FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO U. S.
M. PAUL CLAUDEL NAMED.
"Paris, Nov. 30.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
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"THE ALASKAN
QUEEN'S.
ON S.S. TAISHAN,“
The outstanding feature of thà Never again scen after making film being shown at the Queen's Although no final decision has been taken, Havas agency under-a last-minute boarding of the 8.a. Theatre to-day, is the beautiful stands that the Government has Taishan at Canton, an American Alaskan chosen M. Taul Claudel as Ambau- sador to Washington,
scenery-snow-covered
army officer, identified from papera mountain ranges, pine woods and in his possession as Captain Ellis rivers. The AlmTho Alaskan D. Weigle, of the 91st Coast Artil-was coviously taken on the haléry, stationed in the Philippines, cene of its plot, which, however,
was found dead in the ladies bathroom on the upper deck short- ly after the vessel was berthed in Hongkong last night.
M. Debilly at present Minister to Bucharest will probably appointed to Tokyo-Havas,
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Paris, Nov. 30,
do not do justice to the rest. Thomas Meighan takes the role of an Alaskan who so loves the bear- of his ties and natural riches. country that he tries to stay the despoiling "big business' syndiente Examination of the corpse re-which would ruthlessly exploit the vealed that the deceased must have fish and the timber. Of course, his career in the Consular Service I made his way to the bathroom al-the head of the sydicate ig an n- most immediately after he embark-scrupulous villain who is eventual- ed, rigor mortis having set inly boater by the here in a thrill- long before the bathroom boy made ing bare knuckle, fight, and there the sensational "discovery."
M. Paul Claudel, whose appoints ment to the Embassy at Washing ton is confidently expected, starte
In the United States, and after; wards was for ten years in China. After filling a series of European posts. with an interval in Brazil, he was appointed French Ambas sador to Tokyo in 1921. He attain ed distinction in literature and is considered one of the leading lyrical poets in France-Reuter.
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[M. Paul Claudel whose family hails from Lorraine was born at "Villeneuve-sur-Fin, Aigne, in August, 1868. After studying law be entered the French consular service in 1892 and served succes- sively as Vice-Consul at New York and Shanghai, Consul at Tientsin (1906) and Prague (1000) and Consul-General at Frankfurt-am- Main (1911). From 1913 till the war, he held a similar post at Hamburg. During - the war he entered the diplomatic service and in 1910 was appointed Minister at Rio de Janeiro. Transferred to Copenhagen in 1919, he was sent to Tokyo as Ambassador in 1921. M. Claudel is perhaps still, better known through his poems, plays
A post-mortem examination is to be made to-day, and mysterious features in connection with the case may be cleared up.
Capt. Welgle went to Canton on Monday morning, and reached the Taishan yesterday afternoon just before she sailed. Six gold dollars (American) and about $2 local currency was the only money found on the body, though a ticket made out in the deceased's name by the N.DL. 5.5. Yorck was also in his possession.
The deceased officer had hung his hat and eat on the pèg, in the bathroom, and was violently sick before falling to the floor
ta a strong. love interest provided by the hero's rescue of and love for a girl whom the villain had previously forced into a loveless marriage.
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There are times when the story itself fails to hold, but the scenic beauties of the film are quite un- usual.
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BURGLARS SCARED.
AUTOMATIC BIRD WITH A
SHRILL NOTE,
Burglars of the "Raffles" type: between the bath and the door who made a haul of jewellery at In the soap dish, wrapped in brown, paper, were a number of 3 Park-lane flat, were disturbed crystals, resembling caustic soda, during their operations by an au- Bromide tabloids were also found. tomatic clock.
When the clock is lifted a lid topena and a bird appeary end,
and other literary works. While STRIPPED OF JACKETS. whistles a shrill note. Thus al-
A RICKSHA COOLIE'S -ACCUSATION,
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armed the intrudera cut short their visit, but the gems they took are valued at more than £1,000.
still a student, he wrote in 1890 the drama "La Tele. d'Or" A second play, "La Ville," appeared | In 1893. Both these works were) "published" anonymously and for a
The burglary was carried out time attracted no attention. In
with cool daring. Two foreign- 1994 appeared the first part of his
An employee of the Labour looking men of prosperous appear- philosophient treatise, "La Con- Maintenance Bureau appeared beance and polished manners drove fore Major C. Willson, at the Cen-up to the flat occupied by Mr. and Mra. Brooksbank, which had been tral Magistracy this morning, on placed in the hands of an agent. a charge of participating in steal-to be, let fürnished.
Balssance du Monde." Two years later he completed "Le Partage de Midi" and his first success came with the publication of his "Odes." While at Frankfurt he wrote the mystery play, "L'Annonce faite a Marie," which was first performed at Hellerau, Dresden, on October 6, 1912, and scored a great success "when it was first played in Paris at Christmas, 1912. In autumn, 1925, Claudel made a lecturing tour in England where he had a very good reception.j
DEMAND FOR MONEY.
ON COBBLER'S APPRENTICE.
rieksha cool:.0
ing two jackets from a private; Mrs. Brooksbank conducted them through the various rooms, and they expressed their, satisfac- Sub-Detective Inspector Shaftaini
tion with the place, and left say;}, said that it was alleged the coolie was induced to accompany the de-ing they would probably return.
Shortly afterwards Mrs. Brook- fendant to a latrine, where he was stripped of two jackets. He would shank left the flat, and it is evident also have been deprived of his that the men watched her depart- trousers, had he not stated that ure, for they soon reappeared af it was the only pair he had on. the door and informed the maid The coats were taken away by an-that they had arranged for their other man who had not been ar- solicitor to meet them there to rested. A demand was also made complete arrangements for the for money but to this the coolie inaney. was unable to comply, notwith-i standing the Bae of threats.. Later, the defendant was follow- ed and arrested by a Chinese con- stable.
A cobbler's apprentice the other day received a demand for com pensation because of alleged in-
Mr. FE. Loseby, instructed for juries which he is said to have the defense, applied for a remand.
licted when intervening in a fight on behalf of a small boy is stated that his case was that who was being attacked by three the defendant was merely looking
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The Missing Gems.
They were shown into a room to wait for the lawyer. Some time later they rang for the maid, ex- plained to her that there must have been some mistake in regard to the appointment, and departed. When Mrs. Brookshank returned
othera. Backing the claim were on when, a dispute occurred over she missed jewellers including threats of personal injury, a man
an engagement ring consisting of a gambling debt. claimed that his small brother Ball was fixed in the sum of a solitaire pearl in an oblong was grievously injured, but he $500, the case being then adjour-platinum getting, with a diamond believed that everything would be all right if $3 was paid.
ed.
in each corner, and brilliants in between two pearl solitaire rings set in pearls and diamonds, a pearl and diamond bracelet, inclu
The cobbler's apprentice took the matter before the Secretary An emigration agent was arrest-ding six rows of diamonds; Mrs. for Chinese Affairs, and it was ard at Cherbourg as he was embark-Brooksbank's wedding ring, and ranged that the notes, after beinging in the Empress of France, ona dagger pin, about six inches inscribed with distinctive marks, a,charge of embezzling the passage long, studded with emeralds and should be handed over at a ten-money of a number of Czechoslo-diamonds with an emerald in the
hilt. house. The police trap was duly vak emigrants to Canada.
carried out, and two men were ar-
rested, with the money in their
ponsession:
The case was heard before. Mr. R.E. Lindsell this morning, with Sub-Detective Inspector Shaftain, from the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, prosecuting,
In giving evidence, the com-" plainant stated that he was unable to find the money, being only an apprentice, but the men wern-not to be put off. When they becante intent, ho promised to fod the money exclaiming at the same time: "Where in this world are to be found two men as fierce as you are?"
The case was adjourned for the attendance of a witness.
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The Minister of Labour, Si Arthur, Steel-Maitland opened the resconstructed Salford Bridge, Watch the. Birmingham Corpura- tion has completed at a cost of ap proximately 3100,000.
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