TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1934.
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
A meeting of the Sanitary Board
will be held to-day at 4.15 p.m. “
The .. Tilaws will leave Amoy to-morrow afternoon and is due in Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon.
The St. John Ambulance Brigade will hold & subscription concert at King's College on Satur- day, May 26, at 9 p.m. in aid of the British Empire Cancer Research Fund.
After being knocked down by a motor ear, driven by Yau Yam, in Stone Nullah Lane, on Sunday, Pong Chang was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, suffer- ing from injuries.
Jumping into the harbour from the 8. Mag Ley in an attempt to commit suicide, Ho Yin-ying was taken lo the Government Civil; Hospital yesterday, suffering from the effects of immersion.
was
THE CHINA MATE
Burned U. 8. Gunboat Still Flies Her Colours
$500.000 GOLD BARS FOUND ON VESSEL
Considered a total lons, the U.S.S. Fulton still fles the American flag as she lay in Junk Bay, near Hong Kong. The Fulton, a gunboat, was destroyed by fire while patrolling Bias Bay, notorious lair Chinese pirates. Her crow was saved by the British destroyer H.M.S. Wie hart. A picture from Amèrica.
TRAFFIC
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Rescued from the harbour yes. terday, Ko Chai-yuen
re- moved to the Government Civil Hospital, effects of immersion. It was stated that Ko was trying to com- mit suicide.
suffering from the Europeans Cautioned.
NONAGENARIAN MARRIES IN
SOUTH AFRICA
First Met Bride 75
Years Ago...
WEDDING FOR BOTH
H. Johannesburg, (Transvaal).
VOICE DICTATOR IN HOLLYWOOD
Professor's Suggestion Meets Disapproval.
IDEA "PRETTY STUPID"
Los Angeles.
Pleading guilty to a summons. for cutting across the junction of Pedder Street and Des Voeux THIRD The R.M.S. Empress of Asia left Road without going around the Vancouver for Hong Kong via Japan beacon with his car, Mr. H.
A suggestion by Mr. James F. ports and Shanghal on Saturday, Owen Hughes, the Hong Kong
A romantle story of a lifelong Bender, of the College of the and is due in Hong Kong on the morning of June 6. She will leave interport cricket captain, was affection lay behind the marriage City of New York, that Holly for Manile on the evening of June 7. cautioned by Mr. E. W. Hamilton in the Magistrate's Court of J, J.wood's vocal delivery is "not so at the Central Magistracy this Huamse, 90, and Mrs. Sophia Yeung Yip-po,' an earth coolie, morning.
Herbat, 78.
working at Shing Mun Valley, Mr. Owen Hughes said that he Mr. Haarmee first met his bride
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was on his way to park his car in 75 years ago. They grew up to fall into a gorge. He received a fractured-skull-and died at the Status Square, but changed his gether but in the Intervening Kowloon Hospital at 10 o'clock mind and went to Black Pier.
years, each married twice. Now, last evening.
"Speaking against myself, meeting again their
childhood Chung Yen, of No. 10 Third must have committed
affection blossomed into a romance Street, was removed to the Govern- offence," said Mr. Owen Hughes,
and they decided to spend their ment Civil Hospital yesterday,; Summoned at the instance of old age together. suffering from the effects of im- Mr. Owen Huges, a Chinese Wong
Mr. Haarmee was born in the when he attempted to Kin, driver of taxí marsion
cab No. 570. Transvaal, when the Republic, un- commit suicide by jumping into
was cautioned for dangerous driv der President Pretorius, was try the harbour.
ing in Stubbs Road on May 9. ing to recover from the ravages of While quarrying, stones on the Wong overtook another car Chaka and 'Moselekatze. When he hillside at Shaukiwan, on Sunday, when Mr. Hughes was going in the Fan Lau-lap, a stone-breaker, alip-! ped 30 feet down the slope. He opposite direction, forcing him to
on
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hot," and that the film capital needs a dictator of speech',' has brought forth a chorus of dis- approval from both stars and technicians here......
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Passenger And Cabin Boy In Shanghai.
KOBE PRESIDENTS INVOLVED
Escorted by three members of the Japanese consular police in Shang- hal on May 17, one Chinese passen- rer and one Chinese-cabin boy em- ployed in the N.Y.K. 8.8. Nagasaki Maru were sent back to Japan in the same vessel to face charges of smug- gling. large quantity of gold from Kobe to Shanghai. It was reported that some Japanese residents in Kobe were also involved in the case.
The arrest of the two Chinese was) made after Customs officials had made their usual search on the ar- rival of the steamer. No sooner had. the Customs officials departed than Japanese police boarded the vessel and subsequently discovered the valuable board. The amount found was said to be 200 gold bars, valued at Mex. $500,000.
Both the shipping officials and the Japanese authorities are reticent on the case. It was, however, learned that the passenger is a Chinese) clerk of a certain, trading firm in Kobe, With the assistance of the Chinese cabin boy, it was said, he smuggled the large quantity of gold to China. The Japanese consular police, acting on advices from Ja- pan, made the discovery.
GANGSTERS MURDER OLD WOMAN
Chapei Startled By Stocking Crime.
GIRL AND BABY ESCAPE
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Shielding her few months old hild in her arms as she hid un der her bed, a young Chinese wife escaped certain death when Idiosyncracies of speech, Hol.
|3 gang of ruffians burst into her ¡ywood retorted. are among the house in Chapel to wreak ven-1 things which make movie stars. geance on her and her husband. Her mother-in-law who tried to Mr. Fender, in selecting the
bar the gangstera' entrance 10 best screen personalities which he considered best in arti-murdered in the attempt, while her culation. failed to mention, Miss father-in-law in coming to his wife's assistance was felled by an axe and Katherine Hepburn, winner of Academy's award for the best critical.
Motion Picture left lying insensible. His condition Chicken this year's
performance by an actress.
The unexpected resistance by the aged couple gave their daughter-in-Duck Mr. John was a sturdy young Boer of 12, directed Miss Hepburn in
Cromwell, who law time to hide and she was able daughter was born to the neigh picture, sald
to raise an alarm the moment the houring family and the young babequalities of Miss Hepburn's voice the rooms, left the house. By the
"the unusuual gangsters, after a hurried search of Eggs, Hen (cooking) per dox, 88 received minor injuries and was stop his car, taken to the Government Hospital Wong was
and delivery are among the time police and neighbours had Cautioned
He then went commando things which brought her to reached the scene, however, the gang for treatment.
ground that he was recently com- against marauding natives, and for stardom
Any attempt to had got clean away.
Geese these characteristica A Chinese woman, Cheung Shi-mended by the IG.P. and Mr. E. number of years they lost touch change
OLD COUPLE'S FIGHT
Pigeons, Canton kee, occupant of sampan No. 4047A, W. Hamilton for services render-with one another. He married and would be as useless as gilding
Holhow The noise they made awoke the she followed sult. Later they each the lily." was admitted to the Governmented to the Police.
a special young man's parents. married again and Mr. Haarmsc's sounding board and other extra pluckily ran out of her room and
Mrs. Yao Turkeys, Cock Civil Hospital on Sunday afternoon,
second wife died four months ago. apparatus for Miss Hepburn's barred their way. Her husband, an Snipe suffering from a fractured skull,
They were united by the Chief pictures, so as not to miss any aged farmer, ran to her assistance. Pheasant Magistrate, Mr. M. J. Streak in n of her vocal acrobatics."
So stubborn was their resistance Partridgea marriage that must be a record so far as
Miss Mae (C'm-up-an-see-me that the gang set on them and so ages are concerned. They sometime) West thought Mr. chopped and beat the pair that Mrs. arrived at the courthouse in the car Bender's idea "pretty stupid.” Yao, succumbed to her injuries and belonging to the bride's son, the 83-
"I've been talkin' good old Yao fell insensible.
Almonds year-old Mr. de Beer, who acted Brooklyn for a long time and I've
Breaking into the bedroom Bananas
Apples (California) is bestman.
made a lot of money doin' it" she search of the son, the gang found] Carambola Grey-hatred and dim of eye, the said "and I'm gonna continue that he was not there. Seeing the Coconuts bride carried a small bouquet of talkin' that way."
room apparently empty,, though If on
Lemons, China Mr. E. Greyer, of the Sander white carnations, tled with a white
Lemons, American Mr Lionel Barrymore said: they had searched carefully they
Lichses, Dried Weller Company, was also caution-satin ribbon.
"Worrying about this voice would have discovered the young Oranges (Canton) Sentence of three months' hard led on an obstruction summons in
business is a lot of nonsense. Iwoman with, her baby under the bed, Oranges inbour was imposed on Li Hung by Gloucester Road.
agree with Joseph Jefferson, who they ran away before a sufficient Pears (Canton) She wore an old-fashioned brown said that fine voices have ruined alarm could be raised to bring the Persimmons, Largs Mr.. E. W. Hamilton at the Central|
Peanuts It was stated that Mr. Greyer dress end a brown hat. The groom, more actors than whiskey. A police. Magistracy yesterday, morning, for
Pumelo, Siem the stealing of one leather suitcase, did not want his car to be damag-white-haired and with a snow-white voice dictator? Absurd!"
Walnuta containing 11 pieces of clothing, 13 ed by cigarette ends and other beard carried his 90 years with a Mr. Cec! B. DeMille, the
Grapes decided stoop, and clung nervously Famous producer of "The Sigh of spoons and forks, a' set of window things thrown on top of his car curtains and a fur blanket valued after parking it on the side of the to his bride's skirt as they slowly the Cross" and other lavish spec
Artichokes entered the courthouse.
Beans, Sprout .... road. Inspector Nicol said that
tacle pictures, said that while Neither is able to write, and con- there was faulty diction in films,
Long.... he could easily park his car in sequently, instead of signing their he did not look with favour upon
Beet Boot"...* The R.M.S. Empress of Japan March Street.
Brinjala, Green names to the necessary documents, a arrived at Kobe from Vancouver,
All actors their crosses had to be witnessed. would sound alike after a while
Cabbags, Chinese Afterwards they were helped in-he said -Reuter.!
(Shanghai) Caulifower(Large)
(Mediam (Small) The famous Arctle filler, Cap- Carrota
Celery, Chinese
after knocked down by motor car No. 3505.on Island Road.
Merchantile
Another Caution. For overtaking another moving vehicle, in Whitfield Road, on May The R.M.S. Empress of Russia 9, Mr. Marchisio Benedetto, of the left Shanghai at midnight on Sun
Eastern day and is due in Nagasaki
Company, Tuesday morning.. She will leave was also cautioned. Nagasaki the same evening for Kobe and Kokohama, leaving the; Obstruction Summons. last named port for Vancouver on Saturday afternoon.
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great-grandfather and grandmother were driven away for their honey- moon.
She will leave Shang- hai on Wednesday afternoon for Hong Kong, arriving here Friday.
-"Sentence of six months" hard. labour was inipased on Lo Bal, un- employed, by Mr. Q. A, A. Mec Fadyen at the Central Police Court this morning, for the theft men, attacked a cargo junk off Lama Bister han 19 and there is another
on Maurauders Open Fire
With Revolvers..
DISGUISED AS FISHERMEN
Eight pirates, disguised as dsher
voice dictator..
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INFLUENZA GERMtain Walter E. Gilbert, of Fort Chillies, Dried
McMurray, Alberta, has been awarded the Tran-Canada Tro-
Mr. Hearmse has plx children' and four step-children alive; Mr. Haarmse. has four children living,
One of these, who was present at the ceremony, was questioned about?!! the number of grand-children.
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