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Hear

GLORIA SWANSON

sing

"Love" (Your magic spell is everywhore) Theme song from

The United Artists Picture "THE TRESPASSER" (Now showing at the Queen's Theatre) Victor Record No. 22079

Also recorded by Arden-Ohman Orchestra Victor Record 22114

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THURSDAY MARCH 20, 19°0.

THE PASSING OF LORD

of

BALFOUR

British public life and the world politica and. lettera are immeasurably the poorer by the death of the veteran Earl of

"THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1930.

somewhat paled by the breath of pessimism, came as near warmth and enthusiasm as may be by reason of its vital dignity, and to unreasoned conclusions by reason of the Adelity with which he clung to habit and tradition.

But "the tumult and the shout- ing dies," and there remains the memory of a distinguished public sérvant; a zealous custodian of the fortunes of a great party of the State; an inquisitive and acquisitive intellect that the years did not weary; an exponent of the ancient grace; a defender of faith which, never aglow with an expectation doomed to be dimmed by time, stood out, nevertheless, comely to look upon and hosph

table to the quiet assurances that and experience

common-sense give..

Pity the General Staff. When, as we have been led to assume, the pillars of the British General Staff got hot and cold all over at the mere thought of a Channel Tunnel, it is to be hoped

·DAY BY DAY.

THEY THAT GOVERN MUST MAKE LEAST NOISE Selden,

;

Two Chinese cases of small-pox were notified yesterday."

LOCAL RADIO.

WELL VARIED MUSICAL ITEMS.

The following programme is to be broadcast by ZBW, today on a wave Jength of 365 metres.

European pro- 6.00-7.00 gramine of Columbia records by of Messrs. Anderson Music of "On the Quarter Deck,

March, (K.J. Alford), and Ellesmere,

E. Grace). . Eerimental Band of H. M.

H.M.S. Kent will sall for Shang-court hai via coast ports to-day.

..

The Portuguese Cruiser Ad- amastor is due to arrive in Hong- kong this afternoon.

Grenadier Guards. "Ogul Mogal—A Kanakancae, Love Lyric" (Bennett), and "The Tightest

(Bennett).

The Very Idea!

Most of us are born with odd arma- and legs. This was stated when in a case before Mr. Justice Swift. medical evidence was being given at Liverpool recently,

The judge asked Dr. Stuart. McAusland whether it was true that

most men were born shorter in one leg. than in the other.

Dr. McAusland: I don't think Dr. Theodore Armour, another 80. Arms, yea; but not legs. witness, said that between 5 and 10 per cent. of the population were born with a slight variation in the

The Hongkong dollar showed an Man I Know Bennett, Comedian, length of their legs.

advance of a farthing this mora- ing, the rate on demand being 1s. 0.1/16d.

Mr. M. P. Talsti will speak on "Our Right to be Happy' at the usual weekly public lecture of the Theosophical Society to-day at 6 p.m.

1

The rainfall for the 24 hours inches. The total rainfall since ending 10 a.m. yesterday was 1.95 January 1 is 7.19 Inches against an average of 4.70 inches.

1130 ..

To-morrow, from 12.45 to 1.15 that the latest engineering projectp.m., music will be relayed by the put forward, involving nothing Government broadcasting studio more than the linking of England from the Queen's Theatre organ to the Continent by the draining of by Mr.. G. E. Longyear. the southern portion of the North

It is advertided that the forty- Sea, will not be brought to their attention without elaborate pre-fifth annual ordinary meeting of cautions. The consex ences which Messra A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd., would follow the presentation of will be held at the Hongkong the scheme without dus warning of Hotel on Saturday, March 29, at its somewhat startling nature are too terrible for imagination. At

The Bishop of Victoria proceeded first glance the proposal would

absence the Dean will act as com seem, to have emanated from the op leave on Tuesday. During his versatile brain of Mr. W. Heath missary for English work and Robinson, and should it be sub- Archdeacon. Mok as commissary mitted to the Committee of Imper-for Chinese work. During the ial Defence, the least the Govern absence of the Dean, on short leave, the Rev. W. W. Rogers will take his ment could do for posterity would place as commissary for English be to invite Mr. H. M. Bateman to work. record the various expressions of the naval and military chiefs. The scheme is fanciful enough to

On a charge of keeping 88, Apllu Street as an opium divan a Chin-

"Bitter Sweet Vocal Gems

It la strange that, however badly attended the churches may be on Sunday, there is always a "full house" at a kirk soiree.

(Noel Coward). Columbia Light Opera Company with Orchestra. "La Benediction Des Poignards," ((Meyerbeer), and "Lol Here, the

old woman who said that there Godfrey).

Regimental Band of H. Hwere only twa things she liked to Gentley Lark, (Bishop, arr. F. Forhaps everyone thinks dike the Grenadier Guards. hear. Ane was a clown at a circus,

and the other was a minister -at-a - soirde:"

"Der Rosenkavalier,"

(Richard Strauss).

Dast: Richard Mayr and Anni Andrassy with orchestra con- ducted by Bruno Walter. *Jungle Drums, Ketalbey), and Hawaiian Waters." (Tone "By the

Pictet, Grenadier Guards international the military band

Band of H.

"Waldteufel Memories Fantasia,”

Herman Finck).

Though Ireland is a nation again it has not had time, perhaps, to get much national music written in the major, key, and at the Murrayfield which, in compliment to our guests, Herman Fink and His Orchestra. I played a long selection of Irish, airs found themselves radiating the old, "Marouf- Est Des Musulmans,

Rebaud),

and Maroufa Sweet, sad tunes of the Emerald

Iale. (H.

George

Thill, Tenor, with Orchestra. In the grandstand, two young Caravane (H. Raband). "La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours,"

men with green cape and ribbons sat listening--and tears Symphony Orchestra.

They seem- down their cheeks. "Ta Gioconda Ciolo (Heaven and Ocean) (Ponchielli), ed to feel that something had to be dio Is ner Boon)," puffed, and puffed, and puffed, in and "La Gioconda Si Morir Ella De done. They lighted cigarettes and an obvious attempt to appear un- (Yes, to

Tancredi Pasero, Bass with Orch.

concerned. "Barcamile," (Tschaikowsky), and (Ponchiell).

"Valse Creole, (Tschaikowsky).

Regimental Band of B. . Grenadier Guards, *Wiener Blut, Waltz,"

(Johann Strauss).

Bruno

.E Mas

ran

Yes, Ireland is stocked with hearts throbbing with patriotism and sentiment.

In a fashionable Lordon home, a conducting the new,maid had been engaged. She Berliner Staatskapelle (Berlin was Welsh, and at first her mis- State Orchestra). tress. found great difficulty in re- "Now, what was your name 7′′* The Magic Fluto Gli Angali Fin-membering her name. ferno," (Mozart), and "Le Variazioni (Prech).

"I find it difficult to remember." Di Proch (Song with Variations)," she asked during the first day. "Call me Ginger" replied the maid; "all my pals do,"

A. M. Gulglielmetti, Soprano with Orchestra. "Four Ways, Suite No. 1 North- warda (March);No. 2: South- wards" (Valse):

·

Balfour. As Mr. Ramsay Mac- please a Jules Verne,and colossal ese who appeared before Mr. Whyte No. 3 Eastwards (Eastern Dance); young: woman of 80. to attack me,

Donald said of him on the occasion of his 80th birthday, in position, as well as in years, Lord Balfour

WAS

"THE TRESPASSER."

GLORIA SWANSON IN LOVE

DRAMA "TALKIE."

the latter.

any

No. 4 Westwards (Rhythm)," (Eric Coates). Regal Cinema Orchestra conducted by Emanuel Starkey. 7.00-7.15 pm. Lecture from Colum:

Oman, K.B.E., M.P.. bia records.

7.15-8.00 p.m. Experimental what is History!" By, Sir Charles, gramme

"You don't think it's fair for a twice her age, do you?"

This question was put to Judge Rowlands at Clerkenwell County. Court recently, by a landlady who sought possession of rooms from

"No, most, unfair," replied the pro-judge.

man and wife.

8.00-10.30 p.m. Chinese programme, 10.30 pm. 'Close down,

COTTON GOODS SELL BELOW COST.

RUSSIA DUMPS HUGE LOTS IN BRITAIN.

FORCIBLE FEEDING.

"She's a terrible woman," went on the applicant, "and wanted to throw me downstairs."

The Judge: "And you are afraid of her?""

The Landlady: "Ma? Accidents will happen. She is the worst. Wo- raan I have had in my whole mar ried life of 57 years to-day "

When told the there would be nu.

reninrked: order, the landlady "They will have a lively time of it DOW!"

The Judge: I thought they would.

this morning was fined $200. The enough to satisfy a' Pharoah. Yet Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy it is put forward in all earnestness, defendant was fined a further $10 it is claimed that the result would for being in possession of two mace be the creation of 145.000 square of prepared opium. It was stated an Elder Statesman. The miles of new land, that there is that the divan was being run ong seized, while there were hundreds words did not imply the shelf, but nothing in the project which would large scale, seven pipes being eflective activity-somewhat de- defeat the ingenuity of modern of empty oplum pots as well as tached, perhaps, and acted on that engineers, that a new and fertile paraphernalia for preparing the part of the stage screened from country would emerge from the drug. Two others who were arrest-

charged, the galleries by the wings-the waters, together with a tremen-ed with the defendant were dis- actions of one who prompted and dous amount of valuable treasure, and that work would be provided counselled the players as they for millions of unemployed, pro- came and went, and who but oceh-vided only that there was a suffi- sionally, and in special scenes, clency of money. The North Sen, strolled on himself to take a it is pointed out, is nowhere more

London, Mar. 19.. paternal part. He was a man of that 30 feet deep, and it would be

An alleged scheme is on foot to class the Scottish laird tempered drained by building a dam, ninety at Eton, showing the attractive feet above the water level, from Gloria Swanson is seen and heard

Norfolk to Denmark, and two in a tense love drama, "The food Britain with cotton goods

The Empress of Canada carried Trespasser," which was screened from Russia. Merchandise stated

a large number of passengers - manners of the freemasonry of the other dams near the coasts of for the first time in Hongkong at to consist of a million yards of ruling families, and withal

Holland and Kent to provide chan- the Queen's Theatre yesterday. cotton goods has been dumped when she left yesterday for the possessed of an ingenious mind, hels for the Thames, the Scheldt She has the role of a stenographer within the last two months at North. Among those on board fruitful in resources. He outlived and the Rhine. The land would be whose runaway marriage to the under cost price to enable the

Complications follow, agricultural machinery and other Chater, Mrs. E Davidson, Mr. H. Hampton, Mr. W. J. Hawker, Mr. most of the contemporaries who divided between England, France, son of a millionaire is resented by Russians to raise cash to pay for were Mrs. B. D. F. Belth, Lady

purchases. so knew him, and latterly appear-Beligium, Holland, Germany and but in the end love wins out,

A trade principal states that J.B. Hawker, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. A feature of the production is ed as one of vast experience in Denmark in agreed proportions. handling the affairs of State, and The engineers claim that the pro- the fine emotional seting of Gloria Russian eretonne la being offered Marah, Mr. and Mrs. PW. Park- ling, Mr. W. T. Stanton and Mrs.""" who was ever ready to step into posals are eminently practicial, Swanson, who rises to great heights at fourpence-halfpenny a yard in er, Mr. A. Niasim, Professor and.

M. S. J. Walsh. breaches when the needs of the and could be carried out if Bri-n the more dramatic moments of London which cost fourpence in Mrs, M. H. Roffey, Mr. P. H. Suck-

tain were willing, to cease to be an the play. The theme itself is not printing alone-Reuter. country called upon him.

Island, if the money could be ab- by any means new, and there is

However, story unfolds. Lord Balfour was, perhaps, the tained, and if the countries involv. quite a deal of "Bob-stuff" as the, least familiar to the man in the ed could agree about the division shortcomings in the play are more street of all who have been at of the spoils. There is a whole than atoned for by the excellence

of production.~; the head of national affairs in our host of other "ifs" but those given of the acting and the high standard

The voices throughout register, time-not so much as a figure, will suffice. It might be added that but as a personality. The com- the scheme was made in Germany excellently, in which connexion Some good may come of it, how Gloria Swanson is particularly mon being knew that he was ever, since it has drawn public at good, both in the spoken words and

a protest against her prolonged man of great accomplishments, tention to another proposition in two cong numbers which reveal days ago began a hunger strike ne one apart, one whose mind worked more within the realm of possibi-her to Be the possessor of detention in prison in connexion in aqusual ways, an aristocrat Iity, the draining of the Wash,cellent volce. The supporting cast with the Gazette di 7 Frane fang-

strong and capable, We com

hospital for the first time to-day. who strolled within a walled gar with its 600 square miles of shale mend this film as being well worth clal scandal, was forcibly fed in She was very weak, and had been den and had no love for the market low sea. Even the members of seeing.

"Easy Came, Easy Ga." suffering extreme pain, but resist- place. He was acquisitive of the CLD, would sleep soundly in their beds if this work was put in

„Having a large amount of moneyed to the utmost sight persons knowledge-all kinds of know-

hand.

which one does not own but which being needed to effect, the opera one cannot rid oneself of may cause ledge, from spooks to national

serious problems.This is the one defence. He was a man of great

dinculty which Richard Dix torn curiosity and, therefore, of wide

into a roaring comedy in his latest information. The pigeon-holes of

picture, "Easy Come Easy Go" his memory

contained

This picture will be the feature at more Paris

Brussels dockets than those of Mr. Glad-Amsterdam

12.124 traction at the Majestic Theatre, 20.885 Kowloon today. The problem is stone, What he could not Berlin

18.165 one of honesty, Dix has the Copenhagen talk sbout

of Interest Vienna

$4.615 money can't get rid of it and yet 103% feels be isn't entitled to it. to nobody. Both in politics Hälsingfors

108.30 Easy Come, Easy Go" was Lisbon

818 adapted from the stage play by -4214 Owen Davis. It concerns the sc

Bangdon, Mar. 19,* 1/10tivities of a young American, who

Over a hundred persons, in- Is imbued with the theory that

cluding thirty policemen and one 17/82 25.125 honesty is the best policy. How- 92.87 ever, he assists, unwittingly, in a prominent Indian public man who 18.105 bark holdup, and then, upon learn was trying to pacify the crowd. 18.17 ing of how the money has been were injured in a conflict between 184% stolen, he endeavours to return it the police and a crowd outside the court where Sen Gupta was being 38.86 to the rightful owners.ARM

Was

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124.20 34.885

and in philosophy, Lord Bal- Bucharest Tour "stood pat," but he did Buenos Aires it gracefully, and We were Interested; he did it cleverly, and New York

Genova we were pleased; he did it with || Milan

ingue

a subtle intellect, and we were Stockholm stimulated. Detesting emotion-lo alism and "oratory in the written Madrid Athens or spoken word, and fancy and Blo

Bombay slipshod conclusions in thought, Boy

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solemn Silver (forward) Phone C. 45672 Hardware Dept. themes he rose to

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MADAME HANAU ON HUNGER STRIKE.

Paris; Mar. 18. Madame Hanau, who eighteen

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Madame Hanau subsequently vigorously protested, and declared she was determined to die sooner then again submit to such an operation-Reuter.

RANGOON RIOT.

CROWD STONE POLICE OUTSIDE LAW COURT, Ë

WHO WAS MILLY BARTON ?

The parishioners of the Shepperton overlooked their curate's many deficiencies of mind and heart for the sake of his lovable wiGT A

Amelia Barton, or "Milly" se" she was, affectionately known to her. friends, was a superb creature, and all unconscious of her charm and popularity.

Her beary cap, fearegre cherished insignia of the V torian matron, could not impair the loveliness of her chestnut curia and her Madonna-like. face, with its sweet kind eyes The oldest,shabbiest frocks moulded themselves into ele gance upon her perfect figure.

This beautiful frame housed o spirit no less beautiful. Milly Barton's life was lived for others, her husband, her child ren, and the poor in her village The curate's stipend required most careful management and much self-denial, yet never K complaint nor a grumble paas... ed her lips:

She gave of ber strength to all who needed it, generoush, recklessly, eventually we herself out and dying in her seventh confinement.

This character figure in one of George Ellot's novels authoress mother, Mrs. Emma Cyther, in actual Ure a cur-

2 Because the president of the bank It is understood that the trouble was drawn from a friend of the

belleve Dix to be a crazy millionaire arose owing to the Indian, leader of 1/6% and because Dix cannot get his procession striking a policeman 19% hands on the money at the proper The crowd stoned the police, and 19.3/16 times, the theme furnishes some finally the military police dispers British Wireless,

surprisingly funny situations,

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ste's wife