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AMERICA'S CUP DEFENDER
Mr. H. Vanderbilt To Pay Entire Cost
£50,000 YACHT WITH 87FT. WATERLINE
New York-Mr. Harold S. Van-. derbilt, it was learned last month. has agreed to meet all expenses. of building. outfitting and run- ning the American yacht to de fend the America's Cup against Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's Endeavour II. off Newport, Rhode Island. next July.
This decision was announced by Mr. WA. W. Stewart. Com- modore of the New York Yacht of Club. It follows the failure the club's members to form a syn- dicate
The decision will dispel xloom of American yachtsmen,
the
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1936
Bruce Cabot, Heather Angel and Binnie Bames are seen here in a scene in "The Last of the Mohicans", which will be shown at the King's Theatre to-morrowW.
who were convinced that none of P. C. BROKE THE
the boats already in commission
is capable of meeting the Royal
Yacht "Squadron's challenge with
LAW
any hope of success. A contract Police Methods In Club
has already been signed with the!
Path Iron
Vanderbilt's
Works to build Mr.
Vessel at Bath, Maine. which means that Bristol, Rhode Island, will not build the Cup defender for the first time since 1893,
One Detail Disclosed
Case Criticised
to
"FALLING FOR HIM”
Brighton. When application was made at Hove police court last month
trike off the Third Avenue Bridge The only detail about the new and Social Club. on the grounds yacht's design which Mr. Vander- that drink had been sold to non- bilt is willing to disclose is that members, Mr. F. H. Carpenter, it will have an 87ft. waterline opposing the application, made a the limit for the J. class and the protest against the police methods same as that of Endeavour 11. sed in the case.
Final tests will shortly be made The application had
ad- with a 17ft model in the large journed from a previous hearing naval tank available in Washing-when Mrs. Helen Gertrude Lang- ford, of the Langford Hotel, Third-
ton.
been
Mr. Vanderbilt, who sailed En-avenue, Hove, was fined £30 and terprise and Rainbow to victory £10 costs for selling drinks at the in 1990 and 1994, will be the first hotel without a justices' licence. American to 'shoulder the entire Mr. Carpenter said he had sel- burden of defending the Ameri-dom heard a prosecution persisted ca's Cup since Gen. Charles in with such force. Paine, who built the Volunteer in
"Inducing Offences”
1837. How much it will cost him He again deplored that police is extremely difficult to say, but officers should go to these places one conservative estimate is to induce offences.
$70,000.
"If they are going to a place to
It is hoped than the yacht will see if offences are committed, well be launched early in April.
is Mr. and good-that right: they Stewart stated recently that the should go and look for them, and negotiations with the Royal Yach report them if there are offences. Squadron had been almost com-1 "But they should produce evid- palet edi.
lence of the persons who they say are committing offences. They should not themselves break the law.
Car
SCENE ON EXCHANGE
Brokers Faint In Share Scramble
"That is my point. I do feel very strongly that a young police officer of good appearance should! walk into a place and deliberately break the law knowing he is break- ing it, and drink at these premises knowing that he is not a member, and induce people to drink,
"That is wrong. It does not in Members of the Stock Exchange any way prevent offences, but in-
recall nothing comparable to ducer them
WILD DEALINGS IN MORRIS MOTORS
the wild scramble for Morris Mo
market.
"Danghters Behind Bar”
descrip-
DOCTORS HANDWRITING
Cruel Things Said Are
Sometimes True
"People do say cruel things sometimes about the way doctors write, and really there is good reason when one looks at this document," said Mr. W. Bentley
Purchase, the St. Pancras coroner, at an inquest last month. He was examining a doctor's certificate, which, it was stated, was produced when Mrs. Mary Ann Barter, aged 79, of Hornsey- place, Stoke Newington, ・ was admitted to Hackney Hospital after a fall The verdict was "accidental denfl”
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
» Madame. Leurquia, the French Consal's wife, has just returned
FILM ACTRESS'S to the Colony via Siberis by the
CLAIM
5.8. Naldera
Chan Chin-yes, aged 15, was ad-
Hearing Lasts Seven mitted to the Government – Civil
Days
JUDGMENT RESERVED
Hospital in a serious condition as the result of injuries received when he was knocked down by car No. 1557 in Des Vouex Road West yes- terday.
1
Judgment was reserved by Mr. Justice Porter in the King's Tang Kan, aged 20, a coolie, was Bench Division last month on the admitted to the Government Civil seventh day of the hearing in the Hospital suffering from injuries action in which Miss Peggy Craw-received when he alighted from Hord, a Hendon film actress, claim-lorry No. 3192 while it was in mo Jed damages from Criterion Filmtion at Stanley yesterday.
Productions Ltd., of Erock-street.
A lecture on Lourdes, by Dr. J.)
W. and Mr. Gunther Krampf.
Miss Crawford, who is 26, ap- Sherry, formerly of the Medical peared in a ballroom scene in the Bureau of Lourdes, will be given film "The Amatuer Gentleman." at the Club Lusitano on Wednes- She alleged that her eyes were in-day next at 5.30 pm, under the jured by the studio lights being auspices of the. Catholic Truth too powerful.
Sceie'y of Hong Kong.
Negligence Denied
of
The prize-giving ceremony The defence was a denial of an the Peak School will take place at the Peak Club on Wednesday, allegation
and of negligence
December 16, at 5.15 pm. when breach of duty, and Mr. Krampf Mrs. R. M. Henderson will distri denied that he had control of the
bute the prizes. studio lights.
Mr. R. J. White, in his speech
The caption for a photograph for Miss Crawford, said there was in yesterday's supplement should evidence that Mr. Douglas Fair have read: Miss R. Jordan, of No. banks, ju, a director of Criterion 19 Lock Road, Kowloon, left for Film Productions Ltd. was on the Home last week:
set during all the time.
As Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, jun..,: Mr. N. C. Macgregor is a pas-j was a director of the defendant aenger on the Naldera en route to company, his knowledge, Mr-Singapore to meet Mr. M. C. Mac- White submitted. was the low-gregor, the Governing Director ledge of the company.
Robert Dozzi and Eugene Pallette are in "The Ghost Goes West." which is now being shown at the Majestic Theatre.
A BABY WITH ·· SHELL-SHOCK”
Serious Allegations Heard
ALLEGED NEGLECT AT NURSERY
at
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY
WATCHING
For a number of years a shield and gold medals have been dis- played during the day in the win- dow of Leon and Ward, hair- dressers, in Bloomsbury-street.
Each evening they have been taken out and locked in a safe.
One night last month they were forgotten and left in the window for the first time.
At 2 am, the following mor- ing smash-and-grab raiders stole theAL
of Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co. Ltd They expect to arrive in Hong Kong before Christmas.
car
The carriage of 12 persons plus himself in a private motor car was the cause of the appear- ance of Yam Li-shun, public driver. of the Silver
Dragon Garage, Village Road, before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magia-1 tracy yesterday afternoon. De- fendant was summoned with hav ing on November 2 at 3.50 p.m. jin Queen's Road Central, driven private car No. 2688 for the pur pose of hire. He pleaded not guilty. Traffic Sergeant M. Clarke appeared for the prosecu- tion, and Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios was for the defence and after evidence was taken "His [Worship fined the defendant $10.
Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day was 0.03 inch. The total since Tanuary 1 has been 69.39 inches, against an average of 83.92 inches.
Several men from the China Fleet having visited the St. John Clinics in the New Territories have organised a Charity Dance to be held at the St. John Ambulance Headquarters to-night at 8.30 p.m. in aid of the sick poor in the New Territories. The Band of EMS. Hermes will be in attendance, and mrizes will be given for "spot": dances. Admission wit be Gents $1.00 and Ladies 50 cents. Light: refreshments are included.
AN APPEAL TO EAST-END
"Boycott Provocative Demonstrations”
tors Ordinary shares when deal- Mrs. Langford was not present ings opened last month. The busi- in the club except for one hour on Tess of the House was dis-one occasion, and her two daugb- organised, and three men fainted ters were serving behind the bar. in the packed crowds round the She described P.C. O'Halloran, jobbers' stands.
who had given evidence, 28 Within a few minutes the price young and handsome police officer.” of the shares bad soared from the and commented, "young people do opening level of 295 to 458. Widelfall for some people at times, and fluctuations occurred during
the commit offences of this
There was a surprise ture day and the closing level was 423, tion."
Bristol police court last month The shares formed part of thei The club was struck off and the when Bristol Corporation continu- 10.000.000 held by Lord Nuffield premises disqualified for 12 months. ed their application for an order founder and chairman of Morris On.summonses alleging that she for the removal of 21 children Motors, who decided recently to was the keeper of a common gam from a Bristol nursery, alleging place part of his holding on the in house Mrs. Laueford was fined ignorance, neglect and lack of fin-
the $15 and ordered to pay 166. costs ancial resources on the part of the said when their children returned At the day's price company's capital is valued at about Machines found on the premises proprietress, Mrs. Bath Holmes. £25.000.000 of which Lord Nuf-were ordered to be destroyed.
home they were in subdued cowed condition.
One woman described her baby's issued by the Council of Citizens 'condition as something similar to "f East London. The appeal. shell shock, whereas before she signed by Dr. J. J. Mallon, War- Mrs. Holmes strenuously deni-
was a very happy child.
den of Toynbee Hall, who is secre- ed that she had been cruel to the Dr. R. P. Lucas, of Bristol, said tary of the council, states: children but, because of her finanz-
"Forces are at work to destroy cial position,
she felt she could he had constantly attended at the
nursing home during the past year. | commonsense arid toleration, and various entrances. At one door. 50 years of age. He is married, not continue to carry on the home. "From what I saw," he said, "it good humour on which we pride clerks tried unsuccessfully to fore with three children. His total" in "The case must go on," said appeared to be carried on in 2 ourselves. We must work against an early entry in the hope of get-come, including a war pension, is Mr. H. F. Cotterell, presiding satisfactory manner. The children these forces. The way to work ting front positions near the job-£4 0s. 8d. per week. bers' stands.
When dealings began at 10: o'clock there was a rush for the
field's holding
£16,000,000.
represents over
#
Onenes of Buyers
THE FATHER
The atmoshere of excitement Wanted To Buy Books
could be felt long before the Store. Exchange opened. By 9.45 a crowd
of over 1,500 was besiering the
quenes
+
For His Children✨.
George Anderson is a postman,
Mr Metcalfe (for Mrs. Holmes) said he was prepared for the or- der to be granted.
magistrate.
He lives in Loveridge-road, Kil- burn.
to
+
R
and
A bandbill appealing to East | End residents to "boycott provo-] |cative demonstrations” has been
Five thousand of these hand- bills are being distributed. It is}}
hibited in shops, factories and workshops all over East London."
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TO-MORROW
AT THE
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HARRY M. GOETZ Presents JAMES FENIMORE COOPER'S CLASSIC
RANDOLPH
THE
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Desperate
hund to hand STEEZIOS wich
Bloodthirsty
Vn, mangus!
LAST
OF THE MOHICANS
BAMNE
HENRY
SCOTT BARNES WILCOXON
Directed by George E. Seltz A Rellence Picturè
NACET BLADES
CENTS.
50%
FOR 10
"NACET
REOD TRADE MARK
SAFETY RAZOR FLADE
THE OVERLAND
intended that they shall be ex- CHINA MAIL
appeared to be well nourished, well against them is simple: boycott 'cared for and properly clothed." provocative demonstrations; main- "But I am not going on," M. A corporation inspector and Dr. tain calm and good temper; dis Metcalfe replied. "If you and the four stands where Morris shares Lice Court he pleaded guilty
Last month at Marylebone Fo-prosecution are prepared to take Offer of Health) stated that when main good neighbours; stand to- Perry (Bristol Medical courage abuse and mockery; ze-
were being offered. Confusion
the risk of something terrible hap they visited the home they found gether for fair-play." reigned until officials succeeded in stealing a test letter.
pening to this woman, well and persuading wouldbe buyers to form He said that he was horribly
nothing of which they could com- good [in debt.". He had been buying;
plain. Dealings in the oil and industrial books for the education of his "If the magistrates say the case) markets had to be suspended bechildren. He had had to borrow must go on, I say it's very unfair.” cause brokers could not get near from a moneylender.
Nurse's Evidence
SNATCH THIEF SENTENCED their pitches owing to the Morris
He committed the theft in des-
quenes. T
peration.
Miss Emmeline Thomas, giving Leung Chuen, memployed, was Demand Exceeds Suonly
The magistrate, on hearing that evidence, said she was employed as this morning sentenced to, six Demand far exceeded the sup-Anderson had admitted taking a nurse at the home last year. months hard - labour by Mr. K ply. One broker said. "I had three other letters, sentenced him Abe had seen the matron put Keen at the Central Magistracy for three clerks in the queue. They to three months without hard la-small babies, in a dark cupboard the theft of $38 from the person obtained 100 shares each, but I bour..
and give them cold water baths as of Lá Fat-po, near the Sincere Co. had orders for thousands".
apenishment for misbehaving yesterday. Defendant - cizfmed Confusion was reflected in the other gene a few yards away the themselves.
Hong Kong birth and amitted dealings. While men in one queuelabares were being bought and soli The parents of three of the babies seven previous convictions. Detec- were getting shares at 398, in-m-at-anything from 425 to 456 {that had been at the niesing home, tive-Sergeant Bentley prosecuted.
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