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THE CHINA MARCA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30–1936

LATEST BOOK REVIEWS LAID TO REST

STUDY IN ANIMAL

1.

BEHAVIOUR

New Book By Dr. Schmid

ed by Bernard Miall. (Lon-

BRITISH STORIES

OF 1936

Annual Selection By

E. J. O'Brien

BEST AMERICAN SELLERS

Large Gathering At Funeral

TRIBUTE TO LATE MER.

R. H. KOTEWALL

Fuusements

"THINGS ARE LOOKING UP”“”)

KING'S THEATRE

Cinema Notes From The Theatres

“MUMMY'S BOYS" QUEEN'S THEATRE

Cicely Courtneidge is seen at

Using an Egyptian locale for The funeral of Mr. R. H. Kote-ing Up," a story of school life and stead of their customary Ameri- her very best in "Things are Look most of the picture's setting in- wall, wife of the Hon. Dr. R. the circus ring. She owas a travel- Kotewall, whose death was record-

"As a couple of amateur excEVE-

INTERVIEWING ANIMALS

can background, Bert Wheeler and "Interviewing Animak" by Dr.The Best British Short Stories Of place pesterday, interment being at ough. Then ber sister, a schoo high in "Mummy's Boys," their

ed in our issues of Monday, tooking cirens, which is bother

Robert Woolsey hit a new comedy Bastam Schmid. Translat- 1936. Edited by Edward 3. the Pokfulam Cemetery.

mistress, elopen with a wrestler latest picture. O'Brien, New York: Houghton His Excellency the Governor, Cicely has to deputise for her, al- Miffin Company: $2.50. Sir Andrew Caldecott, attended in though she knows nothing of the tors who give up their job of digg- As most people interested in the person as did also His Excellency job" To add to her worries she ing ditches in the Bronx in favour development and trends of the the G.O.C, Major General A. Whas an opportunity of selling the of digging up tombs on the Nile. 57 photographs and 6 dia-short story know; Edward J. Bartholomew and Mrs Bartholo circas if the performance will the two Kings of Cachinnation O'Brien annually chooses 20 to 30 mew. Representatives of Marshal please the son of a hard-headed have evolved one of the funniest grams). All animal-lovers should find stories by British and American Chiang Kai-shek. His Excellency Yorkshireman.

On the night of pictures of their pleasure in "of his studies. în animal be-respective volumes as the best of man of the Kwangtung Provincial are missing

don, George Allen and Urwin, Ltd., 10s. 6d. Net. pp. 223.

and Cicely, called steamship

screen career.

Dr. Schmid's recor‹ writers and publishes them in twoj General Huang Mu-sang, (Chair. the display several of the turds Their progress is linked up with a haviour, Most of us at one time the year. The American volume./Government) and Mr. Tseng Yang- from school has to deputise for Orientals and a deep-laid murder

collision,

stealthy

Barbara Pepper supplies the

or another ask a casual question which lags behind the O. Henry fu. (Mayor of Canton), were pre- each of them in turn! The whole stat on such a subject, but few take Short Stories but usually dupli-sent the latter two and Sir Robert picture is a mad whirl of one w- the trouble to follow it up with cates some of the offerings, ap-/Ho Tung also sending telegraphic toward event after another. It is heart interest as the daughter of patient and scientific observation pears in its turn some months be-messages of condolence to the fami-grand fun, in which Cicely Court (one of the scientists on the expedi- Ineidre ja assisted by Max Miller tion to the tomb of Pharaoh Phara The first part of the funeral ser-and William Gargan.

time, and Frank M. Thomas and Moroni Olsen do excellently as the two archaeologists.. Willie Best,'

Dr. Schmid starts from childhood fore the British volume. Nonethe-17. days in the country, with delight less, the same basis for selection in all the creatures, and he first is used, far, far into the years. vice took place in the Wing Pit. takes the domestic fowl, distin- Mr. O'Brien's British group in-Ting Chapel, where the coffin was guishing even in so "stupid" a clades stories published in Bri-placed below a portrait of the de Lady Caldecott. His Excellency Sir Mitchell Lewis and Francis Mc- creature, between habits acquired tish, Irish, Colonial, and American/ceased lady. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Charles and Lady Little; His Excel-Donald head the supporting cast from the mother, and innate re-periodicals written by British, O. Hall was assisted by the Bev. lecy General Huang Mu-sunof actions shown in incubated birds Irish and Colonial authors From Lee Kan-yan in prayers, and the Chairman of the Kwangiang Pro-

this hilariously entertaining that have never known a mother that tummaltuous multitude, he hymn Nearer My God to Thee" vincial Government): Mr. Tseng film, which Fred Guiol has direct- He proceeds with herons picks and weighs with considera- was sung in Chinese by the Mai Zang-ta (Mayor of Canton), General ed in a manner that takes full ad- Chen Chi-yu Sir Atholl and Lady vantage of its mary laugh-provok-

care. and then passes

far

distant to be visible to

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"WHITE FANG”—MAJESTIC

THEATRE

on to the ques-jable deftness those tales whic Fong Girls' School The psalm | Macgregor, Rear Admiral and Ming situations. tion of sight and scent in birds have, throughout the year, best "The Lord is my Shepherd," was C. G. Sedgwick, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. and beasts of prey.

rendered life imaginatively in recited and the Lesson was taken C. G. Alabaster: Hon. Mr. and Mrs. The falcons, as shown by experi-organic substance

from Revelations commencing "IE Taylor. Hon. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. G. and artistic ments most interestingly describ-form"

saw a new heaven and new North: Sir Henry and Lady Pollock, without once suggesting ed. can see and parsze a bait too that any one of his chosen pieces earth.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Patterson. Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Hon Mr. S. W His Excellency the

Tso. is necessarily great nor more than

Governor Hon Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Chan, Hon

A beautiful girl from "outside" man even with the aid of bino-la passing breeze whipping the Chinese custom by bowing to the S. Dodwell and Mrs. Dodwell code of the wild in Jack London's then acknowledged traditional Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo, Hon. Mr. pits her love against the pitiless culars (36). With dogs he shows current of a writing year. that recognition is more easily

Value Questioned

departed and also to the family Hon. Mr. A. W. Enghes and Mrs White Fang" with Michael Wha- tested than length of vision. Later!

mourners who stood near the cof- T. V. Scong, Sir Robert and len and Jean Mair in the leading Hashes, Sir Shoo-son Chow, Mr. and With the Yearbook, that meticu-fiz, as in the book a number of ingenious lous, statistical analysis of short Governor was followed by repre- sun, Mr. Li Long-yu, Col. Li Fong. mark of sympathy. The Lady Eo Tens. General Leure Wing

roles. experiments are described, testing stories published and their 3-sentatives of all sections of

Miss Mair is seen as the cour- and training the powers of scent thors, and lists of collected stories official life of the Colony, most of Brix. and Mrs. Seth Smith, Sir Elly perils of the north-country to help the Comte and Comtesse de Courseulles. ageous heroine who dares all the in a tame wolf and in dogs.

presented in book form, Mr-whom were also personal friends

Kadoorie Generals Li Yeune-king. O'Brien contributes perhaps the of the bereaved family.

To Yick-him Other creatures in Dr. Schmid's comprehensive commentary on his

the man she loves. Michael Wha Dr. Foo Fing-sheung family circle include quails, mon favourite subject. Only on

General Li Chai-sum, General Chanen has the leading role, with the The cortege then proceeded from Chai-tong, Mr. Li Shin-pang, Mr. and cast also including Slim Summer- tion of these other problems. "It kers and foxes. Intimacy in the ground is its value questioned. Cemetery, where committal prayers Dr. and Mrs Arthur Woo. Dr. L

one the Chapel to the Mount Davis Mrs. Hin-shing La Dr. P. L Chan ville, Charles Windinger, John is impossible to see such progress home led to an amazing discovery When Mr. O'Brien applies the tests were read by Bishop Hall and by Shiu-kee, Mr. and Mrs. R. AD Thomas Beck. going on all around you and not with Caro, a pet for "About mid-of substance and form, he omits the Rev. Lee Kau-yan, who also Ride, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Williams.

Carradine. Jane Darwell and feel that such evils as banditry day my fox....used to jump on *

Forrest. Professor and Mrs. L. T. NEW BOOK ON MANCHUKUO (and lawlessness will surely soon my chest and take a nav; and ba/the one of entertainment, so that said the Lord's Prayer in Chinese. Mr. and Mrs. Fong Ping-fan, Mr. London's "Call of the Wild"

be suppressed." This is not before falling asleen he would draw time entertaining

la Scheherazade would have a sorry The coffin was borne into the and Mrs. Wong Tape. Mr. and Mrs. Manchonkno-Jewel Of Asia” bullittling the gravity of these evils a deep breath...This inspiration she relied on current "best" short Lee Shin-kai. Dr. Yu Chiu-kwongning, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ching, M. "HER MASTER'S VOICE”—STAR

a Schariat i Chapel by Mesara. Walter Hung, T. A. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. E. Man- at the present time.

was followed, as it is in the dog. Japanese Influence

by a growling sigh. Once, when

stories.

Dr. Chan Ping-in, Andrew Zim Albert Raymond, Dr. and Mrs. E.

and Mr. Kwok Chan, Mr. and Mrs The delicate topic of Japanese imitated this sound, he zazed at criticise. Mr. O'Brien's selections

Probably it is not quite fair to mern and Ernest Zimmern.

Kirk, Major and Mrs Macfadyen. The Mourners

Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Davies, Mr. A. H. Rotts, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Greaves,

WHERE CHANG WAS RAISED

High Hand Of The Young Marshal

D. M. B. Colier and Lt. Col. C. L'E. Malone. (London,

The Pet Fox

the

George Allen and Unwin, 12s. influence is treated wisely. There me, in astonishment. This in that light, for the omission is The family mournera

is some mention of course of whatį daced me to repeat the sound, undoubtedly due in part to the Hon. Dr. R: H. Kotewall. Cyril Kote- Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ruttenje.

6d. Net. pp. 267. 16 films).

The high hand of the "Young

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The closing chapter attempts a! in England find enough difficulty forecast of the future, discussing in distinguishing Hankow and the rival ambitions of Rusšia and] Hanychow as it is. A similar lack Janan. But the idea that there is of clearness is found in the repeat-much room for Britain to have a ed mention of "kaoliang:” those farver in the vie of Manchurian de who know North China or Man-velopment is a hope with which i churia know it well enough. His not easy to agree. local readers, and those at home, would like a better introduction •

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absence

same manner.

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"White Fang," is a sequel

THEATRE

to

LARGE GATHERING Care Kummer's Broadway sud-

AT FUNERAL

Late Mr. W. M

Pittendrigh

"Her Master's Voice," with Ed- ward Everett Horton, Peggy Conk- lin. Laura Hope Crews and Eliza beth Patterson

was taken from

cess, is the tale of everyday people. The story deals with the troubles of Ned Farrar, who has just lost This job in the office of a radio broadcasting system. His nagging mother-in-law, who lives with him. constantly reproaches bim

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*FOR THE SERVICE"- ALHAMBRA THEATRE

Combining realism with magni- ficent natural settings and a vital thrilling story, "For the Service,"

one might call the inveterate spy-the same pitch, whereupon Caro complex of the militarists and answered in the

of many short stories wall (son), Mrs. Lee Shia-ki. Mrs. Marshal in Chinese affairs to-day more intransigeant bureaucraties. This was repeated several times: written to day that answer those Walter Hong, Misses Doris, Helen, makes it specially interesting t but the authors appear to feel that now I began, and now he. And this three tests of substance, form, Kotewall (daughters), Mr. S. Kote- Bobbie, Maisie, Cecilie and Patsy read a description of the country Japan is not merely exploiting th chance happening inspired and entertainment. Like the gram-wall and Mr. Chiu Sia-kai (brother- where he was raised. Not that the country for her own sole interest. with the notion of trying a diff.marian's test of a sentence, which in-law), M., W. Hong and Mr. Lee book needs to depend on external still less absorbing it by conquest. eut note. To my no small astonish must include a subject, a verb, Shio-kai (son-in-law). stimulus, for it is well written an: Her desires, it seems, are to enment the for entered into the and, to top it off, a thought, there

The mourners, who were covers a surprisingly wide scope courage the development of the game, and in less than an hour he can always be disagreement on ed His Excelleney the Governor, Sir mumerous to mention in full, includ without anywhere becoming tedi-immense natural resources, under could mimic me over a the verity of what constitutes Andrew Caldecott, accompanied by

Japanese influence, so that she octave." This is admittedly a zare thought or entertainment. The faults a few and may be terials to supply her own factories

Capt. W. J. P. Cragg, A.D.C His may draw on them for raw ma- case.

The British Selection

Excellency Major-General

The funeral of Mr. W. M. Pit-only for having been fired, but A W. briefly passed over.

Mr. Miall has done his work sc The sketch

The British selection this year P and other needs at home, making skilfully that no reader would contains 23 stories of

Bartholomew, accompanied by Lient tendrigh who died at the War also for having deprived her map facing the first chapter proves her more independent of supply suspect it to be a translation. The length and

J. Howorth, A.D.C and Mrs Memorial Hospital in the early daughter Queena of her chance to disappointing; it omits several from lands further sfeld, such as language reads as easily as an un-Machenesque, one of prewar artin shek): General Li Long-yn (repreing, the Rev. Cyril Brown

varying Bartholomew; General Chan Chi-yuhours of yesterday took place at study singing, through his lack of drakness. nothing (representing Marshal Chiang Kai-the Colonial Cemetery last even-fands. of places and even pro-America and India. It is not ver usually fluent original work. vinces which are given prominence clearly shown what measure of

try and fragility, and one of excel-senting the Kwangtung Provincis ducting the service.

**Her con

Master's Voice" in the text, and it has suffered control Japan exercises over th

straight-forward, believable come lent conception of British and Ger- sang and Mr. Tseng Yang-in, Mayor The late Mr. Pittendrigh, whody, defty written and brutantly

Governor, H.E. General Haang Ma from reduction so that the names actual executive; but the "papnet"

mian ideology written by Rhys of Canton): Mr. Wan Ping-thing and was 55 years of age, had been in acted, with every ingredient which are very small. There are a few idea is dismissed in no uncertain

Davies misprints in the book, the mont

Mr. Kone Mow-sun (representing Hong Kong for 30 years, and was should make for audience satis- Rhys Davies is already one of Man-yam (representing General Ladrigh and Wilson, Importers and

General Chan Chai-tong); glaring being "Hangkow"" peoplej

Mr. Lai principal of the firm of Pitten- faction, the British Writers known in Chai-sum); America. The story, "Cherry Blos His Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor Exporters. som On The Rhine" is thematical-and Lady MacGregor; Mr. C. L As a mark of respect, the flags ly simple, of an English girl and USA); Mr. K. Mizusaws (Consul- Club and the Hong Kong Club Hoover, (Consul-General for the of the Royal Hong Kong Golf German boy meeting on Rhine, each one typical, you might zusawa: Rear-Admiral C. G. Sedg the General for Japan) and Mrs. Mid-

were half-masted. say, of his country to-day, brought wick, R.N. (Retd.) accompanied by were Messrs. W. Logan, L. Bis an unusually good Western.

Those present at the funeral together by an inner attraction Pay. Comdr. M. A. W. Sweny; the Once again Messrs. Aw Boon and separated by a set of automa Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith Hon. Mr. C. G. Holmes, G. W. Reeve, U. Rum Haw and Aw Boon Par have ton-making ideals by which youths Alabaster, Hon. Mr. E. A C. North jahn, W. J. Henson, C. W. Jeffries performance as the valiant scout Buck Jones gives an excellent shown their great interest and choose to "make love to women be- and Mrs. North; Hon. Mr. E. Taylor, and Andrew Tse. sympathy in the welfare of the cause they have certain trained Shou-son Chow, Hon. Mr.

Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson: Hon. Sir

who rides the dangerous trail: Wreaths were sent by: Mr. Torn between duty to his country children whose lives are spent ly beliefs about them”

Paterson, Hon. Mr. Justice J. Ritchie, Karsten Larssen, Mr. and and pity for his captain's son, and Intelligent Insight

ing day by day, unable to move, afflicted with the terrible scourge Graves preserves the quality of Dr. A. R. Wellington, Hon. Mr. T. and family, Andrew Tse, Lient boy when he cringes in battle. He Comdr, G. F. Hoie, RN. (Red), Hon Mrs. M. N. Rakusen, Miss W. San of the West, Buck tries to help the The authors show a wide know- ledge of conditions, and the

of bone tuberculosis, by signifying sentimental imagination in she their intention to add to the Haw ephemeral form, with a fantasy of Braga, Hon Dr. S. W. Tso, and Mrs. Bathurst and Barbaro, Mr. E. P. nages to protect him in hi

its King and Mr. King, Hon, Hr. I. P. Cdr. B. C. Hovenden, RN, Mrs. causes, in town and country, in the

night possess that particular Par Hospital bleak north and in the bary Liar genins which keeps men's liking Island an extra storey, to be suit-land from the wars "despite the M. K-Lo and Mrs. La, Hon Mr. H. Lang, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Har-

at Cheung Chan a soldier travelling home to Eng-Tso. Hen. Mr. T. N. Chaa, Hor. Mr.

father's eyes. tang peninsula. Both in the his- after their love has gone. torical survey and in descriptions But I should not worry about only. There will be accommodation and the sniper's bullet that had

A massacre is instigated by a of customs and manners of life the mistakes she would already for about 20 to 30 such children riven my heart." And possibly Seyer, Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg. Mr.

ably arranged for T. B. children shallow grave that bore my name / S E. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. M. T. John-riman; M. and Mme. R. Ohl, Gdesperate band of criminals and

som Hon. Mr. A. W. Hughes:

W. Sewell, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. SI- this knowledge is presented in

have made and the others that she who will be under the direct - Soldier, Soldier,” itself justifiably E. RA. Lang, Mr. P. L. Collfsson. Servanin and Yvonne, Mr. C. Affead scouts to the outlaw Midsout Sir William Horzell, Mr. G. Pa and family, Mr. and Mrs. Paule boy is sent by his father to very pleasing style. Care is taken would be certain to make. I should pervision of a doctor who special intangible, indicates the trend of Former Mr. B. L Wynne-Jones, Jr. and Mrs. Max Steger, Mr. W. K the boy from a coward's plight to show not only the superficial diffi-only worry if she insisted on talk-ises in tuberculosis.

Mr. W. J Carrie. Mr. B. A. D. Yolle, H. A Keller, Ah Soong. Mr. to wipe them out. How Back Rates culties of creating order in a landing about them.

most of the 1936 British stories. S. Whyte-Smith: The hospital, situated almost in something of a negative man- on to the beach, is ideal for such ner. Too many place form first and sen, Tane shin din, Major S. Lamia, Dollar Man, Chow Ping Clusion, is the key to the forceful Tung, Lam Yat, Mesdames Dimzod brings this crisis in the his- Sir Henry Pollock Mr. E Tone- and Esther Rosenberg, Mr. Uory of the West to a brilliant coo- B.B.C. STATION CUT OFF

patients, and will be the only one while they possess substance, leano (representing Sie of its kind in Hong Kong Fur- too singularly to creating a mood, g) and Mrs. S. L. Ho, and may de Home, Mr. G. W. Reeve and

Robert Ho! Transmission from the North-ther additions in course of erec- and an intangibility that belong

Ah Chan, Chen Yok-am, Mr. P. J. climax the picturesque and is apt to forern Ireland broadcasting station tion are a kitchen, laundry, and a only in the type to story that H.

other. get the tragedy behind... The Blaris, was interrupted for 10 doabled" retaining wall and & Graves has written.

The Wrentha

Mr. S. Berg. A wreath was also Wreaths were sent by loving sent by Messrs. Deacons. extreme dificulty of dealing con-

minutes last month owing to the

husband Bob loving sinildren. Doris clusively with the bandit merase failure of the County Down elec-

Balen, Bobbie, Maisie. Preddle. Cyril The large ward on the ground upon the Haw Par Hospital; many and Patay"; Kai and Father, Freddy. and with problems such as the tricity supply.

floox, as soon as the operating of these people come from Chinese ends. Haury and Babel: George, prostitution question, is treated ente

Paz, and Tony; Phoebe. Walter and theatre is equipped, will be se for secident cases, and thust

Water The maintenance of the Artisar, Cath, Finany and Allvin. hospital solely depends upon the Perry, Ronic, Jean and Petty, Mr. the expostice and fatigne can St. Joka Ambulance Association and Mi Lo Yak-cheung

has been donated, and Dorafity, Whanie Lowtock, Mr. Chlu generosity of the Bin-kad (brother-in-law); Andrew.

for relle

a crop that plays so important a) part in country life in the land de-. scribed.

long misruled, but the less ob vious troubles and dilemm, 1** derlying them "The Westerza, traveller unfortunately sees orly

"DAUGHTER QUITE UNLIKE ME!”

(Continued from Page }

I should also hope that

with intelligent, and sympathetic "THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLE" insight: The general conclusion

is that the grave disorders atžių

sea wall

Counters Halg last month took by the long journey to Hong Kong to apparent are no worse than the part in the naming ceremony of Accidents amongst the fisher folk fr have always tended to be, whare the LMS. Locomotive, The Old are coum, and usually severe

Crease in general Contemptible" at Euston Station dynamite explosions, crushed Timbe security (particularly in finance) in the presence of about 259 40ld een being quite frequent

ngurs well for the ultimate zolně Con

3.

"Soldier, "Soldier," by H E Hayden and Mrs. Hayden, Hon. Mrs. Wallace Hansen, Mr. and youth unitted for the harsh ways

ople-whose lives

down to the

Clifford Jones is convincing as the fear crized youth: Edward Keene, Fred Kohler, Bet Marion, Frank McGlynn, Sr., and Ben Cor bett contribute, praiseworthy per- formances,

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