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TWO "FUNNY MEN" S.W.B. PRIVATE IN
ARRIVE
WHEELER-WOOLSEY TOUR
GREETED BY BIG CROWD
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Two Ministers of Mirth and Merriment arrived in Hongkong this morning.
The President Hoover brought la Bert Wheeler and Robert Wool- sey, and for once the Colony lost
Its blane vencer.
TROUBLE
GOES FOR JOY. RIDE ROUND KOWLOON
THE HONGKONG
POLICE RESERVE
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY 15, 1933.
ORDENS FOR THE COMING WEEK
Police Reserve orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Inspector General of Police state:-
With several previous convie-
The Annual Inspection by ILE. the tions against him, Private A. E. Government will take place on Tuca- Price, of the South Wales Border-day, May 10th at Police Headquarters era attached to Mount Austin Bar-at 16.30 hours. Members will fall in racks, was brought before Mr.int_15.00 hours sharp. Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy | Life Saving Class-There will be this morning on two charges of no life saving class on Wednesday, driving a car without an appro-Drill will take place at a later date. May 17th. The classes for Water priate leense and driving it with- out permission of the owner.
Chinese Company."
CHARLES LAUGHTON'S SACRIFICE
From £1,000 to £20
A Week
Charles Laughton, Flora Robson, and a number of other store may combine in an ambitious presenta- tion of Shakespeare at the Old Vic next season, if certain difficulties enn be overcome.
settled so far, it was stated at the The only thing that has been
Old Vic" that Mr. Tyrone
Such
at tho
It was stated by Sergeant Smith Training Course Part11- The Guthrie, the tall young Irishman that whilst he was on charge-room following members have been passed from Glasgow who has done not- duty at the Water Police Station out ne emcient in Part 11 of Train-able work
Cambridge ing Course on Saturday evening, defendant
Festival Theatre, and latterly in Constables R20 Chan Hon Keung, As soon as the gangway was walked in and gave himself up. 02 Lam Hon Wal, Rod Won Thi London, will be the producer. lowered, a large crowd stampeded He told the Police that he found On and R86 Yam Po Wah,
"But," said Miss Lilian Baylia's aboard, and Wheeler and Woolsey the car, which belonged to Ser-i All recruits will attend at the representative, it will be a won were caught in the crush. There rennt Groves, of the Hongkong Chinese Company Ileadquarters onderful thing if Miss Robson, Mr. was no doubt about their popu-Police, parked near the Majestic Tuesday, May 16th at 5.30 p.m., for Laughton and the others can come."
Theatre. He got in and drove out instruction. to the Taipo Road. After a spin round Kewloon he took it to the Strength The following members Water Police Station.
have been taken on the strength of Defendant pleaded guilty to the Indian Company na from May 9th both charges and said he had no 1939, statement to make.
Constables R291 Tora Khan, R292 The magistrate imposed a fine Hayat Khan and R293 S.L.M. Sathud. of $10 or one week's imprisonment on the first charge, and $50 or five weeks on the second.
larity with the Hongkong public.
Both look much older than they do on the screen, but Woolsey was easily identified by his famous horn-rimmed spectacles, and by the still more famous cigar which he twirled in orthodox Woolsey fashion from one corner of the mouth to the other. The only thing that was missing was the check suit.
"I've got It pucked in moth- balls," said Woolsey regretfully.
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There was little chance of 'an interview in the crowd, but Telegraph representative managed to "corner" them
扑 few minutes.
for
Say."said Wheeler, "be care ful about
names, Up Shanghai
everyone rulled
our
in
mu
SPEEDWAY RIDER KILLED
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Wern.
Indian Company.
Flyg Squad. Training Course-Part 11.-Con- stable R350 Chan Sau Ping has been paksed out an efficient in Part 13 of Training Course.
All recruits will attend at the Chi- Company Headquarters, 17, Queen's Rond Central on Tuesday, May 10th at 6.30 p.m. for instruction,
Emergency Unit Reserve. Revolver Practice.--A revolver practier will take place on Friday, May 19th hy Nos. 1 and 2 Sections at the Bowen Rond Revolver Range funder Sub Inspector Hopkins
6.30 p.. The Energency Unit. Van
Pier will leave Queen's
AL 5.20 P. Dress--optional.
Annual Inspection-Members who
at
65 M.P.H, COLLISION
A speedway racer, Alfred Mend Woolsey. I want you Hongkong (25), of Norton, near Runcorn, died people to get that right. in hospital from the effects of a Wheeler. He's pointing to Wool. crash during a motor-cycle race at sey) the one that's married.” - Donnington Park recently.
"Yeah!" anid Woolsey. "Shang
A recond holiday crowd of about hat spoilt you. If I could get 20,000 were watching a race when fare detailed for the Annual Inspection about 12 lbs. off you, I'd be happy."Mead and another rider, G. Bed will fall in at 15.00 hours sharp.
Wheeler, according to Woolsey, fearn. of Alfreton, passed the 65 has gained weight alarmingly grandstand wheel to wheel at during the trip.
mlles an hour. Their handlebars!
heavily touched and both were thrown.
Woolsey twirled his cigar.
Trouble about this team is that I'm the brains and brawn and Wheeler's the bone and fat." he concluded.
Redfearn felt on the grass verge and escaped with minor cots and pitched bruises, but Mend was headlong on to the track.
"Yeah," said Wheeler, I think you're a little tired this morning." He was unconscious when taken
"I visited Hongkong twenty to Derby Infirmary, where it was; years ago, with a JC.W, company found that his injuries included a from Australia. We played the fractured skull. pantomine "Aladdin” in this place in 1913," said Woolsey, later.
"We're scheduled to leave Hong- kong by the Carthage for Singa- pore next Saturday, but I've just gol calle from the RKO man in Manfla telling me we'll lose a lot of good friends there if we don't go down to the Philippines. if we can possibly work it we'll go down to Manila. remember, I'm married.
So,
But
The crowd awarmed round again and interrupted the conversation. "How do you like Hongkong?" Someone gushed out the ques- jun. Wheeler answered,
This place is the cat's pants." Woolses nodded approval and twirled his cigar some more.
Things are improving in Holly- wood, he says.
The amusement world was the last to feel the depression and will be the first
to emerge. All the studios
in
WIDOW
SENTENCED
HIDES PO PIU TICKETS ROUND WAIST
Sgd. 1. L. King.
D.S.P. (R) Hongkong, Manday, May 16th 103,
GIVEN A CHANCE
YOUNG
ELECTRICIAN BOUND OVER
a vengon means a great nancial loss, particularly to Mr. Laughton, who is now at the top of his form na a film star; but he has always cherished the desire to do something really good In Shakespeare.
FILM CONTRACTS. He is under contract to make other films for the Paramount Company in Hollywood. Ho choose his own time within certain limits, but it was understood that he would return to Hollywood after he had finished playing the King in "Henry the Eighth's Fourth Wife," for the London Film Cam- рапу.
сап
If he continues making pic- fures his salary will work out at about £1,000 a week. If he comes to the Old Vic' he does not anticipate making more than about £20 a week. One of the conditions of the pros- pective Old Vic venture 18 that be found for new £3,500 shall
Of that Mr. scenery, dresses, etc. Laughton and his associates have received half. It is proposed that the season stall extend over nine months.
MATRON ACQUITTED
PRISON SENTENCE QUASHED
"I'll give you a chance." remark. Mrs. Helena Edna Mayall, ed Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central matron
of a Liverpool nursing Police Court this morning when be home, won her appeal at Liverpool bound over Chu Chuen 17, an elec-Quarter Sessions against a convic, trician employed by Mesars. Wit-tion and sentence of three months' liam C. Jack & Co., Ltd., who ad-imprisonment in the second division mitted the theft by bailee, of for alleged neglect of a child nged quantity of insulating wire.
20 months.
Counsel auid Mrs. Mayall under- Inspector Brennan stated the defendant was entrusted with the took the care of the child, for £1 a A fine of $250 with the alter-wire to take back to the office on week.
Nurse Pugh, who was nursing a native of three months' gaol was Saturday from a house which was
Instead
the he at patient in the Home, heard imposed by Mr. Wynne-Jones this being re-wired. morning, on a Chinese widow for tempted to sell the wire.
child crying carly on Jan. 20 and the possession of 1300 po plu
found it (said counsel) in a box Bunished for ten years from the roum. There was no light or fire, were concented
ago and the child was huddled up in tickets, which
Colony less than 12 months
Кан Chan
appeared before Mr. cot bed. The clothes consisted of a that he bought a smaller quantity, Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy plece of flannelette, which was wet, was disbelieved by the magistrate this morning on a charge of returning and the child was dirty.
from banishment. He said he came and fined $25 or three weeks. De back to borrow some money from his
Next night she took a doctor to There was frost fendant stated he was formerly amunt. Sentence of nine months hard the child's room.
on the bedding. labour was passed.
The Absent Maid Nurse Pugh anid there were neither sheet nor pillows.
round her waist.
A Chinese who gave the excuse
seaman.
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DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF Hollywood were tied down with "GET WOMEN TOGETHER AND Mr. D. M. Maynard will be too many theatrical houses, most THEY TALK ABOUT WOMEN.
GET speaker at to-morrow's meeting of of which, with too much seating MEN TOGETHER AND THEY TALK the Rotary Club, his subject being capacity, were bankrupt. But the cinema, world is on the up grade.ABOUT WOMEN."-Ruth Waterbury,["An Amateur Dude Wrangler."
Ching Chuen, a
"We've just nude two new pic- tures, which will be out here soon. "So this Is Africa" and "Diplo maniacs." Boy, you should have seen n In shorts in "So This Is Africa." Was I a wow?"
"Yes, on looked like a dark." Interposed Wheeler,
"Don't mind him," said Wool sey, "I liked my shorts better than I like my check suit."
During their stay in Hongkong Mr. and Mrs. Woolsey and Bert Wheeler will stay at the Peninsula Hotel. They will be presented to the guests of the Peninsula at gala night to-morrow in the Rose
Roam.
BAIL ESTREATED
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RADIO ¡BROADCAST
RELAY FROM KO SHING THEATRE
From Z. B. W., os wave length of 305 metres (84.0 k/c.).
8-0.14 p.m.
A
Children's Overture (Roger (Quiller)
Sir Henry J. Wood conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra DB951/2, 0.14-0.42 p.m. A Concert. Octet-Narcissus (Novin) Detot-Valse Bluette-Air do Ballet
(Drigo)
J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. Db1011 Vocal Duet The Sweetest Flower That Blows (Poternon & Hawley) Vocal Duct-Marigold (Dowdon &
Besly),
Dorn Labbette & Hubert Eisdell. DB157 Octet-Sans Souch-Waltz Intermezzo
(von Blon). Octet-Loin du Bal (Gillett) J. H. Squire Celesta Octet. Song--The Song of the Tramo
(Jenkins & Sievler) Song-Devil-May-Care (May)
DD1056
Raymond Newell (Baritone). DB1040 6.42-7 p.m. Band and Orchestral Music.
Dance from Nell Gwynt Three
(German)
Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra DB993/DB900 Chanson Triste (Tschaikowsky, arr.
Stewart) Galates (Miller)
Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guarda. DB154
7 p.m. Local Closing Stock Quota- tions, etc.
7,30-8 p.m. Variety. Song-One Little Kiss From You
Jessic Matthews (Soprano). DB1048 Orchestral Zigeuner - You
Stolen My Heart
Have
Geraldo's Gaucho Tangu Orchestra. CB561 Sung-Just a Little Home for the
Old Folka
Paul Small (Tenor). DB1070 Hawaiian Selection-Moul Girl
Jone Norman's Hawaiian Band M1861 Song-Climbing the Sinirway of Love Marie Barke & Male quartette DB1025 Organ Solo--Say to Yourself I will be
Happy
Terance Casey, DB1014 Humorous-Let's Laugh Together,
Mike
Charles Penrose & Company DB1021 Orchestral-A Wedding in Java
The Bohemians. DB1018 Voen! Quartet.Young and Healthy
The Four Musketeers. DB1076. Hawaiian Trio-Hawaiian Hula Song Son-I'll Stay with You
Sol Hoopia Novelty Trio.. MR217
Jessie Matthews (Soprano). DB1018 Orchestral---Rosa Mia
Geraldo's Gaucho Tango Orchestra CB561 Song-Baby
Paul Small (Tenor), DB1070 Hawaiian Selection-My South Sen
Homo
Jose Norman's Hawaiian Band MR841
Soug-In a Shanty in Old
Shanty Town
Marie Burke & Male Quartetto DB1026 Organ Solo-I Don't Want to go to
Bed
Terance Casey. DB101 Humorous-Laugh and You'll Feel
Charles Penrose & Company DB1021
Orchestral-The Chinese Story Teller The Bohemians, DB1018 Vocal Quartet Take me Away from
Mrs. Mayall denied that the
Grand the room was cold and said there were Sho had many fires in the house. given instructions to have a fire in the maid's room adjoining the child's room, and also an oil stove passenger on the placed near the door of the child's The P. and O. s.s. "Kaisar-I-lind" constal steamer Kwongchow fell over room. It had never been used as a left Singapore for this Port on the board yesterday, but was rescued by box room.
Usually she undressed the child 13th instant at noon with the outward a harbour sampan and taken to the English Mails, and la dus here on Government Civil Hospital.
herself and wrapped it in a blanket the 17th instant at about 10 am.
of six to eight thicknesses. On Wai Kit, a houseboy in the service these two occasions she did not "shed" for of Inspector Dorling, injured his right mangoes with an old umbrella handle arm by putting it through a window make the child's cot up, or see the was sent to gaol for one month by white cleaning it, yesterday. He fire made up, although she Mr. Wynne-Jones this morning. De went to the Kowloon Hospital for given instructions. fendant was arrested in Hollywood treatment. Road.
A Chinese
who
had
The maid slept in the next room. She did not know that the maid had stayed out of the Home on both nights in question.
A man admitted to the Government Ale of $20 was imposed by Mr. Civil Hospital yesterday is stated to Schofield, at the Central Magistracy have come by his injury through this morning, on a Chinese woman, attempting to hang himself. Chang who was arrested passing cigarettes Ling, the would-be suicide in question, bed. and matches to prisoners in the celin has since been discharged," of No. 7. Police Station.
The familiar banknote confidener
Mak Wong, a painter, was fine trick was again successful yesterday, $50 or in defauli six months hard when a Chinese woman who under- change Jabour, by Mr. Schofield, at the took for a consideration to
morning, banknotes for a man who approached Central Magistracy thin
Central, die- for the larceny of 8 lbs. of red lead her in Queen's Road FALSE NAME TO A. powder and one ib. of white paint covered when it was too late,
the package hold blank pieces paper. The man disappeared with some trinkets and money ahe handed him as "security"
PAWNBROKER
A Chinese women did not appear' at the Central Police Court this morning, to answer charges of Riving a wrong name to the Yuen Hing Pawnship, and attempting to obtain $14 by falsely representing a ring to be pure gold. Her ball of $20 was estreated.
Mr. Wynne-Jones remarked that the ball was rather light.
Inspector Smith said he thought the fine might be $20. He did not know at the time that she had two previous convictions. She appear- ed to bo repectable.
The Magistrate suggested lasu-
she gave a wrong name, are there
any other suspicious circumstan-
from the Taikoo Dockyard.
Three electric celling fans have been installed at the Star Ferry wharf at Kowloon, and it is probable the
that
of
Mrs. Mayall added that she her self was H and at the time was in The appeal was allowed without. costs.
CANTON BUREAU OF INFORMATION
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OFFICE OPENED IN SHAKEE ROAD
the River
Four Musketeers. DB1070 Hawaiian Trio-Pun O'Kenlolia
Sol Hoopli's Novelty Trio, MR217 8 p.m. Local. Time & Weather Report.
8.30-11.30 p.m. A relay front the Ko Shing Theatre.
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.
11.30 p.m. Clone Down,
All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.
DFATH FROM THE SAME WINDOW
CLEANERS WHO WERE NEIGHBOURS Two window cleaners, who lived next door to one another in Brighton, have fallen to donth from the same window.
William Whitcomb, aged 03, was cleaning a window. at a house in Hollingbury-terrace on October 25 last when he fell and fractured his skull. He died
three days later in the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
Under the authority of tho Kwangtung Provincial Govern- There in merit in "The Secret of ment, a Bureau of Information liss same will be done at the Hongkong Madame Blanche" which has come to now opened its principal office at wharf. This will undoubtedly be the Queen's. Irene Dunne' filla the No. 26, Shakee Road, near the much appreciated by waiting passen title role as the unwanted bride; gers during the hot weather.
Phillp Holmes la the impasive son of East bridge.
Its purposes are, as in similar a rich family; and Lionel Atwill in Revenue Officer Ward charged be the implacable father who in nover offices in foreign countries, to fur tho Central reconclied to the situation. Botween nish information and data when fore Mr. Schollold, at Magistracy this morning, a Chinese these three the story takes many alever possible regarding the trade,
Bernard Leavers, aged 57, took with unlawful possesalon of 30 taola dramatic twist, and Impresses itself commerce, Industries, reconstruc
and over Whitcomb's business, and of prepared oplam nt Connaught by the sheer power of their acting, tion works now completed.
вести unreal nt projects on the way or outlined in one day last month his work took Road. The defendant had the opium although it may
led round his walst. A fine of times.
the programme of the Three Year him to Hallingbury-terrace. The Rov. F. E. "Bobs" Ford, the Plan of the Kwangtung Govern-
$1,500 or seven months imprisonment wan imponed.
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ment.
--
Ho was cleaning the window
Tec II. Padre and Harry Chappell, Tourists and visitors are wel- from which Whitcomb fell when ing a warrant for her arrest, and Menara. Reuter Brockelmann & Co., arrived in the Colony on Saturday by asked-Apart from the fact that of Canton Bank Building claimed the the Taiyuen. To-night a dinners come to apply for information and he suddenly overbalanced and sum of $640.00 damages for fallure to be held at the Volunteer Head-advice in regard to sight seeing, crashed into the street. He was by the Wing On Co., and Chan Pak quarters at 8 pm. when it is hoped making local purchases, travelling plcked up with a fractured skuil,. wan, partner therein, of 42. Wing On all interested in Toe H. will support in the interior and passport re- and ho died in the Royal Sussex
County Hospital. Street, to take delivery of and to pay this farewell function to the two gulations. for certain goods, at the Supreme travellers. Following the dinner a Court thin morning before Mr. Justice meeting will be held at 9,15 at which LindaellAfter evidence had been the Rev. Ford will give the latest of Mr. Loe Fong, who called for the plaintiff the hearing nows of the development of the 1928 served many years in
Foreign Offee at Peking. was adjourned until June 2.
ces?"
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S. I. Smith-When she came to
the Station, she was a pack of
nerves,
His Worship decided it would be
Bufficient to catrent the ball.
movement in China.
The Bureau is under the charge Whitcomb lived at No. 1 and prior to Leavers at No. B Stanmor Park- the road, Brighton. Both fell just
over 18ft.
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