1931-09-29 — Page 7

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1931.

LONDON-A CITY TRANSFORMED ·

Hundreds of Thousands

Crowd Streets.

FLOOD-LIGHTING.

Staid City of Business in New Disguise.

Trafalgar Square extra police were attempting to ires the clotted the traffle whirligig. un see the

More than 1,000,000 additional people were oncentrated in the Central London district night of September 1 to food-lighting display. Traffic had to be diverted, and in some parts was brought to a standstill. Hun dreds of tramcare stood end to end from Waterloo to. Westminster Bridges without a gap. Trafalgar Square was impassable, and when theatres and cinemas closed condi- tions became chaotic. London has never seen worse traffic confusion.

Splendour of Light. London-staid city of business and finance was snatched at night by glamour.

For three hours she was caught and held by the splendour of light a great bura of it, signalising that she is hostess to the International Illumination Congress.

Londoners in their thousands were attracted, wandering on foot. in private cara, char-a-bancs, and taxis, up and down the streets, ecstatic but perhaps a little puzzled by the new-found beauties of their city. Even the oklest Londoner

could come on aspects or effects as strange as though he were in China -or having a dream.

The Wizardry of Watts.

and

comparatively The long sombre approach to Buckingham Palace down the Mall was a fitting. preparation for the superb climax of white palace and amber Victoria the end. Memorial waiting at Great crowds stood gazing in ad miration at a palace facade whose intriguing play of architectural detail could never up till then have been fully appreciated.

VICE - SQUAD - OF

ONE.

A Hunt for London's Frailer Moments.

THE CHINA MAIL.

L.C.C. PSYCHOLOGIST_CONFUTED

Is London a "hotbed of vice"? . Professor Cyril Burt, psychologist

DR. C. T. WANG.

House Strongly Guarded,

WILL RECOVER.

THE ECONOMY WAVE AT HOLLYWOOD.

Comedy of the Golden

Chariot...

FILM STUDIO WASTE.

The American bankers who now control the flim business demand Nanking, Yesterday, economy, Already they have mado in the L.C.C. Education Depart- Dr. C. T. Wang, Foreign Ministeveral companies curtail produc- ment, has been quoted as saying: ter, has received medical attention "Undoubtedly Parla is a much more and been transferred to his own respectable place than London house. He has three ugly wounds nowadays.... The great talk in in his chest, cuts and abrasions in the Parisian family is on the ques- his head and minor injuries to the tion, Is it safe to send my little body and legs. There is no imme- daughter to London, that horrible diate fear for his life. hotbed of vice?'"

entrance.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has A Special Correspondent of a thrown a strong military guard Londos newspaper. set out around the house, with instructions search of to shoot to kill anyone forcing an vice-squad of one, in London's frailer moments.

He stepped up to a policeman, not far from Leicester Square.

"How

about vice?" he said. "Would you say London was well-off in that respect?"

"Well," the Peeler replied, after thinking deeply, "There's the grey hound races."

"No, no, I didn't quite mean that St. James's Park Was frankly Let me put it this way: Supposing theatrical-but none the Worse I were a young girl wandering alone for tinit Where

It is learned that most of this morning's rioters were students from Shanghai, and it is stated that a further 2,000 are on their

way here.

tion and weed out people from their tafx. What the bankers have to deal with is indicated by the fol- lowing stories quoted by Reuter from Hollywood.

There was the case of the golden chariot. We must have a golden chariot," decided the director. with · 1 great deal of fuss and at enormous cost the golden charlot

according-

W08

ly built, and when it wns finished it dawned on the film com- pany concerned that it had been constructed inside a building with four brick walls, so one of the walls

To meet this phase, Instructioned to be knocked down to get the | chariot outside, And then, when it have been issued to detain the was taken through the demolished train at Chinking so that troops wall, the director said that he could can search it.---Reuter.

not use it, as the sequence in which it should have appeared had al- ready been taken.

flood-light- and friendicea in Leicester Square FAREWELL PARTY. ing Seema naturally to com after dark-what would become of

architecture, Nature me plement

the point "I expert the robins would come you up hopping along and cover with leaves," he said, and left me.

it make vivid to of garlshrese. The lakes, bushes, and flowers of the park possessed a tremendous echat very different front the more quiet beauty of the build ings.

The same thing happened with the "fig-tree outside the National Gallery. Its metallic sprawling green-a clash of chlorophyl and candle-power-went strangely with the amber-lighted portico, white front and cupola.

A Building in the Clouds. Across the river the County Hall and other buildings mirrored the

Next he tried.a police-sergeant, who laughed at the idea.

Mr. A. B. Sulieman for Johore.

"I've been round the world," he

Mr. A. B. Suleiman, an under- said, "and I can honestly say that graduate of the Arts Faculty of Landon is 100 per cent. better than the University, and Chairman of any foreign city I've scen."

The secretary of the Travellersgard Hall, his many friends in the Colony will regret to learn, Is Aid Society for Girls and Women leaving Hong Kong..to return to admitted that among the foreign Johare, kirls who were met at the railway, stations it was sometimes noticeable that there was a feeling of trepida tion concerning the morals of Bri-

tain.

Yesterday afternoon, he was the guest of honour at a tea party given in the Union Hall by the Mr. K. T. University Union. At a score of points the elderly

phosphorescene of the north side.

Loke, Chairman of the Union, pre- lady was plucked from her respect. In the City St. Paul's and St. "That may have an explanation."sided over a gathering numbering able rest and transformed, by the Bride's were etched tellingly against she added, in the fact that this about 250. wizardry of the watts, into an cx- the dark background of the sky. country has recently been taking

Many eulogistic speeches were tremely attractive debutante. Build-The shaft of light pissed beyond large numbers of girls from France, made, and the guest of the even ings and monuments that have the spire of St. Bridge's and con- Switzerland and Germany foring was presented with a suitably grown grey with time stood sud- tinued until s rays appeared to domestic service to make good inscribed silver cigarette case by denly in pale splendour, confront-strike upon the sky. A round patch our

here, and , shortage

as the hockey team of which he was ing one another with a kind of un- of the lattor was picked out by the these countries are in turn captain. familiar familiarity.

light, and in the centre its brilliante beginning. to feel a shortage of was blocked by the shadow of the servants this allegation has been building which it was its primary put about to deter them leaving

their own countries. object to illuminate.

Thousands jammed the pavement and clustered along the parapets. Traffic was held up for a quarter of an hour at a time, and there were usually four or five lines of it wait- ing patiently to proceed in one direction. Trams, could only go at a painful crawl, ploughing jugger. naut-like through the people, many

Westminster Bridge had an un- looked-for illumination of its own provided by the string of lighted trama murooned upon it by the crush:

Lunely Figure of Nelson,

ceive

CHINA EXHIBITION.

Similarly, during the production of "Hit the Deck," a ship set was bullt which was so large that it fill- ed the stage, with the result that there was no room for, the camera, son hole had to be torn out of the wall for that. the revue film

Then, there was "The March of Time," made at an estimated cost of £80,000 or 80. When it was completed revues were fashion, and it was never rolensed. Many other filmas have had to be

out of

remade because of the fear of the censors, change in public taste, and other reasons.

Another form of extravagance concerns individuals engaged. Writers. like Mr. P. G. Wodehouse, who admitted recently that he felt that he had not earned the £20,000 paid him for a year's "work," have been hired and then left forgotten in their luxurious offices.

"em- Players, too," have been ployed" only to remain idle. One star, after appearing in a film, was under contract at over £200 a week for a year-without over play- ing a part.

MISTAKEN IDENTITY Danger of Identity Papers.

It is somewhat paradoxical that in France, where everyone is armed to the teeth with. Identity papers, cases of mistaken identity are far common than in Britain,

of more

The result was the silouette of

· Bravo the League!

In the current issue of the Hong the spire projected on to the sky, "Of course, the hotbed of vice'

some ghostly suggestion is ridiculous. It was Kong Naturalist, Mr. Spame Jenyns and seeming ke building looming out of the clouds. conclusively shown by League of in an artirle on "Our Local Oyster" uses the phrase "ever since eating Fleet Street itself is always Nations statistics that Britain is awake at night. But the brilliant better in this respect than any other became an art and ceased to be a barbaric necessity." The Chin- of whom found that the best way lights which blazed across the front country." of making progress was to run of The Daily Telegraph building The comment of the French ese were probably the first nation along behind them, writes the seemed to symbolise the vitality of Vice-Consul was: "What silly rub to raise eating from barbaric neces- Daily Telegraph's Special Repre-

a part of London which does most bish!" If there were this appre- sity into an art and it is most ap- sentative.

of ita work while the rest of thehension among Farisian families, propriate that an exhibition elty sleeps.

he said, they would naturally re- Chinese art and culture should in- where thousands of people do not possess a passport. A casó information, clude a Chinese Restaurant among oven requests. for

its attractions. In other parts of revealing the positive danger of It remained for Trafalgar Square They had received none. to provide the artistic climax of a And finally he tried a police- the exhibition, the art of the pain-identity papera was recently cleared ter, of the ivory carver, and of the up, but not until the victim had city transformed. The National | woman."

Church Uncertain as to the correct ap worker in silver and brass may be been made to suffer very serious Gallery and St. Martin's stood like the athers, bril-proach, he circled round for a few protected by the words "please do embarrassment.

His name is Maurice Blondel. liant and Impressive in a momenta, then stepped forward, not touch," but the cook aska for no plenitude of light. But far clearing the throat and raising the auch barrier to be set up before his He is a lieutenant and has a bril- masterpieces; they must not merely lant record: Recently he was or overhead,

and isolated, hat.

he ventured, "but be looked at but tasted and eaten.dered to report to his commanding was Nelson, only dimly pleked out "Pardon me,"

Our cook, can produce as good a oficer, who very gravely informed Beneath the placid glare of ciec by rather faint beams that did not does vice flourish 7"

extend, far down the column.

"No, it doesn't," she replied. "My meal to-day as he produced yester-him that he had just been declared bankrupt in Paris. Lt. Blondel pro- tricity-the warm orange of A

A policeman said that the crowd 'beat' here is a fairly representative day. strange Big Ben, the flaming pink was one of the biggest he had ever cross-section of West-end life, and Many Europeans, to their great tested that he had no business, in- never tasted Chinese terests whatever and no financial of a stranger Somerset House seen in London. "There may have you can take it from me that it loss, have

one, was a weird

do not though London were on fire and her been something like this on Armie could not possibly be described as a food-they are shy of entering a trouble.

tice Day," he added, "although hotbed of vice. And in the five Chinese restaurant--they people fleeing.

crowds do not gather in this part years I've been here things have know what to order-they have no Chinese friends. At the China of the City on that day. I think undoubtedly improved. everybody has been caught napping, "But, mind you, she concluded, Exhibition, the menu will be print and certainly many of. our men smiling encouragingly, "If you looked in both Chinese and English: have been called out unexpectedly for it you can always find it."

Where Bridge Street and West- minster Bridge meet the Embank ment traffic congestion was at ité worst. Perspiring police and tram- way oficials strove. to cope with the many "frozen" streams coming from all sides.

the scene

ав

Palace's Superb Climax. Parliament Square contained for ther great crowds of people and vehicles, flanked by Big Ben, with a nocturnal appearance comparable for once to his rich nocturnal voice, and the towers of Westminster Abbey, soaring together in beauty revealed their every architectural detail pointed and emphasised by the light.

aloof

to deal with the crowds."**

At midnight the dream ended. Darkness crept back again. But on every night throughout the month the spectacle will be repeated.

By co-operation with road motor frms, the L.N.E.R. are arranging Whitehall was another choked a number of nocturnal sight-seeing thoroughfare, with many parallel tours. These will run every even- lines of care extending half-waying, including Sundays, starting at down ita length and dense crowds 8.45 p.m. and terminating at 10.45 on the pavements...

p.m. at Russell Square, W.C. The A further tremendous jam was to charge Is 6s per person, and book be seen in the Strand, while in ling can be done at L.N.E.R. offices.

SIX ISLANDS FOUND nel

Others Non-Existent.

GUIMARAES GUILTY

Nine Months" Hard abour.

PLEA FOR LENIENCY.

Leo Arthur da Guimaraes, found guilty of obtaining $7,000 from Wong To-po, by means of a trick, was sentenced to nine months' im prisonment with hard labour yes- terday by Mr. Justice Lindecli. Kong, Sze-yik, charged Jointly, with Guimaraes, was found not guilty and discharged, but it was stated

"That is not all," he was told You have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment by the Seine Tribunal for fraud." The report of was placed before the the case advice on the choice of dishes will Neutenant. He had to admit that be given by the young ladies who the name of the condemned raan, serve the tables and lessons will his age, and his place of birth, were be given in the use of chopsticks the same as his can. Lt. Blondel in short, the path of the novice will was, placed under arrest, and ad be made easy, fil

application was made to the Grand Many people are already inviting Chancellory of the Legion of Hon- their friends to dinner partics at our for his name to be struck off the China Exhibition Restaurant.the roll of the Legion, of which It fa something new, in the enter-ho is a member. tainment line and the dates are On the eve of his appearanco be- worth noting-November 5, 8, and fore a commission of Inquiry the- 7 at the City Hall,

truth was established. A rogue, for whom the police had been searching a long time, had obtained possession of identity papers belong- ing to Maurice Blondel.

A DYING INDUSTRY.

South-west of Karl Alexander feland we found a new group of five

During the hearing of two sum lelands. We have also established

monses at North London Court for the fact that the Harmsworth and that he would be arraigned on an working horses in an unfit atate, the police veterinary surgeon, explained Alfred Islands do not exist, but that other charge at the next aasizes.

Mr. Leo d'Almada, jun., appear that the animals were Tame through where they are supposed to be separated by a strait there Isaing for Guimaraes, made a ples being badly shod. "It is very dif- new faland,

for leniency, anying that his client ficult to get horses well shod now," had been used by less scrupulous he said. There is ad little work We have either fog or ice or people. He was led into the plot for farriers that the best of them severe storm always with us. journey is, therefore, very rigorous, by his elder brother, who had Inter are going into something else." and the primitive conditions under made a noble effort to save him

from conviction... which we travel make the voyage severely and painfully felt

The

We reached the northern point of Nova Zembla on August 28. Exploration of the eastern region In the direction of Solitude: Island has had to be abandoned owing to the impassability of the ice,

The extremely bad weather, has greatly disturbed our programme. Our attempt to get through to the Austrian Channel by way of Bay The Margin is an ice-breaker A stoker named Morris, of the specially sent out by the Soviet British liner Arandbra Star, fell Government to carry out scientific oveboard in Hamburg harbour and

was drowned. Investigations.

Sound also had to be given up owing to the state of the foe.e

We have, however, made import ant discoveries in the British Chan,

Among the London Buildinge flood-lighted throughout September is Everyman House Oxford Street, where Mr. Drage is celebrating his 28rd business anniversary by giving birthday gifts to all his customers,

SURPRISE FOR A MOTORIST.

Returning at midnight to, his car.. which he had left unattended in a street, a Derby motorist found a month-old baby asleep in itatan

Attached to the clothing was in note which read: Please keep my

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The baby was handed over to the

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