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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931.

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6-8 pm, European Programme of Victor Records.

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA, MAIL.

Entertainments. To-day King's Theatre: "Up The River.".

To-day Quest'a Theatre: Almost a Honeymoon."

Today Central Theatre;

Molāri

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Yale University Band."Don't Bet On Women." Yale Melley No. 2 (arr. C. F. Smith),

Today Star. Theatre: Bright College Years

"They, Learned About Women." (Durand-Wilhelm),

Sports.

ut a box'n'a whistle, according to †- 6-6,21 p.m.-Band Selections, ' technicians who worked aboard the Washington Post March' (Sousa), U.S.S. Colorado during filming of El Capitan March (Sousa), Robert Montgomery's Brat starring Hale Medley No. 1 picture. "Shipmates" coming to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday!

The new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture was directed by Harry Pollard with Dorothy Jordan play. Hug opposite Montgomery,

Most of the action scenes were | Almed aboard the U.S.S. Colorado.

"UP THE RIVER.".

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Souan's Band, "Aloha.",

Yale University Bind. -6.21-6.39 p.m.-Organ Solos. Three Norwegian Melodies (Bunson). The Hord Giel's Sunday

(Bull-Manson),j

Lawrence J. Mansári, (Thia record is by special requvat) Liebbytraum („Liszt)... Pilgrims Song of Hope (Hatiste)...

Heary- Gordon Thunder. 6.39-7.10 p.m.-Variety." Seng-·

Bonsoir, Mania Inez,

Maurice Chevalier (Baritone). Piano-Accordion Splo

offering for, Fox Movietone, found that eight of his featured players were making their screen debut in the picture, while the other twelve: have both film and stage experi-Chorus-

ence.

The two leuling players, Spencer Tracy and Claire Luce never fae- ed a camera prior to making their rests for the production.. Tracy leaped to fame with his portrayal of Killer Mears in "The Last Mile"" on Broadway, and Miss Luce play- ed the feminine lead in Buries. que" in London and "Scarlet Pages" in New York before turn-

ing her attention to the speaking

screent

Sharpshooters March, Beautiful Day's Waltz

Mario Perry (20260)

You Gonnn Reap Just What You

Sow (Negru Spiritual), Everybody Gat to Walk This Lone- some Valley (Negro Spiritual),

Pace Jubilee Singera. Orchestral

Idolising, Hush-u-bye:

Jean Goldkette and His- Orchestra, 7.10-7,41) p.m.—A Concert, Song

A Maori Slumber Song

(Prinsons To Rangi Pal),

Waista Maori (Alfred Hil).

violin Solo-

Frances Alda (Soprano).

Under the Leaves - (Theme), By the Waters of Minnetonka

“ (Lieurance), .............. Rence Chemot. Song-

Til Take You Home Again, Kathicen

(Westendorf).

The story, written by Maurine Watkins of "Chicago" fame, is a clever blund of hilarious mirth and. romance, the two themes being con trasted throughout with unusual effect. Miss Luce and Bogart fur- nish the romantic olement while Tracy and Hymer as a pair of hard-boiled, but good-hearted bur glars spend most of their time, breaking into and out of jail in order to keep the love affair run- ning smoothly, It is showing at the King's Theatre.

"BODY AND SOUL."

The sweetheart of two contin- ients.

Elisan Landi. is already estab lished as the sweetheart of Europe and is now rapidly capturing the applause and affection of screen

In the Gloaming (Orred-Harrison),

Clarence Whitehill (Baritone). Flute Solo-

Wind Amongst the Trees

(Briceialdi Instrumental Trio

At the Brook (Boracdestre),

Sco Sports Diary on Paga 4. Home Mails. To-day-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Empress of Asia).

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Lammert's Auction. September 21-At 166, The Peak, household furniture, 10.30 a.m...

Meeting. To-day-Y. M. C. A.. meeting, 9 p.ni.

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GOOD PROGRESS FRIENDLY SPIRIT PREVAILS.

Rugby. Yesterday. The Federal Structure Committee; of the Round Table Conference held two further meetings to-day. Having listened to expressions of general views on India's constitu- Clement Barone. tional problem from delegates re- presenting practically, all sections of the Community the "Com- mittee has now settled down to examination of the de- tails which have been tabulated by the Chairman. Lord Sankey, under four heads of discussion." Satis- factory progress already been made in a friendly and businesslike at- mosphere.

Venetian Trio. 7.41-8 pm-Vocal Gems. Sunny (Harbach & Kern); Cocoanuts (Berlin),

Victor Light Opera Company., Robin Hood (Smith-de Koven),

Victor Light Opera Company, 85.m.-Local Time: 8.03-10.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio Concert,

10.33′ p.m.-Close Down,

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devotees in her first American pie TRESPASSERS FINED

ture. "Body and Soul," coming to the King's Theatre.

Family of Five Caught in Act.

A sensation on the London and Parisian stages, Miss Landi won wide acclaim for her performance in four pictures made in Europe. Two of them were produced by Elisor Glyn, who said of this Court this morning and pleaded

A man, a woman, a boy and two girls, all Chinese appeared in

charming actress, "An actress like

guilty to trespassing in a Govern- Eliasa Landi knows instinctively what to do and does it. She is thement Plantation at Aberdeen yes-

terday, ideal sereen type, fascinating and

Mr. J. R. Carr, Supervisor of the intelligent. She has beauty,

Botanical and Forestry Depart- talent, but above all she has perment, stated that the man and boy sonality."

each had a chopper, whilst the woman and girls were armed with

While "Body and Soul" has a war background. it is 'not a war picture, the dominant note being romance.

It tells the story of young American flying ace who falls in love with a girl, who

grass-knives.

The man admitted he went to the plantation to cut wood, but submitted he had taken the chil

an

To-day's discussions were con- cerned with the question of, dirust and indirect, methods of election

of representatives to the Faders! Legislature-British Wireless Ser-

ice.

ARCTIC AIR TRAGEDY.

Wreckage of Cramer's 'Plane Found.

New York, Yesterday, The British trawler Lord Trent, while proceeding to the White Sea, picked which, has been identified as

up seaplane wreckage the Bellanca monbplane in which Mr. Parker Cramer and his mechaofe Pacquette were lying to Europe. via Greenland, and which die

later accused of being a spy. The dren with him in order that they appeared early in August

plot has a surprising twist at the finish, but one that turns the tide of suspense to one of satisfaction.

"ALOHA."

might pick up branches that had been blown down by the wind.

The Magistrate: In future, don't take children with you when you set out to break the law. You are fined fifty dollars, or one month's hard labour.

It will be recalled that they were engaged in surveying a possible Arctic air route to Europe from America.-Reuter's American Ser

vice.

[Another trawler, some weeks ago, passed a corpse floating in the A fine of $7 or ten days was im-sea which was thought to be that posed on the woman. The chil of Mr. Parker Cramer. Owing to dren were cautioned.

rough seas the corpse was not

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proper burlal.]

Love tormented, crucified and found pure and enduring, is exemplified in "Aloha," the splendid Tiffany production that was shown yesterday at the Central Theatre, Harlan, T. Roy Barnes, Robert where it remains, until Saturday. Ellis, Donald Reed, Al St. John, The story starts glamorously in Rita Rey, Addle McPhail and the tropics with a 'love that is as Murcia Harris-

only a suppressed powerful as

passion can be. Jimmy Bradford, "THE DRUMS OF JEOPARDY." played sympathetically by Ben

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Jeopady," does nothing to keep Aide-de-Camp. General to Hanu, with a natural, primitive that perfectly proportioned and Majesty. innocence, throws herself at marvellously alender figure for Gen. Sir William Thwaites was Jimmy, but he firmly puts her out which she is admired. It seems the Commander of the Rhine Army of his thoughts for Elaine, his to be her nature to have the pro-, from 1927 til 1929, and he was one sweetheart from childhood who is per weight, and when an actress can of the soldiers who foresaw the walting in San Francisco for his eliminate from her horizon the bug. certainty of war with Germany, return. But one night the barrier bear of excess fat, she is happy!. For thirteen Summars prior to broken down and Jimmy ac The Drums.of Jeopardy the at-1914 he spent his holidays there. knowledges his love for Ilanit. traction on Sunday at the Central During the war he commanded

Thelma Todd is admirable in the Theatre, features Warner Oland, the 48th Division and was mention role of the contemptibls slater and June Collyer and Lloyd Hughs: ed in despatches six times, and in Marian Douglas is beautiful and ap-It is a picturization of Harold 1918 he was appointed Director of pealing as the sweetheart. A MacGrath's novel, directed by Military Intelligence M great old tyrant Is Robert Edeson George B. Seitz and with a cast Bir William, who was born in as the father. A child role le including Wallace MacDonald, 1868, served in the South African made adorable by beautiful Dickie George Fawcett, Mischa ; Auer, War and was at the defence of Moore, and other contributing with Hole Hamilton, Ernest Hilliard Ladysmith. He was placed on the excellenco areAlan Hale, Otis and Florence Lake.

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