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THURSDAY APRIL 8 1924
WIRELESS AND PIRACY.
HONGKONG
QUESTION
GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.
IN THE COMMONS.
Difficulty of
Securing
the Operators.
(Reuter's General Service.)
London, April 2.
In the House of Commons, Viscount Curzon drew attention to what he described as the alarming increase in piracy in South China waters. Ile declared that merchant shipmasters and officers considered the piracy regulations of the Hongkong Government useless,
MR. THOMAS.
A large British shipping company was anxious to instal wireless on their ships as a safeguard but were prevented by the Government regulation dealing with the nationality of the operator to be 'engaged.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL COLOUR.
CHINESE
STAGE FRENCH
STORY.
"ORPHANS OF THE STORM."
MING DYNASTY COSTUMES IN
PARIS.
Cinema-goers who have pleasant memories of "Orphans of the Storm," which was exhibited at the Coronet Theatre last November, will learn with interest that the picture has been adapted into a Cantonese play which was given at the Ko Shing theatre this week,
$25,000,000 OUTLAY,"
DIESEL ENGINES FOR US. LINERS,
(Reuter's American Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 3. The House of Representatives has passed a bill authorising the expenditure of $25,000,000 on the installation of the Diesel type of engine in United States Shipping | Board vessels.
FLYING TO...MACAO.
PORTUGUESE AIRSHIP STARTING
If Reuter's General Service )
LISBON, April 2. The Portuguese airship will A Cantonese play lasts from depart at dawn for the projected four and
half to five flight to Macao. What is omitted in hours. action is compensated for by songs-mostly extemporaneous and protracted monologues'.
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to
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
POINTS STILL TO BE.
SETTLED.
POULTRY FAMINE.
GETTING SUPPLIES FROM HONGKONG.
wir PRICES ARE RICH.
Instead of poultry supplies being! sent, to the Colony from Canton, birds are actually being re-exported from Hongkong tợ thail port dt, pre- sönt, Hence the present "high prices which, on inqui from the wholesale depots, we learn to be about 90 cents per ently, (67) cents. por b) for chickens 'und" capons and 70 cents per calty (52) cents per lb) for ducks.'
From investigations made it ap- pars that supplies from Wuchow, on which Hongkong is dependant, are not too plentiful. Canton looks!
the surrounding districts of the river deith. It is stated that junk transport is greatly restricted for fear of bandits and inilitary requis tion. Conton is not getting enough from ordinary sources end is there- A fore drawing an Hongkong. one line ducks used to be brought hero in fairly large quantities from adjacent southern porls but importa rerendly have shown a falling-off.
LANTAO POISON TRIAL
The Minister of Colonies, Mr. J. H: Thomas, referred the Viscount to his previous reply. He said the Governor in his report would doubtless deal with the question of wireless, and the applic.
Without attempting to delve lon ability of the regulation mentioned to Hongkong far into the intricacies of Chinese waters could then be further considered.
drama it nisy be possible to satisfy
PERING, April 3. curious 15
how the [Replying to Mis. Philipson, in the House of Commons, on March the
"transfer" was made.
The Waichinopu," replying to Mr. 25, Mr. C. G. Ammon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty,
Instead of the dashing Chevalier Karakhan's memorandum of March pointed out that vessels on the China Station were continually patrolling de Vaudrey or even the fiery 24, states that as regards the pro with the object of checking piracy but stricter supervision of passengers Danton being made the hero," posed agreenients the Chinese Gor- the leading man of the troupe erant is ready to approve any at the port of departure was the only effective preventive. Ife under- takes the part of Pierre Frochard, sign them provided modifications slood that Mr. Thomas, Minister for the Colonies, was awaiting a report | the lame knife-grinder who are effected in the preliminary text,
The murder trial in which a from the Governor of Hongkong on the subject. The report mentioned discovers the blind Louise in the firstly regarding treaties, the note is evidently the detailed report which Mr. Thomas recently announced screen version. Here a variation contending that the agreciment in the House of Commons he had asked the Governor to furnish with one of the few-is made in that should provide for reciprocal renun- Lantro woman is charged with regard to the "Hydrangea," the British steamer which was attacked by the crafty Robespierre seeks onition of treaties and agreements having poisoned her husband Pierre, praises him for his industry made with a third party affecting reached the fourth day of its pirates whilst on her way from Hongkong to Swatow.]
and filial piety, presents him with the interests of the other; secondly hearing before Mr. Justice Gont- money with which to cure his de garding the withdrawal of Sovit pertz to day, formity and ultimately makes him trop from Mongolia which should
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TRAINING OPERATORS.
Government's Explanation.
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from the Government stating that its wireless expert: Mr. L. 1. King would be glad to meet "the "Commander of the Lade a more definite undertaking.
small sub-committee of the Cham- ber and discuss the subject."
"That is how the matter now stands," said Mr. Key, and doubt less the proposed piracy alarm will receive careful attention.
GUILDS PLEASED.
Wireless An Essential.
bourers."
their
on the part of Russia; and thirdly concerning Russian church propsy ty-Reuter.
MORE CIVIL WAR.
FOURTH DAY'S HEARING.
When the Court assembled Mr. Campbell Prosser, for the defence, asked whether, in view of Mr. Dovey's departure from the Colony yesterday and the impossibility of foreseeing all the questions to be asked on a complicated subject like chemical analysis, the assistant who probably helped Mr. Dovey to make his Investigations could be called to give evidence.
The acting Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock K. C.) undertook to arrange for the at- tendance of Dr. Lebattl, the Gov- emment Analyst's, first assistant.
Nothing is attempled in the way of depicting the imposing screen. spectacles of the Marquis de Presle's notorious garden party, the storming of the Bastille, or Danton's famous, ride. As con.
SHANGHAI, April 3. veyed by the Chinese title, "Two
The Peking correspondent of the (to be) pitled girls," the story is North Chiun Daily News states that almost entirely to
Cx- it is reliably reported Wu Pei-fu is periences with the Revolution as a. minor background. One feature tangentiating Chups on the Ho common to the Chinese stage, isan-Shions border at Tungkuan that the characters all speak of Paris with the object of invading Shensi and ejecting the tuchum Tin Chen- although the official are those of the Ming dynasty in who is alleged to be secretly ne. and the women wear the presentating with Wa Pei-fu's enemies;
For the benefit of Pelting as prepared a mandate described day drosses.
unacquainted with the removing Lin Chen-hun, while Wn the those practice in Hongkong, it should be Pei-fu, anticipating resistance, pre-a stated that there are no mixed pers for invasion,-Reuter. companies;"all the female parts
costumes
Referring to the installation of wireless on British ships, the Assistant Colonial Secretary Mr. S. B. B. McElderry told a "China Mail" representative this morn- ing that it was hardly a question of the companies being prevented from installing the wireless be- cause of the Government regula. tion dealing with 'the nationality of operatora. The troitble was in the fact that there were no train- When the substance of the ed operators in the Far East to "Reuter" message was communi- engage and most of the companies cated to Mr. T. T. Laurenson, were reluctant to pay for a train assistant secretary of the China ed operator from Home. A ship Coast Officers' Guild, He said it could not instal wireless unless it was highly gratifying to know had an operator and a certificate that the opinions held by China of qualification must be obtained Coast Officers on the subject of regulations wers from the Government before a the piracy candidate could be eligible to be attracting altention at Home. engaged as operator on a ship. The provision of wireless had all Any British subject was eligible along, he pointed out, been one of being the huge man depicted by LATEST FROM EAST RIVER. to become a wireless operator on the main planks in the China Monte Blue and the "fiery real from a British ship. Arrangements Coast Officers' "piracy platform" the great fire bosom of Nature" as BANDIT STRONGHOLDS RAIDED
shid Mr. As evidence of this he quoted the drawn in Carlyle's pen-picture, is were being mude, McElderry to train operators in, speech ninde by Mr. W. E. Kirby, shown as a loud-voiced man with Hongkong,
secretary of the China Coast a large black beard reaching to his waist. He goes by the WRS Officers' Guild, when he
and name of Dara Tun
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are undertaken by men.
On the whole, the story of the film is followed closely and in Danton, instead of sequence.
Re- on Commerce in Shanghai
WIRELESS ON GUNBOATS.
Chamber's Attitude.
On
PIRATE ARRESTS.
Inspector Earner, in charge of the Criminal Investigation Depart ment, then gave evidence. He
how he went to prisoner's village with Sergeant-interpreter
and made experiments which proved that a conversation in the prisoner's house could be overheard in the honse occupied by the dead man's parents).
Kong-kui, a Chinese woman who parents, was the next witness. said she lived with the deceased's She said that since her husband's death she had been living with a Further rumours are current re-
man named Wong-ki who was go there by the garding the pirate cantures by invited to Chinese soldiers in the East River deceased.
Mr. Prosser: Were you consulted
Witness: No. I said "you have,
region.
were routed
Witness: I cannot say. 1 am not his Kit Fat wife and I don't know whether he wants me or not. (Proceeding.)
FOR HEALTH'S SAKE,
ONE-LEGGED MAN WHO TOOK QPIUM.
divan.
New Piracy Alarm.
invited to address the Chambers the fall of the monarchy vacates, It is now stated that two or asked if you liked him? Mr. McElderry further inform-
in the words of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, notorions bandits ed the "China Mail" that an auto-ferring to the Chamber's resolu- the position of revolutionary leader from their stronghold but net had all the trouble of bringing matic wireless alarm to broadenst
Mr. Prosser: Are you married to warning of the ship's danger in tion advocating the equipment of in favour of Robespierre. The before considerable damage had him--I don't mind "
the sea been wrought and a number wound, case of piracy had been considered gunboats with wireless. Mr. Kirby latter is by no means by the Government and referred then pointed out that the fullest green formula" seeking victimised and killed on the attacking side. him? to the Chamber of Commerce. advantage from this could only for the guillotine and incidentally Of the thiriy suspects captured, This adaptation was a simple and be obtained if coastal merchant Henriette's blood, in return for a seven were stated to have been As Mr. Lol, the shot by order of General Hung vessels, particularly those engaged petty snub. inexpensive installation which was in the piracy zone of the Canton lawyer," he is a very harmless and Shiu-lun while the others are de- already being experimented with delta, were also equipped with indecisive individual who advises tained in Walchow city pending It consisted of an automatic device
of the "Sun Ning," "Hydrangea," which in the event of a piracy wireless and were thus provided against the sentence on Henriette identification by the complements aboard would be operated like an side aid in the case of a piratical ing Chevalier de Vaudrey is de
with a means, of summoning out- and her lover.
On the screen gallant and dash-"Sui An," and etc.
A liaison officer is reported to ordinary bell and broadcast the
picted by Joseph Schildkraut, have arrived in Hongkong from alarm to all wireless stations attack or other mishap.
claimed to be the world's Walchow city. To him the Hong- within radius.
handsomest man. In the kong police are.quoted as having Mr. McElderry said that the
Chinese play this part is said that it would be more ex-
A garrulops old man with only cost of the apparatus would, be
undertaken by a wizened man of pedient if the prisoners were dealt between $800 and $900. It was
over forty who with the crudest of with by the Chinese officials on one leg was one of the prisoners who the the spot, and to have expressed appeared at the Polico Court this as simple in operation as a bell
make-up endeavours to be push, he explained. Before the
Instead of view that this would be preferred morning for smoking in an opium Apollo-like lover." The question of wireless on pirates had time to take the ship,
Ife eld the Court that when he the alarm would be taken up by gunboats has been considered be distributing bread to the poor, he to extradition proceedings.
PIRATE CHIEF HERE? had his leg amputated in hospital, $50,000 for revolutionary funds. the fire station that received it. the Hongkong General Chamber responds to alms and lends Danton
the doctor advised him to smoke lega Creditable acting was shown by No operator was necessary. The of Commerce in connection with
There is in the precincts of the opium but warned him against en- functioning of the device was representations as to the neces- the actor taking the part of
manuely discarding that habit. Thes sity for increased Naval Patrols. Henriette Girard (Lillian Gish) Central Police Station, a automatic.
The new invention, we under-and the motion of Hongkong at Though not nearly as lovable nor suspected of being a notorious was why he went to the divan to stand is bullet proof and so the Conference epitomises the at all coy in the presence of Danton pirate chief by name of Ng Sam- indulge in five couts' worth of the
or Vaudrey, real dramatic ability keng, alleged to have been con- drug.
Senior Revenue Officer Walt said arranged that once the alarm is Committee's views:
"That the recrudescence of was shown. The man who called nected with the "Tai Lee" affair.
He was arrested at Kau Kong that he had seen the old man several piracies in Far Eastern waters himself Lau Yin (Louise) was
Accord times but had not oriented him. again emphasizes the urgent inclined to mix with the portrayal but gave another name,
Dafendant protested that the off- of the blind orphan, a stretchingly, the Canton detective bureau necessity for continuous menns of light comedy. Madame has sent an official, down to assist. ear met have mistaken him for his of wireless communication with Frochard-dressed like an old in identification, if possible.
"double" whom he described as 'n H.M. smaller vessels. The Con- aimah-was kind in contrast to However, it is stated that this handsome boy nnd of the Mahome. ference views with satisfaction Lucille la Vernes' portrayal. Her official could not definitely estab- dan faith For purposes of pro- the improvements being, made profligate son Jacques, instead of ligh that the captive was Ng Sam- ing mistaken identity he produced to increase the efficiency of the the ferocious character as shown keng and other officers will be his cratches and asked the Court to compare them with the elegant pair wireless on river gunboats, an by Sheldon Lewis, was depicted sent down;
"made for his doable by the Mili- aska H.M. Government to install as an inveterate opium-smoker in
Inry Hospital." wireless on every such ship. a long-coat which reeked with also to provide the necessary grime. He was the clown of the increased staff of wireless piece. Another man who boasted operators, so that communica more avoirdupois than good looks tion can be effected at all times exhibited and where expedient for general purposes, when the ordinary commercial means of tele. graphic communication are not available, as is frequently the case in South China."
Bet off, it could not be stopped and would continue to send out the message for at least half an hour.
CONFERENCE PROPOSED.
Chamber of Commerce Views.
Mr. McElderry having mention- ed that the Government had invit- ed the Chamber of Commerce to submit its views regarding the automatic piracy alarm, a "Chinn Mail" reporter called on Mr. M. F Key, the Acting Secretary, to learn what action the Chamber was taking.
Mr. Key said that last January In the course of a letter to the Colonial Secretary regarding the Colony's wireless progress gen- erally, it was suggested that "possibly tween
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TOOK THE FINES.
the best dramatic Ip Wing-kay, the schoolboy ability as the elderly Countess de Police Court habituee, came up Linieres King Louis XVI was a fat man with less, dignity than before Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morning on two charges of lar- any monarch in history.
ceny, by bailee of sumя of $5 and $4 respectively, from persons who brought the amounts to the Magis tracy to pay fines, and had en trusted the monies to him.
An error of translation appears in that the Bastille is called the west fortress" to which Vaudrey The warships of other countries was also banished by his irate ទ discussion be-help their nations in every way uncle,
representative of possible, in the transmission of
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His Wanship (Mr. E.-W. Hamil- ton) let the man go with a caution. warring him that he would be fined if he appeared again,
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FOOTBALL
SATURDAY'S SHIELD FINAL,
The following have been selected la play for the Kowloon F.C. in Instead of Henriette incurring Defendant pleaded guilty.
the maled again the East Ri oric thus Detective Sub-Inspector Rey-ray's in the Final of the Shield, to the Colonial Secretary's Office, commercial messages when ordin-Robespierre's wrath the wireless expert, and
ary means of communication are being sent to the guillotine, her nolds stated that defendant a par- be played on Saturday on the long- amall Sub-committee of the suspended, states the Chamber's hand is forcibly sought by an enta wished to refund the kong Club ground, kick-off 4.30 amounts. His Worship accord- | pas, A. Duncan P. Wheeler;; Chamber would be useful and, if annual report, and the Committee unknown red-faced revolutionary
who conceiver the revenge for her Ingly remanded the case for L. Kright: A. Turner, J. Mc- the Government was of that consider that British vessels refusal. opinion, the Chamber will be glad should also be prepared to give
Without taking twenty-four houra no that he Kolvie, II. . K. Whenler: A. Lanta to co-operate.".
general assistance in this way inton and making into consider could be satisfied that the money ham, H. Roberts, H. Gi Hayes, I Since this letter was published similar circumstances, not neces- aspect, the picture as a plot suit had been repaid, when he would Nael and K. Mason Reserveti : In the annual report, said Mr. Key,sarily limiting the help to British able for Chinese dramas take a lenient view but defendant M. Howarth, J. Morton und W.
Wally, the Chamber had received a reply Ipationals.
cleverly adapted.
had to be punished/
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