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THE ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE

Questions In The Commons

BRITISH DEMAND FOR PROMPT ACTION.

Thirteen

Amusements

Cinema Notes

"STRIKE ME, PINK”---- KING'S THEATRE

· THE CHINA MAH, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1936

CATHEDRAL ORGAN

Appeal For Funds Published

APRIL NUMBER OF "ST. JOHN'S REVIEW”

The April number of St. John's Review. the organ

To-day's Complete Short Story

Mrs. Ogboddy

Obliges

CHARACTERS.

MRS. OGRODDY. GERALD ORMEBOD (A Young

Author).

•

of St. John's PHYLLIS CHALLONER | (His· Se-

cretary).

SCENE GERALD ORMEROD'S Sit-

ting-room

By Mabel Constanduros

amanuensis this morning. She'll be here any moment.

MRS. OGBODDY: (disapprovingly). Did you say she, sirt

GERALD. Yes. Miss Challoner. She's my amannensis.

This lavish $1,500,000 produc-| tion, featuring Ethel Merman, London. To-day Sally Eilers, Parkyakarkus and The Foreign Secretary, Mr: An-William Frawley and a glorious Cathedral, has just been issued. thony Eden, leaves London this new array of Goldwyn Girls, casts afternoon to attend the meeting Eddie Cantor as a timid little col. Among the more important local

MES- OGRODDY (as she goes). Well! I.never ́eard them of the League's Committee of lege tailor whose secret passion matters referred to is the notice

of the opening of an organ fund. (Enter MES. OGBODDX in a course that before.. * to-morrow. for a glamorous night club ainge to which contributions are invited at Geneva Mr. Eden referred to the meeting in the person of Miss Merman,

apron, black sicirt, and coloured

(There is a ring at the bell) The instrument at present is jumper. She crosses and knocks GERALD There she is, I expect. in the course of replies to Com-Imoves him to take a correspon- į moons questions yesterday on the dence course in personal magne weather, and it is hoped to be able

subject to

on Gerald's door; right). every vagary of the

Go and let her in, will you, please? MRS. OGBODDY (knocking). Are I've a lot of work to do this morn- war in Abyssinia. He said that tism, entitled "Maz or Mouse,! recent events had made it clearly What Are You?" desirable

called

THO

(MBS. "OGBODDY is out before the

Kend of this speech.) (GERALD looks at himself a

ment in the glass over the fire- place, settles kis tie, then geta the typewriter off a side table and places it ready in front of chair left of centre table.) MRS.. OGRODDY (showing in PHYLLIS). Your what you said,

to set it right permanently by you awake, sir? Sir! Are you ing. the judicious expenditure of about awake? Committee Ther he inherits the manage 3.000. that the should be called together without ment of a huge amusement park There is also published in this Who is it?

GERALD ¡{from inpide). Hufio! delay, and the Government had and becomes involved with a sans number the official summary of the MRS. OGRODDY. Mrs. Ogboddy.] made known that this was their of slot-machine racketeers who Archbishops' Commission on the air. view to the Chairman, Senor de have put every previous manager! relations between Church and

GERALD. Who? Madariaga, who was actively en-"on the spot.”

State: an article on the recent MES. OGBODOY. Mrs. Ogboddy, "Strike Me Pink", was based on discovery of some manuscripts of sir. raged on the task he had under-

I've come to do for you. Budington taken at the request of Committee, Clarence

Kelland's the Paulize Epistles; an article by GERALD (from inside). Do for of bringing the parties to the war Saturday Evening Post story and A Layman on the miracles of me? together and within the frame-novel, “Dreamland." The adapta Christ; book reviews, etc. etc. MRS. OCBODDY. Yes, sir. Your sir. work of the League and in the tion and screen play are by Frank The pastoral letter by the usual lady's gorn orf to the "orspit"; spirit of the Converant, securing Butler, Walter Deleon and Fran- Chaplain in Charge deals with al with one o' them cysses. a prompt cessation of hostilities eis Martin. Norman Turrog and the final restoration of peace directed. Harold Arlen and Lew special aspects of the season of

BASLE BANK MEETING

Easter. Replying to-a-suggestion that a Brown are responsible for the commission should be appointed të snappy song hits, which include; · recommend a settlement, the For-"The Lady Dances," "First You eign Secretary, recalled that in Have Me High. Then You Have September last the League's Com Me Low," "The Calabash Pipe" mittee of Five made a careful and ́and “Shake It Of" thorough investigation into the Highlights of the musical are origin of and issues involved in a thrilling, laugh-loaded comedy the dispute between Italy and chase on a Giant Roller Coaster! Ethiopia, and worked wat in great and a wild balloon ascent, with detail a plan for a just and equit-Eddie and Parkyakarkus in the able settlement.

basket and the gangsters at the controls.

Another Dividend Of

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Easle, To-day. The governing body of the Bank of International Settlements met en Monday for the first time out-

Use Of Gas Questioned as to the Govern ment's action regarding the use of "HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE”"side Basle, in the German spa gas and attacks by aircraft on

QUEEN'S THEATRE

Red Cross units and oper towns

Carole

GERALD. (opening the door). Gone off with what?

MRS. OGBODDY. One o' them cysses. Very indignant the doctor says it is, so they're, takin' it out lof 'er this mornin'.

(GERALD sits right of table and

begins opening his letters.) (hovering). Can I speak to you a minute, sir? (GERALD goes on

TO-MORROW'S PLAY

To-morrow's- Complete One-Act

be Play will "The Man Who Thought Of Everything." by E. N. Taylor.

GERALD

(going

to meet! Good morning, Miss of mastigatin' for luncheon,` sir? -

Challoner. It's splendid of you to GERALD (rending). Oh, order anything you like. It's very good be so early. (She takes of her. of you to take charge, Mrs-?

|hat and coat.) We've got to put in a strenuous morning at "Secret MES. OGRODDY (smirking). Og-

Love," you know. of boddy, sir.

(MRS. OGBODDY, going out as slow-

reading.) What was you thinkin' PHYLLIS)

ly as she dare, is horrified et this.)

PHYLLIS. Yes, Imow. That's why I came early.

GERALD. I'll take that for you. (Taking PHYLLIS's hat). It's a

Badenweiler in the Black Forest, GERALD. Mrs. Ogboddy. I've got where the Reichsbank President, a very busy morning. I positive- in Abyssinia, Mr. Eden recalled Discarding the expensive jewel-Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, is at pre-ly must finish off a story, and I the action already announced in lery, beautiful gowns and furs sent taking the cure.

mustn't be disturbed on any ac relation to the first two’matters, which bave been such an impor- The board approved of the re- count, you understand? and said that as to the bombing tant part of her roles in pastport for the period ended March- MRS. OGBODDY (comfortingly). of open towns, in view of the imiproductions,

Lombard 31, which again permits the dier quite understand, sir. I know portance of guarding against the assumes the garb of a manicurist tribution of a é per cent. dividend, all about genii. My first 'usband shame to cover that hair, anyway. violation of laws, and customs of in her latest picture. "Hands

was one. We all thought it was And that reminds me." Have we war relating to the protection of Across the Table," in which she

is liver at drat, but it turned out made Mavis's hair fair or dark? non-combatants the Government is featured with Fred MacMurray,

to be poitry. That saller 'e'd look were making urgent representa Astrid Allwyn, Ralph Bellamy

-jest like you do when the tions that the complaints of the

poems was a-bollin' up inside 'im. Ethiopian Government should re

but they come out lovely! ceive immediate attention from

GERALD (wisking. ker. gone) of the.

Yes Well, I'm expecting

the appropriate organ League

and Marie Prevost

This was romantic comedy de- scribes the amusing and drama- tic happenings in the everyday life of an attractive young mani curist who longs to marry

** millionaire. Events begin to

Trans-Ocean Service.

NO PASSENGERS.

THIS FLIGHT

Dorado Arrives With

Home Mail

The Imperial Airways plane. Do--- rado arrived at Kai Tak at 10.40

Conversations Pending The opportunity, afforded by the presence in Genera this week for the Committee of Thirteen of the happen swiftly and humorously a.m. this morning from Toursze, British Foreign Secretary. the when she meets the rich playboy carrying 17 bags and 4 packets of French Foreign Minister and the of her dreams, only to discover mail, totalling 53.13 kilos. Belgian representative, will be that he is already engaged

the "marry money." taken for conversations on developments arising out of the pect

They make that they wil.

to

There were, however, no pas

BURMESE LOSES HIMSELF

Expulsion Order Not

Granted

PHYLLIS. Fair: Den't you re member? With melting blue eyes, like I think it was summer skies.

*GERALD. Well, we shall have to

alter it, that's all. I want her to my have hair the colour of autumn leaves and brown eyes like yours. PHYLLIS. But it'll take ages to go back and alter her hair and eyes every time they're mentioned you're in a hurry, don't you think we'd better leave, her hair and eyes' as they are?

sengers on the plane, which is duel 20 to take off at 11.30 am. on Fri- remilitarisation of the Rhineland, through their promises to marry day: on her return flight to Fen- the recent meetings in London, for wealth and until love enters any. and the German Government's their lives they are determined to memorandum of April 1. Press fulfil their desires for riches. Frank Parker, The Boswell sisters, messages from Paris indicate that An amazing laugh-led climax Ralph Morgan and other celebring, to a charge of entering, the the French counter-proposals will brings the film to a breath-taking ities of both stage and radio. also be available for discussion-finale. British Wireless Service.

"ILL-WITTED" IDEAS DECRIED

MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY”.

ORIENTAL THEATRE

""RENDEZVOUS”—ÁLHAMBRA THEATRE

William.

Powell, Rosalind Samuel Hines are important parts in

GERALD. No. I simply couldn't think of fair "hair this morning. · I couldn't take any interest in Mavis if she went on being fair. (Sits right of table:) Now let's see. Where had we got to?

Mong Sing, a Burmese, pleaded guilty before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy this morn

PETLLAS (looking in notebook). Colony without a valid passport. We'd just got to the scene where Defendant's story was that he Fairfax Lovelace, the famous au- arrived in the Colony with a thor, tells his secretary that he Chinese jeweller, from Bangkok, loves her.

and six days ago had left his GERALD. So we had. This is house of abode for a walk and going to be a very difficult scene had 30011 lost himself in the to write.

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streets. Somehow, he found his PHYLLIS. Is it? (Continued from Page 11

of mutiny and primitive love, and featured in

way to a shipping firm," which GERALD Yes wants very de- features Charles Laughton, Clark this exciting drama. EDEN'S DELICATE. TASK

doesn't want her to think he's The conference of the Locarno Gable and Franchot Tone in the The title of the picture reters gave him a ticket, thinking he was licate handling You see he he o

to a spot in the Atlantic, where The Passport Office asked for taking advantage of his position Powers will be chiefly concerned leading parts.

from entertainment, it American troopships, are met by an expulsion order to be made out as her employer to make love to Aside examination with the

of the French counter-proposals to Herr presents an authentic visual docu- British destroyers for protection against the defendant, who was her

Political circles ment of one of the most notable against U boats. William Powell unable to find his master or any PHYLLIS (akyly and impulsive Hitler's plan. here consider Mr. Eden's task to chapters of maritime history is the code expert and most of the work

ly). Oh, she wouldn't think that be especially delicate, since he is the mutiny on the HMS. Bounty, action of the picture revolves His Worship said he did not of him!...

round his endeavours to catch the wish to make an expulsion order undoubtedly anxious to hasten the 150 years ago..

GERALD (very pleased): Wouldn't proceedings in

(Leaning over the table to G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG) LTD. the Abyssinian In the annals of the sea there spies who are intercepting his until such time as they were sure she? question and must to this end is no more fascinating story than messages. Rosalind is the daugh- that the defendant's master could wards her ardently).

WATCHMAKERS, & JEWELLERS, overcome the French objections that told of the Bounty, which ter of the Secretary of War who not be found, or that no work sure? to energetic action, while at the set sail, from England in 1787. (as in Jove with him..

follows him about and eventually could be given the defendant. The PHYLLIS (demurely hedging),

DIAMOND MERCHANTS. same time he will have to take bound for Tahiti. -

defendant was. sent to the House Oh, well, it depends what kind of

"UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.O.) into consideration that the French' "Mutiny on the Bounty" faith- Others in the cast are Binnie of Detention pending further ins man he was, of course

quiries.

GERALD (disappointed). I see. plan provides for further British fully follows the original British Barnes and Lionel Atwill

Where were we? obligations, which is undoubtedly Admiralty recorda and the sensa- obnoxious to the British public. tional story written by Charles

M. Flandin, on the other hand, Nordhoff and James Norman Unemployed British Seaman

may also be compelled to choose Hall

between Britain and Italy, so that

و ترجمه

Are you

PHYLLIS (reading from noter (book): “There was a long Danse while he gazed eamestly at her downeast face, wondering what

Bound Over On Personal Bond was going on in the little fair

!

far-reaching decisions will pro-TRANSATLANTIC MERRY-GO-

head” That'll have to be altered, bably be weighed in the course of

ROUND-STAR THEATRE- John Walter Mafree, aged 34, was arrested, the others making won't it? the week

an unemployed British seaman, their getaway. The defendant GERALD. Yes. "Wondering what ITALIAN PROTEST

In this musical comedy Sydney this morning pleaded guilty to attempted to break free from his what was going on in the little Geneva: The Italian Secretary Howard, the British comedian, charges of being drank and dis- captor, who had to call upon brown head”, of State for Foreign Affaire, Sig- makes his first American debut in orderly at the Hotel Cecil last eve- Police constables 682 and 359 to (PHYLLIS makes the alteration, nor Surich, bas addressed the fol-films and his first bid to screenning, and to damage to the rj assist him to take the defendant looks, up.) lowing telegram to the Secretary honours in this outstanding Reform cap:of Constable 652 to the to the station. The latter used very (Enter Mas. OoODUY.). of the League of Nations, Mliance production.* Averfol

Howard is a member of an alled before Mr. S. FY Balfour

extent of $2.17, when he appear-abusive language and had to be MAS, OGRODOT (brightly). What

at carried at intervals

Jabout a nice bit of tripe for lunch, "In the course of the fighting in star cast which includes Jack the Central Magistracy.

The defendant said he was at sir? the Lake Ashangi district, Abya-Benny, Nancy Carroll, Gene Ray-

[dissent, unemployed, but was on

GERALD, Tripe? Don't talk to sinian artillery bombeta mail mond, Mitzi Green, Gid Silvers, The defendant, with five other his way to England.

me about tripe when I'm writing. Italian field-hospital, causing

men, went to the Hotel Cecil at His Worship bound him over

MES. OGBODY. I though it'd Jay

lation of the Geners Convention by Italian troops of a British Red ordered two rounds of alcoholic bond of $150 for one year and air. My first "usband the genit, heavy losses. In placing this vi-port of an alleged bombardment about 11:45 pm yesterday and on the first charge on a personed ice and light after the 'ead-work on record, I beg you to convey Cross station on March 20 is de drinks, which were not paid for ordered the defendant to pay you knowe aseter say that no- of the League of Nations." further stated that Italy: will give en route tore up the chits for the

f

this information to the members void of any foundation. It is They then left the hotel and $2.17, the cost of the uniform cap tripe!

think simulated the brain like

- In another telegram, Signor Su- more information at a later date drinks, wor

into Police funds.

GERALD (impatiently), Defendant said he had already day! Nothing would induce vich declares that enquiries have about the further allegations of A police whistle brought B893 settled the chits with the Hotel to eat tripe. established the fact that the re-the Abyssinians. Trans-Ocean to the scene and the defendant Cecil

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