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TUESDAY, MAY 29,

-CINEMA NOTES.

"SIMON THE JESTER" AT THE QUEEN'S.

A. W. J. LOCKE FILM.

Some distinctly unusual situa- tions are presened in W. J. Locke's ators, of "Simon the Jester," the big picture at the Queen's Theatre to-day and to-morrow. The picture deals with a wealthy Englishman the Simwon of the story-who is informed by his physician that he has only six weeks to live and in consequence trents life as

a huge joke. He bequeaths his fortune

friends! and worldly goods to his and seeks to unravel the love tangle of a friend, and this lends to a series of startling events ending in an exciting elimax. The picture has been produced on a

1928.

TYPIST'S FORTITUDE.

TRAPPED BY LIFT FOR 40 MINUTES.

NOT A CRY OF PAIN.

THE CHINA MAIL,

100 YEARS HENCE.

ROSITA FORBES' VIEWS OF CHANGING MARRIAGE PHASES.

LOOKING AHEAD.

IN A SUSSEX WOOD. Shadows Before

WOMAN DESCRIBES HER FIGHT WITH A THIEF.

NURSE AND "BUSHRANGER,"

"I recently came to Hastinga from Australia. I am used to the bush, but I did not expect to find bushrangers Sussex." A nurse at the Royal East Sussex Hospital, who will not divulge her name, smiled as she made this statement after describing her ordeal in Holllig- tan Wood, near Hastings, where she was attacked by a man stole her purse. She is a tall, mey appreciate women's well-bullt woman of 31. · work if it is supplementary and un- obtrusive, or if it adds to his com- fort, but he is much more likely

For forty minutes an 18-year-old The trouble is that woman's typist, trapped between the lift point of view has changed-in fact, and the lift shaft at an office in is changing every day—and man's, Baker-street, London, endured with. regard to things domestic, is great agony with stoical fortitude more or less static. To the ordin while firemen worked frantically jary he-man the intensive feminism of 1928 is as much a phase as the to release her.

Now and again she moaned-but crinoline, He waits, impatient, never cried out. She asked how tolerant or indulgent, for women long it would take to free her and to come to their senses again," de then bravely tried to keep up a con, clares the famous explorer Rosita

Forbes. versation with the rescuers.

Hle Dr. Davies, of Dorset-square, and Mr. A. E. Shakesby, usteopath, of Dorset-square, gave her assist ance while she Iny trapped. The

circusmorphia to relieve her suffering.

who

She was gathering primroses In the wood when the man approached. He spoke politely at first, pointed

large scale and a feature in this doctor from time to time injected to regard it as a hobby, innocuous to a denser part of the wood, and

.connection is a complete

which was specially erected to give the utmost realism to an absorbing Eugene story. Lillian Itich and O'Brien are the leading players, with Edmund Burns. Henry B. Walthall and William Piatt figure in the supporting cast.

"YOU'D BE SURPRISED."

Raymond

, Grillith's eomedy "You'd Be Surprised," comes to the Star Theatre to-day and to-morrow. As a coroner, Raymond complete with silk hat, finds him self forced either to unravel the a murder, or miss a mystery of

Grimth,

She is Miss Bridgland, of Bel- mont-street, Chalk Farm, N. Her father is dead, and she supported her invalid mother.

as gardening or, embroidery!

His panacea

said: "There are some bigger for every is primroses there."-"Evening Stan- children," because he is convinc-dard." cd that, by some miracle of a mas- culine heaven, every woman, be Both her legs were injured, her she professor of chemistry, char. or lecturer in right arm was fractured, and sheltered accountant was crushed about the body. She Chinese, has a latent maternal in was taken to St. Mary's Hospital,stinet which will recompense her for the loss of the most productive

Paddington.

The accident occurred at the new building of the Abbey-roud Building Society.

Between Two Floors,

career.

TOO SENSITIVE.

cording, to report, will be

[The house of the future,

automatic as well an

ас

subtly all-electric.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”

To-day Queen's Theatre: "Simon the Jester."

To-day World Theatre; "Is Zat So."

To-day-Star Theatre; You'd Be Surprised."

To-day-Special Farewell Con- cort for the Misses Elleen & Doris Woods and others at the City Hall, 7.35 p.m.

May 31 Cheer 'O Y.M.C.A. Dance, City Hall, 7.30 p.m.

Juno Cheer 'O Dance, City Hall, 7.30 p.m.

June 3-Concert arranged by Miss Slubbings, City Hall, 7.30. p.ra.

Aports.

May 30-Whist Drive, Cheer 'O Y.M.C.A., City Hall, 7.30 p.m.

June 3 Next meeting of the Macao Race Club.

June 16-American Mixed 'Dou- bles (handicap) tennis tournament, Ladies Recreation Club.

Lammerts Auctions.

May 30 Household furniture at 6A, Jordan-rd., Kowloon, (first) foor), 11 am.

May 31-Furniture and shop fit- bldg., ground floor, 10.30 a.m. tings at the Cafe Regent, Pedder-

4

Meeting. To-day-Half yearly meeting of H.K. Jockey Club, H.K.

Club annex, 6.15 p.m.

In many cases it may be true, Already it is possible to have a but in these eugenic days women are apt to consider the mental, garage whose doors swing open

Juno -Household furniture at physicsi and material heritage with

soon as the headlights from & Highburgh Terrace, #8

Kowloon The lift is automatically worked which their offspring would be en- te owner'a motor-car shine upon Dock, Hunghom, 11 a.m. without an attendant. It is dowed. Where there is no instinct "a photo-electric cell in a tube at thought that the girl tried to step for motherhood, it may be ques- the side of the door," and other in. not realising that it was mov-tioned whether any useful purpose gadgets, which will be set in good theatre, show. He decides to g. She was crushed against the is served by adding an inferior motion by the sound of the human attempt to solve the mystery, nod lift-shaft between the third and citizen to an already overcrowded volée, are promised.]

a girl who fourth floors.. while doing so, meets makes hitn forget all about the in sheer picture play. The burlesque with a surprise ending. Playing opposite Grillith is Dorably Sebastian who supplies the love and interest. Earle Williams Edward Martindel have prominent roles in the picture.

"IS ZAT 30."

3 Zat So." the picture which comes to the World Theatre to-day and to-morrow, the amusing story of a penniless prize fighter

and his maunger who suddenly find themselves in high society. Edmund Lowe, who achieved fame as Ser- geant Quirt in "What Price Glory." plays the part of the manager, while George O'Brien appears as the pugilist. Phillipe de Lacy, a remarkable child actor has a prominent part. Kathryn Perry and Douglas Fairbanks Junior, also have important rea to play, Comedy is sprinkled throughout the picture and in addition there la an appealing love story.

"PRES. CLEVELAND."

BRINGS MANY PROMINENT

PASSENGERS.

Among the prominent passengers aboard the s.3. "President Cleve land" on arrival here were: Mr. J. P. Heilbronn, of J. P. Heilbronn

Co., Manila, returning to Manila from U.S.A.; Mr. A. S. Iserson and wife, President of the A. S Iserson Co., New York, going to Manila on business; Mr. W. D. Hariss, with the International Banking Corporation of New York, coming to Hong Kong: Mrs. R. E Shaw and son, returning to their home in Manila, where Mr. Shaw is connected with, The Interna.

world.

The firemen had to saw through a number of steel bars, the roof of a lift, and the iron lift gate, and I remove a portion of flooring be the fore they could reach the girl.

Motherhood as a Career. would suggest, therefore, that masculine treatment for the ills of modern marriage is as often The accident was discovered by a pricked, bubble as the safety postman, Mr. Bert Gardner, balloon he imagines. Motherhood a when he was delivering letters in is a career,, perhaps the highest the building. He said:-

of all feminine careers, but it is stairs not a justification of or an escape "I was coming up the when I saw the girl lying half in from unsuccessful matrimony. ançi half out of the lift A generation ago the average shift. Her head was on the woman's netivities were confined to stone floor, and her body was jam-a small circle, from which, how- med half-way down the shaft, The ever discontented she might be, it full weight of the lift was upon was almost impossible to escape.

her.

Rush For Help.

"She was moaning and obviously

but

As soon as the Master approached

up the drive

The front door swung open to let

him arrive.

He entered; one glance at the hat-

stand and that

Made a grab for his brolly

hung up his hat,

SPURIOUS COINS.

12 MONTHS HARD LABOUR FOR A "BAD LOT.”

The Shaukiwan police have at last succeeded in arresting a Chin- andese, alleged to have been, for some)

time, passing a large number of counterfeit coins in the district, and shop-

hummed a few bars--and the the dinner appeared;

He

He

it was cleared.

He

gave a slight cough-and away

victimising hawkers

keepers.

The miscreant was brought be- fore Lient-Col. F. Eaves, D.S.O.,

mentioned a name as the book at the Central Magistracy yester

case he scanned

And the book he required jumped

right into his hand,

switched on the light;

A single request in the bathroom-

and, lal

The taps were all ready and start-

ed to flow,

Modern transport has added to the difficulties of marriage as of uny other state which depends for suc- cess on the development of char-A word from the Master put every in terrible pain, I saw at once acter, because it has made it so thing right; that I could do nothing without easy to escape from anything that It turned on. the heat and it assistance, and 1 raised the alarm. is disagreeable, or even tedious. The police and fire brigade and a Change may be good for the mind, doctor were sent for.

it is generally bad for the "We tried to release the girl by | heart.

The average modern couple, do forcing the lift off her body, but we

not ace enough of each other for could not do so,

"The girl was conscious all the their marriage to become a habit. She behaved heroically. There is a French saying "One Now and again her face twitched. can divoren a wife or desert a She would bite her lips as if trying mistress, but change a habit, to prevent a scream. Beyond oc- never!" casional moans she gave little sign | of the agony she was enduring..

Te release her the firemen used difficult we go to a cinema or the And respond at the sound of

Riviera! We waste a great deal Master's own voice. alectric drills, axes and naws. We who were watching tried to cheer of time in phycho-analysis, but we

time.

Thus everything worked to the

word of command

(But a very kind word, you

please understand),

day, and sentenced to 12 months' hard labour..

When arrested he had no fewer than 171 counterfeit coins in his possession.

MOTOR-CAR TOUTS.

ANOTHER BATCH AT THE POLICE COURT.

Last night the West Point police carried out another round-up of motor car touts In Hill-road, and

in the neighbourhood of the Tai- tsui restaurants. Eight men were ping Theatre and the Shek-tong-

arrested and charged before Lieut.-

must

›

In 1928 there is little opportun- For this sensitive house had

trained to rejoice ity for readjustment. If things are:

been

Col. F. Eaves, D.S.O., at the Cen-

tral Magistracy this morning. Six

its

of the accused were fined $5 each

as "first offenders," whilst the other:

in

up the girl while they worked des- prickly individualism that we are

are so occupied with our own One evening, alas! he came home perately to reach her. We took singularly obtuse to the points For something had ruffled his

with a frown, Lurns to hold her up.

of view with "Eventually the firemen forced vals-we live!

which at inter- temper in town. their way through the steel gates. is

Modern marriage And he scowled at his house (and Then they cut their way through because,

of necessity intermittent, he let the house see)

most the lift room, broke away steel bars wife, as well

cases, the And he stood in the hall and he as the husband, and a portion of concrete floor, is absorbed in a job, or a variety

said a big D and at last she was lifted out."

of jobs. There is no time to think The sensitive house had its sensi- Professor Shakesby, after helpin the tooth-and-nail struggle, of tiva pride; ing to relieve the girl's pain, told modern axistence. an Evening Standard" represen- question of anyone being content tative:

to remain in the state to which it The house gave one shudder--and, "She had an awful ordeal. Her has pleased heaven to call him.

right then and there, of Life is a ladder up which every- Collapsed into nothing but dust,

tional Banking Corporation; Mr. courage aroused the admiration Michael Sutton, of A. D. Sutton us all."

Co., of New York, en route to Manila on business; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sawyer, making a tour of the

Orient. Mrs. Sawyer has Tuade MORGAN RICHARDS.

this trip many times and has wrlt- ten several books on the Orient; Mr. Milburn Hobson, past Presi- dent of the United Advertising Co. of America, for Hong Kong on a pleasure tour: Mrs. Holt, wife of

IN LIQUIDATION OWING TO LACK OF CAPITAL.

►

There is not trembled. "Confound you, keep

still!" ho replied.

one is breathlessly elbowing his or her way, and marriage is no more than one among many other assets or liabilities,

Personally, I think that the typical old-fashioned marriage,

pre-

and despair! Lucio, in the "Manchester Guardian."

Our

two, who had previous convictions, were fined $10 each.

IN A GARAGE,

AND WHY THEY WENT

THERE,

At the Central Magistracy yes- terday, two Chinese were charged before Major C. Willson, with breaking into a garage at No. 71. Spring Garden-lane. One man claimed that he went there to sleep, whilst the other said that he went to look for a friend to go to a tea- house. Each man was sentenced

to six months' hard labour.

OBITUARY.

RAJAH OF PUDUKOTA.

Paris, Yesterday. The death is reported of the Rajah of Pudukota.-Reuter.

[Pudukota or Pudukattai ís a

composed of male authority and can endure tho fret of an unsym- feminine submission, of sacrifice pathetic marriago no

better than and recrimination, of frustrated the tortures of the Middle Ages! impulses, of reservations,

In such circumstances, with judices, and a sturdy possessive yearly increasing claims on the former Mayor of Houston, Ltd., the chemists' and druggiats ly sealed rooms, weekly baths, and age is likely to develop more and subject to landras Presidency.]

John Morgan Richards and Sons, loyalty, is doomed with hermetical- mental and physical energy, marri-native State in the south of India, Texas, on a pleasure trip to Hong selling agents, of whose authorised leisure. It was, we are told, the more into a partnership, wherein Kong; Mr. Freed and family, a £100,000 capital £43,807 was backbone of the nation, but it was husband and wife will have equal banker and broker from Houston, Issued and was privately held, has a nation content with slums, with claims to consideration and, whose Texas, on a pleasure trip to Hong gone into voluntary liquidation. a labouring family supported on dissolution will ponaliae 'neither. Kong.

There are £8,500 of First Deben-twelve shillings, a week, with class tures, of which £5,000 are held by distinctions, and prejudices, with one of the banks, and £16,800 of opportunity limited according to the

In addition social status.

SIX DAGGERS!

THREE CHINESE IN POLICE HANDS.

Sergeant Mathram and a party of detectives raided a teahouse in Canton-road, Kowloon, on Satur day evening, and effected the ar- rest of three Chinese, in whose pos- pession were found no fewer than six daggerh. Yesterday they were charged before Bir. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy, and re ruanded for a week. It was 'dacid. od to have the case heard by two Magistrates.

'QUAKES!

TWO MORE SHOCKS AT CORINTILL

earthquake

yesterday.

Second Debentures.

there are creditors for £58,000 of unsecured liabilities.

"More Malleable.”

Complete Equality.

era of wara, for the existing Of course, this is looking beyond

tion Co., Ltd., are holding their The Indo-China Steam Naviga- 47th ordinary general meeting at the offices of the General Managers -Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. on June 20, at noon,

NOTICE.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.

ARY GENERAL MEETING of THE FORTY-SEVENTH ORDIN-

form of marriage, ordained for the protection, of woman, will con In 1928 everything is more tinue to be exploited by her aa,long On inquiry at the offices of Sir malleable. We are approximating is she cannot defend what she Gilbert Garnsey (Price,. Water-to the American ideal of growth carna. house, and Company), who has been and its ruthless slogan. "Scrap it," appointed liquidator, receiver, and whether the worn-out material be between the sexes, or rather com

When there is complete equality

manager for the debenture-holders, human or metal! a."Daily Mail" reporter was told: If our marriages gall, we are exist in Younis middle-class mert munity of interests, as appears to The liquidation was decided apt to scrap them, privately or in ca, where the marriage of college the Company, will be held at the on owing to lack of capital fol- the divorce court, and, where there boys and girls is a labour-saying Offices of the General Managers, lowing the termination of the are no children to be considered, device, so that one home may Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., selling agency agreements with it is probably better to release two fagilitate two jobs, man will cease Ltd, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Colgates and Carter's Little dissident personalities, which, to be annoyed or depressed because WEDNESDAY, the 20th June, 1928, Liver Fills.

separated, may be of service to the the whole of his wife's time and at Noon for the purpose of receiv The firm is continuing opora State, but together are so occupied attention are not at his disposal, ing the Report of the Directors, tions pending the realisation of with their grievances that they are and woman will shed the possessive pagging, the Accounts, and electing their stock and the disposal of

of no more use of themselves, or attitude which accounts for much Directors and Auditors. their proprietary rights.

anyone else, than a couple of crne masculine, unreason!

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the bittered porcupines..... It is anticipated that the pro

⠀⠀ FossRasions are the prison, walis: Company will be CLOSED from the The whole world is raw, ceeds of these sales will be sud have not got used to the velocity the marriage of a hundred years days inclusive,

We which constrict our freedom, and 18th Juga to 4th July, 1928, both clent to pay off both First and with which we are moved and at hence will be a partnership of free Second Debenture Issues in full which our brains are obliged to human

The B7 Order of the Board, and in addition to pay a divide function. We are more sensitive on the other nor

WAN JARDINE, MATHESON & end of not more than 48. In the and less controlled then our ances other mor

CO., LTD., 8 to the unsecured creditors:

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