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FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1932.

ROUND

HONG KONG S

CINEMA THEATRES

OFFICIAL SOURCES.

ALEKO AND PANTHEA.

"DELICIOUS."

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

THE CHINA MAIL.

GERMAN EXPEDITION|

TO HIMALAYAS.

The following programme_will Second Attack on Nanga

be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W.] on a wavelength of 855 metres (845 K.C.'0):

5-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-10.30 p.m.-European

What may be described as "the chase" in motion pictures takes on Aleko is at the Queen's Theatre a new form in "Delicious," the Foxgramme. with Princess Panthen this week musical' romance with Janet 7.3-7.30 p.m.-Operatic, and the future is an open book to Gaynor and Charles Farrell in the The Magic Flute Overture

consult the stellar roles, now playing at the. anyone who cares to famous mind readers. Members of King's Theatre. It occurs when the audience have tested the accur- Miss Gaynor, as an immigrant girl uty of the well known pair with any from Scotland attempts to evade manner of queries about health, the immigration officials.

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love, marriage, miwing friends and. Three days were required to Alm even the number of children in the this episode, during which time family.

Janet fled from stateroom to state- Aleko is an amazing man. Whe-room on the huge liner, raced down ther or not, you believe his predic- companionway's slid down mail tions, you feel that. He was born chutes to land amid a mountain of¦ in Greece and educated in Egypt. sacks and packages, at last to take Since his youth he has travelled all refuge from her pursuers in the ever the work as an entertainer box stall of a polo pony. and he speaks 12 languages.

Pro-

(Mozart),

Parbat

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.

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A German expedition is shortly leaving Munich with a view to at tempting the ascent of Nangu

Social Functions. Parbat in the Kashmir Himalayas. To-day-Tes Dances at Hong Unlike several of the Himalayan Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; gianta Nanga Parbat stande in Dinner Dances at Hong Kong, majestic isolation thousands and and Peninsula Hotels, and King's thousands of feet above its neigh Restaurant. Sir Thomas Beecham conduct-bours. Again in contrast with the ing the London Symphony many attempts to scale Everest Orchestra L1001R. Lakme Bell Song (Dellbes)

Eva Leoni (Soprano) L1988. The Valkyrie---

Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner),

The Bayreuth Festival

Orchestra L2017. Rigoletto-Quartette (Verdi),

Maria Gentile, Ebe Stignani,

Alessandro Granda

and Carlo Gale L2310. 8 p.m.-Local Tife. 7.30-8.10 p.m. Variety. Song-

To-day - Queen's "Kept Husbands."

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Today Central Theatre; "Their Mad Moment."

To-day-Overseas League Con- and Kanchenjunga only one attack cert. Helena May Institute, 9.15 has hitherto been made on Nanga P.. Parbat-an attack that ended dis-:

Entertainmenta. astrously in 1895. While heights greater than the summit of Nanga To-day- King's Parbat have been attained by "Delicious." Everest expeditions and heights as great have been scaled on Kan- chenjunga, the record for the greatest summit ascent is at pre sent held by the Smythe Expedi- tion which last Summer conquered Kamet-some 25,000 feet, in alti itude. Mr. Smythe, the leader of Love is Like That,

that expedition, and member of Ten Cents a Dance,

one of the Kanchenjunga expedi- Ruth Etting DB440 tions, has also been reported as contemplating an attack on Nanga Bells Across the Meadow,

Parbat. Neither, Mr. Smythe nor Anonymous G8855. the Bavarian school have much to

learn in the technique of moun taineering and rock climbing ai great altitudes.

"I've been chased before in plc- As to his discovery of his gift of tures," Janet said while these telepathy he says: "At the age of scenes were being filmed, "but never my mother asked me jestingly before have I been required to do whether she would get some mail, quite so many stunts, to get into and I answered that she would get such unusual places, and above

letter, and told her whom it all, to seek out a polo pony's stall Organ Solo- would be from. It turned out in which to hide."

A Sergeant of the Line,

Harry Dearth (Baritone),

DX300.

right, and after that she did it "Delicious" is a Fox melody ro- often, und finally became convine-mance that marka Miss Gaynor's re-Song- ed that I had power of some kind. turn to the screen 48 a singer. She helped me to cultivate it, and She introduces "Somebody From I have given all my time and Somewhere," which is but one of energy to developing that power." the six George Gershwin tunes Cornet Duet-

Princess Panthea, who travels featured. David Butler directed. with Aleku, and who was his stu-

dent for some years, was also born and many people psychic, he says

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"THE NIGHT ANGEL."

who talked to her on previous up- Nancy Carroll, brilliant and pearance have been coming in to vivacious star of "The Devil's Holi tell her of things which came true.day," "Laughter" and "Stolen Heaven" will be seen at the King's Theatre on next Sunday in her latest Paramount production→→ "The Night AngelTMTM

"KEPT HUSBANDS."

Being kept husband used to be a good business economically, but not so good socially.

It is another of the remarkable' products of the very fertile mind

But things are different now and of Edmund Goulding, the gening the young man who marries a rich who wrote and directed "The Tres- girl for both love and pecuniary passer" and "The Devil's Holiday." gain helps even up the social balance! and aids in the distribution wealth.

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Goulding not only wrote and of directed the

Alm but wrote the lyries and composed the, music for "Kept Husbands"

now showing the one song presented in the plc- the Queen's Theatre, with

*The Night Angel" is Dorothy Mackaili and Joel McCreatense and exciting romantic drama in the featured roles, puts a new whose scenes

are Prague, ancient light on this business of marrying capital of Bohemia and modern city wealthy mates.

of Czecho-Slovakia.

Prominent Bocial economists,

ture.

among them Dr. Hamilton Updyke, Nancy is seen as Yuls, the young noted Califormia savant, contend daughter of an unregenerate coun- that the wedding of the poor to the tees and March, as the young law- recently elected chief pro- rich is nature's safety valve in dis- yer,

secutor of the city. tributing wealth.

***There is no more sense," Dr. Updyke says, "in saying that u man is a kept husband just because his wife is rich than there is in calling!

un-

"THEIR MAD MOMENT."

"Their Mad Moment," new Fox

The Merry Makers,

Jack Mackintosh and John

Robertson MR312.

Vocal Duet-

Honeymoon Lane

Val Hosing and John Burnaby

MR419. Orchestral

Oh! Sailor Behave-Selection,

The Midnight Minstrels

Humorous Soag-

MR340.

National Economy, I'm Waiting Now for any kind

of Sweetheart, Norman Long DB676. -8.10-8.19 p.m.- "Columbia on Parade" in which Nineteen of Columbia's Greatest Artista and Banda provide a unique entertain- ment, DX299.

8.10-8.45 p.m.-Orchestra and Band Music.

Toy Symphony (Haydn),

x

Felix Weingartner conducting

the British Symphony Or chestra DX811. What's Next? (arr. Finck),

Herman Finck and His

́Orchestra BX304. The Jolly Robbers-

Overture (Suppe),

The B.B.C. Wireless Military- Band

'Cello Solo-

8.45-9.15 p.m.-Instrumental.

Apres Un Reve (Faure), Air for G String (Bach),

Gilberto Crepax 5168 Piano Solo→→→→

Berceuse (Chopin), Minuetto from Suite (Suk),

a woman a kept wife just because production in which Warner Baxter the distribution of money is on the and Dorothy Mackall are co-featur ed, showing at the Central Theatre other side.

"Nature is wise," he argues. "It to-day, is laid in the picturesque

Basque country, will not for long allow any single person or family to possess

The Basques are a remarkable wieldly material wealth. The effect race of people dwelling in the south of this would bo disastrous west corner of France and northern economically and lead to the serville part of Spain on both sides of the form of patronage and enslavement Pyrenees mountains. They are be- which characterised the old feudal lieved to be the descendants of the home at harvest time from wherever | days.

ancient Iberi who occupied Spain the world they may be. Many of "So what happens? This wealth before the Celts, although their the families have accumulated for- is eventually dissipated and balanc-origin is shrouded in mystery.

persona,

which

law of economies.”

is the

To-day

Majentle "Fast Life."

Today Star "General Crack."

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Theatre:

Theatre:

May

Lammerts' Auction.

Naval 10-At Kowloon Depot, old and surplus Victualling stores, 9.30 a.m.

Home Malla

from To-day- Inward

Ameri- Ignaz Friedman L2260.ca (Pres. Jefferson); from Europe via Siberia (Shinyo Maru and Ranpura); Outward for America and Europe via Siberia (Empress of Japan), 10 a.m.

Organ Solo-

The Vision of Fujl-San

(Ketelbey), Reginald Foort DX315

Viola Solo-

Chant Sans Paroles

Tschaikowsky, arr. Tertis), Melody in F (Rubinstein, arr.

Tertis), Lionel Terits 5230 9.15-9.45 p.m.-(Approx) Relay from the Helena May In

stitute of the 1st Four Itemsi of the Oversen's League Con- cert.

Programme.

1. Instrumental Trio-

Miniatures--Set III

(Frank Bridges), Mrs. Balean, Mrs. Arnold

and Miss Baléan

2. Song-Selected,

Mr. A. Hyde Lay accom- panied by Mrs. A. Hyde Lay 3. Recitation—

"Castles In The Air"

4. Song-

(Stanley West),

Mrs. Dawes

"Do You Believe in

Fairies"? Miss B. C: Parke accompanied by Mrs. A. Hyde Lady. 9.45-10.25 pm- Selections-by-Ted-Lewis-with-His Band and Pianoforte Solos by Billy Mayerl.

Pianoforte→→

You Can't Stop Me From Loving:

You.

The March Parade, '. Band-

Russian Lullaby,

.DE689,

5889.

To-morrow-Outward for Europe via Suez (Ranpura), 10.30 a.m.

Land Sale.

May 9-At P.W.D. offices, two lots of Crown land, 8 p.m.

Meetings.

May 18-Fifty-first ordinary meeting of Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Mesars. Jardine Matheson's Offices, noon.

May 27-Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., 69th meeting, Messrs. Jardines Offices, 11 am.

May 27-China Fir Insurance Co., Ltd., 68rd Meeting, Messrs. Jardines offices, 11.15 a.m.

May 27-British Traders' In- surance Co., Ltd., 66th meeting. Messrs. Jardines offices 11.20 a.m,

May 19-Fifty-first ordinary General Meeting of The Canton In-| surance Office, Ltd., Messrs. Jardine Matheson's Offices, noon.

CURATE AS KNOCKER-UP.

The Rev. 6. N. Reynolds, curate of Ellenbrook and Boothstown Church, writing in the current issue of the parish magazine, Bays:

"The congregations on Sunday mornings at 10.30 have increased a little, but they are still unreason-

ably thin. If any heavy sleepera

When The Curtain Comes Down, would like me to

come and knock them up at nine o'clock I will do 60 If they will then come to the church. This is quite a serioua matter."

Pianoforte.

Evergreen Selections, Little Tommy Tucker Selections, DE380.

The Little Old Church In The

"Valley,

Sunshine,

2467-D.

tunes and thousands of acres of ed, either by marriage to poorer The French Basques, known as land.

normal Gascons, settled at the end of the

Among famous Basques of our Band- method, or by losses through bad sixth century on the north side of day are Uzcudun, the prize Äghter, management, which is another, but the Pyrenees between these moun-Jean Borotra, the French tennis less pleasant manifestation of the tains and the Garonne rivers. After wizard and Rascal Mellar, the Dip Your Brush. In The

a long struggle they submitted to famous singer and dancer, who is a

Spanish Basque. Now that the stamp of approval the kings of the Franks. is upon them, young men can marry The

their Basques preserved

In this picture, which was co-Pianoforte--- rich girls and feel that they are ancient language, former manners directed by Hamilton MacFadden Song Hits Medley ......DB584. abetting nature in maintaining the and their national dances, and make and Chandler Sprague, Warner Band- economic stability of the world." admirable soldiers. They are good Baxter has the role of a romantic

"Kept Husbands" which

Then You Were Gone, was seamen and are the first. Europeans Basque with whom Dorothy Mac- directed by Lloyd Bacon, also fea who engaged in whale-fishing,

koill AB ■ Trivolous American

Goodnight.... tures the following noted players In The typical Basque man at home society girl, falls in love.

10.80 p.m.-Close Down. its cast, Clara Kimball Young, wear rope soled canvas shoes, a The supporting cast including All records in the above Euro-| Bryant Washburn, Robert McWade, bright coloured shawl and of course Zasa Pitts, Nance O'Nell, Law-pean Programmes are kindly sup- Florence Roberts, Mary Carr, and a beret. A time honoured cus-rence Grant, are others equally plied by Messrs. Anderson Music Freeman Wood.

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