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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1931.
MOZART COMMEMORATION
CONCERT.
ENJOYABLE PROGRAMME.
Mozart's 176th birthday was vele. brated all over the world last night. Hong Kong played its part in 'the festival with a very enjoyable çon. cert at the Helena May Institute,
CHARGES IN DIVORCE.
HUSBAND'S EARS BOXED.
ATTEMPTED MURDER ALLEGED.
OPIUM IN SARDINE
BARRELS..
"INNOCENT FISHERMEN "
AT MARSEILLES.
Paris. April 12-A new method. of opium smuggling has been dis- covered at Marseilles.
The smugglers are ostensibly fishermen engaged in entching sar
dines, and they operate in conjune | tion with other snagglers stationer "on hourd ships.coming from the Fast. The latter lake the 'drug, which has been embarked at some Chinese port, and pack it in largy Tin drums which are buoyed and dropped over the side several miles
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from the const.
FILMS OF CITY LIFE.
EDINBURGH SCENES FOR
POSTERITY,
ARRIVALS.
May 10. Chenglu, British sbr., 19993 dona,
Capt. W. L. Thomus, front Wahu, Stonecutters Anchorage, --B. &. S. Komsan Maru, Japanese sing 1,533 toms, Capt. T. Kotake, frems Newchwang. Kowloon Hay-
.:B.K...
The Edinburgh Film Guild has inmugurated an idea which, might by copied, with advantage, They propose to make a blu of Edin- hurgh from the formal life of its | Menado Máru, Jujanesa“str., 2,156 people.
tom, Capt. T Kawansata, from Haiphong, O.S.K. Wharf.- 0.8.K.
It is not intended that the im should have commercial value, ra ther that it should-be an histories! | Protesilaus, British str., 0,118 tons, record of what Edinburgh is so- day.
Certnia British municipalities have lately accepted for their ar chives copies of the American St "The buoys, which might be taken| "All Quiet on the Western Front." for jobster pots, arouse 10 3115- Having thus started a film library, pition'. As soon as the ship his they might add to it by making possel, a bart puts out from the a comprehensive film of their own shore, steers for the buoy,, and town and is inhabitants every five hauls 'up the siñkef-drum.
Allegations by a, husband that All thus in the Colony who are his wife had tried to run over him interested in rausie were present, with a rastorear and to murder The ball was full, ani am sure 1m by pulling poison in his coffee anng had cause to regret, reaturing wire made and drated in a divorce ot in a thunder storm, they didit, the hearing of which conclud- not seem to anyway, as the aped before Mr, Justice Bateson and aspreis jury in the Divorce pinuse was most enthusiastic
Mr. Bowes-Smith began by gis Court.
Th
petitioner, Mrs. ing very resting arvottat of
Xina the life of Mozart, tire infant Elizabeth Courage, whose address genius, who composed at the age
was given as Launton Rectory, aggr aisia. He was the favourite of nicester, Oxfordshire, sought the the courts of Europe, but was still dissolution of her marriage with a poor man when Iris brilliant career
Mr. Ronald Ernest Ferrera Cour- was em short in his thirty-six year. 1. farmer, firing at Farmente, In this short time, however, he had | Winchcombe," Glouvstershire, composed six hundred works, pang | the ground of his alleged adultery ing from sonatas, operas, and con- with 31ss Sarah Haywarik former- eprtoy to a invad organ inne. Ob-ly employed as nursery governess viously in the limited time available to the children of Me, and Mrs for the concert all this could not Coneage nt Farmente, be represented in the prograRING Mr. Courage had Miss Hayward landed and transferred to certain It should be n-free and easy con was exerdiendly chosen and of greet | denied the aftrgations, and Mr.tairs on the quays which do a re-eépliņu. Nothing would bore pos.
Carage petitioned for a judicia!aular traffic in drugs. Doctor Hahn, the Germua Con-separation on aernant of his wife's sal, was present with a large party alleged eriulty towards him. This I had done a great deal to en
vas denied by Mrs, Courage courage the production of the con- cart, and its necess is dar in great part to his interest and assistance.
Programme.
varirty. *
The programme wast 1. Introductory Remarks
A. M. Bowes-Smith. Trio in F Minor: Allegro-
Audpatini--Allegro
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1. Ore, F. Gonzales and L. Szente.
(a) Dau Veilchen
Mrs. R. Sanger. (o) Cherubino's Air from
The Marringe of
Figaro Mrs. B. Sanger.
Pianoforte Sonnta in D Major: Allegro-Largo
--Allegretto..........
SHORT INTERVAL.
11. Ore.
5. Sesunna's Air from "The
Marringe of Figaro"
Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith.
8. Quarkett in G Major:
(a) Allegm vivare assaj
(h) Menuetto (e) Andante Cntabile
F. Gonzalea. H. Evelie. 7. M. Rosario.
(d) Molto Allegra ... L. Szente.
God Save the King.
Accompanists: H. Ore and A. M. Bowes-Smith.
This was Mr. Harry Ore's Inst appearance but one in the Colory before he goes home. To-day he is giving his farewell concert at the Helen May Institute at 5.15. am sure that all music lovers Hong Kong will be there to give him an enthusiastic send off.
CHEER-O CLUB'S LAST DANCE.
DELIGHTFUL FUNCTION.
The Cheer-O Club held their last daner of the season last night in the City Hall. This is the last of series of dances that have been held during the past winter.
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The Apium or cocaine is thee, wealed in sine barrels of pardi es, while the boat returns to Marseilles. The precious cargo is
years or 84.
Such a film should not try to omulate the "news" rool," but sggk to be representative of the lives of the ordinary citizens at the time.
terity or the oral historian more If the Customs "authorities" or thing to discover each film begin- police manifest curiosity, thening with a self-antisfied Mayor smugglers point to the sardines 19 making a few introductory re- Counsel in the case were: M. evidence of a hard day's fishing. marks, then the Lady Mayoress Normand Birkett, K.U., and Str, Noct
Recently, however, this explana- | presenting prizes to self-conscious Middleton (instructed by Mesars.
tion was not accepted, and search | schoolgirls, followed by a, proces- Withers & Co.), appearing Jor Mrs.
was made in the boat, resulting in | dion of members of somg Order or Cineage and Mr. Cotes Prendy, the disenvery of several inndreds of tradespeople asing the film us K... Mr. Roland Oliver, R. of pounds worth of opium and a nieans for publicity, Mr. R. Bash James, and Mr. V. D.
cocnine. The inquiry which follow. Williams (instructed by Mesarsed showed that sardine Gabing has Gregory, Roweliffe & Co., agents regularly served as a mask for for Messrs. Pellait and Pellatt. smuggling. Banbury) for Mr. Courage and Mise Hayward.
Husband's, Oharges.
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to be virgo intacte. His Lordship proceeded:-
"Adultery is generally a matter of inference. In this case it is a matter of inference. What evidence have you of familiarity? There is no evidence of any kissing..
The real' object of such a film should be to catch the spirit of the period with no attempt at acting. This is the object of the Edinburgh Film Guild. They stata definitely only "prople in the streets and that actors should be avoided and
pers" should be used.
Capit, W. R. F. Holden, from Mike, Kowloon Bay.-B. & S. Tj.kembang, Dutch str., 5,025 ton3, Capt. P. Abbo, from Amoy, buoy No. Aa, J.C.JL. Tipanas, Datch mtr., 2,773 tonya,
Capt. L, F. J. Van Luuyken, from Auxy, buoy Na. A2.- J.CJL
yinan, British str., 2,100 tons, Capt. W. Show, from Amoy, buy No. BL-B. & S
Alster,
May 11.
German str. 5,329 tons, Capt. Habben, from Dairen, hony No. An.--Melchers & Co, Halidor, Norwegian str., 940 tons.
Capt. J Hausen, from Bang- kok, Iney No. C1-Thoresen & Co.
Haryanan Maru, Japanese' str.. 1,807 tone, Capt. K. Harigane. from Newchwang, Yauraati An- chorage.--M.B.K.
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up Sang, British str., 1,35 tons.
Capt. P. R. Gay Cusing, from Tsingtao via ports, West Point Wharf. J. M. & Co. · Kalyan, British str., 1,350 tanz,
Capt. C. P. Miller, from Swa tor, buoy No. B9.-B. & S. Kueichow, British str., 1,290 tons,
Capt. D. Williams, from Wei Hni Wei, buoy No. C3.-B. & S.- Linan, British sin., 1,350 tóns, Capt:
J. Layton, Trom Canton, buoy No, B.--B. & S.
Michael Jebsen, Danish str., 1,9j3
tone, Capt. M. lpland, from Hoihow, buny No. 318.-Ching Tong Ha..
President Cleveland, American str.,
Mr. and Mrs. Courage were mar ried in 1920 at St. Giles. Stons
Enticing Travellers. Stratford, Mrs. Courage was
Edinburgh, of course, lends itself daughter of the Her.
to a contemporary record. It is rector of Launton, Bicester. There
impossible to recall any profession; were two children of the marriage.
**But, of course, you must not al film which has taken advantage. Mrs. Comugr's case Was
forget there is more direct evidence of its beauties, either of Princes- almost, from the first the marriage than mere familiarity, because street or the wonderful skyline of was unhappy, largely because, she there is evidence about Miss Hay-the Castle and the Royal Mile. alleged, her husband was tyranward's slippers and heï handker- There are hundreds of towns to nscal. In March, 1928, 31iss Hay chiefs and the find of the young which the same idea could be ap.. gerd went to Farmente as nursery lady asleep in bed.. Would you plied, where the professional film governess, and she used to acconsuppose that she would have left companies and the travel agencies pany Mr. Courage about the farm
fer slippers behind, or the hand-have failod as yet to make the most Their association beame vuck that kerchief behind, or even left her of the opportunities.
Mrs, Courage alleged that adultery fought to be inferred.
In spite of the concert at the Helena May Institute a large nun. ber of ladies attended and the dame was a great sucress.
Mrs. L. C. F. Bellamy, chairman of the Indies committee, was charge of the dance and the music was furnished by Mr. True's.Oiz hes- tri.
Mrs. Courage also alleged adultery hetween her husband and Miss Hayward on specific dates in. 102 and 1940, and that her husinud ask ed her in July, 1930, to sign a deed of separation.
In his petition for judicial separation Mr. Courage alleged that. from a year after the, amrringe his wife was guilty of cruelty to him; that she gave way to fits of violent temper, and used to abuse him and kick him without reason.
self behind to make it quite clens what was going on, and to put her», seli at the mercy of the different servants?"
Referring to the 'allegation of of tempted poisoning, Mr. Justice Bateson said that it was said on belm of the husband that the hund which put the poison in the removed all traces of it.
c
Perhaps
local enthusiasm and knowledge
only to be worthy of posterity, but may produce such memorials, not
also to act as a practical means of enticing travellers to this country.
The Edinburgh Film Guild have started an idea well worthy of de velopinent.
opffee were nasty and the Bler al complained about it, was it unlikely, he asked, that somebody HONG KONG METEOROLOGIJAI would throw it away? Were they like this was made out in circum going to infer that a serious charge
stances of that kind i
Were they
sure really what did happen!
"The Car Story."
His Lordship concluded: "The.
REGISTER.
Hong Kong Observatory, May 11.
Previous On DatejOn Data Day at at jet 4 p.m. 19 a.m.
4 p.to.
Mr. Courage also alleged that his wife was extravagant and neglected the home and children. He alleged
29,78 in that on July 20, 1927, his wife, while driving a motor-ear, tried to rau over him, and that on October
The hall was attractively decor-22, 1926, she attempted to murder ated with Angs, The outer hall him by putting poison in his coffee was nicely arranged and a delight-
Mrs. Conrage admitted boxing ful evening tea was served after the dute.
MOTORIST TRAPPED IN BLAZING CAR.
MYSTERY'ACCIDENT NEAR
SURREY BEAUTY SPOT.
last point is the car story, There Barometer.... is no doubt, that the wife was Temperaturo royed at being kept waiting so Humidity...
Wind- hg that she thought she would
Direction reias the train. She became anxious Foroo and got in the ear and went on. The husband thought that there Weather ... was plenty of time. She did not.
Rain..
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8,383 tons, Capt. G: W. Yard- ley, from Manila, Kowloon Wharf-Dollar Line.
Rheinland, German atr., 3,998 tone, Capt. Hesselmann, from Shang- hai, buoy No. A0-Jchsen &
Seochow, British str., 1,594 tous,
Co.
Capt. W. T. Hodge, from Can- Lun, buny No. B20.-B. & S. Taiping, British str., 2,582 tons, Capt. A. M. France, from Manila, Holt's Wharf.-B. & B Wing Wo, Portuguese str., 495 tons, Capt. 1. D. de Lemos, from Kwong Chow Wan, Suikong Wharf-Wo Hop & Co. Yuanta, Chinese str., 2,985 tons, Capt. J. B. Olsen, from Port Arther, uoy No.. Bes.-D.K.K.
PASSENGERS
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| her husband's ears once and calling 1 That is not an uncommon thing Highest open-air Temperaturo, 16 scille, Mrs. J. Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
himu Jinron two occasions,
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alleging good cause. She denied all the other allegations.
Mertical evidence in support of Miss Hayward's claim that she is A | virgo intorta was given by Sir Henry Simpson, Brook-street. Gros vener-square, W., and Dr. Guy Wood.
Reginald Bailey, of Frensham, Surrey, was burned to death when- his car overturned near Frensham Great Pond.
Apparently no one saw the ne- cident, Int the Vicar of Tilford, who was near the scene, said that he had been told that Bailey's car turned over on the roadside bank in avoiding a motorcyclist.
The Vicar said that the car was n white-hot mass in a few minutes.
It blazed so fiercely that the Farn- ham brigade could do nothing with it.
Bevor want to see such a thing again," he added. "I could not sktop for thinking about it."
Mr. Bailey was to have picked up a party he had previously driven to Frensham Pond. When he fail ed to appear a mesange was sent
Then when she came in sight du she say, 'I will make him get out of the way. He won't stop there,
Lowest open-air Temperature, 12:18.C. II. Morris, Rey, and Mrs. L. C. MeAlice, Master Robert McAlfer, B-Blue sky O-Cloudy; DMr. B. Michols, Mr. J. Nielsen, ngu if he does I can get past him. Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning;
am going to get past him. The M-Mist; O-Overcast, P-Passing Rev. Fr. G. Ormaschea, Mr. A. B. and was wide enough, and she was showers; Q-Squalls; E-Rain; T Hart, Mr. A. E. Ffeiffer, Mra. F. aughow not going to miss the train.
Thunder.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.
From May 12 to 18, 1931,
HIGH WATER,
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"Do you think you can way she wanted to run him down and kil him, or do you think it was just another of these domestic troubles that were gradually creeping on Dr. Thomas Watts Eden, pre-
between these two parties!". sithat of the Royal Society uỀ The jury, after an absence of 10 Medicine, and Dr. Thouias George minutes found that there had been Stevens, Wimpole-street; W., were
to adultery between Mr. Courage and Miss Hayward, and that Mrs. caled to support Mrs. Courage's Courage had not been guilty of contention that Miss Hayward's ineruelty to her, husband.
Bfr. Justice Bateson dismissed nocence was not necessarily to be
Loth petition and cross-petition. and directed Misa Hayward to be inferred.
Miss Sarah Hayward, the inter-dismissed from the suit with costs
With regard to the corte of the vener, gave evidence denying Mrs. wife's petition, his Lordships said: Wod. 13 Curage's allegations. Mr. Courage I think the wife should have no
The case has failed. I Thur. 14 also gave evidence in denial of his costs.
thought it was a trumped up casa wife's charges.'
ha lot of servants of a very poor | Fri cinas. I don't think this case ought ever to have been brought; it is est. 10 because of that that I think tho wife's petition should be dismissed. Sun. without costs, except such costs as she has already received, and refuse to extend the security,"
Matter of Inforance. Mr. Justice Bateson, summing
to the garage which he ran in hart-up. pointed out that the young nership with his brother. The bro-woman against whom the charge ther turned out in another car, was made at ones offered herself for He saw the smouldering remains
of his brother's car within Yay médicalexaminationinfetalche sucti
ing its tragic significance.
(Continued on next Column.)
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Marie Roberta, Mr. G. A. Ronnach, Mrs. E. M. Rummell, Mrs. A. H. Scott, Masier William Scott, Major J. Schock,. U.S.A., Mrs., J. L Schock, Mr. So Ho Toy, Mr. H. Sucbaripa, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Silverio, and Mr. Jose Valdes.
The following passengers left yesterday by the 9.8. Porthos:--
Mr. F. V. Jensen, Mr. J. J. Levin- toff, Mr. 8. Bercovitch, Mr. J. H. Elias, Mr. N. N. Vargassoff, and Mr. J. Altshuler.
The R.M.S. Empress of Japan arrived at Kobo in May 10, 19.30
pm left Kobe yesterday at 4 a.in is due at Shanghai to-morrow atam, and will leave that port the same day al 5.30 pim. '
The B.I... Sirdhana will leave for Singaporo, Penang and Cal- cutta on or about Thursday, May 14, at 10.30 a..