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THE · · HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1931

CINEMA SCREENINGS. SIR JAMES MELVILLE'S

on

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.

Clara Bow, herself, in the big kiek in "Kick In", the Willard Muck drama talking screen, which is now

the King's Theatre. showing

AL lant the red-headed "It" star steps out of her customary character and flashes on the screen a glimpse of the fiory Bow emotions.

"Kick In", Clara's first duatle vehicle for the talkien, in në nighty, punchful story of love vernus the law, It deals with the struggles of an ex- convict, Regis Tuomey, to "go straight", in spite of the landing of a vicious deiretive, the pleadings of his underworld friends," and the temptations of the "easy" road. Clara is the motivating force in the story, as the sweetheart who opposes her charms to the forces Unt try to drug the man she loves back to 'life of crime.

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£13.000.

LABOUR SOLICITOR.

GENERAL,

of

Estate of the groan value of £13,543, with net personalty £9,685, was left by Sir James Ben- Jamia Melville, who was Solicitor- General in the present Government from 1929 till October, 1930. He died in May.

By his will Sir James appointed na his executors and trustees, his wife and Mesura. P. J. and A. J. Davis, solicitors.

He left his leasehold premiacs, No. 9. Royal-avenue, Chelsea, and all als personal belongings to his wife; and to his daughter Mary any shure of his father's catate to which he would be entitled on the death of his sister.

Topmey, in the leading male role, has, in "Kick In", a role that offers him many more opportunities for dia. tinction than did his most famous part In. "Alibi", in which he won const-to-securities in trust for his wife and

const acclaim. He is the dramatic actor, with an air of believableness about him. The drama of "Kick In" is shared between him and Clara. Its Murces is chiefly theirs,

But an excellent supporting cast and a splendid directorial mind con- tribute added effectivenom to "Kick In's" dram Wynne Gibson, Juliette Complen and Estia Fenton head a brilliant array of supporting pingera. The rectan was in the Inda of Kichord Walinee, whose uncanny Ability for brightening drantie effecté, abserved in his recent drama with Ruth Clintterion, The Right to Love", has bere full display.

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The residue of his property he left to be invested in specified

daughter in the proportions of 70 and 99 per cent, respectively,

He also provided that, after the denth of his wife, her share of the Income from the property shali Ko to his daughter, and after his daughter's death, to her children,

pany in gales of whole hearted laughter.

"Sotip to Nuts" was written by Kulic Goldberg as a sort of biography of all! his famous carton characters. It is sake to contain every laugh provok- ing dement that he used so effective.

"Kick In" long a favourite ses stage play, is even more effective only in his cartoons for the past quarter the talking screen where the draintle of a century, and for that reason changes of neene, and the fleeting Bves pip to a descriptive title="Soup anood of its charnetem tre

to Sita," minre directly and swiftly projected. It swift, lenne, emotional drama, a splendid buckground for the new Bow charms.

"It's A Wise Child,”

Marion Davies in starred in "It's Wire Child," which will be shown

as next change at the Queen's Theatre

"Outside the Law."

"Outside the Law," a thrilling story of the underworld, with Mary Nolan | in the principal role, forms the attrac tion at the Central Theatre to-day,

According to advance reports from the Universal City, neither time nor money was spared in the production

as a new Metro-Goldyn-Mayer starf this all-talking picture drama, and ring vehicle.

creates

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the result is a picture of unusual

collection

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faul the

working throughout several nighta in

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WORLD

WOMEN'S

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

Scarf, Hat and Belt Must Supply Colour Contrast.

Bench frocks, such as the heavy white marocain one shown at left, should be simple in themselves, says Jean Patou. But accessories may set them off strikingly, as do these or ange-coloured hat and belt, and Patou necklace of orange and gold beads. At right is a white paillasson hat, also by Patou, which would be a suitable complement to many a simple dress.

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The picture, directed by Rubert %.excellence. One especially lavish Leonard, is on alaptatiun of the ncete

Chinatown represents the Broadway stage hit by Laurence E. section of a metropolitan city, two

By Jean Patou]

tasy, usually supplied by the ac-ja country background rather than Johnson. It has a motivation the blocks in length, and crowded with a

cessories, but sometimes found in ja seascape. small-town Lonnin that

notley

Paris July Despite the pop-the dress itself. interesting

Chic Is Reached by Scarf Route scandal against the wrong girl.

"types"

farity of bench costumes, with A simple element such RR 2 Colour combinations are not Sidney Blackner play's opposite

their ubiquitous pyjama tremmers, sleeve can in itself impart a great suitable to the inherent simplicity Mina Davien as the Inwyer who

An exciting sequence detailing is

robbery of a book was made in unethe well-dressed woman has never deal of character to even the most of these special autumer fracks, willing to marry her in order to save

entirely given up that type of up-simple of frocks. of the leading financial Institutions of sophisticated looking and perfectly short or long, but personally I pre-able to supply the colour contrast

They can be have always thought it prefer fer good name, only to sacrifice mistaken one.

Los Angeles, members of the cast delightful dress usually described for short sleeves as they seem with necessories. Here the bat James Glenson heads the supports unsunt Toration. For these as a "robe de plage," or bach more appropriate to this type of and belt assume an important role ing cast na the iceman nut Marie

dress and affer great possibilities and the scarf, in the case, is Prevost s the

a vast quantity of Bghts, frock. whose servant girl

cameras and sourit equipment was rel These little dresses cannot, of in the way of cut and Bnish. Where precious colourful.

auxillary. be- perret morringe andi approaching motherhood starts the gossip whieh up within the bank, while great course, come under the heading of there are no sleeves at all, this is aides a useful adjunct. It will reflects against the belle of the town.puting portable generators, used the essentially practical or ideal merely pretext for adding some never strike EL faise note Lester Vail is the back elerk: Pully for supplying electric current, lined parment. They are undoubtedly

1 of to the dress,

great deat

depends on the way a Moras in Bertha; Johnny Arthur is the streets uvurby.

more or less of a luxury and that Cousin Otho; Robert Me Wade, the

probably why women enjoy them robes de plage need not be of the immeasurable chic in a svart, gruff banker; Ben Alexander, the and unexpected climax ever brought perhaps better than any other type most practical kind either, Silk The question of a suitable hat brother: Ilkin Vaughn. Alice; Clara

of dress; and also because they are serge, marocain, crepe de chine to complete these beach frocks is Blandick, Mes. Stanton and! Emily

most attinetive and heronitur.

and similar fabrics seent to meet somewhat difficult and no bard Fitzroy, the town gossip.

requirements and any of jand fast

he There's a Note of Fantasy.

Applied. these offer the advantage of being According to the characteristics Although invariably simple of treated with as much or as little of the dress, the hat can be wide- line and, for that matter, very detail work as required.

brimsted or the small side. On

on "Outside the Law" is onc of

Plain colours are almost oblign=the other hand, it must preserve much akin to tennis frocks in their | Universal's 1941 special productions. is expirinedl In a striking Neither time nor money were spared general theme, these cobes de place fory and while white has always the wearer from the glaring sun.

Jargely to create an outstanding photoplay.nevertheless shaw a greater refine been

featured, stei] yet be sufficiently dressy to accom. One setting, constructed on the studio ment in details and work, not to pisades are equally good. Prints pany the dress which, despite its Int, representing a section of China- mention colouring and

fabric. have always seemed to me to be simplicity, should be able to figure

better suited to fill mother at a smart ten-party

The picture gets away to a mpil start with a thrilling eace between a limited train and a midget roadster and continues to pick up swift and hilarious momentum until the

fusion climax.

"Soup to Nuts."

con:

Studio technicians at Movietone City

are lamenting their return to ordinary duty after six week of unbounded hilarity born when the first scene of Rube Goldberg's comedy, "Soup to Nuts," was filmed,

Benjamin Stolff, director of this comedy creation from America's fore." most cartoonist, declared upon finish. ing the picture that never in all his experience of directing thirty-three pictures for Fox Filme, many of which were comedies, hnd he worktil with auch irresistible and uncontrollable "nuts" as Ted only and Bude Gold berg.

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The fim is having the most stirring the silver sheet. Mary Nolan has the principal roles

with Owen Moore, playing opposite her. Edward G. Robinson, whose fame on the Broad- way stage is well known. plays the chirueter of the gung lender.

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The

their

ribest suited to these woman wears I. There can be

rule can

town in a large city, cost more than ] What is more, they are never de 360,000 to construct, Five hundred void of a distinctive touch of fan-entorory of dress which calls for fashionable resort. Oriental and slum types were employ

el in the Chinatown sequence,

The original story was written by Tod Browning, who also directed the photoploy. Drowning previously won fame by his direction of more than twenty of Lon Chaney's Ryslery plays,

"Resurrection.”

than a million copies of this

epic

BEAUTY HINTS.

at

any

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.

Across

A stabber in the dark.

9 The way to divide with a friend

and keep him in the end. 10 Welsh town-os

one

might imagine in the valley of the Severn.

11 Repent.

12 Fat, but seems to Hound worse

than that.

14 One, who pours out taunts and

winds up with a proposal.

17 Go down, but not from a uni-

versity.

21 "In men, a line apart."

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course, this refers to the other parties only (anog.).

22 Act as chairman, though one'

must take a side.

28 Make a bet, and we follow in

between.

30 Live.

31 Shows on the promenades,

32 Erstasy in n troop veasel.

33 Give a member of the nuite a penny and make him affectionate, 44 Supporters of Charles 1.

Down

1 Arbours or anchors, 2 Cotton cloth still made by a

company after more than hair' a century, 3 Behalf.

4 A musician, shall we say, who would seem to be at home in Tooting.

Has confidence.

Carry on, after o meal, to a glorious finish.

7 Used in the manufacture of

soap.

8 Saturn's wife. She received ter name from a Phrygian mountain,

STICKLERS

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The object of the puzzle is to remove eight of the checkers, shown above, and leave the ninth in the center apsare, You can make the moves by jumping one checker over another, to the vacant squares and removing the jumped check- ers. Jump in any direction. The point is to do the stunt in the fewest possibla

movch

Praise.

15 Taken by those who 22. 16 Drops

18 Disentangled when you take It up. but not when you put it down.

to Give the poor old horse a turn.

| 20 A bit of a gay bled? I know

he went all round the world., East-End tree.

23 Mistakes

Remans.

made by the old

21 To charge with crime sounds

right.

25 This may be a teaser. 20 Twofold.

27 Biennial plant which furnishes equally a rest and a worry,

28 Settle upon, but пос with

decision.

20 French nonport celebrated for

its Edict.

Saturday's Solution

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Baturday" Solution.

The above shown how the pieces may be ananged to form a heart.

Monday, August 1st. Captain T. A. H. Coltman A.D.G. represented His Excellency the Governor at the reception held by the Consul for the Netherlands on the occasion "of the Birthday of the Queen of the Nether- lands.

Mr. G. H. Potis and Mr. Schrelber left Mountain Lodge.

May Need Special Tonie. this part, dampening every por- tion of it, but only the scalp. Ther By all means use a tople in sum part the half an inch to the right, mer time. If your hair is grow-repeat the performance with the [By Alicia Hart.]

ing dry and brittle, use one that pud and tonic and continue part- compounded for dry scalps. If ing your hair all over your head Getting summer sunshine into your hair doesn't show any bud until you come back to the front your soul is good for whatever leffects yet, use a hair ionic for For more than a generation. Count ails you, Leo Tolstoy's navel,

normal scalps. Seldom do you gain. Usually it is a good thing to end by dampening the centre has been one of the favourite books "Resurrection,"

Getting too much of it into your need a tonfe for oily scalps, if you part just as you began the process. After you have thoroughly Ad lib comedy was the order of the the English reading public. More hair enn de plenty of harm unless xpose your hair enough to wind ind sunshine, and brush it

moiatened your entire scalp, Mus- day, everyday. Gangs for the picture, masterpires of love have been sold you take good care of your senin. adequately.

sage the tonic in. This is an which is to open at the King's Theatre.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Tuesday, September 1st-His Ex- next. Thursday for the cost, for the has played a remarkable

since its first publication in 1899,

There is art in the way you important part of the use of tonic. Sunshine, you must remember, It

cellency the Governor inaugurated Don't use it too workers and, spectators, opd for their

role as tana hides if they are left out inpply tonic.

the new telephone service, between own sweet Kake were constantly on dramatic stage play and as a grand it long enough. Look at the dried abundantly. The idea is to get it

Hongkong and Canton. tap, running like a steady stre talking moving picture in atilleri what it can do.

opera, and its latest appearance na k

on the scalp, not the hair. Two out faces of old sailors and see things nid you in doing this cor

Sunday, August 30th-Col, Hurley, from an inexhaustible fund bril.

Secretary for War in the United Thursday, September 3rd- His dence of its continuous vitality and

A medicine dropper can liant wit and comedy,

States Government, accompanied by Excellency the Governor presided at recognize this and oil and grease rectly. power to move the emotions. There was positively no such thing

“Resurrection,'

The popular wooden cigarette Mr. Douglas Jenkins, Consul General the meeting of the Legislative Coun their akina and use lotions and be used. A tiny pad of cotton how an all-talking as maintaining serlousness while the

picture with John Belon as frig unguents until they get only the dipped into the tonie is even more cases of brown polished cedar for the United States, paid a call on, ell. picture was being filmed. It could

and Miss

wood are now being decorated His Excelleney the Governor at nx benest from the sun's rays and entisfactory.

Friday, September Lupe Velow

4th-Lady not be done. No sooner would Stoloff Dimitri

Two tablespoons of hair tonic with a dog's head in the centre of Mountain Lodge.

Poel attended the reception held at get the company settled for a serious Katusha Maslova, is n Universal pro- none of their harm.

Ishould be enough to properly treat jench case, These are hand-paint- Mr. P. C. Potts left Mountain the Helena May Institute in honour bit of bukinen than

extem duction, directed by Edwin Carewe, (41)

But your hair is another thing your scalp at a given time. ed and many different breeds of Lodge. poraneous geng from Charles Winin the famous director of the rereen.

How many women realize

dog are obfainnble, so that the ger, George Bickel, Frances MeCoy. This super-production is on its way again.

Don't Moisten Hair.

smart woman will now carry the Ilis Excellency the Governor and Stanley Smith or some other of the to this Colony, and will soon be shown the deleterious effects sunlight

Part your hair down the front head of her pet dog on her Lady Peel gave a small supper party spore or more famous comedians in, at the Central Theatre. It is more can have on hair unless it, too, is

on board the Kau Sing. the coat would send the whole con- than a pleture, it fa really classic.

first. Pat the little pad all along cigarette case.

cared for?

Most women

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

DOGGY CIGARETTE CASES.

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Not a Cripple!

of Miss M. Howlett.

His Excellency the Governor DTC- sided at the meeting of the University Council.

By Blosser

UNDERARM PERSPIRATION

Harmlessly and Pleasantly eliminated by

NODOR

The Delicato Deodorant

THE PHARMACY.

FRECKLES

AND DETECTIVE STERLE

HOP A "TAXI

FOR

THE

POLICE

STATION

I'LL KEEP MY EYES PEELED FÖR

CRIPPLES, MR. STEELE !!

THAT WON'T DO US ANY GOOD, MY BOY- THAT'S THE LAST SORT OF PERSON I'M LOOK.

ING FOR NOW !!

WHY! DON'T

YOU THINK· 17′′

WAS A CRIPPLED PERSON- WHO STOLE HECTOR'S VALUABLE

RUBY 3

NO, I DONT.........Ă DID THINK SO UNTIL YOU TURNED UP WITH THAT CRUTCH... A CRIPPLE WOULDN'T THOÓW AWAY HIS ONLY MEANS OF GETTING AROUND... THE CROOK,

DISGUISED AS A CRIPPLE !!

GEE! THEN HOW IN THE WWORLD WILL WE EVER FIND THE CROOK? HOWELL,

WE KNOW WHO TO.

LOOK FOR? Boy! A DETECTIVE CERTAINLY.

HAS TO HAVE BRAING!!

STEELE

„MANIS TO HAVE THE CRUTCH

INSPECTED FOR FINERR PRINTS.....

**AND THEREBY AO HÀNG A TALE !!

Asiatic Building.

Tel. 20345.

1001 BY HER BONICE

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