THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1928,
CINEMA NOTES.
CHINESE PIRATES.
NEW AIR LINER."
"FLESH AND THE DEVIL”, AT QUEEN'S,
MACHINE DESIGNED FOR
COMFORT. ON
N. ZEALAND SKIPPER'S ADVENTURES.
REFRESHING ACCOUNT.
If there is one man in New Zea-
LAST SHOWING..
SMOKING PËRMITTED.
Was
THE CHINA MAIL,
COLONY'S WATER.
DECREASE IN ISLAND SUPPLIES:
INCREASE IN KOWLOON,
Shadows Before
'COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"
To-day-Queen's Theatre; "Flesh and the Devil.”".
To-Star Theatre; "Love's
Shield of Honour."
The "Calcutta" all-metal flying "Flesh and the "Devil," the big boat, built
to the
According to the water returns Blindness, 2.80 p.m. to 8.80 p.m., and who knows the haunts of film at, the Queen's Theatre, is of the Air Ministry for
for showing storage of reservoirs on Wilbur Pinyers if "Handcuffed,"
9.16 p.m. piracy from the basement up it is being screened for the last time operation by Imperial Airways, April 1. the amount in-store in Captain B. McK. Thomson, who is to-day. This lavish adaptation of went through some of her flying Hong Kong was considerably below. To-day "Cheer "O" dance, 7.30 spending a vacation in the Domi- Herman Sudermann's vivid story, trials at Rochester, where that of the same date last year, viz. P nion after sniloring In the pirate The Undying Past," is a tense she
built by Short 964.98 million gallons as compared To-day-World Theatre; For- haunted waters of the China Seas. drama of Germany before the Bros., Ltd. The "Calcutta" was with 1,191.66 million gallons last Horn River."
He is a Gisborne man, who, after ful woman who ensnares her hus- graph" of Feb. 14. After going per head per day during the month
war. The story tells of a beauti- described in "The Daily Tele- year. The average consumption April 6-7-Queen's Theatre; "The his apprenticeship on the Company's Dartford, went East and about an astonishing series of flights, she will be put on the 17 gallons last year. There was
mon band's best friend and so brings to Felixstowe for passing-out was 16.7 gallons as compared with April 7-Star Theatre; Wilbur joined the Hong Kong. Canton dramatic events, ending in a re- Southampton-Guernsey service as an intermittent supply in all rider 3.15. p.m.
Players, in "Her Wedding Night," Macao Stoumbout Company with markable climax, The picture is a preliminary to employment in main districts west of Garden-road," 7.30 p.m.
April 7-Sing song at
"Cheer headquarters at Hong Kong. He splendidly staged, one feature be the Far East. had not been with the concern long ing a complete replica of the Ber
during March, 1927, am a full before piracy broke out upon an lin railway station, including comfortable air liner in existence. east of Garden-road during March
She is in many repects the most supply in all rider main districts Players in "Charley's Aunt," 5.80 April 8-Star Theatre: Wilbur inprecedented scale.
trains, Three famous stars, John Sitting in the very roomy cabin, last year as compared with an in- April B-Musical entertainment
and 9.15, p.m. Gilbert, Greta Garbo, and Lars which accommodates fifteen pastermittent supply in all rider main at "Cheer "O" 7.30 p.m. The Gisborne saller readily con- Hanson are the leading players, sengers, one is below the wings districts during March, 1928. ceded that piracy was
and they are ably supported by and enjoys an unrestricted view. In Kowloon, there is an increase Whispering Wires."
April 8-9- Queen's Theatre; bretic, Recupation. He was dispos- large cast including George Faw. In land aeroplanes the passenger's in storage, 384.13 million gallons ed to give the palm to a parcel of/cett, Barbara Kent, and Eugenie view is obstructed by the wings as compared with 249,02 million Bright Lights."
April 8-0 World Theatre;
Captured By Pirates.
rather a
yellow akinned cunning and knavery which owed allegiance to a woman chief. They brought off the only act of piracy so for prae- tised on the New Zealand captain's
company.
Besserer,
ZANE GREY FILM.
a
Based on the novel of the same
name by Zane Grey, the new film
a full
Level and Storage of water in Re-
The "Calcutta" has the great ad- ditional advantage that smoking tian has increased from an average gallons last year. The consump is permitted, petrol tanks and engines being well out of the way. 17.0 gallons. There was
of 15.6 gallons per head per day to an hour, I sat for a little while supply in all, districts during
In the course of a fight of half at the World Theatre to-day, by the side of the pilot, Captain This is how they handled the "Forlorn River," is a capital'ad- Lankester Parker (test pilot for
March of both years. undertaking. They bought tickets venture story, dealing with cattle Short Bros., Ltd.), and handled as passengers, some first-class, rustlers of the wild West. Jack the duplicate set of controls. The servoirs on April 1, 1928:— some second, some third. At the Holt, star of many Western films, "Calcutta," which weighs eight appointed hour, the captain was plays the role of an outlaw and and a half tons, and is fitted with CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER speaking to a passenger. He stop-fugitive from justice, whose three Bristol "Jupiter" engines,
WORKS LEVEL. ped a shot in the back and in case romance with a rancher's daugh- totalling 1,455 h.p., is exception- that wouldn't keep him quiet they ter leads to exciting complica- ally nice to handle, and seems to Tytan shot another round into him as tions. Arlette Marchal, who ap. have none of the difficult pecu- Tytam Byewash ...23 peared in "Madame Sana Gene," Harities of most flying boats. Her Tytum Intermediate 22* In no time the rates appeared is the heroine, and Raymond Servo rudder and geared controls Tytam Tük on all sides. The chief officer fell Hatton, famous for his work in reduco the labour to a minimum. Wong Nei Chung.15
in the bridge beneath an iron "Behind the Front," provides the Left to her own devices (save for riepig by a quartermaster in comic relief in delightful manner, rudder control) for many minutes [Note: B. denotes. "Below Overflow": league with the pirates. One Bri-The settings of the film are ex- at a time, she kept a level keel.
well.
soon
Lish passenger didn't see
The pro- ceptionally beautiful, enough that this was not the time cludes a new gazette giving inter- gramme at the World Theatre in- to pull the "indomitable old Bri-esting glimpses of the new Ford tish spirit" stuff. He tried his car both in the factory and on its luck and lost his life. A Jesuit trial runs. priest, whose beard may have caus-
д
nd him to be confounded with 8h guard, also went to the land
of his fathers. A grubby old Far-. Lugacse alone was unhurt.
sibly, seeing that the though unconscious, was
CAME BACK,
Quick Take-Off.
Fokfulum
1927
1928 1oB 15' 10"B
"B 22
.18 GB 21
3"B 22′ 0′′B 22" 6"
8"B
6′′B
1"B
32 3B 43'
A. denates "Above Overflow."
Storage in millions and Decimals of gallons.
1027 304.39
and the flight over Chatham, Tytam
The conditions were favourable, Rochester, and Strood, with views Tytam Byewash... of castle, cathedral, waterways, Tytam Intermediate factories and shipping, was very Wone Nei Chung
Tytam Tuk enjoyable, and the noise of the en- Pokfulum gines was to some extent dimin- ished by their distance from the cabin.
:
Cinema
April 8-0 Star Theatre; No Performance: Wilbur Players at 6.30 and 9.15. Players in "Three
April 9-Star Theatre; Wilbur Live Ghosts," 5.30 p.m.; and in "The Family Upstairs," 9.15 p.m.
April 10-11-Queen's Theatre; "Silk Stockings."
April
"The Street of Forgotten Men,"
10-11- World Theatre;
April 10-11- Star "Tongues of Flame."
Theatre;
April 11-Queen's Theatre; Miss
D. O'Keefe's Pupils' Dancing Dis- play, 5 p.m.
April 12-14 Queen's Theatre; 9"B"The Eagle of the Sea."
April 12-14 World Theatre; "Robin Hood."
April 12-14- Star "Shipwrecked."
Pheatre;
April 20-St. Peter's Club con 268.92 cert in St. John's Cathedral Hall.
1,67
Sports. 91.40 578.75-April 7 & 9 Third extra
1928
3.37
93.20.
751.74
12.72
27,24
1927
Taco
8.09 meeting of the II.K. Jockey Club, 21.15 Happy Valley. 2.30 p.m.
1928
April 8, 29-Fanling Hunt meet
Hun
at Mai Po village, 7 a.m.
ter's Arms. 2.45 pm.
April 11-Fanling Hunt,
Total ....... 1,191.66 944.98 Consumption of water in the City A Chinese was this morning Take-off and alighting gave no rinnals of gallons during the month of and Hill District in millions and de- The bandit chiefs proceeded to charged before Mr. R. E. Lindaell perceptible sensation on leaving March, throw the dend overboard. Pos- at the Central Magistracy with re- and, entering the water; and al
April 14, 21 - Fanling Hant captain,
tarning from banishment after he though the water was smooth, Consumption
216.75 218.57 Steeplechase, Sheung Shui station, not yet end the Portuguese suggested that had been sent away for ten years and therefore favoured, these Estimated population 410,200 420,520 2.45 p.m. the pirates should leave the body Cargill, in charge of Police
on May 15, 1924. Sub-Inspector operations, they gave evidence of Consumption per head
April 15-Seventh extra raca ner day..LORERNA 17.0 387 Re-sound hull design. The shape of on the deck till the Lost made port cords, said that the accused's cri- the hull is designed for quick Main Districts
Intermittent Supply in all Rider meeting of the International Race minal career started in 1923 when take-off, and in fact the water Fall Supply in all rider main districts
Wert of Garden & Recreation Club of Macno, Ltd. road during March, 1927. and April 18-Steeplechase meeting, he went to jail for three terms for was left nine seconds after the en-enst of Garden-road during March, Souza's bungalow, 2.45 p.m. theft, after which he was banished, ¡gines were opened out.
in order that the supposed widow could bury the corpse and to that
the Chinese consented.
'Blas Bay.
He came back to Hong Kong in 1926, was sentenced to 12 months hard labour and then re-banished
Then they ran for Bias Bay. Junks came alongside and all money, rings, and other jewellery, on his original warrant, Mr. ship's silver, etc., were lowered in-
Lindsell passed sentence of
ten
to them, and the pirates followed. months' hard labour and 20 strokes
POISONED. WOMAN.
As they disappeared in the dark of the birch. ness the steamer headed for Hong Kong, and after eight months in hospital there, Captain Thomson recovered sufficiently to be able to retire on a pension.
PASSENGER LISTS..
DEPARTURES.
First-class passengers sailed from Hong Kong on the Dollar Line "Presiden: Cleveland" for Seattle
1927
Main Districts daring March, 1928.
April 21-St. Peter's Club first Intermittent guanly, in all Rider annual marathon race, 3 p.m.
April 22-Steeplechase Meeting at Mr. Pott's bungalow, '7 a.m.
April 28 Steeplechase Ruce Meeting at Kwanti.
KOWLOON. WATER WORKS LEVEL.
--་
1877 1910
vin Shanghai and Japan on April Kowloon Remoir 17 9" 11"
were:-
..21.5" 20"R
Lammerts' Auction. To-day-A valuable collection of postage stamps, 5.15 p.m.
Land Sale
April 18—At P.W.D. Offices; one lot of Crown Land at Kowloon,. 3
p.m,
Shek Lai Pui Reser-
voir Mrs. C.. Heron, Miss Paz N. De Reception Reservoir 2 4B 0' 11" Leung Ngoi-ngan, a Chinese wo-Guzman, Miss C. M. Aragon, Miss Storage ef milf and decimats man living at No. 11, Swatow-lane, R. A. Sangejas, Miss M. A.
of gallons. was yesterday admitted to the Gov-Sandejas, Mr. Francisco Aragon, Kowloon Feservoir
Meetings. ernment Civil Hospital suffering Mrs. M. B. De Aragon, Mrs. J. D.Shek Lai Pal Repertoir 28.00 108.00
193.30′ 245.40 April 11-Third annual meeting system which obtained until the re- from a dose of poison which was Feldstein, Mrs. J. M. Ross, Mr. Reception Reservoir 27.08 30.73 of Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., cent strikes and boycott in Canton. stated to have been self-administer. C. F. Moelich, Miss H. L. Patter,
"Such incidents," said the Cap
tain, "gave rise to the convoy
Perhaps four ships would/put outed..
Total
1827-1099
15.6
91,45
164,440
17.9
April 19- Yearly meeting, of shareholders of the Hong Kong, Realty & Trust Co., Ltd., Exchange- bldg., at noon.
at Exchange bldg... Des Voeux-rd., Lt. W. D. Wright, Miss E. E. Shae,
249.02 384.19 from Hong Kong, at intervals of
Miss J. Shae, Mrs. F. H. Shae, Mr. in millons and denim-Is
Consumption of water in Kowloon Ct., (2nd floor) noon. of gallons
April 12-Annual meeting of the quarter-of-an-hour, and meet at a
Brankston, Mr. H. M. Hind, Mr.during the month of March.
Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. rendezvous an hour out from port.
A. W. Brankston, Mrs. E
1027 1928
at Exchange-bldg., Des Voeux rd., The slowest ship would take the Still she forged ahead. Finally, a G. Oda, Mr. D. S. Ocampo, Mr. P. Consumption ......
79.15
Ctl., noon. lead. The last would be the fast-high explosive shell below. the Lorenze, Mr. W. M. Sullivan, Mr. Estimated population 159,400 est, and would carry, an armed water-line set her on fire and she H. Gilmore, Mrs. A. K. Gilmore,
Consumption per head
(noy day, escort. All boats had flares, and began to take in water and seem- Mr. Y. Imamura, Mrs. M. T. Kalwo,
Full
Suonly in all districts during the appearance of one of these, or ed about to founder. Pirates and Miss C. Jison, Dr. F. O. Santos, March 1927 and 1928.. any deviation from the straight passengers jumped into the sen, Mrs. L. P. Hammond, Mrs. G. W.
The Government Anelyat's remorta line would bring the strongest ship and the submarines rescued 200 Van Densen, Mr. H. K. Macdougall, the the quality of the water' is
satisfactory. up at full speed.
souls of mixed morality. When Mrs. M. K. Carlson, Mr. D. W. Total rainfall to March 31, 1927, Under the Navy's Nose. left Hong Kong, seven pirates had Scott, Mr. L. W. Meyer, Mr. A. K. 5.20. March 81, 1928, 10.64. "What is Bias Buy, the famous been identified and their trial was Okia, Lt. & Mrs. W. M. Scaife, pirates' lair, like?" asked the "New progressing. Zeland Free Lance."
April 14-General meeting of members of The Prince's Bldg. & Land & Co., Ltd. (in liquidation), 6. Des Voeux-rand Ctl., noon.
April 14-Sheth annual meeting Miss M. Scaife, Mr. & Mrs. W.
of the Hong Kong Engineering & "We have pirates on the Canton E. Bell, Mrs. B. L Stern, Mrs. R. M. Sanford, Mr.. T. H. Minkewitz, Miss
Senator. Borah's predilection for Construction Co., Ltd., St. George'e- "It's where the boats of the Bri-river also," said Captain Thomson. Cohen Mr. & Mrs Jenner, Mr. being in a minority and smaller bldg., 118. tish China squadron carry
April 20- Annual meeting of out "They lie back in the hills and M. Morgan, Mr. & Mrs. W. the minority the more he enjoys their battle practice. It is about come forward to the narrow, points Stewart, Mr. D. Van Riemsdyk, Mr. being in it has brought him members of the Victoria Recreation twenty miles, no more from Hong of the river when they strike.”
"The ships of the company for Kindersley, Mr. Ong Kong-hung,
& Mrs. H. E. Edwards, Mr. A. F. sharply up against Mr. Coolidge's Club at V.R.C., 6 pm. Kong, and is a wide bay, around
Miscellaneous. naval programme." He denounces
To-day- Law and Commerce which many native villages are which I work carry eight Sikhs Miss P. Hurphy, Mr. M. D. Man- ning of the first naval race, and Society of University dinner, Lane
it as "sheer madness," the begin- situated, and the back country le each, who are supplied by the chester, Mr. Mui Woon-cheung, Mr. conceived not for the legitimate Crawford's Restaurant,&hool Chilly."
police and paid by the company. Mui Chun, Mr. Wong Kwong-man, purpose of protecting American April 14 Diocesan Boys School "Doesn't it jar you to think of All officers and the guard are Lt. W. A. Griswold, Mr. Lee Kin commerce, but for war Immediate "at Home" from 8.80 to 6.50. p.m. these going-on right under the on-situated Inside a grilled area which wai, Mr. J. L. Knopp, Mr. J. cial Nava nose?”
April 14-Eighth annus! dinner and Inevitable. Senator Borah includes the bridge. Officers on Wilson, Mrs. E. H. Melgs, Mr. J. A may and a few people to agree with of the Q.C.O.B. Asscu, at, Queen's The trouble is," said Captain duty have to carry a revolver and Thompson,, Mr. G. B. Enders, Mr. him in and out of Congress, but the College Hall, 8 pm Thomson, that the pirates operate 50 rounds of ammunition. The C. A. Chopp, Mr. A. H. Fenwick, from inland. Nevertheless, they Indian guard scrutinises every in- Mr. M. Hendry, Dr. & Mrs. W R general conviction, says a Home make use of the villages and in the dividual knocking at the steel door Merse, Mr. & Mrs. Frick & the paper, fa that the Navy Department future reprisals are to be carried of the grilled area before admitting Matra. Frick. Mr. J. K. Chang, Mr in the next five years will be will get its way, and that America cat on the settlements whenever a him. The bridge right round is E. H. Ko, Miss A. M. D. Dinneen, spending nearly £150,000,000 on British chip is pirated by Chinese armour plated, and loop-holed steel Mr. K. G. Ainsworth, Miss K. W seventy-one new vessels. This using. Bias Bay as their base. Just shields at the ends of the bridge Ainsworth, Mr. Lau, Shin-chuen, either means nothing for the out before I left to come down here on permit fire to be returned at Mr. Wong Yiu-mun, Mr. Pang side world, or as the biggest thing vacation the result of the threaten-launches or at the shore. All par- Shin-ki, Mr. Chan Waiting, Mr. that has happened since the ed reprisals was seen in the in-sengers coming aboard pass be-T, Mori, Mr. T. Hattori, Mr. Za formation which filtered through tween lines of police and their per-Toga, Mr. T. Hyama, Mr. R the authorities regarding sons and luggage are searched. mods, Mr. R. Ryu, Mr.S. auspicious movements of pirates Women police search the female Gehikawa, Mr. K. Osaka, Mr. Y. around the villages,”
Chinese."
Yakayama, Mr. K. Yameyami, Mr.
to
"That the villagers were sincere "The precautions are a strong Fujimima, Mr. Soto, Mr. in their efforts to break with the deterrent," concluded Captain Wong Kwan-yut, Mr. Chung Shee pirates was apparent to the crew of Thomson "They make the risk sting, Mr. E T, Stubbs, Mrs. R. E. the submarine nent into the bay to great that the pirates hesitate to purgeon, Miss. H Spurgeon, Miss lle hidden and intercept any ship operate as freely as before. How M. Spurgeon, Mr. & Mrs. Shin entering that stret of water, ever, if they do come on board, ball Ting Hong-que, Mr. S. J. Cheong,
Loi xua, Mr. Lau Ngoon nam There are no wharves there and up the first-class passengers.com Mr. Mul Wopnetai. Dr. Mcwhirter, any steamer entering the bay does mence shooting and threaten to Mr. C. K. Chan, Mrs. N. G. Wood, so for no good purpose. continue to do so until the officers, Lal Ching yi, Mr. C. Fan, Mr. The submarine waited two or inside the grille given Cook Tice, Cheung, Mr H., F. three weeks until at last a steamer what courte should be fol Marelurite, Mr. H. Gild, Hr, W. B. appeared in the bay without lights lowed? Proceed to port to Davis, Mr. H. Merechi, Mr. & Mrs. The submarine signalled for it to the accompaniment of executions Lau Kim-yeung Etop. There was no reply. A shot or spare life by acquiescli went across the bows. She
car piracy
rled on. Aahot went into her. Lan
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Armistice,
April 16-St. Peter's Club's last | debate of the season. Subject:
Roving Life" "That a Home Life is preferable to
April 17-Annual Inspection of the Hong Kong Police, Murray, parade ground.
April 27-Laying of foundation stone of new St. Stephen's-bldg. by BLE. the Governor, 8.30 p.m..
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