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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937.

Elaine Barrie Got Four Figures For

Borrowed

At 385%- For Others

"So

at 385

that the wages of the theatre com-. pany could be paid, I borrowed £180 per cent, interest,” said a solicitor at London Bankruptcy Court recently. His public examination proceeded, and officials remained ignorant of a story of self-sacri- fice.....

Though a solicitor by profession, Mr. Charles Cecil Courtney Lewis, of King's- rond, Chelsea, S.W., liked "thrillers."-

He read them, talked of them, and, in the end, with friends, started Thriller Theatres, Ltd.. and put on shows at the Lyric Theatre, Ham- mersmith. The productions were promises of financial assistance were not kept.

Mr. Lewis told of his theatrical ventures SOON after he left Bankruptcy Court. where examination was concluded,

his

popular, but

HIKED 8.080 MILES-Juno Carmona, 12

right, and Rafael Petit Venezuelan Boy Scents, who hikṛt 8,000 miles in 212 years to attend The Senut Jamboree beginning the last of June, in Washington. They left Venezuelu Jan. 11, 1035, encrmtering many hardships: Greeting them in Washington are Dr. Don Diogenes Escalante, Minister, and Senora Escalante.

"Just before Christmas," he said,: "we had no money to pay the staff.

It looked as though they would have

an empty Christmas,

PAID THE STAFF

<T> J

them. I

borrowed thei

money. I thought others would helpi

Venezuelan

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to settle the matter, but now I have! Theatre.

k Glamour" (King's; threatens William Powell's hitherlo! to-day).Daring search- unchallenged to stand the loss myself. Still, it was; light on modern life in America's Florence Rice, Nat Pendleton

No. 1 ranking.) unl! sheer joy to see the faces of the staff art studies. The dialogue is swift Henry Danieli contribute interesting) when they were paid.

studies.

and sophistiented, and the charac» terisations are wittingly and cleverly "I fost roughly £500, but I do varied. Splendid Performances

13 not regret it for a moment. I still

Melyyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Ulak we could

made the porting cast,

Reginald Denny and a strong sup- liave scheme pay had our friends kept! their promises and we might have) made a small fortune.

In our first

month we put on 'Dracula' and "Rope," and during the Arst fortnight the takings were nearly -L500,**

"When Love Is Young" (Alhambra) Theatre, to-day). Entertaining! romance-comedy featuring Virginia Bruce, Kent

Taylor and Walter Brennan. The picture blends the pathos of a deeply human experi-1 ence with the brilliance of Broad- way's lighter and song. In addi tion to singing two songs, Miss Bruce! Charles dances for the first

to screen.

tanc

the

"Turn Off The Meon" (Queen's Theatre, to-day).-One of the richest comedies of the year. Crities in London halled the picture as a fine achievement. Regarded as Ruggles happiest contribution screen fun for many years. Around! him is a superb supporting cast in-. "Cal And Mabel" (Mafeitle cluting Eleanore Whitney, Johnny Theatre, Mr. Lewis had told the court that Downs, Kenny Baker,

to-day).—Clark Gable si Ben Blue, pugilist: Marion Davies an heart- his assets would realise twee the Marjorie Guteson.

wrecker in a sprightly romance amount of his liabilities. The re- "Under Cover Of Night" (Oriental comedy which gives both players mystery involving about three mur talents. Allen Jenkins contributes to Theatre. to-day).—Skilfully woven plenty of scope to reveal their ders. Neatly solved by Edmund the fun and Roscoe Karns is an- Lowe, who, as the suave detective, other asset to the im.

ceiving order was made in April, and showed liabilities of 2667, and assets of £1,435.

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Says Producer Hollywood, July 1.

'LAINE BARRIE, whose former husband, Mr. John Barrymore, announced yesterday that they were going to remarry, figured in an action over an "undress" film in the Hollywood courts to- day.

Film producer Wain Esper was sued by Mr. E. K. Nadel, who claimed proprietary rights in the title "How to Undress in Front of your Husband."

The title is used for a film in which Miss Barrie appears, and to which the Barrymore family have objected as not worthy of their reputation.

Mr. Esper said that he acquired | stockings. Then, turning her bare the rights in the life last February back to the camera, she slips from a magazine. "He added:---

nightdress.

"The Barrymores can like the ther brassiere and reaches plcture or Trap it, but Miss Barrie was pald sonjelling Ike

for er

The climax is a full-length view four figures for a day's disrobing. of the nightdress descending. the "It is going to be relvased within undergarments then falling at her a week, all complaints notwithstand-fect.

in

NIGHTDRESS SCENE

Mr. Esper described Mins The film shays Miss Barrie tak- Barrie's figure as "very pleasing."— ing off her dress, stip, shoca and | United Press,

Joy Brought Him Death

After learning that his wife, a patient in the North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, N., hud laken a turn for the better, Mr. Joseph Towlson, aged 77, of cof- Kilvinton-drive, Enfield, lapsed at her bedside recently and clied,

Mrs. Dorothy Andrews, his daughter, aald after she had broken the news to her mother: "The Joy and excilement of knowing that at last mother was getting better were too much for lilm."

TWO KISSES

COST HIM £21

WOMAN TEACHER'S LANDLORD TO PAY DAMAGES

WORLD'S FASTEST TRAINING PLANE

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A new training aeroplane capable of a speed of more than 290 miles an hour is to be exhibited in the New Type Aircraft Park at the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon. This is be lieved to be the fastest training aero- plane in the world.

It is known as the Miles-R.R.. trainer and it is powered with a Rolls Royce Kestrel XVI. engine, which delivers 745 h.p. at 14,500 ft. The machine incorporates all the latest equipment so that pupils &boll be able to fit themselves to go im- mediately to the fastest service types.

It has a three-bladed controllable- pitch airscrew, a retractable under- carriage and trailing edge wing flaps. In addition, the cabin is enclosed. Consequently a pilot Blying one of these trainers can learn all that is required of him in operating the various

components of a modern military machine.

A SCHOOLTEACHER who was kissed twice against her will was awarded 20 guincas damages, It is permissible to-day to disclose with. costs, at Croydon recently against Robert Atwood, property owner, of Park Hill Road, Croy don.

"SAID I LOOKED LONELY"

He had sued the woman. Miss Nelly Howarth, of St. George's Road, Worthing for £3 14s., rent alleged" to be due in lieu of notice.

In the course of the hearing he ac- cepted in settlement 129 puid into court by Miss Howarth, who counter- claimed damages for assault and bat- tery.

LEFT FLAT THAT NIGHT

For Miss Howarth it was stated Atwood called when she was in the

flat alone.

another technical advance made by British manufacturers on their work which has already had its effect in. for the Royal Air Force, an advance

stepping up still further the already remarkable performance of certain military acroplanes. It is the in- troduction of aero-engines with two- speed superchargers.

When the aeroplane reaches a giren height the pilot. by moving a lever the cockpit, can bring in the supercharger drive. The con- second train of gears into operation sequence is that the supercharger is speeded up and the power output in- erensed.

. AT 17,000 FEET

An engine of this kind fitted to the aeroplane brings the maximum speed Vickers Wellesley geodetic bombing'

figure, according to the manufac- He began a conversation of a sug

turers' trials, up to 228 miles an hour gestive character and kissed her at 17,000ft. The highest speed al- twice. She left the flat the same (tained by this machine during Gov- night and had not lived there since, ernment trials was a little over 202

miles an hour.

Other teachers at Miss Howarth's school lived in the same block of The engine filled to the Wellesley fata and there had since been rum- with the two-speed supercharger is ours and scandal in the school about the Pegasus XVIII and it has com- what was supposed to have occurred, pleted its official type tests, which in- clude frequent changes of superchar- Miss Howarth said, "He told me ger gear. At 2,500ft. the engine gives he thought I looked lonely, and I said 940-980 h.p., and at 17.750 ft. It gives I was not. I sat in a chair and he 860-000 h.p. The Siddeley Tiger came and sat on the corner of the VIII, is the other type of air-cooled table beside me,

"He began talking about the private life of his wife and himself and put his arm around me against my will and kissed me twice."

Miss Howarth sold that Atwood had since written and apologised.

"ENTITLED TO RESENT" Atwood denied the assault and sald that what occurred was of an entire ly Innocent nature and he wished to make it clear that there was no struggle. He complained that the mattor had been magnified.

radial with two-speed aupercharger. Its take-off power is 920 h.p.

manufacturers' trials with the Vickers Additional figures obtained during Wellesley show that the machine has

a still-air range of 1,325 miles when Jaden to 10,000lb., and that

with augmented all-up weight the range is Increased to 2,270 miles at 100 m.p.h. range obtained by any new aeroplane This is believed to be the greatest ordered for the Royal Air Force up to the present.

Normally the Wellesley carries a crew of two, pilot and gunner, and Judge Haydon sald, "I am con- they are accommodated in enclosed. vinced that there was an nasault of a cockpits with kind which a woman is entitled to re- The undercarriage is retractable, and Intercommunication. sent. I am going to value the twe the bomb load is carried in stream- Kisses infilcted in the improper way Une containers shaped something lika at ten guineas each”

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