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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1930.

RUSSIA AND THE LEAGUE,

THE PENDULUM SWINGS BACK.

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[By Elizabeth Monroe.]

THE CHINA MAIL.

ROUND THE CINEMAS RADIO

'SEVEN FACES' BEING SCREENED TO-DAY.

COLLEGE BOY'S ROLE.

The following programme "will be broadcast te-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.R.W. on 986

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The House That Jack Bullt",

Ray Starita and His Ambassadors Band (with Vanl Choras) (9915).

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The Engineer

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No Power on Earth

Billy Bennet

Charge of the Tight Brigade

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Buckshee

The Idol's Tongue

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She's Mine All Mine

Napolean

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Raymond Newell and Chorus with Piano (DB108). "Song of the Waterfall "Scent of the Jasmine",

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet (DB107), "Cochran's 1920 Revue"--Selection. "Heads Up"--Selection,

Piano Solo by Billy Mayerl (DB117). Faust-Prekide", "Fanat--Valse",

Reuris, many of them conflict- tion of Trade Unions, the Ameri-

The is a story of twenty college boys of extraordinary events in can Federation of Labour," ing Ria. have for so long been theresadoption of this attitude is in who were chosen out of 14,000 can- the main the outcome of the re-didates as likely film material a or of the day that most people vival of the Communist home couple of years ago.

Nineteen of "Donny

Was them came to Hollywood, had their Te become cautious in accepting policy of war days.

Loker". true the accounts which they The non-proletarian unit has brief moments before the movie "Tom's Gone to Hile",

fear.

This year's report of the en combed out of Industrial un-cameras, and did a fade out..

One of the twenty refused the International dertakings: anti-Government work- Director abour Office at Geneva, recentlyers have been dismissed right and game, putting his college degree a chance to be- sed. is therefore well worth left, expelled from trades unions. head forbidden re-employment. come

Астеел player. He. rusal by anyone interested in the and ings of the Soviet Government, | Agriculture has undergone a simi-curiously enough, is the only one ni devotes several pages to a lar treatment: a peasants and now in Hollywood, working re- etailed and reliable Account of small farmers have been forced to gularly. ussia's polley during the past give up their holdings and to He is Walter Browne Rogers, af work for State-owned underta Denver, Colorado, a graduate of ings, in accordance with State Carnegie Institute of Technology, plans ant for State wages. The who plays the role of Henry Vallon same thing applies even in thein "Seven Faces," Fox Movietone ali realm of science: scientific know-talking production, showing at the ledge in Russia is to be divorced Queen's Theatre to-day, from the bourgeois science" ne- Paul Muni portrays seven charac-"Lionel cepted elsewhere, and worked outters and Marguerite Churchill and from a fresh base and upon its Lester Lonergan are also featured own lines. Wherever the base of in "Seven Faces," which was direct- our so-called "bourgeois selenred by Berthold Viertel. is fact, it is heard to visualise from which the the premises Russian science will start.

enr.

A cursory study of events might hdicate that during the last two ears Russia had linked herself a ittle more closely than in former fears both with other countries and with the League of Nations. She figned the Kellogg Pact; she sent representatives to the Preparatory Commission of the Disamment Conference, and an observer to the Arbitration and Security Commis- sión; she registered several tren- ties at tieneva; she reopened diplo matic relations with Great Bri- tain. This is one side of the story; closer examination shows the other. which less publicity has been given. and which represents, says the 11.0. report, "an appreciable change in the other direction,"

Difficulties Invited. The immediate task which the Soviet Government has set before itself is the realisation, regard

relations of

other less nations, of the socialist regime in one single country, The League

with

STUDIO MURDER MYSTERY.

Milan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cav. Lorenza Molajul (878).

"Lighterman Tom", "It's a Beautiful Day",

"Come

"Love's

(Baritone

Harry Dearth

with Piano) (DX19) Monekton · Memories", Debroy Somers Band (0981). Silver Moon",

Dream",

Duet: Dora Labbette and Hubort iadell with J. H. Squire Celeste Octet (9612).

The Skaters"--Waltz, "Au Revoir-One Step",

Ray Starita and His

Ambassadors Ban

(5023).

An all-star cast, with every mem- ber in it nicked for type and suit- ability to character, acts Para-floll Your Glasses with Bottom Up", mount's newest all-talking thriler, "Bigger and Better Than Ever" "The Studio Murder Mystery."

Ella Logan, Comedianno This exciting melodrama, centr-

(DB116). (Serradell),

"La Golondrina"

Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (50070-D)..

Seagal?”,

"Brown Eyes I Love",

"To

The Cen-

"Lucky

Hubert Eisdell (Tesor with Piano) (4915). Girl"-Selection,

Jack Payne and the BBC., Dance Orchestra (with) Vocal Trio) (9505).

and the outside world had placed ing around the hunt for a double-"La Paloma" (The Dove), External Isolation. The old foreign policy of external some hope, in the small measure killer in the absorbing environment isolation and hostility has been re- of co-operation which had been of a talking moving picture studio, vived: this was made obvious first achieved: this hope is for the mis one of the most gripping ever to by the Executive Committee of the ment cut off by the renewal of be shown on the screen.

The econo-ral Theatre will feature this attrac Third International in July 1929 the isolation policy. and a few months later by the mic difficulties facing a country tion from to-day.

Paramount's success with the re- Executive Bureau of the Red In- which sets out to organise itself ternational of Trades Unions this against the rest of the world are cent. S. Van Dine story, "The list resolving to oppose "the re- prodigious. The Russian Govern- Canary Murder Case," starled stu- formist agencies of world imperial ment has invited them open armadio executives on a search for some- Ism-the International Laboured: it will be interesting to seething even more hair-raising and pleasantly thrilling in the line of Office, the International Federa- how it meets them.

detective stories, This hunt cul- minated in "The Studio Murder

GLOUCESTER HOUSE MIXED

FATALITIES.

. Further Evidence at

Inquest.

BATHING IN THE SERPENTINE.

NEW PAVILION OPENED.

The mixed bathing season.

at

Mystery," which, in dialogue, action

8 p.m.-Chinese Programme.

pm-Weather Report and Local Time.

9

Chinese Programme continued. 10.30 p.m-Close Down.

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By Order of the Board of Directors.

L. S. GREENHILI,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 17th July, 1930.

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN CHINA MAIL

To-dayQueen's "Seven Faces,"

Theatre.

To-day- Star Theatre. "The Jazz Singer."

Theatre,

To-day-World

"The Lady of the Pavement.”

To-day- Majestic Theatre; "Ladies of the Bob."

To-day Central Theatre "The Studio Murder Mystery."

Home Mails. To-day Inward from Europe via Suez (Rajputana); Outward for Europe via Siberia (Rajputana) 6 p.m.

To-morrow-Inward from Europe

via Siberia (Morea); from America and ports (President Taft); Out- ward for Europe via Marseilles (Morea), 10.30 B.m.

Sports

ng suspense antil the final chapter.9.

jand interesting detail, really takes Neil Hamiton. Warner Oland, its place with the new masterpieces | Fredric Mareh, Florence Eldridgé that the talking screen has brought and Doris Hill have the main roles. to the motion picture public.

The story, written, by Mr. and Mrs. A. Channing Edington, which; appeared first as a serial in Photo-

"LADIES OF THE MOB."

Being an adaptation of an eri-

the Serpentine, Hyde Park, in-play Magazine, aroused wide inter-ginal story by Ernest Booth, life- RESPONSIBILITY FOR BERRICK.stituted by Mr. Lansbury, First est. This story Paramount made Commissioner of Works, was open-into an all-talking melodrama, pro- od on June 17 afternoon at 4.39 serving all the suspense of the ori- and attracted crowds of interestginal story.

After more evidence was heard yesterday afternoon by Mr. R. E. Lindsell and the Coroner's jury the Gloucester House tragedy inquiry was again adjourned.

One of the workmen who was on the Fourth floor level when the der- rick collapsed told the Court that six persons, including the threr dead men, were responsible for the erection of the derrick. No parti- cular man was in charge. When the accident occurred on the morn ing of June 28 he was standing on a plank supporting the derrick. He

et and amused spectators, ..., says The action takes place almost en- the Times, and proceeds:

tirely within the guarded gates of Bathers only wore admitted to big Hollywood motion picture the enclosure, where the new studio.

For the first time the pavilion has been erected provid-sounds and sights of a 'talking mo- ing cubicles for 140 men and 40 ton picture in the making are women. There is a charge of 3d. revealed to the theatre-going public. for adults, children under 14 beit deals with the hunt, in this inter- ing admitted free. To provide sting environment, for a double additional accommodation, two killer whose canny ability to cover bathing tents of a vivid orange up his tracks sets Hollywood in an colour-one for men and the other uproar. Six persons are suspected

termer at Folsom Prison, "Ladies of the Mob," a Paramount, film, in which. Richard Arlen and Chira Bow are starred, being screened at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, from to-day to Saturday.

Made by the director of "Wings" and other netable productions, William Wellman has brought out the evils of the underworld gangs in a splendid manner in "Ladies of the Mob." Richard Arlen is the criminal and Clara Bow is the girl who tries to reform him.

The supporting cast includes Helen Lynch, Mary Alden, Robert for women--wore put up. flank of the crime which he committed T. Haines, Bodil Rosing, and Lor- fell down with the others. Howing the pavilion. This precaution ard the audience is left in mystify-raine Rivers.

ever, he was lucky to be thrown in- ward, and, as he reached the third floor level, he managed to seize one of the wire guy ropes, and thus save himself.

The contractor who supplied the planks used to support the derrick was the next witness. He said that he had dealt in planks for over 20 years. Where the plank broke, be aald, was quite sound, búi ho ad- mitted that there was a rotten spot La another place.

proved to be well advised, as the pavilion itself was wholly inade quate for the number of bathers.

About 20 young women await- ed the opening of the gate of the enclosure from early hours, and as the first woman in the water wis to get a medal presented by the Serpentine, Club (a company of male hathers who have used the Serpentine for many years) they came, prepared for the con- test, in bathing costumes and

Mr. G. G. Wood, of Messre, Leigh | conte. The first in WOR Liirs and Orange, architects, said that Kathleen Murphy, of Pinner, aged his firm only saw to it that the 21, who arrived at the gate at 5 work was properly done, bat were o'clock in the morning. As the not concerned with how the result took the water she was loudly was achieved. The riggers were cheered by the spectators and practically experts at their job, and there' was a clicking of many interference with them was qut of cameras: Mr. Alfred Rowley,,

question.

hon. secretary of the Serpentino This witness alau told the Court Club, made a formal presentation that just before the accident ston- of the medal. Within a minute. chions weighing about seven tons the other girls joined Miss and a half were holsted on the der- Murphy in the water.. Later a rick. The one that was being couple of dozen male bathers ap hoisted when the accident occurred peared. As the afternoon ad- 'weighed only two tons and a half. He thought it was possible the ac- cident was caused by a gule rope attached to the hoist fouling one of the planks.

vanced the number of bathers, women and men, greatly increas- ed, and so did the spectators..

The mixed bathing hours are from 6 until 10 in the morning A European Police. Sergeant said and from 4.30 until 8,30 in the he arrived on the scene at about afternoon. Amongst these in the 10.15 a.m., and immediately went enclosure were Dr. Saleeby and to Lane, Crawford's to. "phone for Sir Richard Paget, of the Sunlight, the ambulance, He. dialled 89 to Longue, who stated that they pro- communicate with the Fire Station, pose to make representations to but got no reply. He tried again the Office of Works for the open- at 10.86, but could get neither the ing of the Serpentine for mixed Fire Station nor the Tung Wah bathing in the middle of the day Hospital. He then dialled 90 and by students attending various complained to the clerk In charge at colleges in Kensington. They the Telephone Exchange, and was pointed out that as work in the told that there was no reply from colleges is usually suspended the Fire Station; apparently there from 12 to 2, water and sunligh was no one to answer the call bathing in those hours would be Witness then communicated with of immense benefit, physically the charge-room at the Central and mentally, to the students, Police Station and was told that

both the Fire Sation and, the Tungra

Web Hospital had been informed, Judge: Gentlemen of the jury,

Eventually the Tung-Wah Hos- have you come to a decision? pital ambulance arrived at 11.08 Foreman We have, your Honour. Am., and the one from in the Fire The Jury are all of the same mind-

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STREET FOOTBALL.

A Chinese, who participated in 2 game of football in Nathan Rond near Public Square Street, was at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning cautioned, the Magistrate pointing out that Nathan Road was not at all a suitable place to play football.

The ball was ordered to be 'des- troyed.

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