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QUEEN'S THEATRE.
MAGNIFICENT DRAMA OF
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1925.
CHINESE MERCHANTS'
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VESSELS.
ARES TRAFFIC.
A FRENCHMAN COMMITTED.
The case of the Frenchman who
eleven automatic pistols sud
peared we hailed Dick Barthol- The monthly meeting of this charged with possession of Chinese General Chamber of Com-2.685 rounds of ammunition was But with "Sonny," his latest ple/merce was held yesterday afternoonbeard bofors Mr. E, W. Hamilton ture, which opened yesterday atau-tsun presided, being supported terday afternoon when dofondant and was largely attended. Mr. Li
at the Kowloon Magistracy you- the Queen's, we announce the arrival of an actor of unsurpassed by Mr. J. M. Wong and Mr. Io Lan was committed for trial at the
chuen, vice-Chairman and Secre- Criminal Sessions. ability in portraying human
Itary.
The defendant, Piorrs Brizi, boings as they are with intense sincerity, génuine feeling and un- A change of procedure was intro-chief fireman of the s.s. Capitaine affected but unconcealed motion,duced yesterday, the Secretary arrested with the arms and am: Faure, is alleged to have been "Sonny" standa ne America's dealing with the long agenda item munition in hie cabin on board after-the-war by item instead of the Chairman, his ship, Од information re- regeneration; but it is something who only spoke in matters which coived, the police boarded the finer and far nobler than a mere he himself has handled,
Capitaine Faure on the May 27 and attempt to play upon emotions. Mr. Ip Lan-chan "read a number the defendant was seen outside his
and realistic in execution. When the recent sale of five President pistol and five rounds of ammuni- Joe Peters, the double of his ships to the Dollar Line by the tion were found on his person. A dead buddy in France, takes the U. S. Shipping Board. It appeared search of bis quarters revealed the latter's place in the West-chester that after the announcement of the presence of the remainder of the mansion to keep up the deception huccessful bidder for the ships, the contraband, which was concealed for Sonny's blind mother, he is compradore of the Pacific Mail S.S. in the falee bottom of a locker. In awed for the first time by the Company, at a monthly meeting of his statement to the police de wonderful influence of the mother-the Chinese Chamber, brought up the fendant admitted possession of love he had never known... question of his Company's failure the arms and ammunition.
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FORTUNE FROM SMOKE.
"Tobacco King
Tobacco King," the other day
excellent support, and Patterson fact that their bid was bigger than Dial, previously seen with Barthel- that of the Dollar Line. The com- mess in "The Seventh Day," con-pradore requested the Chamber to tributes a very fine role. Nor send a telegram to the United must mention be omitted of the States Shipping Board, testifying Celebrates 85th Birthday. two clever canine actors: Lassic to the reputable, long standing of and Waggles. The former you'll his firm in the Far East and to"
Mr, Thomas Gallaher, the doubtless recall as the collie of their emciency. Some time later
celebrated his 85th birthday. Ho "Tol'able David."
the Chinese Chamber received a
ia bead of the Well-known Interesting variety was added to letter from the Hongkong agents Belfast concern of Gallaher, the programmo last evening by the of the Dollar line, asking them to
Ltd., the largest individual inclusion of Lucille Anderson, the endorse a telegram which the Com-tobacco factory in the world. wife of a well known resident. Mre pany proposed to send to the Ship Notwithstanding his advanced Anderson is a comedienne of the ping Board. The telegram was years, Mr. Gallaher still takes a type of Nellie Wallace, much beloved briefly to the effect that. the keen interest in his huge con- of Londoners and she has a good lino Chinese appreciated the fact that cern, and on his birthday visited of topical patter, much of which was the acquisition of the new ships the factory in York-street, Bol- anfortunately lost by the audience would ensure more efficient service fast, where be received the con- ewing to the acoustics of the theatre. to the Orient. The Chinese Cham-gratulations of many visitors
The artiste deserves praies if only ber of Commerce did not feel justi- and employees.
year.
Mr. Gallaher started work
for the sacrifices she made by camed in acceding to the request and Until recently he went. to ourflaging her attractiveness to fit informed the two companies to America; two or three times a the parts she portrayed. Few ladies
that affect. care to do this and in consequence there is fresh ground to be broken Subsequent developments dis-when 144 years of age. After á by those, who like Mrs. Anderson, closed that letters on the same short time at business ho com- will "guy" themselves for art sake.subject here also sent to the Hong-manced manufacturing tobacco The songs were well chosen but cong General Chamber of Com-in a small way. For many years the audience did not co-operate merce, but the firms were also dis- his output only went to the quito so well as they might have appointed. Some weeks ago the Northern part of Ireland. "Subse- done. Mra Anderson shows again Hongkong General Chamber of quantly be transferred to Belfast. this evening at 5.16 and 9.15.
WORLD THEATRE.
"THE LAST TRAIL.".
Commerce received a letter from In 1896 the concern was formed the Secretary of the Department of into a limited company with a Commerce, acknowledging a tele-capital of a million, sterling. gram bearing on the subject of the The ages of Mr. Gallsher's sale. The Hongkong and Chinese seven surviving brothers and Chambers of Commerce were sur-sisters range from 89 to 75-an prised and jointly sent a telegram average of 82.72 years.,
to the U.S. Dept of Commerce saying that the Chambers had sent
Flood is second only to fire in no telegram in regard to the its power to spread panic and de-matter. vastation, to destroy human life in mass and to wipe out the costliest and most formidable:
Resumption of Land,
monuments reared by the hand of Reference was made in a letter man. From the time of Noah to to the resumption of lands belong- the great Pueblo flood of this ing to villagers of the New Ter- year in the West, the onrushing ritories. The writer of the letter waters, foreseen or unforeseen, alleged that the resumption was not have served to exemplify tragical-carried out by the Government in ly the puny power of men when fair way, in so far as the com- confronted by nature in her angripensation was concerned. Indis- est mood. The Johnston flood of criminate resumption was another; 1889 and the Galveston flood of fallegation, many of the villagers, 1900, with their toll of thousands it was stated, being deprived of of lives, are but passing incidents homes and land which represented in the list of such disasters re- their whole means of sustenance, corded in history. All of which Some 677 of the settlers had sent is recalled by a motion picture a petition to the British Home Gov- to be on view Lat the World ernment, and it was to find out Theatre tomorrow. It is a William how things had progressed that Fox super-special production, "The the letter was sent to the Cham- Last Trail," adapted from the ber. novel of that name by the famous Zane Grey. Toward the close of
On the proposition of Mr. J.. M.
the story a huge reservoir among the matter was referred to
the two Chinese Council members: {
in the mountains is broken by dynamite explosion-the work of A grievance from Chinese the villain and the liberated vegetable dealers and fruiterers. waters sweep down upon a village was another matter touched upon miles away
by the Secretary. It was tatefii To create this startling incident, that it had been the practice of which constitutes the big climax fokis of market stalls, when goods of the Fox plcture, the director, Jarrived, to assemble on the water- Emmett J. Flynn, undertook a front and weigh out the vegetables singularly formidable task. He or Truits on the edge of the quay. built the village. in California The weighing out of goods for valley. He constructed a big buyers was taken in hand as soon concrete dam high up in the hills. us the junks had unloaded, the It was a costly enterprise, in-process taking, in some cases, one volving much valuable time and to two hours. Mr. Ip Lan-chuen high-priced labour. But that the eald the work was done more of end justified the means will not less out of necessity on account of be denied by anyone who wit-the limited space of a Chinese stall nesses the explosion and later or shop. The police recently ob- views the village inhabitants (jected and cleared the waterfront feeing to the hills, and the place whenever a crowd assembled for destroyed. Here is n thrill-or
that purpose. The Chamber had series of thrills-genuinely worth while in heart-reaching film enter-written
to the Secretary for
tainment. Director Flynn, by the Chinese Affairs, explaining the way, has made a goodly number position.
of Fox successes, but he achieved
The Chairman said he had inter- spectul fame with the great Fox production, based on Mark Twain's viewed the Secretary for Chinese masterpiece of satire, "A Connecti-Affairs, in connection with the The S.C.A. wanted to cut Yankee in King Arthur's matter. Court picture that jolted Now know the particular spot mostly York into unusual enthusiasm and used for unloading and weighing had a prolonged run of many
Broadway months on
before purposes and sccordingly, a sketch starting on its triumphant tour of plan had bean submitted to him.
No reply had been received the country.
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