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Gloria Stuart ··

Phil Baker

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Chester Morris Binnie Barnes Karloff Graham McNamee Alice White and many others, in

GIFT of GAB

Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr Directed by Karl Freund. Presented by Carl Leemmie. À UNIVERSAL PICTURE,

THE HONGKONG

MONDAY, JANUARY

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FILMLAND NEWS

Life of British Song-Writer

“G.B." VENTURE.

For some years the project of a film centring on the late Leslie Stuart has been afoot in several directions, and in more than one Instance has reached preparation and research stage.

Musical copyright diMculties have now finally been smoothed. out and Gaumont British have now acquired the 'cream of tho¦. famous numbers.

An original story, with Stuart na the central charactor, is now well advanced, and the casting is already being considered. Robert Donat, Jately In Hollywood In "The Count of Monte Cristo," may play the role of Leslie Stuart.

The director will be Jack Ray- mond, by arrangement with Brit- ish and Dominions.

Lesile Stuart was the writer of such famous songs on "Soldiers of the Queen," and "Lily of Laguna,"

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TRADE FOLLOWS THE FILM.

Films with a world-wide appeal are the best salesmen any country can pasacas, declares Arthur Kelly, vice-president of the United Artists Corporation, who has re- turned to America after a tour which has included Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand, China and Japan.

One Party

On Dinner Gown Of Government

Black Crepe

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Continues

CHINA MUST PUT

HOUSE IN ORDER

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LONG-DELAYED REFORMS

Nanking, Dec. 26.

Postponement for a second time of the Nationaliat Party Congress which was to have held at the capital during November not, only delays the end of the one-party system but also the establishment of a permanent form of govern- ment for the Republic of China.

Five years ago the Kuomintang Fact 1985 as the year in which it would terminate Ita period of political tutelage and give to the people a constitution guaranteeing to them the political rights and privileges enjoyed by citizens of the democratic nations of the Occident. The Fourth Kuomintang Congress was held in 1931. Ac- cording to party regulations, the next general congress should havo been convened in 1933. But un- çorthintles in both the internal and foreign political situation prompted a year's postponement. General expectations were din- appointed A few weeks before the scheduled' opening date in Novem- ber by the announcement that the congress would not sit until the completion of the anti-Communist campaign in central China. The official explanation for the

Dost- ponement failed to, give the real reason; the fallore of the Nanking Party headquarters to secure the effective participation of the southern Kuomintang faction which would assure the co-operation es CHAMOIS leather gloves are

sential for the execution of deci- better washed in warm, soupysions of the congress. water, and the, addition of olive Koftens then. A plece of Meher Baba, the Indian spiritual orange ped in the water rotalne

The fifth plenary session of the lender who claims to be the next the colour of yellow gloves. Kuomintang Central Executive Messiah, and who is observing a Hogskin gloves are washed an Committee, which concluded its vow of seven years' silence, is to chamols leather, but leave out deliberations at Nanking on Decem- supervise the making of a talking the oil. Rub them over with a ber 14, sot November 12, 1935, as flim in America. He left Bombay recently in the liner Tuscania for

He asserts that American meau- facturers and exporters owo Holly. wood a debt of gratitude for opening up, again and again, new markola for their goods. It is impossible to over-estimate the in. fluence of films in stimulating international trade.

Business representatives abroad of American firma assured him that, as more people see a popular film in a week than can be rench- ed by 1000 salesmen in a year, the result is an eager demand for goods from the country in which the film was produced.

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FILMING THE "SUPER- CONSCIOUS”

the United States.

His personal experience during

a Communion with God," which

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"Muling the Neck". "Not a quarter of the women who dinc and dance at restaurants or at the homes of their friends display anything in the way of throat and shoulders now." This dinner gown of black crepe satin shows how the neck is covered by a ruffle, and the armis, right to the wrints, by sleeves.

WASHING CLOVES

oll

LONG DELAY

soft cloth when they are perfectly the date for the opening of the dry to give them a slight gless.

Fifth Congress. Hence, the draft constitution which must receive the approval of a party congress

he claims to have had “while in this summer shooting material before being submitted to a nation- a state of super-consciousness," for a new film on electricity. will be featured in the film, which,

future of mankind.

production. British and Ameri-

at peoples' convention cannot re-

the

under the title "How it Happened i Describing-hte-journey-on-the celve approval before the end of will portray the past, present, and two great Empire routes to India 1936, and the elaborate and dif- and to South Africa, Rotha wrote ficult preparations for the constitu- Meher Baba will not net in the that it was completed on ordinary tional convention are unlikely to be film himself, but will supervise its service machines running w nor completed before the spring of can actors will compose the cast,mal schedules. "No special 1acili. 1036.

In its present form, the draft with the assistance of a few Indian ties for camera-work were avail- actors.

able. No automatic cameras were constitution guarantees to The self-styled Messiah's declar- tied to the under-carriage. Op. People of Chian freedom of speech, religious worship, political organ!- ed mission is to break down all portunities had to be seized as sation and social practice under divisions of religions, Churches, they occurred. The twenty-two centralised government headed by and creeds, merging all into a com- thousand miles, were completed in a president, whose powers would be broader than those exercised by twelve weeks and two days-one the chief executive of the United day over schedule, which in itself States of America in times is a justification for the making emergency.

mon religion of lovo.

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12 A tonic that often had a smooth-

ing effect.

13 The complaint about the beast is

that it is poisonous,

14 Rock bkken in the Villa VaureA-

argues.

17 The foreignors who took part in

Somali enslavement.

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Y.M.C.A. DEBATE

"THE FUTURE PROSPERITY OF HONGKONG"

Y.M.C.A. Literary and Debating Society has chosen a subject for a debate, the first of the serious but fascinating and topical New Year, which will be held on Wedninday, January 9.

A film of considerable topical of the film. Interest is showing at Home just

Tho Full advantage is taken in the Kuomintang has exercised its self- now. This is "Contact," a descrip- tion of Imperial Airways, with film of the opportunities of obtain- given right of caring for China's particular reference to the routes ing bird's-eye views, and the route going to be willing to relinquish political needs. That the party, is to South Africa and India.

unfolds strikingly from new ap- this sole rights of political organi The film was directed by Paul proaches. There are also several sation by 1938 and become one of Rotha, a writer who has made an ground sequences In Africa dur-several parties now appeara

The motion to be put before the important contribution to film ing which the camera looks up at likely. Before this important step

can be taken, the Kuomintang must meeting la "That the future pros- criticism and is the author of such the aeroplane soaring overhead, put its own house in order, and perity of Hongkong depends upon books as "The Film Till Now" and "Celluloid." "Contact" is his passing old barriers of sea and bring together leaders and factions its Industrial development rather first major work as a film director, mountain and taking continenta whose animosities have at times than upon its entrepot trade."

Two very abio speakers have though he had previously directed in ita atride. The general aim of plunged the nation Inte civil war. several poster films. He has since the aim is to The sun premion Until this can be accomplished promised to take leading parts in directed "Rising Tide," in account of a world united by a network of of the Kuomintang will continue. propose the motion, and Mr. W. L. government of and by one faction this debale, Mr. A. R. Brown `will of the Southampton Dock, and

United Press. spent some months in Scotland airways.

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