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STYLES
A. P. C. Building.
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WILL ROGERS
A Connecticut Yankee
FOX
KING'S
'PUDLO
CINEMA SCREENINGS.
"NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE
THEATRES.
Ramon Novarre makes his ixtant, screen appearance on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre in a talkio adaptation of the celebrated Arthur Schnitzler dramu, "Daybreak," a romance of Vienna before the war.
The star deserts his recent Spanish ebaructerizations for the role of Will Kasda, lieutenant in the Royal Guard, the most duphing officer's corpa iD all Austria.
Knada and his friends live at tops ned, but their strict code demands that in financial affairs they must never bring discredit on the regiment,
· Knada meets Laura, n roamstress, He rescues her from the unwelcome attentions of Schnabel, a gross but wealthy rivilian. nwhirl-wind
courtship he wins the heart of Imara, The next morning. lightly, thought- testy, he leaves a hundred gulden note behind on the brenkfast table.
Tater he meets Laura Again, a changed woman, awalbed in luxury, an hihitus of the gambling casinan. Arly love comes back. Je pursues his courtship of Laura while at the gambling tabir with Schnabel. il becomes oblivions of his terrific
thousand hind fuck Rut franes, But Laura accepts his court- ship: The next morning he finds a fann hanifred gulden note on his table. And at the regiment the colonel demands that he meet his enormous obligations.
مردی
How the story is brought to itN
the final denouement forms
Kreat arm of this striking Schnitzler atury. Helen Chonuller, distinguished stage and taikle actress, plays Laura, Jean Hersholt portrays Schnabel, C. Aubrey Smith plays the general, and a farée supporting cast duchades William Bakewell, Karen Morley, Kont Douglans, Glenn Tryon, Clyde Cook and others,
"Murder by the Clock"
Thrills tingly, spine-chilling thrills; thrills that make you gasp. and thrill that make your head spin. This and more is the fare al The King's Theatre, where that creepy thrill-and-chill murder mystery play, "Murder by the Cluck" now showing to audiencUR,
"Murder by the Clock" is based on A novel plat idlem Blued from the original story by Rufus King. The idea is that Herbert Endicott dies With this iwler in the same evening.
the bub of the action-Interest and with a great number of pulsochnston- in widert us the spokes, "Murder by the Clock" whirls swiftly along at Abreath-taking speed, holding the interest till the very inst mat when the culprit who has caused all the nyhem and killing is discovered by the detective-hero.
Paramant has wisely changed the story from Rufu: King's original. The enlprit of the hink is not the culprit of the sereen version. There for those who have read the bonk will have to begin all over again and see the picture--for the film presents
new guilty one,"
In order to make it more difficult for the audiener to guess who is the guilty schemer in the play, the re- original ducers have garnished the
plot with several adultionht characters and with considerably more narrative ninterial.
William Boyd plays the central role. of Lieutenast Valour, the ranny south in the story,
Others who have important parla are Begin Toomey as Officer Cassidy. Irving Pichel Phillip Endicott, Sally O'Neil as Jane, the, maid-Læster Val as Tom Helander. Walter Metral as Herbert Endientt, Lilyan Tushman as Laura Endicott, Marthu Mattox as Roberts. Blanche Frideric
Mrs. Julia Endicott od Ionita Jane as the Nurse.
"I Take This Woman."
Even in this day of easy divorce,
the old adage "marry in haste, repent
in leisure still holds its own, Mary Roberts Rinehart's actionful
Jove
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1931.
CHARM! AN ASSET ON ALL OCCASIONS.
"Sorry, Miss, but i must have your
aime,
"Oh! Mine's Intey. What's poura 7**
To bo charming may perhaps cost a little trouble but on occasions like this-it may save you more.
Apart from clothes, manner and speech, charm "depends to a great extent upon the complexion, the
clarity of the eyes and the facial expression.
This is where
PINKETTES
the dainty little liver and laxative pills, can be old. of assistance to every woman, young or Pinkettes, by gently cleansing the internal passages, prevent the contamination of the blood stream by accumulations of waste matter,
Contaminated blood given rise to complexion ble. mishes, dull eyes and unhappy facial expression. Keep your stomach and intestinal tract clean and healthy by the occasional use of Pinkettes.
They Beautify While You Sleep.
HARIRAM SILK STORE
Sincerely thank all their patrons for their kind patronage in the past and hereby beg to announce the
FIRST ANNIVERSARY SALE
FOR 6 DAYS ONLY
in which complete stocks of
SILKS, SILK GOODS
and CURIOS
(including latest arrivals)
are offered at
Stupendous Reductions.
Please do not miss this record breaking offer.
MAY WE SUGGEST YOU TO MAKE YOUR
SELECTIONS EARLY?
New shipment of Silk Materials for Autumn Wear just received.
No. 9, Winglock Buildings, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Tel. 56845.
See prices on Page 8.
No. 9, WINGLOCK BUILDING, Nathan Road, Kowloon, Tel. 56845.
meets an, strange to her, Gary story, on which "I Take This Woman," Cooper, and, Intrigued by his hand-
the King's Theatre attruction next, brings the old adage up to date and orny that divnees is not always an easy way out for hendless marriage Lies.
world.
12
HONGKONG SHARE
MARKET.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.
There is no change to report in our
quietly steady.
Thanks changed hunda nt $1,650. Unions were in denwand at $460, China Underwriters were on offer at
some, careless swagKAŤ, she Dirts with him, teases his Interest, and marries him. Disinherited by her father, she struggles for life and love an arren Wyotning ranch, until ! finally disgusted, she accepta 13 Gary Cooper and. Carole Lombard father's air of forgivenes the blonde beunty whose rapid rise ta serven fame-is one of Hollywol'seturns to her former light-hearted market this warning, which remains current wonders, carry the lending
At this point the real drama of the soles in "Take This Woman.” The story original appeared in novel formory is revented, as the gay soricly ander the title Lost Ecstasy and girl fights with herself escape the
her. $59. hands of love which entangle attained ontatanding success.
Miss Lombard is seen as, the girl. Two lives open before her, the one spoiled argi selfish darling of wealth, glittering and luxurious and bare of $151. tehtvs• soclety
night-clubove: the other stark, stripped of all Reapndes enmesh her in a dangerous life's beauties, offering lovs as Sole Agents for Hongkong & S. China arardal, Her father ships her off to only reward for a life of hardship.
his Wyoming ranch to vacation white strange twist of fate decides DODWELL & CO., LTD. the furor is subsiding. There she her
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THE PHARMACY
Asiatic Building.
26, Queen's Rd. C. Talophone 20245.
Jon offer at $15.' The new simres are
nominal at $144.
Lands could have been obtained ut $80,
Humphreys (old) were on offer at $195.
Realties could have been had at $15. Trats were in demand at $21. China Lights were on offer at $28. Electrics, which changed hunds ni
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS,
Across
170
1 A ruffian who finishes with dif?!.
culty.
Appropriate wear for a plot in the air. At sea he only takes part of it.
10 Take the air with a girl—to gat
a pail of water, perhaps.
11 Nol so energetic.
12 Internally, the Scottish servant
in not too well.
14 Remove the boy from hysterfenl
surroundings.
1 The alternative to strug is stil
mirlake.
10 An ancient language.
18 Aron that would be costly were
ita vowels all alike.
21 Suite,
24 Atinek with n paintel Gajen
keeps un in.
20 Improper.
30 Not really hot or cold.
31 Regard with
strong approval,
notwithstanding the mud. 32 A girl.
83 A little blow accepted with
honour,
34 Meg is after the fruit for sea-
Koning.
35 A "PR, dream in" certain poll-
tical circles means official TT- proof (anag).
.
Down,
2 A cordial about fifty-one and
eleven soumis expensive.
Look on the bright side.
Even
in this one may see the moon.
4 The publisher could not do, with- out him. though, of course, he may be easily reared.
A shilling in solitude brings dia-
ner to an end.
STICKLERS
JANI AIR
HACK
Part of the title has beers torn off of the above book, so that only the thres words, "An, sir and hack" temain. There are three words altogether, two composing the title and one the name of the author. Can you supply the missing letter?
6 It is only right that it should
bo Inft.
7 The spur that makes many a
man work.
8 But for the enclosed area, this
would not be drawn.
11 After half a century this French
town is but an island.
They may turn this groyinh metal black in France.
17 Feeling.
10 Keeps on.
20 An employer of idle hands.
22 Noise.
23 You may get some
from this sale.
26 European country.
27 Pavlova, for instance,
28 Symbol.
rup game
Poet Laureate who would seein always to have had a cosy homo at he disposal.
+
Yesterday's Solation.
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BIOENERALSHT P
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Yesterday's Solution.
By moving the three bars, indicated by the dotted lines, to positions marked 1, 2 and 3 four pens are formed, with no bars let over.
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EXCHANGE RATES.
WATER LEVELS.
DETAILS FOR WEST, NORTH Athens..
AND EAST RIVERS.
The following table, insued by the New York. Kwangtung River Conservancy Com-Amsterdam.. mission, shows in English feet the Stockholm.. water levels on the West River, North Vienna.. River and East River on the dates} Madrid..
Bucharest. Sept. Oct. Montevideo.
named:
24
Paris
Tuesday. Yesterday.
.07
100
Genovn
.19%
20
Berlin.. Oalo.
.20
16%
.18
18
Helsingfors.....180
Buenos Aires...34 Shanghai
100
.300
100
33%
.1/6
1/0
.9.84%
3.95
17
17
.2014
30%
421⁄4
434
710
23
30 1st. Hongkong.
1/3
5.3
6.4
7.1 Brussels. 7.2 Milan.
.27
.81
..17%
.180
.109
100%
8%
8%
.1/5
1/5%
2/0
15.15/16 10%
578, had sellers at the close at $80. West River at Shkihing Telephones (fully paid) were in North River at Sumatul demand at $13, und the part paid, North River at Tsingyuen 4.5 6.2 Copenhagen shares were reported sales at $30, East River at Sheklung 4.7 3.5 Prague.. Wharves were reported antes at
Coments (combined) were in request. The highest levels recorded are: Lishon nl $18.
Shiching, 4 feet; Taingyuen, 20.2 Rio Providents (old) were on offer nt Watsons, which were put through at feet; Samahui, 27.3 feet; Sheklung Bombay. the $5.00, and the new thares were in S16. closed in demand at this rate. 11.5 feet.
Yokohama. 2/6 Constructions (old) Wero $1.85
The lowest levels on record are Silver (spot)...10% demand at $24.
Hotels (old) were the medium of nominal, and the new shares were also minus 5 feet at Samshul and minus] (forward) 15.7/16 sales at $11.96, and there were shares nominal at $1.80.
2.7 feet at Sheklung.
-British Viralcam.
for
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AROUND THE OTARER “MAN-
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In the Bag
か
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HANDCUFFED ALREADY....
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WE PICKED...... BEAUTIES, SH?
By Blosser
you!
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LITTLE
AME !! SNHAT ABOUT
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THRING CULT TO BE -
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HE BAN
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