1927-10-18 — Page 7

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1927.

AERIAL FLIGHTS.

THREE AIRMEN KILLED IN

BRAZIL.

NEW VENTURES.

Rio de Janeiro, Yesterday.

CHINA NEWS.

(Continued from p:228-1.).

It should be noted that General Wong Shiu-hung of Kwangai holds the past as deputy comman-

CONSPIRACY ?

CHINESE HELD ON GRAVE CHARGE.

CASE FOR DEFENCE.

THE CHINA MAIL,

Three Brazilian airmen while der-in-chief of the 8th Route and At the Central Magistracy yes.

CINEMA NOTES.

"BEHIND THE FRONT" AT

***THE QUEEN'S,

AMAZING WAR COMEDY,

To-day's picture at the Queen's

ז',

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL".

Entertainments.

To-day. Mr. R. Salisbury's

of flying in he is closely connected with Gen-terday afternoon, Mr. R. E. Lind-Theatre is a special comedy called "Quainta" present their opening honour of the arrival of Costes and feral Li Tsung-jen (7th Army) of sell heard arguments. In the case "Behind the Front," which de-performance with "Oh Joy," at

'giving an exhibition

Le Bris, the French trans-Atlantic airmen, crashed and

wore killed.

Their machines were burnt.-eu-

ter's American Service.

Unbalanced "Dawn."

Nanking.

WU-HAN.

New Director for ex-British Concession.

in which F. Chan, a former sub-picts the sunny side of the war. the City Hall, 9.15 p.m. manager in the Ship Chandlery De- The story is full of amusing and To-day-Queen's Theatre; "Be partment of the Wing On Company exciting incidenta. The central hind the Front."

"Wine

is charged with conspiring with a figures are a detective and a pick- To-day-Star Theatre; man named Young (deceased) and pocket who are lured into joining of Youth."

To-day-World Theatre: "The others to injure the trade of the the army by a pretty girl and un- Company by securing the transfer aware of each other's identity be Black Pirate."

To-day-Concert for the services Old Orchard, Yesterday.

of a part of the Company's busi- come firm friends, Wallace Beery at Shamshulpo. Hankow, Oct. 8. Mrs. Francis Grayson, who has

To-day-Concert at the "Cheer been awaiting favourable weather Dr. C. C. Wu, the Nationalist ness to a newly formed firm called plays the role of the detective and

Raymond Hatton that of the pick-'0" 7.p.m. since early September to make a Minister for Foreign Affairs, has F. Chan and Company.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by pocket. Both are excellent and it October, 20-Informal dance at flight to Copenhagen, took off in confirmed the appointment of Mr. her machine "The Dawn" with Mr. L. N. Chang as Director of the Mr. E. Davidson, appeared for the is as much to their acting as the "Cheer O and concert, 7 p.m. Goldsborough as zavigator and Mr. Special Administered District No. prosecution, and the accused was cleverness of the "gage" that the October 20-22--Queen's Theatre;

picture, owes its success, Mary The Cat and The Canary."

October 20-22-Star Theatre; Wilmershultz as co-pilot, but after 8, formerly known as the British defended by Mr. M. K. Lo.

Almost the whole of yesterday Brian is charming as the lending proceeding to sea returned owing to Concession.

October 21-Nelson Day. Navy Mr. L. N. Chang, whose ap-afternoon was taken up by a speech lady, and Chester Conklin heads "The Golder Bed." the discovery that the machine was

pointment the Municipal Council by Mr. Lo who submitted that his the strong supporting cast. "Be-League Consort, Queen's Theatre,

no caso to anawer on [hind the Front" is a comedy first

9.30 p.m. refused to accept, as he had not client had

joyed. been appointed by the Nationalist the evidence produced by the pro-and last and should be much en- Minister, for Foreign Affairs as secution.

October 23 to 25-Queen's Thea- Mr. Lo commented on the evi-

famous laid down in the Chen-O'Malley agreement, will now assume office dence for the prosecution and said that the prosecution. had designed-

October 27-Second concert for within a day or two.

The former Director, Mr. T. Y. ly kept from the Magistrate cer of the play, "Mary the Third, is the winter season, "18th Century Chang, has been arrested at Nan-tain facts which they should prove. the chief Item in the new continu- Music," Helena May Institute, 5.30 king. He is accused by the Super-He submitted that after his Worous programme at the Star Theatre p.m. visory Court at Hankow of em-ship had considered the evidence of to-day and tomorrow. The story bezzlement of funds,

not properly balanced.-Reuter's

American Service.

Bad Weather.

Vigo, Yesterday. The D.1220 descended into the aca owing to bad weather In the Bay of Blacay and put into Vigo. -Reuter.

Levine at Home.

New York, Yesterday. The

trans-Atlantic fler, Mr. aboard the Rrrived Levine,

wol- "Leviathan" and received a come from n committee aboard a municipal tug.-Reuter's American Service.

.

R.A.F. Flying Boats.

Paris, Yesterday. The Royal Air Force flying boats arrived at Bordeaux at afternoon.-Reuter.

two this

Wu-Han and Nanking.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

:

1

"WINE OF YOUTH.":

Wine of Youth," the film version

October 28-24- Star Theatre; "Madame Sacs Gene."

tre, Sir James Barrie's story, "Peter Pan."

Sports.

C.C.Y.M.S.

at

To-day-Lawn Bowls K.B.G.C. the prosecution, he could not even tells how a typical flapper of draw sufficient inferences from modern days decides which of her v. Shanghai, 3 p.m. what he (Mr. Lo) would call frag-swains to marry by taking them

To-day-Local Hockey: HK.H.C. both on an unchaperoned campingv. 5/2 Punjabia, King's Park, 5 It is believed that as the result mentary evidence.

party. Eleanor Boardman' playa p.m. Witness Not Called. of a compromise with the Wu-Han

Te-day-V.R.Q. Ladies' Harbour Proceeding, Mr. Lo said that he the role of the flapper and there are party, General Cheng Chien. the

namely Ben Lyon. William Haines,, commander of the Sixth Army, was absolutely astounded that the not less than eight leading man, Race, 5-6 p.m.

To-day-Ping Pong: which committed the Nanking prosecution' had thought it not to William Collier, Jr., Bobby Agnew, v. C.A.A. at Y.M.C.A.

October 19-Whist drive outrages, has been appointed call Mr. Wilson as a witness. He Johnnie Walker, Creighton Hale,

"Cheer '0,". 7.15 p.m. chairman of the Nationalist Mili- had earlier in the case been under Niles Welch and James Morrison.

October 18-Lawn Bowls-Taikoo tary Council, and commander of the impression that Mr. Wilson

"THE BLACK PIRATE."

R.C. v. Shanghai, 8 p.m. the expedition against the North. would be called by the prosecution,

October 19-Football and tennis Troop Movements.

and that was why he had permit-

Described as the wonder film of matches, Queen's College ground, Several thousand troops crossed ted Mr. Jenkin to put in certain

October 19-Local "The Black Pirate" is being screen- to the north bank of the Yangtaze documents unchallenged. In view the year in which it was produced, Causeway Bay. 3-5 p.m.

V. K.O.S.B, U.S.R.C. during the week-end, apparently of the stand the prosecution was ed again in Hong Kong, being the H.K.H.C. preparing a renewed. offensive now taking it amounted to an at- feature attration at the World ground, 5 p.m.

October 22-Billiards exhibition The pilot and three passengers in along the Tsinan-Pukow line, but tempt on the part of the prosecu-Theatre from to-day to Saturday.! a commercial aeroplane were killed apart from other considerations,|tion, by a circuitous way, to get in The picture has been shown in the match at the European Y.M.C.A,} when the machine went afire in mid./lack of funds, and the fact that documents which should have been Colony before, but it is sure to draw Kowloon, 8,30 p.m.

"Red Rose" at Dijon.

Dijon, Yesterday.

The British light-aeroplane "Red Rose," which is on the way to Aus- tralia with a lady passenger has arrived here.---Renter.

Reuter,

Plane Disaster.

Honolulu, Yesterday.

FRANCE'S DESIRE.

ter.

crowded houses during its present

Hockey:

October 22-Annual swimming the troops have no winter uni- proved as part of the prosecution air and crashed on Oahu Islandforms, makes a definite forward By not calling Mr. Wilson of the run, because local cinema-goers will sports of the Hong Kong Branch of not have a further opportunity of the Boy Scouts Assen. at V.R.C., Company, thu pro. movement most unlikely.-Reu-Shipping

seeing it in the Colony. The hero from 3 to 6 p.m. secution was not producing their of "The Black Pirate" is Douglas

November 6-Seventh extra Rate Travelling Incognito.

best evidence.

Fairbanks, moving easily and Meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey, Shanghal, Yesterday. Mr. Lo then referred to the lithely through a series of amazing Club, Happy Valley. Mr. Wang Ching-wei and his letter written to the Shipping and thrilling adventures against o

November 9-Eighth bi-annual wife arrived here yesterday morn- Company and the list of increased picturesque background. The pic-Trevesan Trophy" race for ship's

lifeboats, 4 p.m. ing on the s.s. "Tuekwo," travell prices which were in the possess-ture is in full natural colours. ing under the aliases Li Fong-ion of Mr. Wilson, and as cheng and Miss Wei, whilst the latter had not been called, the WOMEN CONSTABLES M. Poincara, speaking at the In-Nationalist Government delegates documents were not proved, and Messrs, Sun Fo, Wong Chung Mr. Lo asked his Worship to huei, Dr. C. C. Wu, and General wipe those documents out together Tan Yen-kai left for Nanking with all other documents not prov- yesterday evening.-Reuter.

M. POINCARE ON SECURITY.

Barledue, Yesterday.

SINGAPORE WATER.

his

the

could

LONDON MAGISTRATE'S COMMENT.

details.

December 3-Autumn meeting of

the Fanling Hunt.

Lammert's Auction

Room. October 21-At Sales Duddell St., one case, containing 2 pieces of Filat Cloth, noon.

Meetings.

p.m.

noon,

Show

auguration of a War Memorial, re ferred to the sacrifices of the dead. He also spoke of the hopes of the

ed by evidence.

Strong criticism of certain duties.

October 22-Sixth annual meet- -inhabitants of Lorraine, "whose am- bitions were milest and legitim-

Yangisze Conditions.

Mr. Wilkie Lum's evidence, Mr. undertaken by women police con- ing of the Hong Kong & Canton The French wished never

Shanghai, Yesterday. ate."

Lo said, amounted to mothing.stables was made by Mr. Mead, the Ice Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 2 Animadverting on the condi- It merely showed the state of Magistrate at Marlborough Street Lower Albert Road, noon. again is experience war's horrors

Police Court, after a woman police. October 22-Meeting of the New and they wanted France to be her tions on the Yangtsze during the business and nothing that man had given evidence in a case Territories Agricultural and they wear and that in her ter- past six months, the "Shanghai be connected with the alleged con- relating to an incident in Hyde Committee, at Sheung Shul, 2,30

spiracy. Mr. Lo then reminded Park. ritory no forei influence, near or Nippo" points out that 44 Nisshin

before Worship that

any "It is most unpleasant," said Mr. should Interfere with her Kisen Kaisha steamers have been far,

October 29-Twenty-fourth an fired on and 20 subjected to un-inference could be drawn from Mead, "for a magistrate or fornual meeting the Grand Hotel Des .sovereignty.

The French also wiehed that lawful inspection, while there their pacife sentiments should be have been 29 cases of unlawful the evidence, his Worship must be those in court to hear from one Wagons Lits, Ltd., Exchange Bldg., October 29-Half yearly meeting imparted to all peoples-even to boarding and travelling-Reuter, satisfied that all the evidence had of the other sex such unpleasant

been placed before him.

"I do not know whether this off of members of the Hong Kong The "Geps," "If you are satisfied that there cer was acting fully within the Jockey Club in the Jockey Club sphere of her duty in taking action Room, Hong Kong Club annex, are gaps not filled, and if you when this disgusting matter was 12.80 p.m. think that the Alling of these gaps going on. It does seem to me an

November 4-Meeting of the would affect the altimate picture incongruous duty for a woman to Licensing Board, in the Council as a whole, then I say you should have to perform, and to give all the Chamber, noon, The inauguration of one of the not draw any conclusion from any details of what was taking place.

"I should have thought that such

To-day-Exhibition of Japanese most important schemes in connec fragmentary picture." They were making legislative pre-tion with the development of Singa Concluding, Mr. Lo said that matters should be left to men con- Art at Messrs. Komor and Kamor's. College October 19 Queen's paration for a new reduction which pore recently took place when the he would repeat what he had said stables entirely.

"It seems that the remedy is

sports prizes distribution at Cause- should result in reducing the re-

case that this was worse than the disease. I do not way Bay, Queen's College ground, first water from Gunong Pulni was earlier in the

not prosecution. know what Instructions are given 5 p.m. gime to a third of the perlod re-admitted to the new pipe line con- persecution and

October 24-Kennedy Town bath- quired before the war. They were municating with the Island. With Was the accused such a bad man, to these women constables, but I thus showing to the fullest measure the completion of this pipe line, Mr. Lo, asked,. that the Wing On suggest that they should be tolding beach will be closed at 7 pm.

November 23-Laying of founda- this that they should have nothing to do permitted by their security that what is known as the dry weather Company

in the interest of with cases of such a nature, notion stone of the new Wanchai they gave an example of spontane-flow from the Gunong can be 'need prosecution

If so, Mr. more than that they should be em-Wesleyan building.. ous disarmament. It would be only at once, although the 120-ft; dam law-abiding citizens? just were homage everywhere paidat Pulai, which has to be construct-Lo commented that it was a sad powered to act in respect of un-

Company's natural offences." to France's act and it was desirable ed before the full supply can be contrast, with

It all that they should be imitated rather effective, will probably not be desire to take him back. than criticised!

finished before the end of 1929. pointed, Mr. Lo said, to spite as

those who sometimes affected to misbelieve there--and that all the world should, like France, give offi- cial and indisputable proof of such sentiments. Since the war France had diminished her contingents and reduced the length of military ser vice.

IDLENESS IN MOSCOW.

200,000 UNEMPLOYED IN SOVIET CAPITAL,

Moscow

report.

DETAILS OF IMPORTANT SCHEME.

Was

taking up

the

DANGEROUS CHIVALRY.

The supply recently Inaugurated the motive of the prosecution. Some time ago I met a little old-

"Hands Off."

Miscellaneous.

October, 25-Closing of entries

for the seventh extra Race Meet-1 ing of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, i

noon,

CHILD, LABOUR.. gives a minimum of approximately it was spite out of the fact that lady entering a London terminus

bad Company

lost. 21⁄2 million gallons of water a day, the

a from a Tube station. She was thin

U.S. FEDERATION LEADER and this, added to that available valuable business fout of which and frail and the sult-case which

ATTACKS INJUNCTIONS. from the old sources, reduces the they could now make only $8,000 she was carrying was obviously a possibility of a water famins in a year. Why the Company had severe tax on her strength (ob

Los Angeles, Oct. 3., Singapore, such as has been lost this business, he (Mr. Lo) serves a "Morning Post" writer.)

"Won't you let me carry that for

In his opening speech at the an Moscow, Oct. 2.

threatened, from time to time, dur-did not know.

you ??? I asked, putting out my with its 2,000,000 ing past years. The present re-

hand for her burden. A scared nual convention of the American population had almost 200,000 servoir, when the dam is completed,

In his reply to the allegations look came into her eyes, and she Federation of Labour here to day, unemployed men and women on will give 61⁄2 million gallons a day,

opposition to child labour. September 1 and the number is and the second reservoir à further made against the prosecution Mr. clung to her suit-case with both President William Green expressed not being reduced, according to and the second reservoir further Jenkin said that when he proposed hands

"But but I don't know who you He also voiced antipathy toward announcement by the Bureau of expected that the full capacity of to call Mr. Wilson as a witness,

raised my hat, and walked away. injunction," and came out with a Labour, Within a radius of 25 the second reservoir will be re-it came to his knowledge, that the are," she quavered. I laughed, what he termed government by taken it struck me at the time as de- not wholly unanticipated advocacy miles, 93,500 men and 91,000) women are out of work, says the quired for several years. The work accused's solicitor had

is being carried out under the from a legal point of view he lightfully comle, incident; but now

From the suave, well-dressed young man It was indicated that commun Eight per cent. of the jobless direction of the consulting en- felt it Improper to touch Mr. I am not so sure. I have read of of higher wages.

gineers to the municipality, 81: Wilson on the question. men have been looking for em-Alexander Biante, Son and Deacon, the code of legal etiquette, the who made a dishonest living by ism may become an issue before ployment, two years or longer, at a total estimated cost of see rule was "Hands of the witness," eloping with the hand-luggage, of the convention when the Credentials presented by William offered his services. I used to tials. The statistics throw light on

think I knew something about Lon- Schneiderman, New York Commun- workings of the Soviet marriage 2,000,000). We understand that when it was known that the other ladies to whom he chivalrously Committee falled to accept creden

Mr. Jenkin then referred to the den, yet It seems after all that the 1st-United Press. and divorce laws and refute the the whole of the water will be side had got the witness. reports of an increase in divorces. trented by coagulation and rapid Only 2 per cent. of the workless filtration, by means of an installe two price lists which had been sub-old lady who distrusted atrangers, men and 6 per cent of the work ton. for which the contract has re-mitted to the Shipping Company, knew more than I did. I shall not less women had been divorced, cently been placed with Messrs. The and said that it was more than coin make an offer of that kind again cidence that the number and other lest. I find myself charged with at- while 37 per cent of the men and Paterson Engineering Company of the various items should be iden- tempted theft 39 per cent. of the women on the Limited, Windsor House, Kingwatiest although the prices were not Bureau of Labour lists have never London, WC.2, who have already been married, either formally or carried out water purification works the same, the prices on one list,, för

In the meantime that under the Soviet recognition of for the public supplies of many in the accused's own purpose, under- common law marriages. United portant cities throughout the world. Cutting those on the other

other coincidence which Mr. Jenkin ments had Press,

pointed out was that both price lists

been prepared on his app

$100,000,000 FOR HOMES.

Melbourne, Sept. 28

One hundred million dollars has been allotted to enable Australian

to purchase hor

dget prepared for the fis

*Engineering.".

NIS

erved.

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