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CENTRAL THEATRE

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SHOWINGS TO-DAY, at 2.80; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 THE LATEST CHINESE SUPER DRAMA WITH ENGLISH TITLES BUTTERFLY WU

IN

"LOVE'S TRIANGLE"

with an All Star Cast Produced by SHAI STAR CO. NEXT CHANGE

EVELYN BRENT & ROBERT AMES

IN

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1932.

FINAL SHOWING "TO-DAY

AT 1.30, 0.10,

7:10 & 9:30 PM.

KINGS THEATRE

PICTURE

FON FOR A MANT

"MADONNA OF THE STREETS" -COMMENCING SUNDAY-

A HEART STIRRING DRAMA OF THE FOLLIES OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE GREAT FAMINE OF 1930 IN SHENSI

'HUMANITY

AN OUTSTANDING CHINESE FILM PRODUCED

THE UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE

SHOWING SOON

THE LATEST 1932 UNITED.

SAMUEL GOLDVYN.

BY

ARTISTS SPECIAL FEATURE

RONALD COLMAN..

ARROWSMITH"

UNITED ARTISTS

PICTURE with HELEN HAYES ·

COMING!

HOWARD HUGHES"

"COMING!

COCK OF THE AIR

CHESTER MORRIS

NORMA SHEARER SINGS IN WOMAN - IN

**PRIVATE LIVES.”

DUET WITH MONTGOMERY.

A trade notice staten: -- Norma Shearer and Roht. Mont- a novel duer in gomery join in, "Private Lives," in which they are co-starred by Metro Goldwyn- Mayur, and which in now showing at the Queen's Theatre.

In this scene Miss Shearer sings For the Srst time in pictures, using the song number written by Noe! Coward for the original stage pro- duction of the hilarious farce. It is titled "Some Day I'll Find You" and as the scene opens on a hotel Balcony, Montgomery is whistling the song.

As he whistles, Miss Shearer emerges on an opposite balcony and starts to sing, accom panied by Montgomery's whistling accompaniment.

Has Soprano Voice,

Although Miss Shearer is a se complished pianist and known to her friends as the possessor of a lovely soprina voice, the song in the new picture is the first time she has sung for the public.

MAKES. APPOINTMENT

WITH GIRL HE ROBBED

Am When She Merta Stritten Hold-Up Man She la Accom panied by Pelice.

A kendrame Brooklyn ymgth Mi Ja sign a cat in the Best Bix- ty-eventh Biraai pailga atation and sadly does tiszt killing qhen who mis business with showaure cannot win,' 'Ha was held under a C of all and robbery.

· Last· Monday sight, tooteding la

GOSSIP &

FACT.

Freaks Horror" Film.

I wonder if the Censor will allow English audiences to share the thrills in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's

BANDAGES TRICK. contribution to the horror series,

with

Jeanette MacDonald Reginald Denny Marjorie White

of the piece. Erich von Stroheim is the wick d studio autocrat who aeroplane and campers with an sends two men to destruction,

BOOKING

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THEATER

TEL. 25813

--TO-MORROW.

OF A

SECRETS SECRETARY

a Paramount Picture

with

CLAUDETTE | COLBERT

Herbert Marshall Georges Metaxa

WORLD'S OLDEST

GAME.

· SNAKES AND LADDERS

IN SUMERIA

MORE FINDS AT UR.

Which is the oldest game in the world?

That the ancient Sumerians play. | "My Wife's Family" in Singapore. da game very like Snakes and Frenks. This picture has been

Ladders has been discovered by The Capitol Theatre, Singapore, Mr. Leonard Woolley, the famous shown in the United States and has the largest Cinema in Malaya, is aroheologist, of the Joint Expedi ngitated local authorities in differ- the latest House to testify to the tion of the British Museum and of SHAMMING ILLNESS TO GET ent ways, but when I inquired last drawing power of the B. the Museum of the University of

COMPENSATION

it had not yet bosw received here. comedy, "My Wife's Family."

It differs from synthetic spine-

The Management of this Theatre Pennsylvania. chillers like Frankenstein" and which hitherto, with very fow ex- Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde inceptions, kas rigidly adhered to the having real, human beings in vari- policy of four-day seasons, ran this ous stages of deformity-ach

production for six days and was so the Human Torso "--among inundated with requests from dis actors.

appointed patrons who were unablo to gain admission on the last night, that for the first time since the opening of the theatre, a second svason was granted to a British pic

STORY OF A PAIR OF MOTOR ING GLOVES.

A new trick is being tried on London shopkeepers by unscrupu

lous women.

The method is this,

worn

A

its

"Freaks" tells the story of a circus girl who marries a midget for his money, but has a love affair

with a stronga man.

Quota in England.

ture.

A joint deputation from the Why Saps Leave Home.

Ho and Mrs. Woolley have just returned from Ur of the Chaldees, where has already dug up tangible evidence of the existenes of the

Babylonian eftion.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA.

Queen's.

HONG KONG.

"Private Lives."

King's,

Oh For a Man"

Central.

"Lüve's Triangle,"

World.

Star.

Mitnight Thrill"

Chinese picture.

KOWLOON.

"The Bad One.""

COMING.

Queen's,

ני

"Royal Bed." No Lady" "Flying Fool.'

"Tell England.""

Elog's.

Secrets of a Secretary,"

Daneers in the Dark."

Central

"Humanity."

Cook of the Air."

World.

G

Star.

+

Arrowsmith."

"Story of Kiangtar

(Part 2),

Humanity

(Chinese film).

The Last of Birs: Cheyney,"

"A Man's Man."

Lady."

Danger Lights." "To Oblige a "Thunder." "Easiest Way."

CAPTAIN CHOOSES SMALLEST BOAT.

SURVIVORS OF BAY OF

BISCAY TRAGEDY.

QUEENT TEA

The Air is Always Cool

vand Fresh No Circulation of Old Air, but Natural Ventilation. Comfortable, Healthy, and

Safe.

SHOWING TO-DAY Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20

CHARER

Come with these two popular stars and ser with the help of the brilliant playwright Noel Coward, what takes place behind the drawn curtains of

#ZOZIVOMERY

PRIVATE LIVES

Four survivors of the French

We were digging round a build- ing dating from about the 4th cen- schooner Rouzie, which was aban- tury B.C. Mr. Woolley told a doned in the Bay of Biscay, reach. Pressman, and we found objects ed Cardiff on board the Deerpool. of earlier date, than the rooms There are at least 1 survivors of where they had lain.

One object was a broken carved the vessel's crew of 20, four having stone, part of a gaming board suit been picked up by the British able for the playing of a game

The Rouzic's crew put out in eight boats; three have since been found empty.

They buy a fur coat or a pair of gloves or some other form of dress.. and wait a few week Federation of British Industrira The British International Pic-similar to Snakes and Ladders. The steamer Camerata and three by a

Then they obtain a bogus cert: and the Trade Union Congress ture, "Innocents of Chiengo," re-game evidently continued in use Norwegian ship.

Mr. Walter Runciman, titled "Why Saps Leave Home, for thousands of years. fente purporting to be signed by prased a doctor, which states that because President of the Board of Trade, to suit American audiences, has improve the earned excellent criticisms from the she has the newly-bought to change the law garment the purchaser has co-working of the Quota Act in view American trade prese of which the

of the menace of the domination following are examples. tracted a rash or some ailment.

of Alm distribution and exhibition Lotters accompanying the "cer ask for adequate compen tificate sation. A high figure is suggested And, if no notice is taken by the firm concerned, more, letters are sent in threatening tones.

The Motoring Glove,

a

One West Eng manager said: Only the other day I sold well-dressed woman a pair of lea- ther motoring gloves,

through the British Commonwealth by American interest."

Pote Harrison, the world-famous independent reviewer, Alates 2 no uncertain terms that "Why Saps Leave Home is so far the best pic ture produced by British Interna tional Pictures Limited, or by any other British concern,, for that mat- ter." and after remarking on the

Bowl Treasure,, - "Beneath the modern surface, less than 20ft. deep, we found

The men rescued by the Dearpool "mall bowl of polished soapatose decorated with five bulls carved in were in a state of collapse after relief. How it got there no one 48 trours in their small boat. One knows, but it ought to have been of the survivors said:

about 30ft, down.

It is the finest piece of carving |

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"For three days we strove to

Mr. Runciman said that whie legislation was out of the question this session, he hoped to produce a new film Bill next session.

correctness of detail and excellent et cured and it dates from about keep the ship afloat in the gale, The Gladiator Show Instinct.

Is your enjoyment of a thrill handling of the story, gives the 2400 B.O., the period when stone

following advice to exhibitors enrving had reached its most ad- working the pumps until we were heightened by the knowledge that

make a place for thin vanced stage, Each bull has over exhausted. Our only ood and a man is actually visking his life picture on your programme for two its hack an ear of barley, symbolis Two microphones were employed

to supply it? ask a London critic. reasons; Three daya later she came to me

It is an excellent entering the agricultural wealth of drink were biscuits and water, for by Director Sidney Franklin to re-

There are some nasty crashes in Lainment and it will encourage, the Mesopotamia."

the gallery was wrecked by a tor- word the unusual dust. One took almost in tears saying that some

"The Lost Squadron," & picture

London will have an opportunity rife sea. When the captain order- care of the high-frequency vibra-thing dreadful had happened to coming to the cinemas soon, and Pop of more pictures of this

very good satire of seeing these objects when they tions of the whistling and the other her.

the worst were performed by Dick and

will cause plenty of are exhibited in June. The bowl, us to take to the boats the Rouzic on Miss Shearer's She showed me a heavily band Grace, the stunt airman, who is laughter are the comments of The carved 4,000 years ago, is on its way was in danger of going under any was tuned in

agod hand and said, My doctor said to be the only one of an origin- Film Daily, A. Fork, of March to England on loan from the Bogdad minute. The captain was the last voice.

Included in the cast of this says it was caused through wearing al band of 23 still alive and un- 20, 1839.

Exhibition. bilarious farce, the first co-starring those new motoring gloves I bought crippled. Even he, they say, has

Mr. Woolley will be returning to' to leave and he insisted on going) vehicle for the popular favourites, here recently. He says that it must had his neck broken and his back Do You Know?

Er in the autumn. Excavation in the smallest boat. be an accident, and that you would dislocated. are Reginald Donny, Una Merkel, immediately supply me with a new

work has closed down for the pre- "After a few hours at sel we He gets £500 a crash and stipula- That George Bancroft wants to sent, and the expedition house is Jean Hersholt and George Davis,

pair and pay some little compensates for his own rescue crew, com- play Bill Sykes-That Miriam guarded by tribesmen armed with became separated. For two days tion for the pain and discomfort.' pensation and hospital attention Hopking always wanted to play a rifles. The buried treasures at Ur and nights we were tossed about

I asked her to show mo the whilst he is incapacitated,

ballet dancer and does in The seem inexhaustible.

like corke. Then we sighted a Also he will "nercr-leave the World and the Flesh" but she isn't hand-affected.

She replied, 'Of course, I can't ground without a silver ring given shown dancing-That George Raff

steamer, but it did not bee us, do that, Anybody might come in him by an English girl in Kent. was born in the Hell's Kitokon dis- any moment. Supposing it was a The Lost Squadron" is a talo trict of New York!

culty he fastened the rope round although passing within 200 yards. friend of mine and she saw my of four war buddies" who become That he was a boxer at the age his body and was hauled 200ft. to We shouted frantically.. hand in this disgraceful state. Be stunt airmen in Hollywood, and a of fifteen but gave it up after seven safety, sides, it is a very painful opera jealous film director is the villain K. D.'s tion to take off the bandages and put them on again!**

stamped a telephone number, The address of the doctor was in the West End.

"I found that his name was no ther in the telephone book nor in any medical directory.

I did nothing in the matter, Another letter came this time writ- "ten and posted at a seaside resort It threatened legal action and de manded a sum of £100 "ts fair- compensation."

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saw then that there was no need to worry about the matter, and decided only to take any steps if I received a genuine letter from

Arm

solicitors proper That letter never came."

The Council of the National As sociation of Outfitters and the Hat Manufacturers' Fedoration concerned by the number of bogus claims.

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Shop managers are advised by their trade associations to take no action in cases whore claims are made but to refer thom to the as sociation to deal with them.

Then, Gao Got Annoyed.

таде

IT HOURS ON CLIFF LEDGE.

"The storm was still raging und | MF Dixon describing his adven- j tura said:

the boat was continually swapped. After I bad reached a bird's We had no idea where we were nest I could not get back. I climb-drifting when the Deerpool came hind 10ft to a tuft of grass with until

birds eggs on the cliff and plight did not become known his motor-cycle was found,

Police and coastguards searched: aad located him by shouts,

Torchlight Rescue.

just room for my feet and a drop into sight. of 100ft, shoor,

The British asilors were won-

Our

I shouted repeatedly for help, but no one came. In the darkness derful We thought it was the Eddstone Lighthouse" was my last hour when a boat from the biggest comfort,

Deerpool came alongside. It was

not an easy tank, for high seas were

I said that I would make in quiries into the matter, but I paint- od out that her doctor might bo mistaken and that, in any case,

MAN'S CRUMBLING the opinion of a specialist would have to be obtained.

FOOTHOLD.

By the light of electric torches AL that she flew into.

An Hour on One Leg. ropes were cast down the overhang- and said it

a disgraceful WILF

After clinging to a cliff in Bol-ing cliff time aftor time," and then "Then any voice began to fail. affair. She said she would obtain berry Hope Cove, near Kingsbridge, Mr. Dixon told the men at the top As I moved half my ledge crashed still running.

medical certificate, consult hor South Devon, for eleven hours, that the ledge was crumbling and to the banch and I had to stand

The acting French Consul also nolicitors, and 'wo antenn

William George Dixon, aged 20 that he could not hold on much on one leg for over an hour. Cramp Sta "The next morning I received a was rescued a few minutes after longer; he was supporting himself attasked me and the rest of my paid. tribute to the captain and latter from hor enclosing a corti half of the narrow lodge on which only by digging his fingera. into the ladge was gradually slipping.

crew of the Deerpool. ficate from what appeared to be he was standing had crashed to shifting soil.

***Just as I had given up hope the a doctor. On the certificate was the beach.

A lucky cast reached him in the rescuers found me, and I was hauled

"They acted in the trua British (Continued on previous Celven.) Mr. Dixon went looking for nick of time, and with great diff- to the cliff top,”

tradition," be said..

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