FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1927.
RUSSIA'S CLAIM.
-$98,104 FROM LÈHIGH VALLEY
RAILROAD.
REBUFF TO SOVIET.
A FATAL "SPIN.”
INQUEST ON DEAD AIR MECHANIC.
FURTHER EVIDENCE.
ALLEGED FRAUD.
CHRISTIE AND-BLUHM IN COURT AGAIN.
RESERVISTS' EVIDENCE.
THE CHINA MAIL,
**
HOW CHINA STANDS. Shadows Before.
PRESS COMMENTS UPON YANG YU-TING'S STATEMENTS.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL."
To-day-World Theatre; "The To-day-Queen's Theatre; "The To-day-Star Theatre; "Wander- ro-ing Husbands,”
To-day-Tea-dance, Cafe Rogent, 4.30-6.30 p.m., dinner dance, 8 p.m. To-day-Grand Concert at the City Hall under the auspices of the Naval and Military YM.C.A.,
King Edward Hotel, 8.30 to mid- night.
December 25-26-Star Theatre; "I. N. R. I."
December 25-26-World Theatre; "The Palm Beach Girl."
7 p.m.
December 24-Dinner dance at
That the Tanaka Ministry open- ed negotiations for solving the Last Days of Pompeii."
on Manchuria Chinese Parrot." Further evidence WES heard
the General- i The hearing was begun by Major Pending questions New York, Yesterday.
Mr. W. Schofield and C. Willson at the Central Magis and Mongolia with The explosion of the "Black Tom" by Ammunition dump in New York a Coroner's jury at the Kow tracy yesterday afternoon in the issimo Office, Peking, means a
re- Manchuria and Mongolia. The harbour in 1914 was recalled to-day loon Magistracy yesterday after-case in which James Christie and cognition of its sovereignty over when a cheque for $98,104 has paid noon in the inquiry into the Christopher Bluhm who were
Mr. R. E. Bame recognition in the first ex- Lindsell' on a charge in settlement of a suit for damages circumstances attending the death cently discharged by
of alleged pression.. of the Ministry's good by the Karensky Government of of Leading Aircraftsman French of traffle in morphia, are indicated on will to the Generalissimo Office. It Russia against the Lehigh Valley the R.A.F., who was killed on the fresh charge of criminal con- is intended to settle all the long Hallroad Company for loss of the night of December 10 as the respiracy to defraud Au Yeung in pending Issues with the same good sult of an accident whilst out for Heng, the Chinesa Police Reservist
the reciprocal Ammunition.
from the The cheque is payable to "Serge a spin with Mr. D. S. Pethick on who was introduced to the accused will, wedded to Ughat," whom the State Depart- the latter's Harley-Davidson motor by Leslie Ernest Haynes as a mer- good will exported
chant from Malays and a prospec- Generallesimo Office, in order to substantiate the Sino-Japanese ment recognised as plaintiff's repre-cycla combination.
Phillips apoke tive buyer of the drug. sentatives In the United States.
The whole of yesterday's sitting solidarity, as a common motto of The Soviet Government's motion about Mr. Fethick'a condition when
evidence of Au Young who repeat- for the appointment of n receiver le reported the accident at the was taken up in the hearing of the the two peoples' runs.
The witness said to take over the fund was negativ-police station.
ed the story he told. before Mr. ed a month ago.-Reuter's Ameri-that Mr. Pethick appeared dazed, Lindsell when the accused were Dangerous and had abrasions on his left leg charged under the pan Service.
He Drugs Ordinance. and his, trousers were torn. was covered with red earth. The witness added that Mr. Pethick was not drunk.
FRENCH FINANCE.
PROTECTIVE TARIFF ON
OILS.
Sub-Inspector
to appearance, only
The Generalissimo Office, Pelting, interprets this as an act of aggrees sion, and at the start, without stop- ping to weigh things carefully, in He explained how he was intro- cited the populace in the Three duced to Haynes by the police and Eastern Provinces to rise against afterwards taken by Haynes to the the Peking negotiations, and on The witness then spoke about the accused's office at No. 480, Nathan realising the futility of such move, finding of the body in Prince Ed-Road where the firt question Yang Yu-ting's statement made its Christie asked him Wa's "You
court the ward Road, and said that he search; wanchee morph 7"
The witness, by arrangement righteous indignation of the Japan- ed it later at the mortuary and re- moved several personal articles with the police, pretended that he ese officialdom and people, at the did not understand English, and risk of forfelting the good will of from the pockets.
Flying Officer Fowler: Why was his discussion with Christie about the Tanaka Ministry for the Gen-
a man eralissimo Office, Peking. Paris, Yesterday. The government measure revis-the body not searched before it was price was interpreted by
that throughout the discussion the Ing the tariff on oile has been ig-handed over to a Chiness in the named Kay. The witness was aure Chinese word meaning oil was sued. It provides for protection to Mortuary?
Witness: The body was sent to never used by Kay, Kay also never the extent of 39.98 franes per metric quintal of crude oil for the Kowloon Hospital and I had no mentioned morphin to the witness. French producers and 18.80 francs opportunities of searching it. The The phrase he used in reference to "ko te fo," meaning "that cargo." per 100 kilogrammes for medium hospital authorities sent it to the the subject of the discussion was crude oil for refiners.
BUDGET DETAILS.
The Senate by 273 votes to 17;
passed the Budget form showing es- timated receipts francs 42,497,000,
000 france, with an excess of re ceipts over expenditure of 196,000,- 000 francs.--Reuter.
Mortuary.
In reply to the Coroner witness said that there were no signs of Mr. Pethick having had any drink.
A Missing Lamp.
A contractor's coolie employed to watch the parts of Prince Edwardl Road which were under repair, said: that during his period of watch from 6 p.m., to midnight it was his
WINTRY YULETIDE. duty to see that the danger lights
MINOR ACCIDENTS GENERAL
IN EUROPE.
ICE-COATED STREETS,
Rugby, Yesterday,
were burning.
His Worship: Where did you spend most of your time? In a matshed or sitting down?
The witness understood, however, that morphia was referred to be had used the word "morph" to the use before Kay's arrival, Christie
witness.
CINEMA NOTES.
"THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII"
General Yang'g statement has not only roused feeling in Japan, but also in the West, in particular in the United States.
The
- December 25-28-Queen's Thea- tre; "The Kid Brother."
December 27-28-World Theatre; Tin Hats."
December 27-28-Star Theatre; The Lucky Lady."
December 29-31-Queen's Thea- tre; "Resurrection,"
December 29-31-World Theatre; "Aloma of the South Seas."
December 29-31-Star Theatre; "Padlocked."
December 31-New Year's Eve
8.30 to midnight. dance at King Edward Hotel, from Sports.
p.m.
December
December 24-Hong Kong Foot- ball Association holiday matches, H.K. Club ground, 3.45 p.m.
December 24-Christmas meet- Hunt at Kwarti. ing of the Fant
December 26- International foot-; most influential journals ball match for "Sunday Herald
against the General's concert have arrayed themselves as if by Sup": Scotland v. Portugal, 3.45 Herald December 26-Sunday statement, Setting aside the ac- International Charity Cup Competi curracy of this almost concerted tion: Scotland Portugal, H.K. in these attacks words apprecia-
26-Fanling Hunt attack, we feel flattered to notice | Club ground, 3.46 p.m. tive of Japan's activities in Man- meet for December Cap, at Mr. churia and Mongolia, Including Potts' bungalow, 11 a..
December 27-Football match: those of the S.M.R. Co.
Among these passages we find:England v. S. China, H.K. Club
ground, 3.45 p.m. "Japan of to-day is not ambitious
Meeting. to strengthen her political foothold January 7-Meeting of Creditors in Manchuria and Monogolia." of the Prince's Bldg. & Land Co., Another runa: "What has made Ltd., 6 Des Voeux Road Central, Manchuria what it is now is noon. through Japan's effort, and those who are benefited thereby are China and the Chinese.". A third the Rev. Copley Moyle at reception states: 'No capitalistic people on in St. John's Cathedral Hall, 5-6 earth will care to invest in China at present, but Japan's investments" and for developing Manchuria
be regarded as Monogolin may quite another matter." | Still other opines that "Chira need not ask where-from the capital has come as long as Japan's enterprises in Manchuria are for opening up China." We might be permitted to quote a few, more. Another states: The Generalissimo Office may hope to retain its influence in Chinn by securing Japan's truet and con- cert." There is still another that climax. "compares any attempt on China's part to discredit Japan in the eyes
The Last Days of Pompeii," one of the most spectacular films ever Witness: I was walking about produced, depicting the eruption of and standing around all the time. Vesuvius and the destruction of the city of Pompeil, will be shown at I had not time to sit down. The number of persons treated in How many times did you visit the World Theatre to-day and to morrow. The picture cost £100,000 London hospitals for broken limbs the lampa?-Five or six times.
com- and other casualties caused through Continuing, witness said that the to make, required a year to falling on the ice-boated streets yes-lights burned brightly until on one plete, and employed 45,000 parsons. that, terday was even larger than already ecension when he visited the ob- Cinema-goers are reminded reported. Two thousand cuses were stacle where the accident happened. owing to the length of the picture,
the lights
screening begins promptly at the was missing advertised time. The orchestru treated at sixteon hospitals and they One of
was still alight. The plays at 5 and 9.30 and an inter- included some hundreds of cases of The other
preter attends at 2.30 and 7.15. broken bones,
missing lamp was replaced. Press reporters indicate that When the witness replaced the many similar street accidents occur missing lamp he did not see any- red In Paris and some German body or vehicle on the road, and. towns, where, as in London, rain he noticed nothing unusual except fell while the ground temperature that a eross hoard seemed slightly was still below freezing point-Bri-out of position.
Earth Not There. tish Wireless Service.
LATE MR. C. KLINK.
APPLICATION FOR WILL IN
SHANGHAL
AT THE STAR.
an-
Miscellaneons.
December 20 Presentation to
p.m.
earth's orbit around the sun."
The above are only fragmentary extracts of the comments in the foreign newspapers.
We might rest satisfied with euch A wide appreciation of Japan's Encrifices paid in Manchuria and Mongolia in the cause of the peace of the Orient for such long years In the past. They have been sacri- fices really worth paying. Yang himself might not have made such a statement, if only he had had a good understanding of thin.-Y.T. statement to an effort to change the in "Manchuria Daily News."
The picture at the Star Theatre to-day and to-morrow is "Wander dering Husbands," 1 domestic drama with an unusual Mr. F. E. Lawrence, overseer of The leading players are James the Public Works Department, said Kirkwood, Lila Lee, and Margaret of the United States through Yang's that he examined the work which Livingston. was being carried out at the place where the accident occurred.
4 storm was the construction of water drain from Waterloo Road extension to the Mongkok nullah. Witness visited these works almost daily.
It
Shanghai, Dec. 20. In the United States Court for China, yesterday, Mr. F. J. Schuhl presented the will of the late Mr. Prior to the accident witness had Charles Klink for probate, and in- only passed the place at night when formed Judge M. D. Purdy that an the work was first started. He had estate of about Tis. 200,000 has visited the spet since the tragedy that there were four been left in Hong Kong, and and found about Tls. 15,000 in Shanghai. lamps on the obstacle at night. Mr. R. T. Bryan, Jr., represented Referring to the earth on the a daughter of deceased in Manila. roadway, witness said that it was Judge Purdy ordered the usual not there when he last visited the publication of citations for three place. weeks.
Continuing witness said that his
Mr. Schuhl requested the instructions were that roads could Court's permission to question Mr. be safely opened up to a minimum S. H. Lewis, who drew up the width of ten and a half feet, which will, as the latter intended leav- was sufficiently wide for the fire ing for Penang before the end of engines to pass,
The inquiry was again adjourned.
the year.
Permission being granted, Mr.
Lewis said that he drew up the
will in January, this year, whilst
deceased was corfined in the Vic MYSTERY & DRAMA.
toria Nursing Home, At all
times his mind seemed clear,THE CHINESE PARROT" AT
whilst witness took instructions. Replying to his Honour, wit- ness said that deceased died in September, this year.
THE QUEEN'S.
Again have the Hong Kong Amusements Company acored brilliant success in the art (or is Mr. Bryan elicited from witness it acience) of picture picking. At that deceased left hospital before the Queen's they are now screening he died, and that Captain Messer, a photoplay full of drama and husband of one daughter, who is mystery and intense human in- to receive a large part of the interest called "The Chinese Parrot." come, asked witness to call on the The scenery, too, is beautiful. The late Mr. Charles Klink. Accord-story hinges around a string of
pearls, tears of the ocean,"
and
ing to the provisions of the will, a the efforts of crooks to obtain them. son in America is to receive Hk.The central character is Charlie $12,000, there is a trust fund of Chan, a Chinese detective from ik, $50,000 for a blind son in Honolulu, a part played by K. Sojin, Hong Kong, of the residue coun- though better-known names in the sel's client has a life interest in cast are Marlon Nixon, Florence one-quarter, her son to have the Turner, Hobart Bosworth (who principal on her death, whilst Mrs. doubles two of the loading, charac Messer is to receive three-tere) and Edmund Burns. The quarters of the residue. Witness picture drew crowded "houses" yes- also told the Court that there had terday, and will be shown to-day
and to-morrow. been a former will, which deceas- There is a sparkling "Felix" car- ed, after adding a codicil, destroy-toon and a Paramount news-reel ed.
also in the programme. His Honour over-ruled Mr. Bryan's questions regarding the "provisions of the destroyed docu- ment and the case was adjourned.
-A.dettlement was reached of the action before. Mr. Justice Astbury by Mr. G. W. Peachey, a director of the Arsenal Football Club Ltd., Edward Lloyd, aged 81, a miner, against the three other directors of was at Durham Assizes sontenced the club. Mr. Peachey agreed to. to death for the murder if Police resign here and now," defendants Constable Matthew Straughan at undertaking, to pay his taxed costs Liberty-villas, North Hylton, on in that action and in another June 28. The jury added to their action in Mr. Justice Clauson's list verdict a strong recommendation to all further proceedings being stay- mercy
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