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MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1928.
"TOM JONES"
PHILHARMONIC'S FINAL
PERFORMANCE:
INTERESTING FINALE
Maughan called on us, though we understand that one is in active coursa of preparation. Shanghai, however, is constantly getting into print! A little while ago there was Louise Jordan Miln's "The Flutes of Shanghai," which was reviewed in these columns,
The Final Scene nt "Tom Jones". and now is announced a volume was staged later on Saturday with the intriguing title, night than any previous perform "Shanghai Nights." This latter ance owing to the repeated on- is likely to have a good sale, cores which the crowded audience because Shanghal people.. like demanded. When the curtain
PRAPS PRAPS NOTI
I'll sleep in peace 'til I hear
Gabe's horn.
It's the first real sleep since the
twins, were born.
"And did he live to tell the
reading about themselves and was raised the applause was long tale?" asked a listener after the because those not of that great and continued and in a very few story of a man's amazing adven city invariably associate the name moments the stage was piled ture had been told. of the place with a kind of life with beautiful floral tributes and "Oh, yes," replied the story- which has come .to be mementoes to the cleverness of teller. "And he has known 225 "night." Those the Company.
thing else since,'
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done no-
to me
"I know my wife lled when we were engaged.
"What do you mean?" "When I asked her to marry me she said she was agreeable."
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who have experienced a Mr. W. W. Hornell, President series of "Shanghai nights" will of the Society, appeared among no doubt agree that a trained the performers, and before "The writer could make the "subject a King" was rendered the President colourful.one. As we have not delivered ી particularly apt yet read the book, we cannot say speech, commending the en- whether the author has succeeded thusiastic energy and ability of or not, but it seems that in choos-all taking part, with special refer-
The vicar mentioned in his ser- ing a story of the fight by aence to their very popular musi- mon people who attend church Eurasian girl for the right to live cal Director, Mr. W. H. Fitz for no better reason than to show and be recognised. "he has Earle, A.R.C.M., and concluded by off their best clothes. hit upon a subject admirably announcing that the Company had He concluded with this effort: lending itself to "strong" treat decided to produce "Patience" "I am thankful to ace it is obvi ment.
later in the year. Mr. Hornell in-ous none of you have come here vited new members to join the for that reason." ranks of the Company.
1
He stressed the whole-hearted support which the individual
7
Magistrate: "Have you. a law- yer?"
Prisoner: "No, sir.”
Magistrate: "Do you want a lawyer to defend you?",
Prisoner: "Not in particular,
There will be no issue of the "China Mail" to-morrów (Christ- mas Day). Publication will be members, from chorus to prin- resumed on Wednesday.
cipals, had rendered.
There followed behind the Words, money, all things clse, stage a most interesting little are comparatively easy to give ceremony_when, with the whole sir." away; but when a man makes a of the Company present, and Magistrate: "Well, what do gift of his daily life and practice, many friends from the audience. you propose to do about it?" it is plain that the truth, what- Professor Brown, M.A., B.Sc., Prisoner: "Well, so far's I'm ever it may be, has taken posses F.R.S.E., Vice-President of the concerned, I'm willing to drop the sion of it.
Society, asked the President's ac-whole business." -Lowellceptance of an autographed photo- graph by the Company of Tom Jones."
LIGHT.
[Lillian M. Bellati.] any other time of the year. One of I have seen the Light, the Light!
The China Mail the finest features of Christmas-
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that shone From out the star in Galliee.
tide, is that it is largely a child-Its living beam sings in my heart,
O Lord of Life to Thee..
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The world is changed, new beauty
glows
With Truth and Love and
Peace.
Though thunders crash and evils
rage,
Its sweet song does not cease.
O wondrous birth! O light divine
That giveth clearer sight; That peereth through the earth-
bound sense,
Swiftly discerning Right.
❤
Black mists dissolve, the heavy
clouds
The President expressed his great pleasure at the gift.
Mr. R. Davies, Hon. Producer, was presented with a silver cock tail service and Mr. Fitz-Earle with a silver junk.
presented with
Indignant diner: "Bring the proprietor here at once. There's a wasp in my soup."
Waiter: "It's no use sending for the boss, sir. He's scared to death of 'em himself."
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Friend: "What do you think of that boy I recommended? Is there any hope for him as a jour- nalist ?"
Mrs. Griggs, the pianist and accompanist of the Company, was a silver coffee mas"-"Santa Claus" — chouses
service, and Mr. Hunt and Mr. Newspaper Editor: "I'm afraid Raven with an eight-day clock not. Only this morning he wrote to make his annual visit, heavily
and a cigarette case, respectively. "The church was crowded," instead laden with Christmas gifts for
Mrs. Harrison and Mr. Gren of 'The sacred edifice was throng. good little girls and even for
ham, who were responsible for the ed."" artistic properties, were each pre- naughty little boys. It is, there-
sented with souvenirs of the Com-. J. Pierpont Morgan recently fore, the festival 1 more beloved by
pany's appreciation of their help. cancelled his steamer ticket, and the little ones than any other
Professor Brown made an ex-postponed a trip to Europe, in throughout the year, and the one
cellent Chairman, each recipient order to serve on a jury. That's being especially commented upon the trouble with being so high up in which they are specially pro-
in a humorous but earnest man in a company that you can't get minent in the gatherings in their
ner. the speaker's remarks gen- any one to write you an excuse own home as in the many in which Through all Thy universe com a happy audionce.
Unroll. The Word doth shine erally being much appreciated by saying you are indispensable to
the organisation. they are asked to participate at
plete,
Mr. Fitz-Earle and Mr. R. R the homes of their little friends. Obedient to Thy great design.Davies, in addition to thanking It was the last match of the Very probably the season of the
(Written for the Watchman). those present for their hard work, season. The two village cricket year, just on the turn from the
also expressed themselves very teams were opposing each other. The "Whizz Bangs," the con- candidly of the work demanded The home team won the toss, and shortest day and the longest cert party, of the Royal Army and expected for the success of a elected to bat. Off the first de- night to the extending days and Medical Corps, gave a successful performance such as had been livery one of the batsmen was
entertaininment at St. Patrick's just concluded. the shortest of nights, lends a
bowled. As he returned to the Club, Garden-road, on Saturday Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 24, 1928. special attraction to Christmas-night.
The claret cup was then handed pavilion his wife exclaimed, sym- A lengthy programme round and mutual congratulations pathetically- tide and a charm to merry gather-comprising songs, instrumental were exchanged. After which Never mind ducky!" ings. The roligious significance (items, and humorous sketches was the Company and their friends presented Lo, large and appre-jadjourned to Messrs. Lane, Craw-
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ON CHRISTMAS EVE
JACKIE COOGAN
A sporting gentleman entered a chicken.
of the festival is, of course, all-ciative audience. The perform- ford's Restaurant where an ad-a cafe and ordered In England it was Dickens, we important and no matter how ance was of a high order and mirable supper dance was held. The chicken was tough and when. believe, who chiefly gave to little thought one may give to the greatly enjoyed.
Opinions vary as to compara-the waiter came he found the Live merit with former perform-gentleman in great wrath. Christmastide its sweetly senti- profundities of Christianity dur-
ances rendered by the Company, "Waiter," he said, "this chicken mental atmosphere the "Xmas ing the year, now, at this season,
notably the most recent one, is tough." card atmosphere:" - lots of they come home to us in all their
"Merrie England," but erities are "Very sorry, sir. That chicken unanimous as snow, big blazing hearths, a grandeur and solemnity. Thus it
to the enjoyment was always a peculiar bird. Why provided by a delightful render- when we came to kill it, we rather lively jollity, parties and, is that Christmas, which causes
ing of "Tom Jones." for which couldn't catch it, so at last we had of course, kindly charitable acts us to think more hopefully of the
the Company cannot receive too to shoot it. It flew on the house- and a display of good-fellowship, eternal verities, also has a salu-
much credit.
tops, and "Tom Jones" gave tired Hong "Ah That accounts, for it. Xmas boxes, crackers and all that tary effect upon our minds in
Master Jackie Coogan, aged 13, Kong audiences a fresh amuse- You must have shot the weather- sort of thing. "Pro-Victorian Eng- much more mundane matters such made his bow to an English au- ment and enjoyment and the cock." land was wont to make of Christ- as kindliness of thought and dience recently for the first time. crowded audiences testified their
more serious festival in action towards our fellow which the religious element pre-tures,
mas a
MAKES HIS DEBUT IN LONDON
"PRESENTING DAD"
crea-Charlie
col-appreciation..
heard.
Chaplin's little
Mias N. Parker: "I hear that laborator in "The Kid," the
you are not going to marry. Mr. screen play that made his name SIR HAYES MARRIOTT
Newcome after all. Why is dominated. It perhaps was none There does not appear to be famous in two hemispheres, is
that?" the less "merrie," but there ap- any falling off in the popularity of now almost grown up; still a boy,
There was a large gathering Miss Golightly. "Oh! Father pears to have been more of an the Christmas festival. Quite the world was the nursery-and the pear community at Johnston's enough, and mother thinks he is. but no longer the child whose of leading members of the Euro-thinks his position isn't good inclination for families to cele contrary, for it seems to-day more film studio.
Pier, Singapore, on December 17, too old for me. My aunt thinks brate the joyous season prifately popular than ever before with Silk-hatted, white-spatted, im- to say goodboye to Sir Hayes and he is too good-looking to make a than in the communal manner young and old alike. There is a maculate, his sleek hair brushed Lady Marriott, who are shortly satisfactory husband, and my suggested by the Engliah novelist tendency nowadays to celebrate the little young man appeared on will not visit Singapore again be- rumours about him. My cousins
straight back from his forehead, leaving Malaya on retirement and Uncle Jima says he has and much, in vogue during and the distinctly feative part in the Palladium stage radiant and fore their departure.
tell me he is given to flirting, and since his day. But at all times in public-In hotels' to the accom-smiling, ready of speech, in- Sir Hayes Marriott has spent I-" England and elsewhere one of the paniment of much merriment and the packed house in the simplest Service; and during that period "Yea, and you wha' do you think gratiating. Hat in hand, he told 32 years in the Malayan Civil Miss N. Parker (eagerly): most cherished traditions asso- not a little jazz. This applies, of language how he had looked for- he has served in a variety of about it all?" ciated with Christmastide has course, almost exclusively to the ward to that moment, to stand posts in the Straits Settlements Miss Golightly. "Oh, I think I been the belief that it is the best grown-ups; for the children, more before them in the flesh, and es- as General Adviser, Johore, and ought to wait until he asks me." and-most suitable time for family conservative, hold their many "Dad," whom he had
pecially to introduce to them hia as Colonial Secretary, Straits
"worked Settlements. During the absence "She told John that she loved reunion, for the gathering to- parties exclusively among their with for thirteen years."
of H.E. the Governor Sir Hayes him, and that soon she'd be. gether, if at all practicable, of the intimate friends and keep very dressed, precisely as his illustri-ing the Government and High Mr. Coogan then entered, has acted as Officer Administer-
his wife. various members of the family to respectable. hours. The best
ous son. There followed some Commissioner in
the Malay meet under the parental roof, gatherings are those in which old passages of cross-talk between States. there to make merry in common and young participate and give to the two, with frank allusions to and in celebration of the best of the accompaniment of genuine the earning capacity of the film
star.
NAVAL MAN DROWNED all festivals,
And underlined"My heart be- "How did you make your living
longs to you!" The prevailing sentiment at the lively noise of crackers, the before you met me?" Jackie The death by drowning, is re-"That your dear heart should be Chrismas is, of course, the beau- real atmosphere that should ac perkily asked his father. "My ported of Leading Signalman my own is hard to realise," tiful Christian ideal of "Peace on company. the festive part
name was Coogan long before Edgar Charles Chant of HMS. John would reply. Your trust met you," remarked Mr. "Rent" (flagship on the China you'll never rue!" Earth, goodwill to men," which Christmastide.
Coogan. "Yes, dad, but it didn't Station), at sea on Saturday, mean anything then!" retorted Dec. 22. Jackie.
He came from Yeovil, Somerset- In the approved. style of the ahire and was not married. professional elocutionist Juckle
seems to permeate, the essentials of Christianity. At this time of
jollity; amidst lots of toys and
Ourselves and Others
of
And just to prove that what she 1. Baid, was true, When business called him from the town she wrote him every day,
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And she would write him
once
again in words that lovers fuse,
And underline "My heart be
longs to you!"
Alas he had a rival, and through
him they had a tiff.
skies of blue, And gray clouds blotted out the
the year people are much more disposed to act and think charit- Among the many differences then recited an American poem dancers, another word or two of pbly, under the benign influence between Hong Kong and Shang- entitled "Pershing at the Front," thanks, and the debut was over. hai, as places of residence for following this up by dancing the of Christianity, which enjoins Europeans, is the fact that the "Varsity Drag" in the authentie the passing years that have made It is impossible not to lament that fine feeling of tender kindli- former does not like being talked Vaudeville manner. A short solo the genius of the child little more And ness, and which nothing is more written about while the dance by Coogan pere, a few more than a memory; but Mastor potent in lubricating the harsh- We have had no real story about the presentation to Jack of toy fields to conquer Daily Tele- latter does not mind it at all. bright passages between the two, Jackie Coogan has now fresh nesses of everyday life, then at this Colony since Mr. Somerset engines by the-bevy of Palladium graph."-
John received a letter tell ing him she'd changed her And she mind.
underlined
"My
heart belongs to Hugh!"