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CENTRAL THEATRE

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

GEORGE

BANCROFT

FAY

WITH

WRAY RICHARD ARLEN

IN

THUNDERBOLT

A Paramount Picture

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GREATER THAN IN RIO RITA 1.

golden- The voiced songstres of the dilver screen at the height of her brilliance!

BEBE

DANIELS

LOVE COMES ALONG

With

Lloyd Hughes

Ned. Sparks! Montagio Love Powerful drams of glorious love!

Bookings at Anderson and

the Theatre (Tel. 25720).

EVANS' Antiseptin Throat PASTURLES ́are, good for your Throat Doctors all over the world re-com-

·end them, knowing the efficient way in which they relievo colds, coughs, catarh, inflamed and septja threats,

pool Throne Honglish 2,1}

MANNEQUIN'S TEN DAY'S ROMANCE. -

MISS V. STAYNER MARRIED TO A YOUNG PLANTER.

Miss Vivina Stayner, the protty blonde mannequin who made a dash to the Continent in the Trans- atlantic aeroplane Miss Columbia, with the Canadian airmen, Capt. Erroll Boyd and Lieut. Harry Connor, and hor girl friend, Miss Maisie Proctor, the daughter of a vicar in the Isle of Wight, was to be married at a London registér office on Christmas Eve.

She met her future husband at a party three weeks previously, and they were engaged for ten days.

The notice of the intended mar

riage appeared in the Marylebone Register Office, and the nanies as:--

Cecil Hamilton Bradshaw, rubber planter, aged twenty-eight, of Queen's-road, Hendon, and Vivian Gordon Stayner, Lwenty- three, of St. Mark's-court, Aber. corn-place.

Throughout the winter Miss Stay- ner worked nya manusquin in a Regent-street shop, and she shared a flat with Miss Proctor, who is learning to pilot an airplane and also intends to take a ground en- gineer's certificate.

A Close Secret,

Miss Stayner left her work a week

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1931.

RUBBERS

CALLS FOR ELDISE WHO HAS BEEN SPENDING DAY AT GRANDMA'S. STARTS PUTTING HER RUBBERS ON

IS SHARPLY REQUESTED TO SIT STILL. SITE STILL FOR FIFTEEN SECONDS AND THEN BEGINS TO PLAY WITH DADDY'S HAT, KHOCKING HIS GLASSES OFF

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previously telling her employers BROADCASTING IN 2030! that she was going to married, but the fact that the wedding was to take place before Christmas was kept a close secret.

I did not want to have all the asual fuss," Miss Staynor said so

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Vernon Bartlett,

WHOBE INFORMATIVE TREATMENT OF

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HAS TROUBLE. TELLS HER 76 PUSH, ELOISE'S LEG INSTANTLY DOUBLING UP OFFERING NO RESISTANCE WHATEVER

DADDY COMPARES RUBBERS AND FINDS HE'S BEEN TRYING TO GET LEFT RUBBER ON RIGHT TOUT. TAKES RIGHT RUBBER

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

ELOISE GETS BORED WITH RUB- BERS AND STARTS CRAWUNO ROUND ON STAIRS WHILE PADDY HANGS ON TO HER FOOT

AFTER FIVE MORE MINUTES OF STRUBBLES FINDS ELOISE ARO BEEN HOLDING OUT LEFT FOUT" FOR RIGHT RUBBER. DECIPES SHE DOESN'T NEED TO WEAR RUBBERS HOME

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

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME,

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W.. ON 355 METRES.

none of our people know anything INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FORMS ONE OF 11 to 11.30 a.m.-Stock quotations,

of the wedding, I have told my mother that I was engaged, but that in all.

THE MOST POPULAR FEATURES IN THE

PROGRAMMES.

I believe that the discovery of

Mr. Bradshaw did not even tell his people of the wedding, so wireless will prove to be much more there were only four of present-important than that of printing. my flying friend Maisie and With its help, in a hundred years, friend of Mr. Bradshaw, who in- troduced us to each other three war will certainly have disappear weeks ago. It was a case of love ed; this method of settling disputes Et first sight, and after a short has long since, ceased to be proft- engagement, we decided to get able, for the means of waging war married straightaway. "After the wedding my husband have become so expensive that both victor and vanquished are ruined will go to his parents' home at

by it. Hendon, and I shall go home to the Isle of Wight. We shall go for our honeymoon after Christmas.

End of Language Barrier. But misunderstanding, fear and "Mr. Bradshaw is A rubber distrust have often proved more planter in Sumatra, and is home on powerful than commonsense. In 100 a long leave. At present I do not years, we shall, I suppose, have know whether I shall go abroad such a development of wireless with him later. Everything has communications that even the most been so rushed, and thero has been remote parts of the world; will be so much to think about.

"It will be a bit of a bombshell for the family, but, then, they are getting naed to that from me by how."

The two girls caused a sensation two monhts ago when they left without notice in the airplane and went to Berlin and then on a tour.

They accepted an invitation offer. | by the airmen at two o'clock in the morning, and loft Croydon tight hours later.

EXCHANGE RATES.

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE)-

Paris New York

Brussels Geneva Amsterdama

Milan

at least as well-known to us as our next-door neighbours are to-day.

Propaganda will be useless as a method of working up the feelings of one nation against another, In- deed, I doubt if nations as we know them to-day will still exist, because we shall have rid ourselves of the barrier of languages,

Some international tongue will be universally spoken, as Latin was spoken by the relatively few edu- cated people in the Middle Ages.

Monsieur E. M. Stephen.

FAMOUS FOR 118 FRENCH LESSONS. Slang terms of the present will be respectable words in the future.

Wireless tends to standardise speech. Above all, it tends to RUGBY, Jan. 27.. standardise English. Even at the 123.80 present time, we have many Con- 4.85 19/32tinental stations giving frequent 34.83 announcementa in your langunge, and more people are learning it evory, day. With the advent of broadcasting over 300,000,000 people have' come within its reach,

25.001

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Berlin

20.42)

-Stockholm

18.14.

Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon

18.101

18.101.

34.55

104

1027

47.45"

Athens en Bucharest

Rio

108,25

376

817 4} Buenos Aires 343/16

Dombay Shanghai

Hong Kong

1/51 1/3} 112

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Pastilles

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Silver (forward)

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When Everyone Speaks English. This is inevitable. Certain lang uages must disappear and musi give way to English in the same way

11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme. 12.30 p.m.-European programme. 1.30 p.m.-Weather report, local time and Rugby Press news.

2 p.m.-Close down.

6 to 8 p.m.-European programme of Victor records supplied by Messrs. Tsang Fook Piano Co.

3 to 6 p.m.

Variety.

Orchestral "Où D Beautiful Summer Night."-Waino Kaup. pi and his Suomi. Orchestra. Orchestral "Honeysuckle,"

Waine Kauppi and his Suomi Orch. Humorous Song- The Song of the Sewing Machine."-Fanny Brice.

Song When Summer is Gone."

-Frank Baur (Tenor). Accordion, and Banjo-" This is

Paris."Gardoni and Puig. Accordion and Banjo Barce- lona-Paso Doble."-Gardeni and Puig.

Song" For Seven Long Years I've Been Married."- Kelly - Harrell.

-"You

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Song "Ma Curly-Headed Bab- by (Clutsam),Hulda Lashan- ska (Soprano).

Violin Solo-"Malaguena" (Al- beniz-Kreisler) Fritz Kreisler. Violin Solo-" Cancion Populare" (De Falla-Kochanaki), Fritz Kreisler,

Song Silver Threads Among the Gold" (Rexford-Danks).- John McCormack (Tenor).

7.35 to 9 p.m.—

Beethoven's Quarteite.

THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

MAN TROUBLE,"

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

MAN TROUBLE

Presented on the talking screen A smashing Fox Movietone at the Queen's Theatra by a chat of drama which crashes in and únusual brillinace, "Man Trouble", exposes the glamourous opone its engagement to-day. It nightlife of New York. is a Fox Movietone drama of in- tense interest and thrilling eitur. tions, stirringly directed by Bert- hold Viertel, depicting the advon- tures of a beautiful girl and m young an who struggle against the monacing influence of another.

It is an amazing story of life "in. In speakeasy background. Dorothy Mackail portrays the leading feminine role and Milton Sille appears as the night club owner who dominates her. Kenneth Mic Konna chacts the role of the lover. Sharon Lynn is charming in her characterization of the cabarot singer, and the work of Roscoo Karne, Osour Apfel, James Brad- bury, jr, and other members of the cast could scarcely be improved.

"ROMANCE."

*

.with

DOROTHY MAGKAIL "MILTON, SILLS

KENNETH MACKENNA SHARON LYNN heading

AN ALL STAR CASI directed by

Berthold Viertel

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer displayed a shrewd sense of showmanship in choosing Edward. Sheldon's colo- brated stage success "Romance" as the accond talking vehicle for Greta Garbo, for this aljuring tale of foreign prima donna who comes to America on a farewell tour and is subsequently involved in an See the startling revelations extremely interesting courte ip is in this For all talking not only a perfect vehicle for the movietone drama! distinctive talents, of the Swedish. actress but presents her in striking contrast to the drab characteriza- tion of "Auna Christie."

Miss Garbo does not saunfor into a Bowery saloon dressed, in a bed- draggled, skirt and sweater is this picture. Surrounded by an atmos

(1) Allegro," (2) "Adagio Can.phere of aristocratic Washington tabile," (3) Seberzu, (4) Square in the New York of 1805, she "Allegro Molto Quasi Presto," -Flouzaley Quartette,

8. to 10.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio

concert.

9. p.m.-Weather report, local time,

etc.

10.30 p.m.-Close down.

Listeners are reminded that it is now necessary to obtain Broadcast Receiving Licences for the current year. These are obtainable at the Radio Office, Dey Youx Road, Cen- trai. The licence fee is $10.

CHINESE POSTAL RATES.

TO BE RAISED AGAIN NEXT

MONTH.

Owing to the fall in silver and in order to meet its liabilities for the carriage of its mails abroad, the Chinese Postal Administration ig again raising its postage rates

is soen in the voluminous silk and satin gowns of that period in which. curls and crinolines wore at the height of fashion, and she is prob ably the only actress on the screen who can get away with the quaint. costumes and yet make the char- ncter as real as though she were living in the present era.

The picture opens with a prologue in which the grandson of a bienop naks his grandfather's consent to his marriage with an actress. In an atten! to dissuade the boy from what he believes will be a rash alliance, the bishop tells him of an occurrence which happened when he was young, and it is this story as viewed in retrospect which forma the main body of the picture and introducers Miss Garbo as the rascinating opera star for whom the young clergyman becomes desi perately enamoured, and whose

CENTRAL THEATRE.

Impressions. of London (Weat minater).Actual recordings by Stanley Roper,

on international mail matter romance is shattered when he dis- Whispering Baritone

Won't See Me, IF I See You." (Hong Kong and Macno excepted) covers that the singer's past is not -Jack Smith.

by one third as from February 1, as spotless ne he had believed. Song" Unele Ned."--Lawrence 1931. For example, the present

Tibbet (Tenor).

postage on an ordinary letter is Song" Old Black Joe."—Law.

15 cents, which will be advanced rence Tibbet (Tenor).

to 20 cents, and so on.. Postage Humorous Song-"At the Then-

tre." Phil Bakor.

on parcels for Hong Kong, Macao Dialogue Well! Well! Well!" and abroad has also been advanced

-Harry Jan-Harold Whales.

and rates can be obtained from Dialogue Just Couple of the nearest Post Office.

Good Guys Gone Wrong."-- Harry Jans Harold "Whalen,

T

8 to 0.45 p.m.-From the Studio

European children's concert,

0.43 to 7 p.m.-.-

Orchestral

Spanish Caprice" (Riusky Kor. sakow)-San Francisco Sym phony Orch. "Deep Night" (Valle and Header

son)Victor Salon Orch.

A few minutes after midnight

THUNDERBOLT.

A new and different all-talking picture opened at the Central Theatre last night. It is George Bancroft's great successor to "Un- darworld" "Thunderbolt."

First night audiences were thrill-

a wedding took place in the Chapeled as the dramatic sequences of

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Again Garbo Triumphs ! The ever-changing, always alluring first lady of the

screen.

Greto

Garbo

In her Triumphant successor to "Anina Christië

Romance

with LEWIS STONE A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ALL TALKING PICTURE

STAR

of Trinity Manor, Jersey. Major Thunderbolt" took them from the C. J.. Riley, of the Coldstream heart of throbbing Harlem. Now Guards, son of Mr. Athelatan York's great Negró metropolis, to Riley, Seignour of Trinity, marri-the two-inspiring setting of Sing TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

ed Mrs. Yvonne Rohin, widow of Captain Charles Robin, who was killed in the Groat War, and eldest

Bing's Condemned Row; through the night clubs of New York's black belt to "Little Green Door"

"The Waltzing Doll" (Poldini)daughter of Mr. Reginald Raoul where society claims its penalty

Victor Concert Orch

At Dawning" (Cadman),--Victor

Concert Orth

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as the language of Brittany once 7. to 7.35 p.m.- gave way to the langungo of French and is now little heard.

French itself, is losing the foot ing it has long had as an inter- national language, the language of diplomacy. English is replacing it. Nanital thathislarion and Ser bian languages are marked out for death.. Radio is the murderer:

In a hundred years' time we shall all speak one languago. The out landish tongue of the "foreigner will have disappeared."

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A Concert.

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Piano Solo-"Nocturne in

Sharp Hajor " (Chopin), Ignaco Jun Paderewski, Song "Robin Adair' (Keppel).

-Francos Alds (Soprano). Ali Dalam Samanita" (Viaus temps). Hence Chemet.. Bong Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" (Ben Jonson). Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone)... Piano Solo Dance of the Gnomes" (Liszt). Sergei Nach maninoff.

crime.

formerly Jurat of Jersey Royal Underworld," directed "Thunder. Lempriere, Beignour of Rozel, Josef von Sternberg, maker of Court. Only nor relatives and bolt," which accounts for ita grip- intimate friends, of the families ping reproduction of contempor-... attended the ceremony. The ary life. Its events are the episodes Seigneurs of Jersey are heads of which the nowapapers blazon forth the great feudal families and the every day; ita episodes are the in Lempricres go back in unbroken Ftimate details behind the curtain male line to the Conqueror. The of these gripping events; its chief Seigneur, of Rozel in Hereditary character is a mighty king of the Butler to the King, and when the lawless land which continually King and Queen visited Jersey in threatens law-abiding society," 1927 ho should have entered, the the underworld... ben to his saddle girtha to welcome

George Bancroft has done a

on the quay, and when the King he offered in Underworld" b arrived alongside, informed him cause in Thunderbolt, he talks of the duty. A hand ashore was Likesble Richard. Arlen and love deemed sufficient. ft. Athelstan ly Fay Wray have the supporting Riley, as Seigneur of Trinity, has leads and a brilliant can of char the most beautiful poat in the is-acter actors carry the true-to-life land.

roles.

At 5.30 & 9.20,

JOICE G.PLAIN

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