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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1922.

THE CHINESE DRAMA.

FAMOUS ACTOR HERE.

BK. MEI LAN-FONG ENTERTAINED,

SMUGGLED DRUGS.

"MISHIMA MARU" SEIZURE.

K

-$25,000 VINE AND SIX MONTHS' JAIL.

Cho Yakin, the Korean who was

A slimly built young Chinese wear- ing horn-rimmed spectacles, a straw last weak arrested by Revenue hat and a European suit was the guest. Officers in connection with the seizure; of honour At a small tiffin party held in Hotel to day. Ha የቢ።

SIBEBIAN FIGHTING.

REDS SMASH WHITE RESISTANCE.

PEKING, October 17,

wards Passict Bay.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Dieteriche with his staff, will short- ly leave for Vladivostok with the in- tention of rejoining his troops.- Reuter,

SEIZED BY BANDITS.

AMERICAN MISSIONARIES'

A foreign telegram from Siberia ays that White resistance has been completely broken,"

The Reds occupied Nikolsk ou Sun- of $28,000 worth of cocaine and day and are now advancing towards the Hongkong

one morphine on beard the s.a. "Mishima the neutral zone. The main White Lan-Fong, most celebrated of Chinese, Maru," was yesterday afternoon forces are continuing to retreat to actore, who arrived here on Sunday' convicted by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at from Peking and is shortly to hegina, the Magistracy, and sentenced to six fortnight's reason hem with bis com- Į

wonths' hard labour and a fine of pany at the Ta'ping Theatre.

Mr. Mei was to bave come to Houg! $25,000 or a further term of 12 kong when the Prince of months in jail. Wales, was born and to have op-

The drugs were found in three pack- peared before His Royal Highners, ages of furniture which were shipped but, greatly to his disappointment, on the Mishima Maru" at London. circumstances prevented him. His By meade of the ship's manifesta present visit is at the urgent invita and some bills of lading found on a General Tong lu-kwong, third class Chinese passenger, the formerly hit f of police in Kwangtang, drugs were traced to the prisoner, ou who is a clage friend of Mr. Mai and whom we found ather documents was present at the tiffin today. Mr. relating to the furniture. When the Ho Kwong presided at the function, pri oner's trunks were erarobed, or the guests including rep rreentatives of other quantity of the druga was the European and Chinese news found. The labels on the trunk bad papers, Mr. E. Ralphs, of the been torn off and at first the pri Education Department and several Boner denied ownership of the trunk, pra inent Chineer gentlemen.

but subsequently, when confronted This morning Mr. Mei Lan-feng, by the Japanean steward of the who brought with him letters of in-Mishima Maru," he admitted it was troduction from the British Minister his property.

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evidence ál

the

at Peking (Six Beilby Alston), called The third class Chinese passen. upon H..he Acting Governor. The Hon. Mr. Severa confereed that he had been ad amateur actor in his younger days and th t, t.ke Mr.

Mei, he had figured as a female im personator. His Excellency strongly advised Mr. Mei to embark upon au English tour, preferably at the mame time as the forthcoming Empire trade exhibition

carcer

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lost bearing that the bills of lading were entrusted to him by the prisoner to keep on the voyage up from Singapore,

Prisoner admitted that what this witness had said was true.

At yesterdays's heating, Mr. F. G. Vaux, wao appeared fur the defence, pleaded

guilty to

the charge of having been found in possession of the drugs, and procceded

Mr. Kei Tan-tong's lack of English do not disguise a very pleasant personality. Questions put to him to relate the pris ner's history.

elicited through 20 interpreter

He was a commission agent of Tei- that he began hin stage peb, Formos. He went to London ofart July to enquire into the trade of nine and has been acting for twenty medicine. In London he met a friend Vespa. That maker bim 29, yet be Shanghai man-named Dan Hung looks a mere youth of certainly not Lim. This friend told the defendant more that 22 years. He special see in that he was going to buy some temale personations in classical Chin-morphine and cocaine to take back nese playa and his favourite role to China. This man travelled by the appears to be that of a fairy. He is same steamer back to China. He a keen student of Chinese dramatic took a geced class ticket, and the art and is something of a poat braides. defendant had a first clase ticket. The p'ays in which he will appear The five pieces of furniture were here will be Pekingesa plays upon marked Y. K. Tinn. When the steamer which, it was gathered, all Chinese arrived in Hongkong harbour and the police come on board bis friend was The arrival of Mr. Mei Lan long has not seen again. The bills of lading aroused great enthusiasm amongst the were banded to the defendant by the Jonat Chinese community and.riend and he admitted possession of although the price of fire them. In conclusion he asked the class seat at the Taiping Theatre Magistrate to deal as leniently as during bis Eraton

possible with the prisoner. been fixed

ien nt

dollars The Magistrate, to the Superinten there has been 11 reat rush on the booking offices. The Pelting L. Smith):

dent o' imports and Exporte (r. N. I there any bigger ese, it seems. bave a great aversion to sea travel and it was with great dill.izure known according to your culty that Mr. Mei could be persuad-

drama is based.

has bere

ed to make the j urrey South. Flo.

records.

Mr. Smith: I do not link there

is turn, experienced considerable is. I would like to say that there is

diffi ully in fernciling his nothing to bear out the prisoner's

FATE.

KAIPENG, October 17. Two Americans of the Augustana Speed Mission, the Revs. Fasberg and Lunden, were seized by bandits at Juchow on October 13.-Reuter.

TWO NEW SCHOOLS.

SAIYİNGFUN AND QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

JITES BRING PREPARED.

Before the year is out work will bave started on the preparation of sites for the new buildings that the Government is providing for the Saiyingpun School and Queen's College.

AS

Plaas for the former are well on the way to completion and in making the announcement to a China Mail reporter who made inquiries yester day. the Director of Public Works (The Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkica) good enough to put the prezaman in the way of having a look over them.

The new site for the Sayingpuo Echool is on the sloping piece of ground in Bonhath Read at the top of Western street. Formerly it was occupied by St. Anthony's Chapel which has now been pulled down. There are to be 29 classrooms in the new building and each will be capable of accommodat- ing 32 scholars. The whole object of the design is to allow fresh air to pass - through every classroom and addition- al advantagea from the standpoints of Flighting and coolness are derived from the circumstance that nearly all of them look North. Connecting arches While Mr. J. Witchell, manager of will give them an almost cloistral look. the King Edward Hotel, was busy in the office, his room was entered. A wardrobe was forced open and clothing worth 345 was etoles.

HOTEL THEFT.

MANAGER'S WARDROBE

FORCED.

JEWEL BOX RIFLED.

On Monday night a burglar entered Mrs. Mathesun's room at No. 9, Tregunter Mausions. The thief forced open a jewel box on the dressing table, and stole a quantity of jewellery worth $120,

RAZOR ASSAULT.

JAPANESE QUARRELS WITH

AMERICAN.

Last night a Japanese bad some trouble with en American railor in a Spring Garden Lans house. Whipping out a razor he tried to singh the sailor abo, however, succeeded in warding

There is to be an assembly ball, which will sunt 1,000 and will be fitted up with a stage and galleries along the at sides of it, a big granarium, with changing rooms, showers and a 40ft. x 18it. swimming pool' adjoining. Be low the ball will be a large covered playground and handicraft rooms for iron work and other useful forms of maaval training.

Laboratories, a recreation room, sn art room and a library and Museum are all provided for; and for the staff there will, on each level, be common rooms opening out on to an attrac- tive little grassed court. The main entrance will be at the angle made by Bonham Road and Western Street.

During the next week or two ten ders will be called for levelling the site, making foundations and building retaining walls. It is estimated that this work will occupy about pias months. The building itself will pro- bably take at least a year to erect.

As the area to be dealt with is a

at

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much larger one the preparation of WIDNESDAY, Coteter 25, 1988,

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off the blow, though his band was the site of the new Queca's College na badly cut. The Japanese then went Caroline Hill will probably prove a away, apparently to the home. He longer job. The preliminary work to A Consigament of Bigh Grado returned later with arword stick and be done includes they ling of fo began a longe to house carch for land Lot 358 and, with the excavation the sailor. Sergeant Russell arrested from it, filling in a lot of the low-lying

Lin.

Crown land behind Broadwood Road.

This morning the Japanese Chijio There has also torbe offered, the de Yamashita, was charged before Mr.viation of the road leading from. Lindsell with baving bad unlawful Leighton Hill Road into the Cemetery possession of a sword stick and was to a much higher love and batter. ordered to pay a fine of $100 ur ge to alignment and the bringing up of the jail for six months.

site occupied by the Victoria School and the playground in front of it to a much better level. Tenders for this

large troupe to the idea of conting story, I can easily put in vidence PLAYING IN THE STREET

that he is the cuving spirit in

ernment at the in: meat and as teen job are being considered by the Gov as one is accepted and the contractor's

carrying out these transactions along CHILD FATALLY INJURED BY deposit lodged the work will be put in way back. There is no mention of another man at all

so far away from home. He succeed ed however and his company are due to reach here by the B. and S. steamer "Kanchow" within the

Afterconsulting thẹ Ordinance, the next few days.

The first priormance at the Magistrat pas d'sentence as already Taiping (which will wear about menti med, and said in reply to Me 2,000) will probably take place Vaux, that if the prisoner could not on about October 25. About 6fteen pay the fine he would have to go to shows are to be given to that Eur jail for 18 months in all, opan residen's of Hongkong will have ample opportunity of taking advantage of ibis unique opportunity to see what the Chinese dramatic i

at its best.

PEDESTRIAN MOLESTED.

COMPLAINT ABOUT CHINESE CONSTABLE.

Mr. J. R. Soares, a clerk in Mesara, Dodwell & Co.'s account · departament, had an unpleasant experience on Monday evening.

MOTOR BUSS

A year old Chinese girl was

accident in Fribo Street, Samsbuipo. killed as the result of a motor y sterday afternoon. She was pley-

ing with several other children in tho

An onler was made for the confirca-street when she suddenly ran in front

al motor bus No. 510. The driveri

tint of the druge on the appetit could not stop the bavy vehi.le in Mr. Smith who said that defendant time and the girl was knocked down. could have his furniture and luggage She was severely injured and died back when he came out of jail.

shortly after being admitted to the Kwang Wah Hospital,

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Acting Agent of the Messageries Maritimes will take charge of the TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND Hongkong Agency.

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Action Agent Hongkong, October 18, 1922,

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baby on the Peak and to travel og pictures. Adapted from a famous

Teing for second place in the French stage succoss, the plot of the to England next spring. Reply Box Hongkong Water Polo League, the aim is typically French and thu No. 1405 c/o "China Mail." champions bip of which was wou by brilliant Russian star gives a very the Victoria Recreation Club, which piquant performance in the tols of the went through the scaron undefeated, Princess Trile, the wealthy widow

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the United Athletic Club and the who loves the poor po t. During the NAZIMOVA

Lusitano Recreation Club teams met yesterday to decide the position of runneis up in the league.

He was walking bear Government House enjoying so after dinner at all, when he was stopped by a Chines con- stable who seemed to be a little, the worse of Iquor. The constable prees ed a revolver against his body, and declared his intention of making a Thy match was keenly contested search. Taken by surprise, Soares and resulted in a win for the United raised bis arms but before the con by the narrow margin of two goals to stable could carry out bis threat, two one. D. Laing and K. A. Maton Indian constables intervened nad ar-

were responsible for the United

rented him. Boarca accompanied the goals, while A. V. Bartos scored three policemen to the Central Police for the Lusitaniaus.

Station and there made a complaint.

The Chinees was brought before Mr P. P. J. Wodehouse, D.8.P., yesterday afternoon for a departmental inquiry. After evidence had been Leard, bus was diamiered from the police force.

HOOKEY.

H.K.H.O. V. K.E.0.0.

Billion" specia!! screening of musical accompaniments will be tidored by the American orchestra of the B.S." Nanking".

A ROBBER OF WOMEN.

Banished from the Colony half a doven times twice for twenty years and once for lits, a Chinese mamed Kan Ip Chi reappeared in the dock at the Criminal Salons to day of à charge of Laving robbed two Chinese women ul a quantity of jewellers. | Ho admitted that he had robbed

The following will represent the them, and the acting Prisne: Judge Club in a match sgainst the K, E. O. (Mr. J. R. Wood), after reading out a At an inquest at Liverpool on Grenadiere on the U.S.R. Club ground long list of previous convictions Elizabeth Grocott, a "faith healer," at 6 p.m. to-day W. W. Mackenzie, added ons more to the telly by it was stated that the ulcer on her L. Bor E. Q. England, L. R. Black sentencing him to two years' jail. Á arm which canted her death couldg, E. J. R. Mitchell, B. C. Hale, St.further charge of hay ng disobeyed a eavily have been oured with a little . R Clark, W. Woodward, B. D. deportation order brought Kwan In sentence of three years' im. antioptic, but she refused to have Evas, H. B. Emington and A. N.

dy medical attention.

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AT

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