MONDAY, JULY, 21, `1930.
THIEF CAUGHT.
SMART WORK BY CHINESE CIVILIAN.
THANKED BY MAGISTRATE.
"This is another case where an
ONCE TOO OFTEN.
THE CHINA MAIL.
1
HANKOW OUTRAGE, ROUND THE CINEMAS
WOMAN WHO AIDED CHILDREN TWO HONG KONG OWNED "THEIR OWN DESIRE" WITH
TO HAWK.
CLEVER AT IT!
STEAMERS FIRED ON.
SHELLS GO WIDE.
Hankow, Saturday.
A number of outrages perpu trated on foreign shipping in the
NORMA SHEARER.
NEW ANGLE ON LOVE,
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN CHINA MAIL
Theatre
To-day Queen's "Their Own Desire."
To-day "Their Own Desire," featuringtone James."
Theatro, - Stat Norma Shearer and Robert Mont- gomery in the lead, ably supported Cabaret," 5.16 and 9.20
To-day-World Theatre, p.m.; 2.30 and 7.15 p.m.
To-day — Majestle "Partners In Crime."
To-day- Central "Able's Irish Rose."
A Chinese woman, who hawked without a licence, was arrested by a Chinese policeman and taken to
to-day. Recently vessels havé after depositing bail money,
been fired on by field guns man- She returned was released. the
Fallon at the Kowloon Magistracythe Yaumatı Police Station, where. Vicinity of Hankow are reported by Lewis Stone as Norma's father. Broker. Chord" (Chinese picture),
outsider has effected the arrest" remarked Petective-Inspector C. P. this morning when an unemployed Chinese was charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith with the larceny of A gold car-ring from Chan Yee, a
Woman.
Inspector Fallon stated that the walking along complainant TVlty Sathan Road, near Saigon Street. when accused came up from behind, snatched the gold ornament from The alarm her ear, and ran away. was raised, and after a long chase a coalie foreman. Tang Kee, caught the thief. Defendant had the ears ring in his hand, while a pearl was The Magistrate passed the maxi- twelve months' mum penalty of hard labour and 24 strokes of the birch on defendant.
found in his pocket.
In thanking the foreman, his Worship said that he was glad that he was able to catch the thief.
16 OUR AMY."
she to
vicinity of the Yaumati Market, and begun to sell again when she was arrested by an In-
is a story of love with a new angle.
Noma's father falls in love with
they
Theatre;
Theatre
Home Mails. To-day-Inward from America
and ports and Europe via Siberla (Chichibu Maru); Outward for Euroge via Victoria, B.C., 5 p.m., and Europe via Siberia, 6 p.m., (Prodent Jackson),
To-morrow-Outward for Europe
4
in Marseilles (Achilles), 2.30 p.m. Sports
ned by the "Reds" in the neigh-
a widow, and sacrifices all-wife, bourhood of Wusuch.
daughter, home-for her. Norma The latest victims are the s.sdid not hide her contempt for her
Hong Kong father when the time comes to ar Chungking, the dian police ennstable. This and agents for which are Messrs. range a divorce. She is ales im- she failed to raise bail money and Butterfield and Swire, and the 98. patient with her mother "for her appeared in the dock of the Kow-Kung Wo, whose local agents are lack of pride," crying over a good loou Magistracy this morning on
Messrs. Jardine. Matheson and for-nothing man. No man could two charges.
Co., Ltd. It is reported that these ever make her feel that way! Hid from Magistrate.
vessels were fired on, but were Then she meets Robert at The Magistrate intimated that
not struck by any of the shells. woman's face weli.
swimming
and party The ss. Chungking, a steel-are mutually attracted to each he knew the as he had seen her on numerous
He makes violent love occasions in Shantung Street, aid-Crew vessel of 2.171 tons, is own-other."
ed by the China Navigation Co., to her, and before they knew ing children hawk, while Ltd. Constructed at Taikoo Dock each
to
other's curiously enough, she never held yard in 1914, she is a single-deck-riding in a motor car, and "neck- Exme they are anything in her hand, His Worshipal vessel with length of 279.3 ing!
When later she discovers said that when, the woman saw feet and a beam of 34.3 feet.
that Robert is the willow's son, she him approaching she hid behind a
The s.s. Kung Wo, built by the decided to break with him but finds pillar.
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock that
Norma she cyanot. After Inking evidence of the Co. in 1921 for the Indo-China nounces to her mother her inten- Commerce Meeting, 2.30 p.m.. Indian paliceman, his Worship Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., has tion of marrying Robert.
Miscellaneous. ald that it was rather unfortuna burden of 4,636 tons, a length of makes a scene, has a heart seizure,
July 23-Public Band Concert, te for the woman that he had 50 feet and a team of 48.6 feet, and faints. There and then Norma K.F.C., 9 p.m.
Yochow Customs.
July 31-Band Concert, Cricket up her mind that for The Chinese Commissioner for her mother's sake she must ánish Ground, 5.30 p.m. Customs at Yochow arrived at with Robert. But it is hard, and
Seen her aften in Shanghai Street where she was obviously helping FOLLOWING IN THE WAKE OF children, to sell things.
RALEIGH.
HER AMBITION.
Bombay, Saturday. Will our Drakes and Raleighs of the future be women, instead of men? One is led to this in- triguing belief by the fervent de- claration mude by Aliss Amy Johnson, the gillant yourg woman who recently flew from Britain to Australin
makes
11-
Mother
8.
י.
See Special Sports Diary on pags
Meeting.
Board To-morrow — Sanitary Meeting. 4.15 p.m..
To-morrow-Chinese Chamber of
His Worship added that it was flankow to-day and reported that three are many sleepless nights RADIO rather curious that the woman the Yochow customs are now no- for her. had no previous convictions; she minal. Dues will in future be One moonlight night Norma is rimst be rather clever at it!
collected at Hankow until further standing at her bedroom window, He imposed a fine of $4 or s
The following programme will be notice. Reuter.
unable to sleep as usual, when she broadcast to-day-from the Hong Kong days' jail in default on the first
sees Robert in the garden, hoping Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on 355 rount, while a caution was al- DIPLOMATIC CORPS. for a glimpse of his loved one. She ministered i the second.
PECULIAR LAND TRANSACTION.
(Continued from Page 1
Continuing, Counsel said that it appeared to him that the judgment of Sir Henry Gollan was rather remarkable.
cause
man
then executed
were
A
document
JAPANESE MINISTER TO CHINA.
"NO COMMUNICATION.”
"The
Ministry
of
metres:
to
cannot resist the temptation have a last meeting with him, and slips out of the house.
They go for a metar boat rido and are caught in a sudden storm. Their boat is capsized, but Norma and Robert manage to land on a lonely island. The papers are full
6-7. p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-9 p.m.-Evening European pro- gramme of Victor Records. "If I Were King", Overture,
Victor Symphony Orch. (22069), "Haning",
De Not Go My Love,"
Marguerite D'Alvares, Contralto (1110B).
of the story of the drowning of the "First Symphony" Finale, lovers, but Norma's father refuses
Fernando Germani, Organ,
Solo (22287).
Neapolitan Trio. Violin, Flute
and Harp. (20218), "Staccato", Caprice, "Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 4′′,
Yolanda Mero, Piano Solo (1155),
She arrived at Bombay by the P. and O. liner s.s. Naldera, this morning and was greeted at the
Nanking, Saturday. to believe that his child is dead." Solo Mio", be- if there
Interviewed as to the truth of He charters quayside by crowds of admirers of
deed! 75
an aeroplane to "Farewell To 'Naples," all races and conditions of life.
dealing with an equitable the report alleging that Mr. Harits, search the vicinity of the wreck, "Our Amy," as she has fondly charge in writing and not register-Director of the Bureau of Asiatic and after three days the lovers are become to be known, was driven od it would then became non-valu- Affairs of the Japanese Foreign found marooned and taken off the to the Bombay Flying Club, whereable.
Office, has been nominated Japan- | Island. she attended a breakfast given in
Bankers' Fiority..
ese Minister to China, a spokesman The recovery of their daughter her honour by that Club jointly Counsel then eited an instance of for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs causes a reconciliation between "Trees," with the Bombay Yorkshiremen's
a man going to his banker and de-declared that he had no knowledge father and mother, and the young "By the Water of Minnetonka"
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Clubs The event was attended positing a title deed there. The of the subject,
couple have "Their Own Desire."
Contralto (1198). by many prominent Europeans as
Foreign This "talkee" will be shown at the "To A Water Lily," well as Indians.
and subsequently a mortgages or Affairs," the spokesman explained, Queen's until to-morrow, and is "To A Wild Rose," "My Ambition."
Chicago Symphony Orch, (1152), buyer came along. The mortgagee "has received no communication well worth seeing.
In addition there is the usual "Etude In A Flat Major,"
"Waltz In G. Sharp Minor," Replying to several speeches of
or buyer bought the document and from the Japanese Government congratulation upon her splendid all the time he had had either ofßcially announcing Mr. Motratone News, a musical reel Inj feat, Miss Johnson declared with no knowledge of the deed Harita's nomination or, as most which a trio with string instru- a burst of enthusiasm: "My being in the banker's hand. modern States do, confidentially in- ments put over a couple of red-hot "Dreamin' Time." ambition is to make our Empire That man would be absolute- quiring, prior, to the appointment, college songs, and a laughable as glorious in the air as it is inly careless and yet he would obtain whether the intended agent is ac- comic entitled "Dad's Day."" the sea." (Loud cheers),
the legal estate and the bank's ceptable to the National Govern- Subsequently, Miss Johnson security would be null and void be- ment."-Canton News Agency. drove through the City in state,cause that document was not placed being cheered by enormous and on the register. "And yet the GROWING EMPIRE. enthusiastic crowds as though bank has the priority." added
she were a beloved queen return
ing to her country.
After a round trip of sight-see ing, "Amy" re-joined her ship in the afternoon and continued her voyage Homewards.-Reuter.
TOC H.
OPTIMISM REGARDING
CHINA,
Counsel. In other word's A
"ABIES IRISH ROSE"
mortgagee came along, inspected PURCHASE OF GREENLAND FOR screened in the colony.
the register and memorial, and, after he had satisfied himself, hel enterel into
a mortgage without troubling about the title deed.
According to the judgment hand- ed down by Sir Henry Gollan the position would appear to be thus:
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Alfred Cortet: Piano Solo
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Our business ia to create beauti-
"Sometime,"
Amalita Galli-Curel, Soprano
"Hile Hula", "Mokihana,"
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Kane's Hawaiians, (21762). "A Brown Bird Singing", "Mother, My Dear,"
John McCormack, Tenor (1137).
The film version of the most suc-j cessful play ever written is being
"The Swallow," "Rubenela," Anne Nichol's "Abie's Irish
Rudy Wiedeeft, (21598). Rose," great and poignant story "Midnight Bells", that it is, came to the Central "Passion Rose,"
Victor Novelty Orch. (22280). Theatre yesterday, and showed all evidence of scoring a tremendous "Cherie, I Love You,"
"Ting-a-Ling," success, even greater, possibly,' than the original play itself. It does not matter whether you. It is reported in the U.S. Press
Paramount has filmed "Able" on "The Jolly Coppersmith, "Don't Be Cross" Waltz execute à document or not. that the British Government are big scale, building it into you do you are in a bad position and considering the possibility of buy mighty comedy drama of love and if you do your mortgage becomes ing Greenland from Denmark, or of clever humour, and a cast that tolerance, with frequent touches extending its treaty rights thera, with a view to establishing a base is ideally suited to the various roles made famous on the stage for so many years.
If
Washington, Saturday.
for the northern air routes to
A Yorkshire Case. Counsel further drew his Lord- ships' attention that the judgment Canada. of Sir Henry Gollan was based on a case heard in Yorkshire. If their
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Jesse Crawford, Pipe Organ Solo (20263),
Arthur Fryer's Band (20318), "Ever Of Thee I'm Fondly Dreaming",
"The Bell Of St. Mary's,
Frances Alda, Soprano, (1176), "Waonahele" Medley,
"Kanla"
"Royal Hawalian Trio (20281),, "Dew Drop Alloy Stomp", "Davis Street Blues,"
Sugar Underwood. Piano Solo
(21638).
London, Saturday. Mr. R. M. Gull, who was recent-null and vold." ly appointed Honorary Commis sioner for Britain for Toc H (Talbot House) respecting China,
"Abie's Irish Itose" teaches us has circularised employers in
It is pointed out that the United Britain, asking for the names of
States has relinquished its claims to that love can conquer all racial any employees whom they may be Lordships would look up the pre-northern Greenland, which it admisunderstanding, and that bigo-The Conquerer" March.
cedence in Yorkshire and compared vanced in view of the late Rear. try and the jealousy of creeds is "Blews Corn Song", sending to Chins with a view to their getting into contact with
for Admiral Peary's explorations at the all wrong. Never before has such local members of Toc II for ad- Middlesex, they would find a world and of the Nineteenth Century, and a stirring tale so beautifully told vice and guidance. He suggests
when the United States purchased been presented on that "to
the Yorkshire the Virgin Islands from Denmark sheet, but the picture does not no country in the world, can Toc H, which tries to precedence differed greatly from in 1917, but Washington might con- preach, it amuses and entertains. help to maintain Britain's good the Ordinances of Hong Kong sider itself to have a rightful in We can ace the fine hand of name, be of greater service Here great consideration was given terest in such a matter
to the clause "To whom and how ground that any paid."
than China."-Reuter.
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It was the absence of this fluence of European powers in the clause in the Yorkshire precedence new world was contrary to the that made all the difference to a case Monroe Doctrine-Reuter's Amer where the Hong Kong Ordinances ican Service, were applicable.
The case is proceeding.
SANITARY BOARD.
APPLICATIONS FOR WATER CLOSETS.
erection of
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INDIA'S PROBLEMS.
FRANK AND FRIENDLY DISCUSSION.
A STEP FORWARD.
Rugby, Saturday.
a local silver
Anne Nichols throughout the pic- ture. The story has been, well
told, and the plot runs along as smoothly as the proverbial brook.
for the direction, and "Able" will Victor Fleming is responsible
be placed as another feather In his cup, along with "The Way of All Flesh" and other big Paramount pictures.
Jean Hersholt's performance is that of a master, to put it lightly. Once again has this actor scored in a role that he makes outstanding, that of Solomon Levy, the Jewish At the meeting of the Sanitary
father who objects to his son's Board to-morrow, letters from Gov.
Lord Irwin, the Viceroy of India, marriago to an Irish girl, Rosemary crament will be read relative to the yesterday had an informal discus- Murphy. Charles Rogers, whose alon at Simla with many members splendid work in "Wings" and Two European and one native of both Houses of Legislature, others is well remembered, excels water closets in Prince Those present reprosented all ng Able, and Nancy Carroll shows Edward Road on Kowloon Inland parties. The proceedings were herself to be typically Irish as Lot No.:2286.
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Four European and one nativo
American Legion Official Band.
(20269). 9 p.m.--Weather Report, local time and news.
Overture Record. (Somiramide- Victor Symphony Orchestra).
From The Studio. 9.15 p.m.-
"A Marriage has been Arranged" A diologue by
Alfred Sutro Performed by Members Of Tho
AD.C
Characters: Mr. Harrison Crock-
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The action of the ploy takes place before the War in a conservatory of ja house in Crosvenor Square, London.
The hour-close on midnight.
Violin, 'Cello 9.80 (Approx), Solo Record (Moment Musical, La Cygne).
From The Studio. Mr. Harry Ore, Pianoforte, 2nd, and 3rd Movements of Bonsta No. 23 (Beethoven).
Violin Solo Rezord" (Legend of the Canyon, Caprice Antique),
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