TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1928.
MARSHAL FENG.
STILL. REALLY A CHRISTIAN.
1
His Position As a Christian.
There is another matter that has become a moot question, concerning the Marshal: that is the question of his Christianity. If Marshal Feng's present type of Christi anity 18 different from the old-time evangelistic type, one has Tainan, Jan. 10. to remember that his prosent line-
HONAN MATTERS.
CINEMA NOTES.
"BEN HUR" COMING NEXT WEEK.
TO-DAY'S BIG COMEDY.
"Ben-Hur," the £600,000 film
many years of
THE CHINA MAIL,
PRISON MUTINY.
INDIAN CONVICTS ATTACK WARDERS.
NOSE CUT OFF.
Allahabad, Saturday,
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"
To-day--Queen's Theatre; "Out All Night." N
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8 p.m. to midnight.
January 25-Cheer O' Y.M.C.A.;; January 25-Queen's Theatre; Whist Drive, 7.30 p.m. "We're in The Navy Now."
January 26-Musicale at Holenn
To-day Cheer O'. Y.M.CA.; Sing Song, 7.30 p.m. I was interested in noting the up is different from the former which will be screened at the One hundred convicts of the cano," 6.16 and 9.15; "The True To-day-World. Theatra; "Vol- tone of the headline, and the shad-Ironsides of the old First Kusmin- Queen's Theatre next week, owes linbitual prisoners circle at Naini Love," Chinese Drama, 12, 2.30 ing of the article from your "Own chun. The present army has been its popular success not only to the Gaol attacked a convict overscer, and 7.15. Correspondent at Peking under rusticating in Kansu for some grandeur of its spectacle and the cut off his nose and thrashed him
To-day-Star Theatre; "Finc date of January 2, in which the in-length of time, and the recruits absorbing nature of its netion but and the convict gaolers.
that have come in for months be likewise to the love story of Ben-
Manners." timated entry of Marshal Feng-fore the treck through Shensi into Hur and Esther and the other love 20 prisoners scattered and climb-dinner dances; Carnival Cabaret, Armed wardera rushed up and To-day-King Edward Hotel halang's nominee Into the Nanking
Honan, have had Government, would mean the entry
a goodly lot of motif between mother and son a roof from whence they threw Mohammedans of Soviet influence on the Yangtze
among them. It which is brought powerfully to the tiles and other missiles. and in the environs of Shanghai. would be manifestly impossible to fore through the
The Superintendent warned the carry on the former drill-ground separation of Ben-Hur and his Prisoners, who took no heed, after As one, who has been of Honan, though not in it for the past few evangelism with this large per-parent by the Romans who con-
which the warders were ordered centage of Mohammedana. months, and from one who never doubtedly, too, the old ardour has womenfolk to a forgotten dungeon. 16 wounded, the remainder being Un-demaed him to the galleys and his open fire. One was killed and theless, has had some Inside know- ledge of the way that things have watered down somewhat, for This vivid picture shows us Ben-overpowered after a struggle in which his command has had to pass, chariot race, his romance with the financial necessities through Hur's
which a number of warders wore triumphant injured.-Reuter, and the Importunities of his officials Eather, and his return to Judaca, for funds, have brought changes fired by the hope of the Messianie Into the moral administration that kingdom. The outcast mother and the Marshal would not countenance sister find the young hero asleep, in the old days.
but in a scene of Infinite pathos
been going there, I would like to bear testimony. for the Christian Marshal;
escape, the
ECCENTRIC CLUB.
GENERAL MILNE ON WARS
Living in Mission Quarters, Marshal Feng and his staff are In the Baptist Mission Compound Chengchow, and his staunch follow-
Oplum Now Openly Sold, turn away so as not to contaminata er. Chang Chi-chiang, with his staff;
In the days of 1922, when Gen-ed one after they have been heal-inner of the Eccentric Club was him. Their reunion with the lov The thirty-seventh anniversary and fully, Canadian Church Mis-oral Feng was Governor of Honaned by the Saviour, is perhaps the held at the Hotel Cecil. It was
family, are occupying the resid-
and in the preceding years when sion in the south suburb of Kaifeng his obligations were not as onerous most exquisite passage in film fic-attended by upwards of 500 mem- However, we are assured on the best authority, that of the present in no way to opium. Oplum was as they are now, he would trucklo occupants, that when the mission aries are able to return to their work the premises will be vacated
interested missionarles are glad to
freely grown in Honan in many parts this last spring, but for this he was not responsible, though the
tion.
"WE'RE IN THE NAVY NOW."
The stars of "Behind the Front,"
bers and friends, and was pre- sided over by General Sir George F. Milne, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Mr. Laddie Cliff occupied the vice-chair.
Sir Walter de Frece, M.P., prò-
I feel assured that the primarily officials of the Second Kuominchus, Wallace Beery and Raymond Hat-
were fully responsible, and those as the sallor heroes of Paramount's described the Eccentric Club as
to a
May Institute, 5.80 p.m.
Ja uary 26 Cheer O' Y.M.C.A.; Impromptu Dance, 7.30 p.m.
January 26-28-World Theatre;} "The Gold Rush."
January 26-28-Queen's Theatre; "The College."
January 26-28-Star, Theatre; "The Wedding Song."
January 27-Cheer O' YM,C.A.; Concert and Dance, 7.30 p.m.
January 28-Cheer O' Y.M.C.A.;
"The Irresistible Lover." "Impromptu Concert, 7.30 p.m.
January 29-Queen's Theatre;
Musical Evening, 7.30 p.m.
January 29-Cheer O' Y.M.C.A.;
January 20-30 Star Theatre; "The Desort's Toll."
January 29-31-World Theatre; "Way Down Enat."
January 30-February 4-Queen's Theatre; "Ben Hur."
January 31-February 1-Star February 26 Craigengower
have the aces rather than the folwho then occupied the province ton, have the time of their lives posing the toast of "The Visitors, Theatre; "The Tax! Dancer." lowers in their homea, and it seems that this would be the alternative. were Shensi powers. Now there is second comedy showing the sunny the foremost, and probably the Cricket Club's annual Bachelors' |
A great opium trade out of Shensi side of the war, "We're In the last, of the Bohemian clubs of Dance. Marshal Feng's discipline is still good within his own command, but in the streets of Kaifeng, as it hased at the Queen's Theatre again to responded.
Mr. Alfred H. Angus into Honan. Opium is openly sold Navy Now," which will be screen-London.
Sports. there are several armies fighting)
The Chairman, submitting the tion: H.K. Hockey Club v: R.A.F., January 26-Sim Shield Compoti- together in the present Kuomin-not been done at any other time in morrow by general request.
Starting in a prize ring, going toast, "The Eccentric Club," said King's Park, 4.30 p.m. chun, and soldiers of other than the the history of the province; at least First Army till feel that their this is the testimony of those who naval training camp, from he had the honour of being, a January 28-American lawn ten- allegiance is due to their own henda have come out of the province. The there to the deck of a troop tran- member of two institutions with nis tourney (mixed doubles, for and not to the head of the whole. Marshal has been very little in the sport, and in turn, a small rowboat, the wise old owl as a badge-the members of the Ladies' Recreation
dreadnought, Eccentric Club and the Staff Club at L.R.C. This is not surprising in the sub-capital city, but the influence of submarine, French
present allies, France and then-all the way back College-possibly run on different those who are his
February 17- Golf ordinates, when the Marahal navit and who call themselves members to where it started from. "We're lines, but alike in the esprit de Ladies Bogey Competition at political, in these transitional days of the Kuominchun, is apparently in the Navy Now" creates a new corps and comradeship of their Fanling. to disregard breaches even among paramount. I have heard. Marshal laugh record for Wallace Beery and members. Their club had as its Hughes & Hough's Auction. the "Allied Commanders."
president a great Englishman, House Street, valuable leasehold | When he came to know of the Feny preach from the text, To Raymond Hatton.
Viscount Burnham, a man who thefts from the several mission re doeth it not, to him it is sin," I him who knoweth to do good, and
WORLD AND STAR.. had risen to the very highest sta-roperty situate in Peak District,
3 p.m. sidences in the south suburb of
tion in his own profession, and Gloria Swanson's comedy of a who was always ready to do some January 26-Sale by Public Auc
Land Sale, Kaifong city, he was very indign-had no doubt at the time that ant, and had the matter put through mon was preached in the days of chorus girl who plunges into the thing for the good of his country. tion of Crown Land at New Kow- the Provincial Governing Councils, governorship, that he was perfectly social swim, "Fine Manners," will (Cheers). They all joined in ex-loon, P.W.D. Ofices, 3 p.m. and the losses, therein sustained, sincere, in the sentiments that he be screened at the Star Theatre tending their best wishes to him
making
recorded, with a view to
restitution in happier days, but he
still felt that he could; not too
closely lay the blame, for allegiances
seem to be lightly held in these days.
expressed. And I am
rected.
BUSTER KEATON COMEDY.
POPULAR
Match:
March 1-At Auction Room, Ice
Meetings.
the
January 25-General meeting of Hong Kong Philharmonie Society, Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m.
January 25--Meeting of
nual meeting of Union Waterboat Sanitary Board Department.
February 7-Twenty-third an- Co., Ltd., in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., 11 a.m.
Miscellaneous.
at
very aure to-day and to-morrow.
Another on his visit to India and a speedy that he regrets with his whole picture also being. screened return. (Cheers). Their very heart the disjointed times through
to-day İs "Volcano" at the popular chairman of the club if he could, have these abuses cor- toric Mount La Pelce eruption, vied that position since 1916, which he is passing, when he would, World Theatre, a story of the his- Mr. Montague Bates--had occu-
Further the Marshal, while not role. "Volcano" is being screened energetic honorary secretary
with Bebe Daniels in the leading and to him and to their able and His Degree of Crimson. pressing his Christianity, as in the at 5.16 and 9.20 only, the picture Mr. Harrison-one of the found Some days since I had a long and former days, is not loath to confess at 12, 2.30 and 7.16 being the ers of the club, the members owed interesting talk with a gentleman his adherence to the Christian Chinese drama, "True Love."
a deep debt of gratitude. (Hear, out of Honan, who has been as cause, and his apprehension lest the
hear.) But the members also had closely associated with the public influence of Christianity should life of the province as any one, and wane. In this connection one can
Just cause for pride. During the
To-day-Annual ceremony Great War the cost to them in the H.K. Chinese General Chamber who, incidentally, has not very only wonder why, when there are The third comedy at the respect of hostels, various enter- of Commerce, 2 pm. great reason to love Marshal Feng no finances to carry out primary Queen's Theatre-this week, ac-tainments, and grants to hospi January 25-Hong Kong St personally, yet who could not but education with government funds, bear witness to the fact that Mar- the edict of the Kuomintang Gor cording to a special advertise-tala and charities was between Andrew's Society hold annual Burns shal Feng does not seems to be of a ernment should prevent the mis- Buster Keaton's latest United indeed proud to be received into Lecture, Lane, Crawford's Restaur
ment in to-day's issue, will be 75,000 and £100,000. One was Dinner.
January 29-Theosophical Society very pronounced "Red" colour. His slona from carrying out the exist- Artists' picture, "College." The the fellowship of an association inferences were based on the following primary school work that has story begins with Buster as a with such a noble record, and on
ant. ing considerations. When Tang been in existence for some years high school boy declaiming behalf of the Services he thanked Song-chi's and Chang Fa-kuci's men now: This is a mystery, but might against athletics. His girl, how-them. In 1896 the club's Bene- came to Kaifeng after the retreat be readily explained, if one but ever, tells him she prefers an volent Fund was started, and it of the Fengtlen men in the latter knew all the politics behind the athlete to a bookworm, and on had been well maintained and days of May and curly June, there move that holds all the magistrates entering college Buster decides he ministered ever since.
He re- was a group of communistically responsible for seeing that no mis-will become an athlete.. After gretted that in the Service to minded young men, who came out sionary educational work is at pre-his arrival at College he succes- which he had the honour to be- with a very strong stream of in sent carried on. Marshal Feng sively tries baseball, high-jump-long they had no scope for such vectives against the "imperialists" himself, in the year 1922, firmly ing, broad-jumping, shot-putting, generous eccentricity as marked and their "running dogs," the believed in the efficacy of the mis-hammer-throwing, hurdle racing, their club,
Dr. Schnitzler describes this play Christian leaders and others who sion school work, and memorialised pole-vaulting and finally rowing,
Platitudes.
as a comedy, but readers who re- had much to do with foreigners in the National Christian Conference and it is here that he establishes
"War is a terrible heartbreak-member his "Anatol Dialogues" and one way and another. There was during the great meeting in Shang- himself. He is made coxswain of ing business." he proceeded, "and his "Reigen" ought to be warned this group, ready to lead the "com-hai, in the spring of that the crew and his college wins. it is good that statesmen are now that "Professor Bernhardi" is & munistic troops" to the mission year, to promote educational work Later the climax of the film trying to find a more rational and very different affair. The comic compounds and billet them there as and to multiply schools. This comes when Buster saves the girl humane way of settling interna-spirit is wholly absent from this the most luxurious quarters that measure may, however, be but part from his villainous rival, and tional difficulties and reconciling play, and the comedy label is de could be assigned them. They also of the general policy of holding full spurred by her plight, easily out their conflicting ideals. But we ceptive. Professor Bernhardi, a proscribed certain of the more control of the educational work for distances everybody in the race. must guard ourselves against the Jewish doctor, refuses to allow a moderate leaders, among whom was the Chinese youth, and there may The highly original ending is in platitudes spoken with the ac Catholic priest to approach the bed. the friend who gave me this in- he plans for the establishing of an keeping with the rest of an amus-cents of peace, which tend to obside of a dying woman, formation. The proscribed men adequate school system when peace Ing film. were to be seized, and as a first shall have been restored.-"N. C.
measure
were to bo paraded Daily News" Correspondent. through the streets, with certain
very undignified mottoes adorning their persons. Marshal Feng then came out of the west,, and Imme- diately these measures against the moderates were dropped, and the "Reds" themselves had to flee or go Into hiding..
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scure one of our first and foregrounds that she will die in peace most important duties, to make if she is left alone, because she does our Empire safe against external not know she is dying. His action aggression. On that point we gives rise, as the publisher aptly must be under no illusion. Armies puts it, to "almost endless argu- are not the symbol of a selfish and ment and discussion." The Profes irrational thirst for power; they are the bulwarks of our trade and ser is eventually accused of sacri-
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Dr. Schnitzler conducts his argu- our independence, and our com- CHARIOT RACE THRILL.
mon liberties. The time mayments, both for and against the come (I think it will come) when Professor's action earnestly and A Plot Nipped in the Bud,
The famous flm, "Ben Hur," we shall have ample security at fairly, but it seems to the writer About two months ago the Mar-
which cost £600,000 to produce, is less cost than in the past. Mean-that. he has confused the issue. shal got wind of a plot of the
coming to the Queen's Theatre on while we must bear the burden, somewhat unnecessarily by making "Reds" to intrigue him into some
Monday, January 80. The chariot and our patriotism should enable Professor Bernhardi a Jew. difficulty, perhaps to make life dan-
race in "Ben Hur" is the biggest us to do this more cheerfully than this device he has succeeded, no thrill ever screened. You see we sometimes do. I mean the doubt, in making a more direct ap- gerous for him. Knowing this and
The death is announced of Ad- forty-eight horace-twelve teams the probable source of the plot, the miral Sir John De Robeck. Reutor.start abroast in their mad dash patriotism of reason, which en- neal in countries like his own, Marshal sent a message to a for- (Sir John Michael De Robeck, over the seven laps of the Antioch Ables every true citizen to identify where anti-Semitic feeling is strong merly ardent follower of his, who Admiral of the Fleet, is the first race course, and you cannot for himself with the prosperity and in certain sections of the commun- had left one of the most import- Baronet and obtained the K.C.B. in bear a cheer as Ben-Hur wrecks security of his country, the paity; but he has weakened his case ant positions in Sianfu to follow 1016. He was Commander-in-Chief Messala and forges to the front! friotism which animates the in this country and clouded the real him to Moscow, and was placed by of the Atlantic Fleet from 1922 to in realistic death-grapples on the enable us to maintain our self-capped further by a poor transla
Roman and. Pirate navies contend members of this club, which will problem of the play. He is handi- him in the vice-commissionership in 1924 and of the Mediterranean Mediterranean. The towers and respect, to hold our place among tion. Chengchow of the Peasants and Fleet, 1919-1922.
turrets of Zion rise anew. From the nations, to advance the high- Workmen's Union, asking him to fn- Sir John was born on June 10, the exquisite Madonna to The Last eat interests of humanity and vestigate this plot and have the 1862, the second son. of the 4th Supper and the Procession of civilisation." (Cheers). ringleaders arrested. That vory Baron De Robeck of Gowran Palms, the masterpieces of art are night the Vice-Commissioner went Grange, Naas, Ireland, He mar-re-enacted, often in colour. The into retirement, from which he has ried in 1922, Hilda, the widow beautiful love story of Esther and of Col. Sir Simon Macdonald Lock-Saviour, dominates the grand spec
Ben-Hur a contemporary of the not yet emerged..
Thus, though Marshal Feng hart, Bt.
tacle which is characterized by a scems willing' enough to permit the The Jate Admiral entered the fine reverence in the sacred part people to come under a Soviet form Navy as a cadet in 1875 and was of the portrayals. Among the of Government, and has established promoted captain in 1902, Rear-leading actors are Ramon Novarro the committee form of government | Admiral In 1911, Vico, "Admiral. în in the title role, Francis X. Bush- „For the third time within the for the Province, he wants the So-1917 and Admiral of the Floot in man as Messala, May McAvoy ss last few days fire broke out at the Dr. Richard Paulusz, who recent- vletising to be of a Chinese type, 1826. He commanded the Naval Esther, Betty Bronson as the office of the Soviet Trade Commis-ly retired after long service as A and not of the Red type, as It is Forta in the Dardanelles during the Madonna, Care Mens as Tras, sioner. Incendiarism is suspected. Singapore, has just come Home, and Government medical officer at known in Russia. At least that is time the Expeditionary Force was Frank J. Currier, Mitchell Lewis, Firemen were able to put out the intends permanently settling down Nigol de Brullar, Claire McDowell, the purport of all the stories that landed in 1915. He leaves no Kathleen Koy, with no less than confiagration before any serious in England, says a London ex- L HONG KONG have been repeated along this line, heir.]
| 160,000 persons in the "support. damage was done.—Reuter.
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