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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 ́ 1928

"The theatre la not only place HUMAINE. where it is neces

eary to diecount for

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events-Advertised La The Mail,

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ENTERTAINMENTS.

November 15-Coronet Theatre; Richard Barthelmess in "The Love Flower"

November 15.-Star Theatre: Herbert Rawlinson and Eileen Perry in "The Prisoner."

to effect a repnion of the Liberaleant by orchestral efforts such as A DEFINITION. being elected LA COMEDIE the

Hongkong, only with deplorable Party Lindore and to enable them mocess has the chance of bearing, visited the village school and tested to go to the country an united body As a correspondent suggested. Last the intelligence of the class by this the time being our sense of reality with a "platform" with to thom, night, there was surely an appro question:Now, boys, can any of of plain hard fact, in order to enter into the illusion and take the drawnt not an unsound plank in it. The priate outlet for this misdirected you tell me what neething is?***

After a moment'e silence a small seriously. fiery damagogio verbalities of Mr.work of the musiciana.

energy in applauding the very fine

boy in a back neat rose and replied.We have to do it when sitting in "It's what yo gied me the other day a Committee meeting, We have to do it when attending the funaraf for holding yor horse."

of a wealthy sharebroker. We have the possibility of his return to Collecting.

A resident of old to do it when reading pootry. We power, fiushod with victory and a The babit (or disease) of collect- | THE standing wonders have to do it when falling in love." November 15-World Theatre; band of Free Traders behind him, ing things is common to a large

NATIONAL. how often in the

Charles E. Mack in "Driven.!! course of ten years

November 15.-The Grand Theatre; must be considered a not impossible number of people: and though the he has heard the National Anthem

Singapore has its Ellaen Percy in "The Flirt.” variety of objects collected is almost sung. Played fairly frequently, ROBDERIES. burden of crime.

SPORT. Of the Labour Party it only infinite, the basic impulso is the yes, but ming-well scarcely ever.

The latest is the November 15.-Palace Hotel remains to say that they are fully amo in nil collectors, The That prompted us to lay our hands burgling of Police quarters. Never handicap billiarda tournament com. BURNETT'S Gin was

organised, a household word in London

and lepidopterist may think the stick-on Flocker's version of the Anthem let it be said that your Chinese thief mences. very capable,

ing of postage stampe in an album which most people will admit is a has no one of humour. Our classic December 1-Next. Tourna- before most of the men who fought in the big war were born-

optimistic to the degree of stating mther a poor occupation, and the moving piece of verse and quite is the one of the Chinese who, ment of the Hongkong Boxing |their relura to the House of Com- philatelist would no doubt regard the worth singing. Here it is:- AND. STILL IS

mons, not as an opposition, but as climbing of ruburban lamp-posts as its leaders.

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an insane undertaking. An array of God save our gracious King, trum-tickets has delighted the hearts Nations and State and King, of grown-up schoolboys, and the God save the King | horis siccus brought an element of Grant him good Peace Divine, adventure into the routine of un-But if his Way be Thine, eventful lives. Reputable citizens Flash on his Fighting Line committed dishonourable Victory's Wing | actions for the sake of duodecimos,

have

Mountaine that break the night Holds be by Eagle Right,

Stretching far wing! Dawn lands for youth to reap,

whilst a full court was sitting at the Supreme Court, calmly entered with a ladder, set it against the wall, mounted it and took down and away the Court clock. Doubtless the "evil" influence of the cinema wae ascribed as the source of the crime.

Today's Poem

(Pompeian Quatrains.)

HOTEL SUISSE, (She Sings.)

So let us eat and drink, to singing

and guitar,

Before wo trip the mournful street; where the gray houses are; Vesuvio, the guilty, leuns lazy on

the sky:

Dim landa where Empires sleepThe His! And the Lian-neop

Roars for the King.

Unfortunately, whilst the issue is clear it is likely to be clogged and clouded with the extraneous matters so doar to the political heart. We may expect the Liberale trouncing the Conservatives as the enemy of and the love of book-plates hus Thou in his suppliant hande the big loaf, and as Satanic emis caused an infringement of the Hast placed such mighty Lands;

Save Thou our King! mries out to tax the people's food. decalogue in the most apostolic of

mer. For it is to be noted that As once from golden alkice Doubtless the Labourites will take although the choice of the thing Rebels with flaming eyes the same line and point to the collected may be temperamental So the King's enemica Doom Thon and fling. ineffectiveness of the attempts, if and particular, the common joy in Buccess which outweighs the auch they can be called, made to tedium of so many failures is the Ltd. deal with unemployment. The joyous adventure of the chase and | Conservative Party will find that it the heritage of all men. Esthetic ia harder to defend than it is to plays a second fiddle in this busi- ness, and the butterfly is not attack, and will see to it that the cherished, because it is beautiful, but alleged supiness of B Liberal because it is rure; the typography, doctrine is unsuited to the country, it must be confessed, of some of the whilst the Socialistic doctrinea, most sought-after editions is un-But moet these few dear miles which include the imposition of the lovely to look at and uneasy to read: Of star-flowered-meadowed isles

and if the bibliophile leaves the England, all spring. capital levy, are things to be pages of so many of his tomes uncut Scotland that by the marge shunned.

he may meet the charge in the Where the blank north doth charge Whilst we may pity the unfor-words M. Anatole France "Et Heare Thy voice loud and large

dans votre Guard, and their King 1 tunate elector the dilemma in which sous angez-vous

vieille faience?" It is not beauty be may find himself, we can only per utility nor rendition which Grace on the golden dales hope that the result of the election stimulates the collector: it is the may mean the return to office of chase. those who will be able to solve the vexed question that seems always with us and to restore the prestige | of Great Britain which has for so long been her almost divine attri-addresses bute. We want perhaps "Not men camel 1" but ineasures," although we arð

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"A camel" and "beauty" CAMEL are

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Of Thing old Christian-Wales

Shower till they sing,- Till Erin's island Lawn Ecbo the dulce-drawn Song with a shout of Dawn-

God save the King')

CHINESE MUBBOLINI 8.

The suggested raising up at a Chinese Mussolini to control the

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will

very gods are dead, my lovel And we have still to die 1

NEW EXCAVATIONS.

Assen. at the Theatre Royal, December 1.-Hongkong Jockey Club's extra gymkhana.

SOCIAL November 15-Musicale at the Helena May Institute, for members and their friends, 5-30 p.m.

·November 20, 27.-Hong-kong St. Andrew's Society Practice Dance,

November 27-The Hongkong Male Voice Choir, Cathedral Hall, . ' 9.15 p.m.

OTHER MEETING, November 16-Regular monthly meeting of Marine Engineers Sailors' Home, West Point, 5 p.m. Guild of China, at Guild Office,

GENERAL.

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A workman with hio spade in balf・・

a day

Can push two thousand lagging

years away;

Sce, bow the tragio villas, one by

one'

Like sleepy lizards, creep into the

I EXCAVATE.

They let me play at digging in

place.

A

that

Scoop asly from painted walls;

girl'e Greek face

a

Stared from the frieze... between

her and the skies.

I hid the smoking mountain from

her eyes!

CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN ART,

...., Then came the saints, the

man of greco, ... This I have learned to-day—

tumbled acroll, Straight thigh of boy, strong hand

upon the lance: these be fragments, tell me, what

is whole?

The retirement of country seeing very ludicrous. The Destroyed its shameless, lovely face, DARLING, Mr. Justice Darling trouble has been that China bos Preserved its feet of clay,

is bound to release & suffered from too many Mussolinis.

OBERK FRAGMENTS. plentiful crop of yarns concerning They have not worn black shite it These arching feet that trip their England's only bumourist of the is true, but as a series of black- sbattered dance, How the matter of Protection is Bench. One will be of the social hearts they surely take the prover- This satyr'a mocking mouth, the kely to affect the trade of such gathering, at which a fussy lady bial biscuit.

mentioned her difficulty in arriving places as Hongkong, we are unable at his right designation. "Oh! call to any. In the matter of the grant-me Darling" was the witty injunc- ing of a measure of Constitutional tion. There is only one instance on Reform, the coming election, the second best in his humorous encoun- had spent the whole day on the golf record of the Judge coming off A middle-aged man and youth result of which may be so unsatis- tere with members of the bar. links and had had some remarkably factory as to lead to another one During a case the word or place close and exciting games. As they "Colliseum" cropped up: "Let me left for home the man remarked:-- capability and a wilful attempt to at no distant date, seems to see said Darling. Isn't that the "Hey, mon, but it's been a gran'. The Chinx Mail, commit political suicide and the gest that it is likely to defer a hope

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place where they feel the lions with day I

story.

"It has the youth agreeed,

Think ye could come again to morrow, laddie?"

"Well the young man answered

but I can put it off."

-LEONORA SPEYER.

WEATHER CALENDAR.

NOVEMBER 15.

1779. To-day there was such s mist, ermined with snow, that I could 'not' Walpole.

· 1900,

to

THE NAUGHTY WIFE."

FORBES-RUSSELL COUS FAREWELL SHOW.

The Forbes-Russell Company said au revoir we trust it was not "Goodbye"-tó Hongkong with an altogether capital performance of "The Naughty Wife" last night at the Star Theatre. There was anjoyed the show hugely and did a fairly big house which obviously

has been noted elsewhere, the not stint its applause although, as

foral tokens of appreciation usual on these occasions and which had in this instance been amply earned, were notforthcoming.

However that may be, the men bers of the Forbes-Russell Com pany must not take it to mean that Hongkong theatre-goers have not thoroughly enjoyed the excellent fare furnished them. Ifèvery visit- ing company achieved the stand- ard of last night's performance we should be very well sexyed Indeed. The piece is more or less actor-proof that is, its humour depends rather more on farcical situations than brilliant dialogue --but that does not detract from, the all-round excellence [of last night's acting. Every- one indeed did so well that the only permissible particularisation is to remark that the acting of Miss Niqua Lewis, in the name part, and that of Mr. Frederick Burtwell, as the accommodating husband whose collaboration in his wife's projected. elopement proves $0 embarrassing, stamped them as two of the most convincing artists

very long time.

Christians?"" "No M'Lud" was the quick retort "Its the place where Lyona feed the Christians. The name of the barrister for the A GENERAL(S)ELECTION.

| moment esseps un, but it is worth reflectively, "I was to be married, 1800. A terrible rain, so prevented we have had in Hongkong for a what it is, it is not easy to believe Theatre Manners Again.— recording as a very brilliant and The eyes of Britiahera the world that anyone, having reached the

Whether it is the picture show effective retort. It is interesting to over are at the moment centred on parnassian, height of the British atmosphere of the place or the pre-note that Darling has confessed he the political situation at home, and Promiership, would to lightly and dominance of lounge quita ovar was not an educated person, that he dinner jackets that accounts for the never went to school and certainly doubtless thous who at present rule 50 soon wish to be freed from its phenomenon, certain it is that when noved to a University. Having re- burdens and its worries. Neither a theatrical company go over to play gard to the excial status which is over the destinies of neighbourly nations are keenly watching the can it be considered as on act of at the Star Theatre they find pre-placed on the fact of having been trend of events in England. We Weakness in view of its apparentling & code of theatre manners to & University, the admission is very timely. Here it is:

even lower than that which some remarkable.

It certainly is

There are two kinds of Lovens. lovers: those who take "no" for an answer

NAMES.

What is his income? Oh, You? about midnight.

The following quaint WISDOM. piece of Wisdom from an old boolt seems 1. If you are distressed in mind, line; serenity and joy moy yek dawn upon your soul.

2.If misfortunes have befallen you by your own misconduct, live; and be wiser for the future,

3.If miafortunes have befallen you by the faults of others, lice; you have nothing wherewith to reproach yourself.

4.-If your success is not equal to your marit, livs; in the cou- eciousness of having deserved it.

Willian from going

The afternoon, Coleridge's. fine. The hills and the stan, and the white waters with their evor-varying yet ceaseless sound were very impressive.-Dorothy Word- Sorth. 1881. This weather is an enormous

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LOCAL IND GENERAL

There will be a Cinematograph Entertainment at the Helena May Institute to-morrow,

Friday,

gain upon winter. One for November 16th., at 5 pm. Tickets gets how near he is at hand, 50 cents each, family ticket for four in this beautiful smiling de people, $1.50. Adot. -parture of all that made sum. mer and autumn-M. S. Holland,

DOMME, NON SUM DIGNUS.

The final of the Club Cham pionship will be played at Fanling on Sunday next, the 18th inst., con- sisting of thirty six holes, the two finalists being Col. S. A. Hill and Mr. H. R. Bucktand. The first eighteen boles commences at 932 am. and the second eighteen holes at 1.30 p.m. -*-

here are far removed from the clang honesty a quality strangely lack-times mars performances at the bones and clash, and the hypocricios and ing from the general sum of politics. Theatre Royal. It takes various moment to making clamorous undercurrents of political life. For To analyse the work of the present forms from giggling at the wrong that reason we may the better bo administration would perhaps be deraonstrations when the interval enabled to come to the qucation of difficult; it might be difficult to find is considered to have lasted long and those who don't. The former The malady took the are the kind a woman finally the situation and what is likely out what the Government described enough. to be the outcome of it, with calm by Lord Birkenbead as a collection latter form at the final performance marries.

of the Forbos-Russell Company at

The announcement of and detached minds, although in of second-hand brains-has done. the Stax Theatre in The Naughty The company

the fact of "The Beck such matters it is, as the late Lord This is the compon taunt and Wife" last night.

with Bell" has given

MOST people live for love and Salisbury had it, wiser not to pro- opposition. The Baldwin Government and, even though the custom almost hear it clanging. It bas derisive argument common to any have done as very well indeed in

the matter of theatrical entertain tone of pleasure all round. You can 5. If your success halb ex-admiration that we should live. I admiration. But it is by love and

The overseas, magazinc for phesy unless you know,

.ceeded your merit, live; and It seems, and in fact is, only a ment has had tremendous difficulties ry floral tributes of appreciation reminded a reader, too busy to arrogate not too much to your any love is shown my we should October has a reproduction of The Great Examination, Hall of recognise that we are quite un bolgate not too much fów, months ago, that Mr. Stanley to face. It has had the evil effects were last night, unfortunately and write, that some reform is needed

worthy of it. Nobody is worthy to Canton' where, so the magazine Baldwin in sircumstances that to of a too long continged Goalition nspicuously absent, they had at in the matter of naming things. He 6.If you have been negligent be loved. The fact that God loves mye, "Strenpous memory ordeals losat carned a polite hearing for refers to the pile which has risen and useless to society, live; and say the loost were unique, was Goverment to contend with, what was undoubtedly a capital on the site of the old Supreme make amends by your future man shows me that in the divine are undergone by Chinese students onder of ideal things it is written of all ages." This is not correct. called to the highest political office Coalition which must be held to a performance. At both the intervals:Court and which will doubilee conduct. in England it is possible to acquire, fair share of the results of the however, members of the cudience bring a pile to the modest owners of 7. If you have been active and that Eternal love is to be given to The Hall remains, there are no began to clap and one or two to this skyscraper. But why, mouma industrions, live; and communi- what is eternally unworthy. Or, if ordeals, but the walls of the Hall amid the plaudita and best wishes Versailles Treaty, condemned by stamp impatiently in an effort to our friends do they retain the rate your improvement to others that phraseous to be a bitter one are used as advertisements.

to bear, let us.my that every one is of political friend and foo alike. one of its own experte, Mr. J. M. speed up the work bohind the hideous and tongue weeting title of 8-1 you have spiteful worthy of love, Lencaps he who The little booklets lasued dur Now, after such a short period, the Keynes, as somamically unsound. scenes. This was an unnecessary The Old Supreme Court build: ehernise, live and disappoint thinks that he is. Tove is a stoning the recent Anglo-Caskolle Premier states that be so no One of the evil effects hits boon the unjustifiable and inexcusable exhibi- inga Burely Italjould be possible their malevolence.

tign of bad manners and the fact to find a name that would be mote.If you have kind and faith ment that should be taken inceling conference have become famous alternative but to place his policy lowering of British prestige on the that it was onfined to a small unto the paint, more musical; and one fal friends, live to protect them, and Doming, non sum dignus should and sets are on sale in Hongkong. with regard to unemployment and continent, a prestige which, wel balansad minority did not minimise that would take less time to givà 10. If, hitherto, you have be on the lips and in the hearts of as per advertisement in another

the Conservative Party's remedy for think the Baldwin administration its offensiveness. Do those people it utterance. As a test for drunken that guunt ill, before the electorate has not been able to acres se realing that the Star Theatre mena The old "Supreme Court Kowloon, in from the producer's Buildings doubtless, fills the bill, of the country, and to ask for its Again, as the result of the war, the standpoint a vastly different pro but not se the name of a block of sanction and to be returned to office question of unemploymem bas position from the Drury Lane modern shops annonces We know with a majority that will enable the grown until it baa become a regular Theatre, in London? That he not who is responsible for the noun party to carry it into effect. The monster of a nightmare, and which Naughty Wife is not played for s mg of our highway, and byways and

year or two in Kowloon as it was buildinga. we did words in which the statement was has failed andverent and only been in London but only for a single made to the House of Commons aggravated by continuous dales. It night? That If some part of a cans: thin

impression of their sincerity, and sign to dismire Parliam

they would be the first by has been the opportunity

saneety-qualition which we think Lightly, arrived at, or to agree that mint and ungenerab

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and we under

column. The titles are arresting? and include "Is there a God?” “I there a True Religion? The Delty of Christ, "The Virgin Birth “Tha› Ressurection of Christ)! “Miracles," and others on matterá which affect everyone.

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