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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1927.

EUROPE TO US.

GERMAN 'PLANE OVER BRITAIN.

BARON WITH MONOCLE.

by the

ger.

not transmit wireless.

Reuter.

PLUCKY COOLIE.

STANDS UP TO SEVEN" ASSAILANTS.

HOLDS ON TO ONE.

CINEMA NOTES.

SYD CHAPLIN AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MORE TO SAY.

WITNESS GOES ON AFTER

car.

CASE FINISHES.

Inspector Cotton this morning "THE MAN ON THE BOX."

summoned the Indian driver of

London, Yesterday.

motor car No. 1965 for dangerous At the Kowloon Magistracy

Among the pictures accorded a "Iron" rations; also tea, lemons, yesterday, Mr. W. Schoffeld had high place in the recent voting driving. He said at 8.30 p.m., on chocolates and anusages are carried before him a Northern Chinese for revival nights at the Queen's August 4, he was standing out- three men aboard the charged that he, with others not Theatre was "The Man on the side the Star ferry wharf in plait "Bremen" monoplane. The two in custody, caused grievous bodily Box," Syd Chaplin's delightfully clothes when he saw the car drive pilots are Fritz Loose (aged 30) who was a naval pilot in wartime, harm to a coolie employed in the amusing comedy. Cinema-goers round the traffic post at 10 miles and who flew, for three months in Netherlands Harbour Works at will be pleased to learn, the efore, per hour and pull up outside the

that "The Man on the Box" is to the Moroccan War, an aerial am- Kowloon City. bulance for the Spaniards; Capt. A story of great pluck on the be the feature attraction at the wharf. A boat had just come in Koch! (aged 20) who has a great part of the coolie was told. It Queen's Theatre to-day and to- and a lot of passengers were leav- reputation as an aerint navigator. appeared that there had recently morrow. Those who have alreadying the wharf at the time. They lle was twice shot down during the been some trouble between the in-seen "The Man on the Box" need were scattered by the defendant's When the witness spoke to war. Baron von Hahnfeld, reprejured man and some Nort! erners. no reminder of the many comic the driver, a European came out senting the North German Lloyd, who wears a monocle, is a passen. On Saturday seven of the North- incidents with which the film of the car and said to the witness, erners visited the works, and abounds Syd Chaplin's plight The "Bremen" can receive but without any warning they set when he is flung into the street" you don't like it you can re- Mr. F. M. Crawford, who was in upon the coolle. Knives were in the middle of the night clad port to the police." The Intest Atlantic weather re-used, and the victim received only in his pyjamas, his adven-the car at the time, said the car ports are by no means encouraging. several wounds, two of which ture as a cabman, his disguise as went round the lamp standard as

Over Britain.

were said to be serious. The in-ja housemaid and the other divert-

slow as it possibly could. When a The "Bremen" passed over Black-jured man held on to one of his ing episodes which make "The man spoke to the driver and told the others Man on the Box" an exceptionally him that he had been driving dan pool at 2.45 a.m. She left Dessau assailants, while at 6.20 yesterday evening.

funny picture.

gerously, the witness told him It is reported from Kingstown, escaped.

In spite of his wounds he him- "The Denver Dude."

that it was all nonsense. The wit- near Dublin,.that the "Bremen" passed over the city at 5.15 n.m.-self took his captive to the Police Beautiful scenery forms the ness told the man to summons the Station. On the way, while background for "The Denver driver, whereupon the latter in- The "Bremen" has returned to crossing the aerodrome grounds Dude," a. first-rate

Western formed him that he was a police Dessau and landed at 4.20 p.m. he was again set upon by the comedy featuring Hoot Gibson, Inspector. The witness then said, Why "Bremen" Dropped Out. other six Northerners who had which comes to the World Thea"Well then, you know what to do." The Magistrate said he thought The "Bremen" has flown over Ire-lain in wait for him, with the tre to-day after a auccessful run land and in heading for Cape Race view of releasing their confeder-in Kowloon. "The Denver Dude" the Inspector was in a better posi- met with very heavy storms. Anate. In spite of the odds, the is the story of a strong, smiling tion to see what actually happen- attempt to defy them would have coolie held on to his captive and cowboy who sets off for a quiet ed than a person in the car, and meant certain death so the airmen blew a police whistle. This at- vacation trip only to find himself convicted the defendant, imposing `decided to return and dashed down tracted several men from the involved in a series of adventures, a fine of $10.

the wind at top speed for home, aerodrome, but the six would-be the first of which causes him to Mr. Crawford said that he had The machine landed undamaged |

The rescuers of the captured man act the part of a "dude" for the not been given a chance to say Junker Company state they will at- succeeded in making good their time being. Soon afterwards he anything in the defendant's de- tempt again as soon as weather escape. The captive was even-falls in love with the pretty fence.

Major Willson: I understood permits. Reuter.

tually taken to the Police Station daughter of a ranch owner, but without further incident,

his romance is interrupted by his that you had said all you had to Berlin, Yesterday,

When the case was mentioned arrest for robbery. Aware of the say in the witness box.

Mr. Crawford: I did not say all; The company owning the in Court yesterday, Sub-Inspector identity of the real robbers, he

week's makes his escape, attired in a because I understood that I was "Bremen" announces that the aero Phillips applied for a plane was sighted at 11.15 this formal remand, which was grant-kilt, while his guard is asleep, and going to be cross-examined.

He proceeded to say that the morning at 53.16 north latitude 1.14 ed. It was stated that the com-gives chase on an untamed horse. east longitude' proceeding in an plainant's wounds were such that The nature of the climax is ob-speed at which the car was going east-south-enal direction. It is be- he would not be able to attend vious but it will delight all ad-was so slow that there was no lieved here that the news indicates Court for two or three weeks. mirers of the genial cowboy star. danger of anyone being injured.

"Hands Up." the aeroplane ia returning to Ger

Even if the car did hit anyone, many on account of bad weather.-

Clever burlesque and the de-the impact would have amounted Reuter.

lightful acting of Raymond to a slight touch.

This did not alter his Worship's Griffith combine to make "Hands Up," the new picture at the Star decision. Theatre to-day, a production which is sure to give general pleasure. The period of the story

and in excellent condition.

"Bremen" Returning?

U.S. Preparations.

MOTORIST DISCHARGED.

NO CASE OF OBSTRUCTION MADE OUT.

New York, Yesterday. Various American efties are busy preparing for the reception of the "Bremen." Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago have indicated they At the Central Magistracy be intend to keep great shafts of light Core Major C. Willson at "traffic is the American Civil War, and in the sky all night at the principal time" this morning, Mr. Edward Raymond Griffith is cast in the air-ports and provision will be Hotung was summoned for caus- role of a Confederate spy entrust- made for an adequate supply of ing an obstruction in Queen's ed with the task of diverting the police. Chicago is very enthu siastic at the possibility of being Road Central outside the Asiatic enemy's gold supplies. This he the afternoon of succeeds in doing, only to find the American terminus of the flight. Building on

that he has placed himself within Mayor Thomson declares that the August 3,

the law as a common robber, the war having come to a sudden end before he brought off his coup. Meanwhile he has fallen in love with two young ladies who both They are

welcome will be on a scale which Mr. H. Lo appeared for the de- will make Lindbergh's welcome at fence and entered a plea of "not Paris seem comparatively tame. guilty."

Anticipating that the German An Indian constable said that flers may have difficulty owing to he saw the car parked there for for Chamberlin will take off at 15 minutes. Eventually he spoke return his affection. dawn on Tuesday with a view to to the defendant and asked for his both determined to marry him. meeting them on the Massachusetts epast and escorting them to fit driving licence, but the defendant and when they have effected his escape, he has to choose between chell Field. Long Island.-Reuter's refused to produce it. American Service.

Terrible 'Night Flight.

Mr. Lo argued that he had no them. How he solves this difficult case to answer as it was up to the problem is in keeping with thei Berlin, Yesterday.prosecution to prove that there rest of an exciting and amusing The airmen of the "Bremen" are actually was obstruction to other picture.

recovering from the strain of their vehicles using the road. He sub-

22 hours' battle with the elementa.mitted that no evidence of such

Captain Koehl says they flew in a obstruction had been offered.

TUBERCULOSIS COLONY FOR

FILIPINOS.

terrible night storm through im- Major Willson decided to hear HELP THE NURSES. penetrable fog in thunder, light-the defendant's evidence. ning and rain and lost an hour on Mr. Hotung, in the witness box, scheduled time, the wind tossing said that he pull the car well into the 'plane badly. The machine was the side of the road with the two twice out of control though the en-right wheels in the gutter. He gines were working perfectly. They were hardly able to ascertain whe-did not leave the car for more ther they were flying over land or than two minutes while he went water. As the engines were de- to buy some chocolates. vouring fuel alarmingly fast the The Magistrate decided there nirmen decided to give up in view was conflict in the evidence and of similar weather ahead.-Router. discharged the defendant.

A FATAL "DIP."

COMPRADORE HELD.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK MAN DISAPPEARS.

BELIEVED KIDNAPPED.

Shanghai, Aug. 1.

BUS CONDUCTOR

DROWNED.

Shadows Ber

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL."

Entertainments.

August 16 Queen's Theatre; "The Man on the Box."

August 16-World Theatre: "The Denver Dude"

August 16-Star Theatre, Kow loon; Our Cabaret in "A La Carte" 9.30 p.m. "Hands Up," 2.30 to 8.30 p.m.

August 20-Social Service for Service men on the roof. of St. Peter's Y.M. Club,

October 1-H.K. & W.G. & M.C.L's "Fun o' The Fair," Lee Gardens.

August 16-Sale of 2,500 stamps at Sales Room, 5.15 p.m.

August 19At Lammert Bros.' Sales Room, Duddell St., a valuable collection of curios, 2.80 p.m.

Meetings.

Lammert's Auctions,

August 16-Hong Kong Lown Bowls Association meeting, Mesers." Jardine Matheson's 5.30 p.m.

boardroom,

of the Hong Kong, and Kowloon

H. K. noon.

August 18-Meeting of Creditors

Taxicab Co., Ltd, Liquidators Office, 3, Queen's Road Central, August 22-Meeting of Share- holders of I.Y. San Co., Ltd. (in liquidation), to confirm resolution passed af *previous meeting, Queen's Road. Central, 2.30 p.m.

August 22-Meeting of Hong Kong Football Club (rugby section), in Union Bldg., Pedder St. (4th floer), 5.30 p.m.

August 26-Fortieth Annuat meeting of members of the H.K. Football Club, in the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. (top floor), 6.30 pm,

Miscellaneous. August 18-University Bathing

The Picnic to Clear Water Bay. "Stanley leaves Queen's Pier at 2.30 p.m.

August 18-Night fete at Vic- toria Recreation Club, when first Australian atars passing class through to Japan will also compete. August 21-Band of the 1st

evening service at St. John's Queen's Royal Regt. will play at Castedral.

August 21-First rehearsal for Chorus of German's Opera Merrie England, at Cathedral Hall, 8.30

p.m.

C.P.R.'s New Mountain Car`

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One of the first photographs of the new type of mountain observá- tion or being need successfully this season by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. The car is seen attashed to the rear of the Trans- Canada, the crack summer trans-continental of the C.P.R., Just as it is about to lose itself behind the lofty peaks that surround the mountain resort of Banif

The new type of open-air car replaces the open-top type used in former youre and in considered far superior on account of the roof which offer ample protection from the sun or from passing shower. The central portion of the car la enclosed in glass and heated. This new departure in observation cars thus caters to the varied wishes of the passengers.

DEATH PACT,

SAD AUCKLAND *TRAGEDY.

Auckland, July 4.

to

She

A campaign has been launched by

letter addressed to the police, de- tails of which have not yet been the Filipino Nurses Association to raise funds for the construction of

divulged. The ages of the dead people are:-Husband 67; wife, cottage in Santol Tuberculosis Colony for nurses suffering from!

55; daughter, 27; 8on 25. The the white plague. There are at pre-

son Collen came to New Zealand Gent eight nurses affilleted with the

about five years ago. He was a dread malady but because of thei

farm labourer at Taranaki until lack of accommodation in the colony, they have to wait before! A tragedy involving four deaths recently, when he took over a farm they can be admitted and given pro-was revealed te-night, when police on his own account in the Welling- entered a bungalow at Mount ton district. The father, who was per treatment there.

This is indeed a tragedy, especial- Albert (a western suburb of the a retired British Customs officer, ly if we bear in mind that these city), and found the bodies of Mr. came to join his son on the farm, "ministering angels," when they and Mrs. F. W. Kiddell, their accompanied by his wife and be daughter Laura.. The voyage out The report of a drowning were full of health and life, ever daughter Laura, and a man

The daughter, a fatality at Tingkau has been were ready to assist others in sick-lieved to be their son Collen, with was unhappy. made to the police by the driver neas or distress. The community bullet wounds in their heads. The studious, accomplished girl, had of motor bus. No. 214 owned by owes a debt of gratitude to these three first-named arrived in Auck- held a good position as a school

nurses. Here is an excellent oppor-land on June 11, as saloon passen- teacher in Cardiff, and came the Ching Mei Bus Company.

tunity to repay that debt in part by gers on the steamer "Remuera" New Zealand unwillingly. According to this man, the bus contributing a small sum for the from England. They rented a was of a peculiar temperament, In connection with the myster: left Mongkoktsui at 1 p.m., on construction of that cottage. house and entered into possession and her nervous. condition was lous disappearance a fortnight

The cottage when built will be on June 18. Their son, aiready aggravated on the voyage by the Rge of Woo Yau-doo, compradore Sunday. The bus suddenly stop- of the Yokoham. Specie Bank, the ped when passing Tingkat. An set aside exclusively for nurses con- in the Dominion, was working on unwelcome prospect of living on a Statistics farm in the Wellington district. farm. The son was also of a intimation was given in one re-examination revealed that the tracting tuberculosis.

No one had been seen about the strange disposition, although port that the victim had been petrol tank was dry. Leaving how that of the 47 nurses who kidnapped by order of an officer the conductor in charge of the have led 27 were victims of tuber-house since June 30. Neighbours cheerful. He developed a melan of the Twenty-Sixth Nationalist bus, the driver returned on foot ulos, an average of more than noticed that the electric lamps were choly turn when he went to his 67 per cent. This is due to the Army but it was definitely estab- to Mongkoktsul to get more nature of their work, coupled with continually alight in a front room, own farm. lished yesterday that the military petrol. When he returned, the the fact that the majority of them and informed the police. Appar On arriving in Auckland Mr. had nothing to do with Mr. Woo's conductor was missing. A search are underpaid; Calls t'icy have to ently all had been dead nearly a Kiddell, in deference to his daugh disappearance, which now is only resulted in the man's cloth-answer even when they are already fortnight. ascribed to the activities of pro- ing being found on the beach. As tired. close contact with sick people, were in a double bed, and the pre- ter's wish, took the hotse at Mount Mr. Woo had been absent from it was a very hot day, it was poor living conditions and inadesumed son was on the floor along Albert, "temporarily, paying the his office for several days, and at supposed that the conductor had quate food in some of the placca side with a 82 culture Winchester rent in advance. The family re- where they work, these tend to repeating rifle beside him. The lationships were evidently un-

happy. first it was thought he might be decided to go in for a dip and was weaken their vitality and make them daughter (who was about 20-year father in a letter to n clergyman, away on some personal business. drowned. The boy clad only in susceptible to disease, especially of age) was on a couch in the front

a fellow-passenger on the "Re- muera," wherein he stated: "I.keep It then was learned that he had a pair of stripped cotton knickers tuberculosis.

It will be seen that the funds to

Domestic Troubles.. not been at his residence or at the were afterwards recovered froia

astiff upper lip for my poor bank since August 1

the sea by two fishermen who be ralead will go toward an act of

Auckland, July 5. wife's sake, but it's a hard job." So far as has been announced tried artificial respiration with humanity. The cottage to be built

will derve as a monument to the An Investigation of the Mount Apparently the behaviour of both made, though there was a report quently removed to the Kowloon recognition of the humanitarian Kiddell, senior, and not his son (el of the bodies wore in night no demands for ransom have been out, effect. The body was subse gratitude of the community and Albert tragedy to-day revealed that Collen and Laura occasionally die-

tressed their parents, work -nurses are doing in the was at first thought) was the 'nu- country.

thor of what is believed to have attire.The tragody is supposed to. been a death pact. The body on have occurred on June 22 The the bedroom floor alongside the nearest neighbour 20 or 80 feet dis rife, which was in the first place tant, did not hear shots. A light was supposed to be that of the son, constantly burning in one room, proved to be that of the father and no sign of the family caused Identification was obtained by an the neighbours to Inform the Inspection of the passport. The police, Collen is supposed to have body in bed alongside Mrs. Kiddell Kad tancial worry on account of was that of the son Collen. the farm. He was engaged to be The police state they believes the married shortly to a Taranaki girl." tragedy was prearranged. Domes- Both brother and stator, Bought tic troubles are mentioned in a medical advice in Auckland.

fessional kidnappers.

from Chinese sources last week to the effect that, a demand for half a million dollars had been "made for his release,

FRIGHTENING IN THE NIGHT.

mortuary,

The Superintendent of Customs [s"reported by the Chi- nese press of Shanghai, to bave Instructed the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce to notify the different banks to sand in full re- Aery in the night, griping pains in ports of their transactions with the vitals, cramps, weakening a Dalbank. Those possessing funds noon; whether child: ori adójt, "there s Immediate comfort and case from belonging to the bank are ordered to pain in Chamberlain's Colic and Diaz. retain such for the present and any Arhoea Remedy It pays to keep it found sending funds to Hankow will}

always on hand. For sale everywhere be punished.

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