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CINEMA NEWS

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[Continued from Page 8.) action. To this end I have set up If you've been looking for a picture within the Government a committee that the whole family will enjoy, you composed of those Cabinet minis can stop your search right now, "Babies in Toyland', the la! Roach tors whose department has M-G-M production of Victor Herbert's economic character. Wishing to the proceed methodically, I asked this Immortal operetts, starring famous team of laughter-makers, committee to aludy successively the Laurel and Hardy, and opening on principal economic problems. Sunday at the Queen's Theatre. "Babes in Toyland in a delightful story of the beloved-characters that have made "Mother Goose" rhymes childhood's favourite since their in caption. Throughout It, to the tune

The first of these problems in importance is that of wheat. The ministers concerned have already roached an agreement on the mea- aures which must be taken to solve

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

PACT REJECTED

ANGLO-INDIAN · ́ ́TRADE

AGREEMENT. -

New Delhi, Jan. 80.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1935.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the received by Mosara, Swan, Culbertson London Stock Exchange have been and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter.

The Indian Assembly, by 66 votes to 58, to-day rejected the Trade Pact signed by Britain and India recently. The rejection 1

Jan. 20. Jan, 30, certain to be eventually certified not taken seriously, as the Pact is

British Government Securities under the Viceroy's over-riding

£108% £103 does Powers.In any case, the agro- War Loan 3%

redm. after 1082 £1084 108% not require.....the Assembly's ratification.

Chinese Bonda

ment

104% € 90

(Eng. Ins.) £104 Loan 1098 99 Loan 1912... 88% 88

Iteorg Loan

(Lain. I.)... £ 00

The debate was based on a Com-44% Bonds 1898 Victor Herbert's pulsating airs, this vital problem. At present the morce member's motion approving 4 move the Widow Feep, who lived in selling price of wheat in France is the Pact, but the Opposition pro- The Shoe"; her daughter, the shep-fixed by law. But despite all the duced two amendments, one of herdess Ba-Peep; Simple Simon; precautions that aro taken, the which was to the effect that the "Little Bay Blue Jack and Jill; The farmer remains unable to sell his agreement be terminated forthwith 5% Cat and the Fiddle; Old King Cole and whent at this fixed pricu. He is

Rly. the Assembly reached conclusions Mother Goose herself. In addition to many others, there is Banta Claus, the obliged to sell it secretly at lower The other recommended that before Toymaker, and to add a touch of prices, while the consumer con- on the subject, India's commercial villany, Barnaby, sa well as his sinis.tinues to pay for his bread high opinion should be consultas, ter Bogeyman, Beautiful sets, mar-prices corresponding to the theo- vellous singing, a good story and retical price of wheat. plenty of comedy make it a "natural"

Government members contended "To put an end to such a para-that the agreement merely conven- for the grown-ups with the fairy-tale doxical state of affairs, we have tionalised fiscal practices which the

T figures sure to strike the children's decided to absorb the excess stocka Government had conducted with fancy. As the apprentice toymakers, of wheat, and to restore its former, the Assembly's approval in recent Laurel and Hardy involve themselves freedom to the wheat market as yours. in a series of hilarious events that are soon as this has been done, alde-splitting, to say the least. They sot aut to pay off Widow Peep's mort

ange, held by Toyland's onis villain, aged Barnaby, who is an ardent but unwelcome suitor for the hand of Ita-Peep, the Widow Peep's youthful

dumbues daughter. Stan Laurel's

upsets this plan and when he and his partner, Hardy, attempt to rectify the error, their manoeuvres get thom in- to a flock of difficulties that includes their being sentenced to a ducking in the village pool, banishment from the Kingdom of Teyland, a fight with the hideous inhabitants of Bogeyland and finally the foiling of the villain Barna- by. As the beautiful Bo-Feep, Char- lotte Henry does a great piece of work. Kleinbach, 22-year-old actor who plays the 48-year-old Barnaby proves a screen "find" in this. Its first important film role. The singing of Felix Knight, Atwater Kent, Radio Finalist, and Virginia Karns, radio vocalist, are highlights of the film.. Gus Moins and Charles Rogers directed.

Members of the Congress and "After wheat, it will be the turn other Opposition parties held it had of other agricultural products, and been imposed on india by arbitrary thọn wa will bring about a

pro Government. They claimed that free internal neither Indians nor the Assembly gressive return to trade.

"Freedom of foreign trade laAccepted the principle of Imperial

preference, except under more difficult to establish, for it and the Pact implied the restriction supposes reciprocity. Our Part of discriminatory protection and We safeguarded British industries at nere, too, must be willing. plan to begin negotiations on this the expense of Indian Industries subject very soon. We hope they and handicapped India in negotint- will permit a renniesance of coming with other countries. fenter mercial netivity between France and the rest of the world,

on

"As to the financial problem, our efforts will be concentrated getting frozen capital back into circulation. We shall do this by restoring normal security to credit, which will at the same time enable us to lower interest rates.

"On the political side, the Cham- co-bur of Deputies has responded to our appeal and we obtained the support of 423 votes ngainst 118. Admittedly, we have no magic wand with which to transform affairs in a few minutes, but by courageously taking up each pro- blem in ita turn we hope to

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

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Mesara. Swan, Culbertson and Frits have received the following quota- tons on the Now York exchange for yesterday in conjunction with fenter,

New York Cotton.

Jan. 30, Closing

"The World Moses On" Absorbing in theme and tremendous in its scope. "The World Moves On" showing at the King's Theatre, in entitled to take its rightful place among the truly great creations for the screen. With a power and sweep that holds its audience spellbound, succeed." reveals itself as an eple of magnisleent proportions, deathless beauty and were made easily obtainable, and the May universal appeal. "The World Moves Company placed all kinds of facilities July On" has been described as "the love at the service of the Corporation to October story of a century" and aptly so. It ensure accuracy in essential detaila, December is all of that, for undying love, of the The story concerns Van Eeden. o January (1936) 12.35 kind that endures for generations, inancler, who reveals to Marion Slade, The dominant note from the first his secretary (Constance Cummings) scene to the last. Second only to the that to effect a Sonncial coup he knd production Itaclf in striking

fullt a shaky bridge note in screen entertainment is the

The girl understood that he had issued happy combination, sa a romantic faked bonds. The Ma. "Canterbury" pair, of Madeleine Carroll and Fran- ran into a fog bell, and still worse, chot Tone. Besides gmeing the pic- the confession of trickery was over- ture with her fresh, ethereal beauty, heart by Peter Bradley (Anthony Miss Carroll contributes a perfor-Bushell) very much in love with mance that will rank with the in Marion. He forced his way into the mortal portraits etched for the screen financier's private cabin and by all the great actresses of the past.nounced his Intention to wireless the May

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the wireless operator 13 Siegfried Rumann, Leuine Dresser,

Chicago Corn message. There was a heated pass- Raul Roullen and Stepin Fetchit.

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RADIO BROADCAST

Children's Concert From The Studio

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME -From-Z.B.W on a wavelength-of- 355 metres (846 kilocycles):

6.6 p.m.

Orchestra.

Hongkong Hotel, Dance

G-0.30 p.m. Children's Studio

Concert.

6.30-7 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Danco Orchestra.

7 p.m. Local Stock Quotations, 7.03.7.23 p.m. Pianoforte Reelta) by Sergei Rachmanino.

1. Trolka en Traineaux, Qp, 87, No. 11 (On a Three-Horse

Sleigh) (Tchaikovsky),

2. Polka do W. R

(Rachmaninoff).

3. Ono Ilves but Önce-Walls

(Strauss).

4. Etude Tableau In A Minor,

Op. 30 (Rachmaninoff).

7.23-7,30 p.m. Summer Day's Suite (Eric Coates).

7.36-8 p.m. Variety. Instrumental-Give me Liberty,

or Give me Love

Instrumental-Melody in Spring. Band-Maurico, Chevalier Songs-

Medley,

Songs-Melville Gideon Medley.

Melville Gideon (Baritone). Song-Dancing on the Celling.

Jessie Matthews (Soprano). 8 p.m. Time and Weather Report A.03-10.30

p.m.. Chinese Studio

Concert.

9.30 p.m. Press Bulletin, Stock and Commodity Quotations.

10.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock and Commodity Quotations.

10.35 m. Clone Down.

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME 9.30-10 p.m. European Recorded Music from Z.EK. on a frequency of 640 k.c's.

8.30-8.57 p.m. Concert Itema, 'Cello Solo-Goyercas-Intermezzo

(Granndos),

Publo Casin.

Songs-Solveig's Song ("Peer

Gynt") {Grieg).

Songs-Lo, Here the Gentle Lark

(Bishop).

Mavis Bennett (Soprano).

Violin Solos-Hungarian Dance

No. 2 in D Minor (Brahms).

Op. 86).

Arthur Catterall.

Songs-Chorus, Gentlemen (Lohr). Songs-on to Philadelphin

(Haynes).

Percy Heming (Baritone). 8.57-9.30 p.m. The Entire Mustenl Numbers from "He Wanted Adven- ture" with Bobby lowes, Wylie Wat son, Marie Burke, Raymond Newell, Judy Gunn, Theatre Chorus and

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A unique variation of the eternal overboard! At the urgent request triangle, picturing the selfish woman of Van Eeden, the Captain maintain- who intervenes between her son and fed the search, and eventually Bradley his wife with her abnormal mother was brought abound. The financierin love, is the dramatic theme of "The solicitude Increased the passengers' Silver Cord" starring Irene Dunne, regard for the famous man, but when May showing at the Star Theatre. The all but three had gone ashore at | July domineering Mrs. Phelps is the Calais, Marion witnessed the end of nother who in substantially the "other | a man whose complex character was woman" because her devotion to her a puzzle to her even when be hai two sons wrecks an engagement and died in expiptlun of his misdeeds.

The March

.1.37 almost

1.38 May marriage, When picture in first-class entertainment.

His

July wife

1.3814 Phillip Phelps brought

"Moby Dick"

Total sales:-176 lots Christina to his mother's household,

John Barrymore will be seen at the both immediately had to contend with

Alhambra Theatre,

Warner when

Montreal Silver. Mrs. Phelps selfish regard for David.

Brothers Vitaphono version of Her- Christina not bearing Mrs. Phelps' man Melville's novel, immortal story March evil sentiment, promptly leaves David, of whaling days, "Moby Dick," opens May willing to face the future alone with to-day. Legends of the depredations July a forthcoming baby, thus bringing on of "Moby Dick", the great white September a crisis, Irene Dunne le forcefully whale, with which sailors' wives dramatic le her splendid characteriza- quieted troublesome children a hun- tion of Christina Able support is dred years ago, are incorporated lent by Joel McCrea as David; Erie magnificently in this picture. The Lindon as the other sen, Frances Deo conflicting loves of mad captain Ahab as his fiancee, and Laura Hope Crews and his brother for the pretty daugh- who created the mother role in the ter of the minister is an added but original stage production. John invaluable factor in the screen version Cromwell directed.

of the navel. As Captain Ahab, in- sanely bent in wreaking vengeance an the monstrous "Moby Dick," Barry- mory builds up a 'character that can not noon be forgotten. I will pro- bably go into film history as the

"The Gay Divorceo" Fur lined rooms, thick rugs, pump- ed up with air for additional softness, throne-like bedrooms and fireplaces with mantels large enough to dance upon, are to be features of hotel

suites fifty years from now! So fore-

.....

64.476 64.20-53.25 53.00 51.60-64.65 65.80 55.30-G6.46 54.50 58.05-00.15

Total sales:-18 contructa

SILVER DECLINES IN LONDON

BUT LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED

sub-committees In printing the

arrange the King's appointed to Jubilee Celebrations, the name of Sir Robert Ho Tung was inadvertently emitted from the sub-committee for the Chinese festivities.

A concert and dramatic entertain- ment has been arranged by St. An drow's Club to be held in the Church Hall this orening. A number of well- known local artistes, including Mrs. Liya Gurevitch, Miss Winifred Law. son, Mr. G. F. d'Aquino and Mr. W. A. Simpson will be contributing to- which also

greatest role of the star's great career, The Hongkong dollar remains wards the programme,

The photography is beautiful and the unchanged at 18. 94d. this morn- contains two comedies to be present- cast RKO-Radio's designers who have storm scenes, actually taken at sea,ing, but the market

is rathered by members of the Club, bullt a suite containing those features are breath-taking.

easier than it was yesterday. Tho A new streen team composed of business rate in about 19. 9d.

"Happiness Ahead"

as one of the settings for the lavinh musical comedy, "The Gay Divorcee" co-starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Dick Powell and Josephine Hutchin-

In London yesterday, silver Rogers, coming to the King's Theatre son, the famous stage star; captivates prices declined 3/16ths, being on Monday. The bedroom of the audiences in the new First National 24.9/16 spot and 24.11/10 forward. suite is probably the most striking rollicking romance, "Happiness Indian sold, room of them all. An amazingly Ahead," which comes to the Allian bought at the fall, the market and speculators beautiful bed is elevated like a throne, on Saturday. "Happiness Ahead,' It is backed and partially surrounded in Miss Hutchinson's, bow in talking closing steady.

by snowy drapes, extending from the pictures, although years ago, as

child, she played a role with Mary

Fickfoni in The Little Frincess." In It is learned that Professor S. "Happiness Ahoad," she shows talent Maklozof,

well-known local

the

celling. The bed Itself is said to be the first of its kind, although im practical until moths are completely exterminated. It in can.pletely uphof that should make her as great a screen planist, is joining the concert stered with fur. with a spread to star, as she has been of the stage. orchestra of the Tiongkong Hotel, match...

Dick Powell, never has appeared to which plays in the lounge in the Channel Crossing"

better advantage than in this picture, mornings and evenings and in the Headed by Matheson Lang and Powell's catchy songs include "Pop grill room during the tiffin hour. Pro Constance Cummings, a big cast of Goes My Heart" and "Beauty Must fessor Maklezoff should be a definite well-known artists, including Edmund be Love. He singe a third in a acquisition to the orchestra, Gwenn, Anthony Bushell and Max comedy duet with Frank McHugh, on- Miller, Interprat the story of "Channel | titled - "Massaging Window Panes." Crossing" the current attraction at Dorothy Dare, another nowcomer to The Hongkong Philharmonie Society the Queen's Theatre, written for the screen, although famous,

that as announces Gapmont-British by Angus MacPhall comedienne, and musical comedy star "Hiawatha" will be produced at the and W. P. Lipscomb, The picture was on Broadway, dees fine work in a China Fleet Club Theatre on Friday, directed by Milton Rosmer, and on the comedy role and sings a new popular March 8 and on Saturday, March 9, technical side considerable assistance nir, "All On Account of a Strawberry at 9.15 p.m. was afforded by the Southern Ball- Sundas." The entire cast is a talent- way Co. Scenes on the a.s. "Canter- | el ong and includes such other notable -bury” were shot on the double Dover. | playera na "John Halliday, Allen Jen-

Calais trip, material for back pro-kins, Ruth Donnelly, Marjorie Gate cases each of Diphtheria and Typhold Joction was also secured aboard; quayson, Gavin Gordon, Russell Ilicks, were reported to the local fealth scenes on both sides of the Channel! Mary Forbes and Mary Treen,

authorities on Tuesday.

Coleridge-Taylor's

Four cases of Moningitis and- two

You can't say you've nothing to put on without putting on an act.

9.30 p.m.

Press Bulletins, Com- modity Quotations.

9,35-10 p.m. Band Music. Mirella-Overture (Gounod, arr.

O'Donnell).

La Source Ballet (arr.

Winterbottom).

Wedding of the Rono (Jessel).

Ilobomako-Intermezzo (Reeves).

Amoretten Tanta (Gung').

Valse des Alouettes (Drigo).

10 p.m. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

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This Evening's Broadcasts From The German Short-Wavers Special programes for Far Eastern listenure will be broadcast from Zemen as talkave

SOUTH ASIA ZONE South Ala Zone, broadcast from DJD, (10.74 metres) and D3N (81.45 meism),

4.43 p.m. DJB, DIN Announcement (Ger.. En German Folk Song. Pro gremine Formenat (Germ. Engl.) "Now Germany on the Mave," the A Radio Sequence about ilitler Youth,

News In Engilah.

5.60 p.m. "Grigri." Selections from

Opareita by Paul Lincke.

4.50 p.m. Now in Germen.

pm. Cantert af Light Music.

D.m. News in English.

་

the

4.16 pm. Class down DJM, DIN (Germ,

Engl.)

EAST ASIA ZONE

East Axis Zona broadenst through DJA on 1138 metres, and DIN (1.45 metres),

1 p.m. DJA. DIN Announcement (Germ

Early German Folk Bang. Fre Frame Precast (Germ., Engi.) Letter Box. 1.15 p.m. Music and Togical Events. 9.45 p.m. News In English on DJA and to

Dwich en JN,

10 p.m. Favourite Works of German Mas-

lets. Orchestra and Bololate. 11.15 p.m. Nowe la Germasi on B2A and

DIN. 11.30 p.m. Relayed from Konigsbergs The New Year has begunt Peasabia' Weather Lore and Iluating tules, 12.1. Nawa in Englah on DJA and

in Datch on DIN. 13.30 am. Cisse down DJA, DJH (Germ.,

Engl.)

KZRM PROGRAMME

This Evening's. Broadcast From Manila Station

The following programme will be broadchES from Mattila Blaiton this eventligi.

Ep.. Variation.

8.18 D. Are You Listening? conducted

by Bernie Nolasco

4.4 .. Popular Bonge by Sarita Bantoe

p.m. Requ

4.1.

4.15 p.

7.D.M.

leted by Defsel Artig

Boantab Informational Period. Exellah Informational Periód Buidlo Novelty Presentation-Danlo Trick by Tom Carpia: Saxophone Brant by Emilio Balong, and Muter American-Plano Compl

Hons to Ariston Aretno,

7.38 p.m. Dowall inten

7.45 pm. Piano Ilecital by Luis 'Dunstoff."

8 pane? Gene Aimy and his Konge,

4. Mo and Nush

938 p.m. Haaque_Presentation, _8,50__p.#.” Sleek. Quotations,

p. KRW Musicale

Lorine sah.

10.30 p.m. Sign Off,

condoefed

by

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

To-day's Broadcasting From

I Four Transmissions

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"THE WORLD MOVES ON"

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TO EVERY HOLDER OF A DRESS CIRCLE TICKET AT EACH 7:15 SHOW

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