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The China Mail

A New Era In Empire Communications

It is

`HERE, ›THERE

and

EVERYWHERE

GREAT DISCOVERY

Professor R. G. Minot of Har yard, who recently rend a paper on. anaemia to-night at a special meeting of the Fellows of the Royal Society of Medicine, has been awarded a Nobel prize for his re- [searches on pernicious anaemia.

About ten years ago, with his colleagues, Br. Whipple and Dr. Murphy, he found that when Ilver

FILM DISCOVERIES OF 1934

DIRECTORS THAT HAVE COME TO THE FRONT

GREATEST PICTURE OF YEAR

IS BRITISH

THE

(By Seton Margrave).

was included in the diet of paver most popular films of 19841 The American films I select are: in Britain have been "The "The Invisible 'Man," "Little with this disease there was a re- House of Rothschild” and “Sing As Women" "Queen' Christina," markable Improvement in their We Go." The most popular film "Roman Scandals," "It Happened condition.

stars of 1934 have been George One Night," "The House of Rothe

Gracie Fields, Norma child," "The Thin Man," "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," "The

The discovery ranks in import-Arliss, ance with the discovery by Bant-Shearer, and Jack Hulbert. ing of insulin.

No new players have been dis-Cat's Paw," and "One Night of Prof. not himself owes much covered to challenge the popularity Love."

to this discovery, being himself a of these established - favourites. The British Alma I select are: sufferer from diabetes.

EXTINCT PEERAGES

The new stars of 1984 are to be "A Cup of Kindness," "Aunt Sally," found among authors and directors. "Catherine the Great," "Jack Among authors who have achieved Ahoy," "Evergreen," "Man of The barony of Riddell is the outstanding success in writing Aran," "Blossom Times," "Sing As sixth peerage to become extinct direct for films we have had Robert We Go." "The Iron Duke ant since the beginning of the year.

Riskin with "It Happened One "The Man Who Knew Too Much."

You may note that there are ten

Five of the six men whose titles Night," Dashiell Hammett with have died with them were new "The Thin Man," Clarence Buding-American and ten British films. peers. Their elevation was the ton Kelland with "The Cat's Paw," This is not done deliberately. From reward of their own merits.

and J. B. Priestley with "Sing Ana list of 42 American and British films I selected without difficulty The Author's Pert

gine American and eight British which were certainties. The last. Dashiell Hammett has been en-three places were very difficult to gaged to write a sequel to "The Thin decide, but having considered every Man", in which William Powell and aspect of film entertainment I chose Myrna Loy will again be starred. two British and one American.

I should here explain that the

The four, besides Lord Riddell, We Go." were Viscount Novar, the Earl of Buxton, Viscount Summer and Lord Cushendun.

The peerages to become extinct during each year are always con- siderably fewer than new tions during the same period.

стед-

Clarence Budington Kelland is to: The House of Lords, therefore, write two more stories for Harold films named are placed not in any Lloyd. J. B. Priestley is now writ-arder of merit, but in the order of

continues to grow.

been issued for the new contains 768 names,

session

The Roll of Peers which has just ing another story for Gracle Fields, their appearance.

It would almost seem as if 1934 No film in 1984 has approached Lord Riddell's death it is already in which it was admitted that the "Cavalcade" in 1938. During the Owing to will be remembered as the year in the enormous income earned by

making of a film begins with the present year British filmgoers have author writing the story.

paid about £400,000 to see "The Among directors who have House of Rothschild." Last year (achieved ́ ́ ́outstanding success we they paid about £500,000 to 800

accurate.

1000

The Whole Truth Little Mary accompanied her aunt to the beauty shop, and was much. in terested in everything.

Night of Love," and James Whale Finest Film Of 1934

of "The Invisible Man,"

These directors have discovered new style of film narrative in which "Well, Mary," asked her mother action is as important as dialogue. upon her return; "what did you see Part of this new style, has, been due this afternoon?"

VANJA, HET

Too Much" as head and shouldera I regard "The Man Who Knew above all other films of 1984; it is

be exceedingly exacting. important to bear in mind that these new mail-carriers are also Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1935. to carry passengers and are to joperate by night as freely, as by day. Lord Londonderry, lately explained that the present aim of Your Daily Smile! the Ministry was "to achieve a paying load of 3% to 5 tons, "My husband could not make any have had Frank Capra of "It Hap- "Cavalcade." under conditions in which the Tottenham, so we moved into the coun of The Thin Man," George Cukor been far more films of excellence in money in London," said a woman at pened Dhe Night," W. S. Van Dyke Generally speaking, there have The most exacting critics of Douglas would give less than try

that the Air Ministry on the side of half

loat:"As the Solicitor-And where did you ga?.

Alfred Hitch-1994 than in 1988, and film attend- of "Little Women," civil aviation should be well Douglas was the machine flown Wife To Scotland, but we

cock of "The Man Who Knew Too andes as a whole have increased. pleased with the statement made by the Dutch aviators who finish came back, again.

Much," Victor Schertzinger of "One by the Under-Secretary in the led second in the race to Austra House of Commone recently. Siria it will be seen how extremely Philip Sassoon gave details of exigent thé conditions are. the Ministry's scheme for speed- ing up Empire Air communica- tions on which they have been at work for many months past, In! co-operation with the General Post

of the silent film, but the more in- Office and with Imperial Airways.

teresting part has been the success The recent Air Race to Melbourne

fal welding of sound to action. naturally stimulated public in-

The English visitor in Aberdeen wat terest to a very high pitch, but

invited out to dinner on Christmas Day.

The present flm year may there certainty. A scenario having a The padding made its appearance, and fore also be credited with ending the series of ingenious situations, or British official interest had been❘ DISBELIEVING 'MAGISTRATE

the guest stalled his appreciation. aged jest that 'a film director con- the happy casting of established concentrated on the problem long GIVÈS THREE WEEKS

They say," he said, "that whoever tributes as much individuality to his stars in leading parts, may make before, and obviously such

finds the threepenny piece in the pud-work as a mechanic on the assent the work of the director compara elaborate scheme as the present Convicted of the unlawful pos- "Ayan clever too!" responded the bly line of a motor-car factory: Intively easy.

ding will be lucky." could not have been brought to session of a wooden door, Lam Yau host. completion in so short an interval. was sentenced to three weeks' hard

1934 film directors have shown

On the other hand, there are The happy conclusion is that all labour when he appeared on re-

more originality of artistic endea many filma which depend for their first-class mail to the Empire mand before Mr. E. I Wynne

vour than in any previous year in success on the skill of directors in countries covered by the project-Jones at the Central Magistracy

film history.

adding surprise and suspense to ed-new services will be carried this morning.

what would otherwise be an ordin {ary narrative. "

an

REALLY ORIGINAL

EXCUSE

Presented With Door By

Total Stranger

a splendid experiment in 'originat artistic endeavour.

"I sew Aunt Jane getting her finto the rediscovery of the freedom Many fluis are assured of Buc-

gers sharpened," said Mary.

*

*

A Hondini

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LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

by air, and in that respect Britain When charged on Monday, de-left Vancouver, on Saturday, and is

Catering For The Family Another outstanding feature of

cess before their direction begins. The goodwill attached to a popular novel or play may make success. a

Probably you have Been street

1934 has been the effort to return fights in gangster filma until you

The RMS. Empress of Canada! will be the pioneer.

fendant stated that he had just redue here on Friday, Februarý 1. According to the scheme the cently returned from Annam. Aō mails will be carried in two days he, had no money and wanted to

to family entertainment.. This feel there is nothing new to be said to India (Karachi), in two and a cross the harbour, he approached a Shanghai yesterday, and is due here British exhibitors, who have made Sidney-street battle, which is the The R.M.S. Empress, of Asia left effort is not yet sufficient to satisfy or filmed on this subject. Yet the half days to East Africa, in four stranger, whom he met near the on Friday at 7 am. She will leave repeated complaints regarding the climax of "The Man Who Knew Too days to the Cape and to Singa- ferry wharf, and asked for a loan. for Manila at p.m. the same day, scarcity of films carrying Universal Much," is as new as if nothing of pore, and in seven days to Aus-The stranger also had no money tralia. Roughly speaking, that but gave him the door to sell, he

certificates. These complaints have the kind, had ever been done before, will halve the time on the present said."

Pleading guilty to a charge of been dictated by economics,

while the sequence in which an air schedules, while compared

stealing two iron files from the with the fastest surface trans although the police have circulated store-room at Hung Hom, Lam Wah, unit of Alm-going, and that a suc Hall extracts from an ordinary No one has claimed the door, Ching Light and Power Company's firm world is that the family is the symphony concert at the Albert The general experience of the assassination is attempted during a port schedules it reduces the time all stations. by 13. days to Cape Town, by 14

an employee, was sentenced to one cession of films of daring or dia- event the most admirable place of Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy busintes month's imprisonment by Mr. E. W. pleasing characteristics is bad for direction in any film of the present

One of the most interesting film Until this film appeared I was in

to Karachi, by 19 to Singapore, ONE MURDER TRIAL

The

FOR SESSIONS

Four Cases On The Calendar

this morning.

year.

and by 23 to Brisbane. Marquis of Londonderry and Sir Philip Sassoon have found a kin- dred spirit at the Post Office in Sir Kingsley Wood, and though Ino definite pledge can be given until the Dominion Governments have come to their decisións, it There are only four cases on the meningitis were reported in the "In the boom years," he said to is hoped to maintain the existing calendar of the January Criminal Colony for the week ended Satur me, the film industry lost its head. Empire rate of 1d, with the Sessions, which commences at the day. During the same period 48 It forgot that its only purpose is difference that this will apply per Supreme Court on Monday morning, deaths from tuberculosis were also to amuse the masses. It went into half-ounce, and not to the first before the Chief Justice, the Hon: reported. ounce as at présent. Empire cor- Mr. Justice A.D.A. MacGregor. respondents will soon learn to use The four: cases are:: Li Shing, thinner notepaper. No transport alias Li Ying-wah, charged with DISAPPEARANCE OF glorified the criminal because that company other than Imperial murder: Wong Man-yiu, chargedib 24 Airways will carry the mails over with a Breach of the Deportation the Empire route, which will be Ordinance: Yip Ka, charged with shortened by a full day, thanks

robbery by two or more persons;

Two cases of amall-pox, which visitors we have had in London great doubt regarding what has proved fatal, eight cases of diphthis year has been Charles Munte Been the finest film of 1934, but theria, with four deaths, one case who controls 160 cinemas in Aus-now I am quite satisfied that there

le no serious rival. tralia. of typhoid fever, and one case of : L

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to the arrangements Just con- and Ho Lam-sang, Pin Fong and auded with France and Italy Kwan Yu, alias Kwan Ng, with (1) fants will not be possible to get assault by two or more with Jutent the scheme into operation before to rob, and (2) wounding. 1987 The planes required for such a regular time-table, im proved to show a substantial in- crease in the frequency as well as in the speed of service, have

to be built.

FILIPINO BOY INJURED.

46 DRIED DUCKS

Abductor Sentenced To Two Months

soelety, It gave us a whole series of films holding up the sins of so ciety to envy and admiration. It

was considered a smart thing to do.j F would never show these films, and most of those who have done so have gone into Uquidation."

· Charles Munro comes from Aus. tralia, where words are not minced. “In your opinion,” I asked him,

For the theft of 46 dried ducks "wimt keeps the film business aliveri and being on premises 50, Twenty fine filme a year," he

Bonham Strand East

an un-replied lawful purpose, Tang Cheung, un. Therefore, in looking at the re emplo was sentenced to two sults of 1984, I have tried to select labour by Mr E T twenty films ích hải Fonty

the Central Magis-been

Sconceiv

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Arsenio Silverio a Filipino boy lying British Road, - Kowloon, was admitt

the Kowloon Hospital.

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