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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1931.

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Reviews from Official Sources.

"COCK O' THE WALK”

ut the Paramount School.

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THE DEVIL TO PAY."

He was fed up with South Africa where a typical British parent had. sent him to "make a man of him- self." Even the mystery of the long African nights failed to work

thele traditional spell.

Where an American would say,

THE CHINA MAIL.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME,

+

SHADOWS BEFORE

The following programme will

IN CHINA MAIL.

be broadcast to-day from the COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED Hong Kong. Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres:

-5-7-p.m.-Chinese Programme.

5.30-0 p.m.-A Lecture on "The Scientifle Explanation of Common Natural Phenomena" by Mr. I. T. Pun, B.Sc.

Theatre;

Theatre:

Entertainments.

To-day King's Bed and Breakfast." To-day Quean's It's n Wise Child."

Today Central Theatre; 7-10.30 p.m. (Approx)-Euro-"Cock of the Walk." And so a hurried, auction dis-pean Programme.

To-day Majestic Theatre; posed of his goods and chattels, 7-9,15 p.m.-European Recorded "Hard to Get." bringing enough pounds, shillings Programme kindly supplied by and pence to pay his passage Messrs. Anderson Music Co. Home, and to land him in his "be- an spent loved. London with twenty-pound note in otherwise empty pockets.

A tip-top cast with a number of "I'm sick of it," the handsome young Briton suld more decidedly, featured players, a story that 18

"I'm not having any more. of it, thoroughly absorbing all the time, thank you!!! novel plot coniplications and the new genuine comedy make James Cruze production, "Cock O' the Walk," which opened yesterday at the Central Theatre, one of the finest talkies to be presented here for some time.

girls who amorous

When our hero turned up at Joseph Schildkraut, the star, is Home for breakfast he met a friend Ternyata Latin lover, and if he of his sister-a girl-aomething doesn't make thousands of femining happened. All his future plans hearts utter in some of his swell seemed useless unless they includ love scenes, well, we done our bet,ed her. But he was broke. TIO And Myrna Loy plays one of the governor had threatened him with attract - Schildkräut's disinheritance if he failed in South attentions. This team Africa. It was all absurd... He plays capitally together, and their must be sensible, find a nice look. acting alone ingkes the picture dising heiress, and settle down. This couldn't be love, and besides love was only for flappers and novelists.

He counted his handicaps, and|| being British, the greater the odds the more determined he became to see the affair through. How he aid it is seen in "The Devil To Pay," Ronald Colman's latest pic- lure which comes to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday..

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tinctive,

In addition to Joseph Schildkraut and Myrna Loy there are a number of prominent player in the cast. Among them are Olive Tell, who plays an important role as Rosa Vallejo, que of the hero's conquests; Wilfred Lucas' and Edward Pell. The story is based on the popular novel of Argentine life, "Happiness Insurance," by Arturo Mom and the picture was directed by H. W. Neil under the personal supervision of James 'Cruze,

"HARD TO GET."

"LOVE PARADE.”

Because of the many requisitions that come from the Chinese and not

few too

from the European -Out-of-town patrons of a noted community, asking that

"Love Hollywood cafe were given a rare Parade" should be screened once treat by a sextette of film celebritica during the filming of "Hard to more, the Central Theatre sent for a new print of that pleture directly Get," the First National-Vitaphone from America and will have it picture now showing at the Majestic shown once more for a few days"

comniencing on Sunday.

Theatre.

Dorothy Mackrill, the star: "The. Love Parade," is the Charles Delaney, her leading man; screen's frat original talking- Juck Onkic, Louise Fazenda, musical romanco

and an interna. Edmund Burns and James Finlaydional affair. The story is by an son of the supporting cast of "Hard Hungarian, the libretto is by to Get" did the singing.

American, the lyrica

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and

7.5-7.35 p.m.-Orchestral Band Selections, The Two Little Finches (King). The Lark's Festival (Brewer).

The Reg. Band of H.M. Grenadier Springtime in the Forest (Zimmer),

Guards 0243.

The Little Salon Orchestra DB385. The Black Domino-Overture

(Auber arr. Winterbottom),

B.B.C. Wireless Military Band, DB25 Blaze Away (Kennedy and Holzmann), When We Went Strolling Round the Town (Custling and Kennedy),

Debroy Somers'. Band, CB314. 7.35-7.50 p.m.-From The Studio. Mr. J. P. Heard will give a short talk

on the Tipster's Art. 8 p.m-(Local Time). 7,50-8.20 p.m.-Instrumental. Piano Sole-

Shepherd's Hey (Grainger), Country Gardens (Grainger),

Percy Grainger, D1684. Vilolu Solo

The Phantom Melody (Ketelbey), Algerian Seene (Ketelbey),

Albert Sandler 9sez, Plano Solo--*

Pensoso (Scott), Caprice Chinole (Scott).

Violin Solo-

Concerto in G Minor--Adagio

(Max Brych),

Louis Zimmermann 9028. 8.20-8.55 p.m. Variety.

Seng-

Cyril Scott DB41.

What Have I Done? Body and Soul,

Marie Burke (Soprane), DB73. Orchestral-

Thut Aloha Waltz, King's Serenade,

Sang-

Hawaiian Moana Orchestra,

DBOJ.

There's Something About You That's

Different; The Sunshine of Marseilles,

Maurice Turner (Baritone)

DB111. of Xylophane Solo-- But their audience didn't re-its song-hits are by B Briton, The Squirrel Dance, ;-

starred and Dance of the Paper Dolls,

The

cognize them, for they were all in burnt cork make-up! It was just a prank devised by Miss Mackaill and Mr. Qakic. They had a bat with Director William Beaudine that, disguised by the burned cork, they could "get by" as cafe singera.

“FORBIDDEN ADVENTURE.”

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A

Frenchman

a German is its director. cast includes an Italian, A Welsh- man, a Czecho-Slovakian, a daugh- ter of Spain and a Canadian.

"The Love Parado" also includes in the cast fourteen American-born players in leading supporting roles. Thus, the talent of the world ie assembled by Paramount to make "The Love Parade" one of their out

Because of his charming English accent and his regal features, standing successes. youthful Bruce Line was chosen by Paramount to enact the role of little Max, the boy, king of Slovaria in "Forbidden Adventure," the comedy chronicle of kids and grown- ups in Hollywood and London which

Sunday next.·

ROYAL "TAIL-WAGGER.”

In justification of his name,

Chorus

Rudy Starita DB145.

Here Comes the Bride-Spanish Eyes, Maria Minetti, & Chōrua. Here Comes the Bride-Hot,

Richard Dolman & Chorus

DB72.

8.55-9.15 p.m.---Organ . Bolos, Alice Where Art Thou? (Traditional), Cinderella Waltz (Pattman), Pattman

DB104. the Nightingale The Cuckoo and

(Handel), Anton van der Horst

DB156. Nauticana-An Organ Roll (arr. T.

Casey), Terence Casey DB202, Rustiques A Rural Organism (arr. T.

Casey), Terence Casey DB262. 11.05 p.m. (Approx.)Close

Down.

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In the event of bad weather there

comes to the King's Theatre оп "Midas of Send," a Great Dane will be a recorded programme up

The search for the proper lad to owned by HRH Prince George, till 10.89 p.m. enact this part in the screen ver sion of Sinclair Lewis' novel, was an intensive one, lasting more than a month. Hundreds of children were interviewed.

Bruce, who is ten years old, was born in Marlborough, Massachu

has just been awarded the gold

of the medallion

Tall-Waggers'. Club, for securing a total of 100 recruits for the Club. "Midas" is achleve the twenty-sixth dog to this distinction.

N.B.-Commencing from Thursday, October 1 the European pro- grammes will begin at 5 p.m.

Today Star "Wonder of Women."

Theatre:

To-day-World Theatre-"When

n Daughter Seeks Revenge" (Chin: ese film).

$

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Sports.

See. Sports Diary on Page 4

Home Mails.

To-morrow-Outward for Europe via Suez (Kalyan), 10.80 a.m.; for Europe via Siberia (Nell Maersk), 12.30 p.m.

Land Sales

lote September 28-Four Crown land, at P.W.D. Offices, 8

p.m.

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Lammerts' Auction. September 29-At 29A, Peking Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon, household furniture, 10.30 a.m.

Meetings.

September 29-Hong Kong St. Andrew's Society annual meeting, City Hall, 5.45 p.m.

September 30- Hàng, Kong Amusements, Ltd., Queen's Thea-

tre, noon.

October 8-Hong Kong Horticul tural Society. Jardine, Matheson Co.'s Board Room, 5.15 p.m.

October 9 Hong Kong and Can ton Ice Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 2 Lower Albert Road, 10.45 a.m.

Miscellaneous.

To-day-Hong

Kong Volun-

| teer Defence Corps, promenade concert, Volunteer Headquarters, 9.15 p.m.

APPROVED BY KING..

Civil Aviation Ensign.

The King, with the advice of the Privy Council, has agreed upon the design of a Civil Air Ensign.

This ensign, it is stated in the Order given in the London Gazette, will be of the following design:

"Or light blue, a 'dark blue cross edged with white, in the Arat quarter the Union."

It may be flown by British air- craft registered in the United King- dom, by air transport undertakings owning such aircraft, and by aerodromes in the United Kingdom llecnsed under the Air Navigation Act, 1920.

instead of 6 pm, on Tuesdays ALEXANDER

and Thursdays during Winter months.

the

now ARRESTED AFTER FIVE YEARS,

Toronto, August 15.

The Tail-Waggers' Club, whose

is setts, while his family was in the total dog-membership United States on a visit. Except rapidly approaching the half- for accompanying his parents to millions, and whose object is the America

A British subject who has been on a subsequent trip promotion of the general welfare, Bruce has lived mostly in Australia health, and happiness of the canine wanted for nearly ve years on a where he want to school.

race, possesses in its rank other charge of stealing €3,000 from the Ambition, to be an actor was royal owners of dogs, including Glasgow office of the National Bank aroused in him when Nancy Car H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, H.R.H. of Scotland was arrested here last roll was on the same boat-coming Princess Mary, Countess of Hare- night, from Honolulu recently. Miss Car wood, H.R.H. the Duke of Glouces The man's name is given as

friends during the voyage.

and members of foreign royal being held, without bail, pending Bruce was attending the Holly Houses. Prince George'e dog Is instructions from Glasgow. The wood Community school but now the first royal member to win one warrant for his arrest is dated. will join Mitzi Green; Jackle Searl of the Club'e gold medallion awards. September 24, 1926.

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