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THE TEMPLE OF VENUS.
FINE FILM AT THE CORONET.
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1925. ...
RIFLE SHOOTING.
ROYAL MARINES OLD COMRADES' ASSOCIATION.
A shooting match between the Comrados' "The Temple of Venus," the Royal Marines, Old William Fox special production, Association and the Royal Marine which is booked for six nights at Range Staff took place at Stone- the Coronet Theatro, commencing cutters on Sunday resulting in to-day, is a veritable beauty show, wins for the latter in all events. Aside from such alluring speci-The weather conditions were. ideal, mens of feminine loveliness ns and Bisley targets Phyllis Hover and Alice Day and throughout the competition. the twenty-four additional char- mers that lend beauty to ballroom and bathing scenes, there is an- other member of the cast whose attractivenessstands in a class by itself.
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won by the Range Staff by one polat.
The Final Events. ". The final events were the Pistol Competitions which comprised 6. rounds slow at 20 yards and. the rounds in 10 seconds at samo range. This event also went to the Range Staff.
on
At the presentation of the prizes after ton, Captain Sturges, in bid- ding "au revoir" to the R.M.O.C.A. till next October, thanked them
their
ande support used for
behalf of the Range Staff, for their kindness in entertaining them The President of the Associato tin and providing such a good tion, Lt. Col. Cantrell, was present day's sport. Incidentally, he trust- during the earlier part of the pro-who had not joined the Association ed that those ex-Royal Marines ceedings. The meeting opened would hustle and join up and in with application practices at 200, this manner assure a continuance 500 and 600-yards ranges for cups of these sporting meetings.
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This person is Mary Philbin, presented by Captain Sturges and
In congratulating the prize- who acts the character of Maria, Comrade J. C. Clarke and a num-winners, Chief Inspector Kent, ex- the daughter of Dennis Dean, ber of spoons offered by the Ass0-pressed thanks to Lt.-Commdr. Reared in proverty and unaccus-ciation for the highest individual Green for carrying out the duties tomed to the glitter and intoxica-scores at each range. The "big of Point Officer, which was tion of the social world, Morla is guns" over the event were Captain thankless job. It was a position the one serious and appealing in-Sturges and Comrade Grimmett which was never a sinecure and dividual among the gay butterfiles with scores of 88 and 91 respective on such a broiling day, nobody enyied him. It was a regrettable that fluiter through the story. In ly, second and third places on each fact that the President could not engaging Misa Philbin, for this side being awarded spoons. Scores be present to distribute the prizes,] character, Director Henry Otto were as follows;
Perhaps, if a few more members had attended, the final scores secured just the combination of wistful earnestness and haunting
might have been much different. Practise was everything, and the beauty required.
result could not have been alto- gether unexpected, Concluding, He thanked the Serving Royal Marines for the fine day's sport! and hoped that, on their return from the North, the R.M.O.C.A. would be given an opportunity of getting their revenge:
R. M. O. C. A.
Comrade
Edwards A. W. Grimmett
The story of Miss Philbin's rapid rise to a prominent position among D. E. Evans screen players illustrates that the C. E. Frith old saying about around peg's J. C. West
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...(Cup) 91
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true talk. With youth, and good looks as her principal stock in trade, it was Miss Philbin's ambi- tion to be numbered among the queens of the screen whose smiles
R. M. Range Staff. and graceful animation bring the world to their feet. Her first at Capt. R. Sturges tempt to shine along these lines. Sgt. Whittingham resulted in nothing but discourage- | Sgt. Tugwell ¡ment. Her failure to register Mne. Blain life so stunned and, hurt her that Capt. West light-heartendness and the joy of Mnd. Brown life so stunned and hurt her that ine. Badcool 'she could not keep her grief tone. Siddall. herself and her face oecame the cloquent mirror of her soul.
(Cup) 88.
82
81
65
61
48
45
240
Grand Total ...
510
Staff by 85 points.
Win for Royal Marine Range
A keen-eyed director, noting the depth of her feeling and the remarkable mobility of her fea- tures, immediately made. severa! At tiffin the R. M. O. C. A. enter- tests of her portraying the deeper tained their opponents, under the and finer emotions, and was de-Presidency of Lt.-Col. Cantrell, the lighted with the result.
President.
The proceedings then terminat- ed and the parties returned to Hongkong about 6.30 p.m..
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After tiffin a novel competition They also aro a specific for in- engaged for an emotional role, was executed, this consisting of a troubles; they relieve croup and fantile indigestion, and teething which she played so well that she five round shoot at practically in- colds, expal worms, bring sound was offered the leading part in a distinguishable figure targets bealth-giving sleep in a perfectly picture that achieved a big Broad- which appeared at intervals and
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