1928-02-25 — Page 17

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAY'S FILMS.

FINAL SCREENINGS OF "LOVERS."

Showing for the last time at the Queen's Theatre to-day Is "Lovers," Ramon Novarro's first film sinco "Ben-Hur." A romance of modern Spain, "Lovera" is unique in that it has no conven- tional villain, the place of the villain being taken by the Invisi- ble tongues of scandal which blight lives and wreck souls. The plot is developed with rare from one dramistic. Intensity

climax to another, including a sensationnl sword duel, Alice Terry, leading woman of "The Four Horsemen," heade a brilliant supporting cast.

World and Star. Other pictures showing for the last time to-day are "Altars of. Desire" at the World' Theatre and "The Road to Yesterday" at the Star Theatre. "Altars of Desire" presents the star of "The Merry Widow," Mae Murray, in the story of a wilful society beauty. Conway Tearle, is excellent as her lending man.

"The Road to Yesterday," pro- duced by, Cecil B. De Mille with Joseph Schildkraut, Jetta Goudal and William Boyd in the leading roles, deals with the theory of reincarnation. A. railway smash. precipitales the principal charac- ters into the past, where a series of dramatic incidents are depicted as having a vitál bearing on their present day lives.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

TUESDAY'S INTERESTING DOUBLE PROGRAMME.

The attraction at the Queen's Theatre on Tuesday and Wednes day of next week, according to a special advertisement in this issue

version will be the screen

ΟΣ William J. Locke's brilliant novel The "The Side Show of Life." leading playera are Ernest Tor- rence and Anna Q. Nilsson. Tho story begins with Ernest Torrence as an English clown in a French cireus and Anna Q. Nilsson a lady of high family who falls in love with him. The coming of war brings about many changes in the lives of these two, the clown ris Ing to the rank of brigadier gen- eral. The climax is distinctly unusual and-not a little dramatic. The photography is excellent, there being a number of scenes of an English country nunsion with its gardens and lawns.

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An additional attraction Tuesday and Wednesday will be the appearance of Miss Chee Toy, a Chinese singer who has been "billed" at London and New York theatres. Miss Chee Toy will submit popular English and Chin- ese songs at all performances.

AMERICA & ENGLAND.

miglia."

MUTUAL EXACERBATION SHOULD BE ADMIRATION.

Mr. C. A. Stonehill' writes to the' Morning Post as follows:

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1928.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.”.

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:

Banks,

Hongkong Bank, $1270 sa. Chartered Bank, £217, b. Marcantila A, & B., £397 n. P. and 0.810 n. East Asia, $671 b. Insurances,

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Canton Ins., $627 b. Union Ins., $320. b. North China, Ins., Tls. 143 n. Yangtazo Ins., 8461 b. China Underwriters, $24 n. China Firos, $215 n. H. K. Fire Ins., $585

Shipping...

b.

Douglasce, $43

b.

b.

H. K. Steamboats, $27 H. K. Tugs, $2.90 B. Indo-Chinus, (Prof.) $361 b. Shell Trans., 87/- n.

b. Union Waterboats, 520

Mining.

Benguete, $21

5.

Kallans, 66/-, b.

Langkats, Tls, $184

9.

S'hai Exploration, Tls. 2.85 n. Raubs, $4 b

Tronohs, 17/6 b.

Docks, elc.,

Kowloon Wharves, $1331 sa, Whampoa Docks, $48) b. China Providents 6 s. Hongkows, Tls. 165 b. New Engineerings, Tls, 5 s. Shanghai Docks, Tls. 97 b.

Cottons.

Ewo Cottons, Tls. $7.60 s. Orientals, Tia. 2 b. -S'hai Cattons, Tis. 48, (old), b..

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $8.65 b. H. K. Lands, $647 b.

Bhai Lands Tis. $137 b. Humphreys, $141

Realties, $8.90 1. Territorials, $1

b.

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n.. Public. Ulitics, Tramways, $25.95 ·. Peak Trams, (old) $14 n. Star Forriun, $63), n China Lights, (Com) $16 b. H'kong Electrios, $73n. Macao Electrics, $21 b. Telephones $4.25 b. China Buses, Tls. 6 n. Singapore Tractions, 11/9

Industrials,

17.

8.

b.

China Sugars, $10 40 Malabons, $27 n. Canton Ices, $1 b. Coments (Comb.) $11.60 Ropes (Old) $91.8a. United Asbestos $10

Stores &c. Dairy Farms, $20 Watsons, $12.40 b. Der A. Wing, $6. .. Lane Crawford, $3.15 Mackintosh, $228, Sincores, $9 b Wm. Powolls, 55 ́n.

Miscellaneous. Amusemonts, $29 b. Construction, $1 n. B'quo Ind. G. Bonds, 50% H. K. G. Loay, 5% Prom.

b.

LOCAL FOOTBALL.

CHARITY MATCH TO-MORROW.

01927 BY MEA SERVICE, INC

DO:GHT IT

GMPY ANNIRILATE,

YOU TO ANE FOLKS SAY. THE MODERN GIRL

19.00 FORWAR

-WE CAY

THINK OF -

SEA LION IN LONDON. COLISEUM PERFORMER'S TAXI BATHING HUT. Pasha, one of Palmero's Ben lions appearing at the Goliscum bathed in one of the Trafalgar square fountains at the end of b. January.

Sir, There is one, and only one, real and fundamental point of friction between the Englishman and the American, taken as n whole. This la one of self-satis- faction and of intolerance of the

A charity football match will be other's point of view.. We suffer alike from this same complaint, played on Sunday afternoon at 4 pm. on the Hongkong Football Club

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which should be a bond between us, rather than a point of aliens-ground between a combined team of selected players of the Club do tion. The American is puffed up Recreio and the Chinese Athletic Az- with his material success, with his sociation against the Royal Navy. progress; the Englishman points. The match has been arranged under to his long line of illustrious the joint auspices of the Club do ancestors and to glorious Recreio and the Chinese Athletic and national history. Each is liable the proceeds will be in ald of the to underrate the idols of the other, Seelety of St. Vincent de Paul and

Why, therefore, induce a feeling various Chineso charities.

This is the first occasion which the of contempt for the American In

Club de Recreio and the

Chinese so many instances where facts are capable of several interpretations? Athletic have combined, and it is a matter for speculation as to how Who would expect that the same they will fare. A keen and "close conditions and rules which apply game is expected.

wilderness

referee.

The teams arO;

to a thickly-populated aren sucli as The Hongkong Football Association New York should be equally appli- has kindly consented to donate a ball: cable in the

of for the match and It will be auction- Arizona? Has not the British ed at half-time. Mr. Hollands will Empire itself different laws to govern the diverse areas which are

Chinese Athletic and Recreio.- under its control? Are the laws of Germany, Italy, or France to Pau Ka-ping: Lai Yuk-tat, Ng Kam- govern England? Or vice versa? chuen; Lum Yuk-ying, Wong Shul- Western Europe, from the point of wa, Xavier; Chan, Kwong-iu, Buen

Kam-shun, Gosano, Rocha and view of aren, could be put into the Kwai-shing. one, State of Texast Yet in that

more conflicting interests than in the whole of America.

Teo

Navy-Tomkins (Torn);

one liste); Leonard (Tamar),, Cunliff (Seraph), Tooloy (Ambrose); Jones If you will criticise America, let (Petorel), Wilcox (Marazion). Nor- it be on the grounds that that they (Ambrose), Lennard (Carlisle). country allows so much corruption arid Jones (Seraph). to enter into its politics. No one

In America questions this. Wo

admit it, and shake our heads and vote" has had a considerable effect any, "What a pity. Politics are on local politics in America. The so corrupt that no descent, self-women" of the political "bossen," respecting man will go in for the wives and daughters of the politics or office." Let us hear corrupt voters, who are being more on this score! If your bribed at every election, are vot paper, if England, if the whole of ing with their "men." The result Europe can shame America into is that, the unintelligent, the cor some action on this question,ruptible vote in cities like Chicago many, many problems, not only and New York, has been more local, but tending toward the later than doubled; while the women of national, will be solved.

the bourgoiale take no correspond-

May I add, in closing, that whating interest or cannot find the time is called in England "the flapper to cast a similar vote in opposition.

-TO APPEAR

AS SMAL AS POSSBE-

~WITH REALLY, WE'RE DOING

EVERYTHING-

-IN: ANY COMPANY

Ho thoroughly enjoyed his swim this special treat was that Mr.

passing and barked enthusiastically," A Palermo,

Trafalgar- crowd collected, and soon a police- square, noticed the fountains and man came along to investigato. instantly thought of his pets.

He took Pasha from the Call- He took particulars, saying that Pasha might have infringed the seum in a taxi and the sea lion regulations against bathing in got out and waddled across the public places. It was a question square. After his swim he wAS for the Office of Works, he added. taken back to the Coliseum by

Was givon taxi. The reason Pasha

THE

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OF

HERBERT BRENON

Production

WITH

ERNEST TORRENCE ANNA Q. NILSSON

W. J. Locke's brilliant story of an English clown in a French circus who rose to the rank of brigadier general during the war and won the

love of a beautiful daughter of nobility and the strange events that followed his return

to the circus when peace was declared,

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-ADDITIONAL ATTRACTION- “MISS CHEE TOY Popular English and Chinese Songs,

COMING TO THE

QUEEN'S

PRESENTED:

ADOLPH ZUKOR AND-

JESSE LLASKY

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY Usual Times & Prices.