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MORRISON PIANO.
TO-DAY'S FILMS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
"STEAMBOAT BILL JR" AT THE QUEEN'S..
Buster Keaton's big comedy; Is to be "Steamboat B, Jr."
sereened for the last time to-day
POLICE AND HOSTILE CROWD.
PLUCKY GUARDSMAN ATTACKED.
A Guardeman who pluckily went at the Queen's Theatre. The to the aid of the polico, and was frozen faced comedian is at his best himself attacked by five men, was story of a complimented by Mr. Griffith-Jones, in this amusing
college boy's training the Magistrate, at Tower Bridge "gofty" aboard a river boat. The produc- Police Court.
on is essentially a comedy, but
The affair occurred at St. there are moments when thrills displace the laughs. Especially is George's-circus, S.E., when a violent this trug in the final scene, a roar-attempt was made by a crowd to ing climax, when Buster effecta rescue William Ivy, a labourer, of several remarkable rescues in a Blackfriars-road, S.E., from the
custody of the police. amáshing tornado.
World Theatre,
Based on the famous operi "LA Boheme," the picture of that name will have its final showings to-day at the World Theatre. As Mimi Lillian Gish gives one of the most remarkable portrayals of her varied carcer John Gilbert, Renee and Karl Dane, all of "The Big Parade" fame, give convincing perform- ances in their respective roles
Star Theatre..
Ivy was charged with using in- Bulting words and behaviour and with wilfully damaging a police whistle; and Philip Egan, aged
road.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1928.
TREATMENT BY SUNLIGHT.
had been oloctrocuted by a current supplied at a pressure of 60 volts. Currents of this order of pressure were being employed by other people. There were also dangers DANGER OF EVIL EFFECTS.such as burns and shock. He a strong caso thought there was for the establishment of a register or roll.
DOCTOR'S WARNING.
Doctors were grateful to skilled chemists who since 1916 had been a barrier between the medical pro- fession and danger.
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Diphtheria,
The doctors in conference at Cardiff have now changed from most interesting medieni polities to medical science, and one of the
Important information as regards points raised was the question of the whole problem of diphtheria sunlight treatment. They are not was brought forward by Dr. Petera, prepared to take lying down the of Bristol, and others. Dr. Petern fact that unqualified practitioners pointed out that in the Bristol are giving treatment without any Fever Hospital 20 per cent. of specialised training in what is newcomers to the staff used to be generally known as sunlight, while attacked by diphtheria. After their own menibers have had to Dick's testing and immunising the spend years in sécuring their rate fell, and for the last four qualifications.
years only four porsons out of 200 newcomers were attacked. That had meant a decrease from 20 per cont, to 1.5 per cent.
This was perhaps the most striking feature of the discussion 26, of Paisley-road, Walworth, was at the British Medical Association's
As a result of the injection no charged with obstructing Police seientific meeting. Dr. Llewellyn constable Spiers, and with dumug-Rhyn, President of the section of persons out of 500 had been suff ing a plate-glass window at a re-Radiology and Physico-Therapeu- ctently incommoded to relinquish in Blackfriars- tics, opened the discussion on ultra-duty. The reaction was much leas freshment-room
violet rays with the bare statement severe than that of typhoid in- Police-sergeant Firth stated that that an unqualified practitioner noculation. he arrested Ivy, who broke the who had damaged an eye with ultra- chain attached to his whistle when violet rays, had been compelled to he attempted to blow it. They were pay compensation and that in Lon "The Telephone Girl," another surrounded by a hostile crowd, and don two similar cases had occurred, Professor W. E. Dixon sald that excellent picture, will also closely called on the crowd to asist
reason to-day at the Star in. Egan, who was in the crowd, everything that was at a higher ite
teacup, which broke temperature than absolute zero was Theatre. The picture Is a tenna
giving off rays. Some rays had mystery drama played against the plate-glass window.
Egan placed his arms round the been used from time immemorial ckground of a political cump- nix Mudge Bellamy, is the lead-ack of Police-constable Splers, for the curing of disease, but now ing player, being cast as a beauti-who had come to the sergeant's as there was not a shadow of doubt
that they had a curative effect. ful young girl who outwits a gang
Egan, in the witness-box, stated
In mountainous regions where of sharpers in her endeavour to save the honour of the man she that he was going home with his the sun's rays had to penetrate the through less water vapour, there loves. Others in the large east sweetheart when
+ crowd.
were note rays, expecially of the include Warner Baxter, Lawrence
ultra-violent type. All artificial Gray, May Allison and Holbrook
means of generating ultra-violent Blinn.
raya subjected man to a form of radiation to which he had never be fore been subjected,
"TITANIC."
BIG SEASON IN FILM COMING
TO QUEEN'S.
threw
sistance.
he
Two police officers dashed at me," " he ridded, "and sald, I throw the cup, but I did not."
were
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15
40
45
30
37
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
40
Horizontal
1. What famous college for women
is located at Poughkeepsie, New York?
Esteem.
12 Liquid part of any fat, 14 Embankment built on the bank
of a river to prevent the OVET= flowing of its banks.
He added: "In 150 Revere cases of scarlet fever which we havo treated during the past few years with anti-toxin an immediate and striking Improvement occurred in 30 per cent. of the cases."
Dr. J. Graham Forbes, of the 15 Sum of money lent at interest. London County Council, said that 10 Bird similar to an ostrich.
A hodgepodge. out of 20 London boroughs Im- 18 munisation from diphtheria had 10 Slash. been sanctioned in 16, and was be- 20 Innuendo (pl.) Ing actively applied in all but one, 21 Corded cloth.
24 Roadside hotel,. namely, Kensington, where the work 23 Paid publicity. lind not yet been started. In the 28 Seventh note in scale. outer ring of Greater London some 6,000 children had been immunised in welfare centros and in other in-20 stitutions.
Bar of corn after the kernels are removed, Typo
of
grass.
30 Exclamation of surprise. In rural districts the number of 32 To disagree, children immunised had quadrupled 16 Masculino pronoun.
43 To dip water out of a boat. 45 Violont atmospheric disturbance.
"Hit with a Truncheon."
in the last eighteen months. In 30 Part of verb to be. Evil Effects.
Great Britain there were now over 38 Cubic moter.. Ivy stated that as he passed the cafe in Blackfrairs-road someone
What, he asked, were the raya 91,000 persons tested, this figure 89 Myself,
beneficial? Roller be-being about double that for the 40 Funeral pile.
42 Unit. inside threw a cup or plate which that were struck him on the nose. He asked lievod that the beneficial results year 1926.
due to light rays, but the man who threw it to come out- side. The constables then caught it was generally believed that the hold of him, he stated, and hit him benefietal results were, really due with a truncheon, "They gave me to blue and ultra violet rays. It such a bashing." he added, "That I was known that the sun produced realised could de no good. The rents that could not be obtained way the police knocked me about by, ultra-violet rays artificially pro- made the crowd' hostile."
duced. The first effect of sunlight ultra-violet or, heat rays was to produce a redness. Some skins were supersensitive.
H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA.
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK ON VISIT.
New York, Aug. 31. 11.M.A.S. Australia has arrived on a four days' visit. Salutes were The speaker then described some exchanged when she steamed into of the evil effects that might be the harbour. The elaborate har
front now. He
STANDS ALONE With a distinguished cast of players headed by Gearge O'Brien FOR PLEASURE Virginia Valli, "Titanic" PLAYING AND comes to the Queen's Theatre as the chief attraction from Thursday to Saturday next, aerording to a
Matthew Barr, of the, 1st Trish EDUCATING
special advertisement in this issue. Guards, sinted that he went to the "Pitante" is described as an epic assistance of the policemen. Some of ambition and its toll in the liye one in the crowd threw something and loves of men. The story con- at them which just missed him. cerns the life of a boy who fights
"I walked away, and about five caged. Real sunlight rarely pro-bour recention which had been ar Cupostponed owing to the lateness his way from the slums of New hundred yards along the road I was duced injurious results except when ranged by the city authorities was York to the luxuries of Park attacked by five men,” he added, reflected Avenue. Throughout the story, Mr. Grinith-Jonc The Court is timed: "The radiation from ulls of the hour, but a civic banquet the lives of the various types of very grateful to you for going to violet lamps which emit rays of people with whom he comes in conte assistance of the police. When shorter wave length than those held-Reuter', American Servico. inet are vividly depicted. There
found In the solar spectrum when are several spectaculares of every man to support the police applied to the skin, are just m the picture, including the sinking in the interest of law and order. foreign to the body as to be com- of the "Tianie," which is shown
Ivy win fined 20s, or 14 days, and parable with the administration of with remarkable realism. "Titanic" was ordered to pay the amount of a poisonous drug. A common effect
It's, easy for a good chef to was produced by Allan Dew, the damage to the police whistle. of slight over-dosing is sleepless- who so directed Douglas Fair- The care against an was put ness, restlessness, lassitude, loss of make good soup and it's just as easy for letter golf fans to go banks in "Robin Hood and Gloria back so that he might call a woman weight, and nausea," Swanson in "Zasn." The support-friend as a witness.
Professor Dixon concluded by from CHEF to SOUP., Par is six, ing cast includes J. Farrell Mac-
When Egan was brought up later demanding that the public should but you may be able to do it in Donald June Collyer, Holmes Her-in the day his story was corroborate profecled. "I have endeavoured less. 11, John Miltern ani
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things are very rough it is the duty
woman, who gave a Blackfriare ad by radiation may be either bene- dress,
ficial or harmful, that its employ: ment by unskilled people may cause
Mr. Griffith-Jones stated that in
67 CÁTS IN A QUEUE. view of this evidence he thought-effects to the patient, and I sug-
FILM ACTING WITH SIR H. LAUDER.
In reply to an advertisement statii that Sir Harry Lauder wanted 50 assorted cats 10 act with him in a Slm now being made at the Stoll studios at Cricklewood, N.W., 67 people with a cat each were waiting in a queue outside tur studios recently.
here was some doubt in the ease, and he would give Egan the bene Sit of it.
The charge was accordingly-dia-
missed.
gest that the time has come when some sort of protection must be ex- tended to the pubtle.
Cantru Indications, There were, it was pointed out, indications for this many contra treatment such as in the case of Aniseed Lure,
neurotic people, of tubercle where the ultra-violet light might light up The cat's part was to crowd the disease, of all forms of kidney and a bedroom door as Sir Hurry disease, or of all cazes of degenera- was at firsttion of the heart muscles. The opened it. There
e dificulty in making them do public had a right to be treated by this, for they arched their backs anybody they liked, but they ought to have also the right to demand
To-day
and various theatre parties were
LETTER GOLF.
SO
P
CHEF
40 In what state.
48 To woop,
50 Point of compass.
51 Venomous snake.
52 What is the alluvial tract at the mouth of the Nile called? 55 To implore.
Vortical
1 What is "Vesuvius" in Italy? 2 Audibly. 3 Chair.
4 Iniquity.
5 Variant of "x,""
7 Deity.
B Jewel;
0 To protest"
10
10 To change a jewel setting.
11 Notwithstanding,
13 What famous explorer was lost
.
in his plans while carrying
help to the "Italia"?
16 Prophet who trained Samuçi. .17 Pitcher.
21
Wooden tray for carrying mor-
tar.
26 Obeso.
28. Twice,
29 A single thing.
31 Which of the presidents of the
United States was the govern nor of Ohio just after the Civil War?
33 What author, eroated the char- acters "Topsy" and "Little Eva"? 34 To build.
35 Who ranka next to Goetha as
the groatout lyric poet of modern Germany?
37 Abbreviation for "mister."
100 Mother,
140 Bluo graes.
41 Exclamation of inquiry.
43 Near.
44 Limb
47 Alleged forco producing hypno-
tism.
49 Sun god.
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good showed a desire to fight. But that the persons dispensing light
-The idea of letter golf in tó Sir Harry interviewed the entsome aniseed and Bish worked won-treatment and knowledge. There were Mans cats, tabby cats,ers, and when Sir Harry opened there was a craze for radiation not change one word to another and Persian ents-gazing rather cofis bedroom duor they were all only by barbers and beauty doctors do it in nar, a given number of temptuously at thin black strays ragging to get near the door who used fraudulent rays, by sun-strokes. Thus to change COW to ray Institutes and by the fact that HEN, in three strokes, COW,
Wellington, Aug. 3.The in-Maori Mission, should confer with from the London streets-und one step for the dainty titbits. stuffed ent with an erect tail. When paying-off time
rame manufacturers were selling ap- HOW, HEW, HEN.
2-You can change only one eligibility of members of the interested Maoris. In the course of the discussion it was made each owner received, after all, 58. paratus direct to the public. The owners were told by Sirome of the cats were missing, In France and the United States letter at a time.
8You must have a complete Maori race for the Royal Navy clear that no regulation existed debarring Maoris from entering ffarty that they would get "half-mt they were found during the steps were already being taken to
the Navy, but the traditional a-creen" each for the loan of their day hiding in unexpected places. protect the public against this type word, of common usage, for each has been exercising the minds of a
jump. Slang words and abbrevia certain section of the Maori peopolicy of the Navy was to confine eats If they were genuine pets, One was in an artificial marble of unqualified treatment. and had not been grabbed in the pillar.
Dr. C. B. Heald said that nothing ions don't count.
The order of letters, cannot ple. After a correspondence with its personal to men of British the Navy Office in Wellington, the parentage. The Maoris intend to streets with the object of making
short of legislation was sufficient. Obviously electrical treatment was be changed.
One solution is printed on suggestion was made that Arch-approach the naval authorities
deacon Hawkins, of the Anglican{again, capable of doing harm. He knew of one case where a bar attendant'another page of this issue..
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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
I BETCHA IM THE FIRST- JNE UP TAIS MORNING-ILL GET ALL DRESSED AND TAEN GO AND WAKE UP
UNCLE HARRY AND
MR.WI66INS!
WELL, I SUPPOSE MOM |AND POP AND TAG ARE
ALL SOUND ASLEEP YET
IT'S STILL NIGHT BACK HOME AND HERE IT'S
DAYLIGHT!
Help! Help!
By Blosser
SOMETHING MUST HAVE HAPPENED-WIEN BOBO ACTS LIKE THAT I KNOW SOMETHING'S WRONG!! WHATS THE MATTER, BOBO ??
UNCLE HARRY AND AMR. WIGGINS ARE GONE!!
GEE; WHAT'LL I DO?? AW-I BETCHA THEYRE JUST PLAYING A JOKE ON ME!
IT HARDLY
SEEMS
POSSIBLE
THAT NK]||UASCLE MARRY
WOULD
PLAY A
JOKE LIKE
TAIS ON FRECKLES
?