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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1926,
THE MAN OF THE HOUR.
Nine, times Prime Minister of
France. That is now the record
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1926.
DAY BY DAY.
“CINDERELLA.”
SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTION BY
ENGINEERS' STRIKE.
STRIKERS DEFY UNIONS
EXECUTIVES.
remove him and take the con- sequences. But, above all else, M. Briand is a great patriot~a]
HE THAT WILL LEARN TO PRAY, man who loves France and wants LET HIM GO TO SEA.-George
“LITTLE MUMMERS. to help her wants to see her Herbert. financial credit re-established and
Under the direction of Mr.
London, March, 10. The weather forecast up to noon hér influence adequately exorted
to-morrow is:-NE. winds, fresh: Gay Cumlug, "The Little Mum-
A lively muss meeting of in the international councils of fair at first, some drizzle or mist mers" presented a new and original | Messrs. Hoe's ́strikera rajected a the world. It is because of this later.
version of "Cinderella,” at the recommedation of the Executives and because of his great parlia-
Albort Mathias, residing at 28, Star Theatre last evening, before of the Unions to return to work mentary abilities, that M. Briand Davies Stroot, was bitten by a well filled house, and scored and resolved not to resume until is once more the man to whom mongrel dog yesterday. He was distinct success. The little ones non-Unionists have been removed. France turns in ber perplexity. taken to hospital and the dog has
re- and a substantial increage in It would soom that the Cham-been sent to Kennedy Town for took their. respective parts
observation.
markably, well, and on the whole, wages assured. The Executives bar of Deputies is now s little
the show was extremly pleasing. have called a mesting to consider chastened after the fright it gave A Popular Lecture will be itself on Saturday and that given at the Helena May Institute Mrs. Gay Cuming can congratulate disciplinary action.-Reuter.
on Monday, March 15th, at 5,30 herself on presenting such a bright internal party organisation is p.m. by Mr. A. H. Crook. Sub- taking place to ensure a Govern-ject: "Our Local Sea-Sid piece to the public, and the care
As a result of a meeting of the ment majority. M. Caillaux is Plants," Open to the public with whieh the youthful actors had
Advt.
béen trained was in evidonee members of the Executives of the named as the successor of M.
throughout,
Reven Unions concerned with the Doumer who, of course, will have Yosterday, a Chinese femalo to go because of his insistence on child, aged three years, came into Included in the programme were Hoe dispute and Sir Allan Smith.
the contact with a broken electric special dances, by pupils of Miss Chairman - of Employers the Payments Tax which was meter on the Yuen On Wharf,
O'Keefe, Fedoration, the employera have to defer the орога- tion of lock out notices until,
rojected by the Chamber. But She was taken to the Government V. Vapell, and Miss D. M. Doumer deserves well of Civil Hospital sufforing from and these were carried off in aarreed
shock. France for he accomplished more than most of his predecessors
Mr. Buxton, of Knutsford Hotel,
clever and artistle manner.
LOCK-OUT DEFERRED.
The piece last nothing by the March 18––Renter....
Ina
originality of the setting.
Later.
RUBBER MARKET.
LATEST QUOTATIONS."
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and has left a relatively easy task has reported to the police that for whoever will succeed him while riding his motor oydle Brown played the rather difficult near Knutsford Terrace on Tues- If the predictions of the cables day evening, he was attacked and role of Herr Grandolphus Schmidi. of the past two days come bitten by a dog belonging to Capt. whilst his wife, Countess Agusta true, France has weathered what Finn Malm.
was played by C. Dixon, The looked like being a cataclysmic
parts of the ugly sisters were well A. somewhat novel sight was portrayed by May Mathews, and E. storm, and ought to enjoy a fruit-witnessed by passengers on the Allen, W. Henderson was seen as ful period of political peges. Kowloon forry at about five Cinderulla, and showed considera-ceipt of a cable from Singapore
o'clock last evening, whon two
These advising that rubber is now quoted ble ability in that role. large schools of propoises were seen sporting in the water just were the outstanding members of at 90% cents per lb. 'and stating the cast, and all spoke their lines that the Alor Gajah Rubber Estate, 97 H.M.S. Durban.
with clearness and cxpression.Ltd., and Pajam, Ltd., have Ze-
ri
Messrs. Carroll Bros. are in re-
Allcabys
Safe in Hongkong. The fact that thousands of Chinese refugees have been pour- ing into the Colony during the A farewell dinner and ooncert The efforts of the other youngsterschared a 10% Interim dividend. past few days from Shokki, where will be hold at Volunteer Headqre. were also very pleasing, the fol.The following quotations have also
been received: serious strike troubles have on. Thursday, March 18th, at 8lowing being the characters;-- occurred, once again ilustrates to Captain Ross, Licut. Queen Mother (Mattie Gourley). Als the firm belief which the Chinese Adame, and Lieut. Morrison of Prince Lulu, (Raymonde Lam), Ayer Moleks of the neighbouring province have the Scottish Company, who are Lord Chamberlain (Lean Salmon), Ayer
Count Gorka (Master Inwrence Balgownies in the safety of which they can going home on leave.
Sassetts Allen), Fairy godmother (Muste Brot
Brogas Tillery), King's Messenger (Patsy Bukit Jelotongs
Bukit Katils Nicol).
Changkat Serdangs Charming dances were given b
be sure in Hongkong. It appears
Jerams
Panus
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Serendahs
$9.00
$3.20
$2.50
$2,60
$12.00
$4.50
$1.10
$1.70
$1.10
$8.00
$2.67
$2.35
$9.25
$1.6
$8.50
$4.00
$17.50
$2.80
$4.25
30.85
$13,50
$1.25
$13.00
040.80
$13
$1.30
$4.05
$2.75
$4.30
$28.00
$1.30
$2.65
$4.25 $0.80
of Monsieur Aristide Briand, the great French politician who
that something akin to a reign off When revenue officers raided although his resignation WAN
terror has been in operation in No. 64. First Street, first floor, a recently forced only as
the Shekki district, and that the Chinese imale fell from the veran Saturday last, has again been inhabitanta have become so duh, when attempting to escape." called upon by his President to scared that they have fled to this He was injured in the head, and fore the opening of the piece, Ly
Colony with little else than the received treatment at the Govern- Paty Nicol and Dorothy Hender Indragiris organise a Cabinet. As we said clothes in which they stand.ment Civil Hospital. He is not son (Dutch, dance), Raymonde Lan: inh
("Society Asides"), Winnie Hen Kedaks in this
column on Tuesday. Their lot is a truly pitiable one, considered to be seriously hurt.
derson (Pierette), Dot Tollar, and Kempas Franed has of late been the victim and we have no doubt that native
charitable organisations will do Among the passengers leaving P. Nicol ("Scarecrow dance"). Kunia Sidims of a foolish game of party politics all they can to alleviate it. The on the Gleniffer for Home were During the interval between the unas
Malaka Pindas and it is recognised ven by the point, however, which we desiro Mr. and Mrs. A. W. J. Simmons acts, elever sword dances were Malakcil's...
Mr. executed by Miss L. Tollan. The Mandal Tekongs men who voted against the to stress is that whenever serious and their two daughters.
trouble takes place in Kwangtung, Simmons, the Senior Inspector of performers who danced a minge in Mayfields Government's financial proposals the Chinese flock, here in huge Works, Hongkong water depart-a ball room scend were the Misses and precipitated the crisis on the numbers, and they do so becausement, a position he has held for A, Black, M. Dixon. M. Donald, Pajams eve of a most important League they know that under British many years, is going on extended . Gow; D. Henderson, P Nicu!, Punggurs
Sandycrofta F., Salmon, H. Salmon, B. Spalding, Scudkis meeting at Geneva, that they have protection they are safe from leave.
harm. The point is an importantį
D. Tollan, J. Turbyne, and Master Sungei Bagans been selfish and unwise to have one just now, when so much non- Charged with having dudable P. Cuming..
Tapul Tambalaka vated as they did. And out of sense is talked and written about liquors on their premises, the
'Another performance will be United Malaceas the Chinese people of Kwang-Poohomull Silk Store were fined all the excitement and hustle of
tung being animated by feelings $100 at the Central Magistracy given at the Star Theatre at 9.15 Utan Simpans the Government's downfall there of hatred against the British.yostorday, on a statement boing p.m: to-morrow. emerges the realisation that if The fact is, that they appreciate made by a anybody is going to all France the security which they can secure these liquors were imported in a in a British Colony, and we on case received from Saigou-branch through the ordeal, it is M.our part have for those in troubie of the store. Briand-the man whose re-and
the kindliest
The fifth concert in aid of the signation was so unthinkingly and most sympathetic feelings,
being happy in the knowledge St. John's Cathedral Organ Fand forced five days ago.
that we can offer them the rights was held in the Cathedral Hall Having outered the Chamber of asylum in times of emergency last evening, and proved to be no of Deputies for the first time in The boycott against Hongkong is less enjoyable than previous ones. not by will of the people of Amongst the contributors to a 1902, M. Briand's rise to the first Kwangtung; it is engineered and varied and excellent programme The Telephone Company always license tag. Nor is there a word rank was unprocedentedly sud- maintained by professional agita- were Mrs. Balean violin), Mrs. get the right number when they about bumpers or a hint to indicate den. Within seven years of histors who in no sense represent Bellamy soprano), Miss Braga send the accounts.
the true feelings of the Chinese (viola), Mrs. Minney (soprano). entry into that Chamber, he was people. These are points which and Mr. S. J. Squire (bass). Mrs. First Aberdonian, leaning up made Prime Minister a post heit is well to keep in mind during Griggs and Mr. F. Mason were against publichouse bar-There's The liking for helpful lectures is
at the piano. held for two years. He was the present tinic.
waters
was
distress
RUSSIAN BALLET.
MADAME MAKLETZOVA TO APPEAR,
revenue man that
Ulu Banuts
The Very Idea!
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an acquired taste:
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What a wonderful chance for a No-one is perfect; when a man homily on the subject, "Crime outgrows fairles and Santa Claus,
he still believe in statistics.. doesn't pay"!"
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nip in the att, Wallie," Wullic another Aberdonian- again Premier for only 56 days in
If a moving picture owner The thirty-first anniversary "Aye, and it's likely to remain. 1913; he was back in thai pusi.
thinks a picture is no good he services and meetings of the there."
should tell his patrons so they can tion in Oetober, 1915, resigning
Wesleyan Methodist Church were in March, 1917: again formed a
concluded yesterday with a tea,
Pat Crow, the gentleman, who stay away. Such is the attitude of Ministry in January, 1922, ro-
followed by a public meeting, at gained both fame and wealth 25 the owner of a cinema at Glasgow the Sailors and Soldiers' Home,years ago by kidnapping the son of who warned customers against signing a year later; was Foreign
Arsenal Street. The Rev. A. H.Ja Chicago millionaire and holding seeing a picture booked at his Ministor before he formed the Much interest is being centred Bray, M.A., B.D., prosided, and him until he was paid a $50,000 theatre for two days.
He not only advertised in the Cabinet which resigne-l on in
the coming appearance of addresses were given by the Lord ransom, has just been arrested in Saturday; and is now back, once Madame Xenia Makielzova, the Bishop of Victoria (the Right New York as a vagrant. He was newspaper his diallke of the film, again at the head, determined, if prima ballerina" or the Russian Rev. C. R. Duppuy, the Rev R. picked up by police, begging on the but posted a bulletin in front advising patrons that his picture Imperial Ballet and the Metropoli-D. Rees, M.A. and Mr. P. Vstreets.
This is a situation that would was "one of the weakest" he had possible, to steer France through tan Theatre, New York. She is to Early, M.B. Solos were con-
make the mouth of preacher seen. the troublesome
of give two displays at the Startributed by Mr. E. E. Haggar.
water like the springs of Siloam. un Saturday financial disorganisation. In his Theatre, Kowloon,
and Sunday, with her partner, D. earlier days, M. Briand
Bines, assisted by orchestra and ! An Independent other artistes. Booking is now known Ա Socialist, but he long ago left open at Moutrid's.
In Manila, Xenia Makletzova that group and, after much 6x-
made a big hit, the Manila Timea perience in the world of hard of January 28th stating that with solid fact, definitely throw in his her partner she presented "a num-
At noon, the following vessels lot with the conservative parties, ber of classical and character were expected to be in wireless that for mastery of communication with Hongkong
It would be interesting to get a He stands against drastic social dances
to-day: technique, for grace and finish was
dissertation from Mr. Crow on the Other birds will warble, loudly, and economic change, believing
Archer, Solviken, Suma Maru, topic, "Honesty is the best policy, and they fit around so proudly that us good as anything that has been
Suwa Maru, President Wilson, that gradual development is to be seen on the local stage. The Kashmir,
my little friend, by most folk, seems Takada, Rosandra, preferred. He is a brilliant do-landa Tribune of the previous day Fooksang, Arafuru, Honghwa, The man with good brakes on his forgot. Yet the sparrow's worth is
Fulda,
car should be grateful to the ample for he sets a good example: "Choksang, bater, and oven an orator, whilst stated that "Mlle. Makletzova Perseus,
showed that she is a dancer of ex- Hosang, Halching, President Chinese who dash out of side just be cheerful-make the best of his nature is calculating and quisite technique, who would not Grant, Sarpodon, City of Spokane, streets. They give him so many what you've got positive. For years past he has suffer by comparison with the Titaroom, Kotsu Maru, Tjisalak, chances to save lives.
A Reading centenarian declares. been
known as
SHIPPING NEWS,
VESSELS NEAR PORT.
Unfortunately, however, there is.
a certain twist to the story.. that The newest thing in Paris in kills this moral. Crow came to "house dress" is the leopard dress- poverty and grief, it seems, because ing gown. It is made of the he had reformed. He chose to beg velvety-looking material with rather than steal-and got leopard-like spots on a tawny back-
ground. arrested.
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tho ablest greatest of her compatriots. It is Bintang Altai Maru, Shinsai Forceuats of summer styles for his great nge is due to the fact. tactician in Fronch politics, dis not dimcult to understand the ren-Maru No. 6, Hozan Maru,]
son for her position as premier of Kanchow, Haining, Protoallaus, men are being printed. There is that he has always been a Liberat. concerting his enomics with his Diagileff's world-renowned ballet Parthos, Shinyo Maru, Westo mention of the predicted slots It shows what hopu can do for a moods of open challenge to troupe
Carmona, Jeypore, Van Cloon. in which the pedestrian may fix his man.