THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG / ; FIRST TIME AT POPULAR PRICES p tt ) 3 The World's Most Passionate Love Story Brought to Vivid Life on a Stupendous Scale 2 pe Oh THE YEAR'S BIGGEST DRAMATIC SENSATION BY SIR HALL CAINE POWERFUL IN ITS EXPOSITION OF THE PASSION, SACRIFICES AND WEAKN "Photograohed in England = THE CHRISTI A AN ESSES OF HUMANITY [a JOHN STORM'S DEVOTION TO RELIGION AND HIS SACRIFICE FOR THE LOVE OF AN ACTRESS PRE- SENT A DRAMATIC SITUATION THROBBING WITH HUMA D IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA. PHOTOGRAPHED. IN £1 CINEMA GENIUS MAURICE TOURNEUR N APPEAL. THE GREATEST PRODUCTION THIS PRODUCTION PLAYED FOR THREE WEEKS IN TORONTO: AND TWO WEEKS IN MONTREAL At Prices Ranging From Sevent a ---- LIMITED ENGAGEMENT 4 DAYS ONLY A - L - L -E - N So OW TOMORR y-five Cents to Two Dollars. Will Be Shown in Kingston at Usual Prices EENNEEEENERENAEEEEEERRANERRNENE Cn, | AMUSEMENTS 'What the Prom Agents Say About Coming Attractions 3 hy. 18 LLOYD BROKE EVERY RECORD AT THE HIPPODROME, TORONTO, LAST WEEK TO-DAY Matinees .... 16-25¢. Evenings .« .25-85¢. RmEaa . Ey : K.C.I. EXHIBITION (REPEATED BY REQUEST) i in His Latest Comedy Cyclone STRAND Sn "THE CHRISTIAN" IS A SCREEN MASTERPIECE Director Maurice Tourneur Made the Exteriors in Eng- land and on Isle of Man. A ,photoplay that is worthy fo rank among the best that the indus- try kas to show--that is the opinion of many reviewers, famous stars and directors who saw Goldwyn's photo- play version of Sir Hall Caine's most famous novel, "The Christian," run ofi in a private'screening at the stu- dios. Picturegoers of Kingston will have an opportunity of judging of the merits of this Maurice Tourneur prodactilin when "The Christian" days, beginning tomorrow. It is a foregone conclusion that they will agrée with the opinions expressed by those who have already seen it. When Goldwyn decided to make the film vcysion of Sir Hall's great novel, the production executives cast about for the best man in the husi- Ww OF GYMNASTICS AND PHYSICAL EXERCISES GRAND OPERA HOUSE THURSDAY, \ APRIL 26th AT 8.00 SHARP PRICES 50c. and 75c. TENDERS FOR DREDGING. aled Tenders addressed to the un- do aranaa and endorsed "Tender for dredging, Bowmanville," etc, as the ose may be, will be received until 12 o' moon, Friday, May 11, 1823, for dredging required at Bowmanville, Mid- d, edhe ra Port Hope, ult Ste. Marie, Point Traverse, Ont. Nicolet, River St: Charles, Riviere du Loup and St. Pierre les Becquets, P.Q. + Tenders will not be considered unless made on the forms supplied by the De- © partment and according to conditions rth therein. men specifications and form of tender can be obtained on application the undersigned, also at the offices ng. , P.Q. Tenders st Include the towing of the plant to from the work. * dredges and other plant which intended to be used on the work 'have been duly registered in Can- at the time of the filing of the ten- with the Department, or shall have It in Canada after the filing of er. tender must be accompanied by Sccepteki cheque on a chartered bank | the order of the Minister of or: for § p.c. of the contract ge, but no cheque to be for less than teen hundred dollars. War Loa Bonds of the Dominion will algo be ac- pted as security, or War Bonds and if required to make up an ¢dd ay C. DESROCHERS, Secretary. t Public Works, iment of itawa, April 23, 1923. , LIVERY AND MOTOR BUS. DR BUS will start its service Apr. 22, at 1.45 p.m. what we have but what enjoy that makes us happy. nL War tax included. Seats now on sale. AUCTION SALE i Saturday, 28th April, 1 p.m. at Godkin's | Livery Stables, 200 Princess Street. Removal sale of Horses, Buggi Hacks, Waggons, Poles, Cutters, Hare mess, Sleighs, Robes, and other articles. Terma: $ and der cash. Over WILLIAM MURRAY, Auctioneer. ~ Auction Sale of Chattels By Public Auction at: Guess' Livery, Thursday, April 26th, at 12 o'clock moon, two horses and haruess; also at 86 Prin- cesn Street, same day, at 2 o'clock, stock, cash register, tools, meat cutter and mincer, sausage filler, scales, ete. C. G. CLARKE, Baiumy NOTICE Phone 22 Now situated in their new premises 812 BARRIE STREET "Best of Service Always" our motto, SUB-OFFICE JACK ELDER'S CIGAR STORE 4 269 Princess Street xr p MAE BUSCH As Glory Quayle beloved of men, in Sir Hall Caine's masterpiece, "The Christian," at the Allen to-morrow. tled on Maurice Tournenr who has won international fame for his ure Island," "The Last of the Mohi- cans," "Lorna Doon" and other liter- ary classics. The task of seleoting the two leading players was then en- tered upon. Choice did not settls upon Richard Dix for the part of John Storm and Mae Busch for the Glory Quayle until many famous tested and discardedigs not absolute- ly suited to the roles. The same discrimination was exer- cised in selecting the other members of the brilliant cast. Included among them are Gareth Hughes, Phylis "| Haver, Cyril Chadwick, Mahlon Ham- fiton, Joseph Dowling, Claude Gil- lingwater, Beryl Mercer, Harry Northrup, ~ Robert Bolder, Milla Davenport, Alide Hesse and Aileen Pringle. Director Tourneur took his tech- wical staff and the three leading play- ers to England to make the exteriors and part of the interiors in London, at Cambridge University, at Epsom Downs and on the Isle of Man, where much of the Action takes place. The author of the novel, who collaborat- ed with Goliwyn's editorial depart- ment on the continuity for the film, placed himself at Director Tourneur's disposal in gotting the correct '""at- mosphere" for the screen version of tis story and in ploking the loca- tions. Permission was obtained for'the first time in history--of the London city authorities to use fam. ous Trafalgar Square as the setting for a motion picture. So unusual Was this procedure that the London jnewspapers carried column stories on it and the news was cabled to the American newspapers. An en- tire might, from midnight till morn- domes to the Allen theatre for tour | PAA AAA sean. = a Ness to direct it. Choice finally set- | film players had been considered, | en ing, was consumed in taking pictures of the mobbing of the Rev. John {Storm by a kot of London hoodlums. {Most of the interiors were taken at (the Goldwyn studios *n Culver City, | {Calif., where some magnificent sets {were built under the direction of Cedric Gibbons, art dierctor for the producing corporation, The story of '"'The Christian" is one of the best known in modern | fiction, John Storm, a young Manx< 'man in love with Glory Quayle, be- {comes a Christian Socialist and de- |termines to live as Christ would were |he on earth. He renounces his love, land Glory goes to London to become 'a nurse, later going on the stage and Storm en- | | becoming a popular star. ters a monastery, but, unable to jovercome his love for Glory, re- |nounces his vows. He later estah- i hishes a mission in London and, in a religious frenzy, goes to Glory, de- termined to kill her. Her love for {him causes him to forego his purpoze {and ha wanders out into Trafalgar {Square where he is mokbéd by a {erowd which has beem misled by an enemy of Storm's into believing that {he had prophesied the end of the {world for midnight. | Director Tourneur has made a |great dramatic and thrilling photo- ifiay from Hall Caine's story---one that goes straight for the heart. The |beauty of many of the scenes, dn jcomposition, lighting and photo graphy, is unique in the development (of pictures and reveal why Mr. Tour- [reas is regarded as an artist in this new craft. The acting is as intelli- [gent and effective as the direction. {Richard Dix, Mae Busch and the {other principals are bound to emerge [from the screening of '"The Christ- {fan"*with new acting laurels. | The period of the story of "The | Christian' has been brought up to {date so that the action takes place {in present day London instead of the written. Picturegoers will find this | Goldwyn photoplay something to [marvel at, both as screen entertain- iment and as film art, | GREAT COMEDY AT STRAND. |Harold Lloyd Makes a Big Hit in "Safety Lhst." |. The ever-popular Harold Lloyd is rills. Everyone to-day is preaching "Safety First," but in this comedy Harold is playing "Safety Last," and the play is a scream from start to | finish, The production of seven raels {was given its initial appearance on {Monday night, to; a capacity aud- |lence, many people being turned jaway, and to use an old saying "the |theatre fairly rocked with laughter," {for the fun comes fast and furious | ¥ Miss Mildred Davis, (now Mrs. Harold Lloyd) ap- pears in the. picture, with her hus- band, and car¥es out her part in an admirable matner Everyone who witnessed the play voted it one of the funniest Harold has ever appear- jed in, and this is going some. The jpicture certainly went over big. To 'give full particulars of the show, would spoil it for those who have not seen it. It is the story of a young man starting out to make his fort- une so as to marry the girl of his choice, and "make good." The fun starts when Harold takes on a job in a departmental store as clerk. He sends some valuable presents home to his sweetheart, and the Iatter pays him a visit rather unexpected- ly. being under the impression that he Is manager of the store, and he has a great time keeping his girl from knowing the truth. But Har- old's time comes when he takes on an advertising "stunt" and climbs the side of a twelve-storey building. [As the "humbn fly" he has a heap of trouble, and his antics create a barrel of fun. But apart from the thrills, there is a sweet love story, and the production rounds out a very enjoyable entertainment. With (Harold and his wife in the play are Noah Young. Bill Strothers, West- Cott Scott and Anna Townsend. ' { There is also the funniest drunk ever seen in the films. LOCAL NEWS. | Brief Items of Interest Picked Up by the Whig Re- porters. On Queen's Library--Not Enoflgh Masons Here. On Tuesday morning, fifty men {were engaged in the construction of the new Queen's library Robert | Grant, superintendent of Anglin & {Norcross Limited, Montreal, who | |have the contract, stated that tho {work would be rushed along as rap- Dereronto bay is clear of ice. {ldly as weather conditions woud per- Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hotel mit. A large number of men are en- Dieu will meet tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. [gaged digging out the foundation Mr. Swaine, piano. %gner. Orders sand it is fully expected that the mas- received at 100 Clergy street west. lon worn will commence on Monday 'Phone 564w. morning next. The corner stone will Principal Bruce Taylor went 9 be put in place on Wednesday May Believille today. He will address igth yplees weather conditions pre- the Belleville club members lomighi. tyent po masons with the work. On Tuesday morning a number of From the present indicati } 5 cations, f{t the prisoners confined to the county would appear that th CS Lvesiri fall were put at work making con-| > % ] @ contractors Tete tile, j® 1 have to bring in a number of Beiter Strawberries from Louis- | Stone masons, as there are not sur- fana now coming daily at Carnoy- | ficient first-class mechanics avail- in jable in the city. The laboring work Dr. Sidney Thompson, King street, | %ill all be done by local men. who served in Sydenham hospital] Every precaution is being taken for scveral years, 18 opening an for the benefit of the working men. office in Ogdensburg, N.Y. The contractors have a first aid The city council decided last night {equipment case on hand. that Albent street from Princess | streei Lo the fair grounds should ba paved when the remainder of ine streed iz being done this season. | There was a very brief session of For Government. the pclice court on Tuesday morn-{ The Whig had a story a few days ing. The case of a citizen charged [ago, to the effect that inquiries were with non-payment of Statute Labor | being made for one James Munro, a tax was further enlarged for a week. |Fenlan Raid veteran, who was want- ---- DEAD FIFTEEN YEARS. Story in Whig Secured Information | Captain A. H. Malone, Pittsburg, | ed in onder that he might secure his | {who has been seriously ill with pneu- military grant of 160 acres, from the | monia, is reported to be on the road |Ontario government. Postmaster to recovery. His many friends are|James Stewart took up the matter [pleased to learn that he is progres- for the Mullholland Company of To-| sing favorably, {ronto, looking after the land grants | A number of young ladies, who |for the government. As a result of will enter the Kingston General |the story in the Whig, a letter was | Hospital as nurses-in-training, will [received from Mrs. Benjamin Dillon, | report in the very near future. The {101 James street, Brockville, in graduation exercises will take place (Which she stated that James Munro lon May 9th. was her father, and that he had been | | The big locomotives, building at|dead for fifteen years. | the Canadian Locomotive Works and | ---- | BLUNDERS } | intended for fast passenger . service | y ou lines between Montreal and Tor. | onto, will have a tender capacity of | 14 lous of coal and 10,000 Imperial | * FIFTY MEN ENGAGED. 'LIBE | istrarship, Division J. Walter Curry, K. C., he {early 'nineties when the novel was | ga'lons of water. The holding of a boys' camp at| Hudson's Point near Brockville! from July 1st to July 15th for boys | of the teen age in the St. Lawrence | valley from Kingston east has been | decided upon by the Boys' Work | Board of Brockville, + | There is considerable activity | |along the waterfront. Supplies and | equipment are being taken aboard ! vessels, and it is expected that sev- eral boats of the C.S.L. and Matt- | hews' lines will leave this week. | The steamer Edmonton is expect- ed to leave for the head of the lakes on Wednesday, though plans may be changed if the weather is unfavor- able. ' The steamer Oatland will also cléar for the head early this week, |to be followed within a few days by the entire C.S.L. fleet. The steamer Waubic, which has | been recently overhauled and fresh- ly painted, will make her first trip of the season to Cape Vincent on Saturday. It is expected that she will remain in Kingston over the | week-end, and then start her daily schedule on Monday again. Local fishermen, who have been out on the lake, report that there |is a good deal of drift ice in unex- | pected quarters. | IN MARINE CIRCLES | | | | tm | Late Donald Cattanach. The funeral of the late Donald |Cattanach was held from his late | residence, Wolfe Island, on Sunday, at 1:30 o'clock, to the Presbyterian |church where service was conduct- ed by Rev. Mr. Lancaster. The de- ceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H. Leaky, Wolfe Island, and Mrs. McCormick, Detroit; and two S---- | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1923. RALS WILL SUPPORT ONLY NECESSARY BLS Hon. Peter Smith Withdraws His Forty-Year Sinking Fund Plan. Toronto, April 24.--In tha legis- lature yesterday, Hon. Peter Smith announced the withdrawal of his forty vear sinking fund plan, design- ed to wipe out the debt of the prov- ince. of Hou. W. E. Raney's 'blue sky bill" was voiced by H. H. Dewart, who termed the measure "a poten- tial instrument of blackmail." Hon. G. H. Ferguson called on the governmeént to refrain from mak- ing further appointments to public offices until after the general election. He cited pending appointments to the proposed hotels commission, the public trusteeship, Senior York reg- court officials and a "'Blue-Sky" commissioner. Dealing with appointments gen- erally, Mr. Ferguson said that the hotel bill provides for a commisseon to regulate hotels, and, looking at added, "This Government should not pro- vide remunerative positions for all ithe chore boys of the premiar. Of course we would not disturb the at- torney-general, for he is entftled to something if he wants it." Liberal Leader Hay said he had no thought that the hotel report would be acted on this session. He said the Liberals would support only absolutely necessary legislation. Bills To Be Dropped. Toronto, April 24. -Wellington Hay, Liberal leader, and G. How- ard Ferguson, Conservative leader, met Premier Drury to-day and de- cided on the withdrawal of certain projected legislation. Among' the bills to be dropped is the public ve- {hicles Act calling for standarization 'of all bus lines and the anti-combine bill for the prevention of commer- ~ |clal agreements between manufact- ures and wholesalers. Decision will be made by the party leaders on the fate of the Blue Sky bill tomorrow. --------e PRINCE AND COL. HARVEY, ---- {renk at the St¥ George's Banquet | | | py 3 | itd GD. | Why isn't this room as Inviting | as it should be? | The answer will be found among | today's want ads. { Stone For Queen's Library. | At least forty carloads of cut! stone will be brought to the city to] be used in the construction of the | new library at Queen's university and | the memonial arch at the Royal Mil-! itary College. Twenty carloads of | Queenston limestone, which was cut! at Hamilton, and will be used in the library buildings, is ready for ship- ment. The greater part of the | Queen's library will be constructed | of Kingston limestone, which is be- ing supplied by H. Bratney. The Queenston stone for the | Queen's building will be brought to| the city by Canadian Pacific Rail- | way, while the Canadian National! has the contract to transport the stone for the RMW.C. arch. { : | Badly Handicapped. | Friends are much concerned over the predicament of Mrs. George Gib- son, whose husband wae sent to jaii on Friday without any opportunity | to make arrangements for the care | sons, Donald and Angus, both of Detroit, Mich. The pall bearers were R. MacReady, John Davis, William Healy, James Russel, W. G. Wood- |gan and E. Briceland. The funeral proceeded to the island cemetery un- der the direction of the James Reid firm. Burial of Mrs. Dignem. The funeral of the late Mrs. Thomas Dignem was held from her late residence, Wolfe Island, on Monday morning at 9 o'clock under the direction of the James Reid firm. A solemn requiem mass was sung at the church of the Sacred Heart by Rev. Father Kiernan, as- sisted by Rev. Father Coyle. The re- nains were placed in the vault. The pall-bearers were Stewart Murphy, F. E! Eliroy, Jobn Flynn, George | Niles, George Lafleur, and George Rattray. Released From Penitentiary, After sérving less than two years of a five-year term, Edgar Morton Brown, former teller in the Bank of Montreal, Yonge and Front streets, Toronto, has been released from penitentiary. Brown was sentenced on May 27th, 1921, to five years, fol- lowing his pleading guilty of steai- ing $21,700 in cash and securities from the head Toronto office of tie Bark of Montreal, where he was em- ploycd on February 24th, 1921. -------- Kingston To Protest. The city council does not like the Ontario government Hill exempting the counties from p.rticipating in the cost of the provincial highway and charging the urban municipali- ties. At Monday evening's meeting, on motion of Alds. Chowan and Boyd, it was decided that the mayor should name a deputation to proceed to To- of his farm and stock. Mrs. Gibson | is now at home with her eight child-| ren, and is without help. There are! seven cows, five young cattle, three] horses and a number of hogs requir-| ing constant attention, and the land | is rapidly getting in shape for| ploughing and seeding. Members of | her family are endeavoring to find | a trustworthy man to take charge, | but in the meantime the stock is suffering. Some of Mrs. Gibson's relatives were in the city on Monday seeking advice as to the best course to pursue. Wants to Play in Kingston. An Oshawa despatch says: Johnnie Evans, who done the receiv- ing for Oshawa Central baseball team last year and returned to col- lege at the end of the season, evid- ently wants to throw in his help along with his rugby pal Batstone to the Kingston Baseball Assccla- tion, as he has written the local | management asking for his releasa. | Evans can qualify In either town. having played in Oshawa last sum- mer and returning to college he would come under the student claus> and being in the Limestone City previous to January 1st he can quali- fy in Kingston. Big Production Coming. D. P. Branigan, manager of the Grand Opera House, this morning received word that Kingston is on the itinerary of the big Shubert pro- duction "Spices of 1922," which has caused so many sold out signs in the east. The night dated for it here is May 24th and there will be 70 matinee. * This company has over one hundred people and carries three full cars of scenery with it. On Monday afternoon some farm- ers who live in the vicinity of Sun- ronto to protest against the bill bw» wese plowing. in London. London, April 24.--The Prince of Wales was sufficiently recovered from his recent throat affliction to preside at the banquet of the Royal Society of St, George at the Guild- hall last night and to make a short Speech to a brilliant company, in- cluding the Duke of Devonshire, the French Ambassador, the Earl of Melborne, -the Lord Mayor, and George Harvey, the United States Ambassador. Proposing the toast the Prince modestly expressed the difficulty he experienced, as an Eng- lishman, in finding words to convey all that lay in his heart. The United States followed the prince. the same toast, he claimed for New England many of the great tradi- tions of old England, said that when he returned to his native township of Peacham, in Vermont, he would advocate the formation of a Society of St. George, and that he would re- quest permission that the Prince of Wales be named chief patron. ambassador Speaking to Filled With Smoke. At 7.3% o'clock Tuesday morning, a citizen noticed smoke coming out of a basement window at J. O. Hut- ton's office, Clarence street, and sent in a call to the firemen. A damper in the fyrnace was not working pro- perly, and caused the place to be filled with smoke. Farmers report that during the past few days the sap has ceased to run. On Monday the sap buckets were found empty. It is stated that the sap season has been very good. Gerinan workers in the Ruhr de~ {mand tuli pay for the unemployed. mmm et RRR St. George's Society A Meeting to revive this will be held ig St. George's Hall-- A demand for the dropping a "England," * ! A Wednesday, Apr. 25th at 8 p.m. All Englishmen or descendents of Englishmen, invited. ---- a ---- - | QUEEN'S HOTEL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | BROCK ST. - PHONE 780 | Special Attention to Travellers | and Farmers. Sunday Dinner Special Price Soe, Rooms snd Board by the day or Ve cals and Service guarane J. ROSE, Proprietor Sold in sterilized bottids. Plnce your order with Willew Park Dairy. SHARP BROS. Phone 1300 r 5. CATARAQUL rin A Sa ii. Plumbing and Heating Formerly of Davie & Barrett Pex. 180 9 Meatreal 81.