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CORRESPONDENCE.

LADIES AT SOCCER

MATCHES

P

[To the Editor, “China Máll"-J

Sir I wonder if I could be en-

lightened why some of the European

AWARDS FOR BEST

SCREEN WORK

Clark Gable And Miss Colbert Honoured

BUT SHIRLEY TEMPLE WINS GREATEST APPLAUSE

Claudette Colbert and Clark

ladies entering the Sookuupo Army Gable were last month acclaimed football field yesterday, when South China "A" defeated Lincolns, wereby the movie world for the best free of charge, when the Chinese acting performance on the screen ladies had to pay $1.2

Jin 1934.

From what I have learned, ladiesThe two, who co-starred in "It| are by courtesy. I should certainly Happened One Night" were be glad to know if it's true, and singled out for the honour in the through the medium of your esteem annual awarde voted by the ed paper, I hope shall be enlightened. Academy of Motion Picture Arts

W.AN.N.

RABIES FATALITY ·

Mr. J. A. M. Elphinstone

Dies In Hospital

BITTEN AT DOGS' HOME

and Sciences. Other film notables were tendered inwards for acting, directing, producing, song writing and other outstand ing achievements in the industry, during the past year.

The greatest applause from the 1,000 of the film colony's elite who attended the academy's "an. nual banquet, however, was re- served for little Shirley Temple, The death occurred yesterday who received a special award. morning at 3 o'clock of Mr. James | The picture: "It Happened One Alfred Montague Elphinstone at the Night," a "cleverly fashioned but Kowloon Hospital from rubies. He simply-told story, of a boy and a was 25 years of age.

girl, was the vehicle on which

"

It was stated that on Febritary 26 others besides Miss Colbert and Mr. Elphinstone was at the Dogs' Gable rode to acclaim!

Home to make a purchase on behalf

of his father, who had written to

tal,

Brought Awards To Others

Well written, it brought the

THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY APRIL 1, 1

"Before and after" photographs show the quick change made in, Flemington, New Jersey, scene of the Hauptmann trial, as newspapermen, lawyers, witnesses, morbid fur-coated women from Mayfair and ather Bangers-on depart after making it the news centre of the world for six weeka.

LITERARY NOTES

RECENT WORKS OF FICTION

Brief Reviews Of Latest Books

A MIXED BAG

Joseph O'Neill's best seller.

INHERITED TRAITS WILL OUT

THE "POACHER”

FINELY-WRITTEN STORY OF RURAL LIFE

TRAVELS IN TIBET

MAINTAINED

Outet And Homely Romance

A BRILLIANT FIRST

NOVEL

Now In November

YOUTH'S DESIRES. FEVERS AND HALLUCINATIONS

November

(Gol)

Roam

hous

of- ree

heavil

mortgaged farm:

the

how away out.

ony of mind

and body

the cam: son

work on the teria

fing Adroughti

ing down from Inds her

dea

fevered climax

distinctly not Ideal.

this small community leapt to a Thames decidedly

Miss - Johnson's book – har - the la changed to a more

sation of a heart doing its atmosphere. best for a body whose discase is be the head of the famil yond hope An American critic bad Teared

drea

has written "It is Incredible that most human and this book should be the work of a ing, of individuals,, pro girl of twenty-four

To one reader it

a young girl could have:

Ca friend as well as a

The author

creat

tion of very

auty people. Dere

tertaining love

of Fouth's desires and fevers and hay, and -Dolly

it It has the mad, hectic

Hallucinations. That is its virtue

Rarely have those emotions been so

vividly and compactly

The book has the

Wanderer's Diary Of summer storm, and its

Strange Places

“TIBETAN TREK”

He came to Hong Kong Miss Colbert. I was busy with Talented Rebecca West is back Behind the story of Luke Bis-Borges, frail bamboo, bridges,|

animals,

Beauty

EVE LE GALLIENNE ON HERSELF At 33" Charming Book

Theatrical Life

YOUNG AND FAMOUS

slatie

frea)

him from Formosa, and that whilst there he was bitten by a dog. which the following day had to be destroy year's screen writing award to ed.

Robert Riskin; well directed, it Nothing unusual was noticed brought the directing award to about him until last Tuesday, when Frank Capra, and well produced, he began to complain of being un-it brought the production award

ibétan: Trek," by Ronald Kaul- well. On Friday Dr. Nicholson was to Columbia Studios.

back (Hodder and Stoughton, 128 The Poacher, by H. E. Bates, called and he, fearing the worst, had The proceedings were inter- Mr. Elphinstone removed to Hoapi-rupted half-way through so that

(Cape; 78.6d:), in one of those well-bd.), la graphic and entertal Miss Colbert, who was taking a "Land under England" is a good constructed, imaginatively ab- The purpose of the expedition de Mr. Elphinstone was the only son

train for New York, could re-example of the changing type of served and finely written stories scribed was the collection of of Mr. S. Elphinstone, a prominent ceive her golden statuette. novel to-day. It might almost be of rural life which Mr. Bates is dowers Mr. Kaulback writes ad- merchant and mine-owner of Kobe, to be very foolish and cry, said selling always needs & Verne.

"I am afraid I am just going a modern Jules Verne, and book more likely to write than any of mirably of coolfes and their loads, his contemporaries, forests of rhododendrons, torrenta, Japan. when a boy, and was first educated

“At 88", by Eva Le Gallienne (John at the Diocesan Boys' School. In retakes until the last minute and again with "The Harsh Voice" hop's wild youth, respectable mid- town, people, and a variety of

dle-age and sudden lapse in old

Lane, 128.6d.), offers the remini young, 1928 he proceeded to England where vacation. But before I go I making India live in "Diatant the story of the whole changed at two and went on till five, and for herself as a producer of playa world

I wanted to get off for this R. J. Minney, of "Clive" fame, is axe back to the ways of youth, Hes At Shigatang the travellers had scences of a young Woman who has the he received his later education at the want to tell you how grateful I Drums," and Claude Houghton

to attend one banquet which start already made a dietinguished name among the love Shoreham Grammar School (Brigham to Frank Capra if it had leading the field in mental and in which has come over country life a second from seven till ten; they and as the directress of the Chele Mias ton). Finally, he went to the Auto-not been for him I should not tellectual stimulation with "This moblie Engineering College of Lon-be here."

In England during the last 50

then "tottered off to bed, hoping Repertory The dan, from which he graduated with Later Irvin Cobb, the toast-thrilling and tantalising as an independent life suddenly and simple people

side of play :: Was Iyor Trent" I found it is un

The flame of that shifting and over to see food again." These When she is diploma.

Tibetans are a happy, hospitable, amge and discussi On returning to Hong Kong, Macademy felt there was one

master, said: "This year the crime story

snuffed out. And in its place. It is to be hoped that Mr. Kaul Gall Elphinstone joined Messrs. Wallace great, towering figure in the All this is good news, ar there came a articial, axed, incande-back will continue to wander and tere

The "Earth" Novel Harper and Co., Ltd. later going cinema game, one artiste among is an equally sensible re into business on his own account. artistes. one giant among the favour of what I might's the and was turned off."

scent gas-flame kind of life, the life that burned for a given. period

write for our enjoyment. For over a year he was the pro: troupers.". prietor of the Service Company, and

"carth" novel--the real thing, not the ludicrous imitations so deliciously book, but Mr. Bates, is such a dis- "The Poacher" is not a long garage · and service!

debunked by Stella Gibbon in "Cold ciplinarian of words that he does Comfort Farm.". Perhaps Brett not require length to tell what is Young was partly responsible. At essentially a long story. any rate, "This Little World," one

managed a

station at Ashley Road, Kowloon,

but at the end of that period sold

Ovation For Shirley Temple

He ended with the name

of

When

the

the business. Recently, he joined Shirley Temple. the Advertising

his

оп comments

1!

modern

years.

It is impossible to withhold ad-

life are so pungent that very little AN OLD SEA LOG textual comment, is necessary.

and Publicity young star came into the spot of the finest sellers of the au-miration of his consummate crafts- Bureau, Ltd., with whom he re-light she received the biggest tumn," is not suffering yet from manship. Yet there are moments mained up to the time of his death, applause of the evening,

He was a member of the Flying kissed Mr. Cobb and was placed Arthur Wragg, one of the fiercest would be glad of a loose sentence,

She spring competition.

when weaker vessels like myself Squad of the Hong Kong Police on a stool before the microphone and most able of our artist-re-or even of an untidy page, a in Reserve,

want to thank you all very, formers, followed his modern inter which emotion was not quite so The funeral takes place to-day at very much," she said. the Catholic Cemetery, the cortege Mr. Clark Gable was cheered Wept," published recently, His

pretation of the Psalms, with "Jesus severely controlled by intellect passing the Monument at 5.30 p.m. lustily, but merely bowed and

smiled as he received

pictorial latatuette...

Runners up to Miss Colbert in the academy's balloting, which

It is gratifying to "read" high || A sea yarn written in the mid- praise for the Van Gogh book, nineteenth century, but with an now represents a minority of "Lust for Life", which I tipped as Elizabethan rather than a Victorian film workers, were Grace Moore winner two months ago. I lent favour, was published by Allen and for her work in "One Night of my proofs to Edmund Blampied, Unwin in January under the title Love" and Norma Shearer for the etcher. He said every single "A Cruise in an Opium Clipper." "The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Interested in art should The author, Captain Lindsey An derson, relates his experiences dur 1859. It was an adventurous ing a trading voyage to Formosa in

passage to a secret and uncharted destination, trading oplum for

LINDBERGH £5.000

- REWARD

Three People Enter Claims

There are three claimanta for the £5,000 reward offered for informa- tion leading to the identification or capture of the kidnapper of the "Lindbergh baby.

The reward was offered by the Legislature of New Jersey,

While the vote count was not to have been far in the lead. announced, Miss Colbert was said

person

read it. M

Tale Of Childhood Those who seek and enjoy a book of exquisite beauty should look out Runners Up Among Men

for Go

-bye for the President It is ve far from being Good- Running behind Mr. Gable Inbye to all The

the tale of In simple, nimagin the men's class were Frank Mor two childho

and the author of

the Eleanor Acland, hing the very love

who

redit

The claimants are a member of gan, who scored in "The Affairs the Corn Exchange Bank Trust of Cellini," and William Powell Company, who identified as part of for his work in The Thin Manly life story of her daughter, who the ransom money, the ten-dollar Several candidates drew atten-

died at the age of eleven, looked feet of noto paid by Bruno Hauptmann at tion, notably blonde Bette Davis farther back to her own childhood a casoline station, the manager of for her role in "Of Human the station who sold the gasoline to Bondage,

and contrasted them. We are It is hard to deine the quality of Hauptmann and noticed the number Other awards announced were: this unusual book. Some will have

of the car, and his assistant, who Song "The Continental," no time for it to others it received t

the note in his pay written by Con Conrad and Herb envelope.

ATTACKED BY LION

HE WAS STALKING

Hunter's Experience In

Africa

following a wounded Lion

for 12 miles in the Maba

nd Mr. Gerald relation of the Earl,

only att

book of moving quality. Magidson, in the picture, The the discerning it cannot fail to be Gay Divorcee"

Sound Recording "One Night

of Love"

Musical Scoring O

of Love!!!

cartoon,

Short Subjects- Cucaracha toise and

City

beat-

Night ma

reco

mong.

ing!

ex-

the

the

traded, could return home in safe

from prison He plans

Quiet Moments

Gallienne should

left the

Smoke

CAPSTAN

The Preferred Charette