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The film "Buttons" (directed by H) starring Jackie Cougan, will have its last screening to-day at the World Theatre.

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CHESS COMEDY

AMERICA'S DRY LAW

SCHOOLBOYS IN RED TIGHTS 30 DAYS' SENTENCE ON GIRL

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"I want a drink, said the bishop, : Sentence of 90 days' imprison- rubbing his left foot vigorously. ment has been passed at Greenville "So do I," said the red queen, (South Carolina) upon a twelve- "and I wish I could take these years-old girl, May Johnson, because Coogan (as Buttons) takes the tights off and put my trousers on. she carried some liquor across a part of a page boy on board the am cold and my foot has gone street for a woman and was arrested liners.s. Queensland," on which dead."

on the way.

Lars Hanson enacts the role of It was in a Congregational hall. Recorder Aiken, who had the Captain Travers. Playing opposite Bishops, kings, queens, rooks, privilege of passing this sentence,. him is Gertrude Olmsted (as Ruth knights, and pawns were resting said that he had

no alternative Stratton) whose love for the Captain after an arduous night's work. under the prohibition law, does not linger: but, instead it They were boys from Ramsgate Two Congressmen, both well- turns for Henri Rízard (played by schools acting as the pieces in known "drys," are charged with Roy D'Arcy) a conecited French games chess recently, and breaking the prohibition law. count very wealthy but a they had just been ordered about warrant has been issued for the drunkard.

by no less a person than the all-arrest of Mr. Michaelson (Illinois), 69 On the last night of the voyage| powerful Capablanca.

& member of the House of Repre from New York to Southampton,

Players on Ladders

sentatives, on a charge of attempt- ed amuggling.

Others of note in the cast are Paul Hurst and Polly Maran.

In addition, 2 Hodge Podge (depicting America) and a Comedy are shown.

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a 'masquerade' ball is held, during, They made a pretty spectacle, which the liner collides into a ice- one set looking like little red de- Mr. Michaelson voted for the berg, and sinks.

Everybody is vils in red tights, red satin tanics, new Jones Law, with its maximum saved but Buttons remains with and hats shaped like the pieces penalty of a £2,000 fine and five the Captain (till the vessel finally they represented, and the others years imprisonment, but he cannot #ubmerges) and swims with hixi to in white, like choir boys, OR a be tried under that law because the safety.

green and yellow "board." The offence alleged against him was be players sat on either alde, perch | føre that Act was passed. ed on tennis umpires' ladders,

Congressman's Denial "Knight to king's bishop's Congressman Morgan (Ohio), Metro fifth," Capablanca would say, and who has been five times elected on

the knight would step out like the "dry" platform, is accused of` soldier. Occasionally he would having brought liquor into the coun step the wrong way and lose him try under the free entry permit self, and once a king had to be granted to a member of the House told to wake up, as he was dream of Representatives travelling ing when the order came. The official business. part the children liked best was Mr. Morgan

he denies that taking another piece.

earried liquor, but if an official "Bishop takes queen," the play-investigation proves the charge he er would say, and the bishop had could be prosecuted under the Jones to step up to the queen, smita Law, which he assisted to place on "her" and point to the audience. the Statute Book about two months The queen would then retire, and ago.

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somebody else would probably The Chicago police are inquiring take the bishop with an even into the city's most expensive party, harder smite.

given by a rich young Chicagoan,

1.43 p.m.-Weather report. 5.30-6.30 p.m.-Programme of)

The players were allowed half who says it cost him $12,000 in Chinese music. (New Moon records an hour for each game, but drinks for a three-days entertain- supplied through the courtesy of Capablanca's took much less. He ment. Sincere Co., Ltd.).

went slowly at first, then, when An inquiry into the death of Mrs. 7:48 p.m. - Evening weather he had cornered his opponents, it Lillian de King, of Aurora, Illinois,

became not a matter of two armies who was shot dead during a raid_by* report.

attacking, but one attacking and prohibition agents on her home has the other desperately defending it revealed the fact that the "snooper" self.

who gave the agents the tip that he had bought a drink at de King's home received £1 for his services.

8 pm Evening programme, (Victor & H.M.V. records supplied through the courtesy of S. Moutrie & Co.).

10.30 p.m.-Close down.

The pieces were moved SU

quickly that they seemed to be running away, and the last move

Michigan State has just repealed was made amid laughter from its "Life for a pint" law which sent both players and the audience.

offenders against the Dry laws to The human chess was a pretty life imprisonment. One person introduction to a week of a sober who will benefit by the repeal is the chess congress, in which many mother of ten children recently mant foreign celebrities took part.

to prison for the sale of liquor.

This medley of contrasting in- cidents is stirring the country to re- newed grave thoughts of the value of the prohibition laws.

30-YEARS' PLAN

LEPERS IN THE KING'S DOMINIONS

LAMBETH BRIDGE

ANOTHER FINE STRUCTUKE

FOR LONDON

Two American stowaways who attempted to obtain a free passage to San Francisco from Honolulu took the President Taft," a ship going the other way, on April 18 and, says the "Japan Advertiser." the mes arrived in Yokohama on the liner. Of course, they were not permitted to land, but were trans- ferred to the "President Madison," which left for America next day. While touring Hawaii, the men, who are a pharmacist of Los Angeles. The encouraging statement is and a salesman for a machinery made in the annual report of the company of Chicago, became ae British Empire Leprosy Relief As- quainted at a certain bar, it is said. sociation that given a determined As they continued to drink and play effort to operate existing plaus

A new Lambeth Bridge of 5 toge her they spent so much of their there is a possibility of seeing the spans 60 ft. in width, and with 12ft. money that they were unable to last of leprosy in many parts of pavements is to be erected in place return to America. After a con- the Empire within the next 30 of the present 3-span suspension ference they agreed to attempt a years or so.

bridge across the Thames. free passage on a steamer going to Statistical estimates put the Derman Long & Co., of Middles. San Francisco. On April 18 they number of lepers within thebrough, have secured from the Lon- boarded the "President Taft," be- King's Dominions at 416,000-don Council a contract valued at lieving that the vessel would take this, however, must be a conser- £555,000 for the building of this. them to San Francisco. When the vative figure which does not al-

The design has been prepared for vessel cleared they discovered, to low for widespread concealments the L.C.C. by their chief engineer, their dismay, that the ship was and for undiscovered cases in Sir George Humphreys. All the heading towards Japan Unable to India.

elevations, the approaches from the decide what to do, they were at a Sir Leonard Rogers, the great-Embankment, and the obeliska at

entrance to the Josa when they were discovered by est authority in the British Em-the

bridge the ship's crew. During the 11 pire on leprosy, writes that the have been designed by Sir Reginald days since they were caught the two outstanding features of the past Blomfield, R.A., in collaboration stowaways have been subjected to year are the great number of with Mr G. Topham Forrest, hard labour as stokers. They are fepers under treatment in our FR.L.B.A., chief architect to the now working their way back to tropical African colonies, and the L.C.C.

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