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TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1932.

'ROUND THE LOCAL ship of the Paramount Hollywood

CINEMAS.

Reviews from Official Sources.

**TRANSATLANTIC.”

studica from Geneva Mitchell,

| Rosita Moreno, and Charlie Rug-

gles, runners-up in the finals.

The amateur billiardists engaged in their tournament between scenes- of Clara Bow's latest starring pic- ture, the Avery Hopwood farce, "Her Wedding Night," in which Miss Mitchell, Miss Moreno and Ruggles have important supporting roles. Scenes in the picture, "Her Wedding Night," which will feature When Lois Moran first learned at the King's Theatre on Thursday, that Jean Hersholt was to play her were being taken in the billiard futher in the Fox drama, "Trang-room of a beautiful Mediterranean atlantic," showing at the King's villa, and, naturally, the equipment Theatre to-day with Edmund Lowe was at hand to supply the billiard In the leading role, it brought back enthusiasts.

memories to the dainty star, of a picture made some years ugo, "Stella Dallas."

Miss Bow won when Buggles, who was about to take the honour from her, was called on the set,

In that picture Hersholt played just before he had a chance to Lais's stepfather and won the right make his tying shot.

to be classed among the screen's

greatest character actors. It was

also that picture that definitely

nover

"MOTHER'S MILLIONS.”

placed Miss Moran's feet on star. If you're worried about not! dom's path.

having enough money, you'll get But since "Stella Dallas," Miss double your share of enjoyment! Moran and Hersholt have travelled out of "Mother's Millions," the their own respective ways,

Universal picture which will be the attraction at the Central again meeting professionally until next director Howard assembled his Theatre. This picture presents a east to start shooting "Tranent-highly diverting and, at times, lantic."

strongly dramatic story of folks In this picture Hersholt has the who had to fight their wealth for part of an old German lens grinder, their own happiness. who boards the magnificent liner, The leading figure is a fabulous- "Transatlantic." intent on revengly wealthy woman with a fighting ing the loss of his life savings in heart, who beats the crooked mani- a bank failure, engineered by pulators of millions at their own But hers is a figure for the high-flying fancier, played by John game. Halliday. Lola Moran, as His happiness of others, and the man- daughter, in her efforts to forestall ner in which her triumph is reached one of the most enter- the rash intents of her father, forms meets Monty Greer, notorious de-inining talking pictures of recent bonair gambler, the part played by weeks. Lowe, and embarks upon a romance which has a strange ending.

"DIRIGIBLE."

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"THE LYONS MAIL." The following amusing incident took place during the filming of By curious coincidence, all three "The Lyons Mail," at Twickenham. of the men chiefly responsible for As we all know, it la a veritable "Dirigible," Columbia's air special crime for anyone other than the showing to-day at the Central Thea-artistes to make the slightest noise tre, started in life as engineers, or movement during a take, as, of will be though попе worked at the en-course, any such noise gineering profession for any con- faithfully reproduced on the sound

track. siderable length of time.

heard, and Was

Arthur

Jack Holt specialised in Civil en- During one such take a loud gineering at the Virginia Military cough Institute, and followed the work at, Maude, the director, rushed up to various times in his career after vent his graduating, but has never pretand-offender,

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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on a wavelength of 855 metres:

6-8 p.m.-European Programme of Columbia Records.

5-5,30 pm--Operatic.

Song

Il Trovatore D'Amor sull' all Rose

(Verdi), Alda-O Patria Mia (Verdi),

Eva Turner (Soprano) (L2150).

*Cello Solo→→

The Meistersingers-Prize Song

(Wagner art. Squire),

W. H. Squire (L2180). Orchestra!-

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)—

Introduction,

The British National Opera Company's Orchestra.

Guvalleria Rusticana (Mascagni &

Weatherly)-Siciliana,

Heddle Nash (Tenor) (5127).

Song

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.

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WATER RETURN.

All the Reservoirs on Island Below Level.

The level and storage of water in the reservoirs on December 1, 1931, were as under:-

Social Functions.

at Hong Tytan

City and Hul District.

To-day Tea Dances Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; Tytam Byewash Dinner Dances at Hong Kong. Tytam Intermediate and Peninsula Hotels.

1930 1981 18' 8" 10'11"B

29′ 8′′B 23′ 9′′B

0 1B

Tytam Tek

Wong Nel Chung

Pokfulum Theatre: Aberdeen Upper....

Aberdeen Lower

7' 0"3 12′ 2′′B 14' 8" 18" 9"

13' SUR

18' 4"B

EntertainmeÈS. To-day Kinga "Transatlantic."

To-day - Queen's - Theatre: "Ghost Train,"

"Dirigible."

Today Central Theat

To-day - Majestic "Dishonoured."

Today Star "Three Live Ghosts."

Thoate

6"R 18: 3" [Note: B. denotes "Below Over flow: A. denoter "Above Overlow": L. denotes "Level with Overflow."]

Storage In millions and decimals of gallons.

Tytam Theatre Tytam Byewash

1990 1991 261.12 288.81

1.22

1.22

Recital,

Tytam Intermediate

ytam Tuk

195.49 195.48 1,250.00 1,135.76

Wong Nei Chung

14.44 15.17

Pokfulum

30.53 87.82

Thursday- Pianoforte Helens May Institute, 5.30 p.m.

Home Malls.

Chorus-

To-day-Outward for Europe via Rigoletto Quartette (Fairest Daugh-Siberia (Pres. Hoover), 4.30 p.m.

ter of the Graces) (Verd!),

Maria Gentile, Ebe Stignani, Alessandro Granda and Carlo Galef (L2810). p.m.-—A Concert,

5.30-0.05 on the helpless Piano Solo

wrath who turned

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

out to be ed seriously that he is an engineer.none other than Julius Hagen, the

of the Seng-- genial managing director Ralph Graves comes of #1

Twickenham Studio. "I am glad it long line of engineering An-

was not cestors, and

one of my staff," said for prepared career

profession of Hagen, with a twinkle in his eye, his father and grandfather at the "or there, would have been a deuce) Case School of Applied Science in 1 of a row."

in the

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Cleveland, O., his home town.) Once since starting his picture career he returned to the engineer-

ing profession for two years, but again gave it up to answer the call

of the camera and footlights,

"THE GHOST TRAIN."

HOTEL GUESTS

· AT THE HONG KONG. HOTEL

January 3, 1992.

Mr. H. Arfas, Mr. and Mrs.. ¡A. S. Alison and child.

Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Blk, Capt.

By motor coach excursion from Bristol and other big towna by car, T. B. Belejoe. bicycle, and on foot, thousands of, sightseers

Messrs. C. W. Chatter, J. S.

Rocked to Camerton Coxon, Fang Chi.

Station, near Bath, where scenes were filmed for "The Ghost Train";

which returna Theatre to-day.

Percy Grainger (D1684).

A Fairy Went A-Marketing (Fyleman & Goodhart), Down Here (O'Reilly & Brahe),

Dama Clara Butt (Contralto) (PB5). ¡Octet---

Serenade (Gounod arr. Sear}, Extase (Ganne),

The H. Squire Celeste Octet (4982). Songs-

Four Indian Love Lyrics (Woodforde-Finden),

Kenneth Walters (Baritone) (G8202B).

Piano Duet-

The Bees Wedding

(Mendelssohn arr. Corder), Valso in D Flat

(Chopin_arr. Corder),

Dorothy Folkard & Muriel Warne (8944). 6.05-6.33 p.m.-Vocal Gems from Gilbert & Sullivan.

Mr. R. Hope Falkner. Mr. C. E. Geddes, Mr. and Mrs. Iolanthe,

to the Queen's F. J. Greaves.

Columbia Light Opera Co. (DX17). Messrs. A. Hanson. H. Hutchen. The Pirates of Penzance, "Zummerzet" interest was 80 F. H. HUL.

Columbin Light Opera Co overwhelming that a crowd of

(9622). Messrs. L. N. Johnson, P. G. Judd.

many thousand which gathered ong night held up production.

The picturesque roads and lanes

The Mikado,

Mr. and Mrs. A. Kemm. Messrs. Liang Shau-yat, T. H.

in the normally peaceful Avon Val-Li, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lin.

ley were literally, jammed with cars Messrs. Geo. Melles, D. Mac- and coaches, and although filming Alister, C. V. Melbourne, Mrs. M. went on till past thres in the morn- Montague.

ing there were

still masses of Mr. A. E. Nobbín, Mr. and Mrs. people encroaching on to the Nordstrom. station, making it difficult manoeuvre the rolling-stock used in the film.

"HER WEDDING NIGHT.”

to

Mr. H. Pearman.

Mr. E. H. Shaper, Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Sih..

Mr. W. B. Tyler.

Messrs. R. Lụ Wyllie, G. E. Williams, H. L. Ward, Misses

Clara Bow, by a straight run 'of Walter, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wong. three, won the billiard champion-i Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Zantzinger.

To-morrow-Outward for Europe via Siberia (Chenonceaux), 2.30

p.m.

Meeting.

Friday St. Patrick's Society, annual meeting, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden. 5.15 p.m.

'Lammerts' Auctions. · To-morrow-At 10,′′ Mjuɖle Road. Kowloon, household furniture 10.30 a.m.

Friday-At 53, Hollywood Road, household furniture, 10.80 n.m.

Aberdeen Upper

Aberdeen Lower

128.04 34.41

Total

1,752.79 1,845.65 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and de cimala of gallons during the month of November, 1981.

1930 1901 Consumption

290.68* 358.20$ Estimated population 448,040 381,500 Consumption

Per

head per day...

Includes

41.80

22.0 million

80.9 gallons

Includes 75.68 million gallons

from Mainland.

from Mainland,

November, 1930-Constant Supply throughout the City, Hill & High Level

districts during the whole month with the exception of the districts A letter posted by the National West of Eastern Street where a can- Institute for the Blind in July 1929 stant street fountain supply

has just been delivered. The man operated from November 3 to 80, 1930. to whom it was addressed had died throughout the City, Hill & High November, 1981. Constant Supply on the preceding day.

Level Districts during the whole Įmonth.

Sweet and Low (MR800). Instrumental-

Hawailan Capers, Tickling the Strings,

Kowloon Main Kowloon Byewash Shak Lal Pul

Reservoir

•

Kowloon.

*1980 1981 0' 1"B La

23' "B

.* ' 7"B 1' 5"B Shing Mun Recep

Hon

0' 7"B 7 2′′B Storage in millions and decimals of gallona.

Kowloon Main Kowloon Byewash

1930 1981 859.88 852.50 104.61

Reservoir

113.70

King Nawahi's Hawaiians (DB225). 7.15-8 pm.-Orchestral. Four Ways-Suite (Eric Coates),

Regal. Cinema Orchestra Conducted by Emanuel Starkey (9768-7). Rosamunde--Overture (Schubert),

Sir Hamilton Harty Co-ghek Lai Pai

ducting the Hallo Orchestra (1998).

In a Country Lane, On the Edge of the Lake, At the Dance,

tion

Total

Columbia Light Opera Co. Summer Days' Suite (Eric Coates) Shing Mun Recep-

(9581). 6.33-7.15 pm-Variety. Orchestral

Neapolitan Nights, The Midnight Waltz,

Song

London Novelty Orchestra (MR164).

Greta Koller, (Contralto), (MR297).

He's my Secret Passion, Moanin' Low,'

Orchestral-

The Windmill Man-Selection,

Court Symphony Orchestra (0526). Vocal Dust-

When It's Sunset on the Nile, I Lot My Gal Again,

New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra Conducted by Eric Coates (8880-70), Wood Nymphs (Eric Coates),

New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra Conducted by Eric Coates (9870). 8 pm-Local Time, 8.09/11.30 p.m.-Relay from the

Ko Shing Theatre.

11.80 p.m.-Close Down. All records in the above

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498.69 588.21 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of November, 1931.

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1933 Consumption..... 185.31 151.84 Estimated population 177,880 293,050 Consumption per

17.2

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Constant supply in all districts dur-

The raports of the Government Bac- beriologist and Analyst show that the Euro-quality of the water is sailsfactory. pean programmes are kindly sap Observatory from January 1, 1930, Total rainfall recorded by Royal plied by the Anderson Music Co. 95.20 January 1, 1981, 75.84.

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I TOLD HIM TO COOK. THE SAME DISHES FOR

US THAT HE DID FOR THE SOCIALE! LEADERS HE

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BEFORE

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A "TALK WITH

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BRINGING UP FATHER

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FOR ME.

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