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THE YACHT RACE.
NORSEMAN FIRST HOME IN
MACAO EVENT.
The annual yacht race to Macao and back ended rather tamely yester day, with but three boats making anything like a fighting finish.
SATURDAY
DECEMBER
CINEMA NOTES.
GILBERT REVEALS ART IN
TENSE DRAMA...
A realistically sustained terror and a grim suspense make "Desert Night", John Gilbert's new M-G-M film which opened at the Star Norman, manned by Lieut. Com. mander L G. Addington, RN,, Payheatre on Thursday, a thing apart Licut, Commander D. M. Passmore,It tells a vivid and gripping story. R.N., and Lieut. Commander E. E three individuals at the merey Bill, R.N., was the first craft to cross of the pritnite wastes t'an the finishing line at the Royal Hong-African desert. Writhing In kong Yacht Club yesterday at 12.37.04, arth, for the want of a little and was no less than 40 minutes air and syfering agonies of ahead of Queen Bee, whilst Curlow fear, these three are gripped in a arrived for third place at 2.27.27.
urtle, orgy of terror. The im depicts their suffering and their fear with a startling dramatic realism and it also carries a most unusual love theme. Each of the three characterizations. stand out in bold clear-cut lines.
There were seven other contestants, but these did not finish until. It yesterday, the first of them being U. &L. which crossed the line at 6.62.47, Norsemen, Queen Bee and Curlew had a rather more interesting than The first exciting or eventful race. two started with bandicans of 0.80 and the latter sailed off the B mark All three took the passage south of Lantau at the start, and they lost sight of the Chinook at about midday on Thursday.
Queen Beo and Curlew assumed the lend about 1.80 p.m. but all three Yachts enjoyed a fair wind, which held all the way down to the mark boat at Macao, which was rounded first by the Queen Bee, followed by Curlew and Norseman. These two first boats nintained the lead until eight o'cinck on Thursday night, when Norseman
overtook Curlew, with Queen Bee about two miles ahead, Up to this time, the craft had been favound with quite a fair wind, but it then dropped and Norseman wa becalmed until 3 a.m. yesterday.
Gilbert is seen in an entirely now and different role, that of a youthful diamond mine mariager in the heart of dark. Africa. His well-known features are masked in a black and heavy beard. Never before in his career has this star had such a forceful and thoroughly dramatic role in which to display his-com- pelling personality.
Ernest Torrence, veteran of the legitimate theatre as well as of the films, has contributed" to his role, that of an English nobleman, a rare bit of decidedly well placed humour. In the early part of the film he poses as a wealthy business man, but is in reality an exceptionally elever crook. He passes from one characterization to the other with perfect grace and ease, showing the wide range of his versatility. Mary Nolan, former Follies beauty, and heroine of "Sorrell and Son," is unusually attractive and appealing in her role ne the bogus daughter of the renegade.
An Indication of how far ahead there buats were of the remainder of the contestants was afforded them when they were halled by Coquette Thursday about half past nine on night, which was then only proceed ing towards the turalng mark.
Between half past three and four yesterday morning, the wind freahen-
Beautiful backgrounds of dazzling ed, and at daylight the crew of, Norse- man sighted Queen Bee about two white sand, and a skyline patched miles to leeward away from Capsui- with tropical palms add to the At 8.45 the wind settled, con-scenie splendour of the picture. ditions became favourable, and Norse. One new thrill this production man sailed in a very easy winner,
brings to the screen is an actual; sunrise, photographed in its entire-
mun.
The fourth boat to arrive home was U & 1, which passed the finish ing line at 5.52.47, but the remainder were apparently a long way behind, and, several were not expected unt inte last night.
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U & I, which was manned by Messra, Davison, Adams and Rouse, was with Wanderer, Typhoon, La Cigale, Coquette and Azums, which went north of Lantau, all keeping fairly close together at the start. At the Brothers, La Cigale was slightly in the lead with Azuma bringing up the rear, but later a westerly wind broke them up, La Cigale taking northerly course, whilst U & I con tinued on the same route for the mark, Coquette and Wanderer pur- nued La Cigale. At this time Azuma and Typhoon were becalmed a mile nstern, but alded by light and variable winds U&I made good progrean,
At 7.30pm. on Thursday, however, they had to ride at anchor, and it was not until 6 am. next morning (12 hours after Noiseman) that they rounded the mark,
During the night Coquette spoke to U. & and informed her that Norse- man passed the mark at 5 p.m. on Thursday, but they could get no news of Curlew, After passing the marke U&I made excellent progress and accomplished an excellent perform- ance in finishing so early.
The crews of Queen Bee and Cur- lew were.Queen Bee, Major D. P. W. Hutson, RJ, Dr. G. A. C. Ilerklots, Leut, Commander Metcalf, R.N., and Suh. Lieut. C. F. Rawnsley, N. Curlew, Major Tosh, Mr. Scott Elliot and Mr. Martin.
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"The Black Watch", the attraction Watch" is called "Flower of De- light" and was written by William at the Queen's Theatre, to-morrow, Kernell, remembered as having| is another directorial achievementrition, Sally of my Dreams" of John Ford's and stars Vietor theme song of "Mother Knows the sales of which have McLaglen, with a supporting cast
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