1924-04-08 — Page 9

TUESDAY APRIL

CORRESPONDENCE.

HONGKONG PIRACIES.

[To the Editor of the "! China Mail,”]

1924)

HOME OF VARIETY,

STAR THEATRE'S NEW PROGRAMME.

ROYAL RUSSIAN BALLET.

Kowloon folk certainly cannot complain that their theatre pro grammes lack variety. Last week-

occasion the vessel being a Chinese concert.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LONDON LETTER. VARIED ITEMS FROM THE HOMELAND.

FAIR PLAY FOR LABOUR. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

London, March 2.

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courses, hyman-singing and prayer meetings, It is not sO

CONSIGNEES.

long since that some parts of COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING CO. Scotland had a series of these mission meetings, whilst those in the east of England caused a great deal of interest quite outside their confines.

(Operating United States Government Ships.)

Sir: The word "piracy" un

meetings of the Anglo-Catholic

Last year the great From PORTLAND, ORE JAPAN

PORTS, ETC. doubtedly is the supreme heading

Union gave rise to much comment, of any paragraph appearing now. a-days in the majority of news.

In the first of a series of Home character. As a result of those

some of it of a controversial Steamship papers published in the Far East

all yesterday saw related the they had the world's champion letters to the "Chinn Mail" I may meetings, a movement was started having arrived from above ports.

"WEST KEATS " story of another niracy, on this strong man and the Philharmonie be forgiven if I inflect on my to convert England. Each parish Consignees are requested to present The week before they readers a reference or two to the was to engage in continual prayer, their Bills of Lading in exchange for steamer plying between Canton had the Hawailan' troubadours. present Socialist Government. and Wuchow under the Portuguese And now this evening they have The "tubs of butter"s a witty for a time, and then hand over a Delivery Orders, and take immediate

"nery cross" to the next parish: delivery from alongside steamer. flag Some foremost suggestions the Royal Russian Ballet.

confrere describes it, which have and this was to be continued until Opening for a short season only. been used in flattery has been England had been completely steamer by 7th April, 1924, whi All Cargo not taken delivery from have recently emanated from various sources as to the best means this clever Company is assured excessive; but it seems to me to covered. India has had its be landed lato the hazardous and/or of preventing future outrages com-very cordial welcome, coming as

be in keeping with that charac- Mission of Help, and it is quite non-hazardous godown of the Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown in particular is that of the scheme Moscow, and the Pavallon de

great extent.

All broken, chafed and damaged

mitted by the desperadoes. One it does from the Imperial Theatre: Iteristic of British fair play, to likely that this misalon-in con- Co., Ltd., at consignees' risk, whence outlined by Mr. R. Sutherland a Paris. Usually the Company's give a sporting chance to those nection with the Church of Eng- delivery may be obtained short while ago which would, if performance occupies the whole who, in most peculiar circum-land, will be held in various parts it were applied, help matters to a Programme, but catering also for stunces, wield the wand of office, of the East. They are simply a cargo will be examined by Messrs. those who like their movies as well, and are obviously sincere in their sign of the times. Some people Anderson & Ashe (Marine Surveyors) The arrangement as regard the the Management of the Star offorts to put the Old Country There are wondering if the Socialist at the godown on 12th April, 1924, posting of soldiers in addition to Theatre has arranged for the ballet once more upon its feet. The talk Government will attempt to dis-at 10 cm. guards originally employed in revue to last thirty minutes will here is that Mr. Ramsay Me-establish the Church of England.

l vessels appears to have creat- This means that the Company will Donald is attempting too much. Some of those who ardently wish the goods have left the steamer or local vase what dissatisfied feeling present the cream of its repertoire, and is already looking tired out the Church well and desire to see

performers Among the Madam, Linova, from the Imperial will not long, be able to carry out it function as it should, hope it Theatre, Moscow, who specialises the duties of Secretary of State!

as indicated in the papers a day or so ago and it is obviously the fact that until a satisfactory method is

brought about there will be no benefit derived therefrom.

a

opposing forces without lending hand to the local shipping companies to assist the Govern- ment and naval authorities in their endeavour to suppress the evil and alleviate future suffering.

are It is being freely stated that he

as a solo dancer;" the Misses for Foreign Affairs in addition to Lantzoffs, whirlwind Cossack

HOME FOOTBALL.

LEAGUE TABLES,

(Up to March 31

ENGLISH LEAGUE. Team P. W. L D. Sunderland... 36 20 8 Bolton W... 37 17 Huddersfield T.33 20.7

7 13 47

The

un-

No claims will be admitted after

godown, and all goods remaining undelivered after 13th April, 1924

will be subject to rent.

be effected..

Ships)

From PORTLAND, ORE.. JAPAN PORTS, etc.

THE Steamship

THE

"DEWEY

having arrived from above ports, CONSIGNEES are requested to pre- sent their Bills of Lading in exchange" for Delivery Orders, and take immediate delivery from alongside steamer.

will do so.

The Lost Fleet,

All clairas against the steamer Germany's sunken fleet at must be presented to the Undersigned The deci- on or before 19th April, 1924, or abstract from the Peking and Tien with the Imperial Ballet, Moscow: less he feels that our foreign sion to do this has been arrived at they will not be recognised.

A morning paper cited an dancers who were for two years those of Prime Minister Doubt-Senpa is to be raised.

ciations need strengthening, and and a British firm has undertaken

No Fire Insurance whatever will tsin Times under the heading of Sergay Binoff, skilful exponent of

Hongkong Piracies" where the both Russian and classical dances; until a better complexion appears the immensely gigantic task and on this particular matter, he is will commence operations without writer suggested that if punitive Nina Smirnov, who submits a

ARNHOLD & CO. LTD., measures were taken against the charming, dainty waltz fantasy; not likely to relinquish a task in delay. In the murkiness of the

Agents. Ballet which his inborn spirit, of firm-

Egkong, 7th April, 1924... pirates' nests in Bias Bay and rise and Mr. Jan Will, the where preferably with the co-Master, from the Royal Theatre,ness coupled with sympathy, is waters lic the 68 German war operation of the Chinese military Vienna, Mr. Will, besides direct likely to find full play. vessels ignominously scuttled in authorities in control of the area, ing the Gypsy Ballet, gives some Foreign Secretaryship is June, 1919. What will they look COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING CO. or without it if it were refused-most interesting folk dances foubtedly a full time job, and like? Divested certainly of any outrages would become far less learned in Hungary.

The movie play chosen to supple- later on will become so. The party majesty they may have possessed; (Operating United States Government frequent. While agreeing with the writer's remarks which seem ment this unusual attraction is not losing any of its principles covered with rank marine vegeta- from a general point of view satis-Hoot Gibson's "Blinky," a comedy of action, or its ideas on the every tion on the muddy sea bottom. factory, it is indeed a difficult pro-which shows the popular cowboy day facts of life, by its. perhaps Messrs. Cox und Danks of Queen- position to undertake in this first as a society darling, then as sudden accession to office. In its borough, Kent, have accepted the particular area on account of the the Border regiment scapegrace, official reception-receptions are job of raising the ships, and their chaotic conditions at present exis-and finally as the lad who made held by each of the great partics efforts will be watched with ting. The military authorities have Kood both in love and war.

on the eve of the opening of interest. The biggest of the ships much to contend with in protecting

Parliament, five hundred members lies in 20 fathoms of water, and their

interests OWO

against

and friends met and, were content these include the great Hinden to be regaled with ten and coffee burg and the notorious Seidlitz. and sandwiches! In the circum-Twenty fathoms is the limit at stances a ̈very modest form of which a diver can work; thirty refreshment..

the limit at which he can live. A Veteran.

Any sentiment regarding these All cargo not taken delivery from Sporting circles all over the vessels that may have existed, has steamer by 7th April, 1924, will Before concluding, a suggestion

country-It not the country as a vanished. These are hard-up be landed into the hazardous and/or might be worth recording and i.e.

48 whole, has been much interested times; and if raising the bonts is non-hazardous godowns of the Hong- Why don't the local shipping companies employ Asiatic de

in the performance of the pro-likely to add grist to the mill-kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown tectives on board their vessels Cardiff City 34 17 7 10 44 showed some of his old brilliancy

fessional footballer Meredith who well let then be raised.

Co., Ltd., at consignees' risk, whence plying in these waters? If the Blackburn R. 37 16 11

"St. Joan."

delivery may be obtained. Mr. Bernard Shaw's "Methu- All broken, chafed and damaged parties were posted in their re- Sheffield U... 15 15 9 11. 41in scoring a goal for his Club, spective stations, and allowed to Arton Villa... 36 14 10 12 40 Manchester City in a eup-tie saleh" has had its performance in cargo will be examined by Messrs. mix with the passengers, no doubt, Everton....

36 14 10 12 40 match. It was not so much the London, and has been variously Anderson and Ashe, (Marine Survey valuable information could be Notts County.. 35 12 9 14 38 voal as the fact that Meredith is received. The trouble is that five ors) at the Godowns on 12th April

1924, at 10 a.m. extracted and information So Newcastle U. 35 13 1210 36 verging on to fifty years of age. [performances" "are", necessary No claims will be admitted after gathered could be transinitted by West H. U... 35 11 11 13 35 The Professional footballer "dies" before it is complete, and that has the goods have left the steamer or wireless (which we understand Birmingham... 35 II 12 12 34 comparatively early. It he is a been a strain for not a few people. Godowne, and all goods remaining will sooner or later be installed on Liverpool..... 35 12 15 8 32 good player, popular with the Some of the critics made it up to undelivered after 13th April, 1924,

vessels) all local

and

thus Tottenham H. 34 10 12 12 32 crowd, and looks after himself, he appear at some of the perform will be subject to rent. assistance could he immediately Manchester C. 33 11 13 rendered and the desperadoes Burnley 33 10 13 10 30 receive full wages, and at the beards to simulate a Methu must be presented to the Undersign- 93 is likely to be in a constant billet, ances with false and flowing All claims against the steamer W. Brom. A 349 13 12 30

828 stipulated time receive a benefit salethetic appearance, but desisted ed on or before 19th April, 1924, or Preston N. E... 36 10 18 Nottingham F. 36 10 18

from the proceeds of which he when they realised that "G.B.S." they will not be recognized. Arsenal......... 33 917 Chelsea 36 5 17 Middlesbrough 36 7 24

SCOTTISH, LEAGUE, Teani

P. W. 1. Rangers....... 33 21 4 Airdrieonians. 34 19 7 Celtic..

35 16 8 Raith Rovers.. 34 16 11 Hibernians 32 14 10 Singapore, March 27. The Aberdeen..... 34 13 12 Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw) Hearts 35 12 13 delivered decision in the probate Partick T... 32. 13 II suit in which a secondary wife St. Mirren...... 32 12 10 sought a declaration that she was Dundee 35 12 13 10

Greenock M... 35 13 16 a lawful widow of the deceased..

12 16 Evidence was given by the Con-Falkirk 34

Kilmarnock 33 11 14

caught..

Yours etc..

A VICTIM. Hongkong, April 8.

CHINESE WILL CASE.

DIVORCED WIFE'S CLAIM

FAILS.

Ayr United 33 10 14 Queen's Park.. 23 11 15 Motherwell. 33 12 17 Third Lanark. 35 II 18 Clydebank

34 T 18

gul that a Chinese may divorce Hamilton A.... 34 12 16 "tsip" if she disobeys him or his principal wife or the family rules, or is guilty of immoral conduct. by declaring his intention to eluns men or near relations.. It was admitted by the defendant, the Clyde............ 35 9 17 principal wife, that the plaintiff had been a secondary wife, but evidence was given that, she was turned out of the house after misconduct with the principal wife's cousin.,

GOOD DRAMA."

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7 25 can start in business, either as would not be particularly pleased. No Fire Insurance whatever will 14 24 "Mine" Host" of a pub, or as a Shay's new play "Saint Joan" is be effected. 519 shopkeeper selling sports equip-shortly to be produced by perhaps ment or anything else. Meredith England's greatest tragedienne-

"ARNHOLD & CO., LTD.

Agents,

Hongkong, 7th April, 1924.

D. P.seems to be the great exception to Miss Sybil Thorndike. Shaw 8 50 the rule of early retirement. His assembled the.company and read 8 46 international caps, are many-a them his play. I am told he did 1143 proof of his prowess. It seems it in telling style and impressed 739 only the other day, that he was everyone with his reading; so 8 36

electrifying, crowds' when, play-careful was he to indicate what he 35ing for Derby County: his spurts ineant at one point that he 10 34

8 down the wing, and centres to actually sang a soldiers chorus, Steamship

goal, carned for him the cheers of The play took three hours, to

10 34

34 delighted crowds. Meredith is read:

6 32 obviously the super-man of foot-

6 30 bull. Long may be continue to be

8 30 able to play the game.

6 30 A Mechanical Nurse Girl. 9 29

All the way from "Amurrica"

6 28 comes the suggestion. of, "the

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aid to the mother. It has made THE Steamship its appearance in France as well│ as America. The apparatus is simply a jointed metal rod clasped to the edge of the tub. Its pur- pose is to hold the nursing bottle in such a position that the infant can readily, absorb its nourish ment. His Lordship said that it

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All broken, chafed, and --damaged to the union or dissolution in feature Alm, "Trifling Women” several circumstances. He pointed now being shown at the Coronet sity of walking the floor with maless notice to the contrary be given Goods are to be left in the Godowns,

Theirs will before 2nd just, "Trilling Women" is a wailing infants.

where they will be examined on the to the fact that the parties be Theatre.

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Hongkong, 2nd April, 1924.

tom.

her acting in the terrible dungeon

All broken, chafed," and "damaged His Lordship held that the scene, when the weirdly dramatle the father, but not necessarily so Goods are to be left in the Godowns plaintiff was not a lawful widow events succeeding the duel are for the baby. The "development where they will be examined on the of the deceased.

reaching their great climax, is re of the idea" includes "a mar 8th inst, at 10 am. by our surveyors

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DODWELL & CO., LTD. naval equadron has arrived in ing is the acting of Ramon Novarro other things which sound fart

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