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TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1930.

The body of an unknown Chin-ROUND THE CINEMAS NICOLA'S MAGIC.

cse woman, aged about 65 years, was yesterday found by the West Point Police floating in the bar- bour, or Water Street. The ankles were tied together with a piece of cloth. The case is des- cribed in to-day's Police reports Rs "apparently suicide."

The

manager of the Banque

SCREEN LOVERS IN BIG SONG AMAZING FEATS OF FAMOUS

HIT.

"HAPPY DAYS."

Franco-Chinoise Pour lo Com- "We'll Duild a Little World of

of the

Acreen.

MYSTERY MAN.

KNOWS ALL INDIAN THICKS.

+

When Nicola, the world-famous

merce et L'industrie, writes to the Our Own" is the title of one of muster of magic, opened his sea- China Mail:-"The Chinese Mari-; the outstanding numbers in sun at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, time Customs having effected the "lappy Days," Fox Movietone last night, he was greeted with Arst payment for the year 1930 on song romance, It is sung by cries of wonder and delight by the Boxer Indemnity, the coupons those Internationally known sweet- the astounded audience. With his No. 11 of the 5 per cent. Gold Loan hearts

Charles lurge company of assistants. 1925, will be redeemable from the Farrell and Janet Gaynor.

Nicola perpetrates such mysteries 15th instant through our Agencies." Miss Gaynor and Farrell are as will silence the most sceptical. included in the 100 or more stars "The Escaping Convict" act, for ef the stage and serean that ap-example, is as elever and bewild- In a report to the Police, Spear in this picture, which was er.ng as anything performed by Pai-lam, manager of the Kwong reduced on the most lavish senle Maakelyne and Devant. Sang Hang firm of coal mer-any all talking production has chants, 254, Reclamation Street, yet enjoyed.. The ensemble em-angle at the age of four." Nicola "served my apprenticeship to Yaumati, alleged that a salesman braces such other well known per- told a cn June 27 obtained the sum of sonalties as Will Rogers, Victor "Then I became assistant to my China Mail representative. $250, by means of a false chop, McLaglen, Edmund Lowe, El Tather, who also bore an inter- from the Yik On shop, of Wing Brendel, Marjorie White,. Frank national reputation In his Lok Street. and absconded with Richardson, Walter Catlett, George and performed on the Continent day, the money, which the salesman Jossel. William Collier, was alleged to have represented James J. Corbett,

sen.. when I was 15," Ann Penning- that he had been authorised by ton, Sharou Lynn, Tom Patrizola,

In Colony Before, Since then Nicola the complainant to collect,

has toured

George MacFarlane, Warner Bax-tih Seven Seas many times and ter, David Rollins, Nick Stuart, anpeared in all the principal

hern. He Arst came to Hong Kong seven years ago, when he gave a display of magic at the Star Theatre to very appreciative audiences.

A star ferry from Kowloon at Whispering Jack Smith, and theatres in America, where he was.

"THE COCONUTS."

8.10 a.m. to-day nearly collided with George Olsen and his music." three lighters crossing toward "Happy Days" is the current at Lyemoon. The ferry started when traction at the Queen's Theatre, she found 1 Iaunch pulling the when crowded houses testify to | lighters going too slow owing to its popularity.

the strong head wind. The ferry turned back, bumped the pier slightly, started off again, and came almost on top of one of the lighters. An aocident was averted by skilful steering and the ferry proceeded. after turning toward Stonecutters.

modify the existing arrange HIS OWN BUSINESS.

ment.

►

CHINESE CHARGED WITH MURDER.

EMPIRE DAY TRAGEDY.

Nicola knows all the Indian con- juring tricks, and when in Madras was made an Honorary Member of As on the stage, so On the the Indian Magicians' Guild, and screen, the Four Marx Brothers presented with an Illuminated ad- in "The Coconuts" continue to dress in a silver casket. "You will draw crowded houses to the Cen-find the Indians doing a lot of new tral Theatre, and those who Rave tricks that I taught them," he add- not witnessed the picture are ad-ed with a smile.

vised to see it either to-day or Nicola and his company are here to-morrow, these being the last for one week and the opportunity of two days on which this picture seeing them should not be missed. will be shown.

With a musical comedy plot.

Florida background and 48 Pancing girls, the show at the Central Theatre provides enter lamment.

MILLIONS IDLE.

It is gratifying to find that the Home Government is not waiting for that uncertain period when civil war shall be at an end for

of Labour, in a written reply to Sir Miss Margaret. Bonfield, Minister

ever in China before taking steps)

The fun burden is carried as mentary Report, gives the latest un- George Jones, in the Official Parlin- in the direction of reviving Bri-

usual by Groucho Marx with tish trade. It ranks of the super-

Harpo and Chico adding more European countries. The summary for several employment figures fun and delightful music, fluous to reiterate that the com- More evidence was taken by Mr.

Mary Eaton, who

is, as follows:- can sing. mercial potentialities of China are R. E. Lindsell yesterday in the case dance and be beautiful, and Oscar immense, and it may also sound in which L! Man-pun, who was al-Shaw, as a young handsome for

France: 11,510 at May 17. leged to have gone amok on the cr, are starred in a plentiful cast. wofully stale to reiterate that in morning of Empire Day and killed which includes Katherine Francis available. Out or Holland Statistics the last few years, millions of five youths at the Hung Tak Bank who again is good in a, vampish bers of subsidised unemployment pounds of trade have been lost to by slashing their throats with a role.

Morris Ryskind adapted funds, 5.1 per cent. were unemploy chopper, is charged Great Britain owing to the inces-leged murder of one of the victims, screen and made a first class job 4.2 per cent, worked less than six- Coconuts" for the sounded in the week ended March 29, and

with the al- "The

Manager of the Bank,

The offering is a comedy novelty Lan Yik-tin, one of four cooks that should make enough money of the establishment who slept on

to give each Marx Brother a new the top floor of the bank building, start in life. said that after the

alarm

was

Italy: 372,236 at the end of April,

days.

of total nat 408,541 mem-

Belgfum: Of 631,919 members of Social Welfare Societies 2.2 per cent. were totally unemployed at April 5. In addition 3.5 per cent. were intermittently employed, dur- ing the month.

sant upheavals in 'various parts of Fung Sik-cheuk, a son of the it. the country and to the sporadic outbreaks of anti-British fedling engendered at every opportunity by the emissaries of Moscow. This Colony has not yet got over given the accused came to the top

"THE LADY LIES." the set-back of 1925-27 when floor, entered the kitchen and, tak-

"Miss Claudette Colbert. Ing one of three choppers from a Borodin and Company ruled the rack, drew it to and fro across his passed through the Colony last roost in Canton whilst, further neck. Witness got hold of the two week on a trip around the world, registers of public, employment ex- Russia: 1,235,600 unemployed on Hong Kong Tuesday, July 8, 1930. North, no accurate calculation is remaining choppers and them tried will be seen in her latest picture.

to disarm the accused, who remark."The Lady Lies," at the Central tion of unemployed members of

changes. A considerable propor possible of the trade that has ed to him "Brother, why Interfere, Theatre on Thursday. Claudette been alienated from the British it is my own business and has Colbert, slender, through similar causes.

30 in the House of Commons that the Government intended to send an Economic Mission to the Far East, that decision being based on the recommendation of the Overseas Committee. The Gov-

It is good to see that optimism prevails in the British Depart ment of Overseas Trade to the ex-

>

Ching Tai-chi, the father of two

GEORGE INN.

SCHEDULED BY COMMISSION FOR PRESERVATION.

alon

who

brown-eyed

"The

In this production

CHEUNG CHAU NOTES. [From Our Own Correspondent.)

Germany: 2,786.012 unemployed at the end of April.

trade unions do not register at

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "Chína, Mall," July 8, 1920.)

Today's dollar 10

not in-

worth S/-

Abraham, an elderly Jew, was charged with the attempted murder of his son Isaac, with a knife. The ovidence showed that he had made preparations to Incinerate the boy after cutting his throat. He tled the boy with ropes and laid him on a pile of wood. The boy Monday had a very farrow escape, owing change in the time of departure of parent had his attention distracted Attention is drawn to a slight his life to the fact that his insane the last ferry from Hong Kong. by a stray sheep, which he stole and This should be at 7.45 not at 8 p.m. made into mutton. .Défendant as stated in previous notes.

honourably discharged and compli- A Sunday school has been start- mented.

Ten Years Hence.

י

TRADE WITH CHINA.

nothing to do with you." Then beauty of fame in a number of these exchanges, and are got away and succeeded in hiding there was a struggle but witness Broadway productions, and Walter cluded in the total given.

Huston, one of the outstanding In any scheme for the revival

the three choppers.

stars of the legitimate stage in of British trade in China, it may

the past five years of Broadway be expected that the Home Gov. tent of sending out an Economic of the dead boys, said that he had in leading roles in the Paramount theatrical history, are re-united ernment will have behind it all Mission and of strengthening the known the prisoner for ten years il-talking Alm

success, and never had any disagreement Lady Lies." the leading Chambers of Com-commercial staff in the Legation with him. He had failed to get acluston is the handsome widower merce in Britain and the Far and the various Consulates in cused a job in a bank, and accused and Miss Colbert is the woman 7d. East. It was announced on June China. If always that unfortun- seemed to be disappointed about it.

Witness could not suggest any social-downfall. Two gifted child unwittingly responsible for his ate ifcivil war would end in motive for the tragedy. China to-morrow the country The accused was again remanded veters appear in important roles -they are Patricia Deering and would witness the greatest trade until Wednesday afternoon.

Tom Brown, boom in its history, and it is for sions, that the British Govern- that, and even for lesser expan

ment and the British trader must ernment has consulted the lead-be fully prepared. Our competi- ing industries at Home, but so far tors in the Orient are as strong is not in a position to supply de- to-day as they have ever been, tailed information beyond the as- and we may be quite sure that surance that the personnel of the they, too, are taking measures to Mission will not be confined to cope with the position when civil the Borough High Street, has been ed, which is held in the Assembly

The George Inn, Southwark, off members of the Government.

Our trade with China was also waged on a less general scale than Monuments as "especially worthy of

war either ends completely or is scheduled by the Royal Commats- Hall in the morning. Mrs. C. J.

en Ancient and Historical Lowe la in charge, ·. mentioned in the House of Com- hitherto,

The first service of the season was held at 5 p.m., the preacher mons yesterday, when it was It may be supposed that in stated that, for the purpose of as- Hong Kong the General Chamber mission "humbly recommend" the "I am the way the Truth and the tion of a resident of Shaukiwan

In their interim report the Com- being the Rev. E. Bastin, of the W.MS., who spoke on the words sisting British firms fully to par- of Commerce and the Chinese George, together with other pro-1. ticipate in a revival of trade with Chamber of Commerce are being London, to the notice of the King.

perties, including the Tower of Life." On Sunday next the having been bitten by a mosquito- China, the permanent commercial kept fully informed of the de-I

preacher will be the Rev, A. H. the first case for several weeks. The George, which was built at Bray of Fatshan.

The man staff in China is being strengthen-velopments foreshadowed by re- the end of the 17th century, lo the friends celebrated the day by hay

was removed to the On July 4 some of the American Isolation Ward, whlist the ed. One member suggested the cent statements in the House of fan. It is a widely held belief that ing a picnic tea on the shore.

sole example of a London galleried

of the Police extension of the export credits Commons and that they, too, will the George was in Dickens' mind scheme to cover the export of be found ready, when the appro- when he described the immortal CONTRABAND CHINESE CARDS. textiles and soft goods to Ceylon priate moment arrives, to join discovery of Sam Weller, and that

At the instance of the Kowloon and the Far East, The Govern-their forces with the Economic to disguise the house in question. A record haul of Chinese gam has been Inaugurated against the White Hart was a name given

Residents' Association a campaign ment spokesman, Mr. G. Master Mission and the strengthened The yard of the Inn is devoted bling cards which are prohibited tenants keeping hens in their back man Gillett, Secretary of the De commercial staffs in China and end mell of the stabies, the im- Customs sleuths, when Major Kowloon Magistracy three neko entirely to horse-drawn vans, and entry in the Islands was made by yards. In a prosecution at the partment of Overseas Trade, re-make a bold bid for the recovery patient stamp of hooves and the Gallardo ordered the seizure of bours of sh offending tenant spoke plied that the decision to exclude of our trade in China

passage of rumbling high-piled carts 1,200-sets of Chinese cards valued to the protracted noises made by the Lexillerat certain of the Eastern

almost provide the illusion, as one at P2,000 and dutlable at approx!- fowls in the early mornings, whilst alts on a high-backed narrow settee mately P1,300,000

complaint was also made of the made at the request of the Man-

of another, age, that the coach la The shipment was seized from stench created by these fow! runs. chester and Bradford Chambers of down by a Kowloon motor busa Actually the George has little local vessel plying between Malla

As the result of being knocked about to take the road,

cabin No. 8 of the .. Macaria,

The Government is said to be. Commerce and after consulting Chinese woman hamed Chan Sze history from the point of view of and Chinese ports. The Intention considering a proposal to transfer the Eastern Banks. In the ab- mui' (20), living at JB, Shantung recorded Incident. The original land sence of any information that Street, is now in the Kowloon ands mention in 1664 and again boarded the Macaria was to search sword adjoining the Supreme these Chambers

18n Hospital in a serious condition 1676; when it was destroyed in the for possible oplum contraband, but Court in response to a requisition had changed Her skull is stated to have been Are at Southwark: The present lan Instead they discovered the contre- the Hong Kong Tourists AB- their views, he did not propose to fractured.

dates from that year.

and cardsPhilippines Herald. Fociation.

and. Far Eastern markets was

News In Brief.

preservation."

Manila, July

[From the "China Mall”, of July 8, 1940.)

The Police reports make men

"Emergency squad"

are still engaged in searching for the mosquito.

of the sleuths, however, when, they the flower sellers to the vacant