SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1927.
CHINA ASSOCIATION.
'A Notable Gathering In London.
FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.
Position of Empire In Far Eart.
cial interests in China.
Sheldrake,
"F. R. Scott, E. F. Seymour, T. S.gard to the China question. Some
Maurice
Silverston, of their friends, bath at home and H. G. Simma, A. P. Simpson, A. abroad-more perhaps of the lat Brooke Smith, Frank J. Smith,. Leo ter than of the former-were dis- Smith, H. Staples Smith, J. D. posed to wonder whether it would
curiously enough, had a fracas with
That was
THE CHINA MAIL,
CINEMA NOTES.
WHAT TO SEE DURING THE HOLIDAYS;
SOME EXCELLENT FILMS.
Several
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are
notable pictures included in the holiday programmes of the local cinemas.
principal
players are Marlon Nixon, Hobart
CHRISTMAS DAY.
The chief of these in
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”
To-day-World, Theatre; "The Last Days of Pompeli." Chinese Parrot."
To-day-Queer's Theatre; "The
To-day-Star Theatre; "Wander- ing Husbands."
To-day--Tea-dance, Cafe Regont, 4.30-6.30 p.m., dinner dance, 8 p.m.
To-day Dinner dance King Edward Hotel, 8.30 to mid- night.
tre; "The Kid Brother."""
at
December 25-26-Star Theatre;
December 25-26-World Theatre; "The Palm Beach Girl."
December 25-28-Queen's Thea».
December 27-29-World Theatre; "Tin Hats.”
December 27-26-Star Theatre; "The Lucky Lady." tre; "Resurrection,"
December 29-31-Queen's Thea-
December 29-31-World Theatre; "Aloma of the South Seas."
December 29-31-Star Theatre; "Padlocked,"
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December 31-New Year's Eve dance at King Edward Hotel, from 8.30 to midnight.
Sports. To-day-Distribution of Prizes at Kowloon Dock Recreation 3.30 p.m.
Smart, Frank Souter, R. N. Spencer, not be possible to bring some more Sir Newton J. Stabb, G. H. Stitt, effective pressure to bear upon the H. J. Stockton, E. B. Stuart-counsels of His Majesty's Gov- They Edwards, Sir George Sutherland, ernment. (Hear, hear).
did not know as much about these John Swire, Henry Symons.
Captain A. G. Sentance Tapp, things, he believed, as his noble O.B.E., N.C., J. C. Taylor, Joseph friend, and even other statesmen W. Taylor, J. H. Teendale, Wm. He had heard and listened to ap
"The Chinese Parrot" showing Theodor, J. W. Thomson, Ross peals to pay a visit to the Opposi Thomson, A. M. Townsend, G. E. tion, whatever it be, but the post-at the Queen's to-day is interesting. Towno, R. N. Truman..
tion was one which he could not alike for the entertaining nature of The annual dinner of the China
R. H. R. Wade, CT. Watney, recall. There was no great and the story and the really remarkable
effecta. White, vigorous opposition of an official camera
The Association was held in the King Oswald White, Edward Edward VII. Rooms at the Hotel James Whittall, Majo J. M. White character prepared to take up any tall, H. G. Wilcox, II. P. Wilkinson, case against the Government for
Bosworth and K. Sojin, Victoria, Northumberland-Avenue, Dr. Harold Williams, Captain H. M. the time being, presumably because The chief picture at the World, N. R. I." London, on Nov. 21. The Rt. Hon. Willy, R.N.R., P. E. Wilson, Philip it was the Opposition's duty to op- Theatre is the magnificent Italian
R. Wolf, A. P. Wood.
pose. Then again, they had been Lord Southborough, G.C.B.,
told that surely this was the time production of Lytton's story, "The G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.C.S.I., the The Chairman's Speech.
when they ought to pray for some- Last Days of Pompeli," a picture President, was in the chair, and the The Chairman, proposing the thing in the nature of the old time which cost £100,000 to maka and gathering was a large one, repre- toast of "His Majesty's Ministera," craft; could it not be possible to employed 45,000 people. The at- Lord Palmerston?; traction at the Star Theatre is sentative of the Government, the sald: With some experience of the find another forces of the Crown and the lead- kind of thing, he had become more There was a great deal more to be "Wandering Husbands," a domestic an unusual climax. and more astonished every year as said than that. Lord Palmerston, drama with ing British financial and commer- to how it was that some sixteen or China himasif, and dealt with it in These three pictures are all being
twenty distinguished men could be Supporting the chairman on his found to grapple with the enormous true Palmerstonian fashion. Hav. screened for the last times to-dny. right were:-Rt. Hon. Viscount, problems of the government of the ing dealt his blow, he immediately Peel, G.B.E., Mr. L. N. Leefe, Sir British Empire. They drank their forced a general election on the William Rees Davies, K.C., Lieut.-health, for that was one interpre- country and won it, as he would General Sir A. Hunter-Weston,tation of the term toast, but toast have said, hands down, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.P., Sir James H. might also mean to scorch by fire-evidence of vigour, but there was While he was en-
To-morrow sees a new set of pic- Stewart Lockhart, K.C.M.G., Rear (laughter)and that was the more more behind It.
frequent application. The conges-gaged in settling the China ques- Admiral B. Domvile, C.B., C.M.G., tion of world-wide business had in tion of that day and winning his tures. Sir Robert Waley Cohen, K.B.E.. fact a bearing upon the difficulties election in this country, the people Harold Lloyd's big new comedy hit, Sir Herbert Read, K.C.M.G., C.B. which surrounded the great ques- here, throughout the length and "The Kid Brother," which begins a at the Queen's Mr. Archibald Rose, C.I.E., Sir Vic-tions affecting the minds of all, breath of the land, were paralysed four days run tor Wellesley, K.C.M.G., C.B., Mr. They had, for instance, the keen by the horrors of the Indian Mu- Theatre. "The Kid Brother," pre- (Here Lord Southborough sents an amusing story, the climax H. W. Looker, M.P., Sir Edward desire of the young ladies of Bri- tiny. Crowe, C.M.G., Dr. Harold Williams, tain to vote for His Majesty's Min-quoted from a book showing to which is the most thrilling fight isters and others—(laughter)— other side to Lord Palmerston→
in which Harold Lloyd yet appeared, Mr. S. F. Mayers, Sir E. Denison and at the same time they were con- while Colin Campbell was moving
The new picture at the World Ross, C.I.E., Brig. General M. E fronted with the apparently fixed towards Lucknow, Palmerston was Villoughby, C.B., G.M.G., C.S.I., and determination of the Hindus to de- rating their Office of Works about Theatre for Sunday and Monday Lieut-Colonel R. K. Morcom, C.B.E., eline the vote either for themselves the nuisance of iron hurdles in the will be "The Palm Beach Girl," a On the chairman's left were:-Rt. or for anybody else. It was, Park.) Thanking Lord Peel for his comedy with Bebe Daniels as the p.m.
in Hon. Earl Stanhope, D.S.O., M.C., fact, with His Majesty's Ministers a presence, the chairman concluded heroine of a series of amusing and Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell, Rt. Hon. case of everything "from Peru to by stating that if during his thrilling incidents in a speed boat. Sir Edward Hilton Young, G.B.E., China." His noble friend, Lord morning ride round the Park Lord Peel, First Commissioner of Works, Peel would think of Lord Palmer D.S.O., M.P., Sir Francis Age, who had honoured them with his
ston, he was quite sure they would G.C.M.G., K.B.E., Lieut.-General Sir
presence that evening (applause)--- Hastings Anderson, K.C.B., Lieut. would find that there were genii in General Sir George Macdonogh, that Association who would at once G.B.E., K.C.R., K.C.M.G., Sir Her- put him upon a mystle carpet and bert Creedy, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., Mr. waft him away to the Far East. David Ländale, Mr. C. F. Whigham, It was at that annual dinner of Sir Gilbert Grindle, K.C.M.G., C,B., the China Association that they Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., Sir Wil-liked to speak of the high and im
A resolution that the Prayer Book Jam Beresford Whyte, K.C.B., portant part the Association had Measure did not prejudicially affect pinyed for many years in China and the constitutional rights of his C.M.G., Sir William H. Clark, in London. They liked to feel that Majesty's subjects and that it was K.C.S.I., C.M.G., Sir Claud Severn. the great trading interests which expedient that the measure should K.B.E., C.M.G., Sir Harry Goschen. were being assisted by that Asso- proceed was adopted by the Ec- Bart., K.B.E., Mr. John Swire and cintion had done much to magnify elesiatical Committee of Parliament Sir Arthur Yapp.
the position of the British Empire by about 21 votes to 5. Others present were:-F. J. Ab-in the Far East-and what WEB bott, T. H. V. Aldridge, H. J. Al-true of the Chinese themselves.
mead-Bartlett,
have a friend of their case in China. (Laughter and applause.)
Other speeches, for lack of space, were held over for a week by the "China Express & Telegraph."
Club,
To-day Hong Kong Foot- ball Association holiday matches, H.K. Club ground, 3.46 p.m.
To-day-Christmas meeting of the Fanling Hunt at Kwanti. hall match for "Sunday Herald Cup": Scotland v. Portugal, 3.45
• December 26--International foot-
December 26- Sunday Herald International Charity Cup Competi- The Stär Theatre to-morrow tion; Scotland v. Portugal, H.EL presents two distinct programmes, Club ground, 3.46 p.m. The picture at the usual perform-meet for December Cup, at Mr. one of which is for the children. December 26-Fanling Hunt ances is the German production, Potts bungalow, 11 a.m. I. N. R. I., which depicts the Life of Christ in reverent manner.
The children's programme, which comprises Hoot Gibson's "The Texas Streak" and comedy pictures, begins at 2.30 on Sunday and Monday with admission twenty cents for ench child.
LATER IN THE WEEK.
December 27-Football match: England v. S. China, H.K. Club ground, 3.45 p.m.
Meeting.
January 7-Meeting of Creditors of the Prince's Bldg. & Land Co.,
Ltd., 6 Des Voeux Road Central, поол.
Miscellaneous
December 29- Presentation to the Rev. Copley Moyle at reception in St. John's Cathedral Hall, 5-6 pira.
Presenting the report of the (Hear, hear). He would have liked Cathedrals Commission to
On Tuesday both the World the gar,, W. T. Alway, F. Anderson, A. for # few. moments after Church Assembly, the Archbishop Theatre and the Star Theatre will G. Angier, W. A. Argent, E. Ash- dinner Lo deal lightly with of York doubted if there had been present new pictures, the former,
the Star Theatre respectively, the subject of China, but
for centuries a more striking res- "Tin Hats," a comedy, and the Int "Aloma of the South Seas" with Dr. T. Baty, C. A. Beard, W. B. they all recognised that their ponse on the part of the people to ter, "The Lucky Lady," a Monte Gilda Gray, and Rex Beach's drama, Billinghurst, H. W. Bird, W. E. hearts were not light when they the great opportunity which the Carlo comedy drama.
"Padlocked," with Lois Moran, Blackburn, Commander R. W. Black-thuught of the chaos and misery cathedrals represented. The Arch-
"The Kid Brother" will be follow-Louise Dresser and Noah Boery. fock, R.N., D.S.C.. R. Blackwell, J. which existed in that great con bishop of Canterbury said that the ed at the Queen's Theatre on Thurs-
They were bound, then, as archbishops would be failing in
"Resurrection," "Aloma of the O. P. Bland, Lieut.-Commander try. Morice Blood, R.N., Admiral C. B. an Association, to think seriously their duty were they not to respond day by Tolstoy's great romantic South Seas," and "Padlocked" will which all be screened until Saturday, be- C. A. V. Bowra, H. Rand sadly of the troubled state alto an obvious inclination on the
drama, "Resurrection," in Boyd, C.V.O., C.B.E., A. W. Brank. things. A w days ago the Chins part of people throughout the Dolores del Rio plays the leading ing. replaced on Sunday by a new
Committee, which was in alliance world to support a world-wide ap-
set of pictures, of which the one aton, Col. G. T. Brierley, C.M.G., with their Association, expressed
Thursday sees
for the Queen's "Beau Geste," le two more new D.S.O., E. Brocard, Thomas Brown, some of its views in "The Times," peal for funds for the preservation
pictures at the World Theatre and world famous. J. S. Bruce, Alfred Bryer, Dr. A. and so important were the points of the fabrics of the cathedrals.
Borrett.
C. Bryson,. R. G. Buchan, F. H. upon which they felt keenly that Bugbird, G. S. Burge, W. S. Buros, he should like to refer to them W. Burton-Baldry, Major H. Ful-again specifically. They were well aware, of course, of the difficulties ford Bush, D.S.O., W. B. Buyers.
of the constructive policy. They
M. K. L. Campbell, F. B. Car desired to give adhesion to the michsel, W. Carter, F. S. Clark, H. principle of Nationalism in China, W. Clarke, Captain R. Corfield, A. but until this Nationalism Was M. Cowan, J. L. Crockett. Frunk able to furnish more evidence of Crossley, Alex. Cumming, Donald A. constructive and administrative Cumming, E. Oxley Cumming.
Sir W. Rees Davies, K.C., J. L. de la Cour, Major R. B. Denny, Dr. D. d'Esterre, M.D., D. R. Dew, R. P. Dippe. A: R. Duncan, William Duncan, R. M. Dyer.
capacity they felt that the safe guards under which British trade constructed had been hitherto ought not to be further weakened. (Applause), They held that the surrender of the British Concession at Hankow had been extremely Col. R. W. Eaton, G. T. Edkins. harmful to British commercial in- F. D. K. Farnan, W. Fisher, J.terests there(Hear, hear)—and A. Flower, Major J..T. Ford, Q.B.E., in the Yangtsze Valley. They held Col. R. B. Ford, C.B.E., Royal that safeguards represented by the Marines, H. H. Fox, C.M.G., Ad-other British Concessions ought for miral. Sir Sydney Freemantle, the time being to be maintained.
(Applause). K.C.M.G, M.V.O.
Rev. E. A. Gardner, M.A., M.C., They were strongly of the opin- H. G. Gardner, Leigh Garner, R.fon that negotiations for radical H. Gaskin, H. J. Gedge, S. W. Go.changes in the British Concession at Tientsin ought not to be con- din, E. M. Gull.
ducted. ((Hear, hear).
They H. T. Hancock, Col. R. K. Har
were advised and believed that vey, Col. John Hastings, John Host abandonment of existing anfe- Ings, Major G. A. Herbert, H. Hguards and rights was more dan- Heron, A. Hide, E. E. Hills, Robert gerous to British trade than a boy-' H. Hill.
E. D. Jackson, Dr. J. W. Jackson, Leonard G. Johnston, E. L. Jones, H. D. C. Jones, William D. Jupp.
W. B. Kennett, W. P. Ker, C.M.G., P. L. Knight.
cott, dangerous as that had proved itself to be, and further they held that both British property and British merchants in China were antitled to protection, that the present position of the ex- British Concession at Hankow was a Bernard C. Lambert, A. O. Lang menace to both, and that the only Francis A. Lauder, R. de B. Layard, way to remove the menace was for C.M.G., L. N. Leefe, A. C. Leith, His Majesty's Government to ad- E. J. Libeaud, Capt. C. Oswald Lid-minister that former Concession dell, N. O. Liddell, E. Aubrey Lloyd. until such time as the Chinese were J. MacLennan, E. F. Mackey, C.able and willing to give effect to Chen-O'Malley Agreement. Mackintosh, LL.D., J. P. Mackin-the tosh, Admiral C. Maclachlan, C.B., (Applause). Having said so much J. H. Macoun, H. A. J. Macray, Dr. he desired to express on their be Duncan, D. Main, N. G. Maitland, half to His Majesty's Government their grateful thanks for the time-
A. G. Major, H. M. Mann, A. Ely aid which had been accorded by Marker, Dr. Oswald Marriott, B. P. the Navy, (Applause), under Massey, F. W. Massey, Sidney. F the command of his friend, Ad- Mayers, Capt. R. Mayne, R.N., W. miral Tyrwhitt, who was with them R. McCallum, E. Cameron, McGre- on the occasion of their last an- gor, C. A. McLellan, George Miller, nual dinner, and he put it on their Char. R. Morling, W. A. Morling, behalf in that connection the pre- Harold S. Moss, G. C. Moxon.tence that night of the noble Earl, Major W. S. Nathan, C.M.G., on his left, who occupied the ex- acting position of Civil Lord of North. China Herald," Owen: the Admiralty. They were also O'Malley, W. Oram Adams, H. A thankful for the despatch of that Ottewill...
first-rate fighting force which had; R. E. N. Padfield, John A. Parry been sent by His Majesty's Govern- W. L. Pattenden, Et. Hon. Viscount ment to Shanghai. (Applause). Feel, G.B.E., John H. Perry, T. The most important place in their eyes, the spiritual home in the Far Fetrie, J. T. Pratt, C.M.G.
Robert Ramsey, J. F. van Rees, East of many who were present F. Oswald Reynolds, N. S. Beyn that evening (Laughter). They tlens, G. A. Richardson, Sir Thomae should never look too close at a Richardson, A. Ritchie Brig simile; they are often entitled not General Rose, C.SI... DM to be seen. (Laughter). They Foss H.. Rothwell, D. C. Ruther had now arrived at the point where dito kay award with re-
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