1929-05-27 — Page 7

MONDAY, MAY 27, 1929.

FOCH'S "WAY"

NOW SUPREME COMMAND

WAS WORKED

AN ARMISTICE STORY

Paris, April 2.

IN OTHER DAYS

THE PARAGON OF ELEPHANTS

POPULAR JUMBO

The picture of the Zoological Marshal Foch's own account of Gardens as they appeared in 1872 some of the most important in-as caused a correspondent, says The Times," to wonder whether cidents in the War has been reproduced in "Le Cri de Paris"the two elephants shown in the pho tograph may be Alice and Jumbo. from notes made by Commandant

The names of these two animals Bugnets, one of Marsha! Foch's

were linked together in the great | A.D.C.'S

Foch found the task of dealing Jumbo controversy which excited the country an deeply 46 years ago. with the Allied generals after he

The writer of the letter refers to

had assumed supreme command. one which required great tact.this as a memory of his boyhood,

EVA BOOTH

THE CHINA MAIL,

INVOLVED IN A MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT

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SERIOUSLY INJURED

New York, Yesterday. Miss Evangeline Booth, head of the Salvation Army in America, has been seriously injured in a motor accident-Reuter's American Service

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Those of us who live and work} within the boundaries of London are conscious that to get from place to place is ever becoming a longer business, and that to cross the streets tends to be increasing- ly dangerous to life and to limb, writes "Engineering," This is not because nothing is being done

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- to alleviate matters, but simplyed at their risk into the hazardous formed that all Goods are being land- because the problem is so intricate and/or extra hazardous. Gedowns of and the means necessary to The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf TO BE ERECTED SOON

achieve a solution, if they can be and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or found, so difficult to apply, that from the wharves delivery may be ob

tamed. "I could not treat the Allied and an interesting memory it of the world, is coming to Shang-gested are neutralised by the rate Goods have left the Godowns, and all Another sport, new to this part any remedies that can be sug- No claims will be admitted after the generals like our own. They look-On recollection I was inclined to hai, if the present plans of the at which the discase develops. Goods remaining undelivered after ed at things from a different think that there had never been .angle. The undivided command a more silly agitation; but an look-managers of the new Auditorium This condition is well brought out the 1st June, 1929, will be subject to materialize. Like Hai Alai, it will fin the third annual re- All claims against the steamer must went against the grain, thoughing up the facts in old newspapers be one of the regular features of port of the London and be presented to the Undersigned on or they accepted it loyally. I could can see now that there were the big general all around sports Home Counties Traffic Ad- before the 15th June, 1929, or they not brutally give them orders. certain extenuating circumstances temple to be erected at the corner visory Committee, which deals will not be recognised. They had to be listened to.

I which exhibit our conduct in a less of Avenue Joffre and Rue Albert in with the year ended September Geads are to be left in the Godowns, All broken, ohäfed, and damaged tried to convince them

idiotic light.

the French Concession this fall.

30, 1928. In this document there where they will he examined on the "At times it took a good while, At the end of 1881 the Zoological Ice Skating is the new past is plenty to indicate that this 31st inst., at 10 a.m., by Messrs. but I managed in the end. And Society accepted an offer of £2,000 that the managers of the Audio Committee is tackling the pro-Goddard and Douglas. when they had reached the point I from Barnum, the American show-rium will bring to Shanghai. Anblem to the best of its ability. No Fire Insurance has been effect- wished. I left them, after handingman, for their large elephant, Jum-old sport in Europe and America, Nevertheless, or perhaps because ed. them & little written note, pre-bo, upon whose back numbers of it will be something new

Bills of Lading will be countersign- for it has shown such energy, it feels ed by, pared beforehand with Weygand's children had made the tour of the Shanghai and it should become just itself called upon to express dis- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., help. I gave it to them as though Gardens Even among elephants as popular here as in its native appointment that during the four

Agents, it were not a matter of great im-Jumbo was exceptionally hig: he habitat. To the foreigner living in years it has been in existence so Hong Kong, 25th May, 1930.

stood 11. high and he weighed Shanghai, ice skating will be no little practical effect has been portance.

"I would say, 'Here is a resume six tons. He came from the Jardin novelty and it will furnish him with given to its recommendations. of the way I see things. In prin- des Plantes, and arrived at the Zoo an ideal recreation during the sum- The muiri difficulty is finance. ciple it is the same as your view, on June 26, 1865, so that he may mer months.

though it is clear that vested in- Have a good look at it and then well be one of the elephants shown

Plana to incorporate an ice rink terests also exert an influence in come and see me again and we' in The Times" picture."

into the construction of the Audito. the background. Railway com- talk over it together.' A few

rium have already been completed. panies cannot be forced, and are The building will be so constructed by no means always in a position, that a space 160 feet by 70 feet can to provide money for improve- be flooded at a moment's notice and ments which may be desirable in after the flood gates have been the interests of the travelling opened and the mechanism tarned public of London, while as re- on, presto, and you have a smooth gard road and bridge works not sheet of ce in a twinkling. The only is finance a stumbling block, the but conflicting ideas are also, an as large as majority of the summer rinks in obstacle. The result, is that not' America and Europe, a matter of only do major schemes remain in 12,000 square feet. In brief, it will abeyance, but work on a number contests: be large enough to stage ice hockey of minor improvements is also de- layed. Cases in point are the pro- Oxford-street and in the neigh- vision of alternative routes to

This bourhood of the Elephant and

them

saw the German emissaries. He

Question of His Sale

days later they agreed with the The question of his sale to Ameri- decision and, identifying them-ca might have attracted little selves with them completely, be-attention had the arrangements came jealous for their success for his removal worked out as they That is the method I used with were expected to do. On the night French in 1914, Diaz in 1917, and of Saturday, February 18, 1882, a the others in 1918. That is what huge care or crate was brought undivided command was."

upon one of Pickford's trollies to rink will be the door of Jumbo's pen, and efforts "Like Trapped Animals". When the time came for the were made to induce him to walk signature of the Armistice Fochun a short inclined place into this confesses that he was filled with built of stout planks, did not seem receptacle. But the plane, though pride. "We must show

to Jumbo to be solid enough to bear who we are," he thought when he his weight, so he knelt down in his ice rinks have grown in popularity In America and Europe, artifical

pen and refused to move. The "Per- during the summer season. continues: "I asked them whosian Monarch," in which his pas-is especially true in America where Castle, the completion of which at they were. They gave their namessage to America bad been taken, was it is now almost next to impossible a comparatively small expenditure Then I asked. "What do you due to anil on the Monday, so some to pass through a city of a few would have been of the very want? To know your terms, other measure was necessary. It thousand inhabitants or more and greatest use in relieving conges- they answereri. I have no terms was thought that it might be pos-not find an ice skating rink. And tion. to make,' I said, and they added,sible to walk him down to the docks, the rinks are crowded literally day

To know the conditions of anand Scott, his keeper, led him out of and night

It is remarked in the Report Armistice,' 'I have no conditions the Gardens.

that "the year under review has When however, he Ice skating in Shanghai will not not seen any fresh developments to give you,' was my reply.

found himself outside the gate of be an experiment any more than the in London traffic of outstanding "Erzberger wanted to read a the Gardens, where he had spent establishment of a cinema or some importance but it has been a document, President Wilson's the last 17 years of his life, he other established industry. Note.

I stopped him. 'Do you became alarmed and again knelt summer feature at the Auditorium,commendations we have already As a period of careful study of the re- seek an Armistice or do you root?" down, I asked 'We ask for an Armis-voted, tried

Scott, to whom he was de- it will develop into one of the most made no certain subjects. With to persuade him to popular forms of amusement in this the continual increase in volume) tice, he replied "Good. You will come on, but he would not stir, and city, the management of the com- and complexity be read the conditions drawn up there was nothing for il but to take pany believes.

of traffic the. More than that it whole subject becomes increasing- by the Allied Governments.' him back to his old quarters. will be operated as efficiently andly intricate and it would appear "They were like trapped I can see now that there was along the same lines as the rinks that many of the questions refer- animals. Erzberger made a long something well calculated to stir in other countries.

red to us can have no finality." speech, asking for more favour-public enaction in the picture of The ice skating equipment that The report contains ample evid- able conditions. I stopped him this massive supplant imploring will be used in the construction of ence to support this verticTMTMTM In- saying, I refuse everything.*"* not to be taken away from his the Auditorium will be the best deed, we are left with the uneasy

Commandant "Bugnet used to familiar surroundings. An addi-manufactured. walk home with Foch each daytonal touch of sentiment was lent now underway for the purchase of the Committee recommend, useful Arrangements are feeling that even the changes from his office in the Invalides to to the narrative by the fact that aa complete plant that will keep the though these may be, would im- his home in the Rue de Grenelle, female elephant, called Alice, in & entire building cool during the pose little real check on conges- and it was in the course of these neighbouring pen kept up a terrific summer time and it will be so tion, so that matters, instead of walks that Foch recalled past din all the time that the attempted installed that the manufacture of becoming better, are likely to be- events of the war.

ramoval was taking place. Al-an ice rink will be only a matter come worse. though Alice was known to be the of a few minutes.-N. C. Daily will actually be the case, in fact, We fear that this noisiest inhabitant of the elephant Newa." house, and prosaic people describ-

unless the public can be persuaded: to recognise that the time that is being wasted owing to the delays caused by blocked streets repre- money, a sum sents, when translated into

versely affect their prosperity.

which must ad-

FINCHLEY CIVILISED

Finchley people take themselves |

"THREE PASSIONS" ed her as being merely disturbed by

PRESENT DAY LIFE IN BRITAIN

OXFORD AND LONDON

A GERMAN DIRECTOR

Stockholders of the General

unusual movements, it was not dif ficult to build up a love episode upon her behaviour. The torrent Motors Corporation in their annual of protest aroused now condensed meeting on May & voted in favour of the whole transaction in the name

a resolution adding one member to

of humanity; it was cruel to Jumbo the Board of Directors of the Cor- himself, it was cruel to Alice to

poration. deprive her of her companion, and

The old Board of Direc-

"The Three Passions," which it was cruel to the children of Eng-tors was re-elected and it was comes to the Queen's Theatre on land, who would no longer be able understood that Dr. Fritz Oppel, the very seriously nowadays, Thursday, marks an interesting to ride upon Jumbo. departure in production on the part

of Rex Ingram, its director who made the picture for

the

new

British Company, St.

George's

Productions, Ltd.

"Uncontrollable Excitement"

German industrialist and repre- A barrister applied at Highgate sentative of the Oppel automobile for a wine licence for a North interests recently combined with Finchley beerhouze, and this is The well-known naturalist Mr. General Motors, will be the ad- what he said: Tegetmeler wrote a reasoned 'arti-ditional director. cle in the "Field on the subject. He pointed out that Jumbo ав

"The Three Passions," is a story now about 21 years old, and that of present-day British life, giving elephants as they grew to maturity | an ultra-modern presentation. It were liable to fits of uncontrollable presents an interesting

contrast exictement, which made them dan- with earlier Ingram pictures in gerous. Jumbo's eonduct had for

Jumbo said to Alice. "I love you." Alice said to Jumbo, "I don't be

lieve you do.

If you really loved me, as you

ought to do,

You wouldn't go to Ameriky, and

leave me in the Zoo."

Once upon a time the beerhouse

stood among playing fields, and it was sufficient if it gave people hon-

THE WAR OF GOD,

GOLD & WOMAN !

REX INGRAM'S The THREE PASSIONS

with

by Cosmo Hamilton

ALICE TERRY IVAN PETROVITCH

114AYLE GARDNER

DRAMA !

POWER! BEAUTY!

UNITED ARTISTE - DICTURE:

SHOWING AT THE

QUEEN'S

THURSDAY TO SATURDAY

eet beer. But now the district had SHADOWS BEFORE. changed, and a beer retail licence was an anomaly.

The Magistrate: Is it suggested that beer and respectability cannot go hand in hand?

which the East, or the South of some time been a source of anxiety; Europe provided the hackground though his pen had been specially and the story called for "costume," strengthened, yet, when these vio-

The Barrister: There is a more highly developed, forta. of civilisá- as in "The Garden of Allah," orlent moods overtook him,

The name was on everybody's tion in Finchley now. They have quaint setting as in the case of had smashed up the posts and lips. A favourite joke of the mo-higher tastes and would like some-

planks like paper. Septt was the ment was to ask someone to find thing better than beer,

"Mare Nostrum."

New

he

COMING EVENTS - ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"

ENTERTAINMENTS

To-day Queen's Theatre; The Yankee Clipper."

To-day World Theatre; The Night Cry." Apart from the prospect of ap-only man who dared go near him Jumbo on a shilling, because Queen It is a pity to have to add that, in

To-day Star Theatre; director's versatility, at those times, and was obliged to Victoria's back hair was considered spite of all this, the application "Lovery Mary." preciating a "The Three Passions" has a strong be constantly on the spot day and to have some rough resemblance to was refused.

To-day Majestic Theatre; cast, in which Alice Terry and Ivanight to soothe the huge besat. If the head and trunk of an elephant.

"Street Angel." Petrovitch as co-stars are the chief ever Jumbo got out anything might why nobody had ever noticed the Italy's Challenge.

Home Mails attractions. Their fellow artistes happen, although special elephant resemblance before is a mystery. Six Italian motor-cars have been

To-morrow-Inward from Shang riffes were in readiness to include Shayle Gardner, a

meet When this had been pointed out you entered for the two International hai and Europe such an untoward possibility. The were then invited to discover the road races in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Penang Mare"); from America Zealander prominent on the British responsibility of the Zoological So-one on the other side. The reverse, on July 12 and 13.

via: Siberia stage and screen; Leslie Faber,ciety was very grave.

These races and ports ("Empress of France"). a West-End favourite in London,

or tails, side of the coin carried the are organised by the Royal Irish It was quite in keeping with the word "one" in front of "shilling," Automobile Club, with the support ios and Europe via Victoria ("Pres. To-morrow-Outward for Amer- who is also well known in New affair that statements of this kind and this constituted the answer to of the Irish Free State Government, Jefferson"), 10.30 am York, and Andrews Engleman, the should have had no effect upon the that part of the riddle. Russian player who made a hit in popular view. The letters and the humorists went farther and asked Daily Mail"

Some and to the winner on each day "The May 29 Outward for San Fran-

is presenting a gold cisco and Europe "The Three Passions" has scenes force.

agitation continued with unabated if you could find Jumbo's keeper cup. There are 15 entries.

The Society, and particul- and when this problem defeated. Maye Don, the Brooklands driver Taiyo Mara"). 8.30. 21. at Oxford University, in a biglarly the secretary Mr. Sclater, you, the questioner would put the and winner of last year's Uister British shipbuilding yard, in Lon-were censured as mercenary and coin into his own pocket, and say Tourlat Trophy race for the "Daily race, Kowloon, household furniture, don restaurants and other haunts unpatristic. Fears were expressed that he was the keeper. Mail £1,500 prizes and the R.A.C. 2.30 p.m.............. of the young set and in a mission that Jumbo would be treated badly It only remains to add that Bar-Tourist Trophy intends to drive a in the slums of the East End. in America. There was no end to num and the Zoo, undeterred by Riley. Three Lea-Francis cars

Meeting Many big sets were used at the the enthusiasm of the elephant's ad- clamour, stuck to their bargain, and (winners of last year's Ulster of Indo-China Steam Navigation Ingram studio at. Nice in staging mirers. A lady from Cambridge that at the end of March. Jumbo, Tourist Trophy) have also been Co., Ltd., Mossra. Jardine's Offices, the interiors, one representing a sent Jumbo some of her wedding accompanied by his keeper, salled entered Mr. W. B. Scott, a pro-noon. strike of 2,000 workmen calling for cake and hoped that he night never for America. I have an idea that minent road racer, will represent

Miscellaneous

"Mare Nostrum."

via Siberia

Mr

May 30-At 16, Knutsford Ter

Lammerts' Auction

June 19 Forty-eighth meeting

a reproduction of a gigantic en have to part from his Alice. the elephant was some time after Britain with a Bentley. France is May 80-Dinner at Hong Kong geering works which is said to be The song of the period ran, if I wards killed in a railway accident premated with a Bugatti to be Hotel to serving and ex-officers of the finest set ever made in France. remember rightly, as follows

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