1932-07-04 — Page 3

MONDAY, JULY 4, 1932.

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SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD

It will be recalled that last year

THE

CHINA MAIL

ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES

OFFICIAL SOURCES.

THE SILENT WITNESS"

"SUICIDE FLEET

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.

RADIOS

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

6-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-10.80 p.m.-European Pro- gramine.

7.5-7.80 p.m.-Orchestral. In a Clock Store (Crth), A Hunt in the Black Forest (Voclker),

Victor Concert Orchestra 35792. Love and Spring-Waltz

(Waldteufel),

Maytime Medley

(Young-Romberg),

Social Functions, "Suicide Fleet," which is showing at the Central Theatre-to-day, is an To-dayTea Dances at Hong With "The Silent Witness", the exciting and very human enter Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; to meet the increasing population screen version of the sensational tainment as well as a worthy ex- Dinner Dances at Hong Kong, of the Shumshuipo District, there stage success of the same name, ample of the talking screen's comeland" Peninsula Hotels, and King's was started a Children's Hospital which is now attracting capacity plete conquest of the out-of-doors. Restaurant.

Entertainments. and Creche in response to the need crowds to the King's Theatre, the It was produced on a huge scale by

Nat Shilkret and the Victor of the indigent Chiness working Fox Film Corporation inaugurated RKO Pathe with a large cast head-

Theatre; To-day King's ed by Bill Boyd, Robert Armstrong,

Orchestra 36090. classes. The opening of many new a few practice in Filmdom.

"The Silent Witness." has knitting and other factories

For a long time past the movies James Gleason, Harry Bannister

In a Persian Market (Ketelbey), To-day Queen's Theatre: In a Chinese Temple Garden brought more labourers to reside have been purchasing the more sue- and Genger Rogers. It tells an un- in the district. The Sisters of the cessful Broadway shows as material usually interesting story without "Dumb-Bells In Ermine."

To-day Central Theatre; Precious Blood, realizing their need for their screen productions, but paying the slightest head to those

"The Suicide Fleet." of medical help, started the hos- pital and creche, as an extension of their already well-known charit able work for orphans,

Theatre

Today Star

World

Theatre:

Theatre;

To-day

Film).

(Ketelbey), International Concert Orchestra

38777.

7.30-7.58 p.m.-A Selection of Old Hits. Ballad Memories (arr. Maclean),

Quentin M. Maclean (Organist)

DX185.

Debroy Somers Band DX352. Daly's Theatre Waltz Memories

(arr. Prentice),

Charles Prentice and His

Orchestra DX819.

when the Fox people purchased the limitations supposed to restrict the To-day Majestic screen rights to "The Silent Wit camera and sound recording appara-The Gay Caballero." ness they also purchased the ser- tus.

Outstanding performances by a shipmates." vices of several of the original It was in June, 1931, that Mr. Broadway cast.

capable cast and excellent direction fr Lionel Atwill, international do their part to make this picture "A Death-Fearing Hero" (Chinese The Gay Nineties-Waltz Medley, Chan Wai-chuen, the Hon. Secre tary of the Sisters of the Precious stage star, who played the leading the super attraction that has been Owing to our cheap rental and low Blood approached Mr. T. M. Hazrole more than 200 times on the promised. Bill Boyd never before

Home Mails. working expenses we are able to offer. our SWATOW DRAWNWORK, CAN- lering for initial support from the stage, repeats his role in the screen has appeared to such good advan-

To-morrow-Outward for Europe TON SILK SHAWLS, HANDMADE Hong Kong Society for the Protec production. "And Bramwell Flet-tage as he does in the role of the LACES. LINEN. UNDERWEAR, tien of Children, and the plan was cher, whose impersonation of the chief petty officer who knows how via Buez (Andre Lebon), 2.30 p.m.

Public Auctions. IVORY, LACQUER AND PEWTER also endorsed by the Hon. Director Irresalute and cowardly son won to lead men and meet danger.

To-morrow Household Furni- Robert Armstrong and James WARE at SUCH LOW PRICES AS of Medical and Sanitary Services. the applause of Broadway theatre- WILL ASTOUND YOU, and you will see how much cheaper we are than the With Mr. Hazlerigg's support, the goers plays his role in the photo Gleason, as Boyd's sailor pais, con- ture, at No. 2, Calder Path, 10.80

scheme was subsequently set on play. Likewise Wyndham Stand-tribute splendid performances and a.m. COME AND BUY AND YOU WILL foot as a trial,

ing. Lowden Adamas and Allan furnish plenty of comedy. Ginger Wednesday Household Furni- Rogers makes the most of her part ture, etc., at No. 46, Village Road, SURELY BE SATISFIED.

The nursery for the hospital has Mowbray.

10.30 am. been formed on a suitable site in- Greta Nissen, alluring blonde as the lass who loves a saller and side the Precious Blood Convent, screen airen, shares leading provides the necessary touch of which is bright and very spacious. feminine honours with Helen Mack, romance. Harry Bannister de YANGTSE FLOOD There are at present 30 beds, and Fox debutante star of 1981, who monstrates that he should be seen each child has one bed but with makes her talking picture debut in more frequently on the screen with barely sufficient clothing. The the picture, Weldon Heyburn, who a capable performanca as comman Sisters wash, dress and feed the makes his initial bow to movie au-der of an American destroyer divi- sion. Albert Rogell's direction in children, and see all their diences, is also featured.

masterful. Commander Herbert A. wants. They also pay particular of attention to the proper way

Jones gets the credit for the story upon which Low Lipton's screen- carrying infants as well as to the necessity of clean bottle-feeding; William Bakewell's first part of play is based, and F. McGrew Willis while the importance of inducing any importance was in a series of deserves credit for the natural and, the child to break any bad habits 0. Heary stories Fox Films pro- heaven.be praised, sparing dialogue.

Don't miss "Suicide Fleet." or evil propensities, has not been duced in 1926, and hereafter he lost sight of many early symptoms climbed steadily, playing his first

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"CHEATERS AT PLAY"

of childish ailments which have be-leading roles with Alice White, and SOUND-PROOF HOUSE come perceptible, have been alle- later scoring a national triumph in viated by application of simple re-."All Quiet On The Western Front" JACK HYLTON BUILT,

medies.

The Lady Inspector of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children goes round to every house

followed by other hits in "Lammox", "Fald" and "The Spirit of Notre Dame".

His latest work is in "Chesters

The Neighbours Made Him!

DANGER

Grave Concern As River Rises.

42 FEET HIGH AT HANKOW

8 p.m.-Local Time." 7.58-8.42 p.m.-A Concert. Plano Solo-

Etude in F Major (Mendelssohn), Etude in A Minor (Mendelssohn), Sergei Rachmaninoff 1266.

Valley of Laughter (Sanderson), Bird of Love Divine

Song-

(Haydn Wood),

Mavis Bennett (Soprano) B2572. Violin Solo-

Mighty Lak a Rose,

(Nevin-Kreisler),

The Rosary (Nevin-Kreisler),

Gultar Solo-

Sonatina in A Major (Torroba), Courante (Bach),

Fritz Kreisler 1820.

Andres Segovia 1298.

Rose in the Bud

Nanking, Saturday. Hankow, Wuchang, Hanyang and other Yangtsze cities are be- coming nervous as the Yangtze Song- River continues to rise. At high and only a little more than ten feet below last year's peak.

There are indications that the risc will continue.

Hankow the water is now 42 feet

The water is now near the in the district and other parts of at Play", the thrilling adventure-

Mr. Jack Hylton, the dance band defences will be built there which bund level but it is hoped that the mainland to persuade the romance coming next Thursday to poorer-class parents to send sick the King's Theatre. Thomas Meig- conductor, has been driven from will be able to hold the water. children to the hospital for proper han and Charlotte Greewood have flats to hotels and from hotels to

The populace are also anxious- treatment.

the leading roles in this Fox Films houses for five years, trying to find ly watching, the defences which Unlike most of other local charit production, which Hamilton Mac-somewhere to practise.

Everywhere people protested, and were built since last year's dis- able institutions, the Children's Fadden William Bakewell, Barbara Hospital has yet no reserva fund, Weeks, Linda Watkins, Olin How-so now he has built a sound-proof astrous floods. — Reuter. but the above mentioned Society land, Ralph Morgan and James Kir- room in the heart of Mayfair,

Mr. Hylton turned a number of as generously granted a monthlywood. subscription of $100 for medicine! The film was adapted from an garages into a house and made an and part of the babies' food in original novel by Louis Joseph underground music room.

addition to other donations.

Vance.

The room has no windows, and the walls are so thick that no sound can be

Both the in-patients and out- patients have been fortunate in hav pneumonia and typhid or enteric heard outside. ing the excellent care of the two fever. honorary physicians Dr. J. C. Mac

Above the band practice room Mr. The Sisters of the Precious and Mrs. Hylton have their living There are ten rooms, in gown and Dr. Y. Y. Tang. The Blood, in addition, are always pre-quarters. hospital record. reveals that these pared to co-operate with the Hong each of which is a gramophone and two doctors have untiringly given Kong Society for the Protection of a wireless loud speaker. their services, despite the many Children and the Secretary for Mr. Hylton said that the scheme calls on their time. In February the Chinese Affairs by taking in had been designed by his wife. "It last, Dr. Macgown left the Colony any girls, who need shelter and is difficult to try out new composi-

tions in an ordinary house, but as As this is a very deserving cause, our nearest neighbours are twenty-

on home leave, and his place has education. been kindly taken by Dr. J. H. McElney who has proved equally devoted in attending to the suffer Ing children.

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Muriel Kerr 4113. 8.42-9 p.m.-Musical Comedy. Selections from "Funny Face"

Selections from "Good News",

Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra 85918. Selections from "Love Lies", Selections from

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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

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it is hoped that the more public five yards away there can be no support for the good work will be complaints." forthcoming. In addition to the The number of in-patients using donations by the above-mentioned the hospital up to June 80 in 601, Society, the Sisters received in the but, despite the effort made by the month of April last a liberal dona- Society's Inspector, it is still ob- tion of $786.71, the equvalent of vious that the ignorant classes do 50 pounds through the Hon. Mr. not all realise the importance of W. E. L. Shenton from Miss Gladys giving their sick children to the Stephens, the neice of the late Mr. care of the Sisters in the Hospital M. J. D. Stephens. It is under- before the symptoms develop into stood that after visiting the a worse stage possibly beyond a Children's Hospital, upon being re- cure. This ignorance and want of commended by Mr. T. M. Haz early treatment is, undoubtedly, lerigg, Miss Stephens made this the principal reason why only 148 donation in memory of her late children were cured out of the 601 uncle, who for so many years was, children admitted...

connected with the Colony. V Regarding the out-patients, the Any other donations that the number recorded for the year is publin may wish to make can be 1038 children, who were attended to sent to Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, at the four times a week by the doctors. Supreme Court or to Mr. Chan Most of these victims suffered from Wai Chuen, the Hon. Secretary, at

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GUESS MAGGIE 15 RIGHT-1-SHOULD. GIT UP AN BE AT MY OFFICE EARLY- EVERY MORNIN'- I'LL START IN, THIS MORNIN'-ITEL PLEASE MAGGIE IT'S JUST SEVEN OCLOCK NOW"

·FOR GOODNESS SAKE-THE COOK AIN'T UP YET I THOUGHT THEY, HAD BREAKFAST AT SEVEN-

THIRTY IN THIS HOUSE-

MAGGIE

YOU ĮDIOT-WHAT-

DO YOU MEAN BY WAKING ME UP AT

THIS HOUR?

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The Peak