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Sl. UL 42 s 8.15. THIS EVENING 8.15. &6Y [y’ -4 et} FRENCH MADE FEATURE BY THE FAMOUJS AUTHOR €6 F 29 ABEL GANCE”, The War Picture *'J’ Accuse’’. Written and Directed by Abel Gance is a Sublime Feature, a Work of Art witn a Lofty Theme and many Dramatic Moments in its Action. The Actors, Acting 1n this Film, are among the First in France, the Composition of the Scenes are Beautiful and Impressive and there are Situations of Superb Significance. It is a Picture Measurlng Fuliy Up to the Standard act in *'The Three Musketeers’’. Two More Nighis Thursday May 24ith, Monday May 28th. ADMISSION Reserved Seats. ... .....20¢C. General Entrance..........15c. tnidies...... ane B e e e not wish to ccmment on Mr. FenarLew's resignation at the moment., He added e would reserve any cocmment until Tuesday, when he will address his con- stituency. Mr. J. Ramsay Mac Donald caid "'lt comes #s a great shock of sur- prise to me. The first rhcught one has is jurely perscnal sorrow for the sericus condition of Mr. Benar Law’s health. 1 find it difficult to express the deep regret 1 feel that be should be incapacitated after so skort a tenure cf office. All Mr. Bornar Law’s colleagues in the House, irrespective of party, will ~antinue to hope that rest from his heavy work may mean that he will be able for years yet to take an interest in our doings. In these latter months [ had come to regard him with real affection. It would be im- proper in such cireumstances to speculate on the political aspect’’. Field Marshal Earl Haig, who was attending a dinner of the British Lezion when he learned of the Prime Ministers resignaiion, said, ‘[ am greatly grieved. Mr. Bonar Law was a great statesman, he did splendid work durine the war. He is a fine broad minded, honest, gentlerran and a eood Seoisman and «bmy sympathy 20oes out to him’’. It was stated :ate this evening that Mr. Bonar Law’s condition was slightly improved after his rest follcwing upon the journey from Faris. Ottawa, May 20th.— Informed by the Canadian press tonight of the resigna- tion of Mr. Bonar Law as Frime Minis- ter of Great Britain, 9a acccunt of ill healiti, Premier Mc Kenzie Kin: issved the tellowing siatement to the TFress, *“l'he sympaihy of all parts of the Burit- ish mpire wii be extended to Mr. Bonar Law in the circumstances which have oceasioned his resignaion as [rime Minister of Great rituin. Regardless atogether of their political affiliztions the people of Canada wili experience a profound regret thar ore whose Jgreat work they justly apireciated and whose name they are proud to associate with the Domirion, has been obliged through wae impairment 2f his health to relin- quish the highest post in the gift of the British nation and this at the moment of largest opportusity. We join with tho British peoples everywhere in the sin- cere hope that freedom from the responsi- bilities and cares of coffice may not be without its Seneficient effects upon Mr. I.aw’s health. St Andrews, May 20th.—From the limb of the ost, eight golfers from the lUnited States fought their way upward to a gallant victory over the best amate- urs of Great Britain on Sundav afier- noon and retained for the United States possession of the Walker Cup emblem of team supremacy i the realm of golf, This ancient seat of the game has se!dom been the scerie of »s thrilling a competi- tion. Friday night the United States teams had on 2 vietory to 3 defeats in the foursomes, At noon Saturdav the United States were down in {ive ol the eight sin- gles and the other was square. Thoa with 18 hoics to go in all these eight matehes and the Jritish needing only 4 to zain the »~up, the Übnited Stztes cane home vwith five vietorizs, one aban- doned, two cefeats. Thus they kept tho cup by a score of 64 matenes to si. Four of the eight games were decided only when the ball had dropped in the cup on the 36rh green and the fate of the entire competiticn ~as unknown unti! tke last of the eight contests had been played to the 36. h hole, New York, May 20ih. —All foreign owned sieamship lines are expecied to follow the lead of the Cuaard Line in their deciding to retrain {rom bringins liquor inside the three mile limit in defi- ance of the Supreme Court ruling. Jhe Cunard Line has announced that atfter dune 10th no liqubr will be carried inside United States territorial waters. {his means that if any is left when the tnree mile zone is reached, 1t will be thrown overboard. On the westward trip the ships will be bone dry, except those which call at Halifax. The latter will take on liquor supplies there. Louisville, Ky., May 20th.—Zev. own- ed by Mr. Sinclair, yesterday, won the fortv-ninth Kentucky Derby, before a crowd of 75,000 persons, the greatest throng that ever witnessed a horse race in the Ilnited States. ® B.arting from tenth position from the inner rail, Zev shot into the lead a few feet atter leaviny the barrier and led the field until the fall of the flag, crossing the wirea length and a half ahead of Martingale, owned by J. N. Cosdon. Walter L. Salmons Vigil, winner of the Preakness stakes, finished third. The race at one and a quarter miles was run over a track hght- ning fast, the tiine being 2.055, two sec- onds lower than the record for the event set by O!d Rose Bud in 19i4. The race was worth 852,625 net to Mr. Sinclair. Martingale’s owner received $6,000 as second money, while $3,000 went to Vigil for third plaes and $1,500 to Nassau for fourth. A 32 ticket in the Pari Mutuel paid $30.40 on Zev's victory. Pivimouta, alay 20thn —A !robbery amonys the mails brought from New York on the ‘iner “'Minnekahdz’ was reported when the steamer arrived ves- terdav. It was statel tnat fifteea bags were missingz, including some containing registered letrers. Peking May 21st.—Reports that troops were firing on the Shantung bandits were received today by the Diplomatie Corps, which 'mmediately drafted a new note o the [Foreign Oflice asking the Chincse Government how 1t reconciled its promise te procure the release of the foreien captives, with the events trens- plring since that assurance, M(z:v(‘n‘.‘.', M.‘n 2lst.—A i!vslmtuh re- ceived by the Moscow Government from Leonid Krassin, the Soviet envoy now in London, 1t 1s reporied, bas convineed the Soviet that Great Britain 1s deterinined that propaganda in the Near Bas: shail cease, or viherwise she wiii break off re lations, which Moscow regards in the light of a disaster. 101 s consicered prob- able thereiore that the Govt. will repeat its dental reiative to propaganda, promise 1o abstain from any such campaign and also recall its Kastern agents, in ca-e Greal Bbritaln aurees to a conference on guvher quesitons, mneluding De Jure recog- nition. Ihe newspapers continve their vioiernt abuse of Great Yritain and 'avoid all other so-called capitalist coun.ries, in- sisting upous no surrendsr. ithe Petro- grad Soviet has adopted a resolution de- manding a catezorical refusal of the british conditions, London, May 21st.—The physicians of Mr. bonar Law this worning issued the followinz stateraent. “"Mr. Bonar Law had a siizht operation on the throat to- day. O.nerwise his coadition 1s un- changed™’.