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A YOUNG MAN AND HIS MONEY.
SIGNED DOCUMENTS WITHOUT KNOWING
CONTENTS!
PLAINTIFF IN FAMILY PROPERTY DISPUTE SEVERELY CROSS-EXAMINED.
Yesterday was the fourth day of hearing at the Surpreme Court, before the acting Chief-Justice (Mr. Justice J. R. Wood) of the case concerning the claim of Loo Kwong Lam and his brother Loo Kwong Hing for the annulinent of a mortgage of $100,000 on Hong Kong property on the ground that they had not reached their majarity when they enteret into the mortgage, and that they had received no benefit from it. The mortgage was signed in February, 1924, and was between the plaintiffs and several of their brothers on the one hand, and the defendants Li Koon Chan and Kan Tong Po on the other hand. Plaintiffs are also applying for an injuction to restrain the defendants from selling, or otherwise dealing with the property, etc.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 13th, 1927.
LINER'S DASH TO AN ISLAND.
INFLUENZA REMEDIES ON
A RAFT.
Medical supplies wers landed, by means of a raft, from the Royal Mail liner Andes, on the lonely island of St. Vincent, in the West Indies, where an epidemic of in- Buenza is raging.
WILS
LAWN TENNIS.
BASEBALL.
SOR."
"ROSE MARIE'S SUCCES-
H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT
NO SUITABLE "DIAMOND "
FIXTURES.
AVAILABLE.
TO-DAY'S FINALS.
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SOUT CHINA ENTERS TWO TEAMS,
Two finals will be decided this afternoon on the Hong Kong Cricket Clubi courts, the principal one being the replay between Ng Sze Kwong and S. A. Rumjahu in the Open wireless shipping Singles.
Chart Consulted,
The other is in the Handicap
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[BY HONOLULU KID.]
ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME TO "THE DESERT SONG."
MELODRAMA AND CLEVER MUSIC.
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MORBID AMERICAN
STUDENTS.
FORTY SUICIDES THIS YEAR.
RIDICULE AS CURE.
NEW YORK.
While educational alarmists are
From the Canadian Rockies, the bewailing the morbid preoccupa- The liner was speeding on her
home of Rose Marie," to Morocco, tion with death" which is afflicting way from Pernambuco to Lisbon
The Hong Kong Baseball Asso where her successor was seen last the high school and college stud- when the 30 8 signal, strong and
ciation is faced with considerable night, says a copy of the Bailyents of the United States, forty of insistent, intruded on the normal BOCHCssion of
dieulty in getting a
suitable
Telegraph recently to hand, is not whom have either shot or n messages
diamond to play off this year's Only in dire need is such a signal Toubles, the finaliste being E. J. R. teague matches, and unless some days. The Moroccan meuntains, of ginning of the year, humorists are
such a
very long flight in these phyxiated themselves since the be broadenst, and the operator listen-
St.Mitchell and W. Hyde (owo 1/0)ssociations who have a piece of which the beautifully-staged first attempting to cure the epidemic of ed with strained attention. Vincent calling the little and S. E. Green and D. S. Green ground big enough for a baseball act of The Desert Song" give us self-destruction by ridicule. West Indian island, less than 150 (owe 3/6). square miles in area.
Other matches also down for de pitch, come forward in a sports a most impressive glimpse, make as Influenza is raging among the
cision today are L. Forster versus manlike manner, baseball will have attractive a setting as you could islanders,"
the message. "Medical supplies are scarce. Can Major W. B. Stevenson in the third to be abandoned this season.
wish for the play which, like its round of the Club Singles, and G.
Baseball matches, in former triumphant predecessor, Sir Alfred help be seat at once, please?"
W. Sewell (owe 4/6) versus R. K.
America. But, Valentine (rec, 4/6) in the fourth years, were played on the Hong Butt found in The captain was informed, the of the Handicap Singles A.” Kong Football Club ground at chart was consulted. St. Vincent
The final of the Club Singles will, Happy Valley, but this field is not lay 170 miles off the Andrs' route.
all probability, bo played on available as the Club are turfing But immediately the order to alter Monday and the Exhibition Matches, the ground during the course was given and the wireless which were postponed on Wednes transmitter tapped out reassuring day, have been fixed for next Wed months. It was stated yesterday that the Club has definitely refus Meanwhile the ship's officers con-nesday, the 18th.
ed to allow the Hong Kong Base sidered means whereby medical comforts could he landed without risking contact with the infected inhabitants. A raft was built, and o it was clamped a watertight box Did you instruct Sang to instruct packed with medicines and nourish Messrs. Instings. Denays and Bow-ing foods.
All was in readiness when St. ley on or about January 30th that you were 21 years of age or over-Vincent hove in sight. The Andies No.
engines were stopped a mile off shore, and the raft with its cargo of mercy was carefully lowered into the sea.
The first plaintiff, Loo Kwong Lam, who began his evidence on Wednesday, was in the witnes box for the whole of yesterday and his evidence is not yet concluded, He was cross-examined by Mr. F. C. Jenkin during the latter part of the morning, and for the whole of the afternoon.
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. | H. G. Sheldon (instructed by Mr. 1. L. Birellet) are for the plain- tiffa, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin (in structed by Mr. G. G. N. Tinson,
of Messra. Johnson, Stokes and Master) is for the defendants.
The first plaintiff concluded his evidence in chief concerning the mortgaging of the Hong Kong property, and in the afternoon was
Witness replied that was so, and Kwong-hin told Sung.
Was there any suggestion by Sung or anyone else that Kwong hin being an infant, the mortgage
was not valid-No.
subjected to clone cross-examination Did you on February 10th (the se to the division of Macao pra-day of the signing of the mortgage perty and the manner in which the in the offices of Mesara. Hastings, Hong Kong property in dispute Dennys, and Bowley, say yourself
that you were 21 years of age was mortgaged.
over 7-No.
He stated in his evidence-in-chief that the share which the respective brothers who were parties to the mortgage expected to receive from it was $50,000 each, the property having been originally valued at eight lakhs, but plaintiff had re- ceived about 85,000 only on the division of the money received by the interpreter Sung (whose con duct was the subject of reference by Mr. Potter in his opening
Address).
Evidence Continued:
Did you on that date instruct Sung to say so 1-No.
Was it stated by Sung in the offices of Mesara Wilkinson and Grist that you and Kwong-hin
words.
The liner's engines were rung on again, and passengers and crew cheered no from her decks they saw boats put out from the stricken island to secure the succour won for it by the magic of wireless.
pro-
in
FINALISTS' RECORDS,
In reaching the final of the Open Singles this season, Ng Sze Kwong drew a bye in the first round and defeated the following:--
Major W. B. Stevenson, 6-4, 6-1,
10-8.
E. C. Fincher, 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 8-10,
6-3.
J. W. Leonard, 1-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-2. H. J. Rumjan, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3, S. A. Rumjahn also drew a bye in the first round and defeated the following:-
A. H. Cronk, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. R. M. Henderson, 8-1, 8-4, 0-1 M. W. Lo, 8-6, 6-2, 6-1. T. Honda, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
TENNIS LEAGUE.
UNIVERSITY TEAMS FOR
TO-MORROW.
Witness admitted that the trus were 21 years of age or over Notes had been paying him *100 * Is there any truth in these allega month from the Yuk Nok So ety tions that have put to you -No. (referred to yesterday as n Society Dealing with a point that was controlled by the elder brothers, raised by his Lordship, witness said which administered certain
The following will represent the the brothers agreed to the estimate perly the income from which was
to be divided between the brothers). University in the Tennis League of the property at eight lakhs.
Mr. Jenkin. Have you any-know-itches to antrow afternoon Mr. Sheldon: Was there at any ledge of a document being signed Lo Kwong Lain, in answer to Mr.:
time any inducement held out to Sheldon, said that on the day on which the mortgage was signed he you to accept property worth eight in favour of the trustees which left the office of Messrs. Wilkinson lakhs at seven lakhs, and the sursaid that you would have no fur- and Grist with his brothers and Sung, and returned to Mesars, Ilustings, Dennys, and Bowley. Ou the way Bung told them that at Hasting's office he would ask for a cheque for $50,000, and asked witness to admit that he owed that money to him (Sung). Sung asked for two choques, but did not state the amounts, and when they were handed to him, the whole party went to the Wing On Company where cash was obtained.
Tea Money.
plus lakh to be devoted towards paying the costs or expenses of the proceedings for the settlement -
have no knowledge of that.
Mr. Potter said that was the Grat time the suggestion had been made, and he asked permission to put in as evidence a document giving statistics of the valuing of the property, which, he contended, disproved that suggestion.
Macao Property Gone. During the morning Mr. Jenkia questioned Loo Kwong Lam with
Plaintiff replied that he had ther claim against them?
document, until the present never heard of the signing of such. litigation started.
A
your 81x
Hong Kong Property. Mr. Jenkin: You knew that for the purpose of having this pro- perty handed over to brothers some written document would have to come into existence?
I did not know that. How did you think you were think going get it-1 did not to be given to us.
Did you know a document was signed-I did not know until the
covery was made. start of this action, when the dis Questioned further, plaintiff
In the "A" Division against the C.R.C. on University ground-P. C. Lim (capt.), F. A. Redmond, R. Tottenham, L. Forster, A. A. Rumjahu, H. C. Hung.
In the Division against Craigengover C.C.-T. W. Chong (capt.), B. P. Ng, G. de Bouda, W M. Gittins, T. K. Tan, D. K. Samy.
GOLF.
CLUB. JUNIOR SECTION.
On Sunday morning, May 22nd, a team of eight from the Royal Hong
They afterwards went to Sung's regard to how he disposed of hint about it. I thought it was going Keng Golf Club will play eight re-
house, where he (Snug) divided the share of the Macao property left them, the totul by his father and assigned to him, money between amount being $33,780.62. Witness but witness failed to recollect said he received a cheque for details, and Mr. Jenkin suggested that he might be able to refresh his 83,790.75, and also $500 in cash.
ment.
On the resumption of the hearing cross-examination proceeded. Plain tiff stated that he did not receive $200 a month from any source, but that when he wanted money he asked a brother for it.
office at Messrs. Hastings, Dennys and Bowley, and said various docu- ments were put before him which he signed. He knew one was a mortgage, but he did not know what the other documents were,
the except that he
He owed Sung 8000, having or memory during the tiffin adjouro-spoke of a visit to Mr. Davidson's rowed that sum, and 81,000 was deducted from his share. In re ply to Mr. Sheldon, witness said Sung asked him to give the extra 81 as a gratuity to his servants for their ten.
Speaking of the benefit he had had from the property (one of the arotnes for the stipe being that The plaintiffs have not benefited),
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summer
all Association the use of the ground this season.
They are forming anti-suicide clubs whose members are decorating the gas taps of their colleges with satirical notices To Prospective Suicides" of which the follow- ing, displayed in the corridors is a picturesqueness apartand Dr of Columbia University, Lane without that attribute would typical specimen simply not be Drury Lane-the two pieces have no more in common than, let us say, any two average musical plays. No doubt it was realised by those responsible that they would be incurring too great a risk in following up, a play that ran for over two years with an-
other modelled on precisely similar
lines. Even as it is, The Desert There are, of course, other fields Song" cannot hope to escape com to be bad on the peninsula, but un-
parisons. For us it seems enough fortunately they would not be big to say that it possesses a better enough for a diamond, and the plot than its predecessor and music location would not be so centrally that, while effective enough for its situated as the ground at Happy purpose, has in it less of colour and Valley. There is, however, one atmosphere. The plot borders on nielodrama, when not actually hope, and that is that the Military trespassing on those preserves, and Authorities may be prevailed upon gives us a brigand hero-mysterious to offer their ground at Sookunpooef of the redoubtable Riffs-- to the Baseball Association. I un derstand that the ball players are negotiating for this piece of ground and there is a possibility of their getting it.
If the matches have to be cancell ed for the reason given above, it would a great pity, for basebal was becoming very popular in the Colony. This gane is still in its infaney here and the players might be regarded as pioneers of this interesting form of sport as far as Hong Kong is concerned.
What Baseball Fans Will Miss. Braimll fans will be interested to learn that the U.S.S. Helene has intimated that they will also enter the league this season, and although the ship might not be in Hong Kong harbour long enough to complete a season's fixtures they are, nevertheless, keen enough to send their team down from Canton for every scheduled game.
two
cannot
suffered as a French soldier at the sworn to vengeance for wrougs ir hands of the officer formerly in command of the troops in Morocco.
The experienced in such mattera will not have to call much imagina- tion to their aid to realise the melodramatic opportunities that lie in the predicament in which Pierre Birabeau inds himself from the coincidence that his own father has been appointed to the command of the French forces, and that the girl he himself loves is to marry the young officer who is on his track The "Red Shadow" Be the dare-devil Pierre is called by his fellow-bandits and all among whom he has spread terror, takes greater risks than even a hero of musical
melodrama ought to take when he enters the Governor's house where, when at home, he poses as a harm- less nincompoop-in his brigand's make-up and declares his passiou
that
but many things, molodramatic and otherwise, occur before the jolly, high-spirited Margot, after being made a captive somewhere in the "Red Shadow's" mountain fastness, finally succumbs to his fascinations. The best situation in the play, undoubtedly, is that where the outlaw is called upon to with fight a duel to the death his own father, the latter, of course, never suspecting his real identity.
South China has entered two for Margot in a waltz teams. The new team, I under-rings very familiar. Naturally, s stand, is composed of several good romantically-minded heroine, she must needs fall in love with him, players from Honolulu, One or of them are regular Babe Ruth's, on a smaller scale. This team also boasts of a pill twirler who has never conceded any base to any batter. And all these will presentatives of the Junior Section be missed by local fans if the Base get a at Happy Valley. An anonymous ball Association donor has offered to provide spoons suitable diamond this year. for the winners. The object is to The Volunteers have dropped out afford the Committee an opportu- this season and there is no news 'Y." It was nity of judging the handicaps of from the Europeaa Junior Section players as compared at first thought that the Volunteers with those who play at Fanling and would combine with the “Y” and team sufficiently strong Deep Water Bay.
enough to stand up against the Japanese and the Chinese players, and the fact that they have not entered may be taken to show that such a combination has not been formed.
PING PONG.
A ping-pong match was played
witness said he had received no in you by your father and you are documents, was interpreted to him. I-Club and the Wah Yan" Old Boys'
come
Mr. Jenkin: I put it to you that Marial" on the top of ove you squandered the whole of the Not a single word of any of the portion of the Macun estate left
He did not ask anyone what the documents were, and it was not until this litigation started that he had any idea what they were about Nothing was said at that time about his age.
now living on the charity of your brother?
Plaintiff denied this.
Mr. Sheldon: What was the net
Asked whether he was entitled to share that you and your brothers expected to obtain from the pro any money from his brother, wit perty We thought we should each ness did not know whether he could get $50,000, because the balance reclaim it or not by law.
He admitted that he had got rid maining was $300,000.
Witness added the property was of the whole of the Macno property left in trust to Lu Kwong Wai and assigned to him, and that he in Lo Kwong To look after it and person disposed of it. pay the interest.
Continuing, witness said that in May 1925 he saw a Chinese broker, and told him they intended to sell the property for eight lakhs. The broker replied however that he did not think it was worth so much at that time.
what
facts.
Plaintiff also referred to a visit to the offices of Messrs. Wilkinson and Christ, and said he had not the slightest idea what the documents wore that he signed.
six of us.
of
Not Falee,
between St. Peter's Young Men's Union on Wednesday evening which resulted in & win for the Wah Yan Old Boys by 114 games to Gl.
INTERNATIONALISATION OF
FOOTBALL.
ENGLAND WANTS SHAKING OUT OF LEAGUE RUT.
is
The control of International Association footbull drifting away from England to the Con-
tinent.
An Illuminating Tin Hour.
Mr. Jankin: I put it to you that Witness gave details of the pro- that is false; and false of your cer perty, and cited various lots distain knowledge. A lic, if you un-
England is so bound up in the posed of at sums ranging from derstand what I mean.-I deny it.
Mr. Jenkin: Do you suggest that League system that few English-
were call the approximate total amount becauen you
the younger $1,000 to $4,500. He could not re he realised by their sale.
brother it would not be a fitting en have any idea of the gigantie atrides which the Continental coun. Asked, by Mr. Jenkin whether thing for you to raise any questries have made since the war or No Income.
these details concerning the Macao tions No.
the rivals to Ia Inet Mr. Sheldon :
British soccer supremacy which Mr. Jenkin: You were in favour how serious are property had come entirely to his income have you yourself received mind unassisted during the tiffin because your brothers were?-Yes. from the property In fact I reinterval, plaintiff replied that hel
Mr. Jenkin: If you did not. know are springing up on every side. went with his brother to a lawyer's single word of what was in these These rivals, too, are trying them ecived no incoins.
He added that later he received office and a lawyer's clerk asked documents you did not know what selves out in every class of foot- another 8400 from his brother Lo him why he had forgotten these you were getting or what you were bail, and are acquiring a far wider Kwong Wai.
After the signing of the mortgage
Plaintiff, in reply to further losing 1-They told me that the block experience than that afforded by
Uruguay. The Triumphant. on February 10th, 1925, witness questions, referred to the decision of six houses would be given to the the stereotyped English game.
Plaintiff also spoke of the sign- A Uruguayan team is playing continued, the brothers expressed in 1924 to form a group of six dissatisfaction. Sung gave them brothers, including himself, and
raising fifth lakh, after they Uruguay is the country which won advice with regard to commencing that they were to receive six houses. 1 of a second mortgage for the to-day (April 6th) in Vierma and the brother Lo He and his brothers talked over the had been told that this money the football tournament at the last Kwong Wai paid him 850, for a proposal concerning the block of would be necessary, before the pro Olympic Games, and established the day of victory as a permanent houses. fee for Mr. Potter and retaining.
Plaintiff also stated that every national holiday, a kind of foot- Mr. Jenkin."
Mr. Jenkin: You thought out porty could be divided. Mr. Sheldon: Was anything said what would be the net result to
per month) had to be paid on the A Czech team is going to Aus at that time about the deeds and you each if you got the property-month interest of 84,000 (1 per cent.ball July 14th!
mortgage for the four Inkhs. He tralia. A Viennese team is touring documents referring to the mort-I did not, but my brothers did.
What did they think they would had nothing to do with the pay America, while an Egyptian team gage which you had signed in the
ment of the interest.
English is visiting Jugo-Slavia get 1-About $50,000 cath. morning -No.
Plaintiff further stated that es Answering further questions by Association football needs a a result of the discussion they Mr. Jenkin, plaintiff denied that cer" All-Black invasion to take it In reply to another question, estimated the property at about he knew what the principal terms out of the League Tut.
Sooner or later, but sooner than plaintiff said it was a long time eight lakhs.
Plaintiff stated that two elder Mr. Joukin: It was understood of the mortgage were.
most people expect, it will ressive after he signed the mortgage papers
Rugger that he realised the effect of his as a result of the discussion that if brothers Loo Kwong Wai and Loo the same shock se our infancy on the validity of the the settlement went through you Kwong We looked after the collec players experienced in 1905, but further claim tion of rents.
After further questions, against the trustees and they were
Court adjourned until this morn- to he let off your claim?
Plaintiff agreed that this was song, whon the first plaintiff's cross-
examination will be continued. (Continued on next column)...
Was anything said about your being an infant1-No.
transaction.
Mr. Sheldon: During the dis tribution at Bung's House, did Sang ask Le Kwong Hin (the. second plaintiff) how old he was!
Bix
were to have no
the
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whether from A real All-Black Hottentot eleven or merely from Czechs or Paraguayans I do not like to prophesy.-Evening Stan- dard.
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THE SOVIET CHILD:
PROBLEM
Foreign Legion Obórus.
If you contemplate asphyxiat- ing yourself by means of this gas tap please do not flood the entire
1.
Remember the other fellow. He may not have your curiosity re garding the Styx.
Spreial private gas houses will be provided in the office. Keep your asphyxiation to yourself.
"A Neat Gesture." Kindly prearrange for the dis- pasal of the body. It will be a nuisance about the hall.
In the interest of Good Form
in this matter, it is requested that you observe the following practices:
1.
Before popping off, obtain the works of at least three of the following authors. Leave them lying about your room. It makes a neat geature-Scho- penhauer, Voltaire, Nietzsche, Remy de Gourmont, Jean Lahor, Arthur Symonds, the Bible (open it at Ecclesiastes), Ernest Dowson, Omar Khay- vám.
2. Just before your demise visit three night clubs in rapid succession, whether you feel like it or not, and raise hell in each.
3.
Do not fail to leave a Hastily -ribbled Note Such as:
"The world will have cooled down to below 200 degress below zero within a billion years. What thent All is vanity. Good-bye.
"I am sick of it all.
have been a constant-reader - of the tabloids for two years and have nothing more to learn about life."
A whaic's throat is only four inches in diameter. Where is re- ligion, then Farewell."
Oh, I am so tired. So tired. So tired. So Tir"
BRITISH CARS FOR S. AMERICA.
MR. MORRIS'S PLANS.
Mr. W. R. Morris, head of the British motor-car firm of that
As a story this ought to be good name, recently returned to England enough even for a music-play far in the R.M.S.P. Company's liner less richly endowed than this one Arianza, after a visit to the Argen- with splendours of mise-en-scène, tine and Brazil, the object of which as well as incidental spectacular was to explore the chances for
British cars in those countries. features. Wisely, there is no at-
Was
tempt here to reproduce the de- In an interview Mr. Morris said lectable thrills of the Totem Tom that American cars were flooding Tom 2-1 evolutions. But the first act the Argentine and Brazilian mar- of the play gives us a species of kets, and at the present time there military drill dance which, as per- were only a very few cars of other formed with marvellous discipline manufacture in use there. In spite OF THE YOUNG and efficiency by n contingent of of that, however, he was firmly CRIMINAL.
chorus girls dressed as soldiers of convinced that British cars, pro- the Foreign Legion, is extraordi- porly marketed, would find a ready Terrible, but supported in detail narily effective, and took the first demand. At the moment it by the statements of Soviet pub-night audience by storm. The in hardly possible to find & British genious movements of this finely manfactured car in the streets, but more that was due to the market being icists, is the picture of life in Soviet Russia which is given by spirited dance struck one Mr. Edouard Luboff in A Red original than the music of the play. so far away and being such a
dilhealt ono. The reason Mr. Sigmund Romberg, its com
why Year" (Anglo-Russian Press, 28.
poser, shows us here, as in the American-made cars predominated d.), a record of Bolshevist activity
score he wrote for The Student was because they had got in during in 1928.
Prince, that he understands well the war, when all European coun- Bad as conditions are, they pro-enough all the rules of the game, tries were concentrating upto mise to be worse:
and can make effective musical use munitions, and so far it had not The Soviet authorities are face of any (more or less) dramatic been possible to oust them." Per- real to face with the proplem of an ever-increasing number of vagrant miniscences, unconscious or other effort up to the present time," and criminal children, the ma wise, range from The Flying Mr. Morria, "because I have never to "Cavalleria by been able to meet the demands of jority of whom are suffering Dutchman from infectious diseases. Many way of Liszt and Chopin-who, the home markets, but now I have of these young offenders have been with unintentionally amusing effect, decided to take an active part in reared in self-governing and are blended in a well-written en- foreign markets," atheistic child towns created in semble number-matters nothing, The Argentine and Brazil both the early days of Bolshevism, but But Mr. Romberg (who conducted have first-class markets for British when these institutions were clos the first performance) is less happy cars, if they are developed. At the ed down on the ground that they than some composers of light, and moment the countries are standing were conducted on the most pu- sometimes quasi-operatic, music in by the slogan, "Bay from those who desirable lines, the children were giving an unexpected turn to well buy from us, which should stand released on the community. The worked phrases. However, he has us in good stend, as Britain is the Soviet authorities became alaran- brought off a capital tune, with greatest purchaser of their goods. ed, and a special commission, ap-just the right swing and rhythmic pointed to report on the problem spirit, for the "Riding Bong of declared that in Moscow alene the tiffa," while his two chief waltz the number of criminal children themes are quite effectively shaped dealt with was 50,000.
to a conventional pattern.
An interesting chapter describes the training in special Eastern colleges of Bolshevist propagandists in China and the East:
situation. The fact that his re- sonally, I have not at time," said
The Principals.
The motor industry will never ex- pand to any great extent in the Argentine and Brazil," he added, until the matter of road-making. is taken thoroughly in hand. great effort is to be made to tackle the question of roads, and when that has been done the demand for care should be almost illimitable.”
To.
As Margot, Miss Edith Day whose reception WAS of over- whelming warmth-once again A rigid examination is neces- showed her skill and resource like sary before the candidate is no- in singing and acting, though the
part allows her fewer chances than fervour. The comedy scenes cepted, and any association with the bourgeoisie destroys the ap did that of Rose Marie. Yet her quire a little strengthening but plicant's chance of admission. vitality gave to it all possible im- such accomplished experts se quick- One adrilled, he enters, on Д portance and effect. Mr. Harry witted Mr. Gene Gerrard and Mias varied course, including, Eastern Welchnian, as the freebooter hero, Clarice Hardwicke may be trusted languages, social economics, mili-is her companion-in-chief, and into to develop their opportunities with
There was tary tactics, revolutionary his both his singing and his love complete success. tory, and the science, of pro- making he put plenty of spirit and enthusastic reception for all son
(Continued at foot of next column). I vorned at curtain-fall. paganda.
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