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“THE YOUNG IDEA”-

NEW

Brilliant Success By A.D.C.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

YORK STOCK CINEMA NEWS EXCHANGE

MARKET" LOWER

YESTERDAY

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Music tovers have an outstanding treat in store for them with the com- An engaging plot, scintillat-

ing run at the Queen's Theatre of ing dialogue and some really The following reports on the New the now, liiting Viennese romance, autstanding acting enable, the York stock market have been received #The Night is Young", co-starring Hongkong A.D.C. to record one through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Ramon Novarre and Evelyn Laye. 01 Its greatest successes in the ritze Wall Street Journal The charming songs sung by the report on yesterday's markets states: stars are creations of that well-known presentation of Noel Coward's Stocks were irregularly lower and team of writers, Oscar. flammerstein "The Young Idea," enacted for trading was about the dullest for the If and Sigmund Romborg who gave the first time last night and last ten years, due to the lack of us such outstanding musical hits as any fresh incentive. The markets "New Moon" and "Desert Song." which will be performed again were featurelenn, 'with the exception Among the song hils are "The Night to-night, to-morrow and Satur- of United States Smelting us. Young," "When I am Too Old to day at the China Fleet Club. which were depressed owing to fur Drenni" "Though I am Noble This stock, however. Duchean," "There's Ribt in Havana" Usually, amateur play actingther pressure.

[rallied · later" in can be fully described by, the have concentrated their attention on Sing" and others. The melodies are the day. Traders Lena, I Love You", "Vienna Will word "Efficient." But this

des-graina, which, firm up, owing to the cription implies merely word per- fact that corn pics have soared due, haunting but the love story in the fection and adherence to a certain it is reported, to the rapidly decrean-strains. Mies Evelyn Laye, blonde production in wooter than their ແຕ່

stingeing stocks. Falm shares armed up English singing star, is seen in the standardised technique, permitting little or no due to the advance in grain prices role of a little ballet dancer who room for the more subtle Bonds were irregularly lower. Stacka

ex.

on the Curb Exchange were narrowly rings to the screen a piquant new pressions of individuality.

Such a label is quite insufficient irregularly. A neat on the Stock Ex-personality in addition to beauty and lo attach to the A.D.C.'s present production, for the very essence of the players' success in the abgenes of stereotype' form in their delineations.

form

change was sold for $05,000, the lowest price since 19019,

glorious voice. Navarro plays opposite her as a young archduko who S. C. & F. New York offler cables: is commanded by the Emperor to Average daily petroleum production marry a Countess but who loves her for the week ended March 30 was beyond all things and is loved in estimated at 2.603,000 barrals. Week- return, both caught in the whirlpool In the first place, the Club very1713,000,000 k.w.h., an increase of "The Night is Young provoked by ly electricity production totalled of life. There are plenty of laughs in wisely decided on a light comedy 2.97 as compared with the corres-the imposing cast Including Charles by that modern master of gentle ponding period of last year. satire and subtle wit which is decidedly within its scope. Thus the players have approached their task with complete confidence. The dialogue is not difficult,

New York and Chicago commodity reports received through Messrs, Swan, Culbertson anul Fritz:---

Cotton: The strength of distant Positions has not confirmed the per- Histent rumour that constructive news

Butterworth, the atony-faced comed- ian, the rollicking Una Merkel, the inimitable Edward Everett Horton and ausing Herman Ding. Butterworth not only plays a comedy high spot in the pleture but he sings as well. It is the first time that the popular

and Miss Merkel sing a duet which la sald to be something worth hearing.

enabling the performers to make is expected from Washington. Pri-player has warbled on the screen. He a fuller study of the histrionicavate acreage estimates are lower. demanded by the play, One is Grain Wheat; No new develop therefore deeply Impressed by the menta were in evalence. Corn: Pri- sincerity behind

various mary receipts and farm reserves of the atuitlen,

and the happiness in torn are small. There was a slight- which the players approach their etter dennnnd for cash corn, but

it in reported that prices work.

following Futures.

INDIVIDUALITY AND

PERSONALITY

nre DOL

Rubber: Exports from Ceylon during March iotalled 1,720. tuns The decline in exports was seasonal. All of the principals Infuse in-Strike news is more favourable. The dividuality and personality into market was erratic, their characterisations, and only very occasionally is there a drop to a common standard generally Rasociated with school play's.

The cast is so extraordinarily well balanced that no one principal gains more honours than another. In practically every instanse the players are perfectly suited their parts:

Most of the fan want there is nough laughter in the three acts

REUTER QUOTATIONS

The following quotations Reuter,

Dow Jones Averages:

Industrials

20 Rails

by

are

Apr. 2

PH. SI

20 Mili

14,70

Bes

11. Commodity Index

93,52. 55,20

10 Leading Socks

Apt. . 100.39 27.85 16.6% 10,00 56.00

App. 3.

15

470

284

242.

13

1 drive away any fit of depressAmer. Smelting sion) comes through Gerda and Aubain Sholto. played respectively

by Fases d

Belty Pafrand Donid MacAlister, Bt. Bo, & S and it can be stated with pleté confich nce that

Gen. Mitary Int. Tel & Tr

Mi al Montgomery Ward has never performed better on the Sat. Distillers focal stage. The ingenious man-VY. Central Ner In which she conceives 15. Steel Behemes to counter suspected situations ideally deserities * The type of Modern Young Miss which the author had in his writud when luj conceived the play. She is given Home very witty lines and makes to utmost of them.

Mɛ, Wei Tat, NA, will this evening Evolution in the Lodge Room of the continue, his

of lectures on

Sanuk Lodge of

the Theosophical Society, Hongkong Club Annex, Chater Rond. His subject will be Donald MacAlister is a new- "The Evolution of · Man." and the comer to the Hongkong Potlights, † foetuire will commence at 6 p.m. but no "grifin" is more warmly welcome than this gentleman whó

has performed with distinction on recourse to most of the super the Shanghai amateur stage. Hia įdatives, to express one's admiration

The First World War"

Commenting editorially on the appearance as a book of Laurence Stalling's "The First World War," the | Washington News said: "To those who still believe there is glory nud profit in war we commend the truest book on war ever published

It

THURSDAY, APRIL

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local aliare quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

H.K. Banks, $1280 s. HK. Banks (Lon. Reg.), £127.5

Chartered Bank, ex, div, £14% . Mercantilo Bank, A. and B.

314 n.

1935.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the Now York, commodity exchango ara fasued by Router:

May

Mercantile Bank C., £184 n. East of Asia Bank, $85 n. Am: O. Finance Corp., Sh. $20 u. July China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. $1.80 n. China O. Fin, Prof. Sh. $44.

Insurancés.

Canton Ins., $200 n. Union Ins., $415 b.

China Underwriters, $1.50 a.. China Fire, $400. II.K. Fire Ins., 216 sa.. Internat' Asacej Sh.

Shipping.

Douging, $39 n. H.K. Steamboats, $74 n. Indo-Chinne, (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas, (Dof.), $83 n. Shell (Bearor), 52/0 n. Union Waterboats, $11% ex. div.

Mining.

Antamoks, 93 cts. sa. Balatocs 543 n.

Baguio Gold, 39 cts. n.

Benguet Consolidated $14 n. Benguet Exp., 16 ets. n. Benguet Goldfeld, 10 cta, i. Big Wedge, 10 ctɛ, n. Gold Creek, 40 ctɛ, n. Gold River 11 ets. b. Ipo Mining, $1 n. Itogons, 42 cts. n. Salacot, 10 cts; n. Kailan, 16/8 n. Langkats (Single), $15 n. S'hai Explorations, Sh. $5 n. S'hai Loans, Sh. $6 n. Raubs, $5.15 n. Verz: Goldfield, 35 n.

Docks etc.

H.K. Wharves Cum. rts. $90 b. H.K. Wharves Ex-rights, $90%

80.

H.K. Wharves, Rights, $11 sa. H.K. Docks, $974 B. Providents (oid), $1 n, Providents (new), 20 cts, n. Hongkewa (old), Sh. $309 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $5 a. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $120 n.

Cotton-Ms.

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $8.30 71. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh. $74.n. Shal Cottons (new), Sh. So n. Zoung Sings. $9.30 n.

consists of 813 photographs, with brief hends and foreword by Laurence Stall- Lings. That is enough. It tells the story better than words. There is the untouched record of monotony, blood and folly which propaguralists sold to the periple as a romantic crusade, For the very young who want their chance, in the trenches and for the very old who may lead us into the Sreond World War. this photographic | history should be required reading". Now The First World War" in all its truth and all its thrilling drama ises become a 'motion pleture. Its producers, Fox Film, Corporation, in alation with Simon and Schuster, i publishers of the book, have expressed... Lands, $42/% sa. the hip that the picture, like the th, will serve to reveal the real mennini of war to every main, woman and child who sees it. With titorial canument by Laurence Stallings. thei picture will be shown at the King's Theatre beginning on Friday.

"Frisco Jenny"

The long step from the drawing- room to the Barbary Coast of old San Francisen gives to the screen an on- tirely new Buth Chattertan, in her intest_First National picture “Prisen Jenny" showing #l the Oriental Theatre on Friday and Saturday, Coming as an interesting departure the rich, charining and cultured wo from her long series of portrayals as

is a delightful study, and his for the manner in which he has high society, the title role in

contribution to a first rate enter taiament. of the utmost im vortance.

INDISPENSABLE CHAMPKIN

its

india

"Frisco Jenny" awards the sine carried out the task of presenting chance for a new characterization, this brilliant comedy for the enter-"Frisco Jenny" was AL historical lainment of Hongkong, Judged on character in San Francisco during and this work it is safe to predict that after the earthquake period. She wag Mr. Campbell has a future of great the daughter of a saloon-korper and å the underworld. Donald promise as a producer and we shall power in Cyril Champkin is

James Murray and Louis impatiently wait his next effort. Cook, pensable to the Hongkong stag it is even as good as silver is to a dollar, and this Young Iden" it will be completely while others in the cast include Harold as "The Calbern appear opposite Miss Chatter-

Lou in a triangle of prominent roles, | elever actor pays tribute to him-

satisfying.-S.A.G. self by making his varied parts

Huber, Helen Jerone Eddy, Noe! t him like a glove. His ad-

Francis. Pat O'Malley, Hallam Cooler, aplablity is no less insportant to

Robert Warwick, J. Carroll Naish und i the

Robert Emnet O'Connor.

success of his appearances

THE CAST

The full cast is:

"Kid Millions"

"Kid Millions", Eddie Cantor's lifth

in his engaging stugo per- George Brent, Cyril Chanpkin; sonality, and as George Brent, the Gerda, Betty Fair: Sholto, Donald man with those rather queer and MacAlister: Jennifer (his first distorted ideas of an "English wife, divorced, Beryl Gough; Cicely annual screen musical comedy for Gentleman" and with an "Old (his second wife), Myrtle Brown Samuel Goldwyn, showing at the School Tie complex, Mr. Champ-Priscilla Hartloberry, Jean Molli-King's Theatre, is the season's most kin touches new heights of excelson: Chud Eccles, Gerald Nigeland-girl entertainment. For the six- ambitious venture in the way of seng- tence in his perfomance.

Julia Cragworthy. Helen Prior:

Eric Beryl Gough, playing Jennifer, Eustace Dabbit, Brooks; girls who win places in the battal jón af decorativó femininity, world Brent's arst wife, divorced, and Sibyl Blaith, Vivienne Blackburn: fame as a Goldwyn girl is just around. Myrtle Brown appearing as Cleoly Rodney Masters, Andrew Mackin- the corner. Each girl required her (his second wife) both give highly lay: Huddle (builer), Robertown wardrobe mistress, her own hair- enjoyable performances and add Barry: Hiram J. Walkin, Donald dresser, her own makeup man. The lustre to a fine production,

O'Kielle; Maria (servant at the dancing instruction staff had twelve

Eghty electricians were men.

re- Donald O'Klere very nearly villa) Renee Toledano.

The "steals" the honours in his last

quired to light ene set of the "prottar- play was produced by R. R. tion and hundreds of workers were act appearance, and at a wealthy Campbell, assisted by the follow-required for the months of preparatory American, kindly and tolerant, ing

work or acts and costumes, The final) gentle and sympathetic, but

Stage Manager-E. Groasmin; episode of "Kid Millions" is a coloured bawildered by the clatter of Lightng-R. A. Starling: Promp fantasy, about five hundred feet long Gerda and Sholto, he plays a part tera-Robert Barry and Vivienne and taking no more than six minutes which it is doubtful could, bo Blackburn; Programme advertis-on the screen, but costing $210,000 to equalled by anybody else ing-Rosor Advertising Company- United Arti

male. The film is retensed through | Hongkong. It is a sheer enjoy-} Pleasing incidental music, be ment to watch his neting and tween acts, was rendered on the listen to his American twang.

EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.

A

"Most Precious Thing in Life"

What in the most precious thing in

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $55 n. Lands, Hotels, etc.

HI, and S. Hotels, $4.90 b,

H.K. Land 42 debentares, $102

Shai Lands, Sh. $18 m. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $12.20 n. Humphreys, 89% n.

H.K. Renities $5.10 u. Asin Realties "A" Sh. $100 n. Asia Realties "B" Sh. $15 n. Chinese Estates, Ex. div. $90, n. China Realties, Sh. 39.60 n China Debenture, $123 n.

Pelle Uilities. ILK. Tramways, $16,70/80 n. Peak Trams, (old), 8 n. Peak Trams, (new), $6 n. Star Ferries, $89 n.

Yaumati Ferries, (old), $22 n. China Lights, $9.86 sui HK Electrics,-80416-b Macao Electrics. $25 n. Sandakan Lights, $8 a. Telephone (old), $281⁄4, sa. Telephone (new), $10 n.. China Buses. Sh. 312.40 n. Singapore Tractions, 10/3 n. Singapore Pref. 20/6 n..

Indutrials.

Malabon Sugars, $8.50 n.. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $16 _n. Cald: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $16 n. Canton Ices, $2 n. Cement (Converted), $6% 8.

H.K. Ropes, $2.60_n. Stores, &c. Dalty Farms, $18.80 b. Watson, $3.60 b.

Lane Crawfords, $3.75 n. Mackintosha, $21 11. Sinceres, $8 n.

Wm. Powells, 70 cts. n. Wing On (H.K.) $105 n.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $1.86 n.

II.K. Entertainments, $6.40 n. 9. C. Enterprise, $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $1.70 n. Construction (new), 45-cts-n»--- Vibor Filing, 85 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G. $ Bonda

93% n.

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 6% prom,

b.

II.K. Govt. 34% Loan 2% prem.

b.

Wallace Harpers, $7 a.

EXCHANGE RATES

Apr. 2. .751/01 .11.834 11.07

piano by Afisa Dorech Ma.

Miss Betty Fair's dressca ure by Paul Hennet and Lane, Crawford lite? Youth Love? Memories? The remainder of the cast are Ltd; Mrs. Brown's dresses are by Suceras? The miswer to this uni- is dramatically pro- versal enigma equally facile and engaging. Jean Paul Rennet: Miss Mollison's genied in the Columbia production, Paris. Mollison scores distinctly with dressca are by Madamo Lelte; Mrs. iterally entitled "Most Precious Thing Genova.. tier, Interpretation, as does Andrew Prior's dresses are by Madame in Life" which uns its finn! showings Berlin.. Mackinlay until ho comes to the Chiton; Miss Blackburn's dresses to-day at the Queen's Theatre. Jean Athens, 'love-making scene' than we are are by Madame D'Obry, and Miss Arthur, Donald Cook and Richard Milan.. made to cnst deubts on his Gough's dresses by Lane, Craw- Cromwell head the cast under Lambert Shanghai,

en-ford _Ltd. The hunting kits are Hillyer's direction. As interpreted by New York. little more sincerity.

its author, Travis Ingham, whose Amsterdam. thusiasm in his profession of love by Mackintosh's, Limited, for Cicely, would have made the The Committee of the Hongkong original story was published serially Vienna. fings sound less like stock ex- Amateur Dramatic Club grateful the host precious thing in life" is an Bucharest. in McCall'a under the title "Biddy' Prague... change quotations.

y acknowledge the asalatance all-consuming tove, A love that Madrid. Rence Toledano dits on and off given by: Commodore F. Elliott, inughs through its tears and sparkles Liabon.... the stage in the past act, but she 0.B.E., and Officers of H. M. Ships, with the heady wine of youth. The Hongkong... highly attractive in all that she Mrs. Cyril Champkin, Mr. Felix film portrays on a wide canvey the Brussels..

fault can be found G. 1, Mr. A. G. Plovanelli, Mr. story of doos, and

four lives-inextricably Bombay. with the house party of the Eng-A von Kobza-Nagy, Mr. R. R. caught in the swift cross-currents of Yokohama.. hh country gentility, adequately Davies, Mr. A. Saimon, Then something forever beyond the reach Bolgrado

love. She found her greatest love in Montevideo,. protrayed by Helen Brior, Vivienne Kong and Shanghal Hotels Ltd... of or groping dreams! Ho bartered Montreal. Blackburn, Eris · Brooks, and the South China Morning Post, this rent lovu for a

false honour, Silver (Spot). Gerald Nigel, pe

Hongkong Delly Press, Hongkong luxury, and social prostigo, Meat Silver (forward),28% As for Mr. R.-I. Campbell, the Telegraph, China Mail. Hongkong Precious. Thing in Life" is vital, War Loan.... producer, it is difficult, without Sunday Herald, and Critio,

emotional drama,

no

1/6%

114.13/10.114.15/16

Apr. 3. 12.05/04 14.80

.507

57.31/32 .1/0.0/16

- 11.0836 603 57.15/16

4.80% 7.18% .25%

177 35.9/32 110 .2/0%

.28.10764

1/0 .1/21/16

4.81%

7.14

2576

35.3/16

475

110

2/0%%%

1/616

1/21/18

140

212

40%

11

.4.84

4.844

28%

.100.6/10

23.7/16

100%

British Wireis.

New York Cotton.

Apr. 2

Apr. 3.

Close

Closing

10.00

10.01/01

11.02

10.07/07

October

10.41

10.50/51

December

10.42

10,52/52

January (1036)

10.42

10.54/54

March

10.44

10.50/59

Spot

11.26

11.20

New York Rubber

May

11.30

11.30/30

July

1.47

11,42/42

September

14.01

11.05/05

October

11.07

December

11,85

January

11.05

11.03/63 11,80/82 11.00/BO

Total sales:-200 lotz

Chicago Wheat

May July

94%

90%

95-96% 91-01

September 00% DI -90% Tuesday's sales:-11,931,000 bushels

Chicago Com

-May- July September

81-- 73% 70

83%-80%

76%%-70%

71%-71%

Total sales: 8,276,000 bushels Winnipeg Wheat

May

July

8644 604-80 Br

RO-80%

New York Bik

May

July

1.294 1.20

1.30 -1.80

11.20 -1.29

September

1.28 1.28-1.20

Total sales:117 Tota

Montreal Silver,

May

61.70

02.30/30

July

62.50

62.00/03

September

62.00

December

63.00

63.40/60 63.30

Total sales;-109 Contractu

A bridge, whist and Mah Jongg party was held in St. Patrick's Hall, Garden Rond, yesterday afternoon in aid of the Shuklung lopers, The prize Winners wero: Auction Bridge--Mrú, J. C. Brown, Mrs. J. D. Thomson; Contract Bridge—Mrs. Gurdeson, Mrs. Mrs. Danby: Whist-Mra Jordan, Chester Woods; Mah Jongg Mrs. Harman, Mrs. Ho Wing and Mrs. M. Ilo.

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FIRST

WORLD WAR

EDITED BY

LAURENCE STALLINGS

Produced by Truman Taller Ulu usangiaton with Simon de Schuster