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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE

HOPPING HOLLYWOOD'S HURDLES

BLOND BEAUTY ON WAY TO FAME

FLORENCE RICE HAS ALL SHE NEEDS

BY DAN THOMAS

Hollywood. A determination to lick anything she tackles spurs Florence Rice In her ascension to film stardom,

permit her to be outside nil the time. "I'd even have my meals served out there," she says.

However, she admits that since

This 21-year-old daughter of she lives alone the apartment is Grantland Rice, noted aporta more practical. authority, has a spirit which defice killing. The more difficult the pro-

WON'T RISE EARLY

⚫blem comfronting her, the more There's only one thing the blond determined she is to conquer it. beauty won't do to enjoy the high-

And she regards the movie racketly exploited California sunshine. as a formidable hurdle,

That's got up early. Noon in her Caual rising hour when she isn't working.

So in her own quiet way-al. though naturally cheerful Flor- once's gayness never overshadows her tranquility-she has set about mastering it.

That's one reason she takes a place among the six outstanding young actresses in movieland. An- other is her innate flair for histri-. onics. Still another is her more! than usual beauty. Netural dark

blond hair, shining blue eyes, per- fect features, a fresh complexion, and an alluring figure combine to form genuine pulchritude.

Florence is one of those lucky girle who doesn't have to watch her dict to stave off those addition- al pounds so dangerous to

actress.

an

DOTES ON RICH FOOD "I'm one of the biggest caters you ever

she confesses. How," "I'm cazy about rich food. And I'm always munching fudge or choco-

late bars between meals.

"I don't know what I'd do if I

had to be careful about my eating. Koers. Ger,

I

Give up acting, living wouldn't be any fun if couldn't ent the things I like."

We were sitting in her apart- ment on the seventh floor of one of Hollywood's most exclusive apartment houses. The actress, attired in navy blue slacks and a brilliant plaid blouse, lounged com- fortably at one end of the daven- port.

Having just finished a picture. she had little to do but think of

to ways

amuse herself which raeant wondering who would be free for a golf or tennis match.

GOOD AT TENNIS

They are her favourite sports. And to her sports-are the acme of recreation.

There's nothing she dislikes quite as much as Carly rising- unless it's early retiring.

Beauty, talent, charm--Florence Rice, on her way to movie stardom, has them all. Not only on the screen and in the social whirl dons she shine, but also in sports. An attractive athletic figuro che is at the loft, as she goes shopping.

tennis. Sometimes golf. Or if

it's a particularly warm day, she Although may go to the bench.

}:

not yet an expert swimmer, likes the ocean,

Florence is one of the few girls in the film hamlet who really is heart whole and fancy free. She had one romance with Phillips Holmes, screen juvenile, That started a couple of years ago in New York. But it's all over now.

She has no desire to become en- tangled in another heart affair right away. So she divides her time among half a dozen boy friends, three of whom have connection with the picture busi- ness at all

"Naturally I like to go out with boys," she declares. "Every girl

Although she doesn't care much about Hollywood night" life and "Are you a good player?" I in-nearly always returns home early does. But I don't want to fall in

whenever she does go out, she, hates to go to bed. So she putters

quired.

love.

"I'm a very good tennis player," around, plays the piano, writes let you. she replied emphatically. "I say ters or reade until she's too sleepy that because last week I bent three to keep her eyes open any longer. boys, all dara good players, Consequently, she never wants to

"My golf isn't anything to bragget up in the morning.

about, though. I haven't broken

Once up, however, she eats a a hundred yet. But I'm right hasty breakfast, sent up to her down to it, so I'll get Into the from the apartment house klichen, nineties pretty soon."

Usually it's a large breakfast, too -consisting of fruit, eeroal or Miss Rice really likes to do any eggs, bacon, tonst, and

coffee, thing that keeps her out of doors. Then she's off to spend the rest of That's the only thing she doesn't the day outside. like about her apartment. It's too confining.

A house with a nice yard would

It takes too much out of

DETERMINED TO WIN

"When I first came out here, I thought working in pictures would be a cinch. I really didn't care if I stayed or not. Then I discovered that it isn't as easy as I thought. So now I'm determined to lick it.

"That's going to take a lot of concentration and hard work. And If I were to fall in love, I'm afraid I would spend too much DODGES LOVE

time thinking about my ronance, Sometimes her schedule calls for rather than concentrating on my

career.

"Of course I want to get mar- ried some day. But there's plenty of time for that."

11, 1935.

GIRL WHO SOUGHT BRIDE

THREATENED HER BETROTHED

Istanbul.'

Great crowds surrounded the court here when Mademoiselle Melek, a Turkish girl, accused a girl, who had posed as a man and become her. betrothed, of threaten. ing her with death for breaking off the betrothal when she discovered "he" was a woman..

"Kenan"-this was the male

the name under which

alightly built, swaggering Mademoiselle Fahriye, had taken Melek in-did not deign to come to the trial. However she strode about outside the courthouse în man's dress.

She was Impeccable in a grey lounge suit, squash hat, turndown soft collar and tle, with hair closely creeped. giving the im- pression, of a real "lad." It would have been impossible to suspect her female sex,

Miss Melek told the magistrate, who heard the case in camera—so she said afterwards-that Fahriye Ilved opposite her and always wore men's dress. After u passionate courtship, Fahriye's mother came to the mother of Melek and pro-| posed a betrothal of "Kenun" to Fahriye.

This was arranged and duly the formal betrothal took place with the usual festivities. But HOON neighbours began to tell Fahrlye that "Kenan" was a girl.

"Kenan" indignantly denied the- impeachment and for three months. Fahriye was In doubt what to think.

At last she was convinced and broke off the betrothin!. It was then that "Kenan" became threa-

(Continued on next column)

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tening and finally Fahriye appealed toy the law.

"Kenan" who was surrounded by photographers as she strolled. about outside the court, simply shrugged her nianly shoulders,

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In many foreign landa tribute, was paid, "oh" Mày 16 to King George on the occasion of His Majesty's silver jubiles. Scunas here, are from Washington, U. S. capital; where sureka'" "wha' hold" "IN" "Washington Cathedral." Lenders of the U. S. 1⁄2óvernment; xa wall na

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