MODERN DANCES.E
A Poetess's Protest and the Repitas.
possibilities for individual taste and enterprise. The Rag' and
Tango supple those.
:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1913.
The Gilbert.
Launch of Customs Cruiser at Talkoo Dockyard.”
"People like to dance quietly, and, contrary to general opinion, both these dances are best danced quietly.
The fast orniser "Gilbert," Lastly, people now like their which has been built to the order dances to be difficult, and both of the Philippine Government, That is why I say they are typical Tai-koo Dookyard of these take a good deal of doing. was successfully launched at of the dance of the future."
On Satur The "Boston," The "Turkey
mony doing gracefully per day, the christening cere. formed by Miss Bach, daugh ter of Mr Oliver Baoh, Supervis-
ing Inspector of Halls and Boilers,
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“A Poorens,"" by a letter to the *Times," has drawn a variety of conflicting views, which find er, pression in the London presa, o what she stigmatised as "the Bcandalous travesties of dancing which are, for the first time in
Trot" and the "Tango." my recollection, bringing more Mr. Edward Scott:-I can well young men to parties than are understand and sympathize with needed. Without describing "the the sentiments expressed by "A adjourned to the Dockyard Officos, After the launch the guests various horrors of American and Peeress" in your columas. Pre- where Mr. G. M. Young, of South American negroid origin
haps if the dancers knew the Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, A Peerers" wrote: "I would real origin and symbolism of the only ask hostessess to let one particular movements of which the vessel, which has been buils proposed the toast of success to know what houses to avoid by your correspondent complains for special service in the Philip indicating in some way on their they would be less eager to ex-pine Islands, and coupled this invitation carda whether the ploit them. The "Baton," con toast
Turkey Trot,' the Bwton' (the Bisting of certain rectilineal Anderson, Consul-General for AND
with name of Mr. beginner of the evil), and the movements danced to waltz music, the United States. 'Tango' will be permitted."
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As to the facts, the bindmasters and teachers of dancing who have been interviewed appear to be The "Turkey Trot" and the Philippine Islands and Baby Carriages Ordered for Outports will be Crated Free or unanimous that "there never has
is a dance of purely negro particularly complimented the bean and never will be any un-
origin, frankly symbolis of Beemly dancing in the rooms of buman nature which is the aim work for the Philippine Islands people of Hongkong on their those 'primitive instincts of London West End hostesse" of civil tion in suppress, or at which he trusted would be long ability to carry out fret class Mr C. E. Jeroingham (Mar- maduke") holds the view that at keep under control. There maintained. nothing that could be describedra white people who, while pro-
inconsistently fencing to despian “the nigger
BA. being in the slightest degree offensive bas been, or is likely to be, countenanc d in the heat Lalon a ciety. On the other hand, Mre. Humphry (" Madge ')] writes that though there ar girls and women who can dance the 'Tango' itself without losing the arperrince of mo leaty, thor are the minity.",
Mr H. R. Wakefield, in the "Times," makes a pet d'e'e ice of the new style of dancing es meet- ing the modern demand for individualty and origin.lity. He
writes :-
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Excellent Work.
new
sincerest frm (f fl-tres-the of the builders, complimenting pay him the Mr. Basch proposed the bealth ery of im tation. The "Tango" them on the excellent work which is n Jnro' which has developed had been put into this frm the ancient diareputable vessel and on the manner in
chica,"of which the "Fandango" which the anes Carl Blusis says, in his yard Manager, replied, expressing!
a modified form. Of this carried out.
work was being Code Tarpsichore:-"Every satisf. eti in having received Mr. Reid, Deok
modest and white ver en oorPhilippine Government and the gesture that is offensive t|such a valuable contract from the rupt innocence is represented." pleasure it had bean to work with,
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While such dances are being Colonel MoCuy and Mr. Beach in exploited in the ballroom your the carrying out of the building errespondent's perplexity is of this vessel, which he etited scarcely a matter of wonderment, would be completed well within The Times" Washington contract time. The health of correspondent writes :—
Miss Bench was also proposed by received. Mr. Mott replied in Mr. Reid and was enthusiastically suitable terme on behalf of Mias
Beroh..
"A few years ago the correct young man referred to dancing as an unmitigated bore and nui- sance... Hedged in by an
A good deal of attention has intolerable propriety-1 believe been attracted by the letter which it was considered deplorably you publish from "A Peeress" Bohemian to roverae,it consisted objec.ing to the modern type of of a stolid procession circling dance. People wonder whether,
Finely Modelled. Alowly round a room, described her protest will be any more delled vessel, having a nicely The cruiser is a very finely mo 688 Waltz, and a staccato aboming-successful in England than simi- tio known as a polka, a combinalar protests have been here. Dar with a crived figurehead and en ved clipper stem amounted tion that, produced extreme ing the past year the Turkey sweeping traill card, and a long warmth, extreme vertigo, and ex-Trot' and kindred steps have treme boredomo The Ameri- almost entirely onated the waltz overhanging stora, giving her a cans began with their usual in-at balls in New York and Wash-Jaoht like appearance. The ves genuity to experiment with the ington and other places. Even at waltz. The result was the Boston. the White House, where Mrs. Wilson gave ber first dance a few days ago, they wars much in evidence.
It owed, and owes, its popu. larity to the fact that it is extra mely flexible and varied, and pro vides almost endless possibilities for individual ingenuity.
TOO MANY CINEMAS.
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sel is built of Siemens-Martio steel to Lloyd's scantlings and the Bureau of Custome' requirements, ad bas an over-all length of 166 fret, breadth extreme 25 feet, and dopth moulded 15ft 6ins. She bas a continuous upper deck sheathed with task, a long shade deck over, and tween decks forward and aft of the machinery spaco.
"But in America it has been already superseded by a number of curious. Jances that are pro-" bably coloured in origin. They
The crew's accommodation is have got curious and, I think.
forward under the upper deck unfortunate names of a zoological The rate at which the Ro-called
Bogineara' rooms, saloon and nature. Isay they are anfortunate, picture polices are multiplying airy are in a steel house for- because I am well aware that the means, sooner or later, a serious modation for the petty officers is ward on the upper deck. Accom- very words 'Bunny Ilag,' 'Turkey fiaancial collapse. Without im abaft the engine pasing on the Trot, and so on, conjure up in pugning for a moment the utility upper deck. On the abade deck many people's minds borrible or the permanency of the industry there is a substantially built teak visions of unbridled licence, symp as a whole, it is impossible to house containing rooms for the i mitic of the decline and fall of ignore the fact that the promotion Captain and officers, also wheel the morality of England. The of picture theatres that are not house. Amidship is a teak house fot that such persons have never wanted and bat oan. Bret these dances and have the pay has become a business. instruments. Aft of this a teak never for the Wireless operator and vry slightest notion of what they Between January 1 last and April house contains a special suite of lok like does not abate one jat 20, 161 raw picture theatre rooms for the Chief of the Baresu the vigour of their condemnation companies were registered with a of Cast me, which are being I have spoken of these ' dances total n mual capital of £930,500. handsomely furnished with all bat 1 personally think that se This does not nolade companies the latest improvements. danoid lo-day they are really only formed for the manufacture or
one immensely varied dance that distribution of filmsor accessories. has got the one generic name of For the whole of 1912 the num
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ber of similar companies register-insulated store rooms are being It is not a quag. tion of the dance, but the way it ed was 59, with a nominal capital installed. A steam steering is is danced, and that depends on of £771.475, and for the four placed on the platform in the the people who dance it, Dancing, seara. 1900 12 inclusive the total engine room, with control shaft being what it is, must always be number of companies was 133 leading to the bridge, and there suspect and capable of abuse. Ita and capital £1,940,825. simalna is so largely emotional
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