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portrayals in the past have never ceased to hold and provoke, to mirth

appreciative audiences

throughout the entire globe, is the former fight champion Little pre- 'Wicked," Fox's latest release cocious Jackie Cooper of Our starring Elissa Landi and Victor Gang' fame, is his small son. The McLaglen, is enjoying phenomenal acenéis laid in a Mexican town

miraculously set up in a Holly success at the King's Theatre.

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Victor McLaglen who plays the give a beloved son the chance for leading male role needs no intro-betterment.

duction or praise. His vital and The Champ' is a first-rate talkie magnetle personality gives the and does infinite credit to King finishing touch to a vibrating Vidor, the director, and to Frances drama, masterfully and realistical-Marion, the author who was also Goods Marked Down To Silly directed by Mr. Allan Dwan. responsible for that great work, Lower Prices. Some below cost. MAIL REVIEW

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'SHE WANTED A MILLIONAIRE* -KING'S THEATRE.

The charming innocence of Miss Joan Bennett,,, and the awkward,

TOUCHDOWN ORIENTAL

THEATRE."

Jack Oakie is "here again in overwhelming love-making of Touchdown', the Paramount fea- Spencer Tracy are cleverly ex-ture at the Oriental Theatre. ploited In Fox's romantic drama,{ The production, which is a de- 'She Wanted a Millionaire' which]dication to the memory of the late will be presented at the King's Knute Rockne, provides innumer- Theatre on Sunday next.

able thrills and sustained inter- The annual Miss America beauty est, in particular for football en- contest gives Joan the long hoped thusiasts. Richard Arlen heads a for opportunity of meeting and cast of present and former foot- marrying H millionaire.. She ball players in America, to, give realizes her ambition for clothes, appreciative audiences all the mansions, Paris and luxury, but breath-taking play of a first-rate within a short time discovers that | football game.

she has given herself into the Jack Oakie, with his usual en- keeping of a madly-jealous hus-joyable nonsense, barely keeps the band, who had sadistic tendencias, audience from becoming hysteri- It is then that the dog-like devo-cal tion of Spencer Tracy comes free her from a terrible. situation.

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The breeziness with which Mr.WINGSCENTRAL THEATRE Tracy portrays the role of the hick-town lover cannot fail to de-

One of the most remarkable

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMNE. · The following programme will

be broadcast to-day from the Hons Kong Broadcasting-Station- ZEW. on a wavelength of 358 matres (845" E.C.'=) :-

Pro

Pro

5-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7×10.30 p.m.-- European ramme of Victor & H.M.V. records.

7 p.m.-Stock Quotations, etc. 7.3-7.15 p.m. · Children's Halfway Down- gramme.

Hoppity--Growing Up

(Milne & Fraser-Simpson),

George Baker B2220. The Fairy Adventures 'of Molly

Jack with Galloping Gas B2630. Lines & Squares-Vespera

(Milne & Fraser-Simpson),

George Baker B2222, 7:15-7.29-

FORMER RESIDENT PASSES AWAY.

Mr. P. T. Lamble Dies Near Nagasaki.

ACTIVE SPORTSMAN,

SHADOWS BEFORE

"COMING" "EVENTS ADVERTISED

IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Functions. To-day-Tea Dance, at King's The death occurred at Shima- Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Hong bara, near Nagasaki on August 1 Kong and Peninsula Hotels and last, of Mr. Philip Thomas Lamble, King's Restaurant formerly of the Sanitary Depart-

Theatre;

Theatre;

Theatre;

Theatre;

Entertaissa emata. ment here, from which service-he Today King's retired in 1928, holding the post wicked." of Superintendent of Works and

To-day Queen's Staff. He was long associated The Sin Ship." with cricket and lawn bowls, « in) To-day Central both of which he played for the Wings." Civil Service Cricket Club.

To-day- Majestie Mr. Lamble was born in 1871."Love Parade." It was in December, 1901, that he Today Star Theatre; was appointed Senior Sanitary "Atlantic." Inspector: He continued in that. To-day World Theatre; post until January, 1920, when he "Reminiscences of Peking" was appointed Senior Inspector, of To-day — Garden Theatre Personnel, which post became "Captain of the Guard." Flonzaley Quartet Mea. changed in title and status in 1925, To-day-

Oriental Theatre; 8. p.m.-Local Time & Weather to that of Chief Inspector. It was "Touchdown." Report. •

Suite Francaise' (Foulds), The Band of H. M. Goldstream

Guards condt...

by Lieut. G, Evans 52761/2 7.29-7.56- Quartet in E Minor (Smetana)

(From My Life),

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7.56-8.30 p.m.-Orchestral. Dream (Joyce),

The Druid's Prayer (Davison).

The London Palladium

Orchestra B3582; Along the Banks of the Volza

(Borchert),.

Marek Weber & His Orchestra

13837. Spanish Serenade (Bize!),

Spanish Dance No. 1 (Mostkowsky), New Light Symphony Orchestra

B2584. The Three Concerned Hat Suite.

(De Falls),

New Light Symphony Orchestra

B2721/2. 8.30-9.30 p.m.-A Concert.

Song-

The Wren (Benedict); Orpheus With His Lute (Sullivan),

Mavis Bennet (Soprano) B2782. 'Cello Solo-

Song Without Words in D

(Mendelssohn)...

[

(a) Songs My Mother Taught Me, (b) Flight of the Bumble Bee

(Rimsky Korsakow), '

Pablo Casals 7198.

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Vocal Trio-

light the public. Mr. James Kirk sound synchronization filma ever. wood as the mad millionaire is made was presented at the Cen adequately terrifying. Miss Una tral Theatre yesterday. "Wings' la Merkel also gives an excellent per- the Paramount epic of the 'Aces' formance as the man-hunting press of the World War (War), and is s agent for the beauty contest..

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"THE CHAMP'—QUEEN'S THEATRE,

When The Cocks Begins To Grow

(Purcell),

Eton Bosting Song (Kapa), Eton College Musical Society B2774.

Plano Duet

In recognition of his valuable ser-an

vices that the special post of uGUILTY” PLEA IS WITHDRAWN. Superintendent of Staff and Works."

was created in 1825..

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Permission to withdraw pleas of Mr. Lamble "had made a special study of the malaria problem in guilty to charges of possession of Hong Kong. He was made a mem. 1,400 pounds of dutiable ber of the Royal Sanitary Institute was granted by Mr. Schofield at the and was later appointed a member Central Police Court yesterday of the local Board of Examiners of afternoon, when Mr. Lec d'Almada jnr. appeared on behalf of three Mr. Lamble was a keen and an.

Chinese who were arrested while enthusiastic sportsman and for loading sacks on to a motor lorry

in Shaukiwan on July 27. many years played for the Civil Service Club as a bowler and

Mr. E. W. Hamilton (Superinten-- wicket-keeper. For a good many dent of Imports and Exports) pro- years; Mr. Lamble was the Chair- secuted, and Mr. Leo d'Almada re- man of the Civil Service Cricket presented all three defendanta. Club. When he retired was the

After evidence had been given the. Vice-Chairman.

bearing was adjourned.

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Mr. Lamble was one of those re- sponsible for the formation of the Hong Kong Branch of the Ration- alist Press Association, of which he became the President The Book Club also owed its inception largely to his interést.

TODAY AT THE

CENTRAL

THE MOST WONDERFUL AVIATION ||

· SPECTACLE THE WHOLE WORLD'S TALKING ABOUT, NOW PERFECT-

ALTITUDE FLIGHT POSTPONED. LY SYNCHRONIZED WITH SOUND.

Zurich, Yesterday.

ONE YET!"

Impromptu-Rocco (Schutt), Valse from "Suite for 2 Pianos," Prot. Piccard has been warned "THE BIGGEST

Harold Bauer and Ossip Gabrilowitsch with two Pianos 8162.tions will not be good for his effort

by meteorologists that the condi

to beat his own altitude record of nearly 10 miles, and that it will have to be again postponed, although the defect in the instrument causing the previous postponement has now been repaired.

Song

In An Old-Fashioned Town (Squire), Wait (D'Hardelot),

John Turner (Tenor) B2205, Violin Solo-

Chant D'Espagne (Šamazevilh), (a) La Canción Dal, Olvido

(Serrano-Persinger),

(b) Rondo. (Spohz-Persinger),

Master Yehudi Menuhin 7817.

Bird of Love Divine (Haydn.Wood), Valley of Laughter (Sanderson),

Mavis Bennett (Soprano) B2672. Piano Solo

Polonaise (Chopin),

The tramping of thousands of feet; the falling of stricken aero-Song- An ex-pugilist striving to 'come planes; the rapid.. blazing of back'; an adored and adoring machine-guns and musical accóm- small son; and the age-old dilem-paniment of heart-stirring beauty ma of selfish love or heroic sacri- have well-merited the unanimous fice. This is the human interest praise of newspaper critics in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's vivid throughout the world. new drama, "The Champ' which will be presented at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday' next,

Wallace Beery, whose villainous miss.

The production is a stupendous achievement of Director Wellman, and is one which nobody should

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Here's a wonderful production. For gorgeousness of cost- uming, massive settings, story interest and splendid portrayal, -- it stands in a class distinctly its own.

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STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT

The big thrill picture GIANT EPIC OF THE AIR.

“DIRIGIBLE”

Ignace Jan Paderewski 7891. 9.30-10.30 p.m.---Variety. Humorous Song-

Geraniumy Half-Past Nine,

Nelle Wallace B2906.

Fox Trob

I'll Love You in my Dreams, Think a Little Kindly of Me,

Henry Busse & His Orchestra'

22676.

Humorous Song-

Toasts,

Down in our Village in Zummerset,

Norman Long B2296.

Duet for two pianos-

Dance of the Paper Dolls, Ragamuffin,

Victor Arden & Phil Chman 21929. Humorous Song-

That Must Have 'Been -Our Walter, River, Stay Way from my Door,

Gracie Fields B8824.

Fox Trot

Alone, With my Dreams, Nat Shilkret & the Victor Orchestra. Waltz-

Be

Lazy Louisiana. Moof,

Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra 22334.

Vocal Quartet

My Tale of Golden Dreams, Lonesome That's Ally Mogadi

The King and Queen of the Belgians are in Zurich and to-day visited Prof. Piccard.--Reuter

Continued from previous Column. Song

5.

You Can't Stop me From Loving You, Little Girl,

Patrick Waddington (Baritone)

33989.

10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Presa News.

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

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