SCHOOL XMAS PARTY
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932.
FRICTION BETWEEN ITALY & YUGO-SLAVIA
£20,000 VERDICT FOR LEVER'S
SWIFT END TO LIBEL ACTION
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Catton
(Continued from Page 1.) ENJOYABLE EVENT
'IN KOWLOON
Dr. Marinkovitch had abandoned this point of view. Public opinion The Hendmaster of the Central found, no explanation for the stop British School, Mr. G. Franklin except that the Government had brought by Lever Brothers and the The action for damages for libel Nightingale, gave a very enjoyable yielded to some unknown external directors of the company, of Port Christmas party to his senior pressure. This conclusion provok Sunlight, against Mr. William M. pupils last evening in the schooled the spontaneous movement of Kneale and Mr. George Harvey January
alarm which wound vent in demon Bagnall, whose address was given March strations from one end of the coun- as New Oxford-street, London, May try to the other.
Jended in a verdict of the jury in July
favour of Lever Brothers and the October {sward of £20,000 damages.
Spot...
hall.
The party commenced with dan cing and, later, two plays word anacted in St. Andrew's Church Hall. The first, a thriller_called "Thread o' Scarlet" by J. J. Bali, which was very woll done, was acted by Mesars. Hamer, Blake, Phillips, Sharpham, Jorden and Hopking. "A Perfect Holiday," adapted from Miss L. M. Alcott's famous book "Little Women," was performed in great style by the Misses Refton, McCaw, Ingram, Clarke, Blackmore, Tollan, Thomp son and Ralph Phillips. The plays were produced by Mr. T. Rowie, who was afterwards thanked for his hard work.
fter the plays, dancing, wan again taken up in the School, and later Mrs, Nightingale presented prizes to Miss J. Bryson who was dressed as an Alpine Climber, and Master P. Clarke as an Execution
YUGOSLAV FEARS.
that
December
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5-8 p.m. European programme," 6.8 p.m.
A relay of the Roveliers' Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Gar- den by courtesy of the Management (During the intervals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studio),
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7 p.m.
Closing Local Stock Quotations. Selected London and New York Stock Quotations.
Orchestral-Estudiantina
(Waldtoufel). Orchestral--Tho Skaters
(Waldteufel).
International Concort Orch Song At Santa Barbara
(Weatherly and Russell). SongWill She Waiting Up
Organ Solo-Medley of Bong Hits,
Hayes and Sterndale-Bennett).
Dennis Noble (Baritone), 1930.
It is difficult to persuade the At tho request of Sir Patrick Yugoslavs that the Treaty of Hastings, K.C., for Lever Brothers, December Tirana can be explained by a de Mr. Justice Branson granted an May alre on the part of Italy to see con- Injunction restraining Messrs. July ditions stabilized in Albania, or Knesis and Bagnall from printing that their own filibustering gave or publishing similar libels, Signer Mussolini a reasonable ex-
"I ought to warn both the de- cuse for counter-measures. They fondants," said the judge, that argue that Italy has a legitimate disobedience of the injunction interest in the Albanian coast, but will be followed by imprisonment none in the interior. The Italian for contempt of court." foothold in Tirana means to them:
The company's case was simply the beginning of an attempt false accusations had been made
Tokyo, Dec. 21. to dominate the whole Balkan peninsula, They see the efforts of fence was a ples of justification. to make its New York servico a
The de- against the directors.
The Osaka Bhosen Kaisha plans model modern the Fascists to
When the hearing was resumed, fortnightly one instead of an at Italy after the pattern of Ancient Rome, and they know that the main Sir Patrick Hastings, stated that prosent, every 20 days, with the highway of the Roman Empire from it would be appreciated that Mr. completion of two 8,500 ton steam-firchestral--Sparkling west to cast of the Via Egnatia, Fildes, who had already given ers which are expected next Febru ran from Durazzo through the evidence on behalf of the plaintiffs Balkans to Salonika, that is to say, and knew most about the affairs The new steamers will increase The enjoyable evening con-
examined by Mr. Kneale for a day ter's Special. Mr. and Mrs. Nightingale.long nas Italy has a reasonable pre- The junior pupils wil be enter text for landing troops in Albania and a hair.
they are haunted by the though A large number of witnessca tained to a party this evening.
that their frontier is exposed to an could be called if they were re-panies. You have to keep to the Italian attack on two sides.
quired, he said. Mr. Justice
paint we are here to try. Branson-That
er.
ary.
Waters' of
Quentin Maclean. Waikiki Orchestral Blue Hawaii. .
Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra. Xylophone Bolo-Dancing Store.
cluded with three hearty cheers right through Southern Serbia. So of the company, had been cross- the 0.8.K. liners to eight.--Reu-Xylophone Solo-Dance of the Toy
for
AIR TOURING AT HOME
AMY NAMES NEW
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London, Dec. 21. The first of a flect of "Dragon" cabin' aeroplanea, with which an Essex firm of motor coach pro- priators proponea to organise In- land air routes and popularise air touring in Britain, was delivered yesterday, and the naming cere performed by Mrs.
mony Mollison.
The machine Is equipped with two Gipay Major engines of the type used by Mrs. Mollison on her rocent flights to the Cape and
back.
COLONIES AND PREFERENCE
The idea that the Italians should
means that, no far na you are con- be equally apprehensive of Yugo-cerned, you have called practically Blav aggression never occurs to
support of public opinion in Belgrade. To all the evidence in calm or eradicate this mutual fear your case?
Sir Patrick said he had tendered must he one of the duties of the joint diplomacy of the other all the evidence beyond what Powers, for there will be no peace might be required by the In the Adriatic or the Balkana vo side. long as it exists. The Yugoslava are ready enough to beat the sword into the ploughshare, but they do not truat Signor Mussolini.
other
Mr. Kneale and the Judge.
Mr. Kneale rose and Mr. Justice Branson said to him-""There is no need to make a grievance, Mr. Kneale. Anyone you wish to call
PRETTY WEDDING shall be called."
MARKED BY DUAL CEREMONY
The bride-was attended by her
Mr. Bagnall, the other defend- lant, who was at the back of the Court, asked if he would be per- mitted to put any questions to {witnesses.
Mr. Kneale then put another question to Mr. Cooper with re- gard to the financial position of certain companies. Justice Branson said
"Do not Answer him," to Cooper.
Mr. Mr.
Mr. Kneale-I am afraid-
my position is getting very awkward. "I can see that," commented the Judge.
Mr. Kneale put two more ques tiono, but the Judge told Mr. Cooper not to answer either." am here as guardian of the public time and I am not going to have it wasted," he said later. "I have already ruled that the affairs of the Niger Company are not under investigation."
Later the Judge naked whether Mr. Kneale imputed dishoneety by the directors.
Mr. Kneale-I am not going into all the matters before I make my address to the jury.
Mr. Justice Branson-Do you impute dishonesty or not?
Rebakea from the Bench. Mr. Kneale-I will not pass any comment at the moment or until I have finished my examination of witnesses.
Regiment.
Joseph Green.
Organ SoloThe Love Waltz. Organ Solo-Falling in Love Again.
Reginald Foort, Orchestral-Any Raga, Bottles or
Bonca,
Orchestral-Will Anybody Here
Have a Drink?
Jack Payne and His B.B.C. Durco Orchestra. Plano Solo C. B. Cochran's 1930
Revuo-Medley.
Raie da Costa. Humorous-The Parson Talks About Marriage ("Yes, I Think Sel"). Vivian Foster (The Vicar of Mirth). Orchestral-Where the Golden
Daddodijn Grow,
Orchestral-Rollin' Down the
River.
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians.
Orchestral-Makin' Faces at the Man in the Moon Orchestral Cheria C'Est Vous. Jack Payne and His B.I.C. Dance Orchestra. 7.30-8 p.,
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Fax Trot-When We're Alone. Fox Trot Keepin' Out of Min-
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Savoy Hotel Orpheans. CB459. Waltz The Blue of the Night. Fox Trot-Songs That Are Old
Live Forever.
Mr. Justice Branson-No. Your A very pretty wedding took defence has been struck out, as place in the Registry at the you refused do obey an order of Supreme Court this morning, when the Court. The Dragon's maximum speed Mr. Horst Heltmayer, a well- Mr. David Howat Allan, senior is 128 miles per hour and the dis-known and popular member of the partner in Alton, Charlesworth posable load is 1,850 pounds.- local Gernian community, wax & Co., accountants, of Fenchurch- |British Wireless.
married to Miss Thelma May, older Avenue, E.C., said that in ble in daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. vestigation of Lever Brothers, May, of Hongkong.
Limited, over a period of years he found everything in order.
Mr. D'Arcy Cooper, chairman of sister, Miss Norma May, and Miss Lever Brothers, the next witness, Jeannetle Challet as bridesmaids, was asked only one question by and Mr. B. Rasmussen was the 'sir Patrick Hastings.
Mr. Justica Branson-That will not do. best-man.
looked
You must tell us what at- The bride
"As far as you know," he said. titude you are taking up. charming in a lace Princess dress have you ever been dishonest or
Mr. Kneale said his view was with long train, and carried done anything dishonest in your that there was wicked, deliberate "Geraldo's Gaucho Tango sheaf of pink roses.
life?"
and trencherous deceit by the 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Later in the day the bridal party "No." replied Mr. Cooper. [directors. "I say also, that motored out to Shatin, where the
the Report. Mr. Knente, in cross-examina-directors were dishonest to the 8.3-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con- religious ceremony will be caried tion, put a series of questions to shareholders," he added.
cert. out at the Tao Fong Shan monas- Mr. Cooper with regard to the tery by Rev. Dr. K. L. Reichelt, in affairs of Lever Brothers' Büb. both English and German, accord-sidiary companies, particularly the ing to the Lutheran form of Niger Company.
MATTER RAISED IN HOUSE
London, Dec. 21. The President of the Board of Trade was asked in the House of Commons whether, in view of the opinions expressed by various Chambers of Commerce, he would now enter upon a policy designed for the aborogation of existing treaties and to enable all Colonies to give effective preference to
Great Britain.
The Secretary of the Department of Overasos Trade, Major Colville, replied that it was proposed to consult organisations representing trade generally so soon as the re- levant facts could be put before thom-British Wireless.
RUBBER RESEARCH
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TO
MANUFACTURERS
CONTRIBUTE
London, Dec. 21.
The House of Commons has pas-
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Tango-Jealousy. Tango Three Little Times.
Orchestra. CB417.
10.30 pm. Rugby Mid-day Prens
10.35 p.
Close Down.
Another incident occurred later when Mr. Kneale picked up News. parcel and passed it to Mr. Cooper with the remark: "Look at that.
service. The happy couple are Mr. Justice Branson I am not What is it? Doesn't it resemble returning to town this afternoon going to allow you, Mr. Kneale.monkey brand? That was what and will go aboard the Empress of to proceed on a fishing expedition you offered me on June 6." Asia on their way to Baguio, where in connexion with these com-
the honeymoon will be spent.
(Continued on Next Columns.)
DAY BY DAY: NEWS IN BRIEF
There will be a midnight service at St. Peter's Church on Christmas Eve, | commencing at 11.30 p.m.
Injured through a fall suffered in on attempt to alight from a moving bus in Nathan Road yesterday, Chan Yuet, a 17-year-old girl, was taken to the Kowloon Hospital.
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Mr. Justice Branson (sternly)-
I will not have this. If you can- not conduct your cast pro- perly I will have to put an end to it.
Lord Leverbulme, who stated
It is advertised that the Exchange that he was the governor of Lever
Monday,
TRAPEZE ARTIST
CRASHES
LONDON MUSIC HALL THRILL
Banks will be closed to the transac-Brothers, was the next witness, The audience of the Metropolitan Sir Patrick Hastings-To the Music Hall recently had a thrill tion of public business on and Tuesday, December, 26 and 27, best of your belief, have you ever when the slack wire gave way been guilty of any dishonesty or during the preliminary pirouetting 1032.
irregularity with regard to the of Barbette, the sensational tru- affairs of your company?
"Never," replied Lord Lever- hulme.
The management of the Peninsula Hotel advises that all tables for the Christmas Eve Carnival in the Rowe Room have been fully booked, and no
further reservations can be accepted.
Was there brought to your atten-
peze artist.
He rose from the floor shaken, his face bleeding.
well
A Chinese having the appearance
tion a letter written by Kneale in ever, he continued his daring act To everyone's astonishment, how- of a mendicant went to the Teun Wan
which he described your father, with as much confidence as ever, Police Station yesterday to make a The third meeting of the Hongkong the late Lord Loverhulme, as "a swinging far out over the nudite- report, but collapsed and died before Branch of the English Association he could make any statement. Death will be held in the Helens May In- base deceiver, a hypocrite, and arium, and frequently keeping his sed the first reading of a Bill in appears to be due to naturi causes. stitute on Tuesday January 8, 1933, rogue who ought to be in prison"? hold on the ropes with one foot. troduced by Mr. W. M. Kirkpatrick
at 6.30 p.m. when Mr. H. C. Mac-Yes.
Most people felt easier when the A complaint has been lodged with namara will speak on "Light Veres". (Con, Preston) providing that
To the best of your belief, was curtain fell, and he had a great ¡your father ever guilty of any hets rubber manufacturers in Britain the police by Yu Poon-cho, managing
ovation. partner of the Nam Sang native The Kowloon Dock Recreation Club to the company which would contribute, on
basis of the bank, that a partner who was sent to are holding their New Year Carnival warrant auch names being bestow-graceful drapery deceived many, His platinum blonde wig and amount of raw material handled. the Ming Cheung Bank to change dance in the Reading Room at Kowed upon hima?-No. to scientific research.
$10,000 Indo-China piastres, had loon Docks Monday, January 2,
who thought he was a' girl. This concluded the caso for Mr. Kirkpatrick explained that failed to return, and that all efforis 1933, commencing at 9.15 p.m. Fur- the Bill, slightly modified,' would to locate him at his usual addrese had ther particulars may be learned from Lever Brothers.
Douglas Fairbanks. Jnr, maken his meet the objections raised when been an accessful.
an advertisement appearing in this
Mr. Knealo Bald that he did not debut in a serious drama in "Chan- issue. prased their
intend to go into the witneas-box. ees." It is a war-time story with a similar measures
During the absence in Macao of
After Mr. Kneale had addressed sensible plat, war scenes which aro Becond readings in 1928 and 1931.
Leung Sookkan, a married woman Router.
Owing to indisposition, which kept the jury at some length. Mr. contly. elaborate, and that which and living at No.51, Wing We Street a him in bed for some days, His Ex- Justice Branson intervened. He counts most of all, realistic: thief presented himself at the address Zellency the Governor was unable to said so far Mr. Kneale had pro-expected of them. By reason of these
artistes who have done all that is with a letter purporting to have been accompany Sir Samuel Wilson on the duced nothing which would entitle unifications, the picture written by her, and secured posses-whole of his recent tour in the Colony. any jury to find that the directors claim to above the slon of three trunks containing dresses Happlly Sir William is now able to of the plaintiff company had been its type, and well worth the attention average of worth $200. Tho fraud Was dis-attend his office, although still feeling covered on the woman's return yes the effects of his sickness.
guilty of "wicked, deliberate, and of the picture roer. It is the wing at terday.
treacherous deceit."
the Queen's Theatre. The members of the Indian Soction At the end of 85 minutes Mr. James Dunn and Sally Ellers are of the Royal Naval Yard Police are Justice Branson asked the jury if The P. and O. and D.I. Companies admirably paired in "Dance Teamų" giving a tea at Land Crawford's they desired to hear anything have inaued a handy diary tn
containing statistical almanack, now showing at the King's Theatre. Restaurant on the 27th inst. In honour further from Mr. Kneale. Thoy are seen as a danclag couple of Sub-Inspector Mie Alam Khan on Mr. C.E. Terry was slightly in- who succed, after many trials, in get the occasion of his retirement on did not, and Mr. Kneale was told an effective picture showing the P The jury intimated that they bles, flags and maps in colours, as well as an effective wall entender bearing motor acting right to the top but who fall from pension. Sab.-Inspector Khan arrived jured yesterday in a
and O., turbo-electric ship Strathaird cident, which occurred when, in their pedestal. Eventually, of course, in the Colony as a private in the by the Judge to sit down.
a coolie all comes right in the und. Both give Hongkong Regt. in 1897, In 1902 he Mr. Justico Branson, summing and the B.L . . Mashobra. endeavouding to avoid who had suddenly left the foot-polished performances, and the pro-joined the Royal Naval Yard Follee up, said that Mr. Kneale's
Miss duction is technically excellent. The and was promoted to Sergeant in 1913 appeared to be that balance-sheets
Ila, living at 80, Cum- berland path, he drove his car, into the minor parts are all extremely well and Sub-Inspector in 1922. He re had been disguised.
Kowloon Tong, was the broken- railings paarding a nullah in cast, Harry Beresford, as
ceived commendation from the Com. The jury were absent for only a victim of a bag-snatcher in Ladder down vaudeville artist, being ex-modore in 1918 also a reward of $100 Waterloo Road.
brief Interval.
Street last night, a bag containing The Australian and commendation from the Hong- On hearing the verdict Mr. of a being stolen by
money and other articles to the valus ceptionally good.
young Chin gramme with their excellent musical armed robber in Wanchai Road in
formal notion of appeal. January 1928.
KOWLOON MOTOR
MISHAP
MR. C. E. TERRY GETS SLIGHT INJURY
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and
on the hond. The car was damag. Txic contributo variety to the pro-kong Government for the arrest of all Bagnail said he donfred to givo ens who succeeded in making good
Mr. Torry received a slight, cut
ed to the extent of $800.
-tum.
his escape.
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