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K.C. & SWEEPSTAKES.

"UNLAWFUL WHEREVER

HELD."

OTLEY SECRETARY BOUND OVER.

$0.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Mr. Artemus Jones, for the

EARL BEATTY.

THE FIRST SEA LORD RETIRES.

A TRIBUTE.

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place, and it fell to the Navy to make the first effort to reach and relieve the Legations at Peking. Beatty was twice wounded in leading a successful attack on two Chinese batteries. At 29, an

MONDAY, JULY

COMING. FILMS.

LATEST UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION,

25, 1927.

AT THE STAR,

"THE SILENT RIDER"

TO-DAY ONLY.

Plausible Improbabilities. They A fast moving story, replete with

After a short consultation, the Sir Patrick Hastings: Have you ever been able to find a man chairman said they found the de who knew whother sweepstakes fendant guilty of the charge under the Gaming Act, and were legal or not?-I have not.

You do know that almost | ordered him to be bound over for everyone in England has gone in three years not to take part in for a sweepstake of some sort or any lottery during that period MADE PRIVY COUNCILLOR.

age at which an officer is fortun- other on the Derby?—I suppose They also ordered that all the

ate to have attained commander's constitute good farce, in the opinion action, thrills and romance, is "The documents and money should be

London, Saturday, rank, he was a captain. There- of Melville Brown, brilliant young Sent Rider:""

The one and only Hoot Gibson is At Otley, six men appeared in I dare say you have, and one handed over to the cidrk of the

court, the cost of the prosecution]

Ear Beatty has been sworn in after there was a long break in lm directer, whose latest Univer- connection with the raid which or two others-Yes.

Mrs. Frances McNichol, who to come out of the funds.

adaptation from Katherine Newlin as a Privy Councillor on the Lord Beatty's active service re-sal production. "Taxi Taxi" comes starred in "The Silent Riders took place on the Otley Derby

Mr. Lowenthal thea withdrew occasion of his retirement of the cord He had married; he had to the Queen's Theatre shortly. was employed as a clerk at the

"Farce is a particular type of Burt's best seller "The Red Headed ceased to be dependent on his Mutual Subscription Fund offices by Fund offices, was asked by the remaining charges against First Sea Lordship.--Reuter.

was the Brittou and all the other defen-

profession; he was ardently de-comedy" Brown declared, "And it Husband," and is ably supported by deraands the co-operation of avery featured cast of Western playera, on May 21. Archibaid Britton. Mr. Lowenthal what

voted to hunting and other forms audience that sees it. In other

The picture starts with a young dants. hon. secretary of the Otley formality to become a member.

of sport. There was much to words, it must be regarded as girl appearing at the Bar Z ranch- "They just asked to become Bowling Supporters' Club, was

enc," she replied, "I made them defendants he represented, said Relinquishing his duties at the tempt him from his allegiance to suspension of disbelief on the part house to assist in the feeding of

score of rough bit good hearted charged under the Gaming Act,

out a receipt.”

they were men of unimpeachable Admiralty at the early age of 56, the most exacting of all Services, of the audience.

"There can be no serious moment cowboys. Hoot, as one of the cow- runchers is immediately smitten 1802, and there were eight sum-

"That was for their full sub character and nothing was far-Lord Beatty can look back upon and it was believed in the Navy. monses alleging that he sold lo1-Escriptions?" asked Mr. Lawen- ther from their minds than beingja career in which he has brilliant- that Beatty, having been pro in farce, or the entire structura is with the mysterious stranger, hub This is where it differs is unable to fathom the mystery involved in anything whichly realised every ambition that moted Rear-Admiral before he ruined. tery tickols, published a scheme thal.

"Yes," she replied, bursting savoured of any illegality. No could be entertained by an officer was 40 would not be employed as } from straight comedy, for the lat surrounding her past,

was Flag Ofileer. It

Mr. | ter type can be mingled with pathos

Hoot and a partner build a cabin for a lottery and conspired with!

body was more shocked than they of the finest naval Service in the a

near the Bar Z ranch where they the other defemiants, who were out laughing.

Cloathero, Police-sergeant Jenkinson stated when they found the charge of world. He has won honour and Churchill who, going to the Ad- and even tragedy. Farce must he Edward Timas

leadership, and is given a cloak of plausibility,

Taxi Taxit" is farte comedy the child claims his son and it is to happen fast when the father of Payne Payne was employed at when the premises were visited. case was for formal purposes of le has been in command during and fighting

one of the most socured them for his country in the Derby Fund offices, and the book showed that 3,194 books signature to the accounts, and in more than

farceur, Edward Everett Hor is the wife and mother. ton, in the fùatured role. Marian other defendants are prominent of tickets had been sent to clubs view of the position they occupied tremendous sea-fights in history, a place of high responsibility atter farvete Taper with that popu- discovered that the mysterious kirl in local life they were asked to winning therein the unstinted the most perilous moment of its

How it is eventually straightened members of the Otley Bowling all over the country.

Sir Patrick Hastings cross.give their names in order that the Kratitude of his country and the history. After a period as Naval Nixon plays the feminine lead, and out provides one of the most logi- for conspiring to keep rooms 14-examined Superintendent Burton fund should be free from any enthusiastic devotion of all ranks Secretary to Mr. Churchill he was Burr McIntosh, Edward Martindel, cal and entertaining endings to a Clab. They were all summoned

Thonus William Barker, Robert that 19,607 counterfoils were conspiracy lodged against them. promotion for acts of personal miralty In 1911, divined his ex-continuously hilarious and light take care of a little boy they found Whyte, Charles Gregg and Edgari found in the mail at the office Their only connection with the gallantry ushore as well as afloat. ceptional qualities of character Anything can happen providing it alone on the desert. Things start

a lory and to sell regarding an interview with Brit-suspicion. It was some satisfac

exercise tickets.

ton on April 17. Witness agreed Counsel in the case were: Mirthat Britton said that what he C: P. Lowenthal, K.C., for the was going to do would be per- prosecution; Sir Patrick Hast-fectly legal, ings, KC for Britton: Mr.!

The superintendent having said

C. J. Frankland, far Payne: and he thought all sweepstakes were Mr. Artemus Jones, K.C., for the legal, Sir Patrick remarked. other defendants. Twenty magis-You take a gloomy view of trates, one of whom was them?" woman, sat on the Bench. The case against Britton was taken first.

erroneous.

Superintendent

.

'I

Burton: think I read that you expressed the opinion that sweepstakes are illegal.

tion to them that; there was

suggestion of anything erin inal against them.

These four defendants and the

bank were also allowed costs.

WORLD THEATRE.

"CONTRABAND," TO-DAY

ONLY.

.

was

Lucien Littlefield, William V. Mong and others are in the supporting cast.

given command of the First Battle Cruiser Squadron, that new combination of high speed with tremendous hitting power of "The Coming of Amos." which so much was expected in As a whole in an attractive pro- the event of an outbreak of war. duction with a good east, colourful When it came, he

thus romance and interesting features, occupying a position of import- Rod La Rocque makes an auspicious ance second only to that of the debut as star in "The Coming of Commander-in-Chief. of the Amos." Grand Fleet: and before the war was a month old he had justified his appointment by his dashing and successful operation in the Bight of Heligoland.

picture.

Blanche Mehaffey, who is fast coming into her own as a picture luminary, plays the part of the girl. The direction is by Lynn Reynolds,

CHINESE GİRL MURDERED,

A young Chinese girl, ngeil. 25 years, named Chinng Tsai-bao, was found lying in bed in her room at 36 Ta Ching Li, French Con- cession, Tientsin, on July 16 suffer- ing from five knife wounds of a serious nature.

She was taken to the Peiyang

The cast includes Jetta Goudal as the Princess, whose husband, Noah Berry, kills off all her suitors. Arc Trixie Friganza, others Richard Carle, Arthur Hoyt.

The story is a dramatie romance; Incessantly vigilant in the adapted from the novel by William frustration of German raiding. Locke. "The Coming of ABIOS" Hospital where she succumbed to attempts, Lord Beatty found him- might also be termed the "arrival her injuries at 8 o'clock the follow- self in January. 1915, in touch of Rod La Rocque" to stellar in morning. Her assailant, a man named Wu Te-fu, was arrested with Admiral Hippor's squadron bonours. He comes into stardom by the French Police and will be Cecil B. De Mille's interesting handed over to the Chinese author- near the Dogger Bank, and there

picturization of itles for trial. attractive ensued that terrific naval action and

The story of the affair is a typi which, heavy though its cost was Locke's novel, a romance that has

one of the Chinese to the British forces engaged, put plenty of continental flavour and ent an end to the enemy's raiding Plats a good cast and the usual of easy virtue while Wu was her of thrilla, world. Chiang Tani-bao was a girl consequently plenty

under-

continued her usual mode of life.

It appears that the man

came straight from Peking, and on find- ing out where the girl was living, went immediately to the house and stabbed her several times with a* large knife.

Melodrama as you like it--this Mr. Lowenthal said it was part

Sir Patrick: Would you care¦in briet, sums up "Contraband." of the history of the case that al sweepstake on the Derly was to tell me what paper?-I think! As Crosland's vivid picturisation of the novel by Clarents Budington carried on in 1929, in which it was in the "Timas."

Kelland. Britton was a party, and in the Addressing the Court, Sir Those who read the book know following year another was or-Patrick Hastings said that all that the story revolves around the ganised by Britton and others. over the country people were en efforts of a young girl editor in a of the Navy. He has received in Prow cedings were taken, with thej gaged on Deuby Day or just be-small town to rid the community! result that that sweepstake was fore in rumming what were poor the viclous political elements person the surrender of the most brought to an end. He submitted pularly known as sweepstakes who are in control of the local powerful and dangerous enemy that ever menaced the life of that the present case disclosed an my view," he added, "every government.

In the course of her investiga Great Britain by sea. deliberate attempt to evade and such scheme, however it is carri-tions, the girl discovers that even held the highest Service position/activities, and established Lorduictorial appeal of a De Mille pro- souteneur and for some time they

He has defeat the law. Apparently what ed on, is contrary to the law, whe-those ferees that are presumably at the admiralty during the Beatty's reputation as one of the duction the picture guarantees gend lived in Peking. Tai appears to crred to some of them was ther it be drawn in a private on the side of law and order are most critical phase of naval ad- fighters in the history of the lains his way through as usual but eventually became disgusted with most courageous and détermined entertainment. Noah Berry vil have been fond of the than but that it might be possible to get club, or on the Stock Exchange, in reality in league with over the dificulties if it could be or whether it be the so-called enemies. But with the knowledge red in time of peace.

her ministration that has ever occur- Navy. He reached the height of hero Rod La Rocque finally outwits his behaviour in the metropolis, There are some first rate and, after a quarrel, she left him Within his fare in the yet more perilous him. said that what was being done Calcutta Sweep. That does not that she is fighting for the right seven months of hauling down his conflict carried on by him, after humorous touches and the settings and was confined to members of the mean

went to Tientsin where she to any a person may not and with the help of a young flag as Commander-in-Chief of his squadron had suffered shat- are attractive and many of them of clui, although that was entirely carry on, or participate in some fessor, who has been a victim of

A sweepstake, scheme which may result in him the political ring, she is successful the Grand Fleet in 1919 Lord tering loss, in the first phase of considerable size.

Beatty was in Whitehall. In the Battle of Jutland, when he whether carried out, publicly or getting a problematical benefit is cleaning up the town.

The pictures is chock-full of November last he completed the met a situation of appalling dan privately in a club, or anywhere] out of a horse race which is else, was equally unlawful. There legal." He cited a competitionable light on present-day activities the King's Regulations lays down while leading the enemy within Lord Beatty had at least the

thrilling action and sleds consider seven years which Article 248 of ger by continuing to fight on could he no question about it. advertised as "A Great Derby of us-runners and bootleggers as the maximum period for reach of the guns of the Grand satisfaction of mitigating the in- The so-called club existed in name Sweep," which, he said, provided The inside workings

a small which. alone, and the sole privilege of that persons drawing certain town newspaper are accurately cumstances, an officer may sit at

save in exceptional cir- Ficet. The escape of Admiral evitable hardships of so vast a von Scheer from the trap devised reduction of personnel by secur-

MADE A MILLION. the so-called members was to take numbers had to nominate the first portrayed, and the atmosphere and the Admiralty Board. part in the Derby sweepstakes, three horses. That constituted background of the average

His for him gave rise to a naval con- ing much better provision than Alain strongly expressed wish was to troversy which is active still; but had ever before been made for

A meteoric rise in quolations on No real check or contro! pre-stich an element of skill that it Street is true to life. valled. There was at Otley a was not a lottery. The defen-

The film has its lighter moments retire at that time, and it was at it detracted nothing from Lord officers displaced by the advent of the London Stock Exchange, for small bowling club, and the so-dant had told the police that what and there is humour of a parties the personal request of Mr. Beatty's fame, and the German peace, In many other ways Lord British Celanese Co shares, from called club which figured in the he was doing was perfectly legal, lars appealing kind. The romance Bridgeman, the First Lord, that High Seas Flect never gave battle Beatty has left his mark on naval 19 to 6s each, within two days, case was the Otley Bowling Sup-and there were scores of ways in professor furnishes many a laugh, man ever earned by more honour- succeeded Lord Jellicoe as Com-bution of our naval strength, in taken completely of their guard,

of the girl editor and the pompous he remained at his post. No again. At the end of 1910 he administration--in the redistri- of the Stock Exchange, who were surprised members of inner cireles porters Club. Persons all over which it could have been. If the and the rivalry between the photo able and arduous service a rest mander-in-Chief of the Grand the building up of the Dominion the country were asked to become police thought there was going to grapher and the haberdasher for the from his labours.

In January last the company's members of the Otley Bowling|be a draw they should have wait-honour of being acclaimed the hand-

Fleet, and after the war was end-sea forces, in the expansion of shares wore quoted at 5s. 9d, each, Supporters Club, a large majori-¡ed until the day before the Derby somest and best-dressed man in Lord Beatty first gained dis-ed it fell to him to preside over the peace-time training to meet the and last year they could have been ty of whom had never seen and when the draw had taken place.town 'adds to the merriment. linction in two campaigns highly interment of the German Fleet needs of the new naval warfare. bought at 2s. 6d. each. never would see Otley, and they

An exceptionally fine cust bas typical of the forms of service to at Scapa Flow, where he gave the His successor, Admiral of the

In informed circles, the opinion were still less interested in Otley Costs to Come Out of Find. been assembled, every member of which the British Navy is re- historic order that the German Fleet Sir Charles Madden, has as is that this "skyrocketing" is due Bowling Club.

which is perfect in his or her char-quired to adapt itself in doing the flag should be "hauled down at an hour's absence the acterisation. After

fine a war-record as any officer to a "squeeze of the bears." The featured roles work of the Empire. He com- sunset and not hoisted again." who held high command under shares which they did not possess, cently many speculators gold "It was contemplated," Mr. magistrates. found there was a are in the capable hands of such manded one of the flotilla of gun- From the culminating triumph he him, and enjoys the confidence of hoping that they might buy their Lowenthal added, "that the mem-prima facie case on the charge well known screen celebrities bership should be 200,000 at 10s. under the Gaming Act of keep-Lois Wilson, Nosh Begry, Raymond Kitchener's advance up the Nile difficult and worse than thankless degree. Lord Beatty, at 56, is Heavy purchases of the scrip boats which accompanied Lord passed, as First Sea Lord, to the the whole Navy in the fullest requirements later, at lower prices. each, and that the sum of £100,-ing an office for the purpose of Hatton and Raymond McKee,

in the Sudan campaign of 1896- task of administration involved in still some nine years short of the which occurred early in May, ren- 000, assuming all the tickets were exercising a lottery.

98; and his gallantry and good the demobilisation of the greatest age of retirement from the Active dered the shares scarce, and the taken at face value, was to be Sir Patrick Hastings said he subscribed by persons all over thought the view which had been

leadership in the forcing of naval force that has ever been List, and his advice may still be "bears" therefore were compelled enemy positions at Hair and brought into being, and its re- available for the benefit of the to vie one with another to obtain the country to support bowling at expressed might be helpful to pre-

Dongola won for him the rank of duction to a peace strength much great Service to whose glory in possession of their needs, Otley.

The ticket, which was vent people being misled in the

commander and the D.S.O. Two below that maintained before the war he has added so much lustre, the opinion that Dreyfus Bros. who The "Evening News" expresses entitled 'Otley Bowling Sup-future. He suggested that the

years later he was in the battle-war, and soon to be yet further and to whose interests he has were amongst the big buyers inst porters' Club,' read: 'Received defendant should be bound over)

ship "Barfleur" on the China Sea reduced as an outcome of the devoted himself so loyally in time month, have had their fortune mag- of Mr. 10s. in payment of not to take part in any form of

tion when the Boxer rising took Washington Conference in 1922. of peace. subscription to above club for sweepstake for a period.

miented by £1,000,000. 1927.'

AT THE QUEEN'S.

"DANGEROUS MONEY"

TO-DAY ONLY.

Bebe Daniels's starring picture, "Dangerous Money," once again proves the truth of the old saying! that "money is the root of all evil." As long as Adele Clark was miserable little drudge in her aunt's tented to bask in the sunshine of dingy boarding house, she was con- Tim Sullivan's love. The minute)

It also contained a state- The Chairman: Nothing has ment: This ticket entitles the been said about handing over the holder to participate in the Derby money? Mutual Subscription 'Fund.' It Sír Patrick: The view I take is was also described in some cir- that the money should be handed culars as "The event on the over. I am quite certain the Derby. Among letters found on defendant will give any undertak- Fortune favoured her, Adele's the premises when Britton was ing you desire.

troubles began and her romance arrested was a letter from a cor- Sir. Lowenthal suggested that with Tim received a rude shock, respondent at Barrow-in-Furness the money should be handed over! "Dangerous Money," which Julie who suggested that to make it to the Clerk of the Court, and Herne adapted from Robert Her 'more legal' a membership card said that if the defendant was not rick's gripping novel, "Clark's should be used. An interview prepared to take that course he Field," is a study in vivid contrasts took place between Britton and a might have to consider whether and picturesque backgrounds, rang- local printer, in which Britton or not he should proceed with to a villa in Italy. All those subtle ing from the Brooklys waterfront said: We are going to have an- some of the other cases.

touches of humour, and pathos that other try this year.' Two hun- Sir Patrick said he could not were ingrained in the story have dred thousand tickets in books of give an undertaking unless it was been cleverly brought out in the twenty were ordered, and 190,000 quite clear that that was going photoplay, and the result is a pic were supplied. Two thousand to be the end of the proceedings. ture, full of heart interest, that is) circulars were ordered, and rooms Mr. Lowenthal said his learned bound to appeal to the overwhelm taken where eventually friend left suspended in the air ing majority of film fans. thirty persons were employed. At the possibility of asking the Court Bisa Daniels gives a splendid the bank was £28,484 to the to state a case.

performance. Her sincerity, credit of the club account, which

arc vivácity and personality Sir Patrick replied that if he aluable assets and stamp, her as would represent over 46,000 gave the undertaking he certain-one of the most talented of screen tickets. As far as could, be ly should not ask for a case. His luminaries, gathered 173,640 tickets were desire was that it should end the When it comes to playing the part. sent out."

were

Two Sarks of Counterfoils

whole matter.

Mr. Lowenthal: "Whatever the Mr. J. E. Crowe, an accountant, Court decides la right to be done of Otley, stated that Britton, who in this case is right from my rented rooms in the same build-point of view. If, after the

in

of a young and handsome Irish. contractor, there is none who fita the bill more admirably thrn Ton Moore, and Tom proves it by giving a characteristically fine perform ance. William Powell, as the suave Dolores Cassinelli,

ing, asked him to check counter-Court has decided, the defendant villain, and foils. Two large sacks were takes such a course as results in round out an excellent supporting produced, and Mr. Crowe said the whole of the money coming cast. they contained over 30,000 coun-under proper control I shou'd not terfoils. He had examined other propose to go on with any of the counterfoils, amounting to be- other prosecutions.

* The Chairman:

That would

tween 26,000 and 26,000.

FEW CHILDREN ESCAPE IT.. Mr. H. Stilling, a printer, apply to the conspiracy charge as the yours of childhood, can become Stomach aches, no inseparable fron stated that in February Britton well?

sorious bowel disorder if not prompt. told him they were going to have Mr. Lowenthal: Yes. He sub-ly quieted. Chamberlain's Colic and another draw this year, con-mitted that defendant ought to Diarrhoea Remedy is mia and de- ditional en being able to pro- be ordered to pay the costs of the pendable for both children and grown mote some scheme that would prosecution, which could come intestinal pain and stops weakening people. It immediately relieves devore bring it within the law.

out of the funds.

diarrhoea. For sale everywhere,

By

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