HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1930.
HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.
Mistress: "Mary,' I could write, "Sure thing," Was the tipster's my name in the dust on this table." reply. "Why, that horse has won Mary: "What a benefit educa-the Derby twice, the Waterloo Cup tion is, ma'am"
three times, and beat Aston Villa on their own ground.".
Chatty Neighbour": "Your child- ren don't seem to grow much."
Unsuccessful Amateur Gardener: "No, they spend too much time in this garden."
She: "The clock just struck one, and you promised Mother, you'd leave at twelve!"
He (comfortably). Good! We hare eleven hours yet!"
Johnny was a scholarship boy, and the headmaster said to Hodge, his father, "Your son's Latin is very bad."
But-what's he want to learn Latia for ?" said Hedge. "He may never go there,"
The umpire didn't know tod much about cricket, but he was de- termined to stand
Do nonsense!
A young minister, called upon The first ball of the match pitched unexpectedly to address a Sunday.well off the wicket, broke jo, and school class. asked. to gain hit the batsman's pads. time:-
"Out" said the astonished bats-
Children, what shall I speak man; "what for "
about?"
All the arternoon," said the um
A little girl who was in the babitpire.
of reciting at entertainments had
committed to memory several de- A young offer home on leave clamations, so that she was prepar-from India, had been entertained ed for any occasion. Sympathy by his friends, not wisely, but too and interest shone in her fade as well. When he arrived home he she held up her hand and inquired in a skrill voice:-
"What do you kow beat?"
The street car was crowded and a gentleman with a kindly twinkle
as anxious to save his mother- who had always thought he was a | teetotaler-from seeing him in his present condition, so he tried to find a place where he could hide. without fear of being discovered
in his eye took 6-year-old Tommyunt the morning. on his lap.
Finally he curled himself into a ""This will be better than stand-ball in a hipbath and somehow ing, won't it, my boy 1 he suggest-managed skifully to balance an ed.
"Yes," said Tommy, rather re luctantly, for he had enjoyed lurching about in the car.
"But you want to be careful that I don't take your money," the old man said in a whisper.
"Can't." Tom retorted, his voice somewhat muffled. "As soon as I saw you lookin" at me I put my peany in my mouth."
other hip-bath on the top.
Later, however, his mother, bot having heard her son return home, proceeded to investigate, and at. last came upon the two hip-baths. "Are you there. dear" she gasp. ed in astonishinient.
"Sh-shgald a voice in an ung dertone, as a head peeped throuzn from between the two baths. "Not e word! I'm an oyster.”
A CENTRAL THEATRE
Paramount's Sound Pictures R
TO-DAY at 2.15, 5.10, 7.15 and 9,20 P.M.
Paramount Sound News
The screen's ravishing red-hair in her First SEE and HEAR entertainment.
see CLARA
BOW'S
DANGEROUS
with RICHARD
CURVES LAD
a Paramount Picture
A brilliant new romance-drama presenting Clara -in a new role that wins her new laurels in a new way.
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Next Change-Tuesday, Aug. 12
Return Engagement
Positively Last Screening in Hong Kong
MAURICE CHEVALIER
IN
THE LOVE PARADE
WIFF
JEANETTE MacDONALD
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SNAPSHOTS OF A MAN WRITING A LETTER AT HOME
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
BLUYAS WILLIAMS
4151
IS WRITING LETTER. JUN- IOR BEGINS TOSSING. BASEBALL AGAINST SIDE OF HOUSE
GOES TO FRONT DOOR AND ASKS JUNIOR TO STOP BECAUSE DADDY IS WRITING AN IMPORTANT LETTER
TAKES UP PEN AS JUNIOR STARTS TO PRACTICE CL066ING UPSTAIRS
EXPLAINS THAT DADDY REALLY CAN'T THINK WHILE THAT IS BCING ON
16-12
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON
338 METRES.
11 to 11.30 a.-Commercial News, 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.-Chinese
programme, s
12.30 to 1.15 p.m.-European record-
ed programme.
1J
1.13 to 1.45 p.m.-Organ recital by Mr. F. Mason, A.R.C.O., L.T.C. (1) Introduction to Act 3-Taun-
hauser (Wagner).
(2) Alpine Sketch, Cyril Scott. (3) La Mort D'Age and Solveig's
"Song, Grieg,
(4) Allegretto in B Minor, Guil,
mant.
(3) Spring Song, Mendelssohn... 145 p.m-Recorded music con;
tinued.
2 p.m.Close down.
7 p.m.-European programme of Victor and H.M.V. records selected and supplied by Messrs. Moutric & Co.
1812 Overture (Tschaikowsky),
Royal Opera Orchestra. Eugen Onegin-Waltz (Tschai
kowsky), Royal Opera Orch. When the Sergeant Major's on Parade and The Boys of the Old Brigade, Peter Dawson, Bass-Baritone.
Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna (Suppe), Vienna Phil harmonic Orchestra.
יי
1F
If Love Were All, Ivy St. Helier
(Soprano). Zigeuner, Peggy Wood (Soprano). Early Ragtime Memories, Jack
Hylton and His Orchestra, "I'n Blase and Prophecies, Nor
man Long, Humourous. Lilac Domino - Vocal." Gems (Cuvillier) and Chocolate Sol- dier-4Vocal Gems (Strauss), Light Opera Co.
If I Had a Talking Picture of You and I'ma Dreamer (Aren't We all Gracie Fields, Como- diennc....
Veronique Vocal Gems (Messa
ger) and The Arcadians-Vocal Gems (Monkton), Light Opera Co.
Toasts and Down in Our Village in Zummerzet, Norman Long, Humourous.
p.m.-Weather report and local
· Press rewa
Lilac Time-Vocal. Geras (Schu
bert), Light Opers Co. Thought of You and That's How I Feel About You, Sweetheart, Gracio Fields, Comedienne. Clowns in Clover-Selection, The
New Mayfair Orchestra, Under the Bazunka Tree and The Good Little Boy and the Bad Little Boy, Norman Long, Humourous.
RETURNS TO DESK, JUN- „JOR TRANSFERS HIS AC- TIVITIES TO CELLAR, WHERE HE IS APPARENTLY POUNDING AN IRON PIPE WITH A HAMHER
CALLS DOWN CELLAR, STAIRS PLEASE TO
WAIT UNTIL DADDY HAS FINISHED HIS "LETTER
JUNIOR APPEARS AT DESK, DECIDES TO WRITE LEANING ON IT AND ASKING ... LETTER AT THE OF- WHAT CAN HE DO? IS DADDY" "FICE TOMORROWJUN) ALMOST THROUGH ? CAN "HE- TOR GOES OVER TO":" DO ANYTHING 7 AND 50 ON EDDIE SELZER'S
(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc)
DANCE PROGRAMME.
9.30 p.m.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
Extra-Waltz "The Desert Song" "LONE STAR RANGER."
and "Huguette."
1. Fox Trot That's Why I'm.
Jealous of Yon" and "Kiss Me My Sweetheart."
2. Blues" Doop Night' and
"Weary River
3. Fox Trot Sing a Little Love Song" and "Hittin' the Ceil- ing."
For sheer susperse, thrills, and excitement "The Lone Star Banger," Zane Grey's first · all- talking Fox Movietone romantic drama, can scarcely be excelled.
The saga of the South-west, deal-
4. Fox Trot Steppin' Alonging, with the adventures of the
..and "Too Wonderful for
Words.
5. Bluce Nobody But You" and
"Orange Blossom Time."
4. Fox Trot Only a Rose" and Song of the Vagabonds,”
10.30 p.m.-
7. Waltz--"Shepherd's Serenade" and "My Song of the Nild”
8. Fox Trot Waiting at the End of the Road" and "Charm- ing.
9. Blues If I Had a Talking Picture of You" and "Sunny Side Up."
10. Fox Trot Hoosier Hop "and
I'm Following You."
11. One Step Dark Night" and
"Into My Heart."
14.95 p.m.-
Texas Rangers in the days of out- lawry and cattle stealing, begins an engagement at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow. George O'Brien' and Sue Carol portray the leading rolea.
"Dizzy" Portrayals in "Dan- gerous Curves."
Poor Punchinello with an "It" punch has came to the Central Theatre in Dangerous Curves," the latest Clara How-Paramount release.
Miss Bow changes character in this one. She graduates from the |dizzy, chuckleheaded flapper clase
to work for her master's degree in 19. Walti Dream Lover."
tragi comedy. How she does it is "nobody's business. For the re- Extras-"Happy Days Are Here
Again" (Fox Trot), "Lucky cord, however, let it be said that Me Lovable You! (Fox Trot), she injected as much vigour, en- I Never Dreamt You'd Fall in thusiasm, and charm in the por Love With Me" (Blues) and "I Still Remember' (Blues)." There will be an interval of ap proximately two to three minutes between dances.
11.30 p.m.-Close down.
SUNDAY,
trayal of a. short-skirted and spangled bare-back rider as she formerly did as a scatter-brained, adolescent girl
A spleidid background af circüs atmosphere has been brought to the picture by Paramount and the direction of Lother Mendes is ex 1a.m.-Morning Service relayed cellent. To Miss Bow go the'
from St. John's Cathedral. At the end of the service there will be a Chinese programme from the Studio until I p.m.. 1.30 p.m.-Weather report 9.p.m.-Weather.
report.
highest honours for acting that. ringe frue, and to Arlen and Misa Francis go the secondary tributes for their intellent support."
WHEEL RAIDED IN SHANGHAI
POLICE.
0 to 10.30 p.m.-European pro- gramme of Columbia records "selected and supplied by
Messrs. Anderson Music Co. The Gipsy Baron Selection
(Strauss), Johann Strauss and SMART COUP BY THE FRENCH Symphony Orchestra. Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra (Chopin); four records played by Mar- guerite Long (Piano) with or chestre de la Societe des Con certa du: Conservatoire, Paris, conducted by Philippe Cobbert. Pected that two roulette wheels had Classica Selection (Ewing),
been operating for four days. The Quentin Macleau, Organ Solo. raid was so sudden and unexpected Toccata in F (Bach), Organ Solo that 83 persons were caught red
by Anton Van Der Horst.
handed, at games of chance vary
!
Something for the Family To See All Together
hello HARMONY at HOME
The Haller family, kindly, "fine, honest to goodness people like you and me but- having troubles
William Collier, Sr. and Marguerite Churchill head the cast under Hamilton McFadden's
direction
A William Fox all talking Movietone offering
AT THE
QUEEN'S
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At. 280, 5.10, 7.15 & 8.20
JETTA GOUDAL
IN
"FIGHTING LOVE
AT THE
with VICTOR VARCONI
in a tale of Love in the Desert.
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AT THE
WORLD
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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 6.30 & 9.20.
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When the police burst into the room in which the gambling, was taking place, several "foreigners, all expensively dressed, tried to
POLA
NEGRI
THREE SINNERS
FLAND V LES
Picture
Wife and Mother --and then, by one swift stroke, of fate, an outcast. An unusual story with a powerful lesson
At. 11.30 pm, on August. 1 the French Police raided a house at 47 | escape by a fire escape. They were" Rue Massenet, where it was aus hauled back. These persons includ
ed American, British, French, and Russian men and women. Several scenes occurred between them and the police. The women especially threatened to invoke diplomatic adopted a dignified attitude nui
assistance if they were arrested. Dio Fledermaus-Selection ing from roulette to crap shoot. Many of them at first refused to
(Strauss), Johann Strauss and
divulge their names or addresses. Symphony Orchestra
They ultimately agreed to dono Albumblatt (Willoughby) and
Before raiding the house, the and to provide hail when they were Traume, J. H. Squire Celeste police were faced with the diffent faced with the alternative of spend Octette Always Wanted to Call You Mysterio e ING Umar texere to be task of diverting the attention of ing the night in the Gurêtés pa The police bave found that the (Strause) and Thousand and stationed at the entrance. This syndicate, headed by a well-known One Night's Waltz (Strauss), was accomplished by staging a curio collector. The foreign watch: Jahaan Strauss and Symphony mock fight at some distance from men ware in receipt of only $85 Orchestia Popolow the house. When the watchmen monthly and had no connection
Wake Up and Dream Vocal Gems and Mister Cinders Vocal Gems, Light Opera Co.
If I Didn't Miss You and I've
way Bweetheart raced Comedienne ANDRE
Dear Love Vocal Gems, Light
Opera Co.
The Roast Beef of Old England and There's Nothing Over Six- pence in the Stare, Ernest Hast- Vings, Humourous,
Old Time Songs, Jack Hylton and
His Orchestra.
ing.
O Care, Thon Wilt Despatch Me, went to see what was happening with the gambling.
1 Follow, Lo, The Footing, and they were arrested. They gave Chits, cheques and QU Now Merrily We Live, The St their names as M. Mattley and found in safes in the house by the George's Singers.
A Miller,
police may result in further ar 10,30 p.m.-Close down.
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