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SMUGGLERS' ISLE "A KISS IN A TAXI,”

FOR A FILM.

JOSEPH CONRAD'S "RESCUE."

BRITISH ACTORS IN BOOTLEG HAUNT.

HOLLYWOOD, California. The company making the new Ronald Colman him, from Joseph Conrad's "The Rescue," under Mr. Herbert Brenon's direction. had departed for a little island of

the Californian coast, writes Mr.

miles.

KAIPING TM COAL

BEBE DANIELS AS A WAITRESS.

FRENCH FANCE AT THE QUEEN'S.

PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK.

[BY OUR FILM CRITIC

"A Kiss in a Taxi" in which

"

Bébé Daniels plays an excitable waitress in a Montmartre café has

been adapted from a French farce. Faris at Hollywood so familiar to all cinema-goers is essentials. The florist in a blouse,"

there in all

theirs by 30 per cent, while civi? Anthony Burke in the Daily Mail. operations for the Dominion Gor-The only means I found, of getting erament services increased in like

across to them was to engage a far proportion. The variety and range from reliable and often only partly of the operations increased not-

sober German saior, who after ably. Flying has now become a re-

some argument agreed to take me cognised part of practically every in his fishing boat acroes the as conservation, development and en- gineering service in the country.

The activities of Canadian pilots and aircraft range from observing for the sealing feets of the New last the island etood out bathed in riot, but in Hong Kong we are less foundland coast and forest dusting bright sunshine. We landed in a excitable and there was in Cape Breton Island to forest cove below the film camp of twenty deal of appreciative laughter at fire protection and fishery patrols canvas-covered huts, with one long on the Pacific coast; from air mail shed for, dining-room and a few service to Pelee Island, the south-emaller ones for stores, and the ernmost point of Canada, to the camera men's dark-room, observation of ice conditions through the winter in Hudson Strait and transportation in the Yukon. Nowhere in the world has the aeroplane been put to moze practical and varied uses.

the magnificent salon, the hand- some artist, and Bébé herself in most amazing dress and undress Two hours of pitching and roiling, are all present. If the film were and the blurred haze before Us shewn in Paris. it might cause a slowly changed to green until at

During the year air mail ser- vices connecting thief centres of population were considered serious- ly for the first time.

Rocky, thinly covered with oak, gorse, and cactus, the eight miles by three of the island, with its dozens of inlets and caves, might have been made for smugglers.

Cargoss Of The Night. The cove I landed in is actually leased as a holiday resort, though The Post the owner, an alert-eyed sea cap Office Department, which fortain not unlike Captain Kettle in

years has given permis

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"Kiss in a Taxi" is by no means a bad film; the fun waxes fast and furious and Miss Daniels their and Chester Conklin are familiar selves. The photography and general stage craft are good throughout and so is the rest of

the caste.

The story is so complicated that an attempt to put it down shortly would lead you nowhere, but on the screen it runs along smoothly. enough after the fret scene or sion to carry mans by air to appearance, does little to attract two. Briefly it concerns ginette a remote points, officially recognised the summer visitor to the spot. waitress, her artist lover, and the the advantages of such services by | Once he shipped wine and wool to roué whom she makes use of, awarding contracts for four winter mail services before the end of the the mainland. To-day Prohibition through his wife, in eecuring the is in force instead of importing consent of her lover's guardian to holiday-makers the island imports their marriage. Chester Conklin big cargoes of liquor which are has the part of the puritanical mysteriously sent

AWAY again, under cover of night, in fast motor: secretary who is also a pawn in

Mies Daniel's game. launches carrying no lights

year.

At sunset the whole company re- turned from the day's work aboard the eleven chips craising off the island for the making of the film. Hardy staying to get the new comer they rushed madly to the

Bébé herself is as vivacious as

ever and breaks altogether äve cases of gingsware, but the part of virago. does not give her the chance

Light Aircraft Demand. Increased activity has led to the establishinent of Aying schools by commercial firms to fill the growing demand for pilots and air en- gineers. The Department of Na- tional Defence is assisting in the establishment of flying clubs in the przcipal, cities of the Dominion..

All these activities have had a great effect on the aircraft and engine industries. Existing air-mess hut. Here came Mr. Herbert to shew her versatility that ecme craft factories have been fully em Brenon, the director, with a bed. ather of her roles have done. But ployed and are extending their room.slipper or one foot on account if you are in admirer of her art

Branches have been of a sprained ankle, joking like the workshops. established in Canada by some of Irishman he is, and behind him you will enjoy the film because she the best known British and U.S. Mr. Ronald Colman, the star, with has a very large part in it and is aircraft and engine builders, and an appetite to match the stiff day's consistently interesting. there have been delivered, or are work he had done. due for delivery, for 1928 opera- tiona, no fewer than 70 aircraft of United States manufacture.

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small hours of Saturday morning (TO THE EDITOR OF ZEUNG KONG

DAILY. PRESS."] what she had probably looked for every night of her life-a man under her bed.

"A WOMAN OF PARIS."* Man Of Many Tongues. Among the rest of them I found Written and directed by Charlis

AT LAST! men frons all parts of the British Chaplin, the famous picture "A Perhaps the most remarkable Empire. Mr. Philip Strange," with feature of the year was the sudden his wife, the former Miss Aladeline Woman of Paris" will be screened

WANCHAT WOMAN FINDS A demand for light aircraft. The Seymour, fresh out from home; ir. at the World from Thursday to

MAN UNDER HER BED.. Ontario Provincial Air Service Harry Cording, a huge Australian, Saturday next. The story is took the lead and purchased four playing the part of a native king,

concerns only three WHOLE DISTRICT AROUSED. de Haviland Moth seaplanes for

the of Sin. Mr. Byron Tate, well simple and fire detection patrols in Northern known in pola circles, from Scot characters, a woman and two men. A Wanchai woman found in the Ontario. The eatisfaction given by land; r: Alfred Hickman, an Marit St. Claire, beautifully play this new type led to its adoption Englishman with a long record of ed by Edna Purviance, clopes with for other similar work.

stage successes in New York; and the wardrobe, master,

Londoner an artist, much against the wishes

SIR,I think it would be false to who worked in that capacity many of her parents who refuse to take

suggest that the old time political years with Tree and Irving.

was wrong in, arguing The man in charge of the radis her tack when she is deserted. and Save Life" roused the whole economist

the medium neighbourhood and nearly every that machinery released more and receiver i found to be Emil Lelest, The picture was

woman screamed or blew a police more potential producing power so who flew in 1992 from Brussels through which Adolphe Menjou whistle in sympathy, and turned that a higher standard of living across Europe and Asia to the

achieved fame. "Although, Mr. | her husband out to arrest the became generally possible." Philippine Islands, and ia Dow

A Chinese constable, ar- very inconvillain.

What is wrong is that the added assitant business manager and Chaplin" only plays a

rived at No. 27 from whence the gains are not fairly divided as interpreter in films.

epicuous part, A

briginal alarm had been given in between employer and employee. Next day there was log, and Paris, bears the stamp of his time to arrest a man as he dashed To make matters right there would work was suspended. I called at the hub of ise Lili Damita, new genius in every scene and is come from Europe to fe Mr. Col- reveiation in ecreen art. man's leading lady. On her decr was a sign saying, Washing done here," and inside an animated PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK. by the lady in question; he how introduction of machinery.

40,000 AT A TATTOO.

MOTOR-CYCLIST'S THRILLING 40FT. JUMPS.

TIDWORTH, Wiltshire. Hundreds of motor-coaches, cars, and trains to-night brought a re- card crowd of nearly 40,000 people here for the Southern Command Searchlight Tatto. They came from places as far away as Exeter, Lou don, Cardiff. Birmingham, Chelten ham, and Oxford.

Late at night the headlights of the vehicles, like so many streaks of gold, were seen shining their way home across the otherwise deserted Salisbury Plain, while crowded special trains tock other

their homes. people back

young woman having her hair dress- cd in readiness. for work.

The famous Hawaiina, Duke Kahanamoku, the world's instest swimmer for ten yeare, who is with the company, as is also Sojin, join- ed us as we went to luncheon, after which the fog cleared away. Bril lisat sunshine shone on the blue waters of the cove, so translucent one could see clear to the Boft.

deep sandy bottom with its etrange marine Bora, among which marvel- lously coloured fish darted. In the neighbouring and quieter coves there were seals and pelican, and

an occasional chark.

The success of the Tidworth Tattoo is undoubtedly aided by the beautiful setting in which the events are shown. Fringing the arena are massive trees, with hills in the background. To this green arens the organisers brought the sea-by means of clusters of search- lights and food-lights which threw a deep blueness on to the green.

Ship Of Silence. Across this sea 106 sailors from the

After dinner I stepped regret- Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, fully enough into the motor-launch time in a pinnace-carrying three that carries film back to the main cutters to the relief of British pri- land and the studio daily. Half soners held in a malive fortress. way back the fog grew really dense, They landed with the help of light and as we chugged slowly through tanke and atormed the fort, which a rough sea

two white went up in flames.

lights directly ahead looming over This was the main event, but un. The skipper stopped the en- there were many other thrills, in- gine and drifted while he took a cluding long-distance jumping by sounding. Twenty fathoms. motor-cyclists of the Royal Corps of Signals. Fourteen motor-cyclists took off at 40 miles an hour from spring-boards, curved high in the air, passed through paper hoops, and landed about 40ft. from the take-off.

'WE ELW

Queen's.

Woman

Her loud shrieks of Thief"

a

out...

To-day." A Kiss in a Taxi" Tuesday and Wednesday."Stop That Man." A thrilling story of a youngster who posed as à policeman.

Thursday to Saturday.--" Titanic"

with George O'Brien, Virginia Valli and J. Farfell Mac- Donald, A gripping story of New York's East Side and West Side, with many spectacu lar scenes including the sinking of an ocean liner.

World,

To day. Hoot 'Gibson in "Painted Ponies," a stery of Rodeo' thrills. Tuesday and Wednceday. "Butler- flies in the Rain," & comedy drama starring Laura La Plante.

Thursday to Saturday."A Woman of Paris," with Adolphe Men- jou and Edna Purviance. Writ ten and directed by Charlie Chaplin

Starting the engine again he sounded the siren as we gradually

wwww Star. made out the black outline of s To-das-"The Mysterious Rider,”. huge hulk at anchor. No riding

a story of the wild West.. Hights. Not a sound,

Irene Rich,

The skipper decided not to in Tuesday and Wednesday.Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's vestigate further, and we crept Fan," with Ronald Colman and At the end mine massed bands cautiously on until wo sighted Inad. played Abide-With-Me," with an Ho-told-me-the---silent chip-zna echo band in the distance. Then probably one of the many rum- the arena was dimmed off and the runners, and the further off from "re-created, while across it them the ordinary citizen stays the

safer. came the notes. of Last Post.

sca

Thursday to Saturday, Trish Hearts" with May McAvoy, Jason Robards and Kathleen Key.

need to be some sort of insurance The accused Yip Woo

was acheme whereby the sacked" em- brought before Mr. R. E. Lindsel!ployee would be indemnified from later in the morning and identified the extra profit consequent on the

ever claimed to have been one of This, to me, seems to be the the rescuing party. Unfortunately, missing link in the economics of he had admitted when charged at industrial mechanization.-Yours, the Police Station that he had gone'

in order to steal.. up to the second floor of the house

He was sentenced to two months' hard labour,

HEALTH BULLETIN OF

EASTERN PORTS.

The Health Bulletin of Eastern Parts for the week ending August 25th gives the following record of

CARES:-

Plague. Bombay 1 death." Cochin death. Saigon: case, 1 death.

Cholera. Bombay 2 deathe. Calcutta: 14 deaths.. Madras: 50 deaths. Negapatam: 2 deaths. Pondicherry: 2 deaths. Bangkok: I case: Pnom Penh 1 case, 1 death.

Small-pox.

Basrah 2 caces, 1 death. Bombay 3 cases, 2 deathe.. Calcutta: cases, 4 deaths. "Madras: 10 cases, 1 death,

Moulmein: 3 cases, deaths, Negapatam: 10 cases, 4 deaths. Pondicherry & desthéTI Belawan Delf "^1 ̈cuse." Pontianak: 1 care, 1 death. Sourabaia: cages:"

W. H.

ELLEN TERRY'S WILL..

HER COUNTRY COTTAGE FOR HER DAUGHTER, Dame Ellen Terry has left her estate at Smallbythe, with the pic turesque farm cottage where sho spent the evening of her life, to her daughter, Miss Edith Craig

Dame Ellen's will also provides for the furniture and contents to be divided between her son, Mr. Gordon Craig, and Miss Craig,

Mr. James Carey, the husband of Dame Ellen, has been left £200, and provision has been made for small. annuities for Mr. and Miss Craig.

The estate of Dame Ellen will realise very little, says a Home paper. The great actress, wES SO ready to respond to the many calls that were made on her generosity" that she found herself impoverished towards the end of her life.

Even when her resources were dwindling steadily she was unablo) to resist any dezerving ease, and her friends had to intervene to save her from her own generosity. An Annuity was purchased, which, of Course ceased on her death, and this was practically her sole actirca of income in the later years of her life.