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WORLD'S GREATEST A DRAMATIST IN GAOL.

WARSHIP.

"HOOD" SHOWS HER

PACES.

RACING IN AVENUE OF FOAM

BIG GUNS IN ACTION.

CROMARTT, October 10th.

PRIZE PLAY WRITTEN IN ASYLUM.

DIARY OF EVENTS.

ROM, Oct. 10th.

A professional thief and former inmate of a lunatic asylum has won the first prize offered in competition by the review "Canadia" for original drama, and public opinion. is not quite sure whether to seclaim the advent of underworld genius or deplore the condition of dramatic authorship.

H.M.S. Hoor is the most wonder. ful fighting ship in the world. She

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biography of the new dramatist.

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Hood has a displacement of 41,000 tons, yet før an hour to-day her when she tore past Renown, reach ed a maximum of knots. This is little less than the speed of the fastest destroyere, and Hood's great beautifully lined bow drove through the waves with the ease and grace of any destroyer.

The weather was perfect for this exhibition of sea power and beauty.. A stormy night had left a slight swell, the sun shone brilliantly and the air was crystal clear. For nearly an hour Hood' engines moved until they had reached full

Testa himself was unperturbed by his success remarking in his cell, am not very satisfied with the play. It contains certainly some strong qualities of. thought and analysis. I wrote it in the mad house, but feel I don't yet posessa sufficient knowledge of the me chanism of the theatre."

Testa, who is 28, bas served four sentences for theft, has been several

times in an asylum, and big last exploit was a burglary committed on the fourth of this month after in his play to

he bad sent "Comcedin."

power. The steady hum of the driv G. B. SHAW ON DISARMA

ing propellers grew, in volume, and the vibration of the great engines set up an increasing roar, but: 'midships nothing unusual was, ap- parent. The ship was as steady në a rock. It was only, when one look- el at the flying waves and the white foaming wake and felt the tearing wind that her great speed was ap- parent,

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Some decks were barred off and hatches usually opened were batten ed down. Astern Hood had settled well into the sea. The after deck was almost at the water's edge and the fore deck was continuously awash. It was from the bridge that the majesty of the spectacle could be best appreciated. Two great curtains of spray were thrown up by the bow, occasionally a broke fall on the deck and was stemned by iron breakwaters, but always there were the two hovering creste of foam, and the edges of them caught by the sun now and again reflected rainbows of perfect loveliness.

Wave

MENT.

DOESN'T BELIEVE IN IT.

LONDON, Oct. 99th. George Bernard Shaw hasn't much hopes for disarmament or for the human race.

United Press on the subject of dis In an interview granted the

armament, the Irish dramatist was questioned as to whether he thought the nations would ever agree to disarru.

To-day. (November 8th.)

Registere! an à Navifiper 4) the General Post Offics in 188 United Kingdomi

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Helena May Concert (Chamber Music), 5.30,

Hockey YM.C.A. 2nd v. St.. Andrew's Y.M. Olub.

World Theatre: Pirate

"The Black

Star Theatre:"A Little Journey," (2.30 to 8.30), 8.15 Jack Carter's

Serenaders.

Queen's Theatre: "Drums of Love."

Tea Dance: H.E. Hotel, p.m." Dinner Dance: St. Francis Hotel, 8 p.m.

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Friday.

(November 9th.)

Christian Fellowship Meeting, Helena May Institute, 10.30 8.1.

Chinese Chamber of Commerce

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KO.8.B. Bad Concert, Botanie Gardens, p.m.

Queen's Theatre: Love"

Drums of

World Theatre: The Black

Pirate.'

Star Theatre: "A Little Journey," (2.30 to 8.30). 9.15 Jack Carter's Berenadors.

Tea Dances: H.E. Hotel, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 ̊p.m

Dinner Dance: St. Francis Hotel, 8 p.m.

vid Suez (Malwa); Europe vid Principal Mails-Inward: Europe

Siberia (Macedonia) *Outward Christmas, parcel mail for England (Macedonia), 4.30 p.m..

Saturday, (November 10th.) Coronation of Emperor of Japan. 7th Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley, 3 pin.

Shanghai Races.

Reception at H.K. Hotel by Japanese Consul General, 11 am.

Club de Recreio, Bowls"At Homie," 3 p.m.

B.E.E. Yacht Club, Opening Cruise.

RE.K. Yacht Club, Dinner, &13 p.c

Queen's Theatre: "Drums of Love."

World

Theatre:The Black

"If they disarm,” he responded, | Pirate." "they can still fight with their Star Theatre: "A Little Jour- table knives and rabbit, guns orney," 2,30 to 8.30. At 9.15 Jack their claws.'

Carter's "Berenaders."

Answering questions relative to the Kellogg Malti Lateral Anti-War pact, Shaw said:

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1917 that it was more bellicose than "The United States proved in any of the European combatants,

Tea Dance: HK. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dances:

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Hotel, and Lane, Restaurant, e p...

Principal Mails:-Outward:. It sent girls to prison for 18 Europe vid Marseilles (facedonia). years for deprecating war; it Ar-10.30a.m.; Europe vid Siberia

eated men for quoting the Ameri- (Malta), € p.m.

can constitution,

AT the Christian nations preach Peace and goodwill, making quite a fuss on December 95th, until the first shot is fired. Then they dash

im.?!

Shaw declared that the recent Soviet sweeping peace proposal at Geneva called our peace, buff very effectively.

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The writer declared that 'dis- nine usually required for cruising speed. One expected great heat and armament is after all only a super- discomfort, but the reverse was the ficial remedy for war. He said The draught from the ven- that modern womanhood might tilators produced by the speed of prevent war if it were sufficiently the chip caused a more than usually plucky and pacifist, but that there cquable temperature, the thermo is at the present time no evidence meter never rising to more than that women are less warlike than 78 degrees.

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Club de Recreio Athletic Meeting, King'e Park.

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Queen's Theatre: "Firemen Säve

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World Theatre: "In Old Ken tucky:""

The three ships of the Battle- cruiser Squadron took part in the Twa notes of the fire gong eound- full-calibre shoot. Hood reduced ed, there was a vivid flash, a crush her speed to about 25 knots and like thunder, and the whole mast was joined by Repulse and Renown, quivered Watching closely, one Repulse icading. It was dificult was able to see for a moment the 12.30 p.m. exercise carried out at long range shells immediately they bad left the Queen's Theatre: Fireman Save while the ships were turning, mouths of the guns. Another salvo || My Child." Visibility, however, was good. Big was fired immediately, and then the gun shooting is always thrilling, gunners paused to see the spluh. and particularly so when seen from Four high columns of water arose a hundred feet up the mast immed in line, and a moment or so later iately under the fighting top, from four other columns a little to the which all turrets are controlled. right. More orders correcting range One saw the target and in a few and elevation were given. Then the moments heard orders of range and fire gong sounded and one steeled elevation spoken into the teleone's nerves to stand the shock of 8 p.m. phones, Slowly the great turrets the next salvo, During the exer swung round and the guns pointed cise eight salvoos of four guns, one Europe vid Victoria, B. and seawards, rising and dipping with apparently effortless cast. (Continued at foot of next column)

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