1928-03-30 — Page 7

FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1928.

COMPANY. MEETING. CHINA EXHIBITION,

CHINA LIGHT & POWER MATTERS.

ARTICLES ALTERED.

TOURISTS AMONG THE MANY VISITORS.

1

SECOND DAY'S SHOWING..

ARMS' FIND.

RIFLES IN A MITCHAM HOUSE.

THE CHINA MAIL,

CHARGE AGAINET EX-INSPECTOR.

A DANCE PARTNER.

EARNING £80 A WEEK.

Why not? Most of the gigolos are on bail for a week at

ex-waiters hnyway,"

I was sitting at an expensive tea- North was accused of having a Croydon. revolver and 25 rounds of aramunt dance in Monte Carlo, An orches

every now and then elderly women ton without a firearms certificate. tra was playing pretty music and The police said charges regarding were approached by allm young men the other firearms might be made.

in well-waisted suits who danced

wished to join,

Until two years ago,

Shadows Before

Runaway."

To-day Star Theatre:

*The

afternoon

To-day Children's at Helona May Institute, 5 p.m.- :

To-day-Dance, at the, Cheer 'O Y.M.C.A., at 7.30 p.m.

'O Y..C.A., at 7.80 p.m.

Columbia

Recording

Records

HUMOROUS RECORDS

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(SHE'S MINE

9337

Billy Bennett

INAPOLEON ***

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March 31-Music, at the Cheer

9205

(THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT

BRIGADE DOL

144

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(NO POWER ON EARTH ...

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April 1-2-World Theatre; "Hold That Lion."

4460

[QUITE ALRIGHT

Geo Rodey

| THING-UM-MY-BOB

"

April 1-2-Star Theatre; "You Never Know Women,"

4586

CROSSING THE LINE ........

Comedy Sketch Co.

PARTS 1-2. ***, ***

[WHEN AGNES GOT MARRIED

4529

·Wm. McCulloch

PARTS 1-2 ...

45.30

PASSERS BY

PARTS I-2, ...

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE “MAIL "

AT MONTE CARLO.

To-day-Queen's Theatre; "The Unknown," also at all

per Monte Carlo, "Yes, sir," said myformances, Miss Chee Toy in popo- An Extraordinary Meeting of

The second day of the China Ex-Nine rifles and a number of rifle the China Light and Power Co.

World Theatre; To-day — --what (1918), Ltd., was held in St. hibition at St. Andrew's Church parts were said to have been found walter. "Next summer I shall bear new numbers.

visitors by the police in a house at Mitcham come a dance-professional George's Building this morning grounds attracted many when Mr. R. G. Shewan presided, in spite of the inclement weather. When Edward Thomas North (54), they call. gigolo, I can dance and "Orphans of the Storm." supported by Mr. H. P. White, Sir Among the interested spectators of described as an armourer, was re. they say it is a paying profession. Elly Kadoorie, Mr. Noel Braga the various demonstrations of Chi-manded and the following shareholders: ncse craft were some tourists from Mesara. A. L. Shields, A. R. the 8.8. "Resolute."

The official opening was perform Rotelho (attorney for Mr. P. V. Botelho), Allan Keith, J. Toppin, ed by Sir Henry Pollock and the "Tse Tean-tai and A. A. Botelho Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall. and Mrs. M. G. de Carvalho, Sir Henry, in emphasising that

Detective-sorgeant Lynch sold he The Secretary having read the the great key-note of the success enlled at North's house in Harris-off with them round the room.

The waiter looked curiously at notice convening the meeting, the fur progress of this Colony had

cottages, Fair Green. Mitcham. Chairman said that on March 13 been the spirit of co-operation and North produced two rifles from be there young men whose ranks he

April 1-5- Queen's Theatre; Reminder had been sent to all goodwill mutually existing between side a cupboard in the kitchen and holders of "New" shares on which the different nationalities, and in other rifles from the other side of

when an "Flesh and the Devil"

April 3 Star Theatre; The the sum of only $2 per share had particular, between the Chinese the cupboard. North said he had excellent sim of that name was been paid up.‹

and British residents of Hong no revolvers or ammunition, but the shown, the word "gigolo" was look-Wilbur Players in "The Sap." The Chairman read the Remin-Kong, stated that on Monday he detective said in the front roomed upon aakance by the English 9.15 p.m. only (no cinema perform- der and said that, in accordance would complete his forty years of downstairs he found a six-chamber- public. It was supposed to indiente ance).

ed revolver, and 25 rounds with this reminder, the present

an unpleasant parnsite who lounged of

April 3-4-World Theatre; "Oh round hotels and received favours | What a Nurse." meeting had been called for the residence in the Colony and he was

from women, Nowadays people purpose of passing the followingofoundly thankful when he re- ammunition

April 4-7-Star Theatre: "Love's "Found in a Dump." flected on the many kindneses he.

North said to him. "I found that realise that A gigolo is nothing Blindness, 2.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.; :resolution:

That the Articles of Associn-had received during that period)

non-revólver and ammunition in a dump more or less than a hard-working The Wilbur Player in "The Sap," tion of the Company be altered from numerous friends of

at the back of my house about dance-professional employed but at 9.15 pm.

without salary-by various hotels by adding to the end of Article British race, viz. Chinese, Portu-

April 5-Star Theatre; Wilbur guese, British-Indians and others. three years ago," 19 the following words:-

Sergeant Lynch anid he took on the Riviera to partner unescorted Players in "Handcuffed," 9.15 p.m. April 5-7-World Theatre; "For- "Or as from the second day On behalf of the Colony generally of April, 1928, at such other he desired to thank the hardwork-possession of nine rifles, four rife women on the dance-floor.

The etiquette la this. The gigolo, lorn River." who sits with his colleagues at a April 6-Star Theatre; Wilbur rate of interest as the Direc-ing promoters and the various butts, six ritte barrels,

they had taken in organising and a quantity of ammunition and a

looking party and asks, often word-9.15 p.m. determine."

Exhibition... (Ap- ladle..

of the women The Chairman then moved that running the

When North was searched five leesly, whether one

April 6-7-Queen's Theatre; ""The this resolution be passed as an The Hon. Dr. Kotewall said that bullets, three bullet cases and 38 present will dance. If she accepts Shield of Honour."

that dance no obligation is incur- April 7-Star Theatre; Wilbur Extraordinary Resolution.

Sergeant Lynch said North had red. If she accepts the next time. Players in "Her Wedding Night" Mr. H. P. White seconded and to his mind the greatest attractions pawn tickets were found,

af the Exhibition were the exhibits the resolution was carried.

and the demon- been a labourer since 1919. Two however, it is etiquette on de- 9.16 p.m.

parture to give the gigolo 100 April 8-Star Theatre; Wilbur The Chairman said that this of Chinese arts ecncluded the business of the stration area" in which Chinese years before that he was in Wool-

Ignorance rather meeting. The notice convening the craftsmen actually demonstrated with as an Inspector of small arms. francs for his services. Through Players in "Charley's Aunt," 5.30

than through and 9.15 pm. he For twenty years up to 1913 For

April 9-Star Theatre; Wilbur meeting also convened a second the methods of their work.

The "client" as the gigolo calls Players in "The Family Upstairs," extraordinary meeting for the the next Exhibition, which he felt was a private in the Royal Garrison stinginess this is not always done. purpose of considering and, if was bound to come; he would ap

North told the magistrates that her-thinks that he is paid by the 9.16 p.m. thought fit, confirming as a peal to the many collectors and he was under the impression that management. This is bad luck for

MEL Sports. in the Colony to special resolution, the resolution connoissqura which had just been passed as an emulate the unselfish example of he could keep these things with his the gigolo because he has

armourer's certificate. He had redress. The those who had lent their treasured picked them up in sundry places.

There is, as far as I know, only extraordinary resolution. second meeting would be held in possessions, in the shape of works They were obsolete.

one of these professional dancing partners in Monte Carlo who is the same office on Monday, April of Chinese art, for exhibition on

English. He is a Londoner and a 16 and he would be glad if share this occasion,

very good dancer. holders would kindly attend same, On behalf of the General Com- mittee, Mr. Mow Fung thanked all

man:

a Verey

tors may from time to time/Committees for the palna which light pistol, three powder moasures separate table, comes up to a likely Playera in "Three Live Ghosts," |

Shareholders' Reminder.

!plause).

Hon. Dr.

Artillery.

RUSSIANS ACTIVE,

WAR MANOEUVRES NEAR KRONSTADT.

no

March 31-Fanling Hunt Steeple- | chase (Easter Meeting) 3 pm.

March 31-Queen's College an- nual athletic sports meeting, Causeway Bay.

March 31-Boxing tournament, Lee Theatre, 9.16 p.m.

April 1 Interport Football Matches: Hong Kong Chinese va, Malayan Chinese H.K.F.C. Ground Happy Valley, 4.30 p.m.

I asked him to join my table and The following is the Reminder these we had helped in various

tell me about the life. Of the other to shareholders read by the Chair-capacities and expressed appre

five employed by the hotel, he told me, two were Russians, one of Helsingfors, Yesterday. them being a baron. The others "Members of the Company who ciation of the attendance of Sir

April 2-St. Stephen's College There have been extensive were Frenchmen, but he did not annual sporta, University ground, are holders of the "New" shares Henry Pollock and the on which the sum of $2 per share R. H. Kotewall..

An excellent programme of musie Russian land and sea maneuvres know their past. He has been do- Pokfulami-rd. has been paid up are reminded

April 1, 14, 21 Fanling Hunt that the final call of $3 per share was provided throughout the after during the last few days in the ing this for only six weeks.

"I was a stockbroker's clerk in Steeplechase, Sheung Shui station, fortifications. on such "New" shares is to be noon by the band of H.M.S. “Cum-neighbourhood of the Kronstadt

Battleships are London," he told me, "and then, ga.m.; 2.45 pm.; respectively. participating with the object of realising that I could make more paid on or before April 2, 1928, beriand.."

testing Kronstadt's ability to money at dancing, I took it up asing. Mr. Souza's bungalow, 2.45 April. 4; 18-Steeplechase-meet- meet hostile attacks in winter. a professional dance-partner. It Reuter.

was very difficult to get a recom- mendation to this place, but I Buceceded and here I am.

NO GANGSTERS.

WHY BRITAIN IS LUCKY.

BROKEN UP.

CHANGES IN THE ROYAL ARTILLERY.

1.m.

race

April 7 & 9-Third extra meeting of the H.K. Jockey Club, Happy Valley.

April 8, 29 Fanling Hunt meet at Mal Po village, 7 a.m.

April 11-Fanling Hunt, Hun- ter's Arms, 2.45 p.m.

April. 16-Seventh extra raca meeting of the International Race & Recreation Club of Macao, Ltd.

April 22-Steeplechase Meeting

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Ice House Street.

Telephone C. 1322.

COATES' ORIGINAL PLYMOUTH GIN.

The Navy's Choice.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. - (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong).

Prince's Building,

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WE HAVE

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Tennis Racquets

Tennis Balls

Racquet Presses

Racquet Holders

Race

Racquet Covera

to the Company's bankers, the Hong Kong and. Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation, Hong Kong.

"Such shareholders are.also în. formed that it is the present in- tention of the Directors not to

"It is a good business but a pre- -exercise, for a period of one year

carious one," he continued.. "You from April 2, 1928, that is, to [BY EDGAR WALLACE.]

will, on a good day, give two dane April 2, 1929, their right of for- I do not think even well-

ing lessons at 200 francs an hour. feiture of any "New" shares in informed Americans realise why

London, Feb. 10.

You will be paid 100 francs by two respect of which such final call the gangster of England does not

different parties at the tea dance The King has approved the dis-and perhaps 800 francs shall not be duly paid, but, pro-approximate in ferocity, in dar-

more at bandment of the vided the necessary special rese-ing, and in ruthlessness to his

34th Heavy night. That makes 900 francs in a lution is passed by the members American fellow.

Battery Royal Artillery and its The Chicago of the Company, to require share! holders to pay interest at the rate gangster, with his "sawn-off" (a absorption into the 15th Heavy day-or £7 10s. But, that, mind

shotgun cut down almost to pistol Battery Royal Artillery, with effect you, is a good day. You may dance at Mr. Pott's bungalow, 7. a.m.

all the afternoon and evening and of 9 per cent. per annum on any size), his machine-gun (which is from March 1st next.

not be paid a penny." calls not paid on or before April an automatic rifle), and his too- The 34th Heavy Battery is in

A man at my table remarked 2, 1928, provided such unpaid ready "rod" (automatic), has no Ceylon and the 15th Heavy Battery calls together with interest are parallel in Britain. We bein Sierra Leone. Last year the duly paid on or before April 2ieve that under our laws and with number of Medium Brigades was commonly reputed to have made Club, in Club House, 6 p.m.

to five. The our incorruptible police system he raised from, three The Articles of Association could not exist.

eight new batteries required for at present provide for payment of The machinery of the law the additional two. Brigades were interest at the rate of 12 per cent. moves very swiftly and with a found by utilising two Mediam per annum on unpaid calls and do terrible inevitability. The mur- Batteries provided. in 1926, one! not give the Directors any discre-derer hange, and it would be a bad Medium Battery transferred from tion in the matter. It is there-day for Britain if he did not the Indian Establishment in place siderably. What is a good day for meeting of the Hong Kong Electric fore proposed shortly to convene hang.

There are no long de- of which one Heavy Battery had, me may be a bad day for the next the necessary meetings to pass lays, no moving for new trials, no been disbanded, and five Heavy one. It takes time to build up a clientele, and some of the other five and confirm the necessary resolu- fiats of state of attorneys, no ap- Batteries. tion to alter the Articles so as to heals to governors. There is the In addition, the 2nd Anti- have been dancing here for six give the Directors a discretion as preliminary hearing at the Aircraft Brigade (Portsmouth) years," to the amount of interest they magistrate's court, the trial at was raised by utilising three exist- shall from time to time require the Old Bailey or at the Assizes, ing Heavy Batteries, and members to pay in respect of any the inevitable appeal, the almost. Heavy Brigade was created by present would pay well. "I think of Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., call or instalment not paid on due inevitable confirmation of sen- using four existing Heavy Batteries,

1928.

date."

LADIES' AT LAW.

APPLICATION FOR MUTUAL RECOVERY ORDER.

in #

tence.

There is no such thing in Britain 28 а political pull

1

one

that he had heard that one of the

Russians mentioned

above WOR

:

200,000 franes (over £1,600) Inst season-which lasts only five months.

"That may be," replied the pro- fessional. "Our incomes vary con

He then tried to explain. how i was possible to tell which person

April 28 Steeplechase Mecting at Kwant!.

Meetings, To-day-Twenty-eighth annual meeting of Kowloon Bowling Green

of

April 2-Annual- meeting Douglas Steamship, Co., P. & 0. Bldg., 11a.m.

April 2-Extraordinary. generat

p.m.

annnal

Co., Ltd., at P. & 0. Building, 1239

April 4-Seventeenth meeting of shareholders of the Bank of Canton, Ltd., 6, Des Voeux-rd., Ct., 2.30 p.m..

whether there was any and

STANDARD TIME.

April 11-Third annual meeting

April 18 Yearly, meeting of

Miscellaneous.

he said, "it is partly by the ex-at Exchange-bldg.. Des Voeux-rd.; pression on the face. But you can Ct., (2nd floor) noon.. [invariably tell from the way they April 12-Annual meeting of the. set up from the table to dance with Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. where the criminal courts are between rival factions they are when you ask them it is all right. Ct, noon.

you. If they are glad to dance at Exchange-bldg., Des Voeux-rd., concerned. We believe rightly loosely described as “race_gang" that a judge would sentence his fights. It is possible that these If they are listless you know you own brother to death and show men are racegoers, and a few are wasting your timeshareholders of the Hong Kong him no more favour than he years ago, until the Jockey Club

I asked him whether there were Realty & Trust Co., Ltd., Exchange- Madame Flint was the plaintiff would show to any other criminal, took steps to deal with the any Jealousies between the six men bldg., at noon,

April 14-General meeting of Summary Court case this

menace, race gangs. were very

· morning in which she sued Mrs. If gang warfare started in real organisations.

But

the etiquette about one dancing with members of The Prince's Bldg. & F. E. Cameron, propriaress of St. Britain on a serious scale it gangs to which I refer are in another's client. He said there was Land & Co, Ltd. (in liquidation), Francis' Hotel, for $850.28 alleged would be stamped out. But the every sense criminal: They do none, but that one had to be very 6, Des Voeux-road Cil, noon.

April 20 Annual meeting of to be due for wages.

existence of gang warfare in any not work in unison to any objec- sure of acceptance before one risk- Mr. O. E. G. Marton appeared country depends not so much tive; they are largely composed ed a sub-Charles Graves in the members of the Victoria Recreation

Club at V.R.C., 6 p.m. for defendant and asked that the upon the methods employed to of loose units, who are drawn to "Daily Mail.” case should be adjourned for a deal with it as upon its cause; gether by their acquaintance with week with leave to file a counter- and the cause is inevitably dope. one another and the fact that claim, and also that an order Our own criminals do not dope; they have a common enemy-the should be made. for mutual dis-that ghastly practice is left to a police. They are gangs in the

comparatively few degenerate sense that every law-abiding citi Madame Flint appeared in per-weaklings. I have only met one zen is a member of a gang-he son and, in answer to Hia 'Honour burglar who was a drug addict, has a circle of friends who have said that the amount claimed was and he had taken to the practice a common interest, and whom he for balance of wages in 1927 at late in life.

meets at his club or on a golf during March, according to the Sunrise and Susset in Hong Kong $200 a month.

But in America without dope course. Madame Flint Indicated that she there would be no gunmen. Nine If they take concerted action it standard time of the 120th meridian To-day-Annual dinner of the opposed Mr. Marton's application out of every ten of the hold-up is to repel the encroachments of east of Greenwich, is as follows: Institution of Engineers and Ship- and wanted the case to proceed. ¡men and bank-smashers could not similar coteries or to avenge" a March

His Honour, said that he go about their business without a "squeak” which has been put up would adjourn the case unill next "shot." They require that mo- by their rivals. For there is no Thursday's session without any mentory exaltation and reckless- honour among thieves, except in

· order and a date for hearing could ness of consequence which drugs one respect; a member of a gang then be fixed. ̧-

bring before they can tackle even who has been "bashed", by an- Madame Flint said she had wait a minor hold-up. Without the other gang will never identify his

The anniversary of the coronation ed for a long time and had no "stimplant" they are spineless, assailant. HISTORIA of the Pope was celebrated in mall money.

nerveless things, wholly incapable So long as dope is kept away week in England for the first time His Honour said he was afraid of holding a pistol steady, from the habitually criminal at

of Westminster nahe would have to wait for the case Our own gangs are curiously classes, the gangster in Britain

which ́- Cardinal to be heard.

composed. When a fight starts will be a negligible quantity Bourne officiated.

covery.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG

·Date.

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Cathed

To-day Lenten Mission in Catholic Cathedral; sermon by Rev. G. Byrne, &J., Subject: The Con- fession of a full heart" Text: "My Lord and My God," John XX 28; 6 p.m. M

To-day "China” exhibition, grounds, from 8 to 10 p.m. St. Andrew's Church Hall and

builders, 8 p.m.

Sunrise. Sanset.

March 81 Prize distribution & 6.18 6.88 Concert of Docksin English School, 6.177) 6.88....... Bonham-rd., 2 p.m.

April 14-Diocesan Boys School "at Home" from 3.80 to 6.30 pm. April 14-Eighth annual dinner of the Q.C.O.B. Assen. at Queen's College Hall, 3 pa

April 17-Annual inspection of the Hong Kong Patice, Mar parade ground:

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