FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,
1929,
"BY CANDLE LIGHT" ROUND THE CINEMAS NOT TO REMARRY
LAST NIGHTS SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTION
APRIL VIVIAN'S CHARM
LON CHANEY IN A NEW ROLE
WIFE'S £8,000 PENALTY IN HER WILL
APLAIN CLOTHES MAN"
Except that by adle light Lon Chaney, bon of mute parents, things are not what they seem, vit
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To-morrow Tea Dances at Hong there a small justification for the role to play in Jack Conway's produc-marry was issued recently.
It was that of Mrs. Sarah. Har-Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, rather misleading file "By Candle in "While the City Steps," showing Light, which has been given to at the Queen's Theatre -day and triet Reeve, the daughter of the late 4.30 p.m.
Entertainments this delightful comedy which Mr.
She died at her Today Queen's Theatre; Feches Russell's company present Known as "the man with a thousand "Lord" George Sanger, the famous
faces," Chaney, in this film deviates circus proprietor.
home in South Eastern-road, "While The City Sleeps." pfly at the Theatre Royal rom that conception, and is seen as a
To-day World Theatre: last sight, and will agaià present plain clothes-man" in the New York Ramsgate, in April.
Mr. Reaves' estate was proved "The Villa By The Sea" at $.15 and There is an aban (ty police fures, consisting of 6,000, thising.
She left legacies 9.20 p.m. "The Hermit's Own Wed- daner of sparkling dialogue, and potecting the public in an effort to at £48,920. the wit is not to bavyo ng sab kep peace and order.
amounting to £15,000 to her childing" (Chinese picture), 2.30 and raids are adduced in this Ble to prove indigest to the Police
Today Star Theatre; about £8,000, to her husband "while average playgoer. The opening act elver 5lm, a feature of which is then, and one-third of the residue, 7.16 p.m. is not so successful as its two suc-new method of determining suspects the remains her widower." On his "Blue Skies."
Today Majestie Theatre; cessors; there are awkward gaps in bought to the station. They stand on
The Battles of Verdun." the movement of the play when the platform, facing a blinking light, and death or remarriage the share is to.
To-day At stage is left vacant for two or three unable to see who is in front of go to her children.
Theatre Royal, them, while the detectives makes care« /
Forbes, Russell Comedy Co., in "By minutes; the audience is inclined observations, cach in tara. to rough and fidget in such circum-
Home Mails stances, for the absence of an actor, it must
To-day Inward from America
To-morrow-Outward for Europe 19th September, 1929, will be subject Ably supporting Chaves, are Mac shire, who left the bulk of her for- via Marseilles ("Morea"), 10.30 to rent
All Claims against the Steamer Wheeler
must be presented to the Undersign- Oakman, who tune of £118,466 to her husband, if a..
ed on er before 26th September, 1929, pays an excellent part as "Mile-Away," he should remain a widower.
or they will not be recognised. notorious
While there have been several wills under which widows forfeit Every film has a love story legacies on remarriage, it is rare Candle Light," 9.15 p.m.
and in this one Anita for a wife to penalise her widower.
to be dramatic, must be the absence Pure, fresh from fer trumph in "Our A recent instante was Mrs. Annie
a very great actor. In the Dancing Daughters" and Carroll Nye,
The Steamship.
"BLOEMFONTEIN " having arrived. Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Go- downs of Holt's Wharf, whence deli- very may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and
second act, however, the exciting expounds it, intermingled with a mur. Constance Meinerzhagen, of Ken-and ports ("President McKinley" all Goods remaining undelivered after
and amusing situations crowd one upon the other.
The Plot
de and robbery.
And
Bosch
sington Park-gardens, W., and Ross-
at
The plot is slight. The Baron
undertake and crook. Mr. Reeve, who is living Egon Von Felsen, alebrated for his entertainment of the ladies, leaves lly Moran, is undoubtedly the sup Ramsgate, is seventy-five years of
pler of the laughs throughout.
age, and their marriage was a boy World Jamboree his fat one evening to visit an Eng-
and girl romance of circus life. Beh friend. In bis absence, his A British Gazette, showing the
devoted couple and. valet. Bastion, wherings up a lady 280.000 Boy Scouts at Arrowe, Park. They were a
They on the telephone on behalf of his cheering lustily for H.RL. the Prince brought up a large family. master, pois commeted with the of Wales, and a Fox Comedy, compacted celebrated their golden welding a wrong lady. Seening adventure, the evening's entertainment. he invites her over to the flat, dons)
dinner jacket, and the Baron's
At an
cleverly impersonates him. awkward moment the real Baron un- expectedly returns, but plays up to
with his valet.
Pep."
31
"BLUE SKIES"
i
few years ago.
A member of the family said to
3 μm
* Land Sale Sept. 16 At F.W.D. Offices, one lot of Crown Land at Tai Kok Tsui,
Sports To-day Chinese Athletic ciation Tennis Tournament, North Point Stadium.
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Bills of Lading will be countersign-
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To-morrow-Eighth annual aqua-
ail.
tic sports meeting of Police and Pri-ed by, 30 Depts, V.R.C. Club.
To-morrow Charity Football Match: United Services v. S.C.A.A., Caroline Hill, 4.45 p.m.
Sept. 21 Victoria Récreation
.
Sept. 29-St. John Ambulance him i make full use of the com- Brigade aquatic sports, King's Col-pany's vehicles in the cheapest and lege bath, 10 a.m.
most convenient manner.
a "Sunday Express" representative: Mrs. Reeve's only idea in making Frank Albertson, co-featured with that clause in her will regarding in "Blue Skies." her husband's remarriage was be- len Twelvetrees the imposition by reversing places has done some splendid work in pre-cause she did not want the children Club Night fete.
vinus Fox pictures, notably "Prep and to be left out in the cold, and the at the money which the parents had help Bastien is discacerted at Grst.
In "Blue Skies," showing hat gradually plays the role of
Slar, to-day and Satunlay, Albertsoned to make together go to some one Baron so well that he takes many is cast as the grown-up erphan.
"Blue Skies" is a story of life in an liberties. Fresh complications arise, such as an frate husband, and orphanage, adapted by John Stone from wife until in the Frederick Hazlitt Brentin's magazine An unhappy
The final act, the deeption is unveiled. story, "The Matron's Report." The lady on the telephone turns out pkk of Hollywood's colony of child to be...well, see the play for yourriors and actresses appear in the pis
self to-night.
[ture and some of them are featured in purts in which they do some amazing Lady on the Phone
werk. One of them is Frederick, calle As Elizabeth.
the lady on the The most versatile child in pictures," "phone, Miss April Vivian is quite and another is Carmencita Johnson, a charming, although one felt that child actress of proven ability. had she but had the sympathy of large audience her perform-
ance would
more feeling.
perfections
have carried even
"BATTLES OF VERDUN"
The epic film. "The Battles Ale Alexander as
displayed
821
school. Mies Isobel Pargiter had
cast
R
of
dse.
AFTER 21 YEARS
DRAMATIC MEETING IN A HOSPITAL WARD
SISTERS UNITED
Two sisters have met in a London hospital after a separation twenty-one years.
of
Two elderly women, both suffering from cataract, lay in neighbouring beds in a ward of the Moorfields
Meeting
Today - Regular monthly
As most purchasers of foreign meeting of the Marine Engineers' silk goods are women and girls, Guild of China (Hong Kong) members of the Shanghai Chinese Branch), 67. Des Voeux Road Cen-Native Silk Products Salvation As- tral. 6 p..
Miscellaneous
To-day-H.K.V.D.C. Promecade Concert, on Parade Ground, Volunteer Headquarters, 9.15 p.m.
sociation have addressed a letter to the Greater Shanghai Women's Union, requesting the members of the union to show their revolution- ary spirit by refraining from buy- ing foreign silk products from now on so that China's silk goods trade may be saved from collapsing and foreign competitors in the trade
IN OTHER PLACES
CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN TO can be defeated.
JAVA
An R.A.F. flying boat has arrived
the Baron gave the play life and Verdun" (screening at the Majestic Eye Hospital, City-road.
The elder of the two, Mrs.
The "Japan Chroniele" announces all the Theatre till to-morrow) is claimed not interest, and
the death of Mr. Egon Crevatin, who studio-made fim; but is a George Packham, progressed favour- experienced to be a
went to Japan in 1895 at the age of actor who has played many roles. series of actual photographs taken at ably, and was allowed to walk about at Mergai, Burma, from Penang.
One day she crossed
20, and worked for many years in His acting suggested that he is great personal risk by a French camera the ward.
the bedside of
The the other
Commissioner of Public the firm of Otto Reimer and Co. not unfamiliar with the Bensonian who followed the first line trenches over to
the French Army throughout the hir-;
John Webster,
and Safety has issued an order for the He was an Austrian by birth, and patient Mrs. eric engagements. The picture is
strict suppression of gambling juwas honorary consul for Austria a not difficult part, but sustained it aathentic and gives a graphic account began to chat to her.
"We began to talk of all sorts of the Municipality of Greater Shang-in Kobe. After the war, Mr. cleverly, her Grst entrance being the famous battles together with
Crevatin came out again, and took slightly more in ressive than her many vivid scenes of the evacuation things," said Mna. Packham, "and hai.
gradually the conversation drifted
up the business which Mr. Richard second, ('he pesonality of Alee and bombardment of Verdun."
Reiff was relinquishing. The battle scenes showing the al-to our former lives. We found, to is Alexander apt to
we both shadow.) As Bastien, the valet, ace of the German hordes, and the our great surprise, that John Manuel had a hard role toallant rally of the French Army are came from the same part of the
ly well. It is hard to discover how he managed to
An interesting deviation is an aired my hand and shouted excitedly, Elizabeth .but he did, and fight in which a great French "ace" is Aunie, Annie, don't you know" me?
I am your sister Emma'! when she found out that he was shown being brought to the ground.
Wonderful Moment only a valet. the sparks began to fy. Others of the cast are Miss Heather Angel (Lalu Von Keck). MAGNATE'S (Count, Von Baltim) and Miss Grace Ray (a Waitress), all of whom snow finesse and add their quota to our pleasure. If one wants a hearty langh he should see "By Candle Life" to-night-the Anal perform
play and carried it off exceeding-id. President Von Hindenburg and country and had mutual friends.
General Ladendorff are seen in con- "Then my fellow patient clutch-recovering.
Charles Bradley
ance.
A CANARD
take in
NO ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF GENERAL CHAN
Cauton, Yesterday.
It is officially afirmed that there is no truth in the report which ap peared on September 11 in certain Hong Kong paper that an attempt was made last Sunday on the life of the Cornmander-in-Chief, Gen- éral Chan Chai-tong-Canton News
Agency.
farence behind closed doors.
ONE-TIME HOST OF THE EX-KAISER
A woman found 8ft. under the ground two days and a half after the
dump explosion at The death has occurred at the ammunition Yunnan Fu, was still alive and is Italian Hospital, Tientsin, of Father Edmond Rubbens, well-known Bel- gian missionary from Mongolia, in his 70th year. The deceased was born in Belgium on Nov. 20, 1859, and for a period of 45 years has been conducting missionary werk in China, principaly in Mon-
Mr. J. H. Thomas, Lord Privy
Sual.
4
that stated recently Trade Commissioner at Singapore and an assistant Trade Commis
shortly be appointed.
golia, where he founded the first Belgian Mission.
"It was one of the most wonder- SUICIDEful moments I have ever known. Isioner at Sydney, Australia, will
had not seen my sister for twenty- one years. I knew she lived in Ley-: ton, but, somehow or other, we did Report has it that the National not keep in touch.
Government has ordered the various When the Gruf Zeppelin was! "Then came that marvellous Ministries to abolish their Shang-about to start from Los Angeles for It is the greatest coin- hal offices unless it is found Lakehurst at midnight of August
Not absolutely necessary that they 26, the management of the hotel;
Berlin, August 4.
A sensation has been caused by moment.
Dr. Edward Simon, a millionaire cidence I have ever known.
where Lieuteant-Commander Ku-; extile magnate, committing suicide only were we both in the same ward should be retained.
saka and Major Shibata, two Ja- in bis palatial home in the Victoria in the same hospital, but we both
Mr. S. Uyentura, who for the panese officers, were sterping, took Strasse, owing to business worry had the same complaint.
"Had I not sat down beside her past couple of years has been Ja- their luggage aboard the dirigible, after a long battle with financial difficulties following the inflation we should have gone on as we had panese Consul in Shanghai, and who while they were absent, believing donc previously, because, although has served as acting Consul-General that they were going on to Lake- peripd.
Dr. Simon before the war was I had noticed Emma lying in bed Ion several occasions, has taken up hurst. When the two officers retom-
97 Conaul frequently the host of the ex-did not recognise her as my sister, his appointments Kaiser.
CIGARETTES
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Nanking.
Mr. T. H. Whitehead,
who has
ined to the hotel, after their luggage so greatly had she changed.
had departed aboard the "Graf" "We have had
a great time
they found themselves in a predica. since, talking over old times and all Captain N. O'Neill, who
relin-ment, as it was at least six days that has happened to us. I think quished the command of the cruiser before they could recover it. we must be the two happiest peo-"Suffolk" on the China station at the ple in London. We have the com- beginning of the year, has been forting knowledge, in addition to selected as Captain of the Dock-presented the Royal Empire Scciety New York, August 17.
the great joy of seeing each other yard and King's Harbour Master, with a £1,000 bond, has been a Life из аге pro- Chatham. He will succeed Captain Fellow of the society for the past Self-extinguishing cigarette ends again, that both of have been evolved by scientists at-gressing satisfactorily."
A K. Beatty, D.S.0, A.D.C. 35 years, and from 1895 to 1902 served as its honorary correspond- An agreement is reported to have ing secretary in Hong Kong, where the Sino-Polish he was for many years a valued
At the Weekly Memorial Meeting tached to the Fedemi Bureau. IE
at the Foreign Office, Dr. C. T. is expected that this will substan- John Crispin, a Tyneside cobbler, Wang, the Foreign Minister, made tially reduce America's annual is quite up to-date in his business been reached. on the following statement to his sub-10,000,000 loss from fires caused methods. He has christened his Agreement of Trade and Friend- member of the Legislative Council. ordinates:-"The Ministry of For-by the carelessness of smokers.
eign Affairs have drawn up schemes
for the abolition of consular juris- Mr.
W. Cecil Toogood,
establishment "The Boot Hospital." skip.
turned from Hong Kong to England
The Police Minister, M. After 28 years' work in the East the Chartered Bank of The other day a customer brought Rarthel de Weyderthal, is to leave with
or two India, Australia and China, he re- a pair of boots which would have for the capital in a day diction within the year and for the Leigham Manor, Plympton, and disgraced a gouty tramp. "As to sign the document. rendition of the foreign settlements owner of Plym Bridge, one of the wadn't hev them mended if Aa was The demand for the most picturesque and popular reve," said John; "Ai wad present 'em rendition of foreign settlements sorts for picnickers in the Plymouth to the desarvin' poor," he added returned from their honeymoon in 1920. will be simultaneously put to the neighbourhood, announces that he is sarcastically.
spent in Japan in the str. "Shanghai
next year.
in 1902 as London Manager of that Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Jenkins Bank, and retired from its service
They will live in Route The London Scottish Old Com- rades Association-in Shanghai will Shanghai manager of the American rejoice to know that the famous regiment can still find new ways of "Ay, mister, so it ha," replied the Asiatic Underwriters.
keeping up its reputation for being the foreign settlements, this year
cobbler; "but it's not a mortuary; A. Brighton conductor, finding understan"."
The Ministry of Railways is famous. It fa new engaged on one has been set as a period within'
understood by the vernacular papers of its periodical marches across which preparations for their rendi- twenty £3 notes lylag in his bus
took them to the police-station,{ tlon should be mude."
In an address on voice training to to be contemplating the construction | Scotland and one day one where they were clained by a young students attending the summer a line between Nantungchow and officers familiar with
foreign Powers with the, demand compelled to close his land to the "But Aa want 'em mended, and 7 Maru." for the withdrawal of foreign troops public owing to persistent damage thowt this was an 'orspital," retort- de Boissezon. Mr. Jenkins is the from China. Owing to the com-and disfigurement with litter by ed the customer. -plicated nature of the rendition of picnickers.
of the
the district
The White Star liner "Vedic is Frenchman, who revarded him. course in music teaching at Oxford, Tsingkiang at a cost of $30,000, told Col. Lyall Grant that they were
-to sail on Saturday, October 19, from Liverpool with a large party
of settlers for Australia selected by Folkestone, is thought to be that
Mr. F. C. Field-Hyde advocated 000. An appeal will be made to approaching a toll bridge at which A woman's body, washed ashore at shorthand as an aid to singing.
Chinese overseas to subscribe money each man would have to pay a
penny. for this purpose.
The C. O. immediately ordered a two-miles detour. The the Salvation Army Migration and of Madame Gerzon, one of the Further excavations, expected to Settlement Department. This will victims of the air disaster of last about two months, will begin The China General Omnibus Co. "British United Press" is entirely be the third occasion on which the Dungeness on June 17.
the on
Roman fortress at has issued "The Bus Book, a handy responsible for the preceding. The "Vedic has sailed out of the Mersey
Richborough, near Sandwich, Kent. pamphlet compiled with a view to only difficulty was that the BU.P. fying the Salvation Army flag. On
providing the general public with said the incident occurred "on Royal one of Eng- the forthcoming voyage the entire has decided to appoint a committee Captain MacGillivray, of Cal-information regarding bus services Deeside, and it was accommodation of "Vedio" will instead of electing a president to rossie, has given a 100 guineas cura Shanghai. A scrutiny of the land's hottest days." again be reserved for the Salvation succeed
Havelock for the Shorthorn show and sale at pages will place the reader in mains in the counttry which it has Wilson.
pasession of all facts necessary for always graced
Army party.
The National Union of Seamen
the late Mr.
Perth
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