"
COCKTAIL PARTY
AT K.C.C.
LIBEL CHARGE AGAINST JAPANESE
ALOHA SERENADERS BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS |
DELIGHT
One of
tho mont successful social functions yet held at the Kowloon Cricket Club attracted a crowd of over 100 members and friends yesterday evening, when n cocktail party was atnged,
Tallies were arranged around the main hall and dancing was en- joyed to the strains of the Aloha Serenaders, a talented new com- bination of local instrumentalista
programme:-
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1934..
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CINEMA NEWS
LINDBERGH
MURDER
(Continued from Page 1.)
FIRST CLUE. ・・
IN LETTER
him in a cemetery. Inst March. Alleged hel, false and de- United Press. famatory, to the Hongkong Police Force, in that it referred to bribery as Having been practised
New York, Sept. 20. by mnenibers of the Force, in con-
A $10 gold certifiente, presented tection, it was sought to show, for payment for petrol at a Dronx with sly Japanese brothels, was garage, was the first clue which the subject of Police netlon taken led to the arrest of Hauptmann, before Mr. B. W. Hamilton at the The manager of the garage jotted Central Police Court yesterday down the number of the car and afternoon, when committal pro-hurried to the bank, where the ceedings were commenced against certificate was identified as one Gora Gurata, an unemployed of the ransom notes,
and vocalists.
The Serenaders, who were en-Japanese photographer, of 87 daite thusiastically received.
played Road, Wanchal the following "Across The Sen," "Hano Heno Hanalel," "When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain," "Hoale Hula," "lo Hana Kai," "Little Grass Shack," "Palolo Hula, "Hawaiian Love," "Na Ale," "A Stande For Aloho," "What Aloha Means," and "King's Serenade."
the
to
NOTES FROM THE
THEATRES
RADIO BROADCAST
Low Ayres has the enviable task of making love to Allce Fayo in "She Learned About Sallors," the Fox comody-romance coming to the King's Theatre on Sunday. Low is the champion-heart-breaker of the U. S. Navy and Alice is a night club onier- tainer in the picture. This gives Alice splendid opportunity to sing "Here's the Key to My Heart" in a manner that is reminiscent of her "Nasty156 metres (845 kilo-cycica). Man" number in George Whito's Alding, and abetting "Scandals,"
A Talk on Safety First And Sanity Second.
The
these two with the comedy are those knockout slapstick artiste, Mitchell and Durant, who aro Low's shipnistes The Attorney General's Depart-in the picture, and Harry Green, a ment has indleated that it will South American Impresario,
Asiatic move swiftly to prosecute Haupt- story takes them front an
port, through the vicissitudes of life however, that the severe penalties the stage for an accidental neating man on a charge of murder and on shipboard to a cafe in San Pedro, kidnapping. An official added, California. Mitchell and Durant set for kidnappers would not apply of the lovers in Los Angeles, and In this case since the law impos- when something goes wrong, they Ing them was not enneted until force both lovers into a trumped-up of the Lind- marriage. There then follows a series of hilarious events thai brings the ter the abduction bergh baby.
film to a lively conclusion.
CLASSICAL PROGRAMME.
From ZBW on a wavelength of
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotations, London and Now York Stock and Commodity Quotations.
7.08-7.38 p.m. Light Orchestral
Music. A Night in Venice-Overture
Henry VIII Dances (L. German).
Štalo Opera Orchestra, Berlin con. ducted by Ernst Vicble.
New Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent. (a) Morris Dance,
(b) Torch Dance
There were two charges against the defendant. The first related 31, he published a false and de-
(J. Straties). to the allegation that on August famatory libel concerning Hongkong Police Forge, In the form of an anonymous letter the Inspector of Police, Hongkong, which contained the following: "All these heads The event was part of the friend of the Police Dept. of Wan- are the best tensive social programme recently arranged by the committee. On chat are under the influence of Saturday week, the club holds its similarly worded, concerned an bribery." The second charge, when Fred and His Fnis will be you letter, to the "Protector
of Chinese," Hongkong. in attendance, and a record crowd' is anticipated.
Bret dance of the new HBAHON,
A
ANOTHER · MOTOR
FATALITY
VICTIM
SUCCUMBS
IN HOSPITAL
A fatal motor accident occurred in Nathan Road yesterday, near St. Andrew's Church, when 2 Chinese was knocked down by car No. 2136. He received injuries from which he died after admis- sion to the Kowloon Hospital:
The car driver, Li Po, was de- tained afterwards by the police for Inquiries.
Another accident occurred in Nathan Road earlier in the day, when an unidentified Chinese was knocked down and seriously in- jured by a car driven by Chu Hung-fook. The vletim was taken to the Kowloon. ¡fospital,
Knocked down by a car at Belcher Street, yesterday, after noon, Lo Chut-chu, a coolie, was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday with severe Injuries.
ISAKO CIRCUS
200 EUROPEAN ARTISTS
One of the biggest shows ever to visit the Colony. Isako's Grand Russian Circus anil Menagerie, due to arrive early in October. Some indication of its size can be are two hundred European artists, gathered from the fact that there over three hundred animals (in- cluding ten elephants and fifty trained horses.
The circus is recognised as one of the best on tour to-day, there being faw countries which it has not visited. Amazing feats are performed by Cosunek horsemen, while the flying trapeze work is undoubtedly of a high standard, judging from Press reports. There' ure, of course, the hundred and "one attractions which add to the Jure and the glitter of the old- time "nawdust ring."
RESTAURANT FIRE
SMART WORK BY
BRIGADE
Fire broke out on the first floor of 88 Namchung Street, Shamshui.
this po, nt 8.40
morning. The premlacs were occupied by the
Tung Po Restaurant.
UNIFICATION OF CHINA
MAKE NO COMMENT.. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh, who are in California, would make no comment when Informed of the arrest of Hauptmintin and of the police suspicions.-Reuter.
NOTES IDENTIFIED.
Washington, Sept. 20. Police have arrested a man named Hauptmann in whose home were found $13,750 in ten and twenty-dollar bank notes, known to be part of the original $50,000 ransom paid by Colonel Charles Lindbergh during the search for his kidnapped baby.
Hauptmann is an allen, having Trom come to the United States in 1923
as stowaway.
GEN. YEN SHI-SHAN'S PROPOSALS
NATIONAL SENSATION.
"Tarzan and His Mato” Drama that appeals to the eye can be as forceful as drama that appeals to the intellect. In fact, the oys Is the inlet to the brain fust as is the
ear.
Which principle, according to Cedric Gibbons, famous art director, who now makes his debut as a direc- tor of drama, makes possible the uso of vast amount of pictorial knowledge to embellish the thrills and romance of "Tarzon and Ilis Mate": at the Queen's Theatre. For years new adventure pleture now showing Gibbons business has been the art of "dramatizing the arts for Meiro- buildings, rooms, landa- capos Nanking, Sept. 20.
Some Goldwyn-Mayer productions. The Central Kuomintang Head-
times ho designed settings in subdurd hues and quiet tone so as not to quarters have received
intrude on General Yen Shi-shan, Military
the spoken drama, Al other times he designed flamboyant Governor of Shansi, the following
settings or garrish spectacle that proposals to be submitted to the
themselves told a story. For years ho 5th National Congress of the The arrest of Hauptmann in has made an Intensive study of fitting Kuomintang:
the Bronx district has caused a his settings to his drama: his achieve (1) To break down provin- sensation throughout the country. ments range from the huge settings cialism, which is an obstruction to
of "Ben Hur" to the intensely drama- national unification, and to con-ed outakle Tauptmann's house. recently created the "house made out A crowd of six hundred gather the settings of "Grand Hotel." He contrate all armed forces under and police supervision was 'need- of a barn" for "When Ladies Meet." A unified command in order to ed to keep it in control. suppress the "Reds" int
Gibbons has studied drams of the various provinces once and for all,
Hauptmann had told his neigh-screen with settings primarily in view,
eventually has come to that he was, a cabinet- and (2) With the completion of the maker who hid born out of work consciously link the dramatization of anti-Red
campaign, all national for two years, but neighbours say
sye-appeal and reason-appeal together. resources to be mobilised for he went to a Wall Street broker's in his first picture with Johnny working out national salvation. offee daily.
and Nell Hamilton, the original tri- angle in "Tarzan, the Ape Man" reunited in a sequel to Edgar Rice Burroughs jungle thriller, he has
(3) All internal disputes to be liquidated through the 5th Nation-
bours
A taxi-driver has identified Hauptriana as the man who gave to
al Congress of the Kuomintang him a dollar to deliver a note Party ro as present a united front Dr. Condon's home soon after the to all foreign nations.--Central | latter WAS announced 19 News.
negotiaiur.--Reuter.
WELSH MINES
DISPUTE
KIDNAPPING RECALLED.
| MINISTER MEETS BOTH days after the child was snatched
SIDES
Landon, Sept. 20.
Un-
Weissn.uller and Maureen O'Sullivan
worked cut a number of novel ideas along this line. Paul Cavanaugh, Doria Lloyd, William Stack, Desmond Roberts and Nathan Curry are also in the cast.
(c) Shepherd's Dance, Sulto Orientalo (Fopy)..
Marok Weber and His Orchestra.
1. Les Bayaderes.
Au Bord da Gange.
3. Les Almees.
4. Patrouille.
A Musical Jig Saw
(arr. A. W. Aston),
Regal Cinema Orchestra, 7.88-7.50 p.m. Vocal Items from Musical Comedy, The Dubarry-If I'am Dreaming
(Millocker).
Heddle Nash (Tenor). Musical Comedy Marches.
Light Opera Company. 7.50-8 p.m. Three Tunes from "Wonder Bar"
which commences at the Alhambra Theatre on Sat. 22nd Instant.
Fox Trot-Goin' to Heaven
on a Male. Waltz Don't say Good-Night, Fox Trot-Why do I Dream
thoce Dreams? 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather teport.
8.03-8.30 p.m. Variety, Song Dancing on the Ceiling Song Just by your Example
("Evergreen"),
("Evergreen"),
Jessie Matthews. (Soprano). Piano Solo-Love in Love, Anywhere, Piano Solo-Let's Fall in Love.
Carroll Gibbons with his Boy
Friandi
Vocal Dust-Gee, Oh Gosh, I'm
Grateful.
Sam Browne and Girl Friend.
round the world.
Organ Solo-My Song roes Organ Solo--By a Waterfall.
Froderic Bayco. Instrumental-Lonesoma without
my Baby.
Mastera' - Hawaliane, 8.30-8.50 p.m. From the Studio. The 2nd of a series of Talke on, "Safety First and Sanity Second" by the Rey, Father G. Byrne,
8.50-9 p.m.
Nautical Moments (arr. Winter).
The Regimental Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards conducted by Capt. George Millor. 9-10.30 p.m. Classical Programme. Pianoforte Solo-Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major (J. S. Bach).
Harriet Cohen. Sonata-in-D.Minor, Op. 31 No. 2.......
(Beethoven).
The story of the Lindbergh
"It Happened One Night" baby kidnapping and subsequent murder, and the finding of the little
That "It Happened One Night", borly on the Lindbergh estate many
which is now showing in the King's Theatre, might possibly have emerged from the aursory of Colonel and ment it really is, is a prospect harilly as anything but the grand entertain- Mrs. Lindbergh's home, shocked all compatible with the im's great cast, America and the consequent nation story and great director. How, for wide hunt for the abductors was the instance, could the picture fall to that the Secretary for Mines, Mr.
fle Slincs Department most widespread and enormously click, in-the-parlance of the stuiles, Ernest Brown, to-day received re-organised in the history of the with Clark Gable and Claudette Col
bert, co-starred together for the first presentatives both of the South
The child was asleep in its crip time on the screen, in the leading and of the South Wales Miners' Jersey home, when it was stolen. "Tady For A Day," "American Mad- Wales Coal Owners Association in the Lindbergh's Hopewell, New roles; with Frank Capra directing, the same Capra that gave motion pictures Federation.
The muddied marks of moccasincit The Minister met these repre- feet indicated that
ness" and "Platinum Blonde;" with Homeone had itobert Riskin writing the screen play sentatives separately and had an entered the nursery informal discussion with each side window by a roughly-made ladder. story by Samuel Hopkins Adam.s. It through the based on the Cosmopolitian Magazine as to the present position of the Colonel Lindbergh, when he dis-wan, evidently, to be expected that "It negotiations.
covered the loss, called on the Happened One Night" would rank lions.
country.
Frederie Lamond (Pianoforte). 1st Movement-Largo Allegro.
Capriccio in B Anor, Op. 70
2nd Movemont-Adagio. 3rd Movement-Allegretto.
(Brahms).
Frederie Lamond (Pianoforte). 9.30 p.m.
Router Press Bulletine, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quota-
It is understood that another police at once and the news was high among the year's best. Thot it Quartet in G Major-Op. 18, No. 2.
meeting of the joint concillation board is being arranged for Mon- day next.--British Wireless
dashed to every police station in the United States.
Three days after the child's disan. pearance, a note demanding $50,000 IN WIRELESS TOUCH ransom was received by the frantic family, which informed them that The following ships are expect although the chlid was safe it would ed to be in wireless communica-be killed if anything "went wrong." thon with Hongkong to-day: Within a few hours, a man called Muinam, Van Hentez, Penang Colonel Lindbergh on the telephone, Maru, Deli Maru, Konsan Maru, said he was one of the kidnappers Hydrangea, Tibadak, Ryui Maru, and discussed the terms of the Nagato Maru, Pant Doumer, ransom. A meeting-place Kialce, Atsuta Maru, President arranged where the money was to was McKinley, Hangsang, Chung On,be paid over. Comorín, Empress of Japan.
DUKE OF ST. ALBANS DEAD
by his
RANSOM PAID.
-hna surpassed even the most ambitious estimates is tribute to the Ane acting of the two stars, the direction of Ciprn, Riskin's sparkling script and the claborate production afforded it by the Columbia Studios. The sup porting east, as in every Capra directed pleture is excellent. Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Alan Hale, Blanche Frederici, Ward Bond, Mickey Dodd and Irving Bacon are all to be Daniels, George Breakston, Father seen and even the minor bits played by seasoned and experienced are
troupers. "It Happened Ono Night" listed as the best picture Gable has done; the best pleture Colbert has done, and the best picture Capra has done.
"Wonder Dar**
It was on March 1 that child wan kidnapped, but it
was not until April, and after further lengthy A near, approach to a motion plc. negotiations with the criminals, ture musical number has been at that Colonel Lindbergh, having re-tempted to "Goin' To Heaven on a
of
1
(Beethoven).
Flonzaley Quartet.
1st Movement---Allegro. 2nd Movement Adagio cantabile. 3rd Mavement---Scherzo, -4th Movement-Finalo, Symphony No. 8 in B Minor ("Unfinished") (Schubort). Philadelphin Symphony Orchestra directed by Leopold Stokowski. Ist MovementAllegro moderato. 2nd Movement-Andante con moto. Song-Gretchen am Spinnrado
(Schubert),
Meta Seinemeyer (Soprano). 10.30 p.m.
Router Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid- day Press Nows, Further London Stock and Commodity Quotations, followed by New York Opening Quo- tations.
10.40 p.m. Close Down, DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES. Daventry
will ta programmes broadcast to-night as follows:
TRANSMISSION 7.
London, Sept. 20. The death has occurred of the Smoke was Issuing in dense Duke of St. Albans, aged 64. He quested the police not to intervene, Mulo, which Al Jolson sings in the volume from the rear portion of had been an invalid for some paid $50,000 through intermediaries First National kereen version the promises, when an alarm com-years. He is succeeded
to the gang. The notes were in "Wonder Bar" which will be shown at the Alhambra Theatre to-morrow, denominations. municated to the main Station at half-brother, Lord Osborne de fifty-dollar
But
·Two of the following frequenciso and warn- according to Harry Warren and Ali janatha will be, bånd simuliassonly, but the Kowloon brought a number of Vore Beauclerk. The late Duke the child was not returned.
Dabin, composer and lyricist of that wyalengthe may be changed in the course engines on the scene.
will be made at Freqsent, intervalas, The outbreak was confined to British Wercicas.
Call Sign Frequency the floor, and within half-an-hour it was extinguished.
Consider-
able damage to furniture and Caused, however, an goods was estimate by the proprietor placing it at over $700.
AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT
owned about 4,000 acres of land. found in the grounds of the Lind-Both in its musical treatment and fa
On June 12 the baby's body was Warner Bros, musical spectacle.ach day's trunamisesine." Announcementi
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bergh estate. The skull was frac-its screen presentation, they say, the оня Two children, Ho Wing, aged 11. tured and the death bad occurred number la unique They mention it as the most interesting, hi least to and Shu Yun, aged 8, living at Fa some weeks before. Many arrests them, of the five songs they created Yuen Street, were attacked and bitten were made, but the crime was never for the production. It's in the by a dog yesterday. They were both brought: bome to any one of those Jolson tradition and at the same time An organ recital. taken to the Kowloon Hospital, for taken into custody. treatment, the dog being later accured
by the police and removed to the dépet at Mataukok.
The band of the East Lancashire Regiment will provide the music for Loudon, Sept. 20. The Air Ministry has received the dance which will be held in the!
Garrison Lecture Hall this evening Information that the three Royal in aid of military charities. It will Air Force flying bonts which are play a programme of new numbers . on their way to Molbourne to which have just been recolved from take part in the Centenary cele- England. Refreshments will be pro- brations to-day flew from Singa- vided free during the Interval.. poro to Batavia, a distance of 510 miles-British Wircicas,
PICNIC BAY SWEEP
This morning, tho 80,000 mark,
Weather permitting H. E. the Governor will move into residence at Government House early in October, after spending the summer months at Mountain Lodge.
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it's more modernistio than the Chicago 7.80 p.. The B.B.C. Danco Or- Fair," said Warren. "It's a sort of chestra, directed by Honry Hall. semi-spiritual,"
Another of their (Time Signal from Greenwich at Jolson items to be used in the film (noon).
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10.5 p.m. Variety programme:
News Bulletin and Announcements.
2.20 am. The B.B.C. Orchestra, The Hawallan Islanders: David conducted by Joseph. Lewis, Needham, introduce some country 2.80 am. Flitch Trial, with Stain-
friends; Joan Daniels and Richard less Stephen, Spencer (syncopated duets): Dorothy
3 am Time Signal from Grees
Summers discourses on reducing, wich. A talk by Sir Walford Davice.
·9.20 am. The Wireless Military from The Trials of Topay by A. P Harbort.
Band, conductor, B. Walton O'Don- 10.40 p.m. The Northern Studlo nell: Dolinda Heather, (pianoforte). Orchestra, directed by John Beldgo, 0.40 ant. Variety programme. (Timo Signal from Greenwich at 8 from a Manchester studio,
11 pm. The Western Studio Or-p.m.). chostra (loader, Frank Thomas); 4.40 n.m. Famous overtures, ♫
áprogramme of gramophone records. Lilian Keyes (soprano); from
'ba.m." Concert Party, relayed from, Cardiff studio.
The Hotel Metropole Weston. Orchestra (leader, A. Rossi), directed L.30 am. Dance musle by Harry
11.30 pm.
by Emilio Colombo, relayed from the Roy and his Band, relayed from the Hotel Metropole, London. Timo | Mayfair Hotel, London. Signal from Groomwich at 3.45. p.m.). 4.15 am. News Bulletin and An-
1215 pm. The BBC. Dance Or-nouncements. chestra, directed by Henry. Hall.
the
"I am. Nows Bulletin and An- nouncements,
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la "Vivo La France" with which he 8.16 p... Charles Manning and entertains the guests of this unormous his Orchestra,, relayed from continental night club from the floor. Granada, Walthamstow, London. Aalde from the five original Warren
0.0.30 p.m. The Rhyl Silver Prize and Dubin uumbers, Jolson will revive Band, relayed from, the Municipal "Dark Eyes," of his previous on Pavilion, Rhyl, HUCCESBOH, in somewhat new gulse, "Wonder Bag" is the internationally fainous musical drama with spectacu- fax numbers crested and staged by in the will be used ambilanseusly, kol the Two of the following frequencies and wave. London, Sept. 20. Busby Berkeley, which 300 beautiful wavelengths may be changed in the conte When Queen Mario of Rumania girls take part. Others in the all star reached London to-night, she was girls take past. Others in the all star welcomed, on behalf of the King Louiso Fazenda, and. Elf l'Orsay and Queen, by Lord Hampden, Lord-in-Waiting.
A report comer from the. Now Queen Marlo will stay in Lon-Territories that Cheung Wa-po, a Mr. H. Phillips, C.,
Consul don a few days before proceeding farmer, at Tung Sbang village, was was passed in the sale of tickets General at Canton, was the guest of for the Picnic Bay sweepstakes II. E. the Governor and Lady Peci at to Balmoral Castle to stay with yesterday drowned by falling from a Through ticketa aoil totul 1.750, 1Mountain Lodge on Wednesday, Their Majesties.—British Wireless, boat. His body was not recoverál,
:
The seventh list of the Robert 1.20 am. Interlude of gramophone Morrison Centenary Fund shows the
donations Anonymous," following
#This 80; Mr. Adam Gray, $10," brings the total to $4,173.85, Forther |subscriptions' will be gratefully @ros
records.
1.30-1:45 am. The B.B.C. Orches tra (section C), conducted by Joseph Lowia.
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