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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1929.

ROUND THE LEADING THE RUSSIAN VEIL

ol

CINEMAS

WHERE EAST IS EAST"

AT WORLD

STORY OF ADVENTURE

Grim jungle wildernesses, des-

In this

role. He

plays the

of an adventurer, J

LIFTED

MISERY, SQUALOR, DECAY: HELL UPON EARTH

GRASS-GROWN STREETS

THE

CHINA MAIL,

“SNEAKING UP INTO | SHADOWs before.

THE INTERIOR”

JAPANESE WHO SMUGGLE THROUGH S. CHINA

COURSE OF ACTION

18-

to the

to examine the

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL"

Hong

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have received TH Auction

Instructions to sell by Publie

ON

41

WEDNESDAY, November 27, 1929, commencing at 11 o'clock 1.m., at No. 11, Humphreys' Building, Kowloon.

A Quantity af

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

On View from Tuesday, Novem-i

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, Nov. 21, 1929:

Social Functions To-day-Tea Dances at Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel 4.30 p.m

To-day-Dinner Dance at Repulse Canton.-Chairman Chan MingBay Hotel, 8.30 p.m. The London "Morning Post” re-]

has directed the Provin:int perate adventure and battles with rently published, an account, of alu

To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong wild beasts, the exotle and bizarre existing conditions in Russia as body to

examine the question of Kong Hotel and Paniraula Hotel, surroundings of an Oriental Para-seen by two Kentish minera and Japanese launches avoiding

8.30 p.m. dise these are the background for schoolmaster, who had just return toms duties by sneaking up into the

Entertainmenta Педг through Chaptze "Where East is East," now played from an unconducted tour of the interior,

To-day-Helena May Institute ing at the World Theatre, one of country made at the expense of Mr. Lukfung, with the permission of the Concert, 5.30 p.m. the must remarkable adventur-Tilden Smith, proprietor of the Customs there.

To-day - Queen's Theatre; Ordens have mystery dramas in Lon Chaney's Tilmanstone Colliery, near Dover.

been given to Mr.Follies of 1929." The men udmitted they were "ucky To, the Commissioner of Foreign careet. new. Metro-Goldwyn-to get out of it." Now comes a fur Affairs, to open up negotiations with Trent's Last Case."

To-day Star

Theatre; her 26, 1929. Mayer production. Chaney departs her account from Mr. Henry Butt, the Japanese Consul, and

a justice of the peace, and a county Superintendent of Customs of the Where East is East" (Continuous To-day World Theatre; radically From kis usual type councillor of Weston-super-Mare, Swator District

part

1.16 to 11.15 fellow who is also a large emplover who affair. The despatch is to the effect

performance from p.m.). harmless enough himself, though is on the best terms with his work that information has been received

people. The account is given in the and a course of action asked for by "Publicity Madness."

To-day Majestic Theatre; engaged in the most

interview to the gerous business one could ima- form of an

the Lukfung Kuomintang Party to "Weston Mercury and Somerset-

Home Malls To-day -award from America turns to one of the deadliest

between and ports ("Empress of Russia"); Minor Invasion From picture of misery, menaces A screen character has unfolds ever portrayed. There is much of squalor, and decay in what were Hong Kong and Swntow, and every from Europe via Suez ("Malwa").

year a considerable amount of To-morrow-Inward from Ameri- human psychology in his story of once Russia's thriving and magni-

Now Japanese laah ca and ports ("President Jeffer traffic passes. "Tiger Haynes and it is a terrible.

"If there is a hell upon earth, shes bring goods from Hong Kong son"); Outward for Europe vin drama, from the moment the safe then, Russia is the place," he says in order to avoid taxes, causing "Siberia ("Tango Maru"), 9.30 ty of his daughter's happiness and adds:"If I were invited to resulting effect on Chinese launches. Roads him to a fantastic murderet to Russia again and were paid

Investigation shows numerous

Lammert's Auction Chaney's role is that of an a-100 a day plus all expenses Japanese vessels stop at Chaptze, To-morrow-At 17, Jordan Road, venturous jungle trapper of ele would not accept the invitation. making that town a centre of Kowloon, household furniture, 2.30- phants, tigers and leopards. He We were all intensely shocked and Japanese commerce in order to get is covered with stars from dessaddened by the conditions we goods in without paying duty.

Nav, 27-At 11, Humphreys perate encounters, and lives in a saw."

Methods are therefore to be Building, little paradise in the wilderness.

Mr. Butt was well acquainted devised to prevent Japanese ships furniture, 11 a.m. with his half native daughter. with Itussis in pre-war days, and from trading there freely and the role played with fiery intensity by he contrasts the busy, prosperous question will be opened up with Lúpe Velez.

Junk of Kronstall then with what the Japanese Consul--Canton cultural Society Meeting at Messrs. it is now. There is an almost en-News Agency. Lire absence of shipping, and the great granaries in the Neva are all

gine, but who faced by necessityshire Herakl," and in it Mr. Butz/deal with the following.

"PUBLICITY MADNESS"

ficent cities.

City's Only Sound

Of Leningrad Mr. Butt says:-

Prospect "The Nevsky

i now

Chuptze iu #

port

Wives Who Have Married Again

a.m.

p.m.

Kowloon.

Meetings

household

To-day Hong Kong Horti-

Jardine, Matheson's Board Room, 5.15 p.m.

To-day St. John's Cathe- dral Extraordinary Meeting, .30

p.m.

CHEUNGCHAU NOTES

Hong Kong

[From Our Own Correspondent.I Cheungehau Yesterday,

We are preparing for a minor invasion from Hong Kong, of a peaceful nature. A "Retreat" is to be held here commencing on Filday, November 22,

The outline of the programme is as follows:-

Friday at 8.30 a.m.-A devotional meeting conducted by the Rev. F. C. Young, pastor of the Union Chuch, Kennedy Road.

Saturday from 9.10 to 9.30 a.m.- Discussion on the subject of "God's Need for a Man," to be introduced i by the Rev. F. C. Young.

That the advertiser must be unused. The landing piers have PRISONERS IN RUSSIA pushing and a vigilant man. is fallen into decay, and the only sign evident in Ray's production "Pub-jof any export activity is in timber. licity Madness" showing at the Majestic Theatre today, only, at 5.20 and 9.15 p.m.

This film gives Edmund Lowe | Eighteenth of October Street), as the bright role of canvasser 'for i had formerly known it, was one the 8 soap company. His ideas are for the most commanding and im remained in Russia after the hilarious, and, collectively, the pressive thoroughfare in Europe war is being followed with intense Chronicles From Japan p.m., when "Christ in individual picture is quite entertaining. ...and the magnificence of its interest and anxiety.

Eight men

M-G-M News and a Hal Roach Comedy are also featured.

The movement to repatriate Hungarian prisoners who

Lois Moran bas the leading shops equalled, the Rue de Rivoli who were long reported dead, and feminine role, supported by an all-in Paris. To-day the whole of the whose wives had re-married, arrived star cast.

shops are barricaded with wood; in Hungary recently, and the pos obviously no paint has been applied sibility that not only the missing or repairs done since the Revolu but the "dead" may return is rais- tion. Each shop, each building of ing hope, but also trepidation, In whatever kind, is divided into ecm the breasts of numbers of widows, partments, and here the workers or newlymade wives. live.

TOO INTIMATE

Novel Conveniences In A Berlin Ball-House

To-day-General meeting of St. Andrew's Church congregation in Church Hall, Kowloon, 6 p.m.

IN OTHER PLACES.

To Java

Among recent arrivals at Peking was Mr. Leon Ellis, who is taking the post of third secretary of the American Legation.

Another session will be held from 11.15 to 12.45 a.m., when the subject "Man's Need of God" will be introduced by the Very Rev. A. Swann, D.S.C., Dean of St. John's Cathedral, who will also conduct the evening meeting, from 6 to 7.80

Life' will be the subject.

On Sunday there will be a com- munion service conducted by the From 9.10 to Dean at 7.30 am.

the subject "Christ in 9.30 8.m., Society' will be discussed, and from 11.16 to 12.45 a.m., the subject will be "Why and why not attend Public Worship."

The closing session will be con-- ducted by the Rev. Knight Anstey from 6 to 7.30 p.m.

Major and Mrs. Colchester The Press reports, however, that Wemyss have gone to Wei-hai-wei "All the streets seemed to be like the Hungarian Red Cross has been from Peking, Major Wemyss (retir- ploughed fields--rough stones and informed by the Geneva Inter-ing rank of Lieut.-Colonel) will take boulders on either side, and weeds national Committee that the Soviet up the position of district officer and grass everywhere. The only

The visitors expected will occupy sound that came from the city con- their opinion that the repatriation

representatives abroad give it as and magistrate at Wei-hai-wei.

aix or seven of the houses and dur- of sisted of the crenking and rattling of the prisoners must be postponed

Mr. F. A. Cleveland, former pro- ing the afternoon will enjoy walks jealousy felt in Berlin sit the of horse-drawn vehicles conveying until Hungary resumes diplomatic fessor at the Pennsylvania, New round the beauty spots of the Island magnificence of the new Theatre timber to the yards the only busi relations with Russia, and it is York, and Boston Universities, has or indulge in other forms of re-

believed that the Soviet will put been appointed chief of the Ac-creation. obstacles in the way of the Hun- counting Department of the garians leaving Russia until this is Revenue Inspectorate by the Minis accomplished.

Berlin. A certain amount

Pigalle in Paris has been pleasant-ness that is left." ly mitigated

opening by the

Vodka Shops of a colossal specimen of that There are a few shops left, Mr. peculiar type of place of amusement Butt states, but they are only for at popular prices in which. Germany the sale of vodka, chemists and specialisca. The very name of the photographers' and Soviet bread

ter of Finance,

establishment, "Femina," would, in and meat shops, where queues of wish to leave Russia must apply at local Chinese bankers have been | cottage, No. 17A.

It is stated that foreigners who

the Foreign Office in Moscow for a permit, and be in possession of enough money to pay the fare

Bonds

Mr. Sun Fo, Minister of Rail-

arrive soon to meet two new indy workers of the B.C.M.S. Mission.

Considerable alterations

arc

under way at the pier and which, when completed, will simplify the landing of passengers and cargo,

Salt The residential community had Capt. A. been added to of late. Miller is living at No. 20, and we have welcomed back Mr. and Mrs. The "Siawanpao" says that the S. Boulton and daughter to their any other city than Berlin imply miserable people, sometimes hun-

invited to Asalst the National Next month Mr. Kastman, who the naughtily, or at least cosily, dreds of yards long, wait for their

Government in the flotation of has recently returned to the Colony, Intimate. In Berlin, however, it supplies.

Telegraph China's

for will again take up his residence at signifies a vast ballroom. surround- "They seemed an entirely crush (about 200 pengo). But the en- $10,000,000. A meeting will be No. 27A, to be joined later by his au by every conceivable kind of bared and dumb people," was the con- quiries about the political views of held in a couple of days to discuss wife. Mrs. Clift is also expected to in which some two thousand people!clusion arrived at, and at no time the would-be Immigrants last 80the question. may not only dance but indulge in did any member of the party see a long that many Hungarians who even desired to return have given up the open, decent, and brilliantly illumile or hear a laugh, not

from an official

attempt and returned to Siberia. minated love-making at one and thei

Peterhof Palace

ways. is reported to have applied The "Pesti Naplo" prints a letter to the State Council for permission aame time.

At the Peterhof Palace Mr. Butt from a Hungarian in Moscow, dated to issue $30,000,000 worth of long There are in Berlin and else where other establishments provid- found a section of the famous foun- August

ín term loan bonds and $15,000,000 ed with table telephones, one tele-tain playing and people actually Budapest via Finland. The writer worth of short term notes for the

engaged in sport-the first appar says: "I have been in Moscow for rehabilitation phone to each table, but there canently happy people who had been nine months. I have all my papers, Hankow Railway. be few others supplied with 1 seen, and the visitors were inform and I have the money for the fare. pneumatic postal plant, which pre-ed that they were there for a day's but they will not let me go away vides for the delivery of letter in pleasure.

Rice merchants have sub- But later they learned They are busy investigating all that mitted a further petition to the the shortest possible space of time that a cinematograph picture of the I did during the thirteen yeam I Soochow water police, requesting by veritable postillons d'amour. Palace and its fountain was being While presumably, huabands and taken, and the "pleasure party hundred who want to go home rice junks, bound for Shanghai, spent in Kasan. We are about a the latter to release a number of wives may go out together and have consisted of paid dancers brought During the day we earn the jolliest time making the ac- there for the purpose.

a few which were detained by the Soo- kopeks at the quaintance of occupants at other "Within the next few years some-

Smolensky market, chow water police two weeks ago tables, comfortably supervised by thing very serious must happen-it and at night we go to the Panziljev because those on board falled to the rest of their families, Berlin's is impossible for things to constreet and sleep in little hovels such pay the necessary taxes. young men and women declare that tinue as they are at present," is Air. as our Tziganes at home live in..." this is the finest idea yet devised in Butts' verdict.

a city open to every new Idea under

the sun or moon.

The dancing floor, with a mighty

crash of machinery, is raised late

in the evening for a cabaret show,

during which the little telephones

10, which arrived

of the Peking.

--

Miss A. Davis, daughter of the governor-general of the Philippine lalanda, accompanied by her cousin, was to arrive at Peking on Novem ber 12. In honour of Miss Davis and her cousin, Baron le Maire de Warzes d'Hermalle and Baronesa de Warzce d'Hormalle were to give a equanimity dinner party on November 14 at

WAR IS COSTLY

Canton. According to informa-

SAVE HALIFAX !

Canada And Her Naval Base

Ottawa-Canadian

are silent and the póstillons tion released from the Department d'amour creep on tip-toe. The of Finance, the monthly budget very lift to this establishment is as for military expenditures for the regarding the visit of Mr. Mac- the Belgian Legation. big and as luxurious 8 large-province la fixed at $2,500,000 and Donald was stirred by a New York

Mr. Wang Chen-fuh, chief pro- sized drawing-room. True to the this has been increased to $4,500,-part that he would discuss the bourgeois tone of the place, which 000 since last month on account of the demilitarisation of the Halifax curator of the Nanking District le carefully stressed by the manage the rebellion of Yu Chok-pak and naval base, which, with the dis-Court, in an interview with Chinese ment, "Femina" is described by the La Ming-shui in Kwangsi.

mantling of the West Indian bases, pressmen, said that he considered old pre-war term of "Ball-House," It is heard that the budget for would be a grand gesture to the that the sentences passed by the

United States. and not as a palace of dancing, al- November may be greater than that

This is a complete judges of the court on Mr. and Mrs. though, such is the belief in the of last month, for up to the 13th uprise here. Naval, officers had Kao Ying adequate and that he is the acquittal of Mr. discussing Suen Foon with his colleagues.

for

not heard of any possibility that pleasure-loving tendency of this instant, the amount released eity, it cost over a hundred thou- military expenditures has already Mr. MacDonald would discuss the The attorney for Mr. and Mrs. Kao

subject.

sand pounds to build.

exceeded the 2 million mark.

Government circles do not credit Ying, Mr. Wang saya, had made the report that Mr. MacDonald Preparations to appeal. made any such statement. The

An amazing development has fol- lowed the burial in Paris of the Sir Alan Cobham received an Halifax fortifications are weak, self-styled Marquis de Cham official welcome from Mr. Frederick and are used principally for train» paubert. He arranged the burial Montagus, Under Secretary for Air,ing the personnel of the present himself, with the aid of friends, and on his return, from a five months' | Canadian navy, which consists of Telled on anonymous letters which aerial tour of Great Britain, during the destroyens Champlain at Hall he wrote to free him from his which he covered 60,000 miles and fax, and Vancouver at Esquimalt, "grave” in time.

visited 110 towns In search of both borrowed from Britain pending aerodrome pattes......

the construction of two new de atroyers. Halifax has also two

The improvement in the health of the Princess Royal was. The rescue of one of the biggest ancient mine-sweepers, the Ypres maintaine and her Royal High- Austrian banks from failure is due and the Armentiers, and a dock- * 19488 - was - able to leavá o Mar to the resolute action of Herr yård and short training school. be taken Schober, the new Chancellor. It Is There is facetious comment here on

ber residence in Partman-square, stated that the country has been the offer to scrap fifty per cent of ndon, accompanied by her daugh" spared an appalling financial and the Canadian. Navy, an, a gesture of ter Princess Arthur of Connaught, economie catastrophe.

f goodwill to the United States Leng

The Duchess of York opened the Scottish National Memorial ot Blantyre, near Glasgow, to David Livingstone, which is in the form The tenement in which Livingstone of a museum, with ample grounds.

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