CENTRAL
THEATRE
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW ONLY]
BY SPECIAL REQUEST WILL NOT BE SHOWN
ELSEWHERE IN THE
COLONY
CAMPAIGN AGAINST. MALARIA.
COMPLETE REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1931.
STABBING AFFRAY AT KOWLOON GODOWNS.
WATCHMEN ASSAULTED BY
GAMBLERS.
At the Sanitary Board meeting. Leung Yu, Leung Kam and Leung yesterday. Mr. Lo naked the foilin were charged yoatorday before lowing queations with reformes the Mr. Butters at the Kowloon Police AT 2.30, 5.10, 7 16 & 9.20 p.m.||reports of the Malariologist ----
Court. (a) with causing grievous "With refereno to my questioria bodily harm to Ho Cho nnd Yip December 0, 1930 and the Sik on December 30, 1930, nt No. dnswers of the Head of the Sani-1 Wharf, Kowloon, and (b) with tary Department to me of the same assaulting Ho Hin and Wan Stu date, in the course of which he at the same place:
Detectivo Sergeant Kellett, pro- stated that the reports of the Ma- lariologist on Lyceman and Tai-secuting, stated that the complaine koo were forwarded to the Governants were employed as watchmen, ment by the Hon. the Director of fand in the day in question defend Medical and Sanitary Services unta, who wore hawkers,. mado a nuisanco of themselves on the with his recommendations on Octo- ber 4 and 14, 1930- respectively, wharf. The watchmen attempted to that the Government was then not turn them off, but the hawkers as- in a position to announce its in-suited them,
On December 30 at about 3 p.ni. tiations on the recommendations submitted and that the question of as the result of a telephone mes- publishing the recommendations sage received from Kowloon Co- had not been considered by Gov.
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"Will the Head of the Sanitary Department be good enough to as certain from the Government and inform the Board whether the
Government has now had time to reach a decision in regard to the publication of the reports of the Malariologist together with the director's recommendations, for the information of the public?
Will the Head of the Sanitary Department ask the Government to supply copies of the documents to the members of the Board for their information,
down, witness went to the whar fingora office, where he saw the three defendants who had been de
ined' by watchmen. He saw Ho Cho (complainant) suffering from a wound in the abdomen. The three
defendants were arrested and taken to the Police Station. In the charge room witness searched first defendant and found a pair of scissors in his overcoat pocket.
Yip Sik (complainant) then enter- ed the charge room, and showing a wound he had received in his back pointed to first defendant saying,
that man stabbed me." then sent both the injured men to
e Kowloon Hospital.
Witnesa
The reply of the Head of the Yip Sik, giving evidence, suid Sanitary Department was as fol--that he was on duty at No. 1 Wharf
lows:-
I am authorised to reply that on the day in question when he when the Malariologist has made enw Wan Siu being struck by second & comprehensive survey and has defendant, witness tried to seize the submitted a complete report onlatter, but his shoe came off, and the Colony it will be published, while he was bending down to put Meanwhile estimates are being pre-it on again, he received a blow in. pared with a view to dealing with the back.
permit.
inatters of special urgency as funds Wan Siu (another watchman) 1 shall be glad to apply on be.aaid that ho saw a crowd of people half of unofficial members of the gambling on the wharf. He went Board for copies of such report.
SWEDISH ROYAL LOVE MATCH.
KING OBJECTS TO CHOICE OF BRIDE,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2.
A Royal love romance is tho subject of a Court circular issued to-day, in which H.M. King Guatay
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up to them and told them to clear off, and confiscated" their playing cards. He then blow a polico whistle, and three watchmen came up. There was a fight and witness received a stab under the heart, and lost consciousness. He did not know who had stabbed him.
The case was remanded.
WATER EXPERT'S FEE. TO COST HONG KONG 8100
PER DAY..
At the last meeting of the Straite finally refuses his consent to the Council on January 12, it was de engagement of his grandson, Princecided to recommend that a foo of Lennart, to Miss Karin Nisswandt, 8100 per day be charged to the daughter of a Stockholm account-Hong Kong Government for each
Princo Lennart had publicly antention at that port.
day of Mr. Murnane's Special re nounced the engagement, but the Wo understand that Mr. Murano circular says: The Constitution is the head of the Water Depart- provides that a Prince of the Royal House shall not marry without the ment of the Singapore Municipal. Council, and that his advice on knowledge and consont of the
water matters relating to Hong King. After long and earnest con: Kong was solicited by the Retrench- sideration the King has decided ment Committee, at the time of that it is impossible to consent to his passing through the Colony a the marriage.” ·
It is learned that Prince Lennart abort while ago. I prepared to abide by all the legal and constitutional quences of the marriage, but the marriage has been postponed and the date not fixod.
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The Committee quickly recognis. the value of such an authorit tive opinion, and after communi- cations had been exchanged between the Hong Kong and Straits au- thorities, it was agreed that Mr. Murnane, who was then returning from leave, should prolong his stay in Hong Kong for a few days, and give his nesistance to the Re trenchment Committee on the local waber question.
MORE MONEY REQUIRED.
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE ON
GOVT, PURCHASES, ...
over a number of small payments THE SILVER SCREEN.
to the Crown agents.
The above is to be mot from sav- inge under rent of quartons for Indian warders.
Kowlonu-Canton Railway; Speci The following itoms of supple.ul expenditure," locomotive wheel mentary expenditure will be pre-balancing machines, 83,200.
Provision inade in ostimates, sented to-morrow for the considera- tion of the Finance Committee of 84,000, the Legislative Council:-
Prison Capartment: Incidental expenses, 8100.
Provision made in estimates, 82,000.
This is due to fall in exchange
Contract price
Plus dept chargo
In February 1930 an indent for 14 locomotive" wheel balancing ma chines was placed with Crown agonth. 84,900 was provided in estimates but the total cost now works out as follows:
Freight, inspection charges, etc. .......... Estimated insurance charges
Loading charges
Total cost augu .Sny
Loss amount provided in estimates.
£400.0.0 at 1/3=87,390.40
0.10,8
100.33
期
27. 4.3 1/3)= 421,35 22.00 1. 7.0 at 1/3 =
-£395. 2.5
$8,070.10
2,27
..88,072.37
·8,100.00
4,000.00
$3,200.00
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"ROMANCE.".
In playing opposite Greta Garbo in "tomance," which is now at the Queen's Tlicistre, Gavin Gordon undertook one of the most difficult nasigninents before the microphone, As the minister-lover of the opera star in the picturcization of tho Edward Sheldon play, Gordon po- noted the part of a man 29 years, old. In the prologue and epilogue. scones, however, he had to himself physically and vocally fifty years, appearing as a man Bouring | eighty.
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Clarence Brown directed the new Garbo talkie for Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer from the adaptation by Bees Meredyth and Edwin Justus Mayer of the play in which, Doris Keano triumphed on the stage.
Lowie Stone heads the supporting east which includes Elliott Nugent, Florence Lake, Clara Blandjek, Mathilde Comont, Henry Armetta and Countess Nina de Liguoro,
MEN OF THE NORTH."
Rushes" in foreign languages kept operators in the projection rooms at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in hot water during the Alming of "Men of the North," |which will open to-morrow at the
Queen's Theatro.
Every night the five goals of the picture whid Hal Roach directed in English, Spanish, French, Ger- man and Italiau, slowed up at the studio projection rooms to look at the "rushes." The operators put on the different reels and usually a wail came from the Spanish cast that it was looking at German and from the German that it was look- ing at Italian film.
The picture, a drama of the. Northwest by Willard Mack, was directed in all five languages at, once, each cast doing scenes in suc cession. The English cast includes Gilbert Roland, "Barbara Leonard, Arnold Korff, Robert. Eost; George Davis, Nena Quartaro and Robert Graves, jr.
CENTRAL THEATRE.
"WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH
POLE."
The management of the Central Theatre, receiving many requests. have decided to show to-day and
to-morrow only the daring fight of Rear-Admiral" Richard ́ ́E. ́Byrd across the South Pole in Para mounts "With Byrd at the South Pole,"
Never before has a better piz torial record been put on the screen. More than 30 miles of film were required to perfect it. From the moment Rear Admiral Byrd and his intrepid band of explorers landed in the unknown region at the bottom of the world," until they started the final, trek for home, the life they lead, the sights they saw, the thrills they experienced are in this film for everybody to wonder and marvel at.
CHINESE NEW YEAR
FULL SUPPLY OF WATER FOR
THREE DAYS. :
It was indicated yesterday by Mr. G. R. Sayer, Head of the Sanitary Board, that there will be full supply of water for three days during the Chinese New Year. Mr. Wong Kwong Tin asked: 1. Owing to sourcity of water and the consequential restriction of supplies, will the Head of the Sanitary Department consider the suspension of general house cleans ing two weeks before Chinese Now Year, and
2 Rocommend to the Water Au- thority to give a full house sup.- ply of wtaer two days before. and- after the Chinese New Year e February 16-18, both daya. in) 'clusive?
Mr. Sayor's answers to Mr. Wong Kwong Tin's question, were as follows:-
1. Instructions have been give to suspend house cleansing for two wooks from February 13 until February 20.
2. Despite the scarcity of wator the Water Authority is prepared to give the customary full house. supply on February 15, 10 and 17.
"HOME" FOOTBALL.
ENGLISTE LEAG!
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(TAROVON REUTER'S AGENCY:] BC
LONDON, Feb. 3. In the Second Division of the English League, Stoke defeated Preston, North End by 3 goals to 1.
QUEEN'S
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
Greta
Garbo
in her triumphant successor to "Anna Christië
Romance
brings the world to her feet. again as she did in "Anna. Christie" with her vibrant voice, her unforgettable beauty. with LEWIS STONE
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TO-MORROW
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ADDED. ATTRACTION CHARLES KING
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