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AMERICAN ADMIRAL IN CANTON.
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GENERAL WONG. SHIU HUNG`ON" UNEQUAL TREATIES.
ADMIRAL REPLIES ANYTHING UNFAIR MUST BE MADE FAIR.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
Carros, April 1st. Admiral Bristol, Commander-in-Chief of the American Aristic. Squadros, and Mire. Bristol arrived at Canton freni Hong Kong on Saturday morning by the 8.s. Tuishan, accompanied by several ethfi officers and Mr. Doughs 'Jenkins, American Consultjeneral and Senior Consul at Canton, who was returning from America after a furlough of more than a year. The party was met by Mr. J. C. Houston, American Consul! in charge, Mr. F. W. Hinke, Mr. W. R. Hah, of tho Consulate-General; Mr. F. H. Tyson, of th Standard Off Company: Captains Lee, Wu, and Ching, represent ing the Canton Naval Office; Secretaries Yick and Tang, of the Canton Bureau for Foreign Affatis; Mir. Chang, Secretary to the Mayor of Canton; and representatives of the local Press. Admítal Bristol met all in the dining room of the steamer bad, after, a chat with those welcoming him, drove off to Shamsen," where the party had breakfast with Mr. and Mrs Tyson. In the Admiral's party were Captain and Mrs. K. Castlemen, and Lieutenan!- Compranders C. J. Wheeler, Webb Traamed, P. C... Carroll. Zacharias, and R. A. Lavander.
Admiral Bristol and his party together with Mr. Houston, pakÏ' un unofficial call on General Wong Shin Hung and. Admiral Chan Chak in the Government Boyse, where they were entertained to Funcheon.
Madame Li Teal Hain, Mrs. Wong Shiru Hung, Mrs. Chan Chuk, and other leaders of local official society were hosta ata funcheon at Madame Li's bouse to Mrs. Bristol and other ladies- of the American party on Saturday noon, while a similar. June- tion was held at the Governinent House in honour of the Admiral. Some fifty guests, including members of the Political and Administrative Councils in Canton, were present at the luncheon in honour of Admiral Bristol GENERAL WONG SHIU
HUNG'S SPEECH.
AMITY OF THE. TWO REPUBLICS,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 2nd, 1928.
A LOCAL FILM
INDUSTRY.
Chinese As Classical Dancers.' Asked as to whether Chinese girls make good players Mrs. Bibla says that they are almost unequal
MRS. BIBLA'S ENTERPRIS-led for stassical dancing. The Chi-
ING SCHEME.
ANNA MAY WONG TO HELP,
CHINESE BOYS AND GIRLS
BEING TAUGHT.
To found a cinematograph film industry in the Colony is the am- bitious scheme of Mrs. X. SH. Bibla, whose stage name is Miss Asbtraber. She is now in the
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MOTHER INDIA.
nese race have a wonderful plastic | (TO"THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG
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Colony did has established her Thousand And On How Territory office at the Exchange Building.
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physique, she said, but the only drawback is that they do not seem to have an our for Western music.
Sin gather from the March Mrs. Bibla gho said that she is
number of the St. John's Cathedral. experiencing a little difficulty in
Noles under the heading:“ Diocesan getting the requisite number of Chinese girls to join her in Hong February 18th to immediately pur Library," that it was decided on Kong. The local girls, she said, are chase for the Diocesan Library 21, rather shy and not so modern
| books, amongst them also Miss their Shanglui sisters. In Shang- hai she did not have any difficulty Mayo's book "Mother India."> 1 }|||
herewith must express my public in getting the required number of
protest against the placing of this girls for her business.
Hong Kong, owing to its poisonous notorious book in any Library in
and harmful nature. This book a Daily Press representative said caterprising lady whether Hong although it has appeared only quite that she had been with the well-Kong afforded any good scenery, recently, has evoked a tremendous known film producers, Messrs. and Ms Bibla said that in the New storm of indignation and protest by Pathe Freres for over twenty years. Territories, she could shoot a thou. Christian and other Chures and She is quite conversant with film sand and one scenes if she so desir public lenders in East and West producing and has for many years ed. As a matter of fact she has many alike, by all of whom it has boen been interested in this business in suitable spots marked down and as condemned as misleading and des- Shanghai where she has shot "* soon as she gets her pupils in trim,tructive. I trust that the book in uany Chinese scenes for Hollywood, she will commence operations at question will be withdrawn from circulation forthwith, and not, re- She had a big atelier there and on once. her pay roll were several hundred Chinege girls and boys.
Mrs. Bibla in conversation with
Scenes.
Our representative asked this
It is of interest to mention that Mrs, "Bibla trained Mias Anna May Wong, who was the first Chi. novels. Russian historical plays will in London has received from the
nese girl to reach stardom" în in Hollywood. Miss Wong was Hollywood until recently and at the present moment she is playing in a big film in France. She will return to the Colony in September to help Mrs. Bibla in her business here.
ADMIRAL BRISTOL'S REPLY. Mrs. Bibla intends to build a big
My Chinese and American Friends: -You Chinese have shown yourselves to be truly my friends by the warmth of your reception, which I appreciate more than words can expreps. Wherever I GENERAL WONG SHIU HUNG'S 50. I am received by my Chinese
General Wong Shiu Hung, chief host, welcomed the visitors as
follows:-
WELCOME.
friends in the same cordial man.
atelier here, and will, with the help of local Chinese players, produce several films for commercial adver tising purposes. Her idea. is not to make a film solely to advertise any particular goods." She will work her advertisement into comedies or melodramatic stories.
also be included.
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"FLESH AND THE DEVIL.'
GENTLEMEN WHO PREFERRED
BLONDES.
CINEMA PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK.
Apart from commercial advertis-ceive a place in the Hong Kong ing, she will continually keep on Diocesan Library as intended, or producing plays which have been any other Library in Hong Kong.
In support I may state, that the adapted from English and American
International Missionary Council
National Christian Council of India a statement issued by its execu- tive regarding Miss Mayo's bookc Mother India. All suggestions that the book was promoted with interests of missionary propaganda ace repudiated emphatically. The statement reads: "We, representing a body of men and women who are in close touch with the people and are conversant with their every day life, unhesitatingly assert that the Ficture of India which emerges.from aliss Mayo's book is untrue to the [BY QUE FILM CRITICÏ facts and unjust to the people of India
The ugly and repul- "Flesh and the Devil has been sive and disgusting aspects of Indian made with very considerable care life are not the predominant things from a German story The Undying in Indian Society. Beauty and Past." The sentiment is Teutonic, culture, kindliness and charm, res and great trouble was taken to getligion and piety are to be found At the present moment Mrs. Bibla the setting as accurate as possible. alike among the highest and the Elaborate replicas of German caat humblest. Miss Mayo leaves no has a school for would be artistes.les and a Berlin railway station room for these in her picture." She undertakes to complete their were built up and a forest of Tindent this unsympathetic recital of course in three months, and then tress imported from Germany. the students will be placed on her sole, of the soulless lovely, woman, Greta Garbo plays the leading The ensnares men to their ruin Her technique is very different to that of the tisul stagevamp aad is typically Miss Garba's own. Felicitas is neither a luscious 'seduc- merry little coquette, but a languid fragile per- sonality with the empty innocence" We have faith in India and of childhood in ber eyes, and a India's future. We have faith that nature as poisonous as an insect she will be able, strengthened by cating orchid,
the Spirit of God, to obtain deliver- John Gilbert, as a German lordling,ance from these evils. We earnestly fresh from his military service, is desire that East and West should her victim. He loves her unaware co-operate to this end in a spirit Our that she is married, and the im- of love and understanding. mediate consequence is a duel with fear is that this book may, by its her husband in which the latter is lack of understanding, its exaggera- on either side of the Pacific Ocean pared to enter upon any, lengthy A very enjoyable reception in killed. During the five years ser- tion and its unfairness, make such Since America sticks to her Mouros
discussion. But it seems to me honour of the admiral was held rice in the African Battalion which co-operation more difficult for both bis military superiors impose as a sides. For this reason we have felt Doctrine, we are not afraid of that the treaties that China made on board the U.S.S. Ashville punishment, Loo's (John Gilbert's) impelled to issue this statement to commercial intercourse. We are with the foreign powers, including in Canton Harbour last Satur- great friend in his turn falls the peoples of India and to the aware that America has no pot the United States, were the best day afternoon, when Chinese and victim to Circe and, married her, missionary leaders in the West." ignorant of the cause of the fatal (Quoted from the Wanchai Metho tical ambition.
÷ that could be made under the cir-American officials, the members duel. Leo returns, and Felicitas dist Church Quarterly, March, 1998. Therefore there have always been cumstances prevailing at the time of
the local American som determines to gain him once more (Hong Kong)), friendly Sino-American relations. they were signed. Since I am not munity including a number of as her lover. Her fatal charms are stronger than the, claims of friend-" Even when unfortunate interna a civil official, nur a diplomat, you ladies and several well-known Chi ship although Leo struggles against book Mother Indible lenders are tional incidents happened during must excuse me for hot saying much neee at the distinguished visitor. temptation, and the climax comes able Church and public lenders are the last few years, due to the un on this subject. Drawing on my
The guests on board the gunboat in yet another duel between the two equally severe in their condemnation equal treaties, we Chinese as a own experience, however, I
were introduced to Admiral ad men who have sworn eternal friend of Miss Mayo's book. Bir Rabin- feel Mrs. Bristol by Captain J. the ship. Enochs, commander of the dehville,
Today we enjoy a great honourer: this was so thirty-five years in the informal visit of a dispups ago, and is true to-day, and there- guished guest, Admiral Bristol. We fore I call you Chinese all my ali leel very happy at this gather friends. I recall the fact that when ing of American and Chinesa friends,
Chipa is
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I first came to China as a young. man, in travelling far into the in RECEPTION ABOARD U.S.S.tive woman, nor & oldest terior I was heartily received" not rations in history and oivilization, only by the officials, but even by but as a republic aba is one of the those of the peasant class, the youngest, while America is one of pensants who are the very hackbone the oldest. So we are looking to of the country. the guidance of our sister republic.
General Wong made a remark
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There is absolutely no conflict | about the unequal treaties. Now [ROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
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as to this question, 1 am not pre-
evila, which are deep-seated enough, but not universal as the book seems progress or to embitterment of the to imply, leads to despair of any relationships between Indians and Europeans, or to any weakening of the joint efforts being made for the betterment of the people of India, the result will be disastrous to bathi India and the West."
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STEVENSON OF known as the Ros generation. He is a step ahead of Stevenson in one respect. He has all the metrical genius. and vanity of Willian S. Gilbert together with naive simplicity of Stevenson.
dranath Tagore accuses her of deliberate untruthful irrespon Not a very pleasant subject, but wards the American people, I am and the people of the United States Consul in charge sure Admiral. Bristol is equally are in Accord on one point, and
for that. The interest lies in the Pares her book to the report of The reception was a very in personality of Felicitas and, we sup drain Inspector. Dr. Margaret pleased that the two peoples should that is that if anything is unequal formal affair and delightful repose, in the frankness of the love Ballour, practising in Bombay, re- be on euch good terms.
or unfair; it must be made equal estments were served in Amarican scenes. In a recent scientific test putiates the untruthful statements to measure the emotional response of Min Mayo by contributing to the As America is known as a 'coun- and fair," I can assure you of this:
Chinese officials present included to pictured love making of blondes Times of India amongst others, try of equality and liberty, we can that the American people who live General Wong Shiu Hung, acting and brunettes, this film was chosen some facts collected by her during imagino what they feel about the at such a great distance from China commander-in-chief of the Troops for exhibition in front of the select an investigation into conditions of in Canton during the absence of ed indies as the most emotionally childbirth in India. Miss Mayo international complications existing sympathize with the movement Marshal Li Teat Hiin; Admiral exciting agent procurable. Perhaps stated in her book, that the Indian In this country which is still to which you Chinese are carrying on Chan Chak, commandant of the the fact that the learned professors girl commonly looks for mother- Canton Navy; Major-General were gentlemen and, therefore, pre-hood between the ages of 18 and 8, some extent under the yoke of the looking forward to the attainment Chang, Woi Chiang, chief of the ferred blondes such as Miss Garbo and that, although eight venge of
14 is well above the average Chinese of this aim, "But it is not a one Aviation Bureau; Major-General Zoreign Powers.
"Flesh and the Devil" is an motherhood. Dr. Margaret Balfour cherish a great hope that we shall sialed question, as the saying goes. Chan Hing Wen, commsader of the may have influenced the choice! soon be able to get rid of foreign Both sides must meet each other Forts at Boccas Tigris; Mr. Chu interesting film and will probably shows records of cases of 301 Indian Chae Hsin, Commisioner for For draw good houses although it will mothers, who were delivered of their The Americans in Alarm; Mr. Feng Chu Wen, not be to everyone's taste.
first babics in Bombay hospitals, influenca in economic and political half way.
and the average was 18.7 years, sphere. We look to América to pathize with the Chinese' in this Commissioner of Finance; Mr. Hau
THE WEEK'S PROGRAMME.
there were only three mothers aged 14, which was the youngst age. take a lead in the direction of doing movement because they know some-Chung Ching, Commissioner of
Queen's away with the existing treaties thing of the past history. There Education; Mr. Wu Te Chen, Com- missioner of Reconstruction; Chief
To-day till Thursday
Dr. Balfour compares these figures with the reports for the years which are one sided and out-of-date fore, we Americans also hope that Justice Lo Wen Jong, Mayor Lin and the Devil.
Friday and Saturday: The 1922-24, of the Madras Maternity and negotiating a new treaty on the Chinese will some day succeed Wen Kei, and a number of others.
Hospital, where 2,312 mothers were the bass of equality and recipro in gaining their aspiration so that Mr. Douglas Jenkins, America Shield of Honour," an exciting story delivered of their first babies at an average age of 10.4. There were only city. This will not only increase you may do justice to the past just returned from America, on fur- of the police force
seven mothers aged 13 and twenty- the infernational standing and pres-glorious history of China lough but is not resuming work till
two aged 14. Dr. Balfour shows Monday was present but Mr. Hou-
also reports of 3,004 cases from tige of China, but also tend to
General Wong and Commissioner ston was in charge of all arrange
other parts of India, including the promote peace in the Far East
Chu, let us all drink to the successments. A
North, of which only ten caseS, WETE Although-to-day we are w
welconi-
below 15 years and 13 was the reception were Mrs, and Mr. G. W. fag the Admiral in an informal of this glorious movement. I tik Amoy Americans present at the
youngest age. Yet, it is true that Green, president of the American
legislation, such as that of most of Association of Canton, Mr. J. E MeKenda and Mr F W. Hinke,
the Major Indian States, in raising American Vice Consul, Mr. F.
the ago of consent is badly need ed, and it it well here to note- Tyson, manager of the Standard Oil Company; Dr. J. W. Creighton,
that the Indian States do continne to raise the age of marriage, the do hope with the Hon. Mr. Ging the malignant contagion of race
ropagated pncipal of the True Light Mid dre School; Dr. J. M. Henry, vice Wednesday to Saturday, 2.30 to latest of these is Rajkot, where the Nateson, Editor, Indian Social batred that has been president of Langnan University: 8.30"Love's Blindness" based on People's Representative Assembly
diction to the recent booke" Miss Thanking you for the courtesy of are to ho strengthened to still a A large mumber of troops have Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Todd, former story by Elinor Glyn. On Wed has passed a Bill penalising | Reformer, as be says in the intro-Miss Mayo's book.
K. Natarajan (Miras), that etc., greater extent. Now we alt drink arrived from Cantop and have ly of Sun Yat Sen University, Mr. nosday at 9:15 Wilbur Players in marriages below the age of 10 for Mayo's Mother Indi-A Rejoinder publishing the above, I am Your
"The Sap
On Thursday in the bridegroom and 16 for the bride to the health of Admiral Bristol proceeded up country to the sis-nd Mrs. Lockwood on ore nipe "Handogled on Friday in "Three. The age of consent has en fixed has exposure of an irosious in
and Professors
justice to an ancient people will HERBERT E-LANEPART Saturday in at 10.
Hong Kong, April 1st, 1025 and also to the prosperity of the turbed districts. The situation con 1. G. Brownell, and others Iron Life Ghosts and on Her Wedding Night"
(Continued at fook of next colump. go to some extent at least in remov two esters Republics.
Linguan tinues to improve.
pod und
way, we are doing our best in bring ing about a mutua standing
Conséquently friendly relations between to United States of America and the Republic of China
Joy.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE SWATOW DISTRICT:
NAVAL WIRELESS.
Bwarow, March 31st..
Consul General in Canton, who has
World. To-day Hold that Lion," a Douglas McLean comedy..
Tuesday and Wednesday-Syd, Thursday to SaturdayA Zane Chaplin in "Oh What a Nurse Grey story, Forlom River."
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Tuesday, Fat 9.15-The Wilbur Players in "The Sap
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