1930-05-22 — Page 7

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1930.

TRAFFIC IN GIRLS.

Conviction of Man and

Woman.

SERIOUS OFFENCES.

WORKER'S LAPSE.

ROUND THE CINEMAS

THE CHINA MAIL.

WAR NEW

Steals After 20 Years' Drama at the Queen's SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.

Service.

"MENTALLY DERANGED!"

Theatre.

"THE LOCKED DOOR,”

A Chinese worker at the Royal Strong drama, on more or less Naval Dockyard to-day pleaded traditional lines, is the current at- "guilty" before Mr. R, E. Lindsell traction at the Queen's Theatre. to a charge of theft of a quantity The story of the "woman with a of lead which was found conceal- | past" and the complications which ensue when the villain of ed on his person when he was searched at the dockyard gate the piece turns up to disturb her when leaving work yesterday after-peaceful domesticity in inter years is fairly familiar to film fans, but A Sergeant of the Dockyard in this instance there is a fresh- the Magistrate that | ness in the manner of handling the Police told

20 years' situations which maintains the in- the accused had had

terest throughout. service to his credit.

Magistrate (to accused): Are you mad?

noon.

A case brought by the Secre- tariat for Chinese Affairs under the Protection of Women and Girls' Ordinance, was heard by Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham yesterday afternoon. The accused were a Chinese and his wife who were charged with harbouring

girl under the age of 16. They also had to face separate charges as follows: the male accused for committing a serious offence on the girl, and the woman for kid napping the girl.

After evidence the Magistrate convicted

The both beeused. man was sentenced to terms of imprisonment totalling seven mouths hard labour on the two charges against him. In the caseed!" of the woman, who was convicted of harbouring the girl, his Wor-not surprised, as chip deferred sentence till Friday atternoon, when the hearing of further accusations against her will be proceeded with.

RED HORRORS.

Gruesome Story of

Executions..

Hankow, April 10,

a communist-ridden district not far

The Interpreter translated the question and after the secused had said something he transitated

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL

Social Functions.

To-morrow-Tou and

Dinner

Dances at Peninsula Hotel, 5 and

THE BRITISH LEGION (Hong Kong & China Brunch.)

HE 9TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held at 5.16 p.m. on THURSDAY, 20th Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Cor May. 1930, In the Board Room of

Ltd.

BUSINESS:

3.30 p.m. respectively. May 24-Repolac Bay Hotel Empire - Day Carnival, 8.80 p m.

To receive the Roport and Ac- Volunteer Headquarters, 8 p.m.

May 30-H.K.V.D.C. dinner, counts for the year 1020.

To elect officers. Entertainment, i- To-day Queen's "Locked Door."

MUSIC

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WITH THE

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To day - Star "Wild Orchids."

Theatre,

Iheatre,

STARTS

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1930.

ITSELF

Theatre,

STOPS

Theatre;

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

ITSELF

To-day-World "Girl on the Barge."

To-day- Majestic "West of Brunaway.”

The principal characters, Rod la Rocque, Barbara Stanwick, William Boyd, and Betty Bronson, can be' heard quite distinctly, and the dia logue has that "pep" and action it thus: "I am mentally derang-which is always a distinctive fea- ture of films of this kind, The producer is to be complimented on getting his cast to play in exactly the right key, and there is at no time any suggestion of forcing the netion-the story moving along in. Suez (Ranpura). an entirely natural and convincing | manner.

Mr. Lindsell said that, he was accused had thrown away 20 years' good work in acting the way he did.

Accused: I did not know what I was doing at the time!

His Worship said that that was hansense. Such a statement only mude matters worse for the ac- cused..

A fine of $25 or 14 days' hard labour was imposed.

HAUL OF ARMS.

From MIDDLESBRO', LONDON, STRAITS AND MANILA,

The Steamship.

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Sports Sea Special Sports Diary on page B..

Home Mails. To-day-Inward from Europe via

"BENRINNES" To-morrow-luward from, Europe via Siberia (Mantua), from

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- Incidentally, there is a most America and ports (President formed that all Goods are being land- realistically staged fight between McKinley); Outward for Europe via the principal male characters prior Siberia (Ranpúra), 8.80 a.m. to the inevitable murder or near-

Lammerts' Auction. murder:

One is left wondering, To-morrow At Sales Room, however, if American detectives Duddoll Street, valuable postage ever, remove their hats, even in the stamps. presence of ladies. Any producer

Meetings. To-day-Mid-Levels Residents'

A Chinese who has got away from On the Kowloon Railway advantage have Mr. Carrigan or Association, Messrs Shewan Tomes

from Hankow tells a gruesome story

of some executions which the Com.

munists carried out.

HL

The men sentenced were not killed was lousely outright but a rope knotted round the neck of each.

Two men took the loose ends of a rope, and one would yell, "Come

Platform.

in search of a novelty might with

Costigan enter the picture minus his headgear. But then, of course, he might not be recognised! OWNER DISAPPEARS.

The film was screened before a Detective Sergeant Kellet at the crowded house, who were evidently highly appreciative. Emphatical- Kowloon Magistracy this morning applied before Mr. T. S. Whyte-y a picture to see--and enjoy!

Smith for the confiscation of arms. which consisted of 2 automatic pis- to my house," at the same time.tols, 2 spare magazines, and Jerking the prisoner in his direction, 200

The other would reply, "No, come to me," and jerk the victim back. This would go on at intervals til life was all but extinct and then the Communists would pull simultane ously and finish the torture,

If ever the detailed story of these days is written, the reader will have more horrors than he can stand.

The Archbishop of York, speaking at the Classical Association at Huli, expressed concern at the decline of classical study, and

said that the disuse of Latin .calamity.

was

great

rounds of

ammunition,

all found on the platform of the Kowloon Station of the K.C.R.

"MARRIED IN HOLLYWOOD."

Bourd room, St. George's Building, 5.80 p.m.

Marcel Silver one of Fox Movie- Bordeaux, France, October 4, 1891. tone's ablest directors, was born at

He was educated at the Lycee Jan- Started de Sailly, Paria.

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May 30-Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., 11 a.m.; China Fire a.m.; Insurance Co., Ltd., 11.16 British Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd., 11.20 a.m. respectively.

BAND CONCERT.

Enjoyable Evening in Kowloon.

The band of the 2nd Battalion,

It was stated that Mr. W. L. Chang, Chinese Customs Officer, literary work at the age of 17, Argyll and Sutherland Highland. brought the armament to the Sta-published novels and poems. Eners, gave the first of a series of

tering the French Army in band concerts in Kowloon last! August, 1014, he advanced to the night. The Kowloon Football

form.

This man, who was

ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be ob- tained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gaduwas, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 29th inst. will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 12th June, 1938, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged' Goods are to be left in the Godowpe, where they will be examined on the 5th inst. at 10 am, by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas,

No Fire Insurance has been effect- ed.

Bill of Lading will be countersign-, ed by,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1930.

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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

tion, after finding them in the false bottom of a box which had been left by a certain man on the platfying service, (pursuit) and was Club ground had been kindly lent appointed to staff of the Aerial for the occasion, and quite a large Division. He was awarded the crowd gathered to hear the excel-broadcast today from the Hong Kong The following programme will be

Croix de Guerre.

lent programme, in which popular Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on 956 Newspaper work followed (mo-and "classical" music was skilful-metres:- tion picture critic), then he startedly mingled.

unknown, told the Customs Officer before his bags were searched not to look through them, because, if they dam- aged them, the searchers would be sued. However, during the search the man disappeared, and was not seen again!

The conflacation was granted by his Worship.

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SHELL TRANSPORT & TRADING.

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måde “L. Horloge” and “Nocturn," with Raquel Meller.

Since that time Silver has made many Fox Movietone subjects. Among these were Charles (Chic) Sales's comedy vehicle, "They're Coming to Get Me," and the first sound picture in which the story is told in its antirety by music, "The Hut," with Nina Tarasova.

Victor Symphony Orchestra, Direction of Nathaniel Shilkret.

"I'm Falling in Love with Someone"

(Rida Johnson Young-Victor. Herbert), "Moonbeams" (Henry Blossom-Victor Herbert)...Richard Crooks, Tenor

with Orchestra,

"In a Monastery Garden"

(Ketelbey),

"In a Persian Market

(Ketelbey),

Reginald Foort, Wurlitzer Organ. "The Hat My Father Wore Upon St

Patrick's Day" (William Jerome J. Schwarts), "When Irish Eyes are Smiling?

(Olcott-Graff, Jr.-Ball),

Colin O'More, Irish Tenor with Orchestra. "Sleepy Valley" (Andrew B. Sterling-

James F. Hanley), "I'm Just a Vagabond. Lover"

(Rudy Vallce-Leon Zimmerman),

Victor Salon Orchestra. "Beau. Soir" (Paul, Beurget-Claude

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(Verdi), "La Somnambula-Ah! Non Creden

Mirart", (Bellini),

His latest effort, "Married In Hollywood," the Arat Viennese musical romance brought to the sound screen; with music by Oscar Straus, featured J. Harold Murray"Gems, from "The Mikado and Norma Terria. It opens on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre,

"WEST OF BROADWAY."

The teaching of golf to a bunch

of playful, bow-legged cowboys is

an interesting feature of the story

Toti Dal

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Victor Light, Opera Company, "The Star & Stripes Forever"

(John Philip Souza),

"El Capitan March"

(John Philip Sousa),

Leopold Stokowski and Philadelphia Orchestra.. "It All Depends on You"

(De-Sylva-Brown-Henderson),

of Priscilla Dean's new Metropolitan Fr Looking for a Girl Named Mary" picture, "West of Broadway.""now (Sam H. Stept), showing at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloan. The scene is laid in the

Lewis James and Jesse' Crawford, Tenor with Organ.

"wild and woolly West," where men "Gems from "Tales of Hoffman'" bave peculiar Ideas about women, (Offenbach).

The woman-hater (Arnold Gray)" sends to an Eastern Club for a golfing Instructor; Several weeka later Priscilla Dean rides into town, masculinely attired in golf knickera and top coat, and then the fun begins.

and their slogan for their Club is "Gems from Mignon'" (Thomas), "No women allowed."

Victor Opera Company, Precious Little Thing Called Love" Carolina Moon"

(Lou Davis J. Fred Coots),

The Club members think she is a nice looking, young man and they pkin an elaborate dinner in honour of their Instructor. See how the Instructor was discovered to be a girl! and Imagine, the subsequent confusiont

See how a woman-hater may be converted and how Priscilla taught

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