WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1931.
DEAD CHILDREN IN HONG KONG.
1,300 Bodies Found Yearly.
M.P.'S & APPALLING DISCLOSURE
The London Daily Telegraph of March 26 thus amplifies the cable sent to Hong Kong papers on the same date:
The astonishing statement wILS made in the House of Commons yes- terday that an average of more than 1,300 bodies of dead children picked up in the streets of Hong Kong each year,
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The statement, which was made In a question by Mr. Graham White, the Liberal member for East nut rontested by Birkenhead, was the Under-Secretary for the Colanies (Dr. Shiels, who replied that the matter had been inquired into some little time ago.
In a despatch from the Governor it was stated that in almost every
"You ought to typewrite your poetry."
"If I were clever enough to da typewriting do you think I should be writing poetry?"-
Aussi, Sydney.
case a post-mortem examination re- vealed no suspicion that death was due to other than natural causes.
Mr. Graham White: Whatever may be the anses will the hon
gentlenian assure the house that Home stepa will be instituted and prosecuted which will put an end to this slate of things which, with out exaggeration, can be described as appalling?
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mr. E. Brown (L, Leith): Sure- SALARIES OF PUBLIC
The
ly the hon. gentleman will take some steps to stop this economy. answer about saving the expense of
burial is dreadful one.
SERVANTS.
Reduction Opposed.
Dr. Shiels: No, I do not think New Taxation Without NO. Arrangements arc mado whereby burial can be given free wherever necessary. In many in- stances, no doubt that is not known,
"Wicked Official Answer."
REDUCTION SUGGESTED.
At a meeting of the Ceylon Mer- Mr. A. M. Samuel (C., Farn-
chants Chamber. Mr. A. P. ham): Does the hon. Kentleman give the assurance that these chil-Caslechetty moved:
to natural causes.
In the best In-
"That this Chamber is of opinion dren are not placed dead in the that the personal emoluments of streets as a result of violence?
Dr. Shiels: Yes, in practically Government Servants which total every case the result of the post-fifty million rupees, in much too mortem examination shows that high in proportion to the revenue
raised annually. death is due There is certainly
very high, interest of the future of this Island, fantile mortality.
a very serious reduction in the per- Mr. E. Brown: Surely the hon.onal enoluments and salary scale gentleman does not accept this wick should be taken to fix salaries and
emoluments in rupee currency | ad official answer.
Surely there is
based on the present cost of living some heart in this administration. i Dr. Shiels: I do not understand the vehemence of the hon. gentle, man. I have given a clear state- mant that these tudies are found. in the street. There are arrange- ments for burial free of charge, and they are not taken advantage of for the reasons I have stated the last year for which figures are availabla for the Metropolitan Police district of London over 700 berlies were found in that area.
ROTARY CLUB.
CURRENCY VISITORS AT
WEEKLY MEETING.
In
At the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club yealerday the Joint Secretary, Mr. B. Wong Tape, read messages from congratulatory several other Rotary Clubs all over the world.
The Chairman said that the Club members of had with them three the Currency Commission, who, however, could not be prevailed
upon to address the gathering.
Also with them was an old Univer- sity student in Dr. M. Y. Lum,
end of the Lum Chinese Hospital and Maternity Home, Kuala Lum:
pun
He would ask Dr. Lum to say
a few words,
Dr. Lum, after conveying the best wishes of the Kuala Lumpur Dr. Shiels: quit. agree it is
Rotarians, sald that the Club had unsatisfactory. 1 under-been established about three years. very stand that the main causes of these There were seven or eight Rotary happenings are, in some cases, the Clubs in Malaya. His own Club fear of inquiries under the Infec- had about 100 members. with
Every month tious Diseases. Orders, and in other waiting list of 500. eases to save the expense of burial. three new members were admitted, The Secretary for the Colonies has one Chinese, one European, and one
Indian. drawn the Governor's attention to the matter, and everything possible is being done.
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NEW
SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.
Social Functions. To-day-Ten Dance, Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner Dances, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels:
Entertainments. To-day King's
"Ingagl."
To-day Queen's Whoopee."
Theatre;
EXHIBITION OF PICTURES
SPRING EXHIBITION of PICTURES by the foremost Artists of Japan at Messrs. KOMOR & KOMOR opera on Wednesday, April 29, at their Art Rooma for ONE WEEK ONLY,
ROUND THE CINEMAS
Theatre: ELEANOR HUNT A REBELLIOUS
BRIDE. Theatre;
Today Central The Boudoir Diplomat."
Theatre. To-day Majestic "The Wild Party.""
"WHOOPEE."
As the rebellious bride of Eddie To-day World
first Theatre; Cantor's
talking pictura, "Repaid Favour" (Chinese picture). “Whooper" now at the Queen's To-morrow-Concert for Service, Theatre. Eleanor Hunt желгя D gown that was designed for her by Concert, John Harkrider, costumer-in-chief
and purchasing value of the rupee Men, Lee Theatre, 8.50 p.m.
economic wealth of the and the
country in the years to come."
Tomorrow - Band
II.K.C.C. ground. 4.30 p.m.
on the staff of Florenz Ziegfeld. Mr. Casicchetty said that one of
Lammert's Auctions.
That it is probably the first and the grounds on which Income Tax April 23, 24 and 25-At Station last onstage costume created by was opposed was that until Govern- Hotel, Kowloon, household furniture, the noted decorator does not de- crease the great beauty It gives ment reduced its very heavy cost 11.30 a.m. of personal emoluments there
Apr 27-At 4, Humphrey's Samuel Goldwyn's newest and should be no new taxation. In Building, Kowloon, household furni-youngest red-haired prodigy. their annual report they would ture, 10.30 a.m.
MIss Hunt's gown in the picture note what the Committee had to April 28-At 39, Humphrey's is of ivory white satin In its say on, definite mattera of over- Building, Kowloon, household furni- foundation and train. Tiny crystal spending under the heads of fail-ture, 10.30 a.m.
beads outline the neck in a wide
ing revenue and retrenchment, in-1 April 29-At 5A, Luna Bulldings,} scalloped, effect. Ivory tulle edged come tax, prices, living costs and household furniture, 10,30 a.m. exchange, future revenue and coat of administration, Colombo Muni- cipul Extravagance, Government Railway Commercialisation, and Land and Survey.
Luxury Salaries.
in fine lace, forms a cascade of Home Maila.
ruffles at the front of the dress. To-morrow-Inward from Europe The tiny bridal cap and mitte are via Suez (Comorin).
of ivory point venise lace. The veil Friday-Outward for Europe vla is of ivory tulle and the slippers Siberia (Comorin), 8.30 a.m.
aatin, of the same colour. Meetings.
Taking the Railway as an in- To-day-General Chamber of stance where there had been extra- | Commerce, City Hall, 4.30 p.m. vagant expenditure, Mr. Casie S.P.C.A. Messrs. Jardine's Offices, chetty said that since the decline | 6.15 p.m. in revenue last year, which on the April 27-Court of University, average was 2 lakhs of rupees per 5.15 p.m. month in both passengers and goods, the management reduced the train mileage by 350,000 miles thus cutting largely wages of daily paid men, overtime and allowances but the salaries of the superior staff was left intact. In 1917
Sports.
Sec Sports Diary on Page 9.
"DONE HIS DUTY.”
CHARGES.
Albany, Yesterday.
there were only 31 superior officers MAYOR WALKER'S REPLIES TO drawing in salaries only £16,260 at Rs. 15 por £, while in 1930 they had 53 superior officers drawing the exorbitant sum of 441,975, nearly three times as much, the only addi- tional railroad construction being that wretched white elephant the Trincomalle Railway.
Decorative as well as assertively feminine, the bridal bouquet has the massed effect of lies of the valley, tied with many loops of satin and tulle ribbon.
Eleanor Hunt appeare
opposite Eddie Cantor in "Whoopee." The entire original stage cast in the Broadway production of this comedy sensation appear in the flim. It has been filmed all in technl- colour.
"THE BOUDOIR DIPLOMAT."
Lawrence Grant, who plays an Important role in "The' Boudoir Diplomat." Universal's comedy of "I have adequately and consis-Central Theatre to-day, was bern sophistication, which comes to the
tently done my duty. I ask the In England, and first appeared on charges to be dismissed. They the stage in London in 1898. are unwarranted. false and reck Subsequently, succeeding the late lessly made," said Mayor Walker Kyrle Bellew, he was leading man of New York, in a 15,000 word for Mrs. Brown-Potter and other reply to the report of the City British stars, and was later starred ferent nationalities. Rotary had Affairs
In "Joseph Entangled," "Mlas brought with it good feeling month.-Reuter's American Ser- Hobbs," and other plays. amongst the people of different vice.
the countries, ard
Government
field Malaya was a great
for benefited directly by that good feel- 18 stated: Rotary, with its mixture of dif- ing. (Applause).
CENTRAL THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
IT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU THE GREATEST
THRILL OF YOUR LIFE!
BOUDOIR
VERS
Presented by Carl Laemmle, produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. continuity and dialógue * Benjamin Glazer,
LOVE
From the stage hit by Rodolf
Lothar and Fritz Gottwald.
DIPLOMAT
A PEEP INTO THE ROMANCES
OF MILADY'S BOUDOIR!
A revealing picture of the Intimate lives and loves of a Royal court and the part played · by a diplomatic gigolo.
THE AFFAIRS OF A MASTER
LOVER!
With Betty Compson,' Ian Keith, Mary Duncan, Jeanette Loff, Lionel Belmore' and 'Lawrence Grant.
MALCOLM ST. CLAIR
Production
1931 UNIVERSAL SUPER - PRODUCTION
BOOKING. AT ANDERSO1
Committee isaved last!
[A New York message of March Formal charges that Mr. James Walker, Mayor of New York City for some years past, 1105 discharged his duties In
Going to America as leading man with Olga Netheraole, Grant appeared for several years on the American stage, and made his screen debut in 1918. He has been seen in important roles in such pic- 1 "wasteful and incompetent tures as "Bulldog Drummond," fashion," are made by the City Affairs Committee, whose report was published to-day by Governor and the Waiter" and "Red Hair," Franklin Roosevelt, a close friend of the Mayor.]
"METHYLATED" DIRGE.
Player With Bagpipes Full Of Spirit,
"Serenade," "The Grand Duchess
Throughout his screen career Grant has occasionally returned to the stage, and has recently been seen in "The Captive," "So This Is London" and "The Queen Waa in the Parlour."
Lionel Belmore, who plays the role of Krakowitz, the War Minis- ter, in "The Boudoir Diplomat," the sparkling Universal comedy. When an itinerant plper, named was born in England and began Stewart, appeared at Glasgow on his public, career at the age of 15, a charge of a breach of the peace, having now appeared for more it was stated that, wild dirge than 50 years on stage and screen. rose in the air in the Anderston Making his first American in-) district of the city, and terrified vasion in the repertoire company' mothers draw their children, to of Wilson Barrett, Belmore return- their arms.
ed to England to appear with Two constables-members of Henry Irving in a number of Then fol- the police pipe band-arrested Shakespearean plans. Stewart, who made no defence at lowed ten years on the stage in the the Western Police Court.
Eastern United States, after which when ho went to Los Angeles, supposed- A policeman said that Stewart was arrested it was found ly only for a short visit.
that the bag of pipes was almost
Motion pictures acon claimed
Full of methylated spirits. He was him, however, and for the past 12 efforta making no attempt to play. He years he has devoted his
His re was merely blowing slightly and exclusively to the screen. then took a prolonged suck. The cent pictures include "Captain of, pipes consisted of a sheep's bladder, the Guard," "The Rogue Song," corked in three places, and with a "The Green Goddess," "From: curious-looking chanter protruding. Headquarters," and "The Love:
Superintendent McClure (after Parade."
inspecting the "piper"). They are
saturated with methylated, spirits.
No wonder ho was playing.
"BILLY THE KID.”
Baillie Armstrong: The pointWhat is said to be the largest is: Was he playing or just suck-single herd of cattle collected In California since pioneer days was ing?
Sperintendent McClure: Both; used in "Billy the Kid," King and with some effect, to such an Vidor's new all-talking film sple of extent that he was drunk when he the west, which will open on Sun-
day at the Queen's Theatre. came in here.
Stewart promised to foraake his habits and was discharged.
COACH DISMISSED,
Briton Training a Spanish Team.
His club having gone down by 12 goald to 1, Jim Bellamy, the British professional trainer, lost his job Bellamy trains Barcelona, and under his care they have won the Spanish cup and the Spanish cham pionship, but tray have now fallen from their high ostate and Bellamy is blamed
The cattle, some two thousand head, provided one of the cllmatic" ahota of the picture, which is based our the life of that most active his- torical figure William Bonney, or "Billy the Kid.”
29AB "Billy the Kid” is a sound pro- duction, the shooting of the big herd collected from a number of differont rancher) was oral me well as visual Aof the assorted sounda,posible to such a collec tion of cattle were recorded by the
mike, eignamarkad
John Mick Brown, Wallace Beery, Kay Johnson and Karl Dane head the large cast of the Metro | Goldwyn-Mayer"picture."
He is conaldering bringing action “against them for wrongful attack of ferves! When they hays dismissal. He explains why they been going but on to the field Belf have fallen away. They have been
THE THEATRE
"barracked" very severely of Tita, thy: and the team is Juffering from in
he has seen them show- signs of nerves because
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