FRIDAY,
APRIL 20, 1928.
IN SHANTUNG.
BIG DOPE HAUL.
(Continued from Poge 1)
Northern Claims.
CAPTURE VALUED AT $815,000.
ON BLUE FUNNEL BOAT.
The "Kung Sheung Yat Po" re- ports that the Northerners haver, H. A. Taylor, Government progressed on the Shansi-Chihli Opium Monopolist und Analyst, Blue Funnel 9.8. Tint. Here the Northerners are visited the
AMAZING DRAMA,
PLOT IN A BERLIN
...FLAT.
REVELATIONS AT TRIAL.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SINGER'S MASCOT.
QUEER RECEPTION OF
MONKEYS. .
"BENEVOLENT INFLUENCE."
Shadows Before
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL."
To-day-Queen's Theatre; "The Gay Retreat." As a result of his advertise-
To-day-World Berlin. A schoolboy tragedyment in the "Daily Mail" Mr. Tito Man's Past."
Theatre; "A of the most complicated charac-Schipa, the Italian tenor, who To-day-Star ter came up for unravelment by gave concerts at the Royal Albert Honeymoon Express."
Theatre; **The
To-day H.K.V.D.C. Royal Arțil- reception of marmosetlery Assen., smoking concert
R.6. Theatre, 8.30 p.m) Mr. Schipa has great faith in On the morning of June 28 the benevolent influence of mon-7.30 p.m.
To-dny-Quarry Bay Dance, at
súd to have advanced from a "aomedon" soon after her arrival the Berlin Courts, and is throw-Half and the May Fair Hotel, W.,
ini south of Tsinghing (on thefin port on Tuesday, and as the reing startling light upon the post-held a Chengting-Taiyuan Railway) andsult of information received seized war mentality of the middle-class monkeys at, the Savoy Hotel.
of heroin and 238 urban youth of this country. to have entered Shansi by way of 1,750 ounces Kat-lung-kwan Pass. Shansi is ounces of morphia in one of 12
governed by General Yen Hsi-cases of goods forming part of last the police were called to a flat keys and feared the worst when | shan, an ally of the Nationalists, consignment which was described in the Berlin suburb of Steglitz, he was prevented by quarantine Social; at 7.30 p.m.
Reliable foreign sources (quot-in the ship's manifest as medicine and found there in one of the bed-regulations from bringing his own | ed by Reuter) give an example of and perfumes, shipped in Europe rooms the dead bodies of two pet, Toto, into the country from
the sanguinary fighting in the and destined for Shanghai.
The seizure, which was one of south of Shantung. This has no
in Hong Kong connection with the Northern de the biggest made bacie referred to above. It con-since the time Statnigross and
youths, Hans Stephan and Paul
Paris. Scheller, who had been shot with
He was overwhelmed by the re- a revolver. Of three other per-sult of the "Daily Mail" advertise
and another youth, named Paul choose from. The very first one
at
April 21- Cheer 'O Y.M.C.A.
April 22—Music, at Cheer 10 Y.M.C.A.,, at 7.30 p.m.
April. 22-Further display of the
Contra Danca" by the Sociedade
April 22:23 Queen's Theatre;
"The Big Parade." 2.20, 6.30, 9.15.
April 22-28- World Theatre;
"Wild Beauty."
April 22-23- Star
Theatre;
cores the opening of the Nation-Mrs. Kamin were arrested lastsons present in the flat at the ment. Before he had dressed he Juvenil, at Club de Recreio, King's alist drive last week when they year, had its sequel, in Mr. R. ptime, Scheller's sister, Hildegard, had half a dozen monkeys to Park, & p.m. took Linchen, on the Tientsin-Lindsell's Court at the Central Krantz, were arrested. The girl he saw proved to be an ideal "The Quarterback." Pukow Railway. This sector is Magistracy yesterday afternoon was soon released, and Krantz music lover. It was a perky little Pun of the area in which the when Mr. G. R. Saser, Superinten alune was placed in the dock to creature, no larger than a mar's Northerners were surrounded, ent of Imports and Exports made answer the charge of murder. hand, called Mickey, belonging to The nationalists are stated, in 36 an application for the cenfiscation It is not. however, suggested Miss Iris Evans, daughter of Dr. our lichting before they look of the drugs which are valued at by the prosecution that he actual A. D. Evans, of Upper Whimpole- Einelteng, to have lost 20,000 mon $815,000, reckoning on the traffic-ly fired the fatal shots. Investi
street, W. (of when 2.500 were killed) aers' price of $400 per ounce. gation has convinced the police brought out in the recent Christie-That Scheller first shot Stephan
Mickey's Delight. Remond and three colonels.
and then committed suicide.! Mr Schipa held Mickey close. Mr. Lindsell made the confisca Nevertheless, there is evidence to to his breast and sang a few lines. tion order.
show that he did so in execution Mickey sat entranced for a few of a plan arranged between him moments, then, nestling down, Jand' Krantz by which the four fell asleep.
JAPAN'S ALARM.
Treups to Protect Nationals in Shantung.
According to the "Kung Sheung Yat Po," the Japanese authorities: bave decided, in view of the war in Shantung province, as fol-
Bluhm case. ',
:
"DESERT SONG.”
NOT TO BE PRODUCED IN PARIS.
April 23 Entertainment to |Hong Kong Garrison by the Society
of St. George.
April 24-25-Queen's Theatre; "Everybody's Acting."
April 24-25-Star Theatre; "The General.”
April 26--St. Peter's Club con- chief actors in the extraordinary Mr. Schipa was enraptured. cert in St. John's Cathedral Hall. schoolboy drama, all of whom "She is wonderful!" he exclaim- April 26-28-Queen's Theatro; were between 18 and 19 years of e. "She will keep up my goodThe Cohens and Kelly's In Paris." fage, were either to be killed or to luck.'
Ápril 26-28- Star Theatre; commit suicide. Moreover, there
To a "Daily Mail" reporter he "Footloose Widows." Paris-It is understood that are reasons for believing that he said:-
June 16-Coneert by M. Jacques I never sing without my Thiband, famous French violinist. -If the Nationalists reach the French Government has ban-was mich stronger in will and
monkey. It has been my mas- Trinamfu, the Tinan-Teingtao'ned the production in France of bolder in initiative than Scheller,
Sports. cot. When I was told I could Railway, freaching the coast) will "The Desert Song." the American and, therefore, the prosecution be guarded by troops from Tien-musical comedy, now running at holds him chiefly responsible for arin..
Drury-lane Theatre, London. the crime which resulted "Trem If this Railway is cut,! The French rights of "The their joint design. Aprons will be sent from Port Desert Song" were brought by
Early Morning Tragedy. Antler to Tsingtao. .
the Isola brothers, and they in- If disturbances extend, tended to produce this play when had carried out his share of their Ater realising that Scheller troos will be sent from Japan, "Rose Marie" came to an end, but
undertaking, Krantz Lives and Property,
lowing to the bas the same firm common
made some show of shoot-
perty,
21:
י
Successes.
To-day H.K.V.D.C. Royal Artil-
Sookumpoo, 5.15 p.m.
not bring Toto to London I was Jery (British) Athletic meeting, in despair. I cannot sing with- out my mascot. Then my friends here tell me that I shall get anything I want through the "Daily Mail." It is wonder-
ful.
Pleasant Singer.
April 21-St. Peter's. Club first annual marathon race, 3 p.m.
Chinese Athletic v. R. N. 3.80 p.m.
April 21-H.K. Football Assen:
Lai-Wah Cup final, 5 p.m.
Meetings. To-day- Annual meeting.
of
members of the Victorin Recreation Club at V.R.C., 6 pm,
April 23-Extraordinary meeting of the China Light & Power Co.,
(1918) Ltd., St. George's Bldg., 11
April 24-Fiftieth annual meet-
April 24 Chamber of Com
14 p.m..
In this connection Reuter re- have bought "Hit the Deck," ling himself but he al-
Mr. Schipa, who gave a concert pets from Tokyo as follows:- which will be their next pro-
In view of the increasing seri-duction at the Theatre Mogador. Hoved the weapon to be taken out at Queen's Hall last year, was of his band by the girl Hildegard, warmly welcomed at the Albert ences of the situation in Shan-
She, too, was to have been in- Hall. He is not a great singer, ng, the Cabinet has decided to The Isola brothers are the old-chided in the sacrifice, and appar- but at his test a very pleasant despatch three companies from,
He excelled in Thats to Tsinantu and a mixed est firm of theatrical producers intently escaped only through the one.
some light 4.1. riggede of 5,000 from Kumamoto. France. At present they own the stupefaction caused in the minds They are aku sending a telegraph Theatre Mogador and rent the of the juvenile murderers by a Italian and Spanish ditties which serena myl a railway detachment to Sarah Bernhardt Theatre, and,consciousness of the consequences Verged on cafe-concert musicing of China Sugar Refining Co.,
In one or two of these his singing Ltd., at Company's offices, Pedder-| Tipane for the purpose of pro-also run a music hall. The Thea of their acts. testing Japanese lives and pro-re Moguder was built by Sir The tragedy tonk place in the was debonair and delightful. His
Alfred Butt as a revue house. It early morning, following a carau-voice had something of Mr. Johnst., noon. then passed through a series of sal in which Hildegard's girl McCormack's quality, but with! Strict Neutrality. Owing to the preparations en nagements, and lastly Messrs, friend, Elinor Raiti, also shared, much less than Mr. Cormack's merca Annual Meeting, City Hall,
Miscellaneous, tated, the troops from Japan will Isola produced "No, No, Nanette," The flat belonged to Scheller's breath-technique.,
At the time of the Mr. Schipa was in his more im
To-day Fraternal dinner to not be leaving till April 29 though which was a tremendous success, parents. the troops from Tientsin are ex-1.
A year aro "Rose Marie" was tragedy the father, who is a mer-portant pieces far from being cer- ested to reach Tsinanfu on April produced, and this play is also a chant, was abroad on business, itain of his control, as he showed H.K. European medical practition very great hit. Preparations and the mother, with a servant, by gasping in the wrong places in ers and others by the H.K. Chinese The Government is issuing a
were being made for "The Desert was spending a few days in their Brahms's "May Night," and by Medical Assen., at South China formal statement to-morrow, French Government put down a Strange as
Song" in the autumn, when the week-end country cottage. inserting dozens of aspirates in Restaurant.
are the circum- his English songs. And air from plaining the reasons for the
straces of the actual crime, they "Werther" was sung with charm-stone for the erection and exten- despatch of troops to Shantung. TE statement is practically the No official reasons are given for are not so extraordinary as the ing tone, but "Where'er you walk" sion of the East wing of the H.K. same as last June's, emphasising the steps taken, but it is general mural background on which they (from Semele") showed how University by the Rev. Dr. T. W. purely the protection of Japanese!ly believed that the French Gov-jwere enacted, and the motives much the singer had to learn. Pearce.
ernment fears that scenes in "The, which inspired them. It is infer-Miss Rita Neve contributed piano Desert Song" which show the red by the prosecution that the solos to the programme. Riffs a martial tribe of Arab murder of Stephan was a double warriors who have given the act of jealousy. Krantz had been French so much trouble-would ¡Hildegard's sweetheart, but he not exhibit French administration, had arrived at the house in Steg- tion of protector and guardian, Krantz replied, "On the contrary, in the best light.
litz on the previous evening to The hero of the musical comedy find that she had made an assign-they mutually blackmailed one
another." is, of course, young French-ation with Stephan, with whom Questioned as to the meaning man, the son of a general, who she spent the greater part of the of the phrase, the accused said: Commander Daniel has decided helped the Riffs against the night in the bed-room of the "They threatened to denounce one
Scheller parents. On the other! to have the Navy and seek civil French army.
hand, Scheller had quarrelled another to the parents. The re- sult was that neither of them bitterly with Stephan over said anything, and both of them man friend, a good deal older, and did as they liked."
lives and property. Strict neu trality will be observed.
COMDR. DANIEL.
DECIDES TO RETIRE FROM NAVY.
London, To-day.
« employment as he is convinced
that the result of the Court Mar- tial sentence he has no prospect of advancement in the service.
Daniel, who is aged 39, has serv
ad 25 years, and has a brilliant re- eerd.
The "Daily Chronicle," in
ment
FEDERAL BANKS,
ban.
TRANSPORT.
SIR P. BUCHANAN'S CRITICISM.
London. Remove Australian transport from the mischievous
in better material circumstances; than either of them, who had
Discussing the Crimes.
Krantz described the various
been in the habit of taking them combinations of murder and sui- for long tours in his car.
April 24-Laying of foundation
April 27-Laying of foundation stone of new St. Stephen's-bldg. by H.E. the Governor, 3.30 p.m.
May 6-Presentation of Colours' to the H.K.V.D. Corps, Murray Parade ground, 9.30 am.
CHINESE CONVICT.
JURY'S RIDER CONCERNING HOSPITAL TREATMENT.
At the Central Magistracy yes-
cide which he discussed with terday, Mr. R. E. Lindsel! and a "A Vengeance Club." Scheller. From a letter left be. Coroner's jury held an inquiry into lender, on the subject, says the
Alcohol and provocative events hind for a friend, the ultimate the death of a Chinese convict of ground of Daniel's decision shows interference of politicians and appear merely to have brought to agreement appears to have been the Laichikok Prison who died an Medical evidence was give able and patriotic Austra- a head proposals long ago dis-that, first, Krantz should shoot April 18. that Mr. Bridgeman in his state lians a free hand to administer cussed and formulated. Seme, at the girl and Scheller should mur-that the dead man, who was an
misled the Commons and and develop it, is the final suggest any rate, of the actors
in the der Stephan, after which Krantz opium addict, was admitted to the and that it is difficult to acquit ion made by Sir Robert Buchanan, drama seem to have belonged to was to killScheller and then com- prison on March 20. Soon after- Mr. Bridgeman of a serious luck of in frankness.
an article in the "National a juvenile club, the statutes of mit suicide. Krantz explained his wards he developed tuberculosis in The matter, the Review." "Chronicle" says should be raised
which strictly enjoined "all mern-motive as jealousy, though he ad- both lungs, and he died of the die- He emphasises his belief that bers who are deceived by their mitted that he spent a portion of lease in spite of special attention. further.-Reuter.
It was explained in other evi- the roads, railways, and especial- men or women friends must the evening in the bed-room alone! ly the ports of Australia are be-avenge themselves сп their with Hilda's friend. He said hedence that owing to certain exist low the standard of progressive rivals."
[did not know the reason of ing regulations, the patient, instead countries, and that the handing Krantz might have escaped in-Scheller's animosity towards of being taken to the Kowloon Hos over of a portion of the port re-dictment had he not, some weeks Stephan.
pital, had to be moved across the venues to the State Treasuries before the tragedy, foreshadow- It was made quite clear that harbour to the Government Civil and also the fact that ports are ed it in a poem entitled "Murder," both Krantz and Scheller were, at Hospital, where he died soon after New York. Yesterday.
developed in unsuitable positions, and also, at a later date, written the time of the tragedy, strongly admission.
The jury returned a verdict that The Federal
Reserve Bank's and five natural harbours are letters of similar contents to under the influence of alcohol. Boston and Chicago branches have neglected, make understandable friends and to the Press. Nor Before proceeding to put their death was due to natural causes, established the re-discount rate at the high freights.
would the background of the plan into execution the friends and added the recommendation that 4 per cent.----Reuter's American "I have no brief for shipown-drama be complete without men-wrote a number of letters. One "the law be amended to allow, in Service.
ers," he writes, "but clearly if tion of the passionate poems of these was addressed "To the cases of emergency, prisoners from unnecessary charges could be which Hildegard addressed to Universe," and began as follows: Laichikok Jail to be admitted into abolished this move would make Krantz, and which are said to "Dear Universe-A single por- the Kowloon Hospital." towards the lowering of freights." prove that it was she who brought tion of the organism perishes. about the intimacy of their rela-Do not worry about it; you will hardly feel the extinction of one
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The unusual interest taken in cell as a loss. Time will continue the case is shown by the rush of to roll on. What significance has the public to the court house and such a fragment of life? A brief, the great length of the reports in flashing ray in the world, and DIRECTORY OF CHINA the Press. Practically the whole then dust and ashes. An idea is
A young Chinese named Cheng CARAĊAS' DISORDERS tions. Tse-lam, an employee of the Wing On Company, who was arrested by the police yesterday afternoon, was this morning produced before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy charged that he did
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So much was written by forged vouchers, knowing them to from Caracas (Venezuela) assert. youth, whose chief reading while be forged.
ing that many persons were kill-awaiting trial is said to have Scheller, and Krantz added:
"We will draw the last conclu- The frauds which covered ed and injured in recent disorders been Nietzsche, Schopenhauer,
&
and Dostoievsky. From his statesions. At this moment Hans period from January 30 to April 16, there. Two hundred students are ments it appeared that in the Stephan and Maenne (a pet name 1928, formed the subjects of seven in prison.
circle of his boy and girl friends for Hildegard) will die by our separate charges against the ac- There is great excitement in something very closely ap hand. We two, Guenther and I, cused who pleaded guilty on all Caracas and La Guayra. The proximating to promiscuity exist will part from life with a smile."
banks are closed and trade is ed. When he was asked by the Krantz now admitted that The Magistrato passed sentence paralysed. Although there has Rench whether Guenther Scholler when no longer under the in- of one month's hard labour on each not been a revolutionary plot not feel it his duty to adopt fluence of liquor he "could not un- or the seven charges, uno seNTETICUS",
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