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FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1929.

THE

CHINA MAIL,

*SOUTHERN CROSS" ROUND THE CINEMAS MAGNATE IN GAOL SHADOWS BEFORE.

ARRIVAL REported at KARACHI

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STILL GOING STRONG

Karachi, Yesterday. The "Southern Crass" has arrived here.-Reuter.

FAULTY MAGNETO

Non-Stop to Kangoon Not Attempted

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Singapore, June 29. The following wireless message

out by was sent

the "Southern Cross" after the machine left Singapore shortly after 11 o'clock

this morning..

LAURA LA PLANTE'S SPLENDID COMEDY

"HOME JAMES'

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"Home James," Laura La Plante's new starring production for Universal, will, be, the feature attraction at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday and Mon- day.

"Home James" is the story of a de- partment store clerk, played by Miss La Plante, who comes to the big city to be an artist. Instead she sells art goods behind the counter of a large establishment in which she is merely a cog in the wheel

Laura becomes the main cog, how- ever, when she meets the boss's son while the old man is away. Thinking Hm a chauffeur the permits herself to fall in love with him. The truth comes out after about five reels of fun. The boss permits the marriage, however, when he learns that Laura has made his sor work harder than ever before.

"In spite of an excellent sur face, the old bus needs all her rovs' to lift the load, and we may have several extra stops en route.

Charles Delaney has an opportunity We cannot get a replacement, but

for a clever performance as the son will try hard to get new pinions George Pearce is the father. Other

award at Karachi, being unable in the capable cast are Aileen Manning," to land at Rangoon. However, Joan Standing, Arthur Hoyt, and Sid- everything else is fine. Cheerio-ney Bracy. 'Smith."

Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith and his three companions

"Eternal Love" The Ernest Lubitsch Production United Artiste all"Eternal Love a Australian left the Seletar Air Picture, starring John Barrymore and Base in the Southern Cross" at Carnilla Hore (beth of the "Tempest") eleven o'clock this morning for will be screened at the Queen's Thea-

tre to-day and to-morrow. Singora, in southern Siam.

Barrymore, as Marcus Paitram, is They abandoned their original portrayed as a poor huntsman of the intention of dying direct to Rangoon Swiss Alps, who in love with the on learning that a race meeting is Rev. Tass's (Hobart Bosworth) niece, iglia (Camilla Hora), who is also in progress there to-day and they would be unable to land. It was loved by the Pontresina village master suggested that they might make for (Victor Varconi), a hateful rival. At Akyah, 400 miles beyond Rangoena festival, Marcus imbibes too freely, a total of 1.500 miles from Singa- and the induence and jealousy of Pia. (Mona Rico) Ciglia's rival lover, pore-but this would have

makes him lose his love for Cigiia.

meant some hours of night flying, most of

He marries Pia, and Lorenz marries it in southwest monsoon weather, Ciglia, but without happiness. The and Squadron-Leader Kingsford two busbands have a duel, and the Smith decided not to undertake it village master is lost in the snow, but return later with the village mob with a faulty magneto.

of Marcus and Cigka. The mob ac.

MR...HARRY SINCLAIR AND HIS COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

PRIVILEGES

"LISTENING IN".

One of the

privileges enjoyed

IN THE "MAIL"

ENTERTAINMENTS

"NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

TO LET.

To-day Queen's Theatre; TO LETA Peak for 6/7 months. Six-Roomed Modern House, 2 Bed- by Mr. Harry Sinclair, the mil-"Eternal Love."

rooms with Bathrooms attached. On To-day --- World lionaire, who has been imprison.

Theatre;

Meter Road. Garage. Apply Box ed in connection with the Teapot "The Way of All_Ficsh."--

No. 611, c/c "Chin. Mail." To-day Dome oil scandals, is the right, as

-Star -Theatre; assistant pharmacist, to listen to "Ramona." wireless concerts in

To-day Majestic Theatre; Columbia Gaol at other than official hours.

"Sorrell and Son." This enabled him to hear a broadcast description of the famous classic Preakness race at Pimlico, near Baltimore recently.

The oil magnate had five horses nominated, two of which, Meifoo and. Luecite, started.

Office workers in the gaol listened

Home Mails:: To-day Inward from U.S.A.,

.Shanghai Japan,

and Europe via Siberia, ("Pres. Taft").

Te-day--Outward for Shanghai and Europe via Siberia ("Khyber"), 6 p.m.

Lammerts' Auctions

to all the major sporting events, July 6-At Sales Room, Duddell- and Warden Peak made no objec-st., miscellaneous goods, office and tion when Mr. Sinclair took a few household furniture, etc., 11 am. minutes off to hear the fate of his

July 10-At Sales Room, Dud- horses.

dell-st., a valuable collection of curios, 2.30 p.m.

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A bookmaker, serving a four years' sentence, occupied the cot adjoining that of the millionaire. The "Sport of Kings" has already made the two quite friendly.

WOMEN GRADUATES

MAKING GOOD AT LONDON UNIVERSITY

Land Sales July At P.W.D. Offices, two lots of Crown land at Shamshuipo and Mong Kok Tsui, 3 p.m.

Meeting

July 6-Meeting of Creditors of the Hong Kong Tag & Lighter Co., Ltd., at Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming's offices, noon. ·

Miscellaneous

To-day-K.O.S.B. Concert, Mur- ray Barracks, 9 p.m.

July 7-Rizal Day Concert, Fili-

BEAUTIFULLY DRESSED

Women are playing an increasingly important part in the life of the Uni-pino Club, 9 p.m. versity of London, which unlike the older universities, admits

them to

avery faculty on the same terms as

men,

"LICENSED FOOLS”

It was shown at the annual, presen..

CHIEF CONSTABLE'S tation of degrees at the Royal Albert

PROTEST Hall recently that they are making good use of these facilitics.

A large percentage of the 3,388 Careless pedestrians and reckless graduates were women. Moreover, | motorists were both criticised, be- many of them were beautifully dress fore the Royal Commission .on ed and beautiful in themselves, in strik Transport. ing contrast to the old conception of the woman of learning-stern and dowdy in appearance.

A noticeable feature was that the majority wore their hair long.

I WANT WHAT SHE IN

ACCOMMODATION VACANT

FRIENDLY - LEAGUE for Christian Service will accommodate business women at Mrs. JAFFRAY, Cheung Chow, for fortnightly, weekly or week-end holidays, July only. Terms according to accommodation required. Apply to Box No. 12, c/o "China Man

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Underrigned have received

Auction

Tinstructions to sell by Public

ON

SATURDAY, July 6, 1929, commencing at li a.m., at their Sales Room, Duddell Street,

2 Bales Tinted Bonds 15 Cases Straw Hats

-2 Bags Salted Fish

1 Drum Oil

1 Case "Rose" Brand 'Sweet,

Peas.

and

A Quantity of OFFICE and HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

→ LAMMERT BROS,,

Auctioneers.. Hong Kong, June 5, 1929,

IN OTHER PLACES

.CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN TO JAVA

This change in their plans means following him, and he dies at the feet that the airmen lose a day in their claim him to be a murderer and they original schedule, but with two both fee to the hills, where a snow.

Major H. E. Chapman, giving | evidence on behalf of the County" sensational hops already, accomplish-storm overtakes them, and they are lost ed they already have gone a good with their love eternal,

Chief Constables Conference, said that by a large majority Chief

Mrs. D. W.. Brisbane, 'of Singa- way towards lowering Capt. Bert The special music accompaniment, Hinkler's record of 15% days from made by Hugo Reissenfield, was excel. Few of the women appeared at all Constables were in favour of the pore, has returned from a visit to. Singora to Rangoon to-morrow, and lently rendered by the Orchestra, in self-conscious as they made their bow control of traffic remaining in the Australia by the "Gascoyne."

the vice-chancellor, Sir Gregory hands of the police. A very strong on the following day will atterapt the able hands of Mr. W. J. Iles.

A British Gazette and a Charley Foster. On the whole, it was the mon point advanced by them was that another long flight to Allahabad.

Chase Comedy completed the

who betrayed traces of nervousness. pro- This will also involve flying at

of the insufficient penalties im- some weeks past has been indispos The vice-chancellor, commenting an posed by magistrates as a deterrent ed, has been admitted to the night, and, if successful, will be the gramme.

the rtport of the principal (Dr. T. second long-distance record they

Franklin Sibly) for the past year, said:in cases of dangerous driving. have sel up on the England-Austra- Hia route.Straits Times.

ATLANTIC FLIGHT

NEW LABOUR AIR MINISTER'S SPEECH

London, June 14. Speaking at a luncheon to cele. brate the tenth anniversary of the

P. & 0. BANK

TO PAY DIVIDEND OF 8 PER CENT.

London, Yesterday. The P. & O. Banking. Corporation have declared a dividend of five per cent.--Renter.

Thrown from his trap by his first trans-Atlantic flight made by horse bolting, Mr. John Henry Pope, Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur, of Bisson (Cornwall), a farmer, Brown, Lord Thomson in the course was killed near Truro,

of his first speech as Secretary of

State for the Air Ministry, paid a The profit on last year's historical

tribute to Sir Samuel Hoare.

The new Minister expressed the hope that he would carry on the work in the same spirit.

pageant at Carlisle amounted to £7,000, nearly all of which was given to charities.

He appealed to the leaders of H.M.S. "Impregnable," the boys' civil and commercial aviation in training establishment at Devon Great Britain to co-operate in the port, has beer. paid off, and will be intensive development of aviation sold out the Service.

in the Empire, which offered im- mense scope for their efforts.

A million pounds in specie from the Deutsche Bank in Holland were landed at Hay's Wharf for the Bank

He strongly advocated the de- velopment of light aeroplane clubs.

Lord Thomson mentioned that of England. the air mail carried to India wes steadily growing, and would soon include documents which hitherto had not been confided to the air mail.

He hoped that the African Ber- vice would soon be completed, but was unable to give a definite date.

میرا

AIRSHIP DISASTER

HONOURING MEMORY OF SWEDISH EXPLORER

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Rome, June 25, The Government has decided to honour the memory of the Swedish explorer Malmgren, who lost his life in the Italia disaster, by the award of the gold medal for heroic: deeds. Malmgren's mother is to be given an annual pension of 2,000 Swedish crowns. Trans-Ocean..

RAF. FLYING BOAT

LEAVES PENANG FOR VICTORIA POINT-

Penang, June 26. The RAF, flying boat S1150, in charge of Flight-Lieut. Carnegie, arrived at Penang yesterday morn- ing at 10.45 and after refuelling at Glugor took off again at 11:35 for Victoria Point. “Straits Times."-

CROSS AT CAERLEON

London, June 26

Mr Nish and Mr. Williams, the

archaeologists in char

cevations at Caerleon, bage nounced to the Britis

gical Association the

cross, which proves.to be earliest evidence of the existenc

Christianity In Britain. Pore Free Press.

STOP SPANKING

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TEACHER ABUSED AS PUPIL IN GRADE SCHOOLS

BEQUEST OF $80,000

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HE late E. S. Alexander,| who left his $30,000 estatě

to the public schools of Greenwood, Arkansas. made the provision, however, that spanking of pupils' should never be permitted.

Til be glad to give all my money, but you mustn't spank the school kids

This legacy, therefore, umkes the scholastic hall of Greenwood schools safe for hoogy-playing, pa per-wad artillery and the delights of the of swimming hole. For the shadow of the bickory switch or the leather strap no longer hangs over

theme DNA

Not that Mr. Alexander Intended

to

Mrs. A. H. Lancaster, who for

Penang General Hospital.

Captain George Walker, Senior.

You will find in a remarkable' Penalties should be made more record of progress, represented by an severe for the first offence, and, in increase of 681 matriculations, which subsequent cases, suspension of Executive Engineer, Kinta, is leav- reached the great total of 22,530, licences be enforced. "I have seen ing abortly for Kedah on promotion of State Engineer, such fools on the road," added the to the post Mrs. P. Arrowsmith, of Lime-Major, "that they ought not to bave Kedah. street, Liverpool, was at the Addison had licences at all!" Rooms, Olympia, W., awarded the

Chief Captain John A. Moore,

Mr. J. O'Connell, Superitendent £100 prize offered by Meaars. J. Constable of Huddersfield, and Mr. Customs, Preventive Branch, Lyons and Co. to their most efficient, James A. Wilson, Chief Constable F.M.S., who is at present on Home teashop "Nippy.”

of Cardiff, gave evidence on behalf leave, is expected back this month. of the Chief Constables Associa- Mr. O'Connell was married at Home Miss E. Seward. Turner, aged 24, tion. The executive committee of a few months ago... of Grove-road, Epsom, Surrey, col- the association considered that 50 lapsed in Kingsway and died before per cent, of street accidents in which reaching Charing Cross Hospital.

Pound Day at the Royal Female Orphanage, Beddington, Croydon, has yielded 3,958416 in provisions and £100 in money.'

Rebuilt at a cost of £23,000, the Bow Common-lane Bridge Poplar, was opened by the Mayoreas, Mrs C. W. Key.

The Chelsea Hospital for Women has received from the Goldsmiths Company £100 towards the cost of its greatly increased work.

to put any ideas into the kidi OL 8 ALEXANDER hesda. He merely had an unusually

kind and sensitiva

kaart. and sary harshness among his Instruo

couldn't stand seeing children was torus loped for what he considered minor "Every zTown person is by the effensen. Having been a school law Agalast assault and battery. teacher himself, ha readily under protected agalet borparad abuse by stood the conditions as they existed another Is not a child in school as and Ketertained to safeguard them worthy of Rs much protection se a by the ingenions proviso/

Known person? I consider it horrible for a Lescher, or anybody else to

did

In addition to ala teaching Alex whip, striks, kick, swear at, or in under bad practiced, law and in any other manner abuse physically vested in rent estate. He inverted Alldren in school

• who in the Midland -Valley @Raffredda medIS

and faund it very, prodtable, Before schnol

be died at the age of eighty be had 1 tron

as unto in

Murposed teaving his state to the “Corporal punishraqns in

El Paso schools but abrutir afther inderate or froms oder

his mind when he heardelle or barbarism."

that factory pupil had been this la « boontitul

whipped there

Here are some of the sent

his thoughts and suggest/

the part of the late St, Alexander,

| but if the omelade of the Green wads,

the donors they show the tenor of cent his, mcartary gite they would

substitute- & #old schools Danishment for the good old-fash®

toned rod

persons were killed or injured in towns were due to lack of care or thought on the part of pedestrians. The large proportion of the per centage was due to people carelessly crossing the road, called "jay-walk- ing" in America.

The Hon. the Resident Councillor. Penang, Mr. Meadows Frost, and the Director of Education, S.S. and F.M.S., Dr. R. O., Winstedt, have consented to become patrons of the Penang Teachers' Association.

the dinner.

The annual dinner of the Ameri-' Ear! Howe, who said he was concan Association of Malaya in com- nected with three or four of the memoration of American Independ- largest motoring organisations in ence Day was held at the Swim-

A general, the country, advocated, so far asaing Club on July 4 country districts were concerned, invitation was extended to all the formation of a special branch of Americans in Singapore to attend

The num- officer to control traffic. bers need not necessarily de large.

While employees were unloading. "My idea would be," he said, "that while armed with the ordinary freight from goods train No. 64 at police officer's power of arreat they Yamakita station in West Kozu, should really be designed much they discovered a nest of between more with the idea of assisting 60 and 70 striped snakes in one of the freight cars, reports the drivers."

"Japan: Advertiser." It looked as if a reptilian family were stealing a vide so all hands were piped and proceeded, somewhat timorously, to unload the unwelcome passengers. The train was delayed nine minutes as a result. Subsequently it was ascertained that the snakes, proper- ly boxed, had been shipped from Anjo station, on the Tokaido line,

MOTOR MISHAP

EUROPEAN BADLY INJURED IN PENANG

Penang, Jone 12. Mr. F. G. Philpott, an assistant with Mesara. Guthrie and: Co., Penang and

a well-known local sportoman, met with to Tokyo. But the crate was ripped

a serieda motor cycle accident last open en route and the snakes pro-

night on the Batu Ferringhi-road near Iceeded to enjoy the run of the box the Swimming Club.

Earlier in the evening he had been at the Cricket Club and is believed to have gone out for a ride. Nobody ap pears to have noticed the accident al though the cyclist is supposed to have run into a pedestrian after he swerved in order to avoid a. car. At any rate it was left to a passing European motorist to pick up the injured man and remove him to hospital: When he was admitted Mr. Philpott was uncon- scious although he regained periods of consciousness later on but was unable to remember anything what had hap. pened. It is believed that he is suffer ing from concussion of the brain and he is lying in a serious condition.

While homeward bound on a plea sure cruise in the "City of Cairo," Mr James S. MacLaren 75, of Leeds, died From cerebral hemor rhage and was buried at sea.

Through taking pafson in mis- take for medicine, Captain Williama Carter, of the City of Carlisle, loading at Glasgow for Calcutta, died in hospital.

For over sixty years a chorister and for forty-five a bellringer at Great Barton Church, near Bury St. Edmunda, Mr. James Virman ((86) has died.

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