The Very Idea!
In a book of reminscences, Mr. Keble Howard tells of a talk with Sir John Martin Harvey.
The essential thing in a play," aaid Sir John, "is-what's tho word I want?"
Mr. Howard suggested several words, but none of them was right. "No, no, no! The essential thing la-Dear me! I've got the word on the tip of my tongue! essential thing ik---"
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1928.
SWATOW COMMUNISTS HONAN DESOLATE. UNUSUAL SINGAPORE
WATCHED.
SENTRIES HOLD UP NIGHT PROWLERS.
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MORE TROOPS ARRIVE.
THE KUOMINCHUN'S HEAVY HAND.
STARVED PEOPLE IN RAGS
Tientsin, Dec: 20,
INCIDENT..
SOLDIERS HOLD UP MOTOR CAR.
LADY TWICE HIT.
Recently, Honan has been feeling A serious incident of a type the heavy hand of the Kuominchun which fortunately has previously
Then, in addition been unknown in Singapore,occur very severely. to the military, there are numeroesired in, Anson Road in the early Pee's Societies increasing in hours of December 27th, number very rapidly, and the hope
some
"LA BOHEME.”
THE RETURN OF A FAMOUS FILM.
Music-lovers as well as picture goers will be interested to learn Trom a special advertisement in this Issue that "La Boheme" will be screened again at the Queen's Thea- tra on Tuesday and Wednesday of Based on the story. next week. the picture presents Lillian Gish which inspired the famous opera,
the heroine of "The Birth of a Na- tion," and other famous plays
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Swatow, Jan. 6, He strode to and fro, beating authorities to guard against any Care is being taken by the local
of the Honanese is that in time they A Car containing two European-in-the-role-of-"Mimi" tragic waif his forehead and vainly striving to untoward occurrence, and last will be able to protect themselves ladies, their husbands, and a child, of the Paris Latin Quarter, whose remember the essential thing in
lions. A notable cast is seen in the play. But it was no good. He night sentries held up all who from the extortions of the military, and driven by a syce, was going story is known and loved by mil- wore out after dark. Whether From a Wanhsien Chinese, we have down Anson Road at one a.m. when had to give it up.
Vidor, The next morning Mr. Howard this was connected with a rumour had some facts reported. In the they heard shouts to halt near the the new production, which King director of "The Big wero to Huaiking district alone, there are Sailors' Home. "
Parade," produced." _John 'Gilbert received from Sir John a postcard that the Communists
over 40,000 Red Spears and during with one word on it "Suspense."attempt a coup to-day is not cer
tain..
They stopped the ear, and, is the romantic poet, Rodolphe, and the past two months they have Two ships have arrived with flourished greatly, In the month according to reports of the inci-Rence Adoree plays the vivacious Ú'Arey, Edward The idea of permanently extroops belonging to the 13th October, it will he remembered, dent,, they were set upon by Ave Musetta. Roy tinguishing the Santiago volcano, Army; they are sent by Com-they fought with the Moslems of soldiers, privates of the 2nd Bn. Everett Horton, Gino Corrado, the poisonous fimes from which mander Bei Tstriung-hst, and pre-whom there are 15,000 Duke of Wellington's Regiment, Karl Dane, George Hassell, Frank have ruined a quarter of Nicura-sumably indicate a further move families, and, fearing a return at-The men had their belts, with Currier and other well known gua's coffee crop for years past, is in the concentration of the ack, they have added men and Heavy metal buckles at the ends, players are seen in supporting being exploited."
Kwangsi party in Kwangtung." arms to strengthen the Red Spear in their hands. Blowa were rain- roles. Magnificent staging and an ed on the car, it is alleged, and streets of the Paris Latin Quarter authentic reproduction of the old German engineers have dumped
In this connexion it is intorest- societies.
At first, the support of the Peo-one European lady was struck thousands of tons of earth into ing to note that at a meeting held
ad quaint charm to this big pro- once on the arm and the crater, with the result that the
on New Year's Day resolutions ple's Societies was purely volun- twice,
duction. side. The burning sulphur bed has been up were passed denouncing Wang tary, but now the villages are taxed second time on the parently extinguished."
Ching-wei, in addition to the for orras and equipment, and,-con-syce is also said to have been usual demands for the defeat of sequenti, a double burden rests struck. Solicitor, le Kilburn wife:" Chang Fat-kwai and his "Iron- upon the people, one imposed by Did you throw a marble clock at sides," and in this morning's issue the military in taxes, and the When the car pulled up there -your busband?Wife: I did; but the local organ of the Kuomintang other by the societies opposing the was another car in front, and it military. The taxes now are col-lappeared that this had been treat- have been punished for that, be- pertinently asks where in the lected up to the 22nd year of the ad in a similar manner by the cause it has never gone since. matter Chiang Kai-shek really
Willesden woman: I want a sun-standa, and comments on his Republic. Besides this the billet soldiers, who are alleged to have silence with regard to Wanging and entertaining of soldiers acted in an extremely rough and mons against a man for, being
mcana à monthly tax of at least one abusive manner. generai nuisance.
Ching-wer's alleged implication in dollar out of every ten dollars earn- recent events at Canton...
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Some schoolber "howlers":
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On inquiry military head-
NEW C.P.R. LINERS.
"DUCHESS OF BEDFORD" TO BE LAUNCHED.
OIL FOR SPAIN.
U. S. SECURES FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT.
London, Jan. 6, One of the four 20,000 tons pas- Midland man: 1 worked hard
ed. Our informant says that the Fortunately a third car contain-songer liners being built on the during all last summer. Magis-
Kominchun, inclusive of the First, ing Inspector Wightman and Pro-Clyde for the Canadian Pacific Plot Frustrated. trate: lut we had no summer.
Serond, and Third Armies, totals bationary Inspector Trewin, of the Railway will be launched on 24th Tramp accused of drunkenness at
the January from the yards of Messrs. According to Chinese reports in about 660,000 men. The main body Singapore Police, came on Lowestoll: A Scotsman treated me Hongkong, & "Red" plot to create is concentrated in Honan and scene almost immediately. They John Brown and Company, and will. to two glasses of whisky.
Man at Bow County Court: disturbances similar to those dur- the rest in the provinces of Shetsidealt with the situation very be christened Duchess of Bed- effectively, and the men were ford" by Mrs. Baldwin, wife of the consulted a solicitor and then every-ing the recent "Red" coup at Can- and Kang,
ton has been frustrated at Swatow. Bandits and robber bandia are taken to the Telok Ayer Police Premier-British Wireless. thing was as clear.us mud to me.
Shortly after the armies of Gen. operating everywhere with ever-station and afterwards, 'handed crats Chan Minghi and Chan increasing boldness. The oppres-over to a military cacort. Chai-long had left Swatow on their sin and the poverty of the people A centipede is the French men-march back to Canton, a "Red" re- tends to add more and more to sure of length.
vrnduseance became apparent in these bands as the winter.comes quarters the Straits Times was in- An armadillo is used to soften the Puning and Kityang districts, on. Several villages have suffered formed that the matter was being the "e" in French.
both of which are in the vicinity very severely and the people are investigated by the Commanding Lerror. AOmcer of the 2nd Bn. Duke of A thermometer is an instrumentef Swatow. Massacres took place living in constant,
reaped Wellington's Regiment, and the for measuring temperance.
and not a few rich people perish fairly good harvest was
last summer and autumn, but the men would be dealt with by the Apprehensions grew in Swatow people are clothed in rags and are military authorities. when many troops left the city, eating black cereals. Business is at
No serious damage was done, and Martin! Law was proclaimed a standstill.
Houan in times of peace is busy but the sudden rush at the car at grum was despatched to the North
a most, alarming experience, frequeating help. General Peimercial faira. It is very. thickly
Chung-hs, one of the allies of populated and a large part of the and one of the ladies was taken to General Li Chai-sum, baing naked population must make money other the General Hospital in a state of The House of Commons is the to send some of his troops back than on the land. Hence, in times collapse and treated there. mest Lolerant institution in the to Swatow,
of war, as for many years, and world. Mr. D. Kirkwood, 31. P.
especially in the last nine months. Even mall cannot get through sometimes for months, while the parcel post and money orders are things of the past. From 12 to 18 per cent. is asked to remit moner and then there is no guarantee whatever that it will be safely transmitted.
We cannot obliterate class dis finctionsMr. J. R. Clynes.
The Landon policentan is a per- fect gentleman-Mr. A. II. Sirka en New Year's Day, when a tell with dusty trade routes and com-hat hour of the night was obvious- frequirements of crude oil and at
{ftollerdara.)
It is false economiy to spend too little money on good Books.--Lord Eustace Perry.
You cannot get decent citizena you house them worse than animals
Miss Shefa Kaye Smith.
W
During the zert, fear days, much ituneasiness prevailed among the people, but the tension came to an end on the morning of the 4th instant with the arrival of a large detachment of Pei Chung-her's troops numbering more than a thousand.
More schoolboy "howlers:"-- A vacuum. is nothing shut up in
a box.
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Gross darkness is 144 times darker than ordinary darkness.
Lava is the stuff a barber puts on your face when you have a shave.
to school.
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AN OIL MONOPOLY DISPUTE.
SOVIET FUNDS ATTACHED.
Paris, Jan..7.
Towns Deserted.
U.S.S. SARATOGA.
BEGINS HER MAIDEN VOYAGE.
New York, Jan: 6. The Petroleum Export Associa tion has contracted for five years to furnish the whole of Spain's least 25 per cent. of refined pro- ducts-Peuter.
Wm. POWELL, Ltd.
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MR. LLOYD GEORGE IN BRAZIL.
HIS HOLIDAY TRIP,
London, Jan. 6. Mr. Lloyd George (Liberal leader), accompanied by Danie Philadelphia, Jan. 6.
Margaret Lloyd George and other *The
giant air-craft-carrier,members of his family, has ar- U.S.S. Saratoga,, which has been rived at Rio de Janeiro.! built at a cost of over $10,000,000, British Wireless. A recent refugee from North began her maiden, voyage to the Honan described some parts, for West Coast to join the Pacifle example, between Weihaiwel and Fleet. Changte, as barren waste with
الرئيس
SMALL HUNGHOM FIRE.
PROMPT WORK BY BRIGADE.
A mother's extraordinary conduei in successfully concealing for sev- eral years two children in her house
towns and villages deserted. This It required seven tugs to pull so that, no ond outside the family
section, has been fought over by the Saratoga, which is 888 feet knew they were there was told to
contending armies four times long, Into the Delaware Channel the Pollerics stipendiary magis2 | » trate at Hanley.
The Tribunal of Commerce has within the last two months. Great from the Navy Yard, and it de-
Pronipt work by the Kowloon Thomas Nolan, of Milton-street, ordered the attachment up to 20,- numbers of refugees have left manded a display of expert navi-
Fire Brisade averted the possibi- Hanley, was summoned for net 000,000 francs of Soviet Commer-Honan and are trying to winter in gation.
Chili and Manchuria.. Cotton Including airmen, her officerality of a big blaze in Hunghom this sending his two children, Elsie,cial Mission deposits with various factories, egg factories, flour mills, and crew will exceed 2,000 and morning. Just before nine o'clock aged nine, and Harold, aged seven, banks at the instance of the Banca and mines long have ceased opera-her Captain is one of the few some rattan ware stored on the Arnu's, of Barcelona, for alleged tions. Those who lived near the senior oflicers in the United States front verandah of a house in Wuhu Mr. R. W. Moreton, the chief at- breach of contract. tendance officer to the Stoke-on-
Kinhan and Langhai Railways and navy who is entitled to wear Street took fire and threatened to Apparently, the Baner Arnus re- Trent City Education Committee,ceived a monopoly to export oil stations have had to seek else
did business or worked at
involve the whole building. the pilot'a wings.
The speedy arrival of the Brig- said the two children had for four from the Caucasus to Spain, and where for a living. The military Although there has been no ade, however, enabled them to ex- years and three years respectively the Soviet denounced the contract so utilize the railways for their official indication, some of the tinguish the blaze, before it had been concealed at home during the despite a clause providing for ar-
y and only allowed out at night. bitration in the case of a dispute.awn movements that there is no officers are wondering whether th secured a good hold, Nobody ever caught sight of them,
No one dares to Saratoga might stop off Nicaragua and the education authority had no
live near the stations else they in the event of a serious situa- idea they were in the house until a
be required to carry burdens fortion developing-Reuter's Ameri- communication was received.
The soldiers.
can Scrvice.
The mother explained her conduct by saying that she had been terri- fied because she had not registered -the births of the two children.
Mrs. Nolan told the magistrate that the statements made were quité true, and that she had now.regis- tered the two children.
A nominal fine of 7s. 6d. was in- flicted.
Reuter.
COTTON DISPUTE.
OPERATIVES TO RESIST REDUCTIONS.
Manchester, Ján, 6. A joint meeting of the Federa tion of Master Cottonspinners' As- sociations and the Cottonspinners
A farmer who hired out one or and Manufacturers Association to two harmless inmates from a near-consider the employers' suggested by lunatic asylum, was standing at reduction of wages by 121⁄2 por his farm gate speaking to a couple cent. and an extension of hours to of friends, when he thought he 62 per week, decided to request the would amuse them at the dafties' operatives to confer with the..cm- expense.
"Willic," he said, "go over to ployers as soon as possible.
the field youder and bring back a
normal traffic.
1.
HONGKONG CHAFF.
By B. R.-B.
People rally
In Happy Valley
The Unions intend to resist both suggestions. The question
For the races.
of
turnip the exact size of your head." hours is likely to become the major Away went the youth, and returned issue as the workers have long de- in a short time carrying a turnip.
"Are you sure that one is the manded the legalised 48-hour week.
exact size of your head?" asked
the farmer.
"Aye"
"How are
are you sure?
Because," replied Wille, "I tried my bonnet on It"
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Inebriate "Whoah ya looking for?"%
Policeman-We're looking for a drowned man."
Inebriate "Whash ye want one. for?"
Tenders are being invited by the Government for Section 4 of the Wong Nei. Chong nullah in front of the Jockey Club stánd,
-Reuter.
THE PEACE PACT.
FRANCE SUGGESTS
AMENDMENT.
Washington, Jan. 6. -The French Reply to the Kellogg Note accepts the proposal to ex- tend a Peace Pact to the principal European and other nations, but suggests that the proposal should be amended in order to condemn aggressive but not defensive wars."
-Reuter's American Service,
Where, in many cases,
To win a Sweep
Isn't cheap!
HOW MUCH DO YOU' KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express,
Anawers, for those who need
them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue.
1
What positions are held by the
following peoplo, mentioned in the current news: M. Loudon Lord Revelstoke; Dr. AlekhineTM Lord Bledisloc?
2 To what important bank amal- gamation has Treasury sanotion 'just been obtained!
3 Distinguish between (a) Mosaic,
(b) mosaic.
Where in Fingal's Cavol
What is the average rise of tide, and where are the greatest and least tidee?
e During that period was French the rocognised language. need in this country?
7
Why are Northampton and Lei cester the chief controa of the
boot and shoe manufacturaa?
8 When and why did the Romans
withdraw from Britain when
0 What substance.
it reaches freezing point?
10 Who wrote: "The Lady of the Lake": "Evangeline" "Pardias Reguined "Ode on a Grecian Urn; "The Idylla of the King”? 11 How Long is a motro in indheat. I 12 What is a cœsural
17 Ice Honae Street,
The Return of a Famous, Film!--
THE FILM HIT OF YEARS!`
HERE is the picture the world has been waiting for. Out of the color and gayety of Paris artist life rises the gorgeous love story of the girl who made the. greatest sacrifice for the man she loved! A film remance you cản- not forget!
LILLIAN GISH JOHN GILBERT
with
RENEE ADOREE
ROY D'ARCY GEORGE HASSELL' Cont EDWARD EVERETT HORTON BY FRED de GRESAC. Sweetnied by Heart Murger's "Life in the Latin Querter." tinuity by Ray Doyle and Hany Behn, Directed" by KING VIDOR
A KING VIDOR
production
Boheme
A
Metro- Goldwyn
Mayer
FICTURE
COMING TO THE
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
QUEEN'S January 10th & 11th,
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