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trade, and there I saw huge baulks of timber piled yards high on either side of a rail track in a shed run- bing the full length of a dockside. The wool warehouses are very The Rum Quay, with its lines and different. Mounting to the top lines of barrels, was an amazing floor of one of these great buildings sight. "Nearly all the rum that in a lift, I saw bales and bales piled
stocks held in the vaults is worth comes to the country is landed up, with passages between them. here," my guide said, "and the Under glass roofs prospective buy about £7,500,000,"
here," anid my guide. vaults can hold 4,000,000 gallons of ¦ publie appearances since then. wines and spirits."
A great deal of sugar is stored at this dock in a long range of ware houses, and quantities go direct to riverside refineries from the ships
an officer of the Port of London Au
Touring, under the guidance of thority, through the port which has made London a great city, I had come from that tremendous raft, the new passenger landing stage at when the nephew brings the girls Tilbury, un fifteen miles of river as far as the biggest area of enclosed
in barges. Nine hundred thou- dock water in the world---King sand tons of sugar are unloaded in George V. and Royal Albert and the port every year. All would
Royal Victoria Docks, I was now to learn something of the ware
to his uncle's home In the attempt to interest his rich relative in back-
ing a modiste's shop. have gone well had not the uncle fallen in love with the very girl
housing accommodation of the
ers can examine the wool in these "show floors," which have room to exhibit 60,000 bales, while in the storages below a million balea can be accommodated.
Atlar of Roses. "Now that you
Four years ago a great gathering of clergymen celebrated at Church House, the 50th anniversary of his release from prison.
For many years he had lived in his beautiful Kent retreat, running a school for young orphan boys.
MME. JEAN JAURES.
Death of Wife of Man Shot By Maniac.
have begun to
The death is announced of Mme. realise the size of London's docks,”, said my guide, "perhaps you can' Jean Jaures, widow of the celebrat- We crossed the river from Mill guess how much attar of roses ed Socialist orator who was shot in wall Dock entrance and came to the comes to the scent warehouse at St. Parle by a maniac at the beginning
of entrance
Surrey Commercial Katharine's Dock every year, and of the Great War.
what it is stored in."
Goldwyn-Mayer talkle by that girl-friends and boy-friends for deftly human director, King Vidor. their favourite stars.
There may be incidental criticisms therefore, have brought Richard of historical details by some
whom the nephew had picked out for to Arlen and Mary Brian together whom the study of the west is a again in "The Light of Western ironed out in the end in a rollicking himself. But all the difficulties are fetish, but these should not bother Stars," from Zane Grey's popular Vidor or Brown. They should be story to be shown at the Central manner. satisfied with the thought that Theatre to-morrow.
Clif Edwarda and Edward their creation is a vital thing, a Arlen and Miss Brian made auch Brophy are reported to be nothing living page torn from the days be
a hit in "The Man I Love," their less than "a scream" as the two fore law came Into the prairie first all-talking picture together, doughboys who want to see what that, when Paramount undertook to Paris is like without M.P.8; George Wanda Tuchock, the make "The Virginian," they were Grossmith and Peter Gawthorne are scenarist, Laurence Stallings and both cast in supporting roles to said to be equally funny as the Charles MacArthur, who wrote the Gary Cooper. Then, for Arien's befuddled earl and his cockney dialogue, have preserved splendid-first starring picture, "Burning butler, respectively, while ly the historically melodramatic Up," Miss Brian was again brought maining members of the girl trio. Jargest four mills in London await-all-used for timber storage, except to me the diversity, the complexity i
country. Vidor,
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the re-
Tola d'Avril and Sandra Ravel, The popularity of romantic add their drolleries to the lot.
situations of the three days slege forward as leading lady. of the McSween home; Billy's capture and his daring escape from couples in pictures is carefully jail. Their only deviation of any gauged by fan comment in mail re- major degree has been the intro-ceived at the studio and in fan duction of a romance in the person magazines and every effort is bent j Decision to form a central coun- of the charming Kay Johnson. to meet public taste in casting cil of two representatives from In all stories about Billy, Paulita screen lovers. Mias Brian is a each Prairie Province to assist in Maxwell is generally credited with popular leading lady, the fans en-handling and marketing cattle, being his chief feminine interest. joying her performances with was made by the directors of the "On the screen, however, Claire, several of their favourite malo Western Stock-Growers' Associa
comes from Britain
marry stare. In "The Virginlan," she tion and representatives of the Tuneston, played by Wyndham was leading lady for Gary Cooper, British Columbia Beef-Growers' Standing. When Tunaton's death and again supported that star in and the Saskatchewan Stock-Grow starts the "Lincola County War," "Only the Brave." She also founders Association at a recent meet Claire is carried right along with favour opposite Charles (Buddy) ing. in Calgary, Several lines of the dramatic sweep of the tale. Rogers in "Someone to Love" and activity, including the compiling She is not a picturization of the "River of Romance."
of accurate statistica · regarding much-discussed. Paulita, but a new "The Light of Western Stars" is potential marketings and explora character. entirely.
Arlen's second Western picture for tion of existing and new avenues Vidor's casting of well known Paramount. Again, the youthful of outlet were suggested as work historic characters is splendidly star will be seen in an out of the newly-formed council done. Those who devoured the door role,
such" 16 played tales of "Billy the Kid" since their childhood days will find interest in another of the outdoor all-talking" the intensely human portrayal of action melodramas which Para- Wallace Beery as Sheriff Garrett; Karl Dane as Swenson, the comic cowboy.
greatest port in the world.... Docks, The system of docks and There are vast storages at the basins here is very alightly bigger
"About two million nine hundred Royal Victoria Dock. One hun- than the one we had just seen.
"A thousand tons," I began, "in gallon | dred and sixty million, eight hun quarter of the timber that comes to casks... dred thousand pounds of tobacco this country over 2,000,000 tong
"Not quite," he cut in. "It is can be accommodated in the ware- houses there, and one six-storeyed was told, "and these docks take most costing from twenty to eighty-five a year is landed in the port," I stored in two-ounce bottles, each building on the north side of the of the soft wood, such as pine, firshilllage, and less than a hundred- dock, with its cranes, lifts, and
from Canada and weight a year is imported. and spruce presses for baling tobacco,
America, and from the Baltic and mere drop is enough for dozens of £230,000 when built in 1922.
the White Sea States.
scent bottles," "The docks and pounds here are
And somehow that brought home
Greenland Dock, which has 2,000,- 000 cubic feet of cold-storage ac commodation for cheese and bacon and other perishable things,"
cost
Elephants' Tusks. Variety was the most Impressive feature of London and St. Katharine Docks. Here I saw 趄 floor covered with elephants' tusks there were even tusks of pre- historic mammoths from Siberia- a lead weight flouting in a basin of mercury, bales of cinnamon, coco- nuts, skins, indiarubber, Jodine, marble, glass. ...
A
and the immensity of London's docks, that are the heart of Lon- don's greatness, as no millions could ever have done.--Mortimer Durand in the Evening News.
FATHER TOOTH DEAD.
A London Vicar Who Went To Prison For Beliefs.
On the southern side the two
discharge direct into the mills. ed cargoes of grain, which shipa The huge cold stores for meat in the poft can accommodate 3,500,000 carcases at one time, and the largest cold store at the Royal Vic- torla and Albert Docks, which deal with most of London's meat, holds 250,000 carcases..
Two tugs were manœuvring * P. and 0. cargo ship into dock as we came down. They handled her skilfully against the cross-wind and
Father Arthur Tooth, who was shepherded her in. An old black
Vicar of St. James's, Hitcham, tanker' came slowly up the King
Deptford, until he was sent to pri- George V. dock.
son for ritualetic practices half a Where Fruits Are Landed.
But the two famous storages for century ago, has died at his home. Enst India docks, the next system wool, and wine beggar description. Otford Court, Kent, at the age of up-river, are very much smaller. A funny little oll lamp with a long | 91;' The ships that use them bring handle was given me and we went Father Tooth's early career was chiefly fruit from American Pacific down stone stairs into the vaulta stormy. He was one of a group of coast ports and a variety of South Flickering naked, gas jets at inter- | Churchmen who fought and went to African produce. But the West | vala only served to Inaplasate the jall rather than submit to the anti- India and Millwall docks, linked to-gloom of this strange labyrinth. Ritualista. gether by wide, deep channels in Our little lights showed cavernous When he was at St. James's there 1929 to form one dock system, are openings on every hand. Barrels were wild scenes every Sunday. He More than 7,000: entries in the bigger than Tilbury docks.
Ined the tunnels, There · WRE a had to say Mass amid booing, hoot mount brought to perfection with alpgan content have been received ship was being towed alongside smell of fungus flavoured with wine.ing, and hisfog. its great all-talking epic of the by the management of the World's & towering structure of stone and
Nightmare Growth.
The culmination" was his impri- West. It is the first Zarie Grey Grain Exhibition and Conference. steel at Millwall Docks. "That is "LookMy guide held up his sonment in 1877, under the Public Western to be filmed with dialogue. It is expected that the winners the Central Granary," said my lamp and I saw a nightmare growth Worship Regulation Act passed
will be announced shortly. A first guide. Those pipes reaching out of fungi close overhead. "They are three years before. "THOSE THREE FRENCH prize of $500 in cash is being will suck the grain out of the ship's caused by the fumes of the wine," After six weeks he was released Detective stories and mystery
GIRLS."
awarded to the author of the best hold to the top of the granary, he told me. "Champignons au from Horsemonger Lane jail-and" stories are two different thingáj-ke-
10-word slogan. Entries were re where it falls on to a band conveyer, vin," I suggested, "a new culinary went straight back to his church. cording to William, Powell, Para- Reginald Denny and Fin Dorsay ceived, from all parts of the world. which carries it to the storage delicacy. There might be money Its doors were bolted, so Father mount, screen star, whose three head a dazzling cast in "Those The World's Grain Exhibition and rooms. They can hold 24,000 tone in it for the P.L.A." But he did Tooth "broke in" and said Mass in portrayale of Phils Vance, in 8. 8. Three French Girls," Metro Conference will be held at Regina, enough to feed. London for a not think my suggestion would be the usual way! Van Ding's detective thrillers have Goldwyn-Mayea's captivating farce July 25 to August 6, 1932. Over week."
A adopted.
But the congregation was broken made him an authority, du the sub- of life in Gay Paree, which will open | #200,000 is being offered in cash Hardwood Trade Centre.) 17 A little trolley rail ran down the up and a Protestant trust bought ject of crime for amusement,... He on Thursday at the Queen's Theatre prizes to winners in the different The West India Dock in the chief) centre of the tunnels. "There are the advowson, instituting their own Is appearing in ✅✅ his third Philo for three days.
classes.
centre of the London hardwood twenty-eight miles of ralls down parson,
"THE BENSON MURDER CASE.”
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