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A remarkably fine picture of the Endeavour taken during her trials in America just before her races far the America's Cup. She has won two contests in the series and needs only two more to

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THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1934.

CINEMA NEWS

NOTES FROM THE

THEATRES

KOWLOON. MATTERS

MONTHLY MEETING OF KRA. COMMITTEE

The usual monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Kowloon Residents' Association took place the evening of September 10, in St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon,

on

RADIO BROADCAST

Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestra.

RECITAL FROM STUDIO. From ZBW on a wavelength of 265 (Treasurer), metres (845 kilo-cycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme; G-6.15

Studlo It.m. Children's Concert.

7.10.10 p.m. European Programme. 7 p.m.

Donald Woods, who plays in his first pleture as the leading man opposito Jenn Muir in the Warnet Bras, picture, "As The Earth Turns." opening to-day at the Alhambra Theatre, has mado a careful study of story trends. Ito believes that

There were present:-Mr. L stories

and dramas with simple, d'Almada Castro (President). wholesome, genuinely human qualities, such as the plot of "As The Earth Mr. II. F. Bunje (Vice-President), Turns," are sure of a warm reception Mr. R. P. Phillips from the theatre going public, and Mr. C. M. Hall (Hon. Secretary). particularly is season. "No story Messrs. F. C. Mow Fung, C. M. for years in portrayed with such Manners, H. F. Un, I. Murray, | vividness and fidelity fact the feW. R. Battey, Lam Ming-fán, E. of the New England farmer as Kern, Capt. Henderson and Rev. really is," and Woods, "with its Joys, | E. L. Allen, Its difficulties, its compensations, its romance and dranın set forth in Gladys Harty Carrell's novel. I have played more than two hundred roles of every conceivable nature on the stage before coming to Plywood, and no part I have eve At Morded me greater satisfaction sama the role uf the young Polish boy who feels that his destiny is on the farm, tiling the soil as his forefathers did before him. The very fact that this novel was a best seller upholds my conten- Jean Mair has the role of a Lion," farmer's daughter in this idyll of American life. Arthur Hohl, David Lamlau, Sarah Padden. Egon Brecher, Dorothy Appleby, William Janney and Clara Blandlek have other im portant roles.

"Tarzan and in Mate"

Apologies for absence were re- colved from Mesara. R. Pestonil. Li Chor-chi, B. Wylle, C. E. Terry. and Lt. Col. Matthews.

Letters with reference to the Kowloon Riding Club, the pro- posed Amusement Park at Hung Hum, Hamuntin Sanitation, Child- ren's Baa Fares and Ambulance Transport, were, road

and ap- proved.

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In view of the letter from the Director of Medical Services In- forming the Association that there was no objection to the 10 of the Vehicular Ferry by motor ambulances, it was decided that the Star Ferry Company bo requested not to accept stretcher, cases for transport by ferry, ex- cept in special circumstances.

Ho Mun Tin Problem.

London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.

7.05-7.35 p.m. Orchestral Musle. May Night-Overture (timaky-

Korsakov).

London Symphony Orchestra. Prelude a L'Apres-Midi D'un Faune

(Debussy), Philadelphis Symphony Orchestra. Pomp and Circumstance March

No. 5 (Elgar),

London Symphony Orchestra. Tone-Poem "Finlandia"-Op. 20,

No. 7 (Sibellus).

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. 7.35-8 p.m. Light Opern Vocal Gems-Ruddigore (Gilbert

and Sullivan),

Columbia Light Opera Company. Selection-Les Cloches de Corne

ville" (Planquetto).

The Band of H. M. Coldstrennt Guards. Gems---Merrie England (E. German).

Veen

The yearning for adventure that is utent in every human is given a Thrilling expression in "Tarzan and His Mate", jungle filin continuing the experiences of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan in Darkest Africa. The new adventure thriller препя to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre. Almost from the first scene there is a series of "punch" incidents to capture audience interest. Struggles between man and beast on land in the water are blended into one of the most powerful dramas of con-area, was under consideration by Voent Duet-Lazybones.

let ever screened. Weissmuller was Government but as this district Voen! Duet-I Like to go back in photographed under water as Sghts a crocodile to the death. Herds must be included with others, the magnitude of the project was such of elephants aro shown charging a *afuri of several hundred natives, that there was little prospect of Man-cating tons attach white jungle its being carried out in the near explorers; herds of npes, Wunder-futare. beeste, zebras and other jungle beasts are shown in action. The supporting cast includes such notable players an Neil Hamilton in the role of Harry

Miriam Licette, Clara Serena, Francis Russell, Dennis Noble, Robert Carr, Chorus and Orch. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.33-8.38 p.m. Variety. A communicntion was received from Government with reference Bong-Love's Last Word in Spoken. water Song-Out in the Cold, Cold Snow. to the extension of the

Gracle Fields (Comedienne). carriage system for the Homuntin Piano Solos-Billy Mayer's 'Own district. It was stated that a re- Selection. drainage scheme, including this

Billy Mayer).

Forrester Harvey

hu

With reference to the unsuit. ability of the present bus stops

at the

the Evening.

Layton and Johnstone. Quentin M. Maclean. Organ Solo-Rhapsody in Blue. Song--This is Romance. Sang-It's only a Paper Moon.

Programme. Central British School, Holt, that he played in the original after lengthy discussion, it was "Tarzan, the Ape Man", and Paul decided to refer the matter to the Cavanaugh as a convincing "heavy" Director of Education with

contributes his view to securing his good offices unique Cockney comedy highlights; in the matter. with Doris Lloyd, Willian Stack, Desmond Roberts, and Nathan Curry scoring in small rules. Cedric Gib-calling attention bons, noted art director and designer of sets for 3-G-M, enters the field

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Conrad Thibault (Baritone). 8.38-9.10 p.m. Light Orchentral William Teil-Overture (Rosain!).

Members of the La Scala Orchestra, Milan. BTschaikowsky in Vienna

(arr. Walter).

Orchestre Raymonde. As a result of a communication Gounod in Vienna (arr. Walter).

Orchestre Raymonde. to the present Bird Songs at Eventide scale of fares charged for school. (Erle Coates). children, it was decided to ap-Gipsy Moon (Borganoff).

Albert Sandler and His Orchestra. proach the Kowloon Bus Company with a view to securing a satis- 9.10.9.30 p.m. From the Studio.

Peter Simple on "Nothing in. factory reduction in same.

Partieular"Just a Bus-Ride. 9.30 p..

A member of the Committee having pointed out the unkempt and neglected state of the hill in Kowloon City, It was decided to Bub-committed to en- appoint a

Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quota tions.

9,35-10 p.m. From the Studio. Doris Millar (Soprano)

panied by Nura Kanis

secom-

Because the hospilai unde management of the Tung Wah Committee show a defelt of about London, Sept. 18. $106,000 for the current year, the A report including resolutions Directors and permanent adviners, adopted for consideration of the who include the Chinese Unofficial co-operating Governments was members of the Legislative Coun- before the final session of the eil and Executive Council, have held International Locust Conferende an extraordinary meeting to conf picture direction with the new Alm. His ability, to "balance" scenes sider the situation. to-day..

In submitting an appeal for into smooth dramatic continulty has The resolutions deal with the Government assistance, the Chair-provided an artistic vigour through general sclentine problems appli- man of Directors. Mr. Lau Ping-the entire picture. cable to all species of locust found chai, said that the Tung Wah

"Hollywood Party" In Africa and Western Asia, with Hospital alone faced a deficit of

"Hollywood Party". 1 hilarious the special problems of each about $65,000, the Tung Wah

staged as romance

spectacular species, and the steps to be taken Eastern Hospital at Causeway Bay for their further investigation. $22,000, and the Kwong Wah Hoa-musical extravaganza with an all. star-cast, is having its final showings and, finally, with the develop-pital in Kowloon $23,000.

to-day at the Queen's Theatre. This ment of existing arrangements for Such a big deficit for the much-talked-of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer international co-operation in anti- Colony's leading Chinese charitable production, in which a drama is em- institution was unprecedented for bellished with music and comedy, locust research..

and Cortez returned early from the ,cars, said the Chairman. thrifts and spectacle, marks a type of studio enfe that afternoon. While muny The document was signed on The big drop in the Hospital's re- entertainment entirely new to the they were waiting, Just off tho blg

plot WHER behalf of the Governments ofceipta was due mainly to the defoward Dietz, auther of such Broad return, they asked a couple of the written by Wonder Bar" set, for Fernandez's

(b) An Den Fruhling (Grieg). Afghanistan, the Union of Southcrease in rents of the property hold- Africa, Belgium, Britain, Egypt Ings of the Hospital, despite the "The Band Wagon" and "Three's a walling too, to give them some music.

why successes as "Flying Colors", "Wonder Bar musicians, who were 3. Songs,

(a) Do you know my Garden Spain, France, India, Italy and adoption of n retrenchment policy Crowd" and Arthur Kober, well- Then they slipped into a tange. It

(Haydn Wood), Anglo-Egyptinu Sudan.--British recently when over $4,000 was known Hollywood scenurint.

(b) Spring the Fiddler It was, Miss Del Rio pointed out Wireless,

(Cecil Boumer). musical numbers are the work of inter, "only fooling." saved by cutting down overhead ex-

Later, Bacon penses and through dismissal of Rodgers and Hart, Donaklon and naked: Why waste a swell tango 4. Saxophone Solos. some employees,

Kalin, and Brown and Fred, the three like that? "Can' we combine 'em? Kowloon Patients Increase. outstanding song termis of1o-day. Can't we use that, and some apache

100,"

Fernandez agreed that of

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On the other hand the number I cast anges from Laurel and Sept. 17, Sept. 18. of patients treated at the Kwongardy to Mickey Mouse, the famous course it could be done. An hour

cartoon figure, which, through' amaz- ing caners effects, actually appears with human actors. Jimmy Durante, of the renowned "Schnozzle", Charles Butterworth, Polly Moran, Lupe Velez, Frances Williama, Jack Pearl, Eddie Quillan. Ben Bard. Tom Kennedy and Ted Healy and Stooges nte anteng the players.

.70.1/32 15.15% 12.38 22074 £9.90% 616 .57.11/16 .301% 1/6-

Wah Hospital between January and 15.15 June increased by over 10,000 com

12338pared with the similar period of 22041033. The increase of patients in 19.90: Kowloon necessitated a correspond- ing increase of expenditure on was distributed #medicine, which

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Peter Travers (Saxophone) necom- panied by Professor F. González, ~*-*- Programme.

1.

Songs.

(a) The Pipes of Pan (Moncklun). (b) Wake Up (M. Phillips).

2. Saxophone Soles.

(a) Loin-du-Bai (Gillet),

(a) La Golondrina (Serradell}, (b) Serenade (Drigo). 10-10.30 p.m. Dance Music. Tango Fox Trot-Cafe in Vienna. Fox Trot-Love thy Neighbour. Fox Trot-Over my Shoulder. Fox Trot-When you've got a Little Springtime.

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later he had worked out a new num- her with his dancing partner, Carmen Laitoux, who closely resembles Mias Del Rio and who has been acting as her "stand-ln" for this picture. That

Waliz-Unless. is how the Gaucho dance in “Wonder

Fox Trot-I'm Lookin' Forward to Goin' Back Home. Bar" was born. And It was named the Gaucho because of the wild, Fox Trot--Why do I Dream

those Dreams. weird and elusive steps that charac-

Gaucho, the restions, Fox Trot-Goin' To Heavon Proposing an appeal to the Gov-The Mystery of the Wax Museum" terizes the

on a Mule, gypsy race, half Indian, halt Spanish 7.9ernment for a special subsidy of

descent, that roams over the hampas, Waltz-Don't say Good-Night, $50,000 to cover the 1934 deficit. One of the most spectacular firs

(The Last three Dance Tunes are 118 the Chairman hinted that appeals over staged for a motion picture, ami the vast, tree-less plaings of South

would be made to the public for one which caused studio executives Amerka, south of the Amazon and from the First National Film "Won- 36.1/16 subscriptions. A Chinese concert

keen unxiety during its taking, will especially Argentina. This is but one ler Bar" commencing at the Alham- be seen in the "Mystery of the Wax of the many mystic dances in the bra Theatre on Sat. and instant).

10.30 p.m. would also be organised to secure Mungu" which comes to the Oriental internationally famous musical drama, Reuter Press Bulletins,, Rugby Mid-

"Wonder Bar," in which Al Jolson 19.39% funds. After the above mentioned Theatre on Thursday, Friday and

22.10 efforts were tried out the Directors Saturday. This was the burning of starred two seasons on the American day Press, News, Further London 110% would subscribe the remaining suru. 1 Bet representing an old Wax stage and which was adapted to the Stock and Commodity Quotations, In the ensuing discussion the Museum in London, which contained screen by Earl Baldwin. The gigan- followed by New York Opening Quo 1/25/16 Directors also suggested the cur- scuros of figures modelled in wax. tic musical spectacles in which 100 tatlons. tallment of the Tung Wah Hospital Days were spent plotting the path beautiful girls, appear, were created free schools, which would enable a

of the flames with mathematical pre- and staged by Busby Berkeley with 216

cision. The flantes raged most of the Harry Warren and Al Dubin writing Al Jolson heads earing of about $20,000 annually.

night while the cameras ground away, the music and lyrics. The resolution for an appeal to 214 21.13/16 the Government for

$50,000 10514 special subsidy was unanimously British Wireless.

passed,

Among the permanent advisers present were Sir Shouson Chow, the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall, the Hon. Mr. S. W. Teo, the Ion. Mr. T. N. Chan, Messra. Li Yau-taun, Wong Kwong-ton, M. K. Lo, Wong Kwong-tin, Fu Yick-pang, Li Po- kwal and others.

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ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,

HISTORY TRACED BY DR. R. M. GIBSON

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Dr. R. M. Gibson. Medical Superintendent of

Alico Memorial and Affiliated Hospitais,, xave an interesting address to the Rotary Club at their tima at the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel yesterday on the history and work of the hospital.

Rotarian M. K. Lo presided, and

TROUBLE BREWING NEW OUTBREAK FEARED IN HAVANA

New York, Supt. 18. business mon

10.40 p.m. Close Down.

The first meeting of the now the Mystery of the Wax Musour" the all star picture east while others Girls Guild was held at the St. An is said to be one of the most exciting include Kay Francis, Dick Powell, drew's Church Hall, Kowloon, at Twelvo mont- mystery thrillers to come. Lo, the Hal Leftoy, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Her: 6.30 p.m., yesterday. screen. The action evolves about the best, Louise Fazenda, Fin d'Orany bers were present and all were busy strange movements of a terrible mon- and Merna Kennedy.

making sweeta baskots in prepara. tion of the forthcoming St. Andrew's ster und a series of mysterious dis

"It Happened One Night"

"Alice in Wonderland” fate, which appearances of famous people and

The marked popularity of "It is to be held on November 10. Plans the snatching of dead bodies, Glenda

urls are featured with Abwill in the at the King's Theatre, attests the other outings. These meetings are Farrell, Fay Wray and Frauke Me Happened One Night", now showing were discussed for hikes, pionies and cast of all star players. The picture favour in which Clark Gable and to be held .overy Tuesday afternoon

is taken from the play by Charles | Claudette Colbert S. Belden.

"Wonder Bar"

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are held smong movie-goers.

romantic The

pair, Lenmed together on the screen for

the

from 6.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

It was going to be an apache dance. the first time in this delightful roman-Thomas, Arthur Hoyt and others in

most mluor but Important roles, tle comedy-drama, enact Dolores Del Rio and Ricardo Cortez colourful roles in their respective the

"Bhe Learned About Ballora" were going to perform it during the caregra, Gable appearing ai production of Wonder. Bar,' the knightly ex-newspaper reporter, and First National mammoth musical and Miss Colbert portraying the petulant, Faye's door, Alles was standing at When opportunity knocked at Allee dramatic spectacle which opens SaturnupereHious Ellle Andrea”, a run- American

day at the Alhambra. They appear away heiress making her way to Now the threshold, her hand on the knob, Havana fear another revolution- | na famed continental datice team. York. Robert Rinkin adapted. "It ready to fling the barrior.open. The amazingly brief try outbreak. The Presidential They performed the dance, but it was lapsed One Night" from the Cos-osult in that in

time this exceedingly attractive little guests welcomed were Rotarian E. Guard has boon doubled in anti- no longer an apacho daneo. Lloyd napolitan Magazine story of Samuel New Yorker has risen to leading

Bacon, director of the production, is Hopkins Adams, which was published cipation of trouble. Club; Australin, from whom ho

It was learned to-day that responsible for that. Jose Fernandez, under the title of "Night Bug". Increen roles. She is playing her first.

well known both as specialty dancer brought greetings, Rotarian T. Y members of the A.B.G. organisa and Instructor on the west coast, had the large supporting east are Waller gut-nnd-out straight role, the lead with Lew Ayres in "ho Loartied Dento (Canton), Mr. J. S. Asquith ton have hidden the files dealing heen engaged to supervize the routines

About Sailor”, coming to thu 'King's London Dr. R. M. Alderton with the machine gunners who of the Del Rio-Cortez team: He had father Roncse Karns,

salesman who puts Claudette "on the Theatro on: Sunday, and she hopes WDBYOWW NG LUCY 971 (Shanghai) and Mr. W. L. Mc. Editor of the Opportunist.--United | number and then gone out to lunch. Bond as the bus driver, and Blanche half a good sa for George Matalial), anys It In. [Prose.

So had the company. Miss Del Rio Konzle.

Frederico, Atan falo, Jameson.

C. Jarman, of the Adelaide Rotary

Connelly, as Miss

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