TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1927.
EPIC OF HEROISM.
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"Having climbed 2,000 or 3,000 feet, I heard Minchinton calling and saw him in the mid-
cross an
AMERICAN LEGION.
BIG CONVENTION IN PARIS.
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CHINA NEWS.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
CINEMA NOTES.
Shadows Before.
“A SOCIETY SCANDAL” AT THE COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
QUEEN'S.
ATLANTIC FLIGHT FILM.
had a frozen crust on it. Kick York for France with the last of arrival of the "Belstan". and Quean's
IN THE "MAIL"
Entertainments.
The Viva-tonal Columbia
POPULAR TABLE GRAND 390.00.
Represents the highest Standard of Value at its price.
September 16-Concert at the
October 1-H.K. & W.G. &
In general favour for its style, its new Standard of tono sets it far ahead of many Instruments coating.
the Union, and the latest to be London, Yesterday. threatened in this connection are Escorted to sea by Naval air-the agents for the as. "Selatan"
September 19-Quoon's Theatre; Gloria Swanson, Rod La Rocque, "A Society Scandal.”. dle of a snow slope. As I had ships, amid cheers and flag-waving (H. M. H. Nemazee.)
of military bands. It is understood that on the last | Ricardo Cortez and Allan Simpson September 13-World Theatre: no ice axe or grass shoes, it took and
America's greatest wartime trans- three trips, the Seamen's Union are the stars in "A Society Scan-Wild Oats Lane." me till 4.30 p.m. to
Theatre, September 19- Star slope, which port, the "Leviathan" left New in Swatow created trouble on the dal," the feature attraction at the intervening snow
Theatre to-day. "A Kowloon; "Seven Keys to Bald- the contingent of the American ing steps through the crust with legion, headed by General Pershing threatened that cargo would not Society Scandal is the film version pate."
of Alfred Sutro's play, "The: September 13-Concert at the stockinged feet was the only bound for Paris for the Legion's be permitted to land unless the Laughing Lady, with the story "Cheer '0," 7.30 p.m.
National Convention.
demands of the Union were com- brought up to date and the localo September 14-Sing song at the method practicable.'
The "Leviathan" is the last of 27plied with. On the trip from altered from London to New York. "Better 'Ole,” 7 p.m. "Mr. Bain Smith goes on to
September 18-Informal dance atị, say that he found Major Min-1, Amich carried altogether which the "Seistan" recently re- The settings are the ballroom and cainton conscious and able to talk 18.22 American ex-soldiers and turned to Hong Kong, the Union the boudoir. During the picture the "Cheer '0." 7 p.m., Variety con- their families to the Convention. was particularly insistent and Gloria Swanson wears not less than sert by Entertainment Committee, ut intervals, though the only
| 7 p.m. Great preparations have been he could made for the reception of the Con-Certain amount of trouble was ex-fourteen Paris gowns. coherent information
The topical gazette is particular- perienced. give was that 'we must have vention in Paris, including the
The Union claim that there are ly interesting after the visit of the "Cheer '0."7 p.m.
world fliers Brock and Schlee, as it fallen a thousand feet and I, can-arrest of many Communists who about a thousand unemployed shows tha wonderful welcome ac./B.C.L.'s "Fun o'. The. Fair," Lee,
any man it is feared, might cause disturb not understand how
I have ances on the ocension of the Con-seamen at Swatow and that it is can be alive after it:
vention. The same apprehension is only fair that appointments been here three or four hours. apparently responsible for the can- should be made through the Mr. Bain Smith found the injur-cellation of elaborate arrangement Union in order that there may be
badly. cut about the at Cherbourg for a civic reception an equal division of labour. head and face but chiefly hurt in of the "Leviathan" party. his back, which was twisted.' He was not in much pain. The rescuer gave him some brandy and offered him chocolate, but he could
eat. Mr. Bain not Smith then took off his cout, got the major on to it and started to drag him down the slope. The
immediately injured man perienced great pain and becarne delirious with it and in that state
ed man
Reluctant Shepherds.
ex-
corded to Captain Lindbergh when Gardens, he arrived in Paris after his lone,
Sports. light across the Atlantic.
September 18-Local' soccer, Other interesting events shown|S.C.A.A. v. K.O.S.B. at Sookumpoo, In the same gazette are a military 5.30 p.m.
September 13-Baseball League: display in England which was visit Hankow Affairs..
ed by the King and Queen, the rag-Club de Recreio y, the Dragons" Shanghai, Yesterday. ing waters of the Mississippi floods, Į (S.C.A.A,), Happy Valley Diamond, that the authorities suddenly en- dare-devil roller skater on the cop-Better Ole," 7 p.m.
Messages from Hankow show and some hair-raising atunts by u
5.15 p.m.
September 13Whist drive at the forced the strictest martial lawing of a Chiengo skyscraper. Paris Preparations.
September World Theatre.
13- Ping on Saturday evening, heavily-
Pong Paris, Yesterday,
The chief picture at the World (Y.M.C.A.).
League: Hop Ying Club v. C.A.A. Elaborate preparations are being armed gendarmerie and troops
Meanwhile the Paris Communists] have decided not to interfere in the Convention's march-past on the 10th inst., but to confine themselves to demonstrations in the suburbs.
banquet on the 19th instant.
14- Ping Pong
mude for the reception of the parading the streets of the Theatre at the 5.15 and 9.20 per- September 14-Whist drive at the Americans and include a great Native City and special areas (ex-Neilan's drama of city life. "Wild
formances to-day is Marshall "Cheer '0. 7.15 p.m." Concessiona)
September all night long. Onts Lane," with Viola Dana and League: WY.O.B.U. v. T. Institute After the march past, at which Chinese citizens are forbidden to Robert Agnew in the leading roles. (C.C.Y.M.S.). 2,000 American ex-soldiers and be on the streets after sundown At the 2.30 and 7.15 performances he continued while he was drag-2,000 French will take part. the while the Chinese authorities have the picture is the second part of League: W. Y
September 15 Ping Pong ged some 500 feet.
visitors will be Government guests. The problem of providing accom-advised the French Consul-Gen- the Chinese love drama, "The (St. Peter's Club).
College v. V.R.C. madation for so many has been eral to barricade the entrances to Dream of the Red Room."
September 16 Ping Pong solved by the decision to roof over the French Concession and take
At The Star.
League: H.K.U. V C.C.Y.M.S. the great courtyard of the In-other precautions, whereupon a The principal picture in the con-| (Y.MI,C.A.). valides, in which dining tables, body of armed French sailors took tinuous programme at the Star September 24-Tennis Leagues buffets and kiteffens will be install-over the guarding of the Conces Theatre to-day
Douglas Chinese Recreation Club v. the Rest Maclean's delightful comedy, of the League. The tenseness of the situation besides being very amusing, hus Club's sixth extra race meeting at "Seven Keys to Baldpate," which, October 8-10-Hong Kong Jockey is caused by the impossible cur-all the elements of a delightful Happy Valley Race Course, rency and food conditions in Han- mystery play. kow and has been crystallised by
ed, Reuter,
TO FLY ATLANTIC.
"TO RETURN LINDBERGH'S
VISIT."
sion.
a clash in the military Council on Saturday afternoon when one member stabbed another, where-
There is news
determined to of a Communist success at
AFTER AMONGST ITALIANS IN PARIS..
Lammert's Auctions, September 14-At Sales Room, miscellaneous
VICE-CONSUL SHOT. Duddell Street,
goods, 11. a.m.
September 15-At Lammert Bros.' Sales Room, valuable properties in the New Territories, 3 p.m.
September 16-At Sales Room. a large and valuable collection of Curios: etc.. 2.30 p.m.
Paris, Yesterday.
the goods and chattels of Mme. September 19-On the premises,
Flint, J. L. Durand, the Europe Trading Co., and the Cafe Parisien, 9.30 n.m.
"The story continues The snow began to freeze over at 6.30 p.m. I found I could no longer keep him under control. I had been obliged to let my coolie stay behind, as he could not trekle the, snow slope. I went about one mile downwards and across the ice slopes and got two shepherds | to come and help me. On my return, Minchinton was unable
Paris, Yesterday. to speak but was conscious. We
In spite of the growing public; got him down another 500 feet. opinion against the Atlantic flights. upon the bodyguard of the wound- Whenever we moved him he was the French airman Costes has sented member threw a bomb into the in great agony: Having reach-la letter to the "Intransigeant" gathering. ed rough and frozen snow, wel stating that he is
by "Lebrix. Puchi, to the south-west of An Italian this morning fired. a could get no further and sent start. accompanied
Wachang, where, it is reported,ardini, the Italian Vice-Consul in revolver and Wounded Count one man down for more men. when the weather permits,
He declares that the trans-Ho Lung re-appeared with ↑ He did not return,'
Atlantic light is no more hazardous Peasant
Paris; at the Italian Consulate. "So Mr. Bain Smith went than any other long-distance flight. Wuchang-Changsha Railway.
Army and cut the
Count Nardini was taken to the himself for help and got four ex-and we are ready to take all the
As a result of wild rumours]
hospital-Reuter. tremely reluctant shepherds. "I responsibilities, and even risk ouri
Victim Dead.
Meetings. sent these men back to Minchin-, lives. It is up to France to return that Ho Lung was advancing onl
Nardini is dead. The perpetra- Wuchang, the military authori-tor has been arrested and it ap- meeting of
September 16-Annual general ton, but as I was exhausted I Lindbergh's visit."
Hong Ko St. tics apparently feared a Com-pears the latter was kept waiting Andrew's Society, City Hall, 5.45 munist rising in Hankow, where when he called at the Consulate p.m. labour recently has shown in-as Nardini had not arrived at the September 23-General meeting of the precautions the night and apparently immediately drew Kong Development Building & |creasing activity; but as a result office. He was then ushered in of contributories of the Hong
passed off peacefully.—Reuter. a revolver and fired thrice at his Savings Society Ltd., Un liquida-
A Surprise Move, Calcutta. Yesterday.
victim. The assassin was departition) City Hall, 2.20 p.m. The Shanghai correspondent of ing when he was seized by a police- October 22-Meeting of the New Following the action of 3,000
Agricultural Show ing party had somehow managed Bengal-Nagpur railway work- the "Industrial and Commercial man on permanent duty at the Territories to get himself down the slopes shop employees at Khargpur who Daily News" ("Kung Sheung Yat Consulate, but bit the policeman Committee, at Sheung Shut, 2.30 in company with Mr. Bain Smith turned up to work but did none Po") attributes the sudden return and fired twice in the air, escaping p.m. and Major Minchinton and Mr. as a protest against retrench of General Tang Seng-chi to Han-when Consulate employees appear éd and overpowered him. He was could just keep on his feet, sent ment, 700 others went on strike.kow as being partly due to altaken to the police station but re- of the Peak Club Bowling Green.)
threat by General Ho Lang who fused to reply to questions. None Bain Smith. finding that the man The management has declared a
was recently defeated by the Wu- of the papers in his possession re- thus affecting Han forces. him down with two shepherds, shops lockout.
vealed his identity.-Reuter. 10,000 people-Reuter. Then, I made repeated efforts to
General Ho Lung was supposed
Paris, Yesterday. move Minchinton.... At sunset the shepherds deserted me.'
could only follow by crawling,'|
When Mr. Bain Smith got back|
INDIAN LABOUR. '
to the major he found him. sti!! struggling but unable to recogn- LOCKOUT ON BENGAL NAGPUR ise his rescuer. His struggles prevented him being moved and
the snow had now turned to iec.
The second Gurkha of the climb-
RAILWAY.
"The tale goes on. I stayed Smith is specially high and in it with Minchinton, who was now he says completely unconscious, whether "...After reaching an alti- alive or not I cannot say, for tude of 10,580 feet at Lakka, about half an hour after dark, Lieut. Boin Smith had to climb
Miscellaneous. September 14-Informal opening 5.15 p.m.
September 24-Entries close for the sixth extra race meeting of the H.K. Jockey Club, noon.,
September 29-H.K.V.D.C. route march from Polo Ground to Taikoo,
to be taking his corps southwards Nardini's assassin had convulsive towards Kwangtung province. seizures at the police station and Considerable surprise has been-oc-was transferred to the prison In- December 6 Matriculation, casioned by his turning back, firmary. It is alleged he called at Senior & Junior Local Examina- northwards, with eyes on Hankow the Consulate in connection with lons at the Hong Kong University, and Wuchang
a passport which the Consul was Bonham Road. $150,000 at Stake.
funable to issue as the applicant
TO BE SHOT.
ENGLISHMAN AMONGST
TRADE IMPROVES,
INCREASE IN HOME EXPORTS.
London, Yesterday, Further improvement in British
NO SIGN OF MEMBERS OF CREW.
New York, Yesterday. The "Daily Mirror" publishes a bulletin from the steamer "Kyle" which has been, searching for the "Old Glory" stating that she locat- ed the wreckage of the "Old Glors" There was no sign of the crew. in latitude 61.17, longitude 39.23.
The exporta were £59,410,000 and September 6 stated:
A message from Maine dated
| imports £90,100,000, an increase of An aeroplane named "Old Glory," £3,289,000 and a decrease of piloted by Mr. Lloyd Bertand and £3,262,000, respectively, compared James Hill took off at six this even- with the July figures.-Reuter. ing London time in an attempt to
London, Yesterday. fly without a stop to Rome, While the total volume of Bri-
Flight to Korea. tish overseas trade during Auguát
Tokyo, Yesterday, varied a little from that of July, The Czecho-Slovakian plane, there was a welcome increase in which was forced to land st British exports with almost a cor- Okayama yesterday, owing to` in- respondingly decrease in imports. clement weather resumed its fight Imports for August were valued to Korea at 9.50 this morning.
but soon realised that nothing more than 3,000 feet further to As General Tang Seng-chi's lacked the necessary documents "OLD GLORY” FOÙND. could remain alive on that snow get to the injured man. As far main strength is at Wu-Han, it is whereupen the murderer drew a after dark. The wind was very as Lakka camping ground there only natural that he should pre-
revolver and fired pointblank- strong and there had been inter- is a forest road in very bad refer to guard his home fires rather Reuter. mittent hailstorms all the after- pair, but above this the sheep than move down the Yangtsze noon. I got down to a fire below tracks were To use and Lieut. River to attend the Nationalist the glacier about an hour and a Bain Smith had to take to the peace conference at Nanking on half after sunset and found Mrs. open mountain side. Normally Sept. 16.
From Chinese sources it is Minchinton with some men whom speaking, no sane man would at- she had brought. None of these tempt to climb these mountains learned that General Ho Lung was capable or equipped to tackle above Lakka without properly General Tang Seng-chi's war has seized $150,000 belonging to the snow in the dark. I sent nailed boots and an ice axe, Fur- coffers. Imposition of martial law trade is shown in the Board of Mrs. Minchinton back to Triund ther, no sane man would go far at Hankow is believed to have Trade returns for August. and on the arrival of the first from Lakka without companions been hastened by news of General working party at 3 a.m. escorted and a rope. Lieut, Bain Smith, them a short distance to point.who had never been on a hill
Ho Lung's threat. out where Minchinton lay. before, went alone without boots "In this evidence,' concluded and without an ice axe. His Mr. Bain Smith, 'I have men- plain soled shoes he had to dis- tioned certain difficulties. These card, as he could not stand up in are merely mentioned to give them and he spent the rest of the reasons for the delay in moving day and the night in his stocking-
CONDEMNED. Minchinton...
ed feet. "Captain J. O. Fulton, of "From 16-30 hours, when he
Leningrad, Yesterday. Major Minchinton's regiment, first reached Major Minchinton, the trial of the 26 alleged "spies Judgment has been given in who went out with the relief till dark, which closes down soon and terrorists." Nine were sen- at £90,100,024, being a reduction of Router. part from it, reported that when after. 20-00 hours, Lieut. Bain they came to Mr. Bain Smith Smith climbed down to the camp cluding an Englishman named 880 on the previous August.
tenced to death by shooting, in-£3,262,826 on July and of £11,035,- they found him thoroughly ex-ing ground and up twice. hausted and shaking with cold. not think anyone unacquainted ed to imprisonment from six on July and of £9,628,588 in August I do Goyer. Thirteen were condemn-332, being an increase of £3,289,201 British exports totalled £59,410,- "There was an icy wind blowing with these mountains can realise and the surface of the snow was the mere physical effort which months to eight years, and four 1926. frozen. They found the major this entailed on a man who had were acquitted.--Reuter.
In comparison with the two
Tokyo, Yesterday. quite dead. They had to carry already climbed up from 6,000
Auguste both for imports and The "Pride of Detroit" was gain the body 2,000 feet down the feet altitude at Dharmsata to
exports the effects of the obliged to postpone her fight wing snow slope, cutting steps with an 13,500 feet, which was the ap-
strike of 1926 have, to storms, but the aviators, who are of course,
in high spirits, declared their inten- axe and using ropes. Captain proximate height at which Major
to be taken into tion to carry out the trans-Pacific Fulton was accompanied by Minchinton was found. In addi-
New York, Sept. 11. account. Imports for the first Hitherto there is no news of the eight months this year aggregated from Omura, despite the efforts of fight after reaching Kasumigaura Captain J. L. O'Ferrall and tion to this Lieut. Bain Smith balloons which are competing In £800,611,032, being a reduction of friends and relations to diasunde neither of them had ever used an had, as I have already pointed the Gordon Bennett race, and no £3,226,065 on the corresponding them from making the attempt.- ice axe before.
out, been in his stockinged feet official report will be issued until period of last year while exports Reuter. "The surgeon who examined on rock, snow and later frozen all have landed-Reuter's Ameri- were valued at £457,872,574 being Major Minchinton found that his show since about 14-80 hours.
can ServiceMAMEN
an increase of £12,607,777 on the back was broken, that he pro ""Clad entirely in cotton New York, Yesterday,
| first eight months of 1926-British bably therefore suffered prac- clothes, Lieut. Bain Smith gave The French Balloon La Fayette
Wireless Service, tically no pain and that for the his coat to Major Minchinton and passed over LoganviHe, Georgia, same reason his life was doomed from then onwards till 08-30 the furthest distance up to now re- from the outset.
hours on the 4th he was clad corded in the Gordon Bennett com- A Fine Tribute.
only in a shirt, a pair of shorts petition. All the other balloons “Lieut. Col. H. Holderness, and a pair of stockings in the descended except two Germans. the officer commanding the 1-1st bitter alpine atmosphere. From Reuter's American Service. K.G.O. Gurkha Rifles, has offit hours on the 4th he was entirely 09-45 hours on the 3rd to 08-30 cially written to the higher au- -thorities a letter stirringly, call without food. When the first
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ing their attention to the fine relief party arrived he was on sailing from Kobe on the efforts of the three rescue off the verge of collapse and both Maru" to take up the post Gers. His tribute to Mr. Bain feet are frost bitten."
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