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CENTRAL

HEATRD

TAXE QUEEN'S RD., WES:100ND DUS

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1932.

SHOWING

TO-DAY-

HONG KONG.

Ár 2.80, 5.10,

7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

ADVANCE BOOKING AT ANDERSON'S

King's.

Movie Crazy."

Queen's.

** Transgression,"

HE IS GREATEST IN 1932

Central.

What Price Hollywood,"

Oriental.

TO-DAY ONLY

DAILY AT

2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

A TRUE STORY OF HOLLYWOOD

The Cruelty of Headlines!..

Star.

"Oh, For A Man "

KOWLOON.

"Out Modern Maidens."

King's.

COMING.

The First year.”

Blonde Venus."

Queen's.

"Huddle.".

Bachelor' Apartments.”

Letty Lynton."

Central.

10

+

THE

PICTU

Star.

She paid the price of fame to a pub-

fe that wanted its pound of flestil·

onstance BENNETT

| rips the veil from the world behind the screen in

"WHAT PRICE · HOLLYWOOD'

with

LOWELL SHERMAN NEIL HAMILTON GREGORY, RATOFF Directed by George Cukor, David Q Salzrick, Executive Producar « 1 »

TO-MORROW

HE

was a scandal monger-his craving forsensation- alism knew no bounds...wife, child, honor meant nothing to him until-but see for yourself in

SCANDAL FOR SALE

with

CHARLES BICKFORD ROSE HOBART ́PAT O'BRIEN

A Universal Picture.

"WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD"

Seanda for Sale,"

"Sins of Madelon Claudit." "Lady Refusca."

World.

Red Butterfly ep. 41

(Chinese picture).

"Lady to Love,"

Chasing Rainbow."

Oriental.

"Resurrection"

The Big Adventure."

CANTON CINEMAS

Wing Hon Theatre.

"Love Me to-night.”

Southern Palace.

"Hook, Line and Sinker." Pearl Theatre. ·

"Grock."

Chung Wah Theatre.

"! Love Duel."

++

MOVIE CRAZY”

HAROLD LLOYD AT

HIS BEST

"T

Our representative attended yes terday at a private show at the King's Theatre of Movie Crazy which is an extraordinarily amusing play. Harold Lloyd comes up from the country to try and star at films. Incidentally in reply to a letter from Hollywood, he enclosos a wrong photograph. He strolls into many studios where he inspects everybody and invariably gets removed,

Finally he has a fight to death with a man, which is duly simt hy the cameras, the director having been knocked by falling debris, and in conclusion he is given n contract for his impromptu acting. "Movie Crazy" is well put on, the acting is good, and Harold Lloyd's facial expressions are as good as ever. Miss Constance Cummings acts well with him.

We strongly recommend this pic- ture which starts at the King's to- day..

'MISCHIEF'

AT THE KING'S

"Mischief," which will be shown

HAROLD LLOYD Movie Crazy'

THE COMEDY SENSATION OF THE YEAR

CONSTANCE CUMMINGS

PRODUCT BY HAROLD SLOYD.COMP.

A Faramount Bria

Harold's back again - This Time he's "Havie Crazy" * goes to his head ... to his beart..... the most uproarious romance you have ever ken !·

THE FOLIES BERGERE

SAVAGE ATTACK BY FAMOUS

U.S. PUBLICIST

One of the most savage attacks of ever made on an "institution" one country by a journalist of a. other has appeared in the New York American"

Mr. 0. 0. McIntyre, the writer, is one of the most famous "colum-

R nists" in the United States. turning from a recent visit abroad, he filed his column with the fol- lowing:-

"The most impertinently brann syp for Americans in Paris is the over-publicised theatrical attrae- tion-Folies Bergere. Gyp is too mild. It is a barbarian rout.

"The banditry begins at the box office where, if you ask for good seats, they blandly point to a spe culator's coop across the street,

***Tarzans.""

BRITISH REPLY TO

U.S. NOTE

(Continued from Page 9.)

This has led to a drain on the gold reserves of many countries and has forced down the price of commodities in terms of gold cur- renetes, causing widespread ruin to producers in debtor and creditor countries alike, and seriously in ́creasing the burden of commercial

debts.

It has rendered intolérable the peculiar burden of unproductivo war debts.

BOOKING

AT THE

THEATHE TEL. 25313, & 25332.

NEXT CHANGE RALPH LYNN

IN

“MISCHIEF”

'with

WINIFRED SHOTTER JEANNE STUART JAMES CAREW

A BRITISH & DOMINIONS PRODUCTION.

The withdrawal of credits from Germany and the consequent move- ments of capital forced the United Kingdom to abandon the gold standard, with worldwide results. Thus we feel that the effects of these winatural transfere gravely accentuated the difficulties of all five Continents.

have

Confidence and credit cannot revive until on end has been put force the to these attempts to stream of capital uphill.

In a Similar Position, Referring to the possible critic ism that any remission of war debts would merely transfer the snatch | liability from the taxpayer in the borrowing country to the taxpayer in the lending country, the Note points out that, in this respect the

"A group of Tarzana your hat and cane immediately in- side the door, no matter the pro- tests. Programme passers tell you they paid three-francs for pro- grammes. And naturally expecta pourboire.

"So conciencelessly calculating and insolent is it all you are in an indignant lather when you come to the ubers, most shameless brigan- dessas of the lot.

"I bestowed two franes, a gene- rous largesse, in the twitching palm of the huzzy who, escorted-us. She blocked our path to seats, de- manding more.

"Gently Indged her to one side when my unworthy inclination was to kick out her teeth. Then she stood there in a fine rage deliver.

rat-a-tat.

!

CONSTANCE BENNETTS

at the King's Theatre next Fridaying imprecations with machine-gan. This fan-maker is a British and WONDERFUL GOWN

Dominioną production fonturing

Naturally, I was

too hydro- That Hollywood is rapidly dis- Ralph Lynn, who has established- placing Paris as the fashion contro himself as Britain's leading screen of the World is evidenced by the comedian. The story by Ben Travern phobic to enjoy the show. Even 1 daring new gown creation Con- is in the style of Rookery Nook," good. But it was shoddy, dis stanco Bennett wears in "What "Plunder" and other famous Aldgustingly vulgar, stressing the Prico Hollywood," the latest HKO wych stage auccesses, and maintains stark nudity of the over-plump Pathe production which is being the audionce in a simmer of morri shown for the last time to-day at; ment throughout its length Ralph and featuring two skits with de- the Central Theatre. The gown is Lynn is provided with one of his cadent themes.

a complete doparture from the cus characteristic parts in the develop. tomary evening dress. The short ment of which he is seen at his very bodice and skirt, of which and silver, best.

Police Indiferent.

After the play it was in fun to

The film uproariously des lame cloth, are completely divorced, cribes a matrimonial complication with a band of very thin flesh into which Lyan obtrudes with his coloured soffia cloth at the waist customary cagerness and excellent This gown at once brings to mind intentions. Naturally, he compli- watch the cocottes, waiting to the early Egyptian woman's costume cates-the-issues-but-in-good-time muke pick-ups They were in-dam-. of the abbreviated bodice and runs against Winifred Shotter and separate skirt which left the waist forgets all about his mission, foil-boyant gowne, sleekly coiffed, ex- hare It also hingea of the South ing in love with the charming girl. travagantly perfumed. A pr Sea Islands where the girls manage It all ends happily, the end of the

"A healthy English bay escort to get along for years with only a film being more than ludicrously

ridiculous in the Ralph Lynn sense. ing an elderly lady was besieged. tapa cloth and loi,

What Price Hollywood" is in the famous comedian is supported. In the awkward confusion of his Absorbing insight into the film by Winifred Shotter and a fina Capitol. Others in the east besides cast, which includes James Carew, years, he blushed furiously. But a Constance Bennett, are Neil Hamil Jeanne Stuart, Jack Hobbs, Mpud villainess still pursued him across for Lowell Sherman and Gregory Bill, Bromley Davenport, Kenneth the street to his taxi." Kove and Louise Emory.

Ratoff.

ORIENTAL

TEL. 28473

THEATRES:

FLEMING ROAD, WANCHAI

.4 SHOWS DAILY 2,80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. TO-DAY ONLY FOX SPECIAL COMEDY FILM

with

JEANETTE REGINALD

DENNY MacDONALD

MARJORIE WHITE

OH. FOR

A MAN

PICTURE

FILLED WITH SONG, MCSIC, DANCE AND LAUGHTER.

STARTING TO-KORROW UNIVERSAL'S SMASHING DEAMA

"RESURRECTION

TOLSTOY'S FAMOUS LOVE STORY

STARTING WED, DEC. 7th. CHARLIE CHAPLIN

-FN

THE BIG ADVENTURE'

British and American taxpayers are in much the same position.

Before the Hoover Moratorium. all reparation and war debts re ceipts of the United Kingdom went to cover current payments due to the United States, and the British taxpayer had each year to find from his £80,000,000 for interest on internal loans, out of which advances of £1,000,000,000 were made by Britain to the Allies. The interests of the two countries, looked at from this standpoint, are the same.

own resources

over

Relative Positions,

The relative position is that tho United States innde loans £2,063,000,000 and the United

Kingdom mado similar loans of The United States

**:

£1,600,000,000. have received £131,000,000 and the United Kingdom nothing, having! passed on all their receipts to the United States, as well £134,000,000 in addition,

When interest is taken into a count, some £200,000,000 has bouti found by the British taxpayer.

While the British ahare of total indebtednew to the United States. is only 40 per cont. of the total of payments made to the United States, 80 per cont. has come from Britain..

war,

Coming as they did after tosses

the

these resulting from effects constituto, in the view of His Majesty's Government, a strong claim to consideration.

Regarding the changes of cir cumstances which have increased the burden of Britain's obligations, it is pointed out:

Change of Circumstances... Firstly, the British debt is AX: pressed in terms of gold, but the burden on the British people'ni measured in terms of stering. Cousequently the payment on Do- comber 15 is increased from £10,750,000

approximately £30,000,000.

to

Secondly, the average wholosato price index in the United States during the period when the delit was incurred was 139, and is now! under 94. The debt thus represents to-day, in terms of goods, not less than twice the amount borrowed.

the

Thirdly, the American tariff has restricted the import of. British manufactured goods. Whon British war debt was funded in 1932, these amounted to £60,000,000. This year's figure is £15,000,000.

Amazing Fall in Trade, United States importe into th United Kingdom show an usually remarkable fall from £211,000,000 in 1923 to £59,000,000 in the first

Bai oven a partial recovery E nine months of 1832 The total business activity in the creditor trade between the two countries countries would result in addition- since the funding agreement ha al meipts from 'taxation, which fallen from about £300,000,000 to would compensate their Exchequer £100,000,000 yearly... many times over for the loss of revenue involved in the revision of war debts.

World Disorder. .- It will not profit a creditor country to collect a few million pounds or dollars if it thereby per petuates world disorder.

And a now war debts settlement, however genorous it may sem, would be repaid again and again

The United Kingdom has up to the present generally been Amori ca's best customer, but if the war debt payments had to be resumed, the heavy adverse balance of visible trade, amounting to £78,000,000 in 1031, would have to be reduced by would adopting measures which further. restrict British purchases of American goods.

Lauzanne.

Therefore, if., payments were re- sumed to the United States Trea- by the contribution it would make sury, a, definite loss must follow to to the peoples of the world, and the United States producer. particularly those of the Unit d Kingdom as the two greatest crodi- tor qutions. if they unito in co- operation to make the first casen tial step towards averting disaster, financial, economic and political.

Touching on the Lausanne settle-

meat, the Note says if the payment of war debts due to the United States Government were to be re- British Government Butmed, the British War Expenditure.

would be obliged to reopen the The Note recalls that British question of payment from their war expenditure amounted to own debtors-France, Italy; Por £2,400,000,000 of whidi only about tugal, Yugo-Slavia, Roumania and one-third was financed by borrow Greece, and also the British Domi- ing from the United States Govern- nions, which have been suspended Approximately 2000,000,003 since the Lausane Conference. The was obtained by the sale of gold debtor countries would in turn and coourities.

have to demand paymont by Ger

ment.

Young Plan.

In addition, the British Govern-many of her obligations under the ment raised commercial loans ou the American market, before the United States entered the war, to Fatal Results Possible.

Of the amount of 2504,000,000.

Without readjustment of the war the market borrowings in he

Lausanac United States, £275,000,000 has debt obligations, the been repaid, and in respect of the

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

United States Government loans agreement could not be ratified, tho payments have been made, both question of reparations would, re- before and after the funding agros- main unsettled, the improvement | ment, amounting to 2354,000,000 or in confidence which followed the £20,000,000 in all.

Meanwhile, the advances made by Lausanne agreements would be un- Britain amounted to £1,000,000,000 done, and fatal resulta might well and had increased subsequently by be found to have accured to the the addition of unpaid interest.

!

British Offer Rejected.

KAY FRANCIS RICARDO CORTEZ PAUL CAVANAGH

Pitched to the heart-beat of

all womankind.

IRTENSE! COURAGEOLS! GRIPPING!

Directed by HERBENT BRENON

-ALSO SHOWING-

SHE WENT

FOR A TRAMP "HALLOWEEN!

"Belleve It or Not!

NEXT CHANGE Novarro Crashes Through to a

Girl's Heart- BIS GREATEST ROMANTIC ROLE

NOVARRO

EVANG MERKEL

CRAVES

dale

The drama

of a boy who

goes from a mill-town

10 college-

ard there,

lads him-

10 & wins

a girl!tu.

A SAM WOOD Production.

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2,80,-5,20 & 7.20,

JOAN CRAWFORD

solution of the many grave poli-ntly

Lical as well as financial. problems

Shortly after the wor, the Bri. now under discussion. tish Government offered to join in The proposal for a suspension any equitable arrangement for an of the December payment, which all-round reduction or cancellation would in no way affect any, ulti of Inter-Allis debts. That pro-i mate settlement, je necesary – to final was not accepted, and he create a condition favourable-to-the British Government were called successful issue of subsequent debt upon to fund their debt to the conversations. United States. They then an nounced that they would limit their this amount they were required to on her own debtors to nny America.butt

But, in fact, their receipts have amounted to less than half their payments to their creditor.

The reservos of the British Gov-

change, though adequate for the ernment in gold and foreign ex- modification of exchange fluttua- tions, word not intended and would not suffice to cover as well the pay- 'ment of G808,500,000.

modern maidens

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's PICTURE

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