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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1935.

CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

ADORABLE

Janet Gaynor and Henry Garat are at the King's Theatre to-day In the new romance. "Adorable," and they have more than fulfilled the promise that the combination The of two such stars carries. story through which the talents are revealed is just the thing for two stars of the magnitude and skill of Miss Gaynor and Garat.

The plot is a whimsical one, "of ...the variety that has made Miss Gaynor America's most popular star. And Gurat the premier With и ас- player in Europe. companiment of specially created musle and specially written songs. they reveal the best of two dis- Aqurus The tinguished Alm muste is by Werner Richard Hey mann, with songs and lyrics pro- vided by Richard A. Whiting and, George Mation. แ

Heart's Waltz, "My *Adorable" Desire" and "My First Love to Last" are the three song-hits that are bound to set the world hum- ming.

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THE SILVER STREAK

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Marvellous pictures of Colorado's widely pubilized Moffat Tunnel are included as one of the high- dramatic blickarounds of. light AKO-Radio's newest thriller. "The to the Silver Streak," coining King's Theatre on Wednesday. This is the famous tüngel which for the first time in history puts Denver on the main line of coast- After more to-coast railways. than twenty years. of drilling though the mountains. It opened recently.

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Nation-wide interest" has long been centred on the building of the Moffat Tunnel for the reason that it cuts off 175 miles from the length of all the previous coast-to-coast lines.

This un was filmed in the picture, far the story of "Silver Streak revolves around a shrül- ing sequence wherein the stream- ine train is interwoven with a drama of modern life which has 'ts climax in a race from Chicago

to foll death at Boulder Dam,

Sally Blane, Charles Starrett, Harde

Albright and. Willam Farnum

in featured

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NAUGHTY MARIETTA

"Naughty Marietta," the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer production which will be seen shortly at the Queen's Theatre is a smash musical hit. which serves as a triumphal screen introduction, for Nelson Together Eddy. noted baritone.

with Jeanette MacDonald who is at her best he has made the Victor Herbert operetta a joyous picture that should appeal to all types of audiences.

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RUMBA

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"Hot Dogs" was the chiropodist's diagnosis of the foot maladies that assalled George Raft and Margo, the Mexican dancer, after sequen- ces in Paramount's .."Rumba," which is showing for the last time to-day at the Alhambra Theatre, had been Almed. The picture stars Carole Lombard with Raft.

For one sequence of a whiring Rumba dance Raft and Margo, were forced to go through six hours of rehearsing and acting be- fore the cameras. A chiropodist, who was maintained on the side- Lines, administered much-needed' first aid to the actors at the end of the scene.

The foot specialist was retained throughout the filming tasmuch as Raft had further dance sequen“. ces with Carole Lombard, Margo and Iris Adrian.

BRITISH PHONE

EXPERT

Shanghai Rates Discussion

Shanghai, May 24.

The Shanghal Municipal Coun- cil. at a special meeting yesterday, further discussed the application of the Shanghai Telephone Com - pany for permission to increase its tariff and the proposed appilca- F. W. Kraemer, who directed tion of the message

rate. The "The Flying Squad," coming to the

Connell, having decided formally Star Theatre to-day' says that film

to request the Company whether, stars need first-class supporting in accordance with a resolution casts to help them shine."

passed at the Ratepayers Meet- It is useless, he goes on. to paying, the Company was willing (to bly salaries to the leading players postpone the immediate adoption economise on the of any new rates allowing time for cast, Indeed, such a the Council tc. consult with 4 supporting course may ruin the picture, for | Special Telephone: Committee, in- the stars' work may be smothered cluding one or more experts in by the indifferent work of the other telephone technique."such a letter was addressed to the Company. In reply, the Company stated that it was not willing to postpone the immediate adoption of any new rates which were claimed by the Company with effect as from April 1, 1935, under the conditions of the franchise agreement dated August 5, 1930.

and

then to

"Sweet Mystery of Life" and "I'm Falling In Love With Some- "players. one" old favourites. and "Southern Moon" stand out. The picture 18 i adapted from alro rich in comedy, with Frank Morgan, Edward Brophy and Elsa Lanchester supplying most of the laughs.

SHADOW OF DOUBT

The cast of "The Flying Squad," Edgar Wallace's successful play, bears out Mr. Kraemer's contention, for it in cludes, besides the stars (Harold Huth and Carol Goodner), such talented artists as Edward Chap man, Harry, Wilcoxon, Campbell Gullan and Abraham Sofaer. Their work makes a very entertaining, and dramatic talkie,

An amazing detective story into thrilling which ts woven an engrossing which every local film fan should romance, and amid its thrills see, glimpses of

kalledoscopic the

night life of New York is "Shadow of Doubt," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Almization of Arthur Bomers Roche's latest action sensation.

SMART MONEY

The new picture, with Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Bruce, Constance Card sharps, expert at. stacking Collier and a notable cast has its cards, was called for by Al Green. titial showings to day at the director at Warner Bros. studio, Queen's Theatre. Its. central while

"Smart Money." opening to-morrow at the

Alhambra character is an amazing woman recluse who emerges from her hid-Theatre, was being filmed. ing place to turn detective and solve a crime that has baffled the police.

Edward G. Robinson plays the part of a small town barber who works up to be a big time gambler in this picture. One of the scenes is a poker game in a hotel room where Robinson first fails in with the city slickers.

Mr.

Directed with skill by George Seitz, who blended. the mystery, thrills and romance together deft 15 Shadow of Doubt" tells of a glamorous actress, enmeshed in a murder mystery with several other

Robinson is supported. In woinen, the police chase for the Smart Money" by James Cagney. criminal and the final amazing Evalyn Knapp, Noel Francis, Mor- solution by the feninine amateur gan Wallace, Paul Porcasi, Maurice aleuth.

Black, Margaret Livingston, Clark Miss Bruce, beautiful and a Burroughs, Billle House, Edwin poignant dramatic actress, and Argus, Ralf Harolde, Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortex as her lover, pro Mae Madison, Walter Percival, vide fine acting, and Aunt Melissa, Larry McGrath, John Larkin, Polly the recluse, is amazingly played by Walters, Spencer Bell and Allan- Constance Collier, the famous Lon- Lane. The story is by Kubec Glas don stage, star, in her first talk mon and John Bright who did

"The Public Enemy," ing picture.

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The Company declined to post- pone the application for new rateś any further, stating that it had met the Council on all points un der discussion since the original ap- plication was filled on January 18 1935, and had co-operated to the fullest extent in finding a solution in the best Interests of subscri- bers and the Company, as express- ed in the latter's memorandium of

TO-DAY

AND

TO-MORROW

RUSSIAN GUARD

Shot Dead By Robbers

Shanghai, May 24.

A Russian guard named Mikhin, of the "French Municipal Police. was shot dead last night when pur- suing three armed Chinese rob- bers, who were fleeing from 74 Route Dollfus, where a few min- utes previously they had wounded an Indian named Ahmed. The latter, who is at present in hospí. tal, had a most fortunate escape. The bullet which struck him en" tered his right side and passed out of his left. but when he was operated #1 in hospital, it was found that the bullet had not hit a vitai spot.

From investigations conducted by the French poilce it appeared that, shortly after 9 p.m.. three armed robbers surprised Ahmed at dinner at 74 Route Dollfus. Ahmed, on seeing them enter, jumped up and seized one by the arm, and this man immediately fired.

The robbers then fed from the scene, but they were. pursued by Mikhain, who, though on local leave and in plain clothes, set off in pursuit as soon as he heard the firing. It is believed that Mikhin succeeded in catching one of the men by the arm, but almost at the same time a second robber,

coming up from behind, fired six shots at Mikhịn, killing him in- stantaneously;

(TAX INCLUDED

WORLD TRADE

REVIVAL

Germany Willing To Co-Operate

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).3

Hamburg, May 26. Stressing that Germany is not inten: OF voluntarily achieving economic self-sufficiency but on the contrary is willing to contri- bute her share to the revival of world trade, the National-Socialist Party's deputy leader, minister Rudolf Hess in an 11- portant speech delivered here on Sunday, on the occasion of the celebration of the "day of German ¦ navigation", outlined the aims of the Reich Government's economic policy.

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TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Adorable"

QUEEN'S —

"Shadow of Doubt!

ORIENTAL

"Cat's Paw"

Kowloon

MMESTIC:

"Gambling" ALGAMBRA;—

Rumba"

KING'S-

Coming

"The Silver Streak" QUEEN'S:-

"Naughty Marietta"

ORIENTAL

"What Every Woman Knows" When New York Sleeps". Affairs of Cellini'

"The Band Plays On" “Smarty" "Sequoina"

WORLD TRADE SLUMP

Canton Severely

Affected

MAJESTIC

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FOR PUMS PRESENT -

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COHAN GAMBLING

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MAGISTRATE LEAVES WUHU

Popular Official Receives Promotion

Wuhu, May 18, The governor of Kweichow, Mr. Wu, has telegraphed to General Chiang Kai-shek asking that the Wuhu magistrate. Mr. Wang, be sent down to Kweichow as they are in need of some able adminis- trators in that province. The is a promotion for Mr. Wang and one that is well deserved. But he wil (From Our Special Correspondent) be missed here. During his term of office Mr. Wang has greatly in- Canton. May 27.

terested himself in the affairs of Foreign imports" to Canton for the city as well as in the business the next few months Are not of the seven other hslens over likely to be encouraging in the which he had had control An opinion of mercantile circles here, honest and fearless man, and one as the depression has struck the who has never spared himself, he country very severely.

bas endeared himself to the Chin. the Like the rest of

ese and foreigners alike. Wider Canton feels the trade slump. and cleaner streets, a pubile park which hit England Arst and China and a large cement swimming pool last.

in are among the many improve- ments that have taken place since he came. Mr. Wang's successor

country.

Better Business

"ALL the measures taken by Hitler in order to strengthen the Relch and consolidate its newly acquired power will ultimately re- dound to advantage for 'Germany's national economy and German shipping which is forming one uf the strongest links between Ger- many, and the economies of other countries. Our commercial fleet serves the purposes of world trade in an order of regularity on which the prosperity of all nations de- penda. Germany does not wish to live in a state of economic Isola-brings unemployment and poverty, trict, both north and south of the

While many countries Europe and America are recover- ing from the depression, China is now suffering what, England. has nos yet arrived here. went through in 1927 and the United States in 1929-1933,

Europe and the United States are buying less silk from China owing to its inferior quality and are ardering them from Japan. Silk is the life blood in China. and the decline of this industry

to thousands of workers, men and

Women.

Business has been picking up a ttle recently and there is a brighter outlook as to the future. The farmers have been very busy fer some weeks past getting in the wheat and rape seed crops and planting the rice. In all this dis-

river, the crops now being harvest-

ed are good and most of the re-

tion and self-sufficiency. It is only under outside pressure exerted by boycott and other measures of

"Depression in Canton is accom-fugees who came south last year- coercion dictated by political hate panied by financial stringency in on account" of the drought have French police who arrived on the that Germany

sees herself com- the money market and the lack been and are stil Wending their scene shortly afterwards found sixpelled to take into account the of confidence in commercial cir- ways homewards. They have been Amply cartridges near Mikhan'a

This is dus almost entirely making a very precarious living problem of economic autocracy. I cles. body. He was hit twice in the reiterate that it is the necessity to the fact that overseas Chinese all through the winter and early head and also in other parts of imposed from outside and not of are remitting only thirty-five per spring.. patient and industrous his body. No arrests have yet her own free will if she examines cent of their savings as compar people that they usually are, a good been made.

all possibilities of falling back on ed with the figures before 1929.

many of them have been reduced Many overseas Chinese are na almost to beggary. her own resources in fullting her economic obligations towards her tives of Kwargtung and own people. We hope, however, their earnings to Canton

remittance has that the cleansing of the political The decreasing

the atmosphere which we desire and brought about tightness in

I consequence, which had only recently made money market. considerable progress will also the anancial situation in Canton" Is slightly worse than Shanghai. have favourable economic conse- quences from which not only Ger- Harkow or Tientsin, man shipping-but also shipping of all other countries are bound to profit."

Mikhin joined the French Muni- cipal Police in 1933 and his char- acter was excellent, Ee was not married, but he has a mother and a brother in Shanghai,

The mysterious part of the whole affair, according to the French Police, is that nothing was stolen from Ahmed's house and it is be- lieved the robbers must have mis- taken their objective

April 8, 1935. The Company point "ed out that the schedule of tariff< submitted on April 8 issued to the Press on May 7 had been drawn. up after eliminating the Domin raised by the Council in the course

Transoceat Kuo Min.

CARPENTIER WANTS A REFEREE'S LICENCE

J

remit

banks.

As Europe and Americà are im proving in trade, Canton mer-. that China. Wil chants expect

home

get out of the depression by the end of the year. Overseas Chin- ese will be able to send more money following the im provement of their economic post- tlon, and the purchasing power of silk by European and Ameri-. can countries is likely to Increase

Georges Carpentier, the former de by side with Chinese efforts of negotiations on the question of | French heavyweight champion of improving the quality of this depreciation, United States income and one of the outstanding per-product,

| tax, and management fee, which ¦ sonalities of the ring, has applied three matters were still to be dealt to the French Boxing Federation with.

for a referee's licence.

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DOUBT

A LAUGH-THRILLER YOU'LL NEVER GUESS!

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It is belleved in commercial quarters here that the improve- ment of economic conditions will likewise strengthen China's pur- chasing power of foreign godds.

THE DERBY

London, May 27, HRH Aga Khan declared be will run Bahram, Hairán and Theft in the Derby. The horses

will be riddèn by Fox, Gordon Richards and Harry Wraggre- spectively.-

Beuter. A

A Beal Job Curate's small daughter (with excitement)My hen's laid an

Vicars ammail daughter: "Well, myher, has laid lots and lots of

Bishop's small daughter: "That's dothing, my fattier laid a corner

ALHAMBRA

LAURE

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at 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. The melodic masterpiece at 1955) EXCITING ADVENTURE! RAPTUROUS ROMANCE} Rhythmic, Daringy Fascinating

THE DANCE OF

LOVE

It made him the idol of

Havana... drove her Info' the simt of tha man she tried to hatel

GEORGE RAFT CAROLE LOMBARD

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