MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1928.
HIS BAD DAY:
(Continued from Page 1.)
After putting to Tanng Mr. Messer's statement in toto, Mr. Jenkin asked: "Did you or did you not report to Mr. Messer that 60 cheques were missing?"
Witness: I did.
Did you show Exhibit F to him and tell him that the cover had been tampered with?-No.
THE CHINA MAIL,
“THE KING OF KINGS" [" WOLF'S CLOTHING"
CECIL B. DE MILLE'S FAMOUS
PICTURE
TO-MORROW AT QUEEN'S
COMEDY AND MYSTERY INTER-
MINGLED
AT THE WORLD
A comedy with a mystery theme la being screened at the World Thea- "in attempting to appraise Thetre for final performance, to-day un- King of King's, writes a well der the title of "Wolf's. Clothing." known critle, all methods of com- The story centres around New parison are of necessity discarded. York, presenting the capital as a It stands by itself as the greatest place of romance. sermon of all time. The theatre A night of wild excitement, with and theatricals are forgotten, as be-surprising resulta la the main fex- fore the eyes the 1900-years-old ture of the picture, and the audi- story is told again as no power offence is led on in suspense to n tongue or pen could ever present it. startling ellmax. Monte Blue, known The appeal of this picture is not as the "eternal youth," plays the of the dramatic. Rather it is of leading role, with Patsy Ruth Miller the church and, the enthedral. Yet supporting him. The picture is bas- Mr. Jenkin: When making the re- with all, it is never tiresome as a ed on a story by Arther Roche, and port, did you keep anything back? | preachment nor does it smack of with a large supporting cast, a fine -No. I had no reason whatever creeda that might offend these evening's entertainment is present- for trying to keep back from them overzealous in a particular re-ed. the fact that the cheques were ligion. It reflects the greatest missing.
credit on a east of' stars and pro-
Asked why he did not do so, Trang said that at the time he told Mr. Messer of the 400 cheques, he told witness he could receive the book. #1 reported to Mr. Messer to the best of my ability," witness added.
Kept Nothing Back
•
BRITISH TENDERS
POST OFFICE AND LOWEST OFFERS
REPLY TO CRITICISM'
TO-NIGHT
MEI LAN FANG
OF PEIPING.
China's greatest actor and woman-impersonator and ..his world-famous troupe including Tang Fu Yin, Chu Kwet Fang, Chan Kit Siu,, Chen Hai Hing and Kim Shew San
will give a series of Theatrical performances at the` KO SHING THEATRE,
Queen's Road West, Commencing at 8:00 p.m.-.
BOOKINGS are now open at the Ko Shing Theatre,
PRICES OF ADMISSION: $6,.$4. 83, $2 & $1.
LADY WARWICK
GAMEKEEPER'S "IMPUDENT"
CLAIM DISMISSED
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"
To-day-Queen's Theatre; "Why Sailors Go Wrong?!!
Tolday -Star Theatre; "The Ring."
The Countess of Warwick was sued for £100 damages at Dunmow, Essex, County Court by William Fillips, gamekeeper, for wrongful eviction from a cottage on the To-day-World Theatre "Wolf's Easton Lodge estate.
Clothing." Phillips said that he became head
Witness said reply to another minent players and is positively De question that he did not broadcast Mille's most notable achievement in the office the fact that cheques from a production standpoint. No were missing, because he did not really big picture ever made has attach much importance to it. Brouetd so much; conflict. of opinion Taong also said that Choung among those who usually belleve Man-kun, who worked with him they know, nor has there ever been knew of the missing cheques, from so much indecision among these The campaign in favour of the time witness reported to Mr. same persons when an expression of "Buying British" has had very re- Black the receipt of the 400 opinion is requested,"
markable results, and one 800s eheques, on December 21. Witness This beautiful and reverent pic-evidence of this fact nearly every told Cheung about it nearly a ture of the lie and teaching of where-for, as a matter of fact, in quarter of an hour before he told Jesus of Nazareth will be shown very many cases a "Buy British" Mr. Black. He did not tell Cheung, at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow is to become possessed of the best! however, that two covers had been till Saturday. Owing to its great article required, even though it; altered and 30 cheques from each length only three performances are often enough costs more. Natural gamekeeper to the earl in 1920. Mei Lan Fang and his Troupe, 8
being given, daily and these com-ly, therefore, there was a great out- When witness received the. 400 mence promptly at 2.30, 6.00 and burst of indignation when, a short Three years later, on the death of p.m.
Lord Warwick, Lady Warwick
Nov. 27-Queen's Theatre; "The time ago, a British Government De-i cheques from the bank, he said to 9.15.
partment, the Post Office, accepted offered him a similar post at War-King of Kinga," 2.30, 6 and 9.15 Cheung: "Hello, this book is in ex-
bronze wick Castle. He declined to go pm. ceas." Then witness told him of
Nov. 30-St. Andrew's Ball, in Briand she gave him £20 to set up as Exhibit F being 30 cheques short.
argued a poultry farmer and told him he the City Hall, 9.30 pm Then witness asked Cheung to
Depart could live rent free. In the cottage' bring Exhibit' F to him, whereupon he showed Cheung 30 cheques, misa- ing from it. He also remembered that he had shown Cheung the al- tered cover of this book.
Witness did not
book were missing.
cheque book (Exhibit E) to Cheung and tell him that 30 cheques were missing from this book also,
Mr. Black then sent Cheung to the Bank, and the returned with the
numbers of the missing cheques on a memo form, Witness saw this chit.
LIVELY PICTURE
"WHY SAILORS GO WRONG"
AT THE QUEEN'S
that
a foreign contract, for wire in preference to a tish tunder. It Was
a. Government ment should be the first to set for life. He was evicted last July an example in this form of patriot-and had to sleep in a caravan.
The Countess of Warwick, giving denied that she ever
Lady Warwick was asked if she offered to give Easton Lodge to the Labour Party.
"Why Saflors Go Wrong," which iam. The Postmaster-General was started its run at the Queen's Then holly assailed on all sides for giv-evidence, show the ertre yesterday, and will be pre-ing the preference to a foreign ten- offered Phillips a free life tenaney sented for last time to-day, is a fine der, even though it was the lowest, of the cottage. She tried to get farce packed full of screaming and his explanation was demanded. Phillips another place, and out of funny situations with several thrills It is now forthcoming, and he philanthropy gave him the £20 to
makes out what must be regarded buy poultry. thrown in for good measure.
The mirth provoking anties of as a very good case for his refusal Sammy Cohen (Jewish taxi driver) to accept a British tender. and Ted McNamara (Irish cab Without anduly labouring the
She replied that she offered it to driver) must be seen to be appre. issue it may be said that there was, ciated. Sammy has an eye for the in effect, only one British tender the party as. a political college. dollars and a nose for the scents, for though some half-a-dozen She was only a life tenant. whilst Ted is in the height of bliss firms tendered, their tenders were Judge Leech Baid he considered if he can feed on spuds, and a identical, so that they were unit an impudent claim, and dismissed chunk of nice fat pork."
doubtedly the result of design It with costs. The thrills include frolicking and not chance. The figure with one of the missing cheques?—with "eroes in the lagoons of Pogo quoted was between 35 and 40 Not at once. -
Pogo Island," a game of hide and per cent. above the quotations of You knew that was a bank num-seck "with lions in the tree tops," the French and German firms who ber? Yes.
with Sammy unconsciously swing-securod the contract. Further,
Mr. Jenkin: On the chit was the number, of one of the false cheques?
-You
So you knew at once that one of these wrong debits was connected
of one of the missing cheques from Exhibit F-No.
Did you know it was the numbering on the tail of one of the "big the Postmaster-General states that cats" and last, but not least, a, ter- the British firms wore offered the rific storm on the high, seas in a contract at a price 20 per cent. small yacht tossed on the waves above the foreign quotation, but like an egg shell.
they refused to accept it. Another stutement by the Postmaster-
Did you look to see if it was? No,
Why not? Because I was never told the number.
LESSON SERMON
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG
"Soul and Body was the subject
of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, un Sunday, November 25.
The two comedians are well sup ported by Sally Phipps, and Nick General is Staurt who are the principals in
CARAVAN JUDGE
MR. JUSTICE EVE
AT, 72
Mr. Justice Eve, the Chancery judge, who runs a farm as a hobby and is an ardent caravannist, was
well worth quoting:72 recently. He says that the Post Office sug-
a love story which is the theme of geated that the order, instead of the picture.
DISPUTED ESTATE LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S DEATH
DUTIES
To-day-At Ko Shing Theatre:
Lammerts' Auction
Nov. 27-At No. 33, Humphreys Building (top floor). Kowloon, valu- able honsehold furniture, 11 a.m. Sports
Nov. 27-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Hockey, 1st XI. v. Club de Recreio, 6 p.m.
Nov. 28 H.K.Y.M.C.A. Basket] Ball, "B" v. "C", 6.15 p.m.
Nov. 29-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Hockey, 2nd XI. v. K.O.S.B., 6 p.m.
Nov. 30-H.K.Y.MC.A. Basket Ball, "A" v. "D", 6.15 p.m.
་
Dec. 1-Hong Kong Jockey Club's eighth extra race meeting, Happy Valley, 2 p.m.
Meeting
Nov. 27-Monthly meeting of the Hong Kong Football Assen., 5.30 p.m.
Miscellaneous.
Today St. Peter's Club debate, at the Club, 8.15 p.m.
Nov. 27-Old Bedfordian dinner in Hong Kong Club, 8 p.m.,
Nov, 28. Hong Kong Fire Brig- ade annual drill display in the Com- pany of the Central Police Station, 3 p.m.
at
Dec. 1-Rose day in aid of funds of the Society of St. Vincent de His estate of nearly 3,000 acres Paul for the Colony's poor.
Doc. 3-Popular lecture on "Wire- being distributed among all theia on Dartmoor. He has spent members of the group of British more than one Long Vacation tour-less" by Major Miles, R.E., tenders, should be divided betweening in the west in his caravan. He Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m. one or two firms best equipped drives his own horse and has been Dec. 9-Drawing of a Pontiac Six [for this particular work, with the mistaken for a gipsy, a tinker, and 5-seater sedan motor car at the
object of securing the reduction in a herbalist.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul's price which should follow from When touring he cleans his own fete. concentration of manufacture at boots and cooks his own meals. Mr. Evershed said recently in the best equipped factory. Now,
"I turn in about nine and I am The Golden Text was: "Our con- London the case in re Viscount this would appear to be a perfectly out again at five," he said once, The Chinese Minister at Brus-i versation is in heaven; from whence Northcliffe, Arnholz v. Hudson, was reasonable auggestion, but it was describing his caravan life. Havsels held a reception on Oct. 10 on also we look for the Saviour, the in his (Mr. Justice Mangham's) list. not accepted by the British group, ing cooked, and eaten his meal, he the occasion of the Chinese Na- Lord Jesus Christ: who shall change! It was a very heavy summons rais-who all along have declared that seats himself on the shafts, after tional Festival. In the course of a pur vile budy, that it may be ing questions about incidence be the tenders submitted by their putting on a pipe, and lets the staid speech he declared, in reference to fashioned like unto his glorious tween capital and income, and also
firms were based on the barcat old farmhorse drag the caravanthe League's refusal to re-elect body, according to the working a question of the quantum of death margin of profit.
along at a steady three miles an Chinu to the Council of the League whereby he is able even to subdue duties payable. The Crown was re- It would nevertheless seem that hour.
of Nations, that the Chinese dele- all things unto himself" (Philip-presented in two capacities.
the Postmaster-General is right| He has frequently expressed his gations at Geneva had not proposed plans 8:20, 21). .
The application he had to make when he says the price in the indifference to music. Once he to the National Government that Among the citations which com- was to fix a day or days for the tenders is not what he calls a com- remarked "It is the torture of the China should withdraw from the prised the Lesson-Sermon was the hearing of the case.
The dates petitive price.
If the British damned to me to hear a child play-League. The Minister also declar following from the Bible: "Then suggested as suitable were Novem tenderers cannot come nearer the ing the piano."
ed that the abrogation of unequal answered the Jews and said unto ber 6 and 7.
Continentál price than 35 to 40 per On another occasion he anid treaties was a sine qua non of franke. him, What sign alewest thou unto Mr. Justice Maugham: My heaita be blamed for departing in this the only card game he had China and Europe, adding that cent, the Post Office can scarcely that "Beggar my Neighbour" was and sincere collaboration between doest these tion is as to hearing anything in instance from its almost invariable played. things? Jesus answered and said the matter of this estate as I have rule of giving the preference to
while recognising material ínter- unto theme, Destroy, this temple, appeared so often in it, unless there British tenders.
exts which had been honestly ac- and in three days I will raise it up. is a new point.
If I can claim,
quired in China many years ago by Then said the Jews, Forty and six
as the. Postmaster-General' does, Mr. Evershed: It is quite a new that 30 per cent. of the value of
foreign nationals, the misery of years was this temple in building point. I do not think you have ever manufactured goods required by
foreign oppression in China must; and wilt thou rear it up in three advised on any question arising in the Post Office is obtained from
be done away with "for" daya? But he spake of the temple this case.
ever. British sources, there must be very Mr. Justice Maugham: Are coun- strong reasons behind this re-
us, seeing that thou
of his body" (John 2: 18-21).
V.C. FOUND
ever
MEDAL SENT TO DAUGHTER THROUGH DUKE OF YORK The Lesson-Sermon also included sel for the executors here to-day? fusal to be forced into accepting kind offices of the Dake and Christchurch, N.Z.-Through the Mr. Evershed: I am for one exe-what it regarde as an excessively Duchess of York a Victoria Cross,
high tender. There is ample
the following
passages
from
the Christian Science text-book, cutor. "Science and Health with Key to
Mr. Justice Maugham: Does any-evidence that when a restrictive won by Captain Samuel Mitchell in the Scriptures," by Mary Baker body think. I ought not to hear the tariff is placed upon the entry of 1864 at To Papa, Tauranga, has Eddy: "That Life is God, Jeaus proved by his
reappearance. after
саве?
foreign goods, in most cases it is just been returned here" to his]
is When the Duke and Duchess
NOTICE.
¿THE HONG KONG BOXING ASSOCIATION,
SEASON,
the crucifixion in strict, accordance is rather to the contrary.
Mr Evershed: I think the view the signal for the home article of daughter, after having been in SECOND TOURNAMENT OF THE with
the same kind to rise in price, and London for 60 years. his scientific statement: Mr. Justice Maugham: Unless if the Postmaster General "Destroy his temple (body), and in hear there is some objection, I do convinced that this is what has visited New Zealand last year Miss three days I (Spirit) will raise it not mind dealing with the case. happened in regard to the British Mitchell told than the story of her up." It is as if he had said: The Mr. Justice Russell had a long hear prices of bronze wire, he is most vain efforts to recover her father's I the Life, substance, and ing in connection with, a matter assuredly justified in acting as he VC, and the Duke promised to intelligence of the universe is not relating to datles.
has done."Journal of Commerce." help her.. in matter to be destroyed" (p. 27).
was
1
Mr. Evershed: That was super- tax. The present case relates to death duty: (a) how it should be
SIXPENNY CAR PARK
The promise has been redeemed by the safe arrival of the medal... MUSSOLINI'S CORN PRIZE
The decoration was awarded to Rome-Signor Mussolini
borne as between capital and in- A municipal car park was open-Captain Mitchell, who captained among the prize winners in the Come, and (b) as to the rate of dutyed at Windsor. It has cost more H.S. "Harrier at the attack of corn-raising competition in which to be paid,DO SNE than £20,000 and will accommodate Te Papa, for rescuing Commander cash prizes are given to Italian
150 cara me
Hay, who had been mortally wound- agriculturists for high production."YAWN DISLOCATES JAW. To make way for it 55 Insanitary edhe
dwellings were pulled down,
Captain Mitchell received the
of corn per acre.
At the annual prize-giving Signor Mrs. Gibson, of Alicia-etreet. Cars will enter from River street V.C. in Sydney, Australia, and in Mussolini said the cities had had Hull, was unable to close her mouth, and leave by Mills-lane. They will going back to New Zealand left It billions for useful things, and after yawning and was taken to park so that any one can be driven with friends named Guodman. sometimes for useless embellish Half Royal Infirmary, where it was away at a moment's notice. They went to England, leaving no mente). It was high time to found that she had dislocated the The charges will be 6d, for every address, and he died in 1894 with- dedicate billions to the country if law-bone.
two hours: antil six o'clock and 6d; out having recovered It: they were to avoid the economie
The law was aut in its normal] from six o'clock to midnight. cit. 5: His daughter, in 1908, learned crisis, which had beset: other position and she was able to retura Fleed lighting Will enable bars to that it had been sold in London Ter
be left without lights £50, and later again disposed of
nationa.
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