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CHURCH WORK RECOGNISED

PRESENTATION TO CAPT. THOMAS

An informal gathering of mem- bers of St. Andrew's Church Coun- <fl mot Ingt evening in St.

fare Andrew's Vieurnge to bid. well to Capt, R. D. Thomas, J.P. who left the Colony this morning to settle down in Canada.

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At last a flm can be seen in British cincans which extols the heroism of our own men. "Men Like These," n title chosen by the crities at a private show of this impressive picture of the dangers men face in subinarines, does not pretend to be a reconstruc- tion of any tragedy on record. shown us just what happens when a submarine is rammed by a steamer.

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Six officials of the Admiralty to whom they film has been shown have expressed enthusiastic approval of it. The Admiralty throughout the making of the film, gave the director, Walter Summers, every assistance, and lent Captain Brude as naval advicer.

The Rev. W. Walton Rogers, Vicar, and Chairman of the Coun cil, presided, and in a brief speech the paid a sterling tribute to energy and work put in by Capt. Thomas during his eight years' con- nexion with the Church. Among the many offices he held were those of

Com- Designs were lent to the art depart- Chairman of the Finance mitice, representative

thement of British International Pictures mem-for a model in reproducing the interior Board of Trustees, elected ber of the Diocesan Conference of a submarine, and also certain parts and Vice-President of St. Andrew's of the machinery, which could not be Club. Prior to his coming to St. copied in the studio. Andrew's, he was a chorister at The rising of the water after the Christ Church, Shameen. and vessel is struck, and the heroic waiting later, a prominent member of St. of the men until it reaches a level In which will compress the air sufficiently Peter's Church, West Point. asking Capt. Thomas to accept a to make it pusible to open the halel, Ex-BOER SO Teal that there is no sugges Vicar silver tea kettle, the

tion that it took place within an would pressed the hope that it

imame glass tank. always serve as a permanent res minder of his association with St. Andrew's, Kowloon.

Vicar's Mr. J. W. Baldwin, Warden, endorsed the sentiments of the Chairman, and spoke of the willingness of Capt. Thomas advise and assist in all matters connected with the Church.

Capt. Thomas, in aceepting the

The men. some of them old sailors nuke their escape by means of the Davis equipments, and you see them gradually rising to the surface, where they are picked up by naval boats.

is showing at Queen's Theatre until to-morrow only. "One Hour With You"

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gift, thanked the Church Counotable reveals the surprising fact Eil for their kind wishes and said it was hard to break away from

surroundings such pleasant such short notice, but he felt that the time had cume when be should rejoin his family in Canada.

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A recent poli of motion picture that very few of the sers en celebrities set out with an early ambition to become netops. However, four Paranmunt's feminine players admit thes hot been "stage struck since Carly childhood.

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in the chicken run last night. have said to myself--You've got to do it or get out, and I'm making good.' That is courage, That is something about which a fellow or a woman might well be conceited-taking things s they are and making the best of them.

Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald, who head the cast of Chevalier's "One Hour With You," became set in their dramatic careers much earlier than the average artist of present day sergea prominence, Chevalier was in his Inte teens, while Jenelle made her first public appear- the age of three in a charity play and wAH also professionally the age of eight and engaged at definitely set in a dramatic career at fourteen,

"One Hour With You," is the King's and Oriental Theatres, feature to-day. This is the second time these pro- iment screen stars have hended the cast of major serven production. Their Grst appearance together was in The Love Parade," one of the screen hits of two years ng.

Leathernecking"

Her

"She was born in ol' Kaintucky. Take her man-you're mighty lucky." This from the old song represents the way Radio Pictures' executives fel about signing Irene Dunne, exotic

She Louisville, Ky. brunette from has a three-year contract and plays the lead in Leathernecking" due on Thursday at the Queen's cidemails, this isn's Theatre, In- Dunne's first motion pictureement. enthusiasm for the talkies and liotly- wood has no bounds. The first day she was made-up on the set at 7.fi. The call was for eighty-thirty and the old timers like Louise Fazenda. Ned Sparks, Lilyan Tashman and found her Edward Cling, director, watching all the preparation that were This early Bird" being made. business afforded her a chance to get acquainted with the sixty or more technicians and probe a few of the mysteries of sound recording.

Miss Dunne's musical inclinations are both hereditary and acquired. Her mather was famous singer and Irene spent four years studying music At the Chicago Musical College.

She played singing and dancing les in Irene." "Ginging Vine," Dillingham shows, and Ziegfeld's "Showboat."

William Le Baron, vien president in charge of RKO prohretions, saw her in "Shoshoal" and immediately signed her to a contract.

"77 Park Lane“

A sincere passion for rehearsing overcame not only the players but the Self-conceit! What a terrible entire production staff. While certain finndien it is! Let us get down scenes were being photographed for to bedrock. facts for a ehunge,77 Park Lane," the talking thriller at the Central and, push the old world along to which is showing prosperity.

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