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Mr. Reid, the South African which can be varied, as can fox-astronomer, who has just dis-watow, Amay & Poochow
HwAtow trot stops; and danced in 5/4 covorod a now comet, has now
traits Ceylon, India Mauritius Ea time, it has a rhythm of its own. five cometa to his credit. Hel
Н Afrien, Egypt & Europe via Marvellon The danco time is the simple discovered his first six years ago. one of one-two, ona-two-three-during the war, which is a re- arhich is the basic time of theminder that soon after the war. Rox-trot as it was orixinally broke out a colleague of Mr. created by the Vornon Castles. Reid found a comet and duly Swatow, Amoy & Foochos This new danco.will not rival the cablod
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modest bjuctive the gaining of
a place on the dance programmes
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SIR HARRY POLAND'S MISFIT.
Measured in a Chair.
To the reminsconces of Sir Harry Poland a correspondent of Afen's wear, adds the following supplemontary story, which went tho round of the Bar when Siri Harry was practising..
Ho lived then with his sister, who one day complained about thefit of his clothes. He said ho Lought thom of a leading tailor and could do no moro. His sistor, not to be dauntod, said sho would call and soo the tallor, which she did, and asked if her brothor could not be supplied" with better fitting clothes.
The tailor oxplained that thoir) customer Irisisted upon sitting to bo fitted, and they could not be expected to givo him a bottor fit. Back wont the lady to her brother and said she had found out the reason for his ill-fitting clothes, and she was Horry for the tailor.
"Well," said Sir Harry, "I spond three parts of my lifo sit- ting in Court. Why should I not bo' fitted for my clothes sitting 7
And he always war,
ROMAŃ FOLKESTONE.
Remains Found in Cliff. Excavations carried out on East Cuff, Folkestone, by Mr. S. Wim- bolt, archaeologist, havo revealed, in the course of a fow days, the presence of many Ronan romains. The walls of a Roman bullding have been found about a foot blow the surface. They are in a splenlid stato of preservation and
To about two foot thick.
Walls of nurther building 'wore found later.
Mr. Wimbolt cannot yet state definitoly whether these buildings were villas or a part of the milit Bry camp.
ROMAN ROAD NEXT? In the face of the cliff is a very thick Roman wall, revealed by a purt of the cliff having fallen.
It is hoped that tho Roman road. will be discovered. Amongst the relics identified are:-
Samian tile ware.
No. 33 Samian and No. 18
A Samian base coin of Con-
(stantine (307 to 337),
A rouded handle, with three
B. 31 inst Zp. Krouves, probably belonging'lo an
.. Sat 31 inat 230 pinuphora.
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The fact was verified and a cablo sent to the head of an American observatory, giving, in code, de-. tails of its position in the sky, But the British Consor, like an- other who deleted the phrase, "The captains and the kings do part," was taking no chances.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED. and all the American astronomer was permitted to know was that
Fer 8.8. Dollar Stoumship' a comet had been discovered,
Harrison. "further details," it was added, Line's President
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THE WRONG GIRL.
"Costume Plays," ard
Costumes.
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A photograph which wrongly described an Actress was tho Registration 8.45. subject of withel action brought by Miss Christina Purves Beattie, known on the stage Gordon.
Announcing a settlement in the King's Bonch Divison last month, Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K. C., or Miss Beattie, said the libol was in respect of a picture which appoarcul in the Tatler.
andat., 7insk, nood;
6 p.m
bp.
...Hot.. 7 inst Registration
Letters (Blue Marseille about 9th July.) [Ship saile at 5 p.m. San. 8th June)
WEATHER REPORT.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast. Variablo winds,
in the fact that a number of lotters were recolved by the plaintiff. The picture had caused a good deal of constornation Among her relatives.
AMUSEMENTS
THE
CORONET
To-day Only
at 2.30, 5.15,.7,15 & 9.15
NORMA
TALMADGE
IN
"The Wonderful
Thing
THE.
STAR
To-day Only at 5.30 & 9.15 p.m.
Billie Burke
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Away Goes Prudence
WORLD THEATRE
The Coolest Pictura House in The Colony,
DES VIEUX ROAD, CENTRAL,
To-day at 5.15 & 9.15 p.m.
A PICTURE OF SUPER-FLAPPERS & NEW YORK'S
DAZZLING NIGHT LIFE.
MARIE
PREVOST
IN
Warner Bros'.
Classic of the Screen
"The BEAUTIFUL
and
DAMNED"
PATHE BRITISH GAZETTE & OUT of INKWELL COMEDY
QUEEN'S THEATRE
from a narrow foothold on the dance programmon of to-day, And this is because there are, at present, two types of new dancos.
The unfortunato part about it. One type aims definitely at
continued, counsel, was that it replacing the fox-trot: it sets
dosarlbed the lady whose portait out to be something simplor.
was depicted as being tha'plaintiff more delightful, and more catohy
and as being a member of the than ovan the universally popular
Although Midnight Follies:" fox-trol. All the dances in this
the lady whose portrait it was category to date have not even
May 28d. 11h. 43m.-Prossure
was vory has increased considerably over nately sho
attractive, unfortu- | 66 gained a footing on danco pro-
wore very little grainmes, and the dance bands being forbidden for military Mrs. M. L Aitken, Mr. John N. Japan, other changes are clo hem.. have not even taken the trouble reasons.". Probably the Censor Sillor, Mr. J. E. Denmark, Mrs.
jslightly; it romains bichost over Lord Chief Justice; I am to us their accompanying half suspected that the comet M. P. Foster, Mr. Nelson G. N. Chins and to the S.E. of the suprised you should ask me to music over in rehearsal. The might be on a "bomb-dropping ex-Graham, Miss Anna Mayfield, Bonin Talands.
look at it. (Laughter.) Hooond type has for its moro pedition.
Mr. Roginald Yarrow, Mr. H. J.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 Sverall, Mr. & Mrs. M.. Toch. hours onding at 10 a.m. to-day. "The Midnight Follies the par- Sir Edward said in the case of The sale at Sotheby's racontly Miss H. A. Walthers, Mr. A. 1.000 inch. Total since January formore mixed with the audience. where it may appear two or thror of rarieties, from the Britwall Winn, Mr. & Mrs. D. Parker 1st, 28.73 inches against an The seriousness of the case lay timos in an evening's dancos- Library. has produced a stange Byron, Mr. Glenn Deuel, Mrs measure which people will dance, example of the fate of tooks. Glenn N, Deuel, Mrs. M. H.verage of 21 92 inches. not becanso the music sets their One of the lots was the only copy Gautier, Mrs. Mathilde Hauser, shoufdors awaying and loads known of Honry Constable's Mr, W. H. Morrow. Mrs. H, B. nodding and foot tapping, but just "Diana: The Praises of his Orpon Palmer, Mastor H. B teoause it affords a momentary Mistres, in Cortain Sweete Orpon Palmer. Mr A. A Sprague and pleasant enough variation Sonnets," 1592, Mr. Dring, of Mrs. R. A. Water, Mr. & Mrs. J. form the tyrannous fox-trot. The Quaritch's started the bidding at 8. Carter, Mr & Mrs. Gascon, Blues is such a danco, and tho. £1,000, and was the undorbider; Mr. U. Naroomal, Mr. G. Daru- now, Five-Stop may boçonio ono when. Dr. Kosonbach called mal, Mr. & Mrs. A: R. Ellort Mr £2,700 for this lender booklet, W. Downie, Mr. F. M. Prince, containing 23 sonnets. A former Mr. F. A Edmondson, Mr. A. AJ probably contemporary Bollinger, Rov. Father Vogal. It is not every day that a lowly and has writon the price! For A. O. L. Liner President worm can break into the head- owner lines of newspapers, but such which he protably paid for McKinley-Mr. E C. Bogle, an animal, described as "spinach it," For 4d, on the title page, and, Mr. A. C. uoff, Miss Alvine coloured and about an inch and a all that is known of it for over Schmidt, Mr. D. E. Waldman, half long," has just occupied such two centuries or more 'is that it Mr. & Mrs. F. V. Walker, Mr a place at Philadelphia, and is osmo into the possession of J. P. Chas. E. Casey, Mr. Harry T the cause of a lawsuit against a Collior, who described it in his Edward, Mr. Robert R. Hing. Account of Mrs. B. M. Laurizon, Mr. M. R. rostaurant for $10,000. The Bibliographlosi worm is alleged to have appeared Early English Literaturo," and Wood. William Young, Mr. A. on a plate of food sorved to a who exchanged it for something B. Paddock, Mr I. Pierson, Mrs. H. Dodge, Mr. P. U. Kwan. Mr. 8. pustamor of the restauran: It is else with Mr. Hobor. At one of H. 8. Komer, Mr. A. J. Hill, Mre. Jesperson, Mr. E. Wilisher, Miss alleged to have shooked the Hober salon 90. years ago It M Leitao, Mrs. T. L. Jordon, G. Bulgor, Miss Eva Govert,
who dovoroly the map
had was purchased by the founder of Miss Jordon, Mr. R. M. Johnson, Lieut. Kinworth, Mr. Elkus, Mr. ordered the food, and the Britwoll Library for: £9 129. Miss D. Hollgate, Mr. E..N. O. Noah, Mr. & Mrs. G. E. now he is trying to collect The unexpected total of £77,684 Ellis, Master 8. Edgar, Mr. C. F. Maillson, Mrs. G. E. Brumby, $10,000 from the restaurant was realized by the prosent five Da Carvalho, Mr. H. Sohuma, Mr. E. De Bours, Dr. J, L. Maxis
oher Mr. L. Felberbaam, Mr. M. Foll, Mr. W. M. Barber. for sorving him a. worth days' sale at Sothebys.
too.
.
Formosa Channel
South coast of
China botwoon H.K. & Lamooks
moderate.
H'kong to Gap Ewinds, Ruck.
moderata : cloudy, South coast of rain.
China botwcon
H.K, & Hainan
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, May 28,
Miss Beattle desired to appoar in legitimate, drama and not in costume plays.
His Lordship Aro costumò playa, those whore people do not wear costumes ? (Laughter.)
The defondants, the Sphere and
Pleasure House De-Luxe
Commencing, 27th. to 29th. May
at 5.15 & 8.15 p.m.
MAE MARSH
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IN
The Face in the Dark
at 2.30 & 7.15 p.m.
Bride "13"
Epis. 7 & 8
USUAL
PRICES
BOOKING AT THEATRE
Taller, Ltd., and Eyre and Spottis- company, to be called the Motro wood, Ltd, had published a with Goldwyn Corporation, is BI drawal and expressed regret, said nounced. Taoluded in the com- Bir Edward. He wished to stato bination are the Metropolitan publicly that Miss Boattle had Pictures, the Goldwyn Pictures, novor boon a member of "The and the Louis B. Mayor Company. Mr. Marcus Loow, who' controls: Midnight Follies, and had never the Metropolitan Company, is the allowed herself to bo photograph ed in a costume such as that shown in the paper.
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BIG FILM MERGER,
of
The impending merger olnomatograph companies, with combined expitalization of $880,000,000 (£150,000,000):into a
londing spirit in the enterprise. Through one of his organizations, Laow's Incorporated, ho controls, or is affiliated with, 50 theatres companies and about 500 theåtför. in the United States and Canada.
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