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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1929.

JAPANESE CURIOS.

THE CHARM OF "NETSUKE,"

VIEWS OF A HONG KONG EXPERT.

C30

JOHN GILBERT LESS HIS MOUSTACHE.

**MAN, WOMAN AND SIN”

AT THE QUEEN'S.

WAYS THEY HAVE, ÎN ULS,AL?

...

[BY QUE FILM CRITIC.]

of life in the U.S.A. that country If the cinema were a true mirror would indeed be the strangest that is or ever was. Go and see "Man,

if you doubt this. The hero, a cub-

Woman and Sin at the Queen's'

occasion to kill his chief in the reporter in a newspaper other, has

both of them love, and the chief appartment of the lady whoru

supporta.

Our hero is sentenced

H.K. VOLUNTEER CORPS.

COMMANDANT'S ORDERS.

[ORDERS BY CT.-COL, LO. BIRD, D.S. 0,,.

"O.&E, COMMANDANT. ]

1.-Command Orders. No. 15 dated June 4, 1920, para. 2 Administrative Staff," is I- pented for information:-

The

following telegram" was The King from the G.O.C. despatched on June 1, to H.M.

All ranks China Command wish your Majesty Many Happy Returns of the Day."

eceived:

The following message has been

I warmly thank all ranks for their loyal mesagge of good wishes which I have received with much satisfaction." George R. I.

AREA ORDERS.

No. 14 dated June 4, 1920 para. Administrative Staff, is repeat- for information:--

King's Birthday Parade. The

In a recent issue of the Queen, (London) there appeared an inter- esting article on Netsuke, which is, reproduced below, together with some comment by a well-known local connoisseur, Netsuke is the Japan

name for the little carving which, whether of ivory, bone, wood or incquer, was word above the girdle to hold in place the Inro (tiny medicina case) tobacco box. The presence of two holes for the supporting string of the inro marks the difference between a netsuke and any other small carving.

to be hanged but when the judge Not many years ago (cays the learns from the heroine's fair lips writer in the Queen), these little that the deed was done for love of objects could be picked up in curio ber the prison coors are opened shops or pawnbrokers for a very and the hero is allowed to go iree. few shillings. To-day it is hard However, Man, Woman and to find a nice old piece except in Sin moves along at a pretty fair

for the country is being scoured cideate and competent actors in the G.O.C. wishes to convey to all con-2 the shops of the well-known dealers, rate and has some interesting in-ed for them-though worthless modern eading parta. John Gilbert is carvings made for the European almost unrecognisable without his market are

o sale everywhere. moustache, and the Delilah who This change is largely due to the persuaded him to remove it seems fact that before the war

the to have done him almost as ill a Japanese were forced to sell their turn as the Philistines lady did to freasures cheaply-now rich Samson. Does he miss it or did be. Japan is hunting for her lost be feel that the part did not give him longings, ready give almost any full opportunities ! Probably the Special instructions regarding price to have them back again. latter as it is surely a role for the inter unit Competition" for For netsuke are a sort of Old which one of the boy ingenues of this cup were issued at д сон- Masters to the Japanese. They Hollywood would have been a beference on June 4. Any Officers who are the work of great craftsmen ter choice.

could not attend but are interest- whose names are household words- Jeanne Eagles as the lady in the Tomatada. carver of oxen

and case acts well and always looks very horses, Ikuan, the rat-taker, charming. Hers is a difficult réle, Masanao, Minko, Tomachika, and for she is asked to be a heroine Masanobo, and there is Shuran of the charming innocent type, who, born early in the eighteeath placed in a very compromising century, published a volume of deposition." The only other big part signs in 1781.

is that of the hero's mother, played by Gladys Brockwell, again a dif ficult rôle well played by a com petent actress.

The great majority of the finest netsuke have been made in the last two hundred years, but they date from the fifteen century as definita, works of art. It is difficult for beginner to judge between the good and the bad netirke, the old and

cerned his appreciation of the the occasion of His parade an Majesty's Birthday.

The troops were well turned cut and the drill was good."

}

2.--Hirkpatrick Cup.

ed should apply to The Adjutant for schemes and information.

Unit schemes to be submitted by

5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, and a final conference will be held at Corps Headquarters at 8 pm. on Friday, June 21,

3.-Arms.

to

All rifles will be returned Corps Headquarters immediately. for annual inspection.

Some of the best scenes come in the earlier sequences when the

4. Corps Band. hero, as a child, is acted by a boy The Bank will parade on Tues. whose name does not appear on day, June 11 at 5.30 p.m. in mafti

VICENTE ATIENZA & CO. the purely modern. Only by fre- the programme. His entry into the at Hendquarters for Band Prac

No. 54. NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

TEL. K. 155.

"BALLANTINE'S

la use for almost 100 years.

Established 1827.

By Appointment to

H.M. The Late Queen Victoria

and

quent handling and close examina

haunted house sheds a quite extra tice.

of the best pieces is he able to obordinary appreciation of the art of tain an expert's certainty.

How to Judge Pieces,

An essential of a true netsuke is that it can be worn for its proper purpose, so the amateur collector should note that it is fattened at

the back, and has few protrusions to catch or scratch. Then in ex- amining an "ivory," see that it is ivory. To tell this one must look at the colour and grain. If it in a j 'fake "of compressed powder it will be light of weight and of a

conveying much by the smallest possible gesture-the art which har made Charlie Chaplin a star above

all other stars in the film heavens.

CINEMA NEWS.

"BROTHERLY LOVE ON SUNDAY AT QUEEN'S.

. The

5.-Battery.

ri

following communication has been addressed to The under Secretary of State by The War Office and is repeated for informa tion:

With reference to your letter No. 52913/98 dated November 20, 1929, I am commanded by the Army Council to inform you that His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve of an alliance between the Battery of Artillery of the Hong Kong H.M. The Late uniform colour rather like candle son," supplies the fun in "Brotherly Royal Artillery, Hong Kong, A Volunteer Defence Corps, and the wax-a greasy smoothness unlike Love," which will be shown on notification of this alliance will the satin-soft old ivory itself. The Sunday and Monday at the Queen's.appear in Army Orders in due older the true ivory the smoother

Kar Dane, as the guard, tries, course." and softer the "skin" Roll it to have George K. Arthur, a con- round in your palm, and its surface siet, pardoned on the eve of the

King Edward

VII.

His Majesty King George V.

PORE SCOTCH LIQUEUR WHISKY

-10 years old.

easy to detect, as it shows a join-

worn,

Football, played in a reform pri

mit new felonies,

an

taste than these beautiful pieces. Europeans who start collecting be

6.-Engineer Company,

8. Mounted Infantry Company. at M,L. Stables at 3.30 p.m. for Thursday, June 13, 1929. Parade Pack Drill with ponies.

is delightful to handle. A crack big football match, with the rival Parade at Belcher's Fort .on does not lessen the value to the institution, and determined to be Tuesday, June 11, at 8.15 3.m., collector, but it is unwise to given the game in order to win the for run in conjunction with the much for a broken piece. A figure minus a foot, or with a new one girl he loves, Arthur tries to com- R.E. and R.A. Names of those in- tending to parade should be sent" Sam Ku West and his Paradise to the O.C. Engineer Coy. not is worth much less than the perfect Harmony Trio will appear during later than Monday morning. netmake always carved in one piece.

Dress: Belmet, tunic, slacks, The back of an ivory that has been all performances in entire

black boots and belt. Sandwiches worn is always darker than the change of programme.

should be taken. front; it is a beautiful orange tint, while the front is yellowing. Still, many fine netiker have never been but guarded from harm among the household treasures...

About "Fakes." Almost all the modern "fakes are of roughly-carved bone, barnt or dyed brown in patches in clumsy simulation of antiquity, last year the finest collection in the "We were lucky enough to secure These have sharp newly-cut edges, world, and paid 20,000 yen for it. If you want, a really frat class and what appears to the novice We had the intention to send the 8.-Machine Gun Company, Bootch Whisky at a reasonable price, have known even dealers to be soon as we had bought it, Japanese with belts and sidearms, at 5.30

archaic is merely unskilful yet I

whole collection to London, but as you con have no better than honestly deceived. A cheap tray Ballantine's Liqueur Whisky.

It is full is an almost certain indication collectors induced us to part with p.m. at Headquarters on Tuesday,

that they are worthless. A solitary when, we brought the collection to son, ..

some pieces by offering high prices, June 11 under Serg, V. C. Bran- excellent.

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more eager in completing their collections than stamp-collec tora, and find the fascination of examining their netsuke a perfect and constant joy.

Hong Kong we were over-run with customers, and whoever started to buy came again, and they are still coming to get more.

7-Armoured Car Company. The attention of O.C. Car Section and 0.0. Motor Cycle Section is

draws to the Circulars issued to ject of issue of free licences. all ranks of their units, on the sub

Recruits will parade in mufti

N.C.O's: A Class for potentia! Machine Gun Instructors will com mence on Friday, June 14 at 5.50 p.m. at Headquarters, dress mufti. As many N.CO's as possible are invited to attend.

10

3

JOHN GILBERT

in a stirring

romance

played behind the scenes of a city's great newspaper,

MAN, WOMAN & SIN

AT

with

JEAN EAGLES

The stage star of “Rain”

ALSO, AT ALL PERFORMANCES

SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT

SAM KU WEST-

THE

QUEEN'S

AND HIS PARADISE HARMONY TRIO

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

THE intriguing story of a clever wife, a charming little "gold-digder" and a husband who knew nothing about women !

ANOTHER SCANDAL

with

LOIS WILSON

HEDDA HOPPER, HOLMES HERBERT

AT THE

WORLD

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

1

At 5.15 & 9.20 Only.

230 & 7.15-Chinese Picture, "The Reviving Rose."

A FASCINATING romance of thwarted bate, satisfed vengeance, a

woman's faith and a love that conquered jealousy!

VICTOR MCLAGLEN

IN

HANGMAN'S HOUSE

From DON BYRNE'S GREAT NOVEL

AT THE

STAR

PLOT

TO KIDNAP ACTRESS.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

THEATRE GUARDED BY POLICE.

piece may have virtue unknown to the dealer who sells its cheaply, but a collection never.

Wooden nettukes are rarely "fak- ed," and are as greatly valued as

A Wonderful Coliaction. the more showy ivories, especially those of boxwood, of which the

"I have always been a keen collec carving is sometimes marvellously tor of netsuke and pride myself on

9.-Scottish Company, fine. Nor is the collector to despise having the finest private collection

Arms-The attention of all other all bone carvings, since the very in the world. Besides the artists ranks is directed to para. 3 of these oldest were often of this substance. mentioned in the Queen article I orders. Bone is to be recognised by pits like have figures by Gyokusai, Shingetsu, Platoon will see to it that all rifles the "plot."

The Senior N.C.O. in exch dark specks in the surface, which, Shinsei Yoshitoma, in fact by all are returned to Corps Headquarters the theatre at night, and Miss Laye though often highly polished, "are known artista. In addition, we course in grain.

have a collection of buttons in immediately, for the annual inspec-did not leave the building between The subjects of old netsuke are ivory, gold lacquer, etc., which in tion drawn almost entirely from legen- their style are even more artistic being held each Wednesday at 8

the matinée and evening per Pipe Band.-Weekly practices are formances. dary lore and fairy tales-modern than netsuke.

Miss Laye was puzzled when anca are generally meaningless. The netsuke "classic" is Henri by themselves.

"The wooden neteuke are a study at Corps Headquarters. Com Harry Welchman asked her why the Consider the dif- the Drammers will parade with the which, he said, she had made by

mencing from Wednesday, June 12, had not kept an foly's Legend in Japanese Art,"

appointment with its illustrations of kylins, will spoil the work of menths, and ficulty of carving A wrong cut

Pipers.

telephone. As a fact, Miss Laye dragons, No maska, the gods of

You cannot repair a wooden net- luck-Fukorakaju the long-headed, suke; that is what makes them so.

had not telephoned to him. Hotei, Bishumen, the Taoist sages, valuable. There is every conceivable etc. Netsuke illustrated in this subject represented-mythological,

10-Portuguese Company."

RIFLES AND BAYONETS.

All rifles and bayonets not al-

N.C.O.'S CLASS.

book command high prices, but may animal and birds life, insects and ready returned to Corps stores snust. sometimes be found by the collector fruits, all done in the most artistic be returned immediately. A fine piece is usually signed, but manner. Every netsuke has a story, there are many early carving un- and you will find illustrations of signed_The_carliest are the most all the-old-tales-of-Japan-in a held at Corps Headquarters on Fri-|

The next N.C:O.' Class will be interesting though not necessarily good collection of netsukes. the most valuable.

day next June 7-at 5.30 p.m. fol- lowed by Friday, June 21.

It is most essential and beneficial that these Classes be attended 26 much as possible.

•

A Warning. Mr. Komor's Views..

"I am always ready to show my Asked for his opinion on the netsuke, to anybody interested in „views expressed above, Mr. Komor them, and get pleasure from admir (who peeds no introduction to Honging them again when I have any- Kong residents) said:

This article must have been body who wants to see them. There in one point I think I should men pirkt chills, made clean Meetsuke are, and y tardy nothing netsuke, for, you will want more written by a man who knows what tipneware before you buy, the first of Japanese art shows more artistic and more

£16 soon as you have (Oontinued on next Column). bought the first plece 1

Take PEPS RE a pomedy and panties of

· troubles, etb. bf chemists and mediolan danlara orayaṁhara.

At 5.80 & 9.20.

WOMAN'S LEAP" ON AN AIRPLANE,

INJURIES FROM A MOVING

MACHINE. «

EXHIBITION THRILL.

Miss. Evelyn Laye, the actress, who is appearing in The New Moon?!

at Drury Lane, informed. A remarkable accident occurred the Bow Street Police recently that on Marlborough Common, recently, he had been warned by telephone when ass Winifred Spooner, of

a plan to kidnap her. Miss Laye states that earlier.a flying demonstration, bad a nar Workingham, who had been giving someone pretending to be a police row escape from death.

examined part of the mechanism, inspector telephoned to warn her After she had flown round the

Detectives guarded

common with a passenger she and was heard to say that she thought there was something wrong. She started the propeller and, ap Parently to her amazement, the air-

the side and clung to the wing for". piane moved along.

Miss Spooner pluckily leaped to about thirty yards with the inten- tion of getting, in the cockpit to seize the controli Before she could do this, however, the machine top- pled over, and the propeller, catch- force, was mashed, the woodwork ing the ground with considerable flying in splinters high in the air

Miss Spooner was hurled about. fifteen yards and lay, unconscious, Two doctors who were summoned found she had sustained a broken arm and leg and severe cuts to her knees. She was taken to hospital,

. 12-Appointment. No. 1239 Baadsman L. F. Sours is appointed Lance Corps from 4.0.29

13.-Transier.

No. 1363 Pte. G. R. Payne is transferred from Machine Gun Co. to Motor Cycle Section, as from 31.8.29.

14.Struck Off the strength, Having left the Colony, as from 31.3.20

No. 1038 Pte. C. D. Wales, No. 1 RA. WOLFT MURRAY, Major,

Adjutant, K.V.D.C. Hong Kong, June 7, 1929.

11.-Strength, The following recruit has been taken on the strength and posted as anderson

No. 1481 Bandsman M. A. Castro, Corps Band, as from 31.5.20. (Continued at feat of next column).

Woman at Bow County Court to witness: Was not the motor ivering bed language to the cyclist? Witness: It would not he called bad language where I come trom,