"KNOCK 'EM DOWN” RAIN
Downpour That Lays The Long Grass
WELCOMED IN NORTHERN
AUSTRALIA
Darwin. in North Australia, last!
month welcomed
"knockerdown” rains,
the annual
Although this aboriginal de scription of the torrential down- pours, which herald the end of the wet season -sounds grim, the rains are welcome throughout the Nor thern Territory.
These heavy rains towards the -ead of the monsoon period level the long grass, which earlier falls have caused to grow to a height of six to ten feet.
In the three months following Christmas about 40 inches of rain grass fell in "Darwin, and the bordering the roads was so high that a man driving along the road could not see a friend walking along the footpath.
la low-lying sections et the town frass grew in a tangled mass ten feet high. That is why "knockem down rains are welcome.
SANITARY BOARD MEETING
Offensive Smell: At Repulse Bay
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1935.
The first meeting between two rulers bearing the title of en peror in years occurred when Emperor Hirohito of Japan received- Emperor Kang Teh, figurehead ruler of Manchukuo. They are here seen with Emperor Hirohito at left passing between the lines of the 5,000 soldiers who guarded 'them at the public appearance în
Tokyo.
HOPES TO CONVERT MUSSOLINI
Italian Buddhist's Ambition
MAKING FOR JERUSALEM FIRST, THEN ROME
Colombo.
HEAVY DAMAGE BY
HAIL STORM
Total Cereal Crops Destroyed
10,000 GROWERS AFFECTED BY CALAMITY.
ART AND DRAMA DRAMA
RUSSIAN BALLETS
RETURN
Brilliant Dancer
·Of Sixteen
FROM MONTE CARLO TO
LONDON
Monte Carlo.
this
Col de Basil's Russian ballet. which is coming to London sommer. is giving its frst Europ- pean season at Monte Carlo, after an absence in America sof overi seven months Twenty thousand | miles were covered during the tour.: | and performances given in 39 towns to full houses everywhere.
The company has been greatly angmented; and now consists of 50 dancers and 25 executives. In spite] of the fatigues of the tour three new ballets were put on-the far- ourite "Aurora's Wedding"; "“Jardin Public, music by Dukelsky and de cors by Lureat, and Rietf's “Baly with a new choreography by Mas sine. At present, in the calm of Monte Carlo, “Sheherazade” and Massine's new symphony are being prepared.
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COFF-
The most interesting thing so far this reason has been the perform- ances of that strong favourite "Presages," with an almost plete shuffling of roles, The re- sult shows the great strength of Col de Basil's company
and "the permanent value of Massine's cho- reography.
A Famous Role
At yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board the President, Mr. W. J. Carrie, replying to questions. asked, puruant to notice. by Mr. L
Chinkiang. C. F. Bellamy, said that the bad
The conversion of Signor Mus-
Ezormous damage has been smell noticeable at Repulse Bay solini to the Buddhist faith is the beach at low water. stated that the hope of Lokanatha, 35 Italian inflicted on the city of Shaining. smell had been traced to the septic Buddhist monk. Lokanatha's great northern Kiangsu, by the recent tank which was being kept under achievement has been the conver- hail storm, which has practically
Tamara Grigorieva in Part 1 observation. Improvement work sion of a chies in Burma, who completely destroyed the growing Action, the role made famous ·in bad already been undertaken and embraced the faith of Buddha with wheat and corn corps throughout London by Nina Verchinina, gives |
the district. It is estimated that would be continued, if necessary. his 80,000 followers.
performance of extraordinary Those present at the meeting Lokanatha has left Ceylon with the victims affected by the cala-
value. She has elaborated the role, were:-Mr. W. J. Carrie (Presi
Buddhist mity now number more band of Sinhalese
and with great subtlety interprets dent), the Hon. Mr. F. M. Hender priests, who are to march on Jera- 10.000.
Mr. Fei Kung-sha. Magistrate Tchaikovsky to perfection. She will son (vice-President), the Hon. Mr.salem and Rome, the two strong-
be performing · under 2 distinct of Shuining, arrived here recent-! N. Smith. Dr. G. W. Pope holds of Christendom. (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. L. Volunteers for the great mission ly to petition the Kiangsu Pro-handicap, since the creator's inter pretation was so theatrically effec- C.F. Bellamy, Dr. Li Shu-fan. Mr.will join the pilgrims on the way.
tive, but she will attract attention C. J. Roe (Secretary), and Mr. Im Each Buddhist country will send geney relief and ask for an appro
Irina Baronova, the incompar Ping-tseung (assistant Secretary). a similar band of pilgrims. Each priation from the provincial re- this seasor
"construction expenses to aid: the batch of these pilgrims will try to unfortunate residents of the disable, has added great brilliance to reach Jerusalem first. Then they trict
her work, Tamara Tonmanova, will set out for the next objective, In the meantime, Magistrate softness and dignity; while of be
CHINESE RESIDING IN ANNAM
Complain Of Unfair
Treatment
Canton, to-day.
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Bome.
vincial Government for
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than
emer-
Fei is planning to go to Nankingmer, Massine, none the worse for The pilgrims from Ceylon are and Shanghai to solicit public his accident, thrills as no other travelling by train to Bombay-contributions. Chekiai Agency. can, and Shabelewsky, Goerard and From Bombay they will go on foot
Petroff have become premiers dan- by way of Afghanistan, Turkestan
seurs of distinction. and Syria, to Jerusalem
*Many regiments," declared According to an overseas Chinêse Lokanatha, "must often be sent to: In ex- who has just returned from Annam,jstorm a stubborn fortress. the Annamese Government recently jactly the same way we shall send issued a decree for the increase of many relays to the West to storm the poll tax on Chinese from $31.05 Jerusalem and Rome."
to $64.15. The Chinese residents i appealed to the Commissioner of Colonial Affairs many times to coun- termand the order. He not only "gave no consent, but arrested their representatives and deported them.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Chinese residents in Annam are
(Continued from Page 6) "Grains: Trading to-day was mo said to be living in terror and hope the Chinese Government will imme-derate. A private observer reports diately negotiate with the Annam that weather conditions in some of wheat Government so as to give them the important Canadian
areas are quite dry. Total sales: legal protection-Central Press:
RESULT ANNOUNCED AMID TENSE SCENES
(Continued from Page 1)
“SOCIALIST PROPOSAL
ROTARY MEETING
Rotarians Honoured By His Majesty
Absolutely Correct
DOCTORS SAY:
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AN EVENING OF
LAUGHTER
"Worse Things Happen KOMOR
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At Sea"
COMEDY AT IT'S BEST
These improvements that are so immediately noticeable are in part at least due to the resumption of Mr. E. Harris, of California, oneAurora's Wedding," the finest of the most prominent figures in training the dancer can receive. the Rotary movement in America. For the first time since the forma
I have seen many fine perform- speaking at yesterday's weekly lun-tion of this company five years ago cheen, urged Rotarians to apply the "Les Sylphides is danced absolute-ances in my time, writes Stephen ethics of their own institution in ly correctly in the old Diaghileff Williams, but I have never seen a bringing together the various parts manner, also, fortunately, once finer performance than that given of China in mutual integrity and again in front of the original scen-by the audience at the St. James's. Col. de Basi has engaged ten Theatre when Mr. Keith Winter's congratulated the local residents children, all ander 12, whom he is new farcical comedy "Worse Things who received honours in the King's keeping at their respective schools Happen at Sea" was produced. Birthday list and mentioned Sir for the next five years.
understanding.
Mr. M. K Lo, the President,
}ery.
Among
KOMOR
HONG KONG
New goods arrived. From 50 cts. to $5,000. Every article marked în plain figus Mac
York Building Chater Road.
SUITABLE PRESENTS
FOR
EVERY OCCASION
PLEA FOR BE TER MUSIC
Atholl MacGregor and the Hon. Mr-these he is prepared to find four This was the kind of audience Wheat: 22,631,000 bushels; Cora: W. Ts'o, C.B.E., as two members failures, five good dancers, and one that any actor might reasonably | 13,054,000 bushels.
"Cotton: There was some short the Club. A. letter of congrat future hallerina. This system of expect on his benefit night in para-
lation would be sent to Sir Atholl taking on young and entirely inex-cise. covering and new buying in antici-and Lady MacGregor.
It not only rose to all the perienced dancers, so much langht- pation of favourable developments
The Hor. Mr. Ta'o who was pre-ed at four years ago, has proved the
points; it rose when there was no in connexion with the NEA The same applies to other commodities, seat, said he felt that he shared his greatest factor in the renaissance point at all, and remained suspend- honour with his friends of the of ballet, both artistic and com-ed in a fourth dimension of laughter Rotary Club.
mercial To-day at 16 Baronova is throughout the evening. Indeed, bert's Lady Saphir: "Nonsense: F. Key, secretary of the Club, at the same time all the charm of Sympathy was expressed for Mr. a real ballerina with authority, yet to judge from that particular yes, perhaps but oh, what pre- who was stated to be in hospital a very young person, and an im audience.. "Worse Things Happen cious nonsense!" And to which the business manager will add:” “And mense ground still to be explored at Ses" combines the virtues of oh, what profitable nonsense!?
Shakespeare, Moliere, Congreve and
interse
Leopold Stokowski, who resigned. Sheridan, with none of the Ronald Vaughan is an
young novelist He is "taken up the conductorship of the Philade (I hereby warn the promoters ~of]
by Lucy Brett (Miss Yvonne phiz Orchestra after 22 years this play that the foregoing sen-Armand), a wealthy widow, who work in making it world-ren fence must not be que apart turns her country house, for his makes a plea for a neglected:
benefit, into a kind of-gateway to of musical transmission
Atlantic Montály. He says: Parnassz
"The fall Philadelphia.
"Rubber: The market was steady. The Socialists at a meeting of the Redactions in the world stocks of Left groups proposed the formation the commodity should continue to of a provisional Government to cour lend this market independent bat speculation and prepare for the
strength. - dissolution, of the Chamber.
Radicals" approved the proposals.- Beuter.
The "Flash: Chrysler Motor Com
pany's earnings for the first six months are estimated at over $5 per share.・
Paris, Later-It is learned that President Lebruni intends to insist “Private estimates of Winter and
on M. Laval accepting the Premier-Spring Wheat, Oats and Bye" are ship and forming a Ministry to-day, larger that had been expected." to meet Parliament to-morrow. *Beater
Paris, To-day.
The Bouisson. Ministry secured
in the per manner in which he, as
.
TRIUMPHANT RETURN
Field-Marshal von
Mackensen's
following a slight accident.
Lady Artist Paints Her
Way Round The
Miss Hilda May Gordon embark-fee was one goat.
World from its context).
When all has been taken
A Question Of Mood
into
Into this Eden comes the serpen-
resume, in a period of mental aberration, has become engaged to phones Bonald
Janra, a refreshing realist, zis keenly aware how much Ronald wil suffer by this lionisation; ande bulk of the play is occupied by battle between the
New York
med..
elphia. The music was
mitted
ed on a painting trip up the Dai- In the Island of Bali, off Java consideration it must be admitted tine infinence of Laura Canning-played a symphony an overwhelming vote of confidence private visit to his son, who is Gez weeks. It lasted six years.
matian coast. It was to last a few she attended a mass cremation of that such a valuation errs on the ham (Miss Ena Burrill), in the Chamber by 390 votes
She 49-bodies, and painted that
side of generosity. "I do not believe against 192 M. Bouisson, reading man Minister in Budapest, took the went round the world through 40 Her latest exhibition, at Norway worse things happen at sea. the Ministerial declaration," was, character of a triumphant return to countries paying her way by her House, is entitled "Norway as I saw
are the scenes of his voctorious battles pictures. greeted with general cheering,
IL” It was opened by the Nor-
hey do then I can unders At the first interruption the during the world war for the Hune
She went to South Africa. Start- wegian Minister. M. Colban said why sailors don't care. But Premier remarked "That's enough" arian cause.
ing at the Cape, she wandered into the nicest things about the artist, fer to think sailors don't dare. out-of-the-way districts, and boy described her as an ambassadress President of the Chamber, had down in life. You are wrong” came the only white guest of one dominated the House for the past The debate was concluded after a the 13 wives of a Pongo chief seven years." The retort was so violent attack by Communist and unexpected that the Chamber Radical speakers. roared with laughter, shouting After the rate the sitting was chief died. No one would- "He's forgotten where he in suspended in order to enable the it for fear of his The Premier later delighted the Finance Commission to report on humuted, but not by puties when he recorded another the Governments. plenary – powerk. Some of herksiz interruption by saying: “You think Contrary to expect the Finance hair dressed one
Com sien appro
“Bill” by the time the szów margin of only one rates tooylaste
stores? President's
desce
"My bedroom," she said, "was the primitive hut in which the
who had caught the soul of Norway and brought it to England. "Her wonderful pict feeming with lighthe
ord, it will depend greatly mom
that