PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, 9 January 1922, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr Les. McDonald, who was injured it Marton through a fall from Note-a-vede, is making good progress. Mr Swift, of Otaki, accompanied by lis daughter, Mrs Creed, have left on ioliday for Te Aroha. After a ( stay there they will proceed to Thames and Auckland. Ml ll ■■ II —JH»»«m,.. BURGLARY AT PAEKAKARIKI. £2OO STOLEN. THIEVES REMOVE A SATE. During Saturday night, thieves re moved from the railway refreshment room at Paekakariki a safe weighing about ocwt., containing about £2OO ii cash, and some bonds and deeds. Several, detectives were sent fron Wellington yesterday to make investi gations. It is surmised that the safe was takei across the railway line and place i: a motor vehicle. The thieves gained entrance to th refreshment room through a window which they forced orjen with a crow bar taken from a guard's van in th vicinity. Mr T. F. Thompson, lessee of th rooms, was absent in Hawera at th time of the robbery. MaORILAND pictures. 75 "THE WONDER MAN - ." TO-NIGHT. Why Georges Carpenticr, idol o France and heavyweight champion o Kurope has been called "the gentk man of the ring" is explained in coi! vinciag fashion in "The Wondo Man," to be shown at the theatre tc night. The lecture is a rcniarkabl one in many respects and is particulai ly note-worthy because of the fac that it shows for the first time in th Jiistory of the screen, a pugilist wk< as as capable an actor as he is a fight «.»r. Carpentier, as the hero, plays th 3>art of a French secret service mai who shows for the first time in Ameri ea his remarkable physique and th boxing tricks that may win him th' world's championship in a realist! four-round bout with the villain of th picture a screen actor who is also : boxer. >r "THE IDOL DANCER." WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Clarino Soymour in David W. Grif fith's "Idol Dancer" is an allurini personality—sprite of the stands, play thing of the waves, a child of natur who won't wear clothes because the; smell "missionary"—one that wil dance her way into the hearts of ai audience. The great South Sea Mam romance is typically Griffith—a pag< from life presented with the master touch that characterises all his work Dick Barthelmcss and Crcighton Hal do fine work, probably the beat tha lias ic-en seen in this country. Then is nothing commonplace about thi "Idol Dancer"—;i talc of heart throVi: and fighting, but as well a tale of re demption and beauty- most thrilling. I is Griffith himself—moriß need not b< said. •.•*«, ....