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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1928.

The film that cost over £600,000 to Produce

BEN-HUR

A

The Peak of All Picture Entertainment!

from the ninetal novel by GEN. "LEW WALLACE · Directed by FRED NIBLO

With a cast of thousands headed by RAMON NOVARRO

Betty Bronson

May McAvoy

Carmel Myers

Francis X. Buchman

..... From the moral copyrighted by Harper Bies.

Titles by Katharine Hilliker and H. H. Caldwell.

Cartumes by Theatrikunst Harman Kaufmann'

Berlin, N.34

Adaptation by jund maths Scenario by CAREY WILSON

Presented by

METRO-GOLDWYN MAYER

in

tangement with

Abraham L. Erlanger, Chis, B. Dlistazham and Florenz Zlogfald, Jr.

The Stupendous Chariot Race.

MAGINATION has run riot in this Amarvelous masterpiece of exciting action and thrilling romance. Thrill upon thrill mounts up into a crashing superlative cli- max that is genuinely breath-taking and awe-inspiring.

You will gasp at the GREAT CIRCUS You will marvel at the CHARIOT RACE You will cheer the SEA FIGHT You will tingle at the LOVE ROMANCE You will thrill at the GALLEY SCENES

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METRO-GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURE

COMING TO THE

QUEEN'S

MONDAY January 30th.

THE 1928 BOAT RACE,

PROSPECTS AT OXFORD`AND CAMBRIDGEL

LIGHT BLUES "FANCIED AGAIN.

Judging from the form dlaplay. od by the crews in the Trial Eights the authorities at Oxford and Cambridge seem to have plenty of talent from which to select their crews for this year's

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on Saturday, March 31. The Trial Eight crews this year, both Cause they know that one of wo at Oxford and Cambridge, were and easily remedied by the occa man's worst troubles is promptly very much stronger than for some sional use of these dainty little years past, and this was in no small measure due to the fact that Blues were included in the crews, At: Oxford A. M. Hankin, P. W. diapel sick headaches, liver at- Murray Threipland, and N. E. tricks and biliousness, ensure daily Whiting, three Blues, were in the regularity, clear the skin, purify losing crew, whilst at Cambridge the breath. Chemists everywhere R. J. Elles, who stroked Cambridge sell Pinkettes, or poat free, .60 to victory this year, led the win-cents the vial; from the Dr. Wn- ning crew; whilst R. Beesly, liams Medicine Co., 60, Kiangso another Blue, was in the losing tond, Shanghai.

bout. In both cases there were THE NEW FRENCH., REMEDI: J: very fine races, W. S. Llewellyn'e TERRAFION. NO. crow winning at Moulsfield by a THBRAPION: NO.2 quarter of a length, whilst R. J. THERAFION. NO:3 Elles's crew were successful at No. 1 for Bladder Catarrh No. 3 for Blood Ely by a longth,''

The Oxford Prospects, Mr. T. W. Shaw, the Oxford President, took advantage of the few extra days of term, to, have an eight out for practice at Oxford, All of the members of the, crew in the Trial Eights, and W. S. Llewellyn (Eton and Balliol), the winning Trial Eights stroke, led the crew. It will be remembered that Llewellyn led the last Oxford crew practically throughout the practice and until ten days of the Boat Race, when he was prevented from rowing by illness. All row- ing enthusiasts will hope that he will be more lucky this next time, for he is rowing very much, better than twelve months ago. He has a much better, length and rhythm, and is not so hard to follow as last year. Except for the Presi dont, T. W. Shaw, exchanging

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land for one outing the crew has rowed unchanged and so for 1 place has not yet been found for A. M. Han- kin '(Broomsgrove and Wor-i cester), who stroked the Dark Blues last April and is Secretary of the O.U.B.C. He rowed in the losing Trial Eights erew. P. W. Murray Threipland (Eton and Christ Church), who rowed' bow in the losing 1926 crew, has been rowing No.5, whilst N. E. W ting (Radley and Worcester), who rowed bow in the 1927 crew, was rowing No. 7, a'position he also. occupied in the Trial Eights. M. C. Graham (Shrewsbury and Mag- dalen) who stroked the losing crew has changed over to bow, and should retain that scat permanent- ly. He rowed No. 3 in last year's Trial Eights, and so has had ex- perience on both sides of the boat. H. B. Arber (Charterhouse and Wadham) and R. N. McCulloch (Sydney University and New) are two other oarsmen who took part. in the 1926 Trial Eights, but did

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They have their opportunity this time, for both are displaying good form, and they helped consider- ably towards their crew's victory at Moulsford. Other oarsmen who are likely to get extended trials when the crew re-

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The Light Blues.

Although Cambridge have not yet had a crew out, there is"an They dismissed with costs, the optimistic feeling on the banks of appeal of the Southern Railway the Cam that the Light Blues will and the East Kent Light Railway, gain their fifth successive victory who opposed construction of the next March. Certainly rowing at ropeway.

Cambridge has never been in-a It was stated that by using the more healthy state, and this was, ropoway the colifery company ovidenced by the fact that no would save Is. per ton in carriage. fewer than fourteen eights rowed. Lord Justice Greer said it was from Cambridge to Ely to see the no use a mineowner, getting coal Trial Eights recently. Mr. J. G. to the surface if other people's Holcroft, the President, turned land intervened between the mine out two very fine Trial Lights and a market, and the coal could crews, and he has requested most only be got across that land at a of them to go into residence in prohibitive cost. order that he might start practice. |--

The President will have two rowed well throughout and ought other Old Blues to call upon, R. J. to do well in the middle of the Elles (Marlborough and Trinity boat. There is likely to be keen Hall), who led last year's crew to competition for the bow sent be- victory, and R. Beesly (Oundle tween R. A. Symonds (Bodford and First Trinity), who rowed No. and Lady Margaret); E. Noman- 4 last year. 3. B. Collins (Eton Butler (Eton and Third Trinity), and Third Trinity) should have R. G. Michell (Shrewsbury and an extended trial in the middle of Caius), and C. E. Wool-Lewis the boat, and looks like proving a (Westminster and Third Tripity), good succession to J. B. Bell, as Butler and Michell shared the bow. he turns the scale at 141⁄2 stone. positions in recent crews, but --7 The old Shrewsbury stroke, J. G. Wool-Lewis was in the winning H. Lander (First Trinity) ought, crow in 1926 and afterwards wUS to win a place in the crew as he given a trial in the Cambridge continues to display good form crew. Other candidates for and did much good work at No. 5 places are A. A. F, Haigh (Eton In the winning crew recently. and King's), the losing Trial. However, he may find a seat more Eights stroke, and N. M. Aldous in the bows of the boat. One of (St. John's, Leatherhead, and the outstanding successes of the Selwyn) A. L. Sulley (Denstono Trial Eights was MH Warriner and Selwyn) has been asked to (Harrow and First Trinity), who take the coxswain's seat.

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