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Friday,

Even Venus de Milo Heils Charlie

By P. L. MANNOCE,

CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S "The Great Dictator," awaited for five years, sis in good deal more than the grand 'little' Cockney's greatest 'film.

It is a challenge from fun-loving freedom to humorless tyranny—a merciless weapon on ridicule in humanity's fight for liberty, as well na terrific entertainment.

Here is one of the world's most

--beloved -figures-lashing and

lampooning the world's mortį

Who

detested foure-and playing Became

both paris.

Charlie and Hitler, men of

obscure birth, were born within Dictator four days of each other in April

1889,

Charlie's guttural anties as the Fuchrer are wildly funny.

So Funny

Comic Inventian abounds in the debunking of despotism. Even the Venus de Millo bells him!

There is an electrifying finale; a white-bot passionate burst of clogtience for democracy.

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Greed has goose-stepped lato inteery and bloodslied.... We think too much and feel too. little. · Soldiers, don't fight for ;

brutality-fight for liberty."

This in really Charlie Chaplin himself stepping out of the picture with a message for the world.

There is tons of hilarity. Jack Onkle ploys a glorious Dúce. But sincerity makes the Aim a con-,

tribution to history; so much tɔ behind the ghetto scenes that i feel Charlie (toho has never !! dented it must be a Jew himself after all.

The film will have its gala premiere at the Lee Theatre io-night at 9.30 pm.

Nightsoil Removal System Opposed By Unofficials

Strong opposition to the proposed: new system of.nightscil removal:at a cost of $400,000 a year by vesting control in Govern- ment was voiced at a meeting of the Finance Committee yester- 'day, which was specially called; to discuss the matter.

"Speakers in favour of the new scheme were the: Hon, Dr› P; S. Selwyn Clarke, Director of Medical Services, and the Hon. Mr W. J. Carrie, Chairman of the Urban Counell, who advanced as their main reasons the serious, menace-io: public health of the present system and the necessity of controlling the coolles engaged in the business.

Most of the Unofficial Members spoke against the new system, the majority being of the opinion that the Urban Council should enforce the by-law which provides supervision of the carriers.

Decision on the matter was deferred, and it is understood that another meeting may be held.

The Hon. Mr N. L. Smith (Colonial

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

LITTLE BARBER-

BASSO'S RECITAL

Mr Y. K. Sze Captivates

Local Audience

March 7, 1941.

Their Majesties Mingle With People In Rosyth

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Router).--Watched by a crowd of officers and: men from warships, the, King to-day held a little ceremony In a dockyard, decorating three Norwegian sailors with the British Distinguished Service Medal and also decorating eight seamen, petty officers and marines of the British Navy,

With Vice-Admiral Sir Charles

Ramsay, Commander-in-Chief at

Rosyth, the King boarded two HOW BURYE

warships and other warcraft

which chase U-boats and sweep WAS CAPTURED

mines.

Bellan and Norwegian -novat ratings mingled with British sallors and cheered him as he waited from the jetty,

-East Africa (OY “REUTER" IN ABYSSINIA) March 6-Thrusting through

The King also visited the Fleet Air parched mountainous country, Arm and carller at Edinburgh the the Abyssinian patriot army, led, King and Queen visited the first

British and Australian community feeding centre in Scot-by

land, where 150 people were enjoying officers, scored their first major, a lunch of soup, roast beef, vegetables military success with the cup- and sweets at a cost of ild.

ture of the well-fortified market;

The Queen christened in catapult

of Barye, which was for a warship and in a factory the town King and Queen had a long talk evacuated on Tuesday, about Trade Unionism with three shop stewards,

CHIANG SPEAKS

HOPEFULLY

The full of Burye follows relentless guerilla activities, Previous ad- vances had been largely the result. of Italian withdrawals but Burye was.

wire defended by Italian artillery, fortifications and the garrison was estimated at two brigades.

Nearing Capital

The next point of any importance along the road to Addis Ababa is Debra Marcos, some 40 miles nearer

Foreign Relations the capital, but it is believed that this

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", Is no mare strongly defended than

Mar: 0 (UP), — Burye. CHUNGKING,

The strongest natural defence now!

IT IS, unfortunately, all too seldom Chiang Kai-shek, speaking to the that Hongkong Is afforded the oppor-People's Pollucal Council last night, existing between the patriot army and tunity of listening to a singer of declared.My fundamental belief is Addis Ababa is the beginning of the quality, but when the occasion arises that the Soviet, Britain and America Blue Nile, a further 30 miles on, and the masle loving public make avid will never obstruct Chinese resistance this is a large canyon about a mile

deep, response, and such was the response and will surely aid our resistance.

Debra Marcos is situated at a rood that and welegme accorded Mr Y., K. Sze. Some people have been hoping basso, when, accompanied by Mr Russia or America would aid China Junction which includes the strategic O'Neil Shaw at the piano, he gave aby actually going to war, but I have read from Addis Ababa to Gondar. truly delightful recital at the Penin-never counted on that because the The cutting of this road would be a sula Hotel last night.

Chinese have strength alone for the serious below for the Italians.

inal victory.

need

to

Chiang And The Communists

that

He spared neither himself nor his We do not necessarily voice in his selection of songs. With friendly Powers actually to join in admirable control be modulated his the war, but we do need them tones to meet with the acoustics of

maintain strict neutrality, My the comparatively small Rose Room, strong eller is that these Powers and, singing in six different languages, will never reach a genuine compro- held his audience spell-bound,

raise W

with Japan; so we have nothing! *SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The whole of the first half of his to worry about in our foreign re-

CHUNGKING, 'Mar. 6, (UP) --An programnic, which opened with Wag-lations.

unimpeachable source states ner's Wotan's Abschied (Wotan's "China's legal tender has a 00 per Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has Farewell), was sung in German, while cent, cash reserve, despite the four approved of the Peoples Political the second portion was sung in Chin-years of war. I assure you the Council's undertaking of orbitration ese, Italian, French, Engilsh and Rus-enemy will never blockade China

despite his efforts to selze ports and the terms previously mentioned.

in the Communist embroglio under Well Received

cat roads."

These terms include the discussion of all problems, provided the subjects fido, not condict with, inilitary, orders

gramme of resistance and reconstruc- tlon.

sian.

The sacred tune of Schubert's Ave Maria, perhaps the most well-known of his pleces, was excellently sung and extremely well received. The

US. Asks Italy To for discipline in the national pro-

timbrous and sonorous notes rolled Close 2 Consulates

forth with all the beautiful solemnity the song commands, while in parts his voice attained an exquisitely pure quality.

His most difficult rendition was Mephisto's Song of the Flea, and if would, perhaps, have been, an un- fortunate Item with which to have such a grand recital, but

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which they exercise their official duties.

This is the burden of a note sent by the State Department to the Italian

conefuacuencore was that favourite Ainbrissador.

hits

of all barltones the Volga BoatmanItalian diplomats in Washington →und it is doubtful if any in Hong kong have ever heard it sung to better effect.

Mr O'Neil Shaw rendered plano solos-selecting his pieces from De-

Secretary)-presided, and members-First-Japanese-Envoy bussy

To Argentine

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, March 8 (Doinei)-Baron

The programme was: -

Wolan's Abschied (Wagner); Ave Marla (Schubert); Der Wandere

are excluded from the request, but the Embassy is asked to keep the State Department-informed of any movements outside Washington of any naval or military personnel.

Unprecedented Action

present were the Hon. Mr 1, R. Todd (Acting Financial Secretary), the Hon. Mr A. B. Purves (Director of

Mr Cordell Hull's note does not ex- Public Works) the Hon Mr J. J.

(Schubert); Ich Grolle Night (Schu-plain why the United States has Paterson,

the Hon. Mr S, H. Dedwell, Shu Tomi, Orst Japanese Ambassa mann); Die Beiden Grenadiere (Schu- taken this action, which is believed the Hon. Mr M. K. Lo, the Hon. Mr dor to Argentine, Mr Hidenari Tera-mann); Requiem to me mother (Prof. to be unprecedented against a coun- Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jnr, the Hon. sakt, former Second Secretary of the Li Wei-nin); Meditation (Prof. Ben-try with which the United States is Mr A. L. Shields, the Hon. Mr T. E. Japanese Embassy at Peking, who jamin Ing); Meditation (Romantic) at peace, but the note has an asperity Pearce, the Hon. Mr Li Tse-fonis, has been transferred to Washington, Prof. Chao Yuen-chen). Qui Sdegno which indicates

resentment at the and Mr C. B. Burgess (Deputy Clerk Mr

Mr Nagao Kita, former Consul- (Mozart); Nonnes qui reposez closing of the American Consulates of Councils).

General at Canton, who has been (Meyerbeer); 11 Lacerato Spirito transferred to Honolulu, and Mr Fumio Miura, former official of the (Verdi) and Mephisto's Song of the

Flea (Moussorgsky).—ATL. America Affairs Buronu of the Foreign Office, who has been appoint-

The Hon. Dr Selwyn-Clarke, the Hon. Mr Carrie and Dr N. C. Mac- Leod, Deputy Director of Health Services, also attended by invitation of the Committee.

Report Denied

ed of the Japanese

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Mar. 6 (UP)—Responsible

in Palermo and Naples.

The State Department's closing order affects two of the most im- portant. Italian Consulates In the country. Both in Detroit and Newark there are large Italian communities

td Second Streetry, and Clark Kerr Mission Fascists are strong and active.

posts vin the United States aboard the NYK. liner Tatsuta Maru this after- noon.

Italian Ship Sunk

Italian quarters to-day categorically ATHENS, Mar. 0 (Reuter)-A denied that Prince Paul is negollat- | Greek submarine has sunk an Italian ing for peace between Greece and supply ship in the Adriatic, according Italy as reported from Belgründe. to a Greek communique.

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Under the auspices of the Associa-. tion for the Advancement of Chinese Culture, the second annual open vocal competitions will be held on April 6, when the best candidates will be chosen for the final contest on April 11.

Items will include vocal solo apd choir work, the latter to comprise not more than 40 voices. All music loyers, irrespective of age or sex, ure eligible to join in the competition, which is aimed at the promotion of vocal culture,

The same as last year, a group of Chinese songs composed by Messes Silson Ma. Anthony Ho and other modern Chinese composers, has been recommended to intending competi- 1ors for the occasion,

The following have consented to be honorary judges of the competition -Messrs Albert Wu, Y.-K. Sze, Læc Chi, Lo Wal-kin-and Chao Pu-wel.

Chinese War Bond Sales Pushed

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The Hon. Sir Shouson Chow (Chairman of the Committee) In on Interview, revealed that ha, had re- ceived personal; létters from both Generalissimo' Chiang Kai-shek..and Dr H. H., Kung asking him to push the, enter.

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