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"GRAND HOTEL" MERITS ITS INTENSIVE

PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN

HAND SELECTED

CAST IN GOLD

MEDAL FILM

By "Celluloid” MORTISSIMO

For

praise and

panegyrics have spelled] more box-office disasters than bad artistry, and the his- tory of theatrical and cinematic, production is strewn with the wrecks of good material that the public failed to support. It; is the old old story of anticipa- tion and realisation.

All of which Concernл Grand Hotel, the M.G.M. muchboosted ver- alon of Vicki Baum's best-seller. Crowds queued up to book for the opening shows at the Queen'a yen- teruny, and should continue their frantic rush to break long-distance run records here, for despite tho' ink that has been spilted on its in publicity and the major keys which its praises have been sung. the realisation of Grand Hotel is worth the eager anticipation.

Of all the intensive Hollywood ballyhoo campaigns, the fanfare that heralded Grand Hotel has probably sounded the farthest. Publicity

began writers

it from the Brat moment i

(OHN Barrymore, and his famous profile, which he exploits fully in "Grand Hotel" at the Queen's.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,

LONDON STOCK

PRICES

MARKET QUIET AND

· IRREGULAR

The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in eunjunction with Reuter, The market was generally quiet and irregular yesterday.

Feb. 8. Fob. U. Chinese Bonds

41⁄2

Bonds 1898 (Eng, Iss.). £ D8%

maan 10908

לל 13 4

6% Loan 1912 .... £ 40K

5% Keorg. Loan

1913 (Lon. Iss.) 2 70 6% Bonds 1925-47 £102

0% Shai-Nanking

Rly.

£ 99% £7,

FEBRUARY 10.

1933.

SHARE PRICES

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

TODAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following is the list of local | YESTERDAY'S MARKET share quotations issued to-day:

Banka.

Hongkong Banks, $1,760 b. H'Kong Banks, Lon., £120 n. Chartered Bank, £14 a. Mercantile Bunk, A.

£241⁄2 n. Mercantile Bank C.,, £9% . East Asia, $108 n. Am: 0. Finance Corp, $28 n. Chinn O. Fin. Ord., Tls. 6 n. China A. Fin. Prei. Tis, 4.80 n.

Insurances.

China Underwriters, $2.50 n. China Fire $620 n.

H.K. Fire Ins., $1350 n.

International Aasce, Tis. 4.16 n.

£40

£703

£102

Canton Ins., $1,360 b. Union Ins., $657% b.

£ 38-43

£ 3843

Rly... £20-30

£ 20-30

6% Tient. Pukow

Rly. Supl.

Loan)

50% Shal-Hang

chaw Ningpo Tly.

£ 78-83

£ 7R-N'T

S 5-10

£ 20-26

£ 20-25

312-10

*******£ 16-26 £ 15-26

54% Honan Rly... £ 6-10

5% Hukuang Rly.

1911***. 65 Lung Tring U.

Hai. Hy. 1217. £12-16

Foreign Bonds

German 7% Int.

Loan 1924.... Japan 65 Sterling

If a selection of the best his- trionic display were demanded, it would probably go to Wallace Beery or Lionel Barrymore, Beery as the Industrial magnat: is different to the rought-neck of Mfin and Bill and The Champ, while Lionel Barry- more, is extravagent in gesture as Associated usual, and brother Jolin exactly the Industries

are impudent rascal as

Arsene Brit.-Amer. Lupin,

Checke

Min.

was suggested and each gill Continuity in where Grand HotJ. & P. Conts tering star added to its cast scores na a story: scenario writers Courtnuks provided additional fuel for their have linked its many scenes

to Distillers Panegyric pens. Every incident in gether into a smooth running plot Dunlop Rubber ita making was seized on for pro-and director Edmund Goulding | Everready pagandu. Critics took up the tale has carried it out with correct at- General when it appeared and fresh super tention to tempo, latives almost had to be employed when the Hollywood Academy guve

MICROPHONE MAGNETS,

9315

93%

Loan 1897... £ 004 Janan 6 Sterling

Loan 1974.... 00%

Industrials & Breweries

£ 01/4

£ 70

Elec,

17/9

17/0

Tob.

100/-

Eng. &

22/0

40/3

49/9

20/6

53/3

G3/D

nx/6

22/0

30/3

31/-

Electric

(England) Guinncas Imp. Chem. In

dustries

$2/-

42/-

78/0

79/--

25/10% 20/- 06/3 96/3

2973

29/3

25/0

26/0

31/0

31/--

Miscellaneous

10/0

12/-

10/3

$ 15%%%

$ 16

1/9 61/-

1/9

51/-

0/10 7/3

Qila

3/10, 36/101⁄4 09/~ 7/1

£17

45/- -15/-

£16

it the gold medal for the best pro-ATH biggest names in the Amer-Imp. Tobacco duction of 1932.

lean radio world have been Pinchin Johns

Never has a film had a higher gathered together to make The Big Turner & Newa!! value laced on it, and failure to Broadcast something new in musi- Unilever come up to expectations might have cal filma. been its fate. But Grand Hotel justifies the solid slabs of superla

tives that have decribed it.

What headliners Para- mount have collected The great Bing Crosby, Kate Smith, Burns Auglo-Dutch .... and Allen. Cal Calloway, the Beawall Sisters, the Mills Brothers and the Vincent Lopez orchestra Moat of them are strangers here but their names are on thousands notwith of gramophone records and their

radio audiences

must number millions.

If for no other reason, the film earns its praises in its semblance to the original.

Hollywood has been guilty of some terrible abor- tions in the past, and standing the difficulty in cramming the massive tome of Vicki Baum's novel into an hour and a half of celluloid, the makers have sent out a faithful a copy Пл possible. Renders of the book will enjoy the film. They will not earp at any of the carefully selected cast.

Grand Hotel is definitely an "all- star" film: of the sextette of stars

that ran production costs to seven figures, not one can be accused of dominating the sequences.

MESAJÁT FTA FINESSEEN ON (802). CRESTEZIANIE:SITATUELLİ

The

CINEMA PROGRAMME

TO-DAY.

King's: "Woman in Room 13, Queen's: "Grand Intel.” Central: "Law and Order." Star: "Millie."

Matestic: "Peach O' Reno." Oriental: "Transatlan!le,”

TO-MORROW.

Central: Air Mail"

SUNDAY.

King's: The 1tle Brandenst." World: "Hell Divers."

Ware."

Burina Corpn. Canadian

Pucifie Pekin Syndicate.

Rly. Shal. Elec. Constr. Vickera

Anglo-Persian Oil Burmah Oil Mexican Eagle.. Royal Dutch Shell Trons. &

Trad.

59/- 7/3

A delightful_original musical spectuele, The Big Broadcast is a lesson in showmanship by the Hollywood pastmasters. The most popular personalities in broad- casting have been brought to-

ther in one glittering compact COTTON & WHEAT

entertainment.

LATEST NEW YORK QUOTATIONS

hullaboo.

But it is not all harmony and The story which welds the artists together is highly ingenious and contains the correct amalgamation of humour and sen Messrs. Swan. Culbertson and Fritz timent. Apart from the radio have received the following quota- angers, Stuart rwm is the startins on the New York cutton and Of the performers, Bing Crosby's Wheat exchange for yesterday: admirers will be well satisfied,

The Big Broadcast is the Sunday attraction at the King's.

March

May faly October

LOOPS AND LOOPS.

THE "Last Post" of the war December

films seems to have sounded January Life "Reveille of the air stunting Spat production. Air Mail, due at the Central to-morrow

Kings the praine of the heroes of the U. S. May Government mail in nn airport,ly

Sentember allegedly miles from anywhere. October There is a crowd of rough he

Cotton

Opening inage

Closing

Ranke

6.00-6.02 6.41-683

6.15-6.16 0.15-4.16 6.27-5.28 6.27-4.28 6.19-8.47 6.45-6.43 4.59-0.60 6.61-6,61 6.65-6.65 6.64-6,65

6.15

Whent

Chicago Winnipeg

+18%

472 189

40%

4915

man pilots, lying the usual race vogue, tell the audience all in the Star: "But the Flesh is Wonk." with death, spectacular aerial et scene. They decided on the Molestie "Trial of Vivienne shots that almost reach the standfatter: Whether they chose wine-

ard of Hell's Angels and Helly is doubtful. Divers, and, of course, respective With the mystery one, the Ralph Bellamy is the head heprincipals, and while they all story depends on the acting of the distribution of film-fert is practical-man, sapported by Pat O'Brien. make their exits and entrance in ly equal and the spotlight shines on Russell Hopton, Slan Summer ccordance with the hest Holly It is a new Garbo ville, Glorin Stuart and Lilian wood tradition, there seems a laclt who heads the list, and many f haul.

PENCKEREIunarmennen love affaire,

each in turn,

the not-so-nydent admirers of the Shere will find in her something

MURDER WILL OUT.

that her previous filmas Iacked. ShTHE makers of The Woman in

Landa

has As

o sustaining interest.

Happily. Elissa seldom had a better part. usual she is the mystery woman, evidently in quandary the same as other films, but ban à the inanimate object of the silent whether to make it a mystery or, better chance to show her un- fime, but displays amazing vivacity. `as

is not the Jugrbrious dame of Room 13, now at the King's, Mata Hari or An Chistic. nor weth

Krems

to be the prevailing doubted artistry.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

Shipping.

Dougins, 830 b.

H.K. Steamboats, $22 b. Indo-Chinas. (Pref.) M5 n. Ido-Chinns (Def). $32 n. Shell (Bearer), 43/1

Union Watercoats, $2934 n.

Mining.

Benguets. $17% n.

Kailans, 22/9 n.

Langkats (Single). Tls.4 n. S'hai Explorations, Tia.2.10 n. S'hai Loans, Tls.2.30 n.

2.2

"TELEGRAPH” ART SUPPLEMENT

To-morrow's Display

of Pictures

There will ngala be an in- teresting selection of topical pictures in to-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Pictorial Supplement.

STEADY

According to Messrs. Swan, Culbert- son and Pritz, the New York market was steady yesterday. Business done: 1,080,000 shares. The Vail Street Journal reports:-Union Pacl- fe desinred a $1 dividend which is the same rate declared for the thres preceding quarters. This declaration strengthened the entire market caus- ing shorts to cover vigorously in some recently weak isauda. LacOT market declined moderately due to n dip in wheat caused by reports of continued coni over the winter selt

Brokers ones were reported at $420,000,000 a decrease of $30,000,000 from last week's figure of $450,000,- 000,

tno

Time money was quoted at %! for 80 and 00 days,

Dow-Jones Avurugen,

THE

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& SHANGHAI

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HOTELS

LIMITED.

In auociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits. Peking;

Penang

The Sconto Cem of Malaya

Modern throughout and beautifully Situated

Runnymede Hotel

Malaya's Premier Hotel

Food and Wines especially good.

AFTER-DINNER DANCE

Every Thursday & Saturday-Orchestra Dally,

CABLES "RUNNYMEDE"

Feb. 8.

Feb, 0.

30 Industries

68.87

60.00

20 Rails

28.58

29.57

20 Utuitica

26.38

25.88

40 Bonda

80.13

80.54

Feb. 8.

Feb. 9,

American Con..... GB

American Smelting 134

13%

first class

American Tel. & Tel, 101

102%

American

"}}"

Tobacco

66%

50%

Hotel

Anaconda-Copper **

75%

Auburn

Bethlehem Steel

1434

147%

Borden Company ..

213

Canadian

L'acific

Railway

1134

Chase National Bank 334

Muti.

Chrysler

12%

Consolidated Gas of

New York

62%

634

Drugo Inc.

3051

3674

Du Pont de Nemours 37%

Eastman Kodak

675

GB%

Elec. Bond & Share

15%

162

General Electric

13%

1444

General Foods

2144

General Motors

10%

General

Railway

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD.

Signal

10%

Gillette Safety Razor 10%

1034

Goodyear Tire &

Rubber ...

124

134

International Har-

Fester

201

Tel

International Tel, &

54%

6434

Montgomery Ward

10% 10%

13%

witli

National City Bank 42% Pacific Gas & Elec. 2844 Packard Motors...

42%

28%

21%

་

Pennnylvania

Rail-

road

181

Rullo Corporation

41⁄44

"""

Reynolds Tobacco

28%%

2842

Sears Rocbuck

1816

Shell Union, ....

47%

Socony-Vacuum Cor-

poration

Standard Oil Co., of

N. J.

254

20%

Texas Corporation

Union

Carbide

Carbon

244

25%

Union Pacific

74%

70%

United Aircraft &

Trans.

U. 9. Steel

270%

Westinghouse E. &

31.

27%

Woolworth

2 32%%% 33%

Groups will include those of the visit of the Bishop of Victoria to the Y.M.C.A.. the exhibition chess match by Dr. Alekhine, members of the Chinese Bathing. Club, fin- cluding all-the-year-round bathers); and the Hongkong interport bowie trophy.

team

Several pictures will be given of the Macao Races, ag well as a photo of the ferry wharf at Youmath.

Pictures of 'Defence Corps howitzer practice at Castle Penk will also appear.

Venz: Goldfields, $4.20 n. Benguet Exp., 23 cts. n.

Docks, etc.

I.K. Wharves, $144 n. H.K. Docks, $20 n.

S. 'hy a Motors A., $10 11. S Chins Miter R. S n. Providents (old), $4.50 n. Providents. (new), $1.90 n. Hokews, Tla. 230 n.

New Enginearings. The 6 20 n.

Shanghai Docks, Tis. 96 n.

Lundy Peetu etc. Hotels (old), $9.15 b. Hotels (new). $8.66 b. 1.K. Lands, $774 b. Shai, Lanas, ls, 24_n. Metropolitan Lands, Ta. 10 n. Humphreys, $15% n. Asia Renities "A", $140 a Asin Realtion "R". SR n. Chinese Estates, $95 b. -China Realties, Ts.11.40 n. China Debentures Tis.90% n.

Cattern Mil

Eve Cottons, TIs. 14.15 b. Shal Cottons, Tis. 71 n. Zoong Sups, s. 11,75 n. Wing On Textiles (S.) 116 n

Public Titles. Tramway, $21.25 b. Ponk Toma (el !), $16.28 «. Star Ferries, $50 b. V Div. Yaumati Ferries (old), 3411⁄2 n. Viaggil Paming from 5:3 China Light (old), $12.10 h.

K. Electric $76% b. Macao Electric $25 sa. Sandakan Lights, $12 n. Telephones (old), $30 n. Telophones (now $27% b.

Liggett & Meyers Loor's Inc.

U. S. Rubber

160

China Busca, Tla.10 n. Singapore Tractiona, 2/- n. Singapore Prof. 12/- n.

Industries:

Malabon Sugars $27 n. Cald: Macg. Ord.), Tis.14 . Cald: Mac. Pref.), Ths.10% n. Canton lees, $6 n.“ Cements (Cam.), $10 b. Cements (old), $7.40 b. Cements (new), $3 8. H.K, Ropes, $11.30 n. Agriculturals, $7 n.

Stores, elc. Dairy Farma. $29.15 b. Watsons (old), $12.75 . Watsons (new), 11.40 n. Der. A. Wings, $i n. Sinceres S15.49 1. Lane Crawfords. $5.40 n. Mackintoshs, $21 n. Wm. Powells, $3.36 n. Wing On (K.) $225 1,

Miscellaneous, Amusements, $121⁄2 n. Entertainments, $13.40 n. S.C. Enterprises, 3 n. United Theatres Tis. 6.25 b. Macno "Greyhounds." 310 Construction (old), $6.10 n. Construction (new). $1.40 n. Wallace Harpers, 80 n. B Ind., G. Bonda, $66% 11. China Sport Ltd., $8 a.

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1933-02-10 — Page 19

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