1936-02-05 — Page 7

SHIRLEY TEMPLE TRIUMPHANT

Another Wonderful Performance

·MORE AMAZING THAN EVER IN "THE LITTLEST REBEL”

Shirley Temple has done it again! The more one sees of this exquisite child the more one marvels at her versatility. There is such a finish about everything that she does that one is almost inclined to seek a reason for it in the theory of reincarnation that the spirit actor ΟΣ brilliant ..of some

come actress of the past has back to inhabit her tiny body.

In her latest picture, which is coming this week to the King's Theatre. "The Liftlest Rebel," Shirley is given a chance of displaying her mastery of the whole gamut of the emotions and comes through the test triumphantly. She brings tears to the eyes as readily as, she can move us to delighted laughter. She sings and that with so clear 277 enunciation that every word tells; shel dances step for step with that! master of the art, the one and only Bill Robinson; and all with the finish of the art that con- ceals art.

The story is one of the fratricidal struggle of the American Civil war. Shirley's

father. Captain Carey, of the -Confederate army, is also a scout, or spy, constantly pene- trating the evening's lines and in constant danger of capture. He manages occasionally to steal a visit to his home, at imminent risk of his life. At: length the theatre of WET moves farther south and enve-

An attractive gown for street and informal calling worn by lovely Maureen

O'Sullivan, the

actress. It is of brown crepe and features pleated fuliness on the skirt and bodice. The ac cessories are also brown.

lops the Carey home, and Shir- THE FUTURE OF

ley and her mother. (Karen) Morley), are forced to flee. in the midst of bursting shells, accompanied by their faithfull slave, Uncle Billy (Bil Robin- son). Hiding in the woods in cold and driving rain, Mrs. Carey, who has stripped herself of protection to shield her little girl, contracts a fatal chill

HONG KONG

Sir C. Clementi's...

Speech

SHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUA

FLAG-DAY NUISANCE ESSEX BANS

SCHOOLROOM

COLLECTIONS

Termed "Racket" By Authorities

DENUNCIATION BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

their area.

Today's Short Story

ΓΑ

ESME

By “Saki

LL hunting stories are the "You're looking nicer than same." said Clovis; just usual,” I said. but that's so easy (as all Turf stories are the same, for you. Before she had got the

and all”

right bearings of this remark we My hunting, story isn't a bit had settled down to business; like any you've ever heard,” said hounds had found a fax lying onf the Baroness. "It happened quite in some gorse-bushes.

Hy

—

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-marrow's story will be -"Martin Burney," by O

Heary.

"Constance and...1. were well mounted and we had no diffenty fight, though it was a fairly stiff in keeping ourselves in the first

a while ago, when I was about 23.

wasn't living apart from husband then; you see, neither of us could afford to make the other Essex Education Committee a separate allowance. In spite of bave banned public collections everything that proverbs may say. in the elementary schools in poverty keeps together more homes than it breaks up. But we Their decision means that always hunted with different flag-day sellers, who have packs." hitherto been permitted to enter

"We haven't arrived at the meat classrooms, will not be allowed yet I suppose there was a meet to make any appeal to the said Clovis.

Towards the finish, how- pupils during school hours. "Of course there was, a; meet,”

Local organisers are to bring said the Baroness; "all the usual ever, we must have held rather too the Committee's action to the crowd were there, especially Chounds, and found ourselves piod- independent a line, for we lost the notice of the national, organisa-stance Broddle. Constance is one ding aimlessly along miles away tions which hold flag-days- for those strapping, florid girls

A member of the committee that go said that Essex was giving scenery or Christmas decorations exasperating, and my temper was lead to other public educational in church. I feel a presentiment beginning to let itself go by in- authorities on a matter that that something dreadful is geing ches, when on pushing our way had always been the subject of to happen,' she said to me: am through an accommodating hedge heated controversy,

we were gladdened by the sight of looking pale"

"She was looking about as pale hounds in full cry in a hollow just

beneath us. *** "There are so many fag-as a beetroot that has suddenly: days, he said that hardly a heard had news. week goes by without some appeal being made to the chil- dren. Usually, the day before: an organisation holds a collec-

Teachers Pay

tion the teacher of a class will remind the youngsters that aj flag-seller will be coming in thei morning.

30 well with automa

WORLD BRIDGE

OLYMPIC

Highest Scorers In Local Section

*

from anywhere.

It was fairly

"There they go, cried Con-1 stance, and then added in a gasp. 'In Heaven's name, what are they hunting"

"It was certainly no mortal for It stood more than twice as high. had a short ugly head, and an jenormers thick neck.

“'It's n ́hyena, I cried; t must have escaped from Lord Fabhara's Park*

"I that moment the hunted

The children go home and tell their parents, who feel bound for the sake of the chil- dren to hand them money.

Some 23 tables were occupied beast turned and faced its pm- merits of the different chari-who participated in the

"We are not questioning the by members of the various clubs suers, and the hounds (there were Hong only about six couple of them) table causes, but we do think Kong Tournament of the World stood round in a half-circle and the time has come when a check Bridge Olympic, held at the looked foolish. Evidently they should be put upon something American Club last night.

had broken away from the rest of which has grown into 201 The tournament commenced at the pack on the trail of this alien intolerable racket.

8 p.m. and in addition to the play scent, and were not quite sure how "We want to protect the against par, the results of which to treat their quarry now they had child, the parent and the will not be known here until next got him. teacher.

"The hyena hailed I know that several April, special prizes for high; members of our teaching staff scores were awarded to the fol proach with mistakable relief will often subscribe a permy on lowing:-

and demonstrations of friendi Cecil behalf of a boy who cannot get taken by the faithful Uncle Clementi's recent speech before the money from his home, so (seuths, C. C. Black (east), and tomed to uniform kindness from Horace Lo (north), MH. Loness. It had probably been accus Billy to his cabin, where she the Royal Empire Society, that he will not lay himself Col. K. M. Fordham (west). humans, while its first experience gradually sinks

Meanwhile Tmited Empire, the organ of the open to the charge of being The second highest were:-Mrs, a pack of hounds had left a Uncle Billy manages to slip Society, comments editorially through the enemy lines to as follows:- convey word to Captain Carey,

What is to be the future of

SETTLEMENT SHOULD BE NEGOTIATED

Her house destroyed, she is Discussing Sir

mean from his school-fellows.". Marsh

OINT

2p-

The hoands (north), Mrs. w. bad impression.

Gordon Stanton (south),

P. looked more than ever embarrass-

H. Lum (west).

who again risks his life to see Hong Kong? The question has his wife, who dies in his arms exercised many minds since the But the place is surrounded sometime almost uninhabited by a company of Federal troops.pirate-infested island passed whose commander, Colonel into British possession in 1842. Morrison (Jack Holt) has word to become one of the chief ports: -of Carey's return, and Carey is not merely of the East but of captured. But Morrison, learn the world. Almost exactly 461 ing of the reason of his visit years ago, at a meeting of the and captivated too by little Royal Empire Society-the Shirley, gives Carey a safe-con-Royal Colonial Institute of duct for himself and Shirley those days Mr. William

At the monthly meeting of the through the Northern lines and Keswick read a paper on Hong English Association at the Helena tells him where he can find a Kong and its trade connections. May Institute last evening, His EX-AIRMAN'S TRAGIC DEATH Federal uniform. The attempt "No sane

GEORGE BORROW'S Lum (east), and Mrs. Gordon Ped as their quarry paraded its end-

LIFE AND WORKS

Talk By Professor R. K. Simpson

man."

ENGLISH ASSOCIATION

MEETING

an

LAST LETTER OF MONS VETERAN

Died While Writing To A Friend

IN AUSTRALIA

he said, Excellency

the Governor. Sir to pass is unsuccessful. Again"acquainted with the spirit now Andrew Caldcott, presiding, Pro- Carey is caught and he and animating the countries of the fessor B. K Simpson gave Morrison are condemned

Sydney (NSW).-Death in- to Far East, especially of those address on the death, but are saved by the owing allegiance to European Borrow

life of George terrupted a letter from Mr. C A. W. Johnston, aged 41, a intervention of President Lin- Powers, can doubt that when coln, to whom little Shirley and Europe is at conflict a fierce the representative of the ancient dying from an accidental over- Speaking of George Borrow as Mons veteran, who was found -the faithful Uncle Billy have struggle will take place around

taken the true and full story. Hong Kong and desperate at-art of hiking," the Professor said dose of sleeping tablets in his

John Boles gives a fine im-tempts will be made to deprive that Borrow had a special claim Sydney flat.

to local interest personation of Captain Carey, as of its possession."

for people in The unfinished letter to Hong Kong. while Jack Holt is admirable as How the problem of the

His name once ap-friend in England detailed the soft-hearted Federal colonel future of Hong Kong has Peared in the advertised title of Johnston's life, including his and Karen Morley gives a changed in the interval is a book as co-author with one who marriage and the death of his beautiful and sympathetic per-strikingly illustrated by the later became Governor of this wife, from the time he came to formance as Mrs. Carey.

of the Australia in 1919 after serving: Bill valuable address delivered by Colony, and he was one Robinson, too, is unforgettable Sir Cecil Clementi at the first Englishmen to display alas an airman in the war. · Its] in his great characterisation as Society's City luncheon. Every keen and practical interest in the close read: the faithfl slave Uncle Billy sentence of that address claims Chinese language.

"I was president of the Fer But it is lovely little curly-hair- the close attention alike of the There then followed a review lowerp of Mons, an association ed Shirley Temple that: carries British

we have here of the men who Government and all of his life and literary career... the main weight of this en-who have interests in Hong In thanking Professor Simpson went through the retreat from grossing story on her delicate Kong.

for his interesting address, Bis Mons, but through falling-i shoulders; and she iswell,

Excellency the Governor said he come I had to give up. Present-day Difficulties Shirley Temple-HS.W.

thought perhaps he should feel used to boast that

Z

We по Mans In Mr. Keswick's day there better about Borrow, but he man ever needed a feed or a was no 99 years lease of Kow-conidn't. He was glad to know bed without being able to get TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Loon to obscure the prospect that his translations were-losone, and if one died we covered Already more than a third of (Laughter). He was also glad which, by the way, is the only his coffin with our Mons banner. IN THE COLONY

the lease has run out Yearly that he had had no successful the granting of concessions for imitator and that his diaries re-lows to be certain to do for me thing I shall ever ask the fel- The number of trafic accidents public purposes or private mained unpublished (laughter). To be covered, with the dear in the Colony reported to the enterprise becomes more diff-Borrow, he said, never seemed to old country's flag and our own Police, from January 25 to cult, and unless some new February 1nclusive, was 42, in arrangement

get to reality. is negotiated volving injury to 19 persons, with which will ensure that Kowloon HEAVIEST TRAMCAR DRIVER

no fatalities Eight were hurt is British in perpetuity as is when rumming across the road and Hong Kong, the position of} one when walking in the roadway Hong Kong itself will be im- six in collisions between vehicles; possible."

banner is something I do desire, butális, I hope, is a long way

The coroner was told the MIM-Coghlan, said to be Mr Johnston had-no the world's heaviest trancar drive him to suicide,

three in vehicle collisions involving Sir Cecil Clementi, out of his driver, has died at Leicester. dict of Accidental: damage to property; and one by intimate knowledge of the weighed 27s

falling or jumping off a vehicle need, indicates the lines on

WEDDING RECORDS

ackney register orice weddings one day last

· Paneras, and; Isting

which a settlement, should be bond between the Chr negotiated. To that end Great the British. Peztain must seek to zin her University sadly impaired moral and intel- bis forcefi

étnal

China that the

prestige

better calculabed

returneda

INCREASE

intimacy with us, and the faint toot of a horn in the dis- tance was seized on as a welcome! signal for obtrusive departure. Constance and I and the hymna were left alone in the gathering twilight

*(Continued on Paos 101

IS

H-B BEER

BEST

Full

Distributors:-

of Goodness

H. RUTTONJEE & SON

THE- OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY

contains all the general and sporting news of the week.

Order Your Copy Now

China Mail Office

SA Wyndham Street

Neglect of COMMON ILLS MAY MEAN days

of suffering

WHOLE dry of suffering, and in many cases reks of anxiety and pain can be definitely avoided by the simple action of taking "ASPRO. When people realise what a wonderful *tabler 'ASPRO' is--bow it soothes pain--- reduces feverishness, and how after ingestion the system, being a solvent of uric acid- ternal antiseptic- anti-purttic or fever zeð

nicide, it striker the

and a powerful

numerous

be avoider

ASPRO

IS THE SAFE MEDICINE