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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1929.

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

SCREEN VERSION OF A FAMOUS CLASSIC

ATTRACTIVE PICTURE

KONGMOON NOTES

TROOPS & GUNBOATS WATCH FOR PIRATES

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SHADOWS BEFORE,

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN "CHINA MAIL"

Social Functions

THE CHINA MAIL,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong No

Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel,

GENERAL'S EXPEDITION

When Harriet Beecher Stowe, away Pakkal, Kongmoon, Yesterday. back it the 'fifties or 'sixties Now that other regions have return8.30 p.m. wrote her sisple, yet entranced to peace, troops are returning to ing. story of "Unele Tom's Cabin,"garrison duty here from the North with its pleasing adventures of Little River area and the West River area. Eva, Topsy and Uncle Tam, little did General Heung Han-ping, who com- he think that her narrative (writ-mands this zume, is expected to return ten to expose the horrors of slavery) shortly. Local headquarters propose would one day be "pictorially treated" another expedition into the now fa- and he exhibited as an attractive fen-mous outlaw hiding place of Ku Tau ture of the "Silent Drama" of the Mountain, where pirates are still find- popular movies."

jing auctuary.

New Magistrate

At the Queen's Theatre this morn- ing a special view" of the picture 1 Li Chung-yan has been succced- was given by invitation of the managed by Mr. Ching Hi-chek as District ment of the Hong Kong Amusements, agistrate of Sunning, Ltd, and much enjoyed by local Press representatives and others.

Heavy rain fell unceasingly during the last ten days or so.. The River has And it is no exaggeration, to say risen rapidly and is now level with the that the picture is one of the most Bund in front of the Customs House. attractive, one of the most beautiful, Fortunately the rain ceased yesterday, as it is one of the most poignant that otherwise there would have been much has ever been produced. The loveliness damage. and gentleness of fittle Eva, the fun- The first rice harvest disappointed niosities of Topsy, the loyalty of old because the drought and unless the Uncle Tom, the maternal sweetness of cain cases up the arcond harvest will Eliza, are all perfectly portrayed. He poor heesuse of too much rain. Then there is the "yellow" slave Our own correspondent. George, the young husband of Eliza and their son Herry, the wicked Simon Tegree and other slave-owners and their slaves, all making towards a picture that is truly unforgettable.

778 COINS

HOW A CHINESE CHEATED THE BUSES

A CHANCE FIND

The scenes depicted are not only per fect, pictorially, but they are also Tewise wonderfully faithful to the narrative. The marvellous escape of Eliza with her child across the river ice-Roes and followed by inhuman

Three Chinese were this morning stave-drivers, their menials and blood-charged at the Kowloon Police hounds, is realistic in the extreme. Court before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith So also is the beautiful death scene of with the unlawful possession of Eva and, in the end, the joyous libera- 778 forged ten cent pieces, long tion of the slaves.

Kong currency.

"Uncle Tom's Cabin," on the screen, like the bonk itself when first publish- ed, will appeal to millions and be heartily appreciated by them. It is a

very beautiful picture very great, one of the best that has ever been brought to Hong Kong.

We congratulate the management

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Entertainments To-day Queen's Theatre;. "New Year's Eve."

To-day World "The Circus."

HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undermentioned cargo at present stored in, this Company's Godowns at Kowloon will'. be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION unless CLEARED on or before the 24th AUGUST, 1929, and/or the. CHARGES in respect thereof: PAID:- Lot No.

Cargo

4 Cases Machinery

Theatre:

Theatre;

Name of Storer D34878 Kitting & Co. D34953 D35511

do. E42573 J.T. Lloyd & Co.

do,

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...

To-day. Star 12 Washington Square."

To-day Majestic Theatre: "Tea for Thrbe."

Lammerts Auctions Aug. At Sales Room, Duddell- street, household furniture, 2.30 p.m.

Dud-

Hong Kong, 30th July, 1929.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

ELLERMAN LINE.

From EUROPE.

Date Stored .26/10/18 Machine, &c. ..... 3/12/18 Coffee Mills, &c. 17/8/19 Case India Rubber Goods 11/10/24

C. M. MANNERS,

Aug. 2-At Sales Room, Duddell- street, postage stamps, 5.15 pra.

August 2-At Taikoo Dock, Quarry Bay, about 1,000 life belts, (s p.m..

The Steamship, Aug, 7--A: Sales Room, dell-street, valuable leasehold pro-having arrivad, Consignees of Cargo

“CITY OF PEKIN" perty (ituated at Shameen, Can-by her are informed that all goods to

are being landed at their.risk into the ton), 3 p.m.".

bazardous and/or extra-hazardous Go- Meeting

downs of Holt's Wharf, whence deli To-day-Mecting of Council very may be obtained. Football Association, French Bank Bldgs. (4th floor), 5.30 p.m.

Land Sale

of

Aug. 6-At P.W.D. Offices

two lots of Crown land at Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, and Yaumati.

Home Mail To-morrow--Inward from Europe via Suez ("Kashmir").

WAR DEBTS

AMERICA

As the result of a raid on the WHAT THE WORLD OWES TO first floor of 2 Waisung Street De- lective-Sergt. Fitches discovered the money concealed very cleverly in the wall of the room.

Besides the

money was. some

opium sunk in the wall concealed

THE LIQUIDATION PROBLEM

The world Owes the United States more than $25,000,000,000 and the debt increases yearly.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods rentaining undelivered after 5th August, 1929, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersign ed on or before 12th August, 1929, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridaye, between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon, within the Free Storage period of Ore Week. No Fire Insurance has been effect- ed.

Bills of Lading will be countersign- ed by;

THE BANK LINE,

General Agents, Hong Kong, 30th July, 1929.

LIMITED,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

of Hong Korg Amusezaonts. Ltd.,by paper with a calendar. upon bringing it to the Colony. It is On the first defendant. was

Interest on this indebtedness ex- ceeds $1,000,000,000 annually, and wholesome in every respect, and may found $3.53 all genuine. be seen by old and young with the There

also discovered there is a trade balance in favourHE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by public certainty that it will be highly ap-tooth brushes and a bottle of oil of the United States which is pil preciated.

with which to clean the silvering up another $1,000,000,000 each

year, Government figures reveal.

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is to be shown

money.

were

at the Queen's Theatre for four days,

Sergt. Fitches told the Court beginning on Sunday, and

we very that the men used the forged strongly recommend all lovers of a picture that is perfectly presented to money to travel on buses and to

buy cigarettes. They gave

a forged ten cent piece and in return got a good five cent piece..

go and see it.

A LEGAL POINT

WINE AND TOBACCO ON A

JUNK

Remarking that the defendant was not actually stopping' in Hong

Auction

In order to meet these payments and maintain exchange balances, foreign countries have been bor-at rowing in the United States be- tween $1,000,000,000 and $1,500,- 000.000 yearly since 1923.

The difference between these borrowings and the $2,000,000,000 which must be paid annually, is ac-

ON

FRIDAY, August 2, 1929, at 3 o'clock p.m., "The Taikoo Dock," Quarry Bay (for account of the concerned) About 1,000 Life Belts Untest Board of Trade Pattern) ex 8.8. "LOK SUN" Terms: Cash on Delivery. For Inspection Orders apply to

First accused was sentenced to six months hard labour, while the counted for by America's "in- the Undersigned. second and third were discharged visible" exportation of gold. This His Worship ordered the con-consists principally of money spent fiscation of the paraphernalia.

by Americas tourists abroad, funds sent out of the country by im-

Kong, Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith re- 14 STALL HOLDERS migrants, premiums paid to foreign

manded for 24 hours a case in which a Chinese was charged with the unlawful possession of wine and tobacco on his junk.

FINED FOR ÖRSTRUCTION IN

KOWLOON

WARNINGS FUTILE

At the

insurance companies by Americans and money paid to foreign shipping interests for transporting American cargoes.

Ger-

Sergt. Stewart, who prosecuted,

The question of a possible day of said that defendant was arrested in

reckoning becomes the world's Capsiumun Pass in British waters

greatest economic problem. Kowloon Magistracy, and there was no other cargo on. hoard but the wine and tobacco. before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith this man reparations and allied debts Defendant told his Worship that he morning, fourteen stall holders at are only a part of it.

Vas on

his way to Newwan, in

Theories Differ the Reclamation Street Market were,

Economists and bankers are far cach fined $4 for causing obstruc-; Chinese Territory, and that he was tion in the avenue of the market by apart in their theories and predic- not stopping at Hong Kong at all.

His Worship concurred that it placing their baskets there.

Sanitary Inspector Miles said that he had warned them several times before and no notice whatever had!

was a legal case and that he would; have to find ont what actual law applied to it,

FLOODS IN NORTH

YUNG TING RIVER'S DAM BURST

Peking, Yesterday.

Due to heavy rainfall on July 28

been taken. He added that they had ample room for their goods and that there was no need for them to place

their baskets in front of their stalls) just to obtain more trade.

BAN ON ICE

REGARDED AS "SET-UP" FOR HARD DRINKS

LAMMERT BROS., -

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, July. 31, 1929.

IN OTHER PLACES

CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN -

TO JAVA

The new Vice Consul for Siam, Mr. George Xavier, arrived in Singapore on June 20 from Bang kok.

left the

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Acting Secretary.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

be held on TUESDAY, the 6th day of August, 1929, at $ p.m.,

at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Prince Edward Road, Kow- icon, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for

75 term of years. with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Prince Edward Road,

Kowloon.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

at

to be held on TUESDAY, the

6th day of August, 1929, 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Yaumati, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

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The Sarawak Government Gazette notifies that Mr. H. Jacques is to Director of Education, Mr. be

tions. One of New York's most Mr. B. S. Walton, M.C.S., is ap- prominent banking authorities was pointed a member of the Board of asked the question.

Examiners in Languages (for "How can foreign countries, par- Malay) for Malacca vice Mr. F. T. ticularly Europe, hope to make an Tree, M.C.S., who has eventual repayment of this huge Settlement. debt if they must borrow from America to meet constantly rising the approval of the King, is to be Mr. Lim Cheng Eani subject to interest charges?”

He replied: "There are only a nominated unofficial member of three ways in which payments of The Legislative Council of the international debts can be made: Straits Settlements, in the place of

E. M. Woodward is to act as Ay- through the shipment by debtor to Mr. Quah Beng Kee, O.B.E.

sistant District Officer, Kuching, creditor of gold, commodities or

The marriage took place in San Mr. D. V. Murphy is to be As services or by invisible' exports of gold from creditor to debtor.

Francisco recently of Mrs. Robert sletant Superintendent of Police,

ably and in some sections may over- The Hotel Stevens, Chicago, one]

Getting down to economic bed. Young and Lieut. Thomas Harloe, Miri, and Mr. J. J. Hill is to act of the U.S. Navy. Mrs. Young was as Assistant District Officer, flow and flood the surrounding of the largest hotels in the world, rock, the world must unload

piers has announced that it will refuse American

$25,000,000,000 the wife of the late editor and pro-Sibu. Later. in future to serve patrons with worth of commodities, or supply prietor of the "Japan Chronicle," The Yung Ting River has caused cracked ice in their rooms,

their equivalent in gold, servicce Kobe. Mr. and Mrs. Harloe sailed the bursting of the dam at Luko- This action follows a discussion and hospitality to tourists, in order for Japan on June 19 on the

"Siberia." chiao, as a result of which flood is of club officials and hotel proprietors to liquidate this debt. threatening the suburbs of Peking. -Nan Chung Kuo News Service.

COTTON DISPUTE EFFECT ON ARTIFICIAL SILK

and 29 in Hopei (Chihli) province, several rivers have risen consider-

districts.

- INDUSTRY

actually sold.

The

hutel's announcement

to

Other Factors

at

According to Chinese reports, several hundred men employed in building Chinese junks and the re- pairing of junks, have gone on with the United States Attorney, "Obviously this can not be done Two Chinese women charged strike demanding an increase in who explained that under a recent while America's exports rise faster with possession of opium were wages and better treatment. The decision the service of "set-ups" of than imports, and for that reason, fined $15 each in the Provisional workers are atated to have soda water, ginger ale, and cracked I believe that an eventual readjust Court, Shanghai. The women were organized a union in Lunghwa and ice to which patrons added some-ment of our foreign trade must take arrested by female operators of the Pootung, which has been registered thing alcoholic made the house place unless we hope to be paid municipal police department, who with the Bureau of Social Affairs, liable to prosecution under the

entirely in rubber, coffee, Faris searched the women and found a Officials of the union claim to have Padlock Law, although no liquor was night life and other things which small quantity of the narcotic warned the strikers against any London, Yesterday,

America does not produce.”

Women employees of the police are acts of violence.

searching The Lancashire cotton trade

Some competent authorities, he now being used in patrons says: "Ice water will still disclosed, saw nothing in the pre-suspected women accomplices of dispute is likely seriously to affect some of the thousands employed go to rooms, but no bowls of ice." sent situation resembling a finan-Chinese criminals. at Courtauld's great artificial sillSeveral other hotels and clubs in cial merry-go-round. He disagreed with a view to increasing ad Dekker, of the Asiatic Petroleum concern, a substantial percentage Chicago have taken similar action. sharply, he said, with the theory

Some continue to serve ice and that the present world economic ministrative efficiency through of whose output is normally ab- sorbed by the Lancashire mills. seda, but require the purchaser to situation is like a dog chasing its out the country, the Executive Reuter

sign a card declaring "The under tail and believe that the day of Yuan, in a circular order to the signed agrees not to me water to reckoning can be postponed inde various provincial and municipal, mix with intoxicating liquors. Y Snitely good governments, instructs that an

At Olympia Fields, the big golf This hope is based on a wider administrative programme for

to each quarter of the year be drawn club on the outskirts of Chicago, distribution of obligations. even ice water is denied guests,

up in advance and submitted to. who must go to the fountains to

the Executive Yuan for approval, Improvements which the St. Ives The order also says that the Executive Yuan will send deputies at definite intervals to the vari-

Three Factories Close

London, Later. Three of Courtauld's factories have been closed temporarily Reuter.

Sir William Cundiff, a farmer quench their thirst, while at the

Lord Mayor of Manchester, is pre- South Shore Country Club patrons Town Council has decided to carry senting a trophy as a prize for am are advised: "We do not keep

air race between teams represent ginger ale; if thirsty drink water the laying out of rock gardens to ascertain and investigate as to

ing Manchester and Liverpool,

or tea.

provision of a putting courte, and erection of a new beach cate

Sir Henry Dickens, the Common Nearly 3,000 homing pigeons, ve Sergeant, corrected counsel who worth about £10,000, were lost by The freedom of Sudbury used the word "perambulator at members of the Wolverhampton (Suffolk) is to be conferred upon are called and Dudley Federations in a race the American Ambassador, Genera! the Old Bailey," "They tre baby carriages now," he said, from Nantes during bad weather.Dawes, au ancestor of whom was a

native of Gudbury A new bridge, costing About The Lord Mayor of 415,000 over the River Avon, bê- fà future be chosen by a committee Liverpool Corporation decided to Tween Coventry and Leamington is representative of all parties in the go on with the scheme to establish to be opened on July 81

municipal aerodroms at Speke. Council

ous provinces and municipalities

whether the programme has been successfully carried out-Kuo MID

After a few days illness the death occurred of. Pauline nee Bernhardt, wife of Mr. Der.

Co., Singapore She was for a long time in the service of Robin- son and Co. and being an accom- pulshed linguist In Dutch, English, French and German, and Asiatic dialects, she was of great service to them. She is survived by her husband who is well known by his long connection with the Dutch Postal Agency

The

following appointments. have been made in the Government service of the State of North Borneo Mr. B. W Hurrell to be an Officer of Class B. Mr. W. G. A. Bullock, Cadet, is attached to the Protectorate Department, Mr. J. SA Kirkman, Cadet, is attached to the West Coast Residency, Mr. H. A.

missioner of Lands, Class A and Mr. B. W. Hurrell and Mr. G Robertson to be Magistrates of the Second Class

OLD TAYLOR W. S. Arrindell to act as Com-

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