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LONDON NOTES

By The Air Mail

(Special Air-Mail Service).

London, Dec. 5.. For the present generation it is difficult to believe that Sir Arthur Pinero was our leading English playwright when Mr. Bernard Shaw, his Junior by less than a year, was still a music critic,

In the nineties, indeed, "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" and "The Qay Lord Quex" placed him upon n pinnacle which no dramatist had occupled since Sheridan.

eminent bachelor, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

"INS" AND "OUTS" The 1934 edition of the famous American "Social Register" has Just appeared.

It was interesting to see that among this year's "Out" in the new volume are Mrs. Modeleine Force Astor Dick Flermonte, the widow of Col. J. J. Astor, who mar- ried the heavyweight boxer, Enzo Fiermonte: Misa Kay Francis, the film actress: Mr. Joseph W. Harri- man, the banker, who is now in

He was never really accepted by the intellectuals, and though he continued to entertain Edwardian theatregoers they were not thrill- ed in the same way as their Vic-prison, and Mr. Francis Hitchcok, torian predecessors.

a member of the famous polo- playing family.

Long before his death he seemed to belong rather to the history, of the drama than to the contempor- ary theatre. 11

A STRIKING RESEMBLANCE

Mr. Richard Law, who has made "snother of his interesting speeches In the House always reminds older members of his father, the late Mr. Bonar Law,

Although the son's slow and de-

liberate method of speech is not at all like the towing, business-Uke oratory of his father, the physical resemblance is strongly marked.

He is the member for South-West Hull, and he has made himself the special friend and spokesman of the trawling industry.

His speeches are always well re- ceived in the House, even when they are

ment.

critical of the Govern-

His last speech brought him a compliment from Mr. Baldwin.

MR. BALDWIN AT ASHRIDGE This year's "old boys" day at Ashridge is to be an event of ma- jor importance in the short life

of the Bonar Law College.

It is being held next Saturday,

Mr. Elliot Roosevelt, the Presi- dent's second son, who has been divorced, and his second wife, have been left out. Mrs. Dall, the Pre- sident's daughter, who obtained a divorce, is left in.

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A TRIBUTE OF LOVE The Dean of Durham's "Lionel Ford," which has just appeared, is a tribute of love. They were as- alatant masters together at Etan. The friendship they formed then was cemented when Dr. Alington became Head Master of Eton and Dr. Ford Headmaster of Harrow.

Dr. Alington quotes a delightful story of Dr. Ford's engaging sim- plicity, told by one of his Hartow colleagues,

The two shared a lawn-mower, but the arrangement did not work, and they decided to toss for who should keep it and receive back his share of the money paid for it.

Each of us wanted the new one of an improved pattern. I tossed. He called "Heads." The coin came down "Talls,”

"Oh, Digby," he said, almost De-

and owing to the numbers attend- fore the coin came to rest, "I ing, sleeping accommodation has meant "Tails,""

and then he added, had to be secured even in the sur-Oh, but I saw It!!!

rounding towns and villages,

The reason is that Mr. Baldwin. who will be the guest of honour, is to be presented as chairman of the governing body with a portrait of the principal.

Bir Reginald Hoskins has pre- sided over the fortunes of the -college for the last five years,

The list of members of the Ash- ridge Fellowship Reunion who have -contributed to the presentation is an impressive tribute to his popu- larity among Conservative work- ers from all areas.

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"NEVER TELLS Abraham Haywood tells a very characteristic story of Lord Mel- bourne at Brocket,

Going there од Melboume's invitation, be was shown into entered the

COL, PERCEVITCH ·

Col. Percevitch, the Croat leader. who has been released after his arrest for his alleged connection with the Marseilles murders, has lived quietly in Vienna for many years.

He is the leader of the Imperial Croats, a Right-Wing group which would like to see Croatia part of a triune kingdom with Hungary and Austria under the rule of the Archduke Otto.

This plan is interesting in that it is very similar to the one favour- ed by the Archduke Francis Fer- dinand shortly before he was ass- assinated.

Col. Percevitch's devotion to the house of Habsburg dates from the time when as a young Croat aristo- the library. As he

crat he entered the crack Austro-} room a lady left it, and Mel-Hungarian cavalry regiment in bourne, rising from his chair at his

he distinguished himself writing table, put away his cheque- during the war. book in a drawer.”

"Hayward," he said, "It is a fine thing to have £10,000 at the bank" To this Hayward, briskly assented:

which

DEDUCTION Lord Baden-Powell

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY,

WOMAN AIR ACE KILLED

General Pins Cross On Her Breast

(Special Air Mail Service)

Paris, Dec. 5 Mlle. Helena Boucher, holder of the world's airspeed record for women, lost her life last week in an aeroplane accident near Ver- sailles.

When flying at a height of 250ft, the plane she was pilot ing developed engine trouble and crashed among the trees in the forest of Voisin-le-Bretonneux...

Mlle. Boucher was picked up in a desperate condition and removed to Versailles hospital where the died shortly after her arrival.

Mlle. Boucher, who was only 26 years old. was considered the most brilliant French Voman pilot. She was well known in English dying circles. Last year she at-. Indo-China, but was tempted a solo flight to French forced to Baghdad. Shortly afterwards she turn back after a breakdown at gained the women's altitude re-

cord..

.. In August this year, she established six new flying records at Istres aerodrome, near Mar- sellies. The most important of these was the women's speed re- cord which she raised to 276 miles an hour.

Gen. Denain, the Alz Minister, bowed before her body in hospital and pinned on her breast the cross of the Legion of Honour. Several of France's air aces, also went to the hospital to pay thei: last respects.

When the news was broken to the dead girl pilot's mother she went into the 'mortuary chamber and was left alone in her grief holding her lifeless daughter in her arms.

The

Illustration accompanying this particular adventure, however, shows the policeman in pursuit of him as being of unmistakably Teu- tonic appearance.

Lord Baden-Powell himself is revealed as he might have looked some 30 years ago. Even those who have never been Boy Scouts may deduce a certain conclusion from this evidence.

I reproduce "Lord Baden-Powell's | own drawing of Jokilo Boyu, chce Lord High Executioner in an bekelwane.

When "B.-P." asked him how many men he had killed he grinned and replied: "How many locusts

are there in a fight?”

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SOME CURIOUS DOCUMENTS

Trip To London

For 101d. In 1357.

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Dec.-5. For the Arst time in the history of Oxford some of the chief trea- sures from the Archives were on View last month for three days, in the picture gallery of the Bodleian, in commemoration of the tercent- enary of the appointment of Brian Twyne as the Arst Keeper of the Archives of the University.

This belated 'honouring' of the memory of one of Oxford's most devoted sons would not have come to pass but for the attention dir ected to him by the work of the present Keeper of the Archives, Mr. Strickland Gibson, Sub-brarian of the Bodleian,

DECEMBER 25, 1934.

THE YULETIDE ACTIVITIES

Brisk Business At The Stores

Christmas is here with us again and everybody's mind s turned towards the various functions and entertainmenta that

are being provided by many centres.

Sales in the various stures are reported to be going very well de- apite the ery of "depression," al- though the marks of the поте prosperous years are as yet un- touched.

The shop windows have been attracting large crowds of onlook- ers with toys and other articles 50 closely associated with the Yuletide. Inside the stores them- selves the kiddies have found re- plicas of veritable "Wonderland." Thousands of people thronged the shops during the week-end and yesterday to make their inst minute purchases.

Twyne published the first his- tory of the University, now of Nt-

manuscript collections relating to the value, but his monumental

AT THE HOTELS Repulse Bay Hotel reports that the University and the City have bookings are coming in quite hea- been the common quarry of Ox-vily for New Years Eve when Yola ford historians since the time of and Paul, famed continental dan- Anthany Wood, whose great history cers will delight with their exten- would never have been written sive repertoire. without their aid.

To his unwearying and disinter- ested labours the University of Oxford largely owes the Laudian code of Statutes, the foundation or its present constitution; as well as the great charter of Charles I, the most ample grant of privileges it ever received. For his loyal help Twyne was in 1534 appointed first Keeper of the Archives, which office he held until his death in 1644.

"Bed 1d. Meals 3d.”

The University account book of 1357-8 which is exhibited is the earliest account book in the posses sion of the University. Is records the expenses of Jotin de Burton, who made four journeys to London on University business.

To London, via Tetsworth (Ted- leaworthe), Wycombe, Uxbridge (Woxebrigge), and Acton was a two days Journey, the end of the first stage being Uxbridge.

His bill at Uxbridge was: Bread id. Ale Id., Meals 3d., Bed 1d., Candles d., Hey 16., Fodder 3di | Fuel fd. 114

The Hong Kong and The Penin- sula Hotels are said to be filling up with reservations also, and with the added attractions of The Six "Hollywood Blondes" and An- drew and Ursula, it will go with- out saying that the functions at these Hotels will be unqualified successes.

SERVICE FUNCTIONS

The China Fleet Club are pro- viding the usual Christmas fare, and the Sailors' Home and Sea- men's Institute are inviting mem- bers of the China Flect on Christ- mas night to a real Christmas dinner.

'The Dockyard Recreation Club are holding a Christmas Tree and concert on January 19, to whicli every dockyard kiddie and grown- up has been invited:

The Soldiers' and Sallors' Home are not this year providing the usual Christmas. Dinner, but in its Place a concert and light Christ- mas supper will be available on Christmas Day,

Few exhibits will attract more CHEER-O CLUB NOVELTY attention than the original proc- torial cycle of 1628. Theed for a real novelty and an out- The Cheer-O Club have arrang- proctors were elected anciently in standing idea in entertainment, Convocation, but the elections hav For a nominal price, members of ing become tumultuous, the met the Services will be admitted to the 5.10 p.m. showing of "Treasure Island," Robert Louis Stevenson's celebrated pirate adventure atory. which has commenced its run at the Queen's Theatre. Following

hod was changed by an ordinance of King Charles I, and from 1629 the choice was made within the several colleges according to a cycle of 23 years, which lasted through ten fevolutiona.”...

In composing his own epitaph Cardinal Gasparrt, whose funeral is to-day, was "following the ex-

this a Christmas Dinner will be ample of his famous predecessor.

The tercentenary of Twyne's ap- given at the Cheer-O Club, after Cardinal Merry del Val directedpointment was commemorated by which the Committee have

a luncheon at Corpus Christi, of ranged a well varied concert, the which College Brian Twyne was a detalls of which are not yet to member, and by a lecture in the hand ag Examination Schools by Mr. Gib-

in his will that on his tomb should be written only my name 'and these words: Da mihi animas, coetera tolle,' the aspiration of my whole life." teils an He lles beneath a plain and amusing story in his "Adventures massive sarcophagus of onyx, bear- and Accidents, which appears to ing the epitaph he desired. This might be translated, "Grant me souls, take away all else.".

"But It's a damned bad thing.day, of his narrow escape from

capture in a foreign dockyard.

He discreetly conceals, both the place and the time.

Melbourne continued, to woman, know "IL"...

let a

MADE TO MEASURE.

It is not often that Bir James Barrle is to be seen at a film studio. This week he paid a surprise visit to Elstree to see Miss Elisabeth Bergner at work in "Escape Me Never," arriving in time to see her film marriage.

Sir James and Miss Bergner are close friends. Els admiration for her talent is sufficiently attested. by his emergence from retirement

to write a play for her. A

This incidentally, is a reminder of the days when leading authors wrote for particular players more. regularly than they do now.

A BACHELOR ON MARRIAGE

M.PS had a good laugh in the House of Commons the other night. at the expense of Sir Robert Horne. The ex-Chancellor of the EX chequer made a spirited defence of the achievements of capitalism. In replying to one of the arguments of a Bocialist Front Bench orator he proceeded to illustrate his point by saying: "We all believe in the institution of marriage.".

As Sir Robert Horne is a bache-. lor this tickled the House, and Mr. Will Thorne poked genial fun at him:

Sir Philip. Bassoon is another distinguished bachelor in the House,

of Commons.

In the Lords a bachelor sits on the Woolpack in the person of the

Lord Chancellor.

Not far from him in the House there may often be seen another

son."

del Val, who spent his boyhood in England, was the charge of a large and poor parish. He studied at It is not generally known, I Rome with the intention of return- think, that the ambition of Merry ing to London.

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The Cinema Houses are all put- ting on special attractions which will no doubt will attract good patronage.

LATE FERRIES

In connection with the late functions specialTM arrangements have been made in the matter of transportation by the Star Ferry and Yaumati Ferry for the con- venience of the public.

To-night the Star Ferry will cross every 15 minutes between. 1.30 am and 3.30 am. from Hong Hong, and from Kowloon every 15 minutes between 1.15 am and 3.15-

am

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The Yaumati Ferry will leave Hong Kong and the mainland every 20 minutes between 12 20 8.m, and

ant.

THE KING AND COUNT METTERNICH

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