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cal prophesy we believe that we cannot do better than give a few extracts from an article on the |subject written by Mr. Davidson,

He says:

"Precisoly an our Lord utilised the incidents of His own life and times as the basis of a parable, so does the Great Pyramid's system of Revela- tion utilise the phenomena of as tronomy and nature as the basis of

GRAND TRIO.”

MRS. WOODS & HER TWIN

* DAUGHTENS.

LEAVING HONG KONG.

MONDAY, MAY 28, 1928.

went to Shanghai in 1917, and "THAT'S MY DADDY.".

were the first to introduce the Cabaret to Northern China, and later to Manchurla and Korea-and- Japan.

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Local Activities, ~.

their

REGINALD DENNY IN NEW REATURE ROLL.

AT THE QUEEN'S.

The popular British boxer-star, Reginald Denny, is being screened at the Queen's Theatre to-day, for final showing in his latest rols,

That's My Daddy."

Amuzing situations develope duti

They also paid a visit to Viadi vostock under the auspices of the American Red Cross, and ‚'enter- lained troops there for three Popular and. respected re-

montha Then they, went back to sidents of Hong Kong for a num- Japan where they started to teach ber of years. Mrs. Harry Woods, an accomplished musician, and dancing on Armistice Day 1018 her twin daughters, the Misses

The Woods are justly proud of An exhilarating story, where AHeen and Doris Woods, two very talented

entertainers, and the fact that at every one of their fun and laughter predominate, It: four has also it's sadder and more dancing teachers, will be sailing performances during the during this week for Canada, years of the Great War, they con- touching scenes, dealing with the tributed 20 per cent. of their tak- | life of a wealthy young, bachelor, where they intend to settle,

Their going will be a distinct inga to the War Funds, as well as who through speeding along the loss to the Colony, and will be re- the whole proceeds of the sale of road to keep an appointment, is gretted by a large circle of their programmes. They possess caught in a speed trap. To avoid friends and admirers.

a large book of receipts of which it says he is going to the bedside; That the popularity enjoyed they are very proud, also a book of of his child who has met with an. here by Mrs. Woods and her letters of oppreciation from all accident. daughters was well-merited, goes parts of the East, where they cer without saying, and this is the tainly scored triumphs in excuse, if any were needed, for line of entertalament. this review of a part of their. The doings of the Woods in amazingly successful career as Hong Kong are too well known to entertainers in many parts of the need recalling, as all know how world, scoring triumphs every Miss Aileen had thrown herself where they went-in New York, wholeheartedly into the task of on South Africa, the Straits Settle-tertaining the Servicemen far away ments, the Federated Malay from Home, earning for herself States, India, Burma, Japan and the well deserved title of the Russia with their "Novel "Soldiers' Sweetheart." Cabaret," they being absolutely

Whilst she was doing this in the first artistes to introduce this Hong Kong, her sister, Miss Doric, new line of entertainment almost Was on a remarkably successful tour of the East with R. B. Salis- bury's "Quafnts" for one year The "Novel Cabaret" was tour-playing principal roles, and on her ing in South Africa when the return to Hong Kong entered with LAURA LA PLANTE.. Great War broke out in 1914, and enthusiasm into the work of enter- the Woods left the country soon taining the lads: afterwards. Thence they went to The Misses Woods' final effor in Mauritius, being the first English aid of Earl Haig's Ex-Service Fi entertainers to appear there was the handsome sum of $5,500. They were so well received in Mauritius that they stayed there for three months entertaining the troops.

fourteen years ago...

"Novel Cabaret."

P. T. F. J.

C.P.R. CHIEF.

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AT MONTREAL..

Then they sailed for Singapore, opening there on June 12, 1915, MR. W. BAIRD'S APPOINTMENT which date marked their long connection with the Far East, which led to their subsequent de- cision to make Hong Kong their European headquarters.

Mr. William Baird, realstant passenger manager, Canadian Pacific Railway, London, The Cabaret entertainment made has been appointed steamship pas- such an instantaneous hit that the senger traffic manager for the com- Woods remained for six months In (pany, with headquarters in Mon- the Straits Settlements and the treal.

F.M.A., before proceeding to ladia Mr. Baird commenced his storm-

bis stupid and Ignorance of children bring about complications,. leading to a thrilling climax.

The

swing picture has throughout, never dragging, and the cast includes a big selection of notable stars, making the film the Barbara Kent plays opposite Denny success it is. Winsome, little

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nursa, suported by Lillian Rich Reginald's. Intended fiancee. Tom O'Brian fills the role of traile co eplendidly, while Pudge, the- girl, plays as Denny's daughter ex-- couding well

A CAPITAL NEW COMEDY.

COMING.

Laura La Plante's latest picture,' - "Finders Keepers,” comes to the | Queen's Theatre on Thursday next

for three days, according to an special advertisement in this issue. Adapted from the entertaining magazine story by Mary Roberta Rineheart, Finders Keepers" is said to be the famous blonde star's: most sparkling picture to date, The. story concerns a colonel's daughter- who speaks into camp in uniform to marry her soldier sweetheart just before he sails for France. She aan by the overpowering ser- geant who thinks she is a missing

an allegory that reveals the Hand and Burmah where they met with ship career in Glasgow in 1906, and seruit and hustles her into a gen-

of God in human history."

"It is only because he Pyramid's

years ago."-

the

a few years

&

ACTORS' FUND.

eral parade with extraordinarily same phenomenal success, within

was given comical results. John Harron plays prophecy is a Divine Revelation that and they stayed for one year. charge of the entire passenger or opposite Miss La Plante, while it was possible for the dates of cer- They were engaged to give their ganisation for Scotland of the others in the cast include Edmund tain events to be indicated 6,000 entertainment in Bombay at all the Allan Line When the Canadian Breese, Arthur Rankin, William

War Hospitals, and remained in Pacific absorbed the line he was, Gorman and Joe Mack. The pic-- Mr. Davidson emphasises that that city alone for four months. located for some years at Liverpool," ture was produced by Wesley the "period of tribulation" into

in charge there of the passenger Ruggles, who has been identified. Personal Recollections. which the world (according to the

Interests of the Canadian Pacific with many of Laura La Plante's Then a returh visit

was Co. In 1921 Mr. Baird was trans- other big comedy successes. pyramid prophecies) is entering paid to the Straits Settle ferred to London as assistant Euro-

at to-day (May 28, 1928) does not ments in 1916, and

this pean passenger manager. time the writer of these notes was necessarily mean that it will be newspaperman in Singapore out Europe, Canada and the Unit "Mr. Baird has travelled througif- gin with war though, in this same He has very clear recollection ofed States, and, on behalf of Sir "tribulation period," the series of attending and greatly enjoying George McLaren Brown, European

A MONEY-RAISING: index events falls into three cate their entertainments, at which stir-general manager, has been entrust

ASSET.. ring and popular songs which make ed at one time gories: (1) Events relating to an espacial appeal were sung.

or another with negotiations with many European. Except during war time, there Turkish, Egyptian and Moslem Some of the songs well re-Governments. In 1926 he was ap- has been a 'rule bapning women.. Hong Kong, Monday, May 28, 1928. questions; (0) Communism and membered as being amongst the pointed by the League of Nations from the executive committee of

Communistic propaganda directed then repertoire of the clever alugers to the committee of experts to for- the Actors' Benevolent Fund.

were: "Land of Hope and Glory" mulate proposals for the better Whether this rule should be against the British Empire and "Every Man is going to be a Sol transit across Europs of overseas broken was discussed at a meeting the United States of America; and dier," "There's only one England." passengers.

of the fund at the New Theatro, (3) International economic in- "Well done Volunteers," "Till the. Mr. Baird is well-known in In- W.C., when Sir Gerald du Maurier stability.

Boys Come Home," "The Army of ternational steamship passenger said, Today's All Right," and "They circles, and has represented the It will probably come to many

This seems to us to be startling Sang-God Save Our King." Canadian Pacific at many steam- of our readers as a complete sur-enough quite apart from war, and There was no doubt that then, ship passenger meetings through- prise to be told that to-day (May it is devoutly to be hoped that now, the reason for the Misses out Europe. The emigration move- 28) has been regarded by a large these pyramid phrophets are (as of the success which they invart his special studies, in addition to Woods' popularity, and the secret ment to Canada has been one of number of people in England, we are inclined to believe they ably achieve, was their untir-the development of Trans-Atlantic' America and elsewhere as a "red are) more zealous than accurate ing vivaciousness. To this the tourist traffic. letter" day-one, in fact, of very in their wonderful prognostica-Misses Woods at Concerts arrang- who had seen the momentous consequence in the tions. world's history. The uninitiated will be eager to know more, will,

"PROPHECIES" AND PREDICTIONS.,

in fact, want to know what it is

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FOND OF COLONY.

BANISHEE'S EARLY RETURN FROM TEN YEARS' EXILE

Service Inds

London, May 25.-The Prime ed for them locally by the Ý.M.C.A. Minister, with Mra. Baldwin, left Concert Committee at the City London yesterday to spend the Hall last year, and at the weekly Whit week-end with the Duke of singsongs at the "Cheer O" Portland. On Tuesday the Prime Y.M.C.A. can well testify.

Minister and Mrs. Baldwin will re- turn to London, and leave later for France for a tour of the Eastern battlefields-British Wireless Ser- vice.

"Good Spirits."

It is simply too absurd that: We should have no women on! this committee when it is a fact that they are. the most popular and the biggest draw in the theatres to-day.

They have established their strength in Parliament, Law, and nearly every other profea--- sion, and apart from their charm and brains, they are a decided asset on the money-raising side, so that we cannot afford to be without them. Therefore I want to do all I possibly can to up- hold the weaker sex. Break the rule; rules are made to be broken.

all about, and especially why this particular day and date should have been so specially favoured

A writer in the "Straits Times" We must preface our remarks by

On the suggestion of Lady' thirteen years ago wrote of the Banished only as recently as the Miases Woods: "They enjoy singing stating that the principal believ- 15th of this month for a term of and dancing and throughout their

Wyndham who presided, a resolu- The recent fighting between Fan tion was drawn up for the next." era in this extraordinary ten years, a Chinese returned to performance carry the audience Chung-helu's forces and General meeting, requesting that members affair are those who are con- the Cofony almost as soon as he with them on the flood of their own Feng Yu-hsiang's troops will be of the committee who seldom at.....

had been landed in Chinese terri- unbounding good spirits."

How settled through the mediation of tended should resign and women'

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vinced that, in the Great Pyramid tory. He was arrested here for true a description of "the girls," General Li Tsung-jen. It is under members be elected in their place.

sentence of nine months' hard labour and 20 strokes of the birch for returning from banishment, whilst for pocket, picking, the ac- cused received an additional three, months hard labour:

ASSAULTED WHEN ACTING AS

WHO IS "FEMINA"?

Who is "Femina," the local enigma

Whom knees and dogs and smokes Exista a lass who'd go so far?

offend

TEASERS.

Answer The "China Mail" Questions.

TO-DAY'S POSERS,

we have much more than a very pocket-picking. His Identity was ancient Egyptian monument-no-then established by police records. was those long years ago.

as true at the present time as it stood that General Fan's troops Dame Madge Kendal advocated" will be reorganised under the "one huge matinee" to raise thing short, in fact, than a revela At the Kowloon Magistracy, on From the Straits Settlements, Government and will be sent north £3,000 or £4,000. tion in stone of the Creator's in Saturday, Mr. W. Schofield passed Mrs. Woods and her daughters to participate in the expedition. tentions towards humanity. To most people, we venture to say such a belief is at least astounding. But that it is at the present moment seriously held by thousands of people and synj pathetically regarded by as many ALERT WATCHMAN. others not quite so certain of its † authenticity la evident by the largely attended meetings held in the Albert Hall, Loudon, and else

Before Mr. W: Schoneld at the f where to discuss the subject, Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday, These meetings, according to the a district watchman charged Press reports, have been of a very Chinese with amault.” The wa serious nature and have been adman aw two Chinese In Shanghal- street, Taumati, peering into the dressed by several new

of w pockets of pedestrians, so he ept. doubted scientific knowledge, men his eye on them. Then, because of who have (like Mr. D. Davidson)

a suspicious movement or the part of the accused, the watchmen seiz devoted many years of thought

ed him, whereupon the accused almost exclusively to the subject, I grabbed the watchmen by, the col

As an indication of what been and continues to be

regarding this

AMATEUR DETECTIVE:

faposed

One such I've never kenned.

But in journals three she's had a spree

Praps-bless her she really meant't Though till the lady I do see What, I ask, is in it?

So come, sweet one, let's at once be done.

With mystry, doubt and diverse fears; You must admit you've had your fun-

Now feast my eager ears.

Reveal a peek to a lad who'd seek

One like thy dear, sweet self as mate. Cos if you're hauled before a benk,

Tafraid I cannot wait.

From day to day a series, of, hälke a dozen' questions, not tremendously? difficult to answer but not always so simply solved as may be thought, Appear on this page. Answers are given on page nine

1. How old is Marshal Foch

2. When WAS the British Academy founded?

8. Who is the President

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36. Where was Mary Pickford- born