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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1930.

CINEMA NOTES,

"DAMES "AHOY" RIOTOUS CARGO OF LAUGHS,

"Dames Ahoy," sparkling Uni- versal comedy with Glenn Tryon, Helon Wright, Otis Harlan, Eddin Gribbon and Gertrude Astor, DOW

ELIMINATING GANG DANGERS.

CLERGYMEN START CAMPAIGN

"IN GLASGOW.

at the Queen's Theatre, is one CLUB TO BE FORMED. continuous laugh from stem to stern.

A campaign to combat and The Irrespressible Tryon ap- eradicate gang life in Glasgow has pears as a young sailor who ta been inaugurated by the Rev. hurled by a hurricane of events Jack A, C. Murray, Park Church, upon the reef of matrimony, Ha Glasgow, and the Rev. S. H. R. la one of a trio bound together by Warnea, St. Francis-in-the-East. a mutual fear of "the damea."

At a meeting of Glasgow The film starts when they go Presbytery Mr. Murray explain- ashora to search for a blonde who ed his scheme to the members, and has snared one of their number,received the hearty support of the played by Otis Harian, into signing Presbytery. The object of the away half his pay. The only clue scheme is the creation of social to her Identity is a strawberry clubs among the non-church going birthmark on her leg. Fortunately boys of the East End of Glasgow, the action takes an amuse- and the provision of football ment beach, where the search is teams as a rarely valve for the not so difficult as it might be else competitive spirit Instead of gang where.

fights.

Efforts to extricate Harlan from

the feminine not only result in Tryon becoming similarly snared. Unaware of the impending reward, Trson wins a dance contest which carries a prize of $500, a nice little bungalow and a bride. And the hapless Tryon had been deter mined to steer clear of women. and to sign up for another term In the Navy.

Complications pile up to an ex- cruciatingly funny conclusion. Tryon is at his fun-making best. Harlan gives one of his noteworthy characterizations, and Eddie Grib- bon, the third member of the trio, also contributes a highly humorous performace.

"Illusion" at Central.

pil

using" is the last picture in which Nancy Carroll will appear --as a featured player. In succeeding productions she will appear as the star. The beautiful, roguish-faced Irish girl was raised to stardom by Paramount walle she was working as a co-featured player with Charles (Buddy) Rogers in "Illusion."

The picture, a story of society folk and professional entertainers, with Rogers as magician, and Nancy as his dancer-friend, is showing for the last time to-day at the Central Theatre.

A Denny Film.

Daytime was nighttime for days

THE VOLUNTEERS.

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps Orders by MajorH. B. L. Dowbigrín, Commanding Hongkong Volunteer Do- fence Corps.

Parades.

(a) Corps' Band.--Band practices will be held on Mondays only at 8 p.m. until further orders. (Repented).

(b) Battery,A lecture will be givensby Captain T. A. H. Collman, RA

at Headquarters on Thursday, 28th, August, at 5.30 p.m.

There will also be a Layer's Class under B. 5. M. Worne the same even- ing.

(c) Corps Signals-Signal Class 5.30 pm on Thursday, 28th. August will parade at Corps Headquarters at

(d) Machine Gun Troop Parade at Causeway Bay Stable at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, 28th, August

(e) Armoured Car Company Section Parade at Kowloon-Canton

Garage 'at 5.30 p.m. 29th August for driving in-

Friday

struction.

011

Mr. Murray said that this mat-

Motor Cycle Section. Parade · at ter affected the body politic in Headquarters 5.30 p.m. Friday, 29th. Glasgow, and it had given for August for Machine Gun instruction. many months considerable un- |.. (1) Machine Gun easiness to the citizens of Glasgow, N.CO's Classes will be held a head- They recognized in the presence quarters at 6.30 p.m. in mufti on of these organized bands of boya Tuesday, 26th. August E. G. D. and and young men something which, of N.C.Os for promotion.

Friday, 29th August-Examination

if left to itself to develop, was un- healthy to the whole state of the city.

at

At the Rifle Club shoot on Sunday. 10th. August, Pte. R. M. Wood won the monthly spoon shoot. The Inter- section shoot resulted as follows: "G" Section lat-192 points.

2nd-171 *

3rd.-154

***

.

By a succession of coincidences the paths of Mr. Warnes and him- self had been drawn cogether and had met. After investigation," they found that within

"G" Section were represented by radius Ptes. R. M. Wood and L. B. Holmes. of 150 or 200 yards of Mr. The next shoot will be held on Sunday, Warnes's church there were no 7th. September at 9 am, on the Peak fewer than 10 or 11 of these Range bands, with a membership of from 250 to 300 boys and men, closely 15 years to over 40. organized and ranging in age frem

`Timid Approach.

Individual competition for Company Commander's Cup and Inter-section shoot all under Corps Championship

conditions,

Transfer.

Leare.

No. 1180 L/Cpl. C. G. Silva, No. 10 Platoon, from 31.8.30 to 30.3.30.

No. 1456 Tor. W. Harris-Walker, In the first instance they made | Machine Gun Troop, is transferred to a very timid approach, but they Armoured Car Company, Car Section, met with an instant response, with effect from 22.8.30. That response took the form of Mr. Warnes conducting a party to Hillfoot for an afternoon's Loot ball; it took the form next ME an invitation to one o their dances which was being held in a near-by hall; it took the form again of an invitation 1ɔ ɔnë af their rambles, which had not yet taken place.

Mr. Murray then went

on

to

at a time with the company making point out that these gangs were

"Embarrassing Moments," Una kind of phenomenon directly versal talking comedy starring thrown up by the reaction of Reginald Denny, which comes to young life in the East End to the the Queen's Theatre on Sunday. depressed conditions of their For several days Otis Harlan, times the economic conditions Virginia Sale, William Austin and which obliged them to live in Greta Granstedt wore night gar- insanitary areas and which had ments all the time they were on produced for them au unemploy- the set. Those of Harlan and ment market in which there was Miss Sale were of the old fashioned little or no room for their services,

annel vdriety that came down to! the ankles.

."

Rivalry Instinct.

No. 1081 Sigm. E. 1. Williams, Corps Signals, returned from leave and resumed duties as from 1.830.

Strength

The following have been taken on the strength and posted as under-~ No. 1638 Pte. F. X. Mendes, No. 10 Platoon, as from 15.8.30.

12

No. 1689 Pte. J. A. V. Ribeiro, No.

Platoon, as from 18.8.30.

No. 1590 Gr. E. C. F. Aris, Battery, as from 7.8.30.

No. 1591 Pte. E. D. Oliveira, No. 10 Platoon, as from 19.8.30.

No. 1692 Pte. H. de Sa, No. 9 Platoon, as from 20.3.30.

No. 1693 Pte. A, A, dos Remedios, No. Platoon, as from 20.8.80. Allotment of Ranges for Instruction

and Classification.

(a). STONECUTTERS..

(b)

"My part in "Embarrassing

There were, he continued, three Moments" recalled the old days characteristics upon which the when I was a barefoot boy," re-church could work. The most lated Harian. "It was the first obvious was the instinct rivalry. time in many years that I had Rightly guided rivalry could, be been called upon to face the one of the healthiest and most camera in my bare feet.

"And I got so used to wearing'

profitable things along which life might be young night clothes during the day that ed. Wrongly directed, they had

direct (e) one night I went home and almost seen what it could do. If rivalry started to get into bed with my had its proper outlet in fcotball, street clothers on."

athletic activity, gymnasties and Reginald Denny has one of the boxing, it could be beneficial. The most amusing roles of his career second characteristic related to

7th. & 14th September:-(Corps Signals, The Battery, Engineër Company, Reserve Company. 21st. & 28th, September and 6th. October: Portuguese Company. KENNEDY ROAD.

5th, 12th & 19th. September:-

Pese Company.

T

7th,

14th. September:- Portuguese Company, (Sgd.) W, H. G. GOATER, CAPTAIN,

ADJUTANT, H, K. V. D. C. NOTICE: The Portuguese Com- paay will hold the Annual Dinner and Dance at the Club de Recreio Thursday, September 4th, at 7.46 p.m. ba sharp. Ladies are cordially invited to

(repeated)., the Dance commencing at 9.15-p.m.

On

in "Embarrassing Moments" which the gregarous instinct. That deals with the application of the instinct, he urged, could "trial marriage" idea to a small, translated into the spirit of com- old-fashioned community.

must Merna Kennedy, of the famous radeship. The team idea titian hair, is his leading lady. game along the right lines by put be translated into playing the Mary Foy also appears in the cast.

proper ideals before WATER-POLÒ' LEAGUE. "Embarrassing Moments" ting the was directed by. William James

them, keeping them properly Craft. The story is the work of organized, and using that instinct Earle Suell, who with Gladys Teh to the highest, best and noblest man, wrote the continuity.

motion

guage.

"The Four Feathers."

ends.

CHINESE ATHLETIC BEAT THE RA

Speaking of his future plans. Mr. Murray said they were arrang-. At the V.R.C. last night, a water- "The Four Feathers" is not a ing a properly organized and polo league game in the senior

functioning picture dealing with a properly

football division was played between the mattresa factory. It is one of the league. For the distant future Chinese Athletic and the RA, being won by the former by three goals to most thrilling adventure stories they had, in conjunction with a one. ever written in the English lan-, Glasgow architect, prepared a The R.A. showed much improved plan which they were going to put form, and succeeded in holding their This motion picture, which was before the extension committee opponents during the first half, the produced by Paramount on the for the reconditioning of St. interval arriving with the score of same scale as "Wings," "The Francis's Church. They proposed one-all. Gray scored for the soldiers. Wedding March," "Old Ironsides," to construct a new floor in the On the resumption, the Chinese and The Covered Wagon," is from building, and to make the upper

were more successful and succeeded the pea of A, E. W. Mason and portion the church, and equip the often has been referred to as the lower part with # gymnasium, British "bible, of courage." reading room, recreation room and

The plot revolves about several a set of baths. persons, portrayed on the screen In conclusion, Mr. Murray ap

in putting on another couple of goals, this score being unchanged when the anal whistle sounded.

At an extraordinary general meet-

by Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Clive pealed to the citizens of Glasgowing of the members of the Kowloon Brook, William Powell, Noah to give financial support to the Beery, Theodor von Eltz, George scheme. Fawcett, Noble Johnson, E. J.

Ratcliffe and others. The locale

f

Cricket Club last evening a motion was passed "To ratify and adopt the resolution passed at the extraordinary general moeting held on May 9.

1030, to borrow $50,000, and to issue, as authorising the General Committee. security, 6,000 ten-dollar debentures bearing interest at six per cent."

is London and the Anglo-Egyptian story of a hen-pecked timid pro- Sudan in north-eastern Africa. fessor, who one night threw his Two African wilderness areas, inhibitions to the four winds. 3,000 railes apart, afforded the Warner Oland is "Father," and if "location" for the 60,000 feet of he makes the crowd laugh at be- film taken by Ernest B. Shoedsack wildered old Professor Bradberry and Merian C. Cooper, adventure he also makes the crowd love him, the last meeting of the Council of Among those elected Fellows at cameramen and directors, in mak- and glory in the final perky rethe Royal Empire Society were ing their third epic film, "The bellion, when he rules the roost Mrs. J. M. Coutts and Mr. Roland Four Feathers." The first "shots" in a manner. which makes his big-A. C. North, Hongkong, were taken in the Red Sea hills chief-wife meekly surrender. section, on the East coast, the Professor Bradberry, on the sly, Dame Rachel others were taken on the Rovuma- wrote plays. To conceal his iden Lampson, of The Farm House. Mary Hele River, 3,000 miles to the south, tity, he adopts the pen name of Pont-street, Chalsen, B.W., who died The picture comes to the Central Canefield: "Father's" musical at Hongkong. on January 23, wife Theatre on Sunday..

play, was a success and he was of Sir Miles Wedderburn Lampson, *What Happened to Father." where tremendous things hap and daughter of the late William asked to attend to a backstage party (K.C.B. (British Minister in Chian), What Happened to Father," the pened to him.. Funny, and exciting W. Phipps, left unsettled property new Warner Bros, production adventures happened before in her own disposition of the gross which do now showing at the "Father, like the proverbial worm value of £3,812, with net personalty Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, is a that turned, assumed command. £3,712

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