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London, Aug. 9. **ENGLAND" AND "ENGLISH" -- I was surprised to see that Lord Dunsany included "Eigland He- ven" among his examples of nouns wrongly used as adjectives, writes a correspondent.
AMERICA'S NEW DIARY OF LOCAL
ORGANISATION
Liberty League
Washington, Aug. 22. The formation of a new "Amer can Liberty League" wag'ambolim. ced to-day by Mr. Jousett, Shouse, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Shouse states that the idea has the full approval of Presid- ent Roosevelt, and It is significant that "Al" Smith," former Governor of New York State, and one-time Democratic candidate for the Pro- sidency of the United States, heads the list of sponsors.
The England Eleven is the ele yen which represents England, and to refer to it as "English" would be an insufficient description. An English Eleven might (to use an- other of Lord Dunsany's examples) be a Kentish Eleven, or a York-League is being formed to defend shire Eleven, or any other team and uphold the "constitution of composed of Englishmen.
the United States, and will become a reat factor towards recovery
It is an old-standing custom for the Australians, during their tour here, to play a friendly match out side their Test fixtures,
Their opponents are then quite properly referred to as an English Eleven.
AN EARLY ARMAMENTS RACE The R.Y8. Regatta, which be- gan yesterday deserves a plous word of two in "praise of Henry VIII
That monarch not only buit the fort which is now the Royal Yacht Squadron headquarters at Cowes. He also recreated the Eng- Hsh Navy, which had fallen into disrepair since the days of its first founder, King Alfred.
According to Mr. Shouse, the
The League will co-operate with the President and Congress in se- curing the passage of constructive legislation, but the League will not participate in the November elec- tions, although it will oppose the Radical tendencies that have cropped up in various parts of the Reuter, country.
Mackensen, now 85, is a familiar similar ceremonies in Berlin. He figure at anniversary parades and
Invariably wears the shako of the Death's Head Hussars,
parallel in recent German history There is, the writer believes, no
for Mackensen's military rise."
received his baton after his vic-
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EVENTS
To-day
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24.
- Anniversazive and Holidays.--- 8t. Bartholomew. Stopping" of Heat (Chu-shu). Spirits' Festival. (Chung-hien-chieh).
Cinemas
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King's: "This Man Is Mine." Queen's;"All Of Me." Central:- "Carl Hagenbeck's
CircusTM Oriental:-"Reaching For The
Moon."
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World:-"Shooting Straight."
: Lee:--"King Kong"
Alhambra:-"The Mad Genius." Majestic: "Orient Express" Star: The Fugitive". Lectures--Mrs. Forster Addresses the Christian Fellowship Meeting. Helena May Institute, 10.30 a.m.
Meetings:-Twentieth Annual Kowloon Football Club, Pavilion, 5.45 p.m.
Moon.-VII: Moon, 15th Day. Principal Mails Inward from America by Pres Jefferson; from Europe via Siberis by Ranpura,
Outward for America and Europe
Canada, 10 am vis Siberia by Empress of
Sports Meetings, Kowloon Football Club, 6 p.m.
Sunrise.-6.03 a.mi, Sunset,-6,40
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In Henry VIII's time, as to-day, every country, liked to possess the his commission of the haid dur-Low. st. 1.48 and 18.23.
A humble ranker, he was given Tides: High at 8.20 and 22.10: largest ship. When the Scots builting the Franco-Prussian War. He their 240-foot long Great Michael, Henry answered with the Henry Grace a Dieu The French and the Swedes also entered into com- petition.
The Henry Grace a Dieu, how- ever, was unsatisfactory in its ori- ginal form.
"None of those leviathans was particularly successful. The French reply to the Henry Grace a Dieu, the Grand Francois, was wrecked in harbour before even putting to sea.
tory over the Russians
The Mackensen family is of Scottish origin, and the name a German adaptation of "Macken- zie."
ancestor
The Field-Marshal's was one of those impoverished Bcottish aristocrats who sold their swords abroad rather than descend to trade.
A FILM STAR'S SCOOTER Some of the clauses in the new contract with Shirley Temple just
It was only in the time of Eliza-signed by Fox Films are very un-
beth
that seaworthiness rather than size became the first consi- deration.
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THE RESCUED VANDYCK The Duke of Abercorn's Van- dyck which was rescued from the Are at Government House, Hilis- borough, was the prize or his col- lection.
At one time he possessed two works from the brush of this mas ter
The one which was at Govern ment House is a group of the Doria family. The other as a full-length portrait of Paola Adorno, Marchesa Brignole-Sale, wife of the Genoese Ambassador to Philip IV. of Spain Both pictures were lent to the Burlington House exhibition of 1800. They
did not, however, igure in the exhibition of Flemish Art a few years ago.
MONOCLED DUCHESS.
usual.
The child star is entitled to have a private dressing bungalow on the "lot" like the grown-up stars. This contains a special schoolroom, where education proceeds in be- tween appearances on the "sound: stage."
All Shirley Temple's meals are to be served in her dressing-room by a special chef, who is to follow a menu iald down by the studio doctor..
A complete set of toys is also to be provided. These include a skip- ping-rope, an assorted collection of dolls, picture books, a scooter, sets of blocks, and paint boxes.
THE DUCE'S WAY Signor Mussols has given the easy-going Romans another exam- ple of expedition. Some time ago he ordered two large apartment bouses at the corner of the Via del Impero to be destroyed to houses which must stand in the make room for the new Fascist midst of the Imperial Fora.
The Abercorn family has pro- vided many statesmen to Irish po Hitical life. The present Duke's grandfather, who was Viceroy, was
But as no detailed instructiona one. He was nicknamed "Old Splendid," on account of his mag- continned to occupy their flats. The were given the well-to-do families nificent beard and fine presence. Disraeli found in him the perfect lay figure for his portrait of the Duke in "Lothair
The Duke has the distinction of possessing a title in four different countries. He is Duke of Abercorn in Ireland, Marquis of Abercorn in the House of Lords, Earl of Aber- gorn in Scotland, and Duc de Cha- telherault in France,
His Duchess, as Lady Rosalind Bingham, had the distinction rare in the nineties of wearing a mono- cle.
A FAMOUS VICTORY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25. Anniversaries and Holidays.— Feast of St. Louis, King of France. Cinemas.
King's Murder At The Vani-
ties" Queen's-"All Of Me" Central: "Cari Hagenbeck's
Circus"
Oriental:-"Reaching For The
ti Moon" World:"Her Sweetheart" Lee: "King Kong" Alhambra: "The Mad Genius”. Majestic:-"Orient Express” Star: The Fugitive"
Entertainments
Empire Trio at Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.
MiscellaneoUIS St. Andrew's Club's last moon- light picnic, 9.15 p.m.
and
Tombola for Servicemen familles, Garrison Lecture. Hall, 7.30 p.m.
YMCA Moonlight Picnic, 8.30 p.m.
Moon-Full Moon, 3.37 a.m.; VII Moon. 16th Day.
Principal Mails. Inward Air Mail from Europe by Helikon,
Outward for Australia by Kitano Maru, 9.30 am. Air Mail for Europe by Ranpura, 9 BILL Steamer, 10.30 am,
Rocial Functions "At Home to Girl Guides and. Boy Scouts, Mountain Lodge.
Drive.
Craigengower Cricket Club. Whist
Sports. Lawn Bowls Senior Division:
Kowloon B.G.C. v. Craigengower Police RC. v. Civil Service C.C.;
other day the Dictator, driving C.C. "A"; "Kowloon Docks R.C.V. down the Via del Impero, noticed Talkoo RC Craigengower Co that the houses were still there "B" F. Kowloon C. C. Junior still there? Pull it down at once." and cried: "What that block Division: Civil Service C.C. v. Police R.C.; Cralgengower 0.0. v. Next morning be again passed. Kowloon BG.C., Hong Kong Elec- But this time the tenants were tric RC. v. Indian R.C.; Kowloon hastily moving out their house C.C.-Yacht Club; Club de hold goods, the scaffolda, were up, Recreio v. Hong Kong Football and demolition had begun in earn-
est.
Within a week the householders had teached the foundations, and armies of men were rushed from all parts of Rome to to the Duce's stored their furniture and are Edding The tenants have now
looking for new homes,
Field-Marshal Mackensen 1700 was one of the principal State mourners at the funeral of Presid- THE BILLY SEASON ent Hindenburg, Germany's po pular hero of a pictory not less important than Tannenberg
Club,
Polo-Interport Trial (Causeway
Bay)...
Shooting Hong Kong Rife Club monthly shoot, 230 pm 2:
Sunrise, -5.03 a.m. Bunset.6.47
at 2.30 and 15.58. Tides High at 9.11.and 22.37;
Various suggestions have been made for improving road man who sees another motorist violat ners. The silliest has just reaching the law is to call attention to the fact by giving three toots on the hot
It was he who swept righted the writer from Salt Lake City, through the Russian lines on the The Mormon Church there has Galician front in 1915. His 700 launched a Three Toot cam guns constituted what was then
palg the largest concentration
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