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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1931,

ROUND THE CINEMAS the romance of Old Mexico in one number, with John Boles magni-

“LET.US BE GAY”—FIRST LOCAL SCREENING.

arc

NORMA SHEARER'S ROLE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

WAS IT A TIGER? ficent singing, making it still more ALARMING STORY FROM NEW

romantle than ever.

TERRITORIES.

1 A "SMALL ANIMAL"

the New Territories.

On Friday afternoon the driver

NEW

SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.

of motor car 629, who was driving from Kowloon Castle Peak, re-Kong Hotel.

Boles also sings "The Song of the. Dawn" In a cowboy number His voice

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED that is a revelation.

IN CHINA MAIL. weth Whiteman's music la just A refreshing programme is be about the ultimate that this world. Another tiger story comes from ing shown in the Queen's Theatre has to offer.

Social Functions. "My Ragamuffin Nerman Shearer proving a great Remco" is a clever conception, In

To-day-Ton Dance at Hong drawing attraction in the big pica novelty number, and then there Somehow, Is the "Melting Pot."

To-night-Dinner Dances ture "Let Us Be Gay."

at The story in centred around there always comes back to the ports that he saw a tiger at the

crossing of the brick works at Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels. anrriage tangle of a couple who "Melling Pat." And no wonder,

Taun Wan.

Thursday R.A.O.B. Regalia entirely unsuited to each Just seeing that number gives one,

Later another

Chinese 18 Dance, Garrison Lecture Hall. other. Norma Shearer taking the about the same thrill as falling

alleged to have Been "Master March 20-Yorkshire Society part of Kitty, the wife, and Rodel to a million. It is supreme. Stripes," which he describes as a Dinner.

the Music has never been heard small specimen in a report which La Rocque playing as Bob husband. When a friend of Bob's that way on the screen before. visits the house, Kitty Ands The orchestra is right there with he made to the Castle Peak Police grounds for divorce and, getting you in the theatre, and that's all her freedom, repairs to Paris, there is to it. No scratch, distor lectively, no great credence might To-day- Central where a stay of three years con- tion, or surface noises.

be placed on the reports from two "King of Jazz." from the homely wife melody, and that's all verts her

Today Majestic Independent sourcca. A farmer, into a smart young "widow." She Song hits are literally jammed however, has ceported that one of "Let's Go Native."

Star at the re-into "King of Jazz"-there are his pigs was killed by some animal, returns to New York quest of Mrs. Bouclcault (Maric engily a dozen of them. The pic- Dressler) to assist in a plot to ture was built on songs and danc-the nature of which is unknown."The Show."

He was advised by the Polica to prevent. Boucy's granddaughtering, and the man who doesn't leave marrying Robert Brown. The the show with a whole medley of Robert Brown proves to be Kitty's them in his head must be stone ex-husband. Many embarrasing dest.

-granddaughter is announced. Kity refuses to intervene, and as a Inst resource Boucy sends for Kitty's two children. The climax is both sudden and amusing.

The part of the granddaughter je taken by Sally Ellers, and other well known sercen favourites are Raymon: llackett and Hedda ance: Hopper.

Perfect

Entertainments.

To-day Queen's Taken elther separately or col- "Let Us Be Gay."

Station.

it!

taken

A Cow Killed,

To-day

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CTING under Instructiona from the Inspector General

of Customs, I have This Day taken over charge of the Chinese Mari- time Customs for Kowloon and District from Mr. J. C. O'G. ANDERSON, Acting Deputy Com- missioner in charge ad interim.

J. W. STEPHENSON, Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Kowloon & District, York Building, Hong Kong, 2nd March, 1931.

To-day-World take the carcass of the pig to the "The Exalted Flapper."

March 7, 10, 13, 14-"Art & Police Station where, presumably, steps will be

to trace Mrs. Bottle" by A.D.C., Theatre the identity of the marauder Royal, 9.15 p.m. situation, take place, but the pro- It would be merely odious to posed plot does not seem to be mention anybody in the picture in responsible for its demise.

Meanwhile the tiger-or what- progressiur, and things seem hope-comparison with anybody else, for

still To-day-Outward for America, less when Bob's engagement everybody in it is there simply be-ever animal it may be is

cause Anderson knew what they at large, but the Police of the dis-16 p.m., and Europe via Siberia, &

trict, It is assertod, are engaging p.m. (President Lincoln). could do and put them there to

To-morrow--Inward from Europe in a hunt for it, duly armed with do it. But "King of Jazz" un the requisite frearms for its happy via Siberia (Chenonceaux); Out questionably does bring a now star to the screen-Jeanette Loff, despatch-should, they encounter ward for Europe via Marseilles

(Chenonceaux), 1.30 p.m. She can do everything. and her

Sports. physical, perfection captures your It may be recalled that in heart from her very first appear-January, 1930, it was reported that a tiger had turned up at Fung Besides those already mentioned such names as Laura La Plante, Yuen village, Taipo, and fearless-

Thursday H.K., Canton, Macao Stanley Smith, Billy Kent, Gracey raided a farmer's plot in broad

daylight.

Steamboat Co., Ltd.. Queen's Hayes, the Sisters G., the Rhythm A woman villager named Chung Building, 11 am. Boys, the Brox Sisters, George

Fat-tai was asserted to have ac- ΑΠ

March 11-Hong Kong. Tele- Cartier, Chiles, Jacques

Jeanie tually seen the tiger attack a cophone Co., Ltd., Exchange Build- Norman Frank Leslie,

woman screamed hysterically. March 18-Grean Island Cement There is only one thing which Lang, Charlie Irwin, Paul Howard, and kill it. Terror. stricken, thaing (2nd loor), 11.30 am. sau be said about "King of Jazz,"Temmy Atkins Sextet and Nell This had the effect of frightening Co., Exchange Building, 11.30 am.

April 16-liong Kong & Shang-Ton WEDNESDAY, March 4. the Universal-Paul Whiteman film. O'Day, and Wilbur Hall and John the tiger, which bounded away and

disappeared up the hillside, leaving hai Hotels Ltd, Exchange Building, which opened in the Central

Fulton of the Whiteman band, top

its "kill" behind. Theatre last night, and then you the show. Not to forget the have said all the picture com Russell Markert daneers and the pletely eclipses anything which

Hollywood Beauties. haa ever been thrown on a screen so far.

Supporting the main picture are a camedy and a newsreel, the for- mer being a Laurel and Hardy picture entitled "Blotto.""

"KING OF JAZZ."

Marian Statler and Don Rose, the

ture it is.

The cow belonged to a farmer named Lai Kam-chuen and ТУДЕ grazing at the foot of the hill about two miles outside the village

when it was attacked.

See Diary on page 9.

Meetinga,

11.30 a.m.

Miscellaneous.

Patrick's

To-day-St.

Society

titute, 5.15 pm, practice dance, Helena May. Ina-

The Markert dancers do a lot "King of Jazz" is a pageant of to make "King of Jazz" the pic Their peppy danea

Wednesday M103 Capoli's beauty, a prean of metody, a mar-numbers are beyond mere praise. vel of spectacle, a revel of musle, is the variety of costumes in and Sergeant Tuckett went out to Royal, 5.30 p.m.

The Taipo Police were informed pupile dancing display. Theatre which they appear-about twenty

dancing, comedy-and more.

Claw Marks On Cow.

.Universal, Carl Laemmle, jun. different ones in all: They finish investigate the affair, accompanied Paul Whiteman and John Murray off each number like a tasty mint by a party of men. They saw the finished of a banquet, and that's carcass of the cow, which bore just about how you feel after marks of five-clawed paws on both you've seen "King of Jazz." Full shoulders. The marks were mea- of the best there is, with nothing sured and found to be 61⁄2 inches mare to wish for in the way of wide, which seemed to bear out the

woman's statement, that she entertainment,

positive she had seen a large tiger attack the cow.

"I can even converse with your late wife."

"Good! Ask her where she has put my cuff links."---

Mouslique, Charleroi.

"THE SHOW."

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The cow was not killed outright, dying later from loss of blood. A search was made in the vicinity for tiger spoors, but none was found. A Tiger Shot.

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The stars of "The Cossacka," John Gilbert and Renee Adores

The only time a tiger was ure the leading players in Hod Browning a production "The Show" tually shot in the New Territories, which is the attraction in the Star in about the same vicinity, was in Theatre to-day only.

1015, but it took the lives of Police Dealing with life in a Budapest Sergeant Groucher and two Indian circus, the film contains many constables before it was despatch-N. Borovskiy, J. H. Browning, items of interest, and becomea en-ed. Anderson, the director, have come shrouded in mystery when a big

It was stuffed and was for a time through with something which

poisonous lizard appears.

exhibited in the local Museum, dazzlos the imagination of the

A representation of the behead-where it rotted! spectators. "King of Jazz" trans-ing of John the Baptist, is depict- cends all other pictures of its cd very cleverly. Gilbert is acon kind that this, reviewer has seon, ae an assistant to a magician, and There just fan't any comparison pertrays a dramatic role. Rence

SKIERS BURIED.

possible between "King of Jazz" Adores, as Salome, is attractive; THREE KILLED AND TWO DUG

and anything else over produced. whilst Llozel Barrymore in the It's on the top of the tree, all by role of the Greek is excellent- itself. And it's likely to remain Edward Connelley is also in the there for some time to come. Traat.

It is futile trying to describe An Our Gang comedy, entitled what's in "King of Jazz." Its

"Lazy Duys" is also shown. beauty of melody and its magni- ficonce of spectacle leave you breathless. Actually, you have; to see it half a dozen times to get out of it all the entertain- ment that's in it.

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Samcient it is to say that "King of Jazz" runs in eight huge, musi. cal numbers, each in a different and more lavish setling than the one before--if that seems possible or if it doesn't-and each with its. own especially written song hit. The decision of the Hong Kong Between these numbers are inter- and Shanghai Banking Corporation apersed specialties and comedy to maintain the dividend at its last hits by the cream of the stars of year's figure-£6 plus a bonus of £1 the stage, vaudeville circuits, night per share-should be regarded as

Further rescue parties arrived highly satisfactory, states the Anderson, who devised and Financial News. Considering the frora Appenzell and Bruslisau.

Late last night the rescuers, directed everything in the pletore, depressed state of trade in China was & famous New York show and in the agricultural countries in after many hours of effort, suc- producer before he went to On which the bank operates, and also ceeded in recovering the bodies of versal. He was celebrated for the depreciation of silver, it would the three victims, but, owing to the breadth of his imagination not have been surprising to see the late hour and the adverse con- 0912 and the beauty of his spectacles, falling off of the bank's profits and ditions, were unable to bring them down into the valley unifl even within the narrow. Umits of a reduction of its dividend.

then to-day. Its profits' have, however, been. the legitimate stage. Now he has let that Imagination run riot upon well maintained, and the distribu- Owing to a sudden change to a the vastly greater breadth of the tlog remains unchanged at the milder temperature, and to down- screen, obviously without regard a share level to which it was reduce falls of rain, the mountains are 4689

An at present very treacherous, and to money, time, or anything else, ed (from £8) A year ago. Any one of the big numbers must amount of $500.000 has been added avalanches are likely at any mo

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