THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 1935
TROPICAL EXPRESS REVUE CO.
Ruth Hasse Receives Big Tribute
NEW SOLICITOR
Mr. Quinn To Practise At Local Bar
An application by Mr. Sydney Ng Quinn for admission to prac-{
EUROPEAN CAR DRIVERS FINED
To-day's Short Story.
No Red Lights At Rear Of Vehicles
NOBLESSE
OBLIGE
By Mark Channing
Professor Doorlar is to be tise as a solicitor was heard and Several Europeans were congratulated
the bright granted by the Fuisne Judge moned before Mr. H. I Wynne-A you that Prince Vladimir iced vodka, served in tall, sugar NY real gourmet will tell gold plate, and a dozen rounds of show he is now presenting to Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, in Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy Ivanovoff's chefa Frenchmantloaf shaped glasses as thin and well-filled houses at the King's the Supreme Court this morn-this morning for breaches of the named Vonier was easily the iridescent as soap-bubbles had Theatre.
ing.
traffic regulations. The Tropical Express Revie
finest cook in Russia Ivano-tuned the lucky fifty men-guests to The Attorney-General Company sets a much higher Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, moved Service Station, and A. W., Wag-was of the eighty-nine Ivanovoff Ivanovoff's gastronomic orgies the the Messra LW. Tipple, of Lely's voff was as proud of him as he a pitch of noisy excitement. · At standard than the Marcus Show, the admission, and said that all staff, of the Young Men's Chris heraldic quarterings, and treat-pretty ladies came in with the the non-stop programme, which the requirements had been com- tian Association, were each fined ed him as an equal and a crony dessert.... is cleverly varied relieving that niied with. sense of monotony which is Quinn. His Lordship said that rear of private car No. 121, and sit drinking priceless oid cognac Great Surprise would appear Á In admitting Mr. $3 for having no red lights at the Often enough the pair would In a few minutes the evening's asually associated with touring he hoped he would have a suc motor eyele No. 148, respectively. far into the night while they much-decorated general rose an
cessful career.
A similar fine was imposed on discussed women and food. steadily to his feet to Mr. P. R. Carnac, of No. 305) The Ivanovods were, quasi-Frince Vladimir's health. Prince Edward Boad, for driving imperial
autocrats
companies.
"Ruth Hasse, an accomplished dancer and acrobat, is the whole life of the show, her
of the programme providing the highlight of the perform arice.
Variety Concert Well Attended
who held
Apache Dance in the first hair CHEUNG CHAU NOTES private car No. 3863 with no front powers of life and death over their
lights at about 9.25
pax. on serfs, and didn't hesitate to exer- August &-
cise them. Tradition even says) Mr. C. Aralphy, of No. 300, that each head of the family wen- Prince Edward Road, was fined $5 tenced a man to be knouted to Ifor causing an obstruction with death within a year of coming private car No. 4221, near the into the title. The evidence about Majestic Theatre in Nathan Road it is unpleasantly authentic. at about 9 pm on August &
The chorus put in sterling work: the sailor number. in which they perform in the "rigging." is their greatest triumph.
MAN THROWN OUT
BY HUSBAND
Judge Surprised By His Arrest
STRONG COMMENTS IN DIVORCE SUIT
2
COMMUNITY SUPPER
Cheung Chan. Thursday. Cheung Chan residents and “ visitors spent a very enjoyable¦ evening yesterday, when they
community supper. a full at-
met together after 7 pm for a DONATIONS TO THE tendance with few exceptions ST. JOHN BRIGADE We missed one friend, the Rev. A. R. Gallimore, who recently underwent a serious operation. but is now making a good re-j covery.
Clothing For Children In New Territories
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "The Well” by W. Wortley.
Quite apart from Vonier's mar- vellous cookery, each of Prince
"To the best judge of women Vladimir's banquets made culinary and cookery in all the Russias!"- world-history, because of the he stammered. And great was the
breath-taking surprise he provided breakage of Venetian glass and for the amusement of his guests the wine-spilling that followed. at the conclusion of them. On one The princely bead of the Ivano- occasion he gave away solid-silver vo's, a little less drunk than his made by Benvenuto Cellini for der sent to him that evening by replicas of the famous poison cup friends, adjusted a glittering or
Caesar Borgia; on another, the Tsar, which hung blazing on oysters were served in shells made the breast of his high-necked red
After the tables had been cleared The Hon. Treasurer of the St. of 22-carat gold engraved with the satin blouse. For the hundredth and the seats returned to the hall, John Ambulance Association and Ivanovoff motto, “Noblesse oblige" time his brazenly bold eyes—as Birmingham. la Variety Concert was soon under Brigade acknowledges with sin- The guests were asked to fill their unwinking as those of a hungry Strong, comments were made way under the chairmanship of the cere and grateful thanks the gift pockets with them as souvenirs bird of prey--wandered to the by Mr. Justice Goddard at the Rev. S. E. Boyle, who first of all of Bandages and Children's Cloth-
And so on
high, carved screen which divided i Assizes here recently when he called upon the Rev. H Daviesing for the New Territories, from The subject of this story," how the great dining-room from the learned that petitioner in (President of the Residents' Asso-Messrs Lane, Crawford and Co. ever, is the surprise he invented entrance to the kitchens. divorce suit had been kept in ciation) to distribute the prizes to Lad: Baby Clothing from Mrs. for the banquet which he gave to Then, slowly he rose to his feet. custody during a week-end on a the winners in the recent sports Mildren, Repulse Bay, and also celebrate his return from Paris. a lean, soldierly figure with a
the following donations:-- charge of assaulting the man events.
The great dinner was in pro-hatchet face badly disfigured by a with whom he alleged, his wife "John Brown's Body"
gress, The long dining-table was slash from a duelling sworth. The first item was the Great Chinese
Silver Jubilee Charities Fund $1,000.00 covered with the famous Ivanovoff
“My friends, you shall now be Processions Sab "A pretty state of affairs Mixed Chorus, by the audience,
hold the crowning beauty of this: Committee (Grataity) ... said the judge *A man who seemed to get some cheer by Mr. M. I. B. Montargis
feast!" throws an adulterer out of his singing "John Brown's Body."
(Headquarters Furniture house down the steps. If there
Fund) Hong Kong Football Asso
han committed misconduct.
It
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ciation
1103
500.00
500,00
300.00 250.00
100.00
100.00
DANCING GIRL BOUND OVER
Early Hours
As he spoke, a score of servants some not too sober themselves--- placed before each of the fifty ex- pectant guests a goblet of Vene- tian glass on the rim of which |
In the absence of a piano, the had been any reason for police-second item, "Intermezzo in 10-flat court proceedings they could minor" by Delusspruff, was taken Hong Kong Jockey Club have summoned him. I won't as played.
Messrs. Lee Iu Cherng
Disorderly Manner Inwere painted gold wine-leaves and say too much. I have not got
(Sanitary Fittings In item., No. 3 the Rev. Manly
for the police in front of me.
Cheung Chan) Ranken told of the destruction of Sir William and Lady Shen
bunches of purple grapes the" hol- | sounds as monstrous a state of his prized instrument at the bands
low pink stem being shaped in the affairs as I have ever heard.”
His lordship added that he melt it down for the silver. A
of his late laff cook, who tried to Mr. Kg Wah, (Beadquarters
Wong Shan Shan, a 20-year-old form of a naked nymph. The way should direct some serious in- makeshift instrument was handed Asiatic Petroleum Co.
100.00 dancing girl, was this morning the bubbles rose up from the little 35.00 bound over in a personal houd of lady's toes and coursed through quiry into the matter.
40.00 $20 to be of geod behaviour for
her transparent body, caused con- to him and he managed to make Mr. A. el Arenlli Decree Granted
!siderable amusement. Petitioner. Mr.
melody (with the aid of a conceal-Mrs. R. Savage
10.00 one year by Mr. W. Schofield at Anonymous
“Will you not rise, gentlemen *** ed gramophone).
10.00 the Central Magistracy when she Sister Hei Shan (Kam Tin) 10.00 appeared charged with behaving exclaimed the Prince, in tones that in a disorderly manner and commanded rather than requested. The Hon. Secretary will be creating a disturbance at Gap
The musicians in the gallery
Frederick Delaney of Runcorn-road, Bal- sall Heath, Birmingham - was Mr. Braga's Welcome granted a decree wiri on the Mr. John Braga, who had kindly
Fund) Anonymous
225.00
ground of his wife's misconduct responded to the committee's invi- very grateful for Clothing for Road at 3.15 this morning-overhead broke into a wild Rus- with a man named Stallard. tation, came all the way from Kowthe children of the New Territor “Did you bring an action for loon to entertain us. He was acies: it is urgently needed, espe- false imprisonment the judge companied on the organ by Miss cially for the newly born babies. asked “No.” answered peti-R. Field. They rendered “Poem " tioner.
by Fibrich Berton, and were load-
The Judge: Who gave you in ly encored charge? The police came down The children and the rest of the and when they saw the man's audience were greatly amused by condition, they arrested me. Mr. D. O. de Silva's costume of a!
darkie minstrel, with a weird and
"You Hurt Him A Bit?”. You hurt him a bit. I sup-wonderful instrument constructed pose? Yes.
of a broom and hat-box in place of Did they actually arrest you?a banjo, but with the help of a 'Did they get a warrant?-I record behind the scenes a hearty presume they did. They came Jig resulted. down the same night
This was followed
by a selection on the Auto-Harp
German Songs
TRAPPED MAN RESCUED
Thirteen Hours In Disused Mine
TERRIBLE ORDEAL
London.
You were a householder, and they always knew where to find
Bernard Watson, the Rother- Our German friends of the Ber-ham bank clerk who was trap you? That is so.
What was the matter within mission. the Rev. and Mrs. Gped by a fall of stone in the the man?-I put his head on Knoff, rendered very sweetly (with shaft of a disused lead mine at one side. I hit him with a Pipe accompaniment) two German Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire.
folk-lore songs.
Mr. D. O. de was rescued later.
bowl
Inspector Logan said that the sign march as from behind the defendant was found by Police high, carved screen entered four Constable Creig, in Gap Road, gigantic Cossacks bearing a naked where she lives with other girls, girl seated on a huge platter this morning, apparently drunk of solid gold, her perfect young running up and down the road body half-hidden in a motaid of and screaming. He took her to red roses, though it was mid- the station, where she was kept winter
till seven this morning, when she The frenzied applause which had recovered.
greeted her appearance almost
He added that there had been drowned the crash of music which complaints from residents in that the vodka-inspired musicians who quarter, and, though there is no-got an especially good view of the thing against these people, they girl from the gallery—thrummed, come home after one in the twanged and blasted from their morning and make a lot of noise
"MY LEARNED FRIEND"
London An incident probably unique
various instruments in a veritable delirium of enthusiasm Never had Prince Vladimir's astonished guests beheld anything quite as beautiful The snows of Bus Isis were not whiter than her skin, and the skies of sunny Italy | were not a deeper Blue than her eyes, the brightness of which
night
"By God?” shouted
an exotic young post-friend of Prince Ivano- voll's. - "Such a perfect body is a veritable prayer to Folly! Let us pray."..
And amid shouts of drunken
That was as good as anything Silva's rigout as a piper with a He had been buried for 13 else. Did they offer you bail? home-made instrument brought hours. Coal miners from K.C. And Two Sons In eclipsed the Pole star on a frosty -They did not grant me ball down the house.
Chesterfield had worked in peril The Rev. E. S. Boyle kept the of their own lives throughout What police station were you
Same Case taken to?-To Moseley-street,audience in a ripple of laughter the night to extricate him, and on the Saturday night, and with his modern method of learn-shortly after dawn he walked UNIQUE INCIDENT: brought down here on the Sun-ing Chinese and lightning sketches, jout unaided. day morning. The magistrates cartoons of well-known residents Side Fell In discharged me on the Monday, ending with a telling little parable. Mr. Watson, who is 26, and
The Judge: I wish I had been Then Mr. Braga and Miss Fields secretary of the Rotherham in the history of the Law Courts laughter he was raising his glass one of the magistrates. I am again favoured us with "0.That Cave and Climbing Club, was was the appearance of Mr. to toast the crowning beauty of glad the magistrates discharged We Two Were Maying." Two exploring the mine with. four D. Cassels. KC, and one of his the feast when the noise of a 300. I should have done the more songs well rendered followed, fellow-members on Sunday, sons, instructed by another son struggle in the kitchens reached same without any hesitation. and the audience joined together when the side fell in and buried in a special jury action which their ears.
him almost to his armpits came before Mr. Justice Law-swearing sel
Some mad serf was Anneal For Funds
Time and time again the rence in the King's Bench Divi- against the Prince. But the fello efforts of the rescue party were sion recently. Mr. D. O. de Silva then heartily frustrated by further falls of The K who is Becorder of
was soon silenced. thanked all those who had taken stone
Hearing the intrud The anti-opium slogan competi-part in the concert and made an watson bore his ordeal with rister son. Mr. F. H. Cassels. looks had never Brighton, was leading his bar the young girl tion open to pupils of Singapore appeal for funds to help pay the fortitude. He wore the skin off for plaintiff in a claim for face gazed Chinese schools, attracted 2,000 entries. The winning slo- this was added the sum raised by stones and putting them into a arising out of a road accident, den fear for the over expense of repairs to the hall To his fingers with picking up damages for personal injuries her glorious eyes homes into the sale of programmes at 10 bucket which was emptied at and they received their briefs aftted by a cents each. The audience, after the top of the shaft.
ANTI-OPIUM SLOGAN
gan, Opium-turns hovels
Toke-wan
young Chine
sored by
in "Auld Lang Syne"
Miss Choa the Benediction, then dispersed
was spon The service next Sunday will
Opium
NO GERMAN PLANES
Heroic Efforts Pit-props
Anti-conducted by the Bev. MT Ban-lengths by
kin of the Batist Misting,
HELP FOR SHENSI FARMERS
fedge high up the
ance
in the case from the Recorder" other son Mr. R. J. Cassels who as a solicitor in March.
sel had
her bind
scarred fee
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