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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1928.

SPY MANIA.

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THREE MORE SOVIET DEATH SENTENCES:

15 PERSONS INVOLVED.

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PRIME MINISTER.

HAPSBURG HEIR.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AN UNCOVETED HONOUR BY "KING OTTO'S 15TH BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATION. ROYAL SOCIETY,

"LOOK OF WONDER."

2,000 AT BANQUET,

STAR THEATRE.

GLOBE TROTTERS' REVUES

BEASON.

Shadows Before.

Boheme."

"A

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL":

To-day-Star Theatre; the Globe "HAPPY MOMENTS" TO-NIGHT. Trotters in "Happy Moments."

To-day--Queen's Theatre; "La Riga, Yesterday. The Prime Minister, who was

At Budapest the other day all the To-night at 9.15 Mr. Djck Norton

Theatre; To-day--World a Fellow of the Royalet magnates to the number and his Globe Trottera will begin Thief In Paradise." Threo out of the 15 tried at recently elected Leningrad on espionage charges on Royal Society, was on November 30 of two thousand, attended a ban their season at the Star Theatre To-day--Star Theatre; "The behalf of Finland, have been sen- the principal guest at the anniver.quet in celebration of the fifteenth with their cabaret programme, Rainmaker, tenced to death. The others were sary dinner of that body at the birthday of "King Otto." Among Happy Moments."

January 11- Star Theatre; them were leaders of political given varying terms of imprison- Hotel Victoria, London.

The Globe Trotters are talented The Globe Trotters in "Happy ment Two of the former had In a speech full of humour, Mr. parties, merchant princesa, big-wige vocalista, musiciens-and dancers. Moments."

10 Baldwin confegsed to his surprise of commerce and industry, and re- Dick Norton is a host in himself stitute Concert, 6.30 p.m.

January 12-Helena May In- their sentences commuted to years' imprisonment in accordance at his election as a Fellow, and sag-presentative men from all parts of and from recent reports from India,

Among names picked Burma and Malaya should be better The Globe Trotters in "Scenes and January 12-13 Star Theatre, with the Novembar amnesty, but gested that the explanation for this Hungary. the Court appealed and the Soviet sucoveted honour might be that he out at random are Appony!. Odes-than ever In his character roles and Sexess Executive did not reprieve the was known to be a politician who calchi, Andrassy, Vlassics, Szteren songs, Leo Brooker, besides, wing : January 12-14-Queen's Theatre;

had a profound disgust for rhetorie, yi, Sigray, Esterhazy, Palaguyay, a comedian is a splendid dancer, |""The Fire Brigade.”. who never practised it, and who Csekonits and Karolyi (the untaint-Miss Lella Forbes is a clever comą- preferred to lower the temperature ed branch). At the climax of the dienne and singer-while Miss of political life by very often put-feast Count Zichy raised his glass Daphne de Lisia le a leading-dang- ting his thoughts into the re-and drank to King Otto "soon toer of the Company. Other mem frigerator.

reign over us." Horthy would like bers of the Company are the Misses Describing the Royal Society as to stop demonstrations of this kind Constance Garrett and Marion Hall- the sciente conscience of the bat dare not, for he is nominally wood, the former has an excep whole country," the Premier de Regent for his sovereign lord the tionally fine soprano voice while the clared that the Government owed King, and he contrives to bang, on latter has been as accompanist and a deep debt of gratitude to the only by pleading that the over-entertainer to, Dame Clara Butt, Fellows of the society for the work whelming wishes of the nation are

third.-Router.

NO HOPE.

GERMAN REPARATION

PAYMENTS.

NEVER BE PAID UP.

Bordeaux, Yesterday.

"Happy Moments” will be follow-

they had so freely and willingly overruled by the interference of the ed by "Ecenes and Screams," "Plea- given in the public: Interest...

Little Entente and France. A noteworthy utterance

Sir Ernest Rutherford presided, rade by the Frenchman, M. Albert and the guests included Lord Thomas, Director of the Interna- Hewart (Lord Chief Justice), Mr.

réalised.

WRA

tional Labour Office to the effect Neville Chamberlain (Minister of little knowledge. I know something that no expert considered that the Health), Viscount D'Abernon, Lord of the nature and the different full execution by Germany of ro- Clinton, Sir Frank Dyson (the kinds of gas. (Laughter.) I be paration payments could ever be Astronomer Royal), Sir John lleve you describe the heat of a gas "We must sooner heed Brunner, Sir Alfred Mond, M.P., as chiefly the energy of motion the warnings of the Agent-General and Dean Inge.

and its particles. It is that which The Prime Minister, proposing gives a gas its expansive force. If of Reparatione Payments."—Reu-

the toast of the evening, "The the heat is excessive odd things. ter.

Royal Society," referred to his re- happen.. I understand the true cent election as a Fellow of the balance dependa not only on the

CANTON OFFICIALS. society. He said: I have coveted question of temperature, but also

(Continued from Page 1.)

Police Opposition.

as

Mr. Lindsel asked Mr. King the $100,000 was attached, and Mr. King replied that it was.

Stolen From Canton.

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Mr. King proceeded to say that

to do it.

not."

sure Land" and "Incidents." Book ing is now open at Messrs. Mou- trie's and the Star Theatre at the popular prices of $3, $2 and $1.

CINEMA NOTES.

"LA BOHEME" AT QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Tem-the

January 12-14 World Theatre; The Taxi Dancer,

January 12-11 Star Theatre; "Satan. In Sebles.!! The Globe Trotters in "Pleasure January 14-15 Star. Theatre, Land."

January 16-17—Star: · Theatre, The Globe Trotters in "Incidents."

Sports.

To-day-Football: RIA.M.C., *V. R.E. & R. Sige. Sookumpoo, 415 p.m.

Bty, R. v. Sist H. Bly. R.A

January 12-Football: 12th H.

Sookumpoo, 4.15 p.m.

January 18 Annual Billard Championship of St. Peter's

Y.M. Club.

January 14-Entries close for forthcoming Annual Race Meeting, 8: p.m.

January 21-China New Year) meeting (Fanling Hunt), Kwanti Race Course.

January 28-American lawn ten- nis tourney (mixed doubles) for members of the Ladies' Recreation Club at LAR.C.

Meetings.

January 13-Annual meeting of

January 16-General meeting of

Club, 8,80 p.m.,

Miscellaneous).

To-day-St. Peter's C. Y. M.

Hotel Riviers, Macao, with special.

January 22-Opening date of Photographic & Art Exhibition at Macao.

A CAST OF STARS.

some honours during my life and on the number of particles, which

The splendid screen version of received them. I never coveted this I believe you call density.

'famous honour, because it never seemed perature and density are things Boheme" returns to the. Queen's romance, La one that could possibly fall to my am brought up against every day Theatre to-day and. to-morroW fot. You have had poets as mem-of my life. (Loud laughter.) If with Lillian Gish ments. Counsel' respectfully and bers of the Royal Society in the old any time, I can render your society "Mimi" and John Gilbert playing ing, 5.80 p.m

as the tragic St. David's Society, Prince's Bulid earnestly asked the Magistrate days, and-you will remember that any service in that direction I will "Rodolphe," her poet lover. Re- the Bench to say that the accused

when the Blessed Damozel leant put my knowledge at your disposal. productions of the quaint old akareholders, Messrs. Lane, Craw- were enitled to bail,

over the gate of Heaven was You are better propheta than we streets of the Latin Quarter were ford, Ltd., Exchange Bldg., noon. many days before a look of wonder are; you prophesy about the constructed with absolute fidelity January 27-Annual meeting of has not left mine yet. (Laughter.) There are prophets among us to cularly strong cast was assem left her face. That look of wonder comets, the tides, and eclipses for this new picture, and a parti St. Peter's Church Your Men's

I have looked on the Royal day who foretell the result of the bled for the play, Renee Adoree Society with the feeling of awe zext General Election, a bolder plays "Musetta," a rol famous Mr. King, In opposing bail said and wonder which is common to my prophecy than any you indulge in through the "Musetta Wale," that Mr. Lo's argument as to the fellow-countrymen cutside your They also prophesy the direction of and Roy D'Arcy, the "Crown Club dance in Lane, Crawford's Re- possibility of the accused leaving, bounds. As a layman, and one the flowing tide, but I have never Prince" of "The Merry Widow," ataurant, 8.45 p.m. the Colony was not convincing, as profoundly ignorant, I think much yet met a politician who will ex-is seen as "Paul," the. suave there was really nothing to hold of the respect in which you are press in public the prophecy of his boulevardier. Karl Dane, Edward A. Swann as Dean of St. John's January 12-Institution of Rev. the accused back beyond whatever held comes from the nature of the own eclipse. They know it some Everett Horton, Gino Corrado, Cathedral and Archdeacon of Hong ball that was fixed. With regard to subjects which you study, and the times, but they have not that pas George Hassell and other well-Kong and the Rev. Mok Shau-tsang,. Mr. Lo's statement that the accused obscurity of the language in which slonate desire to give expression to known artistes appear. Dane re-as Achdeacon of Canton, at Even- did no dare go to Macao, he (Mr. you write about them. (Laughter.) the truth which you have. (Loud cently leaped to fame as "Slim" song in St. John's Cathedral, 5.30 King) would tell the Court that the I remember some years ago talking laughter.)

in "The Big Parade," and his P original Information was against to Sir Joseph Larmor in his library Battleships and Hymns. transition from a dough boy in January 12-Reception of wel- three men. The two accused were at St. John's. I am ford of arrested between 5 and 7 a.m., and books, and locked over his, and, that ministers, and judges with French concierge in "La Boheme", St. John's Cathedral Hall, I feel soxie comfort in reflecting the war picture to the kindly come to the Rev. and Mrs. A. the third man laft for Macao at 12 having done

BO, I said to him, whom I am, perhaps, more akin is distinctly interesting. Among January 13-H.E. The Governor noon on January 5.

"There is not a single book on all than the scientists, have been and the other noted players is Agos-distributes prizes at Queen's Col- these shelves of which I can under-are now elected Fellows. With many French editor. Borgato was for

tino Borgato, who plays the lege, stand a single word," and Sir of them, of course, their recrea- twelve years leading man for prizes, at Ellis Kadoorie School, by January 14—Distribution of Joseph replied, "Probably tions, as mine, are not, scientific. I the police had since made inquiries (Laughter.)

was looking only to-day in the last Eleanora Duse, the, great Italian the Hon. Sir Sbeu-aon Chow, 10.80 and had the, information that over.

I have a still earlier recollection, volume of the Dictionary of Na. tragedienne, on the stage. With m $100,000 was stolen from Canton when I was a small boy, of my tional Biography, and found to my

such a cast "La Boheme" ranks January 16-Opening of the and deposited in a certain bank in father and his brother-in-law, Sir delight that a most distinguished among the biggest pictures and it dinner; and dancing from 9 p.m. to Hong Kong. Subsequently part of Edward. Poynter-neither of them Civil Servant, who devoted his life only requires the special music am. that money was transferred to an-without culture of a certain kind to designing battleships, spent his played by the Queen's Orchestra January 16-Debate in St. Peter's other bank and one of the accused going with a friend to hear a paper spare time composing hymns for a

to make it wholly delightful, pro-y.M Club House, 8.80 p.m. wont to the second

bank to read. at the Royal Society. It may Baptist chapel-(Laughter)—and I

duction. arrange the transfer of that money memory serves me right, it was find now that the rector of a coun- to Shanghai but the bank refused read by Lord Rayleigh. The sub-try parish was adviser to the War RONALD COLMAN. '.

jeet of that paper was "Superos- Office on the science of artillery, Mr. Lo said that the whole point cillatory Curves." What I remem- (Laughter.) was whether the transfer of the ber about it mainly is that neither

The chief picture at all perform I wish I was comparable to them. ances in the World Theatre to- money was intended for the tres my father nor Sir Edward Poynter My recreation in and will be merely day and to-morrow, "A Thief in sury at Shanghai or for the accus understood a word from beginning booke. There, I rejoice to find Paradise," presents the hero of ed's, personal privy purse. Counsel to end, and that no less distinguish that you are producing books at a Beau Geste," Ronald Colman, in added that however high bail the ed a man than Professor Huxley great. rate. I understand you are one of the roles that helped to

A CRYSTAL: VASE, Magistrate wished to fix the dewas in the same galley. At the end gradually cataloguing the output of make him famous. The story fence did not mind, but they want he drew on

Unsettled. property of the gross a blackboard in the scientific papers throughout the opene in the South Sea Islands, valua of 244,985 was left by the to feel that justice had been made room a pleture of a Lifeguardsman, world, and that you have already, where two American derelicts are Marquis of Cambridge, the Queen's to them by allowing them bail.

in the shell jacket then fashionable catalogued some three millions, seen in almost their last extre- brother, who died on Oct. 24. Pro Million Dollars.

in the Army, bending over and That makes me wish we could re-mity of poverty. One of these, bate of the will dated Nov. 9, 1911, kissing a tiny girl, and underneath turn to the day when books were Phillip Jardine, is killed by a has been granted to the widow, Mr. Lindsell remarked to Mr. he wrote the words, "A superencula written by hand. (Laughter.) We shark just as a letter arrives for power being reserved to grant pro- King that he did not see why the tory curve." (Laughter.)

cannot put the clock back. We him from his wealthy father call-bate also to the Marque's brother, whole of the $100,000 should not be "Disgust for Rhetorie." cannot put it back, particularly in ing him back home. Jardine's the Earl of Athlone. paid as bail.

As a token of affection the Mar- I do not know why you want a science, and Governments have at widow. then induces Maurice quis left to the Queen the crystal Mr. King said that another con-politician in your midst. We live last, I think, began to realise what Blake, the other derelict, to im vase presented to him and his wife alderation against bail was that he in different worlds. You deal with science is doing and can do, not personate the dead man, and the on their marriage by Sir Frederick had seen an authentic document in suns, stars, atoms, and electrons, only for this country, but for the rest of the story has to do with Wigan. To the Earl of Athlone he Canton speaking of a million dollars and I with rates and taxes. whole world

the complications which arise left portraits of Adolphus Duke of being involved, but for what amount (Laughter.) With you space and In recent years agricultural, when Blake is received into the Cambridge and Augusta Duchess of the requisition would be he could time are marely appearances, but medical, and Industrial research Jardine home. There are thrill- Cambridge.de it not say..

with me they are grim realities. have been fostered by the Governing and romantic developments, The Marquis made heirlooms of Mr. La volunteered to supply the You are a priesthood and worship ment, and certainly, in the case of which, of course, and happily, but numerous articles, some to devolve Information ex parte and not with truth. I belong to a sect, and most of that research, the Govern- the suspense is maintained to the in the family of his eldest son and the accused's instruction that a (Laughter.). You employ a bypo- ment has looked to you for the help end. The picture is noteworthy others in the family of his second large part of the money was with thesis as far as it will carry you. that you can give better than any- for remarkably fine settings and son, and he left his household and the Hong Kong and Shanghat Bank When it is unserviceable you die one else, id which you have given powerful acting. ing Corporation securely attached card it and find a new one. If we freely. I think the Government of and fixed, and the only thing that discard our hypotheses we are not this country owes a deep debt of headd eventually be handed over to bounds of fowledge-fre are call society for the lavish and unspar The Rainmaker will be the area and brilliant quatrefoil

know was whether said to be pashing the gratitude to the Fellows of this the regime the defence wanted ited rats. (Laughter.)

Ing work they have so freely and chief film in the movie pro neglige ornament, with two dia- to go to.

You keep silence until you know willingly given in the public intergramme at the Star Theatre to mond mounted baroque pearl drops. the truth. That would impose a cat. The Royal Society is really day and to-morrow. The atmos known as the Rhedey earrings," Could, "Hop Off."

great strain on us. (Laughter.) the scientific, conscience of the phere of the race track in which "These earrings were given by Replying to Mr. Lindsell, Mr. When you have found the truth you whole country, and it is fitting that the early part of the action takes Count Redey to his wife. She King said that he had no reason to try to describe it in a few words. they should have the administration place is real, typical and vividly would not believe they were, real, doubt Mr. Lo's statement, but he Our constituents grade us accord- of Government grants for the pur picturesque. Later in the pic and it is weld her husband, with hin understood that the money was in ing to the number of columns of nose of Individual research, and fire, a dance hall scene of other sword cut a plece of me. Canton.

The only reason why he Hansard we produce, and if we that the touch between the two days is reproduced. The realism pearl The mark said ball should not be granted was keep silence we render ourselves the Government and the Royal here is heightened by a fierce

visible because the accused could "hop off," able to vote of censure. (Loud Society should be as close at hand-to-hand fight in which we bracelets in gold-

Mr. Lo emphasised that the rea- laughter.) We make perorations, posaffle, **

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ause Mr. King had and then that moved to elect ; ma a member of more fortunate than our present plague through laci the question of ball would be con- your society, because you know I one in this that the Minister Che jockey known as sidered that morning, and now. Mr. am, at any rate, one of those responsible to Parliament for the maker, prays for King applied for a remand as be politicians who have profound State, assist

ayer is answered cloudburst.

Hale

in the icture will

get disgust for rhetoric, who never form is the Lord President - Mr. Lindell decided that in'ylaw practices it and who prefers to Council,

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ember of

of the difficulty of proving the lar lower the température of political He in mol only a diati -ceny charge he would, grant the as- lifa by very ‹ often putting = his | learned-

cused ball in the sum of $50,000 thoug

The case was adjourned untill grateful, toʻ -January 13 at 10 am.

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