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N.Y. EVENING SUN.

To jual by the enthusiasm ol the audience at the opening of aly Four Years In Germany," drumatized from Ambassade Gerz ard's book, the Bm is going to be „4 accesso la was an enjoyable ex+ perience to be at the Knickerbocker for the opening, just to participate

in the patriocio demonstration it for no other reason,

A gent des et skill is ed in presenting the episcles fruts Mr. Gemind's experience, during his four gaurs ns Ambassaylor to Cèmpany, 1. The real emotional append of the piece, comes, after a scene in which Afr. Ciemand geta bir passports and von Jagay says suerringly: Well, Americ won't fight anyhow." Then A manber vif scenes telling of Aanerich's purticipation in the "wur ure shown he nn nnswer to fier-

many's steer. The audience showed high pitch of enthuwinan. Men and wornen skipped their hands until they were port and shouted wall: their throute were hearse.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE.

It is a plain statement of facts, ly Aandussador Jones W. Gemert

is dignified and impressive, and the things which are 25387

on the STUNTO, TEOBLwl sorties, widi di qu9%2 To make the thoughthese to serioa that this work of que patrici Ene, with their big-eyed Begin

Baches and their bemtiel Boches

Such a pledure is hund la pive oge pause, and it is probable that every men who leaves the thotre Tess that he bustit even a righ to tir clothes in is wearing.

The prisoners et sur sure starving and going wed. They are herken band interned with Ras- sins suffering from typles. 'Eher Ferme prisoners of war are plan showin Their parent is quite different, presumably became ↑ jil k* Kultur. **

THE CHINA MAIL

THEATRE ROYAL.

AMBASSADOR JAMES W. GERARD'S

THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1919,

"MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY"

FOR TWO NIGHTS

ONLY

Saturday & Monday, June 7th & 9th,

****

Commencing at 9-16 p.m.

Prices: $3, $2 & $1.

Booking at MOUTRIE'S.

Read what the Press say about this wonderful film.

NEW YORK WORLD.

intense, bat even applause was not be thrilled to the very core is? - checked.

beyond conception. 47 is #try Pictures of German couste. in wonderful picturization of events. A moking picture version of My the opening reels, showed the Kainistorically true, taken from the Four Years in Germany the booker. Crown Prince and the German book of the same me by Ambes published by Former Ambush war lords. The events leading up to sider James W. Gemal and visual ezard shogy after his rear in the break between this country and ized in annuer both interesting and Berlin was shown before a packel Gemary and Ambassador Geruri's entertaining.

se in the Knickerbocker Theatre. request for passports, zade bhailing The picture is a record of politister In the end the answer call events from the time when the us given to Germany's aunt: fennu Government, onvinced that Azer won't fight." by showing it war was necessary to save militar scenes of the new American army it brough; on the conflict, up to and navy, the present day.

DRAMATIC MIRROR.

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NEW YORK EVENING MAIL.

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in Gertrany, relating bis experi ences as representative of the United" States Government in the centre of Pramaianism, makes a stirring patrio- the propaganda as rendered into tika form by Charles A. Logue, who pre- pared a scenario, and by William Nigh, who directed.. Last Sunday night at the Knickerbocker Theatre when the fhm received ita premiere presentation, there was hardly a minute when the bouse did not ring

with applause that turned into cheers. All the way diplomaty wâche which the heads of the organ nation sought to deceive the United States through its presentation, all the atrocities witnessed by Mr. Ger and, such as the mistreatment of the English prisoners, the deportation of helpless Balgian women, perpetrated without regant for any sense of in teruational lua-thase and a large Lassortment of view of Allied troops on the march make capital seeing for the man who goes into the theatre ready to have his emotions stirred against the common enemy.

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8. JAY KAUFMAN IN NEW YORK GLOBE.

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Add My Four Years in terminy to the pictures that tiny list of them-thus are memorable. Last that the main incidents of the story night 'former Ambassador: Gerard's of the intrigue and German perfidy book was flashed on a screen at the shown with lifelike detail. The Knickerbocker Theatre Genird's My Four Years in Ger. drama are drawn with truth, and to Ninth Avenue and not a person Former Ambassador James W. cher characters in this great world magnificent audience-motors round

before

many had its fint presentation as the story is held together with fine left the theatre until the end. Which a photophy at the Knickerbocker touches of the art of picture making. end was a word from Mr. Gemn? 'Tinen tre. The most significant oc- There are shown numerous audi- himself. The value of the pignure is interior, settings lifelike

The photography is perfect, the currence of the evening was the en- ences with the Kaiser, and rent Ger- obvious. But from the movie and the thusiasm which greeted interpolated man bluster is seen in the wut lord's point it is of more value because in chosen and the acting of the prin an enthusiasm which gathered force Alter this war Germany will stand the atrouious stories usually fired. tinute detail, the exteriors well pictures of United States troops, threat to the ambassador that the facts it puts a great slump into opals and entire cust beyond critic. nail the theatre was ringing with for no nonsense from the United What's more, no compromése is

cheers.

Sautes. There is also pictured the made. Each hot, youuhed for by Seven suectings between Mr.

The portrayal of the Kaiser und

The photophy loves no opportunity Teutonic boast that America won't Mr. Gerard, was done by Wuhan his staff, the treatment accorded the to ithpress the spectator with the fight boast that has been made Nigh in thorough fashion. In this Gerund and the Kaiser were shown).

Russian and English prisoners by supposition that the Sarajevo in chikish by the present appearance audience were people one doesn't on the screen, inchaling the inter-

In his book, "My Four Years in the Germans: the capturing and decident was not accidental, but coolly of hundreds of thousands of Ameri- often see view in which the Rainer declared I would stand no nonsense from Germany,

at movie first rights. Arrebassador Jumes Wution of the Belgian women, the and carefully planned by the Ger- can soldiers in France. America after the war.

Among them Marshal McCutly, whe How it was Gerard, gave to the English-speaking killing off of the old and the young man emperor and his advisors. Other pictures shown from the said:

Two of the mt interesting scenes book include Germany's treatment

I want to see is again." plumed in Berlin to sink the world a document of vital import the shooting of other prisoners en Lusitania, dow the Gemmas Hually and unusual interest, primarily show route to the prison cups to avoid of the picture are Mr. Gerd's visit of prisoners of war, the effort to agreed to abandon rushless subing the reasons why Amerion could feeding them; all these and more are to the prisoners camp at Wittenberg bottle up the Britta fleet, vtco marine wafore, how they finally gave do "nothing else but go to war.

shown in a manner too lifelike, per. and that in which he is given bis ftrated through information My Four Years in Gergone 3ir. Gerard only six hours notice of The motion picture adaptation gives pe, but all in a manner that can't pursports. The German govern- || furnished by Mr. Gerard; the brutal- meaning fames W. Gival's read the resusptir of ruthless warfare, to the screen the outstanding in- bring the war "hone" to those ment; it will be recalled. at first ity of the Genpune toward the of tes abusadorship in Berlin,

who view this picture. how they told him America woulidents of the book. That the result

reired to supply Mr. Gerard and women and children of Belgium and hot fight and how America is beby the reception the filan received on holder, but it is interesting to whereby Americu promised to release guvernment.

is a huge success is best illustrated

The war with all its attending his official family with passports northern France, and the attitude..

Brigadier General G. W. St. artistic importance,

horrers onnot appear pleasing to until he had signed an agreement of the Gemmur people toward their D.S.O., Worcester Regiment, wi was reveal ting ready to fight... were shown,

George Grogar, V.U.. C.M.G., upon its presentation in the phically.

the occasion of the opening perform-

· Knickerbocker. Theatre

At no time is it neces-command the 1st Brigade of the Rus The picture should prove a value of an indefinite engagen ent at a first hand just what

our German touts interned at American sary to resort to fiction to bring outain Relief Force, and that the 2nd the Knickerbocker Theatre. A fairly boys are going up against; and the piers, Mt. Gerard's refusal to sign the effort of the Kaiser to dominate Brigade will be conmmanded by typical audience cheered, shouted masterly struggle of one of them on the dotted line and his statement the world. and applauded. Thous present were

who promised dud I'd get six of that before doing so he would stay

Sadieir Jackson, C.M.G., D.S... Brigadier General L: W. de Vere not displaying emotional hysteria em is realistic in the extreme. in Germany until Hell freezes over

oth Lancers. either. It wus genuizely stirred en- He gets his six Gemmas, one supplied one of the exciting incidents tinasium, orerpowering and non-ter the other, and winds up by of the evening. The audience ap-in stirring up the people of the trollable.

rescuing a tirade from the lust.. plaukti she scene wildly,

country to look our war conditions squarely in the face. They will hove

NEW YORK HERALD.

plicitoplay of pettiota: value Ed

with

outburst of applure and eleeving able piece of Amerio propagandu. topperedented"ut such enter.in-

'THENT

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Mr. Gerard, the fast toerigun Ambassallor at Berlin, was presente neuk in response calls for chur syretators make a brief adds the che of the presentation, in which he referred to Presiden, W son as the one nun in the workil cave kring the war to a succes god.

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- NEW YORK AMERICAN.

The "pictutizmu version of "My Four Years in Gemnany adapted

mm the back of the same wome by former Ainbusselor Gerard, was shown for the first time on the screen

the Knickerbocker Theatre, The photophysanulaptation) at Cily tollowing the printed re- Mr. Gerund's book of the sime title, selations anade "by Mr. Gerard the and owing to the eäterate photodran is intensely clear-cut esmoined in musting and prxbond impressive. The audience in every detail, the narratis heernes literally on the edge of the list. intensely drunitic when pictured on abarhed in the unfolding of this

deplotuatie rot.

Interest was

the seren.

HONGKONG LÉGISLATIVE

.COUNCIL.

EXHIBITORS' TRADE REVIEW.

NEW YORK. ÉVENING GLOBE.

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The picture undcarbtedly will have a great influence upon a those who sec it, and should be a great factor

RELIEF FORCE LEADERS.

JUSTICE.

a dance to see pictured many things Johnny approached the teacher in that do not gitly impress when feur and treinbling. Tears glistened seen merely on the printed page in his eyes, his fipe trembled pile. Ambassador Gerard, who was among hously. He was moving, sight. those who saw the picture at its In a vola broken with sobs be shot address.

The bis ruel is an answer to the Gemnuns The American won't fight, and picturization of Mr. Gerand's replyThey won't, eb!" With the ruber of so-called Scene after scene shows the U.S. War pictures on the market-one troops training, imrohing and the or two of them excellent and the West Point cadets in their wonder-Gerard's "My Four Years in Gerfist pubic presentation, mude afsked: "Coan a boy be punished. it is refreshing, to say the least, to to the Kaiser's finest hussars with others so pulpubly fuked and false-ful machine like parade, onpared view one like My Four Years in their ** Germany,"

goose-step," How anyone, no race or creed barred, could view this picture and

SOLD FOR $77,700.

The screen version of Ambassador

tion at the Knickerbocker Theatre. many had its first public presenta

The picture begins with the Zabern incident and ends with the Ambas vendor asking for his passporta.

"The picture will be a box-office winner for any exhibitor and much praise cannot be given it.

GALLOPS FOR GYMKHANA.

Red Ensign, Gegg. 2 mile 36.4 1.10.2 1,44.2.

By order of the Hongkong Govern ment, Mr. G. P. Immers offered for sale by public auction yesterday afternoon, the valuable leusehold | 1.13 1.47.2. property situate and being Shauki-

tituled An Ordinance to authorise ENEMY PROPERTY SALE. the Bank of Canton, Limited, to" convert its silver capital into gold, said that this is the third local dollar | (Continued from Page 5.)

company, to take, on account of the present rate of exchange, the step to His Excellency also referred to convert their silver capital into gold. the fact that His

All these firms do large business Majesty has been pleased to create the Hon. transactions in all parts of the world Mr. Reginald Stubbs, the Governor and deal in large sums in gold and designate of Hongkong a night he thought they might, in view of Companion of the most Excellent change, take the advantage of con- the present favourable rate of ex- order of St. Michael and St. George verting their capital into gold now and the appointment of the lady who if ever at all.

The Bill was taken into its 1st and His Excellency proposed that this 2nd reading and into the committee Council send a telegram to Sir Reginald

stage after coming out of which, it and Lady Stubbs, conveying Hong. was read a third time and on the. kong's felicitations and an expression proposal of the Hon. Mr. Alabaster seconded by the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu

further amendment.

is now Lady Stubbs to be a member of the order of the British Empire.

Ip

Bend Or, Sedgwick & mile 374 Rochester, Doyle, mile 1.12 144.4. wan Marine Lot No. 1, and known old under the instructions of the as Blackhead's soup Works, to be 1.11.3 1.44.

Paper Money, Gegg. mile 37 Liquidator of Messrs. Blackhead & mile 36.4 1.10.2 1.44.3.

Malcolm, Sutton, Dun Duke, Boy Co. F. H. Schwarzkopf. E. H. Thiel und J. 1.31.22.05.

Holmke. F. J. R. Victory Star, Sutton, mile 49.3 Danielsen.

Flyford, Boy, Rheostat, Adams After the conditions teched to mile 39.4 1.14.2 1.49.

Alexander, Gegg, mile 35.3 1.10.2 these had been read in English und Chines, Mr. Laminert un-1.41.2. to the distinctions.

Meymoon, Doyle, 1 mile 37 1.11 This was duly seconded and car-

opened at $60,000. The bidding 1.44.3. A Bill intituled An Ordinance to

wus confined to half a dozen, all Viola, Gega, mile 361 1.12.1

The price! 1.45, His Excellency then announced provide for the Incorporation of the being Chinese except cae. that there is a vacancy in the Public was then read for the first time on

Missions to Seamen in Hongkong, $75,000 was reached.

offered rose by $500 a bid, until Lord Larne, Boy, 4 mile 36 1.11

A Chinese 132. Works Committee occasioned by the the proposal of the Hon. Mr. Dodwell then offered a $100 more which bid Dusky, Sutton, mile 36.1 1.11.3 absence of the Hon. Mr. Holyoak seconded by the Hon. Mr. Parr.

wus accepted, The bidding then 1.15. and appointed he Hon. Mr. Parr to

of appreciation of their appointment pak was unaminously passed without pounced that the hiddling would be

ried.

Those who read the book will find

AN INSURANCE CASE.

JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS.

MOVING PICTURE NEWS.

Ambassador James W. Gerard's

for s-something he hasn't done?"

The teacher's eyes flashed indig. nantly.

"O cunse not," she said. "We-well," said Johnoy timidly,

widely read book, "My Four Years" I baven't done my arithmetic."

JOHN HAMPDEN.

In a paragraph on the De Keyser Hotel case a contemporary perpetra

MANCHESTERS AT SINGA- PORE.

The first number of a bright little Before the Prisne Judge, Mr. limits of the tolerable. Comparing organ of the Wing lat Garrison Bat tes a blunder which transgresses the paper,The Tanglin Tribune, the Cont yesterday, the hearing was den in 1637 resisted the levying of from Tanglin. Many of the quips Justice Melbourne, in the Summary the case to that in which John Hamp talion, Manchester Regt, reaches us

concluded in the case in which Lau

at

not on

Sweet perfumes in the night time

rise

Like breezes out of Paradise

Upon the balmy air.

O, Tanglin is a refuge blessed With half a hundred joys;

No mortal is unduly pressed To work; is just a place of rest

For weary soldier boys.

Tit of 11 Western Street, West Charles on the instigation of Straf-bers of the Regiment, but there is ship money by the infatuated will be only understandable by mem- Point, trading under the style of Lau ford and Laud, it says, "John Hamp-"good stuff" in it, as the following brought an action against the Laun mons, refused to pay on the groun Tit Kee ut 209 Queen's Road West, den, a member of the House of Com- excerpt shows

A RHAPSODY, Tick Mutual Fire and Marine Insur-that the tax was leviable only on the By one that Languisheth at Fort unce Co., Ltd., claiming the sum of maritime counties and $1,000 insurance money for some the realm

Canning. goods which were partly destroyed by decision was given in favour of large. The

O, Normanton to jaded eyes

Is wonderfully fair: fire ut 203 Queen's Road West. The John Hampden, on the ground property were insured on November that only the counties and shires afterwards, on December 12, 1017, this maritime defence levy." This is, 12, 1917, and exactly one month adjacent to the sea were liable for will be remembered, alleged that account of what occurred. So far the fire occurred. The plaintiff, it of course, an absolutely incorrect $2,000 odd worth of goods stored in from the best traditions of the the premises, were either destroyed English bench," reaffirming the by fire or damaged by water. The sanctity of property, the judiciary, defendante, on the other head, con- never more corrupt than in 1637 fire, and that the only damage done in favour of unlimited powers being tender that no daringe was done by decided against John Hampden and Greymouse mile 1.49.

wus to the extent of $5 caused by allowed the Royal prerogative. Jóh 1

Eaton Boy, Sedgwick mile 37.1 water.

Richard Green, whose authority 1.12.3 1:47.3.

The case was argued at length by and accuracy are unlikely to be Aidlog II Sedgwick mile 401 the Hon, Mr. C. G.. Alabaster (in challenged, says: "For twelve days 1.17 1.52.3..

structed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada. e

the cause of slip-modey was solemnly Vivat, Boy, Morning Star, Sutton, Castro) for the paintiff, and the argued before the full bench of due to the above verse, we feel dar (Although acknowledging the meri mile 37.1 1.12 1.46.2.

Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. (in Judges [In November 16371. The selves obliged to controvert its truth a mile 34 1.07.

Gentle Cat, Sutton, last mile of structed by Mr. E. Davidson), for case was adjourned. In June 1638 During a visit to Fort Canning the the defendante, and yesterday his the Judges delivered at last their other day, we distinctly saw a fellow Lordship entered judgment for the long delayed decision on Hampden's blowing the dust off his rifle barrel. case. Two Judges only pronounced Work is done at Canning quite as in his favour, though three followed zealously aa at Normanton or Tanglip. them on technical grounds. The Ed. Singapore Free Press.) majority, Bévén in number, gave judgment against Mm. The broad principle was laid down

His Excellency then announced went on $100 a time until $77,700 | Hector, Mody, Excelsior, Boy, fill the vacancy. Another vacancy that the Council will be adjourned was reached; when the property was mile 384 1.12.3 1.47. bccasioned by the departure of the until next Thursday, and the meeting knocked down to Mr. Fred Ellia. Hon. Mr. D. Landale was also an afterwards went into Committee to nounced and Mr. J. Johnstone was consider Financial minutes Nos. 21 appointed by His Excellency.

The first reading of the following Bills was proposed by the Hon. the Acting Attorney General, Mr. H. E. Pollock seconded by the Hon. the Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher :-

to 40.

THE EIFFEL TOWER.

First reading of a Bill intituled An The Eiffel Tower which will Ordance for the more effectual pro-shortly be demobilized and reopened to the public, has just passed--its

tection of marine stores,

FALSE TRADE-MARKS.

The case was resumed to-day in which the Cassum Ahrted shop of Wellington Street was summoned with selling to customers Woollen

Wedding Bells, Sedgwick, last rolls to which false trademarks had mile of 5 furlongs 35.2 1.08. been attached.

Pink Eye, Boy, 1 mile 38.4 1.16 First reading of a Bill'intituled An thirtieth birthday. On April 2. 1889, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada represented gallops were timed was very holding

Mr. G. H. Wakeman prosecuted 1.51 2.26.

The sand course over which these Opliance to amend the few relating the hoistin of the Tricolour from the defendant firm to the registration of birtis andite summit proclaimed the comple

Mr. Wakeman (the Crown Solicitor) after last night's rain. tion of a work carried out by M. said that on May 17, a Chinese detec deaths,

Eiffel in the teeth of much abuse.tive was given a dollar note to First reading of a Bill intituled An When the foundations were laid a purchase wool from the defendant Ordinance to amend the Army and section of the French Press pro firm. He was given a quality of Amusin. Ordinatee.

First reading of a Bill intituled Ap be completed.

phesied that the tower would never, wool different from the kind he had

Their predictions asked for.. Ordinance to mako provision for proving false, they decried the determining the date of the temina structure as a gigantic blot on the Ross and Co., stated that the wool Mr. A. W. Smith of Messrs. Alex tion of the present war, and for pur- beauty of Paris, and called for its the Company imported from Engling? Does your husband play *Your husband is out? At Fan poses connected therewith.

demolition as soon as the exhibition land was of the "Beehive" trademark, golf?"... for which it was built came to an and was Andulusian, wool. Mr. ead. Had this been "done, the Hun Almada I submit to Your Worship airmen deputed to bomb-Paris would that defendant acted innocently and The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, certainly have found their task much that he should be discharged., .BE., in proposing that a Bill in-casier than it actually proved.

Hearing was adjourned,

First reading of Bil intituled An Ordinance for the better Prevention of Commuption.

THE BOOKSELLER.

Yes.

interested in this set of thirty-ei

Then I'm aire you will be volumes I am selling. It will while away many a lonely hour?”

defendants with costs.

5 ore.

JUST A STORY.

"

But Canning's Fort! ah, send me

there

Beneath Headquarter's shade; Upon the famous bili top, where.. We go on Guard just once a year

And never do parade!

The iniquitous decision was quash- that ed in 1640, by no bench of judges bút

A newspaper reporter, who is in no statute prohibiting arbitrary by the House of Commons, roused clined to be lazy in his method of taxation could be pleaded to revolutionary vigour by the policy picking up news, met a China Mail against the King's will. I never of the Royal fool and his myrmidons reporter who is as keen as the other read or heard, sald Judge Berkely. John Hampden was a very great la lazy.

that lex was rex; but it is common man, who being dead yet speakethr Anything doing?" asked the lazy and most true that rex is lex. Finch, wherever true liberalism lifts up its the Chief Justice, summed up the voice against tyranny, chauvinism opinions of his fellow Judges: Acts and brummagem royal power in the defence of his enlightened realm as ever they wire. Parliament to take away the King's which are as lively in our free and

imperialism, kingdom are void. Acts of Parliament John Hampden was vindicated by no are vold to bind the King not to beach of judges who, on coccnBIOTI, command the subjects, their persons can play the sycophant to executive and goods, and I say their money unrighteousness stilbut by the too, for no Acts of Parliament make any difference.

I have a report that a man choked learned his name yet, replied the to death a restaurant, but I haven't other.

How did it happen?" asked the reporter, eagerly scenting copy,

He was taling a piece of horse meat," was the reply, and someone Baid: "Whoa!***

of

Common-sense

people.