THE IRON MASK." AMERICA AND GRAND
· NATIONAL.
FAIRBANKS' MOST AMBI-
·TIOUS PICTURE,
INTERESTING AND VIVID PRESENTATION.
OUR FILM CRITIC.).
Douglas Fairbanks in his latest picture, The Iron Maskhas given to the youth of the world a vivid picture of seventeenth cratury
France:
Does the youth of the world, or at all events of the "English speak ing world, still read Dumas?, The answer to that question will decide the fate of Mr. Fairbanks' produc tion. They did a generation ago, and at least a generation before that, but I wonder if the post-war generation does, or if their literary! taste is influenced by the cinema and the type of writing from which film plots are usually taken. 3r. Fairbanks, for all his agility,, is, no
FAVOURITE FROM BALTIMORE.
DIFFICULTY OF AINTREE
FENCES.
(BRITISH UNITED PRESS.)
London-British race fans are
envinced that America is deter mined eventually to gain premier honours in the Grand National steeplechase. They see a similarity in the present obsession of trans porting an American horse over 3,000 miles merely to compete in one race, and Gertrude Eterle's like journey to conquer the English Channel.
Also, in view of America's past periernances in the realm of sport in Britain, it is predicted that honours in the world's premier ateeplechase
will Face
certainly cross the Atlantic one time.
Coincidentally, Billy Barton, the Baltimore timber topper, has in. stalled himself as great a favourite with the British crowd much in the Ederle same manner as Trudie did, when she successfully battied the tides and currents of probably lunger young in years: he belongs the world's most treacherous strip
the age when the Three Mus- of water. keteers reigned as heroes in nearly every schoolboy's heart-and" no es in the hearts of their sister. No doubt d'Artagnan is the hero whom he has always longed to emunte to him it would probably scem incredible that all youngsters should not share the same ambi
to
tion.
Mr. Fairbanks has left no stone naturned in his effort to give an exact picture of the Three Mius-
An International" Race.
It is recognised that America does not possess many horses cap- able of negotiating the Aintree fences. Speculation is rife as to whether
other American entha siasts, apart from Howard Bruce, intend to ship entrants in the future. It is felt that the burden should not be confined entirely to Billy Barton, game animal and
ure fencer as he is.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.
GIRL ELECTORS!
HOW WILL THEY VOTE?-
NO STAMPEDE TO SOCIALISM.
Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Secre tary of the Socialist Party, talked to a Press representative about the women's vote at the general elec tion.
His reply to the question, "How will the women vote!" was: "I do not think there will be a stampede in our favour. I believe that the women, and more especially the girls, who will be voting for the first time, will be very much in ñuenced by their background and by their parents.
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1929.
UTTERING FORGED RECEIPTS.
ATTEMPT TO VICTIMISE MAC- KINNON, MACKENZIE & COMPANY.
A RUSE THAT FAILED.
Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy on Saturday a Chinese was charged with obtaining money by false pretences, and with uttering a forged document, pur porting to be signed by Mr. H. R Philips, second officer of the 8.5.
Tilawa, of the British India Line.
The defendant pleaded that ho
"Working-class 'girls, of course, who since they first began to under- stand things, heard of nothing but had no iden that the documents he the difficulties caused by their saruttered were forged. roundings, will vote for us, just as their parents will, but I think the same argument can be applied to girls in other walks of life.
Keen On Disarmament. "The daughters of middle-class people will follow in their fathers' Liberal: footsteps and vote Conservative or
very
"Judging by the letters we are
are tremen receiving the women dously keen on the vote and like wise on the equality of the sexes. They are taking matters seriously, and you can be sure it is utter nonsense to talk about wo- men being influenced by a good looking candidate."
Mr. Henderson, explaining just now the women are taking matters seriously, said: "The women are
keen on disarmament and the pre vention of wars. If we are return-
Money and Markets
HONG-KONG MARKET -
REPORTS.
Quotations at yesterday's local market for rice and other feedstuffa were as follows
Rice.
Per picul
5.98
Blue Precious Star, Broken.. 88.46 Red Seal, Broken... Blue Aeroplane, Unglutinous 7.07 Hung Ao Tau
7.11 6.59 8.50
Red Seal, Unglutinous... Red Seal, Sai See... Red Seal, Nov 1 Granulated 5.78
Red Seal, No. 3..... Green Seal, No. 3 Black Seal, No. 9 Granulated.
Black Seal, Broken Red Pearl'
Green Star, Unglutinous Jilack Seal, Bran Red Seal, White
Green Seal, No. 1 Granulated Red Seal, No. 1 Glutinous
Granulated The Police, outlining the case,
morning, the defendant went to the told his Worship that on Friday
efices of the Peninsula and Oriental" Steam Navigation Company and there presented Mr. W. M. Dunbar with a chit for $30, which was sup- posed to have been signed by Ms. Philips for the removal of ashes from the 3.3. Tilawa.
Dunbar
Giving evidence, Mr. stated that he was employed at Mesara. Mackinnon, Mackenzie: & Co. being in charge of the British India Department. On Friday toorn- ing. the defendant handed two chits
to him over the counter..
"He smiled, came to the counter
ed to offer we shall set about the calling, together of a world dia- and saluted," said Mr. Dunbar armament conference, to include all" We were on the lookout for this' nations, whether they are members man because that morning, we had of the League of Nations or not. We shall try to make all nations received a letter saying that similar
chits had been received____”1 agree to abide by arbitration.
"His Worship indicated that that
"If the Kellogg Pact is to be accepted in the spirit and the let
which Services Estimates,
Dow
Miscellaneous.
No. 94 coarse granulated
sugar Java brown sugar Sugar candy Nutmeg. No. 1 Green bean Black Bean
Red Melon Seeds Lek On Tes Peeled dried chestnut.
Green Flax
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
APRIL 7, 1929 H.K. Banks
1,217 sel. London...£132) nem, Do Chartered Bank
......£18) bay. Marcantile Banku. A. &B...£33 nam,.
Dow
O...£15.nom. P. & 0.:Banta Fast Aria Banks .........190) com. Canton Laxurances.........869&.bay, Union Insurances.$375 sel 379 s North China Ios.Ta 160 buy. Yangtze Insurance... $50 China Underwriters ....... ($2.10 boy,
4.30 2.0 m. ac, 2 Ühine Fire Insurances.... 1290 buy. buy. H.K. Firo In...... Donginaes
.130 sel. H.&. Stammboat..... ...1251 buy. H.K. Tag...........
ULUM,
$2,40 mm.
5.80
5.94
5.48
6.30
5.07
6.48 Endo-Chinas (Pred.) ......140 nom.
Do
8.17 73
8.98 6.93
$7.53
(Daf.).$70 com. ...kdi- nom.
*
Shail Transporta Union Waterboat.......$29. nom. Bangusts magnus821 bay. Kailan Mining Admin.... /- nom Langkats (combined)......Th. 36 nom. Do (single) ....................Tis. ?4 com. S'hai. Explorations Shanghai Loan. Tls. fi nem.
8.99
$8,65 Lom. 8.50 Tronda Minan
17/6 no 238.00 H.K.K. Wharfs$12 buy. 8.10 H.K. & W. Dock.........195 sol.
8.60 China Provident. .....155. 2.50 Hongkow Tie. 178 bay. 63.00 | New Engineerings, 6.30 buy. 11.60. Shanghai Dock
£7,00
Ewo Codians .........
170.00
Dried Mushroom, Houkoo.. CANTON MARKET REPORTS.
ויד
The Li Oriental Cottons.Th. 195 bay. S'kar: Cottons fold)......
Do (new)...... Tiz. 33 nem.
58, Q bị, t 2.
3613 buy,
... T. 143 nom.
......$9.35 nom.
& Hotel H.K. Lands Owing to an excessive supply, Shanghai Lands prices of four bave shown a fur-Humphreys Estates...314.35 sek., 144 mm.
Realties ........ ther decline during the past ten days and merchants are overstock-
ELK. Tramway! [$18 buy, 18.83 ed. The oil market has shown signs of improvement recently and Peak Trame (old) of groundnut oil at Tientsin has
lows:- risen. Latest quotations are as fol.
ketters and the time in which they happen and the runners in thatter, then we must cut down our evidence would not be admissable, according to di telegram, the price
sacid to
Hived, M. Maurice. Leloir, who is be the greatest living authority on the.customs and man- ners of the seventeenth century,
Enthusiasts are looking forward to the day when five or six hormos cross the Atlantic in an attempt to land the spoils. Should that year's race include German, French and Belgian cracks," then the contest will deserve the title The Grand International!"
Meanwhile, Britain does not in tend to lose the honours without a valiant struggle. Racehorse own- ers here are continually on the look out for promising steeple chasers. Sales of thoroughbred stock are keenly attended. Thou sands of pounds change hands in purchasing horses.
Already happenninge have occur red in connection with next year's Aintree test.
stand at 118 millions. If we are returned, we shall most certainly cut them down.
Women voters," continued Mr.
pointing out that all Mr. Dunbar could say was that owing to infor- mation received, he was suspicious.
Mr. Dunbar':
I examined the Claymore
Banana
Henderson, are also interested in hits and came to the conclusion Cabbage Russia. If we are returned we shall most certainly and I want to that they were forged on the ground F Chien make this quite clear-recognise the that they were exactly like chits Five Swallows Russian Government. It is no cashed at the end of last month, Red Leat business of ours what form of government Russia or any other which had been returned to us by But because of the the ship as forged. country has
Continuing, Mr. Dunbar said that terrible plight in which we were
to
being brought from Paris to super- intend the making of the picture.
The palace of Louis XIII. the Carmelite Convent and the fortress of St. Marguerite, where the man in the iron mask was imprisoned, have been carefully reproduced, The streets of the French villages, with their ians, churches and
Stephen Sandford's purchase of the absolutely necessary for us
We shall, of houses, are exact duplications of eight year-old crack steeplechaser, begin to trade with Russia as soon
as we possibly can. those of the seventeenth century. Sandy Hook, stable companion to
wizzier, Gregalach. course, insist on the same terms as Months were spent in the careful this year's study of the customs and manners Sandy Hook at one time looked we insisted on in 1924, namely, that Hikely to win this year, he keep-Russia shall not carry on propa of the period. The musketeers and ng pace in the van with Easter gande in this country." soldiers of the king wield the Hero for approximately three miles. swords, muslosts and daggers that A fall then put him out of the were used in the time of the two race, Louis', father and son,
To see the film is almost exactly
four.
84.20
4.50
Do
(new)
1L 18,00 sa. .....124 bay....
30 mm.
Star Fanes807) sel. Ubins Lights...13; buy. & 13.35 sel.
H.K. Electrics... 3569 buy., 3617.95 m. Kacso Electrics.........$264 BOM. Sandakan Lighta......$1 o Telephones.............
4.20 Chins Buses.
1 $7.05 buy, 7.15 sel,7.10 0.
Tis. 14 bay.
4.20 Singapore Tractions......11/6 nom.
4.18
4.17
4.10
Do. (Fref.)....15/6
baj:
Chine Sugars. Si nom. Malabon Bugara .....$27 buy.
4.16 Canton Icea1 bay, 1.90 sel.
Cements (combine
(biced)......
18.60
Fat Kwai
Jade Ring
Big Mandarin Orange
4.13
Big Cannon
+4.54
Do
(old)
Do.
!
4.10
4.25.
..$7,20-40m. ---(now) ..............$140 10m. Bocor m Jej now..
4.05
United Axbestial................... §5 buy.
4.10
Dairy Farm 1192
$13.20 nom.
80,ata, bay.
****. is bas.
Moet prominent isa, and which we are still in, it genuine chits were written on the Dog's Head
instances chits had been written on company's forms, although in a few
other forma..
Witness told the court that he asked the defendant no questions, Mr. Henderson, replying to a
but simply told the Indian watch- question regarding women voters and the unemployment problem, man to keep an eye on defendant said with an air of finality. while he communicated with the "There will no doubt, be many police. The defendant, said the witness, had previously presented now unemployment between the general election."
like having Dumas' read aloud, by WORKLESS RAID A TOWN other opportunities of discussing
HALL.
RUSH OF 1,000 TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT.
MAN CRUSHED.
someone who knows the period and can adi. a still were vivid touch here and there to the author's pie. ture. It is in fact a copiously Mus trated edition of a story made up from the most exciting incidents in three or four Dumas novels of the musketeers seriee. Lovers of Dumas will notice discrepancies in.
More than a thousand unemploy the text but never, I think, in the spirit of the tale, unless it be ined men stormed Bermondsey Town the presentation of Aramis," who Hall recently in an endeavour to certainly differs widely from what obtain work. I at least imagined. Dumas' charac- ter to have" been like, both in appearance and disposition.
and
LESSON SERMON.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG.
"Probation after death" was the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist,
One man was badly crushed, and was taken to hospital in an ambua. Sunday, April 26. lance for treatment, while others had to be assisted from the strug gling mass.
The Golden Text was: "He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness and honour" (Proverbs 21:91).
Of the cast it is perhaps sufficient to say that all play their parts well, but perhaps most praise A notice fixed near the town hall
Among the citations which com should go to Mr. Fairbanks, not so the previous night stated that a much for his vital presentation of number of men would be employed prised the Lesson-Sermon was the the following from the Bible: "This the hero, as for his unselfishness on road work schemes by
I say therefore, and testify in the in having preserved the proportions borough council. of the figures, on Dumas' canvas.. Applicants were asked to be there Lord, that se henceforth walk not There were more than as other Gentiles walk, in the d'Artagnan in the hands of a lesser at 7.45 am. man would have strutted always one hundred men in the roadway vanity of their mind. Having the in the centre of the stage. We by 5.30, and their numbers increas-understanding would have had a photo album ofed rapidly. close ups of every possible expres- sion, and from every angle, büt Fairbanks keeps d'Artagnan where Danas drew him, a humble and dare devil musketeer in one of the most magnificent courts of history.
The Iron Mask" is a film to see, and you will probably go to see it again if you are a lover of Dumas. It is a vivid and interest. ing story magnificently staged and acted throughout with vitality and
assurance.
Order Restored.
There was a wild rush to eater the building as soon as the doors were opened.
When order had been restored, following the rush when the doors were ad were opened,, the men mitted to a large concert hall, and clerks took their names.
Kwan Ying
Golden Ox Red Casket
Pine Tree & Store
.' Oils. Groundnut Oil Groundnut Oil Camellia-nut Oil Wood-tar Oil...... Bean Oil
Wathens
4.05 Der & Wings
Lane
Crawfords..... 822.80 Mackintosh........
41.60 Sinceresume
Wm. Powells
ifbar. $3.65 nom
20.05 31.00.. Amusements...$29 bay, 29.31 a. 17.95 8.E. Constructions... sol.
Bique. Indas. G.$Bonda...66% bay. H.K. Gort, Loans ...................71% prem, bay, barbage, sel-sellesu ;; s.-— BALKR);
mominal
CANTON TRADE NOTES. The exchange rate for Hong aah boat receipts at the office and Kong money has suddenly risen to witness was certain he had present-81.44 during the last two days. The ed the forged ones received at the value of gold has also risen from The sudden 88.50 to $7.00 a mace. end of last month.
change on the money market ia at tributed to the development of the political situations.
While at the P. & 0. Office the defendant managed to escape and was arrested after he had run down Pottinger Street into Queen's Road. Mr. Philips of the a.a. Tilawa, said in evidence, that the receipts purporting to bear his signature; were forged. He recognised the de- fendans as a coolio in charge of the
Cash bonte.
+
After the settlement
1
CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.
CASTON, April 27. Water Works Electric Light & Power Canton-Hankew Railway .. The Sun Company 'imma the Sincere Company ...
Nanyang Bros. Tob. Co., ** Canton Tramways
Navigation Co..... China Merchants' Central Bank of China
'af Tsinan Affair," the amount of Japanese coal imported has been with that during the Boycott. increased considerably as compared Since the beginning of the present month, over 20,400 tons of Japanese coal has been imported into Can-
ton.
Large amounts of articles made
The defendant," from the dock, claimed that the receipts were given of rattan are exported abroad an
States and Canada. Among the to him by a friend, who had sinceually especially to the United rattan articles, handbags made of gone to Canton.
fine rattan have become very popu lar with the American ladies and the amount of this article has been increased greatly this year.
His Worship: Why did you run Defendant: I was frightened and did not know what was coming.
How do you account for the fact that the second engineer says he Price of beef has risen unusually knows you-He must be mistaken.high, being about thirty-six taels What is your occupation 7-1 am per picul. Becently, the arrivals a street coolie.
of oxen have become limited on ac count of the difficulties of trans portation caused by the troop move
Mr. Dunbar says he knows you as
well as the engineer He is also mistaken.
Do you want to call any wit nesara 1-No.
His Worship: You are convicted on both charges.
ment in the northern districts from where ozen are generally imported.
It is reported from Canton that the anti-Japanese Boycott Commit
darkened,
being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful Justs; And that ye put The names were afterwards plac on the new man, which after God ed in a ballot-box, sed were is created in righteousness and true drawn by four. representatives of holiness" (Eph. 4:17,18,20-22,24), In passing sentence His Worship tee has been lately instructed by the unemployed. The two hundred The Lesson-Sermon also includ- told the defendant that the police Nanking to suspend work, and the men whose names were drawn firated the following passages from record showed that he had been in merchants have been preparing to PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK. were given the work.
the Christian Science textbook, prison for four weeks in 1922 for resume the market for Japanese It was the only way to settle Science and Health with Key to larceny. Six months' hard labour goods. During the last few days, the difficulty," stated a borough the Scriptures," by Mary Baker. on each charge," continued his Wor- telegrams were received by mer council official. "There must have Eddy: Mortal mind must part ship. "I should very much like to chants of Hong Kong to deliver the To-day to Wednesday: "The Iron been nearly 1,500 men outside the with error, must put off itself with make it consecutive," but I don't Japanese goods ordered by the Can- town hall at one time. We are its deeds, and immortal manhood, think I can because it is much the ton merchants, and accordingly, sorry that we cannot find work for the Christ ideal, will appear. Today and to-morrow; The all of them.
Faith should enlarge its borders Enemy," a drama of love and The two hundred jobs offered and strengthen its base by resting
with and were in connection with Lillian Gish
upon Spirit instead of matter. work which may last three months. When man gives up his belief in Ralph Forbes. Wednesday and Thursday: Lon The wages are approximately £3 66 death, he will advance more rapid- ly towards God," Life and Love" Chaney in "London After Mid a week." night." $14
(p. 430).
"Mask."
war
Queen's.
World,
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Friday and Saturday: Reginald "Good Morning
Denny "in
Judge."
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EPSOM DOWNS...
GYPSIES TO BE EXCLUDED THIS YEAR.
out
Feltham man: When they called "Tims, gentlemen, please!" they were not asking me individual Jy to leave the house.
Star at 5,39 p.m.
Marion -To-day and to-morrow:
Davies in "The Patey."
It has been decided that the Wednesday and Thursday: Wallace
Beery in Let Women Alone." gypsies shall be excluded from Mr. Bingley, Marylebone magia Friday and Saturday (matince, Epsom this year owing to a ruling rate, to a wife who said that her Saturday, a 2.30 p.m.): Janet of the grandstand association which husband did not give her proper Gaynor and Charles Farrell in possesses sufficient powers to carry" wages": I wish you would not
call them "wage The Street Angel."
out the decision.,:
same offence."
large quantities of Japanese goods have been shipped to Canton and no troubles with the pickets of the TO-DAY'S BROADCASTING: Boycott Committee are reported
far.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from Government Broadcasting Station Z.B.W." on 250
The tres:-
The market for metals has con- tinued dull with the exception of tin, the price of which has been mnch higher than it was a week 1.48 p.m.-Weather report. ago, the current price being about 5.30 to 6.30 p.m.-Programme of 89.10 for a hundred pounds. There Chinese music. (Odson records has been a fair demand by mer supplied by The Sincere Co., Ltd.). chants for canned goods.
7.46 p.m.-Evening weather reExcept granulated sugar, port.
Bp.m.- Evening programme, market for sugar of other varieties been low. Prices rise a little now (Columbia, records supplied by has been inactive and prices have Meears, Anderson Music Co.).
and then but do not last long." 310.30 p.m.-Close down,
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