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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

MY SONG FOR YOU

One of the most popular films that ever chime to this town was "Tell Me To-night," Not only was i fine entertainment but it also in- troduced to the pictureloving public a new star in the person of Jan

DRAGON MURDER CASE

"The Dragon Murder Case," the latest of the murder mystery dra- mas from the pen of the peerless author as. Van Dine, to be dra- matized for the screen, at Alham-

day,

Kiepura. He sprang into imbra Theatre from Sunday to Tues- mediate prominence with his won- derful voice and charming screen manner. He is now appearing at the "Queen's Theatre" in "My Song For You."

The picture is said to be the mcst bizarre as well as the most

| baiding of all, the novels of the famous author, involving as it does a series of mysterious crimes. apparently committed by some pre-historic monster.

The story combines humour and romance in pleasant proportions, glides pleasantly along, receiving its momentum from tuneful It is not until Phalo Vance in original · song numbers, magni- the person of Waren William, Acently rendered. The comedy in-

that comes on the scene

the "terludes have originality and Bon-

strange mufders are finally solved, nie Hale is seen at his best In

and the slayer brought to justiced. every one of them. The case in-

cludes lovely Alleen Marson Emlyn

Williams and Cina Malo,

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This film represents the ideal un'versal and light attraction.

T

MURDER IN THE FLELT

William is a new Philo Vance,"

though the parts of Sergt. Heath

and District Attorney Markham are again carried by Eugene Pal- lette and Robert McWade respec- l» tively. Etienne Girardot also will be seen again in the person of the quaint and querulous D: Doremus.

HUNG KONG DAILY PRESS,

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PH

Flaming Romance Haunting Melodies

WARNER

HETTE

BAXTER GALLIAN

UNDER # PAMPAS MOON

. է . . .

with VELOZ. and: YOLAND - INTRODUCING THE "COBRÁ TANGO"

LATEST FOX MOVIETONE NEWB

"THE MOTH AND | "GENEVA BY THE

THE SPIDE

(TERRY TON)

KING VIDOR'S GBANG "OUR DAILY BREAD"

UNDER THE PAMPAS

MOON

Responding to the demand of the public, Warner Baxter has created a screen role more roman- tic than his famous "Cisco | Kid.” The picture is "Under the Pampas Moon," now playing at the King's

Mysterious crimes, an amazing feat of detective work, and brood-.. Margaret Lindsay has the lead- ing bewilderment mingle withing feminine role, the ancee of hilarious comedy in a unique blend the first man murdered, and sus- in "Murder in the Fleet," Metro-pected of the crime because she Goldwyn-Mayer's new story of is in love with another of hc: crime on a cruiser, opens To-mor- guests, a part played by Lyle Tal-

bot, who also comes under the In the picture, which B. G: De-

Tow of the "Queen's Theatre."

Thrills blend into laughs and vice versa, as a naval Reutenant follows a criminal amid a crowd of visitors and a ship's crew, im-. pounded on a suspicion-laden ship. A sensational fight with a murder- er and an astounding climax in which the criminal is disclosed af- ter every practical soul on board has been under suspicion, marks high spots in excitement in the fast-moving play.

Little Jean Parker, heroine of *Sequoia," has her most om- bitious role to date as the sweet- heart of Robert Taylor, the young officer who sloves the crime tanglė. Taylor recently scored in Society Doctor, gives an outstanding per- formance.

4 SHOWS

~\-DAK

2.20-1.15

7.15 8.30

scrutiny of the police.

'Theatre.

LAKE" -(Magic Carpet)

UNITED - ETIATE RELLARD

SATURDAY, AUGUST

31, 1935.

QUEEN'S

THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY at 2,80, 5.10. 7.20 & 9,30 The Golden-voiced hero of TELL ME TO ANGER"

sings again

JAN KIEPURA My Song for You

RUSH TO SCOTLAND FOR “THE TWELFTH””

(Special Air Mat Service).

London, Aug. 10.

This is going to be another ex- travel, and officials of the L.M.S. ceptionally busy week-end for rail Railway estimate that it will be

almost as intensive as that at the babk Holiday week-end."

Sylva produced for Fox Film and To the heavy flow of outgoing Six other persons are also sus-which was directed by James Tin- and returning holidaymakers is pected, including Robert Barrat. ling, Baxter takes the part of a added the rush to Scotland for the owner of the estate, his mother South American gaucho, a cowboy. "Twelfth on monday, when the who advance the dragon theory.

of the great plains of the bandit Erouse-shooting season opens. The part played by Helen Lowell crews which roamed the pampas hic involved in this trek to the Dorothy Tree, George E Stone. road and civilization settled the be considerably heavier than it was Highlands in officially stated to willam Davidson, guests and Ar- and ralded villages before the tall-last year. thur Aylesworth who plays the country, the gaucho is part Spanish role of the butter.

At Euston Station alone 1500 and part Indian, controlled now sleeping car berths have been Others

In the cast include but not tamed., He is a ro'stering. booked of night trains leaving for George Meeker, the first to fal hard-riding sentimental fellow, in- Scotland. #vietim of murder and Robert separable from his horse, quick to Warwick as the familly physician. fight and quick to forgive, careless in his love-making but tender and

The pictures was adapted by Rian James from which the screen play was written by F. Hugh Her- bert and Robert N. Lee. H. Bruce Humberstone directed.

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Shanghai Aug. 26.

JACK BENNY

RAYMOND

and 12 others share stogu, serasal and

-Bronings 20 cis-35 etï-55-ots.

CHINESE DROWNED IN CREEK

Shanghai Aug. 26.

the Boochow Creek, just beyond A male Chinese was drowned in

Jessfeld. Park, yesterday shortly after noon. He was swimming with

Col. Charles Roucaud, having completed two and a half years' service in Tientsin aa commander in-chief of French Military Forces in China, left bere yesterday on transfer to Paris in the M.Mss. Chenonceaux, accompanied by in lifeless state, and a Fire Mine, Houcauḍ..... ·

chivalrous to the weaker sex.

The Royal Highlander from Scotland last night Euston to comprised six trains, on which 400

class and 700 first

third class #leeping berths were reserved. In addition to the fleet of sleeping the six trains also carried cars between them 40 vans conveying passengers' motor cars.

For some time a suitable vehicle of th's type has been sought for Baxter, and "Under the Pampas Moon" Is the result of this long quest. It has an entirely new set- ting for a screen play and beside portraying the life of the gauchos on the vast rolling pampas in in-sections, 2001 sleeping berths having troduces vivid and colourful scenes cf Buenos Aires.

The Night Scot from Eustom to Scotland last night was in three

been reserved in advance for this train, which will also be in three sections to-night.

Opposite Baxter is Ketti Gallian, The down Royal Bot to-day the French star who scored so will consist of, four trains, while heavily in her Arst American, ap- the day Irish mail will be preceded pearance in "Marie Galante." She by a relief portion running non- la cast as the Parisian cabaret sin-stop over the 283 miles between ger over whom the gaucho becomes London and Holyhead. enamored through an unexpected encounter in an air wreck on the lonely pampas.

Jan Klepura now appearing at

the Queen's Theatre

VICEREGAL ORIGINS

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Aug. 10.

The outstanding feature of this week's traffic rush is the extra- ordinary popularity of overnight travel, due no doubt to the con- tinuation of the heat-wave, said an L.M.S. official yesterday..

QUEEN WILHELMINA AND-PHOTOGRAPHERS

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Aug.: 10.

RECOVERY CONTINUES

Better Figures Shown

ed for alum clearance rose

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:

"Under The Pampas Moon" QUEEN'S:--

"My Song For You" ORIENTAL

"After Office Hours"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:--

Chinese Picture.

MAJESTIC:

"Below The Sea"

KING'S.

Sunday

"Under The Pampas Moon" QUEEN'S:—

"Murder In The Fleet" ALHAMBRAI

"The Dragon Murder Case" ORIENTAL:-

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THE PRINCE'S DISCOVERY

IN ST. JAMES'S PALACE -

The match was played in the

1668, between 1 Zingari and the grounds at Sandringham in July,

Edward, then Prince of Wales, Gentlemen of Norfolk, when King

was. 84, ***

He opened the innings for the Zingari team with the Hon. T. de Grey, but was out to the second can bowled. The arst entry in the core-book, written in ins, reads.

... 'I', of wales, o Wright.... The teams were twelve a-side.

(Special Air-mal Service, (Special Air Mail Service)

Lion, Aug. 10. London, August

Found by the Prince of Wales, 10. The past two days have seen prise, and than supplementing in a cupboard iri-St. James's the publication of two new records

the Palace, a Norfolk Cricket Club's achieved during the month or stimulation of municipal enterprise scorebook records the only known fell to below two million for the July. The number of unemployed in fields which private enterprise cricket match in which his grand. was not likely to enter. And even father, King Edward VII, took first time for five years. The

in agriculture, where employment part number of houses included by has declined, the decline would local authorities in areas schedul- certainly have been much wors:

but for the measure taken to

many branches of that nearly 8,000, which is by far the sustain highest monthly total yet reached. industry. These figures reflect the results In the economic sense, there- both of. a general policy of fore. recovery has not been left. creating conditions in which in-

and cannot now be left, to come dustrial recovery is possible and by itself; and this is true, also 1 or special measures taken to the matter is regarded from the atimulate that recovery. The re-

political point of view. There is markable features in the unem- very little doubt that the successes ployment returns are an improve- of the Government have given the

AN INNINGS VICTORY ment in a month which usually public an appetite for more; and

The 1 Zingari team-in the bät- shows a decline in employment, a decline in the numbers of those action that the Government'sting order or the match-was made wholly unemployed far greater critics appeal. since they are up as follows:" than the total decline, a most unable or unwilling to deny the satisfactory spread of the, im great results achieved already. provement over various industries Most of the details of the "pro- and areas, and the fact that srammes of action" which have heavy increases in the numbers recently appeared from several of juveniles leaving school are different quarters will not bear not causing an increase in general examination; but, when their de unemployment, The feature of talls have been properly disre the alum-clearance return is that Barded. the spirit behind them it promises for the future should nevertheless be taken steadily increasing rate of re-seriously. Stripped of the politi- housing, which will help the build- cal prejudices, which in most ing industry to continue its func- cases are all too obvious, the tion of invigorating.

element of good in them is the many branches of our national produc-desire at the present recovery tion.

should wax and the fear lest it The Gentlemen of Norfolk batted RECOVERY TO CONTINUE

should wane. It seems likely that first and scored 119, the top scorer the politically imprejudiced public being R. Gurdon : with 30.- The The figures are so good after and in these days that part of Zingari, despite the failure of the experience of a deepening de- the electorate is probably in a

their opening, royal batsman, made pression Ave years ago, that they majority are concentiating mor. A Fitz-Gerald making 101 may give rise to a feeling that and more upon two problems, the and Lord Skeimerdale 5... recovery, if left to itself, will con- first being the problem of the only 60 11 their second innings,

The Norfolk Gentlemen tinue unchecked. It is true that special areas and the second Being and the Prince of Wales's side won the dismal view of Socialist and of the problem of agriculture. Opposition Liberal leaders is being proved erroneous, and that the wave of recovery, instead of break-

Stating that Queen Wilhelmin. of Holland has been caused a great deal of annoyance by photogra phers since reaching St. Fillaus, Perthshire. for her holiday, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, the Duke of Atholl, has issued an aping, seems to he mounting higner. of all the difficulties of Anding. peal for the practice to cease. ̧ ̈ ̈*

· SIR F. LEITH:ROSS

SPECIAL ACTION

The Prince of Wales, Hn. E. de Grey, Hon. E. Stanhope, C. F. Butler, W. H. Dyke B A. FitzGerald, Captain Arkwright, Colonel Marshail, Lord" Skelmer dale, Lord Butteld, Lord Boys ton, and the Rev. Hope Grant. The team of the Gentlemen of Norfolk was

The Rev. E. Dowell, E. N Buxton, Captain R. 6. Bagge, Mr. A. Craigie, H. R. A. John- son, W. Vyse, H. Barwell, R Gurdon, F. Motty C. Wright, the Bev. Lubbock and Mr. G. Bux- tou.

made

by an innings and 98.

FIVE YEARS RECORDS

As for the special areas, ir spite

In the score book are all the re

When tur Prince discovered the

flected from prosperity elsewhere. fol Cricket Club offering his find

write to the useretary of the Nor The numbers of persons and the to the club. The offer was grate areas concerned are not to large as fully accepted

But to leave things alone at this work where people and factories cords of the matches played by the His message runs :, “Since her functure would be to ignore boch have been idle for years and are Norfolk Cricket Club from 1802 to arrival in Perthshire the Queen of how the recovery has been brought likely so to remain, it is not true

1867, the Netherlands: has been pursued by photographers. So annoying about and what can be done to that they need be left to depend book he instructed his secretary to have been their attentions that it advance it more rapidly. The upon whatever benefit may be re- is quite possible that her Majesty primary cause of recovery has been may be forced to curtail her visit. the restoration of confidence; but May I therefore appeal to all in confidence would not be proof possession of cameras, whether pro- fessional or otherwise, to cease the already received,

against lethargy; it needs it has to be unmanageable; and the dis It is a coincidence that the Nor cussions in both Houses of Parlia folk Cricket Week is ending to procedure which, however well- intentioned, in a serious interfer For example, the recovery in our ment just before the Recess show- | day. Usptain. Desmond Buxton, ence with the holiday her Majesty export trade would not have takened a general demand that special the secretary of the Norfolk C.C., The appointment of Lord Linhas done us the honour of desiring place, without the Ottawa agree action should be taken received the score-book, and it was a party of friends, when they and lithgow as first, Governor General to take in our country. denly noticed he was in difficulties of the "new" India is interesting

ments, which have substantially As for agriculture, that is a pro- exhibited at the At Home He was dragged out of the water out more than one ground. There

increased inter-Imperial trade: bem which lends itself to given by the High Sheriff of Nor- without other trade agreements, dramatic description but not to folk, Mr. Finch, on the Sir Frederick Leith-Buss, Chief which have preserved and in some dramatic solutions. A framework

Lakenham ground. Brigade ambulance hurriedly summay be good augury in the fact Economic Adviser to the British cases regained foreign markets; or of solvency for most branches of No decision as to the future of Residente prominent in official moned. Artificial respiration was that his father was first Governor Government, who sails to-morrow and ad lal circles in Tientsin, applied, but he was pronounced General of a new Australia, in on his mission to China, will it without tariffs, which gave the the industry has been established the book has yet been reach where Col and Mime, Roucoud won dead on arrival at the Chinese Bed which office he was both popular was stated yesterday, call at Tokio, British Government a standing in A levy-subsidy polley for many im. Kreat popularity, attended at the Cross Hospital

and successfut. Others may see a This will establish diplomatic the fiscal field besides making pos portant commodities is takina East Station of Tientsin Last

A little Chinese girl, about eight certain fitness in the choice for touch between the British and sible the balancing of Budgets shape, Attention 13 beginning to be Tuesday evening to did them fare from death at about 3.30 p.m. yes righ house a daughter of which subjects, including naval questing spiring effect on the home market tion, which carries with it the

years old, had a narrow escape India of the head of a great Scot-Japanese Governments on various These tariffs have also had an in- devoted to the question of nutri well when they entrained for terday, when she fell from the married Henry Dundas, first Vis Conversations ou these subjects Within the last few days it has obligation to encourage the pro- shanghai in tue

Dapress. seventh floor of the Custom House crunt Melville, who, as head of the autumn through diplomatic used to assure the future of the suited to this country. So soon as will in all probability follow in been seen how they have been duction of the fresh foods best Dotacamente of the military forces on to & verandah on the sixth stationed in Tientsin turned out floor. at the station comcially co

channels She was looking out of a window

fron and steel trades both at home this framework is proof against Lue departure of the retiring cou when she apparently leaned too far

and abroad.

collapse moze attention can "1186-- mander-in-Chief. There was

and slipped; dissappearing before

FREE PLAY

fully be paid to projects of settle ceremonial here in Shanghai but the horrified eyes of her parents a use of patronage which enabled two Lords Elgin, Lord Dalhousie, members of the French Consulate Taken to the Lester Hospital for the history of India to have many and Lord Minto, and Ireland by that they have been most admir unqualified advantages in ext

pol mènt, reclamation, and drainage, Only the scal pedant could deny and meanwhile there seem to be General and friends gathered at Chinese in in a Fire Brigade am pages written by Scotsmen. As It Lord Lawrence, Lord Mayo, Lord ably and flexibly used, and that ing the forms of occupation the wharf to bid them bou voyage. bulance, she was found to be suffer happens, though, Scotsmen have Dufterin, and Lord Lansdowne they have succeeded in attaining ployment

Col Rene Hentschel, the newing from various serious injuries been less represented in the office Derby stands well with Lords commander-in-chief, who arrived none of which, however, are likely here in the Chenonceauxwith to prove fatal. Mine, and Mile Hentschel last, Week, left last Saturday and are expected to-day in Tiantain. It. "will not be bit first tour of duty In this country be served in Tientsin as commander of the 16th, Colonial Infantry stationed thers

h/1930 and 1998;

Ubiquitous

Friend: "Did you fish with nies? Returning Camper:

with

them? We shed with them ate with them, and slept with them."

Pitt's Board of Control, made it his business to see that India was governed as far as possible by the younger sons of Scottish families,

the apparently contrac

prices

of Governors General than in other Hardinge Lytton, and Curzon; Indian posta. There have been at Durham and Westmontand have Jects of raising revenue least four Viceroys of foreign ex-Lords Auckland and Ellenborough. protection opening traction Lord Northbrook's family respectively. Lord Reading claims and main came from Bremen, Lord Ripon's Lendon, and the present Viceroy's from Hamburg, Lord William Ben- ancestors went from Lendonto tinck's from Holland, and Lord Antigua, Yorkshire has Lord Hall-recov Chelmsford's from Dresden Beot- fax, and the Cannings came from and land, has been represented by the Wiltshire.

Hated

those so

ALHAMBRA

HONORE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7:20 & 9.30 p.m.

A Cantonese Talking Picture

HEUNG-HA-LO YAU FOW'

Mr SIT KOT SIN Mind, CHI LO LAN MP LYU MONG KOK

ZDRAGON Murder CASE

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