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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1927.

FIRE AT KAI TACK.

MATSHED BURNED TO THE GROUND.

NO CASUALTIES REPORTED.

A fire broke out in a matshed be- longing to the Royal Air Force at Kai Tack at 3.30 this afternoon.

The matshed was completely des-

troyed.

There were no casualties and no damage to any of the aircraft or to any other part of the camp.

"PRINCESS XENIA" TAKES OFF

FOR INDIA.

BRITISH FILMS.

CONCESSIONS BY THE GOVERNMENT.

"BLIND BOOKING."

WANTED."

THE CHINA MAIL,

CHINESE CONVICTS NOT YET CAPTURED.

CLUES FOLLOWED UP.

The Police are still working un- Rugby, Yesterday. remittingly in their effort to trace During the House of Commons' the four Chinese convicts who made discussion of the Films Bill, a sensational escape from the "new" which provides for the exhibition prison building, Victoria Jail, on of a quota of, British films and Thursday afternoon last. checks so-called "blind booking."

· IDLE CURIOSITY.

CHINESE CROWDS WATCH A "BOUT."

AN EVERY-DAY. INCIDENT.

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL.”

Entertainments.

It is the easiest thing on earth!

To-day-Queen's Theatre: "The to rouse the curiosity of the ordin-Magician." ary Chinese in the street, and the To-day-World Theatre; "Mon- least thing out of the ordinary is sieur Beaucaire." sufficient excuse for him to stand To-day-Star Theatre; "Merton

The To-day- Cabaret" in "Cocktails," at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, 9.15 put,

To-day-Tea Dance at Cafe Re- gent, 4.30 to 0.30 p.m.; dinner dan- sant. 8 p.m.

new

"Our

November 17-19-World Theatre; "The Midnight Sun,"

about open-mouthed, eager to "take of the Movies" Several clues have been followed in" every, bit of free entertalwment the President of the Board of up, and some houses known to be that is offered. A Chinese crowd Trade (Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister) the haunts of criminals have been can gather as quickly and thickly announced that the measure, if its raided, but so far none of the "runan ants round a piece of cake, and consideration by the House were aways" have been discovered, with their attention centred on BRITISH AIR FLIGHT. expedited, would operate for ten In view of the prompt measures what is going on, they are oblivi-

years only instead of twelve as taken to guard all means of exit eus to all other senses. originally intended..

from the Colony, both by rail and This ja what happened in Queen's November 17-19-Star Theatre; Certain other concessions to the

sen, it is confidently believed that Road Central at a little after noon "The Cohens and Kellys." choice of renters were made in the convicts did not succeed in get-to-day. The road from the foot of November 18-Children's aftor- cluding a reduction of penalties ting out of the local jurisdiction. Wyndham Street to the pavement of noon at Helena May Institute, 5

convinced that the China Building was one sold. NON-STOP RECORD ATTEMPT. for legal advance booking and The searchers are

November 19-Opening perform- the postponement of full restric-

they are in hiding in the Colony, mass of Chinese, all looking in the ance of the H.K.A.D.C. "Bulldog tions upon booking for two years. the combing out of which, would, direction of that plece of verandah Drummond," Theatre Royal. -British Wireless Service.

of course, necessarily take some outside the China Jade Company. November 20-21-Queen's Theatre; time. But no stone is being left) The block was so complete that The-Waning Sex.".... unturned in the hunt for the want- my + cars and ricabas wero held ed men, and every clue, however alight, is being investigated to the utmost.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Captain Melntosh and Mr. Bert! Hinkler left Upavon Aerodrome; Wiltshire this afternoon on a non- stup fight India An attempt is being made by the two airmen to wrest from America the world re- cord for a non-stop flight. They are flying in the Fokker monoplane "Princess Xenia" in which Captain McIntosh began a flight to Ameri-

£16,000 RANSOM.

FOR LIVES OF FRENCH HUNTING PARTY.

Paris, Nov. 3. The captors of M. Steeg's party

en but was compelled to turn back are demanding

by bad weather off the west coast £61,000.

of Ireland. Weather conditions

was

a ransom of

were good when to-day's flight Earlier messages stated:--Four started. The sun

shining, members of a hunting party, there was a fresh westerly wind and MM. Yves Steeg and Jean Mail- the "Princess Xenia" took off per-lett, who are nephews of the Re- fectly. British Wireless Service.

Awaiting News.

London, Yesterday.

the Meintosh flight no reports had

been received. The machine does not carry wireless.

The greatest public Interest is

$5,000 ROBBERY,

THIRD MAN STILL AT LARGE.

IS HE IN CANTON?

.

November 20-21-World Theatre; ip for some minutes, until the "Lovers In Quarantine," 5.15 and traffic police took the matter in 9.20 p.m.

November 20-21--Star Theatre; hand and dispersed the crowd.

rife "A Social Celebrity," 5.30. to 8.30 Speculation Wan soon amongst those on the fringe of the P.m.

November 20-23-World Theatre; crowd, some knowingly telling Chinese Drama (Mother's Heart) others that an attempt had been at 2.30 and 7.15 p.m.

made to rob the jade ghop, and with November 22-23-World Theatre; each new arrival, these rumours be-The Night Club," 5.15 and 9.30 came more persistent and fuller in p.m.

CINEMA NOTES.

PICTURES AT WORLD AND STAR THEATRES.

November 25-Dance in En- gineers Institute.

November 80 St. Andrew's Society's Annual Ball nt City Hall, 19.30 p.m

December 9-At Theatre Royal opening performance of "Morrie' Engla.id," 9 p.m.

their details. Eventually when tho November 22-23-Star Theatre; crowd was sufficiently cleared for "New Brooms."

November 22-26-Queen's Thea- one to approach the store, it was The two Chinese who were arrest found that the "attraction" was a tre; "What Price Glory."

November 24-26-World Theatre; Mesdames ed by the police in connection with fight between two youths outside

"The Man On The Box." sident-General, and

November 24-26-Star Theatre; Prokovoff and Steinheil, have the $5,000 robbery at the Fung the jade shop. They were quickly been kidnapped by Moorish tribes- Hing Company, No. 120 Queen's removed by the police who march-Wages For Wives.""

November 24 "Romanticist Fifteen hours after the start of men. The first indication of the Road Central on Monday night willed them away, but even then the

affair was the discovery of the be formally charged at the Central curiosity of the crowd was not satis- Music" at Helena May Institute,

fied, and a large number followed 5.30 p.m. party's abandoned motor car in Magistracy to-morrow morning. a forest at Douara, 125 miles The men had previously been to behind, laughing and poking fun at south-east of Casa Blanca. In the shop on

the morning of the the hapless couple. evizced in the effort to wrest the the car two dead dogs, scattered robbery in the guise of customers, long disance record of 3,900 miles hair-pins, a broken pearl necklace, and, after selecting a quantity of } a cartridge case, and other signs cloth worth over $100, promised to held by the American truna-Atlan- of a violent struggle were found. call for the goods in the evening. tie airmen Chamberlain and Levine, It is hoped that the tribesmen are This explains the fact that their especially after the ball luck attend-aware of the identity of the kid-

December 10-Dance Peak Club with Lyric Band in at- ing Flight Lieutenant Carr's threenapped persona and will not kin arrival a little before closing time! was not considered suspicious by thein, but hold them to ransom:

The current movie programmes tendance, 9.15 p.m.

Sports. McIntosh and his friends

conThe troops have been called out, the shop people

As already reported yesterday, at the World Theatre and the Star

To-day-Ping Pong H.K.U. tributed every penny of the capital Rabat, October 24.-An envoy has

taken Theatre are being screened for the for the flight except the last £500 ascertained the whereabouts of the two arrested men were

To-day Hockey: H.K.H.C. v. 5/2 | which came from two Midland busi- the four kidnapped persons, who into custody less than an hour last times this evening. The pie-St. Peter's Club at C.C.Y.M.S.

are being well-treated. They ask after the robbery, on the Po Tak ture at the World Thontre is Rudolph Puninbis at U.S.R.C. ground-b-p.m. Wharf, as they were about to board Valentino's great romance, "Mon- November 17-Steel & Coulson's ed for clothes, which were sent.

the s.8. "Charles Hardouin" bound sieur. Beaucaire," which is screen- Billiard League: R.E. & R. Sigs. v. Y Queen's; Negotiations.

for Canton.

ed with orchestra at 5.15 and 9.20 R.A.; Northants Casa Blanca, Oct. 27.

No trace has so far been found and with an interpreter at 2.80 and K.O.S.B. v. D.R.C.; Revenue v The Pasha of the, Benimeltal

Police; Garrison Sgt. Mens v. who had ap-17.15. people has returned to the base, of the third man

The picture at. the Star Theatre Warders.

November 19-21-Interport Cri- after having established a system parently succeeded in evading the

the searchers and made his escape to is an amusing comedy "Merton of with

eket: Shanghai v.. Hong Kong: of conmmunication

the Movica" in which a stage struck H.K. Cricket Club ground, 10.30 French captives by means of nu- Canton.

youth became a film stur. London, Yesterday. tive runners. He has also ar- "It looks roughly as if we will get £7 10/- per each one shilling ranged to prevent too many per-

attempts.

nessmen.-Reuter.

"

GREYHOUND RACING

27 10/- FOR A SHILLING SHARE.

share with debentures paid off and sons participating in the negotia- HABITUAL THIEF. ten one shilling shares for every tions. The tribe of Aikaimiousaidi

shilling share held to-day," said allowed the passage of the pri- NOTHING BUT STEAL IN FOUR General Critchley in explaining to soners through their territory on of the Grey-condition that they were entrust- the shareholders

formed.

PRICE OF FOREIGN RICE

DECLINING. :

YEARS.

4.1.

nt the

ษ.

Star The programme at the

November 22-Interport Cricket: Theatre is continuous from 5.80 to Malays v. United; Services. 8,30 only, the new Our Cabaret at November 23-24-Interport Cri-

revue. "Cock-cket:-Shanghai v. Mainya. 915 presenting the

taile."

ضي

November 25-Interport Cricket: Shanghai v. United Services.

November 26-28-Interport Cri- SOMERSET MAUGHAM FILM HERE.

cket: Malaya v. Hong Kong.. hound Racing Association the offered with the negotiations. Caea LONG LIST OF CONVICTIONS.

November 26 Eighth Extra to purchase the assets and good-Blanca, November 1.-The Real-

"You did nothing but steal dur- will of the company for £800,000 dent-General M. Stoeg states that

Another notable picture is to be Race Meeting of the H.K. Jockey cash and 800,000 one shilling the four French captives are now ing the last four years." This was

December 3-Autumn meeting of "The Magician" is a remarkable

the Farling Hunt. shares of the new Company to be in the hands of a native chief, the remark passed by hir. R. E seen at the Queen's Theatre to-day. Club, Happy Valley,

who is friendly to the French. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy story by Somerset Maugham which

Meetings. To-day-Annual The offer was accepted.-Reuter. The latter bought them from the this morning when he sentenced

Meeting of of Boy Scouts As- tribesmen who carried them off. Chinese to six weeks' hard labouras been produced by Rex Ingram,

"Mare The captives say that they were for the unlawful possession of 18 the man who made the "Four Horse H.K. branch JAPANESE NEWS.

Nostrum" and sociation in St. John's Cathedral well-treated, but were very tired

Hall, 6.15 p.m. "Scaramouche."

November 17-Annual general because of the long marches empty cement bage bearing the men,"

The picture is a credit to Rex

of the Craigongower which they have had to make, marka of the Green Island Cement

Company.

Ingram, and it will be remembered meeting Apparently an exceedingly heavy

According to Sub - Inspector

November 21 Extraordinary ransom will be demanded.

Jumes, of No. 2 Police Station, here ne one of the outstanding pro-Cricket Club, 5.80 p.m. after his arrest in Wanchai yesterductions of the year. Having been meeting of Prince's Bldg. and day, the accused claimed that the filmed entirely in Europe. it pre-Land Co., Ltd., at Registered Office baga were given to him by a fore-sents many settings of great acenic of the Company in Prince's Bldg.,

4.15 p.m. man employed by the Sang Lee firm and historical interest.

The central figure in the story is of contractors. He was sent with u Peasant Proprietary Bill.

Chinese detective to interview the a half mad magician who thinks he Owing to discord of opinions

foreman, but the latter denied all has discovered the secret of life and among the Cabinet members, the

knowledge of the bags, adding that asts a spell over a beautiful young

Miscellaneous. drafted Bill of the Home Office for the establishment of a peasant pro-i

To-day-Reel Club eighth prac- The Financial Secretary to the the bags could not have belonged girl whose life he believes he must prietary system will very likely be Treasury states, in a written an-to his firm as all their bags bore take as part of his experiments.

The struggle between the magi- tice, Helena May Institute, 5.30 swer to a Parliamentary ques- Sang Lee's "chop."

cian and the girl's lover for the p.m. "In the Cabinet meeting, the draft- tion, that the total amount of the

November The Magistrate's remark was ed Bill for the establishment of a German reparation receipts by made when, following his Worship's mastery of her soul makes a thrill- peasant proprietary system shelved after lively discussion, but Britain including the Belgian inquiry as to whether anything was ing narrative and the climax is and Committee of the Victoria the investigation committee will War debt up to November 1, was known about the accused, Inspector equally sensational. Some of the Diocesan Association "At Home" Le established to keep Mr. Yama- £44,000,000. The war debt pay- James produced a record contain-incidents, notably the dance of the to members and their friends at moto, Minister of Agriculture and ment to Britain by Italy, France ing a long list of previous convie- faun, are very striking,

and other States amounted in the tions.

Tokyo, Nov. 6. The price of foreign rice is re- ported to be declining daily as a result of a big crop in Chosen thir year.

amended.

Forestry, in countenance.

was

WAR DEBTS.

REPARATION RECEIPTS BY BRITAIN.

Rugby, Yesterday.

The transference of land-tax to aggregate to £15,500,000, whilst

the local administrations will not the total payment to the United

be put in force until 1930.

Emigration Policy.

It is announced that the Govern- ment has decided not to give posi-1 tive aid to Japanese emigrants abroad but will do its best to im- prove the quality of those resid- ents..

Athletic Association. Baron Sakatani has consented to be the President of the Meli Shrine Athletic Association. Mr. Junno- auke Inoue, former Finance Minis. ter, has been made Honorary Pre- sident of the Association.

Railway Construction.

States by Britain, in respect of war debt, amounted to. £194,000,- 000.-British Wireless Service.

SOVIET STRIKE.

HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS ARRANGED.

OPIUM TRAFFIC.

CHINESE BAIL OF $400 FORFEITED.

A respectable looking Chinese was yesterday arrested by the police as he came off the Star Ferry wharf at 2 p.m. As the result of Information received, this mad was Moscow, Yesterday. searched, and six taels of ilicit pre Six others have been expelled pared. opium was found on his per from the Central Controlling son. He was taken to the Central Committee by resolution and Police Station where he was allow

An informal understanding has owing to particularly bitter beed out on bail of $400.

general November 29-Annual meeting of the Hong Kong Horti- of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & cultural Society in the Board Room Co., Ltd., 5.15 p.m.

17-Vice-President

Helena May Institute,

November 22-Practice Dance The leading players are the popu for St. Andrew's Ball at the City lar American star, Alice Terry, and Hall, from 5.80 to 7 p.m. the famous German, actor, Paul November 23-Laying of founda- Wagener. The supporting cast-in-tion stone of the new Wanchai cludes British, French and Serbian Wesleyan building.

November 27-Annual church actors of note. Altogether "The Magician" is picture of excep- parade to Union Church. tional force and colour.

SMOKERS REBUKED.

TOAST OF "THE- KING”-

·FIRST.

A severe rebuke to those who make a custom of smoking before the King's health had been honoured at

public dinners was administered at

NOTICE.

NOTICE.

HONG KONG WATERWORKS.

I

been reached between China and haviour on the part of the Opposi When the case was called before the Connaught Rooms at the annual TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the South Manchuria Railway Com-;

on and after FILIDAY, the 18th pany regarding the joint construction with the recent anniversary Major C. Willson at the Central dinner of the Society of Motor tion of a railway in Manchuria. celebrations and because "instead Magistracy this morning, the ac Manufacturers and Traders on the instant, the SUPPLY OF WATER This line is one of the six big rail of attending the General Tribuna cused failed to appear, and the eve of the Motor Show, when the to that portion of the RIDER MAIN ways planned, in regard to which at Lenin's tomb, they organised Magistrate ordered his. bail money guest of honour was the Home DISTRICTS West of Eastern Street negotiations have been going on, hostile demonstrations and other to be estreated. following the contract for the sale wise transgressed the limits of

The opium was confiscated.

of rolling stock by the Company Soviet legality. Reater,

to China to be used on the Shan-

A formal agreement is shortly to

tung Railway.

bé concluded.

New Governor.

EASES RHEUMATIC PAINS,

Tokyo, Nov. 7. A stiff neck is soon cased and Mr. Josel Yokoyama has been ap-rheumatic pains in arms and shoulders pointed Governor of Hiroshima disappear when Chamberlain's Pain Prefecture in succession to Mr. Baim is rubbed, on the aching spot. It feels good to the skin penetrates Suematsu who resigned his post quickly to the very seat of pain, sent- taking responsibility on himself for taring the congestion, relieving the the recent disturbance in the Pre-pressure and the pain is gone?: Sold fectural Assembly,

and recommended everywhere.

POLAR SCAKE

ITS QUALITY: THAT COUNTS

Secretary Sir William Joynson-will be controlled by bringing the RIDER MAINS into operation and Hicks.

Before the Royal toast had been that Water will be Turned on to proposed quite a number of people each RIDER MAIN daily for two bad started smoking. There was Consecutive Hours. Information as to the Hours of Supply to any Par a sudden rap on the table, and Mrticular Property may be obtained. Knightsmith the toastmaster an on application at the Office of the nounced in a loud voice:

Water Authority, or Secretariat for Gentlemen, will you kindly re- Chinese Affairs, or at the Tung frain from smoking until after the Wah Hospital, adapte Royal toast 7ing trigat ng H. TA JACKMAN,

Water Authority, Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 16th November, 192

The offenders immediately stopped emoking. The Royal toast was honoured a few minutes later.

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