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Other cases reported that day scenarios, and experts from other were-Enteric, 3 (one British, two countries are in the empley of English studios, every one of whose names would have been broadcast
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LI TSAI HSIN IN CANTON.
Chinese); paratyphoid, 1 (Fortu- STRICT PRECAUTIONS ON Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at the Kov
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The forthcoming wedding is an the world from Hollywood.agunced of Mr. R. J. "Vernall. architect, The Blarney Stone" Pokfulam, to Miss K. L. Alderwick, No. 22, Belmont Road, St. Andrew's Park, Bristol.
English studios are still in the muddling-through stage familiar in all our national efforts. Bad 'pic- tures are produced as often as good and there is a general criticism of clumsy direction and poor techniqué. The Films Act will re- main a dead letter until British managers and audiences demand British pictures, which they will never do until their interest is aroused by propaganda similar to that which keeps personalities of the American Alm world before the public
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POLICY OF REFORMS FOR "KWANGTUNG..
A SHORT VISIT..
CANTON, Nov. 21st. Marshal Li Tsai Hsin and his
ASSAULT SUMMONS BY CHINESE.
MR. PASCO PLEADS PROVOCATION.
SAMPAN WOMAN ROBBED.
TWO CHINESE CHARGED.
Two Chinese were charged before
loon Magistracy yesterday with complicity in an armed robbery which took place on a sumpan is brought by Kwong Wah. a public car driver, against Mr. B. Pasco, whe~Yaluati Typhoor Shelter Mesars Brewer & Company, October 29th.
A
summons
for assanit
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Fodder Street, before Mr. R. E.
Detective Inspector A. J. W. Darling, who was in charge of the Lindsell at the Central Mägistracy ense, said that on October 29th at yesterday. A cross summons was
Owing to the big demand for FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] about 8 p... four men boarded a reserved seats for the Spart of Kings" at the Theatre Royal, it is announced that bookings can also be made for pit-stall seats for the Saturday
final performance night.
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sampan in the Yaumati Typhoon; taken out against the driver for Shelter and informed the owner, a disorderly conduct likely to lead woman, that they were police to a breach of the pence. searchers.
Mr. Horace Lo, who appeared At the time the sampan was tied party safely arrived in Canton to a junk of the Yee Yick coal for the driver, requested particu from Kowloon by way of the Can-yard. One of the men began to lare of the alleged disorderly con- was informed by Mr. ton-Kowloon Railway last night. search the woman and feeling her The train arrived at Taishatau at purse asked for the contents to be duct and
shown. As soon as it was brought Pasco that the Chinese spat at him A returned banisher with nine pre 6.45 p.m., with the Marshal and out the man snatched it and ran three times and used obscene lan vious convictions against him, in party occupying the last car which across the big junk on to the main- eluding six banishment orders, was was especially guarded. Gathered sentenced to 12 months hard labour at the Canton station to bid wel and 24 strokes of the birch by Mr. come to the Marshal and his asso- E. 1. Wyane Jones at the Kowloon ciates were General Wong Shit Magistracy yesterday. The defend-Hung, Chairman of the Kwangs Some illuminating facts can, how-ant was deported in 1925 for ten Provincial Government and Com ever, be ascertained, about Elstree years
The enormous studios hear St. Alban's amaze visitors from Holly- wood. They already comprise two vast floors 330 feet by 100 feet, and two other floors 325 feet by 240 feet are in course of construction. In a few months it will be possible to make twelve different pictures there at the same time. Well equipped
laboratories have been erected for printing and research, and large numbers of carpenters, electricians, and clerks are employed besides hundreds of actors and officials. The casting department has to provide everything from new bord babies, to armless and legless men at a few hours' notier. Among the English directors are Mr. Joxx ORTON, who assisted in the making of The Battles of Coronel and the Falkland Isles"; Mr. NORMAN WALKER, who has Tommy Atkins' and Widdecombe Fair to his eredit; Mr. BASIL DEAN who direct-
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TO-DAY'S HELENA MAY CONCERT.
AN INTERESTING
FROGRAMME.
The programme to be given at to-day's concert at the Helena May Institute is as follows:-
1.-Trio Allegro moderato, An dante and Allegro J. Hayden: Mrs. Balean, Mrs. Griggs, Mons. Bonenfant.
-Song-Russian Love Songs- Hermann Lohr.
(1) Throb of the Passionate Day. (2) The Brown Eyes of my
Dushka-Hiss E C Carroll,
3.-Piano-
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(a) Etude in C minor (Revolu-
tionary Study)--Chopin. (b) The Nightingale and The Erl
king-Liszt: Mrs. Cashman. 4.-Violin-Romanze-Max Bruch, Op. 42-Mrs Baleno.
3-Song-
mander of the 15th "Army; Mr. Chu Chia Hun, Vice-Chancellor of Sun Yat Sen University; Mr. Fung Cho Man, Commissioner of Finance; General Tang,Shib Tsang. Garrison Commander and Police Commis sioner of Canson, General Chen Tsai Toog. Commander of the 4th Leung Teick Wai. Army; "M Secretary of Dr. Chad Hsin Chu; and representatives of practically every pubio organisation.
An application being made by The Mr. Lo for an adjournment, Mr.
This in the excitement, two of the other occurred before Mr. Pasco struck. And The woman cried out, and guage which he understood.
him. men the defendants-jumped into the water. They were pulled out handed over to the Police. by the complainant's husband and other man was not caught." The case was adjourned.
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Pasco told his Worship that it would be inconvenient for him to be attending Court often as it was his busy season, further that all his witnesses were waiting outside
Well, the Marshal replied, there are two groups with differ ent views among the members of the Nationalist Government in this and it would be rather difficult to matter. Some maintain that the get them again. He added that he various political councils ought not did not think the case would take to be dispensed with, as they con tribute materially to the mainten- long as he was prepared to admit. ance of order. Others contend that that be struck the Chinese. they should be abolished,, as, with
Mr. Lo pointed out that ag the unification of the country, there take the former view, but I am not, K. Lo. was going to take the case, ia no longer any need for them. I matter of fact, his brother, Mr. M. epposed to their abolition if it is and he was there only to have a done properly."
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OPIUM SMOKING,
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date fixed for hearing. As the original complainant in the case,
"In order to rid Kwangtung oft was the usual procedure to open opium smoking," the interviewer bis own evidence first, and be bad said, "the Provincial Administra witresses to call. There was also tion has taken the traffic into its the probability of the matter being own hands and has drawn up
GREAT PRECAUTIONS. The utmost precautions were taken to insure that nothing un- toward would happen to the re- cognized leader of Canton. Several bours before the arrival of the train, the Canton terminus of the special regulations governing the settled out of cours of the case Railway was already Haed up with sale of opiates. According to recent were remanded for a week.
reports from Nanking you are op His Worship agreed to a week's picked soldiers from the Canton posed to this method of dealing Garrison, detectives from the Cen- with the problem of narcotics. Mayforma remand and directed that
and
I know what you propose to do in the result of the discussion be com trai
Police Headquarters,
this regard 1"
municated to him before the end 'special patrols. At 6.95 p.m. a big I have always been opposed to bell" was sounded for the soldiers the opium traffic," Marshal Li re of the period, to get ready. And when the trainplied. The Provincial Administra- i
fion's method of tackling the pro- (b) Oh flower of all the World "*.
came in 20 minutes later both sides blen is only temporary and not Amy Woodford Finder of the corridor of the station' were fundamental. It must be remem- Mrs. Womack...
tung are peculiar and unlike those 6-Tric-Allegro, Adagio and Lned up with troops. The ea-bered that the conditions in Kwang- Allegro con spirito--C. Gurlitt, Optrances to each car were guarded of other provinces. It is not a bit 171: Mrs. Balaan, Mrs. Griggs, by two soldiers, and below each hard for Kwangtung to suppress "Ender-ops Bonenfant.
Window outside the train there was a soklier on guard.
ed" The Constant Nympb." Mr. ANTHONY ASQUITO the producer of
Shooting Stars" and ground, and Mr. IVOR MONTAQUE, who is making two-real comedies from stories specially written by H. G. WELLA, starring ELSA LAN CHESTER. The fact that Mr. HARRY DURRAN HUNTER-At the Peak LACHMAN, who was for a long time
WEDDING..
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Prof. N. P. Tushnoff.
Injections of this serum, called "gistolizat" by Prof. Tushnoff, in (7014 Elstree is already admitted by creased the milk output of cows,
visitors who
⚫are competent to from 30 to 50 per cent, and of jadge, to be the equal of any studio, goats by as much as 80 per cent Hong Kong Office: 1, Ice House in the world as regards equipment, Hens greatly increased their egg and Gaumont's at Shepherds Bush, laying capacity alter an injection. The only experiment published the Islington and Stoll studios,
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HONG KONG, Novzxaza 22xD, 1928.
ENGLAND'S HOLLYWOOD.
ALTHOUGH the Cinematograph Films Act has been in existence for over
have been considerably extended
A SHORT VISIT. In an interview with a local pressman Marshai Li said that he does not intend to remain long in Canton, as he has so much work to do in Nanking. "I expect to
said.
remain in Canton for about three or four months, after which I shall have to go back to Nanking," he Has the military staff of the Nationalist Armies, of which you are the chief, been organized, under the interviewer your directions! asker.
"Yes," the Marshal replied. "It is divided into 17 departments and is functioning very smoothly. am taking this opportunity to re- turn South to straighten up things in this part of the country."
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TROPICS IN A BOX
BIT OF THE SUDAN IN ENGLAND.
SUCCESS THAT WORLD WOULD FEEL.
this traffic within its own territory. but this would seriously affect the Snancial systems of Yuunan, Kwei chow, and Kwangsi, for these three provinces are also big opium pro-
HARPENDEN, Hertfordshire. ducing centres. Their Governments depend to a large extent on taxes In a little room at the Röthami
Experimental derived from thie source for their sted Agricultural upkeep and maintenance. Unless Station here scientific researches these three provinces prohibit this notorious traffic at the same time, are being conducted which may it would not be effective for Kwang result in world reductions in the
chants would be sure to smuggle
Cotton is being ravaged in its tung to do so alone. Greedy mer price of clothes, the drug into Kwangtung from the co-operate with these three "pro-f rearum, disease of unknown adjaceat provinces. My wish is to growing state by bacterium malta- origin which attacks the plant in various forms.
vinces and stop the traffic alto- gether. This must be done if the solution is going to be fundamental and permanent." -
PUBLIC GAMBLING.
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Plantations within the Empire, and especially in the Sudan, have been affected so seriously that the Empire Marketing, Board has made
When you were still in Nan king," the interviewer said, "there were persistent rumours that pübl a special grant to the Rothamsted gambling was to open up again in station to enable its mycological Kwangtung and that a certain department to determine the cause: I heard," the interviewer con- upon a human being is the injertinued, "that, when you. get back group of unscrupulous merchants of the disease and the nature of its
was to monopolize the enterprise to "Canton, you will first of all
upon paying big sum of money development." tion of gistolizat" into the body apply yourself to the solution of
to the Government each month. Is For the purpose of this work a and improved. Other new centres, of an 80-year-old man. His re two problems, the problem of fin-there any truth in these rumours!" of production are the British In-
ance and the problem of the dis "No," the Marshal replied. Iremarkable piece of apparatus has sistance against fatigue is reported bandment of all superfluous troops. have always been opposed to gam-been constructed. To the lay aye structional Film Studio at Welwyn to have been vastly increased, so May I know what your plans are bling, as the concomitant evils are it appears to be merely a double- And the Palace of Engineering at that, for example, he climbed in respect to the solution of these manifest to everyone. But during roofed glass box of the size of a Wembley. In nearly all these steep stairs without losing his two vital problems?"
centres talking Gims are being pro- duced, for it is generally felt that the great opportunity for British pictures lies in this new invention. Even if sound films do not fulfil
breath or straining his heart.
According to
reports current here, Prof." Tuabnofi refused the invitation of certain Americans to come to the United States and con-
tinue his experiments at their ex- pense. The Soviet Commissariat of Agriculture has appropriated
two years little is known about the high hopes that are entertained funds to enable him to carry ba English Alms. Few are
shown of their popularity on both sides the work in Kazan.
publicly and the extraordinary of the Atlantic, they have been "bush-hush" policy of Elstree, great incentive to the British in England's Hollywood; threatens to dustry. "extinguish all public intercat. It
There is life and enthusinem be-
and a lourishing industry making pictures with fresh-faces and fresh
has been announced that a large hind the closed doors of Elstree number of important films are being prepared there which will be shown next year, hut practically no information about them is avail, ideas, but the public want to know able. No one outside, Elstree knows more of what is going on and to who are the future stars of British learn something of the friends they are going to meet in the screen. pictures, or whose names will figure on the screen as directors, authors If this interest is not aroused and and producers. Even when an maintained, English pictures will THY Continue to suffer when
POO ON HERBS are within English film is shown it is, as a get a cold reception from managers your rench-Pimples, Catarrh, Asthma,
general rule, slipped in among & and audience alike, and the Films tBronchitis, Congb, Constipation, Dia
number of American products and act will lapse because of the im betes, Draps Rheumatism, and many cher Diseases. No Drugs, Purely
selecbethe average patron of the cinema possibility of forcing English pro
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Whatever the future usefulness of the discovery may be to human beings, the immediate purpose is apparently to employ it on an ex- tensive scale in animal husbandry:
WEATHER REPORT.
DISARMAMENT · AND FINANCE.
the period of military operations,
public gambling did exist. It stii moderately large packing-case, but a very wonderful way this exists in certain parts of the Pro-in vince, but with the passing of the simple-looking box has been made military period and the unification to enclose a square yard of the I have been thinking over these of the financial system, gambling is Tropics.
Automatic Control. two matters for a long time," the being gradually prohibited." " Marshal answered, “The extent of
Within it sturdy little cotton. diction of troops must be based MARSHAL'S RESIGNATION. plants are putting forth their long upon the degree of tranquility in ench locality. At present Kwang- "I understand" the interviewer green leaves under electric flood tung is not yet free from piracy concluded, "that you have formally lights as persuasive to growth as and banditry. Troops are there tendered your resignation as Chair: the Sudan sun,
The temperature and moisture of fore called upon to eliminate these man of the Kwangtung Provincial marauding bands. However, the Government and that you bave re the soil, the humidity and tempera
commended General Chen Ming Shu ture of the air and the intensity armies in Kwangtung will be re duced to the point consistent with to the post, but the General con- of the "sunlight" in the box are the maintenance of public order. siatly declined the job. Now that all under automatic control, and As to the problem of putting the both you and he are back in Canby an ingenious system of clock finances of the Province on a Grm ton, who will be the Chairman of work day dawns and night faHe basis, elaborate plans have also been the Provincial Council from now over the artificial, Tropics without A switch baring to be touched by The weather report, forecast and drawn up. It la of prime im- on?!
I am still the Chairman, as hand remarks issued by the Royal Obaar-portance that the money of Kwang- vatory Hong Kong, at 5.30 p.m. tung should be devoted to the bet- General Chen has so far refused terment of Kwangtung. Enter to accept the appointment. But it yesterday state:
prises like the constructive develop is obvious that I cannot hold the ment of the Province and mass post, in view of my numerous other education should be encouraged to duties and responsibilities. When the utmost. Moreover, these are I presented my resignation to the
Chiang Kai Shek, was away inspect problems which should be attacked Nationalist Government, Marshal "The recent 5th Plenary Session ing troops. I now have to wait of the Central Executive Committee until Marshal Chiang returns to of the Kuomintang has decided Nanking before further action can within this year to abolish all local taken in this regard. Mean- political councils," the interviewer while I shall devote most of my suid the Canton Political witte to military matters of the rd yield of cotton everywhere it is. Council going to be dispensed with Province. General Chen Ming Bhu grown would represent engros by the end of this year
will helps me out with the ciril sums of money, and it is probable
·affairs.
that cheaper cloning would
The anti-cyclone remains over North China. The typhoon is about 200 miles north of Pelew is moving west. Fresh to strong monGOOD
over the China Sea. will prevail along the coast and Local forecast: N.E. winds, fresh, fire.
"A TYPHOON.
A message issued from Manila at 9p.m. yesterday states that them in a typhoons in out Loog. cinematograph 132deg. Eand. Lat. 12deg. Loving W.N.W
without delay.'
(Continued on next Colama.)
Mr. R. H. Stoughton, who
in vented this apparatus. said
It is believed that the disease lurks in the cotton seeds them- selves, but it has yet to be proved To observe the development of the disease and discover the condi tions which favour it I'intend to infect healthy plants with the disease.
There is no doubt that if the dis ease could be eradicated the increas