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ROMANCE AND INTRIGUE

"HIS WIFE."

able to see.

By Mrs. VICTOR RICKARD.

Author of "The Light above the Grongronds; "Th House of Courage)" “ A Reckless Puritan," etc.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

[ling's secret look. Staveling in

CINEMA NOTES.

“TUESDAY, OCTOBER. 30, 1928.

ROBBER'S LATEST DODGE.

DENTISTS "PATIENT"

PRODUCES REVOLVER.

"THE THIRTEENTH HOUR” · AT THE QUEEN'S.

Possibly, one of the most mystifying detective atorice ever While examining the teeth of a filmed arrives at the Queen's bogus patient, who paid him a visit yesterday afternoon, accompanied Theatre to-day. The picture is by three other mot, 4

Hour" "The Thirteenth

with dentist át

sud- Shamshulpo found himself look.

"Fall of Babylon.”

At once there was an uproar, as the dentist turned tail and scurried he locked himself. towards a rear cablele, into which

+

A different if less novel trick was employed by another gang which the same night boarded a passenger sampan in the shelter

Yaamatl.

"The Fall of Babylon," a D. W. Griffith super-productoin which ia produced on an even more elaborate scale than "The Birth of a Nnat tion" and other pictures that have left their mark in movie history, will be shown at the Star Theatre to-day and to-morrow.

CHAPTER XXIII,

Lionel Barrymore, who had a pro-denly

ing into the barrel of a revolver held plied by it that be and who were Staveling, had he not been in conspiring together, against these minent part is the tyrannical menacingly by the man in the chair. state of emotional tension, would stupid bourgeois people who remissionary in "Sadie Thompson," have found time to feel amused at presented the conventions, the galero in which he had dia "Any hope of a walk in the and Jacqueline Gadsden who sup covered Orange. When he went garden?" he asked, under the cover plies the feminine interest in a down to the drawing-room, spick of a conversation between Walter thrilling romance, in the loading parts. With innumerable weird

A neighbour who realised tho and span in his evening clothes, he and Mrs. Priestly. was, received by Mrs. Priestly with She shook her head in reply. She scenes, bizarre effects and mys meaning of the uproar, blew a great magnificence of manner. was going to tell Walter that Stave. terious characters, the story keeps police whistle, and the three robbern Ada, for whom he cherished a de-ing must leave Cedarwood. There one enthralled from beginning to were compelled to flee, after stay finite dislike, was distant and chilly. would be an abrupt end to his end. Lionel Barrymore playe a ing on the premises for only a few She did not respond to any of the hard audacity, but until then the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" role, a minutes, remarks which he threw in her pretence of politeness had to be obsinister criminal who is known to

the world at large as a kind heart- They made good their escape, and direction, like a careless viéitor served. feeding a pet dog out of politencas. In the drawing-room things were ed old professor interested in the later the police arrived to make in- "Have you met Mrs. Walter no better. Mrs, Priestly comment-study of psychic research. Un-vestigations at the house, which is A revolver, fully loaded in five Priestly?" Mrs. Priestly asked, ed uron Staveling's good looks. like moat mystery stories, the plot situated at 109, Laichikok Road. with a quick look at Staveling. "The type of man who is a danger," of "The Thirteenth Hour" is quite

"In the hall, just now. It, Wils she said, emphatically. "I cannot plausible and interest la main-chambers, was picked up from the Mrs. Prically, wasn't it?" He chaperone him, Orange. I leave tained until the finish. It will floor and handed over to the officers.

alse be screened to-morrow.

Bogus Policemen. turned to Ada, whom he suspected aim to you young people." of having watched them. He won- "I don't want him," Ada Raid, dered, not that he cured particular-petulantly. "He never listens to ly, exactly how much sho had been anything I say."

Let us be charitable," Mrs. Priestly "Yes, it was."

remarked, plously "She is never very punctual."""Though perhaps he is more in your Mrs. Priestly went on, in a placid line, Orange."

They posed as police officers We voice. "Ah, here is my son. "He is not in my line," Orange were just saying Walter, that said mutinously. "I dislike him

looking for flick oplum, but, na they became troublesome, fi dawn- Orange does not excel in the very much. And if you talk of at- neglected little virtue of punctuality traction, Walter is far more at- The might and power of Baby-ed on the boatwoman that they The gong rang ten minutes ago."tractive than Lord Staveling."

lon, together with the luxury, and were up to no gond. She scream- and Save Life," Neither Ada nor her mother magnificence of that

ancient ed "Rabbers" Conversation became general in

there was El stir an awkward, formal way, and at made any reply. Their silence luy period, are reproduced in a atrik- whereupon last Orange appeared. She was thick un Egyptian darkness over the ing manner. The huge scene of amongst other native craft lying Babylon itself is remarkably moored up for the night in the very quiet, for her thoughts were drawing-room. chaotic, revolving in swift circles,

Orange got up and went restless-realistic, complete with its massive vicinity, like the bats outside the open win ly to the window and looked out, walls 300 feet high, and halls and dows. Walter was near her, and Behind her back, Mrs. Priestly and temples with giant alabaster his nearness consoled her vaguely. Ada exchanged significant glances, elephants... The film cont more She heard herself

answering but they did not sponk, and she, than half of a million dollars to Staveling's polite. enquiries, and 100, was dumb. Oh the surface, produce and has a-cast of players then they all moved into the din-her mind was inanimate, like a totalling over 125,000 in number, ing-room without ceremony, and frozen inke, but beneath, in the de- she took her place at the head of pth of her consciousness, there was the table.

a stirring of primitive instincte, Walter was watching her un-and this wis agitating. She saw the full extent of her loss. Even easily, and so was Staveling.

She had once loved Staveling, and though her back was turned to Mrs. now she hated him. His smooth, Priestly, she felt her eyes upon, her plastered hair, his blue eyes, which like fiery points. She and Ada World Theatre to-day and to were said to be full of charm for were so definitely hostile that night and his even, white that their attitude hurt her, and a teeth when he smiled, He was sensation of utter loneliness folded laughing inwardly al Walter, her like a shrend, Waller's mother and Ada, and shel "If I can nee Walter, things any knew that he was. He touched her come right," she said to herself. group of six people who are foot under the table, and she shrank But to see Walter in the drawing-gathered together in a haunted away. No law of hospitality was room, under the bleak, strong Hights Country manalon at the hour of sacred to him, and she wanted noth-was more than she could endure, midnight, brought there for the a will. The lawyer ing of him, nothing on earth, ex-with Staveling there watching her. reading of cept to be alone with Walter, The garden, sleeping in the soft who reads the will mysteriously Staveling's presence there was an ght, beckoned to her, but a sudden disappears. Later he is found insult to them both, and he did not fear that Crakenthorp might be murdered and auspicion in turn care. He was playing his unfailing lurking In the peaceful shadows falls on each of the six principals. card of "churm" with Mrs. Priestly, held her back, and she stood strug- How the real murderer is finally and even melting her a little. How gling to make up her mind. What detected provides a thrilling and was she to do? What, oh, what, totally unexpected climax. Laura La Plante is the principal player long was the farce to go on?

was she to do?

all women,

Ada looked sirange and heavy,'

Soon the bontpeople were up in arms against the intruders and forced them to flee in the direc tion of the shore. They jumped from one boat to another which intervened between them and their ultimate line of escape, but were not altogether successful.

Two of the robbers fell into the

Laura La Plante in Mystery Thriller. Based on the famous stage play

allraction at the sequently picked up and handed which scored a triumph in London, water from which they were sub- the feature

over to the police. The third man, morrow, "The Cat and the Canary" who appears to have been the compounded leader of the gang of three which presents mystery, with tragedy and drama, in its took part in the robbery, succced- most thrilling form. The story ed in getting clear away, with a sum of $140 which he took from concerns the eerie adventures of

the sampan

"Knockout Rellly."

HANDS STAINED DEEP BLUE.

INDELIBLE DYE RUSE BY

'DETECTIVE.

and caught a thief by smearing Treasury notes with a white powder which, in contact with the hands, becomes an indelible blue dye, was told in the Poller Court

How a Brighton detective traced

recently.

·

Thomas Joseph Cottrell, 33, parter, was sentenced to a month's hard labour for stealing £19 from over-girls at the school at which he wan

employed.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

16

Hongkong Bank, $1340 s. Chartered Bank, £22 b. Mørcantile A. & B., £34

P. and O 69 D. East Asia $77} _b.

Insurances.

6.

Canton Ins., $675 a. Union Ins., $365 North China, Ina, Tia. 160 b. Yanglaze Ins., $50 m. China Underwriters, $2.75 su China Fires, $275 h

H. K. Firo Ins., $800 ́s.

Shipping.

·

Douglaser, $981 m.

H. K. Steamboats, $262 s3,

H. K. Tugs, $180 n.

Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $72 b Shell Trans., 118/- Union Waterboats, #231 b.

Mining.

Bonguets, $2.25 b. Kailans, 71/6 b.

Langkals, Tis. 11 n.

h.

S'hai Exploration, Tis. 2.80 b Rauba, $4.25 . Tronoha, 17/6 n.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $138) sa. Whampoa Dooks, $37 D... Chips Providonts $5.30 b. Hongkowe, Tls. 156 n. New Engineerings, Tls, 51 b. Shanghai Docks, Tin, 108 b.

Cottons.

Ewo Cottons, Tis. 11.10 8. Orientals, Tia. 2,50 S'hai Cottons, Tle. 59) (old) vs.

A.

Lands, Hotela, vic.

H. and B. Hotela, $8.90 b H. K. Landá, $67 m. - S'hai Iands Tis. 138 b. Humphreys, $15.70 b. Realties, $8.85 m. X. Div.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $22 b.

Peak Trams, (old) $13 b. Star Ferries, $67) b. China Lights, (Old) $13.35 b. H. K. Electrics, $51.85 8. Macao Electrics, $261 b. Telophones $5 80 X. Rights b. China Busos, Tls, 11 b. Singapore Tractions. 12/- n

Industriala.

n.

China Sugars. $1 Malabona, $224 b. Canton Icos, $3.50 a Comenta (Comb.) $9.80 b Ropes (Old) $7.60 n. United Asbestos 85 n..

Stores &c.

h

Dairy Farms, $23,25 Watsons, $143 b. Der A. Wing, .50 n. Lane Crawfords, $3,05 b Mackintosh, $20 n. Bincores, $9.50 b Wm. Powells, $3,65 b.

Miscellaneous.

A,

Amusements, $284 Constructions, $1.50 b. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 865%

"Our gentlemen appear to have a likeners to, her muther, not usually visible, became evident, forgotten us," Mrs. Priestly said.

"Knockout Reilly," Richard Dlx' and Orange Baw it,'ng one Hees "Not very complimentary to our

importance in attraction, is it, Orange? Perhaps latest production which comes to things of no moments of crisis. The thought of they propose to make it a ste sit-the Queen's Theatre on Sunday Crakenthorp still clutched at her, ing, as Uncle Gideon used to say, and Monday according to a special and a fresh attack of trembling in which case, I shall take French advertisement in this issue, is n highly exciting cinema record of went through her at the memory, leave."..

Orange turned towards the room, the fistic adventures of a young He had hunted her like a savage benst, and she had run. The Ada had clicked on the lights, and steel worker who, almost Bhamefulness of it overwhelmed was allting doing nothing, with a night, finds himself on the verge

whose Prosecuting, Mr. J. R. Bishop | her again, but she tried to, talk queer, sel look on her face. Mrs. of pugilistic fame, and and play her part as best she could. Priestly was knitting, but even she career is as suddenly halted by said the pupils kept their money in had the air of a woman who was combination of elrcumstances that cabinet, and in some way Cottrell Waller seemed to grow less anxious about her, and had got on strung up and kept her smooth land him in prison convicted of a had obtained a key and had been

erime of which he is innocent. helping himself to the money. to politles with Staveling, who was calm with difficulty,

Episode piles on exelling episode

"Wella's Woad," making a pretence of being interest.

as Dix struggles to retrieve his good name. A smashing denoue-

Iis appearance was due to the she to get her husband to herself, wearily "I am dead tired. In fact," ment results in Dix emerging a and pour out all the trouble of her she went to Mrs. Priestly, and kiss-pugilistic champion. The thread clever ruse of Detective-sergeant heart to him? As she talked on, ed her with the cold, meaningless of the atory carries a strong love Wells and his use of the powder. she was trying to resolve the pro- kisa of ceremony, "'1 am off to bed. theme, with Mary Brian as the It was known to the Brighton blem. She had decided to make the Will you tell Walter and Lord object of Reilly's affections. It is police as "Well's Woad."

When Cottrell was seen by the splendid gesture, and tell him that Staveling, and make my excuses for said that director Malcolm St.

Clair has succeeded in an un police he at first refused to show Here is the solution to the puz- she abandoned all claim on him. me?"

"But, my dear Mrs. Priestly usually perfect blending of his hands, but they were eventual-zie on another page. He should go to Katherine Thorpe:

LION, LIMN, LIMB, LAMB. and be free of the foolish, foolish objected faintly, and her face humour, pathos and drama. They found to be stained a deep blue. play was adapted from Albert He was arrested, and the money wife, who had lost him through the blanched.

Orange Payson Terhune's Htory "The

was recovered. Hunch."

"Aren't you going into the gur- ed, and steadily kept from looking den?". Ada asked, harshly,

"Not to-night," Orange spoke

too often at his hostess. How was

unforgivable sin of stupidity.

"Good-night, Ada,"

Her eyes clouded suddenly, but she spoke from the door. recovered herself and met Stave-

NEW PROHIBITION

ISSUE.

U.S. SUPREME COURT UNDECIDED.

Washington, Oct. 22,

The United States Supreme

To be Continied:)

ANOTHER ROOSEVELT

EXPEDITION.

TO SEEK NARE ANIMALS IN INDO-CHINA.

Chicago, Oel, 22. Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Court to-day refused to pass de- Roosevelt will soon head their cfalon on a new question of pro- accond zoological expedition for hibition enforcement 'challenging the Field Museum of Natural His. the right of the Federal Govern- tory.

They will all on November 10 ment to seize foreign vessels out-l side the three-mile limit when to seek rare animals in the unex- they are found to be carrying car. plored mountain and jungles north goes of intoxicating liquors which of Indo-China, along the gorges of have not been declared on the the Meking liver and abutting the borders of Burma, Siam and manifest.

FAITH HEALING.

U.S., EPISCOPAL CHURCH MAY

Yunnan.

"THE SERENADERS.”

BRILLIANT VARIETY TROUPE

COMING HERE.

A special advertisement in this issue announces the visit to Hong- kong of an Internationally known company of vaudeville and revue actials, Jack Carter's "Sorena- at the Star Hongkong season ders," who will shortly open

Theatre.

"The dye," added Mr. Bishop, "must be something like the woad used by the ancient Britons to paint their bodies. They needed something which would not come off, because it rained just as hard then as it does now."

INDUSTRIAL BOOM FOR CARDIFF?

T

CHEMICAL COMBINE'S SEARCH FOR PORT. The industrial depression Cardiff and South Wales may soon end if plans by a great chemical combine materialise.

".

H. K. G Loan 8% b,

LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.

FAITH THAT BRINGS SUCCESS.

SIR CHARLES HIGHAM ON VALUE OF CONFIDENCE.

"The secret of success is to know what you want, and to let nothing stand in your way until you have

got it," said Sir Charles Higham at Caxton Hall, at a meeting of the Regent Advertising Club.

Announcing

the First

DINNER DANCE

of the Season,

Saturday, November 3rd.

SPECIAL LIGENCE TILL 1 A.M.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

OLD TAYLOR

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AGED

BY

(TIME.

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AMERICA'S GOOD FAITH.

"There is a velvet-lined pathway of success, but it is the seeming- inly attractive bye-paths that cause Direct from a four-year run in

you to lose your way. Most people don't know where I am going, but Shanghai, these extremely clever

seem to live up to the adage, I and talented artists perform a

In an endeavour to find a British I am on my way. They have no are really variety of eccentric dancing items, singing, including the latest hits branch for their Industry, the com- point which they now the rage in London and New bine has been visiting all the chief striving to reach,

"They are wanderers in indus-

He declared that the signal. York, and a host of other itemsports of the country. Elghty mil-

Thoy grumble.

They

failure" of the Genova disarina-- that go to make a first-class vau-lion units of electricity are ro try. matter would be given early con; deville entertainment.

quired to work their plant and this lamont. They never get a move

ment conference, was duo, in a alderation.

large measure, to the suspicion "Bo-Diddly," who is one of the is the total output of Cardiff City on..

"Plan out your career. Getting Bearing the signatures of three

a highly

aroused among the foreign Govern to-day the principals of the troupe, executes generating station. to physicians in addition

POLICIES WHICH AROUSE The City authorities say they success

ments as to the good faith of the asoreamingly funny dance at the members of the clergy, the re-

SUSPICION.

United States because of "our end of which he is seen spinning can increase their output by 100 specialised business. "Christian Washington, Oct. 28. commondation said:

interference with military force in Don't worry!

Lincoln, Oct, 22. the political affairs of Nicaragua." Sponsored by a special com- healing has passed beyond the on his head! Advance reports in-per cent, and have also shown the "Have faith in yourself, do your mittee after a six year study, a stage of experiment and its valuedicate that "The Seronadore" are combine that in rail transport and abilities, in the concern for which

a first-class show In every sense dock storage they can equal any you are working.

about envy and jealousy, The Sonator Robinson, Democratic He assorted that good faith was recommendation that the Pro- cannot be questioned." It asked

The new industry, apart from world is full of it. It is only vice presidential candidate, during further lost when Congress ad- testant Episcopal Church give re- the convention to thankfully re- of the word and should meet with port in the country. cognition to faith healing held a cognize the deepenting spiritual the success enjoyed by the com place on the calendar. of the life of the church which has come pany is Shanghai. Further an- the large number of men it will those who can ignore it who move the course of a political speech vanced the largest anval construce.

Ing history. church's convention here to-day, through the growing recognition nuncements will shartly appear employ, will mean an all-round on. Listen to advice, but don't here to-day, attacked the Stimson tion programme ever proposed dur

prosperity for the docks, shipping take all of it. You have got to pact with Nicaragua. regarding the Company's season.

and collieries.

run your life-yourself." and it was indicated that the of the healing power of God."

ENDORSE.