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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
The Half Yearly General Meet- Ing of Voting Members will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley, on Monday, 24th November. 1930, at 5.15 p.m.
ALL members are cordially in vited to attend and participate in any discussion which may ensue.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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Pictures, Cutlery, Ornament. Brass Ware, Curtains. Carpets. olc., etc.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1930.
CINEMA NOTES.
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ORGAN RECITAL.
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME LAST EVENING.
"DEVIL-MAY-CARE” REAL ROMANTIC FILM.
Ramon Novarro, dressed in
A delightful organ recital was handsome uniform of a lieutenant of given in St. John's Cathedral last,oble Napoleon Bonaparte, making his evening by Mr. Frederick Mason, escapo from a firing squad; climbing A.R.CO., L.T.C.L., assisted by the into a beautiful young woman's bed. Cathedral Choir, with Mrs. Snow room; masquerading as a footman;!
duelling his way to fame and fortune den Jones and Mr. H. G. Annias
these are some of the sequences as the soloista. of Dovil-May-Care," Novarro's all-; Mr. Mason's programme was talking screen romance which is show-admirably varied in charactor. ing at the Queen's Theatre.
All his work was marked by depth The new picture, adapted from the of understanding and able treat- French play, "La Bataille des Dames," ment of the themes in hand. His in said to be a porfect vehicle for finest effort was the "Tannhauser" the romantle Novarro., The story tolle number, which was very finoly of the adventures of Armand, the played. Much artistry was shown exiled Napoleon's trusted Heutenant
who schemes to bring back his lege to in the lighter selections, all of the throne of France. When he falls which were beautifully rendered.
Mrs. Snowden Jones was in Ane in love with Leone, ardent Royalist,
voice in Mendelssohn's "Hear My complications begin.
the main of the Prayer," excelling in Sidney Franklin, director
Admirable support Was production, is said to have net a new aria. standard for camera excellence given by the choir, whose work
of evidence
painstaking Among the scenes which stand out are gave "shole" of a cavalry troop riding down training. Mr. Annias gave a good a mountain road; the historic scene in rendering of "Comfort Ye My Teak Bedstend. Teak Dressing which Napoleon bids Inrewell to his People," although a little forced Cane, Tenk Chest of Drawers, guard; a forest glade to which Arm-
on the upper register; indeed, we Table, Table Lampa, Table Fans.and and Leonie ge kareeback riding have seldom heard him to better
chatenu and a scenes in a French scene filmed in technicolour in a re-advantage. The choir was again production of the gardens at Ver excellent in "And the Glory of the Rallies.
Lord," with which the programme ended.
etc., etc.
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A Quality of Blackwood Ware On View from Wednesday,
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
The supporting east of "Devil-May Care includes Dorothy Jordan 114 Leonte, Marion Harris as Countess Louie, John Miljun as the villainous de Grignon, and others,
Altogether, it was an evening of good music well rendered, the only regret being that the congregation was not larger.
The next recital is to be given on December 23rd, at 6.45 p.m.. when there will be a special pro- gramme of Christmas music and
Navarro sings a variety of attrae- Live musical miners in the picture written by Herber: Stothart and OBC ford Grey, Songs are also dung by Miss Harris, who is well known as af enrols. "blues" singer, and Miss Jordan, who was formerly in New York musical comedies.
musical numbers The from sentimental love songs
11 "Charming." Card" and "The Shepherd's Seren- me," to the comely songs, "Pomp- adour" and "Bou Jour. Louis," and; Pullicking military number, "March,gfi the Old Guard," which Novarro sings with a large chorus.
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"Navy Blues"
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"A pencil sharpener is the unsatisfactory thing in the world-- except a doll pencil. And a glum persun in about the mast useless form of companionship-bat without him what would we de for nor Inuglas?"
Sa remarks Karl Dang, who is good for hle usual share of laughs in "Navy Blues," William Inines' Drst all-talking vehicle which will be shown next change at the Queen's Theatre.
"A gloomy person," says Dane, "is always comical-if he gets bumped, silpa on a banana peel, or falls off a beer truck. If a cheerful, happy sort of person did the same thing, the hint. audience would feel sorry for and wouldn't laugh-because nne doesn't inugh when someone he likes. gets a bump. Therefore a large and gloomy man makes a good comedian. if he's physically able to stand what a man has to go through to be comedian under those circumstances,"
In this connexion, Dane uscribes to the dear public just a little bit of malier. He says that the basis of all humour is Koniething painful or un- plenannt happening to the other fellow, su long as that painful or un- pleant experience doesn't actually 1927 Buick Tourer. In perfect go as far as to kill him, and so long as the fellow in question isn't too well running condition.
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"They would sympathize with John Gilbert if he ate a lot of dried apples and then took a drink of water," says Danc, "but if I did that painful thing they'd snicker when I began to swell, and howl when I was fully distended- For further particulars of the just so long as I didn't burst. And above bars, call or phone to HK.if dil, I'm not so sure that they'd Used Cars Ltd., 2nd floor. Ex-shed tears. cffinge Building. Phone 26485, Showroom Cameron Road, Kow-comedian has to do is build up a sort Jonn. Phone 56720,
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TOTAL ESTIMATED SAVING OF £11,000,000.
London, Nov. 18. Proposals for a reduction of the wages of railway shops and stores stalls were submitted yesterday by the managers to the Unions.
"In other words, the thing a big-
of subconscious enmity un the part of his audience, almost skin to that of the villain, only in the comedian's case it's more a form of Irritation-the Audience gets out of patience with his glum exterior. Then he has to persecute someone the audience likea, but be too stupid to harm that person, no that his own actions recoil on his own hendar whatever part of his anatomy it's funniest for the recoll to strike.
"Second Wife,"
Throbbingly human from begin- ning to end that nums up "Second These are estimated to represent Wife," which opened last night at saving of £1,600,000 yearly, mak- the Central Theatre. There ів лп ing, with the proposed cuts in the appeal about this Radlo Pictures' wages of the conciliation grades 11-draina that seldara is found in the ready communicated to the Unions, more sophisticated offerings of the a total estimated saving of £11,000, talking screen, 000.--British Wireless,
Never tell a brunette that all Is fair in love.
One inmediately recognizes the difficulties encountered by the woman, struggling to insure her domestic happiness.
Conrad Nagel is the typical Ameri- can husband. Successful in business, he puts forth a sincere effort to make his second inarrlage a success and eventually necomplishes his purpose,
And, of course, there is "Another
"The handreme, suave Hugh Huntley, who,enneled the role of Gilbert Gaylord in the stage, produc- tion of the play, has the same part en the screen, He scores a remarkablo performance in his first all talking picture.
• Huntley almost succeeds in stenl- ing. Lila Loo fróm, Nagel, but by the timo this occurs she has become a mother and the child does not fit into Huntley's scheme at all. Sho then ́finds herself in the same position ahe placed har husband when they were married and it explains many. things to her.
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