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WEDNESDAY, Arka, 22, 1931.
MALAYA & HONGKONG.
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posed that there shall be a ten per cont. cut in the Public Works
Department annually on recurrent
expenditure, Other means of re-
lieving the burden are under con-
DAY BY DAY
AN ANGRY MAN IS AGAIN ANGIT sideration, it being proposed that
WITH HIMSELF WHEN HE RETURNE work on certain special service#TO REASON-Publius Syrus. bo retarded and other works of a enpital and remunerative nature may be transferred to loan ne count.
unily recurrent services.
It will
The P. and D. s... Rajputana, from shanghai, is due here at 7 am, on Friday.
The Ben Lino s.s. Rennovin, from Home via Straits and Manila, is due hero to-morrow inorning.
An excellent series of photographs of the railway disaster is on sale at A. Fong, corner of D'Aguilar and Stanley Streets,
London is So Sophisticated.
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Tamusement,
Says E. A. BAUGHAN.
Discussing the Making of a Revue.
10 the playgoer in search of But even when good turns have 11 revue seema been invented and the whole strung merely a fortuitous collection together with a connecting idea, of sketchen, bailets, dauces and low- there still remains the chlor difi-
culty in the making of a revuc. comedy turns.
The turns may be very good of Yet the making of a revue in a very subtle affair. It is not a for- their kind, but they must be pre- tuitous collection of turn. Coch-sented with a fine sense of contrast. question of ran's 1931 Revue" is a case in point. and their length is There are, as a matter of fact, a seconds.
It is extraordinary how a sketch number of attractive turns in this
one. Viewed as variety come may be spoiled by being a little too dians of a rather old-fashioned ty tardily of, and how a dance or s elaborated, or its climax come too are quite
Despite all this, however, re- venue has to be expanded, and taxation are some increases in
Further drastic contemplated. reductions in expenditure are fore- shadowed and for this purpose a Through falling down the staircase committee has been appointed to of his home at 17, Main Street, Sham
shuipo,. Yau Woo-lin, aged 7, was deal with this aspect of the queendmitted to the Kwong Wah Hospital tion, whilst another committee 18 yesterday with Injuries to his head. to be appointed to enquire into the
Chan Kam-chuen, theme-year-old Clark and McCullough clerical staff, particularly in the son of a couple, living at 7, Wu Ilep amusing. When they were here in pallet may lose its effect by being The sporting gesture of the Am- matter of reductions in the num-Streel, died at the Government Clvit "Chuckles" they kept audiences inserted in the wrong place.
Hospital yesterday after being severe-roaring with laughter. ber of staff and the cost of an-ly neaided by boiling water laat week. Has the psychology of audiences prican comedians and Ada May in changed in a brief eight years? 1giving up their salaries to keep the revue going for a fortnight, and of Felty Omeer Grant,
of U.S.S doubt it, and Cochran doubted it. Mr. Cochran agreeing to withdraw thus be seen that Malaya con-whipple, was admitted into hospital But, as he has admitted in inter- the notice to the rest of the com- siders the situation can only be yesterday after being "beaten up" ar
he says, by other American blue-views, their engagement was an ex-pany, is one which should appeal met my rigid economy in the Gov- Jackets in Johnston Road, Wanchatperiment as far as his own revue la to all playgoers. ernment, even to the extent of stuff P. O. Grant's injuries are not ef reductions and the general cost of serious nature. administration. These are also the lines on which our own posi- tion in Hongkong must be met, if Our chief problem, of course, is caused by the decline in the sterling value of the dollar- catastrophe which Malaya, with its Axed currency, has not to face. A
Sir Joseph Kemp, Chief Justice of Plendilly Circus. stabilised dollar for Hongkong, at Hongkong, is returning from Home There is a heartiness and simpli- sad. a reasonable figure, would auto-leave by the 8.5, Comorin to-morrow.city in the North which you seldom loved Baina. I first saw Boina in On Saturday. the present Acting And in a West End theatre in Lon- matically remove the greater part Chief Justice, Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, don. of this Colony's present problem. is sailing on Home leave on board the 5.5. Rajputano, and fr. C. D. Mel- Until that is assured, however, bourne, who retired from the position strict economy must be nur watch of Registrar at the Supreme Court some months ago, will be sailing on the same ship.
necessary.
word.
The Train Disaster. The elements seemed to conspire
serious to render more
lem.
the con-
concerned. For the entertainments! at the London Pavilion and the Now Oxford have always been on the side Abject poverty in sail to have of sophistication. "This Year of an example. That was caused a Chinese couple, living at No. Grace" is 3, Fook Wa Lane, to desert the bady largely the work of one man, Nouli of their infant child after it had died Coward, as far as any revue can be from natural causes, yesterday, while the work of one man. they shifted but, unknown to neigh- I gather the present revue was
Lo whereabouts at present hours, unknown. The principat tenant of more or the four told police that the couple cheater, but audiences there, as far owed her three months rent arrears, as I have observed them, are very
different frum audiences
fine
Gov
th
Such facts as have been
that
seem
less successful in Man-
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Another Essay in Humour.
By Tom Wright.
Under the hat I am wearing is a head that suffers, a mind that is I have been bereft of my be-
her native Spain, a couple of years ago. She was dark and lovely, and The most blase Londoner is, how fell in love with her there and touch of her sentie careas upon my head! All ever, ready enough to he amused by then. O, the light wisecracks and knockabout fun.
Charlie Chaplin has linked to the world loves a lover, they say, gether all classes in admiration of but all the world can be bored by a his comic gentus. Yet, to be frank, lover's ravings. I will not inflict his pantomimic "gags" have been upon you the details of how I pre- used over and over again by himself creded in order to make her mine. to tell that she became and others. Ife really makes a Enough revue of himself and spares no painamine, came
the right effect.my obtain just Miles of films are exposed and that barely a fiftieth part of the celluloid a
to
to me and has been constant campanion-until day last week when team of footballers came to men than I,
Bluck you were, but comely,
Boina of Spain
And i may not mourn dumbly
the half of the pain
that came when you left me
a' by my lane,
MACAO WEEK BY Hongkong, which is still suffer-
WEEK. ing from the combined effects of
MADEIRA REVOLT MUCH a dollar based on silver and the sequences of the disastrous derail-
DISCUSSED. continned trade depression, cannot ment on the Kowloon-Canton Rail-
record of his fun-making is ulti-my hotel. Younger but feel a measure of sympathy way. At least two of the victims
Macao, Apr. 20. mately used. Selection, again selec-athletes, more attractive in every Naved but for
The political situation Intion, and always selection is the way; but robbers and ravishers. Bah! Bolna left me. I left her for Malaya, where the position is might have been
on the line Madeira has provided subject for accret of his success.
When And that is also the secret of the temporarily in the patio. When I even worse than it in here. We all the further washout know what the slump in rubber which prevented the employment of whole crops of rumours. and tin has meant for our Souts, lifting gear, while landskdes, block-the news first reached Macno re-mnking of a revue, although the came back for her she was gone. ing the Taipo Rond at many points,garding the revolt formented by field of selection cannot be as reat Anxiously I searched and enquired, political exiles from Portugal at in a stage entertainment I have al-but found no trace. O. Bolna miaj ern neighbours, not only in losa enormously hampered the succour Madeira, it was also bruited about ways held, and
shall continue to It is possible to learn in suffering of revenue, but also in creating an ing of the seriously injured. Inthat there was considerable dis- hold, the opinion that a revue should more than one can teach in song. That was to For example, I have unsuccessfully unemployment problem of which the circumstances, the gallant band affection in Portugal as well. but have a central idea. there is, happily, no counterpart of rescue workers led by medical reassurances on the part of the some extent the success of "This tried to voice my grief in verse:
Government RQOR restored the Year of Grace." equanmity of the public. To the in Hongkong. A situation of ex-men and, officials of the Raliway,
The Thread of Life. accomplished conspicuously
avenge person such a revolt as treme gravity has, in fact, arisen
which hay occurred at "In "This Year of Grace" and in Malaya, and we have it on the work, and no tributes can be too
a verlous "On With the Dance" the idea was There will, of course, be a Madeira would high.
Keneral word of the Financial Adviser that public inquiry into the accident, the matter, but the student of affairs not more subtle than a the Colony is not faced merely by first major catastrophe on the line in Portugal is satisfied that the satire of modern society, but then
present Government, having it was as a connecting link between No doubt a better poet could make a #nancial emergency, or Home since the railway was opened some announced
constitutional the different turna. There is no a better job of it, but none could The main ques-government will soon be restured
red such idea in "Cochran's 1913 feel more strongly my sense of loaв.. liability of a definite amount which twenty years ago.
if Clark and Me- To avoid the misunderstanding of cún be met by surplus funda, but tions to be determined will concern in the country is proceeding slow-Revue." But by a general condition of growing the adequacy of the inspection sys to endeavour to develop the Cullough had been two comedians tensorious persons, I had better ex- resources of Portugal and the who had viewed New York, Paris plain that n Boins is a Basque or the eyes of Vascon cap-an item of headwear, improverishment. Thus the can-
by political-factions to overthrow munity is told that the scope of brought to light allow of few criti. Portuguese colonies, and attempts and London through
ciama, A train had passed the full the present regime will probably low-comedy Americans and had ulti-if you must know. I gave six bob mately come to rest in a glorified for her, and I'd give another aix public and private expenditure length of the line only two hours delay the restoration of the con- main street town created by thefr to meet the scoundrel who abducted must be reduced to fall into har-before without mishap. The dri-stitutional form of government in excited imaginations, there would her.
Portugal. Most observers Arc have been the necessary connecting the realities of the ver of the wrecked engine states hopeful that it will not be long link
Two returned banishees were sen- mony with
clearly enough that the damage to before parliamentary government existing economic romlitions.
Moreover, Ada-May, fascinating tenced to twelve months' hard labour of the embank-will replace the present diclator- It will help to an understanding the foundations
a revue on her shoulders. She re-loon Magistracy this morning. They the position in Malaya if we ment, caused by the torrential rains ship, and that the discipline im little artist as she is, cannot earry each by Mr. Hamilton, at th Kaw ten years which he received in 1980, eull a few points from the speech and the consequent heavy swelling posed on politicians at the present quires special material, such as her were Chan Fat, serving a sentenco of time will have a salutary effect beautiful dance with a large Air-and Tam On, serving a sentence of Federal of the volume of the nearby water and prepare them for the time ball in the revue of last year. just delivered 10 the
to fall, could not be observed from the when the Parliament comes Council by the Financial Adviser. track. There was no suspicion of function again in Portugal. These show that the country is danger until the ground began to All Maeno turned out to attend faced with a deficit of twelve mil- give way beneath the train bring the inauguration of the Capital tion do'tars on the estimated re-ing about the tragle plunge. An-Theatre, on the occasion of the conformal opening on the new cinema venue for 1931 and a drop of other point of investigation
estimated sists in the amazing telescoping of bouse on Saturday, Apr. 18. The seven millions in the railway receipts. The situation, it the third carriage. A wooden audience seemed well pleased with the excellent sound reproduction" coach between four steel coaches, and projection. and though some is explained, is not due to any it suffered the full effect of the critles have not liked the scheme. heavy and unforeseen expenditure sudden stoppage ahead and the or decoration, the majority of or extravagance on the part of forward impetus of the conches be-those who attended the opening Bre well pleased the Government, but is caused by bind. Such was inevitable. Here it performances the widespread trade and indus-was that the majority of the cmaun!- with the excellent accommodation and constics, na a distinct im- avenues of trial depression. In the circums- ties occurred. Wide
provement on that which has been tances, it is realised that the mex- enquiry are opened up, first, as to provided at Macao
the use of wooden coaches, second present. • |sures to be taken to meet the posi-as to the making up of composite
A serious motor accident, In tion must be primarily by, reduc-trains, and thirdly. If composite which a woman and child were [tion of expenditure, Accordingly, trains are necessary, as to the killed, kas aroused considerable the Government has decided, sub-position of such wooden coaches as comment. A peculiar circum- connected with the ject to the concurrence of the are employed. Meanwhile, pubile stance
foll Secretary of State. to reduce all sympathy will go out to those in-accident was that the victim temporary allowances on salaries jured in Tuesday's mishap and to on the shock absorber of the car the relatives of those who lost their and was thus carried along, until, when turning SL corner. the by fifty per cent., whilst reductions lives.
woman, with the child strapped to are also to be mado in actirur
her back, was thrown Into the road. allowances, travelling and trans-
The delver, a sailor, has been arrested, and will be tried.
of
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port allowances and payments for named Au Young-tai, in consequence The police are looking for a man, extra work. It has also been of a report om the East Asia
The thunderstorm, necompanied proposed that there shall be an Boarding House yesterday to the
effect that he has atvien a leather by a gale of considerable velocity, abeyance of the present liberal trunk, varied at $100 from one ledger, which visited Macao on Sunday another night, did much damage to pro- and a sum of $200 from leave allowances, but the concurThis latter said he gave the money to perty. Fifteen fishing boats were
rence of the Colony is needed for Au Yeung-lal to purchase three fares
this. Furthermore, it is recog- nined that in a time like the pre- sent the Colony must be prepared
for Tientain.
broken in pleces, and nine pernons are known to have been drowned. But for the help rendered by the Macao water police, and sailors from
the Portuguese cruiser
The forthcoming wedding is an to sacrifice to some extent its high nounced of Lochar Wilhelm Hana Adamastor, the Portuguone gun- standards of maintenance and Hammann, No. 78, Johnston Road, to boat Patria, and the French gun- Tuot boat Argus the loss of life would Yuet-ming, Chau efficiency, and it is therefore pro- Ming Hammann, of the same address have been much greater.
otherwise
ten years received in 1928.
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