1929-12-11 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1929.

TRIUMPH IN LENS MANUFACTURE

BRITAIN LEADS THE WORLD

THE WORLD'S FASTEST

LEGS CUT OFF Murder Or Practice Of Superstition?

A paragraph in this morning's Police reports gives Intimation of an affair which, for the present, is offl- cially regarded as a case of suspected

To the many people who have always murder. understood that the best photographle

AIR SURVEY OF RHODESIA

CONTRACT AWARDED TO PRIVATE COMPANY

63,000 SQ. MILE AREA

Rugby. Yesterday.

THE CHINA MAIL,

The contract for an air survey

NEW

SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN "GHINA MAJL” A

Jan. 10 Second annual dance: of the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club, at Lane, Crawford's Restaur

Mond

BUSINESS: General Important Correspondence.

MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD

OF CHINA..

HONG KONG BRANCH.

Soon after 9 o'clock this morning the

Social Functions

EMBERS are requested to at- lenaes ure of German manufacture, Yaumati Police found on the hillside

To-day Tea Dances at Hong Meating at the GUILD OFFICE, A Regular Monthly and that the British lenses are inferior, above Pilkem Street the body of a

of 03,000 square miles of North-Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 67, Des Voeux Road, Central will welcome the news that not only Chinese female child with both legs cut

ern Rhodesia is to be awarded to 4.80 p.m. were British lenses proved conclusive off. Her age is calculated

the Alreraft Operating. Company as about six

To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong DAY, December, 12, 1929, at SIX (DAVID HOUSE) on THURS- ly to be superior in 1017 and onwards, months.

of London. The "Times" aya Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, O'CLOCK p.m. but the British manufacturers led the

Those conversant with "things Chin-

that the projected survey, which 8.80 p.m. way In supplying the keen amateur eee," however will be inclined to dis will be begun next April, is a wel- photographers with lenses of very fast count the murder theory and put the come prost of the increasing apeture.

child's amputated lege to native super-realisation of the part which the Air Mesirs. J. H. Dallineyer, Ltd., were stition. the first lens' manufacturers to startle

The practice was a fairly common development of the Empire.

Survey is destined to play in the the photographic world with the one some years ago, and is still ob nouncement of a lens for relax and served by the lower class Chinese. A

has been recommended by press Camera work, having an aperture married couple will probably lose their special committee charged with of F 2.0. This was the famous first born within a few days, weeks or

examining the schemes put for "Pentac" lens. About nine months months and will put it down to somo

ward under the Colonial Develop- later Messrs. Taylor, Taylor, Hobson, evil spirit, and to break the spell of ment Act, and resulting in a con- followed this by producing the new the spirit they cut off the dead child's tract that is the largest yet award-Two Lovers." well-known F 25 tons, which was la- legs to prevent the spirit from returned to a commercial company. troduced and demonstrated in Hong Jing?

Except in Canada the pretical "Nell Gwyn."

To-day Majestic Theatre; Kong and the Far East by Mr. Denis H. Those who practise this superstition

claim that invariably the spirit is and Colonies has so far been con- use of air survey In the Dominions baulked, and that other additions to Aned to relatively small opera- With the growing popularity of the family will live.

tions.

Hazell.

Cine Shota

amateur cinematography, and the pre- fielency displayed by these amateurj users, to take cine "ahots, at all times and in all sorts of places, a demand was created for a faster lens than sup. plied by the first Kodak Cine Camera, having a F 3.5 tons.

Messrs. Dallmeyer and Taylor, Hobson, manufactured F 1.9 lenses for Victor and Filmo cine cameras, and then Messrs. Dallmeyer again led the field by producing a 1" cine lens have ing the extraordinary speed of F 1.5 which was nearly six times faster than the F 3.5, and made indoor cinemata graphy and outdoors in dark, places à

BANISHEES BACK

10 Months & 20 Strokes

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Entertainments

To-day

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"Behind that Curtain

Queen's Theatre,

Brigade."

To-day--Star Theatre, "Fire

To-day World Theatre,

Gelaha," 9.15 p.m.

Dec. 14-At Theatre Royal, "The

Home Mails To-morrow-Inward from London and ports ("Antenor"); America and ports ("Empress of Asia").

Lammerts' Auctions. To-morrow-At Sales Room, Toys, 2.30 p.m.

To-morrow At Sales Room, Post

"In future Administrators of any Colony of which an air survey has been made, will have a bird's eye view of the whole area at their disposal, and will thus be able to adjust their plans of development in accordance with the character and resources and rallway require-age Stamps, 5.15 p.m. ments of the unexplored plain. The Chan Hing and Yue Shing, both resultant facilities for tapping and returned banishees, were smartly exploiting the unused wealth of the dealt with ut the Kowloon Magis-Empire must eventually prove of tracy this morning, by Mr. W. real assistance in providing employ- Schofield.

ment.-British Wireless Service.

practical possibility. Messra. Taylor,ed that both men were arrested in Divisional Inspector Marks stat- Hobson, produced a F 1.8 lens,

This 1.6 lens appeared to satisfy New Market Street. the speed demands of the keen ama-i

Addressing the first man who teurs for the time, especially as Mesars. was banished for life in 1927, his Kodak's fast lens necessary for their Worship said: "You have two pre- colour cinematography was only the vious convictions-one for har- comparatively low aperture F 1.9, bouring a child, and one stealing, and this is the fastest lens that can and also you have previously re- be fitted to Kodak cine camera. The turned fram banishment.” improved models, however, of the Vic- tor and Filmo cameras of American Regarding the character of the manufacture, as well as the new Aute-second man who was banished for Kinccar of British make, have wisely 10 years in 1929, his Worship said been made with lens fitting, having to Inspector Marks:

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a universal thread that cine erf "This man seems to be a habitual thusiasts need not take what lens the thief. He has four previous con- camera manufacturer wishes to sup-victions for stealing, and three for ply, but has the opportunity of fitting returning from banishment." any type of lens he prefers.

'However, Kruphy has progressed and is now be amateur cinemato coming increasingly popular, so en- thusiasts are wishing to make cine plc tures in most inaccessible places, and under all sorts of extremely bad light conditions.

The Magistrate passed sentence with 20 strokes of the birch. of 10 months' hard labour on each,

Viscount Brentford, who points out that there has been no change in the attitude of the Soviet Govern- Amazingly Fast Aperture ment, suggests, in a letter, that Once again the British lens mann-Mr. MacDonald, before the Soviet is facturer has led the world and Messrs. recognised, should discuss the mat- J. H. Dallmeyer, Ltd., of London, have ter with Mr. Hoover. Just produced their "Gine wonder lens," working at the amazingly fast aperture of F 0.09,

Richard Corbett, who killed his mother in order to put an end to her This remarkable speed will be the sufferng from cancer, was acquitted. more better appreciated by the reader when it is realised that the wonder Replying to the jury, the judge lene" is 12 times faster than the F 3.5 gald that in the event of a verdict of and over twice the speed of the F 1.5 guilty he could not guarantee that lens. This is, of course, the biggest Corbett would not be punished. aperture lens that has ever been pro- duced and offered to the photographic There has been an increase world, and, as such, one is entitled to fifty-nine in the number of Ameri- give it a cordial welcome as evidence of cans with annual Incomes of £200,- a real go-ahead spirit of British manu-000 and more, bringing the total to The lens which is of one inch focal 290. Of the new millionaires length the standard for amateur twenty-six are women. cinematography-is made to fit into

facturers.

the existing thread of the Victor, Filmo and Auto-Kinecam 16 m/m cameras. In time, if required,' it will also be available for other cameras, but at present it is made ready for imme. diate use for these three. It has the beautifully made micrometer focusing movement of the Dallmeyer cine lenses, and the apertures engraved on the dia- phram ring are:-F/0.99, F/1.4, F/2, F/4, F5/5.6, F/8 and F/11, while an- other feature that will appeal to paten- tial users is that it only requires focusing up to 15 feet, after that it is put at the infinity mark, and every- thing beyond five yards is automatical- ly in focus.

Light Intensity

The enormous light intensity is re- commended to the amateur worker, to enable him to tako pictures jadoors, close ups in deep shade, topical plc- tures in dull and rainy weather, na well as interlarz. A wedding in a dimly lit church will now be quite prac ticable, as well as in artificial light, under reasonable conditions.

One of the principal features against using lenses of big apertures la the Jack of depth of focus in "close ups" Messrs. Dallmeyer are making a very special point in having an expert, per sonally testing the covering power and definition of each individual lens, be fore it is allowed to leave the factory, and these tests are of a very exacting nature, e formaga

It is not generally known, but there are still large animals in the Jungls of Malaya and Borneo which nevor yet have been photographed alive. One Instance of this is the Malayan 'Selad Bag a type of bison standing up to 18 handa high, and if a good ball, weighing a ton or mora. This is partly owing to the timidity and sERTCENERE of the beasts In question, but mainly pwing to the denseness of the Malayan virgia Sungla

An attempt. by an amateur haing a Victor Turrett Cine camera, having Dallmeyer F 1.5 and telephoto Innen was-made, this similar anccessful,And

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A SANITARY MATTER

Cases of Inadequate

Water Supplies

Two cases of disregarding notices served by the Sanitary Department with regard to water closets with no independent supply, were heard by Mr. A. W. G. and adequate water

H. Grantham at the Central Magla- tray this morning. The notices were served on the defendants, a man and a woman, in August after the Sanitary Board had condemned the closets. were visited this week it was found When the premises

by Sanitary Inspectors that nothing had been done to comply with the notices. Accordingly the of the houses concerned were sum- moned.

owners

Ching, owner of 59 and 61 Wong- The defendants were Mr. To

neichong Road; and Mrs. Ng Wong- shi, owner of 55, 67, 63 and 65 Wongneichong Rond,

Meetings

Q.

W. J. STOKES,

Branch Secretary.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS to be held on Por the Sale by Public Auction MONDAY, the 16th day of December, 1929, at Public 8 p.m., at the Offices of the

Works Order of His Excellency the Gov

Department, by

ernor of one Lot of Crown Land

of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 at Shamshalpo, in the Colony

years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King,

ing of Marine Engineers' Gulid of less three days.

Dec. 12-Regular monthly meet-for one further torm of 24 years

Voeux Rd., Ct., 6 p.m. China (H.K. Branch) 67, Des

Dec. 13-Meeting for Students at St. John's Hall, 8.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous

To-day-Social evening in St. John's Cathedral Hall, 9 pm.

To-day--Royal Naval

Concert.

Canteen

To-morrow-At University, open Lecture by Canon Streeter on "In- ternational Questions Arising out of the Pacific Conference," 5.15 p.m.

Hall, open lecture by Canon Streeter Dec. 13-At St. John's Cathedral

on "God, Pain and Immortality," 5.15 p.m.

Dec. 14-Diocesan Girls' School Bazaar and Sale of Work, & p.m.

Dec. 16-Planoforte recital by

Hall, Kowloon, & p.m. Mrs, Sulter's pupils at St. Andrew's

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ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Auction

Dec. 16Hong Kong Benevolent to be held on MONDAY, the Society Bridge and Mahjong Drive, 18th day of December, 1929, at Helena May Institute.

8 p.m., at the Offices of the Dec. 16-Ricci

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Works Department, by Ceremony, 4 p.m. Anniversary Dinner, 7.30 p.m.

Dec. 16-Wah Yad 'College Tenth ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land Order of His Excellency the Gov-

at. Wong Nel Chung, in the Dec. 20-Conference for Mini-Colony of Hong Kong, for a stera of Religion and Educationalist term of 75 years, with the option of on "Education and Religion," at St. renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed John's Cathedral Hall. Tea: 4-4.30 by the Surveyor of His Majesty p.m. Meeting 4.30-6 p.m.

the King, for one further term of 75 years.

Time Asked For

sonally, whilst Mrs. Ng, who was Mr. To Ching attended Court per- stated to be an old lady, was repre- sented in Court by her son.

Legislation is to be introduced by defendants asked for time to place statutory powers to the Food Com- Both the Government this session to give the closets in order, to the satisfac mission to enforce the prices which tion of the Sanitary Board.

It fixes for various commodities.

that it was a matter for defendants His Worship decided, however, to approach the Board person

Londen, said Mr. Noel Buxton, bad ally. He must make orders for decided to boycott beef that bore A large section of butchers in

the immediate removal of the closetselther the English or complained of.

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