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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 1923.

EDUCATION BY FILM.

GOVERNMENT MUST ORGANIZE.

INTERESTING VIEWS OF MR. RAY. !

"SAUSAGE-SKIN THEORY" OUT OF DATE.

In consequence of the great interest that is being taken by local scholastic circles in educational films, and realizing the paramount necessity of their introduction here if the Colony is to keep abreast of the times, n China Mail representative obtained an interview with Mr. H. W. Ray, managing director of Hongkong Amusements Ltd.

"Asked' whether he considered latter is more powerful, but its use there was a genuine denmul for entails the risk of fire, which debars i educationad films, Mr. Rag replied its employment outside of a fire- in the alliemative, but adtel:--- | proof box,”

There is a regular oût-ery for

the

Forward Good Cause. British educational filmnen type of Asked what was the attitude of 4th which at present does not exist. the Hongkong Amusements Itd.

In the United States, on

towards the introduction of educar ! wother hand, a manber of publiction! films. Mr. Ray said- spirited people have spent largeThe position of our company in sus in the preparation of educa-the matter of educational fins is tional üles; prominent among them there is to desire to make any Jas been Mr. Renry Ford,

prati in any ship or form over: "It is obvious," continued Mr. Such pieties. We realize our Way, "that if educationi filius are responsibilities to the public, who to be provikul for the Colony, rationize vor einenas, and we are Goverment will have to undertakeunxions to assist in forwarding what the provision as they would undoubtedly is a goud cuse, prove retumerative it

Asked to outline a progrusuzu for Orcasionally, it is true.

the institution of a regular eximpetign short piefings of an educational el esfuestion by means of the films,

attire, but if we made a feature af Mr. Ray said i

a cinema. Av: Sereen

it we should soon receive complaints ang our bookings would suffor.

There are a large number suitable film that over could obtain free of cost, which the makers would not be willing to give to prival: concerns. For instance, the makers of Quaker Oats here a film which shows the oat from seeds Ving fine until packed for the trade,"

Appealed To Chinese.

Plan of Campaign.

Government should establish fib

in the first place the Hongkong library, by obtaining filas in good seronil-hand comfition and taking advantage of the files, offered the as gifts.

ARMISTICE DAY.

OBSERVANCES AT HOME.

The Colonial Seretary informs the China Mail, that a telegram has. been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the | effect that His Majesty has approved of the following arrange ments for observance in Great Britain of Armistice Day, November 1

(1) Services will be held at Westminster Abbey 10.45 am, at which His Majesty will be present accompanied by the Cabinet Ministers: (ii) Churches throughout the country will be asked to hold their services at such hour as will enable 2 minutes silence to take place during service at 11a.m.

(iii) There will be the usual public observance of the Cenotaph at which His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will represent His Majesty.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

R.

HARBOUR MASTER'S ·

DEPARTMENT.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

Sealed Tenders in triplicate

which should be clearly marked "Tender for mising or removing be received at the Harbour Depart the Wreck LOONG SANG" will ment until NOON of MONDAY, the 5th November 1923.

dalings would obtain approximately An outhey of ten thousand

Top feet of li A further

Tenderers are to raise or remove 1000 cund probably be obtain the wreck LOONG SANG as she As an example of how trade flins fed gratis from the different colonial now lies in Hongkong Harbour, appeal to dusse interested, Mr. Hay and foreign governments,. inned the custs of a picture sop *With ragini to operators," said plied by the makers of the "Over- | Mr. Ray, "The Holies Projector is

and inter-ear, which was shown so simple that a person of ordinary | here some time ngo. It was intelligence could learn to opemte it popular at the tinand Theatre that in ten minutes. If the selli amber of Chinese litters frogmanagement preferred to have the H.M. Durkyards, who are patrous stoviess of a professional operator. of the cheaper seats, askend dat the we could easily supply the at a: performers might be repeated to neanial clugė.“ onable them to gain some wrinkles.

The nalian Goverment have.

a fine assortment, of eerie and i

Uncalled For Criticism. "With regeni

to Tuesday's

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest of any tender.

C. W. BECKWITH,

Commander R.N., Harbour Master &c.

· Hongkong, October 26, 1923,

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER

F COMMEROF.

industrial films-in fact a completederonstation, I have heard it said, CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL. geography of Canada-which would that the titles, being American, i

be obtainable by the local Goven-yed nothing to the audience," "nant for use in schools, Phen, if the interviewer.

BEGINNERS CLASS in the study of Morenutile Cantonese

port is forthcoming.

again, that veteran pansducer, Mr. | "Jiging from the continued' will "bo· commenco DIA MONDAY, Charles Urban, has adde a complete Jaughter. fashad back Mr. Ray, November 5th, 1923, if sufficient sup library, running into over the sebas-children, at any rate, films, deling chiefly with untos! history.

found no difficulty, in eomprehend- ing the descriptive titles and ex. pluuntory modes.

Sausage-Skin Theory.

By Order,

p.m. and

Intending STUDENTS should call upon the DIRECTOR OF STUDIES The Educational Films Compon.

| (the Rav. Dr. T. W. Pearce, O.BE) at tion of New York is established af

the SCHOOL-Zetland Hall, Iccholte regular circuit, entering for educa-f

Streat, uny day next week (excopt "At Tuesday's meeting," added SATURDAY) between tion. Their flus are supplied to Mr. Hay, member of the Board 5.30 pm. schools. churches and similar of Education expressed the opinion institutions but not to cinemas,"

t instructive filius skunkt not he The Local Demand.

entertaining. This gentleman As if to emphasize the exerilem{apparently does not realize that the work in this hue by the picture days of drudgery in school are things. "palier promoters of Ute kast, a for the post, mund twi popils are note message enne over the telephone taught by the insienetor endeavour- from St. Stephen's Girls' Collegefing to interest them in the subject. asking when Mr. Ray euld armng-finstad of dealing with them ás al to give an exhibition of the pictures sausage-machine frets a sausage.j shown in Kawloon last Tuesday, Į skin !!!

The interviewer seized the opporsi, tunity to support his argument dat

Topical Films.

The conversation then turned to

the cinema in China, at any rate, by the subject of topical films which the prxluction of Burton Holmes' Travelogues, the B.A.T. pictures, are such an attractive feature at the plague in Manchurin and similar imas nowadays.** offerings has sown the first seeds of the Tren of Education along

nader lines, **

The Danger of Fire.

"At the present time," said Mr. Ray espion films only remain lon enght in Hongkong, to be shown at one picture hall, on their first farrival, as they are needed in]

D. K. BLAIR,

Secretary. Bonakong, Octaber 20, 1023.

DANCING.

PALACE HOTEL.

THE POPULAR JAZZ BAND of H.M.S. Despatch" will play at 27th October. the above Hotel on SATURDAY, the

DANCING 9.15 P.M.

TO LET.

IOLET.--Next April for about six months. Kellett Manor, No.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Mr. Ray acknowledged that "up Shughud. Tientsin, Peking and 67 Mount Kellett. The house will to the present it has been exored-Hankow. When they are returned be forsale in 1925. Apply, PERCY ingly difficult to do much towards here and shown on the ofher SMITH, 5, Queen's Road Centra!. ederation by film outside of the screen, they are, of course, out of, cinema because of the danger of fire date. To view of their great ednet. from the are king. Now, however, tional value, the Hongkong Govern- a very high candte-power hung, husent should purchase these film been perfected, which gives an outrigių. We should be prepared fa exceedingly good light up to 60 fest, pay a little more for their use than This is known as the Holmes Pro- present rate in order to assist in jector and those who saw it in Kow- | the mutter." Joon Iast Tuesday can vouch for the

The Topical Budget," Mr. Ray

fact that it produces a perfectly explained, "is run in conjunction. alendy picture.

with the British Government and |

19E Undersigned have received instruc-

tions to sell by Public Auction,

00

MONDAY, November 5, 1993, comn coeing at Noon

at their Sales Rooms, Dusldeil Street,

as she now lie in the Harbour of Bongkeng. Bait by The Boogkong & Whampoa Dick Co., Ltd.

ngth between perpendicular 02 (L. Breadth extremo 10 ft. 8 inches. Deptb, Moulded 6 ft.

A member of the Board of that is the film needed here. Excel- The Steam Launch "Vncosuver" Education, who was present at the lent as the Pathé Gazelle pictures Kowloon show on Tuesday night, unionbtedly are, the Gazelle, after asked me why I did not introduce a fall, has no particular British bias." British projection machine, The In conclusión, Mr. Ray emphasized resson is that the only machines, the necessity of the Colonial Covern- - which have a fixed optical centre, went conditeting education by film

are covered by Atmoricán patents. and reiterated the willingness of his "A machine of this sort is company to render every facility in absolutely essential wheri a Mazda their power to aid in amking the lump is in use, though not so when ventitre as successful here as it has an arc lamp is employed. The proved in other parts of the world.

GENERAL HOLIDAYS.

SOME PROPOSED CHANGES.

A bill to amend the Holidays Ordinance, 1912, is shortly to be introduced in the Legislative Council...

"The new measure alters, the list of General Holidays so as to make it agree with what has now heen the practice for some years, The alterations made are as follows:

(a) The first week-day follow

ing Chinese New Year's Day is added,

(b.) The first week-day in July is

added.

(c) Armistice Day is substituted for the Monday nearest -to the 9th of November. If A mistice Day falls on a Sun: day the day following Ar mistice Day is to be a holių, day

It also provides generally that summonses and warrants may be issued, and arrests, searches and seizures may be made, on any day, whether a Sunday or not. The, special provisions of section 32 of the Code of Civil Procedure, are excepted.

holiday or

peed-about knots per hour. Boiler and Enginea in gooi condition. Hull in good condition (teak wood). Four further particulars apply to the Under igoed.

Terms: Aa Customary

LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers. Hongkong, 27th October, 1923.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF TATTERSALL'S

CLUB.

| CHAMPIONSHIP 1923.

HE Committee 3

regret that the Secretaries' Office, one entry owing to a change of staff in sent in direct was inadvertently omitted from the draw, and it has been found necessary to redraw the Championship.

The amended follows

draw is

1st Round to be played on

SWEEPSTAKES.

ICKETS in Tattersall's Sweep-

stakes, Hobart. Tasmania. can be obtained through W. Watt and Co, Sandakan, British North $2.70 each, Singapore currency, Borneo. Prico for 5s 6d tickets which includes postage of tickets and winning lists.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

4th November, morningTHE Steamship /

2nd Round to be played on

4th November afternoon 3rd Round to be played on

11th November, morning Semi-finals Round to be played

on 11th November, afternoon Final (36 holes) Round to ba

Bye

76

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played on 18th Noveniber, J. W. Shewan, G. G. Stark

E. Davidson

R. L. Moncrieff

Ist Round T. G. Bennett

J. W. Franks

J. B. Warner

H. R. Buckland

C. Bulmer Johnson

Major Gandy

Capt. Bloxham

A. B. Stewart

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J. B. Ross

F. J. de Rome

Cól. Hill

H. U. Ireland

W. Galloway

J. M. Walker

A. H. Ferguson

Capt. Bacon

G. G. Archbutt.

Bye

H

R. M. Smith

W. Douglas

R. A. Camidge PERCY SMITH, SETA & FLEMING,

Secretarios and Treasurers. Hongkong, 25th October, 1923,

FIUME L."

FROM TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, SPALATO, PORT SAID. MASSAUA,

ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE.

YONSIGNEEB of Cargo are heroby informed that all Goods are being Handed at their risk Into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow. Ibon Wharf and Godown Company, Lul, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivory may be obtained. Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notien to the contrary be given |before 27th inst.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Co da remaining undelivered after the 2nd prox., will be subject to rout. All claims against the stoamor mast be prosonted to the Uadorsignad on or before the 12th prox., or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Gcoda are to be left in the Godowns, whore they will be examined on the 2nd prox, at 10 a.m. by our surveyork Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, 87th October, 1923.

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Paper money of all Countries will be accepted.

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LL preliminary notices of forth. coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for incertion in the news columns of the China Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each. (as announced in May and June of 1922) providing that they do not occupy more than four lines. Future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates.

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