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In the midst of the gloom grounds, and that is why it is so Lady Shows Her Medals," Cooper, on bended knoe asks an old Scottish Beryl permeating the realm of British difficult.

woman, played by There was much 'talk on the scrub aviation, there emanates one ray moral grounds for women's suf- Mercer, to be his mother.

that, if flying by air liners is frage, but it was not actively

"PARAMOUNT ON PARADE." to be improved upon (as. un-attended to until it was made an As happens doubtedly it must, whether now.or economic question.

to all who are more moral than Squads of sweeties, platoons of in the course of time), British their time, the advocates for pippins, companies of cuties, regl

comedians, aeronautical experts must gain women's suffrage were regarded ments of roaring immeasurably by the lessons of with disfavour by the majority, brigades of beauties, divisions of of sce-actors! early disasters. Flying has come but in the next generation there dancers, armles to stay. Many pioneers may will be few who will say that That's "Paramount on Parade," the" women's suffrage was hot a great all-time film sensation, the festival of have to pay the penalty of un-advance in civilisation. So with the sturs, which will open soon at foreseen contingencies,, but man hunting; those who now advocate the Central Theatre.

moral grounds its abolition Never before has anything quite has determined to conquer the on

are regarded with disfavour, "but as gorgeously entertaining and de- aid-und man shall succeed!

should it, by being made an econo-lightfully intimate been seen on the Paramount has brought mic question, be prohibited, 50 screen.

News in Brief

The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Superintendent of the Seamen's Mission, returned from Home leave by the s.s. Empress of Asia to-day,

years hence there will be few who together all the beauty and talent of will say that hunting was not Hollywood to support its glittering barbarous and its prohibition roster of famous star and featured players in "Paramount on Parade." praiseworthy.

If man's civilisation is to pro- Eighteen starring interludos, each gress hunting must go the way a complete show in itself, present the of bull and bear baiting, of cock- Paramount stars in the things you fighting, of splitting starlings' like best to see them.

A dozen real cong hits, sung by During the week-end three cases tongues to make them sing. And of typhoid fever (one non-Chinese) ao must a great many other the stars, are only one feature of and out-of-date the great film frolle. The comedians, and one caso of diphtheria were revolting

Harry Green, Jack notified.

"sports" and diversions, such as such shooting, pig-sticking, imprison- Oakie and Helen Kane, whose wit There were 60 cases dealt with by ing for life, often in solitary con- has brought them fame, combine Mr. H. R. Butters at the Kowloon finement, beautiful and free crea-with the great dramatic titans, such Magistracy this morning, about 40 ture In tiny cages, or in Zoos, agus 'George Bancroft

The Majestic Theatre building is at present undergoing complete re- painting in preparation for Friday, which is the opening of their talkies' season, when "Broadway Babies" will be the attraction.

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and Ruth of which were cases in which subjecting them to untold hard- Chatterton, and the gorgeous danc- hawkers were defendants.

ship and unnatural indignities in ing darlings, such as Nancy Carroll circuses and travelling mena- and Lillian Rath, to make an enter- tainment that will be talked about geries.

Eleven Paramount hit- Those who enjoy or who toler for years. ate others to enjoy these coward-makers collaborated in the direction ly and bullying cruelties prove of this sensational show. themselves unfit for any higher moral life, and we may be sure they will not attain it, for it is only for those who are kind and unselfish, and who have imagina- tion and courage.

Yi Sze a married woman, was this morning fined $60, with the alternative of five weeks hard labour, by Mr. H. R. Butters, when she pleaded guilty to being the

the loss of life of so many dis-keeper of a brothel at 12, Parkes tinguished air experts need not

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Hong Kong, Monday, Oct. 6, 1930.

Tragedy of the Air.

mourns

8,8.

Street.

The forthcoming marriage is an- great future that undoubtedly nounced of Carl Offersen, merchant, lies ahead of aviation, even in the of Messrs. Jebsen & Co., Shameen, and Sascha Wilker, of Munich, en realm of airships, as compared route to Hong Kong on the with aeroplanes. "Each year great | Fulda. progress is being made in the

An unemployed Chinese was at science of flying. Each succes- The Kowloon Police Court to-day sive year witnesses some fresh fined $50 or in default one month's achievement on the part of those hard labour, by Mr. H. R. Butters. Who make it their business to He pleaded guilty to having arrived at Hong Kong from Sandakan on the advance the cause, of aviations.s. Nellore as a stowaway, along the most approved scientific Hines Rather must the disaster! to the R.101, dreadful and grue- some though it be, act but as a stimulus to all sons of the Empire who are really "air minded."

Yours truly,

"ADVANCED."

Maurice Chevalier sings. Charles (Buddy) Rogers makes love. Clara Bow displays the personality that won'the "It" title. Skeets Gallagher springs some brand new laugh gaga. And the most beautiful show and chorus girls in Hollywood furnish'al glittering background for the spectacle. Many of the scenes are filmed in technicolour, and music is ROUND THE CINEMAS furnished by such tremendously popular units as Abe Lyman and his band. "REDEMPTION" AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.

GILBERT'S STRATEGY.

John Gilbert is very careful of his props. Throughout "Redemption" his new starring picture for Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, he never ente for- got to wear A wedding ring-the same one placed upon his anger, dur ing the Russian double-ring mar riage ceremony in an early scene of the picture,

And when tine came for him to

A meeting of the St. Andrew': Branch of the. Scripture Union will be held in St. Andrew's Church Hall appear as Tolstoi's miserable Fedya,

seeking relief

In Moscow's 'vodka this evening at six o'clock, when the shops, Gilbert looked at

his fur speaker will be Mrs. E. W. collared cont and thought it lookett Martin, wife of the Principal of St.

too good for a down-and-outer. It did not look as if it had been slept Stephen's College, Stanley.

in.

hood.

"Get a can of black paint and a brush and we'll make this look the part," Gilbert directed a prop boy. and for the next few minutes, with the prop boy wearing the Gilbert was to be seen daubing paint

coat,

on it.

"Just putting on the wear and tear," he commented,

Jesse L. Lasky, Paramount pro- duction head, says "Paramount set out to make a show that would be like the ten biggest Broadway, hits rolled into one, and we surpassed our own ambitious aims."

"THE DEMI-BRIDE."

Nornia Shearer and Lew Cody

are the leading players in M-G-M's picture "The Demi-Bride" which in playing at the Star Theatre to- day for the last time.

Adapted from a popular French farce. the film tells of the anties

of a school girl who falls in love with Cody. Alatrimonial, tangles

cause much humour as the scenes move on to a happy climax.

Lionel Balmore, Tenen Holtz, Carmel Myors and Dorothy Sebas- tian are in the supporting cast of the film..

"VANISHING PIONEER."

"Merry Madcaps."

Paramount's picture,. "The Vanishing Pioneer," starring Jack Iolt and Sally Blane, is being screened at the Majestic Theatre to-day, and to-morrow at 2.30, 5.30, An air bomb all but wrecked the 7.20 and 9.20. p.m.

"THÉ AIR CIRCUS.”

to-morrow.

Attendants at the. field, cleaning

after the day's work had been completed, saw a round object bo side one of the hangars but took no special notice and raked it along with other papers and trash, into a pit behind the hangars where refuse was burned.

Away from the usual ball-room "The Vanishing surroundings, Pioneer" takes one out to an endless desort, where water to the pioneers is like gold to the Gnancier. Jack Holt has a spectacular role as the

owner of a ranch at Happy Valley. The story has interest,, drama and

romance. •

William Powell is the villain, and Fred Kohler, Guy. Oliver, Rosecoe Karns and Tim Holt are in the cast.

On the stage, at the 5.30 and 7.20 performances, only, Dot Faye and her Merry Madcaps appear. Last night they gave a bright, show "Keep Your Sunny Side Up" being a hot favourite.

It may be of interest to recall at this, painful' juncture that of Two fatal accidents were reported The first the R.100 and R.101. British en- to the Police yesterday.

report came from Mangkok to the gineers' stated a few months ago effect that a coolie was killed by that, good though the Graf falling debris whilst engaged in de- Zeppelin is, they believed that molishing a house at No. 133 Hee The second incident their vessels would be better. tung Rond

was reported from the 9.8. Tonger They believed that the margin of stating that a coal coolie ac strength was greater, and that the cidentally fell into the harbour and risks of failure of any part had was drowned. been reduced so far as to be negli-i The Chinese Catholic community Within less than three months gible. On the other hand, it was are holding 2, reception in the base headquarters of the Fox Films after the disaster to the Walcot admitted that certain require Cathedral Compound, Caine Rond, units making "The Air Circus,"

called for in

the on Thursday at 8 pm. when all which comes to the Queen's Theatre

address will be presented to the Rev. air liner, which crashed on July ments

Where the bomb came specifications, Simon Chan in honour of his re from is a mystery,

One of the 21 at Meopham, Kent, when the original British

to, speed and turn from Rome after having rewatchmen on the field Baw some. Marquis of Dufferin, Viscountess especially

capacity, had ceived the Sacred Order of Priest- Edmond, Sir Edward Simons weight-lifting

A High Mass of Thanks thing fall from the skies, and says Warr, and Lieut.-Colonel George not been fulled. The pas-giving will be celebrated at the he heard a plane which was hidden Lockhart were killed, comes the senger accommodation was so ar- Cathedral on Friday at 8 a.m. by by clouds. news of an even more tragic ranged that wholesale alterations the Rev. Father Simon Chan, when disaster to Britain's Queen of the would be required to fit the vessels he will give the. Papal Blessing (by special privilege of His Holiness the Britain either for bombing or naval re- Pope). Great Air, R.101.

the deaths of what a connoissance and even then the German aeronautical expert has structure weights were go high "CORRESPONDENCE. well described as two of Britain's that the airships' performance

He struck a match to the rubbish most brilliant Ministers and prac- would be poor. The British

when he had completed his cleaning, then went on with other work. Pre- tically all of her first-class pilots. vessels differed in many ways The occurrence is the most from the Graf Zeppelin, not the

Sir, If by even the most ably sently there was a roar and a blast calamitous in the history of the least interesting being the "fine-directed campaign against "Blood that shattered windows and sent flying of airships in the Empire, ness ratio" or ratio of length to Sports" you succeed in faintly rocks and rubbish halter-skelter Howard Hawks believes the bomb far transcending any previous maximum diameter, The British modifying the views of one mem-through the camp.

ber of the recently organised hunt crash. It has placed the whole engineers produced rather short, in the New Territories, you will was dropped accidentally by some Empire-into-poignant grief. It fat vessels, while the Zeppelin is indeed have achieved something, naval flyer on his way back to ona Many attempts have been made, of the plane carriera anchored off the has placed the whole Empire long and thin.

The R.100 measures 799 ft particularly of late years, by in coast some miles from the field. under tribute to all the illus

"SEVEN DAYS LEAVE" long by 1833 ft. in diameter, dividuals and by the Press to sup- " trious victims, none of whom whereas the Graf Zeppelin mea-

press this most indecent "eport.'

"Lor, nium, yes," replied the fiope- Progress from barbaric customs

Gary Cooper in his four years as ful. "The other day I went to the could be spared by reason of their

sures 772 ft. long by 100 ft. to more civilised practices has

wot. brilliance and enthusiasm in the

diameter. The R.101 had the new generally been brought about by a motion picture actor, beginning dentist, but the tooth

stopped ivhen 1 cause of aviation.

the discovery that the newer prac in the extra ranks and climblik to was aching heavy oil engines, which were tice is economically soundest, not stardom, has made "proposals to got on hia doorstep, but bless your life, mum, I shoved him his half- It would be superfluous, at said to reduce fire risks though because it is morally better man dozens of women on the screen.

They have been beautjes, young, crown through the letter box." this distance from the scene of opinions were, divided on this in his supreme conceit ascribes

red-lipped fascinating; beauties the changed conditions to the gruesome tragedy, to attempt point and to enable economies higher morality, but the higher with blue, black and brown even to anticipate the verdict of the in fuel consumption to be effected morality is, as a matter of fact, beauties with blonde hair, brown British and French experts into for long voyages. The most im- brought about Inter by the hair, black hair; beauties sophisti cated and sleek, coy and dimpled- the actual cause of the disaster. portant improvement claimed by changed conditions. The most reassuring feature, how- British engineer's had to do with The use of pit ponies is grad- Clara Bow, Evelyn Brent, Nancy ually being abolished: it is Carroll, Mary Brian, Florence Vidor, ever, appears to be the confecture the arrangements for allowing economically cheaper and better Esther Ralston, Colleen Moore and

"BLOOD SPORTS."

[To the Editor of "China 'Mail"]

Bilas Faye was warmly applauded for her classical dance, too dance, The and African Hulu dance. lighting effects are delightful, and the Madcaps costumes are neat and

colourful....

Dot Faye is assisted by Maria

Lion, Doris Hunt; Phyllis Hunt, and Bella Hardle

"Ar

"Are you honest?" asked the old lady of the man who was after tho post of a jobbing gardener.

Ten Years Ago.

From the Chins Mall"

October 6, 1920.1

To-day's dollar is worth 4/0

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that the explosion on the R.101 the airships to pass safely, through to use trucks, not be Lupe Veleni od d A large number of ladies as

cause, it is a perversion of the Cooper has made his proposals did not occur until she had actual sudden vertical gusts of wind of gues of the ponjes, or is from balconies, on desert sands, in well as leading members of the ly touched ground. If this view great speed. The structures and cruel to them. But we shall soon the saddle, over a cafo table but Chinese community, ure actively be eventually upheld, it cannot the gas valves had been arranged forget that and believe that the It remained for the tall young engaged in the disposal of ad- but place the disaster on a plane to withstand vertical guate of change was due to humanie prin Montanan to make his moat unusual vance tickets for the A.D.C. pro- and dramatic proposal of all his duction which will be given on ciples. entirely different to that from 4,000 ft. a minute, which, from a

At present the particular form screen career in the talking plcture October 28 and 80 in aid of the BROHERT DOLLAR COMPANY which it might be viewed had the study of the size of hallstones of cruelty to animals known as "Seven Days Leave, which comes Famine Relief Fund.,

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