1931-05-07 — Page 7

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1931.

PUZZLE

OF ENGLISH ROUND THE CINEMAS SPELLING.

RUTH CHATTERTON AND CLARA BOW.

"Real Maze," Says An] Ambassador.

A HAPPY PREFERENCE.

Referring to the King of Spain's

visit to London, he said there was no country His Majesty loved bet- than Britain. But few

ter

"LADIES LOVE BRUTES."

Clara Bow, Ruth Chatterton and of Mary Brian. These are

Home

the charming ladies of the screen with whom Fredric March has

tral Thentru.

THE CHINA "MAIL.

MAGIC OF THE EAST

RIVALLED.

Former Rubber Planter Amazes London.

BAFFLING ILLUSIONS.

est magiciana.

now able to per- form illusions that baffle the fakirs

NEW

SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA`MAIL.

Social Functions. To-day-Tea

G.

FL.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to be held MONDAY, the 11th day of May, 1931, at Offices of the Theatro: 8 pm, at the

Public Works Department, by Theatre; Order of His Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land Theatre at Shamshulpo, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 Theatre; years, commencing from 1st July. 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to bo fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less three days.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Dance At Hong DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS A young Briton who went to Hong Hotel; Dinner Dance at of the Sale by Public Auction The Spanish Ambassader, the been in love. Now he has a new

Entertainments. Marquis de Merry del Val, ad-affinity for the purpose of film en- Ceylon fire years and a half ago as Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, dressed recently in the Old Hall tertainment. She is Mary Astor of a rubber planter has returned to:

Today King'e raven- London as one of the world's greatPlayboy of Paris." of Lincoln's Inn, the Modern Lan- the classic features and

To-day---

Queen's guage Association, of which he black hair.

March and Miss Astor provide

He spent most of his leisure time bar become president in sueres.

To-day Central sion to Mr. Wickham Steed, whethe supporting leads for George learning the secrets of the Indian Passion Flower."

Bancroft in his newest Paramount fakirs, no so thoroughly has he was in the chair.

release, "Ladies Lave Brutes," steeped himself in Eastern magic "Ladies Love Brutes." which is now showing in the Cen- that he is

To-day Majestic "Blaze O'Glory."

Home Mails, To-day Inward from Europe vlu Suez (Kashmir).

To-morrow-Inward from Europa S.W., writes a Daily Mail reporter. via Siberia (Kalyan); Outward for (Empress of Europe via Siberia He was conjuring thousands of

Russia). 10a.m. building contractor, He quickly flowers from a small ornamental from the very depth of his reason finds that his business will only lower pot.

Saturday-Outward for Europo and his own experience. As mem-expand in direct ratio to his pop-†

Mr. Will Goldston, the founder of Vin Marseilles (Kalyan), 10.30 a.m.

Sports. hers of the grout British nation larity in social circles and so he the Magicians' Club, who he congratulated them

See Sports Diary on Page 9.

Miscellaneous, tries to become a success in the watching him, declared his amaze- social life of the big town.

ment. "This young man has a kind of magic never before seen in this My country," he said. "It is more mysterious than the East itself can

"Ladies Love Brutes" Is the themselves. story of the fortunes of a red- blended, two-fisted, structural steel worker who becomes such

hoara had elapsed since he was saying to him that without Britain the

could modern world

success at his trade that he sets exist. His friendship did coane from mere inclination, but up in business for himself as

not not

that their

land should be spoken of in such glowing terms by a foreign Sover eign.

The play is based on an original stage production, "Purdon

I found this young man. Mr. C. C. W. Landale, who la 26 years of age, in a warehouse at Stockwell,

His Excellency's zoldress was Glove" by Zoc Akins. The adapta the subject of modern languagestion

W46 written by Waldemar produce." and modern times. Which of the Young and Herman J. Mankiewicz. living European tongues can wo consider, he asked, the most close-Rowland V. Lee, director of "The Wolf of Wall Street," 18 the megaphnocr.

ly adapted to the exigencies of

bas already solved," he said, "the

these modern times? "Humanity The cast includes Stanley Fields. Duvid Durand, Freddie Burke Frederick, Ferike Boros, Margaret Quimby, Lawford Davidson, Claud Allister, and E. H. Calvert.

problem in my opinion by the choice of the English tongue, the must widely spoken of all inngu ages in the world today. I, a for- eigner to your nation, not only re- rogulse this fart, but hasten to add that on the whole no prefer- ence could be happier. To my mind the universality of English Playwright who has not permitted his playwriting touch to atrophy

"PASSION FLOWER."

Martin Fiavin is one New York

is not exclusively due to the ex-while in Hollywood studying the tent of your Empire, the world- wide scope of your political influ-technique of talking pictures.

ence, to the yet further reach of your trade. 1 Frankly from a

While doing the adaptation of

Norris' Kathleen

best-seller. "Passion Flower," for Metro-

sense of justice attribute its omniGoldwyn-Mayer, Flavin found time: presence to certain inherent

to write and produce two qualities of its own.

plays.

new

Both of these. "Spindrift" and

Our Spelling "a Real Maze." "Devold of guaranteed com "Dancing Days," were presented plications, its simplicity in. no by the Pasadena Community House small measure warrants the exaya leading unit In the so-called

Friend: "Congratulations, Smith. I hear, you have a son."

"Smith: "Yes, we're so glad It is a boy. Should hate to think of the old name dying out."-

Weekly Telegraph, Shefeld.

"Little. Thestre, Movement."

"Passion Flower," initial talkie attempt of the man who wrote the New York stage hit, "The Criminal { Code," was directed by William de file, and contains an important cast, including Kay Johnson, Charles Bickford, Kay Francis, Lewis Stone, Zasu Pitts, Winter Hall and Dickie Moore.

"PAID."

Intimate glimpses behind the bars of

ચા women's penitentiary fenture the dramatic opening scenes of "Paid," Joan Crawford's Intest picture based on the stage hit, "Within the Law." With Clem Peoples, Los Angeles county jailor, acting in

Mango Tree Trick.

was

hour or 20

1

To-day-Laying of foundation stone of new wing of Y.M.C.A., Kowloon. 6.30 p.m.

Saturday-International Festival of Folk Dance and Song, Diocesan: Girls School, 3 p.m.

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"One of the clever and apparently bailing illusions which one sees in India is the rearing of a mango tree in a quarter of an minutes," said Mr. Landale. "The magician heaps up a pile of mud, throws some seed in it, waters it

The following programme will well, and then with his hands carebe broadcast to-day from the fully covered with a cloth he makes Hong Kong Broadcasting Station

Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 850 From LEITH, ANTWERP. LONDON, metres.

AND STRAITS.

A NEW NOTE IN ADVERTISING.

The World's Press News in mail week states:-

"I think the Evening Stan- dard is to be congratulated on the series of 4-page supple- ments it has recently been is- suing. These strike an en- tirely new note in composites, and are. I should think, well worth while from the point of view of advertisers.

"One of the latest of these was taken bodily by the Ford Motor Company on the occa- sion of their second annual general meeting. The chair- man's speech occupied the but whole of the rat page, his remarks were sufficiently controversial and diverting to be of interest to other than those who might be financial- ly interested in the Ford Com- pany. The centre spread was. entirely occupied by details relating to the company's An- unces, while the back page was devoted to photographs, with descriptive matter and prices of the various Ford Altogether a remark- able advertisement for the

company.

cars. an advisory capacity, Director Sam Wood had the sets faithfully reproduced from actual gerated assertion that it has no penal institutions, including Ber- grammar. Your vague and utter-tillon gallery, barber shop, cell ly conventional pronunciation is blocks, shower baths, kitchen and easy to imitate. The weak spot library, revealing the daily routine in English lies in its orthography. of female convicts. It will always be superior in its spoken to its written form. The labyrinth of its spelling. a ren? niaze, renders its correct writing unattainable for many of alien origin.

should have thought that a large number of big con- cerns would be only too glad to use such a scheme, but I have no doubt that the Even- Ing Standard has not found it too easy to sell the iden. We are so terribly afraid of any- thing out of the ordinary in this country."

The Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer picture, which will open on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, wae adapted from the Bayard Veiller stage success by Lucien Hubbard and Charles Mac- Arthur. The supporting cast in- cludes Robert Armstrong, Marie Prevost, Kent Douglass, John Mil-a mango tree grow to about 18in. jan, Parnell Pratt and Hale Hamil-high. Now I can beat him at that."

MR. T. M. PERPETUO.

FUNERAL SERVICE AT HAPPY VALLEY.

And from a tub Mr. Londale made a tree grow to a height of 21ft. in 15 minutes. As it grew. branches sprang from it and became

with

gorgenss flowers. covered While the tree was growing he was performing other illusions.

6-8 p.m.-European Programme

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Florence Oldham (DB402).

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British Pantomime, Mrs. Peer Gynt,

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La Vivandiere, Joy Dance,

Ernest Jones (DB236), |Descriptive Duet—

Laughing Love and the Old

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The Laughing Wife and the

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Sweet Jennis ́ Lee, My Missouri Home,

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Moonbeams and Shadows (Squire), cal regulations, appears, to me the

Melody (Dawes), mcat vital of all living European ton.

J. H. Squire Coleste Octet (5039). languages. Your pronunciation

Song- can only be regarded as a subtle

Cries of Old London (arr. Joyce), artificiality, the product of the

Vesper Bell (Popper), of civilised highest refinement

Emmie Joven, Soprano conversation.

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Country Gardens (Grainger), out mercy until they become tho

Mr. Landsle Jeft Cranleigh The funeral of Mr. Tito Maria

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Sonk couthly on your genteel ears, or death was reported yesterday, took Edinburgh: Three years later

the Roman Cathile left for Ceylon, as a rubber planter.

King Charles (Browning & White), too boldly for your native shy, place, at

"But the magic of the East grip- Tommy Jad ness. You soften from the same Cemetery, Happy Valley, last even

he said. "I left the motives your consonants beyonding, the service at the graveside ad me," recognition, or totally suppress being conducted by Bishop H. plantation and went to Colombo them. Vowels and consonants In Valtorta, who was assisted by the an accountant with a tes firm. All my spare time I spent at the native their primitive and robuster sound Rev. Fr.- L, Rossi.

There was a large gathering to theatre and among the Eastern you disdainfully leave to dialect

respects, the magiclans. The magic of the fakir. and the uncultured. Still, I like pay their last your mode of speech all the bet-chief mourners being Mr. Per very simple, so 1.improved on it ter for this, and my admiring petue's youngest daughter, Miss and gave exhibitions under the Report, etc.

wane and wilt Crispina Perpetuo, Captain and name of 'Mystello' which puzzled the

Mrs. Texeira of Macao (sister and lakirs, erwise."

brother-in-law), and Mr. T. Hynes, "Then I went to Africa and In Praise of Spanish.

Superintendent of Mails.

learned some more magic.secrets. I Another language that ran it Amongst those present were the had to come back to Britain because close and enjoys an equally unas-Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.H.G., I could not find anyone abroad whic sallable, if not so broadly-seated 1.G.P., (a former Postmaster could make the things I wanted for. a position, was, he continued, General In 1918), Mr. G. P. de these new Illusions." Spanish, his own national deeply Martin, Director of Educa- Mr. Landala in one of his tricks loved tongue. "If Spanish, spokes. tion, Mr... F. J. de Rome, brought a girl. from nowhere" and by some 80,000,000 ‘of human" be, MP A. F. B. Silva-Netto, Mr. auspanded her in mid-afr. In a few Ings spread over part of Europe, F. H. Barnes, Dr. E. L. Souza, minutes he had her surrounded with half Ameriĉaj and part of Ocean(F | Mr. J. J. Osborne, Mr. T. Lay, 10,000 flowers. comes to this respect immediately and members of the General Post after Engish, it vles with it by a Office staff. Iterature yet moro vast, quite as

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would

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8 pm-Local Time, Weather Rose.

8.05-12.30 p.m.-Ko Theatre Relay.

12.30 p.m.--Close Down,

COMMON FRONT.

HOME PARTIES CONFER ON DISARMAMENT

re? : London; Yesterday" The three British political arties are exchanging views in Parder to establish a common basis

The East certainly has no mono- agreement on the question

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E. C. Tarrant, Mr. H. Je Tebbült,

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The upward trend of cancer a5. cause of death 'continues in all

poly of spectacular Illusions," was of disarmament, and thus civilised countries, and the rata Mr. Goldston's comment.

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Reffective control, It lyrics, the glowing beauty, the Quixote has yet to be written. Summer, according to "The Hub Reuter

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