THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1928.
AIRMAN DEAD.
FLOYD HENNETT SUCCUMBS
AT QUEBEC.
"LINDY" TOO LATE.
New York, Yesterday.
Floyd Bennett is dead.
American Servicv.
"remen" Memorial.
Quebec, Yesterday.
of
A simple stone momment Labrador rock will be erected on Greenly Island to commemorate the landing of the "Bremen," as this is the first non stop crossing of the Atlantic from east to west.
Latest News of the "Bremen,"
in there.
Murray Ray, Yesterday.
LIANG SHIH-YI.
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19 HE AGAIN DECLINING?
BRILLIANT PERSONALITY.
once
Shih-y has a charming manner chang's Premier under the direct
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THE CHINA MAIL,
ON THE BACK.
DEAN OF MANCHESTER'S '
'UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.
TRAIN TRAVELLING.
the
Shadows Before
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL."
To-day-Concert by members of Club at St. John's Cathedral Hall, the St. Peter's Church Young Men's)
8.45 p.m.
Cohens and Kelly's in Paris."
To-day-Queen's Theatre; "The
To-day- Star Theatre "Foot- loose Widowa."
p.m.
CINEMA NOTES.
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physiognomy, hand-writing and the euphony of a name, or the lack of it, and almost any firat impression may have turned the 'irascible old Dowager against the promising young scholar; but a bare diction- ary rendering of his name "Shib- Peking, April 11. yl," which is easiest translated By the Very Rev. Hewlett John- A feeling that is almost super- "Scholar-Deceptive," seems to give fon, Dean of Manchester. New York, April 24. stitious has spread rapidly through the readiest clue to a sudden im- The heart rests best when The airman who flew to the re-this community during the past perial aversion.
body les flat. And that explains lief of the Trans-Atlantic airmen few days that Mr. Linng Shih-yi| Greenly Island is lying at the has gone into another of his char-
The Return to Favour
the misery of a night in the train. brink of death. He is Floyd Bennett, neteristic political declines, writes Court, Mr. Tang Shao-yl stood by parts of Europe, multitudes of
Whatever, his disqualification at
Throughout Britain, and in most who, against doctor's orders, Rodney Gilbert in the "N. C. D. his refugee and eventually estab-travellers, suffer that misery night-Man's Past."
April 28-30-Star Theatre; "A piloted the machine from Detroit to News." As everyone knows, Mr. lished him not only in Yuan Shih-ly. Many of them are the men and Quebec en route to Greenly Island.Liang used to be known in Yuan kai's favour but restored him to women who stand most in need of tre; "Annie Laurle."
April 29-1 May-Queen's Thea Ho collapsed with pneumonia and Shih-kai's time has been taken, to Quebec Hospital, Wealth," because it was supposed the
as the "God of offieint life, in a modest way, before sloep. A night journey is the pre- April 29-30--World Theatre;
Empress Dowager's death. lude to a hard day's work for com-"The Valley of Hell" where the ductors say the only hope that everything he touched yielded With Yuan's return to official life, mureial travellers and the smaller is the application of
April 30-Cheer "OY.M.C.A. a special money. It was then assumed, des- his assumption of the presidency business men. I am uneasy when dance, at Helena May Institute, serum obtainable
only at the pite an ominous tradition from an and his preparations for his im wealthier travellers smile Rockefeller Institute, New York.
at dis May 1-2-World Theatre; "The earlier epoch, that he
was one perial career, Mr. Liang waxell comforts they themselves never ex-Sap." Colonel Lindbergh heard of it upon whom and whose following bigger and bigger in a most spec-perience. It is on behalf of these an immediately volunteered to fly "luck" danced persistent attend-tacular way. He finally
May 1-2-Star Theatre; "The with the serum to Quebec. He was ance. Mr. Liang is a Cantonese the exalted financial manipulator write..
became poorer travellers that I think and Manicure Girl.” vished in a fast motor-car to Mit-and a genuine Hanlin graduate to the Government of China and
May 2-5-Queen's Theatre; "The the Field Aerodrome from which
For how unnecessary it all is. Battles of Coronel and Falkland he took off in an
not one of the bogus, semi-foreign the supreme promoter army aeroplane variety. He is indeed
of the Let me explain..
Jalanda." capable of 150 miles an hour with Hanlin as we shall show later. He Yuan's death and the discredit year as a vienr, I took 45 parishion- super- monarchy movement. Then, with Four summers ago, in my last
May 3-5-World Theatre; "The the sorum and three white mice in the inther of the Bank of Com-that fell tipon the enterprise, he era to Switzerland. We spent time Bent For Heaven."
White Rose.” a glass jar for use in connection
May 3-6-Star Pheatre; "Hell with the treatment, in the cockpit.munications and of a score of other disapeared
more abruptly in Amiens, Paris, Basle, and Quebec, later, ambitious financial undertakings from official life. He did not again penetrated across the St. Gotthard!
Lammerts' Auction. Lindbergh has arrived.--Reaters and, while his personal fortune is appear until the autumn of 1918 to the borders of Italy. We were Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.
Apr 26-Valuable Curios, pt: undoubtedly exaggerated, he has when, after Hsu Shih-ebang'n eo-jall poor... Our total expenditure enjoyed a popular reputation for cailed election to the presidency, was to be limited to £11 each; and 42, Humphreys-bldg., Kowloon, 2.45 April 27-Household furniture, nearly twenty years very to that which Hugo Stinnes enjoy abruptness
similar ha emerged with his accustomed we journeyed from Manchester, not ed in Germany during his short but Senate.
as speaker of the London. Naturally we travelled
third class, and spent two nights in Observatory Villas, Kowloon,
April 28-Household furniture, brilliant financial career. Liang
In 1921, he became Hsu. Shih- the train.
Aprit 30-At Sales Room, Post- In my exrriage were four other age Stamps, 6.15 p.m. and a magnetic personality. Like patronage of Chang Tso-lin and members of our party. Three of every other Haulin with whom the steered
Sports. writer has had the distinction of him into direct conflict with Wa opposite sent, managed to recline Association's final tournament, Lac course which brought us sat bolt upright. Two, on the April 28-Hong Kong Boxing conversing in his (the writer's) Pei-fu, who accused him of
con- more or less at
case. My other Theatre, 9.15 p.m. atrocious Chinese. Mr. Liang has spiracy with the Japanese design companions were worn out with The "Bremen" airmen have de-that confidence of supreme schatur-ed to take the question of the ren-sight-seeing,
May 5-H.K. Jockey Club fourth rided not to attempt to fly the ship which enables him to talk in dition of Shantung out of the down.
They longed to lie extra race meeting. "Bremen" here on, account of the the polite but simple language of hands of the Washington confer
Miscellaneous. My eyes rested on the luggage April 27--Laying of foundation bad conditions of taking off. the Mandarin phrase book. adorn-ence, and finally brought on the rack and I remembered the little stone of new St. Stephen's-bldg. at
The airmen will leave Greenlying his language with no Island in a relief neroplane which tians from the Chessies and resort-feated, in 1922, by Wu Pei-fu and boy. In a moment I had the lug-Governor, 3.30 p.m.
quota war wherein Chang Tso-lin was de-bunks in our yacht when I was a Stanley Peninsula, by II.E. the ng to no pedantry in phraseology driven beyond the Great Wall. gage down. And then in another for effect.
Heu Shih-chang was most uncere-moment I was in the rack-for All of these accomplishments moniously thrown out of office by Continental racks are wide and and qualities naturally make Wu Pei-fu because of policies for strong and strung with stout cord "THE COHENS AND KELLYS CORINTH'S 'QUAKE.
deeper impression upon the Chi-which Mr. Liang was reputed to like the hammocks of a ship. I
IN PARIS." nese than upon the foreigner, but have made him responsible. Liang stretched out my 6ft. of length:con- |
happens nevertheless that when-Shih-yi therefore pained credit, up tentedly. In five minutes I was
"The Cohens and Kellys in FURTHER DESTRUCTION AT ver Liang Shih-i emerges from a to that time, for having been ex-asleep and in a flash we seemed to
Paris," the THIS GREEK TOWN.
now picture at the period of retirement, he rises with-punged from the offcial slate be-be in Bayle. On the return Queen's Theatre to-day, is out opposition to a position imme- cause of the Empresa Dowager's journey my example was followed "Cohens and Kellys." The story is rollicking, sequel to the famous diately next to but not at the top intuition, for having brought about by others. And in the carriage ad- and then, after a very brief term Yunh Shih-kai's
downfall and joining mine a very modern young rather, a drama with a generous # "slapstick" farce, but of brilliant achievement, promising death and for having steered girl of our party, strong and ath- The official statistics aoncern-still greater things in the imme- Chang Tso-lin and Hsu Shih-chang|letic, was also on the rack on the sprinkling of clever comedy. The ing the recent earthquakes/show that over 3,000 houses have col- date future, sinks into oblivion to complete shipwreck.
other side of the partition.
plot concerns an Irish and The Jewish family who are partners in Japsed at Philippopolis, G,100 have again or more rapidly than he An Unlucky Speculation. ticket-collector showed neither sur-business. Frequent fights between Become uninhabitable,, and an--sometimes, at least, drag- Two years ago, when a remark prise nor disapproval. Probably them result in a feud which carries ether 2,500 must be repaired.
ging down with him the regime of Sir Francis Aglen's about the he guessed we were British. both families to Paris in order to The earthquake damage at with which he was associated. Or status of the "06-million" Ioan Incidentally the displaced lug-stop the wedding of a Cohen to a Corinth is estimated at 600,000,- this the local Chinese potentates bonds was deliberately misinter-gage can be disposed on the door, Kelly. 000 drachmae. 15,000 persons seem suddenly to have been repreted by the Chinese bankers to filling up the foot space.
George Sidney and J. Covered Farrel MacDonald, who both ap- nre homeless and ten killed. minded, since Mr. Liang went to produce a "boom," Mr. Linng-in with coats it turne marrow sents neared in "The Cohens and Kellys,
Newspapers praise the devotion Tientsin some days ago, supposed his capacity of Tsai Shen (God of into broad couches. Nine of the superintendent of the tele-ly representing all the financial Wealth), dictated to his friends fortable nights my wife and I have members of the cast include, Veral com- are seen together again, and other graph office at Corinth. He repower of the Banks of China and and a whole group of banks with spent just lately in Spanish and Gordon, who appears as the Jewish mafied on duty although he him-Communications, to tell a bankers' which he was connected, a heavy Italian trains through this simple mother, Kate Price in the role of self, his wife and children were conference, how much they ought buying policy which loaded the device. Our injured, and the office was collaps-to subscribe
fellow-passengers Mrs. Kelly, and Gertrude Astor to a Fengtien war entire "Chinotung Clique" up with were surprised and pleased, save who Jng.
contributes many of thei loan, and returned discomfited by paper that dropped on the market one irascible There were further shocks at an attitude of obstinate scepticism. with a sickening thad when it was who entered the carriage at mid-"The Cohens and Kellya in Paris"
Italian gentleman laughs, in this entertaining picture.j Corinth last night accompanied Since then a fickle local officialdom understood that Sir Francis Aglen night and inquired whether we will remain the chief attraction at by a violent storm and subter-has been resurrecting old ranean rumblings.
tradi-had remarked that "if he gave an-thought we were in a wagon-its. the Queen's Theatre until Satur- Houses pretions of "Chiaotung" failure and other loan Customs security, the We did. And we had made it such day. viously standing were destroyed passing them to and fro for inspec-96-millian' was next in line," but with a little ingenuity. by the shock, which was experi-ion to such good effect that Liang that he was fairly definitely set enced at Athens in the morning. Shih-yi's is already described as a against fathering any more -Reuter."
loan The provision of sleepers for all waning star and his appearance services. Until a few months ago could be managed. And at little
"Footloose Widowe," cited as an omen of ill fortune. the "Chiaotung" fiction has been enough expense, too. All that one picture in the new programme at The Old Buddha's Prejudice. nursing its bruises; and then Mr.needs is 6ft. of stretching room the Star Theatre to-day, is a clever by rain and hail storms in how the Empress Dowager
It is remembered, for instance, Liang once more emerged and step-and the simplest mattress. A com- farce comedy taken from the maga Corinth early this morning and took a violent prejudice against ernments, instead of one, in which serve the purpose. It could be fit.ture tells the story of two pretty
once ped up to a position in three gov-mon third-class carriage would zine story of that name.
The pic- tents sheltering the refugees him when his career as a high off-he immediately enjoyed were blown down and the earth-cial seemed to be all but made. power and prestige. Officials
unsual ted up and could be restored in a little flappers in an exclusive New
in few minutes to its daily use.
York draper's shop. As manne- quake sufferers exposed for hours to the torrential rain. Many give Bexer affair when the newly
This was in the days after the Canton, Nanking and Peking be
quins they see the gorgeous life), I know that some day it will be of their wealthy patrons, and them- re-came almost simultaneously aware done. The only question is whe-selves yearn for the thrill of love the appearance of having lost their reason as they sought vain-stored Court was making an heroic that the Chiaotung influence was ther road or rail does it first. The land adventure before it is too late. ly for shelter.
effort to recover lost ground, when planted in their midst and was road transit companies are careful-Suddenly they plan to storm the the advice of the famous Hu-Kuang growing. with mushroom rapidity ly considering the scheme I laid citadel of Viceroy, Chang Chih-tung, who had and power.
wealth by posing as before them when the railway com- widows. How. love, in the form of The Customs Intrigue.
panies declined it. But I want it a handsome young man, comes to A woman, said to be 120 years position to Imperial orders during Here it became apparent that the done quickly. I am sorry for those the rescue, and how the girls re- old, was killed by the collapse of a the orgy in the North, was being entire Customs question for all tired travellers of alender means. (turn to the city wiser than they wall.
mast thoughtfully considered and China had been put in Mr. Liang's I am jealous, too, for English left, makes a thoroughly enjoyable The vineyards of ancient usually accepted and when excep- hands, with the idea that he con- trains and inventiveness. Corinth have been destroyed. tionally capable men for special trolled policy in the other camps should other lands forestall us?
The crews of the British war-tasks of reconstruction were being and could drive a bargain, ships are affording every assist-everywhere sought. ance. Five hundred tents and a tung suggested a special examina-that would reduce the foreigner to large quantity of bread are com- tion of Hanlin graduates previous-quiescence and increase
"Yes," said the old lady, mending ing aboard the British warshiply passed as a means of skimming body's revenues-just about the a lot of darning when I was young." every her husband's socks, "I had to do "Engle."-Reuter.
off the creme de la creme. The ad-time that (as variously envisaged){
"You might have said worse,"
RAIN AND HAIL STORMS.
Sofia, Yesterday.
Further Disaster.
Athens, Yesterday.
Violent shocks
were followed
The few buildings in Corinth and Isthmia which remained have collapsed.
RECORD-BREAKER.
BOY ON 50,000 MILES DRIVE.
held the Yangtsze neutral in op-
with
Chang Chih-two or three forces behind him,
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not
"FOOTLOOSE WIDOWS."
the chief
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Why lentertainment. Louiso Fazenda and Jacqueline Logan, both well known in the field of comedy, are cast as the frivolous pair, while) Jason Robards, a newcomer to the screen, plays the hero..
vice was taken, the examination Peking took Shanghai and Nanking replied her modern daughter, just held and the names of the remark- took Peking. As the large and off to a dance. ably highly qualified were handed generous plans of the Chinotang
to the Empresa on a state occasion. faction, began to be understood,
According to Court tradition the malignant vapours began to exude
ago to
"THE BIG PARADE.” '
"The Big Parade," with John Gilbert, Renee Adoreo and Karl Dane as the leading 'players, which' has been drawing crowded houses: to the World Theatre since Sunday
name of Liang Shih-yi was at the from Nanking and suspicions be-top and caws stridently it often last, will be screened at that top, but the old lady no sooner cast gan to be expressed here. Feng-happens that the house catches fire theatre until Saturday. Owing to eyes upon it than she assumed an tien is simple-minded and straight or the roof tree collapses under the length of the picture, only three attitude. of aversion, seized her forward and moves alowly, but him, by virtue of the 11 luck sum-performances can be given daily, A 18-year-old London school-large red brush and man a heavy when Mr. Liang's interim tariff moned, before the ominous bird and these start promptly at 2.80, boy motorist, Fred Rapson, has line through it According to scheme was propounded and duly can rescue himself. become a world-record breaker. tradition again, Mr. Liang no submitted through his southern
6.80 and 9.15 pm. He is the son of Mr. Lionel sooner heard of thie than he was Chiaotung agents to "his other banking negotiations in Tientsin, The recently reported failure of Rapson. Since February 28 Mr. in full fight in the direction of government" and no endorsement of which much has still to be learn- Rapson, with the help of his son Tientsin. There, according to re was forthcoming, the kind of small ed at this writing, gives the sooth- and a mechanic, has set up on liable tradition which came long and mean men, whom the General-sayera still further material for polo team will visit America la The best available Australian the Miramas track, near Mar- seilles, non-stop records of 20,000 spent some months hiding in Mr. his recent lecture to officialdom, be- erosive effect upon the Manchurian Melbourne. The American
the writer viva voce, heissimo mentioned unfavourably in gossip all of which has a rapidly 1929, says a Reuter message from miles and 25,000 miles.
Авво Father and son
Tang Shao-yl's yamen learning gan to buzz about town stirring up military mind--and the recent clation is fluancing the provision and the mechanic, taking eight-hour turns the noble game of poker from Mr. Empress Dowager, Yuan Shih-kai's loge which has focussed so much Australians.
(and learning very well indeed) unpleasant recollections of the small eruption in the Customs Col- of 10 grooms and 40 ponies for the| at the wheel, hope to complete u Hung-ming, who was then the downfall and death, Hau Shih- attention upon 50,000 miles by about the end of
Liang Shih-y! April.
chief secretary to the Viceroy chang's most undignified exodus affords his enemies an opportunity Guy Nickalls, the famous' oars- We are about two days ahead Chang Chih-tung.
froza P long official carcer, to hint that, not content with mani- man, who was in the Oxford bout of scheduled time, which requires What turned the old Empress so Chang Tso-lin's own : expen-" pulations leading to financial con- from 1887 to 1891; wan rowing at us to do 5,000 miles a week," Mr. strongly against Mr. Liang the sive
unheroic flight in trol in Canton, Nanking and Pek No. 7 in the Thamos R.C. crew in Rapson told an "Evening writer has never heard adequately 1922, and the abominable ing, the Chiaotung folk have been mail week. Standard" representative be explained. We all know that behaviour of "96-million" bonds on catering to Feng Yudisiang's semi- weden Jemptuningsromet opone Smeerde mit TE VE O It is fea 30pporters nero with a Hope Of after a few hours snatched for form the strongest possible impres-said, apropion of nothing much insuring against avery pasible business in London."
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