1920-11-30 — Page 5

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1920.

CABER ABBRESK "LLERCORT® Natsaɑva,

COGES THE

LEGIT KOSTNIN

Bater

BINYLET'S

R. Form

AUSAMER

MERCURY MOTOR CAR OF 14

Co.

58–81 Des Voeur Road Central,

HONGKONG.

"EXCELSIOR” IN PIDJIN,

For the sake of the many griffins who have not read this classic of the China Coast, we reprint it:

"

That nightey time begin chop-chop One young man' walkey, no can stop, Maskee snow! masked ice? He cally flag wid chop so nice

Top-side galow ! -

He mocher selly-one piecey eye Look-see sharp so-all same my, He talkee largey-ralkey "stlong. Too machey curio-all same, gorg

Top-side galow ?

Inside that house he look-see light! And evely loom gor fire all light, He lookee plenty ice more high, Inside he mouth he plenty cly-. Top-side galow 2

+

Olo mar malkee. No can walk, Bym'by Iain come-welley dark, Hab got water, vellcy wide.” "Masker, my must go topside."

Top-side galow! “Man-man,” one girley walkee hé.

What for you go topside look-see?"

1

And one time more be plenty cly Bat all-time walkeè plenty high,

Top-side galow:

Take care that spoilum mee, young

man.

"Take care that ice. He want man

man."

That codie chin-chin" he, "Good

night!"

He talkee "My can go all light."

Top-side galow!

Joss-pidjin-mat he soon begin. Morning-time that Joss chin-chin, He no man see.-him planty fear. Cos some man talkee-he can hear

Top-side galow!

That young man die, one large deg see Too muchee bobbely findee he. He hand blong colo-all same ice, Hab got that flag with chop so nice.

Top-side galow.

„MORAL.

You too muchee Laugh!

sing?

What for

1 thinks you no savvy that sing! Supposey you,no b'long clever inside. More better you go walk top-side

Top-side galow !

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THE CHINA MAIL.

GEORGE CHINNEBY'S WORK.

SCENES IN MACAO AND CANTON.

Li

Invariably interesting, both to the art student and to the general reader,

R.H.A.

CHALLENGE TO DEMPSEY.

CINEMA. STARS AMBITION.

STRONG MAN OF LOS ANGELES.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

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ST. ANDREW'S BALL..

N order to assist in avoiding conges tion, the Stewards have arranged the Gentlemen's Cloak Room on the LEFT and the Ladies' Cloak Room on the RIGHT facing the Hall.

the latest number of The Studio to Jack Hastie, thermovie star, has hand, is of particular local interest issued a challenge to Jack Dempsey owing to an article by James Orange for

World's Peavyweight the dealing with the Chinese period in Championship. He has been training the life and work of George Chinery. In Los Angeles for the past three; months getting himself into physical! George Chinnery was born in Lon-condition to box Champion Jack don on January 5, 1774: began to ex-Dempsey. hibit at the Royal Academy in 1791; Jack Hoxie is playing the lead in a practised in Dublin from 1797 to serial now being produced in Los An

Gresta are particularly requested to 1902 (married in 1799); and geles and during his spare moments clanks, entering the lower hall by the Assist the Stewards by depositing their proceeded to Madras in 1902, Lear he keeps himself in perfect physical side doors, meeting their parties and irg Madras in 1907, he went to condition by sparring six-round bouts proceding upstairs to the Anterooms Calcutta, where be remained until with his trainers. He is one of the and Ball Rooms with as little delay as 1825, when he sailed for China, cleverest met with the gloves in the possible Soon after his arrival in Macao his moving picture colony in Los Angeles wife threatened to join him so he and his friends state that he is con-to the notices which already appeared The attention of Gueste in also drawn removed to Canton, for, as he revinced that he can Eck Jack Dempsey.in the press advising the respension of marked, "Now I am all right.” What With everything in his favour the time limit for motor cars by court a kind providence is this Chinese including youth, strength and ay of the Captain Superintendent of government that it forbids the softer wonderful constitutions, Jack Hozie Police. sex from coming and bothering us has been preparing himself for a Denial was made by a Chinese here!" After about two years fo Cas-championship battle by fighting some fireman, who was this mornington he resumed residence in Macao, of the heavyweight fighters on the charged before Magistrate Smith Eving in the same house until he died coast. He has also been preparing with the theft of eight gold finger on May 30, 1852. rings, three gold "ear-rings, and $45 in cash, valued altogether at $108, from the second floor of No. 12, Peel {Street.

JEWELLERY AND MONEY

"STOLEN.

FIREMAN CHARGED,

himself to withstand a beating by The article, which is generously doing many clever stunts that are illustrated with fine reproductions, required of him in the filming of his both in colour and black and white, serial picture, "Lightning Bryce" In observes that Chinnery could bave this serial be is required to fall off a made a large fortune if he had not cliff, be dragged, tied to arun away been passsessed of the eccentricity horse, through the woods, beaten into of genius and of so restless a charac insensibility by thugs and many of ter. It was rare for him to the other stunts that are usually seen complete a picture.

In China in serials.

Jack Hoxie is a marvel of strength.

Inspector Moore said that as a result of a fire in the house in ques tion yesterday the first and ground floors were gutted. After the fire i had been put out, the defendant and

another fireman were placed on duty be entered into a society which was to watch the debris. From the pot artistic, and his life was He weighs one hundred and ninety- verandah of the house next a constant financial struggle, yet en door, the owner of the property the whole a happy one- saw the defendant break openporary writers speak of his charming ther trunk and cash box and genial disposition and of the

and steal the jewellery. When affection in which he was beid. she tried to gain admittance to the

Contem-

Chinnery's work in China has a

house, two other firemen on duty certain monotony, for he painted the downstairs would not admit her same individuals and the same scenes She reported the matter at the Central and types of Chinese life many times Station, and Detective Sergeant albeit with some difference in detail. Fender was went with her to the house His best work is probably to where the Sergeant saw the broken be found in charming scRSAR trunk and cash box. They then of Chinese life; for his great delight went to the Fire Station where the was in sketching; every morning of woman identified the defendant. The fine weather attracted him out at Sergeant searched him, but found no fawn, and his vigorous sketches in jewellery or money. Another wc- both pen and ink and pencil are man living in the house opposite masterly drawings. Some of his por No. 12, had also seen the defendant traits in oil (several of which are bending over the troak. Con- reproduced in The Studio) are sequently there could be little doubt remarkably good, though it is said, as to the identity of the thief.

not always faithful kikenesses, while

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eight pounds stripped for action. He is well proportioned. has a long reach and a punch that some of the Los Angeles "Pugs" claim is superior to Jeffries when he was in his prime. If Jack Dempsey accepts Jack Hoxie's challenge, there will be a ton of movie money placed on the young star.

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PENANG PORT.

CAUSE OF CONGESTION.

SUGGESTED REMEDY.

At this stage, Mr. A. E. Hall others are painted without

With reference to the remarks appeared in Court and informed the artistic effort and most prob made at the half-yearly meeting of Magistrate that he was for the ably to produce the money the Penang Chamber of Commerce defence. Mr. Hall asked for a remand required at the moment. His land on the subject of the congestion of in order to have time to receive scapes and small marine yiews are the port, the Chairman at a meeting instructions, and the bearing of the especially attractive, whether in oil held on November 2 read a letter case was adjourned until to-morrow or watercolour. A favourite sub which he had received from the. morning.

fect was the sampan girl or boat manager of Penang Harbour Board woman with the black trousers, blue pointing out that the congestion was tunic, and red kerchief over the head. chiefly due to (1) Inability to dis- Most principals of firms in China charge coal fighters at Frai as during 1825-52 obtained

STEAMER LAUNCHING.

FLOATING WOOD STOLEN. ·

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T., W. HILL,

Hon. Revelary. Hongkong, November 30, 1920.

THE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Undergoed have received in strections to sell by Public Auction

WEDNESDAY, Deci 1, 1890,

at 11 am.

at the Pacific Hall Steamship Co's, Godown, Kennedy Town,

50 cases Bamboo Steel {* : $ Terms Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hongkong, November 3), 1990.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned · have received in

structions to sell by Public Auction,

WEDNESDAY, December & 1920, at 230 pm, at No. 14, Des Vœux Road Central, 2nd Floor, (Wiseman Buildings),

4. TARGE ASSORTMENT OF WATER COLOURS,

including:

Productions by the following well- known Artists:-Yoshida, Maruyama, Kato, Kasari, Nakabayashi, Yamamoto, Tekoachi, Takeda, Tani and others.

To be sold without reserve. (Owner leaving the Colony). On view Tresday, 7th Dec., at 2 p.m. Terme - Cash,

HUGHES & HOUGE, Asciioneers.

Hongkong, November 30, 1990.

from quickly as vessels load them P. & O. S. N. CO.

him portraits of themselves and To the handling of rice for the friends and pictures of Chinese food control, owing to shortage off life; most of these are now in hand, storage accommodation and;

America and

STEAMERS FOR

www

PREDATORY BOATWOMEN SENTENCED. | Europe or

very shortage of native lighters (3) To STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUS- few are to be found in China. It the slow handling of coal at the was a fashion thirty or forty years Straits Trading Co's wharf (4) To a

TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, A sequel to the launching of the ago athong old firms to postess a certain extent stortage of labour

MEDITERRANEAN PORTS Whangpo at the Taikoo Dockyard Chinnery like a piece of plate or and rolling stock. The remedy yesterday was heard

& LONDON. in the old furniture. Sir Bobert Buchanan suggested was the provision of me Police Court this morning when Jardine, Bart, has about forty of chanical appliances for handling coal Through Bill of Lading issued for two boatwomen were charged before Chinnery's pictures, principally oils, as in the manager's opinion if a solu Magistrate Orice with the theft of portraits, and scenes of India and tion of the coal handling dificulty

Batavia, Persian Gulf, Continental, American and South African Porta 20 blocks of wood, the property of China, including an admirable por was found, the shortage of lighters the Taikoo Dock Co.

trait of Mr. William Jardine. would automatically disappear. The The defendants declared that hav-founder of the China ing seen the wood floating in the of Jardine, Matheson and Co. Major between the Manager, F.M.SE, and

arm Chairman mentioned that a meeting THE Steamship "DUNERA," Captain Walker, carrying His harbour they had fished it out an-Henry Keswick has eighteen Chinese the Manager of the Harbour Board Majesty's Mails, will be despatched fro aware that it was the property-of the

pictures, besides Indian Docks.

scenes was shortly to be held to go into this Fort on or about MONDAY, and an interesting volume of sketches the matter. The Secretaries were 13th December, 1920, taking Passen Mr. Smith, who prosecuted, said by Chinnery. Some of the pictures directed to circulate Mr. Parry's gers and Cargo for the above Ports. 7.45 a from Wertai-wei with that the theft was committed I were loaned by his father, Mr. letter amongst the Committee.

Silk and Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (ander arrangement) - will be transhipped at Bombay, into the Vail Steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London

The ss. "Toyara Maru," Captain Suzuki, 1486 tons, arrived this morn- ing at 7.45 a.m. from Wakamatsu with 2,930 tons of coal.

"The s.. "Tailee. Capt. Masaki, 1,044 tons, arrived this morning at

1,507 tons of grain.

held in Hongkong in 1867. Mr. J. J.

Keswick, Mrs. Morris, Messrs. John

Bell Irving and John Johnstone (all

mediately after the launching of the William Keswick, to an exhibition ss."Whangpa yesterday, in spite of precautions. There were hundreds The sTenshin Maru," Capt. of sampans in the vicinity, and steam

"Feople must pay for their good Kitamura, 2,483 tons, arrived this launches and motor boats were sent connected with the firm of Jardine, times," observed Magistrate Orme , morning at 8.06 am. from Moji without by the Company to keep order Matheson and Co..) possess several this morning in convicting Kelly and 3 P.. the day before calling. 532 tons of general cargo and 18 in the harbour and to warn the boat fine examples of the painter's art. The O'Connor, the two sailors of thebe contents and value of all packages

bags of mail

DEPARTURES.

The ss. Laen Samud," Captain L. Cholasindhu, sailed for Bangkok via Swatow at 8 am, to-day with 400 ters of general cargo.·

The s.s."Samarang Maru," Capt. Morits, sailed for Kobe via Moji at 2 p.m. to-day with 200 tons of general cargo.

CLEIRINCEK

The 6.3. "Tenshin Maru," Jap-

Parcels will be received at this Office

For further particulare apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

& CO.,

Agents, Hongkong, November 30, 1920.

are required. people not to take the wood. How Dr. George Morrison Library, now U.S.S. "Wilmington" who were last ever, immediately the "Whangpawned by Baron Hisaya Iwasaki, week remanded on charges of assault- took the water, the sampans rushed Tokyo, includes two volumes of in a Chinese motor car driver em in and the ropes fastening the wood Chinnery's works. One contains 206 ployed by the Palace Garage, and together were cut and the wood pet-and-ink and pencil sketches, and refusing to pay for the hire of the car stolen. This sort of thing happened the other thirty-nine finished water which took them to the Taikoo at every launching, and must be colour drawings and eighty-four Docks. The Magistrate said that there stopped.

sketches.

was no doubt in his mind that the Defendants were sentenced to four-

Some personal recollections of defendants had engaged the com- teen day's hard labour apiece.

Anders Zorn, The Etchings and plainant's car, and that they had not Dry-Points of George Soper R.E." by paid for the car beforehand. They Malcolm C. Salaman, and "Studio might not have remembered what Talk," written by correspondents happened if they had had a sociable from all the important art centres, night together. Each defendant was complete a most interesting number | fined $20, half of the fines to be paid replete with beautiful illustrations to the garage. covering a wide variety of art.

KINEMA NOTES.

·HONGKONG THEATRE.

AN EXCELLENT PICTURE

cleared today and will sail for A picture of unusual merit is Bombay via Singapore at 6 am.Willian S. Hart in "The Cold Deck 22 to-morrow.

which is on to-day the Hongkong Theatre. Those who admire the Hart

The ss." Taksang," British, clear. ed to-day and will sail for Haiphong ype of play will be delighted, if they have not already seen it; those who

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“TOKYO HARDT From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONO LULU, JAPAN. PORTS & MANILA.

The above named Steamer having arrived on Tuesday, the 30th Nori.. 1920, consignem `of, cargo are hereby notified to present their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and take fummediate via Holhow at 10.30 am. to-morrow. have yet to make his acquaintance

delivery from alongside stemner of the Before Magistrate Orme this morn-THE INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTION Company's Godown, where all cargo Inspector Ogg charged a FOR BLIND will hold their impeding immediate discharge will be French, cleared to-day and will all of the early days in California-the respectably dressed Chinese with the Annual Sale of Work on FRIDAY, 3rd landed at ceassignees risk.

The as. "Commandant Mages," have a treat in store. The picture is ing

days of the gold rush. The setting murder, on September 16, in company December, at the Helens May Institute. mountains, and the story is exception. The defendant denied the charge.

Chinese living in Yaumati. ally full of interest; above all, it is

The Inspector said that the deceas

for Shanghai at 6 am. to-marrow," is in the beautiful scenery of the with another man not in custody, of a Open 9,

November 23, 1920.

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All broker, "chafed, and damaged pack- Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice and evident that both the dramatic pro-ed, who was an old man, had carried

ages will be landed into the Company's Lady Fitzmaurice, who have been in gression of the play and the casting on business as a contractor in Yan

Godown, where sezño will be examined an the Colony for several weeks, will of the players has been supervised mati. He was known to be recruit

Friday, the 10th December 1990, "NA sail to-morrow on the steamer with the utmost care. Through it all ing for the Kwongtung Army, and

11 ́AM · Namsang of the Indo-China Steam there is an undercurrent of pathos, was murdered outside the door of per ordinary share free of Income goods have left the steamer or Godown, and

AN

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of 24-): No claims, will be recognised, star Navigation Company, Ltd., for Singa- involving Lovel Leigh, the gambler-his house by Kwongtung men in the Ts has been declared on account of will be entertained if presented -pore. Sir Maurice, who is a member played by Hart and his little sister, pay of the Kwongsi Army. The the year 1920, 1 is payable in London later than thres veeks after arrival

of the firm of Coode, Matthews, who happens to be one of the sweet-defendant who was arrested a couple on the 5th January, next. Coupon Notesmer. Fitzmaurice and Wilson, Consulting est types that has appeared on the of days ago, was identified by the 36. Engineers for Harbours to the Crown screen for many a day.. The picture deceased's wife as having taken part Agents for the Colonies, came to is described as a masterpiece-not in the stabbing affray. The Inspector -Hongkong in behalf of the Govern without good reason. The pro-eside that he was not prepared to ment to report on the subject of its gramme is supplemented by an enter proceed with the case, and asked for future development.

taining two-reel comedy.

a week's remand which was granted.

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