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LIFE INSURANCE To the Young Man- THRIFT

It enables him to lay a foundation for after years.

To the FamilyMan- PEACE! MIND

Itsatisfies his desire to pro- vide for his dependents.

TotheBusiness Man-PROTECTION

Hprovides a sinking fund-is an asset to any busin

It aintains the home i comfort,and provides an edu cation for the children.”

To the Widow - MAINTENANCE

What Is it

to You?

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MANUFACTURERS LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY HEAD OFFICE,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY,

DECEMBER 31, 1927.

AMONG THE STARS AT] OUR DAILY TALK ON

HOLLYWOOD.

A HAPPILY MARRIED PAIR.

"HELPS ONE TO WORK."

Hollywood, Calif., Nov. 20.- "How does marriage effect your work?"

Vilma Banky und Rod La Rocque have stock answers for these questions.

HEALTH.

ACCIDENTS TRACED TO WORKERS CLOTHES.

CARE REQUIRED.

British industrial organizations and the industrial fatigue research board have probably given more scientific attention to the preven- tion of accidents in industry than has been given by groups in other communities. In a summary of their work Dr. L. P. Lockhart has

"Whenever fou understand a thing you multiply yourself; if you fail to understand it you sub-listed a few of the accidents that re- sult from improper clothing worn tract from yourself. Marriage is

by workers. a part of life,, which it has been my good fortune to understand. I am sure I have multiplied myself by virtue of it." That's all Rod has to say,

Occur are run

Loose belts and absent buttons result in slack portions of clothing. that may be caught in machinery. Torn clothing with loose ends hang- ing free also results frequently in disaster. High-heeled shoes are Vilma's Piece.

always dangerous in factories. The worst. of accidents "Marriage, if successful, means a new sense of responsibility--it when high-heeled shoes affords a new incentive for hard down on the sides. They may werk, a new reason for achieve-catch in gratings, they may be pull- ment," Vilma

ed off, causing the worker to fall, starts thus. **It

or they may twist the foot, and natters not how comfortable one lead to a sprained ankle. may be financially, this condition When the sole of a shoe becomes still holds. There is a new re-thinned out or loose it is easily ponsibility that spurs one on to penetrated by nails or glass. new efforts.

Wounds made in this "Those who fail to understand quite frequently infected seriously. Machinery and working places Tel. C. 1500. marriage subtract from them-

selves. They are deterred by ma-are planned for normal workers in trimonial bonds and the result is good condition. If the hands are divorce. My marriage has com- bandaged they offer opportunity pletely revolutionized my life and for loose ends to be caught in dan- my work. I have inaugurated a gerous machinery. A dust cloth new understanding which I am stuck in the belt or hanging from sure will be reflected in finer work than I have ever done before."

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It would be unkind even to in- timate that perhaps a third party had instructed them what to say whenever they spoke of their marriage. But both reeled off" their versions much in the same manner as an after dinner apenker who has rehearsed carefully.

Husband and Country,

way are

pocket has frequently been caught with serious accident us the result.

Visionary Failures."

When an eye is covered by an object which prevents vision, or when a worker has had his pupils dilated in order to test his need for glasses, the individual loses his power to estimate or judge dis- tance correctly. He is likely to put his hand into trouble without reali. zing his danger.

A person who does not. hear well

Be that as it may, Miss Banks or rather Mrs. La Rocque-didor whose bearing is temporarily. scem sincere that she loves Rod damaged due to an infected ear or and that she is more than pleased a very bad cold should not be placed to be able to call America her in. work where his deficiency may result in menee to himself or to country.

others..

I love America now-I feel it

In most modern offices the clean- my home and I want to staying up is done at night by scrub- here" declares the blond actress. women who are not often of high "Of course, I want to return som intelligence: The regular watch- time.sagn to Hungary to visit my

men or attendants should inspect parents. But I shall want to come immediately after they have Enish- back to my new home, the United ed their work to make sure that States."

soap, pails, cleaning rags and kneel- Whether or not the recent cerning mats have not been left in halls mony in a Beverly Hills church or on stairways.

has had any effect upon their

work before the grinding cameras

will not be known for some weeks.

Bath are at work on their first "CAT" FOR A “HUMAN pictures since their marriage and

only these completed Blms can tell

the story.

Around the Studios.

William Wellman, who directed.

the

SATYR.

REWARDS FOR ASSISTING TO ARREST HIM.

On

"Wings" now is working on The Recorder at the Old Bailey, "Shooting" and his cameraman is London, recently passed sentence Lieutenant Rudolph Schad, his of three years' penal servitude and old war enemy.., Schad and Well- twenty strokes of the "cat" man fought above the clouds in Robert Fairbairn Gray (31) A France, where Wellman was one painter, who pleaded guilty to of the Lafayette Escadrille and robbery with violence, Schad in Richtofen's lying circus

It was eated that the offence was "Shooting" doesn't refer to committed against the wife of a stopped dice, but the big guns. Another costermonger. Prisoner war picture..,.On the Paramouli her in the street and seized her by lot a director showed me the throat, running off with her world's worst poem. A magazine handbag. He was pursued und

caught. writer had been inspired to write the IL L goes: "He.. wrought

The stars so gentle, and made grass so green; He painted here a

Detective-Sergeant Fury stated mountain and there a desert scene that the prisoner was sentenced to Ile touched the skies with blue-six months imprisonment in Bel- bess and put them all around. fast, in 1917 for an assault on a Then he made a masterpiece-women when he was in the Army little Mary Brian."....The second in Ireland." He was also sent to verse--but why go on? Little prison for two years in 1921," and Mary ought to be worth a better to three years' penal servitude, in rhyme

thun "around" with 1925-on both occasions in Edig

womelt "Brian."...Talked to Clara Bow.burgh-for assaults on and her letters from fans. she He was liberated from his last sent tells me, now run above 19.000tence in August, and had still 265 per month. That would be 633 days to serve.

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It was urged on behalf of the prisoner that he had been drink- ∙ing.

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a day for Clara to read, but she Passing sentence, the Recorder, doesn't...Saw W. C. Fields, whose addressing the prisoner, said: next picture will be "Quick When a human satyr like you is Lunch. He and Chester Conklin brought to justice condign punish-

making

Flaming ment will be meted out to him. Two Youthy" now....A word with You will be dealt with in the in- Anne Nichols, fabulously success-terests of the community in order ful author of "Abie's Irish Rose." that defenceless women may walk Nobody ever heard of Miss about our streets unmolested,

The Recorder highly commended Nichols before "Able,"

Hornsey, a told me she had written 22, suc- the conduct of Mr.

butcher, who had gone to the rescue cessful plays.

of the prosecutrix, and of Mr. Two new “misses" have been Beckett, who assisted to arrest the

prisoner. He awarded them appearing at the Chistle studios and 25 respectively for their con- recently, Miss California and Miss duct, and said they were entitled Ontario. The former is Billie to the thanks of the community Copeland who was Miss California and the public.

* *

but she

this year in the beauty pageant,

and the latter is Leon McAuley,

winner of a contest among 38

£3

cities in Ontario. Miss Ontario safe, with wives, mechanics and

is from London, Ontario.

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When the kiddera 'stop kidding its about as funny as when they start. There ought to be a laugh, for example, in the thought of Wallace Beery and Raymond Hat- ton lecturing the chambers of commerce about aviation in the Lindbergh manner.

pilots. They flew in from Detroit in a new big Ford all-metal plane. dined and feted nt They were

route and they many towns en made speeches in Texas and other southern states.

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You wouldn't think anyone would get homesick with about fifty people from the film colony but Drew, who is playing in But that is just what they did."Tamona, did. Drew wanted to They caught the flying bug while see Hollywood so, badly that he making a picture. For avaca just departed for home a week tion they book a trip by air. Now ahead of the rest of the com- they are back again in Hollywood, pany.

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