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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1930.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore gast and remarks," issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.30 p.m.,

stated:-

Try to imagine," says an Ameri- can writer, the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet' in a string of fifty flashes--firat Romeo taking his station, and spitting un Depressions are situated over his hands, then Juliet with her Tongking and to

the north of head as big as a hay waggon, then Shangosi.

the two locked in a greasy kiss, Local Forecast:-&W. winds; moderate; cloudy ; rain.

then the Narss taking. a drink of gin, then Romeo rolling his eyes," and so on.

This is no exaggeration of popular cinema ars as revealed

TYPHOON WARNING.

*News and Views

Signor Grandi' will, scarcely have added to his popularity among the schoolboys of his country by his re- commondation that the birch-rod should "be adopted in Italian schools. He was, it seems, parti- cularly struck during his stay in England by the efficacy of the Eton birch, and the youth of Italy is consequently to be struck by it too but in a different way. The Eton birch is a formidable affair, stand-

Lt. Col. W. D. Allen, Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland. in his annual report, says The best way to cope with accidents is to

The engagement was announe;d recently of Prince Constantine Lobanov-Rostovsky' (a member of one of the oldest Russian families of the old régime) and Miss Violette Trench, only daughter of the late Colonel Stewart John Trench and Mrs. Stewart Trench, of Albert " Court, S.W, The prince is the cider son of the late Prince Anatole and Princess Clin Lobanov Roster sky. The family was one of the make more use of the uniformed most distinguished of the princely motorcycle patro commonly known lines under the Tsar, and was close- 과즙 speed cops. These mas. be un-ly associated with the old Imperial popular, but their presence on the Diplomatic Corps When the re- streets acts as a deterrent to reck-volution came the family had to less driving.'

abandon their property and Bec to more friendly lands fiss Trench's father was attached to the d Regiment.

has been received by the. Ameriran on thousands of screens every daying about three feet high and minde" the Appeal Court last month, and Battalion the Duke of Wellington's

The following typhoon warning Consulate General from the Manila not only in the United States, but with an extremely long handle, en in Great Britain, and not only inabling the operator to obtain great Observatory:-

the horrors emanating from Hollyer leverage and so inflict more Manila, August 21, 11.55 am-

violent pain. And if you go to Cyclone or typhoon north of Mela. wood. It is not acting that we see Eton in this sensitive, hyper-civilis cosima filling ap

on the screen, but aphrodisiacaled year of grace 1530, and visit posturing. To quote the frank Upper School, where stands one of the blacks" upon which culprits American critic again, screen stars kneel to receive their punishment, "are engaged, not for their his you will probably be told (with trionic skill, but, simply for their pride) that those who made the capacity

birches find it difficult to supply to the heads of enough to satisfy the demand. romantic virgins and neglected wives with the sort of sentiments that the Christian religion tries so hard to put down."

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HONG KONG, AUGUST 22, 1930.

JOHN BULL AS A FILM PRODUCER.

If it is really the desire of the British Government that the pic. tures shown in Colonial cinemas shall show to the untutored and

impressionable native the best of Britisk histrionic and artistic talent, of British natural beauty and, worthy achievement, then the British Government will have to make such films itself, and the British Government will also have GOLD & PRIZE Fox discovering at great pains to make arrangements for exhibit MEDALS. and no less expense-the obvious, "ing the pictures.. Films of this there is nothing to beat an official character can never be regarded by professional exhibitors as a com- inquiry, After a period of cogita-mercial proposition. If the British tion. lasting a year and a half, the Government is displeased with the Colonial Films Committee-ap general type of picture shown in pointed to consider in what way the Colonics-and it has every reason to be dissatisfied--the only ärrangements for supplying suitable

way in which the influence of such films to British Colonies might be

pictures can be corrected is by improved-has presented its report, making arrangements for the ex- It has taken this Committee eigh-bibition of films of a totally dif- ferent type. Such pictures must be teen months to discover (1) that

made, as well as shown by the the Colonial cinema market is Government itself as a definitely dominated by non-British "filmas, propagandist measure. The mere

exclusion and (2) that many of those films

of Hollywood horrors will not meet the case, for British have demoralising influence,

studios are trying their utmost to Consequently, (x) more British copy Californian methods, knowing fims should be shown in British that only such pictures are readily Colonies, and (b) films of a desaleable. If it is desired that the native populations of British moralising character should"

Colonies should see pictures of a

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AN INTERIM DIVIDEND shown there. What staggering sentimental and humorous charac,

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SHARE, in respect of the Year 1030, revelations what startling proter in which actors are not expected will be Parable on THURSDAY, THE 42 SEPTEMBER 1930, on whichposals after eighteen months of to behave like "morens, criminals,. Date DIVIDEND WARRANTS may

or lunatics, then Joux But must obtained be

Application at the

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on

concentrated application to the study of a problem which seerping

Colonel Geoffrey Brooke, one of the most famous living horsemen, tho won the King George Cup at Olympia in 1999, broke one of his legs recently, when a pony on which he was playing polo at Hurlingham slipped and fell.

The Cambridge colourk figured in

were duly hailed by the members of the court the Master of the Rolls (Lord Hanworth) and Lords Jus-

The Birmingham engineering_con- tices Lawrence and Remer, who are cern of W, and T. Avery, Ltd.. all Cambridge men. Mr. Freeman, manfacturers of weighing and for the Cambridge appellants, hand-testing appliances, employing 10,000 ed maps of the locality to the people the world over, celebrated fudges. The Master of the Rails re.its bicentenary recently. It is one marked: This is excellent. I ace of the most remarkable industrial the draughtsman has taken account organisations in England. The of the fact that we on this bench foundations of its success were laid are all Cambridge men, and bas by those three great mechanical painted the neighbourhood a light engineering geniuses and inventors, blue. We are much obliged by this Matthew Boulton, James Watt and

.act to. the Court. Willian Murdoon. courteous

Laughter.) Lord Justice Romer: Well, I don't know. A special ex- ception seems to have been made in my case. L got a deep Oxford!

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Mr. D. N. Moore, the Oxford Freshman who recently scored 206

for

Gloucestershire against his University, has thereby set up a remarkable record. No one before him has ever made so many runs on his first appearance in a first class match, or, for that matter, double century. There is, however,

A gangster recently held up the Superior State Bank in Chicago and told the cashier to hand the Councillor Charles E. Skilton, cash over. The cashier, looking chairman of Tonbridge (Kent) down the muzzle of revolver, Council, after successfully opposing promptly handed over about £1,000. Sunday tennis on the municipal The bandit handed back all but £140 interesting parallel to one side sports ground, tried at the Council with the remark: "You keep the of his achievement. In 1800 Mr.-E. meeting to ban Sunday boating. rest of it. I don't need it."

R. Wilson, the Yorkshire cricketer, then a freshanan at Cambridge, alsʊ Jn. opposing a recommendation for the renewal of pleasure-bost licences The happinest man at Westmin's made his bow in first-class cricket- for visiting side (A. J. Webbe's Mr. Skilton said he did not want ter recently was Mr. James Stewart, Tonbridge to be a Sunday pleasure the barber M.P. After many at-XI.) against the University, and resort. He added: "If there is an tempts he secured the Third Read scored 117 not out and 70, thereby accident on a Sunday we shall being of a Bill to close hairdressers playing himself straight into the

Cambridge team. morally responsible for any loss of shopa on Sundays. Mr. Stewart is life. I should not like to have that one of the institutions at Westmins on my conscience," Mr. Dann: Weter. Everybody knows him and Senator Simeon Fess, the tem-" are just as responsible for the boats likes him. His popularity is in-porary chairman of the Republican on the river on a week-day as on a dicated by his familiar nick-name National Committee, announced Sunday. The recommendation for a "Wee Jimmy." He has a keen that he had appointed Mrs. Ellis seven-day licence. was adopted. sense of humour-of which his, ap Yost of West Virginia as director

pearance and his slow-spoken, tired of the women's division of the Be voice give little hint-and he has publican National Committee.". Herr Paul Hamann, a well-known a habit in conversation of breaking% Berlin sculptor, has been visiting out into declamatory quotation

Lord Derby has been experiencing London for the purpose of taking There is nothing Mr. Stewart would life-masks of several distinguished more enjoy than to work his pro- some difficulty in inducing the English men and women. Herr fessional will on Mr. Maxton's long citizens of the United States to Hamann has perfected a new pro-locks. Mr. Maxton is one of his pronounce his name correctly. They cess by which a life-mask can be clients, but in the matter of his hair insist in calling him "Lord Derby. taken without either pain or dis- the Clydeside leader is a dictator" Darby, he murmurs genially and comfort. In the old days it was and & firm upholder of established patiently, but they persist. Their only very enduring patures who institutions."

persistence is such that Lord Derby could tolerate the suffocation and

has had to allow them to go on agony, involved. Herr Hamann Lord Derby was so impressed with calling a bowler a "Derby" H uses a charmingly gentle prepara the boxing prowess of some of the they wish to. After all, they have tion of wax and glycerine, which | Aquitania's crew when he sailed in invented this name for themselves." he paints on to the face with a little the liner to America recently that It cannot be said, however, that camel's hair brush. It is hoped he made a suggestion, which was English people are blameless in that Herr Hamann will give an ex-adopted, for the formation of a box the matter of pronouncing foreign hibition of some of his London re-ing club in the ship. He then, un names. How many, for instance, sults. People will be astonished at known to any one, wirelessed from use the correct pronunciation of the life and dignity which he is able the liner to a London silversmith

Chicago,

Adirondax." to give to these representations. for a special cup to be made.

"Lao," or

New Orleans"? ·

* Local Notes and Events

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Wednesday, August 27.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the ly is regarded as very vitally affect- Company will be CLOSED From THE 28TH AUGUST, THURSDAY, 1950. To WEDNESDAY, THE SAD SEPTEMBER 1937 (Both Days in clusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

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Acting Secretary.

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Village, in the northern outskirts

of Canton, recently laid an egg with nine yolke. The egg was very large and weighed over four taels

Reginald Denny undergoes the ex. perience of falling in love with a "trial wife whom he has never

right man is at the head of affairs." Universal dialogue comedy showing They believe in at alliance with at the Queen's Theatre next Sun- Japan, and in the friendship of day. Marna Kennedy plays the Great Britain. Hong Kong" Daily "trial wife," the rest of the cast Preas, August. 22, 1903, being Ofis Harlan, William Austin, Looking Back 50 Years. Virginia Sale, Greta Granstedt,

and Mary Foy.

teen months for it.

It appears to be assumed that all non-British films are demoralising,

pictures of purely British origin drunk in quantities until recent newspaper to the effect that a hen An story is related by a Canton

"nationality of a film has no planted teas and wines as an after- bearing whatever on its moral in-noon beverage in many classes of fluence, upward or downward. The society. The habit has become so cinema world is not suffering so extensive that the Academy of mueb. from U.S.A. as from what is Medicine has issued a warning, but known among producers as "S.A." the cry of alarm was unheard. These men, no matter what their The Academy has figured that Paris nationality, are not in the business drinks per capita 1,000 cocktails for their health, and they know of annually, which is double the per two kinds of pictures which and capita capacity of either New York (allegéd) humour. Some very ex- Paris does not expect, the church. Government Civil Hospital forceeding productions she will appear cellent pictures have come from to put cocktails on the Index, hut treatment Hollywood, and some excerable Cardinal VERDI examples have come from British dinarily liberal about such matters, A young Chinese girl named Lai studios. Generally speaking, Ger may instruct priests in his diocese Chu Hu (19) committed suicide by man and Russian studios are recug to warn congregations against too taking an overdose of opium at 6%, nised by competent critics as taking liberal consumption of the alcoholic Catchick Street on Wednesday. the lead in the production of mixture. The Cardinal has already She was discovered by her mother artistic films-pictures which have decided that he will not interfere who took her to Government Civil as a magician, and Nancy as his fact of the rank being accorded for Hospital where she died two hours afterwards.

aready sale-sex appeal and or London.

real dramatic force as well as pictorial charm, and which show striking originality in their manner of production..

While being carried on her mother's back at 65 Wab Fong yesterday, a Chinese baby was struck on the bead by a falling brick which had become dislodged from a bouse. She was later taken to the

who is orém,

with mixed bathing, short dresses, backices bathing suits, or stocking less lega. When questioned by Paris dressmakers, for his ukäse on Alleged to be in possession of 22 forzad Stépít. Rattlements Al notes, ch commerchia hit sommer, tha length of skirts, ha rapfird. cialism which is the curse of the It is not a question of inches in and one forged $10 note of the cinema industry. Control is exer- length of material, but how a skirt Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, a cised with varying degrees of in- is worn. I have confidence in the Chinese was charged before Mr. H. telligence and tolerance in regard morals of French women. They R. Butters yesterday. He was re to the proprieties, but no official have always known how to conduct manded until Tuesday next, bail of control in attempted or is possible themselves

Christian 85,000 being granted. Mr. T. O. upon banalities and imbecilities women.

Bennot represented the defendant.

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"SIB, You much astonished mo by the announcement that the well- known Sergeant. Quincey has been promoted to an Inspectorship of "Illusion" is the picture in Police. This is the same old story.

over again-intereat before merit. which Nancy Carroll will appear 11%, alleged, L. understand, that as a featured player. In all sue the rank carries no position in

force, that it is somewhat on Betre as the star. The beautiful, roguish Inspectorship. But there is no faced Irish girl was raised to star. guarantee that the individual in question will not in time, drift dom by Paramount while she was into even an Acting Deputy Super- working with Charles (Buddy) intendentship, as he has been wafted from a gentleman's body-servant. Rogers in "Ilusion. The picture, into a European Police Bergeant, story of society folk and pro-and lastly into Inspector. But even fessional entertainers, with Rogers were there such assurance, the mere

dancer friend, is showing to-day and to-morrow at the Central Theatre.

no meritorious services is highly objectionable, inasmuch as when promotion comes without being eamed there is small encouragement. for men in the lower grades of the police force to be zealous...b seems somewhat out of place for me toonsite end routes publish "Strictures upon the litt titxt phober“ Writing on Chinese reformers în man whose proper province is the superintendence of tuble-decoration Australia, a correspondent of the and the performance of other litte Globe says Japanese influence is duties which appertain more parti becoming strongly marked among cularly to his present post, but the principle involved / constrains the the botter-class Chinese residents in sacrifice Hong Kong Daily Press, Australia, and they are beginning August 23, 1880