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TRAP THAT FAILED.
AN ASTUTE POST- MASTER.
A GANG SENTENCED.
MARIONETTES.
FOLK-LORE & FAIRY TALES.
OPERA PANTOMIME.
Described by the magistrate as The revival of marionette art
| BROADCASTING-BAN. THE GERMAN ARMY.
WIDESPREAD CRITICISM ON
MINISTER'S WARNING: UTTERS
CONTROVERSIES.
QUESTION OF POLITICS.
Political leaders of all shades of
Mr. Winston
Manchester
STERN WORDS.
POLITICS FORBIDDEN.
Berlin. General Groener made
scribed by
B
About the
a very skilfully organised gang in England, writes Julia Chatter- opinion critised the British Govern his first articulate appearance as of thieves, of a higher class, ton, has been the subject of con- ment ban, axercised through the War Minister recently before the perhaps, than most," four men siderable discussion in the Press Postmaster-General, on the broad- Budget Committee of the Reich- were charged on remand at Old from time to time, and particular-casting of controversial matter. The stag. street Police Court recently with ly during the latter part of the B.B.C. is not allowed to broadcast have been spoken by his predeces
The words he used might The charge for admission to the 'being suspected persons loitering year 1927, when the London sea-speeches pr lectures containing sor, but then they would have had Public Enclosure will be $1 per day with intent to commit a felony. (son of the Italian Marionette statements on topics of political, a different meaning. In fact, Horr for all persons including Ladies. They were: Harry Slater, 43, Company was so far in advance religious, or Industrial controversy. Gessler began his career in that
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform commission agent, of Paragon-artistically of anything that had In a speech which
row, Rodney-road, Walworth; 'previously been given on a puppet cust
was broad department with even less am- half price.
When Signor Amilcar described this ban as
Churchill biguous utterances. Members are advised that they | William Henry Carter, 42, motor stage.
"idiotic." New Students on WEDNES- must show their Badges to obtain, driver, of Lewis-road, Camber-Mariani, the producer, asked me Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech at net, yet sufficiently mastered the The War Minister said he hid DAY, April 11th at 9 a.m. The admission to the Members Enclo-well; Charles Frederick Lewis, 38, to write a pantomime for the
of engineer,"
expressed Vaughan-road, Liverpool Playhouse Christmas
agree details of his department, to sub- Camberwell; and Sidney Roberts, season I almost chortled withment with Mr. Churchill, and mit an exhaustive programme, but introduce 2 non-members to the well.
Each member has the right to 29, dealer, of Lewis-read, Camber-joy, if I may use an altogether Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald describ- the task of the German Reichswehr unmusical expression of levity, ed the ban as "absolutely absurd." was circumscribed by the Ver- Members' Enclosure, tickets for
be obtained from Slater, Carter, and Lewis were because it was n task after my of mine," said Mr. MacDonald. could not be used in such a war *The question is an old interest sailles Treaty. The Reichswehr whom Messre. Linstead & Davis, at 35. now further charged under the own heart to write the libretto each per day, up to Friday, 6th Prevention of Crimes Act and and music for a marionette "Red "The position of the Post Office is as was just past. How the art of April, 1928.
pleaded guilty.
Riding Hood," especially as I was absolutely absurd. I should never war would develop they did not The charge for admission for Det. Sergeant Halliday said told that this was to be the first give a pledge to the Postmaster know, but they could not keep pace the four men were in charge of opera pantomime, libretto and General not to be controversial with other nations, and he agreed a motor-car in Bishops-road, music, to be written for the pup- unless he allowed me to define entirely with what the Foreign will be $2 per day. Each member Bethnal-green, on Feb. 3. One of pet theatre by an English com- what controversy is.
The BBC Minister. had said can obtain, upon application to the them went to the post-office and 'poser.
should be allowed to decide for it- Secretary, Badges for admission of pulled an advertisement plate Everybody knows the story of self. It would be a great mistake French cry for security. 2 Ladies free of charge.
Accordingly his task was pre- away from the front, and another Little Red Riding Hood, but it is to make controversy a big feature Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etce-went to the door and called to the not everyone who knows how it of broadcasting, but the B.B.C. They would do all they could to new development, tera, will not be permitted to postmaster to come out and see originated. In reality, it is one should know what a speaker in- operate within the precincts of the what had been done. The post of the oldest atories in the world, tenda to talk about and make up defend their frontiera, and, in To Hong Kong Jockey Club during master was suspicious, and would and is an elaborated version of a their own minds as to whether that times of political tension, to main-
the Race Meetings.
not come out, and the men drove pre-historic legend which primi- would be acceptable to listeners."tain their neutrality ao that their Hong Kong 2nd April, 1928. away, but returned in a few min- tive man invented in order to ac- Mr. MacDonald described as policy might have freedom for. Its utes. One of them pulled down count for those puzzling events "absolutely impracticable" Mr.activity and security be provided the wire gird at the post-office, sunrise and sunset. The story, Churchill's suggestion that one against frontier violations of all and an attempt was again made to then is based upon a sun-myth, hour should be devoted every even-kinds. To fulfil these tasks their 'get the postmaster outside. He and can be traced back to those ing to controversial broadcasting. small army must have the greatest had been warned, however, and dim and far-distant days when At the prosent moment, he said, possible
and striking force blew a police whistle. Detective our ancestors regarded all red the Postmaster-General is biased mobility. It must be strong in TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Freeman, who had been keeping things as symbols of the red in favour of one party. The military virtues and in its training. N that an EXTRAORDINARY observation, arrested Slater, who dawn, and thought that night speeches broadcast on the occasion As to the tasks of the Keleb-
The other was caused by savage wolf which of the Guildhall banquet should awehr within the State, GENERAL MEETING of the above became very violent. Company will be held at the Office three men were subsequently ar- haunted the darkness. To the have been replied to immediately. Groener sald he hoped the period childlike mind of early man it "I could never give a pledge to of domestic fermentation had pass- of Messra. Shewan, Tomes & Co. reated at Camberwell.
The police stated that Slater was both natural-and logical. to the Postmaster-General not to be ed and, with it, the necessity for the General Managers of the said had seventeen previous convie-weave these basic ideas into a controversial," he added, "because any military intervention. Nothing Gompany, St. George's Building. tions. Lewis, the owner of the story which embodied his belief I am perfectly certain that he was more hateful to the soldier Victoria, Hong Kong, on MON- DAY, the 23rd day of April, 1928. car had six previous convictions that the night devoured the day, would disagree with my definition than to be employed for police pur- at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when and Carter two. Roberts had one The myth spread all over the of what controversy is."
as it passed down the subjoined resolutions will be conviction, twenty months in the world, and proposed as ordinary resolutions. Becond division, for assaulting through the ages the narrative. "A very sensible idea," was Mr.be ready under all circumstances to and robbing a rent collector, was altered to suit the traditions Bernard Shaw's only comment on viz:-
Slater was said to be an export and habits of the different nations Mr. Winston Churchill's sugges dare to think of a revolution." The (1) That the authorised Capital of till thief.
which adopted it. In course of tion. the Company (which is now
Reichswehr ja the instrument for The magistrate (Mr. Snell) time its mythical origin was for Speaking at Manchester, Mr. $3,000,000 consisting of 600,- said the men belonged to a type gotten, and it finally became a Lloyd George
carrying out the order of the Con- referred to 000 shares of the nominal of gang which must be suppress-mere fairy tale.
stitutional Government. There- Mr. Winston Churchill's value of $5 each the whole of led. He congratulated all concern
sug fore, every member of the Reich- Fairy tales-those profoundly gestion that there should be which have been issued) be in-led in the prosecution. It seemed interesting survivals of mythical political broadcasting. "I think swehr must be a true and trust- creased to $3,600,000 by the to him that the postmaster show-and legendary beliefs are still he is right in saying it is perfectly worthy servant of the State. We creation of 120,000 additional ed great quickness in avoiding inextricably woven into the absurd that political speeches desire the confidence of the people shares of the nominal value falling into the trap which the world of reality, as well as the should not be broadcast," said Mr. in the ampiest sense. We will pay of $5 each ranking (subject)men had set. He sentenced realm of make-believe, and they Lloyd George. "They are broad- the greatest respect and honour to as hereinafter mentioned) as Slater, Carter, and Lewis to come into the folk-music of every cast in America. It is only the State and its symbols, and I from date of allotment for twelve months hard labour and country.
question of choosing the wave- will not suffer offences against this. dividend and in all other res-Roberts to three months" hard la-
The pursuit of such studies has length so that there shall be no self-evident law." pects pari passu with the bour.
made it clear that our primitive clashing in the ether between ancestors believed that all na-Liberals, Conservatives, and tural events were caused through Labour. (Laughter.) Now that the direct agency of beasts and the electorate has become 50 birds, and it is on this account enormous that it is quite impos- [to throw a sop to the Monarchists, that the line of demarcation besible to reach one-tenth of them, tween fact and fiction is so dif-1 think it is essential that the one
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THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. OF DENMARK.
The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Com- pany (Limited) of Denmark:
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THE
THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON FRIDAY, the 13th April, 1928, commencing at 245 pm., at No. 2, Kimberley Villas, Kimberley Road, Kowloon. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
Comprising:-
Teak Hatstand, Chesterfield Couch and Armchairs, Bookcases, Pictures, Ornaments, Curios, Very Fine Carpets and Carpet Runners, Gramophone, Grand Father Clock, etc., etc.,
Dining Teak Dining Table, Chairs, Sideboard with Bevelled Mirror, Dinner Waggon, Dinner Service, Glass Ware, Kitchen Uten-| sils, Ice Chest, etc.
Teak Bedsteads with Mattresses,
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The following Unclaimed Tele- grams are lying in the E. E.
Mrs. Turner, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, from Madras.
Mrs. Christie, 26, Granville-rd.,
Kowloon, from London.
Haraf, from Wien.
Din Mohammad, 30, Kowloon Civil Corps, from Qadian.
Antonio Ossorio, "Empress of Asia," from Manila.
E. A. LEGGATT,
Superintendent. Hong Kong, 29th. March, 1928.
Set, Chamber Stand, etc., etc.,
And
A Quantity of Blackwood
- Furniture.
On view from Thursday, the 12th April, 1928. .
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, (1918) LIMITED.
shares constituting the Com- pany's present issued Capital.
(2) That the said · 120,000 shares, be offered forthwith in the
NOTICES.
LIMITED.
first instance (in the propor HONG KONG ENGINEERING & tion of one new share for every
CONSTRUCTION, COMPANY, complete number of five exist ing shares held by them rea- pectively) to the members of the Company who on the 23rd day of April, 1928, gistered in the
are re-
NOTICE OF MEETING. ·
G.B.S.'S. Opinion.
"
.A
General
poses at home. Nevertheless, he (continued, "The Reichswehr must -
provide assurance that no one wil]'
"Links With the Past," Having reassured the Re- publicans, the Minister proceeded
4
saying:-
"For me tradition is not a mat-
(find that in the end his conclu- means of enabling the parties ter of externals, but one of inward who sets out to discover the to put their case before the meaning. Just as I myself honour origins of myths and legends, as electorate, should be utilised. It the past and uphold the deeds of of tunes and ancient melodies, la pure pedantry not to permit it." our fathers and the honour of the often follows what seems a hope-
"Personally I would welcome German people in the past, so ateo
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ful avenue of research, only to
Share Register as the many's N
sentative. "In B.
that the SIXTH ORDINARY find that in the end of his conclu- political and party controversy on I expect that every member of the the wireless," aaid Mr. J. H. Reichswehr will do the same. In of the said 600,000 shares at YEARLY MEETING of Sharehold- sions have no better foundation Thomas, M.F., to a Press repre- the Fatherland and abroad the par and so that on acceptance ers of the Hong Kong Engineering than mere speculation.
democratie old army enjoyed high prestige. of the offer the nominal & Construction Company, Limited, This particular version of Red country like ours, Parliament is a Would it be right for us to have a amount of $5 due in respect will be held in the Offices of Riding
the reflex of the opinions of the people, tower opinion than our enemies of of such 120,000 shares shall Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., St. salient features which occur in and so long as no political pre- this brilliant Instrument of war? be payable as to the sum of George's Building, Chater Road, the different renderings now in feronce were given in the debates, In my opinion, we must preserve $1 part thereof on the First Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the use by various European nations,
Hood embodies
music for
day of May, 1928, and as to 14th day of April, 1928, at 11.00 so that it may be said to contain not only see no objection but the threads which connect us with I see advantages. People should the past and the old army, not in the balance thereof, i.e., $4 on a.m. for the purpose of receiving the best elements of them all. have an opportunity of hearing the sense of desiring a restitution the First day of June, 1928. the Report of the Beard of Direc- One does not write either the their legislators at work-if that in integrum, but by absorbing into
or the And further that until such tors and a Statement of Accounts libretto
the 31st marionette action in quite the 15 right description of Parlla- ourselves from the spirit of the old time as the said 120,000 shares for the year ended on
mentary business." way that one writes in
army its enthusiasm, patriotism, shall be fully paid up they December, 1927, and of electing same
Mr. J. R. Clynes, M.P., said that and devotion." either medium for the human shall vis-a-vis the said 600,000 Directors and Auditors.
no demand for there had been
"Entanglement of the Reichs- shares only rank for dividend! The TRANSFER BOOKS of the performer. The reason for this is in proportion to the ratio Company will be CLOSED from the that the requirements of the one ordinary party utterances to be wehr in the activity of party- broadcast, but the suppression of politics is impossible. Its Icador- borne by the amount paid up, 8th to the 14th April, both days differ fundamentally from those certain speeches on the grounds; ahin can only be the State. Poli- of the other. In the present in that they were controversial, was, tical activity in the Army may not stance, it was necessary to write he considered, extremely unwise, be. The example of Russia cannot simultaneously for the manipula-
and Buch a policy ought to be be a stimulus to us in this direc- S. COURTNEY COOK, tors on the bridge which is hid-
abandoned. Secretary, den from the public--the com. Hong Kong, 31st March, 1928.,pany of singers, the orchestra: known," a prominent official told be a strong bond of unity in the "The B.B.C.'s attitude se well tion, Like the old Army, we hope that the new Reichswehr will and Signor Amilcar Mariani, the
the Wireless Correspondent of producer.
Nor is it a case of writing for "The Daily Telegraph" "It had Reich. We have no secret aims, from the earliest days, and our strongest wish is to gat the puppets as seen by the andi-held ence. For example, one must be that controversy, with adequate away from the political raud line." on rhythmic terms with Signor safeguards, is necessary for the
thereon in respect of the inclusive.
nominal value thereof to the
full nominal value ($5) there- of.
And that such offer be made by notice specifying the number of shares to which thes member is entitled and limit- ing a time within which the offer if not accepted by the member on behalf of himself}
or his nominee will be deem-
By Order of the Board,
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GREY & HAWKER.
NOTICE.
In the further course of his re
on and from the 1st April, Ottorino Gorno-the wizard of fullest appreciation of the pro marks, General Groener said he had ed to be declined and that the A1928, the Undersigned will the wires ord his company, and grammes by the general public. had a long consultation with Dr. Directors be at liberty to fix carry on in.Partnership under the take one's measure, so to speak, The B.B.C. depends for support on Stresemann, and would "see to it such time and to extend such firm name of GREY & HAWKER from eighty fingers and 200 listeners, and if its interpretation, that our work takes place in closest time to such date or dates and the business of the Architectural strings. It is on the unseen of their wishes is correct, con agreement with the Foreign Minis
We ter." He stated that he could not. upon such terms as they may Department of the Hong Kong bridge, that the work is done troversy should be included. think fit And farther that any Realty and Trust Company, Ltd., which makes music and action have always pressed for the neces- share the excitement over Prince
Henry's visit to the cruiser. "Ber of the said 120,000 shares Address: 2nd floor, Exchange synchronise, where the manipula-sary authority to take this stop." which shall not be taken up Building, Des Voeux Road Central, tora see only the tops of the heada With regard to the specific lin," and in any case this matter by the Company's shareholders Hong Kong.
in manner aforesaid be dispoa-
Telephone No.: Central 4413. ed of in such manner at such time or times and upon such
Telegrams: "Greyplan, Hong terms as the
"Kong." Company's Directors shall in their ab-
GEO. W. GREY, -
Chartered Architect. solute discretion think fit.
Chartered Surveyor. J. BENTLEY HAWKER, Hong Kong, 30th March, 1928.
(8) That no shareholder shall be entitled to any offer of a frac- tion of an additional share In respect of any add shares held by such shareholder. " The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 16th day of April, |1928, to` MONDAY, the 23rd, day |of April, 1928, (both days inclu- |sive) during which period no transfer of shares can be regis tered.
Dated the 6th day of April, 1928. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.
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of the figures they operate, suggestion of one hour's con- was dealt with by his predecessor. and nothing of the brilliant troversy each evening, this is not If any of his subordinates were spectacle as viewed by the audi-considered feasible under existing implicated. in the Kiel munition, programma arrangements. It smuggling affair they would be, would only be practicable when ruthlessly dismissed.. The funeral of Dr. Keating, there is a complete alternative In a long statement on the.
Catholic Archbishop Roman
of programme service available, such Phoebus film case, the Minister: Liverpool, took place recently. The as is envisaged in the proposed merely filled out the details of the congregation .at the Solemn regional scheme. An hour of pleture already presented to the Requiem Mass, held in the Pro- party politics every evening with Reichstag by the Chancellor and Cathedral, was the largest and most out alternative might be more than reported in The Daily Telegraph. representative ever gathered within listeners would be prepared to at the time..
its walls. The Lord Mayor, Miss stomach.
Margaret Beavan, wearing her It will be recalled that when
civic robes, was present with the Mr. Philip Guedolla withdrew from
Town Clerk. In addition to Cardinal a broadcast debate recently it was speakers, The speeches broad- Bourne, Archbishop of Westmins-stated that the B.B.C. could not cast by the three lenders of the ter, and Dr. Mostyn, Archbishop of countenance a protest which he chief political parties at the time: Cardiff, fourteen Bishops occupied proposed to utter against the ban of the General Election were seats in the Sanctuary. Many In the cases of the Civil Service transmitted under the auspices of thousands of persons lined the dinner at which Mr. Churchill the old broadcasting company, route to Upholland Collego, near spoke, the usual undertaking was which had obtained a special con Wigan, whore the Interment took obtained from the organiser and cession from the Postmaster-Gen- place.
not from the various individual eral