1932-07-15 — Page 12

QUEEN TEARE

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TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA.

HONG KONG.

Queen's.

"Once a Gentleman,"

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

Xing's..

"Dancers in the Dark."

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7,15 AND 9.20

Central.

The Pearl Necklace."

World.

"Reducing,"

The Screen's Funniest

Comedian

EDWARD EVEREAT

HORTON in

Screent

Farolest, Comedy

Once

LOIS WILSON

King Baggot

Directed by James CRUZE

Gentleman

Also UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWS

NEXT CHANGE THE GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLD-

with

RAMON NOVARRO

BEN- HUR

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 and 9.20

NORMA

SHEARED

ROBERT MONTGOMERY

George FITZMAURICE

Production

Star.

KOWLOON..

"Strangers May Kiss."

Queen's.

COMING.

14 Ben Hur."

"Tell England.”

Zing's.

"At The Villa Rose,"

"My Sin."

"Heartbreak."

Contral.

"Corsair."

"A House Divided."

World.

"Great. Meadow."

Star,

"Its A Wise Child."

CASE OF "AXED' PLANTERS.

UNFAIR TREATMENT,

INQUIRY COMMITTEE

REPORTS.

At the meeting of council of the Incorporated Society of Planters, held on April 23, 1032, a letter from two members addressed to a branch chairman was read on the subject of unfair treatment to dis Fuished planters. After considerable

discussion it was decided to ap- point a special committee to in- quire fully into the matter and to consider what action the society should take.

The letter referred to was after- wards circulated to all branch chairmen together with copies of the propaguria previously circu- Inter on this subject in 1930. On May 20, 1992, the special commit Leo met and the following is a re- port of the proceedings.

had

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1932.

LAST TWO DAYS

AT 2.30, 6.10. 7.18 & 9.30 P.M.

KING'S THEATRE

Fandom's New

DANCERS

Blonde Queen!

IN THE

DARK

a Garamount Picture

with

MIRIAM HOPKINS The adorable actress of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” in a role that makes your. heart sing!

JACK OAKIE WILLIAM COLLIER, Jr. EUGENE PALLETTE

BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25813

NEXT CHANGE, then t SUNDAY, 17th JULY GREATER & BETTER

THAN

"THE HOUSE OF THE ARROW"

" "AT THE VILLA ROSE">

* Twickenham Film Production-Distributed by

"AT THE VILLA ROSE'

with

AUSTIN TREVOR-RICHARD COOPER-FRANCIS LISTER.

be touched. Under present condi- ranted if the full facts of the case tions rubber threatens to become were known.

a native industry in two years but It appears to me that the pro-

if these contingent expenses are ex-cedure, when the lawyer reports, amined, in the realisation that "moral obligations but no legal re managers can sell at factory door, dress," should be, that the secretary probably without loss, this may be should write to the employer and averted, The I.8.P. should disclose ask him to give the reasons why

such action was taken, these facts.The-philosophy of the matter engenders different opin- ions. One is to drive everything in front of us and the other is, not to offend the proprietor under

any circumstances. A via media usually is and now can be put up by the older merabers.

"A member says he has prepared some notes on the subject and at the suggestion of the chairman

these are now read.

on

At

the

Service

"ONCE A

GENTLEMAN.”

RIOT OF FUN AT THE QUEEN'S.

and in

funny

D

CENTRAL THEATRE

25720

The best ventilated Theatre in the Colony, with over 100 windows, which open at night, give fresh" and natural air to the whole house. Our machine is of the biggest size-the sound is the clearest and the price is the highest We have two large sized lifts for the convenience of our Patrons

SHOWING

TO-DAY

at 2.80; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30

THE NEWEST CHINESE MOVIETONE SINGING AND TALKING SUPER SPECIAL. DRAMA

CHAN YUK MUI & WU SHAN

IN

"THE PEARL NECKLACES

ADAPTED FROM THE WORLD-FAMOUS NOVEL EXTRA- VAGANTLY PRODUCED BY THE UNIQUE CO., SHANGHAI SHOWING SOON

THE LATEST 1932 UNITED

Boland

ARTISTS SPECIAL FEATURE

WEST CORSAIR

Shited Artists Picture

Chester Morris

ALSO

HE NEWEST UNIVERSAL SPECIAL PICTURE WALTER HUSTON & HELEN CHANDLER

IN

"A HOUSE DIVIDED"

"DANCERS IN THE DARK."

KING'S.

'BEN-HUR."

GREAT CLASSIC FOR THE QUEEN'S.

The

long awaited Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer screen version of

If you like a good comedy repleto Then both sides of the question can be presented to the G.P.C. or with subtle humour and

"Once A council, whichever is sitting that situations, go and see

Gentleman, now showing at the MARIAM HOPKINS AT THE month.

Queen's Theatre.

Edward Everett Horton has been

"" Once bailed as the "screen's funniest commedian

A small, piquant face, a cloud of "Ben-Hur," which has been three Gentleman" he certainly goes a long way elaim that right. The oarly blonde hair, intense, bright years in the making, recalls some cast includes other stars, such as blue eyes and a ready sinile, are of the historical and interesting Lois Wilson, King Raggot, and

the pleasing identifying charac- facts about this immortal story by George Fawcett.

Witty dialogue abounds in the teristics of Miriam Hopkins. She General Lew Wallace. The photo the play version of this dramatic suc- film which is a story of a gentle

make-up wears

cess of a thousand premieres is who is given never man's gentleman " $1,000, a month's vacation a com plete wardrobe and an admonition

She spends most of her time in opening at the Queen's Theatre on

Sunday. by his mastor to enjoy himself, by

For over fifty years "Ben-Hur his master. Oliver-for such is his the water an she is a swimming

has been a best-seller and is said nams gues to the Gotham Club in enthusiast and rarely leaves hor New York where he is tionised, and beach home when not working on a while one clubman insists that he

Possible Action. It will be first of all necessary to decide what ac- tion it is possible to take when there is no redress at law.

screen.

off

tho

for the literary treasure

Thousand Arabian Nights,"

In addition to the historical value

Discussion on Legal Cases. Hap. hazard discussion is a waste of time and generally results in a rushed degision on a proposal submitted by a member, with the principal ject of ending the discussion. There fors the relevant factors on which adjudication is necessary should be tabulated and agreed upon separ- ately, and the results of the deci- Reasons for Appointment of

sion should automatically decide the netion to be taken, so that every Committee.

case is dealt with on the same prin- meeting held viples. council April 23, unfair treat- ment of planters by employers was discussed. It was decided to appoint a committee to suggest a

Direct action by threats of boy- policy that the society should adopt

advisable goes to his Long Island home, an picture. She loves dogs and has to have reached a circulation as large as the Bible. The novel was towards those employers who take cott, even if deemed advantage of the fact that alterna- policy, is completely out of the other presents Oliver with a parcel one which she adores.

first published in 1880 following Although she has been on The chairmian speaks of the pro- tive employment is difficult to ob- question, on account of the lack of of 5,000 shares of American Tin.

Arrived at the Long Island home, paganda previously launched on tain, in order to persuade their personal support obtainable from

Oliver gets into a still funnier stage seven years, she is frightened five years of study and research by this subject and says that now fur- employees to sign away their legal the majority of members.

This then leaves only two factors. situation. Having been introduced speechless by personally appear General Wallace. One of the most ther steps appear to be advisable rights on an understanding that

anees. Her ambition is to become unusual facts about this work is but caro must be taken as before, their employment will be continu- (1) Prestige. The prestige of the carlier on as one who had just re turned from India, he finds him

that it is the only book fiction to that we are right in all our facts. ed. Then, having freed themselves society.

The weight of the prestige of the self in hot water when asked ques- a director of motion pictures. He explains the agency, and score from legal liabilities, they dismiss

When working on a picture, she be blessed by the Holy See. "Ben- tarial, fees and charges, and quee the employee without adequate re-society is dependent on the support, tions about India by a charming tions whether those are not now out dress, when their financial position that its members in general have young girl, He promptly swots up chams with the scenarist, cutter, Hur" was ordered to be translated I given to employers in the past. "Mother India to cope with the of proportion to the present fin- should enable them to do so. ancial position of most catates. It! The relevant matter for discus- That this support has been given, eituation! Mere complications set onsnuramen and director, learning into Italian and then dessed by was observed in regard to snequit sion is therefore that of service particularly in the immediate past, in when he finds himself "falling from each the tricks of their trade, Pope Leo XIII. Ben-Hur" was 1 think has generally been acknow- for" Mrs. Mallin, the housekeeper the terms they use and the reasons translated into the Arabic, being the first return of the Aryan world able treatment of staff that some agreements,

Service Agreements,

ledged. Therefore in the majority of the Long Island home. of the cases brought forward upon

of the It wouldn't do to give the whole for all steps taken... agreement are legal of cases, employers would, accede to investigation proved to be fair

Hor principal avocation in writ- and further that members documents drawn up and sign- a request for better treatment made show away here, but it is safe to say that the story reaches an un- parties to pro-j by the Society, beed Qur failed to

aa-ed by two

to tect thoir individual interests,

(2) Publicity. If an employer expected climax, no less humouring short stories. She has written vice although, warned how

Shareholders and to clearly state the refuse to meet a just claim, pub- as the beginning. On the whole, at least half a dozen. One was accept salary cuts. should satisfy themselves that over- terms under which the one party licity is the only available action."Once a Gentleman" is a good novelette of 95,000 words, but she of the novel, the popularity of head charges and costs have been is prepared to offer employment Publicity ons bo a two-edged sword, gayomedy with plenty of witty

Chicago mail order house placed an Although she was born in of the rest of the membership, not appeal to those who like a good reduced as far as possible. Charges and the other party to give his ser- and must therefore, in this interests and smart dialogue and is sure to has none of them published as yet. "Ben-Hur" was so great that a such as the percentago per lb, feo, vices.

Legal Cases. When a member be used in any case where the mem-hearty laugh.

South, she thinks it very silly to order for a million copies and this shipping charges, selling commis

attach so much importance to gou- is said to be the largest single order sions, packing costs etc. are open considers that the other party to his ber has contributed towards the ac- to rovisions and it may be that agreement has not fulfilled the tion taken by his employer, by negli

thera hospitality and many of the for any publication in the world. directors do not know that these terms specified it is the business of gence or otherwise. That is to say

other traditions upheld by most In the latter part of the nineteenth century an offer was made to Gen- charges can materially be reduced. the society to obtain legal opinion if he has not treated his employer

southernors. Salaries are easier to cut. The and, if necessary, to act according with the same fairness as he is de aim should be to reduce. the over- to the legal advice in the interests manding from thera.

She is the only actress her mother eral Wallace to dramatize "Ben- thirty-acre plot keeping our estates open and forc

has ever known. She has the happy Hur" and stage it as an outdoor faculty of adjusting herself to attraction on ing the Dutch to cloan.

whatever the future has in to store near New York. But this proposi tion was rejected and the book for her A trade notice states:

At the Villa Rose," which is In spite of this, you get the im- was not dramatized until General coming to the King's Theatre on pression that she is a determined Wallace was shown that the stage Sunday, depiota an unusually con- little Indy-that if she really mads

novel was entirely, feasible. In the that will keep audiences on their would be a way to accomplish it.

She lives very simply in her preliminary negotiations for the. tip-toes right until the final deno- uncement. Madame d'Auvray (Bar. beach home, having only one ser-stage rights, A. L. Erlanger con chariot race could be staged by bara Gott), the mistress of Villa vant, a very fine French maid, and vinced the author that the big using the device Neil Burgess used all forms of comparison of share without any legal redress against

Usually she has a swim before for the race in "The Country Fair, holders, directors-agenta and an action taken by his employer ces, Celia is forced by Madame into Rose, is a kind-hearted and oharma ber dog. others, leading from the rubber which ho considers grossly unfair the role of a medium, and duringing old lady, who had adopted

In such cases of moral right, one of her sonnces, the old lady is Celta Harland (Nora Baring) when dinner on her return from the studio and also that proper reverence tree up to the consumer, in sym- pathy with all concerned and finally but no legal redress," the council strangled. Suspicion immediately the young girl's father had been and her favourite pastime is chlling would be given, the subject and Saviour would not appear on, the showing some sort of fair percent or general purposes committee must falls upon Celia, who had disap-sent to prison by M. Hanaud, the friends on the telephone in New that the face or figure of the

be called-upon to adjudicate... peared during the seance. Haruad, great French detective.

Miss Hopkins has been very stage The Divino healing power age for each.

For the council-or-G.P.C to ad the great Frech detective, is called Madame has two ruling passions, A membar: Should not the PA.M. do something? Unfair cases judicato it must-have both sides offing and how he, step by step, suo one a love of the occult, and an busy-girl nince she went to Hollyhould be indicated by a thate of unravelling the bat other the delight of displaying wood, following the alming of light. With these conditions.ao-

York may be legally untouchable but not the case presented, because it is a ceeds in

studio. for the stage. By morally. It is not so much the fact that members do not always fling mystery forms one of the finest upon her person as often as posThe Smiling Lieutenant" at the cented, "Ben-Hur was made ready cutting of salaries but the method give full information and while it set of sequences ever seen on the sible her priceless collection of Paramount. Now

is the business of the society to screen in Hong Kong jowels. Many people; including After completing a long stretch of Now theatrical history was made of the cutting

Capable direction of At the gang of international crooks, covet exacting work in Dr. Jekyll and in America when Ten-Hur-was- The chairman explains that de protect an individual member, the Binitely it is a matter for the I.B.P. intercat of the whole membershi Villa Rose," which was adopted by an ear ring, in her collection, the Mr. Hyde," she started in with produced for the first time on Unfortunate circumstances have must be always borne in mind. It the A.E.W. Mason stage play of second ear-ring, being in the powDancers in the Dark," which is November 29, 1899 This was the caused those responsible to adopt is definitely to the detriment of the the same name by the Twickenham sosion of a millionaire, who also the King's Theatre's future to-day. greatest stage achievement in these methods as the easiest way membership se a whole that the eo- Film studios, is by that most famous wishes to obtain its mate, in this picturs Miss Hopkins co- Amerien up to that amo, and it out The professional advisers na ciety should take any action against of all-English directors, Leslie His Dy a peculiar set of circumstan features with Jack Onkle William reached the zenith in mechanical

(Continued on previous column) Collier Jr and Eugene Pailette supremacy in a stage production.z turally are likely to be the last to an employer that would not be war: coth

bead charges, with the hope of of its members.

its members Council in Legal Council or AC

Cases. As far as this goes the coun

insi

"AT THE VILLA

ROSE."

G.P.C. discussion Facts of the case as presented by BRITISH THRILLER COMING

TO KING'S. A member speaks of the facilities oil is not called upon to adjudi- both sides tabled, offered by the FM:8. Railways for cate. It is a purely legal question, Discussion and decision as to

(1) Whether the surployer has placing rubber ox-estates on to and the council has merely to sanc

camer,in comparison with the tion the necessary expenditure if acted unfairly. (The last annual

report to be obtained if possible), usual method of dispatch and con- legal-setion is necessary.

Legal Cases Advised by lawyer (2) Whether the member's con- signment. It is agreed that secre

Occasions arise, when, the employer, either a member has no legal agree. (Continued on Page 6) The chairman suggests writing a mont, or he has found himself résumé of the position bringing in jockeyed into a false position,

the

tarial and agency charges are tools "moral right but no legal re duct contributed to action taken by ceived and exsented mystery drama up her mind to do something, therepresentation of his spectaculor

high and a menace to salaries.

Resume of Position

STRANGERS

MAY

KISS

WORLDA

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW REDUCING

dress,"