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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, .' 1935.

CHILDREN'S DAY

CINEMA NEWS

CHRISTMAS PARTY GIVEN AT NOTES FROM THE

KOWLOON B. G. C.

THEATRES

POLYGAMIST CULT.

TWO MEMBERS -SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT

Kingman, Arizona, Dec. 14. The annual Christmas party to the children of members of the Kowloon

A wide assortment of nationalities

Two of the alleged polygamists, of Bowling Green Club was given on is presented in the cast of Para- the Short Creek Colony, 1. C. Spencer

atternoon,

when a pro mount's comedy, with music, "The and Price Johnson, have been wen- Saturday gramme of sporting events was ar Big Boardcast of 1030," now the main tenced to two years' imprisonment on ranged,

Court while each child was reci attraction at the Queen's Theatre, charges of "open and notorious co- of a present distributed later by featuring Jack Onkie, Burns and habitation," by the Superior piont

Allen, Lyda Roberti, Wendy Barrie Santa Claus.

Brothers. Nicholonn The Club pavilion was gally de- and the corated for the occasion and the Linwelne

hore..

Both have been released on bond

colnshire Regiment band, undor the incipula hall from the far corio, ponding an appeal,-United Prenn.

of the ourth. Wendy direction of Bandmaster A. B. Yule, feminine was in attendance.

subject is a British

born in Jack Onkio and |

was given a bag of sweets on leaving mixtures do not stop with the plural marriages. They were sald to

Bee

The accused, all past their primo

victims of ro At the conclusion of the sports Henry Wadsworth, are Americans; and victims of economic reverses, ro-

comedienne, is garded themselves as programme the prizes were presented Lyda Roberti, the by Mrs. W. E. Hale, who was given Polish and Akim Tamaroff, is a Rueligious peraçcation.

orchestra, a bouquet of flowers by little sien. Ray Noble and his

in the They were members of a cult which Anne Jeffries. In addition each child

one of the specialty numbers The split from the Mormon (Latter Day film The 18

is an Englishman.

ton with the Saints) Church over the question of Robinson, leading players. Bill

also appears in the negro tap-dancer, picture, while scores of Mexican and South Americans appear in an im- portant sequence, Hans Dreler, the art director for the comedy, wan Ger-

Disturbing nobody, they have lived man born, while Farciot Edouart,

the flight mable. 101

for special photography, there for decades, since

"The Big Broad from Utah of members of the Mormon of 1936," is an

have come from the small farming centro of Short Creek, about 135 miles from Kingman, where there are more than 100 persons whose domestic relations are polygamous.

the ground.

The following were the results of the afternoon's sports:

Boyn Potato Racu-1, John Charl- ton; 2, F. Thomson,

Girls' Skipping Race-1, Margaret Lawson; 2, Joyce llardie.

Boy's Flat Roes (aged 4 to 7)

Clarke; 2, lan Thomson. 1, Stanley

Girl's Fiat Race (aged 4 to 7)1, Lillan

2, Peggy Morris; 3, is a Knutsen; 2,

cast of Lawson. PERRY,

romance picturing the amusing comcillet of the majrity when plural Boy's Boot Race.-1, Gcorge Thom-

marriage was banned by Federal law act in the last Ron: 2, John Read; 3, Rennie Thompplications of two radio stars when a

ceclesiastical passionate young Countess crosses and Bon; 4, Billy Lanchester.

century, Girl's Three-Legged Race-1, Sybil their path and then takes them to her

In order to Some of the carly comers founded Russell and Eileen Hallet; 3, Joyce exclusive Island estate

decide which one marry. How the outpost of Fredonia, meaning Sturgeon and Gwen Morris.

Wee Tot's Race.-1, Kyrle Hamil.they unintentionally win an inter- "Free Women."

2, John Read; 8, Diana Arms- national broadcasting contest form Lon;

one of the most hilarious climaxes to trong

Boy's Flat Ruce (aged 8 to 14),-1, the film. Bobby Hoare; 2, John Kead; 3, Billy Lanchester.

is a Frenchman hilarious comedy | Church, who refured to follow the

Girl's

Egg-and-Spoon Raco-1, Elleen Hallet; 2, Emily McKelvle; 3,

Marris. Peggy

Hoy's Sack Race-1. R. Thomson; 2, F. Thomson 3, J. Read.

arl's

Skipping Raco-1, Jonn Roman Cars Lillon Knutsen; 3,

Cairns.

Three-legged Boy's

Rnce. 1, George Thompson and R. Thompson: 2. Fraser Thomson and Hobby Honra..

to

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"Diamond Jim", the colourful, romantic screen biography of James Buchanan Brady, the man who made

Sensational Disclosures

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Perfect Sound & Vision+NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON-Most Popular Prices

LAST TIMES TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 p. 1 The Magic of Melody, Laughter, Romance and Gay Adventure

'make this the season's

most hilarious hitl

MUSIC IS MAGIC

a Fox Picture with

ALICE FAYE RAY WALKER BEBE DANIELS MITCHELL & DURANT Associate Producer John Stone Directed by George Marshall

Their practice was first found out through the enterprise of a promotion- at organisation in Salt Lake City, Utah, associated with a venture in the

water Short Creek district. Planning TO-MORROW : "DEAth flies easT"

the gay nineties gay, has been booked on of 2,500 acres with for showing at the King's Theatre. Short Creek, a land enttlement scheme on Wednesday. The Universal pro-was launched. Into the Salt Lake duction brings to stardom Edward office of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration came applications of for his In "Sadie "Million Dollar Ransom 26 familles seeking transportation to "Diamond Jim" Shur Creek, where they said they

would be self-sustaining the man

anel

The

who

Musical Chairs (Girls)-1, Doreen 2.000.000. on a single party, who upon a "community

Peggy

Morris; 2. E. McKelvio; 3, Moran.

Band Race-1. Bandamon Deacon;

2. Bandsman Leaning.

Ladies Egg-and-Spoon Race Mrs. Knutson; 2, Mrs. Gall; 3,

Ore.

Members' Sack Race 1,

the

Waterton; 2, Mr. Spradberry; 3. Mr. Edmund Graind.

Gill.

who

Liona

One 18-year old boy was living with three wives. Scores of men had from two to five wives,

several was the confidante of Lilla Russell Among the applicants were

women who signed themselves as Creek rc- and the Dolly Sisters of a staten "plural wives" of Short and bank presidents, of most fascinating in American sidents.

Forwarded to Kingman, the applica history. It is based on the best-seller to the brought Mrs. by Parker Morell,

ere investigated immediately. screen by Preston Sturges, directed Sensational disclosures followed. Mrby Edward Sutherland, and produced

by

In the In addition to looks like tho

man he

Barnes as. Lillian Russell, Cesae Itomer. Hugh O'Connell, George Sidney, Bill Demarest, Eric Blore, Robert MeWade and Fred Kelsey. Miss Barnes gives her interpretation of the world famous beauty, the toast of the "ninoties", the incomparable Lillian Russell.

SALE OF FLOWERS

GENEROUS RESPONSE TO

ATO

Upon evidence of a rellef investiga-

autiful Jean Arthur, trays, tor he swore out bis first complaints,

"Death Flies East"

APPEAL FOR FUNDS Approximately $3,310 was realised by the street aale of flowers on Satur day, organised by the General Cham-

Death rides the clouds at a three- ber of Commerce and Industry of the Tung Koon District, in an effort to mile-a-minute clip in the Columbia raise funds for the support of 10 free mystery drama, "Death Flies East," schools for poor boys in the Colony, which is showing at the Alhambra The highest individual sales were next Tuesday. The tra's action con- by Mins Lau Weon-to, daughter of cerns a transcontinental plane which

Vice-Chairman leaves

from

Los Angeles

with Mr. Lau King-tsing.

a

and

naming six for alleged "open notorious cohabitation," the only sec tion of Arizona law under which they could be prosecuted.

From six. the capes simmered down to two-Spencer and Johnson.

to

"We are perfectly willing for con- victions, and will take the cones the US. Supreme Court," a spokes- man for the religion declared.

Still Carry On

Despite the charges against two of their comrades, active advancement of the cult's faith is being carried on through tracts, which base their and through publication of

of the Chamber, who collected $443.35, strange, motley passenger group, authority upon the Bible, and Book of The Chamber's heartfelt thanks are] pouses at Tucson and lands at Dallas, monthly magazine Truth, of which

offered to the general public for hay- While the passengers sleep, tragedy

ing no generously also due efforts. Thanks are

and the Hon. Mr. T. H.

to

the

rted their lurks in the skyways. During the four Issues have already been

lensed, travellers dica night, one of the struck down by another! Was for guilty one the flat-footed

that plural marriages

TG-

are

following: The Hon. Mr. Ning the Was it the scientist. The detective? (ed by Divinity and endure, even

The

ex-convict? into a

a_future life, and in the birth to hold granting permission

girl?

These of spiritual children from the mar drive, the St. John Ambulance The Japanese

questions the baffling Brigade for the loan of baskets and are

which riages, are asserted to be among tho of the of the face the police authorities when the tenets of the faith.

"Celestial" marriage rites collecting tins and members Chinese Athletic Division for turning plane lands with its tragic cargo.

cult are closely guarded. Conrad

When he takes second wife, a out on duty, the foreign and Chinese Among the principals are

23. the cause,

Washington agent; the Nagel, an papers for publishing TEL MATS

man who is a member of the faith, for Florence Rice, as girl leaving

the

becomes either oligible various Chinese girls' schools

California

automatically in

of her parole: sale

violation volunteers to help in the

in- flowers, the ferry and bus componies Raymond Walburn as, a talkative in-for or a member of the priesthood, in Hongkong and Kowloon for free surance broker and Irene Franklin, as and the "glory" of the union is

the the Mrs. Madison, deaf matron.creased by subsequent marriages, and aellera,

of the birth

children. transportation for the

Com- The film is based on a story by Philip Women are forbidden to practise Chinese General Chamber of merce for the loan of their meeting Wylle, adapted to the screen by Albert birth control room, and severni gentlemen for the Demond and Fret Niblo, Jr., and

directed by Phil Rosen. use of their motor ears.

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CORRESPONDENCE

Kowloon Car Park

(To The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph)

numerous

While the future of Short Creek, perhaps, bange in the balance, re- sidenta profess little interest: In the "Lires Of A Bengal Lancer"

trini.

Believing that polygamy is The soldiers of the king, not as right, few expect to see it abolished. Kipling sung of them, but as Francia They are confident they will win Yeats-Brown' described in his remark-final victory in the 11.8. Supreme able book "The Lives of a Bengal Court.-United Press. Lancer" are the heroes of the stir- Flug. remarkable and colourful pic- ture of warfare and heroism in India which

came to the Star Theatre yes- by Paramount, The to

a Bengal Lancer" feh

Stan

Sir, The Inadequacy of the accom modation at the existing Car Park,tures Gary

delay.

Been

It all

Ruggles with another woman. ends up on a hilarious note, when Ruggles in called upon to referee a charity wrestling match and gets tangled up with a couple of profen. sional bruisers. Leila Hyams and Dean Jagger play the newlyweds. Alfred Santell directed.

"Redheads On l'arade"

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"The LIVES of a BENGAL LANCER

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mysterious Recently, several cars have been and equally thrilling. And, nithough Beenure he fust couldn't make his parked on the grassy plot it has more to offer in the pictorial eyebrows behave, Jack Haley Ands

recent Hollywood upposite the Peninsula Hotel, but I sense than any

"The Lives of a Bengat himself a successful screen am told that parking there is no Lancer is particularly remarkable Haley who supporta Dixie Lee and prohibited. This area is not being

"Redheads Tone at the King's nade the slightest use of at present, for its fine, dramatic story of four John Boles in the Fax Film musical, and I

it be properly sur great soldiers. Cooper and

contributo the outstanding por at the faced suggest that

turned into a much-needed contri

trayals

of courageous and ro-success in the

"Follow extension to the Car Park.

"The campaigners to May I also suggest that the path Lives of a Bengal Lancer." And the that Haley behind the Post Office leading from entire cast, including Monte Bluo, C.

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"People Will Talk"

of

onway

is now which first achieved Musical, It was in this show

to a comical advan-

Thrured the habit of us-i

audiences. The mobe

misbehaving, eyebrow

ro-

took Haley to Hollywood and his putation as a musical comedian won him a screen contract. He recently played in two picture Boland, and "Here Comes the Groom" with Mary "Sitting Pretty".

musical

TUESDAY

"ROBERTA"

TWO WIDOWS HELD UF AND VICTIMISED

'case the victims were women.

IRENE DUNN

with FRED ASTAIRE.

They threatened her and aftor raniacking her belongings they made off.

Another widow, Cheung Yuk-ming, aged 30, was held up by two men. one of whom was armed with a rusty The curious effects of small-town

comedy Armed robbers have been busy on revolver, at the Chan Chat Garden, gossip are portrayed in humorous with Jack Oakie and Ginger Rogers. the Mainland. Yesterday the Kow-stole from her a leather handbag City, at 12.45 p.m. They Kowloon style in the now Charlie Ruggles-Mary It was in this latter im that he loon City district was the scene of D Boland film, "People Will Talk," com achieved screen popularity. But bo

two ralds. One of the crimes was containing about $18 in money, keys ing soon to the Queen's Theatre. fore his recent come-back serious ill committed during the early hours of and two powder compacts, and then New York, Dec. 14.

Iturgtos Of Twics on the verge of stardom, he daylight 46 1248 pm, and in each she woman says

ness lind hindered Haley's film carrer, the morning, and the other. In broad made off in the direction of the hill- ine

comedy Pursuit Of Ruggles and Miss Boland, the battl

that the man and The

Of had Red

been forced to withdraw from your broken the record.

Armed with the revolver was of dark The Post Ofico authorities

are this time cast as pictures by illness. And now Jack con- that 50.097 Lugs of letters and parcel mas are couple who have Haloy seems to have at last

surburban cou

In the first case Wong Po, aged complexion and wearing black clothes, have been despatched from the United never had a quarrel. They get Into quered his inx. In "Rodhends on 48, widow, reported to the police that shoes and socks, and a grey folt hat.

tho part of a

she was robbed of jewellery, clothing llo spoke the Bakka dialect. She Slates this week. compared with marital difficulties for the first time Parade", Haley has

could not give a detailed description of: the other man except that he was 44,134 last year. The liner Washing when their daughter and her husband

launches the Idea that eventually ton alone loaded 27,607 sacks of mall, squabble and neighbours mininterpret brzy press agent, the man who and money totalling $98.50.

creates a

national furore for titian-

It appears that six mon, one armed about the same age as the first man, which is aald to bo the largest mall the parents' attempt to straighten up Cargo ever carried on any ship from things. Miss Boland's idon of the tressed beauties. With choruses and with a knife and the other with iron who was about 85-years old.

affairs is daughter's New York.

way to solve hor

of heads in the country,

Itedheads Four hundred extra workers have to show hot the evil appearance of ensembles of the most beautiful red-bars, entered the woman's abods at No arrests have so far been report-

on No. 12 cowshed, Diamond Hill, about, ed. ight. Parado

is a dashing, colourful song engaged to augment the regular domestic bickering by faking a postal officials and the Superin- with Ruggles. He agrees but Allss and

and laugh filled picture. Jesse L.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by. FREDERICK PERC tondent of Foreign Malls has estimat- Boland's sense of humour falls down Lasky produood the picture, which ed that the weight of the 1986 Christ when his remarks become particularly was directed by Norman McLeod and FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street in the City of Victor

Raymond mas mail will be at least 1,200 tons. pointed. The situation rats even features Alan Dinehart,

worse when snooping neighbours: sdo Walburn and Horman Ding in the Hongkong.

bech

1.200

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