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THE BOOKSHELF

USEFUL WORK FOR THE FOREIGN STUDENT

MASONIC, PARTY

ARRIVES

NOTABLES ON WAY TO SHANGHAI

Passengers by the liner President Lincoln, which arrived from Manila this morning, include a large party of Philippine Island Masons, who are en route the

Shanghai, where they will vlait Amity Lodge The delegation' Is N. 100 P.L.C.

Worshipful headed by the Most Grand Master of Freemasons in the Antonia Philippine Islands, Mr. Gonzales,

"England and the English," by C. E. Eckarsley, M.A. (Longinang, Green and Co., London; 38. 6d.) should make a wide appeal to the foreign student, for which it Is especially produced. The author, who is English Master at Polytechnic Secondary School and Lecturer in English at the School of Modern Languages, Polytechnic, 4London, anys, in his preface, that one of the difficulties encountered in the course of several years of teaching English to foreign students has been that of Anding suitable material for reading. Essays, novels and anthologies have much to 'commend them, but he has found none of them wholly satisfactory.

of

to

Amity Lodge No. 106, of which Mr. H. C. Mei is the Worshipful Master, was formed two years ago by a group of prominent Chinese and foreign Masons, and is first lodge of the Philippine jurisdiction outside the islands.

the

the

Rosario, and accompanying it is Mr. Wm Yinson Lee, one of founders and acting senior of the Amity Lodge.

In-

During the visit to Shanghai, This book has been prepared to degree work and other functiona meet a need which Mr. Eckereley will be held at the British Masonie feels has not hitherto been filled. Hall, and the delegation will return The material in it, is varied in style, with a fortnight. The delegation prose and poetry being, included;s in charge of Mr. Aurelio Diego and its tone ranges from the sombre dignity of Hardy to the gay lippancy of "Broo"; from the lyrie beauty of John Galsworthy to the gentle irony F Goldsmith; from the polished periods Macaulay to ta modern loquialism of F. W. Thomas. The main object has been to reveal England and its people, their lives. both now and in the past. their interests and their character. The Englishman is shown at work and at sport, at sehriol and at

Sea celebrating Christmas, motoring, flying, cracking jokes, år meditat- ing on life and death.

col-

In the collation of material, the author hate shown a fine sense of balance, and the result is a book of consuming interest. The value of the volume is enhancer by ex- ercises based on the texts of the extracts, the aim in this eminexion being to attack those difficulties wwhich particularly bestel the foreign student. Altogether 211 admirable work, to be widely com- mended.

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"A POET'S TRAGEDY." "A Poet's Tragedy." by A. Hemming-Sjoberg (George Allen and Unwin, Litl, London; 8. Gd.) gives the life story of C. J. L.

Almqvist, De most peculiar, and at the same time the most tragic personality in Swedish literature. This is the first English edition of the Swedish originhi. "Ratte- gangen mot C. J. L. Almqvist." the work being translated with admirable care by E. Classen,

Members of the delegation clude:

Jon, Teoloro M. Kalaw, Past Grand Master; Lieut. Edward M. Masterson, Asst. Grand Lecturer Mr. Ramon Mendoza, Asst. Grand Secretary: Mr. S. R. Hawthorne, i Mr. Mariano Gonzales, Mr. Luis Arnaiz, Mr. Jose F. Fetalvero, Mr. Vicente Poblete. Hon, Vicente Albo Me. Eugenio Sevilla, Mr. Eduardo Del Rosario Tankiang. Miss Beatriz Tankiang. Mr. Ong Tong Chic, Mrs. Tong Liong. Miss Helen Loe, Mrs. Urain S. Sevilla.

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Entertainment values have cor- tainly been weaned away from Broad- way, their stronghold for years, by

RADIO BROADCAST

RECORDED MUSIC.

the omnivorous talking, Pictures-TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF witness "This in the Night," Parn- mount'a extravagantly funny musical show which is now showing at the King's Theatre.

The thres lending personingen in This โร The Night" are Iroadway mutabice who have clicked to the thousands at $3 to $8 per cent in many a successful New York stage comedy or musical revue,

Lily Damita, the leading lady of "This Is The Night, only recently completed a successful run in the highly remunerative "Sons O' Guns." Charlie Ruggles, who scums to have turned his full time to work in the talkies, was formerly one of the lead- ing funny men of the Great White Way, playing in such smashes as "Battling Butler and many others, Roland Young, always a sure-bet for comedy entertainment whenover his name appeared in lights in connexion with "Rollo's Wild Oat," "Beggar on Horseback" and other theatrical works of their kind is the third member of the hilarity confectioners in "This Is The Night."

Strong Cast in "Night Court." Machinations of political corrup tion in the courts of justice are used as a background for the gripplor drama in "Night Court, Metro Goldwyn-Mayer's newest

offering which opens at the Queen's Theatre on Wednesday. Iteading the strong cast is Phillips Holmes, playing the rule of the taxicab chauffeur whose bride is framed and jailed on a morals charge because she discovered evidence of the judge's graft spoils. Holmes, who scored such a hit in "An American Tragedy," lust played

Two Kinds of Women" an itt

Broken Lullaby.".

Walter Huston is east in the part of the crooked magistrate who finds himself arraigned before his own murder charge. Huston

court on

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7 p.m. Stock Quotations, etc. G-7.10 p.m. Concert Items. archera-oses of the South (3. Strauss)

Bruno Walter conducting the Hern Phiarimenle Orchestra. Violin Solo-Liebenfreud (Love'a Joy)

Violl

(Krelator)

Soto-Liebesfeld

Kreisler}

(LOYA'E Sorrow) Song-Dream Lover Frits Kreidler.

(Grey Schertzinger) Sang-Match of the Granaciers (Grey Piano Sole-La Campancila (Last)

Jeannette MacDons (Soprano).

Schartsinger)

Miacím Lavlinki,

Charva-John Peel (arr. Andrews)" Chora-The Bella of St. Mary's

Alama)

(Furder-

Arociated Clee Clubs of America. Violin Sal-Tumorenge (Dvorak-Kreisler) Valin Bolo-Caprica Viannola (Kreisler)

You (Grey- White Dove (Grey-Lebar- Stothar..Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone). Graan Sok-Bumewhere * Voice In Calling

Song When I'm Lookins, at Fritz Kreisler,

Stothart) Song-The

(Newton-Tato)

Drawn Solo-Serenade (chubert Crawford)

Jean Crawford. Chorus-A Farmer's Son (arr. Williams) Chorus Now

Month of Maying .(Marter)

Eaglish inget.

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the

.10-7.35 p.m. Symphony in It Minor (Unfinished) (Schubert) Si Benty J. Wool conducting the New Queen's Hall Orchen!ru,

7.35-8 p.in. Instrumental Music.

Violin Sato Hinteau (ontium) (Debussy) Violin Solo-La Fille aux Chweux de Lin The Maiden with Flaten lair) Debussy- Hartmann)....... ......Peltz Kreider.

and Bolo-Chorale (Bach) Pino Solo-ingrenuptă în A Flat (Chopin) Viola Safe-Tambour Chinos Krekler) Violin Solo Thaisteditation (Massenet)

Harald Bauer.

Fritz Kreisler.

8. p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.3-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con- cerl.

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

10.35 p.m. Close Down,

and "The Wet Parade." Anita Page negotiates her first stra

straight dramatic role as Mary, the hauteur's wife. Sho

played in "Are You recently Listening?" 4፤ ጉፈ . "Sidewalks of

of New York."

Lewis Stone is assigned the

the Cacterization

presiding who is sinio Iecause of his Newa crusading activities. Jean flersholt is the tenement janitor. Noet Fran eis is Lil, the judge's paramour, and John Milijan is an attorney who aids the underworld, in his courtroom operations. Tully Marshall is the might court Judge's underworld bower and Warner Richmond is a frameup stool pigeon, Mary Curlisle plays the part of Elizabeth.

W. S. Van Dyke, who screened "White Shadows in the South Seas," "Trader Horn," "Tarzan" and other recent film hits, directed the daring

new fentare, combining the terrife drama of the plot with the touching romance between the young couple wl find themselves unwittingly in the centre of a maelstrom of graft ni corrupt polities.

"Careless Lady.". Hollywood is revealing a few of her disappointments to Weldon Hey barn, one of the newest Fox Films players.

In making "Careless Lady," the Fox Films comedy to be shown the King's Theatre next Thursday, the script called for Heyburn, in his role as the New England

golf

cham- pion, to win a hard-fought litle match by sinking a long stymied putt at the last hole. A professional golfer was employed to make the putt for the young actor, but found the pin. very plusive in several consecutive pults. The cameramen at lust de ciled to make the preliminary "take" of Heyburn waggling his putter. With all cameras grinding Mr. Huy- เทเรซ

stepped nonchalantly around up, waggled, and putted. The ball

NEW BARRISTER

MR. H. C. MACNAMARA ADMITTED

At the Full Court this morning, Mr. Henry Charles Maenamara. solicitor, of Deacons, was admitted. a barrister. on the motion of the Attorney General, Mi C. G. Alabaster, K. C., who said Mr. Macnamaru was well-known to the Court and had been on the Roll as a solicitor for the past 10 or 11 years. Last year he was admitted to the Inner Circle of the Middie Temple and called to the Bar in June last year.

The Chief Justice: I have much pleasure in admitting you as a barrister and hope you will have a successful career here."

the stymie, curved back and plopped THOUSANDS HOMELESS

into the hole!

Joan Bennett and John Holes have the leading roles in "Careless Lady" which deals with the adventures of a repressed New England girl who starts out to get experience and seductiveness After

the she finds local swains unresponsive to her

Guy Bolton wrote charms.

the screen play and dialogue from the original story by Reita Lambert.

"The Road to Reno.”

RAINS CAUSE DISASTROUS

FLOODS IN JAPAN

Tokyo, Sept. 11.

Tremendous darange has been caused by floods on the island of Kokkaido, as a result of heavy

Incorporated in the excellent en rains. More than 10,000 houses

tertainment afforded by "The Road

to Iteno," which is now showing at have been flooded out and the

the Oriental Theatre, are a number

damage is already estimated at Yen

of elements which are bound to 45,000,000.-Renter's Special.

all patrona collectively if not

There is the romanco

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Rogern and Shannon; hu " young

Crowded bouses have been the rule

graduate, sho a daughter of a divorce at the King's Theatre during the ridden family. There is, the realism week-end for the showing of "This of the settings; Reno's spectacular Is The Night," one of the brightest diversions such as gaming balls of and

the present day, "freedom"

moat amusing filma

over.

eic. There is the style is er eened in the Colony. It possesses all the ingredients of first-class light afforded by the modes, many of them entertainment, with a clever musical predicting fashions six months ahead them running through the story, of

time, Worn

by Lilyan Tashman, Lily Damita, Charlio Ruggles and Peggy

Shannon, Judith Wood and the Roland Young have the leads-need other actresses. There is the side- more be said to establish the point splitting comedy provided by Skeeta that the casting is idealf Da no ac- Gallagher as the watchful profession- count mian this production. ni witness who checks up on every ono's behavior.. There is the tenne drama of numerous scenes in which

proves once again that sho temperamenta clash and emotions gain too powerful a sway, climaxed actress of fine ability, whoso talent by the entry of Tom Douglas into is not confined to one type of role. the zeens of his mother's quickly-bered for his fine work in "Outward

Leslie Howard, who will be remem decided wedding.

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"Devotion" A Splendid Picture. "Devotion", the current RKO Pathe attraction at the Central Theatre, starring Ann Harding, reproduce

fained and lovely Temple District of London, Against this exquisite im. background, in contrast to its air of

the

aft

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