FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1927.
SUCCESS & CHANCE. MUSIC AND FILMS.
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MEN AS "PUPPETS" OF FATE.
QUEEN'S THEATRE'S GREAT PROGRAMME.
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A LOCAL DEBATE,
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MILITARY RAND'S SUCCESS,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
WEALTHY COUPLE.
A BADIES: TUSSLE FOR ADOPTION.
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"HE'S THE BOY FOR US."
Geoffrey, a sturdy little fellow not! great deal older than 2 years, has
WEDDING DEATH.
ARCHDEACON SAMUEL HEMPHILL...
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INNER HISTORY.
SIDELIGHTS ON PORTUGUESE REVOLUTION.
"AN OPERETTA PRESIDENT""
Paris, Feb. 11, The greatest enthusiasm was
The Venerable Samuel Hemp- not in morale to com-witnessed in the Queen's Theatre
General Costa, an ex-Premier of just become the adopted son of ahi, Archdeacon of Down, while mand success, bus we'll do more, last night when the Band of the wealthy childless couple in a novel at the altar rail in the parish Portugal, revealed, the inner his-
1st Battalion of the Border Regi- way.
church of Drumbeg, near Belfast, tory of the revolution when inter- remark in Addison's ment contributed to the pro- He was in the care of the National awaiting the arrival of a bridal viewed by "L'Ere Nouvelle," He
grumme, Lieut.-Colonel G. Hyde Children Adoption Asacciation, of "Cato" formed the basis of an in- Harrison. D.S.Q., and his offleers Sloan street, Chepen, when his party, collapsed. Within a feways the revolt. which broke out prematurely, had been planned to teresting debate last night at the having courteously given permis parents cathe nong to make a choice minutes he died. The wedding occur simultaneously in all the aY.M.CA. The point at issue was 'sion, when approached by the en- from about a dozen very small boys. was that of Mr Rodney Malcolm- large towns, but an unexpected in- Asoon as Geoffrey caught sight son, the Irish hockey inter-cident upset plans. The president, terprising management of Hong not whether man-deserved suc-Keng Amusements, Ltd, for the of the prospective adopters he con- national, and Miss Lily Woods, of General Carmona, went to Oporto cess but whether chance played a public to have this opportunity ofceived an instant liking, for them' Belfast." Mr. Malcolmson was to commemorate the first Re- and rushing from the ranks of his present and the church was well publican revolt in 1891 a date grenter part than his own powers; hearing the Band. in achieving it.
Mr O. W, Geary, A.R.C.M., con. Companions, threw himself intolled when the Archdeacon col-held sacred by Republicans. Mr. J. B. Trovuran feuding the motion that man's powers were the determining factor, said that if it were not so then we had not progressed beyond the animal
ducted the Band, and needless to any the music wits of a high order in point of playing; so much se indeed, that a crowded house was quite carried away, and insisted
their arms.
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stage and our nets were.net those jupon encore after encore, with "Oh. the darlings cried the death until after" the ceremony. described as an operetta of volition but due alone to the result that the photoplay part of the programme was not a little workings of blind chance. Suc-1 delayed: cess did not come without hard.
work and frequent disappoint-lows:- melts; øhance often played a parti in it but it was man's own powers) and his ability to take the tide at the food that determined whe- ther he would "How to fortime" or whether his Bfe would be "bound in shallows and in misery."
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The cynicism of this act on the But there was another candidate lapsed. The Rev. R., Whitehead, for a good home who had suddenly the curate, was summoned, and part of the dictators led the laken a fancy to the visitors, and half an hour later performed the students to prepare for the fray he, too, clamoured for their em-marriage ceremony.
immediately. They telegraphed brace
The bride was not told of the to General Carmona, whom they Woman. Let us take both of The Archdeucon, who had in-sident, asking him to stop the Hom
tended officiating, had been in in- burlesque comedy and give up "Don't Part Them." Her husband shook his head different health for some time. power to a responsible constitu The programme was as fok"One will be enoughs for a start,"On his arrival at the church he tional Government. This let the The objected. "We shall have to fainted in the vestry, but, not-cat out of the bag and enabled 1-Prelude. 3rd Act "Loken-make up our minds which one it is withstanding this, when he re- General Carmona to prepare to
grin.
covered he entered the church. suppress the revolt. 2-Humoresque. A Musical As though they realised that they He was a graduate of Trinity General Costa declares that
Switch.!!
[hat berome rivals, Geoffrey and the College, Dublin, holding the de- General Carmona's Government 3-Characteristic Piece. "The other little claimant suddenly seized
of Farade of the Tin Sol- for supremacy began.
each other, and An infartilo tussle grees of B.A., D.L., and Litt. D. has dissipated a deposit
From 1888 to 1892 he held the 28,000,000 in England, and has diers."
"Don't part them,"
arged Chair of Biblical Greek in Trinity negotiated a loan of £32,000,000 in Ameng the encores, which all re-Geoffrey's father-to-be, "They are College: He had occupied many London based on the Portuguese Freived out applause, perhaps the both ptendid little chaps. We'll important positions to the Church tobacco imports and thus depriv-
most popular was a vocal fox-trotjadopt the winner!""
of Ireland, including those of ing Portugal of an Important Mr. Dand, in opening for chance number, which, as the saying is. The tiny contestants had set their Chancellor of Christ Church source of revenue. This exasper- as a deciding factor, traced its in- fairly brought the house down. baby teeth for a decisive struggle. Cathedral, Dublih, and Treasurerated the Portuguese people and fluence in the life of Business The Band of the 1st. Battalion and with their arms tightly entwin-of Down Cuthedral.
fammed into flame the spirit of re- It was a question of wait of the Border Regiment will con and there until, with a final pull, ed they toddled and tottered here
volt.. ing for dead men's shoes and tribute to the 9.20 p.m. pro-Geoffrey had his "man" down and was chance which dictated whe-gramme again to-night, and the Stood triumphantly beside him. ther those shoes should become Band of the Cameronians will "He's the boy for as the adop vacant to-merrow or some twenty play on Saturday night...
Lors decided..and Groffrey came back! by more years hence. Even if ir The stage lighting effects to their arms unchallenged man progressed steadily from which accompany the orchestral there were kisses for the vanquished office apprenticeship Upwards it interludes are extremely beauti--and certain other "consolation was not his ability necessarily but ful, and the greatest admiration prizes." his long connection and acquaint- was expressed last night for the ance with the requirements of the latest innovations made in this firm by long service that deter-direction. mined his promotion.
it were not so then we had lost the powers of freewill
men.
Dead Men's Shoes.
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Altogether the music and the
GRIM HALL
But!
DARING ESCAPE,
LOINCLOTH "LADDER" FROM
JAIL WALL.
Excitement was caused do Ran- room in the early hours of Jan. 31 [by the fring of the rifles, followed
by the sounding by the jail buglers. of the bastalion of military police quartered in the vicinity of the Rangoon jail.
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Theatre;
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THE 500, FAMOUS AND
March 18-Queen's In the realm of military gen- colours.combine to make a delight-
INFAMOUS.
Flaming Frontier." erulship no matter how clever, a ful addition to the programme,
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March 18-World Theatre; "The general was and how carefully he and the management is to be con-
Dungeons more grim than any
Lost World." Four Burman prisoners bad made March 18-Star Theatre: "Bride had mupped out his plana chance gratulated on its enterprise and used in the French or Russian re- In the form of the exact strength unqualified success in lending volutions or in the time of the air escupe. It appears they did of the Storm" "Waking Up The of the enemy at certain points variety to the programires.
quisition are to be opened in Lon-this by removing the bar of the cell Town."
and hiding the lavatory from March 19--Concert" and dance at and of a favourable or unfavour- The feature film now being on at the end of this year. able wind in the case of a gas at- shown at the Queen's Theatre is They will make London's most which they secured ban.boo poles City Hall, given by Morrison Hall. tack or naval manoeuvre deter-The Flaming Frontier," which blood-curdling acre: They will oc- With these and their loin clothes (University Hostel), members,
eupy the whole of the lowest base- they climbed up one side of the mined the success of the engage- goes far to justify its claim to the ment of the new Madame Tusaded's steep wall and down the other side March 19--The Hong . Hồng
greatest outdoor picture the in-in Marylebone-road, W. which is is before they were detected. ment.
the brilliant Ma A. May, in seconding Mr. dustry has yet produced.
hoped to open before Christmas, and The Jail was surrounded by the comedy by Frederick Lonsdale, "The Trevor.contended that there was The story deals with the ad- they will be the home of the gallery military police but up to 7 pm. that Last of Mrs. Cheyney" at the Thea no such thing as chance but only vance of civilization into the of famous murderers and other day there was no trace of the escap-tre Royal, 9.15 p.m. inws which could be used and country of the Red Indian, and in criminala.
In the new building that is to have been advised by wire and the
March 21 & 22-Tascha Heifetz made amenable. Even in the case point of filming it can only be des-
The last rise on the ashes of the one which Rangbon police are scouring the at the Queen's Theatro, 9.30 p.m. of the throw of dice it was pas eribed as wonderful.
was almost destroyed by fire in place.
April 1, 2, 4, 8, 9-Theatre Royal; sible for a man so to perfect him stand of a small force of troops March 1925 more than 500 wax The men were naked when they
HMS Pinafore," 9:30 p.m. self in the "art" as to reduce the against overwhelming odds is base figures are to be shown in surround-essed having used their only
April 6-Theatro. Royal; "HM.Š. element of chance to a minimum led on history. Foot Gibson, thefings more appropriate that used to clothing дя rape but appur Pinafore," Matinee, 4.30 p.m. and even possible that mathema-famous cowboy actor, fills the be employed."
ently, they obtained clothes quickly
Sports, March ties might evolve a law which leading role.
When a reporter saw Mr. John Tor quining the other side of the
26-First extra race would eliminate chance altogether.
Tussaud working on the head of wall.
meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey Mussolin, the artist turned from his The escape was cleverly carried Club, at Race Course. Happy Val- work to any that the public expected out and had been evidently planned ley, another Chamber of Horrors. He well in advance. prefers the more difficult task of modelling people who are worthily¦ famous.
Turn of the Dice. "
LAST NIGHT'S ENJOYABLE
Mr. Dand caused considerable ST. PATRICK'S DAY. amusement by asking Mr. May to law equaint him with such a when evolved. It would help him considerably in balancing the weekly budget. (Laughter).
CONCERT.
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"We ever have to hunt for Greek
ed men. The district authorities
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March 26-Twelfth Annual Sports meeting of H.K. University Athletic Association, University ground, Pokfuluni, 2.30 p.m.
Meetings.
The members of St. Patrick's Club medals to help us in getting perfect MR. H. G. WELLS AS PLOTTER.
March 18-Anndal meeting of the and their friends 'celebrated their likenesses," he said. "The greatest The Rev. Mr. Wittenbach
Society of St. George, Hong Kong, seconded Mr, Dand and caused yable concert at the Clan Hall on were preserved some of them bayview of the popularity of the charm- dine Matheson & Co., Ltd., 5.30 p.m.
patron saint's day with a very en-help bas 'been that all the casts
The postmaster at Grasae, who in in the Board Room of Messra. Jar- considerable amusement by detail Garden Road last night. The littlefing been kept more than 100 years.
March 28-Fifth annual meeting ing how a king in the early ages theatre was led to capacity and To them, however, we are adding little town is used to seeing a tested the views on life of two many had to stand in the adjoining Mussolini, Mr. "Tim" Healy, Mr. large number of letters addressed of HK. Engineering & Construc Cosgrave, Sir Oliver Lodge. Mr. to foreigners paas through his tion Co., Ltd., Messrs. Shewan people, one of whom was of the billiards room.
The programme represented a Thomas Hardy, Sir James Barrie,past few weeks beer surprised at
handa, has nevertheless during the Tomer Co, Ltd 11.80 a.. happy-go-lucky sort who believed
RO Hindenburg the Empire Premiers, the very large number of letters meeting of the Bank of Canton, Ltd., March 23-Sixteenth Annual in charce and the other one who capital entertainment, and
to be taken off the second part in Jerome K. Jerome. Mr. H. G. Wells, miner in such achievement. The order that the "show" could finish Mr. Gerald du Maurier, Sir Arthur not be surprised if he were a con-
March 26-Thirty-first meeting two men were imprisoned in a in time, for the gathering to catch Quffler-Couch, and many more.
apírator." He confided to his friend of the Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold darkened room and a bag of dia-the last tram and ferry home.
"In many cases we have to work Finally he became so anxious that Storage Co., Ltd., 2., Lower Albert
the police. The Rd., noon. monds and peas unknown to them The orchestre of the Sociedade from photographs, but we do not ha" informed was hidden in the room. The Philharmonica rendered four classi-run the risk of a photograph tell-suspected villa was closely watched.
March 26-Forty-second meeting" happy-go-lucky man accepted his cal pieces, which were well receiving a lie." He indicated scores of but nothing in the least suspicious lot with resignation and went to Mastora J. Dillon and J. Roza different pictures of Mussolini and a noticed. The Police Commis-1 A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd., Hong
per-Kong Hotel, 11 a.m. sleep and the other searched were very popular with the uudi-a pile of books with fllastrations of stoner then, decided to pay a
"How March 28-Fifty-eighth general feverishly for something with nce in their duet "What are the the famous Italian. The model anal visit to the occupant.
wild waves saying." Mr. E. G.which had grown from clay in Tour 1a it that you receive to many les-meeting of H.K. Fire Insurance Co... which to alleviate his let. Finding Aquino sang as well as ever, while hours was a likeness based on all ters?" he asked severely. "I really Ltd., Messrs. Jardine Matheson's the bag ip question he amused his son, Mr. G. F. d'Aquino gave the pictures, and not a copy of orly don't know," was the only answer offices, noon. himself in enting the peas and, in evidence of a good voice. Father one...
that Mr. H. G. Wells could find on I March 28-Hong Kong Automo- the case of the diamonds, finding and son both sang operatic piecem in "We are not attempting any new the spur of the moment. The bile Asen, meeting, Messrs. Jardine them too hard for consumption, Italian Popular songs appropriate methods of dressing the exhibits, or Police Commissioner came he "amused himself in throwing to the occasion were contributed by any new process of making them," conclusion that he could hardly be March 29--Annual meeting "of them at his companion in mis- Messrs. J. Mahoney and E. White, salt Mr. Tussaud, "Wax modelling conspirator, but decided that he the Hong Kong & Whampoa Doels fortune. When the King visited while Mr. J. Braga gave a well ren- ia the oldest art, being practised by might be making a dubious living Co., Ltd. 2 Queen's Bldg, noon. the men in the morning, he found dered violin solo, accompanied by the Egyptians, and we use the old out of fortune-telling by corres- March 30-Extraordinary meet- pondence, and was accordingly a ing of The China Light & Power the man who had done nothing Rev. F. Riganti at the piano. The methods.""
The new Tussaud's is to have a man to be watched in any case, (Co. (1918) Ltd., St. George's Bldg.. with the diamonds and the other was in the capable hands of Messrs. cinema to seat 2.000, ariant organ.
Mr. H. G. Wells has apparently, Chater Road, 2.30 p.m. with indigestion.
nade no effort to undeceive him; he March 30 Thirty-eighth annual J. Bowler, G. Newell, 6. Coyle, J. and a restaurant for 600. Examinations)
Grenham and Kelly all of whom
doubtless thinks that so much per-meeting of the Green Island Cement
regarded himself as the sole deter-lengthy was it that four items had Mr. E. Phillips Oppenheim. Maddressed to one man. "I shoulds Des Voeux Rd., Ct.,. 2.30p.m.
Thumorous part of the programme
to the Matheson's offices, 5.30*p.m.
It was such happy chances made instantaneous hits with the SNOW AND FLAMES, tinacity should not go unrewarded. Co., Ltd., St. George's Building, 11 which proved the turning point in audience and provoked a lot of laughter. Mr. Coyle on "Joñes the
many a man's life. (Laughter.) Army Major, whao, whao" was par From school life upwards a man's ticularly geod, while Mr. Grenham success depended on chance not to was one of the best amateur char- the elimination of his ability but acter comedians seen in the Colony on chance to a slighter extent. [for a long time,
In examinations, a man's success depended on whether he had look-
ed at the particular questions ask-
ed just before the examination or
· PERCIVAL STREET
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'A BLIND HERO SAVES HIS
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Lommerts Auctions. March 19-At Holt's Wharf, Among the passengers leaving Kowloon, Godown: No. 6, Miscel Hong Kong to-day on the MM. laneous goods and hardware will be Wakened by the rour of fames General Metzingor" for Shanghai gold by Messrs. Lammert Bros., at in his bedroom, which was filed were Mr. Lo Kan of Hong Kong 10.30 am.. with smoke, Alfred Meader, a blind Amusements, Ltd. Mr. F. Europa. March 22-Household furnituro ex-service man, and the proprietor Mr. and Mrs. T. J.Clement, Mr. will be sold by Messrs. Lammert of a chandler's shop in Camden-F. L. Spruit and Mr. T. A. Slingsby. Bros. at their Sales Room, 2.30 p.m. town," dragged his wife and two
March 28-Household furniture. fairly recently with them fresh in A burglar entered the third children to the window.
The Hone Kong Lodge of the at 101, Austin Road. Kowloon will his mind. It also depended on the floor of No. 76, Percival Street, He clambered out himself on to Theosophice Society celebrated be sold by Mesars. Lammert Bros. frame of mind in which his par-yesterday afternoon, by forcing the sloping snow-covered roof of an fourth anniversary of its establish- 2.46 p.m.
Mine Masoom S ticular paper caught the eye of the verandah door. Ha stole, outhouse, but crashed through e mentresterday evening, Mr. J. the examiner...(Laughter)." Jewellery worth $128. Gay-light.
March 18-Organ Recital #nt When he fell he was Russell presided and the secretary. After an Interesting discussion The tenant of house No. 56 on almost precipitated into the flames. Mr. H. E. Lanonart read, the an St. John's Cathedral, 5.45 pm from the body of the audience the the same street was the victim but he clung to the edge and climb-nual report. This was followed by March 18-Lantern lecture by motion was put and it was decided of a similar robbery laat nighted. out. He then assisted his family addresses, Mr. Padina provided
when a quantity of clothing was over the roots of outhouses, and pieno music during the evening. stolen. In the pocket of a coat then jumped into a neighbour's
in favour of chance.
backyard.
was a purse containing $180 'in |
Meanwhile Louisa Smith, aged
CHAMPS IN THE STOMACH.:
Rev. J. C. Knight Anstey on "Glimpses of Indian Life, at the Wesleyan Sailors' and Soldiers' Homo, commencing at 8 pm.. Members of H.M. Forces cordially notes. The missing clothing was 18. Hving in the rooms above the FOR COUGHS AND COLDE later found in an empty house Meader's, awakened her family,
March 20--Social gathering in HEM changeable weather
some doors away, but the money and carrying two-year-old No need of altering from crampa in St. John's Cathedral Hall 6pm. more to cold and wet resultat has not been recovered.
brother, she shepherded her brother Chamberlain's Colle and Diarrhoex John's Cathedral, 5.45.pn
the stomach or latestinal pains March 25-Organ Recital at St. bronchitis. start at ones taking. Chim-
and sister to safety down the smoke nemedy never fails to relieve the most berlain's Cough Remedy. Bean in use
April: 9—Annual dinner, Five Army ranks, returned to filled and charred staircase, the covare exess. Get it to-day: thera 'will foroyan Afty gears and strongly remmended for stubborn weakening Hong Kong on the 8.5 Kualchow mother following, carrying a three, be no time to send for it after this Queen's College Old Boys' Associa onurba, Für alle pyeyewhere. Ffrom Ticntain,
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