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'SLAVE OF DESIRE."
When Gilbert E. Gable, president of Achivement Films, Ina, and George D. Baker, the director, began casting about for the players to interpret the charactors of "Blaye of Desire," a picturization of Honors de Balzao's famous novel, "Le Peau
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1925.
OBITUARY,
MR. E. O. P. HERBST.
COMPANY REPORT.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
The N. Y. E. report for the year ended March 31 states: By the death of Mr. Carl Emil The net profit, after providing Peter Herbst, which took place at for the depreciation of the fleet, the Peak Hospital at 7.20 yostor-insurance and ships' structural re- day morning the Holt's Wharf pair funds, amounts to Yen 2,247- loses an old and valued servant, 119.16, including Yen 836,986.29 the late Mr. Herbst being employ brought forward from the last ed till the time of his death as account, chief clerk.
Adding thereto Yen 1,000,000.00,
de Chagrin" (usually mown in A mun 47 years old the amount transferred from the
glish as "The Maglo Skin"), which was made at the Goldwyn studio for Mr. Horbat was unranrried" but Dividend equalization fund, we distribution by Goldwyn-Commopoli- loaves two sistore both of whom obtain in total surplus of Yon The Directors now propose that tan, they hit upon George Walsh as are widows and reside in Hong8,247,119.15.
kong. Arriving in the Colony the ideal actor for the hero, Raphael 1000, the deconadd joined the this surplus be appropriated as Valentin. Mr. Walsh had recently Holt's Wharf as a clerk in the follows: boon signed up by Goldwyn as a offico and was so employed for a member of its permanent acting or number of years. During his ganization, and arrangements were
at once made for his services. Ho younger days he was a noted. had but recently completed the role swimmer and served with the of Rawdon Crawley in Hugo and Artillery Company of the Volun teore during the whole of the War. Mabel Ballin's ""Vanity Fair.".
week and much sympathy will be He had only been ill for about a extended to his surviving relatives in Hongkong and abroad.
Bessie Love was also acting for Goldwyn in Marshal Niclan's own screen story, "The Eternal Three, and she was engaged to play the role of Pauline Gaudin, the heroins. For The funeral, which took place at the part of the beautiful and the Protestant Cemetery yesterday, sensuous Countess Fedora, a special was largely attended by friends of type of faming, dark beauty was the deceased. The Rev. G. R. required. Carmel Myers, one of the Lindsay officiated. Among those. most beautiful of film stars, was present were noticed the following: engaged for the part because of her Mrs. MoNidor, (sister), Miss Gladys
screen actress
Legal reserve
fund.....Yen 100,000.00 Directors, and
auditors' fees 80,000.00 Dividend (10%
por annum). 2,900,000.00
Yen 3,080,000.00 Leaving a balance of Yen 167,- 119.15 to be carried forward to the next account
EARTH HAS GLASS CORE.
Why Continents Crawl.
The earth is made of glass. That is one of the surprising
Mr. D. A. G. Alison, Mr. Jphical Society's general meeting
PURE DRUGS TO HASTEN HIM BACK TO HEALTH
with so much illness now afflicting the Colony, it is more important than over to be careful about the things that enter the siokroom. Give us an opportunity to sorve you and we will prove that our service repre- sents accuracy and quality.
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UNTOLD WEALTH FOUND. There are vast oll deposits.noar
TRACES ELEPHANTS ORGIN, The story of the elephant'a
beauty and her great, ability as a MoNider and the masters S; and declarations made at the closing the northern coast of Alaska, and family-troom was told by Prof E. MoNider ins chief mourners) session of the American Philoso" coal, too, announced Dr. Phlip S. Henry Fairchild: Usborne of With these threa important roles M. MoHutchen (Butterfield and rathering of distinguished Smith as the result of exploring Columbia University, distinguish filled, Mr. Gable and his director Swire), Mesars, H. Sieling. J. scientists from all over the United 20,000 square miles of unknown ed authority on paleontology and determined that the rest of the cast Landoit, J. White, C. H. Elkins, States.
regions there. But for only six on man's origin. He rounded should be of ability to measure ug II. M. Hendriksen, H. Ruttonjee,
It's because the earth is made weeks a year can ships approach his hearers that more than twenty to these three. Wally Van, one of Sagce Kelly, H. Taylor, of glass that continents crawl, that Arotic coast-the icepack years ago ho predicted the high- the oldest of comedians on the Lanigan, C. L. Becker, H. A said Reginald A. Daly, profastor provents all the rest of the time. lands of Central Asia eventually ebreen, who used to act with the late Castro, J. Gumes and many others of geology in Harvard Univers "Untold wealth exists there would be proved the ancestrai John Bunny, was cast for the part Floral tributes, were sent by the ity. The inside of the earth is beneath the barren marshlands," home from which all the great of Rastignac; Edward Connelly, following:
composed of a volcanic glass he said. "We found a tremendous mammals have wandered to the famous character actor on both stage and Borean, was given the Lens and Children; Therese; twice as rigid as granito, but oil seepage occurring on the edge ends of the earth. Now tores weak. That's why Africa and of the sea, in a country half under expeditions to Mongolia have arall but important role of the Mr. and Mrs. D.-A. G. Alison Antiquarian through whom George Messrs. H. M. Hendrikson, H. H. Europe orawled hundreds of wator Waving marsh grass was proved he was right.....
"The elephant said Prof Walsh as Raphael comes into posses- Taylor, J. C. Fuera, J. Landolt, miles nearer together than they the only vegetation.
It would be impracticable for Osborn," because, almost as great sion of the magic skin, Eulalie Jensen J. B. Landelt, B. F. O.. Duanett, used to be before those continents was cast as Pauline's mother and A.W. J. Hey, A. L. Alves, H. began to migrate. The rocks in man to attempt to live in that a world traveller as man himself -because, like man, he 18 of Herbert Prior as her Inthor. William Ruttonjes, N, Mathieson, A. G. the Alps used to stretch out over region, Dr. Smith said."
There is no apparent means of superior intelligence and able to Orlamond, a Goldwyn player whe Suffiad, F. S. Adey, H. Sieling, region 800 miles wide, Now
huddled and heaped sustenance," he declared, adapt himself to changing con- has given the scrbon some remark E. W. Sleigh, C. B. Riggs, H. L. they're
"To reach our goal we had to ditions. Bo after a while- there able character roles, was cast as Stainfield, J. V. Gomez, K. Weble together in a mountain raDG proceed to the northern end of the were elephants in Africa. And Champrose Losser parts fall to Mok Taipan, Mok Tin-tong, Mok only 100,
Curiously enough, said. Prof. Government, railway and then other alophants wandered on, Nicholas de Ruiz, one time grand Man-cheo: Mrs. G. G. d'Eca;; opera singer, William von Harden Leonora Gomez; Mr. and Mrs. Daly, mountains are built below travel-acores 200 miles of moun- generation after generation, until burg, Harmon McGregor, George S. A. Pike and family; Mr. and the sea-then lifted up, millions tain ranges from 2,000 to 6,000 at last they were thick on the Periolat, Harry Lorraine and Calvert Mts. F. H. De Vinney; Mr. and of years after the folding and foot in height. We then came to banks of the Hudson and the Mrs. V. F. d'Azevedo; Mr. and overturning of the rocks that a plateau and at the end of the Ohio, and on until they reached
plateau the sas."
the tip of South America," Mrs. C. H. Elkins: Mrs. C. created the mountain mass.- When "Slave of Desire" is shown Stenham and filmily: Mr. and Mrs. at, World Theatre for to-day, picture-0. Bunje: Rev. and Mrs. G. R. goers of this city will see one of the Lindsny; Mr. and Mrs. E. Histed | finest of the season's productions, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Whits and It has been carefully cast. Walsh, family; J. J. Gomez and family; Miss Love and Miss Myers win new Mr. and Mrs. F. P..da Silva; Mr. acting honours by their work in the and Mrs. S., G. Hayes: Captain leading parts. Charles Whittaker's] and 'Mrs. Webb and family, Mr. adaptation of the Balzac novel is up and Mrs. Williams and family; to the high, standard of continuity Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Castro, Mr.
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Jackie Coogan is with as again, and best of all he returns in what may truly be called the most deligit. ful vehicle of his screen enrver-a' rollicking circus picture.
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The wistful little figure of "My
The N.D.L. announce their first Boy" and "Daddy? is given aput summer excursion by the motor. in the First National picture, “Circus vessel Fulda, which will leave Days, that seems better suited to, Manila on July 16, Hongkong July his talents than anything else he has 19, and Shanghai July 25. done for the silent drama. Proof programme will be as follows:
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Hongkong being plus 95%
Jackio plays to stellar role of
Tho M.S. Fulda, of about 10,000 Toby Tyler, a youngator who, with his widowed mother, is forced to tons, is the newest of the N.D.L. live on the farm of a hard-hearted Passenger ships running to the Far uncle. Driven to desperation; Toby East. She has two Sulzer motors, runs away from home to join a circus Which give her a speed of 14 knots. How he riscs from peanut mer. There is space for 100 passengers. chant of the “big top" to be a star in cabin class and 150 passengers of the sawdust ring, bringing hop in Intermediate class, and passen- piness and prospority to his mother, gers will find all the most up-to- is one of the most refreshing tales date comforts. Apart from the
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the Acreen cabins of various sizes, there are And the whimsionl humour and a magnificent dining-room, a ladies" Phone C 2004. touching flashes of pathos that have drawing-room and smoking-room.
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HONORE de BALZAC'S IMMORTALL NOVEL
"SLAVE OF DESIRE"
WITH GEORGE WALSH, BESSIE LOVE, CARMEL MYERS, ETC. THE NIGHT LIFE OF PARIS-with its Shadows and Highlights, its Drawing Room Intrigues, its Care-free Youth, Its s Scheming Women.
All These Things Balzac Knew For When He Wrote He Dipped His
Pen into The Hearts of Men and Women. It's a Picture You'll never Forget.
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The TEMPORARY MARRIAGE"
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