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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1927.

BALKAN FLARE.

ROUMANIA'S DISPUTE WITH HUNGARY.

SHI A. CHAMBERLAIN'S ROLE,

Rugby, Yesterday.

DEATH SENTENCE.

"IRENE", PRISONERS FOUND GUILTY.

In the House of Commons the complicity in

OPIUM TRADE.

CONFISCATION OF A MILLION DOLLARS.

PRIVILEGES CANCELLED

Upon discovery that the Chun

fiscated, and the responsible per- one of the two concerna. be com- polled, to pay the overdue amounting to $180,000.

taxes

THE CHINA MAIL,

CINEMA NOTES.

A FAMOUS BYD CHAPLIN COMEDY.

"THE MAN ON THE BOX."

WAGES FOR WIVES.

',

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”.

Entertainmenta.

"Bulldog

'To-day- R.K.A.D.C. Drummond," Royal, 0.16 p.m.

presenta Theatre

Price Glory"

To-day-Queen's Theatre; "What

To-day Tea Dance at Café, Re- gent, 4.80 to 6,30 p.m.; dinner dan sant; 8 p.m.N

To-day-World Theatre: "The Man On The Box" at 55 and 9.20 p.m.; Chinese picture "The Mystic Fan" at 2.90 and 7.15 p.m.

To-day-Star Theatre; "Wages, For Wives,

To-day "Romanticist Music" at Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m." November 25-Dance In En

November 25-Dance at Govern- gineers Institute. ment House.

November 27-28÷Queen's Thea- tre: "Say It Again."

November 29-30 Queen's Theatre; "Slide, Kelly, Slide.”

November 29-30-World Theatre; "The Lost Lady" at 5.15 and 9.20; Chinese film at 2.30 and 7.15 p.m.

November 29-80-Star Theatre; "A Thief In Paradise."

FINAL SESSIONS SCENES..

The seven Chinese charged with

Among the most popular pictures the "Irene" piracy Shing Anti-Opium Company of ever screened in Hong Kong is "The Secretary of State for Foreign were all found guilty by the jury. Chaklang and the Sin Yuen Anti-Man on the Box," Syd Chaplin's de- Affaire, Sir Austen Chamberlain at the conclusion of the Conges Opium Company of Klangau have lightfully amusing comedy. Cinema was asked whether he would use terday afternoon and were sentenc offered bribes, Mr. Sun Fo, Minis-goers will be pleased to learn, there his good offices with the Roumanian ed to death by the Chief Justice, ter of Finance, has issued a defore that "The Man on the Box" Government in its dispute with Sir H. C. Gollan. Hungary?

Al received the sentence unmov.claration cancelling the privileges is to be the feature attraction at He replied: "The League Counciled with the exception of the seventh granted to the two concerns and the World Theatre from to-day to did me the honour-a very arduous prisoner who was led away gesti- confiscating the $1,100,000 deposit Saturday. Those who have already and invidious honour,if a culating and shouting that he did with the Ministry as security. seen "The Man on the Box" need say so of naming me rapporteur

In addition, the Minister will no reminder of the many comic in- and associated with me to assist me not steal."

In his final submission to His deal severely with the representa-eldents with which the film abounds in my action two other members of the Council. That Committee of Lordship and the jury, Mr. C. G. Lives of the two concerns, and com--Syd Chaplin's plight when he la three have used their utmost en- Alabaster, K.C., who appeared with pel them to pay the taxes in arrear, flung into the street in the middle deavours with both parties to bring Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro for the In a petition submitted to the of the night clad only in his them to a friendly settlement of defence, Baid that before they could Nanking Nationalist Government, pyjamas, his adventure as cab- this unhappy dispute."

Sir Austen added that his duly find the prisoners guilty on the Sun Fo reports that as the two man, his disguise as a housemaid concerna have offered a bribe, of and the other diverting episodes as representative of this country major count, the punishment for on the Council of the League, when which was death, they had to find $92,000, the privileges granted to which make "The Man on the Bo entrusted by the Council with the that an act of violence endangering them should be cancelled, the de- an exceptionally funny picture. task of rapporteur on such a quest-life was committed. Ile submitted posit money of $1,000,000 be con- ion, was to preserve impartiality that the shooting of the cabin boy and do his best to reconcile the was accidental in that the bullet contending parties.--British Wire- which struck him was a stray one less Service.

fired into the air merely for the

The Ministry of Finance will es- One of the most delightful of the purpose of terrorising passenger tablish bureaux in Klangsu and John Golden plays has been adapt- and not of doing bodily harm.

the antied to the screen in the William Fox In this regard, His Lordship, In Cheklang to deal with his summing up, referred to the opium monopoly, after restoring the production of "Wares for Wives," evidence of the Medical Officer who rights that were vested in the two which comes to the Star Theatre "A Hero on Horseback."

to-day.

December 1-3-Star Theatre; stated that the appearance of the concerns.

In accordance with the instruc- This clever comedy drama deals) "Dancing Mothers." wound pointed to it having been ations of the Ministry of Finance, with the insurrection of the wives November 80-St. Andrew's direct one. His Lordship empha- sised that although one alone might the Woosung-Shanghal Defence of three men in a small community. Society's Annual Balf at City Hall, have fired the shot which wound- Commissioner's headquarters er-This revolt comes about because of 9.30 p.m. Tulagi (Solomon Islands), ed, if the jury were satisfied that dered the Commander of the military the uneven distribution of the The native ringleader Basiana the prisoners went on board with police to detail an officer and a squad family finances, and the situations was captured by stratagem by una common purpose to commit piracy, of military police to watch the that follow combine to make an in-

of the Sing Yuen teresting and natural comedy. armed native volunteers six miles each and every one of them was opium, stacks

Jacqueline Logan and Creighton from Sinarango and lodged in jail. bound to the natural consequences Company, as the Company has full-

Basiano, who had been deserted arising from that common purpose, ed to pay the taxes, which are over- Hale head the all-star cast. They by his fellow-clansmen, was bound even if only one revolver was used. due. This order was carried out and, are supported by Claude Gilling- with cune layers and handed over After retiring for

the management of the Sung Yuen water, Zasu Pitts, Earle Foxe, Mar- to the authorities. The coast na- tives celebrated the event by hold minutes, the jury returned with a Company has detalled representa-garet Seddon, Margaret Livingston,

verdict of "gulity" against all the tives to proceed to Nanking to David Butler and Dan Mason.

Interview the Minister in connection A party under white, command accused.

with this matter, writes the Sentence Passed. captured 44 natives suspected of complicity in the massacre.

His Lordship donned the black "Eastern Times.'' further search is being made cap, and in passing sentence of for the Chief, Norgu, who is be-death against all seven men, said, lieved to be one of the ringleaders. that he thought the evidence wasj -Reuter,

SOLOMONS MURDER.

SMART CAPTURE OF NATIVE RINGLEADER.

STRATAGEM OF VOLUNTEERS.

ing a dance.

Yesterday,

SECRET SEAPLANE.

TO BE FINISHED BEFORE SPRING.

FURTHER DETAILS.

Philadelphia, Yesterday,

is building for the Navy parts of

twenty

OPIUM-SMOKING.

PROHIBITION URGED BY

SHANGHAI LEAGUE.

"WHAT PRICE GLORY."

December 1-8-Queen's Theatre; The Show."

December 1-8-World Theatre;

December At Theatre Royal

opening performance of "Merrie England," p.m.

December 10-Dance at the Peak Club with Lyric Band in at- tendance, 9.15 p.m..

Sports.

November 25- Hong Kong

King's Park, 5 p.m.

Hockey Club y. Club de Recreio at

To-day Interport Cricket: Shanghai v. Mayala.

To-day- Steel and Coulson's Billiard league: R.A. V. D.R.C.. K.O.S.B. v. R.E. & R. Sige.; St. Patrick's Club v. Wardera,

November 25-Interport Cricket:

"What Price Glory" again drew clear and that the jury could come

crowded houses at every perform-Shanghai v. United Services, ance in the Queen's Theatre yester-eket: Malaya

November 20-28-Interport Cri to no other conclusion. His Lord-

Hong Kong. ship fully concurred with the ver

day and the film shows every sign November 26 Eighth Extra of creating a record before the fimal Race Meeting of the H.K. Jockey dict. "Your offence is a very seri-

THE USUAL RESOLUTIONS. It is a danger to all those

Acreenings on Saturday.. Cinema Club, Happy Valley, who travel by sea, and it is my

goers are reminded that owing to duty to pass upon you sentence, The Anti-Opium League, 4A Hong the unusual length of the film per- which has been prescribed by law." Kong Road, Shanghai, called a formiances begin promptly at the re-

of representatives The condemned men heard the meeting

vised starting times of 2.30, 5.00, local sentence with impassive counten- various

organisations. on 7.16 and 9.20.

ous one.

4

of

December 8-Autumn meeting of the Fanling Hunt.

December 11-Fifth' Extra Raco Meeting of the International Race & Recreation Club of Macao, Ltd.

Lammerts Auctions.

November 25-Valuable house- hold furniture at 6King's Park

•

ances. When being led away, the November 18, for the purpose of Dolores Del Rio, the captivating seven accused struggled wildly and discussing ways and means to pro- Mexican society girl, who plays the In regard to the seaplane which shouted that he "did not steal.” test against the public sale of part of Charmaine In "What Price

The Court-rooni was crowded opium. About 30 persons were Glory" had never seen a moving Bldgs., Austin Rd., Kowloon, 11 the seaplane, which will be known with spectators, including few present, including Hau Koo-sung, picture studio up to two years ago, nim. as P.N. 11, are being assembled at

November 28-Valuable house- the aircraft factory here. Accord-European ladies, at the close of the Chinese General Chamber of Com-Her role in this film, considered one

merce, Hu Yuin-ting, Shanghai of Hollywood's biggest plums of the hold furniture at 17, Ground Floor, ing to Commander Weyerbacher, trial. who has charge of the factory, the The jury was empanelled as fol- Special District Kuomintang head-season, was the third she had play-Bowrington Canal Rd., West, 11 aeroplane will be finished before lows. Mr. L. P. Thomas, (fore-quarters, and Tau Loh-fin of the ed. She never studied acting and a.m. Spring.

Chinese will resemble the man), Mr. Julio Cecilio de Sousa Settlement

Ratepayers' had no ambitions as an actress until 10 model, in which the late Com-Botelho, Mr. Fernando Augusto Association. Hwang Chia-wei, a Edwin Carewe, noting her natural mander Rogers attempted a flight Prata, Mr. Henry Poon, Mr. Chan member of the league presided. The ability, induced her to enter pit to Honolulu. The aeroplane will Kwai-ping. Mr. W. P. Hedley and following resolutions were pass-tures. be equipped with two 1,750 horse Mr. D. Thompson. power motors-Reuter's American Service.

It

TOKYO NEWS.

SOVIET DELEGATES. EMPRESS DOWAGER CHANGES

LEAVE MOSCOW FOR GENEVA|

·CONFERENCE.

RESIDENCE.

Tokyo, Nov. 19.

ed:-

1-That the Nationalist Govern ment in Nanking be requested to stop the public sale of opium and enforce a rigid prohibition of opium smuggling and smoking.

MISSING OFFICER,

Municl- TAKEN PRISONER BY SHANSI

RAIDERS?

2. That the Shanghai pal Council and the French Muni- cipal Council be requested to state The Empress Dowager yesterday the policy they intend to adopt to removed to the Higashi-gosho Palace at Aoyama from the Imwards the new developments in the perial Palace, where she had resid- opium business."

Meetings. To-day-Chamber of Commerce conference on Trade Revival,. 4

p.ns.

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

FACING FAMINE.

IN SHANTUNG AND SOUTH CHIHLI.

Peking, Nov. 17. Mr. James Stewart, of Tientsin, Moscow, Yesterday.

who left Peking on November. 14: in RESULT OF DROUGHT & LOCUSTS. The remainder of the Soviet dia-ed for 14 years since 1918.

The Chinese Citizens' Anti-search of Lieutenant T. S. Knowles armament delegation has left for Mayor Refuses to Quit. Poisonous Drugs Association held a of the Legation Guard, who has

Peking, Nov. 18. - Geneva-Reuter.

Mr. Nishikubo, Mayor of Tokyo, joint meeting of representatives of been missing for about a month, According to reports reaching was yesterday urged by the Op: various public bodies at Its office has found traces of the missing the International Famine Hellef position members of the city as on November 18, says the "Shang- officer."

Commission, half of Shantung and sembly to resign his post, but the hal Journal of Commerce." Taong Telephoning from Mentoukow, a portion of South Chihli are facing Mayor flatly rejected the advice.

Ko-tou presided.

Mr. Stewart states that he visited a serious famine as

a result of Proletarian Amalgamallon. The Labour Peasant Party held The following resolutions were a Trappist monastery to the west drought and locusta, aggravated by a conference yesterday, and decid-passed-

of the Great Wall and learned from the effects of war and banditry,

FESSENDEN FIFES.

UNIQUE PRESENTATION IN SHANGHAL

ed to start a movement for the 1That, at the suggestion of the abbot that Lieutenant Knowles from which the population is still amalgamation of various pro- Dao Loh-cheh, a telegram be dea-ntayed at the monastery three suffering, letarian parties. It is understood patched to the Nationallat Govern- days, after which he departed in The full figures for those suffer- U. S. M. C. HONOURED.

that the party will propose to vari- ment requesting it to adopt drastic spite of the fact that fighting being in Chihli are not available, but ous other proletarian parties the measures of opium suppression. tween the Fengtien troops and in Shantung the catastrophe rend The Fessendon fifes and drums holding of a conference to discuss 2-Thats chicular letter be Shaust raiders was going on iners more than 9,000,000 persons were presented to the 4th Regiment the merger.

sent to the Shanghai Municipal that region.

été destitute. Over wide areas: the U. S. M. C., Shanghai, by the

First Underground Railway. American Company and the Amer-

Trial trips on the Tokyo under. Council, and the French Municipal The about belleves that Lieuten crops are only ten per cent. of the ground electric railway, connecting Council inquiring into the report ant Knowles must have been taken average yield. ican Troop, S.V.C., the presentation between Ueno and Asakusa, dis- that the municipalities are going prisoner by the Shansi troops.co being made by Mr. Carl Seitz en tance of abut one mile, will take to allow opium selling in their re- behalf of the Volunteer units and place on December 20.0 spective jurisdictions. the American civil population who Five cars, 60 feet in length and contributed financially, to the pre-19 feet in breadth, have been special- Bentation.

ly constructed for the railway at a The ceremony is unique in the cost of Yen 40,000 each. history of China, and Mr. Stirling This is the first subway in this

country.

ROBBERY SEQUEL:

TWO CHINESE REMANDED

MEM FOR A WEEK

The two Chinese who were ar-

Mr. Stewart is returning to Mr. Chan Ta-pel, Commissioner Peking prior to continuing the of Finance, Hankow, has tendered search in another direction.

his resignation to the Provincial Government.NU

SUDDEN DEATH.

IN SHANGHAL

By A telegram from Quito sya that the Ecuadorean Government has issued a decree forbidding foreign Churchmen, Irrespoctive of their religion, to enter the country. In exceptional cases the Minister of

of foreign Churchmen for a period

Fessenden, Chairman of the Muni- Fatal Aeroplane Accident, elpal Council and Civil Comman- A military aeroplane belonging dant of the S. V. C., military and to the Tokorozawa Army Aviation naval officers, members of the Corps, while flying over the town Diplomatic and Consular Corps, of Sano. Tochigi Prefectura yoster rested on board the ss. "Charles BRITON FROM BANGKOK DIES the Interior may permit the entry members of the American Chamber day afternoon, fell to the ground. Hardouin in connection with the of Commerce and others, together and Lieutenant Hipano was killed recent armed robbery in the Fungo exceeding 40 days. with a representative body of on the spot, while Captain Kawa Hing place goods shop, No. 29, Mr. Harold Osman Saunders, 39,

A case of embezzlement In saki was fatally wounded-Toho Shanghai business men were pre-

Queen's Road Central, were again a native of Harlesdon, Middlesex

England, was found dead outside Volving the sum of Mox. 12,569.38

Han before Major C. Wilson at the Cen-room doors at, Bickerton's was heard before Judge The regiment paraded under the MUCH-WANTED MAN. tral Magiaires, this morning, when Private Lictol, 76 Bubbling Well the Special Provisional command of Major Secor and Major

hia Warship fixed the bearing of Road Shanghai, at 4.40 m. last Shanghai, accused being the case to B afternoon nextIntimating

Underhill, and Mr. Seitz, who made the presentation was introduced by

Mr. Cunningham

SECRETARY, OF CHINESE COMMUNISTS.

Mr. Seitz made a lengthy speech eulogiaing the work of Mr. Sterling, Chen, Chih-yuan, praising the Green Howards and marked Che recalling the record of the 4th Chinese Régimenta

one time

Mr. Francis, the Bandmaster of terrorist

was present, rested in

with here, havin

omd Pekingby

of the units and Three other

Boetjor, a German cit

a former clerk of Meser

on Wednesday Saturday,

he It is presumed that he died from

heart failure.

and Martin Ltd::

would be able to continue on day and

#Pock Ingrecto:

LASES

114 Mr. Saunders,

known in Ban years he was

60 Klangal Road manded for fou: complainan

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