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MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1926.

NOTICES.

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NOTICE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHANGHAI STRIKE. STABBING INCIDENT.

FRENCH TRAM LINE WALK OUT

TRAFFIC SUSPENDED.

MR. STIRLING'S EFFORT TO

SAVE WOMAN.

WORLD THEATRE.

"THE BEAUTY PRIZE" "TO-DAY

AND TO-MORROW.

Viola Dana scores again, in the "The Beauty Prize. This de- lightful human interest dlm was made from the Saturday Evening Post story of the same by Nina Wilcox Putnam.

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The "Straits Times" understands that"Mr. W. G. String. of the Chiness Protectorate, who wag atub bed in the Protectorate by Shanghai, December 22.-

Chiness, a progressing favourably All motormen; conductors and

The wife of the Chinese, who was inspectors employed by the

also stabbed. is still in a weak con- French Tram Company, opera-dition, and the Chinese himself is ting in the French Concession,

The story is an excellent mix- Shanghai, and numbering be-progressing favourably,

It seems that Mr. Stirling receivbining these elements to splendid ture of comedy and drama, com- tween two and three hundred. men, yesterday morning declared his wound in attempting to pre-effect. The star pays the role of a unanimous strike without warn-wife who had refused to live with manicurist, who is mistaken for a vent the Chinese fram stabbing his Connie Du-Bols, a New York ing to the managers. Traffic on him. DIOCESAN All lines operated by the Company was, suspended during the entire

takes care of a wealthy home dur society girl when her mother

'ing the owner's 'trip abroad.

FINANCE CO. LTD. Alexandra TASSOCIATION AT HOME to

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the Lord Bishop of London.on TUESDAY, December 28th, 1996, at 4.15 pm at the City Hall.

Guest will be received from 4.16 p.m. to. 4.50 p.m.

All Guests are requested to bring a card on which their names should

be written.

Tea will be served in the St.

Hull

day, although cars from the Chi- nese Tram Company were divert ed through the French Concession to relieve the congestion partially.

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The Chinese will be charged with attempted murder.

AT THE QUEEN'S.

A Broadway sheik acquaintance induces her to enter a state beauty contest in order to get money go that her ailing father may have expert surgical attendance. Her sweetheart back home objects to this, but Connie goes right ahead. She wins the atate title, and is also the victor in this, but gives enters the national contest. She away the $2,000-prize when she believes she has won it under the.

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M. Mornu, Administrative Sub-

"STELLA DALLAS", TO-DAY Manager of the Company last that the strikers had walked out might informed the "China Press" TILL WEDNESDAY.

without presenting any definite One of the best releases of thẻ demands. 50 the George's Hall and the St. Andrew's although it is understood that to be shown this week. It is the Company, year Stella Dallas" which is The Musting will begin at 5.16 they are striking for higher pay. story of a mother's sacrifice for The total loss to the Company her daughter and was billed in ACCOUNTANT REQUIRED:- p.m. punctually n the Royal

Write fully,Theatre. Guests, are requested to Per diem through the failure of London only as recently as false pretence of being a "society stating age, experience and salary take their seats there between 450 the trams to operate is placed October.

at between $6,000 and $7,000, It is in many ways a remark- requested to Box No. 15, c/alp.m. and 5.10 p.m.

The morning rush crowd, un-able picture and carries the hall "China Mail

Entrance only to the Theatre will

aware of the strike, jammed the mark of extremely good acting on 15× 191]

sidewalks at the tram stops yes the part of Belle Bennett and There will be a Cloak Rom at terday waiting in win for cars, WANTED.—Young man desires the Entrance to the City Hall but and finally resorted to rieshas,

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Miss Simmons, Bowen Road, from Yokohama,

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M. Moriu spoke optimistically of the outcome of the strike, de claring that it had not yet been necessary to

adopt emergency

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Her spirit broken, she disap pears to avoid, publicity, and Works as a manicurist in a city. Lois Moran as the mother and She recognised and, is daughter respectively. The film invited to a Chamber of Coma- has "made" these two artistes merce dinner just about in time to who were hitherto practically un-keep from starving. But she is first led to the radio to give n known.

The mother love", theme, a la speech, and is able to do nothing Americaine has been so general but call out for George, the home y mauled, that it is a treat to find town lover, and he, in the tran Annamite troops, who measures, such ሰጃ plaging in Stella Dallas" something dif-smitting room, hears her

ferent, for here it reaches cially trained to operate the cas, artistic heights by means which

duty, inasmuch as the differ-ever descend to bathos. Fence was expected to be smooth-

Stella marries Stephen, but out at conferences to be held Stella is common and in love with this morning, ...‚'

Ed while Stephen is "quality" and in love with Helen. Laurel e a child of the marriage and when Stephen is appointed to a good post in New York, Stella refuses to go with him. Such is the opening tangle.

HE INSURANCE POLICY No 512906, for Rs.20,000 issued by The SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA in the name of MR.Jed VERHOMAL SHEWARAM DAS-| WAN

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26th December, 1926.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOT TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 1926 until MONDAY, JANUARY 3rd, 1927, both days inclusive,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

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are spe.

COMING FILMS.

ERIC VON STROHEIM'S

." GREED."

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"Greed," which is to show here shortly, is a picture of a thousand and in an excellent critique of the film, the "Daily Telegraph of London has the following to say:

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Striking evidence in support of the claim that the "silent" drama" can portray the most subtle shades of character is provided by Erich von Stroheim's "Greed."

This homily against the folly af giving rein to the miserly 4n- stinct holds the spectator's inter- est for the best part of two. hours. It is not a pretty story, but it has PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. been put together by a master

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A gradual deterioration of the wife's character as the result of winning a large prize in a lottery, is skilfully shown by a series of unobtrusive touches, the cumula- tive effect of which prepares for the worst. Murder is in the

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The woman has to pay the penalty, and her husband, who, in a moment of exasperation, has taken her life, becomes a hunted fugitive. In the last scene of all ive see him, after struggling across the desert sands, lying down to await death by the side W the undersigned, beg to announce of the one-time friend and rival

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This remarkable film is ex- tremely well acted, especially by the exponents of the three prin Jean Herscholt, and Zasu Pitts. cipal characters, Gibson Howland,

"Confessions of a Queen.”

The King, in "Confessions of a Queen," is in a quandry. The in- fluence of good is backoning him) or one side in the form of his Queen, a beautiful regál woman of the cold type, while that of evil coaxes him on the other in the form of the vivacious Sephors, a woman of the world. A much stronger willed man than King Christian would have paused-not knowing which one, to follow.

The King is delightfully played in the Seastrom production by Lewis Stand. The Queen Fre and the alluring Sephora by Helena dericka is depicted by Alles Terry,

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John Bowers plays the important role of Prince Alozef and Joseph Dowling and Eugenie Besierer ars also aden in the production.

Armes Christine Johnston and from Kings in Belle" by Alphonse BRUDSL

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Of this picture Elinor. Glyntion. President Diaz alighted un- says "It will wring every harmed but his driver was cut to mother's heart.”

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