THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1924
THE WORLD THEATRE.
Motion Picture Triumphs bara dents reached by such magniscent prodnationa THE BIRTH OF A NATION," "OVER THE HILL," "HUMOR- ESQUE," "THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE"
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A still greater motion picture accomplishment has now been achieved by Chester Bennett's magnificent
photodramatic melody of the soul
"THE LULLABY "
IN WHICH
JANE NOVAK
playing a masterful dual role of both mother and daughter rises to the greatest height of her -
brilliant career
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Here is a photalrams that will ring down the ages of time, a photodrams that resthes up to the heavens above and into every human soul.
Nothing finer has ever been shown on the screens of the work, no' picture that so deeply plumbs the depths of all human emotions.
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Ferhaps once in an entire lifetime does an artista riso supreme, fax: and away above any previous role she may have over attempted to portray.. Such is the supreme accomplishment of beautiful, soulful JANE NOVAK in THE LULLABY,”
Here is at once a production that is inspired, that bits straight to the heart, that tells in unforgettable scenes the magnificent story of * mother's love for her child. As a brilliant gem of purest ray serene shines forth in its splendour, so does this great photodramatic melody of the soul radiate its rare beauties of human emotions of love, of life, of happiness.
It is big. It is fine. It is beautiful,
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THE WORLD THEATRE.
CHRISTMAS!
It's Christmas time in England, over there across the-water.
Where winds are bleak and res are glowing red; And here our little island-home, her far-off, lonely daughter.
Must keep the feast with foreign skies o'erhend Then, jost because it's Christmas in the land we all adore., Here's to an English Christmas, on an Oriental shore!
Here's to that mottled pudding, with the blazing crown and berries.
Here's to the prickly, candlelight tree;
And Santa Claus,, with Arctie- sleigh-and roay cheeks, like cherries.
Who fills those trusting, childish socks with glee! Here's to the dance and merriment that keep the old-time lore. And hail an English Christmas on an Oriental share i
Hero's
a to the hearts that love us in the Homeland, though, we wander.— And just a sigh must break the smile of cheer.
For.amile and righ are sisters, so they whisper, as we ponder,
And truest joy claims kinship with a tear-
The best that life can give, to them, the friends beloyed f yore. While Christmas thoughts wing homeward, from na Oriental shore!
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Here's to the honest kindliness that counts all men as brothers
When pain and sorrow chase life's jest away,
The glow of ready sympathy, forgetting self for others.
And may it, like our emblem rose, hold sway!. Here's to the friends of England, and to friendship's open deer! The while we welcome Christmas on an Oriental shore !
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And listen There a pure, sweet song that England loves repeating.
Comes wafted to us here, and lingers still,~
A wild, glad tale of glory, and of earth and heaven 'meeting.
Because a Child brings peace and God's goodwill!
Ah! Juin the wide world's anthem, till it echoes o'er and, o'er.. While England's Merrie Christmas" reigns an Oriental shore i
Hongkong.
CANTON NEWS.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,Į
DOING BUSINESS UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
The large department stores in Canton in 1931, owing to local disturbances, did not do two-thirds of the business they should have done compared with previous annual records, according to a manager of one of these firms. The over-head ex- peases were very much greater owing to special arrangements for more police and insurance protection. In one of the large stores, nearly $3,000 had to be paid to the Kuomintang. war-chest at every call for house-rent contributions, as all these stores have their own buildings and were obliged to pay war contributions in accordance with the value of their pro perty. Since the return of Dr. Sun Yat
GLADYS JACKSON.
SPOILS TO THE VICTORS. General Wu Te-chen, the Red Chief of Police in Canton, entertained M. Gilko, Soviet Coarul-General at Canton, and other Soviet comrades, at tiffin on Decem- ber and, in the Water Melon Garden, the former headquarters of the Canton Merchants' Volunteer Corps, a body of citizens opposed to Dr. Sun Yat Sen ́s Bolshevism but recently suppressed ia Canton by the Kuomintang Red Army. The Reds have taken possession of this garden since October 13th. KWANGTUNG UNIVERSITY DOMIN-
ATED BY BOLSHEVISTS. Dr. Sun Yat Sea bas seat word from Tientsin urging en of his Red Army to refrain from commandeering the funds being collected from different sources for the support of the Kwangtung University, shevists fopagating Communistic pris. an institution now dominated by Bol ciples.
THEATRE ROYAL BOOKINGS for the CARNIVAL Sen to power in Canton in the spring of FOREIGN MISSIONS BIG CON-
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BHORT SEASON ONLY
Commencing
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27th
(BOXING NIGHT),
EDGAR WARWICK
has the Honour to Fresent the World-renowned London Star, THE INIMITABLE
WISH WYNNE
In the Character Stadies that have made her World famous.
BERNARD KITCHEN
AND A PIANO
ZOE
In Characteristic Dances,
ALFRED CUNNINGHAM
The Eminent Baritone from the London Opera House, Alhambra, eta,'- GWEN ADELER
A Dainty Singer of Dainty Songs.
HAROLD WALDEN
The Popular Hamorous Entertaizer from the Palladium, Queen's Hall, etc.
BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS: Today *****
AT MOUTAIN'S Christmas Day...DE K HOTEL Boxing Day H. K. HOTEL
· Baturday (3—1)..
NMOUTH'S (25.30) .........E. K. HOTEL..
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TO BE HELD AT TRE
HONGKONG HOTEL
BOXING DAY
ARE
NOW CLOSED.
RESERVATIONS Mar Now na Made for
SPECIAL DINNER DANCE
TO BE HELD ON
BOXING DAY
AT
REPULSE DAY HOTEL.
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(1023, five different,, house-rent contribu- tions have been collected, each contribu tion being equivalent to one mouth's house-rent or sumus äcar to it in self- owned nomes or business holdings. The Chen Kwong Company, Ltd., large department store, will hoki an extra ordinary meeting of its shareholders. on January 2nd at Hongkong, and the chief topic will be the difficulties involved since the Canton disturbance, in consequence of which many Canton depositors have been withdrawing from the banking de- partment of the, Canton branch of the Company.
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THE EXPORT OF RICE. According to the Chung Sheung Wai Po, the Kuomintang Rolshevists in Can- ton will employ gunboats from the Red Navy to assist exporters of rice from Canton, unless the Chinese Maritime Customs show favour to Dr. Sun Yat Sen's followers and permit rice to pass the Customs. It appears that, according to Chinese law, no rice can be allowed to leave Canton waters, and the Canton Commissioner of Customs, still under the Inspector-General of Customs at Peking, bas no discretion in the matter. The Kuomintang régime, upon an official gift or black money of $500,000, bas sanc tioned an export of 500,000 picule of fine grade rice, despite the protests of local residents whose needs local produce is G. E. WARREN & CO., LTD insufficient to meet. The law against export is for iceal protection against want of this staple food.
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TRIBUTION TO EDUCATION,
In view of the anti-Christian campaign now being launched by the Kuomintang Bolshevists in Canton, it may be of in- terest to note that the foreign Christian Missions are spending nearly as much money in the education of Chinese youths in the middle schools in Kwangtung Pro- since as the National, Provincial, and be added, that the foreign lissions are District Goveruments combined. It may paying more attention, also, to the educa tion of Chinese girls than are the Chi- Province. The following is taken from nese Governments" represented in the the statistics of the Kwangteng Provin cia! Bureau of Public Education, publish ed in July, 1924 :--
National Government.-1 middle school, 3 officers (men), 20 teachers (23 men, Women) 241 students (223 boys, 18 girls); annual budget, $25,511.
Erovincial Government.-13 middle schools, 100 officers (88 men. 3 women), 156 teachers (183 men, 1 woman), 3,700 budget, 8974,391. students (3,653, hoys, 56 girls); annual
District (sien) Governments.41 mid- dle schools, 228 offers (277 mer, 1 Woman), 455 teachers (451 men, women), 6,800 students (6,778 hoge, 9 girls); annual budget, $370,808.
officers (76 men, 4 womer(, 169 teachers Private, Chinese-11 middle schools, (181 men, 8 women), 2,082 students (1,953 boys, 139 girls), annual budget, $153,250.
Christian Missions.-16 middle schools, 91 officers (54 men, 17 women), 300 teach ers (241 men, women), 2,812 students (2,218 boys, 404 girl); annual budget, $198,030.
In all, there are 82 middle schools, 502 officers, 1,145 teachers and 15,654 students, with a total budget of $1,322,509.
According to the latest statistics avail-
moded by base coins issued by the able, there are some 25,000 children in several military commanders in or near Canton City alone without the opportu the city, according to the Chinese Conity of attending school. The Municipal mercial News. The counterfeits turned Department of Education has only 1 out by Generals Lu Sze-ti, Li Fook-lam, schools in all, with a total enrolment of and u Szg-shun were not so bad, It anys, they being sometimes as fine na 80
ad, it about 7,300 students.. per cent. of the regular standard, whereas those from unknown sources' were below 50 per cent. All bear the stamp of the 10th Year of the Republic. The illicit mints are selling $100 base coins for $70 previous administrations of the Govern of the regular coins, legally minted by the
ment of Kwangtung.
TO IMPROVE THE FIRE BRIGADE.
-CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL. SUCCESSFUL FANCY DANCE,
The annual fancy dress dance of the Kowloon "Central British School took place on Tuesday afternoon, when some were seen. remarkably pretty and original costumes
themselves thoroughly, and the function Youngsters and parents alike enjoyed was a complete success from start to finish.
By assessing one dollar from each household or firm on premises paying a rental of $5 a month or more, or worth $300 or over in land value and improve monta, the Fire Department in Canton. City expects to raise from. $130,000 to
prizo-vimers $140,000 for the improvement of the fire Reginald Jones (Early Victorian lady),
4follow fighting apparatus The Municipality Edith Moses (Danger Signal), Kathleen also expects to spend upwards of $80,000 Nightingale (Chinese Lantern), L. Wil more next year for additions to the fireliams (Glaxo Baby), and Joyco Raven Faérvico Lorce,
(Pierrette).
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