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COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
From it Santa Clara County, California, ROUND THE LOCAL is an intelligent motive.
faithful, so has been the seat of the Lowe has come a picture so CINEMAS.
honest, so beautiful and so druma family and fortunes for many tic as to make permanent contribuyears. Edmund was born there, tion to the mysterious story of the in San Jose, on March 3. He North American continent.
later graduated from Santa Clara Most of the filming was done in University at the age of 18 with s the heart of the great Temagami į B.A. degree. After a post graduate reserve in Northern Ontario, where course, he became a faculty member the forests stand as they did before at the age of 19, the youngest man Columbin found the New Continent. to receive such distinction at One strong point about Metro-The 150 Indians. With their full- Santa Clara. Goldwyn-Mayer's talkie "The Sins blood chieftains,
were gathered But young-Edmund, just emer- of the Children," now playing at the from all over the Northwest. Many ging into the handsome, tall,To-day- Queen's Queen's Theatre, is that it never of them never knew that they were square-shouldered fellow who was "Sins Of The Children." strays from its theme, thus giving "acting" or that a camera was later to win feminine favour as a
life.
"SINS OF THE CHILDREN.”
*SCOTLAND YARD.”
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company in Los Angeles.
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a good presentation of true family taking pictures of them, And the distinguished leading man, had
is a relief from It
the animal scenes are as extraordinary higher ambitions than a career in ordinary nowadays talkie.
And, as interesting as those of the pedagogy. He joined the stock The story tells of the undying tribe itself. love of a father for his children."
This was a deciding factor in his Through smooth and rough hẹ béana
Hie success in talking pictures. up under it all with admirable cour-
learned to sway emotions with his age, so much so that even when
As is usually the case with stage | voice; learned, the proper value of his younger son is to be arrested parents, both Richard Bennett and each gesture and each tonal shade, for embezzlement, he gives up his Adrienne Morrison, father and in the enunciation of words. savings to make good. What he mother of the three famous Bennett To date, he has appeared In alne carne as a barber he spends on his sisters Constance, Barbara and all-talking pictures-As many, in children's education; опе later Joan, admonished their graduating as a doctor and his daughters to stay from the theatre daughter as a teacher.
IN CHINA MAIL.
Entertainments. To-day King's Theatre; "Scotland Yard."
Theatre;
Today Central Theatre; "The Silent Enemy."
To-day-Majestic Theatre,
"The Flying Fool."
Today World "The Fairy Sisters."
Today Star "Redemption."
Radio.
7.
Theatre;
Theatre:
See to-day's programme on page
Home Mails. To-morrow-Inward from Europe
three fact, as time has allowed him to vin Suez (Chichibu Maru): Out- make, for his steadily Increasing ward for Europe via Siberia, (Em- popularity makes it imperative that press of Canada) 9.30 a.m.; for he make as many as possible in Europe via Suez (Rajputana) 10.30 order to satisfy_the_great_publicam. demand for Edmund Lowe films,
as a lifetime career In the role of father, Louis Mann
As is usually the case with chil. arts remarkably well. His kindly dren_of_stage_people, all three of actions and sympathetic smile win them made a bee line for the for him great admiration. Robert theatre at the very first oppor Montgomery and Leila Hyams sup-tunity. Joan, being the youngest, ply the romance, whilst Elliott was the last to follow the lead of Nugent, Clara Blandick, Mary her two older sisters, but her re- Doran, Francis X. Bushman, jun., cord of eight featured roles during Robert McWade, Dell Henderson the past eighteen months testifies anil Henry, Armetta give good sup-to her rapid rise to the heights. port
As-Xandre, in the leading femin Preceding the feature attraction. Line role opposite Edmund Lowe in there is shown the latest Hearst Scotland Yard," dramatic all talk Newsreel, wherein one is given the ing thriller now showing at the opportunity of seeing the sub-King's Theatre Joan-easfly-scores marine Nautilus and hearing Sir the triumph of her brief but colour Hubert Wilkins talk.
ful career.
of
The first of "Around the World" "Scotland Yard" is the Fox talkie series, in which Mr. Burton Movietone version Denison Holmes describes in interesting Clift's famous stage play of the manner (with illustrations) the same name adapted to the audible glories of Nikko,. completai the pro- screen by Garrett Fort and direct-
ed by William K. Howard.
gramme.
From Other Sources.
"THE SILENT ENEMY."
That it is important to film and preserve the vanishing life of the American Indian to-day as "it is to to send archeological expeditions discover his life of a thousand years ago-this is the motive back of the remarkable moving picture, "The Silent Enemy" made by Mr. W. Douglas Burden and presented for the first time in this Colony last night at the Central Theatre. It
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Meeting. Bet On Women," Fox "Movietone | ·
To-day Hong Kong Football production directed by William K. Howard, in which Jeanette Mac- Club, at Chamber of Commerce, Donald is co-featured, which will 6.30 p.m.
Lammerts' Auctions. be shown at the King's Theatre on
Monday 16 Queen's Road (Tai- Sunday.
_The_drama_is_a_comedy farce re- ping Building), marble statues, voving, about a strange wager inidusts and pedestals, 2:30 pm:
Wednesday-Palace Store." 23, between a charming bachelor and an opinionated husband regarding Nathan Road, Kowloon, Stock-in- the--theoretical-virtue of women. trade, 11a.m.. 3. M. Kerrigan, Roland Young, and,
"Monday-Regimental Band Con- Una Merkel are seen in chief sup- port of a cast that also includes cert in Botanical Gardens, 9.15 Helene Millard and Henry Kolker.
"ABRAHAM LINCOLN." "
Queen's
p.m.
Miscellaneous.
WATER RETURN.
Level.
The level and storage of water in the reservoirs on August 1, 1931, were as under:
1931 23'4"B
Lucille La Verne, one of Ameri- The story is a thrilling drama of ca's most versatile actresses, who a wife, whose husband disappeared etartled London recently with her Most Reservoirs Below in the war, confronted with be-whiskered portrayal of Shakes- 7117 impostor who had been peare's "Shylock," adds another given the exact likeness of distinctive part to her varied char- her husband by a. plasticaeterisations with her. role in surgeon's mistake. So perfect is "Abraham Lincoln," D. W. Griffith's
City and Hill District. the imitation, she is fooled to the all-dialogue production for United
the
1980 extent of giving her love to the Artists, "coming to
L. Tyłam strange man, and only the timely Theatre on Sunday.
Tytam Byewash Mise La Verne Bret made up her Tytam Intermediate work of detectives from Scotland Yard prevents a further tragedy mind she would play in the picture Tytam Tuk.....
20′ 7′′B when the criminal posing as her A month prior to actual filming Wong Nei Chung.
Pokfulum
10"B5"B husband a concerned in the rob-when she cabled from London re- Aberdeen Upper
40 07B bery of a million pounds.
questing Griffith to consider her
[Note: B. denotes "Below Over Edmund Lowe plays his first dual candidacy for the role of Lincoln, flow"; A. denotes "Above Overflow"; role since the advent of sound in but Walter Huston was selected for L. denotes "Level with Overflow"]
Storage in millions and decimals "Scotland Yard."
the title role and Miss La Verne
of gallons. was signed instead for an import-
1830 984,80 ant supporting part.
22.87 : 5.70 195.00 105.90
"THE STORM.”
_were_the_result.
L.
160
I
L
2'11"
1′7′′B
1930
16' 7"B
1931 215.02
Tytom The cast of "Abraham Lincoln"Tytam Byewash No pains were spared by Univer- includes 112 of the stage and Tytam Intermediate
Tytam Tuk...... 1,845:08 1,905.75 28.84 9.40 sal in making "The Storm," com- screen's greatest character players, Wong Nel Chung.
64.18 45.50 ing shortly to the Central Theatre, headed by Walter Huston, Kay Pokfulam
38.21 exactly right as to location and Hammond, Una Merkel, Ian Keith, Aberdeen Upper atmosphere--and plenty of pains Jason Robards,. Hobart Bosworth,
Total... 2,040,65 1,575.54 and Frank Campeau."
Consumption_of_water_in_the_Cils... The picture deals with the pro-
and Hill District in millions and de- blem of the eternal triangle enacted A RETORT TO GENERAL DAWES. cimals of gallons during the month in a snowbound cabin in the wilde
of July, 1981.
1981: the Inside the of western Canada,
General, Dawes,
United Consumption
949.67* $31.358 cabin rages the storm of love and States Ambassador in London, ap- Estimated population 444,600 411,950 passion, outside in the rage of the parently alluding to his frequent Consumption
Great Britain head per day..
33.B journeys between elementa.
Includes 92.51 million gallons Through force of circumstances, and America, declared in a recent
at Washington that from Mainland.
million two men, one a stalwart son of the utteranca
Includes 74.48
gallona backwoods, the other a polished pro- "diplomacy is easy on the head from Mainland.
July, 1930-Constant supply during duct of the cities, are imprisoned but hell on the feet." "That de- with a beautiful French-Canadian pends," replies Mr. Henry Fletcher, the whole month to district North of Queen's Road between Murray Road girl in the snow-bound cabin, a former Ambassador to Italy and and Eastern Street. 10 hours supply Both desire her, each in his own Belgium "upon whether you
How the problem is solved your head or your feet." way. makes one of the most dramatic pictures that has ever come to the
screen.
"DON'T BET ON WOMEN."
While talking pictures have lessened the popularity of a great 'many, the coming of the microphone has been a tremendous boon to others.
Tise
· Edmund Lowe's
steady among the favourities is a pertinent example of this, due, no doubt, to his wealth pictures.
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Kowloon Reservoir Byewash Reservoir Shek Lai Pul
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116.10
110.10
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Total
501,75 620.12 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons during month of July, 1981.
1080 1081 Consumption
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Reception Reservoir
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