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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1936.

THE PRIVATE LIFE

OF HOLLYWOOD

"Continued from Page 63

Gloria Swanson, ran the famous Brown Derby Restaurant for many years.

as

some

Even if I wished. I could not give you any description of a "wild" party" such people persist in believing is the daily and nightly routine of Hollywood film folks.

They have happened. I know; but one could find few of them to-day. And why?

Particular Reason

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES demand a

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS

TAKING CARGO FOR

Straita, Java, Burma, Ceylon. India, Persian Gulf. West Indies, and South Mauritius,

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Africa, Queensland Ports, and Red Sea, Egypt, Istanbut, Greece, Levantine Porta, Europe, PENINSULA & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY

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East

DIRECT ROYAL

MAIL STEAMERS

UNDER CONTRACT WITH EM, GOVERNMENT All sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notics

The reason is that the talkies demand a "much higher stan- dard from artists than was ex- pected of them in the old days of silent films.

There is nothing casual in film-making now as there was when I began in pictures at the age of eight|

one To-day Hollywood. Sin must be up at 6.30 to get to the

studios to be on the set, hair dressed, made up, fresh, sparkl fing, by 830 am However im-! portant the star. the picture No fall from good grace is tolerated in Hollywood to-day.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS must not be held up.

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Tons Hong Kong

From

About

Destination

of stars You have heard being sent off the set for being)

.

Paul Huni takes the part of a Berre-shattered doctor, who recovers his courage and routs an entire nest of desperadoes with the weapons of science, In "Dr. Socrates,” which will be shown at the Queen's Theatre next Sunday.

late it does happen. But HK. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

Hamit could not

6,000 18th Jan, Marzeilles, Havre London,

burg, F'dam & Hall 17,000 25th Jan Bombay, Marseilles & London

1st Feb. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hame 7,000

burg, R'dam Antwerp & Hall 5,000 8th Feb. Straits. Colombo & Bombay. -15,000 8th Feb. Marseilles & Londen. 15,000 22th Feb. Marseilles & London

6,000 29th Feb. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham

burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp

17,000 7th Mar 14,500 21st Mar. 7,000 28th Mar.

1,000 4th Apr. 16,000 18th Apr. 6,000 25th Apr.

14,500 2nd May

17,000 16th May

6,000 23rd May

16,000 30th May. 17,000 13th June 17,000 27th Jane 14,500 11th July

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Hell Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, & London

&

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,

Hamburg, R'dam & Hull Marseilles, & London.

Bombay, Marseilles & London,

years ago.

have happened

COMING WEEK

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE

NEW YORK. SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES.

and

PANAMA CANAL Ports.

Next Sailing

M.S. TAI PING YANG”

on

18th JAN.

ARRIVAL DATES

San Francisco & Los Angeles Panama Canal

29th Feb.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

1gents

Telephone 28021

12th & 14th Feb.

Queen's Buildings

Zone 22nd Feb.

New York

The First Point To Point

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cried wildly. "Which way?”

Nicky met and passed Weldon, Montagu, without hesitation, had riding desperately. There was pointed the wrong way. And now more blood on his face than now Nicky, deaf and half-blinded mud. Fools!" he shouted, "you with blood, was pursuing "phan- all go the wrong way!" Why hetoms the wrong way round the thought this Weldan did not course.

Weldon and the Blues officer know: the pace was to good to in-

were how in front, the latter talk- on Tresday, 21st instant, at 550 quire. So can you wonder that when ORDERS FOR THE

It was only later that he learnt ing hard, the former tired, but done the

clearheaded. The pm for Machine Gun Instruction. the day's work is

of

the trath. Nicky was heavily-con-unexpectedly Armoured Car Section majority greater

Section will parade at Corpsessed, but still anxious to please cicer said. "Heaven help, us. actresses and actors seek their homes and their beds? Satur- day is the only night in the Corps Orders by Lheat-Colonel H. Headquarters on Tuesday. 21st his blade. One Roger Montagu, didn't want to ride in any freak week, except when one is in E. L. Dowbiggin. 0.B. Comman instant at 5.30 pm for Mesketry whose idea of a joke stopped race. This is-n-young six-year- nothing, had caught his horse when fold. i wanted to see the game. had Isn't it! Bound to blow up in an- [between pictures,” when any-dant, Hong Kong Volunteer De-Instruction.

he fell Nicky, remounted,

|öther half-milla. Can't. very well thing approaching "whoopee" fence Corps.

pull up at the moment Dars those Chilean gigolos.” is made.

work on Type C Transmitter.

Special Note:--

right In And then it is a very decorous

His prophecy form of celebration. You may

another half-mile he dropped back, and Weldon found himself in am- barrassing solitude.

Marseilles. Havre, London, Ham-see its counterpart in any of burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall the better West End restaur

ants and dubs Marselles & London.

burg, Botterdam, Antwerp & Hul Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London

Now t

Eons Kong.

Friday, 17th January, 1956.

GENERAL

Year General Holiday. Chinese New

will be

A full attendance is requested. Motor Machine Gun Section Parade at Corps Headquarters on Monday, 20th instant at 5,30 pm for Schedule "B" Classifica- tion Tests

It is hoped to obtain at least sir Volunteers for signal duty at Belcher's Fort on Thursday, 23rd instant

I

Corps Infantry

At the water-jump, three fences Parade at Corps: Headquarters from home, the ghouls encouraged on Tuesday, 21st instant at 5.30 Weldon with wild cheers. The cheers continued after he had passed, and, he looked back.

Fel! There

was Hague- Gun Swallow mly ten lengths behind

a set of Corps Headquarters

No. 1 (M.G.) Company - There will be no parade on Fri- Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseillea, Havre, Londoz, Ham-tennis, perhaps, a brisk shower-closed on Friday and Saturday,}

(day, 24th instant owing to Chin- bath. a light dinner, and then 24th and 25th January, 1936

to meet one's into the ear

Corps Orders. friends in their homes, or pos~! As the Chinese New Year falls Jese New Year Holiday.

Company Dinner will be held on

Details as per Appendix sibly at one of the currently on Friday, 24th instant, Corps

APPENDIX published on Friday, 7th February, 1986. "All That is Orders will be popular rendezvous.

Lewis ranks are asked to keep this date

Category"A” the usual after-working-hours į Thursday.

0. C. Units are requested to free. formula of a very tired Holy-

Part II Machire Gan at Stone Lesson-Practice Test of Ele and coming up fast. And behind Training - continued him were four or five more. Hon- send in their Orders not later wood.

than 10 am on Thursday morn-cutters on Sunday, 19th instant mentary

Launch leaves Queen's Pier at from last week. Location-Head-our and glory were not to be bad so easily. Must stop baking back. ing, 23rd instant.

9 am calling at Kowloon at 9.10 quarters.

4 Lewis Gun 1 A.. Stoppage Den't lose your nerve and start Range Officer-2nd Lieut. LBcontinued where stopped last hurrying across the heavy ridge

Calls Tangier + Calls Casablanca. all vessels may call at Malta

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Istanbul, Piraeus, Symrna and otherLevant Parts by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Ca.. BRITISH INDIA

SIRDHANA

SHIRALA TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA

-

APCAR

8,000 31st Jan

Unusual Parties

effort from 20th January: 1936.

COMMAND

Every now and then one goes

APPOINTMENT to Marion Davies's lovely beach

Major M. A. Johnson, MM is a m SAILINGS home at Santa Monica, near appointed P.R.L and PM vice

where Thelma Todd had her Major E.J.R. Mitchell, OBE. with Holmes.

No. 2 (Scottish) Company" road-house. There are held

Parade at Corps Headquarters! parties which are always un- usual, but never crazy... Norma Captain H. R. Forsyth will as-on Thursday, 23rd instant at 530 Shearer is famous for her but-surce Command of Machine Gun pm. for M. G. Training L. A. and fet suppers happy, informal Battalion vice Major E. J. R. Mis-Lecture:

M. G. Classification, Part II, affairs, with excellent food, and chel, OBE. with effect from 20th will be fired on Sunday, 26th in

$,000 15th Feb. Singapore, Penang Rangoon and

Calcutta 10,000 29th Peb

8,000 14th Mar.

10,000 28th Max.

Calls Port Swettenham.

of

always a select company people who know how to talk.

January, 1936.

Lieut. A W. Brown will assumie stant at Stonecutters.

Joan Crawford's parties in-Command of No. 2 (Scottish)

Now is the time to vashvariably begin with a semi- Company vice Captain H. R. Forjat 830 am calling at Kowloon at Class R. Lewis Gun Elementary the inside: Sudden dislike of the Australia & New Zealand formal dinner party,

“Down Under you will feel a new being and even if you are not inclined towards Surfing, Fishing.

... lands of Sunshine and Romance.

Shooting or Mountaineering you will find that the Antipodes have plenty

to offer you including 25/- for your powe

On the way down your life aboard will be as you wish, quiet

hectic for the E. & A. will humeur your every whim.

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And by the way, there is no additional charge for Deck Cabins and there is of course a Sun Deck Swimming pool, an Orchestra and a fine Laundry.

Su-geon and Stewardess are at your disposal and last but not least we had almost forgotten the cuisine will set you listening eagerly for the gong!

Regular Monthly Sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union S.S. Co's Steamers to the United Kingdom, vis New Zealand, Vancouver; San Francisco, etc.

The P. & 0. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & Q, Branch Service of Steamers to London via Svez The New Zealand Shipping Co's Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

7,000 1st Feb. Manila, Pabaul Brisbane, Sydney 7,000 6th Mar. Melbourne & Hobart 7,000 3rd Apr.

NELLORE

TANDA

NANKIN

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

SHIRALA

CATHAY "BURDWAN

TANDA

TLAWA RAWALFENDI

SOMALI

SANTHIA

CORFU

NAKKIN

8,000 24th Jan. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 15,000 24th Jan Shanghai, Kobe, & Yokohama.

6,000 29th Jan. Shanghai & Japan. 7,000

6th Feb. Shanghai & Japan

10,000 7th Feb. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan 17,000 7th Feb. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

7,000 19th Feb. Shanghal & Japan. 8,000 21st Feb. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 14.500 21st Feb. Shanghai Kobe & Yokohama.

5th Mar Shanghai & Japan. -7,000

ALL DATES are approximate and sub-

ject to alteration without notice: All Cabins as well

are Etted with Electric Fans or Peruka Louvre. Steamers an London a

tralian · Lines are fitted with, Laundries. Par cels measuring not more than 6. ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon.

in the day previous to saling m

on the

PcO

For further information, Pamate, Freight, Banilbo

to The Aswtapporte

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

with

syth with effect from 20th. Janti- 8.40, 2.m ary. 1936

week Headquarters.

and-furrow. The going a better lin the next feld up the hill. "X" & "D Musketry...-

The one but last fence. Jumped Snapshooting & Rapid Firing S.AT. Vol. I, 1931, pp. 121-128, three times in every race and get-

gap and the thudding of Centi- Headquarters. Sec. 32 emitting page 126 para: Sting pretty ragged. Through the

“F*"* Company

pede's hooves close behind. Very Class A. Lewis Gun Elementary tired now. Messmate tired too, Stripping Assembling Stage I but still game. Oh, Lord, there

was Hague-Swallow coming up on- Launch will leave Queen's Pier Hearquarters.

Stripping, Assembling Stage supercilious beggar. Pull over and make him come up on the outside. All men who have not fire this Headquarters.

LECTURE A

"Keep straight, you young idiot.” course during the present season!-

shouted Hague Swallow. must do so on this date.

There will be a lecture for the Strength No. 2531, Private E. B. C. Stit at Corps Headquarters Fishing and hunting parties, Next parade is at Belcher's R. Walch joined 9.1.36 is posted on Tuesday, 21st instant at 5.80

pm. All ranks should zitend. * RANGE ALLOTMENT week-end flying parties, tennis Fort on Thursday, 23rd instant to No. 4 Sub-Section

No. 3 (MG.) Company and cricket parties-all sorts of at 6-p..

Miniature · Bange Tuesday, Parade under RSM, T. Parkin- parties,

"amatear" costume,

Dress-Overalls, Gun Platform

son, at Corps Headquarters for 21.1.36 Amoured Car Section.

Monday,

TRANSFER theatrical, swimming, and cook Shoes, Blue Caps.

Infantry Training on that is the way ing parties

"L" SECTION:~~-

Lieut. M. 1. de Ville, Corps 1st modern Hollywood spends its

There will be no parade on Fri-120th instant at 5:30 pm-sharp. time. But where are the orgies day, 24th instant Next parade Dress-Mufti bot Belt, Frog Battery, is transferred to Unit of yester-year?

will be at Corps Headquarters on Sling, Bayonet and Rifes will be Reserve with effect from 17th Friday, 31st instant at 5.30 pr. ONE INCH ADMING SHOOT:

film show to follow, and later, a buffet supper for those who drop in after their work at the studios.

"Stepping Out" When Hollywood

"goes

PARADE

Corps 1st Battery "A" SECTION":

required.

M. G. Classification:-- The following have been quali-

IEAVE

Now That hadn't come off. Centipede was level. Now he had This head in frant of Mesamate, Oh, Lord. Here was Harold coming up on the left. And of all people, Harry Cattistock, whom he had

at the first fence. last seen swearing in the confusion The last fente. Bide as if it wasn't there, he had always been tad He hit Messaste once. The Larkin result was surprising.

January, 1986. ***

Major E. J. R. Mitchell, OBE,

and Catfistock faded out of sight and instead of being half a length formal it "steps out" to such This will take place from Stone exclusive places as the Sardis, entiers on Sunday, 26th instant fied as 1st Class Machine Gunners is granted leave from 20.1.36-to

are entitled to wear the 1.3.36 on Medical grounda.

Corps Orders No. 51/35 dated behind Hague Swallow he was which is run by the lovable This is chiefy for the layers but and

20.12.35, Lieut. C. de S. Robertson level with him Eddy Brandstratter, who used all interested should inform their Badge (without wreath) for one

CQMS. Fincher. Private, S. MM, rehizzed from leave as Hague-Swallow, looking impas It is a great present.

from 15th instant. Period of leave sive, was annoyed. He thought Montmartre. on the equally well-known RC.O. /c. if they desire to be year:-

beat Hire was one which came Sergeant Gittins, Private, W. granted from 15.1.36 313.36 she only had tired horses to place for eating, but the people Dress Overalls Can Platform Broadbridge. who think only of drinking Shoes, Blue Caps.

hereby cancelled. would never go there; and for Launch will leave Queen's Pier Broadbridge.

again, and jumped the last fence 12essily, while he lifting Centipede Idancing, folk go to the Coconut at 8:20 am calling at Kowloon Sergeant, Chan, Private, Enoz

Corporal, V. White, Private,Corps Grove, at the Ambassadors' 8.30 am

over with all his strength. Stil, young Weldan

'tride Hotel, or the Trocadero, on the

peremees

ser-son

Corps Engineers

Quak

No 1798 L/CDL G. W. Bowden,

Fingineers granted months leave from 31.1235 to

STRENGTH;

No. 2532, Gunner,” J.

L/Carpl, Mackay, Private, Rowe, 31.12.36. L/Corp & White, Private, G. Roylance.

L/Corpi, Willis, Private, Sanh L/Corpl, Winch, Private. Win yard work

way to Beverly Hills, where Parade az Miniature Range at Sophie Tucker has just com520 pm on Monday, 20th in- pleted a

and where stant. Frank Fay, Barbara Stanwyck's Thursday, 23rd January, 1936 husband, usually acts as com- D: L. Training, at Belcher's Fort Parade at 6 pm to 8 pm (in

Private E Simmern. Marlene Dietrich lives near conjunction with the Corps 1st

HGB, Signal Section there and frequently drops in Battery.

Wednesday, 22nd January, 1936.) to dance and dine. It is lovely.

Parade will be held at Corps Signal Section will parade at exclusive, and expensive; and Hollywood likes it because it is Headquarters at 5.30 pm on Corps Headquarters for instruc not load or vulgar. There you resday, 21st and Thursday, 23rd tions in Subsections as unders have it summed up Holy- January, 1985. wood does not flock to the places where: noise and vulgar display are to be found.

Hollywood Has Learned

Corps Signals

Battery A Section 13.136 Foley, Engineer Coy. 13.1.36

No. 2583, Trumpeter, C. H.

There he was right. Wale was Manng the air with his whip, D.terly ignorant that he was riding

with a loose rein. Hayne Swallow

to go said through his teeth: "You'll never win a ruer that way.”

Through the tour and the sweat that

took the Weldon dropped his whi eight the reins.

He

and

Weldon

No. 2634, Signaler, Sarwanis head in front and forty yards Singh Corps Signals. 16.136. Captain, (S) ECR. ANDERSON.

Adjutant HLKY.D. Corps, AFFILIATED UNITS Nursing Detachment, #KVD Subsection "A

TEA LECTUREZA "V/L. under Section Corporal Troop

and The next lecture in Home Nuzz

ing will be held on Mond, Parade at Corps Headquarters King-Flag Station W

Proceedure, Bel

ather thing he knew he was being (Training" (All Ans) Chapter A January, 1936. £E PAWROW

led to Murphy's boys had stopped 5.30 pám 2

Head Storeïzian will range for him disqualifying himself by fun- ing off before he came to the weigh- beds, Linen etc.

ing-room, and John Portisw was

Hollywood has learned to have lost many friends Panlipp. 123–135.

Subsection "B live down its extrmous salaries. Bern, the writer and director, They no longer go to the head who was Jean Harlow's hus-- L/T under L/C

1"DS" Circuit and Adju and no one is more pleased band George Hill the direc than for Hollywood has been Emas Colombo, the crooner ferents

Aras) Chapp kname" was < once my home for more than 20 who

P&O BUILDING. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG (YRBIs and I have loved it always with

So I forget that Hollywoo

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under

Stinner

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