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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1927.

Th

GERMAN FLIGHT.

STILL NO NEWS OF AIRMAN,

.COMPANION' HURT.

It

COLONY'S FINANCE.

ed:-

$5,000 VOTES BEFORE COUNCIL.

Sa maturanin **

VOLUNTEER CORPS PAY.

has sustained injuries and is Provision made in Estimates $8,000 being taken in Koennecke's aero- Prevision made by Supple-

mentary Vote plane to Bagdad, and will subse- quently return to Germany. is not known whether Koennecke will also return or continue the flight alone-Reuter.

Total

CINEMA NOTES.

FINAL SHOWINGS OF "PETER PAN"

THRILLER AT WORLD,

"North of 96," a story of Emer- son Hough, the author of "The

picture in the change of programme

In Texno.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THAT STOCKING.

PROGNOSTICATING THE VISIT ́OF SANTA CLAUS.

O. HAPPY DAY!

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL."

Entertainments.

To-day- Mr. R. Salisbury's

0.15

London, Yesterday. At a meeting of the Finance Com-

(By A Henpecked Hubby,) "Quaints" present "No. No. Up to now there has been no mittee which will follow the Legis-

"It is time," said she who rules Nanette," at the Theatre Royal, news of Koennecke beyond a relative Council meeting on Thursday,

*p.m. German the following votes will be consider Covered Waggon," is the principal the domestic hearth, "that we be-

To-day-Queen's Teatre, Sir 'port received... by the

Foreign Office from the Consul at

Volunteer Defence Corps: Other at the 5.15 and 9.20 performances Kan thinking about what we can af-James Barrie's famous story "Peter] Bagdad to the effect that Koen-Charges, Uniform, including boots, in the World, Theatre to-day and to./ford to put in the children's. stock- Pan.".

To-day-World Theatre; "Man necke's companion, Count Solma, $300.00.

morrow. The heroine is a beauti-ing at Christmas,"

"Quite Bo!" agreed my humble Lee Chun" (part II) Chinese ful young girl who owns a ranch

Picture, Faced with ruin the self and continued porusing the re-

To-day-World Theatre: "North 1,200

porta of the British Association; eets out for the new cattle market which told me that within a few

26." of

To-day-Star Theatre; "Souls for .$9,200 "north of 36" where a railway has

years, I should be able to communi-Sale." just been built. The journey of

October 26 Farewell Private tus and Robinson. Crusoc. The amount $9,200 voted in 1927 the 4,000 head of cattle through cate with Napoleon, Ceasar Augus-

Dance in the Central British school, Estimates under this sub-head has wild Indian country provides the "But this is a serious matter," Nathan Rd., Kowloon, 8.30 p.m. proved insufficient to meet require-setting for many thrills and a

October 26-27-Queen's Theatre; the better half continued, “You ments. Two reasons for this which charming romance. Lois Wilson know that last year you had two

"Lets Get Married.” at the were entirely unforeseen

and Jack Holt has a dashing part. less than three very chic ties from mitted are given.

(a) Bills from the Crown Agents Ernest Torrence is the ranch fore other of my relatives, and all you which have had to be met contain man. The picture at the 2.30 and sent back was a satauma ten set an item of $477 for clothing ordered 7.16 performances in the World and a jade ring. My nieces and in 1926 but for which no bills were Theatre to-day and to-morrow is nephews are as important as your received in that year.

the second part of the Chinese sisters and cousins." (b) The formation of the Portu- Giant Air Liner.

guese Company and Band have re. drama "Man Lee Chun." London, Yesterday. sulted in an unforeseen number of The world's largest and most recruits all of whom have had to be powerful passenger liner is short-clothed.

Leaves For Tripoli.

London, Yesterday. Continuing their. flight from

Croydon to Australia, Captain time Estimates for 1927 were sub-plays the role of the ranch owner pairs of socks from Mother and no Helena Mey. Institute, 5.30, p.m.

Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller who reached Malta on Saturday in the Avro aeroplane "Red Rose," left this morning for Tripoll. British Wireless Service.

at

for

"PETER PAN."

Mary Ann Growing Up. There was no disputing this fact An additional $300 is necessary Hong Kong cinema-goers have and laying aside the comic strip ly to be tested at the Air Minis- iry's experimental station at and a supplementary rate of this their last opportunity this evening which makes the daily newa more Martiesham leather,. Suffolk. "um is required.

of seeing Sir James Barrie's fam- bright, I prepared myself to listen. bus story, "Peter Pan," which has "Mary Ann is now growing up The machine is an all metal canti-

1been drawing crowded houses at and needs something that is better the Queen's Theatre since Sunday. than a doll; Charlie has passed be- Camp,

The picture comprises ten reels and yond the toy train stage; he would begins promptly at the times adver- not appreciate a celluloid duck, I 20,069 tised. "Peter Pan" represents a think that he should get at least a delightful evening's entertainment recognition that he is a big boy; mentary Vote

263 and can safely be recommended to Mother is yearning for a replica of the beautiful vase which you gave Total $ 21,232 young and old alike.

your aunt last year and what about a wrist watch for Father?"

Considering that the share mar-

Camp Pay. Volunteer Defence Corps: lever monoplane with a wing span Personal Emoluments, Pay of 140 feet, and has three screws Volunteers while driven by independent Rolls Royce $4,300.00. engines developing a total of 2,100 Provision made in Esti- horsepower. The weight when

mates.............

fully loaded is nearly 20 tons.-Provision made by Supple British Wireless Service.

OPINIONS OF LONDON PRESS.

Rishop

$

When the Extimates for 1927 were passed. Ordinance No. 15 of

i

October 27-Musicale at the

October 27-29-World Theatre; dadame. Sane Gese"

October 27-20-Star Theatro; "Call of the Canyon."

October 28"The Quaints" open their three-nights season at the Star Theatre, Kowloon.

October 28-Farewell dinner and social by 10th Field Ambulance at Diocesan Boys' school,

October 28-29-Queen's Theatre;

"The Tower of Lieg

October 80-31-Queen's Theatre; "So This la Marriage?"

October 30-31--World Theatre; "Along Came Ruth."

October 30-31-Star "Looking For Trouble."

Theatre;

November 1-Queen's Theatre; "Behind The Front" (Reshowing), November 1-2-World Theatre; "Dark Angel."

November 1-2-Star Theatre; "The Splendid Crime."

November 2-5-Queen's Theatre; "Don Juan."

November 3-5---World Theatre;

"SOULS FOR SALE." CHURCH SQUABBLE. 1926 had not been passed and ac- cordingly no pay for Volunteers in

The principal picture in the new ket has been far from cheerful dur-Triumph." Camp was provided. The pay has continuous programme at the Star ing the past few months and that November 8-6-Star Theatre; subsequently been approved by the Theatre to-day and to-morrow is the race ticket upon which the "New Brooms." Governor in Council under that Or- "Souls For Sale," the story of a family fortunes were planed ro-

Sports. dinance. It is estimated the sum of girl's struggle to win fame in the turned a blank, and that my October 26-Second annual milt- $4,500 will be required in 1927 and movies. The featured players are dinner jacket is very "Boup-tary harbour race for the East Eleanor Boardman, Mae Busch, stained," the wherewithal to Surrey Challenge Cup, starting vote is accordingly requested.

Police Force.

from the Railway Pier, Kowloon, at Christmas Police Force: Other Charges, 25 Frank Mayo, Barbara La Marr, produce miraculous

2.45 p.m. Rewards: Further anticipated Richard Dix, and Lew Cody. Offer-Stockings was decidedly absent.

October 29-Scottish Company, Expenditure, $300.00.

ing many glimpses of motion, pic-But when the lady of the house H.K.V.D.C. Sports on Central Bri- Provision made in Estimates, ture life, "Souls For Sale" is full talks in this strain, there is but tish School ground, King's Park,

of incident and has a climax on a only one course open.

Kowloon, 2 p.m. The amount provided in the cur-grand scale. rent Estimates is $1,200 but owing to an increased number of rewards payable for the arrest of returned banishers, the vote is found to be insuffelent. Amount provided in 1927

Estimates Amount expanded to October,

London. Yesterday. Press opinions of the Archbishop of Canterbury's reply to Barnes are divided.

While the Morning Post" is of opinion that the reply may go a long way in the direction of an ap- peasement of the crisis in the Church, the "Westminster Gazelle" describes the reply as astonishing and says that it shows that the Anglo-Catholics have won their battle and established their claim to tolerance.

$1,200.

1927

Estimated expenditure for November and December, 1027

:$1,200

1,200

TO-NIGHT'S SHOW AT THE

THEATRE ROYAL.

October 29-First Boxing Tour- hament of the Hong Kong Boxing Association, Theatre Royal, 9.15

November 6-Annual Athletic sports meeting of the H.K.V.D.C., K.C.C. ground, Kowloon,

November 5-Seventh extra Race Meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Happy Valley-

With that nonchalance which! has often won me a seat on the ferry and a drink, when credit has been stretched beyond the limits of P ‘NO, NO, NANETTE!" commercial elasticity, 1 mooted a visit to a bazaar or a fair where it might be possible to glean for} The "Daily News" says it is quite

the outlay of a few cents the where- possible that Bishop Barnes has

withal to fili stockings; satisfy a placed the Church of England in

Mr. R. B. Salisbury and his popu-rapacious aunt and quieten the imminent peril of a widespread and

8 300 Jar "Quints" scored yet another yelps of a vociferous mother-in-Trevessa Trophy" race for ship's

"There is the St. Peter's destructive schism and brought dis-! The above is to be met from sav. success at the Theatre Royal last-law. establishment closer than it has ings under sub-head 27, Secret Ser-night when they played "One Dam Fete," I elaborated. "It should be ever been, but it has been indublt-vice.

Thing After Another" again to a the event of the year. It is pro- Sanitary Department. ably proved that the Church is very

crowded house.

mised that for the outlay of very Sanitary Department: Other much alive-Reuter.

The audience was not slow in little, we shall gain very much and Charges, Light. Disinfecting Sta-| tions, District Sanitary Offices and showing its appreciation of the ex- the whole problem of what to give Coalies' Quarters, $400.00.

cellently arranged programme, and what to keep will be solved au- Provision made in Estimates, every item of which was heartily tomatically. Let's go!" $1,400.

AUSTRIAN BANK.

AMERICAN SHARE DEAL.

applauded.

•

New York, Yesterday. It is understood that a bunking group, headed by Messrs. Gokinan

The cost of lighting for Central then should make It a point nos to Sachs & Company, has contracted

block of Garage at Morrison Street (former miss it again. for the purchase of a

The curtain will ly Bullock Stables) formerly paid rise promptly at 9.15 p.m. 400,000 shares of the Austrian out from the vote "Light, Bullock! Creditnstalt, the most important Stables" has now to be paid out of bank in Austria at the par value this 'vote and much night work is of forty shillings each. The shares done there in connection with re- will be deposited with the Guaranty pairs to vehicles. Trust Company under an agreement The expenditure up to providing for the issue against them has been $1,193.31 and it is estimat- of 50,000 "American shares," which ed that the $400 now asked for will

suffice for the current year. will probably soon be offered to the public. Reuter's American Service.

SAVED BY A MIRACLE.

LAWYER TO ENTER THE PRIESTHOOD.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 5. Believing that a miracle saved

him from death a year ago, Assist

ant District Attorney Robert White announced his Immeditate intention to enter the priesthood.

The State official suffered a ser

ious injury in the War and last

30.9.27

49TH STATE?

Beautiful and Cheap.

Descended from the Queen

November 9-Eighth bi-annual

Hifeboats, 4 pm.

December 3-Autumn meeting of the Fanling Hunt.

Lammert's Auctions.

October 26-Provisions and Mis- cellaneous goods at Sales Room, 11 a.m.

October 26---Office and household ̈ furniture, etc., Sales, Room, 2.30 p.m.

October 27-Household furniture at 15, Humphreys Bldgs., Kowloon, of 10.30 a.m.

October 28--At 514, The Peak, (Magazine Gap) Barker Road,

Meetings.

By an oversight there was no pro- To-night the Company will give vision made when submitting Esti- "No, No, Nanette." Early in 1926, mates for 1927 for the lighting of theatre-goers were given the oppor-Sheba, who at least must be class field Arcade and Kowloon Citytunity of seeing this when the same ed among the gamblers of history household furniture, 2.45 pm. · Central District Office at Beacons- Office at Old Police, Station, Kow- Company had a short season at the the who knows everything and says loon City which were started at Queen's Theatre. Those who were so in no uncertain terms, fell for

October 29-Twenty-fourth an- end of 1925.

not fortunate enough to be present

the objective.

nual meeting the Grand Hotel Des And so, the matter being definite-Wagons Lits Ltd., Exchange Bldg., ly settled, we,. I and she, await now noon. Jonly the decision of the day, when October 29-Half yearly meeting. we shall atagger back from the Fets of members of the Hong Kong grounds loaded down with all that Jockey Club in the Jockey Club is beautiful and cheap, whereby Room, Hong Kong Club annex,

12.30 p.m. Christmas stockings will be filled, November 2-Fifth yearly meet- mother-in-laws compensated anding of shareholders of Sandakan. CLAIMS OF HAWAII URGED. sisters and brothers will fall on Light & Power Co (1922), Ltd., St.

BY POLITICIAN. '

ench other's necks in the exuberance | George's Building, Chater Road, of delights attending the receipt of 12.30 p.m. Washington, Oct. 17.

November 4-Meeting of the Representative James of Michigan, things worth while and valuable.

Licensing Board, in the. Council day It is to. 'be

of Republican, and prominent member)

Chamber, noon. days, brothers. So go of the House Military Affairs Com-all

Miscellaneous. mittee, in a statement published in thou and do likewise. There October 26-Sixth réel practice. the United States. Daily declares will be many side shows and coun- of the Scottish Co., Helena, May RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT that he favours statehood for the ter: attractions to please the most Institute; 5.30 p.m...far

ACCEPTED.

Territory of Hawaii. Representa- exacting tastes. And, above all, one

October 28-Organ Recital at St. tive James recently returned from a must not forget the Thé Dansant John's Cathedral, 5.45 p.m. Chicago, Oct. 17. visit to Honolulu.

November 12-St. Peter's Church Directors · of the American "I believe that when Hawaii is and after supper, jazz." League to-day accepted Ben John-ready, it should be nimitted to state-

To the crack shots, the Fete Com Young Men's Club garden fete.

November 17-Vice-President son's resignation from the Preat hood, becoming the forty-ninth wittee has arranged to give away and Committee of the Victoria dency on grounds of m, health. state in the Union," says Mr. James two handsome silver cups. You Diocesan Association. “At Home" | Thus ended a long fighting in his statement.

may win one for a trifle, All you to members and, their friends at career which has included a wide "If the Army and Navy contro have to do will be to pot away at Helena May Institute, variety of incidents winning for verty with reference to use of Ford the Rifle Range: Besides the two November 23-Laying of founda- Johnson both friends and focs. Island for avlation, purposes in not

settled before

The above is to be met from Bay- inga under Dust and Wat.r Carts.

AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Frank Navin of the Detroit club}

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year was forced to undergo a major was named acting President by the will settle December, Congress cups, there will be many smaller tion stone of the new Wanchai

operation. He failed to gain directors. United Press

stength and doctors gave up hope.

A priest visited him and lafdra relic against his forehead. Within

a short time. White recovered.*

Convinced that he was saved by

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115 YEARS OLD.

THE OLDEST INHABITANT OF

PHILIPPINES.

GENERAL ABBOT.

OLDEST WEST POINT GRADUATE DEAD,

prizes.cintakan Vali smeWesleyan building. We must look at the problem not The Fete is being held for good alone from the viewpoint of either causes. Firstly the object is to service; but from a strictly national raise money for the St. Peter's viewpoint of constructive aviation; Church repair fund."" Then the in- work."

mates, at the Kowloon Blind Home He predicted that Ford Island will be treated to a sumptuous a miracle, the official said he would.

will ultimately be used as an avia- Xmas party, and any balance will Brigadier General Henry enter the Church. He will begin

tion repair base and emergency

Abbot, the oldest Army officer on landing field. Olongapo, Oct. 18.

go to assist in the formation of a the retired list and the oldest gra- studies immediately at the Catholic

Basilla Tolentino, of Orani, Mr. James advocates a military new division of the St John Am-duate of the United States Military University in WashingtonUnited Bataan, died here last Saturday at size similar to that of the Barking The day of all daya is on Novem- his home in Cambridge, Mass., at aviation landing field on Oahu of a bulance Brigade. Adademy, Bled a aw days ago at the age of 115 years. She was Sands field on Kaual. He also ber 12 The Garden Fete which the age of 91 yeared

O the oldest known inhabitant of avours enlargement of Wheeler will be held in the grounds of the

General Abbot graduated from this province and was highly re-feld and the army air station at 8 Peter's Church Young Men's West Point in 1854 and served in REBEL LEADER DEAD spected Manila News Service. Schofield Barracke, k

He states that the Navy air ger Club at No. 1, Oakland Fath will be the Corps of Engineers. He was the Army's first authority on the vice will soon require another air opened by Mra-W. T. Southern, and problems of the Panama Cauai and stations under the kind patronage of the many earlier technical books, en A Shreveport, La. Oct. 5. ||| Mr. James pointed out the need of Hon. Dr. Kotewall. - 6)/

cyclopedia" and journals,ante, boKU Cebu, Oct. 18.5

Marriage has become a habit an adequate nurses, quarters.

✅ During the Civil War he was bre- Marcial Velez, prominent veteran or Mrs. G. Hatfield, 58, who

veted Captain, Majör, Lieutenant of the revolution and labour leader, claims the title of "America's

Colonel, Colonel and Brigadier died here early Saturday morning mest married woman

General From January 1863 until Volez was at one time banished

after the War, the commanded the- Mr. Hatilelds bhi just added 710 2016 Hong Kong for taking part in revo- number 10 to her list of husbands.

«ist, Connecticut: ArtilleryNEUMARIN lutionary movements against Spain. Hery ninth-husband-shechas Af his banishment, he retired to three led. Relations with six private life and gave his attention

were savered by the divorce route. "new Mrs Willis is reputed to own four oll Wellr at Uranid, Ene, Iproviding a larggőncome ---United

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