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LEROY'S LESSONS IN TAP DANCING

Last Of The Series Given To-day

A FEW WORDS ON THE ORIGIN OF DANCING

"Strangely enough, dancing waB the second method of self expres sion known to mankind," Harold LeRoy.

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"Primitive man, finding it accessary to demonstrate his feelings by some outward ex-| pression, picked up a stick and be gan beating on some resonant sub-i stance, probably a conch shell. The beatings assumed rhythmic quality and it is reasonable to sup- pose that in a very short time some one else, inspired by the tum-tum- ming leaped to his feet the rhythm went to his legs, he stumped on the ground, threw back his hend and the first top dance in the world began.

"A few years ago, as time is reckoned theatrically, troupes of acrobats discovered that the 'orches- tra aided their timing and created! added interest to their acts, and occasionally in between stunts, one; of the acrobats did a little foot! shuffling

"It quickly followed that mediere dancera, who could turn cart wheel or a flip-flop, ackled one or more of these stunts to their routine, and a so-called acrobatic dance was.created."

"A dancer may be an acrobat. and an aerobat may be able to dance, but acrobatics are not danc ing. and there is a distinct differ- ence between eccentric 'hoofing' and 'ground-tumbling.'"

Readers of the China Mail who have been studying and practising | the steps Illustrated in these columns should now complete their course by watching Harold LeRoy himself perform them in "Harold Teen," which opens at the Alhura- bra Theatre to-morrow.

ENGLAND'S GREAT WAR IN 913

Relics Found Under

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Essex Factory

EARTHWORKS MADE BY

KING ALFRED'S SON

Beneath a railway junction, a tennis court and a glove factory there have been discovered at Witham the first important re- of England's first mains "National War."

By

It was the war fought by King Alfred and his successorr against the Danes, during which Witham was established as a permanent advanced post in the great "push" made by Edward the Elder. son of Alfred, north-east from Lon-1 don.

Ancient Earthworks

This outpost, a thousand years old, has just been excavated on behalf of the Satiety of Anti- quaries and the Essex Achaeolo gical Society by Mr. F. Cottrill. He has had to work without

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POSITION NO.12

LESSON NUMBER FIVE

The fifth step in the "Harold · Teen Hop." in one of the most aid- bitious and intricate steps in the rodine, but also one of the pre- Liest to watch, when well done.

Begin with the left foot carry- ing the weight of the body, the right foot out and to the wide for Position No. 12) and poised on the

toe.

Come back now on the heel of the right for a cramp roll, as this. is called, and a toe-bed beat with the right foot, twice in rapid suc-"

cession.

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POSITION POSITION

NO.13

NO.14

No change to the opposite posl. tion. The right foot is back and 'carrying the weight, the left foot out and to the side, poised on the ' toe. (See Position: No,,13)

The same cramp roll, now, with the right foot, together with the tor-heel beat.

Between the,fifth step and the sixth, we have another "break," as between Steps One and Two.

This is known as the "Charleston Break."

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The Charlton break is simply a

hop on the left fool, with the right one back, then change to a hop en the tight foot with the left one back. This, repeated four times, constitutes the break, and you are ready to go right into the sixth step of the Hop.

By this time, those of you who have been practicing daily should have mastered at least the first four steps of the routine and be familiar enough with the funda~! mental principles of tap-dancing, balance and rhythm to take up the last two without difficulty.

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POSITION NO.15

LESSON NUMBER SIX

The sixth and seventh steps of the Harold Teen Hop form a bril liant and effective conclusion to the enfire dance routine.

The sixth step is known as the "Crossover Wing Step."

The right foot gres lato the air As the dancer hops on his left. fool. (See Position No. 15)

Now bring the left foot down, and come into a wing step with the right foot.

Change the position now, left foot in the air as you hop on the right foot, then bring the right foot down and come into a wing

THE WORKING OF THE BRAIN

Scientists' Researches

POSITION 10.16

step with the left. (See Position No. 16)

This routine is repeated six times.

The seventh step is a rapid toe- and-heel beat,

The weight of the body, is this step, is on the left foot, with the right foot in the air behind the left. (See Poeltlan No. 17)

Now tap alternately with the left heel and the right toe, for eight rapid beats,

In these seven steps which, we have been studying for the past

- three days, you have a well-round- ed and diversified dance routine.

Having otice mastered the Har-

old Teen Hop, you can go on and work out elaborations on the vari. ous steps, or independent dance routines of your own. The creation of new steps or new combinations of already familiar ones you will find a fascinating thing as you become more familiar with, your possibilities as a dancer..

The ability to dance is a univer- sol one. Everyone has, in some-de- gree, an instinctive sense of rhy thm. How good a dancer of any `kind you become depends, more than anything ekt, on your wil. lingness to practise, work hard, perservere, and on your ability to fight off discouragement,

"The Female Of The

Species

Story Of The Zoo's Gift Gibbon

equipped with nets and a cage. He was rowed out to the island, and at once discovered that, he had à difficult task to perform

The Gentle Male When he reached the Island The foun both apes waiting for The male promptly jumped on the him at the water's edge.

man's back, while the frate London. female lost no time in attacking.

FIERCE FIGHT WITH KEEPER

damage to existing property. Researches directed at enabling Two public-houses, a labour scientists to pbserve the working exchange, a cattle market, and a of the brain were mentioned by number of private houses have Sir Gowland Hopkins in an been other handicaps in his address to the Royal Society. In. excavations.

the course of a plea for financial "Witham was established and support of laboratory investiga- fortified within a single month of tions, he said that Professor E. the year 913. Mr. Cottrill told D. Adrian and Mr. Brian Mat-" The latest newcomer to the A long and strenuous struggle me to-day "The idea of con- thews had already made electrical Zoo is a female gibbon ape pre- followed. if her teeth had been solidating his army's advance by records from the heads of living sented by the Duke of Westmins-as strong as her intentions the means, of fortified outposts seems subjects.

ter. This animal was one of a keeper would have been in a sorry

to have been originated by King Professor Adrian's special aim, pair of gibbons kept at large on plight. As it was, he was bitten Alfred, and when King Edward he said, had been to relate elec-a small island in the middle of a and scratched in many places set his forces moving along the trical changes which could be lake in the grounds of Eaton before he at length managed to three former Roman roads lead-recorded from the brain's sur-Hall, but although life under secure the ape.

ing north and east of London he face, with changes in individual these conditions made the male The male gibbon made no at- followed his father's example?" nerve cells. "It is fascinating."ape grow tame and gentle, it had tempt to fight for his mate, Eight Years Glory added Sir Gowland Hopkins, "to the opposite effect on his com-though he was in an excellent Witham's part in the war, it see these rhythmic activities of panion.

position to give her valuable | has now been established, must the human brain recorded as · A

She gradually became notorious assistance. As a rule all simians, have been an important one. It series of waves in a graphic re- for her vicious temper, and of no matter how tame they may commanded both the main road to cord after passing through the late the attendant had found it be, will always unite to protect Colchester, and the sea port of skull"

impossible to land on the island one of their number from an Maldon. Those were Witham's | The Morning Post, commenting even to feed them, and had been intruder. But the gibbon merely -eight years of glory. Then, after on the address, says: "Brain compelled to throw them their looked on, and seemed quite con-

Edward's capture of Colchester, specialists may be given

tent to lose his shrewish wife: it could only struggle on for a aid in diagnosis. They may be As long as the ill-tempered view in the monkey house last The new ape was placed on short time as an obviously in-able to use graphic records of ferior commercial centre. patients' brains in the same way gibbon was, isolated on the island month. Obviously her adven

A Fe-Norman shepherd's that heart specialists use electro- she had no chance of getting into tures have not sweetened her hearth on the top of its already cardiograms to diagnose the con- mischief. But it was realised temper She is, however, one of "levelled earthworks shows how dition of the heart".

that, a spell of frost would give the finest gibbon apes ever seen quickly Witham relapsed into

her an opportunity to escape. at the Zoo.

new food.

the agricultural obscurity from occupation has also been provid-For if the lake froze she would which it was rescued only led by the discovery of a silver no longer be captive, but would by the advent of the railway 800 coin, issued by its then masters, be in a position to walk to free years later. But its old name in commemoration of Edward, dom over a layer of Ice.FRIDA

of Chipping Hill is-proof, accord- king and martyr. Edward had Accordingly, a message was QUALITY PRINTING

ing to Mr. Cottrill, that like been killed by the Danes only 30 sent to the Zoo asking at a Cheapside in London, it was early years earlier, the issue of the keeper should com to capt the W

a place where bargaining, that is coin being explained by the fact erring ape und

business was transacted; that the new generation had been a cage in the

A link with the earlier. Danish converted to Christianity

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Ikeep any ar red on the scene,

CHINA AND SOVIET H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

RELATIONS

Objects Of Art To Be Exchanged

BOTH COUNTRIES WILL HOLD YEARLY EXHIBITIONS

countries...

Nanking.

Orders For The

Coming Week.

Orders by Lieut-Colonel H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O. B. E. Com mandant, Hong Kong Volunteer

Defence Corps :-)

.Hong Kong. Friday, 11th January, 1935.

OBITUARY The Commandant regrets to an-

quarters on Thursday, 17th Janu- ary, 1935 at 5:30 p.m.

Dress Overalls,

Musketry. The Battery will fire Part III at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, 3rd February, 1935.

Launch will leave Queen's Pier at 9 a.m. calling at Kowloon at 9.10-

a.m.

Corps Engineers Monday January 14th-Minia-

Corps Machine Gun Battalion Troop

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China and Soviet Russia are to exchange objects of art for public exhibition for the promotion of nounce the death of Captain. F. cultural relations between the two Syme-Thomson (Reserve af ture Range.

ficers, H.K.V.D.C.) which occurred Jon December. 20th 1934: Following the Chinese Art Ex-

GENERAL

A special Machine Gun Course hibitions held lately in Moscow und

His Excellency the Governor has will commence on Tuesday 15th Leningrad in Soviet Russia under been pleased to approve of the January at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer the supervision of Mr. Hau Pei-grant of Commissions to the follow-Headquarters. All ranks will hung, noted Chinese artist, it is

ing gentlemen for service with the make a special point of attending stated,, arrangements were made

Railway Operating Detachment regularly on Tuesdays until he there between the Soviet Inter-Cadre of the Hong Kong Volunteer course is completed.

national Cultural Association and Defence Corps with effect from låt Armoured Car Section: Mr. Hiu for yearly exchange of art January, 1935. objects between China and Soviet

Mr. Reginal David Walker, M.C., There will be a paradé on Tues- Rusalo.

as Major..

day, 15th January, at Headquarters Mr. Ivan Bernard Trevor sa at 5.30 p.m.

Captainames Smith as Lieutenant.

No. 3 (Anzac) Company Parade at Headquarters at 5.30

Mr. Arthur Edward Perry as P.m. on Monday 14th instant for Machine Gun Instruction in pre Lieutenant,

paration for the 4th Test in con-

A number of Russian and Chin- ese paintings were exchanged be-Captain.. tween the two parties concerned immediately after the arrange- ments were made. Among other arrangements made, however, it is understood that Russian art ob- jects for exchange should not be of a political nature."

According to a recent message from the Soviet International Cul- tural Association to Mr. Hsu, the exchanged Russian paintings have now been mailed out and are are expected to arrive in China short- ly.

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Russian Interest Around

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The message further states that!

OFFICERS SWORD DRILL All available Officers will parade nection with Schedule "B" of the under the Adjutant for Sword Drill Proficiency Classification. (I. A. & at 5.30 p.m. on the following dates: Stoppages).

Corps Infantry (Portuguese), Monday 21st January, 1985. Monday 28th January,, 1935 The Corps Infantry will parade Monday

4th February, 1986 on Tuesday, January 15th at Head Monday

11th February, 1935 quarters at 5.30 p.m. Monday

Monday.. Monday

18th February, 1935 Box Respirator-Instruction in 25th February, 1986 the use of the Box Respirator (un- 4th March, 1985 der regular instructors). all ranks The 2nd Junior Wing Course will will parade with Gas Mask. begin on Monday. 21st January,

Rifle & Bayonets must Be return- to Headquarters immediately, 1995.

Details. will be issued later,

COMMAND

Captain S. Jarvis, M.C., resumed

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as a result of the Chinese Art Ex-1 hibitions in Moscow and Lenin- grad the interest of the Russian Command of the Corpe Infantry people in Chinese art has been (Portuguese Company) greatly aroused, and hopes that January, 1935. through the efforts of Mr. Hau and other Chinese. and Russian artists and cultural relations between the two Republics will be further strengthened in the future..

Posting 2nd Lieut. H A. de B Botelho posted to No. 12 Platoon. (Continued on Page 11.)

DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG SMUGGLING -

A total of 204 persons, found 1935-guilty of selling and smuggling [opium, drug pills, and other nar 1935-cotica in seven provinces in central

PEAK RANGE Nos, 1 and 2 will not be used un- tail further notice,

LECTURE ROOM ALLOTMENT

Monday-14th January, Nursing. Detachment. The message further invites the'

Friday-18th January, kindness of Mr. Hau to do some No. 1 (M.G.) Company. wall paints for the new Adminis- Thursday 24th January, tration Building of the Soviet Gov-Reserve Company. ernment in Moscow which is now under construction.-Central News] Agency.

PARADE

China have been executed during 1935, the past year, according to a survey made by the Anti-Opium Com- mittee at Nanking. The largent number, totalling 167, were execut-

Corps, lat. Baitery." The Battery will parade at Head-ed in Shanai Province.

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