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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1937,

DIFFERENCES ON

DETAILS

Reports on the details of the incident involving U.S.S. Panay conflict. The Japanese now ad- mit that it is doubtful if the Panny fired on the Japanese troops ashore, as was at first suggested. but deny that Japanese launches in the river machine-gunned the sinking vessel. But on this latter point the American witnesses of the tragedy are apparently in ac- cord. Whether the Panay fired on shore positions after she was attacked,

THE ALMOST FORGOTTEN MAN

Santa Claus in Glamour Street

By

MOLLY CASTLE

THE world's -Glamour

TH

Street, that strip of shops, tramcars and

whether she was sidewalks a mile long which machine-gunned after bombs they used to call Hollywood had blasted her, are relatively Boulevard, has changed its unimportant matters. What name. If you must know, America wants to know is: Did they are now calling it the aircraft which are respon-Santa Claus Lane.

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They take their Christmas seriously in Hollywood

ONE of the Christmas-

chores of the over-

THE shops, as well as providing their share

of the scenery, are also writing the words and music for Holly- wood's Christmas production. Besides the communal bit of gaiety, they have their own in- dividual scenic effects consisting mostly of bright-coloured collu- lose film and metallised poinsettias.

paper

Every house in the district has a poinsettia tree leaning de- coratively against its porch, and beyond the Boulevard there are fieldy, and fields of these real but artificial-looking blooms.

But, stiff and paper-like as behind them. They all light up ing the film stars whose job it is sible for the sinking of the ship It will be changed back again, know the identity of the gun- of course, and you can guess at nights. During the day the to parade up and down in the they look in life, they are too real pretend-snow and icicles regist- Twentieth Century, too, most of for the shopkeepers. They don't. er a mute protest against the them: Twentieth Century-Fox. have that Christmassy, metallic

glint. Japanese seem to belleve, and Boulevard is more like the over-85deg.-temperature.

coloured picture of life that its therefore possibly suspect as a

So do the clothes of

AS for the dialogue, well, there's this. convoy craft? Or had she been movie factories churn out than

some of the women. worked film stars is a trip along ever before. at anchor for two hours or more

Hollywood keeps its fingers on It is hard luck on any Hollywood the Lane with Santa Claus him- printed on a big sign and pro- repre- minently displayed: "HEY, when the bombing occurred? the entertainment pulse of the citizeness who happens to own self (or his Hollywood

KIDS, TOYLAND IS OPEN. Truly, the fact that she was world, so you can imagine that a fur coat and wants to show it sentative).

YER MATO TELL. The list of "notables of the TELL subsequently machine-gunned Hollywood Christmas is a super off, might indicate either almost in-production with real box-office There they go in their furs, film calony" that was handed out SANTA THAT THEY SURE dripping down the Lane, and to me, all of whom were going to GOT EVERYTHIN' AT PEN- credible carelessness or the de-punch.

High up on standards by the wishing for it good New York "co-operate with the event," in- NEY'S."

Trader Horne's pet shop dis- liberate intention of affronting the

side of the road Christmas trees snow-storm. Sometimes it is cluded Shirley Temple, Mary American flag. But it

are hoisted.. They are It by almost cold enough at nights to Pickford, Jean Hersholt, Irene plays dogs' outfittings. "Make

Withers, Sonja them happy with

a new rain- seems that the key to the puzzle multi-coloured candles, weighed wear furs, but who

wants to Dunne, June is with the pilots of the bombing down by snow.

wear a new coat in the dark Henie, and Governor Merriam, coat," he advises.

The Governor of California's A little further on the Holly- planes: or with their superior,

It is not real snow, the thermo- where no one can see it? who either ordered the attack

meter registering what we Those who own no new furs name was at the end of the list. wood Gift Shoppe tells you to Maybe they are unsure about "Send them a glamorous gift or did not. This question, to would consider midsummer hent saunter down the Lane in thin his box-office appeal. The from Hollywood," and suggests the best of our knowledge, has and a pretty good summer at pyjama suitings and cotton Merriam-for-ex-Governor Club Californian budded baby walnuts never been satisfactorily an- that.

frocks, handling out sweet smiles gets new members every day. or a greeting card printed in They are not real candles; the and sour grapes to their more Mr. Hellman (you know, the German, Swedish, Polish, Nor- Not for a moment is it sug-Los Angeles Fire Department fortunate sisters. But all that G.M. of E.E.) has done his stuff wegian, Danish, or French. Or gested that the Japanese are would have something to say if is another story.

as if he were Mr. Barnum and even Spanish.

The Doll Hospital will make not pressing the investigation they

The shops all along the street Bailey in person. of the affair. There is not afthey are not real trees.

chipped in for the decorations, He rides out himself at the "Shirley Temple doll wigs from doubt in the world that they will But the Boulevard's public are so much per foot frontage, and head of the horsemen, and be- your own hair."

Alert spies of film producers not pursue their inquiries ex- not used to anything three- they think they are worth the hind him he has Victor McLag- haustively. It is also reason-dimensional, and if they were money. Chippers-in, other than len and his Lighthorse Troop of outside of this shop might note able to suppose that they are asked (and a good many of them shops, are not so sure.

Californian Lancers, the Motion that while Shirley Temple is still

with the little- having difficulty in making con-Jare) they would declare that the

ns twenty riders from the mothers of the race (especially for instance. Happy Valley Stables dressed as those whose daughters have a long building which English huntsmen.

straight black hair), the rising reply to the British protest con- pensel Thrills! In fact the covers more frontage than any There is also "a float featuring generation are more likely to go cerning the attack on the Am- thing's colossal,

shop on the street, and has to an old-time victoria drawn by a out after a toughie like Jane bassador, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-

Withers, who may be, no better On the lamp standards, alter- pay 100 dollars for its privilegc. team of white horses."

them- looking than they aro Hugessen, required weeks to pre-nating with the trees, there are The manager claims that it is

THERE are musical selves, but can make noises like pare, it is not surprising that clowns, windmills, toy soldiers 100 dollars down the drain, but

effects, too. There is a machine-gun. the investigation of this even with whirling roulette wheels the festivity, committee, headed

by a Mr. E. J. Shurtz, general nothing casual about Holly- For the benefit of any spies more serious affair should take

chairman, a Mr. Max Strasburg, wood's musical arrangements; it who were taking time off for satisfaction is delayed, and the incident, at the time of writing, parade chairman, a Mr. Alter, in doesn't leave such an important lunch, let me present a piece of greater the disparity between are not known. But the posi-charge of securing distinguished part of Christmas as carol sing dialogue I overheard myself. A the details of evidence com-tion. is somewhat clearer. It personalities to co-operate with ing to chance and any group of lttle girl (with straight black want to earn hair) stood with her mother piled by each side, the larger will be interesting to hear what the event, a Mr. Marco Hellman, little boys who

looking in at the window at the the risk of creating the impres-excuses are forthcoming for the grand marshal of equestrian en- some pennies.

Carol singera Are "choral Shirley Temple dolls. sion in Americs of a lack of direction of battery fire on the tries, won't let him off a nickel,

groups under the auspices of the

"I can't understand why you sincerity in the inquiry. Japan British gunboat, after the mat-protest as he may. would be well advised to avoid ter has been studied in that "No story-book setting could Hollywood Co-ordinating Coun- wouldn't like that. lovely doll,"

co- said the momma. "I woul action or procrastination which systematic fashion which the be more fanciful," says the local cll." And they'd better

have loved her when I was n would give rise to auch sus- Japanese invariably employ. Press (they don't any whether a ordinate.

Other music is being provided little girl.””. picions, for already she must Whatever they are they will not film studio might be). "Glant realise that she is not above alter the feeling in British windmills flap their arms as if in nightly by the First California "Well, maybe she's kinder minds that the action was high challenge to twentieth century Regiment of the Modern Wood- cute," said straight-hair polite- handed and unwarranted, and Don Quixotes."

men of America, the Elke Sym- ly. "But look at that lovely

were.

For that

matter

tacts with all the officers who Christmas version of Hollywood THERE is the Hollywood Picture Equestrians, Inc., as well a big number

may be in any way concerned. Boulevard--pardon me, Santa When it is recalled that the Claus Lane has Drama! Sus- That's

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COUNT THE

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reproach in this incident..

The Japanese findings in res, pect to the II.M.9. Ladybird

Hotel,

not the coolly calculated enter- I don't know about the Quix- phonic Band of Lodge No. 99, gangster doll with the sawn- prise expected of good soldiers. otes. Maybe they are challeng- and the Malloy Girls' Band. off shotgun. She's kinder cute,”*