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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd,

MISS VIOLET

CAPELL'S PUPILS.

DANCING-DISPLAY AT THE

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YOUTH, GRACE AND MOVE

MENT.

The Dancing Display given yes- terday in the Queen's Theatre by the pupils of Miss Violet Capell attracted large number of people. That the parents of the small pers formers should be present is but natural, but it speaks volumns for both teacher and children that this display should be considered in the light of a popular entertainment. It is by no means easy to arrange an exhibition of this description be cause it must be 'considered, first of

MISSIONARY'S ACCOUNT OF A

SHANTUNG SIEGE.

MODERN AND MEDIEVAL METHODS.

HARD AND GALLANT FIGHTING,

SHANTUNG WOULD WELCOME NATIONALIST -SUCCESS?

Auity of 00,000 inhabitants protected by a mediaeval wall "ninety feet high and, three and a half miles in circumference, besieged continuously for thirty-one days by Nationalist troops, aeroplanes dropping bombs, attackers scaling the city walls with baraboo ladders, defenders repelling them with showers of quick- lime, armies with field telephone systems, artillery laboriously drawn by oxen with ammunition following behind in wheel- barrows such were some of the contrasts in the siege of Ichowfu, in southern Shantung, which was observed at uncomfortably close quarters this summer by the Rev. 0. Braskamp, a Presbyterian

misaonary.

casualties were sustained by both sides during the bitter fighting of

End Of Southern Drive.

all from the point of view of the rack in southern Shratung, sixty last summer.

Ichowiu is right off the beaten

parents. If Miss Capell had con centrated on her star pupils her task would have been easier, but she has allowed Hong Kong to watch her dancing class, beginners, babies, leaders and all, whether good dancers or noti

Extraordinary Happy Elect. The cftoct

is extraordinarily happy. The children enjoy the dis play as it is probably not very different to an ordinary class. It a mistake is made there will be no terrible recriminations, for Miss Capell is not aiming at training Paylova's but at teaching all her pupils case and grace of movement. The dances, settings and costumes are designed by the teacher-design- ed very skillfully to be attractive without asking too much of the less accomplished dancers. Every child has a part to play and a part which they obviously enjoy.

Success With Solo Dances.

We remember remarking last yea that the solo dances were less successful than the ensembles, and giving the opinion that in most cases the solos had been of a kind not best understood by children. Yes terday we noticed that Miss Capell had chosen a rather different type of selo dance and in consequence

these

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miles from the nearest railway. There are railways to the north,

st, and south, but the appalling conditions created over barge areas by bandits are shown by the fact that when Mr. Braskamp wished to reach the outside world he had to do eight days travelling by foot over the northern route, which was the only safe one, until he reached the railway which ran down to Tsingtau.

Mr. Braskanip was one of a mission group of twelve who wer ed consular advice to leave Ichow- fu; they all left except Mr. Braskamp, who determined to see it through, and the result of his courgeous decision was a great deal of Red Cross work for Chinese re- Fugees and the preservation of mission schools, hospitals, and houses worth many thousands of dollars. However, he took a very serious risk, together with a Ger man nurse who also went through the siege...

Red Cross Respected.

Ichowtu was the highwater mark of the Southern drive against Sun Chuan Fung in Shantung last summer, and the siege of the city was only abandoned after eleven The Chinese troops on both sides Nationalist divisions had been un-respected the Red Cross emblem successfully brought up against it. which he carried on a twenty-foot Inside the city there were twenty bamboo pole, but he was inevitably thousand Northern troops and A under fire as he went about outside civilian population of rather un the city feeding refugees and car- der a million, and food supplicing for the wounded, and he has ran so short towards the end that with him at present a choice collec Mr. Braskamp does not think the tion of bullets (mostly of very city could have held out much light calibre) and bits of shells. Jongeri

which fell in the compound where some sixty people spent a sultry mouth in four small underground

rooms.

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What astonished Mr. Braskamp was that no epidemic broke out, as

A Month's Fighting. Both sides were equipped with artillery, machine-guns, and the usual infantry fighting equipment. but it is pinin that these lethal weapons were not used with very each skill, or else ammunition was were particularly pleasing scarce, for the result of a month knew nothing of field sanitation.

continual sniping during the day- The Jester," Jean Stewart; "The time and numerous attempts to Doll," Mavis Glendinning; and "Th

torm the walls at night was 1,500 Russian," Catherine Whellan were received with enthusiasm, because men killed on the Southern side they were not only very well danced and a thousand within the city, of bat were also danced with obvious when about half were civilians, pleasure and comprehension. Th suggestion of "burlesque in. "Th Dell for instance, makes an appen to the child mind which such a danc.

"The Fawn," Mario Meyer, enn- not make. Not that "The Fawn was not very pretty, but we wonder ed what if any were Marie's thoughts as she danced.

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it was an exceedingly hot and dry month and the Southern troops who were surrounding the city One unpleasant, feature of the fighting was the activities of half- wild dogs after the Nationalist Sixteen of the provinces of Chiu troops had buried their dead! are now in Nationalist hands and the other two will inevitably fall as soon as unity is achieved in the kamp considers. He states that Nationalist movement, Mr. Bras-

come the Southerners with open the people of Ichowin' would wel arms, as they hope that they would receive better administration and relief from the grinding taxation imposed by the Notherners. Con- ditions generally" in Shantung, once one of the most prosperous and thickly populated provinces of Chinn, are very bad, and Mr. Braskamp's information about the range northward trek, to Man

Bandits And Red Spears. charía is especially interesting.

No less than a milica Shan- tungest-one-fortieth of the popu- of the Province have lation already emigrated to Manchuria, having been driven desperate, by the insecurity of life in a country ridden with lawless stroops and audite. The latter are particular

The reason why modern artillery Jailed to knock a mediaeval city wall into mithereens, was that the brickwork was merely the facing of a huge earthen Witbankment op the inside. His descriptions of the Southern attempts to capture the city have an old-time flavour. The attackers made bamboe ladders wide enough for six men to climb Helen Ho's Triumpă.

at once. These were only fifty feet When, however, we turn to the long, so that the storming troops Dying Swan dance of Helen Hond another forty feet to go when ar The Modern Coquette" of they reached the top of the ladders, Rachel Wong the difference is there was a slight slope to the wall obvious. It may be that the Chinese and various handholds and foot. girl matures more quickly or that holds were available, and there these two children are temperamen were actually four times within tally dancers. Helen Ho attempted during the siege when the South- an exceedingly difficult thing in crners were on the brink of success Each taking Pavlova's most famous dance, had they only known it. and her performance was moving time, however, they called off the was and astonishing. Weariness, a linger attack just as the defence ing fight and above all sorrow were cracking. in every line of her supple limbs, in every jerky graceful movement. Fire acroplane appeared at This is a far more sophisticated times over the city, from both the dance than any she attempted last Northern and Southern sides, and year and her very immaturity made some people were killed by bombs. it the more pathetic. Miss Ho has Apparently the artillery ammua:- certainly a career before her if she on was of indifferent quality, for wishes to take up dancing.profea of thirty shells which fell in the sionally.

compound in which Mr. Braskamp had his Red Cross headquarters

Incredible though it sounds, Mr. eighteen failed to explode. The southern divisions were connected Braskamp says that the bandits, with their headquarters by field telephones, and the country people reported that they were under very much better control than Chinese armies usually are.

Little Rachel Wong was charming as "A Modern Coquette," again dificult interpretation for a child in which precocity is apt to be little distressing. Rachel was smil ing and alluring but always childish ly innocent.

The Bables.

Aeroplanes Used.

No "Mock Warfare," But Heavy Fighting.

cruel in their treatment of the Red Spears, the secret organisation of peasants who believe they are immune to hot and shell, and hose object is to protect their villages against both bandits and

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LONDON, Feb. 21 The Joint Conference at Manches- when they raid a village and captor between employers and cotton ture the Red Spear lenders, do not operatives has been adjourned until finish them with bullets but cut February 27th, them up five und bold the trag operatives will consider the em ments in large Chinese, kettles as a ployer proposal to create a com grin Jesson to the countryfolkmitted to consider how to reduce

costs of production. The babies always get applause

that this trusted immunity is an especially when, like Miss Capell's

illusion. Famine is rife in the There was a much more hopelu baby pupils they never break down.

The suppression of the Com- province, and, to sum up, a short spirit when scussion was opened, They often get lost, often look to the tracher in the wings for help,munists has had a beneficial effect conversation with Mr. Braskamp. and the impression prevailed that

4 compromise would be reached. but their composure never leaves upon the discipline of the Nation-leases one with a depressing con- ast troops, Mr. Braskamp says. victim of the condition of strife, thera. "Chicks" was charming so was "Twe Btrings to His Bow" He does not support the belief that turimil, lawlessness, and suffering Master George Jowitt a very small fighting in China is a sort of mock in which the greater part of China. solemn person, who probably has not warfare, and says that heavy is plunged to-day-Straits Times, more than four years, has two little Victorian maids in attendance on him, and a large top hat which in-

We cannot mention all the dances terests him far more. "If you or dancers but throughout the two think," says George," that I'm hours which the display takes going to dance like a girl you are there is constant variety and charm. wrong, I'm a man." Poor George The dresses are particularly pretty--| every woman in the audience want- simpler than those of last year and ed to hug him for the delightful we thought in consequence better, baby he ist

when considered as groups of colour. The snowdrop frocks in the final Of the ensemble dances perhaps ensemble and Miss Phyllis Capell's "Grace and Balance danced water dress were original and grace nine of the older girls was the ful, though it is hardly fair to choose most attractive. The movements any one for special comment when are slow and the poses those of a all are so good. “ Greek frieze. Probably because the It is unfortunate that illness has dance has a definite form and the kept many of the Penk children poses-are-controlled-the-effect is away, but that is the fate of nearly better than that of the more inter-every child entertainment and there prative dances, and the costumes were no apparent gaps in a very are particularly graceful..

delightful display:

Ensemble Dances.

∙itafisa

MAIOR HILTON-JOHNSON RETIRING. COMMISSIONER-GENERAL OF SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

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TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

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COMMUNISTS AND "BRITISH QUESTION."

RED DAILY PAPER RECOM MENDED. OPPOSITION TO LABOUR AND T.U.C.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Feb. 20th. The establishment of a Com- munist daily newspaper in Britain and a fund to establish it are among recommendations embodied in a resolution of the executive commitice of the Communist Inter-

question," national dealing with the "British

According to леерареть the resolution urges that the need of the British Communist Party is stronger and firmer action as I CANADIAN RECOMMENDED AS independent party. It suggests that the maximum poesible number of Communist candidates should be put forward at the next general election and urges the need of opposing the Labour and T.U.C. candidates.

PRESIDENT."

{RZOTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

BATTLECHEES, Mich., Feb. 21st. Sir Henry Thornton, President of the Canadian National Railways, who visited Mexico to advise the F.A. RESIGN FROM INTER-

NATIONAL FEDERATION. Mexican Government on railway Major A. Hilter Johnson, Com-malters, has announced that he

DISAGREEMENT ÖVER missioner-General of the Shanghai recommended President Calles to

BROKEN TIME. Municipal Council, is retiring on appoint Mr. RA. Henry as Presi June 2nd-negt. He is retiring at dent of the Mexican National Rail

Mr. Henry in an the cad of his agreement which way System

official of the Caundian National expires on that date."

Major Hilton Johnson first ar Bailways. rived in China in the year 1900 to join the Chinese Regiment at Wei-M.C.C. WIN LAST, MATCH. haiwei, having already served in

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

LONDON, Feb. 21st A meeting of the Football Asso ciation was held in London to-day, when the report was received from and the Sudan Ho also served during WESTERN PROVINCE BEATEN the Conference of representatives. BY B WICKETS

of the English, Scottish, Welsh the Boxer trouble and joined the

Irish Football Associations, held at Municipal Police in 1908. During

[THEODAN REUTER's agency.1 Sheffield on February 17th. The the war he saw service in France, The Jazz ensemble in which

Care Town, Feb. 21st. meeting adopted their reccommenda- joining the British army with one of the dancers appear out of a large

The last match of the tour ended tion of withdrawal from member- tin of Capstan and are dressed like The Dancing Display will be given the first contingents of volunteers

to leave Shanghai

in a win for the M.C.C. by 8 ship of the International Football cigarettes is also very good. The again at the Queen's at. B p.m. en

In 1925, when he was Deputy wickets. The M.C.C. made 415 for Tederation, and a letter of resigna drilling and the genuine "life" (so Monday, February 27th, and at 9.15 different from the bright smiles of p.m. at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, Commissioner of Police, the news wickets, innings declared closed, tim was sent. The trouble is due post of Commissioner-General was and 87 for 2, while Western Pro to the Federation's action concern- the professional) of the dancers on Wednesday, February the 29th. would be a worthy object of study. The Proceeds at each performance created and he was appointed to vines scored 182 and 339. In the ing the question of brokken time in to many a stage chorus,

will be sent to the London Hesit. He has served in that capacity frst innings of the South African connection with the Olympic

Game ever since.

Freeman took 5 wickets for 49. pital

(Continued on next Column.)

The Next Display.

1914.