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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1928.
LEAGUE & MONROE
DOCTRINE.
INTERPRETATION?
COSTA RICA MAKES A SUGGESTION.
DOCTRINE'S SCOPE.
Geneva, Yesterday.
YOUNG FILM STAR'S SALARY.
BRITISH GIRL.
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QUICK RISE.
BRITISH COAL REVIVAL.
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DENMARK & FRANCE,
Muriel Angelus is shortly to re-
London, Yesterday. The forthcoming meeting of ceive probably the highest salary
Big orders for British coal the League Assembly must pro-yet paid to a British screen have been received in Newcastle. nounce its interpretation of the actress-and she is sixteen years. The Danish State Railways Monroe doctrine; that is, if Costa of age.
have placed an order which is on Rica is to re-enter the League of
Who is Muriel Angelus? A few a c.if. basis for 30,000 tons of Nations.
months ago she was dancing Durham best steam coal at 20/6d. The League Council on March, every night in the chorus of "The per ton, 30,000 tons of Yorkshire. 1928, invited Costa Rica to re- Vagabond King" at the Gaiety coal at 20s. and between 40,000 enter. Costa Rica has now re- Theatre. She had, as far as any-50,000 tons of Scottish coal at plied that they must first raiso jone knows, по immediate prices which have not been dis the fundamental question which thoughts of the films.
closed.
recently formed the subject of Then suddenly greatness was The Bordeaux Gaaworks are re- Impassioned debates throughout thrust upon her. An astute agent ported to have ordered 30,000 the American Continent, namely, who was in the audience, noticed tons of Durham gas coal at 18s, the Monroe doctrine and sug-her. He decided she was a and 19s. per, c.i.f., according to gests that the League in certain potential "star."
quality.-Reuter. contingencies involving the up- Time passed, and Muriel was plication of the Monroe doctrine given a "plum" the leading should be appealed to for the ex-feminine role in the screen ver- press authorised declaration re-sion of the Edgar Wallace play, garding the doctrine's actual "The Ringer." She played oppo. scope and correct interpretation. site Leslie Faber, and won her -Reuter.
director's approval.
[Costa Rica is a Republic in the south of Central America.]
CHINA AND JAPAN.
VALIDITY OF COMMERCIAL TREATY.
TANAKA ON MANCHURIA.
Long Contract.. Her fame spread, and now I hear that she has just signed a long-term contract with New Era
Films at a huge salary.
Perhaps she will fill a coveted place in the country's films-the English Esther Ralston.
MAORI BISHOP.
FIRST EVER APPOINTED TO
DIOCESE.
Wellington, N.Z., Yesterday. The Rev. Frederick Augustus Bennett has been appointed first Bishop of the new Anglican diocese of Aotearoa,
He is the first Maori to become a Bishop. He will exercise episco pal supervision over Maoris in
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MR. A. K. HENDERSON other dioceses as required.
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Tokyo, Yesterday. Though the Japanese Govern- ment has not yet received then joined the China and Manila second note from the Chinese Na- 1910 he left the 8.8. "Zafiro" and tionalists, the Japanese author also the company on Home leave, ities reiterate their refusal to listen to any Chinese proposal for and in November of the same Treaty revision until the Nation-year, he returned to the Colony. Mr. Henderson then joined the alists acknowledge the validity of
Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., as the existing Chinese-Japanese Workshop Superintendent. Later Commercial Treaty-Reuter.
he was promoted Assistant Chief
Chan Chi-cheung, recently dis. Engineer and four years ago was charged for the alleged murder on appointed Assistant
AT THE General the high seas of the ship's cook of Manager, which position he has the 8.8. "Perlak" and at present
held since.
A MUG OF WATER,
"Peace Assured."
Tokyo, Yesterday. The public is particularly warned against the practice of send- Speaking at a Cabinet meeting ing coin through the past in letters. The practice besides involving the Japanese Premier (Baron risk of loss is directly in contravention of the Post Office Ordinance Tanaka) formally announced his and the P.M.G. may bé compelled to take proceedings under that or- decision to give up his contem-Recreation Club, for which her. E. Lindsell this morning after |
plated plan of issuing a statement played in the league bowls team,
dinance.
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detained in Victoria Jail pending As a member of the East Point deportation, appeared before Mr.
on his China policy as, owing to and also as a member of the he had been twice remanded by the postponement of compromise Hong Kong Club and the Hong Major C. Willson, O.B.E., on a between Manchuria and the Na-Kong Cricket Club, Mr. Hender- charge of assaulting an Indian tionalists, peace in Manchuria son, in his lengthy stay in the Assistant Warder in the jail on was ensured for the time being. Colony, has made a host of August 12.
Asked by the Magistrate why he Accordingly he considered the friends, among whom he is very
Indian Assistant popular. His genial disposition, assaulted the statement no longer necessary sterling character and good Warder, Chan explained that on Reuter.
heartedness will make his pre Sunday morning he was let out to sence very much missed.
gether with other prisoners for Friends Tribute,
exercise. Four foreigners took The Japanese Cabinet has de- Serving on the committee and water from a tap and were not cided to request Imperial sanction now as Vice-President, Mr. Hen- interfered with. When he (Chan) for the withdrawal of the 6th derson has worked hard for St. and another Chinese prisoner also division (of the Expeditionary Andrew's Society, with which he went to get water, the Indian pre- Force) from Shantung, meantime has been prominently associated. vented them from doing so, so he leaving the 3rd division, about He has also been a valuable mem- struck the Indian. 10,000 men, to guard Tsinan, ber of the committee of the In- Mr. Lindsell: Do you consider Tsingtao and also the Shantung stitution of Shipbuilders and En-that a good excuse? Railway till the ultimate comple-gineers, and of the Royal Hong Chan proceeded to allege that tion of the evacuation-Reuter. Kong Golf Club.
Tokyo, Yesterday.
THE NATIONALISTS. INTENTIONS OF 2 LEADING GENERALS.
Hankow.
Peking, Yesterday.
Holder of Peking,
Peking, Yesterday,
Gift of a Qualch... -
complained of.
same allegation the prisoner had mado when taken before him. Pr
the Indian acted improperly to Last Friday, Mr. Henderson wards him. This, he alleged, oc- ceived a presentation from the curred in his cell to which he had members of the Institution of retired after the Indian had struck Engineers and Shipbuilders. him first without refallation. The Yesterday, he was the guest of Indian followed him into the cell honour of the St. Andrew's So- and there committed the offence clety at a farewell tiffin at the Hong Kong Hotel. The function
Similar Allegation. was attended by about fifty mem As hostilities against the bers of the Society, thus giving
Replying to the Magistrate, Mr. remnants of the Northern troops proof of the popularity enjoyed J. W. Franke, Superintendent of have ceased, General Pei Chung- by Mr. Henderson as their Vice-Prisons, agreed that that was the hsi (of the Nationalist Army) is President. contemplating the withdrawing of part of his forces from Chihli to The tiffin was presided over by soner also alleged that the Indian Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar (Past Pre- tore his coat, and gripped the Rolling stock of the Peking-sident) in the absence of Mr. D. collar of his jacket, and did not let Hankow Railway is waiting here Templeton (President) who is at go until the prisoner struck him. and is understood, that four present on leave at Home. Continuing, Mr. Franks said that! divisions are likely to leave at any Amongst those present were prisoner was examined on the spot time.--Reuter.
Mesare. R. M. Dyer, K. E. Greig, by Principal Warder Hudson and D. Gow, B. Wylie, P. Tod, E. M. Mr. Woods the hospital dresser, Bryden, A. Ritchie, and the Rev.but no marks were found on the Telegraphing to Ho Cheng J. Kirk Maconachie.
prisoner to corroborate his allega- chun from Taiyuanfu, General Mr. Bonnar expressed the re-tion that he had been gripped by Yen Hsi-shan states that he has gret of all the members of the the coat collar. The prisoner's jac been advised by medical experts Society at the impending depar-ket was admittedly torn by the that he may expect to have reture of Mr. Henderson after 32 Indian, but this was when the latter covered in three weeks. He an-years' residence in Hong Kong, seized hold of the prisoner after he nourices his intention to return to and seked him to accept as a part- had been struck with the mang 4.80 p.m. Peking as soon as he is well in ing gift a suitably inscribed
order to resume his duties-silver mounted qualch he bled profusely. It was then The Indian's head was broken and Reuter.
Mr. Henderson said that he greatly appreciated the honour that witness seized prisoner by the the Society had done him by ar-here he was handed over to Eman neck and took him downstairs ranging the tifin, and expressed his sincere thanks for the hand. Din who turned prisoner over to a some gift which he would European Warder. Witness wan In an article on the situation in treasure, he would always assaulted in the presence of some of China, La Matin" declares that Before the party broke up, Mr, the other prisoners, the French Government will J. Blackley sang several Scottish Mr. Lindsell passed sentence of shortly come to an agreement songs, and finally the singing of three months hard labour. with the Nationalist Government "Auld Lang Syne" by the entire Prisoner was led from Court regarding the Nanking Incident gathering brought the function to protesting that he had not been -Reuter
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