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SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1931.

these ROUND THE CINEMAS"Mr. Hippopotamus," becauso ho

"I have seen

many of things before," holding up the cheque. He supposed that many people would start aclving cross- word puzzles now."

And that is the sort of thing] that has made Britain what the is to-day!

News in Brief.

EVELYN BRENT IN NEW FILM.

"FRAMED."

as

was the largest man in the party.

In the villages, where natives sometimes dee un ancient moving picture exhibited by a travelling showman, other names were picked

known up. John Gilbert la "Bwana Kidogo," which means A visit to the World Film studios"Black Hair," and the late Lon at Fort Lee, NJ., while she was Chaney was known ад "Bwana studying to become a school teacher Simba" (Llon), because he played in New York brought Evelyn Brent savage roles. Buster Kenton is jan extra's job and gave motion plc-called **Kufanon," tures one of its outstanding drama-"wild" or "crazy." tic actresses. Her first significant part Taa in support of Olga

which mcane

BIG TRAIL,

At the Rotary Club on Tuesday Petrova, with whom she played for Mr. J. Douglas Butcher will speak one year.

One of the most spectacular as She then made a pleasure trip is well na tembely dramatic Inedents on "Electricity."

England and while there inet John replete with thrills scen and heard

The lowest open air temperature Cromwell, an American play pro-in Raoul Walsh's Fox Film, "The The ducer, who was looking for a girl to Big Trail," is the Indian massacre, yesterday was 78 degrees.

an important part in humidity was 92 at 10 a.m. and 81 fill

"The a repoduction of a historical in- Ruined Lady" to be produced incident at Fort Hall, Idaho, where At $ p.m.

London.

nearly a hundred years ago marand- That engagement marked the Ing Indians wiped out a waggon The name of Mr. Kadapa Venkata Kushna, M.B., B.S. (Hong Kong) beginning of a four-year stay in train. has been added to the Register of England during which Miss Brent Massaera Renko, at standing, is event. appeared in British films produced a memorial to that tragic by Stoll, Ideal, Samuelson and other All the 725 Indians employed in the

films took part in this scene.

Historical research revealed that

Medical Practitioners,

was

It is notified that at the expira-prominent companies. tion of three months from date the She returned to America 'intend- Kwong On Company, Limited willing to stay three weeks, but was every waggon train that traversed

to a contract by Douglas the regular overland trails unless cause in shown to the

con-signed

with under constant surveillance. With- trary, be struck off the Register of Fairbanks. Later she went

Associated Author and in two out revealing the least sign of their Companies and be dissolved..

years played featured roles in presence, scouts of the savages signalled every movement of every It is notified that a copy of the fourteen erook melodramas. International

the Convention for

Evidence of it was afforded Her most recent picture is Radio train. Unification of certain Rules of Law Pictures' "Framed," an all-talking by the fact that small outfits were and over- relating to Bills of Lading signed at underwork feature now playing at often attacked suddenly

whelmed. Brussels on August 25, 1924. which the Central Theatre. According to

Large caravans travelled without applies to this Colony as from Juna local audiences, Miss Brent gives)

"Framed."

career

But let the train

times there

were

2. 1931, can be seen on application her finest screen characterisation in molestation or even alarm as long at the office of the Colony Secretary, the current drama. Always highly as they went into corral at night, regarded as one of the finest drama-Bent, scouts ahead and out on either Beginning on Monday the Royaltic actresses on the screen, she is flank to guard against ambush at so perfectly suited by her present strategic points and matie adequate Observatory will inste A new

so competently provision for guarding their stock eynoptic weather report, details of role and has been which are given in a notice to directed by George A.chainband at every stop. marinens recently issued and dis- that Miss Brent achieves the great-bost of the largest outfit relax his

heights of her

invigilance after days or weeks im- tributed to shipping companies, ete.cat

unity and was certain that - a Copics of this notice (which we

few savages, mounted or afoot, themselves, and now it is

have not seen) may be had, we are Dialogue films. never have given would swoon like darting hawks and basis of British social life. It is informed, on application to the Miss Brent undue concern, Follow stampede the carelessly guarded ing her great hit in "Underworld,"stock or war party would launch a found abroad as well as at Home, Observatory.

ene of the last of her ailent pictures, incautious train. and in both places it has its

Many, many At the Kowloon Magistracy yes she stepped into the cast of "Inter- imitators. At Home certain

terday afternoon, Mr. E. W. Hamil ference," one of the early talkies, vicious surprise attack upon the coloured people are not allowed ton committed for trial at the Juns

without any voice training. Her peace conferences held and the head to enter the Hotels, and abroad Assizes, Private Alexander Paddam, delivery of lines and microphone chiefs of the northern plains tribes that could be would agree to bury the hatchef, the ban is made to apply to men in uniform. In the former case the restriction is due, perhaps, to a fear that the black visitor might suddenly grow atavistic and begin to gnaw his fellow diners; in the latter case, it may he due to a belief that men in the ranks are generally supposed to Theatre Royal on June 6 and successor to their masterpiece man's road. It is smooth and easy-

all presence was

of the Argyll and Sutherland High- landers, on

desired. a charge of robbery,

"for as long as the sun rises in the with another person unknown, in

east and the water runs down the JUST IMAGINE!

hill." Nathan Road on the night of May

But the Indians were adept 18, when a married woman named

at promises, something they learned DeSylva, Brown and Wong So-lin was robbed of $6 in

Henderson from the white men, who made pro- and David Butler have done it again. miges and money.

violated them. Соли Their new Fox Movietone, musical sequently they had adopted the game which has its premiere performance comedy romance, "Just Imagine," tactics.

Two concerts will be given, under the patronage of His Excellency the

Governor and Lady Peel, in the

"There is but one trail," the

at the King's Theatre, is a worthy cheifs would say, "that is the white of yesteryear, be drawn from the working under the auspices of the Young Just Imagine" is novel

"Sunny Side Up."walking. "We are weary of mov- in theme ing about and would stay always in classes. And to belong to the Women's Christian

Association and treatment, has a brilliant cast one spot. We plow the ground and Two very

good programmes have working classes is the surest way

headed by the inimitable been arranged.

El raise corn and tame buffalo. They

We to be socially ostracised in a music of

Include Brendel and has a number of songs will follow the white man's road." many kinds, colour of the calibre which has made De- British Colony.

And both the whites and the dancing, humour, and dramatic Sylva, Brown and Henderson the Indians would be disregarding their Of special interest greatest song writing team in the promises within u week, the white These young men who also men killing buffalo and invading

Usually the Service

man in entertainment.

uniform has the sensitiveness to the European community will be world,

a presentation of some dramatic in- wrote the story and dialogue, have new boundary lines and the Indians and humility not to appear at cidents from ancient Chinese his projected their picture fifty years lifting a few scalps at the earliest "smart" restaurants or hotels, tory in the time of the benign King into the future. The love interest, opportunity.

Dancing, costumes and which centres

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I am

How to Build up Your Brain.

cross-

AFRICAN UNION.

appears.

have unid of Garrick

Her

ON THE TICK-PERHAPS;

sent time, Sir Percy Everett Frank Albertson, ja # light writes: comedy role, le a riot in himself.

"In some places it seems almost He makes a perfect team mate for impossible to get a meeting start- Misa White. Joyezelle is effective ad on time, and Scout speakers are se the Martfan queen, and other

not the only sufferers! roles are capably handled by FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF Kenneth Thomson, Hobart Boswarth "ppear to have become an ingrain- ed habit among the inhabitants of The song num-¡ bers of course are outstanding and late for meetings. A good many some localities always to turn up we believe that director David

KENYA.

and Mischa Auer,

It would

Hong Kong, Saturday, May 30, 1931. and if through an error of judg- Shan Tai.

around Maureen All of these elements ore in- ment he should happen to enter music will be of the period,

O'Sullivan and Jobn Garrick, telle of tertwined in the Indian massacre as one of these exclusive places, the

the romanco of the "Lindburgh" It appears on the King's Theatre It is notified that the execution of 1980 in a gripping and sustained screen. position should be explained to of letters

of request for the fashion. Brendel has one of the him as nicely as possible. He examination of witnesses in Japan greatest roles of his career and should on no account be lynched in cases in which the parties do not scores repeatedly. In fact he or thrown into the harbour. If i wish to be represented at the hear now our favourite comedian. Miss The question of

ing, la liable to be delayed owing to O'Sullivan is everything that her were a private in the Army or an the requirement of Japanese law enthusiastic friends In Uniform whether non-Able-Radied senman I should feel whereby the parties to the case must her, and that is plenty.

Sir Percy Everett, Home Com- and Out. commis-very indignant with the system receive due notice of the date fixed reveals a charming singing voice ciation, who was present at Lord missioner of the Boy Scouts A880- sioned members of social taboos, but as I am a

for the taking of evidence. In and is handsome and manly in the order to avold this difficulty of His Majesty's forces should privileged civilian `I

the leading male role. Marjorie White, mental Scout Camp at

Baden-Powell's original experi- can only Japanese authorities have made who all bat scampered away with faland in 1907, contributes the Brownsea into certain public sympathise and say, with a sigh, arrangements whereby the execu- the hilarious honours in "Sunny "Outlook" in the Scouter, in place eating-places, which has now"Yes, life is very hard."

tion of letters of request can be Side Up" docs almost the taken the form of a controversial

expedited, provided that they In-same thing in this picture, although of the Chief Scout, Lord Baden-

Powell, who is in Australia, correspondence campaign in the

afraid Iclude a statement that the parties she has much less to do,

concerned will offer no objection vivacious personality

Commenting on the lack of punc- local Press, is still agitating Ser-

never had very they fail to receive notice of the date dominates every scene in which she ings and other events at the pre- completely tuality evidenced at public meet- vice circles. It is really rather

much respect fixed for the hearing of evidence. a delicate matter and one which,

for the when aired in public in a racially

word puzzle. mixed community, is likely to Perhaps it is because when I was lead to embarrassment. There on a paper at Home one of my are certain accepted forms of con- jobe was to sort out the answers duct among British people which sent in. At any rate, I have it is not considered polite to dis-always thought the importance cuss, and particularly is this to which some people attach to the be found where any injustice ob-game was misplaced. Never,

Butler has scored another triumph may come in the end, but hardly taina. For instance, due to this however, should I have believed

Rugby, Yesterday. Lord Francis Scott, head of the of "Sunny Side Up."

which outshiness his previous effort n yone is punctual!" polite tradition of social taboo, that it could be taken seriously delegation which is to give evid- we do not explain to a man that by a local authority. Yet, belleve ence before a Joint Parliamentary we do not care to associate with it or not, at a certain little town closer, union between Kenya, Tan- Committee on the question__ of him or to be seen with him in at Home recently several mem-ganyika and Uganda, speaking be known by names far different from public because, he is "common" or bers of the local Council met in fore a gathering yesterday ex- thone Hollywood calls them. The "not of our class."

To do so solema conclave to present a pressed the view that no con-natives rename them all. would be to hurt his feelings and News of the World cheque to the stitutional change was wanted by the acttlors, whose main desire

For instance, when W. S. Van to run the risk of a black eye. winner of a crossword puzzle.

was to be left to develop Kenya Dyke and his Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Instead, we carefully evolve a "In presenting the winner with for the common benefit of all its troupe invaded the Dark Continent to film "Trader Horn," now playing rigid code of social taboos by a cheque for £2,000, Councillor inhabitants, white and coloured.

Severe spinal injuries which yça- means of which he is kept out of Baald that Narrowham had about three million natives in the and World Theatres, they sooned by Walter Hardwick, the 17-

He painted out that there were simultaneously at the Queen's, Star

terday proved fatal were sustain- our circle without his being in always been looked upon as the country who recently had their found themselves re-christened. year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hard- any way offended. To enter it he birthplace of intellect. (Cheers). lands safeguarded to them. They Van Dyke, for instance, became wiek of the Talpoó Sugar Refinery, must prove himself to be as In Mr. G they had a speci- ware completely free to work as known to the natives as "Bwana when diving from the North Point clever, as charming, as rich, and men of the intellect of Narrow land, in the reserve for white em- means "Big Boss," for he was chief decoased, who had only recently they liked, either an their own

Macuba," which, literally translated, Pier on Sunday afternoon. as well-behaved as we may pre-ham, (Renewed cheers). Some ployers; or for the Government of the motorized safari shoving into returned from Home after a holi- sume to be. But until then, people called auch fortune "Tuck, Their taxation, he said, worked out the jungles.

day with his parents, was former- however fine a fellow he may be, but he (Councillor B-) did at 65, 6d. a head, while the Euro- Duncan Renaldo, the Peru of the ly a member of the Hong Kong he will find this strange and im-uot, helleve in luck. If it was pean residents pay £36, 58: a head. cast," was known as "Bwana Toto," troops of Scouts, and since his re ~The settlers wished the natives which means "The Young One," and turn bind been employed as an ap passable barrier closed to him. one's inte to win a prize, then to have a fair deal that there Edwina Booth, the heroine, was prentice engineer at the Talkoo

The system of social taboo tone won it.

should be no forced labour, that nicknamed by a native, appellation Dockyard. Deep'sympathy will, be gan long ago and has a very com- "Mr. G, who was received they should not be highly taxed, that meant "Miss Few Clothes. felt for the parents in their be- plicated history. It was evolved, with tremendous applause, boganed to develop their own lands: Harry Carey, who played Trader sister, Beatrice, who saw the acci and that they should be encouragller costume accounted for that. reavement and also the deceased's possil through the desire of by saying, amid much laughter, British Wireless Service. **** "Horn, was Bwana "Kiboko," ordent

"TRADER HORN."

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