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The Coast of Folly, Gloria Helena Rogovi Kamin who was Swanson's star pictures for Para-last week convicted of unlawful
Paris, April 4. France has sent to the State: mount, has an American back-possession of 560 taola of heroin Department at Washington & Note ground of the aristocracy of and importing same into the reiterating Franca's refusal to wealth as best exemplified in the Colony was again, before Mr participate in the Naval Disarma exclusive orbit of Palm Beach,, R. E. Lindsell yesterday after ment Conference on the ground that the coast of folly," and New noon. York.
the League might thereby be weak- Mr. Léo d'Almada Asked his ned-Havan: } In the prologue to "The Coast Worship to confirm the sentence Replying to President Coolidge's of Folly," Nadine, Gathway, a of $500 fine or in default three invitation to the Conference on
Paris. April: 6. young, beautiful and tempestuous months hard labour, remarking Naval Disarmament, the Franch girl, is married to a middle-aged that he had the money ready to Government reiterates that French millionaire who is prosy and nar-pay the fine. row by nature.
Mr. Lindsell Yes. I confirm la impossible-Havas,
participation, even by an observer, Bored by the dull rigidity of the fine to be paid on the spot. her married life she deserts him Solicitor and sent then left and her baby, faring forth in the the Court. world to seek the romance her heart craves.
CHINESE WIFE'S CLAIM:
THE YMCA IN CHINA.. But mother love triumphs in
Replying to allegations by a the end. Years later after a
French journalist in the "Gaulofs," colourful career," she is drawn
Sir Arthur K. Yapp. National Irresistibly to her daughter when
Secretary of the YMCA.. déclares: the latter becomes involved in a After the interview of Magis- the Y.M.C.A. the agent of Com- Neither in China nor anywhere else difficulty.
trate and solicitors with Mr Ray Omunism. Sufficient evidence of this Miss Swanson portrays Nadine North of the Secretariat for Ghi to be found in the fact that the Gathway, and also Joyce Gath-nese Affairs yesterday afternoon, last American secretary of the way, the daughter. She brings a the case, in which a Chinese woman y.M.C.A. has been expelled from dramatic finesse that is fairly is suing her husband for mainter Soviet Russia, and in 1922 the Com genius into the characterizations. afternoon on the application of Mr. death of the YM.C.A. In the coun ance was adjourned until Friday munist party in China sword the True to life, the husband passes Leo d'Almada for the defence. into the discard How his wife) finds happiness eventually on the very brink of destruction is powerful theme of the story.
WORLD THEATRE.
"HANDS UP" TO-DAY TO SATURDAY.
Mr. Lindsell said he understood try, and it was their boast that in the complainant had refused the four years time they would abso- aauggested compromise. Mt. B.3. Glutely wipe out its work. It will Brooks, agreed that this was ag, interest you to know that three He raised no objection to Mr. Y.M.C.A. centres, manned by Bri- d'Almada's application for an ad. tlah secretaries, are now "opan for journment.
our sailors and soldiers. In Kowloon (Hong Kong), and two other secre- taries are on their way from Eng- and to open up similar centres in Shanghai.
LOTTERY CHARGE.
MEXICO EXTENDS TREATIES.
Mexico City, April 5.. The Foreign Office has announced
Mr. F. H. Losoby yesterday after- noon defended eight Chinese who Imagine Raymond Griffith in ware tharged before Major Willson the hero role of a Confederate spy with running a popis lottery, pos- hobnobbing with Abraham Li-sossion of a number of tickets, and coln, Robert E. Loe and other printing same. On the charge of that the old treaties of amity and famous figures of history. These could not convict. Three of the de-Holland, Germany and France, possession his Worship decided he commerce with Britain, Belgium. noted historical characters of the fendants were discharged on all which have expired, will be con North and South are hever treat counts, while of the five who were tinued until December 31, in order ed lightly; they are never made convicted, the eighth man was fined to afford time for negotiation of new the butt of jokes directly or in-3100 for being the keeper and the agreements-Reuter's directly-they merely provide the other four 850 each for printing. Service. Ji Eserious background for the story.
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One of the most hilarious scenes. the production depicts the clever manner in which Griffith saves the day when the Indians capture him and the other folks travelling on the stagecoach. He shoots crap with the Indian chief and after he gets through "rolling the bones" the only thing left to the red men is the war paint on their faces.
Griffith's ventriloquial tricks, in which he makes the parrot and the horse talk, furnish a flock of laughs.
Thrills and suspense are not lacking, and picturegoers will get a real "kick" out of the mine ex plosion. the scene where the In- dians almost burn Mack Swain at the stake, and the excitingly tense moment when Griffith is about to be hung for having stolen the gold
In addition to Mack Swain, the prominent players appearing in support of the star in "Hands Up include Marion Nixon, Virginia Lee Corbin, Montagu Love and George Billings.
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"The Story Without a Name" is 'there. It has interest and ap peal
What more could you ask?". Tyrone Power, Dagmar Godow- sky, Maurice Costello, Ivan Linow, Louis Wolheim and Jack Bohn are among the more prominent play ers who appear in the big cast in support of Agnes Ayras and Antonio Moreno...
MURDERERS' EXECUTED,
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