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"THE DIVORCEE.".
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1930.
REEL CLUB.
A SATISFACTORY SEASON REVIEWED.
PROFICIENCY OF MEMBERS.
RAIDS IN BOMBAY,
SEDITIOUS LITERATURE
SEIZED.
WOMEN INVOLVED.
t
in the
some of the
Start of work on Norma Shearer's The meeting of the Reel Club was
Bombay, Yesterday. newest talking vehicle, "The haid yesterday at Lane, Crawford's The Criminal Investigation De Divorcee." which will be shown on Restaurant; presided by Mr. K. S.partment simultaneously raided Friday at the Queen's Theatre, was Morrison, who said inter alia:-nine places in the city, including marked by an uncanny coincidence It is gratifying to find the Anance the offices of the Red Flag Union,, in the matter of an important scene of the Club is in a satisfactory the Young Workers' Union,' and' in the picture in which Conrad position, and, simple · „for its needs. the private residences of Miss Nagel drives an automobile över an The decline in membership noted Chatto Padhyaya, head mistress embankment, overturning the car in the report is but temporary and of the Bombay Girls' School, and and pinning Helene Millard, Tyler the present season promises to find Mrs. Nambiar, both of whom are Brooke and Helen Johnson under- us with a larger membership than sisters of Mrs. Naidu, who is at neath. On the night before this | over. There is little else to say present in Yeroda Gaol. scene was to be taken, director with regard to the accounts, except It is understood that the raids Robert Z. Leonard wrecked his big to urge members to pay their cur- are connected with the unauthoris- touring
news-sheets sustaining severe tant subscriptions promptly in ordered.
published
of city in defiance bruises and cuts, but escaping seri- to minimize the trouble and un-the ous injury by falling to the floor of necessary work to which our hon. Viceroy's Ordinance in that re- his machine as it swerved over an treasurer is put in collecting over- | gard. embankment after being side-swiped" due subscriptions.
The Police sized papers, cor- by a heavy bus. His wife, Gertrude Our season last year was conced- | raspondence, eyelo-styled leaflets Olmstead, also escaped with slighted to be most successful. The able and handbills at bruises. In the morning Leonard and courteous tuition of Pipe Major places raided.. went to the studio and directed a Mackio was the main contributory The residences of two Ameri replica of the accident in which he | to
N. W. Kreit and Harry our successful series of claasca, | cans. had figured the evening before. and also to the profielency, shown Somers, who recently arrived in
in Bombay, And as though this
fashionable were not by those who attended regularly.
the enough hard luck for one picture, in Arrangements for the present sen- Malabar Hill quarter, were also a subsequent scene, in which Tyler son's programme, have, owing to searched, but nothing was seized. Brooke imitutes an organ-grinder, the late date of this meeting, Reuter. the actor stumbled and fell, sustain devolved upon the present Com- ing several cracked ribs, which mittee, and in this connection you necessitated a trip to the hospital.
will have seen from notices In the Robert has it that in making Press, that practices will commence preparations for "The Divorcee," on Monday, September 22, at 5.30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer held up all p.m. at the Helena May Institute,
work until it was able to obtain the as usual. services of Leonard as director, the man who filmed "Marianne" being at the time engaged on the final
Lam Hop, an alleged Com- sequences of Ramon Novarro'a new At the discussion which followed, munist, was yesterday afternoon musical-romance, "In Gay Madrid" it was suggested that the Club charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell said that Church discipline did Having assigned Levaard to the should hold a dance prior to the at the Central Magistracy, with not educate, but irritated, and it production, an important group of St. Andrew's Ball. It was thought having distributed seditious leaf- function would help lets in the city. Mr. F., X. ought frankly and definitely to be supporting players was secured, the that this
east including Chester Morris, re- 'materially in bringing members to d'Almada, jun., appeared for the abandoned. The Church, he add-cently featured in "The Case of gether. The Chairman remarked defence. According to the evid. ed, must give more instruction on Sergeant Grischa," Conrad Nagel, that the suggestion might be use-ence given by a Chinese sex problems in a modern, scien- Florence Eldridge, Robert Mont fully carried out by the new com- stable, the incident occurred at should arrange the 1.05 p.m. on September 7, when tific, and attractive form. Pro-gomery, Helene Millard, Robort mittee who
Elliott, Mary Doran, Tyler Brooke, dance to be held either in October witness's attentior was drawn to hibitions, denunciations, and ex-Zelda Sears, George Irving and
or November.
a considerable amount of noise The following officials have been outside the Koshing tea-house, op- communications were valueless. Helen Johnson.
elected for the present senson :- Iposite the Central Market, in The way to abolish divorce was to
President: Dr. D. G. R. Black. Queen's Road Central. He saw eliminate unhappy marriage...
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BIRTH CONTROL.
"RIO RITA."
The report and accounts were seconded by Mr. II. R. Forsyth and unanimously passed.
CASE FAILS.
FACT HIDDEN BY THE PROSECUTION.
EVIDENCE SUSPICIOUS.
con-
men
- Hon: Sécrétary :~~Mr: T. P. Saun-small strings of crackers being derson,
thrown from an upper floor and as General Committee: Messrs they fluttered, men were throw. K. S. Morrison, A. L. Shields, A.,ing leaflets about the place, which Stevenson, H. R. Forsyth, R. O. was littered with papers by the Sutherland, and W. Robertson, Pipe time witness came to the spot.
14 his apprauch Major W. C. K. Mackie, Miss J.On
With Whyte, Mrs. J. Ralston, and Miss made themselves scarce. B. Laing.
the assistance of two other Police- men witness had defendant ar- rested. One of the witnesses call-
stable had caught hold of another man, but when questioned, in- dicated that the person was hawker who had obstructed the constable.
A UNIQUE RECORD. ed said that the first Police con-
TWO SUCCESSIVE MAIDEN ASSIZES.
JUDGE PRAISES POLICE.
A complete denial of the charge was made by the defence who call- ed witnesses to say that the de- fendant was suddenly caught by constable whilst walking in
2
It was also revealed in the Radio Pictures' lavish production Diocesan Gazette that the Bishop "Rio Bita" featuring Bebe Daniels of Exeter resisted to his utmost and John Boles comes to the Centrai the decision of the Lumbeth Con-Theatre beginning to-day for an
extended run. ference allowing the principle of Bebe Daniels has awung the dress birth control, with certain safe-pendulum back from modernity in guards, including the proviso that the opposite extreme,
While two it should be practised, if at all, ac- chiffon may be sufficient for the ounces of silk or cording to Christian principles. costume of Miss 1929, Miss Daniels After stating this, the Bishop pro- bas outfitted herself in one gown ceeds to condemn the decision, weighing within a few Ounces of
100 pounds. adding:
The costume, which is as expen- "I still think the resolution sive as it is heavy, was designed will be misunderstood. The especially for Miss Daniels to wear Bishops have unlocked the door, in the name role of "Rio Rita." and now selfiah men will force Designed and made by Walter the door wide open. The Plunkett, head of the RKO ward- Christian tradition that all con-robe department, this extravagant traceptives are un-Christian costume consists largely of gold had, up to the conference, come lace and rhinestones. It is worn by successive maiden Assizes," said At the conclusion the Magis down unbroken from apostolic Miss Daniels during a garden feta times."
given by the "kinkajou",, a notorious Dean Inge, in the course of a "ander-caver" bandit. It is one of lengthy review in the Evening the most spectacular scenes of the
sensational musical show. Standard, concludes:--
The bodice of Bebe's extraordin. "In any case, birth control ary gown is of souffle-a trans has come to stay. The only parent net that blends with Miss course open to the Church is Daniels skin, giving a startling that which the Bishops have effect. Gold applique bordered with now taken to bring the prac- rhinestones: trims the front of the tice before the tribunal of sensi- bodice and comes down well across tive and enlightened con- the left hip, joining the bouffant science." Apparently it is not easy for With this is worn an elaborate has now become not only all the Clergy to have the same gold face shawl that sweeps from Įnational but an international pro-open mind and the same abacace shoulder to the ground. She wears blém. Birth control in some of bias on vital domestic problems and the finishing touch is a goid a high rhinestone camb in her hair countries has become a social and as Dean Inge. More's the pity: lace mantilla studded with rhine patriotic duty. Thinly populated and comparatively thinly popu- lated countries like. Australia,
Birth control and divorce, as was very briefly cabled at the time, occupied a great deal of the time of the Lambeth Conference. If the opponents of birth control could only visit the populous centres of China and explore the whole subject of population, they might be inclined to take, a much broader view of a subject that
Canada, and the United States
News in Brief.
One case of typhoid fever and one having virtually barred their of diphtheria wore notified yester gates against immigration, how day. otherwise than by birth control
skirt of gold cloth.
stones.
Mr. Plunkett fixes the value of the costume at $10,000, but those who saw Miss Daniels wearing it during the filming of "Rio Rita," were unanimous in the expression
that it looks like a million."
Such a costume might acem out of place in a less pretentious pro-
"A unique record to have two Queen's Road, with some friends. the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Jus-trate said that on the face of the tice J. R. Wood) this morning evidence of the defence and the in the Supreme Court when he was suspicion thrown on the evidence in conformity with of the prosecution by the Police presented, time honoured
witnesses trying to hide the custom, with, a
fact that they had tried to arrest pair of white gloves.
The presentation was made by another man, his Worship could Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Registrar of not convict and he would have to the Court, and in thanking him, Mr. give the defendant the benefit of Justice Wood said that he had look the doubt: ed up the records and found that it
Detective - Sergeant
J.
was unique to have two successive O'Donovan, who conducted the maiden Assizes. He complimented case for the prosecution, said that the Police on their vigilance, which, he had not been told of the inci he said, had contributed to this dent with the hawker.
Mr. Lindsell: No: quité likely. satisfactory result.
It will be remembered that last 'It was dragged out quite reluc
tantly. hearing at the Assize, and a pair month there was no case down for,
Lam Hop was then discharged. of white gloves were presented to SERTTAÐI6238953FA MOBI¶¶¶}}|{££}}=4€Ð][]}][{13} the Chief Justice, Sir Josoph H. Kemp, K.C., who is now on Home leave.
Going back to 1904, we find that this customary presentation of white gloves has taken place four
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "China Mail" of September 18, 1920.]
* **
times since that date. One of these
To-day's dollar is worth 4/3 d. occasion was in January, 1914, when Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley More and mere as the days pass are the peoples of European coun- "Rio Rita" as a stage show duction than "Rio Rita," but Luther was acting Chief Justice. Another does the necessity for concentrat. tries, not to mention those of played on Broadway for 62 weeks Read, the director, and RKO execu- occasion was in January 1914, ing attention an elementary edu
at prices averaging 35.60 a seat. tives, virtually went "the limit" In
when Sir Henry Gompertz was act-cation in Hong Kong appear." Asia, to escape from an unbear- Fae tuneful spectacle comes to the providing the last word in luxurying Chief Justice.
Something very pronounced and able pressure of increasing num-Central Theatre to-day as an all for the settings of the Photophone 1928. The first one was in March policy of drift nad tinkering can Two presentations were made in practical must be done. The bers on the macam of sustenance? taiking, all-musical Radio Picture, version of. Ziegfeld's great atage when the Paisne Judge, Mr. Justice only land
The injunction given to early man
the_largo-cast-
Success.
When will our sleeping Govern ment wake up and get things started?
Theatre announces there will be and the manager of the Central
us ir shoal water. no increase in the usual prices. kott was lavish in his costumes for shortly after Sir Henry Gollan cut, possibly get out the sweeps. Throughout the production Plan- R. Wood, was acting Chief Waiting for a breeze is not Justice, and again in November chough we will have to kedge Bebe Daniels and John Boles head "Rio Rita." In many scones the
chorus girls are scantily clad; but since retired) returned from their costumes are, said to be the Home leave. There was no offer at the pro- most expensive ever seen in talking perty sale held yesterday afternoon pictures. it the Lammert Auction Rooms, when the auctioneer had to with Road, West (upset price $26,500), draw the sale of No. 822, Queen's
THE LOVE TRAP."
to increase and multiply and re- plenish the earth has lost its ap plication, and cannot surely have been intended to apply to that great area of the earth's surface which is to-day already over populated. Nor can that injune- tion be dictated by the highest morality where the economic con- ditions of parents are auch that the non-limitation of families makes inevitably for impoverish. At a meeting last night it was in being screened at the Star Thea-Reuter. ment and precludes the children decided to form a Society of York- tre to-day, to-morrow and Satur-
shiromen In Hong Kong. Over day. from enjoying their inherent thirty Yorkshiremen attended, and Directed by W. Wyler, the film is human rights.
It was stated that there was pro-extremely interpreted on the ailver Dealing with this subject. at mise of support from over 50 more, scroen, and is full of the bright the Modern Churchinen's Confer Will all who may be interested conversation and mirthful plots. please communicate with the Hon. Mr. Neil Hamilton plays opposite ence at Oxford, Dr. H. D. A Secretary, P. O. Box No. 800, Hong Miss La Plante, and the pair Major, principal of Ripon Hall, Koug.
do very well, supported by Robert
CHAMANLAL DECLINES.
London, Yesterday. Chamanlal, the Swarajisi, has and Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, Cheung Sha star, is responsible for most of the to him by the Viceroy recently to Miss Laura La Plante, the blonda declined the invitation extended Street (upset price $20,000.), comical situations in "The Love attend the Indian Round Table Trap" a Paramount picture which Conference to be held in Loadqa.
Ellis, Jocelyn Lee, Norman Trevor, Clarissa Selwyne, and Rita Le Roy. To-morrow in conjunction with the Alm, the Montmartre Follies, who have returned after a success ful season at Canton and Macao, are presenting "Gypsy Nights," :
Ten Years Hence.
[From "the China Mail, of September 18, 1940.3
The Government has informed the Sanitary Board that all re solutions affecting the personnel and administration of the Board shall be operativa only six months and then bo automatically repeat- ed.
is schools have been Chineas notified that the use of the word College shall be prohibited unless by consent of the Director of Edu cation in writing?