canton, Yesterday. tutelage departments of the Garri- Athletic Federation are giving a In view, after the military operaeon Headquarters in Nanking, dinner in honour of the vialting tions, of the need of co-operation the Defence Headquarters at Shanghal football team, at the Tung from the various armed companies Shanghai, and Hankow, and those

To-isy's dollar is worth 5/-4d. Yat Restaurant, West Point, on for self-protection throughout the In the Central, Wuhan and Wham-

province in bandit suppression, the poa Cadet schools will continue to What is the uso? We can

Hong Kong's Outlook:-It is hopeless. Monday next, at 7.30, p.m...

giva Civil Affairs Department ordered: function, the directors receiving ap- privilege some nasty jars, we can in- "Lam satisfied that the prosecn- the magistrates yesterday to make pointment from President Chiang timidate the monster so that it struts tion is a malicious one," said Mr.investigations into such companies Kai-shek, and the expenses being furtive thief it really is; but against less brazenly, and functions like the Abandon care all ye who enter Grantham at the Central Magistracy as to the number of men and rifles, set aside by the respective institu- Red Tapa our weapons are power- into the spirit of China New Year Jesterday, afternoon, when he dis- preparatory to enlisting them: for tlons in which the departments are Red

charged a foki of the Yuen Cheong

future service. Canton News established.

The present Government af festivities. As we have wept Tal firm, who was charged by the Agency.

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MEN, WOMEN, AND AFFAIRS

"Happy" Mascovites: Baldwin's Week-End Retreat: Drawing the Diplomats:

Delegation Order Tea

in decades past, for this great. The many friends of Mr. W. G. occasion we can rejoice with those Trice Expense Accounts Officer, who rejoice and join whole- Naval Dockyard, will be dotry to hear that he is lying at the Isolation heartedly, in wishing China and Hospital, Kennedy Town, auffering Annihilating The Family: her myriads of subjects, at home from smallpox. Mr., Trice is com and overseas, a Happy New Year' paratively new to the Colony, having nay, a Happier New Year than arrived only about two months ago. she

He is 63 years of age. He was Down With Home and they have ever

transferred from the Naval Hospital perienced in history With to the Isolation Hospital on Monday SOME of our Socialist, bour Chinese forming the vast major-afternoon, and from enquiry mnde geoisie at Home can say nasty ity of residenter of this British this morning it was learned that his things about family and home Colony we cannot escape from

condition is favourable: 20 stud

und pedig se at

But for the practice of Socialistic their festivities if

principles pure and undelled one must go to Moscow.

Would the churlfähly

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of the celebrations that affect all

ART EXHIBIT

An exhibition of Chinese pic

That happy city has just voted million pounds to build a model house for a thousand workers

At the age of three, it will, be His Excellency, who enjoys boarded cut in a kindergarten wide reputation for his native Iziah will be consigned to labour Bary, in the French capital, tq; tomo -village. At the age of seven. It wit and brilliant: conversational school, which is still further re down

powers generally, has found it neces

and curtail both. For French mote from the contamination of diplomats and politicians, over an in mother and father. de die excel at

Ross formal; luncheon or dinner, Thus the happy Muscovites will

game of "drawing" be taught to do without family life and private life, and the heaven of Sociallem will be realis

distinguished guests by means of thele awkward direct questions as well as subtler methods.

On one occasion, some months ago, an attempt was made to push this

of us, non-Chinese and Chinese throughout esch year swiftly winge its flight. Mr. Pau Shit you will be held can be annihilated to the gudrs! The prosperity of each and all of at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., Youmatt, good. Where now are our intel- during the, Chinese New Year holf-

lectual?

that tures by the well known. artist, and prova that home and family ed upon-earth. But there is no practice even farther than usual," "bur-

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thing now about it. Slavery is Lord Tyrrell was not to be caught very ancient institution.

Turning to his indiscreet questioner, Musicale ale kdo remarked: "Well, it was al French author who invented, the famofs silences of Colonel Bramble, so you must not complain If I behave ac cording to your own conception; of the taciturn Briton."

eras

tho

us is interwoven. There can be days; January 30-February 1hey will not be in this Opposition Country Residence

o Happy New Year for the Pau, who 18 an artist of Moscow model lodging, Chinese without a Happy New Considerable réputation, will or worker, one room, is the rule, and,MR. Baldwin's choice of Ashbridge

for non-Chinese

The pre-hibit a large number of pictures bed.is : narrow and iron, and the return from Scotland was not with

though the chairs are two, the as a wok and retreut on his Borties with the his own, as well as some by only luxuries are a dresser, au It is intended that this fine old Japanese Etiquette

out algnificance." dragons: the quaintly traced all

his students about 100 sketches In

100 sketches alteria Fettle and atiron house, presented, to the Conservative ONE of the reports regarding the lanterns; the distribution of red The exhibition will

This is not one's notion of the party by

late

Urban demonstration made, at rapers; the drawing of water for all who care to open abitation which would make a

Brighton, hold bccord

Atheros Oriental Hotel, Shanghai, by the three days use; the re-enthrone

man feel that the old idents of serve as the Melal country veldened looked out bays that the delegation posite number to Chequers, and General Motor employees who are home re ment of the Kitchen God all

#ulzar dejus. The of the Leader of the Conservative ordered ten at eighteen-pence a hend Common room to doubt, are of Parly Opposition order to "preserve" their right--to- may savour of symbolism to the

A WEEK'S DISEASES A onexampled luxury, and servants

Not only does it possess similar lay there, says the Japan Chronicle. foreigner; but they are more than

Indigos and markers die will do all the work. But, then, has the

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