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IN MEMORIAM.
John Henry Pidgeon-In mem- ory of a friend and a gentleman, The Bullfighter (An amazing adventure of John Henry) September 12, 1927. The Bullfighter-Part 2.
Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod)..De Groot & Edward O'Henry Cavalleria Rusticana-Intermezzo
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
DAY BY DAY
ommNCHATREDERIC HOSES OF PE
A GOOD OFFER SHOULD NEVER BE REFUSED UNLESS YOU HAVE A BET | TER ONE AT THE SAME TIME-Bca- confield.
Damage to the mudguard of his car was reported by Chan Tim, driver of car No 472 which came into collision with another vehicle nt the junction of Arbuthnot and Caine Roads yesterday afternoon.
at $3.35.
motor car
Tom Thumb Golf
Courses.
Screaming Women.
༄་་
Luring People from Church.
£200 a Day.
The charge is half a crown at
It must not be supposed that night for one round, with a day these tiny links are sweeping the
time fee of 18, 6d. There are
of
་་་
ply of British films could be obtain- ed at a reasonable price. One of the difficulties, it appears, is that British producers In the past have not felt inclined to rent their films, but only to sell them. It is possible. however, that this difficulty, and others as well, may be overcome by the scheme which is likely to be given a trial. This scheme origin-one Chinese case of typhoid fever.
Yesterday's health return shows A live bear as a "hazard" is new
in golf history. The innova-| Visit one of them at night and tion comes from Los Angeles, you will find it occupied by about ated with the Federation of Bri-
where it may be seen on one of the 125 people. There are boys and tish Industries, the idea being to
Tom Thumb golf courses now the girls, golfers and non-golfers, supply British films to the Colonies
rage writes W. F. Bullock in the solid citizens and their wives, all under the supervision of a Board
Daily Mail. A cub has been train-putting and chipping to the tune ed to stop the balls, which must of hearty curses from the men." would have the assistance of an Ad-
pass through the cage in which he When a poker game breaks up in is held. Those who have tried say the early hours the losers lure visory Committee chosen by the Co.
that you must be a clever golfer to the winners to a near-by course lonial Office, which would indicate
and strive to get their money back the type of film most suitable for yesterday by Yu Siu,
A report was made to the police pass the bear.
But the bear is only one item in at golf.
An eighteen-holes links oci the various overseas possessions.driver residing at 56. Caine Road, these miniature courses, which
tennis The Colonial Office Conference look to thee in Caine Road at 8.30 a.m. over night and are earning "get-courts and is fifty times more pro-
to the effect that whilst driving his have sprung up like mushrooms cupies the space of two ed with favour on this iden, and re-he ran over and killed a white fox rich-quick" fortunca for their fitable. When a novice makes n commended that the Colonial Gov- terrier belonging to Mr. K. Chan owners. New York alone has 180 hole in one he may be said to be of these vest-pocket links, which a victim to golf, for the rest of his erdments should give the necessary of 39, Connaught Road,
occupy any vacant piece of land life. guarantee of £1,000 in order to
Mr. D. A. Rushton, of the Gov-around the city. At night they "It is a great racket," said one finance the organisation for the ernment Audit Office, reported are lit by electricity, and co-owner, "if only it lasts. The chil- first year.
yesterday that whilst driving his thusiasts can be seen going home dren are there too. They get ud- the late or early der the players' feet and fall into car in Chater Road he knocked to bed at
the cups. The women scream if Hongkong cinemagoers will be down a Chinese male who suddenly hour of 3 a.m.
they make a good shot, and scream extremely interested in the deve ran out from behind another car.
if they don't.” lopments which result from the deep The lad was taken to the Govern ment Civil Hospital auffering from consideration given to the problem minor abrasions. by the Colonal Office Conference, es pecially since it seems more than A Chinese charged before Mr. about 5,000 midget links in Ameri- country without protest. They are Kowloon to-day ca, some of them earning £200 a meeting strenuous opposition from likely that our own Government will Whyte Smith at
with having stolen a roll of cloth day. They cost in outlay about many quarters. The churches are complaining that their Sunday be asked to contribute towards the from a ship in Shanghai Street was £1.000 with electric light installa morning services are unattended. scheme. While there may be re-sentenced to one month's imprison- tion, some patented courses sell with everyone away at golf. Blue grets that such a large proportionment. It appears that the defening for £400. The chief advan- laws, long buried in oblivion, are dant looked into the shop and see age of a patented course lies in being unearthed and applied to of the films shown here are Ameri-ing the complainant, having his the greens that are made of cot the new "immorality" that has can in origin, we cannot but pay a meal, he seized the opportunity of tonseed hulls dyed green, a good caught the country
New Jersey clergymen are com- ter than ordinary turf. tribute to Hollywood for the enter stealing the cloth which was valued putting surface and wearing bet
plaining that vest-pocket golf is prise and efficiency which have won
The story is that the first Tom cutting an even larger swathe in due reward in all parts of the world, General Maurice A. Cohen has Thumb linke was invented by a the church-going ranks than does Moreover, there is,, with the advent been in Canton on a flying visit Tennessee hotel owner, who con- the regulation course.
The East Orange City Council. of the talkies, a very obvious ef on Wednesday and was due to leave
from the capital. He arrived, there structed an ingenious course
miniature traps, bunkers, and has just passed an ordinance for- fort being made to give a "British" again for Nanking yesterday. After water hazards beside his proper bidding Sunday miniature golf. complexion to many of the new films, a short stay there General Cohen course built at a cost of £70,000. Within six weeks the city has been expects to leave on a trip to Europe. He found that his patrons were invaded by seven courses. A peti- by starring actors and actresses who During his brief stay in Canton abandoning the large course for tion opposing the Sunday closing can adapt themselves to the British he was entertained by a number of the miniature. He improved the sought by the churches was sign- officials of the Kwangtung Provir-little one, invented the cottonseeded by 10,000 citizens without avail. accent. None the less, with so
cial Government.
hull surface, patented the course. The president of the local cham- many really good films being pro-
and formed a company to exploit ber of commerce was a vigorous the idea. duced in England to-day, it does
supporter of the links. He in- At Kowloon Magistracy this
But little science is required. formed the council that most of seem incongruous that few of them morning, for hawking without al
Br the members were golf addicts reach the outlying parts of the Em-licence and resisting police arrest Indeed, it is said that the
chitects of full-sized links fail and agreed with him, that minia- a Chinese was fined $4, or seven pire. If the Colonial Office Con- days, and $10, or 14 days' impri- lamentably in designing a vest-ture course owners should have ference scheme does something to sonment. An Indian Sergeant said pocket course. Already a train the same rights as cinema pro- redress the balance, we shall all have that when he tried to arrest the school for specialists in the prietors. The offer of the Lillipu- defendant he struggled violently new art has been established. But tian links magnates to close up to and tore his (the Sergeant's) tunic, recently at East Orange, New one o'clock on Sundays was not
Jersey, four caddies built a home accepted. two wit-
But the clergymen are not the nesses, but they contradicted each made course on a vacant lot, for
which they charge only 2%d. a only complainants. These tabloid Anglo-American Sport.
round,
links are springing up bealde Some interesting figures regard-
It is lighted at night gratis by valuable blocks of city flats hous- ing the countries of origin of
Convicted by Mr. Whyte Smith Wednesday was a gloomy day
some neighbouring floodlights. ing hundreds of residents. They cinema 5lms shown in Malaya have for the British sportsmen in of trespass on the Yaumati Slip-The hazards are old
stovepipes are complaining bitterly that a junkyard, and the their nights are being rendered engaged in way a Chinese seaman, Chow Fuk, found in Leslie Sarony been made public in the report of America who were
was fined $1 or three days' impri-water hole" is an iron wash-tub. hideous by the shouts and laught tennis and polo contests. The sonment this morning. Detective The four youths are making a for-er from the courses. The police the Film Censors Department for
British polo went down for the Inspector Marks said the police had last year. In Hongkong no such second time this year, America received complaints from the Har-
tune.
in many localities have been ask- The regulation Tom Thumb links ed to prohibit the nuisance. They figures are available. Even thus retaining the Westchester bour authorities of thefts of small can be as varied as the wit of man are considering action. The only the Trade Returns, which are now Cup, while the three British par- articles from the Slipway. There can devise. There are drainpipes fear is, with the game so popular, once again being published, are not ticipants in the American lawn was a notice there in English and at all angles, you travel up hill that "Speakeasy" links will be de- Chinese. The defendant, as he
and down hill, and, as already vised to meet such an insistent helpful in this respect, since, what- tennis singles championship all said, might have gone there to see mentioned, you can pass a bear. demand.
failed before American opponents. a friend but he had no right to go Fan is the keynote of a success- ever the original source of the films, High hopes had been entertained there at all: the majority find their way here via this year that the polo team would
{ful links. China. We do not, however, need be able to recover the title last. statistics to tell us that the great won in 1914. Since that time majority of the films shown locally three international matches have are of American origin; we can see been played,, in 1921, 1924 and that for ourselves. The circum-1927 and each time America has stance may be regrettable, but there won by substantial margins. This
team year's British are good reasons to explain why doubtedly one of the best ever" to this is the case. We can only hope compete for the Westchester Cup, that the steps recommended by the but it met worthy opponents on Colonial Office Conference will even the other side. The British team tually result in a much larger pro- did not lack experience by any portion of British films finding means for Roark played in the
1927 games, while Lacey was their way to Hongkong.
member of the team in 1924. By winning on Wednesday America
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Little Pudden Basin
B-3494
Around the Corner
B-3484
B-3489
A Cockney Girl at the Cinema
B-3349
Wish Wynne
There's always something
13
.B-3412
I pitch my lonely caravan
.Walter Glynne
Where my caravan has rested
B-3455
I'm in the market for you (Film-"High Society Blues") Eleanor
B-3463
An Old Church Legend
B-3439
The Minster Bells
B-3454
Salut D'Amour (Elgar).
B-3468
Drink to me only with thine eyes
Played by Reginald Foort on New Gallery Cinema Organ
A Coltage for sale
Cryin' for the Carolines (Film-"Spring is Here")
Owing to the unfortunate illness riage arranged to take place on Saturday, the 13th Septem- ber, has had to be postponed to a later date.
of Mr. C. W. O. Bird the mar-
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
Gracie Fields
.Reginald Goss-Custard,
F.R.CO.
FRIDAY. pr. 12. 1930,
BRITISH FILMMS. *
Played on the organ of Alexander Palace, London, March Past of the Highland Regiments..... Pipers of the Scottish Command Tattoo Selections Cameron Highlanders
..Reginald Foori
Played on the New Gallery. Cinema Organ
The Empire Party Song
B-3473
Fat Flat Fish
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So far as Malaya is concerned, during last year 71 per cent. of have now won seven of the Inter- the films examined came from the national contests and Britain for the United States, 24 per cent. from three, a dismal record China (possibly many of these ori: Home country. America's supre- ginally from America), and two macy in the realms of most kinds of sport has been demonstrated per cent from other countries. This with somewhat monotonous re left three per cent. to be acgularity in recent years. Their counted for, and of this exceeding-golfers and tennis players visit ly small proportion two-thirds was England and carry of many hon- represented by "British Topical" ours. It seems to make and the other third by "British difference whether the Ordinary." It is recalled by the are in America or England the
results are generally the newspaper publishing these figures One bright spat on a dark English that three years ago a Film Quota record is Miss Betty Nuthall's Bill was introduced in the Colony, recent success in America, but providing that 71⁄2 per cent, of the there again it is generally admit- films shown should be British. It ted that if Mrs. Wills-Moody and
however,
carried some of the other famous Ameri- through, and apparently it is just can players had taken part there as well that it was not, for it would success to place on record. While seem impossible for exhibitors to deploring Britain's failure, we make up even that small percen- must express admiration for the tage. This quota question has American victories. It is true that again been rafaed by the Colonial the British pole team was by no mcans disgraced. On the other Office Conference, which is of the
hand it appears to have given the opinion that the introduction of Americans a distinct shock. But quota legislation should be favour it did not win. The next inter- ably considered. It was pointed national contest is one on the sea. out to the Conference that It would | Britain must now look to Sir be inequitable to insist on such Thomas Lipton to recover some of legislation unless a suficient sup- her lost laurels.
was,
never
would not have been this British
The defendant called
other.
"Bootleg" golf may become the new fashion.
Little Comforter-"Oh, come, to, Eddie, and snap out of your despondency. The only disquieting thing about your future is your past.”