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COMING SHORTLY TO THE KING'S. A Great Human Story
HINDLE WAKES
Based o
STANLEY HOUGHTONY
Day of Wacomura lifa.
SUBIL THOANDIKE
JOHN STUART‹ NORMAN MYĶINNEL
EDMUND GWENN - BELLE CHRYSTALE
A GAUMONT-GAINSBOROUGH PICTURE
Directed by VICTOR SAVILLE.
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.
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WITH TWO PRIVATE
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SECRETARIES
London May 18.
FOUNTAIN PEN THEFTS
FOOLISH PRACTICE
CRITICISED
The recent opidemic of fountain
Chased by one of the inmates of the house, a thief who had gained
The Prime Minister to-day left pen thefts brought forth a strong entrance to No. 355, Honnessy Road, top floor, at about 4 o'clock the Nursing Home where, on May comment by Mr. Wynne Jones at this morning, jumped over the 5th, ho underwent an operation on the Central Police Court this morn- verandah and foll distance his right eye. He drove to his om- ing when his Worship criticised the of about sixty feet, receiving very clal residence in Downing Street habit, of members of the public pockets instead of using an inner severe injuries, from which he in company with his daughter, Miss Carrying their pens in their breast
pocket. subsequently succumbed,
He was visited there by Mr.
"I wonder when the public will Stanley Baldwin, who had a long lears not to carry pens in breast conversation with the Premier and pockets," asked his Worship, who, by the Secretary for the Dominions, on noticing a police officer in Court Mr. J. H. Thomas, and Sir Robert with a pen in his breast pocket Vanaittart, of the Foreign Office. added;"You do it youmelf. You It is an awful To-night, the Prime Minister, ac-know it is wrong.
You as a companied by his daughter and his temptation to people. oculist, is leaving for Lossiemouth police officer should know that it
in best to carry it inside." for three weeks.
The premises are occupied by Mr. A. M. Rumajahn and his family. At about 4 o'clock, one of the members of the family was awakened by the presence of a thief, and raised an outery. It was then diecovered that were about four men in the building, three of them being in an adjoining vacant flat. The in- truder tried to steal a coat and
Bome
there
and jumped over the verandah.
The officer remarked that he only The fact that two private secre- was other clothing, but
taries are travelling to Scotland carried his pen in his breast poc chased, and when he found escape with the Prime Minister is regard-ket whilst working and always had impossible he discarded the coated as an indication that so far as it inside when on the streets,
Hin Worship made the above re- the restrictions imposed upon him The inmates, now thoroughly by his medical advisers will allow, marks during the course of a case in which a Chinese was charged aroused, proceeded to the ground he will immediately resume the floor, and found the man lying in study of the problems for discus- with stealing a fountain pen from a heap. A tle and collar, wilchsion at the Lausanne Conference, anothor man in Des Voeux Road had been stolen. were found and other questions-British Wire-Central. The defendant, who had Du hlm.
wan Jess. ambulaner
The
immediately sen! for and the injured MAR removed to the Government Civil Hospital, where
he expired some time later.
The thief gained entrance 10 the
fat by sealing the wall separating two flats. His com- panions made their escape.
STREET FOUNTAIN
FIGHT
QUARREL EXTENDED TO TWO DAYS
a
The occupants of two houses in Wanchai engaged in a free fight; last night when they resumed dispute which started the previous day over priority at a street foun- tain.
FAREWELL TO MR. WODEHOUSE
EULOGISTIC REFERENCES TO LONG CAREER
An enthusiastic gathering at dinner at the Police Recreation Club at Happy Valley last night joined in a warm tribute to Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, popular Deputy Inspector General of Police, who is going home on Saturday on retire ment, after having been more than 30 years in the Force,
two previous convictions, was sen- tenced to six months' hard labour, hla Worship remarking that 'he was a pest.
BIG TASK FOR R.O. OFFICERS
OPIUM HIDDEN IN BOXES
Three camphor wood boxes hel longing to a Chinese passenger on the Tjikembang attracted the at- tention of Revenue searchera prior to the departure of the vessel yesterday. The keys to Speaking from an association these were surrendered.to Revenue with Mr. Wodehouse for over 25 Officer Ward, but so tightly were years, Mr. King referred to Mr. the lids screwed down, and
dofled Wodehouse's qualities as a sports-strong was the general make-up mun, stating that in all games he of the boxes, that they had been a keen player, and a ordinary methods to force them genial partner, above all things a opon. The prespect of having to good loser, whose qualities could be unscrew some 50 screws to each emulated.
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On Tuesday night one of the oc- cupants of 5, Lee Yuen Street and
box would have been discourag- a man from 7, Lee Yuen Street had
strenuous Ing, but by dint of a quarrel over water, and on the
In replying, Mr. Wodehouse ex- endeavour, the officer was at last following evening three membera from each house renewed the dis- pressed the regret he felt at parting enabled to get access to the con- tacle of raw pute, bamboo poles being freely with so many of his friends of the tents some 327
carlier oplum which the passenger used. But for the arrival of Force. He spoke of his police officer the affair might have sporting activities, and connexion taking to Sarabang.
Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Jar., re- had serious resuits, but as matters with the Club, and in conclusion turned out, except for a few very sald that he looked forward to presented the man in Court this minor injuries, none of the com- welcoming any of his friends on morning, when he entered a plea their return to his new home in of guilty and asked for leniency. batants was hurt.
Brokenhurat, in the New Forest. Mr. Schofield fined the man $5,000, He thanked them for their gifts or 12 months' hard labour in de- and said they would always remind fault. him of a pleasant association with his friends of the Police Force. (Applause).
All six persons, including a boy of 15 years, were brought before Mr. Wynne Jones and accused of behaving in a disorderly manner. All except the boy admitted the
charge.
The five men were ordered to sign bonds for their future behavi our while his Worship accepted the boy's plea and discharged him,
TO-DAY ONLY
preciation of his late association In the course of the evening, with them as Public Prosecutor, presentations were also made by and to Mr. C. Blundell, another old the members of the Club to Mr. member of the Club, who is also Somerset Fitzroy in token of ap-going Home.
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It Speaks the Language of Your Heart
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HENRY KING
·Dialogue by Tam Earry
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"TO OBLIGE A LADY”
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From An Original Story By
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EDGAR WALLACE
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"THOSE THREE FRENCH
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THEIR MAD MOMENT
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