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SATURDAY. JANUARY 6.
"MUI TSAP"BIEL-
~~~ RUSSIAN-RPFUGËR
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FAIRY QUEEN'S HOUSE-
"WHY WORRY" Whan we can help you.
Chamber of Commerce Discussion,
Mr. Li Po-kwal "presided aver a meeting of the Chinese General
(Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, Jan. 5. The Russian refugee fleet is sai}-{
Golf Tankard from Collar Studs.
Every child who has aver loved {fairios can realise its dreams in
Chamber of Commerce held res/og for an unknowp destination. I the wonderful Palace of Titanis,
br
probably Manila, to-night which has been desined by S.r terday afternoon for the purpose early to-morrow morning. leav Navile Wilkinson, and is on tour of considering the Bill relating to ing behind two hundred orphans in Britain in aid of pharity. mai-tsai, which passed its first plus a number of refugees who have The palace, which was shown reading at the last meeting of the found relatives or a "hvelihood in to a Daily Chronicle representa- Legislative Council. There was a Shanghai.
large attendance of prominent One ex-soldier of the Whiteive by Sir Nevile, is the most Chinese business men, ieldding Guarda was arrested yesterday in could hope to see.
charming dolls' house a child
thels DB the two" representatives
Chinese hotel with twenty-
Everything in it is the work of Connell, Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son four bombs plus ammunition in
an artist, and although some of and Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-tsz and the his possession. He was charged at the furnishings are so incredibly the Mixed Court this morguns email that one imagines that only Secretary (Mr. Ip Lan-chuan).
a letter and read
plended ignorance of the fairy bands could have touched The Secretary
was warned and the from Mr. Wat Pc-chik dealing law. He
them, every article is perfectly mače. with the question from the earliest bombs, etc., were confiscated.
Funds have been raised here to times and mentioning the fact owing to peculiar domestic and allow the ships to sail well political circumstances mui tsai visioned with foodstuns and coal. were absolutely necessary.
Mr. Wong Ping-sun expressed the opinion that the time was net ripe to abolish mui teal China's to be internal conditions had radically changed before such a thing should be attempted.
TRAINS THAT PROMPT
SUICIDE.
-
A little handkerchief found in Titania's bedroom, so small that it can hardly be seen, is embroid. ered with band-made lace.
The palace is built on the level with the eye of a child, and one can see into every room.
A JEWELLED KISS. Deadly Fascination of
The Boer of the Hall of the Electric Lines.
Fairy Kiss is made of 2,000) Mr. Fung Kam-chuen, master of
"Railway trains sometimes pieces of inlay. A silver doorway the Ping On bearding house, con exercise a fatal fascination for leads to the chapel, which has s
this Berms trasted the conditions of mui tsaiman, and
to be reredos painted by Sir Nevile
in Hongkong and daughters of peculiarly the case with electric Wilkingos in his spare time. Do labouring families in the interior. trains. It is the same fascination each side of the alter cross, are He said that the Hongkong mwi which sometimes leads a man to glass bowls containing tiny silk flowers of Italian rare early tsars lat was far superior to a jump off a high building."
These remarks were made XVIItb.bentury work. girl in the country.
In Titania's boudoir is an inlsid
.
A member said that if the buy-recently by Dr. Edwin Smith.' ing of girls as mui teci was not the Hackney coroner, holding grand piano which can actually permitted, it would only benefit an inquest on a man who jumped be played. In the dining room those who bought girls as adopted in front of an electric train at the solid gold tankar of Charles
Junction, bat for Dalston
who II design was made from scraps used them daughters and
appeared to have no motive for of gold and broken collar stude prostitution.
which Sir Nevile saved for 30 Mr. Ip Lan-chuen mentioned putting an end to his life.
These are not cases of suicide | yests. that an Ordinance could very well
In the centre of the dining-room be enforced in a place like Singain the ordinary sense," said Dr.: pore, but Hongkong was too close Smith, "but cases where a map, is a carved table on which stands to China and conditions here were if he bad chance of revoking a wonderful collection of tiny different. There was no induce-what he had done. were that table-glass. The champagne bot- ment in either buying or selling possible would und outedly revoke the was given by the Queen.
In the morning-room a corner: Sellers were the act. I do not believe that girls as mui tsel generally forced by circumstances deceased left home with a deter-cupboard is of British workman while buyers had to provide their mination to destroy himself, bathip of the present day. In the upkeep in return for their service. did so as the resuit of sudden bedroom of Princess Iris are tiny sbeata and towels embroidered After a long discussion, the impulse or fascination."
by the girls of St. Agnes, the Chinese representatives promised;
children's union bome at Croydon. to convey the views expressed to the notice of the Goverment.
"THE STORM."
Comes to the Slar to
morrow.
When "The Storm"
was pre-
duced on the stage last season by George Broadhurst, it became the <t the sensation over-night theatrical world. Everywhere it
was hailed as a wonderful play.
chtained in the
Many
U
Not liking the use of the word saicide" in such a case, the coroner said he would record as his verdict that death was due to
THE VISITORS' BOOK.
In the entrance hall is a visitors'
the injories which followed a book containing the sutograph of jump in front of the train, but the Qoren on a page no bigger that deceased's mental state was then a postage stamp. such that be was not responsible! at the time for his action.
SHAKESPEARE
MEMORIAL.“
The palace is lit throughout by electric light, and has a wonderful bath-room with a black bath. The wallpapers were put up by Lady Beatriz Wilkinson, who also arranged the furniture.
Sir Nevile said that he had had the palace made in sections so that Memoriit can travel easily.
£1,000 Grant to the Old Vic
The Shakespeare
Mr. Somerset Maugham's
New Book.
to
Carl Laemmle saw its tremendous Committee has voted an annul possibilities and. against the grant of £1,000 for at least three stiffest bidding in
years. years to the Old Vic, as the fint A DRAMATIST IN CHINA. bought the picture rights. He application of the Committee's was resolved that only the best decision to assist financially out possible cast under the direction of income approved objects likely of the best man obtainable would to promote the national recogni. d for "The Storm. Reginaldtion of Shakespare, writes "Oo a Chinese Screso," by W.. Barker saw the play and read correspondent of the Otsorcer.
Somerset-Maugham (Heinemann,{ The Shakespeare Memorial 10s. 6d.), is the outcome of exten- the script. Laemmie told him the picture was to be produced Cocomittee is to be congratulated sire wanderings in China. Mr.
this move in the right Maugham has succeeded in pat- { in as big and spectacular a man-on ner as money, time and ability direction. th ugh it cannot, beting before the reader, by metas could do . it was to have as reason of its main trast, abandos of short descriptive sketches, a aear a perfect cast as could be its aim to erect in London, the vigorous panorama of life in the
picture
world. metropolis of the Empire, Far East. The author naturally Reginald Barker followed instruc-monumental memorial in bomage writes of things from the view tions. He chose House. Peters to the name and fame of Shake point of a tourist, but, never- as the glory of the theless, his brief, "soappy" for the leading role-as happy spente
will do y much and perfect a selection as ever English-speaking world. This.ketches
the rail of mystery! graced any part. For his leading the groundwork of the movement, remove woman he picked Virginia Valli, as initiated by the late Richard which shrouds China from the and organis.d and average Westerner. A curious ot whom the New York World Badger, says: "By her performance in developed by Sir Israel Gollancz.fact that may be noted right honorary afcretary of throughout the book is the dislike The Storm, Virginia Valli takes the rank with the very first of screen the enterprise from the begic that Mr. Haugham seems to actresses." Of Matt Moore, who ning, may in fullness of time entertain for the missionaries. completes the triangle the New culminate in the foundation of the According to him, instead of the York Tribune said: "Matt Mcore Shakespeare National Theatre, life of privation and hardship!
popular imagination is excellent" while the New York on an adequate scale, as the most which American, in referring to Josefitting Shakespeare Memorial in asigns to these people, they livel in a state of, shall we say, almost Swickard, that great artist of London.
Meanwhile it is due to the regal luxury, whilst in times of "Four Horsemen fame, declared:
Shakespeare Memorial Comatress their own comfort and "Josef Swickard-ever 3 Con-
mittee to attest its meritorious safety is sought before the summate artist,"
endeavours during the past years well-being of their converte. I "The Storm" which was pre- of stress and alrain, even when these assertions were only a viously shown ** the World the theatre site, purchased just passing phrase in Mr. Maug Theatre, is going over to the Star before the war, seemed destined ham's record of his impressiona Theatre to-morrow, where it will long to remain waste and useless. one might dismiss them as being be screened at the Matinee and a that alte no secured for without much foundation, bat 9.15 performances. Prices are as the new School of Hygiene-was right through the book, parti usual.
erected the great Shakespeare cularly in "Dr. McAlister," "The But, which not only ministered Stranger" and "God's Truth," to the comfort of hundreds of these gibes at the missions seem thousands of H.M. Forces from tinged with a resentful bitterness.
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