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THE "BLUE BIRD."

CHARMING PLAY,

Hongkon? Amateurs Score

a Brilliant Success.

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1914, -

amateur throughout, from the nsr 1 Caldwell (Tyltyl). They went designing of the scenery to the through their parts from begin making of the dresses. Tu saying to end with most charming on what lines the setting of the and engaging simplicity and un- piece follows would be more than affectedness, and in gestures no dilleult, Lat by means of less than in spoken word they did wixture of realism and the their work as to the manner born. fantastic, a new atmosphere, No praise too high oan be bestowed or at least one entirely novel to on them. Of the other characters the Hongkong playgoer, has been there is something good which

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GERMAN BIG GUNS.

Twenty-six Tractions Used In Hauling Them.

CRICKET.

WAR POINTERS.

THE GLASS-GUTTERS.

the Lancashire Caught la the Act and Panlehed,

re-enlisted in

Bandemun, Rice, the boxer, bas

Fusiliers, his old regiment.

Lord Gerard's seat at Garswood,

tears bave never essayed a morn ceae, with the children sleeping would we single out, among thoso ment of two big German 42 m. ball, taking five wickets for 47 amateur golf obampion, bas en-in a portion of the premises of

have to be produced-might will be regarded by most amateur dramatic cluba ne insurmount ible. But Bougkong was tot to be discouraged by these factors Baving at its head s leader who

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Kowloon 6, C. v. Craigengower, Kowloon entertained Craigen gower on Saturday and were: beaten by a substantial margin, only seven of the visiting 'vide being accounted for when the near Wigan, has been accepted A watchman, on Saturday, saw Kowloon total was

by the War Office as a hospila. reached.

two men busily engaged in ont- Carvalho did good work with the

Mr. J. L. O. Jenkins, the ting panes of glass from windows listed aa private in the Cameron Sincero Co, at present not being Scores: roof.

Highlanders.

used. They were captured, on a re- Mr. Sidney Pickles, the airman, port being made to the police, and bas joined the Royal Naval it was then found that one of the Flying Corps at Calshot me a

men was an old deported from" Bab-lieutenant.

|from Singapore, from which place Constable O'Moore, of the he had been banished for high- Wandsworth Police and the way robbery. heavy-weight champion boxer of

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Datend, Sept. 22. It may be said without fear of

A detailed account of the move effeoted. For instance, the Gg.might be said of all, but especially refutation that Hongkong.ams-

in their beds and the arrival who represented the Souls of (18.4in.) siege guns northwards ambitions piece of work than the of the fairy who sets them off on Elemente, Thinge and Animals, tomarle Brassola has reached me production of Maurice Muster-

one or two performers who did from a gentleman who has been A. A. Olaxton, Jer, b their mision, is real; itcontains na linok's bountiful fars play flights of fancy ne fur as thd a specially well, Here mua: he travelling on the same road with Carvalho

be Blue Bird." And it can be naded, with an equal regard the simple interior of a cottage Cromie) and Night (Miss A guns need no fewer than 20 trac Lient. Mano, b Carvalho

ting is oncerned, but presents devoted a word to Light (Mrs. them. For their healing the two Lieut. Gray, b. Taylor for fact, that never has a wore with all the little tuohes that Macdonald), who played their ion engines. Each gun is in B. S. Roure, ran out brilla. success heen achieved.

make home. Bat from that scene parts with grace and dignity; foar pieces and each piece is Dr. Forsyth, o E. Briga, b The peot

- dilliouties of the

onwards there is a change. The Fire (Miss Dorothy Filkins; and drawn by three traction enginsa; undertaking the allegorical character of the play, the fact Fairy's palace contains unusual Water (re. John Roberts:n), the spare engines going on ahead de Rome, o Khares, b J.

architecture and presents

Braga an whose constant antagonism were to be used as helpers up hills, that the two chief roles have to oriental vista on which a huge remarkably depicted; and Dag The engines appens to be in the W. Wesser, c. E. Braga, be assumed by children, and las,fairy moon shiuos. The Land of Lieut. Commander F. A. M. nature of steam rollers, and it

Tayler but by no means least, the

Memory is a pleasant cattage Cromie) and Cat (Mr. B. fl. may be a compliment, to British F. Sutton, a Jex, b J. Braga... unorthodox scenic effects which

scene coming up through a mit Bonham Carter), which are really engineering that, of the 26 seen, E. B. Read, b Carvalho until momo has brought back wonderful representations Lieut all but two bore the name plate of O. W. Jeffries, not out details long forgotten to the eyes Commander Cromie's Dog is English firm.

W. Kay did not bat of the little mortals who search weirdly life-like. Though is a

Some of the men in charge of for the Blue Bird." The Land rolatively minor part, Mr. J. the engines told my informant of the Unborn Sonia is immense: Somerville Dobic, as Mummy that they had

from One of the childrens' mentor 191, plays with great success, Maubeuge, by way of Manage and

Bowling. were going to ductions is only exceeded by thousand balls like the one they Mrs. M. W. Biebup bite off the Brussels. This is in accord with Tayler, H. H.... 15

0. M. RW. Pelle them that there are thirty-especially in the last not; white Nivelles, and

1 38 2 his organising abilities and bis

1 47 5 unbounded on pacity for hard work visit all filed with children Fairy Berylane to a nicety. The what one would objectare. When Carvalho, R. A, 17

waiting to be born, and it is not no The other obaracters are:-Dady last seen (for my informant was Braga, J. V. ... .4 14. 2 we refer to Mr. Walier Siegler idle boast that an idea of immens Tyl, Mr. F. Griessel; Broad, dr. in their company on two separate Pestonji, R. 21 10 -the local A: D. C. rettled down

Craigengower. to the inek some months ago and it has been obtained. In fact M. Stafford Northcote; Milk, Miss days) on September 21, they wers

pictures of the piece. But it is Gaffer Tyl, Mr. H. W. Birt village of Waterloo; and if the R. Bast, b Reed labours was forthcoming 00 Saturday night, when, at the the Land of Night that perhaps Granny Tyl, Mrs. H. W. Bird; spirits of any of the dead still H. H. Tayler, b Reed Theatre Royal, a house picked most chuma ibe spectator. Huge Neighbour; Mrs. M. W. Bishop: baunt the battlefield one can W. H. Viveash, b de Rome. from floor to ceiling acclaimed marble columns towering away Neighbour Berlingot's Ltis imagine them mary ling at the R. A. Carvalho, c and be

Rome ioló space, glittering bronze doors Daughter, Miss Annie Miller; By nowoat and most terrible of the the production as one of the most which open and show a bright Lover, Misa S. Silas; Girl Lover engines of war as they dragged by. brilliant successes over presented and beyond, and over all a dark Miss Amy Hamilton: Cold in tus to a llongkong audience. At the close of the performance there mysterious "blue, go to form a Head, M-ster Starley Garro.

a remarkable demonstra setting most appropriate to the worde and a fiting palca in tion of the appreciation at

"which all Night's odds and enda the

of the venture.

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For the larceny of the glass

the Metropolitan Force, bas en- they were cach sentenced to six listad.

wooke' hard labour and four

"English plums require practic hours' stocks, while the man who ally no sugar, German plums was charged with returning from require a lot. Advertisement in banishment was sent to prison on aLondon Iraiterer's shop window. that charge for six months.

Only 20,000 tons of British

0 shipping out of 20,000,000 tons 6 have been captured by the Ger mans, stated Mr. Lloyd George in the Commons.

STOLEN WAR NOTE,

An Austrian widow, Emma Small Boy Ordered, the Birch. Wibart, charged at Marylebone with not registering, was said to have six soos fighting with the German Army.

Poy Scoute in Lincolnshire are protection of slacks of new wheat which, it is feared, may be fired by incendiaries.

the reward for its painstaking this is one of the most striking Main; Sugar, Mr. H. S. Moberly; just outside to the north of the E. L. Braga, o Kay, b de Rome 42 acting as night patrols for the Ng Chui, a small boy, was

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Round after round of applause followed the fluat fall of the curtaic, and in response to the persistent calls of the audience Mr. Siegler appeared before the footlights, Herceived a stirring welcome, and in a few brief words expressed his thanks for the worm reception given to the play the production of whi in posible which, he add-

but for the manner in

searched-a-cemetery lit by the cold light. of a moon which throws huge black shadows among all cypress treee and on and over the many mounds which tom betones which lean to and fro, they top. No wonder the children

The minor characters are na follow-

Ohildren in the Land of Memory, Stanley Garrod, Walter Binir and Frank Kendall,

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At Newcastle six brothers en- 2 listed, and a father and son who

This morning, at the Police Court, before Mr. J.R. Wood, charged with larceny, on two counts-one with stealing a $10 note from Mre. Arnold, 86, Banham Road, and also with stealing a ten shilling war note

Queen's Collage.

31 bal enli ted, each maknown to from Mr. Bertram Tanner, of 14 the other, found themselves by

6 chance in the same company.

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel O. A. G. Fitz-Gerald, 18th King George's Own Lancers (Indian Army), has been appointed per sonal military secretary to Lor3 Kitchener.

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Total (7 wkts), 115 Bowling

Reed, E. B. Weaser, W. L. Kay, W.... de Bim?, J.

15 150 3 ...5 1.14 3.- 10

7 33 4 Police v. Civil Service,

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J. V. Briga, not ou It is important to note that the L. A. Rose, b Read guns were just above Waterloo, R. Pestonji, a Road; b de Rome

hey had passed by a mile or twJ. D. Noria, not out.... the junction with the only feasible D. K. Kharas, did rat bat road which passes to the east of S. Jex, did not bat Brassels, towards Malines. I am assared thit above that point Blue Children in the Kingdom there is no negotiable road in that of the Future: Principals Annie direction. Tue guns are headed Miller, Gladys Brock, Dolly Hay for Brussels and thence they can Lily Ilagnes, Willie Chapman, by the road, tranding slightly nes, Gladys Woolley, Mabel Musso, only advance towards Antwerp Dorothy Razavet, Evie Woolley west of north, which runs by ato frightened as they proceed, Others Violet Parden, Chris Mevase towards Paers. with their search, until flower sie Angus, Agnes Marshall, Nellie

The guna are in obarge of a The Police mét the Civil spring up and the awe-inspiring Porden, Dorothy Hurie, Ivy Ken-party of 400 German Infantry Service on Saturday and had no gives way to the pleasant as dall, Marjorie Garrod, Mabs An interesting detail is that as difficulty in securing an easy which he had been supported dead. They certainly have to pass Sousa, Phyllis d'Almade a Castro, oil barrels, foarbarrels, any captured six wickets for 25 runs, the children learn that there are no Wright, Margaret Kent, Marie they come along they are com-vicury. This was mainly due to mandeering every available barrel the fine bowling of Kelly, who by his co-workers, and especially through a deal of wonderful Jack Woolaer, Geoffrey Bridger, Mrs. Somerville Dobis and Mr. scenery before they realise their Mabel Muso, Dorothy Mayes, kind of barrel. Brussels, I unter and the sound batting of Booker, Griessel, who had put in mouths filare to find the bird for which Florrie Hamilton, Audrey S stand, is also being ransacked for who knocked up a half century of very hard work. He asked they arek,

barrels. A little above 'Parri vens, Mabel Silan, Hilda Hatcher, that they be allowed to share with

There is a great différence Walter Bair, Frank Kendall, baging the floded belt, which before being disposed of, Scores: hire the honour of the curtain-call between the scenery of this year's Kesa Lukianoff, Stanley Garrot, will have to be crossed if any F. A. Biden, not out... and their appearance was the performance and that of last your. Ella McHardy, Grace Marston, advance 18 made towards A, E. Wood, lbw. b Kolly

The oft-repeated conventionality Edith St nyer. Queenie Stonyor, Antwerp. One is tempted to A. R. Sutherland, e Alexan that seems inseparable from a Bertha Tarrant, Mary. lyde suppose that the barrels are in some way for use in negotia.ing rigid severity has given way to a Mary MeCabbia. leaning towards the fantastio, the Il sur-Millie Hamilton, Am, the wet land, whether by filling boldness of concrete mase to the Hamilton, Gladys Holmes, Cath-hem with coment or otherwise. intangible impression of great erine Leonor, Jessie Jack. There is, I believe, no bridge ba spaces. There can be no doubt Laura Jack, Winifred Morgan, tween that over the Rupel at at Tamine, which latter I orossed tint as far as Hong kong is con- Drothy Squsir, Phyllis d'Alma Boom and that over the Scheldt

Vanstone, Dorothy Razsvet

A few days ago. But the junction Leaves. Audie Miller, Ivyf the Rupel and the Scheldt may Kendall, Eva Woolley, Frank be near eno gh to Antwerp for W. Hill, b Kelly Kendall Walter Bair, Stanley the big guns to reach the city A. R. Abbit, o Reid, b Kelly 1 Garrod, Geffrey Bridger, William without having to force Chay man.

crossing-Tinos Correspondent.

signal for a further prolonged de- monstration of approbation.

The performance on Saturday -the first of three-was marked by the occasion being a special gala night. It was attended by His Excellency the Governor, Lady May and party, and nume

Rage-Sophie Bilse, Gladys

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Civil Service.

The rose-growers of Leicester presented the Mayor with 40,000 roses, which were sold by a large number of women for the Princs of Wales's Fund, £254 being rea- lished.

the airman, has been appointe

Mr. Claude Grahame-White, to Pembroke as an additional temptrary flight commander for special service, the appointment to date from August 10,

Pensioners rejoining

colours will draw pensi nalrondg

Mr. Tanner asid be had a ten shilling, war note. The last time he saw it was on October 14, and a week afterwards be found that it was missing from an unlocked box in hie room.

An accountant in a compra dore's shop in Jubilee Stroot, Baid that the defendant came to his

shop with the note on October 20.

did not give it to him.

He showed it to witness bat

On the second count, the de fendant was ordered to receive

eight strokes in gaol. The other charge was not proceeded with.

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Voyage Report.

the

earned, says Lord Kitchener in The s.8. Anhui, which arcived 28 reply to a question as to whether Fort on Saturday, reports 4 the men's Army pay would be northerly gale from the Yangtze additional to their pensions. to. Ocksen, and from thence to

Hongkong strong monsoon.

dir, b Kelly

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R. O. Barlow, st. Pitt, b Kelly

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E. W. Hamilton,c Pitt, bKelly

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Jenkyns, a and b King...

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Alexander

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The St. John's Wool Arts Club | has sent to the tranpa on active service a £25 case, containing 10,000 cigarettes, 480 oz. packets of tobacco, 200 briar pipes, an 200 packets of cigarette papera

Percy Woodland, the famous Gross country jockey, has joined one of the mounted regimenta on sotive service.

The result of a census of Paris

gives the present population as Extras... 111,807,044, being only two-thirds of the population in normal times, The number of women is nearly double the number of men

Total... 69

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rous paval and military officera cerued the uttempi has succeeder, Castro, Liti Kennedy, Nellie and leading residents of the end it has the merit of boing Colony. The blending of the artistically venturesome. brilliant uniforms and emart

The scenery bas been designed dresses, combined with the ex and executed by Mesars, F. ceedingly tasty decoration of the Griessel and W. Siegler, with the theatre, carried out in blue drap exception of Act II cene I which ings and pretty festcons of green has been carried out by Mr. R ery, produced a most striking T, Peyton Griffin. The costumes Woolley, Mary McCubbin, Marie picture. The performances being have been designed and super- Sousa. in aid of the Prince of Wales vised by Mrs. J. Somerville Dobie. Mietmaidons. ** Dorothy Fil Viola: Mr. J. G. Ozorio; Oslo: Kelly Fund, appropriately prominent positions were given to two large Stage accessories and furnishkins, Winifred Morgan, Amy Mr. P. A. Rozario; Baso: Mr. P. Alexander paintings one of His Royal & Co. The ballets and dances

ings are by Messrs. Lane, Crawford Hamilton, Dorothy Squir N. Sequeira; Oboo: Mr. W. G. Bocker...

Stare. Dorothy Filking, Wini, Anderson; Flutes: Mr. J.-D. | King Highness and the other of Their

were invented and arranged by fred Morgan, Amy Hamilton- Osmund and Mr. G. D. Silas; Edwards Majesties the King and Quees, Mrs. J. Somerville Dobie, and the Mre. J. Robertson.

Clarionet: Mr. F. · Kozario which had been specially done blue birds have been specially Perfumes of the Night.Marie Cornet: Mr. A. J. Rotrigues: Edwards, b Hamiltɔd for the occasion.

Much of the success of the play The theatre descrations were the

trained by Mr. F. M. Gutierrez Sane, Phyllis d' Almada e Castro. Trombone: Mr. T. Cata; Horn: Alexander, b Wood

Cowalipa. Katie Leonard, Mr. P. Rodrigues; At the Piano: Booker, b Hamilto hange, of course, on ita effective. staging, and of this it can certain work of Mrs. Stedman and Mrs. Dolly Razavot.

Mrs. J. R. Suiter; Musical Allchurch, o Abbas, b.Hamil | Baker Brown, while the Royal Will-o the Wisps and Qlow- Director: Mr. F. Gonzales. The ton ly be said that the scenery is gorgeous and most delicately portraits were painted by Ye worms, Ivy Kendall, Evie only vocal solo was the Night Pitt, not out.

Cheong.

Woolley, Mabel Silas, Mary Hyde, ingale's Song, sung with much Reynolds, run out artistic. The dresses, too, are a Much could be written of the wilda Hatch, Annie Miller. triumph of beauty in design and

sharia and sweetness by Mr. Reid, e Hill, b Hamilton ... merita of the caste, cach and every Dewdrop.-Dorothy Squair, John Robertson. Choristers from colour, and some of the incidental dancer-potably those of the one of whom did his or her part Ghosts. Millie Bumiltor, the Othedral choir, by Mist Maidens and the Will-O'the mention be made of the two little Nellie Vanstone, M. ry ifcCubbin, White, rendered the Mother

almost to perfection. If special Jessie Jack, Gladys Holmes, arrangement with Mr. J. W. Wisps "and" - Glowworms — are children who took the roles of The music, which is delightfully Bong at the end of the third act.

To give a complete idea of the Tylty and Mytyl-who, in the entrancing, was supplied by on The whole performance was did not bat. scenery, which will to seen to be appreciated, would because, ne we have already reing Violina Misa V. Creer, bad the help of the following

marked, the whole success of the Mr. C. P. Xavier Mr. E. 0. Stage Assistente: Misses Bazeland Hamilton take more space than can be rece lies in their hands. Hong Lopes, Miss R. Judah, Mr. A. A. and Rowe, and Mrs. Blair; Prompt Hill devoted to so interesting a sub- Sect, but it is worthy of note that kong has probably never seon bot- Claxton, Mr. J. M. Rozario, Mr. er: Mr. W. Stanley, Property Wood.

ter child-actors than Miss Agnes HT. Hickmar B M. Master: Mr. Raymond Electric Sutherland Bishop (Mytyl) and Master Bor Beinedios an

beautifully done.

the firet amateur production of the

Bird has been Blue

A Bilasan M. W. A Cornell.

Al Fresco Fete, de The al fresco fete in connection

with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which was to have taken place in the compound of the

Obolio Cathedral had to be postponed on weather. We understand that it account of bad

is the intention of the committee to bold it next Sunday night.

Stofen "Cargo. Two boatwomen and two fokis were charged with the larceny of two tone of pig iron and fore sacks of bone meal, cargo ex 8.8. this morning, and two marine Bai Bang, at the Police Court,

The whole of the buildings on Ascot Racecourse, with the excep tion of the 5s stand, which is stora dealera were charged with fitted up as a military hospital, charged with receiving the esme,

are to be utilised as quarters for Inspector Gerard prosecuted, and Mr. Dizon, of Messrs. Wil wives and children of soldiers ckinson and Grist, defended. A

Botive service. This provision is

14 being made so as to leave the remand until Thursday was or

barracks accommodation open for dered.

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Total,...124 King, Kelly, Clarke and Taylor

Bowling.

Abbas

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the lose Guards Parade. The which has been fitted up in the 8 gun is mounted on the side of the Imperial Palace.

oar of a metir cycle, the operator The War Library, Surrey sitting behind it. Steel armour House, Marble Arch, are unable plates are fitted to protect the to receive any more parools of an and operater from hostile books or magazines. The re- spones has been so generous that In reference to the repeated the managers have more than reports of the demise of the anough for all purposes, Emperor Francis Joseph, the The well-known Russian horse- Austro-Hungarian Minister at woman, Madame Cudasheva, who The Hague panounces that bis has accomplished record idea Majesty on September 19 visited across Asin and Europe, has been

wounded the hospital for the

accepted for service at the front,

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