THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1927.
KONGMOON RETAKEN
(Continued from Page 1.)
Prominent Candidate. Other generals are willing to let General Li Chal-sum return to power, but the Ironsides prefer
vided with other duties.
CHINA LIGHT "CO,
AN ENCOURAGING YEARS WORKING.
VOLTAGE CHANGES.
to hand over to a third partying of the China Light and Power while they themselves are pro Company (1918) Ltd. wan held at The only candidate, in the eyes St. George's Building this morning of the Ironsides, who is near enough and suitable, is General Chen Min-chu whose army is hovering on the Fukien border.
General Chen Min-chu is at the same time a supporter of General Li Chal-sum and of General Chiang Kai-shek who is not the popular idol he was.
CINEMA NOTES.
REMARKABLE MYSTERY
DA, FILMU? A
"THE CHINESE PARROT."
Another picture by the man who The ninth ordinary annual meet-made "The Cat and the Canary is special interest being takòn in "The quito 'a movie event, hence the Chinese Farrot," Paul Leni's latest Mr. R. G. Shewan presiding. Direc production, which is being, screened tora present were Mr. C. A. da at the Queen's Theatre to-day. Roza, Sir R. Ho Tung, Mr. A. H.
"The Chinese Parrot" is an ab- Compton, and Mr. H. P. White, with sorbing story of love and intrigue Mr. Noel Braga, Secretary.
that reaches from the sunny shores of Hawaii to the sun-baked sands Death Valley, California. of Marlon Nixon, Edmund Burns and Hobart Bosworth head the long llet of well-known players in the cast.
The Chairman sold:
The report and accounts, having been in your banda for the prescrib- ed period, I will, with your permis- sion, take them as read.
May be Opposition. There may be opposition to The net amount, 'Including $52,- General Chen Min-chu on the 575.40 brought forward from last ground that he may not be accept-year, available for distribution Is able to the Kwangsi faction: $309,843.42, which we recommend which may still fight. And the be appropriated as follows:- people want peace badly, prefer- To put to credit of re- ing an outright settlement of the political squabble to a compro- mise.
It is the fear of hostilities in Canton itself with the possible sequel of looting by a vanquished army which has been causing the exodus of refugees to Hong Kong.
A RED TRAIL. Fleeing Communists Persecute Countryside.
Leaving a blaze of fire and rob bery in their trail, the remnants of the Communist army which ruled Canton for 60 hours last
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"The Chinese Parrot" is a screen version of Earl Derr Biggers' story of the same name which created a Bensation in America a few months ago. In the screen version all of the dramatic tenseness and mystery of the story is retained while the wider scope possible in, the filming has been fully exploited.
Some of the new photographic effects, indeed, are little ahort of wonderful. These alone give the picture exceptional interest, but it is as a story, first and last, that It can be recommended as one of the most entertaining pletures of the season.
In addition to the players already 57,648.39 mentioned those included in the shows a cast are Florence Turner, S. Sojin,
THE CHINA MAIL,
NO EVIDENCE
CHINESE POLICEMAN Dari DISCHARGEDSA. mundi amali nos COOLIE'S ALLEGATIONS.
The Chinese constable who was charged with the unlawful posses rounds of ammunition, was yes gion of 40 revolvers and 1,089 terday afternoon discharged by hir. R. E. Lindsell, who found that there was no evidence. against the accused.
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN THE "MAIL JA MIA 1595/ To-day-World---Theatre;
"The Last Days of Pompeli."
To-day--Tea-dance, Cafe Regent, 4.30-8.30 p.m., dinner dance, B p.m. To-day Queen's Theatre; "The Chinese:Parrot."
To-day-Star Theatre; "Wander-
ing Husbands."
Central British School, 5.15 to 8 To-day-Fairy dress dance at p.m.
December 23-Grand Concert at the City Hall under the auspices of the Naval and Military Y.M.C.A.,
p.m.
The contraband which was con- tained in a packing was seized by revenue officers at 8.30 p.m.; on7 December 8 whilst it was being. carried by two coolies in the vicinity of the Saikung wharf.
As the result of the coolies' arrest one of them gave informa- tion to the effect that he was first taken by the other coolie to No. 27, Peel Street, where he saw the accused who was wearing a pair of Police uniform trousers. Later they followed a man who was stated to be the accused's bro-"The Lucky Lady." ther who pointed out the packing which they were seen carrying. Subse- along the waterfront. quently this coolie took the police to the house in question and there pointed out the accused as the man he regarded as the owner of the arms and ammuni- tion.
December 24-Dinner dance at King Edward Hotel, 8.30 to mid- night.
December 25-26-Star Theatre; "IN. R. I.
December 25-26-World Theatre; The Palm Beach Girl."
December 25-28-Queen's Thea- tre; "The Kid Brother."
Police Search.
December 27-28-World Theatre; "Tin Huta,"
December 27-28--Star Theatre;
December 29-31-Queen's Thea- tre: "Resurrection."
December 29-31-World Theatre; "Aloma of the South Sens."
"Padlocked."
December 29-41-Star Theatre;
December 31-New Year's Eve
dance at King Edward Hotel, from 8.30 to midnight.
Sports
meet-
December. 24-Christmas
December 26-International foot-
To carry forward to next year's account.. The working account $405,639.41 last year, an increase of George Kuwa, Slimm Summerville, gross profit of $473,688,41, against Fred Esmelton, Edgar Kennedy, police of searching the house in ink of the Faxling Hunt at Kwanti, about $73,000, which is distinctly Dan Mason, Anna May Wong, Etta encouraging, especially as the earn-Lee and Jack Trent.. inga for the present year so far also week is now about 70 east-by-shew an even further improvement. north of the city: "
As was expected, the expenditure Detailed reports have been re- on the distribution system has been ceived at Canton of the outrages committed by the Reds and the heavy, due to extensions and alter- local peasant corps which turned ations of mains in the Sham Shul
WANDERING HUSBANDS.
Lammerts' Auction.
Evidence was given by the which the accused was arrested, ball match for "Sunday Herald and finding various envelopes and Cup: Scotland v. Portugal, 8.45 documents, but when these were p.m. produced, Mr. M. K. Lo, for the defence, disputed their admissi--December 23-At Sales Room, bility as evidence, as there was Duddell St., 85 bundles music and nothing to show the accused's con 10 parcels containing silk shawls nection with the papers in ques-and old embroidered pieces, 11 a.m. James Kirkwood, with his wife, tion.
Meetings. out whenever the fleeing columni Po, Kowloon Tong and Kowloon City Lila Lec heads the cast of "Wan- Mr. Lindsell agreed, after hear- hove in sight.
Small villages have suffered will have to be met in the laying of dering Husbands," a pleture of pre- ing further evidence, that there fates even worse than those of underground mains in the Kowloon sent day life in the upper classes was not sufficient evidence to coming, Volunteer Headquarters, 6 p.m. į
Tong Estate and the linking up of of New York society, which will be Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Tong and screened at the Star Theatre from Kau Pui Shek Substations. extensions are necessary in order to enable us to cope with the demand in the districts referred to, and to complete the ring system of feeders.
Canton. Fortunately, the Reds could not stay long for fear of being follow. ed up.
To Join the Soviet. Another report says that when the Canton Government drove the Reds out of the city, the Intter marched off in two parties.
districts. Further expenditure
The Change Over.
These
дя appeare
noon.
Miscellaneous.
December 29 Presentation to the Rev. Copley Moyle at reception in St. John's Cathedral Hall, 6-6 p.m.
To-day-Sergeant's Mess Meet-
January 7-Meeting of Creditors vict as the accused was not seen to hold any conversation with the of the Prince's Bldg, & Land Con coolies who were carrying the Ltd., 6 Des Voeux Road Central, to-day to Saturday.
Kirkwood
George case in which the contraband was Moreland, a wealthy business man found. fascinated by a vivacious butterfly and lured by her into a mad pur- sult of pleasure among the bright lights. Lila Lee appears an Diana As regards the change of voltage, Moreland. Margaret Livingston The other referred to above has the alteration to the low tension plays the "butterfly" Marilyn Fos- been identified as about 1,000 distribution in the Yaumati dis-ter, with an originality that is re- strong, comprising the cadets (otrict was completed early in the freshing. training) division of the 4th
year, but with a view to curtailing "Wandering Husbands" is the Army which joined the rising. immediata expenditure the actual story of a woman's stratagem to This force is making a wide change-over to the higher pressure win back her husband's love by detour to the upper reaches of the of supply was postponed. We are placing him in a position in which East River, when it hopes to wheel now in a position to go ahead with he must choose between her and the southward to join the Soviet gov-the change-over on consumers' pre- other woman in a life and death ernment near Bina Bay,
The other force has gone back mises, and we anticipate the change crisis.
to join the bandits of the North of voltage in the Yaumati district will be completed by the end of River.
February, 1928.
DEATH URGED.
During the next twelve months we shall be called upon to meet ex- Soviet Consul-General and His penditure on capital account for the
Staff.
THE POMPEN FILM.
"The Last Days of Pompeii," the proposed purchase and reclaiming spectacular Italian film version of of approximately 72,850. sp. ft. of Lytton's famous story, again drew of land on the east side of our Hok- Un Works, purchase of land for two kiosk substations at Kowloon Tong,
The execution of Boris Volin, the Soviet Consul-General, and those members of his staff who have been detained by the Canton and Kowloon Tong substation and authorities, has been strongly quarters, also cables, etc., for the urged by several influential insti- distribution system and change of tutions which claim to be repre-voltage.
sentative of the public.
The Showroow.
Volin was, according to a semi- I regret that the Showroom leaves official report, the right-hand man a deficit of $9,732.26, including of the notorious Petroff who was
$4,292.78 for depreciation; but this
at Hankow. He was arrested sub-is not all less, as against we must sequent to the Red coup.
There is also an agitation for place the increased demand for the the speedy despatch of the alleged supply of electricity created by the As stocks Communists who were captured various articles sold.
after being wounded. A sugges- have been moving off more quickly, tion has been made that these we have deferred the closing of the should be brought up for trial as Showroom till March 81 next. soon as possible,
GENERAL EXODUS. Many Communists Now Leaving
Kiangai..
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The accounts are in auch full detail that there is hardly anything. left for me on which to comment, but I may explain that the small amount of $100 for compensation was an "ex gratia" payment in con- nection, with an accident at Yaumati Kiukiang, Yesterday. during a typhoon, for which we were Communiata are leaving the in no way responsible. province of Kiangsi in large num- I now beg to propose the adoption bersand there is a general of the report and jaccounts as pre- exodus. British Naval Wireless. sented, and when this has been [Note: Kiangsi is bounded on seconded I shall be pleased to answer the south by Kwangtung but there any questions you may desire to ask. is little communication: overland.
The adoption of the report and It is held by the Nationalists.]
accounts was seconded by Mr. HẹP. White.pn
U. $. AND GERMANY.
ALIEN PROPERTY BILL PASSED.:
WAR CLAIMS SETTLED.
Washington, Yesterday.
The re-election of Messr.-A. H. Compton and Lee Hy-aan as dires- tors was proposed by Capt. Thoman seconded by Mr. Tse Tann-tai and; carried.
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The re-election of Mosara. Lin- stead and Davis and Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthaws as auditors The House of Representatives, by for the present year at a feel of 223 votes to 26, has passed the $1,250 each per annum was propos- Allen Property. Bill providing for ed by Mr. A. A. Botelho, seconded the ultimate return of all German by Mr. Keith and carried. property beized in war time and the The Chairman: That Is all the settlement of all war claims by business of the meeting, Gentlemen, Americans against Germany-Reu- and I am much obliged for your at ter'a American Service.
tendance, Dividend Warrants are now, ready ands can be had on ap plication.
FRENCH NAVY.
NEW SHIPS TO BE LAID DOWN.
Paris, Yesterday,"
The Chamber yoted a Bill au
Mexico reports President Calles was chased by a bull which runbel
at spectators during a bull fight
thorising the laying down between The President got away safely, July 1) 1967, and June 30, 1928, of
Pone cruiser, six destroyers, five first Several were injured on Dec. 7 class subinarines, a aubinarine.mina" when a Vienna-Berlin éxpress col- layer, and two acouts, in continualided with a goods, train. Among tion::of
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crowded houses at the World Thea tre yesterday. This wonderful film has a cast of 45,000 players and cost £100,000 to make. The picture will be screened until Saturday, AN “ANACHRONISM." performances starting promptly each day at 2.30, 5.00, 7.16 and 9.30, SIR W. HORWOOD'S OPINION OF 9.30 and an interpreter attende at The orchestra plays at 5.00 2.30 and 7.15.
FELIX THE CAT.
and
The latest Felix cartoon, "Felix Trifles With Time" is being screen- ed in the current programme at the Queen's Theatre along with the entertaining mystery play, "The Chinese Parrot."
THE TRAM.
London, Dec. 1. Brigadier-General Sir William Horwood in a speech at a dinner in London, described the tram as "an anachronism in the streets.".
His blood boiled when he saw the ronde blocked with these ancient vehicles,
Though the fatalities in London streets were increasing, the num ber caused by omnibuses was rapid- ly decreasing.
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