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"MEN ON CALL.”
ed by art directors and artisans on the huge acreage at United Artlats' studios in Hollywood for the pro- dection.
"NOT EXACTLY GENTLEMEN,"
Two regiments of United States Cavalry, 900 Indians ami labourers, Edmund Lowe, star of "Scotland more than 1,000 head of cattle and Yard," which incidentally is being hundreds of hands of horses. play screened at the King's Theatre an active part in the Dakota land to-day, is the leading player in the rush scene in "Not Exactly Gentle- talkie "Men, on Call" now playing men," the Fox Movietone produc- in the Majestic Theatre on ite re-tion featuring Victor McLaglen turn to the Colony, Hia leading with Fay Wray, Lew Cody, Eddle lady is Mae Clarke, and the sùp-Gribbons, Robert Warwick and porting cast includes Walter Har- Franklyn Farnum heading the sup- rigan and Warren Hymer..
porting cast, which is having its Lowe is scen in the role anal showings at the Central of un engine driver,
He Theatre to-day. falls in love with Mue, but. on learning on the night be- fore their wedding that she has been cited as the co-respondent in divorce suit, he leaves the party in disgust. He is so determined humour that is fascinating.
ot to see the girl again that he David Worth and Fay Wray aro wrecks the company's special en- the youthful lovers who furnish
Cast out, he is picked up the romance of the picture in
gine.
SHADOWS BEFORE ALEXANDER
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.
Entertainments.·' To-day King's "Scotland Yard.".
To-day Queen's- "Kiki,”
Today Central "Not Exactly Gentlemen." To-day — Majestic "Men On Call."
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To-day World' "The Fairy Sisters."
Today - Star "Dough Boys."
Radio."
McLaglen. Lew Cody and Eddie Gribbons are cast as three outlaws, hunted men with a price on their 7. heads, but combined with their badness
lavableness is a
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WATER RETURN.
See to-day's programme on page Most Reservoirs Below
Home Malla. To-morrow-Inward from Europe via Šuez (Cathay).
Friday-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Rajputana); Outward for Europa vis Biberia) (Cathy) 8.80
by an officer of the Coast Guards. Robert Warwick and Franklyn a.m. Here, after three years, Lowe at-Furnum provide the "menace," and tains a superior rank, Like a bad plenty of it, too. Action is the Denny, the girl turns up, and this key-note of the plot. time Lowe's pal 'falls for her. The rest of the parrative is learned from the screen.
Edmund Lowe is splendid.
From Other Sources.
"KIKI."
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Sports.
See Sports Diary on Page 4,
Meeting. To-morrow British Legion, Jardine's Board Room, 5.15 p.m.
"Not Exactly Gentlemen" is based on the story, "Over The Border," written by Herman Witaker and brought to the screen by Dulley Nichols, Enimet-Flynn-and-William-Cadillac-Motor-Car--neon.---- Congelman, with Benjamin Stoloff directing
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Miscellaneous.
August 17-Regimental
Level.
The level and storage of water in the reservoirs on August 1, 1931, were as under
City and Hill District.
Tytam
1930
LA
1931 23' 4"B
Tytam Byewash
15' 0"B
Tyton Intermediate Tytam Tuk
L
L
2′11′′B 16′ 7′′B
Wong Nai Chung Pokfulum
1B 20 "B 0'10"B 0' 6" Aberdeen Upper ...
40' 0"B [Note: B. denoten "Below. Over- flow"; A. denotes "Above. Overflow": denotes "Level with Overflow."]
Storage-in""millions" and "deelmala of gallons,
Tylam
Tytam Byewash
..
Tytem Intermediate
Band Tytom, Tuk
9.15 Wong Nei Chung
Pokfulam
Aberdeen Upper
1881
1990
384.80
215,02
22.37
195.00 195.00
.6.20
1,345,08 1,065.75
28.84 04.10
9.46 * 45.50 38.21
Total ...... 2,040.05 1,575.54 Consumption of water in the Ols and Hill District in millions and de- cimals of gallons during the month of July, 1931.
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Mary Pickford's new picture for
Acting in talking pictures re- Concert in Botanical Gardens, United Artists, based on the sucquires, among other things, an ap- p.m. cessful stage play, "Kiki", was petite for roast goose. At least adapted for the screen by Sam this was true in the case of Louise Taylor, director-producer.
Mann, Broadway star, who will be Taylor wrote the screen version, seen in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's aided in the comedy construction by "Sine of the Children"- to-morrow, John Gray, Taylor adapted and at the Queen's Theatre. It took directed Norma Talmadge's latest seven roast geese to "shoot" the starring vehicle, "Du Barry," Miss Christmas dinner scene and Maun Pickford's two recent favourites, had to eat most of them in three "My Best Gir?" and "Coquette,”
days. and also "The Taming of the The new picture is a dramatic Shrew," co-starring Miss Pickford story of family life, directed by Sam and Douglas Fairbanks.
Wood, with Leila Hyams, Robert "Kiki, which is showing at the Montgomery, Mary Doran, Elliott Queen's Theatre, was an interna-Nugent, Francis X. Bushman, jun., Hunter, R. O. Hudson, Mr. and tional stage success. As a dialogue Clara Blandick, Robert McWade, vehicle for Miss Pickford, It has Lee Kohlmar, Henry Armetta, Jane been given an elaborate presenta Reid and Jeane Wood in the cast. tion by the Joseph M. Schenck or ganisation.
"THE SILENT ENEMY."
3920 1031 349.67* 131.55&
411,950 Estimated population 444,800 Consumption per
hend per day 28.2 33.8 Mr. H. A. R. Conant...
Includes 92.51 million gallons Messrs. R. M. Dalgarno, P. T. from Mainland.
§ Includes
million gallons 74.48 Ditisheim.
from Mainland.
July, 1030,-Constant supply during the whole month to district North of
Mr. R. Grimm, Measra. S. L. Harrobin. J. L
Mrs. J. R. Hooley.
Messrs. J. K, Ireland, L. E. Illingsworth. ¿
Messrs. H. Koehn, S. L. Kelly. Messrs. C. Mey, 0. Morgenstein, Mra, J. R. McGregor.
Messrs. G. E. Bronson Rea. Moving pictures are not all make-Henry C. Rea. stage with Reginald Denny in the believe. Sometimes men brave the Messrs. W. Standing, W. Stewart,
The cast was chosen carefully from the ranks of the premiere players of screen and
masculine lead.*
terrors of a vast unsettled country, C. A. Stelbel, E. Stuhlmacher, Certain changes calculated to fit and capture for the screen more A. N, Spencer, F. E. Shaw. the star's individual personality thrilling scenes than even Holly Mr. A. E. Withers, were made in the story. The title wood's imagination could conceive, role played by Miss Pickford is That's how "The Silent Enemy," the
DON'T
Queen's Road between Marray Road and Eastern Strect. 18 hours supply 5 a.n.-9 p.n.) to all other districts from July 1 to 23 inclusive. Constant supply throughout the City Hill and High Level Districts from July 24 to 31 inclusive.
month.
July, 1981.- Constant supply Level Districts during the whole throughout the City, Al and High
Kowloon.
Kowloon Reservoir.. L. Byewash Reservoir L Shek Lai Pai
Reservoir
Li.
Reception Reservoir
1990 1931
18'10'B
L. 2'4"B
Storage In millions and decimals
..of gallons.
1980
Kowloon Reservoir. Eyewash Reservoir
Shek Lai Pui
Reservoir.. Reception Reservoir
1931
852.50 352.50
124.50
116.19 33.15
116.10
27.03
that of the street gamin who as Central Theatre feature for to-ed with the atupendous stampede of pires to be an actress and a "great-morrow, was flimed in the wilds of the caribou herd across the Barren Lands, near the Temagami Forest. Judy."
Northern Ontario, with real A section of a city, complete with animals in real fights and a regiin Northern Ontario. This caribou an annual event, Indian romance
acted by reni migration is
and was always a source of food for American Red-Men,
the Winter-famished Indians of the "The Silent Enemy" required North. Weeks were spent waiting more than two years to make, many for the spectacular natural event single scenes taking up several to occur. When the caribou came, wecke each. An actual fight be the Indians were sent out to stalk tween a great bull-moose and at. These hereditary hunters horde of timber wolves is an ambushed the herd, just as their exciting episode in the romance. ancient ancestors did, and raided it And, when the moose finally van-with bows and arrows. It is quishes the wolves, the hero of the estimated that there were more piece actually kills the mighty than ten thousand of these rarelying July, 1920 and 1981. monarch of the forest,
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BRINGING UP FATHER
seen animals, in that vast pack.
"The Silent Enemy" is another of On and on the horde comes, those, great dramatic stories of na- straight for the narrows of the ture like "Chang," "Rango," river where the filming party kad Tabu," but, more than that, it is a camped. While the flanks of the splendid romance of the fast dying herd stretch irregularly a mile or out Indian. The plot is delicately so on each side of the head, the woven around the ancient customs latter remains plainly pointed in of the Ojibway Indians, each detail the
зате direction. An un- being authentically correct, Aswerving leadership governs the love story of absorbing interest, immense multitude. Acres and played by the descendants of carly acres are completely covered by chieftains, many of whom are these close-packed animals. actually living to-day as their The caribou migration is pro- ancestors lived three-hundred years bably one of the most stupendous ago, is the centre-piece of the great sights of wild game in North drama.
America since the days of the buffalo..
The climax of the story is reach
I WISH THE MUSIC
1931 160.07
Total
501.75 620.18 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallona during month of July, 1931.
1980 Consumption Estimated population 176,200 288,450 Consumption per
head per day 25.4 19.0 Constant supply in all districts dur
139.09
The Government Analyst's reports show that the quality of the water Is satisfactory.
Total rainfall: July 31, 1930, 60,44; July 31, 1931, 46.44.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
The following unclaimed tale grams are lying at the E.E. Tele-- graph Co. Office, Hong Kong:-
Baldeodas Vyas, Passenger, 8.8. Talma.. c/o Thos. Cook & Son, from Benares.
Neptune, from Cholon.
S. LACK,
Manager. Hong Kong, August 6, 1981
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