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HARRY LAUDER,“

GREAT RECEPTION. FROM

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Harry Lauder walked on to the stage at the Victoria Palace on

No one enjoyed more. heartily fie comme relief and the April 20 from his world tour, sing #hrills of the Royal Tournamenting as he came. than the King, when, sorompatred by the Qoven, le apsised the big entertainiselt at Olympia, Ko

ingron, W.

*The Queen wore a turbo of gold and blue tissue with a large diamond arrow set in the front. A gold net leak-rimmed with gold king enterai her dress,

Before his audience realised it he was approaching the chorus of one of his new songs.

I'm looking for 'bonnie wee lass

to lurv mé

કા

And almost as soon as he began speaking he was saying-to him self, perhaps, as much as to his audience" Don't get excited."

The phrase discharged the electricity in the atmosphere, and set the people singing" to fury

As The arera Elled dinal alter find with the performers theme." Queen sui faseinateri, gazing down Through her lugnette at everything that went, urinissing nothing, enjoying orything.

the

TO BE BOSS.

He went off, and the applause went steadily on till he came back as a carpenter with every shade of misery expressed in his face, his voice, and his legs...

If ever I marry again

I must be boss of the house, he sang this tntc.

UNRULY TROOPS.

CANTON SHOPKEEPERS'

PRECAUTIONS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SLANGUAGE.

ENGLISH ACTRESS ON AMERICANS.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) To those who are sceking to establish a better understanding |between the British and American nations, Miss Gertrude Lawrence, who'during the last five months has made a conspicuous hit on the New York stage, offers some amusing suggestions on the sub- ject of "Slanguage."

To check further annoyance caused by soldiers still unwilling to comply with Dr. Sun Yat-sen's order to move from the city to the outskirts, the seven wards along the Wal Ol Broadway in Canton have decided upon a joint alarm system. Whenever a shop along the Broadway is interfered with by an unruly soldier dad is unable to deal with him without aid from its neighbour, an alarm will be sounded. It appears that the shop keepers are no longer leaving this matter to the police.

TEA HOUSE TRIALS. (From Our Own Correspondent.

Tomorrow will find all tea houses in Canton closed, as the proprietors are only willing to increase the wages of the waiters and cooks: in their employ by 20 per cent. instead of by 40 per cent

At any rate, the as demanded. running of a tea-house in Canton these days is not very attractive as far as profit is concerned. The prices of sugar will be higher by 2 per cent, and 'the flour, by 5 per cent., unless the extra war taxes recently imposed on these two articles will be removed presently as petitioned by the Canton Sagar and Flour Gulla.

WEST

RIVER

FLOODS.

(Froth Our Own Correspondent.)

Often hie King turned to beg and cound, mingly clockwort-like displays given

Fatshan, a city 15 miles west of the Serve "Wondert her

Then he drew himself together. Canton, is being inundated owing was heard to say while he watched "Eff" he said. Roars of laughter, to the West River floods in that a drill display lạ reerits of the and again "Eff" (hysteria in the "Cinares" Dead, Unterkam, Surrey, pit). His solid square body seem- who had had caly the mouthed to float through the air, leaving trjning. It was # tarved of brisk- moss and precision.

A "PRESS GANG,"

"The "jullest nudusent of the whole perfomance me when, in one episode of the grand naval pageant,

vicinity. On June 29, the water was 56 inches above the usual level, and up to June 30 not less his legs free to dance as they than 50 persons were reported to liked, without the necessity of have been drowned, supporting him.

When I was 21" was revived for the wheezy, voiceless conversa- tion of the old man; "Roamin' in the Gloamin'" because it is a a "press gap of 1799 rushed a wonderful song with opportunities merry-making, crowd of civilians for the frown that forms as his and sailors au raded up the smile is fading; for a walk arm-in- latter with horse shoats ed arm with his crook, for the tragedy of the ring that wasn't in his hearty blows of their trameleons.

The King laughed outright as fucker and for the joke: watched the descent of the gang on thomasuspecting landhihers, and his lighter grew lunder than ever when he saw several of the blacks hatted attackers bowled over and belaboured with their own fran- cheous.

"You never heard tell of a Scotsman walking out of a stop without something he'd paid for." (Laughter)

"Nor an Englishman either." (Cries of delight.)..

. By this time Lauder had shown the range and power of his voice with its strange bitter-sweet tones, so he crooned an unaccompanied lullaby to his crook as spontane ously as if he were standing on

his own hearthrug.

STEAMER CLAIM,

CAPTAIN OF "TAI SANG

CALLED.

Her plight resembles that well- known English traveller, who, in raply to a reportorial inquistion, confessed that America was the only country whose lanuage he

could not understand.

*

JULY 4TH.

HONGKONG CELEBRATION

PLANNED.

An official reception will be held at the American Consulate General on Friday, July 4, from 12 p.m. to 1 pm, in celebration of the national holiday. United States.

A

of the

WORLD THEATRE.

Hoot Gibson has contributed something new in the way of screen humour in his latest photo- play, 40 Horse Hawkins," for Universal, which opened yesterday in the World Theatre. He con vinces one that seriousness of Miss Lawrence to-day plaintively intent can make for hearty laugh- asks Americans why they call a ter without placing a strain on the police officer a cop, a man "a credulity of the one who laughs. bird," a girl "a skirt," a farmer None could be more serious than "hick," an electric tramway-car"a Hoot as he goes about his multi- rattler," an overcoat a benny," plicity of duties; first, as the entire shoes" kicks," a foot a dog," an staff of the village hotal, andi umbrella "mush," "face

then as entire mechanical force of mug," money dough," a pass to a village theatre. But every move the theatre "a ducat, à horse a is a laugh-producer, even though skate," an eye "a lamp," and a the spectator cannot help but syn

pathize with this hard-working' bath "a splash."

young man.

4

they be..

She inquires, "How can Ameri-

Nor is Hoot the only one in "40 cans expect a girl, brought up Horse Hawkins" who makes one by staid English parents, fairly laugh by the serious intentness of familiar with the English language, devotion to work; for the actors, coming to a country where people double cast as such, are sincere in barn-stormers though are supposed to speak the same double cas tongue, to know, when she hears one man say to another Beat it or

Prominently assisting in the Tll bean you,' that what he means. is Unless the gentleman goes success of 40 Horse Hawkins". Cornwall, Helen' about his business the speaker will are Anne

Holmes; Richard Tucker and strike him on the head with possi- Edward Sedgwick. The latter ble dire results "?" --

Miss Lawrence describes some

also directed. of her personal experiences. She says, "I went into the theatre a few afternoons ago to see if there were any letters for me, and Iover-

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heard one of the stage workmen

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

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say to the stage doorman, What's the dirt?? Such a question to a dear, UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF kind, nice old man who lets me in and out of the stage door worried me. I asked hini what was the possible meaning of the expression He told me it was the synonym for

scandal."

NOTICE.

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THE undersigned assumes charge General Miss Lawrence advises English | of this Society people, hefore going to Ame- Manager as from today. rica, to tako a post-graduate

By Order of the Board, course in its lanuage.".

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager, Hongkong 1st July, 1924

BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE"}

COMPANY. LIMITED.

£350,000 AIRSHIP.

VOYAGE TO INDIA ONE OF THE TEST'S.

NOTICE.

A voyage to India will be one of THE undersigned assumes charge the tests of the airship to be built

of this Company as General

Hing Steamship company claimed by the Airship Guarantee Com-Manager as from to-day.

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER,

Gaveral Manager.

Captain Grant of the "Tai Sang" was called later in the day in the action in the Supreme Court yesterday in which the Lai damages from the Indo-China pany, Limited, for the Government Steam Navigation Company as the at a cost of £350,000.

Details of the airship, as given result of a collision between their steamer" Apoey" and the defend-by the Air Minister, Lord Thomas, ants steamer the "Tai Sang" in in a note on the supplementary Boogkong, 1st July, 1924.

estimate to the Air Vote, 1924-5 July of last year.

include:- Capacity...5,000,000 cubit. ft (min.) 70 m.p.h. (min.) Speed Fixed weights.......90 tons (min.)

Subject to these and general re- quirements of airworthiness, the company will have a free hand in design and construction.

The price of the airship is £300,060, to be paid in instalments. In addition, a further initial pay- ment of £50,000 will be made to- wards the contractors capitai expenditure.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE

HE, undersigned assumes charge of this Company as General Manager as from to-day.

"Oh, very goal *** he exchimed, The Queen nodded and smiled in

His evidence was that his steer- full agreement, and the infection of the King's hilarity spread to

ing gear broke and that he swung to starboard. He blew three blasts Prince Henry, who had joined his

In his later songs he is substitut- on his siren and put, his engines royal parents after the performance ing for the love of a lassie the love astern to avoid being hit by the began.

of home seen afar. "Not one of Apoey either amidships or astern. There

another WIN

Cross-examined he did not agree Derry you was born in Pimlico," he said. momem when in 'an episode of

I'm just like you all. Away from that he would have gone ashore an 1755, Mad Montagu"-Caga, the home, and doing well." He went appreciable distance up the river Hon. William Montagu-of ale on to speak of his world trip in if he had not put his engines "Royal Nuver." appeared in a tones that would make the multi-astern. He considered that the ship's boat carried on a horseplication table thrill one with chief off the "Apoy acted as trolley, with his evew rowing as pathes. This was the prelude to a promptly as he could.

Continuing the address which though the air were water. As he new song,—

he had broken off in order that the The first six instalments paid, passei "Mad Montage" salated: 'Love makes the world a merry officers of the Apoey might give amounting to £250,000, are to be the King, who could not restraini &

evidence Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., repaid should the airship, before. Amile...

Like the last, it was sung with a for the plaintiff company submitted the flight trials take place, fail to briskness and speed and with that the going ashore of the Tail satisfy certala vital conditions, As from To-day's Date and duriog beautiful tenor inflection of the Sang was an act of seamanship Subsequently, the company may the absence of Mr. FREDERICK voice, rather unlike the easy-going that could not be justified. It was repurchase the airship from the CHARLES HALL, we have authoris sentiment of the typical Lauder the one thing likely to cause a Ministry for use on an approved ed Mr. HENRY WILLIAM MOON song. He got a laugh to precede collisica. He had not concluded Britise airship transport service to sign Insurance Pelict as Maneger it with the story of the hotel boots his address when the Court rose for £150,000.

PICTURE BRIDES.

WOMEN WHO MARRY PHOTOGRAPHS.

go round."

"

in New Zealand who was found and the case was adjourned until cleaning a pair of boots outside a Thursday morning. bedroom door.

"What's the matter?" he said. The Tomigration Bill with the "Why, they're Harry Lauder's chuse excluding Japanese from the boots and he's hanging on the United States is still waiting lace." He had lost a pair in New President Coolidge's signature. A York! the result of a series of conferences į

With almost martial vigour he he held recently with the lenders sang his last chorus. in the House and Senate it is assumed that the President will

not veto the Bill, but that, in aceopting it, he will make a state- ment designed to mollify Japanese objections.

I like my home town best,

COMMERCE AND FINANCE,

CANTON SILK TRADE BURDENS.

MISS ROCKEFELLER.

LENIENCY IN MOTORING CHARGES.

Hundreds of motor drivers who have been fined and scathingly

I like the place that gave me (From Our Own Correspondent.lectured from the Bench for exceed.

birth,

I like my old home town;

I think it's the sweetest place on

earth,

me

you

...

There's something always calling From North, South, East or West; I speak true when I am telling

I like my home town bost. Whenever he was silent the applause broke out, rising louder and louder. Then he stopped it suddenly. "Folks, you're wonder- ful. I've finished.".

Harry Lauder has come back better and riper than he went away the surest master of his audience on the variety stage

*....

Sentiment on the Pacific slope overwhelmingly favours the Bill a it stands. Spokesmen for Call- fornia, Oregon, and Washington declare categorically that the Japanese Government disregarded both the spirit and letter of the

Gentlemoon's Agreement."

It has, they say, granted, under the designation of wives, passporta to thousands of "picture brides.! The introduction of these brides who married in Japan photographs of their husbands whom they had Sir Harry's turn lasted over 45 never soon has, they declare, re-minutes-nearly double the time sulted since the Gentlemen allocated in the programme.. Agreement was signed in 60 900 Japanese birthain California, Oregon, and Washingtoo,

Thel gensmal opinion is that the Bill will become law despite the fears of › the Administration that it inevitable result will be the permanent estrangement of senti- hent between Japan and the

ROXOR

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager. Hongkong, let Jaly, 1924,

NOTICE,

of our Insurance Department. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD,

Hongkong, 1st July, 1924.

TO LET.

TO LET-European House, First foor. Immediate occupation. Whitfield Street,, Causeway Bay. wong Sang Co. 57 Connaught (Opposite Bay View Station). Apply n Road. Telephone 2554;

ing the speed linit are writing The native silk firms in Canton indignant letters to Mr. Hylan, the may be again forced to suspend Mayor of New York, and to the trade as a protest against further newspapers asking the reason for advance payment of taxes and the leniency shown towards Miss likins to Dr. Sun Yat-sen's general Abby Rockfeller, the 21-years-old headquarters. Since the return of daughter of Mr. John I. Rockfeller Auction. Dr. Sun to power in Canton, the native silk guild has advanced Junior, who has this year been more than $400,000 to the govem twice summoned for that offence ment and paid likins up to 1926. and twice dismissed on "suspended

the last few days, Dr. Sun's war sentence."

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Term) Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROJ, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 1st July, 1924.

department again asked for The lotter-writers inquire if $0,000 to be paid within two days there is one law for the rich and after receipt of notice and, at the another for the poor.

the Kwangtung same time,

Miss Rockeller's "second offence commissioner of finance instructed was committed on Riverside Drive. the guild to retit $6,000 monthly she was charged with driving a car on the government's count, 10 at 29 miles an hour. Newspapers, General Liu Chen-hnan, of the are vainly trying to find out why drunk Kwangsi Army, a

her case was not called until the

MALAYA RUBBER. (From Our Our Orrerpondent)"

| raportera hail left the court, why. she did not appear personally, and who her lawyer was.

Miss Rockefeller refuses to bu Bingapore, June 30,

05: interviewed; and the magistrate), In the Legislative Council the Mr Normer Marsh, who twide unofficial members urged that the refrained from fining. time had come for a competent absent from the city Mr. Hylan body thoroughly to consider rubber has ordered, un izvestigation of the restrictiība.

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Cowpuncher Stage Driver Cook, Waiter, Porter and Hotel" Clerk. but he had to ba an actor on Broadway to win her.

For an hour of Laughter, follow HOOT GIBSON

through

40 HORSE HAWKINS

who The genius

directed HOOT GIBSON'S latest pisture packed

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