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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1929.

MACAO INDUSTRY

"FOREST OF ROPES AND SPARS"

with regard to naval policy, the would be suicide if he did, as in this present British Government are spoch "live wire" exhibitors trould not stand for it, and the producer would eager to co-operate. with the scon find no market for his trash. United States. Why do they notTherefore, it is common sense that co-operate with the Americans in however indifferent a producer might be, he must make a certain number of detestation of the Soviet's "screenable" films to remain in the known policy? The Labour Gov- "game."

Macho, Yesterday. This being so, why should the ernment, when in office in 1924, H.K.A. be content to be the dumping ginning to take a special interest Certain local gentlemen are be- found to their cost that their ground for "appalling films?" Why

case.

them, and throw the others out?

THE FISHERIES

Socialistic similarities with the does it not chaose only the good pic in the fisheries, and of late much Soviet did them considerable res from the producer supplying has been written regard.ng this industry at Macao, and of ways harm. It is very probable that (2) There is more than one sim and means of improving condi upon this rock they will be finally producer and if the sinus of one Com- disions and creating markets for submerged and perhaps they are appalling, why not imme-the products and by-products of diately cut that Company adrift and the most important industry here. crisis will come sooner than at hitch on to a better one?

It is an industry which gives em- present seems likely to be the Surely, this is only due to the peployment, directly and indirectly, trons of the H.K.A.'s picture houses? Like the "fans" anywhere else they to almost 50,000 persons, or about are entitled to the best Alma obtain-one-third of the population of the Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Acting Firstable, especially when they pay the Colony. Magistrate, who had been indispos prices charged here.

The number of junks available ed, was able to resume duty to-day. Good pictures undoubtedly mean for high-seas fishing is already smaller profits for the exhibitors, but it over 2,000, and the junk-building The owner of a soy factory which pays in the long run, because content yards seem. to be busy building is being built in Nathan Road was ed "fans" go to the pictures often, more, so that the total number of fined $15 yesterday by Mr. T. S. for the sake of the entertainment; fanks employed in fishing is al- Whyte-Smith

whilst if they are not pleased with the at the Kowloon

When the increase. films offered they don't go so often, and Magistracy for using lime mortar

tire fleet makes for port, and the stormy weather threatens the en- instead of cement on the building.

only visit a picture house when they have nowhere else to go,

ways 02

Then, too, there is this consideration Inner Harbour is thronged with The Rev. J. J. Hodgins, for the exhibitors. There is a limit to junks, their masts and rigging M.A., Chaplain to H. M: Forces human suffering, and when the "fans" making a "veritable forest of in Kowloon, is leaving the have suffered enough they will one day ropes and spars" and the steam- Colony on Tuesday for a five weeks refuse to go to the pictures at all, as ships that come in from Hong tour in Java. His trip will include H.K.A., wait until this comes to pass through lanes flanked by hundreds many are already doing. Must the Kong to anchor in the port pass Manila, Macassar, and Sourabaya; before they come to their senses? finally leaving Batavia for Hong

Yours, etc., Kong early in September.

"A CASUAL FAN." Hong Kong, July 25.

OF TWO GIFTS

of these picturesque boats on either side. Among them, may be seen an armed junk. with steel plates forming a hulwark around the boat, and peeping out at in- tervals old muzzle-loading cannon.

fishermen with the These boats are taken by the fleet to beat off the attack of would-be pirate craft, and have proved most effec- tive with ammunition that con- sists of rusty nails and broken glass,

Captain A. N. Dowding RN,,} left Home on June 27 by the P. and FAREWELL SOCIAL 10. "Kashmir" for Hong Kong to take over command of one of the MR. P. SANDS THE RECIPIENT five new cruisers on the China] Station, HM.S. "Cornwall." He was promoted to his present rank on

LAST NIGHT'S FUNCTION June 30, 1926. Coming out by the

A farewell social took place in the same ship which is due in the Colony Hall of the St. Andrew's Church, shortly, is Captain E. C. Hcar, Royal Kowloon, last evening when Mr. F. Marines. who is to join H.M.S., Sands, a member of the Church

"Harvest of the Sea" "Berwick," another of the cruisers. Vestry and Vice-President of The industry itself embraces the St. Andrew's Church many aspects and the principal Mr. P. Sands., MA.. (Cantab), Young Men's Club, who is products are fresh fish, much of will be ordained to Deacon's orders proceeding Home ΤΟΥ his or which is consumed locally, and a by the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of dination, was made the recipient good deal is also packed in ice Coventry on Sunday, September 26, of two handsome gifts from the for export to Hong Kong and in St. Paul's Church, Leamington congregation of the Church and Canton. The major part of the. Spe. The Vicar of the Church is the Y.M. Club. The Rev. C. B. "harvest of the sea" is salted and the Rev. G. E. Arrowsmith., MA..Shann presided.

cured and exported as such to all F.R.G.S., who will be remembered In making the presentation on parts of the world. The value of for his work in St. Andrew's behalf of the congregation, Mr. salt fish exported has been known Church, Kowloon, as the Assistant J. H. Hunt, Hon. Secretary of the to

exceed $3,000,000 in some "capitalist" or "Bourgeoise" Gov- Chaplain when the Rev. G. B. Church. Vestry, said in part: "It years, In addition to salting ernment as they were to the Lindsay, M.A., was Vicar.

seems, in an ever-changing place much fish is also preserved in Romanoffs and are entirely de-

like Hong Kong, that we are always various forms, principally in cans, Charged with stowing away on fated to say good-bye to people we which also covers other phases of void of a sense of honour in deal-board the s.s. "Titaroem" a Java- have just begun to really know. But the industry, such as the produc- ing with the "hated capitalist" nonese was yesterday at the Kowloon of Mr. Sands, however, we can claim tion of products from the molluses matter where he may be. This is Magistracy fined $50 or one month's to have known him for the full time and shell fish. as evident to-day as ever it has said to have given himself up to the

imprisonment. Accused, who was of his stay here."

In some years the oysters and Mr. Hunt said that when he first crustacea abound, while been and must be as plain to Mr. Chief Officer, and to have behaved met Mr. Sands he used to wonder seeing to be a dearth of such in Ramsay MacDonald and his col very well, said that he was on his who was that young man with a other years, yet these products ob- leagues as it is to anyone else, all His Worship told him he had passed, he came to know him, and appreciate command a ready market among way to Macassar, his native town. cherub like face-(laughter)-until tained in local waters always the more so as the Soviet hardly Macassar, and accused replied he those qualities that would inevitably the Chinese everywhere. There take the trouble to disguise their was unaware that he had passed his lead him for the Church.

is certainly plenty of opportunity detestation of all institutions port.

With the two years

that Mr. in this business for enterprising that are not propping up the "poor

Sands had spent here as a school merchants. It may be said 1nat The Chinese who was charged teacher (of St. Stephen's College) the total value of the "catch" in and helpless proletariat." What with obtaining $10 by pretending and three years as Secretary of the a good year must exceed $5,000,000 most strange in the that he could effect the release of a Y.M.C.A., he would have a year, and by scientific methods. actions of the Soviet is their utter buy who had been kidnapped, was acquired that contact with ordinary may be made to increase.

discharged yesterday by Mr. T. 8. common humanity which would inability to grasp the fact that in Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magis-help him in the work before him. helping the so-called "helpless" at tracy. The allegation against the Mr. Sands had interested himself the expense of other classes, they the money from the parents of the activities, particularly in the most defendant was that he had obtained in every branch of the Church's; are at least as tyrannical" as kidnapped boy saying that he was important section of the Church- those whom they are so loudly able to free the boy who had been the younger section. On behalf of denouncing.

taken to Wa Shek Nam district, the congregation, he askell Mr. supported by her husband for the past We are on the eve of negotia-trict.

The boy was, in fact, not in that dis-Sands to accept a Hitle token of years, and ran an opium divan to

Mr. F. C.. E. Rendall ap- their regard for him. tions taking place in London be-peared for the defence.

make her living, was this morning The gifts, comprising a rose-charged jointly with a man before Mr. bowl and a Wahl fountain pen and E. W. Hamilton at the Central Police pencil set, were then presented by Court with possession of opium. Mrs. Shann, the wife of the Rev. Mr. C. B. Shann, amidst warm ap plause.

seems

tween the new British Govern-

FILMS CRITICISED

OPIUM DIVAN

there

DESERTED WIFE EARNS A LIVELIHOOD

A Chinese woman who had not been

ment and a Soviet representative, CORRESPONDENCE with reference to the wish ex-

Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt said that he raided No. 404 Queen's-road, West, and caught the man in the act pressed by Mr. MacDonald and

of boiling a quantity of opium. his colleagues as to the desir- [To the Editor of the "China Mail")

Mr. Sands in responte, said

The man when questioned said that Hong Kong, Thursday, July 25, 1529.ability of diplomatic relations

Sir,I am glad to see from your that he appreciated the gifts. The had nothing to do with the opium. paper of last night of the out-Dealing with his work in connec-He was boiling it because the woman being resumed between the Soviet spoken remark made by Mr. Mancini, tion with St. Andrew's, Mr. Sands had asked him to do so. She was lying and Great Britain. This will one of the shareholders of the Hong reminded those present that youth on a bed, complaining of a headache BRITAIN AND THE SOVIET

mean the re-establishment of a eral meeting. I heartily agree within

Kong Amusements, Ltd, at their gon-was not presant amongst all only The woman admitted guilt but the

its outward form. He had man did not. Simultaneously with the state- Soviet Ambassador and staff in him on the question of selecting films found youthful minds

The Revenue Officer said that he was ment that the Soviet have issued London. Such an official and for exhibition in Hong Kong. For the the workers in their Church, as The wernan, he explained, had been de inclined to believe the man's story. past six mouths pictures that are be-sociated with grey beards or actively serted by her husband, and had not instructions to their Ambassador staff were in office in the Britishing shown in the "Queen's" Theatre functioning under to France to proceed to London capital until

bald patches. received any support from him.

no

amongst

about eighteen are most appalling and are totally un- (Laughter). It had always been a had apparently gone to America He

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fit for a theatre like the “Queen's.”

Ex-Detective Fined

to negotiate with the British months ago, when it was found The management ought to know by pleasure to be associated with their some other pisce.

She ran this divan Government, with reference to a imperative that they should leave this time that there is quite a large, work. -

to make a living. resumption of diplomatic rela- the country owing to their and that by paying a little more they tributed to by Miss W. A. Robinson, ship discharged the man and warned Under the circumstances His Wor number of film producers in the world A musical programme was con-

tions, has come a statement of a machinations, under the guise of could certainly secure a much better and Messrs. V. C. Labrum, R. him not to get mixed up with opium different kind but one that is very legitimate trading.

class of pictures than what they are Baldwin and C. W. E. Bishop and again," while the 'woman was fined showing now. Productions like "Para-the Rev. N. V. Halward.

$100, with the alternative of one illuminating. We are told that The new Government probably mounts" and others seemed to have

month's jail. the new President of the Board believe that such machinations 1 vanished. They were shown in Mr.

A fine of $1,009 with the at- of Trade (Mr. Wm. Graham), in will again be attempted, but, in- tay's time and there was no complaint MARINE COURT

raived.

ternative of six months jail was reply to a question--no doubt by stead, a genuine endeavour will be

imposed by Major C. Willson,. one of the Opposition had to made by the Soviet to re-establish

O.B.E., at the Central Police Court inform the House as to Russia's commercial transactions mutaially money's worth, and not just because

this morning, on an ex-detective (a Before the Hon. Commdr. G. Fsearcher) of the Hong Kong Police indebtedness to British investors, beneficial to both countries. they think they have the monopoly in Hole., RN. (retd) (Harbour Mas who appeared on remand on a The sum amounts to the astound-There has been no change of Hong Kong they could do as they wishter), at the Marine Court this charge of unlawful possession of

similar claims by other nations.

The

I think it is high time now that the management give more consideration to the public and let them have their

હતું.

FAILURE TO RENEW BOAT LICENCE

ing total of £41,000,000 plus policy on the part of the Soviet.

Yours, etc.,

morning, Kwok Mui (27) was nine taels of prepared non-Govern- 240,000,000 roubles. This had They are as "Red" to-day as ever

***PICTURE-COER.” || charged with failing to renew her ment opium, Hong Kong, July 26.

cargo boat licence,

Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt, been submitted to the Russian they were. They are as firmly

Pleading guilty to the charge, she who prosecuted, asked at the Claims' Department and had been opposed as ever to that capitalism Sir, Mr. Mancini has earned the was fined $12 or, in default, 12 days' previous hearing that a serious view ignored by the Soviet along with upon which the civilisation of all for his fearless speech on "appalling In the second case, Wong Tsui accused had used two small girls as

deep gratitude of local movie fans hard labour.

be taken of the case because the progressive countries is firmly films at yesterday's meeting of the (60) was charged with mooring her carriers of the opium. Accused successors of the based. Are they now to be trust Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd.

The H.K.A. might have a perfectly sampan 150 feet north of the was arrested following a raid at his Romanoffs made it plain from the ed any more than before? Em- good defence, but the one of "blame Government Slipway in the Yaumati house in Fook Sau-lane. beginning that they had no inten-phatically they are not- Whose

the producer" which was advanced yes Typhoon Shelter. berday, on the spur of the moment, is She pleaded “not guilty,” and tion to repay any loans incurred Governments of the United decidedly lame.

said that she had a witness, Ah by their detested predecessors, States, which have been in office

Dealing with the excuse as advanced Hung, who would come to Court to- Misa May Peck, aged 19, of St. either before or during the War since the Armistice, and the day, I wish to point out at least morrow and testify to the same. Albans, was killed when the motor- two good reasons why it is no defence at all, and really amounts to a sign of journed the hearing till to-morrow, lion came into collision with a The Magistrate accordingly ad cycle on which she was riding pil- wenkness, apparent to all.

or in the name of the nation. people of the United States-gen The Soviet are, of course, as erally, are stir of that opinion.

(1) No one producer can be said to meanwhile allowing her ball of $16 motor-car on the St. Albana bitterly opposed to any sort of Judging by what is taking place turn out consistently bad pictures. It to stand.

Watford-road.