CHINESE YMCA
Remarkable Display Of Photographs
IMPRESSIONS OF JAPAN
An exhibition of photographs. -of Japan. of both scenic and cul- tural interest, is open to the pu blic at the Chinese YMCA in Bridges Street. to-day and morrow, from p.m. to 9 each day.
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These photographs are enlarge- ments of snap-shots taken. dur ing the recent Cultural Inspection) Tour of Japan organised by the Lingnan University of Canton, by an enterprising member of the party, Mr. Ho Tit-wah.
places
The tour covered such as Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama Kobe, and other less important; tokens, and Fujiyama. During the entire trip Mr. Ho took no less than 500 snap-shots, of which he has placed some 250 enlarge- ments on exhibition,
At the close of this exhibition- Mr. Ho will leave immediately for the North to rive similar exhibi- tion in other important centres
Those who may wish to Japan at close range are cordially invited
view
Dual Celebration At Headquarters
DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY
This portrait of Georgians, Duchess of Devonshire, attributed to Gainsborough, for which I. P. Morgan, Sr., paid $750,000 is de clared a fake by Sir Joseph Du- veen, the international art author- ity. An obscure English artist, Bentley. not Gainsborough, is de- clared to have painted it. It is only one of many fakes bought for fancy prices by American mil- lionaires, it is intimated.
MISS GEM HOAHING INTERVIEWED
The Chinese YMCA will hold Schoolgirl Champion
a dual celebration to commemor ate the fiftieth anniversary of the YMCA movement in China..and its thirty-fifth anniversary, in Hong Kong at its headquarters in Bridges Street this evening, at 7.30 pim
The Y.M.C.A. movement
tablished in schools.
ment of the Association.
-sion.
OVIEDO
Impressive Opening Ceremony
→CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Madrid, To-day. The new library of the ancient and famous University of the city
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It is understood that he will to Abyssinia with the
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Italian armies as an observer, if First Large-Scale Battle Signor Mussolini permits foreign Expected This Week military observers
the armies.
to accompany |
Major Fiske is a · Addis Ababa: The first battle graduate of the Italian Cavalry on a really big scale is expected School-Renter..
Adowa Annexed By Italy
Gra-
to begin almost immediately in the province of Ogaden, on" the southern front, according to dis- patches received here which state: that upwards of 200.000 Abys sinians are facing the Italian Rome: Adowa and the surround-Somaliland army consisting of ing regions were formally annex-three European and two native led by General de Bono in. the divisions under General
name of the King of Italy on ziano's command. Monday, states a report from the The same despatches likewise
the propaganda afford front issued by
some explanation of the Ministry on Tuesday.
contradictory reports which at He then reviewed the Gavina ternately asserted that the Ita Division, afterwards addressing lians were only 50 miles from the Abyssinian chiefs and inhabit-town of Harrar and that heavy ants numbering some 4.000. fighting was taking place in the Reconnaissance flights are re-vicinity of Ual Ual and Gerlogabi, ported as having taken place to the which is nearly 300 miles distant south of Makale, in the course of from Harrar. which detachments of Abyssinian troops marching northwards were! dispersed and a camp of about 300 Amba Alogai as tents on the northern slopes of well as the am- munition depot in Belmarian were bombed, the latter being blown up. A number of natives in the western plains have subjected
FORCEFUL MARCHES
It now appears that General Graziano succeeded in penetrat ins with several divisions far into the province of Ogaden by dint of t forceful marches along the fron tiers of British Somaliland.
General Graziano's
advance
guard is believed to be nearing
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themselves to the Italian author the old caravan route which leadsZ
ties.
HAWARIATE'S OPTIMISM Brussels: "Abyssinia can hold out for 15 years if necessary and victory will be hers in the end"
sinia's delegate to Geneva, to pressmen in the Belgian capital
to
the
At home in Twickenham, Miss where he is at present staving beneighbourhood of Ual Ual and
amusing eyes.
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ART & DRAMA
SCREEN SUCCESS- FOR WILL HAY
"Boys Will Be Boys"
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MR. COCHRAN'S, FUND FOR ELGAR'S
HOLIDAY
To Raise £10,000 For Jubilee Appeal
BIG MUSICAL COMEDY FOR WINTER
prett amky Plans
BIRTHPLACE
Wide Influence. Of His Music
STRIKING TRIBUTES
OF AFFECTION
from the Red Sea, from the port Great prominence is given by of Berbera, in British Somaliland, to the towns of Jijiga and Harrar. A PING-PONG MATCH
the Press to the announcement of This route is very important the annexation of Adowa and the from the standpoint of the in- Miss Gem Hoahing, aged 14, surrounding districts which it isportation of arms into Abyssinia, Chinese junior champion of Mid-Pointed out, is now a part of Italy especially since, according to an indlesex, is already a tennis star.
and therefore excluded from the unconfirmed report here, Italy has China dates back to the year 1885. In winning the title at Harrow discussion in the eventual peace proposed to France that the rail- The first Associations were es-the other day: against stiff opposi negotiations.
way from Djibouti
Addis one, in Lootion, she took 61 games in a row!
Ababa should be allowed to ze Ho College. Tungchow, and an- a world's record for champion-!^,
main intact if no armas were con- other" in the Anglo Chinese Col-ship tennis.
reyed on this line. lege Foochow while the local She is being talked of, photo-declared M. Hawariate.
On the other hand the Abys Chinese Y.M.CA. was established graphed. interviewed.
Abyssinians are said to have main- in 1901.
"Not since Lenglen
tained their positions The programme for the evening the critics. has been entirely undertaken by
Gerlogubi-Trans-Ocean Service. members of the Junior Depart-Gem is merely a schoolgiri, rather order to take up an active army fore returning to Abyssinis in
MOBILISATION COMPLETED shy and impish, much like her fel-
Addis Ababa: The generali command in preference to repre-mobilisation is now stated to have Members are requested to pre-low-pupils at the Twickenham i sent their membership cards in County High School
senting his country at Geneva.
been completed Strong forces order to obtain tickets of admis- Ordinary
Negotiations between Italy and have taken up those positions as- yet not quite or Abyssinia in, the present cir-signed to them. All preparations dinary.
cumstances were impossible. he for an Abyssinian offensive move- "All This Fuss"
continued. The Italians must first ment have been taken and it is
London, September 12 Mrs. Hoahing
London. September 12. received Toe NEW LIBRARY IN guardedly, writes
completely withdraw from the of generally anticipated
Mr. C. B. Cochran's energies Will Hay scores his
The response to the appeal for greatest for Evening
the cupied territories. "Abyssinia can Abyssinian counter-attack will be screen success so far in "Boys Will
last few weeks the endowment of Elgar's birth- Standard correspondent. She has
were spent begun to have views on fame. All afford to wait." affirmed Hawa opened at the beginning of next Be Boys," the new Gainsborough the
arranging place as a national memorial con- Mammoth Cabaret. picture, which it is hoped may one he still hopes to raise the of the affection, which he inspires and tinues to bring striking evidence ties for harm." she said. this fuss it has such possibili-riate, whereas Italy undoubtedly week.
Ras Gugsa's surrender to the day be seen in Hong Kong Once full $10,000 for the Actors' Bene among music-levers of all classes. Abyssinia's former Minister at Italians has been confirmed here, again he is a schoolmaster When found Gem in the garden, Paris then expressed satisfaction it being stated that he left his time at Narkover, teaching a gang of the year. `-
this volent Jubilee Appeal by the end or rather she found us. Mr. and at the raising of the embargo of position on the Makale front dur of young ruffians whose chief pre- When he returns Mr. Cochran
Contributions to-day give addi- Mrs. Hoahing stood on the lawn munitions to
tional proof if this were needed Abyssinia by the ing the night and, accompanied by times are poker and picking poe-will get to work at once on a influence which Elgar's art exer- and called. I can never find her,"
of the altogether exceptional said Mrs. Hoahing
Belgian Government which will his bodyguard of 200 men, went kets. enable the Abyssinians to reduce over to the Italian lines.
second production of "Anything cises over his fellow-countrymen. of Oviedo was opened yesterday bery, received the visitor shyly. their own armaments to some ex-
Gem emerging from a shrub the disparity between Italian and GREAT INDIGNATION
A convict (Gordon Harker), Goes Unfortunately he will be When the museum is opened it impressive ceremony We shook hands. I saw a sturdy, tent. “
The Makale sector was
whom the headmaster has met unable to secure Gertrude Law is proposed to put on permanent which was attended by the lead-graceful child, with a jet black
mediately taken over by the during his tutorship at Dartmoor, rence, who is going into the new record there the names of all those ing personalities of the Church fringe cut in the Chinese way, and of M. Hawariate's visit here is indignation is said to be prevail-rest of the picture is devoted to
It is assumed that the purpose troops of Ras Seyoum and great turns up and demands a job. The comedy by Noel Coward.
who have helped to endow it.
The Library, which has been
to place orders with Belgian arm-ing among the Makale troops over the theft of a diamond necklace
Appreciative Donors formed thanks to the munificent Mrs. Hoahing. "Would you like
"Do you play ping-pong?" asked ament firms.
Ras Gugsa's defection.
and a battle for it, on the football
Preliminary plans are already gifts of books and manuscripts to take her on?”
The letters and messages appre- made for "Dalliance." Edward clative of Elgar's music which BADOGLIO AT ASMARA,
He is characterised here as an field.. from Spanish and foreign' collec-
Asmara: The Italian Chief of wholly insignificant personage,
Knoblock's version of Schnitzler's have accompanied contributions We strolled through the kitchen Staff, Field-Marshal Badoglio, ar and his successor has not yet shoulder on the first day's shoot-Strauss and lyrics by Harry Gra-historian, also find a home in this Mr. Hay tore a ligament in his "Liebelei," with music, by Oscar will, for the benefit of the future tions, replaces the old Library garden to the greenhouse, where rived at Asmara on Tuesday and been named. which was burnt Bown during the table was. the revolutionary disorders of
The garden was immediately went to the Italian Fifty-thousand men of the Ses
ing of this last scene, and is still ham lovely, and the hothouse tomatoes Headquarters, from where he will ond Reserve are now
suffering from the effects.
memorial to the composer. October last year.-Trans-Ocean
camping
Before the winter is over heHere are some of those received to- Service.
William Beaudine, the director, hopes to produce a new revue, and day- proceed to the front-
near the capital, and it is an- I took off my coat.
It is understood that the inac-nounced that the War Muister
has kept the fun moving at an also one of the biggest musical Among many happy experiences with Mr. and Mrs. Hoahing stood by.tivity during the last few days will leave for the front in the
American tempo. YORKSHIRE STOCK Sometimes they spoke to Gem in on the northern front is due to course of this week.
The picture comedies he has ever staged In should have a wide appeal.
this composer's music the per- addition he still has the revisedformance of his First Symphony Marshal Badoglio's desire to ze- BISHOP OF AKSUM DIES
"Dr. Mesmer? in hand, as well as years aga with the sun, sirgame in Worcester Cathedral three This was
first encounter view the situation before further Budapest: On the same day, as
"Mrs. Aphra Behn, a play by a with a champion. I lost, nof in-loperations are undertaken.
ing through the window upon hir the holy city of Aksum fell into
new author based on the famous. gloriously. But from time to time
white head remains a vivid Informed quarters here consi-the hands of Italian troops the
· BERGNER IN NOVEMBER
18th century dramatist, which he memezo the ball spurted back at me, sharp-der his arrival may be the signal Catholic Titular Bishop of Aksum Mrs. Christiana Sowersby, of ly angled and low.
talks of putting on this autumn. It is good to know that Elg for a renewal of the Italian offen-died here at the age of 87. The The new Barrie play, in which
claimed as "oDEM Woodberry Grove, North Finchley,
Rounders
sive.
deceased, who was named Wölfe Elizabeth Bergner is to appear,
and is to be hon died last month at the age of 105. "I like ping-pong," said Gem Born at Skerne, Yorkshire, only "But hockey -I just can't play it.
R. Radney and who was of Ham will be stage about the end of Rome: The age limit for eligarian nationality, was formally November, and Mr. Cochran said WALLACE BERRY IN two months after William IV. Skating is what I love. Rounders gibility for medical re-examina diocesan Bishop for Slovakia, but that by the time he returns he came to the Throne, she married is not bad.”
tion of those who were originally after the cession of the latter ter hopes that arrangements will be
ENGLAND found to be physically unfit has ritory to the new Czechoslovakian settled for the appearance in Lon-May Follow Brother Riding and had nine children. a mighty player of rounders. just been raised throughout Italy State he returned to Hungary and don of Mei Lan-Fang, the famous She was left a widow 40 years. Mrs. Hoahing refuses to be ex-from 32 years to 55 years.
(Contd. at foot of Preceding Co.) Chinese actor.
Noah's Example ago and lived at the farm with cited about tennis. "Gem is in BARCLAY'S BANK GUARDED "her eldest son, who died last year the A B C stage really," she said the business premises of the Rome: The British Consulate, azed BL Mes. Sowersby came to Mr. Hoahing received part of branch of Barclay's Bank, a Br Finchley in 1920 to take her her education at Cambridge. She tish bookshop home with her son-in-law and was at Newnham in the days of D'Espagna have been placed under the Piazza youngest daughter. The Journey Miss Sidgwick and Miss Clough, the protection of a strong detach- was made by motor car, her first "Perhaps one day Gem may be ment of police, because of the
Mr. Beery arrived at Sonthamp- experience of that form of travel a Newnham girl, too," she said threatening attitude taken up by
Iton yesterday in the Majestie from and her last. She refused to go "But who can make plans at four the demonstrators.
New York with his wife and four- It is announced that Mr. G. C. period of service of five years years-old daughter, Carol Ann, for I teen ?
The messÜTES taken for the
Pelham, HM. Trade Commis-spent in Peiping, Shanghai and a holiday. After spending a week Homework GEORGE STREET LOYAL
protection of the British Embassy toner in Hong Kong and Commer-Hong Kong
or two here, they are going on to We went into the house again are still being maintained, but in cial Secretary to His Majesty's Mr. P HL Scott will take over Vienna and Budapest, and return TO HIS KING
"Come in," said Gem, "and I will a less conspicuous form.
Embassy at Peiping (for South charge of the office of H. M Trade to America in about six weeks. show you the cups" Her cham- homes and personnel of the Em-China) is proceeding to England Commissioner and Commercial While I am in England,” Mr. Athens, to-day George Street, pionship trophies of three years bassy staff are under the protec on the sa Cathay, safling on Secretary. Mra Scott Was Beery said, “I shall visit severzi who was the Greek Foreign Minis- fill three tables d tion of the secret police TransNovember 2 ter at the outbreak of the Great "And now I suppose it's schools in Service War, has left for London in order again for you," I said, "What
London Woman Dies At 105
a farmer at Langtoft in the East
in a car agafic,
monstrous.
Chinese.
mmy
Privately I learned that she is
MORE MEN WANTED.
י
од
whe
to put himself at the disposal of does that make you think of (Continued from Next Column) King George of Greece as the re-chockey 24
the Pope then? conferred onskim -presentative of the Greg Gov "No, homework!" said Gem, and the title of Bishop of Akaner/
erament.--Trans-Ocean Service. İmake a little fo
|Trans Ocean Service.
Mr. Pelham Leaving For
England By The Cathay
Landon, September 12.
Mr. Wallace Beery, the Ameri- can film star, may make a picture i in England s001.
With thankful
WE
it an object af-
gening who saw for the last time conducting his Violin Con- certo at the Albert Hall onye Sunday afternoon." I will never forget the happy, proud and grandfatherly smile he gave to his soloist, young, Mennhinge wish I could send a sum that ade- quately represented my apprecia tion of Elgar's glorious music
In grateful appreciation of the facili- ties given to myself and count- dess others in 1kg circumstänces by Sir Edward during his life- time in recording his works for the gramophone under his own. direction even up to the very
formerly Private Secretary to Sir British producers, including Mr. Mr. Pelham, who has served on Miles Lampson (now High Com-Alexander Korda, to disens matelas the China coast for the last 12 missioner in Egypt) and has roters with them. It is possible years, first in the Consu
(cently served in the office of HCM that I may make a picture in this vice and subsequent
Cozzunercial Counsellor în
country later on a gaz, essi Hi
Mr Beery is-anxious that his holiday shall be a real holiday. undisturbed by publicity or husin-
Diplomatic décompleted
sl," and in the Consulate-«
brugher Noah has been
the Gaumont“