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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1931.

ROUND THE LOCAL Tolstoy Museum in Moscow from

CINEMAS.

Reviews from Official Sources.

LOVE, LIVE AND LAUGH,"

The return visit of "Love, Live al Laugh" the S The teataring George Jessel. Lil Lew and Dave Rollins, is proving a good- drawing rant. The story is at the tian Italian musician through Fout the Great War, and 6 full of portant situations with a dramatic elians that priviles a fitting end to a good picture.

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The main attraction is supported hy a Fox Movietone. Morfaran

"IR. LEMON OF ORANGE."

the time it was established, until 1924. is now in Paris, con- dueting a school for pour Russian artist. is called L'Academie Husse

"CIMARRON.“

"You can take pictures here. This set is a completed," said a visitor to Wesley "Raggles, when viewing the town of "Osage," con- structed at

the Radin Pictures' ranch

for "Cimarron." starting

Richard Dix.

"It is completed." said the direc

lur..

"Why, sonte of the buildings are nly up, everything is un-: painted and there are boards, nail kers and planks scattered all around."

"That's exaitly what want,”. “Mry Lemon of Orange," the Tok

exclaimed Ruggles. emelf which had its premiers

"The town periance at the King's Theatre Osage in Cimarron' was a half- Last night, is ine of the fubmitted boom lowd. pictures of the year to be shown on a local screen.

E' Brendel, Famous diadect comedian and F16 Darsay, vivious French cometient labe the starring roles and need in Keeping the for going from the first seen in the thead Fade out.

an exact reproduction”

This is

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fust of the dramatic action in the Edna Ferber story, due the screen at the Queen's Theatre

o-morrow, takes place in the town) of Osage. As the story, progresses so does the town la the end it 4s a seething dty of skyskrapers.

This reviewer condiume the sea. mlar of these twa zimely stars as a mɔve but a bit short of inspiras tif, as they work perfectly to gether and extract very ounce of humour possible from the mugh wafully.

succeed arousing situations.

"UP THE RIVER.”

Spend most of your spare tine

That is the way to the stage, the screen or Brendel appears in a dual cala talay walk of life according to this picture, the first the the beautiful blonde Claire Luce, noted extensive toy derk, dr. Lamon." dancer and actress who makes her and the other as the hard-boiled talking screen debut in the leading gang leader, "Silent McGen." The feminine role of "Up The River" Contrast in the two portrayils is the Fox Movietone coming to the Very vincingly done, and Jarende King's, Theatre

that the reamis can act a straight part as well as dɔ̃ bix nezat Swedish characterisation queen's Fastes

"Practically every

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RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

THE

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong K Broadcasting Station

Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 356 metres:

CHINA

MAIL.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

Work at Railway Disaster,

VOTES OF THANKS.

منصب

The following letter has been *4-7 p.m.-Chinese Recorded Pro-tendent of the local Ambulance

Ferelved by the District Superin gramune.

7-11.30

European Pro- gramme of Victor & H.M.V. Re- corda kindly supplied by Mesars. S. Moutrie & Co. 7.05-7.35 p.m Concerto in A Mince (Grieg Op. 163,

Arthur De Greef and the

Röyal Albert Hall Orchestra Conducted by Sir Lanlon Ronald (324). 7.35-7.55 p.m.-Yariety. Humorous Sang-

Get the Blues When it Rains, Down Amning the Sugar Cane,

Johny Marvin (21050). Hawaian Music-

Brigade:-

Brigade Overseas Headquarters, St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London, E.C.!.

August 6, 1931

A. Morris, Est

King's College.

Hong Kong.

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED. IN CHINA MAIL.

Entertainments.

To-day

- Klug's Theatre; "Mr. Lenon of Orange.”

To-day Queen's Theatre; "Pardon Us."

Today Central Theatre; "Resurrection.".

Podar Majestic Theatre; "The Social Lion.".

Today Star "Love, Live & Laugh,"

Meeting.

Theatre:

Without

ECTRIC

Columbia Necess RECORDS

44146

Scratch

$13-Tancredi Overture Grenadier Guards Band.

397-Four Indian Love Lyrics 9494-Rhapsodie No. 2 9091-Invitation to the Valse 9006-Alda Grant March 9366-7-Ballet Egyptien

..... Union Orch.

Squires Octet.

...

Basle Sym. Orch.

Milan Sym. Orch.

Sum. Orch of Paris,

mem-

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

September 17-Y.M.C.A. bers' meeting. 9 p.m.

Land Sale. Monday-At P.W.D. two lots of Crown land, 3 p.m..

offices.

Sports.

and

Dear Sir,-Your letter of May 21 with onelusures relating to the work done by members of the Brigade at the accident on the Kow- foon-Canton Railway on April 20,

See Sports Diaty on Paga 4. Hula Girl,

Home Mails. Kane's Blues,

1911. was brought to the notice of Kane's Blues (90731), the Ambulance Committee of the vin Marseilles

Tuesday-Outward · for Europe Churu-

(Sphinx, Order and the Council and Chapter-Menelaus), 'p.m. and 2.30 p.m. Strike Up the Band.

(2101)t its last meeting. Those present (Chenonceaux), 2 p.m.

General, by the Chief Commissioner respectively; for Europe via Siberia learned with considerable satisfac tion of the..very valuable services rendered on this occasion by Mr. A. l Arcul and other members of victualling stores. 9.30 a.m. the Kowloon-Canton Railway Divi- sion of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas and it was un- animously resolved to recognise these services by, the award of Votes of Thanks on Vellum to the following:

The Revellers 8 pm Local Time & Weather Report.

7.56-9.30 p.m.

The Gondoliers (Gilbert & Sullivan),

The Light Opera Company Recorded under the Direction of R. D'Oyly Carte (D1334-5).

9.30-11.30 p.m. Dance Pro-

gramnie,

Fox Trot-

I'm Doin' What I'm Doin' for Love, In Feathering Nest (2016). When Yuba Plays the Rumbia.

an the Tuba,

I'm Keepin' Company Without That Gal,

Waltz

When the Moon Cames

Alourtsia

Fox Trot-

Ooh! Hoo! You-Han!

A. el Arculli, Wan Hau-kong,

Chan Pak-ling,

Pun Chi-fan, and Taang Chung.

Further communications regard

Lammert's Auction. September 17- At Kowloon Naval Depot. old and surplus

St.

Dance, Lane

Miscellaneous. : To-day-Special Concert, Francis Hotel

To-morrow Ten Crawford's

Sonday-Farewell to Rev. and Mrs. Kaight Anstey, Soldiers and Sailors' Home, 8 p.m.

CHINESE ARTS. Exhibition in British Malaya.

MARTINI

and

ROSSI DRY VERMOUTH.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE SWEET

TRY

THE DRY

IT MAKES A WONDERFUL COCKTAIL.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong.) Prince's Building.

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Over the

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ing these Votes of Thanks will be: forwarded to you direct by Chancery of the. Order.

the

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TWO CANTON GEMS.

I Found a Mlion Dollar Baby,

2707)

You Forgot Your Gloves, Falling in Love

I am instructed by the Chief Commissioner to ask you to convey

Under the auspices of the United

exhibition

of

FRESH SHIPMENT OF

and

Walt

Dream River, Beloved

least day when their time is en- tirely their own, Miss Luce their Miss Dorsay-shines as the night says, "and

measure of great extent club singer and incidentally de success depends to a livers a cliver song to prove that on what use they make of this time.

The most prominent actors She really can sing "My Rackst Is You" has a rather ateny swing. actresses I know pat in a surprising

Brietly, the Indierans

indents amount of time on matters directly arise from a WINZ

miken! tonaceled with their work, -watch- identity--the toy clerie bengîning other noted players, studying the neighbourhood of a hi-jacking theatrical art, doing research work and mistaken for the gang bads.garding the character they are During the hi-jacking Dosay's Portraying or that of the next roje brother is killed and the swad they are to have, training their put Medes on the spot.”

memary, keeping in physical shape with exercise and calisthenics and

on.

of

- Orhers in the east, incadrag William Collier, son, Ruth Waren Dona Dillaway and Joan Cast acquit themselves in an extent

manner.

John G. Blystone, the dite.cor. has turned out a picture Ant to Fast in action and sparkling in comedy. It provides one of the biggest laughs of the year.

man

“RESURRECTION.“

who

It

Everything was grist that came to the mill of Leo Tolstoy. The wrote "Resurrection" must have had a tremendous and open-eyed experience of life. combines

នង muny elements of

· human life, human love and human characters in this epic love story. which is now playing at the Central Theatre with John Boles and Lupe Velez in the roles of Dmitri and Katusha, Which are taken from real life.

"No one can possibly know every- thing there is to know concerning their job, and the ones who use their own time learn more about it are the ones who win out."

Miss Luce practises what she Preaches. Having scored equally

well as a dancer and as a dramatic player in the Ziegfeld "Follies" and in "Burlesque" and "Starlet Pages," she allots a certain number of hours a day to keeping up har proficiency in both fields. During

to Europe, she he recent trip became interested in Hungarian dancing and made a special trip to. Budapest to learn some of the more intricate steps of the esurdas or native dances,

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Spencer Tracy, who played the role of Killer Meara in The Last Mile" on Broadway, has the lead- ing nitle role in this Fox Movietone comedy, which was directed by But Aylmer Maude, the English John Ford, from Maurine Watkin'a translator of Tolstoy's story which orixinal story. Warren Hymer, is now playing member of the Humphrey Bogart, Joan ("Cherle") Tolstoy Society of London, has add-Lewes and Wiliam Collier, sen., ed a new revelation of a scene are the other featured players.

which is depicted in the, current Edwin Carewe talking picture. The characters are switched from mas- culine to feminine, but the scene is no has strong in the moving picture than its description In the novel. And its description in the novel was so vivid that it got Tolstoy ex- communicated from Orthodox Chris- tian Church. The original, incident upon which both the chapter in the novel and the scene in the moving pletura are based brought his own daughter Tatiana into confilet also with the ecclesiastical authorities.

"ALOHA."

Among the most charming of Hollywood's hostcases is Marian Douglas, who, in private life, is Mra. Albert S. Rogell, wife of the man who is director of the Tiffany special picture "Aloha," which is coming to the Central Theatre shortly,

On the Beach With You Sing a Little Jingle,

Fox Trot-

Dancing In the Dark, High and Low

'ai Painting Pictures, Never

Louk in the Looking Glass, Navertheless

Waltz

Chiquita.

Fox Tret

Twelve o'clock Waltz

Yours, etc.,,

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to those concerned his deep appre-Artists, Malay, an (24706) ciation of their services and the members' works was held at the way in which they so worthily up-Kwong-siew Association, Kuala. (21319) held the traditions of the Brigade. Lampur. Over 300 pictures were ou view; one section of the exhibi- tion was entirely the work of Chinese classic artists. A selec- tion of seals carved by members nude an interesting exhibit. While two gems from Canton were a poem

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You Can't Stop Me from Lovin' You, What's Keeping My Prince

Charming?

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Shop Back Home, Under Your Window To-night,

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Maybe It's the Moon.

I was Only Teasing You ... (22747) Black Eyes,

Waltz-

The Swallow

Fox Troi

Trees

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Beautiful Heaven.

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Just Crazy Song,

Sugar Blues

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Have the Time Can Fly.

Hooster Hop.

m Following You

Waitz

(20218)

Princess Flavia-Medley Waltz. Alwass

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11.30 p.m.-Close Down.

MONTHLY REPORT.

Chief Secretary, Ambulance Department.

IN MEMORIAM..

Victims of Kwongsang Disaster,

CATHEDRAL SERVICE.

inscribed on a grain of rice, and landscape paintings and poems on a tiny heart-shaped piece of pearl sheit.

The Society has a membership of 106. The exhibition was the first Mr. Au-Yang Su-

"A memorial service for those who in its history. lost their lives in the disaster which fang, President of the Sariety, is betell the Indo-China Stearato te congratulated an its success.

| Navigation Company's as. Kwong-} Hang. was held in St. John's Cathedral yesterday starting at 5.30 p.m.

PICNIC FOR THE BLIND.

The St. Peter's Group of the Vic-

It was attended by a representa- tive gathering of sympathisers, in-torin Diocesan Missionary Associn- cluding representatives of the Com- tion has in the past four years

pany, Officers of other of the Com-organised with the assistance of June Time is Love Time..(22740)pany's ships in port, representatives generous friends, a Summer plenic of other shipping Companies, and for the girls of the Blind Home. representatives of the China Coast Pokfulum. Officers Guild and "the Marine the nature of

The picnic has taken B motor ride to Engineers' Guild of China.

Shek O, where the girls, generally The Governor was represented about 60 in number, are given tea by his AD.C., and others present and a small present each. It has were Commodore A. H. Walker, ne-been decided to follow the same companied by Pay Commander phan this year, the picnic to take Gruce and Commander Curtis, place on Saturday. Major-General J. W. Sandilands, October 17.

afternoon, accompanied by Captain Cameron ganising the pfenic would, grateful- The Committee or and Captain Thorp, the Ifon. Mrly welcome the lean W, T. Southorn, the Hon. Comman- donations. Offers and gifts should

of cara, der G F. Hole, R.N. (retired), the be sent to Mrs. F. E. Booker, Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, the Hon. Harbour View," Hospital Road, or Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, the Hon. Mr. Edwin. Taylor, the Hon. Mr. Gordon Mackie, the Hon. Mr. 3, J. Patterson, Mr. A. H.

Actual hours of transmission in August, totalled 245.59 of which 189.76 were devoted to Europe programmes and 105.75 to Chinese programmes, as follows:-----

European Chinese

Morning Transmis- alons including Commercial News and Church Relays 49% 424 Evening Transmia-

Blons

90

130%

0312

105

43.03

Monthly Percentage 56.02

During the month the following items were broadcast:-

Dance Programmes European Studio Concerts European Rélays

Chinese Studio Concerts Chinese Relays ... European Lectures

The Rogells Eve in a state of connubial bliss in a beautiful and delightful home in a part of Holly wood that always proves difficult for strangers to find. In fact, you have to negotiate the trip severál times before you can get the hang August-50. of the course.

Chinese Lectures

Chinese Children's Programmes New licences fesued

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3

during

LORD MELCHETT'S GIFTS.

or

to the Rev. L. N. Watkins, St. John's Cathedral.

White, Mr. In arriving at divorce damages and Mrs. $3 Sanderson, Mr. you have to assess a woman as you Annette.. Mr. W. Lawson, Mr. A. C. would a slave in some Eastern part Wilcox, Captain and Mrs. D. Skin- of

the world. Mr. Justice

ner, Mr. JH. Ruttonjeb and other McCardle.

relatives of Mr. Shroff (a passenger

tyho lost his life in the disaster), and there was no more sea. and many others.

Thanksgiving.-"Let

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In addition there were large God for the courage and devotion nava! parties from warshipă in to duty of the Master. Officers and port.

crew of the 8.8. Kwongsing, and for the happy memories that so many of us have of friendship and brotherhood with them and with those others who in company with them passed to the fuller life beyond the vell.".

It seems that some Russian pea-

Order of Service.. sants had had their children taken

The service, which was very im- away from them in order to be

pressive, and was conducted by the brought up fri the bosom of the

Hey, G. T. Waldegrave, Chaplain to Church. They protested to Tolstoy To aid their guests, End Ragella

the Sailors' Home, and the Mission about this matter, and Folstoy had have erected on their house n pole

to Seamén, assisted by the Rev, planned to make a personal protest on which ΣΤΑ three lights, red,

H. V. Koop, the Rev. W. Walton Penyer-We commend unto Thy to the Tsar. Finding it Impossible, green and blue, to act as a guids. Lord Melchett's will has new Rogers, and the Rev. E. A. Arm hands of mercy, most merciful however, to make the trip to St. So with one eye on three lights been proved. The gross value of strong,

the following Father, the souls of these our, ivas in Petersburg, he changed the letter ahead and another on traffic lights, the estate is £1,028,678, with net order: and want it by the hand of his the visitors is bound to find the personaity £193,227. Among be

brethren departed............ "y

the daughter, now Mme. Soukotine place sooner or later-and the wel-questa not previously reported are:

Hymn.-"Jesus, Lover of my Hymn. Florte raged

tompeat o'er the "deep?"! Tolstoy, to the head of the Synod, come he gets always, makes the ad- £5,000 each to his daughters, The Eternal God is thy refuge, Prayers.--The Lord's Prayer, The letter was very strong. It Im venture worthwhile.

Viscountess Erleigh, the Hon. Mary and underneath are the everlasting etc. PAR mediately ocensioned a confidential Marian Douglas plays an interest- Angela Hordern, and the Hon. arms, Deut. 33.27.

Hymn "Efernal Father, strong. circular. and a soon as "Resuring role in her husband's production Rosalind Jean Nora. Buckland.

Psalm 130-Ouf of the deep to save rection made its appearance, with of "Aloha," the cast of which in- $2,500 each to his sons-in-law, have. I called unto thee, O Lord Prayer Almighty Father, with the letter and the scene described, cludes Ben, Lyon, Raquel Torres,

Lord, hear my voice." Hordern, and Mr. John Buckland, Lesson (Revelation-XXI, 1-7)3, £5,000 to his daughter-in-law "And I saw a new heaven and a Gwendolen; and g

new-earth: for the first heaven and the Arst earth were passed away:

a public decreo of excommunication Robert Edeson, Alan Hale, Thelma was promulgated.

Mims. Tatiana Soukutine Tolstoy, now a woman of G5, managed the

Todd, Donald Reed Al St. John, Maria Harris, T. Ray Barnes, and Robert Ellis.

Viscount Erleigh, Mr. Clifford W.

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