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| appland the Government's adherence to the principle. We deplore its confession that there have been We urge it frequent breaches of it. to make it a strict rule. Previou
wernments of Hongkong have been f dishonest ethers have been slack. We hope better things of the presen: fon. which (it may comfort it to know) appears to us to be doing very. well indeed.
Incidentally, though the remark is probably capable of innocent and satisfactory explanation. our atten- tion has been called to something said by our very worthy and hand- working Director of Public Works. He spoke of plans of land along new nds being ready for the Govern- tent, for them to reserve plots and for the others to be put up to the public. What are these reservations, and why is not every site along a new read where the Govenment has not public building in view) put up to the [public? There is nothing that should The more jealously watched, or more
SPECIAL CABLE.
CHI LEBA AT SHANGHAI.
TWO DEATHS.
(Ching Mail SPECIAL.]
SHANGHAI, September 5. Several foreigners in Shanghai are suffering from cholera. There were two deaths during the past seven days.
VERY LITTLE DAMAGE.
[China Mail SPECIAL.]
SHANGHAI, September, 5. The Cordillere and the Glaucus reached Shanghai on Saturday. Both comparatively hule damage.
FUTURE OF FILMDOM,
VISITING KINEMA MAGNATE INTERVIEWED.
PICTURE OF TO-MORROW.
VOICE AND COLOUR IN MOVING
PICTURES.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1921.
tive is now faultless, and I think it i possible to get depth.
Dr. Howells holds the firm opinion
MAGICIAN ARRESTED.
that instances of the film having any PLANTING THE SILVER TREE." effect on crime are very rare, indeed that the kinema has little or no effect on crime.
This view, he said, was supported by several recent court decisions in the United States. Only the other day in India an attempt was made in the courts to prove that a certain spectaculat crime had been inspired by the alleged morbid influence of the kinema, but the judge trying the case had negativ:d that.
THE KINEMA AND THE LEGITIMATE STAGE.
Where one dollar is spent in the construction and upkeep of theatres in the United States for the leg itimate stage five hundred dollars are spent for the moving pictures.
This was the answer Dr. Howells gave to a query regarding the respec tive futures of the kinema and the
very
WOMAN'S AMAZING CREDULITY.
A
Chinese was this morning charged before Magistrate Lindsell with having stolen $118 in money and $145 worth of jewellery from a Chinese woman living at No. 11 U Hing Terra:c.
Sub-Inspector Grant, who pro- secuted, described the case as the old story of "planting the silver tree." defendant was alleged to The
the complainant's have gone to house on Saturday to tell her fortune. After examining the palms af ter hands, he told her that a lot
I scrupulously done, than the distribu- are now in dry deck. They suffered | United States, is the largest exporter leave New York to play in the Weststructions, the woman procured two
tion of public lands. Eeraase there is never enough to go tound.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.S. "Cairo," Captain H. S. Currey, D.S.O., left Hankow for Hengkong on August 29.
Mr. N. Hardie has passed his ex- amination as master (s.s.). Mr. J. Roberts passed as 2nd Engineer.
The Houghong Repe Manufact- uring Co., Ltd., has declared an interim dividend of $1 per share.
Anna El-Tour and Leo Podolsky, for their concerts in Manila, get en thusiastic notices in the papers there. Mr. R. J. Mules, civil engineer, Davenport Dockyard, has been appointed to Hongkong rice Mr. C.
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SONGKONG, MONDAY, NAFT. 5, 1921.
LAND SALES.
The talking kinema, the coloured film, the home projector, the picture of tomorrow-these and many other fascinating aspects of the great
cussed with a China Mail reporter on STRANDED STEAMERS SAFELY | moving picture industry were dis
DOCKED.
Saturday by a member of America's largest film experting concern, Dr. Howells, brother of David P. Howells, famous in the United States as the head of First National, Dr. Howells, who is making a business tour of the East, visiting India, Java, Malaya, China and Japan, stated that
173 America to-day soon, but she would have to comply First National, in addition to con legitimate stage. This mears, he of money was coming her way very few travelling companies with certain conditions. On his in- trolling 4,300 picture houses in the added, that of American films today. Apart
one she placed from films bought in the open and that cities with a population market, it controls the distribution of less than 500,000 can boast very few ginger jars, in
in the other some scrap iron. Both First National and Metro pictures to legitimate stage attractions during all her money and jewellery, and Nevertheless, he must confess that jars were covered with paper and the legitimate stage would never lose seated. Then, the defendant, who quickness of band changed the posi its appeal for him, especially comedy was something of a magician," by productions!
He did not think combined van. tion of the jars without the woman's deville and kinema performances knowledge. Handing her the jar A $16,000,000 CONTRACT.
would ever achieve much favour. which was supposed to contain the Sergean: Elston, in charge of the
it in her box. She was not to open The story of how First National There were very few in America jewellery, he instructed her to lock Hawkers Licensing Department, at
not popular
it until 24 hours had clasped, when, the Central Station, on Saturday care to be formed is itself interesting, and they were
he assured her, for every $1 she had charged a Chinese woman before At the mercy of his star, the producer Britain,
having formerly exacted such exorbitant
PICTURE OF THE FUTURE.
placed in the jar she would get $10, prices for his pintures that an exhibi-
The picture of the future, said Dr.The other jar, the defendant said, tors association was formed as a Howells in answer to a further ques according to the conditions, must be
Started thus, protective measure.
BRIBE OFFERING.
SOLICITOR'S CLERK AND
STALLHOLDER,
Magistrite Lindseil with offered him a tribe of $30.
the entire East, a feld in which it is the pioneer exporter of big feature films. In Britain which is its best customer for American films, it has established its
distributing agency.
ever made
moath.
the season.
serials."
of
12
thrown into the harbour. He took
The defendant was remanded until to-morrow afternoon.
According to the sergeant, the defendant, who was formerly the helder of a garette stall at the cor- First National soon found itself in a tion, will be saner-less sensational
think the day of the very thrilling serial when the woman's curiosity led her to ner of Jubilee Street and Connaught position to outstrip its competitors and more true to life. "Of course it away with him, but he had not
she the open marker. The latest that discovery Road Central, was, in consequence and secure the best pictures in all art must be exaggerated, but I been gone a quarter of an hour, I really commend the action of some her surprise, it contained no valuables She worthless icon. had obtained the pitch from another achievement to us credit is the with ten buckets of blood is gone. open the jar in ber custody. To of the
deceit, ordered in biggest contract
censers in refusing to pass extreme but only kinema industry, a 4-year 10 another the woman by July to move
witness at the Talmadge involving the record figure for exhibition in Oriental countries. defendant and found him at the Star interviewed the locality. Since that time, she had compact with Norma and Constance examples of this class of film, especially immediately went in search of the Central Station several times with of $16,000,000. Incidentally, it is! We have tried to get away from the ferry. When searched at the station, had on him a railwayticket fo The night swimming fere at the a view to having the old pitch interesting to note that eight years merely sensational type of picture. practically all the money and jewellery
1 "The kinema producer has the Sheklang. Victoria Recreation Club will be held restored to her. The last occasion ago these two famous stars were the and First National now makes no was found on the defendant. He also 31, when she banded him a chit by living on the East side of New York whole field of literature, science and or Wednesday, the 7th inst., weather she saw the witness was on August daughters of an Irish policeman permitting.
Au Cherk Sang, a man who had City with a salary of $80 a
and it is there that i once or twice accompanied the Norma Talmadge has just won a current history to explore," continued will find their birth. To make a good defendant in her interview with the popularity contest for the United Dr. Howells,
picture it requires first a good director, witcess, and bad described him--States organised independently of the think the best pictures of the future self 25 an assistant clerk to kinema industry.
next a good star and supporting cast, picture. It is typically Italian. Why is it that these pictures are received Mr. Longinotte, solicitor. After he
The kinema offers a wonderful then a good story. Too often you in Britain with so much less favour had read the note, the defendant
ideas new
in get a good director and a good star than the American film? It is be- Howells, bot a mediocre story. Obviously the cause the American film is more education, said Dr. handed him another envelope. This
especially in sach subjects as best story is the story written co contained two $10 notes. aine $1 opportunity for
for. Was money the
etc. stand on its own merits, and it is to notes and $1 in silver. When asked
botany, physics, geography. over the the defendant leaned table and whispered to the wit-There is scarcely a branch of science the literature of the world that the Suffering from injuries received ness "I have given $20 to Ah Au, that could not benefit by using the kinema producer raust turn for the in the course of a fight with another $20 to your brother, and this $30 ilm in spreading its teaching. To- best material." ran who has absconded, a Chinese for you. I want my old pitch back." day hundreds of small projectors are is now in the Government Civil Then, as if by way of an after. His thought, the defendant added "Give injuries are cot considered serious.
A tea factory in Honam was the scene of a big fight between usion labourers and non-union men last Thursday.
sarations
Jose de Castro, a Filipino, was fned on Saturday because opium and a pistel were found in his flat in Wellington Street. He was fired $250 for the opium and $150 for the gue.
what
HOME KINEMAS.
FILM HISTORY OF THE WORLD. And in your opinion the ideal picture-
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being manufactured, and in most American schools. films of great
A picture Eke "Daddy Longlegs." to the scholars. Himself a skilled educational value are being shown surgeon, Dr. Howells, believes that replied Dr. Howells, a picture with a great director. Take certain classic the kinema will prove itself inval wonderful story, a good star, and a Dr. Howells chinks that with the pictures of to-day. They will always ance," "The Four Horsemen of the able in the medical profession. cheapening of production costs both be classies of the screen-Inteler
WHERE AMERICA LEADS. It is this universal appeal that you with think will leave the lead America?
universal in its appeal.
For years to come America will keep her lead in the kinema industry. Her strides since the war have been enormous. Originally she imported France is her second best customer. To what do you attribute this all pictures from France, and now
The reason why America can pro- supremacy of the American picture?
Hospital receiving treatment. $10 to Lo Yin (the original holder of the pitch). The witress took her to the chargeroom. In connection with the Hongkong
The defendant said that Au Check University Matriculation examina. tions in November, particulars are Sang gave her both envelopes, the announced in our advertisement one containing the money in the columns of four scholarships which right hand and the ether in the left will be awarded on the result of the He told her to give the sergeant the in projectors and films few homes wil Apocalypse," "In Old Kentucky," and dace the picture of world appeal and letter first, and not to surrender the be without their parlour kinema. it: "Daddy Longlegs," to name but a universal sympathy is found in the money until he asked for it. After possible even now, he said, to buy During the blow from the rail of reading the note, she alleged, the projector for G$125 and to hire the typhoon which caught Hankow sergeant stretched out his hand to bound, was driven against H. M. Shanded it to him. She would not
examination.
is
films at a reasonable rate,
These
the ordinary electric light socket.
a
of
varied nature of her people. There are more Jews in New York than in Do you think the future will see the pictures equalling or surpassing! Jerusalem, more Irishmen than in the One of our latest productions, said this great cosmopolitan mass recently the str. "Chekiang " inward receive the other envelope, and she Projectors can readily be attached to the colossal scale of "Intolerance"? | city of Dublin. It is the presence of enthusiasm, when your batch of reels of the Apocalypse," produced by the can picture a more universal appeal that the chief reason for that general "Cairo," which was at anchor in have surrendered it had he not asked The day will come, he added with Dr. Howells, "The Four Horsemen people that tends to give the Ameri will be delivered at the house just as Metro organisation cost $800,000. than pictures produced in-countries Then there is the vital factor of your morning papers are delivered At this moment there is a producer with a less varied population.
engaged in screening cothing less
Dr. Howells. ambitious than a bistory of the world, climate, continued "Intolerance" eclipsed.
for it.
now.
FILM CIRCULATING LIBRARY? Did he foresee the day when
better suited to kinema production than that of South California. No nation, outside America bas made such rapid advances in production
climate offers a serious handicap to your producers. of pictures as Britain, but your
The sergeant denied this. principle is to safeguard again-t land-midstream. Both vessels suffered a
Au Cheuk Sang said that he had grabbing by pull or by bribery a certain amount of damage.
been a solicitor's clerk for 15 years. Major-General Leonard Wood He admitted that he had written and by favouritism. Somewhere outside the urban boundary there is a desir able building site. Theaterically, we authorizes the statement that the signed the note produced, and given
CAPRICIOUS PUBLIC. u have an equal right to it, though: Wood-Ferbes Mission will visit China (the defendant instructions regarding the circulating book library would Yes, I think that the future will see Nowhere could you have a climate
For answer, Dr. Howells
What do you consider the most it is plain that we cannot all have it. and japar, leaving Manila in the the money. The defendant had often make room for the circulating film There are men here who reriously middle of September. General Wood interviewed bica with regard to her library? claiza that the discoverer has a expects to return to the United pitch, and in order to put an end to sailed and remarked that it was
Dr. Howells smiled quizzically. The
KINEMA TRADE IN CHINA. Superior claim to it, but if we admit-States before taking up his appoint her consultations, which were annoy-difficult to foretell the ultimate future successful picture produced under the ted that, we would have inen devote to the Governorship of the log him, he lied to her once that he of the film. When one glanced at aegis of First National?
Philippines.
had offered money to Sergeant the progress made by the fim during
For the same reason then you do Elston, but was not successful in the last ten years the improvement finest, or even the most expensive said. ing themselves to such discoveries.
She elected seemed incredible. Nevertheless he picture is not necessarily the most while we others were pursuing our Mr. R. C. Treman of Narking getting her pitch back,
Passion," a picture featuring Pauli pot think that the kinema industry see equally wonderful advances in ordinary avocations. The discoverer was dashed over the Kuling falls on to try herself, so he wrote out the thought that the coming years would successful financially, he
Negre, whom David P. Howells will gain a footing in a country like He had gere with a note for her. to the govemment, pays a August 26.
The climate of the East, especially The Magistrate remanded the case general excellence.
Regarding the future of the home disovered in Germany shortly after China? deposit to cover the cost of advertis-party to the falls and was seated with It would be hard to suggest a sub-ing the sale, etc. (otherwise the others on a rock when a wall of in order that Lo Yin, the original
Incidentally First too bumid for the best results to be This morning the defendant was emphasized, that the picture house exhibition value in the United States
induced Pauli obtained. Indeed I frequently found ject for controversy on which more Government would be bothered by water from a cloudburst of the bills holder of the pitch might give evidence. kinema, it must not be forgotten, be the termination of the war, had an that of the Malay States and Java is ordinary photography at certaia justice to many of the better pictures. National has now
to America to could be said on both sides than the fickle persons asking for ints to be above swept him off his feet and over subject mooted in 3r Bird's question. put up for which they would not bid the falls. A party went out at night committed to stand his trial at the was the only place that could do of $1,025,000.
Mr. Longinotte appeared in Court Much frequently depended on pre- Negre to come the last Legislative Council and then the Government (often after to search for the body. This tragedy next Criminal Session.
coming after the similar death of weeting, would the fovernment sel tedious delays) announces the sale Miss Kunkle last year, has thrown this morning and denied that Ausentation, especially in big pictures make pictures for it. Furthermore, times of the day very difficult. Apart building sites in nou-urban areas by and gives us all a chance, the highest the whole population into gloom, Chuck Sang was his clerk. The man like "Intolerance." private treaty instead of public bidder winning Now this is the pro- says a correspondent. auction? But for the extraordinary bable cause of Mr. Eird's proposal. It confession in the officiat reply, we has often happened that a man has would have beartily applauded the marked out a site like that, and got Road Central, it was explained to a Government's attitude and decision. the Government to put it up, and China Mail reporter at the head Brief as was the Colonial Secretary's some other party who took no pre-office of the Hongkong Flectric Co.
til the other sounds of the moment which I believe was shown locally at answer. far too brief for such a large liminary trouble at all has come in this morning, are incidental to the
were also reproduced. It was not the Coronet Theatre. Our first serial subject. it included a statement that and outbid tum. This roast be laying of new cables, the present
sufficient that you bear the voices of Son of Tarzan," also met with great seems to as regrettable, and a state-annoying to the discoverer; but it is system having practically reached the
A Chinese Was this morning two people conversing in a railway success. went that rots us of our satisfaction not so bad for the community limit of its capacity. These new cables, which will be laid throughout with the Government's decision to would be the abuses that might the city to meet growing demands, charged before Magistrate Lindsell carriage; you must also bear the adhere to what we regard as the easily creep in if Mr. Bird's proposal will eventually form part of the Com- with having used abusive language rattle and the rumble of the express fairest way of distributing cnr super-had been agreed to. Members of the pany's big scheme to increase power towards an Indian Sergeant at Hung train if the effect were not to appear can ever challenge America's lea1?) be only ore month behind Broadway.
RE
The excavations in Queen's
The
following shorthand at the Italian
had since absconded and cannot be found.
CHEEKING THE POLICE,
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COSTS MONEY,
THE TALKING KINEMA.
a picture will receive a splendid re from the expense of coming to China, ception at one place and a cold one most producers can get all the colour st another. is difficult always to and atmosphere they want by a little Speaking of China, added Dr. Did he think there was any future gauge the success of a picture, and a skilful staging in California. for the talking kinema? Dr. Howells producer must be guided more by looked dutious. True, certaia suc-instinct or intuition than by ordinary Howells, I might mention that the One of our most kinema trade in the East shows less cess had been achieved in reproducing business rules.
most of the other trades. People will the human voice for the kinema, but successful pictures from the financial signs of the general depression than
In Old Kentucky, realism would never be attained un standpoint was
80 to their kinema theatre.
A-ERITISH MASTERPIECE.
You will get here in Hongkong. said Dr. Howells in answer to a final query, the latest and the best pictures just one month after their release in Do you think that British producers America. In other words, you will Some wonderful films have been That one month is consumed in hom yesterday. The Sergeant onld grotesque. In any event we would Colonial Secretary Executive Council, or friends of theirs: from 100 to 200 volts.
HONGKONG WONDERFUL. ficies. The
that he was talking to a constable always be left with the fact that the made in Britain. A notable instance getting the picture out here.
Dr. Howells, who has already - astounded us with the announcement might get the pick of the available
of near the station yesterday afternoon. eye offered the shortest journey to that comes to mind is a film version results
of a Dickens book made by a company thstales by private treaty are not lands too cheaply. Even Low we are a bit over the nature of
examinations held when the defendant passed him and the brain.
Do you think, asked our represen- that shortly afterwards disbanded for visited Europe in the course of a That world tour, left Hongkong for Shang- infrequently effected in special cases."worying
Convent, have said in Chinese "Molo kwai, what are He also rather surprised us by giving those "special cases" to which the
been received Elementary: you talking about?" The defendant tative, that the day will ever come lack of financial enpport. as the Government's season for not Colonial Secretary referred. There just
National was not slow in securing morning. From Shanghai he goes to deporting (save in those "not must be many, if he says they were First best, Miss Agnes Gift; Second then imitated the witness's speech. when all pictures will be shown in picture was a masterpiece, and First hai by the Empire State" yesterday Some wonderful work is being done the rights for America, British pic Hankow, thence to Peking and home to annoy him, the infrequent" special cases) from the not infrequent." May we safely best, Katherine Uunt; third best, As the defendant was obviously colour?
arrested Laura witness
the defendant. today in coloured photography, re-tures are distinguished by some to America via Japan. He had just general principic of sale by auction" take it that they would all bear Muriel Tanaka; followed by Dalores doing, this
that be plied Dr. Howells. Yes, I think that excellent qualities, though the atten- one word to describe Hongkong defendant said
tion given to detail in itself unimport which he had visited for the first hat in that was the community public inspection No favouritism? Talmage, Mary Medine.
CRIME MYTH.
ant is at times apt to become wearf time-"Wonderful!"
Hongkong Amusements Ltd., are obtains the fall value of the land." No, unfair advantage? No "special" Figueiredo, Avice Marth, Frances The
the And the stereoscope. Do you think some.
the local agents for First National, That does not follow, but if it dd it prices 1 A rule, rather than a Dunn Mercedes Castilho, May Dillon was talking in the Tungkus dialect some day we will get colours.
Then you think? Ward and Birtha Santos Full certi which he had bought, and is not the only or eren, main reason "general principle," establishes pub and Laura Dunn. Theory: Elisabeth with a friend about a pair of shoes
You have seen the French picture, many, of whose best pictures have for the general principle of open and lic confidence. We thred an impresas: Vida Williams, Edwina Ro Sergeant must have misunderstood that a stereoscopic effect can ever be
Two men have practically devoted said Dr. Howels. It is typically been shown at the Coronet and the.. advertized sales. We do not suggest sion, which is quite common, that gers, Lina Roza, Agnes Fung, Mollie him. He certainly did not address attained
their lives to this problem. Perepec French. You have seen the Italian | Kowloon Theatres. that our officials are not all honest it was a rule here that all lands were Rahman, Annie Cordeiro and Laura the Indian as alleged. A fine of $5
was imposed. and incorrupt.He men when we say disposed of openly and pallialy. We Santos.
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