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HONG KONG, JULY 8, 1937,

ON GUARD IN JAPAN

LA MERI A GREAT ARTISTE

Brilliant Performance At King's Theatre

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AUDIENCE ENTHRALLED

There was a feeling of expectancy at the King's Theatre last night, when a large audience assembled there to see the wonderful young dancer of whom so much has been written * lately.

Every seat downstairs was taken long before the curtain rose, and everyone wondered if she was really as wonderful as world- wide" reports would have us believe?

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But most enchanting of all, was The music of Carmen was heard

the distance... the subtle the Dance of the Faun (given most Komackichi Nohara, in a new in book, The True Face of throbbing of castanets, and then appropriately to the lovely melody the curtain rose, and a graceful by Gabriele Pierne). That was the Japan, says that the stoic qua-gure in black and gold floated most delightful dance of all! lity distinguishing the Japanese onto the stage, and we realised Clever lighting made us visualise national character is derivable that we were in the presence of a woodland scene in which a young and jolly little faun frolicked and great artiste, from the "educative earthquake.

La Meri is not only a wonderful | gambolled alone, scared by every For years past there has been something seisiuic, rumbling ben-dancer, she is more than that. sudden noise. watchful and alert, then forgetting his fears and dan- She is a great interpreter and a eath political Japan. But the

cing gally again. He gets a thorn great actress.

In his foot and pulls it out, he is earthquake never happens, the country,·

- with almost a French

bitten ly a midge, and scratches consistency, going from crisis to

the place, finally oh horrors he sees the audience, he dis- crisis, but without producing an

covers all of us watching him! What a shock it is. He stops, he eruption.

Another political crisis has just

During the evening she took a to many lands and played on our emotions in many ways. First she led us from the graceful "Goyesca, through the repulsive depravity of the "Alegrias," to the exotic charm of the "Gitanerias", a gipsy scene danced to the thrilling "Bolero"

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backs, and finally with startled glances he "melts stealthily away and disappears among the trees of the forest.

And this... If you pleasë. has all happened on an absolutely empty stage, there were no trees, no midge, no terrifying shadows there was Le Meri who worked the spell and threw the

We see, ber" waking in the red glow of a gipsy, fire, we hear the fluttering or castanets tosses her long hair back in wak-

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SIR HARRY LAUDER

May Make Film In Hollywood

Sir Harry Lauder is being wooed by Hollywood to make a film there, Pandro Berman, of Radio, thinks it would be a good idea.

Despite the fact that he has re- cently made, a picture in England. Louder says he isn't particularly Interested in film work.

He's busy at the moment get ting together with Ella Logan, also from Scotland, and singing dialect songs. They do it at parties, and don't charge for it.

to be that

Probability, seems Lauder will make a film in Holly- wood all right-provided, Holly-

wood can find a story.

KANSU-TIBETAN

TRIBESMEN'S

LOYALTY

Nanking. July 4. Representatives of the border 31st January, 1933, for 16 tribes of Kansu Province have shares numbered 1359281/arrived in Nanking to report the 1359296, Inclusive, registered present border conditions.

in the name of Miss Clara Siu, Over 100,000 monks and tribes-

tion of a Fascist coup. Then Konoye, whose name menasway in her simple frock, with coy

gaard." stepped forward, the heir of a great name in Japanese history. He has been successful in enlisting a Cabinet which, for a change, gives some representa- tion to the political parties which swept Hayashi into oblivion.

charm over us

It takes more than just art to It takes a genius, and. La Meri is just that.

work such miracies

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peasant girl dancing her merry

Later in the evening came many glances and captivating drollerie.very wonderful and mystle dances times assisted by the beautiful A clever piece of clowning that of India in which she was some- Indian youth Ramgopal. The caught the fancy of her audience who watched with delighted

Nautch must have been intensely chuckles.

Interesting to the many Indians in the audience. The dance called "Krishna and Rhadu" was excep tonally fascinating and amazing. The colours worn by both dancers being brilliantly lovely,

VIENNESE DEBUTANTE In the next series of dances we saw yet further metamorphosis on Next she the part of La Meri, came to us in the guise of a

ime of PILOTAGE

CERTIFICATES

The significance attached to Prince Konove's appointment is charming little Viennese debutante. due to his background just as in a dress of frilly green, dancing much as to his position. Konuye, on her toes..a true Ballerina ... and coquetting daintily, with who is in his forties," is the pro her two (invisible) lovers. tege of Prince Soianji, the lust of Japan's "Elder Statesmen. An aristocrat, - with a princely ancestors, he shares with his revered mentor a faith in democracy. Such a record, to-: gether with the fact that he is well known in the United States as a personable young man, makes the change of ministry of more than usual interest and of more than usual importance to the future of Japan, commente the "Christian Science Monitor" in a characteristically sound, lea- der on this subject of such vital international importance.

LOO SHAN

CONFERENCE

Nanking, July 5.

Loo Shan or Kuling is famous as the summer mountain retreat of China, owing to its salubrity and cool weather. The summer tem- perature is always about 80 degrees:

thousands and every year

or Chinese and foreigners take up residence there.

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The audience watched entralled, and will long remember the mystery and enchantment of this wonderful evening.--ACWO.

Active Anglo-French

Mediterranean Policy

Paris, July 5,

CHINA REVIEW

Anglo-Japanese Talks

A statement made by Mr. Quo Tal Chi, the Chinese Ambassador. to London, on the renewal of Anglo-Japanese, negotiations on trade and peace in the Facinc should provide welcome assurance to these. members of the Chinese race in Malaya who may feel doubtful of the possible consequences to China of the rapprochement between" Britain and Japan. Mr. Quo belleves that the re-adjustment of Anglo- Japanese relations in the Far East will make easier the re-adjust ment of Sino-Japanese relations on a basis of equality and recipro- city and that in the impending negotiations the economic as well as the political right and interests of China will be given full con- sideration. It may be assumed that he is thus expressing the view- point of the Nanking Government, which has already been assured by the British Government that, in any discussions or arrangements undertaken by Britain with other nations in respect of Far Eastern problems, Britain will stand by the principle of preservation of the territorial Integrity of China. The doubts, of many Chinese are due to the fact that Britain did not and could not, prevent the Japanese from creating a puppet state in Manchuria. There is no need here to go into the detailed reasons for that inaction, except to state that as in the case of the annexation of Abyssinia, Britain did not feet herself powerful enough to act as the world's policeman when it was so obvious that other nations giving lip service to League of Nations Ideals were not prepared to fight for them.

Position To-day

The position to-day, as regards China, is a little different. There is nothing more certain then "Heaven helps those who help themselves," and no matter how many times the Japanese change their Cabinet on the question of foreign policy two facts are generally recognised in Japan. One is that Britain is re-arming for the protec tion of its interests in all parts of the world. The other is that. China is a stronger and more united nation to-day than she was when Manchuria was virtually annexed. The principle of defending the weaker nations is all very well on paper, but it is a collective principle and it has been proved on at least two occasions that it will not work in practice until a system of collective security, for which Britain is working, has been established What so many peo- ple fail to realise is that the League of Nations is not a system of collective security, in spite of its high-sounding covenant, for it has no military power beyond that which all Government-members, act- ing in concert at any given moment, decide to give to it. Such power has never been given to it, and in the present state of the world it is. unlikely that any Government which is in control of large world interests and big armed forces will be prepared to hand over any part of its 'forces to the League. This does not mean that there is no advantage for China in remaining a member of the League. It means that the stronger China makes herself the bigger the volce she will have in the counsels of the nations, and the more likely she is to re- ceive practical support against aggression.

Defence Works In China

Japanese Danciers are. apprehensive of the rapid progress of defence construction works, which are alleged to be under British ex- pert supervision.","

are:

The main features of the anti-Japanese defence system in China (1) The construction of the King-Kan and the Kwang-Mul Railways.

(2)

The development of Hainan.

(3) The building of an arsenal and iron fouridry in Hunan. (4) The completion of aerodromes in Foochow, Amoy and Ninghai

(6) The formation of a submarine base, and a paper mill in Wenchow; and.

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(8) The reorganisation of the Central Reserve Bank.

It is reported that the British are taking an active part in all the above, undertakings.

A Fresh Mind

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Coming as it were with a fresh mind to the present problem of Sino-Japanese relations Dr. Alfred Sze seems to have succinctly summed up the conditions in which a satisfactory basis of mutual two countries. The be "I strongly "advocate ac: co-operation:

found by the tive Anglo-French Mediterranean policy of the new concept" has been clearly stated by Japanese

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Concern At Proposed policy," stated M. Berenger, Chair-spokesmen but Chinese observers not yet been convinced that it has

Changes

The -Bfty-third annual con- ference of the United Kingdom

Pilots Association was opened at the Holborn Restaurant, when there was a large attendance of Lord Apsley, M.P., pre- pilots. sident, was in the chair. Among the company were Mr. Joseph Browne, the sole surviving founder of the association and a former secretary, and Mr. Michael. Joyce, formerly M.P. for Limerick City and for many years president.

'BOVEN

Lord Apsley said he did not sup-- pose that there was any other or- ganization in the country with so! large a proportion of members from those whom it represented. He regretted that the points policy" of the conference had been dropped because the pro- Dosals went some way to simplify pilotage administration; and to make less complicated the trouble- some, and dificult rates inquiries.

man of the Foreign Affairs Com- received complete endorsement from all who are responsible, for mittee of the French Chamber of executing Japanese policy in China. Dr. Sze's definition of that Deputies in the "Agence Econo- neighbourly relationship which has so happily governed the contacta mique et Financiere.” 'adding: between the United States of America and Canada seems peculiarly "Germany and Italy must not suitable for application to the principles of the "new concept," as be allowed to establish a footing expounded by Mr. Naotake Sato and recently welcomed by Dr. WRAT in Spain under the pretext of Chung-hul. It would be unfortunate if the manifestly-good inten-v and thus tion now prevailing at Nanking and Tokyo were to be rendered fighting Communism.

the equilibrium of the nugatory by unthinking invocations of discredited moods." Although, disturb Mediterranean and

North as Dr: Aze admitted, the relations between China and Japan 'are not Africa."

entirely satisfactory there is ground for asserting that some of the Britain, according to Berenger sharper tones of discussion have been abandoned. It would be indeed will not allow her communication unfortunate if Japanese spokesmen felt impelled to revive that to the Empire to be torn, and minatory technique which has proved so barren in accomplishment neither will France permit her in Chinese anairs and so embarrassing to Japan's relations with commun'cations with her "African countries otherwise, inclined to be friendly and sympathetic in her Colonies to be interrupted,

regard.

"Both France and Britain," says Berenger, "are devoted to the cause of peace, but they cannot abandon their vital interests.”— Franzosens New Harvice.

HITLER SENDS MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION

Berlin, July 3.. Chancellor Hitler has cabled

Reserve Bank Bill

No doubt attention has been given to the circulation of certain statements which purport to annourice the speciile provisions of the charter of the proposed Central Reserve Bank of China. Unauthorised revelations of that kind, however plausibly sponsored, cannot be taken seriously and reliance on them must accordingly be avoided by responsible observers The satisfactory method of ascertaining the conditions under which it is proposed that the new institution will - function is to study the charter itself when it receives official publica tion in the course of promulgation of the relevant enactment. The Sir John Inskip (general secre- a message of congratulation to the principles generally governing the central banking system of other This year however, the tempera-tary and solicitor), said the mem-Portuguese Premier, Balazar, on his countries have been ture has jumped to 87 degrees,

ordinary and quite a record.

iately examined and until the in-

care of Clover Flower Shop, men of the Kansu-Tibetan border which is considered to be extra bership (1,1771) had that year escape from the recent bombing tentions of the Chinese Government are definitely known through

Gloucester Building," Hong Kong.

And notice is hereby given that, if within thirty days from the date hereof no claims or represen ́tations in respect of such original certificates or any of them shail have been received by the Com pany, the Company will proceed to deal with the application such manner and on such terms as the Directors of the Company may decide.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

NOEL BRAGA MU

Secretary: Kong, 30th June, 1937

lands declared their unswerving loyalty to the Nanking Govern- ment, and are prepared to fight for

the Government whenever called gether with his wife arrived at Loo upon to do so. *}

inert Evening Press,

LANDSLIDES

attempt on his life.— Transatcan News Service.

A resolution was moved by "Mr. C. E. Harris (Swansea) that the association apply for membership of the National Maritime Board

Sir John laskip said that if the pilots were not satisfied with the pilotage authority, the arbitrator was the Board of Trade, not the Maritime Board.

the proper channels it would be highly undesirable to waste time in considering forecasts which cannot pretend to be more than what they are: sharpshooting speculations, with all the potentiality for error inherent in their kind.

"Lushan Lantern""

reached high-water mark. On the question of pilotage certificates he Dr. Wang Ching-wet, Chatan said the association had always of the Central Political Council to stood for the highest qualifications" for the holding of a pilot's licence Shan on the 3rd instant to attend or a pilot's certificate and any the National Salvation Conference, tendency towards lessening those convened by Generalissimo Chiang qualifications was to be deprecated,

The Kuling American school has had the happy, thought of com Kal-shek, President of the Nanking At present the London idiota were

bining the iterary exercise of a school magazine with the production Executive Yuan and Chairman of concerned about a proposal to re-

of a pictorial memento or its dally occasions. In a pleasantly elegant the Military Affairs Commission.voke an existing by-law which re-

cover well-printed pages record the triumphs of the staff and the quired an applicant for a pilotage

students; the Idiosyncrasies of the population which goes to compose Yesterday Generalissimo Chiang

the world of freshers, sophomores and other scholastic castes, tribes At 9.10 a.m, yesterday the bridge Kai-shek and Madame Chiang call-certificate to hold, at least a mate's certificate of competency. The pro-

and clans. In the rarefed air of Kuling it appears that an abound- ed on Dr. Wang Ching-wel, and Chau Road was damaged slightly shortly afterwards Dr. Wang Dosal was made in order to get over It was decided, on the propositioning energy can lead to many efforts, whether in developing a taste

a dimculty which was said to exist of Mr. James Munro (Gourock) for photography, studying the drama, hitting the trial as scouts. Motor trame could pass but bad to Ching-wel called on President Lin with regard to certain small that the association should do bunting the snipe (and perhaps the Shark in the library), yechting passenger vessels, but the pilots everything in its power to bring on Poyang, apart from the more regular and purely Instructional recognized, superannuation scheme cheering to and Kaling so inspirative in its mood." As the "Lushan in all pilotage districts where there Lantern's own poet, saya

For was no

on the Main Road near Lak Ma"

Ben to pay him his respects,

Other high civil

The resolution was withdrawn.

exercise great care, he and military contended that there was no reason into operation, a constitutionaly routine for which a highly talented stag is engaged It is all very

closed

The second occurred on the Frontier Road which is now to trafic

ometals of the different provinces for getting rid of a valuable sate A small landslide occurred at are arriving, one after the other to guard in order to meet the wishes 10.25 m yesterday atishing Mun attend the conference on the 15th of a small body of owners who Road below Wa L-Hop Village, instant, which wis be opened and could quite easily obtain the Another landslide, occurred, on presided over by Generalissimo vices of oneers of the Mer

Marine possessing the necessar Allen Road near Repolse Bay, at Chiang Kai-shek in person 5403. 5 pim. yesterday.

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qualifications for a certifica

nt. It was also.

possible assistance.

niti draw to heaven's "pate.

A phong that love fresh winds and waterfalli There lier

frit of this fortunately situated school in the