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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1928.

'SQUEAMISH AGE.

LORD BIRKENHEAD'S BITTER TONGUE.

A SWASHBUCKLER.

of Lord

COLOGNE'S OVER-BURGO-

MÅSTER'S APPEAL.

GERMANY'S " BONDAGE."

THE CHINA MAIL,

TEASERS.

Answers to To-day's Questions.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED |

IN THE “MAIL"

To-day-Queen's Theatre; "#top That Man."

To-day-World Theatre; "Butter files in the Rain."

1. January 1, 1861 2. Eight mon

To-day-Star Theatre; Windermere's Fan."

1884 "Titanic"

"Irish Hearts.”

3. 1889.

4. Mr. H. N. Mody.

6. 1919 New Year honours.

6. May, 1860.

“STOP THAT MAN."

AN INTERESTING FAST

MOVING COMEDY.

ÁT THE QUEEN'S.

A fast-moving comedy packed

"Lady

September 6 Queen's Theatre;

Star Theatre:

September 6

September 6-8-World Theatre;

"A Woman.of Paris,”

September 7-Dance at Kowloon Football Club, on Tennis Courts, 9 p.m.

September 9-Queen's "Hot Heels."

Theatre;

Theatre;

Theatre;

September 9-World "The Light Of Asia."

September 9--Star "Little Annie Roonle."

September 21-Promenade - Con- cert at: Volantear parade ground, 9.15 p.m.

Land Sales." September 10-At P.W.D. offices,

is not This

perhaps "the WORLD GYMNASTS. nomenclature of the gutter," but it is the son of full-blooded in- vective that would be understood even in those "slum pubs" of which the noble carl has happily It brings dry-as- never heard. dust dialectics home to the busi- This is a dismally squeamishness and the bosom of the man in

Cologne, July 24. age, in which the art of manly the street and the woman in the

street.

Cologne is in gala robes such invective and masculine vitupera- REAL AND SHAM FIGHTS.

as it has not worn since pre- tion has been emasculated by

After all, we are a nation of war days on the occasion of menly-mouthed

and courtesy

But to-day the de- and 1885, and sportswomen. royal visits. sportsmen cowardly urbanity. Our, public We delight in many varieties of corations, although most exten- life is drab and dull because we blood sports, from fox hunting sive in the centre of the city, are are afraid to give and take the and stag hunting down to otter general. Every suburb is gay hard blows that shatter apathy hunting and coursing.

with red and white bunting (the and demolish indifference.

We glory in the fierce rivalry city colours) and with-flags as a Therefore I scornfully decline!

of the ring. Some of us furtive welcome to 200,000 athletes who to swell the chorus of Heeps and Pecksniffs who groan over they indulge in the illegal pastime are assembling here for the 14th of cock fighting with bantams German Athletic Meeting (Deuta polished truculence

armed with steel spurs.

clics Turnfest), writes a corres- Birkenhead, writes James If our men of light and lead-pondent to the "Manchester Douglas in the "Sunday

ing desire to overcome the bored Guardian." Express." The truth is that we indifference of our unwieldy elec

Not only from all parts of Ger all secretly gloat over his flouts torate they must stage real fights many, but from all parts of the and gibes and jeers,

They rend the leaden sky like instead of sham fights. They world, gymnasts of German na- must emulate the lusty arrogance tionality are concentrating on forked lightning. Even the quivering victims who are struck and robust effrontery of Lord Cologne, and by to-morrow the by them benefit by the rude Birkenhead. They must wear a majority of the 200,000 will have front of brass, and employ arrived. The majority will sleep shock.

It is good to be electrocuted tongue of poison.

know many intellectuals who in mass quarters schools, public with thrills, is being screened at 3 lots of Crown, land at Mong Kok now and then, and Lord Birken- head is the most deadly électro-jenvy his monopoly of the lime halls, etc., but the older athletes the Queen's Theatre under the title Tauf, and 'Shamsliuipo, 8 pm.

final per- and some others are billeted upon Stop That Man" for, cutionist in politics or out of it, light. They grieve over their in the inhábitants, as in the war formances today.

days.

There is a speed and liveliness He is like a live rail on which it ability to furnish "Low" with

Last night about 1,000 of is dangerous to tread. The faint-material for his cruel caricatures.

interested. est provocation taps his highest They sigh for the nimbus he the German-American contingent that compels the audience to be

weaves daily round,"Lord Burst-

Featuring the adventures of a valuable collection of Stamps, 5.15 voltage.

inghead" and "Jix" and Mr. (they will muster 3,000 in all) were given a civic reception at "SLUM PUBS."

Baldwin.

But they lack the courage to the beautiful old Guerzenich. In young man whose one ambition la The House of Lords recently was somnolently listening to a dreary debate on the Liquor (Dis-make themselves caricaturable. his speech of welcome the Over to become a policeman, the story interested Ownership and Man. They are wanting in the wit to Burgomaster said: "You are leads the audience through one ex- British and American, Made Ladies' September 8-At Sales Room, one agement) Bill. Lord Buckmaster/invent a trademark like the Bald-good citizens of your country, but citing and laughable incident to shoes, allk shawls, silk stockings,

Arthur Lake plays the leading "Flat"" 4-Beater Motor Car, noon. innocently quoted an allusion by/win briar or the Birkenhead cigar your hearts are in the land of another, and ends in complete "re-hats, etc., etc., 10a.m.

September 10-At Woodside," Lord Balfour of Burleigh to or the Winston hattery or the your birth. We remember how union of all concerned.

far as you could. The donations role splendidly, being mainly in

the excitement. of Mt. Parker-road, Quarry Bay, valu- "glum pubs." "Slum what?" cried Chamberlain monocle or the Geor-during the war you helped us as

In short, they do not possess that you made to our shattered strumental for Lord Birkenhead. "Slum pubs," gian eyebrow. requoted Lork Buckmaster.

"What is a 'pub'?" blandly in either first-class brains or first-and half-starved country were the plece. Ile bas in support Barable household furniture, etc., etc.,

I admire Lord valuable, but more valuable still bara Kent, who plays a simple yet 2.30 p.m. Buckmaster retorted, "Oh, well, if Birkenhead's unmeasured con-were the loving thoughts that re-effective part. Walter McGrail as quired Lork Birkenhead. Lord class cheek. the noble earl does not know what tempt for his adversaries. But I sulted in that generosity. Dur- "Slippery Dick" Sylvaine enacts ( a 'pub' is, he can hardly expect /deplore his undisputed sovereigning the period of the Turnfest the role of 'crook, which, in con- Mid-levels Residents' Asscn. at tin savage satire and lethal you will have an opportunity of trust to Eddie Gribbon and Warner Ladies' Recreation Club, Pesk-rd.,

secing us as we are, and I hope Richmond who are cups. lend much 6 p. me to instruct him."

word play a danger that his that you will take back with you Intereat to a gripping, theme.

Besides the main picture, "The Whereupon Lord Birkenhead sword play.

He and will of Gormary has not Collegians" is screened, featuring Trebuked him for inviting the

George Lewis as an oarsman in an Lord to "descend to the nomen-offensive powers may languish the impression that the strength

"Germany Not Released Yet." clature of the gutter," and advis-through paucity of practice.

"But," added the Over-Burgo-exciting inter college boat race. ed him not to "borrow from the may, like many old champions, been and cannot be broken.

of younger peers grow fat and inefficient, though I ebullitions

as to become, like them, the land-master, "I ask you to keep your which add little to the dignity of am sure he will never full so low

Germany and during your tour this House."

He then poured a flood of dar-lord of a "slum pub," a pensioner eyes open during your stay in And let those who decry his through Europe, and not to judge ingly irrelevant irony on Lord on bibulous idolatry, Buckmaster's "personal perambu- lations" and "promenades" in the displays of slogging, on the ground only by what you see during the vicinity of "slum pubs," and mali-that they are not dignified face festival week. Germany has ciously suggested that, after all, the astounding fact that he is a very bad period behind it, but

A RE-HEARING.

Laminerts' · Auctions, September 6-At Sales Room, valuable household furniture, 'efc.;

September 7-At. Sales Room, etc., 2.30 p.m.

p

September 8-At Sales Room,

Meetings. September 6-Annual meeting of

September 7-Firat monthly meating of Hong Kong Football Referees' Assen at the Chaplain's Hut, Scandal Pt., 6. p.m.

September 12-H.K.D.V.C. (Scot- tish Co.) meeting at Headquarters, Gp.m.

September 18-Seaplane Club

Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's" board room, 5.30 p.m.

SENTENCE FOR "SNATCHING" meeting for local enthusiasts, in

QUASHED.

A re-hearing was granted by

Sports, September 6-Hockey match:

they could "only be an episode master of dignity as well as in-her trials are not yet over. She Major C. Willson, O.B.E,. yester H.K.V.D.C. v. `H.K.S.R.A. Marina ignity. Let them ponder over still carries heavy burdens en-day afternoon, of a case in which a It re-the versatility of the virtuoso who forced upon her, and suffers com-Chinese was sentenced to Bix vives my jaded interest in party can pass from the deeps of Bill-pletely unarmed in the midst of a months hard labour and 12 strokes Tournament: HK.V.D.C. v 81st polemics. Hard words break nojingsgate to the heights of grave Europe bristling with weapons of the birch for "snatching."

in his life."

I like Birkenheadese,

attention.

INSOLENCE AND INSULT.

Ground," Kowloon, 5:80p.m

Sept. 6, 7--Soldiers' Club Billard

Battery RA 6. p.m. -

September 22-American tourna- ment, Ladies Recreation Club,

י

Miscellaneous.

grand old days of the Grand Old troversy the ferocity of the tiger high in the history of mankind, tence was stated to have occurred in chine Gun Co.) dinner at Head-.

ance of his own verbosity."

bones, and they dissipate the eloquence and subtle argument, I ask you, particularly you who

many is not released yet. I be-presented, and the application for Peak-road, int 2.80 p.m. lethargy of the electorate. They delighting the lowbrow, the mid-are from the United States of When the accused was sentenced

equal facility.

September 6 Grand. Tattoo shock us into at least momentary brow, and the high-brow with America, to remember that Ger- last week, he was not legally re He may be Satanic. He may lieve that the duty of restoring a re-hearing of the case was made

The alleged offence for which the Rehearsal, City Hall, 5.80 p.m. be diabolical. He may be brutal peace to Europe has fallen upon by Mr. C. A. S. Rues.

September 14-H.K.V.D.C., (Ma- I am all for a revival of political But at least he imports into the your country. If you fulfil this

In the dreary and dusty wastes of con- duty, then America will stand prisoner received the above sen-

but if you fail in this, which none Morrison-street in August, when, quarters, 7.45 p.m. insolence and insult.

September 10-Reopening of St. Man, Disraeli execrated Glad-and the voracity of the vulture.

He may be ferine, but he pro- of us expect, then you, the only not satisfied with anatching a pair stone as a "sophisticated rhetori-, cian intoxicated with the exuber- vides dangerous sport for the people that have emerged from of jade earrings from a Chinese Stephen 10-

bold big-game hunter who is will-world war unweakened, will have woman, the prisoner was alleged to logo further back. Daniel ing to fade his tearing teeth or created an enormous responsibil- have hit the victim on the head with as his charging tusks in the jungle ity for yourselves during the next a piece of wood, rendering her un-

This speech of Dr. conscious century."

Mr. Russ yesterday called wit O'Connell derided "Dizzy"

Adenauer's was punctuated by loud applause from time to time nesses for the defence. Amongst "the lineal descendant of the im-of politics.

The culminating point in the these was a Chinese who said that penitent thief." And not so long

festival takes place next Sunday, he had been for 21 years in business ago Mr. Healy earned the sobri-

when the 200,000 march in pro- In Hong Kong and was the master quet of "Tiger Tim" by the venom

cession to the great Stadium here. of the Hop Cheong Lee wood shop From to-morrow onwards .con- torpedo that tests in all branches of athletics of Bird-street. He claimed to have Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Chur was hauled out of the bay here take place, and the winners will been an eye-witness off what occurr chill vie with him in the noble art by Dr. E. J. Allen, the director receive their prizes after the ed on the day in question. of polemical pugilism or what of the Marine Biological Associa- triumphal march on Sunday next. used to be known as Limehousing. tion's Institute, is now being

of his terrible tongue.

Lord Birkenhead almost alone swash- preserves the good old English

of verbal tradition buckling, though now and then

ELECTRIC FISH.

WHAT DOES IT EAT? A MYSTERY.

Plymouth.-A

I wish Lord Birkenhead could carefully tended in the Aquarium

be provided with foes worthy of on the Hoe.

It is not the death-dealing high

CARLYLE MS.

upon him the whole burden of explosive weapon used by war-/U.S. BOOKSELLER TO PRESENT and struck him with their umbrellas

his steel. It is not fair to throw

of the new ships. It is an enormous flat fish

diverting the gaze voters from Wimbledon tennis resembling a skate or ray. Its and greyhound racing to the peculiarity is that it gives off

IT TO BRITISH MUSEUM.

graver issues of our national life. electric shocks from its black Fork bookseller, is presenting causing her head to bleed. She call- This fish is a rare capture in Carlyle manuscripts in existence cused bolted, but was eventually

oss had given evidence; his Wor-

According to the witness it was raining and the street was slippery, This caused the accused accidental- ly to jostle the complainant and another woman. They abused him

and a piece of board.. Accused anatahed the board away from one Mr. Gabriel Wells, the New of the women and struck her with it one of the only two complete ed out "Save life when the ac Goliath needs a David to attract back. a gate. Perhaps our only David

Sotheby's chief room in Bond- caught by the women at a stall near English waters. Dr. Allen does to the British Museum. I will come to his aid.

when the two manuscripts were The witness was emphatic that Lord Birkenhead should not be not remember one having been driven to use the bludgeon on caught here for more than 20 street was uncomfortably filled by placable men of straw like Lord years.

The torpedo has been placed in offered in one lot. One was the there was no snatching from the Arnold, who, he declared in the

used by the printer. House of Lords, had never pro a glass tank with a number of first draft of "Past and Present," complainant at all duced evidence that he was capa-other fish. But tasty crabs, suc- and the other the manuscript After defendant and another wit ble of making ten dollars in Wall- culent worms, and choice bits "Quaritch wants it for the ship decided to discharge the de- street. This blow below the belt from the sea bed have failed to British Museum," said Mr. Wells fendant, remarking that if the ac saddened the elephantine Lord make it eat. The torpedo. has to a "Daily Mail" representative, cused had been guilty it was im

Pagamento the spot. [over £500," Haldane into cumbrously compar-been on hunger strike ever since ing Lord Birkenhead to some of it was caught. It has a body 2ft. "and I shall not bid against him probable that he would remain fear

Three hundred pounds was the those strange animala at the Zoo6in. long by 2ft. 6in. across and a which are obylously out of their long tail.

"We may learn a great deal frst offer, and in two minutes

$2.000 was reached, from this torpedo," said Dr. Two thousand one hundred," natural element on the bench on which they alt."

Or another occasion Lord Allen, "providing we can keep it said the auctioneer in response to The Summary Court case, In Birkenhead (then out of office) alive by making it eat. The tor- a bid from Mr. Sawyerrors which Mr. Wong Man-tat of Now05, Tashed Lord Salisbury and Lord pedo may use its electric shocks

*** Gilman & Co. Ltd, for $1,000 in Selborne with contemptuous sar-ns a means of stunning its preywo thousand two hundred," Eastern-street, sued Mr. Lo Vingol "Well, I will give one to the connection with the alleged "con

ion of an Overland. -Whlj caam. "I will not say that they or as a means of defence. We do replied Mr. Wells, and the ham-the compradore department, Messra

museum, "said the victor. It were the twin brothers of the not know what it eats. movement (for reforming the

For mooring their boats at less is open to them to select which re-se House of Lords). They were the

than 100 yards from the low water one they require." Dolly Sistera

the First prizes for gardens on the mark between the hours of 9 punt qu master and mistress of two cargo District Railway were aw

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I have seen a photo Mr Woodcock,

seen any

life. I thin

found a place, I would not

Foock

and 8 a.m. on Septem

mer fell.

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Station, W., and Inspector Steven son, Ealing Common

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