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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1930.

THE SILVER SCREEN.

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

DECIDES TO TAKE OFF ONE OF HIS SOCKS FOR NO ESPECIAL REASON

TAKES FIRM HOLD AND PULLS

GETS A LITTLE RED IN THE FACE

SUDDENLY LOSES HIG GRIP

RENEWS THE ATTACK WITH DETERMINATION

NCENTRAY THEATRE

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"Only a Rose" thrill your beart ns Dennis King sinus it.

DENNIS KING The Vagabond King

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WISHES THERE WERE BONE WAY.

ARMS AND LEGS ARE HOPE- LESSLY MIXED UP, BUT.

KEEPS ON PULLING

OF LETTING 60 OF HIS TOE WITH OUT LOSING GRIP ON SOCK.

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BOOKS and READERS.

CLEVERNESS, CRIME AND REPORTING THE FUTURE OF THE DETECTIVE STORY.

FINDS HE HAS HOLD OF HIS TOE AS WELL AS HIS SOCK

DISCARDS SOCK

SUCCESS! AND TAKES A NAP

GUYAN

Someone remarked a short while grow famous by murdere. If ngo that the reason for the wido│Quince can produce other stories popularity of Edgar Wallace's as good na this one he will do some books was that they read like news thing towards helping the detective paper reports of actual crimes... I story out of the well defined furrow heard the remark and forgot it firat driven by-Sax Rohmer and until the last lot of books came to Conan Doyle and deepened by we for review. I do not want to| Edgar Wallace, say anything disparaging of Edgar

10-15 WILHAFTS

GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS.

THE BOOK OF FLEET STREET. Edited by T. Michael Popo, London: Cassell and Co!

This is a seductive book to put in the hands of any spirited young man seeking a career. Its editor, the late T. Michael Pope, who, to the sorrow of this many friends, did not survive its publication, has been able to persuade the nimblest minds in contemporary journalism to a symposium on their craft; and one and all they write of it is the most zestful of adventures.

If.

Hike Mr. Robert Lynd, Mr. Caradoc the Great, he has helped me totion to THE SECOND

Anthony Berkley, in his introduc. Evans, and others, they deal frank. Snorly with early struggles, it is with pass many otherwise dull haure (Hodder & Stoughton, 7/0) goes affection oven for these. If, like pleasantly, but the force of my into this question of the future of Mr. Priestley, they tell of those friend's observation came home, to the detective story and tries an other Fleet Streets in the Brud me as I plodded through the pages experiment in the direction in derafords of England, or, like Mr. of "THE CLVE OF THE SILVER KEY" which he believes it to lie, that is the Vernon Bartlett and Mr. Sisley (Hodder & Stoughton, 7/0). It development of character and at Huddlestons, of the foreign cor. does read exactly like an ill armosphero rather than concentrating respondent's life, they, yet convey on the bewilderment of the reader. ranged newspaper report in one of It seems unfortunate that for the insensibly that strong tie that the lea akilfully edited papers, and purpose of so laudable an experi- binds all journalists together from I fell asleep twice in the course of ment he should have chosen to tell Bombay to Bouverio Street. The his story through the medium of humours as well as, the rigours of

Cyril Pinkerton.", Silly, conse.

rending it.

·moro' commendablo

IN GAY MADRID.

A Spanish setting was selected for the locale of Ramon Novarro's new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-all-talk-{ ing and singing picture, In Gay Madrid," which will open to-inbrrow at the Queen's Theatre,"

The chief sequences of the pic- ture take place in a small Spanish- university town and advance report

has it that the atmosphyrs and general fooling of the picture is somewhat in the

manner of Novarro's previous success, "Tho Student Prince," in which he co- starred with Norma Shearer,

In the present instance, Dorothy Jordan, who

was seen opposite, Novarro in "Dovil May Care," will

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William HAINES

again play opposite the star, while DONT the supporting cast includes Lottico MISS Howell, Claude King, Eugenia IT!" Besseror, William V. Beryl Mercor, Nanci Prive, Herbert Clark. and David Scott.

"In Gay Madrid" is an adapta tion of the Spanish classic, "I Casa de la Troya," written by Alejandro Perez Lugin, and con- cerns the son of a Marquia, who when ho Is sent to a university, in- volves himself in a romance which is almost brought to ruin because of his previous affair with a Madrid dancor.

It is said the production has been handsomely fitted bath as regards. settings and costumes. Musical at- tractions includes six songs sung by

Navarro and a majo chorua of Bfty trained voices.

that he was often blinded by the reflections of his own qualities, and that the last thing to surprise: This is finely said, and the adven him in another would be courage."" ture gives the tension of personal relation in stress of danger and uncertainty. The narrative is ex- cellent, and the series of eventa suggests a real experience. Stegan is plunged into the disturbances at stances she becomes the captive of Shanghai, and in strange cireum- a Chinese general. The quality of the interest changes; Megan and the Genoral aro involved in a Peries of discussions involving in terracial and persona! relations. The General is interesting, a man of hard logic and traditional cul- a man who has dedented himself Of Dr. Strike he says that to the services of any god is unre

ture.

liable as a friend. This is peculi cumstances of intrigue and intri arly apposite in the particular cir cato diplomacy. Megan is intelli Kent enough, but confronted with day-school teacher attempting to the General, she auggests a Sun- adjust the traditions of Give thous and years, Tivy have some strange reverts to desperate and fatal ad- noments together, and the story venture. It is very exciting, and quential little men of this sort do the game get full play. Mr. Bel. the last tragic opisode is a finely exist but one feels that it is a little loo's essay, “Mark My Words," on idealima.

invented illumination of Western hard to have to meet them in novels

as well sa in real life. The story the fallibility of Press prophecy the sort of person who never get account of the robust longevity and drags, mainly because it is told by is delicious. Mr. James Bone's to the point or stick to it, and the

LONDON'S NEAR RICH.”

THE SQUARE CIRCLE BY DENIE

MACKALL (Hodder and Stough ton).

As a direct contrast comes an excellent first novel "Tux Tis TREE," by James Quince (Hodder & Stoughton, 7/8), This, too, is a murder story, but it has been treated with a freshness of outlook very fact of its being related by world-wide travels of the well which is oren

one who was personally interested launched "spopf stunt," "Beach that the crime should not be detect-comber's" astonishing narrative of sinee Mr. Wallace has given soed, confuses the issue for the reader his adventuros in China, Mr. many convincing lessons in how to who likes to play Sherlock Holmes Wyndham Lewis's gay tribute to long novel; and in conforming to The fashion of the day is for the The character drawing though some the authors of Letters to the what hackneyed in places is certain- Editor, and other such lighthearted it, Mr. Donis Mackail has been for ly better than that in the average footnotes to newspaper life justify tunato in having found in "The "thriller" and the dénouement Mr. Gerald Barry's remark that. may come as a surprise to a good there is more laughter in Fleet Square Circle" a subject - which' many readers. ---

Street than in

Any in the lends itself to indefinite expansion. Then we get Ganpat, who wrote cesence of the Street is not to be him from the line of

world. And if, sa he' adds, the in treatment without deflecting some years ago an amazingly good analysed, at least this volume comes

comment fret novel called " Harrilek" about nearer to capturing it than do any lost tribe in Central Asia. It was of the well-meaning primers on sound adventure atory with a journalism or the considered me. really romantic atmosphere and I

moirs of individual journaliste. hoped for something of the same sort when I found that Messrs. Hodder & Stoughton had sent Tax THREE B's" (7/0) for review. But Ganpat, too, has tried his hand at a murder mystery. The plot is not a new one, but the story is efficiently, told and there are excit- ing momenta

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TALE OF SHANGHAI INTRIGUE,

which is as natural to himself as it is acceptable to his large public. His armpathies are with the sou and daughters of near-rich but boncat parenta; and his gift is for describing their idiosyncrasie, and their environment-their coats, their, hoson and their hats; their cats, their dogs and their care. The Square Circle is a London square- Zaring the kind with a garden committee: and there is reason to think that Mr. Mackail could have written a

that afforded by its members, its pretty long and eminently readable novel, with no more material than

BITTER TEA By Graco

Stone, London: Cobden Bandersen:

tion it was refreshing to take up China Magar Davis, the American In this remarkable" novel of "THE TRADER's. Wirs (Hodder & Stoughton, 6/-) Jean Kenyon bereine, goes out to marry Bob,, à meetings, its debates, and the deci Mackenzie is, I think, a candidate young medical missionary at: for the ranks of those whom some-`

sions come to at the dictation of Colonel Parkinthorpe, its chair-

one called "Mr. Heineman's clever Changsha, but the story does not man young men." At all events The make it clear whether she ever But Mr. Mackail has space but Trader's Wife," which is really doog so. It is a point on which for two of its meetings, for he has short story expanded by means of thick paper, "nice" printing, and the reader is indifferent, f

set himself to report on the doings for in the

in the square and in the households. general spaciousness of get up, into course of adventure Bob fades out with necces to it during each of the short novel, is almost irritatingly of the story, and when Megan foll four seasons of a year. Mention clever. The story is vivid and well. told but you can never lose your in love with him it only meant that has been made of the garden con- self in it on account of the admonishe decided to focus on him all mittee, and ranking even above tion on every page that you if you the ardoure and enthusiasms, all them is Lady Poley, so august a are a person of discrimination the capacity for dreaming and person that she pays her doctors in pounds when they suggest guiness.. will find there genuine genius! I questioning, of which she Wan At the other end of the scale are

prtnits wider and give or another oneupbratha-wogwibberdana wand book when she has done so, because in this case the distractions were annies, conjurers and Christmas Nathan Road, Kowloon. with any luck it should be really extraordinary. She moots Dr Parties Thero is a Judge, and a Strike, and her instinct told her number of boys and girle and solicitor, and a Civil servant, any good.

(Continued on next Column.) resulting affairs of the heart.

·E.M.R

HB took her for

arida and ·

had to walk home himself!

Bill Hainer funni t talking farce!

IT'S RICH!

with

THE GIRL

SAID NO

LEILA HYAMS POLLY MORAN MARIH DRESSLER ́

Sam Wood Production

ADDED ATTRACTION

BERNADO DE PACE The Wizard of the Mandolin

Hear Him

TO-MORROW

Sing His Golden Songs of Love!

Ramon

NOVARRO

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