1928-06-25 — Page 7

MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1928,

TELL-TALE SKIRT.

A BURGLAR'S HAUL IN COURT.

NIGHT ARREST BY CHINESE.

WINCH TROUBLE.

(Continued from Page 1.)

put into a new book with his name. written on it for the purpose of his claim. Mr. Lo said that the bur-binding of the book was curious, On Wednesday night a glary was committed in a flat at and it contained thirteen pages.

monial occasions.

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pages.

THE CHINA MAIL,

A ROYAL HOOLIGAN. $100,000 FILM DEAL.

STORY OF CHRISTIAN VIL OF US. BUYS 12 MORE BRITISH

DENMARK,

PICTURES.

A CHANGED INDUSTRY,"

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THE

“PSYCHIC HEALER”

CURES GASTRITIS,

ar-

"I must congratulate myself for COURT PROFLIGĄCY.

having called on the "PSYCHIC HEALER" at his Immediate The profligacy of the Courts of

A big deal for the distribution rival at Hong Kong, in regard to eighteenth-century Europe is pro- throughout the United States of my wife's illness, from which she No. 17, Hollywood-road, when the This the plaintiff indignantly verbial. Yet not even George II the whole 1827 output of alms was suffering for the last 9 years denied. He invited Mr. Lo to buy not even Catherine the Great-nor produced at the Elstree, Herford- and which the doctors diagonised thief got away, with some pro. perty which included a pink em-ja new delivery book and examine William of Baden, so aptly dubbed shire, studies by British Interna as Gastritis. My efforts were all broidered brocade skirt trimmed the binding and also see for him- "The Sultan of Carlsruhe-nor the tional Pictures, Ltd., was recently in vain, though I left no doctor untried and I thought her end was with silver tassels, of the kind self if it were not a fact that all Saxon Augustus the Strong, with completed.

The films-twelve-concerned In-approaching nearer. worn by Chinese ladies on cere-dollvery books contain thirteen his two hundred "Indies-in-waiting"

Ring," "Poppies of and his three hundred and fifty - clude "The

The "PSYCHIC HEALER” gavo In the course of further examina- legitimate children-nor aven Flanders," "The Farmer's Wife," me some TAVISES' or Tallamana, At 4 o'clock on Thursday morning, Mr. Wun Pao-chu, who tion, the plaintiff admitted that he Louis XV. at gilded Versalles Tommy Atkins," "Moulin Rouge," which she used according to his lives on the first floor of No. 9, had billed the defendants for the plunged into Buch dizzy depths of "Champagne," and "Tesha," and directions. They brought phono- of the Wing fally as Mr. P. Nors depicts in "The have been acquired for the United monal result and cured her in a Old Bailey, was returning home winch in the name when he observed a Chinese man Tal firm. He said that at the time Court of Christian VII. of Den-states by Mr. J. D. Williama's con- very short time.

I deem it my duty to proclaim behaving in a suspicious manner the Wing Tai firm was in oxistence, mark" (Hurst and Blackett, 188.). cern. United Motion Picture Pro- in the doorway of No. 5, Old and as he was the Wing Tal firm, The Danish Court out-Heroded its ducers, for £100,000 cash on account that here is the "PSYCHIC HEAL- ER" who practically resurrected Bailey Mr. Wun seized the man he did not see why he should not dissolute contemporaries, and what of percentage on bookings.

a picture it presents! A pigmy

As British International's film "Amy wife from her untimely grave." and, on searching him, found a use that name.

King, driven half-wit by dissipa-Little Bit of Fluff has already pink embroidered brocade skirt

WHY HE CLOSED.

on account of trimmed with silver tassels tied

Further questioned by Mr. Lo, tion; a girl-queen, driven adul-brought in £50,000 to the suspect's waist, and kept in plaintiff admitted that he closed teress by her husband's folly; be- American bookings, from Metro- place by the man's girdle.

the Wing Tal Arm because he hadhind them the sinister shadow of Glodwyn Mayer, this used its chop to guarantee a muo

the upstart Minister Struensee (the ceives £150,000 for the American who is now dead.

very counterpart of Feuchtwanger's market on 13 films alone. Jew Suss), a tyrant beloved by the Queen, feared by the King, hated by the mob; the end-Tragedy.

Mr. Wun, then examined the place where the suspect was caught, and found stuck between the double door of No. 5, Old Bailey a curved length of stout wire, filed to a point at one end and looped at the other.

Larceny Squad at Work.

Mr. Lo: The firm was heavily involved, and had to close?—Yes.

And Tang Ling conveniently dis- appeared to avoid liabilities?-No.

A Cruel Training,

I still use that name sometimes. The education of Christian VII. Plaintiff also admitted that the has been described as the most re- Mr. Wun immediately raised Kwong Chi firm had obtained judg-volting in history. From child- the alarm and held on to his cap-ment against the Wing Tal firm and tive until the police arrived and Tang Ling for $1,020 and costs and flogged by his tutor until he had

tax amounting to $131. took the man into custody.

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hood he was treated with cruelty,

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afterwards;

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This deal In but one of many far-reaching events which have, since the introduction of the Cin- omatograph Films Act last year, entirely changed the whole British film industry.

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Consultation Fee $20. Mr. Lo: That has not been satis-keep his attention from flagging,

N.B. We demonstrate Item No. beaten unmercifully if he could not

An exhilarating comedy featur. 1. Only to our patients and that repeat the whilst from his undesirable asso-ing the popular British boxer-star free of charge.

Visiting hours from 10a.m. to clates he learned little but the lore Reginald Denny, in the chief role. of licentiousness and a thirst for of "Good Morning Judge," is being 11 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to 7 p.m. dissipation. When barely seven-screened at the Queen's Theatre; teen he was proclaimed King, thus as the big attraction until Wed- passing. atraight from schoolroom hosday."

To be near the girl he loves and birch-rod' to throne and sceptre.

The fruits of his training became Reginald poses as a criminal. immediately apparent, for, freed and the complications and amusing from restraint, Christian emerged situations which set in grip the in- as leader of a riẞtous gang who ter-terest of the audience. The pic- rorised the citizens of Copenhagen. ture is quite up to the stand-|COMING EVENTS_ANNOUNCED He and his cronies "visited houses ard of Denny's previous

IN THE "DIAH:"

Later on Thursday_morning, the victims of the Hollywood-fied? 'road burglary went to Police Mr. Ruas said that he did not Headquarters and reported their see how all this had any bearing Joas. Amongst the property re- on the case. The fact that the ported as missing was mentioned plaintiff was hard up was no ren- the skirt described,

son for the defendants to avoid The mind of Detective Sergeant meating their own liabilities.. Flattery, in charge of the Mr Lo said that what he wish- "Larceny Squad," immediately ed to show was that the plaintiff went back to the skirt of similar had been a fraud all along, and ex- description which was brought in plained that the winch which was earlier in the morning together sold to the defendants had been with the would-be Old Bailey used by the plaintiff as security burglar. That skirt had puzzled for a loan. the investigators, as the people living at No. 5, Old Bailey had denied that the skirt was their property, whilst the prisoner had given the vague Information that he had picked the skirt up in the

streets.

Five Charges.

WINCH DELIVERED,

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THE SECRETARY, Psychic Lodge, Savoy Hotel, Hong Kong, Room No. 38 and 39.

Shadows Before

Harlan, To-day Queen's Theatre;

p.m. the juvenile dancers, Cherie of the "Good Morning Judge," at 9.20

Valentine and Tomasita Birdwell.

To-day Star Theatre; "On Ze Boulevard.”

To-day

World Theatre; "Millionaires.”

Mr. Russ said that the winch lowest beer-houses, attacked every as heroine, while Otis

of ill-repute and got drunk in the comedies. It features Mary Nolan had been delivered to the defen- badly within reach in the streets, playing a Jerry, is one

ants and if they wanted to use it watchmen and civilians, and fremain characters contributing to they must pay for it. He did not quently got the worst of it. On the fun of the piece. Other noted ace how they were concerned with many occasions the King was arrest players are included in a strong what was done with the winch beed by watchmen who failed to pene-cast. fore it came into their possession trate the young autocrat's disguise, Realising immediately that The defendants, he said, against and in consequence the Director of "Good Morning Judge" is a splen- there was a possibility that the whom judgment by default had been Police became so nervous that he did man in custody had been respon-given at a previous hearing of the issued orders not to arrest aible for the Hollywood-road bur plaintiff's claim had had that set glary, and that the skirt might aside, and now came to Court and Be the connecting link. Sergeant made allegations to avold meeting Flattery produced the skirt their liabilities.

found on the prisoner by Mr. Mr. Lo said that the defendants Wun, and showed it to the victims were only trying to show that the of the Hollywood-road burglary, plaintiff was trying to get hold of who immediately identified it.

The result was that the prison-money to which he was not entitled er was faced with five charges; as follow:

(1) burglary at No. 17, Holly-

wood-road:

(2) larceny of the skirt; (3) receiving stolen property: (4) attempted burglary at No. 5.

Old Bailey; and (5) unlawful possession of the wire, an implement which could be used for, an unlaw- ful purpose.

and should go to the creditors of the Wing Tai firm.

His Lordship was understood to remark that that was beside the point, as the plaintiff had frankly stated that his allas was Tang Ling, and that he had traded as the Wing Tai firm.

The case was adjourned until the afternoon.

MOTHER'S JEALOUSY

SUICIDE RATHER THAN SEE SON MARRIED.

Added to the chief attraction of

reel of "Local News” June 27-30-Queen's Theatre; any showing among other features the "Twelve Miles Out."

Dragon Boat race. The opening of the Hong Kong Baseball League is also plendidly nfctured.

body at all in future for parti-

cipating in street fights."

Court Pleasantries. This career of vice outside the

palace walls was bad enough; even more compromising.were the King's "practical jokes" at Court:

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June 26-27 World. Theatre; "Exit Smiling."

June 20-27-Star, Theatre; "A Woman's Woman."

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June 28-30 World Theatre; "The Beloved Rogue."

Racquet Presses

June 28-30-Star Theatre; "The" Canadian."

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June 80-Kowloon Football Club

Lammerts Auctions.

Splendid Dancing: Judging by the round of ap- plause which grected each item of a splendid and varied entertain- An elderly bishop, leaving the ment, Cherie Valentine' and Toma- audience chamber one day, received sita Birdwell have both made a

large lump of cake at the back of tremendous "hit" with the Hong dance, 2 p.m. to midnight. his head and smilingly acknowledg-Kong public. They were deserved- ed receipt of this inault to his cloth; a very high-born lady got her cup of hot tea knocked fall in her face as she was drinking it at one of the King's receptions: a foreign Minister, leaving the Palace after a salemn audience, had his imma- culate Court dress ruined by

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Jupe 28-At 7, Knutsford-ter-

ly applauded for their six iteras, race, Kimberley-rd., Kowloon house- opening their programme with hold furniture, 11 a.m. "Peacock Dance" (Miss C. Valen-

Juno 27-At 2, Torres-bldg., tine).

Kimberley-rd., Kowloon, household Modern and classical dances furniture 11, a.m. mention must be made were all well performed. Special June 28 At 60, Nathan-rd., of the Kowloon, the goods and chattels of

goblet of wine which the King, with **Vision of Salome," "Fiesta the Imperial Café, 11 am. unerring aim, threw at him from Espanol" and "The Black Bottom". June 80At Sales Room, Dud- one of the windows,

Dancing only at the 9.20 per-dell-at, Steam Launch "Crane,” The obvious curb for such conformances, a complete change of noon. duct, thought the Ministers, was programme will be made on Wed- marriage. For bride, choice

fellnesday. upon Caroline Matilda, the fifteen-

“MILLIONAIRES.”

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Theatre

Meetings.

To-day The Annual General Meeting of the H.K. Polo Club at the Club Pavilion (weather permit- ting) at 6.30 p.m.

The case was heard by Mr. Lindsell at the Central Magis- tracy on Saturday, when evidence of finding the accused in the door- way of No. 5, Old Bailey was A verdict of Suicide while of given by Mr. Wun, whilst two Unsound Mind was recorded by Chinese women from No. 17. Sir Waiter. Schroder at Hamp-year-old sister of George III. She Hollywood-road identified the stead, N.W., at an inquest on Mrs. was rushed to Copenhagen. For a skirt (produced in Court) found Flora Wilhelmina Giles, aged 64, while this remedy appeared success- At the World

June 26 Theosophical Society on the accused as part of the a widow, of Netherall-gardens, ful, for Christian conceived a vio-Millionaires" is being screened annual election meeting, 6 pm. booty carried away by a burglar Hampstead, who swallowed 36 fent passion for his child-wife, and until to-morrow at the 5.16 and 9.20

June 27--General Meeting of who entered their fat on Wednes- sleeping draught tablets.

Her son, Gilbert Giles, said that Unfortunately, however, the Queen

the royal orgies were suspended. performances only. day night.

Hong Kong Philharmonie Society The story deals with the astound-at Messrs. Jardine,'a Board Room, His Best Explanation. he had lived with his mother for had been entrusted to a lady-in inb climb "to social heights" of a

5.30.p.m. The accused denied that he had 3 years. She was very upset be waiting, Mme. von Pleasen, whose tailor, and the amusing situations broken into No. 17, Hollywood-cause he was to be married in advice proved fatal. She counsel- created at a dinner party. George road, and said that he picked the July.

At times she was broken-heart-led the Queen to fire Christian's ar- Sydney plays the part of the tailor, Society, in Messrs. Jardine's board skirt up in a side street off Caine- road at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.ed and at others angry with him. our by repelling his advances, re- with Louis Fazendar and Vera He also denied that he had at He offered to live with her, but lenting but slowly. The King wax- Gordon supporting. tempted to break into No. 5, Old she said it was an insult. She Bailey, Explaining his presence told him she was jealous and that in the doorway of the house, ac she would neither be without cused said that he had gone there him nor share him. to examine the skirt by the light Sir Bernard Spilsbury said that of the electric lamp which was death was due to coma following burning in the doorway.

narcotic poisoning.

ARCHDEACON' WANTS FEWER CHURCHES.

Referring to the wire found by } ... Mr. Wun stuck between the double doors, the accused said TOO MANY CLERGY. that he did not know how the wire came to be there. It certainly had never been in his possession.

The Magistrate remarked that] the accused's claim that he had The Archdeacon of Surrey (the picked the skirt up in the street Ven. L. E. Blackburac), address was nonsense, and asked the pri-ing the Guildford Ruridecanal Boner if his explanation of his Conference on the religious need presence in the doorway of No. 5, of British people abroad, said Old Bailey was the best excuse that 250 more clergy were wanted that he could think of that he overseas, and it was foolish, for was examining the skirt twelve Lnyone at home to say that they hours after he was supposed to could not be spared. have picked it up

Accused replied that it was.

Mr. Won Commended.

ed furious at this treatment.

Avenging himself upon Mme, von

Plessen by driving her out of Copenhagen in a sledge and tipping her into a snow-drift, he plunged again into a riot of debauchery,

Catherine-of-the-Galters.

Vicar: "And how old are you, my

little man

Jack: I am five at home, six at school, and three on the trams."

Into his old gang of rakes he now enlisted a notorious cocotte nick though so small; and, though his named Catherine-of-the Gaitors on face is pale and delicate, it is not at account of her former employment all ugly. He struts in the circle In the galtor-making trade. ""The || Hike a 'cock-sparrow and' does the King and Catherine, at the head of honours very civilly. The mob their gang, cleared out" dozens of adore and huzza him, and so they houses whose inmates had ventured did at the Arat instant. They now to make remarks about Catherine's begin to know why, for he flings behaviour. Windows and doors money to them out of the window." were smashed, furniture hurled In to the streets, and the women un mercifully, beaten, but their cries for help were politely ignored by

the police, who had strict orders not

ing of the Hong Kong Horticultural June 28-Annual general meet-

room, 5.30 p.m.

June 28 Confirmatory meeting of Wm. Powell, Ltd., 12.15 p.m.

July 14-Meeting of Creditora of the Yuen Un Company, Ltd., at 6, Des Voeux-road, Ct., noon.

All the fourteen seats were. oc- cupied by women in an air Iner which arrived at Croydon from Faris the other day.

NOTICE.

HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL

Nemesia -Bank Debauchery begat insanity. Upon the scene then entered Strasnses, a. clover but dissolute German doctor,TREEING A the SG

SOCIETY,

ANNUAL GENERAL

who soon over-awed the insane be held on THURSDAY 28th June,

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to interfere with the King's amuse- King, made the Queen his mistress, at 530 p.m. in the Board Room, of "I say deliberately," he added, ments. On such occasions Christian and became the real autocrat of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., "that in my judgment we should was, of course, hopelessly drunk, Denmark His oppressive mea

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To receive and pass the Com mittee's Report and Statement of Accountan

be all the better and stronger in and usually came direct from sures and his open liaison with theAll Ladies and Gentleman inter- The Magistrate convicted the England if we had fewer Galter Catherine's house, where he Queen Infuriated both nobles and eated in Horticulture, whether accused of burglary at No. 17, churches, fewer clergymen, and now spent the best part of his time commons. A palace revolution or members of the Society or not, are fewer services in very many -** Ministars were distracted, the_ganised by a motley crow of con- Hollywood-road, and attempted cases.” burglary at No. 5, Old Bailey, and

Queen in tears. As cure, a foreign spirators "a frightened and timid cordially invited to attend.

SA AGENDA; tour was - arranged. "In London, old woman, a decrepit princeling of passed sentence of three months'

Christian was received enthusiasti- seventeen, a royal tutor, two imter. hard labour on each charge, the terms to run consecutively the accused manipulating the cally Fotes were organised in his national swindlers and sples of the The alternative charges of lar-wire-when he approached him, honour, but from these he would blackest type, a wine merchant, and

to two ceny of the skirt and receiving Mr. Lindsell decided to give the slip away, disguised

orace Struensee stolen property, were not pro accused the benefit of the doubt. the pot houses of St.

ipse rested In ceeded with. With regard to the After the case, his Worship Walpole has begu charge of possession of the wire commended Mr. Wun for his of the royal

the for an unlawful purpose, as Mr. action in seizing the accused and diminutive as Wan had stated in the witness holding on to him until the arrival kernel in the bar that he did not actually see of the police.

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