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CINEMA "SHOTS" AND

"SEQUENCES'

ARE THE MARX. BROTHERS REALLY FUNNY?

NY attempt to criticise Mar-

Axin uur not Karl of that

ilk,but the queer quartet now at the showing Horsefeathers

King's-is, has and always will be Influenced by personal opinion: there is probably no other sereen act, barring Garbo, provocative of greater diversity of opinion. The merry, madcap four burst on the dazed public in Coconuts three years ago, and their admirers and enemies, after Animal Crackers and Monkey Business still renuin numerically the same There is no changing It you liked them in Cocovala, you'll like them till they run out of ideas,

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ever.

And the crowds who swore that) Coconute was the most inane and intolerable issue of Hollywooden imbecility, will continue

ike Sphinxes while theatre rocks.

to Ril the whole

By "Colluloid"

con.

Lill Dagover, famoita finental stage and screen afar. appears in her first American production -- "A Waman from Afonte Carlo,"

As

the Monte Carlo proman, in the M.G.M. film she is fit company for Huston and William who even excels his work in Skyscraper Souls. GRACIE MAKES HER BOW.

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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

MR. E. R. HALLIFAX RETIRING.

¡ONG CAREER IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE The departure in April of the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax, C.M.G., on long service leave, preparatory gap in offelal and social circles in the Colony, 7

CONSTABLES CHARGED

ALLEGED EXTORTION · FROM SHOOTING GALLERY OWNER

3.- 1933.

OBITUARY

FAMOUS ENGLISH RACE- HORSE BREEDER

London, Feb. 1. The death occurred to-day of Lord

Sin Chouk, the complainant in the case in which four Indian con- Wavertree, famous breeder of Eng- stabies are charged with obtain 1sh thoroughbreds-Reuter. ing "squeeze," was subjected to n

William Hall Walker, sportaman,

and

to his retirement, will leave a rent lengthy cross-examination yester-bellover in astrology and, firat Baron resumed at the Kowloon Magis-educated at Harrow. His father was day afternoon when the case, was Wavertree, was born in 1860, tracy before Mr. Butters.

Sir A. B. Walker, Bart., who owned Mr. L. 1. C. Calthrop, A.S.P., coneidorable property in Liverpool and was in charge of the casp for the Derby. Crown, while Mr. Hin-shing Lo defended all defendants.

The Hon. Mr. Hallifax has spent practically the whole of his work ing fe in the Far East, coming to Hongkong in 1897 at the age of 23 an a Cadel. Witifin fifteen mantha of his arrival Mr. Hallifax was ap pointed Acting Police Magistrate in the New Territories, and, his Final Examinations passing in September, 1900, was afterwards appointed Assistant Superintendent of Police Pollee Magistrate in the New Territories.

AGOT

In his early manhood Wavertree took an active part in the Volunteer Defendants are Sodagar Singh movement and became Hon. Colonel (1650), Naranjan Singh, (B004), of the 55th. West Lancashire Terri- Gurdit Singh (1553) and Gurditorial Engineers and of the Royal Singh (3116).

Artillery Special Reserve. In 1000 he was elected Conservative M.P. for the Widnes Division, retaining the seat until 1910 when he was raised to the

But it was in sports and pastimes that his interest really lay. In addi tion to being a fine and daring rider Kildare, and trained them at Busaley he bred racehorses at Tully Stud.

Parks, Wiltshire,

Sin Cheuk stated that he was the part-owner of the shooting gal- lery at No. 239 Laickikok Roail, peerage. anil

ground floor, which he opened on January 20 in preparation for the Chinese New Year celebrations, At about 11 am, on the same day two Indian constables went into the shop and asked why there was such a big crowd. They; accused him of conducting a gambling school and, be alleged, asked him for 36 as "ten money".

He became Acting Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1902, and in 1905 WAB Beconded as Transvaal Emigration Agent at Chinwangtao. He resumed his substantive appointment in 1906. and in 1907 was appointed Acting Asistant Land Officer in the New Territories, in addition to his substantive duties.

He became Registrar General In 1911, the title being changed to that of Secretary for Chinese Affairs in the following year. He was given the O.B.E. in 1918 and the CB.E. in 1923. He became a member of the Executive and Togislative Councils in November,

*912.

This is L Dagover's first re- Irrelevance, improbability and lease here, although an earlier film illusion are suggested by the title Congress Dancers has been pre- of their present show, and the viewed. This was one of the UPA whole three run riot. The quartet 1931 productions with the foreign has never been madder, the story star playing only a minor role. never merrier and the action never more madcap.

Yet a glimpse of Horsefeathers provokes the question: "Are the rothers really funny, and if so, is the most being made of their ta- lent? Legislatively speaking, the answers are (1) yes and (2) no.

UR Arat opportunity of seeing A musicians, Harpa and Chico Gracie Fields on the screen are unique and entertaining and will be Looking on the Bright Side, beneath the incoherent ramblings, at the King's on Sunday. Gracie of the garrulous Grouche, there is in need of no introduction and is a strata of commonsense and judging on the sule of her gramop even relevance. But Harpu is no hone records here, she has many lyrical in his animal mudness and admirera. This is a British alm. Groucho destroys order with such produced at the Radio studio, and.. calm that something fantastic it should be interesting to note if could, have been made from their Gracie will go the way of many a efforts.

radio and gramophone artiste With the Marxian talents there pitchforked into falkies. There seems a Krand opportunity to create a work akin to Alice in CONDITI Wonderland, but instead we have music hall sketches loosely flung CINEMA PROGRAMME last year.

together and linked by poor patter. The impression left by the pic- fure in that the producers thought that with any material the Mar xes are funny enough. The are, but could be funnier, and if given a genuinely comte idea instead of rerbal wit they could bring a real humourous novelty to sorely in need of freshness.

MAKE UP BOX BUSY.

♫

Bercen

TAKE-UP men worked over-

Mine for Strange interlude,

www.w

TO-DAY.

:

King's: "Horsefeathers" Queen's: "Woman from Monte Carlo,"

Central: "Young Bride." Star: "Polly of the Circus." Alajestic: "While Paris Sleens." Oriental: "My Pal the King." World: "Three Modern Girls."

TO-MORROW.

Central: "Thark,"

SUNDAY.

Queen's "Strange Interlude." King's: "Looking on the Bright Side.'

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the M.G.M. version of Eugene O'Neill's stage masterpiece, the Sunday attraction at the Queen's. They were called on for nine trans- formations of age for the four central characters, Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Alexander Kirkland and Ralph Morgan, who are de-t picted growing from youth to age has been a constant alream of in a series of gradual changes as them during the past four years the action covers more than 30 and Chevalier and Cliff Edward

are about the only two who have Strange Interlude a most inter- remained. exting cinema point is the attempt Looking on the Bright Side lives conveying thoughts: neither the up to its title. Although it relige screen nor stage have yet captured mainly on Gracie's overpowering this effectively, and probably never personality, there is a welter of will. Director Robert, %. Leonard, catchy tunes and an abundance vi in this film, has used the

⚫ years.

same humour.

device employed in a short fentur-

ing Walter Huston as Jean Val-ANOTHER ALDWYCH RIOT. Jean, The Bishop's Candlesticks,

four yeas nyo,

mové, while the artiste's thoughts

Towards the end of 1924 he left the Colony to act as Commissioner of the Hongkong section of the ritish Empire Exhibition, and in recognition of his valuable ser- vices in England, was awarded the C.M.G. in the 1925 New Year Honours.,

Witness could not say who these constables weře, but 'he'could de- Snitely say they were B653 and BIC because he had seen their numbers. He refused

to pay them.

B563 was talking to him, while 8116 was standing at the doorway. They got together and. chased all his customers away.

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and

Dred Minori.

It was he who bed and trained

Derby for King Edward VII in 1909, finoru also won the Two Thousand Guinena. Wavertree's other horaca brought him a large number of muc- cosses over a period of many years. ile rode them occasionally himself and in 1910 won the House of Com steeplechase.

Lightweight Point-to-Point

Minoru, the horse which won the

munx

In 1916 however, when the war brought about a shortage of horses, he presented the whole of his racing stable to the nation to start a na- tional stud.

can.

Money Pald. Witness and his partners then discussed the matter, and finally

In 1026 Wavertree came into decided to give in. B553 Alict with Epstein, the sculptor. The B116 were still at the shop and

Intter had sent two pieces of sculpture witness handed $5 to the former,to an exhibition in Liverpool. In who also told him that they would opening, it with a breczy speech come round daily to collect the Wavertree said of these that "a very poor artist would have done better, he had submitted his worst." Epstein announced his intention withdrawing the sculptures and said his protest was not agalast criticism, but oganat Lord Wavertree's bad manners in abusing, while opening an exhibition, the work of an artist who had been invited to send in. The peer then apologised.

aloney,

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per

of

The next day, witness made Returning to the Colony in 1925, report to the Police at Yauranti, Halifax became Acting and in consequence of his report, Colonial Secretary. Since then, Inspector Booker. Detective Ser- he has on several occasions disgeart Meadows, and two Chinese charged the duties of Colonial detectives went back to his shop Secretary, the last occasion being with him. They gave him a $5 during the period of Sir William bill and instructed him to give Peel's absence from the Colony this note to the Indians if they Wavertree ruled his life in accor

cume for the money.

dance with the position of the planets. Shortly after he had returned Hic did not claim to be an astrologer to his shop, two Indians dressed in the sense of being able to read the future from planets, but had a strong in pinin clothes came in and ask-belief in the powers of others to do ed for money. He accordingly. For many years he received handed the note to them.

weekly horoscope and claimed that the forecasts were of value. He believed particularly in astrology as a mean of fixing a suitable time for a sur- gical operation.

Keen Sportsman.

A keen sportsman, Mr. Hailifax was at one time Hon. Secretary of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club.

old present

Course was The planned from a survey by Colonel Clone, in 1911, Mr. Hallifax, who originally suggested the site, materially assisting in making ite use possible.

Witness

could not recognise these two men again, although he was sure they were not the first two defendunts.

In the course of a lengthy cross- examination by Mr. Lo, witness denied that any of the defendants had been to his shop to gamble.

Mr. Lo.I put it to you that the first defendant went into your shop, gambled with you, won 80 cents, and asked you to pay him in cash instead of cigarettes?--- No.

that

Throughout the whole of his ervice with the Hongkong Govern- inent, Mr. Hallifax has proved himself a most conscientious and ainstaking official. Occupied during the Inst two decades with ..0 advice and control of the Cinese population, to which he is

Tather," his work has been purely Witness went on to say

dainistrative and necessarily even if anybody else had won 80 quiet. To newspaper representa- cents worth of cigarettes, he tives, Mr. Hallifax has always would not have agreed to pay Lean difficult to "pump" but it has money as this would not be law- always been realised in Journal-ful..

stie circles that his work was In answer to further questions, ceasarily delicate, calling for witness denied that the shooting tain qualities of statesmanship gallery was opened before Janu- hat do not admit undue news-ary 20.

per publicity.

The case was adjourned.

The Hon. Mr. Hallifax will leave Ilongkong at the end of April on service leave, and will auto- matically retire when it expires 'n November, At last Monday ht'a Interport golf dinner a pre- tation was made to him, cordini tribute being paid to his services

The Royal Hongkong Golf Club,

OBITUARY.

LONDON DIRECTOR OF BRADLEY & CO.

The lips do not No reconne, latione terror at TO recommendations are needed

are broadcast in his own voice the Central, for Tom Walls and simultaneously. The method is Ralph Lynn, together with the probably the nearest the talking merry Aldwych cast, are like the ANOTHER M.C.C. DRAW. Richardson, one of the Directors of screen will approach to the a Fox Movielone News, and anes most impossible.

HISTRIONIC HIGHLIGHTS,

Bmany

for themselves. Although it is a Ittle slow in getting 1940 stride, Thark grows in heartiness to positively prodigious propor- DRILLIANT acting has saved Lions, and has the usual plethor 3 melo-draru from of absurd situations-this time in failure, and it is only because of a haunted house-with Ralph Ly- the work of Lil Dagover, Walter nu, as inane as over, providin, Huston and Warren Wam that most of the laughs. The Woman from Monte Carlo, now! Tom Walls, also as director, has at the Queen's, keeps its audience never done better work, in hand in tension. Entertaining if you ling the megaphone, and the cut like the improbable, but inore so for ting and editing is the best of the its really superb work,

many Aldwych aims.

of

A

Wavertree leaves no heir.-I. B. S.

An engagement ring on the finger is no sign that wedding bells are on hand,

concern

Nows was received by cable in Hongkong yesterday from London, the death of Mr. G. A.

Bradley and Co., who was a former rcaident of China of many years Lorwood's Eight Wickets standing. He was a son of the taking charge of Bradley and Co's. founder of the firm, the late Mr. interests in the northern port. He Against Queenslanders.

T. W. Richardson, who came out to became a partner, and was one of Hongkong from Edinburgh in 1856, the first directors of the Brisbane, Feb. 2.

and entered into partnership with when it was formed into a limited MC.C. match peninst the the late Mr. C. W. Bradley at liability company in 1913. He left teensland country team at Tou

the Far East in 1920 to enter the woomba has been drawn. The coun-Swatow in 1800.

The late Mr. G. A. Richardson London office, and had directed the Try traza scored 210, of which Brit-

made 65 and Raymond 53. Larwood came out to Swatow about thirty Arm's interests from the City since took eight or 28.

years ago, to join the firm, and then.

As a mark of respect, the fing The M.C.C. lost three for 187 in the after a short period there second innings, Jardine making 77 not transferred to Shanghai, Inter over the Hongkong Club was flown

ut. Reuter.

at half mast yesterday.

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