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"TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME,

BROADCAST BY 2.3.W., ON 233 METRES.

A GILBERT AND SULLIVAN TREAT.

11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercia! News. 11.30 am... to 12.30 p.m.-Chinese

programme.

12.30 am.-European programme, 1.30 p.m.-Weather report.

AT

TO-DAY ONLY" At 2.30. 5,30, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

THE

WILSH-FRAKCIJ

COLTO

SIR HARRY LAUDER

IN

'Huntingtower'

VERA VORONIKA "Hoot Mm! I've some more langa, up my sleeve.”

"O Parmorial Release

MAJESTIC

Nathan Road," Kowloon...

2 p.m.-Close down."

6 p.m.-European programme of Columbia "records selected and Supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

Nell Gwyn Dances (Edward Gar- man), H.M. Grenadier Guards. Band.

The Man in the Ditch, An Edgar Wallace thriller told by the author.

C'est Vous-Waltz

and Wait,

Albert Sandler and his Grand. Hotel Orchestra.

Queen High-Beautiful

Baby,

Duet, Joyce Barbour, and A. Baskcomb.

Queen High-Surplus Women, A.

W. Baskcomb, Comedian, Barcarolle Tales of Hoffman " (Offenbach) and Salut. D'Amour (Elgar), The Squire Celeste Octette,

He's Tall Dark and Handsome,

and Virginia (There's a Blue Ridge in My Heart), Sophie Tucker, Comedienne. Paysage (Hahn) and

'Neure

Exquise, Joan Lensen and his .orchestra.

Daddy and The M.P., Billy Ben-

nett, Comedian.

Sofely Awakes My Heart (Saint

Saens and Homing (Del Riego),' Muriel Brunskill, Contralto. My Old Kentucky Home (Foster) and Carry Me Back to Old Vir- zinny (Bland). The Century Quartette.

The Five Step and I Kiss Your Hand Madame, Van Phillips and his band.

The Merry Widow-Vilia (Lebar)

and the Chocolate Soldier-My Hero (Strauss), Virginia Perry, and Chorus.

Sing Ho. For the Days of Drink- ing and On the Beach at Ban- galon Norman Long. Enter- tainer.

At the Brook (De Boisdeffre) and Scherzo (Beethoven), The Cher- niavsky Trio.

Singin' in the Bathtub, Eddis

Walters. Comedian.

Your Love Is All That I Crave,

Norah Blaney, Soprano. Pally, Novelty Fox Trot and Dawn of To-morrow--Waltz, Fred Rich and his Hotel Astor orchestra.

CENTRAL THEATRE EParamount's Sound Pictures R

TO-DAY ONLY

Daily at 2,15, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20.

ALL TALKING—ALL SINGING—ALL DANCING

Paramount

Picture

Glamorous! Dazzling!

The Stage Sensation

"BURLE. SQUE"

On the Talk. * ing Screea:

Beautiful Girls ! Kavishing Costumes! Catchy Scenes! Gorgeous Scenes!

THE

in Technicolor

DANCE OF LIFE'

HAL SKELLY • RANCY CARROLL,

A Super-Production

at

Popular Prices.

NEXT CHANGE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10-

You have seen and enjoyed

RUTH CHATTERTON

IN

"CHARMING

川

SINNERS"

Now You will want to see her in

THE DOCTOR'S SE

Another Tense and Intriguing Drama of London Society with Thrills, Tears and Laughs 1

From Sir JAMES M. BARRIE'S Famous Stage Play"

HALF AN HOUR."

BOOKING AT ANDERSON AND THE THEATRE

(TELEPHONE 25720).

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1930.

SNAPSHOTS OF A BOY EATING A SUNDAE

By GLUYAS WILLIAM

GWYAS WILLIAMS

WATCHES CLERK. GET HIS, CHOCOLATE 'SUNDAE

DISCOVERS DROP OF CHOCO- LATE SAUCE RUNNING DOWN SIDE. HASTILY SCOOPS IT BACK INTO PLACE

VERY CAREFULLY PURSUES

LAST STRAY REMNANTS

EXAMINES (IT CÂMICALLY TO MARE SURE THERE IS FULL QUOTA OF ALL INGREDIENTS

SAMPLES IT, DREAMILY SHUTTING HIS EYES

SETTLES DOWN TO EATING, BUT TAKES SMALL SPOONFULS TO MAKE IT LAST- "LONGER. "

LAYS DOWN SPOON" AT LAST SADLY CONTEMPLATING

EMPTY: DISH.

(Copyright. 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)

Two Lovely Black Eyes and The THE SILVER SCREEN.

Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo, Charles Coboru, Comedian.

Radio, Quick March and Fight- ing Strength, Quick March, H.M. Gronadier Guards Band. Sp.m.-Relay from the Eo Shing

Theatre.

9 p.m.-Weather report. Relay con-

tinued.. 11 p.m.-Close down..

BROADCAST LECTURES.

CANTONESE LESSONS AND

MUSIC.

The series of lectures on the study of Cantonese, broadcast from the local Studio last Spring, will be repeated dusing the next few months. Commencing on Friday next, at 7.30 p.m., the Rev. H. R. Wells will broadcast bi-weekly lec- tures on the lines of his book, Cantonese for Everyone." Listen ers who wish to profit by the lec- tures should provide themselves with copies of the book, which may be purchased at the Bible Store, 2, Wyndham Strect, or at Messrs. Kelly & Walsh The present price of the book is $1.

It is necessary, if full advantage is to be taken of the lectures, that the listener has ready for the first Iason a copy of the text book and notepaper.

Music Talks.

In response to" a number of re- quests, Mr. C. Dudley Bartlett will resume his weekly talks on Music and the All-Brow," commencing at 8.30 p.m. to-morrow, Wednesday.

IN FABULOUS SPLENDOR

Radio Pierres brings to che screen the greate

est of operatic

romances

Flo Ziegfeld'sTM

RIO RITA

-with ZARA DANTELS

JOHN BOLES

Rad 1000

OTHEES

"THE DOCTOR'S SECRET."

SIGHS AS SPOON AT LAST SCRAPES BOTTOM

MAKES, ONE LAST TOUR OF DISH WITH SPOON, AND DE PARTS UCKING FINGERS

REPAIRING CHURCH

BELLS.

A DELICATE TRADE.

The dramatic vehicle that swept Maude Adams to new Heights has now been transplanted to the screen, England is the repairing of an

One of the unusual industries in

MOTOR FILMS FOR POLICE COURTS..

COULD THEY TELL THE "WHOLE TRUTH"?

The day when a mobile police foręs will be equipped with eine-camera," to record misdemeanour, of reckless motorists on the road d fore. shadowed by tests being carried out at Scotland Yard.

N

Several patterns of small pocket cameras, which can be carried is the pockets of "speed-cops" and are, capable of taking moving pic tures of cars at high speed, hare been tried by the police in prc.

paration for a new offensive on the reckless driver and the road-hog..

When the Traffic Bill becomes law the speed limit, for cars will be abolished and the ill-mannered. motorist may be surprised to find that his bad behaviour has beer.

filmed and pictures produced in court."

Exhaustive tests under all kinds of road and weather conditions. have been made with a camera in corporating a powerful long-focus lens to obtain the accuracy requir ed for this type of work.

So far the results have been 'pro- mising, but many technical difi- culties have to be overcome before a film record of this kind can be accepted by judicial authorities as evidence.

When A camera is found, and the details of the new scheme are perfected. we may be near the time when a miniature picture theatre. where the films may be. projected on to the screen before the magistrates. will be seen in police courts. By this means a vast amount of work at present entailed in collecting evidence and tracing eye-witnesses may be done away with.

suitable pattern of.

Most motorists, however, consider that the idea will prove impracti

if the scheme is carried should be made clear that

out it

while the camera may. "tell the truth and nothing but the truth." it does not necessarily tell the

as an all-talking motion picture. cient church bells which have beeable. Their only anxiety is that The rights to Sir James M. Barrie's come cracked or damaged by long renowned play, "Half an Hour," eervice. were acquired by Paramount and made into a full length all-talking production under the title of "The Doctor's Secret, and will be pre- sented at the Central Theatre to morrow.

Barimar, Limited, welding en- gineers, of 18, Lamb's Conduit- street, have for some years specializ ed in this work. Four bells are at present under treatment. The most interesting, perhaps, is from Ruth Chatterton, HB. Warner, the Priory Church of Christchurch, John Loder, Robert Edeson, Ethel a building which is scheduled un- Wales, Wilfred Noy and Nanci der to Ancient Monuments Act. Price comprise the cast. William The bell-No. 6 in the peal-was C. de Mille, famous stage and cast in 1683 and is now badly screen director, not only directed cracked Its founder was William the production but adapted the story Perdue, who, so far as can be as- certained from ancient records, cast as well.

only six bells during his lifetime, although he came of an old Somer sat beli-founding family. The bell is 2ft. 7hin, high, more than 3ft. in diameter, and weighs about 10cwt. One crack, unfortunately, runs through a part of the in for Perdue. In order to retain scription, including the intial P..

While there is a whimsical touch evident in most of Barrie's plays, such as Peter Pan," it as not so evident in The Doctor's Secret." This is a play of dramatic intensity,.. filled with suspense and ruthless realism, and pierced with, flashes of almost sardonic humour. It is one

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY TO THURSDAY

Ar 230, 5,10, 7.15 & 9.20.

LET'S GO

PLACES

He learned about love

in Hollywood, where Movietone's brilliant singers and dancers/

play

with

Joseph Wagstaff

Lola Lane Sharon Lyon Frank

Richardson

presented by William Fox

NEXT CHANGE

whole truth, a very important POLLY HORAN & MARIE DRESSÜER

distinction.

IN

The evidence of a camera might be useful in cases of dangerous parking or traffic obstruction," said 6 CAUGHT SHORT" an Automchile Association official recently; but such cases can usual ly be easily proved without it.

"In cases of speeding and dan gerous driving. however, photo- graphy presenta technical difficul tice. A photograph would be no evidence of speed, and it might not tell the whole story."

who has taken a prominent part in Mr. Derwent Hall Caine, M.P., the debates on the Road Traffic Bill, said: "A" single snaphot might not tell the whole truth. A movie' camera would probably be of more use, but the police could hardly earry one of those about.":

A different point of view

official of put forward by an

the Royal Automobile Club.

WAS

"I should think the private mo

ence,"

torist would welcome such evid of Barrie's finest plays, and with its this casting mark the piece of

he said. "Photographs being transplanted to the screen 18 metal on which the letter appears ents which a motorist knew of, but

wright easily reveal certain incid audible entertainment, film fans and lovers of the drama may be assured must be cut out before the repairs which he could not otherwise prove, of perfect enjoyment.

HEALTH OF EASTERN PORTS.

of

The following health bulletin Eastern ports for the week ended August 30, has been issued by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services:

Mombasa

Alexandria

Bassein,

Plague

A LAUGHINGTM- PANIC

with ANITA PAGE.

WORLD

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20.

THE CHINESE DRAMA

A

are started and afterwards ro. The whole trouble with prosecu VERMILION

placed. The cracks in the bell the evidence of one person cannot tion, for dangerous driving is that

will be cut away, the nature of always reveal the whole circum the metal ascertained, and then by stances, and a picture might show a process of fusion and welding,mare. At the same time there are practical difficulties which seem to the bell will be made sound and render the scheme impossible." its tone will be restored. The work

is delicate, but the cost is small- original character of the bell is compared with recasting, and the

retained.

The other three bella sent for repair are from the village church of Southfleet, in Kent, which is Casey, Deaths close to the old Roman Watling Street. Although the church is old,

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1

3

it

FIRST G.B.S. TALKIES.

'ARMS AND THE MAN;

EGG

(Interpreter at All Performances)

STAR

Mr. Bernard Shaw's coy. flirta tion, with talkie producers in Bri tain and Americs have resulted in TO-DAY & TO-MORROW two definite propositions."

The first is that an adaptation

of "How He Lied to Her Hus

it stands on the foundations of band" should be made and produc

a more ancient edifice. It has

ed by Cecil Lewis, in conjunction with British International Pic tures in early autumn,

2 six bells of great, age, but three of them were cracked at least 100 years ago, and it has not, there fore, been possible to ring a peal. The rector of Southfeet approach ed Messrs Barimar, Limited, on the subject of restoration, and the helle, which date back respectively cle Caractacus, is one of the

Rangoon

Colombo Prom Penh

Directed

Cholera.

Lab. REED

Bombay

Calcutta

3.

Rangoon

Manila

5"

Cebu Iloilo

Small-pox

Bombay

Glorified girls Florious song. dowing drama la

Trīsa most specIECA ular presentation every affered by creen of stege

COMING TO CENTRAL THEATRE

Karachi

Moulmein

Penang Batavia

Infiner

Toilo

Saigon

The second is that an adaptation of "Arms and the Man" should be produced, under the direction of Pictures, a British concern closely Basil Dean, by Associated Radio

affiliated with the Radio Keith Orpheum Company of American Mr. Lewis, once famous, as “Un-

to 1810, 1705 and 1730, the largest original broadcasters, and bus late weighing 12cwt., have been successly been chief producer of plays for fully repaired. It is believed that the B.B.C. He is a close friend of

Mr, Shaw, with whom he occasion the very extensive crack were due ally shares & holiday near Stresa, to the rusting of the stapler which on Lake Maggiore, caused herizon.

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ed the crown of the halls outwa The cracks radiate from the centre and run down the sides.

Among the bella repaired by the firin have been damaged one, from | Filey Church: Dunster, Bomerset St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich; Moti fold Church Harleeden, Norfolk Hardwycke, near Wellingborough; Ightham Church, Kent, and 13th century bell of uncertain origin:

AT 5.30 & 9.20.

PETER B. KYNE'S

WAR PAINT

THE

starring

Ecreen version of John Galsworthy's Heldrrected--the current Paramount release, “The Return of Sherlock Holmes."

There is no informatnin regard with PAULINE STARKE ing the remuneration likely to be proven received by Mr. Shaw, but as he will undoubtedly insist on being closely associated with both produc tions it is probable that he will take a considerable percentage of the booking receipts..

A picture which sets new standard for films.