SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1928.
THE GRAND TATTOO.
GETTING READY AT SOOKUMPOO.
LATEST DETAILS.
Booking for the Grand Tattoo to be held at Sookumpoo on October 4,6 and 6 will open on Tuesday next, September 19 when offlees for this purpose will be opened at the follow- ing places.-
Mesars, S. Moutria and Co. Ltd.,
Chater-rond,
The European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon. The Sun Company, Des Vooux
Road.
The Sincere Company, Des Voeux
Road.
The Wing On Company, Des Voeux
Road.
of seats in each stand and an index of these allotments is attached to the booking plans. From this index it can be ascertained from which agent any destrable seat can be pur
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
WORLD LANGUAGE.
ENGLISH UNIVERSAL IN 50 YEARS
(Continued from Page 1.)
"A MASTER” -
remaining. Northerners follow in their footsteps and also, march |
"Ona of the greatest mästers of into Manchuria to keep away from the English language is the Lord the pursuing Nationalists? That Chlof Justice, who never uses remains to be seen.
word in its wrong place," said Mr In no uncertain terms, Japan R. B. Showan, during a lecture to declared at the time Peking members of the London Vacation fell into Nationalist hands Couran in Education. that she would not brook the The English language, he con entry of any undisciplined army tinued, was not decadent; it was
In the light growing and. virile tongue. into Manchuria.
a
of this statement, it seems safe fifty years' time the majority of the to assume that Japan will stem people in the world will speak Eng- the Northerners' retreat fish. It is difficult to write "and" needs be.
difficult for foreigners to learn, but
CINEMA NOTES.
"THE VOLGA BOATMAN” TO- DAY & TO-MORROW:
"CHANG ON MONDAY.
With the great Russian revolu tion as a background for a thrilling tove story, "The Volga Boatman" will be shown at the Queen's Theatre again today and to-mor row. William Boyd, Elinor Fair Victor Varconi, Jalla Faye and Theodore Kosioff are the leading players in this remarkable picture which was produced by Cecil B. De Mille, the man who directad
The Ten Commandments."
སྐད་་་་
charming heroine:
SHADOWS BEFORE.
| COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"
To-day-Queen's Theatre "The Volga Boatman.
To-day-World Theatre; "Spollers of the West.”
To-day Star Theatre; The Fair Co-Ed.****
September 16-18-World Thea tre; "Two Arabian Knights."
September 16-17 Star Theatre; "The Midshipman."
September 17-22-Queen's Thea tro; "Chang."
September 18-Entertainment in "Cheer OY.M.CA. City Hall, by H. M. M. "Forglove". Concert party, WESTERN THRILLER.”. "Spollers of the West," a thrill. 7.30 pm. But it also appears that the once mastered it la a magnificent ing story of frontier perils, with September 19-22-World Thea As already announced, reserved Manchurian Army will take steps medium of expression. To hear Tim McCoy in the leading role, tre; "The Birth of a Nation."
September 18-19--World Thea seats tare priced at $5, $4, $3, $2 themselves to prevent the North-a master speak the language, even closes its season to-day at the
from getting past on an uninteresting subject, is a World Theatre. Based on histori tre; "Are Parents Feople!!! and 51 and all these can be reserved. erners
real joy."
cal incidents, the picture concerns September 20-Theatre Royal; Each of the above, ticket agencies Shanhaikwan,
In which event there will be Dr. A. Compton-Rickett, in the the famous Laramic treaty and the Miss Cecilla Hansen's farewell vio- has been allotted a certain number
no trouble to look for. Hemmed last of his series of lectures as bloodshed caused during its on-lin concert, 9.15 p.n.
September 20-22-World Theatre; in on both sides, the Northerners modern English literature, Bald forcement. Marjorie Dawid the
The Third Degree? – (of whom a smiling infantryman that modern verse lacked beauty.
"Modern poetry," he said, "does
September 21-Promenade Con- with a deadly sword is seen on page 1) will have to surrender deal with the facts of life, but they
COLLEGE COMEDY.
cert at Volunteer parade, ground, and be incorporated either in the are sometimes given to me in a crude
Delightful Marion Davies romp3 9.15 p.m.' Nationalist Army or the Man-way and without beauty. There through a series of highly diverting
Land Salea. 19, however, an abundance of incidents in "The Fair Co-ed."
September 17At P.W.D. Offices. which will be shown to-day at the beauty to be found in the work of Star Theatre for the last time. The Crown lends at the junction of There are two minor wars-int useful to uso various shades of Picture is an interesting as well as Broadwood and New-rd, Morrison Far up the Yangtze River, one colour to describe the works of an amusing account of modern col Hill-rd, and Taltam Village, 3 p.m. only in Hong Kong but in the const campaign has reached the chronic writers. Walter de la Mare, for in-ge life from a student's point of Lammerts Auction
view, and Marion is seen at her beat. ports and it is expected that there stage. Yang Sen and Liu Hsiang stance, might be said to have writ will be a considerablo number of are the Generals concerned. Both ten in the 'brown twilight.' visitors from China to witness the have been Nationalists in their rather sad beauty Is In keeping first event of its kind in this part of time and both are out merely for with the dying day."
chased.
As reported elsewhere the Archurian Army.
rangements for the Grand Tattoo are well advanced and there are indications that booking will be ex- tremely heavy. The Grand Tattoo has aroused considerable interest not
the world.
existence.
OTHER WARS.
conquest. Fortunes have flue-
Walter de la Mare. I have found
tuated rapidly these last two Shakespeare "Neglected." months. By holding up a ship-
Hia
Mr. Ben Greet, the actor- ment of arms to Liu Hsiang. (the manager, speaking on Shakespeare man they had hoped would win), at a luncheon to members of the the Nanking Government has course, urged teachers performed a service to shipping children not merely to read plays, by indirectly shortening the war. but to act them.
a
same
September 24-Kowloon Football Club annual meeting, 6 p.m.
Sports
September 18-At Sales Room, household furniture,” 2.80 p.m.
Meetings. FAMOUS JUNGLE. FILM.
September 17-Hockey meeting at "Chang," the wonder, film of jun-Volunteer Headquarters lecture gle life, is to be screened at the room, 5.30 pm. COAST PORT VISITORS.
Queen's Theatre from Monday to September 20-Annual meeting of Saturday next. There will be The Soakumpoo Ground at Cause
the Hong Kong Boxing Association, way Bay, which hitherto has been
short subject in the
Pro Mesars Jardine. Matheson's board largely used for military sporting
grammo, The Virgin Queen," the
room, 5.80 p.many dif to train first of a new series of beautiful fixtures only, is rapidly being trans formed for the Grand Tattoo which
pictures produced by the new Tech nicolour process. "The Virgin will be held there on October 4,
In Shensi and Kansu provinces, The children's favourite play, Queen" presents a story based on 5 and 6. Only a few days ago
To-day Seventh annual Aqua- there was one solitary stand, kept local Mahommedan General has continued Mr. Greet, was "As you an exciting incident in the lives of in good condition in readiness for allied himself with General Fan like it. It might be thought that Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Nc Sports of the Police and Dress circle advance Prison departments at V.R.C. 8 the coming football season, but now hung-in (better known as the their choice would fall on the booking for this outstanding pro pa stands are being erected on three once a follower of the famous stage, is strewn with dead.
But it gramme
Is open at the Queen's September 22 American tourna- sides of the ground to accommodate brigand, "White Wolf"). These was not so. They preferred the Theatre daily from 11 am to 10 ment, Ladies Recreation Club, the thousands of people who will two are defying the "Christian liomely play, the play which ended Bee Hong Kong's first Tattoo.
General's" authority because it happily. In addition a replica of Edin-suits them to do so. They have
“TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS" burgh Castle is being built and both been Nationalist too but that Greet: "We can boast of him. He World Theatre to-morrow, wo "Shakespeare!" exclaimed Mr. Returning to Hong Kong at the excellent progress is being made is immaterial. They are a long ta the beaconlight to the theatre. Arabian Knights,"
Even at this stage distance away and they are look His name, in my opinion, is the comedy with William Boyd, Louis Peter's Church hold 2nd annual
a first class it is possible to say that the scene ing for trouble!
synonym of 'everything best con- Wolheim; and Mary Astor in the 'around which the Tattoo will centre
nected with the stage. Can we in leading roles, will be the chief at picnic for girls of Blind Home, Kow will he imposing and realistic, con- forming generally to the original
this country not do more for him? traction at the World Theatre until loon We do no sufficiently appreciate this Saturday. The story' deals with
September 17 Reopentox of Castle.
great possession of ours. the amusing escapades of two war Central British School
"Shakespeare was never a:phile prisoners who, after escaping from logist. He was a buman man. camp, find themselves in Arabia, Why should we neglect this great where further adventures with the At Kowloon Magistracy yester teacher so much? If you achoof beautiful daughter of an Emir lead day morning-Mr. W. Schofield on the bench-the hearing was con-people do not train your pupils to to a thrilling climax, tinued of the case in which the become actors, where shall we find Cherng Wall Battery Co., 189, them? You are the trainers of the
with the work.
Yesterday, the gates which
will be thrown open when the Low-
landers come to take possession of the Castle were being put into place and work was progressing on the superstructure which will dwarf the green foliage at the back with out destroying a realistic setting.
RANGES OF STANDS.
.66 EVEREADY”.
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN
KOWLOON COURT.
On the other three sides of the Laichikok-road, are being charged brain and there is nothing to which ground long ranges of stands are by the National Carbon Corpora the brain of a child can be so practically completed with the tion, U.S.A., on five counts relat-readily adapted as to acting. Make seating accommodation marked out. ing to false trade marks and false children act, not merely talk.
"We already have Tho Old Vic,' Walking along by the side of the trade descriptions.
Mr. C. A. S. Russ (for the and we shall have another. “Old Vic' nallah ruaning past the French Convent, the visitor finds that the defence) submitted that he had in North London. And there are other parts of London where Shakes- nullah has been bridged at the no case to answer.
Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, for the peare will be the staple entertain- entrance to the ground in order to
that "Ever-ment. Where are we to get the ac facilitate the approach to the stands. prosecution said The bridge is about twenty feet ready" had been registered in tora for these important, theatres? wide and leads direct to the main Hong Kong as a trade mark, on It is up to you. Drama should be a stand which faces Edinburgh Castle the ground that they had been part of the life of the community." and to another stand nearest the known as such for many years (Cheers.) French Convent. At the other side in the market. · ·
of the ground is another stand affording like the others, an excel-
lent view of the whole ground.
Previous evidence has been heard on Thursday morning.
Religious Teaching. Professor E T. Campagnac, of The prosecution appled for the the University of Liverpool, lectur
It is obvious that considerahio imposition of the maximum pening to members of the courseon attention has been paid to the and confiscation of all the "Rellglon and Religious Teaching"
planning of the ground and when the
goods.
than ever required before in Hong case.
said: "You are not concerned with The magistrate reserved his the religious education of your Tattoo takes place it will be found judgment, Mr. Russ applying for pupils. You are concerned with that the dificult problem of pro-a written decision as the magis your immediate task. Think of viding more seating accommodation trate might be asked to state a your teachers of the past, How Kong has been solved so successfully In the afternoon, the case in admirable their Illustrations; how that over 6,000 will be able to have which the Kwong Tung Battery admirable their manners. How ad- a clear view of the ground and of Co., are also charged by the mirable their thoughts-polished every item included in the pro- "Eveready" Co., was continued by self-denial. gramme of the Tattoo.
BOOKING ARHANGEMENTS.
These things do at Kowloon after a remand,
not come by accident. Thess Not Cricket.
people may be taken as religious Mr. Hin-Shing Lo, who appear. persons,
It will be possible to reserve ed for the defence, said that he "We must do things for our seats for the Tattoo on any of the objected to a letter sent to Messrs.selves, and that, to the teacher, three nights well beforehand, re- Lyson and Hall by Messrs, Wil-means taking upon himself the bur served seat prices being from one kinson and Grist.
tea den of his pupil. This meant self-
dollar up to five dollars. Plans for Counsel said the letter was un-discipline."
booking are now well in hand and called for, and that it was not booking centres will probably be "cricket" to get behind the Court: opened during the coming week, and counsel.en
According to present plans there Mr. Hugh Jones, for the prose will be booking offices both in Hong, cution, objected to Mr. Lo's re- Kong and Kowloon, some of those marks. The letter in question
on the Island being in districts was handed to the magistrate QUEEN'S
especially suitable for convenient r, W. Schofield, who said that booking by Chinese residents. one paragraph was unfortunately
A comprehensive programme of worried.
the Tattoo is being prepared which: Mr. Lo objected to the charges will fully explain the various items as they stood, stating that they and will in itself constitute an ex- were devoid of legal particulars, cellent bouvenir of the event.
CHANGE EACH NIGHT.
Details of the programme have already" appeared and many of the Items are how. - In--rehearsal. It]
Mr. Hugh Jones said that he had supplied Mr. Lo with cer- tain details
The magistrate noted Mr. Lo's obpection.
After the evidence of Mr.
should be noted that the Tattoo Daniells representing the Nation programme will not be the same at Carbon Corporation,
on cach of the three nights. A Lee Hung-yee, local
differat dancing display is to be "Everrandy,
given each night, while the Portu journed.
Chineze displays, to
the Illuminated motor.
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October: 13H.K.у.D.C. Annual Athletic Sports on Kowloon Cricket Club gruand, 2.50 p.m.
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