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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1930.
BRUTAL ATTACK, ·
MURDER OF PLANTER IN SUMATRA.
& FROCKS difference in the size of his farm RUSSIAN EMPLOYEE KILLED.
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STATEMENT BY ACCUSED,
cr the size of his pay envelope who holds office, just so long will the conflict between professional
Batavia, June 30. Yesterday afternoon Mr. R. E. On Wednesday armles go on. Not until a Govern-
morning at Lindsell committed for trial at the about 11 a.m. a Russian employee next Assizes, Li Man-pun who is ment is formed that actually does on the Lima Pulu estate in the charged with the alleged murder, exist to care for the welfare of East coast of Sumatra, named on the morning of Empire Day, of the common man' will China know Boris Dynine was brutally mur- Fung Sik-chuuk,
for treatment.
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son of the
an end to these annual campaigns,dered by a Javanese coolie with manager of the Hung Tak Bank, at a piso blati. The unfortunate the bank building, 162, Queen's News in Brief.
victim was a nephew of the White Road Central. Li was alleged to, Russian, General Dynine.
have gone amok with a meat The murderer, having delivered chopper, slashing at six youths Suffering from a severe cut in his his latex, went away to wash the sleeping on the premises and sub- left hand received whilst chopping bucket but returned and apsequently cut his own throat. He fish, a Chinese boy named Cheung proaching Dynine from the rear, and one of his alleged victims re- Kwai (15), of 80, Second Street stabbed him in the back inflicting covered, but the other five died. West Point, was yesterday after a wound about 5 inches deep. The However, Li is charged with the noon taken to the Goverment Civil
completely penetrated murder of only one of the youths, Hospital where he is being detained the lung and death was almost| Making a statement before his committal, thô accused said, that he, Their are several readings of came to Hong Kong to look for Chinese boy named Wong the reason for the attack but it work, A friend promised to get Shek-kwong (12), described as of seems that Dynine had repri him a post, but after his arrival no fixed abode, was yesterdag taken manded the man on the previous here told him that there was no job to the Government Civil Hospital day for bad work; two mandoers available at the moment. After auffering from injuries to his legs were also reprimanded. Djneman.staying here for three days, he as the result of a fall from the first the murderer, claims that he then (accused) decided to return to the floor of 22, Kennedy Road, following became sakit hati and set about country, but another friend asked an alleged attempt to commit
sharpening his knife. It was, him to stay two days longer. larceny at the house.
therefore, a carefully prepared at-
An Invitation. tack. Another reading states Afterward he went to visit From Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, that Dynine kicked Djasman and Ching Tal-chi, who said that Ltd., the China Mail has received a threw him to the ground. This is, he hnd по job to give copy of D.X., the official monthly however, considered unlikely as him, but invited him to stay organ of the Hong Kong Amateur the victim had a very good re-at the bank for a few days. He Radio Transmitting Society. Itsputation and although he had accepted the invitation. After two great ambition is:-"One hundred only been on the estate four days, as there was no prospect of per cent. communication with every months he was known to be very finding work here, he decided to go corner of the earth, and that in quiet and not short tempered. away, He went on board the 9.8. effecting this they may assist their Djasman shows no remorse and Wong Fook Cheong, but he was brother amateurs throughout the treats the whole affair as a joke. turned away by the Police na it was world in mutual co-operation and the present title of the Republic-friendship." Coples can be had from Thursday at Tebing Tinggi. The
The funeral took place on too early to embark.
As he felt unwell, he decided to without having any solid basis of Messrs. Kelly & Walsh at 50 cents ceremony was a particularly im-go back to the bank and sleep there. public confidence and support on each.
pressive one and was attended by In the middle of the right, whilst representatives of the Labour In- he was half asleep, he felt someone Throughout his
spection Singapore Free Press. lifting him up by the hand, and at the same time he felt his throat | ROUND THE CINEMAS
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Truth About China.
NICOLA'S MAGIC.
· ANOTHER · ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME.
BTBl
BRILLIANT .SONGTM ROMANCE.
being cut. Hls.nasallant then went
way.
un
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life the great revolutionary hero, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was seeking such a basis. The famous "Three
Another Faint. Peoples Principles" on which he
He (accused) then became founded his revolutionary move-
conscious, but recovered after ment were an attempt to link that
while and went up stairs to Jook At the Star Theatre last night)
for his assailant. He opened a cup- movement with the fortunes of Nicola went through 1 long
board to look for some medicine and China's masses.
varied Under these and
programme of "Happy Days," a scintillating then again fainted. When he came and -in large "principles," the revolution
deceptions all talking. all singing and dance to again, he saw a light on the top with a style that is all his ing production in which the beat floor and went up to investigate. three steps-was, first, to free own. He had the assistance of a known stars of the stage and He saw Lan Yik-tin, one of the China from foreign domination company of well trained helpers, screen appear, is showing at the cooks, collecting several choppers ("the principle of nationalism"); and the various filusions were well Queen's Theatre to-day. It is the kitchen. Fearing that Lan
Movietone romance with.
might cut him, accused struggled dazzling ensembles, many new with him to try to take the chop- song hits, and an intriguing love
pers from him
Lan broke away story.
and PEN downstairs. Accused Prominent in the ensemble of followed him down, but fainted 100 entertainers are Will Rogers, again and remembered no more. Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Victor MeLaglen, Edmund Lowe. Walter Catlett, George Jessel. Nicola to be "Hanged.”
William Collier, Sr., El Brendo. Nicoln will give a free outdoor Marjorie White, Frank Richard- demonstration to-morrow at 1 p.m. Bon, Warner Baxter, "Whispering" on the water front at Blake Pier. Jack Smith, Lew Brice, Alin He will be locked, strapped and Pennington, George MacFarlane. buckled securely in a strait jacket Tom Patricola, Dixie Lee, James To-day's dollar is worth 3/-
uch AS "is used. insane J.
Richard Corbett,
Keane, 74. criminals. His feet will then be Charles E. Evans, David Rollins,
The Hong Kong Aero Club met tied with ropes, and he will be Sharon Lynn, J. Harold Murray,
yesterday evening at the offices holsted to the top of the exten- and George Olsen and his music. Bion of the fire escape ladder. "Happy Days" was directed by of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & From this perilous position he Benjamin Stoloff and is produced Co., Ltd.
next, to establish a Government shown in elaborate setting which Fox
added considerably to the enjoy of the people (the principle of ment of the entertainment. democracy"); and, finally, to en- sure a fair living for all citizens ("the principle of livelihood"). Every Chinese leader, and any Government that may be set up, must proclaim allegiance to these doctrines.
Nicola is appearing at the Star Theatre, for a short season every evening at 9.15, and on Saturday there will be a special matinee for children, to which they will be ad- mitted at half price..
on
Ten Years Ago.
(From the "China Mail," July 10, 1920.]
*
*
When the Nationalist move ment came to the front three years ago and set up its capital in Nanking, it looked for a brief time as though a Government Although some writers in Bri-actually based upon the will of tain profess to know all that is to China's people, and functioning be known about the civil war in for the benefit of the masses, will attempt to escape in full on a scale so lavish and so be The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, China, and pass e pompous judg-might be coming into existence. view of the spectatore, The feat wildering that description is im-who-presided, said he did not pro-
promises to be both difficult and possible. ment on the course it is likely to Nor is there reason to doubt the dangerous, so undoubtedly large take, the situation is, in reality, initial good faith of the Nanking crowds will be attrasted to the most complex. Even the astute leaders in preclaiming a govern-acone. statesmen of Japan--a nation as ment of, by and for the people.
GAUSES A "MIRACLE". GAUSE
::
"THE LADY LIES.”
The venture of entrusting to 14 year old children two of the most important roles in a big feature ple- ture has been worked out to the
pose to make anything in the nature of a formal speech, because they had not as yet put the Club on a formal footing.
(1)
satisfaction of the director and the (2) fauthor, at least.
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the
The objects of the Club are:-
To encourage and develop the sporting side of aviation in Colony.
To take control when neces sary of the sporting side of aviation in the Colony.
To affiliate with the Royal Aero Club and to act as the Official representative of that body in the Colony.
To request the Government to allow an area of water to be definitely chosen for the landing of aircraft in the vicinity of the town, when necessary, and to have the site left clear and available for the machines when neces- sary,
interested as any in developments But the situation became compil-A NÖDDING STATUE in China-confess that they are at cated by the intensive activities of a-loss to plece together any in-Communistic elements among the MODERN TRAFFIC IN NAPLES telligible design out of the puzzle masses. In China these masses
Tom Brown and Patricia Deering of conflicting aims and ambitions are, in largest measure, the pea-
are the children; and the production (8) Repairs are now proceeding to the in which their talent is displayed is which seem to determine the sant farmers, and. In a secondary marble column, which supports the "The Lady Lies" with Walter. factions of the various overlords degree, the miserably paid work- statue of St. Januarius, the Patron Huston and Claudette Colbert in the
and generals.
ers in urban industries. Both which led the more credulous in which is
Saint of Naples, after an episode principal roles. "The Lady Llen," |(4) Although it is unsafe to base a these elements contributed great habitants to think that their picture, will be shown at the Central a Paramount All-Taking judgment upon the theory that strength to the Nationallat move favourite Salut had performed yet Theatre to-day. history repeats, or even resembles ment when it struck for power faction of his blood, which occurs said this of them when production another miracle besides the lique- Hobert Henley, their director, itself, we feel justified in pro- {But, once entrenched, the
regularly twice a year in the was pearly
completed at phecying from experience of the Nationalist Government became cathedral.
Paramount Long Island studio: Chinese mentality that it is un- so alarmed at the advance of A short while ago a pedestrian "A director in handling Intel- likely that the present campaign Communist ideas among the pean, and to his astonishment observ they give him more ideas about how who was passing the colums looked ligent child actora will find that will proceed to a final military sants and workera that it struck ed the Saint nod to him. In great a child would behave then he gives
Ten Years Hence, conclusion. Before either side is savagely to exterminate the car perturbation he hurried away, but them. These two In our picture totally defeated, some sort of rlers of dangerous ideas.
ahortly returned in order to per- are unusual children. They have
[From the "China Mail" of suade a friend that the incident bad talent and
July 10, 1940.]. compromise is likely to be effect
Such action may have been really occurred and was not to be bright. They are natural actors. they are amazingly
At a special meeting of the necessary to head off the advance explained away by the somewhat Those qualities are much more use Licensing Board it was unanimous It is generally thus with in- of Communism in Asia. But the unkind suggestion with which his ful in obtaining a life-like perforly agreed that hotels and re ternal warfare in China. Year inevitable result was that the Op their arrival the Saint was dramatic school training."
statement had been met.
mance than any stage experience or staurants with licences to sell- after year the military leaders Nanking Government cut off from observed to be nodding to all and John Mechan, author of the play, till 2 a.m. a fee of 250 to be charged alcoholic liquors, could keep open throw their armies into action itself the support of the masses, sundry, more particularly upon the who directed the dialogue was for every hour or part of an hour against one another. Year after it had left, thereafter only the passage, of motor-buses, equally enthusiatic about the chill- thereafter. year men are slaughtered, dis hesitant and ineffective support of the pedestal of the column like talking to Walter Huston,
It was then seen that a positiondrea. Talking to Tom la just tricts ravaged, and the whole of Chinese business elements, and erected In 1687 to commemorate a Mechan cald. "He is an actor which has been in operation for The Malaria Advisory Board, country plunged into wide dis- the strength of its army When eruption of Vesuvius had become you can tell him what you want nine years past, has been formally order. To an impatient, although other factions arose, as they have The Are brigade was sent for, but as responsive in her own way." absence of anopheles
detached A
and get it. And Patricia is just dissolved owing to the entire generally
sympathetic, world under Feng Yu-hsiang and Yen had some dificulty at first in deal: Child actors are more desirable Colony. China seeme to make little pro- Hal-shan, the Nanking Governing with a huge crowd which be in several respects than adults, ac
ed.
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stable Government had no passion of public loved that the Saint was conveylug cording to Henley and Mechan. The bonus awarded by the support to fall back on, but could mysterious message to them On They have greater natural Sanitary Board for the best kept the orders of the mayor they adaptability and power of mimicry area during the past twelve months tental trouble in only rely on the loyalty of its pro- secured the tottering atatus to than the average grown person. has resulted in a tie between
gele fessional troops. And this mean
buildings by means of They approach a party, with more Taumati and Wanchal, the respec-.
enthusiasm. And they always tive Sanitary Inspectors of which for en come to a performance with obtain a free trip to attend the once their lines memorised showing a International Health and Sanitary.
fervent desire to do their best. Convention at. Geney
that it must
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