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Every man'ls à rebel at heart, ne- cording to George O'Brien. To this universal urge for altering conditions about him, the netor attributes the popularity of action and Western

The hearing of the case against Kwok So and a concubine, Ko Ng charged with having used inaulting and abusive language and threaten-pleturen. ed to assault Ko Sam and her hus- band Wong Tin in Queen's Road West, was concluded yesterday afternoon, the first defendant being TO SEATTLE, VICTORÍA 17 DAYS. sentenced to three months hard labour, and the second defendant being bound over in a surety of $100 to be of good behaviour for one year. The case was heard by Mr. Schofield at the Central Magia tracy yesterday.

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But since economle and other condi- tions prevent the average man from bele a Robin Hood himself, the next best thing is to enjoy the spectacle of sume one else championing the o preused, Here the Western picture demand. specially Whether its here be an honest man or an outlaw, he is presented пя waging a single-handed fight against injustice and evil in some form as the champion the spectator would like In the original charge, only Ko to be if he could. And consequently Sam was nicntloned as the com- such pietures have a wide following.

O'Brion's latest plcture showing at plainant, but when the hearing was resumed in the afternoon, the the 'taken from Zane Grey's Theatre to-day, is "Smoke charge was amended, and Wang Ting the cattle country, "Canyon also put down as a complainant.

Walls." Nel! O'Day,

Besty Ross and Frank Atkinson head the supporting cast of this exciting film, which deals with a cowpuncher's efforts to save a little girl's heritage.

Mr. Schofield in passing sen- tence on the first defendant said that he appeared to be a regular street bully, and was going to be dealt with us one.

Mr. M. A. da Silva, prosecuting. said that he would like to point out that the second defendant had nirendy more or less pleaded guilty to the charge.

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"To-day We Live"

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LONG ENGLISH TRIAL CONCLUDING

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London, Aug. 17. Described by Judge Humphreya as "alinost the limit to human endurance," the great fire piracy trial, longest ever hold in the Old Bally, has entered upon its closing stages,

After. six and n half weeks' hearing, in which the Inquiry was made complicated by details of 14 different Ares, the Judge has begun his wamming up which is expected to last until to-morrow afternoon, sfter which the jury will consider their verdict.

A feature of Judge Humphreyo' address to the jury was his strong attack on the chief witness for the prosecution. Capsoni. Judge black- Humphreys called him criminal, though, he added, it was mufler and a highly dangerous impossible to prosecute him.

His chief regret was that ho

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Of the 10 originally charged, six pleaded gulity to various in- diefments. Leopold Louis Harris, fro The original announcement of "To. described as "head of the day We Live" opening to-morrow at raising gang." pleaded guilty to charges of arson. Louis the Queen's Theatre, na Joan Craw-nino ford's first war story, was sufficient Jarvis and four others also enter Mr. Schofield.--Year As she to pique the curlsity of this reviewer. ed plons of guilty.

Ten pleaded not guilty. has been in custody for some time, Modern generation roles have so

It is estimated that by the time I think it best to take her plea exclusively engaged the attention of

vital Miss Crawford that war and the proceedings are the of guilty with a plea of extenuat-ciodrame seemed novel when linked will have cost £50,000.

they ing circumstances, or will you be with the me of this popular star. of one counsel alone, together satisfied that she be hound over?,

"To-day We Live," however, server with "refreshers, are understood emphasize the fact that Miss Craw; to amount to £5.000. ford is à particularly well-rounded

The cost of 200 witnesses has appear- nctress. And the combined ance of this star with Gary Cooper also to be met.-Renter. has given the screen one of its most interesting and engrossing romance.

Mr. Silva objected saying that she was the chief figure in the

case.

Outlining the case. Mr. Silva sald that the complainant was a married woman living at 142, Queen's Road, West, and her hus- band was the proprietor of the Yat Tan Tin restaurant as well as the holder of two stalls.

Being

elderly an

aristocratic English de not return.

As Diawford recelven, word of f

her brother

over.

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7 September

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"To-day We Live" in without doubt one of the most human stories of the war and Howard Rawks is to be con- gratulated for hin.masterful direction of a fine screen show,

girl, Miss the death of her father at the front

tiny in which on the Franchot Tone, and her childhood couple

the and

sweetheart. Hubert Young, join boving no1

any children, British my. Shortly after, word the huaband consulted hla

comes that Cooper, the Ameri wife, and she approved of his

officer whom Diana has coine to love suggestion of taking a concubine. has been killed in an airplane crash. This happened in the third moon Engaged in the most of last year, and he went to the

game of the war, that of launching country and took as a concubine, torpettoes at enemy craft from tiny the second defendant, Ko Ng. 11e speedbents, Tase and Young are at

In addition, the film Itself ranka na brought her back to Hongkong. death's door every moment of their and installed her in an establish-service, Forgetting to-morrow, and one of the most absorbing and spec- ment next door to that of his kit thinking only of to-day, Dinna givesicular productions of the year. fat wife.

herself to the man who has loved her frie childhood and then Cooper comes

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dangerous

Misbehaviour Alleged.

hack! It is a thrilling iroment on the "creen. Matters were quite amicable be-

"per.

firet

despising the two tween them, but towards the Engishmen as cowards, takes a trip fourth moos of this year, the husith them in their torpedo boat and and obtained information, which comes back with a revised opinion. he confirmed, that his concubine During a bombardment, Young is was misbehaving herself, possibly blinded, which binds him even closer with some other men.

This cul- to the girl whose pity he mistakes for 23rd. day of the fourth magn, when Cooper ask for a desperate air

miission to sink ship. At

last the complainant was scolding the sizing Dium's love for the aviator, fokls of the restaurant, and the use our sundes Tone to take his concubine, thinking that the fokis out on the torpedo bout for a Bure meant her to be a figure in the death chance at the same shin, thereby incidents, started neoiding the insuring the safety of Cooper. They complainant and abusing her.

"A Woman Commands" Pola Negrl, who la making her talking screen debut at the Central 22 Theatre to-day in "A Woman Com.. mands," established herself ns une of the greatest sensations since the ad- vent of sound films.

This fery beauty has never been

as lovely as she is new. Her figure is a marvel of rounded slenderness, and her personality more radiant than and ever. Sufficient to say that there has never been but one Negri, so far as her particular type of appeal is can- cerned, and she is at the vory zenith of her charm in "A Woman Con

Miss Negri's command of and." Eacijah is

minated in the first quarrel on the love. In an attempt to forget Dian tinctly infect and her accent dis-

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In a story which was especially for her, Fala give a superb There is no better value to-day! performance. Inspired by the most than an up-to-date MORRISON | dramatic episode in the history, of

Tone. Touch, and latter day European royalty the PIANO. spectacular rise and tragic end of the beautiful-Queen Draga of Serbia- Finish-even better_than__in the story gives Pola a characteriza- tion in which she rises to real height of dramatic ability.

instruments often costing con- Shortly after that, and as a re- sult of the husband discovering frightened, and the husband open- Produced on a Invited senle, the siderably more.

features backgrounds of her infidelity, Ko Ng attempted and the back door, enabling his wife picture bogus suleide. She went with her to get out and report to the police.authentic old world beauty and state- mother to the Kennedy Point bath-

Mr. Silva naked that a very ser-liness.

.Miss Negri's costumes, period nor modern, but

are of rate loveliness.

ing bench, and there jumped into jous view be taken of the case in rested 1wg feet of water. Apparently view of the threats to the old created to suit her own individuality, the frat defendant rescued her couple. She was taken to the Government Civil Hospital, and detained two days, and then to the S. C. A.. where the husband and his kit fat wife were also called. It was then decided that the parties should separate, and that the accond de- fendant should not receive any

allowance whatsoever.

Restaurant Incident. Since then she had got the first defendant to threaten the elderly couple on three or four occasions

Defendant's Deny Charge. After evidence had been called, the first defendant elected to make a statement, He denied having threatened the complainants, and said he was only passing by, and did not know anything about the matter.

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Second defendant made. allegation during the hearing that she had been threatened with death by Wong Tin's younger brother, but Ko Sam refuted this.

with assault, and this culminated When making her statement, she

on July 30, when she and the first said that it was untrue that ale defondant went to the restaurant had gone to the house to ask for with about ten other men, and, maintenance, and she denied having standing outside, informed com- gone there to create a disturbance. plainant and her husband that! Mr. Silva said that the first de- they were going to take them out fondant was the real malefactor, Into the street, and kill them. and was putting the girl up to The first defendant also went obtain money for himself. Ho again at 7.30 pm, and approached was a regular scoundrel. an amah at the house, telling her Dotective Sub-Inspector O'Don- that he had handcuffs and shackles ovan informed the Court that first ready to take the complainant and defendant had been taken to the her husband to the police station West Point police station on several where they would be given a good occasions for disorderly conduct, beating. The altitude of the crowd but no official conviction had been was such, that the old couple was registered against, him.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

"Pleasure Crulse" Combining the talents of a group of modernists responsible for some of comedy successes, "Pleasure Cruise" the stage and screen's most brilliant the new Fox comedy comes to the King's Theatre on Sunday next,

In the cast are Genevieve Tobin and Roland Young, the vamping wife and subtly discerning husband of "One Hour With You;" Minna Gombell, noted for her rollicking girl friend Mundin characterizations; Herbert and Frank Atkinnon, two of the screen's now Comedy favourites; Halph Forbes, Una O'Connor. Theo dore von Eltz. Robert Greig and Arthur Hoyt.

Frank Tuttle, whose long list of directorial achievements includes the sparkling This is the Night," directed "Pleasure Cruise." Guy Belton, au- thor and co-author of more than fifty successful plays noted for their gaiety and dash, wrote the screen play. It is based on the London stage hit of Austen

Allen, who la being acclaimed by the English critics as one of the cleverest of the modern authors.

The story concerns a spley romance, complicated by matrimonial entangle ments, on a "Pleasure Cruise" where practically everything is condoned, xo long as it is in fun

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