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MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1931.

PLAYING

HIDE AND SEEK IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

STORY OF THE

The

How the Marooned Crew Evaded Capture.

ROUND THE LOCAL CINEMAS.

What Mail Reviewers Say.

"THE GREAT LOVER."

“EMDEN'S” EXPLOITS.

Paurel Diana

Potter

Carlo Savarova Finny Stapleton Rosco

forces

THE

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"MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND."

The Story of the Opera.

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during exploits of the caused heavy storms in which we

Rosco Aten holds him fast in its thrall what 30, 1981, and electing, Directors Emden won admiration alike from had a number of nurrow escapce. Lossuck

Herman Bing time he is on the borders of the and Auditors. friend and foe Captain. Von Mucke The schooner had been fitted up to

Mme. Meumann Baumbach,

Zuyder Zee or in the interior of the

SHEWAN TOMES & CO., here tell how part of the crew, segommodate a crew of only five,)

Else Jansson Liqueur Distillery at Amsterdam.

General Managers. Moreover, marooned on British soil when their whereas we were 50.

Along with the featured talkie As in the majority of pieces of

Hong Kong, December 14, 1931. ship was sunk, evaded capture. rur navigation equipment was very

Exactly seventeen years agoon defective in fact it consisted en-, The Great Lover" now play- this kind the audience is scarcely Sunday, November 9, 1914, the tirely of a single chart which covering at the Queen's Theatre, there is more concerned with the plot than LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV. CO. 3,000-ton cruiser Emden stood in half the world. We had been being offered an excellent hill of the authors, Paul A. Rubens and! [fure. This includes the latest Austin Hurgon, and a few words! The southron part of the Indian three weeks at sen in this old hulk, Ocean. Her raiding activities had when we found ourselves in the earat Newsreel, depicting Kayo will suffice to give the reader

of the dramatic Chartered Motos Vessel, caused suspension of trade around neighbourhood of the Dutch island Don speeding at 110 miles an hour rough outline

in Misa England II, Tenais Tech- material of which "Mies Hook of!, the eonat of India, and her Corn of Sumatra to the north-east. and nique," in which William T. Tilden Holland" is composed. Mr. Hool mander, Captain von Muller, decid- I expected to find British

around Kives a brilliant display, showing made her exit from a troubled world ed to make use of this pause to de- Japanese naval stroy the cables and the wireless Padang, but decided to risk it and the whims and ways of correct ten-when her husband was about 30 und thoroughly enjoy-years of age, and as some compenez- station on the Cocos, or Keeling, enter the harbour there.

The good nis,

tion of her departure she bequeathed CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Islands. "of the Emden, and so it was-my-duty--not-fall-us-now-for-when-we-arrived "Our Wife," featuring the famous

the pair, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy daughter, who in addition to of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf to take charge of the landing parts.at Padang, we learned from

"The Great Lover" gives Adolphe Pretty face and an excellent vice, and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kew. We went ashore 50 strong, and Dutch that a Japanese ship, which

act-possessed a remarkable aptitude forfoon. whence and/or from the wharves Our had been craising up and down out- Menjou good scope for find began our work at sunrise.

business. By the force of her! delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will not be landed relations with the British tele-side the harbour for nearly a fort- ing. As Paurel, the famous tenor,

us, had whose liking for pretty women to character and her shrewdness, plus here, unless notice has been given 48 graphists on the islands were quite night on the lookout for

her Invention of # wonderful hours prior to vossci's arrival, but peaceable: They were civilians, and left to coal just three hours before "train" for opera stars is treman oueur, Mr. Hook eventually finds carried on from port lo port to the dous, Menjou excels. His voice is our mastops came in sight.

himself at the head of a thriving final port of call to which the option

extends, Several German increhant ships, likable and carries well.

No claims will be admitted after the which had retreated into neutral Dunne, whe did good work in establishment and with a consider

Goods have left the Godown, and al waters, were lying at anchor in the "Cimarron," is ideally cast, whilst able fortune at his back.

One day he happens to drop from Chuds remaining undelivered after the soade, and I decided to induce one Nell Hamilton, as Carlo, gives his of them to put to sea and meet me usual polished performance. Ernest his pocket the recipe of the precious 20th just, will be subject to rent.

claims against the vessel must But the Dutch Govern Torrence is splendidly east as Men- liquid, and it is picked up by be presented to the Undersigned or or wutside.

In jou's valet, and is the essence of loafor who, for a consideration; before the 20th inst. or they will ment made a lot of diffleultics.

parses it on to Captain Adrian not be recognised. fact they tried to intern us and the much humour in the production.

| Prap, a dashing officer in love with! All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowna Ayesha under some paragraph of

Sally, and who thinks the possession here, they will be examined on the But While we were destroying the the so-called Law of Nations.

of the little plece of paper will help 19th inat at 10 am. by our surveyors, cable and the wireless station under appealed to another paragraph of;

considerably his cause with the Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, the palms which screened the view, the same Law and declared that

Distiller's daughter. But the In the case of dutipble goods, Con- on all sides, the Emden sighted a violence would be answered with

young lady has given her heart, and signes are requested to inform The that they In this way I succeeded

Imports & Exports Office ship which appeared at first to be violence.

that she intends to follow up with have such goods for examination. her hand, to a handsome band- No Fire Insurance has been effect-

I was second-in-command luck that seemed to be with us digable and most amusing comedy, him a' legacy in the shape of landed at their rink into the Godowns

therefore outside of our interests. We learnt from them, to our sur- prise, that one of the last Reuter telegrams had reported that the fron Cross had been conferred on

our ship for her work. They then invited us to play a tennis match with them, but I am sorry to say that we could not accept this in vitation.

one of our own loal ships, When in getting our schooner recognised It got closer, however, it Was re- Esman-of-war. cognized as the 6,000-ton Australian cruiser Sydney.

Marooned—and Away.

LIONS INVADE STATIONS.

End of Ayesha.

YOUTH AND ORDER."

R. A. O. B.

Irene

Rally of Members of China Province,

members.

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satisfactory ending. anchor and both skipa disappeared man merchant steamer, we put to of members of the various Lodgest

In an entertainment of this kind rea again. Our rendezvOUS WEN fighting under the horizon.

of the Order in Hong Kong was

the chief consideration la the long way from the coast, and while held in the Garrison Theatre, musical numbers and the comic in- we were waiting about there

by courtesy cidents. we on December 12

Happily, for the success I was left with 49 men sitting on twice met hostile steamers

and of the Army Authorities, British islands in the middle of the tried to capture them, but without the club's premises not being suf-of "Miss Hook of Helland" it is Indian Ocean, completely cut off. It success. In this way we whiled ficiently commodious: was obvious that if we did not getaway the time, and a fortnight later pose. away at once we would soon be made the steamer out of Padang reached A gratifying muster of members prisoners of war. The only things. We Immediately transferred was presided over by Mr. John Dear, chance offered as far as we could ourselves aboard her and sank the K.O.M. of the Oak Leaf" Lodge, nee was an old sailing schooner of Ayesha. (Here, too, fortune in the first instance, and an hour 37 tons, named Ayesha. She had favoured us, for, at this very time or so devoted to musical items. been lying there at Port Refuge, out the British auxiliary cruiser Messrs. Aylen, Tomkins, Smith,

commission of

and crewless, for Himalays, which was in pursuit of Alexander, and members from mаnу уенга,

us, captured a former tender of the II.M.S. Hermes contributed various

"God the Preserver of Man" was With all speed we made her ready Emden not six hours from where songs and humorous items. Mr. for sea, and managed to take her

we were.)

Aylen ably accompanied throughout, the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in through the reefs that very sunset. I had learnt at Padang of the After the musical programme was all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on We heard later on that in the dark-alliance between the Central Powers completed, Mr. F. Cullen, K.O... Sunday December 13.

The Golden. Text was.-"He that! ness we passed quite close to the and Turkey so I decided now to P.G.P. occupied the chair, and the Sydney, which had returned to the muke for the Red Sea and to land in chief business of the Rally was dwelleth in the secret place of the islands in pursuit of us after sink-Arabia on Turkish soil. Unfor- discussed, that of the proposal to moat High shall abide under the ing the Emden. She was waiting | Lunutely ou new steamer, which erect and maintain in Hong Kong shadow of the Almighty."Paalme outside the entrance for enough had been a coaster in China, had no premises suitable for the businessį 91;1).

Among the citations which com-i Hight to enable her to sail in and charts of the Indian Ocean or the and pleasure of the Order. After capture us. The Ayesha leaked Red Sea; but we got along all right, outlining the general proposal, the prised the Lesson-Sermon was the badly and her sails kept tearing, crossed the ocean and passed the speaker called for the unanimous following. from the Bible."Thus which made it very doubtful whe British fortress, Perim, at the nar-support and co-operation of a saith the Lord, in an acceptable ther we should get far. Further-row entrance of the Red Sea without members, with which, he felt con- time have I heard thee, and in a day more, the monsoon was blowing and being challenged. The listener. fident, their object would soon be of salvation have I helped thee, and

attained, and they themselves and will preserve thee, and give thee Whoever said "Hong Kong is be- future generations made proud of for a covenant of the people, to eshind the times" should pay a visit the achievement of the present tablish the earth, to cause to in to Slacere's Roof Garden during herit the desolato heritages; That the present Toyland Exhibition. After Mr. Alexander, of the "Et thou mayest any to the prisoners, Strikingly original and obviously Gloria" Lodge, Singapore, had Go forth; to them that are in dark planned with care and forethought acknowledged the hospitality abown ness, Shew yourselves. They shall Toyland is an excellent ittle show. to him by Hong Kong Lodges, Mr. feed in the ways, and their pastures Sincere's have struck the right note scores of lions and rhinoceroses are

of the "A feature of the present time is Farmer, P.G.P. elect for 1932, shall be in all high places." (Isaiah in appealing to the taste making the railway journey be-

public and gaining their apprecia- tween Mombasa and Nairobi a that it is the younger generation outlining the democratic character 49; 8, 9).

The Lesson-Sermon also included tian by Introducing and staging thrilling one, says the Central which is making order its watch of the Order, called for the loyal

the the following passage from the this charming display. The first News. Especially at night-time,word, whilst the older generation is support of all members for

addicted to philosophies of leaders they had elected. Such sup- Christian Science textbook, "Science of its kind in the East, it is worthy lions congregate at the locomotive still water tanks at little jungle stations liberty," said Professor Alfred Zim- port being essential to the success and Health, with Key to the Scrip of a growing Colony, such as Hong

International ful accomplishment of the aims of tures," by Mary Baker Eddy."In Kong. and fight over the right to drink mern, Professor of

divine Science, man is sustained by

Enter the big "Hello Gate" and the liquid mud at the bottom of the Relations, in his first lecture under the Order in China.

After a further short musical God, the divine Principle of being, you will find yourself in a different tanks, being driven there by the the Carpenter Memorial Trust at

programme, and the usual notes of The earth, at God's command, world. In this land of make- severe drought in several parts of Manchester College.

thanks to officers and artists, the brings forth food for man's use, bellovc children's dreams come Two things seem clear. The the lowlands of Kenya,

The varying temperature The Indian stationmasters on the first is that the new post-war syg- meeting terminated with the sing Knowing this, Jesus once said, true.

Ing of the National Anthem.

"Tako no thought for your life, and scenes make everything real and Voi-Taveta branch line are terrified tem of order, if it is to

what ye shall eat, or what ye shall wandering through Snowland, by the appearance of the lions and effective,

We are living in a catastro-drink,"-presuming not on the pre- Trepleal Land, and the Christmas age. shut themselves up in their offices The organising

phie period. Our children may see rogative of his creator but recog- Forest one experiences thrills and or continents at night-time.

regiona They only emerge

quieter times, but it will be in the nizing God, the Father and Mother thrills. Father Christmas is at insufficient, but on the platform beating empty pet merely

may years immediately before us that the of all, as able to feed and clothe the entrance to greet children and rol tins to frighten off the lions, be the shortest rond to n

new world will take its decisive dirochan as He doth the lilica." (p.580), distribute presenta, balance of power. This, however, tion." when trains arrivo.

For those who desire to make pur- For a few nights a number of is not an argument for leaving in-

Professor Zimmern said that the STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS chases there are comprehensive dis- llons assembled at Mackinnon Road dividual countries in disorder until intellectual obstacles in the way of The C.P.3. R.M.B. Empress of plays of toys arranged in sections station. While the Hons were reconditions are ripe for a world-wide a new world-order were due to the Russia will leave here for Victoria to facilitate comparison and choice. connoltring the precints of the sta. scheme.

predominance in the world's think and Vancouver, B.C.; vla Shanghai, The Hall of Mechanics and Music, "Secondly, the period of transl- tion a passenger train steamed in

ing of what he called a “revolution. Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama on the Hangar of Aeronautics, Toy- amidst the snarling animals. Thanks tion from chads to order if order ary tradition.

December 18 at I am" +

land transport. Miniature Zoo and to the alertness of the train ins is to be achieved--will not continue "Happily this philosophy has The B.I. sa. Santhia left Singa- the many games and sports provide pactor, the passengers were awak. over centuries and generations, but never found a secure foothold in pore for this port or December enjoyment for all, ened in time to see the animala matter of years, or even Great Britain, where the tradition 11, p.m., and is fine here on De- prowling about in the bright moon-months. It is uuelest to look for of constitstionalism and common cember 17; "am.

CONSIGNEES NOTICE analogies in history to the present poitical responsibility have been The CPS R.M.S. Empress of} th Rhinoceroses frequently visit the situation. We cannot slow down the predominant note in public Canada loft, Yokohama on Decem Consignees of cargo" ex 'm.y. Vol-Taveta branch line, and the the movement of forces to the pace life. Britain therefore has a pecu- ber 18 (8un.) at 2 km, and is Hilda are reminded to take de- railway staffs of a number of small of our own minds. The only alto liarly responsible part to play in due at Vancouver on December 20 livery of thele goods which will stations remain behind locked doors native is to speed up our own think the fashioning of the new world-(Sun.). She leaves Vancouver on be subject to rent after December

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