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MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1935.

NOTES OF THE DAY

DANGER IN JEHOL

BEST FILMS OF LAST YEAR

THE most popular films of 1934, alive?!!

"It

The Very Idea!

OUR RESEARCH EXPEDITION

Matters thereafter moved swift-

Although there is undoubtedly danger of a clash between Japanese In the and Chinese troops

By SETON MARGRAVE

By Prof. Horatio Borg, F.R.Z.S. north, indications from Feking point to the possibility of a settle-

WE REGRET TO BAY that two Twenty fine films a year," ho of our colleagues are under Thave been "The Houng of

eloud. ment by friendly conversations. of of this

latest threat to the peaco

The circumstances leading to China. The position is somewhat Rothschild" and "Sing As We Go," replied,

Therefore, in looking at the this all began with the Editor ro- intricato, we are prepared to The most popular film stare of listen to the Japanese argument 1934 have been George Arliss, results of 1934, I have tried to criving an announcement that three anu to forget that the troops of Gracie Fields, Norma Shearer, and select twenty filma which have not of our most eminent scientists are that nation have no right in Jehol Jack Hulbert. No new players only been excellently conceived and about to leave Hongkong on an or Charhar or anywhere else, in the have been discovered to challenge produced, but which also have important Research Mission to the

Philippines. territory still called China. This the popularity of these establish- given the greatest pleasure to the confusion arises because of the ed favourites. The new stars of class of filmgoer on whose good

are to be found among will exhibitors are agreed the prosly. Sending, for us, his orders Japanese, contention that Chinese 1934

directors. Among pority of the film industry depends. were sharp, Incisive and to the and troops of the Charhar command authors

point. and under orders from General authors who have achieved out-

The American films I select are:

"Bogg," he rapped out, "I want Sung Cheh-yuan, continually push standing auccess in writing direct

you to select two of our most we have had Robert The Invisible Man." "Little Wo whore the Japaneso for alme into areas

capable men to make up...an Ono Happened claim jurisdletion or where, it la Riskin with "It Happened One men", "Queen Christina," "Roman

Exploration Party ahead of this "The House of Rotha- argued, the terms of a truce main-Night." Dashiell Hammett with Scandals,"

Mission, in order that we may tain that no armed force shall "The Thin Man." Clarence Buding Night,"

be back first with the now. penetrate. The difficulty is made ton Kelland with "The Cat's Paw," child," "The Thin Man," "The

Instruct them not to exceed ex- more pronounced by the doubtful and 3, B., Priestley with "Sing As Barretts of Wimpole Street," "The Cat's Paw," and "One, Night of

penses, but that THEY MUST line of the frontier. Good nuthor! We Go."

Love,"

BRING THEM BACK ALIVE." ties in Peking suspect that this Dashiell Hammett has been en-

The British films I select are:

We quickly made up the team. Intest Japanese move may be a step gaged to write a sequel to "The "A Cup of Kindness," "Aunt Sally," There would be George, who had towards establishment of a "buffer Thin Man," in which William "Catherine the Great," "Jack

considerable part of his state" in western Jehol. The same Powell and Myrna Loy will again; | Ahoy," "Evergreen.” "Man of given authoritics add that there be starred. Clarence Rudington Aran," "Blossom Time," "Shing As time to musing in our old Museum. A good biologist and anthropologist, distinct possibility of this being Kelland is to write two more stories, We Go." "The Iron Duke," and "The

if ever there one. achieved without fighting, for for Harold Lloyd. J. B. Priestley Man Who Knew Too Much."

There would be niso Ed. Kelly. Japan has friends "ut court"

is now writing another story for

You may note that there are ten whose pet aversion being traffic Gracie Fields. It would almost scern as if 1934 will be remembered American and ten British as policemen, be had been throwing This is not done deliberately. Peking and Nanking. COLLABORATION?

na the year in which it was admit. From a list of 42 American and briekhata with more zeal than dis-

1 selected without One wonders if this is the beginted that the making of a film begins British films ning of an

era of Sino-Japanese/ with the author writing the story: difficulty nine American and eight:

British which

certainties. collaboration In the north-weat? Among directors who have achieved And if so how it will affect Nan-outstanding success we have had The last three places were

Frank Capra of "It Happened One difficult to decide, hut having con- relations, and king-Canton interests of Great Britain, United Night, W. S. Van Dyke of "The sidered every aspect of film enter States, and the rest, who stand to Thin Man," George Cukor of "Little tainment I chose tivo British an fose much in an Asiatic world Women." Alfred Hitchcock of "The be challenged without certain risk. Schertzinger of "One Night of where Japanese hegemony cannot Man Who Knew Too Much," Victor It is certain that there are forces Love," and James Whale of "The

Invisible Man." at work to prevent bloodshed Jehol and Charhar, and it must be These directors have discovered the enormous Income earned by ments

is a

in

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But if China consente to domina

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one American,

were

very

cretion. An enthusiastic geologiat l

Our Exploration Party being completed, we sent them off on the TELEGRAPH 1935 SCIEN. TIFIC EXPEDITION with full Editorial blessing.

News since communicated in a series of dispatches told of the spectacular progress made by the Expedition.

I should here explain that the films named are placed not in any

Now read on: order of merit, but is the order of

MANILA, Jan. 8-Have arrived their, appearance.

No film in 1934 has approached here and made preliminary arrange-

with

Curator of local

Mrs, W. C. Simpson, a daughter, four hope that they will succeed new style of film narrative in which Cavalcade" in 1933. During the Museum for accommodation of the tion from Tokyo in this instance, action is as important as dialogue present year British Almgners have many exhibits we expect to collect. some observers will attach a parti-Part of this new style has been due paid about £400,000 to see "The Warned dangerous journey ahend. cular significance to the outcome.to the rediscovery of the freedom House of Rothschild." Last year as reports have come in of traces ace of a monster, believed to be an been the Cavalcade." They will be inclined to the opinion of the silent film, but the more they paid about £500,000 to

anthropoid. that that right of dictatorship in interesting part haa

Ruccessful welding of sound to ac-

Generally speaking, there have Asiatic affairs, of which ambitious ion. The present film year may been far more films of excellence Japanese have spoken in the past, therefore also he credited with end-in 1934 than in 1933, and film ai- is a step nearer accomplishment; ing the aged jest that a film director tendances 03 A whole have in- and we shall be inclined to agree.

contributes as much individuality creased. REWARDS OF LABOUR

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, JAN. 21, 1935.

to his work as a mechunk on the

SAMAR, Jan. 9-Largo pocket

tion.

Identification

discovered of fossil remains, lying in wind-blown locas deposits be- leved caused by great subterranean upheaval during Stone-Age. In- form Mr. Tse Tsan-tai. Have also assembly line of a motor-car fac 1 regard "The Man Who Knew discovered amongst these fossils A CHANGE FOR

At a time when British initiative tory. In 1934 film directors have Too Much" ns hand and shoulders bone we have reason to believe has led to the settlement by the shewn more originality of artistic above all other alma of 1934; it is is Adum's jaw bone or spare rib.

EDITOR'S INSTRUCTIONS BY THE BETTER

League of Nations of two mattera endeavour than in any previous splendid experiment in original

opinions RETURN Irrelevant artistic endeavour. The movement which is gain-threatening the pence of Europe, year in film history..

it is singularly apropriate that Another outstanding feature of

Many films are assured of success and suggestions discouraged on Second ing in favour for the abrogation of the military clauses of the Englishmen should have recent-1934 has been the effort to return before their direction begins. The your side and cut down on cable

This goodwill attached to 8 Popular expenses. Send rib to ly been awarded the Nobel Pesce to family entertainment. Versailles Peace Treaty, in the Prize. Sir Norman Angell was elfort is not yet sufficient to satisfy novel or play may make success a Asiatic Prehistoric Research Con- hope that such a step will con-unable to make the journey to Oslu, British exhibitors, who have made certainty. A scenario having a gress at Manila for expert examina- LEYTE, Jun. 9-Enormous duce further to European tran- so an appropriate oration from one repented complaints regarding the serios of ingenious situations, or the who is as brilliant a publicist on scarcity of films carrying Universal the happy casting of established quillity, is significant of times. There can be little doubt the platform as he is with the pen certificates. These complaints have stars in leading parts, may make bushy growth found nalled to pre-

the work of the director compara-historic palm-tree.

and classification urgently requir that one of the main causes of Was not forthcoming. Mr. Arthur bean dictated by economice.

Henderson, however, received his The general experience of the tively easy.

On the other hand, there are cd. the unrest in Europe has been prize in person and delivered the film world is that the family is the

EDITOR'S REPLY-Hove de- the injustice and stupidity of the customary lecture at the University unit of film-going, and that a sue-many Alms which depend for their

for-you-that it was post-war treaties. Hitherto, One who has been President of the cession of films of daring or dis-success on the skill of directors incided the mutual suspicions und resent-Geneva Disarmament Conference pleasing characteristics is bad for adding surprise and suspense to Methuluselt's beard shed in his whatwould otherwise be, an 204th year. BRING IT BACK

ER-INTACT. ments bred by the Great War for the best part of three years business-

One of the most interesting mordinary narrative.

Probably you have

BISLIG, SAME DAY-Sensa- have stood in the way of the might be expected to have clear-

cut ideas on the prevention of war. visitors we have had in London this! revision of these treaties. In Mr. Flenderson's plan, as expound-year has been Charles Munro, who fights in gangster films until you tional find of footprints of pro- feel there is nothing ny to be digious size, coinciding with previ- these two facts we are broughted at Oslo, is therefore well worth controls 160 cinemas in Australia. Chater Road.

Bald or filmed on this subject. Yet ous reports and leading into Moro face to face with one of the summarising, even if all its fan- most peculiar and dangerous tures are not everybody's meat. "In the boon years." he said to the Sidney-street battle, which is country Are quickly following factors

IN THE MORO COUNTRY in modern life--the Three factors which he considers me, "the film industry lost its head. the climax of "The Man Who Knew up the trail

Jan. 11. Truth is stranger than change that has come over the of prime importance are economic It forgot that its only purpose is Too Much." is as new as if nothing way in which nations wage war relations, the pacific settlement of to amuse the masses. It went into of the kind had ever been done

of lun assasalnation is attempted. report the capture of none other up the sins nowadays, and the price that has disputes, and guarantees against society. It gave us a whole series before, while the sequence in which Fiction! To-day we are able to

(including ronunciation of of films holding to be paid for it. The World

war, disarmament, and common nc-noclety to envy and admiration. during a symphony concert at the than KING KONG, who was caught War differed from its predeces-tion against an aggressor.)

It glorified the criminal because Albert Hall extracts from an napping whilst taking a siesta. that was considered a smart thing ordinary event the most admirable Have reconciled him to the idea of sors not only in the fact that

to do. I would never who these plece of direction in any film of the returning to civilisation.

EDITOR'S PROMPT REPLY: more countries and more soldiers

films, and most of those who have present year. were involved, but also in the

Until this film appeared I was Great Scoop! Previous injunction With disarmament, security and done so have gone into liquidation." fact that it was waged in a equality must go hand in hand. Charles Munro comes from Aus- in great doubt regarding what has re Expenses hereby withdrawn; different spirit. The old restric-Equality of rights in disarmament trails, where words are not minced, been the Ancst film of 1934, but you are now authorised to spend tions on the desire to hurt one's s essential. Granted a

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"In your opinion," I asked him,now I am quite satisfied that there anything up to three lakhs. But

enemy fell away. It speedily for all-round disarmament, there"what keeps the film business lia no serious rival.

a

developed into fight in must be a system of supervision, with diplomatic, economic and which the man in arms

financial guarantees for the execu. was no longer the sole

tion of the convention. Next, Mr. target. Defenceless cities were Henderson stipulates a non-aggres- bombed, over and over again.sion treaty with a definition of the Women, children, old men and aggressor. Drnatic International invalids were slain, as well as control of the trade in arms will soldiers. Merchant ships were commend itself to many people. sunk without warning. Block-Mr. Henderson is possibly on more controversial ground when he for the creation of an inter.

ades were adopted, so rigorous plonal air police, coupled with

that they condemned thousands upon thousands of non-combat-the international control of civil ants to malnutrition, disease, and avintion. Lastly, fr. Henderson death. Not since the world be realises that nowadays it is dificult gan to call itself civilised had if not impossible to drahy a hard there been so vicious a kind of and fast line between politics and economics. He stresses the im- fighting as was adopted between gortance of social justice 1914 and 1918. Things that economic peace. Here, of course, would have, horrified the whole the International Labour Organisa- world if they had been done in tion of the League of Nations carlier wars were taken as playing a valuable part. matter of course. It was only

areluctance

and

natural that that kind of war.

of the victorious should leave people with greater heritage of bitterness nations to consider a revision and suspicion than previous ware of the treaties. And this pay- bequeathed them. When the chological twist is worth re- Military men bitter experience of four years membering. teaches people to look on their everywhere are taking it for enemies as fiends incarnate, they granted that the next war will do not forget about it overnight. be fought as the last one was. For years to come the enemy We should not let ourselves for- remains, the man who bombed get that that kind of fighting hospitals and starved children calls for a heavy price to be paid and carried the war into defence- after the actual conflict has less cities. And if he is beaten ended. Happily, time is help- and the peace treaties make ing to wipe out the old hatreda, him suffer people

hot and nations appear at last to be inclined to be very soft-hearted coming round to a perception of about it. This unquestionably the folly of lasting mistrust and explains much of the past suspicion.

aro

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at any cost, BRING BACK KONG ALIVE.

Jan. 13-Regret report mis- carriage of arrangements. King Kong has learned that pole-sitting contests are popular pastime

of civilised. folk, says he doesn't see (now that he is also civilised) why he should not do the same, and has now gone up atop a radio pylon. Absolutely declines to come down, Suggest aeroplanes bo dispatched immediately to force bim from strong position.

Editor's Comments and Instruc-

tions. Numbskufis Obviously simple course to cut down pylon.

Jan. 15-Instructions received too late.. Regret inform you King. Kong has passed out, through ex- posure after altting aloft three days and thred nights, Shall bring back skeleton, meanwhile carrying on with expedition..

Jan. 16.-New traces found of anthropoid footprints; aro follow- Ing them up as matter of exped lency.

Jan.17Just

G.O WO had thought. The SON OF KONG HAS BEEN DISCOVERED!

Jan. 18-More-Sons of Kong discovered!

Jan. 19-More and more Sons of Kong discovered! !

Jan, 20.Please cancel die- patches of Jan. 17, Jan. 18, and Jan. 19, re Sons of Kong, Have since found these are merely out- chat Meros who have taken to the hills. Slight error exceedingly re- grotted.

EDITOR'S FINAL DISPATCH, RECALLING thé EXPEDITION. Incompetent Idiota! Irresponsible Lunatics at large II Consider yourselves firód 1.1.