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THE COAL TROUBLE.

London, April 25. Mr. A. J. Coak, a member of the Miners' Executive, addressing the Westham transport workers, said the miners were leaving the Triple Alliance until it was reorganised and remodelled and the men at the bottom and not the top were able to rule it.

Efforts to discover a basis of settlement of the coal dispute were renewed this morning, when the coal owners and miners' executive jointly conferred with the Government at the Board of Trade. The

THE HONGKONG

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"Romeo and Juliet" To-Night

An old favourite," She Stoops to Conquer" was presented by the H. B. Waring Company at the Theatre Royal last night, and was immensely enjoyed. All the parts were admirably taken, Mr. Charles Quartermaine and Mr. Frederick Annerly shining parti cularly woll

The Company has cortainly

proved itself the most popular

and capable of any body of its

kind that has visited Hongkong in recent years. Both in the excellence of the acting we have seen and the perfection of the

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1921.

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nothing finer has been scon out hore. The whole atmosphere of the productions has that deft touch that gives is a breath of Home,! so to speak and that surely is what we need from English com- panies visiting these outposts of the Empire.

That Mr. Waring's experience of the East has stood bim in good! stead is obvious from the dis- tinctive plays he has brought us

so varied in their styles--and

has been delightful to make) friends again with some of these favourites, correctly advertised 18 famous plays."

That. Shakospeare has still a charm for the present workaday playgoer was evidenced by the enthusiastic reception given to

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LAWN TENNIS.

Ng Sze-kwong Still Champion.

8. Arathoon, Miss E. Arathoon, Mr. M. 8. Arnthont, Miss T. Arnthoon, Miss E. Arathoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. Brand inft, Rev. and Mrs. 44. C. Bariter, Master Geo. Bartier, Moster Frederick Burtter, (o), and The final in the Open Tennis Mrs. Daniel M. Burns, Mrs. M. A. the Company'e production Singles Championship of the Bates, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Browne, of The Merchant of Venice," Colony went to Ng Sze kwong for Mr. D. A. Bass, Mr. Chan Kwai some wonderfully fine acting the fourth year in succession. Chong, Mes. II. Coomile, Mr G. being witnessed; and we shall be Playing against M. K. Lo yester. Droulette, Mr. and Mrs. John much surprised if the House day, he won by thres decisive. Emsert, Miss Barbarn Emnert. Full" boards are not much in sets 6-2, 6-1, 6-2. The result

Mr. R. It. Frishy, Miss 1 Finck, foreseen, for it was evidence to night for the produc-was

tion of "Romeo and Juliet." thought that Ng would have Mist A. Fateh. Mr. J. Hodges, Mrs. Travellers who have seen the to meet a very redoubtable oppon- B. Mas, Miss A. Moore, Mr. production tell us that it eurent to concede bis place at the Cas. A. Minich, Mrs. J. W. Kute,, W Parsons, Miss passes anything in the Com-head of the tennis players, his Mr

Parson, Miss It. Parsons. pany's repertoire. This is dim. showing in yesterday's match L cult for us to believe when we indicating unshaken confidence in M:. Ohver Pouquet, Mr. and Mrs. reflect upon the excellence of all his ability of keeping the other J. M. da Rocha, Miss L. Rocha, į the shows, but an added interest player well in hand. On the other Miss E Bocha and Maid. Mr. M. tosse, Mr. H. F. Sessions, Mr.

hand, Le played a good game, and though it was easy to forestall

the result as the match progressed, and Mr. S. Smith, Mr. F. Selly, some really good rallies, particul- Mr. A. Weill, Mr. Robt. Wallace, arly in exchanges of hard drives, Mr. Milton Wessmer. Mr. Wong Jini drew from the spectators marited Woo, Mr. and Mrs. M. Zimmer. approbation. Mr. H. G. Nesbit was the referee.

is given to the performance by the fact that the whole strength of the company is used, Mr. Waring himself essaying Romeo to Miss Sherwin's Juliot. We have known Mr. Waring in the past as a splendid actor and it is satisfactory to know that the re-

Opening brilliantly in the first sponsibilities of management are not entirely depriving the stage set, the champion took the first of his acting. We await the two games, and the next one after production with the keenesta hard driving bout in mid-court. interest, having heard such Lo took the fourth game, but enlogistic comments upon it.

CORONET THEATRE.

ARE TRADE UNIONS ILLEGAL?

Justice Eve Revives An:

Old Controversy.

missed a splendid opportunity of Mr. adding another ons by a stroke misdirected against the side-line. The next game however went to The old controversy about the him, and Ng responded by legality of trade unions was taking the next two games finish-revived recently by a judgment ing the set with a well-indged | of Mr. Justice Eve in the Chan- A Handy Villain. shot over the net which Lo failed cory Division of the High Court.

to pick up.

He dismissed, with coate, i Robert McKim, who gives one In the next set, Lo, by reason actions brought by workmen at of the most powerful character of several inaccuracies, lost the Port Sunlight against the Amal- delineations in his silversheet major points to Ng who won by zamated Society of Carpenters, career as "Hugh Gordon" in "The 6-1. Lo found the not several Cabinet Makers, and Joiners, and Money Changers," Benjamin B. times in an attempt to fall in with the General Union of Operative Hampton's great photodrama of his opponents' tactics. conference discussed the possibilities of temporary settlement.

Carp nters and Joiners, on tho The last got was a fast one. Loground that trade uniona were It is believed the owners are prepared to advocate a temporary New York life (commencing at agreement on an area basis for three months, with monthly revisions, the Coronet Theatre to-morrow) missed an easy hit, and his op-legal combinations. whereafter a permanent settlement will operate, embracing a contributed something other than ponent's drives were of a tricky his histrionic art to the picture. character. The games went 3-2,

An injunction was sought to standard wage and standard profit. This proposal represents an his magnificent home at Be- against Lo who should have restrain the two unions from ex- compromise between the miners national basis and the owners' verly Hills, California, he has an equalised, but failed to do so. pelling plaintiffs from member- Oriental room, in which all fit Drives near the net resulted ship because of their participa- tings are Chinese, Japanese, Turk in the decisive games going to tion in Messrs. Dener Bros' co- ish, or Persian. One of the rarest Ng who won by 6-2.

partnership scheine. collector's pieces was a bronze- Chineso banging gong.

district basis.

London, April 23.

In dismissing the actions the judge said both unions wore illegal combinations at common

THE REPARATIONS QUESTION.

Commenting upon Germany's latest move Le Temps recalls gold Bismark's own words alter France's defeat in 1871: "If France does This was loaned by Mr. McKim not pay we will do like caterpillars upon a tree and devour district for use in the splendid Chinese PASSENGERS DEPARTED. law, and, therefore, no action after district until France also dies." Le Temps writes that France, apartment "aet" of the picture. while having no intention of applying the Bismarkian method, certainly means to get her due-Vale.

Washington, April 25.

The German counter-proposals have been received but details have not yet been divulged.

London, April 25.

could be brought against them to enforce conditions of employ. The photoplay used the under- lying theme of the novel. Mr. Per Golden State for Shangment. The actions, he said, had Hampton as a magazine editor in hai-Mr. I. P. Allen, Mr. P. M. Au come under that category. New York was greatly interested derson, Mr. E. Baud, M. II. V.

in Upton Sinclair's novel while it Bernard, Mr. J. N. Bogd, Mr. Chan

was being written. Its enormous Fook, Mrs. Fok Ying and 4. svts., BEFORE BABY CAN TALK. Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand in a further conversation at sale when published, and the Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Campbeli and.

it created, Hythe this morning cleared up the remaining points of the French sensation proposals. The new German Rete has not been received. Mr. Lloyd prophesied by George went to London after taking cordial farewell of M. Briand, years who went to Paris at necu.

New York, April 25. The Times Washington correspondeat learns that if the German proposals are considered to afford a proper basis for dis- cussion there will be a conference between the Allies and Germany whereat the United States will be represented, not as umpire but in order to endeavour to bring both sides to an agreement.

was svis., Mr. H. I. Cone, Mi... E. Cone, he must tell you things by signs. him. When Muster Harry Cone, Mr. and airs And so when you see his hands later, Mr. Hampton changed his activities to the pic-G. H. Daniels, Mr. Francis Tee Yat, going often to his mouth, and tare field and became a famous Mr. A. A. Fish, Mr. and Mrs. X. H find him cross and irritable and unable to get to sleep when he producer, he got Mr. Sinclair to Hopkins, Master N. H. Hopkine should, it means that he is having take the elements of the novel he Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hawley, Mr. H. trouble with his teething. another novel length story, writ. Kirkland, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. needs is Baby's Own Tablots, the had especially admired and make Henderson, Mr. A. L. Heath, Mr. S. In such circumstances all baby ten expressly for the screen.

Killan, Miss K. Killam, Mr. and Canadian epecific for chidren's Mr. Hampton believed that Mrs. M. E. Lautman, Mr. S. G. Lee, ills. They act almost like magic, there was picture material of Mr. E. Labansat, Mrs. Wmn. Meinel, soothing the pain, cooling the wonderful power and appeal in Mr. D. Mcdonald, Mr. HMH fever and thus quickly inducing| the atory. Working with Mr. At last night's allicial dinner the guests included Prince George, Sinclair he brought out character Nemazee, Mr. Peter Leong Hingkee, natural, calm and health-promot- the King's fourth son, all the heads of the civil, naval and military and colour and photodramatic Miss M. Pratt, Mrs. P. H. Rolle, ing sleep.

"My baby was sick and restless establishments. The Japanese Crown Prince is now leaving for structure to the narrative. A won-Mr. C. F. Rehnborg, Miss M. O. Gibraltar to-morrow morning. The Census of Malta and its depen-derful background of mystic Rourko, Miss M. Rasmusscu, Mr. whilst cutting his teeth but dencies was taken last night, necessarily including the Japanese Oriental splendor, rieb, luxuriant and Mrs. J. M. Rogers, Mr. A. Baby's Own Tablets quickly made and colourful, representing New Sutermeister, Mr. and Mrs. Max him all right. I have never York's inuer China-town, was Shoop, Mr. W. M. States, Mr. J. M. found anything so good as these used as a setting for some of the Wilcox, Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. of little children," writes Mrs. M. Tablets for regulating the bowels most thrilling plot elements.

and Mrs. P. N. Wilkins, Mrs. Any W. Stoddart, of East Brookfield, The story is rich, colourful. Ty, Mastors Ng Keo Juan, Master Verniont, U.S.A.

TWO PRINCES AT MALTA.

Malta, April 25.

Crown Prince and Prince George,

LORD DERBY EXPLAINS,

London, April 25. Lord Derby states it is untrue that he went to Ireland on

was purely a private visit on his own initiative.

Government mission or at the invitation of anybody in Ireland.

THE AUSTRIAN TYROL.

Vienna, April 25.

a thrilling and intensely dramatic, Ng Kee Cheong, Master Ng Kee It yet filled with humour and love Hor, Master Ng Koe Being.

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The earliest figures of the plebiscite taken be decide the fate of the Tyrol indicate that a majority of eight per cent, favour union with Germany,

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