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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

WHEN FILMLAND GOES TO WAR.

THE

THE HONG

SPORTING

HONGKONG

(September 98.

University Chinem School Build- ang by E. Sir William Peel, a

Roel Club practice, Helena May Institute b.15 p.m.

HK Fencing Club Meat, 5.15 p.m.

P.WD Auction Sale of Crown Land, a. p.m. po

Queen's, Theatre: “ The Devil To

Pare

Star Theatre: The Gul Baid

Theatre:

THE BRITISH SOLDIER'S TEETH ARE

SET ON EDGE

THEME SONGS AND SEX APPEAL AT

THE FRONT

Hills, whate on the modern "Forbidden maker in the article

King's Adventure."

Central Theatra: “Dracula," Kafajestie Theatre?" The Laugh, Ling Lady."

Prince's Theatre:The Big.. ∙Party."

Everyone else about the studio can be (x) dressed in towels and tribe man, or (b) enlist into the forcon of the Great Moti Krevelation of the attit

the British RaIn the latter och Army ✅to the efforts of Acnection it may be mentioned that. film industry to mirror its exploita, all ex-cowboys are impressed for Should a film be criticised by the the native cavalry. The hill fort prototypes of its cast Few could

will do splendidly for the next mzelve such a test. Most oldier Freign Legion Lim deng One such production, not sa Aime set military teeth on edge. But, then, I know whatler who olated example, comes to mind, The Temple of Something-or- writhes in his soat every time n domestic servant walks on to the called it

Other (prously the Dawn) they

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels

Tides:-High at 10.00 and 10-40

Low at 3.44 and 4.00.

Bruenday,

(September 20.)

St Michael and All. Angels Michaelmas Day Be Rotary Club Tiffin, Lane, Craw ford's Restaurant, 1^p.m. })

Bt. Andrew's Society Meating, City Hall, 5.45 p/magneti

screen

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Film Generala American ones America bus been blamed forare genuine antiques. Some of glorifying her own Army on the the sport the Waterloo medal. Yet such films are accept One feels that their end is b mer Lammert's Auction Sale of Fured on this side purely on tacirciful release. This particular on niture, Peking Building, Kowloon, 10.30 am.

Indies Section, Royal Hong Song Golf Club, Golf and Bridge Competitions.

Quecu's

Theatre The Devil To Par

Star Theatre "The Girl Baid No.

Torbidden

King's Theatre: Adventure.":

entertainment value. If they are intended as propaganda they fail dismally, in their object.

What does it matter if we have seen choruses of beautiful bench

e maidens singing theme angs In the front line. On our front, they wore Army boots and tilled their 2. fathers fields. Yet sued:musical_comedy have tau

~ Central Theatra; Dracula "

Prince's Theatro The Big Fartyst

Majdatio Theatre Stolen Heaven"

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotela

Burapean Mails Outward i Europe Suez (Porthos) 1.30 n.m. Europe via Siberia (Pres. Hoover), 4.30 p.m...

Tides:-High at 10,41 and 10.55; Low at 4.20,

Wednesday.

(September 30, Hong Kong Amusements, Annual General Meeting, noon.

Civil Service Cricket Club, an nual general meeting, 3.20 p.m.⠀

Kowloon Cricket Club, annaul general meeting.

Eus

that choruses mis crop up in the most unlikely placci

;

Odd relation between officers

and the inaks, queer moth da of conducting world-wars — we have amiled, tolerantly, Foreigners are expected to be odd or queer—an- other one of our quaint conveni, tions.

died a most harrowing death Ho was hit through w

wall of lid masonry, by a rifle bullet (inret of tribesman fring fatal ball), Aa hẹ writhed in his death agony the troops fortned square,. At his in- a spas they presented arias and lowered the flag to half-must. Thi military' (mind yearned for

pukka punities-waliuh" pot of lading. The

the film war & rict. The audienor swallowed it whole,

⠀ “King, of the Khyber Rifles, was one of Hollywood'a mat, pre- tentious efforts : Beautifully pho- tographed, lavishly produced, cast. with, only one" Broadway accent, teeming with dramatic value, it was greatly to the taste of the box.. When Hollywood steps into our offices, But, oh dear, on me. own Arwy. circle it usually does Shades of King's "Regulations To disastric uly. The favourite Burely, will so many dollars being dumping ground for the mise en outpoured, they might have bought

a British military expert

Queen's Theatre: “The Devil Tocene in India. The requirements Pay,"

are simple Star Theatre The Girl Snid

No

Central Theatre'.: “Dracula,” King's Theatre * Forbidden Ad- venture."

Frince's Theatre: The Big Party,"

Majestic Theatre Heaven."

Stolen

Tea Dance at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and Bepulse Bay Hotel,

dotropin Mall:-Outward. Europe in Siberin (Aanma Maru)

Tides:High at 11.19 and 1,10; Low at 6.01 and 4.38.,

, Generals, a la Hollywood,

Dramatic licence allows 'n deal of things. We may pass over the fact that no line infantry regi Take one General, complete with |ment, kilted or otherwise, :a ner- beautiful daughter. She can be mally stationed in London, abducted, threatened with torture, Nor can America be blamed dressed most becomingly in uaries for Imagining that inaru uniform, and eventually und, in stocratic. England we housou cur officers' mosses in baronial hells, the hero's arm, as the grand n-But the whole sweep of the film ale. The hero is a Subaltern, the portraying the outbreak wa villain a Major. This is relie was grotesquo, Bhown at aldı-

Bhot;

it must have caused the eyes of Lyceum days, when all villains of an army to stream with teara were Major, and frequently of honest laughter ou de

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