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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,

AUGUST 1, 1930.

THE MINUTE THAT SEEMS A YEAR

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

STILL FIRST

1927

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CENTRAL THEATRE EParamount's Sound Pictures Ŕ

R

TO-DAY to SATURDAY

At 2.15, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 P.M.

America's Sherlook Holmes

From the best-sel ling detective story. The picture acclaim ed by the author "better" than

the popular book. Directed by Malcolm. Bt. Clair,

WILLIAM POWELL JAMES: HALL-

LOUISE BROOKS

-JEAN ARTHUR

a Paramount Picture

On The

All-Talking

Screen !

THE CANARY MURDER CASE

A PHILO VANCE STORY Mind pitted against One of the mindf most, baffling, and surprising

storias

ever written and you Bee and Hear

the tense, gripping drama i

S.S.VAN-DINE;

You have read this detective story

NOW YOU WILL SEE AND HEAR IT

On the Talking Screen

Another Super-Production at Popular Prices.

NEXT CHANGE

Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook, Mary Nolan, William Powell

In the Talking Screen's Most Brilliant Comedy-drama

"CHARMING SINNERS”

Somerset Maugnam's beigntil marital Comedy

A Paramount Picture.

BOOKING AT ANDERSON AND THE THEATRE, (TELEPHONE 25720)

IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THOSE LINGERING DOORSTEP 600DBYES, A ROAR ISSUES FROM THE DEN TO THE EFFECT THAT SOMEBODY HAS LEFT THE SCREEN-DOOR OPEN AGAIN, THE HOUSE IS GETTING FULL OF FLIES, HANG IT ALL HOW MANY TIMES HAS HE TOLD THE CHILDREN, ETC ETC ETC.

(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndifits, Inc)

PIRATES FIGHT WITH

GUNBOAT.

JUNKS HELD UP NEAR SWATOW.

Pirates are still active between Bias Bay and Swatow, according to a Chinese report from Swatow Three cargo junks were held up. quite recently. The following are the details:-

On Monday eighteen cargo junks left Swatow and sailed together. under the escort of a gunboat pro- vided by the local merchants. Three of the junks, which were sail. ing far ahead of the rest of the "vessels, encountered over ten pirate, vessels, when they arrived near Wuy They were held up and forced to "moor along the shore where they were thoroughly ransack- ed.

The other vessels and the gunboat soon came up and the latter fired at the pirate vessels which return- ed the fre. Another gunboat hap- pened to pass by and participated in the fighting, and eventually the garrison troops at Wayu arrived on the scene.

The fighting lasted the whole afternoon,

eventually the but pirates were, owing to shortage of ammunition, forced to retreat.

MAJESTIC THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

FORGOTTEN FACES

WITH

CLIVE BROOK MARY BRIAN WILLIAM POWELL. BACLANOVA

A Paramount Picture

LOVE ALONE

REMEMBERS.

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 338 METRES.

THE SILVER SCREEN.

PRESSMEN, AND GUNMEN..

Those of our readers who may be

11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercial News.interested in a mildly curious way 11.30 am to 12.30 p.m.-Chinese in the strenuous profession of

record programme.

journalism will get at the Queen's 12.30 top. European pro Theatre some idea-how accurate

gramme of Columbia records selected and supplied by we need not say-of the desperate Messrs. Anderson Music Co risks run by a reporter in the 6 to 7 pm-Chinese record pro-execution of his duty.

gramme. 4

..

7 to 9 pm--European programme of Columbia records selected and supplied by Messrs. Ander- SOL Music Co. Carmen-Selection, B.B.C. Wire-

less Symphony Orchestra. Prelude in C Sharp Minor and Tannhauser Star of Eve, Squire Celeste Octette. Pagliacci-Prologue, Harald Wil-

liams (Baritone), k The Student Prince Voon) Gems,

The Student Prince Cor

"Night

Ride" is a thrilling story of gun- men and Pressmen. It seems from this picture that a reporter cannot be quite even sure of getting a day off to get married without a remorseless editor interrupting the proceedings with orders to go after what he calls a "good story.".

In the film now showing at the

JOSEPH

Presented by

SCHILDKRAUT The NIGHT RIDE

AT THE

QUEEN'S

CARL LAEMMILE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW-230, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

A seething, thrilling drama with a score of laughs, and a hundred moments of suspense...

The

SHAKEDOWN

WITH LOVE CAME

PAIN AND SADNESS.

AT THE

STAR

Will

JAMES MURRAY and

BARBARA KENT.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 5.80 & 9.20.

Chanson Triste and Chant Sans Queen's we see the "star" reportes REGINALD DENNY

Paroles, Court Symphony Or

chestra.

The Enchantress and The Erl King, Muriel Brunskill. (Con-

rushed from the side of his blush- ing bride into the sordid undér-, world, where he is told that not only his own life, but that of his The Thin Red Line-March and young wife, is in peril as a result The Firefighters-March, H.M. of his professional inquisitiveness Grenadier Guards.

murderous

tralto),

regarding

recent

The Meanderings of Monty-

Monty on Fashions and Monty" hold-up" In the end the young on Burglars, Monologue by Mil-

reporter as is only right comes ton Hayes.. Gavotte, from "Mignon" and La out on top; with a first-class Cinquantaine, Squire Celeste scoop" for his editor, and with Octette.

the gunman aufely under arrest, ready for his deserts. A very lively and thrilling story..

Two Eyes of Grey and The Gar

den of Your Heart, Charles Harrison (Tenor); Chant Hindou and Minuet. Vio-

lin Sold by Bernard Reillie. Lido Lady-Atlantis Blues and Here in My Arms, Phyllis Dare and Jack Hulbert.

No, No, Nanette Vocal Gems, Columbia Vocal Gem Chorus:

Before the big picture the Queen's management is showing an interest- ing news film, and three other entitled Sister's Pest." pictures, including a talkie comedy

The Real Guy and Domestic Blis-Harrigan " Song Revived.

ters, Talking by Billy Bennett (Comedian). The Turkish Patrol and The Smithy in the Woods-Musical Idyll, H.M Grenadier Guards. I Know of Two Bright Eyes and The Floral Dance, Rex Palmer (Baritone) Martial Moments March Medley,

H.M: Grenadier Guards.. 9 p.m.-Weather report, time and

local news

Harrigan-That's Me'. The old song, a favourite number twenty years ago, might well be the

STUDIO: CONCERT.

9.05, p.m.4.

1. (a) Hilo March" and (b) Na Loi Hawaii," The Hilo Harmony Triod

2. (a) "Bose in the Bud" (Fors

ter) and (b) My Prayer (Squire), Mrs. G. McLeod,

A Mezzo-Soprano, *-----

3. Mr. V Labrum, Entertainer.

4. (a) Wolf (Shield) and (b)

Friend O Mine (Banderson), Mr. G. MaLeod, Baritone.

5. Syncopation at the Piano, Mr.

O. True, po

6. Song (Selected), Madame

Hamilton, Contralto.

7. (a), "Am I Blue

and (b)

theme song of the newest Fox Movietone all-talking and singing production," Nix On Dames,” which comes to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday. The tune was written for Edward Harrigan, the senior member of the famous team of Harrigan and Hart-sad his son, William Harrigan, plays one of the three leading roles in the picture. The song was frequently played on the set during production. Mas Clarke and Robert Ames share the other principal roles of the picture, which Donald Gallaher directed

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