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CORRESPONDENCE,

(To the Editor, #"Hongkong. Telegraph.""}

LADY ENTERTAINÉK.

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AT HONGKONG HOTEL

HARRY LAUDER,

HIS "CANNINESS."

Patrons of the Hongkong Hotel Someone asked Sir Harry A Correction,

and dinner dancos from Laudor, whose Hongkong soason Wodnesday to Saturday inclusive commencos' at the Theatre Royal Bir-May I bo permitted to will have the privilege of hearing to-morrow, whether the stories correct a statement made byla olover lady antertainer, in the told of bis conniness wore true or myself at Inst night's annual person of Miss Kitty Barlow, an not. Tho comedian, it is said. inooting of the Kowloon Re-English artiste who has made allowed it to be understood that many of them were not based sidents Association? In paying considerable name for herself.

Miss Barlow excels in child Im-jupon fact, but that, as they a roll-deserved tributo to Mr R. Packham on his retical. I said personations, songs at the piano, appeared to give pleasure in the It was in his home that the moot charactor songs and jazz songs, tolling of them, he had no objec- Inga ware hold which lod to the She has appeared at the London tien to their oirculation, partic- Inauguration of the Association. Collecum, the Critorion Theatre, Jularly as they helped him in the provincial thoatros, good work of publicity. Some of In saying so I made a mistake. leading It was in Mr B. L. Frust's house several London olubs, Australian thom donorve to be true, if they Horo is the latest. that those moetings took place theatres and in all parts of the Fararo not. and it was largely due to the East. She will also be romer. When the famous comedian was in Caloutta recently, a porsistent initiative of the latter gentleman ed as a former member of the

autograph hunter wrote asking that the K.R.A. camo into boing. Bandman Company.

The toa dancos tako placo at for his signature. Rzeolving no Yours oto.

B. WYLIE.

the Roof Gardon, whilst Miss reply he waited for a few days, Hin Kowloon, Feb. 10th, 1925. Barlow will also appear at the fand then wrote again.

dinnor dances in the Grill Room.second letter was aleo ignored. Finally he sent a third lottor, enclosing a sheet of paper, and a two anna stamp. By roturn of post lio recoivod a post card on which was typed the following— "Paper and stamp received. Please send envelope."

SHIPPING NEWS.

LOCAL WATERFRONT

ITEMS.

The passenger stoamor Ilaitan, Captain F. V. Bonz, arrived you. terday from Saigon, and reporte mostly moderate monsoon.

CINEMA NOTES.

"SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE,"

"Sauce for the Goose, in

HOCKEY,

If you word a protty and The steamer Lorko. Captain G. neglected young wife, what would T. Krogh, arrived yesterday from you do if a middle-aged and de-

signing widow took advantage of THE SIM SHIELD. Sohnagon (a port in the narrow and intricate Pule Laut Strait, your husband's interest in his

The following will represent on the SE corner of Bornce) work to try to win him from you?

The is the problem that forms the Club in their second match of She had exceedingly strong mon- the basis for a delightful comedy the Sim Shield triangular tourna soon in the Sulu men, but reports

the nont against the Navy at 5 p.m. the monsoon as moderating more'

now Select Picture in which at the U.S.R.C. on Wednesday, and more the closer she came to Lewis J. Selznick presont Con- 11th instant-P. W. F. Mills, A. this port.

The coaster Henrik, Captain stanco Talmadge, which will be. Dand, A. S. Hett, Rov. E. W. L. H. Brandt, arrivad yostorday Constance Talmadgo is a come-

shown at the World Theatro. Martin, E. J. R. Mitchell (capt.), L. P. Ralph, G. R. Moro, W. J. from Bangkek and had strong dionne who knows the value of a Woodward, G. J. Jonos, E. L. Sim, monsoon from Palo bir to Cape light touch in spontaneous fun-and B. D. Evans. Padaran, but reports the weather making, and so more than fulfills The matches for this trophy are as moderating afterwards.

the hopes and expectations of her the most important contests of Another coaster, the Botuia,! Captain A. Haaland, arrived many admirors by her delightful the season and last weak's Club interpretation of Kitty Constablo Navy match was one of the yesterday from Koelung. in this play. The story is from finest games over played here. Formosa, and had monsoon but the successful play by Geraldine The result was 2 goals all, though miaty weather coming down Bonner and Hutcheson Boyd, the Navy scored bath their goals hero. The Hwa Ching. Captain B. H. Johnson, also arrived from adapted by Julia Crawford Ivera.first and led by 2-1 at half time, The theme of the neglected wife The list of coming fixture matches Keelung with coals yesterday.

As far as we can judge from but the handling of it in this

and the othor woman" is old, re- the reports of the ships ontering picture is now.

the harbour, tho monsoon quito moderate north of this port, and in this vicinity, but in still blowing strong south of Padaran and in the Sulu Sea, Java Sea and Carimata Strait This is quito normal for this time of year, and we may now Boon expect the monsoon to be "broaking up."

FALSE ALARM.

METER-READER MISTAKEN FOR ROBBER.

"TURN TO THE RIGHT."

"Turn to the Right," the most popular comody-drama of the stage, whose appeal was tostified to by milhons of theatre-goers, has been transferred to the screen and will bo Hoon to-day tho Queen's Theatro.

Navy v. Club-11th Fobruary. Navy v. Army.-13th Army v, Club. 25th Army v. Club. 4th March. All matches are being played at! the U.S.R.C.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BRITAIN'S GENEROUS OFFER.

London, February 9.

"A generous offer, which brings the repayment of France's debt to England within the range of practical politics," is the unanimous verdiet of the newspapers on the British debt Note to France. The hope is expressed that France will meet the offer in the same spirit In which it was sent.

The Westminster Gazette thinks Mr. Churchill has done well in insisting that Britain's claims cannot be made entirely dependent apon the success or failure of the Dawes scheme.

The Daily Express considers the offer the culmination of a series of surrenders.—Reuter,

Paris, February 9.

A LOCAL NUISANCE. As a stago play, "Turn to the Right"mado a fortune for John

Another nuisanco, which has Golden who prosonted it and for formed the subject of many com-

The Telegraph commends Mr. Charchill in refraining from deal- the authors. Winchell Smith and plaints, has followed

ing in figures and adds that enough has already been said in

in John E. Hazzard. Keeping up football crazo in Statuo Square. France, whereunder a Britisher who was paying sevenpence in the

respect of the inadequacy of the proposal, unofficially mooted this financial record a halt This refors to the would-bepound for France's unrepaid debt to England, would get relief to intorost in the scroon right trick cyclists, who invite no little the extent of roughly a halfpenny in the pound, beginning ten was sold to Metro Picturos risk not only to themselves but The police machinery was set Corporation for a quarter of also to pedestrians by taking on

years hence, In motion yesterday afternoon on militon dollars, top price for any friends for riding pillion or across the receipt of a report that an motion picture production. The the bare of ordinary push-bikes. armed robbery had occurred at

On receipt of many complaints, scroon version is prosented by No. 73 Quoen's Road Central, John Golden and Marcus Loew the police wout down to the close to the business district. and is a Rex Ingram production, Squara the other day at an hour whole of its attention to the British Note with a strong desire to Details were assigned for duty at directed by the creator, for the whon this divorsion the wharves and piers, where it

Bilent drama, of The Four was thought that the robbers Horsemen of the Apocalypse "of the offenders, who are mostly progress and rounded up throe might repair in an effort to got

Chinese youths. They were fined across the harbour with their and "The Conquering Power."

The Manila Vaudeville Co, are on appearance subsequently be booty, whilst pedestrians and giving their last performances at fore the Magistrate. passengers in

wero this theatre and their programme Foarched. The report camothrough also that a man was arrosted in in the pick of their bost numbors.

tramcars

NERO."

Was in

It is semi-officially stated that the Government will devote the

find a basis for friendly discussion. Consideration of the Note will probably require some time.

Before pursuing the discussion on the basis of the British aug- gestions, it must first be considered what figure might be taken into account with respect to the two methods of repayment. It i suggested, for example, that 200,604,000 francs, or deliveries in kind, under the Dawes scheme, had been promised to representativos of the devastated regions. This must be borne in mind when the question arises of estimating the amounts which might be eventual- ly appropriated to the repayment to Britain from the yield of the Dawes plan; also, the negotiators must draw up a fair balance sheet, showing the worth of France compared with the pre-War period and compared with other nations, and the financial efforts Whon the enan was continued:of France in relation to the efforts of other countries, and her in three days to seo this film. ing, in which Ip Shou-man

In a roview of "Noro," the mammoth picture to be screened

actual possession of a revolver and was confined in the house where the robbery took place.

All this commotion served no useful purpose, however, for the at the Coronet to-night, a Manila report turned out to be entirely paper says that more than 6,000}

falso.

LIDEL CASE.

ACTION FAILS.

The fact of the matter i persons visited the Rivoli Theatre in the Summary Court this morn-financial capacities.

Possibly, after all the necessary data has been collated, the

THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.

London, February 9,

was that a meter inspector, or To say the least everyone was claimed $1,000 damages for libel Premier or Finance Minister, or both, may go to London to negotiate roador, paying a professional call at the house in question, was highly pleased with the gorgeous Mr. D'Almada called the secret- mistaken for an armed robber spectacle, and remark after re-ary of the Rice Guild, who said directly with Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Churchill-Renter because the pair of pliers sticking mark was hoard in the lobby of that it was a duty of the member out of his pocket boro, to a small the theatre praising the picture to to inform the Association when a the skion. The wildest imagine-joroditor defaulted. Mr. D'Almada boy who opened the door, a strange resemblance to a pistol, ion can scarcely conjure up all claimed privilege. Mr. Brower and, with a promptitude which of the fabulous and extravagant said that there was no privilege: would have houn commendable in excossos of the reign of the tyrant plaintiff was not a member of Noro, which are no realistic in the Guild and he could not be othor circumstancos, ho ran down the staircase and alarmed croon production. This wonder tried by their tribunal.

His Lordship gave judgmont the whole noighbourhood with fol screen production shows Noro, orios of "Save life!" and "Rah-bimself, in all of his devilsh orgies for the defendant with costs. ber" The "robber" was in no in his golden palace. In fact the to Roman history hurry to make his escapo, but film is truo calmly waited in the house until throughout. the arrival of the police, when bo established his real identity.

SHARE MARKET.

TELEPHONE QUESTION.|

SHANGHAI QUOTATIONS.

SETTLEMENT EXPECTED.

The Times regrets the withdrawal of the Chinose and American delegations from Geneva, and is of the opinion that it should not condemn the conference to sterility. The conference still has Viscount Cecil's practical proposals before it, and will not have met in vain If an advance is made along those lines, though the proposals are unfortunately dependent on the suppression of opium smuggling in Chlua.

Tho Times adds that il has become actorious that the present than a |M.C.C. TEAM DO WELL. hostilities that have distracted the country, are little more

"Drug War," in which the chief aim of the leaders is often inspired by a desire to occupy the best poppy-growing regions, where enormous revenues are dorivable from illicit but open trado in opium-Router.

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A thunderstorm interruptod the roaned match betweot Victoria) and the M. C. C. just before lunch

NAVAL MISHAP.

Vancouver, February 9.

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