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MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1926.

WAR DEBTS.

· NOVEL SUGGESTION. FROM FRANCE.

REFERENCE TO THE LEAGUE,

Paris, Oct. 3.

Y.M.CA. NOTES,

"TOAST NIGHT" FIXED FOR SPEAKERS.

WINTER SEASON ACTIVITIES.

Following are the foreshadowed i

EVERY DAY IN.

"GLOBETROTTERS TAKE COUE'S PLACE.

SATURDAY SURPRISE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

A PASSING SHIP.

FIFTEEN YEARS—AND

Coue is no longer, but it may be wheat..

of the "Globe Trotters" that

AFTER

CITY CHURCHES.

BISHOP IN FAVOUR OF MODIFIED SCHEME.

SIX NOT NEEDED..

by the City Churches measures

Much misunderstanding and un- necessary alarm have been prentes |

We were bound from Oregon to Antwerp with barley, No-it won A singularly fruitful if dimeult activities of the European Y.M.C.A.every day in every way they grow ran short of stores on the passage I remember, because, wa task" for the League of Nations Kowloon. would be the settlement of Intor.

The opening dvent

botter and botter" of the

A tonic for and lived upon gruel and coarse carried by the Home of Allied debts suggested M. Dariac, Literary and Debating Club sea. that trade depression feeling; an bread made out of cargo. President of the Sub-Committee son will be held on Thursday, Octo. ntidote for the typhoon blues? We sailed down the North Wark, Dr. Cyril Garbett. In a letter which is considering bills providing fiber 28 when a Toast Night will The first part of the programmo

entertainment that' entertaina. Pacific, crossed the line, stopped in hie diocese. is carried out on similar lines to at Pitcairn Island for fruit, and

The

Lords, snys the Bishop of South-

which he in issuing to the people

practically the.. French Parliament in the building will attend and will becoming plerrot costumes, open-usual. Often we'd see'a ship every are rty--" churches, with orty-

had only a choice between rejecthix be welcomed by the Residents.

Sports Activities.

for the ratification of the London give the Members the opportunity

of expressing themselves. and Washington agreements.

For many years, he points out; In the course of a speech at Dinner will commence at 8 o'clock. the familiar Co-Optimist entertain- rounded the Horn, without once the Ecclesiastical arrangements in Alencon M. During declared that It is hoped that Members not livingment in London the artlates wear seeing another sail. That was an- the City have been subject to severa

and well-deserved criticism. Ther ing their show with the Co-Optimist ten days or so. the Washington agreement and raţi-

Sometimes we'd six choirs, forty-six. organists." and success "Good "Evening Every- body." A general meeting took place on fying it under reservation, for

aight two or three every day forever sixty clergy, to a resident, A variety of numbers followed a week at a time. .. example, by a request for a guaran-September 30.

Many useful sug-in quick succession, including In the South Atlantic we remain

population of thirteen thousand. tee clause.

gestions were made for the con-

Many of the endowments are far It was noticeable that M. Dariae Epideration of the Committee. screamingly funny sketch, "The ed solitary, and the sense of loneli-beyond the average, and large sums did not refer specifically to the was decided to arrange matches for Midnight Train to Alabamy," in ness erept in. We began to hanger are spent in the upkeep of the French debt to Great Britahgolf, water polo, bowls and other which pick Norton, who reminded in earnest for companionship. We churches. Many of the City clergy us very much of Ernie Lotinga, came into the forties still along various departments, but it is Reuter.

branches of sport.

do admirable work for the Church Committee Chairman; Mr. T. G.scored a great personal triumph. We reached the thirties, and it was Weal Messrs. E. Railton, R. Murray opening. night on Saturday at the come since we left. Oregon majority of these churches

The picco de resistance of the as though the end of the world had no exaggeration to say that the

It was reported that good pro-and rather unusual in this kind selves and the sen,

a quite unexpected though God had left only our-empty on Sundays, and on week gress had been made with the pre-of entertainment) appearance of a

days, even in Lant, draw very few paration of the tennis courts.

worshippers. pinyer Mr.

COBHAM'S FEAT.

HULOGY OF BRITISH PRESS.

་་

R. Millar, and S. H. Garrod.

5 to 7 each evening on Mondays: and Fridays is the hour reserved.

"Star" was

Russian balalaika Dimitri Dimofl.

We grew oppressed, exasperated. by magnitude of universa littleness of man.

Are

Dr. Garbett declares that he and would not touch any church which

has historical aзociations or

each girl had made the rounds, hady practical use.

"But there are five or

Brix f

for outdoor games and training.

Appearing in the first half in full

In the apprentices quarters wa Rugby, October 2

Russian national costume and later Newspaper this morning devote!

Library Committee, The Following" Committee has young man-If one may use the athung above every pillow, several churches." he adds, "which have no in conventional evening dress, this had swapped our girls pictures til architectural interest or was of their Rief leading articles to Alan

been appointed: Cobham's homecoming. Apert from Justice Wood. Messrs. A. A. Dand

Chairman Miective-gave a really remarkable

times: the fact shart the aleman's. G. Swinburne. S. G. Gregory,

historical, interest, no beauty or Achievement is triumph of A. S. D. Cousland and P. Sands.

vnd of the week to the other.

man and Machine, it is em-

Other Activities,

performance.

11

We entered the tropics again, and

horizon

phasized that his successful. There was an increased attend light to Apstralía, following his fanee at the Quiet Hour on Sunday Moment. previous voyages to India and Scuths. The speaker was the Secre-Pleciento" and & number of Rua The sea was deserted! Africa, have even wideo importancetary.

an imperial'importance.

sian "folk songs. A musical treat

over in Hong Kong must hear. by an artiste who every music

The "Daily Telegraph" remarks: the holiday on Monday, October 11. An Outing is being arranged for "In our time the question of im-Those wishing, to attend are asked. perial communications has become to notify the Secretary/"

one of parasiicunt importance. The future of our Empire may Indeed be and to depend largely on the extent to which is constitutiona parts can be brought nearer to one Another in time. Cobham has been able to show by actual achievement. that a good deal is already possible in this direction.".

The "Morning Pust" May97 "Cobham holds that the use of the aeroplane may be so effective in the opening up of new countries that

the initial cost of establishing new routes in such territories should be

regarded as an investment which would be well repaid. In respect of Australia. Cobham who flew from: north to south of that continent.

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FILM STARS.

[By Iris Barry.]

There is an occupation, a fas cinating and useful one, known in the film world's parlance as "stealing pictures."

The clever thieves are those actors who "cast in subsidiary

distinction to Ttheir

Д filmm by: earnest and intell

known picture-stealers are

Opening with Liszt's "Melody in E. Major, he treated as to gatte morning by morning the mate sent dignity, and are empty from, one a long selection from his re-hand to the masthead to scan the These are the churches which we pertoire, including Schubert's

The skipper walked his Want to see removed, their sites Musicale

Gallier's poop with a telescope beneath his sold, and the large sums of money obtained in this way used for the The tropics blazed the trade-building of churches in the new winds were very light. Passing districts into which people are mov whales but added to our exaspera-ing by tens of thousands."" tion. They could speed whither they willed Antwerp, our port.; might as well have been in the

UNCLAIMED LAND.

ABANDONED COFFEE

ESTATE,

+

and has at present no claimant.

before

moon.

We crossed the line, and, creep- ing into the North Atlantic: Baw, far In the eastward, bläck on thei blue sea of mid afternoon. the pin-li nacle summits of St. Paul's rocka, A sailor went aloft, listlessly, ignored by all

14

다

REFUSED PILOTS.

ICHANG GENERAL'S THREAT

BRITISH SHIPS.

Peking, September 23-A cor. respondent from Ichang in Hupoh Province, writing on the 9th, gives the interesting Information, that carpenter, steward and sailmaker rived there

Men, boys, and mates, master and four British gunboats which ar- the way to

"Sail ho!"

OL

Kandy. September 14-A vala- Jable block of land with an interest- ing story behind it, and which is au present" anclaimed, lies in the and cook, ran to the railing. There Wanhalen had been unable to roles, rival the stars themselves da Dumbara Division of the was nothing to be seen from deck proceed on their way, due to the by their vivid and sincere por Kandy district. This land has but the blue sea. the blue sky the fact that no Chinese pilots could trayals of small parts and lend connection with the coffee day far-away clear. Heless pinnacles. be secured. It appeared that Gen-

The Ceyion Government is, there-skipper spoke to the mate.

The man aloft pointed, and the eral Lu Chin-shan, the local "com- Our mander, is forbidding pilots to considers that agrial transport gent acting. Perhaps the best-taking steps to take posses course was altered to bring

made sion if no claim is

us serve on, British "boats. The would bring immense developments Adolphe Menjou, who ran away quired by the Ordinance.

toward our invisible sister. September 3 next year, as re-the sun dipped to cloudlessment of this prdar is indicated by Asdrastic character of his enforce- It is in view of these practical' con- clusions. together with the salient with "The Marriage Circle"

horizon, while from a fiery sky red the report that not only were those and indisputable fact that Cobham Ernest Torrence, who stole "The in question, which is 188 acres in

The announcement that, the land,

faded to pink and pink to warm to be beheaded who should dis- hus flown to Australia and back. Covered Waggon," Karl Dane, the extent, is to be taken by the Crown saffron, while blue water became obey the instructions but the whole that the intrepid pilot may justly cheery simpleton in "The Big was aroused widespread interest, indigo, we saw and impatiently an- family was to be wiped out. At be described as the pioneer of im-Parade," Roy D'Arcy, who almost and many inquiries relating to it proached the distant white dot of the same time the Pilot Associn- eclipsed the hero in "The Merry have been received by the Governmoment, ere the appearance of the have voted against any service on her Canvas. At the expectant tions of Ichang and Wanhsten The "Daily News" remarks that Widow," and Zasu Pitts, the sin ernment Agent of the Central Profirat of night's stars, we watched British shipping the mere act of flying over so many cerest actress in American films, vince. This land is situated in her fags flatter to her mastheadh countries and seas stirs the mind who has the power of attracting rich portion of the Dumbara valley replying to our own. as the voyages of Magellan or of an audience's eyes to her quaint, and is not far away from the pro- Drake must have done in other! tepse figure no matter who else

perial communications."

days.

may be on the screen.

posed site for the University."

History of the Land.

What is it that brings about old Light faded, as the passing of a age? Is it the passage of days. cloud in April, Above us a star and years? Not necessarily. For winked. The name of the ship.we find old men at 50 and young

The Times" says: "In the great But there are just as brilliant crowds that craned their faces sky-folk in our English studios, who Interviewed on the subject, the and nothing more, was ours. Whe-men at 60. A man begins to grow wards as the De Haviland 60 deware only less praised because. Mr. R. A. G. Festing. Gover.ther she were from Africa or from old when he begins to look back- up the Thames, there must have with our inconvenient national vince, said that the land had an we could not know: nor whither she begins to review Instead of to plan, mont Agent of the Central Prothe Indies, from China on Taltal ward instead of forward, when he been many who, thinking of the vast modesty-we, under-estimate our spaces that, it had traversed, were own goods. A few weeks past interesting history. It was sold in was bound. Through the night we when he begins to recount what he

At dawn she was to achieve, when he sees his

led to revise their Individual views that magnificent character-actor, Forbes Robertson for £376 and a but saw none.

March 1854 to ↑ Mr. William watched for a glimpse of her light has achieved instead of seeking still

IN INTERIOR.

FOREIGN MISSIONARIES'

PLIGHT.

THE NORGE SOLD."

POLAR AIRSHIP RETURNS TO ITALIAN GOVERNMENT.

,

Shadows Before.

his

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL."

Entertainments.

October 4-Queen's Theatre;

of the safety and utility of travel Moore Marriott, filched all the tie plan was issued. It was ap gone. Men of our crew who had greatest task already done, his best by air." ta

honours of a new English pictureparently opened out in coffee, but known Cobham has also, it is recognised, "London Love," and deservedly

her discussed her the thoughts already thought.. impressed the public mind with the so. Forrester Harvey, a most was at present in jungle.

was suddenly abandoned" and "Loch Linnie," of Glasgow. possibilities of aviation. His facile versatile player, has redeemed attempts had been made in the sibility. We were not alone,

deepest feelings already felt, bis Severa Port was become again a Pos-aspirations already realised. " He landing on the Thames yesterday, at otherwise hopeless native pictures past to find out the whereabouts the end of his journey to the ends by his rich comedy work,

Fifteen years passed.

is still a young man if he retains If the owner or the relations' of of the earth undoubtedly struck

the essence of youth-the power of Gladys Hamer almost a Zasuthe owner, but without success.

I leaned on my gate, athirst for looking forward"Rabbi Morris. popular imagination-British Wire- Pitts-catches the eye irresisti

cool wind, parched with mid Lichtenstein. August heat, at the close of a day! lesy Service.

bly and lingers vividly in memory

when I had been too dispirited to after. Warwick Ward has just

work. There was no sound but]; the screen presence and calm a

the occasional call of a child or young "villain" needs, while Fred Rains, shortly to be seen disguis-

the wall of a heat-dlatressed baby. From the bare land over the road ed by masterly make-up as a

came the scent of desert weeds. Chinese in the next Dorothy Gish

Beside the bare land orange or film, has been invaluable to many

chards, the frees limp from a director.. Sidney Fairbrother,

drought, bided the coming of night| Peking, Oct. 2. for her Dickensian caricatures Slynor Mussolin has signed to revive their blue-green foliage, What amounts to

an S.O.S.Jameson Thomas, and Humbert convention with the Norwegian The well-to-do were long ago gone Douglas Fairbanks in "The Black message on behalf of missionaries son Wright for many a fmished Acro Club with the object of de-to the coast

or the mountains pirate." who for months past have been performance, have all contributed Aning the economic relations exist None but working folk remained in pant up in Stanfu, the be their talents nobly.

ing between the Italian Govern- the valley village, leagured capital of Shenai has One may be a great star with-ment and the above-mentioned aero The sun sunk as, turning to en reached the American Legation out intelligence; a great actor club as regards the transpolar ter my shanty, I saw a man come Lightnin". here from a foreigner named Eng-never. Every convincing screen flight. As is known, the light was down the street. I sat on my door lund who, telegraphing from Lla performance is born of deep organised by Italy, which also con-step and watched as he went from Chen-hua's headquarters at mental concentration and imagin-tributed more than 6,500,000 lire to house to house, pausing at each Shilipu, stated that the situation is ation. "And when small-part the expenses of the fight. By the but a moment: eritical and the Americans in actora stand out on the screen convention Just signed the parts of When he approached my gate, I October 21-Grand Concert under Sianfu are ready to evacuate. more sharply, more humanly than the airship "Norge," which is now rose to meet him.. Over his the auspices of the Navy League:

A later message from the same do the advertised stare it is bet at Seattle, will after it has been shoulder be carried a carpet.».

Sporta source described the position as cause they, the real workers, are diemuntied, be sent to Italy and sweeper. I was too poor to afford

October 6-9-Annual aquatic desperate. It stated that foreigners giving to the making of films again become, the property of the carpets, and told him so. He sat sports of the Victoria Recreati ›n who were being detained within the more of the intense devotion and Italian Government, and it-is probat my side on my doorstep and Club Legation Informed Englund that two thought which so inspiring and able that it will be reconstructed. searched me with a long look. October Fourth race meeting British missionaries Wheeler far-reaching an art deserves,

M. Thommessen, president of the What ship did you serve your of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, af and Wyntt--lest Peking on Septem-

Norwegian Aero Club, has sent a time with ?" he asked.. bor 18 for Sianfu via Taiyuanfu

letter to Signor Mussolin! thanking I told him, and asked, "Where

Auction. with the object of rendering assis-

the Italian Government and the did you?";

October 6-Household furniture tance to the British and other mis-

sionaries. They expected to reach. their destination shortly. Mean- while the Legätion telegraphed to

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MISSION NOTES.

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October 4-World Theatre; "To The Last Man"

October 4 Star Theatre;

October 4-The Globe Trotters" second programme to-night at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, 9:15

Happy Valley.

man who by its order took part in The Loch Lianie," he answer. at Lammert Bros. Sales, Room, 2.30 the enterprise. Whef letter, adds red,

Meeting

that but for the skill, and 'experi- „I' said, "I met the "Loch Linate":

once of these men and the gener-foncs," and looked to the sky, where, November 5—Meeting of the ous support given in various ways faint above us, the first of night's Licensing Board fy the Council

15.30 pm

A Miscellaneon October-Hong Kong Technical

The local mission hospital reports the rival Commanders requesting a drop in the number of clinic them to afford American mission-patients, the attendance being one by them the carrying out of the stars winked dim, Chamber, noon. aries every facfilty to withdraw half the average number.

expedition would not have been We were aflent a moment Than October 16 Annual meeting of from the city.

The mission schools this fall possible,

the man with the carpet sweeper H.K. Cricket Club, in the Pavilion, All the Americans in Wuchang have opened with very satisfactory.

spoke ara safe and well according to a menta, · Virginia School for message to the Legation from ghes reporting the high school Bishop Gilman of Hankow. He boarding department, filled" to its added that up to September 29 none limits and the Soochow University "Opere is not the highest form had suffered privation. American Third Middle School for boys has of art. It is just a billboard with property is but slightly damaged the usual number of new students, a lot of colours."-Arcelita Galli zibility. We were not alone, dass the Portuguese Republie (11 a.m, to Router.

|--"N. C. Daily News."

Curel

“OT St. Paul's rooks." Whence we were come, whither

we would go, neither spoke of. We Institute re-opens today. talked of the sos."

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