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The LIFE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1932.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

Queen's,

ALLEGED PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE.

On a charge of having publishi A defamatory libel concerning the Rev. Percy Maryon Wilson, vicar of St. Mary's, Somers Town, Con etnoce Sanderson (38), a clerk, or Oakley Street, was remanded in custody by Mr. Pope at Clerken woll

Detective-Sergeant Williams stat- od that when he arrested Sander son and showed, her some letters and postcards, she replied, "Yes, they are mine." One posteard nd- dressed to Mr. Wilson ran:

Criminal law. Do you think ! care, you dirty. You--eur,-

OF THE ill get you unfrocked. You foul

PARTY

Foster

and

endler then "Gold

Diggers

Wah

WINNIE LIGHTNER-

She Wrote the First and Last Chapters

VITAPHOLL

In the Book of Whoopset

-COMMENING SUNDAY

Something New!

Sally

It's young! It's "diferent. It's witty and wine! The low-dowa

da radio's

thrills &

Romance!

ARE YOU

Madgs Evans

Anita Pago Karen Morley Mail Hamilton Wallace Ford Jean Hersholt Joan Milijan

Hom

CHARLIE

CHASE COMEDY

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MOBROW BAT 2.80, 5.20 7.20 8 0.20

with GLARK

GABLE

Sporting

Metro-

Goldwyn. Mayer Piofure

brute.

Another postcard ran:

Come into the open, you stander-

er of wonen. Do not hide bebimi

the Bishop of Willesden.

A third postcard accused

HONG KONG.

"The Life of the Party." King's.

"The Calendar." Central.

"Another Man's Wife," World.

"Strangers May Kiss." Oriental.

"His Woman,"

KOWLOON.

Star.

FL

Sporting Blood.".

COMING.

Queen's.

th:e

"Are You Listening." "Tell England."

vicar, among other things, of being | King's,

"Judas Iscariot." There were

a number of other defamatory writings, in one of which Sander son accused the vicar of haring courted a lady in Somers Town fur eight or nine years, answering her in the Times newspaper, and then posing as a celibate.

vicar

Bishop's Action,

The witness added that the post- cards were subsequent to Sauder- son's proposal of marriage to the after his appointment in 103. He was so pestered that he placed the matter before the then Bishop of Willesden, Dr. Perrin, who. forbade Sanderson to attend the church.

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Receiving other correspondence, the vicar referred it to Dr. Smith, the Bishop of Willesden, and San derson was again forbidden to at tend the church. During this year she applied for an interview for spiritual advice and help. No notice was taken, and this month Mr. Wilson received more post card. Last Sunday, it was allog ed, Sanderson attended the charch and followed the vicar into the westry.

LOSS ON BRITISH

RAILWAYS.

AMALGAMATION PROPOSAL TO REDUCE EXPENDITURE.

SMALL DIVIDEND BY GREAT WESTERN.

"The Spy."

"Misleading Lady."

Central,

Star.

Ingngi.

"Dark Red Roses" and

"Corsair."

"Sidewalks of New York." "Man in Possession."

World.

"Trader Horn." "Hold Iverything."

Oriental.

"Dude Ranch,"

are available to-day.

The London North Eastern Bail-1 way shows gross receipts of nearly £2,500,000 lower in the first half of 1932 than in the corresponding period of the previous year. The only dividend payable will be on two guaranteed stocks, one of whiel. will necessitate a transfer from the general reserve fund.

The Great Western Company's gross receipts dropped by £1,163,000, but expenditure was lowered by £900,000. Ordinary share-holders received the small dividend of per cent., which caused great sur- prise in the City, which had been experting nothing.

The present railway half-yearly. results have special interest in view of the investigations of the Road and Rail Committee, which is sub- mitting its report to the Ministry of Transport next week...

It is understood that the Com mittee will urge the licensing of road haulers and the fixing of rates by a rate board at approximately the existing rail rates.

decision The

London, July 29-A continued

of the Board decrease in receipts, accompanied

niso pending on by a corresponding effort to reduce of Trade expenditure, marks the working of the ambitious proposal for the the British railway trunk lines, for pooling of the North Eastern, which the results of two-companies Midland and Scottish railway for the half year ended June 30 traffic, which is expected to yield

(Continued at next column.)

great economies.

Have You Hoard That:-

GOSSIP

FACT.

in

The Universal people say that! Tom Brown, who appeara "Brown of Culver," will be a big ger sensation than Buddy Rogers,

Fox is to spend over £200,000 on making Cavalcade "1

Jackie Travels,

Jackie Cooper has been sanding. postcards to his friends in Holly wood, reporting that he is having the time of his life.

He is on a personal appearance tour that has taken him to St.. Louis and other large cities, and Marie Dressler made her stage

saya that seeing the country is debut at the age of four as Cupid like a picnic" 1. in a church benefit entertainment ?

The child star will be three weeks:

Marlene Dietrich's little girl more on the road, and then will Maria is growing to lock more and

return to the studio, where a pro- more like her father, Rudolph duction is being prepared for him Sicber 1

during his absence. Jackie is travelling with his mother writes that the audiences, are great"

Micky Mouse has a new home He will work for United Artists in future.

Maurice Chevalier has the most expensive collection of shirts in the world?

Daring Stories.

The Lowell Sterman-Helene Cos- tello divorce provided the Holly wood gossip-mongers with quite a lot of tea-party small talk,

Mr. Sherman complained that his wife has a penchant for rather gay literature; so daring, in fact, that! Beveral of the volumes could not badi sent through the mails.

Reduction in Salary.

Too Many Tenanta

and

Gary Cooper returned to Holly.: wood from Africa, rented Grota Garbo's former house, anil thought he had a home. Later, he had his doubla.

For Gary discovered another tan, ant in the place. It developed that the real-estate people had bungled matters and rented the place twice.

Mr. Cooper, was victorious.

Edna Bost's Plans,

In a letter sent from New York Mix Edno Best states definitely George Arliss has voluntarily that she will not play in "The agreed to accept n. reduction in Blonde Venus," the film in which salary, in view of the current do her husband, Herbert Marshall, is to co-star with Marlene Dietrich pression, according to an announce. ment from Warner Brothers First Miss Best is going to Hollywood with her husband, and may appear National Studios.

Richard Barthelmess recently did in a picture for Metro, to whom the same.

she is under contract.

KING'S THEATRE LAST TWO DAYS

At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.

"The

Calendar"

with

HERBERT MARSHALL aud EDNA BEST A BRITISH PICTURE Edgar Wallace Drama of the Turf.

-ADDED FEATURES- LATEST GAUMONT SOUND NEWS

AND

"PATHETONE" SPECIAL

NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 21st AUGUST

THE SPY

with

KAY JOHNSON NEIL HAMILTON JOHN HALLIDAY A FOX PICTURE.

ORIENTAL

► THEATRE-ID:

FLEMING ROAD, WANCHAL TEL. 28478. LAST TWO DAYS At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m

GARY

COOPER

CLAUDETTE COLBERT

*His Woman:

Gene

NEXT CHANGE- SUNDAY, 21st AUGUST "DUDE

RANCH”

with “JACK: OAKIE: STUART ERWIN

A Paramount Pictures:

"HIS WOMAN."

PRESENT ATTRACTION AT ORIENTAL.

A trada notico states:- Negro actors are no longer freak attractions. It has taken about

73 years for the coloured actor to emerge from what is known as a freak attraction to the real artist that he is considered to-day?' says Hamtree Harrington, one-time star

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of Lew Leslie's Blackbirds," and

now

CENTRAL THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

THE LATEST

at 2.30; 5.15; 7.16 & 9.30 p.m.

CHINESE MOVIETONE TALKING DRAMA WITH WONDERFUL TECHNICOLOR SEQUENCES

an important part of the ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE”

comedy relief in Paramount's "His Woman," which co-stars Claudette Calbert and Gary Cooper, showing

to-day at thin Oriental Theatre.

I have been out the stage for

years," the dusky comic continued,

WITHIN ALL STAR CAST PRODUCED BY THE

SHANGHAI UNIQUE CO.

STARTING TO-MORROW

and I have seen the change in TWO WONDERFUL FEATURES IN ONE PROGRAMME. A BRAND attitude not only on the part of NEW SUPER TALKIE PRODUCED BY THE BRITISH SOUND audiences but on the part of pro FILMS PRODUCTIONS LTD. AN ASTOUNDING DRAMA OF ducers as well. At first, producers

would accept us_only, as freak or LIFE, HUMAN, ROMANCE, SUSPENSE & INTRIGUE. flash' acts.'

he means that negro actors

were

By freak act, Hamtree explains, "DARK RED ROSES" considered out of the ordinary and with Stewart Rome, Frances Doble & Hugh Eden. billed as something unusual.

The negro," the co.aedian de

clares, with pride, couldn't be

ALSO

denied his place in the spotlight THE MOST BREATHTAKING & MOST AMAZING PICTURE very long. Gradually he worled his

OF THE WILDEST JUNGLES OF AFRICA EVER way into recognition, Firat came

BROUGHT TO THE SCREEN. the all-negro shows. Then Bert Williams became a regular member of the "Follies" cast, and now we have coloured folks in musicals like Show Boat, in which the negroes and the white players were about 30-60, and 'Green Pastures,' which featured coloured thespians almost

"INGAGI”

SHOWING SOON

exclusively. These are only a few THE LATEST 1932 UNITED of the instances that point to a great future for the negro perfor mer."

Roland

ARTISTS SPECIAL FEATURE

AT THE QURES WEL CORSAIR

QUEEN'S

WINNIE LIGHTNER IN

RIOTOUS COMEDY.

That the name of Winnie Light-

ner is synonymous with merriment

is again amply demonstrated in "The Life of the Party," latest

nt

the

Ünited Artists Picture

'THE SPY."

Chester Morris

Warner Bros. and Vitaphone pro- | DRAMA OF SOVIET RUSSIA. duction now showing Queen's Theatre.

The irrepressible Winnie, as the lender of a gang of whoopee-making "gold-diggers" is at her very best and audiences yesterday were kept in continuous fits of laughter. Sh sings some new aunbers in her own inimitable style and altogether gives a sparkling and dashing per formance. Those who like this form of entertainment will doubtedly consider the heat of its kind and those who think they dont will change their minds,

"THE CALENDAR " AT THE KING'S.

THRILLING STORY OF ASCOT RACES.

A trade notice states:- Can the laws governing mother love and family life be regulated by legislative sets! Will a nation survive after it has abolished the "The Calendar" is a story of moral laws upon which civilized the British turf, by Edgan Wallace. humanity was founded. There are the great issues at stake, upon Does it need more to recommend which the future of modern Soviet it, except to say that this film, un-Russia depends.

now showing at the King's Theatro, dramatic basis for "The Spy,. is poor Edgar at his best! A Fox movictone melodrama which strong cast is headed by Herbert penetrates to the very core of Marshall, one of the most attrac Communiam,

In the story, this famous comedy songstress is first heard in a New York music shop where she is on ployed RB & 'song plugger," and later does her stuff at an exclusive Havana hotel where she has jour neyed in search of a millionaire.

The all star supporting enst in- cludes Irong Delroy, Jack Whiting, Charles Judels and Charles Buttor worth--and the girls!

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST. BY Z.BW. ON 355 METRES.

11 to 11.30 a.m.-Stock quotations. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme. 12.30 p.m.--European programme of

Columbia records.

I p..-Local time and weather re-

port.

1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news, etc. 2. p.m.-Close, down,

5 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme.

7 to 19.30 p.m.-European pro-

gramme,

7 p.m.-Stock quotations, etc. " 7.3 to 7.30 p.m-A Conoerb 7.30 to 8 p.m.-From the Studio. Pianoforte recital by Mrs. N

Kanis.

8 p.m-Local time and weather re-

port 8.3 to 8.48 p.m.-Variety. 8.48 to 9.15 p.m.-Octets and Sea

Shantics.

9.15 to 9.43 p.m.-From the Studio. 9.45 to 10.3 p.m.-Orchestral and

Band Music.

These same questions form the

Tuunediately following the overtime men either on the stage or the throw of the Imperial Government screen, and, as a' foil is Gordon during the "Red" Revolution, the Harker, as the most unorthodox Soviets began an experiment in

pulitical and social economy that stage butler over presented-ex- has had more far-reaching effects burglar and quite unaware of his than any movement of like nature proper place. in history,

Edna Best has a fluffy part, and

The results have been astounding. although sufficient time has not her appealing beauty is not well elapsed in which to judge accurate displayed by an'ingenuo frock; sho

mark a step forward toward the

whether the experiment will is attractive but does not get much ideals held sacred by all human of a chance.

It is Anne Grey,

ity, or bo branded by history as statuesquo, fiereg and, with the up- the most colossal blunder ever perscrupulousness of ** a; woman scarn- petrated by man.

In The Spy," which opens next|od," who carries off the honoura, Sunday at the King's Theatre, Kay and provos herself a first-rate Johnson enacts the role of "Anna,

emotional actress..

the mother who is forced to see her husband fles the wrath of the Ascot race mecting is excellent- "Reds," and har little son, Brolly staged-the crowd, fashionable die Frederick, bacomo a wild urchin and unfashionable, the stable, the of the streets.

paddock, the thrill of the races! Neil Hamilton as "Ivan," the All are shown without stint, and husband. is compelled to abandon are a breath of Homeland to us A gem of acting is the his political beliefs, to leave his exiles. beloved wife and little boy, and "meeting of the Jockey Club bow to a fate more horrible than Stewards," presided over by that death under the persecution of splendid veteran, Alan Aynesworth; John Halliday in his portrayal of with a suave charm, dignity and the role of Sergei the spy.

power, that suggest a true replica Borthold Viertel, director of of that dreaded tribunal. "The Spy," approached the monu. From the point of view of direc mental task of bringing accurately 'tion and photography "The Calen the story of Soviet Russia to the dar marks a big improvement in screen, with a confidence barn of British kinoma art. The technique actual experience in Moscow, and of Hollywood has at last been at a deep sympathy with her people. tained, and if "Gainsborough" can The supporting cast includes Mil keep this standard there will be no need for quota support of ton Holmes, Auston Jewell and

British pictures. Henry Kolker,

10.3 to 10.27 p.m.-Scottish Belec "ARE YOU

tions.

10.27, p.m.-Rugby mid-day Press

hows-

10.30 p.m.-Close down."

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NEXT ATTRACTION AT THE QUEEN'S.

fluctuates the little regulating cry-

the Federal Radio: Commission, :: This is one of the secrets of a radio station which entered into the filming of "Are You Lister- ing playing from Sunday at the The drama Queen's Theatre. takes place in a huge national A trade notice' staten:-

broadcasting-station. One. BOOK Did you know that a tiny crystal, the technicians clear lanes, work resembling a diamond cut into out hookups and numerova. enbe like a lump of sugar, is the other details of radio activities. fieartbeat of the radio programme The picture also gives William Haines his first opportunity to you receive every night?

This is the mysterious quartz play a straight dramatic role, that crystal by which all wave-lengths of a continuity writer who se in radio stations today are recused of murdering his wife. gulated. Every station is assigned Other featured lavers in, the a certain band," or mehsurement strong, enst inclede Madre Ernus, of wave-length, in which it must Anita Page. Wallace Ford, Karon

its stay. When power supply Morley, Neil Hamilton, Jean (Continued at foot of next column Hersholt, and Joan Marsh, co van d