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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1933.

CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BÜS

Advance Booking at Andersons

and the Theatre Tel. 25720, ...,

SHOWING TO-DAY

FOUR SHOWS DAILY

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

A CHINESE PICTURE

THE MANAGEMENT WISHES TO NOTIFY ALL OUR PATRONS THAT AS FROM. TO-DAY THE THEATRE HAS BEEN ESGAD- ED FOR ONE WHEN FOR THE SHOWING OF THE SENSATION- AL CANTONESE ALL TALKING AND SINGING EILM

"THE WHITE

GOLD DRAGON"

FEATURING

Mr. & Mrs. SIT KOK SIN

THE POPULAR STAGE

STARS

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

King's.

HONG HONG

"Internal Machine."

Queen's,

"Gabrial Over the White

House."

"The White Sister.'-

Central...

"The White Gold Dragon!

(a Chinese Picture)

Oriental.

"Smoke" Lightning."

KOWLOON

The White Devil."

Star.

· Majestic.......

"Lonely Wives."

COMING

KING'S

"The Kid From 'Spain."

Queen's.

"The Good Companions,"

Central.

Star.

"Ladies of the Jury." "King Kong.

"Too Many Cooks. "My Wifes Family. "Public Defender."

World.

65

NEXT CHANGE

GLOOM SCRAMS!

"Smart Woman." "Beauty Mart.

talkie).

(Chinese

THE KID FROM

SPAIN

"

BOOKING

AT TAR THEATRE TEL. 25313

&#25992.

CHARLIE CHAP-

LIN'S FIND

4 SHOWS DAILY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

ONLY

OHL LOOK AT EDDIEI

TO-DAY

NE KIM THAT SAVED

THOUSAND

What a many--with one kiss he stole a rich man's fiancee, gave a thousand people the jitters and rescued a ship from an explosion that never happened

INFERNAL MACHINE

CHESTER MORRIS

મ

VICTOR JORY. ·

FOX

"GABRIEL OVER THE WHITE HOUSE" To-day at Queen's Theatre

RIOT REIGNS! Coming To The King's That the historie settings

Month's big fun show with the gayest downs

that ever hung a jury or hanged the blues!

LADIES OF THE JURY

EDNA MAY

OLIVER

JILL ESMOND

ROSCO ATES KEN MURRAY

RKO RADIO PICTURE

Eddie Cantor, the famous pop- eyed comedian, is shortly to be seen at the "King's Theatre in The Kid from Spain," a bull aghting story.

Those who have seen "Whoopee "* and "Palmy Days" will no doubt remember him as a

nervous and bubbling nischief-maker, but in the Kid from Spain" he is seen as an "un

intentional" bull fighter! **

The story opens with a beautiful bathing scene adjourning a girls dormitory; in which poor Eddis, is found. As a result of this he. to gether with another schoolmate Ricardo Robert Young), are ex- pelled from the school. Persuaded by Ricardo, Eddie decides to go, to

GENEVIEVE TOBIN ELIZABETH PATTERSON Directed by Marcel Vamel

-FROM TO-MORROW-

Screamingly Funny?

- You know # But kara'i a musical somance that scale: new peak of dräs mismatic thrilla, und

• sweeping, · kroath lass banuty' 1". THE SAMUEL GOLDWYN Production

Eddie

CANTOR

in

The KID FROM SPAINTM

LYDA ROBERTI

UNITED ARTISTS

PICTURE.

WUZENT

CONDITIONED EINNIPE

TO-DAY TO, SATURDAY

More About Paulette at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

Goddard

Charlie Chaplin has enco again brought... fame to an unknown Alm grit,

He always does. In his last three Elms he launched anonymous Holly- wood girls to the peak of fame. Georgia Hale, Virginia | Cherrill, and Merna Kennedy, respectively the stars of "The Gold Rush,” "City Lights," and The Cricus," were virtually unknown, until Char- lie came along and threw the light of his brilliant personality upon them, Then they were famous. Afterwards they were not 80

from 125.

**

Paulette Goddard, to whom Char- lie was reported to have been en- gaged six months ago-in some quarters it was said they had mat- ried-has already started work on the new picture he is snaking........

She is the mystery giri în a mys- tery film.

Nobody knows the name of the film, and only one man in London- Mr. Murray Silverstone, managing director of United Artists-knows what it is about. He is pledged to secrecy. Charlie just hates having his films talked, about.

A Goldwyn Girl, '

Faulette Goddard is one of the famous Goldwyn girls. She was s dazzling "unknown "., who kickad. her heels about in the shows of the Eddie Cantor films. Which one it. was in that daahing parade of pulchritude nobody knows.

•

Mr. Silverstone said to me to-

day

تا متوتر

"Charlie always picks his talent

PUBLIC SALE OF Kweichow imports "chusa tu" or from the ranks of the unknown. He

OPIUM.

Prices Obtained by the Official Stores

"Gabriel Over the White House,' sensational drama of an American President showing to-day at the

Kaifeng, Sept. 10. Queen's Theatre are entirely Opium is publicly, sold in this authentic was made certain by the city, and, according to Investiga." presence at the Motor-Goldwyn. tions made recently, there are nine Meyer studio of Eugene Thackeray, oficial shops on a large scale which expert on national affairs.

are required to sell my less than Thackeray qualifies on knowledge 1,300 Chinese ounces monthly, and of the White House by virtue of thirty smaller official shops which eight years as White House corres

have to sell a minimum of 300 to pondent for the New York World. 500 Chinese ounces monthly. A fios last part of Wilson's administration penalty for not doing so. He started his career during the of from 80 to $27 is the regulation and served at various intervals

moner stuff known as "chuan tu

brick opium while Yunnan, one finds it easier to mould them to his grade only, compares with the "pen style of direction if they have “no i tu or Honan opium, which, in experience than if they are fully turn, is divided into the "tunglu-fledged stars. Lu" or East Honan grade and the "hailu-tu"

grade. or Western

"While in Hollywood a (aw Prices match their value the weeks back, consulting with Chaplin Szechuen drug fetching from $275.00 his film, I met Miss Goddard, per Chinese ounce in contrast to who is an entire newcomer to the the Honan material which costa screen. She is an exceptionally only from 81.90 to 82 Shensi pretty girl with brains as well as opium costs roughly $2.20 per Chin beauty, and in my opinion Charlie has a brilliant 'fild' in his starring partner.

ese ounce.

She is certainly versatile.

One'

report states tha: she changed the colour of her hair at a moment's notice from platinum to ordinary blonde to pleas› Charlie.

Special Curing Methods,

"She will have a pretty hard "Wealthy people and the officials task to live up to the part assigned are in the habit of employing Can-lo her, but she is a hard worker, tan, experts to cook the opian in with a strong sense of dreina, and Yellow River water. After being great natural ability." thus broiled, the stew is put in porcelain pots and buried under a banana tree for a period of from two to four months. It will then have a particularly fragrant taste. The baking of the opium in special during the administration of Pre-city is generally over 2,000 ounces much so that high officials attempt. The average daily sale in the lamps is also a peculiar art. So sidens Harding, Coolidge and of the seven varieties obtainable ed to have their concubines trained Hoover.

These are divided into "the kinds up for special service in this way.

Heroin, or the white powder, in obtained frown Shensi, Szechen. The ladies, however, do not make also sold here "secretly." The pure Kweichow, Yunnan, and Honan it very apt scholars even

a stuff, "piao poi," is foreign made Mexico, but on the way he gets It was with Iris guidance that the self. Shensi produces & pure grade course of several years. In fact, it costing about 87 per Chinese ounce involved in a bank robbery: In offices and study of the Fresident called a "ta ching" and another has become almost a saying that it while the "ya she, which is slight order to shut his mouth the were reproduced, exactly as were sort from the south of that pro is easier to have a son go throughly tinged a yellow colour and is a leader of the gang shanghales him also the East, Blue, Red and Green chuen produces its superior grade to train a concubine into the per ounce.

vince called "wei man tu." college abroad for a B.A. hood than Chinese product, costs about 86 to Mexico where he unwittingly Rooms of the executive mansion. claims to be Don Sebastian II., the He also advised Director Gregory called "chuan chien tie" and com- mysteries of baking opium to any degree of nicety. Well baked famous, matador.

La Cava in the minute details of

opium is acknowledged to have Meanwhile his school mate, such ceremonies as the Fresidentini

peculiar and very gratifying taste:

'EXACT TRADITIONS. FOLLOWED

Sze

after

Ricardo has his love affairs to Inauguration, the signing of the to be shot and settled the problems settle, for the girl's father objected Hammond Treaty for war debt of unemployment. The traditions to him seeing his daughter. In payments and the President's pro-, surrounding the Presidency are order to save the girl from marry-cedure when meeting a guest, such great and it was Thackeray's job ing another Richardo seeks Eddle's as a meeting between President to see that Walter Huston followed ald, and together they go through Jud Hammond and Nick Diamond, them to the letter. many amusing situations. While King of Racketeers, in the present "Gabriel Over the White House Ricardo is imprisoned for assault- plotüre,

is considered to be the most sensa ing his rival, Eddie endeavours to Thackeray was contantly at the tional story of a President ever toerally, the belief holds that the save the girl by taking her out of side of Walter. Huston, who plays be filmed. The cast includes, be the house, but he gets the wrong the role of the President, when he sides Huston, Karen Morley, Fran- took over the powers of a dictator, chot Tone, Arthur Byron, Dickie The day of the bull fighting ar-lined gangsters against a stone wall Moore and C. Henry Gordon. rives. Eddie has to go into the arena to uphold his alleged re- putation! The way in which he fights the bulls produces many a

one (Lydia Roberti) instead!

THE INFERNAL laugh in which we are sure you

MACHINE

will take part when you see the picture.

Besides the amusing story," the picture has three song hits "In the Moonlight," "What a perfect "Look what you've done," and also you will have the charice of seeing Sydney Franklin, the American bull-fighter in action.

Laughs Galore at the combination, and

King's Theatre

The

The picture affords Eddle Cantor title, "Infernal Machine

many opportunities for wisecrack- for a picture would appearing, and the supporting cast. In- mean that such picture must, by cluding Lydia Roberts. Robert all rules and regulations, be a Young Ruth Hall and Noah Berry thriller-one of the "Dracula” Is excellent. The dancing sceites type, but if one went to the King's by the Goldwyn girls are quite Theatre where it is running just beautiful, and the picture is very now, one would see a very dif-well worth seeing. Terent story all together.

The leading roles are taken by

Mise Genevieve Tobin and that

versatile player. Chester Morris, A near panic follows and Morris and when these two team together takes adventage to win the girl. laughter and breathless moments He announces that he had planted would, seem to be the order of the bomb and premises, he will the day.

reveal its hiding place if Miss Morris is a stowaway on a big Tobin will spend an hour, with ocean liner, having followed. Miss him. Tobin, with whom he has fallen Everyone, including her aunt

eryone, including her violently in love. Everything seems and fance, welcomes this sacrifice to be going along excellently, when on her part until Morris reveals a rediogram 18 received that at that he knows nothing about the Infernal machine has been plant bomb An unusual twist to the ed aborad the ship, and the passtory brings a surpiaing melodra sengers are doomed to destrucmatic denouement with enough tion:

laughs to satisfy anybody."

4 SHOPS DAILY 280-5.10: 1.15-3.30

TAKE ANY TEAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB Z

ORIENTAL

3 DAYS TO-DAY

ONLY

WANGHAI

28478

TO-MORROW SATU 6 DAY-

A THRILLINGLY DIFFERENT FAST ACTION WESTERN PICTURE THAT S JUST, ALIVE WITH EXCITEMENT

George O'BRIEN

Zane

Smoke

Nell O'Day Betsy King Ross Frank Atkinson

Picture

Your western star rides to new heights.

Lightning

Based on "Canyon Walls Dinded by Dind Howard

Significance of the Pipe.

about the pipe they use. These are Opium smokers are particular carefully selected for their indivi dual merit and significance: Gen- kuu chi" or special kind of graes pipe, can save the smoker from T.B. while the "hug hao" or yellow wood pipe. prevents the smoker's feeling unpleasant from stomach trouble. The Canton sugar cane pipe, however, is particularly ex cellent as it not only prevents the smoker from catching cold but so saves him from general "unples sant feelings A proverb, "Yen Bays in effect that s pa san tuti, mixture such as is obtained from the Shensi Brechuen and Tuonan opiums, has particularly enchant ing tastes. Good opium should ab ways, when baked on the lamp, give off innumerable bubbles "like: alion's head/angl

Government Inconsistencies.

The provincial Civil Ministry, although having recently caused the prevention of further opium plant ings also set up elaborate regula tions for the public sale of the drug. These regulations go so far as tợ provide special facilities for the public generally to become ac credited" smokers. In consequence of them lately devised rules; the Jocal Public Safety Bureau is en- deavouring to register all habitual smokers by a ticket system.Thest tickets costa 26 to be renewed afte evěry, six months, Traced throu this source a local, opitum seller Home standing in the city; setimi that one-fourth of the cỦY SA BIB habitual opruim-datera Itu.

point

In Honan, all 17 haien or dia tricts produce opium but the finest eight: Yungcheng,Hsiayi and grades come from the following. Cherchow in eastern Honan, Lo- ning, Fungning, Wangan and L the south-west,-"N.C.D.N." yang in west, and Hsiangcheng in

MAJESTIC

THEATRESZ

Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 57222 TO-DAY ONLY At 5,20 & 9.20 P.M. Only

Snappier

than Ginger

LONELY WIVES

Faster than Jazz

EDWARD EVERETT

HORTON

Patsy Ruth Miller

WOODI

CHINESE PICTURE

The sensation

a nation!

See two milliop man on the. marchĄ President made Dictator-1001

other timely. thrills Tuan amazing picture

of the bour #7:

GABRIEL

OVER THE

WHITE HOUSE

* Metro Gokkayn Mayer @xmatan Production with

WALTER HUSTON-

KAREN KOBLET FRÅNCHOT TONE

-FROM SUNDAY- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ALL-COMEDY PROGRAMME

OLITER

STAN · LAUREL HARDY

"Another Fine Mess"

|BULL-FIGHTING & MEXICO

ZASU

THELMA PITTS TODD

in On the Loose

OVER THE SEAS TO BORNEO

CHARLIE CHASE

*"The Tobasco Kid “

BOALES COLOUR

and

Hearest Metrotone News

STAR

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2.30, 520, 7.20 & 9.20 p.

TALKING

TURE

EPICS.JNG.

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