WEDNESDAY, · APRIL 20, 1927.
"PLAIN CHALLENGE.” HON. MR. H. W. BIRD.
Lord Birkenhead and Russia.
AN OUTSPOKEN CRITICISM.
DEPARTURE FROM COLONY
TO-DAY.
LOSS TO THE COLONY,
The Colony loses a valued well known The Earl of Birkenhead, Secre- públic man and a tary of State for India, was sub member of the local community Jected to a good deal of Interrup- in the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, who tion when he addressed a Conserva leaves to-day on the s.s. "Empress
at Dulwich Baths. of Russia." tive meeting "We alone have been afflicted by a) wholly exceptional curse, he said: "we alone
Mr: Bird, who" is one of the of all the nations in the hoads of the well-known firm of world have in our midst men call-architects, Palmer and Turner, ing themselves English men, men has served as a regular member who, after all, earn their living in of the Legislative Council since capitalist conditions, who do not 1923 and had acted as member hesitate to make it plain that their for periods some years before. object is to make it impossible for us to right ourselves after the war.
Lord Birkenhead.
The Moscow work is certainly well done. (Laughter and cheers.) Want will happen if the Southern forces There are in occupy Shanghai?
Shanghai thousands of Europeans, thousands of English people, and
Mr. Bird came to Hong Kong! to join Messrs. Falmer and Turner in 1892, but the connect- ion of the family with Hong Kong dates back to the early days of the Colony.
It was in 1857 that Mr. Bird's uncle arrived in the Colony and he, together with another uncle, carried out the first survey of the City of Victoria and the Kow- loon Peninsula, the possibilities of future development of which! were then being realised.
The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird has designed many of Hong Kong's best known buildings and they remain as monuments to his very considerable ability. It may also be mentioned that Mr. Bird also designed and supervised the erection of the Hong Kong section at Wembley.
With Mr. Bird will go the best wishes of many friends and col- leagues who have worked with him in the public interests.
Mr. R. A. Nicholson. The Colony loses an enthusias- millions of pounds of British money. tie and successful supporter of A Voice: That's all you think of) the Hong Kong Horticultural is it a crime to invest British Society in Mr. R. A. Nicholson,, of money abroad?" (Cries of "No.") the Hong Kong and Whampoa "I don't attempt to reason with Dock Company, who also leaves individuals who are cot English- men, who do not take their orders on the "Empress of Russia." Mr. from way English association, but Nicholson has been in the employ who are the slaves of a barbarous of the Dock Company for over 23 Moscow Power. (Cheers.) 1 do years and is leaving on retire-
THE CHIN
AT THE QUEEN'S..
TJILEBOET" GROUND.
The 9,000 tons ateaimer "Tilichoet" (of the Java China Japan, Lijn) ground at the N.E. point of Ling Ting Island, 14 miles south-west of Hong Kong.
A SUBTLE AND HILARIOUS PICTURE.
"POKER FACES"-TO-DAY.
Posing as his boss's part- ner, the better to "land" a poten- tlal big buyer, obliged by dontes- tic estrangement to take along a substitute "wife" to entertain the prospective customer, it was in- evitable that trouble ahduld lie in wait for the struggling and none too successful' junior in the firm when he discovered his real wife esconced as the new Secretary as a further "bait" for the un- scrupulous and muscular, "fish" that was to be "landed."
But this was nothing to the; fearful complications that arose. It would have taxed the optimism. of-á Micawber' to hope for any. thing less from the morass of trouble in which our hero was plunged than a man-handling that would maim him for life-not to mention an irretrievably blacken- ed character and the ruin of his business career.
But the audience finds it has reckoned without the equanimity of "Poker Face" and the interven- tion of a pugilistic and outraged "hubby." The wreath with which one is preparing to adorn his grave turns to one of laurels in the light of subsequent events. "Poker Face" emerges as the hero of the hour and the idol of his wife, not to mention the adulation of a grateful employer.
This is an excellent picture and magnificent as is the acting of Laura La Plante and Edward Horton, the "hidden hand" of the director (Harry Pollard) hasi much to do with its success.
"Poker Faces" is the feature atj the Queen's to-day.
SCHOOL ROBBERY ARRESTS.
Salvage operations began a fortnight age but have been hampered by yesterday. One of the prisoners is
not reason with them. I notice the ment. Of late years he has been rough wenther. Here is a close-up of Ling Ting's rotky foreshore.
fact that they are moral nad poli-Superintendent of the Cosmo-
theal degenerates-laughter) politan Dock.
and, of course, consistently with! Mr. Nicholson's rose exhibite their kind, they would be delighted
if British wealth were destroyed by have always been one of the shrieking Chinese mobs. Of course, most attractive features of the they would be delighted if a great Horticultural Society's show and many British lives were taken." his own gardens have testified to All those who had interrupted the success of his devoted him believed that the Soviet Gov: erament was right, continued Lord Birkenhead. (A Voice: "I don't, sir.")
energies.
Mr. J. W. Donald. Among others leaving by the Lord Birkenhead: Really, I am "Empress of Russia" is Mr. J. W. not going
who joined Messrs. to argue any more Donald with the mental cases. (Laughter.) Butterfield ad Swire here thirty- We know now that the Soviet Gov- two years ago as marine engineer, ernment has set itself to give being promoted to Second En- orders to Englishmen-and, believe gineer in 1896 and appointed me, not unpaid orders to rebeli against this country, to commit Chief Engineer in 1900. For treason against the British Empire: twenty-seven, years, Mr. Donald Well, I tell you quite plainly that has held posts as Chief Engineer in what remains to me in public life on most of the vessels controlled I will devote myself in the plainest by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, possible language and by combative his last being on the river steam- methods to defeat this attempt to er s.s. "Fatshan." Mr. Donald destroy the British Empire. (Loud lived in Kowloon where he had cheers.) When I am told that a wide circle of friends and many
abuse the Soviet Government, I reply that on the peninsula as well as many for the mere sake of abusing them, in Hong Kong by whom he was
am
not
to
Two Chinese have been arrested. in connection with the burglary at the Diocesan Boys' School, reported.
said to be a returned banishes. All the stolen property has been re- covered.
A small fire broke out on the first floor of No. 10:Seymour Terrace at 8.30 p.m. yesterday, in- It was extinguished by the mates and by police... Slight damage was done. Two fire en- gines arrived on the scene but- their services were not required.
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”.
Entertainments.
April 20-Queen's "Poker Faces."
Theatre:
April 20-World Theatre: "The
Story Without A Name."
April 20-Star Theatre: "The Old Sosk.".
April 20-H.3LS. "Frobisher's"
Where the bow struck a number of rocks which rant the plates. Several dance at Hotel Savoy, 8.30 p.m.
who in the wide world would think held in esteem and regard wish holds were flooded before asalstance reached the ship..
it worth while? (Laughter.) No him. a good voyage and happy
language of contempt could do retirement.
them complete justice, nor would it
be worth while to use it.
"A Maniacal Section,"
"I only attempt a moderate, dis-
passionate, and on the whole a ra-
ther flattering criticism
of
the
Union of Soviet Republies, becausej
I see there is a maniacal section of
PRINCE GEORGE.
GUEST OF FRENCH ARMS KING.
Prince George arrived at Le
our own population who is prepar-Creusot (Saône et Loire), as the
ed to imitate them and desites that guest of M. Eugène Schneider,
we should imitate them. The mo-the prominent iron-master, at his
ment I became convinced that there residence, the Château de la
a section of my countrymen that Verrerie.
wishes to imitate the Soviet Union,
I proposed to ask myself, "What is
The famous armament works at
this Union? What is its history Le Creusot of which M. Schneider what is its record?" Its murders, Assassinations are known to all of is the head, are to France what
us. I do not propose, so long as Krupps were to Germany. They I am permitted to remain in public are by far the largest of their
life, to spare my fellow-country- kind in the country, and are re- men one word of the true opinion nowned for, the manufacture of which I have formed of these men.
"They are not only, as we know, guns, especially those of the murderers and assassins, but the 75mm. type, which M. Schneider men who authorised the doing to invented. During the war enor death of innocent young girls of the mous quantities of shells and Royal house, the men who have guns (from 75mm, up to 370mm.)
view of "Tileboet's" side with a tog alongside to aasiat
The ship
justified that ever since, the men were produced there. Immense had no cargo and the 1,800 passengers were taken off
who have stolen British property Martin, Siemens, and. Bessemer
alt over Russia, the mon who very furnaces, mammoth 20,000-tons
nearly lost the war to which they presses, and yawning troughs wore pledged with the Allies. They where men dipped heavy calibred talk of themselves as establishing the rule of the Proletariat. Do you cannon could be seen in this city think the Proletariat rules in Rus-of metal.
sta? The only right the Prole At the outbreak of hostilitics tariat has in Russia is to be shot, M. Schneider offered the French and they are shot very freely. The Government 28 fully equipped only true Proletariat that exists in batteries, worth £600,000, which Russia is the Proletariat of the had been made for, a foreign peasantry, and they are strongly Government, together with the opposed to the Soviet Government".
were indebted to them for one services of expert gunners who thing only, said Lord Birkenhead. had tested them
They had made plain in the face of makes per
the civilised world, the Imposture, Ne
the cruelty, the severity the in- Jack before men like you, you will humanity, and the fallure of the learn different. (Cheers:)SCA Socialist system. We have tradi- In regard to the political levy, tions of our own which have con Lord Birkenbeud asked, had any fronted greater enemies than this thing been like it in the history of Junta of revolutionaries in Moscow, the world that a half-baked, half- or their paid emissaries, or their educated party should compel its clerical tools in this country. Those better-educated political opponents of us who stand on the other side to subscribe to its support.. or, tel have the memories of old England, them if they did not de. Queen Elizabeth, of the fight would not be able to wo agamat, Louis XIV of the fight challenge of Communtem against Napoleon, of the fight he concluded, and I have against t aiser, and if you think that an Conservatives we
going to do what cept H, we will meet t
down the Union defeat it. (Toud cheers.)
of
that Eng Russidi
April 21-Dance in the Gymna- Blum at Police Headquarters, com- mencing: 8 p.m.
April 22 Third dance of the Hong Kong Dance Club, Lané Crawfords' Restaurant, 8.30 p.m.
April 28 St. George's Day. Darice at Peak Club, 9.15 p.m.:
April 29-Concert for Service men at the "Cheer O," Y.M.C.A., Chater Road.
Sports.
April 20-Seventh bi-annual race | for the "Travessa" Trophy, com- mencing 4 p.m. ::.. --
April 21-Eleventh annual meet- ing of St. Joseph's College H.K.F.C. Ground, Happy Valley 12 noon.
Meetings-T
April 21-Second Meeting of. China Light & Power Co., Ltd... St. George's Building, 11.30a.m.
April 22-Telephone Co.'s second annual meeting, at Exchange Bldg., 11.m.Dett
April 25-Meeting of all. Com- pany Commanders and Officers at Volunteer Headquarters, 6.30 p.m.1 to discuss future training-pro- gramme of the H.K.V.D. Corps.
April 28-Annual meeting of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, City Hall, 4 p.m.
Lammert's Auctions.
April 21-Knitting machines; Udol and Cameras, Sales Room, 11 a.m
April 21-Valuable household Turniture, 10, Knutsford Terrace, 2.45 p.m.
April 22-Ladies' Novelties, etc., Sales Room, Daddell St., 11-a.m
April 20 Great Methodist Rally at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Wanchaf, commencing at 6 p.m.
April-21 Weekly, public lecture
of the EK Lodge the Theosophica! Society, Duddell 8t 6 p.m.
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Home Nursing" Matilda
Public lecture, at
5.30pm
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