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Berlin, Oct. 16. Bilvester Matunchka, has been arrested in Vienna in connexion with the wrecking of express traine at. Bia Torbagy, In Hungary, and Juterbox, in Germany, and la at!!! being clenely questioned by the polico officers in charge of his case.

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Oslo, Oct. 17.

.43,000,000 A hitherto unknown drama by Paid Us Capital

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******* 4,000,000 Bjornstjert Bjornson was founder Liability of Proprietara. 8.000,00 Reserva Liability of Proprietors ..$30,098,600

When

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recently when some forgeten docu- ments were sorted out. Bjornson died in 1908 all docu-LANGOON

SEMARANG

ILOILO IPONI

ments belonging to him were tent SALOON KARACHI

With the sudden drop in exchange this morning there

much livelier tons in the market, with a general improvement in prices. At the moment buyers appear to be anxiously looking for stocks.

Banks were in demand at $1,500, Unions were wanted at $400. China Underwriters word in request at $114. Matuschka now admits to paying

Raubs were wanted at $37. visits to Berlin, one in April and

KLANG Wharves were in demand at $150. to his blographer, Professor Chris- SEREMBAN anolher in August. On each occa-

Providents (old) were in demarid üt

BINGAPORE KUALA But Montgomery, who is now play sion he spent one night in Caputh, $6.66, with sellers asking $5.20. The tian Collin, of Oalo University. SHANGHAI-KOBE-

was the aITIAWAN KANGBAN ing at the Queen's Theatre, opposito a village near Potsdam, in the new shares, after being done at $2.10, Among the documents

drama that has now come to light. BOURABAYA KUALA Norma Shearer, In "Strangers May house of a Viennese woman of his closed in demand at $2.35.

LUMPUR Klas," was a sailer for two

Hotels (old), which were dealt in Professor Collin had probably mis-

KUCHING hold the hard-boiled traditions of the give her name and no trace of her ❘nt $14.40. End bayers at the close at into it, at least there was no men- TOKYO However, Montgomery docs at up-acquaintance. He has refused to

or of her houac, which Matuschka $14%, and sellers seeking $14.

HI.K. hna sketched and very exactly des- $70 and $80, and at the close were after his death five years ago, and TSINGTAO Lands were done at 379.tion of it among the papers found TONGKAR in demand at $70%, with sellers asking the present discovery was made YOKHANA cribed, has so far been found.

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In a recent interview he spoko of his experiences as a sailor.

"I look back upon the days I spent

daughter, Mrs. Dagný Bjornson Sautreau.

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Nevertheless, from this woman at sea as the happiest in my ille,"

quite by neclient by Bjornson's ZAMDOANGA "A seafarer in apart from Matuschka saya he obtained an ac- he ways. the rest of the world. Nothing hap-count of a former Irish officer who pens to di-turb the tranquillity of his lived in a neighbouring house. When life. There is none of the hustle and he bought the electric wire fuses bisted of existence in cities. Nothing and iron piping for his bombs in Matuschka now confesses

seems to inatter except the things me tried to pass himself off ng

which make up the daily routine af aue's vowel. Sometimes I wish I had stayed and made the sea my carcer.

"Since Wiliam Faversham took me under his wing and guided my stage rareer, I have had a great deal of huck. Now that I am in motion pic- ture, I feel that I have an erven greater opportunity to further ny acting ambitions. But every time I visit the harbour and ree П rusly old Lanker pulling out into mid-stream I can hardly resist the longing to jump aboard and go with her.

*Girls Demand Excitement." Only twenty and already well on

stardomi That's the rond to

the recurd of Marguerite Churchill. Fox Movietone Textured player, whose latent Fl in iu "Girls Demand Ex- client" #howing the King's Theatre.

At the age of 14 she entered the Theatre Guild's Dramatic school, winning two scholarships in her first year. The following season she mirušo her stage debat as an ingenue and for two years wan the youngest lend- ing laty on Broadway, scoring in six well-known plays, her first profes- sional appearance being izi "Why Not 7

Then ena the call of the talkies und Fox signed her for the loading "The role opposite Pro Munt In Vallant." Since then she has hud numerous parts, one of the best and most widely known being the leading feminine role in the Fox eple, "The Big Trail." Now, with her appear- ance in one of the featured roles of "Girls Demand Excitement" she has the opportunity to "go college" and display some of the well-known it.

"Girls Demand Excitement," from The pen of Harlen Thompson, is the first directorial effort of Seymour Felix who has heretofore been con- nected with the musical comedy stage, So successful was he that he was known as the genius of the ensemble."

"The Brat."

Just as im fans find it difficult to think of a screen "heavy" as anything but a brute who in real life amuses

himself by firing friendless orphans

into the snow, so an actor who plays the parts of a snob is apt to incur

the hearty dislike of his ausliences.

This is particularly the case whos the actor is comparatively new to pic ture patrons-but the prospect lan'! at all disturbing to Allan Dinehart, noted Broadway star who makes his screen debut in a thoroughly connected role in the new Fox Film offering. "The Brat," which will be the feature

at next Wednesday

the King'a Theatre.

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"During the sty stage career," Dinehart nyя, "I have appeared in everything from heroic rules to the Best villainous of characterization-- ned, so far, I've never been the target of a grapefruit. It has been experienee that audiences hurl veget ables only when the performance It- Sole Agentself is bad. Even hisses for the villian have gone out of style. And MITSUI while I don't know as much about BUSSAN picture silences, the actor has

great advantage in that flying fruit KAISHA if any, will land on the screen instend

of the netor." LTD.

Sally O'Nell has the title role in

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comedy romaree which was directed by John Ford. Sonya Levien and

N. Behrman adapted the story for the screen from Maude Fulton's success- ful singe plny of the same name.

"Just A Gigolo,"

"Keep your feet on the ground" is

in

the ulvice given to young meg most professions, but the latest command for art given to William Haines was "Get up in the air and stay up

Halnes was required to spend the greater part of a weak in the cabin of a big air liner during the filming of "Just A Gigolo," which is coming to the Queen's Theatre very shortly. There is an aroplane sequence in the story that made necessary the Instal- lation of completo sound recording equipment in the cabin of a metored air-linor. Haines went up in the morninge, came down for lunch- and went up for the afternoon, check- ing back on the field at sunset!

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"Just A Gigolo" is considered Haines' funniest feature, with

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ultra-sophisticated Parisian and Con- tinental background for the philander- Ings of a "gigolo" comle.

Ewos were wanted at $15.10, after antes being put through at 316.20.

Trams were in demand at $20,60, Star Ferrier were wanted at $89. China Lights were wanted at $27%) H.K. Electrics were in demand at

784

Cements (combined) were in re- this Irish officer knowing that inquest at $182. this way suspicion would be divert ed from himself to the officer, who was, in fact taken into custody by the police until he could prove his complete innocence.

motive is taken from Norway's medieval history with the two

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