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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1931. `

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

DRAWNWORK & EMBROIDERIES

Manufacturers & Exporters of ALL KINDS OF

SWATOW DRAWN. WORK

AND

ART EMBROIDERIES

SHAWLS

UNDERWEAR

PYJAMAS

KIMONOS.

SWATOW TRADING Co.

6, Pedder St. opp. Hong Kong Hotel Phone, 23303,"

ATTRACTIVE TAILORING

The Latest in Gentlemen's Outlifting

AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE.

PERFECT FIT AND RELIABLE SUITINGS.

WING HING CO.

Gentlemen's Outfitters

64, Queen's Na. C.

Tel. 21417.

DENTISTS.

HARRY FONG, Dentist,

1st floor, No, 74, Queen's Road.

Central,

Tel. 21255,

TANG YUK, DENTIST

Successor to

the Inte BIEN TING, -14, D'Agullar Street

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.

THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. 72, Queen's Road C. Tel. 23270.

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.

W. S.. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

Kowloon Bay. New Work &, Repairs: Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.

FRUITS..

JUST ARRIVED.

Sunkist Oranges ...$1.00 per doz Sunkist Grapefruits $3.50 per dez.

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WING "

BRAND

Coffee, Tea, Hawaiian Jams, Jelly and Fruit Preserves. WING COFFEE CO.

Tel. 25869.

139, Des Voeux Rd. C.

HAIR DRESSERS

ONLY

TWO

HOURS

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MADAM KATIE'S

BEAUTY PARLOUR.

31, Wing. Lok Building, Kowtoon.

Tel. 50831.

LEE YEE.

Tel. 60841.

INDOOR GOLF.

Entirely Redesigned.

Of Course

There are HAZARDS

The most enjoyable miniature

golf course imaginable

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In the fresh air too!

There will be no more "What Shall We Do Tonight?"

KING'S MINIATURE GOLF COURSE.

On the roof in the fresh air

50 cents around.

LITERATURE

BOOKS for All

Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery.

General Literature Presentation Books Children's Books a Speciality. THE BOOK & BIBLE DEPOT Wyndham Street,

Next to King's Theatre.

Agents for..

British & Foreign Bible Society and The Religious Tract Society.

SWATOW DRAWNWORK.

JUST OPEN !!{ LAI YANG EMBROIDERY CO. 2. Wyndham St. (above, Bock & Biblo Depot) Direct Exporters of Swatow Drawn Work Embroisers Cloch, Handmade Lacos & Ladies' Underwear.

Silk

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

OPTICIANS.

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY, 'Phone 22232.

53, Queen's Road Central,

SHOES.

.Pair

DI

THE CHINA MAIL.

MUSIC DRAMA FILMS.

REVUE KING GOES BANKRUPT.

Mr. A. Charlott Explains His Affairs.

£40,000 INVOLVED,

London, June 23. Mr. Andro Charlot, the noted theatre manager and producer, has been adjudicated a bankrupt on his own petition..

INDIAN CINEMA MAGNATE.

Death of Mr. Rustomji Dotivala.

HEAD OF "MADANS.”-

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BRITISH DANCE BANDS BANNED.

But a Serious Concert Can Be Given in Paris.

FRANCE AND AMERICA,

London, June 23, America and France have banned British dance bands.

taken his band to Paris next week, Mr. Jack Hylton, who was to have

has received notification that per- mission for him to play dance music in Franes cannot be granted. He can, however, give concerts of serious music.

The death was recently announced of Mr. Rustomji Khuraedji Dotivala the first Indian to see the possibili ties of the motion picture. The Calcutta Statesman afterwards pub. He appeared before the Official lished the following facts about the Receiver for his private examina-late Senior Director of the firm of tion. He filled hie petition on Messrs. Madans Lid. Friday.

Mr. Dotivala started his career

America will have neither serious It is understood that his linbilias an assistant to Mr. J. F. Madan nor dance music. Mr. Hylton had ties are in the neighbourhood of in 1881 and soon his industry, in- arranged with the National Broad-. £60,000, and the deficiency about tiative and general abilities took casting Company of New York to him to the top and he was made a take his band to America,shortly, partner in the Firm. He married To-day he received a cable from the a daughter of Mr. Madan.

vice-president of the company stat- There must be many who remem-ing: "President Webber, of the In- ber how the early pictures used to ternational Union, refuses permis- be shown in India in tants. These sion for you or any other British He is a king of revue, and his

experimental ventures productions have become famous all Mr. Dotivala

convinced band to perform here." that there was 1 over the world. He overwhelmed bright future for the picture indus- reason

Unemployment is given as the Now York when he took his revuetry in India and so he opened the countries. The French Musicians for the attitude of both there-in-1924-with-Beatrice-Lillie first motion picture palace in Cal-Union threatened to come

Jack cutta in 1913. This was called the strike if permission was granted to Elphinstone and the first attraction Mr. Hylton to play in Paris, Mr. there was "Quo Vadis."

Hylton said to-day.

£10,000.

Mr. Andre Charlot, who came to Britain from Paris in 1914, has become one of the most enterprising theatrical managers in Britain.

Lawrence, and

Gertrude Buchanan.

In the same year he startled Lon don by presenting chorus girls with bare legs.

Always a pioneer, his was one of the finst revues ever to be broadcast in Britain.

Finding that business was flour- ishing Madans put up no less than 14 theatres in Calcutta, Mr. Rus- tumji Dotivala being mainly res ponsible for this big venture.

Owned 109 Theatres.,

out on

never

"I was to have played. at a ball, and also at a dinner given by Baron de Rothschild. There has been any suggestion of permission being refused In previous years Later he was chosen by the

when I have played for the Baron. B.B.C. to produce their concerts.

"I cannot, however, understand The first midnight revue in Lon-

The next phase of development the American attitude at all, in took place when don was presented by Mr. Charlot.

Mr. Rustomji view of the number of American And, as recently as this year, he Sons to make over their business in year round. In the last four years Dotivala induced Messrs. Tata and bands that arrive in Britain all the showed his originality by turning the auditorium of a Lordon theatre the cinema line to the Joint Stock twenty of the biggest dance bands

concern now known into a semblance of a night-club for

as Madan from the States have performed in Theatres Ltd. From then onwards the West End. Yet not one single. the production of "Wonder Bar."

this business went an expanding British dance band has ever obtain- He has given many a star a first until to-day Madan Theatres Ltd. ed permission to perform in Amer- chance. He discovered. Josie Mat-possess no less than one hundred ien. The position seems very un- thews and Herbert Mundin. He cinemas in various parts of India, fair." found. Bobble Storey serving drinks Burma and Ceylon, while there are in à Strand bar, and set her on the about the same number working in road to fame: she became a Zieg association with them. feld "Folly," and died a tragic death in New York last year.

He employed Noel Coward in revue in Coward's carly days. "Within An Ace of £30,000 Profit."

When the Talkies first made their appearance about three years ago Mr. Rustomji at once realised their potentialities. The first talkie pic- ture in India was shown in the Mr. Andre Charlot, "King of Elphinstone Picture Palace in 1929 Revue" described to me his long and since then mainly through Mr. fight against adversity during the Rustomji's exertions, close upon 60 past year, writes "Argonaut:" theatres have been installed

"talkies."

"I have been a helpless spectator Inf the gradual dispersal of all my assets," he said. "I have watched my resources whittle down by 80 per cent. in 12 monthe.

fight, but at last I found I could not I did not give in without

go on.

Indian Stories and Dramas.

Last year Mr. Rustomji brought out complete apparatus for the translation of Indian stories and

dramas into "talkies."

Genial and modest, Mr. Rustomji came in contact. He was also well was very popular with all whom he known for his many acts of public charity. His youngest son is now

"Some nine years ago I took up the lease of the Prince of Wales's Theatre. Times were good and everything went moderately well. I

completing his education in Britain. was paying off the mortgage and

The funeral which took place at: eventually decided to realise mythe Tower of Silence, was attended by the entire Parsee community of Calcutta and representatives of all the loading Banking and Mercantile "A year ago arrangements were firms. The procession was a very made to sell my interest in the imposing one

over a quarter mile theatre. The contracting parties long.

assets.

Receiver Appointed.

met together and it was arranged that the transaction should

go

Black Brown through on payment of the sum of ACTRESS AND KNIFE Shoes from $6.00. £90,000. A legal contract was

Black Dr

Brown drawn up and everything appeared

Boots from $8.00. to be settled.

Children's Boots or

Shoes from $2.00,

Best styles, most complete stock

of all sizes. Repairing a specialty. WONG SIU WOON

Phone 21474.

31, Pottinger St.

SPORTING GOODS,

ATHLETIC GOODS

AT

.

"There were certain delays, and

THROWER.

in that period there came a distinct How She Got the Right

slump in the theatre. It was im-

"A year ago I came within an ace of selling out with a. profit of

Ladies and Gentlemen's Hat THE LIANG YOU CO.. £80,000 for myself.

Dressers & Booksellers. *

No. 12, D'Aguilar Street.

(opposite Queen's Theatre).

PHOTO SUPPLIES

Kodals and Cameras. Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging. ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES Price Moderate.

A Trial Order is Solicited

SEK

CO

70, Queen's Road C.

· INTRODUCTORY.

HISTORY

A. HICROOK, OBE, MAR

KAY, MA

WAL HANDYSIDE, MA., B.Sc.

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possible to find tenants at the time; and I was unable to meet the pay- ments demanded by the mortgagees.

London, June 28. "Business became so bad that Some acton and actresses are eventually the mortgagees appoint-very conscientious. Miss Rosalinde ed a receiver for. the theatre. This Füller, must surely take the medal happened last December and since for this. She is appearing in the then I have been battling against play "Death Takes a holiday"! and demands which I could not meet. she spent a week of real hard work "I found myself with liabilities trying to find out how it felt to flirt of £60,000, and my assets had be with death. She has a scene In come very email. I had no alter which Death, who is taking his native but to go bankrupt,

holiday on earth, pinions her down on a sofa and literally hurls ques- tions at her. As she had never beon nearly killed. or threatened "I want to point out that the with death in any way she couldn't production of "Wonder Bar has get the atmosphere of 'terror into nothing to do with the collapse of the scheme. Finally, she decided my personal fortune. The plece to engage a professional "knife was very successful and is doing thrower to throw Knives at her well on tour."

and she got the atmosphere. She had never been so terrified in her life. She was tied to a board on "My mistake was that I under the roof house in the Adelphi and took too much responsibility. I the thrower started. She thought her have never shielded myself behind last hour had come as the naw the theatrical syndicates. As you know knives come at her, gleaming in the it often happens when plays are sunlight, and she was sure if sho securely tied she produced that a syndicate is form, had not been

would have killed herself, Singa- "If the Slay fall the syndicate pore Free Press. falls, and that is the end of the

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