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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1931.
QUEEN'S THEATRE
ALTERATIONS.
STRONG THREAT BY THE POLICE.
OBITUARY.
A FORMER PREMIER OF CHINA.
Shanghal, Feb. 4.
CORRESPONDENCÉ.
Service Salarien.
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
Maud says things are in the Smelting Pot. Angus, who got a blue at Abericon for Domestic Economy and that takes some do- ing, tells her that positively all the best economists totally agree that no one should pay in rates more than goe sixth of his Club Bille and that the limit has been reached and the time for Protest has come.
The death is announced of Sun. My dear,-Arent men just too Action against the Hongkong Tao-chi at the age of 64 years. horrid I dont mean Editors but Amusements for having caused His health had been falling for ordinary men like Tubby. alterations to be made to the the past alx months.
I was so worried last night that operating room at the Queen's
After being Chinese Minlater to I naked him again about that Mill Theatre without permission was Germany and France under the tary Distribution business and le taken by the Building Authority Ching Dynasty, Sun Pao-chi he said "no something fear of their before Mr. Lindsell at the Concame Premier and Foreign Miniat-going unless they raise the Liquid tral Police Court yesterday after-or under the Republican Govern- Dues" and he wont tell me what noon when two summonses in resment during the regimg of Dr. Sun he meant. pect of the unauthorised altera-Yat-sen, He is survived by six tions were brought against the sons and 16 daughters-Renter. Secretary and the owner respec- [Sun Puo-chi was born in 1867 tively.
In Hangchow, Cheklang. He was appointed Minister to France in 1902. In 1908 he was chosen as Governor of Paking.and in 1907-8 Minister to Germany. After this latter term of office he was made Governor of Shantung. holding that position from 1909 to 1911. From 1913 to 1914 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs, in 1023 Direct- or General of the Custome te venue Administration, and in 1924 became Premier. In 1926 he was There was Also 22 summuns appointed Ambassador to Russia ngainst Mr. Ma Thai-chiu, the but did not take up that offlec. The registered owner of the Queen's was the Prealdent of the Hanych- Theatre, he being necused of allowing the work to be carried ping Company, and Director of the China Merchants Steam Naviga- tion Company.] Mr. L. E. Longbottom, Chief! Draughtsman of the Public Works was a matter of opinion as to whe Department, appeared as the comther the alterations were injurious plainant, while the Hon. Mr. E. N.
Mr. C. S. Rosselet, as Secretary of Hongkong Amusements, WAR summoned for carrying out work or causing work to be carried out on the Queen's Theatre without the permission of the Building Authority, to wit, that he did erect or cause to be erected brick walls forming a rewinding room and he did cut or cause to be cut a hole in the floor of the room now used as the operating room.
oul
Brook
C. Wolfe (Inspector General of to the safety of the public. It Police) and Mr. H. T.
was a matter of opinion whether (Superintendent of the Fire the premises were more danger rade) were also in Court.
ous now than they were before the and he would like to hear Views of the Hon. Inspector Gen-
Mr. H. J. Armstrong of Messrs. Descans appeared for both Mr. Rosselet and Mr. Ma.
eral of Police.
I think so too for Tubby saya dammit that last dress of yours cost a year's rates and its the Something Limit and did i think ho's made of Gold.
Tubby says its all a matter of currents he wont say why, but isnt it too plebefan to think of poor Sir William having to worry about Groceries? I say why cant they leave housekeeping and bor- row the money from Brokers--so simple, my
dear, Tubby says
the
that anyhow we shall have Brokers in our house if we don't Pull our Horns in and that would be nice because some of them are too ravaging and anyhow the only horns we've got are on our cars so what can we do?
I'm not sure that Tubby quite The Hon. Mr. Wolfe confirmed likes our writing to each other In reply to his Worship Mr. Mr. Longbottom's views and des- but you know its only Plutonic, Ariostrong entered H plea of cribed the alterations as the most don't you, my dear?--Your trou- guilty to technical offence A
dangerous far the Company was epucern explaining how, in the event of a
Arrangement. After bled, ed, that was on the immons against Mr.
the audience fire, the safety of Rosselet; but he understood from Mr. Longbottom that the prosecution was noi pressing the case against the
214
owner.
Popsy.
would be endangered. Mr. Wolfe thority he had for ordering the said that it was
be closed a most serious theatre to
and after matter.
consideration Mr. Longbottom re-
Mr. Armstrong remarked that pilod that he was not quite certain the alterations were made to pro- of the point as he had not given Mr. Longbottom confirmed Mr. vide more accommodation for the it consideration. Armstrong's remark, and his Wor"alkles," but this, the Hon. Mr. The Hon. Mr. Wolfe remarked ship dismissed the summons Wolfe denied and produced a let-that Mr. Longbottom was pro-
against the owner.
sary,
Alterations Explained.
ter received from the owner.
Company Had No Notice,
His Worship commented that the Company must have known
circumstances.
bably confused with section 18 of the Entertainment Ordinances. "Under that section," said Mr. Wolfe. "I am about to apply to the Governor in Counell to cancel the. licence."
In explaining the details of the Mr. Armstrong said that he alterations, Mr. Longbottom said did not think that the Company that the Company had erected could, in anyway, be bound by their operating room and 4 re-letter which the owner might have winding room in such positions written. Objection was taken to Mr. Wolfe pointed out that Sec- that they constituted a grave dan- the room in 1929 by the Fire Bri-tion 48 read: "The Captain Ker the safety of the public. gade who required that a further Superintendent of Police shall, The rewinding Foota was cons- staircase be installed and this subject to the approval of the tructed in a lobby and was ab matter was referred by the Com-Governor in Council, have power sulutely unventilated except for pany, who were the tenants, to the at all times by notice in writing- the door opening into the passage owner to deal with. The owner to cancel any licence without pay- to which the public had access, upparently dealt direct with the Firement of any compensation, on its this being the main meane of Brigade authorities and the mat-being brought to his notice that egress from the upper circle. ter was then settled. As far as any of the conditions of the Mr. Longbottom said the situa the Company were concerned the licence have not been compiled tion of the rooms made it dan present operating room had never with, etc." gerous in the event of fire in been condemned. The Company Ilia Worship said he found that either of the rooms. Egress had never been told by the Fire something more than a technical might be entirely stopped from the Brigade authorities.
offence had been committed and upper circle and there might alse
imposed a fine of $100. An order be a panic on the ground floor.
be Owing to the seriousness of the
was made for the premises to made to conform with the require- alterations which were made, the Mr. Armstrong said that the ments of the Building Authority. authorities dispensed with the alterations were made to give the On the question of the period notice usually served prior to Company larger accommodation of time necessary for the work to prosecution and asked his Wur-for "talkios." The object was be done. Mr. Armstrong pointed ship to hold that a notice under for the rewinding of the films to out that plans would have to be the circumstances was not nepes. be done in a room separate from submitted for the construction of the operating room, whereas pre- an operating room to conform with In reply to his Worship. Mr.viously the rewinding was done in the requirements, of the Building Longbottom explained that the the operating room. The reason Authority, original operating room was taken why the old operating room was The Hon. Mr. Wolle remarked exception to in 1929
and when not used was because it was too that there was nothing to prevent inspection was made with a view far from the screen and the talk-the Company from going back to to the renewal of the Entertaining, apparatus could not work their old room. ment Licence on October 30 last antinfactorily. He did riot agree Mr. Armstrong: Except that It the building was considered quite that a fire in the rewinding room won't work. satisfactory. A further inspec- would block the passages or exits. The Hon. Mr. Wolfe: It work- tion was made on January 31 The rewinding room was in aed for nine months. when the alterations mentioned in sort of mezzanine floor.
Mr. Armstrong replied that it the summons had taken
worked for nine months but not and the operating machines moved The Hon. Mr. Wolfe described the to the standard of perfection re- back to the room to which excep rewinding room as having doubled quired by the public. They were tion had been taken in 1929. An- the danger of the previous ar- then being brought up to other room had also been cone-rangement when the work of "talkies" but they had now been tructed for mac as room.
This room wan
rewinding
operating and rowinding were brought up. construct.
done in the same fire-proof room. ed on the level below the operat-
Mr. Armstrong said that the ing room and communication be Company was only too anxious to tween the two was maintained by observe the regulations and would means of a small lift which work-
not do anything in ed in a hole cut in the floor.
any way to endanger its licence.
Mr. Longbottom Informed his Worship that he was asking for an order for the premises to be re- Instated to the satisfaction of the Building Authority and that the theatre be closed to the public un- til such time as the complied with.
His Worship asked what, nu-
Д
place,
More Than Technical. His Worship remarked to Mr. Armstrong that it appeared to him to be more than a technical offence.
Mr. Armstrong replied that an inspection of the premises would reveal that the alterations were of u minor character. He thought it
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