1927-08-23 — Page 7

TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 1927.

TYPHOON ITEMS.

HOME AIR SMASH.

CINEMA NOTES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AFTERMATH OF THE BIG BLOW.

DUTCH MACHINE CRASHES IN GALE.

QUEEN'S THEATRE REVIVAL PICTURE.

SPEED DISPUTE.

ALLEGED "BURST" "ÂROUND BEND.

TAIPO BRIDGE PLANS.

.time.

ONE KILLED 7 INJURED.

"THE DARK ANGEL

CHINESE CHARGED.

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”

Entertainments.

Theatre;

August 30—At 5, Cambay Bldgs, 1st floor Kowloon, household furni ture, 2.45 p.m.

Delayed reports still continue

London, Yesterday, Having accorded it a high place? A Chinese named Lau Fook

Angust 23-Queen's to be made to the Police involving

A Fokker twin-engined KLM in the recent. voting for revival loss of life or damage in the monoplane crashed at Sevenoaks nights at the Queen's Theatre, local was this morning charged before The Dark Angel"

cinema-goers hardly require to be Major C. Willson at traffic

August 23-World Theatre; typhoon.

en route to Amsterdam from told that "The Dark Angel," which time," on three counts of (1) Sherlock Jr." Regarding the carrying away Croydon. A Dutch mechanie was returns to the Colony's principal dangerous driving, (2) failing to August 23-Star Theatre, Kow- of Taipo Bridge, it is understood killed and 7 of the 11 passengers cinema to-day and to-morrow, is a obey the police, and (3) leaving loon; "The Fourth Commandment." that as yet no decision has been were Injured, including 4 Dutch picture of unusual merit.

his motor cycle No. 611 unattend- August 25, 26, 27-Theatre made as to whether the old and 3 English.

Adapted from the famous stage: bridge will be repaired or whe- The accident was due to the gale success by the British playwright, ed in Queen's Road Central. The Royal, Charles Chamier presents ther motorists will have to wait jerking off the rudder, causing the H. B. Trevelyan, "The Dark Angel" first two charges related to an the new "Our Cabaret," 9.15 p.m.

Lammert's Auctions. lose control of the has a further appeal for a Hong earlier offence alleged to have

August 29---At 8, Minden for the new one, work on which pilot, te

machine, which struck a tree, Kong audience in the fact that three been committed at Whitfield. has been proceeding for some whose branches penetrated the of the leading players are British Mr. L. R. Andrews appeared Avenue, Kowloon, household furni-

passengers' cabin, tearing the seats actors. Morcover, with the excep for the defence and pleaded ture, 11 a.m.. The P. & O. liner 8.8. "Rawal from the floor. The pilot was tion of the battle scenes in France, guilty" to the third charge. The Kowloon, household furniture, 2.45 August 29-At 74A, Nathan Rd., pindi" left Hong Kong early this slightly injured.

the whole of the action takes place first two charges were denied. p.m. morning, over two days behind The escape of the passengers in England. The settings, filmed

Sergeant Moran said that at schedule owing to the typhoon and was miraculous, as the tree broke with great akili, are very effective, the loss of her anchor cables, the fall. All climbed out before and some of them are presented in 4.30 p.m., on August 15, he was at the junction of Whitfield and which fouled the "Kau Sing'e" the patrol tank burst into flames. their natural colours.

The story is a really delightful Whitfield Road, opposite the Bay September 15-At Lammert Bros." moorings, and had to be slipped-Reuter.

Pilot Praised.

one, touching in places and humor- View Police Station when he saw Sales Room, valuable properties in were restored after the services

London, Yesterday, ous in others, and "The Dark the defendant driving his motor the New Territories, 8 p.m.

Meetings. of the Taikoo Dock 90 ton crane

The accident to the Dutch air Angel" needs only the splendid act-cycle combination round the bend

August 24-Annual meeting of) had been requisitioned to lift the moorings and disengage them. ported briefly this morning, result some army officer, and Vilma Banky at a high speed, going in the K.K. Cricket League, Sanitary

liner near Sevenoaks in Kent, re-ing of Ronald Colman, as the hand- Many houses at Cheung Chauled in the death of the mechanic, girl, to make it in every way a very top of the bend was a garage at 6.30 p.m.

as the beautiful' English society direction of Shaukiwan. At the Board Room, Post Office Building, suffered minor damage during Broen Klaus, and injuries to the notable production.

which several motor cycles were August 25-Twelfth annual the typhoon, gardens being ruined pilot, Vandyk, and seven of the

filling at the time, and in/view of meeting of the Associacao Portu- and trees badly torn about. The nine passengers. Of the latter Buster Keaton thoroughly enjoys this and the fact that the road guena de Socorres Mutuos, Club large matshed belonging to the five are Dutch and two belong to himself in his picture now showing was crossed by a light railway Lusitano, 5.30 p.m. Residents' Association was total- London. Injuries were only at the World Theatre. "Sherlock, track, the rails of which were

MiscellaneouA. slight and after treatment at the Jr." so it may safely be assumed above the level of the road sur- ly demolished.

August 28-Memorial service hospital all were able to return that hie admirers will enjoy them-face, the witness considered that for Late Wor. Bro. D. C. Logan, Telephones Suffer.

selves a8 well. The story of Telephonic lines on the Peak The aeroplane, which was "Sherlock, Jr." is very original. the defendant was driving dan- Zetland Masonic Hall, 10 a.m. suffered considerably and the Fokker machine belonging to the Buster is a movie operator in a gerously, and stepping to the Telephone Company, it is under- Royal Dutch Air Line, was on its small town cinema, and he takes a middle of the road he attempted. stood, intend to proceed with a way from Croydon to Amsterdam correspondence course to become a to stop the defendant, but the AMERICA ACCEPTS. scheme for putting lines under-and was flying at a height of 1,000 detective. After being wrongfully latter came on.

In a strong wind. Without warn accused of stealing a watch, he

sible.

to London.

Buster Keaton.

At The Star.

1

COMMUNICATION & TRANSIT CONFERENCE,

Washington, Yesterday.

Had To Jump. ground in future wherever posing the tail of the machine trembled dozes off in the projection room and

and the machine began to dive. dreams he has walked into the pic- Defendant was going at such Telephonic communication with The pilot managed to keep her nose ture he is showing. The results, it high speed that the witness had Repulse Bay on Saturday was cut up until the rudder came off, when needs no aaying, are highly divert to jump to the aide of the road: The United States has accepted: off owing to the breaking of a the aeroplane crashed, nose first, ing, comic, and at times, thrilling, to avoid being run over. After the League of Nations invitation Incidents following each other the defendant passed, the witness to participate in the Third Com-1 cable at Deep Water Bay. A between two trees. These some- rapidly until tht climax comes day's work by engineers put tho what broke the fall.

The petrol tank burst into flames, with Buster marrying the beauti-called out to him to stop, but de- munication and Transit Confer line into operation again. Steps

fendant took no notice and drove ence at Geneva and has ap- are also being taken to restore which did not, however, reach the ful star.

into a court yard leading to the pointed the American Minister to telephonic communication with fabric of the machine. All pȧs-

Showing how a great earth- workshop behind the garage. The Switzerland, Mr. Gibson, to re- Mount Kellet which, owing to a sengers consider themselves for quake altered the lives of two fami- witness followed and asked the present the United States, landslide carrying away a cable, tunate to have escape gith their lies, "The Fourth Commandment," defendant to produce his driving Reuter's American Sers.co,

lives and paid a tribute to

an unusual film in several ways, is licence. Defendant not only re- pilot for his handling of the ma- being screened in the Star Theatre fused to produce his licence but chine. Reuter's American Service. to-day and to-morrow. The leading ordered the witness off the role is played by Belle Bennett. "The Fourth Commandment" had a premises. successful run at the World Theatre when screened there last week.

has been cut off.

The non-resumption of the lower level tram service on Saturday was due, it is under- stood, partly to the fact that the line was blocked in several places! and partly to the fact that a number of wires which had fallen crossed the live overhead wires of the Company and it was thought inadvisable, in view of the menace to life, to open the

STERN ACTION.

MALICIOUS WRITING IN

INDIA.

Simla, Yesterday. As a sequel to the Rangi-

service until the following morn-larasul case the Government of

ing.

Afler the Storm,

India in view of the deplorable prevalence of malicious writings

THEATRE ROYAL.

THE NEW OUR CABARET.

Another man who was there| with the defendant took hold of the witness's arm and said “Yes, you get out." Both men refused

SAPPER FINED.

DRIVING UNLICENSED MOTOR CYCLE.

Sapper Bray, R.E., was sum- to give the witness their names moned before Major C. Willson for or addresses.

By Inspector Alexander: Ser-driving an unlicensed motor cycle, geant Humphries was there with and being in charge of the ma witness. He was off duty at the driver's licence.

chine without possessing time and was in plain clothes.

a

By Mr. Andrews: Whitfield followed the defendant down Sergeant Hopkin said that he was a control area, and the speed Shaukiwan Road at 7 p.m., on was 15 miles August 7. The defendant drove in

Charles Chamier's "Our Cabaret" As the result of the typhoon, intended as an insult to religion will be playing at the Theatre limit. there half an hour at the Kowloon feelings of others," has decided commencing. Thursday, 25th instant. the defendant was doing 20 miles witness that he did not under- Mr, W. Schofield was engaged for and an outrage on the religious Royal, Hong Kong for a few nights, per hour. The witness judged a way which made it clear to the

to introduce into the Assembly Magistracy yesterday dealing with cases in whith a number of forthwith a bill to include such Chinese were charged with lar-offences in the Indian Penal Code,

and similarly to amend the Code) ceny by finding.

Arrested by the Hunghom Police, one man was charged with the unlawful possession of two

of Criminal Procedure.-Reuter.

tins of kerosene. He pleaded he HUNGARIAN REVOLUTIONARY.

had picked them up on the. fore- shore at Cheungshawan.

How

Budapest, Yesterday. they came to be there he was un-Martin Levnszy, ex-Minister and The deatli is announced of M. able to explain.

| leader of the Hungarian Octobrists, The Magistrate gave a remand who organised the revolution of until to-morrow morning for the October 1918, which led to the police to make further inquiries establishment of the Republic.- in the hope of connecting the Reuter kerosene with the cargo of a junk which Was known to have foundered at Causeway Bay dur- ing Saturday's typhoon,

days' jail on the first and fifth

Miss Rita Vivienne, clever dancer of Our Cabaret Co.

The second case related to the charges. On the count relating collapse, of the Taxicab Com to the other seven poles he was pany's garage in Kowloon, also As fined $10 or 14 days' hard labour. the result of the typhoon. A The alternative charges were not Coolie was charged with the dealt with, larceny

Boatmen Missing. beam from the wreckage at 2.45 a.m., yesterday boat has reported to the police at items.

A seaman on board a fishing Sub-Inspector Dorling told the Magistrate that there had been Aberdeen that at 4 p.m., on Satur- Plane now open at Moutrie's, several attempts on the part of day, while the boat was on a voy- to carry away fallen age from Lochausun to

coolies

of a

Potoi

Island off Stanley, it was capsized

The

per hour at the time the witness stand much about driving. saw him.

witness stopped him. Later it After Mr. Andrews had in-was discovered that the machine timated that he had expert evid-was an unlicensed one..

ence to show that it was physical- Defendant admitted that he did! ly impossible for the defendant not possess a driver's licence. He to have taken that bend at 20 explained that he was merely tak- miles per hour, the Magistrate ing a trial run preparatory to buy- decided to adjourn the case until ing it when he would have applied Tuesday next.

NOT REPORTED.

MOTOR CAR OWNER. FINED..

for a driving licence. With regard to the machine, he believed that it was licensed until the end of the year, and that all he had to do was to give the police notice of change of ownership after the cycle came into his possession.

The Magistrate imposed a fins

Mr. Lo Hin-shing defended Mr. Yip Ping-lau, owner of motor car of $5. No. 1111, who was charged with having failed to report an acci- dent.

Inspector Alexander said that

A BROKEN LEG.

the defendant's car collided with While Mr. E. Cook of the Kow- Theatre-goers will have an enjoy-a tramcar which was knocked off loon Dock was driving motor car able evening as Our Cabaret dpart the rails in Des Voeux Road West. No. 1765 in Nathan Road, yester- pertoire, will give from presenting the pick of the re- The police received a report from day, a Chinese woman suddenly many new the Tramway Company, but no re- crossed the road from the front of port was made by the defendant, & motor bus which was stationary who, according to regulations, opposite the Pohing Theatre. The should have reported the matter woman's appearance on the road at the nearest police station, was so sudden that Mr. Cook was

No. 7 Police Station.

timber at this particular place, by a sudden gust of wind. Seven THE BOMBAY CAFE. which in this case happened to be unable to slow up. He tried to and policemen had to be put on men who formed the crew of the special duty guarding the

| fishing boat were thrown into the wreckage.

Accused was fined $10, or, in sea. The man who made the re- default, 14 days' hard labour.

A

NEW VENTURE - IN KOWLOON.

avoid the woman by swerving his Mr. Lo said that his client pass-car, but she was struck and knock- ed the tramcar just before reached down by the rear mudguard. Ing the junction of Centre Street. The woman was taken to the

with regard to eighteen building are missing and believed to have also to the Services. The Cafe is behind by the tramcar. As no-

WANTED.

ak

port and another hung on to a floating log and drifted from Our readers are directed to take Here a hand truck suddenly came Kwong, Wah Hospital with "a Five Charges.

eight hour before they were pick-advertisement of the Bombay out of the side street. The defen- broken leg. third Chinese had five ed up by another fishing boat (No. Cafe appearing in this issue. This dant swerved on to the tram lines charges preferred against him 203) and taken to Aberdeen. The Cafe should prove very popular to avoid the truck, and the next other five members of the crew to the residents of Kowloon and minute he was bumped into from contractor's poles, which he

under the proprietorship of Khan thing serious had happened as the WANTED A European man claimed to have salvaged from been drowned. the sea at the rear of the China

Caught in SqualL: - Sahib Malli Khan, who has been result of the collision, and his car helper in Hotels or small capital The mistress of passenger boat for many years a contractor to the was only slightly damaged, the as working partner. Apply Box Motor Bus Company's premises. No. 1684 has reported to the police Army and Air force in India and defendant drove away thinking It No. 500, c/o “China Mail.” Two of the poles were claimed by that at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the still holds large contracts in this was not worth while to report the one contractor and seven others boat containing herself, her hus-country. Khan Sahib Malli Kban matter to the police. The next by another builder. In both band, sister and daughter was has been recognised by the Indian day he went to Canton, and when these cases the accused was lying alongside the a.s. "Helios" Government for his services as he returned he found a summons charged with larceny of the poles, when she was engaged by a Chin- Army Contractor, especially dur had been taken out against him and alternately, receiving stolen ese passenger of the ship to take ing the war, and holds no less by the police. Mr. Lo added that property. The fifth charge was him ashore. When the sampan than five medals from the milli- there was no question of negli possession of nine other poles, was some 200 yards off the ship, tary. With his past experience it gence on his client's part. He was A late Wor. Bre, D. G. LOGAN reasonably suspected to have been it was caught in a squall, with goes without saying that he a very careful driver, and as one will be held at Zetland Masonic the wind blowing from the south-should make the Bombay Cafe a of the best billiards players in the Hall, on SUNDAY, 28th August, Sub-Inspector Dorling told his east. The woman's husband tried great success and an addition to Colony and had very good eye at 10 am. All Master Masons of Worship that all the eighteen to lower the sail but failed, and Kowloon. He is out to give his sight.

wow both Constitutions are invited to poles were concealed by the ac the next minute the sampan-cap-customers satisfaction, good The Magistrate said that the attend. cused on the hillside after he had sized. All its five occupants were quality goods at rock bottom defendant had admittedly com- Morning dress. taken them from the sea, thrown into the water. After re- prices combined with cleanliness mitted a breach of regulations by

stolen.

At first the Magistrate express maining in the water for about and purity.

ed doubt as to whether the ac five minutes, the boat ntistress,

According to the China

not reporting the accident, there- fore he would be fined $5.

GOOD FOR THE WHOLE WAUWEN FAMILY:ASE

Mothers always Grivo" Chamber.

cused could be said to have her sister and the passenger were ARCHITECT WANTED. stolen the poles which had admit-rescued by a motor boat and a tedly been retrieved from the sea, small passenger boat. Later they but after consideration of the were transferred to a Pallce Express, an architect is wanted point, his Worship decided that launch, on, board which the boats immediately by an old-established | Cough: Remedy for croupy cought the removal of the poles from the woman saw her daughters Body firm of architects and civil engine cold, dimenit: breathing bronch al sea coast was in fact larceny, which had been picked up by the pers in Hong Kong. The salary le indamse coughs Itd rood for the Nitis, ones » und, grown-uph, too and Accused was accordingly convict- crew of the Police launch. Her $700 a month, and there are pros- every one knows ed. He was fined for

pects of a par Ship:

cotica Bolde

husband is still missing)

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