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CENTRAL

METHEANTRIEM.

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 280, 5,10, 7.15 & 8.20 p.m.

RETURN ENGAGEMENT

New Era in Sound and Colour Entertainment.

KING OFJAZZ

"with PAUL

WHITEMAN

"Once in a lifetime a show likə- this with JOHN BOLES, "- "JEANIE” LANG, hundred of others... full of spicy humour, real song hits, gorgeous all- tochnicolour beauty ... A riot of luxury !

COMING ATTRACTION.

A PARAMOUNT PRODUCTION

THE

DEVIL

a Garmint Picture

with

Skeets Gallagher Stuart Erwin Carole Lombard Lilyan Tashman Norman Foster

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE, TELEPHONE NO. 25720.

Pythons and Alligators.

THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

STEPPING OUT

to be spen at the Queen's Theatre a Stopping Out, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayor comedy romance of amateur. movie producers and their interfer-

A cast of unusual importance is

Charlotte Greenwood, whose long Jegs wong bor stardom on the stage, and who recently scored in the talkio version of Parlour, Bod room and Bath," has a featured zole, Loila Hyams, lately soon op- posito John Gilbert in Way for

Sailor and Gentleman' Fate." and, in the featured feminine role of Men Call It Love," has the other out-standing wife !!! charaóterization w

*** Reginald Denny, who also scored in Parlour Bedroom and Bath, and previous to that Alm was fona Itured in A Lady's Morals" and "Those Three French' Girls," playe thehonpocked husband, Lilian Bond, who makes her first moronn, appearance, following a successful career on the New York stage, 26 soen as a vomping gold-digger. The inimitablə" Cliff Edwards has the riotous part of a collegiato gigolo,

The supporting players include Morna Kennedy as the other "gold- digger," Harry Stubbs as the other husband, · · Richard Tucker, Kane Richmond and Wilson Benge,

Director Charles Riemer offers this laugh-romance as a

KUCCABIOT to his previous smash hita, “Caught Short and Reducing."

“MEN CALL IT LOVE.”

Believe it or not-Adolphe Mon jou never carries a cane! To be sure you see him jauntly swinging a walking-cane in screen portrayals but the debonair fan-about-town of the films never wears one in private life.

The only canes I own' wire. either given to me or purchased fer screen roles," he explained. The only time I over used one was when. I aprained my ankle."

Edgar Solwyn directed "Mon Call It Love," Menjou's new Metro Goldwyn-Mayer feature which is playing on Thursday at the Queen's Theatro, the Irst Alm in which the suave actor doesn't carry & cano.

KING'S THEATRE.

"CHARLIE CHAN

CARRIES ON."

Bents at the King's Thestra should be at a prémium this week. The answer to the screen fan's pra-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER

HONGKONGS FINEST CNERA

THE MOST COMFORTABLE AND THE ONLY AIR-COOLED THEATRE IN HONG KONG

LAST TWO DAYS AT 230 5.10, 7.15 AND 9:30 PM.

CHARLIE CHAN

CARRIES ON

with WARNER OLAND

PICTURE

NEXT ATTRACTION

COMMENCING THURSDAY, 3RD SEPTEMBER

George

IN

Bancroft

Derelict

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE.

CENTRAL THEATRE.

KING OF JAZZ.”

A Paramount Picture.

TELEPHONE No. 25313,

thing hitherto heard on the sound

screen.

The material which went into the making of the hundreds of costumes worn by those who appear in the

the women of a small city. In the

Only a modern motion studio could possibly have procured them would furnish dresses for all vast resources necessary to bring into being such a super-spectacle as Universal's King of Jazz," the all-talking, all-dancing all-techni- colour revue of revues.”

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To please their many patrons who asked them to put on a return engagement of that picture, the Central Theatre has decided to put

it on again for a few days ran Since the entire firm was photo starting from to-day at yer for entertainment arrived at the local playhouse on Sunday in graphed in technicolour, a tremen- the shape of "Charlie Chan Car- dous amount of electric energy was rics On a Fox offering that 280csary to bring out the impres one of the best mystery pictures sive beauty of the huge sets and the delicate shadings of the thousandia ever screened.

of costumer. Batteries of hundreds of high-powered incandescent lamps

As were assembled,

much 4,000,000 candle-power was used at

Whether it is the familiar fans of Warner Oland, who forsakes the villainy of his earlier carcer prove a refreshing surprise as the

to

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1931.

Relay of speech from Rotary Club tiffin-Mr. T M. Hazelrigg on Child Welfare in Hong Kong."

p.m. Close down.

to 8 pm-European programme

of Columbia records supplied

· by Messra." Anderson" Music Co. 6 to 8:21 p.m.

į

Band Belections. Regimental Marches."--The Na, tional Military Band-DB938/ DB239

Melting Pot number alone more than 2,000 costumes were used, all. especially designed for the film, as were the sets and the other com tumes, by Herman Bosse,the, famous New York designer, brought to Universal by John Murray An derson, the director: Altogether, as least 4,000 individual costumes were created by Rosse and made by the Universal wardrobe staff Faithful and Bold" (Ruta).

Danny Hall and Thomas O'Neil, in charge of the technical side of for King of Jazz effects which the picture succeeded in creating

never before have bean conceived.

PROGRAMME.

brilliant Oriental detective, or the one time on the tremendous" ZAYS WIRELESS

ing Pot" set alone.com

The Middy March” (Alford),.-- The Regimental Band of H.ML Grenadier Guards-DB. 0.21 to 0.42 p.m.-

Hawaiian Musto,

Hawaiian Love Bird,"

Smiling Eyes"-King Nawahi's

Hawaiians,-DB291.

"Hawaiian Capers."

HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.

LUNDENS INSTEN BY THE HOM. MI A

D. C., WOLNE, OMG, INSPECTOR":

GENERAL 02 POLICE

Aquatic Sports

Members of the Hong Kong Polico. Reserve are reminded that the en- trios for the 10th Annual Aquatic, Sports of the Palico and Prison Departments to be held at the V.RO. on Saturday, September 10, 'must be sent to Police Sergeant R. J. Hunt on or before September 1... General

Revolver Practico-The rogular

weekly revolver, practice will take alace at the Bowen Rond: Revolver Range... to-morrow ac, blbp.m.; under 8. L. Hopkins, Musketry In. structor, All members of the Chi- nese Company who have not passed Part III., of Training Course should attend without fail.

Training Course-Part II. The weekly alasses for Police Reservists at this Chinese Cum; pany's Headquarters, 17, Queen's Road Central, will be held as usual: to-day at 5.30 pm All members of, the Chinese Company and of the Firing Squad who have not passed |Part II, of Training Course should

attend.

Chinese Company."

Bevalver Practice. Revolver practice will be carried out on the Bowen Road Bevolver: Range Lo- morrow. All members of the Chis nese Company who have not passed Part III of Training Course this year should attend without fail

Training Courao Part 1–The following members have been pass ed out as efficient in Part I. of Training Course (Squad Drill);— Constables Rs1 Lo Hau Kan, R27 Ip Fook Chuen, and B84 Leung Teh

Indian Company,

Revolver Practice - Revolver practice will be carried out on the Bowen Road Revolver Range on Thursday, at 5:15 pm. under 3. 1. Hopkins, Musketry Instructor. All members who have not passed Part 111. of Training Course this year, should attend without fail.

Flying Squad."

The weekly instructional patrols. for the Flying Squad are discon- tinued and there will be a monthly patrol which will take place on the last Friday of each month. All members to attend.

Sharpshooters' Company. Strongth-Constable R433 RA

Throughout the picture, which BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON" Tickling the Strings"-King Mirama has been permitted to re-

sparkling supporting cast, or the notable story which has been pro sented almost intact, or the com- consists of eight musical numbers mendable manner in which Direc-in addition to specialities and tor Hamilton MacFadden has blackouts by famous stage and tossed everboard all the bar-screen stars, enough light was used rible traditions of making to illuminate the entire area of mystery. filmas and Lovoted Los Angeles for several houra. And himself to turping out a really many of the hundreds of lights used human and convincing offering, or were equal in power to the biggest whether it is a combination of all searchlight on modern battleship. these factors it is hard to say. Because King of Jazz " is essen- The point is that Charlie Chantially a musical picture, with Paul Carries On" is the nearest approach Whiteman and his entire band in to a perfect mystory film. The the starring role, elaborate suspense is beautifully handled, the measures were taken to ensure a characterizations of the various sound quality which bas proven to rôles are flawless, the tempo is be incomparably superior to nay ident.. Besides Oland's perfor Churchill and John Garrick in, the mance you'll enjoy Marguerite

omantic leads, Warren Hymer and Marjorie White as the Chicago racketeer and his wife William Holden, John T. Murray, John Swor, Jason Robards, George Brent and a host of others, with special mention of Peter Gawthorne, as the Klein and Barry Connors have Scotland Yard Inspector. Philip |

made an excellent job of adapting Ear Door Biggers novel.

I am the hero, declares a writer to a London paper, of the python story of the world. Twenty years ago I was shooting in the Pahang jungle. The mid-day sun, was hot, and with my four Malayan guides I sat down for luncheon on what we thought was a fallen tree. The meal was both successful and aom naient until one of my Malays he gan to carve his name on the tree trunk. Then the tree began to wriggle. It was a giant pylbon. Probably it it hid esten all five A belligerent, two-fisted son exp of us it would have become a troo. tain will swagger onto the screen Alligators, fill the same place in at the King's Theatre on Thursday American tall stories. as pythons in Ho is none other than George the Malay and Burmese literature Bengroft, star of "Wall of Wall Stroel” “Ladies Love Brutes,?”

"DERELICT"

of exaggeration. When I was in The Mighty fighting to keen a Florida last year I met a

cet a sportsman | sluggish Tramp stenmez." afloat through the fury of a tropical Called Heary Coppinger. Henry storm.

сора scrocodiles. He makes his living out of wrestling with alliga

meli tors. Unarmed; he enters the watër) picks out the biggest and fiercest crocodile, and plays crostig with it for a moment. Then, like a flash, he puta o

a half-nelson.on

on its laws, sa arm-lock on its body, and in a

Out of the Angry night comes the frantic stacent to signal of a ship in distress: -'8.0.§.""""'§.0.877-| And he knows that, aboard the floundering craft is the one man in the world he hates, and the woman. In the cast are Jeanie Boyco who double-crossed him 16

Landis, the Broadway stage artis whose screen tests proved: so, suc cessful that she was immediat few minutes the monster sing cast opposite George Bancroft Lelpless on the beach,, Henry, la a, her first surcon.78l2; William Boye real champion." He has never lost | who fought Gary Cooper, in fiThe throw Which, for Henry, is Just Spoilers in the menace in Ders puntoreturi malta might are finertentang Dhendrer

esBut can Hong The Wolf of Wall 86 Cong do better than that with its "Ledios" Love" Brutes."" "direc own soaker sharks and tigera! = {Derožict, Puesta data

355 METRES.

11 to 11.30 am--Stock quotations. 11,80's.m.--By courtesy of the Houg Kong Telephone Company, an attempt will be made to broad- cast the speeches at the in auguration of the Hong Kong- Canton Telephone Trunk Line.. 12.30 p.m.-European programme, 1 p.m.-Local time and weather

reports and

1,30 p.m.-Rugby. Press nowa, mail

noties, etc.

PRINCE'S THEATRE

COMMENCING TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY At 2.80, 7.18 and 9.18 pm

SONG OF KENTUCKY”

Human hatred

originates from generally

Class Distinctions You'll see this in the picture

Added Attraction

"Vincent Lopez

and

Hearst News,

with

Lois Horan,

Joseph Wagstaff

Directed by

Lewis Seller

But LOVE

breaks all obstacles. And LOVE finally Wins.

William Fox presents "Lone Star Ranger

Nawahi's Hawaiians-DB225

"Kaiwi."-Hawaiian Guitar Dust sign with effect from August 27,7

Kiss Me Again."--Howalian Qui- tar, Banjo and Ukulele Trio.— G&423

- Stock quotations, mai! notice, etc.

8:42 to 7.30

·Variety,

Vocal Duet-"With the Help of.

the Moon.

(8gd.) D. E KING,

D.S.P. (H.).

IS DOLE COMING IN AMERICA?

MR. HOOVER'S FEAR,

New York, July 31.-The tids of

Vocal Duet "Lazy Day-Lay depression may have turned, as is

ton' and Johnstone, DB561. Humorous Sketch" So I Says to stated by General Dawes But

Him" Sydney Howard,

President Hoover and his advisers Humorous Song "The Happiestaro

the now convinced that Couple in Lancasheer."--Byd, maximum business improvement to Dey Howard DB20. Xylophone Solo-- The Clatter of

the Clogs

Xylophone Solo The Dancing

RudyStarita,

Tailor DB247

Song Doep Night"

Song- All Alone in Lovers

be expected this year will not eliminate the necessity of making preparations to combat one of the hardest winters in the country's history,

The President is still opposed to Government unemployment insur

Lane Harry Bhaison (Bariance and other national legislation

tone).-5383,

Banjo Bolo-"La Vivandiere;!! Banjo Boló Joy Dance

Ernest Jones-DB236.

Vocal Duet Building a Homs

for You, z prz Vocal Duet Smiles-Time on My Hands? Layton and John- rstone DBB38 7.30 to 8 pm

Musical: Comedy, forme Bendo

QUEEN'S

10-DAY & TO-MORROW. AT 2.30, 5.10. 17:16 & 9:20.

They

ried

but not with

their wives and not with their hus bands

Don't miss this laugh riot!

EPPING

OUT

with this five star oast of famous fan- makers T

with

CHARLOTTE

GREENWOOD REGINALD DENNY LEILA HYAMS LILIAN BOND

CLIFF EDWARDS.

Directed by CHARLES F. RIESNER

Nowy Takduim Mayer nevnes

NEXT CHANGE

MEN CALL IT

Love

with

ADOLPHE MENJOU LEILA HYAMS NORMAN FOSTER;

Metro Goalwyn Mayer

PICTURE

STAR

in the nature of a dela. But it is admitted unofficially that, if con- ditions get worse instead of better, something of that sort will be im perative, regardless of possible TO-DAY & TOMORROW political consequences,

AT 2.80, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20

The Government's appoal, to in- dustry to maintain high wages ban been rejected in many instantes because of the economic ac Wage-cuts are becoming more Ire quent, with the result, that many. strikes are in progress LightThe four of the Government that it may be forced to take measuręs ploved is increased by warnings foraliere the plight of the unem-

from charitable organisations; thas they have already been obliged to dip into emergency relief funds, although they have reduced their doles to the bare miniminn. requisite to preserve life. If the emergency. becomes, sufficiently acute it is pro- mised that the War Denstiment will deras in the event,

The Maid of the Mountains

Vocal gems-Columbi Opera Company DX81 Nippy * Selection Dobro || Somers Band. —DI167.

White Horse Inn Vocal gem Columbia Light Opera Com pany-DIST

ather

dignater

cats, blankets, and food for million

of the destibLIDE

SO THIS

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