FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1927.
LOCAL RADIO.
AMBITIOUS SCHEME FOR BROADCASTING,
HOPES FOR FUTURE,
Δη ambitious scheme for
centre.
A Generous Donation.
UNUSUAL ACCIDENT.
WORKMAN INJURED IN LIFT SHAFT.
CHINA BUILDING MISHAP.
A somewhat unusual accident oc-
above
the roof of the lift, and
more current. The motorman on
THE CHINA MAIL.
ILLEGAL STRIKES.
LOCAL MEASURE BECOMES
LAW...
YESTERDAY'S MEETING.
The
"THE ROSARY."
WILBUR SUCCESS AT THE STAR THEATRE,
Father
OBITUARIES.
MR. ROBERT PERRIE OF TAIKOO.
NEW FARCE TO-MORROW,
KEEN BOWLS DEVOTEE.
The Wilbur Players at the Support was given at yester.
News has been received of the broadcasting locally music, curred in the China Building Boon day's meeting of the Legislative Star Theatre last night made a news items and lectures on cur-after 9 a.m. to-day, the victim being Council to the Bill declaring and success of, a four act "comedy death at his home in Greenock of Mr. Robert Perrie, until recent- rent topics was outlined by Mr. a contractor's man, who was en-amending the law relating to drama" called "The Rosary. R. Sutherland at the annual gaged in whitewashing one of the illegal strikes and lock-outs, Sir Through it runs the strains of a member of the Taikoo Sugar in the familiar song. Mr. N. Refinery and an ardent devotee meeting yesterday of the Hong lift shafts. As it was impossible Shou-son Chow speaking Kong Radio Society.
favour on behalf of the Chinese Authony Baker, who seema to of the game of bowls. He was to erect scaffolding in the narrow
his interest in the welfare of the ug two The scheme is in connection confines of the shaft, the mun did community and Mr. W. E. L. have a penchant for clerical a member of the Taikoo Club and with the Naval and Military his work from the roof of the lift. of the Peace.
Shenton on behalf of the Justices | parts-he has given
Quarry Bay community, his studies of parsons in the three Y.M.C.A. Entertainment organ-
The Bill was read a second and plays so far produced this season good nature von him the respect genial personality and unfailing isation and the transmitter it is the liftman taking him a few feet
by the Wilburs-was a capital and esteem of all the Taikoo re- proposed to use is that bought higher up the shaft as the work third time and passed.
Attorney-General (Sir Irish-American priest,
sidents and many outside that from the local radio Society. As pruceeded.. there were several drawbacks to The lift having reached the top Joseph Kemp, K.C.) referred. to Kelly by name. Still, Mr. Baker community. the previous site of the Radio floor level this morning, the eur-minor amendments in the original is always good, is a sterling actor Mr. Perrie for twenty years of and one who can keep a com- his association with the Sugar rent was automatically cut off 50 draft. Society's experiments with the that the lift could not proceed Sir Shou-son Chow, speaking pany together as well as getting Refinery had not left the Colony, set-at the "South China Morn-higher unless the lock lover was ing Post" building-owing to released by the man in charge of on behalf of himself and fellow the most out of his own part. and it was only on medica, ad- proximity to the Post Office, the the lift motor situation on the roof representative of the Chinese Next I liked Mr. Michael Dupre, vice that he left laat year, retir-
community, said they considered who took the part of a youngster
ing from his position with set has been installed at No, 23 of the building.
Not realising this, the workman the Bill very necessary and very much in love with an Irish Messrs. Butterfield and Swire. It Praya East which it is proposed stuck his head out of an air open-thought it would go a long way lass who won't marry him because appears that Mr. Perrie contract- to make the new broadcasting ing on the side of the shaft, just to preventing the political strikes he doesn't know much about thated a chill whilst on a visit to his called out to the liftman to put an such as had been experienced in wonderful and sorrowful coun-daughter in Ireland and he passed |
1922 and 1925. The measure was thry, begorrah! Mr. Dupre's was away at Greenock on June 1. The scheme is held up at pre- the roof heard the call and think not in the nature of class legis-a smallish part, but it was ex- Two daughters and a son, the sent, by the lack of valves, the ing it has come from the liftman, lation as it affected the actions cellently rendered. Of the ladies latter being on the China coast, purchase of which was being he released the lock lever.
Miss Florence Printy gave a cap- are left to mourn his loss, The of employers as well as em- arranged for. A certain amount lift moved a couple of feet above ployees, neither was it in any able double role as a pair of sis- of funds
work way a racial
itsters and Miss Florence Underhill are in hand, it the top floor level, and indicated,
to man's head was caught in the top effects were irrespective of race was a mirth provoking "slavey," owing the generosity of a prominent or the air opening. He was badly or creed.
injured. local sporting club which had Luckily the liftmun reversed
in the part of an ex-prize fighter day of Mr. Eduardo Jose de The death took place yester- made a donation to the Y.M.C.A. when he felt the juin, and return- Entertainment Committee, ear-ing to the top floor level, he left the Bill, said Sir Shou-son Chow, Wright was as beastly as a stage Portuguese residents in Hong
One of the basic principles of turned butler. Mr. Kenward
Silva Loureiro, one of the oldest marking a portion for wireless the lift and went for assistance, experimental purposes,
and the injured man was extricat was to afford protection to the villian is expected to be, and Kong. Mr. Loureiro, who was
law ed. The police and a doctor were
abiding workman who gave a good interpretation of a sixty years of age, had lived in This money, however, was gra- sent for, and after the man had only wanted to be left alone to polished rogue who financially the Colony about forty years and dually being eaten into, said Mr. been given an injection of morphin carn an honest living. Strikes ruins his friend, makes love to had been Sutherland, and they would be he was taken to the Government were
weapons his friend's wife, and betrays several local companies. double-edged very glad if anyone who had the Civil Hospital by Detective Ser which injured the strikers just as his friend's wife's sister. interests of wireless and the gennt MacDonald. Everything is well as the people struck against, the friend Mr. Kneeland Parker of the Hong Kong and Shang- some years he was accountant unfortunate scheme at heart would send in being done for the
They caused untold losses and did not seem at home in the part hai Hotels. There was a large man, and as his.neck WAB not donations either to Mr. Hunt of roken, hope is entertained of say- widespread distress and misery and at times overacted. the Y.M.C.A. or to himself. Heing his life.
to all classes. Thousands and "tense" passages didn't seem to Happy Valley yesterday.
His attendance at the funeral at was not blind to the' fact that there might be disappointments in connection with the scheme Said Mr. Sutherland. He had been told by those with a full knowledge of wireless and local conditions that the difficulties were such that no scheme would be a success.
was
With all deference to the opin- ions of those who were acquaint- ed with the peculiar local condi- tions to be overcome, he looked} back to a local demonstration of wireless communication between Hong Kong and Kowloon which had been arranged some six or seven years ago when he, toge- ther with other shipping repre- sentatives, had been present.
ад measure
Protecting Workmen.
Photograph taken at Taipo last Sunday afternoon when the Taipo bowlers beat the Kowloon Bowling Green Club by 41-18,
ROBBERS' AUDACITY.
proving a delightful butt for the witticisms of Mr. Richard Wilbur,
As
come across to the audience. Still, the Rosary" provided an enjoyable evening's entertain- ment. To-morrow the Wilbur
Mr. E. J. da Silva Loureiro.
associated
Shadows Before.
with For
Players present "The Whole COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED Town's Talking."
-H. C.
+
CURRENT STOLEN?
CHARGE AGAIN RESTAURANT
PARTNER.
IN THE "MAIL.”
Entertainments.
July 8-Queen's Theatre; "But- teries in the Rain."
July World Theatre; "Night Life of New York."
July Wilbur Players at Star Theatre, Kowloon, present "The Rosary," 9.15 p.m.
July B-Tea Dance Cafe Res-
Before Mr. W. Schofield at the taurant Parisien, 4:30 p.m. Kowloon Magistracy yesterday
July 8-Isako's Circus, New Re-
afternoon, a partner of the Sun clamation ground. Wanchai, 9.15 Kwong Restaurant was charged Pm
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TABAQUERIA FILIPINA,
con-
26, Queen's Road, Central.
with stealing electric current by July 9 Second promenade tampering with the meters on the cert, Lee Gardens, 9.30 p.m. premises,
July 10-After dinner dance, Leg Gardens.
Mr. H. J. Armstrong appeared for the China Light and Power Com-
Reason For Optimism. On that occasion, those listen- ing in could hear those taking
Lammert's Auction. pany, while the defendant was re-furniture, Duddell St., 2.30 p.m.
July 12-Household and Office part before the microphone at the transmitting end as easily as
presented by Mr. G. R. Hayward.
Miscellaneous. if they had been in the same
Opening hle case, Mr. Armstrong
July 8-St. Peter's V. M. Club room. If such results could be
thousands of honest working men submitted that the defendant was
he ping pong tourney. obtained at that time, he was of
had in recent years been forced the responsible party because
July 9-Launch picnic had signed the application for the
of the A grocer's shop in the Main to give up their means of liveli-installation of electricity in the the opinion that to-day, with the
Theosophical Society, Launch many improvements which had Street, Kowloon City, was raid-hood at the dictates of a few in-restaurant.
leaves Queen's Pier, 4 p.m. taken place, the present scheme ed by three armed robbers at 8 dividuals who battened on, the Mr. Hayward replied to this by
July 10-Wah Yan Old Boy's quite feasible, said Mr. o'clock last night. The men did ignorance and gullibility of the saying that his client was only rea- Union pienic, launch leaving Sutherland,
not make any attempt to conceal masses.
ponsible for payment for electricity Queen's Pier, 3.30 p.m.
He contended that
July 10-Public Theosophical lec- If the scheme materialised the reason of their visit. They
It was this class of mis-consumed.
ture by Mr. M. Manuk, 7, Duddell and there was every indication frankly said that they had not chief-maker that the Bill was de- there could be no. case against
St., II a.m. that it would it was proposed come to purchase anything, they signed to deal with. It was in the defendant unless it could be
July 10-Social gathering in St. simply wanted money, The
no way a repressive measure and proved that he had actually taken
July 10-Social gathering St. could not be held criminally rea-
Meetings.
WUS
An
July 11-Meeting of Sports Com-
6 p.m.
mittee at Volunteer Headquarters, July 18-Extraordinary general meeting of H.K. Amusements Ltd., Queen's Theatre, noon.
Col. Ashley, Minister of Trans-
to install receiving sets in the master of the shop and his fokis would not interfere with the law the electricity himself. Defendant John's Cathedral Hall, 8 p.m. present temporary military de- pots and hospitals, civilian hos-the audacity of the robbers, and event of a wage dispute between agent,
were completely taken back by abiding working men. In the ponsible for the action of John's Cathedral Hall, p.m. pitals and various other places
were easily cowed. While the employers and employees, the Mr. Armstrong argued that the such as the three Y.M.C.A.'s, Sea- men with the revolvers kept mediation of the Government defendant was one of those who men's Home, Soldiers' Club,
over guard Naval Canteen and the Sailors'
the herded shop could be invoked by the two would benefit by the abstraction of Home. In the winter time,
people, the other man broke again, there would be the troop open the till and helped himself parties to bring about a satis-electricity which must have taken to all the takings, amounting to ment was not unmindful of the Magistrate allowed the case to pro-
factory settlement. The Govern-place with his knowledge.
After considerably argument the camp in the New Territories.
$152. All three men then coolly legitimate aspirations of the ceed on the understanding that Mr. The Navy had not been left walked out of the shop and made working man to better his con- Armstrong would prove guilty out of their calculations and it good their escape. was hoped to loan or provide re-
ditions of living. But the real knowledge against the defendant., port, said in Parliament in maill isation of auch aspirations could Mr. C. H. Miles of the Electric week that it was desirable that only be possible if the Colony Company gave figures of readings experiments should be made with sideration was the claim of the hoped that the Government would enjoyed peace and prosperity, if of the three meters installed In the the new traffic beacons known as cross-street its industrial life pursued its restaurant, and showed that the the wire-suspension normal course, and if Capital and hands of all three meters had been type with the word "Caution!?? patrol boats that a band concert The point arose that the troops common purpose,
Labour loyally co-operated for a pushed back, thus defrauding the prominently displayed, and two
Company of current consumed. would be erected for this purpose! at night would be a very welcome now in Hong Kong which had
After Mr. G. R: Murray, manager in London. diversion in what was a lonely given the spur to the movement
In conclusion, the senior Chin- of the Yaumati sub-station, had sort of life.
were only here for a certain lieved that this Bill, more than and finding them in perfect order, ese representative said he be testified to examining the meters length of time. It seemed to
anything else he could conceive the Magistrate adjourned further Mr. Sutherland indicated that him, however, that if broadcast of, would materially help in the hearing of the case until next preliminary permission had been ng could only be started some bringing about of these con- Friday.
ceiving sets for the warships in
harbour. An important con-
flotilla on the Canton delta. He not turn a deaf ear. had been told by the men on the
Current Topics Lectures.
Future Development.
permanent interest might develop
given for the aid of the various in the future. Hong Kong seem- military bands at present in the cd to be lamentably behind in Colony, and regarding other en-radio matters. The Colony was tertainment he had no hesitation still short of direction finding
ditiona.
Mr. Shenton's Support. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton support-
BOY'S FATAL PRANK.
in saying that if they were to apparatus but he thought every-Fed the Bill as representative of men, were killed, eleven seriously
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take the generous work of those one would agree it was a great the Justices of the Peace. It was
injured, and many slightly injuredj
of a small boy'a prank. troops with concerts as a criter-ernment had at last awakened that we should entirely control A crowded tram was standing at ion, they need not have any fear and was taking the matter in our own house, and equally casen- a terminus at the top of an incline that there would be insufficient hand.
tial that we should be in a posi- when a schoolboy began tumpering artistes to provide concerts. The In conclusion, Mr. Sutherlandtion to ensure that there should with the brake in the absence of the
Hatstand, Wardrobes, Chairs, University had also been got in said he thought the scheme, was be no interference from without. driver. Suddenly the car began to Tables, Ice Cheats, Largo Sideboard, touch with and the Vice-Chan- of considerable interest to the As to whether the strikes of 1922 move forward, and increased to Chesterfield Couch and Chairs, cellor, Mr. Hornell, and the pro- Radio Society. It might be the or 1925 were illegal strikes or gers were unable to get out.
pace so that the terrified passen Bedsteads, Steel, Filing Cabinets, fessors had promised to give the means of pulling the Society he did not think any good pur- the lines and crashed into an fron
would have become illegal strikes
Roll Top Mahogany Finished Desk, At the bottom of the hill it left Glass Top Table, Typewriter Desk, scheme all possible assistance. together and making radio in hoped to broadcast, they intend-ful than it had been in the past. gating at the present time but into a ditch, burying the passengers Files, Table Fans, Carpets, etc., In the programmes it was Hong Kong a little more success-pose would be served in investi- scaffolding and finally overturned Spring Chairs Clothes Hanger, Mahogany and. Teakwood Letter ed to include, in addition to enter- Radio Society Officers. what was needed-and this was underneath. tainment, lectures and essays on The annual report and balance what the Bill provided was a various subjects, particular in- sheet of the Society were adopt- statutory declaration as to what terest being paid to China, Japaned and the following officers was an illegal strike.
from "lightening" strikes In and nearby countries. The Gov. elected:-President, Mr. C. D. Mr. Shenton reviewed the essential services, the right of ernment had, also indi ited in Melbourne, Vice-President, Mr, various provisions of the Bill, the Government to regulate its terest and willingness to co- 4. J. Chesterton, Hon. Secretary, summarising the more vital ones own affairs without interference operate and there did not appear Mr. H. G. Swinburne, Hon, as determining the right of the from outalde, the preservation of to be any difficulties in the way Treasurer, Mr. J. R. Way, Com- Individual to carry on his avoca- the neutrality of the Colony in of Government permission for the mittee: Messrs. D. Tolian, G. F. tions according to his own wishes, the matter of political funds and power it was intended to use Taylor, Q. M. S. Roberts, H. C. the right of the individual to the right of the subject to en- for transmitting. "If financial Fung, P. A. Rosarib, and Dr. Tai exercise his own discretion, the sured protection against prosecu- assistance was required, it was! Tung-kee:
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