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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1933.

CAPTAIN RETIRES.

COMMANDER OF NEURALIA

ON LAST VOYAGE"

sea

'

In his war time and post-war ser Capt. O'Connor has probably

CINEMA SCREENINGS. ARE YOU ANAEMIC?

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

Indy

The # percentage of people—both men and women-who auffer in a greater or lesser degree from anaemia is much higher than is generally suspected,

When the transport Neuralis left racter of Sir Peter Trallion, In "Leap Year" Tony Walls, plays Shanghai on Saturday morning sho

-Annemia manifests itself in many He seeks n commenced her last trip under the of the Foreign Office.

wayy and by greatly divergent symp- command of Captain E. W. O'Connor, rest and refuses an assignment to toms. Though anaemic people are O.B.E., D.S.C., whe

foreign follow Paula, the wife of a is retiring from

eign often emaciated this is not always the the

financier who is under suspicion.

and thin finds himself at a loose end, for all cast, and many people whose blood is pacr quality still manage friends are out of town, and, in some mysterious way to maintain through a wrong telephone number. their weight. But the anaemic condi- his vice, carried more soldiers than any man living

For his services, he has meets a charmer who insists on con- tion of their bloodstream, manifests cealing her Identity. Their meeting itself in their extreme pallar, in their takes

Year place on Leap night, and Cross, been made a Freeman of the

inertia and depression. City of London, and in last de Bournemouth. They do not mast Leads to a promiscuous week end at

In its earlier stages anaemia pro- Birthday Honours received the O.B.E.

duces a scarcely noticeable falling For the past nine years

ain for four years, when chance Captain

off in

In cherry, accompanied by general O'Connor has commanded the Net-throws them together at Cannes, ralia, transport of the British India again on Leap Year night.. By this feelings of off-colour, occasional head. Steam Navigation Co. Now he is time Peter has become engaged to aches, giddiness, loss of appetite, or exertion. his old chief's daughter, but he disinclination for work going to settle down in Devorate and marries the mysterious lady, who continue for a long time. As the dexterously shelves his obligations shortness of breath. This state may

ceived tho Distinguished Service

where he can live in good

served

|

turns out to be Paula.

"Laugh and Get Rich"

blood becomes further. depleted and

vitiated, physical and mental energy fall to a low ebb, the nerves wenken, insomnis appears, and there is, in most cases, difficulty in digesting food.

ho made three voyages to Aus-lenaracterization gem to remedy which

Comous clion of many of

one of the most

TILATO

realism

to

date, is

dis-

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Rich ti pallor and emaciation, loss of vitality. AENEAS

Vi

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and get some fishing. Devonshire, he told the North-China Daily News yesterday, is „far enough away from Realistic, whimsical humanness and London to keep one away from the

humour, homely drama and tour place.

of pathos seem to be the most Apprenticeship in Sail

harmonious elements for really ap-

Unless some treatment is under- LONDON SERVICE Captain O'Connor who was born pealing film stories. These, plus a in Middlesex, embarked on his sea- charming love story, make Karine which can effectively make good faring career in 1892, when he was Pictures Laugh and Get Rich at the deficiency in blood, the more 18 reached, a condition which even 16. Like the majority of men who the Queen's Theatre, one of the finest serious stage-pernicious" unaemia went to sea in those days, heery entertainments of the year. the most highlyskilled medical practi- { his apprenticeship

in sail,

being five The

The picture not only sparkles with years in the Castle Line. During humour in situation and dialogue but toner will always view with deep

concern If not real alarm. that period he was in the Criccletnit packs many a surprise punch.

In Oliver, who

all stages of annemia the contributed a Castle, a

a full rigged ship, and with Edna May

has proved her ho

pre- eminently successful is a course of tralia, two to San Francisco and one as Mrs. Wyatt, and Bugh erbert,

and Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The formula capable to the west coast of America_rouņu

stage and the Horn. The Criccieth Castle was screen. comedians

character is that of a bonafide medical the actors, are teumed as the operators of Practitioner, and since it was of these days and a small city boarding house. Dorothy covered nothing has been devised which 60 markedly produces an Captain O'Connor finished his time Lee, in her best talkie role

increase in the quantity and quality their daughter. The fortunes in her as third mate,

a three

of the blood. Ilaving secured his certificates, misfortunes of these

This is the aim of all treatments of all of which were for sail, he joined characters farm the basis of the the British India Steam Navigation intensely human and likeable story, anaumia and ailments resulting there- the from, such as neuresthenia, insomnia, synopsis can give Co., as a junior officer on the Indian No

the station and in 1914 was appointed to sparkling humour,

which

inertia, morbid

continuous his

ism of "Laugh and Get was the rea

depression, first command, Lightning, engaged in the coastal The only way to understand its headaches, dyspepsia, back pains, shortness of trade. During the war he command appeal is to go and see it and this aching limbs, vertigo,

advise unconditionally. Miss breath and palpitation, rheumatism ed the Barjura, and since then he has

new rich served in a similar capacity in the Oliver is superb. Hugh Herbert's and sciatica. When the Waipora And Wangaratta,

which performance is comparable to Frank, blood which Dr. Wiliams' Pink Pills were utilized as training ships for dagen's great trouping in "Lightnin'. create is flowing freely in the veins, young offcera, and the Neuralia, to Miss Lee is as charming as ever and an independent source of new; vigour which he was appointed in 1924.

24. Gregory La Cavas direction is ex- and vitality is supplied and recovery is steady and sure All anaemia When war broke out Capt. O'Con- ceptional.

sufferers should give Dr. Williams BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. nor, who as already indicated, was Eddie Quillan, who plays the star- Pink Pilly a genuine trial. in the Barjora,' was employed or

RKO-Pathe picture special service in East Africa in con- ring part in nection with the expeditionary force Central Theatre for the last time lo- ree Sweepstakes now showing at the which was operating there. The is a vaudeville performer of long sense of these much maligned words, first operation in which he partici. Jay, is a pated was at Tanga, and for the standing, despite the fact that he is but a study of how suspicion under services, he rendered there he had only twenty-three years of age and certain efremstances can produce

been 10:

tragedy. playing starring roles na fear that almost leads to letter of thanks from the Principa the screen for some time. From the The story by Mrs. Bello Lowndes is Transport Oficer, who particularly time he was able to walk and well-known, but, as already stated, mentioned the cficient

here talk, he was part of the Quillan

an unexnected twist in this which the lifeboats, manned act and toured the

denouement and as it is magnificently sister and his Scotch-Irish acted there is undoubtedly.r

a bir thrill O'Connor was serving in up

1926 in parents. Early

Muck in store for you when you see it. with the East African

"Six Hours to Live" campaign throughout the period of ennett saw the act and signed Edd.e for series of comedies. After

the advancement of hostilities and in addition to being present at the evacuation of Tonga, making eighteen pictures for Mack motion picture art, the screen test has

made "Show Sennett he participated in the capture of Mafla

Noisy

Neighbours" "The Sopho- of beauty. While perfection of form Island, and the landing and evacua-more" "Big Money" and "Night and features

till tion of the Umba Valley Field Force. Work." With him in the cast of his a keen sense of the drama and the a prime requisite, Later he was concerned in the opera

"Sweepstakes" are ability to enact emotional, tions which

atest picture,

romantic or in the taking fames Gleason, Marion Nixon, Jew unrous situations are culminated

also neces- ces- of Tange,

Cody, Frederie Burton and Paul sary to satisfy the scrutinizing eye Salaam, Kan, Sadal, Dar-es- Mikandani and Kishwer, Sudi Bay furst. Albert Rogell directed. of the camera and the discerning car of the microphone. It is the know. Coast Operations.

"The Lodger" mentioned in The huge success of "The Lodger" edge of these requirements and the despatches.

of this knowledge, when application Capt. awarded the D.S.C., and in this re-new sound version, und fine as Ivor taking a test has won contracts for revent newcomers to the gard the Second Supplement of the Novello was in the old film his the few

15, performance is abs

absolutely magnificent screen. Irene Ware, who made her him in the mentions

in this, Twickenham production, and movie debut opposite Edmund Lowe despatches ""for having

14.

"Sweepstakes"

volunteers, were handled in the re-vaudeville circuita with two-timem version kpt còmer às n startline

embarkation of Force B.

Folica

'In addition to beingonner was fas n silent film augur well for the

1917,

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14

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London Gazette" dated Jumman added allraction of hearing his in the Fox Picture "Chand

him or tim despatches

the

der-in-Chief's shown extraordinary ability in the effective speaking voice heighten ise Mogician" and now appears in "Six landings coast operations, the success of the drama of Mrs. Belloc Lowndes tense Hours To Live" at the

directed the being largely due to history. Maurice Elvey

is one of the few. That she had professional capacity and zeal. It film and he lias introduced some novel beauty is best attested by the fact was General

who

whats into the story and aleo made that she was chosen "Miss America of mentioned several

for zood use of clever camera angles, 1929" But that she had dramatic distinguished service

the

without in any

to be interfering with talent field. in

bad

proven, and Miss inuity

of the Betion Ware proceeded to prove it by Capt. O'Connor was described by the smooth the Chief of the

East

Mili-In African

In fact, 30

does the story carefully rehearsing several roles she Lary

as "a round peg in a move that the interest is gripped and had played on Broadway and enacting round

which must be taken to held until the dramatic climax. The them in the Fox New York studios indicate

he was in every way Lodger" which will be shown on The result was a successful test and thoroughly proficient in his job. Thursday at the Queen's Theatre is one-way ticket to Hollywood.

During the East African Cam- not a mystery thriller in the ordinary

"Forrotten Commandments" Capt. paign

O'Connor

Sari

young Maritza, vivacious was respon- for landing in ships bouts

European film actress, stepped into over 40,000 troops.

This 4

very experience in that direction. meritorious performance for it should Capt. O'Connor is now Senior Capone of the most coveted roles that Hollywood had to offer when Para- be remembered that often he had to tain in the Sea Transport Service mount selected her for the principal the Barjora close to the shore and for his services in connection feminine part in "Forgotten Com-

she well within range of

of with trooping awarded the mandents", epochal drama of modern

run

was

life.

never once hit", "for the ship was coration at the hands of his Majesty antes her selectfor the mare re

over &

the

Royuerite

character

of

of

when enemy fire.

e. "I must confess that IO.B.E. in the King's Birthday Hoo-fee fact that this is Miss had the luck of

the devil" Capt. ours last year. He received the de Marilia's first American screen role, O'Connor has

The landings were at Buckingham Palace on June 28.

murkable. Miss Maritza, the femin planned with great ingenuity, and

A Fine Leadzje

ine lead of a featured cast which were usually effected at points along Capt. O'ComorTM has probably includes Irving Pichel.

por- the coast, where the enemy had heavy carried more soldiers than any man Churchill and Gene guns and large forces.

the fiercy, vampiali Living, and since the total must run trays After the war Capt. O'Connor into hundreds of thousands, no one Anys, whose actions motivate most took

training for several is likely to dispute thor his great English and Viennese parents, Mies

of the story Born in Tientsin, years of cadets for the Merchant Ser. Well appreciated vice, but particularly for the B.I. Co., fairness and greatly admired for the Maritza made a name for herself in under cadet training scheme. During fine lead he gives his officers and men, German and English films before sho the

period he was so engaged he, Capt. O'Connor is spiendid example was twenty. In London she went round the world in the Waipara of the British Merchant Service all-starred in thres productions by the

Laking 40

"Forgotten Com- Or 50 cer. This fact gained him additional Gaumont company.

when he was mandents', is based on an original When

by the Southampton Alas- story by James B. Fagan and Agnes been utilined to was once ter Mariners' Club, the largest or-Brand Leahy and includes an inter-1

which had appointed recently, again hired as a transport after two ganisation of its kind in the world, to lude of spectacular

epipodea years in the Company's passenger be their "Staff Captain," reprezent- Cecil B. De Millie's ople "The Ten service, he was appointed to coming sea-going members for the club Commandments". It will be shown mand the ship in view of his previous year.

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and

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