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THE CHINA MAIL.

TRIAL OF SOVIET DISSOLUTION DUE IN THRILLING BOXING

EX - MINISTER

JAPAN

COUNSELLOR WHO WAS JAILED NATION'S CONFIDENCE SHAKEN

IN 'PARIS EMBASSY

INCIDENT RECALLED

Moscow, Yesterday.

BY LATE SCANDALS

ELECTION NEEDED

SCENES

DEMPSEY-FIRPO FIGHT ON

SCREEN

4

AT MAJESTIC THEATRE TO-DAY

the ropes" scene in the Dempsey. The historic "Dempsey-through-

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN "CHINA MAIL"

To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong

Old

Jan 11-Royal Marines Comrades Association Dinner.

Entertainments "Evangeline."

To-day - Queen's Theatre.

"Masks of the Devil."

To-day

Star Theatre, My World Theatre,

The 57th session of the Japaneso The triad Ees opened in his, absenco Diet will probably be clasolved be

Social Functions of M. Bemedoval, the ex-Counsellor for the end of January,

To-day Tea Dances at Hong of the Soviet Embassy Paris, on a

Firpe fight has been reproduced Kang Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, Political observers are generally for the screen in "The Patent 4-0 p.m. charge of embezzling $16,270, betong- Ing to the Embassy's funds.-Reuter. greed that, barring unforeseen de Leather Kid", Richard Barthel

[The Soviel Embassy

nt Paris Velopments, the Premier, Baron mess's big First National producens Hotel and Penisula Hotel, was a scene of excitement on October Hamaguchi, will ask the Emperortion, which comes to the Majestic 8.30 p.m. 3, when the first counsellor, M. to decreo dissolution and call for a Theatre, Kowloon to-lay. Bessedowsk!, clambered up the rear general election after the interpel-

To-day-Dinner Dance at Re- At the Hollywood American pulse Bay Hotel, 8.30 p.m. wall, then dashed to the Frefecture fations to be held when parliament Legion Stadium, the thrilling prize- of police and implored the officials reconvenes.

To-morrow-Second annual dance ring sequences were enacted under of the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey to accure the release of his wife and The Diet wan convened on Decem-the direction of Alfred Santell with Club, at Lane, Crawford'a Restaur- son, who, he said, were imprisoned for 23 and went into recess for the technical advice from several noted ant, 8.45 pm. in the Embassy. J

M. Blessedowski declares that the New Year holiday, after replying pugillats, including Mickey Walker, Moscow "Cheka" had despatched an to the Speech from the Throne. It present holder of the middleweight official to interrogate him on his reis due to meet again on January championship of the world. In the cent change of political views. He 21 and the members will start in-scene alluded to, Barthelmess, as said that he declined the envoy's deterpellations immediately after the "The Kid", knocks Mickey McMine mard to return to Russia in answer Apeeches of the Premier, the Minis (who in real life is an ex-pugilist) to a charge of heresy and requested ter for Foreign Affairs, and the through the ropes, only to be to be allowed to depart with his Minister of Finance.

knocked out himself in family.

the next Rumours of dissolution have been round. The Soviet envoy then produced a rampant for months, largely based

"Woman Disputed." ** revolver and prevented his departure. on a hellef that the public has lost these boxing scenes and prominent "The Patent Leather Kid."

Thousands of extras were used in To-day Majestic Theatre; M. Bessedowskl escaped through the buck premises, and brought back the confidence in the present political authorities on boxing, acclaim the

To-day-Helena May Institute Director of the Justicial Police, who organizations, as now constituted, results as authentic.

Barthelmess Concert, 5.30 p.m. secured the liberation of his wife because of the widespread revela- portrays the title role, a hard boiled nd on 3

tions of graft and malfeasance in fistic artist whose apathetic at,

Home Mail omes, particularly by members of titude toward his country's part in (Hector) Outward for Europe To-moi row-Inward from London the cabinet of the late Baron the War goes through an amazing via Siberia (Kidderpore), 2.30 p.m. MEMORIAL SCHOOL Tanaka.

metamorphosis as a tank nurse in In the event of a general election the tank corps. The tank sequences

Sport being held the Government party-have been produced on a gigantic Race

January 12-Fanling Hunt and Madame Tsoi Kung-shi the Minscitos confident it will scale and is the first motion picture

Club Paperchase, Souza's Arrives at Hong Kong its record is less black than that of played by these juggernauts in be successful, apparently, because epic of the very important part

Meeting its principal opposition, the Seiyu-modern warfare.

To-morrow Regular Monthly Canton. Yesterday.

kal, which was headed by the late

Meeting of A remarkable

Marine Engineer's Madame Tsai Kang-shi, whose Baron Tanaka. A number of Seiyu- Richard Barthelmess, including Branch), 67, Des Voeux Rd., C., supports Gulld of China (Hong Kong husband, the hte Shantung Com-kal leaders now are in gaol, while Molly O'Day, a sensational screen 8 p.m. missioner of Foreign Affairs, was one Minscito lender, Ichita find who plays the feminine lead; killed in 1928 in the Tsinan incl-Education, has been under examina-Matthew Betz as Stuke, the Kid's Kobashi, the former, Minister of Arthur Stone as Jimmy, the trainer; dent, arrived at Hong Kong on tion. Kobashi was forced to resign manager; and Raymond Turner as January 6, after a tour in the when his name was linked with an the coloured Straits Settlements, to ob-

second Molasses. old ease of graft, the Premier de-Lawford Davidson is the villain. tafn subscriptions for a school in manding that he should leave, the remembrance of her late husband, Cabinet and undergo investigation.

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It will be recalled that immediate-A preliminary investigation, how. ly after the death of her heroic ever, brought no specific ovidence husband, Madame Tsai petitioned of guilt against the ex-Minister.- the National Government for per- United Press, mission to establish a memorial school in her husband's name. Her petition was sanctioned by the Government, and the Chinese people In the Straits Set- tlements were requested to assist her with donatione. As a result, It is reported that Madame Taal has obtained more than $200,000 for her purpose-Canton News Agency.

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How R. L. Stevenson Wrote His Novel

cast

"EVANGELINE"

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Miscellaneous To-morrow-St. John's Cathedral Hall Whist Drive, 8.40 p.

Jan. 11-Opening.. ' of Scout Officers' Training Camp and Scouts Queen's Company Ground, Saiwan Bay ди entertainment 3.30 pm of the highest order. Here the type of picture upon which

"Evangeline," Theatro,

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at the

January 18-Hong Kong Univer-

the very foundation of the motion pic-sity Congregation Day, 5 p.m..

ture industry was built. It is the type:

of story that every member of the

family can thoroughly enjoy.

Dolores Del Rie, as usual, gives a restrained and sincere. splendid performance. Her work is

Edwin Carewa, who directed, seems to have captured the delightful spirit

In a lecture to the members of the R.L.S. Club in Glasgow, Mr. David B. Morris, Town Clerk of Stirling, discussed how the novel of the poem. "Kidnapped" and its sequel "Cat- riona" had formed itself in the mind of Robert Louis Stevenson. Mr.

Morris said that from his third to

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(a) Wir Wandelten (We wandered

once). (b) Standchen (Serenade). (c) Von Ewiger Liebe (Love is for

over), Mrs. AviM. Bowes-Smith. 2.Sonata la C Major

("Waldstein"},

(First Movement), Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith. 3(a) Threa Russian Songs [in Englah), *** (1) To' the Children,

Rachmaninoff.

Beethoven.

his twenty-fifth year Stevenson apent a good deal of holiday time at Bridge of Allan, and there he Rugby, Yesterday. was in n hereditary haunt of The Preparatory International Jacobitism, as the district was full

Sir Michael Sadler, Master of Technical Conference on the condl-of tales of the plottings and University, College, Oxford, asked Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. tions of work in the coal mining escapades of the Jacobite lairds of by a reporter for industry, which is being held at the neighbourhood.

his views on 355 metres:- Stevenson, he on the letter in the Press, in Geneva, began to-day with a general said, had conceived a great interest which the tutor said that Oxford discussion on the question of wages. In the Clan Macgregor, especially had gone. "Ga-Ga," and that the relayed from Helena May In 6.26-7 p.m.” (Approx.)-Concert Mr. A. J. Cook, the British miners in the notorious Rob Roy and his best Public School boys were deser-stitute. delegate, spoke in favour of Inter-sons. Rob played national machinery to fix minimum part in South-West Perthshire and and insisting on going to Cam-

a conspicuousting the Oxford family, traditions1-Three Songs wages. The Government delegates West Stirlingshire, and Stevenson bridge, sald examinations of Germany, Poland and France, as introduced two of his sons, James necessary. well as coalowhers who spoke, con- More and Robin. Olg, Into the nar

"I am not running amok against sidered that the time was not yet rative. It had to be remembered the whole system," he said, "but I ripe for the conclusion of an inter- that Catriona, Stevenson's heroine, think that in Oxford they are on national agreement on this subject. was a daughter of James More the point of becoming a 'danger botis The general opinion at present ap- Macgregor.

to tutors pears to be that the idea of a con

and undergraduates. Many of the incidents which The effect on the clever men has ference on wages will be abandon Stevenson incorporated in his tale been that they learn things ed for the time being-British were historical, and Stevenson.came paper instead of going direct to the Wireless Service.

to know of these through a wide facts themselves. The analytical course of reading which he under sense is being developed at the took for a definito literary purpose. expense of the appreciative, and the That purpose was, originally a His-power of getting things out of tory of Scotland in the Eighteenth books rather than the habit of Century, viewed from a peculiar looking at the things themselves.

"Whether this is true of Cam angle of Stevenson's own concep tlon, but the project was departed bridge as well only Cambridge man from. and he used the material can tell. The evil is not confined to which he had collected in the writ Oxford but is spreading like a cold ing of his novel. The lecturer con- shadow over the whole of English A conference was held in Londoncluded by remarking that the true education. There is one thing I to-day between the Association of genesis of "Kidnapped" was just should like to adds In Oxford we Wireless and Cable Telegraphists in the heart and brain of Robert have, no general staff. There is and Engineering and Allied Em-Louis Stevenson himself. No other no proper liaison between the difat Movt. Allegro molto ed appas players, regarding the request of could have written the tale, which ferent dolegacies and boards which telegraphists for a revision of the was a bit of himself as surely as discuss University problema. AP present conditions of service of anything ever was that came from tendance at these boards is diligent, marine wireless operators. The case the being of its creator.

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“SPARKS”” LIFE Conference To Revise Conditions At Sea

Rugby, Yesterday.

for telegraphists having been stated,

the conference was adjourned to

give employers an opportunity of considering the posfilon British Wireless Service:

POLICE TAX PAYMENT EXTENDED

PAISLEY FIRE

(2) A Fairy Story by the Fire,

Merikanto, (3) The Clock Sachnowsky. (b) Love's Philosophy,

Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith.

Roger Quilter.

Chopin

Boven Preludes

(4) No. 1 ja C

(b) No. 7 in A

c) No. 16 in D Plat (d) No. 17 In A Flat (e) No. 20 in C Minor

No. 21 in B Flat

6Sonata In C Minor

:(g) No, 2â in G Minor

Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith. and Viglia

Piano'

Grieg

sionato 2nd Movi Allegretto 3rd Mort. Allegro animato,

Romanisspressivo alla

Mr. A. Bowes-Smith and Major J. P. Macnair 7.48 Weather Report 9pm Chinese Programme. 10.80

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Allowed Bail 753. University. My impressioni

page by dent, at Cambridge, they have more London, Yesterday, all unity of leading minds for the dies further g Mr. Charles Dorward, the man Lepasion of future academic poliest. ager of the elnenia at Paisley in Meanwhile, Oxford is splendidly which nearly to children lost their rich in first-rate ability and devotion lves on New Year's Eve, has been the public interest. I am in- allowed ball. He in charged with clined to think that Oxford is suffers culpable homicide Reuter. 79% from the effect of too high

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