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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 1935

TROPICAL EXPRESS REVUE CO.

Ruth Hasse Receives Big Tribute

NEW SOLICITOR

Mr. Quinn To Practise At Local Bar

An application by Mr. Sydney Ng Quinn for admission to prac-{

EUROPEAN CAR DRIVERS FINED

To-day's Short Story.

No Red Lights At Rear Of Vehicles

NOBLESSE

OBLIGE

By Mark Channing

Professor Doorlar is to be tise as a solicitor was heard and Several Europeans were congratulated

the bright granted by the Fuisne Judge moned before Mr. H. I Wynne-A you that Prince Vladimir iced vodka, served in tall, sugar NY real gourmet will tell gold plate, and a dozen rounds of show he is now presenting to Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, in Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy Ivanovoff's chefa Frenchmantloaf shaped glasses as thin and well-filled houses at the King's the Supreme Court this morn-this morning for breaches of the named Vonier was easily the iridescent as soap-bubbles had Theatre.

ing.

traffic regulations. The Tropical Express Revie

finest cook in Russia Ivano-tuned the lucky fifty men-guests to The Attorney-General Company sets a much higher Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, moved Service Station, and A. W., Wag-was of the eighty-nine Ivanovoff Ivanovoff's gastronomic orgies the the Messra LW. Tipple, of Lely's voff was as proud of him as he a pitch of noisy excitement. · At standard than the Marcus Show, the admission, and said that all staff, of the Young Men's Chris heraldic quarterings, and treat-pretty ladies came in with the the non-stop programme, which the requirements had been com- tian Association, were each fined ed him as an equal and a crony dessert.... is cleverly varied relieving that niied with. sense of monotony which is Quinn. His Lordship said that rear of private car No. 121, and sit drinking priceless oid cognac Great Surprise would appear Á In admitting Mr. $3 for having no red lights at the Often enough the pair would In a few minutes the evening's asually associated with touring he hoped he would have a suc motor eyele No. 148, respectively. far into the night while they much-decorated general rose an

cessful career.

A similar fine was imposed on discussed women and food. steadily to his feet to Mr. P. R. Carnac, of No. 305) The Ivanovods were, quasi-Frince Vladimir's health. Prince Edward Boad, for driving imperial

autocrats

companies.

"Ruth Hasse, an accomplished dancer and acrobat, is the whole life of the show, her

of the programme providing the highlight of the perform arice.

Variety Concert Well Attended

who held

Apache Dance in the first hair CHEUNG CHAU NOTES private car No. 3863 with no front powers of life and death over their

lights at about 9.25

pax. on serfs, and didn't hesitate to exer- August &-

cise them. Tradition even says) Mr. C. Aralphy, of No. 300, that each head of the family wen- Prince Edward Road, was fined $5 tenced a man to be knouted to Ifor causing an obstruction with death within a year of coming private car No. 4221, near the into the title. The evidence about Majestic Theatre in Nathan Road it is unpleasantly authentic. at about 9 pm on August &

The chorus put in sterling work: the sailor number. in which they perform in the "rigging." is their greatest triumph.

MAN THROWN OUT

BY HUSBAND

Judge Surprised By His Arrest

STRONG COMMENTS IN DIVORCE SUIT

2

COMMUNITY SUPPER

Cheung Chan. Thursday. Cheung Chan residents and “ visitors spent a very enjoyable¦ evening yesterday, when they

community supper. a full at-

met together after 7 pm for a DONATIONS TO THE tendance with few exceptions ST. JOHN BRIGADE We missed one friend, the Rev. A. R. Gallimore, who recently underwent a serious operation. but is now making a good re-j covery.

Clothing For Children In New Territories

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Well” by W. Wortley.

Quite apart from Vonier's mar- vellous cookery, each of Prince

"To the best judge of women Vladimir's banquets made culinary and cookery in all the Russias!"- world-history, because of the he stammered. And great was the

breath-taking surprise he provided breakage of Venetian glass and for the amusement of his guests the wine-spilling that followed. at the conclusion of them. On one The princely bead of the Ivano- occasion he gave away solid-silver vo's, a little less drunk than his made by Benvenuto Cellini for der sent to him that evening by replicas of the famous poison cup friends, adjusted a glittering or

Caesar Borgia; on another, the Tsar, which hung blazing on oysters were served in shells made the breast of his high-necked red

After the tables had been cleared The Hon. Treasurer of the St. of 22-carat gold engraved with the satin blouse. For the hundredth and the seats returned to the hall, John Ambulance Association and Ivanovoff motto, “Noblesse oblige" time his brazenly bold eyes—as Birmingham. la Variety Concert was soon under Brigade acknowledges with sin- The guests were asked to fill their unwinking as those of a hungry Strong, comments were made way under the chairmanship of the cere and grateful thanks the gift pockets with them as souvenirs bird of prey--wandered to the by Mr. Justice Goddard at the Rev. S. E. Boyle, who first of all of Bandages and Children's Cloth-

And so on

high, carved screen which divided i Assizes here recently when he called upon the Rev. H Daviesing for the New Territories, from The subject of this story," how the great dining-room from the learned that petitioner in (President of the Residents' Asso-Messrs Lane, Crawford and Co. ever, is the surprise he invented entrance to the kitchens. divorce suit had been kept in ciation) to distribute the prizes to Lad: Baby Clothing from Mrs. for the banquet which he gave to Then, slowly he rose to his feet. custody during a week-end on a the winners in the recent sports Mildren, Repulse Bay, and also celebrate his return from Paris. a lean, soldierly figure with a

the following donations:-- charge of assaulting the man events.

The great dinner was in pro-hatchet face badly disfigured by a with whom he alleged, his wife "John Brown's Body"

gress, The long dining-table was slash from a duelling sworth. The first item was the Great Chinese

Silver Jubilee Charities Fund $1,000.00 covered with the famous Ivanovoff

“My friends, you shall now be Processions Sab "A pretty state of affairs Mixed Chorus, by the audience,

hold the crowning beauty of this: Committee (Grataity) ... said the judge *A man who seemed to get some cheer by Mr. M. I. B. Montargis

feast!" throws an adulterer out of his singing "John Brown's Body."

(Headquarters Furniture house down the steps. If there

Fund) Hong Kong Football Asso

han committed misconduct.

It

.

ciation

1103

500.00

500,00

300.00 250.00

100.00

100.00

DANCING GIRL BOUND OVER

Early Hours

As he spoke, a score of servants some not too sober themselves--- placed before each of the fifty ex- pectant guests a goblet of Vene- tian glass on the rim of which |

In the absence of a piano, the had been any reason for police-second item, "Intermezzo in 10-flat court proceedings they could minor" by Delusspruff, was taken Hong Kong Jockey Club have summoned him. I won't as played.

Messrs. Lee Iu Cherng

Disorderly Manner Inwere painted gold wine-leaves and say too much. I have not got

(Sanitary Fittings In item., No. 3 the Rev. Manly

for the police in front of me.

Cheung Chan) Ranken told of the destruction of Sir William and Lady Shen

bunches of purple grapes the" hol- | sounds as monstrous a state of his prized instrument at the bands

low pink stem being shaped in the affairs as I have ever heard.”

His lordship added that he melt it down for the silver. A

of his late laff cook, who tried to Mr. Kg Wah, (Beadquarters

Wong Shan Shan, a 20-year-old form of a naked nymph. The way should direct some serious in- makeshift instrument was handed Asiatic Petroleum Co.

100.00 dancing girl, was this morning the bubbles rose up from the little 35.00 bound over in a personal houd of lady's toes and coursed through quiry into the matter.

40.00 $20 to be of geod behaviour for

her transparent body, caused con- to him and he managed to make Mr. A. el Arenlli Decree Granted

!siderable amusement. Petitioner. Mr.

melody (with the aid of a conceal-Mrs. R. Savage

10.00 one year by Mr. W. Schofield at Anonymous

“Will you not rise, gentlemen *** ed gramophone).

10.00 the Central Magistracy when she Sister Hei Shan (Kam Tin) 10.00 appeared charged with behaving exclaimed the Prince, in tones that in a disorderly manner and commanded rather than requested. The Hon. Secretary will be creating a disturbance at Gap

The musicians in the gallery

Frederick Delaney of Runcorn-road, Bal- sall Heath, Birmingham - was Mr. Braga's Welcome granted a decree wiri on the Mr. John Braga, who had kindly

Fund) Anonymous

225.00

ground of his wife's misconduct responded to the committee's invi- very grateful for Clothing for Road at 3.15 this morning-overhead broke into a wild Rus- with a man named Stallard. tation, came all the way from Kowthe children of the New Territor “Did you bring an action for loon to entertain us. He was acies: it is urgently needed, espe- false imprisonment the judge companied on the organ by Miss cially for the newly born babies. asked “No.” answered peti-R. Field. They rendered “Poem " tioner.

by Fibrich Berton, and were load-

The Judge: Who gave you in ly encored charge? The police came down The children and the rest of the and when they saw the man's audience were greatly amused by condition, they arrested me. Mr. D. O. de Silva's costume of a!

darkie minstrel, with a weird and

"You Hurt Him A Bit?”. You hurt him a bit. I sup-wonderful instrument constructed pose? Yes.

of a broom and hat-box in place of Did they actually arrest you?a banjo, but with the help of a 'Did they get a warrant?-I record behind the scenes a hearty presume they did. They came Jig resulted. down the same night

This was followed

by a selection on the Auto-Harp

German Songs

TRAPPED MAN RESCUED

Thirteen Hours In Disused Mine

TERRIBLE ORDEAL

London.

You were a householder, and they always knew where to find

Bernard Watson, the Rother- Our German friends of the Ber-ham bank clerk who was trap you? That is so.

What was the matter within mission. the Rev. and Mrs. Gped by a fall of stone in the the man?-I put his head on Knoff, rendered very sweetly (with shaft of a disused lead mine at one side. I hit him with a Pipe accompaniment) two German Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire.

folk-lore songs.

Mr. D. O. de was rescued later.

bowl

Inspector Logan said that the sign march as from behind the defendant was found by Police high, carved screen entered four Constable Creig, in Gap Road, gigantic Cossacks bearing a naked where she lives with other girls, girl seated on a huge platter this morning, apparently drunk of solid gold, her perfect young running up and down the road body half-hidden in a motaid of and screaming. He took her to red roses, though it was mid- the station, where she was kept winter

till seven this morning, when she The frenzied applause which had recovered.

greeted her appearance almost

He added that there had been drowned the crash of music which complaints from residents in that the vodka-inspired musicians who quarter, and, though there is no-got an especially good view of the thing against these people, they girl from the gallery—thrummed, come home after one in the twanged and blasted from their morning and make a lot of noise

"MY LEARNED FRIEND"

London An incident probably unique

various instruments in a veritable delirium of enthusiasm Never had Prince Vladimir's astonished guests beheld anything quite as beautiful The snows of Bus Isis were not whiter than her skin, and the skies of sunny Italy | were not a deeper Blue than her eyes, the brightness of which

night

"By God?” shouted

an exotic young post-friend of Prince Ivano- voll's. - "Such a perfect body is a veritable prayer to Folly! Let us pray."..

And amid shouts of drunken

That was as good as anything Silva's rigout as a piper with a He had been buried for 13 else. Did they offer you bail? home-made instrument brought hours. Coal miners from K.C. And Two Sons In eclipsed the Pole star on a frosty -They did not grant me ball down the house.

Chesterfield had worked in peril The Rev. E. S. Boyle kept the of their own lives throughout What police station were you

Same Case taken to?-To Moseley-street,audience in a ripple of laughter the night to extricate him, and on the Saturday night, and with his modern method of learn-shortly after dawn he walked UNIQUE INCIDENT: brought down here on the Sun-ing Chinese and lightning sketches, jout unaided. day morning. The magistrates cartoons of well-known residents Side Fell In discharged me on the Monday, ending with a telling little parable. Mr. Watson, who is 26, and

The Judge: I wish I had been Then Mr. Braga and Miss Fields secretary of the Rotherham in the history of the Law Courts laughter he was raising his glass one of the magistrates. I am again favoured us with "0.That Cave and Climbing Club, was was the appearance of Mr. to toast the crowning beauty of glad the magistrates discharged We Two Were Maying." Two exploring the mine with. four D. Cassels. KC, and one of his the feast when the noise of a 300. I should have done the more songs well rendered followed, fellow-members on Sunday, sons, instructed by another son struggle in the kitchens reached same without any hesitation. and the audience joined together when the side fell in and buried in a special jury action which their ears.

him almost to his armpits came before Mr. Justice Law-swearing sel

Some mad serf was Anneal For Funds

Time and time again the rence in the King's Bench Divi- against the Prince. But the fello efforts of the rescue party were sion recently. Mr. D. O. de Silva then heartily frustrated by further falls of The K who is Becorder of

was soon silenced. thanked all those who had taken stone

Hearing the intrud The anti-opium slogan competi-part in the concert and made an watson bore his ordeal with rister son. Mr. F. H. Cassels. looks had never Brighton, was leading his bar the young girl tion open to pupils of Singapore appeal for funds to help pay the fortitude. He wore the skin off for plaintiff in a claim for face gazed Chinese schools, attracted 2,000 entries. The winning slo- this was added the sum raised by stones and putting them into a arising out of a road accident, den fear for the over expense of repairs to the hall To his fingers with picking up damages for personal injuries her glorious eyes homes into the sale of programmes at 10 bucket which was emptied at and they received their briefs aftted by a cents each. The audience, after the top of the shaft.

ANTI-OPIUM SLOGAN

gan, Opium-turns hovels

Toke-wan

young Chine

sored by

in "Auld Lang Syne"

Miss Choa the Benediction, then dispersed

was spon The service next Sunday will

Opium

NO GERMAN PLANES

Heroic Efforts Pit-props

Anti-conducted by the Bev. MT Ban-lengths by

kin of the Batist Misting,

HELP FOR SHENSI FARMERS

fedge high up the

ance

in the case from the Recorder" other son Mr. R. J. Cassels who as a solicitor in March.

sel had

her bind

scarred fee

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