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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1929.

THE CHINA MAIL,

A NOVEL SCHEME ROUND THE CINEMAS MR. BRUCE'S PLEA

TWO SELF-APPOINTED POST-

MEN CHARGED

ALLEGED FORGERY.

UNUSUAL PICTURE OF SOCIETY MANNERS

AT THE QUEEN'S

ASKS LABOUR LEADER TO DELAY MINISTRY

PREMIER TO RESIGN

Two Chinese of the coolie class An unusual and entertaining plc- were alleged to have hit on a ture of society seances and the novel scheme to extort 20 cents craze for mysticism la promised for fram a Chinese married woman. the screen of the Queen's Theatre They were alleged to have deliver-when the management of that play ed a letter to the complainant, house will present "The Charlatan," and on the envelope the request a Universal production based on the to give "bearer 20 cents" was famous Broadway stage success of ernor-General at

that name.

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IN OTHER PLACES CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN TO JAYA

Mr. Emm P. Yannoulatos, Pre- sident of the Hellenic Association, loft for Tiantsin on the I-C. S. "Fausang."

Melbourne, Yesterday, Following a the members of his Government, conference with Mr. Stanley Bruce met the Labour leader, Mr. Scullin, and arranged. tor in the Wuhan University, has Mr. Loh Sze-yin, former instruc- pending Mr. Bruce's resignation, bean made principal of the Shang- which he is tendering to the Gov-hal College Middle School..

Canberra on Saturday, that Mr. Scullin should One of the mon sald that ha

Holmes Harbert, Rockliffe Fel-hold in abeyance the plans for the Miss Chang Jui-fang, a graduato had picked up the letter and he lowes, Margaret Livingston and formation of a Labour Ministry of the Eliza Yates Girls' School, to The engagement is announced of gave it to the other defendant to Fred Mackaye are seen in the prin- Reuter. deliver to the woman. The other cipal roles. George Melford direct-

Ching-fan, of the man said that he had not asked ed the picture under the supervision for payment.

written.

of Carl Laemmle, Jr..

The story

concerns

the weird

Sgt. Cleme said that the letter was originally sent by post from events following the staging of a Canton to the woman.

It was fortune telling party at the home of true that onc of the defendantsane of the society leaders of a cer- had picked it up at the staircasetain American city. landing. The allegation was that The Hindu mystic, played by he wrote on the envelope the re- Holmes Herbert, becomes tragically

involved in the tangled heart af-

IMAGES BROKEN

MOSLEMS THROW BRICKBATS AT HINDU GODS

"FREE FIGHTS"

Asansol, Bengal, Yesterday,

Bir. Chen Y.M.C.A.

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New professors of the Shanghai quest to give 20 cents to the per- fairs of the several couples attend- were injured in a Hindu-Moslem and Messrs. Cheng Hul, Yu Kong- One person was killed and 11 College include Dr. Wel Keng-song, The case was adjourned unt!ling the seance. The startling reriot in connection with the immerhus, Sun Kuei-lin, Chuang Cheng, to-morrow morning.

son delivering the letter.

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sults make gripping drama.

"The Charlatan"

"The Charlatan” was a sensa. tion as a play. It was written by Ernest Pascal and Leonard Pras kins. The picture is said to be even better, due to the broader scope of the acreen in developing such a story.

Herbert handles a different role ably. An equally good portrayal is done by Rockliffe Fellowes. Miss Livingston is seen in this pictura for the first time In a blonde wig, which will be an agreeable surprise to picture fans.

álon ceremonies at Durgapujah. and Pan Sha-fan.

It is stated that Mosleme threw brickbats and damaged the images which the Hindus were carrying in the procession, A free fight ensued.-Reuter.

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STATE FARMS

THE DRIVE AGAINST THE KULAK

COMMUNISM AND PEASANT

By Order of the General Committee.

R. J. VERNALL,

Hon. Secretary.

Hong Kong, 14th Oct., 1929.

Mr. Ling Ping, chief Chinese delegate at the recent negotiations for the rendition of the Belgian Concession in Tientsin, has been SHADOWS BEFORE.

recommended as Minister to Cuba.

Mr. Chang Wei has been appoint-COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED ed judicial officer at the Paoshan

IN "CHINA MAIL" District Magistracy in succession to Mr. Ma Tau-kan, who has been transferred to a similar post at! Yangchow..

Probably the most important funda- mental change which the Communists Mr. Wunsz King, former Com- tion and both candidates carried Fred Mackaye is one of the

aftempting to bring about inmissioner of Foreign Affairs and out all the tests in a very efficient screen's most promising juveniles in now is the reconstruction of now Minister to Holland, is leaving Ingriculture on a collectivist basis. for The Hague next month, accom- means an easy one, and it reflects/Others in the cast are Crauford to strengthen the drive for agrarian secretary of the Foreign Bureau,

The examination is by no le iss Universal "And."

Two repent developments have tended panied by Mr. Singlin Chang, a great credit on these two candidates Kent. Philo McCullough,

Anita socialisation. One is the satisfactory as Second Secretary..

gives promise, of removing the strain- John outlook for the coming harvest, which

manner.

Garvin, Dorothy Gould,

That they gained a very high per- George, Rose Tapley and Berard centage of marks in all the tests.

The examinera are having a busy time this week, on Sunday last a class of four candidates from the 20th Heavy Battery R.A. was éx- amined at Stonecutters, and did, very good work in the Proficiency Certi- ficate And Bronze Medallion Examinations. This is a good start

Siegel.

"EXCESS BAGGAGE"

A New Role for William Haines

ed food situation which prevailed dur

Mr. Yeh Wel-chun, the well- Ing the past winter and spring.

The known merchant, has been re- other is the success of the strenuous elected chairman of the Shanghai spring planting campaign, which was Rice Guild. Messrs. Chu Tz-hsiang, carried out with great energy by the Chen Chun-yu, Dih Tz-tih and Party and State organisations. Chao Tz-hsin have been elected to

the executive committec.

to-do

or

discontent

Social Functions To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Península Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

To-day- Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30pm.

Bay Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

To-day Dinner Dance at Repulso

Entertainments

To-day Queen's Theatre; "The Charlatan,"

Theatre;

To-day World "The Three Musketeers." (Con tinuous performance from 1.15 to 11.16 p.m.).

"Excess Baggage."

To-day - Star Theatre; Although the sown acreage last autumn indleated a decrease of some

To-day Majestic Theatre; William Haines, who has hither preceding year, the extension of the three per cent., as compared with the

"The Unknown.” at Stonecutters, and it is hoped to to been associated only with the spring-planted area gave a total gain, has been instructed by the Chiao-Warwick Revue Co. present "The

The Directorate-General of Posts

To-day Star see many more of those fine swim- broadest farce, has an entirely dif- for the year, of six per cent, and the tungpu to

Theatre; mens gaining the Society's certi-ferent role in "Excess Baggage," &

suppress the native Merry-Go-Round," 9.15 p.m. ficates.

Communist Party leadership is in- postal agencies (Mià Hsin Chu or remarkable story During this week another class of which will be screened to-day at the that the masses of the peasantry are so as to prevent their transmitting Nothings," 9.15 p.m.

of stage life, clined to interpret this fact as a proof People's Letter Carrying Offices) Warwick Revue Co. present "Airy Oct. 16 and 17-Star Theatre; K.O.S.B's. are being examined for Star Theatre.

not dissatisfied with the new policy, counter-revolutionary literature. Bronze Medallions, and a Silver The story concerns the adven-

despite the obvious Medal Examination

Oct. 18 and 19-Star Theatre; is also being tures of a theatrical married cou-

of the "kulaks,"

more well.

Warwick held. This activity among the Ser-ple who fail to reach stardom to- the Inst

Another national products ex-"N 'Everything," 9.15 p.m.

Revúc Co. present peasants, which during vices plainly shows

that the gether, but win success individual-sion in many murders and other acts

Your has

hibition has been started by local found expres Chinese.

..Oct. 27-Nelson Day Concert at Society's Awards are worth goingly. They become estranged, al- of violence against village Communists the Now Pu Ya Tang Benevolent

It WAS opened In Lee Theatre, 9 p. out for, not merely for any intrinsic though they still love each other, and Soviet workers. value, but for the useful knowledge and the dramatic manner in which gained.

their problem is solved before the The following recommendations audience in one of the biggest thea- have been forwarded to London: tres in New York is one of the most Award of Merit. Armt/Q.M.Sunusual climaxes ever screened,. Grossman R.A.O.C., Armt/Staff- according to advance reports.

Experiment Show Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has spared no expense to make this film one of

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Organised two years ago for the pur-i pose of touring the world, this aggre gation of stellar attractions has play- ed throughout Australia, New Zea

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The Communist agrarian policy has both Constructive aspects. On the constructive side ons and repressive

may

note the investment of large sums of money in the development of western districts of Peking In Locusts have appeared in the huge State farms, of which the largest, large numbers, reports the "East- the so-called "Giant" in the North Caucasus steppe country, near Rostov,

orn Timea." They have devoured already boasts an area of a hundred most of the trees and crops in the and fifty thousand acres, the encour district and all measures to destroy its big successes. James Cruze, the jagument of peasant collective group them have failed." director of the "Covered Waggon," farming, the increased use of tractors

Home Mails To-morrow-Inward from Suez and London ("Sarpedon").

To-morrow-Outward for Europe via San Francisco (Taiyo Maru"),

8.30 p.m.

Sports

Oct. 17-Closing date of entries for the harbour races, 6 p.m.

Oct. 23-Twelfth bi-annual raco for Ships Lifeboats, ("Trevesa Trophy") starting time, 4 p.m.

Oct. 26 Seventh extra race meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey authorized to Club, Happy Valley,

The Chinese press says that Dr.

is largely responsible for the suc-in farming, and the strenuous effort ces of the picture. The story was to provide the villages with more C. C. Wu, Minister to the United adapted from the well-known stage agricultural machinery and fortiliser States, has been success by John McGowan.

The supporting cast was chosen with care, and includes Ricardo Cortez, Kathleen Clifford, Greta Granstedt, Neely Edwards, and Cyril Chadwick.

land, Africa and Rhodesia, and are now "MERRY-GO-ROUND"

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CLEVER DANCING

Meetings

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of China (Hong Kong branch), 67, Des Voeux rd. Ct., 6 p.m.

The repressive edge of the policy is negotiate with the Turkish Am- turned against the kulake, who are bassador to the United States for heavily the worst land, and practically com

taxed, systematically given a Sino-Turkish Treaty on a basls polled to sell their surpus grain to the of equality and mutual respect. State organs at fixed prices which are far below the very high prices The new Tokyo-Dairen air pas- which have long prevailed on the free senger service has been used by market, due to the shortage of grain only one through passenger during and four. The use of compulsion to the two weeks

Oct. 18-Annual meeting of abtain the peasants' surplas grain, established, according to Rengo. Mesars. Jardine's board room, 5.30 since it was Hong Kong Boxing Association which was abandoned with the intro Oficials of the concern

are re-p.m.

4.16 pm. ‘.

To-day-Sanitary Board Meeting.

duction of the Now Economy Policy in ported to be extremely disappoint- 1921, was revived when the systematic ed over the lack of interest in the Annual Meeting at Central British in the winter of 1927-1928 caused the line and are considering means School, 5.80 p.m.

Oct. 18-Kowloon Chess Club withholding of grain by the peasants. application of so-called "extraordinary to encourage travel by air. measures" to extract it from the hold-

ors. In July, 1028, these measures

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Oct. 25-General meeting of The Warden of the Tsaohoching ment Bldg. & Savings Society, Ltd., Contributories of the H.K. Dovelop- A show such as Miss Ruth

were abolished, according to a decision Prison at Lunghua has petitioned (in liquidation) City Hall Music The Warwick Company again proved of the Communist Party Central Com to the Kiangsu Provincial Govern- Valey has seen it to surround herself their mettle in a new Revue called mittee; bat last spring they were re-ment for authority to erect 300 room, 2.30 p.m. with is seldom seen outside the largest "Merry-Go-Round" at the Star Thea-vived, at least so far cities of the world.

fre last night. Though not quite so out- wero concerned.

es the kulaks rows of new cells as the present Lammerts Auctions There is not a dull moment, from standingly good as was "High Lights" It is announced that "measures ef

bulldings are insufficient to accom- To-morrow-At Sales Room, two the rise of the curtain, until the end this Revue is well worth seeing. of a two-hours evening of fun, amazo

social persuasion," which may be in modate the 1,500 prisoners who are cases coloured stripe poplin and one Much of the success of the evening terpreted as meaning the forcing of being kept there. He also recom-case printed cotton, 11 a.m. mont, enjoyment, and skill, all of which was follow in such rapid succession that dance and song scenes arcanged by sants on pain of fines and contiscation trained doctors should be appoint. hold furniture, 2.80 p.m.

undoubtedly due to the clever delivery of grain by the richer pen-mends that native and western Oct 17-At Sales Room, house- the spectator is fairly bewildered, and Guy Lathom, of which "The Maiden of property, will be continued during ad to treat the sick. is given much to think about and a keen In Gray" was a charming example of the coming autumn,, since the State

Miscellaneous desire to seee more.

To-day-Draw for Subscription Each and every act presented in this Barbara Wenle was very demure as of the favourable harvest and build the late President of the United Stables, & p.m.

Mra. Woodrow Wilson, widow of Giffins, Hong Kong Jockey Club entertainment is of high class type, not the Maiden, and Guy Lathom

very up as large a reserve of grain as pos- States, arrived at Tokyo Station on stitute, public lecture on "A tramp a word or situation to offend the most gallant, as a gentleman of the aldessible before the opd of the year. fastidious.

To-day At Helena, May. In- Scenic embellishment that days; while Barnicott's song was very represents a heavy investment, artistas sweetly sung by Enid Nicolson,

The Communiets are attempting to October 2 and was met by a large storm the fortress of peasant indl number of prominent members of from Yunnanfu to the Yangtze,”

Oct. 18-Lecture on "Difficulties

of repute and novelties from all parts

of the world. Ruth Van Valoy and her

company will appear in "The Round The World" revus shortly

FOOTBALL

CHINESE ATHLETIC AND THE

`REST OF COLONY

A DRAWN GAME

[“miming.”.

organs are anxious to take advantage

A Versatile Couple⠀⠀⠀⠀] vidualism by bringing up a constant the Japanese and foreign comby Mr. T. J. Price, 5.30 p.m.

stream of heavy artillery in the form munities. She was accompanied

In complete contrast to this we had of tractors, which they distribute, not by her cousin, Dr. Rudolph B. in the Manufacture and Trials of a "Danze Hongroise" which was bril to individual peasants, but among Teasler, and the two Misses Diesel Engines," by Eng. Capt. luntly danced by this versatile couple, peasant co-operative groups and State Teasier. Mrs. Wilson will remain W. H. Michell, Institute of Engin the vivid colouring of the costumes farms. With the cutcome of this ex in Tokyo for several weeks, and eers and Shipbuilders of Hong and the rhythm and vigour of the periment are bound up many things in extensive entertainments, both Kong, 6. p.m. dance earning tumults of applause, the immediate future of Russia: the pubile and private, have been ar the old Mother fa a sketch called the dimensions of foreign trade, the ranged in her honour,

Eileen Dawn made a great bit as food supply of the cities, for instances, "Peter's Unce and Robert Foole's practicability of the projected. large smooth and lovely baritone was heard scale expansion of industry. to grest advantage in #Pierrot and the

Rose. The Chinese Athletle term mot The accompaniments to the songs team representing the "Rest of the were beautifully played by Jean Wels, Colony yesterday at the North Point who showed herself to be Stadium. The former side had two plished; planfat and lender

an accom theres short and the Athletle spared orchestra, soles ender of the

exhibition in connection with the Signs are apparent at the trade Optical Congress at the North- ariston Sustituta, St. John-atrest, of a change in spectacle frames,

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