1932-04-01 — Page 3

·FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1932.

ROUND HONG KONGS

CINEMA THEATRES

MAIL REVIEWERS.

British

"ALIBI."

Gim producers have)

shown that they can turn out good comedy features, and musical films,

come young men and women over night, and when "on their own" for the first time, spend their allow ances, live and love lavishly.

"THE SECRET SIX."

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THE CHINA MAIL.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will! be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W.; on a wavelength of 855 metres

(845_K.C.'8) |——

'BARMAID'S HAIR PRICED.

Court Scene in Brentford.

What is the value of a barmaid's hair?

Judge Higgins was faced with this problem at Brentford County Court.

SHADOWS BEFORT

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL..

Hong

Theatre:

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

at To-day-Tea Dances G-6.30 p.m. The 6th of a Series

Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; He had to decide on a claim for Dinner Dances at Hong Kong, of Lectures on "Infant Welfare"

King's More and more the motion pic by Doctor K. S. Shin, M.B., B.Sc. £60 damages by a barmaid and and Peninsula Hotels and

"Treament of Emergencies." waitress against a Hounslow hair-Restaurant.

To-morrow Craigengower and now we have proof of their ture, though still a potent means of

7-8.45 of crime entertainment, is coming to a place

p.m.- European Pro-dresser, who was alleged to have ability in the direction

where it can law vital issues before gramme of Victor Records kindly spoilt her hair, turning half of it Cricket Clab Annual Ball.

Entertainmenta. thrillers.

the public.

supplied by Messrs. Tsang Fook green.

Mrs. Eileen Bridle Tummons, ofļ at the

Theatre; To-day Kiora "Alibi." which started

So declaros Wallace Beery, who Plano Co.

Prospect Road, said that after she "Confessions of a Co-Ed." Queen's Theatre yesterday, is a

7.05-7.20 p.m.-A Selection of had been to a hairdresser, named To-day Queon's Theatre; real thriller if ever there was one. plays the sinister Scorpio in "The Secret Six," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's

Fox Trots.

Taylor, of Hounslow, for a perman-"Allbi." Starting with a mystery surround-

ent wave and henna dye, her hatr Today Central Theatres ing the death of a wealthy lady's! drama of American life, which will husband, two other deaths, includ-be shown on Sunday at the Qan's One Little Quarrel,

The High Hatters, was so bad that she considered it "All Quiet On The Western Front." Theatre.

To-day Majestic Theatre; fug that of the lady herself, occur

find There's a Blue Note in my Love Song, hopeless to apply for a job as a "The motion picture can

Dance of the Little Dutch Dolls, waitress or a barmaid.

"East of Borneo," before the mystery is straightened

"in the vital

Paul Whiteman and His

Today - Star out.

Then the murderer of the drama," says Beery,

Every Kind of Colour. Orchestra (22878). last victim. a doctor-blackmailer issues of to-day, and thus bring

Her hair, after the treatment. "Say It With Songs," who killed to prevent exposure, is home valuable truths to the public Try to Forget,

Home Mafia. Leo Reisman & His Orchestra

was, she said, every kind of colour. (22870).

To-day-Inward from America given the chance of "going to sleep-things the public has a right to

A hairdresser, giving evidence: and not waking in the morning," know and should know. And this She Didn't Say "Yes",

for Mrs. Tummons, said hair (Empress of Canada); Outward for Siberia (President Leaause the detective who brings can be done, with no sacrifice to The Night Was Made for Love,

Leo Reisman & His Orchestra should not be permanently waved Europe via him to book is in love with his entertainment value.

(22869). "In 'The Big House' we showed

if containing compound henna dye Madison) 6 p.m. prison conditions and the result of

7.20-7.50 p.m.-A Concert. within a year or more of the dye-

ing. up in glowing herding youthful prisoners with old, The picture shows light a French detective (ably play-offenders. I am very proud that I Piano Solo-

at the ex-had a hand in it, since i have seen ed by Austin Trevor)

Alfred Cortot (1271) pense of a Scotland Yard Ofeer, but the widespread editorial comment of 'The

Song enjoy on it. The same is true this notwithstanding, it is

Bean Soir (Bourget-Debussy),

Mary Garden (Soprano) able, mystery being piled upon mys. Secret Six. The picture shows the

(1439). tery, and at least three people are underlying causes for the situations suspected by the audience before the brought about in lurge American Violin Solo- min above suspicion is revealed asjcities through corrupt politics, gang rule, underworld interference with! the culprit.

The programme is an all-British the machinery of the law, and the one, there being also an Ideal Cine rise of underworld czars."

Beury believes that many other Magazine and a comedy entitled "Raw Recruit" in which the Ser-valuable things will be eventually reant-Major had a very raw time placed before the public in films.

sister and wants to save her from! disgrace.

-JAY.

Cradle Song (Brahms),

Andantinis (Lemare-Saenger), At Dawning (Cadman),

Piano Solo

Danse Exolique

(Horewitz-Demeny).

Fritz Kreisler (1105).

If it were done it might be ex pected that hair would be broken. Mrs. Tummons' hair had also been "overcooked."

To-morrow-Inward from Europe via Negapatam (Hosang); Out- ward for Europe via Marseilles (Kashima Maru and Burdwan), 9.80 a.m. and 10.30 am, respective- ly.

Land Sale. He said he found Mrs. Tammons' hair shorter by three or four inches! April 4-At P.W.D. Offices, two than when he first saw it, and there lots of Crown Land, 3 pin.

Meetings. were three green patches.

& 'Co.,

Taylor said the hair was in bet- April 6-Gande, Price ter condition at the present thar Ltd., 2, Ice House Street (St. when Mrs. Tummons went to him. George's Bldg.), noon.

April

Phil- 6 Hong Kong The hair looked as though it had

harmonic Society, Cathedral Hall Vladimir Horowitz (1408). been neglected.

Other hairdressers said there Office, 5.30 p.m. I Love to Hear You Singing were no green patches in the hair.

(Glanville-Haydn Wood),

In their opinion, Mrs. Tummons Land John McCormack (Tenor)|had a very poor head of hair.

. (1425).

Judgment in favour of defend-Theatre Building, 5th floor, 'noon.

Song

at the hands of a sqund of would-be "Sufe and sane lying, for one thing." said Beery, who is a licensed soldiers.

pilot and a leader in the move for elimination of flying and safe "stunting" for the good. of aviation. Violin Solo-

The new picture is a sensational exposure of city politics and under- world rule, directed by George Hill

original by an

Frances

OFFICIAL SOURCES.

"CONFESSIONS OF A CO-ED."

from

At last the screen has a college Marion. Lewis Stone, John Mack story that is a college story. "Con- Brown, Jean Hartow and Marjorie fessions of a Co-Ed," which is Rambeau are featured. showing at the King's Theatre to- day, projects a dramatic situation and tells a highly entertaining story.

**SEED."

Hovet ia-mother love? Just It deals with a phase of American life, heretofore too crowded with how great is the bond between a football heroes rud meaningless mother and her children is

vincingly shown in "Seed," the shouting,

con-

Alhumblatt-Marguerite

(Rachmaninoff-Kreisler),

Fritz Kreisler (1170).

8 p.m.-Local Time. 7.50-8.25 p.m.---Orchestral.

Capriccio Italien (Tschaikowsky),

Ixopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra (6949-50). Daphnia et Chloe-Suite No. 2

(Maurice Ravel),

Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Serge Koussevitzky (7143-4).

But.

VICAR CLAIMS CURES.

Black Magic Expert Says He Saved A Life.

A London vicar has revealed how The uses hypnotism.

April 13-China Entertainment & Investment Co., Limited, extraordinary meeting, King'a

Lammert's Auction To-morrow-At Sales Room, "Rosella" Brand groceries, 10.30

1a.m.

JUDGE'S MODESTY.

Mr. Justice McCardie's

Ignorance."

London, March 1.

He is the Rev. W. J. J. Cornelius, vicar of All Saints', North Peck- ham, S.E., an authority on Black

Mr. Justice McCardie spoke about Magic.

hia modesty and about his ig- "Hypnotism working through the ncrance in some matters when Church can have good results," he addressing a jury in the King's: said. "I have used my hypnotic Bench Division to-day. He said: powers, and once saved the life of "When I find myself considering Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York under a man who was supposed to be 'dy-what I know and what other people

the direction of Willem ing.

know. I must say that I approach Mengelberg (1486),

8.25-8.45 p.m.--Operatic.

The screen story has followed Universal problem drama: which faithfully the revelations, of the comes to the Central Theatre to- anonymous co-ed who, in her diary,morrow with John Boles, Genevieve The Magic Flute-Overture (Mozart), told the day-to-day experiences of Tobin, Lois Wilson and Raymond her college days. A brilliant cast Hackett in the principal roles.. of young people, headed by Phillips Even at the expense of losing her Lois Wilson, as the Holmes, Sylvia Sidney and Norman husband, Foster, give bellevable perform-mother, clings fondly to her five

and And "Confessions of a Co-children'

manages to live

*ances.

Die Fledermaus-

The Bat, You and You (J. Strauss),

Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Frederick Stock (1481). Tristan and Isolde Prelude

(Wagner), But, ten years later, she meets her

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under the Miss Sidney, is splendid in a role second great tragedy, and the way

direction of Alfred that requires her to portray an in- she solves it proves anew just how

Hertz (0588). nocent girl, caught in the swirl of deep is her love for her offspring.

"Seed" was adapted for the screen glamorous college life, whose eyes are gradually opened to the true from Charles G. Norris' popular meaning of love. Falling madly in novel, and the picture was directed love with young Holmes, she is by John M. Stahl, who has achieved forced to fight off the persistent outstanding success in the filming i attentions of Foster. Claudia Dell of domestic problem dramas.

Ed" gives one a true insight into a life of comparative happiness as the lives and loves, hopes and ambl-she rears them to young manhood tions of the most interesting people and womanhood. At least, she has in America to-day, the young college her children with her. students.

is also interested in Holmes, and, to rid herself of Sylvia's rivalry, en- courages Foster to continue his courting.

Holmes, after

a

mad

marries Foster. The

"SUNSHINE SUSIE."

8.45-10.30 p.m.-- "The Vagabond King"-These records are kindly loaned by the Paza- mount Films of China, Inc., and played on Western Electric Sound Equipment.

10.33 pmClose Down.

"I spoke firmly to him and placed the matter with great modesty. my right hand on his forehead, "Although I may have read more while fixing his gaze with my own. widely than some people have, al- Sleep came, and after long repose though I may have read a thousand the man's recovery became certain. books and more and may be able to "Beyond the influence I exerted quote the Latin in them, when 1 I prayed both silently and aloud. meet a man and begin an ordinary!

"Cases of failure which I have conversation I always find that on experienced convince me that, not other subjects 'the man knows al everyone is capable of receiving great deal more than I do. hypnotic suggestion. It is the low- "If I were asked questions on the est form of suggestion, because it things about which he knows sOME- means taking possession of another thing I should be absolutely ignor man's will and temporarily deant." throning his reason."

The penguin. is a comical cuss in many ways, even over such a serious matter as breeding. A pair of them were sitting in the London zoo recently and, unlike many other Here is a little cameo from the

birds at this period, showed no de- escapade with Claudia, is expelled Film Weekly of Renate Muller, who

retire into seclusion. As from college and disappears. Sylvia makes you forget every one of your ford would have been if Mary had sire to

no warm, comfortable, thinks he has deserted her, and feares in the Gainsborough musical been born in Munich in 1906 (as they have

smashing comedy "Sunshine Susie" which is Renate was) instead of in Toronto downy feathers, they cannot just sit on the eggs. They have first to climax to the story comes when coming to the King's Theatre soon.in 1893.

Says the writer:---

"Renate has the rare and precious cover them with a fold of loose flesh Holmes returns to claim Sylvia.

you feel that the situated on their underside, and Throughout the action of the: "She is fair, not very tall, with gift of making

The world is a good place to live in. then, with the eggs thus pressed story, interest is heightened by the blue, good-humoured eyes. exciting procession of girls, clothes, secret of her personality is that she Her producers realised this, or ap against them, they assume a recum- proms, dances, dating, and week shares Mary Pickford's gift of parently they did, for they brought bent position. Both the male and Indeed, the her picture to the West End the the female penguin possess this fold, ending in fashionable mountain re-radiating happiness, sorta. "Confessions of a Co-Ed" is best way of describing Renate is to week after the new Income Tax and the parents take it in turn to

incubate. a atory of boys and girls who be-say that she is like what Mary Pick-assessments were delivered.

Bringing Up Father.

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This croza-word puzzle has been made ly an export bui our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetis spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

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HORIZONTAL (Cont.)

152

38-Etruscan household 12-Discover

god

89-Observed

42-The upper ale 44-Defact

46-A Kingdom in 12-A positive command

8. E. Asia. that something be 48-Roe (Spot) done

13-Eagle

14-Existed

18-Writing fluid 17-Jeer

19-Scotch river 20-Look

21-Beach

23-Monetary unit of

U. B. and Canada 26-Gentle

29-A pastry 30-Part of the foot 31-To well in small quantities from house to house 34-Resembling staal 27-Evil -

49-Farm building {60-Profix. Thrice

61-Sarpant

152-Corraded

83-Clip

84-A title (pl.)..

VERTICAL

VERTICAL (Cont.)

15-Close by

17-Ocean

18-Regret extremely 120-Vehicle on runnere

1.- (pl.)

22-Penetrate

{24-Open (Puct.)

26-Top Z-Female deer |28-8naketika fish 81-Go by 32-Falashood

33-Enenare

34-8lumbere

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143-Own |44-8mall rugs {40-Exist

11-To the sheltered

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(abbr) 45-Hinder

(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new crossword pussis.).

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