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THE TALKIES
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The talkies, which have been very much the "talk" of Home, will soon be coming to the Far East and, we hope, Hong Kong. Their production in the Colony and elsewhere raises some points of vast interest from the educa- tíonal point of view. Whilst it is not the happy lot of every Eng- lish-speaking Chinese and other Asiatics to speak our tongue with out blemish, it may seem to some of us far more desirable that they should speak with Д broken accent, or even the terrible "pidgin," than acquire a broad Chicago drawl.
The United States, more than any other nation, has realised the importance of the film as a vehicle of propaganda, and, as the result of American patriotic pictures, in which the heroes be-
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Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1929. long to the U.S. Army or Navy,
SUPREMACY ON SEA AND AIR
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1929.
Carrying plg wash in Kt Long Street yesterday during prohibitað hours, led to two Hakks women being fined $2 each at Kowloon
educational factor so far as the speaking of English is concerned. Whilst it is hardly necessary for our film artistes to declaim to-day. their passion with a Cambridge
KOWLOON TONG
PROPOSED PLANS FOR THE
MARKET
$10,000 ESTIMATED or Oxford accent, there la no rea-¡ A fine of $1 was imposed on a Bon why they should not use the Chinese woman for washing her asked questions in respect of the The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga agalo easy, clear, and flexible voice of, with letting the water run to waste, the fortnightly meeting of the Sani- clothes near a street fountain, and Kowloon Tong Market yesterday at
say, the B.B.C. producer. The at the Kowloon Magistracy this average educated Londoner speaks morning. beautiful English, free of dialect or affection, and this, we suggest, would be an excellent standard for "talkie" actors and actresses adopt, at any rate, where British films are concerned.
to
NEWS IN BRIEF
tary Board. He asked:
Is it the intention of the Govern ment that the money voted by
in 19307
Permanent Structure
Railway Station to be in the posses- tion of a market at Kowloon Tong Found at the Canton-Kowloon Legislative Council for the erec- aion of 82 taels of raw opium, in 1920 shall lapse' if it is found Chinese was at the Kowloon Magis impossible to proceed with the, tracy this morning fined $2,460, work this year, or will it be revoted with the option of 10 months' hard labour. The opium was ordered to be confiscated.
The President replied.--The pro- vision of $1,500 in the estimates for Pleading guilty to a theft of one 1920 is for a temporary market. Two cases of diphtheria (Chi-basket of coal, worth $150 from the The Sanitary Board has since asked nese), from Victoria and Kowloon, P. & O. Coalyard at Tai Kok Tsui, for an elaborate permanent struc- occurred between October 11 and a Chinese was at the Kowloon Mag-ture which is estimated to cost not 14.
latracy this morning, fined $5, with less than $10,000. This request: the alternative of seven days' hard has now been referred to the Pub- Yesterday: Ex-Pre-labour. It was stated that the do-lc Works Committee of the Logia- mier Delacroix, the principal fendant was a coolle employed by lative Council and pending ita re-- Belgian delegate to the Com-the complainants,
commendation no deelalon as to mittee on the Bank of International
expenditure on this market can bo Settlements, which la meeting at
taken. Baden-Baden, has died of apoplexy.
Brussels,
Reuter.
The forthcoming marriage is an- nounced of Mr. Flavio Marin Garcia, clerk in the Netherlands-India Com- mercial Bank, whose address is 216, Nathan-road, Kowloon, to Mias Marie Luiza Noronha, 512, Nathan- road,
Dr. Mustapa Bin Osman, whose address is 35, Bonham-road, is to be married shortly. He is a popular cricketer and is in the School. of Pathology, University of Hong Kong. His bride to be is Miss Mary Diana Kotwall, of 16, Staunton street.
A Chinese coolle employed by the Chung Hing Building Contructors, out of the reply to my question can The Hon. Mr." Braga.-Arising Cameron Road, was at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning charged the stalls in the temporary market? you tell me the average rent of before Mr. T. S. Whyto-Smith with the theft of two gunny bagą, valued
Sold By Auction at 60 centa, the property of the average rent arises.
The President. No question of master. The penalty was a fine of are sold by auction and go to the The stalls $5 or, in default, one week jail.
highest bidder.
The Hon. Mr. Braga.-Can you Pointing out that he had had a give me an idea of the prices night in the cell, Mr. T. S. Whyte paid for the stalls say at Tsimsha Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy tsul? who was convicted on a charge of
The President.They vary very this morning cautioned a Chinese, offering a bribe of 35 cents to
much. There is no average price. Indian Police Constable B12 Kadir Bux at Taku Street, Hunghom. the yield of each per annum? The defendant was said to be a hand truck driver,
Was granted by Mr. T. S.
The Hon. Mr. Braga.--But sure- ly there is some means of telling
The President.-I will find that out.
FAWCETT
WORK APPRECIATED
Mr. John Reginald Leslie Stan- ton, of 12, Tregunter-mansions, is A further remand of one week A POPULAR M. 0. H. to be married in Hong Kong to Miss Astri Larssen, of 7, Peak-mansions. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magis-HIGH TRIBUTES PAID TO DR. Mr. Stanton is in China Under-tracy to-day in the case in which writers, Ltd. and has been promin-three fishermen are charged with ently Identified with the Royal Hong piracy and robbery of 700 piculs of Kong Yacht Club.
salt from a salt junk outside Hong Kong in December 1927. Sub- A Chinese was admitted to the Inspector A. J. W. Dorling is for the Government Civil Hospital last prosecution. The date of hearing pains resulting from his swallowing evening suffering from internal was fixed for October 31. an overdose of adalin tablets, which he took in an attempt to induce sleep. His condition is reported to I be serious.
Charged with having inefficient brakes, the driver of a motor lorry who was stopped by Traffle Sergeant on the Castle Peak Road was fired $30. In his case the hand brake was useless and It took 70 feet in which to stop the vehicle. A fine of $5 was imposed on a fur- ther charge of not having an auto- matic Indicator fitted to the lorry which has a left-hand drive......
Warm tributes were paid to Dr. officer of Health, at the fortnightly H. A. Fawcett, the retiring Medical meeting of the Sanitary Board yester day afternoon, when Mr. M. K. to moved:
"That this Board desires to put on
Dr. Saito, Professor of Surgery, of Japan, delivered a very interest record an expression of the valuable ing lecture. to
service readored, and the ability, the University Medical Court, by the old of cinema-Fawcett
energy and zeal displayed by Dr. H. A..
while acting 08 Medical tograph films on Cranial Surgery Officer of Health." and also showe a special method by said that while there might have been performed by local anaesthenia, In support of the motion, Mr. Lo which the actions of the brain differences of opinion between mem- could be made opaque to X-Rays, bers of the Board and Dr. Fawcett, and also a special form of apparatus where the zeal, ability and energy of for injecting oxygen into the brain the retiring M.O.H. was concerned.
there could be no differences of opinion
cavity for the purpose of diagnos: ing tumours of the brain..
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Thore was no denying that Dr. Fawcett had rendered extremely use- ful services to the Colony in general A Chinese was at the Kowloon and the Sanitary Board in particular. Magistracy—this morning charged“
Boundless Zeal with damaging, a cooking stove," In seconding the motion, Mr. T. N. Yaumati. the property of another Chinese in Chau also spoke in terms of praise of It Was stated that the excellent work done by Dr. quarrel
Fawcett. the defendant ovet the spilt some boiling bean soup over always shown himself a capable medl- Mr. Wong Kwong-tin said that the stove. and
retiring, medical officer of health had the complainant's left foot, and hurt cal officer possessing boundless zeal it badly. His Worship told the and energy. defendant that even if a person was owing him money he could not no occasion to complain, although he smash anything of that person's, might have been rather impatient with He ordered the defendant to pay $1 the, people who made Hong Kong their in a personal bond of $50 to keep be proceeded with wartly owing to the as comparsation and bound him over
home.
Sanitary work in the Colony had to the peace for a period of six months.cosmopolitan population hare and
their different standards of living.
the minds of many Asiatics are cable, of October 15 states that Mr. Canton, Yesterday A Nanking naturally somewhat pro-Ameri-Saburi, the Japanese Minister, has can. The British have done very had an informal meeting with Dr. kicked little in this field, with the not- C T. Wang, relative to Sino- able exception, perhaps, of "The Japanese questions, and it is expect ed that in the course of the next Flag Lieutenant."
few days the date of the formal Grave dangers of an Ameri-opening of negotiations will be canisation of our Colonies arise decided upon, together with the with the introduction of the agenda of the meeting. The Japan "talkie," for without a shadow of to-day, October 16 vin: Shanghai
ese Miniater will leave for Peking doubt it is going to prove a great Canton News Agency.
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MEN, WOMEN, AND AFFAIRS
This Leave Business
The recent successful trial flight of the giant British airship, the R.101, should give feelings of solid satisfaction to all Britons. In the first place, it shows that Great Britain, although averse to the international publicity, after which Dr. Hugo Eckner went beg- ging, can produce as fine and speedy an air liner as any other nation in the world. She may not be the first in the field al- ways; she may be "slow and sure" and she may even hesitate before adopting new schemes and devices which appear to be at too
One of the longest felt wants of Europeana in the Far East is a early a stage for commercial
large store where those going on development. But when she does leave might store their possessions, put her mind to anything, Great and know that they would be look Britain can produce the mosted after. Most Europeans going on leave' do not know even whether rellable and efficient machinery they will be sent to the same town possible, built by thorough and on their return, much less to the sound workmanship,
sams house, and what possessions they have of their own must be stored, some in godowns by the with good-natured friends. This courtesy of various firms, others latter method has its drawbacks. There is the story of a lady who lent her plano, to a fatine webine she was at Home. The latter becom- lag ill, the piano was hastily dump ed on someone else? When the lady came back months later, for her the story ends here, it would have Dangers of Bea plano, the original holder had died and no one knew the whereabouts of the piano It turned up even tually, marked "for sale in a muste
This Leave Business: Hong Kong Sheiks Riding in The Colony:
Golfing Dangers: Sea Travel.
The feat of the "Graf Zeppelin" was one of which Germany may be justly proud, just as she was over the record established by the giant liner "Bremen." The British people are unstinted their admiration of such great performances, but they are proud at the same time in the knowledge that they can build ships of the sea and air just as reliable, as fast, and enduring.
the
sions of all kinds would be stored and cared for, it is probable that it would cles. Of soon be Alled with miscellaneous arti
course the advertiser would have to fulfil the promise as to cleaning and attention, guard against white ants and so on, also take pro cautions' with regard to isurance.
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Hong Kong Sheiks
As M.O.H., Dr. Fawcett gave one
Ht was, however, glad to say that the inhabitants, had always realised that where sanitation and matters per- taining to public health were concern- ed they had need of experts and they' were always happy to co-operate with such experts.
A Sore Need
He added that they had sore nee of scientific and efficient men who
But, because a tennis racket or a bag would speak their minds, and it was of golf clubs is easily come by, the matter of deep regret to them that young man thinks that keeping horse they could not make it worth Dr. is beyond his means. one is assured of not being transferred
Provided that Fawcett's while to remain with them. from the Colony to Taikoo, or from he had listened with great pleasure to The President Mr. W. J. Carrie, said Howloon to Macao, keeping a horse is the tributes paid to Dr. Fawcett, and not expensive. Ponies can be acquired there was very little that he could add at quite reasonable prices.
to it. He shared the regret of the members of the Board that Dr. Fawcett was leaving them.
Golfers,
that
Beware!
The motion was then put to the meet-
Abused and Bullied
Hong Kong does not have to depend
A Horley street, physician has told on the file for its thrills it seems.
a London interviewer that blood pres Sheiks are rampant! We have it on authority that one of these pseudo sure is andoubtedly one of the evils of ing and carried unanimously. Valentinos, acquainted with a lady for stance. When your ball soars towards
golf.. "Take bad language, for Ind forcing her to hear during dance, frain from some eloquent expression the last meeting of the Board. He less than half an hour, insisted on
In replying, Dr. Fawcett said that the rough, of course, it's hard to revinjl he had wanted to say was suld at when the poor woman was literally in of your feelings but the result is had now only to thank the members of divine, a peach or apple or something "Still, added the doctor, "I play a He felt that the appreciation they had bis clutches, that she was wonderful that up goes your blood pressure. the Board for the tributes paid to him. or other blossom and so on.ur lady lot of golf myself, and I must contean
We can hear some of our lous!" and certainly he seems to have friends exclaiming "How too marvel blood pressure."
don't think very often about pressed was to be the more highly been a quick worker. It is a pity that
appreciated because it had been sug gested that he had abused and bullled Bea Travel
them in one way or another, JA been so pleasant to know whether the file of his next; fim was "He who Vige is reminder of the frequency
The loss of a British finer Rear with one object to bring Hong Kong If he had done that, then it was done gets slapped or whether the lady with which fog is met in the summer up to a proper standard of public responded by calling him her honey months off that part of the court of health for the benefit of humanity' in bun or something equally, poetic.
Spain: and Portugal to regard the The only excuse was that one should alkan general Seamen have come journey along that const with more try to leave the world a better place apprehension than the voyang through than when one arrived. "If that could greatly maligned piece of water to aid of my short stay in Hong the Bay of Biscay, which, indeed, is a
Only recently."! the boat
Kong, then I am one of the most-con-.'
Riding for Exercise
Kong to earn living, (and for what The young man whe comes to Hong other purposes would he come to live
The power of the future will be Keeping Our Treasures Clean in the hands of that nation which Although few of us may have ex has the greatest air fleet, both pertenced staflar disaster most of
u would willingly risk it for the sake here?) has generally no knowledge of which a passenger wall-fra- tented of men," he concluded, ercial and military, and it is of having our trammiras kept clean, horses. To rida In England is expen-velling north came through a thick
of the Home Govern. That is why friends are preferred to sive, and therefore beyond most night for and narrowly missed to A scheme, for the construction
Govern a store for the purpose. Moth and runt people's pockets. Bo he doesn't give leion with another vessel at dawn not give further encourage corrupt very quickly, not to horses more than a passing thought, far from Vigo, an experience, which
only to shipbuilding, and of nameless but vorch who do ride and playpole because same neighbourhood.
mention mildew
cockroaches, silver, generally an envious thought of these had previously befallen him in the And airship firms, but ons faxecto fare nothing so much most young people want to ride. On the other hand, there are many
With Houd herbered fared 12 y entes Mechanfeel laye haven't quite eradicate mercantile of honor me prinde parien ware to tenta dry and ed the hereditary love for horses that scross, the Bay can only recallR Singlabed and adverting Link pomes our forefathers have ingrained in ae or two when the sea was mnt exim.
of two new boating pools by the Brighton Corporation on the centre Ministry of Health Inquiry, of the sea-front was ditlined at Permission was asked to Sorrow 470,000 for that purpose,
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