FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1932.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
TALKIE TALKS
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by Diane
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
We beg to announce to
our many clients that
WE
have removed to 18. D'Agullar Street.
We have also just re- celved a new assort- ment of
SUMMER SUITINGS.
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EMPIRE SUNDAY.
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HONG KONG OFFICE: GLOUCESTER BLDG.. 1st Floor. Telephone 20488. KOWLOON OFFICE:- 335. NATHAN ROAD, 2nd Floor. Telephone 58581.
TANG YUK. Dentist. Successors to
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HAIR DRESSERS.
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Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair
Dressers & Booksellers. No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
63, Queen's Road Central
SHOES.
Pole
Black or Brown
Shoes from $6.00. Riack or Brown
Boots from $8.00. Children's Boots
Shoes from $2,00, Beat styles, most complete atock
of all sizes. Bepsizing a speciality.
21, Pottinger St.
- THRILLING DRAMA.
"The Cuban Love Song" Worth While Seeing.
Broadcast of Parade Service.
By special arrangement the Em- pire Sunday Parade Service for the Troops in the Cathedral at 9.15 a.m. on Sunday next will be broad- cast by ·Z.B.W. The senior Chaplain to the Forces, C. of E- the Rev. J. N. Lewis Bryan, B.A. will conduct the service, and will: take as the subject of the address The Ideals and Responsibilities of Empire."
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It's here
As this is the first occasion that a Parade Service has been broad.: cast in the Colony, it is hoped thai it may be of interest to those out-
A very fine naval farce "The "Almost a Honeymoon." Followed side of Service circles. Middle Watch," which you may re-by Lupe Velez and Monte Blue in si
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Benedictus.
Creco. Prayers.
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Hymn: "Jesu, Lover of My Soul" Address.
Hymn: "Kipling's Recessional." National Anthem. Benediction.
Voluntary: "Land
Glory,"
of Hope and
The Service is open to the member was performed here by the romance of the Canadian Mounted Public, in limited numbers, and local amateurs a short while ago Police. "Tiger Rose"-coming to they are asked to be in the Cathe- dral by 9.05 a.m. so that seating. with great success. Owen Nares the Star.
may be arranged. i and Dodo Watts seen here recently
The Band of the 1st Battn. The In "The Cuban Love Song," the in Almost a Honeymoon"--and the American girl played by our old golden voice of Lawrence Tibbett South Wales Borderers, under will play movie friend Jacqueline Logan. makes cheap popular music into art, Bandmaster Gecks (Queen's).
combined with the acting ability of throughout the Service.
Form of Service. Lupe Velez, who, although a little
Hymn: "O God Our Help in Agea The underworld flourishes anew in more restrained than usual is still
Past" Prayers. "The Last Parade." If you want to like a hot tamale when it comes to
Venite. Bcenes. We see the finest performance Jack Holt the passionate love
Lesson. has given us, see this grim, stirring have the Cuban background with its human drama. Tom Moore and the colour and noise, and it makes a stage actress, Constance Cummings, perfect setting for the romance of pea-nat vendor and give equally good performances. the little
laughing, singing American Marine. Coming shortly to the Central.
Jimmy Durante, not quite such a I hear that from every point of fat part, but still funny, assisted is an out-by our old friend Ernest Torrence, view, "Hindle Wakes"
with Karen Morley, that young girl standing picture. You know it in a play of Lancashire life, and there who is going far in films, helping may be some doubt in your mind to make this a worth-while film. Not whether you will understand the to be missed., (Queen's). dialect. But with such artistes as
"Girls about Town" is a smart Sybil Thorndike, the late. Nerman
comedy, but don't take the kiddies.) Gwenn, McKinnel, Edmund
and Belle Chrystall the latter a little Kay Francis and Lilyan Tashman, girl from Lancashire, I think, you two colourful ladies, overshadow
Wellington, N.Z., May 11. will admit that the story is in- the male element in the cast. Joel
McCrea and Eugene Pallette are From three to four thousand triguing and it is well worth seeing, both good, but the two shameless jobless men, dissatisfied with the If only to see Lancashire folk at home and play and work. (King's). ladies of leisure, who make five system of the dole, held a monster hundred an evening entertaining the meeting' near the Parliament build- mercantile firms, steal the picture. ing. About 50 demonstrators parad- An all-British picture, with the of course, there is lively conversa-led through the streets and along so-called Marie Dressler of the tion, with gowns and parties that the waterfront, breaking shop wiD- English stage, Maisie Gay as gen-crowd out the story, but who cares, dows. Many arrests were made. eral servant in an amusing comedy we have the lovely Kay and Lilyan. "To Oblige a Lady." Edgar Wallace Good enough for me any time, you." wrote the story, if that is recom-Coming to the King's, mendation, and there is a song sung
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The collection will be divided between Earl Haig's Memorial Workshops, and the C.M.S. Home for Orphans, Kowloon,
JOBLESS DEMONSTRATE IN WELLINGTON.
Put
it on your list.
(Queen's).
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by the leading lady, written by Noel
*77 Park Lane," with Dennis
1 HEAR THAT- Coward. I hear there are Bome Neilson-Terry and the pretty Aus- Film fans are going British. In hilarious situations and sparkling tralian girl, Betty Stockfeld. Bri- 1928 a big Competition was held all Ronald dialogue. Due at the Queen's. tish production, ao do your stuff by over the British Isles.
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the old country and wend your way Colman headed as favourite. In
WONG SIU WOON
In "Cock o' the Air," there is not to see this thriller at the Central. 1932, he still heads it. But, instead Chester certainly like the finished polished of being followed by Fairbanks etc., Phone 21474.much plot, but we have
Billie manner of the son of those famous he is followed by two more British- a sumptuous parents. You remember how welers, Clive Brook and George Arllas,
Worth used to thrill over the adventures and Robert Montgomery.
PIANOS, MUSIC,
GRAMOPHONES,
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Morris and the beauteous Dlove. Produced in manner by United Artists. seeing. (Central).
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of that pair, Julia Neilson Terry, Two Canadians head the list of and husband Fred in "The Scarlet favourite actresses. Norma Shearer Bill Boyd the battling blund, Pimpernel" That son has inherit- and Marie Dressler, followed by
Constance Bennett and Ruth Chat-i gives a fine performance in "Suicideled their talent. (Central).
terton. Fleet," a thrilling submarine drama! coming shortly to the Central.
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The beat British talkie so far seen: Warner Bros will make fifty per here. "Sunshine Susie" with Renate cent. of their new release in Eng-i Clifford Mollison and Dodo Watta Muller, Owen Nares and Jack Hul-land. Their biggest star, George in the British picture idea of the bert. This is being revived at Arliss is shortly going back to his old-time bed-room farce, called popular request, I need say no more. homeland.
RECORDS
TO - MORROW AT THE
and all kinds of
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
Make your selection
AT
TSANG FOOK
COMPANY.
PIANO
8, Des Voeux Road, Central.
(Entrance Ice House Street)
Telephone 24648.
ALEXANDER INSTITUT DE BEAUTE
Phone 25159,
Poddur Building'
{{{1st Floor)B
Opposite Entrance to
Hong Kong Hotel
Lustrous, Oli Parmazent Hály Waros which are · Largo, - Beft, and @Natural, "Artistic Flizie, and Marea) Waves: Odi
CENTRAL
A World-Famous British Comedy Drama,
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WILLIAM HUTTER
· presents
See it again, it is amaging, quite Leslie Howard, will make "Animal catchy musle, (even if the lyrics Kingdom," the highly successful are piffle) and the acting is de-stage play, into a film with Anne lightful. (King's).
Harding as leading lady. A good break for Anne.
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Ronald Colman's first part as an
Kay Johnson will return to the American is in "Arrowsmith." This screen in support of the newly ac
Columbia star, Walter is a great film, the best the star quired.
has ever done. After many weeks Huston. Constance Cummings and it is still packing the London Edmund Lawe are being co-starred Tivoli, and the Press are unanimous in "Criminal Court.""
Leslie Fenton, young English
that it is exceptional and no one must mies seeing it. Such pictures actor who recently ran away and married Anne Dvorak, is being sued: come but seldom. (Central).
for breach of promise by a chorus girl.
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Sylvia Sydney has at last bobbed her hair.
Those who saw "Charlie Chan Carries On" will revel in another of his adventures. We find Warner Rex Ingram, the famous director Oland as the crafty Oriental at his "The Four Horsemen has finally best in "The Black Camel," which adopted the Mussulman faith He is the story of the murder of a still remains married to Alice Terry, noted Moving picture artist. We but they occupy separate villas in have the glamorous background of Nice.
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day she was informed that her hus BLAZING OF NEW AIR
TRAIL
Aeroplane Reaches Tsingtao En Route To Tientsin.
Tsingtao, May 12,
band had appeared to a medium and desired a message to be sent to Mrs. de Crespigny assuring ber that it was he who came to har on the previous day. On another occa sion, said Mrs, de Crespigny, she received a Spiritualistic message from an Army officer stating that he had died in France, and asking that Some remarkable experiences were his wife should be informed at an Hawali, plenty of plot, and an Adrienne Allen seen here recently narrated by Mrs. Champion de Crea-address which the spirit gave Blazing a new trail to the especially charming performance "Black Coffee" has made a big guy in a debate with Mr. A. D. Mr. A D. Howell Smith, North, the plane Wachang of the from the star. This is definitely success on Broadway in "Cynara. Howell Smith on the question of life opposing the theory of ur China National Aviation, Cor
fter death, at the Queen's Hall vival,・ said that we had not poration, arrived here from Hal- a long-term contract: Charles Bick
Lord Brougham, she said, who come to the end of our know-chow at noon yesterday. This Phillips Holmes is showing signa ford and Paul Lukas skare in the was not a Spiritualist, agreed with ledge. We were on the shores of a morning she continued on her of over-work. It would be better leads with Tallulah Bankhead In for his admirers if he fell in love, Thunder Below Ralph Forbes a friend, who went to Indis, that boundless ses, and we should pro- trial flight to Tientsin.
whoever died first should visit the ceed with the utmoet caution, test Carrying five persons, all off- he might show some signs of beirs and Lealle Fenton are also in the other. On the day that the friend ing and retesting our hypotheses cials and engineers of the Cor. Interested in life. In "Two Kinds
[died in India, some years later, and making sure of our facts.poration, the Wuchang piloted of Women," he is the typical blase British films are more than hold-Lord Brigham saw him sitting on Canselouanese with the by Captain Allison, left Shang- New York play-boy. Miriam Hoping their own in London. Jack chair by his side, kins does as much as she can with Buchanan's
brain, varied with the brain, and hat last Monday Stopping at newest "Good-night
Nanking and Halchow, the plane Sir William Crookes, Mrs. De was conditioned by the There her part, but Wynne Gibson Vienna Is sharing honours with Cresplans continued, devoted four were different types
stayed overnight, in each city so surely steals the picture in Shanghal Express" "and "Hell her drunk scene. There is nothing Diver Ralph Lynn's films are rears to experimenting in spiritual-ness and brain, and there was the as to make fuller investigation uncommon, about the story, but riot these days, Winifred Shotter sm, and he did not turn it down remarkable phenomenon of dual of the Shanghai-Tientsin air enjoyed it, and you have to hand has made
Sir Oliver Lodge had given instance personality. If Lord Brougham did after Instance of what had happen-actually see his frie
PARK one of the better pictures. (King's) and Paramount have signed her to LANE
DAP WITH
DENNIS NEILSON-TERRY
BETTY STOCKFELD
·OGECTED & ALBERT OF COURVILIZ.
Cast:
it to Paramount for recording, from
mounting and photography Coming
to the King's
Noel Coward's famou
•Lives, wi
her mind to
el to
Alla
Most of the scientists ment of his death there were two against survival had never possible explanations
and telepathy,
INDIAN
Calcutta, May 11,
that the nu
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