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The Recreio Amateur Playerş scored a success at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, last night when they presented "What Happened to Jones," a farce in three acta by George H. Broadhurst, to a large and appreciative audience.

The happenings to Jones. took place in the house of a Professor of Anatomy, into which Jones, versatile pedlar Intruded in the "gulse" of a Bishop. Cir- cumstances forced him to drop his professional role and im personate the long expected clerie brother of the Professor,

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CLYDE'S CHANCES

COMPANY'S POLICY, AND PROGRAMME

POST-WAR VESSELS

- Oxford.—Mfr. G, K. Chesterton The tenor of the following state had a packed audience of underment would appear, to indicate that graduates, when he spoke at the the Clyde will again share. in inauguration of a new under-pending orders for Canadian graduate club, which is to be known Pacids liners. The announcement as the "Charles Fox Association." of the names of the bulldem tô The new club is to be political, but whom will be entrusted, the con- will adhere to no party. Its pro-struction of the CP.R.S., new moters, in a manifesto they have vessels for the British Columbia issued to undergraduates, stato:

"The dociety stands for the pro- pagation of a sense of proportion in national and international affairs. It appeals to that large body, which thinks that is possible to see twe The Professor has three daughters, aides of the same political question all with conflicting views, with the body, whose members have in result that the situation bristled fact joined all thres of our political clubs and form the greater part of possibilities which were mado the most of by the author each of them," and well played

In the course of his speech Mr. to by the cast. The fun

Chesterton said. "This huge pro- WAA can- siderably added to by the ap-blem which has arisen in our time pearance of an old aunt who has concerning capitalism, machinery, great expectations in the outcome big business, and all the rest of it, of the Bishop's visit. Her disap- has arisen ainee the great cry for polatment was the climax of a very liberty broke from mankind in the merry play.

eighteenth century. Is it possible to restore to the citizens that liberty which would have been called liberty: by Fox, Jefferson, and Robespierre (who'waa u stupid but

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coastal service will, it is expected, be made within the next fortnight. says the "Journal of Commerce" to hand.'

A Spurt in Emigration. Glasgow-A "hirt was given on board the Canadian Pacific ner "Duchess of Atholl," at Greenock, that the shipbuilding programme of the CIR. In this country, is by. no means completed, and that the Clyde again might be expected to share in future orders.

The occasion was a visit of Inspection by Press representatives to the recently built liner on her final trip to St. John, N.B., prior to proceeding, on January 4, on é cruise from Liverpool to South America and. South Africa. The vessel is commanded by Captain Guy Hamilton, a native of Saltcoats.

In the course of the visit Mr.

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a good man) ↑ Can we make them L. M. Duffy, agont in Scotland for economically independent of the the Canadian Pacific Company, State and of the rich? The Social-mentioned that the many orders ist says that under Socialism there placed by the company with ship. would be no rich, but I do not | buliding yards on the Clyda were an believe it. If you create a large indication of confidence in the body of officials, you will be obliged progress and development to give them motor-cars to get Canada. The entire Dominion had about, and they will be good motor participated in the wave of pros cars. You will have to give them perity which had been dominant this year a year which would be, historic in the master of industrial development in Western Canada.

Of With a Swing The players all handled their parts with an assurance which showed thorough understanding, and the play went off with a fine swing from beginning to end,

Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, Jr., scored a success as an amateur par- former in the roles frat. I the bible seller and later as the bogus Bishop.

Mr. F. H. Barnes did well in the part of the old Professor, whilst Mr. Leo Guimaraees was convince ing as Richard, the betrothed of one of the Frofessor's daughters.xpenses, and they will be liberal expenses. I think you will find in The ladies in the cast

practice that the official class will be all did exceptionally well. Mrs.

a rich clasa." Elfrida Osmund da Roxa, and the Missos Sylvia dos Romedios, Alda dos Remedios, Olivia Barretto,

Heralda Leite and Hetty Noronha all deserve much praise for the ef- fective way in which they handled their respective roles. They

created good impressions and con- tributeed considerably toward the success of the play. Miss Hetty Noronha was amusing in the role of Helma, the Swedish maid ser

vant.

Mesars, O. P. dos Remedios, Al

Mr. Chesterton was called upon to answer many questions.

An Indian undergraduate asked, amid laughter, "Is it dor personal reasons that you are against large- scate production?" Mr. Chesterton said. "I look upon myself as one of those monsters, or brought forward In our time to warn people how far consolidation might go." (Laughter.)

abortions,

A Record

The present shipbuilding pro- gramme of the Canadian Pacific, he observed, had been a record in the activities of any steamship company in the world. Since the War the C.P.R. had spent 17 million pounds on new ships, including the recently ordered "Empress of Britain" and "Empress of Japan," and practically the whole of this gigantic total had bean or would be expended on the Clyde. The 40,000-ton "Empress of Britain" and the 25,000-ton

Alvares, J. E. Noronha and P. WELL-BEHAVED BOY "Empress of Japan" alone would

Nolasco da Silva, the other, mem- hers of the cast also Ient excellent support.

The stage settings were in the capable hands of Messrs. F. Baptista and J. C. d'Aquino, whilst thanks of the pro ducers were due to Meners. W. A. Hannibal and J. Robertson for assistance, and to Messrs. Lane, Crawford and the General Electric Co., for the loan of furniture and the provision of the necessary stage properties...

The play will be repeated to morrow evening.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASE LAST WEEK

SMALL-POX DEATHS

IMPROVEMENT, IN LAST 30 YEARS

cost practically five million pounds,- and in addition the "Empress of Canada" was now on her way, over from the Pacific Ocean to Fairfield to be re-engined:

Mr. E. T. England, Headmaster of Owen's School, lelington, who fication for the assertion that the There was, therefore, some justle is leaving in Easter to take up CPR was the best friend the a similar position at King Edward's School, Birmingham, is Clyde ever had. He hoped within a champion of the modern school the next fortnight to be able to boy, who, he thinks, is superior to announce the successful contractors the boy of thirty years ago in for the two new passenger vessels many respects.

of 351 feet for the CP.Rs British Columbia coastal service. Schedules were now issued, and there was every hope that the orders would come to Clydeside. A

"I think boys are much better behaved, now than they used to be," Mr. England said during the week-end, "and the reason is that many more are receiving a

Alluding to: future developments, secondary school education and he stated that the policy of the COLONY'S HEALTH staying at school until they are company was to keep abreast of the

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latest advances of marine architec "There has undoubtedly been aturo, and, engineering,, and nothing great advance in the physical con- [but the very best in steamship de- dition of English schoolboys of sign would suffice. Their aim in recent years. For this we have regard to those older vessels in their to thank the system of school During fast, week, 80 cases of medical inspections and gym amali-pox. were reported to

thenasiums. NAND Medical Officer of Health, 19 occur-

"There is still room for Im ring in the city, 59 in Kowloon and provement, however, and I do not 2 from the New Territory. All of think England will reach a stage the victims were Chinese and one.

of perfection in this respect until a national college of physical. imported...

There were 48 deaths from amall-training, at which teachers them- pox during the week which is a exists. Such a move is at present selves can receive instruction, record since the outbreak of the under consideration." disease in November last,

The following table, gives the weekly

Week 13

Cases, Doatha:

November 3. November 10 November-17. November 24.. December--1-. December, 3 December,

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16

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December, 22

81

December 29:

73

98

January 6

80

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MISS BALFOUR NOT A BELIEVER IN THEMA

Vienna, Miss Betty Balfour, who has arrived here with Mr. Jack Trevor to appear in the new film "Champagner," which has been written for her has declar ed very emphatically that she does not believe, inapeaking Alma

service, which might at any time fall behind the high standard set by the company, was to supersede them by brand new vessels, replete with all the latest devices for speed and the comfort of the increasing ocean travelling public, "",

B, Order's Forthcoming "In consequence it need not come near future that further big orders as a surprise if they learned in the

were forthcoming. Their president, MrEW. Beatty, seemed to have e special king for the Clyde, and the Clyde products. As an earnest of future work it was proposed as opportunity offered, to re-engine three of their post-war Atlantic. steamships.

With the many new schemes of: emigration being formulated, coupled with Canada's record · har* vest this year, Mrr Dufy belleved that 1929 would see a spurt in the origration of settlers to the Dominion. With the reunion of Total 2495

**201

A familles scheme, plans for the Neither ahe nor. Mr. Trevor, settlement of boys and the clamant Last week's return of notifiable

who is to be her vis-a-vis in need for land workers and domestic disease in the Colony was a "Champagner has ever before servants, there should be a decided followa

Small-pox 19 from the city, 69 work begins they have been put the Clyde next year The

bpen in Vienna, and before hard hulp in the numbers salling from from "Kowloon and 2 from New ting in all the time available see addition schemes for

hidd Territory-total 80, 48 deaths durig the sights. Climbing the of unemployed miners ing; the week,

cathedral spire, over 500 feet ment in the Dominio Diphtheria: 1 case from the city high, was one of their first en- these man and 1 from Kowloon-total 2, 2 terprises.

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