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"The Masses Stage and Film Galld" has been initiated by the Independent Labour Party, and the preliminary announcement bears

Points Of Advantage

Detailed

THE CHINA MAIL.

"BOOK OF PASSION

ITALIAN ART

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1930.

“JOURNEY'S END" HAGUE CONFERENCE An Autobiographical Total Value Of Thirteen Mr. Sherriff And The Agreement On Young

Romance

Berlin, Gerhardt

in

+9

Hauptmann's

Millions

Charge Of Plagiarism

·

Plan

Tardieu

LUBRICATION

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

1/8 3/2

,sight

Un Paris- on demand Credits, 4 months'

sight

1/8.

1002

1077

On Berlin- On demand........

On New York-- On demandétergate cu 307/2

days'

Credits, 60

sight

On Bombay Wire

On London- Bank, wire morrere 1/7 Ki pro- Those responsible for the So great has been the number of

The Hague, Yesterday. Bank, on demand... 1/T 7/16 submitted by British duction in London of Mr. R. C. long awaited autobiographical ro- pictures

M. Jaspar, the Bolylan Premier, Bank, 30 days' sight war popular Just private owners

play, presided over the half hour plenary Bank, 4 months' sight. 1/7 % mance.

two volumes,

the Selection Sherriff's to published, bears the title of "The Committee of the Italian Art Ex-"Journey's End" have not been session at the second Hague Con Credits, ง montha' Book of Passion." It is as inhibition at Burlington' House, that officially informed that a suit has ference, and urged no

waste of aight triguing to the German public, as the committee have found it noces teen filed in the United States time. Thereafter the Conference Documentary 4 months"

examination alleging plagiarism. On the other began their task in private. Mr. Guethe's "Poetry and sary to eatablish an was ever Truth."

charge of a guinea for each pic-haad, they are not surprised by the Philip Snowden and M.

The proceeds of this "tax" rumour, which reached England cordially conferred and stated that Hermann Sudermann, who died ture.

that Miss Katherine they completely agreed on the sug last year, wrote long autobio-will be handed over to the National recently graphical passages and added to Art Collections Fund. In view of Burke Sherman, an. American, hagested solutions regarding the ap- them entire portions of his friends the enormous contribution from filed a suit claiming 240.000 against plication of the Young Plan, also lives in his two last books, each of Italy, consisting of 300 paintings, Mr Sherriff, Mr. Gilbert Miller, and the procedure to be adopted by the

and Mr. Maurice Browne (the pro conference Reuter. which was

hundred drawings, an independent novel soveral and entirely irrelevant to readers numerous objects of art, there is ducprs), and. Brentano's. Incor not the key to his life. really very little chance for British porated (the American publishers) who had But Hauptmano, in his preface, owners to have their pictures In- Mr. Sherriff has already denied professes to be telling the story of ciuded in this collection of master-all knowledge of a play entitled somebody else, and for that reason pieces, unless they happen to be "Flags and Flosers," written by only the initiated will ever guess examples of quite exceptional im-Miss Sherman, or that he knows of where the truth lies in the action Portance by the rarest of masters, the author.

In the Sunday "Observer" the itself or in the mental vision con- Indeed, the British quota has been jured up by the poet afterwards. full for some time, and an excep- history of the writing of "Journey's

In noting the design and, speci- More than once the parallel with tion can only be made if the picture End" was given, as well as a num the Goethe of "Wilhelm Meister," in question happens o fill a serious ber of extracts from the author's fication of some of the new cars ex- On demand

was hibited at the Olympia Show held On Manila-s as well as of "Poetry and Trath," gap in the representation of some war-diary, written when he

lying wounded in St. Thomas's recently in London, one realles On demand recurs. There are passages of particular school.

(writes a correspondent) that an- criticism and interpolated sketches The Italian contingent was ship-Hospital.

"About two months ago a pamph (other step has been made towards On demand.

On Shanghai-- on December 12 in the in these two volumes which mark ped them as the work of a mature man, Leonardo da Vinci. At one time it let circulated by Miss Sherman the liberation of the owner-driver. 30 day's sight (private looking backwards and taking old was rumoured that Botticelli's reached London," one of those con Car maintenance has been cut down

paper) the minimum, and safety has On Yokohama— diaries and manuscripts from his "Primavera" would be included, cerned in the production said. "It

Now that it is definitely known that had been given away to people wait been particularly studied: The On demand this is not to be the case, one caning in New York queues to gain two most troublesome things in the Gold Leaf, 100 Ane

to a theatre where maintenance of a car have been the only applaud a decizion which re-admission

(per taal) through the life of Hauptmana or fuses to submit so precious a work Journey's End was being staged cleaning and lubrication. For some Sovereigns his unknown heroin the years be to the risks which, notwithstanding Mr. Sherriff saw the pamphlet and years past, designers have been buying rate) tween 1894 and 1904, is the in-all precautions, must Inevitably at. declared that he knew nothing tackling both these problems, and Silver (per oz.)

drawer as he does so.

Unknown Hero "The Passion,"

which rung

different about the allegations." decision of a man torn between his tend the transport to a affection for his wife, the mother clime of a large a panel picture

The Bame master's "Birth

of

to

Modern Improvements On demand

At Olympia

of his children, and the love that Venus." which is painted on canvas. "Journey's End" is the great line make for ease

came later for the woman who served art only; ten years of not knowing which of the two women he cared for most, of censeloss travel, upheaval, life lived in a winter landscape in Silesia, in furnished rooms in Berlin, on holi Melitta is the wife, day in Italy. and Anja is the girl violinist. impulse that draws him to Anja, he settles with Melitta and the children again, sees Anja, and

A good deal has been said, from knows that the final parting both time to time, about mass produc-husband and wife are trying to tion. Some hold. It is to cheapen avoid, will come of necessity.

Flow of Feeling and reduce the quality of the pro-

This ebb and flow of feeling that In the case of the motor duct. vehicle it has exactly the opposite lles, between the first marriage and

tute.

On Calcutta-** Wire...... On demand

41%

108

108.

On Singapore --

*** 108: 108:

70

79:

781

RO

(Bank's

11.71

21 5/16

3% pram Nominal

3% prem

7% pa.

now we are already reaping the Bar Silver in Houg Peace Propaganda

fruits of their efforts.

KOBE... Body finishes and simplicity of Copper Gash

of cleaning, Copper Cents the theatre world in while chromium plating has come Rate of. Native Inter- Odo. The drama is presented by

into its own. When this new form est

Chinese Sub. Coin .. 22% dis

Is a thoroughly acceptable substi event in

Another picture of quite excep the National Theatre, and nothing of plating first came into existence, tional importance, about which has been left undone to make theit met with a good deal of appost- Hong Kong Sub, Coin 4% prem.

there hava

been

да

pos.

presentation 3 realistic contradictory

tion, and its critics derived a good sible. rumours, is Prince Glovanelll's

The National Theatre has invited deal of support from the fact that At one time it seemed that the ex- famous "Tempest," by Giorgione,

leading politicians, scientists, and at first it was little understood, and badly carried out. Now, however, When he has so far overcome the Cessive insurance value placed upon military officials to give their im- all these difficulties have been sur- pression of the play. Dr. Nansen mounted, and the system represents (the picture by ite owner

a great boon to the owner-driver, as The drama is brilliant; it con: it supplies him with a smart looking prove a stumbling block, but it is y now very probable that Prince Giovanelli will contribute towards veya a deep impression of the real the payment of the premium on the nature of war, and every living cat, which is at the same time very man should see it. It is the beal problems were chiefly concerned easily kept smart. Lubrication €500,000 for which the picture is

peace, propaganda thinkable. When to be insured.

with the chassis. contents of the exhibition will re

It has been computed that the one knows that the next war will

In the old days, the motoring en- be masny times worse than

thusiast was quite happy when he sible that people do not shrink after he had performed the arduous the signatures of four Cabinet effect as regards quality, and it has the second is analysed and explained present a value of from thirteen to the recent. one, it is incomprehe was covered with grease and oil

fifteen million pounds. Apart from Ministers, Mr. J. R. Clynes, Mr. G. the inestimable advantage of reduc: the result of processes at work the works sent from Italy and from away from the idea of starting war Lansbury, Sir C. P. Trevelyan, and ing the price. We get better in the man's minds growth and the English Royal and other collect again. If a new war is let loose task of lubricating every part of Mr. F. O. Roberts, as well as of value because we got a better made expanding that gave him no resttions, plctures of unique im body knows what the end will be models, the whole thing is either

during ten years of struggle. This portance will be sent from

the War should be extinguished before. well-known people in the theatre,

theme, as banal as any such three Louvre in Paris, the Kaiser Fried-

it extinguishas 25." like Niss Sybil Thorndike, Mr. Denis Neilson-Terry, Mr. Miles

cornered fight might appear to rich Malleson, and Mr. Lewis Casson.

novel readers, is ennobled by the Rykem meum In Amsterdam, form it presentation takes in other famous Continental It means also Mr. Fenner Brockway, M.P., chair-

Hauptmann's language.

| American collections. man, and Mr. Roberts, treasurer, the best materiais procurable, bej and the Advisory Council contains cause faulty or poor material affecti the names of Mr. James Maxton, very adversely the outpat and ac: M.P., Captain P. P. Eckersley, Mr.curacy of size upon which all masa John Beckett, M.P., Miss Moyna production depends, McGill, Mr. Frank Horrabin, M.P., Miss Kyrie Bellew, and Mr. Harold Scott, who will act as Productions Secretary.

The first step will be the pro duction of plays by professional casta in West End theatres on Sun-

cial cinemas.

audiences.

article at a lower price. Masa pro duction means a factory and plant organisation, which is so perfect that mistakes cannot be made they are too expensive.

Kost cara

to-day are mass produced and aro giving long life and good service.

TIGER ON THE STAGE

German Play On The Dreyfus Case

There are Home expensive cars which are individually built; they Berlin, Clemenceau as the figure are in a class by themselves and of a drama appeared on the Berlin

The value for money.

These

cars young Berlin dramatists, was

Museum

the In Berlin,

and and

KING GEORGE, "M.P." Teaching First Women

Members A Lesson

POLAR LANDLORDS

:

Norwegian Claims To

Empty Lands

In a speech at Bergen in mall week, ML Mowinckel, the Primé Minister and, Minister for Foreign:

his car.

In many of the 1980

done in a second, by pressing of a. foot on d plunger, or else by sult ably grouped nipples at a central point. In addition, an increasing number of chassis have adopted rubber spring-shackles, which re quires no lubrication and are practi cally everlasting. There is no doubt that the modern car repre-

sents far less work for the owner: driver and very much groater value for money than ever before.

:

CAR PROPULSION

Rocket Car Inventor's

LONDON EXCHANGES

123.95

London, Yesterday..

Paris

New York

4.87-9/10

Brussola

34.90

Geneva

25.13

Amsterdam

12.08

'Milan Berlin'

98.20

20.43%2

Stockholm

18.135

Copenhagen

18.20%

Oslo Vienna

18.20%

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Madrid Lisbon Athons Bucharest Rio

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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL:

... HONG KONG

January 5, 1930,

2nd Sunday after Christmas: Holy Communion, 8.a.. Holy Communion (Peak Church),

Children's Service, 18 a.m.. Sunday School at Peak School,

8 am.

At the annual dinner of the As Affairs, deal with Norwegian they appeal only to a limited num-stage, when "Die Affaire Dreyfus" sociation of Consulting Engineers, policy in regard to Polar regions. bor of buyers, because the indivi-("The Dreyfus Case"), by Rens Lord Darling, responding to the He said that us Norway had con day nights, and the plays will be dual method of construction costs Kestner, a pseudonym for two toast of "The High Court of Parstantly maintained that territory Latest Invention supplemented by modern films not considerably mare.

reliament," proposed by Mr. S. Cwhich had not been occupied de usually to be seen at the commer- are also elaborately finished and ceived with great enthusiasm at the Lewis,, referred to the form of the tacto by any nation should be con equipped; refinements are put into People's Theatre, the present home toast, which, he said, was rather altered no man's land, the Nor

Cologne Herr Max Valier, the The object of the Guild is to them which give just that extra in Berlin of the political play unusual. The Brat toast had been wegian Government had dissociated

German inventor who was the bring modern plays of democratic touch which antisfies a certain The subject is another example of that of a member of Parliament itself from the theory of the 19 aeroplane idea, has made further originator of the "Rocket" car and significance within the reach of class of buyer, and they are full that "dramatic reporting" which he need not mention the home-but called sectors in Arctic and working-class

But for the is now taking hold of the German he was afraid that many people did Antarctic waters.

trials at Duisburg with his Rak As Illustrat- *membership subscription will be greater number of motorista, mass stage. This is obviously a piece not realise that the King was a lag Norwegian polley, M. 5," a car driven by what may be

only one shilling, and half the seat-production gives them an all round for Paris. - Zola is the hero, Count member of Parliament.

Mowinckel mentioned the recent ob termed recoll action, set up by the ing accommodation will be avail- | Bound, fast, reliable and economical | Esterhazy the villain, Dreyfus him- able for members at the same price. car which will stand up to every re-self is the puppet round which in-after his name; he simply put his land, in Polar waters, an island acid gas conveyed in metal con King George never wrote "M-P" cupation by Norway of Jan Mayen xpulsion of compressed carbonic It is hoped to build up such a big quirement. The design, too, must trigue centres, there is a ne scene Initials as King When he (Lord which might become important. tainers ⚫ membership that the effort will be be right from power plant to back in the court of justice, and Jaures Darling), was in the House of Com The Norwegian standpoint also but wood chassis on which are 10 am.

The "Rak 5" consists of a lowe come self-supporting.

and other popular idols and enemies mons, Sir William Harcourt, who applied to Franz Josef's Land mounted four metal gas.containers The first play, to be produced No manafacturer will lay down of the people play their historical was a great constitutional lawyer where Norway considered that her pipes connected with these cons early in the New Year, will be a plant and tools for the production parts.

f. he was no other kind of lawyer qitizens were entitled to carry on Upton Sinclair's Singing Gaolbirds, in large quantities of a pohicle, the There is no interference with the proved that Queen Victoria was hunting and fishing as hitherto, un tatters end in the recoil chamber. which has not yet been seen in the design of which had not been pro facts of French history, and the a member of Parliament. It was hampered by any foreign nation the driver's foot, controls the A lever Xarratgement......... operated by ved correct and reliable. There is make-up la according to the best time that those ladies who arrogat (The Soviet lays claims to Franz or which the whole drama depends, no room for mistakes; there must known portraits, All that seems ed to themselves the title of the Josef's Land.)

stream of gas, and she withd will be played by a well-known be no experimenting on the buyers, lacking is, a little French fire in the first women members of Parliament In the Antarctic region rival ordinary car until a speed of thirty This latter has happened in the vary competent but still Prussian should be taught a lesson, and claims of Great Britain and Nor cash of gorde small manufacturers, actors.

noon was not unfitting that they should in: the past, but it has invariably

receive it at the hands of the Assed in the British Government at way to Bouvet Island recently and failed. The testing of mass pro

diation of Consulting Engineers,

knowledging. rwegian (Laughter).

sover eignty.

country. The part of "Red" Adams,

actor.

'MARRIAGE BROKER' U.S. Judge Says It Is » Against Public Policy

New York The trade of a "marriage broker" has been de-

axle.

duced cars cannot be left to cus tomers. They must be right be fore production is commenced, and

that is why the buyer of the stan- dardled, car is getting such good value to-day. Standardised high quality, full equipment, and reason-

FILM GEOGRAPHY

Swiss" Pictures Made

In Alaska

ALL QUIET

The Book

Zurich, The Swiss do not seem Czech General's Ban On able prices have now become the to appreciate being filmed, A clared to be against public policy" outstanding features of car producfew years sro a big film on “Wil.

by Judge Frank Stilth in an un-tion in Britain America, and other lamell was unanimously disap Prague, A. Czech Army officer,

isual case before the Court of countries. Common Fleas in Philadelphia,

The plaintiff, Nathan Packer

1

UP TO THE MOON

Rocket To Go Fifty Miles High

"¿The “Rak 5′′ was towed by an

miles per hour, was reached, and

:

DAN

Matins and Sermon, 11 am."- Preacher: The Dean.

Holy Communion, 12:15 pm. Evensong, & p.m.

-Preacher: Rev. H. V. Koop.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST.

ADA SCIENTIST.

carried on with his stream of gas The First Church of Christ, Scien then uncoupled Herr Valler then Branch of The Mother Church power, reaching speeds from Afty tist in Boston, Mass. U.S.A. to sixty miles per hour over a con

Macdonnell Road, below Bowen alderable length of road.

--Road Tram Station.re

Sunday Service, January 5, 1980), at 11.15 a.m.

Subject: "God"

NEW STAR 7

A wire from one of this bureau's alert: New York correspondents says that Ganna Walska, the flame of operatic aspirants, returns to Hollywood soon. A local Manhat

.

The Sunday School is held on Sunday, mornings at 10 o'clock.

Wednesday Evening Meeting at

Reading Room at above address,

Tuesday and Friday 10 Im to

Noon Monday and Thursday 5.80 to 7

The Tubile Is Cordially invited to attend the service and visit the Reading Room, aby na

proved of, and last spring the "Con- General Kadlechas forbidden the quest of the Matterhorn" was Boldlers" of “his division, to read violently criticised. Now it is Erich Maria-Remarque's war book, Berlin-Settecy surrounds the tau group is anxious for her to visit open man, alleged that the defendant, JOHN BARRYMORE RECOVERING The King of the Bernina" that "All Quiet on the Western, Front Anal preparations for Professor Hollywood and stay long enough to Harry Schuster, had engaged himYNAYAN VK

brings. Indignant protests from all One understands that strong efforts Oberth's experimental rocket fight make an all colour picture of her tooterest" a young man in his Right on our toes. "That's this parts of the country. The aim is are being made to exclude it from by which it boped that a precant Paris playCounters Castig dafighter, Miss Rose Schuster, aged department.Here's John Barry aged on a novel by the Swiss all the army libraries, It ta inter folle weighing about one and alone" Madame Waloka husband

is millionaire McCormick He twenty-one, promising him 500 more; or there, he is. Barrymore author, JC Heer, who died a few esting to note that the Crach Minilf hundredweight wm attein

seen her through Lucia Another dollars ($100) if he succeeded has been ill with flu more than a year ago, and was produced by a ster of Deferice, Dr. Vishkovsky height of fifty miles within

leaving the earthi gargle classics and this in spite of Packermian averred that he per week This bureau just learns Hollywood studio. The right to is in favour of the book being minute of formed his duties so well that ar about it Spot news, I calls it, at film the story was given agalast the banned. He saysDAM 00 The experiment” was first*)

critical stord cantine, so he may engagement was entered into believents, he is preparing to con will of two of the author's daugh am not officially in the posis ned, but both the Kimse and, place be concerned with her nicker dobbt.

this be excitement, then we's tween Miss Schuster and a Hr Fleet, though 'tis declared be will ters, who are now, taking egal to "make any etatement about Genara how withheld from the public) Hyman Cohete

a danger le fared to onlookers to make the most of Bulb

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called upon Schuster to pay him.

600 dolurs

isyendaratond tot

beledianid to the Ostermoor, an- other week. A story seeped into Alaska,

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the public prints that

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Roger Davis,the Screams, topped

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