WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1926.
AT THE QUEEN'S.
THE SILK HAT COMEDIAN TO-MORROW.
STAR THEATRE.
"THE LAST LAUGH" BHOWING TO-MORROW,
One of the outstanding suc-
· of last year, com-
TIENTSIN ROAD TRAGEDY.
DEATH OF MR. L. ACCURTI
TERRIBLE INJURIES,
THE CHINA MAIL.
INDECENT ADVERTISING.
MAXIMUM FINE IMPOSED ON SHANGHAI CAFE PROPRIETOR.
"What is meant by the beauty of the curved line 7′′
Witness-I do not know,
Finally, the court ruled that the advertisement was indecent from
WHY LOOK OLD
have asked several Chinese and they say it very suggestive."
"Do you not know that it is a "This is the magistrate's deci- term used by artiets?" "Yes, Ision," said the Assessor," and I
' aigree.” have heard that."
maximum fine of 850 would be a Chinese point of view, and the YOUNG AT 50
imposed.
The maximum fine was imposed Raymond Griffith, who is to ap- pear from to-morrow till Saturday cesses
upon the licensee of the Paradise Cafe My Assessor Martin, and at the Queen's Theatre, in "The parable with "The Last A tragle occurrence marked the Magistrate Kwan in the Mixed Night Club" and later in "Forty | Laugh" In its excellent week-end in Tientsin, Mr. LAH.Court on June 1, when he appear Winks" is a newcomer to Hong-characterisation, is "His People," Accurti, son of Captain and Mreed upon a charge of having caused kong audiences, but he la never-which is to be screened at the Accurti, meeting with a road aceito be inserted and published Inese newspapers which were found theless a personage in firaland. Star Theatre, Kowloon, from to-dant as a result of which he died glean the following from a reput-morrow to Saturday. It intron Dr. Junkel's hospital on May 29 able magazine in connection with ducus another new artiste to Mr. Accurt! was well-known in this artiste, with whom I am Hongkong in the person of Tientain, and was ospecially popu longing to make I closer Rudolph Schildkraut.
lar among the younger members; acquaintance. "He is the silk- Concerning this picture we quote of the foreign community, being an hab comedian. The
public Photoplay for December last year, clive sportsman and a prominent called him that long before when the film was given its pre-gure in football and hockey circles. Paramount affixed the epithet to miere:-
Ha was employed in the Italian his name. It has become a sym-
Bank for China and was an Italian bel of the pride that geeth before
ubject. He was only 18 years of fall. You know when you see
K it that you will also see a dapper ittle man who manages to go through ridiculous situations maintaining the dignity of his traditions.
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local Chinese newspapers an in- decent advertisement relative to a performance which was to be given at the above-named cafe.
The accused was supposed to have been tried last week together with the editors of three Chinese newspapers, who were convicted for having published the same ad- vertisement referred to but on. account of sickness he did not make his appearance until-to-day for the prosecution. Mr: Ho Fe: Mr. E.. T. Maitland appeared defended the accused.
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"Will you prosecute all other theatres who put on a similar show?? "Yes," Counsel, then produced a number of other Chin
Mukden, June 1-A revolt broke to contain a similar advertisement out at Taifang to the north of to. that complained of by the Mukden a few days ago and 1.200 police.
soldiers belonging to the. Brigade This advertisement had made at Tichling hurried to Kalyan to subjugate the its appearance as late as yesteryesterday day,
mutineers.. Mr. Ho said that the same sort Marshal Chang Tao-lin, having of dances were performed in received their unconditional sur Western countries. A friend of render and consolidated the re- his had just returned from France volting troops, tranquillity is being lines and blemishes disappear. The he said, and had told him so. A gradually restored.
akin becomes clear, tight, and. copy of La Revue-des-Folies-
Some-70-soldiers-are-util?...nt-
to illustrate his argument. Berges was produced by ounsel large and freely footing and elastic, and the Complexion bright setting fire to the dwelling-houses and smooth. Think of the bless Assessor Martin."I presume
in the region to the east of Hetings of perfect health, the poases- sion of fow: the Joy of a clear you mean that in all Western fong. countries there are exhibitions of The Revenue. Office, the PrefecYouthful appearance and tingling naked women. Is that so?!
tural Office, and the shops in the blood, of lustrous hair, bright eyes health tinted cheaks tha' Counsel I cannot say exact-principal streets there have all and ly. Perhaps. I say so with re-
been plundered and the town is in beauty of radiant life and the realisation that Time has been put ference to France.
'a pitiful plight. "But you did say so, You have
The seventy have taken up their back Ten Years to the envy and quartore in the Registry Office and admiration of your friends, and the have you?" "No."
are now conducting negotiations unbounded satisfaction of yourself. with the local Chinese General Can you allow a golden opportunity Chamber of Commerce, demanding are no arduous rules to follow, ne from the latter $1,000,000.
A marvellous pleture dealing with the simple happenings from the everyday life of the Ghetto folks. The story is filled with the The fatal accident occurred on human interest stuff that is ap-the Racecourse Road about 10.30 preciated by so many fans. The at a spot near Willow Terrace Comiaky, family,, is no different where the treta aru planted divid than a goodly number of families the road into two. One of the now living on the East Side to- ye-witnesses Mr. J. J. Nakvasin, in
statement on the subject, way lay Many have the same high deals as the father, a Russian imhat about 10.30 p.m. he was cycling migrant Realism is the keynote on the Racecourse Road In com throughout the picture and never
|pany_af"Mr."Fittinghoff and another does it become 'stagey.
Russian young man, when Mr. Accurti, coming from the directionment, and defendant admitted re-never been to foreign countries
"Just why should a silk hat create so much merriment? Why "not a derby or a fedora or a cap? "Because" Answers Raymond Griffith, the high hat stands for aristocracy, for snobbery, for aloofness. The boy in the street would rather fire a snowball at a silk hat than at any other type of headgear. In reality, he is tak-Sloman. ing a whack at what the hat re- presents, not merely at the hat itself.
The things that happen to a man in a soft hat may be humor, ous or tragie, as the case may be the same things happening to a silk-hatted individual are excru- ciatingly funny. You soo the average man slip on a banana peek: you may be sorry for him. Now or you may smile at him. imagine a man. faultlessly attired in striped trousers, cutaway, white gloves and high silk hat slide his full length on a banana it is peel. Even to think of funny. Why? I don't know exactly. Maybe because it is in- congruous. Maybe it is because we have a prejudice against snob bishness or 'the qualities the silk hat suggests.":
Mr. Griffith did not deliberately. choose the high silk hat to be sym- bolic of his type of comedy; it just eame about gradually. First he wore it in one picture, then in un- other, and before he knew it, he was being accepted ad the silk-hat comedian,
The Night Club" opens with A girl herd taller than Raymond Griffiths.. He is just about "to" slip the ring on when a man dashes in and shouts' "Stop." The girl turns around and recognises the newcomer as her long lest husband and rushes into his arms. Then and there Griffith decides that he is through with all women for good.
Later his lawyer announces that he has inherited a million dollars from his uncle, but to col- lect the legacy he must marry a certain girl. Griffith decides that no girl is worth a million dollars and tells the lawyer not to alam. the door as he goes out.
So it is that Ray, with his uncle's valet who is bequeathed to him as a separate part of the
legacy, goes to Europe to find
"The production ranks high in quality, which speaks for the masterly direction of Edward
of the Racecourse, on his motor
hele, not very fast, overlook them and a few moments later struck The cast, consisting of Rudolph the aide-walk where the new trees Schildkraut, Gordon Lewis, were planted. He was overthrown Blanche Mehaffey and Kate Price, and was already unconscious when is excellent. Schildkraut, as the they approached him. They decid- father, gives one of the most imad to take him to the hospital at pressive performances seen on the once. Happily thers was a motor- screen this year.".
With only her and for company and consolation, nine-year-old Audrey Booth, granddaughter of Ganera and Mrs, Ballington Booth, of the Salva Con Army, took the ashes of her mother and brother to San Francisec from Shanghai, where they died of fiver.
CHIHLI AND SALT REVENUE.
PROTESTS FROM LEGATIONS.
Iking May 27.-General Chu Ya-pu is causing consternation in salt circles at Peking and Tientsin,
according to a report from Tien tain. It appears that the Chihli Authorities at Tientsin have been drawing $100,000, a month from the alt on condition that there should women of every description soon bu no interference with the salt
sume place where there are few. if any women. They select a little, town in Spain, but Griffith's happiness proves short-lived, for
ear coming from Tientsin, owned by & German gentleman, at the time, and with the assistance of the owner he took Mr. Accurti to Dr.. Junkel's hospital. It was difficult to say anything about the cause of the accident but in his opinion Mr. decurti was trying to turn round and for some reason could not manage his machine.
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According to what Mr, Pittinghoff saw, it appears thut the accident happened after Mr. Accurti had got about a hundred yards past their party when he apparently lost control of the machine, which struck the beds in the middle of the road. When the rider fell the machine fall on top
of him and he was under it when the party got up to him.
Mr. Accurth,was conveyed to hos- pital with all possible speed, but the terrible nature of his injuries precluded all hope of recovery? He lay unconscious until his death which resulted from a fractured kull and hemorrhage of the lungs. "A strange coincidence is connect- ed with the tragedy for the deceased'a brother, Mr. Gina Accurti, nearly lost his life on June 28 of last year (exactly eleven months previously) when he collid- ed with a motor-car.
Much sympathy is felt with Mre. Ageurti, who is prostrated with grier. The funeral took place pri- vately."P. & T. T."
COLLECTION OF JADE.
DESTINED FOR PHILADELPHIA SHOW.
One of the largest and most valuable collections of jade in the word leaves Shanghal this week for Philadelphia as part of China's exhibits at the seaqui- centennial exhibition, which opens at that city next month and will
seek him out and tend to make revenues and that the salt admini-remain open for six months.
hater."
What happens after that-how he meets the one girl in the world" proves unusual screen entertainment
Featured with Griffith in the cast are Vera Reynolds, Wallace Boery and Louise Fazenda.
will be turned out."
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The collection," which is valued
contents inside,
Alto-
life miserable for our "woman-stration should be duly protected at $250,000, belongs to the Hwa This was arranged in a gentle Chen Company of Shanghai, and men's agreement," but the Chihli Mr. W. H. Chang, the manager, Tupan is now establishing his own
is accompanying the beautiful col.. salt office at Tientsin and it is relection to Philadelphia, ported that this office will collect gether, there are 82 pieces in the all salt revenues and that the collection, the whole of which, is officials of the Salt Administration contained in a very small box A somewhat similar "gentlemen's giving no idea of the valuable agreement" was, made with Kiangau
Mr. Chang is a notable collector A now mast and topmaat were province last year whereby the of jade, and the shipment going to Atted at Cowes to the King's rac- revenues were divided between the Philadelphia next week represents. ing yacht "Britannia," being step- Provincial Authorities and the years and years of collecting. ped with the aid of the Southern Salt Administration, but it appears. Undoubtedly, it is the finest ship- Railway Company's giant floating that Marshal Suu Chuan-fang Instment of this precious stone to be électric crane. It is believed to be
month took over the whole revenues. made from China. The finest the tallest mast ever curried by This left the Administration with piece in the collection is an old British yacht. Brought from little revenue beyond the proceeds Manchurian feather holder, used St. John, New Brunswick, the of the Changlu collections, which for holding the Peacock Feather, mast is of Oregon pine, 106ft. are approximately $13,000,000, a in height, weighing from four tor, while the foreign obligations, under the Empire. Thia plece one of the highest orders given five tons, while the topmast is 10ft. other than the Reorganisation Loan, alone is valued at $140,000. high." Britannia," whose fitting out
There are also three strings of for the racing season is well, ad which is also secured on the Cas-
toma revenues, amount in round drilled jade balls worth $85,000, figures to $10,000,000 secured upon and a set of flat rings worth the Salt The effect of General $5,000, Seven more strings of Chu's threatened action, therefore, drilled fade balls are valued at as soon as the existing reserve is $7,000 and two more at $6,000.* exhausted would be defaults by Other articles of outstanding China on several foreign loans interest are two Jade figures which have hitherto been regarded worth $6,000 and two pieces of by the bondholders abroad asjade in the rough worth $2,000. thoroughly sound investments, and
vanced, will have new sails of an increased area. She carries more than 9,000 square feet of canvas whan in full sail."
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Counsel for the prosecution in- formed the court that the de- fendant was the licensee of the cafe in question and recalled the case before the court last week..
Inspector Conduit produced a copy of the indecent advertise-
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Counsel for the defence argued "Then it is very unsafe for you that the dance advertised, namely, to make such a statement. It
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does not mislead the court, how giving unclothed dances" and ever, because we know something performances exhibiting the about foreign countries, and I beauty of the curved line," was would like to tell you that your in- the same sort of dance which is formation is quite incorrect." given in foreign countries.
Asked whether this were not so, Inspector Conduit replied, "I do not know," t
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