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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

AUGUST 15,

CINEMA SCREENINGS | JUVENILE OFFENDERS. CONSIGNEES"

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WHAT IS BEING DONE AT

REMAND HOME

Behind a grey wall on Causeway Hilfe the Juvenile Remand Home, In a bullding erected in 1900 as the Belillos Reformatory.

In n production of such dramalle Intensity as "Dreyfus," it is not to be expected that there should have occurred as many funny, incidents usually connected with unrehearsed effects-an characterise the making of the average Alm. One such incident, however, which occasioned the hilarity of every one on the set, except the individual most concerned, hapported during the filming of the little scene in which Dreyfus, outside his hut on Devil's Island, expresses his emotion on hearing that he is to be sent home Home.

In a for re-trial. This was shot

The Ilome now houses Juvenile offenders of the Colony and it was for this purpose that the Govern- ment took over the premises in November last year. Inspector C. P. Fallon, formerly attached to the Criminal Investigation Depart- ment of the Police Force for many years, is in charge of the Romand Invitation extended by corner of a set in which flourished the Inspector General of Police, most realistic specimens of the cactus Press representativen visited the plant and prickly pear, complete with Home earlier in the week, and

by the Ingenious

uteur of

A

On on

spikes, made property department of Dritish Inter-were conducted on national Pictures. Amid the hushed inspection,

Inspector Fallon is assisted by silence of everyone on the sot, Couric.

Chinese sergeant and soven Hardwicke, who portrays Dreyfus in them, caminenced speaking his constables, mostly for the escort- lines, while the cameran.an, rotated the handle of his machine. Every-ing of offenders to and from the The maximum torm of confino- thing was going beautifully, when Police Courts suddenly the star's soliloquy was interrupted by a loud exclamation, mont at the Home in six months. ogonised as well as unauthorised, At present there are 37 Chinese oke Indian lad serving which was duly recorded on the and

The most pre- "talkie" receiving apparatus. It came different terms. from the gentleman at the camera,

who had unexpectedly been painfully valent offenders, it was learned. At the Home the boys, some of punctured, in an anatomical region were snatchera,

iri polite mentioned usually Bot

of the business-unds whom are without parents or society, by one of a cactus plant, as he stepped back relatives, are taught to read and to bend over his machine. The scene write, and three lectures of an was, of course, refilmed. Another un hour each per week are given, two rehearsed incident occurred one late by Probation officers and one by 2 visitor from the Chinese of afternoon when the key of the hand-

wrists

Y.M.C.A. cuffs which fettered the

he had "Dreyfus" was mielaid, and to remain shackled in his dressing for some considerable time. Dreyfus, which is the authentic and poignant fim record of the famous espionage case which proves stranger than Action. is now showing at the Alhambra Theatre.

room

"Jennie Gerhard!"

Fine Basket Work.

Basket work is the main indue try. The handiwork of the youths is indeed remarkable. They make truth rattan ehairs, waste paper

baskets, fish baskets, school baskets, foot stools, rattan stands, Chinese tea pot baskets, Chinese travelling baskets, flower baskets and useful letter holders. The lads in this department are under a rattan instructor.

B. P. Schulberg's film. version of the famous novel "Jennie Gerhardt", :

by Theodore Dreiser, has been booked for the King's Theatre, where it will

The goods may be purchased by open on Thursday. Sylvia Sidney, petite brunette star, plays the title the public and small orders may role, with Donald Cook, Mary Astorbe pinced with the Police Depart ment. The work may be seen on H. B. Warner and Edward Arnold

each beating the supporting cast. Marion Gering, who directed Miss Sidney in Tuesdays and Thursdays "Madame Butterfly" and "Ladies of week from 3 to 5 p.m. The prices range from ten the Big Bouse", also directed "Jennie for the articles

The offenders are well cared Gerhard". The film is the second in cents to $1.40.

a Dreiser which Miss Sidney is

On the ground floor there is heraine. She was Roberta in his "An for.

in "An

a sick bay, comprising three beds. American Tragedy". As American Tragedy, she is a tragic

two daya figure, a woman caught by forces far Any boy not feeling well is kept

battle. She under observation for hoyond her ability to wins the love of a noted politician, he and then he is sent to the Govera in killed in a railroad wreck before ment Civil Hospital if it is their child is burn. She gets work necessary. There is also a special room for the treatment of acabies as personal maid to a wealthy young

cases. In Inspector Fallon's office woman, her beauty has the same in- fluence on the latter's brother. With there is a medical cupboard which she finds real love, and their is well replenished with fret aid years together are blissfully happy. But when he discovers what she has equipatent. concealed from him during this time turns

On the ground floor there is that she has a daughter, he from her. In the events that follow. also the boys' mess room), wash she insists on sacrificing everything room, where they bath, and wash to her love. The picture was made their own clothes, a store room with great fidelity to the novel, which and a class room.. enused sensation when it was pulled as one of the greatest port- published, though it has since been- rayals of a woman's character ever produced by an American writer.

"The Invisible Man"

Blankets In Summer!

On the first

floor are the dormitories, one for boys serving between four and six another for the months, and overnights. The dormitories are locked at 8 p.m. and a constable is in attendance.

It was surprising to learn that even on the hottest day during the past few months some of the inds slept under blankets!

Each day the boys rise at 6

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upstairs until dark when they turn into bed and the dormitories are locked.

Parents Visit.

grent The Home is doing a work. The boys are free from 2 p.m. Saturday to Monday morning. On Sundays parents are allowed to visit them. Some of the lads," when arrested, are reticent re- garding their parents; but when they see their comrades being

ure

fathers visited by mothers and they break down, and the "dead" parents come to life!

None of the boys at the Home first offenders. Many who 1. G. Wells' imagination, James*

have served, three months terms Whale's direction and expert acting

are mindful of their repentance on the part of a large cost of dis-

and have never returned. On the tinguished stage and screen actors

other hand, there are youth who n.ake Universal's "The Invisible Man", which is showing at the King's Theatre, the most striking pictures and at 6.30 they go down-are incorrigible and present the

Home with problems. How Universal

Handcuffs are unknown to the seen for years. managed to put this extraordinary Breakfast is served at 8 o'clock.

offenders, and the atmosphere of story on celluloid remains one of the After breakfast they have a free

prison fe reduced to because hour and at 9 a.m. one party starts of Hollywood,

minimum. mysteries throughout all of the exciting recis, on basket making until noon, things happen so incredibly that one while another party is set to work is prone to shake his head and blink cleaning the home for the same

Naturally. his eyas, to look again. with such a wonderful ides and period. These duties alternate theme, something beyond ordinare from week to week.

stairs for exercise for one hour.

o'clock. This occurs three times a week, and when there is lecture the boys are exercised.

no

proportions was expected, but nothing At noon, the boys get congre so astounding as this uncanny film. and from 12.30 to 2 p.m. they have Somehow the treatment given this school. From 2 to 4 p.m. basket- weird tale by R. C. Sherriff, who is making is continued, while a edited with the screen play, makca lecture is also held from 2 to 3 the picture entirely reasonable and not fantastic in the least, and the lent by expert tharacterizations Claude Rains in his picture debut, William Harrigan, Gloria Stuart Didley Digges, Henry Tracers, Una O'Connor and Forrester Harvey, en- hance this effect of entirely logical occurrences, although the menace of the unseen is present af

always.

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