RAILWAY STOP NOTICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20866, 5 November 1929, Page 16

RAILWAY STOP NOTICES.

CHARGE AGAINST MOTORIST DISMISSED. (Special to Daily Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 4. A case of importance to motorists was heard in the Magistrate’s Court to-day when a charge against a motorist of failing to observe a compulsory stop notice at the Harewood road railway crossing was dismissed. The case was adjourned some time ago in order that the magistrate (Mr E. C. Levvey) might inspect some of the places at which the signals had been erected. It was contended for the defence that the sign in question was quite unnecessary, asthere was a clear view along the railway line in both directions, and that the placing of the signs in such a promiscuous way by the department detracted from the value of them. The magistrate said that the prosecution was rightly He nad_ inspected a number of the signs at various crossings. He thought that the best way to bring the matter under the notice of the Railways Department was to dismiss the case and leave the matter to the department. dancing reaches the top of the tree in the theatrical world. How she loses all through the jealousy of a professional rival, and how the rival has to fight against a charge of hawing murdered her, make a thrilling and entertaining picture. The supporting picture is “The Girl-ehy Cowboy,” which tells the story of a bashful cowboy who, when occasion arises, sheds his shyness and proves to the girl he loves that he can take care of himself and her also. PLAZA AND GRAND THEATRES. A picture of an unusual type, in that it deals in graphic fashion with a sordid love affair amongst the squalor and wretchedness of the slums in the East End of London, is “ The Alley Cat,” which is'this week’s principal screen feature at the Plaza and Grand Theatres. The story is a film version of a novel by Anthony Carlyle, and through a series of exciting and cleverly-acted sequences it follows the adventures of a noted young composer, who, wrongfully accused of murder, flees for refuge to the slums of the East End. A love romance enters into the plot, and-eventually a satisfactory’ climax is reached. Mabel Poultbn is seen in the leading role, and the supporting cast is headed by Jack Trevor and Clifford M'Lagen. A strong supporting programme is also featured. The amateur vaudeville trials at the Plaza Theatre continue to be the principal attraction, and last evening no fewer than seven competitors in acts of all descriptions came forward, some giving performances of a distinctly high standard. KING EDWARD THEATRE. Histojy repeats itself in “Eileen,” the First National British picture coming to the King Edward Theatre to-night. A young member of the upper classes is attracted by the miseries of a pretty maid, who is suffering through the rough treatment handed out to her by her foster parents. The young man rescues the maiden from her trouble, and finds that his efforts cannot end with placing her in the care of his friends, Romance enters, followed by a formidable motor chase, in which_ the young man does not come out victorious, yet achieves success in unexpected directions. The second feature is “ Piccadilly.” a story of the hub of London, Piccadilly Circus, and the sequence of events revolves round the Piccadilly Night Club, where the gay denizens of the night flock after the theatres and other places of amusement are closed. In the leading roles are Anna May Wong, Gilda Gray, and Jameson Thomas,