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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1927

AT THE DOOR.

INDIAN REFORMS.

GREAT TUNNEL.

THE CHINA MAIL,

A "MARMON”. CAR.

GOOD EFFECT OF BALDWIN'S NEW YORK AND JERSEY CITY ECHO OF WANTSAI GARAGE

SPEECH.

mon.

BITTERNESS SUBSIDING.

CAUSEWAY.

9,250 FEET LONG.

New York, Nov: 13.

FAILURE.

QUESTIONS OF LAW.

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”

Entertainments. To-day Queen's' Theatre; "Valencia."

To-day-World Theatre; "The Social Celebrity."

· (Continued from pije 1.)

treat into Kwangtung, with 10,000 men under him, as a feudalistic "pretender" to the

The case was resumed at the governorship of Hunan province.

Delhi, Saturday. Chiang Kai-shek espoused his Mr. Baldwin's Guildhall speech President Coolidge in Washing-Summary Court this morning before

To-day-Star Theatre; "To The cause. At Chiang Kai-shek's side, has had a sebering affect on Indian ton turned a golden key electrical Mr. Justice Wood in which in Pun, Last Man."

ly unfurling one flag in New York of the Bank of Canton Building,

To-day-Grand Carnival dance he marched victoriously to Han- opinion which is crystallised as re- City and another flag at the Jersey claimed from Sapooran Singh and by R. E. and Royal Corps of kow-and stayed there.

vealing a unanimous welcome to City end of the new Hudson River Kartar Singh, $1,000 damages for signals at R.E., Theatre, Wellington Leaving Chiang Kai-shek to the appointment of the Statutory motor and vehicular tunnel of the conversion by the defendante Barracks. carry on with the expedition, he Commission in unrestricted. terms which enginçers have dreamed for for their own use of a "Marmon"

To-day-Tea Dance at Cafo Re- held on to what he had gained-and the reference to an ideal Chair-a generation.

motor car to which plaintiff claim- more than what he had asked for

The Governors of New York and ad he was entitled under a bill of gent, 4.30 to 6.30 p.m.; dinner dan-

Bant, 8 p.m. Bitterness at the non-inclusion of New Jersey and representatives #sale by which he had advanced to --and, incidentally, provided the

To-day The other municipalities interested $1,000 to Mr. Li Hoi-sang, aline Li Cabaret" in "Hey! Hey!" at the military backing for the Hankow Indians is gradually subsiding, and Government both when it was intentions to co-operate with the participated in the inaugurative Hol-kee, trading as the Wantsal Star Theatre, Kowloon, 0.15 p.m.

functions. Prominent among the garage.

treat in To-day Musical Communistic and after the de- Commission are being evinced in celebrants was Mrs. Clifford Hol- Mr. McCallum, solicitor for the the City Hall given by Mrs. Percy claration against the Com-

the Punjab, the North-West Pro-land, the widow of the engineer defence, had indicated at a previous Younghusband and Mr. Harry Oro. muniste.

vinces, Bengal, Assum and Bombay. who projected the tunnel and after hearing that he would plead that

November 15-Queen's Theatre; Wanted to Be an Autocrat.

Doubtless much will depend on whom it is named.

the bill of sale was void as offend-"Behind The Front." Tang Seng-chì not only desert- the manner in where the Commis The tunnel has two tubes for ing against the Bills of Sale Ordin-

November 15-16-World Theatre; ed his benefactor, Chiang Kai-slon will handle its task during its incoming and outgoing traffic, res-ance in so far as in that Ordinance "Monsieur Beaucaire."

pectively. It is length is 9,250 feet a special form of bill of sale was shek. He opposed him for mono-first visit-Reuter.

November 15-16-Star Theatre; and its cost G.$48,000,000. The air set out and the bill of sale in ques"Go West." polising the military power of Some of the Signatories.

in the tunnel will be changed forty tion did not comply with the statu-

16-19 -- November

Queen's the Nationalist Government.

Madras, Yesterday.

times an hour. Policemen every tory form. The case was adjourn- few feet will expedite the traced until this morning to order that Theatre; "The Magician.",

November 17-19-World Theatre; Reuter's American Service.

Mr. McCallum might complete his submissions and Mr. L. D. Turner"The Midnight Sun."

Theatre;

Ultimately, the Nanking leaders All parties in the Indian Na threw over Chiang Kai-shek totional Congress adopted a mani- pave the way for reconciliation festo in favour of a boycott of the with the Hankow Government Statutory Commission. The sigha- Srinavasa lyengar, President of the Sapru. Reuter. Congress, and Sir Tej Bahadur

and, of course, with Tang Seng-tories include Mrs. Besant, Mr. GERMAN SEAPLANE.

chi.

But Tang Seng-chi immediately insisted on the placing in his hands of autocratic powers, simi- lar to those of Chiang Kai-shek. Lost Patience.

4

TURNS TURTLE IN NEWFOUNDLAND.

new

November 17-18-Stly 7

.. "Our

(for the plaintiff) be given an op- portunity of rebutting them.

Mr. McCallum quoted authorities) November 19-Opening perform. to Mr. Justice Wood, instancing ance of, the H.K.A.D.C. "Bulldog cases in which bills of sale in simi- Drummond," Theatre Royal-

November 24 "Romanticist lar terms to that with which the present case was concerned had Music" at Helena May, Institute, The German seaplane D1220, been found void. Regarding the 5.30 p.m. Congress Working Committee has while taking off at Newfoundland comment by His Honour that 40 per November 25 Dance in En-

Boycott Resolution.

Madras, Yesterday.

It is understood that the National

Horta, Yesterday,

Reuter.

"OUR CABARET.”

Nanking

Meeting of Leaders.

Calcutta, Yesterday. The lenders of all parties

and

con-

NEW SEASON OPENED WITH "HEY HEY:"

miles from Nanking. Losing patience, struck. And in the first serious war with his former colleagues, communities held a private Tang Seng-chi-with over 100,000 ference called, to discuss the ques men under him-has fallen ignotion of an effective boycott of the bly and without any semblance of cided to hold a public meeting in 'resistance.

CHANCE OF PEACE.

Nationalist Convention at Shanghai?

The elimination of General

"BIG BILL."

CHICAGO MAYOR HAS A CHAMPION,

..

Tang Seng-chi from Hankow has caused an immediate enhance- ment of Nationalist prestige at Nanking and Shanghai, as Tang Seng-chi has been one of the "METHOD IN HIS MADNESS." greatest obstacles to Nationalist re-union.

London, Saturday.

Meetinga.

V.

adopted a resolution in favour of capsized. It was towed into the cent. interest was high, he would gineers Institute. Both sides dallied for a while. boycotting the Statutory Commis-harbour. The crew

November 30-St. Andrew's were unin-point out that in one of the cases To enforce his claims, Tang Seng-sion and calling on members of the jured. Reuter's American Service. cited it had been as, much as 62 Society's Annual Ball at City Hall,' chi sent two armies down the congress and legislators not to as

per cent. The guarantee in this 9.80 p.m. Yangtsze bill they were only 50 sist the Commission in any way.-

case had permitted the guarantor December, 9-Af Theatre Royal to retain the possession of these opening performance of "Merrie chattels and allowed him to hold England," p.m.

Sports. himself as having property in these] motor cars. These consisted, if not To-day-Ping Pong: H.K.U. of stock-in-trade, of chattels used Club de Recreio at S.C.A.A. "STAR" THEATRE SUCCESS..

in the ordinary carrying on of busi- November 17-Steel & Coulson's ness. A garage proprietor, con- Billiard League: R.E. & R. Sigs. v. Having returned with two artistes tended Mr. McCallum, invariably R.A.; Northants V1 Queen's; the Town Hall on Wednesday at of note who were not in the Com- sold cars on his own behalf or on K.O.S.B. v. D.R.C.: Revenue. V. which a resolution proposing a boy-pany on the occasion of their last the behalf of clients.

Police; Garrison Sgt. Meas T [cott will be moved.-Reuter.

visit here, Charles Chamier's popu- His Honour: The evidence shows Warders. lar London vaudeville company that in this case he never sold a November 26 Eighth Extra "Our Cabaret" opened 1 short | car,

Race Meeting of the H.K. Jockey season at the "Star" Theatre last

Mr. McCallum continued to argue Club, Happy Valley. night. Many new numbers have along these lines, but His Honour December 3-Autumn meeting of been added to their repertoire and commented: "I don't think you can the Fanling Hunt, the infectious enthusiam which convince me that the transaction

To-day- characterised the various shows on in these cars was in the ordinary |

Meeting of the the occasion of their last visit was course of the business of a garage Sports Committee at H.K.V.D.C. again a feature of the bright and proprietor."

Headquarters, 6.30 p.m. entertaining show which was given Mr. Turner, in reply, said that November 16-Annual Meeting inst night.

it would appear from the submis- of H.K. branch of Boy Scouts As- In the revue "Hey Hey" the au- sions for the defence that any de-sociation in St. John's Cathedral dience had the opportunity of hear-parture from the form of bill of Hall, 5.16 p.m. Mr. Michael Faherty, "Big Bill" ing the magnificent voice of sale set out in the schedule would November 17-Annual general Chinese cables during the week-

a new render it void if it conferred a meeting of the Craigengower end give the same prominence to Thompson of Chicago's right-hand Madame Maria Katinka, the Nationalist reconciliation man and his closest friend, left for comer to the Company, and of ap- power of sale for any other causes Cricket Club, 5.30 p.m. convention as

to the reported home to-day after a visit to Europe preelating the vivacity and delight-than those set out in schedule 7 of November

Miss Muriel the Home Act. Where the chattels meeting of Prince's Bldg. and flight of Tang Seng-chi from to study the underground railway ful personality of

systems and before his departure Varna, the leading lady whe Was unsigned were motor cars, he claim- Land Co., Ltd., at Registered Office Hankow.

he informed interviewers that prevented by illness from partied, however, that greater care must of the Company in Prince's Bldg.,

of 4.15 p.m. Consensus of opinion now is Mayor Thompson was the most cipating in the company's showings be taken for the maintenance

November 29-Annual general that the convention will be held at

in the world on the occasion of their previous security that in cases where the open-minded man

chattels consisted of such things meeting of the Hong Kong Horti- Shanghai, whereby one con- and loved Britain but was trying visit.

Mr. Charles Mason, one of the ns, say, furniture.

cultural Society in the Board Room solidated government will be ap-to make Americans patriotic."

Mr. Turner added that the fatal of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson pointed for the whole of the ter- Mr. Faherty, who is President of cleverest humorists of all the vari

who have visited clause in the authorities quoted by Co., Ltd., 5.15 p.m.** ritory under Nationalist control, the Board of Local Improvements, ous Companies

MiscellaneouE. including Hankow, and the two Chiengo, and is accompanied by an Hong Kong, appears to have an Mr. McCallum had been that the

To-day- Volunteer, lecture expert staff, is apparently enlight. Inexhaustible supply of anecdotes guarantor of the bill of sale could Kwang provinces.

Mr. Wang Ching-wel's View.ened and impressed by what he and sketches, and in "Hey Hey" he not know from the wording of the at Headquarters, 6.30 p.m.

was a continual source of merri- clause the extent of his läbilities... November 15-Reel Club eighth has seen in Britain. He considers. Shanghai, Saturday.

In the one with which they were con-practice, Helena May. Institute, Leaders of the Nanking Na fui engineering feats, but natural-items by these and other members he suggested, arise as no clearer

the underground systems wonder-

The dances, songs, and concerted cerned no such suggestion could, 5.30 p.m.

November 15 & 22- Practice ly recognises that mistakes occur of the enlarged cast went with a real covenant for the maintenance of Dances for St. Andrew's Ballat the suggestion of Mr red which Chicago will be able to swing, and it can safely be pre-security could be written. the City Hall, from 5.80 to 7 p.m. Wang Ching-wel that the fourth avoid when it starts the contem dicted that this return visit will be After the hearing of further sub- November 17-Vice-President plenary session of the Central plated underground.

equally succeaeful as the last. missions, His Honour reserved and Committee of the Victoria Executive and Supervisory Com-1

"Hey Hey" will be given again judgment. mittees of the Kuomintang should Mr. Faherty's glowing opinion of to-night: "Cocktails" on Tuesday be held at Shanghai-Reuter: Mayor Thompson le not shared by and Wednesday; "Hon Soit" on the ex-Secretary for War Mr. Thursday and Friday; “A la Carte" Newton Baker, who, according to on Saturday: "Here and There" on a report from St. Louis, told a Sunday; and "Pot Pourri" on Mon- gathering of University students day. Operations in Shansi, Honan and "In Chicago the faming demagogue

Shantung.

tionalist Government have en- dorsed

IN THE NORTH.

"A Flaming Demagogue."

organised ignorance in the form of 300,000 to 400,000 blacks and Cables from Peking attribute overtook the Municipal Govern- successes to the Fengtien Party ment. I won't say Mayor Thomp along the Peking-Suiyuan Railson is the most ignorant man in I don't know every- the war with Shansi.the world. way, 'in

but apparently he is The whole length of the line is body stated to be in Fengtien hands unaware that King George III with consequent uneasiness in the dead and that there have been

other Georges, slace-Reuter. Shanai camp.

Fighting continues along the boundary between Shantung and Honan provinces, says a series of Tientsin cables. The pro-Feng- tien forces, recently thrown back into their own territory, report actions on a wide front extending from Kwelteh to Tangshan. "The "Christian General's" Kuomin- chun also claims to have succeed- ed on this front.

AIR FORCE CROSS,

RECOGNITION OF LIEUT.

BENTLEY'S FLIGHT.

ment.

PARCEL MAIL.

FOR "THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME."

KNOWN THIEF.

CHINESE YOUTH TO BE

·KIRCHED. *

"

A Chinese youth was this morn- ing charged before Mr. R. E. Lind- sell at the Central Magistracy with the theft at Lyaman Barracks of 2 razor and a clasp knife, the pro-

-21 Extraordinary

Diocesan Association. "At Home" to members and their friends at Holena May Institute.

November 23-Laying of founda- tion stone of the new Wanchal Wesleyan building.

November 27-Annual church parade to Union Church.

CINEMA NOTES.

DANCE OF THE FAUN.

The dance of the faun is one

As mentioned already, the perty of Gunner Kinsella. Accord Christmas parcel mail for Greating to the gunner, at about 7.85 Britain closed at the General Posta.m., on Saturday, he was washing his hands, in the lavatory when he Office on Thursday.

The parcel mail this year shows saw the accused enter the guard a net increase of 479 parcels room. He then saw the accused ap-of the most elaborate episodes of thing from the sill, The witness Magician," which is coming to above last year's figure, which preach the window and take some Rex Ingram's production of "The was a record at that time.

The figures for the two years went out of the lavatory to inter- the Queen's Theatre on Wednes cept the accused, but, on seeing him, day with Alice Terry in the lead- 1926 1927 the accused bolted. The witnessing role,

More than 500 trained dancers United Kingdom 3,457 8,735 chased the accused into the shoe-

maker's shop where he saw him appeared in the reproduction of Other European ́

248 444 hiding something behind some bag this famous dance staged in a ports

kets. When the accused saw that forest setting on the studio 8,700 4,179 he had been detected, he threw the sounds near Nice, where a great

are.

Total

marched him to the guard room.

London, Nov. 13. The Air Force Cross has been Severe Fighting.

awarded to Lieut. Bentley of the Peking, Yesterday. South African Air Force In re A telegram from Tsinantu cognition of the distinguished ser- The mail last year was dis-stuff outside amonget" some grass, part of Somerset Maugham's Weeks were spent in rehears- states that the pro-Fengtien vice he rendered to aviation by his patched in 275 bags, and this year The witness seized the accused and story was made. allies claim to have repulsed the recent fight in a light aeroplane in 300 bags,

from England to Capetown.--Bri- Although the Christmas parcel On the way the accused tried to take ing this dance. For the solo role Kuominchun attack in the vicinity tish, Wireless Service.

mail has officially gone, doubtless something from his pocket. The Stowitts, the famous dancer travelled from there will be heavy posting again witness seized his hand, and found who was Pavlowa's partner. for at the end of the week for the his (witness's) clasp knife in it. many years, "Suwa Maru." This vessel takes The razor, which was also his pro- Madrid in order to make his debut before the camera.SPRE the Christmas and New Year perty, was picked up. from the grass

Pan, with his famous pipe, în letters. The letters are due in by a Corporal of the RAM.C London on December 20 and par- The accused said that he went to the garb of the half animal, half SOVIET AND THE "OPPRESSED" cels a week later.

the guard" room to see the time, man, the faun with his horns and CHINESE.

and picked the clasp knife from the all the other details of the famous

myth, were included.

S grass outside.

Another particularly interest Mr. Lindsell: Any more non-

ing episode of this production was Accused: I don't know anything almed in the interior of an Arab

of Tangshan, within the Kiangsu border, Somewhat severe fight- ing has been proceeding since) November 10, in the vicinity of Taeochow and Tingtao.-Reuter.

"CHINA AWAITS.”

Professor Soothill on Change of Spirit.

London, Saturday. "China awaits sterling friend ship, even the warlords are open to patriotic appeal and the best Nationalists are sick with grief at the disappointment of pa triotic desire, declared. Professor Soothill, ex-Principal of the Im perial University of Shans! and now Professor of Chinese at Oxford University. In speaking at the Oxford Luncheon Club he suggested that Britain and the United States should bring their united wisdom and experience to www vid that montée

"LIBERATION.”

Moscow, Yesterday COLLISION AVERTED. The Soviet World Congress Con cluded after adopting a resolution BUT MOTOR CAR DAMAGED BY to appeal to sympathisers to strng- SHERA TRAM CAR.de w gle for the liberation of oppressed peoples, primarily Chinese--Renter.

LICTORS FASCES.

ADOPTED AS ITALY'S STATE

THEMBLEM.

Bense?

about the razor.

Replying to the Magistrate, Sub Mr. H. J. Love, wireless super Inspector Murphy said that the ac- Intendent of Messrs. Butterfield & cused had previous convictions and Swire, has reported to the Police handed up his record: r that whilst he was driving his Mr. Lindsall (to accused): You motor car in Praya East at 1 pm, are a known thief. You have been on Saturday, a hand truck suddenly here a year and a half ago and once shot out of Lung Fat Street right previously, three years ago, In front of the car. Mr. Love had were ordered birching for to apply his brakes hard to avoid pocket.

8 collision with the truck

Rome, Saturday, Lictors Fasces, which has been trita

the Sti mblem

car was brought to however, it was

Accused I don't know, anything about it:

The Magistrate ordered the cused

receiva 12strokes” warned him that next time he would

snake-charmer's tent at the Fair of Lion de Belfort Some of the most deadly of reptiles found in Africa were handled by the snake charmers before the camera

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