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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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HAPPY EVENING AT HONGKONG HOTEL.

FIRST SERIOUS FILM BY

CHARLIE CHAPLIN, Charlie Chaplin has produced a really serioas him, "A Woman of A very enjoyable and successful Paris, which has been the talk. dimer in honour of the visiting of two continents, and which has Shangbal terrort football team, been acclaimed as a masterpiece. was held in the roof garden of the His genius as a producer consisti Hongkong Hotel last evening, in an infinite capacity fr concen There was a large gathering pro trating on little things. His me sent, including the Shanghai' and thod is sahlle in the extreme, and Hongkong Interport, and Chinese he ruggests the course of events so and Service teams, and a number elever.s by apparently minor of visitors. Mr. J. McCubbin (the events that the intelligent spec- Vice President of the Hongkong tator must be able to follow the Football Association) occupied the whole action by a kind of instinet chair and was supported by Marather than by any conscious effoil A. S. Phillips and Mr 4. McKelvie to grasp what is taking place, (the respective Captains of the Shanghai and Hongkong team and members of the Council of the Association. The Interport trophy occupied a prominent place on the chief table.

The excellence of the acting la "A Woman of Paris" is not all dae to the genlua of Charlie Chaplin In the fealing part Edna Purviance is admirably tragle and always subdued. The smaller characters After a substantial and appetis-are also excellently played; bat ing men, several short speeches perhaps the ellef feature of this were delivered interpersed by remarkable film is the lovable some well-rendered musical items

villain. played so capably by Adolphe Menjou. It is worth go- ing to see this picture at the Toronet if only to see him relapse

The Growth of the Game. The Chairman. In proposing the tonst of the Shanghai team, men- tioned that it WIS @41 upen gently, into the playing of a saxo- 20 years since he had his first exhone whenever the anger of his perience of football in Hongkong. mistress gets too insistent. Looking back, The could describe the growth of the

onl game

THE NORTHERN WAR. COW & GATE

15,000 TROOPS IN SHANGHAL

Shanghai, January 29. -Fiftern thousand of t

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as wonderful. He had to confess that when he arrived, the foothal was of a very ordinary characteri

of consisting mainly

friendly matches. Chinese players and spectators were consplenous by their absence, and on any Satstreops have arrived and are com

af the city day afternoon could be countedpletely in entrel an the fingers of one hand.

which is quiet.-Reuter. A few

Peking Jury 29.-It years later, however, the Chinese

Reported that Kou-ming-tang schools began to take up the game,

will appoint

executive con- and so great was the enthusiasmmittee consisting of Yu Yao-jen. shown by the students, that it very Eugene Chen, 13 Shih-tseng, Wang soon become very popular. They Chow-ming and four others to had ly to look at the crowd at-handle its affairs owing to Sun tending Monday's match to see the Yat-sen's inang)-Reuter

bad Kame

made progres the among the Chinese in the Colony. Applause). Included in the Hongkong Interport team were two Chinese players, and if they were not the best men on the Hongkong side, he had n

hesitation

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LATE MR. F. C. HIGGINS.

THE FUNERAL.

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QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"FOOLS' HIGHWAY" AND

VAUDEVILLE.

Commencing (o-day, pieturegosre will see at the Queen's Theatre, Mary Philbin's new Universal- Jewel starring vehicle, and her firet big role since "Merry-Go-Round." The story, Fool Highway." adapted from Owen Kildare's

The funeral of the late Mr. F. C. Higgins, who was found shot on Kennedy Road in the early hours of Wednesday morning, took place at the Happy Valley Cemetery at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

A short service was conducted Peking, January 29. immediately after my recent return by the Rev. Copley Moyle in the Dr. Sun Yat-sen passed a com- to the Colony, before I was aware Cemetery chapel, after which the saying they were equal to the best.fortable night, and this morning of Mr. Carlwight's illness, and it cortege moved to the graveside

mutter of the deepest

Many friends attended, among famous life-story of the Bowery, (Applause), Not only were they he was free from pain. His tem- is r ma

too late. whom were, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. My Mainie Rose," is one of the gentlemen on the field bat off the perature was 38.6 and hin pulse regret that it was sent

ite is taking nourishment } Yours, etc...

Drayson, Mr. and Mra, W. P. Simp-{ year's spectacular productions by held as well. Hear, heurt.

well and his surgical wound is fa

A, G. M. Pravee son. Mr. E Evelyn and a number Universal. A Sporting Spirit,

Hongkong, January 29, 1925. Inf the deceased's Chinese

The old Bowery is reproduced The Chairman expressed the satisfactory condition.-Rester,

Columint Secretary's office. loyees.

in detail, with its elevated rail- opinion that the Shanghai team

Hongkong, January 2, 1925.

Wreathe Were sent by the wave, its quaist old resorts, its were unf rtonal in the Interport

Cans losine phone. While he did Dear Mr. Cartwright. The following: brother- ni wister

i spreer characters whose names have match in lewing 19 services.

not wish to offer any excuses for preind of my absenes from the George (son), Mr. and Mrs, W P. gone down into tradition, and its the Captain, M. Philips Hall their defent, he could not help Colony has giwa the leisure to Simpson, Belen, Mr. and Mrs. odd glamour that has long out-

taxing that the Shanghai men wess | meditate upon our libet action and Drake, Mes, A Mead and Edie, Mr. lived the place itself. | Horrkung we'd still have won bot | lacking in team wo k. They had all the circumstances, which have and Mrs, P. W. Stapleton, Mr. and

Steve Brodio lives again, the porlan would have had a hat some very enjoyable and led up to it, and 1 have derided | Mrs. J. S. Thompson, Captain J. V.

Ban who took a chance, in the hade tak kle Thanked booths the seting games, and he wished to write this letter direet to you. Simpson, Mrs. M. E. Brest. M. de quaint story. Chuck Conuers, Honde ne said Shanghai teams for thank all who had contriimted to is, however, the mutter is Couray, M. Burns, 6. Harper, nekis Doodles, Philadelphia Q'i the set manike way in When

entertaining them. The referees th

respective Chinese Tailors' Club. Tailors of Bren, all famous figures in the have the came, (Auplause).

and be milior, it is acessary for me Mr. Higgins, nad “Very Sorrowing New York of a quarter of a ren- were exceptionally mod sword down ,1 Shane al tid unt

only wished they had some of the to prefice what I am going to my Friends".

tury ngn, appese in it. The first Team Blent showed them long to who

stamp in Shanghai. They by the statement that it is without

automobile in New York chues i games, boot they did more than that,

ave a very unblassed intergrotu- | pro juture,"

painfully over its cobbled streets. -and that was to send down a fer in of the games, and he thanked i Lapse of time and-1 hope-a thick you have brought thnt

that cos'd whow them

Mary Pitlin, the "Mamie w to te g

nem fit. Me Philips al griper judgment Inve enabled me Justin on the belief that it is the

Rose of the Kindard novel, plays gracefully. (Applause).

ure sed his inde tedness to memperkirps to apprceinto your position only means by which you ea In cone'n-ion the Chrismen an- burs of the Hongkong Association, rather better than before and to defend your reputation, and I do remarkable rule throughout the big picture, directed by Irving nnanced that inebour wou'd send and especialy to M, W E. Ho

sympathy with your not want to forms you into a course

Commings. 1. IN known fnet uu a term to Shorehat next seq

tands the very ranile Secretary,quest that I should publish an which can only result in a con

une ditionul arnende, unaccm tinuance of ill-fec'ing, if I can put that "My Mamie Ro-o" is the tend son. and he swored the wit that even if they were not on the

Colons pusled by an explanatory state the matter right by a frank apology story of the life of Kildare, origin for any misunderstanding that may olly Bowery gangster, who wironium side Pher world toka mene

50 enjovable (Applause). Mement.

I have known you for a number have been caused by the wing through the love of a girl, reformed 10 good an e'eyen that would to mit ins asked the members of the preally and leave as hich a re- Shanghai team to rire and drink! year-ne un entirely upright and of the letter to which you took and finally became one of Ameri

basurable mind, And, when exception.

ca's best known authors. Step by putation in Shantha' ny Shangban to the health of the Hongkong As pub' hed the letter of March had 'eft behind in Hongkong. (Apsociation

You will perhaps decide that the step the picture treats with bi und Interport team. A, 1922, 1 did not believe no matter hes g ne too far, in which life, and the girl who changed it. p'ause).

cooling with the toast the nanes did I intend to angge t, that you ovent I have nothing more to say, A notable cast appears with Misi of Mr. McKelvie and Mr. Hollands were guilty of suala fides, I'am But, if my present pr. posal is Philbin, Pat O'Malley is een n

The toast was received with en-prepared to make a public state. Jacceptable to you, I am sure that "Mike Kil tare,”)

the prototyp Shanghai team, who was received thusism, and both Mr. McKelvie ment to this effect and to waive we could speedily arrange together of the author. Charles, Murray with led applause, replied. He and Mr. Hollands briefly replied, ms condition that your explanatory a communique to the Press, which; Lincoln Pumer, Biwin J. Brody rerseited that whilst the Shanghai giving their impressions of the star-ment should be published will put the matter finally to rest.— Max Davidson, William Collier, Je Association had sent down thir Inte port game and emphasising also, although I still thnk that that Yours truly.

Kato Price, Steve Murphy and Ton een players, ther had omitted to the sporting spirit in which it had suggestion was parfeetly reasoni

O'Brien, play the other picturesqui include a speaker amongst them been fought out by the visitors. able.

The statement referred to was churnerers. The Manilu Vaudevilli who could have adequately replied The remainder of the evening Iatn aura that you will believe aa'incident during the big strike of Go, are extending their engagemen

Mr. Fletchar was here for a further two weeks nu to all the nice things that had been was spent in music and song, me when I say that my motive in 1922, said about them. He thanked the Beside local talent a number of writing this letter is entirely un-alleged to have said that the Editor will give entin changes of pru Chairman for his very kind

Shanghal players contributed to connected with any sense of op. of the Daily Press had published gramme each week on Monday

prehension as

outcome news knowing some to be incorrect. Thunday and Saturday.

Vinisine Coutaints Pauly,

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