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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY to®, MONDAY

AT 2.80, 5.10, 7 15 & 9.20 p.m.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931.

“TRAFFIC TIME!* AT CENTRAL..

ENTERTAINMENT AT LUNAR NEW YEAR, AT

HELENA MAY.

SINGING AND DRAMA.

The very enjoyable entertainment given at the Helena May Instituto, Garden Road, Inat night, wha.open. ed by a couple of violin solos! played by Mr. John Braga with his naval delightful and sensitive touch Mr. Braga and his sisters hava con- tributed so much to the success of Holenn May concerts that it socm-

the honour of beginning this cou- cort in aid of the new branch in

Return Engagemented fitting that to him should fall

MAURICE CHEVALIER

AND

JEANETTE MACDONALD

in

"THE

LOVE PARADE"

Tuesday, Feb. 17-

The Star of

"THE LOVE PARADE"

and

Kowloon,

CANTON.

KTREET SCROLL AND CARD THREE EUROPEANS FINED."

WRITERS DISAPPEAR.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

"Trafo Time " at

Central

HOW PICKPOCKETS THE SILVER SCREEN QUEEN'S

OPERATE.

"ALLEGED GANG BEFORE, COURT.

Threo hinese were charged bo-

Magistracy yesterday found three fore Mr. Lindsell as Central Magis Europeans, including a lady, optracy yesterday with being members Learing before the Myistrate for ininor, offences.

The first conternad Lieut. F. R. Afain of H.M.S. Oswald, who was

of a gang of pickpockets who were alleged to have successfully, operate ed on a pedestrian going to the Chinese Now Year Fair. **

The prosecuting police officer told the Court that the three men were followed by detectives through a number of thoroughfares and even tually they were seen in the act of picking the pocket of a Chinese and

CANTON, Feb. 13. With the old Chinese New Year only four days off and the people preparing for the annual festival, fined 810 for riding his motor-cyclo. the authorities are leaving no stonen Wyndham Street on January 28, permit unturned in their attempt to stop without first obtaining

from the Inspector General of the celebration.

Police. The officer admitted the cffence but plendod that he did not know that the road was closed.extracting B13.

In the second case, Mrs. JB Taylor pleaded guilty to causing on obstruction in Queen's Road Central ou February 2 last and was fined $4.

A few days ago "a general noti- Scation was issued that no one would be allowed to set of fire-

wrackers in oibention of the luar

New Year, and lose failing to comply with such an order would be heavily mulcted..

Mrs. Bielby followed with thres songs. The first Nightingaló af June by Wilfred Sanderson with its very difficult phrasing was perhaps, not so successful na tho Castellnuo and "Love ja

The police to-day issued another a Merchant which followed. The Becond went particularly well. Mrneral order prohibiting even the Hyde Lay gave a couple of songs selling of New Year cards, rod which gained

Peerolls bearing good tidings which.

gay

for

considerable

Iror

accond

Up to yesterday scroll and card- riters were seen everywhere on the streets catering for the people.. Tby, are mostly school teachers of the old days, and they do this sort of business-writing and selling

Then came Mrs, Rendall with the Chinese are so fond of plaster her charming bird-like Welsh ing in the front of their homes nå voice, and number a song in her own langis time of the year, and other inge. She sang it with the air of goods for merry-making purposes. a priestess, though I do not know what it was all about, I hope to hear her sing it again. Mrs. Ren- dall never strains her voico with a consequence that one listens in tensely and with the greatest rleasure to each of her notes. For her thiri song she gave that most charming little favourite of her's Mighty Like a Rose." It fell to Mr. V. d'Aquino to bring the musical part of the programme, to close with a group of Italian songs which were ably rendered.

"The Monkey's Paw."

The Y.M.C.A. Amateur Dramatic Players deserve much, congratula tion for their very clever rendering of W. W. Jacobs' horror "The Monkey's Paw." Whether or no one thinks that this story is a fib one for the stage there can be no two opinions that the players last night performed it very well in-

"INNOCENTS OF PARIS deed. Mr. S. M. West scored un-

Here's

the Best. of All!

Tuneful Chevalier

comedy- romance

in the U.S.A.

MAURICE

*

CHEVALIER The Big Pond

WITH CLAUDIIYE COLBERT a Gowmount Gictor

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

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE

Song Recital

MARIA GOMES

FRIDAY, FEP. 27

·AT":

5.30 P.M.

Under the Distinguished Patronago

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AN UNREGISTERED MUI TSAI.

WOMAN FINED ON TECHNICAL OFFENCE.

rolls and cards on the streets-- only at this time of the year, but to-day they are missing.

The Canton Government has gain announced that their offices will be open as usual for business during the old Chiness. New Year, which they do not recognize.

CANTON GAMBLING-HOUSE

BOMBED..!

THEATENING LETTER TO PROPRIETOR IGNORED. ·

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Feb. 13. Another outrage was perpetrated last night in Honam when à bandit throw a bomb into the Leo Ent gambling house, Tsi Tsing Street, seriously injuring two persons, the guard and a gambler. ·

The bomb exploded with great. violence, scattering amissiles in every direction.

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The gamlilers became manie stricken, gad in their rush enfety several fell and were trampled down.

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*

few days before," demanding. Feveral thousand dollars in Hong Kong money.

A nominal fine of $5 was im nosed by Mr. W. Schofield ng Chinesa woman who pleaded guilty to bringing a mui tai into they, Colony from Kongmoon.

Mr. Q, A. A. Mnefadyen, of the. Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, said the defendant brought the mi fui into the Colony but the B.C.A.. was satisfied that she was ignorant

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PETITION,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.).

CANTON, Feb. 13.

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"GOOD, NEWS

University of Southern Cali fornia football stars helped in the making of football scenes for "Good News," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Lelkization of the famous musical comedy hit showing to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre.:

Edgar MacGregor and Nick Grinde, who directed, the picture version of the Broadway hit, me cruited football squads from the ranks of the Projan stars, lining up sides that played as spirited a game as though representing rival colleges.

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scenes in sound, many thrilling glimpses of football strategy ware obtained, revealing to fans difficult play exactly as they are made

Bessie Love, Gus. Shy, Mary Lawlor, Cliff Edwards, Lola Lane and Stanley Smith are featured in the cast of the musical movie and supporting players" includò. Dorothy MoNnity, Tom Jackson, Frank McGlynn and Billy Taft.

SONG OF MY HEART,”

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20. World Sensationi

Tha film

you've heard 40 much

about -

waited so long. to see

and hear!

Cormack

FOX Movietone

Lirected

by

„SONG O MY HEART

FRANK BORZAGE

A with Maureen O'Sullivan

J. M. Kerrigan

John Garrick

Farren Macdonald

Dinuted by FRANK BORLAGE

NEXT CHANGE

GO

In Song of My Heart," the Fox Movietone musical romance which is showing for the last time' to day at the Queen's Theatre, John |McCormick - maintains his, repula-- tion as one of tho world's most famous tenors He sings eleven songs,, ninong them being, Then you'll reapember. Me". "I feel you near me," Rose of Tralee," "Ireland Mother Iro land," and "Little Boy Blue,”— all rendered with his customary brilliance.

The story takes place in Ireland and America. John McCormick bas the role of a broken lover of Alice Joyce, who has been forced into marrying a rich but unfaithful husband. Later her husband de- serts her and their two children, and she is forced to return and live 'with her ernel aunt.

Broken-hearted, McCormick goes · to America where he achieves fame. as a concert singer. In the height of his triumph. however, he re- reives word of his old lover's death and immediately rushes back to Ireland and frees the two children from the despotic rule of the Bunt and opens a new and happy fe for them,

Murren O'Sullivan and Toomy Clifford set exceedingly well as the two children while the other mom- bers of the cast, inoluding Farrel- Macdonald, help to make the pic- zure a most enjoyable entertain- ment. The production is based on the original story by Tom Barry directed by Frank

and was Borzage.

CHURCH NOTICES.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

Horo Kono

FEDICARY 15, 1931, Quinquogesims

Sunday:

Holy Communion at 8 a. m

Holy Communion (Peak Church) at

80

Children's Service it 10 am.

Mattios and Sermon at 11 s...

Preacher-Rar, G. T. Waldegravo,

Holy Cmmunion at 12.*5 p.m. Evensong at & r.in.

Special Service for Món only at 6.30.

T

Presoher: The Dean.

with

EW

Bessie Love Mary Lawlor.

Cliff Edwards Stanley Smith Lola Lane Gus Sky

Metro-

Gottuyn

TALKING

STAR

Bocial Evening in Cathedral Hall FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY after Evensong.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

SCIENTIST.

(Branch of The Mother Church,.

The Firat Church of Ohrith, Scientist, in Boston,

Man, U.B.4.) | MACDONNELL, HÓAÐ, BELOW Bowes ROAD TEAM STATION. SUNDAY SERVICE, February 16, 1931, at:

11.15 m.

Subject-Soyu. The Bunday School is held on Sunday Mornings at 10 o'clock..

Wednesday Evening Meeting at

6.30 p.m.

Reading Room at above address, open- „Tausday and Friday, 10 am to 12 Noọn:

Monday and Thursday, 5.30 to 7 pm

The Public is cordially invited to attend the services and visit the Reading Room.

UNION CHURCH. (KESMEDY BOAD)

Morning Service at II a.m.

· Deoning Worship at 6 p.m. Sanday School

Kennedy Rond at 10 a.m.

Taikos at 3pm

Social Hour after evening survice. Preacher iller, E. G. Powell.

At 2.30, 5.30 & 9.20,

Pola

Negri

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