LOCAL SLANDER ACTION.
DAMAGES ASKED FOR DEFAMATION.
;
PENINSULA HOTEL ATTRACTION.
FRENCH ARTISTES NEXT SATURDAY.
Muntin. two
THE HONGKONG
SIDELIGHTS ON H.K.
TROUBLES.
'BOYS PAID TO MOLEST
LADIES.
CANTON OPINION.
TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1991.
AMUSEMENT ́ CO'S.
SUCCESS.
DIVIDEND LIKELY TO
BE MAINTAINED.·
NEW FILM COMPANY.
The public will be interested to learn that for, the reopening of the Rose Roum in the Peninsula KOWLOON INCIDENT
Hotel Saturday
the next
That organised gang of A very satisfactory state of Alleging that she had been management has engaged Flanur youths were stopping and molest-affairs was commented upon by sinndered by being character Ninon and Len
ing Chinese ladies in Caine Road Mr. J. M. Noronha when presid ised as an immoral woman by French artists, formerly of the yesterday was mentioned by In- ing at the annual general meet- spector Shaftain before Mr. Wil- ing of Hongkong Amusements, Miss Stavely, in Middle Road, Folien Bergere, who will offer a
smart mininture revne which of the Central Police this Ltd., at noon to-day, when he Kowloon, on August 16, Mr includes an exceptional pastom morning when charging a boy Rose Irene Remedios appeared mie revelry of international songs
remarked that for the fifth year with behaving in ka insulting as plaintiff before the Phisne and romantle dance fashiona,
in succession the Company had by inner towards two indien Judge (Mr. Justice Lindsell) In
The two French artists left tearing their clothes and accus- paid a dividend of 20 per cent., the Summary Court this morn- ing. in an action in which she Paris three years ago, maig a tre- lar- them of wearing Japanese not counting a bonus of five per cent. during the past three He added that the years. claimed $1,000 damages for de-menden hl in New York in their material.
Directors Anw no reason why. famation.
satisfactory return to this shareholders should not be maintained.
in Broudway Appearances played their way in the principal Mr. M. K. Lo was for plaintiff, cities nerons the continent, Innd-
Hollywood
the where while Mr. F. C. E. Rendall defend- | ing in rd,
dancers were contracted for many BU- After arguing that the words Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer m ased could not be construed as ductions that have since found general abuse, but were a direct, their way the world over. imputation reflecting on plafaliff's Their succonsful touT character. Mr. Lo sail that 011 the day in question, at about half, United States eluded appere
Angeles, paat two in the afternoon, plain-janews at the Biltmore in Lo
th
the pillion seat.
n the
at
with
Road.
Defendant was Heen crowd of others in Calne On the approach of two Chinese ladies they tore their clothes and then went down Shelley Street where they similarly treated "two other Indies
A Palier reservist who Wax using at the time promptly gave char and arrested the defendant.
Inspector
Shaftain said he understoout boys had been engaged at ten cents each to interfere with ladies. Children
the Invig Halian Convent were interfered with yesterday, Defendant lived in Yumati and apparently went over to Hongkong specially for the
He
receive ordered to twelve strokes of the cane and twentyfour was remanded for hours for the appearance of his mother.
Ritz-Carlton ti was ridlog us a plition pas-Atlantic City, the Cafe des Brautx senger on a motor cycle driven ¦ Arts, and leading showhouses in by Mr. Brand, and following be-) New York, Chlen, al Sao hind were Mr. Marriott, with Mr. | Franeisen, Proceeding to their Remedios (plaintiff's husband) ontour round the world, they stopped
Japan where they work. Plainti's motor eyele tarned | Lefire the Imperial Family during the Tokyo Into Middle Road Truth Nathan their engagement t Road and it seemed that defendant Imperial Theatre, was just about to crond the road. when it. paned her Mr. Marriott's cycle enme along and both machines were stopped ant- alde & photographer's shop, where the party entered, and on coming out buw defendant, who appeared to be violently angry. She was stangry that she swore at Mr. Brand and passed a remark which stamped plaintiff as a woman of, immoral character.
Remarks persisted In.
It was explained to defendant that Mrs. Remedios was not auch a lady in any sense, that she was married, and that her husband was with her, but defendant per sisted in her remarks, resulting i
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INDIA'S TARIFFS
RAISED.
BALANCING THE BUDGET.
Simla, Sept. 29.
In the course of his budget speecli to-day, Sir George Schuster state i that the tian Governairal pro
pel to double the import duty on artifelni silks, making it 40 per rent, and the duty on artifetal ark yarns will be raised to fifteen pre
sent.
in the whole party going to the: Brown suger duty gors up to Water Police Station. At the seven and quarter
K
rupees, Police Station defendant remark- while a minimum duty of half an ed, "If she in married womats anna a jmd 4 imposed upon riw why doesn't ale stay at home with retton, entre her children instead of fooling around?"
ing
was
new
It was also announged that the Company had. deelded to partici pate in the formation of a concers known as Puma Films, Ltd., which would take over the entire stock of Hongkong Anuke- ments films. This, it was stated,
of would relieve the Company the heavy responsibility of nancing the cost of Blus and permit it to employ its rentreen in the acquisition and building of then- tren where thought profitable.
Chairman's Speech.
of
Ardressing
the shareholders, the Chairman said:---Gentlemen, -- Oner pain tam privileged to Shot Rioter Succumbs. address you owing to the absence Cheng Sau, who was shot dur-Trom the Colony of your Chair-
Baekhouse,
The
report ing the affray between a party of man. Mr.
and
accounts, statement Police and a huge riotous crowd p at Shaukiwan on Monday, has together with the auditure report enccumbed to his wounds, dying having here in your hands for a at 9 o'clock this morning at the clear work, I will follow the usual read. custom and take them as Government Civil Hospital.
Before proposing the adoption of these accounts, I will say a few words in explanation of what miny be ensidered as a satisfactory result of the year's working.
CANTON VIEW OF DISORDERS.
Chiang Kai-shek Agents Blamed.
Chiang Kai-shek is behind the
Our profit for the period under view amounts to $111.638.10 us rugninst $114:31.01 fur the The light reduc- revious year,
anti-Japanese agitation in long- kong, says the Canton Duity Sition of $4,000.51
Chung's highly-paid propaganda ! $2,800. Fart and an extraordinary i
16 more than It is his intention to embroil the accounted for by the increase of British Government with Japan.
in the amount,passed for agents have been very husy in
expenditure of $5.083.73 to meet Hongkong in the last few days legal and accounting goals in con- scattering pamphlets B the nexion with the re-orgneÍZBLAÐI streets and labelling the walls of and increase of capital. houses in the British Calony with providing for the Legal Reserve of Although greatly autoyed. Mrs. The steersman of a enrgo junk was inflammatory slogans against the, yo
your Directors recommend the Remedios generously gave defen-charged before the Hon. Comdr. Hule, Japanese. We regard such. Castles placing of $10,000 to General jant an opportunity of apologis- at the Marine Court this morning, of the Nasking dictator ad utter- Reserve increasing this account A letter WH Hent and with having moored eutside five others ly base and contemptible and the thereby to $220,000, from which although that Jetter might be used lying alongside the se, Reitana Maru
էր deducted the Yum of argument of mitigation yesterday afternoon. Sergeant Davies Hongkong authorities should take mus
O.UK: transferred tr capital damages, it war. In fact, nol ansait that at 30 p.m. yesterday he note of it. apology.
passing throath the collier We sondemn the cowardly acts according to your resolutions in of those Chinese who nasaulted; connexion with the re-or- Mr. La, in reading defendant's anchorage in Wanchai when he saw
ting the capital of the apology, claimed it all other
junk lying outside five praeful Japanese citizens
for the
thear alongside
provi sa Koitann Hongkong, and in one ease five After allowing de in reterring
Mary. As he went alongsiel the
membora of L Japanese family sions, your Directors propose, for throughout R **U* plaintiff
defendant's junk, defendant cast of
were cruelly done to death by your approval, a bonus to stall on woman." which had the Bret of the rupes and made off. The defen
Kowloon. Tar Chintou moh is
the same seale as on previons aggravating the affroad, and in dant said he was wat lying outside National Government in Canton
in recozuition YeDra
their 1:1 consequence a writ claiming $500 the others, but he ind n rope on tuga
congratulated faithful and arduous services. was issued, which was amterided to the stem of the fifth junk, and the should be warmly
which his mounts to $8,000, claim $1.000,
He for the effective way in, Describing defenwind blew his junk outside her. aunt's fatter as "driva 1," Mr. Lo was lying back of the others prior to order and peace were maintained anid it did not withdraw any of that. Remarking that he did not be in these troublesome days herause? the imputations in any degree.
lieve the story, Cumdr. Hole imposed
safely a fine of $3 or three days' imprison-, wilk the streets in Canton with;
out fear of molestation.
Money for Charity.
a1
ACIN
defendant's
mer
Japanese citizens
could
|
Dividend and Banus.
As an added proof that "com- petition is the life of trade" your Directurs have pleasure to recom mund a dividend of $2.00 plate a Mr. Lo added that if Mrs.
Agitatora condemned.
bonus of 50 cents per share, pro Remedioe obtained judgment,
There are nearly 200,000 of our rain for the 1931
issue, leaving she pradant took the numbers of the mo-j after paying the costs
tor cycles and said she was going compatriots in Japan, and we are 2 balance of $44,183.01 10 bu posed to give all the tangy to charity, as she did not intend to to report that the machines had happy to say that such disgraceful carried forward to the credit of the fifth This nearly run over her. She swire at street incidents as were witnessed the next touch one farthing of it.
account. In the course of her evidence, Mr. Brand and then called plain-in ilongkong are absent in Japan. year in succession that your Com Belen- The Chinese people in Hongkong pany has paid a dividend of 2012 plaintif said that as they were tit by an immoral name. walking towards the Police Station dant was not taken to the Police and elsewhere must not take the on its capital not counting the but bonus of 50% paid during the fast defendant turned off to the right, Station, but pinintiff said she did law into their own hands.
not know whether she was seized but
leave the matter for settlement three years, and your Directors towards the Star Theatre, plaintifs husband insisted on herly the arm by Mr. Brand or not. with Japan in the hands of the see no reason why this antisfactory
National Government. .
return to shareholders should not accompanying them. She said
Plaintif went on to say the the
used
The
agents of be maintained. propaganda Se Worl
were directed
Police Chiang Kaishek have also been Turning now against her, and the other three object of going to the
to the balance understood
ame. Station was to take out a sum- present
very nelive among the students sheet, you will first of all observe Although it was explained to de-mons, and it was not in her mind in Canton and Hongkong in their that in accordance with the re fendant that she plaintiff) was at that time to claim damages.
anti-Japanese agitation. It is solutions mentioned therein, the needless to say that every citizen authorized capital of the Company not that kind of woman and was
At that time you didn't think married, defendant continued to
your character had suffered at all. is expected to be patriotle and to was increased to $1,000,000, of make allegations,
You were merely angered because fight for one's country against which $180,000 were issued up to In cross-examination by Mr.
ny foreign aggression, but 31st March, 1981. Since then, Rendall, plaintif said she did not you had been insulted?—Yes..
students should remember that 26,000 additional shares were in- the consider defendant's letter of
Defendant's Case.
to take the law into one's hands.
Inst, bringing sued in May August 18 an apology, because de-
and to be patriotic. le quite a paid-up capital to $740,000 and fendant referred to her as 11 In questioning plaintiff as to different thing. A gentleman is leaving 20,000 shares to be issued woman and did not put the prefs her dress, when she said she was a gentleman everywhere no at the discretion of the Director:
Defendant coul!
wearing breeches, long stockings, matter where he may be; in his as provided by the above-mentioned Ja shirt and a raincoat, Mr. Rendall own home or outside of it. All resolutions. As already mention
explained his enso was that de street scenes should be carefullyed our
woman avoided. fendant did not know a was present,
the *silme.
a little more polite.
have
Mr. Rendall:-Do you object to being called a woman?—No.
His Lordship remarked that the letter did not look anything he an apology.
Plaintiff explained there could
Mr. Rendall said he would have be no doubt that defendant know to submit it was un aplogy, buthor for a woman because she was it was not written in the way | bare-headed, and it was explained
desired by plaintiff.
Faint Apology.
His Lordship:-It is one of the faintoat apologies have ever seen.
Thoro
INDIA FINANCE ISSUES.
MUCH DISCUSSION YESTERDAY.
various reserves total $182,226.96, to which must be add- ed a further $45,581.91 now helag appropriated. Sundry creditors amount to $330,837.26 and theso practically all represent accounta for films.
RADIO BROADCAST
VARIETY PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC.
The radio programme to be broad- cast by Z. B. W, on 4. wavelength of 366 metros to-day is:
6.00-7.00 p.m.
Chinese programme, 0.00-0.20 p.m. Chinese Children's programise.
7.00-10.80 p.m. European pro. gramme of Victor and H. M. V. Re- cords kludly supplied by Messrs. Moutrle and Co.
7.00 p.m. Mail notice.
7.00-8.90 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-There's no Other Girl. Orchestral-I'm all Dressed up With a Broken Heart.
Manolo Castry and Ills Havana Yacht Club Orchestra. 22768. Sung-Binck Eyes. Song-Fareweli, My Gypsy Camp,
Poin Negri (Mezzo-Soprano), V-78, Orchestral-Makin' Faces at the Man
In the Bloome Orchestral-Hikin' Down the Highway, Rudy Vallee and is Connecticut Yankees. 22751. Song-Travellin' Blues. Song-I'm Lonesome Tov.
Jimmie Rodgers. 23604. Orchestral-The First Girl I Met.
Bort Lown and His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra. Orchestral-When the Clock is Striking
Twelve.
The Troubadours, 22754. Organ Jole-Marla My Own. Organ Solo-Siboney,
Jesse Crawford. Hand-Heeblo Jeebies. Band-Minnie, The Moocher.
22748.
Mill's Blue Rhythm Band. 22703. Vocal Duct Southern Moon. Vocal Dust-Silvery Arizona Moon.
Bud Billings and Carson Robison, 22763. weather
8.00 report.
p.m. Local timo;
8.05-8.50 p.n Operatic. Carmen-Salection (Blzet)., Creatore and His Rand. 35841-35842. Mignon-Overture (Thomas).
Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 6850. La Boheme-Fantasia (Puccini). Madame Butterfly-Fantasio (Puccini). Victor Symphony Orchestra. 35781-35786. 8.50-9.38 p.m. A Concert. Piano Sola-Dio Fledermaus-
Paraphrase (The Bat (Straum-Godowaky),
Deuno Moisoivitch, 7257. Song-When I Was Seventeen
(Liljebjorn),
Song-The Wren (Rosier-Benedict),
Marion Talley (Boprano), itse. Violin Solo-A Dréam (Cory-
Bartlett).
Violin Solo-Macushla (RowD-
MacMurrough arr, Chemot).
Renee Chemet. 1412. Piano Solo-Clair De Lune (Moonlight)
(Debussy). Novelette in D (Schumann).
Harold Bauer. 7122. Song-Star of the East (Lohr). Song-The Garden of Alinh
(Marshall),
Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone). C1080. Violin Solo-Caprica Viennois
(Krolsler).
Krelster),
Violin Solo-Humoresque (Dvorak.
Fritz Kreisler. 0092. 9.88-10.28 p.m. Concerts in D Major (Boothoven
Op. 61). Fellz Kreisler and the State Opera Orchestra (Berlin). M-13. 10.28 p.m. Rugby mld-day press
10.30 pm. Close down.
newa.
will eventually take over our ca- tire stock of films and their activi- ties will extend throughout China entire us Film distributors, the business of which is controlled by Hongkong Amusements, Lid.
This briefly explains the large in- crease under the heading "Invest- ments."
The
formation of this Company relieves as of the heavy respon sibility of financing the cost of films and permits us
to employ our resources in the acquisition and building of theatres where we think profitable.
With these remarks, gentlemen,
I beg to propose that the directors
·report and statement of accounts for the 12 months ended March 31st, 1931, be adopted, and after this has been seconded I shall be gind to answer, to the best of my nbility, any questions shareholders might wish to put.
Mr. Ho Ki's Congratulations.
In seconding the adoption of the report, Mr. Ho Ki aald that it was easy for a shareholder to second a report like this with plenaure. It was, taken all and all, the best in the short history of the com- pany for it showed a very stable position under present conditions. It was a record of which the directors might justly feel proud and on which they and the staff should be congratulated.
New Film Company. to defendant that she was married, Plaintiff said that her husband had the writ amended to $1,000.
With regard to the Items under "Films and Investments," it might Re-examined by Mr. Lo, plaintiff
perhaps Interest you to learn that
Mr. Min Taul-chiu who offered owing to the rapid and important said she thought at the time that
London, Sept. 29.
himself for re-election was again Mr. Rondall-It docan't apolo her character had suffered by the At the Federal Finance Sub- increase in the film business in
Was Committee of the India Confer Hongkong and China, it has been elected as a director, but Mr. J. S. direc- found desirable for n
Gubbay, the other A new Company gise in the way she wanted, but use of the words.
tar, did not sock re-election. to..say that, by merely referring 10 poastbility of a mistake in de-ence, under the presidency of Lord formed to finance and handle fendant knowing her for a woman. Peel, the discussion this morning
of films
Linstead and Davie wore пр throughout centred upon fields of taxation to the supply
China,
pointed auditors Questioned by his Lordship as be assigned to
ut $750. Realising the vital bearing Federal the film business has on our work. the Plaintif denied that the motor to the two conflicting annwors authority and constituent quits cycles wore travelling us fast plaintiff had given, one to Mr.
Ing, and after months of serious respectively.
de- your Directors AR 20 m.p.h..or that Mr. Marriott's Kendall that she did not think her In the
Lo elded of the Income Tax des
to plaintiff as "the woman” aggravaten it, is ridiculous.
Mr. Brand's.
it
THE WAS
to
machine wns Immediately behind character had been damaged, and afternoon, the allocation I considerationcinate in the formas:
a direct opposite to Mr. Lo that
of proestored and a discussion tlon of this Company which has aho thought her character had was initiated on the position of been incorporated under the name suffered plaintiff said she felt at the Indian States in the Federal the time that the words were just financial system. vulgar, horrible abuse.
The Committee adjourned until to-morrow-British Wireless.
I put it to you that both ma- chines came almost within touch
ing distance of defondant?—No.
Plaintiff continued that when they came out of the shop defen-
The case was adjourned,
of Puma Films, Limited, who have taken over a large part of our stock which is represented by capital Investment. This Company
Directors present wero: Messrs. J. M. Noronha (chair- man), Lo Kan, Lo Shun-wan, Li Tao-feng, J. Harrop, J. S. Gubbay and C. S. Rosselet (secretary).
Shareholders were:
Mesare. Chan Kwan-chiu, Ho Ki, Chan San-man, J. Noronha jun., Ben A. Proulx, Yue Kai-mée, Wang Ching-lam, James T. Chay.
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