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TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1932.

ROUND HONG KONG'S

CINEMA THEATRES

OFFICIAL SOURCES.

"PRIVATE LIVES."

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

THE CHINA MAIL

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong

"The Letter" with the late Jeanne Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. Eagel.."

In "Secrets of a Secretary" which comes to the King's Theatre on Wednesday next, Marshall playa Almost every known means of the part of a young British lord travel is experienced by Norma who comes to America as the suitor Shearer and Robert Montgomery in to the hand of Betty Lawford, "Private Lives," which is at the daughter of a wealthy and socially Queen's Theatre. In the picturisa-prominent New York family, only tion of the Noel Coward stage hit, to fall in love with the dark-eyed, the story, opens showing them in an and desirable Claudette Colbert-a aeroplane flying, over the English one-time debutante who has lost her 'Channel. Later they are On a fortune and has become the social French railroad train, Swiss secretary for Betty's family. alpine cable-car. In automobiles, un Others in the cast are Georges a river ferry, in hotel elevators and Metaxa, Berton Churchill and Mary finally on akiis und snow-shoes when Boland. they climb the Matterhorn.

"OH, FOR A MAN!"

1

"THE ROYAL BED."

on a wavelength of 855 metres (845 .K.C.'x):—

A

5-8 p.m.-European Programme. 5-6 p.m.

relay of the band of the 1st Batth of the South Wales Borderers from the Military Hospital by courtesy of the Officer Commanding. 67.30 pm-A Programme of Columbia and Regal recorde kindly supplied by Mesurs. Anderson Music Co.

6-6.12 p.m.-Operatic. Cavalleria Rusticana-

Intermezzo (Mascagni).

0884.

Milan Symphony Orchestra

Mignon-Overture (Thomas),

Milan Symphony Orchestra 9758). 6.12-7 p.m-Variety. Orchestral-

The Cat and the Fiddle-Selection, Vocal Duet

FILMS FOR FUTURE LOMELINO DA SILVA

HISTORIANS

League of Nations Paris

Discussion.

[By Oliver Bell.]

Portuguese Tenor to Sing Here.

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IN CHINA MAIL. ** Social Functiosa. Historians of the future, a

To-day Tea Dances at Hong special expert Committee of the Senhor Lomelino da Silva, the Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; League of Nations has decided; will lyric tenor who has been

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong, think hardly of the present gen claimed in America

and Peninsula Hotels and King's

hand copies of the films that were

as "The Restaurant. eration unless they have to their

Caruso of Portugal," and is also June 2-At Peninsula Hotel Rose shown. Just as the sources of an- very popular throughout Europe, Room, song recital by Lomelino cient history are contemporary is giving a song recital in the Da Silva, world-famous lyriq tenor, books, letters or other documents, Rose Room of the so will, the historian of the future Hotel on Thursday night, start-

Peninsula 9.15 p.m..

Entertaiments. be able to write a better and moreing at 9.15 p.m. Particulars as To-day King'a authentic history if he is able to to prices are advertised in this "Oh, For A Man!" • see the actual films that were taken issue.

To-day Queen's as the event which he is describing When Senhor da Silva perform-"Private Lives."

ed at Rio de Janeiro, the critic of To-day Central actually took place.

The League Committee which A Norte, of that City, wrote:- "Happy Starą" met in Paris, suggested that the "The impresario had the for- To-day Majestic best means of dealing with this pro-tune to present a voice which is "Gun Smoke.”. blem would be for all countries to a treasure and surely will re- Today - Star make laws which will demand the ceive the recognition accorded “Bad One." deposit in some central storehouse, Caruso and Schipa. I refer with- To-day of a copy of every film that is taken out fear of exaggeration to the "Midnight Thrill." A law of this nature would not tenor Lomelino da Silva." create any new precedent, for The Het News van den Dag, of To-morrow-Inward from Europe No. 8. Peking Bldg. Hankow Road.

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The Masqueraders DB782.

It Always Takes Two, Who's Your Little Who-Zis?

Iris Ashley and William Walker DB774. Avcordeon Trio-

Hikla

copies of all books that are publish- | Amsterdam, writes thus:

vis Suez (Kaisar-I-Hind); Outward ed in this country have to be sent

America "A singer of unquestionable for

15

via

The Devayt Brothers

DB384.

Layton & Johnstone

DB775.

Of the spectacular films produced by Radlo Pictures, such as "Rio Marjorie White, the pint size Rita," "Dixiana" and "Cimarron" comedienne of Fox Films has but none presented greater problems for little dieulty in playing the role the makeup and costume depart- of "Totsy Franklin" in her current ments than "The Royal Bed," Lowell picture, "Oh, For A Man!" directed Sherman's latest director-actor by Hamilton MacFadden and featur-vehicle, opening soon at the Queen's ing Jennette MacDonald

and Theatre. Reginald. Denny, showing at the The film was adapted from Robert King's Theatre to-day.

E. Sherwood's original stage auc- "Totsy Franklin," of the Mury cess. It deals with the adventures Wilkins' story is a former vaudeville of a hempecked king and his royal singer and dancer who marries a family. The action occurs on a Welter-weight "pug." played by mythical Island In the North Ses, Warren Hymer and Miss White and the costumes are more lavish cause trouble a-plenty between the than any yet see on the talking burglar and his prima donna wife.

Although in real Miss White did

Gowns worn by Nance. O'Neil, as not marry burglar but a stage the queen and by Mary Astor as the producer, she did play vaudeville for princess-gowns of silk and satins many years as one of the "White and velvets, of ermine and seal and Sisters," the other "sister," who atter, while offering no example of was really not a sister, being what is being worn by royal) Thelma White, also in pictures at families, are such as to make real the moment:

women of the royal purple envious.

The White Sisters started in vaudeville when they were amenable

screen.

However, their, scintillating rich- acas pales into insignificance in

Vocal Ductman

Нсте, All of Me,

Organ Solas-

Wedding of the Parades, Parade of the Weddings

Vocal Duets—

Terence Carey DB741.

MR419,

I Like a Little Girl Like That, Honeymoon Land,

Val Rosing and John Burnaby Cornet Solo-

Cleopatra Fantasia Polka, Showers of Gold,.. Jack Mackintosh

3456. Vocal Duet

Over the Blue, 'Neath the Spell of Monte Carlo,

Layton & Johnston DB764 7.3-7.30 p.m.--Orchestral.

to the Gerry Society, that's

how comparison with the costumes of A Village Romeo and Juliet (Dalius), young they were. Each rose to the men. On a mileage and tonnage

Sir Thomas Beecham con- 'musical comedy heights.

baala they can be described as so

ducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

(Ketelbey),

L2087.

Oh, For A Man!" was adapted many miles of gold braid, 'allk, for the screen and the dialogue velvet and other rich materials, and in A Camp of Ancient Britons written by Philip Klein and Lynnja ton or so of glittering decorations, Starling. Albert Conti, Alison medals and metals. When Sherman Skipworth and Bela Lugosi are pro-donned a Hussar uniform it requir minent in the cast.

ed three hours and three assistants. Of the makeup problems, Alan "SECRETS OF A SECRETARY." Roscoe's was the most difficult. It required three hours to make him

Herbert Marshall, the good-up! looking young British nobleman in

Claudette Colbert's "Secreta of a CARDINAL AND THE

Secretary," is a Britisher in real life-and an exemplary Britisher at that.

NEWS PAGANS

"Horrid Doctrine” of Birth Control

For Marshall was dangerously wounded in the Big scrap while; fighting for Britannia. After a re- covery which could not have been made without the use of supreme A protest against what he

Albert W. Ketelbey's Concert Orchestra 9866. Allah's Holiday (Friml), Tress (Kilmer and Rasbach),

Savoy Hotel Orpheans DX345. 7.30-8 pm-(Approximately). Lawrence Bradley the Plano "Glorifying American Jazz.". 8 p.m. Local Time. Ko Shing Theatre.

8.5-11.30 p.m.-Relay from the

11.30 p.m.-Close Down.

BABY THEY DARE NOT WASH

courage, he returned to the stage called the "terrible propaganda His Mother Has Never which he had left when his country of birth prevention" was made by Cardinal Bourne, Arch-

called.

A favourite in London, Marshall bishop of Westminster, to the paid his first professional visit to Catholic Women's League at Man- the New York stage that is Broad-chester recently. way several years ago. He was as- "There would always be some sociated with Marie Lohr, English families in which there was dif- actress, and their first play-offering {ficuly in feeding all the in "the States" was "Fedora."

mouths," he said.

Seen Him.

and Europe to the British Museum, the Bod-talent. His musical ability is of Siberia, (Chichibu Maru) - 8.80 a.m. | leian Library, the National Library |the best. His rare beautiful

Meetings.

Lammerta' Auction. rare treat on Thursday June 2-At Sales Room, household

furniture, 2.80 p.m.

DAILY CROSS- WORD PUZZLE.

of Scotland and the National voice, his top notes so full and: June 4-Annual meeting of share- Library of Wales and other nations rich, enthralled the hearts of the holders of. Peak Tramways Co.

In public." have similar arrangements.

Ltd., at Hong Kong Hotel, 11.30! this way the chances of their pre- From the above it will be seen | a.m. servation to posterity are material that local music lovers are in ly increased.

for a All the rest of the work of the night. Committee was concerned with the preservation of purely literary | material. Nobody knows how great are the losses which in this corr try alone, have been sustained owing to bad storage or loss of several documents dating back hundreds of years. The Shake- speare-Bacon controversy may never be definitely settled. Where- as had the public records been pro- perly kept at that time, the my- stery would never have arisen.

But the preservation and acces- sibility of documents is not a mat- ter which affecta one country alone. There is a very large international angle to the matter and, therefore, this new international committee has made a start on getting Inter- national co-operation to work. It was an interesting meeting since for the first time representatives' of the most important archives du partments were able to exchange viewa and Information. In the second place, the meeting made it possible to outline a working plan In connection with the interna- tional co-ordination of archives. The scope of this question is, a vast one but fortunately, the ob jective can be pursued gradually and so the financial resources at the command of the League of Na-' tions' section of Intellectual Co- operation need not be over-strain- ed. By work Bach As this the League is helping future geners-

There is a mother in Queentions. Charlotte's Hospital who has never seen her baby, though he

For valuable services rendered was born seven days previously. in connection with maintaining Ronnie was 3lb. 10oz. then, and the important cable communication went down to Slb. 6oz. His between Shanghai and' the outer Other productions followed. "We have propaganda for the mother has been so ill since he world during the recent distur Among the most successful was sterlisation of the unfit, and it was born that she cannot be bances in the Shanghai, Woosung "The High Road" in which Marshall jis suggested that those who are taken to the incubator room and Poashan areas, Mr. J. H. M. appeared opposite Edna Best, popu-suffering from an incurable dis- where Bonnie reigns.

Christensen, Chief Engineer of the lar legitimate star. He later mar-ease should be allowed to bring "And Ronnie's life which Great Northern Telegraph Com- ried her.

their existence to an end.

may last for seventy years or be pany, and Mr. M. N. B. M. Kirkemo. Marshall has always been in de "These horrible pagan doc-blown out with a puff or air Engineer in charge of the same mand as a leading man for Broad-trines are being scattered about is so fragile that he cannot be Company's Woosung establishment, way actresses. He is the favourite now more than they were a year taken to her.

have been honoured by His Majesty of the dramatic ago.

They dare not even wash the King of Denmark, who critics of the daily press. Prior to "These things are worse than him. All of him except bis face conferred upon them the order of his engagement for work at the anything we can read about the is swaddled in cotton wool, and Knight of Dannebrog. Paramount New York studios in degradation of the human body he looks like one of those sugar "Secrets of a Secretary" Marshall in war, for they defiile and de- Eskimo babies. was appearing opposite Zita Johann grade the human soul.

actor

of many

in Phillip Barry's newest success "The fall of the Roman Empire "To-morrow and To-morrow" at the was the result of vice, and it be came Iself a sink of inquity. Henry Miller Theatre.

One of the first talkies in which That is the logical ultimate, and

When life has decided to stay

in that frail little body they wil wash him in olive oil.

He seldom cries, but when he does the nurses' faces break into

Marshall appeared--and in fact one inevitable result of the things of glad smiles — for a cry means of the first talkies to be made-was which I am apesking.”

Bringing Up Father.

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