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Y HONGKONG, ;;

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1927.

RACE WITH QUICKER NEW DELEGATES TO THE EMPIRE'S SUGAR, ENGLISH APPLES LIKE

BRAINS.

TUSSAUDS.

“FORERUNNERS," DECLARES | A SHORTAGE OF MURDERERS.

DR. ANNIE BESANT.

GREEK-LIKE FACES.

PLEA FOR DEVELOPMENT

OF INDUSTRY.

The necessity of developing the Empire sugar industry so that Great Britain should not be forced,

MELONS.

WET SUMMER CROPS SURPRISE EXPERT.

Cooking apples as large as

FAMOUS PICTURE.

"WHAT PRICE GLORY”

NEXT WEEK.").

Cinema-goers will learn with Interest and pleasure from the

week.

famous screen

as she is under existing conditions, small melons and bunches of special advertisement appearing In to rely on foreign countries for grapes weighing 91b. were among this issue of the Hongkong Tele- three-quarters of her supply is the exhibits at the Royal Horti- graph that the urged by the Sugar Federation of culural Society Show. tho British Empire, which was formed in April last to collect in-surprise when they found that be presented at the Queen's Theatre Expert fruit growers had a great comedy, "What Price Glory will formation and carry on publicity the annual fruit show was, notwith-front Tuesday to Saturday of next in the interests of the sugar in-standing, the bad summer, one of the finest exhibitions of dessert dustry of the British Empire..

"What Price Glory" took fruit ever staged by the society. two years to make, the first year Because foreign countries have

"As far as size and quality are being, spent in research work and produced largo surpluses to their concerned, it is as fine a show as the second in the actual work of day is getting ample sugar supplies, the society said. "And yet, nene production. The story is based on own requirements, Dritain to-we have ever had," an official of

and avoidable loss to the Empire amazing in view of the shocking took London and New York by but it is pointed out at a great af us was prepared for it. It is the plot of a stage success which in wages and trado. In 1926 we bought. £3,418,057 worth of sugar

storm. None of the vitality of the from the United States and her de-named varletics of apples which transfer to the screen indeed the There was a collection of 135stago play has been lost in the pendencies, and £13,199,488 worth were grown 600 ft. above sea level. greater scope of the cinema hus led from European countries.

Peurs were a good show.

to the original being surpassed in every way: The only freak exhibit was a

The Federation maintain that in

weather,"

ACID TEST OF FAME.

When Madame Tussaud's was burned down it meant something A new race, with quicker brains, whom she describes as "the fore-more than the end of a building; runners of a new era," was resohething broke that can never be ferred to recently by Dr. Annie put together again--not if all the Besant, the theosophical leader.

Dr. Besant, who at the age of king's horses and all the king's 80 is returning to India said:

men try. One had, perhaps, for "Up to the present this newthe first time, an inkling that those race is being born mostly in California, but it is also becoming flames closed, as the school-books more conspicuous in New Zealand shy, an epoch, when it was an- and in this country.

"These children, who are the HG Wells is to figure at the new nounced a day or two ago that Mr. forerunners of the 6th race, can exhibition which opens early next be quite easily distinguished, both year, It is not so much that Mr. physically and mentally, from the Wells is an iconoclast; not so much Average Aryan or 5th race, to that he will brood on his pedestal which we belong and which com- (if pedestal be provided) with an prise the Teutonic races.

air of scientific detachment, as In America, where this new one planning an Outline of Wax. type is officially recognised by the After all, he will be accompanied ten years time with sound sugar minute gooseberry, no larger than "What Price Glory" is marked by Society of Anthropology, experi- by Sir Oliver Lodge, and even in policy the British Empire should an ordinary boot button. It was one of the greatest individual, act. ments are being made, and chil the old exhibition Bernard Shaw be entirely self-supporting in its discovered by the explorer, Mring performances ever flashed on dren of the new type are placed stond gossiping all day with sugar requirements. in classes called 'swift, while the Dickens and an airman called Louis British Guiana, given the labour, John F. Ramsden.

Kingdon Ward, in the heart of the screen that of the "British average normal child is placed in Faulhan, who flew to Manchester could with ease, increase its, sugar.

Chipa, and was exhibited by Sir star..Victor McLaglen, who gives a remarkable character stully as the classes called 'slow."

in 1910. No-it is not iconoclasm, output from about 100,000 tons to Quick Mentality.

Captain of Marines. Edmund Lowe not science, but a topicality ten times that amount.

as the shifty Sergeant Quirt, also "These children, with their' a certain. up-to-dateness, that exceptionally clear-cut,

gives a striking portrayal of a dif- rather characterises Wells and will, it-op-Natal and Zululand could with foreign countries and lost to the the charming, seductive Charmaine, All the vast amounts paid to feult part, and Dolores Del Rio, as. Greek-like features, low broad pears, characterise the future assurance of their market, inerenge Empire in Jabour in return trade proves herself a skilful artist. foreheads; and pronounced china,ndame Tussaud. Once she look their contribution to Britain from and in money might be preserved What Price Glory" vizualises the and their exceptionally quicked back lovingly mentality, which amounts to in guillotine and the treasured coffee- the East African, British countries were developed, and only one thing but it is, first and last a comedy, towards the 50,000 to over 200,000 tons, and if only these potential resources hates, loves and passions of war, tuition-for it is unnecessary to cup sainted by the lips of the first of Kenya, Uganda, and Tangis needed to develop them-namely few pictures in the last five yeats explain points to them, as to the Napoleor; now she looks forward anyika, not even mentioned average childare in every way to one knows not what new re- the Board of Trade returns as pro- The policy of the Federation is containing more laughs.

In cecurity of market. about two and a half years in ligions, what men like gods. advance of the ordinary child.

ducers, are capable, according to the maintenance of the Empire competent. judges, of immense sugar producer and refiner in al sugar development.

position of at least equality with police launch in answering. the foreign producer and refiner. police whistles which were being Australia similarly is limited As a first step toward that equality blown in Hill Road, West Point, only by the markets she can find. it looks. for the granting of a com- found, near the praya wall, a

These, I believe, are the fore runners of a new era, to whom the message of the new Teacher will appear.

There has passed for ever from the earth a famous froway smell, There was a dinginess that is no more. In a talk I had with the "I am afraid I have been al- general manager of the new com- together misunderstood on this pany (writes a correspondent) subject of, the New Messiah. that was one of the things on But perhaps it will be better to let which he insisted. One has known the Teacher's work and writings certain intolerant adolescents who speak for themselves, and in have visited the old exhibition and a few months a book of Mr. come away declaring that they had Krishnamurti's

entitled smelled the nineteenth century and poems, 'Search,' will be published, which found it stalo. Certainly there will throw far more light on his was something about the odour of work than anything I can say."

the old place which was gloriously, triumphantly out of date. But now there is to be un exhibition arranged scientifically, with fresh air, fresh paint and Mr. Wells.

Some New Faces.

"MOSSY."

AND WHAT HE TAUGHT.

The exhibition, in the manager's words, is to be "produced-pro- No, one knew his real name un-duced in the fullest, modernest til after the accident. He was sense of that popular word. There' Mossy to the children and villagers are to be lighting schemes, table- for miles around, and he was aux la Gordon Craig and dresses "The Green Man" to the kypay according to the best history folk of three counties.

books; newness in everything. He had been driving to one of The manager even doubt- his many homes late one nighted whether the famous Sleeping. when the fat old grey pony which Beauty (whose breast, you will re- always ambled along in the middle member, heaved) and the Cobbett of the road had swerved into a who from time to time would turn. ditch just in time to miss a big his head impolitely and stare, will car whizzing-gound a bend.

appear again. "We have to keep Mossy was picked up by theabreast with the times: we have motorist and driven to the farm, to surprise the public," he said. and the old pony limped. in with The Babes in the Wood are only the cart early next morning." getting in by the skin of their Mossy told us proudly that his teeth. It is held that modern. pony would find him anywhere, children will probably be more "If he had to go fifty miles to do it.".

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pleased by an elaborate jungle. with wild animals that is being prepared. The very Chamber of Horrors is to lose its honest drab nesa and the scholarliness of its exhibits in glass cases. It is to be made thoroughly Grand Guignol. George Augustus Sala's catalogue.. is to be no more. A catalogue will be written wittily by a bright, young man.

Mossy was very grateful for our nursing, but he hated being under a rout. The woods were his home, winter and summer. "There's allus warmth and shelter in the woods for man and beast, 'missy,' he said, "and folks 'ud be better without all these houses."

Mussy was a moss-collector. He had a regular round, where, he re- There will be new faces, and, in ceived the gleanings of children a double sense, now figures. There and gypsies, and paid them so is Mr. Winston Churchill, for in- much a bag. He knew every wood stance, who, in the old days wan within thirty miles and every kind of fashionable form and svelte; of moss which grew in them. but now, alas, not only has he to The best mess he found him-be sent for a new suit of clothes, self. Florists could never get but he has to be born again cast. enough of stag moss in good con in a larger. mould. Sir James dition, and sphagnum-"doctors' Barrie is coming with Sir Hall' moss," ns he called it was always Caine, Thomas Hardy and Sir. needed, too; sometimes the Arthur Conan Doyle, all new ar- gypsies would bring him a sackful rivals in the hall of fame. of. it.

sey is coming with a few famous And every Wednesday Mossy's nirmen, Sir Gerald du Maurier cart might be seen at a certain with, Mussolini." And as they come the weekly in the front door certain ponderous harvest was transferred to a moss Victorians will doubtless walk out agent's motor-van..

cross-roads, where

As soon as he could hobble he left us, having in the week taught us more about "greens" than we had ever known.

"Give up the garden bit 4, take to the woods, misay, Mossy's parting words as he drove the fat grey pany down the lane. -R. W. H. in Evening News.

LOCAL FOOTBALL.

THE GARRISON LEAGUE.

Matches played on Tuesday re- sulted as follows: A

R.A.M.C. 1;31st H By RA: H.Q. 2/2nd K.O.S.B. 3; D. Cos K.O.S.B., 3.

The fixtures for next week Tuesday-D, Coy

R.A.M.C.-Referet Bo

R.A.; A. Coy, KOSE

Bty. RA.-Referee F

R.A.M.C. ."

Thursday--RAOCH CH

K.O.S.B.-Referee, Sgt. 67

at the back.

The Chamber.

Demp-

When one inquires after the new arrivals in the Chamber of Horrors. the answer is doubtful. It stems, that the standard of murders has gone up-De Quincey's principles of artistic murderers have prevall

. As any casual visitor to the old Chamber must have noticed, it did rot take much in the way, murder to permit electic Take the case of Herbert, net, who appeared.

In the word of

catalog

murdered, his wife on.

Beach

strang

September,

R.A.; H. Q. 1st K.O.S.B. v. R.A.M.C. gone up the standard -Referee, S/Sgt. Gilbert, R.A.0.C. formance lage behind.

India, producing 3,000,000 tons, pluto remission from the United Chinese female clinging to a pole is, owing to her immemorial land Kingdom duty on all Empire pro- in the water. She was rescued tenure systems, still actually anduced sugars sold to a British re- and taken to the Government Civil importer.

Hospital but died later.

finer.

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awn apart for lengthen

recently com- thered by 30 feet the Coheroinel on the slip- Vakne Võnku? cut through

the bottom picture shows the vessel

an additional length of 30 feet had been built into her..

and, once more afloat