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THE HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY 1928 Issue

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HONG KONG: SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1928.

THE LANCASHIRE MR. CHU CHAO-HSIN'S A DOCKYARD MAN COTTON DISPUTE. ·

MORE SERIOUS.

· 26,000 WORKERS NOW RENDERED IDLE.

A LOCK-OUT.

London, Yesterday.

CAREER.

DIVORCED.

A CHINESE SCHOLAR. « ONLY PLATONIC.”

CANTON'S COMMISSIONER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

LIN-SANG & JU-YEN DEGREES.

... COSTS AGAINST THE OTHER.

WOMAN.

MAN'S INFATUATION.

ย

In his position as Commission-

A man's infatuation for The cotton dispute in the Nelson er of Foreign Affairs at Canton. district (of Lancashire) where Mr. Chu Chao-bain is maintaining younger woman were features In 18,000 workers had struck owing the best traditions of the Liang the proceedings in which Mrs. to the dismissal of a weaver, has Kwang-Hong Kong entente. Elate Pearman McGrath accused spread as the result of the opera- Mr. Chu, however, took part in her husband, Mr. Francis Donald tives refusing to accept the em-world affairs when he became McGrath, of a guilty association ployers' peace proposals of the local Chinese Charge d'Affaires in Lon- with Miss Vera Robson. It was members of coloured goods.... don, and China's representative not denied.

the Opium Advisory Com- The unusual course was adopted The Manufacturers' Association on has notified that they intend to mittee, under the League of Na-by Mrs. McGrath of asking for close the mills from the 29rd inst., tions, in successioni to Dr. costs against both her husband and which will render idle a further Wellington Koo. 13,000 workers-Reuter.

NOW SIXTH.

CHINA AND UNBLEACHED GOODS.

London, Yesterday.. Presiding at the annual meeting of the Bleachers' Association, Limited, at Manchester, Sir Alan Sykes said the Association sent to India last year more unbleach- ed goods than in any year since the war.

China used to be their second largest market, but the unsettle- ¡ment of China had reduced it to about sixth in order of import-

ance.

They hoped, in regard to China that they had touched the bottom and given a sane and stable gov- ernment China would soon be re- stored to her old-time prosperity.

Reuter

BOOTLEGGING.

A BRITISH FIRM IN CANTON.

CONFISCATION WAIVED.

Canton, Yesterday.

Mr. Chu is, like so many dis tinguished Chinese, a native of Kwangtung. He was born in the

Mr. Chu Chao-hsin.

Miss Robson, who was also made nj respondent to the case.

The wedding ceremony was at Gibraltar Cathedral in 1906, where Mr. McGrath was employed by the Admiralty. Three years later Mr, McGrath was transferred to Dover Dockyard, where they made the ac quaintance of Mr. and Mrs. Robson and their young daughter Vera.

Afterwards, alleged Mrs. Mc- Grath, she noticed a friendliness between Mr. McGrath and Vera, but he explained it was only a "platonic. friendship."

con-

The association, however, tinued, and in order to break it petitioner and her husband chang- ed their address to Blackheath, South London. But Mr. McGrath continued to visit Dover, and later, tboy returned to live there.

When, in 1922, the husband was transferred to Singapore he declin- ed to take his wife. Misa Vera Robson went instead.

Mr. Justice Hill granted a de- cree nlal. The application for capital of the province, Canton, costs against both the respondents in 1880, and received his early was, he said, unusual, but the Pre- education at the hands of his sident (Lord Merrivale) of the father and uncle, both of whom Divorce Division had acted in the were distinguished "literateurs."

So well was he instructed that at manner stated by counsel, and an the age of eighteen he had passed order as asked would be granted, in his first Imperial Examination, view of Mias Vera Robson having A quantity of wine has been and obtained the title of Su-chai had proper notice of the applica- seized by members of the Tobacco (Sau Choy in Cantonese), equi- tion. and Wine Tax Office because the valent in Britain to the Bachelor tax had not been paid. This wine of Arts degree. was imported by a foreign firm in Shameen and evasion from paying the wine tax was deliberately at- tempted.

Commerce & Finance.

RAILWAY SMASH. ·

In 1899, that is, the year after, 12 KILLED AND 26 INJURED ON he passed the Lin-Sang degree,

SWEDISH RAILWAY. - and was admitted to the Kwang-

Stockholm, Yesterday. ya College, Canton, where he' The wine was seized and taken played the part of both pupil and Twelve were killed and 26 injured to the Tax Office. The Finance De- teacher, being promoted to an In- in a collision between an expreas partment has been informed of the structorship in Literature in his carrying 250 passengers, with a occurrence. It is believed the De last year. In 1908 he proceeded light engine at Bollnaes, Norrland. partment of Foreign Affairs is North, and entered the Univer---Reuter. communicating with the British sity of Peking, and in 1907 quali- Consulate-General on this matter filed for the higher degree of Ju and that, a suggestion has been Ten (M.A.}

made that as a special favour, the j His brilliant progress in Peking wine will be released on payment was rewarded by a Government of the proper duty.

scholarship entitling him to study The customary procedure is to in the United States of America. confiscate the seized wine and New York University was chosen, impose a heavy fine on the smug- and here Mr. Chu spent further glers. "Canton Gazette."

**12. MILES OUT."

JOHN GILBERT IN A NEW PICTURE.

LOCAL PASSPORTS.

NEW REGULATION APPROVED.

No passport shall be deemed to be valid if an, indication. appears thereon that it is not valid for

THE PHOTOGRAPH,

Regulation 2 of the Passports years in becoming acquainted with the newest of Western Regulations has been repealed, sciences, namely; commerce and and the following Regulation is finance. Still thirsting for know-substituted: ledge, he next joined Columbia University, and took post- graduate courses. in Political Hong Kong, nor unless Science and Law. Mr. Chu mas (1) it was issued or renewed to John Gilbert, star of "Flesh tered these new subjects as easily the holder, by or on behalf and the Devil," and many other as his literary studies at home,

of the Government of the outstanding films, has an entirely for he graduated B.C.S. in 1911

state of which he is a subject different role--that of a gay, and MA in 1912, just after

or citizen, not more than dashing young daredevil in his China became a Republic.

five years before his arrival latest picture "Twelve Miles "He returned to China from Out," which comes to the Queen's Geneva about a year ago, refused in the Colony; and Theatre on Wednesday next, ac the portfolio of Vice-Minister of (2) cording to a special advertise-Foreign Affairs at Nanking, and ment in this issue.

was appointed to his present post

A BANISHEE.

RECEIVES NINE MONTHS,

HARD & 20 STROKES.

The new picture is a vivid ad- in Canton.. venture story of the night clubs and the high seas, adapted from a famous stage success of the! same name and produced with a notable cast which includes Joan Crawford, Ernest Torrence, Tom O'Brien and Gwen Leo. A thrill- ing chase between revenue cut Before Major C. Willson at the ters and a rum running sloop, a Central Magistracy this morning, a spectacular night club episode, Chinese was charged with return and Gilbert himself in a series ing to the Colony before the expira- of thrilling events, mark the pro- tion of his banishment sentence of duction is being an amazing pic 10. years.

ture, which gives an interesting The banishes, who had been con Insight into the secrets of the victed in 1925 for stealing, had modernrum-running trade:

Twelve Miles Out" was directed been sentenced to 6 mon

labour and by Jack Conway, responsible for

many Elluer Glyn successes. The similar offence he

6 weeks

picture will remain the chief et traction at the Queen's Theatre an until Saturday of next week.

tion to all

it has a photograph of the person to whom it relates so affixed as to obviate the pos Bibility of its removal and the substitution of another photograph; and (8) in the case of a person who is neither a British subject nor a subject of a state which has concluded with Great Britain an agreement, which applies to this Colony, for the mutual abolition of visas, it bears a visa, by a British consular officer in a foreign state or by a duly authorised public officer in some part of His Majesty's dominions, which was grant ed not more than one year before the arrival of such person in the Colony, and

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