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Air-Mail Letter AIR SERVICE TO

Winston Churchill and Banting Mr.

Cocktail Shaker's Contemp For Tempo: Gunpowder Plot Day: Mr. Sieged Sassoon's Engagement: Eton College Boy Scouts:

ness

(Special Air-Mall Service)

A RETIRING AUTHOR

HONG KONG

Being Considered by British Government

London, Nov. 30,

· Replying in, the House of Com- mons, yesterday, to “Captain H. Balfour, Conservative Member for the "Inle of ⠀ Thanet, #the- Under- Secretary for "Abr. Sir Philip Sas- zoon, said that he did not propose, at present, to raise the status of the Royal Air Force command in the Für East.

He added that the experiment. of supplying a certain air force The letter has been framed squadron only with petrol produced. and will be kept for the present from British coal, had been," so in the School Library. It shows | far, generally satisfactory."

gladord Baden- Replying to

C. Captain C. Powell was to indigo gifted and Erskine Boist, Conservative mem- active a man in charge of scouts ber, for Blackpool, Sir Philip Basi at Eton: The letter will be a per- soon said that the possibility of marent reminder what Scouts extending the British air route to owe to Mr. Fowelder whose the Far East as far as Hong Kong leadership scouting as started at was under active consideration.

Reuter, the college.

Mr. Winston Churchill's fond-

for painting in his lel-clearly how sure hours is well-known. It is curious coincidence that he a shares this hobby, as well as his name. with the American novelist whose "Inside the Cup." "Richard Carvel," and other books of twen- ty years ago are still best sellers in the United States.

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London, Nov. 29. The China Committee of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce visited; the Under-Secretary: for Aur, B Philip. Bassoon to day, to dacties proposals for an ill-Buitisk air mail line between Britain, and China— Reuter,

ROYAL PICTURES, Few authors have, preserved so long a silence as the American

Although no odkial announ- Mr. Winston Churchill. He retired from active writing shortly after cement is yet availible as to the he had reached his fortieth year.number of works the King w

"see" nt to lend from his collections to the organisers of next year's great exhibition offritish art at Burlington House & learn that a list of sixty was subunitted for his Majesty's consideraan SA DIARY OF LOCAL

A friend who saw him recently writes that he spends all his time in New Hampshire, where he has à picturesque Colonial house, and is wholly occupied with outdoor pursuits...

Whenever he finds that the urge to write is irresistable, he permits his work to be circulated only amongst his closest friends.

THE COCKTAIL SHAHEH.

At a Longa restaurant durin the week-ded my set

to the orchestra. At the pea table a man qrdered a cocktail and the barman approached and went through all the appropriate ritual.

I have no doubt that he shook "an admirable cocktail, but I fan "cy he had little ear for tempo. Or perhaps it was a method of showing his contempt for the on chestra leader, whose movements, though not dissimilar, were whol- ly out of sympathy.

Wheather the remedy might

The final decising it eagerly al wasted more part clarly in so

far

as it affects the splendid Windsor, collection ul

This includes some notable ex- amples from the brushiem of Gainsborough, Zoffg. and "Hop- "pner: "whalet alike a

there atec Hote

Viʻrick? GeorgeRIXI..

Reynolds, and George IV. "05 Prince of Wales by Sir William

Beechey.

"THE" ACADEMY'S SILVER.......

Mr. Sydeby Lee, R.A the Royal ¦ Academy's treasurer, reminda me by the way, that every R.A. où election has to give a piece of silver to the Academy.

As a result there is now stored in the vaults of Burlington House a splendid collection of many

best be found by educating bar hundred examples of silverwork men in the mysteries of rhythm-kept religiously. polished

EVENTS

TO-DAY

Anniversarica and Holfelapa Treaty of cardio, 195, signed. Silver Jubiles of Establishment al Apostleship of Prayer (1908), Ro HaryChurch Centre.

Auctions-Sale of Crown Lande, District Office, South, 11 am,

Entertainments, Rehearsal of The Pirates of Penzance," Cathe dral Hall, 8.40 p.m.

Exhibitions.Etchings, by Mr. Lugulens, The Jade Tree, Kowloon, Komor and Komor: Jewellery, J. Pearls, by Mr. Kodaka, Messrs Ullmann and Co., Chater Road

Religious, Festivity in Com- cmemoration of Silver Jubilee, Ro

or by initiating conductors in which rivals in magnificence thesary Church, Kowloon, Chant those of cocktail-shaking mat» array of some of the City Com the Litany of the Sacred Heart, ters, perhaps. little.

But if nothing is done E feel sure that some day somewhere a first saxophone will get badly olf' the beat."

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NOTHINGHAM SERMONS,

Gunpowder Plot Day Sermons Lon- preached in still don at St. Maryle-Bow, in ac- cordance with the terms of seven teenth-century bequests; but not in London only.

In 1630 one Peter Jackson en dowed St. Peter's Nottingham with a sum of forty shillings per annum for the preaching of two.

panies.

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WOMEN FILM DIRECTORS.

Since it is an established fact that the majority of cinema pat rons are women it might be thought that women, would un derstand best the psychology of popular film production.

Why is it, then, that one can number the women who direct films on the fingers or one hand? Abroad one recalls only Miss Dorothy Armer, the clever Ameri- can, who made "Christopher Strong" a few months ago; Miss Leontine Sagan, primarily a stage producer who directed "Children One was to be heard on July in Uniform", and Miss Leni Rie 28. giving thanks for the deliverenatahl, the creator of that rance of this land and people beautiful story of the Dolomites, from the Invincible Armada ("The Blue Light Awa called)" delicate touch this!--

sermons

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3.45 p.m.

Miscellaneous,Street Sale of Roses for St. Vincent de Paul's funds Opening of shelter for Street Bleepers at St. Peter's Church, West Point, (daily from 8 to 8 p.m.); Bishop's Discussion. Group. at Bishop's House, 9.30 p.m.

Theatres

"

Queen's:-Murders in the Zoo." King'e:The Rebel." Central:"The Conquerors." Oriental:-Looking on tde

Brightside. World: "The Struggle.d

(Chinese Picture). Majestic: "Half Naked Truth, Star: Frightened Lady."

Dance

Barwick Lodge R.A.O.BGLE.

In this country, the aim in- dance at Garrison Lecture Hall 8.30

Principal Malla,

the other on Nov. 5, to com-dustry has produced only Miss P memorate our deliverance from Mary Field and. Miss Dinah the. Gumpowder Plot Both ser- Shurey. Miss Fleid neclalises in Inward from America by Pré mons are still regularly preached. short instructional tares. Miss Jackson; Outward for America by Shures directed "The Last Post." | Emprem of Japan 10 am; for

Mr. SIEGFRIED SASSOON

We learn that the engagement will shortly be "aunounced of Mirs Hester Gatty and Mr. Blegfried Sassoon.

Miss Hester Catty is the daugh- ter of the late Sir Stephen Gatty by his second wife, a daughter, of the late Mr. Alfred Morrison, of Fonthill, Wilta.

U.S. RECOVERY PROPOSALS

Cotton Acreage May Be Reduced

Mr. Siegfried Bassoon, who is related to Bir Philip Sassoon. is the author of "Memoirs of a Foxbo hunting Man" and "Memoirs of an Infantry Officer?" www dormulated a cotton acreage re-

In 1930 the Royal Society of L!- terature awarded Mr. Bassoon a silver medal for his services to poetry and prose.

PLATE MT. WE POWELL.

Windsor.

The family and executors of Mr. E. W. Powell, the Eton master who was killed in the Alps, have presented to the Eton College Bor Reouts a letter found among his pavers and written to him by the Chief Scout in 1920,

Washington, Nov. 29, The Farm Administration has

duction contract for 1934/35 which provides that growers agreeing to reduce their acreage will be paid a rental on the land taken from production.

The rental value will be placed

America and Europe via Siberia by Pres. Coolidge, bp.m.

- Sports

Hockey-Jat Regiment v. H. E.. S. K. A, 4.30pm; Navy v. Hong"] Kong Hockey Club seniors, Hong Kong Hockey Club

Central British, 5, p.m.

Sunrise.-8.47 m. Sunset-3,38

p.m.

Tides-High at 9.40 and 20.30; Low at 3.06 and 1280

TIENTSIN PUKOW RAILWAY

Nanking, Nov 18, It is under

at from three to eighteen dollars stood that business conditions on per acre, according to the producthe Tientsin-Pukow Railway have Livity of the land..

improved rapidly since the in- Producers will also be paid not auguration of through traffic ter- less than one cent a pound on a vice via the new Nanking train; domestic allotment which will be ferry. In order to meet, increasing forty per cent. of the average yield needs, the Railway Administration of the land during the period is comtemplating the purchase of 1928-32. Reuter:

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