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"HOPKINS DIARY."

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1928,

WILBUR PLAYERS.

SCORE IN THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS.”

PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF U.S. CIVIL WAR.

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· SOLDIER'S STORY.

END OF FINE RUN.

parted the beat of friends, is of a very satisfactory character point- ing, as it does, to the excellent spirit that animates the British Navy. Looking back upon the affair it is clear that only the Įmaintenance of the rigorous dis- cipline of the Navy necessitated Courts Martial regarding such and then Lieut.-Colonel of the The Family Upstairs" on Easter. Samuel John Hopkins, Captain In their farewell performance of trumpery incidents. That they 7th New Jersey Volunteers with Monday evening the Wilbur players should have been seriously dis- the Army of the Potomac in the in a delightful comedy-drama of cussed is a matter for regret, as American Civil War, was a very domestic life, treated this well obviously they were purely per-

skilfully.

very

somal, in no way reflecting upon human, industrious, and doubt known. farce the efficiency of those prominent less gallant soldier. Throughout Throughout the performance the au- in the dispute. Personal differ- the campaign he kept a diary of dience were kept in a ripple of ences are bound to arise in the sorts on odd sheets of foolscap, amusement, the fun being well sus Navy as elsewhere, but it is to and interleaved the foolscap tained and many of the more seri be hoped that it will be a long with all manner of regimental ous situations were examples of the time before they again form the documents-orders of the day,

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subject of public investigation. ration accounts, nominal rolls of versatility of this clever little com- The true spirit that animates the recruits, special passes, warrants, pany. officers of the British Navy is cer- knows not what.

Mr. L Anthony Blaker in yet notes from fellow officers, and one tainly much more accurately, re-

another very successful role which flected in the delightful incident He wrote in a

was portrayed cleverly was painstaking that took place in the hotel at hand, with resolution writ large real success was scored by Miss warm favourite throughout, and a Gibraltar, where one of the sup in every down stroke, and dedic-verna Mersereau in the part of posed protagonists courteously ated his humble effort "For my Emma Heller or "Ma," the part of called upon the other and was Children's Children." He did not] greeted in true traditional style: air at history, but only dis the blundering but "real" mother "Why, it's old Dewar." After jointed mention of a few incidents so full of energy and imagination this, all will wish oblivion to the pertaining to these campaigns for her daughter's welfare. In this "revelations" and a speedy re for what he called the Suppres- part which appeared to be parti- aumption of the good old ways. sion of the War of the Great cularly suitable to Miss Mersereau Rebellion, written frequently the audience showed their marked. "without tent or shelter, table, appreciation.

Mention must desk, chair, or stool." When the

be made of first note was written, he says, he "Willie" mother's blue-eyed boy the second. had no thought of following with capitally played by Mr. Michael He certainly could Dupre and these three characters have had no thought that, over were the setting for the great part half a century later, curious eyes of the humour of the play. would be scanning his rough-and- ready journal in the bookshop of cult part Miss Florence Underhill As Louise Heller in a very diff- J. and E. Bumpus in Oxford-gave

WRS heartily applauded

TROTSKY IN EXILE.

JOURNEY TO HIS NEW HOME IN “BOURGEOIS" LUXURY.

The "Glos Prawdy," in an article from Moscow, gives the following details of Trotsky's exile. He is living in the best house in Vjerny with fire rooms at his disposal and Mr. J. G. Wilson, it had been for fine acting at the conclusion of 220 roubles a month. He is accom- brought by a grandson of the the second act. panied by his wife and younger son, commander, Mr. Royden Hopkins, and three friends, including his a London business man, states Hodgins, Mr. Alfred Jenkin, and secretary, have been exiled to the the "Observer." same town. He is not allowed to than two kilometres (a go moro

mile and a quarter) from the town, and the military authorities have been given orders to see that he

not approach the

Chinese

does frontier.

All Trotsky's correspondence is censored. He is allowed to occupy

himself with terry work as long as it is not journalistic, and the State Publishing Office in Moscow has accepted in.advance a work on the theory of Marx. On his way to exile the train was stopped some miles out of Tashkent so as to pre- vent any manifestations on his be- haff in the town.

A Moscow message states that

of the people Fruise, where Trotsky changed from rail to coach, were astonished. at the volume of luggage accompanying him and his family into exile. There were over 70 articles of

street, W., to whose genial chief, and "A striking performance

A Lincoln Review. "Recruiting... Accounts

Miss Tove Eindan, Mr. Earle

Mr. Edgar-Cartwright, in more sub- dued parts completed a very gound caste and the final performance of Army Memoranda" is the disarm-left pleasant memories this Easter. and the Wilbur players in Hong Kong ing title on the faded cardboard

The Company will be assured of covers; but the faded folios with- a warm welcome on their return understanding heart. Here, near in reveal a lively eye and a devout, to the Colony at any future time. Alexandria, Va., October 28, 1862,

is Lincoln reviewing the Potomac troops:

the Chancellorsville engagement, Again the cannon belch forth April 2, 1865, is typical:- until 21 reports are counted- the President's Salute. Now the entire Field is in commo-

General Graham has been flanked, and himself taken pri- soner. At the head of the By- tion; from each flank can being crowd are Collis's Zouaves. heard the cry, "Uncle Abe is As they approach our lines Coming!" There is a flutteringLieut. Dingler, with drawn and rushing of the spectators, and soon appears our President, Abraham Lincoln, riding in front of the largest and most brilliant Staff I have ever be- held.

Which sentiment brought us to the present: The workings of our mind slipped across those eighty luggage suggestive of luxury on a At another Lincoln review, near and odd years and settled upon scale that could only be described Falmouth, Va., on April 8, 1865, another announcement, which as bourgeale. Trotsky even had this devout commander, whose was to the effect that it was pro-hound. The recent report that he flected his manner of speech, re- full hunting equipment and a bluff underlining must have re- posed to build a college upon the kad been murdered has been members what a fine spectacle it site of the old Stanley barrackal | denied.

is for rebels as well as patriots:- Such is the shortness of human memory; in ao short while can the éndeavours of pioneers be for- ROBERTSON-ALLEN.—. On | gotten. But a very few years be- March 31, at H.B.M. Consulate-fore the ranks of the 50th Regi- General, and at the Unionment were being continually

Mildred Church, Shanghai,

MARRIAGE.

Scotland.

DEATH.

POOR MAN'S GIFT.

TO LIGHTEN THE NATION'S DEBT.

The Rebs were also made fully aware of the presence of Uncle Abraham" by his salute of 21 guns. It must have chaffed them some to have

seen

him "(through their glasses) galloping over the Field by the side of "Fighting Joe" Hooker, mounted upon his everlasting Old Gray.

sword, springs on their front calling: "Halt, you d cowards, Halt Private Hager, of my company, throws up his musket in front: "Halt, or I will a-s-shoot you, I am t-told to do it, and I will.” "Halt, boys!" calls bare-headed Colonel Collis, "Let's stop here." In the same breath, "No, no! Let's go on," and on they go amid the hootings and execrations of our boys, 2

One of my boys, Mortland, turna, the blood streamfrig down his face. "Go to the rear, my lad." "No, Captain, 'tis only a. scalp wound." A thud and moan, I look over my shoulder and Captain Smith is being car❤. ried out with a bullet through his face. Hotter and hotter grows the fight..

A poor man has followed, as his Allen, only daughter of the weakened by the scourge of

·late Fredk. Allen, of Clapham, malaria, certainly not more than means permit, the example of the unknown millionaire who recently London,

This Is A Strange War." to Henry D.

M.Ave years before, Commodore founded a fund, with £500,000, to Robertson, Bon of the late Bremer and his naval squadron accumulate for the purpose of pay is out here in Virginia yet! Snow an infant burial by a Rebel "Whew!" he adds, "how cold it In the midst of war he attends William Robertson of Paisley had arrived in the harbour of ing of a portion of the National still on the hills, and prospect of family: "This is a strange war!

Debt. The Chancellor of Hong Kong and had taken pos- Exchequer recently announced ories of "Burnside's Mud March," grave of the infant. To-morrow, the more" And, with bitter mem-To-day we tarry and weep at the session of the island in the name an anonymous gift of £100 to the he also recalls how he has seen mayhap, we meet in deadly con- EBRAHIM.---On April 2, at his re- of Queen Victoria. The Colony fund, and now he has received the just such a proud army "rebuked, fict and slay or are slain by its

sidence, Surat, India, Noordin was then in its swaddling clothes; following letter:

humbled, made powerless even to father God grant that it may "Honourable Sir,-Seeing that move in one short night." That soon be over." Ebrahim, senior partner of our representatives here were

one has kindly given £500,000 to was "God's victory." The Pre- Did this too human descendant Messrs. Abdoolally, Ebrahim & engaged in the difficult task of pay off the great debt the nation sident, he adds, "looked wearied, of Stephen Hopkins, of the May- Co. (By cable),

building an outpost of Empire, an owes I felt I should like to do a tired, and well he might, for flower, this soldier who so wrote. heroic duty in which this band of little bit to help, so I am sending three days, he had been almost in the raw, survive the ordeal to constantly in the saddle quite find only disillusionment? To- Hong Kong. Tuesday, April 10, 1928 troops at Stanley-and those ten shillings as I am only peor."

Mr. Churchill expresses his enough to weary one more accus-wards the end there is a folio set who died at Stanley-actively thanka and appreciation of the tomed to the field than he out like an epitaph on a tomb participated.

patriotism which has inspired this Two years later he is recount-stone. It reads: gift.

ing more intimate stories of the

War. great President. He has to

:

Yet now, in this year of Grace 1928 we hear of proposal to build a school on the site of their barracks. Surely the island of Hong Kong, despite the rapid rate at which it is peopled,

£100 More For The Nation.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer assure a woman who stops him in What It Means To The Soldier has received from a gentleman who Petersburg that the President destres to remain anonymous the has indeed been assassinated. sum of £100, to be added to the "How could they kill such a good, announced, has been given for the asks, and goes on to tell how, fund of £500,000 which, as recently kind, tender-hearted man?” she

when her son was lying mortally wounded; everyone but Abe him-. self, whom she contrived to reach at the White House, refused her

that, madam," he said, pressing the pass into her hand, "and go to your wounded boy as soon as you can

A LINK WITH THE PAST.

Having occasion recently to rei fer to the files of, the "China Mail for the year 1845 we came across a news item in the Issue of March 13, to the effect

is not so overcrowded that no redemption of the National Debt that on the previous day the other place for the erection of a Legislative Council passed a recollege is obtainable. With the solution that Chuck Chu should merits of the suggested Institu- GERMANY IN CHAINS a pass to go to him. There, take in future be called Stanley. In- tion, its necessity or its useful cidentally it was also resolved ness, we are not here o

concerned. that Shuckpai Wan should be What does concern us, however;

DEFENCE MINISTER'S

PICTURE.

· Vivid Description of Battles. "Another woman stopped him

known as Aberdeen, but it was

is the propesal to desecrate this A picture of Germany in chains the first part of the announce

spot so intimately bound up with was painted by the new Minister of ment that caught our attention the Colony's early history, a spot Defence (Herr Greener) in ad- near This mention of Stanley, as the which is the resting place of those dressing the Budget Committee of place has since been known, of our race who went before us Germany was enchained by the the Reichstag. He declared that brought back memories; not per- and who helped, in their small Versailles Treaty in a manner that sonal memories, for our mind in-

way, to sonsolidate the one-time was nearly unbearable for a Boyer-

FitWe cannot make war on a great

The True Spirit..........

secure our neutrality-in' times of condict. In order to fulfil this tank. our little army must have the greatest energy and manoeuvring

stantly went back to the trying barren rock, as Hong Kong has sign people. days to which we have referred, been called, into the full-blooded scale with our army," he said. "We the days in which the pioneer and desirable possession it is to can only protect our frontiers and spirit was and had to be much

day. in evidence, when life in Hong Kong was not the comparatively easy thing it is now. For it was about this time some eighty three years ago that the 50th British Regiment was stationed at Stanley, then the site of a mill- Dayar.

How the art of war will develop we do not

After the more or less acrimoni- ous revelations of last week's capa Courts Martini, the incident nar rated yesterday in one of Reuter's telegrams to the affect that Rear Admiral Collard and Captain

keep pace

Burkesville:

Privations →→→ Hanger, cold, fatigue, dis- comfort, dangers, prizon, dirt, vermin, starvation, sickness, shattered constitutions, maim- ed bodies, hospitals, sufferings. Death-

· It Disabled in the Service: Eight dollars a month and a hand organ, the charity friends, or the Poor House.

Glory — But the slaves of the South had been freed:

The well-known West End actor, Colonel, is it true Mister Mr. Dennis Wyndham, is now an Lincoln is killed ???

authors agent and play-broker. Yes, madam, I regret to say During the war he marri the President is dead.

Hon. Eisle Mackay, Lord and Lady Who will be President now, Inchcape's daughter. She was Colonel ? nurse in her mather's hospi

The Vice-President, madam, where the young officer was p Andrew Johnsontent. They eloped and

Andy Johnson-Andy John- ded in Glasgow. Mrs. son of Tennessee! (throwing up went on the stage and both hands) Good Lord have mercy on us!90 To which the Colonel footnotes: Mora

er get frightened

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