1928-05-15 — Page 7

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1928.

SO FAR SAFE.

(Continued from Page 1.)

AMOY'S DANGER.

Northern Cruiser Hovers Over Prey.

Amoy, Yesterday.

TO BE DEALT WITH.

CONSTABLES EXCEED THEIR DUTY,

BIBLE SOCIETY.

TRIBUTE TO THE REV. DR.

T. W. PEARCE.

THE ANNUAL MEETING.

THE CHINA MAIL,

DON'T LET HIM IN!

BOGUS 'PHONE INSPECTOR'S THEFTS.

COMPANY'S WARNING.

Quemoy outside the harbour, with structing him in the execution of/D.B.E., seconded a resolution re-his departure, decamped with ar-

Shadows Before

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

Sports

IN THE “MATE.”

SIX MEN DISCHARGED.

To-day--Queen's Theatre; Syd Chaplin in "The Missing Link." Yesterday afternoon, Mr. R. E.

A tribute to the Rev. Dr. T. W.

To-day- Star Theatre; "The Lindsell concluded hearing of the Pearce, O.B.E, was paid at yes-

It had been reported that a man Lighthouse by the Sea." case in which a Chinese vogatable fish and Foreign Bible Society to be an employee of the Hong loose Widows."

terday's annual meeting of the Bri--ostensibly a Chinese-purporting To-day-World Theatre; "Foot- gardoner of Pochung, on the Stan- Semi-official reports state that ley side of the island, opposite Ap-Hong Kong auxiliary), hold in the Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., under the Northern cruiser "Hai-lichau, and four of his fokis, were Helena May Institute. chi" and two smaller warships charged with assaulting Wei-bal-

pretence of effecting repairs to May 26-28-Filth Extra Race The Rev. W. Walton Rogers pro- telephones, has gained admittance Meetings of the II.K. Jockey Club, have been joined by two trans-wei police constable D186 and ob-posed and the Rev. H. R. Wells, to subscribers residences and, on Happy Valley. ports outside. The island of

Lammerts' Auction. cording Dr. Pearce's services ex-ticles of varying value, an aren of about 60 square miles, alleged to have been forelbly re-his valuable work, (known as the cise every precaution in verifying curios, 2.80 p.m.

his duty. A sixth man who was tending over several decades and

May 15-At Sales Room, Dud- has been occupied as a base of moved from the constablo's cus-

Subscribere are warned to exer- dell-st,, a valuable collection of operations against Amoy, An attody, was charged with the unlaw-Union Wenli version) in connection the credentials of anyone present- tack is expected by the author-ful possession of a pine tree which with translating the Bible.

May 17-At 6, Knutsford-terrace, itles, who will contest an entrance he was alleged to have cut down (Bishop of Victoria) presided. He plaint regarding their telephone

ng himself, under such circum-household furniture, 2.45 p.m. and who have declared strict mur-

The Rt. Rev. Dr. C. R. Duppay stances, particularly where no com

Meetings. tial law. A naval engagement

After overpowering the stable, whose revolver and holster Higdon (Philippine Islanda), Rev. the Telephone Company:

was supported by the Rev. E. K. service has been made by them to H.K. Auxiliary of the British & To-day-Annual meeting of the outside is possible.

The Norwegian steamer "Van" were torn away from his belt in. O. T. Burkwall (Canton), Rev.)

Foreign Bible Society, st Helena On the Safe Sido..

May Institute, 5.30 p.m.

To-day-Peak Church Annual Authorised workmen are in pos-

cial of the Company, which is fa-Hall, 5.30 p.m. The Annual Report.

sued monthly, and bears the era- May 17-Forty-seventh ordinary The Rav. Mr. Short presented ployee's number and name. Should general meeting of shareholders of the report for 1927,

a subscriber feel at all suspicious, the Canton Insurance Office, Ltd, Activities have been well main- telephone enquiry at the head at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's tuined. The case for the defence was and non-Chinese, responded to the 606) will quickly confirm whether May 18-Extraordinary general

Local churches, Chinese office of the Company (No. Centralf offices, noon.. that the constable accompanied by special appeals addressed to them anyone has been instructed to work meeting of China Sugar Refinery another in plain clothes visited the on Bible Sunday, Information re- on their telephone. sixth defendant's hut and Inslated lating to the methods and results

is still in port unloading an arms alleged to have bound the constable

the struggle, the defendants were F. Short (socretary), Dr.

Sanders (treasurer),

J. H. Rev.

W.

cargo and a small Southern gun-up with ropes and then themselves Walton Rogera and Rev. J. C.session of a card signed by an off-meeting in St. John's Cathedral

boat is lying in shallow water at the back of the harbour.

Trade is normal. The Japanese situation is unchanged.-Reuter. A Tsinan Report.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

A message from Tainan says the

latest investigations show the total Japanese losses as

follow:-

ed.

taken him over to Aberdeen where Knight Anstey. policeman whom they met in Hupch- he was handed over to a Cantonese,

street, and this man took all the parties to the police station.

The Defence,

CINEMA NOTES.

"THE MISSING LINK” AT QUEEN'S.

a.m.

L

May 26 - Sixty-second annual meeting of British Traders' Insur- ance Co., Ltd., Union-bldg., 11.20

a.m.

May 29-Half yearly meeting of H.K. Jockey Club, H.K. Club annex, 5.18 p.m.

Military:

Co., Ltd., at the offices of Messrs. .46 killed, 195

The "China Mail" understands Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 11 wounded.

on his accompanying him up the of bible work under the auspices that two European houses have a.m. Civilians: 14 murdered, more

hillside, threatening to kick him of of the society has been further been victimised already. One re- than 20 still missing, 114 loot-did not do so. He was taken diffused by means

May 25-Fifty-fifth annual meet- to where there was a fallen plae Book and Tract Depot, represent another article.

of the Bible,sident lost a clock worth £15 and ing of Union Insurance Society of Peace and quiet have now been tree and the constables ordered him ing as it does the great Christian house, a number of articles of not

From another Canton, Ltd., Union-bldg., 31 a.m. restored not only in the city where to carry it back to the hut. At the Book Societies and being as it is a very great value were stolen.

May 26 Fifty-ninth Annua the shops are re-opening, but also hut the constables were alleged to place of call and enquiry for resi

meeting of the China Fire Insur- within an area of 20 Chinese miles have asked the sixth defendant i dents, visitors and passing travel-

ance Co., Ltd., Union-bldg., 11.15 of the whole Shantung Railway.

he had any money. When he anid lers. The Chinese Chamber of Com-that he had none, the constables;

Testaments for Servicemen. merce, after listening, to the wanted him to carry the pine tree

to the police station. He flatly re-signation of Mrs. Batley, the man- Reference was made to the re- Japanese Corsul's observations,

fused, whereupon the uniformed!; has empowered General Tien, a former Commander of the Gen-constable drew his revolver, Sixth daughter, Mrs. Ingram.

ageress and the substitution of her darmerie, to take any steps neces- defondant .shouted for help. sary to maintain peace and order Others came to his assistance, and tions totalled 5,358 copies in Eng- Syd Chaplin's latest comedy, "The

Depot sales of scripture publica

Cinema-goers are reminded that and seek out and disarm

MiscellaneouIN. then what happened to the con-lish, English, and Cantonese, Can- Missing Link," which has been Southerners hiding in the city-stable was the same as related by tonese, Wenil, Hakka, Mandarin, drawing crowded

May 24-Official opening by H.E. Reuter.

the prosecution.

houses since The Officer Administering the Govt. Tsinan and Nanking. constable up and took away his re-jabi. Urdu, Welsh, French, Bus- Queen's Theatre to-day for the Hall, 6 p.m.

at the Romanised Chinese, Japanese Pun Sunday, will be screened at the of Cheer 'O new premises in City Tokyo, Yesterday.

volver because they were afraid, he sinn, German, Pilipino, Spanish, last The Japanese Foreign Office is might use the gun.

time. Chaplin portrays, a anxious to open negotiations to

After another witness had been scriptures, maps and scrolls; the to pose as a famous big game hun- Hindu and Italian: also Braille timid poet who finds himself forced. settle the Tainan affair as soon as heard, Mr. Lindsell decided to dis- amount received, being $2.532.83. possible but does not contemplate charge all the defendants. He re-,

ter bent of solving the mystery of combining it with a settlement of marked that he could

The work in and around Hong "The Missing Link", How he is the Nanking affair of March, feeling that the constables must had not brought returns up to the to earth, how his stock for bravery not help Kong, though without interruption, the means of running "The Link" 1927. If the situation warrants, have gone to Pochung for some im average of past years.

The story of a Chinese lado nd- the Government may start with-proper purpose: The evidence, bia

goes up, while his heart goes down,ventures with a motor car about drawing portion of the troops | Worship said, seemed to indicate tribution of testaments to Service- into the bargain, make an extreme- at the Kowloon Magistracy

Reference was made to the dia- and how he wins a beautiful girl which he knew nothing was told

any

men.

even before a settlement has been that D185 had left his beat and completed, the spokesman intim-gone over to Pochung for the pur- ated, though everything will de-pose of extracting squeeze. That pend on the circumstances. scended to be the cause of the whole for

EIGHT STROKES.

DEAF MUTE AND MOTOR CAR.

this

some

Appeal for Support.

ly amusing burlesque quite up to morning before Mr. Schofeld. the standard of "The Man on the!

It appears the lad took the car Mr. Short appealed for support Box," "Charley's Aunt" and other out whilst the owner, an Indian,

the Wyndham-street depot big succOASSE. Ho Yao-tsu of the Nationalist the wrong, had himself to blame for were sold at a loss but where the introduction of "Akka," a really damage to the extent of $325. This

Though the report that General trouble, and the constable being in where bibles and Chinese literature ture of "The Missing Link" is the control and, running into

An excellent fea-was away. The vehicle got out of Army, whose troops were respon- what happened.

ricksbas in Canton-road, caused sible for the outrages, has been

Mr. W. Kent, A.P.S., said thatable elsewhere, were also sold.

latest English books, not obtain clever Chimpanzee which Syd mis occurred yesterday, dismissed, has not been confirm- the constables 'would be dealt with ed, it is officially considered it will departmentally for

Dr. Sanders gave comparative doing some statistice in outlining the financial greatly facilitate negotiations if thing they should not have done. position.

correct.

Commenting on the Geneva re- port that Japan is expected to ex- plain her side of the story to the League, the spokesman stated that no such action is being con- sidered at present, though he in- timated that the Premier (Baron Tanaka may discuss the ques tion of the advisability of doing 80.---Reuter.

OFFERED 5 CENTS.

A Chinese fruit hawker was this morning charged hefore Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy with causing an obstruction in Benham-strand East, and with offering a bribe of 5 cents to 231 Indian constable to overlook his offence. The accused said that

the constable asked him for 20 cents, but he offered him only five. He suggested that the

FLYING SCENES.

CAMERAMEN LASHED TO

"PLANE WINGS..

PROFESSIONAL 'CRASHER.'

takes for the "Link."

"FOOTLOOSE WIDOWS.”

Dr. Duppay mentioned the fact that the Rev. E. K. Higdon, who

"Footloose Widows," which proposed the adoption of the report comes to the World Theatre to-day and accounts, had been to the con- concerns the ambitions of two ference at Jerusalem. Dr. Duppuy young mannequin flappers who seconded and the motion was car tire of the drab monotony of life, ried unanimously.

and decide to go further afield in

Remarking upon the futility of attempting to recover damages from the youth, who is a deaf mute, the son of a hawker, also a deaf mute, the Magistrate ordered him to receive eight strokes.

FREE PLASTERS.

Charged before Major C. Willson The Rev. H. O. T. Burkwall quot- search of thrills. Accordingly, at the Central Magistracy this tre, W., London, where the specta-

Audiences at the Carlton Thea-led the following figures:- they borrow the necessary dresses morning with selling Chinese medi-

1908:-salea 61⁄2 millions in 412 and pose да wealthy widows. cine in Bonham-strand East with cular American film of the air, languages;

Everything goes well, until one of out a licence, a Chinese told his "Wings," is now running, are 60 1927-sales 10 millions in the girls genuinely falls in love Worship that he only charged for thrilled by the sensational photo-1600 languages;

with a handsome youth of her consultations and gave the plasters graphic effects which almost ... Officers Elected.

own class. The swift run maks the onlooker forget he is not] 1927:-record

of away free. If patients were cured dale of just events in the land of palms and by his medicine, they generally actually flying himself that the over 1,000,000 copies of the bible; luxury makes exciting entertain- offered him presents afterwards. keenest speculations are conducted

1927: total circulation of allment, full of original ideas and The Magistrate imposed a fine of as to how many of the flying scenes scriptures sold in China, 8,000,000. gay surprises. "Footloose Widows" $4 or seven days' jail. were really taken.

Mr. Burkwall proposed and the was adapted to the screen from At least one camera man

chairman seconded the following the novel by Beatrice Burton. lashed over the engine; others were appointments:- lashed to the wings of machines.

wae

Before Major C. Willson at the Louise Fazenda and Jacqueline Central Magistracy this morning, Logan, both popular players, fill a Chinese "pleaded "guilty" to a the leading roles, with Jason charge of picking the pocket of Robards, a newcomer to the screen, another Chinese in Connaught-rond as the handsome hero. This pic-Central yesterday afternoon and

Secretary: Rev. F. Short. Treasurer: Dr. J. H. Sanders. No fewer than 21 photographers

Committee: Clergy and ministers pictures. Men were turning their and Military chaplains in Hong ture will be shown at all perform stealing a purse containing 30 cour were employed at one time to get of contributing churches, Naval the spectacle from Kong, a representative of the constable 100ft. observation towers, from plts Y.M.C.A., Bra. . W. Smith, Mances to-day, but to-morrow it will Sentence of two months' hard labour arrested him because he did not in the ground under hangars, and Maconachie, Mrs. Dowbiggin, Mrs. only be screened at the 5.15 and was passed. Indian denied the charge in the that flew under or above the forma-Storr,

The from the cockpits of machines E. Davidson, Miss Hayward, Miss 9.20. performances, the attraction

give the amount he wanted.

cameras on

MIBG Jennings, Miss at 2.80 and 7:15 being the Chinese Dransfield, Miss Hollis.

drama, "Lok Young Bridge.":

witness box. The Magistrate con- tiona In the air. victed the accused. For obstruc

Release Of Bombe.. tion he was fined $2 or four days,

The motion was carried unanim- whilst for offering the bribe, he shows the downward flights of

One of the most interesting shots only. was ordered to pay another $5 bombs released from

The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave pro- undergo another seven days' jail.

a Gotha. posed and the chairman seconded These were secured by a camera a vote of thanks to the lady help man squeezed into the bomb cham-ers-carried unanimously. bur of the machine-with 1,20016.

HELPED HIMSELF.

A thief yesterday entered the

of high explosive six inches away PASSENGER LIST.

-doing 90 miles an hour at à bare-

600Ft. over the reconstructed

ARRIVALS.

A STORY OF THE SEA.

"The Lighthouse by the Sea," which will be the chief attraction

at the Star

Theatre to-

NOTICE.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE.

Subscription Griffins 1928/1929.

day and tomorrow is a picture ISTS are now open for Mem- adapted from the popular stagebers to subscribe for Subscrip play of that name by Owen Davies, tion Griffins for season 1928/1929 The story centres around the keep and have been posted at the Race

servants' qunrtera of No. 20, French village. Two tuge On 1 Passengers arrived, by the s.a. ers of a lighthouse on the Pacific Course, Stables (Causeway Bay) Macdonnell-road and helped himself place of string tied to his arm gave "President Jefferson" from Manila Coust, who stand in the way of Hong Kong Club, and Secretary's to a felt hat, a raincoat, a chopper the signal that the bombs had been were

band of bootleggers who carry on Office... and a girdle. He was about to released, so that he, should pick Mr. and Mrs. Johanner D. an Illicit trade in that locality. leave the place when he was solzed them up through the finder of his Carriere, Miss L. J. Carriere, Mr. The picture fa full of interest and by one of the servants and handed camera as they fell,

Gabriel Coyoca, Mr. Felix Gargnera, the plot is adequately handled by over to the police. When charged Of the 100 aeroplanes used in Mr. Mina De Guzman, Mrs. Marie Louise Fazenda, Buster Collier, before Major. C. Willson at the the making of "Wings" Boven were Jobson, Mr. II. Khouri, Mr. Abden Mathew Beltz, Douglas Gerrard Central Magistracythia morning, deliberately crashed, one of them Llorents, Mr. and Mrs. Vietor and Charlca Hill Mailes, while the thief pleaded guilty". The by a stunt filler who specialises in Langbank, Mr. Chua Hang-aguan, Rin-Tin-Tin, the marvellous dog, police, after proving four previous this type of work and emerges unr Meliton Ferijen, Mr. WG does his full share in making "The convictions, asked the Magistrate unscathed. The collision of two Raymond, Mr. C. Teerthas Lighthouse by the Sen a picture TO LET-Oficas, first floor, Asia- for a term of police supervision in aeroplanes in mid air was, of Miss Amy Brown, Miss Charlotte well worth seeing.

addition to a jail sentence. Major course, done by trick work and Baskerville, Mr. Hal V. Hafele, Bleasda, Mr. and Mrs. R. E Willson accordingly sentenced the models. accused to six months' hard labour The flying and war scenes were Margarita Slavlansky, Mrs. F. 0 Mrs. Margarita Slaviansky, Miss and in addition ordered him to un-taken at a huge military camp in gmolt, Mrs. Ruth H. Powell,

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According to a report made."

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168, Hollywood-road, fun, Cho, the firms shroff abs

afternoon of April, 18 taking with him 1884 which he hit Au beba

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