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CARS STOLEN - FOR. GADGETS. VEHICLES STRIPPED, AND ABANDONED.
On occasions as many as four cars. in a day are reported to Scotland Yard as stolen. In a majority o cases the thefts take place with the object of stealing the detachable parts, which command a ready sale. The cars are then abandoned.
Of the total of cars stolen during the year about 25 per cent. are not recovered. A police official said to
a reporter:
(12.8.12)
SCHOOL TROUBLES IN KOREA.
PRINCIPAL ATTACKED BY STUDENTS.
121 EXPELLED.
School troubles in Korea are so numerous, says the Sevul Press, that is rather difficult to follow re- Dissatisfaction ports about them. with this or that member of the school faculty, or demand for im- provement in accommodation is, There is a particular gang work-nine times out of tea, the cause of ing London and the provinces, the trouble, and unless and until stealing cars and stripping them students have been convinced of the of accessories, We believe their truth of the old saying that Rome headquarters to be in London and was not built in
a day, there la it is certain they are making good much likelihood that Eozes will money by the sale of stolen acces continue to witness school strikes
for years to come.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3rd, 1927.
B.-A.T. FACTORIES CLOSED.
5,000 HANDS O OF.
EMPLOYMENT.
STOCKS OF RAW TOBACCO
HELD UP.
The North-China Daily News of
last Friday gives the following
"THE MERRY WIDOW !!
AT THE QUEEN'S.
A BRIGHT AND AMUSING FILM.
[BY OUR FILM CRITIC]
If you see "The Merry Widow". at the Queen's to-day, and you cer- thinly should, you will understand
-fuller particulars-of-the-closing-of-| why it has been voted brat place the B.-A.T.. factories at Shanghai, in the Heviral nights. It is a de-
the time:
As 拒
news of which was briefly cabled alightful and amusing lm, excel lently staged and produced. All patrons of the cinema are familiar with the three star actors, John Gilbert, Roy d'Arcy and Mas Mur- ray, and will be interested in this revival for their sakes as much sa
SHANGHAI, July 29th. result, of the abnormal conditions in Shanghai's hinter and the British-American Tobacca Co., Ltd. have been forced to close their Shanghai factories, thereby: thrawing out of work some 8,000 for the pleasure of reviving mem- ories of the original musical comedy. labourers, more than 50 per cent. of whom are women. The lockout You will notice how greatly Roy will last indefinitely, according to d'arcy has improved his art of late. officials of the company-antil Prince Miko is caricature of orders are received that the stocks d'Arcy as he is seen in his latest plays, He is amusing and, an have been depleted enough to war- rant a re-opening on a smaller accomplished actor, but his acting lacks the restraint and delicacy scale.
which it has to-day.
Orders to the effect that such action was advisable were received more than a week ago from the head office and within the past four or five days department after de partment have been cutting down their staffa
Even before the final orders were received the smaller factory in Yangtzzepoo was closed-some two weeks ago-affecting 800 or $900 Then came the instrae tions that all manufacturing opera tions should be curtailed and the staff of more than 7,000 in Poo- thing was gradually turned off
persous.
The departments of the company in Pootung include two factories in which are manufactured the cigs rettes for native consumption, two̟ printing departments, where the advertising posters are made and an engineering department.
The last of the workers left the factory last evening, the total num ber having been cut down to 3,500. Most of these, it is said, live in the districts near by and can come
....!
back to work on short notice.
According to the officials the closing of the factories is not con- nected by any way, at present, with the increase in taves levied by the Nationalist Government in Nan- king. It is simply a case of having on hand more stocks than can be disposed of. In normal times, with the factories running at the rate they have been lately, the stocks would be under supplied, but the company within the past few months-as is the case of practical ly all such concerns--have been "forced to withdraw their repre-
sentatives.
going on generally as to what the Bowover, much speculation is
taxes will proposed increase in bring forth when the time comes.
The company is also being put to another disadvantage by the large stocks of raw tobacco which have been held up in the interior for some time past.
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It is interesting to read names of the rest of the cast. George Faw- cett is the only familiar name to as he plays the king and if you remember him in "The Circle" you will see how he too has rises from the ranks of the efficient small part actor to a leading artist.
Merry Widow in
There is no doubt that "The a film which bears seeing again and it does not data. Though the women in the audience may realise that the dresses are out of date, even they will not say that they are ugly or incongruous, and as regarda genera! stage craft the film is eminently satisfactory.
There are several scenes which are remarkable. The ballet scene. the beginning of the funeral pro- cession and the duel in the early morning in the Bois, are all staged with imagination and beauty.
Mae Murray is a very charming little actress, and bolds the sym- pathy of the audience from her Arst
< Her appearance.
registration
of emotions was somewhat steric- typed and we should bave liked to have seen what Gloria Swanson would have made of the
part. Though Miss Swanson would not we think have been capable of the really skillful dancing in the ballet scene, she would have put rather more humanity into both joy and, sorrow.
For
John Gilbert again is good but not quite as good as he is in "Bardleys the Magnificent" example, one feels that he is un- certain how to stamp his person- to Ray d'Arcy who has always had ality on the audience in opposition
the reputation of trying to make his part the most important role. This attitude is not as selfish as it
seems
should be grateful, for it means that and certainly audiences the hero dare not rely mainly on his part and his profile, or he finds himself entirely overshadowed by the villain d'Arcy, and alas. hand- some stars are all too apt to think that profiles are more than acting.
Merry Widow simply to be enter Whether you go to see "The tained or as a lover and student of the silent theatre, you will spend an enjoyable time, but remember it is a long film and starts promptly with no curtain raisers.
Buster Keaton To-morrow Till Saturday.
It is said that other foreign, as
The programme at the Queen's well as Chinese, tobacco concerns Theatre to-morrow, Friday and, are being more or less subjected Saturday promises to be more thar sories.
to the same things ais. are the usually attractive. The feature film The sale of stolen cars is Even to one in this mood of B.A.T. These have gone through will be Buster Keaton's latest rapidly declining. Since Scotland mental resignation, however, the similar curtailment for some time
comedy
"Battling Butler,” and Yard broke up a big gang last trouble reported by a local news past, but are reported to be run there will be a musical interlude of year, and dismantled the garages agency appears a very displeasing ing more or less normally, at these little interest. This will be in which the appearance of the one. The case is that of Poaung present time, though they are not vided by Miss Daphne Leigh, late care was changed, this traffic has Higher Common School, a private manufacturing up to capacity, nor revue star in Fred Coyne's Lordon almost ceased. It is the expen-institution for Korean boys in Seoul. have they been doing so for several Revue and Walter Johnson's Ameri sive accessories that now attract Students of the School recently went weeks.
can Revue, who has been under the thief.
Until safety devices are instal-
led generally and owners take
on strike; and the faculty ordered
the 2nd and 3rd year students to
pro
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LONDON'S DEBT.
NET TOTAL OF £120,460,000.
more care of their cars thefts will sent themselves at school; They MOTOR SIGNAL ON STUBRE / numbers which Misy Leigh will sing the past decade has not been with- with twelve good books, which is standing debt on housing schemes
occur.
STOLEN £50,000.
CONVICTS SUED FOR
RECOVERY..
VIENNA
did to the number of about 150, Mr. Choi Mrong Hwan, Principal ex- horted the assembly to resume study when suddenly the boys laid hands on the Principal and dragging him into the court-yard used him very roughly, shouting "mansei."
ROAD.
TWO DRIVERS.-
At An Indian chauffeur employed by
employ the report a posse from East Gate Mra Matheson, was summoned yes Police Station was soon on the scene
of the turmoil and put under arrest terday for disobeying traffic signals four leaders. This violent action by on July 20th.
An Indian traffic constable said
Two "officials, Rudolf Schloessern and Vasile Kapuscha, who are serving scutaneca of two and a half the students only served to stiffen and two years respectively for de the attitude of the school author he was on duty at the junction of franding the company of about rities, and the faculty ordered the £30,000, have been sued by the expulsion of 121 boys, all in the Danube Steamship Company for the accond and third year classes. return of £27,000 over and above the amounts already recovered from
programme.
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It is a little-known fact, even
A return prepare for the London County Council gives the aggregate The Literary Guild, The second group,
"The Literary: net debt of London at March ist, Guild of America," quite recently 1925, as £120,480,892, as increIO The ingreased amount of reading For the sum of 818 pe: year it formed, is even more ambitious.
on the total for the previous year The rise in out- tudy to Miss-Ada Reeve.. The indulged in by Americans during promises to supply its subscribes of £1,908,960.
at each performance are
was £1,745,144, County Council Because It's You," "When You out its speeding-up effect on the approximately half the price they
cost bought in the ordinary £1,463,285, Metropolitan Borough The Guild select a Councils £282,179. : The debt of the and I were Seventeen" and "Bye book trade of this country. The retail way. CONFLICTING STORIES OF Bye Blackbird. These will make publishing business is much more book from among manuscripts sub- County Council for purposes other a very pleasant addition to the of a gamble in the States than else mitted by publishers, and then than nouring schemes increased by where; high labour costs and high have a special edition made for £29,588, whilst the Metropolitan royalties on the one hand, and an their own subscribers. It is Water Board debt decreased by unknown, fickle, unorganised publiterary equivalent of the famous £32,088; the Metropolitan Arylaws lic on the other, are mainly respon- Theatre Guild Naturally the Board by £71,900, and that of the sible for this state of affairs. But publishers are not anxious to en- Metropolitan Police by £3,207 during the past year there have courage, the Guild idea: many of Apart from housing schemes the been three separate attempts to them are afraid that cheaper books debt of the remaining authoritiga. alter this condition.
night make their own prices seein showed a net increase of 2531,229 Stubbs and Morrison Hill Ronds)
The first in the field was a group high. The Guild must have a mainly in respect of the electricit when the defendant who was going within the confines of the Japan of five well-known New York membership of 50,000 as a working undertakings of the Metropolitan. in an easterly direction in Marri within the confines of the Japanese critics who founded an organisa basis and 100,000 to show a profit. Dorough Councils. som Hill Road, signailed his in Empire, that the Emperor is an tion known as "The Book of the In its first month it secured 2,500 In 1924-95 the revenue-producing tention to turn into Stubbs Road. absolute teetotaler, On the royal Month Club." This was just a members but it expects larger num services provided £2,588,741 towards "As there was a car coming down banquet tables, not a drop of al- year ago; now the club has 40,000 bere than that as the idea spreads the debt charges, the total of which. Stubba Road at the time the witcoholic beverage is sot and, in ad- encimbers. It set out to supply The third group is known as the for such services was £2,820,578, andi.
"First Edition Society," but so for all services £r,as, as the he book ness turned the signal against the dition, His Majesty is also a non-readers with a "worthwhile defendant, but he came on. When smoker. This good example of the every month, a book which would far it does not seem to have as high debt attributable to these under- the witness called cut to the do- Mikado already has begun to exert have been selected by vote by the a literat offers swelve novels per about 18 per cent of the total. It aim as the first two | takings amounted to £57,913,006, or fendant in Hindustani Look at benign influence over the youth committee. Owing to the limits groups. It the light," the latter replied, "It of Japan and many who have been tion in price the Club has general, year, selected by a jury. But it was made up as follows; Water £40,785,207; tramways was in my favour." The cecupant addicted to pay homage" at the ly selected novels. The far-reach- does not seem to be more than a
Commercial undertaring (County Council): 29,009,828, elec of the other car telephoned to the shrine of Bacchus or to enjoy the ing effects on both the novelista merely Palice station and made a report fragrant weed have eschewed the trade and the book trade may be brought into existence by the ane tricity supply (Metropolitan Bor against the defendant, and at the practices altogether, these young gathered from the following short cess of "The Book of the Monthough Councils), 28,000,077 mil
cellaneous £48,084. The only charge analysis of what happened when Club." Majesty an example to them all.
chose
Time of When one realises there are only falling upon the ratepayer mons him.
during The defendant said that the light The 300 special policemen whose Men," by was in his favour when he turned duty it is to guard the Falace the fret place the publishers ds where books can be bought, includ- tramways. The anal chargo the usual modest ing those curious village “drugs | (£1,340,087), in respect for debt for into Stubbs Road. It was after precincts have taken the plodge cided upon
Then the stores" where, everything may be housing is borne, thus: Revenue of wards turned against him, and he and the Emperor's example is giv edition of 2,000 copies
ing the spreading temperance Club chose it, and gave an order bought it will be seen that there the undertakings, £586,128; Govern as represented and that they had noIn the only can in which damages then stopped immediately...
-subsidy. -£531,420 ; thing whatever left with which to were claimed the hire awarded £25-The case was adjourned until movement a tremendons impetus for 36,000 ecpies Tifen the book is an immense field for the selling ment
for the benefit of the children” Tuesday next
North China Daily New
stores sales ran up to 19,000 copies, of more books.
their estates.
They robbed the company sy! tematically for several years, having charge of warehouse stores, and lived luxuriously, with counter houses where they could indulge their sporting taster Much of their property was voluntarily given up, but the company considers that by
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RUNAWAY WIVES.
NOT WORTH A FARTHING, SAYS JUDGE.
-have power-to-recover-at-any-time- said Mr Justice Shearman, that same time told the witness to sum- men reading in the act of his ettenbeth Robert Im 12500 shops in the United States 1994.05 was £237,837 in respect
Twenty-two divorce cases were up proving its total net less at 824,000 defended at Derbyshire Assizes. schilling (about £27,000) it will "I take it as agreed now-a-days," from the resets of the convicts the wife-who-runs-away with an The two men were brought from other man is not worth a farthing. prison before the case was adjourn The only justification for a claim ed and tried to demonstrate that for damages is when there are child their total thefts were not as largeren."
pay.