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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1930.

THE CHINA MAIL.

GROWTH OF BAGUIO, LILLIPUTIAN REVUE. ROUND THE CINEMAS

NAMED AFTER A TYPHOON ?

MANY IMPROVEMENTS.

Successful Performance Striking Picture at the

at Majestic Theatre.

In spite of the rain a good crowd

gathered to sec the Juvenile So-

Queen's.

"HELL'S HEROES."

NEW

SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL

Social Functions, July 4-American.... Club Home," 11.30 h.m.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

There are many legends sur-ciety produce their Liliputinn. "Hell's Heroes” is a remark- July St John's Cathedral of the Sale by Public Auction

to be held on MONDAY, the

NEW, RECORDS EVERYBODY WANTS!

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3 p.m., at the Offices of the

Works July V.R.C.. Night Fete, 9.16 Public

Department, by

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Entertainments

rounding the reason for giving Revue at the Majestic Theatre lastable film with a remarkable set-Hali Whist Drive, 8.45 p.m. the name of Baguio to the famous night. The concerted numbers ting. Adapted from the story by July Tea Dance at Peninsula 7th day of July, 1930, mountain resort of the Philip-

were well received, and the latest Peter B. Kyne, the theme of this Hotel, 5 p.m. pines but none of these is very

{dramatic “talkie" is the struggle satisfactory. One of the stories hits as sung by the Misses Betty of man against the parched, told is that typhoons were very and Margie Tavares and chorus waterless desert. Three had men frequent in the province of Ben-

were undoubtedly popular. The enter the little town of New. To-day- quet even during the summer, an Lyric Dance Orchestra gave several Jerusalem, on the edge of the de- "None But the Brave," the natives called it "bagulo," the local word for typhoon. However selections. The musical programmesert. They make a daring raidonly); R. B. Sallsbury presents Hong Kong. for

was greatly assisted by Mr. H. E. on the local bank, shooting the "Journey's End," 9.15 p.m. Nicholson, the musical director of cashier and making away with To-day - Queen's the Alajestic Theatre.

$30,000 in gold,

this is not accepted as a good ex- planation by most people.

Originally, Baguio consisted of 11,000 acres without roads, with out modern improvements of any kind, having only a few footpaths, a half dozen houses and three or four little scattered groups of grass-thatched hovels occupied by

Another performace by this versatile company will be given to-night at 9.20.

"Hell's Heroes."

Star

| Order of Hls Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Let of Grown Land Theatre, near Prince Edward Road, Kow- (matinee loon Tong, in the Colony of

a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal Theatre, at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, After a furious ride across the

Today World Theatre, for one further term of 15 years. burning sands, during which they "Valencia,"

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. p.m.; are relentlessly pursued by the "Flery Serpent" (Chinese picture}, Sheriff's men, they are overtaken 2.30 and 7.15 p.m.

5.15 and 9.20

by à terrific sand storm and lose To-day Majestic Theatre: their horses. With only a small "Reminiscences of Peking" (mati-

only); "The

Igorots (a native tribe). This ap SMALLEST BRITON, allowance of water between them, nees

parently unprepossessing site was later transformed into a health re- sort unsurpassed in any country.

DOGS LOOK LIKE LIONS.

they struggle on into the heart Revue," 9.20 p.m.

of the desert where cactus is the Today Central Jonly vegetation and the vulture "Sweetie."

and kyote their only companions.

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Lilliputian

Theatre

from

Home Mails. Just as they are at the end of

- Inward their resources they find a strand-America and ports (Empress of Jei curavan, within which is lying Canada); from Europe via Suez "I am the smallest living Briton, A womas in the pangs of chiki-] (Kalynn); Outward for Europe am. You can tell 'em that," said birth. The rough bandits per-via Siberia and Europe via San ating voice somewhere near my form the necessary operation and Francisco (Asomia Maru), 8.30 knees (writes a Sunday Express swear to take the child back to a.m.

New Jerusalem, although aware representative).

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Sports

See Special Sports Diary on page

The problems that confronted the builders of this town were numerous. They had to consider the ultimate growth of the place and its probable population, a hard thing to figure. Plans were finally made on the basis of a pro- bable growth of 25,000 The pre- sent permanent population of

"My height is 2ft. 10in., and my of the penalty that awaits them Baguio is estimated at 8,000, figure which is easily doubled dur-weight is 2st., 10lb, and I'm thirty-there.

The remainder of the story ing the summer. It has thus two on my next birthday, which is 'grown in permanent population the same day as the Prince of tells of the heroigm of the three

Wales' birthday, Goil' bless him!"j"bad men" in their fight against Street, from 300 to 8,000 during

continued the tiny voice, which be-thirst, heat and fatigue on them, period of 27 years."

longed to Mr. Jack Russel Lam-terrible journey back to civilisa- bort, of Crowborough, £1 merrytion. The water supply has little man dressed in riding clothes almost run dry; one man and miniature silver spurs.

luck and shoots himself; another:

falls

Economic Improvements. While more attention, has been paid to the aesthetic development

"They called me up during the disappears in the night. The of Baguio, the economic side has not been neglected altogether. Im war," he continued at high speed, third man is left alone to redeem proved production methods in the "And when the recruiting sergeant the promise made to the dying truck gardens in Trinidad valley saw me he said, "Whadyerwant? mother. How he reaches the town and neighbouring country have and I said, I've come to join the land how he is received form the doubled the

better Army, and he said, 'Gorblimey, has elimax to this very moving drama. marketing methods have yielded it come to this?"

The acting is exceptionally

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

ПARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

Pathe Sale by Public Auction

to be hold

7th

MONDAY, the 1930. at

of July, day-

3 pm, at the Offices of the

Works Public

Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov- TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMEL ernor, of two Lots of Crown broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Kiwan

The following programme will be Land at North Point, Shau-

Read, Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on 365 of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 in the Colony metres

years, with the option of p.m-Chinese Programme. renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed ramme. Columbia Records select the King, for one further term of 7 p.m.-European Evening Pro-by the Surveyor of His Majesty increased sales. Even the raising "I'm not frightened of anything good, Raymond Hatton, Fredd and supplied by the Anderson 75 years.

as big as Kohler and Charles Bickford as Music Co.:

the three bad men giving a To improve the breed of cat- "I go to dances twice a week, memorable performance. tle in this vicinity the city has and my two brothers are six feet! imported Ayrshire bulls for inter-high, and I've had a letter from the Cattle raised locally Prince of Wales. God bless him! breeling. are more than suflicient to meet can play darts, draughts, the demand for local consumption. dominnes, and shove ha’penny,' and Coffee seedlings numbering about my favourite dinner is steak and 12,500 were distributed in 1928, kidney pudden,” and to-day in many parts of Baguio coffee trees in the best of health may be seen laden with fruits. Coffee raising used to be a flourish-

ing industry in former years but has been neglected. It is the aim of the city and provincia! authori- ties to revive it.

LIGHTNING'S TOLL.

lions be me.

"THE COCONUTS."

"The Girl Friend", Vocal Gems, and "Peggy_And,'—The Columbia Light Opera Company (9267).

"French Marching Song" (Rom- herg), and "Desert Song" (Romberg), --Edith Day & Harry Welchman with Orchestra (0211).

"The Two Imps" (Alford), and all-"Dancer of Seville" (Grunow)-The Orchestra, Bournemouth Municipal conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey (9505). "In a Monastery Garden" (Ketelby), and "In a Persian Market" (Ketelby),

Hubert Eisdell, Tenor (9381).

The Marx Bros., whose first all-talking, all-singing, dancing moving picture, "The Coconuts" which will be shown at the Central Theatre to-morrow for a week's run, was the hit of

THE CARE OF THE MOUTH AND the Broadway season, were play- "Semiramide". Overture (Rossini),

and "Cavalleria Rusticana", Inter-

THE CONTACT QUESTION. ing in their latest current stage mezzo (Mascagni)-Milan Symphony attraction "Animal Crackers" Orchestra, gunducted by Cuv. Lorenzo

TWO COOLIES KILLED DURING dental Infection

STORM.

and

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• Since 2500 years B.C. It has when work on their screen pro-Malajoli (906)

Coconuts" was "Wild cen recognised that dental infec-duction, "The

My Dream of Youth" from tion can be the cause of general begun. These comedians went "Traviata" (Verdi), and "Farewell to

Bright

Visions", Maria Gentile, diseases. In an old Aasyrian re- directly from a Broadway stage (D.1633). port on a consultation it can be hit to a Broadway motion picture "Capriccio Espagnole" (Rimsky-

Halle read in, cuneiform letters that hit. The critics who raved about Korsakov),The

Orchestra LAY ON THEIR BACKS, KICKED may be respon-their "Animal Crackers" turned conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty

AND SCREAMED. sible for pains in the back, head to rave about them in their motion (9716 & 9717).

Prelude, Mazurka, Entracte fund feet This ancient view has picture "The Coconuts,"

Valse from

"Coppelia Ballet"

Wireless recently received renewed sup- Two leaders in the musical (Delibes).-B.B.C.

Sym- Yesterday's thunder-storm, which port from the results attained comedy field Oscar Shaw and phony Orchestra, conducted by Perry

Pitt (901R),

8.20 p.m.--From the Studio Miss came on rather suddenly at about By American and English research Mary. Eaton, carry the romantic

workers. Of course it is going leads. This pair of artistes were Aileen Raymond and Mr. J. Grant .m., and lasted almost an hour ton for to attribute every stomach-seen together in the Broadway Anderson, of the Salisbury Co will resulted in the death of two coolies, ache, heart-pain, or even moodi musical comedy hit of last season present (by kind permission of Mr. who were struck by lightning.

G. Sallabury) the Queen's Chamber ress to dental infection, but it is "The Five O'Clock Girl," and, for Scene from "Hamlet" One of the deaths occurred in certain that attacks of lassitude, several seasons, they were the

5.30 p.m. (approx.)-Gramo Waterloo Road, Kowloon, and the headache, and fever are not sel- high spots of Ziegfeld's Follies. phone Programme, Continued. other in Garden Road, on the Island. dem due to toxins from a bad Shaw carried the lead two seasons

"Bacchanalia", a Drinking Song The man who was killed in Kowtooth heing constantly absorbed ago in "Oh Kay" and Miss Eater: Fantasia, arranged by Herman, Finck, loon was Wong Tong (29), earth by the body. The English has was the lovely prima donna of Herman Finck & His Orchestra

with Chorus (9240).

"Broadway" Selection, The Regal Cinema Orchestra (9783).

coolle employed by the Wo Hing firm lately come to the view that half “Lucky.”

to the year.

The opening of the bathing season at Plymouth was marked by a scare following the report from passengers on tenders which meet Incoming linera that sharks were in Cawsand Bay.

occurrence.

At first it was thought the strange visitors might be par poises, but closer inspection by deep-sea fishermen dispelled this theory, the peculiar fins indicating that they were sharks.

The fish-over a dozen of them of building contractors, At about of all rheumatic affections have "The Coconuts" brings to the 5.30 p.m., when the storm had reach-

some relationship to dental dis-screen all the charm, and display, "The Belle of New York", Seleccare stated to be from 15 to 20 ed its height accompanied by many case. Up to the present most re-ell the swift action and convulsing tian-The Grenadier Guard's Eand feet long. vivid flashes of lightning Wong search has been directed to estim- humour of the riotous stage pre-

(0192)

Inquiry at the Marine Biologica! "Aida", Grand March (Verdi), Laboratory under the Hoe showed was sheltering in his employers' ate the effect of carious and in-sentation, "The Coconuts," with Milan Symphony Orchestra with that although officials there had matshed in Waterloo Road. Sud-fected teeth on the person possess- which the Marx Bros, kept New Chorum (0800), .denly a flash penetrated the roof of ing such, and only recently has York laughing for more than a 9 p.m.-Weather Report, Time not had close-up view of the fish,

the shed and Wong was struck, re-attention been attracted

they were inclined to think they and News Bulletin. ceiving a burn in the back.

significance of defective teeth The presentation carries out From the Studio, Vaudeville Pro- were harmless basking sharks. Two other folis who were also with regards to contacts. It was the method of musical comedy the Salisbury Company (by kind per- to the Sound an early in the year gramme, presented by the Ladies of In any event, the visit of sharks In the matshed at the time. Li Hing quickly discovered that nurses for the first time on the screen.mission of Mr. G. Salisbury): Noreen is an extremely rare (31) and. Cheng Kwal (29), alas with bad teeth often cause dan If the lovers have a song in mind Hamilton, Betty Hare, Dorothy James, They usually prefer warmer waters suffered from the effect of the ger to patients especially to chil-when they are in conversation, Marjorie Leslie, Alleen Raymond. lightning, but their injuries were of dren. A systematie Inspection of they don't hesitate to sing it. If 10 p.m. (approx.)-"A Musical than those of the English Channel a minor nature. They are now in all female nursing personnel here the chorus feels like interrupting Switch" arranged by Alford (the at present.

In spite of the reported presence the Kowloon Hospital.

gave surprising results. As can the action with one of their Plaza Theatre Orchestra), Colum

of sharks several women took the The serand tragedy occurred in be seen from the regulations for dances, they skip right out. Here kia Records (9196 & 9197).. Garden Road at about the same Bavarian midwives, a tesson has is another pleture not to be 2 and Scece I of Act 3 of the War wave.

10.15 pm Journey's End", Act water off the Hoe in a mild heat time.

The victim was a chair been learnt from these results, missed, coolle named Hul Yuet (44), whose since a nurse must not alone be

Pay, by R. C. Sherriff, presented by "We just lay on our backs, kick- the Salisbury Co. relayed from theed; and screamed-that scared the chair was parked on the footpath in possession of general health, outside the Officers' Mess at but the buccal cavity must also Murray barracks, When the storm be in a healthy condition. Official

under a stress.in laid upon the importanceful actor should have a working Down.

On the theory that a Hul sheltered large tree on the border of the ef teaching in Murray parade ground, when he the necessity for buccal hygiene knowledge of any calling he lo was struck by lightning. He just and for the frequent use of tooth-

called upon to portray. Bein HEROINE OF MEERUT uttered one sharp cry and pitched brush and mouthwash. These goal, famous Hungarian actor, forward and when others reached however, are not always sufficient ras accumulated a huge educa- INDIAN MUTINY SURVIVOR

and it may often be necessary to tion. Another coolie, who was sitting use postfiles capable of prevent- Eosides being an actor, he la m under the same tree about two feet ing the further development of gifted sculptor, a writer of note,

London May 26,

Messrs. J. Cassa, E J from the man who was killed, was bacteria in the mouth.

has a profound knowledge of law.

Hearty cheers for Mrs. Ring, a Carmichael, C. W. Cumming, H. La unhurt.

One of the best of such agents is an aviator, artist,

expert woman survivor of the Indian Caldwell, Is the Panflavin pastille. It con-machinist, and has a wide know afutiny, were raised at the annual

Mr. C. F. East, tains a component which after ledge of machine.

dinner of the King's Royal Rifle Messrs. P. B. Hare, R. F. Hall. solution in the saliva, le atrong The actor who created the role Corps Veterans' Association at the Mr. J. L. Jacob.. Hankow, Yesterday, enough to destroy all pathogenic of "Dracula" on the stage, and request of the chairman Lleut Mr. and Mrs. Geo Lavell, Mies The missionaries, Mr. and Mrs, organisms to be found in the is now playing the detective In General SIWilliam Bitcairn, N E. Leahy, Miss H. Lillie, Mr. Portcous, have been releaset, and mouth. Panflavin pastilles are "The 18th Chair Tod Brown Mrs. Ring, who is nearly 80, H. Y. Lo. have arrived at "Klan, in Southulso useful when sick adults wish g's new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was born at sea when the Regi- Messra. L. Matamovo, 0. Klangel, after three months of to protect their children from in- talking production. learned all ment was proceeding to Indla. She Morgenstern, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. capitivity, by bandits-Reuter. fection. Thus in contact with dis- there arts through acting was nearly 12 when the Mutiny Martiney, Mr. and Mrs. Mendes.

cases, the casual organism which "You have to have the mental broke out in Meerut

Mr. Noble.

came on

him he was already dead.

MISSIONARIES RELEASED.

extension courses

"THE 13TH CHAIR”

Star Theatre.

BUCCESS-

Scene Dug-out in the British Trenchoe Before St., Quentin. 11.16. p.m.-(Approx)

sharks," said one girl bather..

Close

HOTEL GUESTS

He spent several days fishing, and gains entrance through the slant of a doctor, for Ipatance. presented his landlady with enough mouth, will be protected, when and to get it you have to study fish to supply the whole hoarding not alone the patient but also the doctor's work. Mr. Lugoal house At the end of the weeks his those who are still unaffected, says, bill included the item "Lard (for carry out proper buccal hygieale The new picture will come to frying faha 6d." ANON, SE Fmeasures:

the Queen's Theatre to-morrow.

HONOURED.

She assisted nurses in carriyng water and helping with bandages

AT THE HONG KONG HOTEL.

Alessa. E. W. Broadwich, W. Bondy.

Mr. S. de Ozan,

Messrs. Marcel Santon, HA. for the wounded. She later married Schoenen, W. Smith, Sergeant George Ring, a bugler of

Mr. and Mrs. G. R: W. Thomaan. the Quarter Guard who sounded the Mr. S. 5. Wong alim in Meerutikken

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