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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1930.

PLOT AGAINST SOVIET

Spurious Notes That Were to Wreck Credit ARMED ATTÀCK

Oil Magnates Said to Be Involved

A STRANGE STORY

THE

CHINA MAIL.

“NOT TO SWINDLE THE ROUND THE CINEMAS!.

FRENCH BANK”

CHINESE DEBTOR AND HIS 'TRANSACTIONS.

PUBLIC EXAMINATION

Valued Asset in Dialogue. Films

STAGE TECHNIQUE

Demands of the producers and His Lordship the Chief Justice, directors of dialogue motion picture Sir Henry Gollan, sat in the Bank-productions for actors trained in ruptcy Court yesterday afternoon the technique of the stage and in to hear the public examination of giving "lines" their proper value sang, allas Wing Sik-tong.

Debtor was examined in connee-high rank on the footlights stage.----|

distinguished players who have won

An extraordinary plot to overthrow the Bolshevik regime in Kwok Sze-loi, alias Kwok Chun-have brought to the screen many

Russia, by first undermining its economic foundations with a flood of spurious notes and then launching an armed attack from Georgia, was described in Berlin Criminal Courts recently.

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Representatives of the German Foreign Office and of the Bolshevik Embassy were in court, and it is believed that the further hearing of the case will yield interesting political disclosures.

It is regarded as beyond doubt that the conspirators had the active support of General Max Hoffmann, the Chief of Staff, and virtual Commander-in-Chief of Germany's Eastern front during the latter stages of the War.

tion with the bankruptcy of Messrs. Most of them, of course, alpa

S. H. Kwok and Company. He was have had experience in films dur 29 years of age, and was the managing recent years, but they now find ing partner of the debtor firm.

that their arduous years in "stock"

Capital of $20,000

He,

are

Replying to the Official Receiver and repertoire companies is a (Mr. E. L'Agassiz), debtor said he before the cameras.

greater asset than Is their record Retakes in had shares in the Tai Shing paper dialogue pictures are far more cost. manufactory for 25 years. however, sold them for $8,580 in

ly and annoying than those in silent November last. He had to do this productions, and when roles in order to raise the sum of $20,000 portrayed by actors trained in voice to repay a debt to his brother-in-inflections and volume, the results law. The unlance was raised by are highly satisfactory.

One of the lenders in this pro- mortgaging his two houses.

The Company was started in 1928 Cession whose name recalls stirring with a capital of $20,000, of which stage memarles to many sum he contributed $10,000. In theers is Henry Kolker, star' and course of business, he ordered leading man of other days, paper from a fam in Switzerland who is seen In the role The plan was to flood Russia with millions of spurious "cher-and accepted two bills worth £2,500, of a Judge in "The Vallant." vonetz" notes, and the conspirators had printed some thousands of These fell due on December 15, last

Further, circumstantial statements that the plot was financially backed by big international oil magnates have been widely circulated in the Berlin Press.

The accused consist of a Russian, Shavla Karunidze, a former professor, and six Germuns, and they are charged with forgery.

almost perfect specimens before they were detected.

The forgery of French francs in Hungary by Prince Louis von Windisch-Gratz is supposed to have been the model followed,

THOUSANDS OF BOGUS NOTES

man

Karunidze is an educated with a Moscow degree. Before the war he was a professor of history at Tiflis, and he was one of the signatories of the memorandum sent to President Wilson by the League of National Minorities in Russia.

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one occasion he shouted out, with flanting cheeks and flashing eyes:

"I can only repeat that I have but a single aim, and this I will keep before my eyes till I die. Georgia must be free, and it is all the same to me whether I must fight for her freedom against Tourism or against Bolshevism."

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Social Functions To-day-Tea Dante'nt Hong Kong Hotel, 4.30. p.m.

Mr. Agassiz:--You were able to Queen's Theatre. Kolker was lead- COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN CHINA MAIL Y the French Bank for £2,500 on these ing man with Ada Rehan, Amelia two and also on some others? Bingham, Nazimova, and other deny I owed the French Bank this famous stars in their greatest suc money because the officiala told me cess, created many star, roles of his that Biard was a substantial man own and in motion pictures direct- and if they were referred to him e "Disraeil" as well as several The would pay.

productions with Alice Brady and for $28,000 against you?--Yes,

The bank has obtained judgment other luminaries.

Other stage favourites carrying

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et bills. The other bills are not are Paul Muni and Marguerite Bachelor's Ball, 9.15 p.m. That is for the £2,500 on the accept-the principal roles in "The Valiant" sued on.

Churchil, John Mack Brown, Debtor continued that two car-DeWitt Jennings, Richard Carlye, Hong Kong Club. 8. p.m. goes of paper did not arrive and Edith Yorke and George Pearce, he realised that he had been swin

Entertainments dled so he wrote to the French Bank FIRST SCREENING ON SUNDAY"The Valiant"

To-day Queen's and asked them to take proceedings against Biard.

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After the first Russian revolution he was a member of the Georgian National Council, which

Attempts by the bench to wring eventually suppressed by the from Karunidze the names of any

He also had 1,500 shares in Hong Bolsheviks,

of his accomplices not actually in Kong Tramways which he realised court were quite fruitless, and he on November 14, 1929 for the sum

A search extending over many and 9.20, p.m.; "The Romantle was drdered to stand down, and the of $28,460, which, he said, he used months was made by the Universal Lady" (Chinese picture) at 2.80 hearing was adjourned. It la ex-to pay off debta.

Pictures Corporation and Harry and 7.15 p.m. pected to last at least three weeks. The Official Receiver-You Follard, one of its directors, before To-d'ay — Majestic

realised your property between a suitable actor was selected for white Pants Wille." MARITAL STRIFE November 13, 14 and 15, after you the Important role of Ravenal, the knew you, had been swindled in reg-gentleman gambler in ““Show Boat", pect of this paper, to the extent of the $1,000,000 screen version of the $117,040. Practically speaking that famous Edna Ferber novel. Joseph was the whole of your property, Schildkraut anally was the choice. every dollar of it-That was all This popular actor is tive of You got of it all for cash? Vienna, but has been a gonular Yes.

stage figure in New Yor That marriage, without a petty

number of years. He has been, also quarrels and arguments, would

You knew you were going to be

in various streen roles during the not be wholly successful was the liable to the French. Bank for past few years, but the role of observation made by Mfr. T. S. $28,000 an accepted bills? Ravenal is by far the greatest op- Whyte-Smith yesterday afternoon though I found I was Hlable for portunity he ever had to establish In connection with the aummons this amount, still they could have himself as an accomplished screen in which Mr. and Mrs: J. Rreferred them back and they

According to his ready admis- sions, great advances had been made with the first stage of the plot be fore it came to the knowledge of the German police. - By means of a forged letter, purporting to come from the directors of a non-existent "Banque Turque-Perse," the ton- spiratora induced one of the leading Munich manufacturers to supply them with 100,000 sheets of the finest watermarked paper. Th Item alone cost them £1,600. Platea for printing the notes and the peces- Jary machines were obtained in Munich, Prague, and other towns.

Who supplied the funds for the equipment of the secret printing shop the defendant resolutely ro- fused to say, just as he kept silence

as to the sources from which it was proposed to finance an insurrection

In Georgia and keep it going for at least six months,

When their plant was ready the defendants printed between 13,000 and 14,000 chervonetz noies (the chervanetz is nominally equal to #1). This first batch Karunidze described as a "trial impression." It was the intention of the defen- dants to produce such forgeries to the value of many millions sterling. The falsifications were so near perfection that they were ac- cepted without challenge by lead ing banks in Berlin, Munich, Frankfort, and other large Ger- man towns. It was only after

Petty Quarrels and Arguments

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Miscellaneous

February 19 Queen's College

| Soares figure for an order for might have been able to get their As a result of his excellent in

separation, maintenance, and cus-money,

terpretation of his role in "Show tody of their child brought aganist I put it to you that the whole Boat," he has been signed on an object of these transactions was individual starring contract with Mr. J. T. Prior appeared for the to defraud the French Bank and Universal and will be seen in a. R. Wellington on "The Life of a February 18-Lecture by Dr.. wife, while Mr. Leo d'Almada e that is why you did it?—I didn't series of outstanding pictures, dur- Castro was for the defendant. mean that at all.

ing the coming season, in "Show Masquito," Helena May Institute Bertha Joana Soares again en-

To put your property out of their Boat he is co-starred with beauti-5.80 p.m. tered the witness box and continu- reach so that they could not get ful Laura La Plante. The denen- et her evidence, and made special hold of it, Your shares and house tignal picture will be seen here at prize distribution. reference to incidents which hap-property were all removed from the the Queen's Theatre beginning to- pened on separate dates last year. reach of your creditors?-No, not morrow. She stated that on December 15 at all. A her husband had a heated argu- ment over the running of the house and the obedience of the servants to course of which he told her that her orders, in the

The examination was closed.

Other Cases

Adjudication was granted in respect of Shing We Tong, Treung

Universal paid Edna Ferber, author of the famous novel, "Show Boat," $65,000 for the screen rights and then proceeded to make a mil- Fu-kwong and Tsoung Ping-kwonk Schildkraut and Otis Harlan in the lion dollar talking picture of the story with Laura La Plante, Joseph the mast minute examination that go and that the door was open to King. Edward Hotel: The Ks leading roles.ARANI UL FGN the note experts of the Reichs-her for that purpose. bank succeeded in distinguishing to her wardrobe and took out the firm, and Chung Kam-ching, were

She went Fook Kee firm, allas the Ka Lunesting romance of love

''Harry Pollard directed this Inter- them from genuine Bolshevik money for the house expenses and discharged.

on the floating theatres of the Mississippi threw at him in anger, but it

and Ohio La rivers,

paper money.

If she was not satisfied she could the latter two being partners in the

it was alleged, put both his hands

When once their spuriousness had fell to the floor. Then Mr. Soares, been discovered it was not found difficult to trace them to their source, and the defendants were ar- rested. That was more than two

years ago.

Karunidze, who gave his evidence through an interpreter, repeatedly emphasised the patriotic charactor

of his participation in the plot. On

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on her throat and almost choked said to him in Macanese "Strike her in an attempt to force her to her a good one" meaning slap her pick up the money on the floor, or kick her. This naturally rais- He pressed her hard to the floor, ed another quarrel, and the slater but this was stopped by the amah struck her across her arm with pressive study of who pulled Mr. Soares away from a feather duster.

picted in "Wings," the Paramount gramme. The husband then came on the picture which opera scene and bumped her three times, Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, to Courtesy of Messrs. Tsang Fook the 9 pm Opening Overture by when she returned the complt.merrow...

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The next day. Mrs. Soares warn ed Mr. Soares (they were both not

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on speaking terms) that he was ment.

"Wings,", featuring Clara Bow," not to touch his wife or harm her Mr. Boarea then took the elec Charles Rogers, Richard Arlen

Paul Whiteman and His but he replied "I am the husband tric heater which witness always Gray Cooper and other stars was

"Orchestra. and I can do what I like" used when bathing the baby, away nearly two years in the making Local Football Results. To-day's Political. Council meet Mr. Soares then became meagre from the house. This she held as and, is the finest air epic of the

9.15 p.m.Programme of Victor Ing appointed Mr. Ma Teh-hnei in his supply of money for food, aggravating on his part: and re. war ever, filmed, Round a simple Record (Dance Musle) by Courtesy Plenipotentiaty Delegate to the and his wife had often to do with vengeful.

story is woven realism that of Messrs. sang Fook Plazo Sino-Russian Conference for effect-out time of dinner,

That day witness went to see thrills, « The drama of fighta in Company, → ing a readjustment of the Chinese After borrowing 16 cents from Major Willson and the following the air, fights to the death blaz 11.30 p.m.--Close Down Eastern Railway Couton News the amgh for a bottle of milk Mr. day, she went to see Mr. Ogilvie ing planes and spluttering Agency.

Soares refused to pay her back at the Kowloon Court to have the machine guns-are grimly realistic and still further the witness Bald dispute settled.

Clara Bow as young transport that there was never enough Things went on in the same driver lenda & vividly human breakfast for her, and way and on December 21 (her touch. In the cabarets of Bazis

On Christmas Eve her meal was birthday) she asked her husband she

sacrifices beetroot and noodles and her hus what He had decided and he re to having band did not dat with her Christ piled "I have decided on nothing,

«to save thes Tom Court-Martial. It of Gen-mas Day, found Mrs Soares spend and will on to see how long tially; B-story of the

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