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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 thei Panay tired on the Japanese troops ashore, as was at first) suggested, but dany 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, whether she

was

THE ALMOST FORGOTTEN MAN

Santa Claus in Glamour Street

By

MOLLY

THE world's Glamour.

T

Street, that strip of shops, tramcars and 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. sible for the sinking of the ship

or did not.

CAST LE

They take their Christmas seriously

in Hollywood

Besides

THE shops, as well as providing their share

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

paper

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

behind them. They all light up ing the film stars whose job it is But, stiff and paper-like as It will be changed back again, at nights. During the day the to parade up and down in the they look in life, they are too real

er-a-mute-protest-against-the-them:-Twentieth-Century-Fox-have-that-Christmassy, metallic

ONE of the Christmas glint.

.

"Make

LTD.know the identity of the gun- of cou Meanwhile, Hollywood pretend-snow and icicles regist- Twentieth Century, too, most of for the shopkeepers. They don't

boat? Was she moving,_as_the when. Meanwhile, Japanese seem to believe, and Boulevard is more like the over 85deg, temperature. therefore possibly suspect as movie factories churn out than coloured picture of life that its

So do the clothes of

chores of the over- convoy craft? Or had she been

As for the dialogue, ever before.

some of the women. worked film stars is a trip along

well. at anchor for two hours or more

there's this 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- when the bombing occurred? the entertainment pulse of the citizeness who happens to own self (or his Hollywood repre- minently displayed: "HEY. Truly, the fact that she was world, so you can imagine that a fur coat and wants to show it sentative).

KIDS, TOYLAND IS OPEN. subsequently machine-gunned Hollywood Christmas is a super off.

The list of "notables of the TELL YER MÅ TO TELL might indicate either almost in- production with real box-office There they go in their furs, film colony" that was handed out SANTA THAT THEY SURE credible carelessness or the de-punch.

dripping down the Lane, and to me, all of whom were going to GOT EVERYTHIN' AT PEN- liberate intention of affronting

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

side of the rond Christmas trees snow-storm. Sometimes it is cluded Shirley Temple, Mary Trader Horne's pet shop dis- But it

are hoisted.. They are seems that the key to the puzzle multi-coloured candles, weighed wear furs, but who

lit by almost cold enough at nights to Pickford, Jean Hersholt, Irene plays dogs' outfittings. is with the pilots of the bombing down by snow.

wants to Dunne, Jane Withers, Sonju them happy with

a new rain- wear a new coat in the dark Henie, and Governor Merriam, coat," he advises, planes; or with their superior, who either ordered the attack meter registering what

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

The Governor of California's A little further on the Holly- name was at the end of the list. wood Gift Shoppe tells you to This question, to,

Those who.own no new furs We

a glamorous gift the best of our knowledge, has would consider midsummer heat saunter down the Lane in thin Maybe they are unsure about "Send them

and a pretty good summer at pyjama suitings and cotton Merriam-for-ex-Governor

his box-office appeal. The from Hollywood," and suggests never been satisfactorily #172- that.

frocks, handing out sweet smiles gets new members every day.

Club Californian budded baby walnuts swered.

or a greeting card printed in They are not real candies; the and sour grapes to their more Not for a moment is it sug-Los Angeles Fire Department fortunate sisters.

Mr. Hellman (you know, the German, Swedish, Polish, Nor- But all that G.M. of E.E.) has done his stuff weglan, Danish, or French. gested that the Japanese are would have something to say if is another story.

Of not pressing the investigation | they

as if he were Mr. Barnum and even Spanish. were. For that matter The shops all along the street Bailey in person. of the affair. There is not a they are not real trees.

The Doll Hospital will make chipped in for the decorations, 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."

He rides out himself at the "Shirley Temple doll wigs from 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 Lighthorac Troop of outside of this shop might note

Alert spies of film producer able to suppose that they are asked (and a good many of them shops, are not so sure. having difficulty in making con-fare) they would declare that the

Californian Lancers, the Motion that while Shirley Temple is still tacts with all the officers who Christmas version of Hollywood

Picture Equestrians, Inc., as well a big number with the little THERE is the Hollywood as twenty riders from the mothers of the race (especially may be in any way concerned. | Boulevard--pardon me, Santa

Hotel, for instance. Happy Valley Stables dressed as those whose daughters have When it is recalled that the Claus Lane has Drama! Sus- That's a long building which English huntsmen. reply to the British protest con-pense! Thrills! In

straight black hair), the rising the covers more frontage than anyThere 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- On the lamp standards, alter- pay 100 dollars for its privilege team of white horses." Hugessen, required weeks to pre-nating with the trees, there are

Withers, who may be no better The manager claims that it is

thom.. pare, it is not surprising that clowns, windmills, toy soldiers 100 dollars down the drain, but

looking than they are THERE are the investigation of this even with whirling roulette wheels the festivity committee, headed

musical selves, but can make noisen like effects, too. There is more serious affair should take

a machine-gun. - by a Mr. E. J. Shurtz, general nothing casual about Holly- For the benefit of any spies them longer. But the longer

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 little girl (with straight black piled by each side, the larger will be interesting to hear what the event, a Mr. Marco Hellman, little boys who want to earn hair) stood with her mother the risk of creating the impresexcuses are forthcoming for the grand marshal of equestrian en- some pennies. gion, in America of a lack of direction of battery fire on the tries, won't let him off a nickel,

looking in at the window at the Cural singers nra "choral Shirley Temple dolls, sincerity in the inquiry. Japan British gunbout, after the mat-protest as he may.

groups under the auspices of the "I can't understand why you would be well advised to `avold ter has been studied in that "No story-book setting could Hollywood Co-ordinating Coun- wouldn't like that lovely doll," action or procrastination which systematic fashion which the be more fanciful," anys the local cil." And they'd better co- said the momma. would give rise to auch sus-Japanese invariably

employ. Press (they don't say whether a ordinate. picions, for already she must Whatever they are they will not film studio might be). "Giant

have loved her when I was Other music is being provided little girl." realise that she is not above alter the feeling in British windmills flap their arms as if in nightly by the First California reproach in this incident.

minds that the action was high-challenge to twentieth century Regiment of the Modern Wood- cute," said straight-hair polite- "Well, maybe she's kinder handed and unwarranted, and Don Quixotes." The Japanese findings in res-not the coolly calculated enter-

mon of America, the Elks Sym- ly, "But look at that lovely pect to the II.M.S. "Ladybird' prise expected of good soldiers. lotes. Maybe they are challeng- and the Malloy Girls Band.

I don't know about the Quix- phonic Band of Lodge No. 99, gangster doll with the saWT-

off shotgun. She'd kinder cute:""

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