1935-10-04 — Page 21

THE

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND

"PASSENGER SERVICES |

LONDON SERVICE

mail Qet. for Marseilles, Luadon, Rot

MEMNON

ANTENOR anile 23 Oct. LIVERPOOL SERVICE

RUMALUB Pailn

1 Nov. for

NEW YORK SERVICE

MARUN

ferdam, IÏ'burg & Ginagaw for Marseilles, Casablanca, Lami, Rotath & Glasgow

sail 7 Dec. for Boston,

Havre, Liverpool,

Bromborough & Glagow

N.Y., Philadelphia and Baltimore, via Manilo Hutavin, Straila & Cape, of Good Hope.

PACIFIC SERVICE (in Kobe, Nagoya & Yokohama)

sail 5 Oct. for Victoris, Vancouver & Bestile

TANTALUS INWARD SERVICE

PYRRHUS

From U. K. vin Strait Due 7 ot. STENTOR Nuo 10 Oct. From New York via Manila HKOTOR

Due 12 Oct From . K. vin Biralts PROTESILAUS Due 21 Oct. From D. K. vin Straits

eposit reduced taros aro quoted for cargo stenyere with

limited passenger necoramodation,

For freight, pannage raios and information apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Tol. 30333,

Agents,

1. Connaught. Itend, C.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

LOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO MARITTIMA ITALIANA SITHAR?

EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE

the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1935.

SERIAL STORY-

One I Love

CHAPTER XLII

"

group. She wore a gold-coloured echter 1wo years ago."

by LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

PRESIDENT LINER TRAVEL SERVICE

makes Traveling Effortless

President Liners' frequout sailings and their unique stopover privileges allow you to travel just oxaally as you choose. And Dollar Steamship Lines and American Mall Line world- wide offices and agents are maintained to serve you ashore in whatever place you chance to be, Make Your daxt inp more enjoyable, travelling "the President Liner way.”

TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA 17 DAYS

before I swear by sitting at my dressing table and taking anything) pulled out the second drawer--that's all the sainta-" There were five persons in the bed-where I keep the jewel case. The "Never mind," McKewny told her room with its low, modernistic furnish ease was there but something about gruirly. "Nobody's accusing you ings in orange and ivory and black it, made me look at it. It didn't seen yet."

He looked at Betty again. "In All of the lights in the room were to be the way I always keep it Not burning.

there anyone else who has access to Drawers of the dressing quite the same position, 1 mean. tablo had been pulled out and leit took the case out and opened it and the apartment? Any me who could open. A dress lay discarded across then I saw the necklace was gone." set hold of a key 7"

the chair and a hat and been tossed on

"This was a valuable necklace 7" As he said the last word Belly bed.

Mrs. Curtis answered. It cost Carlyle straightened. Her dark eyes Betty Carlyle was the centre of

she said... "I gave it to my seemed to grow wider and she looked

about the group, then back at the TO SAN FRANCISCO for the first time, detective. "All at once she exclaimed, Rolf spoke That's one of the strange, things "Yes, there's someone! Why didn't about it. There were two expensive I think? It happraed to-day-thin bracelets and

other jewelry morning-and no one elso was here!" the box. Nathing was touched except the necklace."

"Can we see the room?"

Swinging around she pointed at

**That the bedroom. Janet.

girl!" Beity cried. They returned to McKewan paused for an Instant to "She was here, this morning and she Aurvey the room, then followed Betty took the necklace! Arrest her and to the dressing table.

make her admit it!"

"Hetty" Mr. Curtis' voice was shrill with dismay,

negligee that taught and field the light and she would have looked very beautiful except for the anger in her facut tell you I've looked!" she exclaimed, "Everywhere. The neck- lace isn't here and someone's stolen iti I know it was in my jewel case"

"When did you see it last?" Mrs. Curtis asked.

Betty stamped a foot impatiently, "Why do you keep asking the same demanded. "I told questions?" she you I haven't seen it for a week. It was in the case where I always keep it. I haven't been wearing the neck fuce just my bracelets,"

"Was it like this?" he asked. Ware all these drawers open?".

"No, I did that after I found the necklace was gone. I wanted to see if I could possibly have put it any- where else. But I hadn't. It's not here!"

way."

18 DAYS

THE SUNSHINE ROUTE Via - Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco. Panama Canal, Havana, New York. Fortnightly Sailings

Pres. Coolidgo Pres. 'Taft

Pres. Hosver Pres. Pierce

- Pres. Collidge

4 a.m. Oct.

THE EXPRESS ROUTE. Vla Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria.

Fortnightly Sailings

M'ght Oct. 11

Pres. McKinley 1 a.m. Oct. 20

Pros. Jackson

6 a.m. Oct. 23

6 a.m. Nov. 2

Pres. Grant Pres, Jefferson Jres. Jackson

6 a.m. Nov, 20 Noon Nov. 30

"I gave er my key!" Betty went on quickly. "I told her to come here and get a book and bring it to my mother's house. The book was here EUROPE, NEW YORK

in the room-and she was a long time getting it. She made some sort of excuse, I remember,"

Ignoring

Betty the policemans, moved forward until she was directly in front of James,

"You took my neekince!" she cried. "And you'll suffer for it I'll see that you go to fall!"

"And the bracelets 7" "They're still here. That's one of the queer things about it. Sonicone

Patrolman Scolt crossed the room must have come into the apartment while I was away and taken the pearl and looked out of the windows. There necklace,"

Rolf Carlyle moved toward a table was a sheer strop to the ground six stories below. "Whoever took The and flecked the ashes from his necklace must have come through the cigarette into a tray, "You know I've door," he said. "And gone out the

The air was electric. Four pairs told you you shouldn't keep all that

"Might take a look at the other of eyes turned on the two girls stuff here in the house," he said. "It

safe. Why, with your rings and rooms," Bickewan suggested. "See Betty isn't

angry and accusing; Janet, thono two bracelets and the other if

white-faced and staring. For an in- find anything." you things you wear, there must be a

atant the room was perfectly allent. couple of thousand dollars' worth of

G Then Janet said, "You mean you jewels in this room.'

think I took your necklace?""

"Of course you did!" "I know you disliked me," Janet went on, still in the same quiet, un- emotional tone, "but I didn't know you could do a thing like this"

Before she could finish the sentence

"More than that," Mrn, Curtis anid, The necklaco cost $800-”

"Now, Mrs. Carlyle," McKewan went on, "you say you've made thorough search but are you sure you didn't just misplace the pearla? Couldn't you have dropped them into another box

or possibly another drawer"

A bell sounded sharply and Maric, the mald, who had been standing in "I didn't!" Betty denied vigor, the background, turned to answer tously. "I know very well that. I Mario's eyes were red na though she didn't-and you can look for yourself. McKewan interrupted, "Who is thin had been weeping,

They've been stolen!"

unid

"I'm Mrs. Carlyle," Betty told him. You're from the police, aren't you? 1 telephoned."

Own

That's the ponce, I suppose,” Botty Complete and careful search fail-She's my secretary," Mr. Curtin ed to reveal the pearls. Mekewan told him. "Janet Hill. It's true sho "We might have been murdered in asked further questions. Betty ad came here on an errand this morning our beds for all that loot!" Rolf mitted that she had not seen the but I'm sure Betty's mistaken. Janet grumbled as the four trailed into the necklace for several days-possibly didn't take the necklace." living room-Betty followed by Rolf week. It was kept inside its Betty whirled. "So you're stifl and Mrs. Curtis and lastly Janet. box in the jewel CISC. She hadn't trying to defend her?" she exclaim- A pallecian and a smaller man in worn the pearls for a long while but ed. You wouldn't believe me before a brown suit stood in the doorway.she was sure she had looked at them but this time you'll have proof. I The man in brown stepped forward. not more than seven or eight daya know she did take the necklace. She

"Mrs. Carlyle?" he asked.

ago. Less than that, she thought." was here in this room and she know Patrolman Scott returned and where I kept it. Even Marie didn't ported there was nothing out of the know that! She's the only one who way in any of the other rooms. And could have taken it." "Yes, Mrs. Carlyle, McKewan's no mode of

But you! can't

Janot exclaimed. Ly to the apartment my name and this is Patrolman Scott. except from sosok his head. "It's her face now. You can't really mean

from corridor.

Alarm and fright were written on I understand there's been a robbery professional job," he said, "or you think that!"

McKewan here?"

"Soincone has stolen my pearl those bracelets wouldn't be here. "Betty, please" It was Mrs. necklace," Belty told him, "I didn't Who's been around who know you Curtis who cut in. miss it until this evening when I was had that necklace and could have dressing. The necklace was in my taken it? How about servants?" 2nd 2nd Econ class jewel case where I always keep il—” There's only my muld," Belly

"Suppose you tell us just what told him. happened," the detective interrupted Marie who had been standing by smoothly. "How did you happen to the door, alternately

snilling and notice the necklace was missing? wining her eyes, turned toward Betty, What time was it then?".

"I didn't do it!" she cried, "Oh, Mis' "It was about three-quarters of an Carlyle, you know I didn't do t hour ago," Betty said. "Maybe a Fifteen years I've been worklig in little less. My husband and I were some of the finest homes in Lancas. guing out and I was dressing, I was ter and nobody over nccused ̈më ̄of

TAKE ADVANTAGE' of our SPECIAL REDUCED TWO MONTHS RETURN TICKETS allowing a stop over of about 8 weeks in India, 9 weeks in Ceylon or 10 weeks in the Straits.

To

Bombay

Colombo

Bingapore

FARES FROM JONG KONG

1st.

144

£41

£18

£25

£20

£13

521

£19

£11

NEXT SAILING 8.8. "CONTE VERDE" 11th October.

Same reduced RETURN TICKETS to SHANGHAI

1st cl. £12, 2nd: ei. £9, 2nd. Eeon, el; £6.

For full partelular apply to:-

LLOYD

Queen's Buliding, ground floor.

P.O.B.. 143

Agents, Canton-Micosra, DODWELL & CO., LTD., SHAMEEN

Tel. Ad. "LLOYDIANO"

TRIESTINO

AEROMAIL

Facsimile of

Watermark

SPECIAL

Telephono 32081.

REDUCE YOUR

AIR MAIL CHARGES

BY USING

The "POST" Aeromail Letter

and Envelopes.

EXTREMELY LIGHT

AND STRONG

ON SALE AT:

THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD. Wyndham St.

Tel. 26615.

Paper

PADS CONTAINING 100 SHEETS, LETTER SIZE, $1.00 NVELOPES IN 3 SIZES, $1.75 TO $2.75 PER 100.

SMALLER QUANTITIES ALSO AVAILABLE,

CINEMA NEWS

NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

not a

women.

Mekewan's glance look in all three "I think," he said, "we'd like to ask Miss Hill a few

In

private, if you don't questions.

A moment inter he faced the girl. Patrolman Scott sat on the bench before the dressing table and swung one leg. All the others had gone.

"Now then," said McKewan crisply, "open up What did you do with those pearls 7**

To ̈Ba Continued)."

{*

|that bestar "George White's 1936 | fesses.

Warren William dues a splen- Scandals," the melody-filled hillarious did piece of work as the attorney serven revue which comes tu the general and husband of Miss King's Theatre on Saturday. The Stanwyck. He is both convincing and presence of Miss Alice Faye in this effective in a rather difficult part. Fox Film sequence of the Scandals

"Stor of Midnight"

form an intrigu- ia.convincing proof that Hollywood. Ing combination in "Star of Mid- A drama of danger, dynamite sticks offers a haven to beauty and talent. night," RKO-ladio's romantic drama, and dynamite fists, reckless are- George White, with his enviable re- inrring William Powell and Ginger devils and fatal feuds, and rivals of putation as a star developer, personi Rogers, showing to-day at the King's life whe scoff at death, will be seen ly selected these 200 lovely girls from Theatre. Telling a strikingly differ- when "Hard Rock Harrigan" comics several thousand applicants. He is a ent type of love story, in which the with practiced hand at taking unknown delectable Miss Rogers, fresh from

that burst into popularity last year, Love tr

and mystery form an

O'Brien starred.

to the Alhambra Realin with material and coaching it into stellar triumphs in the musical "Raborty

George

in t

ia

Inquire for round-trip tickets to Europe la connection with Lloyd Tricatino.

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Marecifics.

Pres. Van Buren Pros, Garfield Pres. Folk

Pros. Adams Pres. Harrison

8 n.m. Oct. 12 8.m. Oct. 20 8 a.m. Nov. 9

8 a.m. Nov. 28

8 a.m Doc. 7

12.01 n.m. Nov. 13 M'ght Nov. 22 M'ght Dec, 0

MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT

SERVICE

Next Sailings

Pres. Jackson Pres. Van Buren Pres, Taft Pres. Mckinloy Pres. Hoover

0 p.m. Oct. ··5

8 a.m. Oct. 12

6 p.m. Oct. 16

8 p.m. Oct. 19

9 a.m. Oct. 24

MOST FREQUENT SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

AMERICAN MAIL LINE

PEDDER BUILDI NG-HONGKONG.

CANTON BRANCH-No 4, Shaker Street.

BURNS PHILP LINE M.V. "NEPTUNA"

PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE, TO. AUSTRALIA

Next Sailing 10TH OCTOBER for Saigon, Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul, Salamova, Sydney & Melbourne.

Single: £47.10.0d.

e suspense, fast-moving action prominence. This he did for Allco the pursuer, and Powell the ostensibly and pleasing romance, the story con- Faye, who had bome unheralded to wary quarry, the picture deals with

n tho cerny

a feud between a husky "hard Hollywood to do a small routine in bafling mystery in modern New driller, portrayed by

Georgs first, Scandais, and remained to be its York's pageant and glitter. "Star of O'Brien, and his tunel boss, played feading Indy. Now she is one of the Midnight" is based on the serial of by Fred Kohler, who are engaged in ten stars in the 1936 Scandals. The the name title by the late Arthur drilling n. tunnel through a mountain- 1936 Scandais, sald to be more colour- Somers Roche. It ran recently in the nide to completo a gigantic aqueduct ful than the Arst edition, has a steaGreen, Anthony Voiller ond Edward First Class Fare to Sydney:

Red Book magazine. Howard J. project. The action of the fim oc- cust composed of such stage and cura principally

construction screen celebrities 8 Alice Faye, Kaufman

nye,

are the scenarists. Stephen ramp and deep within the interior of James Dunn, Ned, Sparks, Lydn Ro Roberts, who directed Miss Ito

Rogers a tunnel in a mountain

side.

The beri Cliff Edwards, Arline Judge, and

Lederer in

"Romance in lovely, and talented Irone

Eleanor Powell, Bennt Rubin, Eminia

similarly with

Huce. Apply to:- whose performance in "Hard

and George White, The entire

Star

Mid edited

while the strong Hurrigan" will send her a long way musical extravaganza was conceived, cast includes such prominent players on the road to success appears as produced, and directed by George as Ralph Morgan, Leslie Fenton, Paul George O'Brien's leading lady. She W White. Among the bit tunes special. Kolly, Gene Lockhart, Russell ¡lopton, is the operator of the

camp commis sary und her charm and beauty composed for the new

pro-are: "According to the -vide a welcome contrast to the

"Hunkadola," untamed rock" men fight nature.

"Oh, I Didn't

I background where word (You'd Get.That Way)." "It's An Oli

is

Vivian Oakland and J. Farrell Mac- Donald.

"So This is AfricaTM It's too bad about the man who

A cave-in Southern Custom.' Got Shoca, You wouldn't go to see ""The Dark Horse"

So

THE

Return: £76.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Age nts:

P. & O. Building.

LTD.

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

and other untold dangers make for Got Shousies." "I Was Born Toa because he thought it was an animal exciting Requences which will thrill Late." They were created by Jack picture, because when he sees Alhambra

audiences, "Hard Rock Yellen, Herb Magidson, Joseph

This Is Africal the Intest Wheeler- Harrigan" WHA produced by Sol Meyer, and Cliff Friend.

Woolsey madcap-revelry, he's

for Lesser for Fox Filin release and was

"The Secret Bride"

let more confusion. It is coming directed by David Howard.

to the Star Theatre to-day. For in "The Secret Beide" is Barbara this riotous, mirth-scintillating comedy "Black Fury"

Stanwyck's finest dramatic produc-it is hard to tell whether the anima When the First National picture tion. Shown for the first time loently are "Black Fury" opens at the Queen's at the Queen's Theatre yesterday. Wheeler and Woolsey. When the pic

aro animale, birds, beants, fowl or Theatre this coming week-end, local Miss Stanwyck's latest Warner Bros. ture was produced Columbia Studios audiences will witness a production picture held spectators in breathless had to find a that is heralded by competent critica suspense and won new laurels for her down on his right fore-leg like a hu- Homewards to:

donkey who could kneel as sure to be one of the ten greatest emotional acting. She rises to new man being, a huge six-inch fly that pictures of 1035, and one which will heights of dramatic talent in her role wouldn't resent being make Paul Muní a leading contender of n secret bride of the man

bitten in who is

by Woolary, a St. Bernard for the award of the Academy of obligated to prosecuto her own father willing to have all his hair shaved

with bride, Miss

visits her hus-thro

Tho

year. Tense drama, tempereding band's apartment secretly at night) had a much greater passion for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this on # charge of M. As the secret off, a gorilla who liked to

humour, romance and

Fins

1/0

STL ་

the

CO. LTD

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS (with limited, but exceptionally good, pussenger accomodation).

Port Said, Tripoli, Marseilles, Algiers, Oran; Casablanca, Rotterdam (Amsterdam), Hamburg, Oslo, Gotherburg and other Scandinavian Ports.

vin

through the jungle, and six lions who spectacles feature this pleture, which and sees his chief investigator shot chocolate than red meat. And that ane of the largest cast ever down in the courtyard. The man's isn't all. One hundred Amazon assembled for a single production. sweetheart, who is accretary to her women and 100 Tarzan men hold a Outwards to: There are thirty-six speaking parts, husband, is arrested for the murder huge and violent conclave as contrasted to six or seven in the and prosecuted

In sensational court jungle where these strange average picture. Karen Moriov has trial. Hoping to protect her husband roam and where Wheeler and Woolsey beasts leading feminino role. William and

and aid her father by Gurgan portrays the part of her marriage, Miss Stanwyck keep her in evening clothes proceed to discover keeps the new sources of comedy for the amuse- seducer. The production was directed knowledge of the murder to herself. ment of the public. Beautiful, dark by Michael Curtis from the story Thrilling Incidents follow. In qu'ck Raquel Torres plays a vigorous and "Jan Volkanik" by Judge M. A. succession to the smashing climax seductive role of an Amazon woman Musmanno and the play "Bohunk" by during the impeachment trial of her with Esther Muir, Henry Armetta, Ilarry Irving.

father by the state legislature, where Eddie Clayton and many others in the Agents: the Anancier accused of giving the "Se This Is Africal" from a script- the murderer of the investigator and supporting cant. Eddie Cline directed bribe finally breaks down and con- by Norman, Krasnu

"George White's 1935 Scandals". Alice Faye is among the 200 zpoets- cular beauties, the pick of the larid,

.

Manila and Straits Settlements

M.V. "SHANTUNG"

3rd Nov.

Shanghal, Yokohama, Kobe and Osaka. 5.5. "CEYLON"

Passenger Rates:

M.V. "TAMARA"

.22nd Oct. 16th Nov.

Loi

£65

G. E. HUYGEN -

Canton.

Hong Kong to Mediterranean Hong Kong to Rotterdam

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong