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TO-DAY'S FILMS.
LOVES OF CARMEN" AT THE' QUEEN'S.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1928:
FASTER R. A. F. "FIGHTERS.”
SECRET AIR-COOLED ENGINE
* A NEW DESIGN.
"WHAT PRICE GLORY.”
FAMOUS FILM RETURNING TO WORLD.
The many passionate amours of Carmen, the fiery tempered gypsy cigarette girl, in "Loves of Car man," will be screened for the last timo to-day at the "Queon's Theatre, Dolores Del Rio, who portrayed "Charmaine" in "What Price Glory," again gives a brilli ant performance in the role of "Carmen. Victor McLaglen, the Captain Flagg of "What Price: Glory," has the part of a mighty torendor: Thrilling scenes of an Factual bull fight, magnificent sot tings, skilled photography and the romarkably fine acting the principala make of "Loves of Car-be lighter than any water-cooled en-Ita authors took war as the canvas
men" a picture which should not be missed.
"The Gaucho."
"What Price Glory," the famous scrcon comedy based on the cele brated play, a to have a return season at the World Theatre from" It is announced that an attempt Tuesday to Saturday of next week, is now being made to evolve a new according to a special advertise type of fighting aeroplane, which ment appearing in this issue, will bent all existing types in speed Critics. In London and New York and climbing power, and will yet bo have been unanimous, in their fitted with an air-cooled engine. praise of this picture which has The new engine, no details of been described as being one of the which may yet be given, represents really great productions of the a revolutionary departure from all cinema Industry. "What Prica Glory" is not a war picture. War present air-cooled engine design is merely its background against which a thrilling love story is told. on which to sketch their story- war as tho powerful influence on men and women that brings out pathos, comedy and human appeal
If it proves successful, it should gine of equal power, besides having us small a cross-sectional area.
It is being built by a firm which has achieved a leading position in The inimitable Douglas Fair-the design and construction of high-as no other crisis in the affairs banks is seen at his best in "The speed nero-engines, and the de-of nations can. Above all there Glory," Probably no other ploture. Gaucho," a thrilling story of aigner is a famous racing motor- are laughs galore in "What Price made along the edge of the great romance and adventure in South at America which also closes its This new departure is of part!-world tragedy has had so much season today at the Theatro, Doug appears as a ban-cular importance, in view of the ro dit outlaw who loots towns and porta lesued at the time of the Air villages with impunity until he Exercisca stating that aeroplanes finda regeneration at the shrine of Atted with air-cooled engines must the Miracle City. Lupe Velez and of necessity be slower than those Eve Southern, Doug's two new fitted with water-cooled engines. leading ladies, provida" excellent support for the star, whose athletic atunts, needless to say, are as wonderful as over.
""The Brute."
World
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With existing designs this is true, and the new engine has been evolved to combine the advantages of-air-cooling and water-cooling.
Less Vulacrable,
The air-cooled engino is less vulnerable on service; it is easier to produce; and it is cheaper.
The water-cooled engine, boing
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OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE,
Horizontal
1 Through whose fufluence did smoking become popular in England?
7 To bo alike,
12 The distal angle betwoon
branch and a lear,
comedy. The picture is peopled with real and human characters, 13 Copper the captain of Marines played by 15 Composition for one voice. the British etar, Victor McLaglen, 10 Denoting the middle being in itself a masterpiece. 17 To flog, "What Price Glory" is a great 19 Obstruction in a stream, absorbing picture made doubly in- 20-lalf an em
22 Rowing implemont, teresting for this part of the world 21 Lard. part of the story is laid in North 23 Myacl by reason of the fact that the first China and the Philippines.
"SPRING FEVER.”
QUEEN'S.
"The Brute," an exciting story of the Oklahoma oil rush, telling how a slow-witted young man be- came a fighting hero for the gbi of his heart, will also be screened of smaller cross-sectional area, en-NEXT TUESDAY'S COMEDY AT for the last. time to-day at the Starables the aeroplano to be better
Lella Theatre. Monte Blue," Hyams and Clyde Cook are, the leading players in this picture which is a blend of thrills, comedy and romance.
CLOUDBURST RUINS
CATHEDRAL. ·
BELLS CRASH THROUGH ROOF.
stream-lined, and so to present less. wind resistance and to be capable of higher speeds.
It will be the first acro-engine of its type ever constructed.
It should be remembered that the only extensive work done up to date on aircooled, nero-engines of high powera has been with radial en kines.
24 Plaything,
25. Pig pon.
20 Because..
27 Toll.
28 ILabitual drunkard.
20 Estimated perfect score in golf,
80 Headgear,
84 Part of verb to be.
31 Bird similar to an ostrich.
12 Biscuit
36 Taro paste.
30 Witticism.
40 Fairy.
What type of voice has the singer, John McCormack? A 48 What kind of city is Boston, Mass., called by nickname?
Vertical
With an excellent cast headed by William Haines, Joan Crawford,37 Abbreviation for "senior." George K. Arthur, Edward Earle, 38 Evil.
To disseminate. The first model of the new engino Elleon Percy, Georgo Fawcett, and 40
43 Fotid. la undergoing preliminary tests Lee Moran, "Spring Fever" will 42 Flightloss ratite bird. but it is likely to be some time bebo the chief attraction at the fore Is fitted in an aeroplane and Queen's Theatre on Tuesday and 45 Fowl tried in the air.
Wednesday next, according to a special advertisement in this Issue, The popular young athlete star of "Brown of Harvard" rompa through a series of highly divert- which he appears as a young ship-
1 What was "Ouida's" real name? ing incidents during the picture in ping clerk who becomes a golf 2 Constituent of varnish. The air-cooled acro-engine with celebrity and wins the heart of a Cover. Rome, Aug. 30. Although
15 the cylinders in line has been beautiful girl. Joan Crawford is 4 Deity. lasting only
the lower the girl In the cast. George minutes, a cloudburst over Mouza neglected except in yesterday evening caused great powers. In these, it has been re- Fawcett is cast as an irate who is party to the young man's pose as havoc, partly demolishing the an-markably successful, clent cathedral, whose belfry
The Tiger Moth light aeroplane a millionaire with embarrassing crashed through the roof.
now does approximately 200 miles results all round. Georgo anties bla amusing The statue of King Agilulf, an hour at ground level with about Arthur, who will be remembered
similar for weighing five tons, was lifted like 130 horse-power. At o a feather and decapitated,
useful load per horse-power a high "Rocklea," also has an important Numerous factories sustained powered fighter could be construct-part to play, as have Eileen Percy, heavy damage, chimneys crashinged which, with full military load, Lee Moran and Edward Earlo. through roofs. Eight people were would have an outstanding per-
kliled and 60, wounded, most of formance. them workers who were trapped in factories,
An Urgent Need,
During the recent Air Exercises
LETTER GOLF.
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In
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Here's an inexpensive way to The Royal villa at Monza, the Inte King Humbert's favouriteit was pointed out that the most give your GIRL a RING, summer resort, was severely dum urgent need was for faster fighters.hups, too, your can do it more aged. Streets and gardens are In some instances during the mock easily, but par is five. littered with dead birds, the bodles ralds day bombers proved faster
of three thousand having been picked up.
than the fighters sent up to chase them and bring them down.
Among existing types of engine, the fastest are the water-cooled en-
The famous "Iron Crown" of the Lombards is preserved at the Cathedral of Monza. King Agilulfagines, as was demonstrated in the reign extended from A.D. 692 to 615.
MINISTER'S. CAR. STOLEN,
FOUND ABANDONED AFTER ALL-NIGHT SEARCH.
A £3,000 motor-car belonging ia Mr. F. A. Sterling, the United States Minister in the Irish Free State, was stolen. from butalde the Abboy Theatre, Dublin, on Saturday night,
Tho Trophy race, Schneider fastest machine over built with an the Short air-cooled engine, Crusader, was some miles an hour' Alower" than the Supermarine- Napier S5 which won the rare.
But the new air-cooled engines may put a completely different com-- plexion on the whole problem of high-speed aircraft design.
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Possessive pronoun,
0 Thick shrub.
10 Uprear
Who was the great epic poot 'ef ancient Greecet
14 Who was the author of
17 Arm of the ocean..
18 Grass dried for fodder?
21 A aly animal.
24 To knock lightly,
25 A small French coin.
20 Ventilating machine.
27 Mexican food.”
28 Who founded Virginia?
20 To pavored North America!
so Who
151
Auror
32 To nod.
88 Nervo tissue in the skull.
86 Bill of fare.
87 Bhort-billod American bird..
39 Noire.
41 Cordod cloth.
42 Joined.
46 To accomplish.
46 8.1416.
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Zogu, the King-doefguate F. B. Halford, who designed the Tiger Moth engine and the Gipsy
1-The Idea of letter golf is to Albania, are received with In- and Cirrus light acroplane engines, has for several years been making change one word to another and credulity. a close study of nir-cooled nero-do it in par, a given number of engines having the cyclinders in
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Ahmed Beg Zagu may be dis strokes. Thus to change COW to missed as beyond the bounds of Hen, In three strokes, COW probability, while as for King
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2 You can change only one Boris, considering that the Bul constitution requires letter at time.*** All night police were searching A ring worth £100, presented to 3-You must have a complets Princes to marry persons of
concerned with marriage pro for the car. They found it even Astill, the Leicestershire cricketer, word, of common usage, for each Orthodox Faith, it may be aupy Cardinal Gamba's recent visit
Con is fantastic. GIRONE tually at Shankill, near Dublin,at Johannesburg on the last jump. Slang words and abbrevia posed that here too the rumour to the Pope was rumoured to be The Italian Princess would have posate relating to members of the undamaged:
MC.C. tour, was produced in Lei-tions don't count.
to change her religion, a step un-House of Savoy, and the came Cester Police Court, recently when 4 The ordo rof letters cannot be a girl shop assistant was bound changed.
of the House of Bavoy. Certain-led to have had fruitful resalts other'page] over on a charge of stealing it One solution is printed on an likely in the case of a Princess visit was thon unofficially report from a cloakroom,"
The police believe the car was taken for an escapade by people who were not aware of the iden tity of the owner.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
FRECKLES AND BETTY THE LITTLE
GIRL WHOM
•HE FOUND
IN A CAVE, ARE SLOWLY AND SAFELY HEADING FOR A RIVER THAT THEY NE
SIGHTED FROM A HILLTOP MEANWHILE, UNCLE HARRY IS STILL HELD CAPTIVE BY
THE HEADHUNTERS
EVERY AVENUE OF POSSIBLE EGCAPE 15 BLOCKED EXCEPT THE RIVER AND THAT'S SO FULL OF CROCODILES, IT WOULD BE SUICIDE TO ATTEMPT SWIMMING 17-HERE COMES THE CHIEF-
ILTRY BEING: PLEASANT!!
HAVE A CIGAR, CHIEF NICE DAY
ISAST 17:2
His Hands Tied i
BWAMA MIKULIAW
BOMO!
[PERHAPS IF I USE KINDNESS WITH THEM WE MIGHT. ANOID, ')- MEETING FATE IN THE BOILING POT!
By Blosser
IF IT WERENT FOR FRECKLES ID GET RECKLESS WITH TAESS CANNIBALS AND KILL SOME OF MILEM BUT OF COURSE ZD BE KILLED FOR 17, SO′IVE GOT TO SO EASY AND
HUMOR THEM ALONG: IN HOPES OF SOME DAY SOON, FINDING
FRECKLES!