TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1928.
A CITY OF REFUGE. A WOMAN'S CHOICE.
FOUR EX-PRESIDENTS IN TIENTSIN,
00 EX-MINISTERS.
paper is correct.
The conaus reveals that Chinese ex-Prealdents. 90 former
2,000, GUESTS.
SECRET OF HER FAVOURITE BLEND.
' LONDONDERRY HOUSE
VOGUE FOR CIGARS.
Can you smoke
discrimination in these things is the best judge of a tobacco-better, indeed, than the man who perhaps made the blend.
think
SPLENDOUR...
POLITICAL RECEPTION.
London, Feb. 7.
The journey up the staircase at one time took the guests half an hour, so great was the congestion.
THE CHINA MAIL,
PAYS HIS FARE.
GENERAL CHIANG AND THE RAILWAYS.
SPLENDID EXAMPLE.
Shadows Before
A de
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”.
To-day. "Seventh Heaven.” To-day-World
Queen's Theatre;
Theatre; **A Society Scandal."
To-day-Star Theatre; "The Midnight Girl,"
Concert,
To-day Special
at
Theatre;
Which kind of cigarette do you Peking, March 13.
With General Chiang Kai-shek, The perfume of hundreds of the Nationalist leader, himself Tientsin, the port of Peking, really prefer?
the leading "elty of, gaspers" happily and continually sprays of mimosa on the great setting an example by paying his must rank as
or do you like to choose your staircase greeted two thousand own railway fares as he dashes up refuge" in the world, If the censua just completed by a Peking news-cigarette carefully, as you would guests when they arrived last night and down the railway between Cheer 'O Y.M.C.A., at 7.46 p.m.
choose clothes, or a picture, or a at Londonderry House, where Lady Shanghai and Nanking, the mil- March 22-Dance, at Cheer 'O four book?
Londonderry acted as hostess for lennium in railway administration Y.M.C.A.. nt 7.30 p.m. Cigarette experts say that women the Conservative Party at a great in Nationalist China approaches. March 22-Musicale at Helena
Contrary to the general practice May Institute, 5.30 p.m. members of the Cabinet in Peking, have far more delicate palates than reception.
of military officials, who generálly March 22-24-World Theatre; 36 former war-lards, and 41 formen, and that a woman who has er provincial governors are now
travel in the best of railway trains "You Never Know Women."
. March 22-24-Star without paying a 'cont of fare, living safely in the foreign con-
...Black Velvet Gown.
General Chiang recently establish- "Hold That Lion." cossions of Tientsin, where they
March 28-Dance, at Cheer 'O are protected by extra-territoriality.
Lady Londonderry stood at the ed an unusual precedent by travel- And women have developed their head of the stairs in the historic ling from Nanking to Shanghai | Y.M.C.A., at 7.80 p.m. Moat of these former govern ment chiefs live very comfortably, "cigarette palates" a great deal old house for nearly two hours to by ordinary train and paying his March 24-Music, at Cheer 'O
Before that time receive her guests. She
He did this Y.M.C.A., at 7.80 p.m. wore a own railway fare. having either been rich before Bince the war, they took office
March 25-26 Queen's Theatre;} or having gut, rich it was very rare to see a woman wonderful heavy black velvet gown following an order to his officers while in office. Foreign houses smoking-though there were more that had been inspired by a Winter- that the era of free railway rides "The Campus Flirt."
March 26-26-World Theatre; at are popular, and whole streets in of them actually than we
concessions to-day; but it was behind the closed Eugenie, designed with ruching,
halter portrait of the Empress is over.
It was reported that · Gen- 5.15 & 9.20 'The Little Irish Girl," some of the Tentsin are occupied by wealthy Chinese doors of their own homes. During and against the soft darkness of its eral Chiang continued the prac at 2.30 & 7.15, Chinese drama, ""The
the war years women adopted the graceful folds the famous London-tice, and refugees.
through his repre- Monkey Monk." The persons mentioned do not habit as a relief for tired nerves; derry diamonds gleamed and caat sentative in Shanghal, he sent a March 26-26-Star Theatre; "The include the scores and hundreds of and, in common with the general forth many sparkling lights. Her cheque for $608,16 to the Shanghai-Understanding Heart."
valtitude of hardihood at that time, hair was adorned with a crown tiara wealthy businessmen
Nanking Railway Administration March 27-28-Queen's Theatre; sold their possessions in Peking they smoked any kind of cigarette of diamonds and her necklet was a to cover the cost of the special "On Your Toes."
him and his and other inland cities and moved they would find.
March 27-28-World Theatre; at ́ with their families to the foreign Women Who Test Their Own Blend, large pendant cross. Long antique train arranged for
During the last few years, how earrings hung from her ears. Near family a week ago when he travel-5.16 & 9.20, "Dancing Mothers," at ever, the fashion of smoking any her stood Lord Londonderry, the led from Shanghai to the Nation- 2.30 & 7.16, Chinese drama, "The
Prime Minister in his Privy Coun
alist capital.
Monkey Monk." make indiscriminately has declined
cillor's uniform, and Mrs. Baldwin.
As the local railways have lost March 27-28- Star Theatre; one of keeping to
considerable money in. favour
in previous "Drusilla with a Million." As the hours passed and the mass. particular bland.
through free military regimes
March 29-31-Queen's Theatre; "Many women to-day have their of guests on the golden staircase own cigarettes specially made for grew denser, so the scene inside the them," sald Mrs. Savory, who ballroom, where the family por Invented the particular blend for traits of the Londonderrys looked down on the guests amid a shower women which bears her name,
of lights, grew more brilliant and "to their particular liking. know one woman who will not order full of colour.
Jewels. A cigarette until she has tried the suggested blend herself, to see if she approves of it.
Concessions of Tientsin.
This Chinese invasion, which has been repeated in Shanghai, has caused property values to soar in the Concessions, and has done much to make the Concessions good centres for business-United Press.
foreign retail
POLICE RESERVE.
GOVERNOR'S INSPECTION
POSTPONED.
The following orders have been Issued by the Hon. Mr. E. D., C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Captain Superinten- dent of Police,
I
Distinguished men and women moved slowly across the floor, and
that quite a big revenue.
rides for soldiers, it is expected The Unknown," also at all per
will be formances, Miss Chos Toy in popu- obtained from this source as the far new numbers. alist authorities will enforce the Runaway." Indications are that the Nation- March 29-31-Star Theatre; "The
order "No free rideg." Mr. Li April 3 At the Star Theatre, Chung-kung, Vice-Minister of Com- Kowloon, the Wilbur Players pre- munications, who arrived from sent their opening performance, Nanking, bought his own ticket, the Kuo Wen agency states.
Sports.
decorations and ribbons worn by Nanking reports state that peers and statesmen blended mar special department has been es- vellously with the dresses and tablished to control. military Match,,Club Lusitano, 6 p.m.
jewels of the women.
To-day Exhibition Billard Match, Club Lusitano, e p.m.
To-day Interport Billiard
trains and transportation which To-day R.H.K. Golf Club
"Women demand a cool and mild tobacco which will not affect their throats however many they smoke, and the secret of that is the kind of lenf used for the tobacco-I can Those who were present includ-will insist that no military officer, (Ladies' Section) bogey competi- Chinese Company.
only describe it as being like the ed the Duke of Abercorn, the henceforth. can commandeer ation, New Course, Fanling. Training-Part 1. Recruits will heart of a lettuce, the tiny young Duchess of Atholl, the Marchioness train direct from the railway nd- March 21-Whist Drive at Cheer parade at the Central Police Sta- inner teaves of the plant.
Curzon, the Duke and Duchess of ministration, but must obtain ito Y.M.C.A., at 7 p.m. tion on Thursday, March 22 and "If Macedonian tobacco is used, Marlborough, Sir William Joyson-in a proper manner through the Tuesday, March 27 for Squad Drill and only these leaves are chosen-Hicks, Katherine Duchess of West- department. under Sergeant R. J. Hunt. Fall there are several different varieties, minster, the Marquis and Mar- in on each evening at 5.30 p.m. of course-pure dubec can be used chioness of Carisbrooke and Sir! sharp. DressMufti.
almost entirely. If the outer leaves Victor and Lady Warrender.
Flying Company.
Members who have not yet heen passed out of Part 1 of Training Course will attend at the Central Police Station Compound at 5.80 p.m. sharp on Thursday, March 22 for Squad Drill under Sergeant:
are used-and some people like a The customary Ministerial din- stronger cigarette the necessary ner was given curlier in the evening smoothness and delicacy can behy the Prime Minister at 10, Down- achieved by blending basma oring-street. Baluk with the dubec. Increased Numbers All Over The World.
The Marquis of Salisbury gave an eve-of-session dinner to a num her of Government supportera in the
R. J. Hunt. These will be no "American and Canadian women House of Lords at his house in weekly instructional patrol of thetho fattor especially-have taken Arlington-street. Flying Squad on this date.
Sharpshooters' Company.
to smoking tremendously during
the last few years, and it is scarcely i
Equipment. All members of the possible to supply them fast enough.
CINEMA NOTES.
GLORIA SWANSON AT THE WORLD.
Company who have not yet return-But in the Argentine there has been ATLANTIC AIRMAIL. with a rotter, is sued for divorce by ed their old leather equipment are a great increase of women smokers, requested to do so at the earliest too, and in many of the European moment.
countries-Sweden, Scandinavia,
Rifle Practice-Preliminary no-Germany-their numbers have tice is hereby given of the next increased by a hundred per cent. regular rifle practice which will be within a few years. And those are held at the Peak Range on Sunday morning, April 8 at 10 a.m., Mem- bers will meet at the Upper Tran Station at 9.45 a.m. as before. Uniform optional.
REGULAR SERVICE THIS MONTH.
March 21-Billiards match' at Palace Hotel, 6 p.m.
March 21 Interport Billiard Match. Glub Lusitano, 6 pm, and 3 p.m. :
March 21-Annual Billiard tour- |nament of the Craigengower Cricket
Club.
March 22 Interport Billiard Match, Club Lusitano, & p.m.
March 23 Interport Billiard Match. Club Lusitano, 6 p.m.
March 24-Annual Univeraity Athletic sports, 4 p.m.
Meetings.
The picture at the World Theatre to-day and to-morrow. "A Society Scandal," was adapted from Alfred Sutro's play, "The Laughing Lady." | Gloria Swanson has the role of a March 31--Fanling Hunt Steeple- society beauty who, Involved Inno- chane (Easter Meeting). cently in a compromising situation
Lammerts' Auctions. March 21-22-At 13, Queen's-rd. her weakling husband. On the Contral, goods and chattels of Mrs. stand her husband's lawyer, a F. K. Cameron, 10 a.m. handsome, young, and over-zealous March 23-At 12 Chatham-rd., attorney, tears her reputation to Kowloon, valuable household furnl- Paris, Feb. 5. ahreds. Whereupon it becomes the ture, fine blackwood dining room The first Trans-Atlantic air mail fair divorcee's chief aim In life to snite, a collection of Curios, etc., women who demand specially service contract has already been humiliate the lawyer in some way etc., 2.30 p.m. woman's cigarette. Even in Egypt, nigned, and France will despatch in for the ruin he has wrought upon where, in the military stations, it March mail which will be delivered her socially. The piquant manner in is usually supposed that women in Buenos Aires inside a week by which she accomplishes her pur-ing. 4.15 p.m. smoke much the same brand по
means of aeroplanes, seaplanes, and posa and the surprising result are Governor's Inspection.
men, there is an increasing demand
faat despatch boats.
|pletured in a most engrossing man- The Inspection by His Excellency for cigarettes specially suited to a the Governor which was provision-woman's palate and they specify Germany, which le building a super-
France will gain the lead from ner, ally fixed for March 28 is post-particularly Russian, with a certain Zepplin to Spanish order which will · "THE MIDNIGHT GIRL." poned: The practice parade sug-amount of Turkish.
make the journey from Seville to) gested for Wednesday, March 21 Is "And though there are still only
A dramatic story, interpreted by March 21 Thirty-ninth annual therefore cancelled.
every few who really like it Buenos Aires in four days.
The French Government has sub-'n strong cast of players, describes raceting of Groen Island Cement women are beginning to smoke sidised, to the extent of £320,000. "The Midnight Girl," which comes Co., Ltd., at St. George's Bldg., cigars. They have discovered after perhaps a certain amount of the Latecoere Company to establish to the Star Theatre to-day, and to- Chater Rd., noon.
a South Atlantic mail service. The morrow. The theme deals with a March 21-Annual meeting of prejudice against it, the delicacy and fragrance of the different kind Government has also leased to the wealthy patron of arts who casts of Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Assen. company five naval despatch boats aside his protege because of her in Messrs. Jardine's board room, of leaf and rolling."
Women pipe smokers are still for the 1,325-mile stretch across advancing years and who desires 6.30 p.m.
March 21-Address by Adjutant almost a rarity. That is rather the Atlantic from Cape Verde to someone younger and more beauti- odd, considering the great popu Noronha Islands. The remainderful-made still more interesting A. Harris of the Salvation Army, larity of the pipe among men. It of the distance will be covered by through counterplots and romantic at St. Peter's Church Young Men's would be interesting to see if aeroplanes.
(Sgd.) L. H. C. Cáuthrop,
A.S.P., Adjutant. Hong Kong, March 20, 1928.
SHANGHAI DIVORCES
DECREE FOR J. S. CHING IN U. S. COURT.
women smokers would create by their demand a new pipe tobacco as they have created a new of cigarette.
kind
Time-Table.
To-day-Sanitary Board Meet-
To-day-Yearly meeting of the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co..
.td., 2, Queen's Bldge., noon.
To-day-Annual meeting of members of the Victoria Recreation Club at V.R.C., & p.m.
conflicts. A feature of the picture Club.
is emotional acting ability of Lila March 22-H.K. Rope Manufac- Ltd.. meeting, St. The time taken between Paris Lee, the heroine, who is ably sun-turing Co.,
Hughes and George's Bldg., 11.80 a.m. and Buenos Aires is as follows: ported by Gareth Paris-Toulouse, by express train, 15" was directed by Wilfred Noy. Plaster Co., Ltd, Powell's Bldg., 8 Dolores Cassinelli. “The Midnight | March 22-Meeing of Simplex hours; Toulouse-Casablanca, by, aeroplane, 18 hours; Casablanca-St. | Louls, Senegal by aeroplane, 11⁄2 days; St. Louis-Cape Verde, by sci-
p.m.
March 28 Victoria Diocesan Assn. Meeting, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 5.80 p.m.
March 26-Fifty-ninth general meeting of Shareholders of the H.K. Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's offices, noon,
Miscellaneous.
Shanghai, March 13. In the action of Ching v. Ching heard in the U. S. Court for China yesterday, Judge Purdy awarded Dr. J. S. Ching, petitioner, an in-
WILL TO COMMIT SUICIDE. terlocutory decree. Mr. W. Y. Char appeared for him, and Dr. Sellett watched on behalf of the
Paris, Feb. 21.
plane, 8 hours; Cape Verde- Two Chinose cases of small-pox unrepresented respondent,
When Arsene Chapalian, an ex- Noronha Islands, by despatch boat, from the city registration district According to plaintiff, they Navy man, attempted to commit 34 days; Noronha-Pernambucco, were notified to the Medical Officer were married in 1916, but his suicide by hanging in his garden by seaplane, & hours; Pernambuco of Health on Monday. wife left him after two months. at Brest, a schoolboy cut him down Rio de Janeiro, by seroplane, 14]
& penknife. Their correspondence ceased after with
Chapallan hours; Rio de Janeiro-Buenos Aires, Mr. K. L. Dugan, of the National March 21-Rev. R. T. Venti, a short while. In 1919. he had pursued and thrashed the boy and by aeroplane, 15 hours.
City Bank of New York, has come M.A., R.N., preaches on the "Mean- tried to find his wife in Hawaii, hanged himself again.
The Argentine and Uruguyan to the local office, arriving yestering of Forgiveness" at St. John's her last known address, but fail- Passers-by, instead of cutting him Governments have already given day on the "President Lincoln.”
Cathedral, 5.30 p.m. cd. Over three years ago she had down, fetched the Police, who only mail-carrying contracta to the married
March 23--Reception at Savoy without securing a found Chapalian's corpse, 'divorce.
Among the through passengers to Hotel to Mr. K. S. Chowdbury, first Manila on the "President Lincoln," Indian barrister. 5.15 p.m. ; Mr. Char read an affidavit to Rangoon has been experiencing a| Postal officials estimate that arrived at Hong Kong yesterday March 26-Lady Shou-son Chow the effect that respondent mar-serious epidemic of small-pox, and 70.000,000 letters are carried ried in 1917, secured a divorce in the Corporation health officer states nually between
and 1924, and married a second time. that he anticipates the most severe South America. The seroplanes Brewster v. Brewster. outbreak for many years. The will also carry several passengers, Brewster, represented by Mr. for the epidemic.
In this action Ethel Allen unusually hot weather is blamed and the naval despatch boats has going on to Singapore; Mrs. W. A. Institution of Engineers and Ship-
S. A. Moss, brought, suit for divorce against
Joseph Evan
Brewster, captain in the Ameri-
French firm, and Brazil and Chili are expected to do the same.
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from Seattle via Japan and Shang-distributes prizes at Wah Yan Col- hai were:-Mr. Sherman Bachrach lege,
March 30-Annual dinnor of the (an export merchant), who will be
Chittick (wife of Mr. Chittick of builders, & p.m. been altered to accommodate pas-the Honolulu, Dock and Iron Works, Bengers.-B.U.P,
Manila); Miss Elaine Clark (a Girl Gulde leader); Mr T. Hassomal (Messrs. J. D. Ramnani
NOTICE.
ANNUAL MEETING.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the
can Marine Corps, alleging habit- | according to his evidence, sovera! | ual intemperance and gambling years with him in Port au Frince, A Chinese policeman informed & Co,, sik merchants); Deaconess on the part of respondent. Plain- Haiti. He drank considerably, the Shanghai Court last week that Charlotte G. Massey (Epispocal tiff, in her evidence, said that but never appeared under the in-he had warned two Russians for Board); Mr. J. D. Ramnani and they were married in 1921, they fuence of drink whilst on duty. begging in Museum and Soochow Mr. A. Pessoomal (Messrs. D. Hong Lawn Bowls. As- had one child, and that shortly He evaded his financial obligation roads and when he spoke to them Chollaram & Co., silk merchants), after the ceremony her husband to the best of his ability.
the two men turned and assault returning from a business trip to sociation will take place TO- began drinking heavily. Further After Mr. and Mrs. H. L. ed him. They were both arrested Japan; Mr. R. A. Seiffert (in the MORROW (WEDNESDAY) 21st evidence showed that he had not Corbin had told of the latter's and charged with assaulting the plumbing supply business). with at 5.30 p.m. in Messrs. Jardine supported her properly and that paying Mra. Brewster's hotel bill police. After hearing the evidence Mrs. Seiffert; Mrs.. L. L. Spellman Matheson & Company's board room. he had gambled extensively, to obviate her being ejected from of the C.P.C. and the donials of (wife of the manager, Macleod & Dr. Pearson, U.S.M.C., met res-a hotel, Judge Purdy took the the accused the Court sentenced Co.); Mr. J. M. Sullivan (a New pondent. In 1922 and had spent, case under advisement.
them to one month's imprisonment, York salesman).
G. J. TACCHI,
Hon.. Sec., H.K.LE.A. Hong Kong, 20th March, 1928.
Columbia
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