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ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY

HONGKONG AMUSEMENTS, LTD.

take pleasure

in informing their patrons that, as in past years,

they are commencing their

Autumn Super-Season

at the

QUEEN'S THEATRE

with"

The Biggest Film Obtainable

viz 1

THE WONDER PICTURE

CHANG

which will be shown from

MONDAY TO SATURDAY September 17th to 22nd.

together with

THE MARVELLOUS TECHNICOLOUR FILM

“THE VIRGIN QUEEN "?

A Romance of Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh.

Times & Prices

̈At 230, 8,10 & 7.15 ......$1.20, 80 cts. 60 ets. &*40 cts.

At 9.20

..92.00, 31.20, 80 cts. 50 cts. Servicemen in uniform 60 ets. to Back Stills and 47 cts. to Front Stalls

at all performances.

ADVANCE BOOKING FOR DRESS CIRCLE NOW OPEN.

AFTER

"CHANG

LOOK OUT FOR “LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT”

"LOVES OF CARMEN" "THE STUDENT PRINCE” "THE EMDEN' "RAMONA,"

ONE AFTER ANOTHER

SIX BIG SUPER FILMS I

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th, 1928.

"NEW YORK "

THE QUEEN'S.

AT

RICARDO CORTEZ AS AN IRISHMAN.

*CHANG" COMING ON MONDAY.

1.

[ar OUR FILM CRITIC.]

"New York" is not easy to place. It does not fall into any of the usual categories of films, and yet it certainly does not create one of its own. You would expect is to be, from the title, one of those hotch-potch pictures which contain little of everything and are generally box office successes in consequence, but actually there are singularly few of the popular

great city" stunts.

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LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

AČTIVITIES DURING AUGUST,

12

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

PRICES ADVANCE,

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Messrs. Ellis and Edgar, in their de Navigation d'Extrême-Orient in The Compagnie de Commerce & August review "of dealings on the their report dated Saigon, Septem Hong Kong Stock Exchange, state: ber 6th, state:The paddy market:

is very firm. Stock holders con "A frm tone prevailed in the tinue to hold their stocks and market during the month for all prices in consequence are moving dividend paying stocks, and the up steadily, but owing to the pre demand for such shares, continued sent rates ruling, we presume that

supplies are likely to improve. unabated at the close.

The rice market is very uncer "Hong Kong Electrics and China i tajn. The prices have strongly Lights were in popular demand i advanced and the sellers are re- throughout the month, and a large

luctant to seli.. member of shares changed hands Roth of these stocks closed very firm with buyers for the former, at ss1 and the latter at $19.

The total amount of rice export-, Insurance shares seemed rathered from January let to August 31st, 1028, is 1,179,153.677 tons against scarce with the consequence that 1.113.149.857 tons in 1997. higher rates had to be paid for each lot that found its way into the market Of this class of shares Union Insurances were the most popular with the result that they closed with buyers at $305.

The ingredients are a trap druma mer (Ricardo Cortez) who rises from obscurity to fame as a popular song composer, and a murder trial

in which he figures as prisoner. There are also two women, one of his old and one of his new life.

man who marrise, one of and a them.

Something big ought to have been madle out of a situation' with

Ricardo Cortez in the dock, but the picture does not grip as it

should. You know the hero to be innocent because you have seen the dred done and you, never expect him to be convicted partly perhaps because he is the Hero. But there have been films with a similar situation in which the audience has buen, as it were, present in court, and has felt that sentence or ac- quital hung in the balance. "New York is disappointing because it fails all the way through in being dramatic.

"Towards the end of the month strong demand set in for China Providents which were the mediam of considerable businees at rates ranging from 85.10 to $3.63.

have advanced owing to exporters Regarding the Brokoos, prices covering their sales for shipment during September.

We quote to-day white Saigon rice No. 28" per cent brokens round grain: Hong Kong $8.43 per picul of 134 lbs, f.o.b. Salgon; 1. 1d. per owt to.b. Saigon; en 6.90 per pical of 104 lbs., f.o.b. Saigor.

White. Saigen rice No. 2 sifted Japan quality: Hong Kong $3.10 per picul of 131 lbs. fo.b. Saigon; 10s. 4d, per cwt. fo.b. Saigon : passed off smoothly in spite of the 6.60 per picul of 134 iba. fo.b.

Saigon.

September/October | ship-

"The August Settlement Day

fact that "a fair volume of business was transacted for this settle ment.

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auth gas in the stomach. This health, strong and husky." graphy and general stage craft condition made me very nervous,

Consumption (Or Tuberculosia Aa which are excellent throughout. and I could not sleep at night on

Most Doctors Call It), account of my stomach trouble and Cortez acts well: though he has done cough. I also had severe pains in Many of the world's most dread- much better and the story hanga the forehead and top of my headed diseases have been cured by the together quite satisfactorily. Pos. When I was fourteen years old Poo On Chinese Herb Treatment sibly what is wrong is that Bicardo I caught a bad cold and this de-and these Herbs are available to Cortez ia ill cast. He does not look veloped into a bad Lough that the rich and poor alike. Many like an Irishman, and is rather bothered me constantly cough oo like the typical Spanish type ed day and night, suffering also orchestra musician to appreciate from fever-and at times the role. Owen Moore makes a hoarse I could not talk above delightful trap drummer and a whisper. equally good Irishman, but Cortez does best in the roles, for which his -nationality-has-picked-him-out-of-

the polished courtly artist or "I treated with many doctors gentleman of leisure. The girts are going to specialists. They all told played by Lois Wilson as the me I was a hopeless case unless I millionaire's daughter who marries made a change of climate. In 1812 Cortez, and Estelle Taylor as the my trouble grew so bad that I down town" vamp who loves him, tried desperately to regain health and is found dead in his rooms. Wm. and treated with one doctor Powell ás Treat Regan," the after another-and it seemed like husband of the vamp, plays very the more medicine I took the worse well indeed. His part of the I became. In 1914 I was practical tortured husband is not an easy ly an invalid so my husband one but he manages to make it vital brought me to California from and interesting.

Buffalo, New York, I also took treatment from doctors in Modesto but they could do nothing for me.

港香

AUTUMN CINEMA SEASON.

THE FAMOUS JUNGLE FILM

"CHANG."

The Hong Kong Amusements,

Ltd., ask us to announce that

their autumn" super season" will

open at the Queen's Theatre next Monday with Chang," the famous jungle picture, which will be shown until the following Saturday.

"Chang arcused great esthus- lasm when shown in London, and was given the unusual honour of having a copy preserved at the Natural History Museum..

Chang

"is unique and poles. apart from the little love.... añnira

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Romance-Thrills-Glamour-Surprise

AT HE

NEW YORK

RICARDO CORTEZ, LOIS WILSON, ESTELLE TAYLOR. WILLIAM POWELL. - NORMAN TREVOR

A Paramount Picture

PRESBETH JE ADOLAK BERON 10 JESSE & LASIY

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At.2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

The Great Indian Film Masterpiece

THE

LIGHT OF ASIA

AT THE

which ran five months at the Philharmonic Hall in London and played to 500,000 people.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

WORLD Orbestra

5.15 M 9.20"

ROMANCE AND COMEDY-

--in a delightful story of the adventures of a charming crook who boasted he had never lost a hand at poker until? - See what happened in—

Interpreter 2.807.15.

Alias the Deacon

With

JEAN HERSHOLT

JUNE MARLOWE and RALPH GRAVES.

AT THE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

STAR Continuous 2.30 to 11.15.

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Mrs. Over said that she told Mrs. Edwards a few days before her death that she proposed to obtain a divorce. Mrs. Edwards pleaded with her not to do so, but to for give her husband. She threw her arms round ine and said she wished to be my friend. I kissed her good- bye-I could not help it."

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