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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 193.

A REMARKABLE FILM

"Midsummer Night's Dream*

SUPERB PRODUCTION SHOWING AT QUEEN'S

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The directing genius of Rein- hardt has made into his produci tion of "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"

showing Queen's Theatre, something quite unique in the cinema. Never, I fancy, have all its resources" been welded into producing

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artistic whole; seldom have they been used with so much ingenu- Only ity or to better advantage.

by supremely skiiful use of his camera could he have devised the of astonishingly lovely sequence. the bridal gown of gossamer for Titanic or the merging-into- nothingness of the slim, ards of her dancer faisy Puck devise a frolic in

white

Mast! misty,

Fredric March, Merle Oberon and--Herbert Marshall are fea- tured in the Samuel Goldwyn production "The Dark Angel," which will be shown at the King's Theatre shortly.

Flo-day's Short Story

WILD THINGS

By Gordon Raby

FALO was asleep in the "What are you doing with my VALO

afternoon sun. All around strawberries?" he demanded.

*Your strawberries*** said except to the south where lay

the open ses, were the other Ebba, the elder of his sisters, with countless islands of the arthi- an indignant upward infection. pelago. Some were big enough "Yes, my strawberries! Every- for several peasant families to thing on Valo is mine." live upon; others, like Valo, pro- "It hit It's Daddy's. vided a summer residence for No, it's mine when he's not! rich people from the mainland here. But when I bring him homej towns, Oslo and Arendal,this evening, in the launch, then Others were mere whale-back the island will be his.... Until rocks, washed over completely be goes away again to-morrow in the stormy weather.

morning," added Folke with satis- One none of them were there faction.

jany trees or grass, only a little “Who-axið so challenged

sparse vegetation; scrubby-bushes Ebba. D and lichen and moss grew where "I say so." earth had miraculously been de-

Ebbs looked based. Sigrid, posited in fissures in the granite who was only 11, began to Between these fissures WEI the Folke, triumphed. bare rock; in rainy weather its

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES our was lose under a thum grey

or Monday

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pall, but now it glowed golden in midsummer dimness, then all the

The fortnightly whist drives and Two cases of diphtheria were the feree sunlight. It was hot to tricks of the camera, with its fadeouts, its pinpricks of lighted tombola of the REO.CA. will be reported to the Health authorities the toneh.

next, in during the 24 hours ended

There was not a breath of wind. stars, its soft shadowings. give resumed

ethereal quality Wellington Barracks diding hall. Thursday.

The water slopped - against the an unreal aad

boulders of Valo, the last feeble: which no stage resources, however The drive will commence at S.30

A dinner dance will be held at resture of a forgotten storm. evoke. p.m. and the tombola at 10.30 pm) elaborate. could possibly

Admission-to the the Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow Seagulls swooped from the upper In short, for sheer loveliness of approximately. setting, scene and atmosphere Whist Drive is 50 cents, including and a tea dance on Sunday. Ajair to settle for a moment open Reinhardt's "A Midsummer refreshments.

special extra bus service has been a rock, before rising heavily into arranged for the convenience of soundless flight. Night's Dream", is incomparably the most effective thing the cinema has yet given us...

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Then Ebba. said, “Go on eating Sigrid, they're not his really."

The sisters picked a strawberry

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·K.C.C. WITHOUT - HUNG -AGAINST CLUB

(Continued from Page 51 An interesting display of Chin-the patrons attending Dinner Even the two little girls who

bushes each. and popped them into their Recreio, who have been very dis- jese paintings was opened yesterday Dances, in addition to the ordin-cronched over some low

the first floor of Kai Ming ary time table, as follows: HKH which grew in an artificial pocket mouths. This made Folke beside appointing this season. The Navy Koike took the 200-meters breast- VIVID CHARACTERIZATION

excitement.

He will meet the Engineers at King's stroke, Gen. Ishiharada the 1500- 1 Building under the auspices of the 8.00 p.m., 8.30 pm, 9.00 P of soil close to the landing stage, himself with As far as I can remember

But danced round the girls, tweaking Park, but I doubt whether they meters freestyle and a magnif- ¡were silent and motionless. have never seen the bor Mickey China Travel Service. The pic-R3 1.00 115

of fair hair, will be able to take even a point cent quarette hung up a Rooney in a screen play before: tures are done by Mr. Wong Wan-lam

it was not the beat that kept them their long plaits

have a world record, 2 minutes 522 se- quiet; it was the tensest kind of smacking them as they bent over from the Sappers, who but I shall always remember his ng, a well-known local painter, who

conds, to capture the 800-meters A memorial service for the of-

concentration. They were picking the bushes, and shouting abuse very useful all-round team. astonishingly mature and vivid will conclude his exhibition, which

There are two friendlies-LB.C freestyle relay. to Slicers and rendering of Puck, which is A is open daily from 10 am

crew of the Paringa, and eating the wild strawberries at them at the top of his voice.

In these six events the Japan- -------which was lost last month with that grew or the bushes. From Suddenly Ebba straightened CS.C.C. in the first division and real Tour de force. He has shoom on Monday-

and Folke skipped Indians v Police in the second ese won four seconds and four all hands of the Victorian coast time to time they looked up to herself up, lutely captured the atmosphere of the part. His malicious gurg At the annual meeting of the will be held at St. Peter's Church wards she highest part of the is nimbly out of the way, in case she division. Both these games should thirds to one each for the Ameri- She end with the Indians winning, ca. (in the relay only first Tings are a delight; his husky Hong Kong Chinese Medical Asso in the Seamen's Institute to-mor-hand where the house was built was going to attack him. voiced echoes are the very epitome ciation, held at the Gloucester row at 8 pm. The Rev. C. Brown, long low and white, with a dark was 15, and growing formidable though the Police may be depend-counted), indicating a margin in favour of the Nipponese in re- of the gnome-like sprite he is Hotel yesterday evening the follow-Chaplain of the Missions to Sea-ne roof; but no-one seemed to But she didn't attack him; forled upon to put up a good show..

--Selected Teams

serve strengtia. But in the Oly-. meant to be All his expressions ing officers were elected for the men, will deliver the address-

be noticing them, and they return she had just got past the age when ed to and movements are thoroughly in ensuing year: President, Dr. S.

their strawberry-eating every insult is an invitation to

Below are some of the select-mpics only first places are count- Mr. W. Schofield, sitting as Co-Iwithout a word.

physical violence. She had develed teams for to-day's matches: jed officially, and on that basis Ja- keeping with the part to provide Chau: Vice-President, Dr. Li Shu-

HECC. 1st XI:A. W. Hayward pan, and the United States beran a characterisation which will sure pui; Council Members: Dr. Li Shu- roner at the Central Magistrati Suddenly they heard a shout, loped a pride which could be in- ly be long remembered.

Har Dr. Chau Wai-cheung. Dr. Tassisted by a jury composed of and there, on the path above them. Jured far more painfully that any (capt), GEE-Divett G. S. Dank- their final preparations for Ber The remainder of the acting Y. Li, Dr. T. K. Lien, Dr. M. Y. Messrs. A. M. G. Philippens (fore-

brother Folke part of her body. Now she saidley, E. 2 Dackitt, A. C Grader, H. lin all even was their elder

"Come on, Owen Hughes, L. D. Kilbee, 1. Me- honours must be more less Ng. Dr. K. D. Ling, Dr. Phoon Sekman). C. M. Xavier and V. P.

Five Great Stars He came scrambling down, with in a choking voice,

G. A. Stewart. evenly divided between James wah and Dr. E. W. J. St.

Santos, conducted an inquiry into

Japan's conâdence in facing The two girls walked

HKCC 2nd XI-A. K. Macken- the death of Leung. Po, aged 55, rattle of flying pebbles, smashing Sigrid, we'll go somewhere else Innes, T. &. Pearce, T. E. Pearce and Carney, full of vitality as usual!

the peace and stillness by his pre-

Sigrid still suffling a bit, Ebbazie (capt.), E. J. Armstrong, H. W. the final year rests on her posseS- broad humour and a breezy effec- The Chinese New Year Retreat who died in the Victoria gaol hos-

cipitance.

with her head high. Folke grin-Baines, V. C. Bond, D. Carey, J.-H.;sion of five men who must be tiveness as Bottom, and Olivia de for the Friends of Tao Fong Shan pital from tuberculosis. A verdict

ned, and rapidly picked a straw-Davies, L. S. Forbes, N. P. Fox, Jranked among the great swimmers Havilland's Hermit, her best bit will be held in the Temple and the of death from natural causes was

berry, holding It ready to drop Potter, J. Stein, and W. Wooding of all time: Hiposhi Negami, cap- being the "painted maypole" new Guesthouse an Tao Fong Shan returned.

slowly and maddeningly into his (Can), A Ismail, A. R. Min, Aable of chose to world record time speech and the virage-like, spitfire Shatin, on January 25, beginning

mouth should the vanquished look H. Mader, M. P. Madar, A. S. Saat any distance from 200 to 1800 Jean Moir as Helena at 2 o'clock.

"I must say I agree with you, sequence.

his way.

But neither of them Sad, A. P. Abbas, M. el Arculli, Y. meters; Reizo Koike, the fastest has less "meat" to bite on, but

gentlemen," said Mr. EL Wyme-

turned round, so Folke matter-of-Arelli, K. Nazari and A. E. breaststroke artist the world has

Kitchell The Social Committee of the Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy

Royal Navy 2nd XI-Lt Comdr.seen; Masanori -Yusa, a magnifi- The two Helena May Institute announces yesterday afternoon, when a ver-

factly ate the fruit, feeling pleas ed with himself that his sisters Barry, I Coleridge, Lt. Bone, Mr cent sprinter and lion-hearted Ross that, owing to the Chinese New diet, of justifiable homicide was i suitors, Dick Powell and

had proved so docile.

Birkett, A B. Dale, 0. S. Dawe, P. competitor; Gen. Ishiharada, a Alexander as Lysander and Year holidays, the concert arranged returned by the jury at the con

Ebba led the way to the landing-0. Lamb, Chief E. & A. Vickery, Enew luminary but a world beater

·Demetrius respectively, are not so by Mr. Lindsay A. Lafford for elusion of the inquiry into the

stage and untied a dinghy, Lake B... A Cripps, S. B. A. Robinson an01st 1500 meters, and Shezo Makino, convincing, the former especially January 23 has been postponed death of an unknown Chinese who Chinese detective

al Norwegian children who live Recreio M. Prata (Capt.), W. holder of the world record for juntil February 20.

was shot by a seeming to me to be miscast. *

by the sea, she was perfectly able A. Reed, A. A. Alves, E. 1800 meters and dangerous at any whilst in fight on the night of THE LAUGHTER-MAKERS Ian Hunter's beautiful English

To celebrate the closing of the November 23. The jury compris-

circumstance have to handle a boat to the limit of Soares, Dr. J. W. Barnes, L. J. Silva, distance from 400 meters upward.

And The New Ones as Theseus and Verree Teasdale's Christmas festivities, the Russian ed Messrs. H. Dreyer (foreman), conspired with the energy of a her strength. The dinghy she took G. A. Carvalho, L. G. Gosano, C. V.

Further encouragement is found proad Hippolyte are also memory community in Hong Kong held a Teang Lai-po and Lenny Hung- very competent Stage Manager, was her own, lightly built, with sano, N. A. F. Noronha and C. M.

KCC 1st XI:-F. Goodwin (Capt), in the performances of several able points in the film A special concert and dance at the St fan "word must also be said for. Anita Andrew's Church Hall, Kowicon

E. C. Fincher, E. F. Fincher, G. G. Barnett, N. A. E. Mackay, F. S. W. De mermen, who showed exp Louise and Victor Jory as Titanic yesterday evening in aid of cul-

Smith, F. Zamme-u, R. Lee, A ability of further development. tural and Oberon respectively.

Lay, A. W. Ramsey and S. V. Git- Outstanding in this categOTY

Ardichi - Yoshida, 16 - year öld For the rest, a great team of Orthodox group. One of the out-

ECC 24 - Overy (Capt), schoolboy from Kyushu, who person standing features of the laughter-makers, in the

G. Loc. F. Broadridge, F. E. Es of Joe E. Brown Eugh Herbertainment was the exhibition of and Frank McBagh as Flute,modern tap-dancing by Miss Stella Snout and Quinte. respectively, Best, a pupil of Miss Volkova's provide the low comedy with Dancing School. assured touch which is very-zmus-

plays her shallow part with great deal of charm.

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TRAGEDY

Schoolmistress Dies From Overdose

BURIAL AT HAPPY VALLEY

HE TALKED IN HIS SLEEP

Sued For Divorce By. Wife

“LADY PRECIOUS STREAM"

Fine Performance At The University

ALL AVAILABLE - SEATS TAKEN UP

Time and

Mr. Reynolds, and six assistents, short, light cars.

grow

HKSRA. LOSE TO ENGINEERS ET FAST GAME

LR.C. ist XL-F. D. Pereira!

AB Hinde.

Xavier

HORS (E) DE COMBAT

to enable the Laiversity Arts here are we going. Ebba?"

“Sando.” Association to produce what it is

"What for?" fashionable to call a "wow" The

"Some more strawberries, usual purpose of a press notice, which is to bring grist to the box course. Daddy says they office, is entirely unnecessary on well there." this occasion, for all the seats Ebbb tarned the boat towards rence, E Craig. B. Lay, W. L. McKen- proved himself a fraterank: back-

Y. EA and V. Darling.

should be a dangerous man in were booked as soon as the plan 27 island to the south-east of ze, A. A Dend, E. Baldwin, G. A. stroke artist at 200 meters and

Walch The Army Capt.. L. J. was ready, more than a week ago, them; she rowed with the som in and the same happy condition of her eyes, - angrily, with her face (Capt.), Capt. D. W. Fersse, Lt the Olympic. 100-meters, event dress rehearsal last night.

mory of the insults she had bore P. Williams, L. B. M. C. Pritchard, shorter distance.

Another such rising star is C. S. M. Elvin, Sergt. Daniells, Opl The whole film is accompanied SLEEPING DRAUGHT "GOOD TIME CHARLIE MEETS "house full occurred even at the screwed up, as much at the me Johnson, Lt. E. M. Dawson; 13. when he learns to sprint the

HIS DESERTS

Ballard, Pte. Herbert and Fax King Tetsuo Hamuro, who regularly" throughout

The fact is that the special in-as because of the strong light. by -Mendelssohn's

jchases the great Koike home in music, all the familiar portions

New York A judicial terest of a Chinese play, and a Continued on Page 111 Scherzo,

world record figures in the 200- especially the Overture,

meters breaststroke. Shigro Arsij Nocturne and Wedding March

separation has resulted from very clever one, being given in

who snished third to Fick and being blended into a composite

the half-incoherent babblings of English in Hong Kong, is enhanced by a most competent performance a married man in his sleep.

Yuss in the 100-meters freestris," whole to provide an accompart

that goes with swing. Even Mrs. Charles Witzel based her with a couple of cuts the play

A horse was being driven along is another who may figure in the ment which is just right. The

Continued from Page 4) the road by its owner, Mr. A- Berlin returns. dancing by a well-drilled corps de

claim for separate maintenance

Rowe, in Colins, Victoria, Aus-

Japan's hopes for winning ballet is also very much a feature!

in court here on words alleged-took three hours, but there were

Brigade Lend

tralia, when it came upon a big more than three of the Berlin of the picture.

The death occurred at the Kow-ly let fall by her drowsing hus no dull moments, and no one who

elephant being paraded races rest principally on Ne- Almost immediately after the circus In fact, I thoroughly recommend loon Hospital on Thursday after- bang which, she said, were the sets to the "Ko Shing" or else the film for everything which it 2000, of Miss Mary MacGregor, following

ese play done in a language they bully-of the Brigade had the ball along the street. The hatze reat grunt's chances of reversing his has It must certainly not be who had formerly been a Queen's You're my sweetheart do not understand will fail to in their opponents territory, but ad on to its hind legs, and then recent defeat by Medics at 400

Army School mistress at Tientsin, hell with my wife! I keep my benefit greatly in comprehension nothing resulted and play was dropped dead from fright FETURE The deceased arrived in the Co-sweetheart's picture over my by seeing how appropriate the odd soon, transferred to the other end

lony from the North last week-heart!"

conventions are to the plan of the the field. Each side pressed in drama.

urn before the Brigade drew first- H.KLHC. DANCE end, and took a room at the Penin- Acting on this clue, Mrs sula Hotel On Wednesday even-Witzel-told the court that she

Wel-Played Parts

blood Miss Josephine og Po ROSE ROOM PACKED in she was found in her room searched in her husband's cloth- suffering from the effects of poi-ing and found a photograph of Jean She had apparently taken a young woman in his breast

an overdose of sleeping draught, pocket with this notation under

Man

missed.

TO CAPACITY

Well over 450 people packed and was removed to the Kowloon the Rose Boom of the Peninsula Hospital, where she passed swży Hotel last night when the Hong on Thursday afternoon Kong Ladies' Hockey Club held The deceased had been their annual dance to the strains Queen's Anny School mistress of the Hotel Orchestra

Tientsin for two years, and

"There was a very congenial zt-signed in Decen mosphere and zeuresentatives of was on her way Home

kony were present

A light supper was

ing the interval

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the Capta

the Co tragedy, took

years old and Erved dur and a sister

The finerabtoo

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where occasionally to see a Chiu-

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Imeters: In the greatest race

ever swum at that distance the big Americaa_won by an eye-lash, very fast and though the Sappers but Nezami chased him to a new

world record

Bakah scored had more of the play, the Brigade

This succesă,

for 3

Corners

were not by any means out of the picfure, and when they broke away inally Tara Singh sent then, ahead once again as the result of fore

an excellent goal Lorged this

Two Quick Goals

Nothing daunted, the Sappe retamed to the fray with zen withed rigour and they rot

they liked, through Woolgar, but also

secured the lead thro

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Coming!

JACK BUCHANAN REWSTERS

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