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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRÈSS, MONDAY, JUNE 18th, 1928.
"THE FOUR-FLUSTER.'
LIGHT HEARTED COMEDY AT THE QUEEN'S.
A BATTLE OF MUD PIES.
[BY OUR FILM CRITIC]
WEEK-END HOLD-UPS.
ARMED ROBBERS ACTIVE.
CORRESPONDENCE."
STATUE PIER.
PLUCKY FOKIS SAVE THEIR [TO THE EDITOR OF THÌ ... RONG FOND
SHOP.
Two hold-ups by armed men were A THE PROGRAMME FOR THIS reported during the week-end.
WEEK.
money-changer's shop in the heart of the City was visited at about 10 pm on Saturday, and a Chinese was stopped and robbed in the carly hours of yesterday just outside the Andy Whittaker" was a salge. man in a shoe shop." He met a girl, Club de Recreio in Gascoigne Road
at King's Park, Kowloon. lost his heart and his job, and got
The Raid On The Money Changor, a large advance from a bank all
The former incident happened at in one day. Before evening, how- ever, the banker wanted to recall 19. Queen's Road Central at about the loan. That is the material of 10 p.m. a Saturday night when which "The Four Flusher," a really Fung Chung. the assistant money
changer, of the Tung Kee Money Amusing light comedy at the' Queen's is made. Marion Nixon is Changers, Shop was approached by a Chinese who inquired for a man the girl in the case and George Lewis the hero. Marion is charm-name Fong Kee. He was told that no such a person was employed at ing as usual, and has kept, even on the high altitudes to which she the place, but the man suddenly has climbed on the ladder of stardom, her pretty shy smile and turniness of acting. Mr. Lewis is one of the youngsters of the “clean
produced a revolver and covered the At the same assistant accountant. time he called to four other men who were standing outside to come
DAILY PRESS.]
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Sir,-Having missed the Kowloon Ferry on the night of the 15th inst., I strolled along to the Statue Pier and, leant on the rail ings at the front for a few moments I was ap to await the next boat. proached by an Indian, constable and told that I was not allowed to da eo. He added that I migh: lean on the railings at the sides of this pier it 1. felt so inclined. There was no notice to this effect.. questioned his authority and was told that it came from inspector?". Sir, I fail to see the sense of this restriction and, if such a restriction does exist. I submit that a notice should be put up forthwith. I re commend this question to the early attention of the Captain Saperin. tendent of Police.-Youre, etc..
"ANNOYED,
Hong Korg, June 16th, 1928.
THE SINGAPORE BASE,
college boy type, though he makes in. They also entered and produced LOCAL LEGISLATION EXTEND-
love in a very convincing, way,
The troubles of Andy Whittaker"
and their final solution have been made into an enjoyable entertain ment and the story has a better and more credible sequence than most of its kind, Sunday's audiences enjoyed the
it as a film that can be warmly re- commended.
"Dur Gang" Again,
revolvers.
Placky Fokis.
The assistant money changer was
pushed into a small room at the back of the shop with four other fakia. The robbers covered them but only succeeded in making two
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IN HANKOW TO-DAY.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
GARRISON COMMANDER KEEPS TROOPS IN HAND.
GOOD HARVEST IN NORTH HONAN.
TRADE SHOWS SIGNS OF REVIVING.
WAR MOVES NORTH
women
a number of Mission properties and sons, and all grades of poverty these orders are being obeyed. It and wealth mingle together. The is only a week or so since letters wealthy have their extra help with from the London Mission at Hwanggei told of soldiers in oc-
to
TALKING, June 1st HANROW, June 0th. General Hu Taung Tu, the Gar- What a busy scene in the harvest An Ordinance to vest in the Adrison Commander at Hankow, is fields, writes a North China Daily curtain rights over portions of the and his authority is extending into News correspondent, men, miralty and in the Air Council steadily consolidating his position foreshore and seabed for the pur the country districts. Orders were and children, all ages, all profes pose of establishing and maintain recently issued for the return "of ing a naval and an air base in Singapore, and to provide for the of thern pat up their hands. Under reversion to the Crown of any land
sickles_yooden....forks and big carts Four Flusher" and cover of the three other assistants, so vested when no longer required
manage their broad acres of two Juki made sudden and for these purposes, is to be intro- plucky dash for the cockluft, and lative Council.
duced into the Singapore Legis-cupation of one of the two re-
sidences and the hospital buildings, wheat fields. The poor hurriedly " again under shelter of the 'cockloft. The Bill gives the Admiralty and and mentioned, that drill took place cut and carry home their little
even on the verandah and over the the Air Council authority, upon and flower-beds of the resident mission-patches of wheat and then all turn over the areas vested in them, to ary. During last month mission: out and glean in the fields of the construct and maintain qua, aries who visited Tejan were com- well-to-do. All work. eat, and wharves, jetties, oil fuel pipe lines,pelled to live in one or two of the sleep in the open. Each family slipways and other works along or smaller rooms in the mission pro- police their own open threshing out from the foreshore or in seabed whether existing or here-perties and worked with soldiers floors at night by the light of the intruding all the time. Now, the silent moon. A good average wheat after reclaimed; dredge the sea-
mission compounds at these places crop has been gathered in from the bed; reclaim any part of the fore have been vacated by the troops North Honan plains and especially shore or sea-bed; creet and main that have left for the North and it from the more peaceful district of tain any buildings upon any land seems likely that no others will now. Huaiking. reclaimed from the sea; moor and interfere with the properties. maintain doating docks and oil fuel In Hankow itself stringent hulks in position, lay buoys, bea-orders have been issued that rent cons, moorings and cables, and to is to be paid for all houses occupi and generally, to carry out such neet up with the wires of the Light berth vessels, including seaplanes; ed and that soldiers are not to con other works of any kind whatsoever
The film is prefaced by one of the amusing Our Gang" pictures in which the little band of ruffians, half of them in clean white sailor Suits, and the rest dressed as street arabs, have a battle royal beside a fooded road. Mud flies in every direction, and the genuine rage on the faces of some of the small actors as a particularly good shot is scored against them is very amusing. We wonder how many hand-to-hand combats grown from acting to reality had to be stopped by the camera-men before the him was completed:
THE WEEK'S PROGRAMME.
Queen's,
To-day: "The Four Flusher." To-morrow till Saturday: "Sun- rise" at 9.30, 3.00, 7.15 and 9.30 at special prices.
World To-day: "The Canadian," at 5.15 and 0.20; Chinese Drama "Love and the Fan," 2.30 and 7.15.
To-morrow: "Ankles Preferred," 3.15 and 0.20; Chinese Drama "Love) and the Fan" at 2.30 and 7.15.
Wednesday: "Anales Preferred." Thursday to Saturday: "Blonde or Brunette" with Adolphe Menjou as the husband who tries both.
Star.
To-day: Exit Smiling'?... To-morrow and Wednesday:
they made their escape by a semi- circular fan-light in the wall of the other building. This semi-circled fan-light was barricaded with wire netting, but a desperate tug by both men simultaneously dragged the wire from its sockets and they were free. The whole thing was dono so quickly that before the robbers knew what had happened the two fukis had escaped.
"The Robbers' Fise.
This plucky action by the two fukis completely upset the gallant robbers in face of the danger of the police being summoned. They lost their nerve and took to their heels they, or either of them, may deem desirable for Navy, Army or without attempting to take any Air Force purposes.-Straits Times,
thing.
The robbers' escape was followed by chorus of police whistles but by the time the police had arriv ed the gang had disappeared. They. ran up Zetland Street and were Boon lost to sight among the many aide lanes connecting Zetland and Wyndham Streets.
It is thought that had the robbery succeeded in their raid on the money changer's shop the baul would have been well-worth while and they had evidently found out that a big prize was possible.
THE KOWLOON INCIDENT.
A report was made by a Chinese to the Police Station to the effect that he had been held up by four men in Gascoigne Road, Kowloon. The incident is stated to have occurred during the early hours of yesterday morning, when the victim was re- turning home in a ricksha. Four men appeared from the side of the road armed with a revolver and daggers. They relieved him of $21 Not satisfied with their haul they helped themselves to his clothes, Advance Booking.
his white topee and a silk gown Advance booking for the dress being taken, circle is now open at the Queen's
It is stated that two men have Theatre for the great film Sun- been arrested. rise," which begins a run of five│··
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Buck Privates."
Thursday to Saturday
Great Catsby,'
The
days on Tuesday. There is sure to
SMUGGLED COCAINE AT SINGAPORE.
TWENTY-FOUR POUNDS
SEIZED.
Trade Improves,
The past winter of constant civil war and peasant uprisings han been especially hard on the mer bandits and soldiers infesting the chants. Railways interrupted, trade routes has made it next to impossible for goods to be shipped from place to place. North Honan has been hard hit so far as com- munications were concerned.
and Power Co. A further great step would be the provision of adequate barracks for the troops that must be stationed in Hankow, for as things are the soldiers are apt to select buildings far too good
However, the roads to the south.... for their use and leave their officers to settle with the landlorde. Three are now more reliable, in spite of splendid, new houses, just huilt for the recent uprising of the bandit menace Fan Lao Er. Trade Chinese occupation have been taken iz beginning to move, money
to circulate more freely. Premiums have drop-
aver this week as quarters, for or dinary privates. Such conduct is and chequea quite unnecessary.
Fights between the various gangs ped from 12 to 18 per cent. to
3 or 4 per cent. Since the spring" of coolies still continue. Last SINGAPORE, June 9th.
night a gang of 50 Honanese tried opened up with its sowing and Twenty-four pounds of cocaine, to work cargo at Liu Chia Mian, hocing in the fields, and now wheat the largest local seizure of this which is, 85, old preserve of the harvest followed by millet sowing, drug made within recent years, were Yangio inen, who number about and corn planting, the country is discovered by revenue officers yes three hundred and are properly too busy to engage in peasant or organized strife terday on board the Ho Sang when organized. In the fight two of the uprisings the vessel arrived from China ports. Honadese were killed and their against the soldiers.
War Moves Northward: The drug was found in the panel bodies thrown into the river. The
Following the resent Shantung of a door leading to a boiler which police had a hard struggle before was under repair, and was there-order was restored and had to fire fore not used during the voyage blank cartridges.. from Hong Kong.
No arrests were made.
The total value of the seizure, if
Tennis Tournament.
In social circles a good deal of
time in 12 months, has been clear ed of a fighting area and line of fire. The fighting during spring the wheat fields and spring sowing, time wrought great havoc upon but now that the wave of warfare
debacle, North Honan for the res
has moved northward, the long
the cocaine proves to be in a refined interest is being taken in the Ten- nis Tournament at the, Recreation condition, is about $4,000. A similar Ground. The first item on the pro- seizure, in which an almost equal gramme to be decided was the quantity of cocaine was discover-Mixed Doubles, which were won by suffering peasantry are again smil- ed, was made two to three months Mra E. F. Lyle and Mr. Clarke ing and hopeful. Taxes have been in notes and $2.00 in Chinese coins ago. Usually the contraband is after a good game against Mrs. very heavy, not only on the land handed over to the medical services, Turnbull and Dr. March-North but or the merchants as well, but and thus the Government is saved China Daily News. expense and at the same time the drug is prevented from falling into. the hands of those who would use it for evil purposes.-Straits Times.
be a big demand for seats as FORMER SÜLTAN OF RHIO
"Sunrise," which cost £1,000,000 i
the film sensation of the year. Cinema-goers are, therefore advised
BANKRUPT:
to book early, especially for the STORY TOLD TO SINGAPORE evening performances. The picture
will be shown at the special times of 2.30, 5.00, 7.15 and 9.30.
A Matrimonial Tangle. Adolphe Menjou, the screen's most polished villain will be seen
at the World Theatre from Thurs
JUDGE.
SINGAPORE, June 8th.
FINEST BARRACKS IN
JAPAN...
FOR PRINCE CHICHIBU'S REGIMENT.
The Third Infantry Regiment of
It is a far cry from Rhio to the the Tokyo First Division, with
ROMAN ALPHABET FOR"
JAPAN,
TOKYO PROFESSOR'S VIGOROUS OPINION.
NO. SENTIMENTAL VALUE ATTACHED TO IDEO GRAPHS.
and West.
the scene of departing armies, opening trade routes and abundant wheat harvest inspires new hope in the breasts of all. The fates seem less unkind than they did. The Kuominchun have not. permitted the usual temple fairs and pil grimages to mountain shrines hut thus far Lao Tien Teh has not shown his disapproval by bringing drought or pestilence.
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There are in Japan two phonetic alphabets the hiragana and the kata-kana. Whilst these aufice for The Latinization of the Japanese some of the more ordinary pur Bankruptcy Court of Singapore, which Prince Chicbibu, brother of alphabet is absolutely necessary, in poses, they are however far from and the position of the ex-Sultan of the Emperor, is connected, will have the opinion of Professor Tanaka satisfying the educational and com- that dsland, who appeared before the finest barracks in Japan costing, daté, of the Imperial University of mercial needs, and for the latter day to Saturday next, Blonde or Mr. Justice, Prichard for his public over yen 2,500,000. The building is Tokyo and a member of the Intel- the cumbreus Chinese script has to Brunette." The etary concerns the matrimonial troubles of a young examination was one calculated to of reinforced concrete, four storeys lectual Cooperation Committee of be used. The problem now is to the League of Nations (Japan devise a system of orthography harmonise Roman the excite
of the high, with an inner court Bugges Branch), "He declares that this is which will sympathy millionaire who has dificulty in de
tive of the old Moorish dwellings in imperative, both commercially and characters with Japanese grammar. ciding whether he loves a blonde or spectators. a brunette. He marries a blonde, with failing sight, stated in ando Chinese.
The bankrupt, an aged Malay, Spain or the residences of wall-to-educationally, and that it will ex- The modern Japanese is convinced. but divorces ber and marrieg a affidavit that he was depored by the Work" on this barracks was start-pedite the cultural union of East that the reform is inevitable and many believe that it will come with- brunette. The climax is when the Dutch Government in 1911, when he ed in January, 1926, and the very three are stranded at a country came to Singapore. He was paid beat
"Our present written language, in the next generation. the science of building has
The Europeanization of Japanese house, and his hosts, unaware of 2,000 guilders per month as en been applied to construction. The the Chinese script,.. is anyway for
Portuguese Jesuits, and there is thus is not new. eign," he adds, the true position, insist on putting him into the wrong room. It takes allowance and an additional 2,000 furniture and fittings, the lighting: no sentimental reason as to why, in according to Professor Tanakadaté, two divorces, three marriages and guilders, as royalties on certain water and sewer systems, are said spite of the obvious necessity of three centuries ago brought type- mining lands These payments to be of the most approved style. Romanizing our language, we printed Bibles to Japan with a the combined efforts of a detective were later stopped by the Dutch The first three floors are to be used should cling to the clumsy ideo- Portuguese alphabet. Examples of and a sharp witted grandmother to Government.
as barracks, and the fourth as
graphs of the past." straighten things out. Greta Nissen
In 1913, his monthy allowance was warehouse. Elevators will connect appears as the blonde, and Arlotte stopped, and he received nothing all floors. Special features will in- Marchal the brunette.
until 1991, when he petitioned the clude a large and well-light library, Beatrice Lille.
authorities and was granted 800 lecture hall and auditorium In Beatrice Lillie, the English actress guilders a month. This was in addition to an up-to-date surgery who makes her debut as a screen creased two years ago to 1,150 and dispensary, with a physician comedienne in "Exit Smiling," guilders and about a year later was always in attendance. In the can which is showing at the Star reduced again to 830 guildera. teen there is to be a special radio Theatre to-day, is in real life Lady At the present time the allowance set. The new barracks will be ready Peel Her husband is son of the amounts to 600 guilders a month. towards the end of next month famous statesman of the same name. Straits Times.
North-China Daily News,
Six Years To Learn To Read And Write.
these are to be found in the British Museum to-day." "A" century later, Dutch missionaries brought a Ger man script which was partially adapted to suit the Japanese tongue. The last stage was when Perry came here and caused the English alphabet to be introduced it is believed that this poried could, and several words of this universal be considerably cut, with manifold tongue to be incorporated into the Japanese language-North China advantages to all concerned.
(Continued on next Oolumn). Daily News.
At present, it takes a diligent student at least six years to learn to read and write properly, and if a phonetic system could be devised.
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