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AN INTRODUCTORY

HISTORY

by

A. IL CROOK, O.BE, M.A. W. KAY, MA.

W. L. HANDYSIDE, MA, B.Sc,

PRICE $2.00.

NOW ON SALE AT THE PUBLISHERS,

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WHO IS IT!?

THE POLICE? WHAT DO THEY WANT?

THE

ROUND THE LOCAL 1917 t the outbreak. of

CINEMAS.

Reviews from Official Sources.

PRIZE FIGHT.

Eugene Corri wrote of the Schmeling v. Stribling fight, to bej screened at the King's Theatre, commencing tomorrow:

¡America's entrance into the War,

This idea was turned over 'to. John Monk Saunders, author of {“Wings,” “Legion of the Condemn-

ed" and other stories, and was thus developed into what is being hall ed as the most dramatie story in Barthelmess's career.

"MONKEY BUSINESS."

While audiences sit apell-bound At to Stribling, I am bound to with the harp which gave him his at the feats Harpo Marx can do say that I was not prepared for his professional name, orthodox musi defent. He won me over to him ciana ganah their teeth, groan and when he was here, and there was tear their hair.

CHINA MAIL.

RADIO.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W.. on a wavelength of 365 metres:

6-8 p.m-European Programme. 5-5.18 p.m

Melodious Memorics

(arr. by Herman Finck),

Played by Herman Finck & His Orchestra (DX197-8), 5.18-5.36 p.m.Organ Solos. Englandia-Medley, Scotin-Medley,

Reginald Fuort (DX268),

Quentin M. Maclean (DX200), 5.36-6.06 p.m.--Variety. Humorous Song-- The Willown- In the Morning,

his long and varied experience to commend him. No fighter within as much himself as

The red-haired comic admitted recent years has

he fiulshed so persistently aiming "Monkey Business," the tried for a place, among the world. Four Marx Brother's current Para- beaters, and none, when the grand

mount starring picture, which Song→→ opportunity came, could have more signally failed. I refuse to believe comes to the King's Theatre to Old Time Comedians, that he had gone stale. So to be lieve would be to deny the credit

due to the German. It is. but fair

morrow.

Harpo 'learned to play on a harp which was handed down to him by his grandmother.

on

and proper to say of Schmeling that He does everything wrong, even his establishment as the first fighter of all the nations is comment go that no other person

to the extent of tuning the instru plete. The confession which we

carth can play it. all make-that there was seldom a period when heavy-weights were Monkey Business."

Harpe again plays the harp in Chico plays less formidable-is not to be meant the piano, and Groucho and Zeppo as a disparagement of Schmeling more than do their bit by playing He has done more than could have up to every pretty girl they meet been reasonably expected. I hope in the action of the picture, to see him in the ring, and against, Carnera, before the Winter comes.

"GRUMPY."

"THE MAN IN POSSESSION."

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Functions.

To-day Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant, Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and) Peninsula Hotels.

To-diy-Young Folks Carnival Dance, Peninsula Hotel, 7 p.m.-10.30

p.m.

To-morrow Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Peninsula, and Nornian Long (DB570) Repulse Bay Hotels.

Thursday Carnival

Dinner Frank Wood (DB281). Dances at Hong Kong, Peninsula.

and Repulse Bay Hotels.

January 6-St. George's Society's Dance, Peninsula Hotel.

Band....

Rag Doll,. Laughing Marionette,

Debroy Somers' Band (5038), Scatch Song-

The Waddin' ' Mary Maclean, The Spirit of a Man from Aberdeen,

Will Fyllo (DX275).) 8.06-6.36 p.m.-Children's Con- "Grumpy," cert from the Studio.

6.36-7 p.m.-Orchestral. Summer Night on the River (Delius),

Sir Thomas Beecham & the Royal Philharmonic

Orchestra (Didas). · Maganiello Overture (Auber),

Milan Symphony Orchestra

(DX18) Voices of Spring (J. Strauss),

Felix Weingartner conduct-] ing the British Symphony Orchestra (DX200). 7.05-8 p.mA Concert. Piano Solo-

Polonaise in E Flat (Chopin),

Jose Echaniz (D1648).

With Paramount's renowned profamous role in "The Big House** Robert Montgomery began his duction of "The Devil's Holiday by going into prison. He reverses starring Nancy Carroll, came the the order in his new Metro-Gold- rise to fame of Phillips Holmes, wyn-Mayer picture, "The Man in Sang- son of Taylor Halnies, the veteran Possession," which comes stage and acreen player.

this picture Montgomery emerges Queen's Theatre on Friday. For in from jail in the opening scene.

Charlotte Greenwood. has a

to the

Young Holmes, in his role of the "boy from the wheat," who fell in love with Miss Carroll in the film, received the piaudits of the critics featured supporting role as a Cock- for his exceptional acting in production.

ney mald who gets into all sorts of difficulties with the butler.

Irene Purcell, who recently

the

As a result of this, Holmes was chosen to play the leading male scored opposite William Haines in romantic part in Cyril Maude's "Just Cigelo Montgomery's "Grumpy," the feature attraction leading woman and the cast also at the King's Theatre to-day. ."

Holmes's new part is that of an Mercer. Reginald Owen, and Alan includes C. Aubrey Smith, Beryl Englishman, However, he was not bothered by the accent require-

Mowbray. ments of the role as he studied in. England for five years, receiving part of his education at Trinity College:

TABU."

Polynesiana are the principa) and supporting actors in "Tabu,”. the romantic drama of the South; Sean at the Central Theatre to-day.)

LIVING FOSSIL CAUGHT,

New Exhibit For Durban'

Museum.

One of the rarest shells known

This picture is the result of 14 to science was brought up by the months work in the islands of the research ship Africana, 18 miles | Society group, in the South Pacific, off Durban.

in one

Eileen Alannah

(Marble & Thomas), My Ain Polk (Mills & Lemon),

Dame Clara Butt (Contrallo) (X341). Instrumental Trio-

Trio in "C" (Beethoven),

A Bright Morning on the Alps

(Holst)....Anonymous (2346) Cherus- (a)

Where the Bee Sucks" (Shakespeare & Arne)

Entertainments.

To-day King's Theatre:

To-day

―

Queen's • Theatre;

Central Theatrs;

"Dawn Patrol."

Today "Tabu."

To-day Majestic Theatro "Derelict."

Today Star "High Soclety Blues."

"Theatr:

Home Malls.

To-morrow--Inward from Europe: via Siberia (Zuiderkerk).

Friday Outward for Europe vis Siberia (Empress of Japan), noon. Meeting,

To-morrow-Sandaken Light and Power Co. (1922) Ltd., noon.

Lammerts Auction.

To-morrow-At

Sales Room,

household furniture, 280 p.m.

Miscelaneous.

(b) Come Let Us Join the Rounde-new school year 'boglas.

lay (Beale)

January 2-St. Stephen's Collega

It was a Lover and His Lass (Shakespeare & Morley),

The B.B.C. Wireless Singers (DB504).

Violin Solo-

Tijuca. (Milhnud). Bourree in B Minor (Bach),

Joseph Szigeti (D1633). Song-

Tom Bowling (Dibdin), The Bay of Biscay

(Cherry & Davy),

William Heseltine (Tenor) (DX70).

Harpsichord Solo-

Toccotina (Scarlatti), Pastorale Variations with Cadenza

(Mozart),

Madame Regina Patorni Canadosus (DX53).

8 p.m.-Local Time. 9.03-11.30 pm-Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre.

11:30 p.m.-Close Down.

800 miles from Tahiti. Most of the There are specimens of the shell alm was taken on Bora Bora, &;

or two American museums small but beautiful mountain isle and there is one in the British;

All records in the above Euro- which rises gracefully from the Museum. It is the shell of a mol-plied by the Anderson Music Co. pean programmes are kindly sup azure bosom of the broad Pacific.lusc of a apċéles which flourished The natives of these islands are at the very dawn of life on the

the Polynesian race-fair-earth-in the Cambrian Age. skinned, black-haired people who

of

are akin to the Hawaiians.

vived.

Then there were 700 members of Two of them, Matabi and Reri, the family, but only five have sur a handsome youth and a beautiful

They are truly "living fossils," maiden, were selected as the hero

They are found in the and heroine of the production. deep sea-bed, and are so rare that When one considers that they know most museum's have plaster casts nothing of the art of acting before of the few already found.

IN THE LABORATORY./

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The Atlantic is more salt than the North Sea.

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POLICE RESERVE.

Orders for the Current

Week.

Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. G Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector-General | of Police, are as unders

Chinese Company.

recruits will attend at the Chinco

Training Course-Part II-All---

Company's Headquarters, to-day fat 5.30 p.m. for Instruction.

Training Course-Part I.--There will be no Part I of Training Course on Thursday.

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N.C.Or ClassThere will be no pollution as ever.

The Serpentine is as free from N.C.O.'s class on Friday

Indian Company,

These items of information are Training Course-Part 11. →→ F. W. Murnau, the film's director, The Africans was trawling in from the report on the work of the There will be no Part II of Train discovered them, it is marvellous to 1,200 feet off the Bluff, when the Government laboratory for the ing Course on Thursday, perceive, the heights of skill to shell, which is about 42 inches year ending March last, issued by which they Ascend in

Sharpshooters Company. this high, was brought up in the net

the Government chemist, Sir amazing picture of a virtual with many others. The scientist Robert says that, besides examin

Strength. The following mem "paradise lost and a paradise aboard immediately recognized it

have been ing hundreds of thousands of bera

taken on as something out of the ordinary samples of food, the department Company as from December 26- strength of the Sharpshooters and handed it to a well-known Durban malacologist, who has now identified it.

found."

"DAWN PATROL”

"The Dawn Patrol," the First The specimen has been photo-1. National Vitaphone production graphed, and will possibly be sent starring Richard Barthelmess now to the British Museum for com- playing at the Queen's Theatre, isparative purposes, and will then bo based on an actual incident in the returned to the Durban Museum. experience of Howard Hawks, It has a simple Httle ∙name➡ director, who began his air career Pleurotomariidao Trochoidal, ・・・

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