CHARLIE CHAPLIN STIRS AT TEN
DROWSY ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG
There were no hustling, bustling crowds, no cheering thousands, at the Kowloon wharves to meet the N.Y.K. liner Terukuni Maru when it arrived early this morn- Ing with Charlie Chaplin, the famous Alm atar, and his brother Syd. as passengers.
curious
Inntend, just a few loiterers and half a dozen preas- men were there to greet him.
Although the Terukuni Maru arrived at 6 a.m., Charlie proved a late riser, and i was not until after ten o'clock that he emerged from his cabin.
The pressmen met Charlie with some trepidation, for rumour had it that Charlie was a very exclusivo young man. But rumour, happily,
. proved a lying jade, and they
found the famous film star plea-
THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
Charlie Chaplin was a serious-minded tourist, out for a visit to the pyramids of Gizeh, Egypt, when this picture was takan
EMPIRE FAIR ́ FEATURES.
SENATORS BLANK OUT CLEVELAND INDIANS
sant, and eager to help them in BEES IMPORTED FROM Four Home Runs Tallied
every way.
A NUISANCE SOMETIMES. "Newspapermen are a nuisance
CANADA.
sometimen," Charlie anid with the N.T. PRODUCE ALSO smile that famous all over the world, "but they have to do their jobs. I generally. And them most
on well together."
in Keen Games
New York, May 9. In a slack day for the majors,
countered by
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1932.
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PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC
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6-6.10 p.m. Orchestral. Bolero (avej)
Bostan Brnphony Orchestre under the direction of Berge Kousavitak
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Doston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Herr Kaussevitske
2252.
London, May 9. Miss England III, Lord Wake- field's new motor speedboat, in Gymnopedie No. 1 (Baile and Debassy) which Kaye Don hopes to establish a new world's water speed record, was launched to) day at the Thames yard of Messrs. Thornycroft, the famous engineers.
She is almost the same alze na her predecessor, though infinitely more powerfully-engined, develop Ing for more than her nominal horse-power. She is 35 feet long and nine and a half feet brond.
She was later put aboard a ship which sails to-morrow for Italy where she will compete for the
Trophy on Lake D'Annunzio Gardn Inter this month, and will attempt to create a fresh record. In the autumn she will race in the United States.
THREE SKINS.
In the construction of the hull two skins of mahogany are used with oiled fabric between. The inner skin is diagonal and the outer fore and aft. A third skin forming the step, to lift the boat out of the water, is built up into
arr. Chemet).
6,16-6.50 p.m. A Concert. Violin Boto-Macush (Rowe-MacMurrough. Viella Bolo-A Dream (Cory-Bartlett)
Henri Chemet 1442,-- Beng-Beau Boir (Erening Fair) (Bourgel-
Debury)
Mary Garden (Soprano) 1489. Plano Sole-Flude in A Minne (Mendelaniha). Plano Belo-Etude in P Major Mendelssohn) Vai Tele-When the Cock Begins to
Hetzel Bachmaninoff 1265. Crow
(Porcell)
Three Elanis B. G. Rover, D. McKenna. K.S..
M. McKenna, K.8. (1776, Chorus-Elus Boating Bang (Kapel
Einn Collega Musical Society (D9774. Violin Bolo-Frequlla Serenade (Lchars
Krekler).
Violin Solo-Kreisler Berenade (Lehar)
Fritz Krebler FIBR, Song-The Te Shiver Ring (Chaminade)
John McCormick (Tenor) 108, Quotations, Mail 7. p.m. (Stock Notice, etc.)
6.50-7.30 p.m. Variety. Song-Body and Boul. Humorone Bung-You Can't Kl Flies by
Beratching Them
Gracie Pickle 10383.
a BolBrange Brancin Time. organ Salo Your Mother and Mias
Randy Marl'herson 19169. Itumores Bong-What Old the Village 'Mock-
amith Say I
Leonard Henry kasia. Plane Bolo-Sha's Funny That War, Tina Solo-Wake Up and Dream-Medley
Carroll Gibbons
111! ..
18854.
Voral Duet-Your Eyes
Winnie Malville and Derak Oldham
7,30-7.10 p.m.. Operatic.
Lohengrin-The Bridal Chorus (Weaner).
Symphony Orchestra ronducted by Albert Conten Samson and Delilah-Harchanale (8pint-
Sarne) Philadelphin Symphony Orchester un1}+P The direction of Leopold Storkowski 29.
Arrangements are being made Washington increased their ad the hull from the bow. As in Miss
In a keep decent sorts of chaps, and we get for the display at the forthcoming vantage in the American League, England H, a forward rudder will Humorous Bong-Poker¬(Bes={}} blanking the Indians Empire Products Fair in Hongkong
contest. The Senators tallfed of high-grade of one glass hive
three times. Reynolds contribut A perfect barrage of questions heen imported from Canada. It tumbled out as Charlie sat down will be of interest to learn that no
ing a home run.
In the
Tight squeezes were the feature lounge of the Terukuni less than 1,200 hives containing ap- of the National games. Maru, "How do you like Hong-proximately 10,000,000 Canadian
Cincin
four kong?" "Is your next picture go- Bees have been imported into Can-nati beat the Phillies by ing to be a talkie?" "Who is going to win Ilonskons for the establish runs to three, Lombardia circuit
being clout to be your leading lady ?"
inter wait a minute!" ment of an apiary Industry in similarly nifty, clout by Lee of the
South China. Soon after their ar- said Charlie with a smile, “Our ut
rival and before their transporta- time."
tion of Canton, by courtesy of Lady Ho Tung, these hives were •tem- porarily accommodated First of all, my next picture is Robert le Tung's farm at Sheung not going to be a talkie. There Shiu in the New Territories.
nothing
but definite yet, plans
The Canadian Government Trade aro brewing, and I am going to start production Commissioner and Mr. Riddiford,
Fa
hig
BIG PLANS BREWING.
Sir
be fitted,
The boat will be driven by two Rolls-Royce Schneider Trophy type vocal Deet-My Song of Love. engines, developing 4,000 h.p., and driving through 'gear-boxes to the two propellers. These propellers are being turned from solid blocks of high-tensile steel, and each took Lohengrin Prelude Act ill Water 200-350 hours to machine. The controls have been simplified, and Mr. Kaye Don will have only one Boston required twelve innings | mechanic with him instead of two. before coming out at the Tonk end The steering wheel in consequence of a 6-5 score at Pittsburgh, while is set off the centre of the boat the St. Louis Cardinals won by lightly 7-6 ngainat Brooklyn, Cucinello | Wireless, home-run scoring.
Results:
Phillies,
National Lengur.
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on my new picture when I return | his assistant, are exerting them-Cincinnati to Hollywood. I've been away selves to make of this display a Pittsburgh over a year now, and I will be feature of the Empire Products St. Louis
Fair to be opened in the Peninsula three months before I return there. The new picture will utilise Hotel on Monday, 23rd May, synchronised sound, in much the same manner as In City Lights". Naturally, the theme will be different, but what it will be can't tell you, as our plans are not yet complete.
INTEREST AND ART.
"I consider the talkies very in -teresting, but I don't think they've Improved the motion picture art. They have certainly male pictures more interesting, but intereat and art are two different things. By no means do I think that the standard of art has been improv od. I would say that there more interest but less art."
men,
As question after question was fired at him by the eager press
Charlie
that assumed Chaplinesque attitude, so dearly loved by his film admirers, of playing two fingers on his check, and smiling.
A Japanese reporter asked him what his real reason was for go ing to Japan.
|
PEAK
-Reuter,
PARKING PROBLEM
BRITISH MOTORIST
CAUTIONED
The New Territories Produce to be of very section, promises special practical interest from the fact that the District Officers of the New Territories and the officials of the Botanical and Forestry Depart ment have been assured by the farmers of the New Territories that every effort will be entployed in order to ensure a large supply of rice, vegetables, sweet corns, potatoes, n number of routs, to- (bstruction outside the Penk matoes and various kinds of cook Hotel by parking vehicles other ing melons, that go to prove the than on the stand set aside for the agricultural resources of the New purpose, formed the subject of two Territories, for Hongkong con-
sunimouses brought before Mr. sumption on Empire Day.
Schofield at the Central Police Court this morning, one of the defendants being Mr. L. Blair of the Asiatic Petroleum Company.
From the Southern District of the New Territories, especially Cheung Chau and Tai 0, never varieties of fresh fish and shell- fish will be available for sale at the Fair at current market prices.
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When
Mr. Blair pleaded guilty to technical offence,
Sergeant Baysting said there was room on the stand for four he telephoned the N.Y.K. Une, Charlie Chaplin to Mr. Blair after finding the and his brother this morning visit- vehicle off the stand, the defen- ed Repulse Bay, where tifa is be- dant remarked that he could not ing taken. This afternoon, a visit park his car on the stand as the will be ninde to the studio of the other vehicles had been badly
'hotoplay Service Company and parked.
POPULAR IN JAPAN. "Purely for pleasure," he re plied,
"My pictures are more popular in Japan than in any the Chaplins depart by the Teru- In reply to his Worship. the other country; it is a wonderful kuni Mart at 5 pan. for Japan police officer agreed that the cars country, and I want to meet my direct.
were badly parked. friends and all those who have
His Worship remarked that he H. K. LIKE MONTE CARLO written to me about my pictures.
thought it was cuse for n My fan mall from Japan is one
Charlie
break did not
his caution. of the heavicat 1 receive."
customary rule of not rising before "By the way. I see that Kono, 5 nm. but his brother, Syd., was your Japanese private secretary.up on deck long before the break has come into a fortune," someone
fast gong sounded, and was soon said.
surrounded by Pressmen. star,
"Yes, so I heard," replied the
"although
it
was newa
to me. Guess Syd, and I are going to participate in that fortune."
Charlle does not intend to make a picture in Japan. For one think
to
пя
"Hongkong gives me an inpres Hion of Monte Carlo," said Syd., "especially just now, with the rising sun abimmering over the beautiful It looks a harbour. he has not got the time, "he place, and could be most aptly must return Hollywood by described as the Riveira of the August, and his studio la esta- Enat." blished in California, and it Chatting about his brothor's would be too expensive to shift attitude to the talkies, he remark- the plant to Japan. For the same|ed that "Charlie thinks the talkies reason, he does not think that he excellent, but does not think they will make a picture in England. would be good for his characteri
sations."
THOSE OLD PICTURES.
"What about some of those old plctures of yours?" he was naked; "do you ever lutend to revive any of them?"
"Good Lord, no!" he replied, "I want to forget them!"
Charlie's laugh is infectious. It
KOWLOON'S CLOCK.
1
The driver of a public motor car was fined $5 for a similar offence, it being stated that there was suf ficient room for the defendant to have parked his car on the stund.
SYMPATHY WITH FRANCE
COMMONS AND LORDS MOTIONS
London, May 9.
In the House of Commons to- day, Mr. Baldwin, Acting Premier, gave notice that he would to-mor- row move an address to the King requesting His Majesty to express, The famous comedian's brother on behalf of the House, abhor- then directed attention to the rence of the crime and sympathy clock on the tower of the Kowloon with the Government and people Railway Station, the hands of of France in.consequence of the which were all astray.
CHINESE LAD SENT TO PRISON
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RECKLESS LORRY
Convicted of throwing stones at Mustrie and Ca. Japanese children near the Penk Tram Station on Saturday mor oing, a Chinese lad was sentenced to two months' hard labour on his appearance before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Police Court this morning.
DRIVING
COLLISION AVERTED ON PEAK.
The corner
The children were returning to school on Saturday morning when they were met by the defendant, together with two others. Two of
near the Peak them, including the defendant, were stated to have thrown stones Church was the scene of another in- at the children, one hitting a small stance of dangerous driving when a motor lorry took the corner on the girl.
wrong side and narrowly missed colliding with the motor cycle fire appliance driven by Sergeant Bay- sting.
Yesterday after school was dis- missed, a party of children were being escorted by a teacher when one of them who had been chased on Saturday saw the defendunt, who was instantly arrested by the teacher and handed over to constable.
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The lorry was travelling at an approximate speed of 25 miles an hour and, according to the police offleer, would have smashed the cycle had not the sergeant stopped dead
As it was, he had to swerve and his mudguard scraped the
side of the road.
for
lorry The driver of the motor was summoned before Mr. Scho- field at the Central Police Court this morning and fined $25 dangerous driving. It was stated that the defendant had previously similar for The following odds are quoted in been cautioned local betting on the Epsom Derby to charge, be run next month:
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10 to 1 Dastur.
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20 to 1 Jackdaw 11.
25 to 1 Short Hand.
26 to 1 Bulandshar 26 to 1 Rooz.
26 to 1 West Wickham. 33 to Foxhunter.
33 to 1 Galvini,
38 to 1 Cockbridge. 39 to 1 Crumpota.
33 to 1 Corolario.
33 to 1 Flechler.
A charge of speeding in Lock- hart Road was brought against the driver of another motor lorry who was alleged to have been driving at 25 miles an hour.
The defendant was stated to have killed a man in 1928 and since then
conviction to have had one dangerous driving.
A fine of $15 was imponed.
OTHER CASES.
for
For causing unnecessary an noyance by Bounding the horn of his motor car a Chinese was fined $5.
His Worship:-How many times did he blow his trumpet?
Sergeant Clark:-Six times, It was stated that the incident occurred in Johnston Road near the No. 2 Police Station.
Mr. L. Chon was fined $10 for disobeying the trafic signal at the Star Ferry Pier in Connaught Road. It was stated that the de-
Assasination of President Docu- LENA GOLDFIELDS fendant ignored the red signal. "What's wrong with your mer. A similar motion will bo is the same old laugh that has in-clock?" he asked. "Is it a munici-moved in the House of Lords. fected millions of film fank pal affair?"
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The accused remarked that he did not notice the signal.
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REVOLVER THEFT
STORY SEQUEL HEARD AT THE KOWLOON COURT
How
Kowloon.
His Worship remarked that what Sergeant Goodwin had said was only suspicion, and he could, not take that into consideration.
Sergeant Goodwin pointed out that there was another strange feature to the case. Twelve rounds
a man's report to the of ammunition were found in the police of the loss of his revolver cupboard, and of these there were led -to his Arrest Was re-no fewer than five different kinds. His Worship:-Yes, that is cor- lated to Mr. Fraser at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning, tainly very funny. when a man named Lai Choc-ping
Mr. d'Almada said it was not
was charged with possession of a case in which the defendant was revolver and 12 rounds of ammuni-hiding the revolver when he was
tion.
the
of
arrested. Ile had gone to the Detective Sergeant
Goodwin Police Station openly to say that Leo his revolver had been stolen from prosecuted, while Mr. d'Almada, senr,, represented the him. His licenco showed he had had
-revolver for a number defendant.
Sergeant Goodwin said at 7 p.m. years, but it was admitted that he on May 6, defendant made a report had not renewed his licence for to the Shamshupo Police Station the last two years.
With regard to the five different to the effect that his house had
of ammunition,. Mr. been broken into, and his revolver types
d'Almada said defondant was in stolen. He produced his licones, which showed he had had the re- the habit of going out shooting volver since 1992, but had not re- pigeons, and the ammunition pro-
bably got mixed up. Ho then showed the Pressmon fly to Paris on Wednesday to at-
newed it since January, 1930.
His Worship:-Certainly one Charlie, of course, is quite a dif- something new in the way of tend the funeral of
Police officers investigated the President
favour of the Lena Goldfields, ferent person to the woebegone
BRITAIN TAKES
Limited, the Foreign Secretary story of his loas, but were not doesn't go shooting stray pigeons tramp we saw in "City Lights." wristlet watches. "Now idea," he Doumer, as representative of the
They with revolvers. said FRESH ACTION
satiefied with his story. that during the last few
It was also stated that when de- He is aple and span, and a picture remarked; "they call it a sports King. He will return to London
days he had been in personal found nothing else in the house) of sartorial perfection. As he watch." Taking the watch from by air after the ceremony."
Answering a question regarding
touched at all. The cupboard in fondant last took out his licence, London, May 9. consultation with the Company crossed the harbour and walked his wrist, he showed it to the now-
Asked in the House of Com- and was now in communication which the revolver was said to he had given his address as Nan- across Connaught Road, nobody papermen. The face is construct- the International Labour Office,
to-day
have been kept was an ordinary choong Street, but when a notice what stops the with the British Ambassador at recognised the dapper little man, ed on the principle of a wireless in the House of Commons to-day, mona
Chinese one, and the police also was served on him to renew his who, with his moustache, inovi recalver's dial, with three small the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Government proposed to take to Moscow.
found that the, door, which was Loenco in 1930, it was found he tablo cano and grotesque boots poop-holes giving the time in Simon, took occasion to express the secure payment from the Russian He assured the questioner that
Haid to have been prised open, was not staying there.
Dofondant was fined 350 on the added, has amused the whole hours, minutes and soconds. Thore regret of the House at the sudden Government of the award of the Company were not disektisfied
seemed to have beon broken from world.
is no glass, and the whole thing is death of its chief, M. Albort Sopteraber, 1930, amounting ap-with the action he was now tak-
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