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LITTLE DANCERS.
MISS VIOLET CAPELL'S ENTERTAINMENT,
PRAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
PRETTY PERFORMANCE. A clever foreign planist had been engaged as accompanist to an A vory charming wedding took
Miss Violet Capell and her clever were higher than her technique,
amateur singer whose ambitions place at the church of the China dancing pupils gave their annual | Inland Mission, Yunnanfu, on Wed-charity entertainment in aid of the through her songs, and at last the The lady had been at nearly all nesday, February 15, when Mr. London Hospitul at the Queen's pianist lost his temper, Talmage de Witt Payne, son of the Theatre last evening. Into Mr. J. P. Payne, of Scattle,
The "show" was a great success andly, It is of no use. I give up "Madam," he said politely but Washington, was united
in holy both from the entertainment aader chob. I blay der black keys. matrimony to Miss Grace Lillian well as the financial point of view. I blay or white keys, and always Fraser, daughter of Mr. J. Fraser, The audience was large and enyou sing in der cracks."
of Rochester, N.Y.
thusiastic, and all the performers The bride was dressed in white who acquitted themselves well came satin-back crepe, open at the in for much applause which they throat, and edged with lace with richly deserved.
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She was one of those women who want to see everything in the shop
Isalesman, "you have our entire stock," and pointed to a mass of nily-coloured hosiery that littered the counter."
a roselte at the left shoulder also. The varied programme was very without regard to the trouble of crepe. She wore an ornamental well arranged and interest was Bs- caused. She wanted some socks. band in her hair, and carried stained throughout the time the "There, madam," observed the pretty bouquet of pink carnations dancera occupied the stage. and stocks. She was attended by Those taking part in the show Master Allen Arnold, as page, and included: M. Wallace, C. Whellan, Miss Ruth Metcalfe as flower I. Perry, J. Croft, J. Felstoff, M. girl, looked very pretty in a loose Culliver, P. Greenhill, D. Hawker, in disappointed tones. pale blue frock, carrying a basket P. Tod, H. Hills, J. Smith, A. of variegated carnation's cherry blossom.
and Raworth, D. Brown, B. Tong, D.
"Is that all you have?" she asked
"Yes, madam," was the reply, and
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Miss Anna. Weber made a charm-ton, D. Breakspear, E. Hilliard, J. pair I have on, of course,"
Wallace, B. Brearley, W. Reming-he added, thoughtfully, "except the ing bridesmaid, dressed in salmon Stewart, J. Cunningham, E. Stain pink crepe de Chine trimmed with field, A. King. B. Fowel, N. Laing,
7,30 a.m.-Hard-working Mother
old lace, with a ribbon of the same M. Boulton, A. Goodman, R. Tong, (calls upstairs to still reposing colour in her hair, and carrying w, Harcomb, B. Walker, I. Shin-son): "Now then, get up, can't
a bouquet matehing that of the worst, H. Weir, B. Bone, G. Swan, yer? Why should I work and slave bride.
B. Mitchell, M. Tod, K. Wolfe, R. and you up there snoring like a Taggart, M. de la Prade, J. de la pig
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"Shine your boots so yer can see your face in them?"
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"Well, I don't blame yer."
Mr. Kuhn, of the same Mission, Aupported the Bridegroom as Best Prade. J. Woolley, P. Mooney, D. Voice from Above: "Ere! Not so man, and the ceremony was per- Sandes, M. Sandes, D. Wu. L. Mak, much of yer clarse 'atred!". formed by the Rev. F. J. Dymond, K. Lee, A, Choy, F. Ho Tung, M. of the English Methodist Mission. Clark, M. Glendinning, E. Gear, B. The Rev. J. O. Fraser (B.Sc., Lon Pethick, H. Wylie, J. Smith, M. guv'nor?"
Bootblack: "Shine your boots, don) at the organ, helped to make Brown, S. Pethick, P. Way, Q. "No." the ceremony most Impressive, ac Bell, R. Bell, P. Capell, E. Rose, E. companying Mr. Harrison, who Boulton, M. Meyer, E. Tod, H. Ho, sang a solo.
S. Ho, B. Bird, B. Walker, P. The reception was held at the Gittens, R. Wong, G. Jowitt. residence of the Rev. H. A. C. Allen, of the China Inland Mission, and Mrs. Allen was responsible for the decorations and refreshments, was accomplished the question which left nothing to be desired.
After tes had been served, Mr. that immediately strikes the
Fraser, who is a very necomplish- man-in-the-street is: Why was ed planist, played selections from not the Government behind the memory, which called forth the ad- effort?
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GETTING THERE.
There is something pathetic in the account of how the British airman, Captain Hinkler, has per- formed his flight from London to Australia in less than sixteen days. It was done so unostenta
iously and matter-of-factedly. The airman, it seems, asked ad- vice or assistance from nobody
-Our Own Correspondent..
Perhaps the answer is miration of all present. that the airman did not require their assistance; perhaps he felt
he had more chance of success if
he kept the attempt on a personal ST. PAUL'S BRIDGE. plane, having regard to the mis-
LONDON TRAFFIC.
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The artistes will give another performance at the Queen's at 6 next Monday, and one at the Star Theatre at 9.15 p.m., on Wednesday next.
ARTHUR'S CLIFF.
SCHEME TO SECURE IT FOR
in
THE NATION.
Much interest is being shown a proposal to take steps to secure for the nation a famous stretch of Cornish cliff.
The property, known as Church
A celebrated actor who had been
driving to his theatre in a cab paid only the legal fare.
"Are you the gentleman wot plays Shylock, the Jew, at that theatre?" said the cabby, looking gloomtly at the money.
"Yes, I am," was the reply.
"Ah, I thought so," retorted the enbby. "And you does it first-rate) it's quite natural to you."
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A motorist, whilst touring, met an old man who was driving a cart with n donkey between the shafts.
Thinking to have some fun at the old man's expense, "What is the difference between your turn-out and mine?" he asked.
fortune that has accompanied so BEST WAY OF COPING_WITH many officially-sponsored flights of late. Whether this was so or not, it is palpably the duty of the "The St. Paul's Bridge scheme, Cliff, about fifty acres in extent, is The old man looked at him for a Government to step in now that or something like it, is, in our part of the glebe land attached few seconds, and said:
"Not # the flight is a fact and at least re- opinion, the best way of coping to the vicarage of Tintagel, and great deal. The donkey in the with the problem of traffic across it overlooks the precipitous shafts of one and on the seat of the imburse the airman in regard to London," said Mr. Francis C. leland rock, owned by the Prince other." what it has cost.
Polden, M.LEE., M.I.Mech.E., in of Wales, as Duke of Cornwall discussing with an "Evening upon which stands the' romántic Standard" representative a report vuins of King Arthur's Castle. of the Bridge House Estates Com- Not far away is Slaughter mittee, to which he is a signatory. Bridge, the supposed scene of
In this report, just completed, King Arthur's death.
The Whole Loaf.
During a New Year's concert in tickets at the door sought out the a small town the man collecting the
caretaker.
"You 'ad better be careful," he said, "or you'll be in for trouble."
"What's wrong?"
lot in two
"Bigamy!" was the reply. "I've women who said they there's another one wanting "im." were the caretaker's wife, and now
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A territorial recruit who was en
The rookie smiled grimly to him-
Except that fault can be found the committee deals with the re- These acres of cliff land have because the view is a short-sighted commendations of the Royal been in the possession of the Commission on Cross River Church from time immemorial, one, it might be said that the sup-Traffic in London. It will be dis- and the present Vicar, the Rev. Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 23, 1928.posed refuani of the Nationalist cussed by the Court of Common A. Blissard Barnes, is anxious lest one of his successors might Government te negotiate with Mr. Council on January 19.
"The committed," Mr. Polden be tempted to part with them A. H. F. Edwardes, the acting explained, "does not consider the from mercenary motive. Inspector-General of the Chinese Ludgate Bridge proposals of the He has, therefore, obtained the Maritime Customs, on the subject of commission to be feasible, and are consent of the patrons of the joying the delights of his first emp still of opinion that there should living and of the Ecclesiastical had his leg pulled so often, and so joint tariff conference, was all for be a bridge at or near St. Paul's. Commissioners to the sale of the effectively, that he began to think the beat. We refer to the difficulties Who do not lay it down emphati-property for £1,500 (which Is said every unexpected happening, a visualised by division of the Cus-crlly that the scheme should to be less than half of its prosent potential joke against himself. toms surplus on the basis of either follow the exact lines of the value as building land). An ap- Qe dark night when he was oft regional distribution or ratio to port, might be, some of us think, a com- funds to carry out the scheme.
original St. Paul's, scheme. collections. The question has arisen bination of the Ludgate and St.
It neal will be, made shortly for guard a bulky figure hove out of the
gloom,
"Halt! Who goes there?" chal- with the extension of Nationalist Paul's ideas. That is a matter
lenged the soldier. "Major Moses," power in China. This power has for further consideration.
replied the officer. quantity. According to news from neighbourhood is necessary, we been and may still be a fluctuating But that some bridge in that It looks as if the idea to fly to Aus-Shanghai, the Nationalists prefer to are agreed, and the cornmittee, in tralia one day came into his head wait awhile for the whole loaf asking to be authorised further to and that he forthwith pushed his rather than compromise for half a consider and report on the whole light machine from its hangar la actuated by confidence in ability within the City aron,
loaf. It is stated that their policy question of cross-river traffic were and set off, getting there in re to bring the expedition against Po- unanimous."
Father: Have you told daughter that she will not get a cord time and incidentally estab- king to a successful conclusion-to Critics of the St. Paul's scheme
Mr. Charles Seymour (48), of penny from us If she marries, this a fixed have argued lishing five air records. At Home stabilise their power as
that it would Bond Road, Mitcham, a super fellow? they are deploring the lack of en-rainistration for the whole of China dral. On this point Mr. Polden been missing since December 4, I told the young man.
quantity. The setting up of one ad- threaten the safely. of the Cathe-visor of the Air Ministry, who has Mother: I did better than that, will automatically solve many of the holds a contrary view. problems which have been outstand- ing for some time. Whether it is the Nationalist Party or another der one rule, foreigners will hope, that the task will be accomplished anon so that the element of uncer tainty will cease to binder inter- course.
terprise in civil aviation; Sir Samuel Hoare, the Air Minister, shakes his head and says the Government can do no more than it is doing; military aviation is said to be ut a standstill. Hinkler, however, without any fuss, leaves London one morning for Austra- lin, and gets there.
OFFICIAL FOUND.
{MITCHAM MAN UNCONSCIOUS
IN HULL.
| zelf.
"Righto, Moses," he chuckled.. "Advance and give the Command- ments."
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was found by the Hull police in an unconscious condition in the | atreet.
Poet (tentatively): How would. His head was injured, appar you like a husband who writes" thought to be suffering from loss She (with candour): Tá much of memory. It was found later rather have one who writes blank that he was suffering from the checks. effects of poison."
faction that brings the country un- ST. LOUIS SCHOOL, ently by falling, and he was blank veres?
ST. JOHN BRIGADE,
GIFTS FROM CHINESE PATRONS..
Mr. Seymour, who left Mitcham Bridegroom: As soon as the wed Cables published to-day tell us
Mr. E. V. Bernardini, Director in the Old Kent Road, afterwards our car....
on December 4 to visit his mother ding was over we drove away.fn that the greatest satisfaction is
of the St. Louis, Industrial School, vizited an hotel with a friend, but writes to inform us that through left without finishing his drink. honeymoon?
Friend: Where did you spend the being expressed in England and
the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Secre- He was not heard of till recently. Australia at the success of the H.E. the Governor will conduct ceived from several Chinese genman, and still suffers from gun- tary for Chinese Affairs, he has re- Mr. Seymour is an ex-Service
Bridegroom: In the hospital.. flight. And rightly so. For this the annual inspection of the St. tlemen a sum of $500 as a donation shot wounds. trip of Hinkler's is much more John Ambulance Brigade on Mur- towards the expense of buying ma- His wife, who has gone to Hull, for the fact, that she grumbled at Old Mrs. Higgins was renowned than a mere stunt. It has made ray Parade ground
March 6, at 5.15 p.m.
on, Tuesday, chinery for the School, gays, he has no relatives there, everything and everybody plain the potentialities of aircraft
The names of the donors are:- and she cannot understand how ho The vicar of the village church In linking up widely separated
Messrs. Kwok Slu-lau. Fung Fing got there.ITIO
had determined to try to find some shan, To Sat-ttu, Leung Pat-yee, parts of the Empire. It has
It is stated that a note found thing about which she had no com. The Bar Council has resolved Chow Chun-ning, Li Holtong, Tsu in Mr. Seymour's pocket read: plaint. And at last he thought he shewn how the fying time can be that there is no objection to mempo, Tang Siu-kin, and Li Yau-"I have travelled a long way, and had found it in the old lady's crop considerably shortened and the bers of the English Bar who have taun and the amount of contribuam very tired. I cannot remem- of potatoes, which was the finest
for mes round, cheapness of acrial travel. The beor judges In Ireland and have tion is $100 each.
retired with pensions practising in trail, admittedly, had been blazed England under the nauci conditions, these Chinees patrons for their
Mr. Bernardini wishes to thank her where I live." for our latest air hero, but his
Chat Sesgenerosity which lavery, greatly flight has added immeasurably to Long-service soldiers are advised Hob, Mr. North the school is also. The mail for Europe via Mar-
Aaprireciated. He adds: "To that existing knowledge of long dis-in a War Office letter circulated to very largely indebted for his kind-seilles by the s.8. "Katori: Maru "tance "hopa."
the Aldershot troops to save money ly interest in the institution. closes at the G.P.O. for reglatra-she answered: reading of Hinkler's
during 'their service. In readiness So far, the School has incurred tion at 4.15 p.m. and for letters atThey're not so poor. night and the manner in which it they take their penalons.
for their return to civil life when an expenditure of $15,000 for, new 5 pm on Friday, Feb. 24 instead where's the bad potatoes for the
machinery."
of as usual on Saturday.
piga?!
"Ah, for once you must be pleased," he said, with a beaming. smile, as he met her in the street your potatoes are this year,
Everybody's saying how splendidly The old lady glowered at him as
But