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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST

1930

HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.

Fjones: I haven't had a wrong number on the telephone for a week,"

Pamith: "Mine's out of order, too."

Heroine "Oh, George, can't you wait a week for my decision?"

Voice from the Gallery: "Don't do it, George. The play won't run till then.

Tom: "I'd like to give my fancée a surprise for her annivers- ary present."

Jerry: "Why not tell her what your income really is

I don't like the way you clean my boots, Mary. Look the uppers have hardly been touched:

"I s'pose it's force of habit, Sir. In all my previous places the gentlemen wore spats,"

"Grandmother, were you a little girl like me once ?

"Yes, dear"

"Then I suppose you know how it feels to get ice cream cones when you don't expect them.??

"Are you saving any money since you started your budget system!

time we've "Sure. By the balanced it up every evening. it's too late to go to a show or any where."

Wireless fan: "This is a station I've naver got before. It's Rome!" Aunt (trying to say the right

A. - George! thing) Wonderful. And what a noise, the trains make as they rush through!"

Convict: "It's much more pleas ant working in prison than but side."

"More pleasant? How so?" "Because you're not always be- ing threatened with dismissal."

Husband (who is rather steut): "What shall I wear at the Shake- spearean club's costume ball-can't you suggest something, dear?"

as the Wife: You might go Two Gentlemen from Verona'.

inspecting

Was пекто friend's horse.

"You say dat hawse is lazy.

"Lazy Man-looka dat ly on his nose. Pestehs him consid'able, but "be's waiting till dey's two or three bofo' he bothehs 'bout snczin' 'em off."

"I you think you have wed a

cook,"

The bride declared, "quite wrong,

you're gess'n; Our wedding simply means, my dear, More business for the delicatess'n."

"I hear Clobson's wife has pre- eented him with two sons and a. daughter:"

Col. "Pat" Hurley of Oklahoma is a lawyer, but his business in- terest is oil and real estate. His definition of oil operaters is: "Anknow he was married." oil operator is a man who doesn't'i know whether he is four feat from $1,000,000 or 1,000,000 feet from 84."..

"Good beavens! I didn't even

Friend: "Do you think the great outstanding American poem has yet been written ?"

Poet: "It has not only been writ- ten, but it has been rejected!" "

Visitor: "It's an easy thing to tell a small town.

Native: Yes, I suppose main street should be dug up.'"

"

Our

"Yes. He married a widow with three children yesterday!"

Professor: "Would you like a week's holiday, travelling about at my expense, Smithson !" ·

Butler (gratefully): "Thank you very much, Sir."

Professor: "Good! After twenty years' work I have completed my giant catapult: If you will pack - a hamper of food I will send you off on an eight-day trip to the moon

ACENTRAL THEATRE

Paramounts Sound Pictures R

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2,15, 5.10, 7,15 and 9.20 P.M.

America's Sherlook Holmes

From the beat-sol-

ling detective story.

The picture acclaim. than

ed by the author,

better

the popular book. Urected by Malcolm" St. Clair,

WILLIAM POWELL

JAMES HALL

LOUISE BROOKS

JEAN ARTHUR

a Ganamomi Picture

On The

All-Talking

Screen

THE "CANARY MURDER CASE

A PHILO VANCE STORY

Mind pitted against nind! One of the most baffling and surprising stories ever written sad

you See and Hear the tense, gripping drama

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

A

Ruth Chatterton, Cliye Brook, Mary Nolan, William Powell In the Talking Screen's Most Brilliant Comedy drama

"CHARMING SINNERS”

W. Somerset Maugham's Delightful Marital Comedy A Paramount Picture.

BOOKING AT ANDERSON AND THE THEATRE (TELEPHONY 25720).

THE WORLD AT ITS WORST-LAST YEAR'S STRAW

GLUYAS

WILLIAMS

By GLUYAS WILLI

*111

GAYS IT'S LUCKY HE SAVED HIS LAST YEAR'S STRAW, IT WAS JUST AS GOOD AS NEW, AND BY THE WAY, WHERE IS IT

DOESN'T QUITE SEE HOW HAT BECAME SO BROWN, THOUGHT IT - WAS FRESH LOCKING WHEN HE PUT IT AWAY

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.-

BROADCAST BY ZB.W. ON 353 METRES.

REMEMBERS HE LEFT IT IN HALL CLOSET LAST FALL BUT IT ISN'T THERE NOUT. FAMILY JOINS IN SEARCH:

WITH A GROAN DIS- COVERS BRIM IS BAD LY EASHED

1 to 11.30 a.in.-Commercial News. 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m-Chinese

record programme..

12.30 to 1.15 p.m.-European pro- gramme on Victor records select- ed and supplied by Messrs. Tsang Fook:

1.15 to 1.43 p.m.-Organ recital by Mr. Frederick Mason, A.R.C.O., L.T.C.L

1. (a) Grave and (b) Adagio, Sonate No. 2, Mendelssohn.

2. Sorg Without Words, Hollo

WAY..

3. Tone Poem-Pastorale, Oliver

King.

4. Chanson d'Ete, Lemare,

STRAW HAT TURNS UP. PUTS IT ON AND SUR-

ET LAST BEHIND TRUNK VEYS HIMSELF IN

IN STOREROOM. CARE MIRROR FULLY DUSTS IT-

WANTS TO KNOW WHO DID THAT, AND IS RE MINDED HE CAME HOME WITH THE HAT THAT WAY FROM THAT BALL GAME

LAST SEPTEMBER (Copyright, 1935, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)

DANCE PROGRAMME,

9.30 p.m. Extra: Waltz Rock Me to Sleep in Your Arms" and "Mis- takes."

1: Fox TrotMy Dream Mem- ory" and "Lovable and Sweet.':

You

· Blues With

3.

4.

and

Chant of the Jungle," Fox Trot-"Red Hote and Blue Rythm" and "I'm a Little Bit Fonder of You."

One Step She's Such a Com fort to Me and What is This Thing Called Love."

5. Fox Trot I Want to be

Happy" and " Tea for Two" 6. Blues That Wonderful Some thing" and “Puttin on the Ritz...

10.30 p.m.

7. Fox TratWhere Are You Dream Girl and Pretend ing."

GOES OUT GRUMBLING TO BUY A NEW HAT, AS HE WOULD HAVE DONE EVEN IF LAST YEARS HAD BEEN

IN GOOD CONDITION

THE SILVER SCREEN.

GALLAHER CREATES NEW

FILM RECORD.

In solving a directorial problem in, connection with the filming of Nix On Dames," the coming Fox Movietone screen attraction at the Queen's Theatre, Director Donald Gallaher made what is believed to be a new record for continuous dis solves-1,200 fect of film without a singls "cut."

The unique story made it neces sary to introduce the thirteen characters as early as possible in the story, and to do this smoothly 8. Waltz There Will Never Be and without interruption. To Another Mary and Girl of achieve this purpose, the director My Dreams."

LANTAS resorted to diasolving from each Fox Trot Wouldn't It Be Wonderful" and I'm the Medicin. Man for the Blues"

5. (a) The Question and (b) The

Answer, Wolstenholme, 1.45 p.m.-Recorded programmi con- 10.

tinued

12 p.m.-Close down,

7 p.m.-European programme of Victor records selected and sup- plied by Afessrs. Tsang Fook. The Mill in the Forest (Richard

Ellenburg).' #Monastery Bells (Wely), Victor

Concert Band

Minnet (Paderewski) and Moon

light Sonata (Beethoven), Ig- nace Paderewski.

Serenade (Schubert) and Calm as the Night (Bohm), Louise Homer (Contralto). Caprice Viennois (Kreisler) and Humoresque (Dvorak-Kreisler), Freitz Kreisler (Violinist). Tales from the Vienna Woods (Strauss) and Love-Tide of. Spring (La Forge), Lucrezia Bori (Soprano)},{

Ava Maria (Schubert) and Rondo (Schubert), Fasha Heifetz, Vio- lin Solo.

Behere Vecchia Zimarra (Puc eini), Marcel Journet (Bass). Martha-Canzone del porter "(Flotow) and Song of the Volga Boatmen (Kreisler), Fritz Kreisler, Violin: Bola," Negro Spiritual Melody and 1 Love You Truly (Bond), Duso- lina Giannini (Soprano), Just a-Wearyin' for You (Bond)

and Kreisler Serenade (Lehar), Fritz Kreisler, Violin Solo. Frasquita Serenade (Lebar) and La Golondrina, Emilio De "Gogorza (Baritone).

La Paloma (Yradier) and To a Water Lily (MacDowell), Chi- cago Symphony Orchestra

To a Wild Rose (MacDowell) and The Rosary (Nevin), Sam Ku West (Steel Guitar)... Old Black Joe (Foster) and

Cuba (Schipa), Tito Schipa (Tenor)

Jota (Falla) and Humoresque (Tachaikowsky), Fritz Kreisler (Violin Bolo)

Album Leaf (Rachmaninoff) and

One Step Talk of the Town" and "We Love Us.? 11. Fox Trot-Soon" and "Ua.

til Love Comes. Along." 11.23 p.m

12. Waltz The First Kiss" and.

Out of the Tempest."

of

Extras" I Came to You," "Your Responsible" and "Liza." There will be ап interval

approximately two to three minutes between dances. 11.30 p.m.-Close down.

SUNDAY,

11 a.m.-Morning Service relayed

from the Union Church.

Lo, Having Thee, we lose not one

another, Sundered-united, dying but to

birth;

All worlds are one in Thee, O

more than brother,

One is our family in Heaven and

Earth,

scene to the next, instead of using the customary abrupt cut," with the result that the story flows evenly onward from the opening scene.

Mae Clarke, of Big Time'”. fame, William Harrigan, and Robert Ames have the leading roles in the picture, an entertaining comedy- drama of two woman-haters and their conversion:

Hints to Wives on Husband Love.. Eight sure, ways of losing a hus band's love were outlined by Ruth Chattèron, former stage star who acts the lending role in W. Somer- set Maugham's drama of married life, Charming Sinners," the all- talking film attraction at the Cen- tral Theatre, starting to-morrow for four days.

JOSEPH

SCHILDKRAUT

Presented by CARL LAEMMLE

The NIGHT RIDE

AT THE

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

2.80, 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

With

JAMES MURRAY and BARBARA KENT.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.30 & 9.20.

REGINALD DENNY

Red

Hot Speed"

COMEDY WITH GAIETY-GUSTO VERVE

AT THE

WORLD

RIVALRY AMONG UNDERTAKERS.

CANVASSING COMPLAINT.

A complaint that a firm of under- Miss Chatterton classifies the

takers had been carrying out funer errors: as follows:-1, marital

Watchdogging" wife's constant als at very low prices was raised suspicion of her husband's motives. at the conference of the British Association at. Scar- Undertakers' So shine in va, out little love How-Daring" wife's con tinual nagging at her husband's lack reproving,

That souls of men shall kindle at

the flame:

All the world's hatred, broken by

our loving, D Shall bow to Love, Thine ever

lasting Name."

(Toc.H. Hymn).

Hymns: 139, 56, 719, 283, 448. Preacher Rev. J. Foster.

At

the end of the service, there be a Chinese programme the Studio until 1 p.m. 1.30 p.m.-Weather report. op.m.-Weather report.

will

from

9 p.m.-Evening programme of Vic tor and H.M.V. records alect od and supplied by Messrs Moutrie & Co.

of neatness in the home. How borough last month, Mr. Blakeley. dare you flick your cigar ashes," (Bolton) described them as knock etc. 2, Why-Don'ting"-compar

ing her husband's business successing at doors and offering their with that of his neighbours. 4, services almost before a person was "Don't-Caring the Well, I'm dead. They had also distributed. safely married now type of

handbills to the people standing woman, who lets her face and

figure sag after marriage. 5, "Why-round at funerals. (Cries of Can'ting"the woman who goads Shame.") The trouble was spread- her busband into nervons break- downs to catisfy her selfish desires. ing, and be thought that it would

6, Do-You-Know" the woman

mean they would have to sacrifice a who plagues her husband with the number of members through dis household cares of every day. 7,

"I'm-Freezing the woman who organisation.

The Secretary (Mr. J. R. Hurry) is an iceberg where affection is con- cerned, and repulses her husband's thought that the only possible petting., 8, "Why Can't-I-Go-With

You-ing the woman who demands solution was the State registration Overture Barber of Seville that she attend every golf, poker, of undertakers.

(Rossini), Philarmonic Sym football or baseball game, and who phony Orchestra, New York,

stas.

Valse Triste (Sibelius) and

Keltic Lamont (Foulda), Victor Olof Sexiette Rondo (Mozari) and Adoration (Borawski) Hence Chemet

A Song of Tender Mem'ries and can't understand why women are

not permitted to attend AA Word allow mac, Pagliacci; functions.

Peter, Dawson (Bass-Baritone).. Liebesfreud and Liebeslied (Kreis lor) Britz Kreisler, Violon Unfinished Symphony in B. Minor (Schubert) The Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden; Crest Geaduster Eigen Gags Captain Harry Morgan Ban

tock) and Cargoce (Shaw), Peter Dawson (Bass Baritone)., Martha Selection (Flotow),. The Band of HM Coldstream Guards t (Continued of foot of next column.

~ Hulda Lashanska (Soprano

The Merry Widow-Vilia (Lehar) Steccato Caprice (Vogrich), Yolanda Mero (Piano Solo) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14

9p.m-Weather report and local.

time.

Morning Sunrise (Hombe De Groot and his Ore Her my Prayer (M

London, Master E. Lough with the Choir Grof the Temple, Chul 10.30 p.m.--Close down:

Mr. Allen (London), in presenting the report of the Par liamentary Committee, said that the committee was of the opinion that the association should present a memorandum on the restraint of trade question.

The President (Alderman Ken- yoD) remarked that they had al- try and were also dealing with the ready fixed prices all over the coun question we putačicas naktige un close

A resolution was carried that the association should prepare a memo- randum and ask a select committen of the House of Commons to hear ¿tucić (V10W-

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.18 & 9.20.

MAJESTIC THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY

FORGOTTEN FACES

WITH EX

CLIVE BROOK MARY BRIAN WILLIAM POWELL BACLANOYA

Paramount Picture

ADOLPH ZUKOR MISJES FEʻL LASKY

REMEMBERS.