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FILMS AND FAIRNESS.
FRIDAY, JANUARY
A JAZZ DOG I
WEARS A MOST AMAZING COAT.
"BOLSHIE" REDI
"Gadabout" writes: Hong Kong has a jazz dog.
PRAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
The Nanking Government la well- come to the return of the seven "Ireno" pirates, seeing that they have been executed, It I
་་་་
"Hadn't you better go and teli
another interval, the ship went up to Amoy. Men on another ship nt Canton were asked to intervene. |They managed either to get the parcel from the Canton Post Office jor redirected it to Amoy, At any rate, the parcel duly reached the addressee at Amoy, the latter re- mitting funds to Hong Kong for payment of same. That was the first intimation that the sender had that the parcel had been deas on view this morning chained livered. Then this week the Hong outside the door of an Indian firm your master?" said the moterist to
in Wyndham Street. Kong Post Office sent the chit This jazz dog is no larger than the farmer's boy, who stood looking which has been referred to. The an ordinary terrier-in fact, it at the load of hay upset in the lane fault may have lair with Hong closely reaombles a terrier in its by a collision. Kong, or with Canton. As it is general outlines, but it has the E knows," replied the boy. only a few hours to Canton, there most amazing coat ever seen on "Know? How can he know?" must have been some delay in the dog.
'Cos 'e'a under the "ay. first instance. Such delay may
All the four legs and the whole have been unavoidable. There was of the body are a deep "Bolshie" red, with the craziest jazz markings the Ironsides coup, Yollowed by of the brightest green and yellow. the Communists rising, and either The pawe, tail and ear are white of these events may have been re-with touches of brown over one cyc sponsible. But the name of the and car.
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Boy: "A man had a fight on a tram I was on to-day."
Father: "Who with?"
Boy: "A conductor punched a ticket."
Scene in the gallery-"'Arry, War's Bill? Don't see 'im nowhere." 'Arriett: "Bill? Oh, 'e couldn't
addresacé, as mentioned in the No, this strange animal is not a G.F.O. note, has been hopelessly trick of vision like the well-known mutilated, and we are inclined to elephant or anake of popular jest. think that the delay was due
When I first "spotted" the jazz entirely to the habitual abbrevia- dog I thought it was a nightmare. get in. E swallered is tonner." tion of names in receipts handed out pinched myself and rubbed my eyes to make sure I was really and truly awake. When satisfied on
over the counter.
CHRISTIE CASE.
BLUHM GIVES HIS STORY.
A VISIT TO MANCHESTER.
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Wife: "No, minister; my man
that point, I took another look, and has never spoken an ill-tampered aure enough the extraordinary word to me." creature was in front of me. ItMinister: "Good man! So con-
Wife: "Considerate! Na; only
even barked at me as, convinced alderate." that I could not be "aceing thinge because I had not yet had even a cautious." wee drop af the early hour of 8.30 n.m.. I approached the dog to in- vestigate.
Christopher Bluhm gave evidence
Closer inspection revealed that before Major C. Willson at the the animal was not born a jazz dog, Central Magistracy yesterday after-and got that way. through no
-Movie star: "I can never marry you, Joe, but
He: "But what?"
She: "If you'll drop around at the
Royalty
noon in the case in which he and fault of its own, or of its pedigree studio to-morrow I'll introduce you James Christie are charged with terrier parents. The jazz coat was to my double." criminal conspiracy to defraud Au a cloth one made by a thoughtful Yeung, who, following information master to protect dear little Fido
from pneumonia. given to the police by Leslie Ernest Haynes, posed, on Mr. King's in- his dumb pet is very laudable It The master's consideration for structions, as a merchant from must be roadily admitted, but why, Malaya in an alleged morphin deal oh why, a cost of jazz material? with the two accused.
Bluhm repeated the whole of the obvious, therefore, that financial-evidence which he had given be ly, picture making must be aand Christle faced a. charge of un- fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell when he
"good thing." That is one reason dertaking to procure and supply there is such a measure as a Films morphia on which they were sub- Eill now before Parliament. Not sequently discharged, the Magis- trate finding that there was no only would a thriving British in-genuine offer to supply the drug, dustry provide much needed la- and suggested that the present
port is being asked.
day.
oil.
Passports.
No Cheating.
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A FATAL SPIN.
DEATH OF AIR FORCE MECHANIC.
M
T
DRIVER EXONERATED.
remarks,
Royalty was paying a visit to Boshville, and the family stood at the parlour window watching the procession go-by.
"Where's auntie?" asked mother, looking round and missing her sister.
"Upstairs, waving her hair," was the reply.
"Good heavens exclaimed mother; "can't we afford a flag?",
When the Vicar called the family were at supper. Hurriedly, mother put the beer bottle under the table. "Good evening," she said; "it is stormy to-night.”
"Yes," replied the Vicar, “no.
presence of the
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AS ad udfailing
Two old ladies were attending Church service when one, noticed chat the other always bowed at the name of Satan. At the end of the service she said: "Whatever made you bow at the name of Satan?”
"Well," answered the other, "elvility fa cheap enough, and you· never know.”*
bour for the unemployed; it charge be preferred against the The inquiry was concluded by
two accused. would, on the face of it, give a
Mr. W. Schofield and a Coroner's doubt we shall get some more hall.” Regarding the deposit recolpt jury at the Kowloon Magistracy good return to the investor. for $100,000 which was issued by yesterday afternoon into the death ed little Wille; "mother has just "I don't think you will," remark- Hollywood's golden lure is cer- the Lee Tung Bank in Swatow, of Leading Aircraftsman French tainly an attractive one, but it is Bluhm said that he personally went of the R.A.F., who was killed in put it under the table.” to be hoped that it will not lead eral Tong and saw the money de- for a spin with. Mr. Pethick on the Peerage owed a considerable sum to the bank in Swatow with a Gen- a recent motor accident whilst out
A certain ducal member of the our parliamentarians into put-posited. He was requested by latter's ting on the Statute Book some-Christie to go to the Bank because cycle combination.
Harley-Davidson motor to a bookie, who found that the indisposed on that thing for which they--and others Christie was
It will be remembered that the duced no result. Accordingly he
writing of polita reminders pro
may soon be sorry. All Gov-
machine struck Asked by Mr. Leask what was piled up on the side of the road make a personal call. "And be sure a heap of earth decided that his assistant should ernmental "boosting" is full of meant by the word "grafter" which Pethick managed to keep his sent, you say Your Grace' to him," were pitfalls, and in this connection witness had used in several of his but when he pulled up some dis- his last words before the young this Films Bill savours of that it meant
letters to Christie, witness said that tance away he found that French man departed on his errand.
a clever business man. Act of Parliament known as the In the case of the grafter referred found dead at a point between the ushered into the
was not in the sidecar.. He was In due course the emissary was Safeguarding of Industries Act. to in his letters, it meant a cer- motor cycle and the obstruction. True in the latter case protection tain Chinese who was interested in
Summing up briefly, the Coroner hands and closing his eyes, the Duke. Holding his cap in his Hong Kong, Friday, January 6, 1928. only is sought for established in-
told the jury that they had heard
bookie's man said: dustries, but in regard to films a Led on to the question of pass- Loseby (for the contractor repair may I be truly thankful."-
the arguments of both Mr. F. H. "For what I am about to receive greater measure of official support, Bluhm said he had two paring the road), and Mr. Lec, d'Al-Mo
one a Latvian 'document Govern- the other, Issued in Canton. The behalf of their respective clients something to stop the development mada, Jun, (for Mr. Pethick), on Customer: "Can you give me Having been examined by the ment, in fact, is to be called upon latter was full of Chinese charac and also their expressions of regret of a cold?" House of Lords, what is known-provided the Bill goes through ters and he was told by the Minis-at the death of the deceased. The Chemist: "Ceftafnly; I ead re- at Home as the Films Bill is now. Parliament to set the British that of a fits in Canton Coroner would like to associats the othe
The film industry on its feet, and ex-ers to travel through British ter he was sure the jury would also like that the passport entitled foreign-Court with those expressions and assuming its final shape.
rebedy. proposed measure aims, in the perience has taught us that there ritory in China without any furto associate themselves with the Wife: "It's nearly six weeks new words of one exponent, to secure is a lot to be said against State-ther visa.
since baby was born. Have you fair play for British industry and assisted enterprise, Another
Christie was re-called for re-ex- After briefly going over the oc- told the registrar yet?” work for British workers. Whe.point worthy of consideration at amination by Mr. Leask and said incurrence, the Coroner said that the Husband: "If the registrar lives ther it will succeed in this laud- this stage is the promise of "fair answer to his solicitor that he had jury had to decide whether the ob- anywhere within five miles from able effort remains to be seen. If treatment" which the Bill holds that was when a horse of his, nam-well as to consider the condition of
been in Manchester only once and struction was properly marked as here he knows already," it only provides work for British out to producers of British films. ed Brigadier General, was entered the machine and the driving cap- workers it will have proved it-This may soon develop into pre- for the Manchester November abilities of Mr. Pethick.
Mr. Schofield then reviewed the self a boon, seeing that there are ferential treatment. Home manu-Handicap in 1919. still over a million unemployed in facturers, assured that a certain race because Christie was not able
The horse did not start for the evidence.
The Finding. Britain. Thoughtfully construct-percentage of their pictures must to get Freddie Fox, the jockey, to After retiring, the jury returned ed and backed with financial aid be shown, will not have the incen- ride the animal, Fox having been the following verdict:
We find that the deceased met from the State, there does not tive to give the public nothing but called away to ride in the New-
bury. Handicap..
his death by misadventure whilst ecem any reason why such a piece their best work. Second rate
anawer to further riding in a motor cycle combination of legislation should not partially films produced abroad are bad questions said that there had been driven by Mr. Pethick and that no hit its objective. The optimist enough. Second rate Aims pro-no question of cheating anybody blame is attached to the driver for will tell us that in the making of duced in England would no doubt and, contrary to the allegation of the accident.
potion pictures we should be really shock us. second to none. Our brains, they will assert, are as fertile as any in the production of ideas, our Children with an eye to business modern literature the best being liave wondered how the postal ad- created and our stock of fiction ministrations of different countries | writers amply sufficient to turn apportion the charge (via the out all the plots required for our stamp) on, cach letter that passes own photoplays... Added to this, out of domestic boundaries. Then very satisfactory state is the fact we have the perennial story of how that our actors, some of them, a missive intended for somebody day before His Honour Justice traffic coming in the opposite direc-addresses J really possess acknowledged tal- round the corner took decades to Wood, Puisne Judge, P.0. T. tion at the time of the accident. Little, Willie Hardup's hand went ent and have been called in by the reach the recipient, the street hav Milroy, of H.M. Submarine According to the evidence we And big producers on the other side ing been relaid in the interval and "120" sued the Tai Yau Motor that Mr. Pethick's machine was in "Please, teacher, I heard mother of the Atlantic to assist in all excavation. Very often the publie return of a motor cycle and dam driven by Mr. Pethick was reason week, but I don't know the number the hoary letter unearthed during Co., of Whitfield Road, for the good running order. The speed say we'd be in 'Queer Street next American screen manufactures is at fault, mostly through incor- ages. No matable for the locality and this is yet.”
This last consideration brings rect or insufficient direction, or Mr. L. D. Turner represented borne out by Inspector. Smith us to the Bill's raison d'etre. In because of wilfully bad writing plaintiff, while Cheng Yau, a part- As to the capabilities of the An anxious father got wind of
The China Mail's attention has, ner, appeared for the firm.
driver, we have his own evidence the rumour that his son was lead- the United States the film indus however, been drawn to a parcel Plaintiff took the machine to only and we accept it.
Ing a rather convivial life at col- try is among the biggest, coming which was posted to a ship at the defendant firm for repairs b
lege. But the son strenuously behind only such giant enter- Canton. The Post Office, siguing be effected.embang Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 27.-Whlie it denied, the charge In letters to his prises as the making of motor themselves as obedient servants, Giving evidence he said that he was being prepared for work the father unsatisfied, father
reply to an enquiry dated Nov. 26 was presented with a bill for bøfler of an engine at the Phooy made an unexpected i cars and the synthetic drink and say that the parcel was duly 3148.36 362,65 was for repairs, Soon Mining Kongal at Sungai Besi son's lodgi place, and trade. We have been told that delivered on Dec. 16. What which he admitted, and $81 for Uurst with a terrific explosion. The bell a pull was mel by grim- in America the film business per happened was that some days after storage, which he denied that a large piece of metal was
force of the explosion was such faced landlady manently employs 500,000 per the parcel had been handed in here His Lordship made an order for picked up nearly 700 yards AWAY. sons and has & capital of over ship came down to Hong Kong, the return of the cycle to plaintiu A Sikh watchman was struck by * here.
Accordingly, a requent was made 1148 hours and allowed the Bring wheel and sustained fatal in 2800,000,000 invested in it. It is that the parcel be returned. After
$10 damage..
Ways and Means.
!4
Witness in
Seeing his friend Jones running down the street, Smith asked tho reason, and was told he was going Haynes, there was no Australian With regard to the lights at the for the doctor. Asked the trouble, who was concerned. He did not spot, of the accident, the evidence Jones, sald he did not like the look |get £15,000 out of the Australian of witnesses is conflicting and we of his wife.
or any other person in Manchester.cannot come to any definite conclu- "Oh!" replied Smith, "I'll come
The case was adjourned.
sion or decision. We are of the with you. I hate the very sight, of | opinion that the locality in question mine.?"
was insufficiently lighted. We are
STORAGE CHARGES.
P.O'S DISPUTE WITH GARAGE.
JUDGE'S RULING.
In the Summary Court yester-
also of the opinion that the wooden It was the beginning of the new boarding should have been extend- torm at school. One boy told the ed to the full length of the pile of teacher his new address. After earth. As it was at the time of entering It in her book, the teacher the accident, it was a danger to saldame ka ber the public.
"Now, are" there any other boys We find that there was no motor or girls who have changed their
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