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GARDENS TRESPASS,

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY STOLEN DURING NIGHT

Ng Szo, aged 30, a liftman, was Moscow, Sopt. 3..

brought before Mr. W. M. Thom- Humble mon and women of Russia's proletariat Alied the his son at the Central Magistracy. toric Czar's box at, the Grand yesterday, and fined $10 or, in Opera House on the opening night default, fifteen days' hard labour. of Moscow's ton day. "Theatre on a charge of trespassing in the Festival."

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In trying to be bad on the screen you're liable to be funny.” That's the tip from Jack LaRuo, motion pic turo mesiace, who makes bad mon really look bad. In his now role in Paramount "Mias Fane's Baby Is Stolen," which le coming on Wednes day to the King's Theatre. Jack plays the role of the kidnapper In this story which co-stars Dorothea Wieck and

The ten days programme Allco Brady, with Baby Lelloy playing consist of classic opera, balleta on the victims. It was written by Rupert in elaborato: scale,, and a number Hughes and was directed by Alexander Hall, LaRue, who came to movies of Soviet propaganda plays. The after a successful stage career, reveals festival commenced with Boredin's the interesting fact that stage train-"Prince Igor.” ing is Hable to make the actor appear ridiculous on the screen. "That may

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Ovor. 2,000 foreign vialtors, be reversing the general opinion that mostly British and Americans. stage work assures a plecture career," wore among the crowded audience "explained Jack."- "Certainly stage act-made up for the most part of well- ing is an aid, but you have to watch dressed Soviet citizens of substan- yourself much more carefully before tial and bourgcola mien.-Reuter n camera or you'll be funny. For the Special, gestures that get you across the foot lights, will make a chump out of you on Alm. Particularly is this true in playing villain roles. On the stage you can wave your arma and ravej you can shout and run around; you can whoop-up your "menace" all you want to. But do the same thing on a sound stage and you'll be a comod- fan. What is considered good acting oftentimes on the stogo is overacting In pictures, Take the part of the loathsame kidnapper I play in Blas Fane's Baby Is Stolen. I can't shake my fist under everyone's nose and leer and growl through that part."

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done for other screen players? His "Seventh Heaven" brought mortality to the team of Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. "Bad Girl" did the same for Bally Ellers and Jimmy Dunn. Practically every picture he has, directed has either made a stor of the principals or added Imperishable laurels to the Crowns of those who were already stars. Before he con- sented to direct "A Man's Castle," the attraction that is coming on Thursday to the Queen's Theatre, Borzage in- sisted that he be allowed to delay the starting of the picture until he could find just the right couple of players Matheson Lang, with whom the title for the stellar roles of the picture. of "The Wandering Jew," the picturi Suveral teams were suggested, but zation of which is now showing at rejected by the director. It was finni the Queen's Theatre, has long been y settled that Spencer Tracy should associated, parroted 4 remarkable to the male lead. For the feminine story to an interviewer. During the lead, hundreds of tests were made, firat production of "The Wandering and more hundreds of girl were Jaw at the Now Theatre, London, interviewed, until someone suggested an old Indy came to see the play Loretta Young, Miss Young in not nonely twenty times. One day shayut 21, and the objection was made wrote that she had something she that she was too young for the role. would like to give him. at-Tests, however, prove that she was knowledged the letter," he said, and ideal. Before one day's shooting had Leen finished, Borange and the officials at Columbia Studios were satisfied that she was the one girl in the world

a dear, charming old lady came and gave me this little box of cedar wood, I belleve. She said the box was supposed to bring good luck to a

Both Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young are firmly entrenched players in the movie Armament, it is predicted that "Man's Castle" will add immeasurably to their popularity.

Saturday..

Mr. G. B. Twemlow, acting Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department, stated that they had been losing things from the gardens, and a watch was kept during the night. The defondant was caught by a forest guard.

In evidenco, the forest guard stated that, when questioned, the defendant told him that ho (de- fendant) had gone to the gardens to look for Policeman No. 304 to get some money. Witness did not know the policeman.

Without A Passport Sczlich! Uyemurn, a Japanese, was fined $20 or in default one month's hard labour, for having entered the Colony without a valid passport, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy yesterday. An expulsion order was made against him.

Sergeant Russell stated that defen- dant arrived from Canton on Friday last, and was seen by the Police at a hotel in Wanchai. Io could not pro- duce a passport; and had no papers. lle aid he came to Hongkong to find employment.

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An Ingenious method of stealing money was succesfully exploited Wong Sau, unemployed, who was charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton. at the Central Mingistracy yesterday, with the larceny of 41 cents from a fruit stall at No. 2 Eastern Street.

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agmes to New York to write the great | arising from anaomis (blood impo- disconcerting than the revelation of American poem. By a stroke of verishment) often become chronic if Will you believe me, when I tell you for Moxie Slaight, famous radio comic, in the early stages that they can be the wealth of an apparent beggar, chanco, he wins the role of gag-writer neglected, and it is only by treatment that I am The Wandering Jew?'. Ils and then the trouble begins. Success averted. mystified rescuer almost gasped, and Vero, Moxie's fiery ale partner, anaemia there is no better remedy Then, that accounts for the wonder- go to his head. His clients and his known than Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, ful things in this house.' 'Yea' was' wife saver their relations with him. which has proved of the grantest the reply. As a token of his grail- Moxto saves the day when he recites benefit to sufferers all over the world tude, he gave the Englishman this one of his poetie masterpieces on the during the last fifty years. little box and because the old indy"Sauggy Huggy Corest Hourt in ong had no man in her family she gave it of the most hilarious sequences ever to me...Iualdo. you will see there are filmed. William Gargan, Marion four moonstones and a diamond, all Nixon, Eugene Pulletto and Mines

Gombell are also in the cast uncut, and explaining the presence of these jewele, my visitor said I have "Strictly Dynamite." The Four Mills left there in the box, because they Brothers aro heard in several brilliant

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Force of circumstance sees Connie posing as a famous film star with. results that although at times aro Will "Man's Castle” do for Loretta | uproarously funny, will nevertheless, Young and Spencer Tracy what pre- | keep fingvers in susponso till the last vious Borzage directed pletures have reel..

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