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WHAT TO DO WITH OLD CLOTHES
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (Established 1889).
will be glad to receive them
at the City Hall,
Any Monday and Thursday,
at 11 a.m.
These
New Orthophonic Victor Dance Records
for April
are like sunshine after showers
Dance records in a dozen different styles. Every one packed with tricky rhythms and startling new instru- mental effects. Vocal refrains add to the fun. It's just the kind of music you want for that party at your house. Come in and sample them-today?
Ol' Man River For Trot
(from Show Boat) With Vocal Refrain Make Believe-Fox Trot
(from Show Boat) With Vocal Refrain
PAUL WHITEMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA, No. 21218, 10-inch
Ramona Walls With Vocal Refrain Lonely Melody--Fox Trot
PAUL WHEELMAN AND HIS OneHESTRA No. 21214, 10-inch
There Must Be a Silver Lining (That's Shining for Me).
Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain WABINO'S PENNSYLVANIANM My Stormy Weather Pal-Waltz With Vocal Refrain
JOHNNY JOHNSON AND HIS STATLER PennsilvaniAME
No. 21227, 10-inch
Together--Walts - With Vocal Refrain
WARING'S PENNETIVARİANS Dear, On a Night Like This—Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
THE TROUBADOUER No, 21213, 16-inch
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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man-Fox Trot (from Show Beat)
With Vocal Refrain Why Do I Love You-Fox Trot (from Show Boat)
With Vocal Refrain NAT SHILKEET AND THE VICTOI ORGHESTRA
No. 21215, 10-inch
Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (On a Rainy Day)
Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
ROGER WOLFE KARN And His OrchestrA. The Man I Love-Fez Trot (from Strike Up the Band)
No. 21233, 10-inch
THE TROUBADOURS
Smile-Fox Trot With Vocal Chorus
PAUL WHITEMAN and His Orchestra Away Down South in Heaven Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
THE VIRGINIANS
No. 21228, 10 inch
After My Laughter Camo Tears-Fox Trot
'With Vocal Chortu
In the Sing-Sang Sycamore Tree-Fox Trot
With Vocal Refrain
No. 21219, 10-fuck
THE VIRGINIANI
I Just Roll Along (Havin' My Upe and Downs)'
Fox Trot With Vasal Refrain
My Melancholy Baby-Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
No. 21212, 10-Inch
AIZ STAR ORGLIESTRA
Everywhere You Go-Fox Tret With Vocal Refrain
FRANKIH MASTERS AND HIS ORCHESTRA 'Bountiful—Fox Trot JACK, CRAWFORD AND HIS ÜRCHTSTE
No. 21217, 10-Inch |
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.
(Victor Distributors).
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SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1928.
'POPPY DAY.”
£500,000 RESPONSE TO APPEAL
H.R.H.'S WISH,
men, who are indisputably the! most ignorant of European people, Qnly very ignorant people would tolerate. the conditions of Com- munism. But the all-important point to bear in mind is that the Soviet leaders, so foolishly ob- sessed by Bolshevism, still cling to their intention to interfere in the affairs of other nations and to foment as much agitation as they possibly can. They seem to be incapable of realising that be cause their countrymen have just emerged from Berfdom, where evening of November 10 Faat.
Each year the demand for Poppy I am glad to be able to tell you Wreaths has grown-and the de they were treated in the way that that the £500,000 mark has been mand now is not only for Wreaths serfs and slaves have almost in passed, and I feel sure you will be for placing in connection with Ar- variably been treated, that other pleased to have the enclosed de- mistice Day ceremonies, but for nations require similar bolstering-
despatch at all times of the year We shall greatly value your help for the funeral of any ex-Service up. The fallacy is ludicrous in in giving publicity to these details men in this country, or for plac- the extreme, and none the less so in your columns.
ling in War Ceremonics overseas. because
small Comparatively
These Wreaths can be placed on any British soldiers' gravo over- groups of more or less fanatical
seas. at an additional charge of people are to be found to listen to
The totala for each year since 1921 have been-1921-$105,000,
| 1922 — $204,000, 1928 £259,000, | 1924 --- £357,000, 1925-£895,000, |1926-£435,000, 1027-£504,000.
Tho total quantity of Poppies sold on Remembrance Day, 1927, was approximately three millions [To the Editor of the "China Maik" for 1926, and it is gratifying to more than the corresponding figure
March 21, 1928.
note that this Increased demand Dear Sir,-A great deal of inter- for Poppies, as well as for Fland eat has been shown by the public, ers Poppy Wreaths, has permitted as to whether the 1927 Poppy Day the engagement of a further twenty Appeal total would reach the half severely disabled ex-service men at million aimed at, and suggested by the British Legion Poppy Factory H.R.H. The Prince of Wales when at Richmond the Factory of Re- speaking on the
Wirclees on the membrance.
tails..
Yours very truly,
W. G. WILLCOX,
Captain, Organising Secretary, only 2/6d. A fully lustrated the Russians' ridiculous-plans for Appeal Department, British Legion Price list may be obtained from the
the introduction of a Utopia. So long as Russian gold flows, so long will individuals be ready to ally themselves with even the maddest of schemes. However, for the sake of good government, such in- dividuals should, when fitting op.
portunity presents itself, be dealt with in the Courts in such a way as to cause others to think twice before allowing their greed for gold to usurp whatever sense they may possess in furthering the doctrine of fanatical "Reds."
Quite an unexpected turn has been given to the discussion in the House of Commons on the
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MARRIAGE
BISHOP-WHITMORE-On Satur-
PRINCE'S WISH FULFILLED.
Poppy Day Total Over £500,000,
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, when speaking on the Wireless on the evening of November 10 last year in support of the Poppy Day Appeal, said:-
Headquarters of Earl Haig's Bri- tish Legion Appeal Fund at 26, Eccleston-square, London, S.W.1.
PORTUGUESE LOAN.
CAUSES OF FAILURE OF THE
RECENT REQUEST.
LEAGUE'S CONDITIONS.
"We bought so many Poppies!
The breakdown of the negotia-- last year and so nearly reached tions at Geneva for a Portuguese the total of £500,000, that surely loan under League auspices is the we can do a little better this
lion to-morrow.
The statement begins by saying
year and realise the half mil subject of a semi-official statement So will each issued recently explaining why the one of you give a little more for
pourparlers failed. your Poppy than you did last year? Give even a little more that, in accord with the Govern- than you can afford, remember-ment, the Portuguese representa- ing that even if it is a sacrifice, tives did not accept the conditions It is a small one compared with of the Financial Committee of the theirs, and that in so giving we League of Nations. are keeping alive that spirit of
Committee's proposals unselfish comradeship in which may" It continues, "he summed up they so gallantly went away, as the appointment of a Control willingly gave of their best, and Agent, and a right on the part of often of their all. In the naine the Committee to send a financial of those dear we have lost and commission of three members to for the sake of those who are administer the revenues assigned still with us but in auch crying to the service of the loan. The need, I åsk you to be very gener-Portuguese Government. presented ous to-morrow."
two counter-proposals, which guar-
"The
of being merely frothy, windy supporters of the Government. They argued not only that the and absurdly egotistic, then they suffrage should not be given to It is pleasing to be able to re-anteed the rights of loan subscrib- might be regarded as quite the
women under twenty-five years port that the Prince's wish has ere, but the Committee adhered to right men in the right place.
but that the law should be alter-been fulfilled, and to-day Earl its standpoint.
"Faithful to the | Haig's British Legion Appeal Fund)
Government's There are few countries in the ed to include men in that cate at 26, Eccleston-square, London, declaration that it would never world other than China where men of the right sort are needed gory. This request seemed to be! S.W.I make it known that the total agree to conditions that assaile
received to date in respect of the national honour, the Portu- affogether too much for Conser- as leaders, and in China perhaps vatives as a whole, and they re £504,000 a figure which speaks stipulated conditions or agree to Poppy Day, 1927, is just over gueso delegates did not accept the more than in most places, men of
jected the suggestion very de- eloquently of the generosity of the the adjournment of the discussion education are readily listened to cisively. But is it so "revolution-contributors, and the enthusiastic to the July session, as suggested and their advice valued by those
and efficient services rendered by by the Committee, preferring to re- ary"? We doubt it. For of their countrymen whose oppor-how many men or women under era.
many thousands of voluntary worklaume Its liberty of action, and to
Even this is not the final tunities for acquiring knowledge twenty-five (to say nothing of the total, as collections made in sey and in what manner it deems best. pursue the loan negotiations where have not been so happily placed.
many of that age and over it) eral far distant overseas places "Emigrés in Paris represented Mr. Chau is
have still to be received. on the right lines know sufficient about politics to
to the League of Nations that the Of this splendid total of when he says that the greatest be able to vote intelligently? £504,000, no less than £72,900 was powers to contract a loan, but the Government has not the necessary tack of returned students "is the Precious few, and much fewer in contributed in Greater Londen,
creation and perpetuation of in-these jazzing days than, say, a/5262,302 in the English and Welsh League of Nations, at one of its
ternational goodwill," but he is too much like the typical student when he ejaculates: "You shall see the difference now that we are back," for the spirit emanating from such an utterance is muchi
Counties,
£76,991 in
Scotland,
first meetings, was of opinion that decade ago. Quite obviously the $14,000 in Ireland, and £68,891 by the Government was capable of granting of the franchise to British Communities overseas. Of entering into such a contract “
The Lisbon Government. 'Anally callow youths of both sexes at the the remaining £14,000 passengers
on British Liners at ses on Novem-promises to publish documents jus- lage of twenty-one is little more ber 11 kast gave £3,979, followers tifying its action.
than electioneering tactics or, to more in keeping with the blatant call "a spade a spade" and not an "agricultural implement," mere froth-blowers than of the man of
vote-catching trickery. Bense who settles down to do something useful. It is, of course,
day, April 14, at Community characteristic of youthfulness to Church, Shanghai, by the Rev.express oneself
more
Bishop.
of Hounds (by means of "Capa") The non-realisation of the loan £2,787, and by sales of Flanders is the subject of Press comment. Poppy Wreaths, etc., £7,234.
SUSSEX SCORER.
rather flam-VICTORY FOR RISKO. seas collections were made: British new scorer, and Strudwick, of the
C. L. Boynton, Kathleen Whit boyantly-but that way danger
to James Frederick lies, for it leads straight to the|
negation of effort, no matter how able an individual may be. It. is a truth that comes convincingly
DEATHS.
the beloved wife of the Rev.
the
F
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Space does not permit mention being made of more than a few of the outstanding collections receiv-| ed, but the following indicate the Sussex, like their cricket friends spirit of enthusiasm in which over- of Surrey, have had to appoint a
Malaya sent £18,744. Ceylon £5,926, Oval, will find as next-door neigh- the Gold Coast £3,765, Nigeria, bour an old friend in Ernest 53,311.
Killick. Many collections on liners were Killick was one of the Sussex extraordinarily good, £429 being re- team of the "great days" of C. B. s.s. "Edinburgh Fry and "Ranji," and, beginning coived from the Castle," £419 from the 8.5 with a match against Kent in 1898, "Rajputana," and £200 heavy-weight
played for the county for twenty 8.8. "Almanzora".` Practically
from the
The
His
near
HIS BOAST WILL Beat TUNNEY, TOO."
New York-Tex Rickard's search to all sooner or later that almost for a worthy challenger for Gene
Tunney, world's GAUNT.---On April 12, at Hang- invariably it is by manner rather champion, received another setback without exception, poppy sales 'years. He was a very sound left-
chow, died suddenly, Helen, than by matter that true leader-here when neither Johnny Nieko were arranged
on every British handed batsman, and one of the T. Gaunt, of the Church Mir- ship is recognised and appreciator Jack Sharkey could produce a liner at sea on Remembrance Day. few men playing in spectacles who
knock-out punch after a wrestling ed. Therefore if returned stud-hit-and-miss battle of 15 rounds.
Collections in the English and was a really good alip catch. birthplace at Horsham waAB sionary Society.
Welsh Counties were outstandingly Johnny Riako, the Austrian-born ANDERSEN-On Sunday, April ents wish to influence their fellow-
¡George Cox. 16, at his residence, 383 Route countrymen they will be well- Cleveland baker boy, gained a nar successful, the aggregate totals the home of his old colleague,
vious year of 25 per cent. de Sleyce, Shanghal, Claus advised to go quietly and circum-row points verdict over the favour-showing an advance on the pre-
Ite, Jack Sharkey. Laurits Andersen, aged 78. spectly about their task.
following are a few of the prin- The heavy-weight position now cipal amounts received: Birming MURRAY.-On April 16, at
assumes a most interesting aspect ham £11,036, Manchester £8,170, General Hospital, Shanghai, Once again, as would be seen as far as the British Empire chal-Liverpool £6,307, Bristol £4,434, John Tullibardine
Murray, in one of Reuter's telegrams in lenger, Tom Heeney, is concerned. Leeds £2,923, Sheffield 22,608, Hull Captain as. "Ningabao," aged
yesterday's "China Mail," the in- whereas "Honest Tom" n' fortnight mouth £1,805, Newcastle £1,066, It is a remarkable fact that £1,836, Southend £1,808, Bourne- 60 years.
sidious propaganda of the Russian ago drew a gate of $40,000 and a Nottingham $1,293, Northampton Soviet has been receiving atten- crowd of 20,000 people the 51,288, and Leicester £1,287.
London district collections in- Hong Kong, Saturday, April 21, 1928. tion in the British House of Com-encounter attracted only 10,000
mons, where Sir Wm. Joynson mildly interested spectators, who clude the following: Kensington £3,789; Wandsworth £3,496, Maryle- saw a very mediocre fight. ... Hicke was able to assert that It is thus evident that apart bone £2,919, Chelsea £2,399, Hamp-
From day to day in the "Chinn money was again being circulated from Tunney or Dempsey, Tom stead. £2,059, Eating 21,436, Willes- for the purpose of being used "in Heeney la Tex Rickard's best draw den £1,224, Wimbledon £1,292, and Mall" appear half a dozen questions of a general nature, for which. Finsbury £1,008,2009 It is quite refreshing to read attempts to organise revolutioning card.
No official announcement has
The lato Field Marshal Earl acknowledgment is due to the what Mr. K. L. Chau, as president ary action in England." One
yet been made by Tex Rickard, who Haig took the keenest interest in "Daily Sketch," Answers will be of the Euro-American Returned would imagine by the manner in watched the fight with a frown of the growth of his Poppy Day Ap-found on page 9 of this issue. Students' Union, had to say of the which the Russians are ready to dissatisfaction until the fourteenth peal, and it was very sad that he 1. What an artificial person int
2. What allspice is↑ students' aspirations now that throw their money about for so-round, when he left in diegust did not live long enough to see the
It is expected he will match first half million, reached. The 8. Which is the largest hospital they have returned to their na called "revolutionary purposes" Heeney with Itisko
Poppy Day Appeal, since its incep in England? · -| tive land. These young men that they have unlimited funds. Risko, after the fight, said:tion in 1921 has raised approxim4. When the U.S.A. were last at might easily be a power for good. It is more probable that the money "I can lick Tunney, too, just-as ately £2,868,000 for the cause of war with England?
I did Sharkey. He bent me to a distressed ex-service men, and has 5. Which British Sovereign was
SATURDAY CAUSERIE.
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but enter upon their life's work in purposes is that which should be wipe him now. If, however, they enormous amount of beneficent the proper spirit Their wider used towards the education of want me to fight Heeney I'll be, work to be carried out on their be
"Hall. outlook on affairs generally should millions of their illiterate country-ready any time."Heater.
DO YOU KNOW?
To-day's List of
Little Posers.
6. In whose honour the Achile” statue, Hyde Park, London,
erpeted?