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THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF.
THE APOCALYPSE.”
"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypso," one of the most famous plctures ever made, will be screened at the Queen's Theatre from to-day to Saturday. Owing to the length of the film, cinema- goers are requested to. note that performances begin promptly at the special times of 2,30, 5,00, 7.15 and 9.30.
Produced by the brilliant Irish director, Rex Ingram, from the story of the Spanish author, Vicente Blasco Ibanez, "The Four Horsemen is a picture full of dramatic interest and pictorial glamour, sweeping from the Ar- gentine to the Paris of peace and
War.
The distinguished cast is hend ed by Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry. Valentino is seen in this picture in the role which made him famous "and his performance is without question. splendid piece of work.
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"The Four Horsemen" is a pic- ture that owes its outstanding suc- cess to the deep impression It is able to make on the mind-the spee tator comes away feeling, timt he has seen, not simply fine acting, splendid directing and realistic settings, but a picture that is great as an artistic whole.
"SEA HORSES."
DEAMATIG FILM AT THE WORLD.
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16 Silent.
17 Progeny.
13 Floating dust in flour mills. 1. Stasion.
18 Male of the hind.
20 Cast forth.
21 Marked with stripes.
22 Despatched.
23 Partion.
24 Alcoholle liqueurs.
26 Sun-dried brick.
27 Fog eignal,'
19 Cetaceous animal frequenting the 28 Uttered by the mouth.
Amazon.
20 Species of pepper.
21 Prudent.
23 Part
of a flower.
24 Diminish.
25 Stud.
27 Mute.
29 Part of a ship,
Drama of a very human nature characterises "Sea Horses," now filling the bill at the World 30 Trigonometrical term.
31 Ornamental clasp. Theatre. The story is along the 34 Advise. usual rut of conventionalities, and 37 French priest. takes the spectator to a lonely spot 38 Roman household deities.
in Italian Somaliland, on the east 40 Otherwing,
coust of Africa, where the tragedy 41 Cloth made of flax.
in the life of a beautiful English 42 Measure.
girl, who is married to a degen-44 Plots of ground for building upon.
45 Females.
erate Italian husband, is enacted 46 Brass musical wind instrument against the background of un47 Instrument in the form of a fork. African jungle, and finds its 48 Unoccupied. . corresponding tempo in the havoc 49 Marshes.
Doien.
of a tropical storm. The play is 50 Highly skilled. very well cast and the scenes of 51 Give refuge to. tropical jungle and storm yery realistic. Jack Holt and Florence Vidor, are the chief stars in the story.
LETTER GOLF.
VERY ASTRONOMICAL.
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One solution is printed on, another page of this issue..
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
MOM, DON'T YOU TINKL 17 WOULD BE ANFUL NICE IF I BOUGHT A NICE PRESENT TO TAKE TO
BOBBY WHEN I GO TO VISIT AIM?
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4 Cuttlefish.
5 Allowance for waste..
G Pendent ornament.
7 Reduce.
8 Kind of horizontal water wheel. 9 Mother-of-pearl.
12 Maltreat severely,
HARBOUR INCIDENT.
ANGRY COOLIES THREATEN TROUBLE.
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36 Expended.
38 Not much.:
30 Sleep.
40 In addition.
42 Mould.
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44 Pierce,
45 Married woman.
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Yesterday's Solution.
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and gave every indication of causing trouble. Eventually they made their way to the officers' quarters and made several threats. regarding their intentions. It is understood that they procured at various articles lying near The actions of disgrunted steer-hand and which might have been age passengers on the as. Gorgis-used for weapons. Apparently be-" tan lying off Laichikok resulted lieving that the compradore of in a wireless message being sent the vessel had something to do out last night stating that trouble with the delay in their tranship- en board was feared. The wire- ment sonie of the passengers pro- Icas message was picked up by the cured a rope and threatened to Police and response to it three hung him with it,
The situation, became menacing launches were despatched to the, vessel by the Water 'Police while and the master of the vessel deem- another strong force from Centraled it advisable to call for assle- Headquarters chartered several tance. This was promptly an- moter boats and went out to the swered and the police arrived be- vessel. A Naval launch was also fore the affair developed into
anything serious. sent.
When the steerage passengers The ss. Gorgistan, which, it is saw the Police launches approach- understood is owned by Mr.ing they dropped their truculent Nemazce, arrived in port about attitude and when the Police The arrived on board there was little five days ago from Amoy, vessel carries
four European indication that trouble had been
threatened.
oflicers.
It is understood that the vessel It appears that there were over
which 600 steerage, passengers on board carries no Indian guards and that after remaining on the might have had a controlling effect. ship for five days began to be dis- As. a precaution police emits ra- contented at the long delay. It mained on board during the night, is understood that the .s. Gorgis-one party being relieved by an- tan is to go into dock for overhaul other. Police launches continued. and that the steerage passengers, to cruise in the vicinity of the bound for Straits ports, will be vessel and no serious trouble deve-
loped. transferred to the as. Siestan.
the delay the
The steerage passengers will at Chaling
yesterday be transferred to the as. Stestan steerage passengers showed signs of discontent and probably on the arrival of that in the evening left the steerage vessel to-day.
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