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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1930.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY. THE SILVER SCREEN. between employers and workman
nad employer, even to the extent, there was in the tinplate trade, British industry would not be in
moment.
MOTOR CAR STOPPED ON POIGNANT DRAMA AT THE the position it was at the present.
CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
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$3,000 STOLEN FROM A FACTORY MANAGER.
the six mile-stone on the Castle Peak Road, as a result of which three armed men stole $3,000 in banknotes and silver. '"
QUEEN'S.
We have no hesitation in saying that Madame X" now showing At the Queen's Theatre, is the best talking picture that has yet appear
the
A highway robbery in broad day-ed in Hong Kong. The acting is light was enacted yesterday nea: brilliant, the diction clear, the
scenes vivid and colourful, and play poignant and dramatic.
The picture is à vivil drama of a woman of Paris who, through her own mistake, is exiled. It tells of her According to a Police report, Mr. tragedy and her wanderings over Lau Wai Lin, age 43, was proceed the face of the earth. The great dramatic climas in the Court room, ing in a motor car to the Castle where she finds that the attorney Peak Ceramic Company, of which defending her on a murder charge he is manager, at 11 am. yesteris in reality her own soa, is a pow day. He was apparently taking out erful element in the story." this large sum of cash tu Castle. Peak with the object of paying the employees of the Company.
Near the Kau Waong village, thred men blocked the progress of the car, and as the latter alowed down, one of the three mon pro dused a revolver. They then search- ed Mr. Lau and the car and came pon 82,900 in notes of the Hong Keng and Shanghai Bank and $100 in silver.
Instead of running away, the robbers got into the motor car and ordered the chauffeur to drive in the direction of Laichikok. A des eription of the highway robbers hus been furnished to the Police, who are investigating into the affair.
PORTUGUESE RESIDENT'S
DEATH.
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MR F. M. ROZA-PEREIRA, There was a very large attend ance of members of the Portuguese community at the Roman Catholic Cemetery Happy Valley, yester day, to pay their last respects to the late Mr. Francisco Maris Roza-Pereira. Many floral tributes from relatives
laid on the grave.
friends were
Mr. Roza-Pereira passed away at his residence, 1, Cambay Build- ings, Kowloon, the previous day. He was 56 years old and the fa- ther of the well-known swimmers and sportsmen of that name, Leav ing Queen's College, then known as the Government Central School, he served with the Pacific Mail Steamship Line ng an assistant to his father, the late Mr. A. M. Roza-Pereira."
In his younger days Mr. Roza- Pereira was very fond of shooting, rowing and swimming. He was a member of the V.R.C. and won many prizes. In 1800 he represent- ed the Colony in the Swimming In- terport. He was also as enthusias. tic water polo player.
Deceased leaves a widow and three sons, Francisco, Cartinho and Leonard, also three brothers and three sisters, to whom every sympathy will be extended in their sad bereavement.
DUTCH INDUSTRIES FAIR A SUCCESS.
**SEVENTEEN COUNTRIES.
PARTICIPATE.
The 2nd Dutch Industries air was held at Utrecht from March IT to 90. The number of participants amounted to 1,298, while the number of visitors may be roughly estimated to about 120,000. This Fair has been the most satisfactory one ever held, a special feature being the in auguration of the second Industries Fair Building.
Authentie replicas of famous spots in Paris Shinghai, the South
Seas and other parts of the world are reproduced for the swift action Miss Chatterton of the drama. plays several ages, the play opening with her as a young woman and finishing twenty years later.
THRILLING SEA DRAMA AT
MAJESTIC,
A great screep triumvirate--- Hobart Bosworth, Jacqueline Lo gan, and Richard Arlen play the leading roles in Columbia picture's great drama of the sea," The Blood Ship," which is now at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon. Mr. Bosworth's role offers greater opportuni- ties than any he has yet essayed. Miss Logan is cast as his daughter, and sustains the romanee with Richard Arlen. The picture is thrillingly realistic, and has its set- ting waterfront in San
He hoped, without anticipating the report of the Commission Banking, that it would evolve re- commendations that would make finance and capital the handmaid instead of the master and control- ler of industry,,.
If we wore to have rationalisa- tion. he said, we must have ration-
The
un-
afisation of population as well as of industry. Therefore we had to: attack the problem, afresh. twelve-hour day had proved economic,, The eight-hour day, was becoming almost as uneconomic. and we would have to begin not a ery for a six-hour day as a politi cal issue, but to direct our minds to see that the producing side of industry was carrying its quota. even if it was carrying shorter hours and langer leisure.
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board the old dipper ship "Golden Bough," called the Blood Ship," George B. Seitz directed. Special music accompanies this picture..
A SPURIOUS CHOP.
FORTUITOUS ESCAPE FROM. STIFF PRISON TERM.
Man On, an unemployed Chinese, of 10 Reclamation Street. was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindseli at the Central Magistracy yester- day with possession of a chop of the Nam. Cheung-kes when he knew that the same was not genuine.
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Defendant: To obtain goods. roomed European House with Tennis lagistrate: Oh, I sec. You Lawa, Garage, outhouses, and well laid oat and fully planted flower and regat are quite frank about it.
Sergeant Ritchie said that the de-able garden, &c. covering over 30,000 square feet of lauad. Possession in JUXE fendant was formerly employed at
next. Apply to J. M. WONG, 38, the Man Cheung-kee, painters, in
Connaught Road. Wanchai, but he was dismissed three months ago.
On the 8th of this month he met a lime kiln dealer' in Namtau. Re- presenting himself as an agent of the Man Cheung-kee be arranged to suplpy the man with 30. totis of coal. The lime kiln dealer, in turn, was to deliver to the defend- ant five tong of lime and to pay him a cash adjustment.
the
On the 10th of this month both men were in Hong Kong and spent night in Samahuipo. The next morning the defendant went to a public letter writer and had written an order for 30 tons of coal to be delivered. He next weat to an engraver and ordered a chop in
the name of Man Cheung-kee to be made. The false chop was then stamped on the order.
The defendant returned to the lime dealer and handed him the false order for 30 tons of coal, at the same time asking for imme- diats delivery of the lime. The lime dealer agreed, but before he executed his promise he met friend, whom he told of the deal. Numerous and considerable trans- The friend was auspicious and ad- actions were made in all branches 'vised him to ascertain whether or of industry and great satisfaction not the order was genuine. with the very good results obtained
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Serget. Ritchie: I was instruct ed on this charge by the Public Prosecutar.
cipants. Apart from the intenser document 1. interest manifested on the part of Dutch business circles, the Fair was characterized by a great increase in the number of foreign visitors, es Mr. Lindsell But you have bet-- pecially from Germany, France, ter evidence of uttering, a forged Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia, Switzer- document. I don't know why you land, England and America. Im abandoned the major charge for a portant transactions were done for minor one. On what grounds did the account of Scandinavia, Italy, the Public Prosecutor refuse to ap- Austria, Poland, "Egypt and Java. ply this major charget Is there. The new-wing of the Industries anything known about him?. I. Fair Building is of very considerable can't see how I can give him more dimensions, containing five floors, than three months on this charge, but, in addition to the use of the but I could give him six months on semi-permanent hall (measuring the other.
well over 10,000 square feet), the The Magistrate passed a sentence erection of temporary pavilions and of three months' imprisonment. exhibits in the open air had to be provided for as well.
MR. BEVIN'S HOPE.
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Participation was as mentioned below:-Holland, 850; America, 40; Belgium, 25; Danmark. 2; Germany, 157 England, 55; France, 46; Hungary, 1; Italy, 5; Japan, 2; Norway, 1; Austria, 10; Spain, 1 Stecko-Sloviticedenz
South Afrina, Switzerland, Addrrasing the annus
the annual confer Total number of participants: eace at Swansea recently of the, 1,208.
tinplate section of the Transport. The next Fair will be held at and General Workers Union, Mr. Utrecht from September 9 to 18 Ernest Bevin, general secretary, 1930. The group Utensils and alluded to the Welsh tinplate in- Machinery for the Daily Industry dustry as one of the bright spots will participate in the next Autumn in British industry, and said if Fair as a special group,
there had been the same cohesion
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