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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19г¤. 1926
RUSH FOR SING SING.
CRIMINALS – EAGERLY PLEAD
GUILTY TO ENTER PRISON,
CELLS OVERFLOWING.
NEW YORK, June 27th. A rush of criminals to Sing Sing, which in the last three days has assumed the proportions of a "jail break" from the outside world into the prison, had increased the population of Sing Sing last night to 11-the largest number of prisonera there in ten years.
Instead of hanging back, yanked from time to time by a policeman or copatable, the arrivals of the past ten days have been actually hurrying into the great gate, as ifio fear of being denied ad-
mittance.
All the cells are filled-up-In fact, the capacity of the prison is 1,540, so that there were last night twenty-one more prisoners than places to put them. There are good reasons to expect the prison ward rush to keep up and by the middle of next week a prison population of 1,700 or 1,800 is expected.
In New York City and in all the countries-of-the-southern part of the State, prisoners have been switching their pless from not guilty to guilty. They have been offering to confess anything and to help the District Attorney, the court and the State in every possible way. All they asked in return is to be permitted to get into Sing Sing before midnight Wednesday.
NEW PAROLE LAW RESPONSIBLE,
The reason for this impetuous dash for incarceration is that at midnight Wednesday new laws governing parole and time off for good behaviour go into effect. A prisoner, who might have only three or four months to serve under the law-effective-till-Wednesday midnight, will have at least a year to serve if he arrives there at 19.01 a.m. on Thursday morning.
Some chronic offenders will have only five or six years; perhaps less, to serve, if they can cross the threshold of Bing Sing before Thursday morning. But if they are one minute late, they will have
the rest of their natural lives to serve.
The man with a ten-year sentence will have six years or less to serve if he arrives at Sing Sing before midnight on Wednesday; he will have at least eight years and four months if he arrives later,
portion by the new law...
DREAMER OF FILMS.
SCREEN ARTIST ON HIS WORK.
POOR BUT - POETIC.
The real hero of the Alms, beside whose exploits the nerve of Douglas Fairbanks, the quixotry of Charlie Chaplin, and the cheerfulness of Tom Mix are just child' Play, is working at a shabby desk in a studio near New York.
Usually David Griffith works in retire ment, dreaming his dreams of pictures, until, by means of the finest producing technique in the world, they take visible
form....
The Birth of a Nation, Ingomar, "Broken Blossoms," "The Orphans of the Storm," "Intolerance the more the critics praised them the more money the films lost.
SHIPPING NEWS:
HONGONG SHIPPING.
IMPROVED FREIGHT RETURNS.
Later arrivals yesterday, too late for inclusion in the above returns, in- cluded:-
#dwa-Maru-(Japanese) from Yokoham
and Shanghal with 485 tons of general cargo, mail 4,2494 tons for ports beyond.
SHIPPING NOTES,”
A considerable improvement was record- ed in the shipping statement fot yesterday with regard to freight, which
The master of the s. Awa Marti has been at a low ebb all the week. (Japanese) from Yokohama and Shang- With only two more arrivals than on the hai, reported to the Harbour Office yes
for" and terday that during the voyage from previous day, cargo both
dot for" Hongkong had materially | Moji to Shanghai there was one death increased Both freights, incidentally, on board. went up by over 7,000 tons, compared with figures for the corresponding period. enve-6,000 tons more. The actual Tonnage entered also showed an increase, tonnage figures were; total:-28,498 tons (British vessels, 2,998 tons; other nation- alities, 19,500 tons.)
A tall, raw-boned man with a Roman nose, and wearing brown boots carelessly laced, received me without fuss -- Then
Atom yesterday there were 48 he told me, without emotion, of the invessels in the harbour, of which 92 were gratitude of his films," as if they had been British. During the previous twenty- erring chudren.
British, one Italian one American, two four hours ten vessels arrived, viz., four Japanese and two Chinese. The depar tures during the same period numbered eleven, vit, two British for Shanghai, one British for Bangkok, one British for Manila, one Japanese and one Dutch for Swatow, one Chinese for Hauhoi, one Chinese for Sha Chung, one French for Ewang Chow War, ona Italian for Singapore and one British for Haiphong clearances, rir, ons Dutch for Muntok and one French for
"THE SORROWS OF SATAN.”. He told me of his desperate fight with the money barons of America while he tried to produce his own filma
After twenty years of work be is poorer
than when he began producing filma, fol- lowing the writing of a successful play and a series of scenarios-which-introduced- him to the cinema industry. At present he is working on "The Sorrows of Satan?
A table in his room was covered with models for various scenes in "The Sor- rows of Satan," but he, as one might judge from his Aks, was interested only in the idea.
It seems to me an atrociously written. book," he said, "but Marie Corelli had a striking imagination. The idea that even while Satan is tempting men he hopes. they won't fall because not till men re- fuse-to-do-so will he attain peace, which to me means Paradise, is a beautiful and striking idea,”
AN ARTIST'S FAITH.
He made a remarkable confession of an artist's faith.
First of all he is painfully conscious of the conditions imposed on moving picture creation by the circumstances of the film industry and of American Lite.
There were two
Hoihow.
CARGO ENTERED.
(For the 24 hours ended at 9 LE yesterday).
For Hongkong. For ports beyond
Total
.10,019 tons.
10,423
21,242
(For the previous 24 hours ended at.
.. on Wednesday).
For Hongkong ......... 3,081 tous. For ports beyond 9,379
Total
was 2,950 tona.
6,433
presented to the Undersigned before the 23rd Other, sentences are lengthened in `pro- who could persuade one man to sit stil two entries were 3,800 tons and 1,286 tons.
of August, 1926, or they will not be recognized.
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No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD., Agents Hongkong, 12th August, 1928
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"MUENSTERLAND” having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby notified that all Goods are being landed at their riak into the bazardour and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence, and/or from the Wharves, Delivery can be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after 13th August, 1926, will be abject to Rent
All Claims must reach us by, 15th August 1926, or they will not be recognised.
All damaged Packages will be examined by Mesure. Goddard and Douglas (Marine Surveyor) at 10 am on 12th August,
Ne Fire Insurance will be effected Bills of Lading will be countersigned, by
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Hongkong, 6th August, 1926.
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VESSELS IN DOOK.
The following vessels are in Dock:- Taikoo Dock:-Azalina, Kaying, and Kathe,
This state of affairs was uncovered by a few far-sighted criminals or their law yers some weeks ago. About ten days ago the news had spread thoroughly among professional criminals. The wild rush for jail began:
QUICK TO CHANGE PLEAS. From the Tombs and other prisons scores sent word to the District at torneys that they were ready to make pleas of guilty, answer all questions and Aid the State in every possible way. They asked but one thing in return speedy trials and fast trains to Sing Sing.
prisoners a day arrive at Sing Sing. In Ordinarily, between forty, and fifty the past ten days they have been coming at a rate varying between 0 and 110. A terrific scramble away from liberty is expected Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. From New York City and from all the southern countries warms of prisoners are expected to converge on Sing Sing.
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CHANGES IN THE LAW.
The pictures he would like to make in the future are suggested by his favourites of the past Browning & Pippa Passes and The Blat on the Scutcheon"; Sands of Dee" and "The Taming of the Shrew.""
The
I gathered that what he would most like in practice would be to produce a film that would make Sir James Barrie, and Bernard Shaw enthusiastic, though in spite of his admiration for Shaw he still thinks "Mr. Shakespeare wrote a thing
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6 DOZEN PINTS. an outrage is briefly described in a re- Or 83 per dozen including duty
port to the authorities here. A cargo junk left Hongkong for Deep Bay, in the New Territories. beyond which is Chinese territory. Pickets in a junk, beyond), came up and and opened fire oa from Chek Wan (the bay situated just
with. The strikers then boarded the the boat. An order to stop was complied
licence. The boat was in balinat, so there Hongkong junk and took away her was no cargo. The crew were not inter- fered with.
At the Marine Court yesterday, be fore lieut.-Commander G. F. Hole, R.N., the masters of the motor-cargo boat Feng Sang and steam launch Hon To were fined $10 and 85, respectively. for failing to observe the rule of the road. For failing to exhibit regulation lights while under way, the master of the motor-boat San Kwong Loong, and --the-master-of-a-trading-junk-were-each
fined 815.
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Also at the Marine Court, the master Barometar of the steam launch lie was fined $90, Temperature or two weeks hard labor, for mooring Humidity his launch alongside the R.MS. Empress of Australia, being the outside of two other launches. The defendant, who, pleaded guilty, admitted three previous convictions for similar offences.
Three mistresses and one foki of _a_cargo_boat appeared at the Marine Court charged with mooring their boat in such a manner as to cause an obstruc tion to the Wing Lok Street Wharf. The guilty. Police evidence was to the effect women pleaded guilty, the foki not that the boat was alongside the Wing a way as to cause obstructiion. No cargo Lok Street Steps and was moored in such
was being discharged. The joki told the Court, that he was carrying cargo when the police came alongside. The Marine Magistrate imposed a fine on each de fendant of 83.
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The total number of deck passengers entered for the twenty-four hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday was 193, of which the bighest number carried by any in- Fri.. asdividual ship was 90..
Of the cargo for Hongkong, two-thirds was brought by the four British vessels, Lest entries were 4,120 tons and 2,100 tons who had 6,950 tons between them. The of the 3,939 tons brought by vessels of other nationalities, the highest return With regard to freight said, "by telling him he was making cars carried 4,600 tons between them, one en I shocked Henry Ford recently," he for porta beyond, two British vessels and aeroplanes to get everybody some where else, but nobody knew where they tering 4,364 tans of this. Of the remain- wanted to go or why, and that anybodying 5,817 tons, carried by other ships,
and write four lines of lasting poetry
The arrivals for the twenty-four hours would be doing more good."
a.m. yesterday were ended at 9 under:
Autolyeus (British) from Taku Bar and Shanghai with three tons of general cargo, mail and 4,354 tons for ports beyond; Changte (British) from Melbourne and Manila with 737 tons of general cargo, mail and 252 tons for ports beyond; Telemachus (British) from Saigon with 2,010 tons of rice, 100 tons of gen- eral cargo and mail; Kweichow (British) from Tientsin and Weihaiwei with 2,100 tons of gen eral cargo add mail;---- Venezia (Italian) from Yokohama and Shanghai with nine tons of general cargo and 731 tons for ports · be- Food; "President" McKinley (American) from Seattle and Shanghai with 9,850 tons of general cargo, mail and 3,800 tons for Manija; Hozan Maru (Japanese) from Keelung and Swatow. with 500 tons of coal, 171 tons of general eargo and mail') Mexico Maru (Japanese) from, Yoko- hama and Moji with 302 tons of general cargo, mail and 1,238 tons for ports beyond; Sui Tik (Chinese) from Sha U Chung
with three tons of general cargo; Tak Hing (Chinese) from Nam Tau
with four tons of vegetables.
or so."
MESSAGE OF BEAUTY.. ̈
He would like, if he were free, to pro- ideas. duce films embodying great but simple
"I don't want to reform the world,” he said. "That isn't my job; but I think we ought to give it the beat we can in pictures. There are only a few ideas that' really matter-above all that war is use- less, hopeless, silly, bad businean
Millions are spent on libraries, Why should we not spend a few millions on giving the world & few great poetic films ? The working man and the peasant re- pood as well to true poetry as any other. They appreciate Shakespeare, think they want sensation, crisis, the bustle of the commercial film; but after the second great picture, certainly after the third, we could show them they did
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The changes in the law are made by the Baumes, Goodrich and other bills. The four principal changes are as follows:
First-Every prisoner must serve bis "minimum tersi if he has an indeterminate
sentence, which first offenders receive. not. Time spent in jail awaiting sentence will We could carry the message of beauty be deducted from the minimum, but if and poetic truth into every village in the that minimum is over one year. For in-world. Why shouldn't it be tried when stance, any prisoner arriving heretofore we are spending millions on library with a term of five to ten years, was books for a few thousands to read? allowed three months compensation " for satisfactory work in prison each year he spent there, and if he behaved and did his work he could be released in three years and nine months. Compensation is now abolished entirely and he will serve five full years.
Second-No prisoner can be relcased in less than one year. No tima can be de- ducted from a one-year sentence to com pensate for any time a prisoner spent in fail awaiting sentence to prison, but it may be deducted from a minimum sentence of over one year.
Third-Commutation allowances to pri- soners who have offended twice or more are reduced, so in the future such pri- soner will get but two months off from each year of his sentence. Thus, & prisoner now getting ten years flat as a second offender will have to serve eight years and four months. Heretofore he served about six years.
Fourth-Prisonere sentenced as habitual criminals must now stay for natural life The Parole Board cannot release them, and only executive clemency by special act of the Governor will free them. Heretofore, when receiving life” un- der the habitual criminal law, the pri soner was out in a few years: “
HIS DREAMS.
The kind of subjects Mr. Griffith re- gards as possibilities in his future are the story of the maiden wooed by the ayn-god, dreaming of all the splendour and glory she might possess, and then turning back joyfully to the ordinary human love of her peasant lover.
"Hamlet" could be a “world-thriller". on the screen, heid Anthony and Cleopatra" could be made one of the great populer successes, because Shakes peare was all the time simply embodying deathless truth and beauty in his plays.
Think," he said,." what we could do with 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'"
"What is your own Midsummer Night's Dream of film-producing? I asked.
To make peace and beauty visible for men to see with their naked eyes. To turn poetry into pictures I tried to do it years ago with Browning's poems," and there are many others left. Naturally I think of English poetry: it is my own language. But I think one of the greatest things any man over did was done when Kents wrote:
-magic casements, opening on the
form....
of perilous seas in faery lands forlorn. "The height of my dreams would be to capture the spirit of that in a film. But you know how it is. Everybody has to condition his work to his medium.
Looking more like a relative of the Duke of Wellington in mufti than the greatest genius of the films, as he has been called. Mr. Griffith walked with
Members of the Parole Board, who have been,, criticized for leniency, were provoked when on one occasion they dis- covered that one applicant for parole was in the reception company after less than ten days in Sing Sing. This was due to the fact that he had served several months in jail awaiting sentence before being taken to Sing Sing. So the length of me to the door, where five of his Heuten- his stay in prison was hardly worth the ants were ready for a consultationi trouble it took to at him out in a convict uniform, give him a new suit of clothes for street wear and $10 spending money when he was released.-N. T. Times.
How can a man so hampered by dreams and ideals hope to make money in the most dollar-ridden industry in the world t—Daily News.
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