MUI-TSAI CASE
IN COURT.
MISTRESS FINED $100 FOR PUNISHMENT.
was
A mui-taci, case which stated to have resulted from ac- tion taken by the Anti-Muitsal Society upon the receipt of a re- port from a disinterested party, was before Mr. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
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Chung Chal, a married woman, living at 29, Queen's Road West, was summoned for ill-treating. It was alleged, Pong Po-kun Chan Po-kun, ad- 8-year-old re- gistered mui-tsai, at various times during the last three months, and also for assaulting her. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs was the complainant on the first sum mons, and the girl on the second.
Registered as Mui-tsai.
The girl, in evidence, told the Court that she was brought by her mother to Hongkong and sold to the defendant as an adopted daughter, a year ago.
Mr. J. Barrow (prosecuting):{ She is registered as a mui-tsai. That is admitted.
The girl, in reply to further questions, said she had been happy with the defendant and had been well-treated by her. Ten days ago! she went to Hospital, the reason being that she had a cut on the head through knocking against a settee.
The Magistrate: And you had} a bruise on the face? How did you come to have it?It was due to a slap by my mistress.
The Magistrate: On the arms and body you had nine bruises?- That day she beat me with a cane.)
The Magistrate: Why did she bent you? For telling lies.
Pressed, the girl would only say that she was chastised be- cause she failed to inform her mistress that a visitor had called. The Magistrate: Where is the
lie then?
There was no reply, the girl maintaining silence when it
was
further pul to her that she had been pressed about the visitor and had returned an answer that he had not called.
Cross-examined by Mr. Arculli, the girl said that she used to call her mistress "Third Aunt" and
the latter's husband. "Third Uncle." She had been given pair of ear-rings, and the photo- graph of herself produced in Court was taken a long time ago. Mr. Arculli:-Were you not beaten for climbing on the verandah to the danger of your self? Yes
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Playing a spirited English girl in Woman of Affairs," a romantic de- butante in "The Single Standard," Miss Garba now gives a splendid aportrayal of a French wife in "The Kiss, which opens on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre.
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THE KING GIVES A STATE BANQUET.
INDIAN PRINCES AND CHIEFS AS GUESTS.
London, Nov. 5.
In the State dining room. of
An adaptation of S. E. Van Dine's
A special theme song, "Redskin," best seller. "The Bishop Murder And the defendant had to pull
which has already won universal ap proval from radio and dance orchestra you back because she was much Case," is giving a lot of people afraid you might fall down into hair-raising good time at the Queen's
audiences, is introduced in the picture the street! Yes,
Theatre us a result of a cleverly coa...
and a splendid chorus of men and And she beat you with a cane?trived story and convincing portrayala In providing Misa Garbo with this songs, including the well-known wed- H.M. the King Emperor, accom: women chants the original Indian Buckingham Palace, last night, --Уся.
by such prominent cinema favouritesglamorous French drama, Metro-ding chant of the Navajos. She did not pinch you at all, na Basil Rathbone. Leila yants, opportunity for a powerful role of Goldwyn-Mayer has afforded her an
panied by the Queen, entertained uid, she?-She did not beat me Roinnd. Young, Alec
During the ceremonial dances in at a banquet the Indian pinch me, for climbing up
B. Francis, tragic motivation.
Ruling the George Marion and Zelda Sears.
several sequences of the picture, the verandah, not at that time.
Miss Garbo has never been seen to singing of the Indian braves and London to attend the Indian Round best of the tom-toms and the low Princes and Chiefs who are in The Magistrate: You climbed!
Nick Grinde and David Rurton, greater advantages and it is to be the verandah that morning?--Yes. Jointly responsible for the direction fexpected that her portrayal of the
squaws add to the realism. Was your mistress angry?--No.
of the all-talking thriller, have done role of Irene Guarry will be con-
Table Conference. She merely told me to climb down. there is never a lag in the suspense of her care the anest performantes artist, sings the theme song during
a capable job with good material, for įsidered one of
The scene was a magnificent one. Mr. Barrow informed the Court and action of the exciting Van Line happily wed to a jealous husband, As the woman un that the S.C.A. got wind of this story which starts off with making the offers a affair through being informed by you suspect three men as being in which works up to a climax in which striking performance the Anti-Mui-isai Society, the wit-volved in the murder of "Cock Robin" she murders her husband and cen- лека whose evidence had just but fools you in having the three sequently faces the guillotine. Conrad closed having first reported it to un themselves killed or by the Nagel, as her old lover, fights to save the Society.
mysterious "bishop."
her life. Mr. Arculli put his client into
What the witness box and, although she Goldwyn-Mayer
distinguishes this Metro admitted having beaten the girl other mystery plays is that it spurns production funt with a cane across her legs, she the use of such obvious devices as the denied any other punishment or finding of cigarette butts of the same responsibility for the marks on brand as those used by a suspect: her body mentioned by the doctor. forged finger prints; the day that
In his address, Mr. Arculli sub- dere not dark and thereby reveals Lew Ayres, a newcomer in pictures, mitted that the punishment ad- that the intruder in e familiar; the final
a fine characterization as the "grinning of the murder on a twin or young love. Holmes Herbert is his ministered by the defendant. admitted in her
double of the suspect. quite justified and was the same ing of a black chess bishop at the husband.
was original ideas in the film is the find-Randolf plays the part of the jealous Among the understanding parent and Anders
evidence,
Jacques Feyder, the noted French powerful story, employing a novel director, wrote and screened the mechandistic technique. trentment has an European favour His sercen which contributes to the Continental atmosphere of the play.
gives
as would have been given to one's side of each of the vre:ime together The picture has musical and sound own daughter.
jeering zote couche in synchronization,
with Д
His Worship registered a con- "Mother Goone" rhyme. viction holding that the punish-
ment was excessive and not justi-Vance, gives an entirely believable. fted.
A fine of $100 was imposed.
Nearly 8200 was raised by the jumble sale held by the Hongkong Benevolent Bociety, in the City Hall yesterday afternoon. The sale is held each year, when surplus summer clothing is disposed of to swell the Society's funds.
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Rathbone, the detective Philo
Sound effects and music, per portrayal; Miss Hyams, as capable an fectly synchronized with the action of actress as she is beautiful, has the the picture by Paramoant's new leading feminine role of Belle Dillord; processes, enhance the natural beauty Young, fresh. from "Unholy Night," and majesty of Richard Dix's latest gives another of his inimitable jer-starring picture, "Redskin."
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The formances. The remaining members picture, more than two-thirds filmed cedent set by the principals.
a new epic of the West, a companion-piece for the "The Bishop Murder Case may The Vanishing Americansterpiece,
famous Richard Dix
well be recommended as the best of its type of photoplay producel thus for this season.
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10 "Lean bet't (anag.).
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20 A great German' river,
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37 Not quite modes.
38 A West African island.
41 Never seen on gingerbread
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42 This kind of punishment in
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18 Quote.
17 Both an egK
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21 "Rob lawn" (anag.. hyphenated'
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23. These knots cannot be untied,
24
May be, the fine feathers of a ling bird.
30 A loud noise which may be
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31 Twelve.
32 Adder or stagger.
33 An epic pcem in twelve books. This drives the Diesel engine (two words).
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3 When I am in these large shops
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38 Always present when there is
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30 Anak or Gargantan, for in-
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40 Jerusalem.
42 Nelson was "The Hero of the
43 An Italian coin.
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Miss Helen Clark, Victor recording Paramount orchestra of 75 pieces the Princes being attired in their the showing of the film and
The song carries the musical score throughout robes of ceremony. Zamecnik and Harry S. Kerr.com included in addition to the two
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The guests who numbered sixty, "Redskin" is one plete and beautiful historical moving Indian Princes, the Queen of Spain,
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