1927-10-28 — Page 7

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1927.

WALKS OUT.

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"Hasty Affidavit.”

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THE CHINA MAIL,

WILL THEY FIGHT? THE IVEAGH ESTATE, LOCAL. WETTING Shadows Before

(Continued from Page 1.) Latest news is that the Com- munists are trekking along the Mr. Le pointed out that the ac-extreme south of Kinngsi, inland cused's record was doubtless and westwards, with Hunan as the respectable one, holding as he did responsible positions extending from 1890 to the present time. Therefore it was all the more cruel that he should be treated the way he was at his present age.

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LEFT OR RIGHT?

MANY BEQUESTS TO CHARITY.

KENWOOD PARK.

London, Yesterday. The will of the late Earl of Iveagh will probably be admitted to probate in a sum of not less than eleven millions sterling and estate duty to the amount of £4,100,000 will be paid in the course of the next few days..

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UNION CHURCH, HONG KONG, COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

CEREMONY.

FINNIE MACKENZIE,

The officiating clergyman was the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie.

IN THE "MAIL."..

Entertainments.

To-day-Queen's Theatre; "The Union Church, Kennedy Road, was the scene of a pretty wedding Tower of Lies." this afternoon when the parties To-day-World Theatre; "Madame united were Miss Jesele Ferguson Sans Gene."

To-day The Quaints pre- Mackenzie, daughter of Capt. and Mr. Wang Ching-wel's Return

Mrs. Mackenzie, of: "Dunkerson," sent "Oh Joy" at the Star Theatre..

to Canton.

Gourock; and Mr. John Finnie, of Kowloon, 9.15 p.m.

To-day-Star Theatre; "Call of Taikoo Dockyard. ADANYA

the Canyon," 2.30 to 8.30 p.m.

"Cheer at To-day Concert This case, Mr. Lo saith, pointed

Chinese merchants are keenly out clearly the injustice of a per-

Duties on the estates of other

The bride, who was given away 'O." 7 p.m. son rushing up to the Police interested to know what recep

October 29-Dinner dance at hasty tion will be extended to Mr. Wang millionaires to come into the Trea by Mr. W. D. Bell, was charmingly Station 'and swearing affidavit on which his Worship Ching-wei on his return to Can- sury receipts for the current year attired in a dress of white georgette Lane, Crawford's. Cafe, and ex- include £2,000,000 offered to the draped with lace and having long, hibition of latest ballroom dances issued a warrant, only to come to ton.

October 30-The Quaints present Court afterwards and say through Mr. Wang, it will be recalled, is Chancellor of the Exchequer by tight sleeves; veil of white net trim- by Mlle. Coudar and her partner. Counsel that they had no evidence the head of the Leftist politicians Lady Houston in respect of the camed with white heather and orange

was of "No, No, Nanette" at the Star

Theatro, 9:15 pm. of the Kuomintang, and is report- tate of her late husband, who died blossom. Her bouquet

October 30-31-Queen's Theatre: ed to have left Hankow for Can- in the Channel Islands, a sum of white roses and heather.

Miss Nancy McNeillie and Miss £1,600,000 in respect of the estate Isa Bell, the bridesmaids, wore "So This Is Marriage?"

October 80-31-World Theatre; General Li Chai-sum is con- of the late-Lord Cowdray; £604,000 pretty dresses of delphinium blue

from the estate of Mrs. Douglas georgette and sliver lace with crino-"Along Came Ruth.""

October 30-81-Star Theatre; sidered a Rightist.

Leftist hopes in Canton were Hamilton, and £312,000 from that line hats trimmed with blue flowers.

Their bouquets were of pink roses. "Looking For Trouble."

Mrs. D. McNeillie, the Matron of November 1-5-Queen's Theatre; revived on the return of the Iron-of Lord Lansdowne.

Large gifts are made to public sides but the soldiers have been

November 1-2-World Theatre; singularly neutral in political bodies under Lord Iveagh's will, in- Honour, was attired in a grey char-"Michael Strogof."

cluding £60,000 to King Edward meuse dress, cyclamen crinoline What then has Mr. Wang in VII. Hospital fund for London; the hat with bouquet of deep pink "Dark Angel,"

November 1-2-Star Theatre; income from

St. £65,000 to

Mr. Stewart Hope discharged the "The Splendid Crime." Latest Obsession.

Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, for duties of best man and Messrs. Wm. November 3-5-World Theatre; His latest obsession has been such time as the cathedral shall be Robertson und R. B. Bell were "Triumph."

November 3-5-Star Theatre; the calling of the fourth plenary used for the Protestant Church of groomsmen.

Many friends of the bride and "New Brooms." session of the Kuomintang Cen-Ireland; the income from £125,000

bridegroom assembled at the Hong November 3-Entertainment at This large establishment (the tral Executive Council. Nanking to be devoted to the augmentation Kong Hotel where a reception foi-Government House

in aid auspices of, and Yokuharon Specie Bank) Mr. Lo was alleged to be against the of the livings of the poorer clergy lowed the ceremony.

Mr. and Mrs. Finnie are to leave H.K.W.L. & M.C.L... 5 p.m. Enid, had discovered the fraud in session which Hankow politicians of the Protestant Church in Ire-

Sports. June this year and it was outrage- demanded.

Just when both sides announced kand. Regarding the mansion and later in the day for their honey-

To-day-Ping Pong: H. K. U. bus that in all that time they had not been able to get at the real agreement and the session to sit 74 acres of meadow and woodland moon at Repulse Bay. The bride's

To-day--Whiat drive at the culprit instead of bringing against on November 1, Nanking's sol-known at Kenwood, purchased by travelling dress being of biege crepe

bon hat to match.

Y.M.C.A. Building. Kowloon, 7 p.m. extension of Namp-

China the accused a charge which they diers declared war-not on the Earl Iveagh to be reserved for the de chine with coat and cloche rib T. Institute at C.C.1.1.S.

To-day-Local soccer: Hankow politicians, of whom Mr. public as an

stead Heath. the will express u

Squadron football team v. Queen's Wang. is the head-but on General

Regt., Dockyard ground, 4.15 p.m. Tang Seng-chi who dominates the

October 29-Scottish Company, practical control of Hankow.

tish School ground, King's Park,

Gratuitous Services. Proceeding, Mr. Lo anid that the accused had been all along frank about the matter and had admitted that at the request of the partner of the Ming Fat Hong he had ren- dered him gratuitous services by aling in cheque blanka for his signature, and what, Mr. Lo asked, issues. was more natural than that a per- son who wished to forge a cheque i would take the precaution of forg- ing the accused's handwriting us

ll as the firm's chop and the signature of the partner?

could not sustain.

Pressed Mr. Jenkin.

Mr. Lo then proceeded to that he had pressed Mr. Jenkin

at the last hearing to opon

his

Mr.

mind?

Straws in the Wind.

wish that the mansion be converted

at the expense of the estate into a

roses.

COMING WEDDING,

The forthcoming marriage is an-

under

the of the

public art gallery to be open to the nounced of Mr. Alexander Urqu-H.K.V.D.C. Sports on Central Bri-

October, 29-First Boxing Tour- nament of the Hong Kong Boxing Association, Theatre Royal, 9.15

November 5-Annual Athletic

p.m. CINEMA NOTES. "THE TOWER OF LIES" AT THE

QUEEN'S.

K.C.C: ground, Kowloon. sports meeting of the H.K.V.D.C.,

November Seventh extra Race. Meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Happy Valley,

I take it (says a political cor- public. To found this gallery Earl hart, mercantile assistant of Jar- case, but while saying that he was respondent) that if Mr. Wang Aveagh bequeaths from his large dine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., and Kowloon, 2 p.m. in a position to do so, he de- was in opposition to General Tang private collection, said to be one of Miss Lilian Hannah Price, of 133, lared that he wished for more Seng-chi he would have stayed in the finest in the world a number Kowloon Tong. time to prepare the prosecution Nanking or Shanghai; but he may of pictures valued at about £300,000. as he did not want to present have elected to visit Canton for Earl Iveagh presonally collected his case in a piecemeal condition. the purpose of inducing Canton to the pictures, which will include 14 Then, what happened?

happenCourt that assist Nanking. But the cold re- by Reynolds, 10 by Romney, several Jenkin came morning and said simply, that he ception accorded to him in Shang- by Gainsborough and others by had no evidence to offer. Mr. Lo hai points the other way, that is, Lawrence, Turner, Crome, Hopper, protested vigorously that it was not he is not in sympathy with Gen Morland, Raeburn Vandyck, Re fair and was outrageous to drag the eral Tang Seng-chi, but he is still brandt and Vermeer-British Wire- necused through a criminal court bitter against Nanking for declar-less Service. In such a way. He suggested that ing war in preference to calling the prosecution should offer an ex-the session which he mooted.

Mrs. Liao Chung-kai (whose planation to the Court for its ne tion in suddenly withdrawing. He husband, as leader of the Canton Mr. Lo) was not particular if the extremists 1925, was assassin- prosecution offered an explanation or not, but if they would do so, heated) has also come south from would certainly like to know what Hankow. She also says that the that explanation was.

GERMAN FINANCES.

ECONOMIC LIFE QUITE

SOUND.

LON CHANEY'S ACTING.

The three people chiefly respon

Get's sible for making "He Who Slupped" famous as a film-Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, and Vic- tor Seastrom-have each played an important part in the success of "The Tower of Lies," the notable picture which will be screened at the Queen's Theatre to-day and to-

morrow.

November 9-Eighth bi-annual Trevessa Trophy" race for ship's ' ifeboats, 4 p.m.

December 3-Autumn meeting of the Fanling, Hunt.

Lammert's Auctions. October 29-At Godown No. 1, The China Provident. Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., West Ft., 211 Berlin, Yesterday.

bags No. 24. Java white sugar, 11 Speaking before the budget com- Nanking government is unlawful

Lon Chaney has one of the biggest a.m. mittee of the Reichstag the Pre-rolex of his career in this picture, 260 cases beer and cement, stored November 3-Miscellaneous goods, At this stage Mr. Jenkin left the ly constituted.

sident of the Reichsbank, Herr namely the part of the insane em- New Mayor. Court.

Reforms have been carried out Schacht, declared that Germany's peror of an imaginary kingdom. In godowns at the K.K. & K. Wharf Counsel's Protest. Observing this, Mr. Lo remarked in the Canton (city) Kuomintang monetary position and stability of There is one of great human ap- & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, 10 that he did not think it was likely which add to Leftist prestige in currency was certain as long as peal, and Lon Chaney makes it a a.m.

the Reichsbunk was independent, thing of grent beauty and teader- would that body.

The Minister of Economics, Herr mess. that the prosecution

anything

explanation

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of an

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in the way

bad

the already left

Referring to

Meetings.

To-day-H.K.V.D.C. Sports Com-

Mr. Fung Chuk-man, who was Curtius, quoted figures to show Norma Shearer's share in the suc-Imittee meeting, Volunteer Head- Counsel Canton provincial treasurer for a that Germany's economic life, In-cess of "The Tower of Lies" is the quarters, 6.30 p.m.

October 29-Twenty-fourth...an- Court, while till the Ironsides returned, is cluding its guarantees and the ability with which she interprets Mr. Jenkin's with-to be appointed Mayor--the re-loane raised for public purposes the rule of "Goldfe," who appears, nual meeting the Grand Hotel Des drawal, Mr. Lo said "It is an out-turn of another adherent of Gen-was quite sound.---Reuter. rage on this Court for Counsel toeral Li Chai-sum to power..

leave at this atage. I don't think there is a precedent to such an action,"

These

DIED OF CHAGRIN.

PERSON WHO ISSUED WAR-. RANT FOR KAISER.

Police authorities in Canton are still maintaining vigilance Proceeding, Mr. Lo said that he against four labour institutions believed from hearsay evidence that on which alleged Communists and the police had since visited another agitators have designs. house and as the result of informa- are the Strike Executive, Sen- tion obtained had come to the con-men's Union, Railwaymen's Union clusion that they had arrested the and Printers' Union. In connect who ever issued a genuine warrant wrong man. He contended that it tion with the last named, the for the arrest of the former German was an infustice to the accused that Police have taken special precau-Kaiser, is dead. He died of chagrin, the machinery of justice should tions in Canton's Fleet Streat, which he had harboured for almost have been put in motion in such a which is in the western suburb. two decades, haphazard way.

A Civil Action.

Concluding. Mr. Lo said that the Rreused would welcome any words of sympathy from his Worship, and he (Mr. Lo) asked Mr. Lindsell in discharging the accused to say that He did so without a stain on the ac- cused's character.

WUCHOW. NOTES.

General Wong Shiu-hung's Return.

[From a Correspondent.]

Wuchow, Wednesday,

Prague, October 4. Stefan Wejrik, the only person

when the story opens, as an innoWagons Lits Ltd., Exchange Bldg., cent young country girl, but later noon. becomes a brazen, hardened woman, of loose reputation.

October 29-Half yearly meeting

of members of the Hong Kong The part played by Victor Sea- Jockey Club in the Jockey Club strom in making "The Tower of Room, Hong Kong Club annex, Lies" a great picture Is the skill. 12.30 p.m.

October 30-Men's Meeting at with which he has transferred the story from the popular novel to the the "Cheer '0,", 7.45. p.m.

Miscellaneous. screen. The picture is full of in-

To-day-Organ: Recital at St. cident and Seastrom has made it

John's Cathedral, 5.45 p.m. more than a little impressive.

lecture To-day Public "The New Europe & The League of Nations" by Prof. C. K. Webster, in the Great Hall of the Univer sity, 5. p.m.

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October 30-Social gathering In

The continuous programme at the At the time when this warrant Star Theatre to-day, which presents was issued, both the ex-Kaiser and Zane Grey's story. "The Call of the Stefan Wejrik were still in office; Canyon" as the chief item, will end St. John's Cathedral Hall, 6 p.m. the former on the German throne at 8.80, the popular musical comedy November 2-Reel Club, seventh and the latter 18 chief

of the company, the Quaints, submitting practice, Helena May Institute,

5.30 p.m. 2009. Prague secret service with a fair "Oh Joy" at 9.15.

The principal picture at the

November 12-3t. Peter's Church chance of becoming chlef of police. It is reported that General The ominous warrant, which in- World Theatre, Gloria Swanson's Young Men's Club garden fete.

production of "Madame Sans Gene," abrupt end to the famous play of Napoleon's day Mr. Lindsell anked Sub-Inspector Wong Shiu-hung is in this city, cidentally put an Carey if the police had gathered having arrived here yesterday Stefan Wejrik's high-flown hopes, by Victorien Sardou and Emile was issued for the arrest of one Moreau, begins promptly at the any evidence which would lead to afternoon.

This report is in accordance "Wilhelm Kaiser" on a charge of times advertised; namely, with or another prosecution, and after a pause the Inspector replied "No."with his announced policy, upon "murder with intent to zob." It chestra 5.16 and 9.20, with Chinese

return to Canton from bore a minute description of the interpreter, 2.80 and 7.15. Mr. Lo pointed out that they did his

erstwhile German emperor from General Wong arrived with a the commanding eye, aquilina nose large number of his famous and up-turned mustache to the To clear the point, the Magistrate Kwangai veterans, leaving strong short stiff left arm. asked the Inspector if the police had garrisone, however, along the

not want to say anything for fear of Swatow.

a civil action.

Without a Stain.

TO-DAY'S GAZETTE.

GOVERNMENT. HOUSE

The topical gazette at the Queen'a Theatre to-day shows the start of Diplomatic steps ensued and an "Old Glory's ill-fated attempt to An Entertainment under any evidence against anyone else Canton-Samshui Railway, at investigation proved Wejrik had fly across the Atlantic, the Conway now, and after another pause the Shiuhing and Desing (West River been the victim of a practical Joke Bridge celebrations, the giris galt the auspices of, and in Inspector again replied in the nega ports).

tive.

In dismissing the case, the Magis-

For several days previous to trate said that he was satisfied General Wong's return, units of that the charge against the accused his army reached Wuchow daily must have been based on insufficient adding to the already large num- knowledge, therefore the accused ber of soldiers in the city. These would be discharged without a étein can be seen in various parts of the on hle character.

city, engaging in close order drill and are thus being better prepar- led for service.

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