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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932.

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RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will

be broadcast to-day from the Hong

|Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.V.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ROUND HONG KONGS CINEMA THEATRES ·

on wavelength of 365 metres OFFICIAL SOURCES. (845.K.C.') :-)

6-8 p.m.-European Programme

of Victor Recards.

6-6.25 p.m.-Operatic.

Tosca-Potpourri

(Puccini, arr. Tavani),

Marek Weber & His Orchestra (68884).

The Twilight of the Gods-Siegfried's Journey to the Rhine (Wagner), Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert Coates

(9007).

The Flying Dutchman-Overture

(Wagner),

Berlin State Opera Orchestra (9275).

6.25-7.20 p.m.--A Concert. Duet for Two Planos-

Valse (Arensky),

Impromptu-Rocorro (Schutt),

Song-

"PRIVATE LIVES”.

SHADOW'S BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED

IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Functions. To-day-Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; and Peninsula Hotels and King's at Hong Kong, Restaurant.

When the young daughter of her employer falls in love with her ex- husband, who has now turned out to be a member of a gang of jewel Dinner Dances thieves, the secretary is in a Broadway's most senational farce hit supplied the story and intrigu-tough spot". But it all comes out ing title of "Private Lives," which pleasantly, with a happy, romance

ending. in now having its final runs at the

Miss Colbert plays the role of the with Norma Queen's Theatre

secretary. Georges Metaxa, new Shearer and Robert Montgomery co- starred by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer villainous husband. Others in the comer to the talkies, plays the under the direction of Sidney cast are Betty Lawford, Herbert Marshall, Mary Boland, Hugh

Franklin.

Break-neck Pace

It is high farce at a break-neck O'Connell and Berton Churchill. pace and, the most hilarious pic- ture offered in many months. Both

"GIRLS ABOUT TOWN" Miss Shearer' and Montgomery seem perfectly at home in its happy

Lilyan Taahman "eat down stand.

Harold Bauer and Ossip-but scrappy-environment and it

Gabrilowitsch (8162).

is easy to imagine that they had ing up" to keep her clothes from quite as much fun making the pic- getting wrinkled between scenes of ture as the audience did in laugh- Girls About Town", Hollywood's ing at its gay wit and hysterical version of life among the super- gold diggers which comes to the

Lo! Here the Gentle Larke (Bishop & Shakespeare), Solvejg's Song

(From "Peer Gynt"-Grieg),

Madam Amelita Galli-Curel (Soprano) (6924).

Violin Solo

Hungarian Dance No. 17

(Brahms-Kreister), Lotus Land (Scott),

Song-

Fritz Kreisler (6706).

situation.

*

The device used by Miss Tashman

Hotel

To-day-At Peninsula Hino Da Silva, world-famous Lyric Rose Room, song recital by Lome-

tenor, 9.15 p.m.

Secrets of a Secretary." Entertainments. Today King'ı

Theatre;

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To-day-Majestic Theatra

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"A Man's Man."

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To-morrow-Inward from Ameri-

The story is about a divorced King's Theatre on Sunday next. via Siberia (Glenbeg). man and wife who marry again to spite each other. By chance both and by Kay Francis, who is co-ca and Europe -vis Siberia (Pres. couples are asaigned to adjoining featured with her in the play, was Cleveland); Outward for America bridal suites in a French hotel on a long, inclined rest, set at such an and Europe via Siberia (Empress the first night of the honeymoon. angle to take most of the weight of Canada) 10 a.mt.

row with their respective off their feet but not slanted Sir Harry Lauder (9020). spouses and discover each other's much that it would put their full

presence, finally eloping to a chalet body weight on their clothes. The holders of Peak Tramarys Co (a) Mazurks in C Sharp Minor, Op.in Switzerland where they later are director also provided them with Ltd., at Hong Kong Hotel, 11.30 found by their rightfully enraged high stools on which to sit, keep-a but chaste-bride and brideing the hems of their skirts from touching the ground. The actress-

She is My Daisy (Harper-Lauder),

BACK TO THE LAND Piano Soloa

MOVE.

Marsupial in Australian Unemployed Pioneers in

Forest.

Adelaide.

Calophymnus campestris, which

63, No. 3 (Chopin),

(b) Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67,

No. 4 (Chopin), Nocturne in Miner (Chopin),

Vladimir De Pachmann (0870).

America.

Song--

Mountain Home.

A new generation of pioneers, is one of the rarest of all mar- born of a machine age in which the supials, and has not been taken for course of economics has run nearly 100 years, has been redis too smoothly, is invading the Ozark

country.

none

These modern adventurers are reliving the rugged frontier days

Life is a Dream (Freed-Straus); Without a Song

(Rose Eliseu-Youmans),

Lawrence Tibbett, Baritone (1507).

Thais-Meditation (Massenet), Tambourin Chinois (Kreisler),

Fritz Kreisler (6844).

Violin Solo

They

groom.

Spontaneous Humour

80

es found the "sitting down stand-

more

THE ROYAL BED

Meetings.

June 4--Annual meeting of share-

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A striking testimony to the value of advertising is provided by an

If is a screaming. affair framing up" device to be the start to finish and hits a merry pace salutary for wrinklesseness. that makes it difficult to wonderi just how it all came to be put to- gether. It seems utterly sponta- neous and so unexpected are the episodes that it all appears only too real.

Reginald Denny, Una Merkel, 7.20-8 p.m.-A Selection of Music Jean Hersholt and George Davis do good work in the chief supporting

morrow at the Queen's Theatre. roles.

The figures of 1,664 large com. The story, a satirical comedy-panies, whose reports were issued SECRETS OF A SECRETARY" Sherwood's famous stage success, 15 last, were examined, and it was drama adapted from Robert E during the 12 months ended April is laid in a mythical kingdom, of

luxuriousness.

One of the most elaborate interior investigation of the accounts of a settings in talking picture history number of leading companies which was constructed by Radio Pictures has been undertaken by the Adver for Lowell Sherman's latest productising Association's research de tion, "The Royal Bed," opening to partment.

covered on the Diamentina by Mr. H. H. Finlayson, of the Adelaide University. The animal was thought to be extinct. Mr. Finlay son has just spent three months in field work on the mammals of the Diamentinand Central Australia, and looks upon this discovery as the most important of the tour.

Half a century ago, the frontiers- "Only three specimens of the

from the animal were previously known," men were the restless

wanted more he said, "and they are in the Brisettled sections who tish Museum. I was able to gain land and more freedom.

of 60 years ago for much the same by Johann Strauss. resson as their forbears invaded Thousand and One Nights, the Wild West-the desire for u

much valuable information on its distribution and habits.""

A

team that has shared the

of

of turnover and the number of cus-

!

Vienna Philharmonic Orch. (9990). home and an independent living My Darling Walte from the land.

(from "The Gipsy Baron"),

Berlin State Opera Orchestra

found that 318 had increased their (9991).

honours of plaudits from Shne even greater than Graustarkian profits, while 139 showed a decline Artists' Life-Waltz,

of less than 10 per cent, on the Vienna Philharmonic Orch. combined activities in "Manslaugh that representing the King's coun fore in view of the fall in prices, audiences everywhere for their Of the five great interior settings. previous year's profits, and there- (1992).

ter" "performs" again in "Secreta cfl chamber, while the smallest, represumably maintained the volume The new pioneers, for the most Village Swallows-Waltz,

Vienna Philharmonic Orch. of a Secretary," at the King's. part, are wage earners, many of

presents the greatest outlay (1993).

Theatre today. been unemployed for Reminiscences of Vienna,

wealth. Professor F. Wood Jones, of the whom have

Only one of the team actually

tomers. It contains a tremendous Orien Victor Salon Orchestra (9904). University of Melbourne, who was months and want to get back to make a living. They

.8 p.m.-Local Time.

performs on the screen however. tal rug, measuring 88 by 18 feet previously Professor of Compare the soil to

New York, coming from Anatomy

the The walls are completely covered at Adelaide, are

8.03-10.30 p.m.-Chinese Concert She is Claudette Colbert,

charming French-American said

of Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, from the Studio.

girl with folds of genuine Italian das that the rediscovery

who graduated to films from the mask, 360 yards of it. Calophymnus

of consider Philadelphia and other centres

An ad- 10.35 p.m.-Close Down. All records in the above Euro-stage. The other member of the ditional 200 yards of this material tion," says the Association, "that uble importance. The only population. previous record of it was by Within the past year, more than pean programmes are kindly sap duet is George Abbott, who so was used for door and window dra businesses which have the courage to keep up or increase their adver Gould, who sent three specimens to 100 tracts have been sold through plied by the Tsang Fook Plano Co. capably directed Miss Colbert and peries.

County. and

Fredric March in “Manslaughter”, the British Museum in 1843. No-agents in

Two huge perfect mirrors, mea.tising in times of depression stand Abbott, who is rated as one of the suring 10 by 6 feet, were among the more than twice as good a chance most expert in the craft of guiding other principal properties in the of keeping up or increasing their a cast of players in the perfect de-room.

profits as those which do not." lineations of their roles, is a con- vert to the talking screen from the

tive

W36

Baxter

of

thing more had been heard of it numerous sales have been made by IMPROVEMENTS AT LORD'S until 1876, when it was reported to individual owners.

More Room for Motor-cars:

have been seen, but a specimen was Much of the land sold has been not captured, and it was doubtful rough and unimproved and the new whether this record was authentic. pioneers are meeting virtually the Walks Repaved: New Balcony

Since then the animal had been re-same conditions that existed when garded as extinct. No Australian the early frontiersmen moved into museum possesses a specimen.

WIRELESS PROGRESS

Conversation Between Train & Aeroplane

Broadway stage where he establish

ed himself as one of the three or

four best directors.

COSTLY BOYCOTT,

Japan's Trade With China

Halved

Visitors to Lord's this season will the Ozarks before railroads were notice several improvements. The

Abbott is also a successful play. bullt.

walks all round the ground have been wright, having collaborated on The tracts sold, most of them repaved, and the removal of the "Broadway", "Coquet*** and small, are being cleared and homes steps at Knatchbull's Corner allows "Night Hostess," He Mot only of logs and rough boards

are easy progress over a gentle directed "Secrets of a: Secretary" springing up.

gradient. This change will be ap-but also wrote the adaptation from

Tokyo. The ridge lands are rough but preciated especially by promenaders the original tale, by Charles

China's boycott of Japanese goods productive when cultivated. They during the University and the big Brackett.

has resulted in a decline of 58 per will produce all field crops and are School matches.

In addition to "Manslaughter" hajcent. in Japanese trade with China, An experiment showing the latest good for gress, fruit and garden Motor drivers will find more scwas the director of Moran and exclusive of Manchuria and Mon- technical achievements in wireless truck. Most of the fields this year commodation for cars at the north Mack's "Why Bring That Up?" golia, according to the Trade was made to-day. A powerful loud will be small-averaging five acres west corner of the ground. The Half-way to Heaven" and "Stolen Bureau of the Japanese Foreign speaker placed in a special carriage perhaps but sufficient to furnish large chestnut tree that stood be- Heaven".

Office. attached to an express train enabled food for a family.

hind the players' dressing-room has Miss Colbert's Alms successes In- In December, when the boycott been cut down, increasing the park-clude "Honour Among Lovers", was most intense, export trade de- |ing space and giving more room for "The Big Pond" and "Young Man clined no less than 81.4 per cent.

turning a car.

I of Mahattan”.

Exports-to the southern portion-of

London, May 20.

the passengers to follow a conversa- tion with the passengers of a big aeroplane, flying seven kilometres away following the train,

An antennae of 60 metres was fixed to the aeroplane, which car- ried both a receiver and transmitter, as did the train. The conversations were heard with the greatest clarity.

Bringing Up Father,

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A balcony, built on iron pillars in "Secrets of Secretary" is the China showed, the most severe de- front of the clock tower baxes, will story of a wealthy New York cline, the total being · only 340,000 enable more people to watch the society girl who marries an Argen- yen ($84,000) as compared with cricket from that vantage point. tine fortune-hunter, and losses hím 80,710,000 (yen (£3,071,000) the The ticket office is now in the base- wher her father's death leaves her previous year. Floods in the ment of the pavillion under the penniless. She is obliged to take Yangtze Valley added to the loss secretary's room.

a position as social secretary.'of, trade caused by the boycott.

Of these 452 no fewer than 811, or almost 70 per cent, were con- cerns which advertise.

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