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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 9TH, 1924

ON REVISITING AMERICA.

MR. ZANĠ WILL'S

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The Westminúri Gazette writon 1-* Mr. Israel Zogwill is just back from America. His previous visit to the States was in 19, when his play The Melting

Pot

was produced. He was a guest of Roosevelt at the White House on that occasion, and Roosevelt's secretary is publishing a book on the visit which is coming out my as newspaper serial He expresses the utmost surprise at Zangwill having ventured to argue with Rongerelt. The discussion was about American divorce. Roosevelt contended that the Americans regarded the marriage bond as sarvedly as any other people, aril Zangwill took the opposite view.

Mr. Zugwill said he noticed a good deal of change since his visit fifteen years "There is a relaxation in the bre འg༣: of the people and less efficiency, probably due to prosperity and the restricted in "migration, which results in a lack of com petition. One of the great problems is the creeping up of Negroes from the South. where they nee teaving the cotton fields desertöl. They are to be seen ayers where as employés in hotels, in cars. ete. There is a high standard of living.

SHARK'S FINS.

A CHINESE DINNER ESSENTIAL WORLD THEATRE

Despite their name, ays the Chinesa Econonte. Bulletin all shark's fins, the formul Chinese dinner, do not come from piece de resistance of the formal or semi- sharks. Many so, of omarse, and thus thes have recived their name, but has of vers varieties of fish are prepared and go into the now famous food. It is difficult

explain to

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Chinese

who wishes to

lar on the piena that 蹦 considered welk ordered unless the main course served is shark's fins," but such is the case in maur part of China. It is cus temary to speak of the dish as having but ada a particularly delicate flavour, matter of fact

favour antosy here is no mild odour tiny her entled."

gentleman invite six or eight important friends to a restaurant to dinner was then, about a single round table and they take food from bowk

shark's a puced in the centre, d

as a meal pretending to bo somewhat extravagant is enlled, costs $10 or more in Shanghai. This sam secures dishes sufficient to serve a inall party. If the friends come in for a short supper úruh are wred with a single large hour, the ia 31 or $3. The has, of course, are to be had in several qualities, and in Canton the epicate may pas $40 or more dish without supplementary

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and very little unemployment, but prices) for among the varieties to be had

are very high. though there are a large courses, number of chrap coin in the slot restaurare Riits.

and scattered." Thore "whole called whole are of the better quidity, while sontiered indicates that particles are

Mr. Zangwill said he picked up two English things in Anaerica, the whisky habit and golf; now he is back he is Fins are always dried before shipping dropping the whisky habit, but not the and the cook neves them in this form. gulf. There are more cocktail shakers The dish prepared of fins alone is gelatin. and hip flasks being sold in the United ousand of a stringy texture, reminding our in pre States now than ever before in the hist fine macaroni. The first step, tory of the country. There are, however, paring for the table is to parboil them a great many people who are unable to two or thre; hours until they become soft. get wines or spirits, but the destruction Then the surfaen is scraped and thorough of respect for the law was very harmful washing takes out fine sand which many

has become imbalded in the skin.

AGE AND YOUTH.

KLIMINATING THE ODOLÉ

Mr. Zangwill stayed with a millionaire

After this they are gives another long of his acquaintance, who had not only a boiling, but even with the extensive boil- private golf course but one for his sering and waking they retain a disagreable

vants.

"We Moderus," Mr. Zangwill's new play, was produced at Washington at Christmas, ant is now running at the Gaiety, New York. It had a very good reception, and was splendidly acted, not ably by O. P. Heggie and Helen Hayes, who has a genius for comedy. The play deals with the clash between the old and young generations Op the first night, Mr. Zangwill said, was sitting in a hox next to an American Indy who was a stranger to me. At the end of the

Mir play, she turned to me and said. Zangwill, how did you know my child ren which shows the development of the younger generation is proceeding on identical lines in both countries.

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dor. The fins are then washed in a num ber of changes of cold water, this process largely eliminating smell. Three or four day are usually given to preparing for

the the table, as greater time taken reduces the odor more." "After this they may be recooked with crab, herring, chicken or Herring other meat, or with vegetables.

is asually added in spring while in winter vegetables are added. in which case thi tent in for a given size bud is It is the custom to use ecrafeus in paring the dish. thus adding to the gehtious, of, the food. Brown sugar, and sugar candy, are sometimes ruled.

With this dish occupying suh sa import ant place on the Chines menu, there is carely a Pestaurant where it is not The New York theatres are rub always ready to be served on short notice. largely by Jews, Miss Levinson has At many restaurants in the city, a manon theatre on the East side, where Yeats is may have a simple shark's fin meal for $1. played, and there is a sort of art theatro of 11 pounds, A variete, known where one"ean seo "freakish plays from Wutow in the boat for stewed dishus. This all countries. There is a Shaw cult, and aught, dry, for upward of $5 a catty Shaw is played with the greatest rever- of 1-1/3 pounds. A gritt known as ence. I saw his new play St. Joan,' und! Manila sells for $7.3 or more neatly. is shipped thought the third act was perhaps the Ande kwh as paired

to Shanghai from Hongkong, the name first thing he had ever done, because to

the

it is objective. The acting, on the whole,ing given because fine are smalt and is better in America than here-plays run it is the custom that two of these he used to money that would make English manier a large bowl. These are $.or Bre agers months water, and are considered a catty, Those from Fukin and Formosa comparative failures. It is said no play bring from 3 to $4 a catty. Occasionally is allowed to stay on the Broadany that single fins from these latter places are to lonesn't take about 10,000 dollars a

been in the market weighing two cathics weok. Literature and drama are terribly or more, but the average is considerably

smaller commercialised, and only best sellers in hooks and greatest draws in plays can exist. I saw 23 fantastic play "called Moonlight, by an American author, which was of outstanding merit, and 'Ont ward Bound is drawing large houses.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

and dry for the market. The

The fisherman operating along the coast of Fakien send a large quantity of fins to mark, as in fact de those fishing al along the southern and lower castera coasts of China, and importations are con- siderable from Formosa and from porta la the tropics west of China Mast Fukien "I was the guest of the Western fishermen dispose of their entch to shoj Authors' Society and Caralian Authors ng Lower Haagchow street, Fochow. Society. Tormito, and the Canadian Club thers being fifty or more deaders then who Like Foch and Lloyd George. I was a tails are not the only parts sold, as asked to lay a Wreath on the grave of one of the arts practiced is that of shredd Lincoln. I was perhaps more in place ing and drying kin, which is pat up is that I should do so than the other two handles looking like yellow relatinous as my ideas are nearer Lincoln's. Lincola wring. This, too, is cus of the varieties showed victory and magnanimity. Lloyd of hark's h George and Foch showed victory, and 1 show magnanimity. I found the Ameri can people very amiable and lovable, and there is a great deal of brotherhood and fraternity. There are a large number of people who are unable to End political

COMPENSATION TO TRISH

LOYALISTS,

In the House of Lords on March 5th attention was called by Lord Muskerry to

tion in respect of damage and injury to

papers and suggested a Committee of In- Lord Amold, Under-Secretary of the Colonial Office, said great efforts had be made to comptasate those who had suffer- land, as to pre-trued damage, 24,000 out of 40.000 claims had been dispores of, award being made in 9,000 cars,

or cultural expressions, and are swamp the claims of Irish loyalists for comprena

by majorities. When I was in New York I remarked that the Americans person and property. He moved for were the best half-educated people in the world, and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. President of the Columbia Un versity, New York, replied; Mr. Zang will, you are dattering them. The Chicago Phily News sent an interviewer to the head of the Ku Klux Klan: it took him three weeks to get to the 'Grand Wizard, and, he had to get at him through five armed inn. I was inter viewed on the Chief's views, and the two interviews were published in parallel columns. "When clothed in white-alteets and masks the Ku Klux Klan. seemed sinister and significant, kut when clothed in argument they were naked." Mr.

On the question of compensation as a whole Lord Arnold doubtext whyther any Government had made more continued and generous provision for those who had suff

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