TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1930.
POLICE RESERVE
Orders for the Current Week
ALLEGED MURDER.
Tobacco Factory Foki Charged.
CHOPPER ATTACK.
KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE..
LG.P. accepts the The Hon.
The circumstances of the alleged vohuntary service of the following nurder of a foki named Tam Chap, Police Reservists in connection employed at 1. tobacco factory in with the King's Birthday Celebra-Queen's Road, West, were described tion on Tuesday, June 3:-
before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at Central Magistrars yesterday.
30 member of the Chinese Company to parade in Jackson Rond (outside the Courts of Justice) at 8.45 a.m. sharp.
23 members of the Indian Com- Jany to parade in Jackson Road Foutside the Courts of Justice) at 8.45 am sharp.
12 members of the Flying Squad to parade in Jackson Road Coutside the Courts of Justice) at 8.45 a.. sharp.
13 members of the Sharp- shooters to parade in Jackson Road (outside the Courts of Justice) at 8.45 a.m. sharp.
Those who are entitled to re- volvers will parade at Central Police Station at 8.30 a.m.'sharp.
General
Revolver Practice,—The regular weekly revolver practice (volun- tary) will take place at the Bower Road Revolver Range to-morrow, Trom 9 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. It will be open to all ranks of the I.K.P..
On the night of April 28, Tam Chap, together with two other fokia of the firm, was attacked whilst bathing on the premises by another foki named Fang Yan, who was
The two armed with a chopper. other fokis led into the street, find baked, and returned later to Fung Yan being restrained by other employees of the Company.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Murphy, A.S.P., and Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Jun., watched the case on hehalf of the Sui Fung Tobacco Company.
The hearing was adjourned until Monday, June 2, at 2.15 p.m.
UNION CHURCH.
Laying of Foundation
Stone.
The foundation stone" of the Special Constables, Chinese Com-new Union Church, Kowloon, will pany. Hong Kong Police Reserve be. laid this afternoon by the Hon. and to all persons holding permits Mr. Wilfred T. Southorn, C.M.G., to carry arms.
Police Training School. The weekly cinases for Police Reservists at the Police Training
School, Kowloon, will be held to- day at 5.30 p.m. All members of the Chinese and Indian Companies and of the Flying Squad who have not yet passed Part 2 of Training Course are requested to attend.
Chinese Company
Handling of Revolver.-Instruc- tion in aiming, vorrest grip, and trigger pressing will be given at 'the Company's Headquarters to-
morrow, May 28 at 8 p.m.
Squad Drill-All recruits of the Chinese Company to attend at Central Police Station for squad strill on Thursday at 6.30 pm, under Sergeant Hunt. Dress- Mufti.
Indian Company- Strength-Constable R242 Taj Mohamed Khan has been permitted to resign having completed one year's service, with effect from May 15, 1930.
Flying Squad The weekly Instructional patrol, of the Kowloon Section will take place to-day. Fall in at the Tsim- tsa-isuí Fire Brigade Station at
Colonial Secretary.
which The order of service. commences at 5.80 p.m.. is as fol |lows:-
Invocation, the Rev. W. Walton Rogers, M.A.
Summary of Events leading
OPIUM AGAIN.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Fictitious Names in Pass-Books.
FOKIS DISCHARGED.
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Kwok Lok and Kwok Iu, who ap- peared before Mr. R. E. Limitsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday,
The arrest was suel to a rald' by Revenue Officers on the second floor of a house in Jervols Street, on May 17. Five Government oplum smokers pass books, together with three three-tael tins of Government opium, were found in a drawer, and in safe two three-tael tins of 'oplum.
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COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCEL
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Social Functions,
CHINESE CUSTOMS
NOTIFICATION,
THE OFFICES and STATIONS
THE the CHINESE MARITIME
CUSTOMS for Kowloon and Dis- To-day-Ten, and Dinner Dancestrict, will be CLOSED to Public
Theatre
"
J. M. II. OSBORNE, Commissioner of Chinese Customs,
Kowloon & District. York Bulling,
Hong Kong, 26th May, 1930.
TO LET,
on a charge of possession of opfum, at Peninsula Hotel, 5 and 8.30 p.m.Business, on the 1st June, 1990, were discharged, His Worship hold-respectively. ing that there was not sufficient To-morrow-Tea And Dinner evilence to convlet them of having Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, 4.90 more than five taels.
and 8.30 p.m. respectively. May 30 H.K.V.D.C.
dinner, Volunteer Headquarters. 8 p.m.
Entertainments To-day Queen's "Married in Hollywood". To-day - Star "The Little French Girl."
TO LET-A Partly Furnished Flat of Two Large Ruozia, with bathroom,} To-day-World Theatre, kitchen and servants' quarters; guod "The Actress," 5.15 and 9.20 p.m.;locality. Rent $70-Apply Box 65, When an attempt was made to "The Great Success" (Chinese pic-c/ "Chisa Mail communicate with some of the peo-ture), 230 and 7.15 p.m. ple whose names appeared in the Today Majestic Theatre; passbooks, it was found, stated "The Patriot." Revenue Officer Grimmitt. many of them, as well as the dresses, were fictitious.
that ad-
Mr. Hin Shing-lo appeared for both defendants who pleaded that they were fokis employed on the premises.
CHINESE SPIRITS.
Alleged Unlawful Possession.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. A. W.
G. H. Grantham continued the hear
to the Ceremony, the Rev. J.ing of the case in which three Chin- Horace Johnson, B.A.
Mr.
Address, the Hon. Wilfred T. Southorn, C.M.G.
Presentation of Silver Trowel, Messrs. Leigh and Orange.
Act of Stone-laying. Prayer of Dedication, the Rev. Frank Short.
Hymn by Congregation. Bencdiction, the Rev. J. Knight Anstey.
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Theatre,
Home Mail..
To-morrow-Inward from Europe via Siperia (Tenyo Maru).
8.
Sports
See Special Sports Diary on page!
Meetings,
To-day-Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15 p.m.
May 30--Union Insurance Society
TO LET.
TO LET-3-roomed FLATS, No. 28 floor, Ashley Road, Kowloon with Ground floor, No. 24 and 25, 2
Rush. Apply BAKILLY CO. LTD. Phone 22545,
MONEY LEFT, Widow's Million Dollars Estate.
A Chinese widow, Tang. Ho of Canton, Ltd., 11'a.m.: China Fire Shi, otherwise known as Ho A Insurance Co., Ltd., 11.15 a.m.; Wong, or Ho Wong-ku, 62 years of British Traders' Insurance Co., age, and who died at No. 37, Ltd., 11.20 a.m. respectively.
Leighton Hill Road on October 27, 1927, left estate in the Colony tu the value of $1,398,600.
Miscellaneatis.
To-day-Laying of Foundation Stone, Union Church, Kowloon, 5.30 exe connected with the Po Fung p.m. wine and spirits
shop, of 133 Belchers Street, are charged with the unlawful possession of 80 gallons
of dutiable Chinese spirits. One ROUND THE CINEMAS
of the defendants, the licensee of the shop, was further charged in re- "pect of 4,000 gallons of Chinese spirits which, it is alleged, came into his possession or control under Csions of the Ordinance, whilst the
circumstances contrary to the provi-i
5.30 p.m. sharp.
Dreas Khaki uniform and cap with khaki cover.
The weekly instructional patrol of, the Hong Kong Section will take place on Friday. Fall in at the Central Police Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress-Khaki uniform and cap with khaki cover.
(Sgd.) D. L. KING,
D.S.P. (R)..
proprietor of the Tin Wo distillery was charged with having acted as an Agent or salesman for the 4,000 gallons of spirits.
Scenes Laid in Vienna.
“MARRIED IN HOLLYWOOD."
Probate has been granted to her daughter-in-law, her two nephews! and two others named
as the executors. In her will testatrix directed that her eldest son, Tang
Shiu-kai, and his wife should re-
ceive a monthly income of only $50 each from the estate.. They jare not to enjoy the estate beyond the monthly income mentioned.
The whole of the estate is to hel dividend in equal proportions to her grandson (that is, sons of the With its opening scenes laid in deceased's eldest son), and in the Vienna, intermediate scenes on an event of there being any grand- occan liner headed for America daughters, they shall and final scenes in the film colony $8,000 each.
receive Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared for in Hollywood, "Married in Holly- the men of the Po Fung shop, com- wood," the first Viennese operetts plained that one of the charges was to come to the talking sereen, wis vague and unintelligible even the produced with a lavishness not was left by Lau Shu-tong, atias keenest intellect. He suggested surpassed by any prior screen Lau Fat, merchant, who died on that the defence should be given effort.
October 9, 1929, at No. 75 Whit proper opportunity and particulars.
One of the high lights of the field Road.
an adjournment.
Twenty Children. Estate to the value of $129,800
Late Mr. G. A. Diss.
The Magistrate accordingly gave production, directed by Marcel Probate has been granted to the
Silver, is an opera staged in eldest son; Lau Yu-fook. Deceas Vienna. You see and hear an ored is survived by his widow, chestra of 60, directed by the seven concubines and twenty famous concert master, Arthur children. Kay. On the stage are 60'vocalists F'and 40 trained ddïïcore.
In addition to this there is a died at Haseldene, Harpenden Road, Mr. George Ambrose Diss, who' cast of 20, and for this particular St. Albans, Hertford, on September scene a replica of the Vienna opera 2, 1928, left property in Hong Kong was designed and constructed by to the value of $1,800. William Darling, art director for personalty in the United Kingdom: Hi net Fox Movietone.
is valued at £1,937 10, 11d:
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"Married in Hollywood", now being screened at the Queen's Theatre, is based on the operetta by Oscar Straus.
CAMEL STAMPEDE.
Re-sealing of the letters of ad ministration has been granted to Mr. D. J. Lewis, attorney for Mr. Honry George Diaa.
A Cook's Fortune.
Gee Chong lee,, described as How a prominent motion picture cock, late of San Francisco, who diedi comedian, his leading woman, hie in his native village on September director and technical staff, and 15, 1929, left estate in the Colony; number of his supporting players, amounting to $9,600. Letters oft narrowly escaped death from a administration have been granted to camel stampede while filming his son, Gee Wing-mon, who tea scenes for motion picture is a laundryman thrilling story of Intense Interest...
The story goes, at early one morning Johnny Hines, the screen comedian, started to film deşert scenes for his new picture. With him were. Edna Murphy, Sojín, Frank Hagney, a number of extras and Charles Hines,, director, Over
Has ever oc
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a hundred camela had been WHY WE HAVE EASTER EGGS assembled for the filming of a purti- cularly elaborate scene for "All Aboard," the comedian'a, atent comedy photoplay.
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THEN we were very young, we alt looked forward to Daster Sunday. No wonder! It The weather was sunny and ideal was then that we were given beau for camera work, but the action tiful chocolate and marzipan eggs), called for, a andstorm, so the sometimes if we were lucky→→ wind machines were brought into Alled with sweets too. play. This evidently excited the
The practice of sending. Easter camels, who probably supposed eggs to our friends, is of Persian that they were up against one of origin, and is a reminder of the the terrorising "blows" of their "mundane" egg for which Ormuzd native Sahara, for they tore them and Ahri-man were to contend tila selves loose from the fethering pins the consummation of all things.
and started like a whirlwind in the direction of the film players
The actors scattered in all direc- tions, with the exception of the Camera man, who decided to stick to his, runs. Experience in film
Ing. Wild West pictures told him thut the hard would divids on either bide of him when it approached the camera....... In this way he secured some unusual shots of both camela and sandstorm, which
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