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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1930.

SHETLAND CIRCUS.

COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.

ORIENTAL SNAKE DANCE,

Last night the Shetland civen. gave a cample change el pro- graming, which was oven better thun

manship.

LIBERTY IN THE SCHOOL.

No Alternative to Examinations?

MR. FISHER ON LIMITS.

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ROUND THE CINEMAS

JANET GAYNOR'S TRANSITION TO COMEDIENNE,

"SUNNY SIDE UP."

An entirely new type of Janet Gaynor makes her debut in "Sunny Side Up," De Sylva, Brown and Henderson musical comedy produc- -She is a vivacious, laughing, sing- ed by Fox Movietong. ing, dancing little comedienne, In startling contrast to the plaintive, wistful figure she always has been in her starring productions.

Just before he arrived two very promising girls, the most brilliant in tho, college, had been found by the disciplinary council amoking elgarettes on the campus, a thing forbidden by the 'rules. The count ell not only expelled the girls from the college but did their best to pre- vent them receiving any education in an alternative place of learning. When Mr. Fisher asked the pre- sident whether he proposed to inter- fere with this monstrously severe. Mr. li. A. 1. Fisher's attresses sentence, he was told that dis the original show. The first item was to the City of Londen Vacation:cipline had been definitely handed the Cowboy rigor and he treated Cuirge always attract large nu-over by the authorities to the girls,

learn by their own mistakon. everyone to a fine show of horaediences, and the lecture-room and that they must be allowed to

crowded Mr. Binker and his was

course for this was assured that the great severity was not at all unusual, that the toys smallest pany in the world was very augurated, the well received, while the, fooling offer with

He ron and girls, generally took much disciplinary the Stadek Brothers in the Three New ideas in education." Piers delighted the Chinese mer-centrated upon new ideas as to the harsher views of

The juggler place of the school in the cam-offences than their elders would do.

that the girls bers of the qudience.

severe than the buys. was very entertaining in a game of munity and the pince of the teacher and

He had two pockets in the school.

Mr. Fisher drew the inference man bilards.

The tendency to regard education on the shoulders and one further down his back, and manoeuvred the as a training for citizenship, he said, that justice is always dificult to

Mr. to the other:

was increasing with the conception exercise, requiring patience and ball from one

that, education was a responsibility experience, that the young must upon the State, and the school was learn the lesson from the old, and now looked at in the light of its re-that the old have the right to refuse

Side. The story also Intion to the community at large to teach them.

part of the social or showed clearly a danger of applying political machinery of the country, the methods of the new psychology it as excellent to erimination. and was judged by its aneresis in ant the new, education without dis- training efficient citizens.

keep the teacher in the background, its but not too much in the back.

The young mind must be ground. allowed to taste the quality of the un mature mind, and the young suitable character to feel the weight of the mature established character. It was contrary to fact to assume that children did not wish to copy older persons or to be influenced by them.

Jevaus is to be congratulated on his Invention and we trust many of fans will fallow

our local billards his example.

It became

In the United States the school was a great national factor. primary function was unt to make make Americans. scholars but to

But with all the reversal of char | acter. Miss Gaynor, reviewers more say, has sacrificed none of the sweetness and daintiness that has made her the most appealing figure on the screen during the last three

yens.

In "Sunny Side Up," Miss Gaynor is a happy-go-lucky resident of Yorkville, New York's upper East

In spite of her lawly social station, however, she has ambitions come true when she charms Charles and her dreams auddenly begin to Farrell, who enacts the role of a wealthy young society man from Southampton, Long Island.

David Butler directed "Sunny Side Up," which will be seen and heard on the Queen's Theatre.

Felix, screen to-day. Seymour

dance Broadway's distinguished directer, staged the dances and song numbers.

Specia! Attraction. Mr. A. Barro and Mrs, Federova's dance with a real live 27 font snake, was certainly an attraction that it They will take a lot to equal. danced an Oriental daner with the snake passing from one to the other keeping in rhythm with the music Mrs, Alexandrya fave a very pleas it was not too much to say that ing dance, while Miss Artinell was educntion was the religion of the United States. "We hear of Amari. more than charming in an old

children being organised to fashioned dance French dance with from Paris. a charming costume

carry on a pure- milk campaign or She again pleased the audience in an anti-lly campaign in this neigh

The comical touch

The Case For Examinations. bourhood, and primary schools have Jockey Dance. of the evening and quite in keeping been made great centres of adult

On the subject of examinations. that under the with the races at the Valley was "education through the children or

br the direct influence of the Mr. Fisher sald

pressure of these "instruments of small pony race with monkeys at

teachers upon the parents. was extremely good jockeys.

would de

"This enlarged view of the pur-torture" young people were compell-hear Maurice Chevalier and Evelyn entertainment, and one well to go and spend a pleasant nse and possibilities of our nationaled to learn a great many facts in

evening.

. It

PROGRAMME.

Part 1.

can

sehools is gaining ground here also. Our schools, for instance, have been invited to play a part in the cam- Much aign for national saving-

By Circus Band. of the success of that most important 1. Cm boy rider by Mr. Valdemur.enterprise has been due to the

Overlare

2 Comical entry.Dy Mr. Ferry-activity of our teachers.

The

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which they were not interested and which were of no particular value| to them. But it did not appear to be possible to do without examina- tions, for inquiry showed that intel- "The truth is," he added, "that ligence test were no substitutes. Mr Blaker central school mavement again. es-while assailants of examinations 3. Smallest Pony

as in Cambridge have a good deal to say for them- 4. Three Piers,

Ey Mr. Sladck's Brothers,pecially where, 5. Juggling Act... Mr. Jevans, shire. it le proposed to combine the selves, they are quite unable to argue work of the central school with the out of existence the stubborn fact of human idleness. They assume that Mrs. Foderova and Mr. other educational activities in

A. Barro.

village college, is a step in the same all little people are angels. direction. The idea is to bring the know better. whole neighbournoud within the

6. Acrobatie adagio,

INTERVAL

Part I.

2

Overine By Circos Bandrenth of the broad educational in- 1. Lmping de lap...By Mr. Plotsky,fluence of the school."

2. Musical Entry By Mr. Sladek und

The Libertarians.

We

Bad as examinations often are there can be little doubt of intellectual industry among the that they have raised the standard young and that their disappearance

A

"PARAMOUNT ON PARADE!

How would you like to see and Brent in a slap-stick Lubltach sketch which telis all about the and Lillian Roth in a bright, new. Apache dance? Or Buddy Rogers catchy-singing-loving act?

These are only a few of the hilarious enjoyable moments, some

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

STEEL COULSON BILLIARD LEAGUE

of the

HE

COMMITTEE STEEL COULSON BILLIARD LEAGUE request the pleasure of the Company of the Members, their wives and friends, to a dance and distribution of prizes, to be ton Barracks, on FRIDAY, 17th October, 1930, commencing at 8.30 held at the R.E. Theatre, Welling-

p.m.

C. G. PEACHY,

President.

Steel Coulson Billiard League.

Hong Kong, 10th October, 1930.

ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB

NOTICE

is hereby given that The Twenty-Sixth Annual GENERAL MEETING

of Members will be held at the Club House, North. Point,

on MONDAY, the 20th day of October, 1930, at 5:45 p.m. Business:

(1) To receive the Report and Ac- counts for the year ending Sist August, 1930.

(2) To elect Officers for the en- suing year and other General Business,

By Order of the General Committee.

M. 1. DE VILLE,

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 1st October, 1930

YACHT CRASH,

THE LINE" JURY'S RIDER ON "CROSSING

A rider on yacht-racing ar- was added by the rangements in Technicolour, which set audi-jury at an inquest at Yarmouth, ences applauding, literally cheer-Isle of Wight, on William Sanders ing. at the Central Theatre where aged 35, yacht steward, of Burn-

Everything in "Paramount on Paramount on Parade" is showing hum-on-Crouch, who was drown- to full houses. Parade" is swift, witty, sparkling. It's

The development of democratie would be followed by a marked de. And entertaining stunts. It's like such that the classes did not cross}

Brothers.. Hora Liberty...Ev Mr. Baker,

....By Mr. Botto, ideas had influenced education in an-cline in the standard of national

cultivation and character."

1. Juggling Act

5 foaient entry....By Mr. Sladek.other way, he went on.

6. Charaster Ince.

Character Dance.

We were

By Mrs. Alexandrava, told that liberty was more import- ant than discipline, and that the ol By Miss Artinelli. method of Instruction was too uni- The tench:r form and mechanical. INTERVAL.

8. Moukles race, cours.

Overture

Part III

Cireus

did too much, the children did to: little "In a word, what was want-j Band.ed was more liberty, less discipline: variety, less

1. Oriental dance with the Snake

27 fent long,

Introduced by Mr. A. Barco and Mrs. Federova. 2. Bicycle Act. By Mr. Sladek, &

Brother.

n. Presents.

Manager: Mr. J. Binker. Ringmaster: Mr. Spampani Secretary: Mr. A. Barro. Tent Master: Mr. Starikoff,

HISTORIC HILL.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE'S GIFT TO TOWN.

more

SAILOR WHO WENT TO SLEEP.

A Month in Goal As A Sequel.

uniformity: John MeLood, a young seaman me- of the steamship Jamaica Planter, more life and actuality. less

more study of child was sentenced to one month's hard chanism; psychology and more adaptation of labour at Thames for disobeying

tain and officers of the vessel. the teaching to individual differences the lawful commands of the cap of mind and temperament."

be- ed following a collision tween the Lulworth and the Lucilla at Cowes.

that verdict Returning a It's entertainment de luxe. like nothing so much as a great. Sanders met his death by drown- dozens of the world's most pop-ed the rider that the courses laid big, joyous Hollywood party withing in the collision, the jury add- at stars doing their most amusing out for yacht racing should be meeting these glamorous celebrities the starting-line in opposite face to face and joining with them directions during any period of a in a gay frolic.

Intimately familiar, these play-

Capt. W. Deacon, master of the ers, singly or a few at a time, enter Lucilla, said she was near the tain, thrill and charm with their starting-line when the Lulworth ability and their engaging person-hit her amidships. The Lucilla alities.

hud sighted the Lulworth 200 or 300 yards away, and did not alter: her course, thinking she would cross the L lworth's bows.

"BROADWAY BABIES."

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The Majestic Theatre was packed to its utmost capacity yesterday at all performances when their first talkie Alm "Broadway Babies," starring Alice White and Charles Delaney, was offered and enjoyed by

Mr. Fisher admutted that much of It was stated that he was sent our progress was due to the in-on duty with the 12 midnight to 4 fluence of the school of liberty, but am watch, and was found lying he pointed out that since a good and asleep and drunk under a wind-pil fruitful idea was always apt to be las8..

Mr Peregrine, prosecuting, said pushed too far, the school of liberty"

A The that only few days before, had its extreme. zealots.

of the whisky had been stolen from the elaborate sense-training Montessori schools was very often hold, and there had been a similar unnecessarily imposed on children prosecution to this against a look who would be better employed out on the vessel..

The minds. exercising their maximum of bodily activity provid-|

"Whaat cheer, Geordie hinney," out Walter, "is yor hens

ed in some schoole might stifle In- sang

The Dalton payin'?" tellectual progress. plan, he believed, to be admirable,

.

"That's just whaat Aa-m tryin' ti Considerable interest has been aroused among archeologists and others by the gift of the Duke of but, far from relieving the teacher reckon up," said Geordle, who was of responsibility, it doubled the busy cleaning out his hen crees. Newcastle, as Lord of the Manor of burden. It was not a plan that "Ye see An bowt th' hens for war Worksop, of a lease in perpetuity,

them, th' wife buys the eggs off upon a peppercorn rent, to the local could be worked by the dull and Willie, Aa pay for th' feedin' o'

unintelligent. authorities of the historic Castle Hill, one of the county's historie Turning to the claims of the scheu him, he eats them, an' Aa'm berin- of liberty and its opposition to dianin' ti doot whether tha are payin'. landmarks.

Some months ago there were fearscipline and its desire to postpone or not." of a destruction, of the alte, from and reduce the necessary toll and hardship of intellectual gynastics, which human bones have been at various times unearthed. The Duke Mr. Fisher said that that spiri has only made one condition of the was useful in a calling which dent We wante lease, which is that any coins or itself too easily to the tyranny of

mechanical routine. other historic treasures which may freedom and experiment and a be found on the site shall revert to scheme of studies that would awake him as Lord of the Manor.

the interest and evoke the capacities of children. In the miscellany of suggestions there were some that given favourable conditions, were clearly valuable.

HAUNTED WOOD.

Ghostly Voice Which Shrieked

"You Fools".

"There Is a good deal of common sense in the notion of taking chil- dren into counsel as to the strategy and ground plan of their educational course, or giving them a bird's-eye The mystery of a haunted" view of the country they are expect wood at Amorham (Bucka) has ed to traverse during the ensuing been solved after nine months month and of leaving them a good People walking through the wood deal of freedom as to the minor dis were startled by a voice which positions for the journey. The Idea shrieked, "You' fedle" that children and university students Birds were driven away by the should be entrusted with their own shricks and twigs mysteriously education is superficially!

pped on If schools will discipline snapped off and people's heads Food disappeared from below 80 much when plenic partles were devolves on the teach not looking the young be Akteper solved the mystery by themecktes?"

aceing in a tree 8.

escaped from

arrot which had Mr Fiskar herð Miss M. very progresivă are, bine

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.

TO-DAY

Recorded on the Western Electric Sound Equipment, which is the best. the production was clearly heard throughout its length. "Broadway Bables" is a snappy film, and Alice White, supported by Sally Ellers, Marion Bryon and Jocelyn Lee, Stage life, appear in bright roles. with its strifes and its glories, mingled with romance, humour and drama, is the background to this enjoyable Firat National Vitaphone filma.

race.

Capt. A. Hogarth, master of the Lulworth, said she was doing 12 knots, and could not have

altered her course.

ELECTRIFIED QUEUE CINEMA "FANS” CUT CAPERS IN WEST LONDON.

A crowd outside a cinema in Beer Street, West London, recently amazed people on the other side of the street by suddenly starting to jump about like "cats on hot bricks.".

It was discovered, after a few minutes,that the cause of the "commotion" was a leakage of electric current from beneath the| pavement which ponetrated the The film scheduled for the next soles of their shoes, causing them. change is "The Talk of Holly-to "cut capors" which astonished

those outside the "danger zone." Wood." an all-talking drama, in which is featured Nat Carr and Fay Marbe. It is modern muafcal screen play of life behind the scenes in the romantic cinema city.

SHETLAND'S

CIRCUS

WANCHAI,

SATURDAY, OCT. 11.

THE GREATEST

ATTRACTION.

An urgent call to the local power station, brought a squad of olec tricians, who, broke up the paving in order to discover the leak.

Famous Balerina, Mrs. N. Fedorova, and her partner, Mr. A. Barro, perform the Ballet Adagio with THE REAL SNAKE 24 FEET LONG.

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