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Two Sickly Boys in

Singapore

Made Healthy and Happy By

Baby's Own Tablets, Just us Baby's Own Tablets helped the two little sons of Mr. M. A. Karim, cloth merchant, of 9 Baghdad Street, Singapore, whose portraits are shown above, so they will help other children suffering from similar troubles. "Some time ago my two little sons were afflicted badly with Infantile indigestion, accompanied

“MOTHER."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 10, · 1929.

HUMAN INTEREST STORY AT

THE MAJESTIC.

The sacrifices that parents, especially mothers, will make for their children, is vividly shown in "Mother," the brilliant F.0.B. pro- duction which is now showing at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon.

WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

Unstudied Pose.

WOMAN AND HER PHOTOGRAPH.

There is nothing fictional to the theme-It is life's story enacted every day and every week and every month, and one leaves the theatre after vlewing it with a more pronounced idea of the Bacrifices, the hardships, endured

The modern photographer does by parents, and the burdens, though innocently, placed on not care very much about the fathers and mothers by children. dress of his Bitter; he likes to con- *br the head and Belle Bennett, who won world-centrate wide fame by her marvellous por-shoulders, the hands, and the pose. trayal in "Stella Dalina, Is the typical

American middle-class mother in this picture, and it in universally agreed that it is her finest effort for the screen.

She portray's a Spartan mother by colle, flatulence and attacks-not the whining sort, but rather of foverishness," writes Mr. the sort of mother that forces a Karim. "They were crons and smile while her heart is on the fretful and could not sleep well point of breaking. at night.

"This worried their mother and me, a great deal until we tried Baby's Own Tablets. These made the children's bowels move freely, after which their feverish aess and restlessness disappear. ed, their digention and appolite improved, and in a short time they became perfectly well. Baby's. excellent Own Tablets are an medielno, for young children.".

Chemists everywhere sell Baby's Own Tablets; or post free, 60 conta per vial, from the Dr. Williama Medicine Co., 60, Kiang at Road, Shanghai,

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He realises dress in a photo- graph grows ridiculous with the years; when painted it keeps its charm, s may be seen by old por- traits even of auch ungraceful" periods in fashion as that of tho, bustle; witness that remarkable portrait of the "Lady with a glove" in the Luxembourg.

Neither

Fleeting Charm.

is it the beautiful Crawford Kent, William Bake-women only who make good photo-

studies.

With clever well and Joyce Coad compose the Kraphic family' group, and Sam Allen, posing, elever lighting, unusual and printing, an Mabel Julienne Scott and Char developing lotte Steverts are prominent in interesting face which is not per- feet in features can now make a the supporting cast.

The studied, charming picture.

The picture is directed by J. Leo

Mechan.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"SLIGHTLY USED" BOOKED

FOR SUNDAY:

| affected, unnatural pose is not the one most liked; the modern photo- grapher is all for catching the flecting charm of an expression or the careless grace of an unstudied pose,

He has to watch for his oppor-i tunity much as he does when photographing wild birds, and he has to avoid frightening his prey for fear it should fall inte self- consciousness,

A Revival, There is a notable revival of) supporting cast, comes to the artistic portrail-making by photo- Queen's Theatre on Sunday, ac-graphy in Paris just now, and cording to a special announces some of the work being done le

quite remarkable. ment in this issue.

Slightly Used," a Warner Bros.' production directed by Archie L Mayo, with May McAvoy and Conrad Nagel and an

excellent

.

Voiced Insured for Huge Sum.

A relatively unknown Halian The story is a delightful comedy artist is working at most unusual of youth, in which a young lady, to photographs and is producing escape home nagging, pretends to studies of

well-known people be married, rues it, goes through which are unlike anything that some startling and exercitatingly has been done in photography up! funny adventures, and in the end

to the present. He tries to find xets to be what she pretended to out from his sitters what is their bc. The picture is said to congreatest interest, their work in tain a number of extremely life, and then he waits for his One million dollars is the sumilogue picture with Vitaphone ac- amusing altuations of which the moment. He sometimes achieves that the Commonwealth Casualty companiment.

made by the

a bit of work which makes you Company of Philadelpliit, haa principal players and the large feel as if he had caught on his agreed to pay to First National

Andrey Ferris, supporting cast,

lens something of that inner Pictures, of New York, against Anders Randolf and Robert

mystery of a personality which loss or damage resulting from the Agnew, all well known screen artists with several film successes only the great portrait painters total and permanent loss of the to their credit, also have important ever get, and that not often. parts to play,

utmost has been

When the portrait of a woman

volce of Corinne Griffith.

Corinne recently' was awarded a

Since her new contract has gone into effect, Miss Griffith has Almed Vitoplione version of the Max- well Anderson play, "Saturday's Children," which is a full-length dialogue picture.

of to-day is not done by an artist now Ave-year contract which stip- The Insurance contract extend}/ photographer, ale seems to prefer]ulates that each of her produc-only to cover the total and,per- the snap-shot. It is all one with tions will be a 100 per cent, dia- manent loss of voice.

CHICHERIN'S HEALTH. her taste for simple clothes, hor

RETURN TO RUSSIA NOT IN CONTEMPLATIOŃ. “

Berlin, Apr. 12.

Chicherin, the Soviet Commissar

frank speech, her passion for facing what she thinks is truth, even in its most unpleasant forms. She dislikes affectation and anything hypocritical.

Frankness.

If she makes up her face she

abe

for Foreign Affairs, who has been lets it be quite clear that she useя in a Berlin annatorium for the rouge and lip-stick, that past twelve months is, according plucks her eyebrows and keeps her to the Berliner Tageblatt, leaving hair in place by some sort of being snap-shotted when striding

Kooping An Art Alive.

IN DEFENCE OF THE CHATTERER.

An Admirable Truit.

Reserve, of course, is an admir- able trait when displayed amongst

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OUR NEW BRITISH CROSSWORDS.

Across

6 Runa aground,

11 Prong

12 Concelted fellow.

13 Tracts of sandy soil,

14 Irritated,

10 Cleave asunder.

18 Charm.

20 Venomous snake.

22 3tated.

23 Ethical.

24 Wicked.

25 Old age.

20 Languished.

27 Nowly wedded woman.

28 Thought,

30 One who plunders,

31 Gaelle.

32 Inclination.

33 Not wide.

37 Sen of affections,

41 Mova round,

42 Matched,

44 Distant.

46 Depend on.

46, Artificial waterway.

47 Small ereak,

48 Consumed,

40 Charges.

50 Trims by shaving.

51 Portion,

53 Annoy,

65 Coreal.

50 Onco

57 Planá..

68 Merit by labour.

1 Clashed with. 2 Sedate..

Down

3 Shade of colour.

4 Conjunction, 5.Precept

d Stretch. 7 Trickle,

& Rivulet.

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"CRUCIFIXION"

| RECORD PRICE FOR PAINTING AT PUBLIC AUCTION,

New York, May 9.

At an auction at Anderson Gal-

a company. of calumniatora. lcries, Flare Francesca's "Cruci- Silence is indeed golden when evil fixion" was bought by Bir Josaph is being spoken of anyone-unless Duveen for $375,000. It is beliey-

it be broken In defence of the ed that this is a record price for maligned and unwillingness to

a painting at a public auction. The majority of people are, un-does not necessarily mean that the Įtake part in such conversations

Lippi's "Madonna and Child" person of fow was sold for $125,000.-Reuter's words.

Lo-day for some unspecified dos-mastic. She is not touchy about doubtedly, attracted more by the abstainer in &

tination.

feet looking large in brogues, but

over the golf links or driving hard man or woman who has not very It is understood on good au- at a bail. She does not mind her much to say than by the voluble person. Yet, we must not can- she hates to look silly or insipid.demn the latter off-hand, whilst Indiacriminatingly beslowing our That is why the "study" portrait has gone, or is going, out of admiration on the reticent. fashion.

On Sale Everywhere thority that Chicherin does not contemplate returning to Russia, but continuing his eure at some German health resort. He is seri Dusly indisposed with diabetes, and well-informed circles here are of opinion that both the state of his health and the disfavour into which he has fallen at Moscow will prevent him from ever resum-| ing active work at his nominal) post.

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There remains little doubt that in all hut the actual appointment Litvinoff is Commissar for Foreign

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There is often wisdom in aflenco,

criticism, or accusation prompts when some unjust slight,

an indignant and scathing re- joinder from the injured party.

American Service,

LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.

Here is the solution to the

It would be a pity were the art To preserve silence ir such cir- puzzle on another page.

of conversation to dfe, and, how-cumstances is more effective, and FOWL BOWL, BOWS, BOGS,

9. Era.

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10 One who samples,... 18 Glide.

15 Used for lowering boats.

17 Dim.

19 Spoll.

21 Faction.

23 The middle,

24 Appear as if gnawed...

26 Danger.

27 Plank.

29 Resembling meal,

30 Defamatory, writing.

33 Makes tighter.

34 Allowance for waste.

10

50 Characters represented by actors.

86 Girdle.

138 In presence of.

39 Spare

40 Sort of famo.

42 Fondle.

43 Stuck,

46 Bill of fare,

47 Secial position.

49 Froth.

50 Go by.

52 Gardeneing implement.

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