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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1928.

TELEGRAPH,

EXPRESS ENGINE IN

· CUSTODY.

WORLD'S BEST

·ORCHESTRA.

SIR THOMAS BEECHAM'S BIG WHO BUYS LOCO TRAINED TO

CARRY ITS OWN SMOKES?

SCHEME.

A new scheme of Sir Thomas Beecham's which will be of im.) mense Importance and of the most stimulating effect to English musie has been announced.

Sir Thomas-one of the finest MILKicak minds Britain hns ever produced, and a

conductor

Paris, July 26. Anyone who desires to buy a good, powerful railway locomotive, of the latest type, can apply to the head of the French Customs office at Lille.

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TO-DAY'S FILMS.

"THANKS FOR THE BUGGY RIDE."

"Thanks for the Buggy Ride,” which is showing at the Queen's Theatro for the last time to-day, tells the amusing story of two lovers who face the cold world- without a cent in their pockets. How, after many extremely funny events have taken place, the pair finally manage to get some money and marry, is, romarkably well told under the direction of Wil- lam A. Selter, who helped to bring Reglunid Denny to the foro, eccentric dancers, Miss Cherie At 9.20 p.m. the popular juvenile

Valentine and Miss Tomasita

A fortnight ago the driver and stoker of a train on the French of a brilliance nowhere surpassed Northern Railway, arriving from In the world to-day--has Interest-Brussels, were caught by Customa ed himself in providing London officers leaving their engine. with an absolutely first-class or coffee were found hidden in a pile Parcels of smuggled tobacco and cheatra. This is an undertaking

of coal. quite independent of

the new opera scheme. (the Imperial In accordance with Customs cus-Birdwell will make their final ap- League of Opera) which Sirtoms, the engine was seized as well pearance, presenting a lively pro Thomas is also pressing forward, as the smuggled goods.

gramme of modern and acrobatic Driver and stoker were prosecut-dances. Before the war the London or chestras were equal to any in theed. They have been sentenced to six world; and the Beecham Syn-months imprisonment cach, and phony Orchestra was a surprise fined 600 francs.

and a delight to German audiences when it visited Berlin. Since the war it is notorious that orchestral playing in London has fallen off. The moment came when a new move was Imperative if musical London was not to be. humiliated. Hlaving made A public appeal for his

opera scheme, Six Thomas Beecham thought, of or ganising new and first-rate London orchestra un existing foundations. Many months have been spent in negotiations and in the elaboration of plans.

Д

Three Strong Buttresses,

The new orchestra will

come

F

In addition the judge ordered, as is generally done when dealing with urlers, the confiscation of the smuggled goods and of the means of transport which in this case is a Northern Railway Company's locomotive.

Northern Railway authorities will appeal to another court for the restitution of the engine.

are inexhaustible millionaires. In London we have to look for other

ways and means,

as a oven-

World Theatre. "The

the Circus" presonts Charlie Chaplin of öld, the Charlie with the rakish bowler, baggy trousers, and funny moustache complete. Charlie is seen down, and out tramp, who tually finds work in a circus. His the ring are quaint antics in amusing in the extreme and the climax where the star substitutes for a tight rope walker is one of the funniest ever, filmed.

Star Theatre.

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OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE,

壽保

Horizontal.

1 Who was the U, S. ambassador to England during the Harding administration?

5 Who was the founder of Welles- 10 To be indisposed.

loy College? 12 To observe.

13 What is the name of the inner

bone of the forearm? 16 A boar,

Vera Reynolds, Edmund Burns | 17 High. and Ralph Lewis, all well known 10 Group of matching dishes, players, have the leading parts in 20 What is the name of the inner

The Million Dollar Bandicap,"

and larger of the two bonsa of the leg? an exciting story of the race. truck. The story' concerns the efforts of a young girl to frustrate the plans of a gang of swindlers her who are attempting to ruin

October to March. Well, the HB.C. needs a per manant orchestra and not the ad hoc assemblies of players who have geme and gone at their con- family. A thrilling race, together certs in the past. And the same with a tender romance and much thing applies to the gramophone clean out comedy, cleverly blend- companies, now that recording ed, go to make a thoroughly has been so much improved and joyable picture. the gramophone public becomes

QUEEN'S DANCERS.

£11.

FAREWELL PERFORMANCE THIS EVENING.

into being next year. It will have three principal resources or but trestes apart from Sir Thomas's artistic leadership The finances of its existence have been fully worked out, and do not depend on a public fund or an appeal for Government or municival help,

In the first place Sir Thomas more critical has obtained the support of fri-

The new orchestra will give a

symphony concert ends of his in the form of a sub-weekly

mt stantial gebrantes. The second Tuech's Hall. This will be the buttress the British Broadenst- musical event of the week in jng Corporation, with whom an London. There will be concerts agreement has been reached an of well-studied performances of principles, unly some details the classics and Important novel maning to fill in the outling. The productions. They will be what A farewell performance of the third buttress is one of the lending the Monday and Thursday night invenile eccentric dancers, Miss gramaphone companies.

and Saturday afternoon symphony Cherie Valentine, and Miss Tomu Roughly speaking, the new of concerts at Queen's Hall' bave sita Birdwell, will be given to- quite night at the 9.20 performance at chestra will consolidate the dac-aimed at being-without

the Queen's Theatre. Sixteen- tuating bodies of musicians who meeting the ense

They will go on from October year-old Tomasita will repeat her [Rive symphony Concerts al

number, the world Queen's Hall, who play at the to March. When the orchestra speciality are important of the BILC, can gets, to its stride it will be second famous "Black Bottom," by popu reris, and who make the principal to none in the world, and these lar request, and the Argentine Förehestral gramophone récords?

Queen's Hali concerts will have a Tango, daneed with much grace European importance. In time. It and charm by both artistes will A Unity.

will probably be very difficult to also

included.' Advantage obtain admission-just as at cer-should be taken of this final op- Sir Thomas Beerhaps said to Lain famous symphony concerts purtunity of seeing these extremely Press representative.

the Continent, where subscrip- talented young artistes who will The orchestra will be a unity.tion seats are family heirlooms. definately appear in Hongkong to- Na London orchestra has been

Concerts in the Suburbs, night for the last time. that in recent years.

The musi-| Then there will be a weekly con- cians will be engaged personally cert in one or another of the Lon- and exclusively. There will he don suburbs-suburbs, some of daily rehearsals and concerts on them, where a first-class orchestra the average of rather more than is as yet unknown. There is a Tour a week for 11 months in the new musicnl public to be found year. The 12th month (July) there.

will be holiday in which the Then there will be regular Sun- musicians will be hound Rot today afternoon concerts of a more Recept engagements..

or less "popular" kind at

the

be

NANKING DAMAGE.

SINO-AMERICAN COMMISSION TO MEET.

Shanghal, Aux. 24.

22 Affirmativo. 23 Toward.

24 Returns to a former state. 28 Preposition of place.

27 Any of certain flatßshes con-

sidered a very fino food fish,

28 To dangle as a tongue," 30 Inborn."

| ទk Soft-spoken.

35 A cast-off garment..

| 46′ Hendgenr.

38 Owed.

39 Soft-finned fish,

10 Who, was the president of tho

Confederate States of America?

42 Twenty-four hours.

44 Measure of area.

45 A type of perfection. 47 Point of compaus. 48 Befitted.

49 Of what country is Stockholm

the capital?

Vertical

1 In what city of the U.S. was the

Democratle convention held?

2 To declaim noisily.

3 By way of

BUSTER KEATON.

BIG NEW COMEDY COMING HERE.

As many laughs as can be cram- med into seven thousand feet of film together with romance, thrills-these are some of the 1 elements which, go to make up the year's sürprise comedy, "Steamboat BIII, Jr.," which stars Buster Keaton and presents, a number of noted supporting play-

The scheme atterly excludes Albert Hall with operatie extracts A Sino-American joint commlsers headed by Ernest Torrence. the deputy gystem," which has fand so on. And then, thirdly, the sion, consisting of Mr. Kuang "Steamboat Bill, Jr.," will be the been the ban of London's or provincial concerts (abbut 32 in son Young, Mr. Wa Chin, Mr. C. J.feature attraction at the Queen's chestral music. In present cir-the season), corresponding to the Spiker and Mr. Verner Lyman has Theatre from Thursday to Satur eumstances it is useless and un-Lionel Powell concerts in which been formed to assess the Amer-day next, according to a special. fair to gin against the deputy have toured with the L.SO. in can damages in the Nanking in advertisement in this issue. A cident. The commission will hold fast-moving story of river life, it system. The L.8.0. and the recent year. Philharmonie, with their 8 or 16 The winter concerts at Queen's its first meeting on Monday.presents Keaton in his funniest concerts in the year, are not, in and Alert Hall in the suburbs Reuter. position to buy a musician's ser-and the provinces, will humber vices, regardless of the other in all about 110. About a quar- means he has of making an incometer of these I shall conduct. Per- Twenty pounds or so is a very haps one in six of the Queen's paltry item in the annual budget Hall concerts will be chornl. of a first-rate player.

There are masses. of fine things waiting to be produced.

The new orchestra will, like the great American orchestras, enjoy the exclusive services cf its mem-

Concerts Below Cost Price.

hers, The cost of this 18, of The opera scheme still rests course, considérable. Let us any with the public. If as many more (£1,200 a week-the individuals re: Londoners want opiera as have ceiving between £500 and £1,200 already signified, that they do, a year, according to their status. they shall have an extremely good It is considerable; but it has to one. The orchestra scheme asks be faced unless London le to go nothing of them. I only suggest on having simply second-rate that musical people should. book music.

a night in the week to come and Orchestrus in Europe are heavily hear a first-rate concert

nt leas subsidised by Governments and than cost price. Activities begin sily enumils. In America there in the autumn of next year,

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

NOW YOU SEE WHAT. |HAPPENS TO LITTLE MONKEYS THAT ARE BAD!!

MEBBE WHEN I COME BACK, AND IF YOU'VE BEEN GOOD, I'LL

UNTIE YOU!!

Y

A BLACK SWAN!! AVEVER HAVE I SEEN ONE OF THOSE BEFORE!

I'LL GET A PICTURE

OF THAT RIGHT

AWAY!

THE

BEST

AND CHEAP-

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HAN-

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HAIR WAVING IN THE COLONY

Mrs. BETEN

2 Praits Building Tel. K. 948,"

An Optical Illusion

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4 Deity,

8 You and me.

7 Rodent.

8 Off or wilde.

Who was the author of "Anna Karenina"1

11 A division of the brain.

[14 Constellation.

15 Home of a boo.

10 Maiden.

18 Meadow.

20 To relate,

21 Tiny

particle.

24 Avenus.

26 Winter carriage.

27 Collection of racing horses.

To extol.

31 To love exceedingly.

22 Molten rock."

134 Rental contract.

30 To foster.

37 Hogs

39 Cabriolet.

40 Obstruction in a stream.

41 To plant.

43 What is the monetary unit of

Japan?

45 Dad.

40 Point of compass.

Yesterday's Solution.

LETTER GOLF.

FURS

COAT

and Torrence in his most interest- 1-The idea of letter golf is to ing role. Photoplay-goers who change one word to another and invariably associate Torrence do it in par, a given number of with villainous parts are due for strokes. Thus to change COW to a shock when they see him in his fen, in three strokes, COW, portrayal of Buster's "hardboil- HOW HEW HEN., ed," swashbuckling father, amo-

2-You can change only one

dern river pilot with a hatred for letter at time.

mollycoddles, and with a penchant 3-You must have a complete for getting into trouble. How his word, of common usage, for each son, "Steamboat Bill, Jr." as play-jump. Slang words and abbrevia-

ed by Kentan, turns from "sap" tions don't count.

to hero, wins the town belle, and

4 The order of letters cannot

One solution is printed on another

Anally effects a number of thrill-be changed. ing rescues during a sensational tornado and flood are only a few page. of the extraordinarily funny eftuations in this big comedy. The

Glady's Hickman, 18, of Shaftes- settings are spectacular, and the climax, a roaring cyclone, is one bury-road, Gosport, died after of the most realistic scenes of the running in a 100 yards race at kind ever filmed.

Gosport recently.

'GEE-I'LL HAVE A BUNCH OF NICE SNAP SHOTS

TO SHOW WHEN I GET HOME!!

By Blosser

AN ELEPHANT? I THOUGHT I SAW A BLACK SWAN!! THAT ANUSTA BEEN ONE OF THOSE ARAGES UNCLE AARRY WAS TELLING

ME ABOUT!!!

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