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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1932.
LONELY BOY PEER.
NOTES FROM KONG MOON.
LONEL
MORE MOTOR ROADS PLANNED.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
נ.
Kosa Moon, June 18.
RANCHER EARL'S SUCCESSOR..
HERMIT LIFE IN CASTLE.
dent.
to
The Earl of Egmost,, who came. from Canadian dunch in 1920 The Sun Wool Magistrate na chuim the tislo, and was known as requested the people in Chiu Lin the Rancher Enet, died in hospital and Hoh Tong to appoint their at Southampton last month from local committees for the raising of injuring received in a motor acei funds and for the early construction of public highways on the land of Chiù Lin, and in the Hoa Tong district across the river cast of Chiu Lin. These motor roads will thus link up the important centre of Sin Laam with Hoh Tong, Chip Ein and Pak Kai, the Port of Kong Moon on the West River.
sbenim
to a pilgrimage
Lord Ebury, whose death has been announced had also been a rancher in Canada in the fourse of a roving career, which is described in Page 3. Both peers are succeeded by 18 years-old sons.
"THE BEGGAR
STUDENE.
CHARMING HERO AND HEROINE.
JOLLY GOOD PROGRAMME AT THE QUEEN'S..
"The Beggar Student abowing at the Queen's Theatre is aa, ex- tremely jolly and tuneful musical comedy, with a Raritanian fortres town as the setting. There is a pompos aplone) in lows with the beautiful daughter of a penurious" countess, and a couple of begger
use for his own advantage but with students, whom the colonel tries to sorry results for himself.
The loneliest boy in England is
The plot masters little; the music the 18-yearold Viscount Perceval, who becomes Earl of Egmont on the and the alternate romantic and death of his father, the Räucheronmic scenes are the thing.
Who you see the names of the Earl.
,
Gates Locked.
"The Mother of a Dragon."* Last werk thousands of people
Since they came to live at Avon (east fashed on the screen they will from different parts of the province
"Yuet Castle, Ringwood," their ancestral probably be strangers all. But they made
Dale is. up the West River near home. in 1929, the Inte peer and his can act and they can sing Shirley a very lovely girl who Shing
have been inseparable com-
younger sister of Shiu Hing. A temple is erected son there over the tomb of the Muther panions in a life of solitude, and might be a
She sings Jeannette MacDonald the young earl is inconsolable at the of a Dragon. Scores of pastenger i
quite as well as the American star, and she will gain the extra assur junks, a few river stenmors, and hom of his father.
ance which she needs to make her many, smaller craft, with specially built upper-structures, drawn by As soon as he heard the nows he front rank star, 'with experience, launches swarmed up the motored to Southampton. On his Her acting is finely, restrained and West River.
return a few hours later he gave she has a pretty manner in the love The 6th day of the 5th moon was instructions that the gates of the scones. Lance Fairfax, the Beggar the special day of "worship at the mile-long drive to the castle should Student has the voice and the ap- temple of the Mother of the Dragon be locked, and no strangers adpearance, something in the Owen Natca, manner, for these romantic Later, great numbers acended to mittod. the ecol retrcuts on Teng Woo He spent some time this after-parts: The Colonel and his ser Mountain" where there are many noon discussing his affairs with Mr.geant are amusing throughout-- And they monasteries. On Sunday, June 12, Hicks, his agent, and the family particularly the Intter. these solicitor. Mr. Hicks told me that don't clawn their parts. it was quite a sight to sea
in What one always likes scores of gaily decorated junks and no arrangements had yet been made" smaller boats coming down the river, for the funeral and that the new British films is the little thumbrail crowded with men, women, and earl has not decided on his future sketches; flashes of real humour by the mirrors. There is one soldier little children, the special worship plans.
The Rancher Earl and his son led with a silly face who merely sings over for another year.
an almost hermi-like life at the with the Colonel's compliments," eastic. They had few visitors, the and he had the whole house rocking, great iron gates at the entrance to and that was all you see of him the drive wore seldom opened, and then there is a fat alderman, just they ussd only two or three of the to mention two of many, whose 40 rooms in the castle
brief appearances do in the mask much as the leaders to make the film a success and a delight,
Orickat Up the West River.
Going up the West River recent ly, the men from a British gun- boat anchored not far from Kam, Lei, were seen out on a level stretch of ground on the north bank of the river enjoying a game of cricket in the warm June sunlight..
A Fatality.
Lost Tuesday morning a little Chinese lad was knocked down and instantly killed by a motor" car driven along the Bund quite near the Custom House. The driver was arrested.
Porsonal,
Rev. D. McRno of Shek Kei was 4 visitor la Kong Moon for two day's this week. Rev. M. S. Ady and Mrs Ady with their two children passed through the Port this week from Yeung Kong.
Cholera!
There have been several deaths
own
They cooked their own meals, as them in the kitchen, washed up afterwards and made their
It is not the perfect ihn. There beds, na servuota being kept in the is, a certain incoherence in the house.
earlier part, but it is great fun and has charming music.
The Only Servants. The only servants they retained were seven gardeners, and the gar dens and grounds were always kept ia perfect order.
"
The earlier part of the pro- grammo includes a miniature revue, extremely well done and some broad British humour by Ernie Lotinga.
If anyone wants to give the child- E do not like being waited an and pandered to as though I were ren jolly and clean afternoon's made of china, the late earl onea said to one of his gardeners. He entertainment, with films they can the understand, this programme at the end. remained a backwoodsman to
Queen's can be wholeheartedly re- commended,
He made himself responsible for the education of his son, who is probably the only peer able to break in a horse er throw and brand a
eteor.
The earl had become a familiar figure to the villagers of Ringwood, and was fond of chatting with them,
from cholora reported in the dis-particularly about horses and re trict within the past week.
Rain!
ing. Only a few days ago he was talking to one of them about his 35 tickets in the Irish Sweepstake on the Derby, and discussing what he With an abundant rainfall dur-would do if he drew a horse. ing the past two weeks the water in
....
RB.
BETH BERI THE DANCER,
,"
TO APPEAR AT KING'S THEATRE.
According to announcement made
Be son, the new earl, was rarely by the management of the King's sgen in Ringwood. His great in Theatre Hong Kong, theatre-goers
the West River is rising rapidly.terest mems to be motor-cycles, and will soon have the priviledge of
With our new bund raised to
A
higher level, it is not likely that there will be any danger of food.
ANOTHER MURDER?
BODY FOUND ON 13 MILE BEACH.
The Police suspect murder'in a case in which the body of a Chinese was seen at 13 Mile Beach in Kaw loon.
The circumstances which proceed ed death indicate that a murder of the most cowardly type was com- mitted.
he spends hours riding a racing
model along the castle drive and the rough roale cut through the pine woods on the estate.
Ima told that he has ambitions te rida in motorcycle races and had his machine specially tuned by leading dirt-track rider.
Tragic Family.
secing Miss Beth Beri, the well-
known musical comedy artiste, in a
programme of dances,
Miss Beri has been featured in lending musical productions in both New York and London where her! work has been very well received by the erities. She is at present making a tour of the East including Shanghai, Hong Kong and Manila The late earl, who succeeded," on
in her journey. According to ad- the death of his cousin, the 9th earl, vance information received from there in January 1929, was born in 1873
Shanghai hoy appearaner He left his birthplace. Acocks avoked enthusiastic response.
a young Mies Beri's repretoire includes Green, Birmingham, as man, married in Montreal in 1911, several dance numbers originated by and was ranching in Alberta when herself and her beauty and grace he was called to England to become assure her success wherever she. a poor.
appears. His wife died in 1910, two years after the birth of his son.
Her engagement at the King's Theatre, commencing Sunday, Juns His death is in line with tree will be in conjunction with the The body which was that of tragic history of the Percovals. It recent Paramount hit, "Tomorrow and Tomorrow" featuring Ruth middle-aged Chinese, was soen oak-would not be easy to mention an ed,-with-the-arms and logs bound other peerage with so many tragic Chatterton and Paul Lukas. together with rough twine. It was episodes in ita family history
In 1077 Robert Perceval, an heir seen on the beach by Chinese fisher- men who hastened to inform the was murdered, and his blood-stained palice. A police party set out im-duelling sword was found beside by Reynolds. Hoppner, and other Prime famous artists, which used to hang mediately but when they arrived, him. Spencer Perceval, there was no sign of the body. It Minister of England, was murder in the ball of the castle, were sold is thought that the tide may have er in 1812 in the labby of the House, to pay death duties a few months washed I pray, though the fisher of Commons. Another Paroval who after the Bancher Earl established men who saw it were of the opinion would hays been Earl of Exmout himself at Avon Castle. that it was lying above the high was murdyed in America in the
'eighties. water mark.
The Inte earl would have staved Police are of the opinion that it the tide is not responsible for the in Alberta had he not thought that disappearance of the body: then it the Percoval estates,
variously
is considered koty that the mar reckoned to be worth £400,000 or derers must have been aware of áta | 2500,000, would assist his son to a discovery and when the fishermen better position.
laft, disqeed of it. A look-out is The pictures of ancestors painted being kept for the body.
(Continued at foot of pert column.
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of rain before the middle of July to replenish their present senat round, about Malir and the hills
The right to the title was contest ed in June 1920, the claimants being the late earl, or Priddis, Alberta, Canada, and James W. Perteral, a 66-years-old Hornacy, N., baker,
It was not until July 1930 that supply Later napther claimant appeared the litigation was concluded and
of Kohistan, from where its water supply and coordingly hope that
is
has drawn,
nof the present shortage of wafer will
months-Times India. the late earl's right was definitely received a drop of rain during the disappear. After one and half
last two yeaTS, established.
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