1930-11-20 — Page 3

ACENTRAL THEATRE

Paramounts Sound. Pictures R TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Daily, at 2.30, 5.10, 7,15 and 9,20 p.m.

SCREEN'S STARTLING

DRAMATIC SENSATION

Now-The Truth

about Second Marriages!

A problem closo

to the hearty of

every married couple brought

to the talking screen EL the year's most stir.' ring show.

ALL-TALKING

LOVE DEAMA

Second WIFE

with

CONRAD NAGEL & LILA LEE

Intensely human and realistic drama

of second love

it held for one woman.

and what

NEXT CHANGE

Ruko

PEMALASI

LARA BOW The Wild Party'

A Garamount Picture

COMING SOON

Paramount's absolutely authentic feature record

of the greatest adventure of modern times !

"WITH BYRD

at the

SOUTH POLE

Bookings at Andersons, and the Theatre (Tel. 25720).

UNDERWOOD

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1930.

THE FAMILY ALBUM-TO CHANGE OR NOT TO CHANGE

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

CALLS TO WIFE HOW ABOUT GOING DOWN TO THE MOVIES.. WIFE SAYS ALL RIGHT JEST WAT TRL SHE CHANGES HER DRESS'

WIFE RETIRES "TO LONG MIRROR IN BEDROOM TO SEE WHETHER AFTER ALL THE DRESS WOULD BE ALL RIGHT

QUTAS

CALLS THERE ISKUT TIME TO CHANGE, IT'S QUARTER OF EIGHT NOW, SHE LOOKS ALL RIGHT

GETS HAT AND COAT AS WIFE AFTER SOME FIVE MINUTES OF INDE- ASION DECIPES SHE CAN 60 WITHOUT CHANGING

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WITE APPEARS AT HEAD OF STAIRS TO SHOW HIM SHE CAN'T GO IN THIS

·DRESS, IT WONT TAKE A SECOND TO CHANGE

AT LAST MINUTE WIFE WAVERS AND CALLS MIL- ORED TO SEE WHETHER SHE THINKS DRESS IS ALL RIGHT FOR MOVIES

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

SOME USEFUL HINTS. When adjusting the capacity of a compression type condenser in a wave-trap, use a long-handled screw driver or chisel edged skewer so that the hand is well removed from the coil

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CHOOSING RADIO BATTERIES.

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ARGUES IT'LL BE DARK THERE AND THEY WONT SEE ANYBODY ANYWAY. COME AHEAD AS SHE S

TEN MINUTES LATER, THEY AGREE IT'S ALL RIGHT. FOL- LOWS WIFE TO CAR, RE- FLECTING THAT WHEN IN A HURRY-AWWAYS LET YOUR WIFE CHANGE

9-17

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON

385 METRES.

11 to 11.30 .m.-Commercial news 11.30 a.m.-Chinese prograinme. 12.30 p.m.-European programmz,

p.m.-Weather report.

Misleading Description. When extra smoothing appears to be necessary with a mains uit it is

The ignition capacity is general-1.30 generally the detector H.T. supplyly twice that of the actual capac that is the cause of trouble.

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ity.

But actual capacity can vary an An old L.F. choke an L.F. trans- former with one good winding, cat with the current taken, although it be placed in series with the H.T. only fair to say that the capuc positive lead to the detector in conily ratings of all the better-known junction with a large fixed conden- acumulators are calculated at cur ser joined between plate and filarents for in excess of that which ment, This will often cure the any ordinary radio receiver re-

quires in the way. L.T... huru.

Pour contacts in a resistance or an imperfect primary or secondary winding or bad aerint insulation are common causes of interference,'

Nevertheless, you want to be care- ful that you are not caught by an ignition rating which is given s unqualified "expacity" on some bat Leries of obseare origm. "Capacity 100 Ampere-Hours" may look nica A 25,000-ohm resistance instead in large black letter when seen on of an H.F. choke, will sometimes ja nost, compact battery, bat if it allow smoother reaction control to is calculated on an ignition basis be obtained.

then, for radio purposes, that cay- acity is only Afty ampere-hours at

TO-DAY

At 2.80, 6.16, 7.20 & 9.20

NANCY CARROLL : *I would IF1

could Mister

I would if 1'

:could ·!"

most.

Most batteries of good make hava their outputs founded on at least their maximum charging currenta Tans, if you see an accumulator bearing a good name labeled “aix volts: twenty amps; charging rate, p.m.olsup's you can be fairly

HAL SKELLY:

You

wouldn't

fool me, would you lady?

SEE and HEAR-

them TALKING

SINGING DANCING

IN

THE DANCE OF LIFE

PARAMOUNT'S WONDER-PICTURE-

Gayety Music Laughter 1 Throbbing romance." Bril. liant with life and love. Gorgeous scenes in Techni colour. And Girls 1 Girls! Girls!

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certain that you will get twenty ampere-bours, capacity at leaet, if not a little more, at anything up to half an ampere.

The hours of actual servico an accumulator will give you are up- proximately its ampere-hour capac ity divided by, the current taken from it.

To vary our figures a little, a Battery of 30 Ampere hours capacity should deliver half an ampere of current for an aggre- gate period of 30 hours; but it is unwise to work only by the book, and that frequent raference to the voltmeter and hydrometer is dis tinctly advisable, Nothing harms su accumulator more than to run it down too far.

2 p.m.-Chase down.

3 p.m.-European programme of Columbin records selected and supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

•

Potpourri Aloha Oe and "Nalci. O Hawaii." Royal Hawaiian - Band

"Sally Selection-Regal Cinema

Orchestra.

Big

Rita The Rangers Song," Geoffrey Gwyther and Chorus. I'd Rather Have, a mory of

You."-Duct.

THE SILVER SCREEN.

"DEVIL-MAY-CARE" AT THE QUEEN'S,

Do you know it takes rol bravery to be "hot" with blank enr. tridges This interesting fact was. revenleil when the choicg was made of a man to be "executed" ahead of Ramon Novarro in "Devil-May Care," which is showing at the Queen's Theatro. (Novarro makos a daring escape from the guns of the Royalist soldiers.)

Several extits rued the honour hono finally aveep is it, for add- ed pay. It seems that at ten paces burning powder frequently hita ho face of the victim, causing con- ridonable discomfort. The man who was executed received several pieces. of flaning powder in his face, but he grinned while the haris were bandaged, holding as he did an extra note of nice size. "Devil-May- Cara" is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical conuance, directed by Bid ney Franklin.

THE WILD PARTY.”

Clara Bow has just been voted the favourite dinem star of 2,700 theatre owners and managers in all parts of the United States

Colisien Moore, leader in the bal- loting, last year, when Miss Bow was placed second, is now herself in second place. Lon Chaney Was voted the most popular masculine star.

Clara Bow gets on an average 35,000 letters: shelt month being thousands more than any other star of the stage or sorten. Her lates: production. "The Wild Party" is a vivid film of unfettered. youth and the scenes are laid in the col iogo campus and clasa-room. It je an all-talking film.

"The Wild' Party" come, tủ tho Central Mieatre for four, days be- ginning on Saturday.

Fradric March, a young, dark haired star, plays opposite Miss Bow in The Wild Porty."

"SECOND WIFE.".

Should a husband leave his wife, who, hourly is expecting to become a mother, and go to the bedside.of This his first wife's dying son question arises in one of the drama tie situation in Radio Piglurge "Seednd Wife," now showing`ut«]

"The Desert Song"-Vocal Come.the Central Theatre.

Columbia Light Opera Co.

Bome took the stand that "The Desert Song"-Pinno Med-Lila Leg, sast as the "Second

by-Billy Mayerl.

Wife," was right in asking her Why the Town Want Dry."-husband to stay with her. Others Talking by William McCulloch, aim they would lave soted in the "Nigger Town."-Banjo, Solo by some manner as Coprad Nagel, the

Ernest Jones. ·

husband-father, and rushed to the dying boy's side..

*Mississipp Bubble," Banjo

Solo by Ernest Jones. "What's His Name Party

Novelty Song by Tommy Hand loy.

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p.m.-Children's programme. 6.45 p.m.-Mozart Pianoforte Con certo in GA Ernst Von Dohnanyi (Pianoforte) and Budapest Philharmonic Orch A short description of each move ment, of the above concerto will be given before being played.

A Concert. 7.30 p.m.- "Come Silver --Moon " (London

derry Air). Duet Dora Labette And Hubert Kisdell. Elegie (Massenot).-Violin Solu

by Albert Sammons. "The

When Humoll Mack, the director of "Second Wife" called a rest for lunch the arguments would start. At every table in the studio cafe. could be heart:"

"She was right. He should have stayed with her."

"She was wrong and selfish to ask him to stay."

"I know, I'm married for the third time"

"Stop-children always cause trouble. I've got two."

Electricians, stage hands, pro- perty men, sound recording ex- perts all joined in the debates and the talk grow so hunted that blows were narrowly averted.

Clock and the Dresden Figures Ketelbey's Concert. Orchestru. "King Charles."-Rex Palmer, LOWER AND LOWER COSTS. ...Baritone. «Chansou (Frim!). Squire

Celvato Octet.

"Having devided upon the voltage nd capacity of the accumulator that you need, the next thing to do is to decide upon the actual mako. Accumulators are always improving, although you might think that they have remained more 8 p.m.-Chinesy Studio Concert." or lees in a stable position during 9 p.n-Weather report in

"Roll On, Thou Deep and Dark Blue Ocean. Norman. Allin, Bass.

the past three four years.

are.

This is far from being the case; the improvements are not of a re- volutionary character, they more improvements in detail, al- though details which work out.very importantly during the life of the batfory

"Auld Lang Syne."Community Singing at Columbia Factory London..

10.30 p.m.-Clese, down

DIRECTION.FINDING.

Now gets are

Mass production can achieve amazing results upon prices. Until recently, though, we have not seen anything like real mass production in receiving sets. offered at prices that but a few years ago would have been thought utterly impossible and the question that everybody is asking is "Can. they be any good?" So long as you don't expect all the refinements possible with a big and expensive receiver, a little fellow costing far. less may give you very satisfactory reproduction of local programmes, The use of short waves for deter and even enable you to reach out mining the course-or-bearings-ofa a little. But don't expect with the ship at tro is rapidly nearing per small-set to be able to fill a large On re-length of 24 hall with undistorted music. Like metros, accurate readings can be the baby car, it is a miniature affair With the great increase so endured at a distance of twenty and it will give of its best if u

miles with a maxhiunt error of less don't overload it. ciency in receiving sets and the than two degrees. Under good con- increase in power in broadcastingditions, reliable results can be ob Hum ought not to be heard from transmitters, the indoor serial is tained up to a range of seventy no A.C. mains set. Modern valves becoming increasingly popular. miles, though the margin of error are good and so are most mains From time to time, though, you tends to increase-with-distance unite and you should therefore come across not a few that give owing to the predominance of waves look to the set if a bad hum is

from the heard receiving sots no real eilance of reflected downwards

The Heaviside layer.. showing what they can do.

The grid wire of the detector. beginner at wireless-and perhaps However, by using the Adenok valve should be kept as short as sometimes the old hand, too-does acris, correct bearings (within five possible, and a low value of grid. not always renlide that walls are degrees) have been secured up to lenk resistance, be used grid wires

Keep all low-frequency from a radio point of view, carth. distances of five hundred miles and Hence you will find the down lead over. In the Adcock aerial the short and be sure the valves make

· INDOOR-AERIAL: POINTS.

to some wall of brought an Larough a door by a very long way round for the sake of neatacas,

fection.

E

No Hum,

Look

eliminating the effect of the down- much bum is to be traced to this.

stave. coming wave.

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A

MUSICAL ROMANCE

the Novarro of " Ben Hur and other sensational hits, now add the attractions of talking and a superb aloging voice! The romance of romances!

with

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OF THE

WILD'

EPISODES I TO