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FRENCH DRAMA

Interview With M. Bernard

!

tory of the movement to its source! one would go back to St. Georges de Boubeller, whose "Children's Carnival was written during the war and produced in London in 1920.

M.

"I think it is significant," Beraard continued, "that M. Gaston!

M. Jean-Jacques Bernard, one of the finest of modern French play-Baty, who is to become director of, wrights, was in London to attend the magnificent new Pigalle theatro

first three productions Roukelier's 'La Vie d'une Femme,' Lenormand's 'Le Simoun,' and 'Martine"." Copeau was mentioned.

the final rehearsals of his play in February, has chosen for his "Martine", which, translated into English by Mr. J. Leslie Frith, was produced at the Gate Theatre. This is the fourth of his plays to be seen in London, the others being "L'Ame en Feine," "Le Printemps des Autres," and "Le Feu qui Re prend Mai." The last-named is now being successfully acted at the Comedio Francaise.

I had a short talk with M. The Observer" Bernard, writes Theatre Correspondent, just before he left for France, in which I ask ed him if his plays could be said to be fairly

representative of modern movement In French

.a

drama. He is a shy, sensitive, ascetic-looking man, and he replied that he would much rather talk about his fellow-playwrights than about himself.

"I lock upon Copeau as the start of the whole thing. Every modera author in France owes an enormous debt of gratitude to Copeau," he said.

STERILISATION

EASILY SATISFIED. Canton, January 17.

(To the Editor of the "China Mail"]

Sir,-Many of your. readers

would doubtless be interested in the following article by Mr. Wiliam Griffith, who is said to have travel- led in most countries and who has written

the Kanzlei to

der Volksgemeinschaft (Office of Na tional Community), Leipzig C1, Johanisgasse II, as follows:

Last year I travelled again in various countries, and studied the people carefully. In doing so I noticed several very remarkable Everywhere I found things. well-intentioned and peace-loving men and women, who do their duties conscientiously and who no grudge or grievance have

There are against other nations. a few discontents who manifest national and political fanaticism.

I noticed that these men were influences. By under certain observing these people during the last ten years, I am convinced

there that

is a secret society the world, spread throughout whose aims are contrary to the This welfare of other nations. secret society ia hidden under and harmless many different

unmistakable alm is names, its the economical and political con- trol of all the other nations throughout the world. I am in possession of absolute proofs.

The attainment of the said end is facilitated by the ignorance, apathy and want of suspicion of the peoples, together with the concealed and cunning methods that have been steadily improved and developed to a fine art. This

HAUPTMANN'S "GHOSTS"

NEW PLAYS PRODUCED IN VIENNA

NIGHTMARE BALLAD

Gerhart Hauptmann has

been

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1930.

THE “LAME DUCKS”.

AT WUCHOW

S.S. KONG SO REFLOATED:

· KOCHOW STILL ON ROCKS

NO NEWS OF TAI HING

Further news

as to the three

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

On London-

Bank, wire

1/04

Thus the civilisation of man- kind, under the delusion of going forward into an age of the great- cat intellectual and political free!

Bank, on demand... 1/6 13/16 dom, is really held in the most:

Bank. 30 days* sight disgraceful

These bondage.

Bank, 4 months' sight 1/7 secret despots use their power

Credits. to breed artificial discord be-

sight received in Vienna. tween classes and nations accord-very warmly

went there to attend steamers lying aground at Wu-ocumentary 4 months" ing to the principle "Divide and He

sight the final rehearsals of the Burgthea-chow was contained in a Naval Itule."

Un Paris- The World War was the work ter's Arst production of his two new Wireless message morning

"Dle plays,

On demand Schwarze of the Hidden Hand. It served one-act

which stated that the 8.8. Kong Credits. 4 months" to shift more of the riches of Maske" and "Hexenritt," performed

The So was refloated yesterday sight nations into the hands of these under the title of "Spuk."

On Berlin- secret despots, and to perfect their first work is a kind of tragedy, and has proceeded down the river.

On demand secret dictatorship.

the and was well received,

On New York

Hand.

Also

The second

this

The as. Kochow is still on the

4 months'

1/7 34

1/7/

9721⁄4

1047

38%

Credits,

60 däys"

sight

394

On Bombay-

Wire

104

On demand

104

On Calcutta---

Wire

104%

On demand

104%

On Singapore--

€7

League of Nations continually work had a rather mixed reception rocks and vessels going up river On demand feel the pressure of the Hidden In the "Schwarze Maske" we are

taken to a little Silesian town, in have been warned to proceed at The deliverance of the honest the year 1662, after the tormination a slow speed when passing her.

Things No mention was made of the 8.8. nations is only possible by ex-of the Thirty Years' War.

These are still in a turmoil, and plague is posing these intrigues.

Tai Hing. The burgomaster's friendly atatements are intended threatening. to serve this purpose.

A bond beautiful wife is haunted by several of friendship and understanding ghosts during a feast, and we are must be formed between all left to surmise whether she finally honest and truth loving men. All kills herself or is killed by her negro nations have been deluded and lover, The Burgtheater gave an tricked and they have good reason Impressive performance of the play. "Hexenrit:," a dream-play, is In to have compassion for one an- other. The Germans are re-sharp contrast with the preceding The author pre proaching themselves for neglect- nightmare ballad.

a somewhat trifling Ing world politics, and feel that sents it. In their national interests are not spirit, intended to cheer the audi

An outstanding feature of the per- being served. The French, ence after the horrors of the first

formance of "Rigoletto," "given last The audience, British, American and Italian, play.

however. night by Signor Carpi's Italian Grand

ITALIAN OPERA

Fine Performance of

"Rigoletto"

peoples are just as simple and considered "Hexenrit?" Inferior to Opera Sompany, was the achievement

On demand

On Manila-

On demand

........ 761⁄2

On Shanghai-

On demand

30 day's sight (private

paper)"

On Yokohama- On demand Gold Leaf, 100 fine ignorant of these matters as the the "Schwarze Maske," an opinion of Signor Reali as the jester, Rigoletto,

whose admirable voice never once fail- (per tacl) Germans. They do not realize shared by some of the critics. the intrigues

Hidden of the Hand.

May, these words go out into all the countries throughout the world, and open the eyes of the suffering peoples.

the

of

(signed) WILLIAM GRIFFITH. Whatever 'readers may think of] truthfulness or reasonableness'

German,

French and

ANTI-RED.

Shanghai, January 10.

WHAT NEXT?

70%

774

(Bank's

11.78 21

Par. Nominal 3% prem.

ed him in the these lovely but difficult Sovereigns

buying rate) songs of Verdi's. Powerful, with a resonant timbre and magnificent Silver (per oz.)... range and volume, his fine baritono Bar Silver in Hong voice literally triumphed in the song

Kong mourning the death of his beloved. Copper Cash Gilda. One was also given immense Copper Cents

singing of MH.. Dealda, as Gilda. In the higher notes Rate of Native Inter-

ent

7% pa. her volco came easily and richly, and

Chinese Sub, Coin 214% dis her range and power are quite re-

Comment on New Nail pleasure by the

Varnish

young

secret society which camouflages THE YELLOW PRESSx" which seems meet, glow that he is thinking overmuch of his

itself under many different names,

we call.

+

Brussels Geneva

Berlin

LONDON EXCHANGES

London, Yesterday. ·

Paris

123.92

New York

4.88%

94.942

25.19

Amsterdam

92.11%

Milan..

93.08

20.37

18.13

Copenhagen

18.20

Oslo

18.2114

34.62

164%

Helsingfors Madrid

19334

36.572

Lisbon Athens

108

375

Bucharest

Rio

Stockholm

the above, the fact that the Brightly tinted, finger nalls are markably good. The dramatic techni-Hong Kong Sub. Coln 4% prem. article has been translated into being hurtled into the vortex of que of both Signor Real and Mile. other criticism almost to the same extent Dealda was likewise of a high standard, languages and circulated widely inas long skirts! Nevertheless, and not, as in many operatic perform- the various countries of Europe is both are adopted by those who like ances, merely secondary to the music. The other members of the cast per- evidence of an increasingly large them and can

The wear them. number of people taking an interest song of the critics will be "What formed their parts exceedingly well.

as the gay Signor Paminello when Madame Antoine's Duke of Mantua, besides cutting a next!" in the subject.

new nail varnish appears in public, pleasing figure in his Renaissance as It no doubt will, to start off with costume, sang richly. He has not the at evening particą. This varnish dramatic sense of Signor Reali, how- going to be christened "vernis lever, and inclines one to the belief ing as it does on finger nails like song or 'his audience, instead of realir- mother-of-pearl in a natural tint. Ing himself as the principal actor in a tragedy. His voice suggests feeling, rose, red, mauve, or green,

but not his manner. The green is a tone between ed into all sorts of societies and A campaign has opened in emerald and jade, and though it from Victor Hugo's drama "Le Roi con 'Amuse, is laid in the 16th century, influential positions; to-day they Prague against the "sensational might sound fantastic, one are not only in the Parliaments Press." Since the war there has imagine it looking quite attractive and must be too well-known to re- and Councils, but also in the been an enormous Increase in the worn occasionally with some of the aders to recount here.

The Opera Company well repay a Governments, as well as in all number of newspapers pablished in lovely new Louiseboulanger chiffon

One in visit, even' to the most discriminating public authorities where there is the city. Most of them are the dinner and evening gowns.

"Madame A bodice made of and fastidious patrons. influence and advantago to be ob- organs of the political parties; some tained, and, they never forget to of them are so small in size that

Ing. benefit the other members of this they resemble the advertising bills secret society, as well to of big stores. further its interests.

"The Hidden Hand"

In various characters the mem- bers of this society have penetrat-

moves

D3

A Recent Growth in

Prague

Quite recently, however, the sen-

The story of the Opera, adapted

particular has which is also Butterfly" will be performed this even- printed chiffon, fashioned into a full pannier move- ment below the waist to fall over a straight, softly clinging "under-

is re

This pannier movement

of the Watteau

WATER RETURN

In view of the blind confidence! Bational afternoon paper, written to skirt of plain green chiffon. of the honest nations, one cannot appeal to those people who wish to| wonder that the Hidden Hands read something exciting over their miniscent

Level and Storage of water in Re- are already in possession of the afternoon coffee, has raised its shepherdess styles and a distinct re-

from princesse silhoueties.servoirs on January 1, 1930: greater part of the powerful posi-head. This kind of paper is some-move tions. One of

their cleverest thing new in Prague, which prides The characteristic is more remark- was to get possession of itself upon

WORKS. a moral, well-behaved, able when willow green faille is CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER all Influential newspapers, so as healthy population. Now, it seems, posed over willow green chiffon and to lead public opinion, and pre- Prague has something in common black and pink check taffeta over vent the exposure of their acts by with Vienna, Berlin, Budapest, and pink chiffon. censoring the contents. By these the means they rule not only parties and Parliaments, but also the economic life of the peoples,

banka and exchanges.

Under these circumstances it is

ustry.

DIVORCE PROBLEM

Husband And Wife And The Dog

New York.

A well-known University profes-

aor is painfully surprised to find

that it is not just "common people" NEWER MILLINERY

who buy and read those sensational

production, but members of the so-Very Varied and Much

called "better classes," people who are not ashamed to read the dis- gusting rubbish in restaurants, trams, and buses.

such

newspapers, or

Improved

For years our dress designers,

Tytam

1930

1930

Vienna Prague

Buenos Aires

Bombay Shanghai

Hong Kong

Yokohama

Silver Spot....

818

5 9/16

44 -13/16

1/5 15/16

2/02 1/6 % 2.3/16 21

Silver Forward ... 2034

-British Wireless Service.

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ARRIVING

Passengers duo

to arrive from

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23 23 10'11"B January 10- Pokfulam

[Note: B. denotes "Below Over-

Mr. and Mrs. M. Albareg, Miss G.

Lenten des "Above Overflow"; Albarog, Mr. and Mrs. S. Eddy, Rev.

L. denotes "Level with Overflow."] Storage, in million and demicals of gallons,

1929

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and Mrs. G. Garden, Miss Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. K. Pare, Mrs. C. E. Phipps,

Miss Walker, G. G. Wood, J. Arrincibra, J. Azeue, J. Azperi,

L. Carrenga, Mr. and Mrs. 0.

Urblatta,

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T. Matsumoto, Y. Morizumi, T Okuni, Mrs. E. 0. O'Regan, F. B. O'Regan, Mrs.. R. Shimazaki,

most difficult to enlighten the na- tions with regard to the danger. The masses are filled with pre- judices by the press, so that they

Tytam

285.00 Dorla, Miss M. Ebele, E. Garambola,

8.03 R. Garamfola, J. In any case, the circulations at Jewellers, and millinere, and those Tytam Browash hardly recognize the truth. The

Garagarza, J. 102.65 Hamaoni, R. Hernandez, J. Ibarro- conspirators have not despised the offending papers have risen to who contribute to the different Tytam Intermediate

757.42 basin, M. Ichase, P. Ituarte, Mr. and the use of their nearly unlimited staggering figures. While they do branches of arts and crafts have Tytam Tuk

10.55 Mrs. J. Izaguirre, J. Jauregui, Pokfulum

42:38 Mr. and Mrs. T. Jauregul M. money to buy the most talented not feature pictures in the manner been trying to evolve suitable styles Wong Net Chang "And British playwrights?" I

leaders, and under the false pre-of that classic, the New York Daily for each occasion.

Laruscain, T. Laruscain, W. O. A. naked.

Total We were tired of nothing but

998.53 1,801.93 McNeice, J. Magureg, T. Mandiola, tences of freedom-make them Graphic, these papers follow the "I am a very great admirer of

Mitchell Consumption of water in the City Mr.

Mrs. and

Ꮹ serve the most brutal tyranny of tradition, with specially revolting "cloche" shapes that in all their Bernard Shaw and particularly of Joan' and 'Heartbreak

details of murders and all other varieties were just a "head cover and Hill District in millions and de- Miss D, J. Mitchell, Mias E. Mitchell, "Saint

kinds of violence. Public irrita ing" and made every class and type cimale of gallons during the month J. M. Munoz, J. Olaide, P. Olasalo,

of December,

Mr. and Mrs. G. Palau, Mr. and Mrs. Houre'. When I was in Britain last

LH. Rawson, Mr. and Mrs. C. H I met Mr. Shaw, who told me that

tion reached its height during look the same.

Ridgway, J. Balsamendi, W. True, there are, many hats, caps, Consumption case, when the whole he considered 'Heartbreak House'

recent murder one press stopped and head coverings in the modern Estimated population 428.260 439,580 Urquidi, A. B.

Consumption per his best play. I agree with him.

head per day 14.8 to defame the good name of a poor mode that "fit the head" very closely,

R. Kelso, Mrs. E. Milla and son, E Sorvices to houses in Journey's End' is excellent and so:

Musha, Mr. and Mrs. the Rider

Rutz, young Slovak girl who was murder but even in helmet form they ex useful! I was in the war and now

ed in Prague.

press some sort of side line.

Main Districts were disconnected and Shiomi, I. Takenaka, Paymaster L I am a pacifist. I thought the best thing in Mr. Sherriff's play was the

Even the hard brow-revealing a supply was given by public street Comdr. J. Aura, Mrs. L. S. Bryan The National Women's Council of

family, K Fuchizawa, S. Czecho-Slovakia scene between Stanhope and Hib.

has entered shapes now allow a curl or two to fountains only daring December, 1928. and

From December 1 to 81, 1929, a 12-Hazama, Y. Hirose, D. Hima, T. "It is difficult," he said, "for any bert. There was great understand-

strong public protest against the show. Then, once again, there are hour's supply (6 am-6 p.m.) was Inada, Lt. Comdr. M. Inage, Mr. and author to disentangle the tendenciesing in the writing of that scene." Zoltan Sarkany, * Budapost abuse of journalistic freedom. It real hats, such as a new velvet given to all Ridar Main Districts. Mrs. S. Kawamura, Miss M. Kawase, wholesale merchant, recently filled suggests that no woman shall turban with a definite curly brim, Principal Mains closed (6 p.m. Kuroda, Mr. and Mrs. S. Matsuba,

petition for divorce on buy

with feather fronds, sweeping the a.m.).

A tricorna Jn beaver, the ground that both he and his low them to circulate In border. wife bad outgrown their affection their homes or in the offices youthful caps made in silk and Experiments Banned

after two years of marriage. It where they work, or allow their velvet that. At the head like a By Doctors

appeared, however, that neither the children to read

The coiffure but cut at one side to show petitioner nor his wife had outgrown Prager Fresse has just published eyes and hair, or a new sports hat Kowloon Reservoir 9 "B "The extraordinary thing is that

Vienna Professor Schmerz's ex- their affection for a Dobermann dog a series of articles on the topic by with a "split" ono-alded brim is Bhek Lai Pui people with entirely. different periments have aroused some con- to which both were equally devoted well-known public men and women. soft fabric, stitched and inserted talents are working towards the trevirty. Following his discovery As the Sarkanys were unable to de- But while some, cry aloud for a with contrasting stitchery, chenille, Reception Reservoir 18′′E #ame: end. I am usually classed of a simple method of sterilisation, cide on the fate of the dog, which censor, others think that invoking or braid. In fact, the newer mil- with Vildrac, as there is the same be was hailed in so se quarters as they desired to be legally included the law is no remedy. They think linery is very varied and much im-

proved. sort of simplicity about our work benefactor of the race,

In the verdict, they were obliged to that strong public opinion will oven.

"Soft straws and fabric destined Then there is Lenormand (of whom But the German doctors of Styria postpone the making absoluta of the tually stamp the evil out.

ama profound admirer), who have excluded him from their union divorce until some agreement could man says that a daily injection of for early Riviera sun recall aimple delves into the subconscious. Gan-on the ground that he is a danger be arrived at..

this kind of reading leads to lives mid-Victorian styles, with far more Hillon, the author of *MAY to the country and to ethice." He The citation of a similar problem of crime and immorality, and calline, however, and a dollente touch strikes the note of symbolism, and longer permitted to lecture at in a Berlin. newspaper eventually for stricter legislation.

in trimming. other representative moderne arab University at Graz, the capital caused the husband to propose that Viewed from the standpoint of ||

during the month of December. To Probe Skidding Secrets MONEY, LEFT Jean Victor Pellering who has a Styria for the same reason.

-A special motor cycle and sidecar the dog should remain his property, the owners of these papers, the

Consumption... 100,70 110.38 has been built for the National perimented with expressionism

A Social Democratic deputy, re- and be lent to the wife for an hour question is an economie one.

Lotters of administration have Estimated population 168,220 178,960 physical Laboratory experts, Lön- Jules Romains, whose · play?

cently asked questions in Parlia on one day of each week. The editor of one sugh successful paper Ezock" has been seen in Long

head per day.. 21,0 $21.7 don, for the purpose of conducting Ement on the subject, declaring that wife retorted with the counter recently declared that when he pro- been granted to Mr. Choi Yat-wai," All these playwrights

Constant Bupply in all districts a series of experiments on skidding. ave this treatment of deserving proposition that the dog should reinised and advertised a new political otherwise known as Joan Chole,

illegalAt big main in her possession, and be tall sensation the paper only sold in the estate of Chol Cheung Slu during December 1928 and 1929,

The Government Analyst's reports Highly Moterised meeting Prátensor? Schmerz to the husband for several hours at 700 more coples than usual, while Hing, otherwise Rosa Chan de show that the quality of the water is it is stated that the London sured of the confidence and a time on several days of the week. "a well-displayed murdered Chols, who died intentato on June satisfactory

number of Auds on this arrangement the broughty in 20,100 more readers for 1, 1929, and who left property in Total rainfall: December 31, 1928, Metropolitan Police now have 220

cars in use; h) the imme. divorce was finally concludedile

the Colpay to the value of $7,300.71.16; December 31, 1929, 89.88,

of his own generation, but sinca the war there has been a most de cidad movement towarda freedom of expression in the French theatre: Modern playwrights häve burst the bonds and enlarged the theatrical domain.

dinerent mediums of exprŠSI and yet they represent. tendency, an attempt to be

from the old dramatics Beally If ons led

them.

Опа

The

KOWLOON WATER. WORKS

1920

Persa. Siberia Maru from Seattle on January 18:--

1930 0' 2"A

Chas. L. Oden, Mrs. A. E. Oden, Shoichi Matsumoto, W. M. Reid, Mrs.. 9'118 C. E. Reld. Mr. and átra. Tankchirǝ Master Kalch! Yoshida, Yoshida, Master J. Yoshida, Miss W. G. Holbech, n. Robertson, EL Kilbourne, Mrs. H. M. Klibourne, Mrs. O. W. French, Miss Pauline French, Master: H. K. French, Ring Leusky, J. R. Javonuk, M. Smellk, 28.75 V. Trashkoff, J. K. Javannk, 8. V

Renkavetiky, J. 8. Renkavetaky, E. L. Harrison, H. L. Mar, John W. 462.27 Leigh.

Reservoir

3' 0"

Storage fa hifion and decimals of gallons.

1928

1930 Kowloon Reservoir-200.74) Bhok Lai. Pui Reception Reservoir

1'8"

354.24

104.10

79.28

399,59

Reservoir

28.76

Total ....... Consumption of water in Kawicon

in milliena and decimals of gallons

*1928 1929

Consumption perja