WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1928.
TWÒ CEREMONIES.
(Continued from Page 1.)
PAPER THEFTS.
TWO CHINESE SENT TO JAIL.
GREED THEIR UNDOING.
COMIC HERO.
SD CHAPLIN COMING AGAIN.
"THE MISSING LINK."
THE CHINA MAIL,~
BRITISH LEGION.
LOCAL BRANCH ACTIVITIES.
RELIEF WORK.
Ing's Own Scottish Borderers, Lt.- ol. H. T. C. Ivens, 3rd/5th Punjab egiment, Lt. Col. J. D. Boyd,
The comical hero of "Charley's mitted to the
The following report will be sub... S... lat Batt. Queen's Royal
Two Chinesa pleaded "guilty”.
members af the giment, Lt. Col. P. A. Cardew, yal Army Ordnance Corpa, Major before Mr. R. E. Lindsell to Aunt," "Oh! What a Nurse," "The C. T. Warner. D.S.O., M.C., 2nd charges of obtaining by false pre- Man on the Box" and a dozen other seventh annual general meeting to Att. Scots Guards, Major J. W. F. tences on different dates two lats big comedy successes, Syd Chaplin, be held in Messrs. Jardins, Mathe- of brown wrapping paper from the will be seen in a brand new comedy, son's board room, at 5.15 p.m., on Діап Deputy Asst. Adjutant
Quartermaster-General, Major Ying Cheong Sung paper shop, 200, "The Missing Link," which will be
acreened at the Queen's Theatro Friday, May 11:- Des Vœux-Road West,
E.
!!Squadron
McPherson. Leader R.AP. (Kai Tack), Mr. A. Word,
Shadows Before
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"
To-day-Queon's Theatre; "The
Ace of Cada."
To-day-World Theatre; "The
Sap."
macy."
To-day-Star Theatre; "Diplo-
Cheer 'Q
Cheer '0
May 10 Dance, Y.M.C.A., at 7.30 p.m. May 12 Dance, Y.M.C.A., at 7.30 p.m.
The amount expended in relief
May - 13- Music,
. F. Hanna, M.C., D.A.Q.M.G.; According the Detective Sergeant from Sunday to Tuesday next, ac-
Whant, who prosecuted, the first cording to a special advertisement work during 1927, was $2,459.80 Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Mr. defendant was formerly employed in this issue. Syd Chaplin in this which was considerably more than
Me by the Man Li Chan sundlewood big film appears as a discouraged Elderry, Mr. T. W. Ainsworth, Mr. shop of Koshing-street who obtain young poet who is carried off to the for the previous year viz. $1,541.36. J. V. Franks,. Mr. E. W. Carpen- their supply of wrapping papur. ludicrous aeries of mishaps, and is, of passages to England for a lady
from the complainant firm.
G. . Sayer, Mr. S. B. B.
er. Mr. H. . Phelips, Mr. J. Fraser:
Dr. J. H. Sanders, Mr. E. M.
Hazelind
Chinese Elders Present.
After i
Their
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Fox Trot
May 13-15 Queen's Theatre;
Syd Chaplin in "The Missing
Link,"
Sports.
To-day-Whist Drive, Cheer 'O Y.M.C.A., at 7 p.m.
Athletic Sports, Sockumpoo ground, May 11-St. Joseph's College Causeway Bay, commencing, I und May 13-Eighth extra race meet-
of the I.R.R.C., Macao.
Lammerts' Auction,
wilds of Africa, through a Relief given Included the provision he left the employ of the Man Li there compelled to pose as a famous Chan shop, defendant entered into big game hunter searching for the and two children, financial assist The ance, temporary keep, and coastal A conspiracy with No. 2 to defraud ferocious "Missing Link."
picture contains, bosides the passages for several men, while one the Ying Cheong Sang shop.
They went together to the shop "Link" itself, a wonderfully clever In addition to the two Council representatives, the Chinese were and by representing that they had chimpanzee whose anes are the man was found a situation in the represented by Dr. S. W. THO and come from the Man Li Chan shop means of providing not a few of the Colony.
Our funds have been maintaineding by an excellent cast which includes by members', subscriptions, the au- Mr. Wong Kwong-tin (members of obtained without dificulty 20 cat-ughs. Syd Chaplin is supported the Sanitary Board) and the fol- ties of wrapping paper.
Ruth Hiatt, Tom McGuire and nual Interest from the late Sir Crawford Kent.
"The, Missing Foul Chater's fund and also dona-st., household furniture, 2.30, p.m.
May 9-At Sales Room, Duddell- lowing: representatives of the greed proved their undoing, as
Arst visit, the Ying Link" was directed by Charles F. tions from the Hong Kong Jockey Hong Kong Chinese General Cham- after their
General Cat Cheong Sang people found that, Reisner, who made most of Syd Club and the Hong Kong Boxing and 50, The H.K. & K. WHI. & May 10-At godowns Nos. 47 ber of Commerce, Watch Committee, Public Dispen- they had been cheated of the paper. enries Committee. Permanent Ceme-
ter organisations for their annual bates old.newspaper. tery Committee, Tung Wah Hoe- to the shop and ordered a further
support to our usefulness, pital Advisory Board, Tong Wak 15 cattles of wrapping paper in the the Man Li Chan shop. Hospital directors, Po Leung Kuk Bame of directors, Kwong Wah Hospital The paper was supplied to them, foki followed the ac- directors, Justices of the Peace Rnd but a
when they left the others; anul a representative dele cused
and he gave them in gation of elders from the
Now shop, Territories, led by Mr. J. Fraser charge to the first policeman he (District Officer) also assembled to met. The accused did not bolt be-
cause they were not aware bid Itis Excellency godspeed.
they were being shadowed.
Police arrangements were in the hands of Mr. W., Kent (A.S.P.).
Chief Inspector P. Grant and others. Chief Detective Inspector T. Murphy and Det. Inspector Lane had charge of the detectives on the pier and in the crowd. Mr. E. R. Dovey led the Police Reserve Sharpshooters and members of the Police Reserve Flying Squad and Chitose Company were on duty,
Balule of 17 Guns.
On either side of Queen's Pier a Water Police launch was posted to keep traffic clear.
After shaking hands with all present,
Lady
Two days ago the accused went Chaplin's other famous comedy suc- Association, and we thank the lat- Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, 86
that
Both accused were sentenced to four weeks hard labour on ench of the two charges, His Worship directing that the terms should run consecutively.
HEAT PERILS.
INSANITY IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
BIG INCREASE:
ceases.
AN OLD MYSTERY.
WESTMINSTER HALL'S LONG LOST TREASURES.
STATUES FOUND.
By one of those strange chances which are the reward of patient antiquarians a statue which proba- | bly stood in Westminster Hall in 1395 has been discovered buried waist-deep in mud in a Stockwell garden,
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Meetings.
May 11-At Sales Room, Duddell- It is unfortunate to have to re-street, miscellaneous goods, 11 am. port that our membership has de-
May 14-At "Villa Manoia," creased during the year and
we Sassoon-rd, household furniture, take this opportunity of asking all 2.30 p.m. members to bring to the notice of any ex service men and women of their acquaintance who are not members the fact that there is a Branch of the Legion in the Colony. As our work is charitable and not spectacular, it is liable to be lost sight of.
May 11-Annual meeting of British Legion (H.K. branch) Measrs. Jardine's board room, 5.15 p.m.
May 14-Annual meeting of the H.K. Auxiliary of the British & Foreign Bible Society, at Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
As usual, we carried out the Poppy Day drive organised by our If the statue is what it is sup- parent body at home and we were May 17-Forty-seventh ordinary posed to be, the mystery of the fate successful in remitting the sum of general meeting of shareholders of of a whole series of statues which £1,939.6.0, to Earl Haig's Fund, an the Canton Insurance Office, Ltd., formerly stood in Westminster Improvement on the figure of at "Mesars. · Jardine, Matheson's Hall, and which disappeared com- £1,517.14.0, for the previous year. offices, noon. pletely 100 years ago, will be to We have again to thank Mr. J. G. May 25-Fifty-Afth annual meet- some extent explained, relates the Gordon Leask and his sub-coming of Union Insurance Society of "Morning Post."
mittee for their excellent work.
Canton, Ltd., Union-bldg., 11 a.m. The statue was found by the It is with deep regret that
May 26 Fifty-ninth we
annuat Manila, May 5. Vicar of St. Matthew's Church, have to record the death of Earl meeting of the China Fire Insur- His Excellency,
The increasing number of in-Southwark, the Rev. T. P. Stevens, Haig, our President, in January ance Co., Ltd., Union-bldg., 11.15 Clementi, their children, Esanity cases caused by the exces who explained that he was search this year. Your Committee tele- a.m.
a figure of Charles II.,graphed to the Headquarters of the May 25 Sixty-second annual staff and others embarked on the sive rise of the temperature during for 8.l. "Victoria" to cross the harbouring April is alarming the officials which formerly stood outside the Legion expressing our sense of pro-
old Southwark Town Hall, and found loss and deepest sympathy ance Co., Ltd., Union-bldg., 11.20 to join the "Empress of Russia" of the Philippine health service.
Contrary to other epidemics which disappeared about 100 years with Lady Haig in her great be- 4.1. which will convey Sir Cecil and
where health officials can imme- ago. Lady Clementi and family to Vaudintely lay hand to check them,
We also arranged for I put a note about it in the one of the members of the Com- the increasing cases of insanity Southwark Diocesan Gazette,'"mittee, who was at home, to repre- A salate of seventeen guus was cannot be prevented because Mr. Stevens said, "and asked any sent us at the funeral and to place fired as is Excellency's launch there is no known therapeutic reader who had any knowledge of a wreath on behalf of the local against attacks of insanity, a pro- its existence to communicate with branch and also the E. A. S. M. A. minent health official declared
A resident in Meadow-rond, All the Committee retire and it is yesterday.
requested that members will send in nominations (signed by members) to the Hon. Secretary, or two be prepared to propose names at the Mecting.
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SWORN IN.
Chief Justice Ofciates At Ceremony.
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According to the records of the city insane asyluin at Bucnue, Bulacan, 39, insane people were admitted during the month of The Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn April alone. This number repre- was sworn in as Officer Administer-sents the cases of insanity which ing the Government to-day, the were discovered in Manila and ceremony being held at Govern- the neighbouring municipalities ment House, owing to the fact that only.
the Council Chamber s in process Reports of district health offi- of reconstruction.
cials in the provinces also contain There were present members of new cases of insanity, though not the Executive and Legislative in such alarming proportion as in Councils, heads of Government De- the city, partments, the senior Naval and Military officers and others.
Mace in Procession.
me.
..
Stockwell, rang me up the other day to say that there Was a statue buried in rubbish in his back garden. He knew nothing about it, and considered that it was value- less, but said that I might go along and examine it.
reavement.
The thanks of members are due to Mr. A. Ritchie for auditing the accounts of both the Poppy Day and Annual Accounts,
meeting of British Traders' Insur-
Miscellaneous.
To-day--Second Address at Chi- nese Y.M.C.A. by Dr. T. M. Ware, of the Govt. Dept., 8 p.m.
Basket Ball league (student divi- May 10-Closing event in H.K,
sion) at Chinese Y.M.C.A., 4.30 p.m. May 14-Opening of a new class school, in Chamber of Commerce for beginners in Chinese Language boardroom, 5.15-6.15 p.m.
November 13- Matriculation, Senior and Junior Local exams. at the Hong Kong University.
A Crowned King. "I did so, and found, not Charles II., but a crowned king, about five or six feet in height, with an orb in the left hand. The right hand is broken away, and the whole thing MR. "POKER” HEATH, livery of their goods which will be
SHANGHAI LAWYER
RE-ARRESTED.
A WIRELESS MESSAGE.
Shanghai, April 19. Mr. "Poker". Heath, who was
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is very weatherworn and dilapidat- With the increase of Insane ed. The remarkable thing about it cases, it is feared that the over- is that it is in the same atyle as tho crowded condition of the San statue in Trinity square, South- The usual procession was held, Lazaro insane asylum, the only wark, supposed to be one of King preceded by Mr. J. Wiltshire, Head insane sanatorium under the Alfred, which came from West- Bailiff, who carried the mate.
Philippine health service, will be minster Hall in 1825, and is sup The swearing-in ceremony
come unbearable for the inmates. was
At present more than 500 in-posed to be at least 500 years old. performed by Sir Henry Gollan, the sane cases are confined in San the statue thinks that it is quite sentenced by the U.S. Court for
"An antiquarian who has seen Chief Justice, the Pulsne Judge (Mr. Justice Jacks) being also space, the newly discovered in- probable that it once stood in a China to 18 months' imprison- WANTED.--Chinese
sane cases in the provinces will niche in the north porch of West- ment in McNeil's Island Peniten-
the grapher for Canton or outports.. on remain under the custody of the minster Hall. This theory is sup-tfary, for his part in Mr. Southorn has had district health inspectors of every ported by the fact that it is hollow- Heath-Husar-Woodward case, was Apply P. O. Box No. 22. charge; the first being when Sir province, Dr. Eugenio Hernando, ed slightly at the back, as though according to recent despatches re- Cecil Clementi went to Japan and acting director of health, an- for a niche,"
leased from the penitentiary, but Mr.announced yesterday.
Was ro-arrested again by the United States Marshal in Tacoma, Washington.
present.
This is the second occasion which
North China last year. Southern only recently returned, from long leave.
Official Calls. To-day, H.E the Officer Admin- istering the Government paid off- cial calla. on H.E. the General Off- eer Commanding (Major-General Luard) and Commodore Pearson (as representing the Commander- in-Chief, China Station, Vice-Ad- miiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt). -
FOR PRINCE.
SEVEN YEARS. LAWSUIT SETTLED,
Lazaro. Because of lack of
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EGYPT'S POLITI
FINANCE MINISTER WITH. DRAWS HIS RESIGNATION,
The Superintendent of Yorks at the Houses of Parliament, Mr. T. Wilson, was greatly interest. in the discovery,
"What happened to at least a dozen statues which formoriy stood In Westminster Hall has bean' a
male ateno-
TUITION GIVEN.
Villas, Kowloon.
PRIVATE LESSONS in English It will be recalled that counsel and French; violin and plano; for Heath applied to the U.S. stenography and typewriting. Easy District Court in Tacoma, Wash-conditions. Apply to 6, Aimai ington, for a writ of Habens Corpus, mystery ever since 1826," he said. information in the original in-
which alleged mis "Richard II ordered the restoration dictment in Shanghai, inas- of Westminster Hall after a fire in much 18 that the in- 1305. It was then that the north formation "here did not specify porch with many niches
and that Heath was. a United States The Finance Minister, Mohamed statues, was built. A hundred citizen in the same paragraph Pasha Mahmoud, has withdrawn his years or more later two taverns, which described the Crime. resignation on King Fuad's re-named 'Heaven' and 'Hell, for When word was received here quest-Router.
AT KING FUAD'S REQUEST.
Cairo, Yesterday.
Vienna. The ownership of vast Her daughter, the Archduchess estates valued at £6,000,000 was de-Dorothea, brought a claim for the cided at Prague after a trial which prince's personal estate, which was had lasted seven years...
valued at £700,000.
'some queer reason, were built of the action of the Tacoma Court against the north wall of the porch. Mr. Thurston Porter, U.S. Mar- hiding most of the niches and shal, wirelessed Dr. C. Sellett, stitues.
* |U.S. District Attorney, who was "It was not until 1835 that the en route to San Francisco to'ap- clearance of these taverns, or pear in the 9th Circuit Court Ap- coffee houses, as they then were, peal in connection with the Husar The estates involved were those Litigation was begun in four of was ordered. An amazing thing appeal. left by the late Prince Philip of the world's capitals-Vienna, Ber- happened. The builders cleared Dr. Sellett wirelessed the Coburg, brother of the ex-Czar in, Budapest and Prague-in all of away all the statues too, and with American authorities to lasue a Ferdinand of Bulgaria, ca
Bulgaria
his whose countries Prince Philip had one exception. they disappeared warrant for Heath's arrest as he
CHEERFUL AND EFFICIENT. owned "property. Princess Louise completely. The exception was would appeal against the decision
Bright and eager for the day's Prince Philip was at the time de- died in 1924, and the Archduchess the one which found its way to of the Tacoma Court. clared to have left his entire es-Dorothea was loft to fight her claim Trinity-square, Southwark, which C$500 ball and is reporting to the tive organs in good working order Heath was then released on work, are those who keep the diges- tates and family fortune, together alone, K
was being laid out in 1825.
with the aid of Pinkettes, valued at £120,700,000, to his] · Only the Czecho-Slovakia side of "I certainly think," Mr. Wilson Dr. Sellett has perfected his apare regularity of the morning U.S. Marshal in Tacoma daily. Used when needed, Pinkettes en- nephews, Prince Josias of Coburg this Gargantuan case was settled added, "that the statur discover peal and will argue the case be- and Prince Cyril of Bulgaria. by to-day's decision, which unex
A suit to set aside the will war, pectedly proclaims Prince Joalased in Stockwell proves to have been fore the 9th Circuit Court of Aphabit, keep the liver active, banish headaches and bilious attacks, keep bowever, Immediately filed by the heir to the prince's £6,000,000 one of those taken away from West-peals in San Francisco.
minster Hall, an effort should be Princess Louise of Coburg, daugh estate in Czecho-Slovakia.
death in 1921...
ter of the late King Leopold of the Prince Josias was immediately made to secure its return.”
Belgians and the divorced wife of informed by the Szecho-Slovaklɛn
Dr. Sellett will also appear for the skin clear and the breath sweet. the Government in the appeal of Of chemists, or post free, 60 cents Husar which comes before the per vial, from the Dr. Williams
the late Prince Philip. She claim Land Reform Office that they would A further consignment of gold Appellate Court on May 8,, and Medicine Co., 60, Kiangse Road, ed the whole of the fortune on the acquire his estates for distribution arrived, recently at Riga from will do likewise, in, the Crawley Shanghai.
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