GOVERNOR OPENS NEW INSTITUTE
Aberdeen Industrial
School
GENEROSITY OF CHINESE TRIBUTED
A fribute to the public-spirited | génerosity of the Chipene of the Colony was paid by His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Peel, 'when, he formally declared the new Aber- deen Industrial School open in the 'presence of a large and distinguish- ; ed gathering yesterday afternoon.
This Excellency also paid 'a tribute | to the Salesian Fathers, who bad} undertaken the management of the Schnal, The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kote- wall gave the curly history of the project, and said "the School was d ahining example of co-operative part-1 nership...
His Excellency and Lady Pool, accompanied by Captain. R. F. Wal ter, were met on arrival by tho, Chairman, Mr. N... Smith, and members of the Executive Commit-j tee.
Among those present were Siri Thomas and Lady Sonthorn, Siri Robert Ho Tung and Laviy Clara Hn- Tung. the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, and Lady Pollock, the Hon. Dr. R.f. H. Kotewall and Mrs. Kotowall, Sirj William Hornell, the Hon. Mr. S. Wij Tso, the Hon. Mr. T. X. Chau, Mr.
D. W. Tratman. Mr. M. K. Lo. „Mr.
Li Yal tall, Mr Bing Boong-tin, Mr. P. H. Sin, Me. Ng Wah, the Hon.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1935
Ostensively for the purpose of getting cash, to simplify the settienient of his estate, and to obviate the necessity of the dis solution of his banking house with his passing. Mr. J. P. Morgan is welling some of his most famona, paintings. One (left),
portrait
of Giovanna Tarabuoni by Ghir landain, sold for $500,000, with "Edsel Ford as the reported buyer. The Morgan Bnancial headquar“ terk (below) and the Morgan art gallery (top) In New York are '
shown.
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The Sivntow Drawn Work Com- pany and the Swatow Lace Com pany also reported increase in their sales. The sales of the. Wah Kee Company, of Gloucester Ar- cade, were increased by over 60 per cent within the four days stay of jor tourists,
On the whole most of the tour- ists spent their money in purchaa- ing linen and underwaar, only few buying curios."
a
"CLEOPATRA IN CHINESE
Police" Reserve Force Enterprise
| LEADING ACTORS ENGAGED
His Excellency" the Governor Sir William Peel, and Lady' Peel, will be the guests of honour at the Jannual Chinese theatrical perform
sponsored by the Chinese led by the Empress of Britain was Company of the Hong-Kong Police William S. Horton, a famous artist. Reserve Force, at the King's | He is flling in his group of pictures Theatre to-morrow evening at 9.30| made on previous world cruises and o'clock. will exhibit them next December in the Duran-Ruel Galleries in New staged for the purpose of raising The performance, which' is to be York,.
funds for the Chinese Company, Although American born, Mr. will feature two of the Colony's Horton made Paris his domnielle, as leading Chinese players, Mr. Mar a young man, staying there for Sze-tsang and Miss Tam Lan-hing. about 30 years. "I don't think there The play will be "The Bewitching is any other place like Parts for Queen," based on the life and love art," he explained. "It is undoubt-of Egypt's most famous. Queen, edly the centre of artistic life, al-Cleopatra,, but all the players will though London has an art-living appear in ancient Chinese costume public and is a great inspiration to and Chinese dialeet will be used. the painter.".
CELEBRATED ARTIST Among the celebrities who travel-ance,
The play, as portrayed by these AMERICA'S GREAT STRIDES artistes, is in delightful contrast He said of America:
to Cecil B. de Mille's film, which, "America, too, is making, great was shown here recently, strides artistically. Museums are Mr. Mar has only recents starling up. far and wide in all thelly returned from 2 successful larger and even smaller cities, and tour of America. the European artist finds ready re-
Mr. J. Owen Hughes and Mrs, Ow Cinema Notes HON. MR. C. G. MACKIE cognition in Amarien. Ihave found
Dughes, Lady Shenton and Miss Y. Shenton, Mr. D. Burlingham, the Acting Inspector General of Polive,
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FAREWELLED
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Mr. Mackle's Reply
most
Self-Supporting Unit
that French artists have fertile held there.".
The Chinese Company has been in existence for a number of years. He hopes to take a number of It forms a useful auxíliary to the sketches of the Colony on this trip: Police Force, being the largest and Although his attention now is one of the most efficient contin- turned out a number of canvasses directed toward pastels, he has gents of the Police Reserve.
the world. He is represented found in several art galleries. of
In
Mr. II. Gipperich, the German Con-were entered in the race, One, a sul, Mr. and Mrs. G., R. Sayer, and Pass Muth, was entereil by its Hia Lordship, Bishop H. Valtorta. Jowner. Lt.-Com: Geoffrey Rodd, who
Mr. Mackie said that be was sorry Supporting the Chairman and His also flew it. The other, a Hawker that Sir Shou-son Chow was not Excellency on the platform
Besides the issue of uniforms eere Tom-Tit, was entered by Herbert present at the dinner owing to in members of the executive commit-Wikus, Director of Productions to clisposition.
and equipment by the Government; He felt himself quite France at the Musee Luxembourg,ly self-supporting Unit and it is tee, comprising of the Hon. Dr. R. British and Dominions.
the Chinese Company. Ja an entire- unable to match the fluency of Dr.the Museo Carnavalet and other hoped that the public will respond H. Kotowall, Sir Robert Ha Ting. Dorothy Boncheir. the star of Kotowall, but as he Mr. Ll Yau-taun, Mr. Wong Kwong-Carnival," heads
was among state collections, the Bootle Muni- the east of friends he did not feel it difficult to cipal Gallery of Liverpool, the tin, Mr. M. K. a. Mr. F. H. Sin. "King's Cap Barry Milton plays express his sentiments. He certainly National Muscum and the Bradford sent campaign for raising funds.
in a generous manner to the pre-j Mr. Ng Wah, and Father Braga. (opposite her, and they are support-preferred this friendly gathering Municipal Gallery of Stockholm, the
Mr. N. L. Smith extending a wel-led by William
It will be recalled that a similar come to His Excellency, said they "Good Night, Vienna"), and
Kendall (Ernst in where he knew everyone intimately, Brooklyn Museum and the National performance was staged at the
Rene to a formal public dinner. appreciated the hontiur, because it Ray.
Museum at Washington. He owns
King's Theatre last year which was at a time that His Excelleney's i
It was a sad thing, he said, to a studio in the Rue de Rochefou-Proved to be a tremendous success. have to say 'Good-bye' after such a cauld engagement, book was
The present performance promises long connection with the Colony in
"WORLD GIRDLE" PASTELS
to surpass that of last year in) which he could count so many Chin-
During this trip, his third tour Tickets can be booked at the
every way. esè, as friends
Looking at the menu before him what he calls "world girdle", pasderstood that a large number of looking for opportunities to add to King's Theatre to-day. It is un- Unique to a degree which
scis he was reminded that he was going tels, he took sketches at Cairo, Sin-seate have already been reserved, Mr. Li Yau-tsun addressed the aside romances. gangsters, come-on retirement. gathering briefly in
ex-dians and murderers, yet combin-best to enjoy it, but he agreed with number of other places. In Bali he booking is recommended.
He would do his gapure, Penang, Batavia, Bali anda and to avoid disappointment early Chiniere. tending thanks to all those concerning all these factors in a happy Dr. Kotewall that probably he would made sketches of temples and ed in the erection of the School. balance, "Bureau of Missing Per-like to have some work to do.
sons," a First National release, has hoped that he would meet some of native life. After his first two He towers, cockfights, the people and a cast of competent players which his hosts again. include Rette Davis, Pet O'Brien,
world tours, he had an exhibition Mr. M. K. Lo had just told him at Arlington Gallery. This showed Lewis Stone, Glenda Farrell, Allen that it was his ambition one day to scenes in Switzerland, Venice, and Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly, Alan Dine-visit England again, and he hoped other interesting beauty spots of hart and Tad Alexander.
that he would be the first that Mr.he world.
faller than
usual. The Chairman also welcomed all the guests. and then called upon Mr. Li Yau-tsun to address gathering.
APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL FAILS ··
Nullah. Murder Echo
is
ACCUSED TO PAY SUPREME PENALTY
the
"BUREAU OF MISSING PERSONS"— ORIENTAL
..THEATRE
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Clever photographic shots of the Lo would go to see. He thanked Dr. morgue, the water front, finger Kotewall sincerely for his kind speed, taking several sketches in a Mr. Horton works with lightning. prints and the actual tracing of words, and all his hosts for the day. He is constantly taking notes people re portrayed, Various friendliness they had shown him, of the sea and sky, colour, effects tricks employed by the police are and for the hospitality of the even and clouds, while on board the ship. portrayed. Doubting the suicide of ing. The application for leave to ap-and jacket on the wharf they stage a woman who had left her purse
He works on the sketches for weeks; Hosts And Guests peal for Ny Loi-yuen, 38 years, whoa fake funeral giving it due publici-
afterwards, improving on them. was found guilty of the murder of ty, in the hopes that the "victim" Robert Ho Tung, The Hon. Dr. R.
His cabin was littered with pic-| Michael Pine, eight years, has Seen will attend:
tures, magazinies where his wort dismissed by the Privy Council, taken into custody.
she does so, and is. Kotowall,
has been reproduced and newspa the Hon. Dr. S. W. is learned.
Ts'o. The Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, notice. Pastels and half-finished pers which had given him generous; Messrs. Ho Kom-tong. Wong works were on tables, in trunks and
Accused, Ng Lob-yuen alias Ng Yick-lam, alias Ng Yick-sam, committed for trial on August 9
Was
last, after lower court proceedings
were taken.
The hosts were as follows:- The Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, Sir
"HERE COMES THE NAVY"Kwong-tin, M. K. Lo, Ho Wing, under his berth,
CENTRAL THEATRE
Dr. Liu, Shu Fan, Messrs. Sum Pak-ming. Mok Kon-sang, Tang
Here Comes the Navy," Warnes Shui-kin, Yung Taze-ming, Ngan York at noon, January 10, for Fun-
LUXURY LINER'S ITINERARY The Empress of Britain left New Li Tse-fong, Wong chal, Gibraltar, Algiera, Villafran-
He was found guilty Bros. smashing drama of Unele Shing-kwan,
throwing him into the Albany Nulah on June 22 last year.
Mr. R. C. H. Lim, was counsel for the accused both at the Lower Court
of murdering Michael Pine Sam's jack-tars afloat, ashore, and Tape, W. N. T. Tam, Wong luche, Naples, Athens, Haifa Port in the air, is now. at the Central tung, E. S-Kong, Li Koon-chun, Said, Suez, Bombay, Colombo, Pen- Pat O'Brien in the leading roles. Theatre with James Cagney and Horace Lo, P. Gröckchin, M. H. Le, ang, Singapore Bangkok, Batavia,
Ng Wah, Yu Cheuk-eang, Lui Yum-Samarang, and at the Supreme Court proceed-story which combines romance, Chau Man-chi, Au Chak-aum, Kan day.
Based on Ben Markson's exciting suen, Chan Kam-po, K. F. Lay, Zamboanga, arriving here last Mon Padang Bay, and ings.
At the first trial at the Criminal rollicking comedy, rapid action and lu-cho, and Ngelu-wan. Sessions, which lasted three days, one of the most spectacular prosents: The Hon. Mr. C. G. Mac-30,000 miles and call at 32 ports.
breathtaking thrills, the picture is The following guests were pre-the Empress of Britain will travel During the course of her voyage, the jury was unable to agree onductions ever released by Warnes kie, Han.. Mr. N. L. Smith, Hon. The Canadian Pacific liner left a verdict and a re-trial, with Bros. Special Jury was then ordered. Cagney and O'Brien, two seamen, lock, Hon. Sir William Shenton, and Japan where her passengers Mr. Taylor, Hon. Sir Henry Pol-to-day for Shanghai, Chingwantao, The second trial also occupied a period of three days ending on having joined the Navy just for a tica Lindsell, Hon, Mr. D. W. Trat
are the bitterest of enemies, Jim Hon Mr. J. J. Paterson, Mr. Jus-will spend three weeks sightseeing. September 7, when the accused was chance to get even with O'Brien man, Messrs. 5. H. Dodwell, W. H. Britain will sail for Hawali, making found guilty and sentence of death who has
From Yokohama the Empress of was. passed by the Chief Justice, fistic encounter and stolen his girl, J. Lewis, T. E. Pearce, E. J. Da-proceeding to
knocked him cold in a Bell, Brearley, M. T. Johnson, D. stops at Honolulu and Hille, thence Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor.
To add fuel to their haired. Jim ton, and M. H. Turner.
vies, F. C. Hall, W. J. Wadding- Pedro, Los Angeles, Balboa, Pana- falls in love with a beautiful girl
ma City, Colon, Cristobal and New York where she will arrive on
On October 18, the accused ap- pealed to the Court of Criminal Appeal, which declined to fare with the sentence. ment was delivered on October 17.
Following upon this, petitions for
la part played by Dorothy Tree.
inter-(Gloria Stuart) who turns out to be Theatre, with Wallace Beery and May 20. Judy his hated enemy's sister. Jackle Cooper in co-starring roles.
Others in the cast include Robert With Beery as Long John Silver, a reprieve were widely circulated Barrat, Willard Robertson, Guinn and Jackie Cooper as Jini Hakwins,
·San Francisco, San
and signed. Those wore dealt with Williams, Howard Hickman and boy adventurer, a cast has been FOREIGNERS NOW FACED WITH on November 8 by the Governor-in-George Irving.
Council, who decided that the law,
must take its course..
:
Notice of appeal to the Privy
Council was given on November
executed on Friday.
"TREASURE ISLAND" MAJESTIC THEATRE
Basembled to bring each rover of the Spanish Main to the sereon with living reality. Lionel Barry more's blustering Billy Bones is one of the most entertaining
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9; and this final effort on. behalf The generations of people both characters he has ever played. Otte which gave the newly-reclaimed of the condemned man has falleil.oung and old who have been Kruger is forceful as Dr. Livesy land within the inner harbour as It is understood that he is to be thrilled by Treasure Island," Lewis-Stone's personal knowledge security, the loan being return-
Robert Louis Stevenson's famous of sailing ships gives convincing able in six months. etury of pirate adventure,, will find background to his role of Captata The city authorities now want A clean bill of health was reported in the vivid story-book experiences of Smollett: Nigel Bryce a ruddy to know the full extent of for the Colony during the 24 hours ended their youth created on the screen and typically Engl Squire elgn holdings In leased property
in the picture at the Majestio Trelawney whee
let Canton
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