CIRCUS INTRUDER,
PRETENDED TO BE A DETECTIVE,
EMPIRE FILMS.
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TRICKSTERS TRICKED.
TWO MEN VANISH WITH $1,000
One of the primary objects of
An ingenious method of obtain A Chinese was arrested yester the Royal Colonial Institute is to day, and charged before Mr. R. make the Empire known noting the sum of $1,000 at the ex- E. Lindsell this morning, for en- merely to its members from Over- panse of their master went awry tering the grounds of Isako's, but to the public of Great and two folis who attempted the Circus in Wanchai, by giving the Britain and, with this aim in view trick were compelled to return to excuse that he was a police detec- numerous meetings are held in the the shop minus the $1,000 which tive detalled to do duty at the course of the year at which in they had endeavoured to take for
portant subjects are discussed. themselves.
The story was told before. Major spot.
Mr. Henry Chan Haylitt, in Quite recently at n City luncheon, evidence, stated that he was the held under the nuspices of the C. Willson at the Central Magis- Institute, in. London, Sir Robert tracy this morning when the two assistant superintendent of the Donald, G.B.E, gave a most infokis were charged with larceny circus. The manager called, hinteresting address on the future of of the money by bailee, and alter- natively, conspiracy with intent to attention last night to a Chinese Empire films.
the who was strolling Inside
The speaker emphasized that defraud. from the point of view of Empire Sub-Inspector Androw explain- enclosure, Witness asked the In- truder what he wanted. and the Interests, the films must be re-ed that the two defendants wore coolies employed by the complain. reply was that he was a detective garded from several angles-as an
who
was the assistant sent there by the head Chinese entertainment, as an industry and, ant.
WAS asked to incidentally, as a medium of pro-manager of a shop in Bonham detective. He
By means of British Strand West. The day before yes- produce his pass, or proof of his paganda. identity, but defendant said that pictures the demoralizing effect terday the defendants were "ea- he had not brought his pass with excrelsed on native mentality by trusted with $5,000 for the purpose the demoralizing pictures often of paying two bills, one for $2,000 him.
communicated shown now, which too often mis-and another for $3,000, The manager
Apparently the bill for $2,000 with a constable who was on duty represent white civilization and in- near the spot, and the constable jure the prestige of Great Britain was paid, and the coolies then re- put similar questions to defendant. could be remedied. The film busturned to the shop with only Defendant on replying that he wasness if properly used could be the $2,000 of the remaining $3,000, and rentest medium for kultting the Empire closer together in bonds of understanding.
stated am hudled.
had that they
been a detective was asked to produce his police whistle. He failed to
The master, not being satisfied. do so and was taken into custody.
with their explanations, tock the" Mr. Lindsell remarked'
A Growing Demand.
defendants to the police station. Inspector James, who was pro-
There is growing demand for On being questioned they admitted sécuting, that defendant might have stated he was a policemen in British pictures, not only all over that they had entered into a cor- order to get himself out of an the Empire, but also in forcienspiracy with two other men to unpleasant position. It would be countries, including the United have two $500 bank-notes forged, a different mintter if he gained States. It is said that American to be substituted for two good admittance or did anything unlaw-exhibitors are discovering British notes. They would then take the ful whilst passing himself off as a pictures because their audiences forged notes to their master and like them. There has, in the past tell him that they could not pay police officer.
The good were forged. been a tendency to depreciate the the other bill because two of the be divided British capacity to produce good notes rictures, but it is satisfactor to notes would then learn that American film magnates among the conspirators.
According to the defendants' do not apparently share this view,
continued Sub-Inspector, for they are buying such pictures story, for exhibition In the Dominion. Andrew, they handed over the Aus-notes to the other two men, but particularly in Australia.
His Worship adjourned the case for twenty-four hours, in order to consider "the matter further.
HELPED HIMSELF TO BONUS.
TIMBER FOKI GETS HARD LABOUR.
The Chinese methed of giving an employee a bonus throughout the year, according to the flucta- tion of the business, was revealed in the Central Magistracy this morning.
Bier-
A shop foki who was charged with embezzling $96.24 from the Tso Mau Brm of timber chants, on various dates between April 27 and June 20, stated that
tralia is herself entering the pro-these men disappeared; and as de. duction field and is opening fendants were unable to get forgud special facilities for the exhibition notes they had to return to their
master $1,000 short.: of British pictures.
The American film magnate is awakening to the fact that the world wants a different type picture
He is not out to fight
Both defendants refused to say whether they were guilty or not. and explained that they were themselves swindled out of the $1,000.
His Worship convicted on the first charge only, sentencing each man to four months' hard labour.
public opinion, but to conciliate it and particularly wants to satisfy public demand within the British Empire which is at once, his largest customer and his greatest potential rival. The style of the early crude pictures has been kept up too long, but America realizes MARINE COURT CASES.
nation must
his employer had promised to give now that every
express its own national sentiment,
him certain bonuses
ut
the
completion of various items of business which he was negotiating, As he was hard pressed for
history, character, habits and PRISON FOR INSUBORDINATE ideals in its own pictures.
Breaking "Foreign Spell."
to establish. her Britain
STOREKEEPER.
||
At the Marine Court this morn
money, he deducted the amounts It is therefore essential to Greating, before Lieut. Commdr. G. F.. own Hola, Ng Tui, a storekeeper of the due to him before bis employer had sunctioned payment.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell, who was hear-school in this new art and break R. F. A. Belgol, was charged with ing the case, asked the defendant the foreign spell. Provided good assaulting Mr. R. O. Case, fifth how much he was getting a month.quality pictures are produced, any engineer of that vessel, on June Defendant pleaded guilty, and Defendant replied that he was get-facilities for getting them exhibit-23, whilst in Hongkong harbour ting $20 a month, and that he had ed in the Dominions will be forth-
There is no necessary although no evidence was offered, been employed with the wood deal-coming.
element material or personal-for it was learned that the assault was
with
two-inch ers for about two months.
The Magistrate: You get $20 a the making of the finest films committed
of one sentence. The belief that broken. A month as salary, and y you got which the Empire does not possess sparner and Mr. Case's teeth were nearly hundred dollars in commisiu abundance.
climate and sunshine are, indis-month's hard labour was inflicted, sion. What nonsense!
Sentence of six weeks' hard la-pensable for the production of the cost of prisoner's upkeep in
pletures does not hold good; prob- gaal to be deducted from bour was passed.
ably nine-tenths of the pictures wages due, up to the sum of £2.
Mr. Case appeared in person. are made in studios under artificial conditions, and for that matter the but was not called upon. Empire possesses every conceiv able variation of climate.
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Minor Offences. Three masters of cargo boats Very few inhabitants of Britain'
ever hope to visit the were charged with anchoring in Dominions, but the aims bring the the cable reserve, off Douglas In a few Wharf, and pleading guilty were ACCIDENTS.
Empire to their feet. years time moving pictures will be severally fined $5, with the alter- According to Police reports, a
and A finshing-boat master pleade science history, collision between two cars in Mac-used universally in the schools to native of five days' imprisonment.
teach donnell Road occurred yesterday, without anyone being injured; and geography, and will be the greatest guilty to using bright lights in a two Chinese have been taken to the single factor in making known and prohibited area, to wit, Yaumati Government Civil Hospital with in-in popularising the incalculableyphoon shelter, and was fined $10, juries sustained through being resources and amazing attractions with the alternative of 10 days
of all the Dominions and Colonies imprisonment. knocked down by motor cara
Mr. Nagen, chemist. 16 Macdon-within the Empire to the Mother nell Road, has reported that at 2.30 country and to each other. These yesterday afternoon he was driving educational functions of the film bis motor-car No. 2311 from Mac-should be encouraged and develop donnell Road to Garden Itond, whened for as a unifying force they another car, No. 1036, which way have no equal. proceeding in the opposite direction,
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