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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1928.

CHINA'S CAPITAL

WHEN CITIES CHANGE

THEIR NAMES

PEKING OR PEIPING

fact. It was, of course, originally New Amsterdam, but after half a century of existence under Dutch control it passed into the handa of the English, Richard Nicolls; the Englishman who by right of conquest became Governor of the city in 1664, at once gave direc-

"AT KOMOR'S

THE AUTUMN. ART.

DISPLAY "

PICTURES DESCRIBED.

THE CHINA MAIL,

There is always something new

When a maid marries, she tions that it should henceforth when Menara Komor & Komor nd changes her name. When a city Bear its new name of New York vertise their half yearly picture ex finds a new lord and master to New York it continued to be for hibition. This your wo have water somewhat out-of-date nine years, when the Dutch suc-colours, oil paintings and a few ex analogy it often changes its ceeded in recapturing it, and cellent Japanese colour prints. name, too. Take Peiping, for for a period of one year and Every one it work of art and a joy example, which used to be Peking. three months it was again ato possess, and considering that the It had been Peking for 519 years Dutch possession, and was given prices range from $1.- upwards until, a short while ago, the Na- still another name, that of Newand you can send home an artistic tionalists finally succeeded in cap Orange. Finally, the treaty of picture as a Christinas Card, or if turing it. One of their first acts Westminster of 1674 restored the you want to decorate your home, was to signalise their victory by city to the English; It became you can create an artistic atmos. changing the city's name and de- New York again, and has so con-phere. It is no wonder that nourly priving it of its ancient rank as tinued ever since. Thus, in a the whole collection is generally solil the capital of China. The new little over three centuries of cxist-within the first few days of the ex capital of China is Nanking, on ence, it has had three names inhibition. the Yangtze River, not far Inland four stages.

There is a perfect variety of sub- from Shanghai, China's commer- Towns, however, sometimes jeets. Kobayashi, the doyen af cial metropolis. Peking has not change their names for reasoris Japanese landscape painters, las only lost its rank as capital, but other than conquest. There is a sont some very effective views. For its name, which signified, "North-good example of this in the case instance No. 502, "Japanese Alps" ern Court."

of Cambridge, Mass. Cambridge, is bonutifully drawn and very real- This is not the first time that when originally settled in 1680, istie. No. 13, "Nikko," showe Peking-or Peiping-has had its was known as "Newe-Towne," or sull pictures in nice mounts, name changed. It had been "Newtown." So it continued to solling for about, $2, make ideal known as Peking for more than be known for several years, until half a millennium, but what is Harvard College was established 500 years, more or less, in the there. Then the force of analogy history of China? Peking had proved too strong: many of the many other names before it be original came Peking. The last name it had before becoming Peking was Peiping, the name that has now been given to it anew. Thus, Pek ing has not a new name at all, but has simply had one of its old names restored to it.

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Hyoku, the pupil of Yamamoto, surpasses sometimes with her light effects even her tencler, and Nos. 580 & 531 are specially pleasing, Also her smaller pictures-selling from: $4 to finished.

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To-day-Queen's Theatre;. "The Mrs. C. A. Fraser, widow of Student Prince."

Mr. C. A. Fraser, who was 鼈 To-day-World, Theatre; "Benu well-known resident of Hankow for

a number of years, has arrived nt) To-day-Star Theatre; "The Hankow for a stay of a few "In Old Kentucky."

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To-day-St. Peter's • Church Young Men's Club dance at Lane

Crawford's restaurant, 8 p.m.

October 27-Theatre Royal; Piano Recital by Moiseiwitsch at 9.15 pm.

settlers of "Newe Towne" had been students at Cambridge University in England, and it was only natural that they should wish their university town Hong Kong's "Favourite" in New England to bear the name Kano, the wizard of atmospheric of Cambridge. Thus it came faws, is well represented and brings about that the General Court in some lovely landscapes from all It was first called Peiping by 1637 proclaimed that the "college parts of Japan. Hung Wu, the first of the Ming is ordered to be at Newtowne, Teruel, the favourite of Hong emperors, in the fourteenth cen- and that Newtowne shall hence-Kong, lus in this exhibition not so tury. Hung Wu, like the Nation-forth be called Cambridge." many pictures' as usual, but what alists to-day, made his capital at Other examples which come there are, are almost perfect. Nanking, and, also like the Na-readily to thought are the ancient

Fukuta's picturca word shown tionalists, called the northern city city of Byzantium, which became first last year and found a ready Peiping. Like the Nationalists Constantinople when Constantine market. They are all framed in to-day, he reduced the northern the Great determined to make it beautiful gold mounta and #hu city from its rank as capital-for the seat of his government, and prices have this year heen very it had been the seat of the Mongol Queenstown, in Ireland, which much reduced.

The well-known artist, "Kondo," rule in China, under still another commenced to appear on steam- name, to wit Khanbalik, or Cam-ship notices as Cobh as soon as bus scat some very fine oil paintings baluc.

mounted in black lacquered frames, the Irish Free State was establish- No. 6 "Alps of Japan," has remark. ed. It is well known that the able light effects and shows him to It was by the name of Cam-Cape of Good Hope was known be a master of the brush. balue that Peking first became to the first European seamen. to

In "old colour printa” and known to Europeans, late in the make its acquaintance as Stormy prints, there are very fine picturca thirteenth century, just after it Cape, but the King of Portugal, ranging from $1.00 upwards, the had been captured and rebuilt by eager to promote navigation along dearest being $8.00 only, some of the great Kubbai Khan. Before the new route to the Indies, and them nicely mounted on gold with that, it had had a multitude of feating lest so, tempestuous a black frames. other names under different mas-name should deter navigators The exhibition will be opened for ters. To mention only a few of from venturing so far southward, ton days only, from 9 s.m. to 5 p.m. them, it had been known at dif- caused its present name of better and all lovers of Art are recommend- ferent times as Chung-tu, and omen to be affixed to it. Then to pay a visit to Messrs. Komor Yen-shan Fu, and Yen-king, and there are the many towns near & Komor's Art Rooms in Chater even once as Nanking, the name the frontier between France and road, and do so as soon as possible in the Navy Now! of China's present capital for to Germany which have changed before the best pictures have been the southward. Away back be- their names as the political boun- taken away....

"Cambaluc "

'fore the Christian era there was

dary between the two countries a city on the site of the present has shifted its position-but Peiping which was known as Ki. these usuaily merely substitute! Peking, then, has had its full the French form of a name for share of names from time to time. the German form, or vice versa No other city in the world has as, for example, Aix-la-Chapelle had its name changed so often. for Aachen, or Koln for Cologne. Perhaps on other city in the And how many others?-

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Vivid and beautiful, a picture that can be seen twice and enjoyed aqually each time. Such may be said of the film portrayal of Percival C. Wren's stupendous story "Beau Geste," which is being screened at the World Theatre at special per formances till Saturday.

world has had so many different L. R. M. in "The Christian masters. Few cities existing to Science Monitor." day have such an ancient history. Another city which changed its name not very long ago is Calo, the capital of Norway. It had been known as Christiana for 300 years and three months. When its name was changed to Oslo, on Jan. 1, 1925, it, like Peiping, did

At Westminster Frederick Trevor not get a new name, but had an Milne, 28. saleaman, and Herbert Those who have read the book, will find many alterations so as to old one restored to it. For Oslo Emmony

student, were had been the name of the town charged on remand with attempting avoid the picture being too lengthy, from 1048 to 1624 A.D., a period to steal a motor-car, the property of As it is, the reel is 10,000 ft. long. The performances bugin at 2.00, of 576 years. When, in 1624, it Colonel Lewis P. Winby, M.P. was destroyed by fire, it was re-

Mr. Ricketts, for the defence, said 5.00, 7.15, and 9.30, built by King Christian IV of Milne, when detained, made the Denmark and Norway, who named foolish remark that he thought it felt. the new city after himself and was his father's car. The young made it his Norwegian capital. men had been drinking, and had no

Green,

The new city of Christiania Wils

intention of stealing the car... built on the opposite side of the the idea of getting in the car Defendants, giv.ng evidence, said

THRILLING RACE

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Oct.

28-29---Quean's Theatre;

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Oct. 28-29- World "Love's Greatest Mistake.”:

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Oct. 28-29-Star Theatre; "Spe-

Oct. 80-31-Queen's Theatre; "The Thirteenth Hour."

Oct. 30-81-—World Theatre; "The Cat and the Canary,"

Fall of Babylon."

Oct. 30-31-Star Theatre; "The

Nov. 1-3-Queen's・・ Theatre; "Knock Out Reilly.".

Mr. Gordon Lum, captain of the team representing China in the Davis Cup tennis matches, and Mr.

Paul Kong, a member of the team, returned from the States, Jast week, by the ss. "Président Polk",

Li Han-san, manager and direc- tor of the Shanghai Nanking and Shanghai-Hangchow and Shangħal- Hangchow-Ningpo Railways, has tendered his resignation to the Ministry of Communications, on account of ill-health;·

Nov. 13-World Theatre; "We're The Armistice Day dinner of the Kuala Lumpur Branch of the Ex- Nov. 1-8-Star Theatre; "Honour Services, Association of Malaya Bound."

IgG will be held in the M.S.Y.R. Drill November 2-Dance in City Hill | Hall: or: Saturday, Nov. 10.5 |A| In aid of H.KW.G., and M.G.I.. | dance, in aid of Poppy Day funda, (Police branch), 9.15 p.m.

will be held afterwards at the Selangor Club.

Land Sales October 29-At P.W.D. Offices, two lots of Crown Land at Sham- shulpo and Mataukok, 3 p.m.

Meetings.

October 26-Half yearly general meeting of members of Hong Kong Jockey Club, in Jockey Club Room, Hong Kong Club Annex, 6.15 p.m.

October 81-Twenty-fourth an- nual general meeting of members of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Club House, North Point, 5.46 p,m.

Sporta October 27-First championship race for Racing Yachts.

October 27--Scouts annual swim ming competition, V.R.C. baths, 5.30 pm,

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October 31- Tenth bl-annual race for ships lifeboats (Royal H.K.Y.C., Trevessa Trophy), 4 p.m. November 8-First tournament of the Hong Kong Boxing Associa- tion at the City Hall, 9.15 p.m. ⠀⠀

November 6-Snooker (Billiards)

The marriage will take place on the 3lat instant, at St. Mark's Church, Seremban, of Mr. Cyril Osmond Williams, of the F.M.S. Customs, Seremban, and Miss Elizabeth, Marie (Betty), the

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. de Babagoiti of Klang, A reception will be held later at the Sungei Ujong Club, Seremban.

An interesting ceremony took place In St. Andrew's Church, Kuala Lumpur, recently, when the Rev. D. Fergus Ferguson, M.A., was inducted as minister of the Church, The Rev. W. Murray, M.A., of Sin gapore, was Moderator and was ably assisted by the Rev. R.-8. Stewart of Penang- and the Rev. G. M., Nicol of Ipoh. At the con- clusion of the Induction service a short welcome meeting was held in

Mrs. Ferguson were warmly greete ed. The Rev. W. Murray spoke on behalf of the Malaya Committee and Singapore- and Dr. G. C. McGregor and Mr. G. Grant on be half of the congregations in Selan- gor, and Mr. Ferguson made a suitable response.

river from the little trading and originated in "a merry mood," and James Murray, a new film "find" | Championship, Palace Hotel, Kow- the Church Hall, where Mr. and lumber post which had been while examining the controls the known as Oslo, and the old name self-starter was accidentally touch. I will be seen in a splendid new pic-loon. continued to cling to this suburb ed: of the new city. It never entirely

disappeared, and in 1925 it came should regard it as a very foolish The magistrate, Mr. Gill, said he

back into its own. The little escapade. suburb which had clung so tenaci- ously to the old name saw it re-

stored to the great city.

Another city-also once a capi- tal-which has recently experi

Defendants were discharged.

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To-day-First Debate of the Season (European Y.M.C.A.) 0 p.m. October 26-Investiture at Gov- ernment House, 9.15 p.m.M

November 3-St. Peter's Y. M♫s

[ture "In Old Kentucky," the fenture November 10-Royal Hong Kong

to-day till Saturday. The picture attraction at the Star Theatre from Yacht Club opening cruise.

November 10—Seventh extra race has the reputation of being one of meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey the most thrilling race horse melo Club, Happy Valley. dramas ever filmed and has a capi-kamp Miscellaneous. tál climax which has been staged To-day-Weekly public with great effect. Helene Costelle tures of the Theosophical Society, a the charming heroine and is anp6p.m.HILALAN ported by a large cast which in- cludes Wesley Barry, Nick Cogley and many others. Most of the Leningrad since April 22, 1920. "In my opinion a large percent action takes place in the Southern Previous to that, it had been age of motor cyclists go much too States of America where two lovable known as Petrograd for more than fast," said Mr. Reginald Kamp, the old negro characters are responsible five years, from Sept. 1. 1914. West Middlesex corchor, an in- for the many laughs which the ples Previous to the Great War it quest at Kilburn on Harry Dando, ture containe... was, of course, St. Petersburg. It plasterer, aged 22, and Reginald had been known as St. Petersburg Jackson, a atter's mate, aged 28, for 211 years. ever since its both of Denton-road, Harlesden foundations had been laid by the Russian Tsar Peter the Great in between a motor-van, at the corner They were killed in `n collision

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