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EDNESDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1921.

SHANGHA KIDNAPPERS.

GRANDSON OF WEALTHY CHINESE CAPTIVE,

TOLD OFF-PROPER."

WISH WYNNE'S INFINITE

VARIETY.

It is not often that a variety 27 programme contains items of so contrasting a cature as those given by Mr. Edgar Warwick's company,

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FRANCE'S DEBTS

SİGNATURE WILL ALWAYS BE SACRED.

(Reuter's Service.)

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THE CHINA MAIL

KALGAN MUTINY,

FURTHER DETAILS OF LOOTING."

MANY CHINESE: KILLED, “

Lin

MAN ARRESTED. Shanghai, December Following a pistol battle with the police, six of a gang of armed

PARIS, December 30. Poking, December 18:-"It will kidnappers made off with the so ably led by Miss Wish Wyang of the New York Herald," M. recover from the effects of the Interviewed by a representative probably take years for Kalgan to three-year-old grandson of a her particular line of business"

Each artist is an expert in his of Clementel declared that the feeling mutiny which took place on Mon wealthy Chinese

mill-owner and the result is an entertainment aroused in America with regard day evening and lasted until early whore they had just kidnapped of suprising merit. It was worth to the question of France's debts Tuesday morning, as the entire from his home at 678 S. Chengtu going to the Theatre last evening was due to the action of France's business district was looted by the Rond yesterday morning shortly if only to hear a setting of Hous enemies in deliberately misinter- troops. This was the opinion after 10 o'clock and escaped in man's" Summer Time on Bredon," proting the direction of the French Con- from the Shropshire Lad,

part of his recent of a refugee who arrived in Peking financial statement wherein he from that illfated city yesterday ession. The seventh member of delightfully sung by Mr. Alfred said a section of French public morning by the first train which the gang, armed with a pistol, Cunningham, and to listen also piston favoured the war debt's left there since the mutiny, was taken into custody after a desperate Bght with two Chinese

M. Clementel did not accept thie being pooled and paid proportion- ately to the wealth of the Allies "constables and a Sikh. He was conducted. to the Sinza police

suggestion and emphasised the station, and detectives from that

point that France did not intend to station, if co-operation with other branches of the Settlement polico, are now conducting a search in on endeavour to find the remaining members of the band and release the kidnapped child.

That the kidnapping

of

Was

to

some

fine

from the classics and the more renderings

popular by this very fine singer. Harold Walden also caught the popular fancy last night. There is

a touch of the Harry Fragson of repudiate any debts. Her signa. blessed memory about Walden; ture would always be regarded as but Walden not only plays, and sacred. sings at a plano; he rattles off a

SHADOW'S BEFORE

Coming Events Advorikud In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

December 31-Coronet Theatre: "The Covered Wagon." "A Fool There Was."

December 31.-Star Theatre;

"The Covered Wagon,

December 31-World Theatre;

December 31-Queen's Then- tre, "Under Oath," Edgar Warwick presents the December 31.-Theatre Royal, inimitable Wish Wynne,

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Garden Road, 9 p.m. sharp., Dance, at St. Patrick's Club, January 8. Variety Concert

A.D.C.'s production, St. Joan," January 12 to 17-Hongkong 9 p.m., January 14, 4.30 p.m.

SOOLAL...

Hotel special dinner dance.

December 81-Repulse Bay

p.m..

SPORT,

Wireless Station and whose house responsible position in the Kalgan Our Informant, who occupied a

miraculously escaped footing by the mutinous soldiers, said that the troops favolved in the affair were three battalions of the First Mixed Brigade, two of these sta- tioned near the Wireless Station surprising number of good stories? ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS. and one near his private residence. and Anishes his part of the

The theory here that the trouble programme with songs to the

January 2.-Bible Circle at M. Herriot, addressing the Sona their arrears by the Tutung, was by Mrs. H. Lechmere Clift, 10.80 accompaniment of a zither banjo.torial Foreign Affairs Committee planned for Yansom is believed to Of Wish Wynne much has been on Anglo-French relations, referr. not accepted lo Kalyan, as it was a.m.

started over the non-payment of Helena May Institute, conducted be quite apparent, The grand said and much more could be writed to their mutual understand- father of the boy is known to beten. Nature has endowed her with ing in both striving to establish better than the lot of their com by Master Emil Danenberg, 5,30

known that the condition of quite wealthy. The father is em-a beautiful voice and in all the international questions in the

January 8.-At St. Andrew's was considerably Hall, City Hall, pianoforte recital these troops ployed at the head office of the delineations she gives it is the Mediterranean, the Middle East rades in other parts of the country, rail in the Settlement.

The rang

voice that penetrates and makes its and the Far East. Mr. Austan their pay being only one or two according to members of the effortless, but there is about Bication at the attitude of French was the discovery on the part of kidnappers, own appeal. Her work appears Chamberlain had expressed grati- months la arrear. The real reason child's family and other inmates it that quality which raises it to a diplomacy in Egyptian affairs. the mutinous troops that the Pro-kong Jockey Club Annual Race February 18-17-18-21-Hong- .of the residence, entered the very high level and proves her the Britain was pursuing house South Cong Itond, arflate she is. In a London school reciprocal of the good offices in General Chang Hsi-yuan, that he

visional Government had rejected Meetings. and, intimidating the inmate girl, a country girly and several Morocco. The Russian fleet must be permitted to retain the command a policy the proposal of the retiring Tutung,

PUBLIC AUCTIONS. with air pistols, seized the other characterisations there was be handed over since the Soviet of his troops, and intended to dis-Standard Oil Co.'s Godown, Lai- child. The act.was accomplished not a weak moment, not a thing Government had been recognised,

January 2.-Lammert Bros., at so quickly that the inmates of the over or under stressed; it was all

cheekok, miscellaneous goods, 11 house failed to realise exactly genuine art. Zoe, Gwen: Adeler what Juut taken place. As the and Bernard Kitchen all contribut-

January 5.-Lammert Bros., at kidnappers left the house, howed worthy shares and helped to ever, an alarm was raised. The make the evening enjoyable. The "

The trouble started shortly after Sales Room, one Dodge Motor seven o'clock, when the sound of Car, 3 pm. outlaw turned and fire several Programme will be repeated this

Bring was heard throughout the January 6Lammert Bros., at shots at random, no one being hit. evening. There will be a change

The cries and shots were heard to-morrow. The audience was in A "VAMR AT THE first visited and looted. Generally p.m.

cily. The business district was Sales Room; postage stamps, 5.15 by the two Chinese constables merry mood and full of apprecia and Sikh, who were pn'uty of the evening.

tion, and encores were the order nearby. By the time they rushed up, however, a crowd had already called and there was consigor- able confusion. Thinking that an armed robbery had taken place, the police constables made for the armed man who was stil firing his pistol. The latter struggled desperately but was finally disarmed. In the mean- time, however, other members of the gang had gotten away, taking the kidnapped boy with them."

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MAN'S LEAP THROUGH

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A FOOL THERE WAS."

STAR

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band them,

TROUBLE STARTS,

8.m.

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"the looters confined themselves to

COMPANY MEETING. the plunder of cash and valuables and took care not to molest the

January 14. Extraordinary Aside from the dramatic value owners, but where resistance was General Meeting of the Star of "A Fool There Was" which is offered, as was done in several of Ferry Co., Ltd., at Messrs. showing at the Star Theatre, the the leading shops, they retaliated Jardine, Matheson's office room. picture has many points of interest by killing the owner and setting which are undeniable. The sets fire to the houses. As a result of

QUEEN'S

THEATRE.

OLIVER TWIST."

are elaborate and costly showing. this quite a number of people, in- London, November 8-A man's millionaire's house.

as some of them do, the interior of cluding both soldiers and civilians, leap through a glass window and particularly, will revel in the our informant saw a number of Woinen, were killed, and in this connection his capture after an exciting chase nursery wherein "the fool's little dead bodies lying in pools of through the West End followed a girl of four has her home. There blood by the wayside on his way daring attempt at robbery yesterare scenes on the ocean liner to the railway station.

Olympic" and a picturisation Between two and three o'clock of the Grand Canal,, Venice, with an incessant firing of rifles, while were it only in mercy!"

Throughout the night there was

Ay, stop him, for God's sake, the man, who is believed to have gondolas, gondollers, and

Thus does Charles Dickens end been accompanied by two other holiday loving populace.

athe sky was red with the flames of The fire. The people were all in a in "Oliver Twist" one of the most men, drove up to the neighbour-scenes will disclose the famed panic but dared not go out for fear masterly bits of description ever hood of Great Castle-street at the Adriatic city on a night when one of being hit by passing ballets. penned the brief, terrifying end of Regent-street and entered of its wondrous and colourful fetes Our informant, whose neighbours narrative of the fight of poor the premises of Messrs, Vasco is in progress. Another item that were all visited by the looters, was little Oliver, breathless, ahead of who deal in ladies' gowns, silk must not be overlooked is the prepared for the worst, having an insentiate mob shrieking "Stop blouses, etc, Ail the employees had gowns worn by "the vampire." decided to give all his personal Thief!" left, and he secured an entrance These will astound and amaze for belongings to Shanghai, December 27-Judge by way of the fanlight between the there is a wardrobe that will visitors if they should come, but an innocent boy, but the hunters his unwelcome "Stop Thief!" The victim is Milton, Purdy in the United outer and inner doors of the examaze, with the most beautiful and he was lucky enough to find that know nothing of that. Coin a China yesterday, by the hibition rooms on the ground floor. modern frocks that money and the soldiers left his house alone. tim must be found," as Gilbert sentene e imposed on N. H., H.

Some of the rooms on the top modistes could suggest..

Too He attributed this miraculous says in Borres, muster of the sailing oor are occupied, and young much emphasis can be made on escape to the fact that the small will do as well as another. The "Mikado," and Oliver vessel W. H. "Talbot, emplatements and noticing people in the the merits of the story, but it is them in peace time when they the crime join the chase and yell woman, hearing unusual move these things to the exclusion of courtesies which he had shown guilty wretches who committed ise the attitude of the United street watching the windows. gave necessary to state facts in order to came to the Wireless Statios for "Stop Thief!" even more lustily Sares, nuthorities with regard to the the alarm. The man immediately prove that a fascinating story of the use of the telephone, might than the others. impetation of arms into China by jumped through one of the plate-hunian passions, has been affing the sharp sentence of one glass windows, which are eight or ed" in no uncertain manner, and tolerant in his case. In this "Oliver Twist" that Director

dress have induced them to be more year's imprisonment and a fine of nine feet high by five or six feet in that time and money have been connection, it is interesting to Frank Lloyd hus lifted quivering This is but one of the scenes of Gold ) on the defendant who breadth, and the glass of which is expended in producing a film that note that the wireless station was from the pages of the book and had pleaded guilty to the charge.

five-eighth of an inch thick. He will appeal to everyone. fell sprawling on to the pavement

also not visited and that all its amidst a shower of broken glass.

staff were safe.

placed upon the screen.

He quickly rose, however, and,

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It ping the above sentence, Jade Pondy drew the defendant's atention to the joint resolution of Cough and the President's pro- with blood, pouring from his face, "THE COVERED WAGON."

The looting comed at about vlanation thereunder und pointed ran through some of the side

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Tuesday ou that though there might be streets into Hanover-square, where

[morning, when the; mutinous Jy people in the United States he jumped into a taxicab and told

soldiers returned to their barracks who did not know of the existence the driver to drive as fast as he

with their lootmarching as if slaw, yet ignorance was no could to the nearest hospital. By.

coming back from a victorious exe. It was apparent to the this time the police had got on his track, and after an exciting chase

battle, with banners flying and Court. From the circumstances of they overhauled and stopped the film. In it will be seen a certain Throughout the twelve

This is what is known as an epic bugles and drums the case that the defendant while taxi. The man presented a terrible stage in a nation's history and the during which they-systematically Gladys Brockwell, Lionel Belmore hwin America realised the appearance, being covered with looker on will be able to obtain looted the city, no attempt was ser-ness of the offence of export-blood, and the police conveyed some idea of that which makes formade by the loyal ings to China. The secrecy him immediately to Middlesex greatness. Think of the covered interfere with them, and it was with which it was done and all the Hospital, where it was found that, wagon which carried pioneers because of the fear that the Fourth circumstances surrounding the although he was in an exhausted across trackless wastes-pioneers, Mixed Brigade might also, break affair -howed that the defendant condition through losing had knowledge of the fact that he much blood, his Injuries were perils of the miles of prairie, to leave for Peking..

so who braved the hardships" and loose" that our informant, decided was dong something contary to the not serious. They consisted of mountain and river to galo the law of the United States, not only cuts on the face and head. After westem promised land; and then wrought cannot be ascertained for The amount of the damage int to the law of the United his wounds had been dressed the think of these States but to the law of China as man was taken to Marylebone scrambled loto a protective circle at enormous. The native hotels and available last night the rails of the

same wagons the present but is believed to be

According to the latest report weli Under thst law the Court Police-station., was bound to see that it was? In the option of the police It makes the blood run cold to ly all of them having been burned torn up by the mutinous soldiers the cry of "corral, corrall Indians." silk stores suffered most, practical Peking-Kalgan Railway have been vigory enforced. The defen-three men were involved in the think of these Red Indians with down by fire. The city was not in order to prevent the coming of dant, when he found that he could attempted robbery, two of them hatred in their hearts at the onrush affected, however, thanks to the ex- the troops under General Chang

import the arma in question into acting as watchers. They are now of the invading white men. There cellent.defence put by the police. Tse-klang to suppress them. Shanghai and that he was liable to searching the West-End for the is in the story a buffalo huat, the be Brivsted, Bed the vowel. He driver of the tax! who is believed wild rush of yelling, painted red remned in Ching under an as- to have driven the men up to the site, nane for several months. scene of the raid. A large patcel It was true that after his arrest he of material was left behind him sified a desire to help bring the the premises. The man will be

charged in due course." ther people responsible to justice but this had not been secorplished. While agreeing that the defen- dani ad litherto borne & good - Saiyi Braznali, a member of the picture, putation and hud never been before Council of State, declared that all convicted, for any offence, the the Parties were unanimous in seek- crine to which he had pleaded ghilty was serious by reason of its the attainment of the Swami international art: serious he cause it was an offence against the Taws of his own country, and "potwithstanding what his councel had said on his behalf, the court Was not propared to treat the mat- r in any trivial manner or impose

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