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GUARD ALRY.

FATSHAN: SING, AFFAIR AT: SONS

Jealousy over pointment of fellow guard to obellion of Ser- geant of Guardaho Fatahan was alleged by the to be the rea son why Sarwal, a Sikh guard, faced charges nding with in tont, and wounbefore the Chief Justice, Mr. A. DucGregor, at the Criminal she yesterday.

Accused waked to have shot Thakat Singh gh the chest with a revolver, wo vessel was pro- coeding from to Hongkong on April 12.

counts.

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GERMANY'S BAN AGAINST FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS

Borlin, July 10,

"Massacre"

Kay Francis comes on Sunday to A dozen Important foreign news- the Alhambra in her latest starring papers, to which Germans hava picture for Warner Bros., The House lately been turning more and more on 66th Street," a colourful drama to glean nows of the happenings based on the novel by Joseph Santley.

been banned. Bliss Francie plays the part of one in their own country, have now of the most beautiful and most popu

The forbidden publications in- lar of Broadway butterfly chorus girls whose beauty and charm get her into eludo the London Daily Telegraph, trouble. The characterization is said Le Matin, La Tamps. and La to bo most dramatic role of her career. Journal, all of Paris, Der Reich- the romances and the tragedies in port, of Vienna, El Heraldo, of the life of this show girl giving Miss Madeld. and Bohemia, of Prague. Mr. J. A., Aistant Attor. Francis the opportunity to run the ney General, sented the Crown, gumut in emollenal expression: The Reuter, Ha and the fallo Jury was empanel story centres about the unusual in. led: Mrs. Rosedet (fore-eidents In a mansion on 56th Street,

built by a millionairo New York club Dambrillo and George Blackwood. man), J. D. aird, A. E. Ablong, Andrew C Yau-ken, S. Eman for his chorus girl bride." At the Roy Del Rath directed. Green, Chon ow, J. F. Richmond, helght of her happiness, the young Accused pd Not Guilty to both wife is torn from husband and home and sent to prison on a charge of Narrating circumstances lead. murdering a former lover though In nocent. Later she returns to the Ing up to charge, Mr. Fraser, samo house, as mistress of Blackfack said there six guards on the game. Colourful scenes take place boat, includ the parties mentioned in the famous old Casino Theatre, above, andizar Singh, whe

now only memory, at the time temporarily charge of the guard.

when Floradors was the most popular Through Grille. musical show of the day; at Sherry's and Delmonico's and other rondez The quen arose of filling the vous of the Broadway play boys of position ergeant of the Guards, the early part of the century. The the years and applions were put. In by story then leaps across Musso Si (a money-lender, but covered by the World War and comes formerly Juard), Gaza Singh (who down to modern times, winding up was supped by Thakat Singh, ap-with a spectacular denouement in the parently)nd accused,

Goth Street house. Miss Francis is On thday in question, accused supported by a steeling cast of notel Sioux brave who begins life ar n changed ties with the forward able players including Ricardo Corter guard, went amidships. When Gene Raymond, John Halliday, biar Gazar Sh ant Thakat Singh later raret Lindsay, Frank McHugh, Shella came ankhips, accused opened the Terry and William Boyd. Robert iron gril leading forward and told, Florey directed the pleture. them, foly, as it later transpired,

was

that thohief Ofear wished to speak

to theme then rotreated back

Murder In Trinidad"

Heather Angel has been looking

Richard Barthelmes latest First National picture, Massacre," which is showing at the Alhambra Theatre, brings to the screen a story not only packed with dramatic action and colourful spectacle but a unique ro mance different from the usual film love fare, Whlie It paints with stark realiani and uncompromising adherence to facts the conflict of the half savage: Redman with the civilization of the whites, it also catches all the pictures que spirit of an ancient race with its lis. religious rites an quaint and authentic tribal customs, dances. Richard Bartholmens gives a virile performance as a young, educat swashbuckling circus rider, egoistically and insolently flaunting his masculine charms before a wealthy white society her yearning for new thrills. Ann girl who has lionized him because of Dvorak, plays the role of the Indian aald with.n directness and simplicity while that is highly commendable, Claire Dodd is equally fascinating as

ceremonial

throughie grille. The two men for a new girl friend. Rather lonely the blaso and polished society "girl came to the grille and accused following her arrival from England who rolls her firtatious eyes at the then princed his revolver and shot under contract to Fox Film, she Indian brave. Thakat

finally found a girl to chum with

"Ak Husbanda Gol

The bunded nan faggered away when "Pa" Paterson arrived in Invested with a human understand- and w later foun, seriously In-Hollywood to appear on the screening that delves deeply into the hearts fured, i the starjoard side of the at the same studio. And now "Pat" of its people, Fox Film's latest re- vesipl.

eloped married, Paterson has

to lease, "As Husbands Go," will prove Gaze closed with accused and when Yuma, Arizona, with Charles Royer, to be an unmistakable joy to patrons the Stond Oyer and the Third Fox Film's newly arrived French star. of the Alhambra Theatro next week. story, that is true and hunan, Enginer came fut of their cabins, he Miss Angel, small brunette, and A wrested the evolver from Sarwan, dainty, is playing her fourth sucres dialogue that is smart and noting that who the put under arrest.

Hive leading role in "Murder Inis indeed a revelion, stat.ps "As Trinidad", now playing at the King's Bushands Go" as one of the outstand- Theatre, which provides Niget Bruce ing alms of the year. Rachel Crothera with his first real introduction in who is responsible for such hits as: American films, and with Victor Jory, "Let Us Be Guy" and "When Ladles already well established on the screen Meet," agnies proves herself to be a in the States.

master in the art of writing. Her play from which the picture was taken "Spitßre"

was a tremendous success on Brend- way, and Fox Film has really done well Heralded as Katharine Hepburn's credit to itself in producing it best and most unique screen role to late, RKO-Radio Pictures' drama of

fermanent Injury.

A pise ship was signalled to wirelessthe Hongkong Police to niest the Fshan at Hongkong, and this was one. A Chinese reporter who went on board found a spent bullet on the tarboard side, and this was pro- syded to have fallen from the in- pered man's clothes after penetrating his body.

The defence was

for the screent. Warner Baxter, in the starring role, gives an even better

"Cover the Waterfront" This picture, at to

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Thakat Singit was taken to the the Carolinu mountaing "Spitfire", performance than he did in his last hospital, where he remained seven and comes to the King's Theatre next three triumphs. The other membera half weeks, being discharged with Sunday. An adaptation of the bi-mytharine a permanent Injury to his lung.

way it is Dancet, G. F. Huntley, Jr., Frank "ot" "beautiful mountain O'Connor, Eleanor Lynn and Jay "witch" whose naivete, temperament Ward, acquit themselves with distine Bufferin Alts of "drug i

not remembered the and personality combine wickedness tion under the able direction of The thie and dis

und purity, tirades and beneficent Jamilton MacFadden. The Crown's care was, however, prayers, Hes and truth, thefts and that he was quite sano shortly before philanthropics, hate and all-consuming

Hepburn in said the shooting, when he changed guard love. Miss

is the story of a newspaper-reporter and made his application for the post give utter realism to this, incredibly in an American Pacific Coast town. of Sergeant, and that there was stimulating character and to bring strong presumption that he was sane such dynamic power to her Inter Chief industry seems to be smuggling when he shot Thakat.

protation of this diffidolt role as no Chinese and "hooch." Ben Lyon plays other star could. An excellent sup the reporter. The late Ernest Tor- porting cast includes Ralph, Bellamy, renzo is the boss and Claudette Colbert Robert Young, Louis Mason, Sarah is the daughter. Some of the photo- Dr. Thomas, of the Government Haden and others. John Cromwell saphy-is-auperb, narticularly the1

water-front "shots." A picture well Civil Hospital, said he saw accused, directed.

worth seeing. about midnight on the day of the shooting, at the Montal Ward of the hospital. Sarwan was excited and..

Double Dose.

"Lady Killer" :

wald he had been taking oplum for A picture within n picture may seven years but had, the previous uptly describe James Cagney's latest day, taken a two dollar dose, which for Warner Bros., "Ludy Killer" was twice his usual amount.

1 which is now at the Queen's Theatre,

very

He added that he had shot an' for in it Cagney appears as a moliun Indian Guard, because he did not picture star. While many in Holly- want him to be promoted to three wood recognize in the role that Cagney stripes. Accused said he never took plays the counterpart, of another male wine and there was no smell of star in pictures, who actually, rose ta alcohol about him. Accused seemed screen

by the. prominence to have a good recollection of what, methods that Cagney uses to attain bad happened,

stardom in "Lady Killer," the import Dr. D. J. Valentine, of tlie Governant feature about the latest Cagney ment Civil Hospital gave evidence of opus is the fact that In his new role Thakat's injury and said it was very he is called upon to portray as a serious, and almost a fatal one,. He movie actor the very roles that has had had accused under observation ted to his present popularity in pic- and thought his behaviour perfectly tures. In other words, he appears in On April 12 he did not "Lady Killer" first as a gangster who rational. think his condition was consistent flees to Hollywood in an effort to get with his having taken an overdose of, away from his former mates and front oplum the previous day.

the police who desire to question His Lordship suggested that if. hlm. Mae Clarke, who two years ago after the shooting, accused had no helped Cagney spring to fame in recoltection of it, but was told of what "Public Enemy by standing for the bad happened by others, he might pushing of a grape-fruit into her face, relate their version to the doctors on again is on the receiving end of the his own recollection.

typical Cagneyan mannerisms when Witness agreed that this was pos- comes to handling refractory "moil" sible but his impression was that ac-sweethearts who refuse to be dropped, cused actually did remember the in Margaret Lindsay plays the role of cident himself.

lending Indy to Cagney, tho movie Evidence was then taken, and the star. Others in the east include Leslie hearing was adjourned.

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