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CENTRAL

THEATRE

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The "IT" Girl's First Musical Romance

Sitliu' on top of á mintful

of pep and personality!

A gay, loving time is "in

the bag for you when you see and bear

CLARA

BOW

**

Love. Among the Millionaires

a Garamount Picture

COMING SOON

HIGH-UP in a

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SON .... A. playful, gleeful, grin. ning son-but a son who never will te turn-hissa ifee one ef the secrets of

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KINGSFORD-SMITH

IN SINGAPORE.

PILOT OF CITY OF CAIRO AS PASSENGER.

GRAPHIC STORY OF CRASH

NEAR KUPANG, "

Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, the world renowed pilot who is taking the first Australian air mail from Port Darwin to Akyab, where i will be handed over to the Im- perial Airways for transport to England, arrived at the. B.A.F. Base, Seletar, Singapore at 16,45

.. on May 1. ::

fe was first sighted at 11:35, when The drane off his triple-engined plane, the Southern Cross--the ane pinue that was in Singapore, i: 1028-was heard in the distance.

Kingsford Smith, who was him- elf piloting the plans on arrival, was accompanied by a relief pilot, at engineer and Mr. II. W. C. Olgar, one of the pilots of the ill- ;lated Imperint Airways plane, the

City of Cairo.

The famous Australiah airman was warmly grected, as he stepped from his equally famous pinne, the imerior of which somewhat resem- 'hes the couch of a Pulmen train.

Over 100 M.P.H

His first task was to hand over to the postal officials present twy mail bags for Singapore-onʊ from Brisline and one from Port Dar- win.

repre

In an interview with sentative of the Straits Timer Kingsford Smith said :---

"We left Batavia at daylight this morning, at six o'clock Bata viu time and we have had, an ex- cellent trip without untoward in cident of any kind.”

Incidentally he must have main. tained an average of over 100 miles an hour, for the distance from Patavia to Seletar, as the crow les, is approximately 600 miles.

Continuing he said, "I am not certain at what time ) shall leave Singapore on the next stage of my journey, or what place I shall nike for.

·

Awaiting Instructions.

#am expecting cabled instruos tions from the Imperial Airways and shall not leave until these ar rivo,"

In reply to questions he said he may go first to Alor Star or to Victorin Point. The Southern Cross, when filled to capucity with petrol has a range of 1,400 miles, but it was not likely that he would excel 000 or 1,000 miles, on the bext hop.

The Press representativo inform- ed Kingsford Smith of the follow- ug cable received from Router's Sydney correspondent

It is announced that the Austra lian National Airways, controlled Kingsford hy Air-Commodore Smith, proposes to establish an Australia-Calcutta Mail Route to Jak up with a service ncross In- dia.

It is believed that it will be pos sible to deliver mails in Calcutta from Port Darwin in five days."

He smiled when he heard this, and replied. "I don't know any thing about it-I wish it were true,"

It will be recalled that it was Kingsford Smith who New from Australia to Kupang to carry on the flight with the first London Australia air mail when the City of Cairo erashed at Kúpang on the Inst stage of its light.

The Damaged Plane. Mr. H. W. C. Olgar, one of the pilots of the last named plane, gave a short interview in the course of which he described the nerident which resulted in the wrecking of the. Imperial Airways piane.

He said. "When we left for Ku pang, the jumping-off place, for Port Darwin, we had sufficient petrol aboard for a seven hours light, and according to the dis Lance we had to travel six hours' supply of fuel should have sufficed. When we were within A Tow miles of our destination we were clarmed at the state of our petrol supplies, and fearing that we could not make upang looked arou: 3 for a suitable landing ground.

"Eventually wo jaw what appear el to be a perfect stretch of level grassland, and headed for this. We circled over it and could so no icason why a good landing should not be made.

"It was not until we were a few fest off the ground that we saw that the land below us, although urmes covered, was dotted with biz

coral rocks.

"We actually ran a distance of 80 feet on our landing wheels be fore we struck one of the rocks. There was nothing violent about the impact, but it was sufficient seriously to damage the plane,”

Aaked to account for the short- age of petrol Mr. Olgar said there may have been a leakage. He added that two of the crew had gone for ward Australia,hile maining two were still at Kupang dismantling the damaged air liner.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1931.

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"FAST AND LOOSE”

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MIRIAM HOPKINS-CHARLES STARRETT

"MAKING LOVE WITH TO-DAY'S YOUTH'

THE EXMOOR MYSTERY.

VILLAGERS' OPEN-AIR- PROTEST MEETING.

GIRL'S HAIR CLUE,

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A new development, which it is believed may solve the mystery of the death of Molly Phillips, the 16-year-old Exford girl, whose skeleton was found in boggy land on Exmoor, is expected shortly, says a Home paper.

A conference took place between Superintendent Hallett and other polier officials, and certain deci sions were arrived at upon which the police will act.

It is believed that Molly Phillips called at a wayside farm not far from the main road from Exford on the afternoon of her disappear. Ance,

The lice are of the opinion that if this can be established solution of the mystery of her death may be in sight

Exhumation Demand. ' Deputy Chief Constable Young told a Press representative that no a result of the conference it had been decided to send a lack of th hair found on the moor eminent pathologist for examion- tion,

to

the

understood that It is pathologist is, Bit Bernard Spile- bury, the Home Office expert, who will report to the police the result of his oxamination within the nex few days.

A strong demand has been made by villagers that the remains of the girl should be exhumed in or der that the hair might be compar ed with wisps of hair adhering to the scalp.

HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.

The following health bulletin of eastern parts, for the week ended May. 2, has been issued:-

Bassein Bombay

Calcutta

Plague.

Cases. Deaths.

↑

1

1

3

Cholera:

Cases. Deatha,

34

Chittagong

3

Madrasa ..... 18 Bangkok.......

I

Haiphongera; Saigon

1

15

13

Small-pox.

Cases. Deaths.

Bombay Calcutta...... Chittagong Cochin Karachi

4

5

B

8

1

3

3

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Madras Negapatam Rangoon Vizagapatan Pondicherry Penang Shanghai Greater Shanghai. 2 Daireg

}

Cerebro-Spinal Fever.

Chaca Denthe. Shanghai Greater Shanghai, 8 8

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cannot say whether any rogitest will he made to the Home Office."

The Vicar of Cutcombe, the Rey. A. C. Jenoure, is still awaiting a decision on his representatious that the inquest should be reopened.

Arrangements are in progress for holding a public meeting on Babur. day next to demand the reopening of the inquest,

"

CHURCH NOTICES.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Ново Кома,

Mar 10th, 1931, Rogation Sunday-

Holy Communion at 8 n.m. Holy Communion (Peak Church) at

8 a.m.

Children's Service at 10a.m., Matting and Sermon at 11 a.mL

Preacher-Boy. H. V. Koop, Evensong at 6 pm.

THWERDAY, Ascension DAY:-- 7.45 a.m.-Holy Communion. 9.00 am-Mattios

10.30 am.Boly Communion. 6.30 p.m.-Choral Evensong and

Address.

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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.

(Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston,

Man, U.S.4.)

MACDONNELL ROAD, BELOW BOWENT

ROAD TRAM STATION, SUNDAY SERVICE, May 10, 1931, at 11.15

Subject:ADAM AND FALLEN MAN.

The Sunday School is beld on Sunda Mornings at 10 o'clock.

Wednesday Evening Mesting at $.30 p.m.

Reading Room at above address, opan:-

THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

PAID."

'Stylew change even in underworll jargon Realizing that racketeers, gangsters and "heist men of la lay speak a different language from the footpads, porch-climbers and "con" men of yesterday, Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer modernized dialogue of "Paid," Joan Craw-{ ford's new starring talkie, based

the

un

the

noted stage drama, "Within the Law.""

The play was written and pro- duced in 1012 by Bayard Veiller with Jane Cowl in the stellar rôle. It was brought to the screen, twico as a silent film, starring first Alice Joyce and then Norma Talmadge, Because of the Inpse of eighteen years, Lucien Hubbard and Charles MacArthur were put to work to bring the "Crook " talk up to |

date.

Sam Wood directed the new pie ture which will be the feature at the Queen's Theatre, atarting to morrow, The supporting east in cludes Robert Armstrong, Marie Prevost, John Miljan and Purnell Pratt

CENTRAL THEATRE.

"

AMONG THE MILLIONAIRES."

How to bring up, a 'nine-year-old

girl child, so that she is normat and healthy and obedient, is the problem that's puzzling Mr. and Mr. Green of Hollywood. Their little girl happens to be the popular young motion picture star, Mitzi, Green, the pride and pet of Part- mount's motion picture studio.

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Mitzi, to date, is just a happy, unspoiled youngster, the fortunate possessor of a great talent. Mr. and Mrs. Green want to keep her that way and they are solving their problem by keeping Mitzi busy. The child is one of the hardest workers in all Hollywood.

In addition to her work before the cameras, she attends, school several hours each day; she studica French and dancing, und she exer- cises, playing tennis, swimming or riding. In the ten months sinca Mitzi won a long term contract with Paramount, she has become the favourite of every star, featur- ed player and technical man at the studio. But Mitzi has little, time to heed the "ado" about ber,

The child has appeared in Para- inaunt's most successful hits of this season. She was seen in "Honey," Paramount on Parade" and now

in Clara Bow's new romance, “Love Among the Millionaires," the cur rent feature at the Central The-

atre.

KING'S THEATRE.

"FAST AND LOOSE.""

A pair of sweethearts never be fore seen on stage or screen lead? the merry-making in Paramount's production ." Fast and Loose," taken from the successful stage play of last season' "The...Bost People," by David Gray and Avery Hopwood. They are Miriam Hop- kins, blond, petit nad lively and Charlet Starreti, tall, handsome, i dark-eyed.

Both Miss Hopkins and Starrett come to the movies directly from

cra

Tuesday and Friday, 10 am, to 12 Noon,exceptionally successful stage care- Monday and Thursday, 5.30 to 7 p.m.

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

UNION CHURCH. -(KENNEDY ROAD),

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BUNDAT SERVICES on May 10, 1931-

Morning Service at 11 am. Evening Worship až 6 p.m. Sunday School

Kennedy Road at 10am, Bocial Hour aftor Evening Service, Preacher-Bor. E. G. Powell,"

The Collar of Kings.

Feeling in the surrounding pari- shop is so strong that no hall in "Our future course of action de. the district would be large enouch King Alfonso says:-" I always pends on the result of the analysis to accommodate the gathering ex-

wear a soft collar. That's why my Lpected and the wreting will the

held in the open air at. Wheddon. Trends in England don't think me

a gentleman."

hair,

of the for, and Superintention. Hallett, "Until we know that I Cross.

In fact the charming heroine of this frithy-frothy 'entertainment was carrying the ingenue lend in Broadway's most popular show, “Lysistrata" while making the pictureFast and Loose."

Starrett has played in two mov-! ing pictures previously for inde. pendent producers, but his greatest work has been done on the stage. His acting in one of these moving pictures attracted the favourable attention of Paramount talent seekers, and resulted in a long term contract: His part in "Fast and Loose" is his first undertaking under the new contract.Me

"Fast and Loose will be eliown

at the King's Theatre, mmmencing

to-morrow.

with

KAY FRANCIS CHARLES BICKFORD

KAY JOHNSON.

LEWIS STONE ZASU PITTS

SHE

A

William De Mille Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ALL TALKING PLOTURE

TO-MORROW

OUTWITTED THE LAW BUT YIELDED TO LOVE!

Three years in prison -then Love cheated; her of her revenge!

JOAN

Grawford

The beautiful star in her most thrilling role-

PAID

with

ROBERT! ARMSTRONG

· MARIE PREVOST:

„TALKING PROTURE,

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