THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1925.
OPIUM TALK..
ABSURD STAND BY U.S. DELEGATES.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, Jummry 21. * Adnaitting, that the American policy at the Opin Conference is noble and idealistic, die West- minster Guzetio" expresses the opinion at America's demand for timitation of production to purely medicinal and Scientific needs, not only cannot be enforced whilst Turkey, and Russia do not belong to the Tongue and China is in dis- "order, but is 'ilefinitely unjust,
POINTS.
"MY AMERICAN WIFE" AT
THE CORONET, ·
Herond last day of "My American Wife" at the Coronet.
In spite of counter attractions and in spite of ready cash being kept for China Now Your there has beer a continual rush of patrons ull work.
LONDON ARTISTES,
MADELINE ROSSITER IN HONGKONG.
THE CHINA MAIIN
When the famous Company, "Pierrot Pie" was brought out to the East a few years ago by Mr. Alec Ross, the star of the talented troupe was the "One and Only" Now the grown-ups and the youngsters know more than they Madeline Rossiter, than whom no ever did before about Buenos Aires, more versatile artiste has ever the capital of the Argentine Repub-been in this part of the world. lie and the land of the tango and The new London Company that the wart-oyed senorita.
Mr. Alec Ross and Mr. Maurice E. Benson have brought out on an exensive tour in the East, includes Madeline Rossiter who is once again the chief star of a real constellation of artistes.
Gloria Swanson steals the heart of more than the young Spanish aristocrat.
It declares tint Indian opium is not the source of drugs, at the abuse of which America" wishes to strike,
Her costunice alone are enough and that it has always been used to make the stoutest male heart
I confaint at the very idea of the cost. safely and beneficially.
And bring envy to the hearts of the dear feminine folk.
tude's by hoping but the American dehgales at Geneva will realis, the shsuidity of insisting on closing the gate when the fence is full of holes,
BRITISH POLICY,
Geneva, January 21, At the final session of the Opinn Conference to-day, Lord Cecil de
vered a statesmanlike, calm, and dignified speech which listed about an hour, greatly impressing the
Cauference.
How to train and bring home a winner of a horse race
That is also aptly shown by Gloria Swanson, who portrays the part of a young American sporting kirl full of the love of animals, and horses in particuli
Falling in love, tempted by pro- figste wealth, risking disgrice for the mut of her heart-that is Gloriu Swanson.
Imagine Fundsome
Since
the time of the late Maurice E. Bandman there has been no entre preneur of his abilities in the East and it is refreshing to find so powerful a combination as Mesars, Benson and Ross coming out to fill the breach.
Already "Madeline Rossiter's Company has created a furore in those parts of India. Ceylon, and He, declared in most solemn and
Burma where they have appeared. emphatic language that the British
Antonio The name of Madeline Rossiter is Government was anxious to put an Moreno as a fiery Spanish over a sufficient draw in any part of the end to the evils of opin smoking ready to fight a duel to the death.world, where she has previously and the use of narcotic drugs, Reif we be for the sake of his appeared, and with the talent that strongly repudiated the charge of beloved American sportswoman. she is surrounded with in the pre- the American delegates that the Sea Waller Long (not the sent Company she will find a British and other Governments Toner British politician of that worthy setting to were not carrying out The Hague name as the bandit king. "Pretty obligalions.
Ford Cecil concluded by declar. ing that he would vote against the
Americam proposals,
His speech was warmly. plaudod...
NEW TREATY..
WHAT JAPAN. AND RUSSIA
HAVE SIGNED."
PEKING, January, 21. The Russo-Japanese Treaty provides for the revision of abolition of various old treatles; the enactment of a Treaty of Commerce, based on freedom of travel and residence; private ownership; and most favoured nation treatment.
In short, if you would see ull that goes to make up a wonderfully charming picture and delightful romatice, do not fail to go to the Coronel to-day.
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THE FIGHTING PURY," Cio, to-night, all ye Kowloonites. bo the Star Theatre and see fack Hoxe in The Fighting Fury."
As one of the juvenile portion of The alience said on coming. out of the Star yesterday afternoon,
He's a stunner:""
But the big folk are no less on thralled with the picture, which i one big sensation from first to last It is a gripping ranch story that holds the audience spellbound.
The biggest collection of West- ern horseman.in.the world are.
A clause provides against | featured in "The Fighting Fury. propaganday
The Soviet Government agrees to give to approved Japanese, coal and oil concessions.
Jack Roxie takes the part of u big, handsome, two-fisted fighting man, of an American father and a Maxican Mother, afraid of nothing
Notes were exchanged with|--just a riding", driving", shoot- regard to they continuance of ing, fool. Japanese work in North Sagha- Big senes comprise" h ride lien, Reuter.
through the night, a battle on the is a fight, in the bunk-house, and a duel for revenge.
"U.S. DESTROYERS
And see Jack rescuing his sweet- heart pinned under her Worse in
aid the car of thousands of hoofs coming on, and on.
STILL READY TO SAIL FOR that face of a mighty, stampede,
SHANGHAI
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MANILA, January 21. The 43rd and 45th destroyer divisions of the American Asiatic Fleet were still here this morning They will not leave for Shanghai unless the situation becomes worse.-Reuter:
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WET" FIGURES. COLONY'S RAINFALL: LAST
YEAR.
The rainfall, recorded at the Observatory, Kowloon, Royal during the past year amounted to 9857 inches and was 1344 inches or 16 per cent. above the average for the last 41 years.
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A mighty big pietima for suighty the money-at the Star.
BROADWAY ROSE“
charms.
her many... Fresh from her recent
successes gained at the London Coliseum and Alhambra she has gathered around her artistic com- bination of rare excellence from Britain's leading theatres, It can truthfully be asserted that
HONGKONG HAS NEVER SEEN
an artiste more accomplished in all, the, varied arts of the stage than Madeline Rossiter whose singing, dancing, brilliant. flashes of wit, spontaneity of acting, and skilfulness at the piano or with the violin, make her a unique personality. Among those who will help Madeline Rossiter to delight Hongkong audiences is Elsie May, the possessor of a sweet
With Ma Moray in the star | Miss Elsie May (soprano comedienne). role of Broadway Rose," which
comes to the Queen's Theatre soprano voice. Altogether Elsie fo-day, notion picture fans will see May possesses a charming per- the beutiful Metro star in a sonality to judge by the excellent elaborate production which is to press accounts of her doings in even "Peacock Alley" India and Ceylon. Prior to joining ** Pascination,** !
As in the latter pictures Miss Murray is provided · with trôle which “gives prominence to her ability as a dancer and affords up portunity for striking costunies in great profusion,
The story oncerns a untry girl who, by her extraordinary ability as dancer, becomes the idol of Broadway,
There were no exceptional falls during the year and though the
The heir of sau unistoriție Filth minimum "record for November was broken it was only a nominal] Avenue, family falls in love with affair, the previous minimum being | her, urges her to umrry him, and, eseeling only happiness with the only of inch.
The tables below give the man he loves, Rostlie conkents.". monthly rainfall for 1924 with the To avoid an upes rupture with corresponding meant and ex-his family, the marriage is kept tremes, and the yearly rainfall | secrsi but the discovery of the from the date of the opening of situation by the fathe precipitates! the Observatory-1884:→→→
1L risis, which host wrecke Violet's life.
RAINFALL AT KOWLOON OBSERVATORY.
January ...
February March
I 1 Mean. Max Min. 1.08 1:20 8.43 .00
451 1.75 7.95 -100
18 268 11 40
"THE BLOT.".
A picture like "The Blot" 17 showing at the World Theatre-
April ...... 6 22 5.31 1489 1.23 makes us pause, in our hurried May .... 1687 1198 48 84 115ssage though the business' of). June......... 23 14 15.85 34 37 2.34 living, and think,
not
July 1968 1402 .300 4.57 The title has reference to the August1065 1464 3431 397 true but shocking fact that college September 644 973 30.60 .63 professors and clergymen ure October... 900 5 12 23.990 adequately salaried to support their November 00 1.70 81 .00 Camilies in a decent manner. December .71 108 4.90 .00 Fais Weber takes up this pro-
1884. 75.42 1904- 80 41
....108.92 1905
1885
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69 17 1906 66.29 1907 ...104 58 1908 119.72 1969 1910 1891117.12 1911
this Company Miss May was prin- cipal lady in one of the recent productions at the Grafton Galleries, London.
Charies Mason, who is the prin- cipal "man" in the Company is a comedian of outstanding ability.
Mr. Charles Mason (comedian)***
It has been claimed by those nowho are well qualified to speak that Charles Mason is the clever- eat comedian that the East-has- seen. It will be enough to state. that he was a member of H. G. Pelissier's original troupe of "Follies & Co." to show what his
YEARLY RAINFALLT KOWLOON blew and skalully nikes of it
OBSERVATÓRY.
| extremely worth while film.
Don't be alarmed. It is not 7005 sermon, but a vivid protrayal of 77.80 it. It is the story of 93.55 impoverished college professor whi 91.87 is able to provide his wife" and 75 73 daughter with even the necessities merits must be. His skill is not 70 12 of life. .90.55
confined to his work on the stage. And it shows how a rich man's He is a clever writer of funny 53.93 son discovers a new outlook upon sketches and has added consider- 83.73 life which is far better than the old ably to the repertoire of several 100.21 one.
7603 The professor's daughter works London Revue Companies: He 7986 81.49 ful and sweet, and is loved by three
in the public library, she is beauti.also writes his own songs.
-It is very rarely indeed that
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1924 1924 41 years averago 85 13 inches.
101.60 menthe young minister, the von Hongkong gets an opportunity of 76 40. of the prosperous shocker next seeing such a Company of high- .107.80 door, and the rich man's son class London artistes as will soon 97 33 We won't spoil the story for you be entertaining Hongkong and ...6043 rewounting it here. It is, as there ought to be full houses every 10674 "vertised" "heart tale," and if you night to show the Company that
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five sensitive tear ducts you will Hongkong can appreciate fully need a handkerchief or two. real good thing when it gets it.
RESURRECTED
BENEFITS OF POG FLESH EXTOLLED,
EXPERIMENTS WEEDED,
REMOVED BAR.
TROPICS MADE HABITABLE
MANSON'S WORK.
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SHADOWS BEFORE.
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ENTERTAINMENTS.
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT
Q.
NOTICE.
'HAROLD T. CREASY,
Water Authority. Public Works Department,
*Hagkong, 21st January, 1925,
BANK HOLIDAYS.
The work done by the late Sir Patrick Manson as a scientific
January 22, Coronof Theatre The interesting statement that physician devoted to work in "My American Wife.” January 22. Star the juice of carnivorous animals had China and his contribution to the solution of the problem of the
Theatre; IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that been proved by his investigation to mosquito carrier was referred to
"The Fighting.Fury."
owing to the CHINESE NEW ho aids to cure of tuberculosis was in St. John's Cathedral Hall"Broadway "Rose"; also
January 22-Queen's Theatre, YEAR HOLIDAYS
* constant The supply of water will be given. In an made in the course of a lecture at resterday afternoon by Dr. Lim Manila Vaudeville Co.
RIDER MAIN DISTRICTS dürtel": the Medical Conference yesterday Bogh-keng, who gave the first of | January 22-World Theatre, THURSDAY. FRIDAY and SATUR afternoon by Dr. Lim Boon-keng. the popular lectures which are "The Blot."
DAY, the 22nd., 23rd, and 24th Carnivorous animals "he said, to be given during the holding of January 22.- Hongkong instant. were much less liable to tubercular the joint medical conference at A.D.C.'s production, "St. Joan," infection than 'other animals and the University of Hongkong." in the feeding of tubercular atients Manson, sald the lecturer, was January 24.-Theatrical Enter- it had been found that mest juice an ideal physician and was keen prises present Madeline Rossiter of carnivorous animals was very to search all things to explain the in "Flares and Flashes," at Thes bonefioint... Ha instanced dog meat obscure. Fifty years ago almost tre Royal, 9.30 p.m.. ue perbate the most easily procured nothing dennite was known about January 26-Theatre Royal'; of any carnivores.
fearful tropical diseases which "Flashlights" 9.30 p.m. Clinicians had found that the seemed a perpetual bar to the January 27-Theatre Royal: blood of such animals gave very entrance of Europeans to "these "Pierrot Pie," 9.80 p.m. good results. He related regions. Manson in Hongkong January 28.-Theatre Royal; instance of where a young man in became active in establishing a "Strollerland," 9.30 p.m. a quite advanced stage of the die Dairy Farm and with our modern. January 29.-Theatre Royal euse had been fed on juice extruct knowledge of vitamines we can. "Hors d'Oeuvres," 9.80 p.m. from dog flesh and that after only better appreciate that service. January 30-Theatre Royal; ten days of this treatment had felt Realising the need of an instituMixed Grill," 9.80 p.m. great, relief. The patient steadily tion to co-ordinate the work of improved and io.& short time isolated workers he was able with January 22. Musicale at A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. inereused his weight. by-
the assistance of Joseph Cham-Helena May Institute, 4.30 p.m. and had started to get about as berlain to establish the London January 23-Burns Anniver- usual. He had since written to the School of Tropical Medicine, sary Dinner under the auspices of lecturer saying, "I live beer resurrected from the (Laughter).
Dr. Lin admitted that in addi-tropical diseases. tion to this, treatment he had con with Manson's services in connec-
Dr. Lim Boon-keng ---- tinued administering ureosote
BOOLAL.
Accordance with Ordinance No.
, 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKR will be closed for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS of SATURDAY
and MONDAY, the 24th and 26th
instant.
Hoogkong, 20th January, 1925
NOTIOR.
dea which with the Liverpool Shaol the Hongkong St. Andrew's CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS,
revolutionised. knowledge of Society, Hongkong Hotel.
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January 28-Fancy Dress kong Hotel, 8 pm to midnight. Ball in the Grill Room, Hong-ON SATURDAY and MONDAY,
24th and 26th Instant, departments will be closed.
SPORTS." January 26 Interport Foot-
January 29.-Interport. Foot- ball; Shanghai v. Services, 4.15 p.m.
January 81Hongkong Box- ing Association tournament in
On these days
The Dispensing Department, wILE be open for dispensing prescriptions from 10 am to 1 p.m. and from
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
which the patient had previously tion with malaria and reminded relied on without such good results. bis hearers that the researches of
In matters like this the practi Sir Ronald Ross had confirmed ball games, Shanghai v. Hong- tioner needed the assistance of men Manson's intuitive interpreta-kong at Club Ground, kick-off in the inhorntory, for he needed tion. Sir Patrick was a great 3.45 p.m. sharp... knowledge on the matter, The administrator and in admiration January 28-Interport Foot-6 pm to 7.30 p.m. cure may have been a coincidence of the man and his work a few ball; Shanghai v. South China, AS. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. but there was mobably a lot, to people in Amoy, prompted by the 4.15 p.m.
Hongkong, 20th January, 1925. be learned from the use of meat speaker, had concluded that there juices of carnivorous animals and should be a memorial in Amoy to experiments in the laboratory him, who had done so much for were needed to test the efficacy of science in that isolated port. the treatment.
His work in China should cor- He said that as a young man tainly be commemorated. It was City Hall, straight from a Scottish" Univera sad fact that the Chingga February 16-17-18-21.-Hong- |sity he had been inclined to laugh Hospital in which Manson worked at Chinese methods of treatment was closed down a few years ago. hat his clinical experience showed There were other hospitals but that gelstine, shark fins and bird the one which British pioneers January 27-At P.W.D. Offices, next soup such as the Chinese had started was permitted to decay one, lot of Crown Land at North used for generations gave extreme through want of a little support. East of Diamond Hill, 3 'p.m. By good results. In these matters inere was a splendid opportunity: also they needed men to do re seawh work.
W
Dedupying a prominent panel in one of the muin corridors of the India Office, Mr. Frank Salisbury's pictura, "India's Homage to the Unknown Warrier was unveiled
kong Jockey Club Annual Race Meetings.
LAND SALE.
COMPANY MEETINGS,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Meeting of the Hongkong Horticultural Society will be held on THURSDAY, 51 February, 1925, at 5.15 p.m. in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
It is further notified for the information of members that the date of the ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW has been fired for THURSDAY, 5th March, 1925) and that the usual Schedules will be posted at an early date.
to restore the lost prestige. January 30-Twentieth meet Through the munificence of Mr.ing of the Union Waterboat Co., Tan nah-kee, of singapore, the Ltd., 11'a.m..." University of Amoy was founded February 2. Twenty-seventh three and a half years ago. It annual meeting of the Star Farry had faculties of arts and science. Co., at Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- „The annual subscription to the If a medical research institute be son's, at noon.
Society is $5 and any persons & made & part of the Manson February 19-One hundred interested in Horticulture and Memorial the University, could and fifth meeting of shareholders desiring to become members house the institute if the funds of the Hongkong, Canton and should communicate with the Hon: by the Earl of Birkenhead, Secre: collected did not suffice to erect a Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., at Secretary-Mr. E. B. C. Hornell, tary of State for India, in minil
c/o Messis. Jardine Matheson week. This convus, which was hung in the Bengal Court during the British Empire Exhibition, de- picts a scene which took place im- i mediately following the wedding of the Duke of York in 1993, when a party of the King's Indian Orderly Officers were conducted to the grave of the Unknown Warrior, And were there received by the Abbey authorities.
special
BOMBAY OUTRAGE.
SEVEN MORE SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY.
(Reuter's Service.).
4A Dea Vœux-Road, noon.
February 10. Thirty-seventh & Co., Ltd. meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., noon.
OTHER MEETINGS. January 22. Extraordinary general meeting of the HK, Jockey Club, H.K. Club annex, 6.30 p.m.
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FOOTBALL INTERPORT GAMĖS.
HONOKONG -♥. · SHANGHAI Monday, January 26th,
3.45 p.30.
January 22-Address by Dr.OUTH CHINA, ATHLETIC ́♥, SHANGHAI
Wednesday, January 28th, 4.15 p.m.
H. S. Houghton, at University, 19 p.m.
January 26. Dr. Davidson Black's lecture on Prehistoric. Anthropology at Helena May In- stitute, 5.30 p.m.
Bombay, January 21: Civil aviation in Japan has Seven suspects were arrested at fallen upon evil days, and the 817 Indere in connection with the
January 23.-Public Health licensed civil aviators are mostly Bawla murder case, including exhibits and other demonstrations and up, save the "Clo." man said to be aide-de-camp to the of general interest at University, able to make a living by flying, Mahnurajah of Indore, a sub-lusper between 4.30 and 5.30 p.m. they Bre seeking employment tor of the Indore Police, two State either RA shauffeurs oras | motor drivers, a captam and ther hints. The Tiperial Aviation other man serving in the Indore Association is much concerned and State troops, and & mounted police
planning a Right round the mun.. country with the double object of Proceedings are to be taken with { rëlieving" aviators in difficulties a view to bringing them to
and promoting the development of Bombay.
This expected thusi The arrests, now totul eight in- some 180 more dviators, will short- feluding two step-uncles and ä step: ly graduate from the other places aunt of the Muintuż, Begun, whose to nuke the competition", still mother has now arrived froin keener.
uviation.
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