-EMBER 4, 1923
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[AT SALE HONGKONG BEGINS REBUILDING TASK
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P-ESERVATIONS FOR SATURDAY
NIGHT MAY. BE MADE TODAY
Seats are now on sale for the extra
erformn of t he Unon opera "Cot-
hat wll be held Sat-.
urday nightat toe Whitney theater.
'h tiek tnay be obtained at the
b1 office of the Whitney theater.
.JIeavy Sale
, The svheduling of the ;extra per-
formance of the opera followed the
unusually large ticket sales that have
have marked the advance sales for
the show. Every seat in the house
for the week that the opera is showingj
here with the exception of Saturday
7 night and matinee has been sold.
Mal order applications for the
show for other cities that it will play
on its road trip with the exception of
Chicago and Detroit may be obtained
from the office of Homer Heath' in the
,Union. Applications for Chicago and
'ij Detroit will. be obtainable at a later
-date.
Letters and telegrams are being re-
deived by homer Heath, general man-
ager of the Union, telling of the great
popularity that advance sales of tick-
ets for opera have received. The let-
ters are from alumni in the various
cities where the show will play
Want Extra Performance
The entire lower floor of the New
York Metropplitan opera house where
the opera will play e. 18, has been
sold out and most of the seats onthe
upper floors have been taken. Alum-
ni in charge of the showing there are
asking Mr. Heath of possibilities of
putting on another performance of
the show and asking his permission
to place more chairs on the lower7
tlqor of the qpera house.
In Cleveland, although the box of-g
flee sale here does not start until Dec
10, telephone requests for tickets are
coming in in such large numbers that
difficulty is being experienced in
handling them. In Buffalo the mail
order sales have netted more than
" $3,000 although the general sale does
not open until Dec. 13.
MORE STUDENTS WANTE
* FOR UM I CNTAS
More than 30 principal cities have
been assigned to students who will
canvass University alumni during the
S Christmas vacation for subscription
to the Michigan Alumnus, official mag-
azine of the, Alrni association. Sev-
eral more towns are still available.
Any men who wisj to do this work
should phone John Bradfield, '18, busI-
ness manager ,ofthe Alumnus, at Un-
*y 1vrsiy9 7V1N. Ffty cents s given the
canvasser for each subscription ob-
"Only men who live in fairly large
cities will be allowed this opportun-9
ity," Mr. Bradfield said, "because
there will not be enough graduates in
small towns."
TheAlumnus sells for $3 a year and,
is published weekly during the school "
year and monthly during the summer'
months.
Announce Chairman'
For S. C. A. Drive
David Bromberg, '25, has been ap-
pinted chairman of the financial drive
that 5s to be carried out this T'urs-
day on the campus to raise money for
the Christmas party of 200 needy chil-
'dren that is to be given by the enter-
tinment committee of the -Student1
Christian association.
The drive will assume the aspect ofI
atag day and the amount o the con-
tribution will be left to each individu-
a. The Christmas dinner which is to
be held at 3 o'clock, Tuesday,Dec. 11,
In Lane hall auditorium, will be prim-
arily for poor children coining from
neighboring towns and local hospitals
Denby Will Speak
At Next Cap Night
Secretary of the Navy Edwin Den-
by, '96L, has accepted an invitation to
speak at the annual Cap Night cere-
monies next May, unless prevented by
circumstances unforseen at present.
'This word was received yesterday in
a letter to President Marion L. Bur-
ton. Secretary Denby's letter said:
"l enjoyed the contact with the fauclty
aind students- during the Michigan-
Marine football game so greatl that I
am gcing to take advantage of this
opportunity to meet themr again, and
accept your kind invitation."
Harlan To Appear
At Wuerth Tonight
Kenneth Harlan, male lead in the
film production of "The Virginian,"
and many other recent pictures. will
EE ;! , form of dress. Last year the check-I Italian lWomnen Mfay vote
ATO-board black and white shirts were Rome-otes for wonn'arere,
1. 1~the particular mna r of di tinction, ed as certain to be approved at
cse. C""aloh""r 'Sess""n. iproLab'limit
A9S CHECK ON CRIMINThe leather lined coats described those 27 years;old who have war
were decided upon at a meeting hold al;, or are widows of war veterai
yesterday morning in the Engineering !w ho pay 40 lire taxes annually.
Washington, Dec 3.- (By A.P.) - building. Members of the class ar
International adoption of the "know requested to get their orders for coat" It's tri. efiic:ency to use
book" as a means of checking crimin- in today. Classiifieds.--Av
als, eliminating much government red
tape and keeping -tab generally on all"1 E41!l 111l11Elll l41Ell lillll 1llie11191113
members of the community, is advo-
cated, according to private advices re- PAY YOUR
ceived here, by two Norwegian scien-
tists, Dr. J. A. Mjoen and J. Bo. The 5 50c!
"know book" is a suggested pocket
pamphlet to be made out for everyI
child and to be kept through his life *
as a permanent record of his doings. Subscription
It would contain his fingerprints, pho-
tograph, passport, physician's certifi- e
Before Dec. 13h.
cate of health, and certificate of his*
military and civilian record. Press Building. Opp. Majestic Theat
Not only would this booklet aid po-
lice in apprehending culprits, but other ,11E 11111
far reaching advantages are claimed
for it. It would prove useful ih census
taking, at hospitals, in the treatment
of the unemployed, as a means of iden- I
tification at banks, customs houses,
foreign ports, military camps,' etc. Be- °*"
sides, the system would educate the
people in the higher conception of ob-
ligation to the community and to a
feeling of social solidarity, it is de-
clared.
The system is said to be endorsed by
Norwegian and German police and gov-
ernmeht officials It will be presented
to the forcoming international con-
ference at Rome on immigration and
emigration called for next summer by
Premier Mussolini.
.n.
First photo received
in this country of the recent Chinese typhoonr, owing a few of the wrecked homes in Hong-
kong
The Orient had hardly recovered from the shock of the news of the Japanese earthquake when the sever-
est typhoon in many years struck Hongkong, China, one of the: most important British possessions in the East.
Millions of dollars worth of property wes tdestroyed and many lives lost. Work of rebuilding already has begun
in the devastated districts.
WHl AT'S GOING ON
TUESDAYr
12:15-Barristers lunch, room 319,
Union.
12:15-English literary department
luncheon, room 321, Union.
4:30--Tn ersity Girls' Glee club meets
in Barbour gymnasium parlors. '
6 :00-Ci0i engineering' staff dnner inI
Union.
S:00-Dodo rehearsal in room 205, ia-
son hall.
7 :1u-Les VFyagei's meet in rooni 306,
Union.
7:0--Iaterfraternity conference andI
smoker, Union assembly ball.
7:30-YVoungstown- Michigan clubr
meets in room 302, Union.
7:30-South Africa club meets in
room 304, Union.
7:30-Freshinan group meetings in'
Union as follows: Group 1 (Kirk)
in swimming pool; group 4 (Long-1
man) in reading room; group 5c
(Heston) in reading room; group 6
In activities room, third floor; group
7 (Sisler) in activities room; group
10 in activities room.
7 :30-Gioral Unon concert In Hill a-
ditorium. Detroit string quartette.
8:00-Michilgan Union opera, "Cotton
Stockings, at Whitney theater.
8:00-University extempore contest in
University hall auditorium.
8:00-Junior iesearch club meets i
room B162, Natural Science build-
ing.
8:30-Sigma Delta Chi meets in room
302, Union.
WEDNSDl)AY
7:00-Quarterdeck meets in room 302,
Union.
7:15-Saginaw club snoker in room
318, Union.
7:30-Round-Up club meets in room
304, Union.
7 :30--Naval reserve meets in room
225, Union.
7:30-Youngstown - Michigan . club
meets in room 325, instead of Tues-
day night as announced.
8:00-flcaihgamn Union opera, "Cotton
Stockings," at Whitney theater.
U-NOTICES
Freshman group 9 wil meet Thurs-
day instead of tonight.
There has been a generous request
among friends of the Institute' for a
weekly Bible class. On Tuesday,
Dec. 4, at 7 o'clock, Mr. Thomas
Iden will hold such a class which
will continue the discussion on
"Modern Interpretation of the Bi-
ble." This class will be open to
both men and women, Tuesdays
from 7 to 8 o'clock.
All fraternity copy for the 1924 Mich.
iganensian must be turned in to
Nel Barber, fraternity editor, at tH'
Michiganensian office immediately
New houses must turn in pictures
of houses and crests also.
WOMEN TO'HOLD FINL
Final practice for the second annual
women's debate with Ohio State uni-
versity to beheld Friday, Dec. 7 In
University hall, will take place to-
morrow night in University hall. At
this time the squads will receive their
final drill under the direction of Pro-
fessor L. M. Eich and Professor G. S
Gray, of the Public Speaking depart-
ment, who are coaching Michigan's
team.
The negative team will leave Ann
Phillips Leaves
After Christmas
BRITISH A''S KMRMY OFFICERSN
Corduroy Coats
Distinguish '25E
Corduroy coats with leather sleeves
and blue bodies will be the distin-
guishing feature of garb in the future
acclaiming the wearer as a member
of the class of 25E. According to tra-
dition, each succeeding class of junior
engineers adopts some individual
foo-
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Prof. Ulric B. Phillips of the history ULL.iUU iU t~ U I I I1L U 13
department of the University has been - -
granted a leave of absence by the ; Buenos Aires, Dec. 3.-(By A.P.)-#
Board of Regents and will go to the A group of British Army officers
University of California in Berkeley, beaded by Colonel Carruthers will
Cal., where he will teach throughout
the second semester, and summer ses- start from Pernamnbuco soon in an
sion of the school. effort to find the source of the Ama-
Professor Phillips will be forced to; zon River, according to Major Regan
leave the University shortly before the O'Connor, who has arrived in Buenos
close of the first semester, that he may: Aires in connection- with the expe-
take up his duties in the University of dition. The party plans to explore the
Califdrnia, in time for the second se- Amazon from the- point where the
mester there. He will teach courses in Roosevelt expedition left off in 1914.
the history of the United States from Major O'Connor said the party
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1820 to 1870, and a course in the hist-
ory of the Ante Bellum South
Vegetables Used as Tickets
Lobenstein, Thuringia, Dec. 3. -
Theater-goers now pay admission
prices in carrots, turnips, cabbage or
potatoes, making the lobby look like a
county fair.
Daily classified for real results.
would make a study of water power
development 'in; the event of success
with a view to obtaining necessary
concessions to that end.
Detailed pi hs for the! expedition
have been made and -it is proposed if
the Roosevelt limit is reached to di-
vide into partips. an, continue ,the ex-
plorations for 1,8 month~s at last.
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