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The prosecution's evidence had also clearly shown that female passengers, especially, had a habit of keering old tickets. The fact that Mr. Wadeson had put in an additional charge of attempt! ed embezzlement went to show the Convicted on a charge of en- weakness of his friend, and indicat. bezzlement of 20 cents, through the 'ed that he (Mr. Wadeson) had not issuing of two used tickets, Wong aufficient evidence to Kam-chuen, a young bus conductor bezzlement.
prove em-
employed by the Hongkong Hotel His Worship held that on the of Police Constable Company was fined $100 and bound evidence
over in two sureties of $50 each, by Sargent, who was a passenger on Mr. Schofield at the Central Fouce the bue at the time, the money wa Court yesterday afternoon.'
Mr. R. A. Wadeson, who appear
ard
roceived by the defendant, and two tickets were issued. It was a ed to prosecute on behalf of the matter for reasonable inference.
Mr. Wadeson said the defendani Company, said the defendant had embezzled fu a very mean and des- had tried to blame his own della picable way. He had tried to throw quencies on the passengers, the blame of his own delinquencies then he came to Court and tried to those on the passengers and thus bring brazen the matter out on
The lines. He asked his Worship to disrepute to the Company. passengers paid to be carried in a deal with the man severely and to reasonable and proper manner, he send him to prison without the
option of a fine. stated.
Mr. Kwan pleaded in mitigation For the defence, Mr. C. Y. Kwan submitted there was no case to of sentence. He pointed out the answer, and the evidence lacked the defendant was young, married and was had two children. Mr. Parsons, most important link: There
of the Manager of the 34.K. Hotel Garage. no evidence whatever identification of the two tickets had stated in evidence that during woman his five years' service defendant's obtained by the man and passengers, respectively, from the conduct was fair.
of the Sale by Public Auction.
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INWARD MAILS.
From U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai
(Seattle, 18th March) - Japan -.-"
Two of America's glamorous stars and a newcomer who seems destined to attain the same great screen pro- minence are seen in "A Bill of Japan, Shanghai and Europe
RKO-Radio Divorcement", the new
Siberia (London, 13th March), Picture showing at the Central to Sandakan
•
morrow. John Barrymore and Billio Shanghai and Swatow
Burke, contemporaries through years Straits
of America's most colourful period Manila
of the theatre, are seen together for Shanghal
the first time in this powerful picture
taken from the famous play
Clemence Dane. Katharine Hepbend Manila
in the newcomer about whom
วล
Saigon Holy
Shanghai
Per
Due
Pres. Jefferson Penang Maru
April 7
April 7.
vin
Kanpura
April 5.
Mungana Soochow
April
April 8.
Elpenor
April 9.
Athos 11... Agamemnon Conte Rosso
Pres. McKinley Aenean Tango Chante Chenonceaux
Apell 10.
April 10.
Maru
April 10.
April 11.
¡April 11.
April 11.
April 19.
.April 13.
Empress of Japan
April 14.
April 14.
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan. and Shanghai (Vancouver BC. 25th March) U.S.A., Honolulu Japan and Shang-
hal (San Francisco, 17th March) Pres., Monroe
wood at the moment is buzzing with Straits praise. These three tell story un usual to the screen. It is tale of a shell-shocked English veteran who vainly tries to find in the world of 1932 a place for his torn and twisted dreams. It is a tale of second love, of Kacrifice and of splendour. -
"Svengali"
at the Last night's audience Queen's Theatre greeted with enthusi"| astic approval, John Barrymore's latest characterization, Svengali," the master hypactist which was such a sensation both as a novel and as a play a generation ago.
For
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The gets provided for "Svengali are Sandakan ingenious in
in the extreme, and one Swatow amazing scene actually photographs Samihui and Wuchow the flight of a thought over rools and Bangkok clouds from the mind of Svengall to Straits the mind of Tellby--and the
return
Thurs., Apr. 6, Registration ...............12.45 pin. Letters....
....1.30 p.00- Hinsang..Thurs, April, 6, 230 p.m. Hydrangea .... Thurs., Apr. 6, 3 p.m. Tai Ming.....Thure; Apr. 6, 1 p.m. Halldor.....Thurs., Apr. 6, 4.30 p.m. Hal Bing Thur., April 6, 4.30 pm. Takada...Thurs., Apr. 6, 3.30 p.m.
Friday.
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Empress of Russia ....Fri., Apr. 7.
of Trilby's shuddering surrender to Amoy his master-mind. The portrayal of Trilby by Marian Marsh is doubly
Central and South America and amazing when it is known that she is screen but eighteen and makes her
*Europe via Vancouver B.C., and *Európe via Siberia debut in the dificult role, which
of emotion. (Due Vancouver B.C., 24th April) requires the whole
range To exquisite flowerlike beauty of face Hoihow and Pakhol and form Miss Marsh adds rare Fort Bayard intelligence and sincerity. The sup- Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Dental cast includes Lumsden Hare, Crisp and Bramwell Fletcher as Taffy, the Laird, and Little Billce. Luis Alberni exquisitely portrays Gecko, the humble fiddleplaying slave of Svengali, and Carmel Myers an arresting Honorl. The screen play was written by J, Brubb. Alexander. Archie Mayo directed.
a
Bangkok '
►
Parcela
Apr. 6, 8 pm.. Reg
Apr. 7, 9.15 2.2. Letters,
Apr. 7, 10 m. Kingyuan....Fri., Apr. 7, 1 p.m. Tinseng.....Fri, Apr. 7, 1.30 p.m. Hai Ning ..Fri, April, 7, 2 p.m. „Fr., April 7, 2.30 p.m.
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G. P. O.
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East and South Africa, Adon, Egypt and Europe via Marocilles
K. P. O. Parcels,... Apr. 7, 4.30 p.m. Reg-
...Apr. 8, 9 a.m. Letters,
Apt. 8, 10 amIL_ Letters, Apr. 8, 10.30 am. Fort Bayard and Haiphon Straits and. Calcutta.
"Once in a Lifetime"
hilarious "Once in Universal's Lifetime" comes to a close at the Central Theatre to-day. This up- roarious satire on Hollywood mation picture production is said to be the funniest thing the screen has shown Amoy
a long time, and takes the Manila
not only into the forbidden
ces of the sound stages D
but
into the private offices of executives, Swatow, Amoy and Formosa where the reputedly fantastic methods of conducting a great film
BOOK AT ANDERSON'S plant are handled without gloves. Hoihow and Bangkok
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Canton Maru ..Sum, April, 5, 9 am, Monday.
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Kweiyang Mon., Apr. 10, 1.20 p.m. Superscribed Correspondence only...
Grace". From this she was chosen frienda who believe "Street Sceno" to by Mr. Noel Coward to play one of be as much a story of mother love as
tan for
are unplied to undan, understudying Celia Johnson played for two years through the
seen
on tour.
look as though they had money in the the brides-maids in the New York Golwyn's earlier "Stella Dallas" is the bank," was
the demand from the production of "Bitter Sweet" On most important of all. Elmer tice
Goldwyn. H. Harwoods's Mr. Columbia ensting office to the Central her return from New York she ap. himself adapted his stage play to the
screen for all peared in Casting Bureau, from
White "Cynara" at the Playhouse Theatre. 600 performances in New York, and "extras" are studios.
must look
which part
principal cities of the United States. she afterwards played
Rice directed the New York, a day to pretend They were paid $5 a for the camera that is recording opposite Mr. Owen Nares: "American Madness," Columbia pie was in this part that Miss Bevan was Chicago, London and Los Angeles
film producer with the by
stage productions. A published ver- ture, showing on Sunday at the result that she was placed under con- sion of the play has appeared in five
and featuring Walter
"Nine languages. Queen's Theatre llusion and
"A Paaport to Hell" Till Six"
Misk ance, that they had between $500 and
Portraying the character of a $10,000 in the banka mob of New Sign of Four" which is now showing gutteral, stern German commanding
mob of New screen appearance followed by "The
the York business
men and wo- people, men
officer in "A Passport to Hell". at the King's Thea
Theatre. men, desperate because the bank in
"Street Scene"
dramatic Fox production coming th #fetime savings of which
"Street Scene," picturized from the King's Theatre very shortly, is Feat the has failed. The rumour runs that the the famous Pulitzer Prize Play by na novelty for Warner Oland. He president, Tom Dicks
Dickson,
portrayed by
Elmer Rice, will be presented by enacted a amilar role in "Victory" Walter Huston, has absconded with Samuel Goldwyn
at
"In "A the King's one
one of his previous pictures
to Hell", Oland appears as
cast of stellar import. tract with A. E. P. Arst
waa
all the bank's funds. Oulwantie the Theatre on Sunday next. In direct- Passpor of the young army officer
"extras" are hysterical because that
ing the story
of a warm-hearted the nest-egg they were hoarding against
romance and a passionate murder who, to save a mysterious woman the time of their next baby, or a
city
uncertain past from deportation, "rainy day," or a home, has gone against the living screen of a
effort down in the vortex of the back foll- street, King Vider makes of "Street marries her, only to lose her to
brother officer with whom she falls Scene his most ambitious
Ellasa Landi enacts ure, Inwardly, they are wondering
since "The Big
Sylvin Parade the the role of the woman
madly in love.
and Paul lead in romantic has the whether they will eat when the pic. Sidney william Collier, Jr., plays Lains and Alexander Kirland play ture is finished.
"The Sign of Four"
picture.
opposite her. Estelle Taylor follows the roles of the two officers. Other Isla Bevan was educated at Court-her brilliant performance in "Cimar-members of the cast includes Earle rai in Belgium. Left at the age of 17 ron" with the exacting and dificult Foxe, Donald Griep, Yola D'Avril, and became one of Mr. Cohran's role of Mr. Maurrant,--which, to Eva Dennison, Ivan Simpen and" "Young Ladies" in "This Year of many of the play's multitude of Vera Morrison.
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